Han Shizu

Chapter 613
".The thing is like this. After He Dushuai's mediation, the dispute between the two generals Li and Ma has just subsided, and each took a step back into the city. Now the northern generals are placed separately in the hotel, waiting to be summoned!" Inside the Chongzheng Palace, Zhao Wei Reported the episode before Kaifeng City to Liu Chengyou.

"Heh!" Liu Chengyou's reaction was quite calm, and he said to Zhao Xi in a joking tone: "I asked you to pick them up, it's an honor to watch such a good show!"

To the emperor's words, Zhao Wei was a little hard to understand his attitude, and he clasped his hands and responded: "The military envoys have been in the army for a long time, and they have violent temperaments. It is understandable that they have conflicts!"

Liu Chengyou said coldly: "It's rare to come to Tokyo, argue loudly at the feet of the capital, insult and scold each other, attack each other, and attract everyone to watch. Is there any dignity of a big man? This is to let the people of Tokyo appreciate their arrogance and domineering posture ?
If He Fujin hadn't stopped them, would the two of them still have to draw their swords to face each other, and let everyone see their bravery? "

"Li Jun has become more and more arrogant these years! I can feel it through the city wall of Kaifeng. This is a newcomer, full of criticism and resentment. What does he want to do? To demonstrate to the court? To complain to me?" Liu Chengyou said. Then he laughed and sneered: "Ma Quanyi has been guarding the border all these years, but his temper has also grown!"

Seeing Liu Chengyou's angry state, Zhao Wei hurriedly bowed to persuade him: "Your Majesty, calm down!"

Liu Chengyou's face didn't change much, but his tone and words made people feel uneasy.After pondering for a while, he sighed quietly: "Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, it has been an unavoidable problem for every monarch of every dynasty to be difficult to control this arrogant soldier. Zhao Hao, tell me, how should I control it?"

Facing such a big question posed by the emperor, Zhao Wei was stunned for a moment. Seeing his angry look, he thought for a while and said cautiously: "Since Your Majesty Yuji, the whole army has been reorganized, and the shortcomings of the previous generation have been eliminated. The trend of injustice in the middle has been greatly eliminated. Generals Li and Ma have been guarding the border for a long time. They are not like the forbidden army. They are often influenced and taught by His Majesty. The envoy, who was favored by His Majesty, is a confidant general, and this time he also speaks out to defend His Majesty and the court, although the reaction is fierce, it can be seen that he is loyal."

Hearing his words, Liu Chengyou looked at Zhao Wei in surprise: "Your words are to the point!"

"Your Majesty, the northern frontier generals, do you want to be summoned first?" Zhao Wei asked for instructions.

"No!" Liu Chengyou didn't think about it, and directly ordered: "Tomorrow's Jiaqing Festival, gather the festivals, defenses, and military envoys who are going to Beijing to the Long Live Hall to participate in the imperial banquet!"

"Yes!"

Zhao Wei stepped back, while Liu Chengyou thought silently, muttering softly: "Li Yun."

Li Yun, who served as a general in the Tang and Jin Dynasties, was good at riding and shooting, with courage and the ability to rule.After the Battle of Luancheng that year, he led his troops to join Liu Chengyou and was worshiped as a general. Since the founding of the country, he has been defending the north.

However, this person's personality is a big problem. He is irritable, murderous, and has a small mind.Conceited of his talents and qualifications, he complained quite a lot because he had been garrisoned in the north for many years without promotion.

At the beginning, when adjusting the northern defense, he wanted to fight for the position of the northern deployment. As a result, Liu Chengyou preferred the veteran He Fujin. At that time, he was already dissatisfied.

But with the passage of time, the great Han used military force in the west and south, and a large number of underdeveloped generals rose up in the army, who were vigorously promoted. Li Yun heard about it in the north, and his heart became even more unbalanced.But now, Li Yun is only an ordinary military envoy in various parts of the Han Dynasty.

In Li Yun's view, this is the emperor and the imperial court's low treatment, ignoring their achievements in defending the border.In fact, with Liu Chengyou's emphasis on the northern frontier defense, how could he treat the soldiers lightly, and his colleagues who are stricter than military law have always been caring and loving.

For Li Yun, although he has not been promoted, he has a lord's salary. After all, there is no war on the northern front, and it is impossible to be promoted casually.But Li Yun didn't understand, or was dissatisfied, so that Liu Chengyou often heard about his resentment in Tokyo.

Therefore, although Liu Chengyou was dissatisfied with his performance outside Kaifeng today, it was not too surprising.It's just that he has become more determined. Taking this opportunity to transfer him away from the north and let Li Yun take charge of the army, there will be problems sooner or later.

