Liu Yuan was lying on a Persian girl with an abnormally plump figure, eating the first lychees of autumn.
Liu Yuan was very fat and plump. He was lying on the Persian girl's lap with a comfortable expression on his face. He spit out the lychee core casually and opened his mouth slightly.
The Persian girl stuffed the peeled white tender lychees inside.
Liu Yuan took the Persian girl's finger into his mouth, his eyes narrowed to a slit.
While Liu Yuan was enjoying the beauty's delicious food, a slight noise came from outside.
"Commander, Commander! Your Majesty, Your Majesty is resting..."
Liu Yuan frowned dissatisfied.
After a while, the voice of Wu Xun, the commander of the giant elephant, came from outside: "I would like to see your Majesty, Wu Xun!"
With an angry look on his face, Liu Yuan sat up from the Persian girl's lap, waved his hand and said: "Mei Zhu, you get off first."
The Persian girl is called Mei Zhu, named after Liu Yuan.
Because he is fat, he likes fat women. Persian girls are fat and charming, which is Liu Yuan's cup of tea.
Liu Yu regarded Mei Zhu as a treasure and did not want her to take advantage of others, so he motioned her to go to the back room.
"come in!"
Liu Yuan's impatient tone was undisguised.
Wu Xun was a short and sturdy man. He strode into the hall and said, "I have met your Majesty."
Liu Yuan said: "What's the matter? Didn't we agree that we should ask Lu Qiongxian for internal affairs and Gong Chengshu for foreign affairs?"
The emperors of the Southern Han Dynasty were many weirdos, but the other weirdos were still weird, and they could still handle state and military affairs. Their abilities were not bad, but they were a little perverted in their hearts.
Liu Yuan was a different kind. He was the most ignorant and incompetent, and had a weak character. He had no ability to govern and secure the country. He only knew how to indulge in debauchery and pleasure, and left all military and state affairs to others.
The key is that the people he chooses to handle important matters all depend on his own preferences.
The chamberlain asked Lu Qiongxian that Lu Qiongxian was a concubine of Liu Yuan.
The reason why she was asked to assist the government was very simple. The witch Fan Huzi pretended to be the Jade Emperor and said to Liu Yuan, "I have sent you to assist the emperor Qiongxian and others, and I cannot correct their faults."
Liu Yuan was convinced of this and handed over state affairs to Lu Qiongxian.
As for Gong Chengshu, a eunuch, Lu Qiongxian, the Jade Emperor's envoy, recommended him, and he became the spokesperson for foreign affairs. It's that simple.
So the power of the entire Southern Han Dynasty was in the hands of two women, Lu Qiongxian and Fan Huzi, and one eunuch, Gong Chengshu.
Listening to Liu Yun's words, Wu Xun's eyes flashed with helplessness and said: "Your Majesty, Pan Mei of the Central Plains has sent troops, and the army has approached Hezhou."
Liu Yuan trembled and said in confusion: "Hezhou? How is that possible? Didn't I say before that the Central Plains went south from Chenzhou? How come we ended up in Hezhou?"
Chenzhou is located in the area where the Nanling Mountains and the Luoxiao Mountains intersect, and where the Yangtze River system and the Pearl River system diverge. It borders Ganzhou in Jiangxi to the east, Shaozhou in Guangdong to the south, Yongzhou in Jingnan to the west, and Hengyang and Zhuzhou in Hunan to the north. It is known as Jingnan.
"South Gate".
To advance from Chenzhou, you can go up and down, go through Shaozhou and Yingzhou, and go straight to the Xingwang Mansion along the Qinshui River.
Pan Mei is stationed in Hengyang, and the most convenient way is to go south to Chenzhou.
Liu Yuan heard that Gong Chengshu said that he had deployed heavy troops in Chenzhou, which could completely resist the southward movement of the Central Plains, so he stopped interfering.
Hezhou is located on Lingnan West Road, connected to Daozhou and Lingling in the north, and is not on the same road as Chenzhou.
