Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 211 The Falcon Dog of the Legalist

"Ahem, brother, Qisheng is stubborn, so he still needs to be disciplined!"

"When you treat children, you can't be soft-hearted, or you'll be spoiled!"

Liu Chang said seriously, Liu Heng glanced at him and said, "Teached."

The young Liu Qi didn't notice the seriousness of the matter at all. He hung on Liu Chang's body and pleaded, "Father Zhong, let's talk about the big scorpion! Did you kill it later?"

Just as Liu Chang was about to brag as usual, he suddenly remembered something, picked Liu Qi up, let him sit in his arms, and said seriously: "These beasts are very dangerous, just like you. A dog can bite your butt off, you know? You must stay away from these dangers, if someone wants to take you hunting, don’t agree, when you are as strong as Father Zhong, you can go.”

Liu Qi nodded, and asked again, "Did that Dazhu also bite off Father Zhong's butt?"

"Hahaha, your father Zhong is so strong, how can he bite off him? But if you meet him, he will bite him off! You have to listen to your parents and stay in the palace obediently. If you are obedient, I'll give you a beagle in the future!"

"real?!"

Liu Qi's eyes lit up, he nodded hurriedly, and said, "I will be obedient!"

"Well, if you have anything in the future, you can write to Father Zhong and tell me!"

Liu Heng, who was sitting in front of them, looked at Liu Chang in surprise. After the little guy ran away, he said, "I thought you would tell me how you killed Dazhu!"

"Hey, the child is still young. If he learns from me, if he encounters a big dog in the future and insists on fighting, it will be dangerous."

"My milk tiger has finally grown up."

Liu Heng said with emotion.

Liu Changda laughed, raised his head, and said, "Brother, you can see that I have grown a beard."

"You've said it many times"

"Oh."

Liu Chang rested in South Korea for a few days, and was also led by Liu Heng to visit. South Korea is really booming in Liu Heng's hands. Liu Heng has done a really good job. Liu Chang has traveled so many places. I have never seen a place more prosperous than Yangzhai, except of course, Chang'an.

The two brothers, dressed in casual clothes, walked in the capital Yangzhai while watching.

Liu Heng is okay, he is not ostentatious on the road, even Liu Chang's physique is a little too prominent in the crowd. With the increase of age, Liu Chang's body also expands rapidly like a balloon, but he is not Liu Chang. Hui is so simple with a big belly. He is big all over, he is a head taller than passers-by, and he is stout. He is bigger than Liu Heng when viewed sideways, and bigger than him when viewed vertically.

His shoulders are very high and long, his loose clothes are also tightly attached to his body, and his whole body is bulging. No matter who comes to see it, he has to say that he is a strong man!

Liu Chang's age is not too young in Dahan, and it has exceeded the scope of Dahan's law on the protection of minors. This law on the protection of minors is also inherited from Baoqin. Baoqin stipulates that children under six feet five inches There is no need to bear criminal responsibility. If they commit a serious crime, they can be punished lightly, or their elders can be punished for the crime of instigation.

Converted according to today's units, the six feet five inches stipulated by the Qin Law is equivalent to about 1.4 meters.

Of course, Liu Chang surpassed it very early. On the basis of inheriting the Qin law, the Han Dynasty also stipulated that young people under the age of 15 do not need to serve in the military, and crimes can be punished lightly. Later, corvee service and military service were separated. Ding's service age was once raised to 23 years old, and a big man must go through military service at least twice in his life.

Liu Chang ignored the gazes of passers-by, and just looked at the scenery along the road proudly. He didn't avoid people when he encountered them, and bumped into them directly. He had to make way for him.

Liu Heng said his thoughts as he walked, "South Korea has a small land and a large number of people. If it is only farming, I am afraid that it will not be self-sufficient. Therefore, I have tried my best to recruit famous farmers from all over the world, and set up agricultural positions specially, so that they can concentrate on farming. Then it is to encourage business and trade, and let the businessmen invest in the construction of roads, housing and post houses. Give them preferential treatment.”

"Look, many of the merchants here are from outside. I have opened a few more municipal animal markets, cloth markets, agricultural markets, etc."

"Your spinning wheel is really good, I have already promoted it in Korea"

Liu Heng had no idea of ​​showing off, he just wanted to share his experience in governing the country with this younger brother.

