Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 713 Only pick up one sheep! !
A group of knights was speeding towards Chang'an along the official road.

There were about thirty knights in this group, wearing armor and holding crossbows, and galloping all the way. Seeing their posture, no one dared to stop them. Fly away towards the Neishi area.

When they arrived in Hanoi, the Cavaliers mostly looked tired.

Those knights all looked travel-stained, and the leader looked even more haggard, but his brows were furrowed. He looked around and pointed to a post house in the distance, "Let's rest here, tomorrow Let’s cook at Maoshi and leave before Chenshi!”

The knights hesitated to speak, but the leader glanced at them and asked, "What? Didn't you hear me??"

Everyone was shocked and hurriedly saluted to express their obedience.

When the knight knocked on the gate of the post house, the old man in charge of the post house opened the door reluctantly, complaining: "It's so late, why are there still pedestrians?"

When he came out and saw the fully armed knights outside the door, he didn't dare to complain immediately, with a smile on his face, and hurriedly bowed to see him. The knight was very tired, "I don't need anything, just some water, we Rest as soon as possible."

The old man led them in with a smile and arranged their respective residences.

He couldn't help looking at the leader, and couldn't help opening his mouth.

He has never seen such a handsome person. His skin is fine and delicate, and his appearance is delicate. He can't tell how old he is. If he didn't have a beard, he would be like that young woman. Easy to get close to, what a look!

The old man thought to himself, it would be great if he could get such a son-in-law. However, this is obviously impossible. Even the woman in his family is not qualified to be a concubine, so he led the leader into the palace. The best room, and let his daughter come in to clean up the room, this person really didn't give his daughter a second look at all, but his daughter, watching this person in a daze, almost broke the tea sets, the other person He also walked into the house and sat beside the leader. The old man ordered some food before leaving the room.

The man who came later said helplessly: "Master Zhang, we have been traveling at full speed for more than a month. The knights are almost unable to hold on, but we are fine. It is you. You are the prime minister of a man. How can you How can you be so contemptuous of your body? If something happens to you, how can we explain to His Majesty? Please rest here for two days before setting off, so as not to hurt your body."

This very handsome leader is, of course, the left minister, Zhang Buyi.

As he got older, his charm became bigger and bigger, and he became more mature. The neat beard made him lose his original feminine and delicate appearance, and made him a lot more masculine and even more handsome.

But he was in a bad mood, and he said seriously: "If we go back one day late, His Majesty will suffer one more day, so what kind of King Wu dares to insult His Majesty!! It is an unforgivable crime!!"

The person sitting next to him is his long history, Lu Zhong.

Lu Zhong is Lu Lu's younger brother, and he played with Liu Chang and the others since he was a child, but Lu Zhong's personality is not very outgoing, and he is not suitable for stealing, so he has been unable to fully integrate into the ranks of the sages. Of course, it can be regarded as half a group of sages.

He was an official when he was young, and he rose to his current position step by step. He became the assistant and secretary of Zhang Buyi, the chief minister of the left. At this age, he is quite promising.

And Zhang Buyi returned to Chang'an quickly, and he was to blame for this incident.

Not long ago, Lu Zhong received a letter from his elder brother. While asking him about his situation, his elder brother joked about some interesting things about Chang'an, including that the censor stared at the emperor, making the emperor no longer as extravagant as before. He didn’t even dare to wear clothes, and complained that he was also being watched by the censor, restless, and only dared to ride in a donkey cart when traveling. Most of the family’s money was taken by the censor, and the emperor only dared to eat meat once a day.Lu Zhong thought these were very interesting, so he told his colleagues anecdotes about Chang'an. As a result, when Zhang Buyi heard the anecdote, the nature of the matter changed.

When Zhang Buyi heard these words, he immediately jumped into a rage.

What?My Majesty actually suffered such a grievance? ?
How can His Majesty only eat meat once a day?Not even a fancy dress?

