"In more than forty days, it will be the New Year's Pass, last year's New Year's Pass, Li Guang accompanied me in Zhongdu, but unfortunately this year, I can only face the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, and there is not even a person who drinks with me."

"Isn't there still a young gentleman?"

"Although I am happy to drink with Shaojun, I always think about the hearty drinking with Li Guang."

"So if you don't summon Li Guang to Beijing, when the year is over, you will accompany Your Majesty with the young monarch?"

"Humph! Where does this kid remember me right now? All day long, he only cares about having fun with his niece who is insected. ”

Liu Heng pretended to be angry, but Dou Yifang was ashamed, but he wanted to be reluctant to part with Liu Heng when he first got married.

"Yifang, why are you blushing all of a sudden?"

"Your Majesty, where is the concubine blushing, it is too warm in the palace, Chang'an is really much warmer than Zhongdu."

Liu Heng blushed when he saw Dou Yifang, knowing that he mentioned Li Guang's new marriage, he remembered the original scene, and his heart was warm, so he held Dou Yifang tightly in his arms, picked a grape from the low table in front of the dragon bed, and wanted to feed it to Dou Yifang himself.

"It's cold in Longxi, I think Li Guang is not blessed to feed his wife to eat this grape, although he only cares about the joy of the newlywed at the moment, and forgets about me as the emperor, but I am worried about him in my heart, so I let the young monarch go, hurry up, reward him with a basket of grapes, and then give him my gold bottle, so that he can use it to drink at the end of the year."

Liu Heng was in a hurry, Dou Guangguo was in a hurry all the way, but it took more than ten days to send Liu Heng's reward to Longxi, fortunately, the weather was cold, Dou Guangguo was careful all the way, and the fruits brought out in the palace were fresh and never frozen. Although he only mentioned the reward grapes and the gold bottle used by Liu Heng, Dou Yifang was careful and selected some of his own jewelry and asked Dou Guangguo to bring it with him.

"Shaojun has worked hard all the way, Longxi doesn't have to be in Chang'an, but I have also prepared delicious food and wine, and I want to be with Shaojun today without getting drunk or happy."

"General Li is polite, I am not a picky person, I have to see General Li's majesty, even if it is coarse and vegetarian wine, I am just as satisfied."

"I don't call Shaojun Uncle Guo, why doesn't Shaojun call me big brother, and I will be spared a lot of life."

"The general is the minister of His Majesty's humerus, so the young monarch has climbed high, and he will call the general the eldest brother in the future."

"It should be like this, farewell to the river, but I haven't seen Shaojun for some time, and today's delicacies are the specialties of the river."

Li Guang beckoned Dou Guangguo to sit in the hall, and ordered someone to serve wine and food. Chickens and fish have, but in Dou Guangguo's eyes, it is really an ordinary meal, who knows that Dou Guangguo has never seen the next dish. The golden corn kernels, boiled soft and glutinous, are mixed with beetroot, and the originally sweet corn kernels add a bit of flavor. Dou Guangguo hadn't eaten yet, and another large plate of snow-white things came up. Dou Guangguo picked up the chopsticks and took a grain, and the oil in the mouth was crispy and soft.

"Big brother, what is this, the taste is fragrant and crispy, and it is a good thing to use for daily pastime."

"Same ingredients, just different methods."

"This is also a bud? Could it be a bud rice core? ”

Li Guang did not have the habit of playing tricks, and told Dou Guangguo the methods one by one, but it opened Dou Guangguo's eyes. Dou Guangguo originally thought that this was a vegetarian diet on the people's table, and he couldn't wait for the elegant hall, but he didn't expect Li Guang to conjure up such a trick, and he would definitely bring the practice back to Chang'an, so that his sister and brother-in-law could open their eyes.

Dou Guangguo drank alcohol in moderation, and was not greedy for a cup, the two drank three rounds, and drank a few glasses to each other, so they stopped drinking at all, and blindly talked about water conservancy between rivers, about harvests in various places, and about trivial matters in the DPRK and China.

