"Ordinary fire, human fire is called fire, and heavenly fire is called disaster." [Zuo Zhuan·Xuan Gong's 16th year]
In ancient times, the so-called sky fire refers to fires caused by lightning or spontaneous combustion of objects. Such unprovoked fires are often regarded as a warning from heaven, foreshadowing trouble in the country.
Just like the fire tonight, it started inexplicably from the Yizhou Mufu treasury that was supposed to be closely guarded. First, the treasury storing silk and silk was burned, and then it spread to the treasury storing grain, lacquerware and even vehicles.
The fire soaring into the sky was so hot that it was unstoppable. People poured water in vain with buckets, basins and other utensils, watching helplessly as the fire gradually spread to surrounding homes.
Soon, the fire turned half of the night sky red, and there were shouts of fire-fighting and the painful wails of civilians almost everywhere.
Yizhou shepherd Liu Yan was awakened from his sleep by a swarm of blue-headed servants who broke in. When several loyal servants begged him to leave the city for safety, the waning old man showed a rare tough attitude. Not only did he sit in the palace, but he also
The fire at the Commander's Mansion was put out in an orderly manner.
Zhou Mu did not give up and the people fled, giving people great confidence. Finally, before dawn, the people of Hecheng finally put out the fire.
After the gunpowder smoke cleared, the smell of burning could still be smelled in the air. Mrs. Lu, who had rushed back overnight, looked at Liu Yan in shock and said with some fear: "It is really a blessing from God that you are fine."
"The fire from heaven burned the chariots and chariots." Liu Yan's face was gloomy and haggard, and his voice was extremely tired. It seemed that this incident had a great impact on him: "This is my act of transgression, so I am guilty of it by God."
"From what I see, that's not necessarily the case." Mrs. Lu had already expected that the other party would think so. She had already prepared her words when she came. She glanced at Liu Yan's expression, shook her head and said.
Liu Yan looked at Mrs. Lu with confused eyes and asked, "Is there some reason for this?"
"Yizhou is where the master of life is. It was given to the envoy by God as the foundation of the king's career. The destruction of Chengyu was not caused by God, but because someone was not conducive to the envoy, so he warned." Mrs. Lu talked eloquently, if there is anything to say.
: "As early as a few days ago, I found a person in the envoy's house who looked very evil and was in trouble with the envoy. Now that it has been proven, the envoy must be on guard against him."
"The face is very evil?" Liu Yan knew that Mrs. Lu had the ability to read faces, so he followed her words and said hesitantly: "There has always been peace in Shu, and I have never seen such a disaster, and I have never heard you say something about the evil face.
I said, I guess this person is new to the mansion?"
"Jin Nuo." Mrs. Lu replied respectfully, but stopped talking: "It's just that it's hard to tell this person about my concubine, for fear that I might misunderstand that I am estranged."
Liu Yan stopped acting and said the answer directly: "But come to Cinda?"
Mrs. Lu was slightly startled, and immediately responded: "It is this person. I had wanted to say it earlier, just because I thought that the emperor and him were relatives at least. As an outsider, I couldn't say such words.
With a trace of luck, I thought I was mistaken, but who would have expected..."
"This is also destiny. Since we can't meet each other, it's better not to meet. The house was hit by fire, and it's inconvenient to keep guests. Let's just find a house outside to live in." Liu Yan sneered and looked at Mrs. Lu.
He smiled deeply and said, "What do you think?"
Mrs. Lu suddenly felt something was wrong, but she didn't think about it and said subconsciously: "I have no control over this."
Liu Yan was still smiling, and his cloudy eyes seemed to have seen everything. He said in a slow and firm tone: "In addition to government offices and treasuries, there are many residential buildings in Mianzhu City that were also affected by sky fire. Except for Lai Min, I wanted to come here before.
, it must be that Mianzhu is not lucky enough to be able to withstand the emperor's anger; besides, how can the land of Tianjiu be governed by a state? I have already ordered that the state be moved to the capital, and the official office will be moved to another day."
"Huh?" Mrs. Lu was really surprised this time. She didn't expect Liu Yan to make such a decision. There are only more than 200 miles between Jiameng Pass and Mianzhu, and there is only one Fu County in between.
.When Zhang Lu rebels next year, the army can take advantage of the unpreparedness of the Jiameng Pass defenders and win in one battle. Later, only one Fu county will not be able to stop Zhang Lu's army, and Yizhou will not have enough time and buffer to deal with the crisis.
