The imperial palace in Luoyang City is much smaller than when the arsonist Dong Zhuo left, especially the area of the harem, which has shrunk greatly.

At the beginning, the expenses for rebuilding the Luoyang Palace were all allocated by Liu He after review, so when Liu He was in the slimmed palace, he was not surprised or strange at all. The reason why Liu He wanted to shrink the palace was that he couldn't get used to the disadvantages of the emperor's three palaces and six courtyards but could not let many palace maids get together with the rain and dew, so he deliberately reduced the scale of the palace, forcing the emperor to do less harm to the women of the world in the future, and to devote his energy to a small number of concubines to ensure that the eugenics of the royal family started from now on.

Speaking of which, since the emperor returned to Luoyang from Chang'an, Liu Yu has also selected four concubines to serve him, and the queen has not yet been decided. Some people in the court called for the emperor to elect more concubines in order to increase the number of heirs of the heavenly family, but Liu Yu sternly refused. Liu Yu took the time when Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was extravagant in the palace, and even ordered the palace maids to wear open crotch pants in order to declare prostitution at any time, which naturally refuted these people and had nothing to say.

In today's palace, there are hundreds of dragon and tiger guards who are responsible for security every day, dozens of old ladies who are responsible for eating, sprinkling, and clothing, and more than a dozen maidservants who take care of the four concubines, and there is no one else. The eunuchs that used to be seen everywhere in the palace have completely disappeared, and it is estimated that there will be no more in the future.

Liu He chose the time to enter the palace to meet the emperor in the evening, and when he came, he only brought a guard of twenty people, which was obviously much more low-key than the pomp and circumstance when Dong Zhuo came and went in and out of hundreds of people. Although there are few guards, Liu He doesn't have to worry about his own safety at all, the entire palace is now under the strict control of the guard battalion, and the soldiers responsible for guarding the palace have just changed their guards, all of them are the Dragon and Tiger Guard soldiers brought by Liu He from Yecheng, and the general who led the team is Murong Ping, so even if someone wants to buy and win over secretly, it is impossible at all.

The place where Liu He met with the emperor was chosen in the imperial study. Because the content of the conversation is very important, not only are there two great Confucians, Guan Ning and Bing Yuan, to accompany them, but also a historian is responsible for recording the content of this conversation.

Liu He asked the emperor: "In the past half a month, have you ever sent me to the palace to finish reading the books?" ”

The emperor replied: "Fortunately, Master Guan and Master Bing are by the side day and night, and they have read through the books sent by Uncle Huang, which is eye-opening and refreshing. ”

Liu He asked the emperor again: "Do you know why I let you read through these books?" ”

The emperor replied, "Uncle Huang wants me to know some principles and methods of governing the country. ”

Liu He nodded, and continued: "These books are compulsory courses for students of Yenching University, and their content covers history, geography, society, economy, law, people's livelihood, wealth, science and technology, religion and many other aspects, and has been repeatedly revised and revised by many teachers and students of Yenching University over the years. It represents the highest academic standard of the Han Dynasty at present, and it is not enough to just read through it, in the future, you must work harder and strive to be a good emperor who is erudite, discerning, thoughtful, and wise. ”

"Uncle Huang's earnest teaching, my nephew will keep it in mind, and I will definitely do it in the future." Facing Liu He, a general who was both an elder and a teacher, the emperor did not dare to be half arrogant and complacent.

"I have entered the palace to see you today, and I have several important matters to discuss with you. We don't have to be restrained between our monarchs and ministers, we can say anything, there is a saying that 'the truth becomes clearer the more you argue', and we have spoken it thoroughly. In the future, there will be less estrangement and disputes, which will be beneficial to both the country and the people. ”

"Please also ask Uncle Huang to make it clear."

"First thing, I want to ask you, do you still remember the scene when the deposed emperor Liu Wei was forced to drink poisoned wine by the national thief Dong Zhuo?"

Liu Xiewen heard this. Suddenly, his face was as pale as earth, and he looked at Liu He tremblingly and said, "At that time, the little nephew and the imperial uncle were both present, and that scene was a tragic scene. I dare not forget jì in this life! ”

Liu He ignored the emperor's face and continued: "Liu Wei's death, was it because of his poor character, or because he didn't have enough skills to govern the world? ”

Although Liu Xie was apprehensive, he shook his head and said: "The death of the imperial brother is neither a character nor a skill, just because the situation was chaotic at that time, and the traitor was in charge. If it was the Taifu or the emperor's uncle who entered Luoyang at that time, the emperor's brother would not only not die, but would also sit firmly on the throne. ”

Liu He suddenly laughed when he heard the emperor's clever sycophant, and he corrected Liu Xie and said: "Don't put high hats on me and Taifu, the situation at that time, even if Taifu rushed back to Luoyang from Youzhou, sooner or later he would be expelled by Dong Zhuo and his ilk, and Liu Wei still couldn't stay in the position for long." The death of the abolished emperor is just to bear the consequences of the evil things that the Spirit Emperor planted before! At that time, when you were pushed to the throne by Dong Zhuo, you were only nine years old, and in those years in Chang'an, you must have suffered a lot, not only did you not feel the taste of power, but you also had to live in fear under the threat of death every day. Do you remember what you said when you quietly sent me out of the palace to return to Youzhou? At that time, you said that if you had a choice, you would rather not be the emperor, but also leave Chang'an and Dong Zhuo far away. ”

Liu He brought up the past again, and Liu Xie felt sour in his heart when he heard it, and he didn't realize that he was already in tears. "The little nephew is luckier than the royal brother, there are Taifu and the imperial uncle to turn the tide, and now in Luoyang, sitting in the temple, no one dares to force him with his life."

