Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 767 Two Worthy Kings

Ling Sheng led the domestic officials and walked carefully to the gate of the palace.

They didn't bring any troops, and they didn't even wear weapons. They were wearing the clothes they should wear during the court meeting. There were more than thirty people. Lingsheng called out to the soldiers on the wall of the palace: "I come to pay my respects to the king." !! Please open the city gate quickly!!”

The soldiers hurried in to report.

Liu Jian is still berating these ministers in his head at this moment, "Bo, you don't know, these people are going to rebel!! They openly colluded with those traitors who minted coins privately, protected them, and sent the soldiers I sent I was arrested and surrounded the palace. I was not allowed to go out. This is an act of treason! If my brother finds out, they will definitely be arrested and punished by the three clans! No, they will be punished by the nine clans! They must have taken the traitor Bribery, or rather, they are also doing this in private, so they don't want me to investigate it!!"

"Although they can mobilize the domestic army, my personal soldiers will definitely be able to defend the palace. When the army from the temple arrives, these people will all be executed!!"

Listening to Liu Jian's words, Liu Bo looked at Han Anguo who was at the side.

Han Anguo said again: "Your Majesty, you don't need to be so troublesome. I expect them to come to see you. Even you regard the acting king as His Majesty. How can they recognize him? Your Majesty's figure is rare. Just wait for them to come." Catch them when we meet, and take off their tiger talismans. This matter can be done. I have already sent someone to inform Dong Chi of Qi. With His Majesty's trust, he will definitely come to help when he learns about the situation here, and he will definitely not stand idly by."

Hearing Han Anguo's words, Liu Jian was startled.

"You let Bo pretend to be the emperor?? This is a capital offense!"

Han Anguo shook his head lightly, "My king is only similar in stature and appearance to His Majesty, and he has never said that he is the emperor. It is someone else's business to admit his mistake. What does it have to do with my king? Besides, I have met I have been to Your Majesty, and His Majesty is a free and easy person, not a pedantic person who sticks to the rules. He knows the behavior of the King, and he will definitely not be angry because of it. Besides, my King is the authentic relative of the Lu family, the son-in-law of Zhang Xiang, and the second disciple of Confucianism in the world. , who would punish him for such a thing? Even if those officials knew about this, who would dare to harm the king? And the most important thing is, if you want to wait for the decree from the temple to come, I am afraid it will take more than ten days In those days, the Jiaodong Kingdom was a necessary place for the trade of various countries, if it was not allowed to enter and exit for a long time, it would be harmful to the whole world, and those big ships could not enter the dock, and the loss would be great."

"In addition to merchants, there are also those old and weak women and children. I saw that many people outside the post houses have no shelter and can only wait in the wild. Today's Jiaodong is very rainy and cold. If this problem cannot be solved in time, I don't know how many people are on the road. What a disaster. The nobles can hide in the post house, so what about the poor people?"

"Therefore, this problem should be resolved as quickly as possible, at least to restore traffic in various places, without causing too much impact."

Hearing Han Anguo's analysis, Liu Jian's face changed a little, and he said happily to Liu Bo, "I never thought that there are such talented people around you!"

"When these traitors are killed, I will definitely show my credit for you!"

Han Anguo said solemnly again: "There is also this matter, my lord, no matter how wrong this country's ministers and ministers are, you can't execute them. You can just catch them. Please don't kill them again, otherwise your majesty will be killed." It’s also hard to keep safe.”

Liu Jian was very displeased, "The crimes they committed are enough to kill, why hesitate?"

"If the county officials want to execute criminals who have evidence, they must first report to the temple, and then they can do it after getting permission. Nowadays, these people are officials with two thousand stones, and the evidence of the crime is not convincing. How can you execute them without waiting for the temple's order? where are they?"

Liu Jian couldn't agree with Han Anguo, and curled his lips helplessly, "Then let's do it this way."

But his attitude towards Han Anguo remained indifferent.

At this moment, the soldiers rushed in and told those people about their entry. Liu Jian was overjoyed and was about to lead people to ambush at the front gate of the palace and catch them all. Seeing the excited King Jiaodong, Han Anguo stopped Liu Jian Bo, said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you must keep those ministers later."

