Han Shizu

Chapter 164
Wei Wang Liu Chengxun's early death was sudden and sad, especially for Emperor Liu Zhiyuan, it was an extremely heavy blow.Undoubtedly, Liu Zhiyuan has always been very satisfied with the eldest son. He put a lot of energy and effort into him, and raised him as the successor king. At one point, he had the idea of ​​directly establishing his crown prince, and ordered him to be Kaifeng's son. Fu Yin, fully expresses his heart.

It's a pity that the sky fails to fulfill people's wishes.
Regarding Liu Chengxun's funeral, Liu Zhiyuan handled it very grandly. Even though the national use was insufficient, the scale of the funeral was still very large. He would rather violate the etiquette system and hold the funeral in Bian Palace. It took nearly half a month before it was over. .

Afterwards, Liu Zhiyuan also fell ill. He couldn't pretend well, and was unable to manage the government. He handed over the general affairs to the ministers headed by Yang Bin, and he lived in the palace to recuperate. Seek comfort.

For Liu Chengyou, Liu Zhiyuan gave him a little bit of expression, that things are in harmony and governing together, and there is nothing else other than that.

As for Liu Chengyou, he was more low-key than before.In court, be kind to others, neither fight nor grab.Even for Yang Bin, he would give way more and seldom argue with him.After Liu Chengxun passed away, Yang Bin was obviously a little nervous and hesitant.
However, those who persisted every day still entered the palace to greet Liu Zhiyuan and Mrs. Li
The winter is getting deeper, and time is the best medicine to heal the pain when the year is cold. After nearly a month of hard work, the sadness shrouded in the palace has finally dissipated a lot.

"Officials and ministers have come and are waiting outside the hall to be summoned." In the Chui Gong hall, the eunuch walked lightly, walked to the imperial case, and reported in a low voice.

"Let them in!" Liu Zhiyuan's voice was much older, but there was not much fluctuation.

After this period of cultivation, Liu Zhiyuan's body has recovered a lot, and his mental state seems to be much better.As an emperor, after all, he doesn't look down on the dynasty. This time, he wants to pick up the abandoned government and at the same time calm people's hearts. there is a problem.

"Your Majesty, I will pay homage to Your Majesty, all blessings!" Soon, Yang, Wang, Ersu, Dou, Li and other important officials entered the hall and bowed together.

"Pingshen!" Liu Zhiyuan waved his hands lightly, and said, "During this time, I have not been able to watch the court, and all important military and state affairs have been entrusted to the ministers, so that the court situation is stable and there is no trouble. You have worked hard!"

When Liu Zhiyuan said this, a group of courtiers immediately paid homage to show their loyalty, and everyone would say what they said on the spot.

"Where's King Zhou?" Liu Zhiyuan asked after scanning his eyes and noticing that Liu Chengyou was not there.

"Return to Your Majesty, the Armor Workshop has newly developed a batch of military armor, and His Royal Highness Zhou Wang went to inspect it." Guo Wei came out to report.

Liu Zhiyuan nodded. He had heard that his son came in without any publicity, but he was always doing practical things.

"I heard that many people died in various states?"

After saying this, the chancellor Li Tao came out, with a plea on his face, he cupped his hands and said: "It is deep winter, and the states in the Central Plains are short of supplies for the winter, and things like freezing and starvation happen from time to time. According to the Jiedu newspapers of various states, There are casualties under the rule, there are hundreds of people, and dozens of widows!"

"Ah!" Hearing this, Liu Zhiyuan couldn't help but sighed, "I entered the Central Plains and founded the country. I didn't do anything to the people, benefiting them with peace. Instead, I made them suffer from wars and turmoil. Until now, the people are suffering so much. I can’t eat enough to keep out the cold. This is all my fault!”

"Your Majesty is serious! Your Majesty is so kind! Your Majesty is deeply favored by the King, and your assistants are so incapable of educating the people that there are tragedies. This is all the fault of your Majesty's incompetence. Your Majesty, please punish me!" Su Fengji knelt down at the right time, with a look of "ashamedness", excited plead guilty.

