Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

"What are you afraid of, the emperor in the south of the Yangtze River, even his wife was robbed by our officials, and he didn't even dare to fart, what kind of situation can it be!"

Upon hearing this, everyone laughed out loud, thinking it made sense.

This is not a palace secret. After all, it is well known. It's just that Li Yu was not the lord of Jiangnan at the beginning, and he was not called Li Yu, but Li Congjia. People didn't pay much attention to it. This matter has attracted more attention and talk about it from outsiders.

When it comes to this matter, there are always countless rumors, and there are various opinions.

However, because of Emperor Shi's deeds and achievements over the years, and Zhou Xian being conferred the title of concubine Shu, he was very favored, so most of the rumors and speculations were in favor of Emperor Shi.

Either it was rumored that Zhou Xianfang had a secret promise, or it was said that the two were in love with each other, or that Zhou Xian was subdued by Emperor Shi and willing to serve, etc...

Downstairs was also talking lively about those rumors, the discussion of the war ahead was put aside, everyone still prefers to discuss this kind of eclectic gossip.

Hearing this, Emperor Shi, who was seated on the second floor, blushed.

As soon as he looked up, the eight plainclothes Imperial Guard masters standing in the corners of the wing looked serious and indifferent, as if they hadn't heard anything.

On the contrary, Second Sister Fu, who was sitting opposite him, snorted and said: "The government is really a hero of the world by force and plunder."

After getting along with him for a long time, Second Sister Fu has become more courageous. He also found that Second Sister Fu is a typical coward, carefree with acquaintances, but timid and shy when facing outsiders and strangers, especially on the bed. She is much more shy than the mature and glamorous Empress Dowager Fu.

Shi Congyun smirked: "I had no choice but to do it for the sake of the common people in the world. You don't understand the truth, so I will tell you quietly at night."

Sure enough, upon hearing this ambiguous hint, the bases of her pure white ears turned red, and she was not so aggressive, instead she clenched her fists and put them in front of her knees.

"Why, it's not awesome anymore." Shi Congyun asked funny.

Fu Ermei pouted and lowered her head slightly: "How dare I..."

Shi Congyun laughed, got up and took her little hand, "Let's go, let's go out early."

The second sister obediently went downstairs with him, both of them were wearing casual clothes, and they brought eight masters of the forbidden army with them, the tea guests downstairs were still discussing the rumors about Emperor Shi's sex, but they didn't know that the real master passed them by.

Emperor Shi brought eight tall and burly men, which naturally attracted some curious eyes, but more people didn't care.

The Imperial Army at the back paid for the tea, and Emperor Shi took Fu Ermei into the carriage.

This trip out of the city is mainly to inspect the industrial area by the Bian River. There are large workshops in full swing. Thousands of craftsmen work there, responsible for the manufacture and packaging of gunpowder, artillery, ordnance, etc.

Moreover, the number of workshops and the proficiency of craftsmen are still increasing.

In the court yesterday, Feng Jisheng reported to him that there were not enough houses in the living area by the Bian River and that it needed to be expanded, because more and more craftsmen and officials were working by the Bian River, and the population there was getting denser.

Most of the families of craftsmen and officials were also housed there.

First, many craftsmen were recruited from all over the country, and they needed a place to resettle, and they had to solve the problem of settling down and living.

Second, concentrating craftsmen and family members by the Bian River is also conducive to management and prevents secrets from leaking out.

This method was proposed by several prime ministers, and Emperor Shi agreed.

Although it is ruthless, it is a necessary means. Putting their family there is not only convenient for their life, but also has the meaning of being a hostage. Even if there is a traitor among them, the monk can escape the temple.

This is an effective and tender means of control, and Emperor Shi attached great importance to the industrial area by the Bian River.

So much so that Feng Jisheng said yesterday that today he will go to check the situation himself to confirm.

It was too tiring to go outside the city, so he brought the lively and active second sister Fu.

.......

When they came out of Daliang all the way, they followed the busy official road to the riverside and boarded the heavily guarded boat. Feng Jisheng and other officials were already waiting for the boat, and then surrounded by many people, they inspected the bustling industrial area with people coming and going. .

The pungent coal, sulfur, and steel smells are not pleasant, and the large continuous areas are full of crowded people.

Emperor Shi was relieved to see the busy scene on the shore, and many people also looked this way, but they didn't recognize Shi Congyun who was standing behind in casual clothes, mostly just saying hello to Feng Jisheng.

