Han Shizu

Chapter 572 Kaifeng Expansion

"Your Majesty, there is news from Jinzhou!" Prime Minister Li Tao personally reported the text to the emperor, along with a piece of news.

Looking at his expression, he seemed relaxed, but Liu Chengyou still asked: "Good news, or bad news?"

A smile appeared on Li Tao's old face, and he replied: "Good news! Feng Jiye, who murdered his brother and seized power and tried to defend himself, has been captured and detained in prison!"

In the previous episode, the chancellors discussed how to deal with the Jinzhou accident.Finally, it was decided to send Chen Guan, the head of the Ministry of Officials, to Jinzhou to depose him in the name of a reward.Zhang Yongde, the general of the Forbidden Army, led the people, thinking that they were guarded by angels, which would arouse vigilance, but he only brought fifty cavalry in front of the temple.

"Tell me the details!" Liu Chengyou leaned gently on the throne and said.

Li Tao reported: "According to Chen Guanbao, the envoys went to Xicheng County to announce the imperial edict. Feng Jiye held a banquet with great joy. He was shocked by the face. Chen Guan and Zhang Yongde pretended to be a snake, but they didn't say anything. Feng Jiye is Feng Hui's youngest son. His name is wrong and his words don't go well. , coupled with his sinister nature, killing his elder brother, even more unpopular. Many civil and military officials in Jinzhou refused to accept him. Chen Guan secretly observed and contacted him, and with the support of Feng Hui's second son Feng Jilang and the generals, he took Feng Jiye down and took control of the government office , use the imperial court to control orders, count their crimes, and appease people's hearts!"

"It really made them do it. This Chen Guan is indeed quite capable. He entrusted him with someone, and Li Qing recommended him to be successful!" Liu Chengyou glanced at Li Tao.

Li Tao said with a smile: "It is the duty of a minister to promote talents for the country. Fortunately, I live up to my mission!"

After a short pause, Li Tao continued: "Your Majesty, Chen Guan asks for instructions. Now that Feng Jiye has been captured, how should he deal with the aftermath? In addition, Feng Hui's second son, Feng Jilang, seems to be willing to take over the position of his stepfather! Contact, that's why Chen Guan and Zhang Yongde have taken action to arrest Feng Jilang and Feng's other sons and guard them in the yamen!"

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou couldn't help being amused, and there was a lot of sarcasm in his laughter.In a tone of puzzlement and emotion, he said: "These Feng family members are interesting. I don't know if they are naive or ignorant. Do they regard my officials in Dahan Prefecture and the imperial court as private property?"

Hearing what the Son of Heaven said, Li Tao also echoed and said, "Profit is at the top of the list, and the desire for power is intoxicating. How do you know the number of days? There are seven sons under Feng Hui's knees, and they all served in the military and government of Jinzhou before. After Feng Jiye usurped power, he dismissed all his brothers. The two of them, Chen Guan, were able to quickly control the situation, lest the Feng family members take the opportunity to cause chaos, and Feng Jiye also deserved the credit for dismissing the brothers!"

"The imperial edict was to change Jinzhou to Ankang Mansion, govern the west city, and use Chen Guan to know Ankang Mansion. He acted as an agent of civil affairs, followed the example of Hedong affairs, and reformed according to the imperial court's previous edict. The army of Jinzhou was temporarily led by Zhang Yongde, who was trained and eliminated on the spot. Remuneration, also according to the east of the river!" After thinking about it, Liu Chengyou ordered directly.

"Yes!" Li Tao responded, and asked again: "I don't know how to deal with the members of the Feng family? If those people stay in Jinzhou, they may cause disaster!"

"Feng Jiye, ask Chen Guan to send someone to take him to Tokyo for interrogation and punishment!" Without thinking, Liu Chengyou ordered to go on without thinking, and said: "No matter what, Feng Hui has guarded Shuofang for many years. Shengmin has made great contributions to China, and he is indeed a hero for the rest of his life.

Although some of his sons are unworthy, I am still willing to show more mercy to the descendants.Move all the sons of the Feng family to Luoyang to settle down, let them take away the wealth of the Feng family, and Jinzhou will not occupy a single cent! "

"Your Majesty is lenient!" Li Tao praised immediately.

Liu Chengyou's order is not a kind of grace.Luoyang is not so easy to settle in. The Feng family may have accumulated a lot of family wealth, but the seven sons of the Feng family, one dead and one imprisoned, and the remaining five people may stage another good show of fighting for family property, and the possibility is very high big.

To tell the truth, Feng's perception of Liu Chengyou is very bad, he has never felt so disgusted with any family.Even Li Shouzhen and his son, who rebelled against him according to Hezhong, did not have such a bad impression on Liu Chengyou.

In late autumn, it was rare for Liu Chengyou to leave the palace to inspect the city walls of Tokyo, and Murong Yanchao, governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, accompanied him.

"Uncle Emperor, you have been in office for less than a year, but you have achieved remarkable achievements. Tokyo is becoming more and more prosperous!" Liu Chengyou said to Murong Yanchao, pacing leisurely.

Murong Yanchao, as the half-brother of the great ancestor Liu Zhiyuan, is also a close relative of the royal family. In the early years, he would rely on the old to sell the old.But after these years, for Liu Chengyou, the emperor, he dared not treat him as his nephew at all.

In fact, Murong Yanchao was afraid of Liu Chengyou, starting from the incident with the emperor's uncle Liu Xin in the second year of Qianyou.Think about that old brother, now the family is still guarding Ruiling, and now it will be four years, those days, just think about how desolate it is.

