Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 744
"You bastard is Kang Juwang?!"

Liu Chang sat on the top seat, looked at the bandit chief who was tied up and thrown in front of him, and said the first sentence.

Liu Heng's face suddenly changed.

"Your Majesty, do you mean that the Xiting Kingdom cheated?"

Liu Chang realized that he had startled the fourth brother, and hurriedly explained: "Oh, I don't doubt that Lizi Qi, I just doubt Xia Houzao. This guy has always been a madman. I was afraid that he would catch someone else and use force to force him to admit that he is King Kangju, so I sent it here to ask for credit."

As a royal censor, Liu Heng was naturally very serious when he heard such words.

This is the fault of the clan!

"I've often heard the reputation of General Shen Xing, so it turns out that he still behaves like this?"

"That's right. He originally sent a king, saying it was the king of Dawan, but he was arrested and interrogated. He was the king of Jiankun. He explained to Xiahouzao that he was not Dawan, but Jiankun, but Xiahouzao If you don’t believe me, keep beating him, and finally King Jiankun admits that he is the King of Dawan. I’m afraid that King Kangju is some other king.”

Liu Heng was silent for a long time, you have all kinds of talents under your command.

Putting it under the command of other emperors like this, I am afraid that it will be uprooted long ago, and there will be no one left in the clan.

Liu Chang asked loudly again: "Are you King Kangju?!"

The translator at the side hastily interpreted. The prisoner raised his head and looked at Liu Chang, who had a hideous face and a burly figure. He remembered something, nodded his head in horror, and said loudly: "I am King Kangju! I am King Kangju!"

"Is that what you are?!"

"I am!!!"

"Tell me the truth!!"

"I'm really King Kangju!!"

Because of his previous convictions, Liu Chang felt that something was wrong when he saw the terrified face of the man, and King Kang Ju looked even more frightened when he saw the emperor's questioning, and wanted to prove his identity very seriously.

"How many people did you originally have under your command?!"

"I don't know."

"Bastard! You don't even know how many people you have under your command? How dare you call yourself King Kangju?"

King Kangju wanted to cry, but he knew that now, he should have governed diligently, asked his own country's prime minister, and shouldn't be eating, drinking and having fun all day long, and he couldn't even prove his identity.

Fortunately, Liu Qi's letter clearly recorded the situation of Kangju Kingdom, many ministers, territories, etc., it can be confirmed that this person is probably the real King Kangju. After Liu Chang confirmed it again and again, he nodded and asked Said: "My big man takes benevolence and righteousness as his government, and I have persuaded you many times to treat the people well and be educated by the saints, and let you come to Chang'an to pay a visit. There are many small countries around you, and they have accepted the kindness of the big man and married the surname Zhong. , become the prince of a great man, how dare you not know good from bad in such a small country?! Go against me?!"

King Kang Ju's eyes lit up, as if he saw the hope of living, he hurriedly said: "I don't know your majesty's benevolence, and I am ashamed to offend your majesty, please forgive my life, I will never dare to go against your majesty again Already!!"

Seeing that this person was very honest, Liu Chang burst out laughing.

"Yes, you can correct your mistakes. I am not a person who kills indiscriminately. Since you can realize your mistakes, you can live in Chang'an, learn the characters of the great man, the principles of the sage, enrich your talents, and become the courtier of the great man! You can willing?"

"I am willing! I am willing!!"

With a wave of Liu Chang's hand, a soldier took this King Kangju away from here immediately. King Kangju's face was full of fear and luck.

Liu Heng watched the king leave, and frowned again, "Why do you want to keep these people?"

Liu Chang seldom kills these captive foreign kings. The original kings of Joseon, Fuyu, and even the later kings of Zhenla, Jiankun, Dawan, Funan, Baicheng, etc. were not executed. Liu Chang kept them all and placed them in Chang'an. He even asked them to marry a woman surnamed Zhong and give birth to children, so that they could live in Chang'an with peace of mind, and sent people to let them study and write articles. There is a street where almost all the captured foreign kings settled here.

