Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 266 Slightly Exaggerated
The ministers gathered in the Xuanshi Hall and bowed in front of Liu Chang.

These ministers are all important ministers in the country today, Zhang Cang, Zhou Chang, Liu Jing, Zhao Yao, Shusuntong, Chen Ping, Wang Tianqi, etc. Of course, the young scholars of the "Inner Dynasty" are also here. After the group of ministers, these people looked frightened, their faces were uneasy, and they could not afford to worship for a long time.

"Why are you so excited?"

"Your Majesty! There is no food in the national treasury, and the minister is willing to lead the officials to replace them with sellers' production to make up for it, but you must not sell officials and lords!"

Zhou Chang shouted in horror: "If this is the case, the official government will definitely be corrupt, the army will no longer be able to fight, the people will not be able to survive, and the tyrants will be in chaos."

Liu Chang stroked his chin and looked at the other important officials, "Do you think so too?"

"Your Majesty, you can find another way, but you can't do this."

Several ministers were all dissuaded, and Chen Ping was probably the only one who did not speak.

Liu Jing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, why should you worry about food? There is no food in the treasury now, but the people have it!"

Liu Chang didn't like Liu Jing very much. After all, when he fought against the Huns, this guy always objected, saying things like negotiating with relatives. Liu Chang didn't like this bony guy. He glanced at Liu Jing disdainfully, "The widow. No matter how much food you lack, you won't be a robber, plundering the people's food, isn't that like a word?!"

Liu Jing was stunned for a moment, "Your Majesty, the minister never said that he wanted to plunder the people."

"If you don't rob the people, who are you going to rob?"

"We will rob whoever has food."

"Then who has food?"

"In the past, the wealth of the countries, the rich and the powerful, all had food."

Liu Jing spoke earnestly, but the surrounding ministers could not help frowning. Liu Jing had a bad reputation both inside and outside the court. In Liu Chang's view, Jing is a jerk, but few people know that this is the "grave digger" of the old nobles of the Seven Kingdoms.

At the time when the Qin State was pacifying the world, the old aristocrats in various countries were rampant, and they were always thinking about how to rebel. Even when the first emperor was still alive, these old aristocrats were restless. An old aristocratic rebel who did not want to be named wanted to assassinate the first emperor. Come back to the country.Later, the rebellion started vigorously, and the old aristocrats from all over the country immediately started and blossomed everywhere.

This problem was still a big problem in the early Han Dynasty, and the deeply rooted old aristocracy had great influence in the local area.

Liu Jing then played on Emperor Gao: All the Tian clans in Qi, the Zhao, Qu, and Jing clans in Chu, the descendants of Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei and other countries, as well as the wealthy and famous families, were all moved to Guanzhong to live.

Emperor Gao readily accepted it, and then forcibly summoned more than [-] people from all over the world, old nobles and potential old nobles, to migrate to Guannei, which not only enriched the population here, but also eliminated the local influence of the old nobles.

The mausoleum-keeping system, which made the Western Han tyrants grit their teeth, came from this man's handwriting.

At this moment, Liu Jing also said calmly: "Your Majesty can reward virtuous people in the world, and reward them with their household registration in the gate."

Liu Chang grinned, "I always thought that Duke Liu was cowardly, but I didn't expect that although Duke Liu was weak to the outside world, he was really good at attacking his own people!"

Liu Jing's face darkened as he defended himself: "Before the Huns were strong and the Han was exhausted, the minister proposed peace, not for his own benefit, but for the sake of the king of the country, if he resents the minister because of this, please punish the king!"

Liu Chang shook his head, "The widow was very angry before, but after the real fight against the Huns, I wouldn't blame you. If it wasn't for the master, it would be hard to say. Mo Dun is indeed very powerful, and your worries are not unreasonable after widowhood. I won't hate you any more! Don't talk about things that are negotiable!"

"If Your Majesty ignores the situation of the people in the country and blindly seeks war, then the minister will still beg for peace."

"Hahaha~~"

Liu Changchang laughed, but he didn't mean to ask for guilt.

Zhou Chang stepped forward displeased and said, "Your Majesty, Duke Liu's thoughts are really inappropriate. How can you treat innocent people like this?!"

