The first winter of Qichang came early, and the snow also fell extraordinarily, as if the rain of the year was almost all over in this winter, and after the New Year, the weather was getting better, and with the rise of temperature, the spring was also a little stronger.

Chang'an City will not lift martial law until the thirteenth day of the first month, before that, the new emperor has been on the throne for a few days, and the main theme of the court is a smooth transition, and this voice is roughly the same outside Chang'an.

The Son of Heaven has changed, and it is the Zen position after the military usurped the government, and it is difficult to go smoothly and everything is stable. Most of the courtiers in the imperial court were not worried about this, they were still worried about their own family affairs, and those who were closer to Liu Yue, especially Han Sheng, had been worried about this matter for the past few days.

Han Sheng also tried his best to do his best after taking office as the right minister, although he was not as good as several of his capable predecessors in terms of governance, such as Xu Han, who was exterminated by his family, or Li Youchun, the former left minister, but he was still better than Yuan Bolang and others. For Lan He, he doesn't want to compare, and he doesn't disdain to compare, the two people's personalities are incompatible, Han Sheng is pragmatic and hardworking, while Lan Heze's way is a little biased, and he focuses more on developing connections and learning the art of control.

This is also the reason why Han Sheng lost his connections and no one around him to help him after he entered the court, and there were only four or five people who could help Han Sheng in the court, and Sui Yu was his most powerful helper. Although Sui Yu is a daughter.

Han Sheng is not without political opinions, on the night of Liu Yue's military coup, he still made a clear relationship with Liu Yu, a "rebel minister", but when Liu Yue expressed his intention to take the throne, which was tantamount to shaking the Su family's national foundation, Han Sheng's attitude changed. And after Su Yan and Su Bi also accepted the proposal of "Zen position". Han Sheng didn't say anything more. With his understanding of Liu Yu. Liu Yu didn't just say it, he really didn't want to be affected by being the emperor himself. After thinking about it, Han Sheng felt that letting Qi'er ascend the throne might be the only choice at the moment, which could not only allow the court and the military to turn hostility into jade silk, but also stabilize the foundation of the Su family, provided that Liu Yu really would not establish himself as an emperor.

But in what capacity Liu Yu will stand in the court, this is a big question, the unknown "imperial husband" behind him. Or as a prisoner. Now it is not him Han Sheng who can decide this matter, nor the courtiers in the court or the newly enthroned empress, only Liu Yu himself can decide his situation and position. Liu Yu is the actual ruler of the Shun Dynasty today.

Han Sheng thinks that Liu Yu will not be willing to retreat into the background, Liu Yu will still use his influence to stabilize the dynasty, after all, the political influence of the fourteenth princess alone is not enough to determine the hearts of the people in the world, and Liu Yu's auxiliary politics is imperative.

In the past few days, Han Sheng has basically to walk inside and outside the palace every day, and he has talked about this matter with Liu Yu many times in private, Liu Yue seems to be a little lazy and too lazy to plan for himself. This made his attitude very ambiguous, and Han Sheng couldn't figure out whether he was going to retreat into the background or be an assistant. At a regular meeting of the front hall of the twelfth day of the first month on the lifting of martial law in Chang'an City on the second day. Liu Yu's words made Han Sheng seem to understand his thoughts: "Whoever should do it, do it." ”

Han Sheng thought about it, probably because Liu Yu just wanted to control the military power in the world, and handed over the affairs of the auxiliary government to Wenchen. Separation of military and government.

In fact, Liu Yu really thinks so.

It is a taboo for soldiers to participate in politics, and the imperial court wants to develop steadily, so that some generals who command the army can point fingers, and it is easy to develop into a militaristic country, which is not conducive to the stability of the people's livelihood in the world. Liu Yu was not worried that he did not know how to measure, but that he was afraid that he would set such a precedent for military governance, so that the Shun Dynasty would enter a long-term turmoil after him.

Wenchen is a civil minister, and a military general is a military general, Liu Yu also believes that as long as he can manage the world's soldiers and horses, then Qi'er's throne will be stable. Even if he can't do it, there is also the women's army coach Xu Xuanzhu to assist.

In terms of the civil servants of the auxiliary government, Liu Yue thought for a long time, except for Han Sheng, no one else is suitable, unless there is a rising star or Sui Yi and Li Mi can grow up quickly, Liu Yu has decided to develop these two old friends in the direction of capable ministers who govern the country, although both of them are still very immature. Sui Yi is a bit childish when he becomes an official, and he does not take the orthodox road of becoming an official, while Li Mi has the blood of a military general, and I am afraid that the court will not accept it. Liu Yu suddenly remembered an old friend who had been estranged from the three of them for a long time, Hu Xuan, Hu Xuan was studying in Tai Academy at this time, and as long as he graduated, he would also start as a grassroots official. This is also the prerogative of the official son-in-law.