Many ministers also couldn't understand this matter. With such a tyrannical character like His Majesty, why didn't he kill these people to show off his martial arts?
Liu Chang laughed at this moment, "Fourth brother, these people are more useful alive than dead. It's easy to kill them, but what's the use of it? But keep them and let them all become servants of the big man , it is beneficial to the control of those lands, and their kings have begun to be the courtiers of the big man, so do the people in their country have any reason to rebel? When Fuyu Kingdom had previous turmoil, when I sent people to suppress it, I directly let them King Fuyu's son went with the army, and the enemy was defeated without a fight, this is the best proof."

"Besides, I still visit them from time to time and ask them to write articles. Although their articles are not well written, they can write articles as foreign kings, realize their mistakes, and praise the kindness of the great man. This is good for the hearts of the people in the world. It's all a huge encouragement. As for the remaining threats, they were no match for me when they had an army of tens of thousands, so can they still pose a threat to me now in Chang'an?"

Liu Hengruo thought, "Since you have your own ideas, I won't say much. You can figure it out. On the side of Xiting Kingdom, don't reward too much. room, despise the main room, the atmosphere in the harem is not correct."

Liu Chang murmured: "Is the governor free to do anything? Even such trivial matters as harem women's jealousy need to be written to the censor?"

But Liu Heng said very seriously: "If such a thing happens in the homes of ordinary people, it will cause discord and disintegration of the family. If it happens in the palace, it will cause domestic turmoil, and in serious cases, it may even lead to civil strife. How can this be said to be a trivial matter?!"

"This is a matter for your son and daughter-in-law. I won't get involved. You can figure it out. Anyway, I will issue the reward myself."

Liu Heng said again: "I came to look for His Majesty this time, not because of the affairs of the Xiting Kingdom, but about the canal, the shipbuilding workshop, etc. The officials and Zhao Tuo have already determined the general plan, and Zhang Zuoxiang is going to hand it over to the local government. For these matters, the temple dispatched a person to coordinate the overall situation, urge all regions to cooperate with each other, and work together to complete the work. The left minister recommended the minister Hu Wusheng and the geologist Luo Zuo to do this.”

"Luo Zuo, is that Prince Chu's teacher? Does he still know about canals?"

"They all have a little understanding of the project. Hu Wusheng is a fair man, he will not take sides, and he will not be bribed. With Luo Zuo to assist him, this matter can definitely be done."

"Okay, let's do it according to the leftist's idea, but you still have to ask people's wishes more, don't force them to do things, being forced to do things, and doing things spontaneously, the results are different. It’s not just them who understand water transportation, there are Mohists and others who can ask them if they would like the fourth brother, understand what I mean??”

Liu Chang blinked excitedly.

Liu Heng pursed his lips, you are really bad.

"Yes! Of course I am! We are all very willing!!"

Luo Zuo excitedly shook the hand of the official who came to look for him, unwilling to let go of what he said, but the official's hand was already trembling after being held by him.

This old man has so much strength.

The official withdrew his hand in pain, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty said, you can't coerce you, you must fully ask your thoughts. After all, your Kanyu family has not done a project for a long time, and the Mo family is quite good at these things. If you don't If you are willing, you can let the Mo family come to the top."

"what?"

Luo Jian was shocked, and hurriedly grabbed the official's hand again, "There is no need for the Mohists! Let us do it! We are definitely better than the Mohists!! I can issue a decree to His Majesty. If we can't do it well, we will kill my head!!"

The official trembled again, and retracted his hand in pain for the second time.

Just talk about things, can you stop torturing my hands like this!

The official put his hands behind his back and said seriously: "But the Mo family has come up with a specific implementation plan, and actively expressed their willingness to endure hardships on your behalf."

"fart!!"

"We can definitely do it well! Please tell Your Majesty, if we can't do this well, I will lead my disciples and jump into the river!!"

