A knife in love

Chapter 2033
When Feng Wei said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "Li Congke was overjoyed when he heard Yelvbei's words, and rewarded Yelubei with a lot of gold, silver and jewels, and asked him to contact the people in Khitan to persuade Yelubei, the emperor of the Liao Kingdom. Deguang formed an alliance with Tang to attack Shi Jingtang. Yelubei agreed, and after returning to the mansion, he immediately found a few cronies to discuss the matter carefully. He didn't want to help Li Congke, but wanted to use Li Congke to kill Shi Jingtang in a hurry This opportunity lured Yelu Deguang to send his troops south. The Liao army joined forces with the Tang army, so Shi Jingtang must not be an opponent. This man was cruel and vicious. He received Li Siyuan's great kindness, but he did not miss his old feelings. He killed Li Siyuan's own son Li Conghou. Get rid of this person and avenge Li Siyuan and his son. Yelu Deguang has always wanted to annex the Central Plains, and after joining forces with Li Congke to destroy Shi Jingtang, he will definitely take the opportunity to attack Li Congke. Liao and Tang will fight, no matter which side wins, it will definitely be a serious injury. Judging from the military strength of both sides, the Liao army is [-]% sure of victory. With the help of Yelu Deguang, Li Congke was beheaded, and after the war, Yelu Deguang's army was damaged and he stationed troops in the Central Plains. Yelubei led his cronies He sneaked back to Dongdan Kingdom, summoned the old troops, and went straight to the capital of Liao Kingdom. At that time, Yelvbei would definitely be able to regain the throne and avenge his shame.

"After everyone discussed it properly, Yelubei wrote two letters in his own hand. One was written to Li Congke, in which he persuaded Yelu Deguang to form an alliance with Li Congke and jointly destroy Shi Jingtang. After Li Congke read it, Yelubei's cronies would destroy the letter and would never give it to Yelu Deguang. The other letter was Yelubei's personal letter to Yelu Deguang, telling Yelu De Guangzhong In the original chaos, Li Congke usurped the throne, and the Tang Dynasty was in danger. Shi Jingtang had tens of thousands of troops, and Li Congke was divided into courts to fight against it. If Yelu Deguang went south at this time, he would first join hands with Li Congke to destroy Shi Jingtang, and then take advantage of Li Congke's unpreparedness to surprise the Tang army and kill Li Congke. Beheading, the Central Plains is at your fingertips.

"After Yelubei finished writing the two letters, he went to see Li Congke first and asked him to look at the fake letter. After Li Congke read it, he was overjoyed and rewarded Yelubei with a lot of gold and silver, which was counted as the money for the envoy to send the letter to Khitan. After Yelubei returned to the mansion, he asked two of his cronies to act as envoys and went to Khitan with his own letter, intending to deliver the letter to Yelu Deguang to induce him to send troops to attack Shi Jingtang."

Having said this, Feng Wei sighed, and then continued: "The plan of 'driving away wolves and tigers' that Yelubei came up with can be said to be very powerful. It's just that God didn't give him a chance to stand up. Still encountered a catastrophe. The two envoys arrived in the capital of the Liao Kingdom. Although they tried to send the letter to the palace, Yelu Deguang didn't see the letter at all.

"It turned out that Shi Jingtang was recruiting soldiers and horses in the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, saving food and grass, but he knew that compared with Li Congke, his army was too weak. Li Congke didn't attack him immediately because he had usurped the throne and stood on his own. The emperor's throne was not secure. There are also many ministers and generals loyal to Li Siyuan who secretly opposed Li Congke, which made him dare not lead the army to conquer easily. Once Li Congke was firmly seated on the throne of the emperor and had no worries about the future, the first thing he did was to lead the army to settle accounts with him. When he arrived there At that time, he was poor and alone, and had to be exterminated by Li Congke. Whenever he thought of this, Shi Jingtang felt like sitting on pins and needles, burning with anxiety.

