On the first night back in Beijing, Liu Chengyou naturally stayed in the Kunming Hall and stayed with Da Fu. There was no doubt about this. When they went to bed, even if it was not a lively fire between the couple, it was a storm. Clouds are inevitable after all.
Da Fu has turned thirty years old, and her face is still dignified and beautiful. Her temperament is getting more noble, her figure is getting more mature and beautiful, and her hand feels good. Caressing her skin, Liu Chengyou sighed softly: "You have worked so hard during my absence. Got it!"
There was a hint of guilt in Liu Chengyou's tone. In his early years, Liu Chengyou left Beijing and took up residence in Kaifeng. It was the Queen Mother who appeased the harem. With his status as Queen Mother and mother of the country, and his reputation as a virtuous man, he was enough to maintain stability.
However, as the Li family grew older and her health became worse than in previous years, Queen Fu gradually stepped into this role and assumed this responsibility. Regardless of whether the prince oversees the country and the minister assists the government, the real role of the needle in the sea is hidden in the sea. The Fu Queen of the Harem. Although she has never set foot in the outer court from beginning to end, her role has always existed.
At this time, listening to her husband's words, Da Fu raised a smile at the corner of his mouth and responded softly: "You are back, everything is fine! If you are not in Tokyo, above the imperial court, there will inevitably be trouble!"
"I am also tired from this Northern Expedition. I will never leave Tokyo from now on!" Liu Chengyou said.
"It is a blessing for the imperial court and the people of the world to be able to do this!" Dafu said.
Hearing what she said, Liu Chengyou made a lazy gesture and said with a smile: "Tell me, how easy is it for me as an emperor? Every move can be related to the stability of the country and the well-being of the subjects. Of course, There is really no freedom at all!”
"Do the officials think I talk too much?" Dafu Feng frowned slightly and said in a low voice.
Hearing this, Liu Chengyou hurriedly said: "If the same words were said by those officials from outside the court, I would just feel the sameness and boring. But when it comes from your mouth, I have to listen!"
"If the officials say that, I can't bear it!" Although Liu Chengyou's words made people feel comfortable, Dafu still said with a modest smile.
Most of the time, the effect of pillow style is unconscious. Even Liu Chengyou, who claims to be wise, did not realize that he was actually affected by pillow style.
"Brother Fu's matter..." Liu Chengyou mentioned something about Fu Zhaoxin again.
Da Fu also lowered his head and said: "Birth, old age, illness and death are also days. I am just worried that my father will lose his son in old age, hey..."
After hearing this, Liu Chengyou also sighed: "This is exactly what I feel guilty about. When Brother Fu died, the woman was still leading the battle on the front line. She suppressed the pain and served the country. After the war, she was exhausted both physically and mentally. , finally returned to Beijing, I plan to let him have a good life and recuperate for a while, so that he will no longer be tired from official duties!"
Liu Chengyou's words sounded good, and his intentions seemed to be good, but if you think about it carefully, something was inevitably wrong. Da Fu was smart and noticed it, but because she was smart, she didn't show it, and instead thanked Fu Yanqing. Thank you for your understanding.
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The next morning, Liu Chengyou got up very early. After cleaning up briefly, he went to the Chongzheng Hall. There were already a bunch of chapters of this chapter on the imperial desk. However, the first thing Liu Chengyou looked up was the memorial of Wude and listened to Li Chongju's speech. report.
As usual, Li Chongju was quiet and standing in the palace, with a calm face and a calm demeanor, waiting for the emperor's inquiry. Liu Chengyou sat behind the case and kept flipping through Wude's records for nine months. A lot of things did happen in Tokyo and the whole world during that time. Liu Chengyou read it as if he were reading a story, smiling knowingly and showing a "weird" smile from time to time.
To Li Chongju's surprise, Liu Chengyou did not inquire carefully about his report, but put down the secret file that he had not read and said to Li Chongju: "I won't read it for now! Next, activate Wude's secret agents in Liao. , learn about its situation in time!”
"Yes!" Li Chongju responded immediately.
"Also, in the future, our external spying will mainly be conducted in the south of the Yangtze River and Liaodong!" Liu Chengyou ordered again.
