Zhaoyi Jiedu envoy Li Yun, and Zhou (now Taiyuan, Shanxi) people, in the early years of the Later Han Dynasty, had driven the Liao general Yelu Ma in Zhenzhou, so there is a reputation in the world. When Guo Wei was alive, Li Yun was already an official envoy to the Zhaoyi Festival, the master of the school, and the Tongping Zhangshi.

After Chai Rong ascended the throne, Li Yun was crowned as a servant because of his contribution to the fight against the Northern Han Dynasty. After Emperor Gong Chai Zongxun ascended the throne, Li Yun was further crowned as the captain of the school. Li Yun sat in Luzhou for eight years, held a high position, and was second only to Fu Yanqing, the envoy of the Tianxiong Festival, in the local feudal towns.

Of course, Zhao Kuangyin will not despise such powerful figures as Li Yun, and as soon as he came to power, he sent an envoy to Luzhou to seal Li Yun as the Zhongshu Order. However, Li Yun was resentful of Zhao Kuangyin's usurpation, and when he heard that Zhao Kuangyin had sent an envoy, he wanted to refuse at that time.

This was an obvious act of rebellion, so his subordinates all dissuaded him in unison, saying: "Dashuai, although we have a few pieces of land and a few guns in Luzhou, compared with the powerful central government, it is like a small drop of water in the ocean, and it can't kill others at all, so let's bear with it!" ”

Under the persuasion of his subordinates, Li Yun reluctantly let the envoy into the city, but there was an accident when he received the order. Originally, according to the rules, the courtiers should play music, set up incense cases, and bow down when receiving the emperor's will.

But after the music played and the incense case was arranged, Li Yun refused to kneel, but stood in the center with a sad expression. When the messenger saw that the situation was not good, he did not dare to speak. The people on the left and right also have a premonition that something big is going to happen, but it is inconvenient to dissuade them in front of the envoys.

At this moment, Li Yun suddenly shouted, and ordered someone to invite out the portrait of Guo Wei, the Taizu of Houzhou, and hang it on the wall. Then he fell to the ground and began to cry bitterly at Guo Wei's portrait.

This one comes. Frightened Li Yun's subordinates, they hurriedly gathered around and explained to the envoy: "The ambassador is not strange! We're handsome, and we're drunk. It must have been drunk. He can't drink much, he doesn't drink well, he gets high when he drinks, and when he gets high, he goes crazy with alcohol. It's an old problem, and it's definitely not disrespectful to the court. ”

It's not stupid to come, and when I saw this posture, I immediately understood everything, but this was on other people's territory, and I didn't dare to cause trouble. had to be perfunctory, and hurriedly handed over the will, and went back to the court.

This incident caused a sensation at the time, and Zhao Kuangyin was also very passive. If you deal with him! People just cried twice when they took out the portrait of the first emperor, which didn't seem to be out of line, and if they immediately raised troops to fight, they would inevitably appear to be lacking in strength. But if you don't deal with him, it will make people feel that the court is too weak, and more people will follow him in the future? Don't you interfere with it?

After thinking about it. Zhao Kuangyin decided to use both soft and the one hand, he personally repaired a letter to persuade and appease Li Yun, and on the other hand, it was rumored that Li Yun's eldest son Li Shoujie entered Beijing as an imperial envoy.

You can see it. Zhao Kuangyin is still very flexible in handling this issue, on the one hand, to save Li Yun's face, and at the same time, to do his best to prevent the situation from deteriorating further. But he asked Li Yun to send his son into Beijing as a hostage. The means are also very tough. But at this time, things have gone in a bad direction.

This is due to Luzhou's proximity to the Northern Han Dynasty. After Liu Chengjun, the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty, learned of the Luzhou incident, he immediately revised a book. Sealed with wax pills and handed to Li Yun, he wanted to join forces with him to go south and strangle the nascent Northern Song Dynasty regime in the cradle.

As soon as the envoy of the Northern Han Dynasty entered Luzhou, he immediately caused a panic in the city of Luzhou. The generals gathered together to dissuade Li Yun, to the effect that the central government was very good and strong at the moment, and the Northern Han was a feud, and if the marshal wanted to lead the Northern Han to fight against the powerful central government, it would be tantamount to killing himself.

Li Yun's eldest son, Li Shoujie, knelt on the ground several times and cried to dissuade Li Yun. However, since Li Yun heard the news of Zhao Kuangyin's proclamation as emperor, he has been mentally stimulated, and the main clinical manifestations are recklessness, irritability, anxiety, and typical symptoms of endocrine disorders.

On the one hand, it may be because Li Yun really has a lot of feelings for Hou Zhou, and he feels that he has been deeply favored, if he submits to Zhao Kuangyin like this, he will inevitably be a little embarrassed to see Guo Wei and Chai Rong after death. On the other hand, Li Yun is a big man who has been famous for many years, and he has already been in charge in the Later Han Dynasty, when Zhao Kuangyin was just a big soldier under Guo Wei's account, and the difference in status cannot be calculated.

