Chapter 437 Su Yan's behind-the-scenes military advisor
Liu Yu did not show up, but secretly submitted a list of meritorious personnel to Su Yan, hoping to end the dispute between the court and the military through mediation. However, from Liu Yu's observation, Su Yan did not want to accept such a result. After submitting the list, Su Yan neither gave a reply immediately nor held some meetings to discuss it.
Does Su Yan want to completely liquidate the military generals who "rebelled" this time?
Although Su Yan held a ceremony to enthrone the king for the fake Liu Yu, it was just a ceremony, and the court ministers knew how ridiculous this ceremony was. In fact, Liu Yu's original intention was to make people think that he had really returned to the court and hold the ceremony on a small scale, but Su Yan's grand ceremony made this matter very ostentatious. Liu Yu pondered Su Yan's mentality. Su Yan might not care too much about who the king was, and some perfunctory elements seemed to be deliberately showing to the military that this was a farce.
From Su Yan's point of view, the military was using the plan of divisiveness against the court, and the court was also using the plan of divisiveness against the military. Liu Yu felt that he was being used.
Liu Yu himself did not want to show up too early. After learning about the court's series of actions, he was even more reluctant to show up. The current court and Su Yan are not as simple as he imagined. Moreover, there are some mysterious enemies behind it, and the new religion in the city is also likely to be spread by mysterious enemies. What Liu Yu is most worried about is that the mysterious enemy is the party of King Su Zhe of Chu.
Su Yan made Liu Yu the king, and there were many criticisms from all over the court, and Su Bi had the greatest opinion. It would be fine if he wanted to make Liu Yu the king, but Liu Yu did not show up and found a fake one to accept the title of king. When the imperial court reward was a child playing house? Su Bi was angry after having a small quarrel with Su Yan, and wanted to give up. On the sixth day of the first lunar month, the military sent envoys to Chang'an City again. Su Bi couldn't sit still again.
The person who came to the military this time was He Mao, the deputy commander of the three armies. Some of the followers led by him were also meritorious generals of the imperial border army. Now it was during the period when Liu Yugang showed good things to the court, and the military envoys of the imperial court could not kill them anymore, let alone He Mao. Su Yan knew the weight of this person in the army. In fact, He Mao has always been the representative of the moderates of the border army in the court. If the court killed them, it would not only give the rebels a reason to break up and attack Chang'an City, but also make some swaying generals in the rebels completely stand on the side of the rebels.
"Huaji'an sent He Mao here, this trick is very clever." Su Bi, who had just returned to the mansion yesterday, came to Yaqian Hall again. Facing the new Minister of War Li Mi and the Imperial Army President Qu Zhu, she was more cautious when speaking because both of them came from the military.
When facing the rebel envoys, Su Yan seemed to be at a loss and asked Su Bi: "What does the Fourth Emperor Sister mean? Should I meet or not?"
"We are not allowed to see each other now. But it is better not to see each other. Emperor, isn't it more appropriate to have someone to see each other?"
Su Bi looked at Su Yan, as if she was conveying some message, but she seemed not to want to be seen by other ministers. Su Yan frowned in front of Su Bi's gaze, and he had no idea what Su Bi was saying. When he suddenly realized that Su Bi was talking about Liu Yu, Su Bi was already a little impatient.
In Su Bi's opinion, this emperor was really a bit stupid and foolish.
Su Yan said: "The Fourth Emperor Sister probably doesn't know the purpose of General He's coming. What he wants to talk to the court this time was some details about Huaji'an entering Chang'an City. If that person asked... to talk, it would seem inappropriate."
Su Bi frowned slightly, how dare Hua Ji come back?
"Your Majesty, this matter may be a fraud." Su Bi said bluntly.
"I don't care anymore. If Hua Ji'an could turn back and go back to Chang'an City earlier to receive the reward. Then I have nothing to say. Why not..." Liu Yu suddenly looked at Li Mi with a meaningful look, and his attitude seemed to have been rehearsed a long time ago, "Let Li Shangshu meet General He and his party."
Su Bi glanced at Li Mi who had been silent and didn't understand what Su Yan was planning? In fact, she had already seen that Su Yan did not want to reconcile with the rebels. But today Su Yan suddenly changed his nature. Could it be that Su Yan was afraid that the rebels would capture Chang'an City and seize his throne, and even changed his original intention. Originally, based on her understanding of Su Yan, this should be a good explanation, but some things could not be explained, such as Su Yan's attitude towards Li Mi.
Is there anyone around Su Yan who is helping him?
Li Mi respectfully accepted the order, but in fact he was not as sensitive as Su Bi. In Li Mi's opinion, since the court should value him, this is a manifestation of the court's showing good things to the military. Now, he, the "Secretary of War" who went with the army, came to meet with the deputy commander of the three armies for talks. It should be a very suitable choice.
When the meeting was disbanded, Su Bi walked towards the palace gate with some confusion and confusion. She suddenly remembered what Lan He said to her. Lan He accidentally mentioned that he had once said to the eunuch in the same palace and said, "The emperor told a noble man in the palace..." Who is this so-called noble man? Is Su Yan's change in attitude related to this "noble man"?
