"Going to the west? Why, it's not enough to criticize someone in the air, so you have to go to Anxi to criticize the war in person?" the old emperor sneered.
Seeing this, Liu Yang showed a little gloominess in his brows, took a deep breath, and said after a while: "Your Majesty, Song Zhu is going to drive to the west."
"Huh?" This really surprised the old emperor. He even turned to look at Liu Yang in surprise: "He's dead!"
Liu Yang reported: "Song Zhun died of illness at home last night. It is said that he became ill due to overwork and had been ill for a long time."
In this regard, the old emperor was silent. No matter what, a minister with the status of Luoyang Fuyin was not an ordinary bureaucrat and deserved more attention and attention from the emperor.
After thinking for a moment, the old emperor showed an expression of amusement on his face. He put his hand back under the quilt, just like withdrawing Zhang Wu's claws, and said with emotion: "It's a pity. Song Zhun is only in his early fifties, and he has the qualifications to be the top scholar."
, his elegant demeanor and his high school style are still fresh in people’s memories!”
Of course, this is just what the old emperor said, but the person is dead and there is nothing to care about. If he continues to be unforgiving, then he is too stingy as an emperor.
Similarly, if the prince's report had been more complete, Song Zhun might have had some results. For example, Song Zhun was still writing memorials until his death, and left an unfinished political treatise on his desk, with the last
The things written down at the moment of life naturally have a lot less scruples, and the words are more intense, the kind that can make the old emperor murderous.
After pondering for a while, the old emperor said to Liu Yang: "Speaking of which, how do you plan to respond to the Anxi incident? It's not like that, just delay it like this! Liu Min has already made the situation in Anxi extremely urgent, and there is no need to delay. Luoyang is going to court
Tang, how long do we need to discuss?"
"The ministers and ministers have different opinions and the debate is huge!" Liu Yang replied: "I sincerely ask your Majesty to issue an edict and decide the matter with one edict!"
The old emperor immediately reprimanded: "I have to decide everything, so what do you, the prince, do? With your prestige in the court, what else can't you decide? Last year, you could even foresee and plan for the floods in advance.
We have been so resolute and decisive in fighting floods and preparing for prevention, but you are telling me that we can’t conclude the small Anxi incident?”
The old emperor's words were somewhat insinuation. After hearing this, Liu Yang lowered his head for a moment, thought about it a little, and responded: "In my opinion, if the situation in Anxi is as it says, and if the military and political system in Anxi has to be changed, then we can adapt measures to local conditions.
It is also a good emergency strategy.
Although Song Zhun and other ministers were loyal and made suggestions for the country, they did not understand the actual situation in Anxi after all, and it was difficult to adopt the same policies for governing the country.
If we follow the script and implement the Han system in Anxi without any modifications, I am afraid it will be counterproductive.
It is not necessarily wrong to stick to the old ways, but if Anxi suffers from it and fails to live up to the achievements of Anxi's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians who fought hard for more than ten years, then they are the sinners of the history of the Han Dynasty."
Liu Yang said these words calmly, but what he was thinking in his heart was that the system has never changed. As early as Anton, there were many things that violated the laws of the central government. Here in Anxi, Liu Yang
Min's steps are just bigger.
The old emperor was not surprised that Liu Yang could say these words. What he was curious about was why he didn't take a stand before when he clearly had this opinion.
Examining Liu Yang, the old emperor asked in a mocking tone: "Aren't you afraid that the legal system will be destroyed? Aren't you afraid that if things go on like this, the country will be ruined?"
What the old emperor said was the core argument held by Song Zhun and other officials. Liu Yang felt a hint of ridicule, but his face remained calm and showed no signs of abnormality. He pondered for a moment and said: "Since ancient times, when small countries can disrupt big countries, there is a problem.
In the big countries themselves, not in the small states.”
The old emperor seemed quite satisfied with this answer. He changed his position to lie on his side and said quietly: "Such knowledge is worthy of your years of administration!"
With the words of the old emperor falling, it means that the disputes in the past half year are about to come to an end. The Luoyang court will no longer hinder the restructuring of Anxi. It also means that the court will further relax the military administration of Anxi. In the future, Anxi
The king of Wei has the final say on the matter. It is not far from the Anxi feudal state.
After discussing the matters involving the two princes, Liu Yang continued his report and said: "Sanyang came to report that Brother Yelvxiu of Khitan Yuyue died of illness. It is said that it was because he was a stray arrow in the war against the Naiman tribe last year.
