After deciding to accept these 500,000 Linnan residents, Wen Yan brought the issue back to the previous one.

That is, where should these Linnan residents be resettled appropriately, and how should they be resettled to prevent them from attempting to rebel.

Although Linnan and Zhongyuan are of the same origin, we still cannot be on guard against them.

After all, these 500,000 residents are not a small number. If they are only settled in a few counties, it will be difficult to control them.

If they rebel at that time, we can immediately occupy the city and become the king.

But none of the ministers spoke to advise at this time, and each of them looked angry.

Anyway, whoever makes the proposal and the emperor agrees to accept it will be responsible for resettling the residents.

Seeing that none of the ministers offered any advice, Wen Yan had no choice but to turn his attention to the iron triangle in the court.

This iron triangle refers to Ren Hao, Li Shiji, and Shen He.

Li Shiji and Shen He turned their eyes to Ren Hao again, because they did not have a good solution.

Ren Hao shrugged helplessly. It was really useless to give him two chances.

"Mr. Ren, do you have any good ideas?" Wen Yan asked.

Ren Hao immediately stepped out and gave his opinion: "I suggest that we issue an imperial decree to King Liu Hao of Linnan, who is on the way, and to all the counties and prefectures to resettle the 500,000 residents of Linnan and distribute land and houses to them. As for the remaining residents, they should be moved to Anlin and Shangkang counties."

The two counties of Anlin and Shangkang were exactly the counties that Ren Hao had obtained from Qin's Crown Prince Liu Chen in exchange for thatch.

"It's a good idea." Wen Yan nodded with satisfaction. She really liked Ren Hao's suggestion.

This method not only allows the residents of Linnan to quickly integrate into the Central Plains, but also facilitates control as there is no need to worry about them causing trouble and rebelling.

"Do any of you ministers have any objections?" Wen Yan glanced at the ministers in the court and asked in a pretentious manner.

"Your Majesty is holy."

All the ministers in the court praised the proposal without any objection. After all, they could not give any better suggestions.

Seeing that all the ministers had no objection, Wen Yan immediately asked Prime Minister Zhao Ping'an to draft an edict and handed it to the Minister of Rites Xu Tianyin to send someone to convey it.

"I will take your orders."

Zhao Ping'an and Xu Tianyin stepped out at the same time and knelt down to receive the order.

Xu Tianyin was even more excited. This was the first time he had been benefited since he entered the court.

While Wen Yan was issuing the decree, King Liu Hao of Linnan, who was leading 500,000 Linnan residents to migrate, had been waiting by the river for many days.

Although the general guarding Yueyangxiang Pass repeatedly asked Liu Hao to enter the city and wait, Liu Hao did not enter the city but set up camp on the spot and lived with the people of Linnan.

When Liu Hao asked them whether they were happy about moving to the Central Plains soon, they all looked reluctant. They were reluctant to leave the Linnan areas and did not want to leave the King of Linnan.

After all, who knows what kind of person the Han Dynasty emperor is and how he will treat them.

Seeing that the people of Linnan were in a precarious situation, Liu Hao hurried to comfort them, saying that he and Emperor Liu Yan were brothers from the same clan, and that you are both his subjects and the emperor's subjects.

He believed that His Majesty would treat them all equally.

After all, Linnan and Central Plains are of the same origin.

While Liu Hao was comforting everyone, a small boat came across the Xiangjiang River.

The person standing at the bow was the envoy from the Ministry of Rites.

"King Linnan Liu Hao has received the order." The envoy from the Ministry of Rites shouted as he stepped off the boat, holding the imperial edict.

"King of Linnan Liu Hao is here." Liu Hao merely greeted him with a polite manner, while the rest of the people bowed their heads and knelt on the ground to respectfully welcome the imperial edict.

The reason why Liu Hao stood to receive the imperial edict was because of his privilege as a prince.

To receive an imperial edict, one only needs to stand and bow to pay homage, but there is no need to bow three times and kowtow nine times when meeting the emperor.

"I have considered that the journey from Shacheng to Hanjing is long, so the 500,000 Linnan residents who are accompanying us can be resettled in Xiangguan County. The remaining Linnan residents will be handed over to General Yue Yang, who will be responsible for sending the remaining Linnan residents to Anlin and Shangkang counties for resettlement."

"So ordered." The envoy from the Ministry of Rites read the imperial edict and closed it.

"King Linnan Liu Hao obeys your order." After receiving the imperial edict, Liu Hao immediately ordered his men to dismantle the tents and cross the river.

It took almost three days just to cross the Xiangjiang River.

After all the residents of Linnan had crossed the river, Peng Wen, in accordance with Liu Hao's instructions, allowed the residents who were willing to go to Anlin and Shangkang counties to stay, and those who were unwilling to go were settled in the counties near Xiangguan.

After another three days of settling 500,000 Linnan residents, Liu Hao led a delegation headed by Peng Wen and ten craftsmen to continue to Hanjing.

During this trip to Hanjing, Liu Hao not only brought excellent rice embryos and craftsmen, but also brought a lot of Linnan specialties. Among them, the banana trees were what Liu Hao was most proud of and valued.

Although the bananas produced by this tree have a bitter and astringent taste, their yield is astonishingly large. They are the second staple food in Linnan after rice.

When King Linnan Liu Hao came to Beijing, the capital was also preparing to welcome his arrival.

When King Linnan Liu Hao arrived outside the Weiyang Palace, Wen Yan welcomed him with the highest courtesy of the Han Dynasty.

The imperial guards were arrayed outside the palace, officials were waiting quietly at the steps, and the emperor was welcoming them on the steps.

When Liu Hao saw that the emperor gave him such a high level of courtesy, he was so excited that he felt a little guilty.

The emperor always treated him as a brother, but he was thinking about changing his fiefdom and becoming the emperor.

"My guilty brother, King of Linnan Liu Hao, greets Your Majesty."

When Liu Hao saw the emperor on the stairs, he knelt down in guilt.

"What crime have you committed, my brother? Please get up quickly." Wen Yan helped Liu Hao up without saying a word, which made Liu Hao feel even more guilty.

"I wanted to change my territory and state, and I committed the crime of treason. Not only did my brother take this opportunity to threaten me with military force, but he also treated me with such high standards of courtesy. I am ashamed."

"If my royal brother does not punish me, I will feel uneasy." Liu Hao burst into tears and snot. He would not cry like this after being scolded by Wen Yan. It was unknown whether he was pretending or really felt that way.

Even if Wen Yan really wanted to take this opportunity to punish Liu Hao, she softened her heart and gave up the idea.

"I don't blame you, because you were bewitched by some people with ulterior motives. Some people took advantage of your kindness." Wen Yan patted Liu Hao's shoulder, and his eyes couldn't help but look at Peng Wen who was following him at the steps.

Peng Wen also turned his head away, pretending not to see it, but he happened to see Ren Hao looking over here.

Ren Hao smiled and nodded to Peng Wen as a greeting.

But when Peng Wen saw Ren Hao, who had made him fall into the ditch and unable to get up, he just snorted and turned his head to the other side.

"Prime Minister Peng, how are you?"

Shen He greeted Peng Wen with a smile.

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