Even if he got a new love, Liu Chengyou fell in love with him for a day, had a romantic affair for two nights, and then devoted himself to state affairs. As for Concubine Huifu, after all, she is not the kind of helpless concubine, in the palace, she will never be lonely, at least she has a sister.

The development of the Han Dynasty has reached a very critical point, and how to move next and which direction to go in need to be controlled by Liu Chengyou and the princes of the imperial court at any time.

And Zhong Mo, the envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty, finally waited in Tokyo for more than half a month, and was able to meet Liu Chengyou, the son of the Northern Han Dynasty.

"I've been entangled in all things lately, and I haven't been summoned for a while, and I've been waiting for a long time!" Looking at Zhong Mo who was saluting in the hall, Liu Chengyou apologized.

Although the rhetoric of the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty was completely untenable, and even seemed a little insincere, Zhong Mo still had to humbly agree: "Your Majesty is diligent in political affairs and busy with state affairs, so I can take time to meet with the foreign ministers, and the foreign ministers are grateful in my heart!" ”

"Hehe......" Liu Chengyou chuckled twice, looked at Zhong Mo around, looked polite, and asked directly: "Lord Tang sent the waiter to the north, what is the so-called matter?" ”

Hearing this, Zhong Mo couldn't help but raise his eyes and glance at Liu Chengyou after the imperial case, the appearance of the Han Emperor, obviously pretending not to know. But when he asked, he hurriedly replied: "The minister was ordered by the king to go north, and he really asked for advice beforehand." In the land of Hunan, the monarch fainted and the ministers were treacherous, the military and government were abolished, and hundreds of thousands of people suffered from it. Your Majesty had a discussion with our dynasty before, and agreed to send troops to save the people from fire and water, so as to bring peace. Now that the soldiers and horses have been prepared, the money and food can be distributed at any time, I don't know when the Han will send more soldiers and horses? ”

Listening to Zhong Mo's high-sounding words, the corners of Liu Chengyou's mouth grinned slightly, and he looked at Feng Dao, who was also in the chamberlain: "There is such a thing?" ”

Seeing this, Feng Dao also appropriately cooperated with Liu Chengyou, and said: "Your Majesty, the puppet king of Chu raised an army to rebel, arrogated the king, and rebelled against the imperial court. With the lack of troops in our dynasty, far away in the Central Plains, and difficult to reach Hunan, I sent Tao Gu, a scholar from the middle school, to Jinling in the winter of last year, to contact this matter, and invite the Tang lord to send troops to relieve the people of Hunan in the upside-down ......"

"Oops!" Hearing this, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but hold his forehead, shook his head again and again, and looked regretful: "I actually forgot such an important matter!" ”

"I still remember that in order to stop the war, I sent 2,000 troops into Tunli Prefecture!" Liu Chengyou said.

Feng Dao's face was calm: "Yes, Your Majesty!" ”

Zhong Mo is below, looking at this young man and an old man, the monarch and the minister sing harmony, and he is a little inaccurate in his heart, this kind of acting skills are too exaggerated, what does it mean.

Turning his attention to Zhong Mo again, Liu Chengyou showed a hint of embarrassment on his face, and thought for a while: "Regarding the matter of Hunan, I still need to discuss with the ministers before making a decision. When I am here, after reaching a consensus, I will contact again, so I ask Lord Tang to wait for a while. ”

"This ......" As soon as Liu Chengyou's words fell, Zhong Mo's eyes rolled, and he also looked embarrassed: "Your Majesty, after all, Jinling and Tokyo are thousands of miles apart, and the traffic is long and the message transmission is inconvenient. The minister returns to the court, and he still needs to play the son of heaven in my family. It is only a trivial matter for ministers to spend time traveling, and they are afraid that it will delay the major affairs of the military state. ”

"Hmm...... Your considerations are not unreasonable! Listening to his words, Liu Chengyou also nodded, with a thoughtful look, thought for a long time, his eyes flashed, and said to Zhong Mo: "In this way, you go back to the court to reply to the Tang Lord, and now it is the height of summer, the heat is unbearable, and it is not the time to move troops." If the weather turns cooler in autumn, and the annual grain is put into storage, and the grain is sufficient, then the army will be moved. Of course, if the Tang lord can't wait, and wants to take it by surprise and save the people of Hunan from fire and water, my 2,000 soldiers in Lizhou can cooperate with the Tang army to fight! ”

"Just reply to Lord Tang like this, I will definitely not break the previous covenant!" Liu Chengyou finally emphasized again.

Zhong Mo pondered the words of Emperor Han for a moment, thoughtfully, and replied: "Yes!" ”

After saying this, it was like going to a heart disease, Liu Chengyou seemed much more relaxed, and said to Zhong Mo: "I am in Tokyo, and I have tasted the prosperity of Jinling, which is unique in the world, but since I ascended the throne, I have worked hard to develop, and I boast that Tokyo is no less than Jinling." Why don't you stay in Tokyo for a while, and I will send a commissioner from the Ministry of Rites to take you around and have a good time. ”

"Your Majesty's hospitality, thank you very much!" Hearing this, Zhong Mo hurriedly refused: "Tokyo is the largest city in the Central Plains, and the prosperity of the scenery here has been felt by the ministers. It's just that the minister has been from Jinling, and it has been nearly a month, and he urgently needs to return and tell my lord His Majesty's intentions. Therefore, the minister can only dare to live up to His Majesty's good intentions! ”

"That's a shame!" Liu Chengyou sighed: "Since Zhong Shilang is on a mission, it is inconvenient for me to forcibly keep him, if the hospitality is not good, don't be surprised!" ”

"How dare you?" Zhong Mo behaved unusually modestly and bowed: "The minister retires!" ”

After Zhong Mo left the hall, Liu Chengyou resumed his usual modest posture and sneered: "This Zhong Mo is deeply afraid that I will leave him in Tokyo!" ”

"This person has come with a mission to test me more times, and now that he has gained, he is naturally anxious to return to his life." Feng Dao said.

