Yelu Wuzhi stood on the nine-story tower of the temple pagoda, holding a map and looking into the distance.
There was a lot of construction work going on not far below and in front of him. It used to be the Yunzhou government office, but now the palace has begun to be built.
However, Yelu Wuzhi didn't take a look at it at all. Instead, he looked at it from a distance with a topographic map, and then drew several points on the map.
One man went upstairs angrily, sat down beside him, and deliberately made a noise.
Yelu Wuzhi did not look back, but continued to look at the map and said, "Who has provoked you again?"
The person who came was called Yelv Dilie, the son of Khitan Taizong Yelu Deguang, the younger brother of the current Khitan Emperor Yelu Jing, and the King of Ji of Khitan. At this moment, he looked unconvinced.
Compared with Youzhou, Datong Yunzhou has always been less popular with the Khitans.
On the one hand, the west is relatively peaceful, and its economic and population development is much inferior to that of Youzhou. On the other hand, there is the Northern Han Dynasty as a buffer zone to the south of Datong Yunzhou.
No matter who the Central Plains dynasty is, as long as they attack the Northern Han Dynasty, the Khitan will definitely support them.
This is what is called dragging the battlefield to someone else’s doorstep.
Yunzhou will not be threatened and will not be taken seriously.
But with the fall of Youzhou, Yunzhong's status was suddenly improved and it became a vital fortress in the northwest.
After Yelujing returned to the north, he immediately received an urgent letter from Yelu House to improve the status of Datong Yunzhou, and also received the Sleeping Emperor's approval.
Yelu Dilie is the top leader in Datong Yunzhou, and he is the biggest beneficiary of Yunzhou's improved status.
As a result, before he could enjoy it for a few days, "Guo Zongxun", Zhao Kuangyi and others appeared out of nowhere, occupied the magpie's nest, occupied Yunzhong, demolished his own government office, and rebuilt the palace.
Yelu Dilie was extremely unbalanced in his heart, but he did not dare to vent in front of Yelu Housezhi.
He, the King of Ji, was nothing in front of Yelu Wuzhi.
Yelvwuzhi's official position is that of the King of Beiyuan, in charge of Shanxi affairs.
The King of the North Academy was in charge of the troops of the Khitan Five Academy, in charge of the affairs of Shanxi, and also in charge of the Han people in Shanxi. He was the king of kings in the western part of the Khitan.
Yelu Dilie said: "This palace is too luxurious!"
Yelu Housekeeper smiled and said, "Just think of it as building it for His Majesty. They won't be able to live there for long."
He handed the map in his hand to Yelu Dilie and said: "Tomorrow you will have people go to Baishan Mountain, Cailiang Mountain, Ningwu Mountain, and Hengshan Mountain to explore the detailed terrain and find places where troops can be garrisoned."
Yelv Dilie stood up and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, are you going to fight?"
Yelu Wuzhi shook his head and said: "It's not about fighting, it's about preparing for war. The fall of Nanjing gave me a great feeling. Look at their preparations! We didn't lose unjustly. Don't laugh at Xiao Siwen because he doesn't know military skills.
You and I, facing such an opponent, may not necessarily get a good deal. "Be worried about the world's worries first, and be happy after the world's happiness." Luo Youdu of the Central Plains is amazing. The establishment of Guo Zongxun will bring them trouble and will only weaken them.
Your strength will not change the overall situation."
"One day, they will arrive here. We must prepare first and stick to the mountains."
Yelu Dilie said unconvinced: "I don't believe it. The Central Plains are so powerful, and our Daliao warriors are not inferior to them."
He refused, but he still obeyed Yelu's hostage arrangement. Just as he was about to go downstairs, Yelu Dilie suddenly turned around and asked, "That great king... Guo Zongxun, is he really Guo Zongxun?"
Yeluwu asked: "Why do you ask that?"
