Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 230 The Great Ambition of King Tang
Inside the Tingwei Mansion, Zhang Budo had a dark face, looking at the bamboo slips that were piled up in a room in front of him.

Chao Cuo stood aside proudly, grinning.

"Good Holy Court Officer knows! These are all sent by Zhang Xiang. Some of the cases were reported by Xiuyi and have not been sorted out. Most of them were not handled because of insufficient evidence. Not much, just in the past few years, Zhang Xiang said, Tingwei has great talents, and he can handle these things within ten days and hand them over to him!"

Zhang Budo glanced at Chao Cuo, "You mere clerk, why don't you meet me when you see me?"

Chao Cuo suddenly laughed, "If you have time to talk about me here, let's deal with these things quickly, but don't deal with it wrong, if something goes wrong, the king can't keep you!"

Zhang Budo didn't look scared, he said loudly, "The Minister of State really underestimates me!"

"How long does it take for these cases?"

"I can find out within five days and give it to Zhang Xiang!"

Chao Cuo was stunned and stopped laughing, and hurriedly said: "Don't talk nonsense! These cases come from all over the Tang Dynasty. Even if you are on your way, you will have to rush for more than ten days. If you can't finish it by then, just follow Zhang. If you admit a mistake, Zhang Xiang will certainly not blame him, but if you want to be tough with Zhang Xiang, then the king will have no way to protect you."

"Oh, as a minister, you should relieve the king's worries, how can there be someone who uses the king as a shade?"

"Go back and tell Zhang Xiang, within five days, I will definitely finish it!"

Chao Cuo looked at Zhang Budo in front of him in surprise. He didn't expect that this guy was still so tough. However, Zhang Budo's attitude made Chao Cuo admire very much. He leaned over and bowed, earnestly. "I will tell Zhang Xiang truthfully!"

After sending Chao Cuo away, Zhang Budo called all the subordinate officials in the Tingwei and began to lead them through the cases. It's good to be ready to catch people at any time.

Today's Shiren are busy in various places and gradually become the real power faction in Tang Dynasty.

Ji Bu and Luan Bu were sitting in front of Liu Chang at the moment, listening carefully to Liu Chang's instructions.

"Your Majesty, let's go light, don't we carry luggage?"

"Hahaha, what baggage do you bring? All the Xiongnu tribes, some are baggage!"

Luan Bu kept asking, but Ji Bu didn't say anything. Both Luan Bu and Ji Bu were going with Liu Chang. Luan Bu looked a little worried. Luan Bu had never experienced a war. For the first time, he had to fight with the king. , He was a little worried, not about himself, but about the safety of the king. As for Ji Bu, it seemed too calm.

Ji Bu used to be Xiang Yu's subordinate. During the battle of Chu and Han, Ji Bu made Emperor Gao sleepless. After defeating Xiang Yu, Emperor Gao immediately offered a reward for Ji Bu and wanted to avenge Xue Ren, but Xia Houying admired him very much. The former enemy thought he was a rare warrior, and at his plea, Emperor Gao pardoned Ji Bu.

Ji Bu was the youngest among Xiang Yu's generals, about the same age as Han Xin. Among Liu Chang's benefactors, he was younger than Duke Zhao and much older than the rest.

Moreover, he is an all-rounder, and he is very proficient in politics and warfare.

In history, Emperor Wen used him as the governor of Hedong County, and as a result, Hedong was ruled in a few years, and the results were amazing.

This is also the reason why Zhang Cang asked Ji Bu to follow Liu Chang. Ji Bu is a stable person, close to the queen mother, can hold Liu Chang down, and has military experience. It is really suitable as Liu Chang's deputy general. .

After preparing the two, Liu Chang returned to Shimu Hall, which is the main hall where Cao Shu lived.

Liu Changda smiled, but the voice had already come before the person arrived.

Cao Shu was busy writing something at the moment, and when he saw Liu Chang coming in, he put down the pen in his hand.

Liu Chang sat beside her, put his arms around her, and asked curiously, "What are you writing?"

"Write a letter to the Queen Mother."

"Have you been away from Chang'an for a long time, did the king write to the queen mother?"

"The state is busy"

Liu Chang scratched his head.

