Huazhou City, the festival makes the yamen.

Li Zanhua sat on a wicker chair and watched the chaos up and down the house.

The servants and maids in the palace were busy packing their bags, and the guards searched every room, gathered what they could pack and take away into the courtyard, beat the servants who were hiding, and then hacked them to death.

Master Yuanjing and Yelu Donggu stood beside Li Zanhua, and the two of them looked at everything in the mansion, their brows were tightly locked, and their expressions were solemn.

After a long time, a maid brought a pot of the prince's two pots, and Li Zanhua took a big sip, and immediately spit out a mouthful of wine.

"Sudden desire, how did you think about it?"

Li Zanhua glanced back at Master Round Mirror, grinned, and said, "What are you considering?" To Luoyang or not? ”

Master Round Mirror sighed and said, "This time, the saint suddenly transferred the sudden desire to Luoyang City, his intention could not be more obvious, why did the sudden desire turn a blind eye!" ”

Li Zanhua smiled bitterly and said: "The saint is seriously ill, and the princes are vying for the throne, so let me go to Luoyang City at this time, just because I don't worry that I am leading the troops outside, I just want to trap me in Luoyang City, thinking that I am fish and meat!" ”

"But why do you want to go back?"

Master Yuanjing no longer has the calmness and wisdom of the past, and he is eager to dissuade Li Zanhua, but at this time, he saw Master Yuanjing striding forward, grabbed Li Zanhua's sleeve, and said: "You and I have known each other for more than ten years, I have always thought that you are the hope of the Khitan, and you can do better than Yelu Deguang!" It is precisely for this reason that I am willing to follow you across the sea and enter the Tang Dynasty with you. But today, there is obviously an abyss ahead, why do you insist on going! ”

Li Zanhua just drank and sighed, leaned back on the rattan chair and stopped talking.

Seeing this, the master of the round mirror was immediately angry, and before he could say more, he was stopped by Yelu Donggu.

I saw Yelu Donggu say: "If the lord wants to leave, his subordinates and guards will escort the lord out of the Tang land safely, even if ten thousand arrows pierce the heart!" ”

After speaking, Yelu Donggu looked at Li Zanhua, and the master of the round mirror also looked at Li Zanhua eagerly, but Li Zanhua still drank wine and didn't say a word.

"Sudden desire! You speak! ”

Master Yuanjing snatched the wine bottle from Li Zanhua's hand and slammed it to the ground, and after a crisp sound, the strong smell of wine diffused in the courtyard and lasted for a long time.

At this time, Li Zanhua slowly got up and looked at Master Round Mirror and Yelu Donggu, his eyes were complicated, remorse, fear, apology, and anger were intertwined, making Master Round Mirror and Yelu Donggu tremble in their hearts.

"Let's go? Where else can I go? ”

Li Zanhua suddenly laughed for a while, and then said: "I was forced by Yelu Deguang to flee from the Khitan to the Tang Land. Now that I have been ordered by the saint to go to Luoyang City, if I run again, where can I go? In this world, all the countries, where can the Khitan and the Tang Dynasty tolerate people! ”

Listening to Li Zanhua's words, Master Yuanjing and Yelu Donggu couldn't help but be moved, the two of them only felt a sour feeling in their hearts, there was no place for themselves in the whole world, how could this kind of despair and desolation be described in a few words?

Yelu Donggu still didn't give up, gritted his teeth and said: "The matter is man-made, and if the Lord doesn't fight hard, how can he know that there is no life?" ”

When the master of the round mirror heard this, he also said: "When I fled from the Khitan, wasn't the sudden desire hopeful? This time it's a big deal, let's die again, maybe it will be a bright day! ”

Li Zanhua thought for a while, but still shook his head and said: "Forget it, you guys go, you still have a chance to survive without me, I will go to Luoyang City to resign myself to fate!" ”

At last, Jerodongu could not bear it anymore and cried out, "If the Lord does not leave, how can I be the only child!" ”

Master Yuanjing was also excited, suddenly thought of something, showed a glimmer of hope on his face, and said, "Dengzhou!" Suddenly, let's go to Dengzhou. ”

"Master, can Dengzhou do it?"

