"I told the military troops in various places in the north of Dai and Yunzhong to be wary of enemy cavalry invasion of the frontier. Li Siyuan was exiled to the frontier and would have to raise food, food and rice, and he was very likely to commit suicide..."

Li Tianqu ordered, and he was still thinking about the remaining troops in charge of Li Siyuan, and the troops of the Shatuo generals who went to join him, including Kang Yicheng, Yao Yanchou and other Shatuo Army generals who were fighting for it, and they were only 20,000 people to die... With the current military strength alone, of course, they could not compete with the Wei Dynasty.

If Li Siyuan wants to strengthen his power as soon as possible, he can do his best to win over all tribes and tribes outside the border.

For the Later Tang Dynasty, which has now become a nomadic force, Li Siyuan cannot say that there is no chance at all... As a conqueror, the Khitan also imposed heavy taxes and suppressed coercion against other ethnic groups within the expanded sphere of influence. Some of the tribes rejected and angry. Although they had to surrender, if there were any choices, they were unwilling to serve the Khitan.

Li Tianqu also thought that after Yelu Deguang, the second son of Yelu Abaoji, succeeded to the throne, due to the high-pressure rule of the Khitan, some tribe leaders of the Turks led their tribes to join the Central Plains dynasty. In addition, Huang Dangxiang, Yili, and Yueli tribe leaders also sent envoys to send edicts and flags issued by the Khitan, and intended to persuade the Later Jin to unite the tribes of the tribes and resist the Khitan together.

The son Emperor Shi Jingtang, although he did not have the courage to accommodate those tribes, he blatantly opposed his "father" Yelu Deguang... However, at that time, he was appointed as the governor of the German army and had submitted a letter to directly accuse him of being a father and son with the Khitan, and ceding the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun. An Chongrong, who was a forever shame in the Jin Dynasty, took the initiative to lure some tribes into the country... Shi Jingtang issued ten edicts in a row, which inspires An Chongrong to rebel. As a result, he was defeated and beheaded. His head was also put in a box and presented to the Khitan and gave an explanation to Yelu Deguang.

Li Tianqu checked the reputation of surrendered ministers in the Later Tang Dynasty and also saw that he had served as the commander of the border patrol of Zhenwu Army, but because Yelu Abaoji personally led the army to capture the vassal states, he fled, and found that the Jinyang court of the Later Tang Dynasty had fallen, so he had to surrender to the title of An Chongrong of the Wei Dynasty... At present, many tribes in the northern part were conquered by the Khitan for a short time, and with Li Siyuan's appeal in the northern part of the border, it is very likely that some tribes would win over to fight against the Khitan.

Another thing made Li Tianqu a little worried... The civil and military generals who surrendered to the Later Tang Dynasty were also destroyed by the Jinyang court. The descendants of Li Keyong and Li Cunxu were all controlled by the Wei Dynasty and had to save their lives. They had to surrender to Wei. However, Li Siyuan claimed to inherit the throne of the Later Tang Dynasty. In his identity, it might also prompt some surrendered ministers to be unstable. So, how to resettle the current surrendered ministers and generals, it would take more effort.

Until he called on the military and civilians of Ji County in Youzhou to surrender to the Wei Dynasty, he prompted Wang Yanzhang to take down the vassal secretary of the Lulong Army without any bloodshed. Liu Shenjiao, the secretary of the vassal state of Lulong's army, rushed to Jinyang, Taiyuan, and came to the court to meet him... Li Tianqu saw him paying respect and said respectfully:

"I was originally a minister of the Tang Dynasty. Although the country has been destroyed, the country has been destroyed, but the country has been destroyed, and I really don't want to see the Khitan occupy Youzhou and invade the Central Plains... Therefore, I am willing to offer the city to Wei and serve Your Majesty. After all, for the Han people in the Central Plains, the Wei Dynasty was rich and strong, and the spirit was stronger, so that the foreign tribes in the north dared not have ambition to covet the Central Plains..."

Li Tianqu also remembers that Liu Shenjiao wrote a name for profit. With this person's ability, he was particularly good at official and polite, and was very supportive and loved by the people under his rule. In the official history line, Liu Shenjiao had another identity, and he also served as the superior of Feng Dao, the tumbler in the political arena of the Five Dynasties.

Therefore, when Liu Shenjiao died of illness, according to historical records, Feng Dao once sighed, "I have been an assistant to Liu Ruzhou. He assassinated Liao, Ci, and governed Chen, Xiang, and Han, and they are all called peaceful and unremarkable. It is not obvious that they are different. How can they be different if they are so... However, on the day of his death, the people who feel this kind of feelings are truly whipped, not carved, and not harmed things to benefit themselves. He has done the work of good officials, punished less and conscientiously, and paid tribute to their salary and ceremonies..." He also wrote six chapters of mourning to commemorate Liu Shenjiao. It also shows that he has good governance and is a wise minister who can manage people's livelihood and government affairs in an orderly manner.

