Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 532 Liaodong King (please subscribe!)
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"Canonize me as King of Liaodong?" Li Yan was a little surprised.

Zhao Ding said: "The Zhao family should be testing you, the governor."

Li Yan frowned and said, "Exploring?"

Zhao Ding explained: "General Governor, if you don't withdraw from Yanyun, of course you don't need the king of Liaodong, because you can directly ascend the throne as emperor. On the other hand, if you withdraw from Yanyun, you must have a status of more than a king. Because if you don't have the status of a king or above, you won't have the status of generals and officials."

Hearing what Zhao Ding said, Li Yan immediately understood what Zhao Ding meant.

At present, the official system in Shuibo Liangshan is extremely chaotic. Wen Huanzhang's official name is Deputy Governor, but he exercises the power of prime minister. From the official position of the second product.

Previously, because he wanted to ascend the throne as emperor, even though there were many unreasonable aspects of the official system in Shuibo Liangshan, Li Yan did not change it—Li Yan planned to wait until the time of ascending the throne, and then reward him with promotion.

But now it seems that Li Yan's ascension to the throne as emperor has become a long way off.

In this case, Shuibo Liangshan can no longer use the previous chaotic official system.

In fact, Li Yan had already prepared his own officials.

For example:

Prime Minister: Wen Huanzhang.

The servant under the door: Zhao Ding.

Minister of Zhongshu: Sun Jing.

Shangshu Zuocheng: Chen Kangbo.

Shangshu Youcheng: Zuo Qigong.

Privy envoy: Xu Guanzhong.

Know the affairs of the Privy Council: Zhu Wu.

Participating in political affairs: Qiao Daoqing.

Tongzhi Privy Council affairs: Yelu Dashi.

Taiwei: Xiao Jiasui.

The third envoy (planner): Jiang Jing.

Duzhi: Zhao Kai.

Account Department: Li Ying.

Salt Iron: Hu Cheng.

and many more……

But just because he couldn't be enthroned as emperor temporarily, Li Yan couldn't appoint these officials now.

There is no other reason. Any of the above official positions are higher than Li Yan's governor. How do you ask Li Yan to appoint these officials?

Now, Zhao Ji gave Li Yan the title of King of Liaodong, which solved Li Yan's current embarrassment and allowed Li Yan to appoint these officials.

Some people may say, no one appointed, wouldn't Li Yan appoint himself?
This is not bad.

However, in order to be justified, it still needs the recognition of a big country.

This has always been the case.

Even when the Jin Kingdom was founded, it sought the canonization of Liao and Song.

Zhao Ding said again: "In addition, it should be a plan for the Zhao official family to confer you the governor of Liaodong. He probably wants to provoke the relationship between our Shuibo Liangshan and the Jin Kingdom."

Li Yan said indifferently: "It doesn't matter, I was just planning to settle this account with Wanyan Agu. Without him pulling the trigger, I wouldn't spit out the fat that I ate in my mouth. Before I go back, I have to pay back everything." This 'big favor' from Wanyan Aguda."

Zhao Ding said: "In the future, Liangshan and the Kingdom of Jin will be neighbors. It's good to teach the Kingdom of Jin a lesson, so that there will be less border troubles in the future."

Li Yan nodded, and then said: "When will the contract be signed?"

Zhao Dingdao: "The envoys of the Song Dynasty are in a hurry than us. Cai You and Mr. Cai are going around, and want us to deliver Yanyun quickly, and they have already sent the craftsmen and Tai students to Yanggang."

Li Yan said: "Sign it as soon as possible, we can't delay."

Li Yan asked again: "How many people are willing to go with us?"

Zhao Ding said: "Currently there are about 15 households, and it is estimated that there will be 20 households at most."

Li Yan frowned and said, "Isn't it less than one-third?"

Zhao Ding said: "It's hard to leave the homeland, it's common sense."

Li Yan sighed slightly, and said in his heart: "These people left behind are afraid that they will suffer great suffering..."

In this regard, Li Yan has no good solution, he can't kidnap all these people, can he?

Furthermore, we are all adults and have to be responsible for our own choices.

After a moment of silence, Li Yan said, "Let the Propaganda Department intensify its mobilization efforts and take as many people away as possible."

Zhao Ding said: "No."

Li Yan said again: "Also, as for craftsmen, doctors and other craftsmen, we should try our best to take them away."

Zhao Ding responded, "No."

Li Yan looked at Xu Guanzhong again, and asked, "Have Liu Qi and the others set off?"

Xu Guanzhong said: "Liu Kai's Army, Zhang Xian's Army, Shenji Army, First Battalion, Tiefutu, Guaizi Zuojun, Guaizi's Right Army, and Volunteer Army all disembarked yesterday evening, and Han Shizhong has also recovered Quanzhou and Qunshan Port. If it goes well, within five days, the crisis in Seoul will be lifted."

Li Yandao: "I hope Seoul can last for another five days."

Xu Guanzhong comforted Li Yan and said: "The news came from Seoul yesterday that the deputy governor Wen organized another [-] strong people to go up the city wall. It should be no problem to persist for five or seven days."

At this moment, Liang Hongyu came to report: "Great Governor, Jin Envoy and Xia Envoy are asking to see you."

Li Yanpi smiled and said: "The reaction is quite fast. I just transferred the army away, and they caught up with the smell."

After thinking for a while, Li Yan said: "Let Yue Fei and Wu Jie send people to send them here, and then call the envoy Song."

The next day, Song envoys, Jin envoys, and Xia envoys all came to the Long Live Hall to meet Li Yan.

Jin envoy Da Diu looked at Song envoys and Xia envoys, and then said, "Governor, we would like to discuss with you on behalf of the state of Jin alone about the long-term relationship between the two."

Li Liangcai, the Xia envoy, also said afterwards: "We Xixia also have the same request."

Hearing what envoys Jin and envoy Xia said, Cai You and envoys Song couldn't help feeling a little nervous!
fine--

Without thinking about it, Li Yan said, "You don't need to waste your efforts in vain. Yanyun used to belong to us Han people, and it must be in the future. Whoever dares to think about it is an enemy of me, Li Yan."

After Jin Envoy and Xia Envoy heard this, their faces became very ugly.

Da Diu said: "Grand Governor, you'd better make this decision carefully, lest you regret it in the future."

Li Yan looked at Da Diwu, grinned, and said, "How dare you threaten me, do you think that your country of Jin is so powerful that you can ignore me, Li Yan?"

Da Diu said noncommittally: "I just don't want you to regret it."

Li Yan was too lazy to talk nonsense with Da Diu, and directly said to the palace guard: "Drag it down and chop it up."

After listening to Li Yan's order, a group of palace guards rushed up to arrest Da Diu without saying a word, and then dragged Da Diu down to the Long Live Hall.

Upon seeing this, Gao Qingyi, the deputy envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, hurriedly said, "Governor, the two countries will not behead the envoy if they engage in war, you..."

Li Yan looked at Gao Qingyi and said, "If you dare to say one more word, I'll kill you too."

Gao Qingyi opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't dare to use his own head to test whether what Li Yan said was true or not.

Seeing that Gao Qingyi had closed his mouth, Li Yan stopped looking at Gao Taiyi, and then announced in public: "Master Song has just made me King of Liaodong, and this king accepted it. From now on, Liaodong...is up to this king to decide."

As soon as Li Yan finished speaking, Gao Qingyi's pupils shrank, and Li Liangcai's eyes were gloomy and uncertain. As for Cai You, he almost didn't laugh out loud, and secretly said: "The north is settled!"

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(End of this chapter)