In August of the 13th year of Emperor Yongxi's reign, before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Luan Jia arrived in Jinling and landed at Yanziji. Even though there was an imperial edict in advance, the Jiangnan Daosi only mobilized a certain amount of mobilization within the official and military personnel system for reception matters.
, adhering to the "non-disturbing principle".
However, if it really stopped there, the scene would not necessarily be ugly. Therefore, the final welcoming scene was not deserted at all. On the contrary, the officials and people of Jiangning were very enthusiastic.
Starting from Yanziji, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians gathered to welcome him and escorted him. They shouted loudly along the way. When they arrived at Jinling, the whole city was in a state of excitement. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians filled the streets and blocked the roads.
, the viewer is like a blocker.
In this regard, even if it was just symbolic, Emperor Liu Yang wanted to inquire about the situation. Did Jiangnan Dao take the imperial edict seriously, or did he think that by using this method to flatter him, he would gain his favor.
Feeling the emperor's displeasure, Wang Xuanzhen explained that the government did not organize the people to welcome the emperor, and even issued a special announcement to calm the people. As for this enthusiastic scene of welcoming the emperor, it was actually because the people of Jiangning had not heard of the holy cause for a long time, and they had been longing for Tianyan for many years.
, so he spontaneously came to greet him.
Liu Yang only believed half of Wang Xuanzhen's words. For such a large battle, if there is no central government planning and planning, and only the people's initiative, how can it be possible to maintain the order in front of them? No one in Jiangnan Dao can afford the consequences of the order getting out of control.
As for the initiative of the people in Jiangning, Liu Yang barely gained some trust. After all, in the more than 40 years since the unification of the world, including Liu Yang's southern tour, there were only three emperors who visited Jiangnan.
It would be fine if the emperor stayed in the center for a long time and took charge of the world. However, whether he is the ancestor or the current emperor, he is always a person who likes to inspect the government and understand the people's sentiments. The frequency of the emperor's inspections can also reflect the situation in the southeast region so far.
Its status in the DPRK is extremely inconsistent with the growing productivity and economic strength of the Southeast.
Such a situation obviously makes the noble bureaucrats and the common people who came from the southeast very unwilling. And as time goes by, this unwillingness and even dissatisfaction accumulates.
If it had been in the first twenty years, that would be fine. After all, Jiangnan was a place of surrender and devotion. As an object of conquest and recovery, it is understandable that it would be politically weak. However, if it continues like this, thirteen years have passed since the Yongxi Dynasty.
If it's still like this, it's hard for people to accept.
After all, Jiangnan is no better than other places. This is one of the areas with the most developed economy and productivity in the Han Dynasty. It is also the beginning of water transportation. It is a thoroughfare of rivers and seas, merchants gather, cars and ships converge. In addition, with the rise of maritime trade in the past thirty years, buffs are added layer by layer.
After all, no matter from which aspect, the imperial court should give an explanation to Jiangnan and even the entire southeast.
If we continue to reap benefits economically, but continue to exclude and suppress politically, it will be unconvincing, and it will not be conducive to the deep integration of the Southeast region into the Han system.
To put it bluntly, it is still a question of power and interests, which ultimately have to be reflected in the political right to speak. In fact, from the middle of Kaibao, the upper class in the southeast, including those from the original separatist forces, all broke through the imperial court in their official careers.
Political restrictions and blockades have also achieved some results. After all, the importance of the southeast is not clear to the court, and its attitude is slowly relaxing.
In recent years, there have been quite a few people who have made it to the upper levels of the empire to seal borders, such as Zhang Ji and Pan You. Of course, the endings of both of them were not so good. Others, such as Xu Xuan, have experienced ups and downs, but this is recognized by both the north and the south.
A scholar leader and literary giant of the generation, he was still a cabinet scholar before his death. He was able to counsel on state affairs and speak out for the Southeast.
Another example is Zheng Qi, who was the chief envoy to Hedong at the time. After the Jinling Order more than forty years ago, he gradually became the governor of Longxing in the Han Empire. Of course, Zheng Qi was already over seventy years old and had been to the imperial court several times.
The watch has become official.
Compared with these representative figures, what is really worthy of attention is that in recent years, more and more bureaucrats from the southeast have appeared in the political arena of the Han Dynasty. The proportion of southern scholars admitted to each imperial examination has also increased to the normal proportion.
These are all manifestations of the change in the imperial court's political attitude towards Southeast Daozhou.
However, it seems that it is still not enough for the officials and people in the southeast. After all, those who firmly hold the power of the court are still mainly northern dignitaries, and in recent years, countless northern dignitaries have gone south to grab food.
Under such a political background, Emperor Yongxi visited the southeast for the first time. As the first stop, the officials and people of Jiangning, how could they not actively welcome him, show the prosperous scenery of the southeast, and make the emperor feel at home?
