No matter what country you are in, moving the capital is not a trivial matter.
This time when the Han Dynasty moved its capital, it brought not only the imperial court and the harem of Wu Nian, but also the families of officials and students from the Imperial College and Sunzi Prison.
Officials' families are also in trouble. Some big families in Liaodong, how many people they brought into the customs, how many people they left behind, etc.
The Han Dynasty's team numbered tens of thousands.
The chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Zhixing, and the cabinet ministers Zhang Haiping, Gongsun Sang, and Cui Wushuang rode horses to the bottom of the city gate.
Liu Zhixing, who had gray hair on his temples, looked at the majestic city gate tower in front of him and said with emotion: "I chose to assist the King of Han back then because I wanted to fight against the Meng Yuan."
"I never expected that today would happen."
"Who says it's not the case?" Gongsun Sang also sighed.
Except for Cui Wushuang, who was born in Goguryeo, these five cabinet ministers, including Li Yong who is currently sitting in the carriage, are all from the Beishan Fort period.
He was born and died with Wu Nian.
It is troublesome for such a large team to enter the city. After Liu Zhixing thought for a while, he sent someone to ask the prince to come forward, and led the eunuchs and maids to escort the princes, princesses, etc. into the capital first.
Go to the palace.
Wait for the prince to enter the city. Liu Zhixing then led the remaining people into the city.
After entering the capital, he first asked the six ministers and other chief officials to lead the officials into the yamen of each ministry. He and the cabinet ministers went to the palace to see Wu Nian.
They all entered the Forbidden City for the first time, but they were all calm.
Under the guidance of the guards and eunuchs, they entered the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.
Wu Nian sat on the throne and had been waiting for a long time. Before Liu Zhixing and others could salute, he excused them, asked them to sit down, and ordered the eunuch to make tea.
After drinking tea, Wu Nian showed a serious look and said, "Everyone, there are many things coming next that require your hard work."
"The first thing is that I must ascend the throne as soon as possible."
"Then he arranged for Emperor Daojun and his ministers of civil and military affairs and tens of thousands of people to go to the Sanhan area to plow fields and herd cattle."
"The widowers did this. They didn't want to kill them, but they wanted to expand the border population."
"And they, the princes and ministers, are all pampered. How can they cultivate the fields? We have to let them lead some of their domestic slaves and maidservants to avoid starving to death."
"They will also be given cattle, seeds, a year's rations, etc."
"After moving these people away, count their lands and houses in Zhili and distribute them to Han Dynasty officials and meritorious soldiers as appropriate. Oh, and also leave some land as an imperial village."
"And the officialdom of the capital."
"Although the ministers have been moved away and some officials have been dismissed, the operation of the court requires many petty officials. I heard that the atmosphere among officials in the capital is not good. It needs to be rectified."
Wu Nian talked a lot in one breath. He was really thirsty, so he took a sip of tea from the cup and let out a long breath.
Liu Zhixing and others listened quietly, not surprised at all.
New dynasty and new atmosphere.
And the officialdom of Chu State has become extremely rotten. If you don't hit hard at this time, you will deal with various problems.
Then there will be all kinds of things that are deceived and concealed.
We have to use an iron fist.
And as everyone knows. Our Emperor of the Han Dynasty. He is really a hands-off cabinet, and all government affairs in the world are in the hands of the cabinet.
This is a heavy burden.
Liu Zhixing was about to speak. Li Yong stood up tremblingly, cupped his hands to Wu Nian, and said, "Your Majesty, I beg you to resign."
Wu Nian looked at the old bone and frowned slightly.
Li Yong smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this old man is really useless. Let alone dealing with court affairs, thank God if I can not sleep in the cabinet."
"The land of Hebei is vast. There are many things that need to be dealt with. In addition, the three Han, Liaodong, Youyan, and Xinqi provinces originally included in the imperial court. The cabinet needs five serious ministers to handle the government affairs together. I will do this again. Assistant. Not a blessing to the world."
Liu Zhixing and others did not speak, but they all agreed with Li Yong's words.
Wu Nian was subsidizing his old ministers, so he let Li Yong occupy his position. But the current situation is really not allowed.
Wu Nian looked at this old bone and was really reluctant to let go. But after thinking for a long time, I had no choice but to say: "Okay."
He turned to look at Liu Zhixing and said, "You Zhuguo and Chen Guogong have made great contributions. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be where I am today."
"Give Chen Guogong a large house and acres of land. Give him the title of Marquis of the county. Among his descendants, all talented people will be hired."
"Chen Guogong receives the salary of a cabinet minister and is honored to be raised."
"Yes." Liu Zhixing answered in agreement.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Yong took a deep breath, his eyes were slightly moist, and he wanted to bow down tremblingly. Wu Nian quickly stood up, helped him up, and let him sit back.
Wu Nian turned around and sat down on the throne and said, "Old Li, although you have been raised honorably, don't really be indifferent to worldly affairs."
"If I have done anything wrong, I hope you will correct me."
"Yes." Li Yong responded with a smile.
"Besides, after you were adopted, there will be one less person in the cabinet. Do you have any candidates?" Wu Nian asked.
"Wang Youxiao, the censor of Zuodu." Li Yong replied simply.
"Okay." Wu Nian responded calmly, and then said to Liu Zhixing: "Let Wang Youxiao join the cabinet to fill in. Zhang Qing (Zhang Haiping) will fill in as the second assistant."
"Yes." Liu Zhixing agreed.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Haiping stood up and bowed.
The cabinet ministers all looked happy. Old Li had retired, and a large force of Wang You students had joined him. The weight on their shoulders was lifted.
Li Yong retired, but Wu Nian still asked him to participate in this cabinet meeting. He also sent someone to invite Wang Youxiao to come over.
The monarch and his ministers talked for a long time in the Yangxin Hall before Wu Nian asked them to go to the Wenhua Hall for business.
There are a lot of things to do, but there is no need to rush it, just do it one by one. Wu Nian left Yangxin Palace and headed to Kunning Palace.
The queen lives in Kunning Palace.
The prince lives in Ciqing Palace.
The concubines, princes, and princesses all had their own residences and settled down.
Although he had many wives and concubines, Wu Nian loved and respected his wife Fa the most.
I heard that Wu Nian is here. Kunning Palace suddenly became lively. The eunuchs and maids around Liu Xiang quickly came out to greet him.
Liu Xiang didn't have time to dress up, so she had to wear the same dress as when she came to greet him.
Of course Wu Nian didn't mind it and took Liu Xiang's hand into Kunning Palace together.
"Brother, this Kunning Palace is so big." Liu Xiang and Wu Nian sat down next to each other. Liu Xiang sighed.
"It's quite big. But being big also has its advantages. You can live comfortably. If you feel bored, you can also go to Jingshan in the back."
Wu Nian said with a smile.
"Being big has its disadvantages. If I want to visit my sisters' place, it will take a long time to ride in a sedan chair." Liu Xiang shook his head and said.
"Haha." Wu Nian chuckled.
The imperial court moved in.
The harem has also settled in.
The first thing the court did was nothing else.
Open the city gate.
The people were allowed to enter and leave the capital freely.
Handu begins to open.
