Within just a short time, an imperial edict was spread from Yizhou to all directions.

"General Liu He, a great general, was both civil and military, and had made contributions to the world. He should have been honest and loyal to his ministers and was loyal to the country, but his desires were full of people, resulting in usurping the deeds."

"Liu He has four crimes: one is that the minister takes the throne and the subordinates commit crimes against the superiors, which is to be disloyal."

"The second is to betray our ancestors and despise our family rules, which is to be unfilial."

"The third is that the Yellow River breaks the dam, and the sky is angry and people are resentful, which is unkind."

"Four is to kill loyal and kind people without mercy and slaughter heroes without mercy."

"If there are these four crimes, even though Liu He died, he will never be redeemed. Now the national ruling is in chaos, and the treacherous dynasty is the great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing and a descendant of the Han Dynasty. He had no choice but to stand up and temporarily take over the throne, and to support the country with the right tools, and to abdicate the throne after eliminating the thief, and then abdicate to the world!"

As soon as this edict was issued, the whole world was in an uproar!

The Luoyang court issued another edict, saying that today's son was born in his blood, and there was an edict to Emperor Xian's abdication, and the support of the ministers, and to pay homage to heaven and earth, and to report to the ancestors, without any deviation from the rules in the law. Liu Yan of Yizhou was self-conceited and blamed the new king, and his crimes were unforgivable. He would definitely send troops to wipe out the throne in the future, and call on all the heroes in the world to fight against traitors. The meritorious ministers would be rewarded afterwards.

The two sides were respectively in Hanzhong and Guanzhong, Chang'an. They were deployed heavily in heavy troops and were tense. They were about to wait for the beginning of spring, and a war broke out.

The day before the New Year came, a great good news came from Yunhai County.

"The five cities of Yunhai County have been fully built. The construction of the government offices, houses, shops, streets, official roads outside the city, and some small water conservancy facilities have been completed. This time, the imperial court's grain was consumed, with a total of 890,000 stones, thousands of cattle and sheep, and more than 870 million yuan in money. It involves 273 participating merchants, 193 craftsmen and more than 416,000 laborers. A book of merit was attached to this chapter and submitted to Your Majesty for reading it."

After Xun Yu finished reading the memorial sent by Xun Chen, he handed the memorial and the memorial book to Liu He.

Liu He probably looked through the thick credit book. He Chang was the first in the ranking, which surprised him. After all, although He Chang was closely following Xun Chen, he appeared halfway through the road. Liu He did not expect that he could come from behind. And looking at the credit record, he was much higher than the few people behind him.

"Putting a strategy for pouring the foundation of Dinghe City, and proposing a method to change the direction of the river channel outside Dingrong City, solving the problem of the prone to collapse of the south wall of Anma City, saving more than 34 million yuan in expenses in seven projects, and improving the construction of Hu City in Fude City..."

Every piece of credit is clearly recorded.

"This He Chang is indeed a talent, so Chen Qing didn't brag that day."

Liu He said something.

Xun Yu said: "They made great contributions to the completion of Yunhai County as scheduled. These merchants and craftsmen have made great contributions. According to the imperial edict at the time, they should reward them one by one based on this merit book. You Ruo came to ask Your Majesty for instructions, but I don't know how to reward them?"

Liu He thought for a moment when he heard this.

"What are the suggestions for you three?"

Cui Jun was the first to speak: "Reply to Your Majesty, I think that Your Majesty promised that those who have made meritorious will be granted a title and a scholar's origin. However, there are too many craftsmen in this merchants, and if all the rewards are given, it may be inappropriate. Therefore, I suggest that you select the top ten meritorious books to be granted the title of Yixiang Marquis, the top fifty, and the title of Yiting Marquis. After fifty, you will not be granted the title, but only the title of scholar's origin."

After hearing this, Liu He did not express his opinion, but looked at Xun Yu and Xun You.

Xun You stood up and said, "Your Majesty, what I see is the same as the one in the state."

"Well..." Liu He nodded slightly, but still did not express his opinion.

The three of them looked at the emperor's expression and were puzzled.

Xun Yu's eyes rolled, and he seemed to have an idea.

"Report to Your Majesty, I suggest that all those who have made merits and no demerits on the list will be awarded titles. The first eighty will be awarded as the village marquis, and after the eighty will be awarded as the marquis of the Ting marquis. In addition, the top ten people who have made merits such as He Chang, or the head of a business family, can be given a gift to the emperor as a special commendation."

