Li Yu was anxious to extinguish the fire of the Later Zhou court, but the problem was that the Later Zhou court obviously wanted to use the assassination of Song Guogong to find Li Yu and his stubble in the small Jiangnan court, and wanted to cut the first knife to pacify the south to his Li Yu's neck, how could he be moved by his few defense letters and a few gifts. What is particularly important is that it is the consensus of the entire Later Zhou court to pacify the south and unify the world, whether it is the Beiping military system headed by Wang Kunjun, or the old ministers of the Later Zhou Dynasty such as Fan Zhen and Wang Pu, they have no objection to this policy and fully support it. Therefore, even if Li Yu wanted to take advantage of the disagreement between the courtiers of the two factions in the Later Zhou Dynasty to win over one faction and oppose the other, there was no possibility of success. Therefore, in the face of the envoy from Jiangnan, the attitude of all the civil and military ministers of the Later Zhou court was surprisingly unanimous - accepting gifts, rejecting them, and withholding them. As a result, Li Yu sent envoys and sent gifts in batches, but they all fell into the sea, not only did they not bring him good news, but they also never returned, and there was no news.

If the detention of his own envoy by the Great Zhou court can be understood as a somewhat reassuring statement that the other party is angry and detains the envoy to express his dissatisfaction, then the report from Ezhou about a large number of sawdust floating down the upper reaches of the Great River and the increasing trend completely shattered the last bit of luck in Li Yu's heart. Because a large number of sawdust down the river can only show the fact that the Great Zhou Lake South Road is building ships, and it is on a large scale. And this kind of large-scale shipbuilding can only have one purpose, that is, to prepare for the attack on Jiangnan in the near future. As a result, Li Yu became even more nervous, irritable and anxious in his heart.

Seeing that his efforts to maintain a state of peace with the Great Zhou court were fruitless, the Great Zhou Dynasty was already sharpening his knives against him, and his army crossed the Yangtze River to conquer the Yangtze River was a sure thing, and there was no room for turning around, Li Yu simply no longer pinned his hopes on the mercy of the Great Zhou court, but continued to send envoys to Kaifeng to intercede, and continued to maintain his fearful, weak, and pitiful appearance, and began to actively seek help, support, and allies in the surrounding areas. So, while he continued to diligently send envoys to Kaifeng, more envoys carried more and heavier gifts to attack in all directions. Later Shu, Southern Han, Khitan, Dali, and even those who were under the rule of the Great Zhou, but were dissatisfied with the usurpation of power by the ministers of the Beiping Department and the control of the government, all became the targets of Li Yu's persuasion and wooing.

As the saying goes, "those who know the practice are the heroes", in the face of the sharp increase in the strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty after the Beiping Army entered Kaifeng, and its pacification of the world and the unification of the sea has become an inevitable reality, whether it is the Later Shu, the Southern Han Dynasty, or the Khitan, Dali, and even the vast majority of the Great Zhou Jiedu envoys and assassins sent by Li Yu to visit, they are very clear about the fate of going against the Great Zhou court, and they are very clear that there is no force that can prevent the Great Zhou from unifying the world today. Therefore, in the face of the envoys sent by Li Yu, although the countermeasures adopted by these forces were different, the reply to Li Yu was almost the same--love could not help. Among them, the authorities of Later Shu and the Southern Han Dynasty, as well as those Jiedu envoys and assassins of the Great Zhou Dynasty, all seized the envoys, sealed the gifts, and then sent people to Kaifeng to show their submission to the Great Zhou court, prove that they had nothing to do with Li Yu, lest the Great Zhou court misunderstand themselves; Although the Khitan and Dali did not detain people, let alone untie Kaifeng, after accepting the gifts, they either did not respond to Li Yu's help, support, and even the establishment of an alliance to resist the Great Zhou, or they were vague, or they were unwilling and did not dare to give any promises at all - Dali was far away in the southwest, and he believed that he had no interests entangled with the Central Plains, and there was no need to be an enemy of the powerful Beiping Army for some gifts and promises that he did not know if he could fulfill; The Khitans had long been frightened by the Beiping army, and no matter how heavy the gifts Li Yu gave and how tempting the promised conditions were, they could not make them have the "ambition" to be enemies of the Beiping army.

Of course, as the saying goes, "When the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds". Just when the forces of all parties were busy drawing a clear line with Li Yu, there were really people who couldn't see clearly and didn't count the strength or weakness. Li Yun, the envoy of the Great Zhou Zhaoyi Army, who was loyal to the Chai family and had planned to regard him as an ally when Li Chongjin rebelled, was the one with the strongest reaction, the most resolute attitude, and the most perfect plan.

As Li Yun, who has always been loyal to Chai Rong and the current little emperor Chai Zongxun, and is extremely dissatisfied with the control of the government by the officials of the Beiping system and the elevation of the official family, since the Beiping Army entered Kaifeng, he has failed to report to the imperial court in time for his acquiescence to the Beiping Army's biased division, which made the imperial court defenseless against the southward movement of the Beiping Army, so that the latter was able to enter Kaifeng along the way while exterminating the traitor Zhao Kuangyin, and became a contemporary "Cao Cao" regret; On the one hand, he secretly contacted other like-minded envoys, recruited troops, hoarded grain and grass, and stepped up preparations, intending to raise troops to serve the king when the time was right, kill all the traitors, and return the government to the official family. Therefore, when Li Yu's envoy secretly came to his mansion and explained to him the meaning of his lord, Li Yun felt that his opportunity had come.

