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After reading his daughter's handwritten letter, King Huainan sighed slightly, and then he picked up the letter from his eldest son, Cui Shang'an.

To his surprise, as the future king of Huainan, Cui Shangan not only did not show a trace of dissatisfaction in the letter, but on the contrary, persuaded him to personally enter Beijing to discuss the matter of cutting the feudal domain with the emperor in detail.

One of these two is his daughter, and the other is his eldest son, and they will certainly not harm him, and in the letter they both told him in detail about the strength of the royal family now.

King Huainan is not a fool, the victory of the Northern Expedition has made him clear about the gap between himself and the royal family, the barbarians who were able to make the Great Yu Kingdom irreversible in an instant were defeated in just a few months, and what did he have to fight against the royal family.

"Pack up your things, this king is going to enter Beijing." King Huainan said to the palace steward that he had a decision in his heart.

The next day, a team of 1,000 cavalry set out from Jingzhou and headed for Qingzhou.

Ten days later, the team arrived at the foot of Qingzhou City.

"Father."

Cui Shangan got the news in advance and was already waiting for the door, and the moment he saw his father, his eyes suddenly turned a little red.

King Huainan looked at Cui Shang'an, who was dressed in military uniform, and he was now more of a general than when he was in Huainan.

Getting off the horse, King Huainan walked up to Cui Shang'an and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "It is said that the royal army is the best at training people, and it seems that this is indeed true." ”

Cui Shangan smiled, "Father's words are not wrong at all, there is no general in the army who treats the child as the prince of Huainan, and they treat ordinary soldiers and nobles equally. ”

"That's why the emperor can easily defeat the barbarians." King Huainan said sincerely.

If he was still a little dissatisfied when he was in Huainan, now he has no temper at all.

In order to gauge the strength of the royal family, this time he deliberately observed the changes that are taking place in the royal land.

It can be said that he has been in shock almost every moment along the way.

Two years after the end of the Northern War, the recovered Yan and Wei lands were undergoing astonishing changes.

Unconsciously, the production team implemented in Qingzhou has covered these places, and the land that was once abandoned due to war under the management of the production team is being revitalized.

The influence of the wealthy families in the countryside and in the state and county is declining rapidly, and even many of them have become indistinguishable from the families of wealthy people.

And this was not what surprised him the most, at the same time as the production teams were rising, a large number of public servants were established in these places.

From the former wealthy and powerful families to the children of the common people, they must receive the new-style academic and political education of the Great Chongqing State in the public school, and in order to encourage the poor people to enter the public school, the cost of the public school is now completely borne by the imperial court, and it is completely free to enter the public school to study, and even the printed books are also free.

This policy has allowed the elites and people of the Great Chongqing State to stand at the same starting point from now on, and the selection of talents will all be decided by examination.

As a vassal king, he saw the power of this policy at a glance, and from then on, the children of the poor family will have more opportunities to soar.

However, this is only the basic thing in the village and county now, and after he entered Jinling City, he found something more important, which is all kinds of machinery that he has never seen before.

When he was in Jinling City, he stayed for a day, and that day, accompanied by officials of Jinling City, he went to visit the Jinling City Workshop Area under construction.

There, he saw a steam engine-powered textile mill, a cotton ginning mill, a white sugar mill, a winery, and a large shipyard in Jinling City, which was under construction.

After leaving Jinling City, he went all the way north, and in Laiwu he saw the railway that was about to open to traffic.

Along the railroad he came to Qingzhou, and on the way he saw a steam locomotive that was being tested, and this behemoth made of steel roared past him, and he was very frightened.

And after arriving in Qingzhou, the prosperity and magic here made him give up the last trace of illusion.

Because he realized the gap between Huainan and the current imperial court, which was a rich giant city and a poor village.

He finally understood that the current emperor was not afraid of their force, but did not want to engage in another cannibalism.

"Father, you ......" Cui Shangan looked at his father in surprise, and there was a hint of relief in his eyes.

When the father and son were together, suddenly a carriage came from the city, and the carriage stopped to reveal the face of King Yong.

"King Huainan, don't grind anymore, I'm waiting to meet the emperor with you these days, so I still have some confidence in the end." King Yong shouted.

King Huainan smiled helplessly, "Along the way, I am becoming more and more unconfident, let's go, it is better to choose a day than to hit the sun, and today we will go to meet the saint." ”

With that, the two of them headed for the palace together.

At this time, Xiao Ming had already learned the news of the arrival of the King of Huainan in Qingzhou, and he said to Qian Dafu: "Prepare for luncheon, I can't say that I want to have a glass of wine to release the military power at noon today." ”

Qian Dafu said with a smile: "The fact that the three vassal kings were able to enter Beijing in person has already explained their intentions, and this time the emperor has made his wish come true." ”

Xiao Ming showed a thick smile on his face, "This time, the King of Ruyang, who has been silent, is also here, these three kings have been solved, and this time the cutting of the feudal domain has been successful." ”

Qian Dafu laughed for a while, then turned to leave.

Half an hour later, Xiao Ming received the news that the three kings had asked for an audience, and he came to the Baifu Palace, which was the place where he met the three of them this time.

Sitting down in the Baifu Palace, after a while, the King of Huainan, the King of Yong, and the King of Ruyang arrived under the guidance of the eunuchs.

Seeing Xiao Ming, the three of them said in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

"No courtesy." Xiao Ming now has the majesty of an emperor, he let the three of them sit at the table, and then said: "The King of Huainan, the King of Yong, and the King of Ruyang have really surprised me to enter Beijing this time, in order to treat the three of them, I specially prepared the delicacies of Qingzhou for the three of them to feast on."

King Yong is no stranger to Qingzhou, he naturally understands the taste of Qingzhou cuisine, and can't help swallowing, "The emperor is polite, but speaking of this Qingzhou cuisine is a masterpiece in the world, the minister used to want to rely on it every time he came, but unfortunately as a vassal king, he couldn't stay in Kyoto for too long, but immediately the minister will be free to enjoy himself in Qingzhou." ”

"Uncle Wang's words are out of sight, since Uncle Wang likes Qingzhou, I am naturally welcome, and there may be a talking partner in the future." Xiao Ming and King Yong's eyes met, and they basically reached a consensus between words.

King Yong's words just now have revealed a clear meaning, that is, he wants to give up the feudal country and be a free prince in Qingzhou.

This Xiao Ming is naturally welcome, after all, King Yong's feudal kingdom is too close to Qingzhou, and it is rich in resources, which has opened up this place, and the north has been unimpeded since then.