Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 696
"Ok??"

"Why, how many bastards do you have who want to be king?"

Lu Lu shook his head, and then looked at Zhao Tuo, "Your Majesty ordered me to set up money houses and run businesses in various places. Even in Xiting Kingdom, I already have my property, but in Nanyue Kingdom, everything is not right. Shun, the king of Nanyue seems to be inexplicably wary of me, I don't know why I offended the king?"

The King of Nanyue asked in surprise, "What else is there?"

"Is there any? Your Majesty is clear in his heart. My caravans are always made things difficult and blocked at the South Vietnam checkpoints. The restaurants are often investigated by local officials and forced to close. That's fine. The bank has been open for half a year, but there is no If people dare to use it, the local person in charge told me that there are rumors that the bank is trying to defraud the local people of their money. My lord, I don’t understand. Is it possible that I have to bribe you first when I do business in South Vietnam? ?!"

Lu Lu's tone became a little harsh, and he hurriedly looked at Liu Chang, "Your Majesty, there are always some ungrateful people in today's world. It is because of your benevolent government that they can die in old age, but he just refuses. You must seek your own death."

Zhao Tuo's face turned dark immediately.

"Suicide?"

"Why, do you want to write to His Majesty to have me executed?"

"Oh, dare not, the king of Nanyue is a prince of the great Han Dynasty, with great power, I am just a small person, how dare I provoke you?"

Lu Lu spoke kindly, but his eyes were fixed on Zhao Tuo.

Liu Chang frowned, and looked at Zhao Tuo, "This is the first time I've heard of this. What's the situation in Nanyue Kingdom? Is it just that you don't welcome temple merchants?"

Zhao Tuo was taken aback for a moment, but stopped talking.

Liu Chang waved his hand, "Lu is my close relative and has been with me for a long time. If you have anything to say, you can just say it."

Only then did Zhao Tuo say, "I'm following your orders, so why do you ask me?"

"Ah? Why did I ever tell you to be wary of Lu Lu's caravan??"

"It's a caravan, but it's just a lair of embroidered clothes. Didn't Your Majesty tell me not to let the people in the temple know about the gold mine? So whenever these caravans approach the county town near the gold mine, I will It is His Majesty who sent someone to toss them away, saying that the matter of the gold mine must be kept strictly confidential, and no one shall be allowed to leave.”

"Cough cough."

Liu Chang coughed hastily, interrupted Zhao Tuo's words, and looked at Lu Lu seriously, "This is a misunderstanding, the king of Nanyue is old, and he remembered my words wrongly, don't worry, he won't appear again in the future This is the case."

Lu Lu looked at Liu Chang quietly. He already knew that His Majesty had private mines, and he used these private mines to secretly subsidize the Shangfang Mansion and do some private affairs, keeping the temple ministers from knowing, so as not to cause too much opposition.

But, you can't even guard against me, can you? ?

Liu Chang said: "Don't think too much, I have explained to you earlier that the officials in the temple do not agree with subsidizing Shang Fang with money from the treasury. Offered to me, I refused several times."

Zhao Tuo pursed his lips, "Your Majesty didn't say that when he wrote a letter to threaten me and ask for gold mines."

"Cough, well, this matter is over here, let's all go back!!"

Liu Chang waved his hand, unwilling to talk too much about this matter.

Zhao Tuo snorted coldly and left here on crutches. Lu Lu did not leave. He frowned and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, can I ask how much money does Shangfang spend every year? I don't know. will let others know"

Liu Chang hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice: "It costs about 8000 million yuan a year."

Lu Lu's face suddenly relaxed, "I thought it would be a lot, 8000 million yuan. This private use of gold mines is not a good thing after all. If your majesty needs to subsidize Shangfang, you can discuss it with me."

"Hahaha, well, you are indeed the number one virtuous minister of my man!"

Liu Chang stood up and said, "I'll talk about this matter later. You should prepare it. I'm going to hold a banquet and summon all the princes and kings of this big man, and discuss with them the future development and the matter of royal power. Well, remember , during the mourning period, there is no wine, no musicians, everything is kept simple, as for the seats, they are arranged according to seniority and age, "

Lu Lu hurriedly agreed, and he asked again: "Is the prince coming?"

