That night, Liu Chengyou stayed at Kunming Hall until the next day, when the emperor and empress had breakfast together, and then went to Chongzheng Hall when winter was rising.
He didn't seem to care, but he still remembered Fan Zhi's request for a meeting yesterday. As soon as he arrived at the Zhengdian, Liu Chengyou summoned Guo Tong and asked, "Yesterday, Fan Xiang asked for an audience. What did he present?"
Upon hearing this, Guo Tong pulled out a report with great efficiency and said: "The Zhengshitang has sorted out the registers of Sichuan and Sichuan and reported on their states and counties, population, cultivated land, warehouses, etc."
"Oh?" Liu Chengyou immediately became interested and said directly to Guo Tong: "Tell me about it first!"
"Yes!" Hearing this, Guo Tong spread out the memorial and said: "This time to pacify Shu, the imperial court has 1 prefecture, 45 prefectures, 237 counties, and 498,946 households. In the seventh year of Qianyou's reign, the imperial court had taken Xingzhou and Xingyuan prefectures. , and there are 7 counties and 42,580 households..."
Before Guo Tong could finish reading, Liu Chengyou interrupted him and said, "These are the amounts obtained based on the official files of the Shu region!"
"Exactly!" Guo Tong nodded.
"Leave it alone!" Liu Chengyou suddenly lost his interest and said, "That must be different from the actual situation in Sichuan and Shu today. Just the chaos in Shu, I don't know how much change has been caused. Well, to control the political affairs hall, we must be precise If we don’t understand the population and land situation of the country, how can we manage it?”
"yes!"
"What else?" Liu Chengyou asked.
"Regarding the arrangement of officials on the Sichuan-Sichuan Road, the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council have recommended it. The Privy Council has also attached the regulations for troop reorganization and garrisoning in the Sichuan-Sichuan region!" Under Liu Chengyou's gaze, Guo Tong reported: "It is planned to appoint the consort Song Yanwo As the chief envoy, Dou Yi is the inspector-general, Wang Quanbin is the commander-in-chief, and Zhang Mei is the transport envoy..."
Guo Tong found that it was difficult for him to finish reading all the memorials, and was interrupted by the emperor again. Liu Chengyou thought for a while and said, "Isn't it too big to have only one in the vast area of Sichuan and Sichuan?"
"What's your message?" Guo Tong asked.
"It must be split!" Liu Chengyou said affirmatively: "Send my intention to the political affairs hall. Lizhou and its north, including Feng, Cheng, Jiezhou and Ankang Prefecture, can be one. To the south of Jianzhou, another It can be divided, and other states and counties can also be divided and merged according to circumstances!"
"yes!"
According to Liu Chengyou's idea, the old land of Meng and Shu was divided into three areas, which could serve as a check and balance and reduce the hidden dangers of separatist rule. After all, the territory is too big... For the officials of the Han Dynasty, they were probably happy to see it. After all, it would free up a large number of positions for high-ranking Taoist officials and frontier officials.
He turned his head and looked at the map of Sichuan and Shu that had been hanging in the palace for a long time. He pointed his finger and said, "Instruct Chai Rong to prepare the progress of pacifying the chaos in Sichuan and Shu. I want to listen!"
The time is about to enter the eleventh year of Qianyou, and the National Day is approaching. A time limit has been set for General Ping Shu. Although it is difficult to control, he will not really punish him just because he delayed some time to quell the chaos, but if he can Perfection is the best.
"What else is there?" He looked curiously at Guo Tong, who obeyed the order but did not move.
Guo Tong said: "Old officials from Shu, more than twenty officials headed by Li Hao, have arrived in Tokyo. They have repaired their watches and entered the palace to pray for an audience. Will your Majesty receive them?"
"Is that the cultivator who surrendered to the Li family?" Liu Chengyou asked playfully.
"Exactly!"
Li Hao's reputation has obviously spread. Not only in Shu, many Han court officials in Tokyo also expressed their opinions on this, but most of them had a joking attitude.
In addition to those who were punished by the Han army, some of the old officials of Sichuan and Shu were screened and moved to Tokyo. Perhaps it was because Meng Chang, the descendant, was alone in Kaifeng, so he wanted to find some company for him.
These Shu ministers who entered the capital were considered the lucky ones under the Han army's "extermination" policy, and their family and property were protected. The only "big tiger" is Li Hao. He is so fat. It is said that Li Hao's family went north to Beijing and rented more than ten large ships. They have just finished loading them. This does not include the large amount of land and industry. The wealth of the family is staggering.
