Han Shizu

Chapter 745 Cangzhou Mansion

On March [-]th in the ninth year of Qianyou, Jichun, starting from Tokyo, stopped and stopped all the way, and it took nearly a month before and after. Han Emperor Liu Chengyou's northern tour finally reached Cangzhou.

Along the way, there is nothing less about inspecting politics, being close to the people, rewarding good deeds, punishing traitors, watching, listening, and doing.Don't look at Liu Chengyou being protected by soldiers, accompanied by beauties and heirs, but it is not easy at all.And the original intention of traveling in the mountains and rivers has long been left behind by him.

Judging from the inspection results in January, although there are still many problems in local governance, in general, after ten years of precipitation after the founding of the country, Hebei's vitality has recovered a lot.Especially in the fifth year of Qianyou, after the Han and Liao parties reached a peace agreement, the prefectures and counties gradually became more and more stable, and Hebei has once again become a relatively stable base for the Han Dynasty.

"Chu Zhaofu, the magistrate of Cangzhou, welcomes His Majesty with the officials in charge!" Luan's car stopped under the city gate of Qingchi in the state city, and Chu Zhaofu, the magistrate, led a group of people to welcome Liu Chengyou.

"Your Majesty has an order, and all the ministers will be free from courtesy!" Liu Chengyou didn't get out of the car, but just waved his hands, and Zhang Dejun said in a loud voice.

The eunuch Zhang Dejun, with his upright face, was faintly proud, and his voice was full of arrogance.For Zhang Dejun, the period of traveling with his driver was extremely beautiful. As the chief servant of the emperor, although he was not very free, he also enjoyed the respect from local officials during the limited time.

Although the emperor didn't get out of the car, all the officials thanked him respectfully and got up.

Soon after receiving the instruction, Zhang Dejun said again: "Your Majesty ordered me to know Chu Zhaofu of Cangzhou Prefecture, and I will meet you at the Luan!"

Chu Zhaofu, who heard the order, had a somewhat depressed expression, but suddenly showed joy. While thanking him, he hurriedly and cautiously boarded the Luanjia.The emperor has come all the way, but it has not been reported that there are any officials who can drive and face the emperor.

As far as Chu Zhaofu is concerned, he is not a lucky minister of the emperor, nor does he have much reputation, and his qualifications are not deep. As for the governance of the state capital, although he thinks he has made some achievements, he doesn't feel that he is enough to be close to the king.Therefore, while feeling honored, I can't help but feel some doubts and apprehensions.

"Chu Qing, sit down!" Looking at Chu Zhaofu who was carefully boarding the car with a serious face, Liu Chengyou put down the scroll in his hand and reached out his hand to signal.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Seeing the emperor's gentle and courteous attitude, Chu Zhaofu also returned to his usual calmness, sat down, and said humbly: "I have no merit in my body. ashamed!"

"Humble!" Liu Chengyou smiled lightly, looked at Chu Zhaofu, and said, "I haven't seen you in two years, but I still look good!"

"Your Majesty, the power of heaven is growing day by day!" Chu Zhaofu echoed.

Glancing outside, Liu Chengyou pointed his hand outwards, and said, "There are so many officials in front of the city, there must be 40 people!"

Chu Zhaofu explained: "Returning to Your Majesty, I heard that Yujia arrived. Officials and military officials of the seventh rank and above in five counties under the Cangzhou Prefecture gathered here today to pay homage to Your Majesty. The group of officials devoted themselves to the king's affairs, and did not hear the voice of heaven. If I can see Tianyan today, I will have no regrets in this life!"

"One of the purposes of my trip this time is to allow you to meet me. I often hear that I will be loyal to the king, but if you don't even know who the loyal one is or what it looks like, then I'm afraid it's just talking Just go up," Liu Chengyou said with a light smile.

"Loyalty to Your Majesty, serving the great man is a minister's day, not whether you can see the sky. What your majesty said, I'm afraid it will make the subordinates panic!" Hearing the emperor's words, Chu Zhaofu said solemnly.

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou was slightly stupefied, and immediately said calmly: "It's me, my words are a bit inappropriate. However, there are more than thousands of ministers and bureaucrats in the world. How many people can have such awareness as Chu Qing?"

"What Your Majesty said is very true, but now that I am lucky enough to be in Cangzhou, and the officials are lucky to see the imperial appearance, it is the blessing of Hezhou. In the future, I will pay more attention to the king's affairs and dare not slack off!" Chu Zhaofu said.

"I hope so, I also hope that a walk out of Beijing will have some motivating effect!" Liu Chengyou said indifferently.

"Will Your Majesty meet the Cangzhou government officials first?" Seeing that Liu Chengyou's gaze was still outside, Chu Zhaofu asked for instructions.

"No need, I've come all the way north, and I'm tired, let them all go back, and meet again tomorrow!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand.

"Your Majesty didn't consider properly, and didn't take into account His Majesty's fatigue!" Chu Zhaofu responded immediately: "Walk at the place where you are staying, and the arrangements have been made. Your Majesty is invited to enter the city!"

