Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 717 Tang, your king is back
"Ah?? Are you all going to play??"

"Don't take me with you??"

Liu Jing's eyes widened, and those eyes were quickly filled with mist, and he looked at Father with tears in his eyes, with a very aggrieved expression on his face.

How could Liu Chang bear this? He picked her up and said softly: "Hey, we are not going to play, but to inspect and do big things. The journey is very long, and you are too young. If we take you, You will not be able to bear the hardships of this road, otherwise you and your eldest mother should be brought along, it is because of this road, when you are a few years older and grow to be about the same height as your third brother, I will take you with you. You go to patrol, okay?"

In Father's arms, Liu Jie was still very wronged. She pointed to Liu Liang in the distance, "You lied to me! The third brother is very tall, why can't he go? I can go when I grow up to his size." ?"

Liu Chang cleared his throat, "Your third brother can go, but he just doesn't want to."

He looked at Liu Liang suddenly and asked, "Really?!"

Liu Liang nodded like a chicken pecking rice, "Yes, I don't want to go."

"You can stay in the palace with peace of mind and accompany your eldest mother. If we all leave, won't your eldest mother be alone? And your elder fathers who ran out of Shanglin Garden. Hahaha, monkey Ah, goats or something, stay with them well, your naming skills are really high, if your elder father is still around, he must love you to the extreme."

Liu Chang gently rubbed Liu Jie's head, and said softly.

Cao Shu was still a little worried, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is getting old, why don't you take Qing and E with you, and I'll stay here to take care of you."

"No problem! Just listen to me!"

Liu Chang rejected him again, and then comforted Liu Jing, "I will bring you a gift, bring you a lot of delicious food, um, and fun! If there is anything, go to your elder brother."

Liu Jie was finally persuaded and decided to stay.

Liu Chang's preparation only takes a moment, but Cao Shu and the others' preparations take more time. Liu Chang saw that they hadn't cleaned up for a long time, so he asked Lu Lu to call Zhang Buyi, Liu Heng and others in. It can be regarded as telling them something to pay attention to before leaving.

Soon, the four Fuguo Sangongs appeared in front of Liu Chang.

Liu Chang looked at Lu Lu who was on the side.

Didn't I call you Buyi Heheng? ?
Why did the three men find me? ?

The Taiwei's complexion is not very good, as always, he has a black face and has been bullied by Liu Chang for so many years. Speaking of which, the Taiwei's endurance has improved a lot, and he didn't come to beat him because of those stupid words. The emperor, the Taiwei seems to have completely resigned himself to his fate, and occasionally he would raise his head and look at the deep blue sky with emotion: Oh, why did I accept this villain in the first place? ?

The three lords gathered together, Zhang Buyi did not hide his malice towards Dr. Yushi, even if he was sitting here, he looked at the Yushi in front of him with malicious eyes.

"Everyone, I'm going to Tang Kingdom."

"The situation in the Tang Kingdom is really worrying. It was already poor, and the temple has not provided corresponding support for these years, making the Tang Kingdom even more impoverished."

Liu Chang said sternly, "I am going this time to find out the situation of the Tang State and make preparations for the vigorous development of the Tang State in the future!"

The Taiwei twitched the corners of his mouth, listening to you farting here, the Tang State is a tyrant in the North, Zhao, Yan, and Dai combined are not as good as a Tang State, how poor is it?

Only Zhang Buyi said excitedly at this moment: "Your Majesty is benevolent and loves the people!! For the people of the Tang Kingdom, he has worked tirelessly and traveled thousands of miles to inspect. This kindness of hard work is really admirable! Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely I will not disappoint Your Majesty's high expectations, and I will do my best to rule for Your Majesty."

Zhang Cang interrupted Zhang Buyi's flattery, and asked directly: "Then after you leave, do you want to continue the restructuring?"

Liu Chang was very dissatisfied with Zhang Cang's interrupting Zhang Buyi's behavior, so he had to reply with a straight face: "Of course we have to continue, I can't be busy outside and suffer from the exhaustion of boats and cars, while you enjoy happiness in the temple, right? "

Liu Heng said again: "Since that's the case, you can ask Zhang Xiang to take charge of the matter."

