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Chapter 166 Helping people cut prices

Jerod kept his mouth shut and said nothing. What is "a lesson from the past, a teacher of the future", he doesn't care at all. Yelu dragged the stab to care about Li Tingru's previous words, Liu Chengjun's income was far less than Shi Jingjian's, and his payment was far greater than Shi Jingjun's, would Liu Chengjun agree to the conditions he proposed? Yelu has gained a lot from doing business recently, which has given him some insight into life. As the saying goes, no profit can not be early, now in this situation, how can Liu Chengjun be settled?

However, Yelu couldn't easily give up his responsibility, and he asked humbly: "Lord Li, now that the Han Kingdom is attached to my Khitan, if it weren't for the support of my Khitan Emperor, Taiyuan would have been captured by the Pseudo-Zhou Dynasty a long time ago." Compared with the current situation, Liu Chengjun is still not satisfied with being able to allow the Han State to obtain the entire Hedong Province and obtain the territory of more than 20 states? ”

Li Tingru shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Shiyi is moving in time." Now that there is a pseudo-Zhou, your country will never sit idly by and watch the Han Kingdom not forget. However, once the pseudo-Zhou has not forgotten, or has been defeated by your country, it will be defeated. At that time, your country north of the Yellow River is no longer invincible, and at that time, can Liu Chengjun not be afraid? Now Liu Chengjun can live alive and kicking in Taiyuan because there is a pseudo-Zhou tiger, but once the pseudo-Zhou perishes, the Han State is not as sophisticated as your country than the army, and there are more soldiers than your country, compared to the territory, it does not even have your country's territory in the Central Plains, compared to talents, than population, Han is far behind your country, how can he sit back and watch this situation appear? ”

"But my Khitan country sent troops south, I'm afraid it's something that Liu Chengjun thought about for a long time, just now what Zhongshulang (actually Zhongshu Shilang, equivalent to today's vice premier) Wei Rong also earnestly expressed the hope that my Khitan sent troops south!" Jerod was a little confused.

"General Yelu, Liu Chengjun hopes that your country will go south, that's true, this can reduce the pressure on Taiyuan. To tell the truth, why the pseudo-Zhou is a little powerless in the face of your country, its main reason is that there is less Hedong in the north and less Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, and what the pseudo-Zhou Dynasty wants to recover these places is, so Liu Chengjun is looking forward to your army. However, in his heart, he does not necessarily hope that your country will be victorious. If your country wins, it will be a difficult thing for them to do. ”

"This... Do you mean to say that Liu Chengjun just hopes that our Khitan can attract the attention of the pseudo-Zhou and reduce their pressure? Yelu said a little unhappily.

"Of course, this is Liu Chengjun's true thoughts!"

Yelu slapped the table with a "snap" and said, "Bastard, in this way, I must have found nothing when I lie down in Taiyuan!" ”

"General Yelu, forgive me for taking the liberty of it. Shengming such as Emperor Taizong, who led an army of more than 100,000 to the south, defeated **, and shocked the world, and still established Shi Jingjiao as the emperor of the Central Plains, and after that, Emperor Taizong's chariots and horses have entered Bianjing. But in the end, it is still inevitable to talk about it: it is not easy to be the emperor of China. Now Your Majesty the Emperor of your country, I am afraid that his talent is not as good as Taizong, and the elite people under his command should not be as good as Taizong's back then, but Taizong still inevitably defeated Xingzhou back then, why did your emperor actually have an idea? Li Tingru pretended to be puzzled and said. In fact, Li Tingru knew very well in his heart that the answer was nothing more than the political needs of the Khitan court, specifically Yelu Tartlie needed such a clause to improve his status among the Khitan nobles.

To tell the truth, the conditions for the cession of Hebei were not fully approved by the Khitans, and some even opposed it under the influence of Gao Mohan. Fortunately, the previous emperors of the Khitan were all masters who liked to expand, and Yelu Jing was able to easily find a theoretical weapon to support his troops. Moreover, the Khitan emperors were all immediate emperors, and if Yelujing could also win on the battlefield, then Yelujing's throne would be more stable.

