Chapter 17 Chapter 17 The Spy Who Loved Me

In fact, during these two years, Zhao Kuangyin sat on the crater all the time, and if he was not careful, he would be wiped out.Alarmist?Then please recall how the Southern Tang Dynasty went from prosperity to decline. Li Jing was greedy for many things, captured Fujian and Chu, consumed national power, and dispersed his troops. Finally, he met Chai Rong, and the result was out of control.Zhao Kuangyin is embarking on this old road. In the huge Houshu, there are more than 530,000 households in 240 counties in 46 prefectures. How many "Min" and "Chu" are there?Coupled with the "Jing" and "Hu" he had annexed before... Does the Song Dynasty, which has been emerging for less than ten years, have such a large digestion power?

But no matter how he walked on thin ice, Zhao Kuangyin survived.The method he used was not to be cautious and guard the gate of the country, but to take the initiative to make all the neighbors in the surrounding area terrified and under his threat all the time.It's a bit like looking for death when you're tired of life, but there's a saying in the art of war-use emergency in emergencies, and use deception in danger.At some point, you have to slap your face with a swollen face to pretend to be a fat man, so as not to fall down. Otherwise, you can't ask Zhao Kuangyin to bring cigarettes, alcohol, sugar and tea to someone to give gifts and chat with, can you?

To deal with Nantang, Zhao Kuangyin slapped Li Yu loudly after giving a sweet date.Tianzao is to satisfy Li Yu's special desire to eat fast and chant Buddha, and sent him a young and beautiful little monk to accompany him to preach scriptures and chant Buddha all day long; Putting on the posture of killing across the river at all times, Li Yu was so frightened that he kowtowed to the Buddha a lot more every day.So much so that his general Lin Renzhao and others saw through Zhao Kuangyin's falsehood and urged him to take the initiative to attack, but he didn't have the courage. For the more distant Southern Han Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin's method was more direct. Long before Wang Quanbin entered Shu, he sent Pan Mei to conquer Chenzhou in the Southern Han Dynasty, and used complete violence to make the violent young man Liu Yu in Guangzhou feel ashamed. , dare not act rashly.

However, compared with the neighboring Wuyue Kingdom in the Southern Tang Dynasty, there is no need to worry. Its monarch Qian Chu is a wonderful person, and he has long been Zhao Kuangyin's general of the world's soldiers and horses.History has proved that they have always been close as a family. The biggest problem is still in the north, Northern Han and Khitan.The Northern Han Dynasty, this humble country is a broken iron broad bean.Li Yun back then had misjudged it, this bone without meat was terribly hard, and in the end Zhao Kuangyin couldn't gnaw on it all his life.When it was Zhao Guangyi's turn, the Northern Han Dynasty finally fell, but it also exhausted all the morale and energy of the Song Army at that time, followed by an unprecedented collapse disaster.

So how to deal with it?hit?Don't even think about it, how many times you have proved it, Liu Jun will fight back immediately.and?Be careful Liu Jun saw the flaw and immediately contacted Khitan to invade... Khitan, that's not fun.what can we do about it?You must face it with prestige, but you must accurately grasp the scale! After thinking about it, Zhao Kuangyin brought a sentence to Liu Jun of the Northern Han Dynasty-"The Jun family and the Zhou family have a feud, and it is better to be unyielding. Now I have nothing to do with you, so why should I be trapped here? If you have ambitions for China, you should go down Taixing will determine the outcome."

Not simply showing favor, let alone intimidating, I understand the reason why you have been fighting, and invite you to send troops to a decisive battle again!As long as you are interested in China. Then Zhao Kuangyin began to wait.He believed that instead of annihilating so many soldiers and capturing so many cities in the Northern Han Dynasty, it would be better to directly attack Liu Jun's spiritual confidence and achieve his goal. Liu Jun's reply came quickly. Unexpectedly, the mood of the king of the Northern Han Dynasty was very bleak and desolate-"Hedong Land Jiabing is not enough to be the eleventh in China. Just defending this is because the Han Dynasty is afraid of the lack of blood."

