Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 725 The Unfathomable Chang'an People
You'd better have really invited me over here? !
Zhang Cang looked at Chai Qi in front of him in surprise and remained silent for a long time.

"You know that the vassal states cannot send troops without the order of the temple?"

"I know, we didn't send troops, we went hunting."

"It's spring now."

"Our Dian country usually goes hunting in spring."

Zhang Cang took a deep breath, and asked back, "Go hunting in spring, come to sow seeds in autumn, right?"

Chai Qi still raised his head stubbornly, "That's it! You haven't been to Dian Kingdom, so you don't know the situation there. Anyway, we didn't send troops, so we persuaded you with kind words. Seeing our warm invitation, he was very excited to come to Dian as a guest, and now he is still regarded as a guest at the door by the prime minister, eating meat and drinking all day, so happy! He has already promised to surrender his family, and there are seventy towns in total. , more than [-] households."

Zhang Cang nodded and asked, "There are only more than 5 households, so they must not have many soldiers, right?"

"What are you talking about? They still have slaves who are not counted in their household registration. Their soldiers are all over the mountains and plains, hiding in the mountains and forests like monkeys. At least there are 4 to [-] people. Call it a strenuous effort."

Zhang Cang nodded, listened carefully to Chai Qi's words, and then said to the soldiers at the side: "Take this guy back to Ting Wei's prison, and wait for His Majesty to come back for trial."

Only then did Chai Qi come to his senses, and shouted: "You can't arrest me!! I have done a great service to the country!! I destroyed the country!! I should be a Marquis!!"

But it was obviously useless, and he was dragged out by the ruthless soldiers.

When he was thrown into prison, his face was full of sadness.

"It's a shame that I made such a great achievement, but was killed by these villains!"

"When His Majesty returns, he will definitely decide for me!"

At this moment, a cellmate shouted dissatisfiedly: "Can you keep your voice down, don't bother me to rest!"

Chai Qi turned his head and saw that there was another person in the cell. He looked at him curiously and sat aside.

"Why is Chang'an so poor? There isn't even a solitary cell anymore?"

The inmate casually explained: "Those cells outside are temporary, so they are all solitary cells with people coming and going. This one inside is for a long time. Who are you? Why are you locked up here?"

Chai Qi was a little dissatisfied with his attitude, and asked back: "Who are you? I'm different from you. I didn't commit a crime. I made great contributions, destroyed a country, and was envied by that villain. Locked up."

The man was taken aback, looked at Chai Qi again, and asked, "So you were imprisoned for sending troops without permission?"

Chai Qi hurriedly raised his head again, "I'm out hunting, and I invited the king of another country to be my guest."

The young man suddenly laughed, "Then you have bumped into it. Now the temple is rectifying the place and the temple, requiring all laws and regulations to come from the temple. No one can act without authorization. If you destroy other countries without authorization, even if you have credit, you will not The one who was pardoned set a very bad precedent, the temple will be afraid that other people will follow you, govern privately in the name of going out to do meritorious service, and despise the temple, the nature of your matter is enough to be beheaded."

Chai Qi was a little unconvinced, "How can Xiahou Zao go out and destroy the country? Why isn't he arrested and beheaded? Just because his father is a hero who founded the country? Who is not? I don't accept it!!"

"Is it Xiting Kingdom?"

The inmate pondered for a moment, "Which country are you from?"

"Dian Kingdom."

"Well, the situation in Xiting Kingdom is different from other places. Xiting Kingdom needs a stable commercial channel, and those small countries around Xiting Kingdom who are unwilling to surrender threaten this important commercial road, so the temple has always been Those who asked the Xiting Kingdom to pacify the surrounding countries, they sent troops with the permission of the temple, so Xiahou Zao was not at fault for attacking these countries, but why did the temple of the Dian Kingdom allow you to attack the surrounding countries? There are other countries around you?? "

"Who do you look down on?! Around our Dian Kingdom, there are several big countries! Let's say that the Ailao Kingdom is not much smaller than the Changsha Kingdom. There are more than 5 households, including slaves, and there are more than 70 people!"