However, those eyes kept glancing at Yang Bin.If all the ministers are guilty, then Yang Bin, as the "Prime Minister", has to take the main responsibility.

Su Fengji's eyes were basically unrestrained, Yang Bin naturally felt it, his expression was slightly bitter, his cheeks trembled, he took a deep breath, and bowed: "Please punish the crime, Your Majesty!"

Liu Zhiyuan had a panoramic view of the expressions of the two, waved his hands, and said: "Decree to the generals and officials in all states that they must help the people in distress, and they must not be passive and negligent in governing!"

"Yes!"

In fact, the monarchs and ministers in the palace knew in their hearts that this edict was the same as usual, and it was better than nothing. Even if the local officials and officials were willing, they might not be able to do it. Moreover, whether they could really obey the edict was a problem.But for the common people everywhere, they can only endure bitterly. This cold winter is coming to an end.
"Everyone, please sit down!" Seeing that all the ministers were standing, Liu Zhiyuan waved his hand kindly and motioned.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When everyone sat down, Liu Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, "What's going on recently, let's play it!"

"Yong'an Army Jiecong Ruan Zuo, [-] Khitan troops went south to Fuzhou to fight Caogu, and they were defeated by the army. They killed more than [-] enemies and took a hundred and ten horses!" Guo Weizuo.

"Follow general Ruan Zhenliang, live up to my expectations, lower him and encourage him, so we can make peace with him!" Liu Zhiyuan said.

"Zhao Kuangzan of the Jinchang army, and the Northern invaders of the Shu army!" Yang Bin came out and said.

As soon as these words fell, Liu Zhiyuan's expression became ruthless, and his tone was cold: "The Shu army has arrived again, are you bullying me that there is no one here?"

Said that he patted the imperial case emphatically, with a stern expression, Liu Zhiyuan at this time was like an old sick tiger, but he felt even more dangerous.Taking a deep breath, he calmed down his irritable mood: "What's going on?"

"This time, the lord of Shu, with Wei Wang's new funeral, His Majesty is sick, and wants to take advantage of the vacancy. Send [-] troops and attack from three directions. The Jiedu envoy of Shannan West Road and Zhongshu ordered Zhang Qianzhao to recruit pacification envoys for the northern camp, Xiongwu Jiedu envoy He Jianjian was deputy, and Xuanhui envoy Han Baozhen served as Marquis of Yu, with a total of [-] soldiers. Pianzhao left Sanguan and rebuilt Longzhou to attack Fengxiang. Li Tinggui, Marquis of Fengluan Suwei, sent [-] soldiers out of Meridian Valley, to aid Chang'an."

"Zhao Kuangzan, the governor of the Jinchang Army, thinks that Jingzhao has few soldiers, and he may not be able to defend. Please send more reinforcements!"

"The movement is really not small!" Liu Zhiyuan's expression became even colder.

After pondering for a while, Liu Zhiyuan suppressed the anger in his heart: "Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, Guanzhong has always been in trouble. Western Shu has taken Qin and Fengcheng, and they are always on the sidelines, trying to seize my territory! Today, the trouble on the right side of the Guan has become our own. The court is suffering from illness, what suggestions do you have for this?"

"The imperial court must send troops to reject Shu soldiers! The former Meng Shu took advantage of the loss of the Central Plains and seized the four prefectures of Qin and Feng. With the four prefectures in hand, they can send troops to disturb Fengxiang and Jingzhao at any time. If you want to make Guan You peaceful, you must pay attention. Only by capturing the four prefectures can we turn the bad into the good and consolidate the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan. Otherwise, Guanzhong will always be in trouble!" Guo Wei said with confidence.

As soon as he heard that the army was going to be mobilized, Wang Zhang immediately stood up, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the current imperial court really has no power to mobilize soldiers!"

"Are you just sitting back and watching the Shu army go rampant?" Liu Zhiyuan retorted, his words were filled with anger, and he was a little irritable.Obviously, the pain of losing a child is not so easy to ease.

