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Chapter 600 Imminent Crisis

When Liu Yu came into the yard, he saw that although the yard was not big, there were many rooms. The yard was neatly tidy, and there were all kinds of clothes hanging on the clothesline. The woman waved her hand, while Sima Xuan'er's sister quickly went to put away her clothes.

"Your Highness Lin is here, I am sorry for your mistakes." The woman said with good manners.

"ah?"

Liu Yu couldn't react very well for a moment, "Is there any mistake to welcome you?" I forgot about the entanglement outside just now? This is selective amnesia!

"Auntie, you are polite. Today I will marry Xuan'er, even if I am a family. Speaking of which, aunt is still my elder."

The woman glanced at Liu Yu, and her expression seemed to be saying, "You know what you are."

The woman welcomed Liu Yu into the inner room. When she entered the door, she found that the hall of the Sima family was also very narrow, because there were many women and children in the Sima family, and the places in the yard were crowded to live in. As the children grew up, the women of the Sima family had to take care of living separately, which increased the pressure on the space.

A small hall is not only a kitchen, but also a place for family to have dinner together. The space is not big and the smell of rotten rice makes Liu Yu want to cover his nose. Of course, he is not so ignorant. No matter what, this is where Sima Xuan'er grew up, and any unnecessary actions will embarrass Sima Xuan'er.

Liu Yu was naturally sitting down on the small stool on the side, which surprised the woman. She originally wanted to help Liu Yu wipe the chair where the miscellaneous items were placed, so that Liu Yu could sit on the chair.

"Aunt, let's talk about Xuan'er's marriage." Liu Yu sat down and seemed to be unable to wait to say.

"Although my Xuan'er is not a daughter, she is also a famous family. His Highness Lin is now the emperor's husband. If he only wants to marry me Xuan'er and raise me outside, our Sima family will not agree to anything." The woman said seriously. This way, she has the style of a head of the family.

He is a stern person and a stingy person when he should be stingy. He can let go of his stingy person when he should be cheated, and he can also be reasonable when he should be reasoned. Liu Yu felt that this was definitely an all-round mother-in-law who was difficult to deal with.

"What my aunt said is that this time I came here just to get a hiring and then formally marry Xuan'er. Let her live with her in the palace."

"In the palace?" The woman was quite satisfied with the result, but seemed dissatisfied with the method. "Have you heard that when you enter the palace gate, it looks like a sea?"

Liu Yu smiled and said, "Don't get me wrong, you know, I'm not an emperor. I don't have three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines. I live in the palace just for some convenience. Even if Xuan'er comes out to visit you in the future... there is no obstacle. It's okay for aunt to take her family into the palace to talk to Xuan'er."

The woman nodded, with a satisfied smile on her face. She said, "That's fine."

"So my aunt agreed to this marriage?" Liu Yu thought to himself, you will never make things difficult for me anymore, right?

"His Royal Highness Lin said that he would be hiring, but I don't know where the betrothal gift is?"

A word left Liu Yu speechless. The recruitment was just a rhetoric. In order to prepare a special betrothal gift, he mobilized all the people from the Right Prime Minister and the Sansi. Could this be considered a betrothal gift?

"Before……"

The woman said, "My Sima family's daughter will never be a concubine when she gets married. Today, seeing that her highness is sincere and Xuan'er is sincere to her, I reluctantly agree. But in terms of etiquette, she cannot treat Xuan'er at all unfairly, otherwise, outsiders will only say that my Xuan'er was taken away by someone like goods. How can the Sima family have face in the future?"

Liu Yu sighed in his heart that an all-around mother-in-law is definitely not easy to mess with.

"mother……"

Sima Xuan'er wanted to excuse Liu Yu, but the woman shouted, "What do you know about marriage?"

Sima Xuan'er's head lowered slightly. Even if she had her own independence on weekdays, she would support her family, but at this time she had to follow her mother's wishes.

Liu Yu stood up and smiled and said, "Auntie, please wait a moment, I'll go out and arrange it now."

"Yes." The woman saw that Liu Yu knew each other and nodded.

Liu Yu immediately left the door and said to Lian Husheng, who was standing at the gate of the yard: "Come here."

"General, what's the matter?" Lian Husheng looked puzzled.

"You should hurry up and buy a decent betrothal gift, send it here, and solve it nearby, don't delay it for too long."