However, a certain king has never been to his own country when he is so old, and he has no experience in governing the country. When Liu Heng asked him what he thought, the king could only pretend to be profound, "Well, I think with my brother. Same, but brother has too many worries, it would be great if he could let go of his hands and feet again."

"Do you mean to let me completely release the restrictions on merchants? But I'm still a little worried. If it is completely released, it will put the cart before the horse. Food is the most important thing."

"Well, what brother said also makes sense. You have to be cautious about doing this."

"Yeah. There were a few wealthy households in the past. I originally wanted to raid all of their homes, but I later found out that instead of raiding their homes, it's better to support them first. They can do a lot of things, killing one from time to time. The rest will be honest."

Looking at Liu Heng who was chatting in front of him, Liu Chang hesitated for a moment and said, "Fourth brother, I suddenly have an idea."

"Oh?"

"what idea?"

Liu Chang lowered his head, pondered for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile, "It's nothing."

Liu Heng came with a stern face, and asked displeasedly, "Why does the eldest brother despise me so much?"

"Fourth brother, when did I despise you? Among the kings, except for King Zhao, I respect everyone else very much."

"Then why did the eldest brother stop talking?"

Liu Chang lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying, "My idea is very unfair to my brother."

Liu Heng said: "Go back to the palace to discuss in detail."

"it is good."

The two continued to stroll. Suddenly, Chang Liu heard abusive voices coming from a distance, and there was a group of people watching. Liu Chang was very curious. He walked quickly to the crowd and squeezed in hard. , and soon reached the innermost part. When Liu Chang happily came to prepare to watch the play, he was surprised to find that Xia Houzao and other people were scolding several young scholars.

Xiahouzao, Lu Lu, Lu Tazhi, Fan Wei and other people faced a dozen Korean scholars, but they were not cowardly at all, and were scolding angrily.

"What happened!"

Liu Changweng said angrily, and walked up swaggeringly, his face was not even good-looking.

Seeing Chang Liu coming, Xia Houzao and the others seemed to have found the backbone and hurriedly surrounded him. Mrs. Fan pointed to the leader on the opposite side and scolded, "Brother, that fellow bullying me is from outside, and he wants to be with him. We are making trouble!"

Liu Chang squinted to look at the scribes. The people who took the lead were obviously not very old, probably about the same age as Jia Yi. He wore a sword, but not a crown, his face was very serious, and he didn't look like a Confucianist of.

When the people behind him saw Liu Chang's physique, they felt a lot of fear in their hearts.

Only the boy at the head didn't seem to be afraid.

"Your Excellency is the master of these people? Why do you allow them to commit murder in the city?"

Liu Chang looked at him proudly and asked casually, "How did they commit murder?"

"It's just such a trivial matter as drinking alcohol, and they're going to fight and beat others openly, ignoring the law!"

The young man spoke loudly.

Liu Chang looked at Xiahouzao and the others. Xiahouzao and the others were stupid and couldn't tell. It was Lu Lu who came forward and said, "Brother, we bought wine in the liquor store. Selling wine, we went up to argue, and they mocked us, saying that we should respect them when we come here to study. Humph, who would like to come here to study?!”

Liu Chang nodded, then clenched his fists and walked towards the scholars.

Seeing this guy walking past, the rest of the crowd retreated one after another, leaving only the young man at the head, who stubbornly raised his head and stared into Liu Chang's eyes.

"Hey, aren't you afraid of me?"

"This is the king's city, and everything should be done by the king's law. I'm not wrong, why should I be afraid? Besides, I have already sent someone to inform the government that the soldiers will come!"

Liu Chang said disdainfully, "You are right? If it wasn't for your people mocking my brother, how could he be beaten?"

"Han law never stipulates that ridicule is a crime. Today, His Majesty is merciful, even banning the crime of complaining, and Han law stipulates that those who beat others for no reason should be punished!"

Listening to the boy's introduction of Han laws to his own popular science, Liu Chang thought for a moment and asked, "Are you from a Legalist?"

"Teacher Zhang Gong's name is taboo!!"

"Eldest brother. It's time to go back."

Liu Heng said calmly.

Liu Chang smiled and said, "Fourth brother, why bother? It's the first time I've seen a living Legalist!"

