After Liu Yu returned to Chang'an City, his life was as peaceful as a year ago.

The spring flowers are blooming, the southern geese are back, and Chang'an City is still prosperous and lively in the past. In this world, he experienced two cold and summer temperatures, had a family, began to slowly integrate into this society, and was deeply trapped in officialdom and could not extricate himself.

The previous calm was really calm, but this time there are waves hidden in it.

Now Liu Yue is in power, many people want to take away his power, and he also knows that this power must be held in his hands, Liu Yue, who is used to officialdom, knows very well the difference between having power and not having power in officialdom, if he falls, the power of Chang'an City will be reshuffled, and he can't imagine what the court will become.

With power, if others want to embarrass him and cut him down, they have to weigh the consequences. As a result, everyone knew that Liu Yue was a powerful minister, but no one dared to attack him, and the conviction of the marquis's intention to rebel could not be convicted for a long time. Although the father and son of the Liu family are not compatible, it is not a secret, but after all, they broke bones and tendons, and they were all damaged.

Under such circumstances, the list of meritorious personnel awarded by Min Shaoqing and Ma Feng was changed several times, and the court discussion was also a number of major controversies, that is, some details could not be implemented, the main reason was that Liu Yue, the first meritorious minister, did not come forward, and the merits of many meritorious heroes were not clear to the central government.

Some credits do not need to be disputed, such as the merits of Liu Yu and Chai Jin, and then the merits of Min Shaoqing and Ma Feng's escort, and then the fact that Huo Yi took the lead. In addition to these, almost all the remaining wars were carried out in unexpected ways by the courtiers, Jiang You pacified the Jingwang Land, and the divine soldiers descended into Jiankang. These are too sensational for the average Wenchen. As for who has contributed to this war. They don't even know.

At the court meeting, Yuan Bolang said violently: "Your Majesty, this general's merit book has always been presented by the military commander, what can be the conclusion of the court discussion with the ministers?" Isn't it still untrue in the end? ”

Seeing Su Yan's face gloomy, Lan He, the left minister on the side, echoed and said: "The minister thinks that what the right minister said is extremely true, it is better to ......" Lan He looked up at the rebellious generalissimo Chai Jin. "How about being brought up by the firewood?"

Lan He and Yuan Bolang were originally incompatible, and the two sides were still bitter rivals, but in the case of Liu Yu's intolerance and the rise of upstarts such as Min Shaoqing and Ma Feng, the original enemies would also become friends, and when it came to power and interests, these courtiers were often so unprincipled.

The ball was thrown to Chai Jin, which can make Chai Jin embarrassed, although he is a rebel generalissimo, but he belongs to the kind of marshal who sits in the rear, and he can't sort out the war in Xuzhou City. Let him summarize the merits of the Jiangnan border generals, it is really better to let him die headlong. Chai Jin was watched for a long time. Only then did two words pop out of his mouth: "No!" ”

The way of refusal is crisp and neat, and it is even more surprising.

There is no way, but anyone who is familiar with Chai Jin also knows that he is just a formality in this war, and there are very few places where he is really used.

No one in the whole court can put forward a more detailed list, and once there is no reward for meritorious service, and no punishment can be imposed for fault, those soldiers who regard honor as the highest belief will rebel. And the court's delay in making a reward after pacifying Huaidi will also make the people below think that the court is slamming the door, or that the court situation is chaotic and cannot come up with a practical plan.

"It's all the kid surnamed Liu, who clearly wants us to look good!"

The discussion could not be fruitful, and the court had no choice but to disperse the court and resume the discussion the next day. And Yuan Bolang walked on the road, and his mouth was already complaining.

Lan He walked beside Yuan Bolang, and said with a slight pause when he heard this: "I'm afraid General Liu is mediating for his old father Dingguohou, so it's better to ...... Taking advantage of his wishes, the Marquis of Dingguo was added to the list of rewarded heroes, what do you say? ”

Yuan Bolang glanced at Lan He and didn't say anything, but he always felt that this was also a way, who called the family father and son, now that the father made a mistake, the son began to keep a low profile and not enter the court, but in fact, those generals in the court still take Liu Yu as the leader, even if Liu Yu is at home, but he can still fully control the military power in Guanzhong and even the four seas, such people can only coax and carry, and they can't know that they are sharp and meet their front.

Before Yuan Bolang could speak, a voice sounded from behind the two: "Two Xiangguo, don't do it!" ”

It's Min Shaoqing.

I saw Min Shaoqing walking up to the two of them with a hurried face, saluting first, Lan He and Yuan Bolang glanced at each other, and no one returned the salute. Lan He asked, "Min Du Yushi, what do you mean by this?" ”

Min Shaoqing said with a straight face: "The meaning of the lower officials, you must not compromise with Liu Wenyan!" As a military general, it is his responsibility to lead the troops to the battle, and with the merit, the court will award rewards. But if because of his merits, he has to let go of the heart of the prince and the prince, then is the world the world of the Son of Heaven or the world of the Liu family? ”

Lan Hexin said, this is the difference between being old and sleek and being young and vigorous, if things take a turn for the better, how can he and Yuan Bolang want to compromise, but in today's stalemate, Liu Yu can't open his mouth, so he can only start from the merit of Dingguohou, as long as Dingguohou's crime is successful, then everything will be solved.

