When Chu Huan went to the Guangming Hall again, it was already the fourth day after returning to Beijing, and the emperor sent someone to hurriedly summon Chu Huan back from Anyi, Chu Huan once thought that there was something urgent, but after he really came back, His Majesty the Emperor seemed to be stumped because of something, and he was summoned after a few days.

The familiar jade pool, the familiar jade platform, the bright hall is as solemn and magnificent as ever, the emperor is sitting on the jade platform in a robe, when Chu Huan arrived, he found that dozens of ministers had been summoned here, and they were on both sides, and some important ministers of the dynasty were almost all there.

What surprised Chu Huan even more was that not only the important ministers, but even the King of Qi Yingren was also there, in addition, Chu Huan did not expect that the crown prince Yingxiang would also appear in the Hall of Light at this moment.

The crown prince has not been in the palace for many years, but this time he appeared here. Although Chu Huan's face was calm, his heart was surprised, the prince was sitting in a wheelchair, calm and relaxed, when Chu Huan arrived, he just glanced at it, his face was expressionless, but when Yingren saw Chu Huan, his eyes showed joy, and his lips moved.

The emperor rarely went to court, but often convened his courtiers in the Hall of Light.

As soon as Chu Huan came over, many people's eyes fell on him, their eyes were different, Chu Huan faintly felt that something was happening, he didn't know what the emperor was going to do, but he still stepped forward to salute, and the emperor had already smiled and said: "Chu Aiqing, Anyi's errand, you did a very good job, I am very pleased, you did not disappoint me." ”

Chu Huan said respectfully: "This is the duty of the minister!" ”

"I didn't come to you today for the sake of Anyi." The emperor said slowly: "Chu Aiqing, have you heard that there has been a mutiny in the northwest?" ”

"I've heard a little about it." Chu Huan was still respectful, "It's just that the specifics, the minister doesn't know." ”

The emperor bowed slightly, his complexion looked very good, glanced at the ministers, and finally said: "It is said that Xiguan is now full of bandits, and there are really so many thieves in this northwest?" ”

The ministers are all watching their noses and noses, and the emperor did not name them, and no one dared to stand up.

"Scholar Xu, you are now in Shu Province, the information in the northwest, you are always clear." The emperor looked at the old minister Xu Congyang, "You come to tell me, how many bandits are there in the northwest?" ”

Xu Congyang said solemnly: "Back to the Shengshang, although Xiliang retreated, but the northwest, especially Xiguan Road, the wilderness is thousands of miles, and all kinds of waste are waiting to be rebuilt...... Therefore, there is some chaos, and some people have no food and clothing, and they will inevitably be confused by people......! ”

The emperor said coldly: "Confused? Isn't it just that because of a momentary predicament, you have to take up arms to resist me? At the beginning, the world was chaotic and the people were struggling to make a living, and I ruled the four seas and let them live a stable life for twenty years, but now it is only a slight incursion from foreign enemies, and they have forgotten my kindness to them...... Hmph, a foolish people are foolish people, they only see the benefits in front of them, but they don't remember the kindness I have given them. ”

Lin Yuanfang, the secretary of the ministry, has already echoed and said: "What the saint said is very much, I think that the pigs and dogs of their dogs are not as good as the dogs back then, the saint calms the world, the people are peaceful, and gives them a life of abundant food and clothing, but now it is a disaster in the northwest, it is really a ruthless and unrighteous Diao people, and the ministers ask the saint to punish them painfully, and they must not be merciful." ”

Immediately, several officials echoed in unison.

Zhou Ting hurriedly came out and said: "Shengshang, the situation in the northwest is to be cautious. Although there is some chaos in the northwest now, not everyone is a chaotic people, but only a small group of lawless rebels, and now the officers and soldiers in the northwest are also trying their best to exterminate them. ”

Xu Congyang also said: "Holy Lord, the previous Holy Lord issued a decree to give heavy rewards to the officers and soldiers who suppressed the bandits, and after the decree was issued, the bandits in Xiguan Road have been suppressed a lot. Speaking of which, the Xiguan Rebellion, after all, is the sequelae of the invasion of the Xiliang people, the officials there either die or flee, there are many vacancies, as the saying goes, the snake has no head, as long as the officials are in place and strictly managed, they can still return to normalcy after all. ”

"Not bad." Zhou Ting followed: "Zhu Lingyue is now rectifying the northwest, and the actual results are remarkable compared to before. ”

The emperor said: "I know that Zhu Lingyue is very talented, but the three roads in the northwest are waiting to be revived, and Zhu Lingyue will always fail alone." After a pause, he asked, "How many real shortages are there in Xiguan Road?" ”

"Zhu Lingyue has already assessed officials in the northwest and selected many cadres." Zhou Tingdao: "However, many of the real shortcomings are new officials, although they are conscientious, but their experience is slightly insufficient, and over time, they can go smoothly." ”

"If you only have talent, you don't have virtue, and that won't work." The emperor shook his head and said, "Before, Lu Xuan was the governor of Xiguan Province personally appointed by me, and he had talents, but I ignored this person's character...... Xiliang attacked, a dignified governor, but he disappeared without a trace, if it wasn't for the Shenyi guard to find his whereabouts, I would have thought that he died in the chaos of the army for the country. ”

Everyone looked a little embarrassed.

