At night, the snow stopped, but the severe cold did not go away. The wind roared outside and the house was warm. People who had been walking all day began to have a good sleep after dinner.
At Chen time the next day, Julu Magistrate Liu Fang had already led his people to clear the snow, from the camp where Gao Fei was to the Heroes Monument in the east of Yingtao City. The government officials lined up on both sides of the road to maintain the snow.
There was order, and both sides of the road were crowded with local people. They heard that their emperor had arrived here yesterday, and they began to gather together spontaneously early this morning, all wanting to see the emperor's face.
At three o'clock in the morning, Gao Fei was riding a tall horse, with the government officials in front clearing the way, and the guards on the left and right protecting him. Although he was only wearing a powerful outfit, he still showed great power.
Privy Council Lieutenant Gai Xun walked in the front, riding a chestnut war horse, and shouted loudly: "The Emperor is here!"
"Long live my emperor!" Everyone on both sides of the road knelt on the ground, all with their heads lowered, not daring to look up. However, many people couldn't help laughing and insisted on looking at the emperor.
I glanced at it unconsciously.
Gao Fei has seen many emperors traveling on TV. Common people are not allowed to look up at the emperor casually. When the emperor travels, officials from various states must arrange a smooth imperial road in advance. What matters is pomp.
Everyone should avoid it.
However, when this kind of thing really happened to Gao Fei, it felt very awkward, so he ordered everyone to get up and go with him to the Heroes Monument to pay homage to the fallen heroes.
The people cheered and followed Gao Fei towards the Heroes Monument.
The group of people drove to the Monument of Heroes under the gaze of everyone. Then Gao Fei jumped off his horse. Seeing that all the necessary memorial items were ready, he took the lit sandalwood from Liu Fang's hand and shouted loudly.
Said: "The sky is above and the earth is below. I, the Emperor of China, Gao Ziyu, am here to pay homage to the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country of China..."
After saying that, Gao Fei knelt on the ground neatly, straightened his back, and bowed three times towards the Monument of Heroes.
At the same time, everyone around the Heroes Monument knelt on the ground and mourned the dead heroes.
Afterwards, Taiwei Gaixun read a long memorial poem, which moved the people around him to tears.
After the memorial ceremony, Gao Fei asked Gai Xun to read out the imperial edict, posthumously conferring honors on Wen Chou, Xu You, Guan Hai, Li Tie, Hu Yu, Su Fei, Ta Dun and other civil and military officials who sacrificed their lives heroically.
After the ceremony, Gao Fei called Liu Fang to his side and asked, "Where is your friend Sun Zi now?"
When Liu Fang heard this, he felt a burst of inexplicable joy in his heart and asked: "Your Majesty, Sun Yanlong is packing his luggage in the government office now."
"Pack your bags? What? He's leaving?" Gao Fei asked curiously.
Liu Fang said: "If your Majesty doesn't want him to go, then I will go and keep him here."
"No need, since everything has been sorted out, let him go." Gao Fei replied expressionlessly.
At this moment, Liu Fang wanted to slap himself hard, saying that he was packing his bags if he could say anything bad. Just when he was speechless, a faint smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Gao Fei's mouth.
, but he couldn't guess what it meant, and after one glance, he didn't dare to look again.
"Ziqi, you have been with me for a few years, right?"
"Your Majesty, I have been following your Majesty for almost four years..."
"Well, four years is neither long nor short. In the past four years, you have started from the lowest level of county magistrate. Now you have become the prefect, and you can be regarded as a second-rank official in the imperial court."
"Thanks to His Majesty's kindness, Zi Qi is here today." Liu Fang answered cautiously. He still didn't understand why Gao Fei told him these things.
"Since you admire Sun Zi so much, it means that he is indeed talented. It would be a pity to let a talented person leave me. I remember that last time a group of magistrates were transferred from Hebei to the Central Plains. Among them, your giant
There are three of them in Lu Mansion. Up to now, it seems that there is still a shortage of magistrates for Guangzong, right?"
"Your Majesty has such a good memory. The magistrate of Guangzong County has indeed been in short supply. I have not yet found a suitable candidate to replace him, so I have appointed you as the magistrate of Guangzong County and will be in charge of Guangzong County temporarily."
"In this case, let Sun Zi go to Guangzong to be the county magistrate. Although the county magistrate is small, he is also an official of the seventh rank. He has just arrived and has not participated in the selection of civil servants. If he is rashly given a high official position, I am afraid that others will discuss it.
.This is the imperial edict. You send someone to bring it to him and ask him to take office immediately without delaying normal government affairs." Gao Fei casually took out an imperial edict from his arms and handed it to Liu Fang.
Liu Fang was astonished when he received this imperial edict. He didn't expect that Gao Fei had already made arrangements. Although he and Sun Zi had only known each other for a few days, they felt like old friends at first sight, and they felt like they had met so late, so
That's why he strongly recommended Sun Zi to Gao Fei and let Sun Zi serve as an official in the Huaxia Kingdom.
"I would like to thank your Majesty Sun Yanlong."
"If you really want to thank me, let me see your political achievements. Julu Mansion is among Jizhou, with fertile land and a lot of farmland. I hope you can manage this place well. If you achieve something in the future, I will promote you
He is the magistrate of Jizhou."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will do my best to ensure that the people have enough food and clothing." Liu Xingxin said happily.
After the ceremony to pay homage to the heroes, Gao Fei and others returned to Yingtao City. They rested in Yingtao City for another three days and prepared enough food, grass, and warm clothing for the journey before embarking on their return journey.
