After accompanying Sun Ning out of the lobby and walking towards the courtyard behind, Xiao Changyong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the minister has already asked people to stop the arrangement of sprinkling and sweeping inside and outside this Hibiscus Garden, although it is not as good as the Luoyang Palace, but it will not let Your Majesty live in any awkwardness."

"If Your Majesty has any other requirements, you can also order the people below to make arrangements."

As he spoke, he remembered something and added: "By the way, there is also the most trustworthy father-in-law Wei by Your Majesty's side, who went to the Jinsha River to wait for His Majesty to enter Sichuan, and the minister has already sent someone to deliver the news to him, presumably in these two days, he will be able to come back to serve Your Majesty." ”

Sun Ning originally just nodded casually and said yes, but at the end of this sentence, he reacted slightly: "Wei Shen also came to Sichuan and Shu?" Did you come with Shen Zhou and Guo Chong? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, exactly."

Sun Ning snorted, obviously with Shen Zhou's literati character, he definitely didn't look down on such a eunuch as Wei Shen, so he didn't mention the other party in front of him before.

This made him feel a little headache, he was comfortable when he was out alone before, but now as soon as he becomes the emperor, all kinds of relationship entanglements must be dealt with carefully.

However, this thought flashed, and Sun Ning quickly put his mind back to more important things. He looked at Xiao Changyong with a smile: "Dingxi Hou, your arrangement naturally makes me very satisfied, in fact, I didn't come to Yuzhou to take refuge and enjoy happiness, I really want to use this place as the foundation and return to the Central Plains." ”

"What Your Majesty said is that the ministers should do their best to assist and dare not slack off." Xiao Changyong hurriedly said again.

"In that case, we need to talk openly and honestly. What is the purpose of your arrangement today? ”

Being asked so directly by Sun Ning suddenly made Xiao Changyong's expression stiffen, he didn't expect the emperor to be so shrewd, let alone that the emperor would ask so bluntly.

Seeing that he was silent, Sun Ning simply stopped and turned around, staring at him: "What?" Just said that I would do my best to assist, can't I even be honest this time? ”

"The minister doesn't dare, the minister is afraid!" Xiao Changyong's knees immediately weakened, and he wanted to kneel down and plead guilty.

But Sun Ning took the first step to help him: "You don't have to be like this, I can see that you are not like Guo Yan in Liangzhou, you have long had a heart of disobedience, and you still have the duty of a subordinate to me." It's just that there's obviously something to hide from me, tell me, what the hell is going on? ”

was supported by Sun Ning like this, Xiao Changyong only felt a strong block, and no matter how hard he tried, his body could not move at all.

Only then did he know that His Majesty in front of him was more powerful than he thought, and this skill alone was much stronger than himself.

You must know that he, Xiao Changyong, as the Marquis of Dingxi, wants to go on the horse to manage the army and dismount to manage the people, and he has also practiced good martial arts. But now compared with His Majesty the Emperor, it is like a child meeting an adult, and the gap is huge.

Coupled with the other party's strong insight and more noble identity, he no longer dared to hide the slightest, and planned to tell everything as it was.

I saw Xiao Changyong looking at Sun Ning with a wry smile: "Your Majesty should have heard some rumors in the Sichuan and Shu regions today." It is said that the Tang Gate is getting bigger and bigger, which has caused the influence of the government here to shrink...... In fact, this is not a rumor, but a fact.

"Just before the Central Plains changed, the Tang Sect had already begun to squeeze out the government power in Yizhou and northern Sichuan through close contact with the local barbarians of all ethnic groups.

At that time, for the sake of local stability, the minister had been tolerating and did not dare to have friction with it. As a result, not only did they not relent, but they intensified their efforts more and more, constantly provoking contradictions and conflicts between the Han and barbarians in various names, the small ones fighting between one or two villages, and the big ones even directly waving their troops to attack the state capital and county seat......"

When Sun Ning heard him say this, his brows furrowed even more, the situation here was more serious than he thought.

"It was the minister's weakness before that gave them the opportunity to grow stronger, and by the time the minister knew that the situation was not good, and their power was too big to lose, it was already too late.

"The local officials have long been driven and replaced by local local officials, and many Han people have also been implicated and can only continue to migrate south. This is also the reason why Yuzhou City has a large population today, and so many officials come to visit His Majesty today. ”

"Hmm. But you just swallow your anger and do nothing? Sun Ning asked a little unacceptably.

"The Chen Xiao family received great favor from the imperial court and guarded the southwest, so naturally they didn't want chaos in the southwest, so they also planned to send troops to quell the rebellion."

Xiao Changyong said bitterly: "But on the one hand, they have already sat firmly in all parts of northern Sichuan, and their subordinates have raised a large number of men and horses, even if the ministers do their best to attack, they don't have much chance of winning; Both, at that time, there was a great chaos in the imperial court, and even Luoyang City was ......

"This makes my Sichuan and Shu soldiers and horses also demoralized, and the ministers dare not send troops to quell the chaos, in the past few years, they can only support it hard, hoping to use benevolent politics to influence the people of Sichuan and Shu.

"It's a pity that this approach has little effect after all, but the Tang Sect and the barbarians of all ethnic groups have not been able to expand their own strength, and recently, it has been rumored that they will send troops to attack our Yuzhou and other places in southern Sichuan.

"The minister knew that the situation was in danger, so he naturally had to boost the morale of the whole army, so as to stabilize the local area first, and then find an opportunity to recapture the entire Sichuan and Shu.

However, the current situation is becoming more and more unfavorable, and no matter how much the minister says and does, he can't boost the confidence of the soldiers. Until recently, there was news from Baishuiguan that His Majesty had entered Sichuan......"

Sun Ning looked at him clearly: "So you thought of using me, the emperor, to inspire the hearts of the people and the army?" ”

"Your Majesty is the lord of my Dayue, the lord of the world, and everyone expects it. As long as you come to my Yuzhou and make decisions for our courtiers, the ministers believe that everyone will have the confidence to fight against those rebellious thieves and win and recapture the entire Sichuan and Shu! ”

When he said this, Xiao Changyong's expression was extremely solemn, and then he asked for sin: "The minister knows that this point of thought is suspected of bullying the king, if Your Majesty really wants to blame, the minister will not dare to complain, Your Majesty wants to surrender, and the minister will admit it." ”

Sun Ning looked at him for a long time, and after confirming that he was no longer deceiving and lying, he straightened him out and said with a smile: "That's it, you are also out of a public heart, I naturally don't blame you." But this time, if you have any ideas in the future, you can explain them to me, and you must not be deceived again. ”

"Obey the order!" Xiao Changyong hurriedly agreed, and his heart was relieved.

Sun Ning also laughed: "Okay, after talking about business, let's talk about private matters." Dingxi Hou, in fact, I also have something to discuss with you. ”

"Don't dare, if Your Majesty has any orders, the ministers should obey them."

"That's ......" Sun Ning was a little stumbling at this time, "I am in love with Ling Yan, and I ask you to agree to the marriage between us." ”