"Did you ever let you attack that temple? Is there an edict from His Majesty?"

"Never."

Chai Qi's voice suddenly became weaker, and he said unhappily: "But we still have a road to maintain."

The inmate shook his head, "That's it."

"If you want to survive, stop talking about hunting, treating guests and other nonsense. I remember that His Majesty asked you to explore the road? Just say that the Ailao Kingdom blocked the road, and you were not allowed to explore. Helpless, I had a conflict with them just now, in order not to cause too many casualties, so I didn’t have time to write a letter to say this, even if I can’t forgive all your sins, at least I won’t kill you.”

Chai Qi's eyes lit up, and he whispered a few words.

"I see. Let's just say that we are opening the road under His Majesty's order, right?"

"Hahaha, thank you so much, I wonder who you are?"

"My name is Zhufu Yan. I was originally the Langzhong of His Majesty. However, I have been detained here for a long time because of the envy of the traitor."

Chai Qi suddenly felt that the two of them shared the same hatred, and said angrily: "It's really not a good thing for a big man to have such a treacherous face. When His Majesty comes back, I will definitely seek justice for you! No, seek justice for us!"

While he was talking, someone suddenly opened the door, took a lot of documents, and threw them in front of the inmate.

"This is an official document to be handled today, you should finish it as soon as possible! I will send it to the Prime Minister's Mansion tomorrow!"

The inmate lit a candle, picked up a pen and ink, and began to kneel and do business in the prison.

Chai Qi was dumbfounded, and his whole body trembled with anger.

"Too much bullying! Too much bullying!!"

"It doesn't count if you lock it up, you have to work in the prison!!"

The master father Yan is used to it, "Anyway, I can't go out if I stay here. I can deal with some paperwork and learn about the situation outside. Why don't you come too?"

"Oh, you should come by yourself, and I won't make trouble."

The master father picked up the document in front of him, and suddenly laughed, "I think it is still necessary for you to come and see, the captain of the Dian Kingdom, Chai Qi, broke through the checkpoint and played, and the Dian Kingdom sent troops to play hahaha, it seems that it is because of your arguing about things.”

At this moment, in the Xuanshi Hall, Zhang Buyi was roaring angrily.

"Come here as a guest? Why doesn't he invite the King of Rest?"

"The Kingdom of Dian privately sent troops to crusade against other countries. This is a felony! Absolutely unforgivable!!"

Han Xin had a straight face. As a captain, he felt that this was nothing. Isn't it just the destruction of a small country?What can this be.

"It is the highest honor for a soldier to destroy a country. I have never heard of anyone being punished for destroying a country."

Han Xin expressed his opinion, Liu An hesitated to speak, and looked at his middle father.

Liu Heng said seriously: "It's still hard to draw a conclusion on this matter, we still need to ask Chai Qi to write a letter, verify the local situation, and then make a plan. Besides, even if he is guilty, we can't punish him, and His Majesty has to punish him." order to do"

Han Xin still maintained his point of view, "Even if he grows back, he is innocent."

Zhang Buyi sneered, "It's not your turn to say it yet."

Han Xin looked at Zhang Buyi slowly, the two looked at each other, and Zhang Buyi was not afraid at all.

Liu An hastily interrupted the serious atmosphere, "There is no rush to talk about this matter, let's talk about the restructuring."

The meeting ended in a tense atmosphere. When everyone left, Liu An wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although these people are very useful, they are also terrible when they quarrel. To live with these people, how could the young father be able to hold down those people left behind by the elder father?

He looked wearily at Feng Tang beside him.

"Any news about Father?"

"Yes, it is said that a county of King Zhao was taken over, and then he took a large number of officials and crossed the river to Liang Guo."

"Hey, I didn't have any prestige before Sangong. If they fight, I can't do anything."

Feng Tang lowered his head, "I heard that His Majesty likes to go for a walk every time something like this happens."

