While Shi Jingtang was worried, he suddenly heard a news that increased his worries, that was that the governor of Chengde, An Chongrong, and the governor of Yiwu, married Huangfu Yu, and formed a family of children. Huangfu Yu was not an ordinary person, and he liked bravery when he was young. When he was older, he had curled beards and was good at riding horses and shooting arrows. When Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang was still in a vassal state, he kept him in his subordinates, followed him in battles and made many achievements. After Emperor Mingzong ascended the throne, he was promoted to commander-in-chief of the Longwu Army and served as the governor of Yanzhou. When Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang was still in a vassal state, he kept him in his subordinates, followed him in battles and made many achievements.

After Emperor Mingzong ascended the throne, he was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Longwu Army and served as the governor of Yanzhou. Later, he went to Dongchuan and served as the commander-in-chief of the Left Army of Xingying. Wherever this person went, he was harsh and violent, and he took killing and plundering as his main focus. Most of the guests left privately to escape his burden. After Shi Jingtang entered Luoyang, Huangfu moved to Zhongshan and served as the governor of Yiwu Jie.

Chengde and Yiwu towns are close to each other and have long been dependent on each other since the end of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, it is obviously not a good thing for the court to get married to the governor of the two towns. An Chongrong cannot be given more helpers! It is definitely useless to directly order An Chongrong, so Shi Jingtang started with his relatively obedient in-laws and transferred Huangfu Yu to Luzhou with an imperial edict and changed his position to serve as the governor of Zhaoyi.

After Shi Jingtang finished this, he was still wary of An Chongrong, so he appointed his confidant general Liu Zhiyuan as the governor of Beijing and Hedong, and he also subordinated Liaozhou and Qinzhou to Hedong, hoping to restrain An Chongrong. Born in the second year of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang Dynasty, Liu Zhiyuan was calm and solemn, and was not easy to play. Due to his low background and poor family, Liu Zhiyuan had no other way out, so he could only be a horse slave under the command of General Li Siyuan, responsible for raising horses.

Liu Zhiyuan often sheds horses in Yuci area. By chance, he met a local girl and was fascinated by it. Liu Zhiyuan immediately invited someone to propose marriage to the girl's house. The girl's surname was Li, nicknamed Sanniang, and was from Yuci, Jinyang. Her family is engaged in farming and weaving, and is considered a relatively wealthy family in the local area. Although Li Sanniang was born in a farming family, she learned about writing and writing with her father since she was a child, and she was quite knowledgeable. Moreover, Li Sanniang looked handsome and gentle, and was a very famous beauty in the local area. There were endless people coming to the Li family to propose marriage.

Li Sanniang's father, Mr. Li, felt that his daughter was excellent in all aspects, so he wanted to catch a "golden son-in-law" and refused to betroth his daughter to others easily. Mr. Li was very familiar with Liu Zhiyuan's situation and knew that Liu Zhiyuan was a poor and old bachelor. At this time, Liu Zhiyuan was already 38 years old and still achieved nothing. Facing the matchmaker invited by Liu Zhiyuan, how could Mr. Li marry his daughter who was just eighteen years old to such a person? So Mr. Li refused and mocked Liu Zhiyuan's idea of ​​"a toad wants to eat swan meat".

Liu Zhiyuan failed to propose marriage and was humiliated. The shame and anger in his heart were imagined. The more Liu Zhiyuan thought about it, the more angry he became, and he could not help but admire Li Sanniang. So he took a group of friends to rob Li Sanniang from the Li family overnight and became a bride at his residence. After the Li family found out, they naturally made a big fuss. But it was strange that although Li Sanniang was stolen by Liu Zhiyuan, she really fell in love with this man. Li Sanniang refused to leave Liu Zhiyuan, so Li Yuanwai had to admit the marriage.

Shortly after getting married to Li Sanniang, Liu Zhiyuan joined the army again

.In the battle, Liu Zhiyuan rescued Shi Jingtang twice without regard for his life and death. Shi Jingtang was very grateful, so he left Liu Zhiyuan under his tent and became a Yamen Capital School. Soon he was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Cavalry and Infantry Army. Liu Zhiyuan made great contributions to Shi Jingtang and was deeply trusted and valued by Shi Jingtang. Therefore, Shi Jingtang handed over the important task of guarding An Chongrong to Liu Zhiyuan.

Sang Weihan, the governor of Taining, knew An Chongrong's premeditation, and was afraid that Shi Jingtang would listen to An Chongrong's suggestion, so he secretly wrote a memorial saying: "Your Majesty eliminated the difficulties of Jinyang and led the world. It is the achievements of the Khitan, and he should not lose money. Now, An Chongrong relies on his bravery and despise the enemy. Tuyuhun wants to take revenge with our hands, which is not a good thing for the country, and he cannot obey them. I see that for several years, the Khitan has been strong in his soldiers and horses, and he will annex the neighbors, and will win the battle, and will seize the attack, and seize the land of the Central Plains. His monarch is extremely wise and brave, his ministers are harmonious, and his cattle and sheep are flourishing. The country has no natural disasters, so he cannot be regarded as an enemy.

Moreover, the Central Plains had just been defeated by them, and their morale was low and depressed. With such an army, it would be difficult to resist the Khitan's power to seize the victory. Furthermore, if the relationship was cut off, they would have to send troops to guard the border. However, fewer soldiers were not enough to deal with the enemy, and more soldiers were unable to provide transportation and support. When our army went to fight, he retreated, and our army returned to defend, and he came out to harass him again. I was worried that the soldiers of the guards would be exhausted and there would be no more people left in Zhenzhou and Dingzhou.

