Han Shizu

Chapter 352 Bow down into the village

After crossing to the north, Yujia turned to the northeast, followed the southern section of Yongji Canal, and headed towards Daming Mansion where Yedu was located, until it entered the country and stopped in Neihuang County.

Neihuang is located at the junction of Jiyan and southwest of Daming Mansion. From the map, it feels a little hanging outside.Throughout its history, it has the meaning of "many disasters and disasters". It has been abandoned repeatedly, and its affiliation is also rotated between Wei and Xiangzhou, but its location is still not so "clear".

However, Neihuang has always been a fertile land with plains and developed agriculture.

During the wars in the past few years, all aspects of Neihuang were also greatly damaged. After Du Chongwei was wiped out, Gao Xingzhou was ordered by the court to rebuild order. During the nearly two years since Liu Chengyou succeeded to the throne, It also gradually recovered, the refugees returned home, and the bandits were banned.

However, in the past two years, there have been continuous disasters in Hebei, which have spread widely, and Neihuang will inevitably be affected by them. Although Liu Chengyou has a policy of reducing burrows, but when it falls on the local people, it falls on the Lishu at the grassroots level. One of the military and political leaders is Gao Xingzhou.

Knowing that Yujia was passing through the border, the county magistrate and subordinate officials in Neihuang made preparations to welcome him early.Liu Chengyou still remembers that when he visited Luoyang in the west last year, most of the local officials and officials went their own way and didn't take his emperor seriously, which forced Liu Chengyou to deal with a large number of officials.Compared with it, this time is the biggest difference. No matter how weak the current imperial court's control over the local area is, the majesty is obviously being strengthened.

Let the accompanying Prime Minister Yang Bin go to deal with the officials of Neihuang, Liu Chengyou left the brigade, and under the escort of Gao Huaide and Zhao Yanjin, he went straight to Neihuang Township.

"If your majesty wants to inquire about the people's livelihood, just call some peasants to come and ask questions. Why bother to bow down. After all, this is in Fangzhen, not Ji Nei. Your Majesty is in the world, and he is the most important thing in the country. He is so separated from the army and guards in front of him. It's too weak, but it's too dangerous. If there are rebellious people, they will have ulterior motives." Zhao Yanjin couldn't help admonishing Liu Chengyou with his horse.

There are only [-] escorts accompanying them, although they are well-equipped and powerful, but judging by the number of people, they are indeed weak.

Before Liu Chengyou made a statement, Gao Huaide next to him heard it, and immediately showed displeasure.In Wei Bo's territory, even if there are people with ulterior motives who can gather troops to attack and pose a threat to Liu Chengyou's safety, only Gao Xingzhou who is stationed in Yedu has that ability and strength.

Gao Huaide thought of this, Zhao Yanjin's unintentional words were a bit harsh to him.

Even though they had a good relationship on weekdays, Gao Huaide's tone was particularly aggressive, with a serious expression, and he said to Zhao Yanjin: "In the king's land, if there are thieves who dare to commit crimes and plot chaos, I will defend them to the death!"

Gao Huaide's anger made Zhao Yanjin slightly stunned, not knowing why, Liu Chengyou noticed his brother-in-law's cold face, his eyes flashed, and with his increasingly clear mind, he understood after a second thought.

"Since I came to the throne, I have devoted myself to peace in the world, lenient punishment and simplified administration, suppressed bandits and robbers, and curbed violence and chaos. I think that although I have not given much favor to the people of Hebei, I have a lot of virtue. If there is still life The heart of a minister, the act of rebellion and chaos, then either his generation is incurable, or there are still shortcomings in what I have done, and I need to reflect on myself to try to improve." Liu Chengyou started his daily high-sounding.

As soon as the words came out, Gao and Zhao were immediately complimented and admired, although judging from their expressions, they were not particularly moved.On the contrary, Zhe Xiaoniang, who was accompanying her, looked at Liu Chengyou's confident cheeks, her eyes were slightly bent, and she said with a smile: "It is a blessing for the world to have such a broad mind."

Liu Chengyou glanced at his uncle, pointed at the imperial guards surrounded by tight guards, his face was relaxed, and he raised his voice deliberately: "The army in front of the palace is the elite selection of the imperial army, and the cavalry army is the backbone of the army in front of the palace. The army is the elite warriors of the iron cavalry army. In my eyes, there is no elite in the world better than this. It is not a problem to have one as five. With such tigers and tigers protecting each other and good generals accompanying us, can't they still protect me?"

