Chapter 535: The Emperor's Compromise
"The younger brother plans to move hundreds of thousands of displaced people around Luoyang to the border of Bingzhou."
Liu Xianwei seemed closer to the emperor, claiming to be his younger brother, and without waiting for the emperor to have any questions, he then said: "In this way, there are several benefits to our Han." First, it can first solve the threat formed by the hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the capital of Luoyang, and at least reduce the pressure on the imperial court to settle down and maintain order. ”
"Second, the relocation of these hundreds of thousands of displaced people does not mean that you will ignore them after moving them away. On the contrary, it is necessary to govern them more effectively, guide them to engage in production after they arrive in the annexed states, let them open up wasteland and cultivate land, and become self-reliant in the shortest possible time. In this way, even if the subordinate brother retires successfully, he will no longer pay money to help them in the future. ”
"Your Majesty, in fact, there are other benefits in this second aspect. For example, even if the courtiers have now migrated these displaced people, there is indeed some chaos in the Han Dynasty now, and many people have to leave their hometowns and live elsewhere. And Luoyang, the capital city, must be the place where those displaced people first thought of coming to run. Therefore, the younger brother believes that in the next two or three years, Luoyang Capital will definitely gather a lot of displaced people from all over the world. If the ministers now collectively relocate these hundreds of thousands of people to a place to settle down and lead them to live a new life, then this place can continue to accept those displaced people who have come to Luoyang Capital without stopping. This can be said to have solved the problem of displaced people in the capital once and for all. ”
Just by listening to what Liu Xian said about the benefits of these two aspects, the emperor has already approved of Liu Xian's plan in his heart. But his only concern was. Now it is Liu Xian who alone has funded the relief of these displaced people, and this is hundreds of thousands of people. In this way, it is equivalent to that these hundreds of thousands of people will definitely be grateful to Liu Xian in the future, and they will definitely obey Liu Xian's orders in the future.
An emperor has always had scruples, and the Han clan who is bent on putting him to death can theoretically threaten the inheritance of his emperor's throne is still nominally the righteous son of the younger brother of the first emperor. In case Liu Xian plots against him in the future, how can he be good?
But...... The emperor is really feeling a little helpless and powerless about Liu Xian now. Because there is really no way to put him to death. Anyway, he can't deal with Liu Xian on trumped-up charges through some political means now. If he wants to get rid of Liu Xian, then he must take tough measures, extreme measures.
But in this way, the consequences are really difficult to predict. The emperor deeply believed that this Liu Xian was by no means good at his generation, and he put aside his desperation, did not want to lose face, and did not want to be famous. If he dares to make a holy decree to capture him, or mobilize an army to kill him, then he will immediately rebel.
Many times, the emperor felt a little disheartened when he thought of this. In the palace, on the surface, it seems that he is the emperor who is full of his words and the respect of the world. But who knows the anguish in his heart? In the palace, he was coerced by those eunuchs. Otherwise, he couldn't even depose a queen?
And outside the palace, he wanted to get rid of Liu Xian, but he was also helpless, he really felt that it was really boring for him to be such an emperor.
In fact, even in the court, his emperor Chrysostom can make a decision. If the interests of those relatives, powerful ministers and others are involved in the court, then the opposition will be extremely strong, forcing him, the emperor, to be difficult to implement even if he wants to implement some policy decrees.
Imperial Mind? Is the emperor's mind a balance? But the emperor knew that he was actually just surviving in the cracks among the forces of eunuchs, relatives, ministers, and so on.
To be honest, if he had met someone like Liu Xian more than ten years ago, he would have really treated him well. Because this Liu Xian is really too good at tossing.
To put it bluntly, it is capability. If he still has ambitions and wants to revitalize the Han and reuse Liu Xian, then why is the Han unhappy? Can ...... now The Emperor shook his head, he really couldn't afford to do it now.
But it's okay, time is also fate, since I can't help you kid, then let's see what you can toss to get famous.
Here, the emperor has faintly given up on targeting Liu Xian and wanting to get rid of Liu Xian.
