Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 701 Is it biological? ?

"Your Majesty~~~"

Chao Cuo bowed in front of Liu Chang, his voice trembling.

"How can you let the clan be the third prince? At the beginning, the Duke of Zhou assisted the court because the emperor was young. Now that you are strong and strong, why let the foreign king assist the court? Do you want him to come to the world to return to his heart?!"

Chao Cuo was extremely remorseful at the moment, he was careless, and his home was stolen by the princes and kings by accident.

A few days ago, I was still complacent about the affairs of the princes and kings, but today I was hit head-on.

Well, you cunning villain, no wonder you insisted on making me resign. So you want to directly control the temple? !

Chao Cuo's heart was so cold that he dreamed at night that Liu Heng raised his head and laughed wildly, saying that he was going to take control of the temple, while Liu Chang was shivering beside him.

Liu Chang stroked his chin, "I've heard of Jiuqing's opposition to the appointment and dismissal of the Sangong, but I've never heard of the county magistrate's opposition to the Sangong."

"Why do you think King Wu will control the temple?"

"King Wu is cunning, vicious and cruel, but he is good at pretending, being hypocritical, winning people's hearts and gaining a great reputation. Obey Your Majesty!"

Liu Chang slapped the case suddenly, and shouted angrily: "Chao Cuo! Just what you said about separating brothers is enough to kill your three clans!!"

Chao Cuo was not afraid at all, "If Your Majesty wants to kill him, I will never complain, but this King Wu can't be a censor! My whole heart is for Your Majesty!!"

Liu Changqi was so angry that he was about to attack Chao Cuo on the spot.

After thinking for a while, I gave up again.

Beating was of no use to this guy, he could only vent his anger, so he decided to sit down and reason.

"Get up first, sit down!"

Chao Cuo sat beside Liu Chang. The one who could get this honor was either Liu Chang's brother or his confidant. Liu Chang asked seriously: "The place has been rectified, what should be rectified next?"

"Temple."

"Yes, Miaotang, the temple will be restructured, which official position do you want to rectify the most?"

"Captain."

"That's right, then tell me, who in the court is more suitable than King Wu to rectify these officials?"

Chao Cuo looked disdainful, "Does King Wu still dare to attack the Taiwei? As long as the Marquis of Huaiyin is still alive, it is wishful thinking to weaken the Taiwei."

"Hey, but the King of Wu just has the guts to do this."

"Why is he?"

"Amma asked him to do it?"

Chao Cuo was startled, "The Empress Dowager wants to attack the Marquis of Huaiyin?"

"Fart! It is to change the official position, not to shoot at someone. First, King Wu has such a talent. Second, he is in the temple, so the officials will not make trouble because of the reform. The most important thing is that he can be with him at any time. The queen mother got in touch, and with the support of the queen mother, even my master would not embarrass him too much. If I find a courtier in this position, I will inevitably be misled because of my own interests, but the king is different. As far as the foreign king is concerned, there is no fundamental interest involved at all. If you can find me a more suitable royal doctor now, I will prepare a carriage to send King Wu back at night!"

"If you can't find it, then shut up and go on the road with peace of mind!"

Chao Cuo was at a loss for words, unable to speak.

Liu Chang shook his head and asked again: "Do you know why I asked you to go to the county instead of the county?"

Chao Cuo shook his head.

"The county is too big. When you go to the county, you will still make suggestions as you are now, and then wait for the people under your command to implement them. You will not get any benefits. Instead, there are not many officials in the county. , there is no one who does not serve as a county magistrate. This is the reason. You must change your problem and be down-to-earth. A century-old strategy, a century-old strategy, must be carried out step by step. How can you ignore the present because of the future? A hundred years later Big man and today's big man, I think today's big man is more important. Go ahead."

Liu Chang was a little tired.

This is not a lie. In the past few days, Liu Chang first reviewed the list of Zhang Cang's submissions, and then dealt with several major cases of the powerful. He was really tired.

Chao Cuo didn't say anything more, he let out a long sigh, turned around and left.

Walking out of the palace gate, someone suddenly pulled him.

