Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 662
"I thought that King Zhao followed his biological mother, but I never thought that it was this biological mother who followed him as he wished!"

Liu Chang made his own evaluation indignantly.

When Gao Sheng, the ministers of the temple, shouted to cut down the vassal, Liu Chang was astonished by Zhao Wang's miraculous operation.

Besides, where did you get so many armors? ? ?
I have only been away for more than two years, and you have made so many armors?
The accompanying officials took out the letter from King Zhao. Through the letter, Liu Chang had a preliminary understanding of the situation. It turned out that his good brother wanted to make some armor for himself, so that he could use it for his expedition, because Zhao State currently has a lot of minerals, and there are no craftsmen. He thinks that doing so can greatly reduce the pressure on Liu Chang.

To be honest, it is true. Armor is a very important strategic material, and its priority may even be higher than that of war horses. Armors are completely different from ordinary soldiers. Five hundred armored soldiers can kill tens of thousands of unarmored soldiers. , put on several layers of armor, only spears and strong crossbows can break through the defense, and the standards of the big man are mostly based on armored charge, that is, you have to be able to charge in armor, and you can become an elite if you can do this. The group of standing troops in the army, and riding and shooting, it would be great if you are good at riding and shooting, and you can be promoted directly.

Why can people like Xiang Yu, Fan Kuai and Liu Chang be the enemy of thousands of people at this time, and can kill hundreds of soldiers face to face?It is because of their size and several layers of armor, it is equivalent to a heavy tank, and with a long and heavy weapon, they run over all the way and pass the level without injury.And as the bow and crossbow production technology became more and more exquisite, there were fewer and fewer fierce generals who dared to rush first, probably because the armor at that time could not withstand the damage of the bow and crossbow, the version was changed, and the shooter was strengthened, but if this The type of tank has developed, it is still very fierce, and it can still tear the crispy skin by hand.

Hiding a pair of armor can be directly convicted of treason, and it can be pulled out and beheaded. These [-] armors are not too much to punish the five clans.

But King Zhao. Not to mention the five clans of Zhu, even the clan of Zhufu, the royal family has to be gone, even Mr. Liu and the princes and kings from all over the country, one counts as one, and all of them have to be gone. If the clan of Zhumu, King Zhao’s aunt is Lu Hou's clan can kill all the big Han dignitaries, leaving no one behind.

Liu Chang glanced at the panicked Lu Lu, and said, "Don't be afraid, if you kill other people, I will save you."

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to be joking, King Zhao is just that."

Lu Lu didn't know how to describe it. After thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Looking for death."

"Chao Cuo is trying his best to deal with the king outside. King Zhao is handing them a knife. If the kings under the world know about it, they will go to crusade against Zhao. I really don't understand, why did King Zhao do this?"

Liu Chang shook his head, "Ruyi is a man who was poisoned by my father. My father is a man who is inconsistent with what he says and what he does. What he does does not seem to be done by a human being, but what he says is sanctimonious. It's Wei'an. Ruyi admired his father since he was a child, and imitated him everywhere. However, what he imitated was not his father, but the father in his words, so my father felt that he was most like himself. Of course, he looks like It is indeed very similar to my father. This makes him very naive, ignorant of reason, ignorant of danger, unguarded and self-righteous towards others, but has no bad intentions. He basically has no city, and is a child spoiled by my father."

"You should suppress this matter with all your strength. Don't let others know about these armors. Store them in the arsenal for the time being and make an edict. If others ask, they will say that I asked Zhao Guo to build the armor for the war."

"I hope it can be suppressed."

"It's not hope, what can they do if you suppress them?! If you have any opinions, tell me face to face!"

Liu Chang's voice suddenly became louder, but Lu Lu no longer panicked.

In the past two years following Liu An, he has been intriguing with these people all day long, and he almost forgot that His Majesty never obeys the rules, and he will do what he says.
But then he smiled wryly again, "His Royal Highness is terrified, and I'm afraid that he will fully support Chao Cuo in cutting down the feudal clan."

"Hahaha~~"

Thinking of Liu An's face just now, Liu Chang couldn't help laughing.

