Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 238

The next day, Liu Chang woke up from the Hall of Houde. There was no change in this hall. The Queen Mother stayed for him. Originally, Empress Cao wanted to give this mansion to another beautiful woman and let her live with her children. Here, Naihe, the Queen Mother did not agree, and reprimanded Empress Cao.

"Your Majesty! Eat meat!"

The attendant smiled flatteringly and brought the food, but Liu Chang looked unhappy, "I've eaten meat for more than half a year! After I finally came back, you're going to serve me meat?! Go and replace me with a lighter one. !" The valet was stunned, the king actually stopped eating meat?

Liu Chang ran to the Jiaofang Hall, where Empress Lu was feeding Liu An carefully.

Liu Changda smiled and took Liu An from the empress dowager's arms. Xiao Liu'an's eyes widened and looked at Liu Chang in front of him. Suddenly, he grinned stupidly. Liu Chang smiled and scolded: "Look at you stupid. Look! Laugh like a fool!"

Empress Lu glanced at him, "Three hundred steps and fifty steps! You're not much better!"

"Mum. I'm not stupid when I laugh!"

"Humph."

Empress Lu snorted coldly, snatched Liu An back again, and continued to feed him. Liu Chang watched the little guy's mouth full and bulging, and couldn't help shaking his head, "Mother, young man. Feed it, it's all fed to the fifth brother, you look at how fat his face is!"

"I don't eat as much as you!"

"No, mom, I'm your son, why are you always on his side?"

"Anke is not like you, he is very well-behaved and never makes me angry!"

"Isn't it still growing up?"

Empress Lu held her little grandson with a kind smile on her face, "My An'er is the best, right?"

The little guy laughed and shouted, "Mother! Mother!"

"Ok??"

Liu Chang was shocked, "Can you talk?"

Empress Lu put him down, and the little guy climbed up in the Jiaofang Hall. Empress Lu looked at him with a smile, and Liu Chang sat beside him, "Mum. I haven't eaten yet!"

"Ah."

Empress Lu nodded, but her eyes were still on Liu An.

"Mother?"

"mother!!!"

"What are you doing! Almost scared Ann!"

Liu Chang's face was dark, he finally understood that his position had been completely replaced by this stubby, he muttered something in a low voice, until the palace maid took the little guy out to play, then Empress Lu looked at Liu Chang with disgust ,"when are you leaving?"

"I just came here!!!"

Empress Lu said solemnly, "After all, the king of Tang places priority on state affairs and does not care about his personal interests. After all, he is a man. I thought that the king would leave today."

"Cough, Jibu came?"

"Tell me, what are you doing here in Chang'an? The princes and kings did not get the edict to come to Chang'an with the army. This is a capital crime."

Liu Chang scratched his head and said, "I just came to see Auntie, Big Brother, Ann. By the way, it's okay to take a rest for a while. The bravery of a widow is incomparable to Xiang Ji, and you won't feel tired, but a widow's army, Constantly fighting, exhausted and tense all day, I brought them to Chang'an to rest."

"Why are there so many Hu people in your army?"

"My army is full of warriors from the Tang Kingdom. They were killed by the widow from the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood. Where did the barbarians come from?!"

Empress Lu was taken aback, "Okay, I will send Xiahou Ying there later to reward you, and I will not treat you warriors badly."

"Okay, according to the credit I recorded?"

"Heh, according to your record, wouldn't that mean that more than 1 Chehous would be sealed?"

"Well, according to Luan Bu's record?"

"According to Ji Bu's record, he won't tell lies or cheat."

"Mummy is saying that I will cheat? The dignified princes and kings, all the same!!"

Empress Lu's face became very exciting. She found that as soon as the Shuzi came back, she could no longer remain calm. She suddenly took out the wooden stick on the side, and Liu Chang turned around and ran away.

When Liu Chang walked out of the palace, all the sages arrived.

Zhou Shengzhi, Lu Chong, people from Fanshi, Guan A, Xuan Moru, Zhou Jian, Lu Tazhi and others all came to greet him. Liu Changda laughed and hurriedly greeted them, "Your Majesty!" The sages burst into tears Gu A wiped away tears, hugged Liu Chang's arm, and held on to his death, shouting, "Your Majesty, when you come this time, you can't leave us behind!"

Liu Changda laughed and rubbed his head, "Why are you still nodding like this, you're not growing up!"

"After Your Majesty left, we stayed in the Imperial Academy all day, and we couldn't go out any more. That Tingwei throwing clothes was not a good thing. At first, he was very kind, but I didn't expect him to be even more vicious than Xuanyi. Your Majesty, Look at my ass, I almost got smashed by him."

Liu Chang asked, "Do you know who my Tingwei of Tang is?"

"Who?"

"Zhang Budo!"

"Ah?! There is such a good thing?!"

Qunxian is particularly envious. Zhang Budo is a good person. If he comes to be a court officer, wouldn’t they be able to run amuck in Jinyang City?
"What about my brother?"

Fan City people hurriedly asked.

"Oh, you are in an important position in the Tang army!"

"Is it a general? Or a captain?!"

"Uh, let me tell you that, if there is no mate, even the captain of our Tang country, can't draw the bow!"

