Han Shizu

Chapter 965 Guilty
The sky is covered with overcast clouds, but it also emits some strange light, which is dim and yellow, and it is obviously a dark tone, but the surroundings are full of light.In the Concierge Courtyard, where Li Yiyin, the governor of the Dingnan Army, was staying, perhaps the showers were approaching, which made the environment look depressing, reflecting the heavy mood of the guests in the house.

For the vassals who took the initiative to come to Beijing this time, the imperial court has made sufficient arrangements, entertained them thoughtfully, and treated them as state guests.Therefore, Li Yiyin and his group, from top to bottom, had a good life during the time they came to Beijing, enjoying the splendor of Tokyo as VIPs.

The only unpleasant thing is that the imperial court arranged Gao Shaoji and his party in Yanzhou as their "next door" neighbors. Of course, this is also a harmless thing.

However, at this moment, Li Yiyin didn't care about these details anymore.In particular, after learning that Gao Shaoji had entered the palace to propose to the emperor the matter of accepting the soil and surrendering, his mood became even worse.Recalling Gao Shaoji's sneering and contemptuous smile just now, Li Yiyin understood the meaning of it.

Just like Qian Hongchu was restless when he stayed in Congxiao's land, so Gao Shaoji caught Li Yiyin by surprise when he saw the momentum.Gao Shaoji can make a choice happily, but it is difficult for Li Yiyin.

The guards in front of the gate stood silently, and the officials inside the gate sat quietly until a thunderous thunder sounded, shaking everyone.Finally, an aide said to Li Yiyin who was sitting on the main seat: "My lord, now that Zhangquan and Yanzhou have offered land one after another, we should make a decision on where Xiazhou should go!"

"How to make a decision?" Hearing this, Li Yiyin immediately scolded: "Should I, like Liu and Gao, hand over the land acquired by my grandfather's three generations of hard work and hard work for a hundred years?"

Compared with the other three forces, the situation of the Dingnan Army is obviously much more complicated and dangerous.Even without mentioning the years when Dangxiang people took root and developed in the Northwest, even counting from Li Sigong, the Xia Sui regime has been consolidated there for nearly a hundred years.

The Tuoba Li family has been in the fifth generation since it arrived in Li Yiyin. In such a long period of time, it has already formed a force centered on the four prefectures of Xia, Sui, Yin and You, and based on many party tribes.Although it is impossible to compete with the Han Dynasty in terms of size, if you underestimate them because of this, you will definitely suffer a big loss.

Li Yiyin, on the other hand, has been in the position of setting difficulties and festivals for nearly 25 years. In his early years, he followed his father and brother and fought against the Later Tang Dynasty. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, he was not very peaceful in the northwest and was very active. There are frequent changes, disturbing the situation.Although in the past ten years, he has kept a low profile a lot, but Liu Chengyou has never let go of his wariness against this force.

Such a person can barely be regarded as a hero, and it is impossible for him to be willing to submit, as can be seen from Li Yiyin's attitude.

This time, Li Yiyin naturally did not come to Beijing alone, there were several staff members and the Li clan.After he finished his words, a man from the party stood up: "Brother is right, I see, the Han Dynasty is going to attack my Xiazhou sooner or later. At the beginning, we should join forces with the Khitan people and remain invincible." land, let alone go to Kaifeng rashly, if they are detained by the imperial court and are not allowed to return, Xiazhou will be in danger!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Yiyin's expression was so ugly, so ugly.The main reason for taking the initiative to enter Beijing this time was the victory of the Han Dynasty against the Liao Dynasty, and the recovery of Hetao, making Xiazhou a difficult situation.Due to such a situation, Fang made this move out of fear. He wanted to enter Beijing this time to show his submission, gain the trust of the imperial court, and relieve the pressure.Of course, Li Yiyin had discussed the risks of this trip with a group of staff and subordinates, and the result was that it was safe.

But I just didn't expect that Liu Congxiao would come up with such a trick to expose these vassal issues.Gao Shaoji's imitation made Xiazhou even more passive.

On the rough face, cloudy, unavoidable panic.In fact, what Li Yiyin worries about at the moment is really the question of how to get out, a bit like being persecuted and delusional. The bustling and magnificent Tokyo city suddenly seems to have become a gorgeous cage.

However, staring at the Xiazhou general who spoke, he reprimanded: "United with Khitan, at that time the imperial army may turn around and destroy our party first! Moreover, around Xiasui, Hexi Army, Dingbian Army, Are the Baoning Army, Shi Hongzhao, and Wang Yansheng easy to deal with?"

Hearing the scolding, the man also said: "Even though the Han army is strong, but now it wants to swallow my Xiazhou and take away my Li family's ancestral property, should it be done?"

This statement was made out of righteous indignation, but it revealed the crux of the problem, and the words continued: "Now trapped in Kaifeng, like fish on a chopping board, there is no room for resistance!"

"You're smart! Then tell me, what should I do in the current situation?" Li Yiyin was also a little annoyed.

The name of this Dangxiang general is Li Yirui, he is Li Yiyin's younger brother, and belongs to Li Sigong's lineage.Hearing the question, he immediately responded: "If you sneak out of Kaifeng, flee back to Xiazhou, and then watch the court's reaction. If you want to be persuaded, you will plead guilty on the table, continue to submit, and accumulate strength; Outreach to Khitan, fight against it!"

