Although Liu De didn't say anything, Ji An and other officials were very keenly aware that his Royal Highness had become excited since he set foot on the land of Hedong County, as if there was a paradise here.
"Your Highness..." Ji An found an opportunity to come over and ask Liu De: "Should you consider stopping by to pay a visit to the two clan members, Pinglu Hou and Xiu Hou?"
Hearing this, Liu De nodded: "Of course!"
Pinglu Hou Liu Li and Xiu Hou Liu Fu were both sons of the late Chu Yuan King Liu Jiao, and they were both sealed in Hexi County, not far from Hedong County. On my way to Dayang, I happened to take a detour to visit these two highly respected people.
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King Liu Jiao of Chu Yuan Dynasty was the elder brother of Emperor Gao Emperor Liu Bang, and he was also one of the founders of the Han Dynasty.
At that time, Liu Bang's rise was inseparable from Liu Jiao's assistance and advice. Therefore, after Liu Bang took over the world, he rewarded him based on his merits. First, he was named Lord Yang Xin. Later, Han Xin committed suicide and was deposed as Marquis of Huaiyin. Liu Bang
Han Xin's Chu Kingdom was divided into two parts, the south side was given to Liu Jia, who was the King of Jing, and the east side was given to Liu Jiao, who was the King of Chu.
Later, the British rebelled against the Han, Liu Jia died in battle, and his descendants were cut off, so the Jing Kingdom disappeared.
Therefore, Liu Bi took advantage of this and was granted the title of King of Wu. The so-called Kingdom of Wu was actually the three counties and fifty-three cities of Liu Jia's Kingdom of Jing.
The Liu Jiao lineage has always had a good reputation among the princes of the old Liu family.
Liu Jiao himself was a modest gentleman and was famous for his outstanding culture. At that time, the name Liu Jiao was synonymous with a gentleman.
The current King of Chu Liu Wu is the son of Liu Jiao's second son Liu Ying.
Liu Li is the third son of Liu Jiao, and Liu Fu is the fourth son.
Liu Li, Liu Fu, and Liu Wu were all very loyal ministers. In their previous lives, they fought to the death against Liu Wu's rebellion.
Later, Liu Li was able to seize the throne of Chu King, which is inseparable from his position.
Here, I have to mention a more interesting thing.
After Wu Chu raised his army, Xiuhou Liu Fu was the first to stand up resolutely for the court and went to Chang'an in person to apologize. Expressing his misfortune to his family, he handed over his seal of Marquis Che and the seal of the country, indicating that he was no longer worthy of serving the Han Dynasty.
Sir, please ask the emperor to punish you.
How can such a wise and loyal minister be punished?
Not only cannot he be punished, but he must be greatly rewarded.
Therefore, the cheap man was excited and issued an edict to make Liu Fu the King of Chu. He only waited for the army to destroy Liu Wu and then helped him ascend to the throne.
Originally, Liu Fu's position as King of Chu was already unshakable.
But how do you know that the strong among the strong will have the best among the strong...
Liu Fu’s brother Liu Li did even better!
Although he lags behind his younger brother in terms of actions, his reaction speed and hands-on ability are not even a little bit better than his younger brother's.
Liu Li used his connections in the Chu army and among his ministers to continuously inform Zhou Yafu about Wu Chu's reality. He even instigated several ministers around Chu King Liu Wu to deliberately delay and delay the advance of Wu and Chu's army.
With time and food supplies, he achieved great success.
After the Wu-Chu rebellion was settled, Cheap Father went against his promise and made Liu Li the King of Chu, changed the title of Liu Fu to the title of Honghou, and granted 2,000 additional households.
As a result, Liu Li's line became the orthodox Chu king of the Han family.
Although Liu Fu's lineage suffered a heavy setback, his descendants have branched out in countless ways. Two thousand years later, they became the largest source of the Liu family in the Celestial Dynasty. The Liu family in Pengcheng is known as the largest family with the Liu surname in the world.
Now, although this is not the case yet.
However, Pinglu Hou Liu Li and Xiu Hou Liu Fu are currently the oldest members of the Han clan after Liu Bi. With this status, since Liu De came to Hedong, he had to go to Hexi.
