Thief Emperor

Chapter 892 Khitan Son-in-law
One yuan resumes, and all phenomena are renewed.

The next day, the Luoyang court announced to the world that the reign title was changed to Zhangwu, and announced to the world that the Emperor of Zhou had wanted to abdicate to the King of Wu several times. The King of Wu declined many times, but the Emperor of Zhou insisted on abdicating.

As a last resort, the King of Wu will accept the abdication of the Emperor of Zhou on the 18th of this month and establish a new dynasty.

At the same time, a new era name was announced.

Zhang Wu.

This notice was prepared long in advance, so on the first day of the Lunar New Year, not only was it posted in Luoyang City, but also in Jinling and other places across the country, as long as they were actually controlled by officials of the new dynasty.

At one time, everyone knew that the new emperor was about to ascend the throne and establish a new dynasty.

And this news spread across the country at the first opportunity.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Taiyuan Prefecture in Hedong received news from Luoyang. The commander of the Hedong Army, Li Hao, and the governor of Hedong, Li Zhen, along with several other brothers of the Li family, gathered together and looked at the notice with different expressions.

But basically there are both joy and sorrow.

The good news is that since the Xin Dynasty has begun preparations for ascending the throne, it means that they are not planning to wait until the world is completely unified before establishing a new country.

In other words, Hedong still has at least one to three years of breathing room.

The worry is that once Li Yun accepts Emperor Wu's abdication, he will truly become the legitimate ruler of the world. At that time, if the Hedong Army does not submit, they will be considered rebels.

Moreover, the gap in strength between the two sides will become larger and larger, which means that it is only a matter of time before the Hedong Army is destroyed.

Li Zhen, the governor of Hedong, looked at his brother Li Hao who had remained silent and sighed: "Why don't you say something?"

Li Hao also sighed and said with a wry smile: "Brother, now that things have come to this, what else can I say?"

He looked at the notice and said in a hoarse voice, "What is certain is that after Li Er ascends the throne, or even before he ascends the throne, he will send envoys to persuade us to surrender. If you feel that you cannot resist, you can just surrender to the Xin Dynasty after Li Er ascends the throne."

"This way, our Hedong Li family can gain a reputation for loyalty and righteousness in the future generations."

They will not surrender now because the Hedong Li family is still a vassal of Zhou and the emperor of Zhou has not yet abdicated.

Surrendering after abdicating the throne means that the Hedong Li family has always been loyal to the emperor and loyal to the orthodoxy. In this way, they may be able to gain a good reputation in the future.

Li Zhen was silent for a while, then looked at his brothers. All of them were silent. The governor of Hedong sighed and said, "Apart from doing this, it seems that the only option is to surrender to the Khitans. Our Li family has been ministers of Zhou for generations, so there is absolutely no reason for us to surrender to a foreign race."

"Now I am afraid that after the establishment of the new dynasty, instead of sending envoys or letters to persuade us to surrender, they will directly send troops to attack us."

"Old six."

He looked at Li Hao and said, "Li Er will soon ascend the throne. You will represent our Hedong Army as an envoy to congratulate him on his ascension to the throne."

"At least, if we meet with him beforehand, we'll have an idea of ​​what to do next."

Li Hao did not hesitate, he stood up, clasped his fists and said: "Little brother, I obey your command."

He agreed without hesitation because Li Yun had a good reputation.

It can even be said to be very good.

From the time Li Yun started his career to now, there has been no precedent of him killing envoys. Moreover, the Hedong Army is still one of the most powerful forces in the world and deserves to be taken seriously by Li Yun.

Another point is that he almost wanted to meet his cousin in Luoyang City who was about to become emperor.

After all, since Li Yun's rise, he has heard the name Li Yun so many times that his ears are callused, but he has never seen him.

That’s just right. Let’s take this opportunity to meet each other, if we can get along well.

In the future...in the future...

Maybe he can even replace the head of the Hedong Li family and become the new spokesperson of the Hedong Li family.

……

Just when the Li brothers were gathering in Taiyuan Prefecture, in Qingzhou City, Zhou Luo personally handed the documents from Luoyang to his father and grandfather.

As the eldest grandson of Qingzhou, Zhou Luo has been with Li Yun in recent years, but before the end of the year, he returned to Qingzhou to spend the New Year with his family.

At this time, he held the document from Luoyang in his hand, knelt in front of his father and grandfather, and kowtowed, "Grandfather, father."

"The King of Wu will ascend the throne on the 18th of this month in the suburbs of Luoyang."

He looked up at Zhou Xu and Zhou Chang and said in a deep voice, "King Wu wants us to send someone to watch the ceremony."

General Zhou Xu looked at his grandson, reached out his hand to help him up, and said with a smile: "It has been more than ten days since my eldest grandson returned to Qingzhou. Why are you telling me now?"