But after a few years of work, Zhao Kuangyin rose all the way and became the emperor, and this change really made Li Yun unacceptable. Therefore, after Li Yun saw the envoy of the Northern Han Dynasty, regardless of the criticism of the generals, he insisted on going his own way and agreed to the matter. Moreover, for the smooth implementation of this rebellion plan, in the spirit of being reluctant to let his wife catch the hooligans, he sent his eldest son Li Shoujie to Beijing to inspect the movements.

However, by the time Li Shoujie entered Beijing, the news that Li Yun was preparing to unite with the Northern Han Dynasty to rebel was already well known, so Zhao Kuangyin teased as soon as he saw Li Shoujie: "Crown prince, why did you come here, are you in a hurry to stay in Xingsheng Palace?" ”

After hearing this, Li Shoujie was so frightened that his soul flew away, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Where did Your Majesty say this? Our father and son have always been loyal, and this must have been framed by a villain. ”

Zhao Kuangyin said: "I already know everything about you, so don't tell anymore." I've heard that you have advised Li Yun many times not to rebel, but he didn't listen, and this time I sent you just to kill you by my hand. But I won't kill you, you go back and tell Li Yun, just say that I said it, before I became the emperor, I didn't stop him whatever he wanted, but now that I have become the emperor, can't he let me a little? If he rebels, tell him to think clearly before doing it. As he spoke, he actually put Li Shoujie back.

In ancient times, rebellion was a crime of the Nine Clans, and it stands to reason that since Zhao Kuangyin had a clear grasp of Li Yun's intention to rebel, then Li Shoujie would only be a dead end.

So at this time, even Li Shoujie couldn't figure out why Zhao Kuangyin would let him go. But no matter what, he finally picked up a life, how dare he stay in Daliang for a long time, and immediately returned to Luzhou overnight to return to Li Yun.

Li Yun was already a person who was determined to rebel, so after his son returned, he immediately arrested Zhou Guangxun, the supervisor of Zhaoyi, and sent him to the Northern Han Dynasty, and at the same time spread the word to the world to rebel in the name of crusading against Zhao Kuangyin to seize power and usurp the throne. Immediately afterwards, he sent troops to attack Zezhou and killed Zezhou assassin Shi Zhang Fu. The Battle of Zhaoyi officially began.

Li Yun rebelled like this, but he had several congenital deficiencies in this rebellion. The first is that the preparation is not sufficient. Friends who have had the same experience know that rebellion is an extremely complex system project, from planning to preparation and operation, all aspects must be considered, and even then they may not receive the final payment, not to mention that Li Yun made a decision by patting his brain, which obviously has a great lack of professionalism.

Second, although the Zhaoyi Army is an important military town in China, it is compared with the powerful Northern Song Dynasty. There is still a long way to go, and it is absolutely impossible to compete with it on its own. And Li Yun's introduction of foreign aid to the Northern Han Dynasty is his own feud, and his emotional foundation is weak, although the two sides are united due to temporary interests, but it is inevitable that they will have different dreams in the same bed and have their own ghosts. Third, the human heart cannot be attached.

Rebellion is a big deal, although five generations of soldiers have always had a special preference for this political movement. But such a big thing always has to make people see some hope, and Li Yun's performance before the rebellion just made people feel very disappointed, which made his subordinates feel that following him to rebel was the only way to die, and even his own son Li Shoujie expressed clear opposition. The attitude of others can be imagined.

However, Li Yun is really a bit of a temper, and despite encountering so many difficulties, he still insists on rebelling. And estimates of the prospects for a rebellion are optimistic. After the capture of Zezhou, Li Yun's Lu Qiu Zhongqing suggested to him: "The marshal is alone. Its situation is very dangerous, although it relies on the help of Hedong. I'm afraid I can't do it. Today's Liang soldiers are elite, and it is difficult to compete. It's better to go west to Taihang, go straight to Huai, Meng, Saihu Prison, according to Luoyi, go east and fight for the world, the party is the best plan! This is to suggest that Li Yun seize the Tiger Pass before the Northern Song Dynasty sends troops, first occupy the Tiger Pass, wait for the opportunity to seize Luoyang, create a certain momentum, and then try to develop.

This strategy cannot be said to be a sure thing, but there is no way to do it. However, Li Yun refused to listen, but said: "I am a general of the Zhou Dynasty, and I am a monarch and a minister with Shizong, and I am a brother and sister." The soldiers of the forbidden army belong to my old robes, and when they hear that I am in trouble, they will definitely defect to the battle, so why should they not succeed? It can be seen how far he is blindly optimistic.

On 17 April, the news of Li Yun's rebellion reached Daliang. For Zhao Kuangyin, this matter is not a good thing for Zhao Kuangyin to rebel as soon as he ascends the throne. But on the other hand, it is not an opportunity. This is because since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the trend of local feudal towns has become increasingly obvious, and they often refuse to submit to the management of the central government. If you catch up with the stronger emperor, these feudal towns can be more or less restrained. If the emperor is weak, he will be subject to the management of the feudal town.