Yelu Donggu was also excited when he heard this, as if a drowning man had grasped a life-saving straw, and said, "Will Li Tingshi help the master?" ”

Master Round Mirror said: "At the beginning, it was Li Tingshi who accepted the sudden desire to enter the Tang Dynasty, and I also looked at Li Tingshi as a very human being, and he was definitely not a character who could be influenced by Luoyang City. And in my opinion, Li Tingshi will not live under the people for a long time after all, and now that the situation is turbulent, maybe Li Tingshi will have some thoughts to be able to tolerate the sudden desire to settle in Dengzhou! ”

"Lord!"

After listening to the words of Master Yuanjing, Yelu Donggu also had hope, and said to Li Zanhua: "Lord, let's go to Dengzhou, I'll go and gather people and horses, let's travel lightly, if the horse is fast, we can rush to Dengzhou City in four days!" ”

Li Zanhua looked at Master Yuanjing and Yelu Donggu, who were dedicated to giving advice to himself, and was very moved in his heart, patted the shoulders of the two with slightly red eyes, and said, "Forget it, don't bother." ”

"Why!"

Master Round Mirror and Yelu Donggu asked almost in unison.

Li Zanhua said: "A few days ago, I sent people to Dengzhou City to take refuge in Dengzhou. But ......"

Master Circle Mirror exclaimed, "Could it be that Li Tingshi is unwilling to accept sudden desires? ”

Li Zanhua said: "Li Tingshi did not reply to me, but sent someone to send a congratulatory gift to congratulate me on moving to Luoyang!" ”

Master Yuanjing and Yelu Donggu were completely desperate when they heard this, and now even Li Congyan is unwilling to lend a hand, where else can Li Zanhua go to avoid trouble?

Li Zanhua looked at the busy servants and said, "Okay, it's almost time to clean up, it's time to leave." ”

Then Li Zanhua looked at Master Yuanjing and Yelu Donggu again, and said: "Maybe the sage just wants me to die in Luoyang City, maybe we think too much, and everything is left to fate." ”

The Master of the Round Mirror cried bitterly when he heard this, and Yelu Donggu waved his fist angrily, hitting the pillar next to him again and again, venting the anger in his heart.

Early the next morning, Li Zanhua set off with Master Yuanjing and Yelu Donggu, escorted by 400 Khitan guards, to Luoyang City.

When Li Zanhua and his entourage left the yamen of the Jiedu envoy, Li Zanhua vaguely heard bursts of cheers from the mansion, which was the servants and maids in the mansion celebrating.

Master Yuanjing shook his head and sighed when he heard this, and Yelu Donggu was furious when he heard this, and even though he wanted to take the guards back to the mansion, he was stopped by Li Zanhua.

"Forget it, the sin I did before was too heavy, that's why today's incident happened. Whatever they want, it's none of my business here! ”

After speaking, Li Zanhua rode his horse away, and the master of the round mirror glanced back at the yamen of the festival envoy, and then slammed his whip and rode his horse to follow.

Yelu Donggu scolded a few words angrily, and also rode after him.

When Li Zanhua and his entourage left Huazhou City and marched all the way to the west, the people in the city were all jubilant, and Li Zanhua and his entourage looked back when they heard the sound, and they could even see the people near the city gate dancing.

At this time, not only Yelu Donggu and the four hundred Khitan guards were angry and couldn't bear it, but even the Master of the Round Mirror frowned, and his face became ugly.

"Let's go, what happened behind me has nothing to do with me, and the actions of others will not affect me. This is also praying for me! ”

After speaking, Li Zanhua rode away without looking back, Yelu Donggu and Master Yuanjing sighed when they saw this, and left Huazhou City with a large group of people.

In Dengzhou City, Li Congyan received information from the Fusi of Beizhen, and learned that Li Zanhua had led his troops to Luoyang City, so he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

Wu Conghan and Li Wei sat on both sides, and they were also puzzled when they saw this, but the questions they were puzzled about were different.