Sometimes, the dragon's heart is unpredictable, and it is indeed necessary to see what kind of situation the emperor is in, as well as his own problems.
History is a lesson to be learned. How could the emperor not know in his heart? When he is a hundred years later, he is afraid that this great Han country will be the same as when he was elected emperor when he was a teenager. Either the eunuchs controlled the situation in the Han court, or those relatives controlled the court, or those powerful ministers took power. However, after the incident of Wang Mang's usurpation, under normal circumstances, it is difficult for the ministers of the court to really control the situation of the court.
Occasionally, the emperor would wonder why the Han was like this.
That's because when the emperor was in power, he died when he was young and strong, but in the dignified Han royal family, there was no young adult man who was close to the blood relatives who could take on the heavy responsibilities of the imperial power, and no adult royal family member presided over the overall situation of the court after the emperor's death. In this way, Fang let the imperial power of the Han Dynasty fall aside. Subsequently, the emperors were all puppet emperors who were selected by eunuchs or relatives who controlled the imperial power. And this puppet emperor, if he wants to really grasp the imperial power that should be him, then he must pay great efforts and a great price. And it's not always possible. Just like ...... He's ...... like this now.
Now, Emperor Liu Hong, he naturally doesn't think about whether he will die young like the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty. However, he did get a little disheartened. Therefore, he will also take into account that although he has two princes now, they are both young children. He really didn't dare to imagine that if he really suffered misfortune, it would be difficult for these two young princes, no matter which one inherited his throne, to really control the court.
Maybe...... Can Liu Xian, who has outstanding ability and extraordinary courage everywhere, change that situation? If he can really be loyal to me, and in the future, even after a hundred years, he is willing to support his two princes, then this big man may be a different situation.
"Your Majesty, there is a third." Liu Xian continued at this time: "The boundary of Bingzhou has been repeatedly invaded by the Xiongnu aliens, and the main reason is that when our Han Dynasty accepted the Xiongnu to surrender, as a corresponding condition, their tribesmen were allowed to move into the Bingzhou area to live. Now that so many years have passed, it has caused the aliens in the state to show signs of catching up with and surpassing our Han people. Especially in some local villages and towns, those aliens have become the climate, and they dominate the local order of life and production. If this goes on for a long time, it will be extremely unfavorable to our Han Dynasty, and at that time, the entire state may become a place for the Huns and other aliens. ”
"And our capital city of Dahan is only separated from Bingzhou by a natural danger of the Yellow River. Once this state becomes an active backyard for aliens, then they will definitely look at our Han capital. When the time comes, they can directly cross the Yellow River and go south to occupy our Han capital. What I mean is to settle these hundreds of thousands of people in places where our Han control over the state is even weaker. We can use these hundreds of thousands of people to build a walled city in those places, and then rely on the walled city to form absolute control over that place. In time, if the imperial court stationed military horses in this place, it could also form a restraint against the ambitious Huns. ”
"And fourthly, in the annexed prefecture area, the people's lives are really not very good, and it can even be said to be extremely difficult. The subordinate brother planned that agriculture, commerce, mining, animal husbandry, and so on could be vigorously developed in the state. However, this must provide some guidance and guidance to the people of the state. Let the people in those places have a goal to work hard. In this way, the state will surely become rich soon......"
"Okay, I'll see what happens later." The emperor waved his hand and interrupted Liu Xian's speech.
He groaned slightly, his waist straightened, his face was solemn, and the eyes of the dragon and tiger, which were originally lacking in brilliance, were suddenly awe-inspiring, and a majestic momentum that seemed to be invisible emanated. It is a sense of majesty that comes from being in a position of power for a long time.
Liu Xian has seen the emperor several times, but the current emperor has the majesty of being an emperor.
"Liu Xian, can I trust you?"
The emperor's eyes were like knives, staring at Liu Xiandao.
"The emperor ......" Liu Xian was indeed asked by the emperor suddenly, which was originally a very good answer, but Liu Xian is not the kind of person who is insincere after all, saying one thing to his face and doing another behind his back. Even in the face of the emperor's extremely serious questioning, Liu Xian didn't want to say anything panicked.
