Luo Youdu looked at Zhang Jin in front of him in surprise.
These days, he has been paying attention to the changes in the Khitan, and wanted to see if he could take advantage of the other party's change of power.
As a result, I got the news that Xiao Siwen was assassinated on the street.
Zhang Jin said: "It is absolutely true that the emperor was assassinated first, and then the prime minister. This news caused a storm in the Khitan capital and everyone knew it."
Luo Youdu felt strange and asked, "Who killed him?"
Zhang Jindao: "An unknown killer killed him on Zhongjing Street in Khitan, but it seems that the case has been solved."
He said with a strange expression on his face: "The man behind the scenes is a man named Qieligu, who was the former prime minister of Khitan. After Xiao Siwen lost Youzhou, he returned to Shangjing and replaced Qieligu and became the new prime minister of Khitan.
It is said that because of this, Qieligu hated Xiao Siwen so much that he even scolded Xiao Siwen for being incompetent in public. Xiao Siwen was quite generous and did not care about him. But Xiao Siwen's wife couldn't stand it and complained to him in front of Yelujing.
Yelvjing also exiled Qiligu to Zuzhou and ordered him not to enter the capital. When Qieligu arrived in Zuzhou, he became more serious and said many times that he would kill him to eliminate traitors for the country."
Luo Youdu looked at Zhang Jin's expression and said with a smile: "You also think there is a problem?"
Zhang Jin nodded and said: "Qieli Gu really wanted to kill Xiao Siwen, so he should have taken action long ago. Why wait until now? Is it because Xiao Siwen is Yelujing's brother-in-law and has won Yelujing's favor, so he did not dare to take action?"
"I don't think it's that simple... Xiao Siwen is also the brother-in-law of the new emperor Yelu Bishe. Perhaps Yelu Bishe is not as doting on Xiao Siwen as Yelu Jing is. Xiao Siwen is still the Khitan Prime Minister, and he has the support of the Xiao family behind him. No matter when
, killing him is an unforgivable crime. It makes no difference who the emperor is."
Luo Youdu smiled appreciatively. His career in Kaifeng Mansion allowed Zhang Jin to accumulate a lot of experience in this area. He has excellent logical thinking and can analyze things comprehensively.
Luo Youdu said: "Dogs that bite people never bark, and dogs that bark randomly never bite people. Apart from anything else, at this critical moment, as the prime minister, Xiao Siwen, who is not with the Khitan chief in Beijing,
But he died in Zhongjing, which is a problem. It seems that Yelujing's death this time was not an accident, but was premeditated."
He stood up and paced back and forth, with a flash of excitement in his eyes, and said: "Whether it is premeditated or not, immediately let your people spread this matter to Fengzhou in Datong Cloud. It directly shows that Yelu Bishe sent people to murder his brother Yelv Jing.
He ascended the throne. Because Xiao Siwen discovered the clues, he eliminated the root cause and was killed by Yelu Bishe and framed by the former prime minister Cherigu. Go quickly..."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jin quickly bowed and walked away quickly.
The current Khitan royal family originated from the Khitan Emperor Taizong Yelu Deguang.
Yelujing is the eldest son of Yelu Deguang, and Yelu Bishe is the fifth son.
In front of Yelu Bishou there were Yelu Sage, Yelu Tiande and Yelu Dilie.
Among them, the third oldest Yelu Tiande and his uncle Xiao Han rebelled against Liao Shizong Yelu Ruan in the tenth year and were killed.
Now the second oldest, Yelu Sage, and the fourth, Yelu Dilie, are left.
The second eldest son, Yelu Sage, was dissatisfied with his elder brother Yelu Jing's violent rule and planned to rebel. He went to Si Tian Wei Lin to inquire about the fortune. As a result, the matter was exposed and he was demoted to the northwest border garrison to guard the border. He lived in Fengzhou, that is,
Hohhot in later generations.
The fourth son, Yelu dilie, has been sitting in Datong Yunzhong, guarding the Khitan Xijing together with Yelu Wuzhi.
The eldest brother died, the second and fourth children did not speak, and the youngest child, the fifth child, took the throne of the emperor.
The second child and the fourth child don’t have any ideas?
Luo Youdu didn’t believe it anyway.
As a result, Khitan fell into civil strife, which would have been even better.
Luo Youdu crossed his arms over his chest, thought carefully for a moment, and then asked someone to call Liu Zai who was entering the memorial hall.
Liu Zai, courtesy name Deyu, was born in Fanyang, Zhuozhou. He was eager to learn since childhood and had extensive knowledge of history and biographies. In the later Tang and Qing Dynasties, he was elected as a Jinshi. He wrote five treatises: "Being a King", "Being a Prime Minister", "Being a General", "Eliminating Slander", "Naking" "Admonishment", the content is extremely well written and is quite praised by scribes.
But in Luo Youdu's view, it was a bit exaggerated and too far removed from reality.
Regardless of whether human nature is inherently good or inherently evil, Luo Youdu asked himself that he could not restrain himself like a saint.
For thousands of years, few people in China have been able to do it.
But placing him in the Imperial Academy and editing newspapers was a good use of his talents.
This narrative writing is a little exaggerated, but it doesn't matter.
As the mouthpiece of the imperial court, it is certainly impossible to expect the Royal Daily to report the current situation in detail.
"His Majesty!"
Liu Zai is an old scholar in his fifties. The publication of this newspaper gave his career a second spring.
After all, formatting and other matters require his nod, and whether the article is published in the newspaper also requires his approval.
