Huainan, Jiangdu.

In the Jiangdu Palace, Shangshu's right servant shot Yuan Chong and played to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Luo Yi still claims to be sick, and Luo Siye refuses to go to Longyou."

The emperor's face was very ugly, "Luo Yi said that he was sick, why didn't Luo Siye go to Longyou?" ”

"Your Majesty, Luo Siye said that there have been many Turkic attacks under the Yin Mountain recently, so he can't leave for the time being."

This reply obviously could not satisfy the emperor, "I have decided to merge the Dingxiang Jiedu Mansion and the Mayi Governor's Mansion into one, and I have already issued an order for Wang Rengong to take over as the commander of the northern frontier defense, even if there are Turkic invaders, it has nothing to do with Luo Siye, and then issue an order to urge." ”

At this time, Shang Shu's left servant shot Xiao Yu and said, "Your Majesty, the matter is very obvious now, the uncle and nephew of the Luo family are self-respecting in supporting the army, and the next step may be to plot chaos." His Majesty used to treat the uncles and nephews of the Luo family too much, which made them extremely arrogant. Luo Yi actually dared to rob and kill the prime minister of the imperial court, and Luo Siye refused to listen, they clearly relied on the military power in their hands. ”

Although Xiao Yu is reinstated, with Luo Cheng behind to help, this has always been upright and loyal, one yard is one yard.

At this time, he mercilessly suggested to the emperor, "Please immediately issue an edict to immediately dismiss Luo Yi Annan Daozhen Navy Jiedu Envoy, Luo Cheng'an Dongdao Zhongwu Army Jiedu Envoy, Luo Siye Dingxiang Dao Xuanwu Army Jiedu Envoy, Luo Guishan Shandong Dao Weiwu Military Jiedu Deputy Envoy, send envoys to proclaim the decree, and bring them back to Jiangdu to ask for guilt." ”

His attitude is that the court must not compromise with the Luo family and bow its head, otherwise it will be open and it will be in the future.

Li Yuan, the squire of the Yellow Gate, was very uneasy at this time, if the emperor and the prime ministers brought down the Luo family, then Li Yuan, who was the in-law of the Luo family, would immediately lose a strong backup, and the Luo family held the four towns, which was the strongest local help. Even, if the Luo family falls, he is very likely to be implicated, at least he will be dismissed, or he may be sent to the cold palace again.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's inappropriate for Xiao Servant to shoot this. Yu Wenshu's death, although his surviving subordinates testified that Luo Yi killed someone, but this is only a one-sided statement, if there is no detailed investigation, I am afraid that it is too hasty to draw conclusions on this. Moreover, even if Luo Yi really kills someone, the sinner is only Luo Yi, and Luo Cheng and Luo Siye are not involved. If His Majesty uses this as an excuse, he will dismiss several border generals and meritorious heroes, and even arrest them to ask for guilt, for fear that it will backfire, and even force them to do even more terrible things. ”

Lai Hu'er also interceded for Brother Luo Cheng at this time.

"Your Majesty, Li Xiang's words are extremely true, if you are in a hurry, I am afraid that it will backfire."

Xiao Yu refused to back down, he accused Li Yuan and Lai Hu'er of interceding for Luo Cheng, "Your Majesty, the Luo family's uncles and nephews have indeed made great contributions to the country, but Your Majesty has rewarded them for this, and now the Luo family does not want to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country, but wants to support the army and respect themselves, and even threaten the imperial court, which will not be tolerated." ”

"Your Majesty, this incident has more fully illustrated the terrible situation. The Luo family now has four towns and more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, if they really wait for them to rebel, it will be too late. I also ask Your Majesty to immediately issue an order to take back the military power of the Luo family and recall them back to Beijing, even if it is found out that the case of Yuwenshu has nothing to do with them, you can also take this opportunity to collect their military power, otherwise, there will be endless troubles in the future. ”

Xiao Yu resolutely advocated taking over the Luo family's military power, while Li Yuan and Lai Hu'er thought that if they did this, they might force Luo Cheng to rebel.

