Han Shizu

On Jinghu South Road, if you want to see the prosperity of Kaibao, Changsha Mansion can meet all your needs.The old emperor was probably tired and physically and mentally exhausted from the days and months of inspections and surveys. After arriving at Changsha Mansion, he even felt a little dazed and even forgot the original intention of his southern tour. If he continued, it would be more like After completing an obsession formed in the mind, seeking to understand the thoughts and feel comfortable.

Therefore, when he was on Jinghu North Road, the old emperor took a boat and a car to visit Jiangling, Ezhou, and Yuezhou, the three most developed cities in Hubei, and also conducted some political activities. When the old emperor in Hunan was basically I will stay in Changsha.

Moreover, apart from showing special interest and concern in Changsha Academic Affairs and the Xiangjiang School, there were no major actions, if not counting the replacement of the chief envoy Guo Xin.

The new chief envoy of Hunan Province has also been decided, and he will be transferred from the Minister of Industry, Guo Zhi.Guo Zhi was also a leader among the ministers of Kaibao. He was the number one scholar in the second regular examination in the Kaibao era. Counting from the time when he entered the imperial examination and became an official, he had a 26-year official career, which can be said to be rich in experience.

He has served as an imperial censor, served as a member of the Imperial Academy, edited books in the history museum, and lectured in the political affairs hall. He has also risen to prominence, and has been dismissed from office. He has resumes at the county, state, and Tao levels, but he has not officially held the position. After passing a chief officer, this time, he was replaced by the old emperor...

Normally, the transfer of an important position or a lucrative job can trigger a series of personnel changes. What's more, this time it involves Hunan, the Ministry of Industry, and the Xuanwei Department, and they all start with the top leaders.

It is conceivable that there will be another struggle from the central government to the local governments in terms of personnel and administration, which may not be as big as what happened after so many people were killed in Hubei.

For the old emperor, Changsha should be regarded as a place worth remembering. After all, he got some surprises and the beautiful scenery in autumn and winter clears his mind and eyesight.

Except for Changsha Mansion, they did not show more concern for the entire Jinghu South Road. They lacked that energy and were a little more "timid" from a conscious level, fearing that they would see some disharmonious things again and affect them. Instilled his confidence in Kaibao Shengshi
The old emperor is now at this point. On the one hand, he is struggling extremely to pursue a "good beginning and a good end." On the other hand, he has shown a slippery slope in his actual actions. His thoughts are changeable, and so is his behavior.

So, after staying in Changsha for more than half a month, Luan Jia set off south again.If the previous inspection was just a quick glance, but with some thought, then the subsequent trip can be said to be perfunctory.

From Changsha Prefecture to the south, Luan Jia only stopped briefly in Hengzhou to rest in Jinghu South Road. In other prefectures and counties along the road, he did not enter the city, officials did not investigate, and the people did not see him. The same was true until he entered Guangnan East Road.

However, one thing must be mentioned. From the moment he set foot on Jinghu South Road, every step the old emperor took south was breaking the records of distance and latitude of his southern tour.

In the middle of winter in the 29th year of Kaibao's reign, it had been four months since the old emperor set out from Taikang Palace for a southern tour. The northern country was already covered in ice and snow, and it was vast. Although the southern land was not that harsh, the weather was already cold.

But for the old emperor, the new region and new climate brought him a particularly special experience.When Luan Jia arrived at Guangzhou, the capital of Guangnan East Road, he couldn't help but sigh to the people around him: "If I don't keep going, I will spend this winter in Guangzhou!"

It has to be said that this winter should be the most comfortable the old emperor has experienced in the past 20 years. The climate in the south, especially in Guangnan, is after all much warmer and more pleasant than in the northern part of the Central Plains, especially in winter.

Of course, it would be better if the attacks of those old cold legs could stop in Guangzhou. To this day, the greatest physical torture for the old emperor is still the severe wind paralysis that attacks when it is windy, rainy, or cold in the twelfth lunar month of winter. disease.

The capital of Guangnan East Road is Guangzhou, and the seat of Guangzhou is Panyu.The layout of Panyu City is simple, which is different from the layout of most cities in the Han Dynasty. The east and west Guocheng is sandwiched by a sub-city, and the middle Luocheng is where the dignitaries and rich people of Guangdong Province gather.

The place that used to be the capital of Nanyue Kingdom naturally had a palace, and it was located in the city. After Pan Mei Nanping and Guangxi, the former Nanyue Palace became the old emperor's palace. Over the past 30 years, Guangzhou Mansion has spent a certain amount of money every year. Maintenance was carried out, but the old emperor never lived there.

Nowadays, the Panyu Palace is like a beautiful woman who has worked hard to dress up for 30 years and finally waited for the old emperor's visit.The local government obviously paid great attention to the repair and maintenance of the Panyu Palace. The old emperor did not know what the palaces in Nanyue were like 30 years ago, but the palace in front of him is exquisite and magnificent, and those with obvious local culture and customs Characteristics, but it really made the old emperor sigh with emotion.

Of course, the old emperor was not simply attracted by the luxury and splendor of the Panyu Palace. What he was really feeling, or perhaps ashamed of, was that this palace had been maintained for 30 years but had not been put into actual use for 30 years. How much money have Guangdong Road and Guangzhou Prefecture spent on food in the past 30 years?
It is said that wonders spoil the country, but whether it is the Eastern and Western Beijings or the recent Taikang Palace, these large-scale landscape works can at least have a certain or even good effect, but this Panyu Palace is just displayed and placed for people to look at. Well, if the old emperor hadn't made such a southern tour on a whim, maybe he wouldn't have been lucky enough to wait another 30 years.

