Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 324
Shentujia's appearance is not amazing, with a square face, dark skin, thick hands and feet, like a farmer, completely lacking the demeanor of the country's prime minister.The fine-skinned and tender Chao Cuo stood beside him, showing his roughness even more. At this moment, the two of them stood in front of Liu Chang and obeyed his orders.

Liu Chang looked at the two of them. He had no communication with Shen Tujia before.

This person was strongly recommended by the fourth brother. According to the fourth brother, this person is reliable and solid, and he can be a big responsibility.

Liu Chang had never heard the fourth brother tout a person so much, and was quite curious about this person.

"The widow regards you as the prime minister of Nanyue, why don't you thank you?"

Liu Chang asked.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Shen Tujia said, his face did not change at all.

"How are you going to govern South Vietnam next?"

"The minister will manage it well."

Hearing this answer, Chao Cuo almost laughed out loud, this state minister is a bit interesting.

Liu Chang was also told by this answer that he didn't know how to proceed. This person is not a staunch minister like Xuanyi Zhou Chang, nor a traitor like Chen Ping, nor a hawk like Zhang Budo. How can I say it? , it gives the impression that it is not very smart, not very good at speaking.

"Your Majesty, the main thing is the road. The minister is in Nanyue. You should open the road, connect the various places, educate the people, and take care of the bandits in Nanyue."

Chao Cuo's mouth was eloquent, and his answers in all aspects were very decent. He told Liu Chang about his many strategies, and he did not forget to tout a few words of the king in his speech. He always maintained that look, and he always felt that this look was quite similar to Xiao Yan.

Chao Cuo told Liu Chang all the words he had carefully prepared in his days, and at the end, he also gave a big gift to Liu Chang, "I will definitely not disappoint the king's high hopes!"

Liu Chang was very satisfied, nodded his head, and looked at Shen Tujia again, "You don't have anything to say?"

"I listen to the king."

Shen Tujia just said one sentence, and Liu Chang laughed, "Okay, okay!"

Chao Cuo looked at the big old man beside him in surprise. He didn't expect that this man with thick eyebrows and big eyes actually has such a shrewd mansion? ? ?

Liu Chang immediately asked him about his views on some decrees. Unlike Chao Cuo, a radical, Shen Tujia seemed very conservative. He suggested that some of Liu Chang's strategies were a little anxious, and proposed to not change any decrees in South Vietnam. He spent three years peacefully, comforting the common people and officials during the period, and being aware of those who had ulterior motives for the great Han.

Let the Nanyue people feel the benefits of being Han Chinese, and then start to build roads and educate them. In this way, the resistance to the implementation of the policy will not be too great.

When Chao Cuo heard this sentence, he immediately retorted: "Is three years of time going to be wasted on this kind of thing?"

Shen Tujia was not angry either, "Through the ages, people's hearts are the most important, how can they be taken lightly?"

"Nan Yue people are also people?"

"Now that they have surrendered to the great Han, they are naturally the people of the king. Even if the tattoo is cut off, since they have surrendered to the great Han, they should be treated equally. We don't treat him as the people. How can he treat the king as the king?"

Chao Cuo was speechless, looking at Liu Chang, he knew that the king is good at work, has a quick temper, and hates waiting the most, so he said, "Your Majesty, how much can be accomplished in three years, how can we be so wasteful?"

The king, who has always been eager for quick success and instant profit, seems very calm at this moment, "No hurry, it will take decades to govern the southern country, so what is three years? If you think it's not right, then you will talk to Prime Minister Shen Tu. Let’s talk and see if we can shorten the time.”

Chao Cuo was stunned.

Shen Tujia and Chao Cuo, one conservative and one radical, they work together. If they are reconciled, it is the merit of King Tang in governing the locality.King Tang's land is in the north, what does this have to do with King Tang?

Liu Chang didn't want to waste too much time here. After arranging the appointment here, he threw the burden of governing the south onto the fourth brother, and left with everyone.

Liu Qi originally wanted to stay in Wu, but Liu Heng did not agree, go back to your Chang'an, don't get in the way here!
Liu Chang also understood the reason why Liu Qi was driven out. I heard that he injured a certain favorite of the fourth brother with a knife. It was light that the fourth brother did not kill him.Among the three little cubs, Qi's temper is probably the worst, Xiang is bad, but he hasn't been so bad yet. At a young age, Qi has become a nightmare for the officials of Wu State.