Soon he arrived at the crowded living area further downstream. Many women were washing and washing by the river, and many children were playing around at the desk. Compared with the crowded working area, the living area was much quieter, but as Feng Jisheng said, a large stretch of houses , very crowded.

Emperor Shi looked at it and frowned: "The living area should be built upstream, and the waste water from above should be discharged into the river, and the people below will continue to use it. This will not work."

Feng Jisheng and the others were taken aback for a moment, they really hadn't thought of this matter, and said in succession: "The minister didn't think carefully, please forgive me from the officials."

Shi Congyun looked at the bustling houses on the bank, those children and women who were playing around, and finally said: "It just so happens that this time I got a lot of things from the Nanhan, and there is money in the treasury to repair new houses.

The day after tomorrow, you, the Bazuo Division, and people from the Ministry of Industry will come to see me at the Chuigong Hall, and have a good discussion about building a new settlement in the upper reaches for craftsmen and officials' families.

Things in this world not only need to be blocked, but also need to be cleared. If our treatment is not good enough, we will not be able to retain skilled craftsmen. Even if we use other means, we will only keep them tied up temporarily. It will not work for a long time, and the treatment needs to keep up.

This is the country's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and soldiers, and it cannot be sloppy. "

"Yes! The minister will pass on the official's kindness to every craftsman, and let them know the official's kindness." Feng Jisheng answered immediately.

Shi Congyun nodded, thinking well, and knew how to advance and retreat.

Sure enough, after the second day, rumors spread among the craftsmen that Emperor Shi visited Bianshui in private in his micro-clothes, saw the craftsmen's family members downstream from the workshop, and immediately demanded to build a house for them and their families upstream.

The craftsmen rushed to express their congratulations to each other, and at the same time, they were grateful to Emperor Shi. They were full of gratitude and worked harder.

Emperor Shi did not write a blank check either. Just a few days later, the construction of houses in the living area by the Bian River led by the Department of Confidentiality, the Ministry of Industry, and the Department of Eight Works began immediately.

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By December, when the end of the year was approaching, the first large armies from the South had triumphantly returned.

Emperor Shi left Pan Mei to take charge of local aftermath affairs, suppress possible follow-up riots and sporadic local rebellions, and transferred [-]% of the troops back.

After all, leaving it there for a day is a huge expense, and Emperor Shi can't wait.

When the first batch of troops arrived at the Peking University Camp, Shi Congyun sent Lu Qiu Zhongqing to personally reward the three armies, distribute rewards, and then give holidays to the soldiers of the Forbidden Army who had been fighting for almost a year.

The second batch of returning troops was led by Si Chao and Guo Tingwei personally, and remanded to the Southern Han Dynasty, a large number of heavyweight prisoners of more than 1000 people.

This time Shi Congyun did not give Liu Yan the same face as he did to Meng Chang and Liu Min.

Instead, they asked Si Chao and others to escort the captives to stay in the North Camp, and asked the officials of the Ministry of Rites to prepare a grand ceremony for presenting the captives. Liu Yan and him later condemned those eunuchs, maids, and witches.

On the eighth day of December, before the Chinese New Year, the sun had just risen early in the morning, and the blood of last night had not yet dissipated. The armor was bright and the spirit was bright. The mighty and majestic Qin Imperial Guard escorted a long team of prisoners of war from the south water gate to Daliang, Kaifeng Mansion The government servants have been maintaining order on both sides of the street.

Countless people flocked to the streets, watching excitedly and curiously the lord of other countries and his ministers captured by their own army, pointing, whispering and discussing in the streets and alleys.It became a grand event for a while, as if celebrating the New Year ahead of schedule.

Chapter 440: Tool Man Liu Yan

There are people coming and going on the street, and a large number of people are watching.

The long line of prisoners of war moved slowly amid the curiosity and cheers of the people.

Finally arrived at Xuande Gate in the south, and many officials and emperor Luan were already waiting outside the gate.

As soon as Liu Yu was placed in front of the guard, when he saw Shi Congyun in the yellow robe, he took a step forward, plopped and knelt down, simply and neatly.

Fearing that there would be any changes in him, the guards all around rushed up in unison, only two dark eyes leaked out, forming a thick iron wall, separating the emperor from Liu Yan, full of murderous aura.

Both Liu Yan and the prisoners behind him were so frightened that their legs became weak and they immediately knelt down.

