The Han court is like the sky, coupled with the policy of leniency and benevolence, and preferential treatment of the people, so that the hearts of the people in the world are all returned to the Han. In January 24 AD, that is, the first month of the first year of the Han Dynasty, Red Eyebrows, Tongma, Kui Huan, Gongsun Shu, etc. all sent envoys to express their friendship with the Han Dynasty.

And Wang Lin, who had just established the Tang Dynasty, was in a hurry to use troops against the princes in various places, which led to the rebellion of the people and the separation of relatives, and they became more and more isolated.

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On January 15 of this year, Liu Zhuang, the first son of Liu Xiu, King Xiao of the Han Dynasty, was born, and King Xiao's mansion was full of lights and joy.

It is said that when Liu Zhuang was born, his body surface bloomed with golden light, and there were seven red moles on his chest, corresponding to the seven stars of the Big Dipper; The lotus flowers on the avenue are overwhelming, the light and shadow of the dragon and phoenix are intertwined, and all kinds of visions show that this newborn is extraordinary.

Since Liu Zhuang was born, he has been tied to the Han Dynasty.

The Han Emperor Liu Xuan, who was nearly 40 years old, only had two daughters and no heirs, and the generals persuaded him to take a concubine, but Liu Xuan always refused on the grounds that he did not abandon his wife.

Uncle Liu Liang also persuaded hard, but Liu Liang didn't listen.

In the end, it was Liu Xiu who came forward, and his eldest brother not only listened to him this time, but also scolded Liu Xiu for being unkind.

Liu Xiu had no choice, for the sake of the eldest brother and the big man, he discussed with Yin Lihua and decided to pass on his eldest son Liu Zhuang to the eldest brother Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu's proposal was supported by all the ministers, but Liu Xiu opposed it, and finally couldn't stand the death of some old ministers, so he had to make Liu Zhuang the crown prince and Liu Xiu to supervise the country.

At the same time, Yin Lihua was canonized as a concubine, and Xiaolian was a beauty.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty had an heir, that is, the Han Dynasty had an heir, so within the four seas, countless celebrities came to serve. Liu Xiu was tired of dealing with political affairs, so he handed over all the major military affairs to Liu Xiu to take care of.

caused Liu Xiu's work pressure to double. In the Han Dynasty, there were many imperfections in the system of three princes and nine secretaries, and there were many problems in the actual process of governance.

After consulting with the Minister of Culture and Martial Affairs, Liu Xiu decided to implement political reforms.

In the central government, the system of three provinces and six ministries is implemented, and the governors of the three provinces are all prime ministers, and the grade is one product; There are six departments, including the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, and the Criminal Department, and the six ministers are still in the book, which is from the first product; The subordinate official is a waiter, and he is the second grade.

Five levels have been set up at the local level: provincial, county, county, township, and li, and the central government has strengthened its management and supervision over the localities.

The implementation of a new system will naturally encounter many resistances, and Liu Xiu must deal with it properly.

This is most evidently reflected in the promotion and appointment of some young officials, such as Deng Yu, Liu Long, Xun Yu, Zhuo Mao, Chen Jun, Ma Cheng, and others, who have been obstructed by the diehards.

The right to appoint and dismiss officials from the central to the local government mostly comes from the hands of the Han clan relatives and nobles, and the children of the poor rarely have the opportunity.

What to do?

Liu Xiu was determined to follow Wang Lin's example, open up a bachelor's degree, and use the method of examination to select outstanding talents from all walks of life.

The establishment of Tai College, by the sons of hundreds of celebrities as the main teacher, the enrollment of students in the country, for the family difficulties, especially the extremely difficult students, not only free tuition, but also provide accommodation subsidies.

When the Han court announced the news, the scholars of the world were shocked and went to Wancheng, the capital of the Han Dynasty.

Wancheng, under the careful governance of Liu Xiu and his ministers, is becoming increasingly prosperous, with a population of more than five million, and is on par with Chang'an and Luoyang.

This day is the opening day of Tai College, and students from all over the country come to study.

On such a grand day, Liu Xiu naturally came in person, and when he came to the scene, amazing applause and cheers broke out.