Chao Cuo turned his head, and it was Lu Lu who was pulling him.

"What are your orders, Your Majesty?"

Lu Lu shook his head, "It's not really an order, but I just want to tell Chao Jun that Chao Jun is His Majesty's servant, and His Majesty let you go to the county, and it is inevitable that you will bear a fickle criticism, but His Majesty wants to let you have peace. Suo Jin didn't care about this. On the contrary, you are still depressed, which really puzzles me. At the beginning, I heard you say that magistrates and temple ministers have no value, but now you look down on county magistrates so much, it's in vain Your Majesty's kindness. It's not like giving up others like this."

Chao Cuo frowned, "Don't worry about it, I know it myself!"

With that, he turned and left.

Liu Chang sat in Houde Hall, rubbed his forehead, and shouted: "Lu!! Let the prince come in!"

The next visitor was none other than Wang Tianqi.

In Chang'an during this period of time, apart from the affairs of Chao Cuo and Liu Heng, the most influential thing was Wang Tianqi's heavy blows. The release of Jia proved that they really had the idea of ​​treason. Three Marquis of Che and eight Marquis of Guannei were arrested in a row. It was considered a big case, but it was covered up because of the replacement of the three princes. Wang Tianqi was still very fast in handling things. Basically completed all the Queen Mother's orders within three months, and investigated all the people involved in the case.

Liu Chang did not intervene in this matter and let the old lady handle it.

He can probably guess that this is the old lady's warning to those people, telling them not to underestimate the Lu family, and not to think that they can easily play with the Lu family, the ancestors of the Lu family have not yet fallen.

Wang Tianqi seriously talked about his case handling process and the final verdict, and also presented evidence, which is the empirical evidence of their conspiracy.

Liu Chang's face twitched, "My lord, how many years have passed, and this is the reason."

Wang Tianqi cleared his throat, "The queen mother's order"

"Well, I know, let's do it like this. No wonder the king of Nanyue wanted to give the concubine a throne so much, but he was frightened by your behavior. It's really not safe for Chehou to be a big man. You can handle it yourself." Let's do this!"

"Your Majesty. After this matter is settled, I want to resign and go home."

Liu Chang was taken aback, looked at Wang Tianqi in front of him, and said in surprise: "You are not yet 80 years old, and you are still so young, why did you return home?"

"The minister is quite unwell recently. I really can't continue to work for your majesty."

Liu Chang still felt a little bit reluctant, don't look at this old man who is low-key and doesn't show much attention on weekdays, but at critical times, this man is really useful, but, looking at his gray hair, Liu Chang didn't say much What, even if you don’t want to give up, if someone asks to resign, it’s not easy for Liu Chang to stop him, not to mention Wang Tianqi, even Zhang Cang. If he retires one day, Liu Chang will agree. Although they are all very capable, it’s hard work. It would be really unfair to them not to let them die of illness and die in their posts for half their lives.

"Okay, I agree."

Wang Tianqi thought that he would have to spend a lot of time talking, but unexpectedly, the emperor agreed, and he was overjoyed and thanked him hurriedly.

"My lord, are you a Marquis in the reign of Xiaoren?"

"Yes."

"You have made outstanding contributions, add one thousand households, salary, and reward one hundred gold!"

"After you finish this matter, go back to the mansion to rest. You can go back to Hou Guo, or you can stay in Chang'an."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!!!"

Taiwei's House.

Han Xin's posture was crooked, his head was sideways, and he looked at Liu Heng in front of him very rudely.

However, Liu Heng looked at Han Xin's inner room for a long time, and said approvingly: "I really admire Taiwei for being so thrifty. No minister in the court has ever been as frugal as Taiwei. Wei is a famous official in the world."

After hearing this praise, Han Xin was not only unhappy, but his face turned dark instantly.

Is it frugal?This is a long disaster!

What are you implying, kid?

Liu Heng looked at Han Xin and said with a smile, "It really makes me feel like I'm home."

Han Xin glanced at him, glanced at his obviously mended clothes, and his face became more magnanimous, "Luxury is not what a gentleman does."

"I heard that you are going to join the court and join me. I asked the commander to call you in, just to see if you have the qualifications."