Can you not be afraid?

Sending [-] sets of armor all at once, when the temple was about to cut down the vassal, what did Liu An think? He must think that this was a demonstration by King Zhao. how many?How many soldiers can be drawn?
This is not to scare people.

And Liu Chang knew well that this should be all Zhao Guo's property, he shook his head, "Let Liu Zhang watch it a little bit, don't let this Zhuzi get dizzy from fright."

"I see."

"Then how do we reply to King Zhao?"

"He sent a gift after so many hardships, how can he not return the gift? Return something. In addition, I have to send a letter to Yuan Ang. He has to be tough. I just think he is brave and courageous. Let him go to Zhao country, why can't he even look at Ruyi?"

Liu Chang didn't say anything to Ruyi, but was somewhat dissatisfied with Yuan An.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Yuan is young after all, I'm afraid King Zhao won't listen to him"

"So to reward Ruyi with a gift, and then punish Yuan An and deprive him of his title, it is necessary to let the soldiers beat him up. In this way, Ruyi will not mess around."

Lu Lu was stunned for a moment, although he didn't quite understand the reason, he still agreed.

Chao Cuo's movements have aroused the vigilance of the princes from all walks of life. Except for Ruyi, who lacks political IQ, the rest of the princes and kings have already begun to think of ways to formulate countermeasures.

Liang Guo, Suiyang.

Liang Wang Liu Hui happily sat on the top seat, and the ministers sat below him respectively. The table was full of all kinds of delicacies, which were extremely luxurious.

"Then if Chao Cuo wants to cut down the feudal clan, let him cut it down. What does this have to do with the widow?"

"The widow has never committed any crime, so what about Chao Cuo?"

Liang Wang is a natural optimist, with a big heart and a big heart, he doesn't care about the cutting of feudal clans at all. When the matter spread to Liang Guo, the ministers were worried, but the first victim Liu Hui was cheerful. At this time, the ministers also clearly divided There are two factions. One faction supports Chao Cuo. They regard themselves as Hanchens. They think that the reduction of temples is to follow the current trend. In fact, many people support it because they can make profits, because they limit the power of the kings. , the power of the vassal kings will be redistributed, and they, the ministers of the vassal states, will of course get more power.

The other faction is clearly opposed to the reduction of the vassal. These people object in the name of being loyal to the king and cannot bear the humiliation of the king. The real reason is probably the distribution of benefits. These officials believe that the temple restricts the royal power, and the power will be taken back to the temple. They won't get any benefits, and their status may become the same as county officials, which is not a good thing for them.

The same thing, in the eyes of different people, has completely different meanings.

In Liang Guo, the faction of cutting feudal vassals clearly had the upper hand, because Liu Hui, who was supposed to be the leader of the opposition, chose to ignore it and didn't care about it at all.

But, after all, Liang Guo has national conditions here. As a fertile country, there are countless fertile fields, and it has accumulated the essence of the entire Central Plains. There are many talents, and it is in the business center. As long as there are no invading enemies around, it will be a treasury made of iron. In addition to Shangfang’s various inventions, the resources of the temple are inclined to the door. It is unreasonable if there is no development here. Since the founding of the country, Liang has long occupied the top position in grain production. The population has skyrocketed, from 21 households at the beginning to 58 households today, with nearly 400 million people. The entire Dahan has only more than 2000 million people, and nearly one-fifth of them are here, which is simply terrifying.

Basically, Liang Guo didn’t need to do much. Liang Wang is a generous person, without so-called ambitions. Huang Lao’s rule by doing nothing has reached its peak here, and it has been a great success. Facts have proved that as long as you don’t mess around Ordinary people, the self-recovery ability of the people is still very strong.

Of course, this also has disadvantages. Liang Guo’s officials are extremely negligent. Many times, a trivial matter can be postponed for several months. Everyone is lazy. Everyone has the essence of Zhang Cang, but they do not have his ability. The emperor I have a lot of opinions on the officials here, just because the situation in Liang Guo is not bad, and there is no rectification.

But it's this gang of drunkards and rice bags who have the best political performance.

