After crossing to the north, the royal car turned to the northeast, followed the southern section of the Yongji Canal, and marched towards the Daimyo Mansion where the Yedu was located, until it entered the country and stopped in Neihuang County.

Neihuang is located at the junction of Hebei and Yan, in the southwest of the Daimyo's Mansion, and from the map, it feels a bit of a void. Throughout its historical evolution, it has the meaning of "many disasters and difficulties", and has been repeatedly abandoned, and its belonging has also rotated between Wei and Xiangzhou, but its position is not so "clear".

However, it has always been a fertile land, with a whole plain and developed agriculture.

In the previous few years of the war, all aspects of Neihuang were also greatly damaged, after Du Chongwei was extinguished, Gao Xingzhou was ordered by the imperial court to rebuild order, in the past two years when Liu Chengyou succeeded to the throne, it was gradually restored, the displaced people returned home, and bandits were banned.

However, in the past two years, Hebei disasters have continued, affecting a wide range of people, and Neihuang is inevitably affected by it, although Liu Chengyou has lowered the policy of reducing the number of people, but it falls to the locality, to the grassroots Li Shu, and it is only to stop the boiling, even if the main military and political party is Gao Xingzhou.

Knowing that the royal car was crossing, Neihuang's side, the county order and subordinate officials were ready to welcome the driver early. Liu Chengyou still remembers that when he toured Luoyang in the west last year, most of the local officials and generals went their own way, and they didn't take him as the emperor very seriously, forcing Liu Chengyou to be ruthless and dispose of a large number of officials. In comparison, this is the biggest difference, no matter how weak the control of the local court is today, but the majesty is obviously strengthening.

Let the accompanying prime minister Yang Wei go to deal with Neihuang's officials, Liu Chengyou broke away from the brigade, and under the escort of Gao Huaide and Zhao Yanjin, he went straight to Neihuang Township.

"If Your Majesty wants to inquire about the people's livelihood, call some peasants to come and ask questions, why bother to bend down. After all, this is in Fangzhen, not Jinnei, Your Majesty is the world, and when the society is important, it is still too dangerous to be so separated from the army, and the imperial guard is weak. If there is a rebellious person, he has a suspicious ......" Riding a horse followed Liu Chengyou's side, Zhao Yanjin couldn't help but admonish him.

There were only 300 horsemen accompanying the escort, and although they were well-equipped and powerful, they were indeed weak in terms of numbers.

Liu Chengyou hadn't said anything yet, but Gao Huaide next to him heard it and immediately looked unhappy. In Wei Bo's territory, even if there are ill-intentioned criminals, only Gao Xingzhou, who is stationed in Yedu, has the ability and strength to gather troops to attack and pose a threat to Liu Chengyou's safety.

Gao Huaide thought of this, Zhao Yanjin or unintentional words, but for him, it was a little harsh.

Even if the relationship is good on weekdays, Gao Huaide's tone is particularly impulsive, his expression is serious, and he said to Zhao Yanjin: "In the royal land, if a thief dares to commit a rebellion, the ministers will defend it desperately!" ”

Gao Huaide's anger made Zhao Yanjin slightly stunned, I don't know why, Liu Chengyou noticed the cold face of his brother-in-law, his eyes flashed, and with his more and more clear thoughts, he only thought about it, and then understood.

"Since I succeeded to the throne, I have been committed to the peace of the world, leniency and simplification of administration, suppression of bandits, and suppression of violence. He thinks that he is not kind to the people of Hebei, but he also has a lot of virtue. If you still have the heart of life and rebellion, then either they are incorrigible, or there are still shortcomings in what I have done, and I need to introspect in order to make good changes......" Liu Chengyou began his daily high-sounding again.

As soon as the words came out, they immediately attracted compliments and admiration from Gao and Zhao, although from the expression, they were not particularly moved. But the little lady who was waiting on the side, looked at Liu Chengyou's side cheeks that exuded a confident look, her eyes were slightly bent, and she smiled lightly: "It is a blessing for the world for the official family to have such a mind." ”

Liu Chengyou glanced at his eldest brother, pointed to the forbidden army surrounded by a strict guard, his face was relaxed, and he deliberately raised his voice: "The army in front of the palace is the elite selection of the forbidden army, the iron cavalry army is the backbone of the front division of the palace, and the army in front of the palace is the elite and strong men in the iron cavalry army." In my eyes, there is no more elite in the world than this, and it is not a problem to take one as five, with this tiger and a good general to protect each other, can't you still protect me? ”

This time, the soldiers around him who heard his words subconsciously straightened their waists, and Liu Chengyou has always not missed any opportunity to show his style and invite people to buy people's hearts. And it is getting smoother and smoother, more and more natural, I think at the beginning, he will occasionally have a hot face, and he will recall and think about whether his statement is inappropriate.