"You have a great reputation, but based on my past experience, the more famous a person is, the less capable he is."

Han Xin could be regarded as a naked humiliation, but Liu Heng didn't care. He stood up suddenly, waved his sleeves generously, and asked, "What does the Taiwei think of me?"

"It looks pretty good, it can be San Gong."

Han Xin nodded, and asked again: "What ability do you have, can you be a doctor?"

"I don't have any talents, but because I am a relative of His Majesty and have won His Majesty's trust, I just took this seat."

"According to your words, His Majesty has many relatives, why did you let him into the temple?"

"Probably because other people don't look like me."

Han Xin laughed, "It's because you don't have the guts. Did you take up the post of censor to share the power of the temple? The first one is to attack me, the Taiwei?"

"The Taiwei is worthy of being a famous minister. To put it bluntly, the Marquis of Huaiyin is the master of His Majesty. Naturally, there will be nothing. However, the position of Taiwei is too heavy. If someone else takes the position of Taiwei, I will be the first one." I can't sit still, and if there are other lieutenants in office and want to weaken the lieutenant, I'm afraid it will cause chaos. Only when a close person like Huaiyinhou is the lieutenant can we start to restrict it. This is a good opportunity. "

"So, the cut of the Taiwei is because you trust me?"

"With all due respect, I am afraid that among all the courtiers, no one can gain the trust of His Majesty more than you. I heard that when Chao Cuo was dismissed, the Taiwei called His Majesty by his name, and his words were mostly rude. Afraid of being punished by the family, someone told the Empress Dowager about it, and the Empress Dowager said: "Your son is unworthy, it's his teacher's fault."

"It can be seen that both His Majesty and the Queen Mother trust the Taiwei."

Liu Heng knows what Han Xin cares about. He doesn't care much about his interests, but he values ​​other people's attitude towards him, especially trust. As long as he doesn't make him feel that he is underestimated, let him feel that he is trusted, reused, and valued. He will be happy only when people rely on him. Therefore, Liu Heng put himself in a very low position from the very beginning, and his words were full of the meaning of relying on the Taiwei to rectify the temple.

Sure enough, the Taiwei was already in high spirits.

The pride on Han Xin's face was not hidden at all, "What you said makes sense."

"Then what are you going to do after you take office as Doctor Censor?"

"I'm ignorant, so I don't know. In fact, even if the Taiwei didn't summon me, I would definitely come to visit. Please teach me the Taiwei."

"Heh, I have never served as a royal doctor, what can I teach you? Just listen to the emperor's words!"

With a wave of his hand, Han Xin unceremoniously drove Liu Heng out.

After walking out of the Taiwei's mansion, Liu Heng's heart calmed down, and the Taiwei would not embarrass himself anymore.

If you want to be the third prince, there is only one Taiwei who needs to be persuaded in the three kilometers, and the other two ministers, that is not a problem at all.

Liu Chang convened a court meeting the next day to formally discuss the appointment of Liu Heng as the prime minister.

Zhang Cang couldn't wait to agree.

Zhang Cang has seen this guy's ability to handle affairs. He has become a censor, and if he throws government affairs on him in the future, he can rest in peace, right?
Immediately after, Taiwei also chose to support.

Although Zhang Buyi is not in the temple, everyone knows his thoughts very well, and the emperor's thoughts are his thoughts.

Most of the ministers still chose to remain silent, neither supporting nor opposing, only Feng Chang Lu Jia who strongly opposed.

This man has opposed the emperor's edict all the year round, not once or twice.

Logically speaking, since Zhou Chang's death, this one of the few direct ministers who often refuted the emperor should have a huge reputation, but, the ministers are not fools, and they have figured out something is wrong, as far as your majesty is concerned, Those who opposed him either went to the Xia Kingdom or the Liangting Kingdom in the northwest. Why are you, Lu Jia, so special?Every time you oppose, you are not punished every time, but those who follow you to oppose are all unlucky, and you even join the household in the end. Are you a fishhook released by the emperor? ? ?

