Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 210 The Big Chess Master and the Little Chess Master

"Long."

"If the land of South Vietnam can be flattened without fighting, then it will be a good thing for both sides. It is better not to start a war easily when disasters follow."

Liu Jiao, the King of Chu, sat in front of Liu Chang and said seriously: "Zhao Tuo went to Chang'an to meet. Nanyue will become a true vassal state of the Han Dynasty like Chu and Wu, and if this can be achieved, then many foreign tribes around the Han Dynasty may follow suit."

"Subduing the soldiers without fighting, and ruling the world with the king's way, is probably like this!"

"You have to take good care of Zhao Tuo, don't let him have an accident, and most importantly, don't let him be killed. If he dies in Chang'an, then Nanyue will no longer be able to return to his heart, not only Nanyue, but the newly attached Yuezhi. When I wait for the country, I will be frightened in my heart. The terrain of Nanyue is dangerous, and Zhao Tuo will send elites to guard the checkpoint. If Zhao Tuo dies, Nanyue will completely cut off communication with the Han, and the Han will pay a huge price to attack him."

Liu Jiao, the real sage of the clan, can also be regarded as the person in charge of the Han in the south to a certain extent.

In a sense, the state of Chu and the state of Tang are the same. The state of Tang is in the north and is responsible for defending against powerful enemies such as the Huns, while the state of Chu is in the south. With the permission of the temple, the king of Chu can send troops to Zhang, Kuaiji and other places to protect the south and resist the South Vietnam. The enemy of Zhuyue within.

"Father Zhong, I just think that this fellow seems to have no intentions!"

Liu Chang expressed his thoughts, "If he had already wanted to join him, he wouldn't need to call me here. Wouldn't it be fine if he wrote a letter to meet him? Why did he have to call me? Do you believe that For the recognition he said?"

Liu Chang said disdainfully: "For people like this to sit on the throne with their own abilities, most of the ruthless biological sons can be kicked out of the car at any time, let alone any grandson."

Liu Jiao coughed, "Long. You can't talk nonsense like that."

"Hahaha, what is Father Zhong afraid of, anyway, Father can't jump out and beat me, so what!"

"I didn't know about it at first, but Ruyi kept saying that she wished she could be born 20 years earlier and fight with my father. My mother always disdains me, so I asked them, and my elder sister secretly told me about it!"

Liu Jiao said embarrassedly: "My elder brother is not a ruthless person, it's just that state affairs are the most important thing. If my elder brother is arrested, not only a few children will die, but the entire clan will be buried with them."

"Hey, Father Zhong doesn't have to be like this. Father, you can't be relied on in times of crisis. If Ruyi was born 20 years earlier, she would be kicked off the carriage! I'm different. If I was born 20 years earlier, I would be kicked out. The driver of the carriage is Father!"

"I kicked my father down with one foot, and then Xia Houying had to stop and pick him up!"

"Then I'll kick it down again!"

"Hahaha~~~"

Liu Jiao couldn't bear it any longer, he raised his head and laughed.

"You bastard! It's really unfilial!!"

Liu Jiao then shook his head again and said, "Unfortunately, if my brother was still here, there would not be so many troublesome things."

"That's right, when my father was still there, all the ministers were obedient, and Xiao Xiang was obedient and obedient."

The two recalled Emperor Gao, and Liu Jiao laughed and talked about his brother's youthful anecdote, "When my brother was young, he owed debts outside, and the debt collectors chased them home. Father was very angry and used The livestock in the family came to compensate. As a result, my brother stole the livestock and brought them home. The debt collectors came again, and my father paid more."

"Then our family was rich back then?"

"Not too poor, not too rich"

The two chatted for a long time before Liu Jiao said, "Ying Ke is in Chang'an. I asked him to study with Duke Fuqiu. After you go back, watch him more, don't let him play nonsense, and study with peace of mind!"

"Father Zhong, don't worry, if I see him playing in Chang'an in the future, I will reprimand him!"

"It's okay, you can just do it, wait a minute, I'll write you a Wang Ling"

Liu Jiao is a typical person who is "broad on the outside but taboo on the inside". He is very partial to the sons, but he is very strict with his own son. Liu Jiao wrote the order and said to Liu Chang: "When you have it After the children, they must be strictly disciplined! Look at the sons of your other brothers, they are simply lawless! If you don’t teach them well when they are young, when they grow up, it will be hard to say!”

Liu Chang nodded thoughtfully and asked, "How should I discipline it?"

