Han Shizu

Chapter 1095 Goryeo Ding'an Matters
The first year of Kaibao entered the intercalary twelfth month, which made the end of the year seem very long. After entering the second twelfth lunar month of this year, Emperor Liu's mood improved a lot.

Of course, there were two things that made Liu Chengyou feel happy. One was that there was another baby in the palace. Qin Mei, who had been in the palace for two years, gave birth to the thirteenth son of the emperor.Second, the seriously ill Duke of Wei, Murong Yanzhao, was getting better gradually. Emperor Liu was delighted to hear that, and specially summoned him and Li Gu to the palace.

Facts have proved that Emperor Liu is really not a person who can maintain a calm and self-cultivation for a long time. After a long time, he suddenly feels boring.Freed from the heavy government affairs, he changed the previous state of life of long-cherished and sleepy nights. Although it made Emperor Liu a lot easier, the price of leisure was to gradually evolve into emptiness.

Emperor Liu is not a person with any interest in life, he has no favorite things, food, clothing, housing, transportation, and not high requirements, reading and practicing martial arts are just adjustments, and it is also a torment for him to devote himself to it for a long time.

As for beauty, although the beauties in the harem are very tempting, they are also consciously controlling the frequency of intercourse after they notice the decline in their physical fitness.

As for other recreational activities, he tried them all, but they were all superficial, and nothing particularly interested him.In terms of beliefs, Emperor Liu can't even talk about it. He neither believes in Buddhism nor Taoism, and Confucian etiquette is just a ruling tool.
In fact, in the eyes of many people, it was Emperor Liu's character that allowed him to maintain his focus on state affairs and military affairs for a long time. It was indeed a great fortune for the people of the country that the emperor did not indulge in selfish affairs.

After feeling boring and boring, Emperor Liu's mind moved again, and his attention to the country and military administration also increased.It's just that he didn't "come back" hastily.

He began to go to the third hall frequently to read the compilation of "National History" and "Records", discuss political strategies with historians and scholars, and personally ask about the revision of "Hanhuidian". , The secret files of Wu De Division and Huang Cheng Division also took time to check.
With the adjustment of these things, Emperor Liu's "emptiness" was relieved.In fact, his performance and mentality can be described in one sentence: a man cannot be powerless for a day.

On the surface, although I feel exhausted and tired because of the heavy government affairs, I want to rest, but once I relax and have no other things to fill in, it is difficult to adapt.

As for delegating power, Emperor Liu will never be able to do it thoroughly. All the premise must be that he maintains control over the country. If there is something that makes him feel out of his control, then the dormant Emperor Liu may also The fangs will be bared.

"Officials, King Dongping is asking to see you!"

"Xuan!"

When he learned of Zhao Kuangzan's meeting, Emperor Liu was practicing archery. He hit the target steadily and was not far from the bull's-eye.

Of course, illusions are always just illusions.It is so hard to shoot a fixed target, let alone a moving target, let alone riding and shooting.
Emperor Liu took an arrow, continued to position himself to aim, adjusted his breath, released it, and the string trembled, straight to the target.

"Good arrow skills!" Zhao Kuangzan's admiration came from his ear, and he almost applauded.

Turning his head to look, he saw Zhao Kuangzan, king of Dongping, walking slowly in a white python robe, with an obviously flattering smile on his face.Although Emperor Liu knew that this was a compliment, he was still in a good mood, and said to the guards beside him, "Prepare a bow and arrow for King Dongping. I am in a good mood. Let us compare with each other!"

"Your Majesty's sharp shot, I'm ashamed of myself!" Zhao Kuangzan said modestly, but he still took off his outer robe naturally, and took the carved bow.

"If you praise me again, I will blush! But it's agreed, don't give in!" Emperor Liu laughed and praised Zhao Kuang.

Zhao Kuangzan can be regarded as a general after all, he also practiced riding and archery a lot on weekdays, so Liu Chengyou couldn't be his opponent in these two strikes, plus he had a word to say, after ten arrows, he lost completely.

However, it may be that Emperor Liu's shooting skills have improved, and Zhao Kuangzan "barely" won.

