Hundreds of officials, large and small, and garrisoned soldiers and horses, as well as thousands of people, were waiting outside the city. After all, it was the terminal station of the emperor's western tour, so a decent reception ceremony was necessary.
In the welcoming team, the people were numb, the army was indifferent, and the officials were hesitant, but there was not much joy. Liu Chengyou had been demoted and killed along the way, and his reputation had spread.
The leader was Li Congmin, Duke of Ju, who was left behind. He stood at the front, looking eastward. At the end of his line of sight, he could vaguely see the rows of dragon flags and flags. Li Congmin was about to enter the age of knowing his destiny, but he looked unusually old. , looks far beyond his age.
His expression was very serious. After all, he had a special status. He was a member of the former imperial clan. When he was appointed by Liu Zhiyuan to stay in Xijing, it was just a move to appease people. Now that the new emperor has changed, it is unknown what attitude he will have towards him.
Moreover, it was during this time that he offended Prime Minister Su Fengji. But this time, the emperor was on a tour to the west, and Su Fengji was ordered to accompany him, so he could not help but worry about his retaliation. The emperor had already dealt with so many officials during this trip, and Li Congmin did not think that Keep your butt clean.
"This is Luoyang?" Liu Chengyou's tone was filled with surprise when the imperial driver slowly turned to the south gate of Luoyang and looked at the city of Luoyang.
In order to miss the old minister, Feng Dao was called to chat with Liu Chengyou on the imperial chariot. At this time, they looked at Luoyang City together, and also had some deep emotions: "Exactly. I haven't been to Xijing for many years, and the old minister feels strange."
Liu Chengyou's emotion was not that he was surprised by the majesty of the city, but that the city seemed too old and decayed. The city was naturally a majestic city. After all, the thousand-year-old ancient capital had profound heritage and the vastness of the city walls was unmatched by even Kaifeng, Tokyo. However, , does not have the "animity" of Tokyo.
"My lord, Li Congmin, who is staying in Xijing, leads all the yamen in Xijing, generals, distinguished ministers, and people to welcome the emperor!" When the emperor approached, the civil and military forces in Luoyang, led by Li Congmin, all came to greet him.
Liu Chengyou got out of the car, stood on the shaft, and looked around condescendingly. His first impression of the officials in Xijing was: Why are there so many officials!
There are too many people, and Liu Chengyou is sure that most of them are empty-handed. After this tired dynasty, I don't know how many old ministers of lords have been produced, but now they are all taken over by the Han Dynasty. After all, they have to win people's hearts, just like retaining a large number of later Jin officials in Tokyo. A truth.
I glanced at the officials who were bowing their heads, and then looked at the people "swarming" around them. I saw that there was no scene of people eager to pay homage to you. The atmosphere seemed very solemn, a bit depressing in its seriousness.
Liu Chengyou didn't say much, he just ordered people to pass on the edict, asking the officials and people in Tokyo to exempt themselves from the courtesy, and issued an edict to the people.
"I have repeatedly issued orders that no greetings are required and that disturbance to the people is strictly prohibited. This Luojing official is still making such a big fuss. Is he trying to do something, invite favors and flattery?" Liu Chengyou said calmly when entering the city.
Feng Dao was sitting next to him with his butt stretched out, and his face twitched when he heard this. He felt that Liu Chengyou's treatment was a bit too strict. If he really didn't want to disturb the people, he, the emperor, should not go out on patrols and just stay in the palace and rule. , will definitely not disturb the public.
Of course, this is just the inner slander of the old fox. He will not say it at all, and will not even express it in his expression. After thinking about it, he softly comforted: "Luoyang is also the capital of the country. Now that His Majesty has arrived, the ministers and people are happy to welcome him." , I am looking forward to the sweet rain, I think it comes from the bottom of my heart..."
