Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 610
When King Wu's carriage was traveling over mountains and mountains, the carriage of a wise king was also patrolling around.

Lu Lu was driving the car, the car was huge, and there were two servants standing inside, one was carrying the stove, the other was seriously playing with the fruits in front of him, there were peaches, melons, apricots, dates, etc., the elder had his own An exclusive greenhouse to grow these melons and fruits, so that he can eat these things in winter.

And he also has a very large cellar, the cellar is full of ice, there are more than [-] officials who take care of the cellar, and they are responsible for storing these melons and fruits for the elder, so that the elder can eat them in all seasons Various kinds of melons and fruits.

Liu Chang's carriage is huge, Liu Chang can even lie down comfortably, even holding Cao Shu in his arms is no problem.

There are several strong bows hanging on the side. Each strong bow has a different style, but the decoration of each is extremely luxurious, inlaid with various gemstones and gold. This strong bow can probably be found in Chang'an. Buy the most luxurious mansion.

At this moment, Liu Dachang is munching on fruit, and Ji is sitting in the car. There is no need to open the car curtain at all, and he can see the scene outside directly through the glass newly developed by Shangfang.

"It's such a cold winter. But I can't stay in the palace with peace of mind. I still care about the people and go out to inspect. Can a wise king like me find a second one?"

The servant who was feeding melons and fruits shook his head hastily.

"Your Majesty's benevolence is far beyond the reach of Yao, Shun and Yu!"

The carriage stopped suddenly, and Liu Chang staggered, "Are you there yet?"

Liu Chang got out of the car, and Lu Lu was standing beside him. This is a small country village, and there were already small officials standing aside respectfully, with their heads bowed. They didn't know who was coming, but the people who looked at the carriage Configuration, they feel the pressure.

After seeing Liu Chang, the eyes of the leading officials couldn't help but widen, and they hurriedly knelt down on the ground.

He probably recognized the identity of the person in front of him, but Liu Chang waved his hand, "It's so cold on the ground, what are you doing kneeling!"

The man hurriedly got up, but he was a little afraid to speak.

His face was flushed with excitement, and he hesitated. He had been Li Zheng all his life, and he never thought that one day he would be able to see the emperor with his own eyes.

"I welcome your majesty."

"I didn't expect that in this countryside, there are still people who can recognize me!"

Liu Chang said loudly: "I'm visiting in Weifu this time, don't tell other people about my identity!"

Ri is in a hurry to take orders.

Lu Lu stepped forward to ask Lizheng about something, and then led Liu Chang towards Li. On the way, Liu Chang said displeasedly: "My brothers can go abroad in a low-key way, but I can't, I Tall, imposing, with destiny, even in casual clothes, other people can recognize me at a glance!"

Lu Lu looked at Liu Chang's beast tassels embroidered with gold silk, but he didn't pick up on it.

"Your Majesty, let's go back. This matter is not worth coming out in person."

"No, this is a major event related to the world. How can I not care about cultural and educational matters?"

As Liu Chang said, several people came to a simple mansion. Liu Chang looked up and down the mansion in front of him, then gritted his teeth and asked, "This is it, right?"

"It's right here"

"Okay, don't reveal my identity after entering, I have to question this rotten scholar myself!"

When Liu Chang made a confession, people knocked on the door.

Just when Liu Chang couldn't help but stepped forward to tear down the door, someone finally opened the door.

The person who opened the door was an old man, about 50 years old.

Although he stayed in this simple mansion, he didn't look like he had endured hardships. He was soft-skinned and tender. In Liu Chang's eyes, he looked very cunning and vicious, and looked like a villain.

Of course, in the eyes of other people, this person looks majestic, mighty and dignified.

Liu Chang raised his head, with a little disdain, "You are Mei Cheng?"

Mei Cheng was confused at the moment, he looked at the strong man in front of him, at the clothes on him, and then at the armored man behind him, the eunuch with white face and beardless, he knew it in his heart.

