A country has nine states, one state has eight or nine counties, one county has eight or nine counties, and the state, county, and county are each under one level, and the death of a county magistrate, if the state pastor has a heart, he doesn't even have to submit it to Gyeonggi Chang'an.

However, the two secret letters were still passed by the fast horse and placed on the table of Liu Yan, the Son of Heaven, one from Changshuiwei scattered in Huaxing County, and the other from Huaxing County.

In 341 A.D. of the Han calendar, October 15, Chang'an City, Weiyang Palace, Xuanshu Palace, Ganquanju.

Liu Yan, who had finished handling important government affairs, was drinking tea with Prime Minister Lu Zheng, who was also dressed in civilian clothes.

I don't know why, Liu Yan, who is forty and seven years old this year, suddenly has more gray hair in a year, and people have become a little anxious, maybe he feels that he is getting old, and he has become more diligent.

On weekdays, although Liu Yan is pitiful and vain, he wants to rely on this short life, but his wish, to win the name before and after his death, and leave a big Taiping territory for his heirs.

If he could, he also wanted to fulfill a childhood dream of his own: in his lifetime, he would lead a million male divisions, and Fu Yi, the monarch of Great Qin, to hunt in northern Xinjiang.

Last night, the two secret letters were presented almost at the same time, both of which were about the collapse of Lingyuan's Liu family. After reading it, Liu Yan was overjoyed in his heart, and his heart was surging, and he couldn't sleep all night.

Counting this year, Liu Yan has been in power for 16 years, and due to the constraints of the local clans, most of the central government decrees have not been issued smoothly, and the local tyrants have "occupied" the mountains as kings, and they are inextricably linked with each other, and it is not uncommon for the monarch to be bullied.

Twelve years ago, the clan troubled Gyeonggi, forcibly forced the favorite concubine and the youngest son to death, and coerced Liu Yan to crown the crown prince, since then, Liu Yan has made up his mind to eradicate the big clan, in recent years, Liu Yan has always been committed to dividing, disintegrating, and suppressing the clan, and now, the officials in Gyeonggi Chang'an have mostly been out for themselves.

But completely erasing a local clan with a hundred years of heritage, which has never been seen in more than ten years, the fall of the Lingyuan Liu clan is the first time in the process of reducing the clan in the entire empire, this is a pioneering milestone, how can he not be ecstatic!

Today, Liu Yan, the excited Son of Heaven, immediately invited his teacher and Prime Minister Lu Zheng to the Xuanshu Palace, called drinking tea and reminiscing about the past, in order to share this hard-won joy.

"I know that the Danqing pen in my hand can win the Qiankun Creation Skill, haha, teacher, Liu Quansheng, this 'head of the three masters of Quzhou', is really incredible, in just five or six years, a century-old clan has been sanitized without a trace, incredible, incredible!" At this moment, Liu Yan is like a child who has gotten his favorite toy.

After listening to what Liu Yan said, the old man pursed his lips and smiled, and said, "There are countless talented people in the world, but pure ministers such as Liu Quansheng and Xie An are rare. Twelve years ago, when the family rebelled in Gyeonggi, Liu Quansheng, as an important member of the second prince and the party, was already an abandoned son of the heavenly family, but he did not choose to fight to the death that night, but chose Mingzhe to protect his life, and quietly sneaked back to Lingyuan City, returning to Lingyuan City, presumably at that time, he should have been disappointed in His Majesty's cowardice! ”

can say such non-roundabout words to today, I am afraid that there are no more than five people in the world.

After Lu Zheng finished speaking, he squinted at Liu Yan and saw that he had no anger, so he continued to speak, "The old man thinks that Liu Quansheng originally planned to live in Lingyuan City for the rest of his life. But when His Majesty found him, he still chose to help His Majesty and fulfill His Majesty, this kind of heart and bearing are beyond the reach of ordinary people! ”

When Liu Yan heard this, he laughed and said loudly, "Teacher, Liu Quansheng is not a person who retreats after being frustrated, back then, I sent someone to find him and asked him to calm down the Liu family of his family, why wasn't he waiting for me?" Presumably, when Liu Quansheng returned to Lingyuan, he had already begun to eradicate his own family, the Liu family, otherwise, how could a hundred-year-old clan be completely overthrown in just six years? ”

Prime Minister Lu Zheng laughed, "Liu Quansheng is your confidant, if you know that he understands him, you have to be Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Yan drank all the tea in the cup, gently knocked Dongfang Chunsheng's wrist, and asked with low eyebrows, "Teacher, don't go back tonight!" You and I, master and apprentice, have a drink again, okay? ”

Lu Zheng watched Liu Yan grow up since he was a child, the two are also master and apprentice, father and son, for drinking, Lu Zheng was quite calm, just when Liu Yan sat opposite him and his eyebrows flew and danced, Lu Zheng was just when he was wearing his eyebrows, looking at the son of heaven who grew up by his side with a pampered face, of course, just spoiled, Lu Zheng clearly understood: he accompanied Liu Yan to walk, it was a single-plank bridge, it was Hangu Pass, in the face of many dangers, love, emotion, and morality must be left behind, and they must always keep their sanity, Analyze the situation with a clear mind and formulate a strategy, so as to eradicate all the world's clans in the world.