The officials fled here in a hurry after completing their mission.

Luo Bo turned around and looked at the many disciples standing in front of him. During these days, because of His Majesty's love, the Kanyu family has changed from a small school that was on the verge of extinction to a small school that can still be passed on. .Although there are still two or three big cats and kittens, they have finally escaped the brink of extinction. Teacher Luo no longer has to arrest people to come to class. watch for.

Besides, there are big figures like Prince Chu among the disciples.

"In these years, our geologists have not been taken seriously. If it weren't for His Majesty's grace, I am afraid that they would have ceased to exist. Now, we have finally ushered in our own opportunity. This is our best opportunity. We have to prove ourselves in front of the world. The strength of Kanyu, our knowledge, is not weaker than others!"

"In this Taixue, if you just study all day long, you won't be able to learn the essence of geomancy. This time, we will all go to the south, to the land of Chu and Wu, and put into practice what I have taught during these days. !"

"We can't let the Mo family take the lead!"

Luo Zuo said loudly, and the disciples were also very excited. This is the first time they have cooperated with the temple. If it is done, it will be a big deal for the school. Maybe they can apply and manage their own newspapers, and more people can be recruited by then.

Liu Wu was relatively calm among the crowd, "Teacher, who is the chief officer who is going to Chu with us this time?"

"I heard it was Hu Wugong."

"Then do you still remember that Gongyang Shou who fought with you back then and was exiled to Xia Kingdom?"

"Of course I remember, what's wrong?"

"Hu Wusheng is his disciple."

Luo Jian's complexion gradually became a little ugly, "How can this be good? His teacher has a grudge against me. He won't take this opportunity to avenge his personal revenge, right? I heard that he is a very good person, shouldn't he be like this? "

"People of the Gongyang School hold grudges very much, and they are very concerned about such things as the master's being humiliated. Teacher, let me visit this Hu Wusheng. This incident was caused by me. If I visit in person, maybe These misunderstandings can be dispelled."

Luo Jian was a little bit reluctant to let his beloved disciple be humiliated, he gritted his teeth, "I'll go, I'm old, he doesn't dare to say anything, and he may not be able to beat this old man."

"Teacher, don't worry. If I go to visit him, he may not humiliate me. The place we are going to is the land of Chu and Wu."

As a small school that is not much different from the Kanyu School, the Gongyang School’s development in these years should not be underestimated. With the completion of the first book of the Gongyang School by Hu Wusheng, the written theory of the Gongyang School has never been published. After it was established, the Ram School quickly ushered in vitality.The departure of Gongyangshou did not have any impact on the entire school. Facts have proved that it is not important whether the Gongyang school has Gongyangshou, but whether Hu Wusheng is the most important thing.

Hu Wusheng was valued by the prince and became a high-ranking official in the flattery mansion, and the entire Gongyang School also began to take off. In less than a year, the number of the Gongyang School increased sharply. At that time, Gongyang harvested a large number of Confucian scholars and became one of the mainstays of Confucianism in Taixue. In Chang'an alone, thousands of scholars studied Gongyang's subtle words and righteousness day and night. Changed the sect and became the disciple of the Gongyang school, and more and more people studied the Gongyang school all over the world.

Immediately widened the gap with the Kanyu School. Although the current Gongyang School is still not a big school, it already has the conditions to become a big school.

When Liu Wu came to Hu Wusheng's mansion, it was different from the past, the place was already full of traffic, all kinds of carriages were parked aside, there were young scholars and old Confucian scholars, and there was a long queue at the gate of his mansion , and there was a servant at the door, and everyone either passed on their "business cards" to him, or took out letters of recommendation from acquaintances to meet him. Liu Wu waited for a long time before it was his turn Own.

"Please tell me that Liu Wu, the eldest disciple of Kanyu's family, is asking to see me."

Liu Wu gave the famous thorn very seriously, the servant took a look, but he didn't mock him, but said with a smile: "Okay, I will report, please go back first, when the lord comes back, I will send someone to tell you."

