On the way back to Daxing, you can clearly feel that the north is recovering.

Cars and horses came and went on the official road, and many new post stations, inns, and large villages were established on both sides.

There is no shadow of war, peace and security.

After entering the east of the river, the population gradually became denser, and the battlefield of the past had long been cleaned, overgrown with lush autumn grass, and the wind and grass were blowing, and wild beasts jumped out one after another.

Hedong, Fengsa, and Jingzhao are becoming more and more prosperous.

To the boundary of Daxing, the traffic is busy.

Merchants from the south to the north, envoys from all directions, officials from the government, horses, cattle, camels, and mules came in and out.

I saw Daxing City from afar, but I saw a dark crowd under the city.

The crown prince and Lu Zhi led hundreds of civil and military officials to greet them.

The guard of honor stretched for five or six miles, the cloth barriers, red carpets, and flags covered the sky and the sun, and the soldiers were in iron armor, holding halberds, and hanging long knives from their waists, tall and mighty.

The people were crowded, and there were many people dressed up in the Western Regions.

Yang Zheng doesn't like luxury and is strictly thrifty, but as an emperor, he can't be too shabby and lose the atmosphere of the Central Plains Empire.

"Welcome back to your majesty!" Yang Xu took the lead in saluting, and the civil and military officials followed.

Then the people knelt down one after another, "Welcome to Your Majesty!" ”

Yang Zheng rode on the horse, full of spirit, and held his hands weakly, "Everyone, you are flat." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After everyone got up, Yang Zheng got off the horse and walked to Yang Xu's side, he hadn't seen him for more than a year, and he had grown a lot taller, but compared with the other sons, Yang Xu had a little more polite elegance and a little less bravery.

After all, half of his body is bleeding Xiahou Xuan's blood, and the mothers of the other princes are either Qianghu or Xianbei, and they are naturally burly.

Lu Zhi is older than a year ago, with gray hair and deeper wrinkles on his face.

It can be seen that the pressure in the rear is huge.

"If there is no uncle to coordinate the power of Kansai, can I wipe out the Sima family and unify the Central Plains?" In front of everyone, Yang Zheng bowed to Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi immediately returned the salute, "This is a matter within the minister's responsibility, Your Majesty is serious." ”

Daxingcheng had already prepared a green cover and a royal chariot, Yang Zheng pulled Lu Zhi to get into the car together, Lu Zhi naturally excused himself, but he couldn't stand Yang Zheng's enthusiasm, and the prince Yang Xu also got in the car together.

Six white horses lined up and entered Suzaku Street from Mingdemonmon.

The streets were also crowded with civilians, blocked behind by the halberd bearers of Wuwei.

"Hooray!" The enthusiasm of the crowd was ignited, and the cheers rose higher and higher.

Yang Zheng suddenly had a feeling of returning home, and it seemed that the emperor was inevitably troubled by vanity.

After a lengthy ceremony, Yang Zheng changed into formal clothes and went to worship the ancestral temple, dozens of heads of the main figures of the Sima family were placed in front of the shrine of the Taimiao, the only pity was that Sima Yi's body was not found, according to the guidance of the old people of the Sima family, several mausoleums on Shouyang Mountain were all suspicious graves, and there was nothing in them, so it can only be said that Sima Yi was prescient.

Yang Zheng felt that he was worthy of the old Yang family, and when the old Yang family met him, the ancestral tomb smoked......

is also worthy of the Cao family and the Xiahou family.

An old era has come to an end......

The state of Wu in the south was just surviving, and Zhonghui's 200,000-strong army went north and only took one Xuchang.

Without Shouchun and Xiangyang, it is equivalent to being held down by Daqin.

After finishing these, Yang Zheng returned to the harem, Xiahou Zhi set up a dinner party in the harem, although more than 800 high-quality women were brought back from Yecheng, but the palace still seemed empty.

Ji Kang's general mind is spent on the palace, which is magnificent, and his ingenious ideas are everywhere.

