Chapter 44 Gao Zu Returns Home

On his way back to Beijing, Liu Bang stopped when he passed by Pei County.Set up banquets in Peigong, and invite old friends, fathers and children to drink together.One hundred and twenty teenagers were also selected to teach them to sing and dance and have fun. When the wine was drinking happily, Liu Bang played the bamboo piano by himself. In his joy, he thought of how he defeated Xiang Yu in the past, and thought of how to govern the country well in the future, where can he find warriors to help him guard it?Thinking of this, I was very moved, and couldn't help singing "Great Wind Song": "When the wind rises, the clouds fly, Vega returns to his hometown, and the warriors guard the Quartet." It can still be seen that he is eager for "warriors" to consolidate the empire. strong desire.

The children learn to sing with Liu Bang.So Liu Bang couldn't help dancing, emotional, sad, and shed tears. Liu Bang said to his elders and brothers in Peixian County: "Children who travel far away always miss their hometown. Although I have established the capital in Guanzhong, my soul will still like and miss my hometown after I die in the future. And I started to fight against it as the Duke of Pei. I took Pei County as my Tang Mu City, exempted the people of Pei County from taxes and corvee, and they didn’t have to pay tax and service for generations.” The so-called Tang Mu City means that the princes met the emperor, and the emperor bestowed offerings within the king’s body. A fief for lodging and fasting and bathing.

The fathers, brothers, aunts and aunts of the same clan, relatives and friends in Pei County drink happily every day, feast to their heart's content, talk about the past, and make fun of each other.After more than ten days, Liu Bang was about to leave, and the elders of Pei County insisted that Liu Bang stay for a few more days. Liu Bang said: "I have too many followers, and my father and brothers can't afford it." So, leave Pei County. On this day, the city of Pei County was completely empty, and the people rushed to the west of the city to offer gifts such as cattle and wine.Liu Bang stopped again, set up a tent, and drank heavily for three days.

Both father and brother of Pei County kowtowed and begged: "Pei County is fortunate to be exempted from tax and corvee, but Fengyi is not exempted. I hope Your Majesty will take pity on them." Liu Bang said: "Fengyi is the place where I grew up. I can't forget it. It's just that the people of Fengyi followed Yongchi to rebel against me and helped the king of Wei." The elders of Pei County still insisted on their request, and Liu Bangcai agreed to exempt Fengyi from taxes and corvees, just like Pei County.So Liu Bi, the marquis of Pei, was granted the title of King of Wu.

From Liu Bang's words, we can feel his "hometown complex" and the sadness implied in it.People, why not.Everything in the past was approaching his path step by step, even those mighty heroes and once overlords who were rich all over the world were no exception.Especially in the twilight years, there is a strong desire to return to the roots of the fallen leaves and the death of the fox. This year, Liu Bang was sixty-two years old.Moreover, he was hit by an arrow during the crusade against Yingbu, and the arrow pierced through the thick armor and entered the flesh, which greatly frustrated his vigor and made his heart a little gray.Although the current prosperity, wealth, status and authority have reached their peak and are unmatched by anyone in the world, after all, time is ruthless and old age is approaching.After killing Han Xin, Wang Yingbu of a different surname, and Peng Yue, Liu Bang also took great pains to deal with other generals.At the beginning, Liu Bang first assigned more than 20 official positions including Xiao He, but because the generals were not convinced by each other and kept fighting for merit, Liu Bang did not appoint officials.For the descendants of the Six Kingdoms, Liu Bang moved them and more than 100,000 local famous families to live in Guanzhong, and put them under the control of the central government, eliminating worries about the future.