Thief Emperor

Chapter 586 Contempt
General Xiao stayed in Jizhou for almost three days, during which time he had a detailed conversation with Li Yun for at least three hours.

At other times, he wandered around Jizhou City, especially "visiting" the military camps of Jiangdong Army and Pinglu Army, and then left Jizhou on the fourth day.

Li Yun personally saw them off. After they left the city, General Xiao looked back at Li Yun and said, "Brother Li, we are still at war and the Khitans have not left yet. Don't send us off so far."

"When this battle is over, we'll have a good drink and chat."

At this point, General Xiao smiled and said, "I heard from Zhou Chang that Brother Li was like a god descended from heaven on the battlefield. It's a pity that I didn't get to see him. What a pity."

Li Yun shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "General Zhou is exaggerating."

He looked at Xiao Xian and asked, "When will the general attack the Khitan tribe?"

"soon."

Xiao Xian looked at Li Yun and said, "If a war breaks out in Youzhou, I will send someone to inform Brother Li in advance. My son will stay in Jizhou during this period. Let him follow Brother Li and learn well."

At this point, General Xiao jumped on his horse, looked back at Xiao Heng, and sighed deeply: "If my son had half the ability of Brother Li, I would hand over the job to him now and have a good rest."

These words were just polite remarks. Li Yun just smiled and clasped his fists, saying, "Take care, General."

General Xiao clasped his fists in return on his horse, then led a team of personal guards and rode away neatly.

After the general left, Li Yun returned to Jizhou City with the people who had seen him off. At the same time, he arranged for the general to keep an eye on the movements of the Khitans outside the city.

Meng Qing was very concerned about this matter. He personally led the scout battalion out of the city to investigate.

Li Zheng followed Li Yun, and when there were no outsiders around, he asked curiously, "Second brother seems to be doing well with General Xiao these days."

"Are we allies with Fan Yang from now on?"

"We are here to help him now, so we are allies of course."

Li Yun looked at Li Zheng and said with a smile: "Who can predict what will happen in the future?"

What will happen in the future can actually be predicted with certainty.

The four words "gentleman's dispute" alone indicate that there will still be a dispute between the two sides in the future, but this fight may not ultimately affect the descendants of each other, and it makes no difference to the soldiers fighting below.

"Skinny Monkey, I have something serious to ask you to do."

Li Yun paused and said seriously: "This matter must be done carefully, without any mistakes or omissions."

Li Zheng quickly lowered his head and said, "Brother, that's what you said."

"I have made an agreement with General Xiao these days. After he returns, he will send the horses he promised to us to Jizhou. The first batch will be one thousand horses."

"Ask Meng Qing to keep an eye on the Khitans outside the city. When these 1,000 horses arrive, they will all be handed over to you. You take 1,000 or 2,000 men and go out to race the horses."

Li Zheng understood and asked, "Second brother wants me to train the cavalry."

"Training is one aspect."

Li Yun looked at Li Zheng and said slowly: "Take this opportunity to visit Jizhou and Youzhou and take a look at their terrain. We will definitely come back in the future."

In this era, the symbol of unification of the world should be Youzhou in the northeast.

Although Li Yun has no plans to establish his capital here for the time being, even if he does not, this place will definitely become one of the most important towns in the north.

He will definitely come back again.

Moreover, if we want to look ahead to Liaodong in the future, this place will become a very important place and a military springboard.

Li Zheng understood Li Yun's meaning almost immediately. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Second brother, I understand."

Li Yun looked up at him and said with a smile: "These may be the foundation of your future, so you must pay more attention to them."

"Do you know how to train cavalry?"

Li Zheng smiled and said, "Second brother, I'm not stupid. Didn't we capture more than a hundred Khitans last time? Even if I can't do it, those Khitans can do it."

"Don't worry, I won't embarrass you."

Li Yun then patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Good brother."

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In the blink of an eye, a few more days passed.

There was still no fighting in Jizhou City. Although the Pinglu Army suffered a small loss when it left the city last time, it also "consumed" all the captured Han people outside the city. Without the bait to lure the Jizhou defenders out of the city, the Khitans had no reason to attack the city.

The difference in military strength between the two sides is not big, and Li Yun even has the advantage. Forcibly attacking the city is no different from committing suicide.

