Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 492
This year was particularly lively. The celebrations brought about by the fall of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the joy of envoys from all over the world came to celebrate. The atmosphere was warm, and it complemented the prosperity of Qin State, which made people look forward to the future.

During the Spring Festival dinner, all the ministers of civil and military affairs who were able to enter the palace to eat with Emperor Shi all had red faces, and most of them were very excited and proud.

While Emperor Shi was happy, he was also a little absent-minded. What he was thinking about now was the Shangyuan Festival and the arrival of King Wuyue. He wished that life would pass faster and that day would come soon.

The last scene at the dinner party was said by the empress on his behalf, but everyone is not surprised by such things, the emperor has always doted on his harem.

The year was spent amidst the jubilation of the crowd and the absent-mindedness of Emperor Shi.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, before the end of the year, news came from the south that King Wuyue had not broken the promise. He had arrived in Yangzhou and was heading north. There were only more than 50 people in his entourage, and he did not bring too many guards.

Emperor Shi ordered that the Zhenhuai Army stationed near Yangzhou send elite soldiers to respectfully send King Wuyue and his party northward.

And ordered the Ministry of Rites to be ready to welcome, Emperor Shi and Empress Fu will go out of Chenqiao Station to meet King Wuyue in person.

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Qian Chu, king of Wuyue, and his party arrived at Chenqiaoyi. Emperor Shi and the empress were also waiting in costumes of dragon and phoenix.

Immediately after meeting, King Wuyue led his family to perform courtiers' salutes in the open space outside the post station, which instantly dispelled Emperor Shi's doubts and worries, and understood their purpose of coming, so he happily excused him from the ceremony, and then took King Wuyue's hand Go and introduce Daliang to him.

Talking and laughing along the way, get along very well.

As a queen, Fu Liumei also fulfilled her duties, joking and joking with Princess Wuyue.

Entering under many civil and military guards along the way, Emperor Shi took Wu Yuewang all the way from Chenqiaoyi to Fengqiu Gate, and then all the way to the imperial city accompanied by everyone.

The banquet in the palace to cleanse the dust has been prepared, and Emperor Shi led his officials to the banquet.

At the banquet, the guests and the host enjoyed themselves, just like the previous banquets, but everyone seemed to be waiting and looking forward to something.

Many people present were well aware that many eyes had focused on King Wuyue from time to time since the beginning of Chen Qiaoyi.

At the banquet, Emperor Shi also broke the rules and invited an eminent monk from Daxiangguo Temple who he didn't like very much to accompany him to the banquet, mainly because King Qian Chu of Wuyue was a very devout Buddhist believer.

Ten years ago, he revived the Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, and asked Zhijue to prolong his life as the first resurgence.He also invited Luoxi Yiji to lecture on the Lotus Sutra, and bestowed him with the title of "Master Jingguang".The repatriation envoys went to Japan and Koryo to ask for Tiantai Lectures, which caused tension in the view of Tiantai Religion.Pumen Temple was also built in Hangzhou, and Douli Temple was built in Qiantang.

Although Emperor Shi himself didn't like those bald donkeys who ate his wealth and taxes for free, he didn't mind using it for political purposes.

At the banquet, Qian Chu talked happily with the "masters" of Daxiangguo Temple, and they were very harmonious. These "experts outside Huawai", the eminent monks who are not in the secular world, also have high emotional intelligence and active brains. Otherwise, how can they be masters? .

They knew very well why Emperor Shi invited them to such an occasion. When discussing scriptures and Taoism with Qian Chu with an unfathomable face, they would tell him some "willing" and "willing" from time to time in a neutral tone of an outsider. Put down" and other Buddhist philosophies, which made Emperor Shi feel that these bald donkeys are quite pleasing to the eye.

Qian Chu seemed to be deeply moved by what he heard, and nodded repeatedly.

After a day of cleansing the wind and dust, the guests and the host had a good time, and then the officials of Honglu Temple arranged for a rest.

However, King Wuyue never did anything that Qin's monarchs and officials expected.

But the next day, an official from Honglu Temple reported that King Wuyue had asked for a face-to-face saint.

Seeing King Wuyue again in the Chuigong Palace, Emperor Shi's remaining anxiety immediately faded away, because King Wuyue and his concubine were dressed up, holding seals, memorials, and young children followed behind, holding jade that symbolized military power. Make an axe and prepare to return it to the emperor.

It turned out that King Wuyue was very particular about people and paid great attention to rituals. The occasion like yesterday was too hasty, and he was full of dust and dust, so he was not decent.

Today he burned incense, bathed and changed his clothes, changed into King Wuyue's robe and crown, and brought his concubine and children to meet the Son of Heaven. It is impossible to let him go back.

King Wuyue solemnly stated that he was willing to accept the land and surrender, so that the world would be unified again, and he also said some righteous words.

