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

Chapter 403: The dual situation in Northern Qi, Liu Heng took it as a lesson and cultivated his own supporters

With the cooperation of Yang Du and Gou Sheng, the rectification measures were quickly implemented throughout the entire Shangjing City.

In just a few months, the capital city had a completely new look. There were many more civilians on the streets, with happy and satisfied smiles on their faces.

Gou Sheng was in charge of the city defense forces of Shangjing, while Liu Ying personally controlled the imperial guards and cooperated with Yang Du's Jinyiwei.

It was almost impossible for the aristocratic families to seize the land and shops in the capital.

This would have been an act that damaged the interests of the aristocratic families, but both the three major families and the Queen Mother Zhan Doudou remained silent and turned a deaf ear.

The last time Liu Ying suddenly fainted, he really scared them.

The State of Qi was very large, even if there were hundreds of fiefdoms within it.

The north has a population of 30 million, so a capital city is nothing.

With the restraint of both sides, the political structure of Qi returned to normal.

Emperor Liu Ying controlled the capital city of Shangjing and could do whatever he wanted. As for other counties and prefectures, the aristocratic families were still the undisputed local emperors.

People like Zhan Doudou loved this political model so much that they almost sent Mu Peng to serve Liu Ying.

They were afraid that Liu Ying would die suddenly, at least leaving behind offspring before he died.

In the imperial study, Liu Ying drank the bitter medicine in one gulp, coughing from time to time, and bright red blood dripped onto the white handkerchief.

Mu Peng sighed. Even though he had said it many times, he still couldn't help but give an admonition.

"Your Highness, think positively. Qi is not the work of one person. You have done a great job in saving it."

"At least the people of Shangjing City live and work in peace and contentment, praising you as a wise ruler of the time."

Liu Ying smiled with difficulty and covered his chest.

I don’t know what’s going on recently, he likes someone and doesn’t want to talk more and more.

After a long while, Liu Ying slowly spoke.

"Don't worry, sir. I don't want to die. For the sake of hundreds of thousands of people in the capital, I dare not die."

Mu Peng shook his head and packed up his medicine box. He was helpless about what was bothering Liu Ying.

When the imperial study was empty, Liu Ying's tears fell in large chunks, dripping onto the pillow, and he cried silently.

Sometimes he really envied his younger brother Liu Heng. Everyone placed their hopes on him and believed that he was a wise ruler and the greatest emperor of all time.

However, Liu Ying also believed that his younger brother's talents made him more suitable for ruling the Han Dynasty than himself.

Countless pressures almost suffocated Liu Ying when he was alone.

In the southern capital, Zhang Liang held Liu Heng's hand and walked into the cabinet duty room, the decision-making body of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Heng looked curiously at the officials who carried mountains of documents and delivered them to the desks of cabinet members with clear division of labor.

Zhang Liang saw Liu Heng's actions and smiled kindly.

"Your Highness, how do you feel?"

"The most important weapon of the country."

Liu Heng's eyes were filled with surprise and he couldn't stop nodding.

Zhang Liang smiled with satisfaction. The Cabinet was a political institution created by Emperor Gao. It seemed that the next successor of the Han Dynasty was not averse to handing over a large amount of power to the Cabinet.

Liu Heng’s attitude is very important. At least these ministers don’t have to worry that Liu Heng will abolish the cabinet after he comes to power.

"Your Highness, in a few days, the Queen and the Cabinet will report to the Emperor Gao and appoint you as the Crown Prince. It is time for you to get involved in government affairs."

Zhang Liang held Liu Heng on his own desk, took out a pile of official documents and gave them to Liu Heng to read.

"Your Highness, you can approve these documents at will, and we will naturally take care of the aftermath for you."

Liu Heng was stunned on the spot.

However, he still read every document carefully, and soon beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Wasn’t it said that the Han Dynasty was peaceful and prosperous?
Why is it that when reading the contents of these official documents, it seems as if the Han Dynasty will perish at the next moment?

The Western Hu and the Northern Barbarians of the Snow Region were integrated to rebuild the royal court, and now have more than 100,000 cavalry.

Land annexation in the north was too serious, and the people who could no longer bear it began to riot. In the south, the Yangtze River burst its dike, drowning the people of an entire county.

Liu Heng looked at them for a long time, put down the documents, and then looked at the memorials from the court officials.

Almost all of them praise the prosperity of the Han Dynasty. The people live and work in peace and contentment.

This memorial with both positive and negative eyes made Liu Heng even more confused.

Zhang Liang was not in a hurry. He took a sip of tea and watched Liu Heng make the decision.

After a long time, Liu Heng put down the brush in his hand and respectfully pushed the document to Zhang Liang.