When Zhang Cang heard this, he immediately shook his head, "I'm entangled in all sorts of things, why don't you let the Taiwei come?"

Han Xin snorted coldly, "I'm too old to be a fool."

Liu Changqiang endured his embarrassment and said, "Well, if you need to draw up an edict or something, let the crown prince do it instead of me, and Zhang Youxiang will do the rest."

Liu An was also here, but he just stood at the door instead of sitting down. When he heard Liu Chang's words, he also bowed himself to show that he accepted the order.

Liu Chang reminded: "After I leave, even if I can't do anything, don't make trouble. Every time I leave Chang'an, something will happen. I hope this time, I won't hear any bad things when I come back. The matter, there are four of you in the country, I trust you, please don't let me down!"

Zhang Cang knew that he couldn't escape, and these troublesome things had to fall on his head again, so he got up again to take orders, and he said: "Before your Majesty leaves, you must make arrangements for the guests."

"Feng Jing is poisoned after all, so he can no longer serve as a Dianke. Everything is inconvenient. The Dianke Mansion is very important at the moment. It cannot be without the chief officer."

"Oh Mr. Zhang, is there anyone you want to recommend?"

"I think Liu Li, the king of the East China Sea, can take on this task."

"Um???"

Liu Chang was taken aback for a moment, and then he remembered who this King of the East China Sea was. He was the third son of King Chu Yuan. After the death of King Chu, his country was also divided up. Part of it was taken back to the temple, and the rest was given to Liu Yingke. And Liu Li and other heirs, among them Liu Li got the East China Sea as the country. This man is gentle, kind to the people, reads a lot, has knowledge, and can fight wars, but he has no ambition. He is willing to delegate power to his ministers and does not participate in anything. And always actively respond to various calls from the temple, and also has the reputation of a virtuous king.
Liu Chang asked suspiciously: "Isn't he in poor health? He was seriously ill a few times ago, recuperating at home, and couldn't even come to Chang'an to report on his work. Isn't it forcing him to come to Chang'an? Zhang Xiang has something to do with him. hatred?"

Zhang Cang's face darkened, "I dare not murder princes and kings."

"I just received a letter from him, the abdominal pain has been cured, and I want to come to Chang'an to meet His Majesty, so I thought of this person. He is talented, can speak many languages, has good morals, knows the art of war, and led the soldiers to quell the pirates in the East China Sea within half a month.

Liu Chang narrowed his eyes, and then looked at Liu Heng who was beside him.

Is the teacher trying to take the initiative to relieve the pressure on the fourth brother?As a vassal king, it is too much attention to enter the temple. Find someone who is similar to share the firepower for him?
Liu Chang didn't doubt the teacher's vision. He said that if this person can be used, then this person must be able to use it.

He doesn't have much friendship with the elder brother of the clan, but his governance is pretty good. It's just that the country is a little smaller, otherwise his reputation will be even greater.

Liu Chang does not object to the opening of the clan to enter the temple. The status of the princes and kings will definitely be lower and lower in the future. With the order of grace and the restriction of power, the possibility of rebellion by the princes in the future will be reduced to the extreme. It will become smaller and smaller, and within 50 years, there will be no difference between the vassal state and the county, and the vassal kings will become puppets. Properly introducing some talented people from the clan into the temple is actually beneficial to the overall development of the great man , there is no need to guard against all the princes and clans as thieves.

Liu Chang immediately agreed to Zhang Cang's request.

In the afternoon, Liu Chang had already left Chang'an by car.

The three of them were sitting in the car with Liu Chang, looking at the situation outside the road, they hadn't gone out for a long time, especially Cao Shu, she had been sitting in the harem all these years, helping Liu Changan settle the rear, the two Not even a single outing together.

Thinking of this suddenly, Liu Chang couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

At this moment, Cao Shu looked back frequently anxiously, and what she was talking about was still the matter in Weiyang Palace.

"Did Liang tell me when he came out that he doesn't like eating? If you want to urge him to eat, he won't eat unless you urge him to eat."