"Caomin pays homage to His Majesty!! Caomin is Meicheng!!"

He hastily bowed and knelt down, and Liu Chang was a little annoyed. He blamed himself for being too imposing, and it was so difficult to disguise his identity.

"Get up!"

Liu Chang said displeasedly, and stepped into the courtyard first. The courtyard has everything you need, and there are two younger children, probably his children. Under the leadership of Mei Cheng, Liu Chang walked into the inner room, Sitting in the upper position, Mei Cheng sat beside Liu Chang.

"Jia Yi recommended you to me three times. He said that your knowledge is very good, and your writing skills are not weaker than his. You can entrust me with a big job."

"Mr. Jia's praise, the grassroots are ashamed."

"I don't know what your other skills are, but I have seen your literary skills before, and the shit doesn't make sense!!!"

Liu Chang took out the paper from his sleeve and placed it heavily in front of Mei Cheng.

The corner of Mei Cheng's eyes twitched, and he hurriedly bowed his head and knelt down.

"Those who gain the whole will prosper, and those who lose the whole will perish? Whoever has the light of the three lights above and does not hurt the hearts of the people below has the art of kingship?"

"The best flattery, the country is not a direct minister!!"

"Are you cursing me that the big man will perish? Or are you mocking me for not being king? Could it be that in your eyes, I am not as good as Shang Tang Zhou Wu?!"

It's not unreasonable for Liu Chang to come to find this Mei Cheng in person today. If Fuqiu Bo is the number one leader of the Han Dynasty, then this Mei Cheng is the number one leader of the Han Dynasty. This guy has made many fusses against Liu Chang, he and several great Confucian scholars in Chu and Qi worked hand in hand and published some articles criticizing Liu Chang. King Qi was frightened and dismissed him from his official position, and then he moved to Guanzhong, where he often talked with the great Confucians here, completely letting himself go, and always writing articles to black Liu Chang.

And this article is really good. Nowadays, Chao Cuo, Jia Yi, and Lu Jia are the best writers in the temple, and Mei Cheng's literary skills are on the same level as these three, weaker than Lu Jia. Jia Yi, Gao and Chao Cuo.

His articles are very popular in Chang'an and are highly sought after by everyone.

After Liu Chang saw the eighth article about himself, he finally couldn't help it, and asked Lu Lu to drive him to have a good chat with this man.

Originally, Liu Chang couldn't bear it when he saw the first article, but because the other party was in Qi State at that time, there was no way to meet him. Hearing that he came to the pass, Liu Chang naturally had to come.

Mei Cheng was not as upright as he showed, and he was still a little scared when facing the emperor's questioning.

"Your Majesty, loyal ministers will not evade severe punishment but directly remonstrate with the monarch. I am loyal."

"Admonish directly? When you were assisting King Qi, why didn't you admonish him directly? But you insisted on admonishing me directly?"

"Cao Min also persuaded King Qi at that time."

He searched hastily, and finally found a few prose and prose admonishing King Qi, and handed them to Liu Chang.

Liu Chang took a serious look, not sure, Mei Cheng hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "Your Majesty, this prose is to persuade the current King Qi under the guise of criticizing the original King Xiang of Qi. Look, I Use the current behavior of King Qi to describe the original King Xiang of Qi."

With Mei Cheng's explanation, Liu Chang suddenly realized, and couldn't help laughing.

"You are really amazing! Your ability to make up stories is good!! Hahaha! That Zhuzi Xiang must be furious! You are pointing at King Qi Xiang to insult him! Is there anything else? ?"

"Look at this article, it's admonishing the King of Qi to spoil his children. In this article, I used a metaphor. When the young eagle grows up, it will naturally learn to fly."

"This one is"

Liu Chang listened to his explanation, and looked at these articles criticizing King Qi cheerfully, "Well written! Really good! Are there any other princes and kings? Did anyone scold King Zhao? King Zhao made so many mistakes. , haven’t you written one or two articles?”

