There is no doubt that the ancestors of the Han Empire had their own mausoleums.

In order to prevent those who dare to do wrongdoing, most of these mausoleums were built by digging mountains and buried deep in the deep mountains.

In addition to the huge underground palace buried in the mountains, there are also many outbuildings on the ground of the imperial tomb.

The longer an emperor reigns, the larger the size of the mausoleum, and later generations can see the size of the emperor's merits through the scale of the mausoleum.

Among the previous monarchs, Emperor Xiaowu reigned for 54 years, so his Maoling was built for the longest time, and the scale was naturally the largest.

The reign of Emperor Xiaohui and Emperor Xiaozhao was the shortest, and the scale of the mausoleum was naturally the smallest.

Therefore, when Liu He proposed to continue to repair the mausoleum for Emperor Xiaozhao, the Empress Dowager Shangguan would be so pleased.

However, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to mobilize millions of people to build these huge mausoleums is not just to satisfy the petty vanity of the emperors of the past generations, nor does it really believe that there are afterlife.

In other words, in the construction of the mausoleum, these two factors were taken into account at the minimum.

The real reason is that after the mausoleum is repaired, the family clan can be requisitioned from the empire to fill the Sanfu region under the pretext of "guarding the mausoleum", so as to weaken the strength of the clan in the counties, and then inhibit land annexation and strengthen centralized power.

Until Emperor Xiaozhao, there were six imperial tombs around Chang'an, plus several tombs of the queen mother and princess, a total of more than a dozen tombs.

Except for Emperor Xiaozhao's Pingling, which has not yet filled the people, the rest have already been built into Lingxian County.

These counties vary in size, with populations ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, all of which are under the jurisdiction of Taichang Temple.

Because the households that moved to Lingxian were all from the Kanto region, they had a lot of wealth, which made Lingxian more affluent than ordinary counties.

When you live a prosperous life, you will have more opportunities to receive education, and the density of talents will be higher than in other places.

As a result, Lingxian is not only a military center for guarding Chang'an, but also a warehouse of talents and wealth in Chang'an City.

If there is no Lingxian system, then the wealth of Sanfu and Chang'an will probably be seven or eight out of ten.

However, there is good and bad in everything.

Although the Lingxian system laid the foundation for the centralized rule of the Han Empire, it was not easy to adhere to it.

Every time the Son of Heaven ordered the requisition of the wealthy families of the Kanto region to fill Ling County, he was almost always met with strong resistance, and often even rioted because of it.

Unlike those Confucian scholars, the rich and the giant want money, money, and people, and they can do a lot of things.

Therefore, the Son of Heaven proposed at this moment to "requisition the rich households in Kanto to fill Ling County", which was thankless.

It has been more than two months since the Son of Xiaozhao was buried in Pingling, and Huo Guang should have raised the matter in the court a long time ago.

However, because he knew the difficulties, and because the Han army was about to go on an expedition, he was afraid of chaos in the rear, so he dragged it out until this time.

In the original plan, Huo Guang would wait for the triumph of the Han army that went out to fight against the Xiongnu before raising the matter in the court.

In this way, it will be at least a year later, Huo Guang did not expect that the Son of Heaven would take the initiative to make this request.

"Your Majesty, there are many wealthy people in Kanto, they are intertwined and powerful, and if you order them to come to Ling County, there must be many obstacles, and this is not an easy thing to do."

Liu He naturally knew that there were many difficulties, but it was precisely because of the difficulties that Liu He had to do it.

The more difficult things you do, the greater the benefits.

"Father Zhong, nothing in the court is easy to come down, the more difficult things are, the more you have to do it, like Father Zhong's assistant government for more than ten years, haven't you done any difficult things?"

Liu He's heartfelt words seemed to have brought Huo Guang back to more than ten years ago, and in the past ten years, he has indeed done a lot of difficult things in the court.

Since he wants to let go of the Son of Heaven, then he should also let him do some difficult things.

"Since Your Majesty has a heart, then let it go, there is an old man watching behind Your Majesty, and there is a whole big man behind Your Majesty, and those wealthy people in Kanto are not to worry."

"Then I thank Father Xie for his trust!"