March 24th is the birthday of Emperor Liu Chengyou of the Han Dynasty, and it is designated as Jiaqing Festival.The seventh year of Qianyou was Liu Chengyou's birth year, and he was [-] years old.

This birthday of the Son of Heaven, on the surface, there was quite a lot of noise, but it was very simple to manage. Only in the Chongyuan Hall, taking the opportunity of the Great Court Meeting, he was worshiped by the ministers at home and abroad, listened to his congratulatory speech, and did not even accept gifts.

However, the only imperial banquet was only for the foreign ministers who came to Beijing. Therefore, the imperial banquet in the Long Live Hall had an unusual atmosphere from the very beginning.

In the evening, in the Long Live Hall of the Han Palace, food tables were neatly arranged. Nearly twenty generals and ministers who had come to Beijing were already present.

Li Yun was on the list, drinking wine and eating meat, and praised the delicacy of court delicacies.But as soon as the spirit of drinking came up, he couldn't control his mouth anymore, and couldn't help muttering: "In order to celebrate the emperor's birthday, all the generals guarding the border will be recalled. If there is something going on in the north, how can we resist it?"

I glanced around for a few times, looked at the imperial case, and saw that it was empty, and Liu Chengyou was still not seen, and said: "I will wait for the generals to arrive, and I will wait for a long time. Where is your majesty?"

"Li Yun, shut up!" The old handsome He Fujin, who was listening to his words, immediately scolded, his face was full of anger, his hair was full of hair, and his old eyes were full of dissatisfaction.

Li Yun was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled and said, "What's wrong with Du Shuai? This is above the palace, not in the army, so don't give me orders!"

"You! You also know that you are in the court, how can you be so rebellious and wild!" He Fujin became more angry, probably because he was too excited, his face was flushed, and he coughed heavily.

In any case, Li Yun is his subordinate, subject to his restraint.It's so unruly, it also embarrasses him.

Seeing this, Li Yun raised his eyebrows, restrained his arrogance, and said to him: "He Dushuai is old and his health is not good, so don't worry about me, it will hurt you! If it makes the condition worse , I can't bear it!"

"You!" He Fujin was suddenly out of breath, his old face trembled a few times, and he was a little speechless for a while.

"Your Majesty is here!" Another loud singing voice interrupted the atmosphere in the hall.

Everyone stood up to greet him, including Li Yun, who was arrogant in front of others, but when facing Liu Chengyou, he still lowered his eyebrows and bowed politely.

"Haha!" Before Liu Chengyou arrived, his voice came first, and he waved his hands as soon as he entered: "All gentlemen, please forgive me!"

After taking his seat, Liu Chengyou looked around, with a smile still on the corner of his mouth: "The imperial concubine gave birth to a little princess for me, it took some time, thank you for waiting!"

As soon as this remark fell, it explained the reason why the emperor was late, and there was another sound of congratulations.

Li Hongwei, the governor of Pinglu, got up with a cup, and with a smile all over his face, he said loudly: "Today is His Majesty's birthday, and the harem has given birth to a princess. It can be described as double happiness! Everyone, let us congratulate Your Majesty together!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

After Liu Chengyou arrived, the imperial banquet reached its climax, and the atmosphere was warm. Under his instruction, everyone let go of their restraints, exchanged cups and cups, and were very happy.

When the atmosphere was at its strongest, Liu Chengyou coughed lightly, got up and walked into the hall, and expressed his emotion: "All the ministers are the pillars of the Han Dynasty, the generals of the Zhuguo, guarding the place for the country, conscientious and hardworking. They stay away from the capital on weekdays. I miss you very much. Today, taking advantage of my birthday, I will invite you to gather together to show the friendship between our monarchs and ministers. You don’t need to be restrained. Let’s drink freely and have a good time. stop!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Another polite response.

After Liu Chengyou drank a glass of wine, the waiter hurriedly filled it up. After brewing it for a while, Liu Chengyou still had a smile on his face: "However, these years, you have been burdened with heavy burdens, and the king's affairs have been complicated. I have heard that many People, because of this, are exhausted and sick. It is not my original intention to make all the ministers so tired. I think about it, and I can't bear it. Therefore, I have the heart to use grace with the ministers to lighten some of the burdens on my body. "

As soon as Liu Chengyou said this, he paid attention to everyone's reactions, and the hall of Long Live gradually became quiet, with different expressions, either calm, surprised, or dignified
Obviously, birthday celebrations and so on are secondary. The emperor's words are the real purpose of calling them to Beijing.

This time Liu Chengyou used the name of celebrating his birthday to send military envoys from all over the country to Beijing. Of course, his purpose was not pure.This is the last time that the powers of local vassals and towns have been released on a large scale and taken under the control of the central government.

Liu Chengyou was still holding the wine glass in his hand.

(End of this chapter)