"Cao Min is not a minister of the King of Zhao. However, if His Majesty needs it, the minister can also write it."

"Hahaha~~~"

Liu Chang laughed, and suddenly realized something, no, I'm here to question him!
He hastily put on a straight face again, "I think it's very good that you can persuade King Qi and King Zhao honestly, but it's a serious crime for you to smear my deeds!"

Mei Cheng plucked up his courage and couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, what you say is from the bottom of your heart. As a king, you should put your mind on governing the country. Your clothes have been eaten by ordinary people for ten years. .”

Liu Chang waved his hand, "I have made great contributions, and I deserve it. I have done so many things and benefited the people all over the world, so what if I wear a few more clothes?!"

Mei Cheng couldn't refute, this guy did have great achievements.

"But if you do this, all the officials will follow you. The King of Chu back then was so thin."

"You don't have to worry about that. Look at the man next to me. This is Jiancheng Hou Lulu. Have you seen his clothes? How is it different from yours? Those who have made great contributions enjoy a little, I don't know I will ask, if someone who has no credit, imitates my behavior, I will punish his clan! It’s just a matter of raising money to buy cotton! What’s wrong?”

Mei Cheng was dumbfounded.

"To tell you the truth, I came here today to reason with you. But, I see that your article is really well written, so I forgive your mistakes. From now on, you will be my doctor! Write an article or something!"

Meicheng hurriedly agreed.

Liu Chang suddenly remembered something, and said: "There is another one named Zou Yang!! He has been writing articles to satirize me in Chu State! I know you are his friend, you tell this person, if he still does this. I have to cook him!"

"only!!!"

When Liu Chang came out, Mei Cheng also began to prepare. He would follow the emperor directly to Chang'an to take up his post.

Liu Chang just called Li Zheng over and asked about the situation here.

Li Zheng was trembling with fright, and when questioned by Liu Chang, he couldn't speak clearly.

There are also a few children gathered around them. These children are not afraid at all when they see strangers. They hold the snacks made by their families in their hands, and surround them curiously, looking at these strangers with their heads.

In the house, the two sons of Meicheng were preparing clothes for my father. The eldest son couldn't help but said: "Father, you shouldn't accept the appointment of your majesty! You are too straightforward. If you stay here By His Majesty's side, it's okay to write a letter to persuade him when the time comes?"

Mei Cheng said with a smile: "Don't worry. There are different ways of admonishing different kings."

"I know how to persuade His Majesty."

His youngest son also objected to Mei Cheng's decision. He asked in a low voice: "You have always told us that His Majesty is eager for quick success and quick benefits, is very flattering, and does not listen to advice. But why do you still want to serve him?"

Mei Cheng was very calm and not afraid.

"Your Majesty is not a perfect man. There has never been a perfect man since ancient times. Although Your Majesty is eager for success, he will not harm the people. Although His Majesty is very flattering, he can clearly reward and punish him. , He can tell the difference between His Majesty and not a fatuous and brutal king, it is my good fortune to follow such a king!"

The two sons nodded thoughtfully, and Mei Cheng followed them out of the house, explaining what happened after he left.

"Study more. Don't be in a hurry to participate in the assessment. Your majesty is wise today. He will not let talented people bury me as a wise king who follows me. I just want to help him with my life, govern the world well, and let the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment."

But when they walked out of the gate of the mansion, Mei Cheng was a little speechless.

Outside the door, a child was crying loudly, constantly arching forward.

His Majesty squatted in front of him, holding snacks in one hand and resting on the child's forehead with the other, eating with relish, and said while eating: "Why are you crying? There are good things to share, you know?" ? I don’t eat yours for nothing.”

Mei Cheng's face darkened, and his ambition seemed to be shaken at this moment.

The carriage slowly drove towards Chang'an, but there was one more person in the carriage.

Liu Chang chattered endlessly in the carriage.