I just want to worship my ancestors in such a small place in the north. Zhao Kuangyin smiled, so that's the case, the following will be easy, and everyone will follow suit.He smiled and said to Liu Jun's envoy - "Speak Liu Jun for me, and Kaier makes a living all the way." Since you are so pitiful, well, I will give you a way out.And the history of Song Dynasty records that because of this question and answer, Zhao Kuangyin "so he will not use a large army to attack the north." But please note that I absolutely doubt the truth of this sentence, and the reasons are the same as below.

"Song Wields a Jade Axe" - According to historical records, after Wang Quanbin was stationed in Chengdu and captured Meng Chang, he sent the map of southern Xinjiang to Kaifeng quickly, and asked Zhao Kuangyin whether he should continue to march south.And Zhao Kuangyin waved the jade ax in his hand around the Dadu River on the map, and said - "I don't have anything else." At this point, he threw out a large piece of Chinese homeland south of the Dadu River for publication. So the Dali Kingdom became legal. Since then, people in Song Dynasty have greatly appreciated it.Because "...the art ancestor drew the Dadu River as the boundary, so there has been no border trouble in the southwest for more than 150 years. If a city is built in the south of this place today, it will open the border gap once the barbarians have a different heart. It is not China. It’s a blessing.” This was a memorial to a court minister when Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty wanted to build a city in southern Xinjiang for the “mutual market” trade with Dali.

The more classic and official statement is that Zhao Kuangyin read the history books extensively and knew that the Tang Dynasty was destroyed because it sent troops to conquer Nanzhao. Therefore, in order not to perish, the Song Dynasty should not have Nanzhao at all. What a profound theory, what a wise choice.But if that is the case, given that the later Jin Dynasty was destroyed because of its struggle with the Khitan, why didn't the Song Dynasty learn the lesson immediately, pay tribute to the Khitan and be humble, or simply treat it as a godson to ensure long-term peace? Why?In fact, how simple is it, Meng Chang was captured and escorted to the capital almost immediately, followed by the rebellion of Shu soldiers, Wang Quanbin and Zhao Kuangyin were always standing on the edge of the sword, dare to think about going to Dali again?Or go to the Northern Han Dynasty again?Are you crazy?What's more, there were still large tracts of land in the Central Plains that had not been conquered at that time. Wuyue, Nantang, Guangdong and Guangxi, which one was not more important than Dali, a small country in Nanzhao?

But Song people just want to lie, what can you do? But this has nothing to do with Zhao Kuangyin, he is paying attention to the movements around the border wholeheartedly, "first south and then north", this is the basic national policy recognized by both Chai Rong and him.But plans never change fast, and when the opportunity comes, can you just let it slip by? A series of deaths came suddenly, which caught him off guard.First, the emperor Liu Jun of the Northern Han Dynasty died suddenly, and his adopted son Liu Jien succeeded him, but in terms of blood, this adopted son was originally his nephew.

Then in the Song Dynasty, the former No. 3 figure in the army, Guide Jiedu envoy and servant Zhonghan Lingkun died.Before the great cause is achieved, good generals wither, and Zhao Kuangyin's former comrades-in-arms Murong Yanzhao and Han Lingkun all left before him. After that, it was a person who was above Zhao Kuangyin in power and status who died.The death of this person brought too many variables to Zhao Kuangyin's later years.History can prove that if Zhao Kuangyin knew this earlier, he would definitely offer incense and pray every day so that this person could live a few more days. In the death of these famous and contemporary heroes, another person who was originally unknown also died.This man's surname is Chai, and his name is Chai Shouli.The official before his death was not small, he was the prince Shaofu of the Song Dynasty, but he had always been an official.After his death, Zhao Kuangyin sent someone to attend his funeral. This man was the biological father of the late Emperor Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Chai Rong. A hero is ten years old, and the dead are like husbands.Does anyone remember Chai Rong?And his magnificent, epic life... Time has now entered 968 A.D. Zhao Kuangyin, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty who has most of the Central Plains, a small half of Jiangnan and the entire Western Shu, has begun to remain silent again. Liu Jun of the Northern Han Dynasty died, what should he do? As a good friend who passed the letter and chatted, it