However, although Liu Shenjiao expressed his surrender, Li Tianqu also felt a little helpless in his tone... After all, the monarch he was loyal to was originally loyal to the Li family in Hedong, but he died, and changed his family to compete with his former enemy country... As long as he was not the kind of treacherous villain who would not care about selling his owners and seeking honor, he would feel more or less guilty.

Thinking about it in his heart, Li Tianqu showed a warm smile on his face, so he comforted Liu Shen and said:

"I have long heard of Yi Gong's reputation. My dynasty is eager to seek talent, and I should also select the talents and talents to surrender the ministers of Jin. I should also be polite to the livelihood of the Youzhou army and the people, and I also care about the people of the Central Plains to resist foreign races outside the border. This shows that I have a deep understanding of the righteousness... I want to know people and be good at responsibilities, so I should also give great rewards and entrust with important responsibilities for such talent as Yi Gong."

Hearing Li Tianqu promised to give him an important position, Liu Shenjiao did not show any joy. Instead, he smiled bitterly and replied humbly:

"A general who defeats the army cannot be said to be brave. How dare the minister who destroys the country be boastful? Your Majesty is too proud, but I am so ashamed to be so proud of me. I am so proud of my pride that I am so proud of myself..."

Li Tianqu smiled and said a few more polite words, then signaled Liu Shenjiao to take his seat. After a while of greeting each other, Li Tianqu suddenly changed his words and said with a profound meaning:

"The Li family of Shatuo Zhuxie was only given the title of the Tang Dynasty as a national surname, so they were arrogant and proclaimed to be the last dynasty... Therefore, I absolutely do not recognize the Tang Dynasty established by the King of Jin. Now, it is said that the pseudo-Tang Dynasty has indeed been destroyed, but the centipede insect died without being stiff. But Li Siyuan claimed to inherit the so-called Tang Dynasty throne and led the remaining troops of the Jin army to the north of the border, and would still be enemies with our dynasty in the future.

Although the remnants and fish that escaped the net were no longer enough to compete with our dynasty. But I also know very well that Li Siyuan, as a predecessor of the Jin people, had outstanding military achievements and was well-known, and was highly respected in the Jin court. Although a large number of Jin ministers are willing to surrender to our dynasty, they are afraid that there will inevitably be people who have broken up with Li Siyuan and have plans to rebel.

I really don’t want to betray me and kill any ministers by mistake. However, most of the ministers surrendered by Jin are indeed closely related to the Li family in Hedong... After all, people are unpredictable. Since Li Siyuan still wants to continue the pseudo-Tang Dynasty, I don’t know how many Jin subjects who surrendered to me will respond to him and fight against our dynasty again..."

Liu Shenjiao, who was originally looking down and pleasing to the eyes, changed his expression and thought that I was also a surrendered minister of the Later Tang Dynasty, but at this time, Emperor Wei deliberately mentioned how much impact Li Siyuan could have on the ministers who surrendered to the Wei Dynasty... This is not only about asking me to understand the situation, but also about testing my thoughts...

Since Li Tianqu has already spoken, Liu Shenjiao of course has to consider it carefully and reply properly... After pondering for a while, he bowed and said:

"Your Majesty asked, I should report the truth... I dare not assert that all the ministers who surrendered to Wei will draw a clear line with Li Siyuan. Perhaps some of them still have the chance to revive Tang... Jin State, if Li Siyuan secretly instigated the rebellion, there would be plans to rebel the Wei Dynasty again... But I think that those kind of ministers are not enough to subvert the situation that Hedong has already been taken by Your Majesty.

Li Siyuan was a descendant of the Jin State, not a descendant of the royal family. He claimed to have inherited the throne. Although some old ministers from Jin were willing to submit to Wei, most of the other ministers had surrendered to Wei and would not repeatedly surrender to Li Siyuan and Your Majesty to become enemies... It is a common practice for people to seek profit and avoid harm. Now that he abandons Your Majesty and to Li Siyuan is tantamount to giving up wealth and happiness, and pursuing disasters.

After all, the general trend is obvious. The Wei Dynasty is prosperous and the country is rich and the army is strong. Li Siyuan is wandering outside the border, and the current situation is still in danger. Since he surrendered to the Wei Dynasty, he has already recognized that he is no longer a minister who serves the Li family in Hedong, nor does he agree that Li Siyuan should succeed to the throne and continue the country's fortune... Who would still want to take his life and take his family and relatives to fall into the fire pit?"
Chapter completed!