In the spring of the second year of Jianwu, Li Xiaofei returned to Xiangyang with Cui Ju's "tribute" and confession.

Liu Jian's first reaction after reading the letter was to throw it on the ground: "You Li Xiaofei! Eat it inside and out! How dare you bring back such a letter!"

Li Xiaofei knelt on the ground and remained silent. He had known for a long time that this would be the scene. The condition of the expression was that the emperor should choose another virtuous daughter to be the queen, and this so-called virtuous daughter was Cui Ju's daughter. If it were any other

No emperor would agree.

Liu Jian was no exception, but the second half of the statement made him even more angry: "If your Majesty's palace loses its virtue, your majesty will not be enough to conquer the world, and your ministers' stupid talents will not be able to protect the integrity of the southwest!" This was clearly a threat, Liu Jian originally thought.

He ordered a crusade against Cui Ju, but he still endured it.

Now that Cui Ju is a man of martial arts and has won over the native leaders from all over the southwest, if he turns against him, war will immediately start from Shuzhong to Wuchang.

Only today did Liu Jian understand that even the emperor often had no choice but to endure and compromise.

Compromise cannot be made today, so Liu Jian raised his voice again: "Here comes someone! Take Li Xiaofei down to me and keep him under strict supervision! No abuse, I will interrogate him personally!"

Liu Mingge in the hall looked at how smart Yuan Hao, Chen Hongyi and others were. He immediately knew that the content of the confession was probably something that Liu Jian could not accept. The reason why he scolded Li Xiaofei was to find a way to get down.

Li Xiaofei also cooperated very well, kowtowing repeatedly: "I did not do my job well, please your Majesty to punish me severely! I will not be able to atone for my sins even if I die!"

"Take it down! Take it down!" Liu Jian urged, and then observed everyone's reactions.

Prime Minister Liu Mingge ordered Chen Hongyi, General Shen Yuanhao, to remain silent and wait for Liu Jian's next move.

"Wait a minute! Your Majesty! What crime is Li Xiaofei guilty of? He just foolishly brought this confession back! If he is punished, I will be the first to refuse to accept it!"

The person who said this was none other than Murong Ling!

Liu Jian was embarrassed now. Murong Ling was a master who didn't look at other people's faces. The emperor kept his word, but it was too late to take it back now.

"Thank you, Grand Master Murong, for interceding. Li Xiaofei will just step back!" Li Xiaofei spoke up to save the situation.

Murong Ling also stopped talking, and everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. They were all worried that Murong Ling and the emperor would get into a fight, which would be embarrassing.

"Your Majesty, may I ask what is in this statement?" Chen Hongyi was the first to ask after all.

"Qin Gou'er, take the manifesto to General Chen and everyone else!" At this time, we can only let the officials come together to solve the problem in front of us.

After Chen Hongyi read it carefully, he handed it to Liu Mingge, who glanced at it a few times and then handed it to Shen Yuanhao and others.

Chen Hongyi thought for a while: "Your Majesty, this Cui Ju is disrespectful to the emperor and despises the court. He should have sent envoys to investigate and launch an army to attack. But we can't do this now!"

"Old General Chen only wants to submit to Cui Ju's conditions?" Liu Jian was a little unwilling.

"Your Majesty, if we use troops at this time, not to mention whether we can successfully attack Cui Ju, Pharmacist Zhu will not sit back and watch us send out an army to the southwest! I hope your Majesty will be patient for a while, and when the situation improves in the future, it will not be too late to hold the culprit again!" Chen Hongyi took the overall situation as an example.

Serious people, although the words in the statement are offensive, the point is that Cui Ju wanted to sacrifice his daughter to the emperor, so to attack Cui Ju just because of this matter is to be unreasonable!

Liu Mingge also spoke: "The only thing Your Majesty can't let go of is the feeling of adversity with the Queen. I appreciate it very much! I deeply admire it, but as the master of the world, many times you can only make sacrifices."

"I have a different view. The more critical a situation is, the more we must abide by etiquette and respect the emperor! If

Because Cui Ju is powerful, he bows to him. Where is the majesty of the emperor? Where is the rule of the court?" Shen Yuanhao believed that Cui Ju's request should be rejected.

Liu Jian actually understood in his heart that what Chen Hongyi and Liu Mingge said was true, and what Shen Yuanhao said was righteous but of no use!

"Your Majesty, what Shangshu said is quite reasonable. Once the emperor and the imperial court lose their dignity and succumb to the local vassals, how can they command the world in the future? But if you ask for crime and raise an army at this time, the future situation will be even more passive! There is hope of restoring the country of Daliang.

It’s even more hopeless!” Xiang Xiaoyu told Liu Jian’s difficulties.

"I have raised a difficult problem to the Minister. Can't the ministers of the imperial court come up with a solution to the problem?" Liu Jian was a little disappointed.

The problem is that no matter how you choose, the influence of the emperor and the court will be weakened. Cui Ju is truly a cunning person.

After succumbing to Cui Ju's conditions, the harem changed hands, and the emperor's majesty was greatly reduced. It was only a matter of time before he lost control of the place.

To accuse Cui Ju and launch a crusade is bound to be a lose-lose situation, and the small court may not be able to survive by then.

After reading the memorandum, Murong Ling said disdainfully: "You have indeed read too much. This memorandum says that your majesty should be close to virtuous ministers and villains, and that your majesty should choose virtuous women to enrich the harem. Although it is recommended,

He married his daughter, but he didn’t say that other people’s daughters would not work! Didn’t he want to choose virtuous daughters? His Majesty expanded the harem and selected virtuous daughters from all over the place! Didn’t Cui Ju praise General Chen as the first-class virtuous minister and general?

? Well, General Chen’s daughter must also be a virtuous woman!"