"Oh, by the way, what has this Shuzi been up to lately?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been in his own mansion recently, shaking hands with the county guards from all over the country. We get along very well with them."

"After the governor of Jiyin was killed, the governors visited him more diligently. Even Chen Mai and Guan A went to visit him."

"Oh, buying and Ah is just to give him face."

"Let him come too!"

Lu Lu nodded, and asked again: "Then how will the heirs of His Majesty arrange their seats?"

"It's good to sit at the last seat."

As Liu Chang said, he suddenly remembered something, "By the way, where is that bastard? Why hasn't he moved in the past few days?"

Although Liu Chang didn't say his name, Lu Lu knew very well which bastard it was, and he hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, this bastard. King Xia has been visiting various princes and kings recently, crying about the poverty of Xia Kingdom, and begging for their help." He has received a large amount of supplies successively. Recently, the princes and kings have been wiped out, and he has his eyes on those county guards again, and he is blocked in the prince's mansion. When a county guard comes, he will cry once. The county guard They are quite generous, but you want me to send someone to capture him?"

Liu Chang was a little angry, "This Zhuzi! How can the dignified princes and kings govern the country in such a way? I think I used my own efforts to make the Tang Kingdom so strong and prosperous, and I never asked for help."

Lu Lu reminded: "Your Majesty, Sima Xi is on vacation today and is not here."

Liu Chang woke up with a start, "Oh, forget it, let him continue to stalk. After the stalking is over, the sheriff may be able to slap the governor or something. It's considered a serious thing, don't worry about him!"

"Father Zhong!!!"

"My people in Xia are living in poverty. The people don't have enough clothes to eat, they don't even have a place to live. They can only live on trees, drink blood like hair, and don't even have a match. One hundred people froze to death Zhongfu, I really can’t help my father’s love, I can’t do anything to make Xia country fall to such a state, if you can give a little help and give something, I will be grateful!! "

Liu Ci wiped away his tears, the one crying was called a sad one, Xia Houci beside him was also rubbing his eye sockets vigorously, Dong Zhongshu lowered his head and remained silent, the doll standing on the far side was the one with the best acting skills, Crying is extremely miserable.

Chen Mai and Guan Ah were dumbfounded, just staring at them blankly.

Why is this so familiar? ? ?
Guan Ah woke up with a start, looked around them, and asked, "Where's the lamb?"

Liu Ci's eyes widened, "I said that the people of Xia Guo were starving to death, but Father Zhong still wants our sheep? Why are people so vicious?"

Guan A said with some disdain: "These scumbags haven't progressed, they are not as good as us. At the beginning, we were all standing behind the king, holding the sheep in our hands, and weeping in unison. Look at them, they don't cry too much. Miserable, without a gift, and said empty teeth, who will pay for it?"

Chen Mai smiled wryly, "I never thought that this day will fall on our heads. Is this the retribution?"

Liu Ci felt a little displeased when he saw that they were only talking and not giving money.

"Two Zhongfu! Just as you were talking, another hundred Xia people died! You are all my own Zhongfu, can't you show kindness?"

Guan A curled his lips, "Okay, here I am, I have received quite a few rewards over the years, how about this, I will order later and ask my family to send you something."

Chen Mai nodded, indicating that it would be the same.

These two are from the family of Chehou, and Chen Mai is from a family of ten thousand. There is no shortage of money or food in the family, including cattle and sheep.

Liu Ci was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "Then when are you going to give the order?"

"Probably after the death of [-] Xia people."

"Oh, thank you, Father Zhong."

The two men walked into the inner room. Liu Ci was overjoyed, and looked at Xia Houci next to him, "Two more county guards have agreed to help. With this, Xia Guo will surely become strong quickly!"

He fumbled in his sleeve, made some money, and threw it to the little doll beside him.

