In early winter in Kaifeng, it is far from freezing, but the temperature has dropped significantly, people are wearing thicker clothes, and the heat and fog permeating Tokyo are also more obvious. It is also the prosperity of the dynasty.
In order to supply the war effort, it is a big business opportunity for some handicraftsmen in Tokyo. As long as it is used by the army and does not require special production by the public factory, the Ministry of War will purchase it in large quantities. Of course, compared to the Northern Expedition back then, it was only a small thing.
The weather is getting colder, but the life in the city is getting stronger. The prosperity of the imperial capital has been a new trend for a hundred years. In recent years, some literati who praise the rule of the Han Dynasty and praise the prosperity of Tokyo have begun to compare Kaifeng today with Chang'an during the Kaiyuan period.
Liu Chengyou had also heard about this, and he was very happy in his heart because of the public opinion that actually praised his achievements. However, Emperor Liu still knew himself. As an empire that had just emerged from the great division of the seventy years, it was still far from being able to rule the world. Although Kaifeng was prosperous, it was not to mention that it could not catch up with the imperial capital in the Kaiyuan period. Chang'an during the Zhenguan period was pretty good.
If we look at the entire empire, the gap with the Kaiyuan era is even greater. It takes a long enough time to accumulate and ensure a set of reasonable and stable political management systems to move forward. This can only be achieved. A wise and generous monarch.
Therefore, if the rule of the world has not yet come, how can we talk about the prosperous age?
Of course, there is no need for Emperor Liu to belittle himself. Just because of his achievements in bringing order to chaos, eliminating separatist regimes, and unifying the world, he is already the best among emperors in the past. Moreover, he is still young and has no physical problems. He still has enough time to govern the world. If he lives long enough, it is not without hope to create a prosperous age.
In fact, at the end of the fifteenth year of Qianyou, while the war was still ongoing, Emperor Liu had been convening his ministers to discuss policies and propose methods for how to govern the world in the future. It was a collective effort.
Moreover, there is a basic goal to focus on the rule of Zhenguan. Liu Chengyou has always yearned for and admired the Zhenguan era. From a macro perspective, to govern the world well, there are only two points. One is to be strict with officials, and the other is to be lenient to the people. This has been the case in governing the world throughout the ages. Of course, it is easy to say it, but it is not easy to do it.
As far as government officials are concerned, it does not simply refer to fighting corruption. That is only one aspect. What is more important is the reasonable improvement of the system and the national management system, and the ability to ensure long-term smooth operation.
In this regard, Dahan actually has a lot of problems. Today's Liu Han world is not the Kingdom of Kaiyuan in the true sense. It has inherited and followed too many things from the Later Jin, the Later Tang and even the Later Liang. Although redundant officials, redundant personnel, and redundant tasks have been improved, they are not complete. The officialdom atmosphere has indeed been reformed. However, there are still many old drawbacks. There are many complexities, contradictions and even errors in the entire country's management system, and there are many unclear aspects of authority. This is both the influence of the previous generation and the impact of Liu Chengyou's reforms.
Therefore, compared with the three generations, the politics and officialdom of the Han Dynasty are gradually improving and progressing, but there are still many areas for improvement. Overall, there are not many complex and chaotic areas.
During this period, Liu Chengyou had asked Xue Juzheng to gather people to systematically compile a "Han Hui Dian" by imitating the "Tang Liu Dian" and combining the political, official, and power systems of the three dynasties since the late Tang Dynasty with the current national canon system of the Han Dynasty. " came to be used as a guiding political code for governance.
Speaking of former prime minister Xue Juzheng, in the past few years since he resigned as the third minister, with the support of Liu Chengyou, he invested a lot of energy in compiling books and achieved several results. For example, he completed the "History of the Three Dynasties", re-edited "Records of Emperor Gaozu" and "Book of Tang", supervised the revision of "History of the Country", and recently, he is still writing a political strategy called "The Fifteenth Year of Qianyou".
Obviously, in the eyes of many people, once the sixteenth year of Qianyou enters, the Han court will enter a new situation and move towards a glorious era. And in fact, it is the same.
As for governing the people, in fact, we only need to adhere to one principle, that is, don’t mess around, especially those affairs and projects that consume huge amounts of people’s material resources. We should do less. We only need to provide the people of the world with a sufficiently stable and gentle living environment, plus enough time, natural recovery and development can be achieved quickly. In that way, society will progress and people will be rich.