"If your Highness feels overwhelmed, you might as well take a look around and pay a visit to the Empress Dowager along the way."

Liu An was alert and suddenly came to his senses.

"Yup!!"

"The Yellow River is far above the white clouds~~~"

Standing at the bow of the boat, looking at the magnificent river, Liu Chang couldn't help but began to chant a poem. Wen Dang, who was standing beside him, was dumbfounded when he heard this sentence.

Today's Yuefu poems are constantly developing, and there are many seven-character poems like those sung by Liu Chang, but this line seems to surpass the current seven-character poems written by those sages, with extraordinary artistic conception, not to say that Your Majesty Don't know how to read or write? ?How is this going?Not only Wen Dang, but also Lu Lu was a little surprised. When did His Majesty become good at reciting poems? ?Where did this come from?Why didn't I notice it?
At this moment, Liu Chang still maintained his demeanor facing the river, with an unfathomable appearance, but he was a little anxious in his heart.

What's the next sentence?

What is Ten Thousand Mountains?

Everyone waited quietly. After waiting for a long time, before the next sentence from His Majesty, Lu Lu asked curiously: "Your Majesty, what's the next sentence?"

Liu Chang cleared his throat, "Look up at Ten Thousand Mountains."

Wen Dang's face darkened, this next sentence is true, but I am a little sorry for the previous sentence.

Lu Lu laughed, "If your majesty can't remember the original sentence, don't add it yourself. Who did your majesty hear the first half of the sentence from?"

"Ahem, I got it in a dream."

Seeing that the emperor was unwilling to speak clearly, Lu Lu did not question him again, but asked again: "Does your majesty also want to see Chao Cuo when he goes to Liang this time?"

"I see what a small county magistrate is doing, I am the emperor, how can anyone below the county magistrate have the right to come to see me?"

Lu Lu knew that although His Majesty had a stubborn mouth, he suddenly decided to go to Liang Guo. In fact, it was to see what was going on with Chao Cuo. His Majesty still cared about Chao Cuo. During these days, Chao Cuo missed nothing Well, the many systems he set up at the beginning are now beginning to bind him, making him unable to display his "majestic talents and strategies". Perhaps he also understands how difficult it is to be a local official.

When the ship docked, Liu Chang still asked them to put away their support, pretended to be ordinary nobles, and started to turn around the pier.

This Liang country is really rich, and the bustle of the wharf alone is no less than that of the Weishui wharf in Chang'an.

The pedestrians on the road are also very crowded, people come and go, crowding each other.

Liu Chang turned curiously around the pier, with Lu Lu, Wen Dang, Li Zuoche and a few people by his side. Looking at the scene here, he couldn't help nodding his head. The excitement here is not only commercial, but also cultural. The background has gradually become sufficient. Scholars in various costumes can be seen everywhere on the road, not only Confucianists, but also farmers and Mohists. They are discussing something loudly. Passing by and listening to their words, it seems They all have to board a ship to exchange knowledge in other places.

"The next step for the temple is to change the system of the Three Dukes!!!"

When Liu Chang heard this sentence suddenly, he couldn't help slowing down, and turned his head to look at it.

In front of the roadside stalls I saw, a few young people were kneeling, with all kinds of food placed in front of them, and they talked about the important affairs of the temple as if no one else was around.

Liu Chang led the people there, asked for some food, and sat beside them, secretly listening.

I saw the young man sitting in the middle shaking his head, "You have never been to Chang'an, you don't know how terrifying the sages in Chang'an are. I went to Chang'an once, and I met an ordinary old man. I was speechless, and from then on, I realized that my knowledge was nothing in Chang'an, so I came back and kept studying hard, and now I still feel that my knowledge is quite insufficient."

"An Guo. The temple needs to change the local system. We can all see this clearly, but the Sangong Jiuqing is the foundation of the temple. The temple has just completed the local reform, so why rush to change the temple?"

