Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 354 Uncle and Father Zhong each have their own difficulties
Hearing the king's order, Zhang Shizhi felt very happy and at the same time felt very guilty.

He was happy because he was finally able to carry out the thin burial under the order of the king. The reason why he felt guilty was that he had told the king too little. After that, it was the king's personal performance, so that edict jumped to the other extreme.

If I knew it earlier, I would say the following words together, and let the king copy the beginning and the end, and it will not scare Zhao Xiang like this.

Liu Chang played stably as always. After completing the daily task of scare the ministers, the faint-hearted gentleman stood up slowly and stretched himself in front of the ministers. Such a rude act, but no one dared to do so. Say more.

Liu Chang waved his hand and left his good brother, so he let everyone else leave. When the ministers walked out, most of them looked at Zhang Shizhi with bad eyes. They knew very well that the king suddenly proposed a thin burial or something. It must be inseparable from the relationship with this fellow, and this matter has to be handled so urgently, can't bully Liu Chang, and can't bully you?
"Hmph, treacherous!"

"lackey!"

"Cool officer!"

Zhang Shizhi heard a few words of abuse, but his face was calm, and he ignored them completely. When the ministers left, Zhang Budo walked slowly to his side with a disdainful expression, "I tell you, don't think that The ministers say that you are a traitor, a hawk, a dog, a cruel official, and you can compare to me, you are far worse than me, don’t be complacent because of these comments.”

"Mr. Zhang. But they're scolding me."

"What kind of compliment can compare to the abuse of an enemy?"

Zhang Budo asked a question, and then walked out of the temple with a smile.

Zhang Shizhi quickly followed behind him.

In the Hall of Houde, Liu Chang was holding the hand of his good brother. The good brother has been diligent and conscientious over the years, but now he has moved to the position of the great servant of the great man. Don't look at this servant who only raises horses for the royal family. The status was very high, the last servant was named Xia Houying.

"Hahaha, we brothers haven't seen each other for a long time!"

The good brother hurriedly lowered his head, "Your Majesty, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, how dare you call your Majesty brothers and sisters!"

"Hey, when did you also learn the Confucian way?"

"Your Majesty, He Guanzi Yun's master is not clear, he regards honor as the Tao, and meaning as the law.

The good brother has a beard of the same style as Gai Gong, and is wearing a court uniform. At this moment, he gently stroked his beard and began to tell Liu Chang the truth of monarchs and ministers. The younger is the same aid, the elder is the same friend, the wandering is the same product, the sacrifice is the same blessing, the death and the life are the same love, the misfortune and disaster are the same, the dwelling is the same, the deeds are the same, the condolences are the same, the weeping is the same, the joy is enough to help each other, the strange spy enough to stop"

"Of course, Lu Shi Chunqiu said: In ancient times, there were no rulers. Their people lived in groups, they knew their mothers and did not know their fathers, there were no relatives, brothers, husbands and wives, there was no difference between husband and wife, there was no way of elders and children, there was no way of advancing and retreating, and there was no clothing. The crawler palace is convenient for livestock accumulation, and there is no equipment, boats, vehicles, and the city.

The good brother talked for a long time, and then asked with a smile: "It can be seen that the so-called way of monarch and ministers is not limited to Confucianism, the world's knowledge, and Taoism, what does Your Majesty think?"

"Ah? Ah yes, yes, what you said is the same as what I thought, it's good enough"

Liu Chang nodded blankly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, dear brother, you are already in the position of Jiuqing, hahaha, I never thought about it."

"It's all because of His Majesty's love."

"Hey, this has nothing to do with me. It was Zhou Chang, Zhaoping, and Zhang Cang who recommended you together. They said that you are very knowledgeable, you have a true biography from Huang Lao, and you can do things. I never thought that you could convince them, yes, That's right. By the way, how is the situation on Tang Guo's side?"

"Unclothed, with a million armor."

"to be frank!"

The good brother then said: "Tang country is becoming more and more powerful. According to His Majesty's instructions, more cities will be built outside the Great Wall, roads will be built, extending in all directions, the people will be clean, the officials will be clear, and they will only be a group of officials and common people. I miss Your Majesty a lot, and I hope His Majesty can return. Tang Dynasty."

