Before Liu Yan could really make a decision, in the early morning of the next day after Jin Jill came back, when Liu Yan was hungover because of Jin Jier's reception wine, a person took the initiative to come to the door, and this person was Wang Hanxin. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

endured a severe headache and met with Wang Hanxin, this is probably the difference between Liu Yan and other emperors, under normal circumstances, the emperor would refuse to meet the minister at such a time.

Of course, Liu Yan's mood was not very good when he saw Wang Hanxin, he rubbed his temples and said, "Wang Hanxin, you are really in good spirits." What the hell is it about coming to me so early in the morning? ”

"This?????? The minister wanted to ask the emperor to pardon the minister's sin of death, but the minister dared to speak. ”

Liu Yan was shocked when he heard this, Wang Hanxin loves to cause trouble, and he is bold and reckless, this is a well-known thing, if even he has to ask for a pardon in advance, he will know what a big deal it is that day. After sorting out his mood, Liu Yan said: "If you have something to say, I will forgive you for your innocence." ”

Wang Hanxin knelt down again and saluted before he said: "The minister wants to ask the emperor, do you intend to let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince inherit the throne in the future?" ”

Liu Yan was furious when he heard this, as a minister, it was taboo to say to the emperor that the crown prince's abolition was a big taboo, not to mention that this was still a baseless speculation? ! However, since he had promised to forgive Wang Hanxin's sins, he had to suppress the anger in his heart for the time being, and said with a calm face: "Wang Hanxin, you are so bold, you dare to speculate at will about what I mean!" I ask you, where did you hear this from? ”

Wang Hanxin replied: "Back to Your Majesty, this is not hearsay, but the minister's own idea. ”

"Well, I'd like to hear how you came up with such nonsense." Liu Yan gritted his teeth and said.

Wang Hanxin said unhurriedly: "Return to Your Majesty." After the death of the queen mother, the queen's party was transferred to the command of His Royal Highness the prince almost on the spot, and on the surface, Ping Guogong seemed to be reappointed to an idle position, but in fact, he could manipulate the operation of the party behind the scenes, and more importantly, all these actions could be carried out in the name of the prince. If they do anything wrong in the future, His Majesty will definitely take care of the prince's position and refuse to act lightly. This will cause several inconveniences, first of all, the power of the prince's party will take the opportunity to grow, and if it cannot be contained, it will affect the balance of the political situation in our dynasty; Secondly, if His Majesty wants to balance this force, he will inevitably support other forces, which may breed the covetousness of other princes for the position of crown prince, which will cause estrangement and dislike among His Majesty's princes; Third, Your Majesty is now in full bloom, so it is foreseeable that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will have a very long life as the crown prince, and it may be difficult for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to calm down under the pressure of the environment of the first two. With these three things, the minister was afraid that His Majesty would abolish the matter, and the minister was entrusted by His Majesty to serve as the crown prince and Taibao, so he had to consider this matter. As the saying goes, prevention is better than prevention, and the minister did this in order to live up to His Majesty's trust. ”

After hearing Wang Hanxin's words, Liu Yan's face softened. Wang Hanxin is indeed a clear person, and during his time back in Chang'an, he has obviously gained an in-depth understanding of the politics of the Silk Country, and the situation he analyzed is basically consistent with the conclusions reached by Liu Yan. Liu Yan said: "It seems that you have indeed put a lot of thought into it, since you have come to me to find me, then I want to hear if you have any solution to this matter?" ”

Wang Hanxin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has his own holy will in this matter, and the minister does not dare to speculate on his own, but the minister proceeds from his own position and asks His Majesty to remove the prince from the post of Taibao and change to the local garrison." ”

"Oh? Why? Liu Yan saw that his idea coincided with Wu Sicheng's, and he couldn't help but be secretly happy.

"The minister is a military general, as a military general who once commanded the army, if he becomes the prince, then it is undoubtedly to tell the other factions that His Royal Highness the prince has military power in his hands, which will inevitably become a tool for all factions to criticize the prince and divide the relationship between the prince and His Majesty's father and son. Rather than doing this, it is better for the minister to take the initiative to ask for a foreign appointment, so that the minister will no longer be a subordinate of the prince, and the gossip that the prince is in charge of the army will be broken. ”

Liu Yan nodded and said, "Your thoughts make me very pleased. At present, I intend to form an alliance with the Great Khan of Tuqi and set up a capital protectorate in the Monan region, and I intend to let you take the position of capital protector, I don't know what you think? ”

Unexpectedly, Wang Hanxin immediately replied when he heard this: "The minister can't follow the order, and the minister asks the emperor to take back the order!" ”

"Why is that?"

"Your Majesty. The Great Khan of the Tuqi and the ministers had eight friendships, and if the ministers served as the protectors, it would inevitably create criticism of the ministers and the secret communication between the ministers and the Tuqi. In addition, Hesa killed Chen Shihua, the minister's brother-in-law on the battlefield, and the minister once swore to the sky that when he saw Hesa again, he would see him with a sword and soldier, and blood would be spattered five steps. Therefore, please ask the emperor to withdraw his order and choose someone else! ”

When Liu Yan heard him say this, he hummed lightly and said, "As you said, I can take back my life and choose another good general." It's just that since I want to send you to a foreign position, and now that there is nothing missing everywhere, do I still want to demote you? ”

Wang Hanxin kowtowed and said: "The minister only wants to be able to do his best for His Majesty and the society, and he didn't pay attention to the reward of the official position." Moreover, when the minister was in the Western Regions before, he had already noticed that the Baibasbahn of the Paz Empire and the Tibetan Zanpu Gesang both coveted our dynasty. At present, the Western Regions have set up a capital to protect the palace, and the Pasi Empire is also difficult to pose a greater threat to our dynasty for a while due to civil strife, but Gesang of Tibet has obtained considerable benefits in the Western Regions because of the help of troops, and the minister is afraid that its next step is not to develop to the Western Regions, or to expand its power to the east, which will inevitably affect the interests of our Bashu, Sichuan, and Shaanxi areas, so the minister implores His Majesty to issue an order to let the minister go to the above areas to serve as a defense, in case of accidents. ”

Liu Yan smiled and said, "You are really a guy who can't be idle." The matter of Tuqi has not been resolved, and you plan to cause something for me in the southwest, but you can't do it? ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, all the minister has to do is to prevent Tubo from reaching out to our court, no matter how you say that Tubo is also an ally of our country, and the minister will not act arbitrarily."

"Good! Then this matter is decided! Liu Yan slapped the table and said.