On his first night back in Beijing, Liu Chengyou naturally stayed at Kunming Hall and stayed with Da Fu. There was no doubt about this. When going to bed, even if it is not a raging fire between the couple, it is inevitable to have a storm and a storm.
Da Fu is already thirty years old, his appearance is still dignified and beautiful, his temperament is becoming more noble, his figure is becoming more mature and beautiful, and he feels very good in hand. Caressing her skin, Liu Chengyou sighed softly: "Thank you for your hard work during my absence!"
There was a hint of guilt in Liu Chengyou's tone. In his early years, Liu Chengyou left Beijing and took charge of Kaifeng. It was the Queen Mother who appeased the harem. With his status as Queen Mother and mother of the country, and his reputation as a virtuous man, it was enough to maintain stability.
However, as Li grew older and her health became worse than before, Queen Fu gradually stepped into this role and assumed this responsibility. Regardless of the fact that the prince supervises the country and the ministers assist the government, the one who really plays the role of the magic needle in calming the sea is Empress Fu who hides in the harem. Although she never set foot in the outer court from beginning to end, her role has always existed.
Listening to her husband's words, Da Fu raised a smile at the corner of his mouth and responded softly: "You are back, everything is fine! If you are not in Tokyo, above the imperial court, there will inevitably be trouble!"
"I am also tired from this Northern Expedition. I will never leave Tokyo from now on!" Liu Chengyou said.
"It is a blessing for the imperial court and the people of the world to be able to do this!" Dafu said.
Hearing what she said, Liu Chengyou made a lazy gesture and said with a smile: "Tell me, how easy is it for me as an emperor? Every move is related to the stability of the country and the well-being of the subjects. Of course, There is really no freedom at all!”
"Do the officials think I talk too much?" Dafu Feng frowned and said in a low voice.
Hearing this, Liu Chengyou hurriedly said: "If the same words were said by those officials from outside the court, I would just feel the sameness and boring. But when it comes from your mouth, I have to listen!"
"If the officials say that, I can't bear it!" Although Liu Chengyou's words made people feel comfortable, Dafu still said with a smile.
Many times, the effect of pillow wind is unconscious. Even Liu Chengyou, who prides himself on being wise, did not realize that he was actually affected by the pillow trend.
"Brother Fu's matter..." Liu Chengyou mentioned something about Fu Zhaoxin again.
Da Fu also lowered his head and said: "Birth, old age, illness and death are also days. I am just worried that my father will lose his son in old age, hey..."
After hearing this, Liu Chengyou also sighed: "This is what I feel guilty about. When Brother Fu died, the woman was still leading the battle on the front line. She suppressed the pain and served the country. After the war, she was exhausted both physically and mentally. , finally returned to Beijing, I plan to let him rest and recuperate for a while, so that he will no longer be tired of official duties!"
Liu Chengyou's words sounded good and his intentions seemed to be good, but if you think about it carefully, something is inevitably wrong. Da Fu was smart and noticed it, but just because she was smart, she didn't show it. Instead, she thanked Fu Yanqing for his consideration.
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The next morning, Liu Chengyou got up very early. After cleaning up briefly, he went to Chongzheng Hall. There was already a pile of this chapter on the imperial desk, but Liu Chengyou was the first to read it, and it was Wude Secretary's report to listen to Li Chongju's report.
As usual, Li Chongju stood quietly and orderly in the palace, with a calm face and a calm demeanor, waiting for the emperor's inquiry. Liu Chengyou sat behind the case and kept flipping through the records of Takeshi. In nine months, a lot of things did happen in Tokyo and the whole world. Liu Chengyou read it as if he were reading a story, smiling knowingly from time to time, showing a "weird" smile.
To Li Chongju's surprise, Liu Chengyou did not question his report carefully, but put down the secret file that he had not read and said to Li Chongju: "I won't read it for now! Next, activate Wude's secret agents in Liao. , keep abreast of its situation!”
"Yes!" Li Chongju responded immediately.
"Also, in the future, our external spying will mainly be conducted in Jiangnan and Liaodong!" Liu Chengyou ordered again.