Ju Mong couldn't stand it any longer, and scolded: "These people are rebels, why do you always speak for them?"

Liu Bo looked at him thoughtfully, and asked, "Do you think there are other reasons for this incident?"

"If you want to solve this matter quickly, it can only be solved by another faction, and you are close to King Jiaodong, so we choose to subdue these ministers quickly, but one thing, we don't know what happened. What I have heard is just one-sided words. King Jiaodong thinks this is the case, but is it really so? Are there no sages in Jiaodong? Those ministers who can be placed in their current positions are definitely not mediocre. Would you still take the risk of being punished by the clan to protect a merchant who minted coins privately?"

Liu Bo hesitated and nodded, "I know what to do."

History has proved one thing, no matter how many troops you lead outside, it is best not to break into the palace alone , they were quickly subdued by the soldiers in the palace, and they couldn't resist at all, just those strong crossbows were enough to shoot them all, they had no capital to resist at all, Liu Jian jumped in front of them, His face was flushed, and the whole person was extremely angry.

"You all betrayed the widow!! You traitors who deserve to be punished by the nine clans!! I have to execute you all!!"

The officials including Ling Sheng were not afraid, they just looked around and asked, "Where is Your Majesty?"

When Liu Jian heard this, he immediately burst out laughing.

"Your Majesty is naturally in Chang'an, come here! Hang up and beat these rebels!!!"

By this time, the faces of these ministers had just changed.

Ling Sheng couldn't help shouting: "Your Majesty!! Your Majesty!! I have something important to report! Your Majesty!!!"

Seeing that the soldiers were about to attack, Liu Bo finally came out. Seeing Liu Bo, all the officials were dumbfounded. Ling Sheng hesitated for a long time, and suddenly cursed: "Rebellious officials and traitors! How dare you pretend to be Your Majesty? You don't want to live anymore ?! You are a traitor who deserves to be punished!"

Liu Jian was not used to him, kicked him over, and shouted angrily: "This is my You Zibo, you still want to kill his clan?!"

The ministers reacted, and Lingsheng's eyes suddenly despaired. He hurriedly shouted, "My lord! We are at your disposal! Don't send people to attack the merchants outside!! Jiaodong Kingdom thrives on business. ! You can’t ruin this great situation just because of one person’s fault!!”

"Your Majesty!! Don't send any more people!!"

Liu Jian was furious, "You still want to hide your crimes now?"

He pulled out his long sword suddenly, but a person suddenly appeared behind him, holding his hand tightly, Liu Jian couldn't move at once, he was startled and angry, the person standing behind was exactly Liu Bo, Liu Bo frowned at this moment, "Father Zhong, don't do anything."

"Zhuzi! What do you know! This fellow is extremely hateful!"

Liu Jian still wanted to struggle, but Liu Bo said helplessly, "Father Zhong, I've offended you!"

He hugged Liu Jian violently, and immediately picked him up. Liu Jian didn't have any chance to struggle at all, he just cursed: "Zhuzi! Put me down quickly! Put me down!!"

Liu Bo hugged Liu Jian and left here. The soldiers around him were dumbfounded, and they didn't know whether to stop it or what to do. Han Anguo stepped forward helplessly, looked at Guoxiang Lingsheng, and said: Don't worry, I have already asked for help from Qi Prime Minister Dong Chi, and he will come soon to calm the situation temporarily. The situation in Jiaodong Kingdom must be temporarily dealt with by outsiders, otherwise the impact will be too great, and no one can afford it .”

"It's best like this. Alas, our king is too aggressive. It's not me who ordered the road blockade, but the king. He wants to deal with a Chehou, and we will not stop him, but this Chehou is in Jiaodong. China established a chamber of commerce, absorbed many merchants, and did a lot of things.”

"Your Majesty thinks that the chamber of commerce is united to murder him. They want to eradicate all of these people and arrest and deal with them. If all the big merchants in the country are eliminated, the development of Jiaodong Kingdom will be reversed by at least ten years."

