In the spring of the second year of Jianwu, Li Xiaofei returned to Xiangyang with Cui Ju's "tribute" and the text

Liu Jian's first reaction when he read the text was to throw it on the ground: "Okay, you Li Xiaofei!" Eat inside and out! Dare to bring back such a statement! ”

Li Xiaofei knelt on the ground and was silent, he had long known that this would be the case, the condition on this expression was that the emperor wanted to choose another virtuous woman as the empress, and this so-called virtuous woman was Cui Ju's daughter, and any emperor DìDū would not agree.

Liu Jian is no exception, but the second half of the expression makes him even more angry: "If Your Majesty's palace is immoral, the prestige is not enough to serve the world, and with the dull capital of the ministers, you can't protect the integrity of the southwest!" This is clearly a threat, Liu Jian wanted to order a crusade against Cui Ju, but he still endured it.

Now Cui Ju's subordinates are full of martial arts, and he has enveloped the local leaders in the southwest, if he turns his face directly, he will immediately ignite the flames of war from Shuzhong to Wuchang.

Only today did Liu Jian understand that even the emperor often had unavoidable hardships, and he could only endure and compromise.

Compromise can't be done today, so Liu Jian raised his voice again: "Someone!" Take Li Xiaofei down to me and take care of it strictly! No abuse, I will interrogate myself! ”

Liu Mingge in the hall judged how smart Yuan Hao, Chen Hongyi and others were, and immediately knew that most of the content of the expression was something that Liu Jian could not accept, and the reason why he scolded Li Xiaofei was to find a step down.

Li Xiaofei also cooperated very well, and kowtowed again and again: "The minister is ineffective, I implore Your Majesty to punish him severely!" Death cannot atone for sins! ”

"Take it down! Take it down! Liu Jian urged, and then observed everyone's reactions

Prime Minister Liu Mingge Shangshu ordered Chen Hongyi, the general of Yuanhao, to remain silent, waiting for Liu Jian's next move.

"Wait! Your Majesty! What is Li Xiaofei's crime? He just stupidly brought this statement back! If it is to blame him, the minister will be the first to disobey! ”

The person who said this was none other than Murong Ling!

Liu Jian was embarrassed now, Murong Ling was the master who didn't look at people's faces. The Son of Heaven said a word, and now it's too late to take it back

"Thank you Master Murong for interceding, Li Xiaofei will step down!" Li Xiaofei spoke out to solve the siege

Murong Ling also stopped making a sound, and the others breathed a sigh of relief. They were all worried that Murong Ling and the emperor would get into trouble, and it would be embarrassing.

"Your Majesty, dare to ask what is in this statement?" Chen Hongyi was the first to ask after all

"Qin Gou'er, you take the text and show it to General Chen and all of you!" At this time, the ministers can only come together to solve the problem in front of them.

Chen Hongyizai carefully read it and handed it to Liu Mingge, who glanced at it a few times and then handed it to Shen Yuanhao and others.

Chen Hongyi pondered for a while: "Your Majesty, this Cui Ju is disrespectful to the Son of Heaven and despises the imperial court, so he should have sent an envoy to ask the guilty master to crusade." But not right now! ”

"Old General Chen's meaning can only be subservient to Cui Ju's conditions?" Liu Jian was a little unwilling

"Your Majesty, at this time, not to mention whether we can successfully defeat Cui Ju, Pharmacist Zhu will not sit idly by and watch us dispatch a large army to the southwest! I hope that Your Majesty will be patient for a while, and when the situation improves, it will not be too late to ask for sin! "Chen Hongyi is a person who attaches great importance to the overall situation, although the words in the text are offensive, but the point is that Cui Ju wants to sacrifice his daughter to the emperor, and it is also unknown to crusade against Cui Ju because of this matter!

