The carriage drove slowly in the workshop, almost occupying most of the road, the road conditions in Kaifeng City, very bad, crowded, narrow, most of them could not accommodate two carriages to drive together.

In the carriage, Liu Chengyou sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed, and the thoughts in his mind kept flashing. Judging from today's questioning in the palace, Liu Zhiyuan obviously did not mean to completely suppress him.

With his index finger on his knee, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but think about where he should focus his work next. The eldest brother Liu Chengxun did a good job of appeasing the homeless, so what about him?

In fact, he has a lot of ideas in his head, and he has too many things that he wants to change because he is dissatisfied with them, from the military, politics, officials, and people, to national strategy, to general affairs, farming and weaving, there are too many ills that need to be eliminated and need to be corrected urgently.

However, it is not his turn to dictate to this world at the moment, and Xue Huairang's previous incident has sounded the alarm for him. Things can't be rushed.

Sometimes, knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing. Liu Chengxun's illness made Liu Chengyou suffer some gains and losses, and he knew in his heart that even if he didn't do anything, as long as he stayed up for another half a year, everything would be his. He intended to do the same, but the indescribable restlessness in his heart had really overwhelmed him lately, and he was far less calm than his face had shown.

Lifted the curtain, looked out of the car, looked at the streets and alleys of Kaifeng, his eyes gradually brightened, but then dimmed. At present, the post of Kaifeng Mansion Yin is still vacant, and Kaifeng is still in the semi-military management period, if Kaifeng is governed, he can also make a difference, which may be more meaningful than being a privy deputy envoy.

It's just that if Liu Chengyou asks for it with the respect of a prince, it is estimated that it will be difficult.

"Your Highness, it's here." Li Chongju was outside the car and said respectfully.

Lifting the curtain and stepping on the low stool prepared by the soldiers, Liu Chengyou took a big stride and walked towards the gate of the mansion. The steps were a little hurried, and when he crossed the threshold, he couldn't help but trip, his body shook, and he almost fell.

Li Chongju hurriedly stepped forward to help him and asked, "Your Highness, are you okay?" ”

Getting rid of the support, Liu Chengyou frowned and looked at the threshold under his feet, and called out in his mouth: "Where is the concierge?" ”

"The villain is here!" Hearing Liu Chengyou's call, Menzi, who was uneasy next to him, immediately came up and knelt down nervously, his voice trembling a little.

"The threshold of my house shouldn't be so high. Find someone, changed! Liu Chengyou commanded directly.

"Yes!" The one who can show Liu Chengyou the door is also an old man who has been familiar with it in Jinyang, and he knows Liu Chengyou's temperament very well, so he breathed a sigh of relief and responded decisively. As for whether changing the height of the threshold will destroy the design pattern of the original gate, it is not for a small person like him to consider.

"Where's Mr. Wei?" After entering the house, Liu Chengyou found a steward and asked.

"Back to Your Highness, in the East Garden."

Knowing that Wei Renpu was in Tokyo, living alone, accompanied by only one servant, Liu Chengyou simply let him live in the mansion, left and right, his mansion was very large, of course, more importantly, it was convenient for Liu Chengyou to discuss matters with him at any time. Not to mention anything else, Liu Chengyou's "Corporal Lixian" behavior was very attentive.

What was prepared for Wei Renpu was an independent house in the East Garden, which was very carefully furnished and had a quiet and livable environment. When Liu Chengyou arrived, Wei Renpu was reading tea.

"Sir, it's so laid-back." Liu Chengyou said softly.

Standing up and making a salute, Wei Renpu said calmly: "It's just a matter of entertaining with books." ”

"Next, I'm afraid that Sir will rarely have this leisure." Sit down together, Liu Chengyou said.

Wei Renpu was a little surprised and asked, "What did Your Highness say about this?" ”

Liu Chengyou directly told him about recommending him to the Privy Council, and while Wei Renpu was thinking, Liu Chengyou said: "Guo Shumi's good intentions, I am good at advocating, first for Mr. should come down, Mr. will not be surprised." ”

Wei Renpu hugged his fists to Liu Chengyou, and said with some gratitude on his face: "Thank you for your promotion." ”

After getting along for so long, I also have a certain degree of understanding of Wei Renpu, this gentleman has a series of shining points in terms of ability and quality, and he is almost a "perfect" person in the world. But he has never hidden his pursuit of fame and success.

Liu Chengyou waved his hand, pondered for a while, and said, "In the Vertical Arch Hall today, my father let me be a member of the Privy Council. ”

"The matter of reorganizing the army, has it come to fruition?" Wei Renpu guessed.

"yes." Liu Chengyou couldn't help but sigh: "A good Longqi army has been split into pieces, but in my heart, it's not a taste." ”

"According to the previous news, not only the Longqi Army, but also the Wujie, Xingjie and other armies have also changed. His Royal Highness's mood does not need to be too depressed, the forbidden army in the capital, the number of former dynasties and foreign soldiers is extremely heavy, so disrupted and reorganized, but it is conducive to the control of the imperial court. Wei Renpu persuaded.

