Father Han Gaozu

chapter 297

At night, Liu Chang woke up again from his sleep.

He sat up, gasping for breath.

Sweaty.

"Your Majesty?"

Cao Shu held Liu Chang's hand, "What's wrong?"

Under the night, Cao Shu couldn't see Liu Chang's face. In these days, Liu Chang often woke up in the middle of the night, and it was quite frequent. Cao Shu was very worried about this. After checking it up and down, I only came to one conclusion: as strong as an ox.

Liu Chang rubbed his forehead, "No problem."

He didn't know how to explain it to Cao Shu. When he was very young, he often dreamed. He always dreamed of some very strange things. In that dream, he saw a person who looked exactly like himself, living in In a fairyland, but every time he wakes up, there are not many things he can remember, just some broken memories.

When he was young, he often told his family about this strange thing, but no one believed him. When he told his mother that he had gone to Xiandao, his mother just nodded, "Okay, okay, you go, go to sleep. , go to sleep."

In the eyes of everyone, a child of this age always seems to have endless fantasies and will not believe his words at all.

Liu Chang is getting older and older, and the content of the dream at the beginning became more and more real. Liu Chang frowned. It seems that he did not go to Xiandao. It seems to be the future?
"Shu. Do you really think there is destiny in this world?"

"Of course there is. When Emperor Gao started his business, he beheaded the son of Emperor Bai. When Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose to the top, he got a book in the belly of a fish. When a fox mingled in the night and called King Qin to the throne, someone returned it with a jade seal."

Liu Chang couldn't help frowning, "So, the widow is also a person with destiny."

"Your Majesty naturally has destiny in his body. If not, how could he accomplish such a big thing."

"Hahaha, then it's fine, there must be an immortal preaching in the dream, and the next time I dream of that immortal, the widowhood will arrest him and make him the prime minister of the widow, and if he dares to refuse, he will be cooked. !"

Cao Shu turned pale in shock, "Your Majesty should not be humiliated!"

"Sleep, sleep!"

Liu Chang waved his hand, but he was ready in his heart. Once he dreamed again, he would pounce on him, tie the man up, and let him bring rain to Hengshandai County and other places, so that the people who are short of water here can be like this. Thinking of it, Liu Chang fell asleep.

It's a pity, maybe that person was afraid of Liu Chang, and all night, Liu Chang never dreamed of such a strange scene again.

The next day, when Liu Changzheng was eating, San Gong came.

Zhou Chang, Zhaoping, Zhang Budo, and Han Xin were sitting in front of Chang Liu, and there were four of the three princes of the Han Dynasty, which was common sense.

In fact, before and after the court meeting, San Gong will come to Liu Chang. San Gong has great power. In many cases, Liu Chang can't make a decision by patting the table, and he also needs the assistance of the four people in front of him.Liu Chang asked them to bring food to them, but the four of them had already eaten, so Liu Chang chatted with them while eating.

This appearance immediately angered Zhou Chang.

"Is that how your Majesty treats state affairs?"

Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, then quickened his speed of eating, swallowed the food in a few mouthfuls, wiped his mouth, and looked at them.

Zhou Chang took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.

"Your Majesty, the matter of awarding titles and awards has been negotiated."

In front of outsiders, Han Xin still gave Liu Chang face and wouldn't call him by his first name. Liu Chang picked up the bamboo slip and read it carefully, "Okay, let's do it like this, Zhou Yafu and the others still have to rescue Lu Jiazhi. Gong, this has to be counted!"

"only."

Han Xin has always been low-key in the court. Although he was the captain, he did not speak at all during court meetings, nor did he participate in any temple disputes. Apart from being independent and the ministers, of course, the ministers did not fail to think about it, and did not attract or exclude him. The meaning of the captain, it is completely regarded as not such a person.

Only the military affairs can impress Han Xin. The rest of the time, he spends his time reading his own books, and occasionally writes a few articles on the art of war. The few articles he has written recently are all about the battle outside the Great Wall. Come to see as a model for the soldiers who will go out to the fortress in the future.

The other three ignored Han Xin's attitude.

Zhao Ping took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers have made arrangements. We have invited talents from all over the world to come out, and have arranged the time for the assessment. A group of good officials will be selected soon."

