Resetting the left phase was Liu Yu's means to balance the power of civil officials in Chang'an City, so that he had more energy to deal with the forces outside Chang'an City.

The vassal kings occupied nearly half of the territory of the world, and although they paid tribute to the imperial court every year, the number of tributes was decreasing year by year, while the feudal king's army increased year by year, and the military salary expenditure accounted for most of the taxes paid by the domain. Including King Huai, all the older vassal kings are sharpening their knives, ready to insert a knife in the court at any time.

The new emperor's power only covered Tongguan, and ordered part of the border army to withdraw to Chang'an City, but Liu Zhao, the marquis of Dingguo, did not abide by it, and still Chen soldiers were at the border pass, preparing for war against the Turks. Liu Yue knew that the force that threatened the imperial court now was not in the north, but in the south.

The dismissal of the right-wing faction headed by Yuan Bolang has not been settled, and another wave has arisen. On the night of 19 August, several fast horses from the three southwestern counties of Guanzhong brought news that Liu Yu had unexpected news, and in the three southwestern counties of Guanzhong, where the severe drought was severe, a conflict broke out between the displaced people and the government. Soon, many people responded, and among the three counties in Kannan, more than 10 counties were ransacked by displaced people overnight.

Because most of the local regimental training garrison battalions were requisitioned, coupled with the lack of food and salary, the defense in many areas was lax, making the local government unable to resist the looting of the displaced people. This black tide is spreading northward, threatening Chang'an City at any time.

Woe rises within the walls.

Originally, the drought in Guanzhong and the former emperor's Bintian had made the Guanzhong area very unpeaceful, and now although it seems that it is just a disturbance by homeless people, once this trend breaks out, it is likely to be a vigorous peasant uprising. Then there will be no need for King Huai. Don't be eyed by the local overlords. Just these inconspicuous homeless people. can make Chang'an City change hands. Without Chang'an City as a backing, the new emperor is a joke.

Liu Yu immediately requisitioned Dongshui Ying to the south to quell the rebellion, and on the other hand, he also wanted to stabilize the situation in Chang'an City as soon as possible, and first suppress the antagonism between the Right Prime Minister and the new emperor.

August 20. The day after the first emperor's funeral was also the day when the first emperor's body was put into the ground.

The official road from Chang'an City to the Imperial Tomb was shrouded in a suppressed emotion. Hundreds of officials accompanied the new emperor and carried the coffin of the former emperor to the imperial tomb. In the later years of the reign of the first emperor, he had prepared a dungeon for himself, all of which were magnificent, and when the coffin of the first emperor entered the dungeon, Su Yan stood at the door and shed a few tears. Liu Yu looked at it from the side and did not speak.

On the big day of the emperor's burial, Yuan Bolang actually fell ill, and most of the right prime minister's party did not come in person, which made Liu Yu very annoyed. Now that the chaos in Guannan has started, the best way is for him to personally put down the trouble. But now he can't leave Chang'an City at all, and he hasn't completely controlled the overall situation.

"Master. What are you looking at? Su Yan saw Liu Yu standing aside in a daze, and walked over and said, "This is the second time I've come to this imperial mausoleum, but I couldn't come in to see it last time." Master, remember the pit I sold you here. ”

Liu Yu smiled and nodded.

Su Yan also said with a sad face: "Otherwise, the master will choose here today, and we won't be buried too far in the future, and I can ask the teacher to teach you if there is anything." I'm afraid that when I get over there, there will be bulls and horses who will be embarrassed by me. ”

Before the things of his life in the world were settled, Su Yan began to make plans for his death.

Liu Yu looked at the surrounding mountains and said, "It's rare that there is such a good place to live in Guanzhong, but it's not yet time for you and me to choose a site to be buried." Guanzhong is the cornerstone of the imperial court, how do you think about how to deal with those rebellious refugees? ”

Su Yan's face sank again when he heard this, and he was embarrassed: "With the master here, I will be lazy about these things." The number of those homeless people is not very large, master...... It should be fine, right? ”

Liu Yu sighed, it seemed that Su Yan still didn't realize the seriousness of the problem. In Su Yan's opinion, after becoming the emperor, the whole world is his, and there are people in several counties and counties who rebel, and the army of the imperial court will definitely be captured when it is calmed down. Although the fact is roughly the same, the number of displaced people who rebelled in the three counties of Guannan is only a few thousand people, and the combat effectiveness is low, but it is also difficult to suppress it, on the one hand, it must not be too gentle, otherwise the goal of pacification cannot be achieved. On the other hand, they can't be too tough, after all, those are also desperate hungry people, once they are forced to hurry, not only will the disaster worsen, but also drive the local people's antagonism towards the imperial court. At that time, the size of the rebel army will increase, and it will be even more difficult to pacify.

The process of quelling the rebellion is actually the process of pacifying the local government and providing proper disaster relief.

In order not to be restrained at both ends, Liu Yu must also take Yuan Bolang's party first.

The entry of the emperor into the soil also means that the period of state mourning in Chang'an City has passed, and the restrictions on wedding and entertainment activities during the state mourning period have also been lifted. While Chang'an City is restoring its prosperity and liveliness, the impact of the Guannan Rebellion will soon spread, and Chang'an City may not be prosperous at that time.

Originally, the next day, August 21, was the day when the new emperor officially ascended the throne. However, due to the sudden illness of Yuan Bolang, who presided over the state funeral and the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, the new emperor also specially decreed that the sacrifice to heaven be postponed by two days, and it was changed to August 23.