When Chao Cuo went around to rectify those treacherous officials, Liang Guo was not affected at all. Except for being lazy, these officials basically had no black spots.

But this also caused a very bad problem. There are more and more tyrants in the country of Liang, the land annexation is very serious, and the conflicts among the people are very sharp. It has become a hotbed for powerful families. It has indeed become the headquarters of the aristocratic family.

Lieutenant Liang Guo couldn't sit still when he saw his king's attitude of not caring about anything.

It's fine if you don't do anything on weekdays, but now people are starting to sharpen their knives, how can they still sit still?

He couldn't help looking at the Prime Minister.

Today's Prime Minister of Liang State is Uncle Tian, ​​who has a great reputation and senior qualifications. This minister who was Zhang Ao's brother-in-law Zhang Ao was questioned for his rebellion. Later, Emperor Gao received him and told him After chatting with him, he was very happy, so he arranged for him to be the sheriff. After serving as the sheriff for many years, he was promoted to Liang Guolai as the country's prime minister because of his good political performance.

Uncle Tian seems to be a very serious and mean person with a bad face. Many people are afraid of him. In fact, this one is a bit fierce. He is still a very kind person. He has no notoriety, and his friends also Quite a few, he had just arrived in Liang State, and the officials were very afraid of his questioning, so they didn't dare to be too negligent. Later, they found out that this man had no intention of interfering with them, so he returned to the previous state. Although Uncle Tian did not interfere with them, he He has high demands on himself, and after coming to Liang State, he has done a lot of accumulated things and gained a lot of fame.

In this matter of reducing the feudal clan, his attitude was somewhat unclear, and he did not lean on any side.

Taiwei, who opposed the reduction of the feudal clan, believed that Uncle Tian would definitely stand on his side.

As for why he was so sure, it was because Uncle Tian didn’t get much use in the temple, and he was not the emperor’s confidant. Zhang Cang had recommended him to the emperor and asked him to work with him, but the emperor didn’t seem to care about him. , He continued to be placed in the place, and there was no intention of promoting him.

If King Liang loses his power, the power of Liang State will definitely not fall into the hands of this neglected Prime Minister. Liang State is very close to Chang'an, and it is likely to be directly controlled by the temple. The temple can directly complete the actual control. At that time , all matters big and small must be nodded by the temple, and they have completely become officials of the county and county!
"Tian Xiang. At present, there are traitors like Chao Cuo in the temple to slander the kings and separate brothers. Have you ever wanted to write a letter to His Majesty?"

This is already testing his position.

Uncle Tian stroked his long beard, and said calmly: "How can I write a letter directly for such an important matter? It is better to discuss with the ministers, come up with an idea that everyone agrees with, and then write the letter."

Liu Hui got up directly, "Okay, that's the end of today's court meeting. Let's discuss first."

The Taiwei only felt that his eyes were dark.

With the efficiency of our state of Liang, when we come up with ideas and write letters to the temple, Chao Cuo doesn't know if he will still be the doctor of the censor! !

He looked at Uncle Tian who was exceptionally calm, and had no choice but to suppress the thoughts in his heart. The king and the prime minister didn't care, so why should he persuade him? Forget it, let's go home and drink tea.

And the matter was just as the captain thought, until the whole matter of cutting down the feudal clan came to an end, Liang Guo did not complete his letter. Of course, this is a later story.

Apart from Liang Guo, Qi's reaction was also unexpected.

Qi Wang Liu Xiang clearly opposed Chao Cuo, but Dong Chi, the prime minister of the country, agreed to cut down the vassal. The two were at odds, which caused many conflicts.

When Liu Xiang convened his confidants to discuss this matter, Dong Chi drove the chariot directly to the gate of the palace, pushed the doctor away, broke into the palace, and asked loudly why King Qi bypassed himself to summon the group of officials , is there any intention? !
The king of Qi was very angry, and immediately wrote to the temple, complained to Zhongfu, impeached Dong Chi, the prime minister, and humiliated himself.

They were completely torn apart.

In Jiaodong Kingdom, both King Liu Jian of Jiaodong and Prime Minister Xu Li clearly opposed the cutting of feudal vassals, and they both wrote a letter to impeach Chao Cuo.