In fact, this guy is not stupid, it's just that his eager personality conceals his wisdom, making him look like a brainless rude man.

If you work hard, maybe in the future, like Liu Zhang, you can become a talented person who can be hired in the clan.

When Liu Chang left, his mood was very relaxed and comfortable, and he even hummed a little song.

He no longer has to worry about matters in the South. Except for the South, there is really no one in the South who can threaten the big man. Without foreign enemies, the South will develop with peace of mind. There are good generals and virtuous leaders everywhere, and there is a fourth brother to sit in charge. The South will develop sooner or later.

"Breaking down the Xiongnu is one merit, governing the south is one merit, and writing books is one merit."

On the way back, Liu Chang stretched out his hand and counted it seriously.

Lu Lu asked curiously, "What is your Majesty doing?"

"As a merit, when the widow is old, I will invite famous people in China to write the merits of a lifetime for the widow. There must be dozens of these great works, so I can get all the great works, so as to show the extraordinary greatness of the widow! "

Lu Lu hesitated for a moment, "Your Majesty, can you order this to be written by yourself?"

"Why not?"

"There is suspicion of boasting."

"No problem, when the time comes, the widow will ask Zhang Budo to propose, and after the book is completed, I will make a few more concessions, won't it be fine?"

"Your Majesty Yingming!"

Liu Chang grinned, "This time I went out alone, but I got a lot of insights. When I go back, I will find Zhou Xiang!"

Lu Lu shook his head, poor Zhou Xiang.

When he returned to the state of Chu, the King of Chu failed to come out to greet him again, and Zhong's father's health was getting worse and worse.

However, he also seemed to have changed his mind and no longer asked Liu An to stay.

He was struggling to sit on the bed. Although he was seriously ill, he did not lose his attitude. In the royal family, the King of Chu was probably the best demeanor.He gently rubbed the heads of the little guys in front of him, and looked at Liu Chang with a smile, "Chang, you must teach them well, and you must not indulge."

"I know, Father Zhong."

"You guys go out to play first."

Liu Chang waved his hand and let them all leave.

Liu Jiao said very seriously: "Chang, I'm going to see my brother. Do you have anything to say to me?"

Liu Chang's lips trembled, "Father Zhong, there are orders from the Imperial Physician to accompany them, so you can let them."

"You don't have to be troublesome. But if you die, why should you be afraid?"

Liu Jiao was extremely calm, he could not see the slightest fear of death, his face was full of free and easy, he said with a light smile: "Now, I can't even read the book, and I want someone to read it to me. It's pain. It's also getting old. I'm afraid that after you leave, we will never see each other again."

"Father Zhong."

Liu Chang grabbed Liu Jiao's hand and frowned.

"However, I am still very happy. I can finally meet with you. Hahaha, I finally saw my sons from the clan who are similar to me. The King of Chu is no exception.

"Chang, you have a very urgent personality, and it's a big deal, but you don't care much about people's strength."

Liu Jiao waved his hand, and someone walked in with a thick book.

"These are all Confucian classics that I have personally annotated. After you go back, if you think of me, you can read it. I love Confucianism, and what I like is benevolent governance. Government decrees, do not consider whether it is beneficial to the society, but first consider whether it is beneficial to the people. The people are the foundation of the society and the king. You have to be careful! Be careful!"

"Okay, Father Zhong, don't worry, I won't forget it."

Liu Chang sat in front of Father Zhong, bowed his head, and did not speak for a long time.

"You don't have to, you still have things to do, go ahead."

Liu Jiao took out his hand and asked again, "Do you really need me to speak to your father and brother?"

"Don't bother, I'll talk about it myself in the future."

"Hahaha, it's really your father's son!"

Liu Xiang touched Liu An.

"what happened?"

"Look. Father Zhong, is he studying???"

Liu An raised his head and looked at it for a moment, "I'm reading."

"Ah?? Father Zhong actually reads! Why?!"