After returning to Chang'an City from the Imperial Mausoleum, Su Yan went to visit the "sick" courtiers accompanied by Liu Yu. The emperor personally visited the sick, which was a great grace. Including the right minister, you must not be lazy, even if you drag the "sick body", you must welcome the holy car.

This visit was different from the last time Qu Ning was sent to "treat the disease", Su Yan did not bring a doctor, but just asked the president of the Imperial Forest Army, who did not understand medical skills, to lead Liu Yu to escort him, making it clear that he did not suspect that these officials were pretending to be sick. It was with absolute trust that I came to visit out of concern for the courtiers. The new emperor seemed to be relenting and courting the courtiers, but only the ministers who were visited knew the suffering.

Originally, calling the illness was just a pretext for the court to put pressure on the new emperor, but now it's good, the new emperor came to visit in person, if he is not sick and pretends to be sick, wouldn't it be a crime to deceive the king? And not everyone has the longevity of Yuan Bolang, there are old people's diseases, and they were still addicted to wine yesterday, and now in the face of Luanjia's arrival, they can only lie on the bed one by one, pretending to be half-dead. Even Liu Yu was smiling secretly, the sick appearance of these ministers was all pretending to be the same.

The new emperor did not want to expose their intention to pretend to be sick, and the greeting for warmth also reflected the monarch's care for the courtiers. From noon, there were not too many ministers who visited the new emperor in person, there were more than a dozen. At the same time as the visit, Su Yan also brought a piece of news, indicating to them the difficulties of the current imperial court, and asked them to go to the Liutai Yamen to participate in the deliberations on the second day, August 21. I hope they can drag their sick bodies to participate in the government.

When the emperor left, these ministers understood the emperor's intentions. Emotional visits are fake, but to deliver messages is real. For the sake of the court, the emperor actually came in person, and they couldn't understand why the emperor did this. In fact, the new emperor himself was also confused about this matter, he just followed Liu Yu's instructions to visit selectively one by one, and there were many ministers who pretended to be sick and weak and worried that the emperor would come in person, but in fact, the emperor did not leave every house, nor did he visit nearby. Even the ministers of the neighboring door, the emperor just left one and did not leave the other.

The ministers who were visited naturally lay on the sickbed and pretended to be sick and loyally played a full set, while those who were not visited were relieved and speculated about the new emperor's intentions. After Luan drove back to the palace, they also found someone to go to the right side of the prime minister to probe the wind, Yuan Bolang's meaning is very clear, the person who should be called sick continues to call the sick, if he is still on the sickbed today and appears in the palace tomorrow, it is clear that they have ghosts.

But on the second day of the court meeting, Yuan Bolang still came in person. However, he was the only one who came to the right party. The entire meeting hall of the Liutai Yamen was still deserted, Liu Yu and Su Bi both looked indifferent, and they didn't seem to be angry, as if they were watching the development of the situation. And the topic of this day was the composition of the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, which made Yuan Bolang, who was sick and came to participate in the court discussion to explore the new emperor's mouth, very unhappy.

However, because all the fans behind him were sick at home, he also knew that Lu Dao was weak and lacked the confidence to speak, so he sulked alone. The court discussion is basically listening to Lan He talking endlessly.

After the discussion, Su Yan sighed and said: "It's rare that the matter of resetting the left phase has gone so smoothly, and I am grateful." It's just that many of these officials submitted by Zuo Xiang can't arrange official positions in the DPRK and China, I don't know if Yuan Xiangguo has any suggestions? ”

Yuan Bolang was furious, and said in his heart, should I still help the surnamed Lan?

Now most of the ministers of the six ministries are on his side, although many seem to be separated from him, but this is just an appearance, and he is not afraid that a left minister will fight against him with power.

Yuan Bolang said with a dark old face: "Back to the emperor, the old minister thinks that the six departments have a lot of errands, and instead of selling them to those merchants, it is better to place the ministers submitted by Zuo Xiang first, and then discuss them in detail later." ”

Even Su Yan, who didn't know anything about the world, heard that Yuan Bolang didn't have any kind eyes. The people who want to sell to the businessmen are all idle errands, and the list of officials submitted by the Zuo Prime Minister is all important ministers under the Zuo Minister, and let them be some idle errands like sesame mung beans, doesn't that mean that the Zuo Prime Minister has no power at all?

"Yuan Xiangguo's proposal is very good, but each family has its own difficulties."

Su Yan suddenly had a long talk with the courtiers like a deep resentful woman.

"Recently, many courtiers have been sick at home, I was afraid that there was an epidemic in Chang'an, so I personally visited the palace, and it really distressed me to see the sick faces of the courtiers who were opposite to me on weekdays. Alas, alas. After the court discussion, I decided to ask the imperial doctor to go to the palace to treat them, hoping that they would recover soon. Then serve the imperial court. ”

Yuan Bolang couldn't help but glance at Liu Yu when he heard this, and he faintly felt that something was wrong in his heart, and he could also guess that the matter must be related to Liu Yu. In fact, many of the new emperor's actions were also arranged by Liu Yu behind his back.

"The emperor's compassion for the courtiers is a blessing for the courtiers."

Yuan Bolang could only compliment the emperor. But after saying that, he regretted it, Su Yan already had a somewhat yin smile on his face, and that smile immediately reminded him of Liu Yu's smile. It's really a no-brainer.

It's in the set. Yuan Bolang said. (To be continued......)