Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 303 If you don't resign, you will sooner or later enter the biography of the minister
The knights opened the way ahead, and the armored soldiers moved forward slowly without looking sideways.

Zhou Bo and Luan Bu were in the same car, and the two were discussing the next thing in Hexi.

"If Ji Porridge is lost in Hexi, he will definitely go to many small countries in the Western Regions. One city is one country, and they are constantly fighting with each other. They are definitely not the opponents of the Xiongnu."

Luan Bu talked about his opinion, but Zhou Bo seemed a little cold, just nodded lightly.

"We have to contain the Xiongnu, win over the countries, and compete with the Xiongnu for the land of the Western Regions."

Luan Bu said, suddenly asked again: "Did Zhou Gong underestimate me?"

"Don't dare."

"Then why didn't you say a word?"

Zhou Bo glanced at Luan Bu and asked, "How does Ji porridge govern the army compared to Modun? How do the countries in the Western Regions compare to the three outside Liaodong?"

Luan Bu was at a loss for words, he smiled bitterly and said: "I know Duke Zhou is good at fighting, but when Hexi was just established, the king sent us to go, not only to slay the Xiongnu, but also to manage Hexi well. But Hexi is no better than Yan Tang."

"It's up to people."

Zhou Bo said calmly: "The governance of Hexi is up to Luan Jun himself."

Luan Bu heard his external voice: You do your domestic affairs well, and don't care about foreign affairs.

"Don't Duke Zhou bring people into the Western Regions as soon as he arrives in Hexi?"

Luan Bu looked a little worried, "Can Hexi survive a war? Duke Zhou. It's impossible. We don't have soldiers or food, so we can't take the plunge!"

"The Huns must have thought so too."

Knowing that he couldn't convince this stubborn general, Luan Bu had to say, "I won't interfere in the war, but I still hope that you will focus on Hexi!"

"That's natural."

Inside the Changle Palace, Fan Qing was holding Bo, and Liu Chang sat beside him, grinning.

For the Queen Mother, this child is more than a kiss. I like it no matter how I look at it. Unfortunately, the Queen Mother is getting older and older, and some can't hold the child.

Fan Qing had a child, but she still couldn't get rid of that childishness.

"Big sister? Does he really need to eat meat?"

Cao Shu glanced at her, "Where can you eat meat. It takes a year longer to eat meat!"

"Hold up! The child is about to fall!"

Cao Shu stepped forward and helped Fan Qing adjust her hug, her face full of helplessness.

Originally, there were three children to take care of, but now, there are four children.

The queen mother teased her grandson, and suddenly looked at Liu Chang, "Chang. I heard that Ao helped Liu Jing and did a lot of great things?"

"Yeah, mother, my elder sister-in-law is really powerful. He knows the wealthy people all over the world. When he goes to help Liu Jing, Liu Jing is even more powerful!"

"This fellow deserves a reward for his progress."

The queen mother nodded, and seemed to have some changes in Zhang Ao.

Several people were chatting, when Liu An suddenly broke in.

"Mother!!"

He shouted and rushed to the Empress Dowager's side. Empress Lu saw him with a smile on her face, "An? Why are you here?"

Liu An looked at the Queen Mother aggrieved and said, "The officials of Tingwei started arresting people indiscriminately."

"No problem, I'll give Tingwei an order later."

The queen mother said softly.

However, Liu Chang was furious, "A dignified man, how can you come to the elders whenever something happens? What can't you solve by yourself?"

"The widow has achieved what it is today, all relying on themselves, never relying on others, and all because of their own efforts. When encountering difficulties, they always find solutions by themselves. Why can't you follow suit?"

Empress Lu glanced at him, "If you dare to rush into the Changle Palace later and call out A-mother, help me, I will break your leg."

Liu An snuggled up to his eldest mother obediently, and looked at Liu Chang with some pride in his eyes.

Liu Chang squinted his eyes, and waited for you to look good when he returned to the Hall of Houde.

The queen mother waved her hand, "A little tired, Cao Shu, you go back first with a few of them."

"Stay long."

Empress Lu and Chang Liu were soon left in the hall. Empress Lu gestured, and Chang Liu stepped forward and helped her to stand up. The two walked towards the outer hall. Chang Liu bent over and supported her. She, walk by her side.

