The Khitan envoy set out and came to Huainan from both sea and land, respectively, and came to three countries bordering the Zhou Kingdom.

When Li Jing learned that the Khitan envoy was coming, he did not dare to neglect it. After all, the Liao Kingdom can be said to be the most powerful country now, just like the Qin Kingdom during the Warring States Period, which had the strength to unify the world.

Although there is a Zhou Kingdom between the Tang Kingdom and the Khitan, who knows one day the Khitan cavalry will attack Bianliang again? This time, the Liao Kingdom will not be so stupid and will give up the opportunity to unify the world in vain.

In the Xindu of Nanchang, in the imperial palace, the Khitan envoy stood arrogantly in the hall, facing Li Jing without any intention of bowing and kneeling down.

Li Jing did not dare to show displeasure at this and whispered: "The envoy came from afar and didn't know what was going on!"

Upon hearing this, the Khitan envoy took out a letter of state and gathered it on his head and said, "Transfer the will of our Liao emperor and come to discuss the joint attack on Zhou. Now the emperor of Zhou has been reincarnated, and the domestic political situation is unstable, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Our emperor plans to unite with the three kingdoms of Tang, Shu and Jingnan to destroy Zhou in one fell swoop, without giving Zhou a chance to breathe. Otherwise, when Zhou becomes stronger, you small countries will not escape the fate of being destroyed!"

"this……"

After the Liao envoy finished speaking, Li Jing and the ministers looked at each other. Li Yu, who was standing in front, wanted to say something, but Yan Xu, who was standing beside him, stopped him.

Li Jing pondered for a moment before speaking: "What the envoy said is of great importance. I want to discuss it with my ministers. Please ask the envoy to go to the official residence to rest first. It will be hard to go along the way. You might as well relax and give it a reply to the envoy later!"

After hearing this, the Liao envoy said nothing, handed over the letter of the country, turned around and left with the reception staff. He came from the sea and had indeed suffered a lot these days. Knowing that the Southern Tang was a rich and noble land, he naturally had to enjoy it.

After the Liao envoy left, Li Jing called Li Yu and several ministers together to discuss the matter privately.

Li Yu said: "Father, the Liao Kingdom asked us to send troops, just to rely on our strength. However, we have just experienced a great war and the people have not recovered yet. Don't fight again at this time!"

"What the prince said is that although Guo Rong died, Guo Hao is still there. Now Guo Hao controls the Zhou State's government, and his ability is not inferior to Guo Rong!"

After Yan Xu finished speaking, Feng Yanlu did not refute, and Chang Mengxi nodded, but Li Jingda was a little annoyed: "You group of people who are greedy and afraid of death, will Guo Hao scare you?

Have you forgotten the previous shame? We don’t want all fourteen states, more than sixty counties, and hundreds of cities?

This time, Liao Kingdom intends to go south, and will definitely make a big move. At that time, Zhou Kingdom will definitely intercept it with all its might. We just take the opportunity to recover the lost land!"

After Li Jingda said this, Li Jing was also a little moved. Yan Xu retorted: "Take the opportunity to take back the lost land. Have you forgotten the lesson you learned before?

We thought so when Guo Rong succeeded to the throne, but what happened? Guo Hao ran around the country and stopped the Khitan first and then repelled our army.

Now that our dynasty has finally been born, the people need to rest and recuperate. If they fight again at this time, it will be unfavorable to the country and the people!"

What both sides said makes sense, and Li Jing didn't know how to make a decision for the time being. He was determined to recover the lost territory, but he was really scared by Guo Hao and his generals.

Moreover, although the Liao Kingdom sent troops in the last war, it did not work. The main force at that time was the Tang army led by Li Hongji, and the Liao Kingdom's army did not step into the Zhou Kingdom's inch of land.

So Li Jing was also a little worried, afraid that this was the Liao Dynasty's strategy of exhaustion. They fought with Zhou State, and then they acted as if they were both defeated and they would benefit from the fisherman.

None of the people present had the courage of Li Hongji, so the final result was that they could not send troops to avoid annoying Zhou.

However, if they did not send troops, they were afraid of the Liao Kingdom. Although they could not bypass the Zhou Kingdom and attack them, once the Liao Kingdom unified the Central Plains, they would not be able to escape the fate of destruction.

Neither side dared to offend him, and Li Jing and his ministers had no idea.

Leaving the palace, Li Jingda returned to the army. When he remembered today's discussion, he was so angry that he came to fight because he and Guo Hao were mortal enemies, the kind that would never stop until death.

