Han Shizu

Chapter 379 - Kunming Palace - Chongzheng Palace

The sky is high and the clouds are light, the forests are all dyed, and it is a scene of late autumn.

Tokyo, the Imperial City, the Harem, and the Palace of Kunming.

The air is filled with the fragrance of osmanthus, the smell is rich, not greasy, pleasant, refreshing.It was early in the morning, the sky was already bright, and the emperor Liu Chengyou was still lying on the couch, embracing the beauty. The excitement of getting up in the morning had already eased, and the movements of his hands were very clean. He was only stroking the delicate waist of the empress under the brocade quilt.

"Officials, it's getting late, it's time to get up!" Da Fu leaned beside Liu Chengyou, pushed him lightly, and said.The jade face is soft, the cheekbands are crimson, and they are deeply nourished by the dew of the king.

Liu Chengyou still closed his eyes, and his voice was lazy: "It's rare to hide and enjoy the gentleness, but you are trying to push me away!"

The increasingly plump delicate body clings to Liu Chengyou, and between ears and temples, Dafu smiled softly and said: "This is not like the usual official family. The king can't afford it. If the official family stays in the Kunming Palace for a long time, they are afraid that the foreign court will speak to the officials." Ladies and gentlemen, there are criticisms again. Although Dafu is in the back position, she is really a woman and cannot afford to be criticized. I hope the officials will be considerate."

The empress is virtuous and reasonable, and she always gets something when she gets along with her on weekdays. Liu Chengyou also likes the harmony between the husband and wife, but it is the secret remonstrance and spur from time to time, which makes people feel amorous.

"In my opinion! With a queen like you, how can you not be loved by the big Han subjects?" Opening his eyes, he took a sip on the jade shoulder of the queen Xiaolu, and as he spoke, Liu Chengyou sat up.

Seeing this, Dafu immediately ordered out: "Come here, wait for the official to get up!"

The curtain was slowly opened, and the beautiful maid, Jiao'e, came with a cup and a basin. Amidst the temptation, Liu Chengyou once again experienced the tenderness that was enough to soften the bones and wear away the will.

A bowl of corn porridge with a few slices of sweet-scented osmanthus cake is Liu Chengyou's breakfast.The taste of the meal is very good, the only downside is that there is a slight peculiar smell mixed with the fragrance of the temple, which is the smell of excrement.
On the left side of the case, the culprit was held by Dafu. After changing the feces diaper, he felt very comfortable after cleaning up the discomfort. He no longer cried, but kept smiling at Liu Chengyou.

"You still have a smile on your face. This early in the morning, people are in a hurry!" Liu Chengyou said to the infant prince after taking two deep breaths and experiencing the fading smell.

As if he understood Liu Chengyou's words, the smile on the child's immature cheeks softened, and he coughed twice, but was choked on by saliva.

Seeing this scene, Dafu couldn't help giving Liu Chengyou an angry look, and stroked the prince's back softly: "Younger Wuji, do the officials still care about Erlang?"

In the winter of last year, Liu Chengyou added two new sons, from the Empress Fu's family, named Yang, nicknamed Brother Mu; from the noble concubine Gao's family, named Xi, nicknamed Brother Liang.

In addition, Concubine Xian Zhe's pregnancy is already ten months old, and she is about to give birth. If there is no accident, the Tian family will have a new child.

When the child resumed the heartless laughter again, Liu Chengyou felt something in his heart. His lovely wife was by his side, and he had a child full of arms. If he was an ordinary family, he could be called happy and peaceful.

"I'm going back to the Chongzheng Hall first. It's going to be winter and it's very cold, you mother and son should pay attention. I can't go to the Queen Mother's side for the time being. You can go and say hello for me." After eating, he wiped his mouth, and Liu Chengyou turned Dafu ordered.

Empress Dowager Li's advocacy of Buddhism was very angry because of the extermination of Buddhism. For a while, she didn't pay much attention to Liu Chengyou.However, with Qi returning to Qi, he never said much about the imperial court's act of exterminating the Buddha, and intervened as the Empress Dowager to cause trouble for Liu Chengyou.

In the harem, as far as understanding righteousness is concerned, the empress dowager is the first.As time went on, Liu Chengyou respected this mother more and more from the bottom of his heart.

"Yes! I understand!" The queen looked very understanding, and got up to salute: "Send off to the official's house!"

Yoo Seung-woo, who returned to Chongzheng Palace, quickly recovered and entered his role.The gradual centralization of monarchy is accompanied by the centralization of government affairs, too many affairs need to be reviewed, decided and approved by him personally.