"beat!"

"But you have to be serious. You have to make your child fear you. At home, at least you have to be afraid of one person, afraid of you, or afraid that his grandmother's blind doting will become "

"Being like me, right?"

Liu Chang stroked his chin and said proudly: "Father Zhong! Don't worry, if I have a child in the future, I will definitely manage it strictly!"

After saying goodbye to the kings of Chu and Wu, Liu Chang took Zhao Tuo north.

At this moment, it has been more than half a year since Liu Chang left Chang'an.

"Luanbu! Luanbu! Luanbu!"

Liu Chang, who was riding a tall horse, suddenly shouted. At that moment, Luan Bu rushed to Liu Chang's side quickly, put his hand on the hilt of the sword, and asked loudly, "Your Majesty?! What happened?!"

Liu Chang was particularly surprised at this moment. He raised his chin and shouted happily: "Look, look! Did you see it?!"

Luan Bu hesitated for a moment, stared at Liu Chang's face, looked at it for a long time, but couldn't see any difference, "What does the king want me to see?"

Liu Chang was particularly displeased, and immediately frowned.

Zhang Budo on the side shouted, "Aiya! Your beard has grown! Your majesty is strong!! Drink it! Drink it!!"

When Luan Bu heard this, he looked at Liu Chang again. Well, if you look at it carefully, it seems that it has grown a little bit. If you don't look carefully, you can't tell it at all.

Liu Chang was overjoyed and said with a smile, "The widow is strong!!"

The four great sages who came with him, namely Fan Yan, Xiahouzao, Lu Lu, and Lu Tazhi, were also surrounded by Liu Chang at the moment, and they were very excited. Liu Chang proudly displayed his Root hair, as if with this beard, he grew up all at once.

Listening to everyone's praise, Liu Chang said with a straight face, "I can't joke and laugh easily in the future, the widow is getting older, and it should have the majesty of an adult!"

"Your Majesty Yingming!!"

Listening to these people's words, Luan Bu raised his head helplessly, looked at the sky, and sighed, since when did he become a colleague with a group of villains?
"Your Majesty, I heard that a gentleman is older, not by his physique and appearance, but by his behavior and words!"

Jia Yi still couldn't help but reminded.

Liu Chang scolded: "You Shuzi is clearly jealous of widows because you don't have a beard!"

"However, the widow is older, don't care about a child like you!"

Jia Yi also raised his head, looked at the sky, and sighed, since when did I get on this pirate ship?

Hurrying on the road is the most boring, but Liu Chang has many friends around him, and they go to hunt some prey from time to time. Liu Chang loves hunting and carries a big bow on his back. If he misses a shot, Liu Chang will become angry and chase after him directly, fighting with his bare hands. Every day Liu Chang Chang can bring back a lot of meat for everyone to enjoy together.

Seeing this scene, Lu Jia shook his head, it was really a pity not to make the king the king of Huainan.

Zhao Tuo is as old as he is, but he can still eat meat, and his appetite is not small. One person can eat two rabbits. After Liu Chang's reminder, all the Sheren dared not approach him, let alone answer his questions. , Zhao Tuo also put his mind on Liu Chang's side, asking him about various things all day.

Although Tang State was poor, it was not poor. Although South Vietnam was poor, it was really poor.

Nanyue's ironware, farm implements, and even other tools need to be purchased from Dahan. Nanyue also has arable land, but the farming technology is extremely backward, and the smelting technology is not developed. Originally, the Dahan overwhelmed them and developed various technologies in Liu Chang. After that, it was not just a head, South Vietnam suffered more and more in the trade with Dahan.

South Vietnam still lacks talents. There are only a handful of people who have read books, and there are basically no skilled craftsmen. It’s okay to hunt and fish. If you ask them to imitate the big man to develop technology, it’s hard to say.

The technology that Zhao Tuo brought from the Central Plains is considered high-tech in Nanyue, and those who can master it are considered top talents in Nanyue.

This is the real barren land. After Zhao Tuo has worked so hard for so long, his national strength may not be comparable to that of the vassal states like Chu and Wu, not to mention the great Han. They also have mines, but their mining and smelting technologies are backward. There is also arable land, and the farming technology is backward, and the only advantage against Dahan is their terrain and climate.

Whenever Zhao Tuo complained to Liu Chang about the situation in South Vietnam, Liu Chang would complain about the distress of the Tang Dynasty.