seems that a funeral committee should be sent to Taiyuan to express condolences in person.Whether sincere or not, this is in line with his consistent image of a benevolent, righteous and courteous elder.Moreover, "first the south and then the north", it should be better for the Northern Han now. But...there was another little inside story about the matter, which made his hands itch even more. First of all, Zhao Kuangyin is rich.Just earlier in the year, he had the famous "closed pile library".This is the benefit of Pingshu. Just imagine, Meng Chang has been operating in Houshu for nearly 30 years. He is so rich that even the night pot is decorated with seven treasures. What is the level of other things?Not to mention brocades that could be used as currency in ancient times. And with money, you can do more.For example, it is possible to start another war and pay the soldiers... But they can't be busy yet. The silent Zhao Kuangyin keeps asking himself what is the next step. Looking back, when he launched the Chenqiao Mutiny, no matter whether it was himself, his supporters, or his subjects and enemies, who would have thought that he would come to where he is today? In addition to owning the world before Chai Rong, in less than ten years, Jing and Hu were annexed, and Hou Shu was pacified!Oh my god, his efficiency is even faster than Chai Rong who is like a raging fire.Moreover, this momentum is still vigorously rising... However, Zhao Kuangyin knew that from the beginning, there was no sign that he was not a short-lived transitional role. His usurping the throne and his quelling of the "Er Li" rebellion were not bloody and exciting at all, and there was no sign of violence or violence at all.Soft, chaotic, uncharacteristically—by the way, he is a freak in the Five Dynasties and Eleven Kingdoms. Every step is taken carefully, and every change of national policy is for the anxiety that exists in my heart all the time.After all, he is not Li Shimin, Tian Khan has been rushing to the throne of the world since the beginning, that is the heart of fighting for hegemony from his nature; A person who basically survives... He, Zhao Kuangyin, just takes one step at a time, and is always three-point passive before opportunities and fate. And from the spiritual core deep in my heart, the reason why Li Shimin became a heavenly Khan, besides his innate talent and great strategy, as the son of a general, his growth experience of dominating one side since he was a child also made him grow up He is a "nobleman" in his heart; and Ming Taizu was born hungry and cold, his parents died, the world owed him first, and he treated everything in the world with great viciousness—from fighting for hegemony to ruling the world, there was never a time of compromise and tenderness... ... But Zhao Kuangyin is different. Please note that at the age of 21, before he left home, which decided the entire course of Chinese history, he tasted the fun of a real commoner. Therefore, the heaven in his heart is peaceful, without disputes, and a very harmonious and rich warm world.All efforts are for this goal. Therefore, when the best opportunity arises, he has to think carefully and think again... Zhao Kuangyin continued to remain silent, what should he do?Now the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty is Liu Jun's adopted son Liu Ji'en. This is an excellent opportunity that cannot be missed. There is a huge secret hidden in it, tempting him to make a move at all times.However, they have to worry about their own basic national policy - "first south, then north", and Khitan, which is farther away. Khitan will definitely take care of it... However, the temptation is too great. At this moment, people in the whole world, including him, must not exceed five or six people at the most, to know the huge secret. The three parties involved, plus Zhao Kuangyin himself, plus Zhao Pu, who might know from that conjecture, is Zhao Guangyi. Time waits for no one, and every passing second means the loss of that potentially lucrative secret.Finally, Zhao Kuangyin jumped up and made a decision!The reason for dispatching troops quickly to crusade against the Northern Han Dynasty was to seek justice for the dead Liu Jun. Liu Jun has nearly ten biological sons, ranging from big to young, but the throne is actually passed on to Liu Ji'en, who is actually a nephew.There must be something tricky in it, I can't ignore it! It must be fast. For the sake of speed, Zhao Kuangyin ordered Li Jixun, the Jiedu envoy of the Zhaoyi Army closest to the Northern Han Dynasty, to deploy as the front army of the Hedong camp; , led the elite soldiers of the states in Hedong to divide into Luzhou and Fenzhou to march northward, with the goal directed at Taiyuan, the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin's order to them is, no matter what the cost, you must be fast, as long as you can