Shi Congyun waved his hand slightly, and the soldiers of the imperial army moved out of the way, instead of getting off the dragon chariot, he looked down at Liu Yu and said, "I asked you to come to Daliang to be an official, why didn't you come?

Now being brought by my Heavenly Soldiers, what do you have to say, keep it short, time is limited. "

Emperor Shi was cold and aloof, as if he had no human feelings, completely different from his usual self.

Probably because of the blessing of his status, or because he was facing the most powerful person in the world, no matter what, the emperor's cold words made everyone around him feel cold.

Liu Wei was so frightened that he wept bitterly, kowtowed and reflected loudly: "Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty forgives my sins, but I have no eyes, and I don't know how powerful Dachao is!

Now it's all understood!

The benevolence of the holy dynasty, the mighty spirit spread far and wide, and the monarchs who have stolen the throne from all directions have been captured. Soon Jiangnan will be pacified, and Li Yu will arrive again. The minister will take the lead in coming to the dynasty. I hope that I can hold a stick and become an example of the surrender of the kings of all countries! "

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay and looked around each other, which made many people laugh.

Some of the people who were watching closely dozens of steps away also laughed.

Even Shi Congyun was almost amused by him, this Liu Yan was really quick-witted, but when he thought about the various actions of this guy, he suddenly became cold again.

Emperor Shi was impulsive on the surface, but very rational in his heart, which has a lot to do with the higher education and scientific knowledge he received in later generations.

Liu Yu did make him laugh, but Liu Yu was different from Meng Chang and Liu Jun. In any case, although Meng Chang and Liu Jun had their own mistakes, they also had credit.

In the early days of Shu, Meng Chang managed Shu very well in order to fight for power from powerful ministers, gain prestige, and consolidate his position. Although Shu had no combat power in comfort, it was true that it was governed so richly. It is also true that many people saw off along the river when they left Shu.

He was so angry that he taught Mrs. Huarui severely. In any case, in Emperor Shi's view, although Meng Chang's style of work was corrupt in the later period, he did do a lot of good things for the people of Shu. As an example, you can give him the title of Wang Anxiang in his later years, and you can buy the hearts of the Shu people.

For the same reason, Yelu Talie, the king of the Southern Court of the Liao Kingdom, was called the "King of Love for the People" by the people of all ethnic groups in the Liao Kingdom. .

Liu Jun was also in the Northern Han Dynasty. Compared with his father, although he was forced to become a running dog of the Khitan, he recuperated in terms of policies and cared for the people, which made the situation in the Northern Han Dynasty much better than that of Liu Min, and won the support of many people.

Based on this, Shi Congyun also felt that Liu Jun's crime was not worthy of death.

But Liu Yu was completely different. He was not capable, ignorant and superstitious, cruel and ruthless, and killed countless people.

In the case of Meng Chang, Yelu Talie, and Liu Jun, preferential treatment of them can win the support of the local people, but Liu Wei is obviously the opposite. Only by punishing him severely can the people of the Southern Han Dynasty be happy and encouraged. Emperor Shi values ​​the people's support very much. In the final analysis, this seems to be like a reincarnation, and I can only lament that I can't live because I have committed evil.

No matter how nice Liu Yan's flattery is and how eloquent his tongue is, how can Shi Congyun's vanity be greatly satisfied, but he just smiles on the surface without any disturbance in his heart.

He loves to listen to flattery, but he just listens, time and environment will always make people grow and adapt, just like beautiful women, he also loves to sleep, but most of the time he just wants to try...

Power, interests, over the past ten years, traveling all the way, traveling through mountains and rivers, seeing corpses and seas of blood, and seeing life and death, Emperor Shi found more and more that his emotions were like being soaked by those blood again, and those responsibilities were gradually stripped away.

He looked expressionlessly at the densely packed prisoners of war kneeling in front of him, and said loudly in front of the officials and common people: "My state of Qin has its own laws, what you said is good, but it doesn't work.

You people will be judged by the laws of the state of Qin. I will not interfere with the final result. Your crimes and good deeds will naturally come to an end. "

Then he stopped talking and said loudly, "Let's get started."

The beginning of Emperor Shi has two meanings, the first is the ceremony of presenting captives.

