1044 If this person runs away, the Khitan will be more aggressive
The Khitan seemed to expand to the northeast again and intend to annex the entire territory of the Bohai Kingdom. No matter what Li Siyuan plans next, Li Tianqu knew that he could not stay in Jinyang forever. After sorting out the appointment of officials in Taiyuan, Hedong, he almost set off and returned to the Bianjing court.
However, on the Lu Long Army, the news that several people were intending to join the Wei Dynasty reached Jinyang, Taiyuan. Li Tianqu learned the names of those people and thought that it was not surprising that they came to join. Because according to the historical trajectory, these people stayed in the north because they had no choice but to flee back to the Central Plains, without intending to serve for the foreign tribes:
"Han Yanhui, Liu Shouqi, Liu Qufei... I'll call them to come and have an interview with me..."
...The first person to meet the Emperor of the Wei Dynasty was Han Yanhui, who was an envoy sent by Liu Rengong, the governor of Lulong, and negotiated with Li Tianqu. His previous experience was also very similar to his original fate. When he arrived in the Khitan, he was forced to stay by Yelu Abaoji. Then, with the recommendation of Shuluping, the Khitan king, Han Yanhui began to participate in the military and political planning, and became a confidant adviser around Abaoji.
However, no matter how long Han Yanhui lived in the Khitan, even if he was highly valued by Yelu Abaoji, he would still run away and flee back to the Central Plains because he missed his relatives in his hometown... However, the Jinyang court of the Later Tang Dynasty, which Han Yanhui wanted to vote according to the historical record, had already been destroyed, and his hometown Youzhou was under the control of the Wei Dynasty. Of course, he could only submit to Emperor Wei Li Tianqu in order to find a place to settle down in the Central Plains.
In the imperial city of Jinyang, Li Tianqu looked at Han Yanhui who was respectful and respectful. Seeing that he was already in his mid-thirties, there was a little more vicissitudes between his eyebrows than when he first met him... Li Tianqu smiled kindly and said:
"I haven't seen you for many years and can meet Han Pushe again. I have also heard that you are highly valued by the Khitan king, and have established laws and decided on national policies. I am worthy of being a hero of the Khitan master, which shows that Han Pushe is of great talent."
However, Li Tianqu's polite words made Han Yanhui feel a little restless... He also knew very well that he was a member of the Liu family, a father and son of the Lu Long Army, and was, after all, a subordinate of the vassal states under the Tang Dynasty. But then he became Yelu Abaoji's confidant counselor and served as a foreign race outside the border, which inevitably led to criticism from the world...
After all, Han Yanhui worked hard and assisted the Khitan to become stronger, then the threat of that force to the Central Plains... will become greater and greater.
However, Han Yanhui asked himself, every time Yelu Abaoji had the intention of invading the south, he also tried his best to dissuade the Khitan from invading the Central Plains... It was completely different from Wang Yu, Lu Wenjin, Zhao Dejun and others who taught Khitan formations, attack cities, and build equipment and other means, and were eager to be the minions of foreign tribes and strive to rule the Han territory by the Khitan. Han Yanhui has always strongly opposed being an enemy of the Central Plains dynasty.
However, as long as you find an opportunity to take advantage of it, Yelu Abaoji has no idea of cutting off the wealthy country in the Central Plains... In addition, there are a large number of Khitan powerful people and Han officials fanned the flames, so it is of course difficult for Han Yanhui to stop the military actions taken by the Khitans.
So Han Yanhui sighed and said with some concern:
"Your Majesty is so great, I am really frightened... It is said that when Liu Shouguang usurped the throne of King Yan, he launched a mutiny to imprison King Zhao (posthumous title after Liu Rengong's death), he attacked each other with his brother Liu Shouwen, and fought for the first to show his kindness to the Khitan and beg for reinforcements, which eventually led to the Tian Dynasty and the Jin army launching troops to attack. When the Yan State was destroyed, I decided to go to the Central Plains...
But he went to the north and was valued by the Khitan king... As a minister, he had to do his best to assist the monarch. However, the Khitan was becoming stronger and stronger, and he repeatedly invaded the south. Although I tried my best to dissuade me, I might not be able to dispel the Khitan king's mind from Gu Nan Gu every time... I was originally from Yan, but in order to make a living, I was used by the Khitan king, and I could not stop the foreign ethnic groups from invading the land of Youyun. I am really ashamed of the people of my hometown..."