"If it's only against my Longqi Army and I'm punished, I have to make a fuss!" Liu Chengyou made a joke, with his character, no matter how he is, he will not do anything useless.

Saying that, Liu Chengyou couldn't help lowering his voice, and said with a calm face: "Big brother, I took the opportunity to install some people in the forbidden army, and I heard that he also had a relationship with Shi Hongzhao. ”

"It's conceivable to have such a move." Wei Renpu had the heart to persuade.

But seeing Liu Chengyou's face change again, he said very easily: "It seems that it's my eldest brother who feels the pressure......"

talked about the world's major events with Wei Renpu again, and they broke up happily. Later, Guo Rong came to the door to ask for a meeting, and told Liu Chengyou about going to Lanzhou, and won his support.

Some things that are "all in the word", the two of them have a tacit understanding, and they discussed the situation between Du Chongwei and Yedu together.

The reorganization of the forbidden army soon entered the stage of implementation, and the preliminary preparations were very sufficient, presided over by Shi Hongzhao and Guo Wei, with the cooperation of the Privy Council, the Third Division, and other government offices, and from top to bottom, the more than 100,000 troops in Kaifeng were adjusted from head to toe.

Of course, this is almost just a systematic reshuffling of the whole army, so as to achieve the purpose of digesting foreign troops and reducing redundancy in the army. However, this is also an incomplete training, there is no elimination of the old and the weak, there is no elimination of the inferior and the good and the good and the bad are mixed. After the reorganization of the Han Forbidden Army, before the successful run-in, the combat effectiveness is greatly reduced, which is obvious, and it is unknown how long the run-in time will take and what the effect will be......

Of course, the reorganization of the army is definitely of positive significance, the previous chaos was swept away, the old army system was completely disrupted and crushed, and the imperial court's control over the forbidden army was also unprecedentedly improved.

However, there are always people who are dissatisfied with this matter and say they are not adaptable, including the original Hedong Army, including the Longqi Army......

There is a blank paper on the case, Liu Chengyou picks up the pen, and writes it one by one, and the words have been practiced for so long, and they have always had some effect. Although he is not beautiful and has no aura at all, Liu Chengyou is already satisfied. He believes that in the future, as long as his seal is stamped, the "aura" will surely surge and leap on the paper.

"Don't lead soldiers in the army, scrape and train soldiers, what are you doing in my house?" Yu Guang glanced at Sun Li, who was sitting on the side, holding a cup of cow drinking tea, put down the pen, slowly walked to Sun Li's side, filled his teacup with water, and asked lightly, "Spoil my good tea?" ”

I don't know when it started, in front of Liu Chengyou, this Sun commander made a lot of rules, but his temperament in the past still did not improve much, and he said with a big grin: "Your Highness likes to drink tea, and I will go back to collect some for you, and I guarantee that it is of the highest quality." ”

"Put all your thoughts on leading soldiers!" Liu Chengyou sat down and looked at Sun Li: "Say, what are you looking for me to do?" ”

"I don't know what the imperial court means, the good Longqi army has been dismantled, separated us, and I am ......embarrassed," Sun Li complained.

"Why, anyone else dares to give you Sun Du's command?" Hearing some signs from his tone, Liu Chengyou asked.

"The brothers are scattered, and it's just a matter of dividing us into the small army, why let that Shi Honglang be the Marquis of Du Yu and press on our heads, and the general will not accept it!" Sun Li said directly: "I think it was Shi Hongzhao who abolished his brother for private purposes and put his younger brother in a high position!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou's expression turned a little colder, and he looked at Sun Li, and his indifferent gaze made the excitement on his face disappear a little.

"Then what do you want to do with Commander Sundu, let you and Shi Honglang switch up?" Liu Chengyou said lightly.

The small bottom army is an army of 12,000 young and strong soldiers selected from various armies, and many people in the Longqi army have been selected into it, and it is a new army that the imperial court attaches great importance to. Sun Li, because he is an old man who followed Liu Zhiyuan, has enough qualifications, and he has also mixed a lot of military exploits in Hebei, and he was transferred to the commander of the left wing of the Xiaodi Army, which can be regarded as a big level.

Zhou Hui, the commander of the right wing of the original Wujie, was the commander of the Xiaodi Army, and Shi Hongzhao's younger brother Shi Honglang was appointed as the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Xiaodi Army, and this Shi Honglang had no merits, and then Sun Li was not convinced.

No matter how nervous he is, he can also detect that Liu Chengyou's tone is not good, thinking of the scene when he was controlled by Liu Chengyou in the Longqi Army in the past, Sun Li's momentum suddenly withered a little, and he said in a low voice: "That's not necessary, the Longqi Army has been formed since it was formed, and the last general is here." Your Highness, can you speak for the last general, grasp the transfer back to the Longqi Army, don't stay in the Xiaodi Army, and suffer from the incompetent......"