Ancient Chinese politics, said to be a monarchy, is actually closer to oligarchy, that is, the class in power constantly changes the government that controls the country. And the people who channeled the country were basically the magnates of the previous dynasty, the Sui, Tang and Song dynasties did not mention it, and even Zhu Yuanzhang, who seemed to rise from the grassroots, was actually a military general who usurped power, or used nepotism. In this context, the aristocracy of this era attaches great importance to the continuation of the family official system, and the imperial court has also created such opportunities for them, represented by the Tai Academy, as long as the son-in-law of the official family is enrolled, they can find an errand in the court after graduation, although the official position is low, they have a background background They also rise quickly, and Liu Yu is also honored to be one of them.

Chang'an City is still like this, and the local counties and counties far away from the emperor are even more monopolistic.

The local politics of the Dashun Dynasty have basically been monopolized by the local clans, even if the county guards and county lieutenants are not locals, they can also control the local administration in their own way. As for the current imperial examination, it seems cumbersome and insignificant, after all, most of the officials from the imperial examination are also from official families, and the imperial examination is like a situation that paralyzes the world's scholars, and the symbolic meaning is greater than the practical significance.

This is very similar to some kind of examination that Liu Yu conducted in later generations, even if the scholars of the world are promoted to the court in the situation of the imperial examination, they will not be able to climb to a high position without a background. If they can't reach a high position, then their heirs can't enjoy the treatment of the aristocratic class, and the best result for him is only to become the representative of the local clan, but not the ruling class.

What's more, because of Su Yan's purge of the big family in Chang'an City last year, the official vacancies in Chang'an City were suddenly relaxed, and there were even many yamen who were dissatisfied with the quota, which benefited many civilian jinshi who were waiting for the white head, and they were finally promoted to the court in their lifetime and climbed from a low position.

The Son of Heaven was changed, and the new emperor ascended the throne. The imperial court had to make a smooth transition. In fact, the most important point is to rein in the power that belongs to the elite. Make them allegiance. Although the imperial court had sent letters to the yamen of all counties and prefectures across the country, there was still no local news on the twelfth day of the first lunar month. Liu Yue didn't want to just wait to see the faces of others, he had already used his power to mobilize the garrisons in various places and put pressure on the local administrators.

Liu Yu has always done things to ensure that no water leaks, and when he was prepared, the time was also on the twelfth day of the first month. Chang'an City has been a little loose in the martial law in the past few days, and there are complaints among the people, Liu Yue knows that if the martial law on the thirteenth day of the first month is not touched. There will inevitably be commotion among the people. That night, he also left Han Sheng to discuss some security precautions in Chang'an City after the lifting of martial law on the second day.

Han Sheng actually didn't care too much about this, just like Liu Yu said, whoever should do it should be done, and public security is obviously not something that a right-hand minister should be in charge of. There are six defense divisions outside, and Jingzhao Mansion inside, and now these two yamen are controlled by Sui Yi and Li Mi, and they should not cause a big mess in Chang'an City. He is still more concerned about what identity Liu Yue is going to use to establish himself in the court, a Marquis of Wuyi, obviously no longer worthy of his status as an imperial husband, or the Duke of Jin. Either he will be crowned king, and if he is low, it will only cause dissatisfaction among the people of the world.

It is rare for Han Sheng to mention this matter bluntly. Liu Yu also understood that Han Sheng was thinking about the new emperor, for him, and for the sake of the imperial court, and he didn't dare to ask this question if he was someone else. Liu Yu smiled faintly and said, "Brother Han, don't you think it's very inappropriate for me to reward myself?" ”

Han Sheng smiled slightly, and Liu Yu told the truth.

Although it is now nominally the new emperor's reward, in the final analysis, Liu Yu is in charge, and the current new emperor is just a puppet. But sometimes it is enough for the court to have such a puppet emperor.

Han Sheng sighed: "As long as you are not the emperor, give yourself a high lord, and the Son of Heaven is above ten thousand people, this is not only responsible for the imperial court, but also an explanation to the people." ”

Han Sheng's meaning was very clear, he was reminding Liu Yu that he was cheeky and wanted to make himself king, only in this way could he deter the people below, and the court would be stable. Han Sheng is not afraid of Wenchen making trouble, he is still afraid that some wild generals under Liu Yu led by Hua Ji'an and Huo Yi will become chaotic, there is one Liu Yu first, it is difficult to guarantee that there will not be a second Liu Yu, and it will be difficult to keep the foundation of the Su family at that time.