"Your Majesty, the Lord should not be angry and revive the teacher!" Li Tao, the servant of Zhongshu, looked at Liu Zhiyuan boldly, and said in a deep voice, his tone was full of persuasion.

"What's Xiang Yang's opinion?" Liu Zhiyuan glanced at Yang Bin who had been silent all this time.

There was always a dark cloud between Yang Bin's brows. After hearing and asking, he thought for a while, got up and replied: "Your Majesty, the imperial court has no strength to regain the four prefectures of Qin and Feng. However, when the soldiers from Shu attacked, the imperial court We must respond, otherwise, if Jingzhao and Fengxiang are lost, there will be endless disasters. We have tolerated Du's rebellion before, and we must send troops this time to show the majesty of the imperial court. However, when mobilizing troops, we should defend and assist in defense. Lord! In the future, when the country rests and recuperates, and the court soldiers have enough food, we will ask for it!"

"In addition, Fengxiang has a secret report from the officials, saying that the privy envoy of the Kingdom of Shu will return to the king, and secretly send people to carry heavy gifts, and send a letter and Jiedu envoy Hou Yi, fearing that there will be changes!"

As soon as these words fell, Liu Zhiyuan's heart couldn't help but twitched. Before that, he had been very worried about Hou Yi, and said in a rough voice: "At the beginning, I didn't manage to move one of them to the town, but now, it has become a disaster!"

"Your Majesty, Hou Yi's mind is unpredictable. If there is any change, the situation in Guanzhong will be more dangerous for the imperial court. You need to be cautious." At this time, Dou Zhengu, the servant of the door who had not spoken, took the initiative to speak. up.

Looking around at the ministers, Liu Zhiyuan seemed to have calmed down: "The situation in Guanzhong, the matter of sending troops, we should discuss it in a long-term way, wait for it, discuss it carefully, and make a plan!"

"Yes!"

Due to the turmoil of the Shu army, the atmosphere in the hall was much depressed, even heavier than before when the world was full of hunger and death.

After being silent for a while, Liu Zhiyuan breathed out: "What else is there?"

"Your Majesty." Su Yugui, who seemed like a "bastard" and had been unable to get in his mouth, spoke up.

"What's the matter, Su Qing?"

"This year is coming to an end. Before that, His Majesty couldn't bear to forget Jin, so he continued to use Jin Zu's year name. However, in the coming year, Jin's year name cannot be reused."

"The issue of the year name is for the ministers to discuss!" Liu Zhiyuan ordered directly after understanding the meaning.

Seeing this, Su Yugui played directly: "I have drawn up several year names with Taichang Qing Zhang Zhao, Minister of Rites Zhao Shangjiao and other ministers, please Your Majesty to decide."

Seeing that Su Yugui had put things ahead, Liu Zhiyuan nodded: "Tell me about it."

"Those who discussed Qiande, Qianlong, Tianxing, Tiancong, and Tianxi after discussing with ministers and others agreed that Qiande is the best!" Su Yugui replied.

"Good morality." Liu Zhiyuan murmured, seemingly dissatisfied.

Seeing this, Su Yugui's heart tightened slightly. The year name "Qiande" was only reached after they discussed it for a long time.If Tao Gu knew about this, he would have secretly ridiculed that "Qiande" was the year name of Wang Yan, the former and later lord of Shu.Obviously, Su Yugui and others didn't know about it. Although it happened more than 20 years ago, the "ignorance" of that generation can be seen.

However, Liu Zhiyuan was hesitant, not at all, he didn't care about repetition, but he had some thoughts in his mind.

With little thought, Liu Zhiyuan said directly: "If you use Qiande, it's better to call it Qianyou!"

"Qianyou is good!" As soon as Liu Zhiyuan finished speaking, Su Yugui immediately started licking: "Your Majesty is the son of destiny, and he is blessed by God. If there is God's help for the establishment of a great man, I think that "Qianyou" is the best."

