Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 697 Excellent Censor Candidate

In the Xuanshi hall.

Liu Chang sat at the top.

King Nanyue, King Yan, King Zhao, King Chu, King Wu, King Chengyang, King Liang, King Changsha, King Jiaodong, Crown Prince, King Qi, King Hexi, King Dai, King Beidi, and King Xia sat. On both sides, the expression is solemn.

There are no outsiders here, even Lu Lu is not in the hall, but guarded outside the hall.

Liu Chang calmly looked at the kings on both sides of him. The Nanyue King was drowsy, half-closed his eyes, as if he was about to return to the west at any moment. The Yan King frowned, as if he was entangled in something. Relatively calm, but with a little sadness in his eyebrows, King Wu raised his head slightly, King Chengyang kept a low profile as always, making it difficult to see clearly, King Liang looked around blankly, King Jiaodong was holding the king of Hexi tightly King Qi's eyes were terrified and fidgeting, Dai Wang met his father's gaze and nodded slightly. It was the first time for the King of Beidi to participate in such a meeting, and he was equally uneasy. Smear on clothes.
Liu Chang took a deep breath and forced himself not to go to the last table.

"Are the kings all right?"

Liu Chang asked.

"The minister is all right! Your Majesty is all right?!"

Everyone hurriedly returned the gift.

But Liu Chang shook his hand, "Forget it, there are no outsiders here, so let's not do this. That Han Ying is really annoying. He came to teach me early this morning, teaching me the etiquette of summoning the kings. They are all descendants of the Great Emperor, so just ignore this! The old man didn’t abide by the etiquette all his life, and today we are just like our fathers and grandparents, and don’t talk about etiquette!”

Everyone laughed lightly.

King Yan couldn't help it immediately, "Your Majesty, since it's a family banquet, I'll just say it straight. You know me, and I always say what I have. Don't listen to Chao Cuo's nonsense! He What is in my mind, I know too well, he is just the name of the picture, these ministers are all of this virtue, in order to make themselves famous in history, they will do everything, even seek their own death, when Emperor Gao killed Xiang Yu, Others are not allowed to cry for Xiang Yu, but some people deliberately ran to Emperor Gao to mourn for Xiang Yu, why? Just to be punished by Emperor Gao, and then gain fame, and leave a name in history!"

"Chao Cuo maliciously separates our brothers. He is an outsider, and we are a family. Does your majesty think that the minister will rebel? If this is what your majesty means, as long as your majesty has a word, I am willing to give up the throne and serve as your majesty's general." But, I don't want to be wronged because of Chao Cuo!!"

King Jiaodong nodded his head, and said with deep conviction: "There is such a statement."

King Wu suddenly turned his head to look at King Jiaodong, and King Jiaodong's voice suddenly became weaker, "It's unreasonable."

King Yan was taken aback. You didn't say that when you talked to me. King Yan frowned and couldn't help reminding: "King Jiaodong, although it is a family banquet, it is also related to the Dahan community. Heavy!"

Zhao Wang was a little displeased, "What does Yan Wang mean? Don't you think that Jiaodong King is being coerced by us? Bullying? He is my brother!"

"So, he is not my brother?!"

King Yan was suddenly very angry. After all, he was not the heir of Emperor Gao. As Liu Chang said, he belonged to the Great Emperor. Like King Chu, he was the child of Emperor Gao's brothers. He was definitely not as close as their family. Zhao Wang's words were almost pointing at his nose and saying that he was an outsider.

King Liang also hurriedly said, "That's not what King Zhao meant. King Yan is also our brother from the same clan, and our elder brother. How dare we be disrespectful? It's just that there are no official or private matters here, and everyone can speak freely."

Liu Chang didn't speak, just listened to their conversation.

From the current point of view, Emperor Gao's line still holds the upper hand, with the largest number of people, and they are very united, led by King Wu, plus the rest, occupying a great right to speak.

