Liu Yan, who is diligent in government affairs every day, has recently done something that makes him quite satisfied.

First of all, he made some unusual adjustments to his understanding, he appointed Qiu Yiru, a former convict who had boldly made suggestions to him in the Golden Palace, as the assassin of Weizhou, and at the same time selected Pi Longxian from among the former Jinshi, and a group of young talents led by Wu Siwen went to Weizhou to fill the official vacancies in Weizhou. They had only one goal, which was to rebuild the prestige of the imperial court there and allow the people to recuperate. In this regard, Liu Yan had great expectations for these scholars who had read poetry and books and had just entered the official career, and these young officials also lived up to their expectations and did things well in Weizhou, but after this Qiu Yiru had his own team, so that he occupied a place in the court.

In addition, Liu Yan also appointed Zou Feng, the former champion, as the pacification envoy of Yingzhou to inspect the government affairs of the Yingzhou area; The former detective Sun Kewang is expected to be the pacification envoy of Shuzhong, and go to the area that has just been poisoned by the puppet Shu regime to appease the people. The imperial examination of 803 has thus become a good story in the history of the country of Juan, because the jinshi of that year and the first year were greatly distinguished in the year of 806, thus showing their respective abilities and stepping on the political stage, so that nearly half of the civil officials in the court of the future country of silk were from the Jinshi of 803, and even later historians irresponsibly called them the party of 803.

Regarding Wang Hanxin's plea, Liu Yan himself felt that it was gratifying. Because this shows that the talent he likes is not just a fierce medicine, but only a reckless rush and a fierce attack, and behind Wang Hanxin's thoughtfulness, there is his bottom line. What made Liu Yan even happier was that because his handling of the Wang Hanxin Weizhou incident made all the officials understand his trust in Wang Hanxin, he did not encounter any formal resistance in the handling of this incident - compared with the last invitation, at least taking the initiative to ask for guilt will not cause others to feel disgusted. And everyone also understands in their hearts that this kind of plea is just a formality, how can the emperor really impose a heavy punishment on this trouble-making embryo? Therefore, everyone let Liu Yan's punishment go. In the end, Liu Yan's punishment was only to let Wang Hanxin eliminate the cultists, and immediately return to Beijing to report on his work after stabilizing the situation in Yingzhou, and reward him with 1,000 catties of gold as a commemoration for the soldiers who died in the battle.

After doing these two things, Liu Yan felt comfortable, after all, since he succeeded to the throne, except for the news of killing the Empress Dowager Li and her party and several big victories, nothing has been done completely in line with his own wishes. Every time everything is a choice after weighing the pros and cons, in this case, it is basically impossible to feel happy, Liu Yan realized why his father often had a look on his face when he was in power, and he was depressed. The common people think that they can do whatever they want to be an emperor, but in fact, to be a good emperor, they often can't do anything. Maybe it is because of this that Liu Yan will add his eyes to Wang Hanxin, because the unruliness and recklessness revealed from this young man is exactly what he wants to do now but can't do, in a sense, Wang Hanxin has become a spiritual vent for Liu Yan.

Now Liu Yan is in deep thought about the letter given to him by Liu Xianzhi, the king of Zhongyi County. The meaning of Liu Xianzhi's book is very simple. But it's much harder to do. In response to Wang Hanxin's strategy that Liu Yan transferred to him, Liu Xianzhi also put forward his own strategy to explain the offensive and defensive ways that should be adopted to deal with Tuqi.

Liu Xianzhi thought that the border between the Silk Kingdom and Tuqi was very wide, and if Wang Hanxin's attack method was used, it would be necessary to carry out in-depth attacks on Tuqi many times, and regardless of the difficulty of defeating Tuqi in the field, the huge supply burden caused by fighting deep into the enemy's territory alone would cause huge losses to the national strength. Although the current national strength of the Silk Country can fully support this war, it has to admit the fact that the cavalry of the Silk Country is not as strong as the Tuqi. Let the cavalry of the Silk Country be able to compete with the Tukhe cavalry. It also takes a period of training and actual combat training. Therefore, this attack word is not in a hurry. The defense proposed by Wang Hanxin was too long due to the long defensive line of the Silk Country. Therefore, it will also consume a lot of resources and manpower, and it would be more appropriate to implement such a defensive policy in key areas. Liu Xianzhi believed that it was entirely appropriate to conduct this kind of defensive battle in Taiyuan Province, so in the next few years he would focus on the construction of additional defense facilities and the training of cavalry, so as to make all preparations for the attack on the Raid. But at the same time, I also hope that Liu Yan can do what he can when promoting this tactic in other defensive areas, and not be reluctant.

