In the deep winter of the third year of Qianyou, it snowed again in Tokyo, the wind and snow, very heavy, three days of Fangji, between heaven and earth a piece of silver, auspicious year.

South of Miyagi, the Longsu Army was stationed, and it was the first army to be demobilized after the snow, and the non-commissioned officers who returned from three-day leave entered a state of training under the leadership of the upper and lower officers. In the sound of the drill, there were hundreds of soldiers, carrying materials and building barracks damaged by wind and snow.

Outside the imperial city, in the streets, in the streets and alleys, the sound of rustling is concentrated, but the movement is not small, whether rich or poor, they are busy sweeping the snow in front of the door. The breath of life is very strong, and the laughter of children playing in the snow also adds a bit of color to the city of Tokyo, and the farther away from the imperial city, the more lively it becomes.

It is rare to have a wide street in the close neighborhood, and the Shouyang Mansion is located on a street with a wide field of vision, which is the weight of a street. Gaomen Mansion, magnificent and noble, the scale is amazing, in the house, the rockery is dyed with frost and snow, the lake pavilion is frozen, and the forest is bleak, but it is difficult to fade its luxurious color.

Shouyang Gong, Wu De Envoy, Li Shaoyou, the nephew of the Queen Mother, the emperor's hair and cousin......

In the early summer, with the merit of service, Liu Chengyou promoted Li Shaoyou to the title of county duke, expanded the food estate, rewarded gold and silver, silk and satin, and beauties, and did his best, and there was nothing more in the court.

Of course, suddenly this generous reward is not without a price, and a series of Ronglu needs to be paid for the retirement of his father Li Hongxin.

Li Hongxin, the younger brother of the Empress Dowager and the uncle of the Son of Heaven, was the deputy commander of the former division of the palace, and was a high-ranking senior general in the army of the two divisions of the Han Dynasty, holding military power. Earlier, he was the deputy marshal of the guard army, no matter what else, in the early days of the succession of the Son of Heaven Liu Chengyou, as a counterbalance to foreign generals and escorts, he still played a certain role.

Of course, the time of action was not long, and the Son of Heaven quickly controlled the situation and sat on the throne with his excellent scheming skills. Then, Li Hongxin's role in the armed forces also gradually became negative.

The development and changes of the Han Forbidden Army were carried out through constant adjustment of establishment and personnel changes, and the core purpose was to proclaim the majesty of the Emperor and strengthen control. Divide the guard division, release the generals, promote the young handsome, reward and buy, and rectify the military style and discipline......

In the past three years, it can be said that among the foreign ministers, the threat of the veteran in charge of the army has been almost disintegrated by Liu Chengyou, but for Liu Chengyou, it is still not enough, and his relatives have become his target.

The first target is Li Hongxin. At first, he was afraid that Li Hongxin was not smart enough, so he did not hint at it, and directly made it clear, but Lao Li was very unhappy and uninteresting, so he went into the palace to complain to the Queen Mother. After all, it was his own brother, and Li couldn't help but ask a few words, which made Liu Chengyou dissatisfied for the first time, and the relationship between mother and son was a little colder.

Li Shaoyou is still familiar with current affairs, and he knows Liu Chengyou better than his father, and he knows that he really angered this cousin, and he will not really care about his nephew's feelings. Especially in particular, if the relationship between the emperor's mother and son is really ruined because of this incident, it will inevitably arouse Liu Chengyou's resentment, which will be self-inflicted.

And besides, the Queen Mother can keep them for a while, and she can protect them for a lifetime, but the Queen Mother is gone?

Li Shaoyou is a man on weekdays, or a little prodigal and unreliable, but he has always been shrewd in terms of right and wrong. After some earnest analysis and advice, his father was shocked into a cold sweat, and without hesitation, he entered the palace in a panic and took the initiative to ask Liu Chengyou to resign.

Although there were some twists and turns, in the face of his uncle's "turning back to the shore", Liu Chengyou still accepted it and responded with a smile. At the same time as relieving his military position, he promoted his lord to the Duke of Yuguo, and added the title of the founding hero, rewarded mansions, manors, and land, and did not add less money. He was not sent away, leaving him to enjoy the happiness in the city of Tokyo, and he had used his status, position, and power to earn a large family business, and he did not ask about the past.