Although Li Chongju was a military general, he was always knowledgeable. After thinking for a moment, he could basically sense the Han's next strategic direction, and bowed again: "Yes!"
Over the years of development, Dahan's intelligence organization has formed a situation in which the Military Intelligence Department is in charge of external affairs and the Military Ethics Department is in charge of internal affairs. The Military Intelligence Department is under the Privy Council and is mainly responsible for military intelligence. In the unification war of the Han Dynasty, it has continuously demonstrated its value and contributed a lot. Liu Chengyou has already planned to separate it from the Privy Council.
Needless to say, the Wude Division is a comprehensive spy organization. Although it is mainly responsible for internal supervision, it is not without achievements externally. For example, a lot of energy was invested in the affairs of the Liao Dynasty. After all, for a spy intelligence agency, it must have some understanding of the Han's main enemy.
In addition, there is the newly developed Imperial City Department, which mainly serves the imperial power and is only responsible to the emperor. Its duties and powers have been further subdivided, mainly targeting the palace, court offices, and investigating all those who threaten the imperial power. Or something, it seems that the Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Military Intelligence are also targets of investigation.
These three are considered obvious. Of course, there is also a secret agency, the organization called "Xiao". There is no specific organizational structure, it is hidden in the dark, lurking in various yamen, and basically has key tasks. Moreover, under the bright position, there is also a rank granted by the emperor. This can be regarded as the last insurance set up by Liu Chengyou to safeguard the imperial power. It may be a bit idealistic, but at least it can give him peace of mind.
"The officials, ministers and generals are waiting outside the palace!" Sun Yanxi entered and reported to Liu Chengyou.
After coming back to his senses, he asked Li Chongju to retreat and at the same time ordered: "Xuan!"
On the occasion of Liu Chengyou's Northern Expedition, the center of power of the Han Dynasty was transferred to the Zhengshi Hall, and all important matters were discussed in Guangzheng Hall. Now that Liu Chengyou returned to the court, he naturally returned to Chongzheng Hall, or to the place where the emperor stayed. All the important ministers who helped the country came to Chongzheng Hall to discuss state affairs.
Under the veranda of the Chongzheng Palace, all the prime ministers, heads of ministries, generals of the two yamen, and the three kings Fu, An, and Zhao had gathered to await the call. They all had relatively relaxed expressions, except for one person who looked a little serious.
Who is this man? Fan Zhi, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty! That's right, Fan Xianggong began to worry about the country and the people again. And what he was worried about was hard to express clearly.
After this victory, the emperor's prestige was further enhanced to the point where he had the world in his hands and the world in his feet. This is the case now, but what kind of power will it be when the south is flattened and the world is unified. At that time, I am afraid that all the people in the world will prostrate themselves at the feet of the Han Emperor, relying on his glory and grace to survive.
There is a saying that if the imperial power is too strong, it may not be a good thing for the country. In the past few days, some people have suggested that if the emperor has made great contributions to the world, won a great victory over Liao, and regained Youyun, he can go to Mount Tai to hold a Zen ceremony.
Fan Zhi directly expressed his opposition to this. In his opinion, the world is not unified, so how can it be qualified to carry out the Zen ceremony? As a result, Fan Xianggong was criticized by others again. Liu Chengyou had read the impeachment memorial...
When he entered the Chongzheng Hall, Fan Zhi immediately suppressed his worries, because there were a lot of people, and a few extra seats were specially added. After the ceremony, Liu Chengyou glanced at the civil and military ministers and spoke: "Today I summon all the ministers to come here, for no other reason than to make a summary of the Northern Expedition!"
After saying that, he looked at Fan Zhi: "Fan Qing, when I was still in Youzhou, you repeatedly reported that the war could not go on and the country could not bear the burden. On my way back to Beijing, I also had some experience of the people's livelihood in Hebei. Let me tell you first, what is the cost to the imperial court of this Northern Expedition?"
Liu Chengyou's words made Fan Zhi feel a little embarrassed. Next to him, Dong Chun, the number one scholar at that time, was taking notes with his pen. Over the years, Liu Chengyou has written records of his affairs with Qianyu's virtuous ministers in governing the country, so that they can be compiled into a book to promote their achievements.