attack the city of Taiyuan as soon as possible, you will have extremely unexpected gains!But now you are not allowed to ask anything, and execute it immediately! Just like that, Li Jixun and the others started their sprint towards Taiyuan City with their minds full of question marks.Along the way, they never love fighting just for speed. They even conquered the Northern Han army camp, captured the Fenhe Bridge, approached Taiyuan City, and immediately attacked the city. The first thing they did was to burn the extension of Taiyuan City. Xiamen was burned. But until now, the miraculous harvest that Zhao Kuangyin promised has not appeared... What's going on?Li Jixun and others looked at each other under the city wall of Taiyuan, at a loss.What's next?Waiting for a miracle?Or siege the city with your life? The answer is, siege. It can only be like this, otherwise what else can be done?But they didn't know that Zhao Kuangyin, who was far away in Kaifeng at this time, felt cold, and the opportunity was still lost.Liu Jun died in July, and he dispatched a large army in August, which can't be considered slow.But Li Jixun and others were faster, and they attacked the city of Taiyuan in September. In just one month, they attacked the center of the Northern Han Dynasty, and they should not be blamed anyway. However, the opportunity was still missed - it should be done sooner!Because during this period, the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty had changed again! Liu Jiyuan is now elected.He is Liu Jien's half-brother, that is to say, he is still not Liu Jun's biological son.So what happened to Liu Jien?Does he love this younger brother too much, and give up the throne? Of course not, Liu Jien is dead.In this short period of one month. There are many things, but if we want to start from the beginning, we must first mention the former prime minister of the Northern Han Dynasty, Guo Wuwei, a former real man of Wudang Mountain with profound Taoism. Guo Wuwei, his previous occupation was really a Taoist priest.Practicing in Wudang Mountain, the sacred place of Taoism, Zhang Sanfeng, who was born more than three hundred years later, is still his junior. And his philosophy of life is absolutely different. He believes that the whole purpose of being a fairy is to one day be able to descend to the earth with glory.So he floated down from Wudang Mountain and found Guo Wei back then.Guo Wei admired him very much, but there were too many talented people around Guo Wei at that time, remember Wang Jun?Just a simple warning shattered Dazhen Guo's dream—in troubled times, be careful of the political strategists who suddenly appear. Guo Wei suddenly realized, so Guo Wuwei had to find another job.With deep disappointment with the Later Zhou Dynasty, he found Guo Wei's deadly enemy Liu Chong, and since then he has made steady progress in the Northern Han Dynasty.By the time of Liu Jun, he was already a peer under one man and above ten thousand in the Northern Han Dynasty, that is, the prime minister.Moreover, he also found a like-minded comrade in the court of the Northern Han Dynasty, who was very similar from birth to political aspirations. The former eminent monk of Wutai Mountain is now Ji Yong, Honglu Qing of the Northern Han Dynasty. The two worked closely together to control the Northern Han Dynasty until Liu Jun died and Liu Jien succeeded to the throne.At this time, although Dazheng Guo covered the sky with one hand, he saw that the Northern Han Dynasty was weakening day by day, while the Song Dynasty in the south was getting stronger day by day. He couldn't help but regret more and more why he left Guo Wei so easily in the first place——ah, people are living When I was looking for a job for the first time, I was always young and energetic, I didn’t know how to cherish it... Oh, young!childish! And for so many years, the Northern Han Dynasty has been oppressed and exploited by the Khitan all the time. There is no free lunch in the world. If you are covered, you have to pay protection fees!What's more, the Khitans never pay their soldiers, and they rob them if they can.But the rich Song Dynasty is too far away, what should I do?I had to visit the Northern Han Dynasty who was next to me from time to time... This was the situation Guo Wuwei was in. Looking at the scenery from the other side, the Song Dynasty is really beautiful.He deeply felt that the time had come for the second venture.And a man named Hou Barong appeared in front of him at this time, making his wish come true. According to historical records, Hou Barong was also from the Northern Han Dynasty. His specific official position is unknown, but he was captured by the Song Dynasty in a battle. This was really rare at the time, and he was immediately regarded by the Northern Han Dynasty as a positive and typical key propaganda, to inspire the people to have more local