Yang Gon didn't dare to agree to the invitation to admonish Xiao Siwen, he had a major event to ask Xiao Siwen recently, how could he dare to be disobedient?

Coming out of the Yelu Mansion, Yang Gon returned to a simple tent, and his wife Xiao and son bent down to get out of the tent, looking a little anxious, and said in Khitan language, "Husband, you have finally returned." ”

Yang Gon also bent down into the tent, his son came over with cheese tea, and his wife Xiao Shi said impatiently: "Yelu Enemy Lie has come, and he didn't see his husband, so he said something to me." Enemy Lie said that several chiefs agreed to reinstate the husband and monarch and restore the fiefdom......"

"I know, I know." Seeing his wife's expression, Yang Gon was also anxious, "Tell me what I don't know." ”

The wife said: "Everyone wrote a recital and asked the Great Khan to agree, but the Great Khan sent it back!" Enemy Lie said that the person who refused everyone's request was Xiao Siwen, and he couldn't help......"

"What?!" Yang Gon was stunned for a moment.

The wife thought that he didn't understand, and repeated: "The husband can't be reinstated because Gong Xiao doesn't agree!" ”

Yang Gon suddenly slapped his palm on his forehead and said, "I thought it was wrong!" Miss by a mile! ”

At this time, the past events of the past twenty years came to Yang Gon's mind one by one, and he had to re-sort it out now.

Yang Gon is a Khitan born in the land of Yanyun, since the Tang Dynasty, many Khitan people admired the Central Plains Gaomen Gate Valve, so there are Han surnames (such as modern countries often have English names), especially the Khitan people living in Hebei This kind of atmosphere is more prosperous, Yang Gon is one of them. At first, he followed the second emperor of the Great Liao, Yelu Deguang (Liao Taizong), to fight in the south and the north, and was quite appreciated, so he had the Khitan name Yelu Dilu; was also able to marry the woman of the Xiao family, the Xiao family is the queen's gate, and the prime ministers and queens of various dynasties are from the Xiao family.

Herein lies the problem!

The root cause of the decades-long civil strife in the Great Liao is the struggle between the Liao Taizong and the Liao Yizong, both of whom are the sons of the founding Taizu. The Liao Taizong followed by Yang Gon and the "tyrant" Yelujing who was assassinated to death are the lineage of Liao Taizong; And the current Great Khan Yeluxian is a lineage of Yizong, and Xiao Siwen and other cadres are also more deeply related to Yizong.

Yang Gon is a general under Taizong, and after the "tyrant" Yelujing succeeded to the throne, Yang Gon was also one of Yelujing's henchmen, and was once a hot royal celebrity.

But the struggle for royal power is impermanent, a few years ago Yelujing was stabbed to death, Yelujing carried a big black cauldron, and it was his responsibility to lose Youzhou and the decline of the country...... Yang Gon is finished, but the one who knows the times is Junjie, and he threw himself into Xiao Siwen early and was able to be saved.

Yeluxian ascended the throne, Xiao Siwen and Yeluxian formed a power center, and purged a group of people from the "tyrant" faction to set an example; But obviously, all dissidents cannot be eliminated, because Taizong has been in power for many years, and his henchmen are all over Daliao, and it is absolutely impossible to kill them all, and it will hurt his muscles and bones if he is too ruthless.

Therefore, Xiao Siwen needs to win over most of the people in the Taizong lineage, and Yang Gon is one of them.

Yang Gon was cautious at the beginning, and when he was defeated in the Battle of Pingxia, Xiao Siwen saved his life despite public opinion. Yang Gon completely believed in Xiao Siwen's sincerity......

But now it seems that it is obviously not as Yang Gon thought.

Yang Gon sat at the dilapidated wooden table, the milk tea in the ceramic bowl in front of him was almost cold, and he stared at the milk tea intently, still shaking his head constantly.

Xiao Siwen never trusted him! Saving Yang Gon's life is for others to see, just to show a gesture; Perhaps, there is a reason why I appreciate his talent a little? But...... Xiao Siwen doesn't want people like Yang Gon to re-enter the dynasty and seize real power!