"My Tang Dynasty is even poorer. You Nanyue people can still eat food anyway. Our Tang Dynasty is underdressed and has nothing to eat."

"I heard that Tang's ships often trade in Chu, Wu and other places. If I can come to South Vietnam, I can set up a special dock to welcome Tang's merchants!"

"What are the merchants doing in South Vietnam? Buying savages?"

Liu Chang asked disdainfully.

"Cough, Chang, we also have a lot of specialties in South Vietnam, there are all kinds of fruits, wood, and mines."

"Our ships can't go that far. Well, you can give me a county along the coast, and I can build a port there, and let the merchants go there to trade with you, how about it?"

Liu Chang asked with a smile.

Zhao Tuo squinted his eyes and said, "Come on, the customs of Nanyue are completely different from those of the Central Plains. It's not that I can't bear to part with a county, it's just that the emperor ordered to give my Xiangjun, Guilin, and Nanhai to Changsha. It is only the land of several counties, and most of these counties are the land of foreign transformation.”

"Hahaha, if you don't have a county, then you will be a county with me. I think Jieyang county is not bad. Why don't you give it to me? I will open a trade point here to communicate with each other, how about it?"

Zhao Tuo shook his head, "No."

Liu Chang snorted coldly, "If you are reluctant, why do you need to trade?"

"It's not reluctance. Chang, you haven't been to Nanyue. What you went to before was just the land of Fujian and Yue, the real land of Nanyue. If you go to ten from the north, you won't save half. If you want to go to the Central Plains on a large scale Migrating people to South Vietnam is killing people. The same goes for merchants."

"It's not that I'm reluctant to give it to you, I'm just worried that you will suffer."

Liu Chang hesitated a little, before saying, "This matter can be discussed in the temple!"

"it is good."

Liu Chang called many of his own people to inquire about this matter.Zhao Tuo really did not deceive him. If Liu Chang continuously moved the people of the Tang country to South Vietnam, or stationed troops there, it would really be killing people, and they couldn't adapt at all.

Luan Bu shook his head and said, "Not only the Tang Kingdom, but also the soldiers of Jibei County can't stand it. Maybe the soldiers of the Wu Kingdom can. The king can't."

Liu Chang sighed helplessly, but Jia Yi said, "Your Majesty, if you can't send someone to Nanyue, why not let Nanyue send someone to Tang? It's all trade anyway."

Ji Bu hurriedly said, "No!"

"what?"

Liu Chang looked at Ji Bu with some curiosity, Ji Bu said coldly: "The Queen Mother is rude to the King of Nanyue, so she ordered to block off the city and stop sending copper, iron, cattle and horses and other materials to Nanyue. To female animals. This is to limit the prosperity of South Vietnam and endanger Changsha, Wu, Chu and other places."

"When Zhao Tuo met him today, it wasn't his sincerity. Probably because of the empress dowager's ban, he originally wanted to send troops to Changsha and other places to loot supplies. Because we were prepared, we didn't dare to attack rashly."

"And this ban??"

Liu Chang really didn't know about this. He knew that the relationship between Dahan and Nanyue had deteriorated rapidly since his mother came to power, but he did not expect that his mother had given such an order.No wonder Zhao Tuo was honest and willing to go to Chang'an. The Nanyue Kingdom was already poor, and now the big man forbids the delivery of supplies to him. Can he not be in a hurry?

In the past, it was possible to get the big man to compromise by looting and harassing, but now, all parts of the south have developed. Take precautions against him. Zhao Tuo can't easily break the county. If he wants to continue to govern South Vietnam, he can't. Do you have to bow your head to the big man?

Liu Chang suddenly wanted to understand.

He sneered and said: "This fellow is really uneasy and kind. The purpose of his trip to Dahan this time is to get rid of the ban and get the help of Dahan. He said that he is willing to let Dahan officials enter South Vietnam, not because he wants Dahan officials to advance. Has he brought all his skills and farm tools to South Vietnam? Maybe, he still wants to dig up the talents of the big man! Forcibly keep them in South Vietnam!"

"Your Majesty, it's better to kill him once and for all!"

Zhang Budo said suddenly.

Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, his face suddenly a little unnatural.

Ji Bu said, "You can't kill Nanyue because he has his own intentions, and the big man may not be able to use this incident to achieve his own goals. If he kills him rashly, it won't help."

Zhang Budo said with a cold face, "Anyway, you can't do things that will make Tang Dynasty suffer. If Nanyue wants to surrender, let him bring things first!"

