Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 174 The Tang Kingdom Gets Another Sage (Thanks to calvinye96, the leader of Ban Zhuan!)
Following Cao Can and Zhou Bo were dismissed, the ministers in the temple were also released.

The emperor took Wang Ling as the prime minister and Guan Ying as the prefect.

The ministers were awe-inspiring, and they no longer dared to despise the Son of Heaven.

Xuanyi, on the other hand, instantly became a celebrity in front of Liu Ying and was deeply loved by Liu Ying. Of course, the emperor also issued an edict to the generals and men of Tang, ordering them to return to the country, rewarding the generals, appeasing their soldiers, and officially appointed them Li Zuoche was the captain of the Tang state, and he rewarded the king of Tang with beautiful clothes and a hundred war horses of the Tang state, as a reward for their loyal and righteous behavior.

Except for the review of Shiqi, Nei Shi, and Tai Pucheng, it can be considered that everyone is happy.

Next, when Liu Ying held a court meeting, the ministers no longer dared to talk nonsense about the prosperity of the world. At this time, Liu Ying really knew how serious the problems were in various places. The policies he originally implemented were actually some There are a lot of loopholes, but the ministers don't say it.

Liu Ying's first policy was to change the original policy of five times the levy for women who do not marry at [-]. It was changed to stack up in sequence, and it could be stacked up to five times.

The second policy is to set up a new small institution. The power of this small institution is not large. The officials are less than a thousand stones, and they are also paid the salary of ordinary officials. They only obey the emperor's edict and help the emperor to do some small things. This institution is called "Embroidery Messenger's House".

The major affairs of the DPRK and China, in addition to these policies, is a matter of prison.

Others can be pardoned for capital crimes, but only these people can't escape. Liu Ying directly handed them over to Xuanyi for disposal. Well, Xuanyi's disposal is basically a death sentence. Man can save them.

The others were not bad. Shen Shiqi was an important official of the late emperor, and he was deeply trusted by the queen mother. He also had many friends in Chang'an.

Therefore, there are not many people who want to rescue him.

Among them, the most diligent is Pingyuan Jun Zhu Jian.

Although Zhu Jian has the title of Pingyuan Jun, he has lived in Chang'an for a long time and is a very famous person.

Empress Lu was also a little surprised when she heard that Zhu Jian came to visit him.

Zhu Jian, a native of Chu State, once served as the state minister of King Yingbu of Huainan, and made Huainan State rule, but left because of guilt.

Later, Ying Bu found that it was really impossible without him, and he sent people several times to invite him to come and reuse it.

Later, when Ying Bu killed the envoy of the Han Dynasty and wanted to rebel, Zhu Jian once opposed it with all his strength. However, the whole Huainan country was a reckless man and looked down on him as the prime minister. Later, Ying Bu was killed, and Emperor Gao did not follow Ying Bu to conspire. Instead, he forgave him, gave him the title Pingyuan Jun, and moved his family to Chang'an.

This person is eloquent and eloquent. At the same time, he is upright and has a reputation. Whether it is in strategy or governance of the country, there is something worthy of praise. Emperor Gao loves his talent very much.

Empress Lu was still very polite to him, and asked him to sit aside, and asked him to bring food.

Zhu Jian thanked the queen mother, and then said: "I have come to see your majesty, because I haven't seen the queen mother for a long time, so I came to see the queen mother first."

"Oh? Have you finally decided to serve the emperor?"

Empress Lu was a little happy, she knew the ability of the person in front of her.

Zhu Jian said with a wry smile, "I want to intercede for the Marquis of Piyang."

Empress Lu's expression changed greatly, and she said, "The Marquis of Piyang deceives the monarch, the crime is unforgivable, you are not close to him, why do you do this?"

"I know that Marquis Biyang is guilty, but, Marquis Biyang followed you when you were most in danger, took good care of the late emperor's family, and prevented them from being insulted. In the face of Xiang Ji, he was neither humble nor arrogant, if it wasn't for him Protected, Emperor Gao can't get together with his family, if he is killed like this, I am afraid that future generations will say that the queen mother is unkind, so I want to persuade the emperor."

"Hehe, I know you are a eloquent person. I won't listen to you. Please leave."

Empress Lu turned around and left, not giving Zhu Jian a chance to continue persuading.

Zhu Jian was not angry, he just sat in the Jiaofang Hall, burying his head and eating and drinking.

Until a figure appeared beside him, Liu Chang looked at the old man in front of him curiously. He had never seen anyone who dared to eat and drink like this in the Jiaofang Hall. This is not a restaurant outside the city, this is Jiaofang. Hall!

"Who are you?!"