"Chang. The five sons of the King of Qi have been named kings one after another, and the rest of the sons have been named marquis. In the original Qi, there were all the kings in Shiyi except Liu Xiang, and they were very happy."

"The princes and kings in various places are not stupid, and they see our intentions."

"However, these princes and kings are all close to you, and there is no idea or strength to oppose it."

"In this way, the strength of the princes has weakened, but the number has increased. You have to find a way to reduce their number. Otherwise, the land will be insufficient sooner or later if it is sealed from generation to generation."

Liu Chang hesitated for a moment, "Mother, do you have to get rid of these princes?"

"Who told you to get rid of the princes and kings. If you get rid of all of them, who will give you the command of the North and South? You are in Chang'an, can you manage such a large territory?!"

"That is to weaken it as much as possible, then how do you think Mummy should weaken it?"

"Think for yourself!"

"Oh"

Liu Chang lowered his head and muttered in a low voice. Empress Lu glanced at him and said seriously: "Chang, I can't protect you forever. You still have to find a solution for many things yourself. Xianliang, don't always think about going out hunting, and ask them more about state affairs."

"Ah."

Liu Chang supported his mother and walked around the palace. Empress Lv walked slowly, but looked carefully. Along the way, he was talking to Liu Chang about the princes.This is probably the most worrying thing for the Queen Mother. She frowned and said seriously: "I know that you are close to the princes, but you have to remember that you are the master of the world now, and you must take state affairs first."

"Look at the Xiongnu. Immediately after the death of Modun, several of his sons started a civil war, almost destroying the Xiongnu. The weakening of the local princes is not for the present, but for the future. You are still here, and no one dares to do anything, but one day, We will all leave. At that time, if civil strife breaks out within the big Han, it will be a great blessing for foreign enemies!"

"You are soft-hearted now, and in the future hundreds of thousands and millions of people will die because of you. Do you understand?"

"Ah."

Liu Chang raised his head and said seriously, "Mom, don't worry, I know what to do."

Empress Lu glanced at Liu Chang, his face was full of seriousness at the moment, and he was not as serious as usual, but just looking at his face, Empress Lu felt a lot more at ease.

"That's good."

"You've grown up too."

In the Xuanshi Hall, several ministers were reporting the latest situation to Chang Liu.

It's just that Liu Chang looked a little absent-minded at the moment.

He was still thinking about what his mother said. He knew that what his mother said was right. The big man has only just started to improve. He can't stand the civil strife. He must continue to strengthen the power of the temple and weaken the local princes. To avoid civil strife, it's just that we can't take tough measures, so how to weaken these princes?

To make his son as king like this now can indeed reduce the strength of the princes, but it is still necessary to control their number.

Like the second brother, dozens of sons are born at every turn, is this enough?

Seeing Liu Chang's absent-minded appearance, Zhou Chang was furious and scolded, "Why is your king so contemptuous?!"

Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, raised his head hastily, and said with a smile, "Duke Zhou, how dare a widow despise you?"

Zhou Chang took a deep breath, holding back his anger, "What does the king think of what the minister just said?"

"The widow thinks you are right! Just do as you say!"

"Your Majesty! Why are you."

Zhang Budo widened his eyes and stared blankly at Liu Chang.

Zhou Chang laughed, "Your Majesty Yingming! Come here, Your Majesty has an edict to drag this fellow down and behead him!"

"No, wait. Beheading? Why? What did Zhang Budo do wrong?"

Zhou Chang snorted coldly, and knew that this drowsy gentleman did not listen to his words.

He said, "Your Majesty, this minister is talking about Liu Jing. He originally wanted to build the imperial mausoleum, and the minister never objected, but this time, he has joined hands with Zhang Budo to arrest people in various places to raid their homes! In order to build the imperial mausoleum, can they arbitrarily raid their homes? !? What crime did they have?"

Liu Chang reacted and said calmly: "There is another inside story."

"Why is Your Majesty so partial?"

"Liu Jing's action has made people panic. I know the national treasury is short of food, but the king can't persecute the people like this for food!!"

"Your Majesty used to sell books as a gift, and now he is looting his house as a gift. I see, Your Majesty simply ordered that everyone in the world give you a gift directly, so as not to be murdered by Liu Jing!"

Zhou Chang sarcastically said.