This imperial examination was born out of the examination of officials in the Qin Dynasty, that is, simply asking about the law and answering some questions. It was not the kind of mature imperial examination in the future, nor was it a ground-breaking feat, because this matter was in the Qin Dynasty. Yes, but Qin State participated voluntarily, while Liu Chang just changed it to an organized large-scale assessment.

Like Liu Chang's grandfather, he studied the law in his idle time, then participated in the examination of officials in the Qin state, and immediately served as the pavilion chief.

"Oh, they all thought that going to the Hexi land was to suffer. They didn't want to let their children suffer. Just so, we took this opportunity to promote more people from poor backgrounds."

Liu Chang's face was disdainful. Of course, there was no such thing as an aristocratic family at the moment. However, the meritorious group at the time of the founding of the country was extremely powerful. Even better, after all, it is easier for the children of the meritorious family to access books and the like, but they still have to be used.Although they will become a successful family in the future, at least they will not integrate so quickly now.

"Hexi is a treasure land. If this place is managed well, the big man will no longer be troubled by war horses, and the food problem can be alleviated!"

Zhaoping pondered for a moment, then asked: "Your Majesty. Although Hexi is a treasure land, the population is too small. Even if the big clan is forcibly relocated and distributed to various places, it is far from enough that Your Majesty cares too much about Hexi, almost Putting all the energy there, is it putting the cart before the horse?"

"Zhaoping! You rebel!"

Zhang Buzhen couldn't hold it anymore, he scolded: "Could it be that some local clan bribed you? The big man won the Hexi, just like Qin won Bashu, wasn't Bashu a sparsely populated barren land? After governance, Bashu became It has become a treasure of the Qin country, why not Hexi? You have ulterior motives, colluding with the wealthy, and plotting against the law!"

"Heh, this minister was born in a poor family and has nothing to do with that wealthy family. It is someone who has been the prime minister from generation to generation, and can be called the wealthy family among the wealthy families."

Zhaoping said coldly.

"Why don't you tell my grandfather what you said?"

"you!"

Seeing that the two were about to pinch, Zhou Chang said helplessly, "There's no need to quarrel, both of you are right."

"Your Majesty wants to govern Hexi, which is right. If Hexi is managed, it will naturally be a treasure land of the great Han, but Duke Zhao's concerns are all justified. The Great Han not only has a land in Hexi, the Great King has fought repeatedly, and the granary has been empty. Regardless of the country, only Hexi is governed, and Hexi cannot feed the whole world.”

What Zhou Chang said was more pertinent. Liu Chang was a virtuous king who could listen to the advice of others. He also agreed with Zhou Chang's remarks.

"Zhou Gong is right!"

"Since this is the case, then the domestic affairs will be handed over to Zhou Xiang, and the Hexi affairs will be handed over to the Zhao Xiang!"

Liu Changchang waved his hand and made a decision.

Zhou Chang couldn't help but chuckle when he saw that this dazed prince had listened to his advice, "Okay, the king has grown, so he may not be able to become a wise king of the generation!"

Zhou Chang happily left the palace, and Han Xin was unwilling to stay.

After Zhaoping saw the two leave, he put away his angry expression.

"Okay, Your Majesty, no matter how this minister manages Hexi, no one can interfere. I will decide everything."

Liu Chang grinned, "It's good that the two of you cooperate well."

Zhang Budo glanced at Zhaoping and said, "Old man, I joined forces with you, just because we are both benefactors, don't think that I am kind enough to help you, and when I help the king, I still want to eradicate you. This rebel!"

"Oh, I'm a rebel?"

"Your Majesty, look! He admitted it himself!"

"Okay, you are all rebels, don't fight anymore, the widow is the leader of the rebels. Mr. Zhao, there are no outsiders, what do you say next?"

Zhaoping stroked his beard, "I have been in contact with the ministers these days, and found that it is not the king that they want to oppose, but us."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"Most of them are not worried about the king's misconduct. They only worry that they will be replaced. The reason why they oppose the king's decrees is not because they are worried that the king's decrees will cause chaos in the country, but because they are afraid that they will not be able to do well when they implement them. pursue"

Zhaoping's undercover work during these days was quite smooth.

He successfully infiltrated the minister's camp and learned a lot about it.