Liu Chang asked.

"Zhu Jian pays respects to King Tang!"

This person respectfully met Liu Chang.

"Zhu Jian? Hahaha, I have long admired your name, what official position are you now?"

"I am white."

"White body? Humph!"

Liu Chang raised his head, snorted disdainfully, turned and entered the inner hall.

After Zhu Jian finished eating the food in front of him, he walked out of Jiaofang Hall and went to Xuanshi Hall.

But Liu Chang came to Empress Lv's side, "Mum, the guy outside is named Zhu Jian! It's disrespectful to the widow! Treat him to a bar at night!"

Empress Lu glared at him and said nothing.

"Hmph, I was sitting in the Jiaofang Hall eating and drinking. When I asked, I also said that I was white. Which white person dares to be presumptuous here? It's obviously fooling the widow!"

"He's right, he's white."

"Really white?? Then how dare he sit here?"

Empress Lu said seriously: "He was originally Ying Bu's advisor."

"Hahaha, Yingbu still has a counselor? Hahaha." Liu Chang suddenly laughed and said disdainfully: "I thought he was a character, it turned out to be Yingbu's counselor, then this person has no talent. !"

"Lord, whether a minister has talent, it's not about himself, but who is using him. What kind of talent can a person like Han Xin show under the command of someone like Xiang Ji?"

"Well, he has talent?"

"Very talented. Your grandfather once said: This person is loyal and good, and the talent of the three princes."

"The material of the three masters?!"

Liu Chang's eyes lit up, and Empress Lu said disdainfully, "Give up, since Ying Bu's death, he has never wanted to go into office, and your father can't even invite him."

"Okay, mom, I'm going out to play."

Zhu Jian also received courtesy here from Liu Ying. Although Liu Ying has changed a lot, he still treats others very gently on weekdays.

"I'm here for the late emperor."

"Oh? Why did you say that, sir?"

Zhu Jian said: "I heard that Your Majesty wants to kill the Marquis of Biyang. Marquis Biyang made a big mistake this time and should be severely punished. However, if Your Majesty kills him like this, it will damage the prestige of the late emperor. When the emperor was still alive, the ministers made mistakes, and the previous emperor could pardon them with their merits, such as Peng Yue, Han Xin, Lu Wan, Zhang Ao and others."

"Even if it was me, I couldn't watch the King of Huainan, and His Majesty also pardoned my crimes because of my past work in governing the place."

"The Marquis of Piyang used to follow the family of the late emperors and protect them when they were at their worst. Of course, this credit is not as good as Peng Yue, Han Xin and others, but his crimes are far less than Peng Yue and Han Xin."

Liu Ying's face suddenly became a little ugly, she was silent, and did not speak.

"Your Majesty, the Queen said that there is something important to meet."

Zhang Biqiang suddenly said.

Liu Ying was stunned for a moment, got up hastily, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Biqiang glanced at Zhu Jian, but did not speak, Liu Ying said helplessly: "Please sit down for a while, I will come back when I go."

Seeing Liu Ying leaving in a hurry, Zhu Jian let out a long sigh, stood up, and walked out of the Xuanshi Hall.

After leaving the Xuanshi Palace, Zhang Biqiang hurriedly paid his respects, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Liu Ying wasn't stupid either, he helped Zhang Biqiang up, "I know what you mean. But Nei Shi and Tai servants should be killed, but Shen Shiqi, you said that I will cut him off his title and demote him to a city official, how about that? "

Zhang Biqiang raised his head and said, "The affairs of the DPRK are entirely up to His Majesty."

Liu Ying hesitated. He wanted to kill the person who was Shi Shiqi, but he was really kind to his family at the beginning, and he had done a lot of things over the years. When Liu Ying hesitated, Zhu Jian had already walked out of the palace.

Zhu Jian raised his head and sighed helplessly.

Even if someone who can speak again, can't act if they don't have the opportunity to speak, who should they go to next?

Just as Zhu Jian was thinking about it, someone suddenly stood in front of him.

This man looked very young, with a sword on his waist, he asked coldly, "But Zhu Jun?"

"yes."

"My king invites you to go to his mansion."

"Why does King Tang want to see me?"

"Please come with me."

This person said an invitation, but he didn't have the gesture of inviting anyone at all. He followed Zhu Jian's side every step of the way, completely forcing him to come to Tang Wang's mansion.

"Hahaha, Father Zhong is here!!"

Liu Chang stretched out his hand and held Zhu Jian's hand tightly, his face very excited.

Zhu Jian said calmly, "I don't dare to be King Zhong's father because of my white body."