Liu He suddenly gave a big gift to his nephew, and Huo Guang was so surprised that he hurriedly returned the gift.

Liu He, who was slightly excited, hurriedly wanted to give Huo Guang another cup of tea, but because he was too anxious, he also spilled half of the tea, which made the two laugh.

In the midst of the laughter, the mustard that Huo Guang had for the Son of Heaven, which was not much, gradually disappeared.

He suddenly realized that the Son of Heaven and Emperor Xiaozhao in front of him were two completely different people.

Emperor Xiaozhao was obedient, harmless, and forbearing, but it was impossible to share Huo Guang's worries, and it was unlikely that he would become a Ming monarch.

When today's son is arbitrary, Meng Lang, and whimsical, although it is a little difficult to control, but he can help Huo Guang do some things, and he is likely to become Mingjun - the Son of Heaven becomes Mingjun, and Huo Guang is honored.

One is an obedient student and the other is a talented student.

So as a teacher, he should naturally be treated in a different way, and deep in Huo Guang's heart, he still wants to return to the emperor.

Seeing the three requests put forward by the Son of Heaven today, Huo Guang felt even more gratified.

Children can be taught.

It's just that Huo Guang is still unwilling to admit that he has to agree to the Son of Heaven's participation in politics.

After these three things were settled, the two discussed some minor matters.

Huo Guang rarely showed the generosity that a general should have.

Directly handed over all the power and responsibility of these three things to the Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty, the old man will no longer ask about matters related to it, if you want people and things, you can directly issue an edict, and as long as the people in the Shangshu Department see that it is an edict related to these things, they will directly use the seal."

"As for how to act and what are the government offices allocated to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will think about it first, and the old man will also think about it, and see how to make the decree smooth."

"Unless it comes to the time when His Majesty can't grasp it, the old man will definitely not stop it."

Liu He originally thought that Huo Guang would propose to review the edict issued by him, but he didn't expect that this time he would delegate power so thoroughly.

It seems that Huo Guang's thirst for power has not yet reached the point of incorrigibility.

Of course, this conceit may also come from contempt for Liu He.

Whatever the reason, Liu He was very satisfied with the result.

The sea is wide and the fish jumps, and the sky is high for the birds to fly.

Although there is still Huo Guang in front of him, Liu He also has room to show.

"Your Majesty, the old man still has something to discuss with you."

"Oh? What else is the matter with the middle father? ”

"It's the candidate for the post of prime minister."

The prime minister is the head of a hundred officials, although the prime minister's power fell into the hands of Huo Guang, but it still has a different symbolic meaning, so this matter is indeed a big deal.

Yang Chang fell to the court a month ago, and since then, Liu He has not seen Yang Chang again.

"Has Yang Gongzhishi's recital been on it?"

"I only came up yesterday, so the old man has been delayed for so long, and he didn't come to discuss this matter with His Majesty until today."

Did Yang Chang last so long?

Liu He learned from the news from the sticky rod room that Yang Chang was not lightly ill, and every day the imperial doctor ordered him to personally go to the Prime Minister's Mansion for consultation, but there was no sign of improvement.

It is said that even the usual defecation needs to be served.

When I arrived at this field, I had to wait for a month to come to Zhishi's recital, and I was really an official fan.

"What happened to Yang Gong's illness?"

Huo Guang was silent for a moment and said, "It is said that he has become more seriously ill in recent days, and I am afraid that he will die soon." ”

In the original history, Yang Chang also died violently this year.

Liu He's arrival did not ruin his fate.

Maybe it really can't be saved, so I have to go to the ground to play Zhishi, right?

At least he can make a good impression of himself as a son of heaven before he dies.

Liu He sighed hypocritically and said, "I was too anxious that day, otherwise Yang Gong would not have been so seriously ill." ”

"Your Majesty doesn't need to blame yourself, when it comes to the root, it is also Yang Gongxian who lost his honor in the court, not to mention that he is already seriously ill, and his life is also."

Liu He nodded and said, "Then let's play it accurately, besides, does the middle father think I should reward him with something?" ”

There was a strange light flashing in Huo Guang's eyes.

Five minutes from now!

(End of chapter)