Even if political factors are put aside, there is still a weak connection between Liu Yang and Jinling. At the same time, just from the perspective of the national economy and people's livelihood in the Yongxi era, the loyalty and identification of the southeastern people with the imperial court are constantly rising.
, just because in the Yongxi Dynasty, everyone's life was a little easier, and at least there was significant progress in life compared to the Kaibao era.
The development of the entire southeastern region with Jiangnan Road as the core can also be regarded as the most dazzling crystallization and achievement of social production and economic prosperity throughout the Yongxi era. Liu Yangshi has always been worried about Jiangnan.
The depth and intensity of encouraging farmers and businesses can be seen.
In the past ten years or so, although Liu Yang has not been here in person, the imperial court's special envoys and the emperor's secret envoys have come frequently, including allowing Linzi King Liu Wenji to stay in the south of the Yangtze River for such considerations. This southern tour is just like the previous tour.
In the Southwest, in addition to inspecting the political, economic and people's livelihood conditions in the Southeast, one of the main purposes is to provide peace of mind and appease the people.
Therefore, even if he had objections to the Jiangnan Daosi's welcoming momentum, Liu Yang did not get angry, but still issued a warning to Wang Xuanzhen. That would be enough for Jiangning. If he went to other cities, he would mobilize hundreds of thousands more
Ji Shimin, if there is a scene of greeting someone dozens of miles away, don't blame him for being rude.
Liu Yang's behavior may seem a bit unhuman. However, this is the best way to reduce the degree of disturbing the people. He believes that some people sincerely welcome him, but he should let the people hide their welcome and joy in their hearts and try not to
Affecting their daily livelihood is how we love the people.
During the Kaibao era, there were still some small palaces and annexes all over the country, but by the Yongxi year, after another round of abolition by Liu Yang, as of now, there are only seven remaining in the entire Han Dynasty, except for the two capitals.
The palaces are located in Taiyuan, Chang'an, Youzhou in the north, and Chengdu, Jiangling, Panyu and Jinling in the south. The scale of each palace and the maintenance personnel have further reduced the cost.
Of course, there is also Taikang Palace, but this is a royal summer resort that cost a lot of people and money to build in the late Kaibao period. Liu Yang has never been there since he ascended the throne.
Jinling Palace, after more than forty years, Liu Yang came here again. This time, as the owner, he set foot in this palace that was once filled with romance. For Liu Yang, who was getting older, this was also a rare novelty.
The experience gave me a lot of sadness and emotion throughout my life.
The accompanying concubines, palace officials and imperial guards gradually settled in, and the ministers also slowly settled down under the careful arrangements of Jiangnan Dao. With so many accompanying people, they obviously wanted to stay in Jinling Palace for a while.
In Liu Yang's plan, there would be no need for a grand guard of honor during the next inspection of the southeastern region. Jinling would be a temporary base for the southern inspection.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the citizens of Jinling City let Liu Yang experience the charm of southern festivals. The whole world celebrated together, and both monarchs and ministers rejoiced. Liu Yang held an imperial banquet in the Jinling Palace and personally entertained the honorable ministers, officials, generals, and other officials from Jiangnan.
Well-educated scholars, moral elders, celebrities and county magistrates, filial sons and virtuous grandchildren, good citizens and righteous businessmen, etc. were selected from thousands of people and delivered an emotional speech.
Compared with Emperor Shizu who had served twice, Emperor Yongxi was actually much kinder and more sincere in the eyes of Jiangnan bureaucrats and people. After more than ten years of being emperor, Liu Yang had already accumulated enough power and prestige.
Besides, there is no one who is disrespectful.
To be fair, in the eyes of the class that occupies the main say and interpretation power in the entire operating system of the Han Empire, Emperor Yongxi's morals, words, deeds, and thoughts are all in line with their views on "
The understanding of "Sage King".
Therefore, Liu Yang's reputation among the ruling class of the Han Empire was very good, which was very beneficial to his rule. Of course, this was also related to Liu Yang's sense of proportion and careful compromise in many matters.
The Yongxi era was an era of "reform". To be more precise, it should be called the "reform" era. It was the "rectification and improvement" of the government and system of the ancestors. I customized it and my son restructured it. This is how Fokaibao came to Yongxi
The simplest explanation of this process.
However, in this process, Liu Yang had a part of defense, a part of compromise, and a part of his own persistence. It is difficult for an emperor who follows the "reconciliation line" to be disliked by the ruling and exploiting classes. After all,
Above the bottom line, he left room for compromise and negotiation. And being able to successfully bring the empire into the prosperous age of Yongxi only proved that he, the emperor, indeed had good political talents and the ability to control situations.
