Early in the morning, Guo Shao came to the imperial study of Jinxiang Hall as usual, and it was only three days before the enthronement ceremony. He said to Yang Shiliang: "When the official offices are ordered, they will go to spread the word and ask Wang Pu, Wei Renpu, Wang Pu, and Li Chuyun to come and meet. ”

While he waited, he continued to sort out and analyze the list of civil and military promotions and reappointments. Not long after, the high-ranking officials in the outer hall also came, and sent a stack of concertos again. Guo Shao didn't want to see the concerto, so he let them pile up there.

After a while, the four men who had been summoned entered the door and knelt together in the hall and bowed.

Guo Shao pretended to be concerned about the emperor's etiquette for the first two days, but soon his novelty was reduced, and on the occasion of this private summoning, he said directly: "Get up, come in and talk." ”

Several people said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

The study inside used to be curtained, and ordinary ministers could not come in, because it was a woman who was in power at that time. But that's no longer the case. Guo Shao sat down on the chair, and asked the eunuch to bring the stool in, and asked everyone to sit down and talk.

Wang Pu and the others were immediately flattered, and their sitting posture was also very restrained, and their butts leaned against a small corner of the stool. But not so long ago, everyone sat down together to discuss things.

Guo Shao opened his mouth and said: "Two things, the first is how to treat Li Yun, the envoy of the Zhaoyi Army; The second one, Wang Xianggong (Wang Pu) and Wang Yuanjun (Wang Pu) presided over the list of rewards for civil and military affairs, and submitted them to me as soon as possible. ”

The two of them replied separately. Guo Shao had almost returned to his habits in the army at this time, and he spoke and acted more neatly...... The right way is that a person can act for a day or two, and it is not easy to act all the time.

Li Chuyun opened his mouth and said: "Li Yun doesn't seem to have a heart of obedience. can call him back to Beijing, he must have a heart of suspicion and panic, and he will inevitably resist the order and raise troops. The minister is willing to drive forward for His Majesty, lead the troops to take advantage of the situation to destroy it, and uproot it! ”

Wang Pu said: "No. ”.

Guo Shao turned his head to look at Wang Pu, wanting to hear his opinion.

Wang Pu Zhengse said: "What the general said, Li Yun is difficult to convince, and the old man agrees. But he will not necessarily rise up to rebel, not unwillingly, but dare not, his situation is like a bird, and his heart hesitates. The soldiers who could have been avoided would have been forced by the imperial court, and there would be no chance to fight for it. ”

Wang Pu also said: "What the Wang privy envoy said is all reasonable, then Li Yun is a general promoted by Taizu, he was originally a minister of the Great Zhou, and he has also made meritorious contributions to resisting the Northern Han Dynasty and defending the country for many years." If the court is aggressive, it will be a little unkind, and it will not be conducive to the prestige of the court. ”

Li Chuyun frowned and said: "Having said that, this kind of person is a hidden danger if he stays, and sooner or later he will have to get rid of it!" When the official ascended the throne, he just took him to sacrifice the flag to set an example! ”

"What General Li said is extremely true, if others may still have the intention of retreating, but Li Yun is arrogant and ambitious, and sooner or later he will be destroyed." Wang Pu nodded, and changed his words again, "However, sooner rather than later." Once the war starts, of course, the forbidden army has a great chance of winning, but when the soldiers go out to fight, after a big battle, the military needs and rewards are not a small number; Moreover, Li Yun's Zhaoyi Army resists the Northern Han Dynasty all the year round, and there are elite soldiers and strong generals under him, so it will not be easy to fight, and it will have to wear down the elite of our forbidden army. In a hurry to solve it roughly, the price of the court is not small; If there is still a chance to use other methods, and it is a civil war, why not take a chance? ”

Wang Pu continued: "Your Majesty has newly ascended the throne, and according to the precedent, some Jiedu envoys should be allowed to move to the town; Taking this opportunity to let him move the town like other Jiedu envoys is also a common sense and rules, and he has nothing to say. Let's try this as the first step against him.