Everyone suddenly realized, Liu Mingge shook his head: "Sure enough, I have been reading too much and pedantically during this period! Master Murong's move is very clever! Use the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son!"

Everyone couldn't help but look at Murong Ling with admiration. At first they thought Murong Ling was just a reckless man with strong martial arts skills, but today they discovered that he was also very resourceful.

Everyone in the court agreed with Murong Ling's method of recruiting virtuous women from all over the world, and suddenly he changed from passive acceptance to active selection. Moreover, the more sand was mixed in, Cui Ju's attempt to control the harem through his daughter became more difficult.

The more remote it becomes.

In the past, Xiao Qian was alone, and the family was almost completely wiped out, making it too easy to deal with. But now, once more virtuous women are recruited to enrich the harem, there will be at least dozens more people.

But Liu Jian disagreed. The reason was simple: he was henpecked!

"Although your methods are good, I can't tell the Queen, nor can I explain to the Queen! Let's think of other ways." Liu Jian knew that there was no better way, but she still dared not agree in her heart.

This is also a dilemma. Although recruiting virtuous women to enrich the harem can resolve Cui Ju's unreasonable demands, the relationship between husband and wife with Xiao Qian will only exist in name only.

If you don't do this, you will force yourself to go to war with Cui Ju or accept Cui Ju's unreasonable demands!

"Has your Majesty forgotten the story I told you about the deep love between swords? A man can bend and stretch, so it's not good for Your Majesty to tell the Queen. I'll go and persuade you!" Chen Hongyi took the initiative to persuade Xiao Qian himself.

Chen Kuan tugged on Chen Hongyi's sleeve from behind, and Chen Hongyi immediately realized that he was actually in the same position as Cui Ju, and they were both the leaders of the only remaining big families.

"Your Majesty, the women of the Chen family in Lingnan will not participate in the Daliang harem draft for a hundred years! I will also write a letter to advise the other families! I ask the court to issue a system. The harem draft must be selected from among the people, and aristocratic families are not allowed to participate! In order to prevent foreign relatives

Do politics!"

As soon as these words came out, even Shen Yuanhao had to stand in awe: "Old General Chen is loyal to the country and understands righteousness. If your Majesty does not accept it, I will have no choice but to resign and go into seclusion!"

"Your Majesty, Old General Chen's suggestion is indeed a good dose.

Good medicine, from now on I, Daliang, will no longer have the possibility of my relatives becoming more powerful!"

The ministers in the court surprisingly reached a consensus, and Liu Jian had no choice but to agree.

"You are the pillars of the country, and you are loyal to the country. If I don't accept your advice, I will be a coward!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

"Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor!"

The shouts of long live the song are endless, but Liu Jian is still worried in his heart. He really does not dare to tell Xiao Qian all this!

Faced with the scene of long live the mountain, Liu Jian still agreed and sent an order for Chen Hongyi, Liu Mingge and Yuan Hao to stay.

Liu Jian spoke to them earnestly for a long time, asking them to comfort and explain to Xiao Qian.

All the ministers happily accepted the order, but they all left laughing.

Liu Jian was worried, but Xiao Qian was as stable as a rock, which made Liu Jian even more uncomfortable. He spent ten days training in the military camp outside the city.

The imperial decree soon spread to all states and counties. Most of the county chiefs were overjoyed, thinking that they would be the father-in-law and uncle-in-law of the country in the future.

After Cui Ju received the decree, he threw it to the ground: "Treacherous officials! Traitors are in power!"

They persuaded Cui Ju to endure the situation and let Cui Ju find another way to take advantage of the court.

Cui Ju thought about it again and again, and shook his head helplessly: "There are indeed capable people in the court, and they are not ones we can covet!"

Shen De had a plan at this time: "If you are not good at writing, then you will do martial arts!"

"Raising troops to rebel at this time will definitely lead to attack and opposition from the whole world! Never do it!" everyone advised.

"Although our army has 100,000 troops, our troops are unknown. It is really not appropriate to raise troops at this time!"

"General Shen, calm down and don't act recklessly!"

Shen De waved his hands hurriedly: "Who do you think I am? The martial arts I am talking about are raising the banner of the Northern Expedition and writing a letter demanding that the Northern Expedition recover the lost territory! And then force the court to make a choice!"

"Well, holding high the banner of the Northern Expedition can help us gather the hearts of the world and prevent the imperial court from being able to deal with us!"

"What if the imperial court really lets us conquer Pharmacist Zhu?" an aide asked.

"Then take advantage of the situation to use military power, supplies, and territory!" Shen De returned.

"What if the imperial court disagrees with the Northern Expedition?" Cui Ju asked about a very likely situation.

"Then we will encourage the common people and scholars to make a big fuss and fight for morality!"

"Okay, General Shen is both civil and military, so we will do what General Shen said! Everyone, you have to make good use of your pen!"

Liu Jian finally couldn't stand it any longer, so under the leadership of Chen Hongyi, he returned to his hometown.

Chen Hongyi told him many truths along the way, but Liu Jian accepted them perfunctorily.

"Your Majesty, I am becoming more and more verbose. I am afraid that I will retire and return to my hometown. In the past, I didn't talk so much. Maybe as I get older, I talk more. I'm afraid I won't have the chance to talk anymore!"

"Master's words are all good words. Why would Liu Jian find Master verbose? But facing Xiao Qian, I really can't say anything! As an emperor, there are indeed many things that he cannot control!"

"Throughout the ages, how could an emperor have only one queen? If the emperor cannot have prosperous descendants, it will bring hidden dangers to the world! Besides, Cui Ju's plot has been foiled, what else does your majesty have to worry about?"

"Master reminded me, now that I have a son, Emperor Ming also has a son under Xiao Qian's knees, what should I do in the future?"
Chapter completed!