Liu Chang waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I won't start with them for the time being. The pigs haven't been fattened yet, so how can I start the knife first?"

Zhou Chang's face became even more ugly, and Zhou Chang and Liu Jing did not deal with it.

At this moment, Chao Cuo, the official of the young mansion, stood up and looked at Liu Chang thoughtfully, "Your Majesty, I have a play!"

"Oh, how can you speak here?"

Zhao Yao was very displeased. He was very dissatisfied when Liu Chang called a group of hairy boys to discuss with the important ministers. Liu Chang raised the position of the young mansion to a level that was enough to challenge the third prince. , entering and leaving the palace, reviewing the playing list, giving orders to the prime minister, and being ridden by a group of dolls on the head, these founding exploits are very uncomfortable. The older one is, the more they value the so-called seniority. A contemptuous, superior sense of superiority.

Chao Cuo was reprimanded by Zhao Yao, his face was stern, but he did not argue with the minister.

"Why don't the officials of the Shaofu have the qualifications to speak?"

Chen Ping, who had been closing his eyes and resting, slowly opened his eyes, stared at Zhao Yao, and said softly.

Zhao Yao panicked when he was stared at by Chen Ping's stinging eyes. Even among the fierce men who founded the country, there was a distinction between superiors and inferiors. Chen Ping obviously belonged to the high side. Zhou Chang also opened his mouth and said, "What if officials from all over the world let the young students speak out in anger?! What's the point of suppressing the young students?!"

Liu Chang also looked at Zhao Yao very badly.

Master Chen is tall, Master Zhou is tough, and Master Elder is tall and hard.

None of these three people could be dealt with by Zhao Yao, so he hurriedly said, "It's not exclusion. I'm just worried that he said something wrong."

Chao Cuo said coldly, "Thank you for Zhao Hou's concern."

Immediately, he looked at Liu Chang seriously and said, "Your Majesty, sell it! It must be sold!!"

"We must do our best to sell, and sell them everywhere. The more you sell, the better!"

Chao Cuo said loudly.

At that moment, the hall was silent.

Chen Ping, including Chen Ping, had a hint of stunned expression on his face. He glanced at Chao Cuo and said nothing, but Shusun Tong sneered and said, "The Fajia really does everything in order to flatter the king. Today, I see that I am ashamed and this kind of thing. People together!"

None of the ministers thought that Uncle Sun Tong would one day be able to scold others for flattery and flattery. There is no bottom line. After all, our uncle Sun Daru is quite accomplished in this regard, but Chao Cuo stands so openly. On Liu Chang's side, this is indeed more than Uncle Sun Tong.

"Oh? Do you think it should be sold too?!"

Liu Chang's eyes lit up.

Chao Cuo nodded heavily and said seriously: "The military merit system has advantages and disadvantages, Qin Xing and the military merit system are the same as the military merit system. Although Xiao Xiang has made improvements, the drawbacks are still very obvious. , Because of the geographical location, you can get rewards by fighting against the Xiongnu, what about the people of the Central Plains? Too many restrictions on the titles are extremely detrimental to the development of the Han!"

"Your Majesty should increase the difficulty of obtaining titles such as doctors and marquis, making it difficult for others to obtain them, and allow wealthy merchants and merchants from all over the world to donate food and obtain low-level knights. It can eliminate the drawbacks of the military merit system, and at the same time will not affect the combat power of the army. I am not It’s just a matter of words. When Qin State went to Zhao State, because of lack of food, people were allowed to obtain low-level titles by worshipping millet.”

"Even, the king should grant the commoners some low-level titles from time to time to gradually eliminate the influence of the military system."

Chao Cuo spoke his thoughts aloud, and he could see that these thoughts were not what he had long thought, but after hearing Liu Chang's words, he suddenly got aroused, so it was a little confusing, but the meaning he wanted to express was very clear. Giving titles, not giving them, destroying the military merit system, increasing the revenue of the national treasury, controlling the difficulty of obtaining the middle and upper titles, only military merit can be obtained, and increasing the number of lower titles, as long as everyone has titles, the military merit system will gradually be separated from the society. The influence of Baiye only exists in the military.

The ministers were stunned.

