"Marshal Li, we are all ministers. To be honest is to be entrusted by others and to be loyal to others; to live up to the country and the king. These are the duties of ministers..."

"Don't talk about these useless things!" Li Kui scolded: "Han Zirang, I am optimistic about you, why do you have to push back and block?"

Han Zirang stood up in a hurry, clasped his fists and begged for mercy: "Marshal Li, I really never thought about becoming the emperor! Besides, I am a Han, how can I be the emperor of Khitan?"

"Han people? Since you know that you are Han people, why don't you abandon the dark side and join the bright side? Rebellion against the Khitan people?" Li Kui was not angry at all. As a man of his fame, he did not need to use his anger to scare people and make people afraid of him.

Han Zirang nervously grasped the hem of his clothes, a little confused as to what Li Kui meant when he said this. Was the Song Dynasty trying to recruit him?

Or did Li Kui have other ideas?

But Li Kui said to himself: "Since you admit that you are a Han, why do you endure the oppression of the Khitans? Where is your integrity? Why are you indifferent when you see your compatriots being enslaved by the Khitans? Where is your benevolence and righteousness? If you consider thieves as your father, how can you treat the Khitans?

If you beg for mercy and wag your tail, doesn't it bring shame to our ancestors? Where is loyalty and filial piety?"

Li Kui is a scholar, and when it comes to general principles, he is always the same. Generals like Han Zirang are really no match for Li Kui.

Han Zirang's face turned red as he was tortured through his soul.

Although he had some rebuttal in his mind, he couldn't say it loudly enough. Why would a man of the Han family want to join the Khitan people?

Just for this one thing, the Han family will be reviled by the world and be in disgrace for thousands of years.

Just when Han Zirang didn't know how to answer, Li Kui stood up and walked to Han Zirang, patted his shoulder, and said perplexingly: "Han Zirang, do you know the crisis in your Han family now? If

If you don’t want to be infamy for eternity, you have to accept the fact that you are a Khitan. History books are written by the victors. As long as you win, you will be the Khitan emperor in the future. Who dares to make irresponsible remarks behind your back?"

He was so entangled in his heart that he asked Li Kui: "Why must the Liao Kingdom be in chaos?"

Li Kui sneered: "I used to live well in Kaifeng Mansion, but the Chinese New Year is about to come. My wife has just left my daughter, my parents, and she is immersed in the joy of becoming a father. If your emperor hadn't been thinking about it,

Come to rip off Da Song, why can I come to this shabby place to enjoy the cold wind during the Chinese New Year? Now that I have offended this commander, no one can think of it."

Han Zirang was completely confused. In order to vent his anger, Li Kui was disturbed by Yelu Hongji who disturbed him at home with his daughter and actually encouraged him to rebel. The reason was because of maternity leave. It can be said that Daliao's defeat was entirely caused by the end of maternity leave.

tragedy.

Seeing Han Zirang in a daze, Li Kui felt unhappy and rudely took Han Zirang's fox fur hat away.

With a shiny forehead exposed, the hair accessories of the Liao Dynasty, mainly men's hair accessories, are very disgusting. They are no different from Xixia, they are shaved into a scoop in the middle, leaving a circle around, making them look like bald people. Speaking of which,

, Li Yuanhao issued the Bald Head Order. On the one hand, he wanted to completely break away from the Central Plains Dynasty. On the other hand, he also had the purpose of establishing friendship with the Khitan people.

However, there is still a slight difference between the Khitan and Dangxiang hair accessories. The Khitan ones are ugly, and the Dangxiang ones are even more ugly to the core of their souls. Even if a child is shaved off such a hair accessory, I am afraid that when he recalls his childhood, he will be miserable and helpless.

Extricate yourself.

And Li Kui pointed at Han Zirang's hair accessories unkindly, adding fuel to the fire: "Look at your bald forehead, do you still look like a Han? You look like a Khitan, and your hair is also a Khitan. Even when you talk and walk, you look like a Han."

Like a Khitan, do you dare to say that you are not a Khitan?"

