On the last day of the fourth year of the Han Dynasty, the cold wind was biting and the snow was falling, but the soldiers and civilians of Chang'an and officials at all levels braved the wind and snow to guard the city gate, standing on tiptoe, stretching their necks to look into the distance, and their eyes were full of strong expectation.

The reason why these people braved the wind and snow to guard outside the city was that they all had only one purpose, that is, to welcome the return of the royal master who led the army to return to the dynasty victoriously.

"Your Majesty has led the army to fight abroad for more than three years, and now it has finally won a complete victory, which is really the greatest blessing for us and other Han people."

"Yes, it is precisely because of the bloody battles of the front-line soldiers that our Han people can once again avoid the Central Plains from falling into the flames of war, because if it were not for the front-line newspapers and a large number of material resources being continuously shipped out, we would not believe that the war is still happening."

"But even if the supplies are shipped out, which of the people and merchants who deliver the materials is not making a lot of money? Our Han court has never treated anyone who has contributed to the front-line battle, not that he had to pay for the sake of fighting for free, as he did before. ”

"Alas, this is the grace of the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, this bearing looks at the past and the present, even three generations of saints may be difficult to do."

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For the soldiers of the Han army who fought bravely, especially for the emperor of the Han Dynasty, everyone was full of praise, full of admiration, and they were proud to be born in this era.

Just when everyone was anxiously eagerly eager, they suddenly saw a horse running from a distance, and the knight on the horse was like flying, and when they came closer, they shouted loudly: "The Son of Heaven is coming, and it is only ten miles away from us." ”

"What?" After hearing this, I saw Shang Shu Ling Xun Yu immediately say loudly: "Everyone immediately lined up in accordance with the previous regulations, played the music of triumph, and welcomed His Majesty's class teacher back to the court!" ”

So in an instant, the sound of music sounded, and everyone lined up in a neat line according to the previous deployment to welcome the return of the emperor to Chang'an.

After a while, I saw a row of sergeants in the distance with neat and powerful steps, coming slowly, the soldiers in the front row were brightly armored, holding horizontal knives, and the crotch were all excellent war horses of the first class in the world, although they were victorious and returned to their hometowns, they saw their fathers and villagers, and even some people saw Ye Niang's wife, but these soldiers still did not smile, as if even if the sky fell, they could not let them have a trace of wavering.

"Good! is worthy of being the most elite 10,000 cavalry soldiers under His Majesty's command, and such a battle is absolutely immovable. Among the onlookers, a man dressed as a civil official was amazed.

At this time, I saw an old man with gray hair suddenly said: "This gentleman, aren't you the scholar who greeted the return of the Son of Heaven outside the city gate three years ago?" The last scientific expedition really won the Jinshi? Little old man Chen Laosan, I don't know if the noble person still remembers? ”

But he saw a young man beside the man and said, "What scholar? This is our trust Jingzhao Yin Fan Xiwen Fan Gong, three years ago, Fan Gong's article on the defense of Mongolia attracted the attention of Wang Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, was pointed to the top of the list, and then recommended by Wang Shangshu, to the Ministry of War Pei Shangshu under the command of the Ministry of War to do things, just one year, was promoted to the head of the Ministry of War, this is the official of the sixth product, two years and the head of the Ministry of War, that is, the fifth product, because of the outstanding political performance, now after the meeting of the political hall, handed over to the ruling of the Son of Heaven, worship as the new Jingzhao Yin......"

"Fan Wei, don't talk too much", Fan Xiwen said to the old man Chen Laosan: "Uncle, the matter of three years ago is clearly remembered, I really didn't expect this time to be three years, alas, we were at the west gate to welcome His Majesty's Western Expedition to return to the court, and now at the north gate to welcome His Majesty's Eastern Expedition to return to the court, at that time my Han land was still facing the heavy pressure of a million troops, but three years have passed, the million army has been wiped out, Your Majesty's martial arts, my Han court's mighty division, not to mention the last, is absolutely unprecedented, To be able to follow such a holy lord is really a blessing for three lifetimes! ”

And at this moment, there was a shout of "Long live, long live...... long live" in their ears, it turned out that Liu He had arrived, Fan Xiwen didn't dare to say anything more, and as everyone bowed to the ground, they shouted long live together.

Liu He was smiling, but the people were happy, and he entered Chang'an under the support of the majority of subjects, met with the ministers, and learned about some of the things that had happened in the past three years.

"Your Majesty, the harem is peaceful under the leadership of the queen, Your Majesty is fighting against foreign races, and the queen is leading the harem concubines to collect mulberry and raise silkworms, weave and spin cloth, and sell goods to enrich the military posture, which is really an example for the people, and the mother is ....... in the world."