He was already hesitant to wander, and this would make him paralyzed and lucky. Because the local festival envoy can take away the staff, barnyard generals, and some of his closest cronies, Li Yun will feel that his vital strength has not yet been lost, and there will be new territory; You can't think too much about it. The forbidden army is strong, and his chances at this time are actually very small, and the risk of rebellion is very high...... No one in this world is tired of living and is in a hurry to die. The old man guessed that Li Yun would obediently move to the town. ”

Li Chuyun also looked a little convinced, and subconsciously nodded slightly, but did not say anything. As a high-ranking person, you can't easily change your original opinion.

Wang Pu said: "Once Li Yun moves to the town, his strength will decline, and if he leaves the familiar territory that he has been operating for several years, he will also lose a large part of the people who are familiar with him." In the future, the imperial court will slowly reduce his power...... The old man thought that the power of the local festival town was still too great, and he should set up a transfer envoy in the future to take back the financial power of the festival envoy. At that time, it was implemented in most places, and Li Yun was no exception, and he was weakened again.

Then His Majesty can occasionally use the method of commendation and promotion to transfer the important generals around Li Yun. In such a layer-by-layer stripping, the best result may be to take down Li Yun without a single soldier at all; Even if he had to resist stubbornly later, his strength would be too weak, and the cost to the court would be even smaller. ”

Li Chuyun stroked his beard after hearing this, and said: "Although Wang Zhijun is in charge of military affairs, he is a civil official in the end, and his intestines are more crooked than ours. ”

Guo Shao laughed good-naturedly when he heard this, and a few of them also laughed along.

Wang Pu sneered: "The battle of this dynasty is not over yet, and it is a good thing to save some national strength." ”

After Guo Shao heard this, his eyes swept over the faces of Wang Pu, Wang Pu, and Li Chuyun, stayed on Wei Renpu's face, and asked, "What is the attitude of Deputy Envoy Wei?" ”

Wei Renpu said: "The minister and the king worked together in the Privy Council, and they also talked about this matter, and the minister seconded the proposal of the king and the king. ”

Guo Shao immediately said: "Of the four ministers who are discussing here, all three of them are in favor of letting Li Yun move to the town, so it is decided!" If Li Yun does not accept grace, it is not too late to use troops again. ”

In fact, the decision-making power is in the hands of Guo Shao alone, and the inclination in his heart can be decided. However, he did not say who was right and who was wrong, only the number of people. What Guo Shao thought in his heart was that the more ministers a decision supports, the smoother the implementation.

Several people bowed together: "Your Majesty is wise." ”

At this time, Wang Pu said again: "I still have something to say." ”

Guo Shao immediately encouraged: "If the king has anything to say, it doesn't hurt to say it directly." ”

Wang Pudao: "The queen mother is the first emperor, but after the official family ascends the throne, she can no longer be called the queen mother." Ministers, please honorific. ”

Guo Shao immediately agreed, of course, he wanted to give Marigold a more respected position. Wang Pu is very smart, and he has long understood that Guo Shao and the Queen Mother trust each other, otherwise they would not dare to play such a thing casually......

As soon as Wang Pu brought it up, the others immediately seconded it, praising the Queen Mother for her contribution to the country and how noble and respectful she was.

Guo Shao asked: "What kind of honorific title and how to call it?" ”

Wang Pu said: "The official family and the first emperor are equals, and the honorific title you give should be called Queen XX." ”

Empress...... Guo Shao suddenly felt that he liked this title, anyway, it was better than calling the Queen Mother. He looked at Wang Pu and said, "Does the king have any suggestions?" ”

Wang Pu said: "Your Majesty wants to have an honorific name, but it is better not to call the name of 'Empress Xuande', which will seem estranged." ”

Guo Shao pondered for a while, patted his thigh and said, "Queen Zhenguo, how is it?" ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and Guo Shao said when he saw this: "The name is too vulgar? ”

Wei Renpu Dao: It is appropriate to make the country stable. ”

Guo Shao was greatly encouraged when he heard this, and said with great interest: "The era name should also be changed, and it will be used early next year...... How about being called orthodox? ”

Li Chuyun said: "Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains has been in turmoil, and now Your Majesty has the ambition to dominate the world, and the orthodox era name is also very appropriate. ”

Wang Pu and Wang Pu looked at each other.