After a period of cold treatment, Liu Yan, who was angry, gradually calmed down, and after careful analysis, he also felt that there were indeed many loopholes in the Duanzhou money and grain deficit case, so he calmed down and ordered Dali Temple to re-try the case. Under the auspices of Li Yi's good friend, Liang Song of Dali Temple, the investigation quickly made progress, and although the mastermind behind the Duanzhou money and grain deficit case was not specifically investigated, there was considerable evidence that Lian Chengxin was wronged.

Although the facts of the case gradually became clear, because Lian Chengxin, as a principal official in Duanzhou, bore unshirkable responsibility for the case of the shortage of money and grain, he was still removed from his original post, demoted to the people, and never hired.

For Li Yi, things are not so simple. Because his great disrespect had seriously violated the authority of the emperor, some courtiers and eunuchs who were usually dissatisfied with Li Yi's invitation to the holy favor were given an excuse to attack, and dozens of officials led by the left servant He Zhi, the Chongwen envoy Xiao Yi, the household secretary Chen Wei, the inner servant Lin Yanyu, and Deng Shen collectively wrote a letter, demanding that Li Yi be killed for the crime of great disrespect. Although there are right servants such as Wang Luan, Zhongshu Lang Zhao Guangyi, internal servants Wu Huaien, Shao Tingjuan, etc., who tried their best to exonerate him, but after all, Li Yi has already committed public anger, and the facts are there, and the development of the situation is difficult to quell.

At this time, even if Liu Yan has the heart to pardon Li Yi, it is difficult to ride a tiger, although he loves Li Yi very much, but this matter has caused too much impact, and caused serious opposition among the courtiers, if this matter is dragged on for a long time, I am afraid that some officials will be dissatisfied, and then lead to chaos and division within the court, which is not the result that Liu Yan wants to see.

Just when Liu Yan was decided, Liu Hongchang, the fifth son of the emperor who grew up with Li Yi since he was a child and was very good, gave his father an idea: Since Li Yi has offended so many people and can no longer stay in the court, it is best to transfer him to a remote and wild place, away from the center of the political struggle, maybe this struggle can end early. Besides, this case finally shows that Li Yi's previous judgment should be correct, and it is precisely according to Li Yi's suggestion that a big unjust case was avoided.

Liu Yan, who was worried about not having the steps under the stairs, heard this, and suddenly had an idea in his heart. Although this kind of innocuous disposition is difficult to block everyone's mouths, there is no other way now, and in order to save Li Yi's life, Liu Yan, who has always been arbitrary, can only do this.

After some consideration, Liu Yan finally found a good place that met the above requirements. The current Yunnan Xuanfu envoy Sun Decheng has not changed places since the founding of the Southern Han Dynasty, and has been in office in Yunnan for as many as 17 years, so it is indeed time to rotate.

Therefore, with a stroke of his pen, Liu Yan decided to let Li Yi take up the post of Yunnan Xuanfu envoy from Sipin, and transferred Sun Deya, the former Yunnan Xuanfu envoy, to Beijing for another appointment. Li Yi was a blessing in disguise this time, not only did he not receive punishment, but he was promoted to one level and became the commander of the leading party, which is really a bit funny. Although this place in Yunnan is a bit remote and ordinary people don't want to go, Li Yi is a person who treats crimes, and it is a good choice to stay away from the capital, a place of right and wrong.

When the holy decree came down, many officials who were usually not on good terms with Li Yi were of course quite dissatisfied with this, and this was repaid, committing the crime of disrespect that should have been killed, and turned into a local domain marshal, who can accept it! Therefore, they wrote to obstruct this appointment, but Li Yi had already quietly embarked on the road two days before the holy decree came down. In the face of the ministers' letters, Liu Yan turned a deaf ear and ignored them, and the ministers also knew that Liu Yan had always been a master who did not enter the oil and salt, and after a long time, the matter would naturally disappear.