The fifty-six-year-old Emperor Yongxi was not only the supreme ruler of the Han Empire and the living god of the people of the world, but he was also an old man. Compared with the former Emperor Shizu, he was much more "kind-faced and kind-hearted".
When he had an intimate banquet and communicated, and cordially expressed that he regarded everyone as "one of his own," the celebrities of Jiangnan Province were naturally moved and some had tears in their eyes.
Judging from the scene effect, Emperor Yongxi performed the political show at the Mid-Autumn Night Banquet in Jinling Palace very well.
After staying in Jinling for seven days, Luan Jia set out again to patrol the east, taking the land route, and the number of people dropped directly to 3,000.
As the chief official of Jiangnan Province, Wang Xuanzhen was naturally among the chauffeurs, and he also had the opportunity to "climb the Luan Chariot" to have a conversation. This is really a great honor and favor for a minister who was born as a spy and has always been labeled as an "eagle dog".
Encounter.
Luan Jia drove east along the "Jiangsu" straight road. In the car, Liu Yang leaned on a soft pillow and stared at Wang Xuanzhen, who looked cautious. He asked about the personnel issues of Jiangnan Road: "You have been in charge of Jiangnan Road for long enough.
It’s time to make a move, do you have any ideas about the successor?”
When asked, there was no surprise on Wang Xuanzhen's face. He had obviously been prepared for his departure. He did not answer the question and asked: "I wonder if your Majesty has any candidate of your choice?"
Liu Yang directly named one person: "How about Chen Shenghua, deputy envoy of Jiangnan Province?"
Hearing this name, Wang Xuanzhen suddenly snorted in his heart. Chen Shenghua is a bureaucrat who came from Sichuan and Sichuan. He has been an official for forty years in the Han Dynasty. He is smart and capable, and he dares to fight against powerful and powerful people and argue with reason.
, enforce the law impartially, and can be regarded as a generation of "Famous Ministers of Yongxi".
Even in the first year of Yongxi's reign, Chen Shenghua was just a magistrate of Runzhou. Within ten years, he became the deputy chief envoy of Jiangnan Province. There were several levels in between, which shows that he had good fortune. Of course, it was also a late fortune. After all,
, as of this year, Chen Shenghua is 66 years old.
Moreover, he and Wang Xuanzhen had never dealt with each other. But facing the emperor's gaze, Wang Xuanzhen thought about it for a while, but said: "Chen Shanze has the talent to help the world, and he is more than enough to govern Jiangnan Road!"
Now it was Liu Yang's turn to be surprised, and he couldn't help but said: "I heard that your relationship with Chen Shenghua has never been good."
Wang Xuanzhen replied calmly: "Although Chen Shanze despises my private ethics, as long as I don't waste official duties, I don't need to argue with him. In terms of governance, this person is especially good at managing finances and water conservancy affairs, which is very suitable for the political situation of Jiangnan Province."
However, Chen Shanze is already old and his energy is low after all, so he may not be able to perform his duties for long."
Wang Xuanzhen's evaluation was quite fair, but after hearing this, Liu Yang couldn't help but sigh and said: "The old man is always ambitious, and the martyrs are ambitious in their old age! The Han Dynasty has no shortage of veterans who have passed their sixties.
, age is not a big problem, you can still use your talents to govern politics and bring peace to the people!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" The emperor said so, so naturally Wang Xuanzhen could only agree.
Keeping an eye on Wang Xuanzhen's reaction, Liu Yang suddenly smiled and asked, "Don't you care about where you will go after resigning from Jiangnan Province?"
In response to this, Wang Xuanzhen responded calmly: "Your Majesty has an order, and I dare not resign. Even if I let the old minister return to his hometown to farm, it is just a matter of buying a set of farm tools!"
"Haha" Liu Yang smiled, with a hint of hoarseness in his old laughter, and said, "It would be a huge injustice to ask you to go back to farming!"
"Your Majesty is ridiculous! I don't dare to accept it!" Wang Xuanzhen said immediately.
Liu Yang, who looked a little thin, waved his hand slightly, and said: "Let me tell you directly, I have agreed to Han Hui's invitation to become an official. If he leaves the court, I plan to let you handle the errands of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
Take over!”
In the Yongxi Dynasty, being the governor was an important task, but for Wang Xuanzhen, it was even more of a luxury, because once the edict was issued, it also meant that Wang Xuanzhen would become the prime minister. This would have been done thirteen years ago.
I never dared to think about it.
"Your Majesty is so kind and trustworthy! Your Majesty!" Wang Xuanzhen knelt in the car, and his excitement could not be expressed in words for a while.
Seeing this, Liu Yang said with a hint of sadness: "The imperial envoy is an important task, and you are already in your sixties. If we delay it for a few more years, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it anymore."