Li Jun did have rebellious aspirations. It didn't matter whether Chai Rong or Zhao Kuangyin was sitting on the dragon throne. He just lacked a suitable opportunity.

There was no better time than Zhao Kuangyin usurping the throne and proclaiming himself emperor. When he received the news, he should take up the banner of supporting the Guo family and cross the river south to attack Tokyo.

At this time, it is hard to say whether the Jiedushi envoys along the way will stop him. It is estimated that most of the people will just sit back and fish in troubled waters.

However, when Zhao Kuangyin's envoy arrived at Zhaoyi Army, Li Jun did not kill the envoy to show his determination. Instead, he entertained him with wine and food. He only took out Guo Wei's portrait during the dinner, wiped his nose and tears, and asked the envoy to touch it too.

It’s not clear what Li Jun meant.

What Li Jun meant, his son Li Shoujie knew very well. His father wanted to rebel but had no courage. Knowing Li Jun's ambitions and the Emperor Liu Jun of the Northern Han Dynasty, when he heard that the Central Plains had changed masters again, he immediately offered an olive branch to Li Jun

He expressed support.

Li Shoujie knew that with the strength of the Zhaoyi Army, he might not be able to compete with the court against his father's earnest attempts to dissuade him. Instead, he was kicked to Tokyo by Li Jun, who planned to let his son act as his eyes and ears, and also told Zhao Kuangyin to relax his vigilance.

Li Shoujie was already worried. When he heard Zhao Kuangyin calling him the prince, he immediately panicked and fell to the ground. He kowtowed repeatedly and said: "Your Majesty said this, someone must be sowing discord!"

After a while, Zhao Kuangyin leaned over and helped Li Shoujie up from the ground, patted him on the shoulder and said: "I know I have the loyalty of my ministers, but your father... you go back and tell him that before I get the emperor, I can do whatever I want."

He came to get it; since I have become the emperor today, can't you let me give in?"

Zhao Kuangyin said it so easily that Li Shoujie felt both surprised and amused, "Since Your Majesty asked me to go back, I must be able to persuade my father!"

Zhao Kuangyin was not polite, "Since I want to leave, please go back immediately. I'm afraid your father won't be able to wait. By the way, remember to tell your father that Yuan Yan will come to Tokyo to see me in the near future. It will not be so easy for him to think about the Yellow River."

Already."

"Here! I'm going back to Luzhou now!" Li Shoujie bowed and left the Martial Arts Hall. After a while, Zhao Pu came in again. When he saw Zhao Kuangyin, he immediately asked: "I heard that Li Shoujie, Li Jun's son, came to see the saint.

Already."

"Well, I sent him back in just a few words!"

"Your Majesty, why did he let him go so easily? He could have stayed in the capital as a hostage!"

Zhao Kuangyin chuckled and said, "Who is Li Jun who would be reluctant to part with his son? If he rebels against me, killing Li Shoujie will not help, and I will not do that. Only by letting him go can people know my generosity."

"Li Jun's rebellion has been revealed. Your Majesty should be prepared to send troops at any time."

"I know! You are the Deputy Privy Envoy. Just start preparations immediately. Soldiers, horses, food and grass can be mobilized at your disposal."

"I have one more thing to report to Your Majesty. Li Chongjin has just submitted an urgent report saying that he will come to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit."

Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said: "Li Chongjin still understands me. He has felt my pulse and knows that I will not do anything to him now."

"Then is Your Majesty accurate or not?"

Zhao Kuangyin frowned and pondered for a long time before saying: "Li Chongjin competed with Shizong for the throne in the previous dynasty? Isn't he willing to be a prince in Huainan? But I don't want any trouble in Huainan. It's not that I'm afraid of Li Chongjin..."

"Are you afraid of giving Xu Xian an excuse to send troops to Huainan?"

Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly and sighed: "It has been a long time since I ascended the throne? But Zhixian never mentioned the oath he made at Chenqiaoyi? He is probably waiting for Li Chongjin to rebel so that he can send troops to Huainan in an open and honest manner."