But Cao Shu said very seriously: "Your Majesty, how can you forget your mother when you leave the country?"

"Okay, the widow writes, the widow will write later!"

Liu Chang said proudly, then looked at the decorations in the hall, and said with emotion: "Compared to Grandma's Jiaofang Hall, your place is still too rudimentary! The widow must bring a lot of materials to attack the Xiongnu this time. At that time, the Tang Dynasty became rich. The widow built a palace that was even more luxurious than the Epang Palace of the King of Qin at the beginning, using wine as a pond and hanging meat as a forest.”

"Then is it necessary to build a Lutai and put all the treasures in the world in it?"

"good idea!"

"Crack~~"

Cao Shu, who was in Liu Chang's arms, patted the back of Liu Chang's head lightly and rolled his eyes, "I heard that all the kings in the world are determined to become virtuous kings like Zhou Wu, Qi Heng, Qin Mu, but I didn't expect that the king's ambition is different. , but is determined to become a person like Shang Zhou Xia Jie, it is really a good ambition!"

Liu Chang murmured, "Why did you start hitting me on the head too?"

"Your Majesty, don't say anything like that. If you let others hear it, you might tarnish Your Majesty's reputation."

"The widow has a reputation?"

"Now it's different from the past. There is a Taishi in the palace, and he will record the affairs of the court, as well as the words and deeds of the king."

"Ah? Why didn't anyone tell the widow!"

"Who is Taishi?"

Cao Shu looked dazed. You, a king, don't know, how do I know? ?
Liu Chang pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's okay, let him remember more of my good things, not bad things!"

"Your Majesty, there was a man named Cui Chu who killed his king. Taishi wrote: "Cui Chu killed his lord." He killed his lord and was killed again. When it came to his third brother, Cui Yu did not kill him. When this man came out, he met a friend. The friend told him that he heard that several people were killed. I'm going to go over and record this in person."

"If you want Taishi to record your merits, you have to be a person with merits, and you cannot achieve your goals by forcing Taishi."

Liu Chang suddenly realized, he asked: "You said my Taishi, does he have a younger brother?"

"King!!!"

"Hahaha, joking~"

Liu Chang immediately talked about the expedition, but Cao Shu still supported him as always, and did not discourage him because of danger. For Cao Shu, going on expedition may not be a very unfamiliar thing, after all, her father has been there all his life. campaign.

She just reassured Liu Chang that everything in the palace would be properly arranged, so that Liu Chang would not have to worry about the future, and she would be ready to eat and wait for the king's triumph.

Cao Shu's remarks just now made Liu Chang curious about the Taishi.

After returning to the Daxuan Palace, he ordered the Taishi of Tang to be called over.

This Taishi came to Liu Chang. He had a long face and thick eyebrows, looking very happy.Liu Chang proudly looked at the Taishi and asked, "What's your name?"

"My minister Sima Xi, meet the king."

"Sima Xi??"

Liu Da was shocked, pointed at him and asked, "Widow know you! When you were the Chang'an Order, you arrested Widow's friends everywhere and showed no mercy. Did you do this?!"

Sima Xi didn't seem to be at all afraid, and he said seriously: "Your Majesty remembers it clearly, that's what the minister did."

"How dare you arrest the widow's friend?!"

"This is the duty of the minister."

Liu Chang snorted coldly and said, "Then how did you become the Taishi of Tang?"

"Gong Gai is Fengchang, and he wrote to the Empress Dowager and asked me to go to Tang State as Taishi."

"Oh, Gai Gong invited you here. It seems that you still have some talents."

"Have you been recording the widow's affairs all these days?"

"Correct."

"Then what did you record?"

"Your Majesty can't read it."

Liu Chang pursed his lips and asked, "Do you know the allusion to Cui Chu's murder of his king?"

"Naturally know."

A hint of pride flashed on Sima Xi's face. Historians like them were very proud of this matter.

Liu Chang immediately said: "Since you know, you must take a warning, and don't end up like Taishi Cui!"

"Um???"

Liu Chang raised the halberd in his hand and played happily.

The halberd is a combination of a dagger and a spear. It has both a straight blade and a cross blade, and has many functions. However, this weapon is mostly used in foot combat, and it also includes different classifications. Some can be thrown, some can be thrown. Can be used as a short soldier, and as a long soldier.