"I……"

Of course Li Kui didn't care about Han Zirang's resistance. In his eyes, Han Zirang had no room for resistance at all.

"Look at you, if you become the emperor, you can have as many women as you want, and you can have as much power as you want. If you have enemies, you can kill whoever you want, and you don't have to worry about doing something wrong.

, was imprisoned by the emperor, and died without a burial place in the end, right? Wouldn’t it be comfortable to kill all the ones you don’t like and keep the ones you like?”

"Besides, do you think that if you don't agree, I can't find someone like you?" Li Kui's eyes turned cold as he spoke, making Han Zi's heart race like a deer.

If you want to find a powerful person from the Liao Kingdom who has the same Han ancestry as Han Zirang, I'm afraid you really can't find one.

The Han family's status in the Liao Kingdom is almost transcendent, especially since the other party has Han blood. But in fact, if it weren't for Li Kui's aggressiveness, Han Zirang would not admit his Han identity, which would make his family in the Liao Kingdom

It is very embarrassing in the circles of the country's powerful people.

But Li Kui's brain circuit is definitely not something that Han Zirang can figure out. He grinned and said: "If we can't find a Han like you, can't we find a Liao man?"

Li Kui dragged his arms, touched his chin with his right hand, and said with a smile: "I have to say that your Han family is very lucky to be favored by this commander. But don't forget, Yelu Hongji is seventy years old. He

But you want to give your emperor's throne to your grandson, you should know what this means? Can't no one see the good thing this old man has thought about? Isn't it just because he is afraid that his son is getting old and can't wait for him to die, so he chose

A young grandson so that he can continue to be emperor without any worries?"

"Marshuai Li, I don't understand!" Han Zi shook his head and pretended to be stupid.

Can he not understand?

Because the emperor is old, if the throne is passed on to his son, his mentality will collapse if his son becomes the prince for twenty years or even longer.

"The prince is the person under the greatest pressure in any empire. Above, the emperor is jealous and wary of him. Not only does he not regard him as his son, but he also treats him as a tiger or wolf. He is deeply afraid of raising tigers. For brothers, no brother respects him as an elder brother.

Waiting eagerly for his death so that he can take his place. He hooks up with the courtiers, but is afraid of attracting the emperor's attention. If he doesn't hook up with the courtiers, he won't be able to control power. When he becomes the emperor, he's afraid of being ignored... It can be said that the life of the crown prince is like this every day.

Spent in fear."

Han Zirang said he didn't understand, whether he really didn't understand or he pretended not to understand. Li Kui didn't mind explaining the meaning to him: "Yelu Hongji is old, and he looks handsome in body. He probably also

I don’t know when he will die. If his son is raised as a prince, after the prince has died of illness, the other sons are all over forty. For the emperor, such a prince is like a thorn in the back, and he is afraid that he will not be lonely that day.

, or he is afraid that his son, who is not in a hurry to ascend the throne, will come to his palace and ask him to abdicate."

"This is already the best outcome. You should know the worst outcome..." At this point, Li Kui glanced at Han Zirang meaningfully.

Han Zirang seemed to have been exposed and said hurriedly: "You princes must be filial and will never do anything treasonous."

"Do you believe it?"

Li Kui suddenly burst into laughter and said: "There is no family affection in the Tian family. In front of the throne, any father's kindness and son's filial piety are just for show. It's not that there are no such princes, but there are too few."

"Even if a lucky prince is made a prince, do you know that the crown prince is the most difficult position in the world?" Li Kui suddenly said in a heavier tone, as if to vent his emotions: "The emperor should beware of the prince, brothers.

He wanted to stab the prince down so that he could ascend to the throne. As a result, Yelu Hongji would be in panic all day long, worrying every day whether his son had second thoughts. But the emperor's grandson was much easier to handle, and his status was not as high as that of the prince.

He is sensitive, young, and has almost no foundation in the court, so he can easily be controlled by the emperor."

"This is also the reason why Yelu Hongji passed the throne to the emperor's grandson instead of passing it on to his son."

Li Kui's eyes suddenly stared at Han Zirang, and he said with a gloating tone in his eyebrows: "I have as many people as I can fight for as many of Yelu Hongji's living sons. Han Zirang, now you can still stand up to yourself.

