Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 840
Liu Chang stood on the side of the road, looking into the distance.

He waited patiently for a while, and then asked, "After waiting for so long, why hasn't the purchase arrived yet?"

Lu Lu was taken aback, and said blankly, "We just came here."

He looked at the sky and said, "At least half an hour."

Liu Chang was immediately discouraged, and found a grassy area by the side of the road, and sat down very simply. Lu Lu and Dou Guangguo had no choice but to follow up and sit on his left and right sides.

"Chen Mai must have been walking slowly all the way, traveling around the mountains and rivers, and he came so slowly just now."

Today, the Elder came to the road from the palace in a hurry, and even put aside his important business to go to Shanglinyuan. This is a sacrifice made to welcome his good brother Chen Mai.

Chen Mai is one of the few reliable people in the group of virtuous people. Liu Chang still values ​​him very much. Now he is transferred to the temple because he is preparing to entrust him with important tasks.

Liu Chang is going to hand over one of the most important departments to Chen Mai.

There were people coming and going on the road, and when he saw a merchant passing by picking up fruits, Liu Chang hurriedly stopped him and bought some food. When he was eating fruit, Lu Lu hastily reminded: "Your Majesty! People are coming! People are coming!"

Liu Chang reacted, stood up quickly, ordered Dou Guangguo to put away all the fruits, and walked forward quickly.

Liu Chang did not bring people to greet him with great fanfare.

Counting the soldiers, there are only six or seven people.

The same is true for Chen Mai, and there are less than ten people including his entourage.

When Chen Mai got out of the car, he was greeted with an excited bear hug from the elder.

Chen Mai let out a muffled snort, only to feel his eyes go dark, but fortunately Liu Chang let go in time and did not let Chen Hui inherit the title on the spot.

Chen Mai let out a sigh of relief, only to feel that the problems of back pain for many years seemed to be cured by this stroke, and the protruding parts were pressed in by the emperor.

But Liu Chang excitedly looked at Chen Mai in front of him. The years had left deep marks on Chen Mai, probably due to the long-term busy work in the local area. Chen Mai looked older than the group of sages. On par with Zhou Shengzhi.

"Buy! Why have you become so vicissitudes? Come, look at me, I am still the same as before, Kong Wu is powerful!"

Liu Chang directly showed his arm, the astonishing latitude has not diminished, it still looks so scary, but the lines are not as obvious as before, with more flesh, but it looks more majestic.

Chen Mai suddenly laughed lightly.

"Guan Ah's research is really right."

"Ah? What did Guan Ah delve into?"

"He said that he studied His Majesty's words and deeds in order to be promoted, and when the minister came, he had already predicted His Majesty's words and deeds, and they were consistent!"

Liu Dachang laughed, hugged Chen Mai over, walked towards the city, and said as he walked: "This guy is talking nonsense, I wanted him to be promoted several times, but he himself refused. All the ministers suspect that he wants to sit in Bashu and raise his cronies there with the intention of plotting rebellion!"

The magistrates and ministers of the Han Dynasty have to be rotated from time to time. In order to prevent the officials from being dominant in the localities, but during Liu Chang's period, there were very few transfers in some places. This is because Liu Chang trusted these people enough and was unwilling to Tossing around because of fear, since he can do a good job, he will wait until he is done before he is promoted, just like Chen Mai, why bother to change back and forth, making temples and places so troublesome?
"Does Your Majesty think he is planning to rebel?"

"Sooner or later, I have to go there to see if he is planning to rebel!"

The two talked and laughed as they walked.

Chen Mai looked at Lu Lu, who was on the side, and said, "Lu Lu's life is the best. There has been no wind and rain in these years, and he still looks so beautiful."

Lu Lu's face darkened, "Don't think that you can be rude to me because you have made some achievements outside, and be careful that I will say something bad about you around Your Majesty!"

Dou Guangguo is no longer surprised. The relationship between His Majesty and some ministers has really reached an unbelievable level. They are not like monarchs and ministers at all.

Chen Mai hadn't returned to Chang'an for a long time, and there was no rush when he returned this time. Liu Chang took him by the hand and introduced the changes in Chang'an to him.