Liu Chengyou didn't take Feng Dao's words seriously, but he didn't say anything more. Logically speaking, Luoyang civil and military officials should please Liu Chengyou with their respectful greetings. However, it violated Liu Chengyou's previous order. Liu Chengyou felt a little complicated. Of course, he also knows that he should not appear too harsh...
Tianjie, which runs through the north and south of Luoyang, is still as wide as ever, but it seems a lot messier. When you experience Luojing yourself, you can find that there are too many signs of disrepair both inside and outside the city.
Entering Ziwei Palace, the Royal Palace, and accepting the congratulations from Luoyang civil and military officials. This is the first time that Luoyang civil and military officials have met the emperor Liu Chengyou, and it is also the first time that Liu Chengyou has met them. Here, it is almost a small court, even if Liu Chengyou There seems to be no problem in governing the world in Luoyang, and all civil and military officials will come as soon as they are called...
According to the speech prepared in advance, Liu Chengyou spoke without much emotion. He roughly explained the purpose of the western tour to calm the people, persuade farmers, and inspect the government. He also briefly explained the "rectification actions" along the way, and then said: He said some words of comfort, but it is unknown how much comfort they had.
The Luoyang Palace was in ruins, and the Xijing government had no spare time to repair it. There was not much jade and valuables left in the palace. It is said that it was looted by the Khitans during the previous visit to the Beidi Mausoleum. However, Liu Chengyou did not pay attention to these things and could live there. Just fine.
The first thing Liu Chengyou did after settling down was to summon Li Shaoyou and listen to his report. Before coming to the west, Liu Chengyou sent him, the military envoy, to personally lead the team and go to Xijing to secretly investigate the situation.
The situation reported by Li Shaoyou made Liu Chengyou extremely angry.
The situation in Luoyang can actually be summed up in one word: completely divided.
Whether they are the new rich of the current dynasty, old ministers of the previous dynasty, or officials from other towns, they all basically have properties in Luoyang.
Take Su Fengji as an example. After entering the Central Plains, he sent a group of servants to occupy land and occupy houses in Luoyang. In the past year, there were five Su residences in Luoyang City, and there were manors around Luoyang. More than ten places, each controlling more than fifty hectares of land belonging to Su Fengji...
This is just Su Fengji's family. The courtiers in Tokyo have learned from it to some extent. Even Yang Bin, who has always been known for his integrity, has two mansions in Luoyang City, and he also has a share of the land around Luoyang. It is said that he , was sent by Yang Bin's sons to place it.
There are as many officials in Tokyo as there are in Luoyang. The city of Kaifeng is at the foot of the emperor, so not many people dare to act recklessly, but it is different here in Luoyang.
Based on various sources, a rough estimate is that about 80% of the land around Luoyang is occupied by officials of all sizes. As for the farmland that Li Congmin developed in Xijing, it is only a very small area.
This has led to a problem, that is, the problem of hidden households. Just having land is not enough. They have to find someone to farm it. Therefore, a large number of ownerless farmers have become their tenant farmers, and they are likely to be "volunteered" "of.
After all, the policy of the imperial court is that as long as you register the land, you can get your own land. However, the policy also needs to be implemented, and the people who implement it are basically the bureaucratic class who occupy the land.
It seems to be a vicious cycle.
The refugees in various places should have been the yeoman farmers who were ordered by the imperial court to allocate land and pay taxes and grain for the imperial court! In the feudal era, the yeoman farmers were the main source of the imperial government's finances and taxes.
In this era, the population was sparse, the land was sparsely populated, and there were basically no major conflicts on the land. However, such abnormal mergers in Luoyang made Liu Chengyou extremely frightened. He seemed to see that the rich had great hope. fields, the scene of a poor man without a land of excellence.
Of course, this is not the case all over the country. Luoyang has its own particularities. However, if such a situation is not suppressed, once it spreads, the country will inevitably be unstable. Think further, as long as peace is restored in the world and the population enters In the explosive growth stage, within a few decades, it is estimated that the entire country will quickly fall into the vicious circle of land conflicts again.