"Guan family, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!" After waking up from his nap, he took a moment and heard the report.
"Xuan!"
During this period, Liu Yang was basically in the political hall, handling various internal and external affairs with the prime ministers. Different from the past, the prince now could express his opinions on various practices and propose solutions.
Emperor Liu's purpose was also very clear. In addition to continuing to train his ability to think, judge, and handle affairs, it also allowed him to have a deeper understanding of the implementation and operation of the "Kaibao New Deal" and his general strategy for governing the country. In the early years of Kaibao, This is an extremely critical turning point for the empire. As a prince, you cannot be a bystander.
When Liu Yang walked in, Emperor Liu's face could no longer look sleepy. He stepped forward to salute and respectfully called out: "Dad!"
"Sit!" Liu Chengyou gestured after glancing at the prince.
The noble court dress and purple gold crown exude nobility and majesty. He may still be immature at the age of fifteen, but as a prince, he can already bear greater pressure and more responsibilities.
Seeing that he was restrained by the imperial robe and sweating profusely even though the room was cool, Liu Chengyou said: "It's hot, take off the imperial robe!"
"Come here, give the prince a bowl of herbal tea!"
Liu Yang thanked him and took off his court clothes. He immediately felt much more relaxed. After drinking the herbal tea, a relaxed smile appeared on his green and handsome face.
"In the past few months, there have been many events in the court. Now that I am no longer in the palace, has it been quieter in the court?"
Holding a teapot in one hand and a feather fan in the other, Liu Chengyou at this time was not like an emperor sitting on the throne, but more like a wealthy landlord in the countryside. However, Liu Yang did not dare to comment on his demeanor. His attention was entirely on Emperor Liu's As for the issue, from what he said, it seemed that he came to Qionglin Garden to hide and be quiet.
After thinking for a while, Liu Yang replied: "The day before yesterday, I received a report from Hezhong Prefecture that there was no harvest of summer seedlings and the number of hungry people increased."
"Is there a famine again?" Hearing this, Liu Chengyou straightened his upper body and said, "This is an important matter. How did you deal with it?"
"We ordered Hezhong Prefecture to open porridge sheds to help the hungry people. The warehouses in Hezhong were insufficient in grain storage, so they transferred grain from Shaanzhou and Jinzhou!" Liu Yang replied: "In addition, the imperial censor Zheng Qi was sent to represent the imperial court to go to Hezhong to appease the people. Solve the famine as soon as possible and restore law and order!"
"In addition, Duke Yu suggested exempting those who have no seedlings from the summer tax in all states this year!"
Compared with previous droughts and locust disasters, this year there was only a small famine in the river. The imperial court had already had a set of measures to deal with this, and Liu Yang was very familiar with it.
"But!" After hesitating for a moment, Liu Yang continued: "My uncle said that there is a famine in the river, and the local government is suspected of delaying and concealing the report, so they should send people to investigate!"
"What do you think?" Liu Chengyou became a little interested.
"I have checked and found that there have been too many disaster reports in the river in recent years, and the time of reporting this time does seem to be a little late. Therefore, I have no objection to sending someone to investigate!" Liu Yang said.
Emperor Liu's originally relaxed expression gradually became more serious. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Who is the current magistrate of Hezhong?"
Liu Yang responded: "This is An Shouzhen, the son of the late Crown Prince and Grand Master An Shenhui!"
An Shenhui is the elder brother of An Shenqi, King of Xiangyang. Although he has been dead for more than ten years, he is still a very important figure in the An family.
"Ha!" Liu Chengyou suddenly laughed and said calmly: "Back then, Li Shouzhen rebelled against the imperial court in Yinghezhong, and now An Shouzhen has come to serve as the imperial pastor and guard Hezhong. Is this fate?"
Emperor Liu's words were not good words. Of course Liu Yang heard it. He paid attention to the emperor's face and said: "The matter has not been investigated clearly, so we are not in a hurry to make a conclusion. Moreover, it has been less than two years since Prefect An took office, and Hezhong The disaster problem has been around for a long time..."
Nodding, Liu Chengyou waved his hand: "Then let's wait until the results come out!"
"yes!"
"How are the arrangements for the aftermath of Hexi's affairs going?" Liu Chengyou asked again.
"After discussion in the political hall, it was decided to reset counties and towns in the four prefectures of Guasha, Gansu. The Ministry of Civil Affairs urgently transferred a group of officials from Guanlong to take up their posts in order to restore order as soon as possible. The Privy Council has also made arrangements for the garrison. Arrangement. I am here to make arrangements for the military, political and pastoral guards of Hexi to request your order!" Liu Yang said.
"Who are you planning to arrange?" Liu Chengyou asked.