Liu An rolled his eyes at him, "You don't think my grandfather never reads, do you? He just doesn't ask for deep understanding, and he has read a lot of books. You think everyone is like you, and he hasn't read a single Analects for three years. finished?"

Liu Xiang only felt a thunderous sound in his ears.

Are you the only one who doesn't read books all the time?
"No, I want to read! I must read it!"

Liu Xiang gritted his teeth, shouted, turned around and got into the car.

Liu Qi pouted and looked at An on the side, "How many times has he tried his best?"

"Is it the seventh time this year?"

"Oh, I bet I can last five days this time!"

"Three days, three days at most."

Neither of them guessed right. The next day, Liu Xiang was already out hunting on his horse, and he didn't remember what he said yesterday. The speed of returning the same way was faster than when he came, and Liu Chang didn't stop there. , When the group of them returned to Liang Kingdom, it was already snowing heavily.

The three little cubs were shivering from the cold, hiding in the security car and not daring to come out. Liu Chang was very contemptuous of this, and scolded the cubs who couldn't bear the hardship, and then he prepared himself a few times. A winter coat was thrown to them to wear.

Liang Guo's snow scene is really beautiful. When it snowed heavily, no one dared to go out. From a distance, all they could see was pure white, and even the footprints were covered by the snow. Wearing the thick clothes given by Zhong's father, when he stopped to rest, he would go out to play snowball fights.

Liu Chang and Lu Lu watched them laugh and play with smiles on their faces.

"Your Majesty, do you remember when we played together in the snow?"

"Of course I remember, we were playing snowballs and skating, your father even fell, hahaha, we almost spent the winter in Tingwei."

"Yeah, we were no longer allowed to go out after that."

"I was playing in the palace, and I even smashed my brother with snowballs and threw the snowballs into his clothes hahaha, I even smashed my grandfather!"

The two laughed, and suddenly fell silent.

Lu Lu let out a long sigh, "It's gone so fast, now we're on the same side, I don't know when we can get together"

He sighed with emotion, and when he raised his head to look at the king, two snowballs appeared in Liu Chang's hand, only to see Liu Chang smiling, "What are you doing, smashing those three darts!"

So, when the messenger sent by King Liang came to deliver the items used in winter, they saw a group of men and horses frantically playing snowball fights on the field. Then, Liang Guo's envoy widened his eyes and rubbed his own eyes several times. Was it too cold, and he was hallucinated by freezing? ?
Of course, soon, everyone returned to their serious appearance. This is the guard of honor of the king, how can we play?

Liu Chang cleared his throat, looked at Liang Guo's envoy who was still a little dazed in front of him, and asked in a low voice, "Do you know how Kuai Che died?"

"I don't know."

"He just talked too much and saw too much, so he was killed by the widow. Do you understand what the widow means?"

"I understand!!"

The king wandered back to Shanfu County.

"Mother~~~"

Liu Chang broke into his grandmother's mansion with three Shuzi. Empress Lu was talking to the three old women at the moment. Hearing the movement, he glanced at the three of them in disgust. The guests sat obediently by the side.

The three old women were all from the Lu family, one was of the same generation as Empress Lu, and the other two were Empress Lu's elders. Empress Lu was gentle towards her own clansmen, chatting with laughter at home.

Liu Chang couldn't sit still. Why do these people talk so much?I've come all the way, and I don't even have a chance to speak!

Liu Chang looked at Liu An on the side and scolded, "What are you muttering here?!"

"They're grandma's elders, so how about chatting with grandma? You still want to drive them away? You bastard!"

Liu An was stunned, with a conscience, I didn't say anything.

Empress Lu glared at Liu Chang, "Speak up!"

Liu Chang lowered his head helplessly.

However, these three too have no eyesight, they kept telling Empress Lu how beautiful their granddaughter was, how good their grandson was, and how they all took Lu as their surname in order to thank the Empress Dowager for her kindness. I was thinking about whether I could let my granddaughter marry a prince, and whether my grandson could also be an official.

Seeing that they were talking endlessly, Liu Chang looked at Liu Xiang again.

Liu Xiang secretly said not good.

"What are you mumbling about?!"

"What do you mean to kill? Why are you so vicious? Why do you want to kill?!"

