Zhou Mo decided to return to Langzhong to recruit troops. Before leaving, he went to the palace to bid farewell to Liu Chan.

Since Liu Chan became emperor, his life has been quite happy.

Daily life consists of greeting the Queen Mother, reading a book, and playing chess. Most of the remaining energy is devoted to the sacred cause of continuing the imperial heir.

As for official duties? That's not simple. I just occasionally show up at important national affairs such as sacrifices, diplomacy, and expeditions, and say a few words that I have memorized in advance. How difficult can it be?

All the remaining specific work can be left to the Prime Minister's Office. He only needs to sign the edicts and official documents prepared by the Prime Minister's Office, indicating that all government orders are authorized by the emperor, and the task is completed.<

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As for the specific contents of edicts and official documents, Liu Chan would also pick and read some. Although he occasionally saw something that made him dissatisfied, he never refuted it.

Because he knows that he does not have the ability to refute based on his own preferences, which is called messing around.

As the saying goes, people are more valuable than self-awareness. The essence of this sentence lies in the word "noble". Things are rare and valuable, which shows that there are not many people in the world who are self-aware.

Liu Chan is a self-aware person.

But today Liu Chan really couldn't hold himself back and wanted to get involved in a political matter.

The reason is that he heard the news: Zhuge Liang, the prime minister, planned to send his brother Zhou Monan to conquer the barbarians, but the military strength in the country was relatively tight, so Zhou Mo had to go back to his hometown Langzhong to recruit troops.

Zhuge Liang had asked Li Yan to mobilize his troops before, but Li Yan refused.

The little fat man thought sullenly: "Why doesn't Li Yan send troops? Aren't his soldiers my soldiers? My father-in-law and brother work hard day and night for the country, why is Li Yan not helping?"

"Although I shouldn't interfere in government affairs, this time, I can't stand it anymore and I must help my father-in-law and brothers."

Before his death, his father Liu Bei told him a lot of things, and the rest is unclear, but he obviously listened to the sentence "The prime minister is his father, and Zhou Mo is his brother". People who are about to die can also speak kindly, let alone

His biological father.

The person arranged by my father must be right.

And he could also feel in his heart that these two people were really good to him. So he also really regarded them as his relatives, which was different from ordinary courtiers. He said that he had a father-in-law and a brother-in-law every day.

Intimate.

Zhou Mo happened to be back in his hometown to recruit troops and came to say goodbye. He saw that Liu Chan was worried and obviously not as carefree as usual.

Zhou Mo couldn't help but ask: "What's on your mind, Your Majesty?"

Liu Chan was young and couldn't hide his thoughts. He sighed and poured the beans out of the bamboo tube.

"Brother, do you know what happened to Li Yan? My father-in-law asked him to send troops back to Chengdu, why was he unwilling?"

"I plan to personally issue an edict, scold him Li Yan a few words, and then order him to send 10,000 troops back to Chengdu, hand them over to my brother's command, and go south to quell the barbarians."

"I just don't know if Xiangfu will be unhappy when he finds out about this? He should be happy, right? After all, I am helping you. What do you think, brother?"

Zhou Mo smiled and said: "Your Majesty, please don't do this. If you do this, you will only do bad things."

"Why?"

"First of all, His Majesty issued an edict to criticize Li Zhengfang and then mobilized his troops. This is a very serious matter. If it were to go through the Prime Minister's Office, the Prime Minister would never approve it. But for such a major event to mobilize troops, it would be inappropriate to issue an edict directly without going through the Prime Minister's Office.

Failure to follow the rules will seriously damage the authority of the Prime Minister's Office."

"Furthermore, even if His Majesty issues an edict, Li Zhengfang will definitely resist and will never send troops back."

Liu Chan said anxiously: "I am the emperor, how dare he oppose my imperial edict? If he resists and disobeys the edict, does he have different intentions? Could it be possible? Is it possible that he wants to defect to Soochow?"

Zhou Mo said: "Your Majesty, let me explain to you slowly. First of all, Soochow is now our ally, and it is impossible for him to defect to Soochow. Of course, there is no way to defect to Cao Wei. In fact, Li Zhengfang was deeply favored by the late emperor.

As an important minister, I am loyal to His Majesty and will never betray him."

"But if a loyal minister obeys His Majesty in everything, he is not a loyal minister, but a domestic servant. The late emperor ordered him to supervise Yong'an and control the internal and external military affairs. He only needs to use the late emperor's imperial edict to easily disobey His Majesty's edict, and

Give your Majesty face."

"The reason why Li Zhengfang did not return to Chengdu or mobilize troops was just an excuse. Essentially, after our alliance with Soochow, Yongan's strategic position declined. He felt that his hero had no place to play, but he did not want to weaken his

Power. After all, Li Zhengfang is also an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs. He thinks very highly of himself. He is also the second most important minister after the prime minister in the ranking of the late Emperor Tuogu. How can he be willing to do so?"

"If Your Majesty personally issues an edict to hold him accountable, it will only aggravate his sense of insecurity. He has fulfilled his duties faithfully and has not committed any crimes. How can he be willing to send troops back to the capital and reduce his authority?"

Liu Chan asked anxiously: "What should we do? My brother is about to go to the south, and he still needs to go back to his hometown to recruit troops. I always want to help you."

Zhou Mo thought about it and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I have a plan. It's very simple. Maybe I can steal some of Li Yan's wool."

"Okay, brother, tell me quickly." Liu Chan said with a smile, "Pull him in, hard."

"In my opinion, not only should your Majesty not hold him accountable, but you should also send a confidant to Yong'an to comfort him and praise him."

"Then what."

"No more, that's enough."

Liu Chan thought for a long time and suddenly realized: "I understand."

He added: "The reason why Li Yan is unwilling to mobilize troops is because the essence of deploying troops is to divide his power. His current position is awkward, and what he desires most is to retain power. And I am the emperor, and I receive praise and recognition from the emperor.

, can provide him with the greatest sense of security. Once he has a sense of security, it will be much easier to deploy troops to him."

Zhou Mo nodded and said nothing.

"Oh, it's all my fault. I always feel that brother, you and the Prime Minister are our own. Li Yan is just a weird-tempered foreign minister. I don't like him. He sends me letters, but I rarely reply. My attitude must be

Li Yan can also feel it. No wonder he always looks anxious and uneasy."

"Oh, it's really difficult to be an emperor."

Zhou Mo said: "Your Majesty is very smart and very young. There are many things that cannot be rushed. Take your time."

Liu Chan said: "If I send an envoy to successfully appease Li Yan, he has so many troops, how can we take advantage of him?"
Chapter completed!