Directly "secluded" for a month, Liu Yuan silently observed for a long time, and when the sixth year of Qiande was about to pass the halfway point, he announced the "return of the emperor" with a major personnel change.

The nearly seventy-year-old Zhongshu Ling Lanzhi, Liu Yuan took pity on him for decades, added the title of Taishi, and became the only minister of the "Three Dukes" in Daxia, and was promoted to the Duke of Yiliang. However, on the other hand, the position of Zhongshu Ling was also removed. From the beginning of Liu Yuan's succession to the throne of the Xiongnu Dadan, Lan Zhi, an old minister who has always served the function of "prime minister", can be regarded as being withdrawn from the court of the Xia State.

At the same time, Lan Li, who served as the assassin in Yunzhou for less than a year, was recalled by Liu Yuan's edict and reappointed as a squire, a knight of the first class, and a marquis of Wudu County. Guo Yi was transferred to Yunzhou and followed.

These two transfers alone shook the government and the opposition, and this was an unrestrained weakening of the Lan family. The prime minister is gone, and the position of the party with great power is gone. The one who is most affected by this is Liu Jue, after all, the Lan family is the strongest force behind him.

When Liu Yu felt a little crisis, Liu Yuan moved again, and Liu Yu was dismissed from his errand in the ministry. At this time, Liu Yuan's "purpose" is obvious, he is weakening Liu Yuan. During this period of Great Xia, personnel changes were already underway, and then the adjustment of the officials and generals of the Zhou Dynasty.

After a few actions, Liu Yuan was at a loss, he didn't know where he provoked Liu Yuan, and he targeted him like this.

The rest of the people were the same, and they were also a little confused by Liu Yuan's actions. Of course, there is no shortage of smart people in the upper echelons of Great Xia, and there are many people who secretly guess Liu Yuan's thoughts, but these people are basically "neutrals", and they are all silently waiting for Liu Yuan's next move.

There is no shortage of capable people under Liu Jue, and he suddenly suffered an accident, and slowly thought about it. Not surprisingly, in the following month, the two kings of Chen and Zheng followed in the "footsteps" of Liu Jue, and their forces were more or less weakened.

Liu Heng was dismissed from the errand of the Ministry of War, and as for Liu Cheng, he has been dedicated to completing the tasks assigned by Liu Yuan before. The matter of land and tuntian is too important to be changed lightly and temporarily retained.

"It's so unfair!" Liu Jue hated and hated, and the only cronies around him were Lan Hui.

Shooting arrows in the middle of the house, his eyes are fixed on the target in the distance, and he keeps casting arrows until he breaks the longbow in his hand and strains his fingers. During this time, he was in a bad mood.

Lan Hui was silent, after the analysis of Yang Fu and other ministers, the Zhou Dynasty probably knew that Liu Yuan's previous actions were weakening the three kings, and he was paving the way for Liu Rui, the king of Jin. The three kings were damaged, with Liu Yu being the heaviest.

"Change the bow!" Throwing away the remnant bow in his hand, Liu Jue roared to the side.

"Brother Jue! Maybe we guessed wrong! "Lan Hui has not called Liu Jue so affectionately for a long time.

"Brother Hui! I, Liu Jue, am not a stupid person, my father is so obviously biased, why should I deceive myself! Liu Jue looked at Lan Hui, slightly excited: "I'm just not convinced!" It's not Liu Heng, it's not me, even if it's Liu Cheng, I can grit my teeth and accept it! ”

"Why Liu Rui? What a ridiculous reason to stabilize people's hearts and stabilize the situation! We are Hu people, and we need to stabilize the hearts of the Han people with imperial inheritance? Li Liu Rui, then my Hu people's heart, how to stabilize! Liu Jue said viciously.

"Brother Jue, be cautious!" glanced at a few servants around him, and said coldly: "His Royal Highness King Zhou's words are not allowed to spread out!" ”

In the past, it was Liu Jue who asked Lan Hui to be cautious in his words and deeds, but now it has been reversed.

Tilting his head slightly, Liu Jue took a deep breath and showed a bitter smile: "Lonely, I'm out of shape!" ”

Lan Hui was on the side, and he could probably understand Liu Jue's mentality. Don't look at him usually more "muddy", but his mind is clear, he has known Liu Jue's thoughts and ambitions since he was a child, and after fighting for so long, he is gradually getting better, which has been ruled out inexplicably? How can you be convinced?

"Your Highness, someone from the palace, Your Majesty has summoned you to the palace!" The palace attendant entered the garden and said to Liu Jue.

In King Zheng's mansion, Liu Cheng was sitting in danger, writing hard and writing on the paper on the desk. The expressionless face is his expression. Although Liu Yuan left him as an envoy of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he did not go for a long time.

It wasn't until the sound of the emperor's summoning outside the door that Liu Cheng stopped writing.

"Why? Father is suddenly so eager to establish an heir? Liu Cheng thought silently in his heart: "Previously, the dragon was sick and lived in the Jiaofang Palace for a long time, was it because of the queen?" ”

Liu Cheng, he can't accept it, it's just that his reaction is not as big as Liu Cheng.