The three of them conspired in the palace for a long time before they left.

"Your Majesty. Where are you going?"

Luan Bu looked at Liu Chang who was hurried out, and couldn't help but stop him.

"Oh, the widow is preparing to go out and inspect the situation of the people in various parts of Chang'an."

"Then why does the king carry a bow?"

"Oh, the few people are patrolling the place, and if they encounter bandits, they will fight back with bows and arrows, right?"

"Then why bring the hound?"

"Oh, the widow is patrolling the place. If I get lost, let the hound find the way for me. Is this reasonable?"

Luan Bu let out a long sigh, "Your Majesty, you go out hunting all day long, and the ministers are very angry, and they have written against you many times, and even the queen mother has criticized you a lot. Besides, the uncle and grandson are still busy with education, you shouldn't"

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Chang interrupted him, "The widow is trying to be sympathetic to the people! How can you stop it?"

"Your Majesty is clearly going to hunt!"

"Absolutely not!"

Luan Bu followed Liu Chang's side and rode a horse out of the city with a group of people. Now that Liu Chang was riding a horse in the city, no one dared to stop him. Just seeing the white horse, the patrolling soldiers immediately turned and left. , When they walked out of the city, Luan Bu was still reminding about the enlightenment.

"Luan Bu, can Shusun Tong finish such a major event in a few days? He comes to tell the widow once a day, but in fact, it is not easy for the widow to see him, and he comes for their Confucianism, not to mention, For such a big event, wouldn't it be better for him to go to Chen Ping? Why would he still find a widow?"

"You've been with the widow for so long, but you still can't see through their thoughts."

Luan Bu pursed his lips and said, "Your Majesty, although the uncle and grandson have the intention of taking credit, but after all, what he does is to benefit the country and the people, you should encourage it no matter what, is this going out for hunting more than education? Is it more important?"

"Widows are not hunting!"

After Liu Chang finished speaking, he pulled up the bow and arrow in his hand, and the arrow flew out, but failed to hit the target.

Fortunately, Xiao Ruyi was powerful enough to successfully capture the prey, a rabbit.

Luan Bu wanted to say something very much, but after thinking about it, it seemed that there was no need to say it. He had already started hunting with a bow, and he kept saying that he was not here to hunt. To such a person, Luan Bu could still say something. what?

"Don't think about it too much, this is just what happened!"

After just encountering dozens of prey, King Tang completed this inspection of the people's feelings and returned with a reward.

The king's whole body is probably the hardest mouth, harder than the butt that has been honed thousands of times.

"Your Majesty finished the inspection of the people's situation so quickly today?"

The captain of the city gate happily looked at the prey behind Liu Chang, and praised: "Your inspection today is not bad, so many inspections?"

"Yeah, although there are many inspectors today, they are all relatively small, and I haven't encountered any big ones!"

"I know a place, and I will invite the king to inspect it another day. It's bigger there!"

Luan Bu shook his head, there is a faint king on top and a minister on the bottom, why worry that the big man will not die?

When Liu Chang happily returned to the palace, there was an old acquaintance waiting for him.

Liu Chang's eyes lit up, "Mr. Xia? Why are you here?"

This person is Xia Wuqi. After Xia Wuqi served as the imperial physician order, he should have followed Liu Chang at any time. However, Liu Chang asked him to be responsible for the construction of a medical hall in Tang, so he stayed. Tang State, where doctors were called to train talents.

Xia Wuqi met Liu Chang, and then said: "The queen sent someone to invite me. I said that the king has been troubled by nightmares recently, and he can't sleep well."

Liu Chang shook his head, "That's destiny, not some kind of disease! What the widow did was not a nightmare, it was God's foreshadowing of my future!"

Xia Wuqi didn't expect the king's condition to be so serious, he hurriedly stretched out his hand, gave the king a pulse, and touched his forehead.

"Have you eaten mushrooms recently? The brightly colored ones?"

"Huh?? Never eaten"

Seeing that Xia Wuqi was still about to ask questions, Liu Chang asked him to sit down, "No one is sick! You don't have to worry!"

"How's Tang Guo's situation?"