Lian Husheng's face showed a look of embarrassment. Where can I get the betrothal gift in this hurry? Liu Yu was still urging him to ask for it, but he had no funds and had nowhere to get it.

Lian Husheng looked helpless and left the door. Han Sheng threw a ingot of silver and said, "Take it, go and buy it casually, just do your best to be full of your appearance, and you can't lose face."

Lian Husheng nodded and understood and went in a hurry.

After a short while, even Yusheng ordered the betrothal gifts and brought a large box of small boxes. These betrothal gifts were wrapped in brocade boxes, with red and joyful flower balls tied outside, which looked very pompous at first glance, but the box seemed very light, and several soldiers carried the betrothal gifts to the yard without any effort.

Liu Yu smiled and greeted him, "Auntie, the betrothal gift is ready."

The woman walked up and shook the box casually. She knew it was empty. She frowned and said with dissatisfaction: "Is this the betrothal gift prepared by Your Highness?"

Liu Yu leaned forward and whispered: "Auntie, it's too hasty, and there's no time to prepare. Why not do this? I'll ask someone to prepare the Sima Mansion House first, send my aunt and family to settle down, and then get a betrothal gift. In this way, I wonder if my aunt is satisfied?"

The woman seemed to be thinking, nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll be in trouble."

The woman was very calm, but the group of juniors behind her were not so calm. When she heard that she was going to move, she was all excited. Sima Xuan'er's younger siblings were mostly thirteen or fourteen years old, and the children were very kind-hearted.

When Liu Yu was satisfied with his mother-in-law, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. This was all morning. It was already noon. It was already late. Seeing that the sun had set in the west, he was not so sad about the things on the battlefield, but because of this mother-in-law's difficulties, he was defeated in front of the small Sima Mansion.

However, the work has gained something, because Liu Yu not only did not use his power to suppress others today, but also respected Sima Xuan'er's mother Sima Yu, which made Sima Xuan'er quite grateful. When the marriage was settled, both parties implemented the marriage letter. Liu Yu first asked Lian Husheng to take the marriage letter to the government to file the record, and Liu Yu could also take Sima Xuan'er with him first and go to the palace first.

This time, Liu Yu got married, and he was full of pomp. Not only did he dispatch troops, but he also sent people from the yamen and the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, as well as three court officials, including the right prime minister, the minister of the Ministry of Rites and the prefect of Jingzhao, and even sent wedding letters. They were directly asked by the prefect of Jingzhao. Liu Yu's marriage was also a typical example of public use.

Although the show is big, it doesn’t cost much. Anyway, it’s reimbursed by the court, and people are ready-made. What they spend is only one ingot of five ounces of silver in Han Sheng.

The Sima Mansion's mansion was very simple for Liu Yu. The imperial court had many vacant mansions in Chang'an City. I just found one of them and asked the people from the Neiku Lisi Yamen to handle it. It was a good Sima Mansion. Liu Yu asked Lian Husheng to take charge of this matter. He rode a carriage with Sima Xuan'er and headed towards the palace together.

When only Liu Yu and Sima Xuan'er were left in the carriage, Sima Xuan'er hugged Liu Yu with gratitude and kept sobbing softly.

"Prince, thank you for your doing for Xuan'er's family."

"You are already my woman, what's this? But to be honest, Xuan'er, your mother is really hard to deal with."

Sima Xuan'er pouted gently, and rarely showed the anger of her little daughter's house, saying, "You just scolded your mother in front of Xuan'er, and saw that Xuan'er turned around and didn't tell her to go."

"Don't, you have to tell your aunt, and she may make things difficult for me in the future!"

Xuan'er smiled and showed a smile of success in his plan. Liu Yu grabbed him and the two became entangled again. Liu Yu's efforts finally paid off. Sima Xuan'er was extremely grateful and was a woman for the first time. She was extremely gentle to Liu Yu. This also made Liu Yu feel Sima Xuan'er's charming side.

After the lingering stops, Liu Yu put on his clothes and feels a little emotional. In the past two days, Zhaosu first came first, and Sima Xuaner and Li Zheer. He is almost emptying him. Liu Yu couldn't help but sigh, "Being a man is tiring."