This phenomenon ran through the entire Tang Dynasty and the five dynasties, and it didn't change much when the Northern Song Dynasty was founded, Zhao Kuangyin was an emperor who started by mutiny, and there will definitely be a large number of feudal towns in the country who are unwilling to be convinced, so he also needs to borrow an opportunity to establish his majesty in order to make an example of a hundred, so Li Yun's rebellion just created an opportunity for Zhao Kuangyin to kill a chicken and show the monkey.

Therefore, for Zhao Kuangyin, this matter is both an opportunity and a challenge, and the key is whether he can handle this matter well.

Zhao Kuangyin's reaction speed was very fast, and only two days later, Zhao Kuangyin sent generals Shi Shouxin and Gao Huaide to take the lead in the north to meet the enemy.

At the same time, the Northern Han side also reacted quickly, because after Li Yun captured Zezhou, he immediately sent an envoy to Liu Chengjun, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, to ask him to pour his troops south to conquer the Northern Song Dynasty, and use himself as the guide of the former army. After Liu Chengjun heard the news, he thought that this was a very good opportunity, so he immediately paraded the three armies in Jinyang, preparing to send troops to join forces with Li Yun.

However, although Liu Chengjun's spirit was very high, his subordinates were not as optimistic as him, and Zhao Hua, the left servant of the Northern Han Dynasty, advised him: "Li Yun is rash, there is no chance of success at all, even if Your Majesty sweeps the border for him and raises troops, he may not be able to achieve victory." I think it's better to stop and guard our one-third of an acre. Liu Chengjun was very unhappy after hearing this, so he didn't think about it at all, and immediately led the army out of the nest and went to Luzhou.

A few days later, Liu Chengjun arrived at Taipingyi (southwest of present-day Xiangyuan County, Shanxi Province), which was not far from Luzhou.

Liu Chengjun also attached great importance to Li Yun, and authorized Li Yun not to write his name when he met and presented the concerto, and gave him a seat above Wei Rong, the prime minister of the Northern Han Dynasty, which was also regarded as a special gift to Li Yun. Originally, both of them had high expectations for each other, and they were very sincere about this cooperation, but when they actually met, there was still an unpleasant situation.

The cause of this unhappiness was that Li Yun was disappointed when he saw that the number of troops led by Liu Chengjun was small and their morale was not high.

So he complained to Liu Chengjun, and said that he was originally a loyal minister of the Later Zhou, but this time he was forced to rebel, which really failed the kindness of the ancestors, and the implication was that he was the Northern Han who had no way to take refuge. In this way, Liu Chengjun was very dissatisfied, so when Li Yun said goodbye, he sent Lu Zan to follow Li Yun south to be his supervisor.

But this time made Li Yun even more dissatisfied, and ignored Lu Zan's answer, and the relationship between the two was very stiff. After Liu Chengjun heard about this, he had to send Prime Minister Wei Rong to mediate, but it was still to no avail. Before fighting with the Song army, there was a rift in Li Yun's cooperation with the Northern Han Dynasty, which also indicated that his rebellion would not go very smoothly.

On 3 May, Li Yunliu's eldest son, Li Shoujie, garrisoned Shangdang, and he personally led an army of 30,000 to meet the enemy, and two days later encountered the vanguard of the Northern Song Dynasty led by Shi Shouxin and Gao Huaide in Changping (northwest of present-day Gaoping County, Shanxi Province), and the two armies immediately engaged in battle.

There is no detailed record of this battle, but it is certainly not as Li Yun expected before the battle, those old subordinates turned against him as soon as they saw him, but they worked very hard in the battle. Li Yun's main army was defeated by the vanguard of the Northern Song Dynasty, and in desperation, Li Yun had no choice but to lead his troops to withdraw from the battle.

At this time, the situation was already very unfavorable to Li Yun, but it was not yet at the end of the mountain. Because the army of the Northern Song Dynasty has not yet been dispatched, the main forces of Li Yun and the Northern Han in Zhaoyi, if he can take advantage of this opportunity to defeat Shi Shouxin's part with the Northern Han coalition army, it should be said that there is still a certain chance.

However, since the meeting with Li Yun, the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty, Liu Chengjun, also had doubts about the prospect of going south this time, so he always led his army to stay in Taipingyi and refused to go south. And relying on Li Yun alone, Shi Shouxin cannot be completely defeated.

As a result, after the two sides confronted each other under the city of Zezhou for more than 20 days, Li Yun's army of 30,000 was defeated by Shi Shouxin again. And this time, Li Yun was even more defeated, with more than 10,000 soldiers killed, and even Lu Zan, the prison soldier sent by Liu Chengjun, was killed in battle. Li Yun was unable to fight again, so he had to retreat to Zezhou City with the remnants of his army. (To be continued.) )