After the dinner, Xiahou Zhi also arranged various "programs", but Yang Zheng was tired of driving and horses, and he was already sleepy, and he felt that he had just closed his eyes and was woken up, "Your Majesty, it's been ...... early."

It's still pitch black outside.

Being an emperor is good at everything, it's these that make Yang Zheng unbearable.

I have to get up at three o'clock in the morning and go to the ...... at five o'clock in the morning

However, the ministers were already waiting outside the noon gate at three o'clock, and they got up even earlier.

Fortunately, the early dynasty is not every day, otherwise Yang Zheng really can't stand it.

Rubbing her drowsy forehead, Xiahou Zhi had already dressed neatly and asked the female officer to change her clothes.

I was too tired last night, so I fell asleep when I lay down, and now I look at Xiahou Zhi, who is as graceful and luxurious as a blooming peony, and my body suddenly reacts again......

After years of precipitation, the temperament is mature and rich, and it is more and more bright and moving.

Yang Zheng's hands were not honest, and the female officer who was changing clothes turned crimson.

"Oh, Your Majesty, it's important to have an early dynasty." Xiahou Zhi giggled and broke free of Yang Zheng's hand.

The first early dynasty of the return dynasty was naturally extremely important, and Yang Zheng could only press the small flame in his heart.

In the Taiji Palace, Yang Zheng was already a little sleepy, but the ministers chattered endlessly as soon as they came up.

At first, Yang Zheng listened attentively, and found that there was no major event, and the major event had been dealt with by Lu Zhi long before he came back.

It is nothing more than singing the praises of virtue and the achievements of the various ministries this year.

The most radical is the military department, which is already preparing to destroy Wu.

Wang Jun's strategy of exhausting the enemy is also being carried out by them.

The Ministry handed over the list of newly appointed officials in the Central Plains states and counties, and Yang Zheng took a cursory look, they were all old men transferred from Guanxi, all of whom had real political achievements, and the proportion of the scholars, Shu clans, and Qingying was properly controlled, which was very much in line with Yang Zheng's wishes.

The most hateful and bitter is the official department, 400,000 people fight for a year, the cost is astronomical, and the poor rats in the treasury have to move.

The Ministry of Industry drew up a schedule for the construction of the Guangtong Canal, connecting Daxing with Weishui and the Yellow River, and diverting the water of the Yellow River into Guanzhong.

The Ministry of Rites reached out to Yang Zheng to ask for money because there were more and more envoys entering the Hajj to see him, which was seriously insufficient......

Everything boils down to two words: money.

When the money is in place, Daqin will recover quickly.

Yang Zheng was depressed for a while, he was short of money before he fought, and now that he has won the Central Plains, he seems to be even more short of money.

There is no need for Yang Zheng to speak, the courtiers have their own methods.

Since the land tax in the Central Plains has been reduced or exempted for two years, the salt tax, city tax, mining tax, mouth tax, calculation tax, and so on can be increased......

Yang Zheng dozed off, "What does the prince think?" ”

The hall was quiet, and they all looked at Yang Xu.

"At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the art of Huang Lao, the rule of inaction, the world has been fighting for many years, the people are tired, and they have not returned to the heart of Daqin, and now they suddenly increase miscellaneous taxes, the people will be resentful, the treasury is insufficient, and the court expenses can be reduced, and the Guangtong Canal can also be postponed for several years to be repaired, and the top priority is to appease the hearts of the people, persuade the farmers to teach the mulberry, so that the people can stay away from the suffering of hunger and cold, and the sons and daughters think that they should follow the example of the early Han Dynasty, and do nothing, then the national strength will naturally recover." Thirteen years old is considered an adult in this era.

Qin Shi Huang succeeded to the throne at the age of thirteen.

Murong Chui in history made many military exploits at the age of thirteen.

However, Yang Zheng could see that these words were quite similar to Lu Zhi's tone.

Yang Xu also has a group of East Palace officials around him, who have been in charge of the country for a year, so they will naturally form their own small group.

(End of chapter)