Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

When Liu Yao received Ju Ming's instructions and saw the contents of exoneration and debt reduction, he shook his head and said, "The officials have really gone to great lengths to encourage immigration."

He personally drafted the edict and added three prerequisites after swiping his brush.

First, the time for committing the crime and borrowing must be before New Year’s Day this year.

Second, except for heinous crimes.

Third, to eliminate debt, the whole family must move.

This is to prevent people from deliberately committing crimes and defaulting on their debts, which may lead to chaos in local public security.

Immigrating to Guizhou is like going into exile. If you move your whole family to Guizhou just to pay off your debt, you will definitely not be able to pay it back.

Even without this policy, creditors would never be able to recover their loans.

Relocating the whole family of such debtors would be conducive to local stability.

The edict was drafted and sent to Ju Ming.

Zhu Ming recognized this, signed it personally and had the General Assembly seal it for publication.

Picking up another memorial, it was Zhang Shuye who asked to retire.

Zhang Shuye is seventy-one years old and resigned last winter.

His thoughts were obvious. After completing the three applications and three resignations, the imperial examination was over, and he could participate in the imperial examination marking for the last time before retiring.

Zhu Ming wrote: "Allow him to retire. He will be promoted to Taifu and Shangzhu Kingdom, and he will be given a brocade coat."

Then he wrote three more and delivered them to the cabinet:

"Meng Zhao, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, joined the cabinet as the assistant prime minister."

"Chen Dong of the Inspectorate was transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."

"Wei Liangchen performed meritorious service in Qingtian, Jiangxi Province, and immediately returned to the capital to be promoted to the imperial censor of Zuodu. He was specially promoted to the imperial post of Jin Ziguanglu, and he was also promoted to an official, Shaobao, and his wife was given the imperial edict of the second rank."

After receiving these orders, the cabinet ministers were filled with emotion at Wei Liangchen's treatment.

Although he has not yet joined the cabinet, he has two honorary titles from the first rank.

If it were placed in the former Song Dynasty, if Dr. Jin Ziguanglu was promoted to the next level, he would have to open the third division of Yitong.

With these honorary titles, even if Wei Liangchen meets cabinet ministers, most of the time they can talk on equal terms.

After the news was announced, Qin Hui was filled with envy and regretted not going to Qingtian, Jiangxi. His honorary position is only that of a bare-faced doctor, which he has to endure as he gets promoted.

After carefully analyzing the changes in official positions, Qin Hui could basically guess what the emperor was thinking.

Everyone knew that Meng Zhao was mediocre in talent, but this time he was transferred to the cabinet, and Chen Dong took over the staff department.

They were just officials from Sichuan and Hanzhong. Too many people had been promoted in recent years. Meng Zhao could no longer be allowed to occupy that position, so he was simply brought into the cabinet as a decoration.

Chen Dong is a minister of Conglong and is very reliable politically. He is also from Jiangnan and is selfless. Putting him in charge of the Ministry of Personnel can balance the distribution of officials' place of origin.

Qin Hui has been paying attention to the water conservancy on both sides of the Jingjiang River in the past two years, and personally dispatched capable officers there.

As long as Jingbei was managed well, he felt that it would be no problem for him to become the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

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The fourth month of the lunar calendar.

Zhang Shu left Luoyang at night, and hundreds of officials came to see him off.

His hometown is in Kaifeng, which can be reached in a few days by boat. Everyone is welcome to visit him when passing by Kaifeng.

The willow tree next to Luoshui suffered another disaster. After some climbing and folding to write poems, even new scholars came to watch the fun.

Zhao Quan, the cabinet minister, watched Uncle Zhang go away at night, and he also had the idea of ​​​​retiring and going home to take care of himself. The main reason is that he is older than Zhang Shuye, and there is a strong emperor in the dynasty, so no cabinet minister can even think of taking power.

The work intensity of the cabinet is very high, and it’s really hard for me to handle it now that I’m older.

As everyone was about to leave, they saw a large number of guards coming, and many craftsmen accompanying them. Then, carriages came to the shore one after another, carrying messy things to the ship.

Immediately afterwards, several agricultural officers even came.

"It's the Supreme Emperor who is leaving Beijing!" Some officials reacted.

Everyone chose to stay and wait, and those who had already left also turned back after hearing the news.

Finally, the Emperor's car arrived.

All the officials hurriedly bowed: "I respectfully send you to the Emperor for his inspection to the west!"

Zhu Guoxiang opened the curtain and waved with a smile: "Goodbye everyone, I am going to Wangchuan and will come back occasionally. If any of you are out or retired, you can come to Wangchuan as a guest when passing by Lantian. I will definitely kill you." Chickens and fishes for entertainment, chickens raised by oneself, fishes caught by oneself.”

The officials laughed. They liked the Supreme Emperor and there was no pressure to deal with him.

As for Zhu Guoxiang forcing Zhang Gen to retire voluntarily, no one remembers this kind of thing anymore. People are more willing to remember their favorite side.

The emperor moved and had a whole fleet.

The BMW was wrapped in layers of tarpaulin and hauled to the shore on a flat car, and then a pulley block was built to lift it onto the ship.

This thing will also be moved to Wangchuan Villa, where troops are stationed at the entrance of the valley. The craftsmen who developed lathes and steam engines all had to follow him, and they also found time to dismantle and study BMWs.

After everything was loaded onto the boat, Zhu Guoxiang stood at the bow and handed over his hands: "If you don't want to send them away, please go back."

As he said this, more and more people came to say goodbye.

Many people from Luoyang also came spontaneously, and they often saw the Emperor entering and leaving the city. Although there were guards separating us, we could still say hello from a distance, and there were often people selling treasures to the Supreme Emperor.

