February 15th.

The imperial edict announcing the abolition of the feudal domains and the appointment of officials were first conveyed to the Liang Kingdom.

The state of Liang was renamed Liang Commandery. The prime minister of Liang and all former officials of Liang were recalled to Luoyang. The governor of Liang Commandery was replaced by an official appointed by the imperial court.

Soon, a eunuch arrived at the Liang Prince's residence carrying the imperial edict to abolish the feudal domains.

After the greetings, the eunuch unfolded the imperial edict and read it aloud:

"Previously, the King of Bohai rebelled and caused widespread harm. Now, with the petition of the people, after repeated discussions among the officials, it has been decided to abolish the vassal kings and princes in various regions and resettle them separately."

The emperor issued a special edict ordering Prince Liang Shi to surrender all his land and fiefdoms, while the rest of his family property could be kept privately.

Upon receiving the imperial edict, one may depart for Luoyang to express gratitude!

After the eunuch finished reading the imperial edict, Liu Shi, then the Prince of Liang, was completely blank. He neither expressed his gratitude nor accepted the edict.

He never imagined that he would be suddenly stripped of his fiefdom after staying there peacefully, eating and waiting to die, without offending anyone.

Seeing Liu Shi standing there in a daze, one of the Imperial Guards behind the Yellow Gate immediately shouted, "Prince Liang, do you intend to defy the imperial edict?"

"This king..."

Liu Shi looked at the imperial edict in the eunuch's hand, opened his mouth as if to say something, when he heard the sound of armor plates clattering together.

Liu Shi looked up and saw that Zhang Huan had led a troop of Bingzhou soldiers to the Liang Prince's Mansion.

Zhang Huan looked at Liu Shi and said loudly, "By order of His Majesty, I am escorting the Prince of Liang to Luoyang to express his gratitude!"

Looking at the fierce Bingzhou soldiers and the gleaming weapons in their hands, Liu Shi, his face ashen, took the imperial edict from the eunuch.

"Your subject, Liu Shi, has received the imperial edict!"

After saying this, Liu Shi felt as if all his strength had been drained away, and he fell backward.

"Help Prince Liang inside, we'll depart tomorrow!"

After ordering someone to help Liu Shi into the living room, the soldiers began to assist the government officials and servants of the Liang Prince's residence in tidying up.

The newly appointed governor of Liang Commandery led his officials to take over the tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, mineral resources, and numerous shops under the name of the King of Liang, and put them all into the national treasury.

The next day, escorted by hundreds of soldiers, Prince Liu Shi of Liang, along with his wife and servants, left Liang County and headed towards Luoyang.

As Liu Shi walked onto the official road, he turned his head and glanced at the city where he had lived his whole life, his eyes filled with reluctance.

At the same time, Lu Zhi, who was in the State of Chen, also sent a group of gentry from Youzhou to escort King Liu Kan of Chen away from the State of Chen.

Subsequently, the vassal kings of Pei and Lu were dismissed one after another.

Thanks to the presence of the imperial army, the removal of the fiefdoms in Yuzhou proceeded very smoothly.

The abolition of the four vassal kings of Liang, Chen, Pei, and Lu not only strengthened the imperial court's control over Yuzhou, but also added nearly a million acres of fertile land to the country.

All of his hundreds of thousands of tenants and slaves were registered and moved to Guanzhong, Guanxi and Liaoxi.

In early March, with the situation in Yuzhou settled, Zhang Huan, Lu Zhi, and Huangfu Gui each led their troops to Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Jizhou respectively to continue the work of removing the feudal lords.

By April, with the assistance of the three armies, more than ten vassal kings, including Dongping and Rencheng in Yanzhou, Le'an in Qingzhou, and Zhao and Zhongshan in Jizhou, were successfully dismissed.

Like Yuzhou, the lands under the names of the three vassal kings were nationalized, and the newly established prefectures and counties began to organize the relocation of people.

Subsequently, Zhang Huan and Lu Zhi led their troops back to Bingzhou and Youzhou to begin reorganizing the Du Liao Camp and the Yuyang Camp, while Duan Jiong of Xiliang also began preparations for the establishment of the Dunhuang Camp.

At this time, the imperial edict to reorganize the major camps and recruit soldiers had spread throughout the Han Dynasty.

No officers at any level raised any objection to the reorganization. As long as they were serving the emperor, they didn't care how it was changed, as long as they could kill enemies and make meritorious contributions.

As for the recruitment of soldiers, after a long period of publicity and influence through newspapers, storytelling and other channels, the status and honor of soldiers have now been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Many passionate young people also consider it an honor to join the army and defend the country, and they all eagerly sign up, hoping to become a glorious soldier.

Young people from Hejian, Guanzhong, Guanxi, Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou were particularly active.

While local governments were busy guiding the people in spring plowing, they also dispatched officials to assist recruiters in conducting strict screenings of young people who wanted to join the army.

Deyang Palace.

Liu Hong looked at the reports submitted from various places and breathed a long sigh of relief.

After such a long period of planning and preparation, the malignant tumors of the literati, powerful clans, and vassal kings in the north have finally been removed, and the tax exemption privileges have been revoked.

With this, the potential for internal strife in the Han Dynasty was finally eliminated. Although many other problems still exist, they are no longer of great concern.

Liu Hong believed that within ten years, the Han Dynasty would be able to fully recover its strength.

At that time, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, and others will be able to stand on their own, and the hegemony they have longed for can finally begin.

Feeling relaxed, Liu Hong finished processing the last memorial and then got up and went to the front of Deyang Palace, greedily inhaling the fragrant aroma.

Just then, Xi Zhicai walked over lightly, following behind a guard.

"His Majesty!"

"Zhicai looks quite well today; something must have made him happy?"

Looking at Xi Zhicai's rosy complexion, Liu Hong couldn't help but make a joke.

Xi Zhicai laughed and said, "To be honest, Your Majesty, I went to Cuihong Tower yesterday!"

"Cuihonglou?"

Liu Hong was taken aback, then glared at Xi Zhicai: "Didn't I warn you not to go to places like that again? Why didn't you listen?"

Xi Zhicai quickly explained, "Uh, Your Majesty, please don't be offended. I went there on important business!"

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