"Thank you for your kindness! Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"

Li Bang, Luo Cheng and the soldiers lay on the ground and shouted again.

Then, they stood up.

However, when they heard this imperial edict, they felt uncomfortable.

They all thought to themselves:

What's this called?

Who doesn’t know that Li Qian is a villain who goes against his word?

Alas, Zhao Guangyi, the old man, even believed Li Qian's trick?

It's so strange! It's weird!

Qin Zhiguang, who was eavesdropping in the nearby side hall, was also dumbfounded when he heard the imperial edict.

He thought to himself:

The government is really complicated.

Although I have become an official again, I can't go far in the officialdom!

In the officialdom, I am very smooth, despicable, shameless and treacherous, but the gap is still too big compared to those old bureaucrats.

I wonder if Luo Cheng will win in the officialdom in the future?

If not, I can only become a monk.

Kou Guan handed over the imperial edict to Li Bang.

Li Zuoshi was proud.

This means he has a chance to become the governor of Lingzhou.

At least, Luo Cheng is going to lead his troops to fight now.

At present, Li Zuozai can really make the decision in Lingzhou.

Because the generals Luo Cheng left behind before did not listen to him.

He didn't dare to do anything nonsense either.

As long as Luo Cheng led his troops to leave Lingzhou, Li Zuo could exercise his power in Lingzhou.

Luo Cheng sighed: "Mr. Kou, this imperial edict is definitely not what you have prepared for. I just don't know which treacherous edict drafted by a treacherous edict? Now, everyone here knows that Li Qian often goes back on his word. For the interests of the Xia Kingdom he established, he can be said to have any means, first rebelling against Song, and then surrendering to Northern Liao. Now, he cannot defeat Lord Li and me, and he also approves the head of the Song Dynasty. This is a delaying strategy. Once he breathes, he will definitely fight back. Otherwise, this is the treacherous plan of the Liao people. Because the Northern Liao is not able to calm down now, the Northern Liao is fighting a decisive battle with our Song army. Once our Song army is defeated, the Northern Liao can free up his hands to send troops to aid Li Qian and continue to support the independence of the Xia Kingdom. The hearts of the Liao people are well known to everyone. The Northern Liao general wants to rush his army south to occupy the beautiful and prosperous land of our Song Dynasty. Back then, Liu Bei joined Wu to fight against Cao, and now, the Northern Liao is joined Xia to fight against Song. If our Song Dynasty can do this, we can truly be invincible in the world and recover the territory. Otherwise, everything will be futile."

Li Bang secretly praised Luo Cheng for being smart.

He thought to himself:

I was in Xia Kingdom and could not win the throne.

Otherwise, if I became the king of Xia Kingdom, I would have joined forces with Liao to destroy Song.

The northwest and northeastern areas are vast, sparsely populated, and poor. Only when the Song Dynasty occupied the territory and territory were complete.

The same is true in the world.

If you lose the Song State, no matter who becomes the emperor, it will be uncomfortable.

No money!

In those sparsely populated places, there is a bird for being an emperor. Not to mention having no money, even a beautiful woman can’t find many.

Kou Guan shouted, "Mr. Luo, since you are a general of the Song Dynasty, you should know that you should not discuss the government affairs, spread rumors, or discuss these three irregularities behind your back. What do you think you can directly submit to the emperor or your boss. What are you talking nonsense in public? Are you afraid of your life?"

Luo Cheng was stunned and stunned.

He was used to being the master of Lingzhou, and he was also the master of commanding tens of thousands of troops.

He didn't expect that the people in front of him were already in a complicated officialdom.

If these words reached the emperor's ears, it would be amazing.

Luo Cheng would definitely not be able to take it.

However, he did not indignate Kou Guan to yell at him so angry.

On the contrary, he was secretly grateful to Kou Guan for reminding him like this.

Li Bang then shouted: "All the soldiers, you guys, retreat."

Li Zuo, Li Wei, Li Lu and others withdrew from the inner hall.

In the inner hall.

Only Luo Cheng, Kou Guan and Li Bang were left.

Kou Guan whispered: "General Luo, there are many people just now, so it is not convenient for me to say more. Please understand. Please remember what I said to you just now. This is the officialdom and is extremely dangerous. In the officialdom, you must be a little scheming. What you just said makes sense. However, you should not say it in front of so many people. You should learn from Lord Li, and you will only say it after the others leave. You can also write a letter to the emperor in private."

Luo Cheng bowed his fists and bowed to compile, and said, "Mr. Xie Kou's teachings."

Kou Guan said, "Okay, now, there are only three of us left here. To be honest, I am very dissatisfied with this imperial edict. This is the imperial edict drawn up by Pan Renmei for the emperor. The emperor probably didn't read it, so he stamped it directly."

Li Bang sighed: "The treacherous and slanderous are in power, and my Song Dynasty is in danger."

Luo Cheng learned from his previous reckless advice and said nothing.

He thought to himself:

If I become an emperor in the future, I cannot value the treacherous!

Well! Before you become emperor, you must learn to recognize people first.

Kou Guan said again: "A few months ago, the emperor sent his official to come here to announce the imperial edict, and then sent the Eight Virtue Kings to inspect Beizhou, and sent the Double Whip King to escort the food and grass, dismissed the old prime minister Wang Yanling, and re-activated the villain Zhao Tong as prime minister, intending to establish a crown prince."

Li Bang said sadly: "Zhao Tong was put on the position of prime minister before, and he also promoted the Jinkui agreement everywhere. The emperor hated him so much, why is he using him now?"