Not to mention anything else, the agricultural advisors trained by the Supreme Emperor made their dining tables richer.

Chinese cabbage has been popularized for a long time and can be eaten by ordinary people. It is cheap and delicious and is a holy food for winter.

There are also carrots imported from overseas, which are also sweet and delicious. I heard that they can also effectively prevent blindness in birds.

There are more than one or two similar vegetables.

There are many mountainous areas around Luoyang, and more and more people in those areas are planting corn and sweet potatoes.

"Your Majesty!"

Suddenly, an emotional commoner knelt down and cried towards the fleet on the shore.

More and more people knelt down, as if the virus was contagious, and the scene was full of tears.

People are sometimes so strange. It is possible that they will not be so sad and cry when their relatives die. But they feel very sad just because the emperor left Luoyang. They have to cry when the atmosphere is right.

Prime Minister Liu Yu was infected by this atmosphere, and his eyes were wet and he said: "This is the eternal saint!"

The eternal saint Zhu Dean was a little sad, and the concubines and children all came out of the cabin and stood beside him.

Li Qingzhao said with emotion: "I have only heard that there are honest officials and capable officials. When they leave office, the people cry and say goodbye. Today I know that the emperor left Beijing, and there are also people kneeling and crying to see him off. How much do the people love your majesty."

Shen Yourong wiped her tears and said: "Your Majesty loves the people like his own children, so he will do this."

Zhu Guoxiang's sadness quickly disappeared, and he smiled soon after the fleet left.

When passing by Yanshi County, he also visited his daughter and son-in-law, and finally took his daughter Zhu Yan to Wangchuan Villa to relax.

After entering the Yellow River and seeing the fishing boats, Zhu Guoxiang said to the guards: "Go ask those fishermen if they have caught Yellow River carp. If they have, I will buy a few, and let you taste my braised carp skills today!"

The fishermen were a little scared at first, but when the guards handed over copper coins, they smiled happily. Instead, they said they didn't want to take money, and just gave a few fish to the emperor.

Whenever they stopped at a place to spend the night, Zhu Guoxiang would entertain officials, and if it was far from the city, he would entertain gentry.

He drank some wine casually, asked about the local scenic spots, customs and legends, and claimed that he would travel here in the future.

It took a whole month to finally arrive at Wangchuan Valley.

A castle had been built at the entrance of the valley, and there were many houses nearby for soldiers and their families to live in.

The accompanying teachers, craftsmen, doctors, agricultural officials, etc. lived in various areas of the valley, and they wandered around for the first month, so that everyone could appreciate Wang Wei's leisure and elegance.

There are still a few scenic spots that have not been completed yet, and it is estimated that it will take two or three years to repair.

After all, this villa stretches for more than 20 miles!

Only eunuchs and palace maids can enter and exit the core area where the royal family members live. The soldiers living at the entrance of the valley take turns to guard and protect the safety of the villa.

After working for several days in a row, everything was arranged.

Zhu Guoxiang completely relaxed and took his wife and children to boat on the lake.

The area of ​​the mountain lake is quite large, formed by the confluence of two rivers in a low-lying area. The widest lake is about 500 meters, and the longest lake stretches for six miles. There are also mountains that divide the lake into two, and there are pavilions on the mountains in the center of the lake.

"The mountains are like a picture!"

Zhu Guoxiang stood at the bow of the boat and took out the fishing rod with a smile on his face.

The women and children were also very happy.

Shen Yourong even raised chickens and ducks in the courtyard where she chose to live, and transplanted mulberry trees near the house. She could take the palace maids and eunuchs to raise chickens and ducks, pick mulberry leaves and feed silkworms, and read books or play games when she was bored.

Wen Xiaomei's courtyard was surrounded by bamboo, which could be used for painting or eating bamboo shoots.

An Niang did not have these hobbies. She collected many musical instruments and sang songs for everyone from time to time. Li Qingzhao could also compose new lyrics, and An Niang was the first to try singing.

"Put out the wine and food."

Li Qingzhao asked the palace maids to do things.

This guy was a drunkard and a foodie. Whenever he had free time, he would play chess and cards, but he had little time to read and write lyrics.

Li from the Jin Kingdom and Du from Annan, the two women had already become familiar with each other. However, they were a little reserved and not as close as the other women. The two of them were implicitly excluded from the small circle.

"Invite the fish to have a drink first."

Li Qingzhao raised the pot and poured wine into the water, then drank a sip from the pot herself, and then rolled up her sleeves and suddenly threw out the fishing rod.

Then, she began to eat snacks with wine, only occasionally glancing at the buoy.

Zhu Guoxiang said with a smile: "Are you sharing your meal with the fish and shrimp? The fish bait in the water has been eaten up before these preserved fruits are finished."

"The willing ones take the bait." Li Qingzhao said.

It was early summer at this time, and the children had no patience to fish, and they wanted to go swimming in the lake.

Zhu Guoxiang sent guards to choose a shallow place, and a bunch of guards and eunuchs who could swim watched.

The sons jumped in and played directly.

The daughters were more reserved and only soaked their feet and played on the shore.

In a few days, the academy here will start classes, and the children can meet many new classmates.

Zhu Ming also wanted to throw his young children here, as the childhood here is much more interesting than in the palace.

The fish in the deep lake are not easy to catch. Seeing that the children were having fun, Zhu Guoxiang took off his clothes and put on only shorts, and dived directly from the center of the lake.

"Protect the emperor!"

The guards and eunuchs shouted in panic.

Zhu Guoxiang emerged from the water again and laughed, "The lake water is very cool. I'm going to teach the children to swim!"

Zhu Guoxiang lay on the lake and swam on his back with his eyes closed. The temperature was just right under the sun, and he felt indescribably comfortable.

Whoever wants to sit on the dog emperor's seat can sit there.