Khitan and Hebei are so close to each other that they know each other's situation relatively well. The Hebei prefectures have small frictions every year, and there is a big war every three years, and after so many years, they are already relatively poor. Hundreds of thousands of troops were dispatched south to fight the grass valley, and the harvest was not as good as in previous years, how could it be possible for the chiefs of various tribes to send troops willingly? Therefore, Yelu Tart Lie objectively needs to have enough interests to persuade the Khitan court.

As a result, land, gold, and silver became the things that Jerod tarreh desperately needed. And gold and silver, the clanging of the poor of the Han Kingdom, the annual 100,000 yuan is collected from left to right to pay tribute, and it is even more difficult for him to squeeze a sum of money there than to dry squeeze orange peel. Therefore, the Han Kingdom really does not have that economic strength. At this point, Jerod felt that he had calculated it very clearly.

Then there is only land left, and there are only twelve states in Hedong, which is the place where the Han State depends, and it is absolutely impossible for them to give up, but there is a precedent for this matter. When Shi Jingjiao was besieged in Taiyuan City by Li Congke, Shi Jingjiao contributed Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures to the Khitan with a stroke of his pen in exchange for the support of the Khitans. As long as Liu Chengjun picked up the pen and signed the pledge, the Khitans would be able to justifiably obtain land through war.

Of course, the Khitan army also involved the Chu State, and as for taking advantage of the Chu State, Yelu Tart Lie did not consider it at all. Watch people put down dishes. Chu Guoyi is not so easy to be fooled, and second, he will not be easily intimidated, in layman's terms, it is called: soft and hard. The greatest ideal in Yelu Tartlie's heart was to hope that the Khitan and Chu states could imitate the old story of the Tang Dynasty borrowing the peace history of the Hu soldiers. At that time, Tang Suzong promised the Uighurs that as long as they wanted land, the rest would be left to the Uighurs to take for themselves.

In Yelu Tzulie's view, it was impossible for Liu Chengjun, who was destitute, to oppose his proposal. In this way, no matter who goes to Taiyuan City, they can get satisfactory results. Therefore, Yelu Tartlie sent his younger brother Yelu to pull the thorn and let him go abroad, gild, and establish some merits, so that he could have a greater display in his career in the future. As for how much land to cede, Yelu Tzulie did not have a particularly clear goal, and there were also different opinions within the Khitan.

After all, Yelu is a royal nobleman, and he can be regarded as an upper-level figure in the Khitan court, so he is naturally well-informed. He also understood the reason why the emperor and his brother did this, but Yelu was not happy to pull the stab, they moved their mouths, and they had to quietly feel that Taiyuan was coming, and fiercely forced Liu Chengjun to agree to the new conditions of the Khitan.

Yelu felt a little like he was chasing ducks to the shelves at the moment, but he felt that he was the duck, not the one who chased the ducks. The task has already been received, and if you don't get some results to go back, it will definitely not be able to be delivered, even if the leader is his relative. Yelu asked modestly, "Master Li, when I was in Beijing, I heard that you were resourceful, according to your opinion, how should I deal with this matter?" ”

"Hehe, since the general is an envoy, no matter how things get to in the end, don't you have to go back to Beijing sooner or later. So, if you can't talk about the results at all, that's absolutely not going to work. Moreover, now that your country is the leader of the 'Four-Nation Alliance', as long as you open your mouth, it is absolutely not suitable to return empty-handed. In that case, your country would need to be able to lower the standards. Brother Jeru, if you believe me, you might as well tell me those standards. Li Tingru said.

Li Tingru's words were meticulous, and it sounded like he was thinking about himself everywhere, which made Yelu feel close. Yelu stabbed and said: "Your Majesty means that at least you want to cede the sixteen states like Shi Jingjiao did back then. However, the emperor also said that if Liu Chengjun is really stingy, then it is okay to sell seventy or eighty states. ”

Li Tingru laughed dumbly when he heard it. Why is he laughing? Because it's very simple, what to cede and how much territory is definitely not what Yelujing can say, Yelujing has no intentions at all for the land of the Central Plains, and even mentioned on some occasions: Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures are originally China's land, and they can abide by the rules, but they are pragmatic and others take bribes. Yelu Jing means that the sixteen states of Yanyun are not easy to govern, so it is better to cheat more money. In this regard, Yelujing is completely different from his brother, father, and grandfather.