"Hahaha, even if I become the co-lord of the world, that's the king of Tang!"

"In the past, I had to secretly give Tang Guo a favor. Now that I am the emperor, I don't need to cover it up. Don't worry, I will favor Tang Guo!"

The good brother smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, you can't be partial."

"Are you still from the Tang country? When you become a servant, don't you care about Tang country?"

"It's not just me who wants to be partial, you have to be partial too!"

The good brother shook his head, and it was hard to say anything. Liu Chang immediately asked about the situation of the ministers.

"How could I let such a useful prime minister leave?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know anything. The prince is old, and now he needs someone to help him when he goes to other places. He can no longer eat meat. He also needs someone to read it to him. The prince has merit and society, please have mercy on your majesty."

"Ah?? Isn't he just too old? How could it be so serious?"

"This"

This time, Liu Chang did not force it. He frowned and thought for a moment, "Since this is the case, let the prince resign and rest. Let Zhang Xiangrulai take his position."

"only!"

In fact, the king is still very good at talking, and it is not unreasonable. Liu Chang asked about Gai Gong again. Gai Gong is also very old. Now lying on the bed, he often asks Liu Chang's situation, and he learns about these situations. , Liu Chang also wanted to go back to Tang State to have a look.

The good brother stayed with Liu Chang for a long time before finally leaving.

Just when Liu Chang was thinking about what reason he should find to go to Tang country, the three little guys surrounded Zhong's father.

King Zhao and King Jiaodong still lived in Tang Wangfu. When three stunned young men brought a group of little guys to Tang Wangfu to secretly digest them, they met two Zhongfu head-on. The sheep guy is not afraid at all, and sneered and shouted: "Okay, someone dares to break into the Tang Palace privately!"

The three brothers were so frightened that they almost blocked his mouth.

Ruyi looked at the little guy in front of her curiously and asked, "Who are you?"

"My name is Zhou Shang! My father Zhong is Tiaohou!"

Ruyi nodded, this Lengtouqing is Zhou Shengzhi's son.

"Then why don't you say your grandfather's title, but your Zhongfu's?"

"Nonsense, my grandfather's title is low!"

Liu Xiang was a little scared and said something in Zhou Shang's ear. Zhou Shang was shocked and just shouted. These little guys immediately dispersed. These new generation of sages are really not as good as the next generation. Zhi kicked the iron plate and ran fast. The three brothers of the Liu family also wanted to run, but there were two Zhong fathers standing in front of them, and they couldn't run.

Liu Xiang, Liu Qi, Liu An and the others felt that Father Zhong would definitely scold them this time, but they didn't expect that they would not dare not to scold them, and even dragged themselves into the house to eat meat.

Liu Ruyi smiled and looked at the few Youzi in front of her, "You can't do it, I only brought back a sheep this time."

He looked at Liu An, "Your father was a sheep back then. The Hou family of Jiancheng was almost eaten and bankrupted by them."

Liu Xiang was a little unconvinced, "Father Zhong, they are holding little lambs, we are big sheep!"

Liu Jian laughed loudly, and looked at Ruyi on the side with great interest, "Brother Third, Brother Seven also has such a day!"

Liu Ruyi asked curiously, "However, where did you get your sheep?"

Liu An hesitated for a moment and said, "I got it from the doctor's house."

"Who is Doctor Zhong?"

"Cao Cheng!"

Liu Ruyi and Liu Jian laughed happily again, Liu Jian shook his head, "Isn't that your uncle! Okay. Just hold on to your uncle and don't let it go, right? Then you usually only eat sheep?"

"I don't occasionally go to Wuyang Hou's house to eat chicken."

Liu Ruyi and Liu Jian sighed with emotion, fortunately, we are all just fathers, not uncles, and fortunately, the children of our eldest sister's family are still more promising, and they can't do things like cheating.

Just when they were overwhelmed with emotion, Liu Xiang only felt that something in his bones suddenly awakened, and he immediately knelt in front of them crying.

"Ah? What's wrong? What are you crying for?"

