With Liu Zhiyuan issuing the royal edict, the controversy over the throne came to an abrupt end, as if there was a result. In fact, this is exactly the case. The King of Wei + the Prefect of Kaifeng are basically the standard configuration for heirs. The title of King of Wei is extremely important in this era. As for the Prefect of Kaifeng, it is not something ordinary people can do. It can even be speculated that Liu Zhiyuan has kept this official position vacant before, just to measure the "suitable" candidate.
As for Liu Chengyou's title and appointment, it was more like a consolation. In addition to his original Zhongshu Ling and Privy Deputy Envoy, he also added a capital patrol. However, the inspection of the capital is not an ordinary position.
Therefore, judging from Liu Zhiyuan's arrangement, there was room for improvement, and he still had some hesitation in his heart. But judging from the results, Liu Chengxun had the upper hand. In the original history, after entering Bian, only the eldest son Liu Chengxun was granted the title of King of Wei and the governor of Kaifeng. There was no other son at all. Therefore, at that time, although Liu Chengxun did not have the title of prince, he had the actual status of prince.
However, when Liu Chengyou's anomaly came, the same grant had no "final outcome" effect. Compared with the varying reactions of others, as the official leader, Liu Chengyou behaved calmly, accepting the edict and thanking him, as if he was not affected in any way. But secretly, he made some comments on Liu Zhiyuan's decision. If he is not decisive enough and hesitant, he will eventually fail.
Probably because she didn't speak for Liu Chengyou, Mrs. Li felt a little "ashamed" in her heart. Afterwards, she called Liu Chengyou into the palace, comforted her with gentle words, and explained her words with sincerity. He also used stories from the Liang, Tang, and Jin dynasties to advise Liu Chengyou, asking him to work well with his father and brother to prosper the Han Dynasty and protect the country.
As for Liu Chengyou, what can he do when faced with his mother who talks so earnestly? He just calmly assured Mr. Li that he would put the overall situation first for the sake of the family and the country, and would serve his father and brother wholeheartedly in the future. He would not dare to ask for too much, and so on.
Mr. Li was surprised by Liu Chengyou's consideration. Looking at his "bitter" face, she felt wronged by him and felt even more pity in her heart. After Liu Chengyou's statement spread, many people praised him for his wisdom and magnanimity. Even Liu Zhiyuan was a little puzzled, but after all, some people didn't believe what he said, such as Yang Bin.
On the other hand, the eldest brother Liu Chengxun was a little embarrassed when facing Liu Chengyou.
As autumn gets darker, the branches and leaves all over Tokyo turn yellow in a silent and moistening way. The garden in Liu Chengyou's house is also the same, quietly turning golden.
The plaque on the mansion has been replaced a long time ago. The three strong characters "Prince Zhou's Mansion", although simple, convey majesty and status.
During this period of time, the Han court fell into a brief period of stability. In the court, Liu Chengyou, in addition to low-key counselors of military aircraft, the most important thing was to start rectifying the public security in Kaifeng, focusing on combating murder, theft, robbery, etc. Sin, after more than half a month, the results are remarkable. Although evil cannot be eradicated, a set of order based on the institutional framework has been re-established in the city. In the process, Liu Chengyou took control of a part of the patrolling imperial army in Kaifeng City...
During his rare rest time, Liu Chengyou went fishing on the edge of the "Ping Lake" in the back garden of the palace under the increasingly cold autumn sun. He was wrapped in a huge black robe, with a hat on his head and a fishing rod in his hand. They say they are fishing, but in fact they are just staring at the lake in a daze. The rippling autumn waves and layers of water patterns are still very beautiful.
"Erlang! Your Highness! My Royal Highness the King of Zhou!" With hurried steps, Li Shaoyou walked to Liu Chengyou's side, glanced at him, and couldn't help but call anxiously.
"Tsk!" Liu Chengyou pouted, put down the fishing rod, turned around and complained to him: "Finally, a fish got hooked, but you scared it away!"
Li Shaoyou was stunned for a moment, looked at the calm lake surface, and then at the empty fish basket. He raised his eyebrows, sat down cross-legged, and said, "It's time to get up, do you still have the leisure to fish here?"
"What made you so angry?" Liu Chengyou glanced at him in surprise, and said calmly and contentedly: "What news have you heard again?"
"What's the matter!" Li Shaoyou's voice became louder: "You are about to be released from the town!"
Hearing this, Liu Chengyou frowned: "What's going on?"
"Today, the officials asked about the reserve again. Yang Bin suggested to the officials that in order to avoid the situation of two dragons fighting for the heir, let you go out and eliminate the possibility of the two sons fighting and killing each other!" Li Shaoyou answered. road.
Liu Chengyou's brows furrowed even more tightly. He didn't receive any news about this news. Turning to look at him: "Where did you hear that?"
Knowing what Liu Chengyou was wondering about, Li Shaoyou explained: "What happened not long ago, my father came to the palace to pay a visit and heard about it. I received the news here and ran to tell you immediately."
