Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne and respected his mother Du as the Empress Dowager. After Chu Zhaofu entered the capital, he sent someone to tell Zhao Kuangyin's family about Zhao Kuangyin's mutiny. When Mrs. Du heard about it, she was overjoyed and said, "My son has always been ambitious, and he succeeded today." When she was respected as the Empress Dowager, Du not only did not have a happy expression, but was full of sorrow. Her servants asked, "We heard that the mother is noble for her son, and now your son is noble for the emperor, and the empress dowager has a sad expression. What is the reason?" Du said, "The ancients said: 'It is difficult to be an emperor.' If the emperor is above all the people, it is naturally extremely honorable. But if you lose the hearts of the people, it is probably impossible to be an ordinary person in the future. Are you saying this a thing worth worrying about?"

After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin knelt down to Du and said, "Abide by the admonition of a kind mother, and dare not disobey it!" After leaving the palace, Zhao Kuangyin went to court and appointed his wife Wang as the queen. Zhao Kuangyin had two girls, one was dead, so he posthumously named the eldest princess of Chen. The other had once married Mifude, but unfortunately her husband died soon and was a widow, so Zhao Kuangyin named her the eldest princess of Yan.

It just so happened that Gao Huaide, the wife of the deputy inspector in front of the palace, also died shortly, so Zhao Kuangyin came up with a method of transplanting flowers and connecting trees, intending to marry the eldest princess of Yan to Gao Huaide. Gao Huaide is from Zhending County, and his father is the famous general Gao Xingzhou. Gao Huaide was born in the general, with a strong martial arts skills, and was born with a tiger-armed and a leopard head and a swallow chin, with a good appearance. With the help of Zhao Kuangyin and Empress Dowager Du, Gao Huaide and the eldest princess soon got married. However, Gao Huaide was ordered to go to the battle shortly after his newly married.

It turned out that after Zhao Kuangyin usurped the throne, some people were dissatisfied with their intentions. This person was Li Yun. He went through the Later Tang, Later Jin and Later Han dynasties and made many military achievements. In the Later Zhou Dynasty, he was promoted to the Taiwei of the Procuratorate, led the Jiedushi of Zhaoyi Army, and stationed in Luzhou. His position was comparable to that of Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhao Kuangyin proclaimed himself emperor and appointed Li Yun as the Secretary of the Secretariat. Li Yun originally wanted to refuse to accept Zhao Kuangyin's appointment, but was persuaded by the counselors to reluctantly accept Zhao Kuangyin's order. When the imperial envoy arrived, he held a banquet to entertain him. After three rounds of wine, Li Yun suddenly ordered someone to hang out a portrait of Zhou Taizu Guo Wei, looked at him again and again, and cried constantly.

Li Yun's aide was so scared that he was no longer looking at him and said to the envoy: "Ling Gong is drunk and has caused his behavior to be abnormal. Please do not doubt it!" After the banquet, the envoy hurriedly said goodbye to the capital. When the envoy arrived in Bianliang, he naturally reported the truth to Zhao Kuangyin. After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin was naturally angry, but it was difficult to attack Li Yun immediately.

Zhao Kuangyin did not act, but others were moved. When the Northern Han lord Liu Jun heard that Li Yun had the intention of confronting Zhao Kuangyin, he sent someone to ask Li Yun to raise an army together. Seeing that the Northern Han helped him, Li Yun wanted to raise an army immediately. His eldest son Li Shoujie advised: "There is only one state in Luzhou, and he is afraid that he will not be Zhao Kuangyin's opponent. He also asked his father to act steadily, fortunately not to be reckless!" Li Yun said furiously: "What do you know? Zhao Kuangyin bullied the orphanage and widowed mother of a family, lied that Liao and Han launched troops to invade. He took the opportunity to lead troops out of the capital, but he won the hearts of the people, returned to the army to force the palace, abolished the young master and imprisoned the queen mother. How could I serve such a traitor? Today, I will fight against the rebels for the Zhou Dynasty. Even if I cannot succeed, I will be willing to die."