It is said that wealth should not be revealed in vain, but Li Hao cannot do it without revealing it. Without Chengdu, everything his family has in Sichuan and Shu will be abandoned. If he does not want to give up, he cannot keep it, and the court will not allow it. As for other wealth, there is a destiny from above. If you show mercy temporarily and do not take it away, it is a great kindness. However, even so, Li Hao paid a huge price in order to move his huge family property to Tokyo. If he settled down in Kaifeng, he would have to be a money-splitting boy.
Liu Chengyou guessed that Li Hao wanted to meet him so actively because he wanted to obtain a life-saving talisman from Liu Chengyou, which would not only protect his life but also his wealth.
Along with Li Hao, there were many civil servants of Meng and Shu, and the attributes of literati were more important than civil servants, including Ouyang Jiong, Lu Qiankuo, Mao Wenxi, Han Cong, Yan Xuan, Huang Quan and his son, Ruan Weide and his son, etc. When Meng Chang ruled Shu, Chengdu's literary affairs developed greatly and flourished for a while. These people were either good at poetry or good at calligraphy and painting, and they were all relatively famous people.
At this time, after hearing Guo Tong mention it, Liu Chengyou became slightly interested and responded: "He has come all the way here with his whole family, and he is a famous person. As the master, I might as well meet him."
"Sun Yanxi!" Liu Chengyou called.
"The little one is here!"
"Did you hear that? Those Shu ministers, you make arrangements, I want to see them!" Liu Chengyou said.
"May I ask the official when and where to receive me?" Sun Yanxi asked cautiously.
After thinking about it, Liu Chengyou said: "Let's have a banquet in the Long Live Hall in the afternoon!"
"yes!"
Do you want to call Meng Chang? Such an idea came to Liu Chengyou's mind, but after thinking about it for a while, he gave up the idea. It is said that after the concubines Xu and Li were admitted to the Han Palace, Meng Chang became even more depraved. He drank alcohol every day, indulged in sex, and was extremely decadent.
Not summoning Meng Chang was not out of fear of embarrassment, but because there was no need to disturb other people's peaceful lives. Speaking of which, Liu Chengyou had never been lucky to him again since he favored concubines Xu and Li, and even the concubines in the harem paid little attention to them. Well, we need abstinence, we need to maintain our health, we need to maintain our personality...
"I will bow to Your Majesty!" In the afternoon, the winter light was dim, and in the Long Live Hall, Liu Chengyou, with a gentle smile on his lips, accepted the obeisances of a group of Shu ministers.
"Excuse me, everyone!" Liu Chengyou waved his long sleeves.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" A group of civil servants gathered neatly and their attitude was extremely respectful.
"Let's all take a seat!" Liu Chengyou put on some airs, sat high in charge of the case, and said with a smile: "You have traveled thousands of miles and it's cold winter, it's really not easy. I've prepared a little wine here to wash away the wind and dust for you. Reward for hard work!”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The group of people bowed again.
After raising a glass to invite people to drink and appetizing, Liu Chengyou said with a bit of a fake smile on his face: "Since the Tang Dynasty, the military power has declined, and the military has invaded the northern country. The war is endless, and many northern scholars have fled south to seek refuge. In the past three years, In the past ten years, the cultural education in Sichuan has flourished and its reputation has spread all over the world. All the gentlemen here are the best among them, many of them have great reputations. Now that they have come to the court, my long-lived palace has added a lot of literary flair and brilliance. It is really my fault. What an honor!”
Liu Chengyou's expression was very gentle and his tone was very kind, but his heart was actually not at all disturbed. Similarly, when the Emperor of the Han Dynasty praised a group of civil servants so highly, they did not dare to take it seriously. Li Hao stood up, bowed ninety degrees, and responded: "Your Majesty is making ridiculous compliments, but I really don't dare to take it seriously. I have lived in the southwest for many years, and today It is my good fortune to be returned to the Central Plains, to pay homage to the Dragon Court, to see the beauty of heaven, to admire the heroic figure of the hero, and to feel the virtue of the holy king!"
Hearing what he said, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but chuckle, looked at the old man and said, "You must be Li Hao and Li Qiongzuo!"
"Your Majesty, you are your minister!" Li Hao seemed very conscious and always regarded himself as a minister. You must know that they are still "ministers of the country's subjugation". They are not considered to be subordinate to the Han court before they are given official positions or other arrangements. Accept.
Looking at Li Hao, he is slightly hunched, perhaps because of his old age. His appearance is unbearable, and he looks like a "sycophant". Instead of showing his contempt on his face, Liu Chengyou looked very tolerant: "I have heard of Mr. Li's reputation for a long time..."
