Because in addition to these children and grandchildren in the house, Liu Chan also has the eldest son of the emperor Liu Tan, the third son of the emperor Liu Yan, and the fourth son of the emperor Liu Rui. The three of them are no longer in the Han Dynasty and serve as kings of the Qin Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty respectively.
In fact, after the Roman war ended, Liu Chan already knew that the third son of the Ming Dynasty King Liu Yan had one son and three daughters. The eldest son Liu Song was four years old, the eldest daughter Liu Yao was five years old, the second daughter Liu Lan was four years old, and the three The daughter Liu Yun is also four years old this year. Liu Yan has a queen and four princesses in total, all of whom are Persians.
Then there is Liu Rui, the fourth son of the emperor. The Tang Dynasty has been relatively stable in recent years. Liu Rui has adopted a queen and eight princesses, so he has the most children.
Liu Rui has two sons and four daughters. The eldest son Liu Meng is five years old this year. The second son Liu Yi is four years old. The eldest daughter Liu Juan is five years old. The second daughter Liu Qin is four years old. The third daughter Liu Zhen is three years old. The fourth daughter is Liu Rui. Liu Zhu is three years old this year.
If all these children were in Chang'an now, Liu Chan suddenly felt that this big family would really be prosperous.
Just——
While he was happy, Liu Chan was also a little sad.
Among these children and grandchildren, such as Liu Huan, the fifth son of the emperor, and Liu Le, the sixth daughter of the emperor, he felt a little indebted because when they were born, the Han Dynasty was busy with the war to destroy Wu and conquer Wei, so to this day, Liu Chan has not given them a title. Gift.
As for these royal grandchildren, he felt even more indebted to them.
Because except for the emperor's eldest grandson Liu Yi, who was still in Chang'an when he was born, he had met this little guy and other grandchildren. Today he also met them for the first time.
As for Liu Rui's six children, he has never met them until now.
Alas——
Maybe this is the emperor.
"Everyone is exempt from the gift!" Liu Chan raised his hand slightly, finally looked at the seven-year-old Liu Yi, waved, and said with a smile: "Yier stays, you all go down to rest, I will talk to Yi'er for a while ."
"No!"
The princes, princesses, and grandsons bowed respectfully, and then slowly stepped back. Many of them saw Liu Chan for the first time.
After everyone left, Liu Chan took Liu Yi's hand and said with a smile: "Yier, have you missed your imperial grandfather in these years?"
"Yes!" Liu Yi nodded obediently and said, "Yi'er misses his grandfather all the time and looks forward to his early triumphant return."
"Hahaha!" Liu Chan burst out laughing after hearing this.
Zhang Yang, who was on the side, also said with a smile: "Our Yi'er has grown up and has learned to say words to make the emperor's grandfather happy."
"The Imperial Grandmother!" Liu Yi waved his hand and said, "What Yi'er said is true. My father and mother often told Yi'er about the Imperial Grandfather, but..." As he said this, he seemed a little regretful. He looked like this and said: "It's just that when the emperor's grandfather went on the Western Expedition, Yi'er was just born, so he couldn't listen to the emperor's grandfather's teachings in person."
"Oh!" Liu Chan became interested when he heard this and asked, "What does Yi'er want to hear from the emperor's grandfather?"
"Hmm -" Liu Yi didn't seem to expect that the emperor's grandfather would suddenly ask this. After thinking about it for a while, he said with a smile: "Whatever the emperor's grandfather says is fine, Yi'er is willing to listen to it."
"Good boy!" Liu Chan was very satisfied, then he pulled Liu Yi down to sit next to him, and then said with a smile: "Then, how about the imperial grandfather taking the Yi'er exam?"
"Okay!" Liu Yi replied.
"What should be the foundation of a king?" Liu Chan asked.
However, as soon as he asked the question, he seemed to feel that he had gone too far. After all, Liu Yi was only seven years old now. At this time, he asked him about the way of a king, so the question was a bit complicated.
But——
No way, he's used to it.
Over the years, whenever he sat down with several princes to chat, this was the question he asked the most. That was because from the very beginning, he hoped that his sons would all become wise kings.
However, when Liu Yi heard this, he smiled and said: "Back to the emperor's grandfather, my father taught Yi'er that a king should put the people first. My father said that it was because he put the people first that he founded
I am a great man and have a prosperous foundation."
I thought it would be difficult for my grandson, but I didn't expect that Liu Yi not only answered the question, but also praised his imperial grandfather very well.
Surrounded by children and grandchildren, this is the happiest day for a person in his old age.
Liu Chan talked a lot with Liu Yi, and through the conversation with his grandson, Liu Chan became more assured about the future of the Han Dynasty.
There is a successor.
...