There are many academic masters who came to visit him, and geologists are not very top-notch, so they naturally don't think highly of him.

Liu Wu had no choice but to say: "It's like this. I have something very important to visit Hu Wugong, because we will soon go to the south to work together. Please tell me now. If he is busy, I can come back later. But we are now doing things according to His Majesty's order, and we dare not delay."

Hearing Liu Wu's explanation, the servant was a little displeased, "Your gentleman is a little unreasonable. There are hundreds of people who come to see my lord every day, and everyone has something important to do. If you have to meet one by one, then my lord Can you still get out?? Let the gentleman go back!"

Liu Wu waved his hand, didn't say anything, turned around and was about to leave.

But at this moment, the old Confucian standing behind him scolded: "What kind of Kanyu family is just doing hard labor, what is the delay, why don't you leave soon?!"

Liu Wu stopped abruptly, but ignored the old Confucian, and looked at the servant in front of him again.

He untied the jade seal from his waist and handed it to the servant.

"I'm sorry to bother you to report again, saying that Prince Chu Liu Wu came to see Hu Wusheng."

"Meet the prince!!!"

The servant's face turned pale in an instant, and even his back bent down quite a bit, he hastily stepped aside, "Please wait here for a moment, this servant is going to report now!!"

Liu Wu turned his head and glanced at the old Confucian, "My kanyu family is a grand sect that formally established a school in Taixue. It is not hard labor. Besides, it is hard labor. People who talk too much are better. What do you think, old man?"

"me."

Old Ru's hands trembled slightly, but he didn't dare to refute.

Soon, Hu Wusheng led people out to greet him.

In Napei County, some clansmen who are not too close can ride on the heads of those county guards. A serious prince like Liu Wu, the future prince, is not something that ordinary officials can provoke , even Sangong would not dare to humiliate such a clan easily, let alone them.

Hu Wusheng looked a little tired, but what the servant said was true, as his fame increased, more and more people came to visit him. He refused to see guests many times, but he also got the reputation of despising his friends after being rich. Hu Wusheng also had a headache, with so many things to do every day, how could he meet these people one by one?But when a prince-level person comes to see him, of course he still has to meet, besides, he will cooperate with this person in the near future.

Liu Wu's attitude towards Hu Wusheng was still very respectful.

"Hu Wugong, this time, under the order of His Majesty, we are going to the south to take charge of the canal affairs. We Gemyujia are willing to assist you with all our strength. There was some gap between us and the Gongyang School. Every time my teacher thinks about it, he regrets it very much. .”

Hu Wusheng immediately understood the purpose of the other party's visit, he shook his head, "The prince is too worried, those things were just trivial things back then, I am not a villain who avenges public affairs, you don't have to look down on me so much."

"Don't dare to underestimate, just for fear of misunderstanding"

"Okay, don't need to talk about these useless things. I know nothing about Kanyu. This time I was ordered to go to the south. The countries will definitely fight for their own interests. I hope you can remind me not to let me be fooled by the local people. Bullying. The crown prince is from Chu, but in this matter, all countries should try their best, and they should not favor Chu. If all countries contribute unevenly and distribute their efforts unevenly, it will cause chaos, which will not benefit our future affairs."

Not only the geologists are worried that Hu Wusheng will avenge his personal revenge, but Hu Wusheng is also worried that Liu Wu will cause selfish troubles.

Liu Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief, he said with a smile: "Don't worry, although I am the Prince of Chu, I am a minister of His Majesty first, I will definitely not do such a thing, and I will definitely handle it well!"

"By the way, Hu Wugong, it's not a good thing to have so many nobles coming to your door all day long."

"Oh, what's the reason?"

"I have a way"

"Why don't you invite the King of the North to come over and play at the gate of your courtyard for a few days. Presumably the nobles will not dare to approach you."

"Um???"

(End of this chapter)