Now, there is no need for it, one is that his kung fu has slowly been practiced, and the other is that the blessing of his identity and the improvement of authority are enough to make others ignore some details.

On the outskirts of Neihuang, a village was randomly selected, and a large area of farmland was spread out on the field, apparently redefined by the government. In winter, the fields are depressed, the field seems to have a layer of light frost, the unregulated soil is only a mess, and there are still a few almost rotten straws left in the ridges.

The knight galloped over, breaking the tranquility of the village, in the frightened eyes of the villagers, Gao Huaide arranged for people to live at various crossings, strictly forbidden to enter and exit, and personally led people to surround a cottage on the periphery, please go out of the master's house, check inside and out, and after confirming that there is no abnormality, Liu Chengyou is late.

For the sake of safety, it is better to disturb the people.

In the earthen walls of the loess, there are four or five bamboo and wooden houses, a few rows of vegetables are planted on the side of the fence, three or two local chickens are crowing in the long chicken coop, and the household dog tied to the corner of the courtyard keeps barking at the guards of the forbidden army who have broken into the farmer's house.

This is a very ordinary Hebei farmhouse, a family of eight, three generations. The owner is an old man, he can't tell his age, he is thin and has rough skin.

The last time Liu Chengyou went deep into the countryside like this and inquired about the people's situation was when he was in Hengzhou.

When Liu Chengyou stepped into the small courtyard of the farmhouse, the family knelt on the ground, huddled together, their trembling bodies full of fear, and they didn't dare to say anything.

After casually posing out two maza and sitting down with Zhen Xiaoniang, Liu Chengyou looked at the poorly dressed peasant family and stretched out his hand: "Flat!" ”

When the old farmer heard this, he looked dazed and at a loss.

Zhang Dejun noticed it, immediately spoke up, and reminded a little politely: "Your Majesty asked you to stand up and reply." ”

looked at each other, still didn't dare to move, seeing this, Liu Chengyou signaled, and Zhang Dejun personally stepped forward to help him up. The old peasant's actions were cramped, and he could feel the nobility of the men and women sitting in front of him without any knowledge, and there were so many "vicious" GI guards, his legs and stomachs were trembling, and he didn't dare to raise his head.

"How old is my father-in-law?" Liu Chengyou asked softly.

The old farmer was hesitant, and after Zhang Dejun's translation, he realized that the noble man in front of him was asking about his age.

Only then did he give a very clear answer, I don't know my age, let alone what year I was born.

Liu Chengyou asked him if he was a local, saying that he had moved from Xiangzhou.

Direct dialogue, Liu Chengyou can't change the style of crepe, and the old farmer has a rural accent, and it is really difficult to communicate. However, after stumbling, I still understood the situation of the old farmer's family clearly.

is not from Xiangzhou, and I don't know how many years ago he fled from Hedong to Tangyin, Xiangzhou, from its vague description, Liu Chengyou guessed that it was probably during Shi Jingjiao's army.

There are four sons, the eldest son joined the army in his early years, and he has not been heard from since, probably because he does not know where he died, which war, stayed. The second son was arrested as a strong man that year, and he was fortunate to survive, but he returned lame and married a peasant woman. The third son has been married for several years and is currently serving in the army. The youngest son has just grown up, farming at home, very diligent, the world is gradually calming, and he is preparing to save money and food to ask for a daughter-in-law.

There are two grandsons and a granddaughter, both of whom are not very old, but they can also help with farm work.

When the Khitan army retreated north, it passed through Xiangzhou, burned and killed, and the family fled to the mountains and forests.

The government divided 50 acres of land, settled down, and reclaimed dozens of acres of wasteland, but because of the disaster, the harvest was not very good. The tax is not light, most of the few outputs in the fields are collected by the government, and the surplus grain is carefully calculated, and it is difficult to survive the winter, and it is even more difficult if you prepare for winter planting and spring ploughing......

This is a family, living in poverty, an out-and-out foolish people.