"Father Zhong! We are feasting here, but I feel distressed when I think of my Hexi people's lack of clothing and food."

At that moment, Liu Ruyi and Liu Jian only felt cold behind their backs, broken, how could they forget that being Zhong's father still has such a disaster!
Liu Ruyi's lips trembled slightly, "Actually, my Zhao country is also very poor."

"Father Zhong! The people of my Hexi country can't even collect [-] people!!"

Liu Xiang cried bitterly.

King Zhao sighed, "I still have some food there."

Liu Xiang looked at the King of Jiaodong, and Liu Jian was silent for a long time, "I'll send some farm tools."

Seeing that things went so smoothly, Liu Qi immediately knelt down and sat down.

"Two Zhongfu! My country of Wu has been fighting the country of Nanyue all the year round"

"And my country Tang!"

Liu Ruyi and Liu Jian temporarily decided to return to Fengguo. After all, national affairs are the most important thing. They are not at ease when they stay here.

Liu Jian was very sad and angry, "Brother, it was obviously the seventh brother who went to beg at the beginning, why did the retribution fall on us in the end?"

"Because your seventh brother is not a human at all. If you ask him to complain, it would be good if he doesn't knock you back."

The news of King Tang's enthronement spread to all directions. Although there were no major ceremonies, such a major event could not be concealed. , the base camps of the Tang kings in the state of Yan, the people cheered.

The people of Tang Kingdom are happy because their king became emperor and spontaneously celebrated for the king. Even if the king became His Majesty, they still did not change their mouths, one king at a time. Of course, this is only limited to Tang people. If the merchants came to do business If you follow them to call the king, you will be beaten by the Tang people, "Do you dare not call your majesty? The king is also called by you?"

The Tang people wrote letters several times, asking the king to move the capital of the Han from Chang'an to Jinyang.

The people of Zhao State are happy, that's because King Tang is finally going to stay in Chang'an, and he won't bring the Tang people to bully us in the future, right? ? ?
The people of Yan Kingdom are happy because King Yan ordered that anyone who dares to be unhappy will be cut off.

In some respects, King Yan and King Tang are very similar. They are equally fond of martial arts and equally cruel. King Yan worships King Tang without thinking. If Xuanyi hadn't stopped him, he would have given up the war. He went to Chang'an to meet the emperor, because he couldn't escape from the war, so he could only send his prince to Chang'an to meet his majesty instead of himself.

And he, the prince who likes to play chess, set off towards Chang'an happily.

In the Central Plains, in order to celebrate King Tang's ascension to the throne, King Liang deliberately opened the warehouse to release grain and let the people celebrate together. There is no way, this is the way the local tyrants are, and the food is available to the few!

In the south, the state of Chu was also full of excitement. The distinguished children of the state of Chu had a very good relationship with Liu Chang. They all felt that Liu Chang was a real man of Chu. Seriously ill, I don't know how many days left, and the minister of state also ordered to celebrate because of his fear of King Tang.

As for Wu State and Nanyue, there is no need to say more, it is simply a festival.

King Wu came to celebrate with the people in person. King Wu was always approachable. He drank with the people and celebrated this big event with a smile. The King of Nanyue could not wait to come off and dance with the people. The King of Nanyue was so happy that he ignored it. With this old bone, he ate half a sheep, drank a pot of wine, and danced with the ministers. This old man was so happy that he was a saint.

Under the whole world, it seems that only the Qi State has shown a difference.

Liu Chang's reputation in Qi State is not very good, because Liu Chang killed too many nobles in Qi State. According to the propaganda of these people, King Qi died in the hands of King Tang. In addition, Tang State took away the money before. Because of Beijun, the relationship between Qi and Tang has not been very good.

Therefore, the situation here in Qi State is very different. Jibei County is celebrating the festival, while Qi County is dead.

Of course, small countries such as Chengyang Kingdom and Jiaodong Kingdom split from Qi Kingdom are still relatively happy.

"Prime Minister!"

"The Tang people in Jibei County beat up a few of our businessmen again."

"Chengyang people rushed into the countryside and almost burned us a few miles."