The key problem is to return to one point, that is, the Luo family is too strong now, sitting on four towns and supporting more than 100,000 soldiers. Especially Luo Cheng, who can fight well, and the Andong Town he leads faces the current Shandong Town across the sea and is connected together.

Xiao Yu said well, now Luo Cheng is not opposed, but with such a strong strength, who knows when he will rebel, if he really wants to rebel, if he is fully prepared, he will not be able to stop it if he wants to, and the safety of the country cannot be pinned on the illusion of Luo Cheng's loyalty.

Xiao Yu said again, "The minister invited himself to Taiyuan to sit in the town, and urged Wang Rengong to go and take over the soldiers and horses of Dingxiang Road." And ask Your Majesty to let Rong Guogong go to Donglai and take over the power of the mighty army in Shandong. ”

Luo Yi is far away in Annan, so he will not endanger the imperial court for the time being, even if he is really opposed, his strength is not strong, and he is far away from the Central Plains, but he is not afraid.

But we must guard against Luo Cheng, Luo Siye, Luo Gui and his son.

Anton's Luo Cheng is the strongest, so don't move him first. In order to ensure the stability of the Central Plains, two prime ministers personally went to stabilize the situation, one in Taiyuan and the other in Pengcheng.

"If it goes well, it is natural to take back the military power of Dingxiang and Shandong, then although Luo Cheng is strong and strong outside the pass, he is also alone, and he will not dare to come nonsense. If Luo Siye and Luo Gui rebel, the two prime ministers are in Taiyuan and Pengcheng, they can also organize soldiers and horses to intercept and defend, and prevent the rebels from driving straight in. ”

Xiao Yu had already made the worst prediction of the future situation in his words, not only thinking about issuing an order to collect military power, but also thinking about how the imperial court would counteract if the Luo family rebelled.

At this time, Lai Hu'er said, "Xiao Fu's strategy is good, but don't make things too stiff." The minister thought that His Majesty could issue an edict to promote Luo Siye to the general of Zuo Xiaowei, and transfer Luo Siye back to the imperial front to command the Xiaoguo army. Then he issued an edict and awarded Zhang Xutuo as the general of Zuo Yiwei, and entered the court as a squire of the military department. He conferred the title of Luo Gui as the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, and entered the court as the waiter of the Ministry of Rites. ”

Laihu'er is not as radical and direct as Xiao Yu, but leaves a line. If Luo Siye and Luo Gui are willing to enter the court, it is naturally the best, not only can they successfully get back the military power of the two towns, but at the same time, after they enter Beijing, Luo Cheng will be isolated, and secondly, he will also be a rat trap.

In short, as long as the Luo family does not rebel, there is no need for the court to do things absolutely, because it should take its time.

If the emperor is not happy to promote the Luo family, then when this crisis passes, he can give the Luo family another promotion and secret descent at any time, and give a false title to hang up.

But Xiao Yu still thinks that Laihu'er's move is conniving.

"If Your Majesty connives, I'm afraid that the Luo family's father and son will be even more domineering!"

"Before that, Luo Cheng dared to kill Duan Da, the deputy envoy of Jiedu, and now Luo Yi robbed and killed Prime Minister Yu Wenshu, they ignored Wang Fa Gang, and they relied on the military power in their hands, and they had made some military exploits in the country, so they were lawless and arrogant. If Your Majesty does not severely punish the Luo family's father and son, then as soon as this precedent is opened, in the future, all the town marshals will support the army and respect themselves so much, how can Your Majesty and the court still command the world? ”

On the one hand, the emperor felt that what Xiao Yu said was very reasonable, if it was tolerated and connived, not only would it have a very bad impact, but it would also be more difficult for the Luo family to control it in the future. But on the other hand, what Lai Hu'er said is also reasonable, it is not impossible to cut the domain, but if it is too urgent, it may force the Luo family to rebel.

For a moment he was in a dilemma.

Not only did he want to take the opportunity to cut the military power of the four towns, but he was also afraid that the Luo family would rebel, so it was difficult to ride a tiger for a while, and he hesitated.

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