At this time, his eyes lit up, and his wife came in from outside the tent again, she cleaned up the ceramic bowl on the table, and asked, "Is Xiao Gong going to have trouble with our family?" ”

Yang Gon came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "What Xiao Gong inherited is also a mess, and it is not easy for him, I can understand his intentions." Anyway, Xiao Gong also saved my life. ”

Having said that, Yang Gon's face was still full of loss and helplessness, and he sighed, "It's better to die than to live!" ”

A few days later, Fan Zhongyi returned to Beijing.

Several people discussed at Xiao Siwen's mansion first, and Yang Gon was also invited. There was no hope of official reinstatement, Yang Gon remembered Yelu's words, it was better to sell his favor to Yelu, and he persuaded Xiao Siwen when he was present.

Of course, it is not very useful, Yang Gon has no real power, he can make suggestions, but he can't decide anything.

…… The next day, on the hill in the capital of the Great Liao, a group of important officials of the court discussed important matters in front of the Great Khan.

This hall looks very old, several emperors are here to come to the court, and the dirt that can't be washed in those corners is afraid that there will be coagulated blood stains!

Emperor Yeluxian was eighteen years old, but his figure was still thin, and his health seemed to be not very good. However, Yeluxian sat on the tiger skin chair, his posture was much more natural and casual than when he first ascended the throne, he held the scepter in his right hand, rested his left elbow on the arm of the chair, supported his head with the palm of his hand, and looked at the ministers below, his eyes were gentle and tolerant, and he looked humble and accepting advice.

Xiao Siwen, who stood closest to the throne, said: "Let Fan Zhongyi, the affairs of the Northern Courtyard, play the matter of Xu Guo first." ”

Fan Zhongyi stood up, looking excited, but deliberately suppressed, after all, he was facing the supreme ruler of Daliao! He gave up clenching his fists, pressed his hands to his chest, and bowed respectfully to the man in the chair.

"Let's talk about it." Ye Luxian's voice said.

The Great Khan actually spoke to him! Fan Zhongyi's voice trembled a little: "Yes, Great Khan." ”

Fan Zhongyi straightened his waist slightly, and said in Khitan dialect with an improper accent: "Emperor Guo Shao has a strange poison in his body, there is no medicine to treat, and he has not looked at the court for several months.

Guo Shao has two princes, both of whom are children of several years old; Empress Fu Clan supervises the country. The queen is the daughter of Fu Yanqing, a great family in Hebei, although the Fu family is powerful, but it stops in Hebei and cannot restrain Tokyo. The lord of the country is weak, and the minister is strong.

After the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains changed dynasties five times, all of which supported the army and usurped the throne by taking advantage of the decline of the imperial family, and so did Emperor Guo Shao. Therefore, Guo Shao was afraid of it, so as to clear the generals who supported the army to prevent trouble.

The founding prince Li Chuyun was poisoned, the protector Luo Yanhuan was forced to kill himself, and the Shouzhou garrison Guo Jin was killed by his subordinates. Nearly 10,000 people below the prime minister's level have been implicated, and countless people have died! ”

Fan Zhongyi said that the general trend was over, and continued with a sigh of relief, "The elimination of bloodbath is far from over, Yang Ye of Hedong, Gao Yanyan of Wuzhou, Liu Renzhan of Pingzhou, all the generals of the people of the People's Republic of China, with heavy troops in hand, will be among the clearing.

Yang Ye and Zhe Deyan are in-laws, and these two are the first opponents after Li Chuyun and Luo Yanhuan.

Zhederan's family is in Tokyo, the old department is mostly disbanded and scattered, and the Pingxia army under his command is all 'guards', and the families of the generals are in the country, so it is difficult to cause trouble, and the threat is small. Therefore, Guo Shao wants to first frame the threat and force the German wall, and then implicate Yang Ye to get rid of it!

