"Civil strife? How so? Liu Yanqi said.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Your Majesty didn't know that after the flood in Weizhou the year before last, the disaster relief was not done, the silver was not implemented, even the grain was not found, and then there was a plague, but the local officials did not report, but took the opportunity to lend grain to the people at a high price for huge profits, and the harvest was not good the following year, the people were gone, and the rest could not live, so they fled elsewhere. If you act like this, you will definitely force the people to take risks, and once it becomes the climate, what is it not civil strife? The minister also learned that there was a cult in the territory of Yingzhou, and that they had gathered to recruit disciples and force the people to believe in religion, otherwise they would be persecuted or even killed, and it can be seen that this cult has already taken on a considerable scale, and the number of people who have been coerced will increase exponentially, and if the imperial court does not intervene again, I am afraid that things will become difficult to clean up, and once the cult breaks out, the harm will probably be even greater than that of the chaotic people. ”

Liu Yan listened to him silently, but his brows were already tightly entangled: "Wu Sicheng, is this the case?" ”

Wu Sicheng hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty, what Lord Wang said is true, but the information obtained by Weichen shows that the matter has not yet developed to the extent that Lord Wang said. ”

Liu Yan slapped his chair and said angrily: "Do you have to wait until things really become out of control before reporting to me?" ”

When Wu Sicheng heard this, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty forgives you." Let's listen to Weichen's words. The cult in Yingzhou has a long history, and they already existed when the emperor was alive, but they acted secretly, and it was difficult for the government to detect it, and it was only in recent years that they began to gradually grow stronger, and the ministers have already found out that there is a mysterious talent among them in recent years, and this has made this cult suddenly grow. At present, the Yingzhou government has begun to pay attention to this matter. I believe that it will soon be effective. As for the matter of Naweizhou, the people are indeed miserable. However, Your Majesty should not forget that the King of Zhongyi County had advised His Majesty to stabilize the officials of Weizhou, and since then those officials seem to have tacitly acknowledged. began to unite as one, acting in a unified manner, covering each other, so that the Weizhou area was completely controlled by them, and the imperial court could not hold their truth and evidence, and the officials had sent light and dark personnel to investigate, trying to collect evidence of their corruption and perversion of the law, but all of them ended in vain, and the secret agents were all missing. The officials can only suffer a dumb loss. Even if Wechen wanted to expose their crimes to His Majesty, it was difficult to present them with solid evidence, so he did not dare to rashly startle the snake, and asked His Majesty to investigate. ”

When Liu Yan heard him say this, his face gradually softened, and he said, "So the Weizhou area has become a monolith? Aren't the people of the land in dire straits? The people hope for the rescue of the imperial court, just like the hope of a long drought, I will immediately canonize the Qin to find out the cause. Who do you think will be up to the task? ”

Wu Sicheng kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that this matter needs to be secretly intensified, if he sends a messenger to investigate the case, if he is not strong-willed." I am afraid that he will be bought by this group of officials, and if he is an honest and honest person, Weichen is afraid that these officials will take risks. Then Your Majesty will not only lose a good minister, but I am afraid that the people will not rise up. The officials messed up first. ”

Wang Hanxin also said: "Your Majesty, the minister also agrees with Lord Wu's statement. Now that His Majesty has learned of the reason, then His Majesty is in the dark, and they are in the light. This is an important advantage, as long as His Majesty intensifies his investigation and finds their solid evidence, then he will be able to get rid of this group of officials in Weizhou and save the people from fire and water. It's just that the minister thinks that His Majesty should be prepared first, and in case the minister is unfortunate enough to say it, he can avoid being caught off guard. ”

Liu Yan said hatefully: "It's really annoying, it was all appeased and nurtured at the beginning." ”

Wu Sicheng understood that Liu Yan's words were over here, because the main reason why he listened to the advice of Liu Xianzhi, the king of Zhongyi County, was not to appease the officials of Weizhou, but to take care of the face of Empress Hua's uncle Hua Tianqing. Therefore, strictly speaking, Weizhou will evolve into today's situation, and Liu Yan himself is also one of the responsible persons, so naturally Wang Hanxin cannot be allowed to know the inside story. Wu Sicheng said: "Your Majesty, I have gained a lot from visiting General Weiyuan's mansion today, should Your Majesty also return to the palace early?" ”

Liu Yan understood what Wu Sicheng meant, nodded and said, "What Wu Aiqing said is very true. Today, I have gained a lot, just getting Wang Weiyuan's allegiance, it is already worth the trip, and I also got the news of Weizhou and Yingzhou, which is the icing on the cake. Wang Hanxin listened to the seal. ”

Wang Hanxin fell to his knees again.

"From today onwards, you don't have to patrol Chang'an Avenue anymore. You are now crowned as an auxiliary general, and you are located on the fifth grade. From tomorrow, he will go to the military department to report on his work. ”

"Thank you, Lord Long."

Liu Yan suddenly changed his words and said: "By the way, the Goryeo mission will enter Beijing soon, and your original position is embarrassing, so don't go to the military headquarters to report on your work for the time being, and wait for the Goryeo mission to leave." Take advantage of this opportunity, you give me a good job of restoring this general's mansion to its original state, don't embarrass me. ”

"Yes, I obey. Congratulations to the emperor! ”

Out of General Weiyuan's mansion, Liu Yan opened his mouth and asked Wu Sicheng: "What do you think of this kid?" ”

Wei Chen thought that although this person acted recklessly and offended the emperor with many words, he was a person who cared about the country, and as long as His Majesty's interests were consistent with the interests of the country, this person would be a competent stop; If His Majesty is unable to use this person, he must remove it so that there will be no endless trouble. ”

Liu Yan raised his head and sighed, "Yes, although I like this kid's temper very much, I have to agree with you. Let's hope we don't have to go that far. ”

A few days later, the Goryeo mission finally arrived in Chang'an. In order to show respect and sincerity, Liu Yan gave them a very high standard of reception, and after the grand and luxurious welcome ceremony, a specific meeting time was arranged to prepare for the peace talks. However, in just a few days when everything was ready and the peace was about to start, something happened that made the peace meeting fruitless.

That was the news that came back from Goryeo: the general of the Liaodong Army stationed in Pingran, Hua Mengsuo, was attacked by the Goryeo army! (To be continued.) )