Since ascending the throne, Liu Chengyou has basically spent his time between summons and audiences, ministers, generals, honorable veterans, and even envoys from all sides. It's a little sad, the Central Plains alternates between the old and the new, and all the countries in the world, only Wu Yue in the southeast corner and Ma Chu in Hunan sent envoys to the court to mourn and mourn, and He Dengji.

As for the others, they were extremely cold, and even the young lords and heirs of the Central Plains had moved, including the Khitan in the north. It seems that Meng Shu, who was defeated in the previous party, came to the strength again, and Zhang Qianzhao, who was in the north camp, was gearing up in Dasanguan. The external situation of Dahan today is really bad, it can be said that there are enemies on all sides, and the situation is really worrying.

On Ma Chu's side, Ma Xiguang was cowardly and pedantic, forced by his brother Ma Xicao, and took the initiative to show favor to the imperial court, asking for asylum, and wanted to use the Central Plains to calm Hunan. However, when the envoy went north and carried tribute and property, he was intercepted when he passed through Jingnan. That's right, Gao Laizi is doing this kind of work again, sending troops left and right, evil the big man, this time taking advantage of Liu Chengyou's new succession, teasing and teasing, and asking for some benefits.

Hearing this, this was simply a slap in the face, Liu Chengyou laughed angrily, and seemed to be amused by Gao Congyu. If it weren't for the opportune times, he really wanted to send troops to let Gao Laizi see the iron fist of the Han Empire.

In fact, although Gao Congzhi's behavior was a scoundrel, he learned from Feng Dao and others that this person was not so unbearable. It's not so much a scoundrel as a helplessness. Jingnan is narrow, in the thoroughfare, circling between the countries, and it is not easy to survive in the cracks. In terms of governing the country alone, Gao Congzhi is much stronger than his neighbor Ma Chuke.

Regarding Jing Nan's little action, Liu Chengyou could only treat it as if he didn't see it for the time being, as long as Jing Nan didn't move troops, Liu Chengyou ignored him.

As for Wu Yue, he risked crossing the territory of feud to make Tokyo, but also to seek justice and comfort. In the past two years, Wu Yueguo has not been stable, and the political situation has been turbulent. In June of last year, Wu Yuezhongxian Wang Qian Hongzuo died, and his brother Qian Hongliang succeeded him. However, his human nature is strict, and at the beginning of his administration, he hated the old generals and wanted to drive out the old ministers, but he was not confidential and indecisive.

At the end of last year, there was a coup d'état in Wu Yue, and Hu Jinsi led the party to depose Qian Hongyu and set up Qian Hongyu as the king of Wu Yue. is also the young lord succeeded to the throne, or through a coup d'état, Qian Hongyu's performance is very good, stabilizing the government, paying taxes, collecting people's hearts, and still not forgetting to sue Tokyo.

In fact, up to now, among the external troubles of the Han Dynasty, only Meng Shu and Khitan are the only ones. Meng Shu doesn't need to mention it, the two sides are still fighting in Guanzhong. On the Khitan side, the two countries are at loggerheads, although they are cut off from the news of Youbei, but through sporadic news, we probably know that this winter, many people have died in the Khitan country, and there seems to be some instability inside. But because of this, it is even more worried about beggar-thy-neighbor and invading southward.

And the Southern Tang Dynasty is worrying, but there is nothing to worry about. Today, if the lower countries are rich, the Southern Tang Dynasty should be the first, and the external pressure is very small, and it has been stable for more than ten years. But it was too comfortable, but he lost his enterprising spirit, and Emperor Li Jing has completely become a guard.

Last year, when the Central Plains became chaotic, Li Jing returned the edict, and the civil and military forces sent troops to enter the Central Plains, but Liu Zhiyuan entered Kaifeng, and there was no action on the side of the Southern Tang Dynasty. For Liu Chengyou, in the most difficult period of the Han Dynasty, the Southern Tang Dynasty did not dare to send troops, and now it is the case.

However, for the new establishment of the young lord of the Central Plains, the Southern Tang Dynasty did not necessarily react, and the Tang lord gave Liu Chengyou a "surprise", set up a card on the border between the two countries, canceled the transaction between the two cities, and ordered that the northerners were not allowed to go south to buy rice, and did not want to enter the north with a grain of rice from Huainan Jiangbei.

Because of the shortage of grain in the Central Plains, a large proportion of the grain in the Han Dynasty was purchased from Huainan, and although the relationship between the two countries was not harmonious, it was not clearly torn off, and the normal trade between the people was not severed. But Li Jing took advantage of Liu Chengyou's new hand to fall into the well, full of malice, which made Liu Chengyou very angry. is even more annoyed than Gao Laizi's robbery of Ma Chu's tribute, although the impact has not yet spread, Liu Chengyou can almost predict that in the next half year, the imperial court will be very sad, and it is certain to cut back on food and clothing.

Although the impact is not immediate, the consequences will be felt sooner or later. In order to delay the tension in the market, Liu Chengyou ordered to block the news, and how long could he hide it. In the final analysis, the city of Tokyo is the most lacking in food.