Furious, Zhang Buyi immediately called Fu Qing and handed over the follow-up matters of building the city to him. He didn't even ride a car, but charged towards Chang'an on horseback.

Lu Zhong only hated himself for being stupid now, why did he insist on telling these things?

He couldn't even imagine what kind of punishment he would receive when Zhang Buyi returned to Chang'an and fought with King Wu. Both King Wu and Zhang Buyi were His Majesty's confidantes, so they probably wouldn't be severely punished. On the contrary, it was me, the instigator, who probably went to Longxi to serve in corvee? ?
But no matter how much Lu Zhong regretted it now, if he wanted to slap himself in the face, it was useless.

Zhang Buyi already knew it. He regarded the King of Wu as his number one enemy, and said along the way that he would go to Chang'an to kill the King of Wu. This is going to be a big deal.

"Zhang Xiang, King Wu has always been diligent and thrifty. Your Majesty must have been influenced by him and voluntarily refused to enjoy it. Otherwise, who can force His Majesty?"

"Fart! Don't I know what kind of person His Majesty is? He is a person who has no desire for sex, how could he be voluntary? This is all the fault of King Wu!! I will never forgive this guy !!"

Zhang Buyi was still very angry, and with a big wave of his hand, he made Lu Zhong leave the room.

After Lu Zhong left, Zhang Buyi's expression eased for a moment. The presence of a foreign king in the temple, especially such a highly respected foreign king who is good at winning people's hearts, is bound to arouse strong dissatisfaction among those loyalists. Chief, at this time, we must go back to take control of the overall situation and ease the conflict, otherwise, won't it delay His Majesty's important affairs?With myself, those who praise Liu Heng will not dare to talk nonsense, and those who oppose Liu Heng will also look at themselves to play with confidence. At that time, I will maintain the situation of opposing Liu Heng, let the temple balance, Let Your Majesty continue his grand plan and great cause!

If Liu Heng wants to help His Majesty complete the restructuring, these loyal ministers are the most important. If they don't cooperate, it will be useless no matter how hard Liu Heng works. His Majesty can't personally force them to assist. This is the time when I'm needed. .

Zhang Buyi was meditating on the things His Majesty chanted all day. As he grew older, he also gradually learned how to control his temper. He was no longer so irritable and irritable. He did a lot of things and read a lot of books. The situation in the temple, the situation in the world, and even the thoughts of different people became more and more thorough. He also learned to use different appearances to disguise himself in front of different people to achieve his goals.

At this moment, when he listened to the words of the people around him, he always felt that he could easily see through their thoughts, but he would not take the initiative to point it out, but just nodded his head as if he didn't know.

Maybe that's how my father looked at me back then?
Whether it is a place or a temple, checks and balances are needed, and I, the leader of the radical imperial party, is the best candidate for checks and balances. Whether it is Chao Cuo's period or the current Liu Heng period, I can play an important role Come, for the great cause of His Majesty!

He couldn't help looking at the window.

The bright moonlight spilled into the room from the window, and a smile slowly appeared on Zhang Buyi's face.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, your minister is coming back."

The next day, the knights woke up very early, got up reluctantly, and prepared to cook. Fortunately, the person in charge here is still very smart, and prepared meals for them in advance, so they didn't have to cook. Zhang Buji was the first to get up, obviously a scribe, but he looked more energetic than those soldiers, and he didn't see the slightest fatigue. He sat with the knights, He ate the food with big mouthfuls, while Lu Zhong sat beside him, gnawing on the wheat rice helplessly, complaining while gnawing.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

The old man hurried to open the door.

There was a loud voice from outside the door.

"Old man, I am not worthy of Lu Zhong. I came to study and want to ask for some food from you."

Lu Zhong, who was eating, immediately spit out the wheat from his mouth, and looked out the door dumbfounded. He was furious, "Which thief is it?? Even dare to impersonate me!!"