Afterwards, the group passed through Xindu, Hejian, Fanyang, and Zhuojun before arriving at Jicheng. It was difficult to travel in the snow, but it took them half a month to get back to Jicheng despite such a long distance.
It was already the eighth day of November.
After walking for so long, the group arrived at Jicheng. Seeing the towering walls of Jicheng in the distance, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and finally arrived home.
Before everyone could get close to the city gate, they saw a group of cavalry galloping out of the city gate. The knight on horseback was Jia Xu, whom Gao Fei had not seen for a long time.
Jia Xu was originally garrisoned in Yanzhou and governed Yanzhou with an iron fist. Overnight, he killed all the interested squires in Yanzhou, including tens of thousands of wealthy households. From then on, the whole of Yanzhou was in awe.
Although the plan killed too many people, it was very effective. From then on, Jia Xu's reputation as a poisonous warrior spread in Yanzhou and gradually spread to various state capitals in the Central Plains, giving him the nickname "Jia Bapi".
Other state capitals originally supported Cao Wei's family, and the squires turned to support Gao Fei, actively cooperating with the local magistrates, and the magistrates' management. In addition, the local magistrates and magistrates opened warehouses to release grain and distributed the grain to the people, ensuring that the local
Because of the people's farming, the people were only grateful to the government, but the rich gentry were afraid, so in just over a month, all the states in the Central Plains settled down.
Since more than half of the Chinese army is stationed in the Central Plains, which has become the cornerstone of stability in the Central Plains, and it has entered a severe winter, all four of them, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Xun You, and Xun Chen, were ordered to return to Jicheng half a month ago.
, also removed the magistrates of Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou and Yuzhou, and were replaced by Xin Pi, Cui Yan, Chen Zhen and Wang Xiu respectively.
Gaofei also made reasonable arrangements for the military aircraft in the Central Plains. Zhao Yun, the general of Huwei, was in charge of the military affairs of Luoyang; General Zhang Liao of the tiger teeth was in charge of the military affairs of Wancheng; General Huang Zhong, the fierce general, was in charge of the military affairs of Yanzhou and Yuzhou; General Zang of the left was in charge.
The overlord took charge of the military affairs of Qingzhou and Xuzhou; the right chariot and cavalry general Xu Huang took charge of the military affairs of Hongnong area, and appointed Wang Wenjun as the prefect of Hongnong.
Gao Fei saw Jia Xu running from a distance and was slightly excited. After all, Jia Xu played an important role in stabilizing the Central Plains. Although the Central Plains has not truly reached a stable situation, the bloody killings of "Jia Papi" are indeed inevitable.
To a certain extent, it shocked the wealthy gentry from all over the Central Plains.
After greeting each other, everyone dismounted one after another. Jia Xu was the first to kneel down and say: "Jia Xu, the Grand Lieutenant of the Privy Council, is here to pay homage to Your Majesty!"
Gao Fei hurriedly helped Jia Xu up. For him, Jia Xu was both a teacher and a friend, and was really helpful to him.
"How did your beloved know that I'm coming back today?" Gao Fei grabbed Jia Xu's hand, held it tightly, and walked side by side towards the city with Jia Xu.
"I didn't receive the notice. I just climbed up the city wall and looked out into the distance today. I saw His Majesty and others through the telescope. Then I ordered my personal entourage and went out of the city to greet you. Why didn't you notify me in advance when Your Majesty returned? It would be easier for you to gather.
The civil and military forces of the entire dynasty will jointly welcome His Majesty's return."
"That's not necessary. Has Aiqing ever received a letter from Prime Minister Guan?"
Jia Xu had a gloomy face, then frowned, stopped immediately, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, who came up with this bad idea of limiting the imperial power? Even if this person is cut into pieces with a thousand cuts, it is not an exaggeration..."
"Ahem..." Gai Xun almost choked to death after hearing this. He coughed several times, covering up Jia Xu's words. Before Jia Xu could open his mouth again, he hurriedly interjected, "Lieutenant"
Sir...the thing is..."
"Is it a bad idea proposed by Mr. Gai?" Jia Xu looked at Gai Xun coldly, with a hint of anger and murderous intent in his eyes, giving people a chilling feeling.
"Hahaha... Jia Papi is indeed worthy of his reputation!" After hearing this, Gao Fei laughed and said, "Aiqing, there is no need to guess, I came up with this idea myself..."
"Did your Majesty come up with this?" Jia Xu was surprised for a while, looked at Gao Fei in disbelief, and asked hurriedly, "Why would your Majesty put forward such...such a suggestion?"
"I'm just worried about what mistakes I will make in the future, and what I do may not be the right thing."
"I do not agree. Please take back your order. At this time, you must not restrict the imperial power. On the contrary, you should focus more on strengthening the imperial power so that everyone in the world will respect and fear the emperor. This is the dignity that the emperor should have."
Jia Xu vehemently retorted.
Gao Fei didn't quite understand why Guan Ning, Lu Zhi, Zhong Yao, and Gai Xun didn't object, but Jia Xu objected so strongly. In his opinion, the purpose of limiting imperial power to reduce his own mistakes was
A normal thing in modern times, any
National affairs are not decided by one person. Those who speak out are just representatives of the country. Whether it is the president or the prime minister, every decision they make is the result of the collective wisdom of a group of people behind them. He believes that in this way
There is nothing wrong with doing it.
So, with doubts, Gao Fei asked: "Why did Aiqing say this? Is there anything wrong with letting the Senate, Privy Council and the emperor brainstorm together?"