Among them, Yelu Abaoji was the most shameless, Tang Zhuangzong was killed in the Luoyang military mutiny, and Tang Mingzong succeeded to the throne. Tang Ming Sect sent an envoy to the Khitan to mourn, and by the way, told Abaoji that he was the emperor. As a result, Yelu Abaoji was furious at first, and then looked up to the sky and cried bitterly: "The King of Jin and I are about brothers, the Son of Heaven in Henan, that is, my brother's eldest son, did he really die today because of a change?" I heard that there is chaos in China, I don't know if it's true, and I'm about to lead 50,000 horses to help my son, just because the Bohai Sea has not been removed, sitting here to postpone, then I know that my son has passed away for a long time! (Sure enough, he is a master of acting, I remember that when King Jin ** died, he gave his son three arrows and let him avenge the three major revenge, including Yelu Abaoji), this guy cried after speaking: "My son is dead, he should send someone to the north to discuss with me, how can the new son of heaven be self-reliant?" How do you know that Yelu Abaoji casually asked the Tang Dynasty to cede Hebei, and the envoy categorically refused, this Yelu Abaoji shamelessly let people take a pen and paper, and wanted to force the envoy to agree to cede Zhenzhou (near Shijiazhuang City, Hebei), Dingzhou (now Dingxian County, Hebei), and Youzhou (now Beijing) to the Khitan, the envoy resolutely disagreed, and Yelu Abaoji detained the envoy and did not return to the south.

It can be seen that the Khitan people's thoughts on going south are very heavy, and it was not until Yelu Deguang hung in the Central Plains that the Khitan people were afraid. It was in this environment that freaks like Yelu Jing were born.

Ye Lu Jing's attitude, Li Tingru knows. But why did Yelu still say that the emperor wanted territory? This must have been a request made by Yelu Tzulie as a last resort in order to relieve the pressure on him to go south. It was easy to persuade Yelujing to go south, but there was no real benefit, and it was much more difficult to get the Khitan to mobilize the whole country to go south. For the nobles up and down, Yelu Tart Lie wanted to show real benefits.

Li Tingru guessed in his heart that Yelu was definitely not telling the truth to himself, why do you want seven or eight states, this is definitely not a line that the Khitans can accept, and the Khitans' asking price may be lower. From this, it can be seen that this Jerod thorn is also very shrewd. Is Jerod shrewd? In the past, Yelu was a shrewd fart, purely a heartless playboy, but now Yelu is a big change. Because he took Ma Xicao around for business, he learned a lot from it, and he knew what it was and what hole cards were. Although he still can't understand these things, he knows what to say and what to hide.

Li Tingru was lucky in his heart, if he didn't come today, tomorrow Yelu would suddenly make this request to Liu Chengjun, and if he said a few cruel words, Liu Chengjun would have to pinch his nose and agree to this matter. Don't look at Li Tingru's analysis and explanation. repeatedly emphasized that Hedong would not agree to this condition, but once the hearts of the people were separated, even Zhuge Liang would not guess the minds of others 100%; Second, the situation is stronger than people, the current Hedong is like a small boat tossed in the stormy waves, a slightly larger wave can knock it over, and now he finally has the opportunity to go ashore, even if he goes to Jurassic Park, he will drink to quench his thirst. After flickering for a while, he actually made Yelu Thorn's heart shake, Li Tingru's eyes rolled, and he struck while the iron was hot to see if he could completely dispel the thoughts in Yelu Thorn's heart.

Li Tingru pretended to think, was silent for a while, and said: "General Yelu, with all due respect, is the land you want in Hebei just for the land, or for the children and people, or for the gold and silk property?" ”

"This..." Yelu was a little embarrassed, although he looked at Li Tingru very pleasing to the eye, but he must be a dignified Khitan, the envoy of the Heavenly Empire, how could he also be a person who had read the Four Books and Five Classics for a few years, and talked about money with his mouth open, wouldn't he have completely lost face? I still have to ask for the face of a scholar myself. Besides, he was hesitating, his brother wanted land, while he preferred money. What do you want land for, but also governance, it takes a lot of time, it's better to give money.