Chang'an has already become the number one city in the world. This world is not just a big man, but it is counted in the whole world. The household registration, scale, commerce, handicraft industry, all aspects are already the top in the world. Many counties around the world, It has been swallowed up by Chang'an, the prosperous market, people come and go, the traffic is busy, the entertainment industry is also very developed, and a market culture similar to the future has been formed, and it has become an alternative city in the serious big Seoul, brightly lit.

Liu Chang proudly pointed to the surrounding buildings, and introduced to Chen Mai the restaurants, markets, various schools, and novel entertainment industries.

Chen Mai frowned, and his brows were filled with deep worry.

What Liu Chang saw in the city was a prosperous and prosperous world.

But Chen Mai saw the huge worry and food pressure.

The grain production in Chang'an area is limited, and there is not much arable land. Even the Qin State needs grain input from Bashu and other places, and the Han Dynasty relies on grain from Sanfu area. With the increasing population of Chang'an, this grain The pressure on the government will also increase, and the continuous blood transfusions in various places will cause huge consumption. Chen Mai squinted his eyes, but he was not in a hurry to express his thoughts. Have the opportunity.

There are a few people performing arts on the street, which is very lively.

There was a strong man holding a huge wooden stick, which could only be held with both hands. The strong man played with the wooden stick very well, flying around, vigorously, and the crowd watching They all applauded.

The strong man asked for money, proudly set the wooden stick aside, and invited people around to try it.

A few knight-errants stepped forward and tried their best to raise the wooden stick, and it was impossible to swing it.

Liu Chang poked his head out and looked at the stick eagerly.

When the strong man saw the person coming, his expression changed, he picked up the stick, thanked everyone, and left in a hurry.

Lu Lu couldn't help laughing, "I see you scare people so much that they are afraid that you will ruin their jobs!"

Liu Chang also laughed out loud, "Who wants to smash his job, I want to give him some money"

After a few laps in Chang'an, I came to a restaurant. The restaurant just appeared recently. It was different from the restaurants and wine shops in the past. This kind of restaurant where you can eat and drink at the same time has appeared, and there is everything you need in it. Someone is telling a story about the current emperor traveling in Bashu, encountering the rebellion of the king of Dian, one person against [-] troops, and the story of rebelling against the king.

After being processed by the novelist, and then told by the storyteller, the change is quite big.

Lu Lu kept complaining.

"One person beats 1 people, thanks to their thinking, is that still a human being? Even if Xiang Yu, Wuyang Wuhou, and His Majesty are tied together, they can't beat [-] people!"

Everyone wandered around for a few times before finally returning to the palace.

Sitting in Houde Hall, Liu Chang seriously asked about the situation of Bashu.

The monarch and his ministers chatted for a long time, and finally, Liu Changfang revealed the reason why he called Chen Mai to come here this time.

"Since the reorganization, the talents in the temple are not enough. In fact, other positions are not bad. The main reason is that the Ministry of Industry originally let Ji Bu take charge of it for a period of time, and then let Su Yi take charge of it, but the two of them None of them are good at this, I want you to be the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry."

Chen Mai was very calm, he had thought of this a long time ago.

His Majesty asked him to come here in a hurry, there must be a temporary vacancy in the court, and he needs to come to sit in charge.

It's just that he didn't expect that the Ministry of Industry would need someone in this position.

Chen Mai replied: "Your Majesty, although I have done this kind of thing in the local area, it may not be better than the sages in the court. Why don't you let Chen Tao do it?"

Liu Chang shook his head, "Chen Tao is not suitable to be an official. The Secretary of the Ministry of Industry does not need to be able to do crafts by himself, but to be able to dispatch, assign, and get along with other departments. Chen Tao can confer titles, but he cannot entrust such Heavy duty. I know that you don't know craftsmanship, but it doesn't matter, you can withstand the pressure, you are not afraid of the doubts of the officials, you can know how to assign people, and the most important thing is that you know that I can't make mistakes."

Liu Chang looked at Chen Mai seriously, everyone knew that Liu Chang attached great importance to technology.