Liu Mingge also spoke: "What Your Majesty can't let go of is the hardship with the queen, and the minister appreciates it very much!" I deeply admire, but as the lord of the world, many times I can only make sacrifices. ”

"The ministers have different views, the more they are in a moment of crisis, the more they must abide by the etiquette and law, and the more they must respect the Son of Heaven! if

Because Cui Ju is powerful, he bows his head to him, where is the majesty of the Son of Heaven? Where is the discipline of the imperial court? Shen Yuanhao thought that Cui Ju's request should be rejected

Liu Jian actually understands very well in his heart that what Chen Hongyi and Liu Mingge said is the truth, and what Yuan Hao said is awe-inspiring but useless!

"Your Majesty, what the book said is not unreasonable. Once the Son of Heaven and the imperial court lose their majesty and submit to the local feudal towns, how will they command the world in the future? But at this time, if you ask the guilty master, the situation in the future will be even more passive! The hope of restoring the country is even more slim! Xiang Xiaoyu told Liu Jian's difficulties

"Xiang Shangshu has asked a difficult problem, can't the important ministers of the court come up with a solution to the problem?" Liu Jian was a little disappointed

The problem is that no matter how you choose, the influence of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court will be weakened, and Cui Juzhen is worthy of being a treacherous and cunning

Succumbing to Cui Ju's conditions, the harem changed hands, and the majesty of the Son of Heaven was greatly reduced from then on, and it was only a matter of time before he lost control of the place.

Asking Cui Ju to blame and rejuvenating the division to fight against it must be a lose-lose situation, and this small court may not be able to save it at that time.

After reading the expression, Murong Ling said disdainfully: "You really have read too many books, this expression is about asking Your Majesty to be a virtuous minister and a villain, and asking Your Majesty to choose a virtuous woman to enrich the harem, although it is to recommend his daughter, but it is not said that the daughter of other people's families is not good!" Isn't he going to choose a virtuous woman? Your Majesty will expand the harem and choose virtuous women everywhere! Didn't Cui Ju praise General Chen as a first-class virtuous general? Well, General Chen's daughter must also be a virtuous woman! ”

Everyone suddenly realized, Liu Mingge shook his head: "Sure enough, I have read too many books during this time!" Master Murong's trick is very wonderful! Attack the shield of the son with the spear of the son! ”

Everyone couldn't help but look at this Murong Ling with admiration, they originally thought that Murong Ling was just a reckless man with strong martial arts, but today they found out that he was also a resourceful man.

Everyone in the court agreed with Murong Ling's method, and the selection of virtuous women from all over the world suddenly changed from passive acceptance to active selection, and the more sand this was mixed with, the more slim Cui Ju's attempt to control the harem through his daughter became.

In the past, Xiao Qian was alone, and the family was almost wiped out, which was too easy to deal with, but now once the virtuous women are recruited to enrich the harem, there will be at least dozens of more people.

But Liu Jian disagreed, the reason was very simple, he was afraid of guilt!

"Although your plan is good, I can't tell the queen, and I can't explain it to the queen! Let's think of another way" Liu Jian knew that there was no better way, but he never dared to agree in his heart

This is also a dilemma, recruiting virtuous women to enrich the harem, although it can resolve Cui Ju's unreasonable requirements, but from then on, the relationship between husband and wife with Xiao Qian will exist in name only.

If you don't do this, you have to force yourself to go to war with Cui Ju or accept Cui Ju's unreasonable demands!

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten the story of the old man's love for the sword? The eldest husband can bend and stretch, His Majesty is not good to tell the queen, and the ministers will persuade him! Chen Hongyi offered to persuade Xiao Qian by himself

Chen Kuan tugged on Chen Hongyi's sleeve from behind, and Chen Hongyi immediately realized that he was actually in the same position as Cui Ju, and he was the only remaining head of the great family.