"General Yelu, you probably don't know. The people in Hebei are not as many as in the past, and the population may not be as good as Yanyun in your country. Over the years, the pseudo-Zhou Dynasty has enriched Guanzhong, Hebei is empty, and the people of your country are brave and good at fighting, it is easy for them to draw bows and arrows, and it is easy for them to graze for a living, but it is difficult to let them plough the land. Isn't it a pity that the land of Hebei is fertile land accumulated over hundreds of years, and these lands cannot be used for cultivating crops, and it is not a pity that they remain barren. As far as your country is concerned, not only is there no benefit, but it is burdened with a burden, and Hedong has been disgusted with your country since then. No matter how you think about it, you think that your country has won Hebei, which will do more harm than good. Li Tingru shook his head and sighed.

"Hundreds of thousands of troops are heading south, it can't be without a little gain, right?" Yelu said directly. He was a little anxious, his hundreds of thousands of troops went south, okay, the benefits have become Liu Chengjun's, he didn't have anything left, he ran to fight with others for no reason, this... Isn't this hurting others and not benefiting oneself in vain?

Li Tingru smiled: "This kind of fertile land is indeed not of great benefit to your country, because everyone is not very good at farming, but for some countries, the advantages do outweigh the disadvantages." For example, in the Han Kingdom, the people of Hedong are very good at farming, so Hedong has gained so many benefits like pie in the sky. Therefore, let them give some blood, let them reward the hundreds of thousands of troops of your country. ”

"Small rewards, we are not rare." Yelu is also a person who has fought in battle, and he is also very familiar with the reward in the army, and that thing does not benefit much. The reward in the army, for ordinary sergeants, is a good meal and drink, which is very refreshing, and for them, high-ranking generals, the benefits are not as much as those from playing a small county town.

"Hehe, it's a gaffe. It's not a reward, it's a tribute, for example, let them pay tribute to your country's court every year, and increase it by 100,000 yuan, so that your country has so much income every year, isn't it better than your own effort to govern Hebei? Li Tingru didn't say how much it had increased, on the one hand, because he couldn't be the lord of Hedong, and on the other hand, he didn't know the hole cards of Yelu's thorns, and he didn't know how much to give.

"This..." Yelu turned his head around, and paid tribute all year round, which is a trickle of water, and the benefits should be greater than the occupation of Hebei. Yelu is extremely active in Shangjing, and to put it bluntly, he is called a playboy, and there are many fox friends and dogs like carp crossing the river; To put it mildly, this is a typical social activist, with a wide range of contacts and many friends. No, his luxury business wouldn't be that big. It is precisely because he has a lot of contact with the upper echelons of the Khitan that he knows where everyone's entanglement lies in going south, and everyone actually agrees to go south to grab things, but to sweep away the south, let his emperor Yelujing be the co-master of the world, and the brothers are quite vague. Why? For the shadow of Jerod's light remains. They are afraid that if they go too far south, they will trap themselves in it. Yelu Tart Lie is such a person who thinks about it all day long and hopes to make a contribution, and he does not dare to propose to let Yelu Jing be the co-master of the world, such a challenging feat.

"Hehe, my big Chu is in the south, your country is in the north, and the small Han country is caught in the middle by us, and he has no chance to resist. The general does not have to worry about the Han Dynasty sitting on the throne at all. Li Tingru said.

Yelu is now doing addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, in the calculation of whether it is better to get 300,000 yuan a year, or to take the land directly? One is similar to stocks, but the quality of the income depends on their own ability, and the risk is relatively large; The other is like a treasury bill, which guarantees the harvest in drought and flood, so there is no need to worry about anything else. However, Yelu did not forget his brother's words, and his brother wanted the land. If you don't get the benefits, the Khitan will still send troops south, but this trip will be in vain, and there will be no meritorious service!

Yelu said in a stinging voice: "This, I don't have any worries about their big things. Merely... This... Land... Money, can we all have it? ”

Hearing this, Li Tingru almost didn't laugh, girl, you still want everything, do you think Liu Chengjun is the Jade Emperor, and he can conjure anything for you. Li Tingru said in embarrassment: "This... I'm afraid it's hard, too. ”

"Ah, you misunderstood, it's like this. I mean, if we want less land, can we get more money? Thorn quickly explained.