This time, the soldiers around him subconsciously straightened their backs when they heard his words. Liu Chengyou never let go of any opportunity to show his demeanor and win people's hearts.And it's getting smoother and more natural. Back then, he would occasionally have hot faces, and he would recall and ponder whether his statement was inappropriate.

Now, there is no need for it. One is that his kung fu has gradually developed into the room, and the other is that the blessing of identity and the improvement of authority are enough to make others ignore some details.

Just in the outskirts of Neihuang, a village was randomly selected, and a large piece of farmland was spread out on the field, obviously re-demarcated by the government.In winter, the fields are desolate, and the surface of the field seems to be covered with a layer of light frost. The unstructured soil is only a mess, and there are still a few almost rotten straws left on the ridges.

The knights galloped lightly, breaking the tranquility of the village. Under the horrified eyes of the villagers, Gao Huaide arranged for people to block the crossings and strictly prohibited entry and exit. , After checking the inside and outside and confirming that there is nothing abnormal, Liu Chengyou Fang came late.

For the sake of safety, if you should disturb the people, you still have to disturb.

Inside the earthen wall built from loess, there are four or five bamboo and wooden houses. Several rows of cabbage are planted on the side of the fence. Three or two native chickens are squawking in the long chicken cages. He kept barking at the imperial guards who broke into the farmer's house, but was only calmed down by a young peasant girl before he stopped barking with sobs.

This is a very ordinary Hebei farming family with eight members and three generations.The owner was an old man, his age was invisible, his body was thin and his skin was rough.

The last time Liu Chengyou went deep into the countryside and asked about people's sentiments was when he was in Hengzhou.

When Liu Chengyou stepped into the small farmyard, the whole family knelt down and huddled together, their trembling bodies showed fear, and they dared not speak.

After casually laying out two matzahs ​​and sitting down with Zhe Xiaoniang, Liu Chengyou looked at the poorly dressed farmer and stretched out his hand: "Plain body!"

The old farmer was at a loss when he heard the words.

Zhang Dejun noticed it, and immediately spoke up, reminding him a little politely: "Your Majesty asked you to stand up and answer."

Looking at each other in blank dismay, still not daring to move, upon seeing this, Liu Chengyou motioned for him, and Zhang Dejun stepped forward to help him up.The old farmer's actions were cramped, no matter how knowledgeable he was, he could still feel the nobleness of the men and women sitting in front of him, and what's more, there were so many "vicious" soldiers guarding him, his calves were trembling, and he didn't dare to raise his head.

"How old is old man?" Liu Chengyou asked gently.

The old farmer hesitated, and after Zhang Dejun's translation, he realized that the nobleman in front of him was asking about his age.

Only then did he give a very clear answer, he didn't know his age, let alone when he was born.

Liu Chengyou asked him if he was a local, and said he moved from Xiangzhou.

For direct conversations, Liu Chengyou couldn't change his style of literary demeanor, and the old farmer had a local accent, so it was really difficult to communicate.However, after stumbling, he still understood the situation of the old farmer's family clearly.

He was not from Xiangzhou either, and he did not know exactly how many years ago he fled from Hedong to Tangyin, Xiangzhou. From his vague description, Liu Chengyou guessed that it was probably during Shi Jingtang's rebellion.

There are four sons. The eldest son joined the army in his early years, but there has been no news since then. It is estimated that he does not know where he died or which battle he died in.The second son was captured as a strong man, but fortunately survived, returned home lame, and married a peasant woman.The third son has been married for several years and is currently serving in the army.The youngest son has just grown up and is working hard at home farming. The world is getting better and better, and he is preparing to save money and food to ask for a wife.

There are two grandsons and a granddaughter, both of whom are still young, but they can also help with farm work.

When the Khitan army retreated to the north, they passed through Xiangzhou, burned and killed people, and fled to the mountains with their families. After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, they recruited refugees and drifted to Neihuang.

The government allocated [-] mu of land, settled on it, and reclaimed dozens of mu of land. Due to the disaster, the harvest was not very good.Taxes are not light, and most of the few crops produced in the fields have been confiscated by the government. The remaining grain, calculated carefully, is difficult to survive the winter, and it is even more difficult to prepare for winter planting and spring plowing.
This is a family, living in poverty, out-and-out fools.

(End of this chapter)