Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 653 Year Number

Li Yue originally wanted to add the title of general to the left and right, but except for Wang Meng, the achievements of others were still inferior.

In history, most of the left and right generals conferred by the Tang Dynasty were responsible for the destruction of the country.

It would be difficult to grant them the title of general now, but later they would regain the Western Region, pacify Mobei, annihilate Goguryeo, and pacify Jiangdong.

Being unable to seal is a dangerous thing in itself.

Everything has been decided and it’s the end of the year.

Li Jian will follow Wang Meng to supervise Guanzhong after the new year. This trip will last at least half a year or more, and Li Yue will be with him these days.

"The three dynasties of the Eastern Han, Wei, and Jin Dynasties all perished at the hands of powerful nobles. To govern the country is actually to suppress the local powerful nobles and prevent them from annexing the land and confining the population. Once the powerful nobles rise, they will dominate the court. You see, Jiangdong will In this way, the emperor was held in the hands of Wang Xiehuan and his family and dethroned at will."

Li Jian listened attentively. After the New Year, he became one year older.

Among his sons, Li Yue devoted the most to him.

"But everything has two sides. After the Yongjia Rebellion, it was the existence of these powerful nobles who continued the incense of China and prevented them from being wiped out by the butcher's knife of the barbarians. Among the powerful nobles, there were also people who served the country and the people. As a Your Majesty, you should know how to weigh the pros and cons.”

"May I ask Father, how to weigh it?" Li Jian asked.

Li Yue didn't know how to explain it for a while. Some things need to be understood or experienced before they can be known.

"You see, the water of the Yangtze River is clear, and the water of the big river is turbid. The Yangtze River is flowing, and the big river is also flowing. The water of the Yangtze River irrigates the fields of several states on both sides of the bank, and the water of the big river also irrigates the fields of several states on both sides of the bank. You cannot use it just because the water is clear. , cannot be neglected because of turbid water, and the same is true for nobles and powerful people. Once there is a tendency of flooding, it must be controlled and cannot be allowed to become a disaster."

Li Yue remembered the classic lines of later generations, modified them slightly, and used them directly.

"My son, I understand that the powerful nobles can be used, but they cannot be allowed to cause disasters."

"That's pretty much what it means!"

It is simply impossible to completely cut off the powerful nobles.

The wildfire never burns out, but the spring breeze blows and grows again. When the old one goes away, the new one will grow again, or change its name or form.

"When you go to Guanzhong, you should see more, learn more, think more and ask more questions, and stop gesticulating and influencing the Governor Wang."

"My father is too worried, how dare I, my son?" Li Jian was quite calm-tempered.

"Your Majesty, the year name agreed upon by the Chancellor's Desk has come out." Lu Qing came holding a red sticker.

Li Yue nodded, but didn't have much interest in opening it. He picked up the teacup and took a sip.

However, Li Jian took it and opened it, "Hongxing, what a great year!"

"Pfft -" Li Yuejin spit out all the tea in his mouth.

The first era was named Hongwu, and the second was named Zhengxing. When all the people in Shangshutai were combined, Wu and Zheng were removed, and there was Hongxing...

"Father?" Li Jian looked confused.

Li Yue waved his hand, "It's okay, it's okay."

"This year name was agreed upon by Chang Lingjun and the officials of the six ministries. Flood means dredging water and prosperity. The drought will stop. It is necessary to dredge water, which means Daliang will flourish..." Lu Qing explained.

"It turns out it was Chang Lingjun who took it. No wonder it has such profound meaning." Li Jian cupped his hands and said.

Li Yue felt a sense of dismay in his heart. The year number made the beam look like a hall.

But then I thought about it, and it seemed that there wasn't much difference. Wasn't this world just cut with a knife and an ax? Li Yue is not a hypocritical person, he is just a reign name.

If I really don’t like it, I’ll change it in a few years. There’s no need to offend Chang Wei by doing this.

