For the importance of the ocean, Liu Ziqiu surpassed all his predecessors, his goal is not only to recover Taiwan, the Sulfur Islands, but also the South China Sea Islands, because these places have been under the management of the Central Plains Imperial Court since the Han Dynasty, of course, in addition to these islands, for some other islands that are still borderlands, Liu Ziqiu is also very interested, since it is a borderless land, of course, whoever occupies it first will own it, he is crossing over, knowing what these islands mean, naturally to lay a good foundation for the future of the entire China

Although this idea has been buried in his heart since the day he ascended the throne, after all, the country was initially decided, the center of gravity of the imperial court was still in the interior, and the people also needed to rest and recuperate. The South China Sea cruised to declare territory, but the sudden invasion of the Goryeo disrupted his deployment, and compared with the cleanup of Goryeo, the battle for the sea can obviously be put aside a little, after all, there are very few people in this world who attach as much importance to sea power as he does

However, Chen Ling's sudden return made Liu Ziqiu save a lot of thoughts, at first hearing this news, Liu Ziqiu thought that Chen Ling was returning from the Sulfur Islands, and later looked at the map to know that the Liuqiu at this time refers to Taiwan, of course, this also proves from another aspect, maybe the Ryukyu Islands are part of Taiwan, anyway, Liu Ziqiu has to praise Chen Ling and Zhang Zhenzhou, so he personally met them in the Daye Palace, because according to the law, ordinary subjects are not qualified to come to the Daye Palace

After entering the Great Cause Palace, Chen Ling and Zhang Zhenzhou all felt a little strange, because except for Liu Ziqiu, who was high above, the rest of the civil and military ministers were also sitting on a strange piece of furniture, a bit like a Hu bed, but with a high backrest, there would be a courtier's seat in front of the emperor, which surprised Chen Ling and Zhang Zhenzhou, but they didn't dare to look at it more, so they hurriedly turned over and bowed down: "The ministers knock to see Your Majesty."

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and invite someone from this dynasty to give the two generals a seat."

Liu Ziqiu has always tried his best to create an equal relationship, this equality is not only reflected in the face of the law, but also in terms of the relationship between monarchs and ministers, Liu Ziqiu also hopes to try to treat each other as equally, and the abolition of the bow is only the first step

In the long ago, ministers were allowed to sit on the ground when they participated in the court meeting, but since the Wuhu Rebellion, some northern Hu people established a regime that discriminated against the Han people, not only requiring the Han people to kneel and bow, but also to stand when they went to the court, in fact, the Han people were treated as slaves, and over time, this rule was spread, and the emperor also liked this kind of scene where everyone worshiped himself and was high in the world

In the past, the court meeting was very early, so it is also called the early dynasty, many ministers who participated in the court meeting did not even have time to eat breakfast, and then they had to stand in the main hall all the time, and they had to maintain a very respectful posture, the consumption of physical strength can be imagined, and the physical consumption is large, and the jīng god is inevitably not good, especially when discussing some major issues, the time is often very long, in this case, many people have been extremely tired, but they can only hold on, the effect of the court meeting can be imagined

Of course, in the past, in the court, the emperor would also give them a seat for some particularly old courtiers, but now Liu Ziqiu has extended this special treatment to all courtiers, at first everyone was very uncomfortable, but soon found that the benefits of this not only have dignity, but also can keep jīng god full, and everyone will no longer say anything

After three years of exile, Chen Ling and Zhang Zhenzhou didn't expect that as soon as they returned to the Central Plains, they were a little flattered to see this change, so they carefully sat down on the edge of the chair and said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

In the past few years outside, Chen Ling and Zhang Zhenzhou have become dark and thin, in addition to experiencing homesickness caused by the sea breeze, their health has deteriorated, but they can rush back to Luoyang to reunite with their families before the Chūn Festival, which also makes Chen Ling and Zhang Zhenzhou feel a little more energetic in addition to their emotions

Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but sigh a little when he saw them now, and said: "The two generals have suffered, and the decree has sealed Chen Ling as the Marquis of Dinghai, and Zhang Zhenzhou as the Marquis of Zhenhai, responsible for the formation of the Han Navy, and all maritime affairs."

The two hurriedly received the order, thanked Chen Ling, and presented a piece of music with both hands, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this is a request for tributes from tens of thousands of people, please review them."

Liu Ziqiu took it and saw that there was a gift list sandwiched between the recitals, which were all some local products that were sought, and there was a long list at the end, which made Liu Ziqiu very surprised, frowned and asked, "Who are these people?"

Chen Ling hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty, those are the captives brought back by the ministers from Liuqiu, please sacrifice them to the Taimiao."