Wu Xun said angrily: "Pan Mei is a famous general in the world, as famous as Cao Bin, and his troops are versatile. He knew that our army was stationed in Chenzhou, so how could he rise to the challenge? He pretended to attack Chenzhou, but actually sent Tian Renlang
A light-armed surprise attack on Daozhou, avoiding Qitian Ridge, Mengzhu Ridge and other dangerous areas, captured Baixia, and the army went straight to Hezhou. General Gong's arrangement was completely useless. General Hussar did not know the military affairs, and let Pan Mei play with him.
In the palm of your hand."
That's right, Gong Chengshu's official position was Huo Qubing's Cavalry General.
Liu Yuan was frightened and said, "What should we do?"
Wu Xun said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the only one who can save us in Lingnan is Pan Dutong. I would like to ask your Majesty to use Pan Dutong to expel the Central Plains and consolidate the country."
Liu Yuan was originally frightened, but after hearing this, he became furious and said: "How can I use a disloyal minister?"
Pan Du in Wu Xun's mouth is called Pan Chongche.
No matter how bastard the court is, there will always be one or two capable people.
Pan Chongche was the pinnacle of the Southern Han Dynasty. He was the first famous general in Lingnan. He was a brave man and made great contributions to the Southern Han Dynasty. He defeated Ma Chu, defeated the Southern Tang Dynasty, and defeated Wuping.
Thousands of miles of land.
Such a famous general with great achievements, because he was unwilling to leave the palace, became a loyal minister without an egg and a young body. He was slandered by the eunuch Xue Zongyu and took away his military command, and became a disloyal minister in Liu Yu's mouth.
Liu Yuan said this, looked at Wu Xun and said: "Commander Wu, I have always valued you. Why don't you serve me wholeheartedly and be loyal to the imperial court wholeheartedly?"
What he meant was to persuade Wu Xun to commit suicide.
Liu Yun believed that he was very reasonable. He did not blindly favor eunuchs. As long as the ministers were willing to surrender, he would still favor them.
Wu Xun's face was filled with shame, anger, and resentment, and he gnashed his teeth and said, "I will retire at the end of the day!"
A hint of warmth and anger flashed in Liu Yuan's eyes. This boy is so ignorant that he is not even willing to go to the palace. How do you expect him to sacrifice his life for you?
But there was really nothing Liu Yu could do against Wu Xun.
Elephants are abundant in Lingnan. Local people tame elephants and use them as mounts to carry goods.
As the methods of taming elephants became more and more proficient, there were cases where tamed elephants went into battle to kill enemies.
There was an invincible elephant army in the Southern Han Dynasty.
However, not everyone can control the elephant army. The method of controlling the elephant array is a secret of the Wu family in Lingnan.
Without the command of Wu Xun, the giant elephant commander, the elephant army that the Southern Han Dynasty spent huge sums of money to establish would be useless.
Liu Yuan dared to seize Pan Chongche's power, but could not seize Wu Xun's power. This is why.
Liu Yuan called Gong Chengshu angrily and asked about Pan Mei's invasion of Hezhou.
Gong Chengshu's face changed slightly, and he secretly regretted that some talkative woman had leaked the news.
Gong Chengshu himself was also panicked by Pan Mei's avoidance of truth and attack of fiction. As an eunuch, his talents and skills were all focused on currying favor with the king, and he really didn't understand how to fight.
However, having been by your side for a long time, he had long since developed a demeanor that showed no emotion or anger in the face of Liu Yun's questioning.
Gong Chengshu said calmly: "It was the exquisite layout of the minister that made Pan Mei in the Central Plains unable to do anything against the defense line of the minister, so he detoured to Daozhou and attacked Hezhou. This shows that Pan Mei's child is timid and wary of the minister."
Hearing this, Liu Yuan actually made some sense and said, "What about the situation in Hezhou?"
Gong Chengshu said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. I have already dispatched General Wu Yanrou and 30,000 navy troops to rush to Hezhou for rescue. As long as my reinforcements arrive in Hezhou and set up a defense line, they will be nothing more than a clown and not worth mentioning!"
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Liu Yuan turned from anger to joy and said: "In this case, I am waiting for the news of the victory of the general!"