Chapter 182 The Game
The new emperor is about to officially ascend the throne, and the vassal kings will also follow the order to enter Chang'an City.
The situation in Chang'an was unclear. First, King Huai was called sick, then King Ding, King Jing and King Shu also expressed their inability to enter the capital for different reasons. Although the four vassal kings who were separatist in the separatist areas and confronted the court in name did not have a bad relationship with the court, they were actually publicly challenging the new emperor.
The four vassal kings unified the prince and went to the capital to congratulate the emperor. On the one hand, they sent envoys to congratulate the emperor for their congratulations, and on the other hand, they conquered the court, with a kind of intimidation that if the son had three faults in Chang'an City, I could openly rebel.
In Liu Yu's view, a war to uphold imperial power will begin sooner or later and will become closer.
On the afternoon of August 18, Qu Ning was ordered to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion. After returning, he was summoned by the emperor to Yaqian Hall for questions, and Liu Yu also sat beside him.
"Yuan Xiang is in good health. He needs to be careful when prescribing the prescription, and he may have to stop working for half a month." Qu Ning replied directly.
Liu Yu didn't expect that Yuan Bolang was really sick. If Qu Ning was considered a straightforward woman, his medical skills were excellent. He still remembered the fact that he couldn't tease the orange but was ridiculed. I think that Yuan Bolang would not be diagnosed with illness by her if he was not sick.
"I wonder what the disease of Yuan Xiang is?" Liu Yu asked.
Qu Ning glared at Liu Yu, as if saying, "I thought everyone was like you", but said calmly: "The old man is sick."
If you say that the elderly are sick, then you are still not sick and you are looking for a disease. You are lying on the bed and humming, saying that it is a disease. It is easy to get sick when you get older, but taking a pulse is useless.
Su Yan looked at Liu Yu helplessly and said, "General Liu, do you think if there is no Yuan Xiang present, then what should we do to establish the Left Prime Minister...?"
With Qu Ning on the side, even if Su Yan hopes to get help from Liu Yu, he still needs to maintain the king's manners. But his problems still reveal his lack of confidence.
"Then please ask the emperor to issue an order to decide on the establishment of the Left Prime Minister tomorrow, and there is no need to be misunderstood."
Yuan Bolang could not come, and Liu Yu felt that he could not give up. If the right prime minister got sick, the court would become unable to follow the orders, which would seem that the court was too dependent on the right prime minister. The emperor made the attitude clear, and Yuan Bolang would not come, and it was a foregone conclusion that he had established the left prime minister.
Unexpectedly, on the second day, the situation was beyond Liu Yu's expectations. Not only did Yuan Bolang stop court due to illness, but many ministers also took sick leave, and some directly submitted memorials to resign for retirement. It was clear that civil officials would unite to rebel and prevent Liu Yu from calming down.
Su Bi looked at the empty Liutai Yamen Conference Hall and glanced at Liu Yu and said, "General Liu, it seems that you have offended a lot of people."
"Is that true?" Liu Yu touched his nose, "I wonder if His Highness Xin Zhujun said, what is the first principle of establishing a court discussion system in Dashun Dynasty?"
"If you have something to do, you must discuss it." Su Bi replied.
Liu Yu said aggressively: "Okay, since there is something to discuss, should some ministers be abolished because of the leave of absence?"
Su Bi knew in her heart that Liu Yu wanted to achieve some of his goals without court discussion, but she still couldn't speak out of opposition: "Then let's start a discussion."
Yuan Bolang and his fans took leave, and things became much simpler. Without Su Yan's words, as long as Liu Yu alone could finish all the contents at once, there was no opposition. The meeting room was in a detailed and friendly atmosphere. The establishment of the Left Prime Minister reached a "consensus" in such a relaxed environment.
Lanhe will be re-activated and will be directly appointed as the left prime minister. The composition of the auxiliary officials under the left prime minister will be submitted by Lanhe.
Originally, the court was afraid that the faction and the party would attack the differences, but now Liu Yu was adding fuel to the fire and asked the ministers to form parties to attack each other. With the original recovery of Xu Han's party, the neutral forces in the court had to find a backer to avoid disaster, and the civil servant structure of the court would be more clearly divided.
The court meeting was about to end successfully just after noon. Several ministers at the meeting walked out of the Sixth National Palace and smiled a little incredible bitterly on their faces. Liu Yu was about to go to Yaqian Hall to meet Lan He who was waiting for news there, but Su Bi walked over and blocked Liu Yu's way.
"What do you mean?" Su Bi was very angry when she came up. At the court meeting just now, she had tried her best to suppress the anger in her heart and allowed Liu Yu to sing a one-man show in the court meeting.
Now that the opera has been sung, Su Bi, as an ally, must fully understand Liu Yu's intentions.
Liu Yu smiled inexplicably and said, "What does Your Highness Xin Zhujun mean? I... don't quite understand."
"Why are you pretending to be stupid? Do you think that by just having a relative named Sui and Lan, you can control Lan He and others? Or do you think Lan He and others are capable ministers and righteous men who support the country? Pushing Lan He will only make the civil servants fight and will not benefit you, me and the court."