"Oh, don't worry about the affairs in the palace. The widow has heard the name of Zhongfu for a long time, and learned about the great talent of Zhongfu, so he heard about the white body, and thought it was someone else with the same name. The widow asked many times, and learned that it was really you. Let Luan Bu invite you here."

"Please? You sweetheart, before I walked into the mansion, your hand was on the hilt of the sword, aggressive."

Liu Chang glared at Luan Bu and said, "How dare you be rude when the widow asks you to invite Duke Zhu?!"

Luan Bu was also very cooperative and hurriedly apologized.

Liu Chang then asked Zhu Jian to sit beside him, and ordered Luan Bu to take out the meat to treat him.

"Your Majesty, I'm at home now, I don't want to"

"Please come because I respect Father Zhong, not because of anything else!"

As Liu Chang spoke, he pretended to ask Zhu Jian for warmth, and asked about his family. When talking about his own children, Zhu Jian shook his head and said that they have no talent and are not worth mentioning. .

"You have been living at home for a long time, and this time you suddenly went to Jiaofang Hall. I don't know why?"

"It's to rescue the Marquis of Piyang."

After Zhu Jian's words, the atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

The smile on Liu Chang's face disappeared immediately, and without saying a word, Luan Bu also placed his hand on the hilt of the sword again.

Zhu Jian was not afraid. Of course, he also knew the relationship between Chang Liu and Shen Shiqi. He smiled and got up, ready to leave.

However, Liu Chang asked: "Shen Shi is in trouble. His friends in normal times don't dare to go to the palace to intercede, and he has never heard of any friendship between you and him. According to your ability, you can probably see the Marquis of Piyang as well. Man is self-destructing, why do you want to save him?"

Zhu Jian paused and said, "I know what kind of person Piyang Marquis is."

"Once, my family was very poor and my grandmother died. I didn't even have money for my grandmother's funeral. I borrowed money everywhere, but no one lent me. Later, the Marquis of Piyang sent me a The generous gift of [-] gold allowed me to go to the funeral for my grandmother, and many nobles at that time also sent money and goods worth [-] gold because of the heavy gift from the Marquis of Piyang."

"I've been paying back the money all these years, but I haven't been able to pay off this kindness yet."

"Oh, the widow has also heard about this. It is said that the Marquis of Piyang was very happy to hear that your grandmother passed away, saying that you never interacted with him on weekdays, and now he can give a generous gift to your mother in mourning, and you will definitely He worked hard."

Zhu Jian smiled, "Even if you have other intentions, you have helped me. How can I not repay?"

Liu Chang didn't deliberately spread rumors, knowing that when Zhu Jian's mother died, Jian Shiqi's guests congratulated Jian Shiqi, and Jian Shiqi felt the same way. Zhu Jian, like his children, was tough.

Historically, Shen Shiqi was arrested by Liu Ying even though his disciples acted indiscriminately, and it was Zhu Jian who rescued Shen Shiqi.

Later, a certain Huainan King Li who was unwilling to reveal his life beat Shen Shiqi to death. He heard that there was a man named Zhu Jian who had a good relationship with Shen Shiqi, so he wanted to kill him.

Zhu Jian was about to commit suicide. His children persuaded him not to take his own life, but Zhu Jian said: After I die alone, there will be no disaster for our family, and you will not be implicated. .

When Emperor Wen heard this, he was very saddened and felt that another great talent had left.

It's not just Zhu Jian, they are all hard bones.

Zhu Jian's eldest son inherited his father's eloquence, so he went to the Xiongnu as a messenger. However, Xiongnu Shanyu asked him to perform the ceremony of the Son of Heaven to him, and his words also meant contempt for the big Han. Yu broke out and cursed, and he never stopped talking until he was killed.

Seeing that Zhu Jian was about to leave, Liu Chang suddenly shouted, "Hold on!"

Zhu Jian stopped and asked again, "Is Your Majesty trying to kill me?"

"The widow won't kill you. So let's go to help the widow to help him and save him from the death penalty, but you have to assist the widow and govern Tang. How?!"

Zhu Jian was a little surprised, he looked at Liu Chang, "Your Majesty is willing to help the Marquis of Piyang?"

"Heh, a person like the Marquis of Piyang is nothing in the eyes of the widow, but a person like Zhongfu can manage the prosperity of four counties in Tang. Ten Marquis of Piyang are not as good as one Zhu Jian. what!"

Zhu Jian looked at Liu Chang a little differently. He lives in Chang'an, and of course he knows what kind of virtue this King Tang is. He has a big grudge against Shen Shi, but at this moment, he is willing to plead for him, just for the sake of it. Allowing himself to assist him, Zhu Jian actually saw the shadow of the late emperor in a trance.