"If you want to write, you have to write about Liu Ruyi! You know, right? He has done far more things than King Qi. You can write whatever you want, and write harder! I can stand up to anything!"

Along the way, Mei Cheng became more and more desperate.

This emperor who snatches children's snacks is completely unreliable. He has been complaining about King Zhao all the way, and even instigated himself to write some works that will make King Zhao notorious for thousands of years. Could it be that this person has spent so much effort to find Himself, just to harm King Zhao? ?

Then what is the use of myself in Chang'an?
Mei Cheng sighed, his ideal is to assist the Holy King and govern the world, not to be the emperor's pleasure.

What is the use of writing some articles to the people of the world?

His Majesty would not even be able to understand these articles of mine if no one explained them.

Mei Cheng lowered his head, depressed.

The carriage slowly drove into Chang'an, but Liu Chang found a few articles and said:
"In your second article admonishing me, you said that truly elegant scholars should eat more vegetables and light drinks, and refrain from fishy and fatty eating habits."

"In the third article, it is said that when I travel, it is right to say that it is right to go to high places and go out in the countryside to broaden your horizons, but it is not suitable for the king."

"In the fourth article, I said that I had fun, and you said that sports are very important, and all children in the county school should participate, but it still doesn't match the king."

"In the recent article, you accused me of good music, but I noticed that you said that you should use music to cultivate your temperament, and use water to keep yourself clean and avoid diseases."

"Hahaha, they all say that you are a very good writer, but I think you are also a good person who maintains health. I saw you mentioned the way of keeping in good health in your other article, saying that it is closely related to the world , It can even affect the decline and prosperity of the country. I plan to build a new mansion, in which doctors are the main ones, mainly in charge of medical officials, doctors, and medicinal materials. Specifically, it is responsible for the health of the people. I haven’t seen it before, but I think it’s pretty good.”

"This new department should not only treat people when they are sick, but also improve their preventive capabilities, strengthen their bodies, point out the importance of diet balance, exercise, self-cleaning, etc. Since you have deep research in this area , do you want to concurrently serve as Zuo Cheng in this new department?"

Mei Cheng was taken aback, he did have such a set of theories, but he never wrote an essay to explain it, it was just hidden in his essays, until now no one has been able to see it, His Majesty is probably the first People who can see these things from his words.

This surprised Mei Cheng, he is quite clear about His Majesty's knowledge
"Hahaha, when Lu Lu read your essays to me for the first time, I was very angry, but then I noticed the points you raised, especially what kind of diet planning did you study? What kind of influence does the food have on people. I summoned several imperial physicians to ask, and many of your statements are actually correct, and there are also some mistakes. However, there are imperial physicians who can help you correct some ministers. , These are useless, the common people simply cannot afford to eat food, let alone choose what they should eat.”

"But I think. The people of the big man will not always be like this. Sooner or later, these things of yours will be useful!"

Hearing His Majesty's words, Mei Cheng's eyes on him changed a little.

"Even if dietary control has little impact on the common people, at least some people can do what you say about cleaning yourself. It doesn't have to be enforced, but it's good to let them know the benefits of keeping clean, you You mentioned your own cleanliness, and the cleanliness of the house can have an impact on your health. I very much agree with your proposition."

"As for sports, temples can encourage locals to organize them. County schools can also promote them to make children stronger."

"I think you are probably the second person in the entire Han Dynasty to make such a claim."

"Your Majesty, who is the first?"

"Of course it's me!"

"Your Majesty is wise!! I am willing to serve as Zuo Cheng!!"

Liu Chang was very satisfied with his attitude, he patted Mei Cheng on the shoulder, and said in a low voice: "But the matter of criticizing Ruyi can't be left behind."

Mei Cheng was in a good mood at the moment, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty! You will never delay the business!!!"

Lu Lu frowned, it's broken, another minister was led astray by His Majesty!

(End of this chapter)