"This Celestial Phenomenon ······"

"—can you still solve it like that?"

After the end of the court meeting, the figures of Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng, the two brothers, also appeared outside the Xuanshu Hall in due course;

When Shen Tujia walked out of the Xuanshu Palace, the two brothers hurriedly stepped forward, and one of them helped Shen Tujia up.

While walking in the direction of the palace gate, he listened to Shen Tujia and roughly explained what happened during the court discussion, and the face of Liu Pengzu, the seventh son of the emperor, immediately swelled with a look of loneliness.

——A meteorite smashed into the East Palace of Luoyang, burning down the palace walls and palace rooms, which should have been a matter of nonsense, and it is difficult to draw an exact conclusion;

But as soon as it was interpreted by the stargazing officials in the court, it became a name from the heavens, and he wanted the Son of Heaven to punish Liu Bi, the king of Wu?

This!

It's too 'clever', isn't it?!

Supported by the two brothers, slowly walking on the road in the Weiyang Palace, hearing Liu Pengzu's surprised question, Shen Tujia only smiled bitterly and shook his head;

After thinking about it secretly, Shen Tujia also cast his expectant gaze on Liu Sheng on the other side of his body.

Feeling the gaze of his teacher Shen Tujia and his brother Liu Pengzu, Liu Sheng only thought about it secretly;

After a while, he finally nodded heavily.

"Makes sense."

"Only when this is the solution can it make sense."

A deep voice uttered, and Liu Sheng immediately turned his head sideways, stepped over Shen Tujia, and looked at his brother Liu Pengzu's still somewhat suspicious face.

"The words of the Wei Wei are indescribable and unclear;"

"No matter how you solve it, as long as it makes sense, then no one can deny this possibility."

"And the anomalous celestial phenomena that have occurred one after another during this period of time are too bizarre."

"It stands to reason that there is a vision in the sky, and the father is willing to punish himself, and he has fasted and meditated in the temple of his ancestors, which is enough to calm the wrath of God;"

"But the actual situation is that my father went to the Taimiao Temple to fast and think, but it attracted more and more violent abnormal celestial phenomena."

"Combined with all these things, the only reasonable explanation is just as the teacher said: the meaning that God wants to express is not to let my father go to the Taimiao to think;"

"In other words, the one who angers God is not the father at all······"

The sound of reasoned and well-founded words naturally caused Liu Pengzu to nod thoughtfully, obviously agreeing with Liu Sheng's explanation;

But among the two brothers, Shen Tujia, who heard Liu Sheng's words, threw a meaningful smile at Liu Sheng again.

"Childe, why don't you continue?"

said indifferently, only causing Liu Sheng to smile helplessly and shake his head;

After looking at Shen Tujia for a while, he could only continue: "Actually, for my father and the court, what God wants to express is not the primary key. ”

"The real key is: what will the abnormal celestial phenomena during this period of time be misinterpreted by Liu Bi, the king of Wu."

"Just like this, the court said that the heavenly fire that fell in the East Palace of Luoyang means that 'there are thieves in the East';"

But Liu Bi, the king of Wu, is likely to interpret it as: the Mandate of Heaven is out of the East."

"It's like before, there was a vision in the sky, and my father went to the temple to fast and think, but it caused a more violent abnormal celestial phenomenon, so that the court finally came to the conclusion that 'it is not Your Majesty who is wrong';"

But this incident is also likely to be interpreted by Liu Bi, the king of Wu, as: The Son of Heaven is deaf and has lost the mandate of heaven, and simple fasting and thinking about it is no longer enough to calm the anger of the heavens······"

Speaking with embarrassment, Liu Sheng shook his head with a wry smile again, and let out a long sigh leisurely.

"To put it bluntly, this is not the only solution to the abnormal celestial phenomena during this time."

"But for my father, I can only use this solution to impose the anger of God on the head of Liu Bi, the king of Wu."

"—Because only in this way can the father and emperor come out of the temple and personally deal with the rebellion that will inevitably break out next."

"Instead of being in the Taimiao, watching the war and strife in the Kanto region;"

"Watching Liu Bi wantonly destroy the peace of Kanto, but he couldn't respond to it because of the reason of 'fasting and thinking about it and calming the anger of the heavens'······"

Hearing that Liu Sheng finally said the essence of the problem, Shen Tujia finally smiled with relief and nodded slowly to Liu Sheng.