feelings. After this person met Guo Wuwei alone one day, he was selected as the enshrined official of the Northern Han Dynasty.This official position is not big, but he can haunt the royal court of the Northern Han Dynasty at any time, and became Liu Jun's close minister at that time.After Hou Barong's introduction, another person named Hui Lin was also recommended by Guo Wuwei and became another enshrined official. It was these three people, Guo Wuwei, Hou Barong, and Hui Lin, who made Zhao Kuangyin change his basic national policy of "first south and then north" and quickly sent troops to the Northern Han Dynasty when Liu Jungang died. Because they promised that as long as the army of the Song Dynasty came to the city, Liu Jien could be forced to surrender, otherwise, they would launch a coup and overthrow Liu Jien. After careful analysis, Zhao Kuangyin concluded that this is entirely possible.First, Guo Wuwei had been in business for many years in the Northern Han Dynasty and had many party members, so he had the strength to rebel. Second, Liu Jien was not the crown prince before, and he had not yet cultivated real cronies.What's more, Liu Jun has so many biological sons who lost the throne in vain, who would not be jealous and want to work hard?So as long as someone fanned the flames, it would definitely ignite a fire. What are you waiting for?After waiting for a long time, will Liu Jien secure his seat?So the troops were dispatched quickly, but it was still too late.But between speed and slowness, there is another way to say it.To be precise, it was not that Li Jixun and others were slow, but that Guo Wuwei and Hou Barong were too fast. But they are also forced to. The newly appointed Liu Jien is actually a very regretful person. The national strength of the Northern Han Dynasty and the situation at the time made it impossible for him to prove himself, but he has worked very hard.At the beginning of taking office, he immediately promoted Guo Wuwei, the prime minister of the dynasty, again to the position of the third prince-Sikong.And on the evening of September 10 of that year, a banquet was held in the palace for all the ministers. That night, every courtier arrived, and it was the new emperor's first treat, who would dare not give face?But the only thing missing is the conventional protagonist, the first person in the Northern Han dynasty, Guo Wuwei.He asked for leave because of illness. All the people present looked at each other and smiled, tacitly--to relieve their anger, Guo Wuwei also has today.Everyone knew he had a heart attack.Because the new emperor obviously promoted him to an official position, making him a kind of "Sikong".But he has risen and fallen secretly, and his prime minister has been removed.At this time, I must be angry and shy, and I am embarrassed to come to the bar! So that night, all the courtiers drank very well and had a great time.However, because of this, they didn't realize that when they were celebrating Guo Wuwei's downfall, their emperor's face was also very ugly. Because this banquet was originally specially held for Guo Wuwei, and the main purpose was to cut off Guo Wuwei's head directly at the banquet. Banquet That night, the state banquet of Beihan finally came to an end.The courtiers went home happily, and the emperor himself closed the door and went to sleep full of disappointment.Please note that at this time, for all the insiders, the most negative emotion is nothing but disappointment. It just didn't achieve the purpose of killing Guo Wuwei. But it doesn't matter, it won't work this time, there is still a chance.Because Liu Jien is the emperor after all, even if he doesn't want to, he can't kill Guo Wuwei, but he can always find an excuse to kill a courtier, right?Even if he is a powerful minister, a capable minister. Just like that, everything was peaceful, it was very late, everyone should wash up and go to sleep... But when Liu Jien entered the bedroom, at most there was only the concubine he wanted to make out with that night, suddenly there was More than a dozen people broke into the door with knives.It is said in history that there was no defense in the palace, and Liu Ji'en himself was even more defenseless, and could only escape around the screen in a crisis.But he was hacked to death by these dozens of people in an instant. The leader of these dozens of people is Hou Barong, who has long been Zhao Kuangyin's spy.This is a very strange person, I have been unable to figure out why he betrayed the Northern Han Dynasty and took refuge in the Song Dynasty? Was he greedy for life and afraid of death after being captured?No, absolutely not, do you dare to do such a thing if you are afraid of death?No matter how well prepared, in a country where the king is assassinated, can you still talk about safety?So is he greedy for money?It's not like, people who are greedy for money will cherish