Emperor Shi nodded again and again, but he was so surprised that he was absent-minded, he didn't listen to him carefully, he just asked a few prime ministers who were in the political affairs hall to come over to be a witness, and also called the Hanlin Bachelor Records, and asked the living officials to come over .

Witnessed by everyone, under the records of Hanlin scholar and living man, Shi Congyun solemnly took over the seal, axe, and soldier charm of King Wuyue, and at the same time asked Hanlin scholar and living man to record the righteousness of King Wuyue.

Qian Chu was very moved. For a person like him, the posthumous reputation is often very important, and Emperor Shi gave him enough reputation.

After the symbolic things were done, the prime minister and Hanlin scholars also saluted King Wuyue one after another, and praised him for his righteousness.

Qian Chu liked such words very much, and with a red face, he began to talk to several prime ministers.

Afterwards, Shi Congyun left Qian Chu and the whole army to eat in the palace. This time, it was some home-cooked meals prepared by the concubine Fei. It was like a private dinner between two families, and they had a relaxed meal.

After the dinner, there are still many things that need to be resolved. The transfer of power is the guarantee of force first, and then the Qin army will be arranged to take over Wu Yue.

This is also a complicated job, and it is estimated that it will take several years to complete. Fortunately, Emperor Shi has an excellent Zaifu system. Most of these things don't require him to bother, especially the details, and give instructions in the general direction That's fine.

Although the next handover will take several years, under the witness of everyone, King Wuyue understood the general situation and took the overall situation into consideration. The news that the land of the thirteen states and one army was included in the Qin State, and the real unification of the south spread quickly.

In the eyes of the people of the world, the world is now unified.

As for King Wuyue's arrangement, Emperor Shi naturally gave him the most generous treatment among all the lords. The capital chooses its own foundation, and the eight divisions build a house for him.

At the same time, he was granted the title of King Deng, and the enshrining to him was also at the level of a real king. At the same time, he was allowed to form a certain scale of private armed forces to ensure that he still enjoyed power in Qin State. , Kaifu Yitong Sansi, guarding the grand master, and giving swords to go to the hall, and writing edicts with unknown treatment.

And Wuyue's thirteen prefectures and one army were all under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Wuyue's territory was not very large, but most of them were very rich.

Thirteen prefectures include Hangzhou: Qiantang, Qianjiang, Yanguan, Yuhang, Fuchun, Tonglu, Yuqian, Xindeng, Hengshan, Wukang ten counties.

Yuezhou (East Mansion): Jurisdiction over Kuaiji, Shanyin, Zhuji, Yuyao, Xiaoshan, Shangyu, Xinchang, and Shan eight counties.

Huzhou: Jurisdiction over Wucheng, Deqing, Anji and Changxing counties.

Wenzhou: Jurisdiction over Yongjia, Ruian, Pingyang and Yueqing counties

Taizhou: Jurisdiction over the five counties of Linhai, Huangyan, Taixing, Yong'an and Ninghai.

Mingzhou: Jurisdiction over the six counties of Yin, Fenghua, Cixi, Xiangshan, Wanghai and Wengshan.

Chuzhou: Jurisdiction over six counties including Lishui, Longquan, Suichang, Jinyun, Qingtian and Bailong.

Quzhou: Jurisdiction over Xi'an, Jiangshan, Longyou and Changshan counties.

Wuzhou: Jurisdiction over seven counties including Jinhua, Dongyang, Yiwu, Lanxi, Yongkang, Wuyi and Pujiang.

Muzhou: Jurisdiction over five counties including Jiande, Shouchang, Suian, Fenshui and Qingxi.

Xiuzhou: Jurisdiction over Jiaxing, Haiyan, Huating and Chongde counties.

Suzhou: Jurisdiction over five counties including Wu, Jinzhou, Kunshan, Changshu and Wujiang.

Fuzhou: Jurisdiction over eleven counties including Min, Houguan, Changle, Lianjiang, Changxi, Fuqing, Gutian, Yongtai, Minqing, Yongzhen, and Ningde.

The first army was the Anguo Yijin Army (now Lin'an District, Hangzhou City), which was the birthplace of Qian Liu, so it was specially promoted to the Yijin Army.

All these places were included in the Qin State, and the edict was issued on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, announcing it to the world. Since then, the unified Qin State and an integrated south will serve as the rear.

These visions that Emperor Shi had conceived sixteen or seventeen years ago were finally realized in nearly 20 years under his hard work.

He has changed from a young man who was drifting with the tide just to survive, to the leader of the country, a man in his early thirties, the father of many children, and the husband of several beautiful wives. They all sighed.

So he said to the living man next to him: "In retrospect, when I was in Hedong, I was young and energetic. I killed more than 120 soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty by myself. Now I feel a little old. What a time." Like a shuttle."

Living man recorded the words of the emperor truthfully, and then said: "The official family is in the prime of life, how can they be old!"

Emperor Shi laughed, looking at the map in front of him, he really felt like the sea had changed.
(End of this chapter)