"Captive" Liu Ziqiu was slightly stunned and asked, "These people are all natives who are begging"

Zhang Zhenzhou stood up from his seat, bowed and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, some of them are local chiefs, some are nobles who migrated from the Central Plains to escape the war during the Three Kingdoms, and of course their families, when the ministers first arrived, they begged to fight with them, but the ministers did not hurt the people, and the land and houses of these people have been allocated to the local natives, so the ministers have been begging for peace in the past few years, and the local natives have also turned their hearts to the court."

Compared with Chen Ling, Zhang Zhenzhou was able to understand Liu Ziqiu's mind better, so his answer hit the nail on the head, in fact, although he didn't lie, the purpose of doing so was only to consolidate their rule in Liuqiu, not to make the local people turn to the imperial court, of course, the final effect was achieved

Liu Ziqiu nodded and asked, "Wei Aiqing, how should these prisoners be dealt with according to the law?"

Wei Zheng got up and said: "Back to Your Majesty, I will continue to use the law of the Han Dynasty and the old law of the previous dynasty, and these captives should be rewarded as slaves of the meritorious family."

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "Forget it, resettle these people to Jiangnan, and give them land and property, so that they can be a good Han and a good citizen with peace of mind."

According to Zhang Zhenzhou, even if these people are released back into exile, they will lose the basis for sustaining their lives. The houses were occupied by other local people, and these people were originally against the Sui army entering Liuqiu, Liu Ziqiu wanted to consolidate the rule of the imperial court in Liuqiu, and it was impossible to make a move to let the tiger return to the mountains, on the other hand, the land south of the Yangtze River was sparsely populated, and the people in the north were not very willing to move to Jiangnan, Liu Ziqiu Suo xìng placed these captives in Jiangnan, it can be said that killing two birds with one stone, as for the practice of rewarding them as slaves, but Liu Ziqiu has always opposed, in fact, the Han Dynasty did not prohibit the slave trade, Liu Ziqiu only objected to the random turning of a commoner into a slave

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On the 28th day of the lunar month, a grand military parade was held in the Dajiaochang on the outskirts of Luoyang, and all the officials above the third rank in Luoyang, tribal leaders from all over the country, merchants from Persia and the West, and some representatives of the common people were invited to sit on the viewing platform and were able to witness this grand occasion with their own eyes

A total of 50,000 nomadic cavalry, heavy cavalry, light cavalry, sword soldiers, infantry, crossbowmen and other main combat arms took turns to take turns on the field to conduct parade and tactical demonstrations, especially the last exercise close to actual combat, which pushed the atmosphere of the parade to the extreme

Seeing such a scene, the guests on the stage had different expressions, some people watched the excitement, some people were excited, and some people were worried, of course, this is also the effect that Liu Ziqiu wants to achieve, through the display of strong military power, it can not only unite the hearts of the people, but also deter those who have ill intentions, so as to achieve the goal of surrendering the army without a fight

There was also a special group of spectators on the viewing platform, that is, the 360 liberal arts students who had just passed the imperial examination this year, all of whom were scholars, and let them feel the taste of war on the spot, which would be of considerable benefit to them to serve as imperial court or local officials later

Li Jiancheng sat in the back row of the audience, looked at the soldiers who were alive and well in the school field, sighed lightly, turned to the eldest grandson Wuji next to him, sighed and said, "We are not wronged to lose."

"Fortunately, the emperor didn't pursue our past, and let us participate in the imperial examination, otherwise we will never come out," Speaking of this, the eldest grandson Wuji turned his head, but saw that Li Jiancheng's face was a little wrong, and suddenly he was a little surprised, "Is the prince still unwilling to give up?"

Even in this situation, Changsun Wuji still calls Li Yuan the prince, not for anything else, but because Li Shimin is his quasi-brother-in-law, and his sister Changsun Wuji is the closest person in the world, just for this point, Changsun Wuji has infinite respect for Li Yuan, but after watching today's military parade, Changsun Wuji can't help but be a little worried, if Li Yuan is still sinister and wants to take the world from Liu Ziqiu, I am afraid that even their brothers and sisters will be implicated

In fact, when he found out that Li Jiancheng also signed up for the imperial examination, the eldest grandson Wuji had doubts, although he himself also participated in the imperial examination, but he and Li Jiancheng were originally born as scholars, but Li Jiancheng was born as a military general, and when he followed Li Shimin to the south of the Yangtze River, he still had a lot of respect for Gao Xiu'er, and he also took care of their mother and son along the way, just for this friendship, presumably Liu Ziqiu would not be embarrassed, he would find a reason at most to deprive him of his examination qualifications, but Li Jiancheng is different, after all, Li Yuan is a person who has fought with Liu Ziqiu in the world, Li Jiancheng's appearance is likely to arouse Liu Ziqiu's suspicion, and even cause his murderous intention, it is too risky to do so, if there is nothing specialIt's really not worth it to be an official for other purposes