"Oh!" Liu Chengyou responded, his brows gradually relaxed, and he said calmly: "This Yang Bin dares to say anything. Could it be that he is arrogant because of favors?"
Seeing his unhurried reaction, but actually feeling a little inexplicably anxious, Li Shaoyou couldn't help but said: "You're not anxious at all?"
"What's the point of being anxious?" Liu Chengyou asked, with a hint of thought on his face: "Where are you going to put me?"
"Chengde Jiedu! According to Yang Bin, when the Youyan war breaks out, I can take advantage of the situation and send you north to give you a place to use your skills and give full play to your talents."
Not long ago, after regulating the country and stabilizing his position, taking advantage of the rising autumn and the fertilization of horses, Lord Yelu Ruan of Liao gathered troops from various tribes and marched southward with his sword pointed at Youyan. Tens of thousands of soldiers marched straight towards Jicheng.
Zhao Yanshou, King of Yan, had no idea where he got the courage to send troops to fight. More than half of the three thousand forwards were wiped out, and they decisively retreated to Youzhou and defended Yingcheng. While huddled in defense, they quickly sent people to go south to ask for help. The messenger quickly rode south to Tokyo.
Regarding this, today's Han Dynasty, Guanzhong, Zhongyuan, and Weibo have not yet sorted it out, and they have no spare time to take care of Youyan's affairs. However, the northern border defense could not be completely ignored, so the imperial court had no choice but to comfort him with good words. At the same time, he sent an edict to Chengde Zhang Yanwei, asking the troops along the border to provide timely support and provide limited support to Youyan.
Now, Yang Bin came up with this plan, and considering the situation in the court, to a certain extent, it was indeed in line with Liu Zhiyuan's wishes.
"What a good suggestion!" Liu Chengyou commented: "I was also the one responsible for Youyan's matter. Let me clean it up. It's really the best of both worlds. It's like killing two birds with one stone!"
Seeing that Liu Chengyou was still in the mood to sigh here, Li Shaoyou couldn't help but worry for him: "You don't really plan to go to the north!"
His expression gradually became serious, Liu Chengyou crossed his index fingers, thinking deeply. Since entering Tokyo, Liu Chengyou has kept a low profile, not causing trouble or causing trouble. I will remain unmoved as the situation changes. However, it is absolutely not allowed to allow him to leave the town and stay away from the center of power.
Going out of town at this time is not about "the sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly." In Tokyo, there is a court and hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops. These are the foundation of the country and must not be given up.
Don't look at it, from Li Siyuan, Li Congke to Shi Jingtang, including Liu Zhiyuan, they all used Fangzhen's troops to counterattack the central government, seize power, and ascend to the throne. But the difficulties, risks and luck involved are nothing ordinary. Even in this era, local Jiedu may be powerful, but under normal circumstances, as long as there is no problem with the central government, it is extremely difficult to compete with the central government. From the late Tang Dynasty to the later Jin Dynasty, there were more than one Fangzhen rebellion. However, except for those who succeeded in counterattack, others such as Zhu Shouyin, Fan Yanguang, An Chongrong, Yang Guangyuan, etc., tried to fight against the central government with one town, but all failed. And ended.
From the end of the Tang Dynasty to this point, the world has been in chaos for decades, and the central dynasties have been constantly changing. However, this is actually a process of strong trunks and weak branches, and centralization of power, although it is very slow. To this day, although local Jiedu still holds great power, compared with the power of the central government, it is much weaker.
The foundation of the central government's strength lies in the Forbidden Army. In original history, after the Later Han Dynasty, the people who could really determine the fate of the country, the throne, and the imperial power were the imperial guards. The Zhou Dynasty, the Han Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty were all power changes within the Forbidden Army. There was no such thing as the rest of Fangzhen, including Zhao Kuangyin's "cup of wine to release military power", which was also the power of the senior generals of the Forbidden Army. As for eliminating the threats to local towns, recruiting their elite soldiers, and controlling their grains, these are also secondary matters.
Liu Chengyou has a clear mind, so if he is asked to go to Tokyo and leave Fangzhen, he will never give in. Liu Chengyou feels at ease when he is in Tokyo. If the situation develops into an irreversible situation, he can also use the back-up force in the Forbidden Army to act. If he was squeezed out, the situation would be completely out of his expectation and control.
I have to admit that for Yang Yan to facilitate this matter, it would be a real blow to the snake, hitting the vital point, which would definitely cause pain to Liu Chengyou's spinal cord.
Liu Chengyou thought seriously, and Li Shaoyou didn't dare to disturb him lightly. But seeing that he had come to his senses, he asked: "How are you going to deal with it? I heard from my father that the officials are tempted!"
"I wonder if mother knows about this." Liu Chengyou murmured, turning to look directly at Li Shaoyou: "How long has it been since you entered the palace to pay respects to the queen?"
Hearing Liu Chengyou's sudden words, Li Shaoyou was stunned for a moment, and then quickly reacted: "You mean, using my aunt -"
Staring at him fiercely, Liu Chengyou scolded: "That's too harsh to say. What do you mean by taking advantage of me? Huh?"
