Han Shizu

Chapter 1001 Adopted son Nanzheng is imminent
"Officials!" Midsummer was already at its peak, almost driven by the scorching sun in the sky, as they crossed the threshold of Kunming Palace, they ignored the court attendants who were saluting.

In the hall, the big talisman who had been notified also came out, holding a little boy in his hand, and greeting Liu Chengyou: "Erlang is here!"

"En!" Liu Chengyou responded, his eyes fell on the little boy, and he said: "I heard that you brought Huaiyu to the palace, let me take a look!"

"Huaiyu, the officials are thinking about you too. Hurry up, salute the officials!" Da Fu touched the boy's head and said softly.

Hearing this, without any hesitation, he knelt down and kowtowed three times to Liu Chengyou: "Young minister Ma Huaiyu, see Your Majesty!"

Although he is small, the etiquette is in place. Seeing that he still wants to kowtow, Liu Chengyou personally helped him up, and said with a light smile, "Okay, there is no need to be formal, get up quickly!"

"Let's go inside and rest first!" Looking at Liu Chengyou's sweating profusely, he also knew that he was not resistant to heat, so Da Fu personally waited on him: "Come here, get an ice handkerchief quickly..."

After taking his seat, he felt the coolness in the hall, and wiped his face with an ice handkerchief, which made him a little more comfortable.Calling Ma Huaiyu to the front, he looked at him carefully.

On weekdays, even though Liu Chengyou tried his best to put on a gentle posture, his majestic demeanor was always awe-inspiring, let alone this little baby.However, although cramped, but still abide by the etiquette.

"It really looks like Ma Quanyi! Looking at this boy is like looking at people!" Liu Chengyou tilted his head and sighed at the big talisman.

Seeing Liu Chengyou thinking about his past, Da Fu couldn't help saying: "It's really a pity that the Duke of Ji died young, but it's a pity to meet this child, lose his mother and father, and be lonely and helpless."

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou looked at Ma Huaiyu, and said to him gently: "Huaiyu, your father is not only a hero and general of the imperial court, but also my robe and best friend, his early death is my great regret.

Fortunately, he still has your bloodline.From now on, be a good student, learn literature and martial arts, inherit your father's mantle, carry forward his reputation, serve the country, and glorify the lintel..."

"Yes!" For Liu Chengyou's words, Ma Huaiyu was a little ignorant, but his eyes turned red subconsciously, and he nodded vigorously.

"Erlang, there is something I want to discuss with you!" At this time, Da Fu took the initiative to speak.

"Say it!" Seeing what he said, Liu Chengyou raised his hand with an open-minded attitude.

Glancing at Ma Huaiyu, Dafu said: "I have a good relationship with this child Huaiyu, and I intend to raise him in the palace and let him study and practice martial arts with the princes. It can be regarded as a kind of consolation to Lord Ji..."

Hearing Dafu's words, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but looked at her in surprise, thought for a while, and smiled: "I was hesitant to give him to be raised. Since you have this heart, it's just right. If so, I also It’s good to reject Sun Li.”

Prior to this, Sun Li had taken the initiative to express to Liu Chengyou that he was willing to adopt Ma Huaiyu.Sun Li has this heart, one is the friendship between Gu Nian and Ma Quanyi, after all, it is the robe from the Longqi Army, and the other is that the Sun family has a weak blood, and if they want to increase their popularity, of course they must also want to please the emperor.

However, if the queen intends to adopt, no one can compete with her.And Liu Chengyou also wanted to make the adoption of Ma Huaiyu a model, so that the generals of the big man can also see that the emperor's attitude towards heroes and generals will definitely treat their offspring well.

"By the way, where is Liu Zhao, why didn't you see him?" Looking around, Liu Chengyou asked Liu Zhao, the tenth son of the emperor.

Hearing this, Da Fu showed a loving smile and said, "He went to play in the Hall of Compassion, Liu Xu has grown up, and the Queen Mother is also getting old, so it is time for the grandchildren to visit and be filial and accompany her..."

"It should!" Hearing this, Liu Chengyou nodded and sighed slightly, and then ordered: "Take Huaiyu to visit the Queen Mother too!"

"Yes!"

……

As autumn entered and the weather gradually turned cooler, the big man from the central government to the local government, and the government offices of various departments, all entered a state of tension, running fast like a clockwork.There is no other reason, Pingnan is just around the corner.

In the second hall of the Ministry of War, Murong Yanzhao was sitting on the desk, dealing with official documents from various places. As the preparations for the war progressed, the three yamen of the Privy Council, the Ministry of War and the Third Division were the busiest among the court departments.