Thinking about Li Zheer's father having to handle some things, Liu Yu felt very tired again. However, he thought that Li Zheer's father, as a court official, would not make things too difficult for him as his son-in-law. Li Yannian has always been very philanthropic, and he should know that he could not offend him.

Liu Yu leaned against the carriage and rested, while Sima Xuan'er was resting without any inch on his legs and took a quiet nap. The outside of the carriage was messy. Liu Yu saw from the window that some people were gathering, and some officials were maintaining order outside. The situation was a bit unusual. Liu Yu was worried about setting up Sima Xuan'er in the palace first, so he ignored it. Before arriving at the palace, Liu Yu and Sima Xuan'er got off the carriage, and a woman had been waiting in front of the palace gate.

It was Liu Liniang who rushed over from the south.

"Liniang? You..." Liu Yu looked at Liu Liniang and looked at Sima Xuan'er again, and felt a little embarrassed. Although Liu Liniang's status is not low, she did not have the treatment of Sima Xuan'er in terms of Liu Yu's woman. Sima Xuan'er could enter the palace and be a legitimate person as Liu Yu's concubine, but Liu Liniang could only be Liu Yu's outer house, and she might not have a status for her life.

When Liu Liniang saw Sima Xuan'er, she seemed generous and did not show any closeness to Liu Yuduo, but just came forward to greet him as a subordinate.

Liu Yu asked the female official who had been waiting in front of the palace gate to take Sima Xuan'er into the palace first, but he used the excuse of something to stay for the time being. When Sima Xuan'er met Liu Liniang, out of love for dance, she met an idol like a little fan. She didn't want to leave, but Liu Yu insisted on letting her into the palace, so she had to go into the palace first.

"Li Niang, why did she come here so early? Things in the south have been settled?"

When Sima Xuan'er had already entered the palace, Liu Yu and Liu Liniang got into the carriage. When they arrived at a place isolated from the outside world, Liu Yu was no longer polite and asked with his arms in his arms.

"The Twelve Young Master is happy and happy in Chang'an City, but still remember my family?" Liu Liniang turned her head to the side, as if she was angry, and she seemed to be irritating her daughter's temper. "I am so lucky that I have come from all the way to share your worries for you, Twelve Young Master."

"Li Niang, you also know the relationship between me and Xuan'er. I do this just because I want to be a responsible good man. I miss you every day, and I wish you could come here to reunite soon."

"Xuan'er? She's so intimate. Don't you always call her Miss Yulan? When did you change your words?"

"This..." Liu Yu was speechless for a moment. No matter how you say it, it was not reasonable for a woman to be jealous.

Seeing Liu Yu's appearance, Liu Liniang couldn't help but laugh, and finally resolved the shame and anger on her face.

"It's not easy to see you in a difficult situation. Forget it, I won't pursue it anymore."

Liu Liniang let out a sigh of relief. Liu Yu turned a stern face and touched the soft part of Liu Liniang's body. The two of them had a chat for a while and said some love words of reunion. Liu Liniang finally spoke seriously about the information she had obtained along the way and her purpose of returning to Chang'an City.

"There should be something happening in Chang'an City recently." Liu Liniang said, "First there was a chaotic incident between the prince and the vassal lord, and then some religious people made trouble in Chang'an City. This should be related to the King of Chu."

"Teach people?"

Liu Yu frowned slightly. After Liu Liniang said this, he felt that the people on the street had been messy. It was probably related to "teachers". At the end of the first year, a mysterious religion began to spread in Chang'an City. It was a hot topic at that time, but because Liu Yu launched a military coup, and Chang'an City entered a period of military pressure, the development momentum of the new religion was temporarily suppressed. However, during the time when Liu Yu left Chang'an City, the new religion began to rekindle, and there was a tendency for the east wind to spread.

"Twelve Young Master, do you still remember the crisis that I helped you resolve at the beginning of the year?"

"Did Li Niang say that... terrorist attack?"

When Liu Liniang heard the word "terrorist attack", she frowned slightly and thought about it, then she realized what was going on, and said, "It was that time. Although I knew at that time that it was the people from Nanmiao who planned the attack on the Lantern Festival. But afterwards, I found out that they had an affair with people from the new religion, and the gunpowder that was prepared for chaos at that time was also provided by people from the new religion and was secretly transported to Chang'an City."