With a smile, Li Shaoyou gave himself a gentle kiss and said: "I made a mistake. I will go into the palace to greet my aunt."
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In the palace city, Liu Zhiyuan stood in front of a map, looking at it in trance. Guanzhong, Hedong, Central Plains, and Hebei, the territories of the Han Dynasty that nominally belonged to him, were not small in fact, and they were all places where the imperial industry flourished. Unfortunately, looking at the large and small towns scattered among them, Liu Zhiyuan's ambition and impulse to wipe out everything and return power to the central government arose in his heart. It is estimated that since the Liang Dynasty, every emperor, whether fatuous or wise, has had this intention.
However, he can only think about it in his heart. At his age, he already feels inadequate. During this period of time, he was exhausted from managing and administering politics.
Today, only half of these territories are actually controlled by the Han Dynasty. Hedong, Chengde, Heyang, the east and west capitals and some scattered prefectures.
"Your Majesty, the queen is here!" Liu Zhiyuan came back to his senses with the call from the chamberlain.
It's a bit surprising that Mrs. Li strictly adheres to women's ethics and has never set foot in this place of governance. He waved his hand and said, "Please come in."
Soon, Mrs. Li walked in. When she saw Liu Zhiyuan, she saluted directly: "I am here to see your majesty!"
At this time, Mrs. Li's face was completely devoid of her usual gentleness. Her expression was cold, her eyebrows were furrowed, and she had an aura of female power. It was rare to see Li in such a state, which made Liu Zhiyuan murmur in his heart.
With a smile, Liu Zhiyuan helped Mr. Li up with his own hands, and asked: "Get up quickly. What do you want from me? Looking at your gloomy face, who has offended you? Tell me, you will be severely punished!"
After standing up, Mrs. Li looked hard at Liu Zhiyuan, her voice was slightly condensed, and she asked directly: "Does your Majesty want to separate the flesh and blood of my mother and son?"
Liu Zhiyuan was stunned and blurted out: "Sanniang, what do you mean by this?"
"Does Your Majesty still want to deceive me?" Li asked: "I heard that you are going to send Erlang out of the capital. Do you want Erlang to go to the north before telling my mother?"
Li rarely gets angry, but this anger, with his angry eyes and gnashing of teeth, shocked Liu Zhiyuan. How could Liu Zhiyuan not know what Li was referring to, but when he heard her clarifying it, a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face, and he pretended to be stupid: "What's the matter? There must be a traitor who is talking nonsense, don't believe it."
Li Shi followed Liu Zhiyuan's example, looked at him and said forcefully: "Erlang is willing to give in for the sake of our family, country and the world, and there are still people who want to persecute me? I don't care what those foreign ministers say, if they want to make me Mother and son are separated from each other across thousands of mountains and rivers, I don’t agree!”
But after hearing what he said, Liu Zhiyuan showed an imperceptible bitter smile and immediately denied it: "There is absolutely no such thing! Erlang is also my son. If anyone tries to separate my flesh and blood, I will not spare him!"
"Does your Majesty really mean what he said?" Li stared straight at Liu Zhiyuan.
Liu Zhiyuan shouted loudly: "You have no joke!"
After receiving Liu Zhiyuan's assurance, Mrs. Li calmed down her momentum, showed him a smile as warm as spring, and bowed to apologize: "I was reckless and angry, and my words were inappropriate. Please forgive me."
But seeing Mrs. Li return to such a low profile, even though Liu Zhiyuan was a little angry, he couldn't blame her. He sighed, held Mrs. Li's shoulders, and said warmly: "You and I, husband and wife, why do you have to do this?"
Feng glanced around, and saw that Li was still the virtuous and sensible queen. She took a step back and said goodbye: "The official family is busy with government affairs, and it is inconvenient for me to disturb you, so I will take my leave first."
"Well, go ahead."
After Mr. Li stepped back, Liu Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously. He shook his head and sighed. After being forced by the queen, he didn't have to worry about it. In fact, from the bottom of his heart, he was hesitant about letting Liu Chengyou go out of town.
The matter of Liu Chengyou leaving the town was settled as it was. He was relieved to learn the news from the palace, at least he didn't have to waste more time and energy on it. Originally, he was prepared. If Mr. Li refused to persuade him, he would pretend to be sick. Liu Chengxun was already sick, so he was not allowed to have a headache or fever. However, he seemed to underestimate Li's influence on Liu Zhiyuan.
Although he avoided the matter lightly, Liu Chengyou hated Yang Bin even more. From an objective perspective, what Yang Bin did was just acting from a different standpoint. It was not a big mistake, and he did not put Liu Chengyou to death. However, how could Liu Chengyou think about the problem from his standpoint?
On Yang Bin's side, when he learned of this situation, he secretly said it was a pity. At the same time, I couldn't help but say "A woman's view is like a chicken's morning". Of course, what made him even more depressed was that Liu Chengxun also opposed this matter.