As a commander-in-chief who has fought for many years, he is also very handy in civilian positions.Perhaps Wei Renpu was not as knowledgeable and quick-witted as Wei Renpu, but in the position of chief officer of the Ministry of War, I have to say that Murong Yanzhao did a better job and handled many things more beautifully.After all, he has a wealth of military experience, and many issues should be considered from his perspective, which should be closer to reality.

However, as he gets older, Murong Du, who was handsome and handsome at the beginning, is getting old day by day, after all, he is almost 50 years old.The hard work and painstaking efforts in the early years made them grow old very quickly.

In fact, this is also the normal state of most generals. Old and strong people are only a minority after all.

"Come here!" Murong Yanzhao summoned a subordinate immediately after the approval of a document, and directly ordered: "Jianghuai camp, there is still a shortage of [-] sets of armor, go ask the military supervisor, and urge them to hurry up and remind them." They, don't delay the time!"

"Yes!"

After he receded, he took a sip of tea and beat his waist again, a trace of exhaustion appeared on Murong Yanzhao's face.

"Master, Your Majesty is coming!" At this moment, a subordinate official came to report in a hurry.

Murong Yanzhao was slightly startled when he heard the sound. Recently the emperor likes to patrol the various departments and made a sudden visit, so he also demoted several officials. Therefore, the whole court is quite diligent, at least they have to spend this special time.

This time, it seemed that it was the turn of the Ministry of War, Murong Yanzhao got up and adjusted his clothes, and ordered: "Hurry up and gather all the bureaucrats, and follow me to welcome you!"

"No need!" Before the person arrived, the voice had already spread, and Liu Chengyou walked in slowly.

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

"Excuse me!" Emperor Liu respected Murong Yanzhao very much.

Looking at Murong Yanzhao standing in front of him, who was described as getting old and his body was already rickety, Liu Chengyou couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional, it was another decline of a famous general.I'm afraid that many people can't imagine that the famous Murong Du is handsome, and the rumored Mr. Murong has an extraordinary demeanor, is actually such a decaying old man.

"Your Majesty, these are some matters that have been dealt with in the past two days. Please check them out!" While ordering people to serve tea, Murong Yanzhao personally held a stack of chapters.

Seeing this, Liu Chengyou shook his head and said, "It's important, I must have read it. As for these official affairs, I believe that they must be fulfilled and handled properly!"

Liu Chengyou's tone was full of affirmation for Murong Yanzhao. Seeing this, Murong Yanzhao was also moved: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust!"

However, looking at the memorial that was full of cases, Liu Chengyou said: "These, most of them are related to Pingnan's preparations!"

"Exactly!" Murong Yanzhao nodded.

"How about the food and grass? What are the difficulties?" Liu Chengyou asked with concern in a slightly heavy tone.

"The Jianghuai area has been recuperating for many years. Since the ninth year of Qianyou, it has been building warehouses and stockpiling grain. Up to now, it is enough, and there is no need for the imperial court to support a lot of military grain.

Only Jinghu had frequent wars and serious damage back then, and needed support from the imperial court.The reserves in Jinan and Jiangling are not enough to support the two armies. Fortunately, with the support of Sichuan and Shu, it will be enough to supply the Jinghu military when the Shu grain is transferred to the east!It can also alleviate the difficulties of the imperial court! "

"That's good!" Listening to his words, Liu Chengyou showed a smile on his face, let out a sigh of relief, and then said with emotion: "I have been recuperating for nearly four years. I thought I could continue to fight for prosperity, but I didn't want to be affected by a drought. I can only I hope that when the war unfolds, it will go smoothly!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty!" Hearing this, Murong Yanzhao said to Liu Chengyou in a very firm tone: "This time, the Pingnan will definitely be like a broken bamboo, and the south will be wiped out in one fell swoop!"

Murong Yanzhao never speaks big words, so seeing his affirmative expression, Liu Chengyou also smiled easily: "I am quite relieved to hear Qing say that!"

That's right, the 15th year of Qianyou was indeed an eventful autumn. After the summer, droughts and locusts occurred in Huaibei, Hebei, and Guanzhong, which affected various states, and the scope was very wide.In this regard, Liu Chengyou was also helpless. To deal with these disasters, the imperial court also had a set of procedures, and had accumulated enough experience in the frequent occurrence of disasters in the early years. Food prices, to appease the people.

This drought locust disaster had an impact on the plan of the Southern Expedition, but it had no fundamental impact. It just added some pressure to the imperial court in maintaining the Southern Expedition.However, for today's big man, these pressures are enough to bear.

The unification plan that has been prepared for so long will never be easily stopped. Autumn has arrived, and the day of sending troops is not far away.

(End of this chapter)