"Bang", Liu Chengyou slapped on the small case all of a sudden, stared at Sun Li coldly, and his momentum suddenly exploded: "Is the army a place to give you Sun Li conditions?" The whole army of the imperial court, do you still have to get the consent of your Sun Li? You are also a veteran who follows the official family, and you don't know that military orders are like mountains, and orders are prohibited? How can you have the courage to say such things without shame when you go to the lonely mansion? ”

"I ......" Sun Li was suddenly shocked by Liu Chengyou, his buttocks were burned, he jumped up, and stood there, Nuo Nuo was speechless.

Staring at him, Liu Chengyou took a deep breath, this Sun Li, since the Battle of Luancheng, his perception of him has changed. But there are some arrogant martial arts temperaments, which are estimated to be impossible to change in a lifetime.

Getting up, Liu Chengyou raised his fingers, pointed at his chest, and said solemnly while pointing: "Lone tells you, no matter whether you are Shi Honglang or Zhou Hui above, even if it is him Shi Hongzhao, give Lone an honest command as your commander." Talk less, lead the troops well! ”

"Yes, yes......" Sun Li didn't dare to be presumptuous.

With his hands behind his back, he dangled a few laps in front of Sun Li, seeing his appearance, Liu Chengyou breathed a sigh of relief, pulled closer, lowered his voice, and admonished: "Lonely no matter about anything else, the five or six thousand troops in the left compartment of the small bottom, take it with Lone!" Do you understand? ”

Hearing this, Sun Li was a little stunned, looked at Liu Chengyou in confusion, and said in hindsight: "Understood." ”

I don't know if he really understands, and waved his hand at him, Liu Chengyou added: "Also, don't be so swaggering in the future, go to the lonely mansion." ”

Regardless of whether the mind is confused or not, it should be accepted and the matter is over: "Yes." ”

"I heard your injuries are showing signs of recurrence?" His face slowly eased, and seeing Sun Li's somewhat aggrieved expression, Liu Chengyou asked.

Feeling the change in tone, Sun Li smiled: "It's not a big deal to fall at the root of the disease, the weather is getting colder, and it hurts faintly, it's nothing, and the end will be ......able to endure it."

......

Early in the morning, it was still very early before dawn, and the surroundings were still shrouded in darkness, so Liu Chengyou got up from the couch and dressed under the waitings of Geng's and the maidservants. Biguan purple clothes, after picking up, simply ate some dry cakes, and under the hazy search, Liu Chengyou went to the imperial city.

Today, Liu Zhiyuan is far away from the Chongyuan Palace.

The officials in Beijing, who are qualified enough, are basically in place, and a large number of post-Jin relics are full. Since entering Tokyo, Liu Zhiyuan has rarely looked down on the dynasty, and basically discussed with the military and political ministers in the vertical arch hall to deal with things.

On this kind of serious occasion, Liu Chengyou was very adaptable, standing in front of him with the respect of a prince, listening to the recital of the monarch and ministers, without a trace of impatience, but observing and listening with interest.

"Your Majesty, Suzhou Daily, more than 500 people starved to death in the territory."

"Strike the history of Suzhou Prefecture, defend the envoy, order the selection of ministers to deal with the aftermath, and reduce the tax of Suzhou Prefecture by three percent this year!"

......

"Your Majesty, the Khitan has gone, the residual poison has not yet been cleared, and there are still people who make Khitan-like saddle bridles, instruments, and clothing in the official and civilian utensils workshops in Gyeonggi Prefecture."

"Edict forbidden!"

......

Listening to the ministers solve the problem in turn, Liu Chengyou chatted about his experience, although it was boring, but he felt very comfortable with that kind of orderly and solemn scene.

Liu Chengyou and Liu Chengxun stood together, and after a long time, he found that Liu Chengxun's face was a little red and a little strange, and he felt very uncomfortable. After quietly observing for a while, Liu Chengyou guessed in his heart, he was trying to sneeze?

As his mind turned, Liu Zhiyuan's majestic voice rang in his ears again: "...... Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Shizu Guangwu are the temples of the Buddha. ”

But it was Zhang Zhaojin, the power of Changqing, who said, please respect the six temples. In addition to the first four generations of ancestors, it is to honor Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Xiu, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, which is probably the basic operation of all the "Liu Han" dynasties after the two Han Dynasty.

came back to his senses, but saw that the hall was quiet, probably because he found that Liu Chengxun was in a wrong state, his eyes stopped on him, and Liu Zhiyuan ordered someone to move a chair for Liu Chengxun and let him sit and discuss politics.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" By thanking him, Liu Chengxun slightly released the sense of "grievance", and at the same time, he was a little moved by his father's love.

The early dynasty lasted for more than an hour, and the sky was already bright, probably because he was thirsty, Liu Zhiyuan took a sip of water and asked, "What else is going on?" ”

After being quiet for a while, an official moved, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, the country is initially decided, but the East Palace is empty, in order to consolidate the country, please make a prince as soon as possible!" ”

As soon as these words fell, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly deviated.

PS: Let's talk about the title of the book, why is it called Han Shizu, because the author likes it. As for what Liu Xiu should do, if you have to have a reasonable explanation, just change.