Although Kou Xun was valued by Liu Xiu, he was not his direct line. The ministers of the Jianwu Dynasty were basically divided into two major sects, the Hebei sect and the Nanyang sect, and other Yingchuan factions could not be compared with these two sects.

Among the Hebei faction, Kou Xun was not as simple as Wu Han, and Geng Yan was in the heart of the emperor, and the emperor's trust in him was far less than that of the Nanyang faction. Kou Xun knew that the people in Nanyang were Liu Xiu's closest direct line.

Kou Xun did not rely on any relationship, but because Deng Yu knew talents with keen eyes and entered Liu Xiu's sight. Deng Yu believed that he was a genius in the world and recommended him to Liu Xiu as the prefect of Hanoi.

During the prefect of Hanoi, Kou Xun did an excellent job. He defeated Su Mao and Jia Qiang and saved Hanoi. He continued to transport military rations to Liu Xiu and ensure the expenses of the army. He appeased the people and intimidated the powerful. He was very popular in the county and had a very good reputation.

Because he did too well, Kou Xun's reputation rose steadily. His subordinate Dong Chong even advised him to learn from Xiao He and make some arrangements to avoid possible disasters. Kou Xun was also afraid of being afraid of the emperor, so he sent his nephew Kou Zhang and his nephew Gu Chong to the Guangwu Emperor's Army. Liu Xiu was indeed very happy to get these two hostages.

Liu Xiu dismissed Kou Xun for a trivial matter, which is probably a warning to him, which is to destroy his prestige and reduce his reputation, so as not to have too high prestige in Hanoi and then develop ambitions. This is the so-called emperor's mind technique.

Compared with Emperor Jianshi Liu Yu and Emperor Jianwu Liu Xiu, he had a little more youthful honesty and less middle-aged people's sophistication. In Kou Xun's opinion, Liu Yu had the true feelings that were rare in the imperial family, which looked more amiable and trustworthy. For an emperor, this was not necessarily an advantage, but it made the relationship between him and his ministers more harmonious and comfortable.

This sixteen-year-old emperor also has a kind of indifferent boldness, and he is more daring to employ people than the bronze horse emperor Liu Xiu. A newly pacified Longxi dares to completely hand it over to Ma Yuan who had just been conquered. Isn't he afraid that Ma Yuan will follow Wei Xiang's footsteps and stand on the border?

What Kou Xun didn't know was that Liu Yu was really not afraid of these things. Compared to Liu Xiu's knowledge of people, Liu Yu's judgment of people is more accurate. Because he knew the answer in advance, this point was something that Liu Xiu could not compare to no matter what.

After all, no matter how strong a person is, he is not as powerful as a cheater.

The Qiang Rebellion in the northwest was dealt with by Ma Yuan. The little emperor was not worried. His eyes were too lazy to stay in Longxi, but quickly moved to the north.

At this time, the little emperor's red flag had been planted on Yanmen County. This was the first contribution of the general Bao Yong, the Great Pacifier of Bingzhou. For this reason, the emperor named him the Marquis of Zhongyang.

However, the neighboring Dai County was involved in Liu Xiu's camp. In this area, both sides won a victory and evenly matched the situation. The two forces basically took the Taihang Mountains as the boundary and developed according to the mountain.

The stability and the northern part of Sanfu still showed a complex situation. The southern part tended to be the little emperor of Chang'an, but the northern part was under the control of Lu Fang.

The young emperor had issued an edict to recruit Lu Fang as the cavalry commander to Chang'an, but Lu Fang was unmoved and relied on the support of the Huns to dominate the north and occasionally invade and robbed the south.

Because Guanzhong vigorously developed agriculture and accelerated the promotion of Quyuan Pi, the military and civilians were fully blooming, and Sanfu and Hongnong harvested a bumper harvest this year. The emperor also reduced taxes and encouraged merchants to travel to Guanzhong. Agricultural commerce recovered strongly after the chaos, and became much richer than other areas where wars were still frequent, and became the target of Lu Fang's plunder.

A few days ago, news came that Lu Fang proclaimed himself the general in Sanshui County, Anding County, and the King of Xiping was completely unwilling to use this pot of Chang'an's little emperor.

Within a few days, he sent troops southward to guide the county towns in Anding and northern regions. It is winter now, the weather is cold and the land is cold, and there is no food and clothing. Lu Fang is insufficient military rations. The most convenient and effective way to rob the rich Guanzhong is.

If the Chang'an court let Lu Fang go and ignores it, its prestige will definitely be damaged, and it will also endure the invasion and looting from time to time, which is not conducive to the stability of Guanzhong. But if it is taken care of, it will inevitably cause great war.

Sending troops is not a big problem. In the chaotic times, we have to use swords and guns to fight each other at any time, and we will start fighting if we disagree. The problem is that Lu Fang’s backer is the Huns, and he himself has the Hun bloodline and acts a bit like a Hun.

The Huns did not occupy cities, and came when they saw profits, and left when they did not, and were not ashamed of defeat. As most of the Han people, Lu Fang certainly wanted cities and territory, but once these things could not be occupied, he would carry forward the spirit of the Huns, turn around and leave, and immediately throw himself into the vast desert in the north. If it was really not helpful, he would stay with the Huns for the time being. When the imperial army retreated, he would make a comeback and occupy the border counties again. Like flies and mosquitoes, he would fly away and not fly back, which was very difficult to deal with.

