I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 224 I Want to Build Mausoleum County for the First Emperor (Subscribe)
There is no doubt that all the ancestors of the Han Empire had their own mausoleums.

In order to prevent those daring and reckless from doing wrong things, most of these mausoleums were dug into mountains and buried in deep and firm mountains.

In addition to the huge underground palace buried in the mountains, there are also many auxiliary buildings on the ground of the imperial mausoleum.

The longer an emperor reigns, the larger the scale of the mausoleum will be. People of later generations can see the size of the emperor's achievements through the scale of the mausoleum.

Among the ancestors of all dynasties, Emperor Xiaowu reigned for 54 years, so his mausoleum took the longest to build and naturally had the largest scale.

However, Emperor Xiaohui and Emperor Xiaozhao reigned for the shortest time, so the scale of the mausoleum was naturally the smallest.

Therefore, when Liu He proposed to continue to finish the mausoleum for Emperor Xiaozhao, the Empress Dowager Shangguan was so pleased.

However, spending hundreds of millions of money and mobilizing millions of people to build these huge mausoleums is not just to satisfy the petty vanity of the emperors of the past, nor does it really believe that there are events after death.

In other words, in the matter of building the mausoleum, these two factors were considered the least.

The real reason is that after the mausoleum is completed, the aristocratic family can be recruited from the empire to fill the Sanfu area under the pretext of "guarding the tomb".

Up to Emperor Xiaozhao, there were six imperial tombs around Chang'an, plus several tombs of empress dowagers and princesses, a total of more than a dozen large tombs.

Except for the Pingling Mausoleum of Emperor Xiaozhao, which has not yet been filled with common people, the rest of the mausoleums have been built.

These mausoleum counties vary in size, with populations ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, all of which are under the jurisdiction of Taichang Temple.

Because the households who moved to Ling County came from the Kanto area with a lot of wealth, this made Ling County richer than ordinary counties.

With a rich life, there are more opportunities to receive education, and the density of talents is higher than in other places.

Therefore, Ling County is not only a military base to defend Chang'an, but also a warehouse of talents and wealth in Chang'an City.

If there is no mausoleum county system, then Sanfu and Chang'an may be less prosperous than ten times.

However, there are pros and cons to everything.

Although the Lingxian system laid the foundation for the centralized rule of the Han Empire, it was not easy to persist.

Every time the emperor ordered the recruitment of rich families from the Kanto region to fill Ling County, he would almost always meet strong resistance, and even riots often occurred because of this.

Unlike those Confucian scholars, the rich and the rich want money and people, and there are many things they can do.

Therefore, the emperor now proposes the matter of "recruiting wealthy families from the Kanto region to fill Ling County", which is thankless.

It has been more than two months since Emperor Xiaozhao died in Pingling, and Huo Guang should have raised this matter in court long ago.

However, knowing the difficulties involved, and because the Han army was about to go out, and fearing chaos in the rear, it was delayed until this time.

In the original plan, Huo Guang had to wait for the triumphant return of the Han army from the Huns before bringing this matter up in the court council.

Calculated in this way, it will be at least a year later. Huo Guang did not expect that the emperor would take the initiative to make this request.

"Your Majesty, there are many powerful people in the Kanto region. They are intricate and powerful. Ordering them to come to Ling County must be a lot of resistance. This is not something that can be done easily."

Liu He naturally knew that there were many difficulties, but it was precisely because of the difficulties that Liu He did it.

The more difficult things are done, the greater the benefits.

"Father Zhong, nothing in the court is easy. The more difficult things are, the more difficult things must be done. Like Father Zhong, who has served in the government for more than ten years, hasn't he done even the most difficult things?"

Liu He's words from the heart seemed to bring Huo Guang back to more than ten years ago. In the past ten years, he has indeed done many difficult things in the court.

Since you want to let the emperor let go, you should also let him do some difficult things.

"Since His Majesty has the heart, let's go ahead and do it. With the old man watching from behind His Majesty, and the whole big man standing behind His Majesty, those wealthy families in the Kanto region are not to be worried."

