is a gentleman, and no matter how much he pays attention to filial piety, Liu Chengxun is not a saint after all. In front of the throne, in the face of the imminent threat of Liu Chengyou, where can he really be indifferent and indifferent.

Over the years, with his age and identity, with his talent and virtue, Liu Chengxun has subconsciously regarded himself as a 100% candidate for succession, but he has never considered the threat of his two younger brothers.

After calming down, Yang Wei looked at Liu Chengxun and said, "Your Highness, no matter what happens to the second prince, you must be prepared." The army, especially the forbidden army, is the top priority, and in this regard, the second prince has the dragon army, which has taken the lead. ”

Yang Wei began to plan for Liu Chengxun: "However, it is too late, the second prince is young and vigorous, and he does not know how to restrain, although the battle of Luancheng made him famous all over the world, but it also made him arrogant and unaware, which made the official family and the civil and military jealous. It is reported that the official family has temporarily seized his military power and suppressed it. This time, with Shi Hongzhao reorganizing the forbidden army, this is your opportunity, you can contact Shi Hongzhao, take the opportunity to install some generals, control a part of the army, and suppress the Longqi army at the same time. Shi Hongzhao has a small belly, and when he was in Jinyang, he had a lot of despise for the second prince, and he was willing to get closer to His Royal Highness......"

A flush suddenly appeared on his face, and Yang Wei's words seemed to make Liu Chengxun a little ashamed, but he didn't open his mouth to refute this time, but Jun's eyebrows were furrowed tightly: "Shi Hongzhao!" ”

Just as Liu Chengyou doesn't like Shi Hongzhao, Liu Chengxun also doesn't like others, and says with some jealousy: "Shi Hongzhao is imperious, arrogant and violent, don't conspire with him!" ”

"Your Highness must not be emotional." Yang Wei said: "Although Shi Hongzhao despises his ministers, he will never dare to despise His Highness. His people are vulgar, they are really unpopular, they are full of wrong, and they can be tied up in the future. Nowadays, it can be wooed more. ”

Yang Wei's expression couldn't help but show disgust.

To say that in the Han Dynasty at this time, among the people who hated Shi Hongzhao, Yang Wei was definitely the most weighty. Shi Hongzhao is really a god who hates ghosts, in addition to his own dislikable personality, he especially despises Wenchen. After entering Bian, Shi Hongzhao has proclaimed in public more than once that Wenchen is useless and ineffective, and it is not enough to be on a par with him. even made it impossible to get off the stage in front of Yang Wei several times.

Liu Chengxun breathed a sigh of relief gently, and the doubts between his eyebrows disappeared, but he did not continue to delve into the meaning of this topic, but changed a little deliberately, got up and picked up a document on the bookcase, and handed it to Yang Wei: "Xianggong, regarding the Gyeonggi-liu civil affairs, I have drafted a statement and is ready to submit it, you can help me refer to it in detail." ”

Yang Wei was stunned, his eyes fell from Liu Chengxun's body to the document, sighed slightly, and took it to read. Looking at it, his face gradually condensed.

Most of the articles listed by Liu Chengxun are nothing new, they are nothing more than the distribution of land, the distribution of grain seeds, the rental of ploughing cattle, farm tools, and so on. Looking at the details, it is obvious that there is a reference to Liu Chengyou's method of dealing with it at a real time.

Looking up, noticing Liu Chengxun's somewhat expectant eyes, Yang Wei still shook his head: "Your Highness's idea is good, but it is not easy to realize it." ”

"Why?" Liu Chengxun asked urgently.

"The treasure is empty, and the state is not enough to support it!" Yang Wei said simply.

Liu Chengxun was obviously prepared, and immediately said: "I have checked, and there is still money and grain in the treasury. The summer grain is put into storage, plus the wealth and livestock recovered from the hands of the Khitan, which is enough to support! ”

"Your Highness, there are still hundreds of thousands of officials, soldiers, and civilians in Tokyo City to support." Yang Wei explained: "What's more, the treasury also needs to keep enough money and food in case of emergency! ”

"Isn't it necessary to provide relief to refugees, return people to rest, and rebuild garden fences?"

Liu Chengxun's vision is obviously limited to the Gyeonggi region. Yang Wei held an attitude of education and said to him: "If it is decided today, the states will return, but after all, it is only a nominal annexation. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, although it was Huairou, but in the key places, the imperial court will definitely be adjusted, especially Du Chongwei, the capital of Ye. The slightest disobedience to his wishes can lead to his rebellion. In the Guanzhong area, the situation is sluggish, and the chaos has lasted for half a year, although Fengxiang Hou Yi and Jingzhao Zhang Yanchao are not sincere, they still have suspicions and wait and see. There are also Shu troops eyeing and watching. Even the Jingnan Gao clan and the Nantang Li clan have to be guarded against! ”

Yang Wei's words made Liu Chengxun a little uncomfortable, as if he was holding something in his heart. Why is the situation faced by the Han Dynasty has never been better, entering the Central Plains, occupying Hebei, but getting worse and worse, Liu Chengxun is really puzzled.

