Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 309
Since taking a step forward can unite people's hearts, why not do it?
Jiangdong's legitimacy has long been trampled on.

You, Cao, Yi, Di, beasts and the like are still proclaiming themselves emperors. How can I, a hero from Central China, not be proclaimed emperor?
Of course, proclaiming the emperor is a bit too much, the powerful people in the Central Plains are inextricably linked with Jiangdong, so proclaiming the emperor rashly is quite risky.

Don't look at Jiang Dong as rotten, but he still has a solid foundation of people's hearts.

Just like Fu Jian, he eagerly proclaimed himself emperor, which led to the powerful rebels in Guanzhong who have not been pacified until now.

Even the brothers Sima Shi and Sima Zhao, who held great power back then, were cautious.

The most important thing in this era should not be underestimated is the strength of the tyrants. They may not succeed enough, but they have more than enough to fail.

The Central Plains has finally ushered in peace, and the golden opportunity for development must not be broken by civil strife.

Eat food one bite at a time, walk the road step by step.

With his current power, claiming the title of king should not be a big problem, and the common people and powerful people in the country who are still full of illusions about Jiangdong should also be able to accept it.

The army headed north.

Harvesting has begun in the south of the Yellow River, and the endless wheat waves are pleasing to the eye.

Cities and villages that were dilapidated a few years ago now look brand new. Half-grown children run all over the mountains and plains, and the yellow dogs in the village follow behind.

In the five or six years since I came to this world, I haven't seen such a peaceful scene for a long time.

Even the evil spirit of the Black Cloud Army has faded a lot.

After crossing the river, Hebei is still desolate. From Fangtou to Yecheng, it is still the same miserable scene where there are no people for thousands of miles and no chickens crowing for a hundred miles.

A drought followed by a plague of locusts destroyed most of Hebei's vitality.

"Welcome Duke Liang to return to court!" Liu Qun, Cui Jin, Shen Zhong, Tiao You and others led a large group of Ye city officials out of the city to greet him.

"Excuse me, everyone!" If it was before, Li Yue would get off his horse to show his humility.

But now they need to send a signal.

People who can stand here are naturally not ordinary people. They can infer other meanings from a single action or sentence.

Sure enough, Shen Zhong and Tiao You exchanged glances, Liu Qun's eyes flashed, and Cui Jin's face beamed with joy.

Li Yue ignored them, led his horse through the crowd with black clouds, and entered Zhu Mingmen.

Zhu Ming's long street was already crowded with people. When he saw Li Yue's guard of honor, he immediately shouted, "Dr. Liang is mighty! Duke Liang is mighty!"

As much as they supported Ran Min back then, they support Li Yue now.

Although it has not been long since they entered Yecheng, various measures have been taken to turn the tide. They not only stabilized the situation in Hebei, but also pulled them back from the brink of starvation and death.

Li Yue rode on the horse and waved to the crowd.

This small action was like adding fuel to a raging fire.

"Hooray! Hooray!"

The voice became louder, as if the whole city of Ye was boiling at this moment.

The Heiyun soldiers held their heads high one by one to meet the reverent gazes around them.

Even if they returned to Tongque Terrace, they could still hear the cheers in the city.

On the second day of the court meeting, Taiwei Shenzhong, Zhongshuling Liu Qun, and the leading general Cui Jin jointly persuaded them to enter.

Mrs. Wei also came forward to persuade Li Yue to come forward. Her words were extremely sincere and she directly asked Li Yue to proclaim himself emperor.

This kind of thing is naturally one step back and two steps forward.

Li Yue sternly refused, and all the officials continued to submit letters, even the elders in Ye City jointly signed a letter, requesting Li Yue to ascend the throne.

After repeating it three times, Li Yuecai "reluctantly" announced to the world that he entered Liangwang, went to the name of Dawei, renamed Daliang, established Wumiao, Erzhao and Ermu, merged with Taimiao into five, and named Li Ju as Daliang King Zhao pursued and honored Li Er as Emperor Xuanyuan.

Then a grand wedding was held in Yecheng to marry the daughters of the four families of Cui, Zheng, Liu and Lu.

On the wedding day, Cui Yansi was made the princess, and the other female family members were named concubines.