A smile appeared on Zhang Liang's face, which was quite interesting.

"Oh? Your Highness, why don't you approve it? Even if it's wrong, we ministers will take care of it for you."

"Master Prime Minister, I am still young now, and I can't tell which are the words of flattery and which are the words of an old minister who is responsible for the country. I still need to continue learning."

Liu Heng looked calm.

Zhang Liang smiled with satisfaction. If an eight-year-old child really expressed his opinions freely in these official documents, or even issued orders to the counties.

On the contrary, Zhang Liang would begin to doubt Emperor Gao's vision.

The worst thing for a ruler to do is to be impatient and act rashly before figuring out the basic situation.

Although Liu Heng was only eight years old in this respect, he had already surpassed all the monarchs of previous dynasties.

"Your Highness, do you know why His Highness Liu Ying reduced taxes and levies in Northern Qi? These actions that benefited the country and the people were frustrated?"

Liu Heng stood up straight and spoke seriously.

"Please ask the teacher to teach me."

"Because His Highness Liu Ying was too impatient and did not realize the terrifying nature of the Northern Qi noble families, he could not wait to issue an edict, and thus offended a large number of people."

"His Highness Liu Ying is also very indecisive. He has clearly offended the aristocratic family, but he did not kill them. Instead, he compromised and gave in."

Zhang Liang's comments on Liu Ying's achievements can be said to be very accurate.

This made Liu Heng fall into deep thought.

As Liu Ying was the closest brother to Liu Heng, Liu Heng paid considerable attention to him.

Learn from the successes and take the failures as a warning.

Liu Heng jumped down from the position of Prime Minister and spoke very seriously.

"Master Prime Minister, I understand."

Zhang Liang's fingers holding the teacup paused slightly.

Looking at Liu Heng's serious and respectful expression, I always felt that something was wrong.

What did Liu Heng understand?
Before Zhang Liang could figure it out, Liu Heng lowered his head, took the documents in his hands, and spoke in a sincere tone.

"Please ask the teacher to teach me."

Zhang Liang suppressed his throbbing heart and explained the court documents to Liu Heng, analyzing the pros and cons, the importance of matters, and the solutions.

Liu Heng listened very carefully and took notes from time to time.

After the speech, Hong Zhu took the eunuchs to take Liu Heng back to the palace.

Zhang Liang looked at Liu Heng and always felt that something was wrong. He used Liu Ying as an example, as if he had done something wrong.

In the carriage, Liu Heng took the official document about the national conditions of Northern Qi and read it over and over again. Tears appeared and disappeared quickly, and his face became clear and bright again.

"Your Highness, are you going to the Imperial Study or Changle Palace today?"

Hong Zhu took Liu Heng off the carriage and asked Liu Ying for his opinion.

"Of course it's Changle Palace. I haven't seen my mother for a long time."

Liu Heng smiled at Hong Zhu and walked towards Changle Palace.

When Sang Wen saw Liu Heng coming, there was no time for joy to show on his face.

Then he saw Liu Heng kneeling on the ground and kowtowed several times respectfully.

This scene is somewhat familiar.

Sang Wen was silent for a while, waved his hand to let the palace maids and eunuchs go out, and his voice sounded a little tired.

"What do you want to do? The descendants of Emperor Gao are always a cause for concern."

"Mother, I am already eight years old. It is time for me to have some playmates! Please issue an order to have children of the same age as me study with me."

Liu Heng looked pitiful, as if he was really too bored.

It is known that there is nothing better than a mother to love a child. Sang Wen put down the red ink impression in his hand and stared at his child.

I don't know what stimulated Liu Heng to want to train his own team so early.

He even named the children and said they were children of the same age as the ministers in the court.

When Liu Heng grew up, both his playmates and his parents were his most loyal supporters, and their interests were even more deeply bound together.

It was not like it is now, when all the ministers were kind to Liu Heng only because he was the offspring of Emperor Gao.

"Well! It's time to do so, but don't let it get you into trouble, otherwise I will enforce the family law on behalf of your father."

Sang Wen finally agreed to Liu Heng's proposal.

Because of the identity of the prince's playmate, both the royal family and the ministers need this identity to consolidate their position in the court.

Moreover, this does not cost any money or effort, it's just that the palace has to bear more expenses for meals.

It can be said that it is a win-win situation for all three parties: the royal family, the ministers, and the people.

When Liu Heng heard that his mother agreed, he felt much more relaxed and was about to say goodbye and leave.

Sang Wen's faint voice came.

"Don't feel disappointed with the ministers in the court because of Liu Ying's incident. Everyone did all this for you."

Liu Heng did not respond, but just showed a bright yet ignorant smile.

(End of this chapter)