"Your Majesty? You must not let him succeed."

"Alas...there are so many jackals, tigers and leopards surrounding my bed? I have no choice but to comfort them one by one first!"

"What does your Majesty mean?"

"Aren't you going to ask Li Chong to come to the capital? Give him an iron seal to express his separation from the country, and ask Fan Zhi to write the edict in person. I will write a secret edict to him separately. Although he will probably not believe it, it may take a while.

Is it temporary? As long as he doesn't rebel at the same time as Li Jun, it will be fine."

"Your Majesty is wise? This is a mature plan to plan a country!"

"Your Majesty is not good! Your Majesty is not good!" Zhang Qiong, who was dressed in armor, rushed into the martial arts hall with a shout. He even ignored the etiquette of monarchs and ministers and reported: "The Kaifeng Prefecture just sent someone to report that Li Shoujie is dead!

"

Li Shoujie is dead? He was still a lively person before the incense stick, but when he came to the martial arts hall again, he had turned into a corpse. There were two arrows stuck in the corpse, one penetrated the neck and the other penetrated the chest and abdomen? It was Daluo Jinxianlai.

There is no help.

Cui Jiu knelt on the ground and faced the ground, but his eyes were trying to look at Zhao Kuangyin? "Your Majesty, do you still remember the villain? The villain is Cui Jiu from Kaifeng Mansion. Last year, I went to attend the ceremony for the official renewal.

"

Zhao Kuangyin smiled and nodded slightly, "Remember, just tell me what you saw today."

Cui Jiu hurriedly said: "The villain is patrolling along the street with his men. From far away, he saw this man riding a horse in the market. How can the emperor tolerate such arrogance? The villain is about to step forward to question. Who knows where he started?

Two arrows were shot from inside the restaurant, killing him on the spot.

Zhang Qiong asked: "Have you ever seen the murderer?"

"I didn't see it. By the time we went upstairs, the murderer had already escaped." Cui Jiu asked the people around him, "Did all four of you see it?"

"did not see it!"

"did not see it!"

…

"Zhang Deaf, did you see him? Zhang Deaf is calling you!"

Zhang Qiong slapped Cui Jiu on the back of the head, "I'm not deaf, why are you so loud? Do you think this is Kaifeng Mansion!"

Zhao Kuangyin waved his hands and said: "Zhang Qiong, don't be rude. He was also my subordinate when I was the envoy of Ma Zhi in Kaifeng Mansion. Save him some face."

Cui Jiu muttered and squinted: "That's right, they are all working for His Majesty. Mr. Zhao is also one of our colleagues. Who are you trying to scare!"

Zhao Pu asked: "I didn't see anyone, I didn't find anything else."

"The shopkeeper actually saw them and said they were two people wearing bamboo hats, but he didn't see their faces clearly."

Zhao Fu suddenly put his hand into his arms, "I found this thing in the box where the murderer was, I don't know if it works or not!"

Cui Jiu immediately slapped Zhao Fu, "If you didn't show it earlier if you had damn evidence, you would have embarrassed me in front of His Majesty!"

Zhao Fu said sarcastically: "I see this thing is covered with copper. Maybe you can go to the bank in Changle Tower to pawn it for a few copper coins." He handed it to Zhao Pu casually, "Mr. Zhao, I don't know if you can give it to me.

How much reward?"

Zhao Pu only glanced at it and immediately showed excitement. He handed it to Zhao Kuangyin and said, "Your Majesty, look, it's actually the waist card of the Red Scarf City! Xu Xian ruined your Majesty's important event, we can't let him go easily."

Zhao Kuangyin didn't even look at it, "A waist badge can't mean anything. Zhou Taizu was assassinated, and the waist badges found on the assassins were all from the Tianping Army. However, when Taizu was conquering Yanzhou, Gao Xingzhou went out of the city thirty miles to meet him.

I would like to express my condolences to Master Wang. I know that I have many enemies, and it is possible that someone else framed him. Mr. Zhao, can you tell me if it has something to do with you?"