The waste of resources this represents is shocking when you think about it for a moment.However, with the old emperor's always suspicious temperament, he couldn't help but think about how many benefits the bureaucratic officials in Guangzhou who were responsible for this matter had derived from the construction of the Panyu Palace in the past 30 years. How much oil and water
This matter is certain, the old emperor has long seen through the limits of bureaucrats, and the Panyu Palace is simply a natural "treasure bowl". In this place in the south and the north, there is nothing better than maintaining the palace for His Majesty the Emperor. Is there any reason to mobilize and invest money and food in a reasonable and less scrupulous manner?
Therefore, the old emperor lived comfortably in the palace, but at the same time, he ordered the Second Department to conduct a secret investigation into the Panyu Palace renovation project in the past 30 years.The old emperor's porcelain is not so easy to touch. It can easily cause your head to fall off.
Even in the warm southern winter, eight stoves were set up between the palaces to avoid the cold.Visible to the naked eye, on the supple and comfortable soft chair, the old emperor is reclining in his usual lazy posture. He is wearing single clothes and his legs are naked on the foot pads. The remaining leg hair is also a little white.
It is necessary to have docile and beautiful palace maids to wait on you. At this time, in the palace, one woman is holding an incense burner, another is carrying a tray, and another woman is bending her graceful body and gently applying hot compress to the cold legs of the old emperor.

After the palace lady finished cooking, the old doctor who had been preparing for a while spread out a pack of silver needles, hunched over his waist, and asked in awe: "Your Majesty, I have used needles here." "Yes!" The old emperor said Without even raising his eyelids, he responded in a low voice.

Acupuncture is a habit that the old emperor has developed over the years. Although Lao Han's legs have not been cured, it is difficult to say how much improvement there has been, but habits are habits. Every time the climate changes, a few acupunctures are needed regularly.As for the imperial doctors who performed acupuncture on the old emperor, there have been several changes over the years, and they are all acupuncture masters from the imperial hospital.

The imperial doctor was obviously very cautious. He held the needle steadily, pinpointed the acupuncture point, and inserted the needle. He also asked the "patient" how he felt: "How does your majesty feel? Is the pain unbearable?"

When asked, the old emperor still didn't even raise his head, but showed an open-minded expression, and said with a chuckle: "Compared with the pain caused by wind paralysis, the pain of a few needles is like scratching an itch.

You can do whatever you can and use acupuncture boldly. It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t cure the disease, as long as it can provide some relief! "

The old emperor was so reasonable, and the old doctor felt much more relaxed. Just as he was about to express his gratitude to the old emperor, he heard the old emperor add lightly: "If you are cured by me, I will just chop you off."

As soon as these words came out, the old doctor's expression suddenly changed, and his wide-open eyes were filled with horror. But besides trying his best, what else could he do to deal with this.

In fact, there was no need for the old emperor to scare him. If he really cured his legs, it would be a capital crime, not to mention his own head. There was a question mark as to whether the lives of the whole family could be saved.However, when the old emperor said it himself, the shock effect and pressure it brought were completely unnecessary.

It can be clearly felt that in the next acupuncture, the old doctor was more cautious and moved slower.

As for the old emperor, his attention was never on the people serving in the palace. He was lying there lazily, holding a book in his hand, reading it attentively, with a smile on his lips, as if he had discovered What an interesting thing in general.

This is a secret report from Zhang Bin, the Imperial City Secretary, and it contains some information about the aftermath of staying in Jiangling.During the old emperor's tour, all aspects of information were gathered to the old emperor, including the Luoyang court in Xijing, the court situation, national affairs, especially the prince's movements.
There have been many reports on the handling of the aftermath by the second emperor's grandson. The old emperor was not that interested in specific matters, and he was not even concerned about the outcome.

What he really observed was obviously the performance of the two emperor's grandsons, and the memorial report in his hand particularly attracted the old emperor's attention.It was said above that the two emperors and grandsons had a conflict at Jiangling Mansion, and Liu Wenhuan even came to the house and had a big fight.

The specific reason is that Liu Wenji was meticulous in his investigation of criminal officials, but his treatment of certain people overlapped with Liu Wenhuan's rectification and comfort targets. For these people, Liu Wenji followed the holy will and punished them strictly, including those who ransacked their homes. Confiscated homes, exiled to exile.

But Liu Wenhuan believed that there was no need to kill him with a single blow. On the premise that he had spoken to the subordinates, Liu Wenji's doing so was suspected of undermining him.Even after Liu Wenhuan came to ask for mercy in person, he still insisted on his own opinion, which completely annoyed Liu Wenhuan.

You were carrying out errands under the imperial edict, so what I followed was not an imperial edict. Did you, Liu Wenji, interpret your grandfather's holy will alone?This was probably the first fierce collision between the two brothers. In the end, Liu Wenji did not give in at all, and always followed the holy will when facing everyone.

After reading the report, the old emperor's smile gradually faded until it disappeared without a trace. After a long time, he put down the memorial and waved to Hood.

"What are the orders from the officials!" Hood's attention was always on the old emperor. Seeing this, he hurriedly came forward and bent down.

The old emperor pondered for a while and then ordered: "Send someone to convey the imperial edict and ask Wen Huan and Wen Ji to come to Guangzhou. As for the matters at hand, leave them to Zhang Zhibai and Hu Yanzan!"

"Yes! I will send the edict to others immediately!" Hu De responded, feeling inexplicably relieved. It turns out that this is what happened.
After giving the instructions, the old emperor picked up the memorial and began to study it. His eyes were on the page, but his soul had already flown far away.

Even the old emperor himself found it difficult to evaluate whether the collision between the two emperors and grandsons in Jiangling would have any impact on the Han Empire.