Hearing Li Yuan's words, everyone present looked at each other.

Who is Li Jinquan? It is no exaggeration to say that from the courts to the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty, everyone knew his name. Just because he was the adopted son of Li Siyuan, the Mingzong of Later Tang Dynasty, he was highly valued by Shi Jingtang after the fall of Later Tang Dynasty. He was appointed as the governor of Anyuan Army. He was extremely brave and held heavy troops. He was the first surrendered general of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Li Jinquan, the then Emperor Lie Bing, was naturally ecstatic about the surrender of Li Jinquan to the Tang Dynasty. For this reason, he issued a special order to tell the whole country. The general idea was that even the generals of the Central Plains surrendered, which showed that I was the will of the people of the world, and the Lord of Destiny...

On the other hand, he was extremely worried about him. After all, Li Jinquan did not go south with bare hands and still had 20,000 elite soldiers under his command. So after rewarding and exhorting him, he ordered him to station on the border of Shouzhou and could not move without summoning him.

Li Yuan knew in his heart that the former emperor Li Jing appointed him as the military envoy of Wei Shengtong, directly replaced Li Jinquan's position, and added "Wei Sheng Teng camp matters" to the imperial edict. His intention was nothing more than to let Li Yuan take over the troops under Li Jinquan.

But this matter is not so easy? For a surrendered general, being trapped on the border is very frustrating. The so-called destruction of his military power is like harming his life. This is probably the fuse of Li Jinquan's rebellion.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan felt helpless. This emperor really had high hopes for me! This thankless task was handed over to me. Are you too naive or are you honest in being Li Jinquan?

Now it's good, Li Jinquan is really against it.

Li Yuan sighed and then asked: "Since you are here to ask for help from General Liu, what's going on under the city of Ezhou?"

"Master General, since we escaped here, the Ezhou garrison has closed the city gates. At this time, we gathered outside the city. It was really helpless!"

"Have you ever mentioned that he was subject to the military order of General Liu?"

"Of course I said it! But it's useless to say it. The soldiers guarding the city didn't listen at all. They didn't let me wait to enter the city, nor did they go out to inquire. They just spent so much time waiting for me to be hungry, but I couldn't walk, and there was nowhere to go..."

Looking at the frustrated soldiers in front of him, Li Yuan said in a deep voice: "At this time, General Liu is out, so it is always right to be cautious in the guards. Forget it, I will go over and take a look first."

After a while, the defenders in Ezhou City heard that it was the Wuping Jiedushi Li Yuan who arrived. After observing the banner, they quickly turned around and reported. In less than half an hour, the cold south city gate finally opened, the suspension bridge slowly lowered, and officials from all over the Ezhou City were all pulled out to greet him.

At the Wuchang Jiedu Office, Li Yuan also met Liu Chongjian, the Wuchang Jieduan’s subordinate, and dozens of military and political officials. When he heard the name Liu Chongjian, his first reaction was that his request for help would definitely be fruitless.

Liu Chongjian, 23 years old this year, is not much older than Li Yuan, but his background is very different. As the youngest son of Liu Renzhan and his wife Xue, he was favored by the whole family since childhood, and read military books and was self-righteous. So when he grew up, he took charge of military power at a young age and has always been regarded as Liu Renzhan's successor.

And such a good son was indeed as his mother expected, "The Liu family decided to leave his name in history"! But Liu Chongjian's reputation in history was completely different from his father Liu Renzhan, such loyal ministers and generals who even respected the enemy emperor Chai Rong.

At that time, the Zhou army besieged Shouzhou, and Liu Renzhan led the way and held on for several months at all costs. However, this good son saw that the Zhou army was powerful and lured him with high officials and generous salaries. So he secretly planned to open the city and offer surrender, and even specially prepared a coffin for his father...

Thanks to the fact that several people who helped defend the city discovered something strange and informed him in time, Liu Chongjian did not succeed in the end. After that, Liu Renzhan was so angry that he almost wanted to behead him in half, but Xue and the generals tried hard to persuade him, but he was soft-hearted and pardoned him.

This is truly a matter of "a kind father and a filial son"!

Li Yuan couldn't help but look at Liu Chongjian, who was sitting in the handsome position. He was a little fat and white and tender. While his attitude was calm, it was not difficult to see the arrogance on his face.

"Deputy Commander Liu, I heard the report of the defeated soldiers outside the city, saying that Shouzhou was in an emergency. Ling Zun had led a large army from Haozhou and ordered them to come to Ezhou for help. Deputy Commander Liu had the responsibility to defend the city, so he naturally understood that he had not even sent a scout to inquire?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the civil and military officials in the hall began to whisper. Li Yuan could infer from the confusion on their faces that this matter might have been suppressed by Liu Chongjian, so that most people did not know about it.