Zhao Tuo, who was the only person with a foreign surname in the audience, also spoke slowly at this moment, "Since we are speaking freely, then the old man also has a few words to say."

King Yan glanced at him, and asked in a low voice, "What does King Nanyue want to say?"

"The old man believes that the so-called decentralization is not to harm us, but to protect us."

"Think about it, everyone. We are naturally loyal to His Majesty, but the old man is still very worried on weekdays. He is worried that some unworthy descendants will appear in the descendants and do some outrageous things. Your Majesty has taken great care of us. With the great increase of the country's strength, it is inevitable that some people will not be able to see themselves clearly. If such a situation really happens in the future, won't the prestige of our life be lost because of those descendants? At that time, we will be against The father and ancestor of the thief, the posthumous title was taken away, the temple was destroyed, and the country was wiped out"

"This is not to deal with us, but to consider for the future. Besides, will His Majesty's love for us be reduced because of this matter of decentralization? We can still do a lot in the local area, but our children need to be closer. I don’t think this is a problem, you can think about it again.”

When Zhao Tuo opened his mouth, everyone fell silent.

King Yan said solemnly: "It's not that I'm reluctant to part with the power in my hand, nor is it that I don't want to let the children get closer. I just think that the kings are the most reliable assistants of His Majesty, and also the most reliable assistants of the future emperor. The ministers who guard the temple are unreliable, these are people of foreign surnames who weaken the clan and strengthen the foreign surnames, which is not conducive to the great man."

"Father Zhong is right! What kind of courtiers and county guards, you still have to rely on us to protect the big man!"

King Xia finally couldn't bear it any longer, he patted his chest and said.

King Dai looked around and pinched his butt hard. King Xia, who had been beaten just now, almost yelled, quickly covered his mouth, and looked at his second brother resentfully.

If you don't let it be said, don't let it be said, what do you do to pinch the widow?
Don't you know how strong you are? ?
I don't know if the widow had a fight with the elder brother just now?

When the kings are talking about things, these second generations are still not qualified to speak, especially Liu Chang's heirs, they have almost no right to speak, they can only rely on Liu Chang's opinions, and have the right to speak The two of them, King Hexi and King Qi, King Qi have long been scared out of their wits. Every day, they dream of the Hall of Houde full of human heads. They basically dare not express any opinions here. I don't want to say anything more.

King Wu said: "What King Yan said is reasonable. The original intention of the kings to divide the title is to protect your majesty. However, the past is different from the present. At that time, there were internal and external troubles, and the kings were required to guard against external enemies and internal traitors. Today's big man has experienced the governance of Emperor Gao and Emperor Xiaoren. There is no enemy outside who can threaten the big man, and there is no traitor inside who wants to bully the king. How about your majesty today, the kings know it well, and His Royal Highness is also a hero Talented and powerful, able to win people, the big man has already won the hearts of the people, and within a hundred years, traitors will not come out from the inside, as for the future, it is not what we can predict and formulate."

He looked at King Yan, "Besides, the county guards have already begun to decentralize their powers. The local governors will be set up for unified supervision. If we continue to decentralize the powers, the localities will be pacified. As for the temples, after the local powers are decentralized, we will naturally start. To rectify and change the current regime...you know this."

"I know that you brothers actually have the same thoughts as King Yan. It's just that King Yan is open-minded. Therefore, the separation of powers is not a distrust of everyone, but a necessary governance correction for the big man. We are the princes attached to the big man. Only when the big man is strong and prosperous can we continue to survive and our offspring can enjoy wealth and honor. The fate of the big man is one with us. Good for us."

King Yan let out a long sigh, "I know what King Wu said, but how can the administration of the temple be easily changed? That fellow Chao Cuo can attack the local government unscrupulously, but can he rectify the temple? I I don't believe him. From the beginning to the end, his goal has always been us. He will not consider whether the temple will pose a threat. Perhaps in his opinion, the temple governs the world without going through the emperor, which is the best for him I am the beneficiary of the government of the temple! Besides, which of the three lords and nine ministers can he provoke? Just bully us kings, knowing that we can't get angry."