Li Yi went to Yunnan this time and left in a hurry. Because he has always hoped to marry his beloved and knowledgeable concubine Shen Wanru as his wife, he was strongly opposed by his father Li Yinheng, who was a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and valued his family very much, so Li Yi was angry and did not talk about marriage. It just so happened that there was a rule that foreign officials were not allowed to bring their wives, so Li Yi was even more happy, with two servants and a scholar, and a car carrying Shen Wanru and two personal maids, and went to the post happily.

The seat of the Yunnan Xuanfu envoy was in Ningzhou, which was more than 2,000 miles away from the Xingwang Mansion in the capital of the Southern Han Dynasty. After nearly 20 days of arduous trekking, Li Yi and his entourage rushed to Yunnan in the dust. Li Yi, who is usually greedy for mountains and rivers, saw the deep mountains and greenery, and the beautiful scenery of Yunnan in the valley and Mingquan had long been unable to walk, so he had to have a good time on the spot, so he asked two servants Li Fu and Li Gui to escort the vehicle to Ningzhou first, and he and the scholar Li Yan rode a horse all the way to the mountains and rivers to the Zhongling Mountain where it is now.

Li Yi, who was lingering among the water and mountains, did not expect that a disaster was quietly approaching him. In the afternoon of the same day, when Li Yi's master and servant left Zhong Lingshan to find an inn to rest, they were forcibly abducted here after being knocked unconscious by two big men who had been waiting on the official road for a long time.

In this small stone house, the two of them still saluted him at the beginning, with only one purpose, that is, to ask Li Yi to serve as the prime minister in the Yunnan court where Sun Decheng was about to be usurped, which not only showed their support for Sun Decheng, but also improved his prestige and appeal in Yunnan.

This Sun Decheng has been the emperor of the soil in Yunnan for more than ten years, and Liu Yan almost forgot about him. Sun Decheng was not only dissatisfied with Liu Yan's contempt, but also laid a deep foundation here, so he had long had the idea of rebelling against the Han and establishing himself as the king, but under Liu Yan's decades of prestige, and intimidated by the strong strength of the Han army in the surrounding two towns, he never dared to pull the flag and rebel.

Recently, due to the mobilization of a large number of troops by the Han Dynasty to attack Qu Chengmei in Jiaozhou, the surrounding towns of Zhenxiong and Ningyuan were weak and unable to deal with Yunnan at all. Coupled with the secret report in the capital, the news that the imperial court was preparing to transfer him out of Yunnan and have another appointment made Sun Decheng worry about whether the imperial court had doubts about him, so he accelerated the pace of preparations for rebellion. Although some local officials have not clearly expressed their support, the situation has forced Sun Decheng to take a risk. The first thing he had to do was to prevent Li Yi from entering Ningzhou, in order to prevent Li Yi from gaining the recognition and support of the Ningzhou scholars, thus shaking the cornerstone of his renegade and self-reliance.

In order to intercept Li Yi on the road, Sun Decheng sent six groups of killers at the same time to closely search and inspect at the two necessary intersections entering Yunnan. To their surprise, Li Yi had entered Yunnan from the mountain road in order to enjoy the mountains and rivers.

But in the end, a group of killers intercepted Shen Wanru's carriage and immediately secretly sent them all to Ningzhou to be placed under house arrest, and at the same time, they also asked Li Yi from Li Yi's servants about the news that Li Yi was playing in Zhongling Mountain. For this reason, several other groups of killers immediately took action, patrolling the various exits of Zhongling Mountain day and night.

Yunnan was originally a vast and sparsely populated place, and there were a number of pedestrians coming and going, and the goal of Li Yi's master and servant was very clear, so two killers soon discovered them and took them to a hunter's abandoned small stone house at the foot of the mountain.

These two killers are that Ma Baoshan and his companions, because they have already received Sun Decheng's instructions, and persuading Li Yi to join the small court in Yunnan is the fundamental purpose, but if the persuasion is really ineffective, they can only do it on the spot and return to their lives, and no matter what, Li Yi cannot be allowed to enter Ningzhou alive.

