Liu Yan succeeded to the throne as the emperor of the Silk Kingdom on the eighth day of the ninth month. The new emperor of the world was immediately announced to ascend the throne and a general amnesty was implemented.

This was an important victory in the battle between Liu Yan and Li Guifei. After becoming the emperor, even if Li Guifei was the queen mother, she must have many constraints in her actions, and Liu Yan at least superficially won the allegiance of all the ministers.

It's a pity that things are not so simple, since Liu Yan succeeded to the throne, rumors have gradually spread in the capital that Liu Qian, the king of Jin, has signs of instability.

At first, Liu Yan laughed at this rumor, in his opinion, the news of the emperor's death may not have reached Taiyuan, even if the emperor has a reaction, he will not bring it so quickly, not to mention that there are no similar rumors in various places, how can there be a reason for the Beijing master to spread the rumors first? Therefore, Liu Yan did not take this matter to heart, but was busy preparing for his father's funeral.

But with the passage of time, this kind of rumor has not disappeared, but has a tendency to spread more and more, which made Liu Yan vigilant. Liu Yan began to realize that this might be secretly arranged by Li Guifei and his party, with the purpose of disrupting the political situation and causing people's hearts to fluctuate. But for the work of information control, he usually entrusts Wu Sicheng, but recently Wu Sicheng has suddenly become mysterious, and he often can't find his people. Liu Yan, who was a little anxious in his heart, couldn't help but paced into the harem and went to visit Concubine Hua.

Now that Liu Yan has become the emperor, Concubine Hua, who is the main concubine, should naturally become the queen, but at this time, the canonization ceremony has not yet been carried out. On the one hand, Liu Yan came to Concubine Hua to ask Concubine Hua to give him some advice, and on the other hand, because Concubine Hua had been unwell in recent days, Liu Yan was really relieved.

Concubine Hua, who was lying on the couch, listened to Liu Yan's narration, nodded slightly and said, "As Your Majesty said." There is something strange about this. If such rumors can confuse the public and cause confusion. It is indeed going to disrupt the political situation, which is undoubtedly beneficial to Empress Dowager Li and her party. But the concubine was more worried about the other thing. ”

"What's the matter?"

Concubine Hua smiled lightly. said: "Has Your Majesty ever thought about what Your Majesty should do if this rumor is true?" ”

"Really?" Liu Yan said with a blank face: "Liu Qian is my own uncle, how could he rebel?" ”

"Why can't it be? Almost none of my father's brothers had a good death, even if everyone didn't talk about it, it was still a knot in the emperor's uncle's heart that could never be solved. Uncle Huang has been conscientious in the face of his father for decades, and he has only his status today. But people's hearts are unpredictable, and now that his father is gone, there is no one who can restrain him. He stayed in Taiyuan. With 150,000 soldiers in hand, and Your Majesty, your most important force, the Liaodong Army and Chang Miao are fighting in Goryeo at the moment, although the two battalions in the north and south plus the forbidden army are quite numerous, but one is a lack of actual combat experience, and the other is that there is no good general to command, if he really has any different intentions, who can control him? If at this time, his long-pent-up ambition suddenly swelled, it is not impossible, right? ”

Liu Yan was speechless. muttered, "Aifei, do you mean that this rumor is not groundless?" ”

"No, the concubine just thinks that Empress Dowager Li and her party have bothered to spread this rumor, if it is just a rumor, then the damage it can cause is really very limited. They had already lost to us by the time of their father's death, and if this was their counterattack, it would have been too weak. The concubines were worried that they would have something more powerful. It's a pity that the concubine's wisdom is shallow, and she can't see through the conspiracy behind it. I can only think for the time being that this rumor may have its true component. ”

Liu Yan's face became grim: "In this way, it is necessary for us to strengthen the vigilance of the forbidden army and the northern and southern battalions." ”

Concubine Hua nodded and said, "It should be loose on the outside and tight on the inside." We must not let others see anything unusual, but we must be vigilant. In addition, it was necessary to secretly order the defense envoys of Tongzhou to strengthen the vigilance along the Yellow River, and the Hezhong Prefecture was not allowed to let anyone cross the Yellow River west without His Majesty's holy decree, and at the same time strengthen the defense level of Tongguan, and also inform the eastern capital Luoyang to prepare for defense. In this way, even if the emperor really raises troops, he will not be able to cross the Yellow River west to threaten the Guanzhong region, if he attacks Hezhong Mansion, he will lose troops and time, and if he enters Luoyang in the east, he will also fall into a protracted siege battle, and the south crossing of the Yellow River will be blocked in front of Tongguan, no matter how he acts, he will not be able to win quickly, and we will be able to win time to gather the divisions of King Qin from all over the country to return to aid the Beijing division. ”

Liu Yan's face was overjoyed when he heard this, and he praised from the bottom of his heart: "Concubine Ai is really a natural military advisor, and it is really my luck to have a wife like you." ”

Concubine Hua pursed her lips and smiled, but the fatigue revealed in this smile still did not escape Liu Yan's eyes. Liu Yan hurriedly said: "Recently, Concubine Ai has been sick, have you ever invited the imperial doctor to come and see it?" ”

Concubine Hua replied: "I haven't invited the imperial doctor to come to see it, but the concubine told me not to invite the imperial doctor to come and see it." ”

"What is the reason for this?"

Concubine Hua's face turned red and said, "The concubine has not yet arrived, and she is unwell, she may be pregnant with a dragon species." But now, if the Imperial Doctor is invited, this matter will definitely not be hidden, and it will take patience for now. ”

Liu Yan's eyes widened when he heard this. Although his side concubine had already given birth to a boy and three girls for him, Concubine Hua's pregnancy still surprised and delighted him. Liu Yan hugged Concubine Hua and said happily: "What are you saying to hide from Empress Dowager Li now!" Sooner or later, this matter will have to be stabbed, so it's better to find out about it! I have decided this matter, so I immediately asked the imperial doctor to come over. Just take advantage of this opportunity to canonize you as the queen, and you will be the lord of the six palaces in the future, and Empress Dowager Li will let her go to Yanxi Palace to retire with peace of mind. ”

"Your Majesty must not be in a hurry."

"Aifei, this is about my children, so you can listen to me. Even if Empress Dowager Li knew about the relationship between you and me, she could no longer thwart our alliance with the neutrals. ”

"But Your Majesty should know that the neutral faction has not completely fallen to our side, and now that our intentions are exposed, the other side will have a chance to take back a city."

"I don't care about this! How long can you put it off? After three or four months, we will not be able to hide it, and if we still do not fully grasp the forces of the neutrals at that time, should we continue to hide it? ”

Liu Yan's words silenced Concubine Hua. Liu Yan kissed Concubine Hua and said: "Concubine Ai doesn't have to worry too much about this kind of thing, with your wisdom, I believe that no matter what conspiracy Empress Dowager Li has, you can solve it with ease." ”

After comforting his wife, Liu Yan returned to the Heart Cultivation Hall with a relaxed pace. Concubine Hua is pregnant with a child, and at the same time she has set a plan for him to prevent trouble, no matter which is enough to make him excited. Liu Yan sipped his tea with satisfaction, and was about to flip through the recital, when someone outside the door came to report to Wu Sicheng and asked to see him. Liu Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "Let him in." ”

As soon as Wu Sicheng entered the hall, Liu Yan asked with a calm face, "Where have you been these days?" Why can't you even find a shadow? Don't even have a letter? ”

Wu Sicheng hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "Long live my lord, the villain has discovered the whereabouts of the undercover agent of the Empress Dowager Li lurking beside the emperor in the past few days. (To be continued......)