Liu Chang probably didn't know that in history, he eliminated the bad influence of the military system, completed the transition from a country disguised as an army to a real feudal country, and rewarded the titles, allowing the people to exchange millet for titles, and maintain It was this Chao Cuo who had kept the army's combat effectiveness and stimulated the army's generals' desire to be enthroned as a marquis.

Liu Chang looked at Chao Cuo in front of him in disbelief.

Then he said loudly: "Yes, you can actually see through the widow's mind! This is what the widow thinks, ladies and gentlemen, what are the widow's thoughts?"

The ministers, who were still arguing with all their strength just now, fell into contemplation at the moment. It was not that they could not see the drawbacks of the military system. The Qin state was a pure farming and warfare country, and the whole country was an army disguised as a country. , fighting, farming, and fighting, these two things are all over the country.

Dahan inherited Daqin in its entirety. It is also such a country. All the people are soldiers, belligerent, good at military merit, and good at beheading. However, the situation faced by Dahan is different from that of Qin.Xiao He has been thinking about how to solve this problem. Long before Xiao He, Li Si and Lu Buwei of the Qin state also thought about how to improve the system.

This policy, which was established when the world was in chaos and needed great unification, seemed a little out of place at this moment.

But Chao Cuo's words provided new ideas for the current ministers, Zhang Cang was the first to react, he seriously thought about Chao Cuo's words and said, "Although it is too hasty, it has merit. "

Zhang Cang was a little moved, but Zhou Chang felt it was unreasonable.

"The nobles that the soldiers have fortunately won are sold to others like this? Isn't this shaking the military's heart?"

"Besides, how can those wealthy merchants be eligible for military merit?"

"If they want to gain military merit, they go to the frontier to fight!"

Zhou Chang said angrily, but Chao Cuo disagreed, he said: "When the military merit system was implemented, the prime minister must start at the state department, and the fierce generals must be sent to the army! The reason is that the people at the bottom can rely on their own strengths. The ability is going up, but what about now? The common people are no longer in the limelight, and the big man can’t fight externally frequently!”

The ministers quarreled immediately, but Liu Chang was very dissatisfied. The few people came up with such a good plan, how dare you object?

"What's the noise?!"

Liu Chang interrupted their quarrel immediately, and then looked at Zhang Cang and Zhou Chang, "It's up to the two of you to discuss this matter and handle it yourself!"

"If it can't be done well, then few people will implement it!"

Compared with Liu Ying, Liu Chang has the most obvious advantage that he dares to implement it directly without any scruples.The widow is also a victim!Bullied by a traitor!
The ministers left the temple helplessly, but Chao Cuo was left alone by Liu Chang.

"Hahaha, wrong, you are much more powerful than your master, and your master's ability to speak is not like you!"

Liu Chang waved his hand and let Chao Cuo sit over.

"These old ministers. The older you get, the more afraid of things. You don't dare to do anything. You are content with the status quo. It's not good. The Huns have begun to change, but we don't do anything? Oh, after you go back, there will be as many people in the Shaofu. Talk to see the feasibility of this matter, if you have other ideas, let the widow know first!"

"You won't stay in the young mansion for too long. The widow is going to let them take over the old ministers one by one."

Liu Chang drew a big cake for Chao Cuo, "Soon, you will be the prime minister of my big man!"

After promising the phase of Tang Kingdom, Liu Chang extended his poisonous hand to the phase of Han.

Chao Cuo was very excited, thanked Liu Chang repeatedly, and then left the Xuanshi Hall.

After seeing these people away, Liu Chang stood up and stretched his waist. Then he swaggered towards the Hall of Houde. When he arrived at the Hall of Houde, Cao Shu was talking to Fan Qing. , The two chatted in a low voice, and when they saw Chang Liu coming in, they stopped talking. It was like this every time, which made Chang Chang very depressed, but when he asked, the two never told him what they were What are you talking about.

"Is Aunt Qing okay?"

"Well, brother is accompanying her."

"I didn't expect that you have also grown up. He was pure and stunned when he was a child. When he saw everyone, he wanted to cut down, even the people of the city."

Liu Chang sat in front of them and looked around, "What about Shuzi?"

"In Changle Palace."

"Hey, my mother is too doting on him. What can this Shuzi do with such doting?"

Cao Shu immediately became unhappy, "The queen mother is also fond of the king in every possible way, and the king has not learned badly!"

