A knife in love

Chapter 2016
Li Qiufeng, Qi Jiu, and Murong Danyan all sympathized with Yelubei when they heard Feng Wei's story about the past.Hearing what Feng Wei said, all three of them thought that Li Cunxu was addicted to wine and sex, and had no intention of going north, and Yelu Deguang would definitely go east to conquer Yelubei.It was originally an extremely tragic thing for brothers to fight against the wall.It's a pity that Yelu was feared by his biological parents, not to mention losing the throne, his younger brother couldn't tolerate him.How can it be described as "miserable" when a person lives for a lifetime and ends up in such a situation?
I only heard Feng Wei continue to say: "In order to deal with Yelu Deguang, Yelubei not only planted many eyeliners in the Liao capital, but also sent cronies to inquire about the news in the Central Plains. The news that Li Cunxu and his ministers were greedy for pleasure and temporarily abandoned the Northern Expedition spread quickly. When he arrived in Dongdan country, Yelubei was startled, knowing that Yelu Deguang had no worries, and he was afraid that he would launch an army to march eastward immediately, and Yelude's troops would not be enough for Yelude to fill his teeth. What's more, the land of Dongdan country Barren, although I have painstakingly managed it and bought grain and grass in the Central Plains by sea, it is still a drop in the bucket. Once Yelu Deguang leads an army to the Eastern Dan Kingdom, there is no need to attack hard, as long as the capital of the Eastern Dan Kingdom is surrounded, there will be no one. In one month, there will be no food in the city, and thirty or forty thousand people in the whole city will starve to death.

"The more Yelubei thought about it, the more anxious he became. Although he was confident that Yelu Deguang would be able to defeat Yelu Deguang in the battlefield, he lost his chance and fell into a remote and cold place like Dongdan Kingdom, with few soldiers and insufficient food, grass and weapons. If you fight, you will be defeated, if you don't fight, you will die. After thinking about it, Yelvbei was terrified, but he couldn't do anything.

"Yelubei was in panic for more than half a month, and sent spies in the capital of the Liao Kingdom to send back news that Yelu Deguang was mobilizing troops, and he was about to go east soon. This time, Yelu Deguang was conquering Dongdan. Determined to complete his work in one battle, he transferred all the elite troops from all over the Liao Kingdom to the capital, a total of 32 horses. After the food, grass and armaments were ready, Yelu Deguang would personally lead them to the Dongdan Kingdom.

"Yelubei was really ashamed when he heard the news. He knew that more than 30 Liao troops were swarming here. Even if he had three heads and six arms, he would never be able to resist. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he turned around in the room. Go, like ants on a hot pot, can't stop at all. He is a hero who crawled out of the dead on the battlefield. He doesn't believe in ghosts and gods on weekdays. When it comes to life and death, he is so helpless that he prays to heaven and prays for gods Apparition, let him avoid this catastrophe.

"It is also Yelubei's life that should not be terminated. Just when he was in a state of anxiety, another scout came to report that a major event had happened in the Central Plains. Yelu Deguang had personally led the army to the south and had no time to march east. Yelubei heard the news. , He could hardly believe his ears. In great sorrow and joy, he knelt down on the ground and kowtowed more than a dozen times, thanking God for his mercy and helping him through the difficulties.

"It turned out that Li Cunxu favored actors, drinking and having fun in the palace day and night, messing around with the world, making the government abolished, and the sky angry and people complaining. The emperor is so absurd, and his ministers and generals followed suit, indulging in wine and sex. Where do they still want to govern the world? The people in the Central Plains suffered from wars and disasters, and they managed to live a stable life for a few days. But the imperial court was corrupt, and there were so many levies and miscellaneous taxes that the common people could not survive, so they had to flee one after another. Send troops to capture the fleeing civilians. If they fail to catch the civilians, the soldiers are often flogged, and some soldiers even lost their heads. The people are forced to fight against the officers and soldiers. These people lost their families and land, and started a war He is not afraid of death, and the officers and soldiers cannot stop being defeated. When the ministers and generals saw that the officers and soldiers were defeated, they would only complain that the generals who led the officers and soldiers to suppress the people were useless and killed many officers. In this way, not only the people hated the government, Many soldiers were also dissatisfied with the court, and finally caused a catastrophe.