In the face of Liu Yan's kind invitation, Lu Zheng did not agree or refuse, but stretched out another hand covered with age spots, gently patted the hand that Liu Yan knocked on his wrist, and smiled gently, "Your Majesty, the old minister has three questions, if Your Majesty can answer, the old minister will accompany Your Majesty to get drunk tonight!" How is it? ”

Seeing this, Liu Yan knew that Lu Zheng was going to make a mistake again, so he pouted like a child, and sat back opposite Lu Zheng, "Teacher, what do you ask?" ”

Lu Zheng smiled, blew a sip of tea, and saw that it was too hot to eat, so he put down the teacup and asked gently, "First question, why did Your Majesty decide to curb the world clan back then?" ”

After hearing this question, Liu Yan laughed and said, "Oh, my teacher, if you want to drink and have fun with your apprentice, you don't have to ask such a simple question, right?" Hahaha! ”

Subsequently, Liu Yan said as if reciting a mantra, "The suppression of the world clan is naturally due to its excessive power. In the central government, laws may not be proclaimed, and orders cannot be transmitted; In the locality, the clans collude vertically and horizontally, and do harm and disaster. If the clan is allowed to grow, in a few years, my Han Empire may be another Spring and Autumn Warring States period. ”

Lu Zheng laughed, "Wrong, big mistake"

Liu Yan was slightly stunned, with a puzzled look on his face, "Please answer your questions." ”

Lu Zheng said, "Weakening the world clan is a move to consolidate the foundation and rejuvenate the country and prevent illness before it happens." Forty-six years ago, the Great Qin invaded the territory, the first emperor drove the expedition in person, and expanded the land to the north for millions of miles, which is the ancestral land of the northern nomads, and this includes the place where the ancestors of the Qin State worship, the wolf dwells in Xu Mountain. We occupied other people's ancestral land, and drove them to live in the wasteland of the far north. In the past few years, the great Qin in the north has been united, the national strength is thriving, the soldiers are strong, and the second Qin-Han war is coming. At that time, if we can't pacify the clan and twist the empire into a fist, I'm afraid we really won't be able to deal with the mountain in the north that will be pressed at any time! ”

Liu Yan pondered for a moment, and then nodded slightly, "What the teacher said makes sense, in the past few years, the northern Qin State has harassed more and more Muzhou, Bozhou, and Fengzhou in the north of our empire, and the temptation has become deeper and deeper. Therefore, cut off the world, and be quick and steady. ”

Lu Zheng took a sip of tea and nodded his head 'good'.

Then, Liu Yan laughed, raised his thick eyebrows, and said, "But, teacher, I have answered half of this question correctly." If I get all the next two questions right, you can get drunk with me! ”

It seems that Liu Yan's mood today is not ordinary comfort.

"Haha, it's all up to Your Majesty." Lu Zheng laughed dryly, took a sip of tea slightly, still looked at Liu Yan with fatherly eyes, and said with a smile, "Second question, why did you choose this strategy in the first place?" ”

Liu Yan finally stopped smiling and sighed softly, "My father often said: If you win the people, you will win the country, and if you lose the people, you will lose the country. If the people of our empire are slaughtered because of the destruction of the world, and the corpses of the people of my empire are scattered all over the field, it is really against the original intention of me and the teacher, even if the world is pacified, it will lose the hearts of the people, and the gains will outweigh the losses, and the gains will outweigh the losses! ”

"Your Majesty, this question is already a cliché, but what the old minister wants today is not this answer!" Lu Zheng nodded lightly to Liu Yan, "Maybe in Your Majesty's heart, there is another answer, please Your Majesty don't want to be a mustard, it doesn't hurt to say it directly, the ears of the old minister, one goes left and right, and no third person knows." ”

"The answer in my mind?" Liu Yan lowered his head and picked up the teacup, shook it gently, the tea in the cup made a beautiful little whirlpool, and after about ten turns, Liu Yan looked up at Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng nodded slightly to Liu Yan.

Liu Yan grinned embarrassedly and said with a smile, "Hey, those who know me, the teacher, since the teacher has penetrated my mind, I won't hide it from the teacher!" The reason why I chose the strategy of 'gradual encroachment' in the first place was also because of my selfishness, I didn't want to bear this infamous for being ungrateful, but I wanted to do the thing of eradicating the world. Ha ha! So..... ”

"You're too unscrupulous." Lu Zheng finally drank the cup of tea to his mouth, and said with a smile, "It's a good thing to choose a strategy, and make the soup slowly to benefit the country and the people." It is also a good thing to cherish the name festival, and if you rename it, you should be cautious in order to achieve stability and far-reaching. ”

Liu Yan couldn't save face, and after a haha, he led the topic elsewhere, "Teacher, this third question?" ”

Lu Zheng's fingertips kept fiddling with the case, and after a long time, he asked tentatively, "Third question, Your Majesty, after this incident, how should the two brothers Liu Quansheng and Liu Ruisheng deal with it?" ”

Liu Yan's expression finally became serious, Dian Ze was handsome, thought about it again and again, and said, "I plan to use Liu Ruisheng as bait to catch a big fish like Jiang Feng." As for where this Liu Quansheng goes, I originally wanted him to return to Gyeonggi and continue to assist me, but when the teacher asked me today, I wanted to hear the teacher's opinion. ”

"It is a clever plan to move the whole body and test the thousand-year-old turtle of the Jiang family through Liu Ruisheng." Lu Zheng poured himself a drink and said slowly, "And this Liu Quansheng, in the opinion of the old minister, there are two ways to treat this son." ”

Liu Yan stared at Lu Zheng, "Please give me advice." ”

Lu Zheng said slowly, "If you put aside the past and Liu Quansheng has made great contributions, Your Majesty should indeed recall him and reuse it, first find a secretary to be a secretary, and a few years later to be a secretary, if he can withstand the wind and waves, it is not impossible to be ranked among the 'five dukes' in the future." But if His Majesty has other plans, this son should be a different matter. ”

Lu Zheng didn't say it thoroughly, Liu Yan already knew it.

What are the other plans? It is nothing more than the shocking secret that Liu Quansheng took away when he fled from Gyeonggi.