Yuan Bolang didn't want to openly have a bad relationship with Min Shaoqing, so he had to use Lan He as a gunman, Lan He also understood this, since he chose to unite with Yuan Bolang, he had to take refuge with the mentality of the weak, and he couldn't expect the powerful Yuan Bolang to be treated equally.

Lan He said: "Min Du Yushi has such an insight, it is better to persuade the emperor, or to tell Liu Wenyan, it may be more effective!" ”

After saying that, the two Xiangguo had already walked out of the palace gate side by side, making Min Shaoqing stand in place, unable to exert his strength.

Ma Feng followed with a smile on his face and persuaded: "Min Du Yushi, why are you suffering?" These two old guys, one is more cunning than the other, how can they care about justice and wrong, as long as it is in line with their rights and interests, they will do things against their will! ”

Min Shaoqing sank his face and said, "This is the palace gate, Brother Zhongning can't talk nonsense." ”

Publicly criticizing the senior officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee or their superiors is not a light crime.

Ma Feng said disapprovingly: "Dare to do it or are you afraid of what people say?" Brother Min, it's rare for you and me to enter the whirlpool of the court, why don't we take a step back, make peace with that Liu Wenyan, and try his style? ”

Min Shaoqing glanced at Ma Feng and said, "What do you mean?" ”

"You and I, the emperor, and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty can't solve this matter, but Liu Wenyan can solve it. might as well ask the emperor to talk to him, they have a deep master-apprentice relationship, and Liu Wenyan should never refute the emperor's face. ”

Min Shaoqing was horrified and asked the emperor to intercede with the courtiers, which was a shame for the courtiers. It's a pity that there is no other way now, I just hope that Liu Wenyan will not even give the emperor's face.

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When the Son of Heaven returned to Chang'an City, he did not reward the meritorious personnel for a long time, and there were already rumors in the army, and this rumor even spread to the market, and many people were speculating whether something had happened in the court.

A lot of things have happened in the past two years of the Great Shun Dynasty, and the new Son of Heaven ascended the throne, and the ability of this Son of Heaven is also very doubtful. Now, in a simple matter of asking for a reward for meritorious service, it is difficult not to let people think crookedly.

At this moment, the new emperor's Luan drove out of the palace gate and went straight to the Qianfeng General's Mansion, which was the first time the new emperor stepped outside the palace gate after returning to Chang'an City.

Without accompanying ministers, the emperor's whereabouts were very secretive, and there was no escort from a large number of royal guards, which seemed very low-key. After entering the Qianfeng General's Mansion, the sentinels in front of the Qianfeng General's Mansion informed a group of Wenchen, like Yuan Bolang and Lan He, who did not know about it beforehand.

"The emperor went to see Liu Wenyan?"

But all the Wenchen who knew about the matter of Lu Dao felt uneasy about Liu Yu. This rebellion of the Marquis of Dingguo has made the pair of masters and apprentices almost break up, and this is also the best opportunity to eradicate Liu Yu, a powerful minister, but once the emperor and Liu Wen seriously repair the old good, the ministers are only afraid that the imperial court will return to the situation before the army marches.

In fact, there was no animosity between Su Yan and Liu Yu.

"Master, you guessed it right, they really asked me to come to you." This was the first thing Su Yan said after seeing Liu Yu.

In the main hall of the Forward General's Mansion, only the master and apprentice were left, and the two were never so formal in the past. Although the mentality of the two has changed after the end of this war, at least in terms of the relationship between master and apprentice, both sides still know how to tolerate.

"Hmm." Liu Yu nodded, "They didn't let you say anything?" ”

Su Yan thought about it, shook his head, ate the dim sum on the table by himself, and sighed: "If you eat too many good things, the dim sum is not so delicious." In the past, when I came to the master's place, I always wanted to bring some back and taste it slowly. ”

Liu Yu didn't intend to embarrass Su Yan, he deliberately didn't go to court this time, and he had discussed with Su Yan in advance, otherwise, he would not have clearly listed the list of personnel rewards to Su Yan when he was in Yangzhou. Su Yan held the list in his hand, but it was never announced, and he also followed Liu Yu's intention to see the reaction of the people in the court this time. In fact, for Su Yan, he didn't understand a lot of Liu Yu's orders, he just did what Liu Yu told him.

"Master, don't insist on it, there is no you in the court, I don't know the bottom of my heart." Su Yan said with pleading.

Liu Yu looked at Su Yan, frowned, and sighed.

Although Su Yan did what he wanted in this matter, he still didn't trust him, afraid that he would pick on him, perhaps because of this, Su Yan once again called himself "I" in front of him, this small change reflects that Su Yan has also learned to be sophisticated and knows when to be flexible.

Su Yan continued: "Master, I can also ...... in the matter of my master."

"Needless to say." Liu Yu didn't want Su Yan to beg him against his will again, which would make the master and apprentice even more unable to deal with each other in the future, "For the Marquis of Dingguo, everything is official, but the Liu family can't be destroyed." ”

Su Yan nodded hurriedly.

"It's not up to you to mention this." Liu Yu continued, "It's best to find someone you trust, Min Du Yushi or Yuan Xiang, and let them take care of their own proportions, you just have to make a final decision after the last decision!" ”

Su Yan smiled and said, "Is the master going to the court tomorrow?" ”

"It's better to wait until this matter is settled, now that I show up, they will only think that I put pressure on you." (To be continued......)