"Just when Shi Jingtang was restless, one of his advisers saw that Shi Jingtang was worried, so he gave him an idea, asking him to join hands with Khitan to deal with Li Congke. In fact, Shi Jingtang had long thought of forming an alliance with Khitan, which made Li Congke He didn't dare to conquer himself. But when he served under Li Siyuan's account, he led his army to fight against the Liao army many times, beheaded many Liao soldiers, and offended the Khitan people severely. And the old evil, I'm afraid it won't help me deal with Li Congke.

"Shi Jingtang spoke out the worries in his heart, but the counselor didn't take it seriously. He told Shi Jingtang that, as the so-called one moment and another moment, each day is the master of the day, and the battle on the battlefield is a last resort. The Khitan people have always coveted As long as Shi Jingtang is willing to cede the Sixteen States of Youyun to Khitan, Khitan will definitely agree to join hands with Shi Jingtang to deal with Li Congke. With the help of Khitan cavalry, fools like Li Congke can only run away, how can they dare to conquer Youzhou?

"After Shi Jingtang heard what the counselor said, he was furious and burst into flames, pointing at the counselor and yelling, you kid asked me to cede the sixteen prefectures of Youyun to the Khitans, and where would I go? That counselor But his expression was as usual, and he told Shi Jingtang that as long as Khitan is willing to send troops, we not only need to defeat Li Congke, but also chase after Luoyang and take Luoyang. At that time, the lord will proclaim himself emperor, and the Central Plains will belong to the lord. What's the harm in ceding the sixteen prefectures of Yun to the Khitan people?!"

When Feng Wei said this, Wang Xiaoyu couldn't help cursing loudly: "Extremely shameless! This counselor is worse than Shi Jingtang! He should really be scraped and quartered."

When Wang Xiaoyu said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "I think this scoundrel is just like Shi Jingtang, he is a bastard, that's why he is so despicable and shameless."

Feng Wei listened to Wang Xiaoyu's swearing, but it was quite to his liking, so he was not angry, but shook his head, and said: "You guessed wrong this time, this counselor is not a bastard, but an authentic Daoist Han. His surname is Sang and his first name is Weihan. He was born in Luoyang. Ugly, although he has participated in the imperial examinations many times, he has always failed. Sang Weihan refused to admit his lack of knowledge. Every time he failed, he would criticize the world and denounce the unfairness of the examiner, so he was often ridiculed. The more others ridiculed, The more extreme Sang Weihan became, he actually hated all the Han people in the world. When the world was in chaos, the heroes were fighting, and there were wars everywhere, Sang Weihan thought that the time had come, so he immediately joined Shi Jingtang's army. He Although he has no power to restrain a chicken, he has a vicious mind and gave Shi Jingtang a lot of ideas. Shi Jingtang also thinks highly of him, and discusses with him on big and small matters. Sang Weihan saw that Shi Jingtang was worried about Li Congke's attack, so he gave Shi Jingtang He came up with the idea of ​​colluding with Khitan and seizing the Central Plains.

"When Shi Jingtang heard that Sang Weihan said that he wanted to seize the Central Plains and establish himself as emperor, he was astonished, but he was also a little bit happy. He thought to himself, if a fool like Li Congke can be emperor, why can't I? But Sang Weihan's Although the idea aroused Shi Jingtang's ambition, but the matter was too important, he still couldn't make up his mind. After thinking twice, Shi Jingtang found another confidant, Liu Zhiyuan, and asked whether he should join hands with Khitan to deal with Li Congke. Liu Zhiyuan immediately He agreed, and said that this matter should not be delayed, otherwise it would be too late when Li Congke sent troops to conquer and then thought about forming an alliance with Khitan.

"After listening to the persuasion of the two counselors, Shi Jingtang made up his mind to form an alliance with Khitan. He asked Sang Weihan to write a letter to Liao Emperor Yelu Deguang, begging Liao to send troops to deal with Li Congke together with him. This letter is eternal. The strange writing made Shi Jingtang a real traitor, and he is still reviled thousands of years later."

(End of this chapter)