Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 887 Nemesis
Liu Changzheng was staring at his brother beside him with complicated eyes.

Liu Heng was a little terrified by his gaze.

"What did I get on my face?"

Liu Chang shook his head, and said unhappily: "You are so old, how can you still talk to each other, you are not stable at all."

When Liu Chang heard that the queen mother summoned the fourth brother, he was very panicked. Of course he knew why his mother was looking for the fourth brother, but for this old lady, Liu Chang was also very helpless and wanted to stop her. Giving orders is not easy, Liu Chang knows best about Qi Zizi, if the fourth brother is implicated because of him, it will be a big problem.But when he came to the Shoutian in a hurry, he saw that the fourth brother was talking about his grandmother, and he was acting like a baby, which was very unserious.

This makes Liu Chang's heart very complicated. If he is 30 years younger, I'm afraid Liu Chang will start to beat him up. This is my mother! !
However, Liu Chang also admitted that this is the best way to face his mother.

Because no matter how Liu Heng explains, no matter how he pleads guilty for his son, there will always be a thorn in the mother's heart, and the mother has always been good at pulling out the thorns. Maybe when she starts to pull out the thorns, even Liu Chang can't react. there is none left.

The answer now is of course the most appropriate, who can stand a child who always looks serious on weekdays acting like a baby to himself?

Empress Lu already liked Liu Heng's lineage, and had a good relationship with his mother, and Liu Heng visited Empress Lu from time to time in the temple these years, and Empress Lu also treated him as a half son.Even Liu Qi is definitely one of Empress Lu's favorite juniors, because Liu Qi is really like Empress Lu in some aspects, both of them are very courageous, and they both think that the interests of the country are above all else. Without explaining or pleading guilty, he played the emotional card directly, which made Empress Lu at a loss.

Perhaps Empress Lu is getting old, or it may be that the fourth brother has reached his peak state.

Hearing his younger brother's words, Liu Heng's face darkened.

"Liu Qi, the upright."

Liu Heng's lips were trembling, and it could be seen that he was extremely angry.

Although he kept praising his son in front of Empress Lu, he did not approve of Liu Qi's behavior.

Facing Liu Chang, he didn't hide his thoughts, and said bluntly: "This stupid Lizi, why can't he figure it out, you made him king at the beginning because he grew up with An and the others, and the brothers are harmonious. , Thinking that they could work together, but in the end, for the sake of a little profit, the queen mother took advantage of his brother, what would the queen mother think of him? The queen mother would think, if there were greater interests in the future, would he treat An in the same way? So I have a deep dissatisfaction with him."

"This Zongzi is always so short-sighted, and his methods are okay, but he can't see the consequences clearly. He forgets righteousness when he sees benefits. He can only see some benefits in front of him. He can't restrain his inner impulse. It's really time to dismiss him!!!"

Hearing the fourth brother's complaint, Liu Chang smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Fourth brother, don't be so impatient. We all know what kind of person Qi is, but Xiting Kingdom needs someone like him. If someone else comes to replace him, I'm afraid Xiting Kingdom is still the same. An inconspicuous tribe, as for the fact that he is not good for An, I don't believe it. The fourth brother also said, Yi, if one day, Qi can annex the entire Han with the strength of the Xiting Kingdom, then I can only say that I am convinced. Then he is enough to inherit my great cause!"

Liu Heng panicked immediately, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"It's not nonsense, fourth brother. The current situation is no longer what it was when the country was founded. All the people in the world are looking forward to the big man. The original thinking of the country and county as the mainstay has long been lost. Everyone in the world thinks that they are the people of the big man. What's more, the power of the vassal states is getting smaller and smaller, and the power of the temple is getting bigger and bigger. In many vassal states, the princes and kings don't have any real power, and they are all governed by the prime minister. Not to mention these, even if the whole world All the vassal states have rebelled, and this strength is not equal to that of the Han Temple. It is a completely crushing situation. In this case, which vassal king can say that he can rebel??"

"Even if my father is alive, he can't succeed in rebellion. I'm serious. If Qi can succeed in rebellion under such circumstances, then I will really be convinced. I will definitely not say that he is a traitor."

Liu Heng shook his head, "Qi will not rebel, no matter what, he can't reach this level, his means are fierce, just to realize his ambition, he himself is definitely not a cruel and tyrannical person."

Liu Chang waved his hand casually, "Why should we care about our children and grandchildren?"

"If the child is disobedient, just give him a good spanking. Qi is very talented and intelligent. As long as the fourth brother spanks a few times, he will definitely learn to behave."

Liu Heng did not answer.

But Liu Chang said seriously: "Fourth brother, I want to ask you something, do you want to go to war with me?"

"Um???"

Liu Heng looked at him in surprise, "You want to go out again?"