Zhou Luo scratched his head, a little embarrassed: "Aunt, I just got the news from Jiusi today. When I came back for the New Year, I didn't know about it."

"Nine Division..."

Upon hearing this, General Zhou Xu, who had been granted the title of King of Linzi, looked at his grandson and then at his son Zhou Chang.

It seems that Jiusi... has now infiltrated Qingzhou City and can even contact Zhou Luo in front of them father and son without being discovered by them.

Thinking of this, General Zhou couldn't help but shook his head slightly. He patted Zhou Luo on the shoulder and said, "When you come back before the New Year, tell Aweng where the King of Wu plans to send you to serve?"

"Yulin Army."

Zhou Luo replied, "It's the king... it's the original guards of the King of Wu, led by General Yang Xi. There are now one to two thousand people. They will be responsible for the palace guards in the future. My grandson and Xue Gui will both serve in the Yulin Army."

General Zhou thought for a moment and asked, "How is your relationship with Xue Gui?" When talking about Xue Gui, Zhou Luo smiled and said, "My grandson and he are like brothers!"

Zhou Chang on the side coughed and said seriously: "In terms of seniority, you are one generation younger than Xue Gui."

After hearing this, Zhou Luo lowered his head and said nothing.

This issue of generation has always annoyed him. He is obviously about the same age as Xue Gui, or even a little older, but he is a generation younger than him.

Zhou Chang patted his son's head, then looked at Linzi Prince Zhou Xu and said, "Dad, let me go with Zhou Luo."

Zhou Xu thought about it, then shook his head slightly: "No, we..."

He looked at his children and grandchildren, smiled and said, "The three of us will go together."

"Li Er is a man who never suffers a loss. This time he is going to treat us. The three of us, grandparents and grandchildren, will go together and treat him well for a few days."

When Zhou Chang heard this, he smiled silently at first, then became serious again.

Before this, he and Zhou Xu and his son had never appeared in front of Li Yun at the same time, and even if they did, it was only for a very short time.

Now, three generations of father and son have passed away together, which means that the Zhou family has completely turned to the new dynasty, life and death...

It’s all in the hands!
Thinking of this, Zhou Chang also took a deep breath and touched Zhou Luo's head: "Go and get ready."

"I will go with your uncle."

"Yes!"

Zhou Luo clasped his fists excitedly, then turned around, strode away, and went downstairs to make arrangements.

After Zhou Luo left, Zhou Chang looked at his father and sighed slightly: "Dad, it's time to test this new emperor."

Zhou Xu nodded, stood up and looked at the sky.

"If he wants to be the emperor, he must be tolerant. We in Qingzhou..."

"He should still be able to accommodate it."

…………

Luoyang City, the tenth day of the first lunar month.

In the ten days after the Chinese New Year, Li Yun has been extremely busy, even busier than before the New Year.

On the tenth day, he was busy until dark, and when he returned home, it was already completely dark.

Not long after he arrived home, he had just taken a few bites of food when a palace servant came forward, bowed to Li Yun and said, "Your Majesty, the people from the Nine Departments reported that Liu Sizheng has returned to Luoyang and wants to see you."

"Liu Sizheng..."

Li Yun was stunned and couldn't understand what was going on.

Because there are too many directors in the Nine Departments now.

But he reacted immediately.

Liu Bo is back!
He raised his head suddenly, took a deep breath, and said, "Go, let him come to see me immediately!"

The palace servant was startled, but he immediately lowered his head and went downstairs to do his work.

After a cup of tea, Liu Bo appeared in Li Yun's study. He coughed and bowed to Li Yun: "Your Majesty."

Li Yun raised his head, then stood up, strode to him, patted him on the shoulder, and laughed, "What? Your Majesty, you've been out for so long, and you can't speak?"

Liu Bo staggered after being hit. After finally standing still, he smiled and called out "Second Brother".

Li Yun pulled him to sit down, looked at his face, frowned, and said, "You used to be white and plump, why are you dark and thin now?"

After not seeing Liu Bo for a year or two, he not only became much darker, but he also lost a lot of weight instead of being fat.

Liu Bo smiled bitterly and said, "Life outside the Great Wall was not easy. I almost died there."

Li Yun frowned when he heard this: "Why didn't Jiusi tell me?"

"Kyushi doesn't know either."

Liu Bo shook his head and said, "I didn't tell them."

“But it’s a blessing in disguise.”

Liu Bo looked at Li Yun and said a few words in a gibberish tone, which Li Yun could not understand at all.

But he soon understood and asked, "Khitan language?"

Liu Bo smiled and nodded, looking at Li Yun, quite proud.

"Second brother."

"I am now the son-in-law of the leader of one of the Khitan tribes outside the Great Wall."

(End of this chapter)