Before the Western Liang Army entered Yanmen Pass, the governor of Xiguan Road was Lu Xuan, who was able to sit in Xiguan Road, Lu Xuan was not a general, but after the Western Liang Army entered Yanmen Pass and broke the Northwest Border Army, Lu Xuan was like a frightened bird, not only did he organize troops to prepare for defense, but abandoned the city early and fled, even the imperial court once did not know the whereabouts of this person, fortunately, the Shenyi Guard was pervasive, and finally found Lu Xuan's whereabouts and escorted him into Beijing. It's like a lost dog fleeing.

The Xiliang Iron Cavalry led by Xiao Tianwen, the king of the Western Liang Southern Academy, is certainly capable of fighting well, but if it weren't for Lu Xuan's embarrassment and fleeing, which led to the collapse of the entire Xiguan army and the people's heart, the Xiliang army may not be so overwhelming, and many cities were almost destroyed without a fight.

The emperor was naturally furious about this, and ordered severe punishment, dozens of Xiguan Dao officials led by Lu Xuan were caught in the capital by the Shenyi guard, and the emperor waved his hand, and these officials had already fallen to the ground.

At this time, the emperor brought up the old things again, and everyone was a little embarrassed, but they also had palpitations.

The Hall of Light was silent for a while, and the emperor finally said, "That Xu Shao, how is the situation now?" ”

Chu Huan's heart suddenly tightened.

When he was in Anyi, he learned about Xu Shao's mutiny from Yuan Chongshang's mouth, Xu Shao was a partial general under Yu Buqu, and belonged to Yu Buqu's lineage generals, but he heard that Xu Shao's subordinates robbed the army and robbed it, Zhu Lingyue ordered severe punishment, but Xu Shao led the troops to rob the law field and gave birth to a mutiny, and then what the situation was, Chu Huan did not know very well.

Xu Congyang said: "Zhu Lingyue has already presented an excerpt and is doing his best to pursue Xu Shao. ”

The emperor frowned and said: "Xu Shao is Yu Buqu's general, could it be that Yu Buqu is gone, and this person is so lawless?" Spreading my will, Zhu Lingyue wanted to capture this person alive as much as possible and escort him to the capital, I really want to know, did he eat the courage of an ambitious leopard and dare to rebel against me? ”

Although the emperor's voice was not loud, his tone was calm.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, his eyes swept over and fell on the prince, and when he saw the prince's expressionless face, he asked lightly: "Prince, what do you think about the affairs of the northwest?" ”

The officials immediately raised their spirits, this is the first time the prince has entered the palace for many years, and it is also the first time that the prince and the ministers have participated in political affairs in front of the emperor, when the Han Wang Party was extremely prosperous, many people ignored the existence of the prince, but after the collapse of the Han Wang Party, the princeling stood on the court stage again, this time the emperor ordered the prince to enter the palace, and even moved to ask about the northwest, which made the officials keenly capture a trace of something.

The prince did not look flattered, he seemed calm as water, perhaps years of low-key life also made him develop a calm and calm temperament, raised his head slightly, looked at the emperor, but there was still a trace of respect between his eyebrows, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Father, the matter of the northwest is not a big deal!" ”

Everyone was stunned.

The emperor's expression was also very calm, and he let out an "oh", not seeing joy or anger, but asked, "Do you think the northwest is a trivial matter?" ”

"Erchen remembers that when my father conquered the south and the north and conquered thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains were also in ruins." The prince said slowly: "Although the country has been established at that time, the remnants of the sins in various places have not yet been cleared, and there are still rebellions. ”

When the ministers heard this, they couldn't help but bow slightly.

The courtiers present, in fact, most of them knew the situation in the world in the early days of the founding of the country, although the overall situation had been decided at that time, but the Great Qin Empire that came out of the war was full of messes and ruins everywhere, and those hostile forces that were unwilling to fail were still sporadically rising.

The emperor stared at the crown prince and did not speak, but waited.

"Faced with such a situation at that time, my father talked and laughed freely, but he just dispatched troops, appointed virtuous ministers, and sent officials to run various places." The prince's voice was calm and calm, "Benevolence, thin taxation, collection of people's hearts, combination of rigidity and softness, rebellion in various places, in the end, the war-torn land of Daqin has gradually recovered, the people are living and working in peace and contentment after all, and the world is peaceful and peaceful ......after all!" After a pause, he continued: "The current chaos in the northwest cannot be compared with the time when the country was founded, and it is not that the entire northwest is in chaos, but Xiguan Dao is experiencing the pain after the war...... I think that my Great Qin Empire can slowly come out of the war, not to mention the small northwest now, so Erchen said that the reconstruction of Xiguan Road is just a trivial matter compared to the original difficulties! ”

Although the emperor's expression was still calm, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he nodded: "What the prince said is very reasonable, my huge empire can come out of difficulties, let alone the northwest?" ”

Lin Yuanfang had already smiled and said: "Holy Lord, what the prince said really made the ministers and others suddenly open. I think that in just a few years, the Holy Lord will make my Great Qin Empire incomparably stronger, not to mention today's Xiguan Dao? As long as the Holy Lord sends a few capable ministers and cadres, with a little allocation, Xiguan Dao will soon be able to recover its vitality. ”