"I am indeed a little surprised by Fengxiao, but it has nothing to do with the layout of the late emperor. To be honest, I don't think the late emperor would use the imperial seal to set up any plan." Xun Yu put down his teacup, held his hands in front of his abdomen, and said lightly: "I appreciate your kindness, but I really don't want to mislead you, even affecting the interests of the entire Ruying faction. Fengxiao, you don't need to put your thoughts on me."

"I really don't know?"

"I don't know."

Guo Jia leaned back a few times, putting the handrail in one hand and the feather fan in the other, patting his thighs for a moment, looking at Xun Yu for a while. "Okay, I believe you." He raised the teacup, signaled to Xun Yu, took a sip of tea, and said, "I think the king is right. The imperial seal is really not auspicious thing, so it's better not to do it. But jade still needs it. Are you able to do it?"

"There is no problem with this. As far as I know, most of the jade artifacts in the palace were treated as dowry by the late emperor and traveled east with the eldest princess. Those are all quality products accumulated over the years, and it should be enough to be used for the founding of the Great Wu Kingdom. But..." Xun Yu smiled helplessly. "You also know that the eldest princess married as a concubine was a humiliation to the court. The late emperor had to compromise for the safety of the eldest princess, but the eldest princess's fief was taken away. Isn't it a bit difficult to use the eldest princess' dowry?"

Guo Jia smiled slightly, smiling without saying a word.

"Fengxiao, you suspect that I know something, probably because of the situation in Chang'an?"

Guo Jia nodded. "Although the seal of the state is not often used, it is always needed when the new emperor ascended the throne. The eldest son of the emperor has the will of the late emperor, but he has been unable to ascend the throne for a long time. I am afraid that it is not only related to the situation in Chang'an, but it is likely that the seal of the state cannot be found. The seal of the state is a treasure of the country. I really can't think of anyone else who knows except you."

"Your analysis cannot be said to be unreasonable, but if I knew the whereabouts of the imperial seal, why would I wait until now?"

Guo Jia raised his eyebrows lightly and showed his signature smile. "Since that's the case, then let me think I was wrong. I will go to the king for the matter of the eldest princess, which is an apology to you."

"There is no need to apologize, but there is one thing I want to ask Fengxiao for advice."

"Wen Ruoyan is heavy, there is no need to be so polite between you and me."

"How does the king plan to solve the problem in Chang'an?"

Guo Jia pondered for a moment, sat down again, and said solemnly: "What is Wen Ruo's opinion?"

"The Military Advisory Office must have considered a solution to the problem of force?"

"Thinking about it is too expensive and not the best choice."

"Have you ever considered persuading surrender?"

"Can you persuade the surrender?" Guo Jia smiled. Of course, the Military Advisory Office considered the plan to persuade the surrender, but it was quickly rejected. Sun Ce banned all the fiefdoms in Guandong, and all the Liu clan members became enemies. But they were people who had real power in Guanzhong - many clan members had a considerable amount of force in the army. If they wanted to negotiate with them, they would inevitably give up their interests.

Sun Ce naturally disagreed. When he decided to ban the ban, he was ready to resolve the matter by force. Instead of letting the royal family of the previous dynasty continue to be princes, it is better to grant these interests to soldiers who have made meritorious contributions. It is difficult to solve the problem by force, but the difficulty is temporary. At worst, it can be waited for a few years. It is recognized that the interests of the royal family of the Liu family are permanent - at least in name - compared with the two, the advantages and disadvantages are very clear.

"Even if the destiny of the Han Dynasty is over and the eldest son of the emperor cannot succeed to the throne and become emperor, he should not be in the same army as the commoner. How will the king arrange this?"

Guo Jia blinked. "What does Wen Ruo mean?"

Xun Yu stared at Guo Jia with his eyebrows slightly frowned. He was nearly seven years older than Guo Jia. Before that, Guo Jia had always regarded him as his brother. Now Guo Jia is a noble status and a pillar of the Wu Kingdom. The confidant of the King of Wu, but he was a surrendered minister. The relationship between the two became equal. He didn't care much about it. For the sake of the last emperor's funeral, he could bow his head to Guo Jia, but Guo Jia's behavior made him feel nervous.

Is Guo Jia unwilling to help, or is it that King Wu has made arrangements? Guo Jia knows that he can't help, so he won't accept his words?

Seeing Xun Yu silent, Guo Jia smiled and said, "Wenruo, you are worried about gains and losses, and you are reluctant to do it. Instead, it is worse than the late emperor to be free and easy. Look at him, he only met the King of Wu several times, died after hearing the Tao, and was not worried. He was buried outside Dingtao City calmly in a commoner clothes. How could you say that you have been a minister of Wu for half a year. The situation is like this. For the eldest son of the emperor, the most important thing is not whether you can be a king or a marquis, but whether you can guarantee your life. If you don’t even have blood, what else can you talk about? "

"After that being said, Liu is an imperial family after all. Since even Yuan can be crowned as king..."

"I knew you were staring at Yuan." Guo Jia laughed loudly, picked up the feather fan and pointed at Xun Yu. "The palace stared at the position of queen and Yuan Yao's throne outside the palace, but why don't you think about why the king treated Yuan so well?" He chuckled twice. "If you don't know, why would you ask Xin Zhuozhi what Mrs. Yuan did when he sent Yuan Yao back. Wen Ruo, I'm fine, you are not as good as Mrs. Yuan at this point."