As for Liu Chengyou himself, if he wants to imitate Zhenguan, he will still copy his homework. Of course, he will do so selectively, at least in line with the current development of the times and social demands.
However, in Liu Chengyou's mind, the most important thing for him to learn from Emperor Taizong was the use of people. The more I learned about it, the more it made sense. How could the emperor manage such a huge empire alone? It is also necessary to bring into play the wisdom and talents of bureaucrats and ministers, so that they can create great undertakings under their leadership.
In the past few years, Emperor Liu had consciously delegated power and lightened his burdens. This was partly because he was learning from history and following the example of his predecessors.
During the Zhenguan era, a large number of outstanding talents emerged, contributing to the glory of Zhenguan's rule. By his Qianyou era, how many people would stand out and become his good ministers?
Regarding this point, some people have already been trained in the emperor's heart, either in the central government or locally, but Liu Chengyou believes that there are more people who have not yet been discovered, and he is also looking forward to their emergence.
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The weather in Kaifeng has different perceptions in the eyes of different people. For example, Xu Xuan, the prime minister of the south of the Yangtze River, came here for the first time. The power of the north made him feel very heavy, and he even felt that it was destiny, and his husband would struggle again. .
At first, Xu Xuan came north on Li Yu's order. After crossing the river, he traveled lightly and chose to ride north. Fortunately, even though they were warring parties, as an envoy, no one was in trouble except for necessary insights along the way. Traveling at a speed of two hundred miles a day, they arrived in Tokyo in less than six days. For someone who was nearly fifty years old, it was For Seo Hyun, a scholar, this was a very arduous journey.
After arriving in Kaifeng, without taking any rest, he prayed to see the Emperor of Han. Liu Chengyou seemed to be very interested in Xu Xuan, a leader in the Jiangnan literary world, and chose to meet him. When he met the Han Emperor, Xu Xuan was neither humble nor arrogant, with a face full of righteousness. He detailed Jiangnan's respectful service to the imperial court over the years. Although he sincerely prayed for peace, he actually pointed at the Han's southern expedition, which was an unknown and unjust division. .....
When it comes to talking nonsense and citing scriptures, ten Liu Chengyous are no match for Xu Xuan. However, Emperor Liu represented power, and the words "unity is justice" left Xu Xuan speechless.
Regarding Xu Xuan's verbal offense to him, Liu Chengyou did not get angry, but showed his generosity and asked him to return to the hotel, and ordered people to serve him well and treat him courteously. However, Xu Xuan asked for a meeting several times, but was rejected.
"Winter has already entered!" It was cold in the courtyard. Looking at the apricot trees with sparse branches and leaves, Xu Xuan muttered to himself sadly, his mood as depressing as the environment: "I don't know how the war is progressing..."
Xu Xuan has a strong scholarly spirit. If it were normal, he might show his literary talent, but at this time, he really has no interest at all.
"Mr. Xu, congratulations. Your Majesty has agreed to summon you. Please be prepared to enter the palace to meet the Holy Spirit!" Under the guidance of his entourage, the Concierge Hall came in with a warm look on his rich face. Smile, cup your hands.
Hearing this, Xu Xuan was overjoyed at first, and then returned to seriousness. This was not something worthy of joy. Emperor Han was determined and single-minded, how could he give up just because of a few words from him.
Therefore, after entering the Chongzheng Hall and saluting, Xu Xuan looked extremely solemn when faced with Emperor Liu's questions. He cupped his hands and said, "I am here to bid farewell to His Majesty!"
Xu Xuan's seriousness, in Liu Chengyou's eyes, seemed like someone who had suffered a lot of wrongs, which was also quite interesting. Liu Chengyou smiled slightly and said: "Why? Is Tokyo not good enough, or is the court's reception not polite enough?"
After hearing the question, Xu Xuan said solemnly: "I have come under the orders of the Lord. Your Majesty has no intention of quitting the army, and I have no reason to stay for a long time. I would like to return to Jinling south and wait for the attack of the army with my Lord!" "
"Haha!" Liu Chengyou laughed again, his laughter was very soft, but his attitude was very strong. He waved his hand casually: "So much trouble? The cold weather makes it difficult to travel. Xu Gong doesn't need to go back to Jinling, otherwise, he will wait for Master Wang Breaking the city and being kidnapped together with Li Yu would be a waste of time and loss of face, so you should stay in Kaifeng and wait for Master Wang's triumphant return with me..."