Ji Bu sat in the upper position and listened to the ministers' reports, because the Qi people showed resistance to the Tang king's ascension, resulting in constant conflicts with the surrounding, Ji Bu was silent for a moment, and then said: "Take the offender, press deal with the law."

"But they're not equal"

"I didn't use the laws of Qi to deal with them. This is the law of the great Han. Are they not Han people?"

"If their officials don't allow it"

"Then take it together with the officials!"

Ji Bu waved his hand, completely ignoring those people. These ministers were still hesitant, but Qi Guoting said in a low voice, "What are you afraid of? Ji Xiang is His Majesty's former lover."

Everyone suddenly realized, yes, what are we afraid of?On this land, who would dare to provoke Ji Xiang!

Next, there are some things about the people of Qi.

Qi people are also good at martial arts, and when they are bullied, it is difficult not to fight back.

"A few rangers went to Chengyang to hurt people."

Jibu is still relatively fair, whether he is external or internal, he is dealt with according to the law.

"Jixiang, ah, the rangers gathered a crowd and hurt people, and it also means disobedience to His Majesty. Do you want to be executed?"

"They hurt people because the villagers were beaten. Don't make a fuss. When dealing with politics, you must act with kindness and virtue.

Jibu shook his head and did not agree.

At this time, another minister played, "Ji Xiang, a group of Confucian scholars wrote a letter together, I hope Your Majesty will not do such a thing to return the government to your brother."

Ji Bu's face suddenly turned cold, "Send all these people to prison and execute them."

Everyone was stunned, and after thinking for a moment, it was the Tingwei who reminded him first.

"Ji Xiang is His Majesty's former lover."

Liu Chang drove a car to inspect the construction of Chang'an City.

In order not to frighten those passers-by, but also to allow the carriage to pass normally, Chang Liu did not choose the carriage with his nine horses, but chose to stand up. In the Chang'an design that Chengyan gave him, Yang Chengyan, apart from being a little timid, has good abilities.

This person divided Chang'an City into three cities, the inner city and the outer city, and planned to build the inner city as the imperial palace, and the outer city of the middle city as residential houses and cultivated land in the square city. Re-start the construction, most of Chang'an City today may be turned into a palace in the future, which will be a large-scale building complex comparable to the Epang Palace.

The draft design was decided by Yang Chengyan himself, and Chang Liu was also very satisfied.

Nowadays, the country is prosperous and the people are safe, food is abundant, and Chang'an has reached the point where it has to be repaired. Chang'an is now quite crowded, and the people are almost unable to squeeze it. , The city has become dirty and messy because of the large number of residents. This is the capital of Han, how can it not look like a capital at all?
As for the palace, it was just a link in the Chang'an New City plan, and it was built along the way.

At the beginning, Liu An once said that he wanted to build the palace. Liu Chang felt that it was not good to build the palace just after he ascended the throne. He informed Yang Chengyan on the first day, and Yang Chengyan sent the design drawings on the second day, and the construction started on the third day. , which makes sense and doesn't appear like a tyrant who just wants to enjoy himself.

Now that Chang Liu travels, Wei Wei is bound to follow him. Just like Liu Bang did, Chang Liu wanted to travel quietly, but he couldn't do it.

Liu Chang looked at the guard beside him with contempt in his eyes.

"You finally got your wish."

"When you were in Chang'an, you tried to arrest me several times, but you couldn't catch up every time, but now you can follow me all the time!"

This Weiwei is an old acquaintance of Liu Chang. Liu Chang still remembers that he was just a low-level general at the time. He had brought his soldiers to arrest him many times. He was not afraid of himself at all. He had a dark face all day. , After so many years, the little guy at the time has now become the Weiwei of one of the nine ministers, the important minister in charge of the safety of the emperor!
And Liu Chang finally knew his name, this fellow is Zhang Meng.

Because of Zhang Meng's dedication to his duties and his never-shrinking attitude towards King Tang, he won the attention of the Queen Mother, and thus rose all the way to his current position.

But he was still the same as before, with a stern face and no oil or salt.

"It's a pity that you are a Weiwei, you are also a Tingwei!"

(End of this chapter)