King Yan was a little aggrieved.

In the final analysis, they still feel that it is unfair.

The great Han established the country by competing with the princes and courtiers. If you only cut down the princes and kings, why don’t you divide the power of the courtiers?

Liu Heng looked at the rest of the people and asked, "Do you all think the same way?"

King Zhao hesitated for a moment, then said: "Actually, what King Yan said makes sense, Chao Cuo will not attack the temple."

Liu Heng laughed softly, "I know, so when I first contacted Chao Cuo, I promised him to share the power of the kings. At the same time, I also put forward a condition."

"Let him divide the power of the temple after the power of the king?"

"He has a lot of reasons for procrastination, and the separation of powers may not necessarily be true."

"No, I asked him to resign from the position of Doctor Censor."

When Liu Heng's words came out, all the kings were stunned. King Yan was overjoyed at first, but then shook his head, "He has already achieved his goal, what's the use of letting him resign? Do you have a better choice?" Who would want to clean up the temple?"

Liu Chang was also a little surprised at the moment, he looked at the fourth brother, "fourth brother, do you have any candidates here?"

Liu Heng nodded calmly, "Of course."

"who is it?"

"I."

At this moment, the kings were in an uproar, and everyone was dumbfounded. What do you mean? ?Your old man wants to stay in the temple and be a Sangong? ?How can the world let the princes and kings be the three princes? ?Isn't this a joke?

Liu Chang was surprised at first, and then he was overjoyed, "Okay, okay, when is the fourth brother going to take office?"

"Wait for Chao Cuo to resign."

"It's easy, I'll ask Chao Cuo to resign later!"

Liu Heng said displeasedly: "We still have to wait for Chao Cuo to finish this matter. Moreover, to serve as the third prince in the capacity of a foreign king will definitely cause criticism. However, this matter is up to me. Doctor Yushi originally The purpose is to rectify the world, to track down the traitors, but Chao Cuo is only used to deal with local princes. He uses big tools to use the censor doctor to persuade and supervise the emperor's duties, but Chao Cuo is obviously incompetent. Look at your clothes. "

Liu Heng glanced at the luxurious clothes on Liu Chang's body, and Liu Chang suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Fourth brother, I suddenly feel that Nanfang cannot do without you."

The prince who had not spoken all this time stood up and said, "Father Zhong, if you stay in the temple as Sangong, what will happen to the place?"

"Before I came, I had already given instructions to the ministers. Besides, after the separation of powers, whether there is a king or not, the place can be governed, and the influence is not great. Moreover, I don't want to stay in the temple all the time. Just leave!"

Liu An didn't speak, and the other princes and kings were still a little confused, especially King Yan. He thought he was reckless enough, but he didn't expect that this seemingly gentle and gentle King Wu was even more reckless than himself. Want to be a Sangong? ?Is this reasonable? ?
"Wu Wang. Your idea is not only a little difficult, it is very difficult. I have never heard that princes and kings can hold official positions in temples."

"Isn't Zhang just in charge?"

Everyone looked at Chengyang King suddenly, Liu Zhang was taken aback, and hurriedly explained: "I am a bit special, I don't interact with the officials."

But Liu Chang said: "It's okay, it's not important. I know the ability of the fourth brother. The rules are all decided by others. If there is no precedent, then we can become the precedent. Who said that the clan can't be the minister of the temple?" ? I think it can be natural!"

Everyone was stunned, King Yan murmured: "If King Wu comes to clean up the temple, then I have no objection, if it is true."

Liu Heng nodded, "Okay, then it's decided like this, divide the power of the princes, and then divide the power of the temple princes!!"

The content of the meeting was decided, but it was a bit hasty, King Wu's idea was really scary.