After a few moments of silence, he said a little depressedly: "Is the imperial court going to do nothing all the time?" ”

"There should be a trade-off in everything." Yang Wei was quite calm and a little cold: "For the sake of the country, I can only give up my small family!" ”

Liu Chengxun said very firmly: "After coming to Tokyo from the south, I only feel that the Han Dynasty is like a stove, good governance is not prosperous, and the people's grievances are boiling, and they must be changed." This policy of reassuring the people must be borne by lone and be implemented with all our might! ”

Liu Chengxun was righteous and awe-inspiring, Yang Wei didn't say anything more this time, and bowed to him.

......

Also on this autumn night, a family banquet was held in Guo's mansion to catch the wind and wash the dust for his adopted son. The Guo family is also flourishing, and they all migrated to Kaifeng with the crowd. Guo Wei is under his knees, there are a lot of Dingkou, the sons are still young, there is nothing bad about it, the family gets together, but it is happy and very harmonious.

Until late at night, the family banquet dispersed, and Guo Weifang called Guo Rong to the study and questioned him alone.

"How do you feel about this experience?" Guo Rong has always been satisfied, and the casual conversation is also very gentle.

Guo Rong still pondered for a while, and then replied: "After the Khitan Rebellion, the suffering of the people, far ahead, the people's livelihood everywhere is withering, bandits are numerous, if you don't think of a good way to calm the place, in order to save the drowning, rest with the people, sooner or later there will be a catastrophe." And although Hanzuo is prosperous, it is actually suffering from internal and external troubles. If the north loses the strong danger, and there is the Khitan, and the south is empty, the countries will be divided, and they will all be in great trouble. Inside, the ills of the feudal town are deep-rooted, and the court is ......"

Speaking of this, Guo Rong glanced at Guo Wei, but didn't say anything further.

"You can see it thoroughly, as for the chaos of the government, there is nothing to be said directly. In the past, the two Su were in charge, and these two were used as the shogunate of the hegemony, and suddenly they came to Zaifu, which was beyond their reach, and the government was chaotic. Yang Wei and Wang Zhang are capable, and with their purge, it has recently had the effect of setting things right, but the dispute between the court and the court is difficult to calm down in a short period of time. Guo Wei basically followed Guo Rong's words.

"Why is the government so chaotic?" Even Guo Rong is skeptical.

"This is not something that can be explained clearly in a few words, once you come to the court and stay a few more days, you will understand." Guo Wei sighed, paused, looked at Guo Rong, and asked in a calm voice: "You have been under the command of the second prince for so long, how do you evaluate him?" ”

Guo Rong was a little surprised, but under Guo Wei's serious eyes, he still thought about it, and replied a little cautiously: "Ming Rui is eloquent, magnificent, ambitious, has the ability to conquer, the talent to help the world, and the wisdom of the people......"

If Liu Chengyou knew that Guo Rong's evaluation of himself was so high, he would probably be able to laugh. Obviously, Guo Wei also believes in the vision of his adopted son, and then he shook his head based on his own perception and judgment: "The second prince has this talent, and it is still unknown whether it is a blessing or a curse for the country." ”

Guo Rong was skeptical. Seeing this, Guo Wei got up and took out a not thin official letter from the bookcase, and handed it to Guo Rong: "For my father and Shi Hongzhao, I will be edicted to rectify the Gyeonggi armies and reorganize the forbidden army, this is the plan that Shi Hongzhao led the preliminary draft......"

With doubts in his mind, Guo Rong read it and looked at it very carefully, and it was written in detail which old armies were abolished, how many new armies were formed, how the establishment was, and who would belong to the school...... Obviously, the whole army has been prepared for a long time.

Soon, Guo Rong exclaimed: "This is to split the Longqi Army?" Shi Hongzhaoyan dares to do this? Is this an attempt to completely offend the second prince? ”

"The combat power of the Longqi Army is now the strongest among the armies, and the scattered and filled with the armies is conducive to the improvement of the combat power of the entire forbidden army." Guo Wei explained that this kind of rhetoric is afraid that even he can't deceive himself. sat down, and added: "If there is no official instruction, how dare Shi Hongzhao do this?" ”

Although Guo Rong was silent and silent, he was a very smart person, and even when he realized it: "The Son of Heaven wants to suppress the second prince? ”

"Yes, otherwise, how could Kaifeng have so many turbulent public opinion against him before!" Guo Wei said: "The situation of the Han Dynasty today is similar to that of Tang Wude. However, the precarious situation faced by the country is several times that of the early Tang Dynasty. ”

"Emperor, will you be jealous of your son?" Guo Rong asked.

