The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the forests are all dyed, giving it a late autumn scene.
Tokyo, Imperial City, Harem, Kunming Hall.
The air is filled with the fragrance of osmanthus. The smell is rich, not greasy, pleasant, and refreshing. It was early in the morning, the sky had already brightened, and Emperor Liu Chengyou was still lying on the couch, holding the beauty in his arms. The excitement of getting up in the morning had already subsided. His hand movements were very clean, and he was just stroking the queen's delicate waist under the brocade quilt.
"Guan, it's getting late, it's time to get up!" Dafu leaned next to Liu Chengyou, gave him a gentle push, and said. The jade face is soft, the cheeks are crimson, and the dew of the king is personally inherited, and the broken body is moisturized.
Liu Chengyou still had his eyes closed, and his voice sounded lazy: "It's rare to hide away and enjoy the gentle countryside, but you want to push me out!"
The increasingly plump body pressed close to Liu Chengyou. While rubbing his ears and temples, Dafu smiled and said softly: "This is not like the usual official family. The king can't afford it. If the official family stays in Kunming Hall for a long time, they will be afraid of foreign officials. We have another complaint. Although Dafu occupies a lower position, she is actually a woman and cannot afford the criticism. I hope the officials will understand..."
The Queen was virtuous and sensible, and she always gained something from talking with her on weekdays. Liu Chengyou also liked the harmonious music between husband and wife, but it was this secret advice and encouragement from time to time that made her feel charming.
"The way I see it! With a queen like you, the Han subjects don't love her enough, so how can they dare to criticize her?" He opened his eyes and took a sip on the queen's exposed shoulder. As he spoke, Liu Chengyou sat up.
Upon seeing this, Dafu immediately shouted out: "Come here, wait for the officials to get up!"
The curtain slowly opened, and the beautiful maid Jiao'e came in with a cup and a basin. Amidst the temptations in front of him, Liu Chengyou once again experienced the tenderness that could soften the bones and weaken the will.
A bowl of corn porridge and a few slices of sweet-scented osmanthus cake is Liu Chengyou's breakfast. The meal tastes very good. The only drawback is that the fragrant aroma in the house is mixed with a faint smell, that is, the smell of shit...
On the left side of the case, the culprit was held by Da Fu. After changing his diaper, he felt very comfortable after cleaning most of the discomfort. He no longer cried, but kept smiling at Liu Chengyou.
"You still have the nerve to smile, but this early in the morning, people are in a hurry!" After taking two hard breaths and feeling the fading smell, Liu Chengyou said to the infant prince.
As if he understood Liu Chengyou's words, the smile on the child's tender cheeks faded. He coughed twice, but he choked on his saliva.
Seeing this, Dafu couldn't help but give Liu Chengyou an angry look, and gently caressed the prince's back: "Younger Wuji, do the officials still want to argue with Erlang?"
Last winter, Liu Chengyou gave birth to two new sons. The son of the empress Fu was named Yang, nicknamed Brother Mu; the son of the noble concubine Gao was named Xi, nicknamed Brother Liang.
In addition, Xian Fei Zheshi has been pregnant for ten months and is about to give birth. If nothing unexpected happens, the Tian family will have another son.
When the child regained his heartless laughter again, Liu Chengyou felt something in his heart. With his beloved wife by his side and a son in his arms, if he were an ordinary family, he would be considered happy and peaceful.
"I'm going back to Chongzheng Hall first. Winter is about to enter and the weather will be very cold. You, mother and son, should be careful. I can't go to the Queen Mother for the time being, so you can go and say hello for me..." After eating, wipe After wiping his mouth, Liu Chengyou gave instructions to Dafu.
Empress Dowager Li was very angry about the extermination of Buddhism. She ignored Liu Chengyou for a while. However, Qi Guiqi never said much about the imperial court's move to exterminate the Buddha, and interfered as a queen mother, causing trouble for Liu Chengyou.
In the harem, when it comes to understanding the righteousness, the Queen Mother is the first to do so. The longer time goes by, the more Liu Chengyou respects this mother from the bottom of his heart.
"Yes! I understand!" The queen looked very understanding and stood up to salute: "Send it to the official family!"
Liu Chengyou, who returned to Chongzheng Hall, quickly recovered and entered his role. The gradual centralization of monarchical power was accompanied by the centralization of government affairs. Too many affairs required his personal review, decision-making, and approval.
The increased burden made Liu Chengyou occasionally feel overwhelmed, but this was a necessary price for the monarch's centralization of power. How can there be such a good thing if you still want to be relaxed and calm when you have the authority?
