Han Shizu

In the East Palace, in Yuehua Courtyard, Prince Liu Yang quietly lay down on the soft chair, enjoying the medicine bath, the basin was knee-deep, and there was a little smell of medicine in the air. It wasn't too unpleasant, but it made people drowsy.

Xiao Chuo squatted in front, serving with his own hands, pressing and pinching, just like she was a human being, and she grasped the proportions very well, so that the prince would not feel the slightest discomfort.

Liu Yang was obviously tired, with a dull expression on his face, and before he knew it, there were also slight wrinkles on Liu Yang's face.In a trance, I heard Xiao Chuo's soft call: "Your Highness!"

Opening his eyes, he faced Xiao Chuo with a gentle face: "The water is cold, let's add some hot water!"

Liu Yang looked out, the winter night was quiet, and the palace was a bit more solemn. In the room, the candlelight was dim, covering the two of them, adding a little hazy atmosphere.

"What time is it?" Liu Yang asked softly.

"It's Youshi!" Xiao Chuo replied.

"Forget it, stop soaking!" Liu Yang rubbed his eyes that were still a little sore, put his feet on the edge of the basin, and ordered.

"Yes!" Xiao Chuo immediately took the towel, picked up Liu Yang's feet, and wiped them carefully.

On weekdays, Liu Yang would not do things like wiping feet, but recently he was really tired and embarrassing, so he couldn't help but be lazy and let people wait on him.

After tidying up, Liu Yang pulled Xiao Chuo to sit beside him, looked at this face that was not considered stunning but pleased him, and asked, "I heard that your father is here today."

"Yes!" Wen asked, Xiao Chuo nodded.

"Even in the palace, don't come to see me!" Liu Yang said.

Xiao Chuo lowered his head and said softly: "Your Highness is busy with state affairs, please don't disturb me!"

"This is out of the question!" Liu Yang smiled.

In fact, Liu Yang has always been very satisfied with the Xiao family's law-abiding.In contrast, Concubine Zhao's side, although she came from a famous family and was well-educated, was inevitably too deeply involved with the foreign court and inevitably caused some troubles.

And Xiao Siwen was promoted again, and now he is the envoy of the Li Fan, and is in charge of the Li Fan Academy. Although he ranks very low among the various departments of the imperial court, he is also a department with real power.Most importantly, this means that their Xiao family has further integrated into the Han court, and of course, they have been targeted again.However, like Xiao Chuo's style in the East Palace, Xiao Siwen also kept a low profile in the court.

"Your Highness has lost a lot of weight recently, and you still need to take care of your body. Don't overwork yourself!" After chatting for a while, seeing Liu Yang's exhausted and sleepy look, Xiao Chuo said with concern.

Liu Yang leaned on the soft chair, closed his eyes, raised his hand and tapped his forehead, and sighed: "The state affairs are like this, how can I have leisure. This year, Daozhou in the Central Plains has a bad harvest, the tax has been greatly reduced, and the price of food in various places has risen. Produce food and stabilize food prices, I'm afraid there will be more disturbances.

The harvest in the northwest is also not good. From the government to the people, there are constant twists and turns and turmoil.On Yulin Road, Wang Yu was not effective in suppressing the bandits, and Li Ni was weak, but it was difficult to eradicate them repeatedly.

The party members are even more eager to move, and they are eccentric, which is really worrying, and I also feel a little restless."

Liu Yang talked about these troubles like bitter water, Xiao Chuo listened silently, frowning slightly, thinking for a while, and asked: "Then Li Jiqian is so difficult?"

Liu Yang didn't open his eyes, but just shook his head and said, "It's not that this person is difficult to fight, but the situation. There are not many thieves and their strength is not strong. If they confront the officers and soldiers head-on, they will only be destroyed.

The previous several raids had already proved this point. For the government, the rogues were the most troublesome, but now Li Ni insisted on fighting the rogues, going east and west, flickering, which made Wang Yu a little exhausted.

The environment of Yulin also gave him room to come and go.In fact, the imperial court has already seen clearly the chaos that has lasted for this year. Li Jiqian is not worried about it, and the party members are the ones who are in trouble. "

"Since we see the problem, why don't we prescribe the right medicine?" Xiao Chuo asked suspiciously.

"Why not, the Yulin prefectures have been ordered to strengthen the restrictions on the party members and people in the territory, and cut off their contact with Li Ni, however, it has worked.

In order to suppress the rebel bandits and suppress the localities, Yulin has increased its troops to [-], but it is still insufficient to carry out the campaign and maintain stability. The Yulin party has hundreds of thousands of people.” Liu Yang said with some headaches.

After listening, Xiao Chuo couldn't help thinking of the situation when he discussed this matter with Liu Yang that day. Obviously, the situation has not changed, but has a tendency to deteriorate.

Xiao Chuo remained cautious, and was easily unwilling to express his opinions on these political affairs, but seeing Liu Yang's troubled appearance, his thoughts inevitably came alive.

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Chuo said softly: "Since Your Highness has already seen clearly that the chaos in Yulin is caused by the party, why not start from this aspect."

Liu Yang finally opened his eyes and looked at her with calm eyes, but Xiao Chuo's heart was slightly shaken, he lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, forgive me, I am too talkative!"

Liu Yang waved his hand, softened again, and was silent for a long time before he said in a low voice: "I understand what you are referring to. Father has even expressed his attitude towards the party members before. Maybe it is the benevolence of my wife, but In the Northwest right now, it is difficult to maintain the current situation, and it is really hard to make up your mind. Recently, father's patience has become more and more insufficient."

Liu Yang didn't go on, but with Xiao Chuo's intelligence, he naturally understood the meaning, and his eyes flickered a few times. She was sure that with a hero like Emperor Liu, he would lay down millions of corpses and bleed in a fit of anger. Thousands of miles is not an exaggeration.What's more, the number of party members in Yulin is far less than one million.

After thinking for a while, Xiao Chuo said again: "Even if we don't reach that step, the ineffectiveness and slow progress in suppressing bandits in Yulin now proves that there are problems with the current strategy of suppressing bandits, and it may be necessary to adjust accordingly!"

Hearing what Xiao Chuo said, Liu Yang looked thoughtful and raised his finger: "For this matter, the Political Affairs Hall, the Privy Council, and Yulin Road are all arguing. Meng Xuanzhe, the commander of Xiazhou's soldiers and horses, made a memorial earlier, There are a lot of criticisms of Wang Yu's strategy of suppressing thieves, and there are also conflicts between the generals! I see, this adjustment, I am afraid that it will start from the employment!"

Hearing this, Xiao Chuo hesitated to speak.Liu Yang noticed it naturally, smiled, and said: "That's the end of the conversation, now it's just you and me, you can say whatever you want, don't be restrained!"

With Liu Yang's attitude, Xiao Chuo was still a little reserved, but the corners of his mouth still raised a little, meaning to say: "Yan Guogong came from a famous family, has led the army for many years, and has been in Yulin for a long time. Don't be forced to such a point by mere Li Jiqian!"

"Wang Yu!" Liu Yang's eyes were slightly blurred at this time, and he said leisurely: "This year, he has had mixed reputations and a lot of criticism! Not long ago, someone mentioned that before Wang Yangong passed away, he left The last words, Wang Yu should not be used much, they have already been compared to Ma Su. Not only can I not bear the situation in Yulin, but also Wang Yu."