The imperial court exchanged a low tax rate for merchants to sell goods at a fair price. Although Liu Yu knew that Lu Dao was overdrawing his future income to maintain the stability of Chang'an City, there was no other way, and if he could not solve the current embarrassment, he would not be able to talk about the future.

This also had the advantage that the merchants would be more closely connected to the imperial court, and they would be more interested in maintaining the current regime than having their vested interests wiped out by the dynasty.

can make the businessman and the court have one mind, Liu Yu thinks it's good.

The one-day holiday officially began, and Liu Yu went for a walk outside the city to observe the resettlement of the victims up close. Judging from Akari, the disaster relief situation is still good, and the resettlement of the victims is also very orderly.

At noon, Liu Yu had dinner in Li Sha'er's small residence.

After the two officially established their relationship, Liu Yu rarely came over, firstly, he really didn't have time recently, and secondly, they were not officially married after all. Liu Yu always felt a sense of indebtedness to his family, and the same was true for Li Shaer.

Eat at the table, silently. Li Sha'er raised her eyebrows with a little bit of the shyness of her little daughter's family.

"It's easy to live here, and you don't need a lot of money to live at home. You don't have to worry, sir. ”

Although Liu Yu didn't like the title of "master", Li Sha'er seemed to be used to calling him so.

As soon as Li Sha'er said a word, the little maid who had been standing at the door said, "Madame also does embroidery to help the family." ”

On weekdays, Li Sha'er treats the two maids well, and the maid sees that the master doesn't come over often, maybe it's a pity for Li Sha'er, so she says good things about Li Sha'er in front of Liu Yu.

Li Sha'er glanced at the little maid complainingly, and the little maid lowered her head in mockery.

"You don't have to be too economical." Liu Yu took out some silver again. "Take care of yourself. Wait for things to fade down. Officially marry you. ”

Although Liu Yu's words are good. But he himself felt a bit empty of promises. When things fade down, there is no accurate answer to what is going on and to what extent. Fortunately, Li Sha'er didn't mind, and she didn't refuse Liu Yu's silver, but just took it away. From the time she left Zangyunfang to preside over the Li family's housework, she developed a habit of frugality.

As soon as he returned home, Liu Yu received a message to enter the palace immediately. Originally, he also wanted to take a day off at home, look at the book review book and sort out his thoughts.

When I entered the palace, I saw that the Yamen of the Ministry of War, together with Yang Lie and others, were all waiting in the Yaqian Palace. And there was also a tense atmosphere in the Yaqian Palace.

"Master, it's not good."

It may be that something big really happened, even if Liu Yu repeatedly told Su Yan not to be commensurate with master and apprentice in front of others, this time Su Yan seemed to have forgotten.

"What?"

As soon as Liu Yu asked, Yang Lie sent the war report that had just been sent back from the front line to Liu Yu. Liu Yu thought that the rebellion in Guanzhong had changed, but he didn't expect that this battle report came from Jiang Zuo. The Jiangzuo region is close to the territory of the Huainan Huai King.

"King Huai...... He rebelled. Su Yan said in surprise.

Liu Yuxian calmed Su Yan's emotions, as the Son of Heaven. If you can't maintain your demeanor in front of the ministers, the Son of Heaven has no prestige at all. Liu Yu used his eyes to keep him from being surprised. Seeing Liu Yue's calm appearance, Su Yan's heart settled down a little.

In his opinion, this master is omnipotent, and there is nothing he can't do.

While Liu Yu was reading the battle report, Yang Lie explained: "In the name of Sushang County's failure to pay the summer tax on time this year, King Huai openly sent Dou He, the general of the left army, to besiege Sushang City, the capital of Sushang County. Because of the blockade of the Huai army in Jiangbei, the news did not spread from Hanzhong to the capital until today. ”

There are eight counties in the Jiangzuo region, six of which are under the jurisdiction of King Huai.

The other two counties, in addition to Sushang County, which was occupied by King Huai, and then the seat of the Jiangnan Protectorate of the imperial court, Huining County.

The taxes of these two counties were originally paid to the imperial court, and King Huai had written to the imperial court many times, saying that he was willing to help pay on his behalf. Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by.

When the old emperor was alive, he saw King Huai's intentions, resolutely refused to allow it, and issued many orders to reprimand, but King Huai still did not give up. Now that they are openly sending troops to occupy it, it is tantamount to an undeclared war.

The Minister of War immediately realized that this was a blatant rebellion by King Huai. Liu Yu felt that something was wrong, if it was really a blatant rebellion, King Huai would not just occupy a county and quit the army, it was obvious that King Huai was testing the attitude of the imperial court.

At present, the Dashun court can only mobilize one place, and in the vast majority of areas east of Tongguan, in addition to the vassal kings, there are also county kings and county dukes. Although all counties and counties have soldiers and horses, they are too scattered, and in recent years, they have encountered continuous wars in the north, and local defenses have been relaxed.

If the imperial court wants to go to war with King Huai now, all preparations are not sufficient, which is tantamount to self-destruction. Liu Yue knows this truth very well.

Originally, Liu Yu, as a military general, should not participate in the discussion of strategic warfare theory, and was only responsible for obeying orders. But now he is beyond the generals, vaguely the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, he saw that those ministers of the military department were all indignant and said that they wanted to level the domain, he suddenly thought, maybe this is what King Huai wants to see.

"Your Majesty."

