Guo Shengtong wanted to help Liu Qiang win over Shen Tugang, so he asked Chen Zhi to send someone to send a gift to Shen Tugang in the name of the crown prince Liu Qiang.

The gift was sent to Shentu Mansion, but Shentu Gang didn't dare to accept it at all.

He didn't have a deep relationship with the prince, and the prince suddenly sent someone to send gifts, and it was after he had just collided with the Son of Heaven, he didn't know what the prince meant.

In addition, in Shen Tugang's concept, he is also reluctant to get too close to the prince, which involves the problem of forming a party, and if he is not careful, he will be burned.

Shentu just wanted to refuse, but the waiter who came to give the gift insisted on leaving the gift in Shentu's mansion and left in a hurry.

Looking at the many gifts sent by the crown prince, Shen Tu thought about it for a while, and finally decided to go to the palace and explain the matter to the Son of Heaven.

Liu Xiu was in Qingliang Hall and was chatting with Hua Feiyan about Shen Tugang.

Liu Xiu didn't complain about Shen Tugang, but felt that this old man was quite interesting, and in order to prevent himself from going out of Beijing to play, he did not hesitate to drill under his carriage, which is not something that ordinary ministers can do.

Hua Feiyan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Dr. Shentu, like Dr. Zheng (Zheng Xing) and Imperial Envoy Du (Du Lin), are all scholars, compared with ordinary ministers, their temperament is naturally more stubborn, but their original intentions are for the king and the country!" ”

Liu Xiu nodded, and it was precisely because of this that he did not punish Shen Tugang for his collision.

He and Hua Feiyan were talking about Shen Tugang, and Zhang Kun came in to report, saying that Shen Tugang asked to see him.

"This Shentu doctor is really not resistant!"

Liu Xiu smiled on his back, and asked Zhang Kun to invite Shen Tu to come to Qingliang Palace.

It didn't take long for Shen Tu to just walk into the Qingliang Palace, and when he saw Liu Xiu and Hua Feiyan, he saluted separately and said, "Your Majesty! Flower Beauty! ”

Hua Feiyan owed slightly, Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Doctor Shentu, be flat!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

As soon as Shen Tu got up, without waiting for Liu Xiu to ask, he told the purpose of his entry into the palace one by one.

He said: "Today, Weichen blocked His Majesty's honor guard from leaving Beijing, offended the Son of Heaven, thanks to the grace of heaven, His Majesty did not punish him, Weichen is already grateful, just now the prince suddenly sent someone to the cold house, send a generous gift, this ...... It really made Weichen panic, Weichen had no success, but he didn't dare to accept such a heavy gift from the prince, so Weichen now brought these gifts back to the palace. ”

As he spoke, Shen Tu just gave Liu Xiushen a salute.

Liu Xiu couldn't help but be stunned, the prince gave Shen Tugang a gift?

He thought about it and immediately understood what was going on.

This thing may not have been done by the crown prince, but it is very likely that Guo Shengtong did it on behalf of the crown prince, and the purpose was naturally to win over the ministers of the DPRK and China.

For Guo Shengtong's move, Liu Xiu was very unhappy, the dignified prince took the initiative to give gifts to the ministers of the DPRK and China, but the gifts were returned, which was too embarrassing for the royal family.

Besides, what is the purpose of your doing this, do you want to form a party on behalf of the prince?

Liu Xiu didn't show the unhappiness in his heart on his face, but laughed out loud and said, "Doctor Shentu is too worried, I asked the prince to send people to send these gifts."

Just now, Dr. Shentu would rather die and admonish, and I am a little heavy on Dr. Shentu's words, and I really don't want to go! ”

Hearing this, Shen Tu's heart immediately relaxed, and at the same time he breathed a long sigh of relief, it turned out that it was His Majesty's intention to send these gifts, so it would be no problem to accept them yourself.

