Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 228 No one knows how to run a country better than the few
Tang Palace, inside Fuwu Hall.

The two swordsmen are confronting each other.

From the perspective of outsiders, this is a very immoral competition. After all, one of them is shaped like a tower, strong, tall and mighty, holding a wooden sword and eyeing tigers, while the other one looks white. The hair is gray, the body is rickety, and it is about to die.

Gai Gong didn't make a move first. He knew that he was too old. If he couldn't make a hit, he would be found by the Shuzi in front of him. Therefore, he had to wait for the Shuzi to make a move, and take advantage of his flaws to make a one-shot attack. enemy.

And Liu Chang looked much more relaxed, he proudly waved the wooden sword in his hand, and even threw out a sword flower, "Master, my swordsmanship is no longer at the level of the past, you have to be careful! "

Gai Gong didn't answer, just stared at Liu Chang calmly, kept breathing calmly, and slightly adjusted his sword-holding posture.

Suddenly, Liu Chang rushed towards Gai Gong, like a chariot charging forward. The huge sense of oppression, that is, Gai Gong, did not feel afraid, and all his energy was lifted. At this moment, Liu Chang The long sword stabbed at Gai Gong's abdomen with extremely fast speed and powerful force. At the moment when the wooden sword was about to hit Gai Gong, Gai Gong finally found Liu Chang's flaw, he turned around instantly and let Liu Chang's wood The sword stabbed the air against his body.

And his wooden sword stabbed at Liu Chang's shoulder.

However, Liu Chang stepped forward abruptly, with the wooden sword in his hand not retracting, and swiping in the direction of Gai Gong. At the same time, his shoulder slammed into Gai Gong. How could Gai Gong bear this huge force, he was knocked down directly. on the ground.

Gai Gong sat on the ground, shaking his head helplessly, his body couldn't keep up with his thoughts, and the speed of his sword slowed down. Obviously Liu Chang's body was full of flaws, but Gai Gong just couldn't stab him, look When Duke Gai was defeated, Liu Chang raised his head and laughed.

"Master, how is my swordsmanship?! Is there diligence?"

"I can't tell if the swordsmanship has improved, but I should eat a lot of rice."

Gai Gong rubbed his shoulders, and if it wasn't for this stubby, wouldn't he have been hit to death by this stubby?
"Master once said that I have the qualifications of a swordsman, but now it seems that I, Liu Chang, can be regarded as a generation of swordsmen!"

Liu Chang put away the wooden sword and said with emotion, "I only wish there was no rival in the world."

Gai Gong glanced at him, if he was 20 years younger, you would be the one lying down now.

"Master, get up, let's try again!"

Liu grows up and shouts.

Gai Gong shook his head, "I can't beat you."

Liu Chang frowned and reprimanded loudly: "How can people who want to practice swords be afraid? If they are afraid of this, what kind of swords are they practicing?!"

"Okay, you arrogant! Waiting for the old man here, right!"

Gai Gong didn't talk about martial arts immediately, he lost the wooden sword in his hand, took off his shoes, got up and beat Tang King, Liu Chang hugged his head and ran away.

The master and the apprentice sat on the steps and looked into the distance. Gai Gong, who was originally a little stooped, was sitting next to the tall Liu Chang, like a child, whose roles had changed back then.

"Master. When I was young, I admired you very much and wanted to be a ranger."

Liu Chang said seriously.

"what about now?"

"No worship now. I don't want to be a ranger anymore."

Gai Gong was not angry, but asked again, "Why?"

"Being a ranger and fighting for righteousness in various places, even in my lifetime, I can only protect hundreds of thousands of people. Now I want to be a general, a good general, who can protect hundreds of thousands of people."

Gai Gong laughed, he looked very proud, "You're right, that's why I started studying in those days."

"Long. Bravery is not a person's external appearance. It has nothing to do with a person's physique, martial arts, or power. This is an internal thing that is stronger than Xiangji, and it is definitely not brave. If he is strong enough Bravery, then he shouldn't commit suicide because of a failure, he is a man who has no power but no bravery."

"As for Emperor Gao, his force is not as good as Xiang Ji, he has been afraid of him all his life, but he has been fighting against enemies several times stronger than himself, losing consecutive battles, and losing consecutive battles. Such people are truly brave. people."