On the other side of Shen Tujia, hearing Liu Sheng's words, Liu Pengzu's face quietly swelled up with a little suspicion.

"Rebellion, about to break out?"

"- Liu Bi, the king of Wu, really dare to raise troops to make trouble?!!"

Regarding his brother Liu Pengzu's question, Liu Sheng did not answer again, but smiled slightly at the teacher Shen Tujia next to him with a strange smile.

Seeing this, Shen Tujia couldn't help but be stunned, shook his head and smiled bitterly, and nodded to Liu Sheng again.

"Childe is right."

"—rebellion, it's about to break out."

"Your Majesty stays in the Taimiao Temple any longer, and above the court, I'm afraid there will be a big mess······"

Shaking his head and sighing, Shen Tujia's face immediately swelled with a look of embarrassment.

"Since last year, the Xiongnu thieves knocked on the side, but it did not trigger the Han-Hun war, and the situation in the eastern part of the country has become more and more tense."

"—Your Majesty's attitude of not wanting to clash with the Huns has made all the princes of the Eastern Territories understand that the policy of cutting the feudal domain is ready to be sent and has to be sent."

"In order to cut the domain, Your Majesty can put aside all other things, including the national enmity and family hatred with the Huns!"

"In terms of the specific details of the "Cutting Domain", although Your Majesty finally adopted my suggestion and no longer pointed the finger at all the princes in the east, but only at Liu Bi, the king of Wu, but only let those princes of the clan appease them to the extent of riding on the wall and watching from the ambiguous attitude of 'wanting to oppose but not rebelling'."

"If it weren't for the anomalous celestial phenomena during this time, this situation would have continued, and the situation would have developed more and more in favor of the court;

"Even if it ends up, there will still be a rebellion, and there is a lot of chance to control the rebellion to the extent that 'only Liu Bi alone will raise troops'."

"But this sudden, and then one after another abnormal celestial phenomena, has completely disrupted His Majesty's plan."

"Those clan princes who originally sat on the wall and watched, I am afraid that now, they have also given birth to the mind of 'the destiny of heaven has changed'······"

With a stern expression, Shen Tujia was already a little out of breath, and his bloodshot eyes also added a little tiredness and weakness;

Seeing this, Liu Sheng couldn't bear to continue to speak, so he stretched out his hand and gently stroked Shen Tujia's back, while naturally taking over the conversation.

"The abnormal celestial phenomena will definitely change the minds of other clan princes, so that the teacher's previous plan to 'isolate King Wu Liu Bi' will be disrupted."

"Coupled with the successive abnormal celestial phenomena, it will inevitably cause unrest in the government and the opposition and a surge in the morale of the rebels."

"Under the elimination of the other's strengths, the temple and the community will face a huge threat."

"Therefore, my father can no longer sit back and continue to blame himself for the anger of God."

"—Even if it is just to calm the hearts of the people of the government and the wilderness, my father must make changes and deal with it."

"Of course;"

"Imposing the anger of the heavens on Liu Bi's head is not a distortion of the heavens."

"Just like I just said: the abnormal celestial phenomena during this period of time, this explanation, it makes perfect sense."

"To be precise: this is the most accurate and convincing solution."

After some words, Liu Pengzu was still a little puzzled, and gradually brought a helpless smile;

As for Liu Sheng, who spoke loudly, and Shen Tujia, who adjusted his breathing between the two brothers, his face was even more bitter.

It stands to reason that Shen Tujia personally 'revised the plan', and most of the hidden dangers that may be caused by the "Cutting Strategy" should have been avoided.

Just as Shen Tujia proposed: capture the thief and capture the king first, take out the king of Wu Liu Biao alone, and completely solve the state of Wu At the same time, by killing chickens and monkeys, to deter those clan princes who are 'not firm enough';

Such a plan, even after thousands of years, the battle that determined the direction of the dynasty is definitely shrewd!