Although Dou Guangguo has no official position and only pretends to be the honor of his uncle, Liu Heng consults with Dou Guangguo on daily affairs, so Dou Guangguo is also familiar with the affairs of the DPRK and China. Since Liu Heng ascended the throne, the ministers of the DPRK and China did not dare to make a mistake under the suppression of Zhou Bo and others, but the kings everywhere were different. Although the sins of King Langya and others were cured, many vassal kings still did not receive the will of the imperial court, and the year-end tribute was much less than that of Lu Pheasant.

Every time Liu Heng mentioned this matter, he was depressed, and every time he mentioned it, he thought that Li Guang was by his side, and he would definitely use iron-blooded means to suppress such a vassal king. In Li Guang's absence, Liu Heng had less judgment on the situation, and the contempt of the vassal kings in various places for the imperial court, even Zhou Bo and others did not dare to offer advice easily.

Dou Guangguo was originally a person with the ability to govern the world, but Liu Heng was worried about the ministers' remarks, so he didn't dare to use it easily, so he had to take the opportunity to reward Li Guangguo and ordered Dou Guangguo to come and ask for ideas.

"I have heard about what Shaojun mentioned, but at the moment I still need to be patient, weaken the power of the vassal kings in various places, not overnight, only when the court is rich in materials and the soldiers are strong, can I be distracted from the plot. If the military power of the vassal kings of various places is collected now, the imperial court will be restrained, and once the Xiongnu come to attack, it will plunge our dynasty back into war. ”

"What Brother Li said is very true, but it must be solved at this time, at present, the vassal kings in various places are strong, and even with the big clans in various places, they also have a lot of village soldiers, how to deal with it, Your Majesty asked Brother Li to find a way."

"The vassal kings and local clans in various places are already a big trouble for the imperial court, but it is not difficult to slowly figure it out."

"Brother Li, please speak."

"The imperial court has the power to mobilize the vassal kings in various places, and if it is used to weaken the power of the vassal kings, it is just an excuse. The border guards, years after years of war, the loss is very large, His Majesty can issue an edict to mobilize the local vassal kings to fight the border, once do not need to be too much, do not hurt its roots, transfer to the border pass, re-compiled. Devour the forces of the vassal kings in various places in small bites and weaken them slowly, like boiling frogs in warm water, and then slow down to plot. ”

"Although this plan is good, it won't last long, I'm afraid that after two or three mobilizations, the vassal kings around the country will find excuses to shirk, what should I do?"

"From among the vassal kings from all over the country, find one or two powerful vassal kings, use the merits of Rongbian, add heirs, divide their fiefs and rewards, weaken their ability to provide for them, and let them have suffering."

"This plan is very good, Brother Li is worthy of being the minister of His Majesty every day, only these two strategies, Your Majesty is worry-free, so that the young monarch admires."

"The young monarch is too modest, the young monarch governs the water system, and the ability to seek a political country is a good way to completely eradicate the troubles of the vassal kings, the court is abundant, the natural soldiers are strong and strong, although the vassal kings around the country are strong, but the accumulation is thick, and the vassal kings around the country will be stable, and then they will directly receive the military power, and there will be the elite soldiers of the court to suppress it, and it will not cause internal trouble."

Dou Guangguo stayed in Longxi for one night, and Li Guang talked all night, after dawn, he had breakfast in Li's mansion, he no longer stayed, and talked all night, Dou Guangguo was still more clear about the situation in various places, he did not return for a day, Liu Heng was uneasy in Chang'an for a day, and after Li Guang's good policy, Dou Guangguo was no longer confused by the current situation.

Outside Longxi City, Li Guang watched Dou Guangguo slowly fade out of sight, and looked in the direction of Chang'an, Liu Heng, Liu Heng, are you satisfied with my return gift?