Xia Wuqi only talked about the situation of the Tang country. As early as Liu Changtie, he invited famous doctors from all over the country and asked them to recruit many disciples. After the medical practice in various places, the situation of the Tang country has indeed improved, but until now, the situation has not changed. Few people say that they are teachers, and they are still in the state of learning.

Xia Wuqi brought more than 60 apprentices by himself, which made Xia Wuqi very tired.

Because in the past, they only accepted about ten apprentices, and they also found it difficult to teach so many people at the same time.

Seeing Xia Wuqiu talking about his fatigue, Liu Chang hurriedly said: "You can't say that, didn't Confucius teach more than 3000 people at the beginning? You only have dozens of people, how can you say you are tired?"

"How dare I compare myself with Confucius?"

"Why not? Then Confucius is also a person, with two eyes, a nose and a mouth."

"Cough cough."

"That's what the king said"

Luan Bu cleared his throat and stared at Xia Wuqi in front of him, his eyes were not good. It would be fine if the king said that to Confucius. How dare you agree?

Xia Wuqi hurriedly said: "Even so, but after all, he is a great sage, but this minister will use his heart to teach more disciples."

Liu Chang nodded his head in satisfaction, and then said: "I gave the temples some advice earlier, saying that they should follow the example of Tang, but they refused, and they said useless actions. Today, only a few people govern, they can do whatever they want, and there is no one else. It can stop the widow from preparing to set up medical clinics in all parts of the Han Dynasty, give doctors salaries and titles, and let them recruit more disciples, just like the Tang Dynasty, and strive to make medicine available to the people all over the Han Dynasty!"

Luan Bu said softly: "Your Majesty. The treasury has no food. If so, I have to find a way to get some food."

"Hahaha, don't worry, the widow has already made preparations!"

Liu Changda laughed.

Luan Bu didn't know what method the king came up with to make money, and it was not until Zhang Ao came to see the king that Luan Bu understood.

After Princess Lu Yuan came to Chang'an, she never left. She often came to the palace to accompany the queen mother. The queen mother was still very rude to her, and she often complained. You brought your two grandsons here. What are you doing here?
Zhang Ao came to Liu Chang, and naturally he was talking about selling books.

Zhang Ao said with a smile: "My friends, I heard that the king is going to sell the books in the Tianlu Pavilion, so he came to Chang'an non-stop and bought the next one!"

"Oh? Is it such an exaggeration?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know anything. These people are handed down by books. There are many books in the family. I am afraid that there will be hundreds of thousands more people in the family. They are naturally eager to buy."

"Since Qin King Xiangji burned many books in the Qin Dynasty, and then the Great Han collected books from the world and refused to collect books among the people, there are not many books that are still circulating in the world today. His Majesty has abolished this order, and everyone dared not take out books for fear of temples. If the order is changed, they will receive their books."

Listening to Zhang Ao's words, Liu Chang couldn't help laughing, "So, these books can be sold for a good price?"

"That's natural."

"Hahaha, okay, brother-in-law, I'll send the book to your house later, don't let them copy it, sell it at a high price, it's just as much food as you can get."

In Dahan, what the state collects is not money, but food, and taxes are all converted from food.

Zhang Ao nodded, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely do this well!"

"Would you like to go with the king?"

Luan Bu asked.

Zhang Ao also nodded, "If the king goes, that's not bad."

However, Liu Chang smiled and shook his head, "No need, the widow has something important to do, so I won't go, it's up to my sister-in-law to take care of it!"

"it is good!"

"Oh, sister-in-law, I'm really bothering you."

"Your Majesty doesn't have to be like this, it's all a family."

"Oh, by the way, where's Yan? Are you still at home?"

"yes."

"Well, let him be a high-ranking official and serve in the palace."

"Thank you king!"

Zhang Ao left happily, but Luan Bu looked at Liu Chang in surprise. Why didn't his king actually join in the fun?Why is this not the usual style of the king?

Liu Chang watched Zhang Ao leave and sighed uncontrollably.

"Luanbu, you sent a few people to guard the gate of the palace. If one day the eldest sister comes here in a rage, remember to inform the widow in advance!"

"Um???"

ps: I made you wait for a long time, and the pain in your fingers is even worse. I went to check it, so the update is a little late, and the chapter in the afternoon will also be later. I hope everyone can understand.

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