Of course, Li Tingru did not understand wrongly, he said that he just wanted to probe the old bottom of Yelu's thorn and see how many things he wanted. Li Tingru said at the moment: "So how much does the general want?" ”

"This... Ceded Xingzhou (now Xingtai City, Hebei), Dingzhou, Zhenzhou, Taizhou (now Baoding City, Hebei), Cangzhou (now Cangzhou City, Hebei), and give five or six hundred thousand yuan. Yelu said, looked at Li Tingru, who was a little confused, and asked, "This, what do you think?" ”

From the territory of more than 20 states, it was cut to five states, and this result should be able to explain to his boss Ma Yun, but there is a problem here. These five states are not connected together, Dingzhou, Cangzhou, and Taizhou are indeed next to the Khitan, and Zhenzhou is next to Dingzhou, but this Xingzhou is far away, it is in the hinterland of Hebei, and the nearest Zhenzhou is separated by Zhaozhou (near Zhaoxian County, Hebei), Jizhou (now Jixian County, Hebei)? The Khitans want to build such an enclave, what is the use of this? In addition, these five or six hundred thousand are too much. Originally, Hedong gave 100,000 guan with all he had, but now although the territory is less than three times larger, this annual tribute has increased by five or six times. This... Does this Liu Chengjun still have a living head? Is there still a living head for this people? (Note: The Northern Song Dynasty later paid an annual tribute of 200,000 yuan, but the tax overseas trade of the Northern Song Dynasty accounted for a large proportion, and 200,000 yuan was nothing more than a dime in nine years for the Northern Song Dynasty.) But Hedong is different)

Li Tingru glanced straight at Yelu and said with a wry smile: "General, why do you want Xingzhou?" As far as I know, Xingzhou is far away from your country? ”

"Emperor Taizong died in Xingzhou, hey... This Xingzhou has an unusual significance for our dynasty. The officials and people of our court are quite concerned about this place. Jerod talked eloquently.

Li Tingru was stunned, as far as he knew, Yelu Deguang was treated as a dry corpse by the Khitans after his death, dragged back to Shangjing, and built a very beautiful large tomb for his old man to live in, there is no problem of sweeping the tomb. He secretly wondered in his heart that this Khitan still wanted to see the last place where their ancestors fought and lived?

"What's more, I rule the world with filial piety to Your Majesty, how can I sweep the tomb and worship my ancestors? Didn't Sage Confucius teach us the same way? "Jerod said very culturedly.

Li Tingru was speechless for a moment, and this place of admiration for the death of the ancestors was still said by Confucius, when did Sage Confucius say this. It seems that this is also General Yelu's study of Confucian culture, but the learning is a bit incomplete, a little ridiculous and generous. But if he moved out of this Confucian sage, Li Tingru was not good at comparing with him. lest he lose the face of Jerod's thorn, and anyway, he didn't bleed himself by cutting the ground. Li Tingru's mind turned, it was better to give Xingzhou to the Khitan, let them leave an enclave, and see what use they could have. So, Li Tingru nodded.

Yelu smiled and said, "Then I'll tell them that tomorrow." ”

Li Tingru said in his heart, don't talk about it, as soon as you mention the five or six hundred thousand yuan, I'm afraid that Liu Chengjun would rather give all of Hebei to you Khitans than pay you so much money every year. He shook his head and said, "General, this Hedong is poor, five or six hundred thousand yuan, I'm afraid it is not something they can afford!" ”

Dragged Thorn said in surprise: "Is five or six hundred thousand is still too much?" In just two months, I've earned it... I made a lot of money! ”

Li Tingru almost didn't faint, he said in his heart, this can be compared like this. The Khitan nobles are rich, so they are willing to buy things, and the common people in Hedong are poor, and if you increase taxes, the common people will probably make trouble.

"General, in the past, Emperor Daxing rewarded Liu Chong with a white marble belt, and Liu Chong was able to be excited for a long time, so it can be seen that Hedong is indeed extremely poor, the price of five or six hundred thousand yuan is one place, not to mention the Hedong officials, those Hedong people are also going to flee south, without the people, where will Liu Chengjun make money?" Li Tingru persuaded him.