At the beginning, the noble family in Pei County looked down on Liu Bang very much, and then followed him to fight with Liu Bang. When Liu Bang went out to fight, he directly sacrificed Fengyi to join the Zhou market of Wei State, which made Liu Bang furious and vowed to kill him!

Later, Yong Tooth was subordinate to Zhao State, and then surrendered to Liu Bang. Liu Bang always couldn't get along with him, and the two hated each other. Later, Liu Bang rewarded the hero and gave him a great title to Liehou. He heard that some people were dissatisfied and complained every day. Zhang Liang said that His Majesty will reward whomever he hates the most, so that everyone has the hope of being rewarded, so Liu Bang named Yongji the Marquis of Shifang.

The Marquis of Shifang passed away two years ago and was given the posthumous title of Marquis Su.

This was the first thing Zhu Jian thought of, he pondered for a moment and said, "Although this minister wants to rescue Shen Shiqi, he cannot let the king bear the name of unfilial piety."

"Please don't intervene in this matter, Your Majesty."

"If you don't say this, the widow may still hesitate. Since you said so, then I'll keep it for you! You stay!!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Chen Tao, look at him, I will go to His Majesty!"

Chen Tao, who was busy not far away, looked at Liu Chang blankly and replied with a "Wei", Liu Chang left with Luan Bu, Zhu Jian watched Liu Chang leave with some complexity, and then looked at Chen Tao, " Are you also the lover of King Tang?"

Chen Tao hurriedly shook his head.

"Is it a minister of the Tang state?"

Chen Tao shook his head again.

"That is?"

"I do not know either"

"I don't know?? Then what are you doing here??"

"Carpenter."

Luan Bu asked very displeased, "Does your Majesty really want to let go of the trial?"

"Heh, what are you afraid of, let's be demoted to a commoner first, and after a while, when Zhu Jian is in Tang State, wouldn't it be better to let him get sick and die?"

"But the king promised to help him."

"Yeah, I promised Zhu Jian that he would pardon the death penalty for trial Shiqi, but I didn't promise to let him live a hundred years, did I?"

Luan Bu's eyes widened, then nodded, "I see!"

"There is a lack of such a person who can speak and articulate around the widow. Besides, his ability to run the country is not bad. Isn't our Tang country lacking such talents?"

The two talked secretly, and soon returned to the palace.

When Liu Chang walked into the Xuanshi Hall and saw Liu Ying, Liu Ying hurriedly seated him beside him, and said a little tangled: "Eldest brother, I am going to pardon the death penalty of the trial and reduce him to a What do you think, Cheng Dan?"

Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, then called out, "No way!!"

"Hey, eldest brother, he said in private that he is still kind to our family."

"It was hard for me to help my elder brother to subdue the officials. Is my elder brother going to let him go so easily? My Tang army came all the way, and there were countless casualties. Tang was already poor. I mobilized more than 40 people in the country this time. Wan Jingrui, I don’t know how many people will starve to death next year.”

Liu Ying reacted instantly, "Okay, Mr. Liu, how dare you negotiate with me?!"

"Hey? Brother, why did you react so fast this time?"

"Hmph, you don't want to fool me, I'm not that stupid emperor anymore!"

Liu Chang grinned and said, "Brother, I just think that these people in prison have quite a lot of family property. It's better to have their homes searched and their properties sent to Tang State. It's better to send their families to Tang State as well. , it is better to take theirs."

"Would you like to take down their mansion and land and send them to your Tang country?"

"Second brother~~~"

"Forget it, they are also to blame, so let's do it, search their homes and send their clan to Tang! What about the trial?"

"The elder brother is the emperor! What does the emperor want to do, do you have to ask the princes and kings?!"

Liu Ying raised her head, "Okay, I'll give Xuanyi an order to forgive him for his death penalty and demote him to a city official!"

Liu Chang didn't expect that he didn't even say anything, and the second brother already wanted to pardon the trial and eat him. He has earned a minister for nothing.

Soon, Liu Chang held Zhu Jian's hand and said earnestly: "The widow has asked for several times, but Your Majesty will not allow it. I speak with reason and move with affection. In order to get your help, I beg Your Majesty again and again, Your Majesty. This forgives the death penalty of the trial!"

Zhu Jian knelt down in front of Liu Chang and lowered his head.

"I thank the king for grace!"

"I can't repay it, I should die for the king!!"

ps: Thanks to the leader of calvinye96, and the leader of Banzhuan!
Thank you so much for everyone's support. I can't repay it. I should be a group of sages. Can I add more in a few days?I didn't save the manuscript, I was too tired to write.

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