The puppet Zhou's movement in Huaibei was quite big, which made Huainan's Da Chu quite jealous. forced Ma Yun to have to send elite soldiers to enrich the Huainan defense line, and the Chu State has been following the road of elite soldiers over the years. It's not a lot, and it's really not much in a hurry, and it can only be an active defensive strategy in Huainan. Chu State's method of dealing with the pseudo-Zhou is only one word, "drag", Ya's unbelief will not kill you. The state of Chu would rather give up some places, but also hold on to the main towns, not until the Khitan goes south, but also until the pseudo-Zhou grain ** is exhausted.

But when did the Khitans go south? In addition to the Chu State in the south, the Han State in the east of the river is also eagerly waiting, hoping to hear this great good news as soon as possible. If Meng Chang is the boss behind closed doors, he has always felt good about himself; Then Liu Chong, who nested in Taiyuan City, was like a grasshopper after the autumn, trembling and worried all day long.

To be honest, Liu Chongcai** is generally not a peerless figure who is amazing*, compared to his eldest brother Liu Zhiyuan, it is simply impossible to catch up. However, Liu Chong's title of emperor is indeed **, his own country was destroyed by Guo Wei, and his son was also killed by Guo Wei, he could no longer run to Guo Wei and bow down to him, so he could only be called the emperor (of course, Guo Wei was actually given ** by Liu Chengyou), and the pseudo-Zhou of Bianjing ** to the end.

It's a pity that Liu Chongcai** is really average, and his opponent is indeed outstanding. Although there are five generations, 19. 19. 19. 17. Plaques are pure tillers and locusts. br/>

Even the news of the alliance between the Khitan and the Chu State could not make Liu Chong excited, so he simply sent a delegation to watch the ceremony. Because he knew that although his Great Han Kingdom was a member of the "Four-Nation Alliance", he basically lost his voice in the Four-Nation Alliance. Hedong is neither a Khitan nor a Khitan teenager, a teenager who is skilled in bows and horses, nor is Hedong a Great Chu with more than 100 states, and has enough background to restore national strength. Gao Ping lost all his old capital in the first battle, and now the only thing he can rely on is the Khitan, who has gradually become a vassal of the Khitans. Even if he heard that his mission was **** exhausted, even if he heard that the Khitan and the pseudo-Zhou turned their faces and prepared to go south, Liu Chong didn't have much excitement. In March of this year, Liu Chong came to the end of his life. His second son, Liu Chengjun, inherited the throne, honored Liu Chong as the ancestor, and sent envoys to the Khitan to mourn.

Originally, Liu Chong recognized the Khitan Emperor Yelu Jing as an uncle, and his son Liu Chengjun was naturally a grandson. Perhaps Liu Chengjun was unwilling to pretend to be a grandson and change his name to son. For Liu Chengjun's practice, the young Yelujing did not pursue it, so he called Liu Chengjun the emperor, and sent an envoy to Taiyuan to canonize him. But the messenger was also an acquaintance: Jerod's thorn.

In the past, the work of the envoy to Taiyuan was definitely a hot spot in Shangjing. Not only do you need to pull the relationship and go ****, but you also need a little luck. Why? Because this job is oily and lucrative, the typical high income is risk-free. But this time, the messenger Yelu was stabbing in his heart, but the boss was not happy.

And what is it for? Yelu dragged the thorn and followed the king of Chu Guoxiang to go to the sea to do business, ran two long-distance transportation in the past two months, and made a lot of money.

If you want to say that this Khitan country is full of talents, you don't have to use him to pull the thorns. This matter is not complicated to say, the first reason is that Yelu Tart Lie needs someone to go to Taiyuan to do a big thing for him, except for Yelu to pull the thorn, other people who can be trusted are burdened with heavy responsibilities and can't get out; The second is because this matter is more suitable for Yelu Thorn, Yelu Thorn is very close to himself, and he also wants to promote Yelu Thorn, but there is a Yelu Thorn, although it is very valued in the entire Khitan royal family, but it has no political achievements and merits, which affects the official position of Jer. Therefore, Yelu Tart Lie hoped that the thorn could establish a certain merit by sending an envoy to Taiyuan.

Unlike Liu Chong, who was born as a gangster and a drunkard, Liu Chengjun has read a few books, studied for a few years, and is still a little qualified, and he is also humble and kind. He knew that his Hedong strength was weak and he couldn't help but rely on the Khitan. Hearing that the Khitan envoy was coming, Liu Chengjun hurriedly sent his Zhongshu waiter Lang Wei Rong out of the city thirty miles to greet him, and he also sat on the Jinluan Palace early and waited.

Today's Hedong is very different from last year, and the entire small court of the Han Kingdom seems to be a little depressed and lacking in spirit. After Wei Rong received Yelu's stab, he couldn't stop greeting him, and he asked whether the Khitan would go south. Whether the Khitans went south or not determined the survival of the Han State to a certain extent. The strength of the Chu State was damaged, the Shu State was hiding again, and if the Khitans did not take any more action, the pressure on the Taiyuan side in the face of the pseudo-Zhou would be too great.

