Among the soldiers and guards, the imperial driver advanced at a constant speed, and the distance to Luoyang City became closer and closer. The towering walls of Luoyang City came into view and became more and more clear.
Standing on the Luan Jia, Emperor Liu looked back for a while. His field of vision was limited and his eyesight was limited, but Emperor Liu could vaguely feel the noise of the long accompanying team behind him.
After pondering for a while, Emperor Liu summoned Yantuo and ordered: "Go and summon your uncle!"
Among Xi Xing's entourage, there was only one person who could be called uncle by Emperor Liu, Li Ye, who had recently been promoted to prime minister. Emperor Liu also sent him a very important errand. Together with Han Tong, he was responsible for the management arrangements for the officials and the large number of followers.
The westbound team was really too long, and after a long time, Li Ye just came on horseback, galloping with grace and agility. Although he was a scholar, Li Ye's riding skills were very good, and Uncle Li especially loved horses. When he was serving as the governor of Yuanzhou, he collected ten powerful and powerful horses that were hard to sell for a fortune. Later, he went back to the court to report on his work. Six of the best horses were presented to Emperor Liu.
After returning to the imperial court, some people who tried to please Li Ye often used good horses and precious saddles to explore the way. During the years when he was in charge of the Criminal Department, Li Guojiu cracked down on many corruption and illegal crimes. However, it is another question to say how honest he is.
Emperor Liu was actually aware of some of Li Ye's preferences and favors, but he never cared about them. It's not purely for personal reasons, but Li Guoshu still has a bottom line when doing things. What should be done and what should not be done are all weighed.
It has to be said that after more than ten years of local experience, Li Ye has made huge improvements in all aspects. This is also the most fundamental reason why Emperor Liu appointed him to important positions and powerful positions, and it is not simply because of the relationship with the Queen Mother.
In the six years since he entered Kaibao, as he became prime minister, it can be said that Li Ye has also reached the pinnacle of his career.
Among the original officials in the political affairs hall, Zhao Kuangyin and Li Chuyun were in charge of military affairs and had nothing to do with him. Wei Renpu's position was unshakable. Li Ye was powerless, but he could see clearly. Wang Pu and Dou Yi stayed in Tokyo, especially since Dou Yi, who had always been in conflict with him, was not here, so his voice in Xijing, Li Guojiu, was invisibly enhanced.
Therefore, among the officials in the imperial court, Li Ye was the most active in Xixing Luoyang. Moreover, at this time, Li Ye was in a period of great enthusiasm, and most of the imperial court had moved to Luoyang, which gave him a lot of room to display.
"What are your orders, Your Majesty?" Li Ye saluted and asked respectfully when he arrived at the imperial chariot's side.
In terms of age, Li Ye is actually not much older than Emperor Liu. He is less than one round older, so he can barely be regarded as "the same age". When Emperor Liu was almost "sent" to Yuanzhou, he was dissatisfied, but his respect for Emperor Liu was probably developed from that time on.
After returning to the court, the late Queen Mother Li also told him more, saying that he and Emperor Liu were not only uncles and nephews, but also emperors and ministers, and they should abide by the etiquette of human beings and ministers. As for Li Ye, how could he dare to offend the emperor even without the Queen Mother's instructions? Therefore, in front of outsiders, Uncle Li Guo might act domineering and arrogant, but in front of Emperor Liu, he had always been as obedient as a kitten.
Looking at his brother-in-law, Emperor Liu smiled slightly and signaled him to excuse himself. Then he got straight to the point and pointed directly to the rear and ordered: "Xi is lucky to Luoyang. There are too many followers. When I first arrived in Xijing, it was not easy to settle in. I was afraid of chaos. When I arrived in Luoyang, this My uncle should take more care of the up and down arrangements to avoid any mistakes!"
Yes, with Luoyang's current conditions, it is easy to accommodate a million people. However, 200,000 people have moved in at once, from officials to the army and the people. It is not an easy job to implement the resettlement steadily. Without a period of transition, I am afraid it will not be possible to truly settle down.
"Yes!" Hearing this, Li Ye didn't show any embarrassment on his face. Instead, he showed a bit of excitement and responded simply: "Your Majesty, don't worry. How dare I not do my best?"
After explaining Li Ye, Emperor Liu returned to Luanjia. At the same time, he ordered someone to call the Queen Dafu, and the couple rode in the same car. In the south of Luoyang City, a grand welcoming ceremony was ready. Under the leadership of Murong Yanchao, Luoyang officials and dignitaries came out, and more than 300,000 Xijing people were mobilized to welcome the emperor.
When Emperor Liu officially arrived, despite the vastness of Luoyang, he was shocked and trembled by the overwhelming shouts of long live.
Emperor Liu came to Luoyang more than once or twice, but this time alone made him the most happy. Over the years, Emperor Liu had experienced many grand scenes. However, when he felt the enthusiastic cheers given to him by the people of Luoyang, he could not help but feel a surge of emotion.
After Luan Jia entered Luoyang City, he stepped onto the extremely wide Tianjie. Facing the densely packed Luoyang people who lined the streets to welcome him, Emperor Liu and Empress Fu stood out from Luan Jia and waved to the people.
In this way, the sensation caused became even stronger. Emotions can be contagious. Emperor Liu has been in charge of the world for twenty years, and under the witness of billions of people, he has created today's peaceful world. This kind of prestige has reached its peak. , both as majestic as a mountain and as solid as a rock.
In these years, the imperial court's propaganda against Emperor Liu has not stopped, but it is not as deliberate as in the early days. However, some stories about Emperor Liu are also widely circulated among the people.
Along the way, Emperor Liu admired the newly renovated Luoyang City without being too surprised until he entered the palace city, immersed himself in the scene, and arrived at the Qianyuan Hall.
"Uncle Emperor, you are going to shock me!" Standing in front of the Qianyuan Palace, looking up at the towering and huge palace, Emperor Liu couldn't help but sigh.
"As long as your Majesty is satisfied!" Seeing Emperor Liu's reaction, Emperor Murong seemed very helpful and said with a smile.
Emperor Liu was really shocked. The Qianyuan Palace belonged to the palace complex. In the main hall, it towered into the clouds, like a heavenly palace. I had heard about the height of the palace, but when I saw it, I was still surprised and my heart was up and down.
The height of the palace platform alone reaches six feet, and the royal road leads directly to the palace gate. Pointing to those dense levels, Emperor Liu said: "If you have cultivated to such a high level and reached this level, those old ministers will probably complain about you!"
"Let's go into the palace and have a look!" He joked, and Emperor Liu took the lead. Naturally, only Emperor Liu could walk on the imperial steps in the middle, while the accompanying ministers, according to their rank, passed through the auxiliary roads on both sides in an orderly manner and decorated the sides and back.
The flow of people surged towards the stairs. As for the interior of the Qianyuan Hall, according to Emperor Liu's habits, he was not interested in luxury, but only in majesty. However, it could not only accommodate hundreds of officials, but it would probably not be a problem to hold a court meeting with thousands of people.
Because of this, these halls can only be used in a few cases...
As Emperor Liu sat on the dragon bed and accepted the worship of all ministers, this also meant that Emperor Liu's life in Luoyang had officially begun. The status of Xijing was once again de facto established.