"Then I thank Father Zhong for his trust!"

Liu He suddenly made a big gift from his son and nephew, Huo Guang was so surprised that he hurriedly returned the gift.

Liu He, who was a little excited, quickly wanted to offer Huo Guang a cup of tea, but because he was too impatient, he spilled half of the tea, which made the two of them burst into laughter.

Amidst the laughter, Huo Guang's little grudge against the emperor gradually disappeared.

He suddenly realized that the emperor in front of him and Emperor Xiaozhao were two completely different people.

Emperor Xiaozhao was obedient, harmless, and tolerant, but it was impossible to relieve Huo Guang's worries, and the possibility of becoming a wise emperor was not high.

Today's son is arbitrary, Meng Lang, and whimsical. Although they are a little difficult to control, they can help Huo Guang do some things, and they are likely to become a wise king—the emperor becomes a wise king, and Huo Guang and You Rongyan.

One is an obedient student and the other is a talented student.

Then as a teacher, he should naturally treat it in a different way. Deep in Huo Guang's heart, he still wanted to return the government to the emperor.

Seeing the three requests made by the emperor today, Huo Guang felt even more relieved.

Children can be taught.

However, Huo Guang was still unwilling to admit that he had to agree to the emperor's participation in politics.

After these three matters were settled, the two discussed some minutiae matters.

Huo Guang rarely showed the generosity that a general should have.

Straightforwardly, all the powers and responsibilities of these three things were handed over to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the old man will not bother you about matters related to it. If you want someone or something, you can directly issue an edict. As long as the people in the Shangshu Office see an edict related to these matters, they will directly print it."

"As for how to do things specifically, what are the government offices assigned to His Majesty, His Majesty should think about it first, and this old man should also think about it, to see how to make the government order smooth."

"Unless His Majesty can't handle it, the old man will definitely not stop him."

Liu He originally thought that Huo Guang would propose to review the edict issued by him, but he didn't expect that this time he would delegate power so thoroughly.

It seems that Huo Guang's desire for power has not reached the point of being incurable.

Of course, this kind of conceit may also come from contempt for Liu He.

Regardless of the reason, Liu He is very satisfied with the result.

Wide sea diving, sky high the birds to fly.

Although there is still Huo Guang standing in front of him, Liu He also has room to display his abilities.

"Your Majesty, the old man has something else to discuss with you."

"Oh? What else is Father Zhong doing?"

"He is the candidate for the post of prime minister."

The prime minister is the head of all officials. Although the power of prime minister has fallen into Huo Guang's hands, it still has a different symbolic meaning, so this matter is indeed a major event.

Yang Chang fell in the court hall a month ago, and Liu He never saw Yang Chang again after that.

"Has the memorial to Duke Yang's official appointment been published?"

"I just came up yesterday, that's why the old man has been delaying for so long, until today to discuss this matter with His Majesty."

Did Yang Chang last that long?
Liu He learned from the news from the Sticky Rod Room that Yang Chang was seriously ill, and the imperial physician ordered him to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion for consultation every day, but there was no sign of improvement.

It is said that even the usual defecation needs someone to serve.

After arriving in this field, he insisted on waiting for a month before submitting the official memorial, which is really an official fan.

"Then how is Duke Yang's illness?"

Huo Guang was silent for a moment, then said: "It is said that he has become more seriously ill in recent days, and I am afraid he will die soon."

In the original history, Yang Chang also died suddenly this year.

Liu He's arrival did not ruin his fate.

Maybe it was really impossible to save him, so he had no choice but to go to the ground to become an official, right?
At least he can give himself a good impression of the emperor before he dies.

Liu He sighed pretendingly, and said, "I was too anxious that day, otherwise Mr. Yang would not be so seriously ill."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to blame yourself. When it comes to the root cause, it was Yang Gong who lost his manners in the court first, not to mention that he was already seriously ill. It's time and fate."

Liu He nodded and said, "Then let's play it. Also, does Father Zhong think I should reward him with anything?"

Huo Guang's eyes flashed a strange light.

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