Zhengzhou, where the Xia Dynasty and the Shang Dynasty successively established their capitals, can be said to be one of the birthplaces of Chinese culture.

The existing ruins of Zhengzhou Mall have two inner and outer city walls, the inner city wall is rectangular, and the outer city wall is circular around the inner city. Its "outer circle and inner square" layout of the city reflects the cosmology of the ancients of "the sky is round and the place is round". It also surpassed the cities of Babylon and Assyria in the Middle East, and Mohenjo-Daro in the Ganges Valley in India.

After the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the previous dynasty, Zhengzhou was set up as the west auxiliary, and the Songyang Academy, located under the peak of Dengfeng, was one of the four most famous academies of the dynasty.

The Songshan area has been an important area for Confucian activities since ancient times, and there are Songyang Academy, Yinggu Academy, Shaolin Academy, Nancheng Academy, and Cungu Academy, among which the most prominent is Songyang Academy.

Songyang Academy, located in Dengfeng City, Henan Province, 3 kilometers north of the city under the extreme peak, because it is located in the Yang of Songshan Mountain, it was named after it, it was founded in 484 (the eighth year of Taihe of the Northern Wei Dynasty), when it was called Songyang Temple, in 605 years (during the great cause of the Sui Dynasty), it was renamed Songyang Temple, and it was rebuilt into the Taimur Academy in the Zhou Dynasty during the Five Dynasties.

Songyang Academy, Suiyang Academy in Shangqiu, Henan, Yuelu Academy in Hunan, and Bailudong Academy in Jiangxi are known as the four major academies in ancient China. Historically, Songyang Academy is famous for its science, rich in culture, and famous for its peculiar cultural relics.

At the beginning, after Zhe Congruan handed over the territory of Fuzhou, Li Zhongyi, in order to reward the Yong family, took care of the overall situation, and made an exception to appoint Zhe Deran's second son, Zhe Yuqing, as the direct bachelor of Duanming Palace and the prefect of Zhengzhou.

On the duke, Li Zhongyi is the emperor, and Zhe Yuqing is the prefect. In terms of selfishness, Li Zhongyi married Zhe Yuqing's sister Zhe Saihua, which is a typical Lang-uncle relationship.

In any case, since Li Zhongyi has passed through Zhengzhou, he needs to summon Zhe Yuqing in order to fulfill the dignity of Zhe Congruan and the entire Zhe family.

"Duanming Palace, Zhengzhou Prefect, the minister folded the imperial secretary to see the emperor." As soon as Li Zhongyi showed up on the springboard, he bowed to the royal courtesy.

"The head of the soldiers and horses of Zhengzhou Mansion, the minister Guo Xiaocheng, knock on the emperor." A young military general beside Yu Qing beat his chest and saluted.

In terms of the distance of the relationship, this Guo Xiaocheng and Li Zhongyi are not outsiders, and their father is Guo Huai, the commander of the Lingzhou Army.

From the beginning of the formation of the Hechi Township Army, Guo Huai followed Li Zhongyi and was one of the earliest Conglong generals.

Li Zhongyi slowly paced off the springboard, walked in front of Zhi Yuqing and Guo Xiaocheng, and said with a smile: "Everyone is not an outsider, it's just that there is no need to be so polite." ”

"Wei Yi, with the relationship between your father and me, you should call my uncle yes." Li Zhongyi raised his hand and patted Guo Xiaocheng's shoulder, this kid has a dark face and a burly figure, but he is eighty percent similar to his father Guo Huai.

Guo Xiaocheng grinned and said respectfully: "The emperor regards his ministers as sons and nephews, and his ministers have a sense of guilt. It's just that the father of the minister often teaches his subordinates that it is their duty to regard the king as their father, and they really dare not say the word uncle. ”

Li Zhongyi smiled slightly, this kid has a sense of proportion, but he is nine points similar to his father's temperament.

Guo Huai is a cautious person, no matter how big or small the affairs of Lingzhou are, he has always reported to Li Zhongyi in great detail, and he never dared to make claims in private.