"Ah, King Xiao is so young and handsome!"

"I really want to have monkeys with him!"

"Come on, don't you look at what you look like?"

"A beautiful man like King Xiao, only I am worthy of it."

The female students are completely boiling.

Liu Xiu also had an original idea of founding Taixue, which allowed school-age women to apply for the exam, which was the first time in history.

This is Liu Xiu's cleverness, and it is also a manifestation of his long-term thinking.

Liu Xiu's itinerary was full, and after delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of the new students, he was ready to leave, not wanting to see some familiar faces in the teacher team, including Feng Yi, Cho Period, Wang Ba, Zang Gong, Xi Zun and others, Liu Xiu naturally wanted to catch up with them.

When they learned that Liu He was Liu Xiu, they were first shocked, and then relieved.

There are strange men in the world, only Uncle Liu Wen!

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After learning from Taixue, I went to the smelter and the salt factory to check the output and quality of the products in this season.

Then I went to the printing factory and paper mill that had only been opened for a long time, and the factory, workers, and equipment were all in place.

Three of the four major inventions of the previous life were born in his hands, namely gunpowder, papermaking, and printing.

As a Chinese person, I am very proud, and Liu Xiu is even more determined to spread the four great inventions to all over the world.

Let them become a symbol of Chinese civilization!

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With these official arrangements in place, Liu Xiu is going to prepare for a long trip.

Before leaving, four auxiliary ministers were selected for the eldest brother, namely Liu Bowen, Liu Jia, Lai She, and Li Tong.

Among these four people, only Liu Bowen has the least qualifications, so many ministers are dissatisfied.

But Liu Xiu firmly believes that Liu Bowen is a minister worthy of trust.

After all, it is a generation of gods who are more meritorious than Zhuge , which is genuine.

Liu Bowen's military talent may not be so top-notch, but he is definitely an expert in giving advice.

Liu Xiu went to appease Hebei, and only brought a few people such as Deng Yu, Xun Yu, Wang Ba, Ma Cheng, Xi Zun, Feng Yi, Zang Gong, Dian Wei, and 500 Praetorian Guards.

Starting from Wancheng, passing through Yingchuan, Chenliu and Dongjun to enter the boundary of Jizhou, the first stop is Ye County.

When the county magistrate of Ye County heard that the envoy of the Han Court had arrived, he opened the door to greet him. Liu Xiu and others did not suspect it, and entered the city with the county order.

After three rounds of drinking, I only felt that the world was spinning for a while, and I secretly screamed that it was not good: Zhongji also.

It turned out that the Yecheng County Commander pretended to surrender, but he made a move at the welcome banquet.

"Where are the left and right axe hands?" As soon as the county order was issued, all the armor soldiers who had been in ambush for a long time rushed up and surrounded Liu Xiu and others in their hearts.

"Uncle Liu Wen, I heard of your name a long time ago, aren't you brave and strategic, how can you fall for my trick?" The county order is very proud of his cleverness.

"Whoever dares to touch my father-in-law, I will be the first to refuse." Dian Wei has always stood by Liu Xiu's side, so he did not drink.

"Kill him for me!" The county order was ordered, and the knife and axe hand rushed towards Dian Wei.

"His grandmother's, the tiger is not threatening, I am a sick meow." Dian Wei wielded his halberd and slaughtered all directions, until the blood stained the floor red.

"Why is this reckless man so difficult," the county commander was a little shocked.

No. 500 couldn't help Dian Wei from slashing indiscriminately, and at this time, Feng Yi and the others eased up and fought side by side with Dian Wei.

"Oh my god!" The armor soldiers were defeated, and they could no longer resist the attack of Dian Wei and others.

Liu Xiu's face was flat from beginning to end.

He spends this to make the team, not to mention the strongest on the surface, but it is enough to deal with ordinary miscellaneous fish.

Dian Wei grabbed the placket of the county order's clothes with one hand and threatened: "Why do you want to die, dog officer?" ”

"Grandpa spares his life, the villain has no eyes, the villain deserves to die, beg grandpa to let me live. I have a poor 80-year-old mother and a child waiting to be fed. "The county order kowtows like pounding garlic.

