"The King of Zhongyi?" Liu Yan couldn't help but be taken aback after hearing this.

Liu Xianzhi, the king of Zhongyi County, is only seventeen years old this year. He is the third son of the late imperial uncle Liu Qian, the king of Jin. During the rebellion of King Jin two years ago, he was only fifteen years old and deceived his father's trust to return to Taiyuan, and then wiped out Liu Qian's subordinates, resolutely stood against his father, declared his allegiance to the imperial court, and crusaded against the traitor Liu Qian. It was precisely because of his defection that the imperial court was able to quell the rebellion caused by the King of Jin in a short period of time without breaking his bones, and Liu Yan later learned that this series of things was a conspiracy of the Empress Dowager Li, in order to cut off the power of the clan. Therefore, Liu Xianzhi's move is really a great achievement, and because of this, Liu Yan was able to let go of Liu Qian's relatives, but exiled them, thus preserving this clan, and Liu Xianzhi was also able to be named the king of Zhongyi County.

After being named the king of the county, Liu Xianzhi handed over the military power of Taiyuan, obediently came to live in the capital, and after coming to the capital, he has been living in a simple place and never interacting with anyone. It can be said that Liu Xianzhi's respectful and suspicious attitude is still satisfactory, but Liu Yan's heart has always had a pimple - this Liu Xianzhi is a person who knows how to pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages, in order to save the interests of himself and his family, he did not hesitate to sacrifice his father, no matter what attitude such a person shows, whether he can actually trust it or has to be a big question mark.

Now that this idle prince is uncharacteristically suddenly asking for an audience, what is the matter?

Liu Yan thought of this and said, "Please." ”

After a while, Liu Xianzhi walked in. After two years, Liu Xianzhi has grown a lot taller. It's already the appearance of a young man, but his body is still thin. There was still a bit of a sickly look on his face. He came to Liu Yan step by step, knelt down on his knees and said, "Brother see the emperor." Long live our emperor. ”

"Xianzhi, it's always been rare, I heard that you have always been sick, and I have never visited you, but now your health is safe?" Liu Yan said this, but he didn't let him stand up.

"Emperor Lao is worried that his brother's body was born weak, and he has improved a little because he has been properly recuperated in the capital these days."

"Oh. So much better. Dedication should be good for life and maintenance of the body, why suddenly come here? I wonder if there's something urgent coming to me? Still, I'll do my best to accommodate your requests. ”

Liu Xianzhi continued to kneel there and kowtow and said, "The younger brother is not here for himself, but to make a statement to the emperor." ”

"Oh? What is it? ”

"Back to the emperor, although there are other reasons behind the bursting of the Yellow River, it is a very important matter, please be cautious!"

Liu Xianzhi's words made Liu Yan even more surprised, and no one knew about his secret investigation of this matter except Wu Sicheng. Where did Liu Xianzhi hear about this? At that moment, Liu Yan glanced at Wu Sicheng, Wu Sicheng shook his head slightly, indicating that it was impossible for him to leak the news here.

Liu Yan said: "This is strange, I don't know where to start with this matter." Dedicated. Sit down and take your time. ”

Liu Xianzhi thanked him and sat down on the chair sideways. Said: "Your Majesty." At that time, my father had a horse boy in Taiyuan, and he accidentally injured his father's mount. Therefore, he came to ask his brother, and his brother found him an errand as a small official in Weizhou. Recently, Weizhou was hit by a disaster. His house was washed away by the flood, and he had to come to his brother again. From his mouth, his brother learned of a great event. The breach was not entirely caused by natural disasters, but also by man-made disasters. Over the years, the Yellow River embankment in the Weizhou area has been renovated with more emphasis on the south than the north, so that the north bank of the embankment collapsed this year. And the reason why this south bank has become the most important is because the farmland under the river embankment on the south bank is the fief of General Weiyuan. ”

Liu Yan and Wu Sicheng glanced at each other, and each understood in their hearts. Where is this Ma Tong making a mistake, it is simply the eyeliner that he deliberately planted there, if it weren't for this, a little Ma Tong would dare to come to His Royal Highness the King of the County? There is no doubt that this person must be Liu Xianzhi's cronies. But what is the purpose of him suddenly mentioning this matter now?