Although Li Chongju was a military general, he was well-informed. After thinking for a moment, he could basically sense the Han's next strategic direction, and bowed again: "Yes!"
Over the years of development, the intelligence organization of the Han Dynasty has formed a situation in which the Department of Military Intelligence is in charge of external affairs and the Department of Wude is in charge of internal affairs. The Department of Military Intelligence is under the Privy Council and is mainly responsible for military intelligence. During the Han Dynasty's unification war, it also continued to Reflecting its value and contribution, Liu Chengyou has already planned to separate it from the Privy Council.
Needless to say, the Wude Division is a comprehensive spy organization. Although it is mainly responsible for internal supervision, it is not without achievements externally. For example, it also invested a lot of energy in the affairs of the Liao Dynasty. After all, , For a spy intelligence agency, it is always necessary to know something about the Han's main enemy.
In addition, there is the newly developed Imperial City Department, which mainly serves the imperial power and is only responsible to the emperor. Its duties and powers have been further subdivided, mainly targeting the palace, court offices, and investigating all those who threaten the imperial power. In some cases, the Department of Military Intelligence and the Department of Military Intelligence are also the targets of its investigation.
These three are on the surface. Of course, there is also a secret organization, the organization called "Xiao". It has no organizational structure on the surface and is hidden in the dark, lurking in various yamen. Among them, they are basically in key positions. Moreover, under the official position, there is also a rank given by the emperor. This can be regarded as the last line of insurance established by Liu Chengyou to protect the imperial power. It may be a bit idealistic, but at least It can make him feel at ease.
"The officials, ministers and generals are already waiting outside the palace!" Sun Yanxi entered and reported to Liu Chengyou.
After coming back to his senses, he asked Li Chongju to step back and at the same time ordered: "Xuan!"
During Liu Chengyou's Northern Expedition, the center of power of the Han Dynasty was transferred to the Zhengshi Hall, and all important matters were discussed in the Guangzheng Hall. Now that Liu Chengyou returned to the court, he naturally returned to the Chongzheng Hall, or back to where the emperor stayed. In this place, all the important ministers who helped the country came to Chongzheng Hall to discuss state affairs.
In the veranda of the Chongzheng Palace, the prime ministers, the chief officers of various ministries, the generals of the two yamen, and the three kings Fu, An, and Zhao had gathered to prepare for the call. They all looked relatively relaxed, except for one person who looked a little serious.
Who is this person? Fan Zhi, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty! Yes, Fan Xianggong began to worry about the country and the people again. And what he was worried about was hard to explain clearly.
After this victory, the emperor's prestige has been further elevated to the point where he holds the world in his hands and has his feet on the heaven and earth. This is already the case, but what kind of power will it be when he flattens the south and unifies the world? At that time, I'm afraid, All the subjects in the world will prostrate themselves at the feet of the Han Emperor and rely on his glory and grace to survive.
There is a saying that if the imperial power is too strong, it may not be a good thing for the country. In the past few days, some people have suggested that if the emperor has made great achievements in the world, won a great victory over Liao, and regained Youyun, he can go to Mount Tai to hold a Zen ceremony.
Fan Zhi directly expressed his opposition to this. In his opinion, the world was not unified, so how could he be qualified to enshrine it? As a result, Fan Xianggong was criticized by others again, and Liu Chengyou had read the impeachment memorial. ....
When he entered the Chongzheng Hall, Fan Zhi immediately suppressed his worries. Because there were a lot of people, he even specially added a few seats. After the ceremony, Liu Chengyou glanced at the civil and military ministers and spoke: "I summon all the ministers to come here today. Nothing more than a summary of the Northern Expedition!"
After saying that, he looked at Fan Zhi: "Fan Qing, when I was still in Youzhou, you repeatedly reported that the war could not go on and the country could not bear the burden. On my way back to Beijing, I also had some experience of the people's livelihood in Hebei. Let me tell you first, what is the cost to the imperial court of this Northern Expedition?"
Liu Chengyou's words made Fan Zhi feel a little embarrassed. Next to him, Dong Chun, the number one scholar at that time, was writing down notes. Over the years, Liu Chengyou has been writing down the affairs of governing the country with Qianyou's virtuous ministers, so as to facilitate Compiled into a book to promote achievements.