"If it wasn't for the restructuring, how could the agricultural tax be exempted? This is to keep the temple from being entangled by external things, so that the internal restructuring can be handled with peace of mind, and the previous several assessments are the best proof, so Frequent assessments are used to select suitable talents for the reorganized temple. Besides, the locality and the temple are one. If the locality needs to be changed, the temple must also be changed. The current temple system is not equal to the local system, and problems will arise. "

The young man talked eloquently, then sighed and said: "However, this is just my own opinion. I don't know how the sages in the temple will decide anyway. They must see clearly than us. Maybe we don't see it at all." well."

The friends around him were a little strange, "An Guo, since you went to Chang'an, you seem to be a different person. You always despise yourself and look down on local talents. I don't believe it. The capable people in Chang'an, Is it really that powerful??"

Han Anguo raised his head, recalling the heavy losses he suffered in Chang'an.

"You won't understand."

"How do you think the temple will be restructured?"

Suddenly someone asked.

Han Anguo and the others hurriedly turned their heads, and saw a group of people sitting beside them, old and young, a total of four people, looking at them curiously, Han Anguo looked at the tall and mighty man, looked at He was older than himself, so he got up and saluted, and the other young people also saluted.

Liu Chang said with a smile: "You are a young man, but you are very self-aware. How do you think the temple should be reformed?"

Han Anguo didn't answer, but asked, "You don't look like a local?"

"Oh, we are all nobles from Chang'an, and we are here to meet a good friend."

Han Anguo laughed, "I've never heard anyone say that he is a nobleman."

"You haven't answered my question yet."

The young people around Han Anguo were a little unhappy. This was too rude. They didn't say their names when they met, and they didn't return the courtesy. ?
Han Anguo was the same as before. He said seriously: "It should be to abolish the ranks of Taiwei and Lieutenant, raise the rank of Shihuofu, increase the positions of Jiuqing, and integrate many official positions."

Liu Chang shook his head, "I thought you had something to say, but that's all."

Han Anguo's friend couldn't bear it any longer, and asked, "Since that's the case, what's your opinion?"

Liu Chang said in a low voice: "I think that the reform of the temple must mean the abolition of the three officials and nine ministers, and the addition of three powers. One is responsible for drafting, one is responsible for ordering, and the other is responsible for execution. The nine ministers are all integrated into the executive department. Specifically Is such that."

Those younger students were confused, but Lu Lu couldn't help tugging at Liu Chang's sleeve.

Don't tell the whole plan of the temple just to show yourself to others! !
Liu Chang doesn't care, anyway, the temple is probably almost completed, and everyone in the world will know soon, there is nothing to keep secret.

What Liu Chang said was very detailed, and several people were dumbfounded.

The young man of that age hurriedly shook his head, "This is not counted. You are from Chang'an, so you must have learned some news in advance and deliberately deceived us. We have never been to Chang'an, so naturally we don't know."

"Then let's talk about the situation in your country of Liang. Are you familiar with the country of Liang?"

Han Anguo had sensed something was wrong, and he didn't want to say more, but his friend was obviously a bit superior, and asked proudly: "At present, Liang Guo is also undergoing a big governance, mainly targeting Yu Ding, Nong Sang, water conservancy and many other things. Question, what do you think?"

"Hahaha, why do I need to answer this kind of question? Dang! You have been my coachman for a long time, come on, tell these people!"

Wen Dang raised his head silently, he was still not familiar with the emperor's style, but he still dutifully talked about his views on Liang Guozhi's politics.

From Yu Ding's problem solving to agriculture, mulberry, water conservancy and other issues, he talked clearly and logically.

Those young juniors were really convinced, convinced.

"You are so big that you don't want to serve the country, why did you become a coachman?"

"Let's not talk about this, but you guys, chatting here sometimes, why don't you want to serve the king and take part in the assessment?"

Liu Chang asked back.

Han Anguo's face darkened, and then he recalled the past.

"I thought I was a great talent. I went to Chang'an. I wanted to participate in the assessment. On the way, I met an old man with his grandson."

(End of this chapter)