Now there are two major writers in "Royal Daily", one is the emperor of poetry through the ages, and the other is a loser.
Li Congjia relied on the Central Plains and refused to leave, and Li Jing was so angry that he cut off his money. Li Congjia, who was used to living a luxurious life, now made money by writing articles and newspapers to support his life.
In order to fill his stomach, Zhang Qixian often wrote biographies of historical heroes.
One of the two captured the hearts of the scholars, and the other captured the hearts of the common people. In addition, the "Royal Daily" published some important court events every day, and his weight and status increased day by day.
Liu Zai's status naturally rose with the tide.
"Tomorrow's daily newspaper will add an extra page to record the affairs of other countries. It will also let the people of our country understand the situation of the surrounding countries. This first issue will be about Khitan. As for the content, I will let someone give it to you. .By the way, the weekly report must be put on the agenda as soon as possible. I want everyone in the world to understand the general trends of the world, so that they will not follow what others say. A good thing can also become a bad thing."
Liu Zai bowed and accepted the order.
As soon as this Khitan chapter was released, the first people who came to Luo Youdu were not the Xiao sisters as he expected.
It was Zhao Pu. In the afternoon of that day, Zhao Pu asked to see him alone.
"Your Majesty, the change of ownership of the Khitan is a great blessing for our dynasty. Yelu Bishe is the fifth son of the Khitan Yelu Deguang. In front of him there are Yelu Kui Sage and Yelu Dilie. We can let him They are three tigers competing for food, and they consume each other. At the critical moment, we can even support the weaker party and let them fight each other to the death."
Luo Youdu clasped his hands together and laughed and said: "If there are three tigers fighting for food, it will be a good plan! Let's leave this matter to you, and make sure they are suspicious of each other. It's best if we can fight, even if we can't, we must Create friction between them and divide them."
A good emperor will not compete with his ministers for credit.
Zhao Pu reads the newspaper every day. When he read the Khitan chapter today, he immediately understood that the news came from the palace.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have no news at all.
He immediately came to offer suggestions. In fact, he knew deep down in his heart that Luo Youdu was most likely involved.
But that doesn't stop him from having a go at the drama, where the emperor and his ministers see the same thing.
It doesn’t matter what the credit is, the attitude must be shown.
The Xiao sisters came here specifically to see me on the third day.
None of the Xiao sisters were in the habit of reading newspapers, so they did not get the news immediately.
Xiao Chuo learned from Yang that Xiao Chuo's teacher, a talented girl, was Li Congjia's big fan. Although she was married, it didn't stop her from falling in love with her talent.
A daily newspaper is set every month, just for the poems and essays of idols.
Yang didn't know that Xiao Chuo was Xiao Siwen's daughter. When Xiao Chuo took a book to ask Yang for advice, he saw the section about Khitan in the newspaper.
Although she could not fully recognize the characters, these words left a deep impression on the Khitan and Xiao Siwen, and she learned about the changes in the Khitan.
When the little girl saw her father dead, she cried on the spot.
Heartbroken, Yang could only send her back to Luo Zhai, no matter how much she tried to persuade her.
When the sisters met, they understood the reason and begged Uncle Huber to come to the palace.
Xiao Hunian and Xiao Chuo knelt on the ground, both of them dressed in plain clothes at the moment.
Xiao Hunian said with red eyes: "Your Majesty, what is said in the daily newspaper is really true?"
Luo Youdu did not deceive Xiao Hunian and said truthfully: "The news of your father's death is true, this is true. However, it is not true that Yelvbi killed him. This can only be said to be doubtful. The statement given by the Khitan was that the former Xiang Qiligu killed him, because his father was not killed by Yelvbi.
He stole his position as prime minister and took revenge with hatred. But this statement is not so much evidence as it is an explanation for your Xiao family."
Xiao Hunian was silent. If Luo Youdu kept saying that Xiao Siwen was killed by Yelu Bi, she would never believe it.
She is fully aware of Luo Youdu's cunning.
But when he told the truth in detail, she couldn't tolerate her disbelief.
Luo Youdu said: "I have the latest news about your father-in-law and your sister here, but there is no news..." He paused and said: "I also want to know the details. Your father-in-law died mysteriously, so I thought of starting with your father-in-law. The result
Everything is as usual, your father-in-law and your sister are also mourning normally, and your father-in-law is mourning as scheduled, but we can't get any information about them. It's obvious that they are under house arrest."
"So I can't give you an answer as to whether it was Yelvbishe who killed him. I can only say that your father's death was strange, and Yelvbishe's actions are suspected of covering up the facts. For me, it doesn't matter whether it is true or not, as long as Yelubishe
Bi She is suspected, he is the murderer. Not only your father, but also Yelu Jing."
Xiao Hunian kowtowed three times and said: "Xiao Hunian is willing to work as a cow or a horse for Your Majesty. I only hope that Your Majesty will give me a chance to avenge my father."
Xiao Chuo also kowtowed three times and said, "Xiao Chuo is the same. As long as he can avenge his father, he is willing to work as a horse for Your Majesty."
Luo Youdu ignored Xiao Chuo, but looked at Xiao Hunian and said, "You want to join the army?"
"Yes!" Xiao Hunian replied decisively.
Luo Youdu flatly refused: "This is impossible! I am full of talents and capable people, and I will give you a Khitan woman to take a shortcut. How do the officers and men in the army view this matter? How do they treat me? Is it because I have no one in the Central Plains? Or am I just for the sake of gain?
When a beautiful woman smiles, the beacon plays with the princes? Looking for a woman from another country to lead them? Are you kidding..."