their lives even more. After all, they can enjoy the "money" he earned... I don't understand, but Hou Barong really did this. He is brave and violent, just like the warriors of the ancient Warring States period, such as Yaoli, Zhuanzhu, and Nie Zheng.At all costs, a sudden attack killed the king of a country. But sadly, his fate was the same as the previous three ancient warriors-calculated by the strategists at that time.Just when he succeeded and before he had time to evacuate, suddenly a large group of soldiers rushed in, without any explanation, and hacked and killed them all. Is this the palace guard who heard the news?No, maybe Hou Barong wouldn't think about it until after his death.These soldiers who were suddenly killed were all Guo Wuwei's cronies. Both he and Liu Jien thought of Guo Wuwei too simply, and they didn't figure out what kind of person Guo Wuwei was until they both died. Guo Wuwei was first keenly aware of Liu Jien's conspiracy that night, and immediately said he was sick and refused to go to the banquet. On the other hand, he called Hou Barong and said that things must be done in advance. Three killings will come one after another.Every time is more difficult, it is better to strike first, and the opportunity is tonight. Liu Jien, who was bent on scheming others, would never have imagined that there would be a courtier who would dare to kill him tonight.Therefore, it will definitely succeed in one hit.In fact, things really happened according to Guo Wuwei's idea.But what happened next proved that even such a major adventure as assassinating the Northern Han emperor Liu Jien was only a small part of Guo Wuwei's plan. A shrewd strategist always remembers what is the real purpose of doing things. It is to try my best to invite credit in order to return to the Song Dynasty. Then you must save your own life.Therefore, that night, Liu Jien was going to die, and Hou Barong couldn't live anymore.Because the army of the Song Dynasty had not yet arrived at this time, and the forces of the Liu family were still scattered throughout Taiyuan City. With Hou Barong around, his accomplice identity was in danger of being exposed.Then Hou Barong's death has another function of using it-since he must die, why not just die in Guo Wuwei's hands? In this way, he is not only innocent, but also has great merit.And with his status as the veteran of the three dynasties, he can still accomplish a lot. The Northern Han Dynasty was in chaos, the old emperor Liu Jun died, and the new emperor Liu Jien had only ascended to the throne for more than 60 days, and he died immediately after, and he also died of an unknown assassination in the palace. For a while, rumors spread everywhere. About what happened after the banquet that night, there were countless versions circulating in the market, but without exception, they could only be guesses.All one can know is a result.That is, the Northern Han Dynasty must establish a new emperor.And this doesn't seem to be difficult. After all, the first emperor Liu Jun had so many biological sons. For them, this is a great thing that happened out of thin air. But to everyone's surprise, the re-elected person is actually named Liu Jiyuan, who is Liu Jien's younger brother, and is still not a direct descendant of Liu Jun! How is this going?It's really incomprehensible, are Liu Jun's sons all idiots?Don't you want to fight for your own legitimate rights and interests?But unfortunately, judging from the results, they must all be very smart and sane people.It was precisely because of this that they lost the throne that should have been theirs. There is only one reason, Guo Wuwei will never allow a Mingjun to rule. The new emperor Liu Jiyuan who was supported by him is dignified, solemn and generous. He was solemnly introduced in history. His specialty is Buddhist scriptures and Zen, and his best friend is believed to be known by everyone.who?It is the close comrade-in-arms of Guo Wuwei, the first person in the Northern Han Dynasty, the former monk of Wutai Mountain, Hongluqing Jiyong. With such friends and hobbies, who will be the emperor if he is not the emperor? So the Northern Han people were convinced that their winter had arrived.With such an emperor, plus such ministers, and enemies like the Song Dynasty, and all the guarantees come from the barbarian Khitans who kept plundering them... Can such a day be lived again?But history has proved that they were all wrong. The only one who really felt the cold and ruthless winter was Guo Wuwei himself who supported the new king. As for the Northern Han Dynasty, it has been weak but not inexhaustible, declining but not dying, and survived extremely tenaciously in the cracks between the Song Dynasty and the Khitan. The new emperor Liu Jiyuan's temperament changed drastically after he ascended to the throne. He threw aside Buddhist books and Zen scriptures, and he