Yelv Dilie said: "I don't believe what the propaganda said about the treacherous demon queen. Guo Zongxun and Zhao Kuangyi should be enemies. But their relationship is so good, and Guo Zongxun doesn't look like a six-year-old child..."
Yelvwuzhi didn't explain that much and said with certainty: "He is Guo Zongxun!"
At this moment, there is a wanted order for Zhao Dezhao hidden in his sleeve!
But so what?
Zhao Kuangyi said he was Guo Zongxun, and he was Guo Zongxun.
It doesn't matter whether it is true or false, as long as it is true, it is true.
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Bianjing, Chaotang.
There was a constant stream of comments and curses.
The documents asking the thieves to pay, Guo Zongxun's surrender order, and Chen Sirang's letters were passed down one by one according to their status.
People who saw the three letters were either silent, cursed or filled with indignation.
Except for Empress Fu and Luo Youdu who knew the inside story, most of the people who saw the documents, the surrender order, and the letters believed that Guo Zongxun was real.
After all, the words fit perfectly.
Queen Fu said she met a thief and got separated. Zhao Kuangyi, the only one in the Zhao family who escaped, appeared in Khitan with Guo Zongxun.
It perfectly explains the whole story: Guo Zongxun was captured by Zhao Kuangyi and brought to the Northern Han Dynasty, and then defected to the Khitan from the Northern Han Dynasty.
Everything is so reasonable and there is nothing wrong with it.
Of course, no one believed what he said in the document. After all, Guo Zongxun was only six years old, so what could he know?
The content of this statement is not for the Khitans and Zhao Kuangyi to manipulate at will.
But even so, there is an unchangeable fact: Guo Zongxun is the only legal heir to Zhou Dynasty.
During his lifetime, Guo Rong only canonized one person, Guo Zongxun. Guo Zongrang, Guo Zongjin and Guo Zongjiao were not knighted.
Now the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were embarrassed. The emperor of the Zhou Dynasty established a new court in Datong Yunzhou. So who do they think they are?
The memorandum says that Queen Fu is the Demon Queen and Luo Youdu is the traitor, but what about them?
What are they?
The second minister is a traitor?
The most embarrassing one is Wei Renpu.
Wei Renpu was most afraid of Luo Youdu and thought of ways to limit his expansion.
He was afraid that Luo Youdu would not try his best to find Guo Zongxun, so he secretly spent a lot of money and used all the salary he had accumulated over the years to find Guo Zongxun.
But there was no news at all, and Wei Renpu even suspected that Luo Youdu had hidden the emperor's heir.
Only today did I know that Guo Zongxun was abducted by Zhao Kuangyi to Datong Yunzhou in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, and became a puppet of the Khitan.
This time the host and guest are reversed, and he has become a traitor to the second minister?
Luo Youdu also frowned. Guo Zongxun's authenticity was no longer important at this moment.
This message is not for fools, but for those who are willing to believe it and benefit from it.
Zhao Kuangyi's move was really beautiful.
Looking at Queen Fu who was shaking with anger, he stood up and said: "The Khitan barbarians only care about eating and not fighting..."
He was about to speak to comfort Queen Fu.
Empress Fu interrupted him and said, "Ms. Luo, please step aside. I will say a few words."
Empress Fu stood up and said: "The rebels rebelled against me, and I was unable to protect your majesty's heirs. As a result, the crown prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty was captured by thieves. He was taken to the northern border by bandits and became a sharp knife that harms our Central Plains."
"I am truly ashamed of the ancestors of the Great Zhou Dynasty, of Your Majesty, of all of you, and of the millions of people of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
She glanced at the civil and military officials of the Highness and said word by word: "Today the barbarians can support my son to become emperor, and tomorrow they can make my son, like Shi Jingtang or Liu Chengjun, recognize the Khitan chief as his father and his son as emperor, and humiliate him at will."
"Our great Zhou Kingdom can be destroyed, but the Emperor of China cannot be humiliated by barbarians."
"I would rather be a piece of jade than a piece of brick!"