There was no movement in Zhao State. After discussing with his scribes, the king of Chu decided to remain neutral. He did not write a letter to oppose it, nor did he expressly support it. The other countries have not yet intervened because they are too far away.

The eyes of the officials were not only staring at the outer kings outside, but also gradually looked at the few outer kings inside.

To a certain extent, the foreign kings in Chang'an had more say than those outside, and could even play a greater role. Their words might be able to change the emperor's attitude.

Of course Liu Bi realized this very early on.

When Liu Bo came out from the gate of Taixue, he met this smiling Zhongfu face to face, stroking his beard and waiting for him with a smile.

Liu Bo was shocked and hurried forward to meet him.

"You and I are close relatives, why are you so polite? Speaking of which, your country is next to my country of Yan, and we will work together to govern together in the future!"

Liu Bi enthusiastically patted Liu Bo on the shoulder. Liu Bo was no longer the boy he was back then. After studying with many teachers for so long, he couldn't hear what Liu Bi meant. Liu Bi's appearance here already explained a lot.

Liu Bo laughed bitterly, "Father Zhong, I don't have much talent. Things like governing the country should be left to virtuous ministers."

"What kind of talk is this!"

Liu Bi looked a little angry, he pursed his lips, pulled Liu Bo and walked to the car, pulled suddenly, but he didn't move, Liu Bi was startled, looked at Liu Bo again, and sized him up This physique was pulled again, and this time Liu Bo obediently followed him into the carriage, and when he got into the carriage, the entire carriage suddenly sank, and Liu Bi said with emotion: "It's a pity, this body is still here to learn Confucianism, it should be Learn riding and archery in my country of Yan. Put on armor, and you can go up first! Do you know martial arts?"

"Father Zhong. Riding, shooting, controlling, and sword, he has been diligent in learning since childhood, and has never been neglected."

Liu Bo explained: "My Confucian disciple also knows martial arts."

But Liu Bi didn't listen to his explanation, and said seriously: "You should know about the cutting of feudal clans. Chao Cuo is planning to let us hand over all our power and serve as their puppets."

Liu Bo didn't speak.

"I know that An supports Chao Cuo."

Liu Bo still didn't speak.

Liu Bi said with a smile: "Don't look at what these courtiers are talking about. They are talking about the king's power and endangering the temple. They themselves are not good. Why do they want us to hand over power? ?Because they can get these powers. You said that the local government should be governed by wise ministers. This is correct. I also have many ministers under my command. But, there must be someone to watch them and be their leader? In our own land, we can’t do things like exhausting the lake, but what about them? Everyone thinks about their own interests and seeking benefits for themselves, if these people really let these people take the place of us, that’s the most terrible thing.”

"They can disregard the life and death of the local people for the sake of political achievements, and they don't have to care about the interests of the locality. Anyway, this is just a springboard for them, not their home. Do you really think it is most appropriate for them to take over? You have studied so much in Taixue For a long time, you should have seen what kind of people they are."

"I keep talking about benevolence, righteousness and morality, and loyalty to the country, but in reality? I have killed many such virtuous ministers in Yan Kingdom these years. Their clans are local, and what they do is outrageous! They Even a servant from my family who dares to seize a thousand acres of land and murder women, is such a thing worthy of governing the place instead of us?!"

"I know that you have always respected your elder brother, but now it is a major issue that concerns the world. You are not only the younger brother of the prince, but also the acting king of the big man. You have to think about it, how should you choose!"

"Also, you not only have an elder brother, you also have two younger brothers. Your younger brothers are still young, and you need to choose for them. Your current choice does not belong to you alone. So, don't be so anxious , I can afford to wait!"

Liu Bi gritted his teeth and held the hilt of his sword in his right hand, "These dogs in the court, when we are really doing things, we enjoy the blessings in the rear. We don't do business. Now that we have achieved results, we want to pick the fruits. I want to give these dogs Is it a clay puppet? How can there be such a reason in the world?!"

"I'm so anxious, I have to see blood with Chao Cuo!!!"

(End of this chapter)