showed his real hideous face.To put it simply, in a very short period of time, he killed the empress of the first emperor Liu Jun, that is, his adoptive mother Guo, all sons and grandsons of Liu Jun, and other close relatives. Completely consolidate your throne, and no one will dare to snatch it from now on.Then he turned to the officials, no matter who they were, as long as they disobeyed him a little, they would be beheaded if they were less serious, but if they were more severe, they would still be beheaded, but beheaded a little more-genocide. That's it, the rest are elite.Everyone lives for him wholeheartedly. Guo Wuwei regretted it, he didn't understand how he could be deceived to this point by a young boy!Is it because he suddenly doesn't know people, or is Liu Jiyuan's way too deep for him to find out?But it was too late to say anything. His ability was limited to supporting someone to become emperor, but he was not big enough to depose him at any time. At this time, all he could do was to sit firmly in his own home, wearing loose and comfortable clothes in the cold and dry northern winter, and thinking about his thoughts silently. It seems like he's retired from the stage... but no one knows that he has a real secret weapon hidden right next to his loose, comfortable clothes.He has just acquired these things, and only they are the guarantee for his wonderful life in the future and the magic weapon to recover from his current disadvantages. The above is what happened in the Northern Han Dynasty when the Song Dynasty sent troops to attack the Northern Han Dynasty in September 968 AD.Now, with the Taiyuan City Wall as the dividing line, all those who are loyal to Zhao Kuangyin are facing the same problem. What should I do now? Should Li Jixun continue to attack, or retreat immediately?Will Guo Wuwei launch another coup and kill the new disobedient emperor, or lie in wait for a better time? There is no choice, either seems to be right, but at the same time both are wrong. As Li Jixun, the soldiers are approaching the city, and there is no reason not to fight.But fighting, without internal support, is simply attacking fortifications. How is that different from going against the basic national policy and sending troops outrageously?And everyone knew that with each passing day, the Khitan's iron cavalry was getting closer to them, and those barbarian troops that were still invisible would definitely appear... But how dare he withdraw the troops?The emperor has not issued an order yet, so he can only do his duty under the city of Taiyuan. For Guo Wuwei, the situation is doubly dangerous.Although he killed Liu Jien theoretically without flaws, it is a pity that ever since there were emperors in China, the emperor never made any sense of who he wanted to kill.At this moment, he might be pulled out by Liu Jiyuan and hacked at any time to avenge his brother Liu Jien. Thinking of this, Guo Wuwei smiled unknown.He knew that the reason why Liu Jiyuan didn't do anything now was probably due to the blessing of the Song Dynasty army outside the city. Liu Jiyuan didn't dare to let the situation become turbulent... But how long can this last?But at this moment, another thing that was extremely unfavorable to him happened. Huilin, the second spy sent by the Song Dynasty, also had an accident.At the beginning, each had a division of labor, Hou Barong went to kill Liu Jien, and Hui Lin stayed to monitor Guo Wuwei.After Hou Barong was killed and silenced, Huilin fled Taiyuan immediately.But at that time, the whole Northern Han Dynasty was in a state of war, and he only fled to Langu near the border before being arrested, and he was recognized by a Northern Han officer named Li Chao. Guo Wuwei is faced with a choice again, he has only one way, which is to continue to kill and silence.But who to kill?Who to keep?The knowledge here is too great. Killing Huilin was one and done, and he returned to the Northern Han Dynasty.But his status is no longer what it used to be, and it will never be restored; but to keep Huilin, he must kill Li Chao, which means completely slipping to Zhao Kuangyin's side.But what if the Song Dynasty's army couldn't capture Taiyuan?What if the Khitans are coming soon?Will Liu Jiyuan let him go then? At that time, he had no choice but to escape from Taiyuan and defect to the Song Dynasty. Not to mention whether he could escape, even if he escaped, he did not bring anything. Why did Zhao Kuangyin give him a high official and generous salary?It would be better to stop at this time and muddle along in the Northern Han Dynasty... There are many contradictions, but Guo Wuwei's final choice is to carry out the betrayal to the end. There is only one reason, interest.Zhao Kuangyin, who was far away in Kaifeng, saw Guo Wuwei's psychological changes clearly. During this extremely sensitive period of time, he did not know how to pass