Although Geng Yi is an unparalleled general, his ability is on the battlefield. Geng Kuang has always made a decision on the directional issue that determines the future of the family. Old Geng Cai is the helmsman of Geng.

When Geng Yan sent Geng Yan to Luoyang to meet Emperor Gengshi, he said that he was contributing to the local people and taking advantage of the powerful. In fact, he was also giving protons to express his attitude. At that time, he had already stood for Geng's team.

As for Geng Yan turning a corner halfway and going to Liu Xiu nearby, he said that it was Wang Lang's uprising and causing the road to blockage. The truth is unknown, but it is very likely that Geng Yan and his father's opinion is a bit biased. He is not interested in Liu Xuan, but Kunyang hero Liu Xiu. Geng Yan is unwilling to be a hostage in Luoyang, but wants to follow his idol to fight on the battlefield.

But who knows that Liu Xiu, whom he defected to, was a bare commander. The meeting between the two was actually a handshake between two bachelors. A military commander without soldiers met with a national commander-in-chief without soldiers. Where did the soldiers come from in the end? It was Geng Yan, a prodigal son, who went home to take out his father's family's fortune.

Fortunately, Liu Xiu was Liu Xuan's special envoy to hold the rituals at that time. The two of them appeared to be the same group, and Lao Geng and Xiao Geng had the same opinion. When Liu Xuan ordered Liu Xiu to stop the army and summon him back, Geng Yan's attitude was very clear.

He ran to Liu Xiu's bed to persuade him. Don't listen to Liu Xuan's orders, and he must start his own business. He Geng Yan was willing to go back to Youzhou to issue more elite soldiers to achieve a big plan. It's really a puppy who sells his father and doesn't feel bad, but in the end he will be troubled by his father.

Now the head of Geng Kuang is going to take Geng again and want to get on Liu Yu's ship. Thanks to his desperate efforts over the years, he did not let his son lose all his family's fortunes, so he left some capital. He was still a little confident when facing the Chang'an court.

When he entered the palace to pay homage, the emperor cared about Geng Kuang's life in Shanggu and said kindly: "The border counties are cold and painful places and are not suitable for long-term living. The Yongnu Hou Kou Xun has decided to bring his family to Chang'an after the beginning of spring, and I have given him land and houses."

Geng Kuang immediately said, "Your Majesty, you are too partial! I am older than Kou Xun and have more problems than him. When winter comes, my waist and legs hurt slightly. These are all problems that have been made in the north. You can't be more generous than you. I just think about your Kou Qing, not the old minister. I think Chang'an is good, and I also want to ask Your Majesty for a house to come to Chang'an for retirement!"

Liu Yu laughed and thought to himself that this old guy is really awesome, just in my wish! He immediately gave him a house, gold and fertile land, to compensate Geng for the loss of relocation, as his family's settlement expenses.

Even though Geng Kuang completely handed over Geng, he followed Chang'an with all his heart.

This decision was actually made before he came to Chang'an. Kou Xun wrote to him, saying that the world must be decided between Liu Yu and Liu Xiu. Geng had already betrayed Liu Xiu. Apart from serving the Chang'an court wholeheartedly, there was no other way to go. He only guarded Shanggu County, and did not take advantage of this time to establish great achievements and lay the foundation of the family. Geng's future is worrying!

Geng Kuang knew that the emperor must have been instructed in this letter. Liu Yu was testing him. If he was not tactful, the emperor would feel unhappy. What if he was tough with him, would Geng go and eat Liu Xiu's return?

Geng Kuang saw Liu Xiu’s difficult situation in the past two years with his own eyes. At this time, the situation in the world is clear. It is no longer the time when the heroes have risen together and can be divided and wait and see with just one county. Anyway, I have to come to Chang'an sooner or later, so it is better to come early than to come late. It is just the right time to show my thoughts in the first lunar month. Then Geng Yan, the suffocated tiger, could go down the mountain and make contributions.

His statement tied the entire Geng family to the chariot of Emperor Jianshi, and the emperor could boldly implement the Youzhou strategy he had planned long ago.

Geng Kuang's knowledge of the tact was immediately rewarded. The next day, the emperor appointed Geng as his son-in-law, the same as his official position when he was in Handan.

Geng Yan was summoned into the palace by the emperor. The king and his minister surrounded the sand table and discussed the Youzhou strategy for a long time. Geng Yan was ready to go to war again.

Now the prefect of Dai County Min Kan is relatively passive. From the bottom of his heart, he is unwilling to come to Chang'an to "enjoy the peace and prosperity", but as the Geng family and Kou family of Shanggu completely fall to Chang'an, Min Kan has a strong sense of crisis.

Back then, the world was in chaos, and no one cared about the northern border counties. He could be the local emperor in Dai County, but now the emperor obviously had to reach the border counties and let him face the crossroads he chose directly.

