On the side of the capital, because of the national funeral, all the activities of going to relatives to have a banquet and drink were canceled. Soon the calm of the past was restored.

On the eighth day of the first month, the emperor's coffin was buried in the Qianling Tomb.

On the sixteenth day of the first month, Dayan ushered in the third emperor, the crown prince Li Hibiscus ascended the throne as the emperor, and the country name was Kaiyuan. Dayan has opened a new chapter.

Xiao Yu, who was far away in the southwest, had already joined Chen Lin and Shibi, who had come from Beijing with a holy decree, and was showing his strength to deal with the prisoners.

With the means of cutting and deciding, he quickly dealt with a group of generals and officials who participated in the rebellion in the southwest, and Xiao Yu made the military and government in the southwest frightened with iron-blooded means.

Soon, the political magistrate did not dare to fool this iron-blooded chaper. They all cooperated tremblingly. But in the army, it was not so easy, and under the power, everyone had a lot of resentment towards the young general.

Xiao Yu had some difficulties in recovering military power, although on the surface he handed over military affairs, but secretly everyone couldn't keep up their spirits, and they were hanging on their children, and they resisted silently with a casual attitude.

Although Xiao Yu has the right to deploy troops in the three prefectures, these troops can only be used to maintain the stability of the southwest, which is completely useless for the recovery of the army.

One day, he was at a loss, walking back and forth in front of his desk. Suddenly, I heard that the soldiers outside were coming, "General Shi has arrived"

From Shibi to the southwest, Du, Chen Lin, and Liu Xiong arrested, interrogated, and pursued fugitives. Except for the day he just came, Xiao Yu hadn't seen Shibi for a few days. He hurriedly said, "Please."

As soon as the voice fell, Shibi pushed the door in: "Big brother"

Xiao Yu said: "How is the situation over there?" “

Shi Bi said: "I have something for my eldest brother, a few days ago, I forgot" said and took out a letter to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu took it, and the handwriting that said "Brother Xiao personally enlightened" was a little naïve.

Xiao Yu glanced at the stone wall, then took out the letter, opened it and looked at it, he turned the letter back and forth twice, only to understand that the letter was written horizontally, and the final payment was An An, he suddenly frowned. Walk briskly to your desk and read.

Shi Bi looked at his smug face, and he couldn't bear to look directly and turned his head away. The provincial waiter will react and blame himself for delaying his letter.

Xiao Yu read the letter, although there were only a few words, but An An was also worried about himself, he read the six words "Don't be a beautiful man", and suddenly laughed. It seems that An An still has her own in her heart, and she is obviously worried that she is messing with flowers and grass outside.

He wrote a letter back to An An, "I love, An An, the letter has been received, I have been in the southwest for a few days, I am busy with government affairs, I can't accompany you, I hope you will forgive me." Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years, and "don't plan for the Chinese" is even six words in my heart. I will be as guarded as jade. You are alone, both physically and mentally. You should also cherish it in Beijing, and if you have time to help me visit my grandmother, thank you. Wait for me to return. Kiss you millions. Xiao Yushu"

When he finished his silly fun, he realized that the stone wall was long gone. He said: This kid is fortunate to run fast, otherwise he would have to clean up well.

He hurriedly sealed the envelope and put it in his sleeve. An An's letter gave him some inspiration, and the questions he had been thinking about for days had a direction. He sighed with emotion, how did he find such a knowledgeable, thoughtful and methodical woman, and recalled it again from the day they met, secretly glad that his ancestors had declared sovereignty one step later, and he was smug for a while. That's when I thought about how to carry out my work.

Xiao Yu carefully pondered the current form of the army, and decided to set up a propaganda team according to An An's words, and Liu Xiong was the one who could complete this task. He has a strong affinity, and he must be the best candidate to win back people's hearts.

He hurriedly called someone to call Liu Xiong to discuss the matter.

As soon as Liu Xiong came, he was really surprised when he heard what Xiao Yu asked him to do: "Big brother? Is this possible? Will they really listen to us? How did you come up with the idea? ”

Xiao Yu said: "You find a few people who can speak well, form a propaganda team, and preach to them with tears in their eyes from the aspects of national righteousness, flesh-and-blood family affection, and comrade-in-arms, and hold a rectification conference every day to see how the effect is?" This propaganda slogan, I looked for Yang Hongsheng, the assassin of Gyeongju, who has outstanding rhetoric and the most patriotic feelings. He will find a few disciples, and you will form a team to conduct propaganda in the morning and train in the afternoon. What do you think? ”

Liu Xiong said: "Doesn't this make us the storyteller?" ”

Xiao Yu said: "What did you just say?" Mr. Storyteller? Your proposal is good, just find a storyteller to work with you in the division of labor, talk about the battlefield is not easy, you find someone in the team who can speak well, talk about the sensational storyteller like the mother Pan'er Gui, and talk about patriotism to find local literati and politicians."

Liu Xiong said: "Okay, I'll do it"

Xiao Yu nodded, and when Liu Xiong left, he hurriedly set out to contact Yang Tingshi. In this way, the army propaganda team was born under the suggestion of An An, which not only helped to improve the cohesion of the fighters, but also greatly helped to relieve the psychology and spirit of the fighters.

Xiao Yu's first step is to convince people with virtue:

He has already shocked the officialdom in the southwest with vigorous and resolute means, and then he will play the emotional card.

First of all, after the new emperor ascended the throne, the descendants of the king of the southwest were to be escorted back to Beijing, and Xiao Yu made a bold decision, he did not use shackles and prisoner carts to transport them. Instead, they used horse-drawn carriages, and allowed these people to take care of them with a few mothers-in-law and girls. Of course, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Chen Lin will personally escort 20,000 people back to Beijing. Along the way, there were troops from other state capitals.

Xiao Yu's move shocked everyone's jaws, and they all said that the new emperor was simply benevolent and generous, and he could treat the rebellious brothers and family members with such courtesy. This is simply unprecedented. won a lot of favor for the new emperor.

The people in the army, seeing that the family of the king of the southwest could still be treated with such courtesy, of course their hearts were shocked, there was no one before and no one after them, and as a rebellious family member, they were not cut down and eradicated.

Xiao Yu took the opportunity to take the second step, which was to let the propaganda work of the military camp, the eldest husband threw his head and spilled blood, that was to fight the enemy, how could he aim the gun at his comrades. Only when the country is unified and peaceful can one's family be safe and happy. As a result, a large number of aspiring soldiers were recovered. Xiao Yu rewarded and appointed the soldiers who took the lead in submitting to the obedience.

And just like that, things finally got off to a good start and turned around.