Liu Xian hesitated for a moment, but asked the emperor instead: "Your Majesty, why did you say this?" ”
Why not? As the emperor, do I need to explain to you what I asked you? The emperor glared at Liu Xian with some annoyance.
Liu Xian shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, trust is mutual, this suddenly asked Xiaohou, asked Xiaohou if he is worthy of the emperor's trust, how do you let Xiaohou answer?" For me, the word righteousness comes first, I believe that people don't offend me, I don't offend people, and a gentleman treats someone with sincerity, so he will definitely treat others with a gentleman. Whether I am worthy of the emperor's trust or not lies in the emperor, not myself. The emperor's trust, that is trust, if you don't trust, then even if Xiaohou says the sky, it is rare to get the emperor's trust. Isn't that the truth? “
The emperor looked at Liu Xian fixedly, and after a while, he said a little deflated: "I ask you if you can be trusted, you can say yes or no, you have to say so much." However, if it were an ordinary subject, he would definitely immediately express his position on how loyal he was to me, and how willing he was to be willing to smear his mind for me. Only you will not give me even an attitude. ”
"No, it has been given to the emperor, and I am such a real person. A sincere and frank person. However, Xiao Hou really can't give everything for anyone, as long as Xiao Hou's life is endangered, then the world is big, Xiao Hou will think about his own life, in order to live, and fight with the sky. I believe that my orders are up to me, not to heaven! So...... Your Majesty, there are some things that we don't need to draw tigers and bones. ”
Liu Xian's words are indeed very frank. It means that your emperor is planning to take our lives, so we must not be able to wait for death. What kind of relationship do we already have? You're bent on putting us to death, and now you're talking to us about trust? Hypocrisy not?
"Okay, then I won't talk about that. I ask you again, will you betray the Great Han? Will it be anti-Han? The emperor asked with a threatening face.
"I, Liu Xian, am a relative of the Han family, as a child of the Han family, why should I betray the Han? Anti-Han? Like the Yellow Turbans? Isn't that against myself? Am I idle and have nothing to do? ”
At this point, Liu Xian is really frank. We are not anti-Han, but we can seek the throne of you, the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
"You dare to swear! Never rebel in this life and this life? ”
"I swear! In this life, I will be loyal to the Han Dynasty, and I will strive for the revitalization of the Han Dynasty all my life! If you break this oath! Thunder and thunder! Pieces! ”
Liu Xian basically did not hesitate, and casually made an oath.
"Good! Liu Xian, please remember the oath you made today. As long as you are loyal to the Great Han, then I will give you the right to act cheaply. I have allowed you to choose a place in Bingzhou to settle the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Luoyang. ”
"Emperor Xie!" Liu Xian was overjoyed when he saw that the emperor actually agreed to this matter.
Liu Xian knew that after this incident, the emperor's impression of himself, or his mentality, may have changed, and he no longer thought about putting himself to death all the time. At least, now that he can allow himself to resettle these hundreds of thousands of displaced people, this is equivalent to unsealing the invisible confinement of himself, and he can let himself leave the capital.
However, such a situation is also natural and unstoppable.
What other ability does the emperor have now to restrain Liu Xian's development?
Now Liu Xian wants money, money, people, people. Even if Liu Xian is confined to Luoyang, Liu Xian can still do a lot of things. And, as time went on, it became more and more difficult for the emperor to get rid of Liu Xian.
In the case that Liu Xian cannot be truly removed, then the emperor can only compromise. Now he seems to be in a heart-to-heart relationship with Liu Xian, but in fact, he gave himself some excuses to compromise with Liu Xian.
Then the emperor personally wrote the holy decree and handed it over to Liu Xian.
Although there was no more conferral on Liu Xian in the holy decree, it gave Liu Xian the right to choose a place in Bingzhou as a place to settle hundreds of thousands of displaced people.
And this place is at least a county land.
A population of hundreds of thousands must be the size of a county to settle down.