It was late at night, Li Rupei did not feel the slightest sleep, the envoy sent by the imperial court was originally a good opportunity, whether it was from the perspective of stabilizing the situation in Shannan West Road, or from the future development of the iron-blooded army, it was of great interest to be able to cooperate with the imperial court, the reality was so, although Li Rupei's performance was very tough, but he was extremely disappointed with the attitude of the imperial court.

Li Rupei, who crossed through, understands the importance of taking advantage of the situation, it is difficult to fight the world alone, look at the Huang Chao to understand everything, recall the outcome of thousands of years of peasant uprisings, there are the limitations of those uprising generals, but not being able to take advantage of the situation is also one of the biggest flaws.

Li Rupei is very sober, his father was killed by the people sent by Tian Lingzi, Tian Lingzi is his enemy who does not share the sky, if his strength grows, the most feared is Tian Lingzi, in this case, Tian Lingzi, who controls the government, how can he have a good face, I wish he Li Rupei disappeared earlier, but in this situation, Li Rupei still has a glimmer of hope, that is, the emperor's attitude, it should be said that in such a big matter, the emperor should have his own attitude, not completely obey Tian Lingzi's arrangement.

The reason for this judgment is based on the fact that the imperial court sent an envoy.

According to the general situation, the Iron Blood Army killed Lu Yanhong, the former Jiedu envoy of Shannan West Road, and occupied the entire Shannan West Road, and the imperial court should have sent a large army to encircle and suppress it, even if it was difficult to free up his hands, it would create enough momentum and depreciate him Li Rupei and the Iron Blood Army for being worthless, but this situation did not appear.

Tian Lingzi, who controls the government, will never have the idea of sending envoys, but the imperial court has sent envoys, which can only show that the emperor's attitude is different, Tian Lingzi is not good to use, and can only obey the emperor's arrangement.

But Kan Zeyu's request is too strange, such a request will not be agreed to by a fool, since this is such a condition, then what is the imperial court sending an envoy for, isn't it too much, even if you want to prove the benevolence of the imperial court in front of the world, you don't have to do this, a few holy decrees, all problems are solved.

There is indeed a mystery in this, which makes it difficult for Li Rupei to figure it out for a while.

A scout knocked softly on the door and came in to report that a messenger from the court had come to see him.

Li Rupei blinked, his expression became serious, he could almost conclude that the one who came to visit late at night must be Ma Haoxuan in the Ministry of Meritorious Service, during the day, Ma Haoxuan didn't say a word, it was by no means that there was nothing to say, but because the time was not suitable, he couldn't say what he wanted to say.

A man in black came in, saw only Li Rupei and a scout, and quickly removed the hat and uncovered the black veil on his face.

Sure enough, it was Ma Haoxuan.

"Meet Li Lang."

Ma Haoxuan clasped his hands into fists and saluted.

This kind of etiquette is not ordinary, you must know that Ma Haoxuan is an official of the imperial court, and Li Rupei is just a child of the royal family who was in distress, and he was chased and killed by the imperial court, and the identities of the two are different.

"Ma Langzhong came to visit late at night, there must be something important, and other etiquette is not necessary."

Ma Haoxuan looked up at Li Rupei and slowly spoke.

"Don't hide it from Li Lang, I came here this time to bring the emperor's greetings and secret letters."

As he spoke, Ma Haoxuan took out a letter from his chest and handed it to the scout who stepped forward.

"For the Wei King Li Tong's experience, the emperor has always been guilty, when the emperor ascended the throne, Wei King Li Tong left the capital, in fact, at that time, the emperor did not have the intention of chasing and killing, and then the King of Wei suffered an accident, it was definitely not the emperor's intention, the emperor learned that Li Lang was still alive, very happy, and specially asked a certain person to go to Liangzhou, and he saw Li Lang alone."

After saying these words, Ma Haoxuan stood aside, waiting for Li Rupei to read the emperor's letter.

Li Rupei looked at it very carefully, Ma Haoxuan's words, he generally believed it, Li Yu has been the emperor for five years, and his position has been completely stabilized, in this case, there is no need to kill his father and Liang King Li Zhen, the reason why this situation happened is because Tian Lingzi, who was next to the emperor, insisted on chasing and killing.

Of course, what happened to my father is impossible to say that it has nothing to do with the emperor.

In the letter, the emperor mentioned the meaning of guilt, but the matter has already happened, and guilt does not mean much.

The core content of the letter is at the back, and the emperor specifically said that as long as Li Rupei is not guilty of the past, does not hold grudges against the royal family, and forgets everything in the past, Li Rupei will be allowed to serve as the festival envoy of Shannan West Road, and the imperial court will also confer Li Rupei as the king of Yi, and the fief is in Xiliang.

This is a very human condition.