But if the prefectural government is moved to the capital, the distance between them will become four to five hundred miles, and Mianzhu, Luoxian and other strong cities will serve as gateways in the middle. Especially Luoxian, which was once Yizhou's
The prefecture is governed by a fortified city and a deep pond. It is the only place that leads to the capital from north to south. If there is a slight delay, Zhao Wei and other Yizhou powerful men with strong troops will come to rescue, and the plan of Zhang Lu and others will be completed.
There is a risk of destruction.
"Isn't this a bit abrupt?" In any case, Mrs. Lu could not sit back and watch this happen. She tried to persuade Liu Yan to change his mind, saying: "The reason why the envoy abandoned Luo County and moved to Mianzhu was not because he was worried about Luo Yan.
Is it difficult to control the powerful forces gathered in the county? Now deep in the heart of the capital, there are many high-ranking officials in Shu, and their power is especially strong in Luo County. I personally want to make the king worry about it. If I transfer the rule, I may lose the great power.
The danger.”
After saying that, she secretly observed Liu Yan's expression. Seeing that Liu Yan seemed to be listening to her opinions seriously, Mrs. Lu felt confident and said tentatively: "How about moving the government to Fu County?
My son Zhang Lu is guarding Hanzhong for the envoy, and he has always regarded the envoy as his father. With my son as a threat, I understand that even the powerful men in Shu dare not despise the envoy."
For Liu Yan, who wanted to suppress the powerful people in Shu and prevent being ignored by local scholars, this was a very pertinent suggestion. The same was true for Mrs. Lu, and Liu Yan had no reason to refuse. However, this time, she
She thought wrongly. Liu Yan, who had been almost obedient to her in the past, was now very stubborn: "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs?"
After Liu Yan quoted a famous saying by Ban Chao, he said without any doubt: "If I didn't control them, they would probably become more arrogant, and if they move to Fu County, they will show weakness to others, which is not what I want!"
Mrs. Lu keenly sensed the key point from Liu Yan's words, and asked nervously: "Is your Majesty going to make false accusations and punish powerful people again?"
"I'm not feeling well." Liu Yan's tone suddenly softened, and he looked at Mrs. Lu with complex eyes and said: "I have four sons, three of them are in Chang'an, only Liu Hao is still with me, but he has dull qualifications.
...If I don’t clear away more thorns for him while I’m still alive, how can I trust him with my trust in the future?”
It turned out that it was for Liu Hao's silly son, ww Madam Lu finally understood and sneered in her heart. Then she thought that if Liu Yan severely offended the powerful people in Shu again before his death, Zhang Lu's march south would be smoother in the future.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Lu also nodded with some emotion and said: "The woman is simple and ignorant. She didn't expect Shijun to have far-reaching plans and made Shijun laugh."
Liu Yan seemed to be tired and ignored Mrs. Lu. He only said a very slight "hmm" and slowly closed his eyes. The coldness passing through his eyes was well concealed, and Mrs. Lu could no longer say
He is proficient in the ways of ghosts and does not know how unpredictable people's hearts are.
Relying on Liu Yan's prestige in Shu, the decision to move the government seat to the capital was quickly implemented by officials at all levels. In just a few days, Liu Yan and his relatives, as well as the core officials of the state capital, were
Rushing to Yindu. The happiest thing about this is the power of Shu County, because the relocation of state governance has greatly improved the political status of Yindu and even Shu County, and also increased the power in their hands.
As for whether Liu Yan will treat the powerful people of Shu County like he did when he killed Wang Xian, Li Quan and more than ten powerful people, the families in Shu County are not worried. After all, Liu Yan is so old, and I heard that he is seriously ill.
You also have to consider your son's future.
The state of Mu, where father died and son succeeded, has never been heard of since the reign of Guangwu and Zhongxing!
If Liu Yan wanted to carry out such a serious act and transfer the power of Zhou Mu to his son smoothly, he must get the support and recognition of Yizhou powerful people. Therefore, Liu Yan's move to the capital this time was not to frighten Xiaoxiao, but to take the initiative
Release a signal of reconciliation to the powerful in order to seek exchange and compromise of interests between both parties.
Just when Liu Yan was about to drag up his body and summon celebrities from various families one by one, Lai Min, who finally got the chance to leave the mansion, also secretly made connections with various families in Sichuan through Fei's family and the two brothers Wu Yi and Wu Kuang.