It's just that the Ministry of Industry has always been under a lot of pressure, or in other words, the pressure on Shangfang's side is relatively high.

Encountered many doubts, he became a thorn in the eyes of the officials very early on.

Dou Guangguo standing below was a little confused. The reason why His Majesty asked Qu Nihou to come back to take over was not because he trusted Qu Nihou, but because Qu Nihou trusted himself?

Chen Mai was also taken aback, and then his expression became a little sad and angry.

He didn't understand, what kind of grievances did he encounter to make the emperor say that you know I can't make mistakes, how much do the officials distrust the emperor?Obviously he has proved so much?If there is no him, how can there be today's prosperity? !

Seeing Chen Mai's expression, Lu Lu's expression suddenly changed, and his eyes became a little sharp, with an inexplicable murderous look.

Lu Lu saw it, and of course Liu Chang saw it too.

"If you don't want to be the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, you don't have to be, and you don't have to kill me, right?"

Chen Mai shook his head, "I am willing to take the role."

"However, I have one condition."

"Naigong asked you to be a minister, and you dare to ask for conditions?!"

"Tell me, what are the conditions?"

"Your Majesty, please make the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry the head of all ministers."

"what?!"

Liu Chang's eyes widened, not only Liu Chang, but also Lu Lu and Dou Guangguo were startled, and looked at Chen Mai in surprise.

What is this guy talking about?As we all know, no matter in the past or today, Li is the head of the Nine Ministers, and Li has always been the boss. In these years, the temple has attached great importance to Nongsang, but even so, the Ministry of Agriculture dare not pretend to be the boss. It is barely reaching the second level. How can you take the position of the boss in the Ministry of Industry?Isn't this wishful thinking?How could the ministers agree? ?

After hearing this, Liu Chang laughed, nodded and said, "Okay!"

Lu Lu was stunned, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is not..."

Chen Mai stopped Lu Lu with his eyes, and then said seriously: "The minister is willing to take over."

Liu Chang didn't explain anything else, and asked Chen Mai to go back to rest earlier.

Lu Lu left Dou Guangguo to accompany the emperor, and chased after Chen Mai with the reason of sending him off, and followed Chen Mai. Lu Lu's face was full of disbelief, "Have you lost your mind and gone crazy?"

"Although there is no clear division of the nine ministers, everyone knows that it is difficult for you to be the second child if you are the leader. How can you be the first? This will definitely cause fierce reactions from the officials. They dare not refute His Majesty. But your life is not easy."

Chen Mai's face was cold at the moment.

"I'm afraid they don't dare to come to make things difficult."

"What do you mean?"

"Let me ask you, what kind of emperor is His Majesty?"

Lu Lu thought about His Majesty's inappropriate actions over the years, but he still couldn't give an answer. Debi Jie and Zhou, merit compared to Yao and Shun?

Chen Mai continued: "From ancient times to the present, has there ever been an emperor like His Majesty?"

"That's not true."

"Your Majesty attaches great importance to the Ministry of Industry, and the world knows it, but those fools are complacent, thinking that they have grasped His Majesty's shortcomings, and criticized them. Listening to His Majesty's words today, how sad, none of the officials are willing to believe Your Majesty, the person who revitalizes the Ministry of Industry for His Majesty? He even called me to the temple from a thousand miles away. These idiots should be killed!!"

Lu Lu understood a little bit, "So you are deliberately trying to embarrass them?"

"Since the Ministry of Industry will be embarrassed by the officials, I will not wait for them to attack. I will fight there first. From today on, the temple of the big man will change!"

Chen Mai said seriously, with an unquestionable tone.

Lu Lu didn't try to persuade him any more, but only whispered: "Don't be reckless, Xuan Moru is under punishment, if you have something, you can contact him first."

Before Lu Lu finished speaking, Chen Mai had already walked away and quickly disappeared in front of Lu Lu.

Looking at his friend who left in grief and indignation, Lu Lu let out a long sigh.

It's a pity that I don't have such a talent.

