Dahan first prince

Chapter 280 Cao Can?old acquaintance~
"Pingyang Houchen, the official censor, I would like to pay homage to my family."

A few days later, Weiyang Palace, Phoenix Hall.

Seeing Cao Shen walking into the hall alone, and bowing to herself in a respectful manner, Liu Ying spent a lot of effort to restrain the urge to step forward to help.

"Pingyang Hou please get up quickly, please get up quickly..."

He got up from his seat, gave a little support to Cao Shen who was a few steps away, and bowed his hands to Cao Shen in a neither humble nor overbearing way. Liu Ying returned to the upper seat with a slightly stiff smile.

Logically speaking, Liu Ying, as the prince, now shoulders the responsibility of supervising the country. Even a hero like Cao Shen, who lives in the city and ranks among the three princes, can completely put on the airs of a "lord".

No matter how bad it is, it means respecting the other party's age and lofty political status, and treating it with a peaceful mind.

But even though she was aware of this, Liu Ying couldn't help but tremble a little when she saw Cao Shen's face that was obviously not tensed up deliberately, but which always made people feel oppressed...

——In the previous life, if you want to say who Liu Ying is most afraid of, apart from her old lady Lu Zhi, there are 630 households in this city, and Pingyang Hou, who is undoubtedly the second founding prince of the Han Dynasty!

Except for Cao Shen, not to mention his great uncle Sun Tong, the first Han Prime Minister Bing Hou Xiao He, even his father Liu Bang had never made Liu Ying feel this level of fear!

Especially in the previous life, after the emperor Liu Bang passed away and Liu Ying was able to inherit the throne, Cao Shen, who had the position of Han Chancellor on his head, taught Liu Ying to be a man several times, without showing any mercy!

What accuses Liu Ying of not studying hard and indulging in drinking, sex and pleasure all day long is secondary; in front of the ministers of the court, scolding Tai Fu Shu Sun Tong for not educating Liu Ying well, it is really a debt of kindness to the king', it is not at all Not worth mentioning.

The most unforgettable thing for Liu Ying, even today is still fresh in her memory, is the incident that completely destroyed Liu Ying's confidence in her previous life.

At that time, the emperor Liu Bang had passed away for two years, and Liu Ying was seventeen years old. Although he had not yet reached the age of 20 when he was crowned an adult, he had already reached the age of "Shifu", that is, the age when a folk man began to bear taxes and corvee.

As she got older and closer to becoming a crowned adult, her mother Lu Zhi was stabilized by the queen Zhang Yan, which made Liu Ying at that time gradually have some intentions to intervene in the government and began to gradually control the power.

Coincidentally, at that time, the prime minister Xiao He died, and according to the arrangement of the emperor Liu Bang before his death, Cao Can, the Marquis of Pingyang, was able to succeed the position of Han Chancellor.

Therefore, Liu Ying naively thought that "when the time comes", she called Cao Can into the palace.

When she saw Cao Shen, Liu Ying asked bluntly: "Pingyang Hou has been prime minister for more than three months, but I heard that Pingyang Hou has nothing to do all day long, and even drinks and sleeps all day long?"
Regarding Liu Ying's question, Cao Can only nodded with a normal face at that time, which made Liu Ying even more overjoyed.

After thinking that she had caught Cao Shen's handle, Liu Ying veiledly accused Cao Shen: Marquis Pingyang should be more serious, at least he should do his job well; The salary of Wanshi in the imperial court?

From Liu Ying's point of view at that time, Cao Shen was a courtier who had been Prime Minister of Qi State for so many years, stayed away from the central government for many years, had just taken office not long ago, and had little power in the court;
Being threatened by him like this, Cao Shen will inevitably follow his lead from now on, and even help him control the court.

But what Liu Ying never expected was that it was the naive idea that appeared in her mind at that moment, which completely ruined all her future.

—— Facing Liu Ying's question, Cao Shen did not give an answer, but asked Liu Ying two questions.

Compared with Emperor Taizu Gao, who is a better emperor?
Compared with the late Marquis Feng Wen, who is a better prime minister?
The answers to these two questions are self-evident.

As the saying goes: the highest achievement of an emperor is nothing more than founding a country and setting up a temple, and being the ancestor of a dynasty;

Not to mention Liu Ying in the previous life, all the emperors of the Han Dynasty, including Han Wen, Han Wu, and Han Xuan in history, could not be more 'excellent' than Liu Bang.

In other words, even if there is really someone who is more 'excellent' than Liu Bang, it is absolutely impossible to personally admit that: I am more 'excellent' than Emperor Taizu Gao.

As for Xiao He, there is no doubt about it.

——In history, Xiao He, Marquis of Fengwen, was the only courtier who received the honor of "Three-piece Set of Powerful Officials" in the more than two hundred years of Liu Han!

