Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 388: The world is unified, return to Kyoto, and reward the meritorious officials
In front of the only ninth-grade archer in the world, Li Chengru should never, ever stand up and expose himself.

A few scattered cavalry soldiers are no longer a threat.

Under the personal leadership of Emperor Gao, extremely harsh measures were used to eliminate the unstable factors.

Liu Hong saw Li Chengru slowly falling down, turned around and gave instructions softly.

"Give Li Chengru a proper burial, and give Li Chengru's wives, concubines, and children to Li Chengqian for upbringing. As for the remaining cavalry, treat them well if they surrender."

"Distribute land to them, provide them with silver and grain, and treat them equally as the disabled soldiers of our Han army."

No one had any objection. After all, it was Emperor Gao's money, so he could give it away.

Fatty Lu was so excited that he couldn't help rubbing his hands. He wanted to sleep with a few more beauties in Emperor Qing's harem.

Liu Hong was not interested in Emperor Qing's harem.

But Fatty Lu was interested in her. That figure, that feeling, and all the various coquettish poses were simply too good.

Tut tut...

"It's time to end it. In addition to the necessary garrison troops to suppress Qing Kingdom, the army will return to Kyoto, be promoted, and receive rewards for their meritorious service."

Liu Hong waved his hand, feeling a little bored.

The world was pacified, the Qing Kingdom was destroyed, and the mortal enemies and others were basically all dead, and Li Chengru, who was like a friend but not a friend, also died.

The reform in the south was carried out smoothly and orderly, while the north remained unchanged, adopting a large number of feudal systems to weaken the national strength.

To be honest, Liu Hong was a little confused for a moment. He really didn't know what to do next.

The generals didn't know what Liu Hong was thinking, but when they heard that they were going back to Kyoto to receive their rewards, they were all very excited.

When the news reached the lower-level soldiers, they couldn't help but imagine how much silver, grain, and acres of land they could get.

"Report! Urgent military information from General Gou Zi."

After General Er Gouzi had been investigating in Jingzhou for a month and had brought the entire Jinglu under his control, the information about Bai Lang's defeat and death was passed to Liu Hong.

The messenger passed through layers of defense and respectfully presented the letter in the book.

Liu Hong was quite surprised by Ergouzi's efficiency.

I originally thought that Er Gouzi would delay for several months, or even several years, and then use the excuse that the battle between the two armies was too chaotic to get away with it.

Li Chengru launched a surprise attack on Suzhou City, and it seemed that Ergouzi was really scared.

Liu Hong took the letter and glanced at it.

There was anger on his face at first, then it turned into indifference.

Xiao Zhan's heart skipped a beat, and he spoke with gritted teeth.

"Your Majesty! What does the General of Chariots and Cavalry write in his letter?"

"Nothing, just an old saying!"

Liu Hong glanced at Xiao Zhan and was not prepared to say much, but there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

Xiao Zhan shuddered, his body shook, and he quickly lowered his head.

Liu Hong did not show the letter to anyone and tore it into powder at random.

"Let's return to the court! Let the officials in the court welcome me in Shazhou City."

Anyone with a little sensitivity would immediately notice that there was something wrong with Liu Hong's claim.

However, most people were immersed in the joy of receiving the reward, and no one noticed that there was something wrong with Liu Hong's face.

The aftermath of the Qing Kingdom was handed over to a large number of civil servants, and Emperor Qing almost turned the Qing Kingdom into a wasteland.

Not only was it impossible to collect taxes for three years, but a large amount of agricultural crops and farm tools had to be allocated to help the people and restore production.

The old soldiers of Qing State were disbanded and reorganized and assigned to the border troops, Dongyi City, and various parts of Han State.

An army of 700,000 soldiers passed through Dongyi City, Shazhou, Jiaozhou, Cangzhou, and a navy of nearly 100,000 merchant ships and headed towards Shazhou.

Zhang Liang, the chief minister of the cabinet, and a group of important officials of the court knelt down thirty miles outside the city of Shazhou to welcome the return of Emperor Gao. Of course, it is impossible for an army of 700,000 to be stationed near the capital. Not to mention the security problem, if someone is dissatisfied with the reward, they may incite the soldiers to revolt.

