As far as Liu Yuan is concerned, looking at the entire government and the public, there are still voices that are not convinced that he should be emperor.
After all, the way he ascended to the throne was not glorious enough. The old emperor did not declare him as the new emperor in his posthumous edict. Even though it was because Liu Ding was a woman, he became the emperor after usurping the throne.
The name is not justified, the late emperor besides his son, also had more than a dozen princes. On the surface, the court was calm, but secretly, it was divided into several forces and attached to several princes, preparing to evade themselves.
His position as emperor is actually not secure, and he does not have enough control over the entire court. He is in danger of being driven out at any time.
For this reason, the only way to break this situation and completely become the master of the Long Xia court is to control absolute military power. This Jiangnan Army, with nearly 100,000 people, is undoubtedly the best way for him to secure the throne.
At the moment, Wanyan Zongheng glanced at Liu Yuan with some confusion.
"Why should I take over military power? How can I, a Tatar, be able to shake Li Conghou's position?"
"This Li Conghou does not obey me. If I don't confiscate his military power while he is still in Jiangxia, once he comes back and is won over by the imperial brothers, I will be doomed."
No matter what, Wanyan Zongheng was the grandson of the Tatar King before. He was too aware of the turbulence of the large interest group of the dynasty. After thinking for a moment, he nodded: "What does Your Majesty want me to do?"
Liu Yuan picked up the fishing rod again and then threw the fishhook far away.
"When the time comes to meet him, kill him directly."
Hearing this, Wanyan Zongheng's face froze slightly. You must know that Jiangnan Sima is the direct controller of the Jiangnan Army. Taking over military power is not an easy task. He really didn't expect Liu Yuan to be so simple and rude.
At that moment, he couldn't help but feel the intention to retreat, but he knew that if he went to kill Li Conghou with his bare hands in the Jiangnan military camp, he would definitely face death.
However, Liu Yuan seemed to be aware of Wanyan Zongheng's thoughts, and before he could speak, he said: "There is an imperial edict inscribed by me myself. Take it with us and ensure that you come back unscathed."
Wanyan Zongheng glanced at Huang Jin beside him, then took a look at the contents. After a while, his eyes could not help but twitch a little.
——Li Conghou was treasonous, abandoned millions of people in the south of the Yangtze River, and fled without a fight with a hundred thousand defenders. He should be punished according to the law!
"You... weren't you Your Majesty who asked him to withdraw?"
"It's just an oracle that was passed down orally. How many people in the world know whether he was afraid to fight and run away, or whether he was following the order?"
After hearing this, Wanyan Zongheng looked at this delicate and handsome face again, and felt like a cold wind swept through his whole body.
This young emperor was really too thoughtful. He killed three birds with one stone by killing three birds with one stone, causing Chen Mu to fight to the death with the Japanese. He also used this to get rid of all public opinion among the people, and also took the military power of the Jiangnan Army into his pocket.
I just feel that this young man is now much more powerful than Chen Mu, which is too terrifying.
Wanyan Zongheng glanced at the imperial edict in his hand. As long as he had this thing, he could indeed escape unscathed by killing Li Conghou.
Just when he was about to retire, Liu Yuan, who kept pumping his pole, said again: "Go and handle this matter well. When you come back this time, I will give you a position as a general, and then slowly train you into an army commander. Do you understand?
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"I am the grandson of the King of Tatar. How can your Majesty trust me?"
Having said this, Liu Yuan jerked his rod and in the next moment he caught a palm-length carp.
However, he did not fish, but slowly moved the carp that was biting the hook in front of Wanyan Zongheng, and then said lightly: "Should this fish be released again, or should it be cooked into soup?"
After hearing this, Wanyan Zongheng obviously understood Liu Yuan's current intention and hurriedly knelt on the ground.
Liu Yuan looked at Wanyan Zongheng lying on the ground and just smiled loudly.
"I want it to be born, but it's just my mood, you know?"
Wanyan Zongheng felt that the young emperor in front of him was like a wild beast on the grassland, and then he nodded quickly: "I know...I know."
After Wanyan Zongheng left with his orders, Liu Yuan put his hands behind his back and just smiled. For him, he didn't trust anyone in charge of the military power today, only this foreign slave.
Dare to show any disloyalty and directly reveal that he is a descendant of Wanyan Liming. Based on this alone, Liu Yuan is sure to completely control this descendant of the Wanyan family.
At this point, all we have to do is wait for the military power to be obtained, and then we can liquidate those who threaten our rule.
"With Your Majesty in charge of the world, I am afraid that I will be able to see the day when Long Xia becomes great again."
Not long after, another person slowly walked out of the dark night. The person who came was an old man. Although he was a minister, he was not an official of the court. He was very unfamiliar. However, if an official of the older generation saw this person, they would
We must know Wang Guozhong, the former Prime Minister on the right.
During the reign of the late emperor, this man once led a reform movement, which could be said to have carried out a drastic reform of the entire country.
In terms of grain, we implemented the military and civilian settlements, commercial settlements, and the three-station grain law, and the national treasury became unprecedentedly rich.
In the army, he reformed the imperial army system used in previous dynasties and combined the recruitment system with the imperial army system. This allowed the Long Xia court not only to have a group of extremely strong professional soldiers, but also to greatly reduce military expenditures.
Among the people, there are even more measures to benefit the people, such as the Green Crops Law, the Farmland Equalization Tax Law, and the Market Change Law.
But because it was too large and touched the interests of the forces in the DPRK and China, and because of immaturity in details, it was eventually defeated by the old party and demoted to Jiaozhou.
But just last month, Liu Yuan personally welcomed back this old man who was over sixty years old.
Liu Yuan was not a fool. He could see that Wang Guozhong's series of military and political reforms were indeed superior strategies for governing the country. This man was definitely a great talent for governing the country that could only be seen once in a century, but he just didn't come at the right time.
It can be seen that a series of methods such as seizing military power were all taught to him by this old man. He was not only a political minister, but also a counselor.
Liu Yuan retracted the expression he had shown when he was facing Wanyan Zongheng, and now he hurriedly bowed respectfully.
"Young man Liu Yuan, please pay your respects to Grandpa Wang."
Upon seeing this, Wang Guozhong hurriedly stepped forward to help: "Your Majesty is too polite. I can only get another opportunity to serve the imperial court because of Your Majesty. It should be an old minister who thanks you."
Although he said this, Wang Guozhong was still very satisfied with Liu Yuan's heart. He was humble, polite, knowledgeable, but decisive in killing. If given more time, he would definitely become the leader of the entire Long Xia's revival.
With Liu Yuan's support, Wang Guozhong slowly came to the stone bench and sat down.
"You said, if I withdraw all the troops now, will Chen Mu really be willing to fight to the death with the Japanese?"
Wang Guozhong wrinkled his old face and smiled meaningfully: "Your Majesty, you can rest assured that this person will definitely go. During the time I was in Jiaozhou, I got to know this guy a lot. He is very smart and far-sighted. It is precisely because
He is a smart man, so he will fight with the Japanese because he wants to rebel."