—— Praise is not famous, entering the court is not trendy, swords and shoes reach the palace!
In front of such a person who has a long history, and is even very likely to be the "first prime minister in history", no one dares to say that he is better.

And after Liu Ying gave the answer that "I am not as good as Emperor Gao, and Qing is not as good as Marquis Bing Wen", Cao Shen's words completely shattered all Liu Ying's hopes of becoming king.

Cao Shen said: "Since your Majesty is not as good as Emperor Gao, and your ministers are not as good as Marquis Feng Wenzhong, why change?"

The minister knew that he was not as good as Marquis Bing Wen, so he kept all the rules and regulations set by Marquis Bing Wen without making any changes; didn't your majesty know that he was not as good as Emperor Taizu Gao?
Since His Majesty is not as good as Emperor Taizu Gao, why should he bother about government affairs?

After I became the prime minister, although I drank and slept all day long, it was only because the rules and regulations of Marquis Feng Wenzhong were too perfect, and there was no need for me to add more things to the snake; why did your majesty blame the minister for not fulfilling his duties without knowing the truth? ?

With just a few short words, Liu Ying, who had originally hoped to subdue Cao Shen and even rule the world one day, fell into depression and died of depression.

——Because after this incident, there are two things that are known to the world at the same time.

The first one is that Cao Shen became famous all over the world because of the reputation of "Xiao Gui Cao Sui", and was recognized by the whole world as "another virtuous minister of the Han Dynasty";
The second one is Liu Ying's negative image of "being whimsical when she is not young, and wanting to make the world once settled into chaos again", which was resented by Cao Shen with a sentence of "hanging down and governing the Holy Son of Heaven"...
After that, Cao Shen's lofty political prestige went straight to Xiao He's direction by leaps and bounds; while Liu Ying's almost nonexistent majesty has been completely set at the '0' point since then.

What made Liu Ying feel desperate the most was that after that, her mother Lu Zhi personally pulled Cao Shen to apologize in front of her.

Liu Yingshang still clearly remembers that after Cao Shen said nonchalantly, "The minister's words are too much", her mother Lu Zhi said to herself: "Okay, don't be so sullen, we are all our own... ··
"My own..."

"Hey······"

"Cao Shen, Marquis of Pingyang, the second founding marquis of the Han Dynasty, with 630 households in the city, who would have imagined that he is also the 'Zhou Lu Jiubu', a minion of the Lu clan..."

Slandering sarcastically in her heart, Liu Ying looked at Cao Shen with a softer and more approachable gaze.

It is true that in the depths of Liu Ying's soul, there is still a group of instinctive fear of Cao Shen.

But with the 'lessons learned' from her previous life, Liu Ying, who has started over, has no reason to fall twice in the same place...

Thinking of this, Liu Ying raised her head in a gentle and cheerful manner, and looked at Cao Shen's face that always revealed a serious face.

"In the first ten days, the princes of the court and the officials came to see him outside the palace. Gu once told the princes: but the father has not recovered from his illness, and all the courtiers, officials, and meritorious officials are not alone... "

"I just don't know, the Marquis of Pingyang is here...?"

Hearing the deep meaning in Liu Ying's words, Cao Shen nodded obediently, and said with a normal expression: "I know the meaning of the family."

"Ranchen entered the palace today because of His Majesty's will. In the past ten months, there is an urgent need to make a decision in the court, and we will discuss it at home."

"Although your majesty is still lying on the couch, the illness is almost recovered; it's just that your majesty is old and it's winter, so your majesty didn't come to Changxin in person, but took charge of government affairs."

"There is nothing to worry about at home."

Hearing Cao Shen's words, Liu Ying raised her head as if she had suddenly realized, then sat up straight with a smile, and made a "please" gesture to Cao Shen.

Seeing this, Cao Shen no longer made many detours, and directly explained his purpose of coming.

"One of them: in the court today, there are six vacancies in the nine ministers, and there are many bureaucrats and administrative affairs in the court, and there are many redundant ones, and there are differences between the upper and lower levels."

"Your Majesty intends that the ministers and Marquis Feng will discuss with their family members to come up with a selection of the six vacancies, and then submit them to His Majesty's sage."

"A few days ago, Marquis Feng was also ill, so this matter should be discussed with the ministers at home to prepare for the primary election..."

Hearing this, Rao had anticipated this matter, Liu Ying did not forget to put on an expression of "it will happen like this", hesitated for a long time, and then nodded slowly.

"As it should be."

"It should be so..."

"Nowadays, it's only winter and November, and most peasants are at home, and the government is not in a hurry."