Everyone no longer discusses government affairs, but chats about daily life. After all, they are all members of their own family, and there are always endless topics to talk about. This is the first time that so many princes and kings have gathered together, and there are no outsiders, they can talk freely , I am not afraid of revealing the secrets of the clan. At this age, the main thing we are talking about is the children at home. King Yan let go of his worries, and is now smiling and teaching the great kings the experience of teaching children.

"This teaches children that they have to serve corvee!"

The King of Chu nodded his head approvingly, "It's true!"

"If you don't serve corvee, how can you become an excellent prince and king?"

"My son is very good now, it's all thanks to the corvee!"

Several people were talking, and Liu Ci also said seriously: "In the future, I also have to consider sending my children to serve in corvee."

As he spoke, he found that Liu An was staring at him thoughtfully.

Liu Ci was terrified, "Look what I'm doing? Brother, you can let Qian go to serve in corvee!"

Liu An showed a smile.

At this moment, King Zhao was also persuaded by King Yan and King Chu. He was considering whether to let the child serve corvee, and even King Jiaodong was a little ready to move. Liu Chang felt that no matter what, the princes everywhere would definitely not like this meeting.

Because it is the mourning period, everyone can't have a lot of wine and meat, but the food is quite rich and varied. Everyone chatted while eating, and spent a very relaxing whole day in the Xuanshi Hall. It was not until evening that everyone left one by one .

Liu Heng was left behind by Liu Chang, and everyone was not surprised.

The two returned to Houde Hall and sat facing each other.

"Fourth brother really wants to be the imperial doctor?"

Liu Chang poured tea for Liu Heng, and then asked, "Why?"

Liu Heng looked quite serious, "To help you."

"Chao Cuo and Liu An are trying to find a way to decentralize power in the near future. The county guards, princes, and temples don't know about it, but I know that this is your order. You may not have directly asked them to do so, but you have not stopped them. They, this shows what you think. Like you, I also think that the system that my father left behind was quite crude, but we can't blame them. It's quite good to be able to do this, Qin The country’s method is fine in wars, but in today’s prosperous world, it’s useless.”

"If I were myself, I would never dare to make changes in a hurry, but you are different. You have enough prestige and strong control. You can do this, but Chao Cuo and Liu An cannot help you. You did it."

"why?"

"Chao Cuo is a capable minister, but he is limited and has a personality. In addition, he ascended to a high position at a young age and lacks tempering. His long-term policies are easy to deviate from reality. Liu An has strategies and is gradually growing up, but he has too many ideas. There are huge interests involved, and I cannot act arbitrarily. I am different. Although I have no talents, I am an outsider in the temple, without Liu An's constraints, and I think I can see the temple clearly, and I can complete your task. "

Liu Chang nodded, "I know that the fourth brother has this ability, I'm just curious, the fourth brother has always been unwilling to interfere in the affairs of the temple, the princes and kings are the third princes, the officials are afraid that they will not be able to sleep."

"Actually, I have already told the Queen Mother about this idea. The Queen Mother agrees very much. The Queen Mother also thinks that Chao Cuo is unreliable. At the same time, she also thinks that the temple system is too chaotic and has too much power, just like the Taiwei. Of course, I'm not dissatisfied with the Marquis of Huaiyin, it's just that his position, which governs the world's military, is really not a permanent position. If the person holding this position has bad intentions, it would be terrible, including the censor. It was originally a supervisor, but But they have the right to appoint and dismiss, and they can also order nine ministers, execute judgments, and participate in the formulation of policies, which is almost a replica of the prime minister of the country. The three officials and nine ministers are still too crude."

Liu Chang suddenly laughed, "Fourth brother, I actually have a lot of systems here."

"I know."

"I have read your book."

"That's why I said I want to stay. If you don't get the help of capable people, those ideas of yours are destined to be impossible to implement."

"I don't even know, Fourth Brother still has such thoughts, why didn't he say anything before?"

"The timing was wrong in the past, and besides, there are a lot of things going on in the country of Wu. Now the country of Wu doesn't need me to point out the direction, and the time has come to change the temple. Now tell me the system you think of one by one, don't Leave any one out."

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)