Liu Chang shook his head hastily, "I'm not going on an expedition, but I want to explore. Master is practicing the navy, and they're going to put all the cannons on the boat. Give the position to Liu An, let him be the deputy emperor, and take people to explore overseas. I want to chat with King Anxi, and then wrestle with Caesar, and cast a statue of myself in Greece. Having said that, Emperor Liu went to the West! Establish an empire spanning three continents"

Liu Heng was stunned, "Eldest brother, don't mess around! It's so risky overseas, how can you just go as soon as you say it. You are the emperor of a big man, if something happens to you."

"So I said let Anlai take over, fourth brother, you know, my mind has never been in Chang'an, I have always wanted to go beyond the Great Wall, galloping horses, but, I have gray hair on both temples , but this idea has never been realized. It is not realistic to go outside the Great Wall now. There is only Liu Ci left outside the Great Wall. I can’t take the army to attack Liu Ci, right? There are no enemies outside the Great Wall, so I want to have Let’s go around the enemy’s place. Thinking about how much I have done for the big man in my life, I also want to do something for myself in the end.”

"I'm not young anymore. If I don't go again, I'm afraid I won't be able to walk anymore. Wouldn't it be great to open the eyes of the barbarians in the west while I'm still strong enough to defeat hundreds of people?"

"Besides, today's big man has reached the peak in all aspects. Even if you don't talk about the peak, everything is on the right track. I will stay here just to deal with some trivial matters. There is no much development. It's not difficult to hand over these trivial matters to Liu An casually, right?"

Liu Heng looked serious, "Master, this is not something that can be decided arbitrarily. To put it bluntly, don't forget the king who was starved to death. This is not to say peace, but this power, once Pick it up, but it's hard to put it down. It's not a matter of a king taking power alone. There must be a large group of people around him. Whenever the king changes positions, the situation in the world will change dramatically. Those veterans who follow you, Those new ministers who follow the prince, once you leave, it is tantamount to killing those ministers who follow you."

"It's not just that, when An takes office, his followers will never want you to come back."

"I'm not here to make a difference, it's just that such a thing, you must first consider the harm. This is not your personal behavior, but it is related to the whole big man."

Liu Heng seriously persuaded Liu Chang to smile bitterly.

"I understand what brother said, so don't worry, brother. I'm not leaving today. The navy has not been successfully trained yet, and I still have concerns in Chang'an."

Of course Liu Heng knew what concern Liu Chang was talking about. He was silent for a moment before he said: "In short, don't worry, let's deal with the affairs in the temple first. If you really want to open up overseas, wait until the time is right. , I will go with you."

Liu Dachang laughed, "What I want is your words!"

Liu Heng said seriously again: "But no matter whether you go or not, you can't give the position to An first. The transition is definitely not as simple as you think."

"Okay, I see."

Liu Heng ordered a few more words, and then he left Houde Hall. When Liu Heng left, he was in a hurry. He could see that Liu Qi was going to be in trouble. Even if Liu Heng couldn't go there in person, he would definitely send someone to Liu Qi A very profound lesson.

After Liu Heng left like this, Liu Chang suddenly had nothing to do again.

After thinking about it, Liu Chang decided to go to Chang'an's shipyard to take a look.

At present, there are more than 100 shipyards in Dahan, the two largest of which are in Chang'an and Langya.

In this shipyard in Chang'an, there are many outstanding shipbuilders from other places. They are not just building ships, they are designing the latest ships. Dahan has recently improved the ships and turned river ships into sea ships. In fact, this is The problem of changing the structure of the bottom of the ship is just a small change, which can increase the safety performance of Dahan's ship several times. Speaking of it, this is actually a technology of body poisoning. Although Dahan despises body poisoning and thinks they are very Weird countries, but they actually have their own specialties in many aspects.

For example, in the field of navigation, the sea-going ship technology in the southern part of Shendu is relatively advanced, and they have traveled to Africa. In addition, they are actually accomplished in calendar, mathematics, and medicine.

The foreign exchange of the Great Han is not to expand, increase the territory and population, what is more important is the exchange and collision of these technologies. The smelting technology in the Western Regions is actually good. There are many advanced animal husbandry technologies outside the Great Wall, and there are even more in the body. , Even in Anxi, the Dahan is constantly complementing each other in the process of communication, adding itself, and many new trends of thought have also entered the Dahan. Both sides are constantly colliding, and there are several more schools in the hundred families.

And the shipyard of Dahan was built at Weishui Wharf.

Liu Chang was sitting in a carriage. This trip was relatively low-key. He only used a two-horse carriage, which did not attract any attention. To stop them, some chariots with four horses had to retreat when they saw it. Not for anything else, just because the driver was Lu Lu.

When Lu Lu came to drive, they would naturally understand who was sitting in the car.

When Liu Chang led them to the shipyard, the craftsmen here were building a big ship. This big ship was extremely huge, even bigger than Dahan's original building ship. It was a flat-bottomed boat, and it was not easy to run aground. , the most shocking thing is the artillery above.

When Liu Chang saw this battleship, a trace of astonishment flashed in his eyes.

Because this warship is very close to the ancient ship that Liu Chang saw in his dream. There are cannons on both sides and various flagpoles on it. It hasn't been finished yet, and it hasn't been in the water yet. Liu Chang can only raise his head to wait and see, and he can't go up to have a look.