If Emperor Jianwen could have someone like Shen Tujia when he cut the domain, and said in Zhu Yunwen's ear, 'Don't care about other people, just stare at Yan King Zhu Di to die', then the later battle of Jingyan is likely to become 'Yan X King Rebellion'.

In addition to the concept of 'capturing the thief and capturing the king first', Shen Tujia also relied on the unique military talent of the founding fathers to avoid many risks for the Chang'an court in advance.

For example, the vigilance in the direction of Wuguan and the loopholes in the defense line of Xingyang-Aocang were quickly improved after Shen Tujia's reminder.

If there is no accident, if this trend continues, the final consequences of "Cutting the Domain" will be nothing more than two.

- Or, the king of Wu, Liu Bigou, jumped off the wall in a hurry, raised troops alone, and then was crushed to death by a finger casually stretched out by the Chang'an court;

Or, Liu Bi clearly realized that it was impossible for him to succeed, so he simply gave up the rebellion and let the Chang'an court wave the "Cutting Strategy" to cut the three counties and fifty-three cities of Wu State into pieces.

No matter which result it is, it is obviously acceptable to the Chang'an court;

But the situation has developed to this point, but it is obviously out of the control of Shen Tujia, and even the entire Chang'an court······

"Alas~"

"Who would have thought that the teacher had carefully planned and made a lot of preparations for the court in advance, and he was about to nip a rebellion in the bud when he saw it;"

"But the abnormal celestial phenomena that followed during this period of time, the destruction was scattered, and it was in vain······"

The three teachers and students shook their heads and sighed, and Liu Pengzu's sigh full of helplessness sounded, but it made Liu Sheng laugh.

"It's not like it's all in vain, is it?"

"At least compared to Chao Cuo's idea of 'forcing the whole world', the teacher's response still made the court avoid a lot of risks?"

pretended to be a relaxed word, but it provoked Shen Tujia's face, and there was a touch of relaxation on his face!

But he didn't speak directly, approving Liu Sheng's words, but took a deep breath and let out a long sigh leisurely······

"Alas~"

"This is what I said earlier, with the two sons: on the battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly;"

"This is especially true when it comes to wars at the national level."

"Just like this time, the court's step-by-step, step-by-step plan was disrupted by this series of abnormal celestial phenomena without warning;"

"This is often the case in state affairs."

"——It is obviously a policy of winning the game and winning nine times out of ten, but it is likely that because of this unforeseen change, it will quickly become a dilemma."

"That's why in the past, I often taught the two sons: stability is the first key to governing the country."

"Because only stability can give the court the ability to deal with changes;"

"And turmoil will only lead to a series of changes, so that the court is too busy to take care of itself, and take care of one thing and lose the other······"

Speaking slowly, Shen Tujia breathed a sigh of relief, and between his eyebrows, there was a little self-deprecation.

"Ask yourself, I, the prime minister, am not a talented person;"

"It is impossible to put forward policies that are beneficial to the temple and the community like Jia Yi and Chao Cuo."

"But being prime minister for so many years is enough for me to understand: any change needs to be based on stability."

"Unless it reaches the point where it will perish if it is not broken and does not change, it must be cautious about change."

"It's like the next rebellion of the clan princes that will inevitably occur."

"-Without "Cutting the Domain", Liu Bi, the king of Wu, may still be opposed;"

"But with the "Cutting Domain", the rebellion of Liu Bi, the king of Wu, is about to turn into a disaster that will spread throughout the entire Kanto."

"If it is not handled properly, it may even turn into a huge upheaval that upends the temple and the society······

For the two brothers to once again emphasize the importance of 'stability' in the concept of governance, Shen Tujia shook his head again and sighed;

Then, Shen Tu Jia finally turned his head sideways, looked at Liu Sheng, and answered Liu Sheng's previous question head-on.

"As for the layout I made in advance for the court earlier, it is indeed as Gongzi said, and it has not been completely destroyed because of this sudden abnormal celestial phenomenon."

At the very least, the army used to deal with the rebellion had already been secretly assembled in various parts of Guanzhong; As long as His Majesty gives an order, you can set off as soon as possible and go to Kanto to quell the rebellion······"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Sheng's eyes full of insight only immediately swelled with a look of 'sure so';

Liu Pengzu, who was on the side, heard this, and his eyes widened in amazement!