After returning to Chang'an, Liu Chan rested for three days before appearing in the front hall again to hold his first court meeting after returning eastward.
This kind of court meeting has been held many times before.
Almost every expedition or patrol will be held.
The normal five-day court meeting does not last too long. Unless there is a big event, such as preparations for the use of foreign troops, or the enemy's invasion, otherwise each court meeting will basically end within two hours.<
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Today is different. It has lasted for more than two hours since Chen hour, but there is no intention to break up.
In the first two hours, the ministers of various ministries and the main officials of the court reported to the emperor the current affairs of the Han Dynasty, such as the Han's governance of Wei and Wu after the unification of the Three Kingdoms.
After seven years of hard work, the land of the Central Plains has regained its vitality. After decades of war, the people can finally return to the days of peace.
In order to appease the people of Wei and Wu, the imperial court exempted the people of Wei and Wu from paying taxes for two years, and then encouraged the people to devote themselves to production.
The people of only Wei and Wu who benefited from the annexation of Yongliang and the four prefectures may feel that it is very unfair, because they are all Han people. Why can the people of Wei and Wu be exempted from taxation while benefiting from the merging of Yongliang and the four prefectures?
States, but need to pay in full.
The Han Dynasty advocated fairness and justice in order to avoid unbalanced policies and cause resentment among the people.
After the end of the reduction and exemption policy in Wei and Wu, the people of Yiyong, Liang, and four states were exempted from taxes for two years. There were no exemptions before. That was because for a dynasty as big as the Han Dynasty, if the whole world was exempted from exemptions at the same time, no matter how rich the court was, it would
Being hollowed out.
By staggering the reductions and exemptions, the court would have room to maneuver.
In addition to the tax burden, Prince Liu Chen attached great importance to education. After the unification of the Three Kingdoms and during Liu Chan's Western Expedition, he even added more than 5,000 government-run academies across the country, so that people across the country could enter academies to study.
Cultivate more useful people for the court.
However, Liu Chen also made some reforms in the academy. In addition to common subjects such as poetry, books and history, he also opened subjects such as papermaking, sugar making, brewing, smelting, etc.
This is a historical precedent. In the past, you had to find a master to learn skills. Now the Imperial Academy offers these subjects, and you only need to pay tuition to learn skills.
Moreover, in order to make the Han Dynasty more prosperous, Liu Chen also established hundreds of workshops of different types across the country.
With these workshops, students who have learned skills can directly work in the workshops and earn corresponding income.
This is truly an unprecedented initiative.
You must know that both the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties emphasized agriculture and suppressed business. In this era, the social status of business people was very low.
Even if you are rich, if you are a merchant, your status will be the lowest.
However, as the prince and the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, Liu Chen vigorously promoted commercial development and encouraged people to do business and seek wealth.
After five or six years of development, the current main source of wealth of the Han Dynasty is provided by various commercial industries.
Among them, salt production, sugar production, smelting, papermaking, textiles and other industries were all produced in workshops run by the imperial court and then put on the market uniformly. At the same time, the imperial court established a merchant department with one minister, three deputy ministers and a number of other officials.
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The main job of the Merchant Department is to control commerce across the country, such as the formulation and collection of commercial taxes, as well as trade transactions with surrounding countries.
Liu Chan listened to the various reports from the ministers. The more he listened, the more excited he became. At the same time, he also gave a thumbs up to Prince Liu Chen.
I am Chen'er.
Chen'er is like me.
After listening to these reports, two hours have passed.
After all, in the Central Plains, after several years of development, society has developed rapidly. Now there is money in the imperial treasury and food in the homes of the people.
This is very commendable for a country that has just experienced decades of melee. Prince Liu Chen’s talents exceeded Liu Chan’s expectations.
When he visited the West, the task he set for Liu Chen was to speed up the recovery of production in the Central Plains so that the people could have food to eat, clothing to wear, and housing to live in as soon as possible.
As long as he can complete these tasks, Liu Chan feels that the prince Liu Chen is very qualified. On the contrary, he must study hard. After all, he will become the ruler of this huge empire in the future.
But now——
Not only did he complete these tasks ahead of schedule, he also accelerated the development of the empire ahead of schedule. In this way, Liu Chan felt that after a hundred years, he could safely hand over the Han Dynasty to the hands of Prince Liu Chan.
After making these reports, Liu Chan estimated that this court meeting should be coming to an end. After sitting down for more than two hours, he still felt a little uncomfortable. It had been a long time since he had sat down for such a long time, or listened to the government affairs of the court for such a long time.<
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I'm tired——
However, just when Liu Chan thought that the court meeting would be over soon, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang slowly stepped out of the queue and bowed: "Your Majesty, I have a script to start this memorial!"