Any small move by the emperor will be infinitely amplified by the people below, and those who are interested will take it as some kind of signal.

"Hongxing is Hongxing, that's all." Li Yue waved his hand.

Vigorous and prosperous, it is in line with the current situation, and it is catchy... The new year comes slowly in the heavy snow. After worshiping the heaven and earth, the Yuan Dynasty was officially changed to Hongxing, the world was amnesty, and the taxes of the four states of Yong, Qin, Liang and Han were exempted for one year.

As soon as the first lunar month passed, Li Yue ordered Dou Feng to lead 3,000 black cloud troops to escort Li Jian into Guanzhong.

Accompanying him were his companions Fu Pi and Meng Guang.

Cui Yansi cried and couldn't bear to see her son go far away. Instead, Li Jian comforted her, "My son, go and learn some skills from the royal inspector. It can take as long as one year or as short as half a year. Mother, don't worry."

Li Yue pulled Cui Yansi and said, "Okay, it's not a bad thing. He is the prince and will take on important responsibilities in the future."

Women are always so emotional. Even though they know this is a good thing, they are still reluctant to leave when they say goodbye.

Cui Yan wiped his tears and sent Li Jian west together...

At the beginning of the new year, Tuoba Shi Yijian's cavalry came again. They penetrated everywhere and plundered Bing, Dai, You and other prefectures. Li Yue was extremely annoyed.

After sending the cavalry over, this guy disappeared in a flash.

As soon as the cavalry retreated, he came back again. Although he did not cause any substantial damage, the people in the border areas fled and the fields were deserted.

In the court, someone suggested repairing the Great Wall and blocking Tuoba Shiyijian to the north of Yanshan and Yinshan Mountains.

It was directly rejected by Li Yue.

The Great Wall has been destroyed for many years, and it is not easy to rebuild. It requires a lot of manpower, material and financial resources.

With all this money, Li Yue might as well start a war.

However, Murong Ling and Fu Pi went to Liaodong and Guanyou for half a year before finally returning.

Murong Ling recruited more than 2,100 Xianbei warriors, and Fu Pi recruited more than 1,600 Di warriors.

To be honest, the physical fitness of the Central Plains people is far stronger than that of other ethnic groups these days.

The reason is simple. Farming will definitely produce more food than nomadic herding. Whoever eats more will be stronger.

Although life in the Central Plains is not very good, the grassland can only be even worse. The daily food of ordinary herdsmen is only dairy products from various livestock, and the rest is supplemented by fishing and hunting. Starved to death...

In recent years, Li Yue has opened up the mountains and rivers, encouraging the people to fish, hunt, pick, and raise livestock and poultry. Although they are still poor, they can at least eat.

Although the people recruited by the two are generally thin, their martial arts are top-notch.

"These people are all carefully selected by the ministers. Their height and physical fitness only increase the burden on the war horses, which is not conducive to long-distance attacks!" Murong Ling explained.

Li Yue suddenly realized that if a person who was too strong put on armor and weapons, the horse would not be able to bear it.

Fu Shao cupped his hands and said, "In addition to recruiting brave men, I also found a hundred stallions in Hexi. They are extremely strong and suitable for cavalry."

In the Han Dynasty, there was a saying that "the horses of Liangzhou were rampant all over the world".

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not hesitate to expedition to Dawan in the west of the green mountains for the sake of his blood-earning horse.

"Okay!" Li Yue was overjoyed. As expected, "one family" was willing to work hard.

Now Hetao, Hexi, and Monan are all in hand. There are large tracts of excellent pasture. It is not difficult to raise tens of thousands of war horses anywhere.

It can be seen that grassland is also the core interest of Daliang.

Building the Great Wall was a thankless effort and stripped the grasslands away from China.

The best defense is always offense.

Besides, the Great Wall may not be able to stop the grassland tribes from going south.

(End of this chapter)