After reading the letter in one breath, Li Rupei fell into deep thought.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the weakening of the royal family has become a fact, and the matter of being crowned a prince is not a big deal, not to mention that he Li Rupei had the opportunity to be crowned king, but the current situation is a bit special, the iron-blooded army killed Lu Yanhong and occupied Shannan West Road, from a moral point of view, it is a rebellion, in this case, the emperor does not pursue the rebellion, but with the condition that he Li Rupei is not to blame in the past, he promised him to become the festival envoy of Shannan West Road, and also gave him the title of King Yi, this is not a bit of child's play.

There is also the meaning of not being investigated, is it that he Li Rupei will have to obey the dispatch of the imperial court from now on.

A few minutes later, Li Rupei spoke to Ma Haoxuan.

"Ma Langzhong, does the emperor have any other words?"

"The emperor said that as long as Li Lang is not to blame in the past, after a certain person returns to the capital, the holy decree will be issued soon, and the emperor will also announce to the world to correct the names of Li Tong, the king of Wei, and Li Zhen, the king of Liang."

"Oh, then thank you."

"The emperor also has a request, that is, Li Lang, as a child of the royal family, must safeguard the interests of the imperial court in the future."

"I know, the emperor's meaning is very clear, but after you return to the capital, please tell the emperor, a certain protection is only the interests of the Li Tang royal family, as for other people, not within the scope of a certain maintenance, you can also directly report to the emperor, today's court, the eunuchs are wanton, it is not a good thing, the decline of the Tang royal family has an inseparable relationship with the eunuchs' power, you can report these words directly, don't worry too much, whether the emperor listens or not is another matter."

As soon as Li Rupei finished speaking, Ma Haoxuan hugged his fists again and saluted.

"Li Lang's words must be brought to me, and many people of insight in the DPRK and China are not used to the current situation, but they dare not speak out."

"It's normal, with other people's jobs, how dare you mess around, don't die, don't talk about the ministers in the court, even the emperor, I'm afraid I don't dare to offend the eunuchs, otherwise Kan Langzhong would not say such bastard conditions during the day."

"Li Lang is observant, a certain is very admired, Kan Langzhong came to the capital, was summoned by Lieutenant Tian, the emperor is worried, so he asked a certain to follow the envoy to Liangzhou, bring the emperor's letter."

A smile appeared on Li Rupei's face.

"In this way, the emperor trusts you very much, but have you ever thought about how Tian Lingzi will deal with you once you return to the capital and the emperor makes a holy decree."

Ma Haoxuan's face changed rapidly, and his body trembled slightly.

"I haven't thought about this."

"If you want to say that you don't think about it at all, it's impossible to take it, you must have thought about it, maybe the emperor will bear everything at that time, but I want to warn you, the emperor may not be willing to bear it, even if the emperor is willing to bear it, Tian Lingzi is afraid that he will not let you go, and he will show you a way, after returning to the capital, when he reports to the emperor, he will automatically ask for release, and leave the capital before the holy decree is issued, so that Tian Lingzi will be difficult to calculate you, of course, if you are willing, you can come to Shannan West Road."

Ma Haoxuan nodded and didn't speak, in fact, before he came to Liangzhou, he was thinking about the possible situation all the way, but he thought that he was trusted by the emperor, maybe there would be no problems, and the emperor would definitely come forward at a critical moment. It doesn't help.

Leaving the capital, he is indeed unwilling, judging from the current situation, leaving the capital is the best choice, and from the local point of view, it is the best choice to go to Shannan West Road, and the rest of the prefectures and counties are definitely not safe, Tian Lingzi will die miserably if he thinks of any way.

After Ma Haoxuan left, Li Rupei was completely sleepy.

Empathy, he feels that the emperor made such a decision, there is also a certain reason, the emperor has been on the throne for six years, the situation in various parts of the Tang Dynasty is getting worse and worse, to say that the emperor does not consider it at all, the possibility is not very great, but it is a pity that the emperor has no ability to change such a situation, not to mention the killing of his father and the king of Liang, Li Zhen, has a great impact on the emperor's reputation, and there will be people in the court who will talk about it, and people will not pour such a big thing into other people's heads.

Now that the opportunity has come, the son of King Wei is still alive, and the emperor issued a holy decree to send a favor to the people of the world to see, so that everyone can talk about the emperor better.

Considering these factors, it is expected that the emperor made such a promise.

The decision made by the emperor is of extraordinary significance to Li Rupei, to be able to become the king of Yi and concurrently serve as the envoy of Shannan West Road, then he will have an official title, and many officials will be completely at ease since then, and the identities of many officials he appointed can also be determined, and more importantly, the iron-blooded army can develop in a bright and bright way.

As for the matter of allegiance to the imperial court, it is very easy to deal with, the favorable things will be done, and the unfavorable things will be pushed out, such a means, he Li Rupei can do very well.