He jumped up suddenly, rushed to the door quickly, pulled the door open, just in time to see the person standing outside the door.

What a burly and strong man, Lu Zhong took a few steps back and looked again, isn't this Liu Bo? ?
As soon as Liu Bo said Lu Zhong's name, he saw his uncle standing in front of him, which made him quite embarrassed.

"Uncle? Why are you here?"

Liu Bo hurriedly paid his respects, and the people behind him also paid their respects. Lu Zhong saw several people standing behind him, he hesitated for a moment, "Why are you here? Come, come in."

He dragged Liu Bo into the courtyard. The old man didn't expect that they knew each other, so he stood aside, silent.

Zhang Buyi looked at his son-in-law, because he already knew about his going out to study, he was not surprised, but calmly let him sit aside, and there were seven or eight strong men who followed Liu Bo in. These people are looking at these knights vigilantly at the moment, with some uneasy expressions on their faces. Zhang Buyi noticed this and asked, "Who are these people?"

Liu Bo replied with a smile: "My father-in-law, these are scholars who are devoted to Confucianism. In the past, they had no chance to learn the principles of sages and accidentally went astray. After meeting me, they were persuaded by me and said They are willing to travel with me and learn the principles of saints together, so I keep them by my side."

Zhang Buyi looked at these people and found that they were all menacing, with ragged clothes and even shaved hair. No matter how they looked, they looked like robbers, not like scholars studying.

He asked, "You all followed him to study?"

These people nodded like chickens pecking at rice, "Yes, yes, yes, we admire the sage articles."

Just 20 days ago, they were thieves who needed the blessing of the saint, and followed their big brother to rob merchants near the river. That day they met Liu Bo, who was alone. They didn't want to provoke each other when they saw each other's figure. However, they had no business for more than 60 days, and they were really helpless. Taking advantage of their large number of people, they besieged them. Unexpectedly, this guy was not afraid at all, and he was actually going to use the saint's articles to persuade them and want to educate them.

Hearing this, their leading brother laughed so hard that his stomach ached on the spot.

Sage article?Bullshit article!
I thought he was a hero, but I didn't expect him to be such a corrupt scholar, so don't be afraid.

Ever since, the leading brother sat down in front of the other party carelessly, and asked him to convince himself with sage articles.

Liu Bo tried to persuade the other party with various reasons, but the leading brother humiliated him in various ways, but he didn't appreciate it. Until Liu Bo talked for more than an hour, the leading brother felt that he had played enough and wanted to do it directly.

Then, he was pierced by a strong crossbow.

Another four or five people rushed forward to avenge the eldest brother, and seeing the flashing sword light, those people lost their heads.

Liu Bo pulled the rest of the thieves over and continued to reason. This time, the thieves listened to it. The sage's reasoning is indeed a great truth!It makes sense! !

They immediately changed their minds and became loyal disciples of Confucianism. They decided to follow Liu Bo and study with him.

Liu Bo happily talked about how he successfully educated the thieves and put them on the right path. He said: "The teacher really didn't lie to me. This sage's article can make the evildoers start to do good. The ability to educate , there is nothing like my Confucianism."

The thieves thought so deeply and kept nodding their heads.

Zhang Buyi and Lu Zhong were silent for a long time. Lu Zhong looked at Zhang Buyi and motioned for his sword, but Zhang Buyi shook his head slightly.

He sneered, and said with a look of disdain: "How naive, do you think these people are convinced of your great principles? They are just afraid of your bravery. As long as they find a chance, they will run away, and they may even kill you There are too many opportunities to murder you while you are sleeping and want to kill you. How can such a lowly person who commits crimes be worthy of learning the principles of Confucianism? It’s just a matter of deceiving a child like you, let the knights kill them Kill them all, so as not to bring you disaster."

The faces of the thieves changed drastically, and they drew out the swords at their waists.