Wei Rong's worries are not superfluous. As a subordinate, he naturally knew the current situation in Hedong, although the first battle of Gaoping caused the loss of the elite soldiers of the Han State, but more importantly, the domestic people were surging and their dissatisfaction with the small court of the Han State was also increasing day by day. The Han State trapped in Hedong was too poor, and when Liu Chong was called the emperor, he once said bluntly: "Originally, the Han family couldn't take my turn to be the emperor, but Emperor Gaozu created the world by hand, once Guo Wei took it, he had to do it." How embarrassing is it for me to stay alone in the twelve states of Hedong, and what kind of son of heaven am I? What kind of festival are you? I don't have much money on hand, so I must treat Qing less, Bo Qing and others don't complain about me. Subsequently, Liu Chong formulated the standard monthly salary of the prime minister, 100 copper coins, and the monthly salary of the envoy level was 3o yuan. This amount is equivalent to about 30,000 yuan or 40,000 yuan in the 21st century China. But the prime minister is not a Dink family, and he will not give birth to only one, so how can this money be enough for a big family? If the emperor doesn't give money, they can only go to the people, plus last year, in order to persuade the Khitan to go south, Liu Chong had to agree to pay tribute to the Khitan 100,000 yuan every year, and the people suffered deeply.

But Wei Rong's diligence did not win the approval of Yelu's thorn. This young man is now on the road to riches. He was reluctant to come to Hedong under the condition of good business, and when he came, Hedong saw this dilapidated and poor appearance, and his heart was even more unhappy. Even with Wei Rong, he doesn't have a good face**. When Wei Rong euphemistically said that the boss of his family was waiting for him in the Jinluan Palace, Yelu pulled the thorn but lazily said that he was tired and it was not too late to see Liu Chengjun tomorrow. Wei Rong was unhappy in his heart, but he didn't dare to express it in the slightest, and arranged for Yelu to drag the thorn in the post station, and waited for him to eat and drink before he returned.

On the night when Yelu stayed at the post station, Li Tingru, the representative of Da Chu in Hedong, came to visit him. Because of the good situation in the thorn and Ma Xicao, the ** house and the Wuxia are also full of good feelings for the people of Chu. Hearing that Li Tingru was coming, he hurriedly asked people to invite him in, and this attitude was many times better than Zhi Weirong.

Li Tingru smiled and said: "The lower officials heard in Taiyuan that the king of the Southern Courtyard, Lord Tartlie, is rectifying ** and preparing for the southward expedition, and his heart is full of joy. Today, I heard that the general of the thorn came to Taiyuan, and I couldn't help but visit the abrupt place, please forgive me. ”

Hearing this Wen Crepe's words, the thorn who has always regarded himself as a literati simply waved his hand and said: "The southward movement of our army is also a matter that your two countries have discussed. Both your country and my country will be overjoyed to hear this. Even Wei Rong just now kept asking me if the Khitan army was going south. It seems that our Khitan army going south can be described by the previous idiom, which is called the return of all expectations! ”

Li Tingru had a happy smile on his face, but he was secretly scolding in his heart: The people are looking forward to it, and our Great Chu Northern Expedition is what everyone is looking forward to. But he said: "Compared with the news of your country's southward journey, there is more information that makes the lower officials look at it differently." ”

Yelu asked curiously, "Oh, what else is there that makes Master Li so concerned?" "I don't know much about Li Tingru, but I am really familiar with the work that Li Tingru is engaged in, isn't there a Tian Yu in the capital, these two are peers, what can make Li Tingru care about it must have something to do with the joint dispatch of troops by the four countries, could it be that this Han State also wants to send troops?

Li Tingru said with a smile: "Xiaguan heard that the north-south shipping road, which has always been difficult to open, has now been opened. This southern goods are transported to the north and sent to the north and sent to the south, but even if the people and the country are established, it is a great achievement that can be remembered by future generations. ”

What opened the north-south shipping road, dragged the thorns out and got this out completely to make money, which is not of much benefit to the Khitans, because the Khitan people's navigation and shipbuilding industries are very backward, and the ships that communicate the north and the south are all Chu, and the bulk of the freight profits are actually made by the people of Chu. But this matter is a proud work of stabbing in recent years, and when I heard Li Tingru say this, I was even happier in my heart, and said directly: "Lord Li praised this general, and advocated the opening of the north-south shipping sea, but... It's just for the sake of Haimin to think about what will happen after a thousand years. However, this matter is very beneficial to our Khitan, and the imperial court earns a lot of silver every year. (14) Stepping on the fat lamp Nai 咝 Shu V wandering also anitage Cheng Zhi br/>

Li Tingru said with a smile: "The sea route has just been opened, but Lord Yelu has come all the way to Taiyuan, presumably to make a great contribution in Taiyuan, right?" ”