Liu Xiu has his own home in Wancheng, a small house.

After arriving in Wancheng, Liu Xiu also went to take a look.

The house is largely uninhabited, but everything remains the same, and there is not a single weed to be found in the courtyard of the vestibule, apparently someone has taken care of it here.

Seeing Liu Xiu's puzzled expression, Liu Shun hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, since Weichen served as the Taishou of Nanyang, he will send someone to clean it every ten days, and the furnishings inside and outside the house have not changed. ”

Hearing this, Liu Xiu nodded secretly, Liu Shun was really careful enough.

Here are the memories of Liu Xiu and Yīn Lihua.

The two of them became close here, and at that time, the eldest brother had just been killed, Liu Xiu pretended to be nothing on the surface, and only in the dead of night did he dare to cry secretly.

Recalling the scenes of that year, Liu Xiu was full of emotion.

Liu Xuan, the culprit who killed the eldest brother, is dead, and Wang Kuang's thieves are also dead, and the eldest brother is under Jiuquan, so he can also smile! Yīn Lihua, who was walking beside Liu Xiu, saw him with a sad face, and knew that he must have remembered those unbearable past events, she held Liu Xiu's hand and whispered, "Your Majesty! ”

Liu Xiu smiled at yīn Lihua, shook his head and said, "I'm fine." ”

He and yīn Lihua walked to the bedroom, took off their shoes at the door, and walked in, the board on the ground was bright and spotless, and the collapse was also soft and dry.

He pulled yīn Lihua to sit down and smiled at Liu Shun: "Cheng Wuhou has taken good care of the old mansion!" ”

Liu Shun said: "Weichen is just a gesture.

Weichen knew that His Majesty was a person who missed the old days, and he couldn't bear to see the old mansion abandoned. ”

Liu Xiu nodded, indeed, the old mansion in Wancheng has his bad memories, but there are also his sweetest memories here.

It was here that he married the person he had longed for the most, yīn Lihua.

When he was the most painful, depressed, and disheartened, it was Lihua who never gave up on him, stayed by his side, and walked through the most painful time with him.

Liu Xiu doted on Yīn Lihua, not without reason, the darkest part of his life was Yīn Lihua accompanied him through, supporting each other, sharing weal and woe, and sharing each other's weal and bene.

Based on this alone, Yīn Lihua's position in Liu Xiu's mind is irreplaceable.

He said faintly: "Chengwu Hou has a heart. ”

As he spoke, Yīn Lihua also owed a debt to Liu Shun gratefully.

Liu Shun's old face turned red, and he hurriedly bowed down to salute and said, "Your Majesty, the nobles have tormented the ministers. ”

After a pause, he said cautiously: "Your Majesty's nostalgia for the old is the luck of the people of the world, and it is the luck of the clan!" The patriarch is very old, and he really can't stand the disaster of prison, so please ask Your Majesty to be extrajudicial and forgive the patriarch and his old man this time! ”

is also a member of the Liu clan, Liu Shun certainly doesn't want to see Liu She have an accident, and he understands the truth of cold lips and teeth.

If even an elder like Liu She was severely punished by His Majesty for such a trivial matter, then the life of the other clan relatives would not be easy.

Liu Xiu glanced at Liu Shun, and then at Liu Zhong who was present, he frowned slightly and said, "I have a decision in my heart about this matter. ”

Even if he didn't plan to severely punish Liu She, but acting had to act like that, he couldn't just catch someone with his front foot, and let him go immediately with his back foot, where is the majesty and prestige of the Son of Heaven, isn't it a joke for the world to see?

Seeing Liu Xiu's displeasure, Liu Shun didn't dare to say more, and glanced at Liu Zhong beside him, with a helpless expression.

Liu Zhong bowed his head slightly to him gratefully, as long as Liu Shun was willing to plead with His Majesty for his father, he Liu Zhong would write down this kindness.

Liu Xiu originally planned to live in the old mansion in Wancheng, but Liu Shun and Liu Zhong strongly objected.

In the past, Liu Xiu was placed under house arrest by Liu Xuan in Wancheng, there were few people around him, and the old mansion could still be lived, but now Liu Xiu is the Son of Heaven, and there are thousands of guards around him, where can this small old mansion live.

