Chapter 260: Persuading Liu Yun to surrender

After successfully taking Liu Yun, Dong Zunhui immediately sent someone to send a memorial to Kaifeng Prefecture. On the one hand, he informed the court that Liu Yun had been captured and congratulated Guo Wei on his promotion to the position of state supervision. On the other hand, he also persuaded Guo Wei to advance, hoping that he would ascend the throne as soon as possible.

Guo Wei was at this time to serve Empress Dowager Li as his mother. The news from the palace said that Empress Dowager Li was very happy and rewarded Guo Wei many times. Now all the civil and military officials in Kaifeng Prefecture are flocking to write letters to persuade Guo Wei to advance, hoping that he could ascend the throne as soon as possible. Although Dong Zunhui did not like to follow the trend, he was even more unwilling to give others a handle on these trivial matters, so this memorial is also indispensable.

Soon, Guo Wei ordered someone to send news quickly and told Dong Zunhui that Xuzhou was the place where Liu Yun started his family. After Liu Yun stood up to Beijing, he entrusted all the military and political affairs of Xuzhou to Gong Tingmei, the coach Yang Wen. Now Liu Yun has just been demoted to Xiangyin Gong. If the news is received in the Xuzhou officialdom, a major earthquake will definitely occur. Guo Wei hopes that Dong Zunhui can seize this favorable opportunity and quickly quell the possible rebellion in Xuzhou and prevent Xuzhou from colluding with Hedong (Liu Chong) or the Southern Tang. In order to strengthen the troops of Dong Zunhui, Guo Wei has ordered Guo Chongwei to lead 10,000 soldiers to rush to Songzhou for reinforcements.

Dong Zunhui immediately asked Liu Qingyi and others to discuss it. Most of them advocated waiting for Guo Chongwei's army and threatened Xuzhou together. Only Zhang Yi disagreed with the public and went out to advise Dong Zunhui: "General, now Liu Yun's order to be demoted to Xiangyin Duke is to send people to send a fast horse to the capital. I believe that the rest of the places should not have received any news yet, let alone Xuzhou, which is further away from the Fengfu. In other words, Xuzhou Gong Tingmei and others are still dreaming of following the Dragon. Why don't we raid Xuzhou while they have not received any news yet and pacify Xuzhou in one fell swoop!"

"Okay!" Dong Zunhui beat up several cases, "Ling Yun's words make sense. Xuzhou is twice as far away from Kaifeng Prefecture as Songzhou. Even if someone has begun to convey the message, the news is not too late to arrive in Songzhou. Now Liu Yun's old subordinates in Xuzhou must have not received the information that Liu Yun was deposed. Instead of waiting in Songzhou for a few days before going to attack Xuzhou City, which is closely guarded and colluding with the outside world, it is better to catch them off guard now! Besides, Liu Yun is also in our hands now. We can persuade him to write a letter and send elite troops to pretend to be messengers for sending letters, and sneak into Xuzhou City to serve as an internal response!"

Zhang Yi and Dong Zunhui's words made a lot of sense. Everyone agreed and kept adding words to it, and soon made a complete action plan. Anyway, Liu Qingyi has commanded most of the infantry to Songzhou. With the newly annexed Zhang Lingchao's troops, Dong Zunhui already has 5,000 soldiers in his hands, which is enough to deal with a war.

After everyone discussed it, Dong Zunhui quickly came to the residence where Liu Yun was guarding him. Dong Zunhui also let go of his body and actually gave him a bow, saying to the unlucky Liu Yun: "Duke Xiangyin, I will be so disrespectful to you some time ago. I hope you have a lot of people, so don't bother with me."

Liu Yun snorted coldly, but did not dare to say anything extreme. Dong Yi, who was the most useful under his command, had Jia Zhen been killed by Dong Zunhui's troops. Liu Yun had no courage to mock Dong Zunhui.

Dong Zunhui smiled and said, "The last general just received the news. Guo Shuai has ordered Wang Du and Zhao to hand over the two adults. A few days later, he will escort Xiangyin Duke to continue westward and arrive in Kaifeng Prefecture soon."