Up to now, the officials no longer dare to blindly follow Lu Jia to refute the emperor, and are somewhat wary of Lu Jia.

But Lu Jia didn't care about this, he still went his own way, and still raised the banner of resisting the "tyrant".

And there was an unexpected person who also spoke in support.

Prince Liu An.

Liu An was originally an observer. After Lu Jia objected, he hurriedly got up, expressed his support, and refuted Lu Jia at the same time, making Lu Jia "grievous and speechless". He blocked the way of the ministers in advance.

As Liu Chang said, in fact, the resistance of the officials is not that great. In the entire temple, Liu Chang's cronies occupy the majority. When something happens, even if they don't support Liu Chang, they will not oppose him. Liu Chang has already proved his ability, and the officials just don't understand, and they won't be in a hurry to object. Back then, even Chao Cuo could be appointed as Sangong, not to mention Liu Heng's own reputation is good, and he got the old lady With the support of the ministers, there is basically no room for opposition from the ministers.

Naturally, Liu Heng became the new Imperial Censor of the Great Han Dynasty.

Liu Chang personally worshiped Liu Heng as the Sangong, bestowed the Sangong with a festival stick, a crown uniform, and a servant, and gave him the privileges of paying homage without a name and going to court with a sword.

Liu Chang sat in the upper seat and looked at his third seat.

Zhang Cang, Liu Heng, Han Xin.

The corners of Liu Chang's mouth almost reached his ears, what a luxurious configuration this is.

I dare not even dream about it on weekdays.

If I can let my father be a Lang Zhongling and a gatekeeper for me again, then it's just... ahem, forget it.

Liu was overjoyed, and started the first court meeting under this luxurious team.

In the first court meeting, Liu Heng didn't say much, he just looked at the officials calmly, listened to their report, and put on an appearance of being open-minded and eager to learn.

On the contrary, Zhang Cang was very active at the moment.

He threw out all the things that had accumulated in these days, including the 28 assessments this year, official vacancies, promotion lists, the construction of the canal, the maintenance of several roads, the problem of foreign Qiang in Hexi Kingdom, and the flood in Huainan. Of course, Liu Chang also knew why he was so active, because the old man was going to take a vacation, and he didn't make arrangements for these things. He just wanted the ministers to do more things while he was on vacation, so that he would have less trouble when he came back.

But the ministers have different ideas. Luan Bu firmly opposes the construction of several canals in the near future. The farmers have made achievements in the experimental fields. Now it is time to promote new agricultural technologies. Agriculture is the most important thing. It is important, but there is an order to do it well, first do a good job in this year's farming and mulberry work, and wait for next year.

However, Lu Jia opposed Luan Bu's idea. Once the new canal is opened, it will affect the harvest of the five counties in Hebei. procrastination.

Hu Wusheng agreed to select scholars by examination, but opposed to selecting too many scholars at one time.

The ministers began to discuss, and the temple was extremely lively.

Liu Heng just listened to this court meeting calmly, and ended his first court meeting in silence.

The next day, when Liu Chang just woke up from sleep and was eating meat, Lu Lu hurried to report.

"National meeting??"

Liu Chang raised his head, "Didn't the court discuss yesterday?"

"Today's court meeting was organized by the imperial censor, and the ministers made decisions on many proposals made yesterday."

"Huh?? So fast??"

Liu Chang was very surprised. In the past, it took at least a month of quarreling to decide on these policies. How could they be raised today and decided the next day.

Before Lu Lu had time to explain, someone stood at the door begging to see him again.

Liu Chang waved his hand, and it was Liu Zhang who entered the hall.

At this moment, Liu Zhang's face was pale, and he knelt down in front of Liu Chang in fear.

"Your Majesty, the minister has played. Last night, Dr. Wu Yushi visited 13 ministers. He held a pen and ink and discussed the government orders with them in detail. Early this morning, he even sent people to summon the ministers privately to hold a court meeting and make a decision directly. The minister failed to report this matter to His Majesty in time, please punish him!"

Liu Chang slowly put down the meat in his hand.

"Okay. So this is called Qinzheng."

"Working so hard??"

"Is he born to my grandfather??"

(End of this chapter)