As soon as Liu Yu spoke, the noisy Yaqian Hall suddenly quieted down, and everyone wanted to hear what he had to say, "King Huai is the emperor's uncle, and he is also of royal blood. If it is only because of a battle report, it is too hasty and arbitrary to condemn it as a rebellion. ”

A military officer on the side said: "Then what does General Liu mean that he has to wait for the Huai army to kill at the foot of Chang'an City before he can be convicted of rebellion?" ”

Liu Yue smiled indifferently and said: "Even if the Huai army kills under Chang'an City, it may only be King Qin, not necessarily a rebellion." ”

That Lang Guan was obviously newly appointed by the right prime minister's party, and he didn't know the depth, so he glared at Liu Yu angrily and said, "You!" But I couldn't say why.

Liu Yu continued: "As far as the minister knows, the former emperor promised to use the land of Jiangzuo as the fief of the Huai King, and then two of the counties were not divided into the Huai Wang's territory for various reasons. That is probably the cause of today's dispute. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, it is better to inherit the kindness of the previous emperor and return the remaining two counties, together with the southern part of Jiangzuo Danyang County, to the Huai King, to show the grace of heaven! ”

Liu Yu's proposal caused an uproar in the entire Yaqian Palace, and now that King Huai openly sent troops to rebel, the imperial court not only issued an order to reprimand or send troops to confront, but also sent a few more counties? Doesn't that seem to be the cowardice of the court, allowing King Huai to act arbitrarily?

"Your Majesty, Commander Liu is clearly going to betray the country for glory! You can't! ”

I don't know who said a word, but in order to show their loyalty, the other ministers of the military department echoed it one after another, kneeling down to ask the emperor to show their attitude.

Liu Yu said: "Colleagues, what do you mean? What does it mean to sell the country for glory? As a general of the Great Shun Dynasty, where is the country being sold, and where is the glory being sought? You have to be careful when you speak, King Huai is the uncle of the Son of Heaven, and he is also a royal surname. What do you mean, King Huai is not a subject of the Son of Heaven? ”

Liu Yu saw that these people still didn't hit the south wall and didn't look back, so he had to look at Su Yan. Su Yan immediately understood, and took out the emperor's majesty and said: "You ministers don't need to say much, Commander Liu...... I think this proposal is very good, and in order to show the greatness of heaven's grace, I will ...... Just do what Commander Liu wants. ”

No matter how much the minister of war tried to persuade him, the emperor was still indifferent. In Su Yan's opinion, his master's strategy must be unfathomable and profound, which has been confirmed countless times. This time was no exception.

Sending away those bitter ministers, Liu Yu explained a little to Su Yan. Roughly now, the preparation of the imperial court is not sufficient, as long as it is not really torn with King Huai, then show weakness to King Huai and secretly develop momentum.

This is also based on the internal and external difficulties of the Guanzhong region. There was a great drought in Guanzhong, a rebellion in Guannan, and a Turkic nuisance in the north.

Before parting, Liu Yu asked Su Yan to summon the Marquis of Dingguo to lead his troops back to Chang'an City. This is the best opportunity for Liu Yu to increase his weight. After all, Qi Fang and Zhang Wuzhu's conscription was only the beginning, and it became difficult under the rebellion.

And when he came out of the temple of Yaqian, he had already put on the lamp. Before I knew it, an afternoon passed. It's another day of hard work.

Liu Yu was about to leave, when he saw Su Bi coming to the Yaqian Hall with the help of Chai Jin, and when he saw Liu Yu, the husband and wife greeted him.

"His Royal Highness Shintake-kun." Liu Yu stepped forward and saluted, "You are ......"

Liu Yu thought that Su Bi was injured, but when he saw Su Bi's face flushed, Chai Jin on the side licked his big face and smiled: "Hehe, Brother Liu, she is happy for my son-in-law." ”

Liu Yu subconsciously went to look at Su Bi's stomach. I didn't see a bulge, and I was so careful when I was just diagnosed with pregnancy, and it seems that the couple also attaches great importance to this child.

"Congratulations." Liu Yu arched his hand and smiled.

Su Bi said with a displeased face: "General Liu, you really did a good thing." In front of the army, you actually asked the emperor to cut the two counties of Jiangzuo to the king of Huai, are you working for the emperor or for the king of Huai? ”

Liu Yuxin said that the couple was not at home to raise the baby at ease, and they came to the palace to ask him about the guilt.

Liu Yu smiled and said: "That must be His Royal Highness Xinzhujun, you have listened to the errand, and not only proposed that the emperor cut the two counties of Jiangzuo to the king of Huai, but also proposed to cut half of Danyang County to the king of Huai at the same time, strictly speaking, the land of that half of the county is also in the left of the river." ”

"Danyang County?" Su Bi frowned, "Isn't that under King Ding?" ”

"Who's to say it isn't. Since the emperor wants to fulfill the king of Huai, he must fulfill it to the end at one time and attribute the entire Jiangzuo to the king of Huai. There is no important place in this section of itself, in the hands of the imperial court, or in the hands of King Huai, if there is really a war in the future, it will not make much difference. ”

Su Bi immediately understood Liu Yu's intentions, instead of fighting with King Huai for the sake of the two counties in the south of the Yangtze River with low strategic significance, it was better to push the boat with his hands, on the one hand, to gain respite, and on the other hand, to cause a dispute between King Ding and King Huai through Danyang County.

Su Bi frowned and said, "King Huai and King Ding have long been embarrassed, do you think they will have a dispute over the land of half a county?" ”

Liu Yu said again: "It's their business that they can't afford to have disputes. I only know that if you start a war with King Huai now, then you may not know who will sit on the throne in the end! If this is the case, can you afford His Royal Highness Xinzhujun? (To be continued......)