"You have the idea of ​​protecting the world, which makes me proud"

"And you can't do it without force. You have to become a real warrior, from the body to the heart, you must be equally strong."

"With the physique of King Chu and the courage of Emperor Gao, no one can defeat you again."

"Master's words sound strange, as if I were the child of Father and Xiang Ji."

"Hahaha~~"

"You bastard!"

In the afternoon, Chang Liu was going to meet generals at all levels in the army.

The size of the Tang army was around [-], and the number of generals was also quite large.

Liu Chang met everyone in the main hall, the Daxuan Shi Hall, which had just been named. The name was chosen by Liu Chang himself, and everyone didn't think there was any problem.

The generals were not as quiet as the ministers. As soon as they entered the hall, they started to make a loud noise, discussing the next war against the Xiongnu, and their fighting spirit was high. There were some Xiongnu nobles hanging on their bodies. The decorations, these are all their achievements, to show off as merits.

The arrogant generals are the most suitable to describe Tang, but the so-called "shangliang is not upright". Cough, the so-called things follow their masters. Tang's military system has the strongest atmosphere, and there are many generals who have fought in wars. They are unruly and unruly. They fought hard against the Xiongnu, and they did nothing to bully friendly troops. The rest of the countries hated Tang, mostly because of these people.

After they all arrived, Liu Chang came out swaggeringly. Liu Chang was wearing armor and raised his head. He was even more arrogant than these warriors. Everyone hurriedly stood up to pay their respects, but Liu Chang did not sit in the upper seat, but sat directly. In the hall, he made the rest of the people sit around him, turning the court meeting into a banquet.

"Hahaha, generals, the widow is Liu Chang!"

"What do you think about widows?"

Liu Chang asked arrogantly, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he knew it was Laohunjun.

How could the generals expect that Tang Wang would ask such a question as soon as they met, but they also got on the road and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is a wise man!"

"Your Majesty is the wise master!"

"Your Majesty is a brave king!"

Everyone praised them one after another. In this regard, Ying Bu's men with no brains and muscles are the most experienced, because when they followed Ying Bu, they had to constantly praise them. Ying Bu had the closest relationship, and Liu Chang couldn't help laughing when he heard their praise.

"Modun has sent troops to loot many times because his widow is not in Tang country. Now that widow is here, Modun's time of death is coming, and widow wants to take the generals to Longcheng to spread birds, what do the generals think?! "

"Hahaha, it should be!"

"Your Majesty! Let's go now!!"

Everyone praised them, and Liu Chang couldn't help but blow it up with them. It took Liu Chang a short time to get acquainted with these generals. In this regard, Liu Chang really has a different talent. Liu Chang's The character is very appealing to these generals. The generals like this kind of king. They don't put on airs, don't engage in etiquette, and they say things that are uglier than them.

Liu Chang was drinking with everyone, and with the strength of the wine, the blowing was even more powerful.

"You all know the war against the Xiongnu back then, right? It was planned by the widow himself! At that time, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty did not agree, and when they heard the name of Mo Dun, everyone panicked. Only I said that there was going to be a war, and Chen Ping came at that time. Please, beg me so hard, let me change my mind, I kick him away with one kick, I just want to hit!"

"You don't know, there was a man named Kuai Che who wanted to stop the widow from fighting, and the widow killed him!"

"Zhou Bo obeyed my orders, defeated the Xiongnu, and returned to Chang'an. He knelt down before the widow, saying that he would be the master of the widow, how could the widow agree?"

When Liu Chang said this, the generals were stunned.

Gradually, everyone was no longer restrained, and began to discuss how to attack the Huns. Liu Buhua was also here, and he was chatting with a general.

Liu Chang looked at him and asked, "No harm, there is actually a general you know here?"

The general stepped forward and said with a smile, "The last general, Chen Nong, once fought with Liu Buhua in the southern country."

"Oh?? That's also an old experience. Are you in the Northern Army or the Southern Army?"

"The Admiral was on the opposite side"

For Tang, Chang Liu was most satisfied with these generals.

Getting along with them, Liu Chang felt very comfortable, doing whatever he wanted, a feeling of having a banquet with the sages in Chang'an.

