Chapter 33: The Western Tour Ends
"The two secretaries are both handsome and handsome, with outstanding hope, and they are responsible for guarding the palace and taking on the responsibility of preventing and choking, and I can be safe." Supporting one with one hand, Liu Chengyou's attitude became closer and closer, and he was very satisfied with the reaction of the two old marshals.
"Of course, I'm just making the necessary arrangements just in case I need them. For the monarch, the upper is obedient to the will of heaven, the lower is in response to the people's hearts, and the monarch and the ministers are in harmony, and there is nothing to do, which is naturally the ......best," Liu Chengyou added.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhao and Wang complimented.
I just don't know what the two of them think in their hearts. If you take the emperor's words too seriously, you won't be able to go far in your career.
"Don't leak what I discussed with Erqing tonight!" After admonishing him, Liu Chengyou raised his eyes and looked at the gloomy night sky, and said, "It's not early, it's inconvenient to disturb more, I'm back to the palace." ”
"Send Your Majesty."
"Stay."
Although Liu Chengyou spoke, Zhao Hui and Wang Yan personally sent it to the mansion. Standing at the door, Liu Chengyou noticed Zhao Yanjin who was following him again, and said very casually: "I just talked to Yanjin, and I dealt with it decently, wisely, and quite in line with my intentions." By my side, when I was employing people, I happened to return to Tokyo with me this time, and I was in charge of the imperial court, how about it? ”
Hearing this, Zhao Hui glanced at his son, only paused, and responded: "Thank Your Majesty for your grace for the dog." ”
With a wave of his hand, Liu Chengyou looked at Wang Yan again: "I still remember, Wang Qing has a son named Hanlun." ”
"Last year, I risked my death, I went to Jinyang to serve the table, my courage was extraordinary, the court did not reward him, and I wanted to transfer him to Tokyo for appointment, what do you think?" Liu Chengyou's tone seemed to be full of appreciation.
Wang Yan didn't hesitate much, and said directly: "The minister immediately sent a letter and asked the dog to enter Beijing to serve His Majesty." ”
Nodding with satisfaction, Liu Chengyou boarded Luan. After Luan drove off and walked away under the escort of the palace guards, Zhao Hui and Wang Yan, who were standing in front of the door, breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
"Dad, the Son of Heaven asked me and Brother Hanlun to enter Beijing as officials, shouldn't I want to take the two of us hostage." At this time, his son Zhao Yanjin muttered beside him.
"Shut up!" Hearing this, Zhao Hui suddenly scolded, his eyes flew around, but seeing that they were all cronies, he spit out a breath of turbidity, and then admonished: "The Son of Heaven can see you, this is your luck." In the future, I will serve as an official in Tokyo, and I will be cautious in my words and deeds, but if I dare to make mistakes, I will not take it lightly! ”
"Brother Zhao, Yanjin is just an unintentional statement." Wang Yan comforted him: "When the two sons enter Beijing, they can also help each other." ”
"There is such an emperor, it may be a blessing in the world, but for us and other Fang Zhen, hey, ......" Zhao Hui couldn't help but sigh.
In fact, both of them knew in their hearts that Liu Chengyou's summoning of his second son to Beijing was both a grace and a hostage, depending on how the two behaved.
"We have worked hard all my life, and it is enough to get this status. If you don't have delusions, why fear anything else? Shade for children and grandchildren, seek the future of glory, good things! Wang Yan said bluntly.
"What Brother Wang said is reasonable." Hearing this, Zhao Hui echoed.
"The Son of Heaven is as rumored. The situation in the river, I am in Shaanzhou, I have heard about it for a long time, and their generation has different ambitions, and it is really self-defeating. The Son of Heaven has this means, so where is Li Shouzhen his opponent. Saying that, Zhao Hui sighed again.
"This son of heaven is still so young, and the big man can be expected to come ...... future" Wang Yan mentioned the key issue, and his tone was also full of emotion.
Although Luoyang City is in decay as a whole, the road is really not crowded, and Luan drove steadily on the heavenly street, straight to the palace gate. Liu Chengyou calmly leaned on the soft pillow, his eyes closed, his mind was constantly thinking, but his mood was extraordinarily calm. For Zhao Hui and Wang Yan, is Liu Chengyou really completely at ease, it is indeed not true.
However, since he came to the door to entrust him with the responsibility of his heart, Liu Chengyou was of course carefully considered. Regarding Zhao and Wang, Liu Chengyou made the decision only after inquiring about them from various sources and gaining an in-depth understanding of their temperament and ability, the way of handling things, and the situation of governing the army and the army.
This is also the reason why Liu Chengyou treats the three sections of the same righteousness differently, and they all surround Pu and Tong. I still have a lot of confidence in both.
Coming to the door tonight, while giving grace and favor, it is also in Liwei. The prestige of the Son of Heaven is not blindly relying on power to oppress and intimidate, but to speak with grace and cultivate ambitions, and to become invisible.
For Li Shouzhen, of course, Liu Chengyou can't just rely on Zhao Hui and Wang Yan, put Bai Wenke in Jingzhao, and put Yang Ye in Tongguan, which are both very important for both hands. Moreover, if Li Shouzhen rebels, if he really wants to extinguish it, he will eventually have to rely on the forbidden army of the imperial court.
As for Xue Huairang in the same state, to be honest, Liu Chengyou didn't think he was much of a threat to the imperial court. Even Li Shouzhen did not make Liu Chengyou as jealous as he appeared to be.
From the very beginning, Li Shouzhen's "chicken" attribute was implemented by Liu Chengyou. As Liu Chengyou survived the transition period at the beginning of the succession, the deployment was smoother. Slightly unexpectedly, Xue Huairang took the lead and seemed to want to be a chicken too.