As for Liu Chang, he was stunned to use a halberd. He thought it was the best looking thing.

Shang Fangling in the palace looked extremely anxious at the moment.

"Your Majesty, if you want to go on an expedition, this thing is very inconvenient. How can you fight with both hands?"

"This thing still needs hands??"

Liu Chang picked it up with one hand and started waving it. There was no pattern in the waving, but because of its strength, the halberd carried the wind, which made Shangfang officials not dare to approach, and the current Shangfang order, That is Liu Chang's old acquaintance, Chen Tao of the Mo family. This former Kuai Che's disciple was threatened by Liu Chang, so he worked for Liu Chang. Later, the Mo family ushered in the second spring in Tang. It completely surrendered to Liu Chang.

Tang is a very tolerant country. Even the Yang Zhu School will not be expelled here, and even the Huns can serve as generals in the army. Even the shameless Chu Mo is admirable in front of them. The famous door is right. Although the current state minister is the great sage of Confucianism.

But in his behavior, there is no trace of Confucianism at all. No matter what school he belongs to, he will not reject it, as long as it is useful.

He even got quite close to the Legalists. I heard that he recently wrote a letter to Zhang Hui of the Legalists, asking him to come to Tang as an official. Zhang Hui left immediately without thinking. Is this a great Confucian? ?

Moreover, the private life of the prime minister was quite chaotic. I heard that in every county and township in the Tang country, the children of the prime minister could be found.

Chen Tao looked at Liu Chang's great halberd, but he couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty is powerful, but you can travel long distances like this. After fighting for a long time, if Your Majesty is exhausted, can you still swing? Your Majesty needs to wear armor. , with a sword, carrying a bow and crossbow, after a long battle, you will be exhausted!"

Only then did Liu Chang withdraw his hands. He looked at the long soldier in his hand and couldn't help but ponder.

"Come here! Bring the widow's treasure horse!"

Soon, someone brought the white horse into the Fuwu Hall, and Liu Chang had him put on armor and fully armed. He immediately got on the horse and began to run wildly, waving the long soldiers in his hand as he ran wildly. , Shang Fang's officials all understand that this is the test of their own king, and they did not interrupt, just watched carefully.

"Ah!"

"kill!"

Liu Chang just ran back and forth like this, waving the halberd in his hand constantly, as if he was tireless, the halberd kept making a breaking sound, and Liu Chang was still running back and forth.

The officials of Shangfang were a little numb.

"How long?"

"It's been more than half an hour."

Chen Tao took a deep breath, knowing the bravery of the overlord today.

Finally, Liu Chang stopped, panted, looked at the officials in the distance, turned over and jumped off his horse, "I can't rush any more, my horse can't take it anymore. Well, you're right, indeed, I will. Exhausted!"

Liu Chang said loudly, but Chen Tao smiled awkwardly.

"Your Majesty, this minister has no eyes. You don't have to try again, just use the halberd! Just bring a few more war horses!"

Liu Chang shook his head, "No."

He got up, returned to the horse's side, and looked at it seriously.

"Your Majesty?"

"Don't make a sound"

Liu Chang looked at the horse in front of him seriously, wondering what he was thinking about. Suddenly, Liu Chang hurriedly took off his armor, took off his shirt, and tore off a piece of cloth. Chen Tao looked at the shirtless man in front of him. Liu Chang, hurriedly asked someone to bring a shirt, and was about to put it on Liu Chang, but Liu Chang pushed it away in displeasure.

Liu Chang is extremely strong, with big shoulders and round waist, his chest is bulging, but his abdomen is flat, and he can hardly see any fat. When he raised his hands to toss, his back was also full of lumps. Being attracted by Liu Chang, he didn't see what he was doing at all. Soon, Liu Chang wiped the sweat from his forehead, stood aside, pointed to the horse and said, "Look, how is this thing?!"

When everyone heard about it, they hurriedly looked at it. They saw that Liu Chang had made two small objects on both sides of the saddle with cloth, and he could put his feet in it. Several people were at a loss. Liu Chang pushed Chen Tao and called out, "Come here. , go ahead and try it!"