Li Shoujie cried and said, "Even if my father wants to raise an army to attack him, he must have a perfect plan. According to the child's intention, it is better for us to send a letter from the Northern Han to Zhao Kuangyin. Seeing that we were loyal to us, Zhao Kuangyin would naturally not be suspicious of us. At that time, we can act on the camera and catch him off guard." Li Yun replied, "This is a good plan. I will send you to Bianliang to send letters from the Northern Han Dynasty, and at the same time inquire about Zhao Kuangyin's actions. If you meet someone who is suitable, you might as well make an appointment as an insider. It is confidential, and you must do it with caution!"

Li Shoujie received his father's order and went south the same day. After he arrived at the capital, he went to see Zhao Kuangyin and submitted a letter from the Northern Han Dynasty. After reading it, Zhao Kuangyin said, "Your father is so loyal, I feel no comfort. Just stay in the capital as an imperial envoy, and I will send someone to comfort your father." Li Shoujie thanked him for his gratitude. Zhao Kuangyin then wrote an edict himself and sent someone to Luzhou. Li Shoujie stayed in the capital and saw that it was very stable everywhere. The other vassal states also expressed their sincerity and had no objection.

Li Shoujie felt that Luzhou could not raise an uprising, so he wrote a letter to his father, advising him to be loyal to Zhao Kuangyin and not to be distracted. Unexpectedly, Li Yun refused to obey his persuasion, and instead detained the envoy from the court and refused to let the envoy come back. After Zhao Kuangyin learned about it, he said to Li Shoujie: "Your father has been betrayed, and you have to pay for his crimes." Li Shoujie was shocked and hurriedly kowtowed and said, "I have tried my best to persuade my father and told him not to have any other intentions." Zhao Kuangyin said, "I have known this for a long time. I have been paying attention to you, so naturally I know everything. I hereby pardon you and let you go back and tell your father. I am not the emperor yet, and your father can act freely. I am the emperor now, why does he not want to defend the minister's etiquette?" Li Shoujie kowtowed and said goodbye.

Li Shoujie returned to Luzhou and explained everything in detail after seeing Li Yun. He also urged his father not to use troops. It was better to release the envoy back and express his guilt. Li Yun said furiously: "Since you have come back, why am I afraid of him?" So he instructed the shogunate to draft a manifesto, listing Zhao Kuangyin's crimes of unfaithfulness and unfiliality, and informing the world. He also escorted the military supervisor Zhou Guangxun and others to the Northern Han Dynasty, asking them to send troops to help.

Li Yun sent his brave general Dan Gui to attack Zezhou. Dan Gui was a man who was good at riding horses and could travel more than 700 miles a day. After receiving the order, he took hundreds of cavalry and headed straight to Zezhou. The governor of Zezhou Zhang Fu did not know that there had been a mutiny in Luzhou, so he immediately opened the city to greet him. But before he could speak, he was killed with a knife. Dan Gui led his troops into the city, occupied Zezhou immediately, and sent people to win, Li Yun was overjoyed.

Li Yun's employed by Luqiu Zhongqing offered a plan: "The situation is very dangerous when the Duke's army rises up. Although there are reinforcements from Hedong, they may not be used as a support. The imperial army is an elite army, and it is difficult for us to confront them. It is better for us to go down to Taihang Mountain from the west, go straight to Huai Meng, set up camp at Hulao Pass, and occupy Luoyang at the same time, and fight with Zhao Kuangyin to the east for the world. This is the best plan."

Li Yun said resolutely: "I am a long-time general of the Zhou Dynasty. I am a brother of Emperor Shizong. The Imperial Guards are all my old subordinates. If they heard that I raised an army to fight against rebellion, they would definitely surrender to me. What's more, I have a fierce and powerful general like Dan Gui, so why worry about not being able to trample Bianliang?" Seeing that his good strategy was not adopted, Qiu Zhongqing had to silently

Then retreat.