'Eh...' Liu Chan was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhuge Liang, and said in his heart: 'What else does Xiangfu have to say? Could it be...' Thinking of this, Liu Chan suddenly paused and said slowly: 'Xiangfu,
Please speak!"
"Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang said loudly: "From the beginning of the Han Dynasty to the second emperor Huan Ling, the world was in chaos until Your Majesty conquered Cao Wei. It took decades. In these decades, the world was in chaos and the people were in dire straits."
Huh——
When Liu Chan heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
When Zhuge Liang came out just now, he thought Zhuge Liang was going to ask him to resign again, because seven years ago, after the reunification of the Three Kingdoms, he had proposed to resign from office and return to his hometown.
When I heard him say this, I couldn't help but feel a lot more relaxed.
Because, if he really submitted his resignation, Liu Chan would have no reason to refuse.
Why?
Because Zhuge Liang is over eighty years old and has dedicated his life to the great man. It is time for him to take a good rest and enjoy family happiness.
"Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang continued: "The world has returned to peace only because of the benevolence of the late emperor and the wisdom of your majesty, which allowed the ruined Han Dynasty to continue."
Yo ho!
Liu Chan suddenly became excited.
This is the first time that the Prime Minister has praised me so solemnly. Although he doesn't like to flatter others, Liu Chan is very grateful for Zhuge Liang's praise.
Because Zhuge Liang generally doesn't praise others. As long as it is praised by him, it proves that it is indeed worthy of praise.
Liu Chan didn't speak and listened quietly. Zhuge Liang suddenly paid homage with a big salute. This shocked Liu Chan. He stood up quickly and said, "My dear father, just say what you want. No need to pay homage."
Zhuge Liang did not stop, he still bowed respectfully, and then said: "Today the world has been settled, all the barbarians have surrendered, the people are prosperous, the old ministers have requested the order, and respectfully invite your majesty to enshrine Mount Tai and carve stones to commemorate it."
Commemorate your merits and deeds and remember them for all eternity."
As soon as Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Liu Chan was stunned.
Fengchan Taishan?
These four words may seem short, but they carry great weight.
Because from the time Emperor Qin Shihuang unified China and established the first unified feudal dynasty, until Emperor Xuantong of the Qing Dynasty, a total of 422 emperors appeared in China.
However, among these 422 emperors, only six emperors held the Taishan ceremony.
They are:
Qin Shihuang——Ying Zheng
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty——Liu Che
Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty——Liu Xiu
Tang Gaozong——Li Zhi
Tang Xuanzong——Li Longji
Song Zhenzong——Zhao Heng
Conferring Zen status on Mount Tai is an extremely serious matter, not something that ordinary emperors dare to imitate easily.
Only a wise king who has contributed to the world or created a prosperous dynasty is qualified to do this.
For example, among the six emperors mentioned above, when the first five were in power, they were either Qin Shi Huang, who established the first feudal dynasty, or Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who created the prosperous age of the Han Dynasty and defeated the Xiongnu.
Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty.
As for Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, although they did not expand the territory, during their reign, the Tang Dynasty was also in a period of peace and prosperity.
Therefore, the above five emperors naturally have nothing to say when they hold the Taishan ceremony, because they have this qualification.
Just——
The last one, Zhao Heng, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, made the Zen of Mount Tai, which was originally an important activity for the Ming Dynasty to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, and turned it into a derogatory activity.
Why?
Because during the reign of Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng, the Song Dynasty was not in peace and prosperity, and Zhenzong chose to negotiate peace with the Liao Kingdom when he was still victorious.
If we just use the winner's money to reach a peace agreement with neighboring countries, it is not impossible.
However, the victorious Song Dynasty finally reached the Chanyuan Alliance, but it was at the expense of the Liao and Song Dynasties as brotherly countries. The Song Dynasty gave Liao a hundred thousand taels of annual coins and two hundred thousand pieces of silk every year.
The winning side has to pay tribute to the losing side. What kind of peace agreement is this?
But——
Zhao Heng, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, took this as a merit and held a ceremony to enshrine the Zen in Mount Tai.
It is also for this reason that after the Song Dynasty, no king held a Taishan ceremony, even if he was born lower than the Han emperor Liu Bang, but he established the powerful Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, and the self-proclaimed ten
Although he is an old man, Emperor Qianlong likes to graffiti everywhere, but they have never enshrined Mount Tai.
Because even an emperor like Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty could hold a Zen ceremony on Mount Tai. If future generations of emperors continued to hold a Zen ceremony on Mount Tai, wouldn't it mean that they would degrade themselves and associate with emperors like Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty?
Therefore, after the Song Dynasty, no emperor ever granted Zen to Mount Tai.
However, at this time, Zhuge Liang asked for the title of Mount Tai, and Liu Chan was suddenly stunned.
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This chapter has been completed!