Chen Tao was stunned for a moment, but he stepped forward very obediently, and cautiously mounted the horse.

The white horse was fierce, and suddenly became irritable. Liu Chang shouted, "Step in!"

Chen Tao was very obedient. When he started to run wild, Chen Tao's face was full of surprise. He looked at his feet in surprise, and tried to let go of his hands. When he dismounted, he was very surprised. Excited, "Your Majesty, this thing should be mass-produced!! Great!!"

"With this thing, the cavalry can draw a bow with both hands."

As Chen Tao spoke, he was stunned for a moment, remembered something, and shouted loudly to the officials on the left and right: "Remember! This matter must not be told to anyone!! Violators will be killed!"

The officials hurriedly lowered their heads, not daring to even look.

Only then did Chen Tao say in fear: "My lord, if the Huns know about this thing and 40 cavalrymen, how about it?!"

"What's there to worry about. Wouldn't it be better to keep it a secret?"

"Your Majesty, this item is very simple, and it is not difficult to imitate. As long as they can take a look at it, if they can get one, the strength of the Huns will increase dramatically. They are now relying on the advantages of riding and archery. Did it cause a catastrophe?!"

The Huns had iron, and there were a lot of them. Later, the Han book recorded the Huns, "As long as you are a horse and cavalry! If you have advantage, you will advance. Good depiction of the fighting style of the Huns.

It comes and goes like the wind, constantly using horse and shooting to consume the enemy. If the enemy can't bear it, then swallow it directly. If the enemy can bear it, then withdraw. Heavy damage, if you chase, they will fight while fleeing, in the words of later generations, "flying kites."

Therefore, it is very difficult to inflict heavy losses on them. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty first set out to attack the Xiongnu, he won hundreds or thousands, which was already a great victory.Of course, the big Han became stronger and stronger in the Vietnam War, and he once achieved a record of tens of thousands, but that was a long, long time later.

And Chen Tao saw the great role of this small object at a glance. If the Huns knew about such a thing, it would be like a tiger with wings added. Thinking about the more than 40 troops in armor that could ride left and right, Chen Tao's scalp suddenly became numb.

After Chen Tao's reminder, Liu Chang suddenly thought of a lot. He frowned and asked, "Do you just keep such a good thing and not use it?"

"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu have a lot of war horses now, and although the big Han has surrendered to the Yue clan, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty is only 1 people. The number of war horses is far different from that of the Xiongnu. It is best to wait for such a sharp weapon. The number of war horses is the same, or wait until Datang has enough war horses to use cavalry on a large scale, and then use it with confidence!"

Liu Chang hesitated for a moment, "Go and call the captain!"

"Let's see what the lieutenant thinks first."

Chen Tao agreed, but hurriedly took down the object. He took it down and said, "Don't let too many people see this thing."

Liu Chang did not stop it.

While waiting for the arrival of the captain, Liu Chang sat directly on the ground, posing in the ancestral way of sitting, his eyes full of boredom.

"What's the point of having good things but not letting people use them?"

"Hateful Xiongnu, the widow will take revenge tenfold for this expedition!"

"Then it's best not to let the widow meet you!"

"Otherwise, the widow will capture him and enter it with Longcheng!"

Chen Tao stood by without saying a word. Since he came to Tang country, he has started to manufacture a large number of novel things. Most of the design drawings of these things came from Liu Chang, and Liu Chang himself did not want to do it himself. He sent the design drawings to Zhang Cang, and Zhang Cang was also unwilling to do it himself, so he threw the things to them Shang Fang.

In the past few years, Chen Tao has made a lot of good things, such as four-wheeled carriages and unicycles. They have also improved a new paper production method and tried their best to reduce costs. They also used bamboo and mud to make a novel building material that can make the building more sturdy.

However, Tang Guo did not hide his secrets, and whenever there was any achievement, it would be sent to Chang'an, and also sent to the various vassal states, so that they could follow suit.

This king of his own really has many wonderful ideas, but he is too lazy to do it himself.

ps: I've been fighting with bees all morning. Don't open the window. It's very hot at home. Open the window. So many bees from I don't know where they come from, and they always fly towards me, interrupting my train of thought.

(End of this chapter)