Therefore, after repeated persuasions to no avail, Ma Baoshan gradually came up with a murderous opportunity, and began to use all means to physically torture Li Yi, and brutally killed his scholar Li Yan in front of Li Yi. These inhuman tortures did not shake Li Yi, who was loyal to the Southern Han Dynasty, in the slightest, but made Li Yi have the determination to kill himself and become a minister, so they quickly made these two killers lose their patience. Just when they were about to kill Li Yi, they didn't expect the praying mantis to catch cicadas and yellow finches to follow, but I, the foreign Li Yi, killed their dogs.

After several hours of lengthy narration, this talented man of the Southern Han Dynasty had revealed obvious fatigue in his eyes, and his strength slowly weakened in the constant coughing. I persuaded him to rest for a while, and at the same time continued to bring the drink to his mouth, asking him to drink a little more to replenish his strength.

But after only a moment's rest, the dying man suddenly opened his eyes again, and reached out tremblingly and grabbed my arm, and his eyes seemed to glow with infinite brilliance, as if the whole person had regained life. He stared at me with burning eyes, full of eagerness and hope, and said in a trembling voice: "Brother Tai is so close to me...... It's God's destiny, it's come to this, and my life won't last long, I just hate that my brother has known me for too short a time, and I can't travel with my brother. Alas! Ahem! I...... Little brother, I still have one thing to worry about now, and I ...... again If you don't make it clear, I'm afraid it's time to wait, and hopefully...... Brother Wanwang is complete. ”

I was about to ask, but I saw him wave his hand with difficulty, and continued: "Although I am the Yunnan Xuanfu envoy appointed by the imperial court, I am about to perform my duties before I can perform my duties... He is about to die at the hands of a traitor. The death of the younger brother is small, and the loss of Yunnan is big, and I see... Seeing that Yunnan was about to fall into the hands of the rebels, but... But there is nothing I can do, fortunately God sent you to me, and there is a chance to turn the tide. Though... Although Yunnan is now Sun Decheng's world, I think there should still be many soldiers and civilians loyal to the Han Dynasty. My brother looks so similar to me, he must be able to confuse the real thing. Now... Although it may be a little difficult and dangerous, I still hope that my brother can understand my painstaking efforts and go to Ningzhou on my behalf, unite loyal people, eradicate stubbornness, benefit the people, and eliminate the scourge of Yunnan swordsmen. If so, the younger brother should also be... It should also be remembered for great virtue. ”

After listening to his remarks, I was stunned on the spot. Depend on! No way! Although his appearance can be confused with the truth, but Yunnan is so chaotic now, and there are many rebels, isn't it for nothing that I am the one who went with a shot? Besides, I also know more about this period of the Five Dynasties, the whole is a hodgepodge of a son killing his father, a younger brother killing his brother, and a general killing the commander, even if I kill that Sun Decheng by luck, maybe one day another Li Decheng and Wang Decheng will do me again. That's not a good deal!

But as soon as I came into contact with his earnest and sincere gaze, my heart was full of unpleasant feelings. How can I say that the Li Yi in front of him is also a dying person, and I can't block him anymore. It's better to agree to come down first, and let him leave without concern can be regarded as a great good deed with immeasurable merit.

I leaned down and whispered in his ear: "What my brother Tai ordered, I should do it with all my strength, but now it is important to recuperate from my injuries, and I must not think too much about hurting my body." ”

"Thank you Brother Tai for your great kindness...... Dade, in the next only ...... Only the next life will be reported. Other than that...... In addition, there is still one thing to ask for, and I also ask my brother to fulfill it. Next...... There's still ...... down A concubine, surnamed Shen's name is Wanru, although she is nominally a concubine, she is actually ...... is really the confidante of the younger brother. If you can still see it, please put aside your worldly prejudices and take more care of it...... Brother Wanwang doesn't treat him with vulgar courtesy, so ...... I...... So...... There's nothing to worry about. After saying these words, he seemed to have exhausted all his physical strength, and as if he had completed an important mission, and after taking a long breath, he slowly closed his eyes, and there was no more sound.