"What about you?"

"According to the lower officials, 300,000 guan is enough, but there is a premise, that is, it will be implemented after Liu Chengjun really gets the land of Hebei."

Li Tingru cut the price of Yelu's thorn in half with a word. However, Yelu didn't feel any pain, and the key was that the money was not for him. He thought about it and nodded in agreement: "Then I'll say this to Liu Chengjun tomorrow, hurry up and finish this matter, I can't stay in this poor place for a while!" ”

"Hehe, no hurry, General Yelu. It's Liu Chengjun who is in a hurry now, you can hang them out, and the asking price can also be raised a little higher, so that Liu Chengjun can become your love. Hey, hey, hahaha. Li Tingru said and made a hint that everyone understands.

Yelu dragged the thorn and laughed out loud, he really immediately understood what Li Tingru meant, Li Tingru wanted Yelu to leave a bargaining room for himself, so as not to regret it at all, making it difficult for Liu Chengjun and the Khitan people themselves. In fact, Li Tingru could continue to persuade Yelu to pull the stab, but after thinking about it, he couldn't be too cheap Liu Chengjun. It is best to let Liu Chengjun make Hebei and Hedong resentful, and then the Northern Expedition of Great Chu can become the desire of the people and reduce resistance. Anyway, this money is in the hands of the Khitans, and it can be earned back by the Chu people.

When the laughter was over, Li Tingru asked, "General Yelu, how is General Yang Gon Yang of your country?" Li Tingru and Yang Gon got acquainted in the Battle of Gaoping, through Li Tingru, Yang Gon and Chu State got on the line, under the full encouragement of Chu State, Yang Gon's status and official position in the Khitan did not change much, but his reputation has sounded a lot. The number of times his name appears on the mouths of Jereh and Jelu Tart Lie has increased many times.

"Oh, he's good. My eldest brother is going south and is going to use him as a left striker. Yelu said with a grin, not realizing that he had revealed the military situation: three ways to the south.

Li Tingru nodded and said, "This person is brave and good at fighting, which is a blessing for your country." In order to avoid the defeat of the Han State, he led 10,000 troops alone into Hebei, and killed the elite soldiers of the Pseudo-Zhou Hebei who lost their armor and abandoned their armor in Hebei, forcing the Pseudo-Zhou to mobilize heavy troops and intercept them layer by layer. This man is handsome. ”

Yelu said unconcernedly: "I have seen this person, he is indeed a good person, generous and heroic. (The most expensive carriage sold by the stab, Yang Gon neither bargained, asked for a discount, nor asked for a buy one get one free, provided after-sales service, and bought one without hesitation on the spot, can he not be generous and heroic?) ）

Yelu stabbed the words and said: "However, this person has a shortcoming, that is, he is a Han. Ay... Lord Li, don't be annoyed, I'm not saying that the Han people are bad, I think you Han people in Chu State, I see that they are very friendly. However, in our Khitan, this Han man is in charge of the army, which is easy to cause criticism. My eldest brother has just taken power, and he can't leave such a handle for others! ”

Li Tingru smiled: "This is natural." Yang Gon and I got along well last year, and when I saw the general coming from Shangjing, I couldn't help but ask. Who is Tingru, and is An Gan involved in the government affairs of your country? Hehe, by the way, after Brother Ling caught the pseudo-Zhou envoy and tortured him to extract a confession, couldn't the pseudo-Zhou not react at all? ”

"Reaction? Hehe, of course they have a reflection. Pseudo-Zhou later sent a mission, and thousands of people will send it? However, my eldest brother turned them away, and they were cats in the inn for a month, and only recently did they leave in disgrace. Phew, what are they with, and they dare to kick their noses in the face with our Khitan theory? ”

"Didn't you say that Pseudo Zhou sent a large army to make a sensation in the Taizhou area?" Li Tingru said.

"Hahaha, you said that group of people. Hahaha, it's funny to say, it seems like there are 10,000 people. Wandering around the border all day. When my eldest brother had just received the report from Yizhou (Yi County, Hebei, which is just opposite Taizhou), he was still nervous and sent several generals to lead the army south to support. Guess what happened later? Yelu said mysteriously.

