A knife in love

Chapter 2032
Everyone was shocked when they heard what Feng Wei said.Although everyone already knew that Shi Jingtang was a fierce and cunning person, they did not expect that this person would be so ruthless, not only refused to help his wife and brother, but stabbed him in the back.There is probably not one person in the world who can do such evil things out of millions of people.

When everyone was in doubt, Feng Wei went on to say: "Shi Jingtang captured Li Conghou, killed all of Li Conghou's cronies and followers, and then took Li Conghou, who was tied up like a rice dumpling, to ask for credit from Li Congke. After Li Congke rebelled, although the power However, there are many ministers and generals who are loyal to Li Conghou. As long as Li Conghou survives, it will not be easy for Li Congke to become emperor firmly. Li Congke was surprised and delighted, he had no doubts about Shi Jingtang anymore, he beheaded Li Conghou immediately, and rewarded Shi Jingtang with a lot of gold, silver and jewels.

"Later when Li Congke became emperor, Shi Jingtang flattered him a lot and flattered Li Congke in everything. Li Congke thought that Shi Jingtang was a vassal to him, so he relaxed his guard, and made Shi Jingtang the envoy of Hedong Jiedu and stayed in Youzhou. However, Li Congke also had capable people under his command. Seeing that Shi Jingtang was ambitious and not a courtier who had lived under others for a long time, he repeatedly persuaded Li Congke to kill Shi Jingtang. Li Congke thought that he had just become emperor, and Shi Jingtang had made great contributions. If he was in a hurry to kill Shi Jingtang, he would definitely die. Li Congke lost popular support. However, Li Congke became suspicious of Shi Jingtang, and even though he appointed Shi Jingtang as the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, he also kept Shi Jingtang in Luoyang City under the pretext of holding a grand funeral for Li Siyuan, and refused to let him take office in the Youzhou government office.

"Shi Jingtang knows that Luoyang City is a dragon's lake and a tiger's den, and if he stays for a moment longer, it will be more risky. However, he knows that if he leaves Luoyang City in a hurry, Li Congke will definitely suspect that he has different intentions, and will immediately find a way to kill himself. Therefore, Shi Jingtang Although he was anxious in his heart, he did not dare to ask Li Congke to take office in Youzhou. Shi Jingtang was insidious and cunning. In order not to make Li Congke suspicious, he even hid his wife, Li Shi. He deliberately pretended to be terminally ill, He didn't eat or drink all day long, and soon he became skinny and looked dying.

"Shi Jingtang's wife, Li Shi, is Li Siyuan's beloved daughter. Seeing her husband's serious illness, Li Shi was extremely worried, so she went to visit her mother, Empress Dowager Cao, and begged her to let Emperor Li Congke send an imperial doctor to treat Shi Jingtang. Li Congke is Li Siyuan's adopted son. , and Li Conghou were at odds, but he was raised by the Empress Dowager Cao since he was a child, so he was still filial to the Empress Dowager Cao. Li Congke was quite happy to hear that Shi Jingtang was seriously ill, and thought to himself that if Shi Jingtang died of illness, he would not have to bother. Thinking about how to kill him. Therefore, Li Congke readily agreed to send the imperial doctor to treat Shi Jingtang. In fact, he wanted to find out when Shi Jingtang died of illness. After the imperial doctor returned to the palace, he said to Li Congke that Shi Jingtang was already terminally ill. I'm afraid he won't live for a few more days. Fortunately, he is recuperating in the mansion and doesn't need to go out to run around, otherwise he might have died long ago.

"Li Congke was overjoyed when he heard what the imperial doctor said, and immediately sent someone to Shi Jingtang's mansion to deliver an order, asking Shi Jingtang to leave Luoyang City immediately and take up the post in Youzhou Administration. After Shi Jingtang received the imperial order, he was overjoyed. But he was insidious and cunning Fearing that Li Congke would deliberately test him, he pretended to be sympathetic, and asked his wife, Li Shi, to come forward and ask Li Congke to postpone his appointment to the Youzhou Administration for the sake of his serious illness. Unaware of Shi Jingtang's reason for raising doubts, seeing her husband's serious illness, he was very anxious, so he immediately went to the palace to see the Empress Dowager Cao, and asked her to come forward to help him.