"Isn't it impossible to live? Bring your official papers! Liu Xiu only felt that he couldn't exert his strength, but fortunately, there was no big problem.

The other party is a little more ruthless, put some P frost in the wine, crane top red or something, I'm afraid this little life will have to be explained here.

"The villain is going." The county commander knows how to abandon the official to save his life, where dare to say more.

handed over the official seal, and Liu Xiu let him go.

"Why did the lord let him go?" Ma Cheng was a little puzzled.

Liu Xiu smiled: "If I want to kill him, of course it's easy." But I'm new to the city, I'm not familiar with the situation, and I need to have a foothold in Hebei, and Ye County is our base in Hebei. ”

"If this thief goes and returns, and leads his soldiers and horses to crusade against us, what will he do?" Zang Gong was a little worried.

"This is exactly where the lord is clever, let the tiger return to the mountain, and wait for him to enter the urn." Deng Yu and Liu Xiu looked at each other and smiled.

"Alright, listen to me. Where is Feng Yi? Liu Xiu began to order.

"The last general?" Feng Yi came out of the queue.

"Let you lead 500 men to ambush in the south of the city."

"Command!"

"Where is the king?"

"The last general!"

"Let you lead 500 men to ambush at the south gate."

"Yes."

"Where is Ma Cheng?"

"The last general!"

"Make you the vanguard, and when you encounter the enemy, you can only defeat but not win, and bring him into the city."

The division of troops was proper, and Liu Xiu only waited for the enemy to arrive.

Three days later, the scouts came to report, and an elite army set off from Handan City, with the goal: Yecheng.

"How many? Let's find out! Liu Xiu couldn't laugh or cry, this scout was the first time to run an errand.

You're trying to tell me that an enemy is coming to attack the city, but it's funny not to mention how many people are coming, right? Liu Xiu was speechless.

In the evening, the scouts came back to report that the enemy had unfurled their flags, and that there were about 50,000 men.

"Probably?" Liu Xiu sighed.

He looked at the priest and said, "You go for a run, and you must find out the number of enemies." ”

Late that night, the priest returned to the Malay newspaper: As far as I can see, the enemy is divided into 10 battalions, each with 500 men, a total of 5,000 men.

Liu Xiu nodded, that's right.

That's what you come from!

Accurate, efficient, zero error, not what I thought, what I estimated.

Find out the bottom number of the enemy, and Liu Xiu will have confidence.

There are 500 people in the headquarters, although there are not many of them, but they are all one in a hundred.

After taking over Yecheng, 2,000 soldiers and horses were reorganized, which was more than enough to deal with the invading enemy.

In the early morning of the next day, Liu Xiu watched from the city tower, only to see dust and smoke billowing in the distance, the cavalry rushing in front, and the foot soldiers and crossbowmen behind the palace. The leader of the troops is a bit of a doorman!

"Tell the whole city to be on alert, and enter a state of war."

Yecheng is a big city, and 5,000 people want to attack Yecheng.

Therefore, the enemy will also find a way to lure out the defenders in the city, and then wipe them out.

"In front of the general is Yecheng." Yecheng County Ling was very unwilling to be taken away.

Therefore, he went to Handan and asked the county guard to send troops to recapture Yecheng.

The general who led the troops smiled faintly: "Look at my means!" ”

Under the city, 5,000 people camped and confronted the defenders of the city.

"You go to the city immediately and submit the war report." The general ordered.

"Yes!" A middle-aged man dressed as a scribe took the order.

Under the city of Yecheng, a scribe asked to see Liu Xiu.

"Is the gentleman here to be a lobbyist, or is he here to die?" Deng Yu sneered.

"If I dare to come, I will put life and death out of the way." The messenger was tough.

"I don't know what the envoy means here?" Liu Xiu admired the backbone of the literati.

"I'm here to fight the war!" The scribe presented a letter to Deng Yu.

After Deng Yu saw it, he said angrily: "Drag this madman out left and right and behead him!" ”