"Wei Wenjun, right? You are very good, you cry hard, this is a reward for you, remember to work harder"

Wei Wenjun put away the money, "Thank you, Your Majesty!!"

"I have something to say, I don't know."

"Say!"

"I know that Your Majesty has a heart for the people of the Xia Kingdom. That's why it happened just now. However, this is still not the fundamental way. My teacher told me that to govern a country, we must use politics, not measures. Measures cannot last long. Only benevolent and virtuous policies can prosper."

Dong Zhongshu glanced at him a few times, and praised him, "You know a lot at such a young age."

Wei Wenjun hurriedly saluted, "I'm not showing off my literary talents, but I just think that the king's behavior is quite inappropriate, and it will inevitably make the county guard look down on him."

Liu Ci laughed, "You don't have to worry. At my age, even if it spreads, it won't hurt my reputation. At most, it's just children messing around, but the things they send are all real. You Why do you think that the Tang Kingdom was able to grow so quickly? Isn’t it because of the funeral party sent by my father?”

"Ah? What is a funeral?"

"Oh, it's my father who brought Chang'an Qunxian to the princes, kings and important people. When he arrived, he cried very loudly, as if giving them a funeral. That's why he got this good name. Those two just now were probably the ones who gave funerals in the past. I don’t care about me because I’m a member of the Raiders. I also want to make such a big noise, but I don’t have so many people around me, otherwise I wouldn’t invite you to help cry, and sheep, how can I have money? Go buy sheep."

Liu Ci sighed, and patted the kid on the shoulder again, "You are very good, you must continue to work hard, if you do well, I will make you a minister when I return to China in the future."

Wei Wenjun hurriedly thanked him, "I don't have any talents, and I dare not be so important as a king."

"However, I can't stay here anymore, I have to go to the teacher to study"

"It's okay, you can come back later in the evening."

"At night, I have to learn swordsmanship from my second teacher"

Liu Ci immediately raised the hilt of his sword proudly, "What are you learning from others, just follow me, let me tell you, I have a nickname, Chang'an Sword Master, which most people don't know , Your Majesty's swordsmanship today, you know? It is known as the best of the great man."

Wei Wenjun remembered what the teacher said, and nodded hurriedly, "I know, my teacher once said that Your Majesty is the most skilled swordsman in the world."

"His swordsmanship was taught by me."

Wei Wenjun was stunned, and looked at the King Xia in front of him again.

Liu Ci asked disdainfully: "Let me tell your teacher that you can learn from me in the future. By the way, who is your teacher?"

"The teacher's name is Husband, and the surname is Zhang."

"Ms. Zhang Tu??"

Liu Ci laughed hastily, "Forget it, you should learn from him first, your swordsmanship is the elementary version, and you will be qualified to learn mine after you learn his, you know."

Wei Wenjun saluted again and again, and then left here. Dong Zhongshu watched him leave, and asked suspiciously: "Why does His Royal Highness value this child so much? It's fine if the servant can stay in the front yard, and even let him leave." Two of my most capable people came to teach him, this baby is honest and looks like he can endure hardships, but he doesn't see any special characteristics."

Liu Ci shook his head, "I don't know either. Anyway, it is said that this is my elder brother's illegitimate son. I don't know if it is true. My elder brother is very strict with him and has extremely high requirements, even higher than mine. It is towards the direction of cultivating the Prime Minister of the country. However, this baby is also quite pitiful. At such a young age, he is raped all day long, and he is wronged everywhere. He has some opinions"

Dong Zhongshu shook his head, "Your Majesty was born in a noble family, so you won't understand. A servant like him will have no way out in his life. He can only inherit his father and ancestors and become a new house slave. The crown prince obviously values ​​him very much. , if he doesn't suffer from these things, how can he become a talent? Compared with the good family, if he wants to become a talent and achieve a career, he has to put in more effort than them, ten times and a hundred times to reach the same level. The king feels sorry for him , and compared to many servants, he is the luckiest."

Xia Houci shivered, "You're so lucky? This baby has to study four hours a day. If I practice swordsmanship for an hour, I'm afraid I'm going to be buried."