Liu Chang stretched out his hand and slowly took her hand.

The scenery on both sides of the road is beautiful.

Spring is in full bloom, and the fragrance of birds and flowers is everywhere.

The weather is neither too cold nor too hot. When the curtains are opened, the interior of the car is extremely refreshing, and the distance is full of lush green. Occasionally, a few figures can be seen walking through the distant fields. Liu Chang Instead of choosing the spacious and convenient main road, he chose to take these small country roads, which can pass through many villages. In the season of recovery of all things, the smell of the countryside is full of spring, which is pleasant. Liu Chang only feels refreshed , opened the curtain of the car, sat with his back on his back, the wind gently blew the Buddha past, and Liu Chang happily hummed a ditty.

Passing through the countryside, Liu Chang asked Lu Lu to stop.

Standing under the shade of a tree, feeling the gentle breeze, chatting with Lu Lu, while the three of them gathered together, chatting with each other with a smile, and from time to time went to see the flowers and plants growing by the roadside. Very calm, still looks dignified and domineering, but Fan Qing, who has already started bouncing up and down, does not look like a mother of a child at all, Yong'e and Fan Qing had a great time playing, and wanted to go into the small room again. In the creek, Cao Shu just shook her head and stood aside, watching them play with a chuckle.

The people here felt a little scared when they saw such a mighty carriage.

When the officials came to see him, Lu Lu came forward and said that he was a family member of Hou Jiancheng.

Liu Chang would occasionally find local farmers to inquire about the local situation.

The common people are very happy about the tax-free system. When the farmers talked about the tax-free system, they looked in the direction of Chang'an and kowtowed repeatedly, their faces were full of excitement that could not be concealed.

"I lived to be 70 years old, and I am the oldest person here. In my whole life, I have never heard of an emperor who is exempt from taxation. Today's holy emperor, that is a real saint. I know we can't pay taxes."

The old man spoke very excitedly, and couldn't help wiping away his tears.

"Don't worry, it will definitely be better in the future and the tax will be reduced. One day, as long as you pay a small tax, you can keep other food for your own consumption."

Liu Chang said, looking thoughtfully at Lu Lu beside him.

"This tax reform is still very necessary. Taxes should be paid according to income. Like the forty one, it is already very low, but the income of these bottom-level people is not much in a year, and they have to pay more. Take out the grain and convert it into a tax. If you pay the rest of the miscellaneous tax and the like, there is really not much food left. For people like you, a higher tax should be charged, and a standard should be set for the people at the bottom. Don’t collect taxes, if it’s higher than the standard, you’ll charge more. Use you people to make up for the bottom.”

Lu Lu trembled, "Is the tax collection still low now? Mr. Liu is just looking at us to collect taxes. Are you going to increase it?"

"Your income alone can support 1 low-level people like this, maybe more than that. Who will take what you don't take? Let you pay taxes according to the same regulations as them, or it is fair, but it is not fair. "

"I wanted to introduce a consumption tax in the past, but Zhang Xiang said it was wrong."

Liu Chang stroked his beard, "After going back this time, I still have to pay more attention to tax matters."

Their carriage passed through Hanoi County all the way. What made Liu Chang most happy was not the beautiful scenery along the way, but that he never met any refugees along the way. Beggars, you can always see nameless people on the side of the road. The corpse, now, this tragedy has disappeared. There is no barren place where the road leads, and there are cultivated land and hard-working people everywhere. This scenery is more pleasant than the beautiful scenery. When the carriage slowly passes through Hanoi County, when he came to the territory of Tang State, his style of painting changed suddenly.

"Who are you?!"

A group of menacing pavilion soldiers directly blocked the carriage, and several of them even took out their crossbows and aimed at the noblemen in front of them.

Lu Lu was taken aback, and then flew into a rage, "We are the family of Hou Jiancheng!"

"How dare you disturb your family here? Do you want to die?!"