"Yes!"

Liu Chang's eyes lit up.

"Can the widow let them give gifts to the widow?!"

"Why didn't the widow think of it?"

Liu Chang took Zhou Chang's hand excitedly, and really wanted to kiss him on the face, "Thank you Duke Zhou!"

Zhou Chang stared at Liu Chang in a stunned manner, "Great... Your Majesty won't really let the world give you gifts, right?"

"The wise king of the widow, can't listen to your suggestion!"

Zhou Chang breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the stunned lord in front of him with uncertainty. He was really frightened by this stunned lord, and he asked timidly, "Then what is the king going to do?"

"The widow has its own plan!"

Liu Chang looked at Zhang Budo, who was standing beside him, and asked, "The few people defeated the Xiongnu and ruled the world. Such a feat is enough to make sacrifices to the heavens and tell the ancestral temple?"

"Of course! Your Majesty has become a martial artist, unprecedented!"

Zhang Budo quickly expressed his stance, and Liu Chang asked again: "Then there is no problem in letting the princes from all over the world donate more shochu to the widow to show their respect to the widow?"

"Of course there is no problem! They should give everything to His Majesty! Not just shochu!"

Zhang Budo replied respectfully.

Liu Chang grinned, and Zhou Chang immediately understood Liu Chang's thoughts. He asked, "Your Majesty wants to charge more shochu? Well, after tossing the nobles, is your Majesty going to toss the princes again?"

Liu Chang said disdainfully: "Widowers have such merits and virtues, they need to make sacrifices to the gods from time to time, and let the gods know that it is not normal for them to send more shochu gold? I look down on the widow! If anyone dares to use the public for personal gain and present the stolen goods to the widow, it will be disrespectful!"

"These people need to be severely punished!"

Zhou Chang is thoughtful, is the king preparing to use the topic to play?
"Your Majesty, this matter can be suppressed for now and look at this year's shochu, check its fineness. Punish those who are insufficient."

Chen Ping said slowly.

Liu Chang grinned, "It's okay to be the widowed Father Zhong!"

"This matter still has to be handled by Father Zhong!"

"only."

Chen Ping leaned over and saluted, Liu Chang smiled and watched him leave. This gift, which is shochu, is just an excuse. This is a very good excuse. It can oppress people with righteousness. Most importantly, it can also Repeated operations can be regarded as a good means for a temple to attack local princes.

Zhou Chang sighed and asked, "Your Majesty, what about Liu Jing?"

"Zhou Xiang, the people Liu Jing dealt with were all guilty, and the evidence of the crime will be handed over to you soon. Don't worry, the widow is not a person who killed indiscriminately, and Liu Jing is not the case. However, this time it is still the case. Thank you for your suggestion!"

Zhou Chang left helplessly.

He felt that he still had to report to his hometown in a book, and if he stayed, his name would be ruined in this life.

Shusuntong had been waiting at the gate of the palace, and after seeing Chen Ping and Zhouchang leaving one after another, they entered the palace.

"Your Majesty!"

Although Shusuntong is old, he seems to be in high spirits at the moment. Since Chang Liu set up a cultural and educational office, and Shusuntong is in charge, Shusuntong has completely withdrawn from the affairs of the temple and began to devote himself wholeheartedly. In the matter of education, he went to Taixue seven times successively, calling on the students of Taixue to take enlightenment of the world as their great ambition, imitate the sages, and serve the world.

He also did a good job with the bookstore. Bookstores were built in various places. A large number of books were shipped to various places and printed repeatedly. The bookstore in Chang'an was the first to be built. On the day it was built, it was overwhelmed by students. , until now, there is still a long queue at the door, the students are overjoyed, and Liu Chang's reputation has ushered in a reversal.

The attitude of the scholars changed drastically towards this king who gave books to the world. The sage became a virtuous king, and his merits were sung all over the place.

Liu Chang found it quite interesting. He had done so many things at the beginning, defeated foreign enemies, improved so many machines, and made the world eat. But his reputation is getting worse and worse. good reputation.

The great sages who had lived in seclusion in various places came out one after another, some requested to go to Hexi, and some requested to follow Shusuntong to enlighten the world.

"Uncle Sun Gong, come, sit!"

Shusuntong sat in front of Liu Chang and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the matter of enlightenment is really promising."

