Han Shizu

Chapter 832 Shu Chen

It was night, and Liu Chengyou stayed overnight in Kunming Hall until the next day, when the emperor and empress ate breakfast together, and went to Chongzheng Hall when the winter was rising.

He didn't seem to care about it, but he still remembered Fan Zhi's meeting yesterday.As soon as he arrived at the government hall, Liu Chengyou summoned Guo Tong to inquire, "Yesterday, Mr. Fan asked for an audience. What did you present?"

Upon hearing this, Guo Tong efficiently pulled out a memorial and said, "The Zhengshitang has finished sorting out all the books in Sichuan and Shu, and reported their prefectures and counties, population, cultivated land, warehouses, etc."

"Oh?" Liu Chengyou immediately became interested, and directly said to Guo Tong, "Tell me first!"

"Yes!" Hearing this, Guo Tong spread out the memorial and said, "This time in Pingshu, the imperial court has Fande Mansion 1, Prefecture 45, County 237, and Household 498946. The imperial court has taken Xingzhou and Xingyuan Mansions in the seventh year of Qianyou. , another county 7, household 42580”

Before Guo Tong finished reading, Liu Chengyou interrupted him and said, "These are all based on the official archives of the Shu region, the figures obtained!"

"Exactly!" Guo Tong nodded.

"Leave it alone!" Liu Chengyou suddenly became less interested, and said, "That must be different from the actual situation in Sichuan and Sichuan today. I don't know how much change it has caused just because of the chaos in Sichuan. Well, to establish the Zhengshitang, we must be precise. population and land conditions, how to deal with it if we don’t understand these things?”

"Yes!"

"What else?" Liu Chengyou asked.

"About the arrangements for officials of the Sichuan and Sichuan Provinces, the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council have already recommended, and the Privy Council has also attached a plan for the consolidation and garrison of the Sichuan and Sichuan regions!" Dou Yi is the inspector, Wang Quanbin is the commander of the capital, and Zhang Mei is the transfer envoy."

Guo Tong found that it was difficult for him to read all the memorials, and was interrupted by the emperor again.Liu Chengyou thought for a while and said, "Isn't it too big to set up only one in the vast area of ​​Sichuan and Shu?"

"What orders does Your Majesty have?" Guo Tong asked.

"It must be split!" Liu Chengyou said with certainty: "I will post a letter to Zhengshitang, Lizhou and its north, including Fengzhou, Chengzhou, Jiezhou and Ankang Prefecture, which can be regarded as one. To the south of Jianzhou, another For splitting, the merger of the rest of the states and counties can also be decided according to the situation!"

"Yes!"

According to Liu Chengyou's idea, splitting the old land of Mengshu into three can be used as checks and balances to reduce the hidden danger of separatism.After all, the territory was too big, and the officials of the Han court were probably happy to see it. After all, it was equivalent to freeing up a large number of high-ranking Taoist officials and officials in frontiers.

Turning his head, he looked at the map of Sichuan and Shu that had been hanging in the palace for a long time, pointed his finger, and ordered: "Send Chai Rong to prepare for the progress of Sichuan and Shu's chaos, and I want to listen!"

The time is about to enter the 11th year of Qianyou, and the National Day is approaching. Before that, the time limit was set for General Pingshu. Although it is difficult to control, he will not really punish him for delaying the time to calm the chaos, but if he can be perfect , since it is the best.

"What else is there?" Curiously looking at Guo Tong who obeyed the order but did not leave.

Guo Tong said: "The old ministers in the middle of Shu, more than twenty ministers headed by Li Hao, have arrived in Tokyo, repaired their watches and entered the palace, hoping to see them. Will your majesty receive them?"

"That Shixiu surrendered to the Li family?" Liu Chengyou asked playfully.

"Exactly!"

Li Hao's reputation has obviously spread, not only in Shuzhong, but also among the courtiers of the Han court in Tokyo, many people have expressed their views on this, but most of them have a joking attitude.

In addition to those who were rectified by the Han army, some of the old ministers in Sichuan and Shu were relocated to Tokyo after screening.Maybe it's because Meng Chang, the descendant, is lonely in Kaifeng, so find some companions for him.

These Shu officials who entered Beijing were the lucky ones under the Han army's "restriction" policy, and their family property was protected.The only "big tiger" must belong to Li Hao, who is so fat. According to reports, Li Hao's family went north to Beijing, rented more than ten large ships, and just finished loading them. This does not include the large amount of land and property. The wealth of the family is staggering.