"However, if the lack of Jiuqing is not filled, when the spring begins, there may be redundant accumulation of government affairs, which will delay the spring plowing..."

Slowly speaking out the belly draft that had been typed long ago, Liu Ying suppressed her smile a little, and looked at Cao Shen with a little seriousness.

"According to Marquis Pingyang's opinion, is there a good choice for the sixth of the nine vacancies?"

Seeing Cao Shen hearing the words, he was a little surprised for a moment, and then shook his head thoughtfully.

"The minister left Chang'an for a long time and returned to Chang'an not long ago. Although he is a little familiar with Yuan Xun Gonghou, he still doesn't know much about the affairs in the court."

"The choice of the six deficiencies may still be decided by the head of the family."

Seeing Cao Shen's posture, Liu Ying only spit "Old Fox" secretly, but showed a pensive look on her face.

Regarding Cao Shen's reaction, although Liu Ying was not "predicted", it was still understandable.

——As early as in her previous life, Liu Ying had already clearly realized that Cao Shen, Marquis of Pingyang, was a rare "otaku school" among the founding fathers.

Well, the Otaku Politician is a vocabulary specially invented by Liu Ying for Cao Shen.

It is not difficult to understand what a 'otaku faction' politician is.

In Liu Ying's cognition, the characteristics of the "otaku school" politicians are also very distinct.

Just like Cao Shen, no matter what position he holds, he will always stick to the principle of 'strike after strike'.

For example, if a certain river is in normal condition at present, but there is a risk of bursting its embankment, then according to Cao Shen's principle of "strike after strike", this problem is not a current problem, but a future problem.

As for the "problem of the future", Cao Shen, and even every solid supporter of Huang Lao's theory, will inevitably give such an answer.

——For future problems, wait for the future to solve them; now, only solve the present problems.

Therefore, letting Cao Shen manage such a river that has not yet had an accident, but will inevitably lead to an accident sooner or later will inevitably lead to the result: before the day when the embankment bursts, it is impossible for Cao Shen to think of another plan called "prevention before it happens". .

The same is true when it comes to the court and the communication with the courtiers and officials.

——The Son of Heaven raises a question, and I will not answer it anyway; but if there is a problem with your answer, then I will definitely point out the problem in your answer.

To put it bluntly, people like Cao Shen are real 'conservatives', or 'laggards'.

In Cao Shen's eyes, there is never any need to worry about problems that may arise in the future; as long as there are no problems now, even if you are bored enough to drink a lot of wine and sleep a lot, it can be regarded as "fulfilling your duties".

Such behavior or cognition is often described as "lazy administration" and "slack administration" in later generations;
But in today's Han Dynasty, this is called "Huang Lao Wuwei"...

"This old fox wants to do this again..."

Slandering secretly, Liu Ying finally put on an expression of 'I really can't think of a way', and shook her head at Cao Shen with a wry smile.

"The Marquis of Pingyang is famous all over the world, and he is the choice of the successor of the prime minister appointed by the emperor; if the Marquis of Pingyang doesn't know who is worthy of the post, he is alone, and he has no good choice..."

Qing Piao Piao used a tai chi move to send back the Cotton Fist that Cao Shen had sent back. Seeing that Cao Shen was still frowning in thought, Liu Ying shook her head again.

"If there is really no other way, I just think that it is possible to return to the old job for a while."

"—Jihou Gongshang is not harmful. He was a court lieutenant in the past. It was Chen Xi who rebelled against Dai and Zhao in the previous year. Jihou Fang was temporarily dismissed from the post of court lieutenant because he went out with the army."

"Now that the Kanto is in chaos, it would be all right for Marquis Ji to serve as Ting Wei again."

After saying this tentatively, seeing that Cao Shen did not show the familiar expression of "you are wrong", Liu Ying was secretly relieved, and continued: "The rest are also the same."

"——Qu Zhou Hou Li Shang, who was a Wei Wei at that time and stayed in the imperial court. Last year, Yingbu was in chaos in Huainan. Qu Zhou Hou was worshiped by his father as the right minister of the country, so he was temporarily dismissed from the post of Wei Wei."

"Today, Marquis Zhou of Qu has done a lot of hard work and is old, but the son is still young, so he should take over his father's previous position as a Wei Wei."

"—Prince Taifu Uncle Suntong, in the past, he was appointed as Fengchang because of the drafting of "Han Li"; now, although he is the Prince Fu, the government affairs of Fengchang are still light.

"——The position of Dian Ke has always been 'leisurely' heard in the court, even if no one is responsible for it, it can be idle for half a year."

"And Zongzheng, also with Dianke..."

After expressing all her opinions, Liu Ying put on a slightly apprehensive face, and said with a guilty conscience: "Pingyang Hou thinks, so, is it okay?"

(End of this chapter)