"This matter will be discussed later." Liu Yu didn't express his position immediately, but took out an edict and said, "But Brother Han look at this, this matter is more urgent, I'm afraid it will be implemented immediately." ”

Han Sheng read the edict, and the two old friends looked at each other and smiled.

In fact, this is a certificate of commendation to the female army commander Xu Xuanzhu, not only to promote the women's army commander Xu Xuanzhu to general, but also to expand the female army to complete the defense system of Chang'an City, and the women's army will become the third garrison army in addition to the South Chang'an Battalion and the Dongshui Battalion.

Originally, after the development of new firearms, the daughter army equipped with old weapons has become a chicken rib, and this time after the pacification of the Turks, it is the time for the daughter army to die, but because of Liu Yu's sudden military coup, things will change dramatically. The success of Liu Yu's coup d'état made the women's army an absolute "loyal" army, and Liu Yu needed such an army to continue to protect his coup achievements, and Xu Xuanzhu's promotion to a high position seemed to be a matter of course.

"What are you going to do with the Daughter Army?" Han Sheng asked.

"It's okay to do the same as the new army, and Vice Marshal Xu Caihua is responsible for recruiting and training, and I'm also very relieved about this matter."

Han Sheng was actually very puzzled why Liu Yu didn't let Xu Xuanzhu do it himself, and Liu Yu deliberately added, "Neizi she...... Just got pregnant......"

If it hadn't been for Liu Yu to bring it up, Han Sheng really wouldn't have seen Xu Xuanzhu busy in and out of the palace in the past few days, Xu Xuanzhu was actually pregnant? After a short period of happiness for Xiaoyou, a little sadness immediately rose on his face, Xu Xuanzhu's pregnancy was not a good thing for the foundation of the Shun Dynasty, and it might even be the source of the disaster.

"When?" Han Sheng asked casually.

"After returning to Chang'an City, I was only two months pregnant, and it was not obvious." Liu Yu replied with a smile, seeing Han Sheng's unhappy face, he asked, "Brother Han is not happy for me, don't you think that I have treated your two granddaughters poorly?" ”

Han Sheng smiled bitterly and said, "It's also a blessing that the little daughter of the Xu family is pregnant with your flesh and blood, but you should know what I am worried about, if this matter is known to others, what do you think they will think?" ”

Liu Yu sighed slightly, in fact, he didn't think about this matter, he left Han Sheng today, saying that he wanted to discuss the issue of public security after the lifting of martial law, but in fact, it was more important to ask Han Sheng's opinion on this matter.

Now Qi'er, the daughter of the Su family, has ascended the throne as the emperor. Needless to say, the future successor must be the son of Qi'er and Liu Yu. If Qi'er is pregnant with Liu Yu's eldest son, there will be no criticism outside. Afraid that Qi'er would not be able to conceive her eldest son or a child, Liu Yu wanted to make the heirs born to her other wives and concubines the emperor, and cut off the incense of the Su family's temple.

Before the coup d'état, Liu Yu had already known that Xu Xuanzhu was pregnant, which did not affect the implementation of the coup and Qi'er's accession to the throne.

Liu Yu sighed: "Outsiders can think whatever they want, as long as I know that I have no intention of touching the Su family's social affairs." ”

Han Sheng hurriedly asked, "Then Little Brother Liu, you haven't thought about it, if you ...... in the future?" His Majesty could not conceive the crown prince...... So how? ”

"I did think about it, if there was such a day. I will pass over the eldest son of King Nan as my righteous son, and he will inherit the throne, so that others will not have any gossip, right? ”

When Liu Yu said this, Han Sheng was still quite shocked. Han Sheng didn't expect Liu Yue to be generous to this point, if Qi'er didn't have an heir and he didn't let his son succeed to the throne, he would actually succeed Su Yan's child, does that mean that the throne is still likely to be passed back to the Su family's paternal lineage?

Han Sheng hurriedly reminded: "It's best to mention this matter in the future, don't mention it now......

Liu Yu nodded, he knew that Han Sheng was worried, if this matter was known to outsiders in advance. That might be bad for Qi'er, and some royalists of the Su family would go to great lengths to murder Qi'er in order to bring the throne back to the Su family's paternal line. And the royalists are omnipresent, and even the people in the palace may not be able to believe it. Nowadays, it is much better for others not to know the way, and just plotting to kill a puppet emperor will only fulfill Liu Yu, who has monopolized power.