Liu Shunzheng said: "Your Majesty's trip, Weichen has already arranged it, Your Majesty wants to live in the old house, absolutely not." ”

If the Son of Heaven had any accident on his earth, he would not be able to afford a hundred heads.

Liu Zhong also said: "Your Majesty, the old mansion has been uninhabited for many years, and it is inevitable that there will be omissions, Your Majesty still lives in Xingyuan!" ”

Seeing Liu Shun and Liu Zhong's nervous looks, Liu Xiu did not insist again and again, smiled indifferently, and said, "Okay, just follow Cheng Wuhou's arrangement." ”

Liu Shun and Liu Zhong both breathed a sigh of relief.

Leaving the old house, Liu Shun took Liu Xiu and others to Xingyuan.

In fact, Liu Xiu's old house in Wancheng is not small, but the scale of Xingyuan is several times larger than that of the old house.

Xingyuan was built on the basis of Liu Xuan's palace.

After Liu Xuan became emperor in Wancheng, he merged several large mansions together to build a temporary palace, and later Liu Xuan moved to Chang'an, and the palace in Wancheng was idle.

This time Liu Xiu toured the south, Liu Shun specially recruited a large number of strong men to repair the palace, not only the interior of the palace was renovated, but even the outside of the palace also vacated a large circle of open space, so that the southern army could deploy around the palace.

You must know that the current Wancheng is an inch of land, such a row is enough to occupy a place, and there are a lot of open spaces around, which is really eye-catching.

No matter how red people are, no one dares to grab land with the Son of Heaven.

When he arrived at Xingyuan, he didn't need to enter the inside of Xingyuan, just looked at the vacant circular square around Xingyuan, and Liu Xiu already knew in his heart that Liu Shun was indeed very concerned about his southern tour.

He said with a smile: "Cheng Wuhou is inevitably too excited. ”

Liu Shun bowed and said: "Nanyang is the emperor's hometown, Wancheng is His Majesty's home, His Majesty came to Nanyang in person, and Wancheng came to Wancheng in person, and Weichen should do his best." ”

Liu Xiu smiled, didn't say anything more, took the carriage, and entered the line.

Of course, Xingyuan can't be compared with the Luoyang Palace, but relatively speaking, it is already grand and luxurious enough.

When you enter the main entrance, you will be greeted by a circular corridor, which can be used as a second line of defense in times of war.

Passing through the corridor and entering the inner gate, the eyes suddenly open up, it is a vacant land, it can also be said to be a huge square, in wartime, here can be used for garrison soldiers.

Through the square, go further and come to the main hall.

Entering the main hall, Liu Xiu deliberately turned around, compared with before, there are great changes here, and there is almost no shadow of the original appearance.

The floor was covered with wooden planks, all of which were painted in inky black, shiny and shiny, like a mirror.

The columns on the left and right have also been replaced, painted with red paint, full of style, and without losing the solemnity of the royal family.

Liu Xiu was very satisfied with Liu Shun's arrangement, and praised Liu Shun again.

Liu Xiu is not a person who likes to be extravagant and wasteful, but he is the Son of Heaven, and he also values the Son of Heaven's ranks.

In this matter, Liu Shun undoubtedly satisfied Liu Xiu's psychology to the greatest extent.

Not long after Liu Xiu arrived in Xingyuan, the clansmen of Nanyang rushed in.

Some of the clan relatives stayed in Nanyang, and some of the clan relatives came from Luoyang or their respective fiefdoms, up and down, there must be dozens of people.

Liu Xiu did not refuse the clan relatives who came to visit, and invited all of them to the house.

The main hall of Xingyuan was soon filled with people, old and young, tall, short, fat and thin, so lively.

Some of the clansmen present are elders, some are peers, and Liu Xiu's juniors.

He picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and cleared his throat.

The bustling hall soon fell silent.

Liu Xiu looked around at everyone with a smile and said, "You are from the same sect, how are you doing in Nanyang?" ”

"Thanks to Your Majesty's care, all is well with the ministers."