Liu Bo was stunned for a moment, then stood up angrily, "My father-in-law, how can you say that? Confucianism has no distinctions, and it doesn't despise others because of their status. I have already asked, and they all became that kind of people because they couldn't survive. People's accomplices have never killed people, and now they are sincerely willing to follow me to learn the truth, make some contributions in the future, and redeem their sins. I regard them as my friends and have no intention of guarding against them. How could they murder me? Saints never kill indiscriminately, they want to educate, if they don’t teach, they are punished, how can they be called benevolent?!”

The faces of those thieves were even redder, and someone pointed their sword at their own necks angrily, "Since this person is the elder of the king, please don't contradict him because of us, we will die here, and prove our innocence That is, I hate that it was too late when I met Jun, I didn’t have a chance, and I couldn’t work for you!!”

As he spoke, he exerted all his strength, and Liu Bo snatched his saber away with quick eyesight and quick hands.

Then he looked at Zhang Buyi, and said indignantly: "I always thought you were a wise elder, how can you not distinguish between right and wrong? People always make mistakes, and they can correct their mistakes and face up to their mistakes. Only then can they become real sages. How can they be treated like this just because they were thieves? These are righteous men, and they shouldn’t just die here like this!”

Zhang Buyi snorted coldly, and said displeasedly: "Since this is the case, then let's do it ourselves! Let's go!"

He led the crowd and left here without saying a word. Lu Zhong still wanted to say something, but at this moment he stomped helplessly and followed Zhang Buyi to leave here.

Those thieves were standing behind Liu Bo, and someone murmured, "Do you really want to lead us to learn the truth?"

Liu Bo turned his head and asked in surprise, "Aren't you willing to study?"

Those people immediately knelt in front of Liu Bo, "I would like to follow you, learn the principles of saints, and never hesitate to die!!"

The crowd galloped away again, and Lu Zhong said with some dissatisfaction: "The thieves should have been killed just now, how dangerous they are, if they have malicious intentions, they will assassinate them at night."

Zhang Buyi said lightly, "Embroidered clothes."

"Ok??"

"There will be embroidery clothes staring at him, and nothing will happen to him."

"How do you know??"

Zhang Buyi didn't answer, probably because he didn't bother to answer. Lu Zhong pondered for a moment before he said in surprise: "You said those words on purpose so that Bo Lai can take back those people?"

Zhang Buyi still didn't answer, and galloped in the direction of Nei Shi.

When they changed boats halfway and arrived at Weishui Wharf, officials had already come to greet them.

The one who came to meet them was Lu Chan, the school captain of the city gate.

Lu Zhong hurried forward to pay respects, but Zhang Buyi didn't say a word, he got on his horse and rushed out towards the distance. Lu Zhong looked at his elder brother with a bitter face and said, "I I caused a big disaster this time, and I'm afraid I'm going to be thrown into corvee service. In fact, I can't blame me for this incident. It's all because Lu Fei wanted to write to me. Well, if he fights with Yushi, your majesty can forgive me Did you kill me?"

"Fight?? You don't have to worry about that."

Lu Chan stroked his beard, "As far as I know, Prime Minister Zhang is extremely bad at martial arts. I think he might not even be able to defeat Ci. You don't know that Ci killed a county lieutenant alone in Longxi. Your Majesty these days You can't even close your mouth from laughing. Don't worry, Zhang Zuoxiang can only curse a few words at most, Wu Wang has practiced swordsmanship since he was a child, and it is enough to deal with ten Zhangxiang."

Lu Zhong heaved a sigh of relief, "But even if I start scolding, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape punishment. By the way, I met Bo when I came here. It's interesting to say that when he saw me under my name , he was so ashamed that he couldn't even speak."

Lu Chan was alerted immediately, he looked at Lu Zhong in front of him, his eyes gradually became pity.

Patted his shoulder lightly.

Just a long sigh.

"Oh, why are you staring at our Lu family?"

(End of this chapter)