Su Bi suddenly felt a chill on her back. No wonder she always felt that Su Yan was sometimes stupid enough, and sometimes wise and amazing. This is probably an illusion that was shown to the outside world after being guided by the "expert". When Su Yan no longer trusts her, what the expert behind her is likely to be what she said. Su Bi was actually afraid of is Liu Wenyan.
At this time, Su Yan did not stay there after finishing the meeting of the Yaqian Palace. He went straight to the inner court. He felt that he performed well in the Yaqian Palace today, and at least he did all the things that the military advisor behind the scenes told him. With a little satisfaction in his heart, he entered the inner court and went straight to a nanny called "Lanyuan", where he lived a concubine whom he had just accepted into the palace, Yimei Cao Yi.
After entering Lanyuan, Su Yan stepped back from the eunuch who was accompanying him and entered the inner hall alone. Cao Yi was not seen. He could still hear the slight sound of water after the gauze tent. Su Yan looked in through the translucent gauze tent. It turned out that Cao Yi was bathing in the wooden barrel. The misty water vapor was steaming, and with the barrier of the gauze tent, a picture of a girl taking a bath was vaguely. Even Su Yan, who was not in a mood recently, felt a fire rising in his heart.
"The emperor is back?" Cao Yi's voice came from the gauze tent.
"Yeah." Su Yan thought he was light and was about to enter the gauze tent and had a "sudden attack" on Cao Yi, but he didn't expect that he would find out as soon as he approached the gauze tent, so he had to open the gauze tent in disappointment. At this time, Cao Yi inside happened to wear a wide robe under the service of the palace maid. The beauty went out of the bath, her hair was not dry yet, but she simply wrapped it on her head, her bun was tied around in a cloud, and Cao Yi's delicate face was like a lotus in Su Yan's eyes.
"I'll pay my respects to the emperor." Cao Yi gave Su Yan a coquettish salute. Her barefoot robe and long belt were just pulled to make her lose all over. Cao Yi took a lot of effort to attract Su Yan.
"The beloved concubine doesn't have to be too polite." Su Yan was in a good mood when he saw Cao Yi. He stepped forward and helped Cao Yi up, pulled her to sit down on the chair, and said, "What you taught me, I have already told me in Yaqian Hall, I don't know what to do... what should be done behind me."
"Why should the emperor be anxious?"
With a charming look on his face, Cao Yi picked up the wine pot and wine glass that had been prepared on the table, poured a glass of wine and handed it to Su Yan, "Your Majesty, why not chant this cup, I will tell you in detail that you know about it."
Su Yan was an impatient person. If it weren't for Cao Yi's guidance, he wouldn't know how to face a courtier like a wolf and a tiger. It was with Cao Yi's help that he felt that he was sure to win and didn't have to worry.
"My dear concubine should tell me quickly. I can't wait." Su Yan raised his neck and drank a glass of wine, and hurriedly said, "A few days ago, my dear concubine said that the master would reconcile with me. As expected, he came to me to reconcile. Now I think it's not surprising. My dear concubine might as well tell me where the master is now. As long as he comes out, everything will be easy."
When Cao Yi heard Su Yan mention Liu Yu, he looked a little displeased and said a little angrily: "Does the emperor care about his master or me?"
Su Yan laughed twice, wrapped his arms around Cao Yi's waist, and said with a smile: "Of course you are my beloved concubine, but I also need to know that the master is actually very capable, even if you are better than you, I am not inferior to you. Don't be unhappy. I'm telling the truth."
When Cao Yi heard this, he didn't seem to blame the emperor for comparing himself with Liu Wenyan. The original anger on his face also dissolved. He stood up and went to the bed to pick up a rolled cloth and handed it to Su Yan and said, "Your Majesty, this is the next 'tip' I have given you."
"There is another new tip? That's great!" Su Yan took it excitedly, and after opening it, the joy on his face slightly lowered. He was not a "tip" in his hand, but an edict. The content of the edict was roughly to let some princes and grandchildren in Chang'an City go to "get the vassal", including Xinzhu Jun Su Bi. Su Yan was very puzzled, because since his rule, Liu Yu had been instilling in him a thought that the Dashun Dynasty could not have an independent force over the emperor, and the vassal kings and vassal lords were the biggest challenge for the emperor's ruling power.
"My beloved concubine, what does this mean? Why don't I understand very well?" Su Yan looked at Cao Yi with confusion, "If my brothers and sisters were asked to go to the vassal state, it would not mean that they would cause trouble for the court again? What should I do if the next King of Huai was released?"
Cao Yi looked calm and said, "There is no need to worry about this matter. The emperor might as well think about it. Is it because some vassal lords who have no power to pose a great threat to the court, or the generals who hold military power? If the rebels really want to rebel, they will inevitably recommend a prince and grandson to replace the emperor. You... I have no intention of disrespect. My intention is that it is better to solve this problem earlier, send them out of Chang'an City, and then secretly lead them... What do you think, "
Chapter completed!