Seeing everyone like this, Liu Chongjian frowned slightly and replied jokingly: "I heard that Marshal Li is a famous general of the world and is deeply favored by His Majesty. When I saw him today, it was true! He was so majestic as soon as he arrived in Ezhou. I asked me about the general! The defeated soldiers outside the city were just nonsense. How could Marshal Li believing it?"

Li Yuan responded calmly: "It is not possible to hear from the truth. But this matter is related to the safety of the border. Since the report has been reported, we need to carefully investigate. How can we sit back and ignore it? If Shouzhou is really not guaranteed, the gate of our Jiangbei in the Tang Dynasty will be open, and Jinling will be in danger! If this is true, Deputy General Liu will not move his troops. Why should he explain to the Lord and His Majesty?

Ling Zun is a famous general of the world. If he sends people to ask for help, he must have his intention! This general also asked Deputy General Liu to think twice! He immediately sent a scout to the north to inquire about the truth and make a decision as soon as possible!"

Hearing this, Liu Chongjian always looked dissatisfied, but Wuchang military envoy Zhou Tinggou could not sit still, so he stood up and bowed, "Deputy Commander, the last general thinks this is reasonable. Shouzhou is the gateway to the northern border of my Tang Dynasty, so we must not lose it! If the general really sends people to ask for help, how can we ignore it? Deputy Commander, you are the son of the general! Please send a scout out of the city quickly. If the situation is true, the general is willing to lead the troops north!"

Liu Chongjian changed his face and angrily rebuked: "When will it be your turn to take charge of me? Shouzhou is more than 800 miles away from our Ezhou. If the situation is really critical, how can the far water save the near fire? The ancients said that it is not known to have to work hard to attack the far away.

Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been in a dilemma. Since I was in charge of Ezhou, I should be responsible for defending the territory of the Tang Dynasty. How could I attack rashly because of the father and son, and consume only the power of the army! Even though Shouzhou is critical, I firmly believe that using the father and the commander to use troops is as good as a god, which is enough to repel the enemy, and will definitely return with victory!"

What a dilemma of loyalty and filial piety! Li Yuan felt so nervous at this moment. The hall was silent. Everyone present had learned about Liu Chongjian's methods. How dare they refute if they were angry? Zhou Tinggou had no choice but to sigh and turn around and sit down depressedly.

Li Yuan ignored it, turned around and glanced at everyone, and asked sternly: "Everyone, no matter whether this matter is true or false, now that Marshal Liu is on the front line, his life and death are unknown. As a subordinate, you are living in the rear, and you don't even dare to go out of the city to inquire? What's your intention? I have heard of many powerful generals in Wuchang for a long time. I think it's a joke when I see you today!"

Everyone couldn't help but tremble. Several generals obviously couldn't help but hold back their swords and angrily held their waists tightly. However, several civil officials were calm and composed.

Liu Chongjian could naturally hear that Li Yuan was deliberately provoking, and then sneered: "Marrior Li, I respect you because you are the governor of Wuping! But this is Ezhou, not Langzhou, what power do you have to make a big fuss about here?"

Looking around, seeing that everyone was unmoved and did not say a word for a long time, Li Yuan decided not to entangle and said in a deep voice: "Forget it, I'm going to say this, so I'd better take care of it!"

Li Yuan turned around and left the office, and quickly led the light cavalry out of the city from the north gate.

After learning that Li Yuan had decided to change his route north, Lin Sichang said in surprise: "Master General, are we not going to Jinling anymore? Wouldn't this delay the wedding of the bride?"

Li Yuan was in a headache and sighed helplessly: "Welcome to the bride is important, but now Li Jinquan rebelled. You must know that the soldiers under him belong to my guardian army! Teach me how to stand by and watch?"

Thinking of this, Li Yuan couldn't help but feel a little scared. Fortunately, he met these defeated soldiers. Otherwise, Li Jinquan led the Guards' army to rebellion, and he would have realized it after all. If the situation worsens, some serious crimes might be taken to him one day...

Lin Sichang still advised with a worried look: "Master, but we only have one thousand light cavalry on this trip, and it is probably useless if we go there! Why not return to Langzhou to dispatch troops and make plans! You must not be in danger, if something goes wrong..."

Li Yuan shook his head decisively and said, "It's too late. I have decided, don't persuade me again! In the trouble of the country, I have received the kindness of Your Majesty, how can I care about my personal life and death!"
Chapter completed!