Liu Han looked around, this is the back garden of the Qiu family, the ground is clean, the fallen leaves have been swept aside, the water in the pond is crystal clear, the swimming fish are swimming at the bottom of the pond, there is no one else in the garden except the two of them, and the people can't see any of them.

"General, with all due respect," there was no one around, Liu Han knew in his heart, I was afraid that Qiu Yun didn't want the conversation between the two to be known by a third party, so he bluntly expressed his worries: "I don't know your situation, but from the current point of view, I am very worried, so I want to temporarily suspend the food delivery plan." ”

"Absolutely not!" Qiu Yun's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly stopped: "As soon as this plan is stopped, I'm afraid that Liangzhou will be ruined immediately." ”

Qiuyun knew very well that Liu Han was not talking about playing, if he wanted to stop, then he would definitely be able to stop. The money for the Tuoba tribe to buy grain was given by Liu Han, and the Hanhai Trading Company had stored tens of thousands of stone of grain in advance, so without Liu Han, this plan would not have been able to go on immediately.

"Liangzhou is ruined?!" Liu Leng laughed twice: "What I'm worried about now is that my Hanhai Trading Company has been ruined, and I will have to bear the reputation of betraying the country!"

Qiuyun was speechless for a moment, Liu Han's expression was miserable, and his expression was slightly excited: "General, I don't say anything for the country and the people, but I didn't make any profit for myself in this matter, you should admit it!"

Qiu Yun was speechless, and Liu Han said again: "Are my requirements very high? There is only one requirement I have, safety." But you can't even give me this now, so why should I do it?"

Facing Liu Han's questioning, Qiu Yun couldn't answer at all, the two fell silent at the same time, the autumn wind blew from the water, bringing a burst of coolness, Qiu Yun looked gloomy, and looked at the water with a somewhat dull gaze.

Liu Han's heart is not as excited as on the surface, on the contrary, he is very calm, now it is not as good as when he was in Liangzhou, in addition to Qiuyun, he also has a talisman, that is, King Qin, he believes that if something happens to Qiuyun, King Qin can at least protect him for a while. Now, what he wants to do is to force Qiuyun and let Qiuyun reveal more inside information about the court, he believes that if he stops delivering food, he is very troublesome, but it is not that there is no way to get out, but Qiuyun's trouble is big.

The first person to be destroyed was his Qiu family! Qiuyun would not fail to see this.

"Actually, the last time I saw the driver, I reported to the emperor the strategy of driving the tiger and devouring the wolf," Qiu Yun looked at the ripples on the water, and his thoughts seemed to return to the scene when he saw the driver last time, and said faintly: "The emperor agrees with this strategy." ”

Liu Han's heart was shocked, his expression changed sharply, and he looked at Qiu Yun in surprise, and the latter's expression was full of confusion and helplessness.

"So, when people started to impeach me, I didn't care, because the emperor already knew about it and agreed with it," Qiuyun sighed: "But after the prince came back, he didn't seem to know, so I can't guess what the emperor thinks." ”

Liu Han now understands a little, either the emperor didn't tell the prince, or the prince has a deep meaning, and after thinking about it, there is still a possibility, the emperor told the prince, but the prince doesn't know for some reason, he wants to suppress Qiuyun, if it is the last one, then Qiuyun may have something that makes the prince feel uneasy.

"The emperor is seriously ill, and the prince is in charge of the country," Qiu Yun seemed to say to Liu Han, and seemed to be muttering to himself: "Prince, you are still young." ”

Qiu Yun firmly believes that his strategy to drive the tiger and devour the wolf is correct, at least for the time being, the imperial court treasury is empty, the world is full of displaced people, and the emperor is seriously ill, he can't afford to see it, his brother is the end of his brother, and the rumors are continuous, it can be said that the Great Jin Dynasty is now more internal than external, and it is necessary to stabilize the internal before using troops externally.

Liu Han still followed his own train of thought, what did Qiu Yun make the prince or the emperor feel uneasy? He didn't know, he still knew too little about Qiu Yun, and this few words could not make him make a judgment.

"General, have you ever had a conflict with the crown prince before?" Liu Han decided to go straight to the point, Qiu Yun was a little surprised when he heard this, and then he seemed to understand something, and did not answer after hesitation.

"General, now you and I are tied together to some extent," Liu Han looked at Qiu Yun sincerely, Qiu Yun was silent, and only nodded slightly after a while, Liu Han continued: "So, I want to know more, your current situation, I think it has something to do with the court situation." ”

Although Liu Han said tactfully, who Qiu Yun was, he understood it as soon as he heard it, he smiled bitterly in his heart, how could he not know that the predicament he was facing was related to the court situation, but this court situation, sometimes, he thought he could see it clearly, but sometimes it made him feel confused.