The increased burden makes Liu Chengyou feel overwhelmed occasionally, but this is the necessary price for the centralization of power by the monarch.There is no such thing as a good thing if you want to be relaxed and calm when you have authority in your hands.

There are two people playing in the hall, Prime Minister Feng Dao, and Deputy envoy Xue Juzheng of the third department.The ministers in the court have basically changed from the time of Han Xing. Although Wang Zhang still bears the title of prime minister, he has basically retreated behind the scenes and recuperated at home. The person in charge of the third minister is Xue Juzheng.

Xue Ju is in his prime of life, he is fond of reading and sensitive to articles, has a generous and simple personality, and has the style of a gentleman, and he can't help but admire him.Compared with Wang Zhang, Xue Juzheng seemed to be more respectful to the emperor Liu Chengyou.

"Your Majesty, this is calculated and deliberated by the officials of the three divisions, and the prefectural and county magistrates are drafted to record the official salary households. Please have your Majesty take a look at the imperial trial!" With a meticulous gesture, he submitted the memorial in his hand.

It was a task given by Liu Chengyou a few days ago to measure the salary of officials in prefectures and counties. In Liu Chengyou's opinion, the efficiency of the third department was still a bit slow.After a little browsing, it is basically determined according to the number of household registrations. For a county with more than [-] households, the monthly order is [-], and the main register is [-]; , the order month is six thousand, and the master book is four thousand.
It was agreed upon by the ministers and group, basically no loopholes could be found, and it passed smoothly from Liu Chengyou's side: "Yes! I have no objection, and it will be implemented as it is!"

Before Xue Juzheng had time to respond, he heard Liu Chengyou added another sentence: "However, the number of registered Dingkou in the prefectures and counties of the world needs to be re-investigated and verified. This time to rectify the Buddhist school and return the registered households of lay monks, we can take this opportunity to carry out a comprehensive Dingkou Mouth investigation!"

The "population census" had already been carried out one after another during the reign of Liu Chengyou, but due to the limited energy of the court and the lack of control over the local area, it has been intermittent and there has been no major breakthrough.The emperor's will at this time is to be fully implemented.

Thinking about how to complete the political tasks assigned by the emperor, Xue Juzheng didn't say anything, but just accepted the order: "Yes!"

"Is there any new progress in the rectification of Buddhist temples?" Liu Chengyou turned to Feng Dao.

The growth of age did not seem to have left any obvious changes on Feng Laohu's face, and he maintained a good attitude. Feng Dao was still the same, with a beard and head, and a hale and hearty spirit.Today's Feng Dao has become the head assistant of Zhengshitang in name.

"I'm about to report to His Majesty!" I got up first, and when the ceremony was up, I just sat down, and said to Liu Chengyou: "According to reports from various Taoist states, as of September 620, 150,000 temples have been abolished in the territory of the Great Han Kingdom. There are 300 monks and nuns, 760 people, 520 criminals who have violated the law and sheltered criminals, and about [-] million mu of land have been confiscated.”

A string of data, with outstanding results, also represents the difficulty of Shi Zong, the sky collapsed and the earth fell apart.

"It's been quite a harvest!" Liu Chengyou said with a relaxed tone, nodding in response.

Seeing this, Feng Dao couldn't help persuading him: "Your Majesty, the scale of the rectification against the Buddha is so large and the methods are so severe that it has reached the extreme. There are quite a few criticisms among the people. In every prefecture, there are many living people who feel pity for the Buddha and gather together to create chaos. From the opinion of the veteran ministers, the rectification of Buddhist temples should be stopped at the right time, so as to ease the people's feelings and vent their anger. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will cause even greater turmoil!"

"Feng Qing is old enough to talk about seeking the country!" Seeing Feng Dao's worried expression, Liu Chengyou said directly: "Buddhism claims to teach the law to encourage the good, and people who are pure outsiders are now using deception to coerce the people to resist the imperial court. This must be selfish desires. It can be seen from this that the matter of rectification is not yet over. The matter has come to this point, and it cannot be abandoned halfway, otherwise there will be more troubles in the future!"

What Liu Chengyou said was really unreasonable.Since ancient times, seizing people's money, such as killing parents and destroying Buddhas by the court, is no longer as simple as seizing wealth for Buddhist temples. If there is a fear of extinction, how can we hope that others will not move like a mountain and accept it safely?

Feng Dao heard that he was also helpless, but he didn't dare, and there was no need to disobey the emperor's wishes.

There has been a rebound in the local area, which is still within the acceptable range of Liu Chengyou.According to previous surveys, there are about [-] monasteries in the Daozhou of the Han Dynasty, and now they are abolished, which is nearly [-] short of the original goal.

(End of this chapter)