Luan Bu, who was guarding the palace, felt that this was probably because these generals didn't have much brains, which made the king feel more cordial.

The composition of Tang's generals is very complicated. From the words of the Taiwei, Taiwei Li Zuoche, a former general of the Zhao State, was captured by Han Xin and became the confidant of the King of Chu. Among the other high-ranking generals, except for Liu Buhua In addition, the rest are generals of Peng Yue, most of the middle-level generals are generals of Yingbu, as well as the Yuezhi, the Huns, and most of the lower-level generals are Chen Xi's army, the original Yan Wang army, and a part of Tang's local army. The generals in the composition.

These people come from all over and have little in common other than rebellion.

This shows the talent of Li Zuoche, the captain. He can condense these people into a rope and use them all to deal with the Xiongnu and atone for their sins, although they always feel that they have no crimes.

Liu Chang cherished each other with them and was reluctant to part.

Ying Bu's general burst into tears, saying that he saw the appearance of his own king on Liu Chang, while the rest of the others nodded their heads in approval after hearing that this hall was called the Daxuan Palace Hall, "My Lord!"

Only Luan Bu knew that his king really had no intention of rebelling.

The reason why he dared to overstep, dare to do such nonsense, is probably just to show off. He thought the six-horse chariot was very powerful and beautiful, so he sat down. The system was not suitable, so he changed it. If he wanted to attack the Xiongnu, he began to gather his soldiers to hoard food.

Although these behaviors seem to be iron-clad anti-thief behaviors to the people of Chang'an, Luan Bu knows that although his king is arrogant, bullied, and arrogant, he is still a good king.

His own king is constantly growing, and now he can actually sit in front of the desk for half an hour to deal with the performance!

Half an hour!
Luan Bu's eyes filled with tears, the king really paid too much, and he had the money of a worthy king.

This is not to blame for Luan Bu. After all, Liu Chang has always been a character who can't sit still. Being able to sit for half an hour is already a very big concession for him.

And Zhang Cang also felt that Liu Chang had made great progress.

Zhang Cang was very surprised. He knew that Shuzi was very smart, but he didn't expect that in just a few days, Shuzi had already mastered the matter of playing the watch. It meant that the direct order, whether it was vision or the decision made, made Zhang Cang sigh with emotion.

"Master, can't we attack the Huns now?"

"Autumn Harvest. Your Majesty, do you want to starve the people of the Tang Kingdom?"

"But we have a standing army, and they don't engage in farming."

"When the army sets out, it is necessary to assemble the people to strengthen the people, open the way to transport food, and ensure the logistics. How can it not affect the farmers and mulberry?"

"Then let's make a small one? Let the widow bring a few thousand people, let's call a small one?"

"Have a small fight, yes, let the king go, no."

"What if the widow insists on fighting?"

"Then I will play the queen mother!"

Liu Chang frowned and reprimanded loudly: "As the Prime Minister of Tang, how could you do such a thing to murder the monarch?!"

Zhang Cang snorted disdainfully, took out a letter, and threw it to Chang Liu.

Liu Chang opened the letter. This is a letter from Empress Lu to Zhang Cang. The letter reads like this: "If King Tang insists on acting recklessly, you can report to him. If King Tang wants to lead an army to go on a personal expedition, he can be brought to Chang'an."

Liu Chang muttered a few words in a low voice and threw the letter to Zhang Cang.

Zhang Cang looked at Liu Chang, who was extremely annoyed, and shook his head, "Why does your Majesty insist on going on an expedition?"

"You don't understand, Tang never went out during the autumn harvest, and the Huns would never have thought that if they attacked now, the Huns would be helpless. Besides, I can lead the cavalry. I heard that the Huns were also farming in Henan. At that time, it was them who came to loot our food, and the widow also wanted them to have a taste of this!"

"What's more, the widow has just arrived in the Tang country, and the prestige is not obvious. You said yourself that you can't govern the country without majesty. If you can win a victory, the widow will be able to sit firmly in the Tang state."

Zhang Cang narrowed his eyes and thought seriously.

"This matter can be discussed with the captain."

"it is good!!"

"What if the lieutenant agreed?"

"Then I have no objection."

"Agreed?"

"The gentleman is also beyond words."

Liu Chang was so happy that he couldn't wait to find Li Zuoche, but before that, Zhang Cang asked him to visit the great sages of various factions in the country.