Liu Han didn't want to go around in circles, and he couldn't go around in circles with old fritters like Qiuyun: "General, I want to ask, can the emperor's illness be cured?"

Qiu Yun's gaze suddenly became stern, like a sword staring at Liu Han, this is the biggest secret of the imperial court, who dares to talk nonsense on this.

Liu Han didn't seem to notice it, and still said according to his own train of thought: "I don't know if the emperor's illness can be cured, but the four major governors returned to the court, except for the king of Qi, the vast majority of the vassal kings were in the domain, what does this mean, it shows that the emperor is arranging the future." ”

Qiu Yun listened silently and did not interrupt Liu Han, at least at first his judgment was the same as Liu Han's.

"Soon after the general returned to the court, there was a rumor of impeachment, and then the crown prince was in charge of the country, and Shangshutai personnel changed, I thought that these things were related, and they were by no means isolated. Liu Han said: "My original judgment is that the emperor knows that he can't afford it, so he arranged for the crown prince to supervise the country and prepare for the transfer of power, and you returned to the court in accordance with the order and gained the emperor's trust, but the impeachment continues, which puzzles me again." ”

"What's confusing?" Qiuyun asked rhetorically.

Liu Han smiled bitterly: "Under normal circumstances, as long as you defend yourself, this matter should be reconciled, because even if your approach is wrong, it is only a small mistake, not to mention that it is not necessarily wrong." But now we are facing an abnormal situation. ”

Qiu Yun stopped talking again, Liu Han looked at his expression, and then said carefully: "The imperial court is facing the transfer of power, and the crown prince needs to establish authority, and the easiest way to establish authority is to punish a powerful minister and deter the ministers!"

Liu Han looked at Qiu Yun as he spoke, Qiu Yun was expressionless, but Liu Han knew that he had hit his weakness.

"General, I have no doubt about the correctness of the strategy to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, but now it seems that you have been chosen by the crown prince. ”

After a pause, he added: "And I, it seems, is that the city gate is on fire, and the fish in the pond are affected." ”

After Liu Han finished speaking, he stopped speaking, picked up the teacup and drank tea, and said so much, the hidden meaning is that we have a showdown today, either you will make me feel at ease, or the food will not be delivered.

Of course, Qiu Yun heard Liu Han's latent voice, and he had to re-examine the person in front of him, at first this person gave him the impression of being cunning and slippery, but then he added two points of decisiveness, because the Hanhai Trading Company acted quickly, and before he left Liangzhou, the first batch of grain set off to be sent to Waisaiwai.

But now, in these impressions, there is added keenness, oh, and knowledge, and if you are not sensitive, you will not feel his predicament, and if you are not knowledgeable, you will not know the current situation.

Of course, there are parts of this impression that disappear, such as slickness, and cunning.

In the face of the somewhat aggressive Liu Han, Qiu Yun was very cautious, he knew that if he couldn't dispel Liu Han's doubts, then the grain delivery plan might really be terminated, and the strategy of driving the tiger and devouring the wolf would be abandoned halfway, and the Qiu family might be in trouble.

Qiu Yun's fierce gaze gradually became gentle, and gradually became helpless, and sighed softly: "I have already told the emperor about the strategy of driving the tiger and devouring the wolf, and the emperor also agreed with it at that time, but the ministers of the court and the central government don't know, those imperial histories, I know that my Great Jin Mansion is rich in the world, and I am mighty all over the world, but I don't know that my Great Jin Mansion is empty, the armor has long been unrepaired, and the arrogant soldiers and fierce generals have been old and decrepit, and they are no longer the courage of the year, so it is purely helpless to make this strategy."

The prince is young, he first controlled the government, and it was the time of his prosperity, and he was dissatisfied with the delivery of food, which is understandable, but I didn't expect that the matter was getting bigger and bigger, and the emperor didn't speak. ”

Speaking of this, Qiuyun sighed lowly, his brows were deeply locked, and he was worried, Liu Han understood, it turned out that he was very stable, but the prince bit and didn't let go, and the emperor was as stable as Mount Tai, so he was puzzled and didn't know what the emperor meant.

"Didn't the prince leave his self-defense and didn't forward it to the courtiers. Liu Han asked tentatively.

"Staying in China is not necessarily a good thing," Qiuyun explained, "It can also be explained that the prince feels that the fire is not burning enough now, and hopes that the fire will be strong again." ”

Liu Han nodded silently, the fire was more prosperous, the prince forwarded the excerpt to the courtiers, the courtiers attacked it again, and the prince followed the will of the people to take Qiuyun down.

This is the way to do politics!

