A lowly soldier becomes king, I slaughter my way through the late Tang Dynasty!

After being forcibly detained by Li Rui, Su Meiwan was placed under house arrest for half a month.

He had planned to assassinate Li Rui during their intimate moments, but a suitable opportunity never came.

Su Meiwan was increasingly worried about her mother, who was far away in Youzhou, and was extremely anxious.

Until one day, it was suddenly discovered that the servant who tended Li Rui's horses was actually a Khitan named Yelü Antuan!

So, one night...

After Li Rui fell asleep, Su Meiwan stole his official seal and forged a travel permit.

Then, under cover of night, he handed the travel permit and a secret letter to Yelü Antuan.

And they let him go.

Yelü Antuan disguised himself, mounted a fast horse, and galloped away.

With the travel permit bearing Li Rui's seal, they traveled smoothly and successfully left Dingzhou, heading north to Youzhou.

Not only did he regain his freedom, but he also successfully delivered Su Meiwan's secret letter to Zhao Yanshou.

……

The above is a play directed by Li Rui.

It is called "Yelü Antuan's Redemption".

Zhao Pu clapped his hands.

"Great show, great name!"

Zeng Feng opened his mouth, still hesitant.

"Will this really fool the Khitans and prevent them from suspecting Yelü Antuan?"

Zhao Pu laughed.

"No, there are intelligent people among the Khitans, how could they be so easily trusted?"

But as long as a suitable reason is provided for Yelü Antuan's return north, that will be sufficient.

Li Rui picked up the conversation.

"Yelü Antuan's sudden return to the north is suspicious, but he is, after all, surnamed Yelü, and a little suspicion is not enough to convict him."

The Khitans will most likely send him away from the Central Plains and back to the grasslands.

"Isn't our goal to bring Yelü Antuan back to the grasslands?"

Upon hearing this, Zeng Feng suddenly realized what was going on!

He glanced at Li Rui, then at Zhao Pu.

He couldn't help but click his tongue and shake his head repeatedly.

Those who have truly read books are different!

Negative!

Too yin!

You should study military strategy more.

As for matters of political maneuvering, that's enough for generals and county magistrates!

……

half a month later.

Everything is proceeding according to plan.

"Yelü Antuan's Redemption" was successfully released.

Dingzhou is not far from Youzhou, but the journey was slow due to the freezing weather.

By the time Yelü Antuan arrived in Youzhou and handed Su Meiwan's secret letter to Zhao Yanshou, nearly a month and a half had passed.

Zhao Yanshou frowned instantly upon seeing the haggard Yelü Antuan!

Yelü Antuan was poor when he was young, but he was naturally intelligent and had great strength.

He has some reputation among the younger generation with the surname Yelü.

Yelü Antuan went missing during the last Battle of Yangcheng and has already been included in the list of those killed in battle.

Almost a year has passed!

Yelü Antuan actually returned to Youzhou alive and even made contact with Su Meiwan!

No matter how you look at it, this whole thing seems incredibly strange!

Zhao Yanshou looked suspicious.

While sending people to fetch hot soup and meat patties, they subtly inquired about Yelü Antuan's experiences.

While wolfing down his food, the latter recounted everything that had happened after he was captured by Li Rui.

Zhao Yanshou frowned as he listened, but could not find any flaws in his argument.

Of course, there's no flaw to be found!

These were Yelü An Tuan's real experiences!

So Zhao Yanshou asked again.

"When Su Meiwan let you come back, did she say anything?"

Yelü Antuan stuck out his tongue and carefully licked the grease off his hands, not letting a single drop of oil go to waste.

She said that Li Rui had begun to trust her and would soon set her free.

She immediately had the opportunity to assassinate Li Rui, and begged the Prince of Yan not to harm her mother.

The King of Yan was Zhao Yanshou.

He nodded slowly and read Su Meiwan's secret letter again.

This was perfect.

but.

The biggest suspicion is that there are no suspicious points to be found!

just.

Yelü Antuan was, after all, surnamed Yelü and a member of the Khitan royal family.

Although Zhao Yanshou was the Prince of Yan, he could not control Yelü Antuan.

It's even less likely that they would imprison him, torture him, and interrogate him about whether Li Rui had any ulterior motives.