He hurriedly knelt forward, bowed his head, and said, "Weichen is frightened, thank you Your Majesty Longen!" ”

Liu Xiule said hehehe: "Dr. Shentu is dedicated to the country, and he will not hesitate to die and give direct advice, Dr. Shentu's actions have also deeply moved me, and the DPRK needs to have a 'mirror' like Dr. Shentu." ”

The Son of Heaven compared himself to a mirror, which made Shen Tu Gang full of blood and tears, he kowtowed forward, choked and said: "Your Majesty is the Ming Monarch, and it is precisely because of Your Majesty's presence that Wei Chen dares to die and admonish!" ”

In fact, Liu Yang is right, if someone else is the Son of Heaven, will Shen Tugang dare to do this?

Not necessarily! At least when he was a subordinate under Kui Huan, Shen Tu Gang had never done such a drastic thing.

Liu Xiu can tolerate the ministers doing this, but Kui Huan is not as broad-minded as Liu Xiu.

Guo Shengtong gave a gift to Shen Tugang in the name of the crown prince, but Shen Tugang didn't dare to accept it at all, and personally sent the gift back to the palace.

This is undoubtedly too damaging to the royal family's face, Liu Xiu can only carry this pot on himself, saying that he asked the prince to do this, which dispelled the doubts in Shentu Gang's heart and allowed the old man to bring the gift back to Shentu Mansion with peace of mind.

As soon as Shen Tu left, Liu Xiu went to Changqiu Palace, directly found Guo Shengtong, and reprimanded her.

Participating in politics in the harem has already committed a big taboo, and it is even more inappropriate for you to help the prince to make friends with ministers and form a party.

Guo Shengtong couldn't raise her head when Liu Xiu said it, and Liu Xiu didn't reprimand her a few words, she suddenly had a stomachache, Liu Xiu was startled, and hurriedly asked the doctor to come over.

Now that Guo Shengtong is pregnant, a stomachache is not a trivial matter.

After the doctor came, he prescribed a few pairs of fetal pills for Guo Shengtong, and reminded Guo Shengtong to pay attention to rest, and then said goodbye and left.

After listening to the words of the imperial doctor, Liu Xiu could not continue to blame Guo Shengtong, and the matter would be stopped.

On the way back to Qingliang Palace, Liu Xiu sighed softly at Hua Feiyan beside him and said, "The prince is benevolent, but if he is too benevolent, he will become unassertive, and he can be manipulated." ”

Hua Feiyan smiled and said with relief: "Your Majesty, the prince is young, and if you want the prince to become like Your Majesty all of a sudden, it is too difficult for a strong person to do it, and it is too eager to do it." ”

"Back then, Gaozu established the foundation of the Han family, and Emperor Wu expanded his territory, how enviable!"

Liu Xiu couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, Liu Xiu is very willing to compare himself with Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty.

The two of them do have similarities, Liu Bang created the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu created the Eastern Han Dynasty, both were born at the grassroots level, and they both became the founding emperor step by step.

During his time in charge, all he could do was to recuperate as much as possible, recover his vitality, and at the same time pacify the division of all parties and lay a good foundation for the Han dynasty.

He hoped that his future generations would produce an emperor like Emperor Wu, expand his territory, and create an unparalleled Han Empire that would be subjugated by all directions.

But no matter how you look at it, Liu Qiang is far from Emperor Wu.

On the contrary, it is the fourth son, Liu Yang, who is quite imaginary with him.

He was pondering in his heart, Hua Feiyan said: "The prince is simple and benevolent by nature, if there are pillars around him, he will definitely become a generation of Ming Jun!" ”

She only said half of what she said, Liu Qiang has virtuous assistance by his side, he can become a Ming monarch, if not, if Guo Shengtong intervenes in the government, then Liu Qiang can only be a puppet emperor.

This made Liu Xiu suddenly think of Lu Pheasant.

He turned his head to look at Hua Feiyan, who lowered his head and had no intention of continuing.

Liu Xiu didn't ask more, and the next two were silent.

The next day, the morning dynasty.

Liu Xiu and the ministers discussed.

The matter discussed this time is the use of troops against Shudi.

At present, the biggest enemy of the Luoyang court is Gongsun Shu of Chengdu, and it is imperative to use troops against Shu.