That would be a slap in the face of this emerging dynasty.

Shazhou City is basically the place where most soldiers are rewarded. Only generals and people with great achievements can be stationed near Kyoto.

Seeing the long-lost Shazhou City, Liu Hong finally showed a heartfelt smile on his face.

The military judges in the army and the officials drawn from the vicinity of Kyoto continuously counted the merits of the soldiers and distributed silver, grain and land.

Except for the Liu and Zhuang families of Northern Qi, most of the powerful figures of the entire Han Dynasty gathered together and exchanged polite greetings.

Liu Hong was wearing silver armor, and Zhang Liang, Han Xin, and Wu Zhu followed behind him.

When they saw Emperor Gao coming, all the civil and military officials stood up and shouted loudly.

"Your Majesty, Holy Ann!"

Even Li Chengqian, who had difficulty walking, lowered his head to show his respect.

Liu Hong raised his hand slightly, and his voice sounded a little hissing.

"I have gone through countless hardships to unify the country and conquer the land! You are all meritorious officials who have followed me, so you should be rewarded."

Upon hearing these words, the eyes of the Northern Qi faction, the Yuanqing faction, the Hantu faction, and the Dongyi City vassal states faction suddenly lit up.

Liu Hong changed the subject when he saw the excited expressions of these people.

"But I am very worried! The Han Dynasty today is a dynasty chosen by manual workers, small businessmen, self-employed farmers, small and medium-sized landlords, and the poor."

"If I pass away one day, I am afraid that those noble families hiding in the dark will make a comeback, continue to suck the blood and flesh of the people, and destroy the Han Dynasty."

"You have all seen the lesson of Qing State! These aristocratic families did not engage in production, but instead annexed large amounts of land, refused to perform corvée labor, evaded taxes, hid tenants, and raised assassins."

There was no change in the expressions of most factions. When they heard Liu Hong's evaluation of the aristocratic families, they all nodded in agreement.

Throughout the history of Northern Qi and Qing, this group of aristocratic families, apart from holding official positions and living a life of idleness and waiting to die, were useless to the country and of no benefit to the people!
Xiao Zhan, Wei Hua and others from Northern Qi were blushing.

This is what the Northern Qi did the most! Almost every clan was like a kingdom, with hundreds of thousands of troops.

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost created, Zhang Liang spoke with a smile.

"Your Majesty, why are you so worried? There are countless loyal ministers and good generals in the court today."

"Even if your Majesty... we will assist your descendants for thousands of years. Even if the stars fall and the sun goes out, our oath will not change."

Ji Xin, Guo Baokun, Li Chengqian and others also echoed and spoke up.

Liu Hong nodded slightly, seeming to be much more relaxed, but the worry on his face did not decrease much.

"I am just worried that the incident of Qing Kingdom will come back. Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it! What if you become a noble family, or a noble family seizes your power and ascends to the court?"

Now that’s come to this!
These cunning people knew that Emperor Gao had changed his tactics.

He went from taking action himself to asking these meritorious officials to eliminate the aristocratic families in the prefectures and counties of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Hong is not a god and cannot travel to every corner of the Han Dynasty.

If he simply cleans up the aristocratic families, I'm afraid the officials under him will create false cases and put the blame on the common people.

Therefore, Liu Hong was willing to share the power in his hands and hinted to this group of meritorious officials that as long as they were willing to become the executioners to cleanse the aristocratic families.

They would be able to gain power in the Han Dynasty.

But this group of people looked at each other in confusion. Emperor Gao could certainly directly order them to eliminate the aristocratic families.

And now, giving kind words of advice has obviously given enough face.

Seeing the hesitant look of the group, Liu Hong waved his hand gently, and the handsome and mysterious white horse was pulled over by Cheng Jushu.

"I am willing to give you wealth and honor, and grant you fiefdom and title."

Everyone held their breath, their eyes becoming much hotter.

(End of this chapter)