Liu Yu couldn't help but be cautious when he heard this. He had not paid much attention to the development of the new religion before. The main reason was that he felt that the new religion was just a hope that when the people were in a dark period, they gave themselves a sense of hope and waited for the suffering to pass. People would naturally not believe in those. Before, when Liu Yu was trapped in Chang'an City, he used religion to help the hungry people in the city to gain political initiative. But now it seems that it is obvious that he underestimated the influence of the new religion among ordinary people. The people of this era were ignorant, and many things were followed by people and believed.

Following the crowd is the commonality of the people of this era, and the world depicted by the new religion itself is very beautiful, making ordinary people yearn for a state of equality before their lives and happiness after their death. And they also hope to get a God-like existence to protect them and give them psychological comfort.

"Li Niang, have you found out the source of the spread of new religions?" Liu Yu asked.

Liu Liniang shook her head and said cautiously: "The new religion officially began to appear in the middle of last year, but it was not very prominent at that time. It was only about some towns in central and southern parts of the country, some people who came from unknown places were preaching. If it weren't for the snow disaster last winter, the new religion would not have been spread among the people quickly. In the view of the Nu family, perhaps religion was not created by the King of Chu at the beginning, but in the process of development, it had been used by the King of Chu and was fueled by the forces of the King of Chu."

The world is stable, and Liu Yu is guarding against King Su Zhe of Chu, but sometimes it is hard to guard against. Until now, Su Zhe's whereabouts are still unknown. However, in the territory of Shunchao, there are already a party of the King of Chu that is causing trouble, such as Niu Lu and Ling Daoqi, who are typical of the King of Chu. Now a new religion has emerged, and this new religion actually dares to cause trouble in the streets of Chang'an City. If the King of Chu really becomes the "god" of this new religion, then using the power of the divine rebellion may not have achieved any effect.

In the history known to Liu Yu, it is not uncommon to use the divine power to launch a military uprising. The King of Chu himself has royal blood. With a divine lord and the heir to the throne, he could easily win the double support of ignorant people and court officials.

Liu Yu was also afraid that this new religion would spread in the army, and that would be the arrival of a real crisis.

"Now, we can only suppress this momentum first." Liu Yu said, "I will convene generals in the army, as well as the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture and the City Defense Department of Chang'an City, and then expressly prohibit the spread and development of new religions, and carry out legal measures for some people who deliberately preach."

Although Liu Yu knew that it was better to drain the body than to block it, the crisis was right in front of him at this time. If it was not blocked, the effect would be less than relying on guidance alone.

"Yes." Liu Liniang nodded and said, "There is one more thing, my master... wants to see you."

"Master Wuding?"

Liu Liniang nodded again.

Liu Yu couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. In fact, when accepting Liu Liniang, Liu Yu considered the position of Master Wuding. Originally, Liu Liniang and Wuding were in the same lineage, but there were differences. Although Liu Liniang was Wuding's apprentice, Liu Liniang was also a member of the Miao family after all, and she wanted to fight for rights and interests for her own nation. In the end, Liu Liniang was willing to follow Liu Yu, which was largely for the sake of the Lingnan ethnic minorities to live for a long time.

Wuding is an "outer" with incomprehensible political beliefs. Wuding first supported King Huai. After King Huai was destroyed, Wuding seemed to have the intention of supporting Liu Yu, but later this matter ended because Liu Yu was not proactive and Wufa. After all, Wuding seemed not interested in supporting Shui, but was very interested in someone, that is Prince Huai and Prince Min.

Until now, Princess Min is still detained by Liu Yu in a secret place. Liu Yuxin said, is Master Wuding coming this time or is it to bring up the old things again?

"Li Niang, why does your master always want to rescue Su Min?" Liu Yu asked, "You have said before that Su Min is not the biological daughter of King Ni. So what is her true identity?"

Liu Liniang shook her head helplessly and said, "Twelve Young Master, you have to know that the master is the master, and I am me. The master doesn't tell me a lot about it, and I don't need to explain everything to the master. It's like Liniang defecting to you, the master, but in fact, the master never supports you. She always feels that you are a monster, and the master says you are the only person in this world who can destroy your destiny."

Liu Yu smiled and touched his chin and said, "How could I be a monster? At least there is a stinky old man who is very accurate in my prophecy. Until now, I don't understand whether he calculated it or was confused."
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