In fact, if Li Yun had not been afraid of the powerful Khitan cavalry, he would have led his troops out of the city early and expelled all the Khitans in Jizhou.

Although the Khitans did not come, on the third day after General Xiao left, two eunuchs in blue and several imperial guards arrived in Jizhou City. They took the seal of the court and entered Jizhou City, and finally met Zhou Bi.

Zhou Bi looked at the two eunuchs and asked, "Where did you two come from?"

The two eunuchs looked at Zhou Bi in surprise and doubt.

I heard that Li Yun is young, but this is too young.

After looking at Zhou Bi for a long time, he asked, "Is it General Li Yun?"

Zhou Bi shook his head and said with a smile: "I am a relative of our Master Li. Our Master Li was fighting with the Khitans on the battlefield some time ago and was injured. He is still recovering and it is not convenient for him to see people."

"I heard that the two eunuchs had arrived in Jizhou, so they asked me to come out and meet them."

It is obvious that these two eunuchs came from Youzhou.

Moreover, it was only after meeting with General Xiao that he set out from Youzhou to Jizhou to convey the imperial edict to Li Yun.

The reason why they did not come to see Li Yun directly was mainly because several of their "colleagues" who had gone to Jiangdong before died in Jiangdong and were unable to return.

Moreover, the imperial court ignored the incident afterwards, as if it had never happened.

This naturally made the eunuchs fearful, and they did not dare to come directly to Li Yun to announce the decree, for fear that the little tyrant of Jiangdong would get angry again and kill them.

By then, the imperial court would most likely still turn a deaf ear to their affairs, and they would have nowhere to seek justice.

After receiving General Xiao's affirmative statement, the two eunuchs rushed from Youzhou to Jizhou, preparing to announce the imperial edict of the court to Li Yun and officially appoint Li Yun as the deputy chief of the Hebei Road Army.

Their journey to Jizhou was relatively smooth, and they arrived in Jizhou city safely. They thought that after meeting Li Yun, they would be able to complete the task quickly.

Unexpectedly, I was stopped outside by such a family member.

The two eunuchs looked at each other and forced a smile. One of them smiled at Zhou Bi and said, "Little brother, General Li has made great contributions in Jizhou. The court wants to reward General Li. Please invite General Li out and let us read the court's decree to General Li."

Zhou Bi frowned and said, "My two eunuchs, it's not that I'm stopping you from seeing my master, it's just that my master is seriously injured and it's not convenient for him to see guests right now."

"The doctor said that I won't be able to see strangers for at least two or three months."

Zhou Bi said in a deep voice: "How about this, I will have someone arrange accommodation for the two of you, you can stay in Jizhou first, and when my master gets better, I will immediately have someone invite the two of you over."

Another eunuch smiled and said, "Little brother, we still have to go back to report to the court and His Majesty. We don't have time to linger here. Please be flexible."

Zhou Bi still refused.

The eunuch gritted his teeth and said, "In this case, we can only leave the imperial edict here. It is up to General Li to read it or not."

The two eunuchs looked at each other, and actually placed the box containing the imperial edict on the table, then stood up and prepared to say goodbye to Zhou Bi and leave.

At this time, a young man about fifteen years old rushed in from outside the door. After seeing Zhou Bi, he hurried forward and said, "Brother, this is the information sent back by General Xiao Meng."

It was Su Zhan.

After Su Zhan finished speaking, he moved closer and whispered in Zhou Bi's ear, "We have discovered the movements of the Khitans."

Zhou Bi looked at the two eunuchs, then looked around the room. Just as he was about to speak, Li Yun's voice came from the room: "Send it in."

Zhou Bi gave Su Zhan a look. Su Zhan held the documents sent back by Meng Qing and carefully entered Li Yun's public housing. Then he handed the documents to Li Yun with both hands.

"Sir, General Meng is outside the city and has discovered the movements of the Khitans. Some of the Khitans from Jizhou have left and are heading for Youzhou."

He paused and whispered, "Youzhou may have already started a fight."

Li Yun took the document, read it carefully, thought about it, and said in a deep voice: "Go contact Jiusi and ask them to ensure that all information is smooth."

"I'll go check out the situation first."

After saying this, Li Yun stood up, put on his coat, opened the door, and strode away.

From beginning to end, he never even looked at the two eunuchs outside the room.

(End of this chapter)