Han Shizu

Henan Road, Mizhou, Jiaozhou Port.

Since more than 30 years ago, when the imperial court began to train the navy, Jiaozhou Port began to rise. At the beginning, the East China Sea Navy was stationed in the port, and later it was opened to civilian use. It has the advantage of a military port. After 30 years, Jiaozhou Port has become the most important in the north of the Han Dynasty. one of the ports.

Unlike the neighboring Denglai two states, which are more focused on commercial and civilian ports, Jiaozhou Port has always been the largest military port in the north of the Han Dynasty due to its superior hydrological conditions. The East China Sea Fleet, the main force of the Han Navy, is stationed here.

After decades of rapid development, Jiaozhou Bay has become a prosperous and prosperous place. The population exceeded 30 in the ten years since the treasure was opened.Businessmen, migrant workers, dart runners, boat runners, and a large number of migrants have contributed unremittingly to the rise of Jiaozhou Bay.

For the ownership of Jiaozhou Bay, the governments of Mizhou and Laizhou had disputes in the past, and the disputes reached Henan Road, and even the court of Tokyo.However, after comprehensive consideration, the imperial court still pulled back and assigned the precious land of Jiaozhou Bay to Mizhou.

No way, compared to the rich Laizhou, the original Mizhou can only be described as poor. A prosperous Jiaozhou Port is a huge supplement to Mizhou.The later development also proved this point, and the development of Mizhou was also stimulated, becoming an important transportation hub in the Jiaodong Peninsula.

Every autumn is the busiest time for Jiaozhou Port. A large number of passenger and cargo ships gather here. Those who go to sea go to sea, and those who go ashore go ashore. The land and sea present a prosperous intersection scene.

However, the atmosphere in Jiaozhou Port today is obviously different. The guards of the two yamen and port patrols in the prefecture and county have controlled the pier, and even the East China Sea Fleet has sent a sailor to help maintain law and order.

A large number of bureaucrats gathered at the port. Below the Henan Province, almost all the high-ranking officials who deserved the name came, including Henan Province Governor Shi Dexuan, Duke of Xingguo.

Among the second-generation nobles of the Han Dynasty, Shi Dexun is a relatively outstanding person. Unlike his upright and arrogant father, Shi Dexun is upright, open-minded, and has an excellent reputation. He has always been trusted and valued by Emperor Liu. Now he is young. After sixty years, let him still take on important responsibilities.

For decades, although he did not go to court to pay homage to the prime minister, he has always been a high official in the Taoist department and a great official in the frontier.Henan Road, in the economic map of the Han Dynasty, has no reputation. It does not have the romance of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, nor the generosity and elegy of Hebei. One of the regions, whether it is population, property, taxation, has always been ranked in the forefront of the country.

And because it is adjacent to Gyeonggi, and it is the confluence zone of the north and south economies, Emperor Liu has always valued it very much. Assuming the post of Henan Road is enough to show that Emperor Liu values ​​him.

At this time in Jiaozhou Port, there were more onlookers. Although they could only watch from a distance under the barrier of soldiers and officers, they were more curious.This scene is not small, judging from the posture, it seems to be welcoming some important person, and the brand new dragon flags set up by the pier highlight the word "noble".

On the pier, the surrounding noise even overwhelmed the beating of the waves. Standing with Shi Decong, there was another person with a special status, the real nobleman, Wu Guogong Liu Hui.

Still in the ongoing campaign to eradicate corruption, Emperor Liu not only dispatched investigators to various places, but also dispatched grown-up princes and trusted ministers to various places to hunt on behalf of the heavens. There were no specific business requirements. It's just a gatekeeper for Emperor Liu, and at the same time plays the role of a sitter.

What's more, even Liu Shu, the Ninth Prince who has always been a prodigal prince, was given a chance. This kid, whose nature is hard to change, wanted to play in the south of the Yangtze River, but was arranged by Emperor Liu to go to Liaodong.

Liu Hui originally wanted to go to Jiangnan, but because of his background, he was always close to the bureaucrats in Jiangnan, and was rejected by Emperor Liu, but it was not bad for Liu Hui to be sent to Henan Province.