Xun Yu was a little embarrassed.

"Wen Ruo, is the king a wise ruler? What is the situation in the world? You should be very clear. It is better to be honest than to carefully calculate and act step by step. Even if you succeed for a while, what can you do? Han Xin and Peng Yue's result are what you expect?"

Xun Yu pondered for a long time and sighed.

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After the overall plan was determined, Zhang Hong and Yu Fan quickly began to formulate specific regulations and began relevant procedures, materials and palace preparations. The news that King Wu was about to be emperor was no longer a secret, and it soon spread, and Jianye City was excited about it.

The great funeral just ended and the New Year was approaching. Civil and military officials from all over the country gathered in Jianye and visited each other. The King of Wu’s proclaimed himself emperor naturally became the hottest topic. In addition to the changes in the situation in the whole world, everyone was most concerned about their personal interests. In recent years, some have made contributions, some have suffered setbacks, and promotion and demotion are expected. The King of Wu is likely to take this opportunity to adjust together.

At this time, only a few people could be calm. Most of them were worried about gains and losses. Some were busy inquiries. Some were busy entering the palace by taking the opportunity of reporting their jobs, making people familiar with each other, and exploring the news. Those who didn't have the opportunity to report their jobs directly to Sun Ce would also find various relationships to meet. The wife's diplomacy naturally became a must-have. Although Sun Ce was very annoyed, Yuan Heng and others in the harem were crowded with visitors, and even Bu Lianshi, who had not yet officially entered the palace, became the target of request.

Even though Sun Ce did not have too high expectations for human nature, he was still shocked by this scene. The official jokes I heard in his previous life are now being staged in front of him one by one, even more than enough, with a little bit of black humor.

Tangshan Gardens and Liu He's Danfeng Garden became the quietest place and soon became Sun Ce's subconscious place. Many times, even dinners were in Danfeng Garden, rather than going to Yuan Quan's Daoxiang Garden. Yuan Quan has been very busy these days and has no intention of organizing food and food. The end of the year is approaching, and in addition to relying on relationships, the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce are also at the time of checking out. As far as the harvest is concerned, she cannot take it lightly.

After dinner, Liu He arranged for someone to serve Sun Ce to wash, but he didn't rest. Sun Ce took a hot spring for a while and got up and went back to the room. Seeing that the bedding in the room was neat, but there was no influence from Liu He. Knowing that she was still busy, she walked to the study next to her. There was a huge painting table in Liu He's study, covered with wool felt, covered with ink marks and paints, and there were pens, ink and paper everywhere on the table. Liu He brought two palace maids such as Yue Wu were busy. When he saw Sun Ce coming in, he quickly got up.

"The king will come soon." Liu He felt a little embarrassed. "There are still a few pages of manuscripts to be proofread, and they will be sent to print tomorrow, otherwise it will be too late. The year is approaching, and the printing workshop will be closed for holidays."

"What manuscript?" Sun Ce walked over and looked at it casually. Seeing that the paper was covered with various antiques, he couldn't help but feel curious. Liu He was good at painting things, especially the mountains and soil. He thought it was landscape albums, but he didn't expect it to be an antique album.

"Record of Jinshi. Most of the ancient relics collected in the palace were lost. I am afraid that no one will remember them in the future, so I can draw them while there is still some impression on you." Liu He said timidly: "King, will these relics of the previous dynasty be unlucky?"

Sun Ce was so amused that this silly princess had nothing else to do except painting. The manuscript was almost completed, and she remembered whether it was auspicious? "There are so many disasters and wars recorded in history books, isn't it auspicious?"

Liu He's eyes flashed and he couldn't react for a moment. Sun Ce didn't say anything else. He sat down in front of the desk and picked up a few pages of manuscripts to read. The first few pages were bronzes such as bells and tripods that were drawn briefly, and he didn't understand them. Later, he saw two pages of jade, but he didn't care. Later, he thought that these jades were drawn very finely, so he couldn't help but feel a little strange. Liu He had such a good memory? He asked casually.

Liu He smiled. "These jade artifacts were not lost, they were all hidden in the palace. I painted them in front of me, so it was naturally more refined."

Sun Ce also knew that there were a lot of jade artifacts in Liu He's dowry, but he hadn't asked in detail. Since it was Liu He's dowry, it was Liu He's private property, and he didn't want to ask. He looked through it for a while and found a problem: Liu He had much more jade artifacts around him than he thought, and there were probably hundreds of pieces of big and small. If we consider that the Luoyang Royal Palace was first snatched by the Yuan brothers and Dong Zhuo, and later when he moved west to Chang'an, he lost a lot, so there were too many jade artifacts around Liu He.

"How many jade artifacts are there around you?"

"When I left Chang'an, there were 573 pieces in total. Later, some were sent out, and now there are 512 pieces."

Sun Ce was shocked. "So many? Have you brought all the jade artifacts in Chang'an Palace?"

Liu He looked gloomy. "Even if not all, the fine products should be there. The late emperor said that this was the last gift he gave me."
Chapter completed!