Liu Yu smiled without comment, looked into the distance, and said, "I just want to remind Your Highness Xin Zhujun, you said, now that the new emperor ascended the throne, your biggest enemy is not in Chang'an City, but..." He said halfway, but stopped again.
Su Bi said in a slight daze: "Are you talking about those vassal kings?"
Liu Yu still did not answer Su Bi's question and continued: "Now Chang'an City is basically just maintaining a balance. Under this balance, even if officials scold in the court or even fight, as long as they do not spread beyond the palace wall, it will not harm you and me. And if they have hostile goals, they will focus more energy on the court fighting, and the attacks you and me will be subject to less."
As Liu Yu spoke, he took out a memorial from his arms and handed it to Su Bi and said, "Otherwise, what is said above will sooner or later become a fact."
"What's this?"
"Your Highness Xinzhujun will know after seeing it."
Su Bi opened the memorial curiously, and it turned out to be a memorial by Yuan Bolang, which stated the necessity of inheriting the sons of the previous prince. To put it bluntly, it was to let Su Yan's brothers and sisters go to their respective fiefs without continuing to stay in Chang'an City, and Su Bi was also one of the people involved.
"This old man is really cruel in his intentions. It is both etiquette and code. He said so many words from heaven, but he is not trying to drive me out of Chang'an City alone!?" Su Bi was not a fuel-efficient lamp. After reading it with gritted teeth, he did not show any mercy to Yuan Bolang in his tone, and threw the memorial to Liu Yu. "You are right. If you don't give these civil officials who are filled with grime in their minds, he will think about how to deal with you and me!"
Originally, Su Bi was dissatisfied with the establishment of the Left Prime Minister, but after reading Yuan Bolang's memorial, her attitude changed completely. For Su Bi, even if it was not her who became the emperor, she never thought of leaving Chang'an City to her fiefdom. That would mean that she would completely control her destiny in the hands of others.
After dealing with Su Bi's side, what is left is to allow Lan He to reorganize the forces in the court faster.
Xu Han fell for several months, and during this period, the civil servant structure in Chang'an City had fundamentally changed. Only the left prime minister and his few aides could not reach the point of confronting the right prime minister. This required Liu Yu to be the driving force behind.
In the Yaqian Hall, Lan He looked respectful and timid to the new emperor. After all, it was a great grace to re-activate him, a dying old minister. In terms of his attitude towards the new emperor, he must look completely loyal. As for Lan He’s true thoughts in his heart, Liu Yu couldn’t guess, so he didn’t need to pay attention to it.
This was the first time that Su Yan had appointed such a high-ranking minister. He didn't understand many aspects. He also needed to say a few words to the emperor on behalf of the emperor. The important deputy mentioned by Lan He was basically from the previous right prime minister Xu Han, but there were two people, one was Li Zheer's father, Li Yannian, and the other was Sui Yi, the son-in-law of the Lan family.
This is Lan He's proposed candidate, and it has not been confirmed. Liu Yu from Sui Yi will definitely not let him go to the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion. The rank of Jingzhao Prefecture seems to be low and does not involve the core of power. However, Liu Yu needs one person to control the situation and public security of Chang'an City. Jingzhao Prefecture Order and the commander of the General Defense Department are both important pawns placed by Liu Yu'an in the administration and defense of Chang'an City, and they cannot be moved.
As for Li Yannian, although he was nominally Liu Yu's father-in-law, this old father-in-law obviously did everything for the revival of his family and even had to use his daughter to exchange it. He had not been able to cling to the right prime minister before, and now he has been clinging to the left prime minister, and he doesn't even care about the basic principles. Lan He will mention this Minister of Rites like a free official in the election, mainly for Liu Yu's face. When Li Yannian clinged to Lan He, he had already explained his in-law relationship with Liu Yu.
"Lan Aiqing, then you will go back and make a detailed list." Su Yan looked at Liu Yu again as he spoke, "I will report it tomorrow."
Lan He knelt down respectfully and saluted the loyal ministers with great etiquette. Su Yan hurriedly helped him up, said a lot of high-sounding words, and personally sent Lan He out of the door, which was quite a bit of face. Lan He was grateful again.
Liu Yu saw the whole process and felt that it was like a scene. Although Su Yan was just a novice, acting opposite an old actor or lacked ability, he was the emperor after all, and he was the dominant in this scene of showing loyalty. As long as his attitude was clear, the drama would be less important.
"Master, it's really a headache to talk to this person. After talking for a long time, it seems that he didn't say anything."
After seeing Lan He off, Su Yan sat back on the kang and said helplessly.
"Slowly you get used to it. People are all kinds of things, and court officials are even more different. Stubborn old men are the kind of straightforward and stubborn. And this Lanhe is particularly smooth, talking to people and ghosts. He says that as long as you believe it is enough, especially those flattering words, you just think he is farting."
It was rare that Liu Yu said a vulgar words, and Su Yan smiled when he heard this.
After entertaining Lan He, Liu Yu was about to leave. Su Yan couldn't say anything, but when he saw that Liu Yu was about to leave, he couldn't help asking: "Master, what will happen to those three concubines that day?"
"The concubine is yours, come and ask me?" Liu Yunu said, "Look at which one is good. If you want to get along for a while, please find Eunuch Wu, and he will arrange it for you." (To be continued. Please search for Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!)
Chapter completed!