Luo Cheng couldn't help but blurted out and said, "It must be for the Jinkui Agreement to keep the secret. After the crown prince is confirmed, Zhao Tong will definitely not die well, and the emperor will definitely not spare him."

Li Bang and Kou Guan were both shocked when they heard this.

The two of them stared at Luo Cheng in a daze, and then they felt that Luo Cheng was too difficult.

Luo Cheng looked at the shocked eyes of both of them, and suddenly felt that he had let go of his mouth and hurriedly shut up.

Kou Guan continued: "Not bad! Before, it was rumored that there was a golden agreement in the royal family. Even if Taizu was passed down to the current emperor, the current emperor had to pass the throne to his brother Zhao Mei. In other words, the three brothers took turns to be emperors. Therefore, the emperor cannot pass the throne to his son. However, now, the emperor's purpose of using Zhao Tong is to pass the throne to his son. It was Zhao Tong's suggestion that Pan Renmei was present. Now, the emperor personally fought for the Northern Expedition. A little earlier, there was a shock in the army late at night. The soldiers did not know where the current emperor was. Someone planned to establish Taizu's eldest son, Dezhao, the Wugong County Prince, as the emperor. When the emperor came back, he angrily accused Dezhao of secretly treason, which led to Dezhao expressing his loyalty by committing suicide. Alas, it's miserable!"

Li Bang and Luo Cheng both widened their eyes when they heard this.

Luo Cheng could not have imagined that the royal family was fighting for the throne, so complicated that brothers were slaughtered and flesh was slaughtered.

He has read many books and heard Li Wenwei tell many historical stories. However, in reality, he has just become an official for a while. Although his boss Li Bang will hold him accountable, he was frightened that he was in a foreign country and Li Bang held Luo Cheng very lightly accountable, and did not harm Luo Cheng's honest interests, especially military power.

Li Bang still prefers to join forces to keep warm and fight against Li Qian together.

Luo Cheng has not really felt the danger of the officialdom and the royal family.

Kou Guan continued: "Now, the Eight Virtue King Defang is seriously ill because of this. In this way, the emperor will truly be in power alone. If there is any accident in the Eight Virtue Kings, the Jinkui Agreement will be abolished, and the matter of establishing a crown prince will be made public after the battle. However, these are not important, because we are not a royal family. Now, the most important thing is how to win the battle of Northern Liao. The life-and-death battle is about to come. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers from both sides are in Youzhou City. If such a battle fails, it will be impossible for our Celestial Dynasty to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun."

Li Bang blurted out and said, "It is impossible. If our Celestial Empire wants to pacify the world, it must first destroy those small countries, such as Tubo, Dali, Eastern Falcon, Western Falcon, and then destroy Xia, and finally Northern Liao. Now, it is unrealistic for the emperor to destroy Northern Liao immediately. Northern Liao is at its peak, and it is also scattered and united with Xia to resist the Song Dynasty, alas!"

Kou Guan was stunned when he heard this and said, "General Luo, tell me."

Luo Cheng smiled and said, "My opinion is consistent with Lord Li. According to the information collected by the officials, the Northern Liao Dynasty basically abandoned the city during this Northern Expedition of our Celestial Empire and did not fight with our army very much. When we arrived in Youzhou, the Northern Liao army suddenly became strong. What does this prove? It proves that the Northern Liao was luring the enemy deeper and then encircled and annihilated it in one fell swoop."

Li Bang and Kou Guan both looked at Luo Cheng in a daze, stunned.

Luo Cheng smiled and said, "Okay, Lord Kou, now General Li Zuo is in power for the time being. How to greet you is his business. I have to go out of the city, gather troops, prepare enough food and grass, and set off in three days."

Li Bian shouted: "Luo Cheng, the war ahead is tense, and it involves the safety of our emperor. Why don't your troops start immediately?"

Kou Guan said: "That's right!"

Luo Cheng smiled and said, "Most of our troops are from Xia. As the saying goes, people are cheap and things are noble. The ancients said that it is difficult to leave their hometowns. If they are unwilling to follow me to expedition to Northern Liao, our troops will be defeated. Therefore, as the commander, the lower officials must make it clear to the soldiers. This is conducive to the stability of the morale of the army and avoids some people from dying unjustly in foreign countries. Besides, the lower officials must fight back Liangzhou and hand it over to Lord Li. Otherwise, if Li Qian repents after our troops leave, Lingzhou will be difficult, and only an isolated city in Xiazhou will be left. Lord Li will have great difficulties."

Li Bang was very unhappy when he heard this and cursed angrily: "Fuck! The only one with the surname Luo is capable, right?"

Kou Guan said, "Okay! OK! Don't argue. The imperial edict has been issued. General Luo has nothing to do here, so let's set off early."

"promise!"

Luo Cheng had nothing to say, and bowed his fists and left as ordered.

Qin Zhiguang flashed out of the back door.

The two met near the state yamen.

Qin Zhiguang and Luo Cheng walked for a while and said, "Seventh brother, are you really leaving in three days? Do you really let our soldiers disperse and let some soldiers go home?"

Luo Cheng smiled and said, "Based on my understanding of Yelu Yinping, this decisive battle in Youzhou is definitely not simple. Our troops will participate in the war and have a great chance of death. So, I have to make excuses to send my troops to Xiwu and meet with Guo Youjun. If I don't make any noise, Li Bang might ask about the real number of people in my troops. Now, I'm just making trouble, and Li Bang's attention is focused on his prestige, so I won't pay attention to the real soldiers of our troops, war horses, food, combat power, and the movements of some people after galloping through Liangzhou."

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!