Is it irreplaceable?"

Han Zirang was so frightened that he took two steps back. At this moment, he seemed to be frightened and didn't know what to do. He murmured: "But I never thought about rebelling!"

Li Kui smiled: "I never thought about it before, but now I have time to think about it."

He continued: "You don't want to rebel, but Yelu Hongji wants to kill you. Do you know that?"

"Impossible, don't talk nonsense!" Han Zirang didn't believe it at all. The Han family's status in the Liao Kingdom was not a small family that could be manipulated secretly.

He had previously thought that because he had embarrassed the emperor, he would at most be humiliated by the emperor and then go home.

That's right, he wanted to go home, not be killed.

There is a big difference here.

Yelu Hongji couldn't do whatever he wanted. Han Zirang did lose the battle, but the Liao generals lost many battles. Why did he have to die? It can't be explained.

Coupled with the family's influence, the most he can do is to be kicked out of the court.

But Li Kui did not give him such a comfortable escape route. Instead, he said sadly: "Do you think that when Yelu Hongji comes back, you will be able to go home without any worries?"

"Li Marshal, the Han family is not a Han family that can be manipulated casually." Speaking of the family, Han Zirang has a mysterious confidence.

Li Kui smiled and raised the corners of his mouth, full of banter: "If Yelu Hongji comes back from a victorious battle, not only will he not punish you, but he will most likely reinstate you. Because this not only demonstrates his civil and military skills, but also

It also lets the world see his imperial power. But if he loses the battle, it means that everything you described to him at the beginning is true. I'm afraid you also advised Yelu Hongji not to go out to fight in the city, right?"

Any general who has experienced fighting with a firearms army will have a judgment that a firearms army cannot fight.

It was not an exaggeration for Han Zirang to act like this. He wondered: "So what?"

"If he comes back defeated, you will undoubtedly die. Not only will you die, but your family will be buried with him." Li Kui paused and sneered: "Don't underestimate an emperor, an arrogant and arrogant emperor.

, in order to cover up the madness after his mistake. In order to cover up his mistake, he will do it at any cost. Even if he uses his ministers as the target of venting his anger, he will not hesitate. And you think that when Yelu Hongji meets this commander, he has the chance to win.

Are you sure?"

Han Zi's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he seemed to agree with Li Kui's statement.

He even started to worry about himself and his family.

Can Yelu Hongji defeat Li Kui?

Don't be stupid, even Yelu Yanxi in the city doesn't think Yelu Hongji has any chance of winning. What's more, Han Zirang has experienced that kind of massacre-like battle twice. He is more qualified than anyone else to say: "

The king will be defeated!"

It must be said that Li Kui was an elite civil servant trained by the Song Dynasty. When talking about conspiracies and conspiracies, he was very clear-cut.

As the person involved, Han Zirang was so frightened that he broke into cold sweat. He even had a strange idea in his mind. If Li Kui was not paying attention, he attacked Li Kui and killed him, maybe his family would be saved. He thought

He must use his death to exchange for the biggest crisis of the Han family. Because Han Zirang knew very well that Li Kui was a devil, and following Li Kui would only lead him step by step into the abyss.

Suddenly, Li Kui's palm pressed heavily on Han Zirang's shoulder. Li Kui said leisurely: "I'll give you one night to think about it slowly. Come see me tomorrow when you have figured it out."

When Han Zirang was taken away, Hua Rong and Cao Fang, who was waiting outside the tent, hurriedly persuaded Li Kui: "Commander, no!"

"Why not?" Li Kui glanced at the two of them, and Hua Rong stopped talking. He couldn't understand the conspiracy in his head. But after all, he was young, full of passion, and loyal to the emperor. And he was a middle school student, full of brotherly loyalty.

Let alone conspiracies, he can't even see through normal civil-official fighting.

But Cao Fang thought more, bowed and said: "Commander, although this move is for the Song Dynasty, it is to deceive the ministers into treason. If the censors in the court hear about it, they will definitely attack in groups.
To be continued...