Han Shizu

Chapter 107 Thoughtful

Matters involving life and death are not things that Liu Chengyou can fool around casually. Of course, Liu Chengyou himself doesn't think that Zhao Yanshou will understand as soon as he talks about it, and easily agrees.

After regaining his calm, Liu Chengyou quietly looked at Zhao Yanshou whose face was cloudy and uncertain.He looked very graceful, sat for a while, and said softly: "This matter is not urgent, King Yan can think about it carefully!"

Standing up and making a salute, Liu Chengyou greeted the guards, left Zhao Yanshou who was still thinking, and walked slowly.Before going out, he stopped, and Liu Chengyou seemed to have thought of it by accident, and said, "By the way, I forgot to tell King Yan. There is news from the south that Zhao Kuangzan, the envoy of Ruzihe Zhong Jiedu, has entered the court to express his submission to the emperor."

Zhao Yanshou came back to his senses immediately, his expression changed.

As dusk fell, the Zhending Prefecture Yamen in summer night was dotted with not-so-bright lights, but the Yamen Hall was brightly lit.

In the hall, several confidant generals gathered together to express their opinions on Liu Chengyou's proposal to Zhao Yanshou.However, Liu Chengyou has obviously made up his mind, there is not much room for maneuver, and he has considered it comprehensively.Instead of taking advice from your subordinates, explain your thinking to them.

Several generals, with solemn faces, were silent for a while, but Xiang Xun continued to reserve his opinion: "The final general still thinks it's not worth it!"

"Zhao Yanshou is untrustworthy!" This was Ma Quanyi's opinion.

"The Khitan people's power in Youyan is still not weak. Even if, as His Highness said, the Khitans are fighting for the throne, it will not be easy for Zhao Yanshou to occupy Youzhou!" said Murong Yanzhao.

"My goal is not whether Zhao Yanshou can take Youzhou, but how much trouble he can cause in Youzhou and how much trouble he can cause for the Khitan people!" Liu Chengyou finally spoke.

"But, can the development of the situation really develop as His Highness expected?" Xiang Xun shook his head and said, "Zhao Yanshou really dares to fight against the Khitan people? If he goes north, what if he joins the Hulu again?"

Liu Chengyou finally showed a hint of contemplation.As Xiang Xun said, it's not impossible, although Zhao Yanshou seems to be incompatible with Khitan now, but once something changes, he will take refuge in him again, and become a leading party again, I'm afraid there won't be too much psychological pressure.

In the Central Plains, it is not uncommon for towns to surrender and then rebel, and rebellion and surrender again.

Liu Chengyou only paused for a moment, looked around and said: "During this period of time, you must have heard some rumors. It is said that in the battle of Luancheng, Gu and Zhao Yanshou cooperated inside and outside to communicate with each other. , our army will attack outside, and we will have this great victory!"

"Now, the news has begun to spread to the land of Youyan."

Hearing Liu Chengyou say such a short paragraph abruptly, the generals were taken aback for a moment, but Guo Rong and Wei Renpu, who had been silent all this time, quickly understood Liu Chengyou's plan.

Liu Chengyou didn't mean to be tricky, and said directly: "Even if Zhao Yanshou dares to join the Khitan people again, even if the Khitan people are willing to accept him again, I will make Zhao Yanshou feel guilty!"

The generals are not very sensitive to this, and their reactions are somewhat slow.However, there are always smart people who understood Liu Chengyou's thoughts, including Tao Gu who stayed silently aside.

At this time, seeing that everyone was silent, his eyes flashed twice, he bowed to Liu Chengyou, and said cautiously: "Your Highness, I heard about it when I was in Tokyo. Guang also promised him to take the Central Plains and make him emperor. It was only later that the Liao Lord broke the agreement, which made him feel resentful and had quarrels with the Hu people."

"Whether His Highness allowed him Youyan's fiefdom is open to discussion."

