It took four days for Emperor Liu to receive the summoned Henan officials one by one. During the entire process, he was a listener, recorder, and observer.
Facts have proved that the exchange of memorials in the past was like being separated by mountains. Through direct communication with these local officials, Emperor Liu also had a clearer understanding of the governance status of prefectures and counties in Henan Province. Of course, this also required field inspections. combined.
But no matter what, Emperor Liu enjoyed this process very much. Emperor Liu was a very people-friendly and down-to-earth monarch, but he had constant contact with high-ranking officials and had a certain disconnect with the lower states and counties. This was unavoidable. Putting down your dignity, getting to know the place deeply, and listening to the voices of these officials would also be an improvement. A way for Emperor Liu to understand this country.
And for these officials who have grown up in the local area and have not heard Tianyin or seen Junyan for a long time, it is a rare opportunity. In front of the emperor, it may be once in a lifetime to speak freely, show off one's talents, and express one's policy principles and ideas.
Of course, opportunities are here, and only few can seize them. Some things just need to be imagined. If you want to win the emperor's favor, you also need the right time, the right location, and the right people. And Emperor Liu has been in power for so many years. What kind of talented and wise men have he not seen? What kind of country governance? Qi Zhi never thought that it would be so easy to please him.
However, among the approximately two hundred officials, there were still a few who made Emperor Liu look at him with special eyes. These people did not have very quick minds or amazing talents, but they had a relatively deep understanding of the emperor's political thoughts and Kaibao's political strategy.
Through investigation, it was found that these people, unlike most officials, would more or less add some of their own ideas while administering policies. They just strictly implemented the imperial court's ideas and policies.
This suited Emperor Liu very well. Over the years, Liu Chengyou rarely let others teach him how to govern the country and control the people. What he needed was a group of people who could completely obey his will and govern in the direction he pointed out. People who do things.
Just as no official was dealt with during the entire process, Emperor Liu also did not directly promote those he liked, but only asked people to record them, and this record will become a major boost to their future career advancement.
After meeting with the officials from Henan, Emperor Liu held an imperial banquet in his honor to entertain everyone. After some encouragement, he allowed him to return to his post. The intention is that the chief officials of various states, prefectures and counties are not willing to be absent from office for a long time.
Emperor Liu did not stay in Licheng for too long. On April 10, the imperial driver set off and headed east. The chief envoy Li Hongwei accompanied him and patrolled Ziqing and Denglai all the way to the bay.
Emperor Liu had already seen the majesty and vastness of the Han Dynasty. This time he was not going to listen to or watch the sea, but to review the navy of the East China Sea.
The Han Dynasty's navy on the coast was originally based in Mizhou, but after Pingnan, the main force moved to Laizhou. The obvious target was Liaodong across the sea.
By the fifth year of Kaibao, the navy of the Han Dynasty had also become a system. Although it was still a stepmother compared to the army, with the care of Emperor Liu, the development was still considerable.
The inland water navy is basically deployed in the Jianghuai area, while the outer water navy, which uses sea-going ships as its main warships, is divided into two parts. Most of them are in Laizhou, controlling and patrolling the northern seas, with 20,000 troops. The rest were deployed in Fujian, led by the naval general Zhang Yanqing. They are now following Liu Guangyi to attack Liuqiu across the sea. Perhaps when Emperor Liu patrols the Yangtze River south, good news will come.
Laizhou Bay is probably the most prosperous seaport in the northern part of the Han Dynasty. The connection with Liaodong, Korea and even Japan basically passes through this place.
When Emperor Liu inspected the seaport, he discovered that without realizing it, Laizhou was also a place where foreign ethnic groups gathered, including Hu merchants of various ethnic groups, political figures who had taken refuge, and a large number of ordinary people who came to the sea to make a living.
Unconsciously, the attraction of the Han Dynasty to the people of all ethnic groups in Northeast Asia has reached ten levels. After seeing it with my own eyes, I realized that the most direct reason for Denglai's population surge in recent years is that there are a large number of naturalized people here.
Emperor Liu drove around the city, cleaning the streets, and all the barbarians were excluded. However, when the imperial driver passed by, all the people bowed to the ground, kowtowed, and kept chanting, as if they were prostrate in submission. The most devout believers worship the gods.
Hu's voice spread all over Denglai. This scene also caused some controversy among the accompanying ministers. Some people believed that this was the prestige spread all over the world and a manifestation of the good governance of the Han Dynasty. Some people still hold on to the idea that those who are not of my race must have different minds, and feel that they should be wary of these barbarians and control and suppress them.
This discussion even reached Emperor Liu's side. As for Emperor Liu's attitude, it was also very clear: those who could be educated would accept the barbarians, and those who did not accept the king's transformation would be denounced.
Regarding the Hu-Han issue, Emperor Liu also saw it clearly. As long as he was strong, the barbarians would naturally surrender, but if the country was weak, it would not only be the Hu people who would cause chaos.
However, on the surface, he showed an openness to all rivers and inclusive of all things, but in private, Emperor Liu's instructions to the Denglai government were to strengthen the control of the Hu people, and to improve the standards for issuance of household registration... ..
At the same time, let the people of Wudesi raise their arrows against the Denglaihu people to a higher level. In Emperor Liu's view, among these barbarians, spies from other countries, especially spies from the Liao Kingdom, were absolutely indispensable.
In Laizhou, Emperor Liu stayed for five full days. In addition to reviewing the navy, he also met with local sages. By the way, please also invite the nobles of Ding'an who settled here.
The imperial court did not treat these Ding'an survivors too differently and made proper arrangements for them. Of course, the large amount of property brought by these people also played a certain role in promoting the development of Denglai.
In addition, I learned from the conversation that these people have been assimilated to a great extent. Even after only a few years, they have completely given up their desire to return to the country. They have begun to enjoy the comfortable life in the Han Dynasty, actively naturalized, and every family has changed their Chinese surname. Chinese name.
In fact, Ding'an Kingdom cannot be regarded as a country at all, but an alliance composed of Bohai survivors. Therefore, it can be expected that this group of Bohai survivors will be completely digested by the Han sooner or later.
After inspecting Laizhou, the imperial driver turned south and inspected Mizhou and Yizhou. He consciously speeded up, but due to geographical restrictions, he was unable to go faster.
Unable to bear it any longer, he changed his route westward to Yanzhou and made a trip to Mount Tai. It was not for the purpose of enshrining Zen, but only for a sacrificial ceremony. Emperor Liu's intention was very obvious. It was to prepare for his return in the future. At the same time, it had to be said that Mount Tai was really not high. Emperor Liu had no experience of climbing Mount Tai and minimizing the world.
Afterwards, he went south to Xuzhou, passed through Suzhou and entered Huaihe. By the time Emperor Liu arrived in Chuzhou and joined the waterway camp led by Shi Shouxin, it was already May.
This time on the tour, I walked very slowly. Probably half of the purpose was to relax. As for Huaidong, Emperor Liu also visited his old place again. Going south along the canal, what he saw was naturally a prosperous scene.
I paused from time to time, and recalled that fifteen years ago, the Iron Horse Jin Ge personally conquered Huainan, and scolded Fang Qiu, even though his main footprints were in Huaixi.
After stopping and walking, it was already late May when the imperial driver arrived in Yangzhou. Yangzhou was the southernmost point he had traveled to in the past. This time, Emperor Liu could finally march southward with great fanfare, cross the natural chasm, and actually set foot on the land of Jiangnan.