After Li Hongxin left his post, he was the other two uncles, Li Hongyin and Li Hongjian, who had examples of brothers, and they were very interested in accepting the "deal" of the Son of Heaven, each of whom went to military posts and was relieved of military power.

This can be regarded as a redemption strategy!

In response to the seizure and dismissal of his relatives, it is not that Liu Chengyou is jealous of them, but that these people are really limited in their ability and are overwhelmed.

Taking Li Hongxin as an example, he was a talented person in Wuzhou County, and he was fortunate to advance as a nobleman. He is greedy and stingy, good at gathering, and loses people's hearts. If you hold a high position and hold great power, you are afraid that instead of benefit, you will bring harm.

At the beginning of the year, Guo Jin, the former envoy of the Jiedu, died of illness, and Li Hongwei was proposed to succeed him. Performing his duties for half a year, he showed his talent for guarding, the court destroyed Buddha, and there were few chaotic people in the land of Ziqing.

Uncle Li Ye, who has a talent and high ambitions, is just a little experienced in the world, and some have low eyes and low eyes, and their hearts are not big. But because the Queen Mother was too favored, she regarded it as a face for her mother, and Liu Chengyou still retained her and let him sit in the position of Xuanhui envoy.

There are a lot of noble relatives of the Han clan, but after counting them carefully, there are really few people who can use them, and those who can enter Liu Chengyou's eyes are Li Shaoyou, Song Yanwu, and Li Hongwei. And the rest can only be described as crooked melons and cracked dates, most of them are of low morality and are not suitable for the son of man......

On the side of the front division of the palace, Li Hongxin went to work, and Liu Chengyou promoted Murong Yanzhao, who had been familiar with the forbidden army for more than a year, to the marquis of Yu, the front of the palace, and assisted the palace marshal Shang Hongqian in commanding the army.

Shang Hongqian, the tool man who was helped up by Liu Chengyou after Shi Hongzhao's debasement, was originally a passerby, and he had some thoughts during his tenure, but fortunately, he was killed in time because of his feelings.

Therefore, for more than two years, he has always been in the position of commander of the forbidden army, and Liu Chengyou has not intended to remove him, and he still needs a veteran general like him who meets the requirements in all aspects except for his ability to act as a façade.

Under the circumstance that Liu Chengyou did not set up the deputy commander of the palace and the commander of the horse and infantry armies, and Shang Hongqian gradually delegated power, the daily command affairs of the Sima Bu army in front of the palace were actually handled by Murong Yanzhao.

Compared with the front division of the palace, the change of the guard division is even greater, and the first and second leaders, the chief and deputy commanders have been replaced. The guards and horses are all commanding Bai Wenke, with the rank of captain; Li Hongjian, the deputy commander of the capital, did not favor this uncle, Liu Chengyou did not favor one over the other, and also rewarded him with honor.

The successor is the national abbot, the king of Linqing, the former Ye Du stayed, and the Tianxiong army made Gao Xingzhou, who commanded the two armies. Checks and balances are indispensable, and Liu Chengyou's choice is the privy deputy envoy Wang Jun. Wang Jun's personality is becoming more and more lonely and conceited, and he can't tolerate others, but this person's ability and efficiency are getting higher and higher, and it is better to offend and balance people.

Originally, he was put in the Privy Council in order to balance Guo Wei, but to Liu Chengyou's surprise, Guo Wei was too slippery, honest, low-key, and humble on weekdays, and he followed Wang Jun's hair, even if Wang Jun was aggressive, he was still resolved by Guo Wei, and his position in the Privy Council was gradually consolidated. In the case of the increasing power of the Privy Council, this situation is not what Liu Chengyou wants to see, but fortunately Wang Jun was transferred out of the Privy Council.

At the same time, Gao Xingzhou was transferred back to Tokyo as a marshal, which was really a lot of support for the noble concubines of the harem, especially when Liu Yang and Liu Xi were born. Liu Chengyou, who had practiced his balance wrists at home, saw the opportunity to transfer another old man, Fu Yanqing, to the Daimyo's Mansion, succeeded the Tianxiong Army, guarded Yedu, and was named the king of Wei.