Most of the ministers in the court supported an all-out war against Gongsun Shu.

The most active minister is, of course, none other than Wu Han.

Wu Han proposed that he could attack Shu on both sides, one side from Nanjun to the west, and the other side from Hanyang and Longxi to the south, and attack Yizhou on both sides, so that Gongsun Shu could not take care of the end, so that he could be in an absolute strategic advantage.

In addition, this year's national harvest is also good, except for Hongnong, other areas are bumper harvests, and the imperial court has enough money and grain to fight this battle of Pingshu.

Wu Han's proposition was deeply liked by Liu Xiu, and he looked around at the ministers present and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Deng Yu came out of the ranks, bowed to Liu Xiu, and said, "Your Majesty, Da Sima is very kind!" At present, there are many generals and high morale in the DPRK and China, which is a good opportunity to pacify Gongsun Shu! ”

Hou Ba bowed down and said, "Weichen seconded the proposal!" ”

Li Tong also bowed and saluted, and said loudly: "Weichen seconded the proposal!" ”

In the past, there were some knots between the civil and military ministers of the Luoyang court, and there were often differences when discussing government affairs.

Now that Hou Ba has taken over as Da Situ and Li Tong has taken over as Da Sikong, the ministers of civil and military affairs have become united.

Under Wu Han's proposal, the Luoyang court finally decided to adopt Wu Han's suggestion and use troops against Shu at the same time from Liangzhou and Nanjun.

When discussing the battle of Nanjun, Wu Han took the initiative to ask Liu Xiu for help, and he was willing to go to Nanjun and fight to the death with the Shu army.

Wu Han was willing to go to Nanjun in person to lead the Han army to fight, Liu Xiu was naturally very happy, and without thinking too much, he nodded and agreed.

After that, Liu Xiu said meaningfully to Wu Han: "Da Sima is good at cavalry combat on land, but he has no experience in water warfare, in this regard, you have to listen to the opinions of the general of Zhengnan, it is best to let the general of Zhengnan lead the water battle!" ”

Cen Peng has fought with the Shu army in Nanjun for so many years, and he has long been proficient in water warfare, and Liu Xiu is also worried that after Wu Han goes to Nanjun, he will blindly command water warfare.

Wu Han listened to Liu Xiu's words, and arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, in case of a water war, Weichen will listen to General Zhengnan!" ”

Liu Xiu nodded with a smile.

After that, he ordered two more generals, one was Zang Gong and the other was Liu Long, and asked him to go to Nanjun with Wu Han to assist Wu Han and Cen Peng to lead the Han army.

After the battle on the Nanjun side was agreed, Liu Xiu asked the ministers who would lead the Han army in Liangzhou to fight against Shu.

Some people proposed to let Gai Yan be the main general, and some people proposed to let Geng Yi be the main general.

Whether it is Geng Yi or Gai Yan, both of them are generals, and they can both serve as the main generals of the whole army.

Liu Xiu looked at Deng Yu and asked, "General Right, who do you think is the most suitable general?" ”

Deng Yu pondered for a long time and said: "General Huya fights fiercely, but Shu has many dangerous mountains and mountains, which does not match General Huya's fighting style, so it is not suitable to be the main general." ”

Liu Xiuxiao asked, "General Right recommended Jianwei?" ”

"General Jianwei's battle style is elegant and unpredictable, but among the mountains and mountains, I am afraid that it is difficult to play."

Liu Xiu was stunned, listening to Deng Yu's meaning, he neither recommended Gai Yan nor Geng Yi, he asked puzzledly: "Could it be that General Right already has a suitable candidate in his heart?" ”

Deng Yu bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the doctor is qualified for this position!" ”

As soon as he said this, there was an uproar in the court.

Lai Xi is only a doctor in Taizhong, although His Majesty has canonized him as a Zhonglang general, it is only a verbal canonization, and it has not been officially canonized! Let a mere Taizhong doctor be the chief general of the whole army, and let the dignified general give him a hand, this is too child's play, right?