Dai County is located in the siege of Yanmen, Taiyuan and Shanggu. After the emperor took Shanggu, it was even more difficult for Dai County to maintain a detached and independent state.

But Min Kan didn't want to surrender so easily. He decided to continue to pretend to be confused and never take the initiative to mention the matter of entering the court. If the emperor mentioned it first, he would find reasons to refuse.

Fortunately, when he met, the emperor only asked about the military and political situation of Dai County, and was concerned about his life in Dai County. When Min Kan said goodbye, the emperor was still telling him to manage Dai County well!

Min Kan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he had thought too much before, and the emperor had no intention of stealing him from the county.

He secretly mocked Geng Kuang. Old Geng was too timid and actually asked his family to move to Chang'an. He couldn't wait to write a letter home to prepare for moving inward. Geng's power in Shanggu gave up and gave up, and his business was destroyed for many years.

Something that happened later confirmed Min Kan's idea.

The biggest celebrity in the dynasty of the princes, Anfeng Hou and Liangzhou Mu, had not arrived yet, and the memorial was already on the emperor's desk, which was to request to resign from the position of Liangzhou Mu... He also wanted to move to Chang'an.

The emperor replied directly: No.

After Dou Rong came to Chang'an, he received unprecedented courtesy. When the emperor saw him, he seemed to have seen his relatives he hadn't seen for many years, his whole black face was shining.

Having said that, he and Dou Rong are really relatives now. His second brother Liu Mao is Dou Rong's son-in-law. The two have been married for two years and have a son. The Liu family and the Dou family are in-laws.

Dou Rong asked for resignation again in front of the emperor, but the emperor was still not allowed to do so. He tried to keep him, and he was not pretending to be pretending. Dou Rong, the governor of Liangzhou, could not resign at all.

Dou Rong was a little helpless, but Min Kan was completely relieved. While glading for his wise decision, he couldn't help but scold Geng Kuang: This silly old man.

The day of the dynasty has finally arrived.

Before dawn, Changle Palace was covered with flags, and the guards stood at three steps and whistle at five steps. There were rows of chariots, rows of knights, and infantrymen in the court, holding long spears and halberds in their hands, with solemn faces and shining cold light. Although there were many people, there was no other sound except the sound of horses' noses and hooves, and the footsteps of officials coming and going, which made the entire palace full of solemn atmosphere.

As soon as the sky was dawn, a commissar guided the princes and officials into the hall one by one, waiting for the marquis in the hall, and everyone stood silently and waited.

I don’t know how long I waited, but suddenly the evangelist who was ceremonially shouted: “Turn!”

So the princes and officials walked forward in small steps, each entering their positions. Below the steps of the hall were low-level officials, and there were hundreds of people on both sides of the steps, all of which were princes and high-ranking officials. Generally, the heroes were marquis, and generals of all levels were in the west, facing the east, and civil officials were in the east, facing the west.

The ceremony of the nine guests is set up in the hall, which is the most solemn etiquette. It is that there are nine officials who welcome the guests and praise the ceremony to pay tribute to the ceremony, and they are led to the palace and puppet them one by one.

The emperor came out in a carriage, and the ritual officials raised the flag and called out. The princes and officials lowered their heads. When the emperor took his seat, the envoy shouted: "Wow!" The princes and officials prostrated themselves in accordance with the etiquette, bowed and performed their rituals, and were intimidated.

Afterwards, the envoy guided officials from the princes and kings to 600 stones to the palace in turn, respectfully saluting, offering and congratulating the emperor. The officials of local counties and states also went to the palace to congratulate and presented local income and expenditure documents for the past year.

After a set of etiquette, everyone from the princes and kings would be so arrogant that they would be respectful.

Min Kan was mixed with the princes. When he bowed his head, he suddenly felt unstoppable and his heart was beating wildly. For the first time, he deeply felt that the high-ranking emperor could dominate his destiny. The emperor seemed to be able to crush him with just stretching out his hand.

This thought lingers in his heart in the court and cannot be removed, causing him to sweat all over the middle of winter. It was not until the ceremony ended and left the palace gate that Min Kan regained some courage.

"I really scare myself. Is he able to care about it when I am so far away?" Min Kan shook his head, as if he wanted to get rid of the fear in his heart.

According to etiquette regulations, the emperor feasted his ministers in Changle Palace. This was the highest-level state banquet, which was very grand, with singing and dancing from all over the world to entertain, and even Western-style performances.

The banquet was full of delicacies, especially pasta, which was eye-opening. Because the emperor liked pasta, he even transformed the stone mill for this purpose, which greatly improved the flour quality of the man. Shangshiyuan developed various pasta, bird cakes, boiled cakes, soup cakes, etc., and dumplings were considered ordinary. There were also pasta dough, crystal buns, steamed buns, roasted wheat, etc. on the table.