Of course, as a town, Li Yun is not the kind of reckless man with developed limbs and a simple mind. He was very aware of the gap in strength between himself and the Beiping Army, and he also knew that if he started an incident in a hurry, once he had a face-to-face confrontation with the main force of the Beiping Army, the result would only be the death of the people. However, the only way to do this is to take advantage of the fact that the Beiping army is moving south and conquering Jiangnan, and is dragged by Li Yu's soldiers and horses in the south of the Yangtze River, and when its reserve force is far away in Beiping and it is difficult to support it for a while, take advantage of the opportunity of the empty troops in Kaifeng City to seize Kaifeng with lightning speed, and after the completion of the matter, disrupt or even cut off the supply of grain, grass and military materials for the Beiping Army in the south, and spread the word to the world in the name of the official, calling on all towns in the Great Zhou Dynasty to make envoys and assassins to jointly crusade against the Beiping Army. In this way, it may be difficult for the Beiping army to be ignored and blocked everywhere, and finally the formation is in chaos and has to withdraw from the Central Plains. Of course, if this can cause the delusion of the Beiping army to stay in the Beiping Mansion, so that it will part ways with the southern line of the Beiping army for its own interests, and cause the entire Beiping army to kill each other and greatly damage its vitality, it will be the best and most ideal result for the Great Zhou court. Therefore, after accepting Li Yu's letters and gifts, Li Yun did not explicitly refuse or be vague like other forces, but after expressing his sympathy and understanding for Li Yu, he expressed his willingness to act in the rear of the Beiping Army when it went south to conquer Jiangnan, and put forward his own conditions -- Jiangnan should try his best to delay the Beiping Army's southern conscription and buy enough time for his own actions. In this way, he was able to arrange perfectly, and cut off the back road of the Beiping Army's southern conscription horses in one fell swoop, making it unsustainable and chaotic, and finally defeated in the attack between the Great Zhou and Jiangnan.

Although he was not optimistic that Li Yun would be able to compete with the powerful Beiping Army with the strength of a town, when other forces clearly refused or did not respond to his requests, Li Yu had to hold on to this life-saving straw from the Zhaoyi Army in his hands no matter what. Therefore, after several secret exchanges between the envoys, the two sides finally reached a consensus on the alliance, and agreed that two months after the successful delay of the Beiping army in the south of the Yangtze River, Li Yun and his party would spread the word to the world, raise troops and Qin Wang, and copy the back road of the Beiping army's southern conscription horses. Then, the two sides attacked from the north to the south and completely defeated the southern conscription horses of the Beiping army.

Regarding the alliance, Li Yun's son Li Shoujie has always been firmly opposed. In his opinion, using the strength of the Zhaoyi Army to confront the Beiping Army is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. Although after the main force marched south, the Beiping army was likely to have limited men and horses left behind in Kaifeng, but the sharp firearms it was equipped with were enough to make it one enemy ten, and it should not be a problem to hold Kaifeng City in a short time. Second, although the foundation of the Beiping army is thousands of miles away from Kaifeng, it has to pass through many military states along the way. But the question is, which of these military states who only know how to protect themselves will really obey the will of the official family and intercept the reinforcements of the Beiping Army? You must know that when the Beiping Army went south to Kaifeng, it swaggered past in front of these military states, and which Jiedu envoy or assassin sent troops to stop it? Third, although Li Yu promised to delay the southern conscription of the Beiping Army for two months, the question is, in the face of the powerful Beiping Army, how sure can he do it with the strength of the Jiangnan Army? Once Li Yu is quickly defeated, the secret communication between his own side and the enemy country will inevitably be exposed. Even if the Zhaoyi Army does not move, it must be difficult to escape the responsibility. When the time comes, I am afraid that if my own side does not rebel, it will have to be opposed, and finally end up with a dead clan.

Li Shoujie's analysis is the first to be true, and it is also difficult to persuade his father to persuade him. However, at this time, Li Yun's mind was full of repaying the emperor, serving the official family, and serving the country loyally, and he couldn't listen to it at all. In addition, at this time, he still had a wishful thinking in his heart, thinking that when his troops were in Kaifeng, he could take the lead in seizing the huge firearms workshop built by the Beiping Army outside Kaifeng City, and arm his soldiers and horses with the firearms inside -- even if his own soldiers and horses lacked training in firearms, it should not be a problem to use them under the guidance of craftsmen. In this way, with the same firearms and equipment as the other party, whether it is to seize Kaifeng City or to confront the possible reinforcements of the Beiping Army, he must not be completely left behind.

Moreover, once he can be on a par with the Beiping army, those Jiedu envoys and assassins who have a wait-and-see and neutral attitude will not change their strategies to fight for the credit of King Qin's rescue and Kuang Fusheji. And the Khitans, who have a deep grudge against the Beiping army, will presumably take advantage of the opportunity that the opponent's main force is in the south to send troops to Beiping and give the Beiping army a knife from behind. At that time, the Beiping Army will face a treacherous situation with a weakened foundation, and it is unlikely that it will want to recapture Kaifeng and chase the Central Plains. Therefore, no matter how hard his son tried to persuade him, Li Yun was not only unmoved, but also ordered someone to take care of Li Shoujie so that he would not affect his plan.