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Liu Yuan's eagerness to establish a prince is really related to his previous illness. In the past, he was not in a hurry, because he felt that he could last for more than ten or twenty years, but after this illness, he was not so confident. He originally wanted to choose the prince slowly and slowly consider the princes, but after careful consideration, he still felt that the matter of the prince could not be delayed. Let the sons fight again, I am afraid that there will be a big mess, Liu Yuan still doesn't want to, the others are not dead, and his Daxia has collapsed for several sons.

As for choosing Liu Rui, without him, who told him to have a good mother, a good identity, and was born with a "protagonist halo", which can be recognized by most people. Although Liu Yuan has been advocating the concept of "Xia people" for many years, he knows in his heart that in the hearts of Xia people, Hu Han still has something else.

Liu Xia is to be in Yong, Liang, and take root, and at a time when the power of the Han people is constantly rising, Liu Yuan needs Liu Rui's blood to stabilize the hearts of the people and reduce the resistance of the Chinese people to Hu Xia.

Liu Yuan naturally would not establish Liu Rui just because of this, if he was just a mediocre person, no matter how much "royal blood" he had, Liu Yuan would not do it. Through the observation of such a period of time, in Liu Yuan's opinion, Liu Rui is indeed immature, but he is not a mediocre talent, which is enough.

Of course, Liu Yuan also had a wake-up call in his heart to beware of the counterattack of the "Hu family" forces. After all, this is a matter of who is "in charge" in Great Xia, for the Hu people's old clan, Liu Yuan has been fighting and pulling for so many years, but the power in the Xia Kingdom is still not small, and they are also one of the foundations of the Xia Kingdom.

At this point, Liu Yuan can't even guarantee the attitude of the old Xiongnu clans such as Xubu, Helan, Fugu, Wu, Dugu, Xi, and Kun. These old clans, in the process of Liu Yuan's establishment of Great Xia, were basically the first to look forward to him, and the talents in the clan were countless dead in repeated battles.

To be honest, no matter how strong Liu Yuan is, in this kind of problem that is likely to involve "fundamentals", Liu Yuan doesn't know if these people will follow in his footsteps.

If it is said that the power of the clan will be reduced again, Liu Yuan will not want to use that knife again, after all, the power of the "Han system" also needs to be checked and balanced. Everything Liu Yuan did was to stabilize his rule, and he would definitely not forget his roots. Without the allegiance of Hu Chen, Hu General, and Hu Min, he, the Emperor of Great Xia, would not be able to do it anymore.

Thinking about it, as long as the army is not chaotic, all problems will be easy to say, and Liu Yuan is still confident in this regard.

In the Xuan room, the atmosphere was a little solemn, Liu Heng and the four of them were gathered here by Liu Yuan, and the new Zhongshu Ling Wang Rou was waiting beside him. Outside the hall, the ministers of the three provinces and Liu Qiu, the king of Wei, who was still in the dynasty for a short time, all held their breath and waited for the results in the hall.

"I, I want to choose one of the four brothers from you to become the prince!" After looking at the four brothers for a long time, Liu Yuan opened his mouth and said a nonsense with a clear purpose.

If there was no arrangement from Liu Yuan's previous arrangement, hearing this, Liu Heng and the three of them might have expectations, but at this moment, except for Liu Rui, who tried his best to show his calmness, the other three people did not look very good.

Liu Heng's expression was indifferent, but under his sleeve robe, his fists were clenched very tightly. Liu Yu buried his head, his body was tense and unwilling, and Liu Yuan realized his poor resentment and unwillingness. Liu Cheng looked ahead calmly, there was no color in his eyes, and his face could not hide the bitterness. As for Liu Rui, his eyes were blazing, and he clearly felt the plopping and accelerating heartbeat.

Taking in the reactions of his sons, Liu Yuan didn't have much turmoil in his heart, looked at Liu Heng, and asked lightly: "Yuan Heng, you are the eldest son, do you think your brothers, who has the virtue to live in the East Palace and inherit the Great Xia Sheji!"

Meeting Liu Yuan's eyes, Liu Heng opened his mouth and was dumbfounded. Liu Yuan kept staring at him, and after a few breaths, Liu Heng arched his hand: "Whoever the father and emperor want, the sons and ministers will support him!"

didn't care about Liu Heng's insincere words, what Liu Yuan wanted was his attitude, looking at Liu Heng.

"Brother Zheng Wang, loyal and resolute, diligent in royal affairs, hard-working, can be the heir." Sensing Liu Yuan's gaze, Liu Yu raised his head and shouted. attracted the sideways glances of several people in the hall, and Liu Cheng glanced at Liu Cheng in surprise.

When Liu Yuan heard this, his expression was uncertain, and he looked at Liu Yuan for a while, and Liu Yuan looked at Liu Yuan very generously at this time, and never dodged.

"Yuan Jue recommended you, what do you think personally?" After a long time, Liu Yuan turned his head and asked Liu Cheng.