At this time, his deputy said, "Why are the general angry? I am willing to share the worries of the general!"

This deputy followed Li Jingda for many years. Before, Li Jingda was demoted for the prince's affairs, and he was always with him, so he could trust him.

"Oh, the Liao Kingdom came to envoy and said that we would unite our country to attack Zhou, but His Majesty and the ministers were afraid and did not dare to send troops. If we miss this opportunity, we may never have the possibility of regaining the lost territory!"

The deputy thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "It is indeed an opportunity to unite against Zhou, but the biggest problem now is Guo Hao. If he dies, his Majesty and the others will have nothing to worry about."

"That's all!"

Li Jingda slapped his thigh and said, "It is because of Guo Hao that Your Majesty is so hesitant, but now he is in a high position and power, so it is impossible to assassinate him!"

Li Jingda looked helpless, but his deputy moved his heart and whispered: "General, as far as his subordinates know, one of the hundreds of assassins we sent out a few years ago has not come back!

My subordinates thought it was suspicious and went to investigate, but found that he was following Guo Hao, and Guo Hao seemed to trust him very much!

If we can use him, as long as Guo Hao is a little bit, Zhou will have no support. At that time, there will be no need for several countries to unite, and we will have the opportunity to fight to Bianliang and occupy the Central Plains!"

"What? There is such a person? Contact him as soon as possible. I agree to whatever conditions he wants. As long as you kill Guo Hao, your Majesty will not be stingy with the reward!"

"yes!"

The deputy took the order and left, and Li Jingda felt infinite expectations in his heart. The person he was talking about was Wang Wei. In his identity, he would not notice a groom.

His deputy also found out about this person by chance, so there was a time bomb lurking around Guo Hao, and he didn't know anything about it.

...

Liao Kingdom, Shangjing, Xiao Mansion.

"Although Your Majesty sent an envoy, the Zhou State's national strength has become increasingly stronger in recent years. Guo Rong has the ambition to unify the world, but unfortunately he has no fate.

Guo Hao's talent is not inferior to Guo Rong at all. As long as he is there, our journey to the south will be blocked."

Xiao Siwen, Gao Xun, Yang Gun and other ministers of the Liao Kingdom gathered in the prime minister's office to discuss the plan to attack Zhou. Xiao Siwen knew very well that they could not count on the countries in the south, and destroying Zhou was just a slogan. The real purpose was to take back the lost territory that Guo Hao had taken away.

"If you want to talk about Guo Hao, he is just lucky. We were not prepared when he came, and the guards in various places were corrupt. This time we carefully planned it, but we didn't believe that we could not deal with Guo Hao!"

Yang Gun was shot through the chest by Guo Hao and almost died. Needless to say, his hatred for Guo Hao is even better than Li Jingda.

"I am even pleased that General Yang can have such a heart. If all generals can be like General Yang, Guo Hao will not be afraid of it.

But we cannot be careless because of this. According to the spies from Zhou State, there has been a rumor in the Zhou State recently: to be the emperor.

It is not yet certain whether this is the deception of Guo Hao. At present, the Zhou Dynasty's imperial examination is Guo Hao. If it were done by him, it means that he wants to be the emperor.

But the etiquette and law of the Central Plains are different from ours. Guo Hao’s succession requires legitimate reason. We can take advantage of this to provoke the fight between Zhou and the country!”

What Xiao Siwen said made everyone happy. If Guo Hao fell in an internal struggle, it would be like destroying the Great Wall by himself, and the rest would not be afraid.

"In this way, as long as Guo Hao loses military power, it is our best time. Xiao Xiang's plan is very good!"

Everyone's joy was beyond words, but Xiao Siwen waved his hand: "Don't be too happy too early, Guo Hao's power should not be underestimated.

Now in the Zhou Dynasty, all civil and military officials are very convinced by him, and he does not show his arrogant side. This tolerance is no less than that of Sima Yi back then, and even I admire him very much.

Among these ministers, there is a breakthrough. Li Chongjin, the governor of Huainan, was Guo Wei's nephew. I believe he would not want the world of Zhou to fall into the hands of outsiders.

The King of Wei of Zhou State Fu Yanqing was the grandfather of Emperor Zhou. He probably also hoped that his grandson would lose the throne, which would likely involve his family.

And Zhang Yongde is also Guo Wei's son-in-law, so we must make good use of these forces so that Guo Hao can't take care of himself. When we send troops south again, we will definitely defeat the Zhou army in one fell swoop!"
Chapter completed!