"Who are the people who have impeached you so far, and have they defended you?"

Qiu Yun turned his head to look at Liu Han, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, it seems that this kid is more sensitive than he imagined, if he becomes an official in the court, he will definitely be stronger than his two sons.

"That's what baffles me the most. Qiu Yun said: "The impeachment of my courtiers mainly depends on the officials in the palace, although there are few people who defend me, it is not nothing, the officials of the main Liangzhou faction. ”

"In the palace?" Liu Han asked suspiciously, Qiu Yun nodded: "Most of them take the Mugong Road." ”

"Do you mean this is the order of Gonggong Mu?" As soon as Liu Han's voice fell, he immediately realized that he was wrong: "Is it the emperor?"

Qiuyun sighed, if it was really the emperor who wanted to clean him up, he really couldn't help it, but he vaguely felt that something was wrong, the emperor had no reason to clean him up, unless...

It was a secret, a secret that he had not told anyone, only the personal guards knew about it, and neither of his two sons knew about it.

If he does evil, the outcome is unknown.

"General, wait a minute, I'll clean it up. Liu Han said and raised his fingers: "The emperor is seriously ill, this is one, the prince is going to ascend the throne, this is two, the emperor is going to take you under the knife, this is three." The reason why the emperor opened your mouth to sacrifice the flag is so that the prince is in a stable position, why is the prince's position unstable? ”

Speaking of this, Liu Han looked at Qiu Yun suspiciously, the meaning is obvious, is your old boy in private contact with King Qi, and was caught by the emperor.

Qiu Yun felt that these words were a little harsh at first, but gradually his expression became solemn, and he understood what Liu Han meant.

"No, I have only met with King Qi a few times, and in the past three years, let alone correspondence, even if we have met. Qiuyun replied very cautiously.

"What about the rest of your Qiu family?"

Qiu Yun hesitated: "My nephew Qiu Yi often drinks with several officials under the King of Qi, but since I returned to the court, he has not met with them again, and his status in my Qiu family is not high. ”

Liu Han thought for a while: "Then is there such a possibility, the emperor wants to take advantage of this matter to see the attitude of the ministers, and at the same time suppress you, and finally let the prince come forward to end for you, so that you will be loyal to the prince." ”

Last night, Liu Han tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, he suddenly remembered the story of Tang Taizong Li Shimin and his subordinate Li Ji, when Li Shimin was seriously ill, he ordered to belittle Li Ji, demoted Li Ji to a remote place as a petty official, and at the same time told the prince Li Zhi that if Li Ji could not be delayed, he would be killed immediately, if he left immediately, in the future, you will promote him again, and this person can be used by you. Li Ji is very shrewd, after receiving the order, he did not even return home, immediately went to a remote place to take office, less than a month, Li Shimin died of illness, Gaozong Li Zhi ascended the throne, less than a month to promote him to the history of assassination, and after half a month, he opened the palace with the three divisions, and it didn't take long for Li Ji to return to the DPRK to participate in the cardinal.

Hearing this, Qiu Yun's eyes lit up, like a beam of sunlight cutting through the hazy sky, and the sorrow that had shrouded his mind for several days suddenly dissipated half, and he looked at Liu Han's gaze more gently.

"Why?" Liu Han asked, "Because of King Qi." I believe that the crown prince is wary of King Qi, so King Qi must deal with it first, but how can King Qi deal with it? One is to kill him, this is the best, and there will be no future troubles. ”

Qiuyun shook his head very resolutely, and Liu Han said again: "If this strategy is not possible, then the only way is to exclude the king of Qi and let the king of Qi take the country, but even if the king of Qi is in the country, according to the current system, the vassal king controls the local military and politics, and his influence and strength are still there, so the court needs to have someone who can suppress him, then your current predicament is an illusion, and the real reason is that the emperor wants to leave you to the prince." ”

Speaking of this, Liu Han looked at Qiu Yun, Qiu Yun was silent for a while, and sighed: "Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, because the power of the sky is unpredictable!"

Qiuyun himself didn't know what the emperor thought, he agreed with Liu Han's final judgment in his heart, but... I can't be sure, and I can't just jump to conclusions about this matter.

"There is a way to test the emperor's thoughts. ”

"What's the way?" Qiu Yun immediately asked.

Liu Han smiled in his heart, Qiu Yun seemed to have been confused for a long time, this era is still simple after all, thousands of years, there are only a few dynasties, that can be compared with the previous life, coups, rebellions, palace fights, endless, everything, a twenty-four history can be called a complete collection of power and strategy, can also be called a complete set of strategies.

Taking retreat as advance, you can not only relieve Qiuyun's difficulties, but also give your hands to King Qin, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. (Yangshuo)