"Your Majesty's imperial heir has been separated for many days. I had a glimmer of hope and begged God for mercy day and night. He could be found again and inherit the bloodline of the Zhou family."
"Now, we have become a small generation, using the descendants of the emperor who do not know whether they are true or false to do things that bring trouble to the world."
"Today there are Khitan barbarians who have established ancestral teachings, but tomorrow it is difficult to guarantee that there will not be people with evil intentions who will randomly find someone to think of as Zong Rang, Zong Jin, and Zong Jie, and in the name of the heir of Emperor Zhou, they will cause trouble and bring disaster to the world."
"The emperor's heirs are separated, and the emperor's family has no heirs. Perhaps it is God's will."
"I am following the will of God."
"The world cannot be without a master for a day, and the Central Plains cannot be without a king for a day."
"Now in front of all the princes, I follow the example of Yao and Shun and give way to virtuous people."
Every word Queen Fu spoke was sonorous and powerful.
Luo Youdu was frightened.
This has been true since ancient times.
There were not many powerful ministers who forced the emperor to abdicate, but it was really rare for him to abdicate voluntarily.
"No saint!"
Luo Youdu was the first to stand up and object.
Queen Fu said: "How can Xianggong Luo turn things around?"
Luo Youdu could not answer.
Wei Renpu stood up at this time and said: "The Duke of Zhenguo has sent out generals and become prime ministers. He is aggressive and enterprising. He has conquered Western Shu, leveled Jianghuai, captured Nanping, and captured Youyan. His virtue and prestige are far-reaching, his achievements are outstanding, and he can be the master of the world."
Wei Renpu compromised. As Queen Fu said, today it is Guo Zongxun, and tomorrow it may be Guo Zongrang, Guo Zongjin, or Guo Zongjie.
I can't find a real person here, it doesn't matter, I can just find one, how can I tell the difference?
People with ulterior motives can be found at will, but can the Zhou court still be found at will?
In this situation, the only way is to confront the Khitan.
The flag of the Central Plains has been replaced, and what is the use of Guo Zongxun holding it in his hand?
What else can Guo Zongrang, Guo Zongjin and Guo Zongjie do?
Wang Pu regretted letting Wei Renpu take the lead.
Without thinking, he took a big step forward and said loudly: "My lord..."
When he spoke, the voices of five or six people rang out.
Everyone hates that they are not first and wants to come out to take second place.
The messy sounds gathered together may mean the same thing.
Luo Youdu, the Duke of Zhenguo, is virtuous, majestic, meritorious and capable, and can be the lord of the world.
Han Lingkun and Shi Shouxin were a little dumbfounded when they saw more than a dozen civil servants standing up to express their opinions in the blink of an eye.
With the execution of Zhao Kuangyin, these two people plus Gao Huaide are now Luo Youdu's most trusted right and left-hand men.
Han Lingkun and Shi Shouxin mentioned this matter when they were drinking in private.
"What should we do if His Majesty cannot find an heir? Who should we choose to succeed him?"
Han Lingkun thought about it over and over, but couldn't think of a candidate.
The Guo family ordered Liu Chengyou to kill indiscriminately, and the number of people was extremely small.
Guo Wei died directly and was succeeded by his adopted son Guo Rong.
Guo Rong's heirs are all separated again. Where can he find a suitable heir?
Go back and find Guo Wei's nephew Li Chongjin? Or Guo Wei's son-in-law Zhang Yongde?
Shi Shouxin immediately said, "Looking for a consort and a minister, it is better to let Brother Luo do it."
Han Lingkun and Shi Shouxin happily reached an agreement.
I still thought that the two of them could get the first success in persuading people to join, but in the blink of an eye, all the credit was gone?
Han Lingkun quickly stood up and said, "The last general will only obey Luo Xianggong."
Shi Shouxin, Cao Bin, and Pan Mei followed suit.
Han Tong glanced around, it seemed like he was the only one left!