the weight of surrender that Guo Wuwei absolutely could not refuse into the outside world. Surrounded, Taiyuan City is even more heavily guarded in the city. There are nearly forty copies of the appointment certificate signed by Zhao Kuangyin himself, which can take effect at any time.The scope of candidates on the certificate is very wide, ranging from Liu Jiyuan and Guo Wuwei, down to the main leaders of some important departments in the Northern Han Dynasty, which can be said to cover everything. This was Zhao Kuangyin's best effort at this time. He was sure that as soon as Guo Wuwei received these things, he would act immediately and would not wait and see.And the result of the action is also very optimistic. He has already contacted so many buddies for Guo Wuwei-nearly forty high-ranking officials of the Northern Han Dynasty, who rebelled together. Taiyuan, an isolated city, how long can it last? Unfortunately, after all, Zhao Kuangyin never met Guo Wuwei with his own eyes. He could not really understand a person only by listening to information and rumors.He underestimated the extent of Guo Wuwei's rare greed and selfishness. There is really a kind of person in the world, even if he is dying, he will not give even a little bit of benefit to others.If you die, die, die happily.Guo Wuwei was like this. He kept only two of the more than forty commissions, and kept the rest completely. He never let his former colleagues in the Northern Han Dynasty eat pies that fell out of thin air. Is there something wrong with this?Why?Why do I have to share the benefits of my hard work and risk of beheading with these people?What's more, after his careful calculation, as long as there are two remaining commissions, it is enough for him to settle the current situation. There are two letters of appointment, one is his own, which states that Guo Wuwei is the Anguo Jiedushi of the Song Dynasty—Jiedushi, senior official!It is much more affordable than the troublesome prime minister; the other one belongs to Liu Jiyuan, the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty, and the price is higher-Pinglu Jiedushi.Remember when Wang Jun asked Guo Wei for an official?It is the "Pinglu Jiedushi", whose geographical location and area of ​​jurisdiction are second to none, making people jealous. At least Guo Wuwei's heart was beating and his eyes were red.So he thought, as Liu Jiyuan, he should be satisfied.Is not it?What's the fuss about such a small broken country, with Khitan outside and Song Dynasty inside?He optimistically imagined that when he went to see Liu Jiyuan in a while, he didn't need to say anything more, as long as he handed over this letter of appointment, and let Liu Jiyuan see that the imperial seal of the Song Dynasty and Zhao Kuangyin's signature on it were authentic, then he would be fine. Effective immediately. After that, the pacification of the Northern Han Dynasty and the peaceful liberation of the Northern Han Dynasty, these outstanding achievements will belong to him alone... "An Guo" Jiedushi, how worthy of the name! But there is one thing he didn't expect, how can he avoid the mistakes that Zhao Kuangyin can make?Zhao Kuangyin couldn't figure out how greedy and stupid he was, so how could he believe that Liu Jiyuan was the same surrender as him? When he handed Liu Jiyuan such a rare letter of appointment as "Jiedu Envoy of Pinglu" to Liu Jiyuan with confidence and joy, an embarrassing silence arose.Is there anything wrong?He felt more and more uneasy, and finally asked tremblingly, are you... are you not satisfied?Or... are there other requirements?I... I can ask over there again for you, and then raise the price... It was only after he finished speaking that he realized how big a mistake he had made, and he wished he could slap both of them hard.Isn't this clearly telling Liu Jiyuan that he can still communicate with Zhao Kuangyin smoothly under such a state of siege? But Liu Jiyuan didn't care about these things, he just asked calmly - what do you think of the title of "Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Inspector Taishi and Zhongshuling, Qin Guogong"? Ah...ah?Guo Wuwei blinked, unable to react for a moment.Is Liu Jiyuan really bargaining? I only heard Liu Jiyuan sneer, and continued to say-then, how about "Shang Shuling, the King of Chu, and give him the posthumous title 'Gongxiao'"? There was a buzzing in Guo Wuwei's head, and he finally realized it.These prominent titles, which are 10,000 times more prominent than "Pinglu Jiedushi", were all official positions granted by Zhao Kuangyin after Emperor Meng Chang of Later Shu was arrested in Kaifeng two years ago.Is there anything else I don't understand?Liu Jiyuan didn't trust Zhao Kuangyin at all, and he never thought about surrendering at all! So... Guo Wuwei habitually brought the focus of the problem back to himself, so... what should he do now?