After being licked by Su Yugui, Liu Zhiyuan's facial expression relaxed a little unconsciously, but he couldn't smile.

"What do you guys think?"

"Very good." It's just a year name, as long as it means auspiciousness, there is no need to get too entangled.The courtiers of the Han Dynasty are not "literati" after all, and they will not be serious about the truth. They must discuss the "best".

His mood was slightly relieved, but he couldn't hide his physical fatigue. After only listening to the government for a moment, Liu Zhiyuan felt that his energy was exhausted.

As for the ministers below, Su Fengji thought to himself, pointing his left finger on the back of his right hand, his eyes suddenly flashed, his eyes rolled around twice, and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to do!"

"Talk." Liu Zhiyuan, who wanted to break up the discussion, frowned slightly and asked.

"Kaifeng Prefecture is in charge of the government affairs of Gyeonggi Prefecture and County, but the position of governor is still vacant. Please Your Majesty decide on a candidate early and send him!" Su Fengji said.

"Does Su Qing have a suitable candidate?" Liu Zhiyuan said casually, judging from his attitude, he didn't seem to be particularly concerned.

Hearing this, the corners of Su Fengji's mouth curled up. Obviously, he had thought about it a long time ago. He cupped his hands and replied without hesitation: "I think His Royal Highness King Zhou can also serve as Governor!"

As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly slipped into a sensitive direction again. All the officials couldn't help but look at Su Fengji, and then carefully glanced at Liu Zhiyuan.

I saw that Liu Zhiyuan also had a trace of surprise in his expression, staring at Su Fengji firmly, his pair of tiger eyes were particularly radiant, but the gleam of divine light quickly faded away.

He didn't say anything for a while, and tapped his fingers on the imperial case, as if he was not very satisfied with Su Fengji's suggestion, and seemed to be thinking about something more important.

After a long time, Liu Zhiyuan raised his head, looked down at the ministers in the palace, and asked leisurely: "I am old and exhausted, and I want to establish a prince to share the military affairs. Who do you think should be established?"

Liu Zhiyuan's voice was flat, but it fell into the ears of all the officials, but they all thought about it.

Su Fengji said directly, very positively: "His Royal Highness King Zhou is mighty and virtuous, he can be the prince!"

Guo Wei followed closely behind: "His Royal Highness King Zhou is resolute and courageous, you can stand!"

Seeing this, Su Yugui also said: "His Royal Highness King Zhou is benevolent, filial and fair, and His Majesty's new reign title 'Qianyou' is also in line with King Zhou's name!"

Dou Zhengu said: "The king of Zhou is wise and reasonable."

Li Tao said: "The king of Zhou is a hero."

Wang Zhang gave Yang Bin a sideways look, and raised his hand, "His Royal Highness King Zhou has always been majestic, and he can be the crown prince!"

In fact, all the courtiers present knew that, given the current situation, there was no other candidate except Liu Chengyou.If someone raises an objection, it must be with ulterior motives and different ambitions.

Including Yang Bin, the same.Speaking of everyone present, it was Yang Bin who was in the most complicated mood.Only myself was left, and the ministers and even the emperor around him looked at him. The cloud on Yang Bin's face seemed to be getting heavier. Finally, he moved and said solemnly: "His Royal Highness, you have a strange appearance. Stand as prince."

If it was normal, the courtiers would support a prince with such a unified understanding, it is estimated that the emperor's heart would have been filled with suspicion.But at this time, Liu Zhiyuan was inexplicably relieved to see that all the ministers proposed Liu Chengyou.

After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Since all the ministers are unanimously optimistic about King Zhou, then this matter has been settled. On the first day of the first lunar month in the first year of Qianyou, a canonization ceremony will be held!"

"Yes!"

The position of the crown prince was decided just like that, suddenly, but without any hindrance.When Liu Chengyou heard the news, there were not many surprises, he was very calm, and even had a dull feeling
PS: Sorry, the weekend is always busier than usual, and the update is late and short.

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