Soon, the Northern Han lord Liu Jun led his troops to come. Li Yun personally went to Taiping Post to greet him. The Northern Han lord immediately appointed Li Yun as King of Pingxi, gave him 300 BMWs, and summoned him to meet and speak. Li Yun said, "I have received Zhou's kindness, and I dare not cherish my death." Liu Jun was unhappy and refused to answer silently. Zhou, Han was originally a feud, but Li Yun mentioned the Zhou Dynasty, which naturally caused the Han lord to be suspicious. Therefore, Liu Jun was unwilling to answer, but instead ordered Xuanhui to envoy Lu Zan to supervise Li Yun's army.

Li Yun and Lu Zan returned to Luzhou together, and were indignant, so they often had conflicts with Lu Zan. Lu Zan then secretly reported to the Han Lord, who sent Pingzhang to Wei Rong to reconcile them. Li Yun was still unhappy. Li Yun saw that there were very few troops from the Northern Han army, so he was very regretful. But he was already on the string and had to stop him. Li Yun had to keep Li Shoujie guarding Luzhou and lead his army south.

When Zhao Kuangyin received the report, he immediately appointed Shi Shouxin as the commander and Gao Huaide as the deputy commander, and launched an army to fight north. Shi Shouxin and Gao Huaide entered the hall. Zhao Kuangyin said to them: "Don't let Li Yun go west to Taihang for this trip. You must advance quickly and guard the key passes everywhere. You can naturally defeat the enemy. I will personally respond to your subordinates." Gao Huaide and Shi Shouxin kowtowed the commander's order, and after retreating from the court, they immediately reorganized their troops and prepared to set off.

At the same time, Zhao Kuangyin sent Murong Yanzhao and Wang Quanbin to send troops to the east. Let them and Shi Shouxin attack Li Yun together. Shi Shouxin and the two of them naturally advance boldly. When they reached Changping, they saw an enemy camp in front of them, and they immediately formed a formation to challenge. Li Yun jumped out of the horse and saw that it was Shi Shouxin and Gao Huaide shouted: "Shi, General Gao, why are you willing to join the thief? Quickly turn against me, and follow me to the capital, can you still regret it!"

Shi Shouxin said furiously: "Li Yun, listen! You are an old minister of the Tang Dynasty and Jin Dynasty. Why do you change the Zhou Dynasty? Tang Dynasty and Jin Dynasty are destroyed, but you sit still. Now the Song Dynasty is in Zen, so you are safe and sound, but you are arrogant and domineering. What is the reason? Get off the horse and get tied up to avoid you from dying!" Gao Huaide, however, without waiting for him to finish speaking, he thrust out the battle and drove his troops to cover it. Li Yun led his troops to the enemy, and the two armies fought together. It was late, and then they each conquered their troops. The next day, the two armies were fighting and were in a difficult situation to separate, Murong Yanzhao led his troops to kill. They broke into Li Yun's army. Li Yun's subordinates were in chaos. Shi Shouxin, Gao Huaide and others took advantage of the opportunity to cover the killing, and rushed Li Yun's army into several blocks. Li Yun did not dare to fight, so he had to assassinate the slanting and flee. The Song army chased for a long time before he took the army back to the camp.

After the generals returned to the camp, they all made contributions and presented their heads, with more than 3,000. Shi Shouxin asked someone to record them one by one, and discussed the advance with Murong Yanzhao and Gao Huaide. Murong Yanzhao said: "General Wang Quanbin has detoured to attack Zezhou, so we must go and pick him up." Shi Shouxin said: "This is indeed not slow, it should be carried out immediately." At that time, the order was sent to the camp and the three armies advanced together.

The army walked dozens of miles and had arrived at Dahui Village. This village was built against the mountain, and the terrain was very dangerous. Li Yun collected the defeated army and guarded it here, with a strong momentum of one man as a pass and ten thousand men unable to escape. The Song army was vigorous and attacked several times, but they were all defeated. Gao Huaide was furious and prepared to lead the army to attack the village himself.
Chapter completed!