Zhao Pu bowed deeply and said, "Even though I have some personal grudges with Xu Xian, I dare not ruin your majesty's important affairs. Please be aware of this!"

"It doesn't matter who did this now. As long as the news comes back to Luzhou, Li Yun will definitely rebel. It's time to prepare to send troops. I want to lead the expedition myself!"

Upon hearing this, Cui Jiu immediately took a few steps on his knees and said, "I am willing to accompany your majesty on the expedition!"

Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said: "You should just patrol the streets in Tokyo peacefully. Zhang Qiong will take them to receive the reward!"

After Zhang Qiong took Cui Jiu and others away, Zhao Pucai said: "What should we do about Xu Xian? Your Majesty had better let him go back to Henghai or take him on an expedition together. In short, we cannot keep him in Tokyo."

"You are worrying too much. Even if he really occupied the palace and sat on the dragon's throne, not many people below would pay homage to him! Besides, it would be useless if he occupied Tokyo for a while. I plan to take away 80% of the troops."

Zhao Pu bowed and said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhang Dejun suddenly entered the palace and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Consort Xu has come to the palace to ask for an audience."

Zhao Kuangyin laughed and said: "Cao Cao is about to arrive! Announce him to come in!"

Zhang Dejun left the martial arts hall and soon led Xu Xian into the hall. Xu Xian stepped forward and bowed, "I have seen an official!"

"Zhixian is not an outsider, so why should we be so foreign to me? Zhang Dejun, please give Zhixian some tea!"

"Don't dare to waste the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers. Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me a seat!"

Zhao Kuangyin smiled and asked, "Is Zhixian's injury getting better?"

Xu Xian had been in court since Zhao Kuangyin came to the throne. He stayed at home on the pretext that his old injury had recurred. He handed over his hand and replied: "Thanks to the princess's careful care, my old injury has healed. I came back to the palace this time to say goodbye to Your Majesty and plan to return to the palace."

Waqiaoguan."

Zhao Kuangyin said in surprise: "Why did Zhixian suddenly want to go back to Waqiao Pass? Is it because he was complaining that I didn't give you a reward?"

After Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, he gave Xu Xian nothing but the title of Prince Consort, "Zhixian, don't you think I forgot the oath I made at Chenqiaoyi? It's not that I want to break my promise, it's just that I have just ascended the throne, and the four parties may have evil intentions."

You are ready to make a move. I just want to wait until the world is stable before I can fulfill my oath to you."

Xu Xian couldn't help but curse in his heart, "It's weird that you don't honor it when the world is unstable. It's weird that you will honor it when your throne is stable!"

"I certainly know the difficulties of the official family. The reason why I want to go back to Waqiao Pass is not to complain. I stayed at Waqiao Pass for too long, for fear that the Liao Kingdom would take the opportunity to invade south. It was actually a plan for the safety of the Song Dynasty."

"The sleepy emperor of the Liao Kingdom probably has no intention of invading the south. There are more important things at the moment. I will go on an expedition in person soon. The capital needs a trustworthy person to take care of it. There is no more suitable candidate than Zhixian."

"Personally conquered? Who do the officials want to attack?"

Zhao Kuangyin smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I'm afraid Zhixian still doesn't know that Li Yun's son Li Shoujie came to Tokyo, but he was assassinated not long after he left the palace. Li Yun is still planning to rebel after receiving the news."

"It's just Li Jun. There is no need for your Majesty to personally conquer it. Please give me one hundred thousand troops and horses. I will send Li Jun's head back to Tokyo within a month."

"I know Zhixian's intentions, but in order to scare the monkeys, it would be better for me to fight in person. When the time comes, I don't know how Xianxian will stay in Tokyo to look after the rear for me!"

"How dare I disobey His Majesty's decree? I'm here to keep Tokyo safe and sound! If Your Majesty has nothing else to do, I would like to go to the harem to pay my respects to the Queen Mother. The princess has already gone ahead with the red baby in her arms. I'm afraid she'll be impatient.

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"Go when you have time, but don't leave in a hurry. Be sure to have a drink with me in the evening."
To be continued...