Of course, the high-end wine produced by the wine garden is indispensable at the banquet, which is also renovated and has different tastes.

Even the princes who were originally from wealthy families, such as Dou Rong and Geng Kuang, have never heard of these wines and food, let alone the Red Eyebrow Generals who were born in the country bun.

Xushuihou, General Langya, never stopped his mouth. While eating, he was muttering: "It's better to be Chang'an. There are all kinds of delicious food and drinks, and there are many things to play with. How can you find these good things in the military farm?"

General Langya was stationed in Youfufeng, and he had thousands of soldiers under his command. He lived a comfortable life as a landlord. Although he had no worries about food and drink, he was incomparable to life in Chang'an. He finally came to Chang'an, thinking about having a good time to enjoy it.

However, although he was able to eat hard, he still thought about his home. No matter how good Chang'an is, it is not as good as his own. In the military farm, he is the local emperor. He is whatever he says. There are kings and princes everywhere in Chang'an, and he is nothing.

Geng Kuang toasted the emperor and smiled and said, "Your Majesty's wine and meals are really delicious. I won't leave anymore! In Chang'an, I come to eat Your Majesty's wine and meals every day... Your Majesty won't be reluctant to leave, right?"

The emperor smiled and said, "What? Are you still dependent on me?"

The king and his subjects laughed at each other.

The emperor laughed, how could all officials not support the show? So laughter filled the room and the whole room was filled with joy.

Dou Rong said: "Your Majesty, I also want to eat more of Your Majesty's wine and food..."

Before he could finish his words, the emperor immediately said, "Then eat more! After eating, hurry back to Hexi, settle the people of the five counties for me, stabilize the border, and open the Silk Road. This is a huge thing for the country. Dou Qing, I know your hard work, and I remember your contributions in my heart!"

Dou Rong could only shake his head and sigh. As a sensible person with a long-term vision, Dou Rong knew that when the world was in chaos, it should be in the border counties, because the border counties were far away from the political center, and the chaos was difficult to disturb, so they could protect themselves and avoid disasters. However, when the world was determined, it should be in the capital. The closer to the center of power, the more likely it would be to gain greater power and influence to ensure the long-term prosperity of the family.

He judged that the world would go from chaos to rule and enter another period of prosperity, so he was eager to enter the DPRK and gain more benefits. If the Dou family had been in the remote Hexi, it would be difficult to become a national wealthy family.

Dou Rong has regarded his position as a hot potato as a bachelor in Liangzhou where he is in charge of the five counties, and his fear is always surging in his heart, because he knows that this is a position that is easy for the emperor to suspicion. If a big boss in the court blows the wind in front of the emperor, it is likely to arouse the emperor's suspicion.

He made a petition several times, but the emperor just refused to allow it. Dou Rong felt very uneasy.

The emperor suddenly said to Min Kan, the prefect of Dai County, "Min Qing, can the wine and food in Chang'an match your appetite?"

Min Kan quickly put down the chopsticks in his hand, swallowed the dumplings in his mouth, and stood up and said, "He, He, Taihechen's appetite is here!"

"That's good!" The emperor smiled and turned the conversation away.

Modern office workers all look forward to the end of the year, and the unit will give year-end bonuses, and the same is true in the Han Dynasty, but this year-end bonus is mainly based on the gifts of the emperor.

The national treasury has money and food, and the richness of the young mansion even exceeds that of the national treasury. The Jianshi Emperor is quite rich. In this New Year, when the whole world celebrates, the emperor is not hesitant to give gifts to his ministers, especially to the princes from other places, he even rewards them more.

The emperor smiled and said, "You guys don't have to hurry back. You must celebrate the Lantern Festival in Chang'an. This time, I will order the lights in Chang'an to be shining on the whole Lantern Festival. All the worlds celebrate together, so of course you can't eat them. Then you can try the dumplings made by Shangshiyuan. After the Lantern Festival, there will be a heavyweight football match. This is the annual final. You must watch it. The Great Honglu has prepared tickets for you. The tickets are said to have been sold for tens of thousands of yuan on the black market. If you don't go, it will save money for me!"

General Langya said heartily: "Hey, I'll give you a ticket, so you have to take a good look and play for a few more days before going back!"

Min Kan thought: "What kind of football game to watch? It's better to go home early."

At this state banquet, the guests and hosts parted with joy.

The princes had a very lively New Year in Chang'an, and they kept making noise until the Lantern Festival. The city of Chang'an was brightly lit and there were thousands of people. Whether it was high-ranking officials, powerful people or the people, they all enjoyed the joy of the New Year.

After the Lantern Festival, General Langya was still thinking about watching the football game. Suddenly, he heard a news that the first government order in the New Year of the Han Dynasty was issued: the military camp was abolished.
Chapter completed!