"It's a good strategy!" Li Yiyin smiled, but it was obviously a smile: "I ask you, how to escape from Kaifeng, do you know how many imperial eyeliners are around this hotel? How to secretly avoid the patrols? Now go to Xiazhou, More than a thousand miles, how to avoid the checkpoints and towns along the way?"

Faced with Li Yiyin's series of questions about "this", Li Yirui hesitated.It seems that things are really not that easy. Sneaking out of Tokyo and fleeing back to Xiazhou is not a two-step process.

Taking a deep breath, Li Yiyin calmed down as much as possible, looked at another staff member surnamed Zhang, and said, "It is undeniable that the current situation is worrying, and what he said is not unreasonable. Now I am in Kaifeng, far away from Basically, if the court really wants to detain me, there is absolutely no room for resistance.

If I am imprisoned here, even if I suffer all kinds of humiliation, it doesn't matter. I only worry about chaos in Xiazhou. Although my son Guangrui is still there, the situation will not be guaranteed to be turbulent, and the court can take advantage of it.

No matter what, you need to think of a way out! "

Before coming to Beijing, Li Yiyin also made full preparations, and even arranged for his funeral after an accident.However, if the imperial court really turned their backs, how could it be possible to keep it intact with that little backhand.He has ruled the Dingnan Army for more than 20 years. In terms of stabilizing the situation and gathering people's hearts, no one in the Li family has replaced him with such prestige in a short period of time.

And from Li Yiyin's words, it can be heard that offering land is impossible!

"My lord, my subordinates think that absconding is an unavoidable thing. It will appear guilty and offend the imperial court!" The aide thought for a while and replied.

"It's already in this situation, why are you still worrying so much?" Li Yirui couldn't help it, and was glared at by Li Yiyin, and then closed his mouth again.

The staff surnamed Zhang said: "This subordinate thinks that the situation may not be as serious as we imagined!"

"Oh?" Li Yiyin vibrated slightly, raised her hand, and said, "Please tell me!"

"First, so far, the court seems to have no clear attitude and measures regarding the request to stay in high school. It is conceivable that the emperor and the court are also hesitating. Zhangquan is not mentioned. The mountains are high and the roads are far away. The obstruction of the two countries, accepted at this time, can not be effectively controlled, it is really tasteless.

Second, the envoy took the initiative to come to the court this time, with sincerity and generous gifts, to congratulate the great victory.Such obedience, how could the imperial court detain him for no reason and provoke criticism, how could the Central Plains Celestial Dynasty not care about face?

Therefore, the subordinates thought that we should not mess ourselves up because of this change! "

This analysis is still reassuring. Li Yiyin thought for a while and said: "Although that is the case, our safety and the future of Xiazhou cannot all depend on the kindness of the imperial court! The imperial court has been in Longyou and Hexi for many years. From the perspective of encroachment and expansion, my Xiazhou will be its target sooner or later, if because of the remaining and senior people, their target is shifted to us in advance, then the problem will be serious!"

A staff member surnamed Zhang said: "The Son of Heaven has a mind of infatuation, and everyone in the country knows it. However, judging from the previous national policies of the Han Dynasty, the south should be the first, and then the north. If the Khitan people hadn't taken the initiative to provoke last year, I am afraid that this would not have happened. The earth-shattering battle between the Han and Liao Dynasties.

If there are no accidents, for me, Xiazhou, there is still time to accumulate strength! "

"Speak directly! How to get out of Kaifeng?" Li Yiyin was a little impatient.

With a wry smile, the staff thought about it again, and said: "The envoy wants to get out, and his subordinates suggested that he should go up to the emperor and say that he is willing to dedicate the territory of the difficult army. However, due to the complicated situation under his jurisdiction, the land register needs to be sorted out. Please return it. Xiazhou, make preparations for the land offering. If the emperor agrees, I can make other arrangements when I return to Xiazhou!"

This suggestion is still feasible. Under normal circumstances, due to various factors, it is really difficult for the imperial court to force Li Yiyin to stay.Li Yiyin thought about it for a while, and suddenly said: "If I submit the petition, the emperor will simply use this reason to keep me in Kaifeng? Wouldn't that be in his favor?"

The staff was taken aback for a moment, thinking carefully, it was not impossible.People's hearts are always unpredictable, let alone Tianxin, and today, he has never been a conservative person.

After thinking about it, people in Tokyo seem to have risks no matter which direction they think about.After a while, the staff spoke again: "Master, the subordinates think that the reason why the former emperor refused to express his request to Liu Congxiao may not have the intention of testing the minds of our vassals. Gao Shaoji is following Liu Congxiao After that, I made a choice, no matter what, the envoy should also express it.

The subordinates suggested that the emperor can enter the emperor, use this matter as a test, and at the same time express Xiazhou's intention to submit, and see his reaction before making a fuss.In addition, apart from my Dingnan army, there is also the Wuyue Kingdom in the south of the Yangtze River, who has not made a statement, so we don't need to be too nervous! "

After thinking about it for a while, Li Yiyin had no other choice, so he hesitated for a while and said, "That's all we can do for now!"

Over Kaifeng, there were several bursts of thunder intermittently. In the market, people returned home and vendors closed down. They were all ready to take shelter from the rain.However, after a long time, not a single drop of rain fell. In the end, the long-accumulated dark clouds gradually dissipated, and the brilliance of the sun fell, revealing the original appearance of the sky, and the world regained its clarity.

But Li Yiyin was in the hotel, feeling depressed, and finally sighed: "It seems that I came to Beijing this time, but I came to the wrong place!"

(End of this chapter)