Li Tingru just knew that the pseudo-Zhou and the Khitan did not have any conflicts in Taizhou and Yizhou. As for why the huge pseudo-Zhou army suddenly died down, Li Tingru didn't know. Now whether it is the wind catcher or the military intelligence army, a large number of people have been transferred to the southern front. The puppet Zhou's movements in Huainan were getting bigger and bigger, and the high-level of the entire Chu State was becoming more and more worried about the coming of the war, and they had no time to take care of the situation in the north, but only urged the Khitans to go south as soon as possible through Tian Yu's euphemism.

Li Tingru cooperated and asked: "What happened, did your country defeat the puppet Zhou army in one fell swoop?" ”

Yelu shook his head and said, "You don't know, the people who led the troops in Taizhou this time are Shi Shouxin. Although he is not the backbone of the white-clothed army like Zhao Kuangyin and Zhang Yongde, he is also a first-class general of the white-clothed army. The person who led the troops must not be so reckless, he just sent two teams of scouts to reconnoiter the situation, but Shi Shouxin was accidentally revealed, and as a result, Shi Shouxin fled in a hurry with the 10,000 horses, hid in Taizhou, and refused to come out again. Hahaha, my eldest brother was already preparing to mobilize the Liaodong garrison army. You know, we Khitans form an army when they go out, and they graze when they enter. It's spring, and the troops around Shangjing are busy. Not at all now. ”

"This... That's a bit of an anomaly, isn't it? Li Tingru couldn't believe it at all. The current strength of the pseudo-Zhou should not be as good as the year before last, but it is far from the extent of being scared away by the Khitans. Today, it is known as the three powers: the pseudo-Zhou, the Khitan and the Chu state. If you only talk about military strength among the three powers, the pseudo-Zhou and the Khitan are comparable, and the Chu State may be weaker. Perhaps, there are many people who think that the white-clothed army of the Pseudo-Zhou is better able to fight and fight than the Khitan army. The current white-clothed army, more precisely, should be called the forbidden army, which is a scale of 100,000.

"Of course it's abnormal. Although we Khitans are confident, we are not fools. What kind of army is the white-clothed army, we Khitans have dealt with them a lot, and Shi Shouxin is also famous. At first, we thought there was some conspiracy here, and my eldest brother wanted to hold a military meeting to get the generals and chiefs to make some preparations. But later I was relieved, because Lord Tian Yutian said that the pseudo-Zhou had frequent changes in Huaibei and had a tendency to go south. In this way, Shi Shouxin's movements in Taizhou are very clear, he just wants to scare and scare us, and wants to be brave for his mission, and he doesn't want to turn against us Khitan at all. Dragging said proudly.

Although the words of the thorn are simple, they reveal an important message. Although the Pseudo-Zhou is likely to go south soon, and the Hebei area must be empty, the Khitans have no plan to send troops in the spring, they want to let the Pseudo-Zhou and the Chu State fight to the death, and it is best to lose both. Although Chu and Khitan have formed an alliance and agreed to jointly send troops, after all, they still have their own ghosts, and they both hope that the other party and the pseudo-Zhou will shed their blood, while they can preserve their strength.

"Pseudo-Zhou goes south, Hebei will inevitably be empty, why don't you take advantage of the void to enter, Khitan is in the north, my Dachu is in the south, and Pseudo-Zhou will be defeated!" Although he knew that the Khitan was unlikely to send troops, Li Tingru still couldn't help but persuade him.

Sure enough, Yerod's face was embarrassed, there were some things that he could not decide, nor could he figure it out. He could only say: "In spring, it is a good season for Khitan grazing, and the Khitan people's annual rations depend on this spring and summer." Small units could not make much of a difference, and large units could not send troops. However, don't worry, since we have formed an alliance, we will definitely not break our promise. My eldest brother is drawing troops from Liaodong, but they are too far away, and it may take a while. "To put it bluntly, the Khitans still want to let the pseudo-Zhou and the Chu state consume each other for a while.

The two of them chatted aimlessly.

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