Several people were discussing this matter, and Liu Chang thought about it for a while, before he said: "If you want the officials of the Han to be stationed in Nanyue, then let the army of the Han be stationed first and let Zhao Tuo command Xiang County, Guilin County, Cangwu County. Hand over all the prefectures! These prefectures should belong to the Changsha country, but now the Changsha country is removed, they should belong to the big Han!!"

They did not return the same way this time, but set off from Chu State, passed through Jiujiang Huaiyang Han, and then returned to Chang'an.

The reason for going from here is because the road here is smoother. Considering Zhao Tuo's age and for his safety, Liu Chang chose another route, definitely not for the purpose of traveling around the world and gaining insight.

No matter where Liu Chang went, local officials came to greet him, and he held a banquet to entertain the king of Tang.

And Liu Chang didn't give Zhao Tuo a chance to get along with others, and because he was older, he didn't let him go out, and he let Zhang Budo look at him.

Zhang Budo is still quite reliable in his work. With Liu Chang's order, even if Tianwang Laozi comes, he will not let Zhao Tuo go out.

Compared with other areas in the south, the development of Huaiyang's generation is very good. In fact, Yingbu managed well at the beginning. He only cared about hunting and did not interfere much with state affairs, which made it the most prosperous area. , there are hardly any beasts, and there are no thieves. It is the most peaceful place.

When Liu Chang arrived in South Korea, it was already late autumn.

King Liu Heng of Han personally led his ministers to greet him.

Far away, Liu Chang saw his fourth brother who came to greet him.

Liu Changchang was overjoyed. He rode the horse directly. He rushed to the fourth brother first, and quickly restrained the horse. The steed raised its front hooves and neighed. Liu Changchang laughed, turned over and jumped off the horse. In front of him, Liu Heng was about to salute, but Liu Chang helped him up, looked at Liu Heng, winked and said, "Fourth brother, why have you suddenly become shorter?"

Liu Heng raised his head, looked at the younger brother in front of him, who was already taller than his own, and said, "The eldest brother is poor in Korea. If you can't steal sheep to eat, I will naturally be short."

"Hahaha, it's not poor, I've come all the way, and there are the most people in Korea!"

Liu Chang kindly took Liu Heng's hand and walked into the city. All the ministers paid their respects. Liu Chang waved his hand, even if it was a return salute. This attitude made the ministers very unhappy. What to say to Tang Wang.

The brothers walked to the palace, but Liu Chang kept talking about his great achievements.

"I went to Nanyue this time and captured the King of Nanyue alive. It can be said that I have made a great contribution!"

"It's a pity that I am a prince, otherwise, with such credit, it is enough to be a captain!"

Liu Chang and Liu Heng were chatting, and as soon as they walked into the palace, a figure bumped into Liu Chang's body.

Liu Chang looked down and saw that it was a little baby who bumped into him.

That little guy was less than Liu Chang's waist and looked exactly like Liu Heng. At this moment, he fell to the ground and stared at Liu Chang angrily, "Who are you?"

Liu Heng's face darkened, and he scolded: "Shuzi! This is your father Zhong!!!"

The little guy got up in a hurry and called out in a milky voice, "Father Zhong!!"

Liu Heng explained, "This is my son, Qi, who is the most restless among the children."

"Hahaha, make some noise, make some noise! ​​Come on, start!"

Liu Chang picked up the little guy and made him laugh out loud.

Liu Chang lived in Liu Heng temporarily. Liu Qi was very obsessed with his Zhongfa, sticking to his side all day, letting him play with him, while his other brothers were very restrained, and he was also a guest to Liu Chang. Being polite, Liu Chang didn't bully them either, and gave them some gifts.

"Okay, it's your turn to get down!"

Liu Chang sat proudly in front of Liu Qi, took a sip of wine, and urged again.

Liu Qi frowned. He was playing chess with Father Zhong at the moment. This little guy liked playing chess very much, but Chang Liu didn't like it very much, so he just played with him.

Liu Qi played the pieces and shouted, "Father Zhong! You are going to lose! Lost!! I won!!"

Liu Chang was stunned for a moment and looked down. He didn't understand it very well. After watching for a while, Liu Chang was furious and punched the chessboard violently, disrupting the pieces.

"You are so young and you don't go to school, what chess are you playing here?!!"

"Go and read!"

"Wow~~~"

Liu Qi suddenly burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)