"Wu Tingzuo is still the chief envoy to Hexi; Lu Duoxun is the deputy envoy, responsible for the affairs of Gua and Shazhou; Yang Tingzhang is the commander of the Hexi capital, responsible for reorganizing the garrison, adjusting the defense, and clearing out the Uighurs and Rong who are rebellious. "Chen Wantong is the Dunhuang military envoy, guarding Guasha!" Liu Yang said.
"Wang Yansheng, where is Guo Jin?"
Mentioning this, Liu Yang said: "Everyone thinks that the second general caused a lot of killings in Gansu, and if he remains in office for another year, it will only continue to arouse the hatred of the local people, making it inconvenient for naturalization and disadvantageous treatment. Therefore, it is suggested that the second general be transferred Come back and make another appointment!"
"What do you think?" Liu Chengyou still stared at Liu Yang and asked him what he thought.
In this regard, Liu Yang pondered for a while and said with a slight hesitation: "Although it is a bit unfair to Wang and General Guo, for the sake of the overall situation of Hexi, we can only temporarily wrong them!"
"Let me ask you, after so many people have been killed, will those Uighurs and Gansu people forget their hatred and submit sincerely just because the imperial court transferred these two generals?" Liu Chengyou finally sat up from the recliner and asked Liu Yang.
"This..." Liu Yang hesitated, and finally shook his head: "I'm afraid not!"
"In this case, why not keep Wang Yansheng and Guo Jin in Hexi, rely on their fierce reputation and prestige to frighten the Uighurs and protect them for the imperial court?" Liu Chengyou said.
"However, because of the killing of prisoners, there was a lot of criticism between the DPRK and China..."
"There is no way to kill someone in a war!" Liu Chengyou interrupted Liu Yang and stared at him. Seeing a tangled look on Liu Yang's face, Liu Chengyou slowed down and said warmly: "I don't care about killing prisoners. I also don’t like that there are so many Uighur soldiers and young men, even if they are used to dig canals, mines, build bridges and pave roads, they can create a lot of value.
Killing them in vain will have no other benefit except arousing the hatred of the locals. However, we are far away in Tokyo. For the generals on the front line and the soldiers fighting, we should also consider their situation and be considerate of their emotions, no matter what the process is. , Recovering Hexi is a great achievement for the imperial court. The achievements of the soldiers who fought bloody battles without fear of life and death must not be easily erased!"
"Also, although the purpose of the imperial court's march westward is to regain its former homeland and the lands that originally belonged to China, for the Uighurs who have been nomadic and farming there for nearly a hundred years, we are invading and plundering their property. Invading their land, in this case, it is impossible to hope for a peaceful and bloodless recovery.
The killings in Rouge Mountain and Jiedan City will certainly arouse the anger and hatred of the Uighurs, but they will also make them fearful..."
After listening to Emperor Liu's words, Liu Yang pondered for a moment and asked: "How to resolve the hatred caused by killing?"
Liu Chengyou smiled faintly: "First, it depends on the court's governance methods and policies, and second, it takes time. Of course, the most important thing is that the Han Dynasty is strong enough, and the court's authority is enough to intimidate!"
After carefully understanding Liu Chengyou's views, Liu Yang's expression finally calmed down, and then he asked: "In that case, some time ago, the court was full of criticism, why didn't dad send an edict to stop it? If you can speak, the ministers and ministers will also come. I won’t make any big accusations about this!”
"First, indiscriminate killing is indeed not what we have always advocated. It is strictly prohibited in the military. Generals like Wang Yansheng and Guo Jin need to be alerted!" Liu Chengyou said calmly: "They are all tiger generals and brave generals, but They are often rebellious and act boldly. If they are not disciplined in time, they will inevitably cause big disasters!"
"I heard that the Marquis of Xiping was sent to the northwest as a general because he caused great trouble in Tokyo!" Liu Yang said.
"Yes!" Emperor Liu sighed: "In the Huainan battlefield, Wang Yansheng had an act of killing and surrendering. When he returned to Tokyo, he became domineering and reckless because of his struggle for merit..."
After saying that, he looked at Liu Yang and warned: "You have to remember that sometimes killing is indeed the simplest way to solve the problem, but it often causes endless disasters. You need to be careful in running an army, and you should think twice in running a country. OK."
"Yes!" Liu Yang responded respectfully.
In fact, these words of Emperor Liu are just words. The truth is that truth. Many people can understand the key. How to do it. Emperor Liu has convicted and sentenced people to death and killed people in these years. How did Emperor Liu ever think twice about it?
"After this incident, Wang Yansheng and Guo Jin inevitably had some emotions and felt aggrieved. How do you think they should be resolved?" Liu Chengyou asked.
After thinking about it, Liu Yang suggested: "The two generals have been guarding the border state all year round, weathering the wind and rain. They have worked hard and made great achievements. Why not take this opportunity and transfer back to Tokyo to serve in the Forbidden Army?"
"That's it!" Liu Chengyou said as if he would listen to your suggestion.