In late July, Guo Shao summoned Yang Ye and Zhe Delan to Beijing at the same time. Yang Ye Road is near, first to Tokyo; Zhede has not yet arrived, but due to the lack of strength in the uprising, the court of Xu Guo is not afraid of it.

When it was, Zhe Deyan saw the clue and secretly told Yang Ye that Tokyo had conspired a big trap! Governor Xu Shi Zhouduan will be convicted of a felony, and then: Luo Yanhuan, the protector of the country who has admitted to colluding with Zhou Duan, will be put to death; implicated in the planting of the stolen goods, and the disaster of the in-laws of the broken moral wall, Yang Ye.

Yang Ye was suspicious, and found that Zhou Duan was suddenly convicted of rebellion. Yang Ye made a quick decision, suddenly abandoned the entourage guard of honor, threw off the meticulous work that monitored him, and escaped from the chariot and horse dealership.

Because the court of Xu Guo did not dare to arrest Yang Ye for no name, and because Xu Guo's civil and military forces in the military government of the former camp in Hedong were not yet ready, they did not expect Yang Ye to discover the conspiracy so early. The incident happened suddenly, which caught the Xu court by surprise, and Yang Ye was able to flee back to Hedong. ”

Fan Zhongyi paused and said, "The conspiracy has reached this point, and an accident has happened. After Yang Ye returned to Hedong, he immediately convened the officials of the former battalion military government to supervise the military on the grounds that the Liao army was attacking and disturbing Hedong; Then the former battalion military palace was blocked.

The vast majority of the soldiers of the Hedong Army were surrendered to the Eastern Han Dynasty (Northern Han Dynasty), and Yang Ye was a veteran of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with a very high reputation and prestige, and there was a way to destroy the checks and balances of military power in the Xu Imperial Court, and instigated the orders of the Hedong Provinces.

The situation has reached this point, and it is very serious. Of course, the court of Xu Guo did not want Yang Ye to raise troops to rebel, otherwise internal friction would hurt the national strength and take more time. The pseudo-emperor Guo Shao is in poor health and is in danger, and if time drags on, he will not be able to continue to deal with other threats; At the same time, the counterinsurgency generals have been given military power to go out, which may cause hidden dangers when the imperial power in Tokyo is changed.

The imperial court of Xu immediately sent Lu Duoxun, the attendant of the Ministry of Rites and the auxiliary minister of the cabinet, to Daizhou, Hedong, to negotiate peace with Yang Ye.

Yang Ye's attitude at this time should be very hesitant. On the one hand, the escape and blockade of the former camp military government has already broken the law, and the face of the imperial court has been torn apart, and if it is compromised, it is likely to be liquidated by the autumn queen. I was very worried and scared!

On the other hand, if he raised an army, the odds of victory were not great. Although the Hedong Army was slightly inferior to the forbidden army of the Xu Kingdom, it was also the most powerful man among the previous countries; However, once the Eastern Han Dynasty was destroyed, the morale of the soldiers of the Hedong Army in the civil war must not be good...... Once the counterinsurgency war broke out, Yang Ye was worried that the internal soldiers would be bribed, persuaded to surrender, and had no intention of fighting. Li Yun and the recent Guo Jin rebelled back then, and they were all killed by their subordinates who invited merit. Yang Ye had to guard against it. ”

Fan Zhongyi exhaled: "What we are most worried about now is that Yang Ye has reached a compromise with the imperial court, and Yang Ye will choose to sacrifice his life to protect his family." Before the generals Li Chuyun and Luo Yanhuan died, Guo Shao did the same to leave room for improvement. ”

At this moment, a Khitan nobleman said loudly: "Fan Fu has not been to Hedong once, so he knows so clearly?" Sounds like you've seen it with your own eyes, but do you have the credentials? ”

Fan Zhongyi turned around and said, "I haven't seen it with my own eyes, and the whole thing is a reasonable speculation." But we also have a lot of evidence! Only by speculating in this way can so many things make sense; If you disagree with this, you should speculate anew in order to explain the great events that took place in the country. ”