In the autumn of the seventh year of Qianyou, there is still a tail left, and inside and outside Tokyo, under the bleak autumn wind, it is difficult to hide the prosperity of the market. After two years, Kaifeng Inner and Outer New Town, finally repaired and reconstructed, inside and outside the new look. Before and after, 70,000 people were levied and transferred, and millions of people were allocated by the state treasury and privately raised money and grain.

The newly built Kaifeng Castle, with a population of 700,000, basically broke the original boundaries of the city, which not only brought convenience to the people, but also injected a booster into the continued prosperity of Tokyo's commerce.

Of course, it is still the inner imperial city, under the will of Liu Chengyou, it has not yet been expanded and rebuilt, and it is incompatible with the brand-new inner and outer city of Kaifeng because of the war of Shu and the flooding of the Yellow River.

What has spread to the people is, of course, the good reputation of the Son of Heaven, and the people praise it. Of course, this is not Liu Chengyou's deliberate show, the ministries and offices that maintain the operation of the government are all in the imperial city, and in the case of conquest outside and floods inside, in order to ensure the stable operation of the military and government, they will naturally not carry out large-scale projects in the imperial city. You know, according to the design blueprint, the Kaifeng Imperial City is not just a simple renovation.

In the Chongzheng Palace, a new and clear Kaifeng layout map hangs on the side, and the map meticulously outlines and marks the streets, mansions, market lines, temples, government offices, barracks, and warehouses of Kaifeng City......

"Uncle Huang, in the past two years, I have worked hard and diligently to build such a majestic and magnificent capital for me and the Han Dynasty, and I have worked hard!" Raising his finger, Liu Chengyou said to Murong Yanchao, who was standing behind him.

"Your Majesty is a great minister, it is the honor of the minister!" Murong Yanchao grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "Now, only the Imperial City is missing!" ”

"I still say the same thing, the matter of the imperial city is not in a hurry!" Liu Chengyou waved and said.

Murong Yanchao did not insist on any more invitations, but took out a stack of books and chapters, presented them to Liu Chengyou with both hands, and said with a somewhat solemn expression: "This is the detailed account of the money and food spent before and after, the register of requisitioned people's husbands, and the officials involved in corruption and personal gain, please take a look at it, Your Majesty." ”

"Uncle Huang is doing things more and more meticulously!" Liu Chengyou swept his eyes and commented lightly.

Let Zhang Dejun take it, Liu Chengyou flipped through it, pulled out the list of officials involved in corruption, and briefly browsed it for a while. There are not many officials involved, but the records of the matters involved are very detailed, and the first name is Chang Si.

"When the water is clear, there are no fish!" Closing the list, Liu Chengyou sighed faintly, looked at Murong Yanchao, and asked, "Uncle Huang, I heard that you have also dealt with a lot of people before and after, why do you keep banning it?" ”

"Money is touching after all!" Murong Yanchao spread his hands: "There are always people who are lucky, and if they have a little authority, they will use the public for personal gain, so it is difficult to ban." ”

This Chang Si, deducting his donations, counted, he still has to earn! I have seen and warned about its greed, but I still don't know how to repent! What can I do with such a person? Liu Chengyou's tone was full of emotion, and he asked Murong Yanchao: "Uncle Huang thinks, how should I deal with him?" ”

Hearing this, Murong Yanchao thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the disposition of always thinking about greed for money and being stingy is well known to the ministers of Hedong, and it is almost nature. For such a person, even if he is dealt with according to the law, it is difficult for him to feel pain and repentance. Chang Sizhi's accumulation and greed is nothing more than relying on power, and the minister thinks that if he takes away his official position, makes him return to his hometown and raises him, and then confiscates all the income from his previous appointments. In this way, years of accumulation turned out to be empty, allowing him to reflect on the township in his later years and taste its pain......"

After Murong Yanchao finished speaking, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but glance at him a few times, with a playful look in his eyes: "Uncle Huang's words also have a bit of affection!" ”

Murong Yanchao smiled.

After thinking about it, Liu Chengyou sighed: For Chang Si, let's do it as such, the founding ministers are gradually withering, and there are still few left. I have long heard of the greed of common thoughts, but for a moment of confusion, I still use important positions with him, give him a position of power, and indulge his lawlessness, which is also my fault, so I don't care about it. Moreover, with Changsi's advanced age, it is also a day, one day less, let him return to his hometown! ”

"Your Majesty is merciful!" Murong Yanchao immediately complimented.