Shaking his sore hands, Yan Tuo hurriedly took a sable fur and put it on him to avoid catching cold while sitting on the chair next to him.After motioning Zhao Kuang to agree to sit down, Emperor Liu asked after taking a sip of hot wine, "Qing Zhao is here, what are you talking about?"

Zhao Kuangzan is currently serving as the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, which can be regarded as more important than a noble, but this does not hinder his status in the court.There are some things that don't require him to come to report to the emperor, but he still comes at the right time. The focus is not on reporting affairs, but on strengthening the relationship with the emperor and connecting feelings.

Of course, since we are here, we still have something to report, Zhao Kuangzan said: "The envoy from Koryo has been found, rescued by Dengzhou fishermen, and has now arrived in Tokyo!"

It turned out that Wang Zhao, the king of Korea, had once again sent envoys to the imperial court. This time, the scale of the envoy was very large, with nearly 200 people. They brought a large amount of treasures and native products, and also sent some nobles and young officials. In addition, there were several Goryeo beauty.

In addition to paying tribute and strengthening the connection with the Han Dynasty, it is also to please the court and the emperor, and at the same time, it also means to continue to learn the system and culture of the Central Plains.

Over the years, relying on the friendship with the imperial court, the King of Koryo has achieved great results in domestic reforms, the royal power has been strengthened, and he has earned a lot of benefits.Coupled with growing economic ties, the relationship between the two countries is in a sweet period.
However, this envoy was doomed to bad luck. During the journey across the sea, he encountered shipwreck, the ship capsized, and few survived.What Zhao Kuangzan reported was that the only survivor, named Shi Zan, fell off the island by luck and was rescued by fishermen who went out to sea.

This shipwreck was also a disaster for Goryeo. Not only did it lose a lot of tribute, but more importantly, among the lost missionary personnel, there were too many young talents from Goryeo. Wang Zhao placed high hopes on it. , the future of the Goryeo Kingdom
Regarding this, Emperor Liu had some dark thoughts in his heart, and he waved his hands with a slightly unkind smile on his face: "The sea is vast, deep and ruthless, and I don't want to see such a disaster happen. The death of the mission is very deplorable, and the imperial court should also express that the envoy who survived has experienced a life-and-death crisis, and it is not easy. Bar!"

"Yes!" Zhao Kuangzan clapped his hands in reply.

"In addition, Ding'an has sent envoys to the court again, and I hope they can be included!" Zhao Kuangzan said.

"Huh?" Emperor Liu keenly sensed something was wrong, and said, "They are far away in the northeast, the old land of Bohai Sea. How do they get attached? What happened behind this?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhao Kuang praised, and then explained: "According to the emissary, they are small in land, few in number, poor in country, and weak in army, and they are no longer able to stand alone. Recently, the military threat of Liao has become more and more serious, and they may be in danger of destroying the country. .What they are asking is for a small number of nobles to move out and float over to join us!"

"Isn't this whimsical?" Emperor Liu couldn't help shaking his head, pondered for a while, and raised a point: "Since they have the idea of ​​abandoning the country, they obviously feel the crisis. Could it be that the Liao Kingdom really wants to mobilize troops to destroy it?"

Zhao Kuangzan then said: "I think that this kind of possibility is not impossible. Although Ding'an is just a small country formed by a group of survivors, it is difficult to cause serious troubles, but after all, it is in the rear and does not obey its rule. If we want to eliminate hidden dangers behind, It’s hard to keep the troops out of the way. With the strength of the Khitan people, it’s not difficult to secure the country if you want to wipe out the area!”

"Since I asked for Tokyo, as a big country, I can't ignore it, and I should take responsibility!" Emperor Liu expressed his attitude, and turned to ask Zhao Kuangzan: "How do you think the court should respond?"

Zhao Kuangzan obviously prepared the draft, and reported: "The two countries are separated by mountains and seas, and there are Khitans blocking each other. It is obviously unrealistic to enclose it. I think that Ding'an's occupation of the Bohai Sea area is more important because it is backed by Goryeo. Now the Goryeo envoy is in Beijing. , Mo Ruo thinks of a way on the country of Koryo."

Hearing his suggestion, Emperor Liu immediately recalled it, and smiled at Zhao Kuangzan: "Okay! Let's do it this way! Zhao Qing will coordinate this matter!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)