Liu Yun was stunned for a moment and asked with a wry smile: "Didn't Guo Wei want to ascend the throne and become emperor? What should I do, the deposed crown prince, go to Kaifeng Mansion? Is it going to kill me to sacrifice the flag?!"

Dong Zunhui quickly explained: "What is Liu Gong saying? How could Guo Shuai be such a person? Now that he has been appointed as the governor of the country by the Empress Dowager, he needs Liu Gong and others to work together to create a career together!"

"The Empress Dowager gave Guo Wei the order to supervise the country?" Liu Yun repeated with a cold face.

Dong Zunhui nodded repeatedly and handed Liu Yun the copy of the edict published by Empress Dowager Li not long ago. Liu Yun opened it and saw it and said:

"The Privy Councilor and the Minister of State, Guo Wei, used his heroic talent and internal and external responsibilities to eliminate disasters, great difficulties, great achievements and great achievements, and people are the best in the world. Now, the military and civilians are loved by the government and the government and the country are highly praised. It is advisable to conquer all the people to discuss the matters, and they can be punished by the state, both Chinese and foreign affairs, and punish them. This is hereby announced."

Dong Zunhui handed Liu Yun the order issued by Guo Weixin. Liu Yun trembled and took the order and looked closely. He saw that Guo Wei had already openly called himself a lonely person and said to the people of the world:

"I came from a military army and had no virtue. By chance, I was fond of the spirit. Emperor Gaozu was just in Jinglun, and he was in charge of his confidant, and ascended the throne and found a great power. When he was in charge of his life, he was forced to die and was old with Chu Xun to establish a successor. He was soon a rebel, and he was in charge of the three rebels, and many of them were built in the suburbs. He was wrongly appointed to the court and was appointed to specialize in the vassal and guard the important vassals. He could be a strong enemy, dare not work hard, and do his best to be calm and quiet, and use security and ancestral affairs! He did not think that evil and evil were in chaos, and the generals were killed, and occasionally escaped from the edge and overcome difficulties. Zhian Liu, and responded to the kindness of the Han Dynasty, recommended the eldest lord to Shao Pi, and then reported to the Empress Dowager, asking for the establishment of the Xuzhou Gong..."

When Liu Yun saw this, his palms trembled, and the order fell to the ground. The next one should be Guo Wei's explanation of the mutiny not long ago and his defense of Liu Yun's handling. This was related to Liu Yun's wealth and life, and he was involuntarily panicked.

Dong Zunhui hurriedly stepped forward and picked up the order and handed it to Liu Yun slowly. Liu Yun nodded to him gratefully, tried hard to calm down, and continued to watch:

"...Fashion is already on the road, and the luggage has not reached the capital chariot. I was in a hurry to the north, and the horse was invaded deeply, so I led my master and disciple to attack. When I was about to approach the town, I had already crossed the Honghe River. When I was about to climb Chanzhou, the military situation suddenly changed, and the flags turned over and shouted to the sky, and led my sleeves to the top, and forced me to ask for the main purpose. I surround and escaped without any place, and the threats became stronger. In an instant, my safety was not guaranteed, and I did not get myself. I had to follow the followers. So I rushed to the capital. Now, I am following the orders of the Queen Mother, and the times were difficult to escape, and I was sent to the state. I had no way to avoid it, and I was worried and ashamed. I hoped that all the civil and military officials at home and abroad would appreciate their feelings and make me unable to meet them. Then I would be very grateful! I teach all directions and all the people who teach me and all the people know it!"

Liu Yun lamented, but he didn't speak for a long time. He was a little angry and a little discouraged. I finally got promoted to the crown prince. Is it easy to?! The position of an emperor was easily taken away, and Liu Yun was deeply angry. But he felt even more discouraged. Since Guo Wei dared to issue an order to the world, he was clearly prepared to ascend the throne and become emperor. Now with the help of the empress dowager's imperial edict, even if my father Liu Chong rebelled, it would not change my fate of being imprisoned!