"Pampering me? I was beaten, did my mother beat him once?"

After chatting about Hoi An, Cao Shu asked, "Your Majesty, is your book finished?"

"Of course it's done, Zhang Cang is editing, you can see it soon!"

Seeing that Fan Qing's mood had calmed down a lot, Liu Chang was relieved, and told himself that he would not have dinner in the palace tonight, so he left the Hall of Houde.When Liu Chang walked out of the palace, Zhang Budo was waiting for him. This scene made Liu Chang feel quite emotional. He still remembered the scene where he could see a lot of benevolence as soon as he went out. It's been a long time since I hadn't seen him. Missing, it seems, still have to secretly run to Tang country to see the gang of Zisheren.

"His Majesty!"

Zhang Budo smiled and came forward to meet him.

"Go, go to the Tang Palace!"

When he arrived at the Tang Palace, Liu Chang sent someone to call Qunxian who could spare his time. After doing so many things, it was really inappropriate not to brag about Qunxian, and he always felt that something was wrong.

Fan Mi naturally couldn't come, but Lu Lu, Lu Chong, Xiahouzao, Zhou Jian, Chen Mai, Guan A, Xuan Moruo and the others came soon afterward. Talking about his great deeds in these days.

"Hahaha, the widow created the word, what kind of merit is this? It is comparable to Cangjie, the widow only spent more than ten days, and it didn't even take much effort. When the ministers saw it, they exclaimed long live, to the widow that is Full of praise."

"For a merit like this, Your Majesty, temples should be built in all counties, so that the people of the world will worship every day. Those who dare not to worship will be executed for the crime of rebellion!"

Xiahouzao did not disappoint everyone, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he made a proposal that everyone was angry with.

Lu Lu looked at him in disappointment. Without Zhou Shengzhi to compete with him, he is truly invincible. Obviously, this big fool can't be his opponent.

Lu Lu came out because he was related to Marquis Wuyang, Lu Chong, Zhou Jian, and Xuan Moru came out because they were still studying in Taixue.

Chen Mai and Guan Aneng came out because they were officials and they could go out when the time came.

Xiahouzao was able to come out because the walls of the school grounds were too low.

Lu Lu opened his mouth and said, "The merits of your great king are truly admirable. Your great king has such talent and a kind heart with the whole world. I really don't know what to say."

Liu Changchang laughed. He glanced at Xiahou Zao and said, "Stove, there is no rush to build a temple. Sooner or later, I will enter the Tai Temple and be admired by future generations!"

Xiahouzao's face became very complicated. After hesitating for a long time, he asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty? Can I also enter the Taimiao? How can I enter?"

"If you want to enter the Taimiao, you must have great merit."

Liu Chang explained, and suddenly reacted, understood what Xiahouzao meant, and became furious, "Well, you stubby, dare to tease your own king, right?!"

Qunxian never disappoints. After so many years of hard work, Xiahouzao has always improved a little, but not at all. He is still the original one, and he can always surprise Liu Chang countless times.

Just when Qun Xian gathered here, Chen Ping also met alone.

This person was the Huns who had been escorted back to Chang'an from Tang State, and the great witch captured by Liu Chang.

But at this moment, this man was wearing Tang country clothes and speaking the dialect of Zhao dialect. He basically couldn't tell his identity as a Xiongnu. He smiled and looked at Chen Ping in front of him, bowed his head and bent over. Young Huns, I have never seen such cowardice.

"I heard. You were the leader of a large tribe with a hundred thousand people?"

"what?"

Wu's eyes widened, "Noble, I was punished for making a mistake in my divination. There are no more than [-] tribes, and only ten soldiers."

Chen Ping's face twitched. When Liu Chang said that he single-handedly managed a large tribe of 10 people, Chen Ping knew he was bragging. Saying a million, this is too outrageous.

Seeing that the noble person in front of him fell silent, Wu may have realized something, and hurriedly said: "I am very familiar with the situation of Modun, and I also understand the situation around him, I have been by his side for a long time, what do you think? I can tell you everything I know. Although I am humble, I know a lot."

Chen Ping smiled, "You don't have to be so afraid."

"I asked you to come here, not to kill you. I want to reuse you."

(End of this chapter)