The news of Chen Mai's return to Chang'an did not attract much attention. Except for the sages who came to visit, no one came to visit. The main reason was that Chen Ping was no longer there, and Chen Mai's character was not easy to get along with. The time in Chang'an is not long.

As for Liu Chang, he was not in a hurry to go to Shanglinyuan, but just led the people to the prison.

Ji An stayed in prison for a while, but he didn't suffer too much. The officials here took good care of him.

Until this day, a soldier dragged him out of the prison.

He was taken to another room, and saw His Majesty the Emperor sitting on the top seat, with the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment standing beside him.

See you in salutation neither humble nor overbearing.

"During this time, are you resting well?"

Ji An was taken aback for a moment, then said, "It's okay."

"I'll give you a chance to go out, do you want it?"

Ji An said solemnly: "I am trapped in prison, so I am naturally willing to go out, but I will not do things that will harm the big man because of my own self-interest."

"You mean, I will do this?"

"Your Majesty is fighting everywhere, isn't it just to persecute the Han people for his own sympathy? A country that is warlike will surely perish. Your Majesty has expanded the territory and gained a great reputation, but it has suffered for those soldiers and people everywhere. Your Majesty went out earlier. Being poisoned, the people of the three countries in the northwest were mobilized, the people transported food for the army, and the cultivated land was abandoned, and I don’t know how many people died on the road, does your majesty know about this?”

Liu Chang's face suddenly became ugly.

Xuan Moru frowned and scolded: "You are just an idiot, what do you know? Body poison has evil intentions, Your Majesty will punish body poison and protect the people in the frontier. Benefit from being poisoned? If it weren't for the tribute of being poisoned, how could the temple implement so many policies that benefit the people?"

Ji An continued: "The things in the past can't be changed. It's useless to talk about it. It's just that you said that the body poison is beneficial to the people. In the past, the people's taxes were used to levy body poison, and the people who worked hard along the way were also people. This tribute may not have entered the food and drink of the common people, but the rich and powerful have become fatter and fatter."

Xuan Moru was furious and was about to send someone to arrest this guy, but Liu Chang stopped him.

Liu Chang looked at the guy in front of him again, and suddenly laughed.

"This guy reminds me of Zhou Xiang back then. After Zhou Xiang passed away, very few people dared to speak to me like this again."

Liu Chang said again: "The temper is not small, but I don't know what to do with it?"

Ji An didn't answer, just looked at Liu Chang, and said: "I met King Xia in the prison, and I didn't recognize him for the first time, but he tricked me to say that I made a mistake, so I guessed his identity. His son is imprisoned, which is enough to show that His Majesty is an upright person, so why can't His Majesty tolerate people who speak up and advise? His Majesty loves his son, and if he finds something wrong with his son, will he continue to cover it up, or Will you choose to let him change?"

"If a wise man treats his king with sincere love, should he cover up when the king does something wrong, or should he let him change it?"

Xuan Moru became even more angry, "How dare you treat Your Majesty as your son?! Come on!!"

Liu Chang laughed.

"I have met all kinds of ministers. When I employ people, I never look at their temper, only their talents. I have something to ask you, and all the ministers in the temple advised me to reduce support to the Ministry of Industry and focus on In terms of business, reduce the favor to craftsmen, take back the titles granted to craftsmen, and no longer give high rewards to them for their inventions. They want me to value scholars and despise these villains. Some people bluntly want me to disclose Shangfang's design Figure, distribute to the people of the world, don't compete with the people for profit, oh, yes, and let me kick Mo, Kanyu, etc. out of the Taixue, lest they confuse the people and the king, I know you are from the Taixue. "

"Your own knowledge is also good, Mr. Huang's great sage."

"Let me ask you, what do you think of these ministers' statements?"

Ji An looked at the emperor calmly.

"I think the words of these direct ministers are like bullshit."

At that moment, Liu Chang raised his head and laughed wildly.

"Very well, if your life is saved, you will be released from prison today."

"Work in the Ministry of Industry!"

ps: It’s so uncomfortable to have a stiff neck. I turned my head sideways and typed, and asked Ce and Qunxian: What tricks can Qunxian have? ?

(End of this chapter)