Liu Yan coughed dryly and said, "There is such a thing? If it weren't for Xianzhi to tell the truth, I would have been hidden. ”

Liu Xianzhi smiled slightly and said, "The emperor forgives the sin." The younger brother has heard a little about the young eunuch's recent actions, and I believe that the emperor already knows the mystery of this matter, right? ”

Liu Yan's heart was shocked, this Liu Xianzhi usually lives in a simple place, but in fact, he knows everything about the affairs of the court! Not only that, but even Wu Sicheng's recent activities are under his control, and it is a completely secret investigation! This person usually keeps his head in the dark, but secretly spreads eyeliner, what is the purpose? What is the reason for his sudden visit and the fact that he is here?

Seeing Liu Yan's expression change, Liu Xianzhi knelt on the ground again and said, "Please don't misunderstand the emperor, the courtiers will never act against the court." The younger brother came here, just to infer that the emperor would feel embarrassed about how to deal with this matter, this matter is too involved, whether it is done or not, it is not in line with the emperor's mind, so the younger brother asked to see the emperor, and is willing to offer a strategy for the emperor to be driven by the emperor! ”

Liu Yan's face returned to normal at this time, and said, "Dedication and try to talk about how to deal with this matter." ”

Liu Xianzhi kowtowed and said, "Brother obeys." Although this incident was caused by the official's sycophant General Weiyuan, General Weiyuan naturally couldn't get out of it. If it is handled impartially, it will inevitably implicate the Duke of Pingguo and Her Majesty the Empress, and the DPRK and China will inevitably make waves again; If you don't do it, it will be difficult to uphold the law of the country, and you will be ashamed of the dead people. It's a dilemma, and there is no trade-off. The courtiers have a plan, please ask the emperor to decide. If General Weiyuan is really brought to justice because of this matter, General Weiyuan is somewhat aggrieved, and General Weiyuan also gave 100,000 taels of silver and 100,000 grains to help disaster relief in this disaster, and he is also a meritorious person. As for the reward, it is better to reward him with the land on the north bank of the Yellow River in Weizhou, so that the north and south of the Yellow River are his land, and the officials can't favor one over the other, and he must pay attention to the safety of the embankment in order to protect his fiefdom. In this way, firstly, similar disasters can be avoided from happening again, secondly, it will also save face for the prince of Pingguo and Her Majesty the Empress, and thirdly, it can prevent fluctuations in the court and maintain political stability. ”

Liu Yan couldn't help but nod slightly, this is indeed the best of both worlds, and said, "Then these officials who caused the disaster can't deal with it." ”

Liu Xianzhi kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty also knows that these officials have done their best in the process of disaster relief, so let's think they have the heart to make up for their mistakes and be tolerant." However, in order to deter these people from acting like this, it is better to reward those officials around Weizhou who are usually honest and upright. In this way, these people will understand that His Majesty already knows about the things that they usually accept bribes and collude with each other. If they are still obsessed, Your Majesty will not be able to involve General Weiyuan when they deal with them again. ”

Liu Yan couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "This is exactly the cheapest for them, but what Xianzhi said is indeed a plan for both worlds." As for the list of these incorruptible officials"

"The emperor only asks the young eunuch, and it is inconvenient for the younger brother to say more." Liu Xianzhi raised his head slightly and smiled.

This is the first time that Liu Yan has a more positive understanding of this cousin, Liu Xianzhi is a person with a deep understanding of the city, yes, but his insight is indeed outstanding.

From this moment on, Liu Xianzhi officially entered Liu Yan's line of sight, and then he included Liu Xianzhi in the key surveillance objects. The reason is very simple, that is, Liu Yan intends to use this idle county king for his own use, and before that, he must thoroughly understand his every move.

Although Liu Xianzhi's words solved the crisis very well, it also left some hidden dangers, so that it caused a lot of trouble later. Of course, these are all later words, and it is not he who wipes his ass for this ploy, but another troublesome person. (To be continued......)