Of course, even if Li Jing didn't issue that edict, the Han Dynasty would not be able to get much food from Huainan, because the Han court was very poor, and the Han people were very poor.

However, the hand of the Southern Tang Dynasty was to give Liu Chengyou a handle and settle his mouth, which by the way aroused Liu Chengyou's greed for the fourteen states in the north of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Since ancient times, the land of Huainan is an important place of wealth for the country, and Yang Xingmi was also based on Huainan to rise and establish the state of Wu, plus Huainan's barrier effect on the river defense......

"Zhou Shizong" three times to seek Huainan, so that Jiangbei returned to the Central Plains, Liu Chengyou already had that idea in his mind. However, it's just a thought, there is nothing to do about Nantang at the moment, and the most important thing for the Han is to regulate the country and recuperate. Moreover, Liu Chengyou's attention was still on the battle in the western pass.

Guanzhong is restless, and my heart is uneasy. This is the truest portrayal of Liu Chengyou's heart today.

Moreover, Li Shouzhen's side in the river is also restless. Knowing that Liu Zhiyuan died and the young lord succeeded to the throne, he climaxed directly, and was fooled by Master Zonglun, confident that the "Mandate of Heaven" was in his body, and felt that the opportunity had come. In Puzhou, the armor repair soldiers, the city defense, although the anti-flag has not been raised, but the anti-sentiment has risen.

In this regard, in order not to continue to stimulate Li Shouzhen, Liu Chengyou just pretended not to know, as long as he did not officially raise the flag of rebellion. Aggrieved? Yes, indeed, but no matter how aggrieved you are, you have to endure it.

If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan.

Li Shouzhen is a minor illness after all, and the Shu soldiers are also a minor trouble, what really worries Liu Chengyou from the bottom of his heart is the situation in the north. Youzhou reported that Zhao Yanshou, the king of Yan, fell ill and was overworked.

I can't help Liu Chengyou not be nervous, if Zhao Yanshou dies suddenly, then the Youyan situation that Liu Chengyou had painstakingly planned before will collapse in an instant. The Khitan will definitely not let go of that opportunity, and will definitely go south.

Thinking of such consequences, Liu Chengyou shuddered. On the one hand, he sent an envoy and the imperial doctor to the north to comfort him, and on the other hand, Liu Chengyou had already begun to think about how to clean up the situation after Zhao Yanshou if he really died, and who should replace him.

Now in the Yan army of Youzhou, Zhao Yanshou is the main one, and Zhang Li is the deputy. That's right, it was the former Khitan servant who shot and shared the same chapter matter, and he also secretly communicated with Liu Chengyou, but he didn't get a positive response from Liu Chengyou. Last year, Zhao Yanshou entered Youzhou and made a lot of efforts to stabilize people's livelihood.

However, Zhang Li also fell ill...... Moreover, this is a literati and old, even if he succeeds Zhao Yanshou, I am afraid that he will not be able to shake those military leaders in the Yan army. If it is directly governed by the imperial court, to tell the truth, today's Han does not have the strength and energy, and acts forcefully, but is carrying a big burden. If another Han general is found to suppress it, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with the Yan army, which has become a self-contained system, and if there is a slight disagreement, I am afraid it will be a situation of falling apart. If one person is promoted from the Yan generals, whether the court can trust it is a big problem, and whether it can be recognized by other Yan generals is also a big problem......

Wei Renpu, who was promoted to the Privy Council with Guo Wei, discussed for a long time and listed all the possibilities, or Wei Renpu gave a suggestion, and Zhao Kuangzan was sent north by the Jin Changjun Festival, he was the son of Zhao Yanshou, and his father died and his son succeeded. Thinking about it, this is a choice that can barely be accepted by all parties in a compromise, although Zhao Kuangzan is young, he is also doing well in Jingzhao, and he is comprehensive in resisting Li Tingqi.

The premise is that Liu Chengyou has to have this instrument. In addition, at present, Zhao Kuangzan is leading the Jingzhao Zhen army, cooperating with the Guanyou army and Wang Jun to deal with the Shu army.

After careful consideration, Liu Chengyou still decided to accept Wei Renpu's suggestion, move Zhao Kuangzan to be Lu Long's observation envoy, deploy the camp in the north, and go north to Youzhou to prepare for the unexpected. On the Guanzhong side, the old minister Bai Wenke replaced him, Zhen Jingzhao. Using Bai Gong, in addition to his qualifications, is also for the future. Last year, Liu Zhiyuan moved to Zhuzhen, and once used Bai Wenke to replace Zhao Kuangzan as the envoy of the river festival, and he was also familiar with Puzhou......

Although the edict was issued, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but muttered in his heart. Zhao Yanshou, could it be that he is pretending to be sick and wants to earn his son to go north?

Of course, this thought is just a fleeting thought. Liu Chengyou did not think that Zhao Yanshou had the ability to accurately anticipate the reaction of the imperial court. Moreover, even if the Zhao father and son have different intentions, it is better to allow them to occupy Youzhou than to fall into the hands of the Khitans again. If the Yan army collapses, the pressure on the Han will be even greater.

Even if he is prepared, Liu Chengyou still has to pray that Zhao Yanshou can live for two more years......