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been supervising the country in recent years, following the opinions of the prime ministers, conscientiously studying the governance of the country, and making great progress, in addition, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also actively exploring talents, and sending all these talents to the frontier to serve the country, although he is young, he is actually promising, and he is really a virtuous prince......"

"Your Majesty, in the last imperial examination, I admitted 300 Jinshi, and now these 300 people are all in the office, either as local officials, or as the central key middle-level, the prosperity of talents, admirable......"

"Your Majesty, now that the Silk Road has been reopened, the prosperity is still better than in the past, the envoys of Western countries worship the Son of Heaven along the Silk Road, and they hear that the Son of Heaven is still begging for thieves, and they actually live in the pavilion and do not leave, claiming that they will see the face ......of the Son of Heaven in person, and the regrets of their lives will be relieved."

"Your Majesty, last year there was a great flood in the south and a great drought in the north, but I have abundant grain reserves, abundant materials, and all states and counties in the world have jointly fought against disasters, and no one has starved to death, only a dozen people have unfortunately died in the flood, such a thing has never happened in thousands of years, and this year's wind and rain are smooth, and the grain harvest is bumper, although the war has been continuous in the past three years, but the grain storage in various places can support at least more than ten years......"

All kinds of good news came to his face, Liu He was very happy when he heard it, and naturally all kinds of rewards were indispensable, and all the government and the opposition were filled with joy for a while.

At the same time, Liu He ambitiously announced to the ministers several major plans for the development of the Han Dynasty in the future:

1. The Great Voyage Plan, with Panyu, Guangling, Yizhou, Silla, Waguo and other places as ports, respectively explored several routes to Siyi, communicated with the East and West, and carried out trade with porcelain, tea, wine, silk and other items of the Han Dynasty, exchanged what was available, and promoted the further prosperity of the Han economy.

2. Adjust administrative measures, implement the provincial system, readjust the original prefectures, and divide them into 30 provinces, with prefectures and counties under the provinces, with civilian officials in charge of local administration, and special military and political, judicial, and supervisory officials.

3. Expand schools, popularize education, and attach importance to education in science and technology, medicine, astronomy, calendar, and so on.

Fourth, hospitals have been set up in various localities to improve the level of medical care and ensure the health of the people.

5. Research and development of new machine steam engines, further research and development of gunpowder weapons, warships, and improve the combat power of the Han Dynasty.

Sixth, with economic exchanges as the core and immigration as the means, strengthen exchanges with other places, and prepare for the assimilation of other ethnic groups in other places by the Han Dynasty in the future.

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A few months later, just as Liu He was listening to the officials report on the progress of various work, he saw Pei Yuanshao come to report, saying that Zhang Chunhua asked to see him.

Liu He's heart was hot, he knew that this Zhang Chunhua was no longer the original Zhang Chunhua, but had been silently helping him achieve the greatest hero in the world for many years - the system, that is, the Holy Mother of the Golden Knife.

After some conversation, Liu He announced that he would marry Zhang Chunhua as his concubine and be named Mu Guifei.

At the same time, Himiko, the queen of the Wa Kingdom of Yamadai, also announced the immigration of the Han Dynasty, and with her, there were hundreds of thousands of women in the Wa Kingdom, and most of the Japanese people themselves became a paradise for Han immigrants, and there were only a few Japanese men, but these people also declared themselves to be Ryukyu people, and even their descendants never mentioned the past when they were Japanese people.

As for Song Jiang, who claimed to be enshrined in the Wa Kingdom, although he was lucky to save his life, but because he was alone, how could he dare to be feuded? When Liu He had not yet left the Wa Kingdom, he resolutely asked to resign from the fief and was willing to go to the Han Dynasty to be an ordinary person, and the Wa State later became the fief of Liu Chan, the Duke of Shu, and Liu Chan's title was also promoted to the king of the county, and the world shook in an instant......

Three years later, the good news came, Liu He sent the team to the ocean finally arrived in the Americas, and successfully established a rule there, educating the people, where the civilization is also quietly undergoing great changes, Liu He was overjoyed, and ordered his second son Liu Yuan, the king of Jin, to South America, and the third son Liu Yao, the king of Chu, to North America to serve as the governor.

Five years later, when the poisonous people in the south rebelled, Liu He ordered the army to be pacified, and ordered his fourth son, Liu Cong, the king of Zhao, to serve as the governor there.

After another two years, the Western Great Qin Empire was requisitioned by the Han for killing the Han merchants, and finally the entire army was annihilated, so Liu He ordered his fifth son, Liu Zhiyuan, the king of Wu, to serve as the governor there.

Later, Liu He was supported by the people because he provided advanced iron plough ox farming technology to Africa, and dozens of countries officially belonged to the Han Dynasty.

Ten years later, the steam engine was successfully manufactured and rapidly applied, and then equipped with warships, transportation, production, etc., in this case, the prosperity of the Han Empire opened a new page.

(End of book)