In addition, Liu Xianzhi also put forward a new suggestion. That was since Abicilir defeated the Great Khan of Western Turki, Anbalturi. The Silk Country's trade with the countries of the Western Regions and Paz and other countries has been blocked by Tuqi, and now trade can only turn to the sea. At this point, the Silk Country, which had neglected the sea trade routes due to the long and difficult sea routes and the convenience of taking the land route from Chang'an, was now suddenly unable to expand the scale immediately. The countries of the Western Regions will inevitably fall into economic embarrassment after losing the goods of the Silk Country, and Paz and other countries also urgently need to open up this trade route. Therefore, there is an advantage over the Turbid in terms of time. Liu Xianzhi suggested that first of all, we should find a way to get in touch with the countries of the Western Regions and the Paz Empire, strive for the consensus of all parties in terms of interests, and then reach an alliance to jointly deal with the Tukto, and strategically encircle the Tukti; Secondly, it is necessary to send troops at the right time to open up this trade route, connect with the countries of the Western Regions, and even make it directly subordinate to the Silk Kingdom, so that the back route of the Tuxi can be cut off and its sphere of influence can be limited to the steppe; Finally, on the important task of opening up the Silk Road, Liu Xianzhi recommended Wang Hanxin, an Anyuan general with momentum, courage and luck.

If this plan is successfully implemented, then the country of silk will reverse the unfavorable situation of war with Tuqi and Goryeo at the same time, and instead drag Tuqi into a situation of internal and external troubles. In the face of the alienation of the countries of the Western Regions, the Paz cavalry, the only one on the continent that can be compared to the Tuqi cavalry, is eyeing the tiger, which is enough to make Abicheril unable to look east with all his might. Even if these places do not send troops to fight, the presence of strategic hostility alone is enough to disperse nearly half of Abicilil's forces, so that not only will the pressure on the frontal battlefield of the Silk Country be greatly reduced, but the battle of attacking Tuqi will also become much easier. If you can hit the wedge of the military power of the Silk Country in the Western Regions, you can greatly contain the power of Tuqi. It's just that Liu Xianzhi's recommendation made Liu Yan feel a little surprised, firstly, Liu Xianzhi had never had any contact with Wang Hanxin in the past, secondly, Wang Hanxin's official rank was not high, and thirdly, he had some eyebrows for Wang Hanxin, and Liu Xianzhi recommended this person to himself at this time, did he have the intention of flattering himself?

Wu Sicheng on the side saw Liu Yan's doubts and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the proposal of the King of Zhongyi County is indeed reasonable, but it takes a lot of effort to implement this strategy, not to mention how to overcome the obstruction of the Tuqi and establish an alliance with the Paz Empire, it is not easy to plan with the countries of the Western Regions under the nose of the Tuqi, and it may not be possible to accomplish this goal in a few years." Could it be that during this period, His Majesty is still worried that General An Yuan will cause something new? ”

Liu Yan sighed and said, "What you said also makes sense. Let Wang Hanxin, this kid, come back and study the geography of the Tuqi War and the Western Regions, and let Xue Shilang help from the side, the two of them can learn from each other's strengths, and Xue Shilang can take good care of this kid, then it will be difficult for him to cause trouble before the time is ripe. ”

"Your Majesty." Wu Sicheng smiled and saluted.

At this time, a eunuch walked in and bowed his waist and said, "Your Majesty, may I ask where Your Majesty is going to rest tonight?" ”

Liu Yan's eyes rolled a few times. After his hard work these days, Queen Hua has become pregnant again, since she can't go to the Yuechen Palace, then she has been cold enough for Li Concubine, to be honest, the flavor of Li Concubine is still quite unforgettable, and he immediately said: "Just go to Li Concubine." ”

"Yes." (To be continued.) )