The words fell, but Liu Chengyou said in an indifferent tone: "As for the rest of the people, since the emperor uncle has investigated clearly, and the evidence of the crime is conclusive, he will be handed over to the Criminal Department and dealt with strictly and severely by me, and there must be no indulgence!" ”

It turns out that Liu Chengyou is not so forgiving.

The corners of his mouth twitched, and Murong Yanchao asked again: "Nowadays, due to the reconstruction, the scholars who have moved outside the city have moved back to the city one after another, and each has a new house to compensate for their losses. However, the two temporary resettlement sites outside the city have become a gathering group in the past two years. Kaifeng Mansion intends to place a new town, what does Your Majesty think? ”

"Yes! Very good! Liu Chengyou's reaction was just three words.

Looking back, Liu Chengyou looked at Murong Yanchao with an emotional look: "Uncle Huang, I see that your body has lost a lot of weight!" In the past two years, it has not been easy, with your work in building the city, I want to reward you with the emperor's uncle! ”

As soon as Liu Chengyou's words fell, a smile of surprise bloomed on Murong Yanchao's rough and dark old face, and he said with earnestness and pretense reserve: "How dare you ask for a prince with the hard work of building a city?" ”

Paying attention to his demeanor, Liu Chengyou smiled lightly: "Uncle is the emperor's own brother, and now he is the elder of the clan, and the title of king also shows the majesty of my royal family!" ”

After a little silence, Liu Chengyou said: "Later, I will issue an edict to confer the title of king of the county, in the name of Changli!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" When Murong Yanchao heard this, he simply bowed down, and his emotions were a little excited, and there were tears in his old eyes.

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Don't look at it all the time, Liu Chengyou has been calling an uncle one by one, but no matter what, his surname is Murong. Outside the government and the opposition, it is inevitable that there will be some unpleasant words, but now, Liu Chengyou has given Murong Yan the title of king, but for him, it is a deeper recognition.

"In the past two years, the royal family has been devoted to urban construction affairs, and it is inevitable that there will be some slackness in the official affairs of Kaifeng Mansion, and it is understandable that I am also understandable." After the reward ended, Liu Chengyou turned to say: "However, after all, Kaifeng Mansion is the capital of the Han Dynasty, the capital of the world, and the counties under its jurisdiction, managing hundreds of thousands of scholars and people, and they can't be neglected. In this way, after being crowned king, the imperial uncle can recuperate in the palace for a period of time to relieve physical and mental fatigue. As for Kaifeng Mansion, I will send another official to follow him! ”

Hearing Liu Chengyou say this, the joy on Murong Yanchao's face gradually solidified, but seeing the gentle and modest smile on the emperor's nephew's face, his mood was complicated.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your care and understanding! In the past two years, the minister also felt that he was quite incompetent in Kaifeng Mansion, and His Majesty's considerations, the minister agreed very much! Taking a deep breath, Murong Yanchao bowed to Liu Chengyou and said, "However, the minister has a request, I hope Your Majesty will agree!" ”

"Say!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand.

Murong Yanchao said: "In Kaifeng New City, every street, every section of the female wall, and every city gate almost have the efforts of the ministers. However, His Majesty stopped the expansion of the imperial city for the sake of national conditions, and the ministers regretted it. I only hope that when Your Majesty restarts the project, he will still be a minister, and he will not live up to his mission, and he will also be counted as rewarding his ministers with his wishes! ”

"I've got it!" Hearing his words, Liu Chengyou generously waved his sleeve robe.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Murong Yanchao retired, Liu Chengyou turned around and picked up a secret letter of Wu Desi from the imperial case, which was written on it, which was earned by Murong Yanchao during this city repair. Equivalent to about 50,000 copper coins, the amount of money is not small, but it is not appalling, at least compared with the style of Uncle Murong Huang in the past, he can be regarded as restrained.

In this world, there is no cat that does not steal. In the early stage, Uncle Murong Huang was naturally conscientious and self-denying, but in the later stage, he finally couldn't hold back and took the opportunity to make some profits. However, Liu Chengyou did not criticize him, his imperial uncle was much smarter than the old man of the imperial uncle, and he did not do that kind of stupid thing of direct corruption, and more importantly, the construction of Kaifeng City, he did a good job, and it is worth tolerating.

"Your Majesty, Liang Quan's victory!"