"Your elder father has already suffered what you should have suffered, and he is suffering what your elder father suffered at the beginning."

Dong Zhongshu said calmly.

"He is just a servant boy, how can he be compared with my elder father? A person like him can only be compared with my father!"

"...If you say that, then I have nothing to say."

At this moment, in the inner room, Liu An was apologizing to the two fathers with a wry smile.

"I was arranging the candidates for the governor, and I failed to discover the arrival of the two Zhong fathers in time, and I was really guilty of not being able to welcome them."

The faces of the two were very calm, facing Liu Chang's son, they didn't have any vigilance, Guan A said: "No problem, His Highness's matter is more important, the governor of this place must be properly arranged, although the governor is only Procuratorial power, but if the person is not selected properly, it is likely to be in the same boat as the local people. Therefore, the term of the governor should not be too long, and it must be replaced from time to time. We must also guard against their communication with local officials. In addition, the governor must be strong. I heard His Majesty say, The governor is just a thousand stones, if you use the thousand stones to monitor the two thousand stones and the princes and kings, if you are not strong, it will become a display."

Chen Mai glanced at Guan Ah, "Your Highness naturally knows about these things, so you don't need to say more."

Guan Ah was taken aback, "I was the one who said too much."

Liu An shook his head hastily, "No, no, Father Zhong's words are very reasonable, which made me see the light of day. I have also been worrying about this matter these days. Those who are high cannot hold the position of Qianshi, and those who are too low may not be able to stop the local officials. I wonder if Father Zhong has anything to teach me?"

Chen Mai shook his head, "His Royal Highness, it is best to ask Zhang Xiang about the appointment and dismissal of officials. Zhang Xiang is the best at these things. The left and right he arranged for me are all excellent and complement each other."

"Alright."

"We came here this time to meet His Highness, and to explain that we all agree with innovation."

The two of them didn't stay with Liu An for a long time, and they left in a hurry in less than half an hour. Guan A was a little displeased as they walked on the road, "Why do you always interrupt me?"

"Why interrupt you, don't you understand?"

"The establishment of the governor is to monitor the local officials. You are a local official. Why are you talking about the candidate for the governor? Are you not afraid of causing misunderstanding?"

"But he is the prince, the child who grew up in front of us."

"He is not a child, he is the crown prince of a big man. If the future emperor meets you in the Tang palace, I don't care what you say to him, but in the prince's palace, you should not treat him as your junior. If you look at it, you will cause big troubles, Your Majesty has had enough troubles in the near future, don't add any more troubles to him."

"Oh my, do you feel that sometimes, we all become more and more like my father, you are more and more like Qu Ni Wenwenhou, and I am more and more like my father."

Chen Mai hesitated for a moment, "Well, I probably look a little like Father."

Guan Ah nodded, and walked in silence for a long time, he suddenly realized, and shouted: "Buy!! What do you mean?!"

In the Prince's Mansion, Liu Ci was about to wait for the next victim. The next sheriff saw a servant walk in.

Seeing the valet, Liu Ci subconsciously wanted to run away, but the valet obviously knew what kind of virtue he was, and hurriedly grabbed his arm.

"Your Majesty, don't run away!! Your Majesty has an order to summon the kings in the Xuanshi Hall!!"

"I also need to go??"

Liu Ci was a little surprised, and suddenly moved. In the past, he was always the one who was ignored in any ceremony held by the kings. Even Chao Cuo would ignore him when he cut the vassal. Unexpectedly, he was able to participate in the activities of the kings today! !
"Not only the king, but also the king of the North, the king of Dai, and the crown prince are all going."

Liu Ci was a little dissatisfied, "The king of the Northland is my twin brother, and the king of Dai is also a vassal king who is separated from me. It's fine for them to go, but what kind of king is the prince, and what qualifications does he have to participate together?"

Just as he was preparing his clothes, the prince hurriedly took off his shoes when he went out to get into the car, and said to the attendant, "Please tell my father, I have to do something suddenly, and I will bring Xia Xia when I am done." Go with the king."

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