Therefore, it is not difficult to defeat Lu Fang. The difficult thing is how to root him out and not give him a chance to make a comeback. Otherwise, it will be useless to spend money and food, and it will only cause soldiers and be rewarded. Therefore, to completely solve the problem of the northern border counties, Lu Fang must be completely solved. He must be killed and cannot be let go to the desert.

Liu Yu and several Yulin Army generals looked at the sand table in Guangyang Hall every day and discussed tactics with them. This was the case for more than ten days in a row.

On that day, Liu Yu was tired of looking at the sand pan. Thinking of not seeing Yang Suqing these days, he left Guangyang Palace and walked towards Linhua Palace to the north.

Yang Suqing is one year younger than Liu Yu, and has a somewhat lively temperament. She usually plays with a group of eunuchs and palace maids in the palace. Sometimes when she is lonely, she goes to find Fan Taohua. She chases her and calls her sister like she used to play in her female barracks.

She is not as proficient in martial arts as Fan Taohua. Yang Suqing does not like swords and guns. She just wants to play with the female soldiers and spend time, so she goes to the school ground to practice arrows and swords.

She didn't like these things, so she naturally didn't do it well. Every time she danced a knife or shot an arrow, the female soldiers would laugh. But when Fan Taohua glanced at her stern eyes, everyone would hold back their smiles and dare not laugh at her again.

Yang Suqing occasionally plays with the little emperor. She is just a child who has not grown up and treats the emperor as a playmate. At this time, the young man in the emperor's body will have a strong sense of mind and often plays some childish games with Yang Guiren.

As for those adult games, the two of them have not played them. There is no way. When they see her innocent and romantic childish face, Liu Yu felt a little unstoppable. Forget it, just treat it as her own girl and take care of her first, and then talk about it when she grows up. Anyway, it is the bird in Liu Yu's cage that cannot fly away.

Perhaps because of this reason, Fan and Yang have gotten along very well so far, and they still maintain the kind of sisterly relationship they used to be in the Red Eyebrow Military Camp. Taohua treats Su Qing as her little sister, so that the emperor often mistakenly believes that she is not Yang Suqing's beloved, but her brother-in-law.

However, the relationship between brother-in-law and wife and sister has always deteriorated. For example, the little Zhou Hou, the late emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, came from the position of his wife and sister.

Liu Yu was very relaxed when he went to Linhua Palace. The snow was creaking under his feet, which sounded particularly cheerful. With Yang Suqing, Liu Yu could put down all his disguises and become the simple and simple cowherd.

As soon as he entered the yard, someone grabbed him, and at the same time, a cold little hand was covering his mouth. Yang Suqing pulled him to a tree and pointed at the front mysteriously.

Liu Yu held her hands and rubbed them gently. The two of them held each other's hands and looked at a large basket in the open space in front.

The snow there was cleaned upside down. A basket was stuck on the ground with some rice sprinkled under it. The edge of the basket was supported by a small wooden stick. A long rope was attached to the wooden stick. At this time, it was holding in the hand of a small eunuch not far away. The little eunuch hid behind a corridor column and looked around.

Several birds were jumping and approaching the small trap, their small bodies kept beating, and the bird's heads were quickly looking back and forth, as if they were peeking at whether there was any danger.

The bird suddenly stopped in front of the basket and jumped back and forth at the edge, as if it knew what danger was here.

Yang Suqing's little hand was holding the emperor tightly. Liu Yu knew she was very nervous. He gently embraced her petite soft body and rubbed her smooth little hand. A strange feeling slowly rose in his heart. He was full of dirty thoughts, but his face looked like a generous brother, and he smiled at her comfortably.

The bird finally couldn't resist the temptation of food and jumped into the basket, raising the rice grains on the ground bit by bit. The eunuch pulled the rope hard, and the basket buckled the ground. Several birds flew up, leaving only a small bird struggling under the basket.

The emperor licked his lips and said, "It's too small. It's not enough for a bite of meat. But it's still delicious!"

"Your Majesty!" Yang Suqing shouted loudly: "What do you think? How can such a cute little bird be roasted and eaten?"

"How can I eat it? I cook it? It's so small that I can't cook a bowl of soup!" The emperor was possessed by Wang Meng for a moment, and all his thoughts were focused on eating.

Yang Suqing stomped her feet and said softly: "Your Majesty, you are so bad!"

She took the bird handed over by the eunuch, lowered her head and looked carefully, and gently stroked it with her hands. In her palm, the small body was shaking slightly, looking so pitiful and helpless.

Liu Yu smacked his lips and shook his head, still sighing in his heart. The bird is too small. If he grabs a few more, use a big brazel and grills a big bird skewer, he will take a high-level wine, one sip of wine and one sip of meat, so it is so beautiful.

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw Yang Suqing raise his hands, the bird flapping its wings and flying away.

Liu Yu said strangely: "Why did you let it go?"

"I just like to catch and play, and let go, do you care?" Yang Suqing chuckled, twisted her waist and ran away, shouting, "Come on, set up a few more baskets, sprinkle more rice, let's catch birds and play!"

I have food and willfulness!

Liu Yu was amused and crying. Looking at the birds flying in the sky, his thoughts suddenly floated back to his sand table. If Lu Fang was a bird, she could fly away at any time. If she wanted to catch him, she could only use a basket.
Chapter completed!