Tang has a Chinese learning, although it is not as good as Taixue, but it is also full of talents. Over the years, it has cultivated countless talents for the Tang country and played a huge role. This Chinese learning was changed on the basis of the original Taixue. When the long frame came here, Duke Gai led Qun Xian to greet him.

That's right, the person in charge of Sinology is Gai Gong, who is in charge of Fengchang and is in charge of etiquette education, and this Sinology is also within the scope of his responsibilities.

In order to ease the contradiction between Taixue, Empress Lu hired a large number of Confucian sages and a small number of Huang Lao sages, but in Tang Guoxue, Zhang Cang obviously did not consider this issue, Tang Guoxue's Guoxue is simply a demon. , Qunxian completed to.

There are Legalists, Huang Lao, Confucians, peasants, Mohists, Yin-Yang, Yang Zhu, and basically everyone can find them.

Liu Chang got out of the car with a smile, looked at everyone, and nodded.

"good."

"The widow has something to do, so leave first."

Liu Chang was in a hurry to find Li Zuoche, and turned around to leave. The great sages behind him were stunned at the moment, and one of them shouted: "Why does the king despise us so much?!"

Liu Chang was helpless and could only stay for a while longer.

"It's not that the few people despise it, it's just that the Huns have not been very calm recently, and there may be wars."

Liu Chang explained that he followed Gai Gong into the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Qun Xian followed behind him. Gai Gong looked a little worried, "If there is a war, you can leave quickly."

"Forget it, these sages came to Tang from all over the country and defected to the widow. How can the widow ignore it?"

As soon as Liu Chang sat down, an old Confucian shuddered and said: "Your Majesty, this minister is old and weak, and he has little talent and knowledge, and wants to return to his hometown. When I first came to Tang to study abroad, I was taken to the Chinese Academy. I really can't serve the king anymore. ."

As soon as he finished speaking, another person said: "Your Majesty! You have to decide for us! Zhang Cang has insulted the name of Confucianism, I just sent my friends to Zhao State, and those who passed by Tang State were detained by him. Can't leave!"

"Your Majesty~~~"

Everyone cried out.

"Your Majesty, I didn't even pass by Tang Kingdom. I lived in seclusion in Zhao Kingdom, and Zhang Cang sent someone to arrest me here!"

These people have countless grievances in their hearts.

Different from the generals, many of these great sages did not come to Tang State willingly, and they were unable to leave when they came to Tang State.Listening to their crying, Liu Chang couldn't help clearing his throat and said seriously, "The widow knows."

"My country of Tang is dangerous, with Xiongnu outside and bandits inside."

"The common people are not living well, and they cannot enjoy the happiness."

"Everyone wants to go to the wealthy places in Liang and Huainan, eat delicious food, don't want to suffer here, don't want to educate the people here, few people can understand."

"If everyone wants to leave, the widow will now tell Zhang Xiang to let him go."

"I have not long been in the state of Tang, there are no officials, there are no ministers inside and there are great enemies outside, and I am no better than the Central Plains. Zhang Xiang's actions are only to protect one side of the people. Tang is the gateway to Chang'an. If Tang is unstable, then Chang'an will be unstable. How can it be?"

"If one day, we will wear Zuo Zhen, it will be all the fault of these people who want to leave Tang!"

"The widow really doesn't know, what kind of people despise the world and righteousness because of their covetousness?"

Liu Chang shook his head, looked at them, and said with a smile, "Of course, you can leave at any time."

"This great Confucian, did you just say you wanted to leave? The widow should write to Zhang Xiang now!"

The Great Confucian's face was sometimes blue, sometimes white, and it was extremely tangled.

"Your Majesty, this minister is not a person who is greedy for life and fear of death, nor is he a person who covets wealth and honor. This minister is unwilling to stay in the Tang Kingdom because Zhang Cang is rebellious and uses the tyrannical and harsh system of the Legalist family to drive the people.

Liu Chang was furious, "If that's the case, why don't you want to stay and change the Tang Kingdom, but leave in a hurry?"

"When rituals collapsed and music broke down and the world was in great chaos, did Confucius ever hide in the deep mountains and forests in fear and not come out?"

(End of this chapter)