The autumn of the seventh year of Qianyou is still at its end. Under the bleak autumn wind inside and outside Tokyo, it is difficult to hide the prosperity of the city. It took two years to complete the renovation and reconstruction of the new city inside and outside Kaifeng, and it has a completely new look inside and outside. Seventy thousand civilians were recruited successively, and the national treasury Allocate and raise money and food from the public, amounting to millions.
The newly built Kaifeng City, with a population of 700,000, basically broke the boundaries of the original city and district. It not only provided convenience for scholars and people, but also injected a boost to the continued prosperity of Tokyo's business.
Of course, what remains unchanged is the inner imperial city. Under Liu Chengyou's will, it has not been expanded or rebuilt. Due to the war against Shu and the flooding of the Yellow River, it is incompatible with the new inner and outer cities of Kaifeng.
Of course, what spread to the people was the emperor's good reputation, which was praised by the people. Of course, this was not Liu Chengyou's deliberate show. The ministries and offices that maintained the operation of the government were all in the imperial city. There were conquests outside and floods inside. Under such circumstances, in order to ensure the stable operation of the military and government, it is natural that no major construction work will be carried out on the imperial city. You must know that according to the design blueprint, the Kaifeng Imperial City will not be simply renovated.
In the Chongzheng Hall, a new and clear map of the layout of Kaifeng hangs on the side. The map carefully outlines and marks the streets, mansions, shops, temples, government offices, barracks, warehouses of Kaifeng City...
"Uncle Emperor, in the past two years, you have worked hard and worked hard to build such a majestic and magnificent capital for me and the Han Dynasty. Thank you for your hard work!" Liu Chengyou raised his finger and said to Murong Yanchao, who was standing respectfully behind him.
"It is an honor for Your Majesty to serve as a minister with great work!" Murong Yanchao said with a grin, showing his white teeth: "Now, the only thing left is the imperial city!"
"I still say what I said, the matter in the imperial city is not urgent!" Liu Chengyou waved and said.
Murong Yanchao did not insist on the request anymore, but took out a stack of books and memorials, presented them to Liu Chengyou with both hands, and said with a somewhat solemn expression: "This is a detailed account of the money and food spent before and after this incident. The recruitment of civilians' registers involves corruption and personal gain." Officials, please have your Majesty take a look."
"Uncle Huang is becoming more and more meticulous in his work!" Liu Chengyou glanced at it and commented lightly.
Let Zhang Dejun take it, Liu Chengyou flipped through it, pulled out the list of officials involved in corruption, and browsed briefly for a while. There were not many officials involved, but the records involved were very detailed, and the first name, Just think about it often.
"If the water is clear, there will be no fish!" After closing the list, Liu Chengyou sighed quietly, looked at Murong Yanchao, and asked: "Uncle, I heard that you have dealt with many people before and after this, why do you keep banning them? "
"After all, money and silk touch people's hearts!" Murong Yanchao spread his hands and said, "There are always people who are lucky enough to have a little power and use public affairs for personal gain, so it is difficult to ban it."
"This Changsi, after deducting his donation, he still made a profit! I have seen his greed and stinginess, and warned him, but he still doesn't repent! What can I do to such a person?" Liu Chengyou's With emotion in his tone, he asked Murong Yanchao: "How does the emperor think I should deal with him?"
After hearing the question, Murong Yanchao thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, Changsi's greedy and stingy nature is known to all the officials in the Hedong Yuan Dynasty. It is almost natural. For such people, even if they are dealt with according to the law, it will be difficult to make them painful. I opened my heart and felt repentant. I often thought that the accumulation of corruption was nothing more than relying on power. I thought that it would be better to deprive him of his official position, make him return to his hometown to support himself, and then confiscate all the income he had collected from his previous posts and confiscate the national treasury. In this way, years of accumulation has become a Empty, let him reflect in his later years in the countryside and taste the pain..."
After Murong Yanchao said his suggestion, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but glance at him, with amusement in his eyes: "The emperor's words are somewhat affectionate!"
Murong Yanchao chuckled.
After thinking about it, Liu Chengyou sighed and said: For Chang Si, let's do this. The founding ministers gradually withered away, and there are not many left now. I have heard of Chang Si's corruption for a long time, but because of my confusion, It is also my fault that I still hold him in an important position, give him power, and condone his lawlessness, so I am not doing anything wrong for myself. Furthermore, Chang Si's advanced age is one day too long, one day less, so let him Go back to your hometown and recuperate!"
