It was strange that this time Wu Sicheng did not meet Liu Yan's eager eyes for help, he was looking up at the top of the main hall. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Liu Yan felt very strange, because this was a situation that had never been seen in so many years. However, Liu Yan soon discovered the clue - Wu Sicheng, who looked up at the sky, quietly pointed in a certain direction with his fingers.

Liu Yan looked in the direction of his finger, and then suddenly realized: It turned out that the person Wu Sicheng was referring to was the Lord of the Northland who stayed in the capital to recuperate, Liu Xianzhi, the king of Yan.

Since sending 20,000 troops to Wang Hanxin, Liu Xianzhi has returned to Chang'an, and since then he has relied in Chang'an to recuperate, refusing to return to the north. This was actually a good thing for Liu Yan, because the biggest dispute in the court of the Silk Kingdom today was actually the fear of the civilian officials about the power of the generals who led the troops abroad, and they feared that this situation would soon turn into a warlord, thus threatening the security of the central government. Obviously, Liu Xianzhi smelled this political atmosphere, and when he returned to the capital, he could not only prove his loyalty and openness to Liu Yan, but also calm the criticism of the civil officials against him, and it has to be said that Liu Xianzhi walked ahead of all other generals in the aspect. Liu Yan naturally would not treat such a blood relative with the same surname who had outstanding military achievements, and specially named him the king of Yan, so that the power of the clan was greatly strengthened.

Wu Sicheng's intentions couldn't be more obvious, since Liu Xianzhi is in the court, then there is no need for him to sing duets with Emperor Liu Yan and quarrel with civil officials.

After comprehending his intentions, Liu Yan turned to Liu Xianzhi and said, "What do you have to say about this?" ”

Originally, Liu Xianzhi just sat lazily in his seat and listened to the arguments of the officials, but when he heard Liu Yan ask, he had to stand up and salute: "Your Majesty, the opinion of the younger brother on this matter is closer to the opinion of Lord Servant. ”

These words were unexpected by Liu Yan, but he immediately realized the meaning of Liu Xianzhi's words, and hurriedly said: "Oh, close to Qiu Aiqing's opinion? Does that mean there are other differences? ”

"Your Majesty. The minister's meaning is that what Lord Wang did at the beginning did indeed violate the law of the country, and in the face of the possibility of war between our country and Tibet, it is really not appropriate for us to deal with Lord Wang at that time, so as not to cause many unnecessary troubles and cause greater losses to our country. But now the situation is different, there is no tearing between our country and Tibet, and on the whole, the incident caused by the reception of Flying Eagle Fort has been resolved. Then, we should appropriately give the initiator of the whole incident, Wang Hanxin, a little punishment that he deserves, so as to calm people's dissatisfaction with his behavior. ”

Anyone who could hear Liu Xianzhi's words could hear the irony of Qiu Yiru's stubborn fight regardless of the overall situation, and Qiu Yiru immediately spoke: "Then in the eyes of His Royal Highness King Yan, what kind of punishment is the so-called punishment that should be received?" ”

Liu Xianzhi faced Qiu Yiru's hostile gaze head-on, and replied with a smile: "Since the initiator of the whole incident is Wang Hanxin, and the person who finally solved the whole incident is also Wang Hanxin, then even if his merits and demerits are offset." However, he accepted the submission of the rebel generals of other countries without authorization, and also changed the content of the agreement with Tibet without permission, and these two sins cannot be ignored. In Xiao Wang's opinion, he was relieved of his position as the commander of Dingzhou as a punishment, and it was enough for him to be in charge of Shannan Road. As for the vacancy of the Dingzhou commander, in this incident, Wang Hanxin's subordinate Chen Shijie performed very well, plus he has served under Wang Hanxin for many years, and has the merits of pacifying the Tuqi and the Western Regions, and his brother Chen Shihua also sacrificed his life for the country, so it is better to let him make up for this shortage. ”

Qiu Yiru even had a crooked nose when he heard this-everyone knows that this Chen Shijie is Wang Hanxin's sworn brother, let him be the commander of Dingzhou, he must still obey Wang Hanxin's orders, Wang Hanxin lost the title of Dingzhou commander on the surface, but in fact everything is the same, what kind of punishment is this?

But before he could speak, Liu Yan rushed in front of him and said, "In this way, will Wang Hanxin be dissatisfied?" This kid has always been self-righteous, this time in his eyes, he took a flying eagle castle for the imperial court, he must be full of hope to ask the imperial court for credit, if he is given this punishment, I am afraid that he will not be able to accept it. ”

Liu Xianzhi also immediately replied: "Your Majesty, my brother thinks that Wang Hanxin will not be so narrow-minded. Although the younger brother and Lord Wang did not have a deep relationship, through these years of cold observation, the younger brother thought that although this person acted uninhibitedly and was too bold and fearless in the eyes of ordinary people, he was actually a person who knew the general situation. Everything he did was done with the benefit of our dynasty as the starting point, although sometimes he acted a little perversely, but fortunately, he never poked any uncontrollable big basket for the court. As for his usual bad deeds, they can be regarded as flaws. Your Majesty really doesn't have to worry that he won't be able to accept it, and the courtiers expect that he will be able to appreciate Your Majesty's painstaking efforts and gladly accept this punishment. In addition, the younger brother has a reluctant request, and I hope that His Majesty can grant it. ”

"Oh? What reluctance to ask? Liu Yan asked.

"Your Majesty, my brother heard that Wang Hanxin has built roads and city defenses in Shannan Road, and strengthened the garrison of Maozhou, and will open the road between Maozhou and Feiying Fort in the near future. If this is done, not only will China's actual control over Shannan West Road be greatly strengthened, but the strategic pattern of the entire Shannan West Road will also be greatly improved, and it will also make a remote city like Maozhou show a prosperous situation, which will really benefit and do no harm in the long run. It's just that the younger brother is worried that his doing so will inevitably cause a lot of criticism, which will make it difficult to implement this matter, so the younger brother suggested that His Majesty should give Wang Hanxin enough power to dispose of it. ”

The two of them are in a gear, interlocking step by step, and they are about to be crowned by Wang Hanxin. Qiu Yiru couldn't bear it any longer, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be done!" That Wang Hanxin has always been arbitrary, as soon as he arrived in Shannan Province, he had already exceeded his authority and acted without scruples, and he also killed Zizhou Taishou Shan without authorization. If he is given the right to arbitrarily act at this time, I am afraid that no one will be able to curb his rebellious behavior! ”

Liu Yan and Liu Xianzhi glanced at each other and said in unison: "Will it?" ”

"Weichen asks the emperor to think twice, don't be hasty." Qiu Yiru knelt down and played.

Liu Yan squinted at him and said, "If Qiu Aiqing doesn't mention that Shan Kecheng, he forgets that he himself is an improper official, listens to fallacies and is confused, and kills innocent people in perverse terms, even if Wang Hanxin, this kid, doesn't kill him, and I can't tolerate the scum of officialdom like him!" Wang Hanxin did overstep his authority in this matter, but according to me, he did it right and did it well! Therefore, I want to give him this power, so that he does not have to act beyond his authority in the future, and let him rectify the officials of Shannan Province for me, so as to set an example! ”