"Your Majesty, the women of the Chen clan in Lingnan will not participate in the draft of the Great Liang Harem for a hundred years! The minister also wrote a letter to persuade the rest of the family! The court asked the court to issue a system, and the harem draft must be selected from the people, and the family is not allowed to participate! In order to put an end to foreign relatives interfering in politics! ”

As soon as these words came out, even Yuan Hao had to be in awe: "Old General Chen is loyal to the country and understands the righteousness, His Majesty will not adopt it again, and the ministers will only resign and go into hiding!" ”

"Your Majesty, General Chen's suggestion is indeed a dose

Good medicine, from now on, there is no possibility for my relatives to become bigger! ”

The courtiers in the court surprisingly agreed, and Liu Jian had to agree

"The pillar of your country, the public is loyal to the country, and if I don't accept any more advice, I will be a faint king!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

The voice of Long Live was endless, but Liu Jian was still apprehensive in his heart, he really didn't dare to tell Xiao Qian all this!

Faced with the scene of long live Shanhu, Liu Jian still agreed, and ordered Chen Hongyi and Liu Mingge to judge Yuanhao to stay.

Liu Jian talked to them for a long time, and asked them to comfort and explain to Xiao Qian.

All the ministers gladly accepted the order, but they all laughed and left.

Liu Jian was apprehensive, but Xiao Qian was as stable as Mount Tai, which made Liu Jian even more uncomfortable, and he practiced in the military camp outside the city for ten days in a row.

The will of the imperial court soon spread to all prefectures and counties, and most of the county governors were ecstatic, thinking that they would be able to become the uncle of the country in the future.

After Cui Ju received the decree, he threw the holy decree to the ground: "Traitor! Traitors are in charge! ”

Left and right persuaded Cui Ju to endure this breath, and let Cui Ju find a way to exploit the loopholes in the imperial court.

Cui Ju thought about it again and again, and shook his head helplessly: "There are indeed capable people in the imperial court, not something we can covet!" ”

Shen De thought about it at this time: "If you can't do it, you will come to martial arts!" ”

"Raising troops to rebel at this time will definitely attract attack and opposition from all over the world! Never! And they were persuaded

"Although our army has 100,000 people, the division is unknown, and it is really not appropriate to raise troops at this time!"

"General Shen is angry, don't act recklessly!"

Shen De hurriedly waved his hand: "Who do you think of me?" When I talk about martial arts, I am raising the banner of the Northern Expedition and writing a letter demanding that the Northern Expedition recover the lost territory! And then force the court to make a choice! ”

"Well, holding high the banner of the Northern Expedition can allow us to gather the hearts of the people all over the world, and make it impossible for the imperial court to free up its hands to deal with us!"

"What if the imperial court really asks us to ask for Pharmacist Zhu?" A staff member asked

"Then take advantage of the situation to take the military power, take the materials and take the land!" Shen De returned

"If the imperial court does not agree to the proposal of the Northern Expedition! And how? Cui Ju asked about a very likely scenario

"Then we will encourage the people and scholars to make a big fuss and fight for morality!"

"Okay, General Shen is both civil and military, let's do what General Shen said! Ladies and gentlemen, you need to put your pen to good use! ”

Liu Jian couldn't stand it in the end, and under the leadership of Chen Hongyi, he went back.

Along the way, Chen Hongyi told him a lot of big truths, and Liu Jian accepted them very perfunctorily.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is getting more and more verbose, and the old minister is afraid that he will also return to his hometown. In the past, I didn't talk so much, maybe it's because people are getting older, and they talk more. I'm afraid I won't have a chance to say it again! ”

"What the master said is all good words, how can Liu Jian think that the master is verbose? It's just that in the face of Xiao Qian, I really can't open my mouth! There are really many things that can't help yourself as an emperor! ”

"Throughout the ages, how can there be an emperor who has only one queen? If the emperor can't prosper his descendants, it will bring hidden dangers to the world! Besides, Cui Ju's plot has been thwarted, what else does Your Majesty have to worry about? ”

"Master reminded me, now that I have a son, and Emperor Ming also has a son under Xiao Qian's knees, what should I do in the future?"

"Decide the name early! Cut off the thoughts of others and cut off the bane of the future! Your Majesty and those scholars are too close and too close, Your Majesty was not so indecisive in the past! ”