"Your Majesty is kind!" Murong Yanchao immediately complimented.
Just as he finished speaking, he heard Liu Chengyou say in an indifferent tone: "As for the remaining people, since the emperor's uncle has investigated clearly and the evidence of the crime is conclusive, he will hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment and handle it strictly for me. There must be no wrongdoing." vertical!"
Facts have proved that Liu Chengyou is not that tolerant.
The corner of his mouth twitched, and Murong Yanchao asked again: "Nowadays, due to the reconstruction, the scholars and people who moved outside the city have gradually moved back to the city, and each has a new house to compensate for their losses. However, there are two temporary resettlement places outside the city. Point, after two years, it has become a cluster. The Kaifeng government intends to build a new town. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Yes! Very good!" Liu Chengyou's reaction was in three words.
Looking back, Liu Chengyou looked at Murong Yanchao with an emotional expression: "Uncle, I see that you have lost a lot of weight! These two years have indeed not been easy. With your achievements in building the city, I want to cooperate with you." The emperor's uncle rewarded him by making him a king!"
As soon as Liu Chengyou finished speaking, a surprised smile broke out on Murong Yanchao's rough and dark old face, and he said with earnestness and pretentiousness: "How dare you ask for a royal title with just the hard work of building a city?"
Paying attention to his expression, Liu Chengyou smiled softly: "My uncle is Huang Kao's younger brother, and now he is the elder of the clan. Being crowned king also shows the majesty of my royal family!"
After pondering for a while, Liu Chengyou said: "Later, I will issue an edict to confer a title, make the county king, and name it Changli!"
"I thank you, Your Majesty!" After hearing this, Murong Yanchao simply bowed down and became a little excited, with tears in his eyes.
Although Liu Chengyou has always been calling him an imperial uncle, no matter what, his surname is Murong. Outside the government and the public, it is inevitable that there will be some distasteful remarks. Now, Liu Chengyou has given Murong Yanchao the title of king. As far as he is concerned, But it is a deeper level of recognition.
"In the past two years, the emperor's uncle has devoted himself to city construction affairs, and it is inevitable that he has been a little slack on the official affairs of Kaifeng Mansion, which is understandable to me." After the reward was over, Liu Chengyou turned around and said: "But after all, Kaifeng Mansion is the capital of the Han Dynasty. , the capital of the world, and the counties under its jurisdiction, manage hundreds of thousands of people and civilians, and cannot be neglected. In this way, after being crowned king, the emperor's uncle can rest in the mansion for a period of time to relieve physical and mental fatigue. As for Kaifeng Mansion, I will send another officer Officials will follow!"
Hearing what Liu Chengyou said, the joy on Murong Yanchao's face gradually solidified, but seeing the gentle and humble smile on the emperor's nephew's face, he felt very complicated.
"Thank you so much for your majesty's care and consideration! In the past two years, I have felt that I am quite incompetent in my position in Kaifeng Mansion. I fully agree with your majesty's consideration!" Taking a deep breath, Murong Yanchao bowed to Liu Chengyou and said, "But , I have a request, and I hope your Majesty will grant it!"
"Say!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand.
Murong Yanchao said: "In Kaifeng New City, almost every street, every section of parapet, and every city gate has my hard work. However, due to national conditions, Your Majesty has stopped the expansion of the imperial city. I feel sorry for it. I only wish. When Your Majesty restarts the project, he will still supervise it with his ministers. He will definitely live up to his mission and it will be regarded as fulfilling his wishes!"
"I agree!" After hearing what he said, Liu Chengyou waved his sleeves generously.
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"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Murong Yanchao resigned, Liu Chengyou turned around and picked up a secret memorandum from the Wude Secretary from the imperial case. What was written above was the money that Murong Yanchao took the opportunity to earn during the construction of the city. It was equivalent to about five copper coins. Wan Min, the amount of money was not small, but it was not shocking either. At least compared to Emperor Murong's previous style, he was restrained.
In this world, there is no cat that doesn't steal fish. In the early days, Emperor Murong was naturally conscientious and self-denial, but in the later stages, he couldn't hold it back and took the opportunity to make some profits. However, Liu Chengyou didn't care about this either. The expression was harsh. His uncle was much smarter than that old man Chang Si. He did not do stupid things like direct corruption. More importantly, he did a good job in the construction of Kaifeng City and was worthy of tolerance.