It was not the first time Liu Chang came here. As a local regular customer, Liu Chang's arrival did not cause any sensation.

When he came for the first time, many shipbuilders exclaimed that the emperor came, but they were used to the emperor coming every day.

The person in charge here is an old shipbuilder surnamed Hu, who is from South Vietnam.

"Your Majesty, the Cannon will be launched in two months."

"Two months?? Why is it taking so long??"

"Your Majesty, I didn't think about loading artillery when I first designed it. This was added later. We made a lot of changes. This ship has been built for a long time. Your Majesty, wait until this ship After the construction is completed, observe its effect, and the ship will be able to speed up a little in the future."

"I heard that someone in the country of Yan can build a ship within three months, but you need a year or two. How can this be done?"

The old craftsman's face was all wrinkled, "Your Majesty, can the people of Yan be called boats? What they built in those three months was just a raft, which is different from our big boat. If your majesty also let us build Yan raft, we only need a month's time."

"Well, I won't urge you anymore. Anyway, hurry up. I understand that it is not easy for you to build a ship. It is indeed time-consuming. Don't worry, take your time. If you don't finish it within two months, you will Let’s go to Xia Kingdom to build ships.”

The old craftsman was silent for a long time, and then he took the order.

Liu Chang then inspected other places and asked several craftsmen to inquire. Everyone was very excited about the artillery, thinking that it would change the concept of shipbuilding in the future. Liu Chang also met a like-minded craftsman who was very excited. Young, talking about cannons, his eyes sparkled. He thought that ships would have more and more cannons, and proposed to build a ship that could carry thousands of cannons. He believed that such a ship would be absolutely invincible in water battles. Liu Chang was silent about this for a long time, okay, with thousands of cannons installed, how big does this big ship have to be to withstand such weight and recoil? ? ?

Nevertheless, Liu Chang respected this imaginative shipbuilder very much. He encouraged the young man and said that he was looking forward to seeing the artillery boat he made.

Liu Chang wandered around here for a whole day, and only in the evening did he get into the carriage and drive towards the palace.

Lu Lu drove the car calmly, and suddenly asked, "Does Your Majesty really want to go overseas?"

Liu Chang was taken aback, "Why, you have to come to dissuade me?"

"How dare I dissuade His Majesty, who can stop what His Majesty is going to do?"

"Don't worry, now is not the time."

Liu Chang was about to explain, but Lu Lu interrupted him, "Your Majesty, I don't mean to dissuade you. I just want to ask, if Your Majesty wants to go overseas, can you take me with you?"

Liu Chang laughed, "Of course I have to take you with me, how can I do without you? How can anyone go out without a wallet?"

Lu Lu laughed loudly, "Maybe I can build more factories overseas to help His Majesty govern overseas!"

At this moment, in Yushifu.

Liu Heng was looking at the person in front of him seriously.

"This matter, you can only go there yourself."

"No one can take care of this guy anymore. I can't go there in person. I can only let someone who scares him go, beat him up for a few days, stare at him to do things, let him know the pros and cons, and make him feel scared , and at the same time make him feel at ease, so that he can change."

Liu Heng continued: "I have pondered for a long time, and only you can go instead of me."

Queen Dou, who was sitting in front of him, was dumbfounded.

"Why not let Guangguo go? Guangguo is his uncle, so he can discipline him too."

"It's not the same. Uncle is an uncle, but the relationship is not close, and Guangguo can't do anything, but you are different."

Dou Yifang couldn't help laughing, her husband suddenly asked her to come to Yushi's Mansion, she thought it was something serious, but when she arrived, Liu Heng asked her to go to Xiting Kingdom very seriously, Please discipline King Xiting very much.

Dou Yifang wondered, how can a queen be an envoy? ?
But Liu Heng obviously didn't care about this. He felt that it was most appropriate for Dou Yifang to discipline his son. Other people would either be unable to restrain Liu Qi, or they would cause Liu Qi to complain.

But this envoy is different. After being beaten up by this envoy, do you think Liu Qi dares to complain?

If he really dared to complain, then his throne might be abolished. This is his biological mother, and this is a big man.

Dou Yifang smiled wryly, and looked at Liu Heng with a serious face, "Why don't you just tell me to go and see Qi? Why did you say something like an envoy?"

Liu Heng frowned, "I'm not joking with you. Qi Zizi felt that he had made some contributions, so he became more and more unscrupulous. I originally wanted to go there in person, but there are many things in the temple. It is inconvenient to go there, this time you are not going to visit your son, you are going to discipline the princes and kings! Not as his mother, but as the wife of the royal doctor, my envoy!!"

"We must let this Zhuzi know right from wrong, let him know his fault!!"

Dou Yifang also became serious, "I understand, then do I need to tell him in advance?"

"No need, I will say to send an envoy to Xiting Kingdom, hehe, this Zhuzi will definitely want to show off in front of the envoy, when you get off the carriage, I will see how he will show off."

(End of this chapter)