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"Old Minister Feng, Li Shouzhen and Xue Huairang, ignoring the edict to me. What do you think we should do about this? In the palace, Liu Chengyou summoned Feng Dao, an accompanying minister, and inquired.
On the side, Feng Dao's sitting posture was cautious, and the obedient old man had a contemplative face, as if he was secretly figuring out Liu Chengyou's thoughts, and Yu Guang paid attention to Liu Chengyou's reaction, and said tentatively: "Surrender the edict, investigate the reason, and let the two give the court an explanation?" ”
"The actions of these two people are simply a blatant provocation of the majesty of the imperial court. Just a painless application? The rumor will go out, where is my face, where is the face of the court, will not let the world despise me? If all the states and festivals are like this, then the world will not be chaotic? Liu Chengyou immediately waved his hand, expressing his displeasure.
Seeing this, Feng Dao pondered carefully for a while, and looked at Liu Chengyou with clear eyes: "Could it be that Your Majesty wants to directly punish the crime?" ”
This sentence directly asked Liu Chengyou, if he really wanted to do this, I am afraid that he would have issued an edict a long time ago, so why bother to talk to Feng Dao here. Feng Dao probably guessed Liu Chengyou's thoughts.
"Your Majesty, Li Shouzhen has hidden dissenting ambitions, but he is afraid of the strength of the imperial court and is afraid of causing disaster, so he is not at ease in order to protect himself." Feng Dao said to Liu Chengyou slowly: "The imperial court only needs to appease him, but he can calm his heart and not cause chaos. ”
Hearing his words, the corners of Liu Chengyou's mouth opened a little sneer: "Appeasement is okay, but you can't ask for peace!" ”
Hearing this, Feng Dao naturally changed his tone and said: "However, since this year, Li Shouzhen has been in the river, finishing the city, and armouring soldiers, day and night. His evil intentions are already obvious, far beyond the rules of the ministers, and the court must not tolerate them. ”
Liu Chengyou just looked at Feng Dao like this, to see how he had made a statement.
Just listen to his words: "The abnormal situation in the river has been a problem in the imperial court, and the worries of the henchmen must be removed." However, this matter should be delayed rather than urgent, and another opportunity needs to be found. When the time comes, launch a thunderbolt to eradicate this problem! ”
Liu Chengyou changed his posture slightly, and looked at Feng Dao curiously: "What does Feng Qing mean by the good opportunity?" ”
"Elite soldiers, full rations!" Feng Dao replied.
"The exact timing!" Liu Chengyou asked.
"Maybe it can be ...... after this year's summer harvest," Feng Dao hesitated slightly.
Hearing his answer, Liu Chengyou nodded extremely slowly. Li Shouzhen's matter, Liu Chengyou rarely discussed with Feng Dao before, but his suggestion was very close to what Liu Chengyou thought. This is probably in the general trend, different paths to the same end, coincidence.
Before the Western Tour, Li Shouzhen wrote to Yang Wei and Shi Hongzhao, asking for assurance, and there was no disagreement. What does Qing think? Liu Chengyou asked.
Feng Dao didn't hesitate: "Perhaps, I want to paralyze the imperial court." ”
With a little smile on the corner of his mouth, Liu Chengyou shook his hand and said: "He wants to paralyze me, I still want to paralyze him!" ”
Turning around, Liu Chengyou said to Feng Dao dryly: "This time, I will not only punish him, but also praise him, add his officials, enter his lordship, and shadow his son." He will also be given an iron coupon for his Danshu and a gold medal for exoneration. I will also send an envoy to appease and express my heart! ”
Liu Chengyou said this, but he was murderous. Listening to Feng Dao's ears, he was a little chilled, the Son of Heaven was so young, where did he come from such a deep city. The young son of heaven, his sharp spirit is hidden in his chest, and he can't bear it from ordinary people, he is really very human.
"Feng Qing, would you like to take a trip to the river for me?" Liu Chengyou asked suddenly.
Hearing his words, Feng Dao's face was suddenly floating, and now he understood the real purpose of Liu Chengyou calling him to talk so much. There was some hesitation, the river is now a place of right and wrong, and the Son of Heaven asked him to go, and it was impossible to really just let him go. Out of "talent", he was a little reluctant to go.
However, in the end, he nodded and responded: "If Your Majesty does not think that the minister is old and twilight, I am willing to go and give grace to Your Majesty." ”
"Li Shouzhen, the river is not a Longtan tiger's den, Qing don't have to worry, just go on a tour, the more relaxed, the better......" Probably knowing what Feng Dao was worried about, Liu Chengyou comforted.
Feng Dao thought so, and was already thinking about how to act after arriving in the river. He still had a relationship with Li Shouzhen, but he didn't worry about his life, but he was afraid that if he fell into it. With the mission of appeasement and the temporary elimination of his fierce and stubborn fangs, how to grasp this in the meantime, Feng Dao has to grasp it well.
Jingzhao, Tongguan, Jinjiang, Shaanzhou several soldiers and horses, plus Feng Dao and his party, to the river, Liu Chengyou is Enwei Qijia, the means are exhausted, just to stabilize his people for the time being, to give Liu Chengyou half a year of farming time.
Then, according to Liu Chengyou's idea, when the time comes, Li Shouzhen will have to rebel if he doesn't do it. Just like Du Chongwei last year, Liu Chengyou has already done similar things, and this time, it will only be more handy for him to handle it.
The arrangements for the affairs in the river were established, and Liu Chengyou's western tour came to an end.
Ren Shen, Liu Chengyou's edict: March Jiashu (25), Luan drove back to the court. The Luoyang generals collectively breathed a sigh of relief.
However, before Donghuan Kaifeng, Liu Chengyou had one last arrangement. It is not only a temporary idea, but also seems to have been planned in advance. All in all, the results look intriguing......