"That year, the Hebei civil uprising, the imperial court sent a team of officers and soldiers to quell the rebellion. As a result, they owed their wages for many days, and the officers and soldiers mutinied halfway, hijacking the general in charge of the army, and asked the imperial court to pay the general's salary first. The news spread to In the capital, Li Cunxu was furious. Not only did he not repay the military salary, but he sent a large army to kill all the mutinous officers and soldiers. Unexpectedly, this large army also turned back halfway. The officers and soldiers of that team raised the anti-flag together.

"The rebellion of these two armies and horses was like lighting a fire on a pile of dry wood. Officers and soldiers from all over the place responded one after another, and the world was in chaos. Li Cunxu sent several generals to lead troops to conquer the rebels. It was not because they were defeated by the rebels To escape means to be hijacked by his soldiers and surrender to the rebels. As a result, the rebels fought more and more, the territory controlled by the imperial court became smaller and smaller, and the situation became more and more critical.

"Yelu Deguang originally wanted to conquer Yelubei in the east. When he heard that the Central Plains was in turmoil, he was surprised and delighted. He immediately summoned his confidant ministers to discuss the military plan. These ministers thought that Yelube was trapped in the Eastern Dan Kingdom, with few soldiers and few generals, and he could not do anything. Big waves. There is only one enemy of Daliao, and that is the brave and invincible Li Cunxu. As long as this person survives for a day, Daliao will not be able to survive in peace. Now that the Central Plains is in chaos, Li Cunxu is already besieged on all sides. From now on, Liao will surely rest easy. Yelu Deguang listened to the persuasion of the ministers, and personally led more than [-] soldiers originally used for the Eastern Expedition to the south, approaching the sixteen prefectures of Youyun. Attack on a large scale and wipe out Li Cunxu in one fell swoop.

"At that time, the general of the Tang army guarding the border was Li Siyuan. I heard that Liao Lord Yelu Deguang personally led an army of 30 troops to the south. Although Li Siyuan was not afraid, he was also a little nervous. He mobilized troops and horses to prepare for a decisive battle with Yelu Deguang. On the one hand, he sent his cronies to meet with Yelubei's confidantes, and promised that as long as Yelubei sent troops to attack the capital of the Liao Kingdom and contain Yelu Deguang's army, he would call the Tang army from the sixteen Youyun prefectures to make a northern expedition and defeat Yelu Deguang in one fell swoop. , Li Siyuan led the army to retreat to the south, and the emperor of Daliao was appointed by Yelubei.

"Yelubei received a secret report from his confidant in Dongdan Kingdom. He was really surprised and happy. He immediately agreed to join forces with Li Siyuan to deal with Yelu Deguang. These two had fought in the battlefield before, and they were sworn enemies. But at that time The situation of the two is quite similar, they are both persecuted by their masters, there is almost no room for them, and there is a bit of sympathy for each other. Li Siyuan admires Yelubei a little bit, seeing that he agreed to join hands with him, he is also quite heartbroken Happy.

"At that time, the Central Plains was already full of wars. Although Li Cunxu was enjoying himself in the deep palace, the eunuchs and actors did not allow the ministers to tell Li Cunxu about the outside situation, but such important events could not be concealed. In the end, Li Cunxu still knew that the rebels were everywhere. , There is no peace in the Central Plains. He heard that the general he sent not only failed to wipe out the rebels, but also erected a flag of rebellion. He was shocked and angry, and furious in the palace, he wanted to personally lead the troops to wipe out the rebels. It’s just that those eunuchs and actors dared not go to war with the emperor. They colluded with courtiers who were greedy for life and feared death, and tried their best to dissuade Li Cunxu from conscripting himself. Li Cunxu was deceived by these villains and treacherous officials. In the end, instead of conscripting himself, Li Siyuan, who was guarding the border, led the army south. Destroy the rebels everywhere for him."

(End of this chapter)