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou turned to him, with a playful tone in his tone: "In your city, wouldn't you have built a hotel for me in advance, right?"

Noticing the look in the emperor's eyes, Chu Zhaofu hurriedly explained: "I just cleaned up the post house in the city and put it back in order to keep it running. I hope your Majesty will forgive me for the humble place!"

When passing through Dezhou, the local officials allocated money and food, recruited people's strength, and built a gorgeous pavilion to pick them up.Of course, if this is the case, although Liu Chengyou will blame extravagance and waste, and warn future generations, that's all.

However, not to mention inviting pets and flattery, they also raised money and food in the name of caring, and invited wealthy households in the city to present rare treasures for decoration.In this process, of course, greed for ink and power-money transactions were not missing.Some people's brains are not sensitive enough, or the world is gradually peaceful, the country is no longer so poor, and too many officials have forgotten the frugality of the emperor in his early years.

The result of the Texas incident shocked a lot of people.The magistrate was evaluated as a "dumb official" by Liu Chengyou, and was dismissed from office. Officials involved in the incident were often punished. If the circumstances were serious, they would be beheaded directly.In fact, the prefect of Dezhou was somewhat wronged, and he could only be blamed for his bad luck, being bewitched by others, not shooting the dragon fart in the right place, and becoming a chicken that was killed.

There is Jingzhou between Dezhou and Cangzhou, but the situation there has been spread to Qingchi early.The car in front was ahead, and Chu Zhaofu, the car behind, naturally had to be careful.

Liu Chengyou withdrew his gaze, seemed very satisfied, and said: "Don't go to the posthouse. The officials in the house are gathered together. If I occupy it, they will have to find another place to live. Let them live, and you, the magistrate, will take my place. Sweep them to welcome them!"

"Your Majesty's care for his officials is really meticulous!" Chu Zhaofu complimented, with a look of embarrassment on his face: "Then Your Majesty?"

"I'll go to your government office!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand.

"The mansion hasn't been repaired in time, so I'm afraid I've neglected His Majesty. Shall I ask my ministers to find a mansion in the city as a temporary place to welcome them?" Chu Zhaofu suggested.

"In this city, is there any mansion that is bigger and better than your mansion, and is more suitable for receiving my followers?" Liu Chengyou smiled softly: "You don't think that since I am used to living in the palace, I just want to live in the palace." Is it difficult to adapt to the local government house?"

"How dare you, minister?" Seeing that the emperor's mind had been decided, Chu Zhaofu cupped his hands and said, "Dare to open the way for Yu Jia to lead the way!"

"That's it!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Soon, under the personal service of Chu Zhaofu, the royal driver slowly entered the city, the Longqi army was stationed outside the city, and the big inner sergeants entered the city to monitor the streets of the city gate and stationed in the government office in advance as guards.

The Cangzhou government office is located in the northwest of the city, and the size of the land is indeed not small. However, from the moment he stepped into the gate of the mansion, Liu Chengyou found that although it was clean and tidy, everything was old and shabby.There are pits on the ground, the beams and columns are not completely painted, and there are obvious traces of repairs between the bricks and tiles, like plaster. The decoration is even more minimal. As for the garden, there are not many trees and flowers. The only one that looks decent , there is only the lobby where God judges official business.

Liu Chengyou was in the lobby, looking around, playing with the chips, Liu Chengyou glanced at Chu Zhaofu, and said with a chuckle: "Chu Qing, no wonder you are embarrassed to let me stay in the government office. This Cangzhou government office is more expensive than my It’s even cruder than imagined!”

"You made Your Majesty laugh!" Chu Zhaofu cupped his hands and said, "The government office is a place for governing affairs, just use it enough!"

"However, I have heard that some officials feel that the government office is where the authority of the imperial court and government is located. If it is not majestic enough, it will inevitably make the people despise it and not be in awe." Liu Chengyou said leisurely.

Wang Yan, who was far away in Luoyang, couldn't help but sneezed.

Chu Zhaofu had a serious face, and said: "If he is upright and dignified, does it depend on whether the government office is gorgeous or not?"

"To tell you the truth, I have heard about Chu Zhaofu's frugality in Tokyo, and sometimes, I can't help but wonder if you, Chu Zhaofu, are really that frugal." There was a smile on the corner of Liu Chengyou's mouth.

"I'm terrified!" Chu Zhaofu took two steps back and bowed.

"You don't have to panic!" Liu Chengyou immediately waved his hand: "I have seen many prefectural and county yamen along the way. If you talk about the Qing Jian, it should belong to your Cangzhou Prefecture. To be honest, I am very pleased! Enter Cangzhou In terms of what I have seen and heard later, I have to say, and I have to thank the late Mr. Liu Guangping for recommending an official to me!"

"Your Majesty's words make the minister ashamed!" Hearing the emperor's evaluation, Chu Zhaofu couldn't help saying, with a look of emotion on his face.

(End of this chapter)