"After I learned about this, I immediately blocked those soldiers. The king said that I protected the traitors and wanted to take me down. In order to prevent more turmoil in the country, I hurriedly wrote a letter to appease the king, but the king A lot of orders were issued, roads were blocked, arrests were made, and local officials were fighting among themselves. They didn't know whose orders to obey, and there was chaos everywhere. I have been working all day for the past few days."

"Guo Xiang, I am just a trivial student, there is no need for you to tell me these things. Your Majesty has your own opinions, and you also have your own. It is not up to me to decide who is right, and of course it is not Dong Xiang. What can be decided depends on what the temple says."

Ling Sheng didn't speak anymore, he murmured again: "Master Dong is the Prime Minister of the Qi Kingdom after all, can he enter the Jiaodong Kingdom?"

"If someone agrees, it is naturally possible."

Han Anguo said softly.

After Dong Chi of Qi State received Liu Bo's letter, he hurriedly made preparations.

Dong Chi is Liu Chang's old confidant. When Liu Chang was the king of Tang, this person was under Liu Chang's command. Later, he was in Qi State and helped Liu Chang clean up the most disobedient people here. The state of Qi is also governed well, which can be regarded as both civil and military.

After learning about the situation in Jiaodong, Dong Chi knew that he could not remain indifferent.

From the perspective of the overall situation, the situation in Jiaodong is extremely bad, and it is a major event that can easily affect the whole world. From the perspective of Qi, this incident will also have a negative impact on Qi.

But there is one thing, as an official of the Qi State, even if he is the emperor's confidant, he can't break into other countries without permission to handle something, but there is always a way. He picked up the letter, got in the car, and he came directly to Qingzhou Governor's House.

The prefectural governor was set up in the temple, presumably for such a situation, to mediate conflicts between local officials, and the governor here in Qingzhou is the crown prince's Lao Sheren, Feng Tang.

It is not surprising that the governor's office of Qingzhou was set up in King Qi's City, as the governor's office is usually set up in the most developed city in the area.

When Dong Chi came here, Feng Tang didn't know anything about Jiaodong Kingdom.

When he learned these things from Dong Chi's mouth, Feng Tang's face suddenly became extremely ugly.

"How dare they?!"

"Liu Jian and these ministers should be arrested!!!"

No wonder Feng Tang was so angry. Logically speaking, when encountering such a thing, both parties should report to the governor as soon as possible, and the governor will make a ruling. Although the governor's grade and power are not as high as the local officials, he has the right Their procuratorial power, mediation power, etc., they ignore the local governor so much, and even report the incident to the temple instead of the governor, which is a trampling on the system and a contempt for Feng Tang.

Dong Chi was also a little surprised. He originally thought that the governor didn't show up because he didn't have the order from the temple and didn't dare to do it lightly. Now he realized that he didn't know it at all! !
"Didn't they send someone to inform??"

Feng Tang angrily took out the document and put it in front of Dong Chi, "This is the document submitted by Lingsheng. He said that the king of Jiaodong acted recklessly and was going to play it in the temple, but he didn't say that things had reached this point. !!"

"Please order, Duke Feng, I am willing to send soldiers to go to Jiaodong Kingdom with you to resolve this matter!"

Feng Tang stood up suddenly, "Qi Xiang Dong Chi received the order! Come with me to Jiaodong Kingdom!"

Soon, Dong Chi led more than 300 knights, and rushed towards the direction of Jiaodong Kingdom. With Feng Tang, as long as Jiaodong Kingdom is not rebellious, these people are enough. Of course, Dong Chi will not I feel that Jiaodong Kingdom is planning to rebel, unless they are all mad.

It took only a few days for Feng Tang and Dong Chi to arrive at the royal city of Jiaodong Kingdom.

When they arrived, the situation in Jiaodong was not as chaotic as imagined. Officials from all over the country were working normally, the roads were also unblocked, merchants were operating normally, and there was nothing to look around. The appearance of infighting took place, which made everyone a little surprised. Could it be that things are not as bad as Dai Wang said in his letter?

But when they came to the palace, they knew that what Dai Wang said was not false.