"The left and right are just a few false titles, neither salary nor fiefdom. If only part of the reward is given, it will inevitably make many other meritorious people feel resentful. Wouldn't it be a mistake?"

After hearing this, Cui Jun kept nodding: "If Wen is thoughtful, it should be like this."

Liu He smiled, "Wen Ruo's words are very good, but I think this is not enough."

The three of them were a little surprised: "I wonder what Your Majesty meant?"

Liu He smiled slightly, did not answer, but picked up his pen and started writing on a blank edict...

Yunhai County, Fude County. This county is the only one of the five cities that established Hu City, and it is also the earliest city to settle in Anhan Commercial Bank. Since the five cities have been newly established and the people have not moved in yet, almost no merchants have opened. However, despite this, the Fude County Branch of Anhan Commercial Bank has opened early.

On this day, the Spring Festival, just two days passed. The weather in the northern part of the sea of ​​clouds was very cold, the wind was as strong as a sharp knife, and the sarcasm was like a strange beast. However, in this business, it was very warm, and the people were surging, and it was extremely lively.

Hundreds of people gathered here, and everyone's face was full of expectations.

Not long after, the prefect Xun Chen and the branch manager of the local business, walked out from the high counter, and everyone immediately surrounded them.

"I've seen the prefect!"

"Meet the prefect Xun!"

Xun Chen smiled and helped him: "You don't have to be too polite. You are all great heroes of Yunhai County. It is a great congratulation to have such a huge thing in Yunhai County. It is a great congratulation to be able to complete the work in this short time!"

"The prefect has been awarded too much. We are also a great man. We contribute to the country and are of course divided."

"It's good, it's right, it's right."

Although these people said this, the look of expectation on their faces was more obvious than before.

Xun Chen smiled and stopped keeping it.

"You must be anxious. Now that the project is over, everyone must be eager to know how His Majesty will reward you and who will receive it, right?"

Seeing that he had expressed his thoughts in one word, everyone felt a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Xun Chen took out an edict from his sleeve. When everyone saw it, they all looked extremely nervous. Many people had seen huge merchants and wealthy merchants who had seen strong winds and waves, but at this time they all clenched their fists and sweated coldly.

Everyone speculated that there were more than 400 merchants and craftsmen who made contributions to the construction of Yunhai County this time, but it is unlikely that all of them would be awarded the title. Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, there has never been such a large-scale title, which is simply a fantasy.

Because of this, those who are not ranked too high in the credit book seem even more nervous.

Xun Chen glanced at the content of the edict and then looked at the people in front of him.

"In accordance with the heavens, Emperor Zhao said: The completion of Yunhai County was passed down to the capital. I was happy and the government and the country were happy. I knew that if there were no merchants and craftsmen who helped the country to relieve their worries, this matter would be delayed for a long time and costly. Although you are not in the court, your merits will not be lower than those of the frontline soldiers. I would like to express my deep gratitude."

When the imperial edict was read here, everyone's faces were very relieved. His low status had never been treated like a high-ranking royal family since ancient times, but now he was praised by the dignified emperor. Compared with the soldiers who fought bloody battles on the front line, they personally thanked everyone. Such actions are unheard of, and they were unpredictable, and everyone's hearts were warm.

One person suddenly sighed, "Oh, Your Majesty is really a kind emperor. With this sentence alone, even if I don't get a title, my Mu family is worth it."

When he said this, many people showed emotion on their faces.

Xun Chen smiled and continued to read: "The people who have made contributions this time, except for those who have committed crimes, cut corners, and got rid of the treacherous people, the remaining ones include 229 merchants and 176 craftsmen, totaling 405."

When everyone heard this, they knew the key content and they all raised their ears.

Xun Chen smiled but didn't speak, but a voice came into everyone's ears.

"I am grateful for your hard work and great contributions and loyalty to the country and the country. I have decided to give the title of county marquis to the book of merit, and the top thirty people will be awarded the title of county marquis. The top 150 people will be awarded the title of town marquis. All the rest will be awarded the title of pavilion marquis. In addition, I have set up a night banquet in the business area here and specially invited the top ten craftsmen or merchants' home owners to attend the dinner together. Eleven to one hundred of meritorious books will be held in this city and county government, with the prefect and county magistrate accompanying them."

As soon as these words were said, the audience was stunned!
Chapter completed!