And now Qi'er is only seventeen years old, it is still a little early to talk about whether she will get pregnant in the future, and now that Qi'er is outstanding among Liu Yu's wives, the probability of her pregnancy is naturally high.

After talking about Xu Xuanzhu's pregnancy, Liu Yu was also in a relaxed mood, and today he was also going to stay with Han Sheng in the palace to have a meal with his family. Han Sheng also wanted to meet his two granddaughters, so he readily agreed, and on the way, Liu Yue mentioned Han Sheng's need for help.

"I'm going to promote Young Eunuch Sui to Shangshu Academy, and I can do some favors to Brother Han by the way."

Han Sheng sighed and said, "The little girl of the Sui family is already very busy with things on weekdays, if she takes care of Shangshu Academy to do it for me, I'm afraid she won't even have time to sleep." Brother Liu, do you remember the person I mentioned? ”

"You mean Zhuo'er?"

"That's a good businessman." Han Sheng sighed with emotion, "I don't know what's wrong with you kid, you mistook someone's life, so you don't care about it." ”

Thinking of Zhao Zhuo'er, Liu Yu also felt a little guilty in his heart, he could have gone to see it when he went on the expedition, but he just went to see Li Zhuo'er and deliberately alienated Zhao Zhuo'er. Liu Yu said: "I have experienced too many things in the past two years, and I have no time to take care of him." ”

"Don't be ungrateful to you. No matter what you say in the future, you have to give someone an explanation, even if it is a name. ”

Liu Yu smiled faintly, he didn't expect Han Sheng to give him a concubine. With the relationship between his two granddaughters, Han Sheng shouldn't have mentioned it, but now that Qi'er is the empress again, it is even more inappropriate for him, a courtier, to propose it.

Han Sheng said: "In this way, first transfer her to the Department of Commerce and Trade to help the little girl of the Sui family, so that the little girl of the Han family can also be more brisk." In the future, Zhuo'er's girl may be able to take charge alone. ”

Liu Yu nodded and said, "Just according to what Brother Han said." ”

The two of them walked all the way to the inner court, at this time, the inner court was no longer guarded by the Imperial Forest Army, but was replaced by a female army garrison, and the commander of the female army guard was Cai Yingnu, originally Lu Chuer's official position should be held by her, but Liu Yu still didn't want to hand over such an important task of defending the palace inner court to Lu Chuer, a careless little confused. Lu Chu'er is still in charge of the Forward General's Mansion, although the owners of the mansion have all moved away.

Liu Yu and Han Sheng entered the inner court together, and seeing the desolation and desolation in the inner court, Han Sheng couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This turmoil, the biggest impact is the inner court, it's time to add some palace maids and eunuchs to come in, otherwise you see, there is no one angry, like a deserted garden." ”

Liu Yue didn't think anything about supplementing the palace maid, but Liu Yue had some prejudices about the profession of eunuchs, firstly, it was the unauthorized power of eunuchs, and secondly, this itself was very inhumane, so Liu Yu only mentioned in passing that he was ready to add some palace maids and female officials, but he did not say what channels he would add from.

When it comes to palace maids, Liu Yu will inevitably remember another woman who should have been in the inner court, that is, his old mother-in-law, Qi'er's mother, Concubine Lin.

Liu Yu asked, "Brother Han, according to the etiquette law, should you take Concubine Lin into the palace now?" ”

Han Sheng sighed: "Don't ask me, since the founding of the Great Shun Dynasty, no empress has ever ascended the throne, and this etiquette cannot follow the old system. You can come as much as you want, but according to the etiquette of filial piety, you should welcome Concubine Lin into the palace earlier. ”

Qi'er became the empress, and Concubine Lin was also the queen mother, Liu Yue thought of the sentimental and somewhat afraid of seeing strangers, and he sighed a little. The relationship between the women around him is a little unclear.

The two went all the way to the Yingcui Palace, where Concubine Lin and Qi'er lived, which was originally a small residence, but because Qi'er lived in the inner court as the empress, Liu Yu specially asked people to arrange the Yingcui Palace, and prepared to repair and transform it after Qi'er ascended the throne as the emperor, so that it could be worthy of the new emperor's bedroom.

When Liu Yu arrived at the door, he saw Qi'er sitting at one end of the table playing the game of "picking flower ropes" with a girl with a low head.

However, as soon as Liu Yu's shadow appeared, the two girls still found him together. When the visitor saw Liu Yu's vicious appearance, he stuck out his tongue and made a grimace, it was Wu Shuo, the little stammerer he hadn't seen for a long time.

Speaking of which, Wu Shuo is still the matchmaker who pulls the red thread for Liu Yu and Qi'er. (To be continued......)