Liu Cheng was silent for a while, and Fang replied with some difficulty: "Erchen is only a shallow learner, and he doesn't dare to have extravagant hopes. The prince's affairs, please take it yourself! ”

The hall was quiet for a while, Liu Yuan didn't ask Liu Rui anymore, Liu Yuan took out a silk book from his sleeve and handed it to Wang Rou: "Annoying Uncle Lao, take it out and read it!"

Seeing Liu Yuan's movements, Liu Heng and the three of them couldn't help but look depressed. This edict has been prepared, so why bother to ask them "pretendly"?

"No!" Wang Rou bowed respectfully and took both hands from Liu Yuan's hands. The door of the palace was wide open, and he walked out with the edict very cautiously.

"You all go out!" Seeing the four kings still standing in the hall, Liu Yuan waved his hand.

The ministers outside the palace, except for a few people, most of them are also eager to penetrate.

"Wenhe, the position of the East Palace is finally going to be settled!" Li Ru whispered in Jia Xu's ear: "King Lijin, the hearts of the people of the government and the opposition will be decided, and it is also a good choice."

Jia Xu looked like he didn't care about himself, and nodded his head twice, as for what he felt in his heart, there was no trace of it.

The movement of the palace door opening immediately attracted the attention of the courtiers, regardless of Hu Han, they all looked solemnly at Wang Rou who stepped out of the palace gate with the edict in hand. After that, Liu Heng and the four kings walked out slowly with different expressions.

"Your Majesty has a will!" Wang Rou glanced at the ministers and said in a deep voice.

The drama is coming, such a scene, all the ministers knelt down, and they all pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

The first few words of "the fifth son of the emperor, Jin Wang Rui......" completely unveiled the veil of this edict.

took what Wang Rou read, Liu Jue didn't listen carefully, he was in a trance, and after a period of unnutritious praise, he established Liu Rui's position as the prince. When Liu Jue came back to his senses, the scene was quiet, and everyone's eyes were on the excited and nervous young man in front of him.

"Minister Wang Rou, meet His Royal Highness the Prince!" Wang Rou helped Liu Rui up with a serious face, led him to the front, and leaned over to worship.

Subsequently, one after another, Hanchen, including Wang Ze, Li Ru, and Jia Xu, saluted Liu Rui. Looking at the courtiers led by Wang Rou, Liu Rui's "surprise" in his heart was indescribable, his eyes were shining, and he almost burst into tears.

Xu Bu Chiti waited for Hu Chen to not move for the time being, and looked at Liu Rui quietly, until he was reminded by Wang Rou loudly, and then he bowed down. Liu Qiu's eyes were a little cold, he first glanced at Liu Heng, and then stared at Liu Rui and saluted: "See His Royal Highness the Prince!"

Now, only the three kings of Chen, Zhou, and Zheng are left. The gaze focused on the three kings contained a lot of regret. The three of them did not move, the scene was a little embarrassing for a while, the joy on Liu Rui's face faded a lot, and he looked at the three royal brothers, this time his waist was much straighter.

"Minister Liu Cheng, meet His Royal Highness the Prince!" It was Liu Cheng who "gave in" first.

"Meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Liu Heng saluted indifferently.

When Liu Jue arrived, he just casually arched his hand, venting his disbelief.

When everyone bowed down, Liu Rui only felt that the whole world had changed color with the change of his identity. Stretching out his hand, Liu Rui's voice couldn't suppress the trembling: "Zhuqing is exempt!" ”

"His Royal Highness Prince Xie!"

"The minister's leg is sick, so I'm leaving!" When Liu Rui couldn't stop smiling on his face, Liu Heng cast a shadow on his mood.

Liu Jue didn't say a word, turned around and left.

Liu Cheng stayed.

In the hall, Liu Yuan leaned against the big case, his eyes were deep. The scene of Liu Rui's salute was vaguely visible to him, and he said with a calm face: "The position of the prince is for you, whether you can sit firmly or not depends on yourself!" ”

The news that Liu Rui, the king of Jin, was made the crown prince, quickly spread throughout the palace and outside the palace, even though in recent months, his voice was extremely high, but when Liu Yuan's edict was implemented, it still shocked the eyeballs.

The news reached the Jin Palace, and there was jubilation up and down the house. It seems to be a kind of Shao, celebrating with the royal bureaucrats, and he is excited.

In this joyful atmosphere of Xili East Palace, only a few of the courtiers who supported Liu Rui were still sober-minded. Prince Liu Rui, his foundation is still shallow, and even compared to his three brothers, he has no foundation power.

Liu Rui, from being crowned king, joining the center, to supervising the country, and then to living in the East Palace, but in half a year, this journey has been too smooth. For a sixteen-year period, is it too difficult to not get lost in the tide of glory?

At the same time, there are people who reflect.

With the crown prince, will this situation really be stable? Is the heart really settled? Don't say that those kings who have fought for power from small to big, can they be willing? Some people are just too optimistic. There are still people like Shao, who are on the rise, how could they take care of so much.

In their view, the position is established, and the overall situation is decided. Liu Rui's entry into the East Palace is a victory for their Hanchen!

In the autumn of the sixth year of Qiande, after the official canonization ceremony, Liu Rui, the king of Jin, officially moved into the East Palace.