General Guo Tingwei was dressed in armor, tied Liu Wei with a rope, and led him to the emperor. Afterwards, Prime Minister Fan Zhi came out and read out the imperial edict they had written and sealed by Emperor Shi, rebuking Liu Wei for his crimes and letting Liu Yu go to court. Pleading guilty shows the legitimacy of the Qin Dynasty sending troops and destroys their rationality.

Liu Wei didn't dare to say anything else, so he confessed everything, expressed regret, and asked the emperor to forgive him.

In the afternoon, he would tie Liu Yan to the Taimiao to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth, and inform future generations of the results of the battle. More than 1000 people will also occupy Dali Temple and the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

When Fan Zhi stepped down, Shi Congyun got up and asked Fu Zhaoyuan to hand over the big copper trumpet that he personally asked the craftsman to make, and announced loudly in front of all the officials and everyone that the crimes committed by Liu Yu and his men would be handled by Dou Yi. Li, Yushitai, Dali Temple, assisted by the Ministry of Punishment, and the three divisions will be interrogated in accordance with the laws of Qin State.

At this remark, most of the officials present and the common people were stunned.

You must know that since the middle and late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, morality and ethics have collapsed, and the law as the bottom line has disappeared. just kill.

The same goes from top to bottom, officials treat their subordinates, and officials treat the common people as well. For example, in the later Tang Dynasty, there were children who fought with bamboo poles and were beheaded for the crime of hiding weapons; Gao Feng, the governor of Huzhou, once again had a whim. He was anxious to the officials and said, "I want to kill all the people."So they closed the gate of the city and picked thousands of killable ones to kill...

There are many more such examples.

This is the style of the middle and late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and Emperor Shi announced in front of everyone today that even when it comes to deciding the life and death of a country's ruler and princes and generals, the emperor will not arbitrarily decide, but the law. .

Speaking of the law, it is almost a distant memory. It was about 100 years ago when it still played a role in maintaining the state apparatus, in the middle and early Tang Dynasty.

Now speaking on such an important occasion, with golden words, is to announce to everyone.

Many of the officials understood it, and they bowed excitedly and called out, "Official sage!"

"Officials are better than Yao and Shun, and their achievements surpass the five emperors!"

"God bless me Daqin!"

"......"

Some of the people in the periphery also understood what the emperor said, and bowed down excitedly, while some didn't understand at all, and just bowed down when they saw others bow down.

Emperor Shi raised his hand, "Let's all be flattened, this is what I want to say in front of my subjects and people of the Qin Kingdom today, Liu Yu and others are not worth it, but today I use them to legislate for our Qin Kingdom.

In the future, the unification of the world will be imminent, and our state of Qin will never follow the old path of Liang, Tang, Jin, Han and Zhou, and will take the law of the country as the right way of the world, not the joy and anger of the monarchs and ministers.

This is a promise to the people of our state of Qin, and it is also an admonition to all civil and military officials. "

"The officials are wise..." This time, all the officials and the onlookers said.

Emperor Shi was very satisfied with this effect. Liu Yu didn't care at all, but he used Liu Wei to gather civil and military officials and the common people to announce his major events. At the same time, he used Liu Wei as an example to show that the country's attitude of respecting and protecting laws in the future was what he cared about. .

Just like the matter of Shang Yang's erection of wood, this can gather the crowd, so that people can be impressed and remembered, and at the same time spread the matter on a large scale.

In the era when communication was basically based on shouting and transportation was basically based on walking, this in itself was a very difficult thing, but now using Liu Yan and officials from the Southern Han Dynasty, Emperor Shi has done it.

This incident also marks that Qin State has got rid of the painting style of nearly 200 years from the middle and late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

In the afternoon, after the offering of prisoners in the Taimiao was completed, light snow began to fall in the sky, but Daliang City was very hot in the gloomy and cold, and even the snow seemed to be melted by the atmosphere of celebration.

In the imperial garden, Emperor Shi hugged Mrs. Huarui to warm her hands, and invited the civil and military ministers to have a hot pot feast. Hot pot is a novelty nowadays, and the monarch and his ministers get along with each other, which is very enjoyable.

And Dou Yi has led the three divisions to start liquidating and trying the crimes of the Southern Han monarchs and ministers.

.......

Nine months after the army was dispatched, the Southern Han Dynasty was destroyed, and the news that the lord Liu Yu was captured and sent to Daliang was already accompanied by the cold winter wind, blowing all over the north and south of the river. On this already cold winter day, I received chilling news, and the cold chill invaded silently...