Whether Liu Deng is willing or not, this burden will eventually fall on his shoulders.
The emperor is prosperous and the prince is young. At this time, he is sitting in his current position again.
Most of the time, human beings can't help but want to think bad things about others.
Liu Deng was mentally prepared for this matter, but when he actually faced this kind of thing, he was still a little uncomfortable.
Although he has been very careful, some people still come up with conspiracy theories from time to time.
Liu Deng was really a little embarrassed when faced with such a person with ulterior motives. After all, if you really killed him, wouldn't that have confirmed his statement?
However, if you just ignore him, this guy is really disgusting!
Now Liu Deng finally understands why emperors of all dynasties disliked the censor. After all, he was such a troublemaker!
Fortunately, I don’t know what the emperor said to Prince Liang before he died. Prince Liang rarely did anything beyond the rules except attending funerals in Weiyang Palace every day.
This made Liu Deng feel a little relieved. The emperor's funeral, the crown prince's dethronement, and the new emperor's enthronement ceremony.
In just three months, everything was going on in an orderly manner.
When the emperor passed away, the first thing the new emperor did when he ascended the throne was to announce that there would be no conquests within three years. This news made the surrounding careerists heave a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, this is a memorial sent by Han Anguo. Lingnan is located in the wilderness. He wants to select some knowledgeable people from the Central Plains to go to Lingnan to open up elementary schools. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Although three months had passed and Emperor Jing was sent to the imperial mausoleum, Liu Che was still not used to the change in his identity.
Especially his cousin who used to play around with him now starts to treat him with great respect.
"Cousin, can't you just take care of these things? I want to go play..."
Although his name has been changed, Liu Che is still just a five-year-old child now.
At this time, having him sit on the dragon throne for two hours a day is simply a torture for him.
"This is not okay. Your Majesty, please don't forget that you are the emperor of the Han Dynasty. We are now acting on behalf of your Majesty. When you grow up, you will have to deal with these things yourself!"
Liu Deng didn't look impatient at all. Instead, he spoke warmly to Liu Che in front of several important ministers.
"But, I've never seen Lingnan. How do I know if what he said makes sense..."
Liu Che frowned, then jumped down from the dragon chair, came to Liu Deng's side, and then spread his hands with a look of embarrassment and said.
"this......"
Liu Deng frowned, what this little guy said was quite reasonable.
However, this was not a problem for Liu Deng. He just thought about it for a moment and whispered a few words in Chuntuo's ear.
"Your Majesty, please look!"
Not much time, Chuntuo commanded dozens of eunuchs, moved 20 large sand tables, and finally assembled them together.
"Is this Lingnan?"
Looking at the sand table in front of him, Liu Che's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Yes, this is Chang'an City where Your Majesty is now, this is Lingnan, this is Panyu City, this is Cangwu City, and these mountains here are the land of the Five Ridges!"
Liu Deng did not mind the trouble and explained the terrain of Lingnan to Liu Che bit by bit.
"So, there are still many barbarians here? Then why don't we kill them all and send people to teach them how to read?"
Liu Che tilted his head and looked at Liu Deng with confusion.
"Your Majesty, killing is only a last resort. What's more, they have surrendered now and are already your subjects."
"As long as we guide them well, teach them to speak Chinese and read the books of saints, in a few decades, they will be loyal to His Majesty like the people of the Han family!"
Regarding these childish questions, Liu Deng did not mean to ignore them at all. Instead, he patiently guided them little by little.
"But what if they are unwilling? Or what if they rebel again after reading the book?"
"If that's the case, then your Majesty doesn't have to worry. The local officials in Lingnan are all brave men selected from the army. If they rebel, someone will naturally deal with them!"
"For these barbarians, Your Majesty must not only show power to them, but also treat them with virtue. If they don't know how to praise them, we can use the swords in our hands to teach them what the king's law is and what the rules are!"
Although Xiao Liu Che didn't quite understand what Liu Deng said, it made all the important ministers nod with satisfaction.
After all, no matter what school they belong to, everyone actually has the same meaning when it comes to foreigners.
If you are obedient, I will reward you with food. If you are disobedient, I will beat you until you do. As for those die-hards, do they really think that the soldiers of the Han Dynasty can't carry a sword?
Although the world has only been at peace for two years, the desire for military glory among the people and soldiers of the Han Dynasty is about to reach its peak.
After all, the Han Dynasty is now at its peak. Seeing those meritorious soldiers in the army being promoted to high positions and getting rich, it would be absolutely against their will to say that they are not envious.
"Then should we let those barbarians learn etiquette? We can also give them some rewards for those who learn well?"
After thinking for a while, Liu Che suddenly remembered the way his husband taught him.
"Your Majesty is right. Not only must we reward those people, but we must also serve as officials for them, so that they can help us govern those barbarians!"
Some people are born to do certain things, and now Liu Deng is really convinced.
At such a young age, he actually knows how to kill and fight, and how to divide the enemy. This boy is truly worthy of being the emperor of the ages.
"Really?"
Liu Che suddenly became interested.
"Of course, if your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can take a look. This was the previous opinion of the Prime Minister and I!"
As Liu Deng spoke, he personally opened the annotations at the back of the memorial and handed it directly to Liu Che.
"Is there anything else? Let's talk about it together, cousin!"
Seeing that his opinions were consistent with those of Liu Deng and others, Liu Che felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.
"Of course, we have the next thing. The Huns inside are not used to farming. Wang Shi, the prefect of Hongnong County, asked your majesty to send an agricultural officer to teach them!"
"There is a severe drought in Longxi, and the grain harvest is a foregone conclusion. Cao Wei, the governor of Longxi, please ask your Majesty to exempt the people of Longxi from part of the taxes this year."
"Kong Zhuo, the prefect of Yingchuan, reported that the official roads in Yingchuan were in disrepair for a long time. I asked your majesty to allocate money to repair the roads."
...
Piles of documents that were originally boring seemed to become three-dimensional after having a sand table.
Liu Deng and Chao Cuo, together with the important ministers, began to teach on the sand table, and Liu Che, the little emperor, listened with interest.
It wasn't until the daily routine of studying politics was over that Liu Che returned to the harem still unsatisfied.
"Prime Minister, you have worked hard today. There is another memorial here. I have already approved it. Prime Minister, please find someone to handle it! From now on, you don't need to show these to Your Majesty for the time being!"
After coming out of the palace, Liu Deng took out another memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Chao Cuo.