Now, the world has just been stable, and the country's trauma has not recovered. The treasury is empty and exhausted, and the people are suffering and ill. I am afraid that I will not be able to help, so how can I act again? The Khitan and our country are very kind, and they attach great importance to keeping their oaths. He has made no mistakes and we are provoking ourselves.

Even if we defeat him, the consequences will be more serious. If we cannot defeat him, the big thing will be over. People say that transporting silk to them every year is called waste and humiliation, and being humiliated is called humiliation. Little do they know that if the war is continuous but not giving up, the disaster is entangled and not being eliminated, the financial resources will be scarce, and which one is better, waste and trash!

Using troops will cause military generals and heroes to demand too much. If they are tolerated, the border vassals will be proud and arrogant, declining from the lower part, and not wanting to cheer up. Which humiliation is greater? I hope that Your Majesty will encourage farming, practice military warfare, raise troops, and rest with the people. When the country has no internal worries and the people have spare strength, then move according to the situation, then you will succeed.

Furthermore, Yedu is rich and prosperous, and is a barrier to the country. Now its commander is in court and there is no one in charge of the military office. I think of the words in the Book of Changes that are not careful in detention and to attract thieves. The principle of brave people paying attention to protection in Zuo Zhuan is said to be the reason why His Majesty pays attention to protection and asks His Majesty to conduct a brief inspection to prevent evil and plot."

After seeing it, Shi Jingtang said to the envoy: "I am upset these days and cannot decide what to do. Today, seeing your Jishou's memorial is like waking up from drunkenness, telling you Jishou not to worry."

At this moment, Shi Jingtang learned that An Chongrong had killed the envoy of the Liao Kingdom. He was afraid that his godfather Yelu Deguang would be angry and sent troops to invade the border, so he hurriedly sent Anguo Jiedushi Yang Yanxun to envoy Liao Kingdom. Yang Yanxun arrived at the Liao Kingdom. Yelu Deguang asked about the envoy's killing. Yang Yanxun said: "For example, if someone has a bad son in his family and his parents can't control him, what will he do?" Yelu Deguang

The anger was then slightly relieved.

Besides, An Chongrong had already decided to rebel and became even more arrogant. His commander Jia Zhang repeatedly advised him, which annoyed An Chongrong. An Chongrong randomly found a charge and turned Jia Zhang out and beheaded. Jia Zhang had only one daughter in the family, but she was not implicated because she was very young. But the girl said with a sigh: "There are thirty people in my family, all of whom died in wars, and only my father and I survived by chance. Now that my father is innocent, how can I endure humiliation and live a life of silence! I am willing to die with my father." An Chongrong was furious when he learned about it, and immediately killed the girl. The people of Zhenzhou admired the girl very much and called her a harsh woman, and were dissatisfied with An Chongrong!

An Congjinrong, the governor of Shandong East Road, believed that the Yangtze River was dangerous, was dissatisfied with Shi Jingtang and wanted to rebel. After An Chongrong received this news, he secretly sent an envoy to plan with him and made an appointment to rebel against Jin. This made Shi Jingtang deeply worried because he was worried that the north and south would be attacked. So Shi Jingtang was ready to deal with An Chongrong in the north first, and then deal with An Congjin. Shi Jingtang sent someone to notify Liu Zhiyuan and asked him to cooperate with him.

After receiving Shi Jingtang's edict, Liu Zhiyuan sent his close general Guo Wei to persuade Tuyuhun chief Bai Chengfu to let him leave An Chongrong and join the court, and promised to let him be the governor, so as to weaken An Chongrong's strength. After Guo Wei returned, he said to Liu Zhiyuan: "The barbarians only like things that are good for themselves. An Chongrong just bribe him with items such as robes. Now we want to pull him over. If we use heavy bribes, we will naturally let him over."

Liu Zhiyuan adopted Guo Wei's suggestion and asked the envoy to tell Bai Chengfu: "The court has cut you into the Khitan, so you should govern your tribe calmly. Now he wants to come to the south to help An Chongrong be a rebel. An Chongrong has been despised by the world and will be defeated sooner or later. You must obey naturalization as soon as possible, and don't wait until the troops attack you, which will make South and North at a loss, and you will regret it at that time."

Bai Chengfu was extremely scared, so he led his troops to surrender to Liu Zhiyuan. Liu Zhiyuan placed them between Dongshan, Lanzhou and Shizhou in Taiyuan. He requested Ren Ming and Bai Chengfu to accept the Datong Jiedushi and recruit his elite cavalry under his command. An Chongrong's strength was greatly reduced.

In the winter of the sixth year of Tianfu, Shi Jingtang set out from the capital Bianliang to tour the east. Tongping Zhang Shi He Ning asked for instructions: "Your Majesty's car has already traveled. If An Congjin rebelled at this time, how should he guard him?" Shi Jingtang asked: "I have left Zheng Wang Chonggui to guard Daliang. What suggestions do you have?" He Ning asked Shi Jingtang to secretly leave more than 30 copies of the empty name and orders to deliver them to the left-behind Zheng King Shi Chonggui. Once he heard the incident, he could write the names of the generals and send them to attack An Congjin. Shi Jingtang accepted his opinion and followed the advice. So Shi Jingtang left Shi Chonggui to stay in the capital and marched towards Yedu himself.

After Shi Jingtang arrived in Ye County, he learned that Liu Zhiyuan had lured Bai Chengfu, and had cut off An Chongrong's wings and was waiting for the order of the Emperor of Later Jin to advance to attack An Chongrong. Although An Chongrong had an intention to rebel, he had not publicly rebelled, so he was inconvenient to advance immediately. So he sent Du Chongwei as the governor of Tianping Jiedu and Ma Quanjie as the governor of Anguo Jiedu, secretly mobilized the army and prepared to advance at any time.
Chapter completed!