On the night when Hua Tianyu entered the palace to meet the queen, Emperor Liu Yan also quietly went out of the palace to visit Wu Sicheng, who was lying ill. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Of course, Liu Yan's actions were not taken because he learned of Hua Tianyu's actions, but he had his plans and needed to discuss with his henchmen.

Wu Sicheng, as a Taichang Shaoqing of the fourth grade, and the emperor's most favored confidant, it is easy to say that it is easy to enjoy the glory and wealth, but Wu Sicheng's mansion has nothing to do with luxury. Not only that, but his mansion was definitely in the shabby category among the many official residences, except that the size of the mansion was as spacious as the regulations, both the number of servants and the furnishings in the interior were maintained to the extent that they were sufficient, and only the furnishings of the living room in the entire Wu Mansion could hold up some façade.

Of course, these Liu Yan knew that Liu Yan didn't want to make his henchmen more comfortable, but he knew that even if he gave Wu Sicheng more money, Wu Sicheng would not use the money on these superficial efforts, on the contrary, he would use the money to recruit more spies to listen to more comprehensive information for Liu Yan. This is also where Liu Yan really values Wu Sicheng, because he has never had selfish desires in his heart, only the desire to share worries for the emperor.

Of course, Liu Yan would not go to the living room to wait, but went straight to Wu Sicheng's bedroom, if it weren't for Wu Sicheng's already married and married and children, Liu Yan would probably break in directly. However, Wu Sicheng's wife Qing'er was also the maid of Empress Dowager Li at the beginning, and Liu Yan was no stranger to her, so she just coughed before entering the door and informed her arrival.

Hearing the emperor's visit, Qing'er was already surprised. She just opened the door and saluted respectfully, inviting Liu Yan in.

Wu Sicheng was still sick in bed, his two sons Wu Yuanqian and Wu Yuankun were by his father's side, and when he saw the emperor, he knelt down and kowtowed.

Liu Yan said with a smile: "You two little ghosts don't have to be polite, hurry up." ”

Wu Sicheng sat up and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive Weichen for being sick and unable to salute." ”

"You lie down quickly," Liu Yan stretched out his hand and pressed Wu Sicheng back and said, "I came to you to discuss something with you, and I will go back to the palace after speaking." ”

"In this case, please make it clear to Your Majesty." Wu Si became enlightened.

At this time, Qing'er brought the tea over and gently handed it to Liu Yan. Liu Yan took the tea and took a sip, and said, "Actually, it's not for anything else, Wang Hanxin, this kid has made such a great contribution, I have to give him an official and a knight." It's just that his current status, if he rises further, then he can only be the protector of the Western Regions, but to be honest, let him be the protector of the Western Regions, I am really a little worried that something will happen to him. After all, this area of the Western Regions is too sensitive, and both Paz and Tubo covet this land, and if it is not handled properly, the conflict will intensify. But if this kid is transferred to other places, there is really no suitable position, and he can't give him the positions of Su Chengdong and Liu Xianzhi. If he is transferred back to Beijing, he will face two problems, one is what official position to give him, and the other is that it will inevitably make people think that I am doing this to hide the bow of the bird, and the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooking. I couldn't make up my mind, so I came to you to discuss. ”

After Liu Yan said this, Wu Sicheng hadn't answered, but Qing'er on the side sneered.

When Liu Yan heard the laughter, he said, "Madame, isn't there anything you can do?" ”

Wu Sicheng hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, Fang Cai Weichen is talking about this matter with Humble Jing, and he doesn't want His Majesty to ask at this time, so he laughs. ”

Liu Yan said: "Oh? So, you and you already have a plan? ”

Wu Sicheng smiled and said: "It's not that there is any conclusion, it's just that what Your Majesty just said, in Weichen's opinion, there is no need to worry so much." ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, since Abicil is dead, it is foreseeable that civil strife will break out in Tuqi, and it is almost impossible for Tuqi's forces to intervene in the Western Regions. Paz and Tubo do covet this place, but Paz has just experienced civil strife, it is difficult to take action against the Western Regions for a while, the unification time of Tubo is even shorter, Gesang will not have the strength to threaten the Western Regions at present, and once Tubo wants to turn against our dynasty in the Western Regions, it will inevitably face the threat of our country to its eastern region, this is a lose-lose approach, Gesang should not be so stupid as to be so rash. Therefore, the Western Regions region will not use swords in a short period of time, but the various factions will compete in secret. Wei Chen thought that Wang Hanxin was not good at this aspect, at least there were many people who could do better than him, so it was a waste of human resources to keep him in the Western Regions. ”

"Yes, that's right."

Wu Sicheng bowed his head slightly to express his gratitude to Liu Yan for his appreciation, and said: "Wechen will talk about other borders bordering Tuqi. The King of Zhongyi County is currently controlling the defense from Lingzhou to Youzhou, and now that the possibility of the invasion of the Deed has been greatly reduced, then he can be transferred to the responsibility of intervening in the chaotic situation of the Deed. As for whether it was to be appointed by political means or direct military intervention, it was entrusted to him. As for the Liaodong Protector Su Chengdong, it is enough for him to cooperate with His Royal Highness the King of the County. As for how Wang Hanxin should be arranged, Weichen felt that he could be crowned with the title of prince and taibao. ”

"The Prince?" Liu Yan's eyes couldn't help but widen. You must know that the crown prince is just a fictitious title in name only, which is the same as giving the crown prince and the prince to Yan Ming, which is equivalent to depriving Wang Hanxin of all military rights and completely hollowing him out.

Wu Sicheng looked at Liu Yan and smiled: "Your Majesty, don't get me wrong, this crown prince is indeed a false title, but it is very important. ”

"How so?" Liu Yan couldn't help but wonder.

Wu Sicheng said: "Hasn't Your Majesty always worried that Qiu Yiru's new party and Ping Guogong's back party are too big to support the rise of third-party forces? Weichen thought that the prince was the best third-party force. ”

Now Liu Yan understood: by the way, it is the prince! Liu Jie is eleven years old, and he can enter the East Palace, and with the crown prince and the prince, he will naturally have his own forces. If he let Wang Hanxin be the crown prince, with his character, he will definitely try his best to serve the prince, and with his prestige in the army, the prince will invisibly have a lot of foreign aid. And these foreign aid people are nominally the prince's people, but in fact they are led by Wang Hanxin alone, as long as Wang Hanxin is loyal to himself, then it is equivalent to firmly grasping the key point of the prince's party! I can use the prince's party to balance the entire political situation, but I don't have to worry about the prince's party becoming bigger. Speaking of which, there is another advantage to doing this, that is, to give the crown prince such a powerful figure, the queen will definitely be happy, so that things will go more and more smoothly.

Thinking of this, Liu Yan smiled and said to Wu Sicheng: "Since this is the case, then let's discuss what name to use to transfer this kid back." ”