Sure enough, literati always look at things differently, and Tao Gu just reminded Liu Chengyou that Zhao Yanshou has the desire to dominate, so he should not let it go.

But Liu Chengyou's political sense didn't seem to be sharp, as if he didn't understand Tao Gu's meaning, he waved his hand and said calmly: "At this time, as far as our dynasty is concerned, the land of Youyan is in the hands of the Khitan people and in Zhao Yanshou's hands. In the hands, there is not much difference."

With a confident and calm look, he added: "Even if Zhao Yanshou has the heart of disobedience, so what?"

"If Zhao Yanshou can really capture Youzhou, it would be a great move." At this time, Guo Rong finally spoke.

He didn't say much, although his attitude was biased, but it seemed that he didn't finish half a sentence.Obviously, even Guo Rong had some reservations about Liu Chengyou's decision.

However, the same sentence, the development of the matter may not go according to his ideas, it is too uncontrollable, Liu Chengyou seems to take it for granted.

However, there are some things that need to be done even if you know the risks are high.According to Liu Chengyou's thinking, the worst outcome would be that Zhao Yanshou went north, surrendered directly to Khitan, and then became the vanguard of Khitan's southward invasion again.

However, it is not to say how likely this is.Even so, how long will it take Khitan to recover its national strength after the heavy damage of the First Battle of Luancheng, and have the strength to go south again.Moreover, they must first resolve internal conflicts.

After continuous in-depth analysis and understanding by Feng Dao, Wei Renpu and others, there is a high probability that there will be a battle between Yeluruan and Liao Empress Dowager Shuluping.

If you can see the risks, you must also see the huge benefits behind the risks.If Zhao Yanshou can really win Youzhou, it can become the northern barrier of the Liu family and ease the defensive pressure in the north.

At that time, it will be positioned as the "Northern Han Dynasty" and become a buffer zone between the two countries. Once the Central Plains is stabilized and its strength is restored, it will definitely be easier to retake Youyan from the Zhao family than from the Khitan people directly.

No matter how bad it is, Zhao Yanshou's failure can also cause trouble for the Khitan people, weaken Youyan's stability, destroy its development, and make it unable to continue to provide nutrients for Khitan's growth in a short period of time.

No matter how much he thought about it, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The current military strength is still insufficient, the national strength is not sustainable, and the situation is not conducive to foreign wars.Otherwise, taking advantage of the impact of the first battle in Luancheng, this is the best time for the Central Plains to retake Youyan and rebuild the northern frontier defense, instead of Liu Chengyou here, trying to do these things.

They probably also saw Liu Chengyou's determination, and no one continued to dissuade him, because as he said, no matter whether the matter is completed or not, it will not have a great impact on the new dynasty, and it is only regarded as a wave of experimentation.

However, Zhang Yanwei raised an objection at the end: "Your Highness can send Zhao Yanshou to the north, but why do you want to give Yan soldiers to him, I will not agree with this point, I'm afraid it will cause trouble!"

"If only Zhao Yanshou was alone, how much commotion would there be in Youzhou?" Liu Chengyou asked rhetorically.

Liu Chengyou has also considered the matter of Yan Bing.Still the same sentence, this army is not so easy to annex, the generation has formed a line of its own, and the basic family is in Yandi.If it is forced to stay in the country, unless it is completely broken up, disaster will inevitably arise sooner or later.

Rather than that, Mo Ruo let him go back to Youzhou, and followed Zhao Yanshou to set off a turbulent storm.These people were the chief culprits of the defeat of the Khitan people, and their hands were basically stained with the blood of the Hu people. In a short time, we can still expect them to develop after returning to Youzhou.

I thought a lot, but in the end, the focus was still on Zhao Yanshou.

If Zhao Yanshou quits, then Liu Chengyou really can't find someone who can replace him for a while. At that time, Liu Chengyou will make too many expressions
　Almost broke the update, a little rushed, this chapter was written blindly
　　
　
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