In the past three months, the officialdom on Henan Province has also been in constant turmoil. In the process of rectification, if the word "evil" stands out in poor and remote areas, the wealthy areas will be the first to deal with corruption. Economically developed Henan area, exactly.

As he grows older, Liu Hui has more attributes of "flashy" and "great talent". When he came to Henan, he also wanted to make some achievements. This anti-corruption campaign is a good opportunity.

However, after tossing and tossing for a while, he was very disappointed. On the one hand, he personally acted and mixed into the criminal investigation, on the other hand, he was self-willed and his methods were immature, which resulted in trouble.

Someone reported that Wang Ling, the magistrate of Yizhou, was corrupt. He immediately asked the accompanying officials to arrest him, interrogated him himself, and found a lot of "evidence", and finally forced Wang Ling to death.However, Wang Ling has a good official reputation in the local area, and he is a good official. Because Wang Ling was framed to death, there was even a riot among the people, which caused a lot of trouble.

Then, under the strong intervention of Dao Si and Wu De Si, the civil unrest in Yizhou was quickly quelled, but more than 2000 people died, more than half of Yizhou's officialdom was also cleaned up, and the local tyrants were hit hard.

Obviously, Liu Hui was taken advantage of by others, and the things that happened, the loved ones hurt the enemies faster.Although the situation finally calmed down, Liu Hui's incompetence spread to Beijing, and the ministers did not dare to belittle the prince, but Emperor Liu was extremely disappointed.

Obviously, no matter how outstanding his literary talent, no matter how quick his mind is, and how stupid he is in doing things, Emperor Liu really has no confidence in this son whom he once loved so much.

Of course, Emperor Liu himself had his own problems. Unlike his elder brothers, Liu Hui had rich experience in politics and life. Although he was nearly thirty years old, he lacked training and spent all day working with poems and articles, which was embarrassing for him.

Therefore, after the chaos in Yizhou, Emperor Liu issued a very severe rebuke to Liu Hui, and asked him not to interfere in the investigation and local affairs of Henan Province, and let him stay in Qingzhou well.

This reprimand also caused Liu Hui to suffer a lot. During this period of time, he was in a very depressed mood.This time, I had no choice but to come to Jiaozhou Port together with Shi Dexun, because news came from the navy that Yong Wang Liu Chengxun and his party, who were on a tour in Nanyang, finally returned, and today is the arrival date.

"Your Highness, envoy, the fleet is approaching!"

Following a naval officer's report, the welcome team at the pier was shocked. They had been waiting for a long time, and most of them were sore.Shi Dexun waved his hand immediately, and waited by his side. The ceremonial band, dressed in bright and festive clothes, immediately played music, which quickly overwhelmed the noise on the pier.

Liu Hui didn't say anything, and stared at the distance until a black dot appeared at the limit of his field of vision, then two, three, and more than a dozen. more and more clear.

The channel to enter the port has been cleared long ago, without any obstacles, the returning fleet slowly landed under the command of the guiding ship.Accompanied by the sound of roaring salutes, King Yong and his party, who had been on tour for more than two years, finally returned.

The first moment they set foot on the land of the empire, there was a wave of cheers on the pier. Although some were held back inside, a warm atmosphere was created.

Liu Chengxun took a deep breath of the sea-flavored air, with a satisfied smile on his tired face, and said with emotion: "Finally back!"

Followed by Liu Chengxun are Qi Guogong Liu Yun, Emperor Sun Liu Wenhai, and Zhiyuan Bo Guo Liangping.Liu Hui and Shi Dexun led a group of people to greet them, and saluted respectfully: "Welcome to the uncle (the king)!"

Looking at the crowds of welcome around, and at the officials of Henan Province, Liu Chengxun waved his hands and said, "Thank you all!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Liu Hui curiously and said, "Xiao Qi, why are you here?"

As soon as this was mentioned, Liu Hui's handsome face showed a little embarrassment, and he replied in a low voice: "The emperor's uncle is back, and my nephew will welcome me personally."