His eyes condensed slightly, and Liu Chengyou asked Feng Dao: "Feng Qing thinks that after the Tang envoy returned to Jinling and submitted my reply, what did the pseudo-Tang monarch think?" ”

People are old and refined, Feng Daoke has been witnessing the performance of the Son of Heaven, and also played a supporting role, at this time, he asked, and said leisurely: "Tang envoy came, His Majesty first used the excuse to avoid seeing, and only then did the palace ask right, and then hesitated, between the words, there were many flickering, and he wanted to keep more people. ”

"In the humble opinion of the ministers, if Zhong Mo had informed the Tang lord of his experiences and experiences, his monarchs and ministers would have thought that our dynasty was anxious to deal with the threat of the Khitans, and was powerless to take care of it, and did not want them to annex the land of Hunan, so there was such repeated delays. In this way, the pseudo-Tang monarchs will be more at ease and let go of Hunan! ”

"Feng Qing is Feng Qing!" Listening to his answer, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but praise: "Insight into people's hearts, analysis of the situation, whip in!" ”

"Your Majesty praises falsely, and the ministers dare not be!" Feng Dao said with a smile.

Liu Chengyou was silently seated, thinking about something. Seeing this, Feng Dao took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, the minister has a question in his heart. ”

"Oh, Feng Qing and come." Liu Chengyou was a little curious.

First saluted Liu Chengyou, Feng Daofang said the question in his heart: "Since this year, the energy of the Han Dynasty has been mainly concentrated in the Northern Imperial Khitan, and if the Khitan invades, it will not be able to take care of the south. However, looking at His Majesty's intentions, he still wants to lure the pseudo-Tang to attack Chu, and with Ma Chu's current situation, it is bound to be difficult to stop the Tang army. The land of Hunan must be owned by it, so will it not increase its land and fuel its power? ”

Listening to Feng Dao's concerns, Liu Chengyou chuckled lightly, raised his hand and shook it, but said very confidently: "The situation in Hunan is also extremely complicated in my opinion, and the Ma Chu regime is crumbling, but as soon as the pseudo-Tang steps in, if there is a slight inappropriateness in the handling, it will turn into a quagmire." The Hunan proposal was originally a strategy to divide its forces and consume its money and food, so as to alleviate the resistance faced by our dynasty when it attacked Huainan. ”

"Even if the pseudo-Tang Dynasty really took all the land of Hunan, with the accumulated disadvantages of Hunan, whether it can be digested by it and provide taxes and soldiers is debatable. Even if the pseudo-Tang Dynasty really has the ability to stabilize the Hunan states, how can it be so easy! ”

Liu Chengyou's tone was already a little treacherous: "I put two thousand troops in Lizhou, but I can't fix Hunan, if you want to mess up, it's still not a big problem." Moreover, now that the Ma forces are separated from Germany, there are quite a few people who can be used! ”

After listening to Liu Chengyou's words, Feng Dao secretly sighed in his heart that the Son of Heaven was terrifying, bowed his old waist, but complimented him in his mouth: "Your Majesty, you are eloquent and wise, you have the whole world, and the world is in one heart!" ”

"It's a pity!" Liu Chengyou couldn't help but sigh again.

Feng Dao asked, "Your Majesty is still worried about the Khitans?" ”

"If there is no Hu Kou wrapped up in chaos, the pseudo-Tang Dynasty will take Hunan, fall into the quagmire, and take Huainan, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?" Liu Chengyou said hatefully: "Look, one day, I will completely sweep away the threat from the north." ”

In this regard, Feng Dao could only say with relief: "With Your Majesty's strategy, given time, it will be realized!" ”

didn't dwell on this issue, Liu Chengyou looked at Feng Dao, changed the topic and said: "Now in the political affairs hall, only Yu Qing, Li Tao, Fan Zhen, Fufeng Gong (Su Yuqi) are no longer directors, Changguo Gong (Wang Zhang) is sick and difficult to return, and I have allowed him to return to his hometown to recuperate. I want to add two ministers, and I want to level the chapter, can there be a candidate? ”

Liu Chengyou's words made Feng Dao hearted, for three generations, the Wenchen was weak, and even if he was a minister, he was quite contemptuous and suppressed by the Wuchen. Since Qianyou, the Son of Heaven has seized military power, suppressed martial arts, opened up departments to obtain scholars, overhauled historical books, and the status of literati has gradually improved, and the power of the prime minister in the court has also been continuously strengthened.

However, Zhao Ying's words before leaving Beijing can be regarded as a wake-up call to the old fox, Feng Dao said cautiously: "The matter involves the appointment of the minister, the minister does not dare to speak falsely, and the selection of talents and abilities is also requested to be decided by Your Majesty!" ”

"Huh...... I am alone, at a glance, how can I see the meritocracy of the Manchu Dynasty, it is better for the Qing and others to discuss together! ”