According to the usual practice, the world will be amnesty and taxes will be reduced and exempted.

Although Zhang Yu made a fortune in the Southern Expedition, the continuous natural disasters and man-made disasters on both sides of the river made all kinds of wastes prosper, and there was really no confidence to exempt them from taxation.

Most of the sinners in the territory were slaves, and there was no need to pardon them.

New dynasty, new atmosphere.

Although Hebei was hit by natural disasters, the two prefectures of Qingyan and Yanzhou were not affected, and all of them had bumper harvests.

The three states of Xu, Yang, and Henan did not have a bumper harvest, but they did not have a bad harvest either. Zhang Yu's promised large farmland alone harvested more than 130 million stones of millet.

The annexation of Yuyang, the establishment of the country, and the harvest were all done in one go.

People in the country are at peace.

Liu Qun went to the table to sort out the chaotic official system since Jie, Zhao, Ran and Wei.

The old system of Shangshutai, Zhongshutai and Shizhong Temple since the Wei and Jin Dynasties was restored. Shangshu Lingwei, Zhongshu Ling and Shizhong Communist Party participated in the government affairs, and they were assisted by officials such as left and right servants.

Under the Shangshutai there are six major Cao Cao, including the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of War, Ke Cao, Jia Bu, Tuntian and Du Zhi, and more than thirty minor Cao.

There are also supervisory agencies such as Yushitai and School Affairs Office.

These things were all similar. Li Yue glanced at them and gave them to Cui Jin and Cui Hong to ponder. He also gave a copy to Liu Qi of Yuncheng and Chang Wei of Xuchang to ask for their opinions.

Liu Qun has been preparing for a long time, so naturally it is not all these step-by-step things.

Among them, the suggestion of dividing the big into the small made Li Yue's eyes shine.

The implication is that the prefectures of Qing, Henan, Yan, and Ji often have seven or eight counties and states, and it is easy to form a large local power. They should be divided into two, or one into three, and each state should only have three or four. Counties divide local forces and are more conducive to local development.

A good division of states and counties is also a means of suppressing tyrants.

Li Yuexin understood the idea, and after discussing with Cui Hong, the four counties of Jiyang, Rencheng, Gaoping and Taishan to the east of Yanzhou were separated and established as Taizhou.

The four counties of Guanggu, Qijun, Beihai, and Gaomi in the east of Qingzhou were separated into Qizhou.

East Hebei Zhangwu, Hejian, Bohai Sea, and plains are designated as Cangzhou, which straddles the banks of the Yellow River.

The five counties of Weijun, Changshan, Anping, Julu, Qinghe and Shangdang were designated as Sizhou.

Yuzhou and Xuzhou were also divided into two according to mountains and rivers.

There is no need to divide the small half of Yangzhou.

However, this division is only on paper. There has been too much movement recently, so Li Yue just divided Yanzhou into two, and made a decision after seeing the movement in the area.

After the founding of the country, the old and the new have alternated, and various things are busy without touching the ground.

Li Yue dared not be perfunctory about the pensions for the fallen soldiers and the awards for the meritorious soldiers.

Daliang established the country, and surrounding forces also sent things to express their support.

Murong Ke, who was still besieging Lukou, sent a sword.

Murong Jun declared to the world that the Jin Dynasty on behalf of Jiangdong would not recognize Liang Guo.

Bingzhou Zhang Ping responded to Murong Jun openly, but secretly sent a hundred horses.

Huan Wen sent someone to send a letter, but he didn't write a word in the letter, which was a bit of a mystery.

Fu Jian then sent envoys to reprimand Li Yue for his treachery.

But the most unexpected thing was that Jiangdong actually recognized Li Yue as the King of Liang, and solemnly sent him Yubao, a cape, etc., and the edict vaguely advised Li Yue to respect Jiangdong's orthodoxy.

From Jiangdong's point of view, Liang Guo has already become a powerful force, and it cannot be destroyed for a moment, and it cannot be turned a blind eye. It takes the initiative to ease the relationship. First, to avoid another war between the two sides.

Li Yue couldn't wish for Jiang Dong not to cause trouble for him.

(End of this chapter)