The head of the pavilion was a sturdy and burly man. Facing Lu Lu's reprimand, he was not afraid at all. He spat hard on the ground and cursed: "What kind of monkey is not a monkey? Let me tell you, the big Han law The law stipulates that during the spring planting period, no one is allowed to go out in the green!! You are having fun. Once the carriage is driven into the cultivated field, people are walking on it, and you are comfortable. What about the people? The cultivated land is destroyed by you, and there is no food in autumn. What do you let the people eat, eat you?!"

Lu Lu became even more angry, and the guards around him quickly stepped forward to confront those people, and the number of guards was obviously more.

The pavilion chief still didn't panic, put his hand in his mouth, and blew a whistle. This thing is called the Huns whistle, which was specially used by the Huns when they were hunting.

All of a sudden, a lot of people ran out from a distance, most of them were farmers, they looked very vicious, holding farm tools, standing behind the pavilion chief, a brazen man was still asking loudly: "Pavilion chief? What happened? What?! Who dares to cause trouble during spring planting?! He must be skinned!!”

Thinking of the docile people in Hanoi County who ran away when they saw him, and seeing these villains holding farm tools and preparing to fight against the soldiers, Lu Lu was furious.

"All right!"

At some point, Liu Chang came out of the carriage, pushed away Lu Lu who was standing in front of him, and walked up a few steps.

Liu Chang stepped forward, but the pavilion chief was obviously frightened by his figure, and took a few steps back.

Liu Chang looked at the strange people in front of him, with all kinds of Han criminal law certificates on their bodies, they really are the authentic people of my Tang country.

With a big wave of his hand, he said in the most proficient Tang dialect, "That pavilion chief, go and report to your county magistrate, and say that the king of Tang has returned!!"

"King Tang??"

The pavilion chief was taken aback for a moment, and looked at the burly man in front of him again, becoming more and more excited the more he looked.

"The king?! The king is back!!!"

"Your Majesty?!"

"It's the king!!"

When the farmers who were going to fight against the soldiers heard this familiar name, they dropped the farm tools in their hands, rushed up excitedly, surrounded Liu Chang, and some bold ones even pinched Liu Chang's neck. Arm, "It's the king! Our king is back!!!"

Everyone shouted, and the pavilion chief also put away his original brutal appearance, with a guilty expression on his face.

"Your Majesty, I didn't know it was you. You don't know something. This Zhao, those noble people in Hexi, always come to go outing during spring planting, destroy the farmland here, and beat our people. Bully us good people."

Lu Lu's face twitched, beating your people?
When Liu Chang heard this, he was furious, "How dare you insult the people under the widow's command?! They must be cooked!!"

Another rickety old man came up surrounded by everyone and held Liu Chang's hand, "Does your lord remember me? Does your lord remember me? I was the third elder in the county. Did you meet me?" Yes, and asked about the thieves nearby, do you remember me?"

Liu Chang turned pale with shock, "I remember you! You told me back then that there were no bandits around here, and that you were a bandit back then."

The old man laughed, "My lord still remembers, I still remember that I was old, so I resigned and returned home, my lord, why haven't you come to visit us for so long?"

"We thought you went to Chang'an and forgot about us."

Liu Chang was silent for a while, and then said: "Everything is entangled, it's okay if I can't come back in time, I will come here often in the future! Let's go! Let's go in and talk!!"

Liu Chang led a large group of mobs from the Tang Dynasty into the village, and the local village chief rushed out to greet him. In the courtyard, people slaughtered livestock to entertain the king. Liu Chang sat directly among the crowd, not caring about the difference between upper and lower, and even put his arms around the neck of the pavilion chief, shouting something loudly.

His words completely turned into the accent of the Tang Dynasty. Cao Shu and the others were a little confused. Cao Shu could still understand it, but Yong'e and Fan Qing had some difficulty. They spoke quickly and listened to everything. I don't know.

At this moment, the old man took out the wine he had collected.

Lu Lu hurriedly reminded: "Your Majesty! King Zhao once told you not to drink any more alcohol!"

Liu Dachang laughed, "Enter his King Zhao! Enter his Zhao people!"

The surrounding Tang people all burst into laughter, and shouted loudly: "The Zhao people who entered him!!!"

(End of this chapter)