"Now there are [-] counties that have set up county schools, and the scale of Chinese studies in various vassal states has also increased."

He is here to report the results.

"The bookstore built today is surrounded by water. People all over the world are praising your merits!"

Liu Chang laughed, "This is a big event for Li Zai Qianqiu!"

Shusun Tong also nodded, and then said: "Your Majesty is right, but the county schools everywhere need teachers, and their salaries."

"It's okay, it's not a big deal! Go to Liu Jing, he is the internal history of Su Zhi, and he is responsible for the tribute money!"

Liu Chang sat alone in the hall, not knowing what he was thinking.

Lu Lu, the newly appointed servant, stood aside, looking at Liu Chang's contemplation, and asked, "Your Majesty? What are you thinking about?"

"Sigh, there is a shortage of food. You need food to fight the Xiongnu, you need food for enlightenment, you need food for the bookstore, and you need food for the medical center. How can you make the national treasury have enough food?"

"Uh this."

Lu Shizhong scratched his head, "Your Majesty, if I knew this, I wouldn't be a waiter here."

"Oh, what, when the waiter wronged you?"

"I can't talk about grievances. Just being with that group of men. Zhou Shengzhi and the others all laughed at me."

Thinking of those beautiful men, Lu Lu couldn't help sighing.

How could I get along with these people?

"No problem, you are different from them. You are with the widow, and they are with the second brother. Just ignore them."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid"

"What are you afraid of, just like you, people don't look down on you!"

Lu Lu didn't speak any more.

"Lu, you go and tell Yafu, this time on the expedition, let him take more care of the brothers who have never been named marquis. In addition, the censors here in Bashu have said for years that the weather is good and the officials are clear and bright, and let Yafu and the others carefully Do you understand the situation?"

Lu Lu nodded.

Originally, Zhou Yafu and the others were going to Bashu to quell the rebellion, but it was delayed because they suddenly had to fight the Xiongnu. Now, the Taiwei is going to send them to Bashu to fight again to thoroughly clean up the rebels hiding in the mountains and forests. There are many, only Zhou Yafu has a team, Liu Chang certainly hopes that the sages can go up through this battle.

When Lu Lu came to the school grounds, Zhou Yafu came out to greet him with a solemn expression.

Although Lu Lu's official position was not high, he came with the edict of the king, and even Zhou Yafu had to be polite.

Lu Lu informed Zhou Yafu of Liu Chang's thoughts, Zhou Yafu frowned,
"Follow the order!"

After Zhou Yafu agreed, he sent the Lu Shizhong away.

Zhou Shengzhi and the others made several requests to send Lu Lu.

"Lu Shizhong? Lu Langzhong?"

"What about your feathered hat? Why didn't you wear it?"

"Why don't you put any powder on your face?"

Facing Qun Xian's teasing, Lu Lu just kept his face straight, "I will tell the king truthfully about your words and deeds!"

"Hahaha, remember to wear the Beiyu belt when you tell the king!"

If it is said that Liu Chang succeeded in bringing down the reputation of the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty by one person, then Liu Ying has really ruined the reputation of the middle-ranking official as a servant by himself.

But in the face of these teasing, Lu Lu had nothing to do, who made himself not fight?
When he returned to the palace in grief and anger, and was about to speak ill of these sages in front of the king, the king was very excited and chatted with someone.

I saw the king excitedly took the man's hand and let him sit beside him.

"Lu! What are you still doing?"

"Don't hurry up and bring wine and meat to entertain this grain. Treat this envoy of Wu State!"

"only!"

Liu Chang smiled and looked at the messenger in front of him, "This time the fourth brother defeated the Nanyue Kingdom, I am afraid that he has won a lot of food and baggage, right?"

"The fourth brother that the King of Nanyue brought people to attack the widow is really sinful, and he must make compensation!"

The messenger hurriedly said: "The King of Nanyue sent his grandson to escort a few generals who committed crimes, and I am not sure about the matter of coming to Chang'an to ask for food."

"What's the use of just sending someone here?! How many people will you cook enough to eat?"

"Let them pay for food!"

ps: The emperor asked about politics, and Chang wanted to make a gift, but the emperor did not allow it. ———"Han Shu·Ning Chen Biography"

(End of this chapter)