"The ministers can have today, it is all thanks to His Majesty's blessings!"

"...... "Everyone, every word you say, and every word I say, they are all good words."

Liu Xiu smiled indifferently and said: "The Han family can be restored, and the Liu family can inherit the unification, it is not my own work, nor the work of the Liu family, but the work of the people of the world."

Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, the chaos of the dynasty, the chaos of the world, the group of thieves rose together, the war disasters continued, people thought about the Han, Kuang helped the Han family, which was in line with the way of heaven. ”

Everyone present nodded frequently and said, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true!" ”

"Your Majesty is very kind!"

"Gentleman, Zhouya; Those who are familiar with the people, the water is also.

The water will carry the boat, and the water will overturn the boat. ”

Liu Xiu said: "In this world, it is the people of the world who helped my Liu family to fight down.

I am grateful to the people who are dedicated to supporting the Han family, the people who have joined the army, and the people who have donated money and food, but I feel guilty for the people who died on the battlefield, whose families were ruined, and who were displaced. ”

Everyone present looked at each other, lowered their heads one by one, and no one dared to answer.

Liu Xiu glanced around the crowd, picked up the teacup again, and drank the tea slowly.

After a long time, an old man from Liu Xiu's grandparents bowed his hand to him and said, "Your Majesty is reasonable, and the ministers must remember Your Majesty's teachings!" ”

The rest of the clan relatives also hurriedly followed and said: "Your Majesty is reasonable, and the ministers must remember Your Majesty's teachings!" ”

Liu Xiu said: "We must not only remember it in our hearts, but also make it in practice."

If you want to buy land in Nanyang, I don't object, there are buying and selling, it is justified, but if you bully people, oppress the people, and force you to buy and sell, I will definitely not tolerate appeasement, I hope you can take it as a warning. ”

Immediately, the hall fell silent again.

In the end, it was the old man who took the lead and said, "Your ministers obey the order!" ”

The old man started talking, and the rest of the clan relatives said in unison: "The ministers obey the order." ”

Liu Xiu looked around at everyone, no matter whether these clan relatives remembered his words or not, in short, he had already said ugly things in front of him, and no matter how dare anyone defy the law, it is no wonder that he punished him severely.

The old man abruptly got up and left the table, walked to the center of the main hall, knelt on his knees, and bowed forward.

Liu Xiu was stunned and was about to speak, when the old man took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, the King of Surabaya made a mistake in Ye County, but I still hope that Your Majesty sees that the King of Surabaya is a first-time offender, so you can open the net and spare him!" ”

The rest of the clan relatives also got up and left the table, knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Xiu, and said in unison: "I hope Your Majesty can open the net and spare the King of Surabaya!" ”

In the matter of Nanyang Land, the Liu clan basically belongs to one nostril to breathe.

To a greater or lesser extent, everyone has bullied others and forced the people to sell their land.

If Liu She is severely punished by the Son of Heaven because of this, it is estimated that he will not be better, and in this matter, the opinions of the Liu clan are highly unified.

Looking at the people kneeling down below, Liu Xiu frowned secretly, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

In fact, the relationship between the Son of Heaven and the clan is very delicate, if the Son of Heaven wants to sit firmly in the country, he cannot do without the support of the clansmen, and the Son of Heaven sits firmly in the country, and the clansmen can also get the care of the Son of Heaven, and the two are interdependent.

But what the Son of Heaven has to consider and take into account is not the rise and fall of a clan, but also the rise and fall of the entire world.

But the clan relatives don't have to think about it so much, they just need to think about their own selfishness, just for their own benefit.

At this point, the interests of the Son of Heaven and the clansmen are contradictory.

How to reconcile the relationship between the two is a test of the wisdom of the Son of Heaven.

Now, Liu Xiu is put in this awkward position.

Let go of Liu She, he will become a thunderstorm and a small raindrop, these Liu clan relatives are afraid that they will be even more unscrupulous, and they will intensify their oppression of the people of Nanyang, if he does not let Liu She go, it will cause a gap between him and the clansmen.

At this time, Liu Xiu was really a little difficult to ride a tiger.