That's why, even though Murong Yanchao felt distressed when his former beloved son was demoted, he didn't even dare to fart.At this time, hearing the emperor's praise, he responded: "Where the ministers know how to govern, they are all assisted by officials from the Kaifeng government. What I have done is to establish rules and obey the court's laws and regulations!"

"The emperor's words are really wise and stupid!" Liu Chengyou smiled slightly.

"By the way, Uncle Huang is still angry. Did I send Murong Chengtai to the front of the army?" Liu Chengyou stopped and asked suddenly.

Hearing this, Murong Yanchao's complexion changed slightly, and he shook his head again and again: "How dare I! Chengdetai likes to wield swords, guns and sticks on weekdays. Let him go to the army to practice, and he can do whatever he wants!"

"The military newspaper from the southwest mentioned him!" Liu Chengyou said.

Seeing this, Murong Yanchao's dark face froze slightly, and he said nervously: "Could it be that he caused trouble again?"

Liu Chengyou shook his head, with a smile: "Not only did he not cause trouble, but he grew up a lot. Being a military academy next to Xiang Xun, he worked hard and complained a lot. After a few years of experience and a few more battles, among the relatives of the great Han family, perhaps Can add a useful general!"

Hearing what the emperor said, Murong Yanchao heaved a sigh of relief, his brows stretched, and he laughed.

Looking around, pointing to the mottled Kaifeng city walls, Liu Chengyou said: "Tokyo's Zhuliang, Shijin and Dahan were all established here, and they have established the Central Plains for decades. , but it still looks old!"

Hearing this, Murong Yanchao immediately cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, since I acted as Kaifeng, I have always felt that Kaifeng is small and old. Although it has been repaired many times, it is like mending, and it is difficult to get rid of its decay. It is really difficult to be called the capital of the Han capital. , government offices, and markets are intertwined, the layout is chaotic, the buildings are old, and many roads are narrow, which cannot be passed by the royal family. In recent years, the number of scholars and people in the city has exceeded 400,000, and it is even more crowded. There will only be more in the future, and it may be difficult to carry "

"I heard from the emperor's uncle that he intends to rebuild Tokyo?" Liu Chengyou turned his head to look at Murong Yanchao.

Murong Yanchao took the opportunity to say: "This is exactly what I mean! Recently, I have discussed with my subordinates, and I feel that the inner and outer cities of Tokyo need to be greatly expanded, the palace city and the imperial city need to be rebuilt, and the government offices, institutions, barracks, and markets must be rebuilt. All need to be reconstructed, so as to live up to the first good area."

Seeing Murong Yanchao's energetic appearance, Liu Chengyou was obviously tempted, but he couldn't help shaking his head and said: "As the emperor said, rebuilding and expanding such a big project will cost money, food and people's strength. With the current financial situation of the imperial court, I'm afraid it will be difficult to support it. !"

Hearing this, Murong Yanchao immediately said: "I have thought about it. Rebuilding Tokyo will not be a one-day effort. It can be carried out gradually and allocated funds one after another. Now that the autumn harvest is over this year, it is time when the people's resources are sufficient. You can recruit servants and expand the line." The matter of the city!"

Liu Chengyou couldn't help but looked Murong Yanchao up and down a few times. This uncle seemed to be getting more and more shrewd. After thinking about it, Liu Chengyou asked: "Uncle Emperor, the third division allocated [-] yuan of money and [-] shi of grain, and Kaifeng government's various taxes are all paid. If you keep it, the emperor may repair it in Kaifeng?"

The emperor stared at Murong Yanchao with piercing eyes, which made him mutter in his heart, and said with a bitter expression: "Your Majesty, you don't want to expand Kaifeng with only this little money and grain?"

"Of course not!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand: "As the emperor said, it is only the start of the great work! Huainan News, the last batch of money and food from the Tang court this year will also come to Beijing, and it will be all allocated by the emperor at that time! Follow-up vacancies , Gradually supplement items!"

With such an explanation, Murong Yanchao pondered for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "So, I can try to do it!"

"Very good!" Liu Chengyou smiled.

"If your Majesty is concerned about repairing the city's money and food, I have a plan!" Murong Yanchao said.

"Speak!" Liu Chengyou looked at him.

Murong Yanchao showed a hint of "smartness" on his black face, and said: "Your Majesty wants to expand the city for the benefit of the common people in Tokyo. You can collect a 'city tax' from the residents in the city. In addition, Tokyo's business travel is booming, and all parts of the country, There are innumerable great merchants and rich people who come and go to Tokyo, and they can be asked to donate money and food."

It's really a good suggestion, now Liu Chengyou knows that this uncle, in fact, is still the same as before, with "abundant" means of raising money.Liu Chengyou can be sure that if his words are followed, Tokyo will probably complain again.

Therefore, Liu Chengyou said very simply: "There is no need to consider the 'city tax'. I don't want to disturb the people, but those big businessmen and rich people you talk about may think of some ways to let them contribute to the expansion of Tokyo!"

"Yes!" Murong Yanchao responded, although Liu Chengyou rejected half of the suggestion.

"In addition, regarding the expansion of Tokyo, the emperor's uncle will go back and work with the Ministry of Industry to prepare a copy of the expansion regulations." Liu Chengyou raised his hand again and said: "I will entrust the emperor with full power to expand the project!"

(End of this chapter)