There were a lot of soldiers inside and outside the palace, and all of them were holding strong crossbows, looking out very vigilantly. When Feng Tang came forward, they were unwilling to open the door. After a long time, only the soldiers opened the door to welcome the group of people. walked in.

And it was Han Anguo who came out to meet them.

"Are you that Liangcai Han Anguo?"

Dong Chi was still a little curious about this person, but Feng Tang just kept a dark face and asked displeasedly: "Who is in charge in the country now?"

Han Anguo paid homage to Dong Chi, and quickly answered Feng Tang's question, "I will tell the governor that the King of Jiaodong and the Prime Minister of Jiaodong are currently working together. Please follow me."

When everyone followed Han Anguo into the inner hall, they saw the tall Liu Bo standing at the door, blocking the people who came in and out, while Liu Jian and Ling Sheng were sitting opposite him helplessly. It looks like a child who is forced by his parents to do homework.

Of course Liu Bo knew Feng Tang, and he respected this brother's confidant very much, so he hurriedly paid homage to him.

Feng Tang no longer made a bad face, and nodded politely, "Fortunately, there is still a virtuous king here, otherwise the situation would not be what it is now. If it weren't for you, I would probably commit suicide to apologize. up"

Liu Bo hurriedly shook his head, "Don't speak like that. Actually."

Feng Tang looked at those two people, and his tone was not so kind. He even interrupted Liu Bo and reprimanded loudly: "You two traitors!! One sent troops to arrest people privately, and the other Surround the palace!! Come on, take them both out!!"

Liu Jian's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly said, "Traitor! Did you also accept bribes from that thief? Do you know what kind of crime it is to mint coins without permission?"

Feng Tang cursed: "Since there is such a thing, why don't you arrest it according to the normal procedures? Why don't you report it to the governor? You sent troops to arrest people privately, and you want to arrest so many people. You want to arrest people in the country? Have all the big merchants been killed?!"

"Someone is covering him. If I don't act, I won't get any evidence!"

Ling Sheng couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted: "What's the meaning of this, Your Majesty? Everything must be handled according to the law. Is it because they are not allowed to be arrested because there is no evidence of a crime, is it a cover for them? Today, Your Majesty suspects that this person is wrong. If you can catch him directly, then if tomorrow minister suspects that the king is going to rebel, can you also kill him directly?!"

"Shut up too! As the Prime Minister, when encountering such a thing, you don't come to report to me first, but surround the princes and kings without authorization. Do you want to use this incident to become famous in the world and become the Prime Minister of the Great Han?!"

Ling Sheng blushed and was speechless.

Dong Chi tugged Liu Bo lightly, motioning him to follow him out.

Feng Tang continued to confront them in the hall, but Liu Bo and his subordinates all came out and followed Dong Chi.

"Your Majesty, I heard that you are impersonating Your Majesty here. Is there such a thing?"

"This"

Liu Bo was a little hesitant. He originally wanted to respond according to what Han Anguo taught him, but he couldn't bear to deceive this Zhongfu.

Dong Chi laughed, "Your Majesty, don't worry, it's just because your Majesty's body and appearance are similar to your Majesty's, and they misjudged him. There is nothing impersonating. I thought that Your Majesty would lose money if he read too many Confucian classics." I just learned today that your majesty dares to do something and is not weaker than your majesty at all. The most valuable thing is that your majesty is still good at governing the country. It is you, your majesty, who brought everything back to normal in Jiaodong Kingdom in the past few days. ?”

Liu Bo said with some shame: "It's all Han Anguo's contribution, and I don't have any credit for it."

Dong Chi became even more enthusiastic about him.

"Don't take credit, love your subordinates, and be able to reuse talents, but His Majesty's heirs will produce a generation of virtuous kings!"

"I said why would you be sealed in the Dai Kingdom? Your Majesty really has far-sighted plans!"

Liu Bo's face was flushed red by the praise, he hesitated and couldn't speak.

"My lord, I have a son who is useless. He was honed in the army and made some insignificant achievements, but he became arrogant because of these achievements. I called him here and taught him personally. In the past, I have always been very proud. He is worried about his future, but now that I see you, I don't worry anymore, if you don't mind, I want him to follow you and study with you, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)