The wound was not healed, and this spring the wound burst and he died."
"Khitan!" After hearing this news, the old emperor was obviously stunned for a moment, and his eyes were in a trance: "It's been a long time since I heard any news about the Khitan! Brother Yelvxiu, that is the most capable commander of the Mobei Khitan, right?
In the past twenty years, the Khitan has been able to survive in Mobei. This man has made great contributions! Once he dies, who can the Khitan rely on?"
The world line has changed, and only the Khitans living in Mobei are left. The situation is naturally very different from history. The number of talents is no longer as abundant as it was in history. As the veterans left by Yelv Xian are getting old or dead,
Or escape, and after the liquidation of Han officials that year, now the Khitan King Yelu Longxu's men can rely on only three or two big cats and two small cats.
Due to his achievements over the past twenty years, Brother Yelvxiu is a banner-like figure in the Mobei Khitan and has huge influence. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the Optimus Prime Stone. His death was like a bolt from the blue to the Khitan, and the loss was almost
It's irreversible.
Hearing the old emperor's emotion, Liu Yang responded: "There are two people who will succeed Brother Yelvxiu, Yelu Yuanning and Xiao Taolin. They are in charge of military affairs."
"Xiao Talin!" He had no impression of the old Emperor Yelu Yuanning, but Xiao Talin caught his attention. He looked at Liu Yang and said playfully: "This seems to be Xiao Siwen's nephew!"
At this moment, it was somewhat difficult to understand the old emperor's mentality, but Liu Yang remained calm and nodded calmly and naturally: "Exactly! Back then, this man had accompanied Xiao Siwen in Liaodong and resisted the Northern Expedition of the King's Division.
!”
Liu Yang was so calm, and the old emperor couldn't make a fuss about this relationship anymore. After thinking about it, he asked Youyou: "Then Brother Yelvxiu was considered a hero for a lifetime, but he died at the hands of the Naiman. This is just a Naiman."
, actually has such strength?”
Mentioning this, Liu Yang also felt a little emotional. Due to the old emperor's laziness, it was his turn as the prince to pay attention to the changes in the situation in Mobei in recent years. The more attention he paid, the deeper his understanding would be.
Looking at the old emperor, Liu Yang explained: "Mobei Khitan has been in a situation of two enemies in recent years. To the east, Shiwei outside the ridge, after many encounters with Anton, continued to harass the west.
As for the Naiman in the west, they have also been moving eastwards for more than ten years, occupying large areas of pasture and land that originally belonged to the northwest of Khitan, and their strength has continued to grow.
Especially their revered Sun Khan Liu Jin, after he grew up, gathered his tribesmen, invaded eastward repeatedly, and clashed with the Khitan, intending to compete for the hegemony of Mobei.
Brother Yeluxiu led his army to the westward expedition last year, which was just an ordinary battle between the two sides in recent years. It is really an accident that the coach was injured on the battlefield."
After listening to his description, the old emperor suddenly asked with great interest: "The forces on the grassland always rise and fall like this, with the old and the new changing. If the Khitan fails, the next one to rise will be either Shiwei or Naiman.
Judging from the current situation, the Naiman tribe is more likely and more impressive, so the imperial court should pay more attention to it."
"The name of their Taiyang Khan is Liu Jin?" The old emperor was slightly confused.
When asked, Liu Yang also had a strange look on his face and responded: "There were rumors back then that this son was the heir left behind by the sixth brother when he was in Mobei. Because he had the blood of my royal family, he was made a co-conspirator by the Naiman tribes back then.
host.
However, the sixth brother denied it, and the imperial court never acknowledged it, but the Naiman people believed it. The Naiman people who conducted border trade with the Han Dynasty also publicized this matter a lot and were proud of it."
"It seems that there is such a thing!" The old emperor nodded and smiled: "No matter whether it is true or false, although these Naiman people are Rongdi, they are also smart and know how to embrace the big man.
However, after all, children are young and energetic, and they don’t know the importance of severity. They have to hit what needs to be hit, and it doesn’t hurt to be ruthless!
The tacit understanding that the Khitan has formed with the Han over the past ten years should not be broken!"
"I understand!" Liu Yang naturally understood the meaning of the old emperor's words and responded calmly.
While dealing with it, looking at the old emperor's old face like a lone star in heaven, Liu Yang also didn't know how to evaluate him. If he was wise, he was arrogant and he didn't look like a human being at all. If he was said to be stupid, but
He can still make sharp and sharp judgments on many matters.