"It is true that Li Congke wanted Shi Jingtang to serve as the Jiedu envoy of Hedong, and he wanted him to travel long distances to die. It is true. Li Shi came forward and asked Empress Dowager Cao to speak for Shi Jingtang. Li Congke did not have the slightest doubt, and wished that Shi Jingtang would leave immediately and die as soon as he left the city. Therefore. He pretended to be sad, and said to Empress Dowager Cao that the Khitans were eyeing tigers and wanted to enter the Central Plains. All the generals in the court were no match for Yelu Deguang, only Shi Jingtang was good at using troops, and he was sent out of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun In order to stop the Liao soldiers. This matter is related to the safety of the Tang Dynasty. Although Shi Jingtang is seriously ill, he can only reluctantly do what he can. Please Shi Jingtang to sit in the Youzhou government office, and I hope the Queen Mother Cao will not be angry.

"The Empress Dowager Cao had no choice but to comfort Mrs. Li. Mrs. Li returned to the mansion and told Shi Jingtang about the matter. Shi Jingtang was happy, but still looked sad, and asked Mrs. Li to prepare his carriage and leave Luoyang immediately. Headed to Youzhou. When Shi Jingtang left Luoyang City with his family and cronies, he secretly checked and no one was following him. He immediately ordered everyone to abandon the carriage, and all of them changed to the horses that had been prepared long ago. They drove straight to Youzhou .

"Ms. Li didn't expect Shi Jingtang to act like this, and she was inexplicably terrified. She was afraid that Shi Jingtang would not be able to hold on, so she persuaded him not to be too hasty. But Shi Jingtang said that Luoyang City is a dragon's pool and a tiger's den. Now that he has escaped, the farther away from Luoyang, the better. Although Li Congke let him leave Luoyang, he also had capable people under him who would definitely persuade him not to let him go to Youzhou. Therefore, he had to hurry up and get to Youzhou as soon as possible to save his life.

"Shi Jingtang is a cunning person, and he did not guess Li Congke's intentions wrong. Li Congke released Shi Jingtang out of Luoyang City in a moment of negligence. After his cronies learned the news, they immediately persuaded him not to let the tiger go back to the mountain, so as not to raise the tiger. Li Congke is also a A vicious person, decisive in killing and attacking, there is no doubt about it. After listening to the persuasion of his cronies, he realized that he had made a mistake, and hurriedly sent people out of the city to chase Shi Jingtang back. However, Shi Jingtang was one step ahead to Youzhou and sent Li Congke here with good words The envoy sent back to Luoyang City, while he himself firmly grasped the military power of Youyun Sixteen Prefectures.

"Li Congke knew that he had been fooled by Shi Jingtang, and he was extremely annoyed. But although he thought about the army attacking Shi Jingtang, he had fought Li Conghou before. Although he won, many soldiers were killed and injured, and it was difficult to get together in a hurry. Soldiers and horses. Moreover, he usurped the throne, and his hearts were uncertain. If he sent a large army on an expedition and someone in Luoyang made trouble, he could only end up in the same fate as Li Conghou. Therefore, after thinking twice, he had to knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, pretending to have everything with Shi Jingtang As usual, but both Li Congke and Shi Jingtang knew in their hearts that the two were in the same situation, and there would be a big battle in the end.

"Shi Jingtang sits in Youzhou, under the pretext of preventing the Khitan from invading, he gathers soldiers, food and grass, and builds military equipment in the sixteen prefectures of Youyun. In fact, it is to prevent Li Congke from attacking. Li Congke has planted many eyeliners in Youzhou. I was very worried. When he was at a loss, his confidant told him that Yelubei, the deposed prince of the Liao Kingdom, avoided disaster in the Central Plains and now lives in Luoyang City. If this person is used to persuade the Liao Kingdom to send a large army to attack the Tang army north and south, Shi Jingtang can be wiped out in one fell swoop. Li Congke heard the plan of his cronies, so he invited Yelubei to the palace to discuss. Although Yelvbei hated Li Congke for killing Li Siyuan's son Li Conghou, but in order to protect himself, he could only make false claims with Li Congke. Listen to Li Congke He said that he would join hands with the Liao Kingdom to attack Shi Jingtang, Yelubei agreed, and threatened to help Li Congke make contacts with Khitan, help the two countries sign an alliance, and jointly destroy Shi Jingtang."

(End of this chapter)