The so-called wealth should not be revealed, but Li Hao must not reveal it. If he leaves Chengdu, he will abandon everything in Sichuan and Shu. If he doesn't want to give it up, he can't keep it.As for other wealth, there are orders from above, and it is kindness to temporarily grant mercy and not take it away.However, even so, in order to move that huge family property to Tokyo, Li Hao also paid a huge price. If he settled down in Kaifeng, he would have to be a money-spreading boy.

Liu Chengyou guessed that Li Hao wanted to see him so actively because he wanted to obtain a life-saving talisman from Liu Chengyou's side, which would not only save his life but also his wealth.

Together with Li Hao, most of them were civil servants from Meng and Shu, and the attributes of literati were more important than civil servants, including Ouyang Jiong, Lu Qianjian, Mao Wenxi, Han Cong, Yan Xuan, Huang Quan and his son, Ruan Weide and his son.When Meng Chang ruled Shu, the literary affairs in Chengdu developed greatly, which can be said to have flourished for a while. These people were either good at poetry, or good at calligraphy and painting, and they were all relatively well-known people.

At this time, when Guo Tong mentioned it, Liu Chengyou became a little interested, and responded, "He came from a long distance, and he came here with his family, and he is a famous person. As the master, I might as well meet."

"Sun Yanxi!" Liu Chengyou called out.

"Little is here!"

"Did you hear that? Those Shu officials, you make arrangements, I want to see them!" Liu Chengyou said.

"Dare to ask the official, when and where to meet?" Sun Yanxi asked cautiously.

After thinking about it, Liu Chengyou ordered: "Let's have a banquet in the Long Live Hall in the afternoon!"

"Yes!"

Do you want to call Meng Chang up?Such an idea came to Liu Chengyou's mind, but after thinking about it, he abandoned it.It is said that since the second concubine Xu and Li were brought into the Han Palace, Meng Chang became even more depraved, drinking every day, indulging in sensuality, and extremely decadent.

Not calling Meng Chang is not because of embarrassment, but because there is no need to disturb his peaceful life.Speaking of which, Liu Chengyou has never been lucky since he doted on the second concubine Xu and Li that day, and even the concubines in the harem seldom cared about him.Well, you need abstinence, you need to maintain your health, and you need to maintain your personality
"Your Majesty will bow down to you!" In the afternoon, in the dim winter light, in the Long Live Hall, Liu Chengyou accepted the bows of a group of Shu officials with a peaceful smile on his lips.

"Excuse me, everyone!" Liu Chengyou flicked his long sleeves.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" A group of civil servants, neatly lined up, were all extremely respectful.

"Everyone, take your seats!" Liu Chengyou put on a little airs, sat high on the main case, and said with a smile, "It's really not easy for you to travel thousands of miles away, and it's winter. Hard work is rewarded!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The group bowed again.

Raising a glass to invite a drink and opening an appetizer, Liu Chengyou said with a smirk on his face: "Since the Tang Dynasty, the military prosperity and culture have declined, the northern kingdom has been conquered, and the flames of war are endless. Most of the northern scholars have fled south to seek refuge. Nearly 30 Over the years, the Chinese teaching in Shu has flourished, and its fame has spread throughout the world. All the lords here are the best among them, and they have many reputations. Now that they have entered the court, I have added a lot of literary spirit to this Long Live Hall, and it has flourished. It is really me. What an honor!"

Liu Chengyou's expression was very gentle, and his tone was very kind, but there was no disturbance in his heart.In the same way, the emperor of Han praised a group of civil servants, but they didn't dare to take it seriously. Li Hao stood up, bowed ninety degrees, and replied: "Your Majesty's absurd praise, I really don't dare to be a minister. I have lived in the southwest for many years. Today To return to the Central Plains, pay homage to the Dragon Court, see Tian Yan, admire the heroic appearance of the Lord Xiong, and feel the virtue of the Holy King, this is the luck of the ministers!"

Hearing his words, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but chuckled, looked at the old man, and said, "You are Li Hao and Li Qiongzuo!"

"Return to Your Majesty, it's the ministers!" Li Hao seemed very self-conscious, and he always regarded himself as a minister. You must know that these people are still "ministers of the subjugated country". accept.

Looking at Li Hao, his back is slightly hunched, perhaps because of his old age, his appearance is unbearable to look at directly, and he looks like a "sycophant" image.Instead of writing his contempt on his face, Liu Chengyou appeared very lenient: "I have heard about Mr. Li's reputation for a long time."

(End of this chapter)