Guo Wei was silent, and it was a little inconvenient for him to comment on this. After a long time, he sighed: "How the official family thinks about it is beyond our ability to guess." But the battle for this storage position is probably inevitable. ”

Guo Rong lowered his head slightly, and he was a little surprised when he suddenly came into contact with this kind of core issue, but after being surprised, he began to think about the purpose of Guo Wei discussing this matter with him tonight. After thinking for a while, he looked at Guo Wei with clear eyes, and asked curiously in a low voice: "Father, you are an important minister of the Han Dynasty, and your power is in the privy council, and you are in charge of the military, which will inevitably affect you." Since the battle for storage is inevitable, which side do you intend to be on? ”

Hearing this, Guo Wei raised his finger to the void and tapped Guo Rong twice, as if he was asked, he did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "What do you think?" ”

Guo Rong's expression was solemn, but he replied very firmly: "Yi'er's idea naturally supports the second prince!" ”

Feeling Guo Rong's affirmative tone, Guo Wei was slightly surprised, he knew that his adopted son was a very assertive person, but he didn't expect to be so decisive in such a sensitive matter, so he still asked, "Why?" ”

"I'm not familiar with the eldest prince, but I'm familiar enough with the second prince. Moreover, although the eldest prince has a good name, but he is too weak and has no prestige in martial arts. However, in this troubled era, non-male lords cannot survive in the country, and in the past few decades, from the Liang and Tang dynasties to the Jin and Han dynasties, this is the truth! Guo Rong talked eloquently.

"The situation of the Longqi Army, I know very well that the generals have a lot of courage, and most of them are the second princes, like Ma Quanyi, Xiang Xun, and even that Sun Li, and he has a life-and-death relationship. There are also Murong Yanzhao and Luo Yanbei who are arranged in the north, these people are all benevolent, and they can be used for them no matter where they are. Soldiers believe in the strong, although His Royal Highness is young, he already has the posture of a strong man! ”

Hearing his words, Guo Wei suddenly asked, "Do these generals you are talking about, including you?" ”

Guo Rong seemed to answer the question: "I admire His Highness's wisdom and wisdom in using people!" ”

Guo Wei nodded, seemed to understand, got up with his hands behind his back, paced a few steps in the study, looked at the cool night outside the house through the window, and sighed: "Son of Heaven, those who are strong and strong should do it, rather have a kind of yes!" An Chongrong's words back then were thought-provoking, but they also made people feel chills down their spines! ”

Guo Rong then got up, stood behind Guo Wei's side, and said, "This is also the source of chaos in the world. The imperial power is not prosperous, the monarchy is not strong, the soldiers cannot be state-owned, and the generals are private, and the world will be chaotic! ”

Seeing that the topic had gone astray, Guo Wei coughed lightly twice and reminded Guo Rong: "Our conversation tonight must not be leaked out." ”

Guo Rong smiled faintly: "Naturally not." ”

After pondering for a moment, Guo Wei still couldn't help but sigh: "Even if the second prince is strong, if he wants to become the crown prince smoothly, I'm afraid it's not so easy." Shi Hongzhao and Yang Wei are a hurdle that is difficult to overcome, especially Yang Wei, with his planning and support, the advantage of the eldest prince is still very great. More importantly, if the monarch wants to suppress and become a son, how to deal with it? ”

For this question, Guo's father and son have no intention of continuing to dig, in fact, the two of them have more or less some answers in their hearts.

"Well, these things can change without us talking about them." Guo Wei waved his hand and said, quickly cleaned up his mood, and asked Guo Rong: "Next, what are your plans?" ”

Guo Rong looked at his father with some incomprehension.

Seeing this, Guo Wei immediately made his words clearer: "The forbidden army is reorganized, do you want to continue to serve in the army, or seek to be released?" ”

"What do you think?" Guo Rong consulted Guo Wei.

"It's up to you!" Guo Wei replied.

Frowning and thinking about it, and thinking seriously for a while, Guo Rong replied: "I'm afraid there is no place for juniors like me in Beijing. ”

"Where do you want to go?"

"Guanzhong or Hebei!" Guo Rong replied very simply.

Guo Wei showed a smile and said: "Go to Lanzhou, in a few days, I recommend you as the defense envoy of Lanzhou, with your merits this time, plus my face, this matter is not difficult!" ”

When it came to Lanzhou, Guo Rong immediately reacted: "The imperial court is going to do something to Du Chongwei?" ”

Guo Wei was very satisfied with Guo Rong's cleverness, and said lightly: "It's not that the court wants to do something to him, but if he makes a move, the court needs to be on guard!" ”

Guo Rong was thoughtful, Guo Wei thought about it for a while, and then instructed him: "You personally explain the matter of the release to the second prince." ”

"Yes!"