"Before the rebellion broke out, the army was ready to go?!!"

Full of surprise, he let out an exclamation, and when he saw Shen Tujia nodding his head with a light smile, he saw Liu Pengzu's face with a touch of doubt.

"But if Liu Bi can't rebel, then the secretly assembled army ······"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Liu Pengzu's eyes widen again, and he looked at Shen Tujia with horror, with a confident face!

"-Father's cut of the soil of Wu State in order to force Liu Bi!"

Another exclamation made Liu Sheng on the side shake his head and smile, and did not forget to quietly turn his head sideways and glance around;

It was Shen Tujia, who saw that Liu Pengzu's words were very powerful, so he only smiled and nodded with satisfaction.

"Even if there are no abnormal celestial phenomena during this time, the court is almost ready for this rebellion."

"It's just that the anomalous celestial phenomena during this period of time have slightly advanced the time for the outbreak of the rebellion."

"It is indeed as Childe said: before the rebellion broke out, the army to suppress the rebellion had been secretly assembled; If the rebellion does not break out in the end, the army that has been secretly assembled will become a waste of effort by the court. ”

"And the fire in Luoyang East Palace, although there is a high probability that Liu Bi made up his final decision, it can't be said that it will definitely be so."

"Therefore, in order to let Liu Bi unswervingly raise troops, His Majesty used the wrong "Cutting Domain" to cut off Liu Bi's last way back."

"—After all, Liu Bi's Wu Kingdom has only three counties;"

"Two of these counties have been cut out for nothing, no matter how Liu Bi is, there is no way back······"

Listening to Shen Tujia's more and more relaxed tone, Liu Pengzu's face immediately swelled with joy!

After thinking about it for a while, he looked at Shen Tujia excitedly: "Then by the time Liu Bi raises troops in Guangling, the counterinsurgency army of the court is likely to have arrived outside Hangu Pass?!" ”

It was a logical question, but it caused Shen Tujia to look stunned;

looked at Liu Sheng on the other side of his body, and on Shen Tujia's face, he once again surged with the color of the school examination that appeared more and more frequently during this time······

"- The counterinsurgency army will not set off from Guanzhong too early."

"Or: The secret assembly of the counterinsurgency army, the imperial grandmother, still does not know?"

The meaningful words only caused Shentu Jiawen to smile and nod his head again and again: "That's right." ”

"The secret assembly of the counterinsurgency army in Guanzhong is an order given to me by His Majesty alone."

"In the whole world, apart from me and Your Majesty, there are only two sons who know about this."

"It is indeed as Gongzi said: the counterinsurgency army in Guanzhong will not go out too early."

"At the very least, before Liu Bi's rebels set foot in the territory of Liang, the counterinsurgency army will still only be ready to attack in Guanzhong······"

The inexplicable words of the teacher and the student caused Liu Pengzu to become more and more puzzled.

Why?

Now that the outbreak of the rebellion is a foregone conclusion, and the counterinsurgency army has been assembled, why not set out in advance and keep the rebels as far away from Guanzhong and Hangu Pass as possible?

Why did you have to let the rebels enter the Liang State, fight with Liu Wu, the king of Liang, and then let the counterinsurgency army set off from Guanzhong?

In this way, what is the point of assembling a counterinsurgency army in advance, especially a 'secret assembly'?

Regarding the question in Liu Pengzu's heart, Shen Tujia did not give an answer.

With the support of the two brothers, they slowly walked from the Xuanshu Hall to Shangguanli, and then Liu Sheng gently helped him into his hometown Anhou Mansion, and lay down on the couch in the bedroom.

This night, Shen Tujia slept very sweetly.

Because when he fell asleep, Shen Tujia faintly heard that his most proud student gave the most accurate answer to the doubts in his brother's heart.

- The primary target of "Cutting the Domain" is not Liu Bi's Wu State······

To be precise, the last clan princes to be solved in "Cutting Feudal Policies" are precisely the people who are now, who are the ones who combine the expectations of the people of the world, and who almost alone shoulder the burden of defending the temple and the stability of the society, and are regarded as the pearl of the palm by the Empress Dowager Dou of the East Palace······

(End of chapter)