There were two people performing in the palace, Prime Minister Feng Dao, and Deputy Envoy Xue Juzheng of the Third Division. The ministers in the court have basically changed compared to when the Han Dynasty was high. Although Wang Zhang still holds the title of prime minister, he has basically retreated behind the scenes and is recuperating at home. The current person in charge of the three departments is Xue Juzheng.
Xue Ju was in his prime. He was fond of reading and quick at writing. He was tolerant and simple in nature and had the air of a gentleman. Looking at him, he couldn't help but admire him. Compared to Wang Zhang, Xue Juzheng seemed to be more respectful to Liu Chengyou, the emperor.
"Your Majesty, after calculation and deliberation by the officials of the three divisions, the state and county magistrates have drafted the salary accounts for officials and assistants. Your Majesty, please review it for your review!" With a meticulous gesture, he submitted the memorial in his hand.
Measuring the salaries of Dingzhou and county officials was a task given by Liu Chengyou a few days ago. In Liu Chengyou's view, the efficiency of the third division was still a bit slow. After browsing for a while, it is basically determined based on the number of household registrations. For counties with more than 3,000 households, the command month is 10,000, and the master register is 8,000; for more than 2,000 households, the command month is 8,000, and the master register is 5,000; for households below 2,000 , the order month is six thousand, the main book is four thousand...
After all the ministers discussed and agreed upon, basically no loopholes could be found, and it passed smoothly from Liu Chengyou: "Yes! I have no objections, and we will implement it as it is!"
Before Xue Juzheng could respond, he heard that Liu Chengyou added: "However, the number of registered Ding households in all prefectures and counties needs to be re-investigated and verified. This time to rectify Buddhism and reorganize the households of monks who have returned to lay life, we can take the opportunity to conduct a comprehensive Ding population survey." Oral investigation!"
The "census" had already been carried out one after another during Liu Chengyou's reign. However, due to the limited energy of the imperial court and the lack of control over local areas, it had been carried out intermittently without any major breakthroughs. It seems that the emperor's will on this matter must be fully implemented.
Thinking about how to complete the political tasks assigned by the emperor, Xue Juzheng did not say anything, but just said: "Yes!"
"Is there any new progress in the renovation of the Buddhist temple?" Liu Chengyou turned to Feng Dao.
The growth of age did not seem to have left any obvious changes on Old Fox Feng's face. He maintained a good attitude. Feng Dao was still the same, with a green beard, a bright head, and a strong spirit. Now Feng Dao has become the nominal chief assistant of the political affairs hall.
"I'm about to report to Your Majesty!" He stood up first, and after paying his respects, he sat down and said to Liu Chengyou: "According to reports from various states, as of September 20th, there were 22,620 abandoned temples in the Han Kingdom. There were 109,300 monks and nuns, 3,763 criminals who violated the law were detained, and about 5.2 million acres of land were confiscated..."
A series of data, with remarkable results, also represents the difficulty of Buddhism and the collapse of heaven and earth.
"It's been a great harvest!" Liu Chengyou said in a relaxed tone and nodded in response.
Seeing this, Feng Dao couldn't help but persuade him: "Your Majesty, the scale of this rectification of Buddhism and the ferocity of the methods have reached an extreme level. There is quite a lot of criticism among the people. The head of Guizhou does not understand your majesty's grand strategy and does not understand the righteousness of the court. Recently, There are many living people in various states who pity the Buddha and gather together to cause chaos. In the opinion of the veteran, we should stop the rectification of Buddhist temples at the right time to ease the people's sentiments and vent their anger. Otherwise, I am afraid it will cause even greater turmoil!"
"Feng Qing's old advice is to seek the country!" Seeing Feng Dao's worried expression, Liu Chengyou said directly: "Buddhism claims to teach the Dharma and encourage good deeds, and is only a man of Qing Dynasty, but now it uses deception to coerce the people to resist the imperial court. This must be caused by selfish desires. It can be seen from this that the rectification work cannot be completed yet. The matter has reached this point and cannot be abandoned halfway, otherwise there may be more troubles left behind!"
What Liu Chengyou said was really unreasonable. Since ancient times, taking money from people, such as killing parents or destroying Buddhas in the imperial court, for Buddhist temples, it is no longer as simple as taking money. With the worry of destroying the Tao, how can we expect others to be immovable and accept it peacefully?
Feng Dao heard this and was helpless, but he did not dare and had no need to disobey the emperor's wishes.
There has been a rebound at the local level, but it is still within Liu Chengyou's acceptable range. According to previous surveys, there were approximately 35,000 monasteries in Daozhou in the Han Dynasty. However, the number of monasteries now abandoned is still nearly 10,000 short of the original goal.