Lingzhou is located in the northwest, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, Guo Huairuo wants to come to Hu, there are many excuses and reasons. Li Zhongyi, who is far away in Kaifeng, is probably beyond the reach of the whip.

But the problem is that for so many years, Guo Huai has always been one of the most reassuring generals in Li Zhongyi, and he doesn't need to worry about loyalty at all.

This is the so-called relationship between kings and ministers, right?

Li Zhongyi greeted Guo Xiaocheng first, and Zhen Yuqing was somewhat apprehensive, but he could understand it.

After all, Guo Huai was the first general appointed by Li Zhongyi after he took power. Moreover, Guo Huai has been following Li Zhongyi's old ministers since Hechi, and this qualification alone is much deeper than their family.

"You have done a good job in Zhengzhou, with a bumper harvest of grain and taxes, and you haven't disturbed the people yet, I didn't misunderstand you." It is impossible for Li Zhongyi to ignore the folding of Yuqing, but there is a nepotism between them, so they must always go outside first and then inside, right?

Fold Yuqing respectfully arched his hand and said: "It is the duty of his subordinates to be diligent and hardworking, and he can't do such a thing, how can he share the worries of his father?" ”

Li Zhongyi smiled slightly, don't look at the age of Zhe Yuqing and Guo Xiaocheng, they are not yet thirty. However, both of them are quite disciplined in both conduct and work, but they cannot be underestimated.

Li Zhongyi handed over the west gate of Zhengzhou to two young men who had not dried up, and among the important ministers in the court, there was not no gossip circulating.

It's just that after Zhe Yuqing took office, he paid close attention to agricultural production with one hand, promoted mercantilism with the other, and Zhengzhou had the benefits of Cao Yun, and the situation soon opened up.

As for Guo Xiaocheng, because of his family heritage, he is not only a good leader in leading troops, but more importantly, he is quite strategic in his chest. In several training evaluations jointly organized by the Privy Council and the Ministry of War, the Zhengzhou Army led by Guo Xiaocheng ranked within the top ten.

With the performance at the bottom, it is not easy for others to say anything, Li Zhongyi is also very pleased, and his face is also very bright.

Li Zhongyi arrived in Zhengzhou, because the relationship between Zhi Yuqing and Guo Xiaocheng was his own person, which was equivalent to going to his own home. He took two young people and went to the Zhengzhou Mansion together, planning to have a drink and chat, and he would not return home if he was not drunk.

Unlike ordinary kings, Li Zhongyi absolutely forbade the construction of temporary palaces in various places on all expeditions, so as not to work the people and lose money.

This time in Zhengzhou, it is no exception!

After Li Zhongyi entered the Zhengzhou Mansion, the guards inside and outside the Mansion were all replaced by guards and guards from the Qinya Battalion. The officers and men of the Zhengzhou Army, who had originally undertaken the vigilance task, returned to the camp to rest under the leadership of officers at all levels.

In the three halls of the mansion, Li Zhongyi took the lead in sitting, and when he saw that the two young people were somewhat restrained, he smiled and beckoned: "Sit down, knock some small melon seeds, eat fruits, and let's talk slowly." ”

Li Zhongyi's style is not like a majestic emperor, but like a close elder in the family.

Zhi Yuqing and Guo Xiaocheng glanced at each other, and then the two sat on both sides of Li Zhongyi.

Li Zhongyi nodded secretly, from small to big, it seems that the cooperation between Guo Xiaocheng and Zhe Yuqing can be regarded as a tacit understanding.

According to the rules of this dynasty, the military and political affairs of various places are under the jurisdiction of the governor (prefect) and the general management of soldiers and horses.

However, as far as the current practice is concerned, the governors and soldiers and horses in various places are in charge, and there are more or less contradictions.

Although there are contradictions and differences between the local officials in the military and political circles, Li Zhongyi still has no intention of changing the institutional arrangement for the separation of military and political affairs.

After all, authority, especially the power to allocate personnel, finances, and materials, could only be concentrated in the imperial court, and could not be unified in the body of a local official.

Otherwise, after a long time, there will be a disaster in the feudal town!