Dong Zunhui saw that he was a little pitiful and whispered: "Although Guo Shuai was unwilling to ascend the throne, all the civil and military officials advised him to advance, hoping that he could become emperor as soon as possible. Now I will not hide it from you. Among these hundreds of memorials to persuade him to advance, there is a part of my Dong Zunhui. Everyone is unable to disobey everyone's intentions. Seeing that Guo Shuai is about to ascend the throne, I hope you can understand your position in time and not be slandered by villains (lost your life in vain)....”

Dong Zunhui did not say the last sentence, and I believe Liu Yun could understand what he meant. Of course, if Liu Yun didn't understand, Dong Zunhui would not continue to persuade him, and he would not bother to cause trouble. In history, Liu Yun lost the persuasion of his advisers, and always refused to give in, and refused to perform the courtesy of the monarch and ministers to Guo Wei. In addition, Liu Chong made an inappropriate suggestion and asked for explanation. In the end, Guo Wei secretly ordered Li Hongyi to poison him.

Liu Yun suddenly moved his heart and felt a little angry, but then he understood and bowed to Dong Zunhui with gratitude: "Thank you, General Dong for your advice, I... I will write a congratulatory chapter now, I hope... I hope General Dong will send me to Mr. Guo."

Since he had already surrendered, Liu Yun became more and more comfortable with his words. Dong Zunhui nodded slightly and reminded him kindly: "I heard that someone in the court made suggestions to Guo Shuai, saying that Xuzhou Gong Tingmei and others secretly communicated with the Southern Tang Dynasty and had ill-intentioned plans. Although these are rumors, they can confuse everyone. I hope that Xiangyin Duke can make some statements so as not to be misunderstood by the ministers in the court."

Liu Yun nodded repeatedly: "I will write a letter now, asking General Dong to send someone back to Xuzhou and hand it over to my wife, Liu Dong. She has the deputy seal of my Xuzhou Jiedushi. I will instruct her to lead the Xuzhou ministers in my name to write to the court and persuade Gong Guo to advance."

Liu Yun immediately ordered someone to take paper and pen, quickly wrote a letter, gently blowing the ink, taking out an ancient jade from his close body, and covering it with ink. Liu Yun looked at it and saw that there was nothing wrong, so he stuffed the letter into the envelope, which read "Liu Dong's personal invitation" on it. However, he did not seal it, but handed it directly to Dong Zunhui. Then Liu Yun hurriedly wrote a memorial of persuasion, which was filled with praise for Guo Wei. Anyway, there were constant flattery to Liu Yun some time ago, and Liu Yun also learned a lot of flattery, and now he was just about to learn and sell it. He stamped the congratulatory seal with his Xuzhou Jiedushi and handed it to Dong Zunhui.

Dong Zunhui stuffed the letters and memorials into his arms, chatted with Liu Yun for a few words, and then turned around and left. Before leaving, Dong Zunhui instructed the party who was responsible for guarding Liu Yun, and ordered him to prepare some good meals for Liu Yun, and released Liu Yun's concubines and asked them to serve Liu Yun.

After returning to the central army tent, Dong Zunhui took out the memorial and studied it carefully. Seeing that there was no word ban on the memorial, and it was full of respect and love for Guo Wei, he couldn't help but smile and immediately ordered someone to send it to Kaifeng Prefecture and to Guo Wei's mansion.

Dong Zunhui took out the letter again, studied it carefully, and saw that there was no code in it, so he felt relieved. With this letter in hand, Xuzhou's affairs should be easily resolved and could be left to Liu Qingyi and others for handling. Now Guo Wei is about to ascend the throne and become emperor, and he should escort Liu Yun back to Kaifeng Prefecture to avoid Guo Wei's worries. So Dong Zunhui ordered Liu Qingyi, Ma Dehai, Zhang Yi and others to lead the army immediately. A few days later, news came that Gong Tingmei and Yang Wen tied themselves up and begged for surrender, and Xuzhou would be pacified.

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Chapter completed!