Hearing these words, the three of them finally didn't dare to sit anymore, their faces were terrified, they hurriedly got up, said goodbye to Empress Lu, Empress Lu reluctantly sent them away, and then looked at Liu Chang angrily, "You idiot. , how come you don't know any etiquette?! These are all my clansmen!"

"They don't have any ulterior motives!"

"They have been farming here all their lives, and they have never read a book, so there's no need to blame them, but you are a slut." Empress Lu looked around, but couldn't find a wooden stick. Liu Chang's face was full of pride, and he dared to provoke you if he was not prepared. Can't do it?

"Mother! It's here!"

Liu An got out of nowhere, holding a wooden stick in his hand, and his face was well-behaved.

Liu Chang's face darkened immediately.

Grandma looks much better. She has been trapped in the palace for a long time. After going out for a walk, seeing the pastoral scenery, and seeing the clan, Empress Lu seems to be many years younger, and she doesn't breathe when chasing Liu Chang. , The three Shuzi were eager to try, and seemed to want to help Empress Lu stop Liu Chang, Liu Chang gave them a deep look and waited for Nai Gong!

When the few of them scrambled to talk about what happened along the way, Empress Lu listened with a smile.

Especially when she knew that the King of Chu valued Liu An very much, she was even more happy.

"Okay, all three of you are fine."

"It's freezing cold, go back to sleep."

After sending off these few stubs, Empress Lu looked at Liu Chang, but Liu Chang's face became much more solemn.

"Father Zhong seems to be dying."

"Um"

Empress Lv was not impressed. At this age, she seemed to have seen everything, "You handed over the affairs of the Southern Kingdom to King Wu?"

Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, "No, who is this time?? There is still the Queen Mother beside me?"

In an instant, Liu Chang woke up and scolded: "Lu, this dog entered!"

"Ok??"

"Lu has done a good job in this matter. I reported to my mother in time. I think there is great merit and can be rewarded. There just happens to be a lack of a county chief in Hexi."

"Don't change the subject. If you do this, aren't you afraid of Wu Guo's rise?"

"Mother, as soon as this grace decree is issued, the vassal kingdoms will become smaller and smaller in the future, not to mention, is the entire southern kingdom united, is it the opponent of the big Han? Even a Tang kingdom can teach them to be human! Besides, my fourth brother also It's not such a person, you know him, and I let him preside over the overall situation because I know him."

After hearing this fellow's explanation, Empress Lu pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Just make arrangements."

She added: "It's so cold now, but it's not easy for me to go out. Tomorrow, you can take a few people and go ahead and return to the temple."

"Ah?? You can't go out, and the widow should suffer??"

"I won't leave in such ghost weather. Why should I wait for the snow to melt before leaving?"

"You can't go back if you don't go back, something big happened in Chang'an."

"It's impossible. The widow is accompanied by Xiuyi. If there is anything in Chang'an, Xiuyi will tell me!"

"If you go out now, you should be able to see the embroidered clothes waiting for you to come out."

"What happened to Chang'an??"

"Marquis Ren Zhang Yue, Marquis Shenyang Luan said, I wish the Marquis Gaocheng, Marquis Xuanqu Dingtong and others conspiracy, intend to attack the palace, hold your brother hostage, issue an edict to control the southern army, kill all the officials, and then order the world to kill you. ."

"what?!"

Liu Chang jumped up suddenly, "How dare they do this?! How dare they do this?!"

Seeing Liu Chang who was extremely angry in front of him, Empress Lu was very calm, "You have been suppressing them all the time. Of course, they want your brother to come to power."

"and after?"

"It was pacified by the soldiers led by Zhou Chang, and more than a thousand people were imprisoned."

"Then why didn't your mother say it just now?"

Liu Chang got up and was about to leave, but Empress Lu asked angrily, "How can you be so impatient?"

"You've done too much, and there are thousands of people who want to kill you. You have to be prepared."

"Don't let your soft heart hurt yourself!"

Liu Chang hurried out of the house, and as expected he came across the embroidered clothes waiting for him, but Liu Chang ignored it and went to Liu An and the others with a wooden stick. When he saw them, Liu Chang waved his hand and said eagerly: " Hurry up, come here, the widow is in a hurry to go back to Chang'an! You have to leave after the fight!"

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