Let’s go and pay a visit to these two imperial uncles.
So, the car drove east, along the Hedong River. After crossing the Hedong Plain, one day later, Liu De and his party appeared under Dayang County, an ancient city on the edge of the Yellow River. When they arrived in Dayang, Liu De looked at the map and then looked at it.
Looking at the mountains, rivers and landforms on the other side of the Yellow River, I feel a little familiar. Isn't it the Sanmenxia City in later generations?
Wouldn’t that be the flat land of future generations beneath our feet?
In the days of the Celestial Dynasty, when Liu De was in school, there was a beautiful female classmate who was from Pinglu!
When he came here, Liu De was also sighing. He remembered that when he was young and impulsive, he had come here by train!
It's just that things and people have changed. At this time, Dayang County has no modern color at all. Even the county seat has low city walls and short houses. Everything has no connection with later generations.
After entering the county town, the residents of Dayang County were very curious about the sudden arrival of the noble convoy. People even went out to watch.
Liu De looked over and found that most of the residents of Dayang County had yellowish complexions. It was obvious that most of the ordinary people were suffering from malnutrition, and the clothes on many people's bodies were in tatters and covered with patches.
"Isn't Hedong always a blessed land and the richest in the world?" Liu De asked Ji An: "Why do all the people have food, but the common people don't even have a good piece of clothing?"
Ordinary people at the bottom of the class live in poverty, and Liu De naturally knows that.
Today, only farmers in Guanzhong can say that they can definitely fill their stomachs and get some meaty food from time to time.
In other places, they can barely maintain food and clothing, and some farmers even live in extreme poverty, often relying on gruel to satisfy their hunger.
But the health of the residents of Dayang County can no longer be described as poor.
Even in the Hejian Kingdom of Liu De's previous life, no residents of that county were in such a situation.
This is true in counties and cities, so how dare you think about it in rural areas?
As a ruler, Liu De knew very well that if the people did not have enough to eat and were about to starve to death, then they would probably rebel.
No matter how loud the slogans are, no matter how big the bullshit is, it cannot fill the stomachs of the common people, and the common people will let you know what it means to be a prince, general, or prime minister, rather than have a seed!
"Your Highness, calm down!" Seeing Liu De's anger, Ji An quickly said: "I don't know, maybe this locust plague has affected Dayang, right?"
"Go and ask!" Liu De ordered.
Since Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, the Han family has been wearing the skin of loving the people like their own children. No matter what, no matter when, the prince and the emperor of the Han family will also talk about this. Even Liu Che later, in his final days
In times of difficulty, when I see the people, I also greet them with greetings and care.
For Liu De, who is determined to inherit the career of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, there is nothing more important than making the people live a better life!
Not long after, Ji An came back with a gloomy face. When he saw Liu De, he was in a low mood and said in frustration: "Your Highness, I have already inquired clearly. This locust plague has indeed affected Dayang and Dayang County.
Thousands of acres of corn have been eaten by locusts. As a result, the price of food in the city has soared. People really have no money to buy rice and can only eat leaves to satisfy their hunger..."
"What did Hedong County do?" Liu De said angrily: "Where is the food in Gencang? Where is the food in the wet warehouse? Why not transfer it to help the victims?"
The Han family set up two large storage areas in the granary of Hedong, the root warehouse and the wet warehouse, which stored millions of dan of corn all year round. Liu De simply did not believe that Hedong County was incapable of saving itself.
Ji An replied dejectedly: "This is the reason why I am sad. I heard from the people that Zhou Yangyou, the governor of Hedong County, and Shentu, the prefect of Hedong County, were at odds with each other. The two fought fiercely. Shentu was from Dayang, so the governor of Zhou Yang
No grain of grain from Gencang is allowed to flow into Dayang..."
Nirmala Desert!
Liu De stood up immediately.
At this time, there was only one thought in his mind: Zhou Yangyou must die!
PS: The fierce battle between Zhou Yangyou, the governor of Hedong, and Shentu, the commander-in-chief, is clearly recorded in historical records. The two enemies eventually died together...
Ahem~~~~~~~
Therefore, the integrity of bureaucrats is something that should never be counted on...