At this moment, the soldiers came here quickly. The man in the lead had a cold face. He came to the crowd and was about to speak when he suddenly saw Liu Heng on the side. Nodding, the man raised his head and saw Liu Chang beside him, his face became more and more frightened, and he hurriedly bowed again.

Liu Chang laughed. He pointed to a few scholars in front of him, and said, "These people, keep them locked up for a few days, and let their families come and get them!"

However, Liu Heng said: "Take it back and let them copy the law, then let them go."

"only!"

"Hey, by the way, don't take this person away!"

Liu Chang pointed to the leader, the soldier came, and without saying a word, he immediately started to arrest these scholars, which made the scholars very angry, and they shouted, only the leader looked at it in astonishment. At this scene, I was speechless.

When the soldiers arrived, the surrounding people almost ran away.

Liu Chang then looked at the guy with a smile and asked, "Whose fault do you think is at fault now?"

"Even if you are powerful! How can you not respect the king's law!!"

The young man was extremely angry, his face flushed.

Hearing this sentence, Fan Fan burst into laughter. He pointed to Liu Chang, who was beside him, and said, "My king is the law! What he said is the king's law! What do you want?!"

Liu Heng shook his head helplessly. Wherever his younger brother goes, he looks like a big villain. Isn't that the case with Qi? ?

But when he heard this sentence, the anger on the boy's face disappeared instantly. He looked at Liu Chang in surprise, and suddenly leaned over to salute, "Caomin pays respect to King Tang!!!"

Later, he bowed to Liu Heng again, "Meet the king!!"

Liu Chang looked at him curiously, "How do you know that I belong to King Tang?"

"There are rumors that King Tang has a majestic appearance, infinite strength, and can tear apart tigers and leopards. The grass people have no eyes. I don't know the king's face, please forgive me!"

The attitude of the young man was completely different from the previous one. It was an earth-shaking change. Even a flatterer like Lu Lu couldn't bear to look down on his humble appearance. He scolded in a low voice, "A flatterer!"

Liu Chang suddenly felt bored and said, "I thought you could persevere more, but I didn't expect that you are also a bully and afraid of hardship!"

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty!!"

"You... fourth brother, are you all like this in Korea?"

But the young man raised his head and said seriously: "The king's power is heavy, and he will rule if he follows the law, and the superior does not violate it. The law is made by the king, and the ministers and laws are all used by the king to govern the country. Tool, if the king says I'm guilty, I'm guilty, if the king says I'm innocent, I'm innocent, if the king thinks I'm a person who bullies the soft and fears the hard, I'm also a person who bullies the soft and fears the hard!!"

In fact, the reputation of the Legalists in the Western Han Dynasty was extremely poor, because the Legalists were too loyal to the king. At this moment, almost all the Legalists are the most loyal eagles and dogs of the emperor, serving the emperor wholeheartedly and bearing the reputation of being a cruel official. , and didn't care at all. After Han Feizi, the nature of Legalism ushered in a leap in the general direction.

Han Feizi emphasized the centralization of the monarchy and believed that the monarch should be supreme. Before him, the three legalists, Shang Yang, Shendao, and Shen Bujia advocated the importance of law, power, and art, each with its own characteristics. The idea of ​​closely combining the three was put forward, and a set of system ideas of respecting the king was formed.

Law refers to perfecting the legal system, power refers to the power of the monarch, to be in control of the military and government alone, and art refers to the control of ministers and power.However, Han Fei combined these three and believed that the three were indispensable. The monarch should have power, improve the law, and use techniques to drive ministers.

Therefore, the Legalists of the Han and Han dynasties were basically the eagles and dogs of the emperor. To put it bluntly, they were the licking dogs of the emperor's family, which were even more licking than the Confucianists. Of course, the Confucians later absorbed a lot of the Legalists' ideas and began to lick them. , but at the moment it is still better than the Legalists.

The Confucianists persuaded the emperor to use benevolent government to govern the world, and the Legalists let the emperor use harsh laws and methods to frighten the ministers.

When the young man said this, Liu Chang was overjoyed.

Liu Heng frowned.

There are many legal scholars in South Korea. After all, this is the hometown of Han Feizi. There is a big man named Zhang Hui in the legal family, who is in South Korea.But Liu Heng didn't use their ideas, just because these people are too extreme, and it is easy to get a bad name for themselves by being close to the Legalists.If it is the Son of Heaven, naturally he will not have a bad reputation, but as a prince, it is best not to have such a bad reputation. After all, the handle is in the hands of a caring person and can be taken out against you at any time.