"Don't worry, as long as I am here, no one will be able to threaten you in the future!"

"Uncle Huang, my little nephew has something that I have always wanted to say to you in person."

"Hehe, I can guess that you are going to say that, whether you are tempting me or sincere, I will not let you say this! You put your heart back in your stomach, I didn't come to Luoyang to grab the dragon chair with you, as long as you can understand that everything I do is for the sake of the Han Dynasty, don't always think about those imperial techniques that have no interest in the country and the people, I will keep your throne stable. ”

When Liu He said these words, he was half joking and half serious, and he said it very easily, but when it fell into the ears of the historian and the two bachelors, everyone was shocked when they heard it. can say something similar to "snatching the dragon chair" so calmly and confidently, I am afraid that Liu He is the first person in ancient and modern times.

Liu Xie's IQ is definitely not low, although he lacks experience in governing the country, he understands a lot of meaning from Liu He's words. He looked at Liu He with a sincere face, and said in a firm tone: "Uncle Huang just has to let it go, although the little nephew can't be safe and the country can't govern the country, but he also knows that today's Han has reached a situation where he has to change, but the emperor uncle has orders, and the little nephew must obey!" ”

Liu He was quite satisfied with the emperor's statement, took out a stack of manuscripts from his sleeve pocket, and said: "Before I entered the palace, I have summarized what I want to do in the near future, you can take a closer look first, and if you can't figure it out, you can ask me." ”

Guan Ning stepped forward, took the manuscript from Liu He's hand, and handed it to the emperor.

Liu Xie carefully read the chapter written by Liu He himself, and then said excitedly: "The Han Dynasty has the blessing of the emperor's uncle, it is really a blessing to invite heaven!" ”

On the second day, at the Great Dynasty Meeting, the emperor personally proposed to abolish the title of general, and set up the post of generalissimo of the Han Dynasty soldiers and horses, commanding the entire army of the Han Dynasty from the central to the local, and Liu He, the hussar general, was appointed. The ministers had already met Liu He before, and knew that Liu He's purpose in becoming the generalissimo of soldiers and horses was to seize the military power of various states, so no one spoke out against it. Originally, according to Liu He's earth-shattering exploits, he would not encounter any resistance when he was directly promoted to the post of general, but because the position of general has been completely tarnished by He Jin and his ilk, and it is easy to clash with the champion general, hussar general, etc., Liu He simply started a new stove and took charge of the army of the Han Dynasty with a more "tall" title such as generalissimo of soldiers and horses.

Because the generalissimo of soldiers and horses was high and powerful, and it was newly established, the emperor ordered people to build an altar in the north of Luoyang City, following the practice of Gaozu Liu Bang building an altar in Hanzhong to worship Han Xin as a general, and personally ascending the altar to award Liu He with the seal letter festival, in order to show the people of the world that the authority held by Liu He was personally granted by the emperor and there was no problem.

Liu He was in power, and immediately began to reform the central and national armed forces. He moved the Command Office to Luoyang, and continued to exist directly as the main body of the Generalissimo's Mansion, and the directors of the departments under the Command Office remained unchanged, but each of them added an official title granted by the imperial court.

In addition to moving the headquarters to Luoyang, Liu He also moved the Northern Money Bank, the Dahan Times and other institutions to Luoyang, so that he could tightly control the economy and public opinion mouthpiece of the Han Dynasty while holding military power.

Liu He's move in Luoyang received an enthusiastic response from the northern states. Liaozhou Mu Zhao Gai, Youzhou Mu Liu Hui, Ningzhou Mu Du Ji, Jizhou Mu Han Heng, Qingzhou Mu Fu Zhu, Xuzhou Mu Xun Chen, Bingzhou Mu Zang Hong, Qinzhou Mu Zhu Hao, Chang'an Governor Fu Jianshou and other local bigwigs spoke out in the newspapers one after another, with a clear attitude of supporting Generalissimo Liu He to return the military power of various states to the central government.

Following the voice of the governor of the eight prefectures in the north, the county guards under the prefectures also began to express their support for Liu He's reform of the military system. Subsequently, Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Tai Shici, Xu Rong, Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Wen Chou, Hao Zhao, Jia Kui, Zang Ba, Gao Shun, Tian Kai, Xu Sheng, Guan Hai and other army generals also expressed their support for Liu He's approach in the newspaper. Even Chang'an Lu Bu came to join in the fun, expressing his willingness to hand over the military power in his hands to the central government.

Liu He did not hesitate to waste time and effort to make such a big move, just to prepare public opinion for his next step to start a war.

Today's Han Dynasty is completely different from the chaotic situation of the Three Kingdoms in history, Liu He has gathered nearly 300,000 troops, which were originally his private army, but because the central court granted him the power of generalissimo of soldiers and horses, he turned into a central army. In this way, the troops controlled by Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, Sun Jian and other forces belong to the local army, and what Liu He has to do now is to demand that these forces hand over their troops in the name of the central court, otherwise they will be punished as conspiracy, and Liu He can naturally send troops to recruit troops in the name of justice. (To be continued......)