For example, the reform of Anxi, the battle of Mobei, and especially the attitude towards the Khitan surprised Liu Yang. You must know that the Han Dynasty and the Khitan were feuding, and the old emperor wanted to destroy them and kill them all.
In the ten years after Bao's Northern Expedition, there were also constant attacks.
Now that he has become stubborn and paranoid in his old age, at critical moments and on key matters, he can still occupy a position that is more conducive to the big man and make relatively rational judgments. This is really rare for the current old emperor.
Liu Yang thought about it, and the old emperor seemed tired again. He closed his eyes, and the atmosphere between the emperor, his ministers, and his son gradually became awkward again. After a while, the old emperor spoke again: "What else can I do?"
It could be heard that the old emperor was chasing people away. Liu Yang woke up, calmed down his thoughts, and said again: "Two rivers and two Huai Rivers are coming one after another to report. The aftermath of last year's flood has entered the final stage.
People in various states and counties have also returned to their homes. Under the arrangements of local governments, they are rebuilding and spring plowing has begun. The imperial court decided to allocate a batch of funds, farm tools, and seeds as support, and at the same time, carry out certain measures for the states and counties that were severely affected by the disaster.
tax deduction"
In the summer and autumn of last year, another flood broke out in the Huanghuai River Basin. Along both sides of the river, dozens of prefectures and counties were affected by the rain. Countless houses and fields were damaged, and millions of people were displaced. That is to say, the central government had foreseen it and prepared in advance.
Inspections and inspections along the embankments along the river were strengthened, the army was mobilized, and civilians were recruited to guard important embankments. They took several risks to make the Yellow River boil, but failed to breach the embankments, thus increasing losses.
Otherwise, the Central Plains may be seriously damaged again. Compared with the Yellow River, the officials and people in the Huaihe River Basin are not so lucky. There are only three breaches, so that the Huainan area is completely destroyed.
When the floods receded and the rain stopped, what was left behind was devastation and mouths crying for food. Therefore, in the second half of last year, the focus of affairs in the entire Central Plains was on dealing with the aftermath, reassuring the people, and rebuilding after the disaster.
In this regard, it stands to reason that the imperial court has accumulated enough experience. After all, disasters occur in such a huge empire almost every year and every month, and there are many major disasters that have affected Daozhou.
The difference with this flood is that the scale was not the largest since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the losses were not the most serious. However, the number of casualties was the highest. According to official data, more than 10,000 people died.
It is conceivable that if local hidden reports, false reports and uncounted reports are not excluded, the actual number of casualties is even greater, and quadrupling is not impossible. This is in the "Golden Age", and is compared with the casualties and losses of previous major disasters.
, the contrast is too obvious, there is only one explanation for this, that is, under natural disasters, there must be man-made disasters, and the impact of the latter is even worse.
Therefore, when Liu Yang mentioned the "pleasant" reports from Lianghuai Daozhou, the old emperor's attitude was obviously a bit sarcastic: "Why do you need to report to me about things that are done step by step? Besides, as the prince, you are not aware of the situation.
Last year's flood killed so many people, how could the impact be eliminated so quickly?"
Faced with the old emperor's reprimand, Liu Yang remained calm and responded humbly: "Your Majesty has taught you a lesson. I was happy to hear the news, but I was negligent. I will continue to send envoys to inspect the affected states and counties."
Hearing this, the old emperor pulled the quilt over his body, pointed to the Guanfeng Hall behind him, and ordered: "There are several piles of memorials on the desk of the side hall, the second pile from the left, take it and take a look!"
"Yes! I excuse myself!" Liu Yang said respectfully.
After leaving Shangyang Palace, Liu Yang did not go to Guangzheng Hall, but returned to Hongde Hall in the East Palace. After taking a short rest, he looked through the memorials brought back from Shangyang Palace. They were all secret memorials and came from the emperor.
The city, Wude Second Department, and some local officials are all concerned about the illegal and disciplined behavior of some officials from various places during the Central Plains flood last year, and the behavior of seeking personal gain and harming the people.
It's just that Liu Yang seemed very calm about these shocking contents, which didn't seem surprising. Also, how could this big man's Crown Prince be so easily deceived? He didn't just rule the country by memorials. He also governed many things
He has both ears and eyes. He basically knows who is loyal and who is traitorous, who is good and who is evil...