It is precisely because they are extreme that the Fajia will not end well, and most of them die tragically.

"You are a good person. No wonder the legalist mother always reads Han Feizi's books!"

"What's your name?!"

"Your Majesty, Caomin Chao Cuo! Caomin has heard the name of Your Majesty for a long time. If Your Majesty does not give up, I would like to die for Your Majesty!!"

This was the first person who took the initiative to ask him to be an official, and Liu Chang was also a little surprised. He asked, "What talents do you have?"

"Your Majesty!"

Chao Cuo bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have heard that since the Han Dynasty, the Huns have invaded the borders several times, and small-scale invasions have resulted in small victories."

"Serving a strong country humbly, this is what a small country should do! United with a small country to attack a big country, this is what an evenly matched country should do! Use barbarians to attack barbarians, this is what I, Tang Dynasty, should do!"

"Nowadays, there are many people in the surrounding areas of Tang, such as Yiqu and Yuezhi, who have the same food and strengths as the Huns. They can be given armor and cotton coats, powerful bows, and sharp arrows, and let the excellent generals on the frontier lead them. , let the generals understand their customs, understand their psychology, and restrain them with His Majesty's rules!"

"Outside of Yan, there were Donghu who were defeated by the Huns, and they still hated the Huns very much in their hearts. The king can win over these foreigners, let them come to you, and use them as an army to deal with the Huns. I have heard that in the Xianbei Mountains, Wu The Hu people in Huanshan and other places have no clothes to protect from the cold in winter, and their livestock are often plundered by the Huns, and they cannot find anything to eat.”

Chao Cuo didn't care about everyone, just on the road, he raised his head and told Liu Chang his thoughts, using the barbarians to defeat the barbarians.Including how to recover the surrounding foreigners, how to treat their kings, how to incorporate them into the army, how to make them willing to be driven by Tang, and so on.

Liu Chang suddenly laughed, "You are talented!"

Liu Heng was also a little surprised, looking at this young man and nodding his head, he was indeed talented.

Chao Cuo said excitedly, "I would like to lead a horse for the king!"

Liu Changda laughed and asked: "Most of the talented people I met before were unwilling to work for me and needed me to persuade them. Why are you so eager to get my reuse??"

Chao Cuo said loudly: "Your Majesty, Han Zi said: Talented people do not hide their talents to serve the monarch! If they have talent but are unwilling to serve the monarch, they do not want to do their best when serving, but seek personal gain for themselves and protect themselves. If you take your own affairs more seriously than your loyalty to the king, then this person can be executed!"

"Well said, it would be great if all the talents in the world thought of you like this!"

"There is a benefactor under the widow's command, called Zhang Budo, I think you and him will definitely get along!"

Liu Chang accepted the boy named Chao Cuo on the spot, and asked him to accompany him as a guest.

When Liu Chang followed Liu Heng back to the palace, taking advantage of the time when Chao Cuo went back to inform the family, Liu Heng reminded: "eldest brother, people of the Fajia, you can't appoint them lightly, even if you appoint them, you can't reuse these people to do extreme things. It's a double-edged sword that can be used to kill people, but it can also easily hurt yourself."

"Hahaha, who am I, Chang Liu, what kind of sword can hurt me? Fourth brother, you don't have to worry!!"

Liu Chang was still immersed in the comfort of being praised by Chao Cuo at the moment, and he didn't care about it at all.

"If you get too close to the Fajia, it will hurt your reputation."

"I never cared about my reputation. When the First Emperor was still alive, I never heard of anyone who dared to speak of a tyrant!"

Seeing that Liu Chang insisted so, Liu Heng shook his head helplessly.

"Eldest brother. Tell me now, what are you going to say to me just now?"

"Fourth brother. I. I was just thinking, if you were King Wu."

"Ok??"

"What is the sixth brother like? Fourth brother, you know that Nanyue, Minyue, and Yue don't take him seriously. If the elder brother is King Wu, how dare they be so arrogant?"

"Unfortunately, I don't know what Grandpa thought at the time. If the fourth brother was in Wu and I was in Tang, the big man would have no worries!!"

(End of this chapter)