When Li Tianqu heard this, he shook his head and said:
"Han Pushe, you assisted the Khitan king to establish the government, determine the rules, and help the foreign races outside the border become stronger and stronger. However, in the chaotic times in the late Tang Dynasty, the vassals attacked year after year, and the people everywhere lived in vain. Long before you used the Khitan pillar, many Han people had moved to the north, which was also true. Even if you were not used by foreign races, the Khitans would still attack the offensive territory, plunder the bandits' money, and even capture a large number of Han people...
As the confidant counselor of the Khitan king, you advocated the division of the Hu and Han government, building cities and building cities, trying to encourage the Han people to have their own spouses, cultivate deserted fields, and be able to live in peace. This is naturally beneficial to the Han people... I heard that the number of Han people belonging to Nabo, the Khitan king, has reached 200,000, and most of the Han people under the Khitan rule were slaves and prisoners. Han Pushe advocated the use of state to govern the Khitan and treat the Han people with the Han system, which is indeed seeking welfare for the Han people in the Khitan country.
And those Han people were either voluntarily migrated or plundered by the Khitan to the north... No matter which force they were under, they were like Han Pushe, and were forced by the power. If you want to win the trust of the Khitan, of course, you should also think too much and become a hero, and encourage the foreign races in the north to treat the Han people more well. This is your merit.
Now Han Pushe is still homesick, so he ran away from the south and abandoned the high-ranking officials and generous salaries promised by the Khitan, and no longer had to plan for foreign tribes... I have also been very happy to have a wise minister, so why should you care about the past again?"
After listening to Li Tianqu's words in a daze, Han Yanhui not only let go of his heart, but also felt a warm current, which made his heart warm... Some words were inconvenient for Han Yanhui himself to express himself, but because of the situation, he asked himself that he was still doing his best to maintain the relationship between the Khitan and the Central Plains, and he also tried his best to make the livelihoods of the Han people in the north more stable... But after all, he was a close minister of Yelu Abaoji. Once the Khitan sent troops to invade the south, in the eyes of most Central Plains soldiers and civilians, he would only be a traitor who worked for foreign tribes, and was willing to lead the way with Wang Yu, Zhao Dejun and others, and the slut who was willing to help the Khitan invade their compatriots in their hometowns were just birds of a feather.
After Li Tianqu's words, he was equivalent to giving Han Yanhui a reassurance. He was very moved and couldn't help but bow and bow again:
"Fortunately, your Majesty is tolerant and considerate. I am grateful to you. In order to protect the holy grace, I will only be willing to do my best to do my best to protect the sages of the Wei Dynasty, and I will never be able to do my best to protect the sages of the sacred world!"
Li Tianqu smiled and signaled Han Yanhui to stand up, thinking in his heart that among the Han ministers who were used by the Khitan, Han Yanhui was the most trusted and respected by Yelu Abaoji. Therefore, Wang Yu, Zhao Dejun... and even Shi Jingtang, who later in the official history, had the ambition to use the Khitan to conquer the Central Plains and rule the Han people. In theory, Han Yanhui was the most likely to suppress those people... But he would rather abandon his reputation and status in the Khitan than escape back to the Central Plains, which shows that Han Yanhui was indeed unwilling to continue to work for foreign tribes.
However, according to the official trajectory, Han Yanhui joined the Later Tang Dynasty and was highly valued by Li Cunxu, but it aroused the jealousy of civil officials such as Wang Jian... In order to avoid disaster and avoid persecution, Han Yanhui left a message to Li Cunxu saying, "It is not that he does not love the hero, nor does he think of his hometown, so he does not stay, and is afraid of Wang Jian's slander."... After returning to the Khitan, Yelu Abaoji not only did not blame him, but was also extremely happy. He gave him a name box according to the Khitan words and used it more seriously. In this way, Han Yanhui stayed in the Khitan and assisted the three generations of emperors and descendants, and was also a family of officials in the Liao Dynasty.
Li Tianqu thought again, but now I take care of it. Han Yanhui, a hero who is trusted by Yelu Abaoji, no longer has to return to the Khitan because of persecution... But without him in the north, he tried his best to dissuade Abaoji from invading the south, then the Khitan's intention to covet the prosperous Central Plains in the future will probably become stronger...
Chapter completed!