Zhao Yanshou narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Haha, you've been captured for so long and endured so much hardship. It's truly remarkable that you managed to escape and come back safely."

"Alright then, you should return directly to the capital and meet with His Majesty. Please ask him to make appropriate arrangements."

"Thank you, Prince Yan."

After resting for two days.

Yelü Antuan set off from Youzhou to Linhuangfu, the capital of the Khitan.

A secret letter from Zhao Yanshou to Yelü Deguang was sent before him.

The above details the experiences of Yelü Antuan and Su Meiwan, as well as Zhao Yanshou's suspicions about the matter.

After reading it, Yelü Deguang also fell into doubt.

"According to Zhao Yanshou, these two might be spies for Li Rui?"

At this time.

Zhang Li, a Hanlin Academician deeply trusted by Yelü Deguang, bowed and said.

"Your Majesty, this matter is easy to handle. Just issue an imperial edict to allow Yelü Antuan to return home to recuperate, and leave him idle."

As for Su Meiwan, someone can be sent to contact her and ask her to send back more information to verify its authenticity.

If the intelligence is true, it would be wise to arrange for Su Meiwan to remain undercover by Li Rui's side, just in case.

Upon hearing this, Yelü Deguang nodded slowly.

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

soon.

When Yelü Antuan arrived in the capital, he was summoned and comforted by the emperor for less than half a quarter of an hour before receiving an imperial edict.

Go home to recuperate.

Upon seeing this imperial edict, Yelü Antuan gritted his teeth inwardly.

Just as Li Rui and Zhao Pu had planned, things went exactly as they had planned!

This feeling of not having control over his own destiny made Yelü Antuan very uncomfortable.

Without stopping, he continued his northward journey.

Until we reached the heart of the grasslands and returned home.

His mother was his only relative. She was both surprised and delighted to hear that her son, who had been dead in battle for almost a year, had suddenly returned!

however.

The first thing Yelü Antuan did when he got home was to slam the knife he used to cut mutton onto the table!

Under his mother's horrified gaze, Yelü Antuan threw off his shirt, revealing eight glaring characters on his back.

"Mom, please shave it off for me!"

My mother can't read Chinese characters, but she can tell that it's a tattoo.

It's embedded three-tenths of an inch into the flesh; how can you scrape it off?

Who would have thought?

Yelü Antuan gritted his teeth and hissed in a low voice.

"Scrape it off! Scrape it off along with the flesh!"

The mother covered her mouth and wept bitterly.

"You'll die! You'll bleed to death!"

Yelü Antuan's eyes flashed fiercely, and he almost gritted his teeth as he spoke.

"I was already dead when Li Rui captured me! Hurry up and scrape me!"

……

The mother's tears fell on her son's flesh and blood, mingling with the white flesh and blood, and fell to the ground together.

No one knows how difficult it was to sleep that night.

Yelü Antuan bit his back molars until they shattered, damaging his gums in the process.

The fingernails dug deep into the palm, creating crescent-shaped wounds.

For a full month afterward, Yelü Antuan walked through the gates of hell time and time again.

It seems his fate was not to die; he actually pulled through.

Despite bearing the gruesome wounds, he ignored his mother's objections.

Yelü Antuan gritted his teeth and left home.

He's going to sell salt for Li Rui!

Not for anyone else.

Just for myself!

Yelü Antuan knew very well that after surviving this ordeal, his physical condition had deteriorated rapidly.

It's no longer possible to advance one's career based on military merit!

If you want to rise to a high position, you have to go into politics.

At this time.

The money given to Li Rui to sell salt was his greatest asset!

He was forced into selling salt before he scraped off the words on the back.

But at this moment.

He wanted to climb to a higher position and take revenge on Li Rui and Zhao Pu.

He's willing to do anything!

After lying low in the southwest of the grassland for half a month, dragging his severely injured body, he finally recovered.

He finally saw the truckloads of sea salt that could change his destiny.

The Han Chinese leader removed his mask, revealing an ordinary and aged face.

The two looked at each other for a moment.

Yelü Antuan said coldly.

"I recognize you, Yuan Jia, the Prefect of Weizhou. You're actually one of Li Rui's men?"