Li Wei asked: "Lord, then Li Zanhua went to Luoyang City is a good thing, why does the Lord have such an expression?" ”

Li Congyan said: "Now that the saint is seriously ill, and the princes are vying for the position of the prince, at this time, the saint has an edict to summon Li Zanhua, a Khitan who holds military power in the outside place, into Luoyang City, why?" That's because the sage feels that his time is short, and he wants to trap Li Zanhua to death in Luoyang City to pave the way for the future new emperor! ”

Li Wei suddenly realized when he heard this, and said: "I see, it seems that I should concentrate on military affairs, these twists and turns are not something I can understand." ”

Then, Wu Conghan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Lord, then Li Zanhua sent someone to ask to go to Dengzhou to avoid trouble, why did the Lord refuse?" Although Li Zanhua was forced to escape from the Khitan, he still has a high prestige among the Khitan people, and if he can be left behind, it may be a great help to the Lord in the future! ”

Li Congyan shook his head and said, "Li Zanhua is indeed very prestigious among the Khitans, but this prestige is of no use to me. The Khitan is a foreign race in China, and in the future, we will fight against the Khitan, it will be an endless battle of life and death, Li Zanhua's help will not be useful, and it will also attract hostility from Luoyang, and the gains outweigh the losses! ”

Wu Conghan nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "In this way, I don't know how Li Zanhua's trip went." ”

Li Congyan said: "At least before the new emperor ascends the throne, Li Zanhua will be safe, and after the death of the saint, it is unknown how many good days Li Zanhua will have!" ”

Speaking of this, Li Congyan said to Wu Conghan and Li Wei: "I came to you today to tell you that the shogunate will immediately turn into a wartime state!" ”

Wu Conghan and Li Wei were taken aback. The wartime state shogunate had its own operating system, which was formulated by Li Congyan himself.

In wartime, the Ministry of Civil Affairs should purchase grain and other military supplies at any cost, the Industrial Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs should increase the proportion of profits handed over and speed up the return of funds, and the Zhengqishan Copper Mine, Nanshan Silver Mine, and Nanlaishan Ironworks should intensify mining efforts to produce steel, silver, and copper to the greatest extent.

In wartime, the Ministry of Military Affairs should begin large-scale conscription, purchase military equipment, and carry out heavy medicines, and the Department of Military Affairs should make the greatest efforts to build all kinds of weapons and armor.

These are all preparations for the battle of life and death, and in Li Congyan's view, Dengzhou has reached the verge of war with foreign countries, as long as Li Siyuan dies, the world will be in chaos, and then it will be the time for him to show his strength.

At this time, Wu Conghan and Li Wei forked their hands to receive the order, the two of them were very excited, they had been dormant in Dengzhou for more than two years, and the two saw with their own eyes that Dengzhou, which was poor and weak, became rich and strong in the hands of Li Congyan, and now Li Congyan was finally going to lead everyone out of Dengzhou, and the two were naturally excited.

Li Congyan instructed the two of them for a while, and then said: "Beizhen Fusi has a team named Li Mu in Qingzhou, this person is very capable and a talent. I am going to set up a military intelligence department under the Ministry of Military Affairs to specifically explore military intelligence in various places, and I will let this Li Mu be the director of the military intelligence department. ”

When Li Wei heard this, he immediately received the order.

Subsequently, Li Congyan signed the mobilization order of the shogunate, and Wu Conghan and Li Wei each held one copy, and hurriedly returned to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Military Affairs to deploy matters.

When Wu Conghan and Li Wei came out of Li Congyan's mansion, they happened to see Bai Jixun, the commander of the Zhenfu Division, Wang Zuhe, the commander of the left battalion, and Li Ren, the commander of the right battalion, arrived, and the three of them greeted Wu Conghan and Li Wei, and hurriedly entered the mansion.

Wu Conghan sighed: "The Lord has always used the hidden dragon, and today he is ready to fly the dragon in the sky!" ”