Everyone was shocked, but Zhou Shengzhi frowned, the people who carried arrows? ?

"What about my brother?!"

Zhou Jian asked.

"He is too. He holds an important position. Without him, the captain would not have the strength to fight!"

Zhou Shengyi was stunned, man? ?
"Everyone has a very important position, and Lu Lu is also under the command of the third prince at the moment!"

This must be a small official, Zhou Shengzhi thought to himself.

Everyone said, and swaggered towards Tang Wangfu. Along the way, they hooked their shoulders and shouted loudly. Pedestrians along the road avoided one after another. Even the patrolling soldier, after seeing Liu Chang, was also full of smiles. , came to see him, and didn't even dare to stare at him.

In this battle, Han Xin was the protagonist, but when Liu Chang returned to Chang'an, his deeds spread. Those knights who followed him in the battle recalled the past, set out from the clouds, defeated Shuofang, and defeated one after another along the way. A large clan, invincible in battle, invincible in attack, and in competition with enemies several times their own. These people are probably also infected by Liu Chang, and their words are very outrageous. As a result, Liu Chang's prestige is in Chang'an. became unknown.

Even if it is true to say, with more than 1 Huqi, facing the elite Xiongnu who are several times their own, they have captured more than [-] people and killed more than [-] people, which is already shocking.

Taking away 1000 people, winning more than 1 people, and finally bringing back more than [-] people. This is an exaggerated record.

If Liu Chang was not a king, he would have been named a marquis because of his exploits this time.

Sitting in the familiar Tang Palace, Liu Chang proudly looked at the group of sages in front of him, and began to brag.

"At that time, the widow's spear was swung too fast, and almost no one could see the spear. The spear carried the wind. I swept it like that, and the wind suddenly blew down a dozen people and dismounted me. Throwing out the spear in his hand, it pierced through more than ten people!"

Everyone sat quietly on both sides, excitedly listening to Liu Chang bragging, and when they heard the wonderful things, they all shouted.

"Great King Shenwu!"

"The king is invincible!!"

"Your Majesty wins the Three Armies!"

"Fart! Your Majesty crowns all the armies! More than the three armies!"

"Yes, the king bravely crowns a hundred thousand troops!"

Zhou Shengzhi, who has grown up, naturally knows that this is his own king bragging. The battle must be fierce, and the king is indeed brave, but it will not be so exaggerated, but who cares?Zhou Shengzhi clapped desperately and applauded loudly, brothers can get together to drink and brag, isn't that enough? !

Lu Zhong stood up and said loudly, "Your Majesty! You can borrow a sheep first and hold a banquet to celebrate!"

Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "The mutton is really unbearable. Well, let's borrow chicken today!"

There are no males in Zhou's house. After all, Zhou Bo is not here, and Zhou Shengzhi has also moved out. There are only Zhou Shengzhi's mother, a few wives, and a Jian.When the old man who was cleaning the house saw seven or eight teenagers climb over the wall and walk in skillfully towards the chicken coop, the old man was stunned for a long time, rubbed his eyes, and then laughed.

"The chicken thief is back!!"

After Liu Chang and Qun Xian gathered, he said to them seriously: "The widow has something to do, you can go back first. Cough, remember, the widow's previous achievements are nothing at all, you don't have to tell the public. Ah, don't say too much!"

Qunxian naturally understood and shouted, "Don't worry, Your Majesty."

Liu Chang hurriedly left the Tang Palace.

"Father Zhong!!!"

Liu Changchang smiled and walked into Zhou Chang's mansion.

Zhou Chang frowned, his face was very bad, he looked at Liu Chang who suddenly visited, but he didn't see him, Liu Chang didn't care, he just said with a smile: "Long time no see, is Father Zhong okay?"

"I came to visit Father Zhong on purpose, please accept these gifts!"

Liu Chang gestured to the chicken in his hand, and Zhou Chang asked displeasedly, "I came to Chang'an with the army without the emperor's edict. May I ask, Your Majesty, what kind of behavior is this?"

"Father Zhong, I fought against the Xiongnu and came to Chang'an to rest. Is this also my fault?"

"Then why don't you ask the emperor for instructions? Could it be that the emperor will not allow it? But, Your Majesty, you openly surrounded Chang'an, intimidated the generals, and even brought foreign troops into Chang'an. This is simply an act of disobedience! This is an act of rebellion!"

Zhou Chang was very angry, Zhou Chang was a straight person, even Emperor Gao dared to scold him, and naturally he would not be too polite to Liu Chang, but Liu Chang was not angry, he sat beside Zhou Chang with a smile, earnestly said: "The matter is urgent, it is an expedient measure, next time the widow will send someone to ask for help!!"

"next time?!"

Zhou Chang was furious and scolded, "Your Majesty can ask His Majesty to apologize!"

Liu Chang immediately put on the ancestral way of sitting, and said disdainfully: "The widow has already pleaded guilty, so Zhou Zhou should stop worrying about these things. The widow has something important to come to you."

"Your Majesty should be a virtuous king like Yao and Shun, not a king like Jie Zhou!"

"Ah? As the prime minister of the state, how can you persuade me to enter the throne? I will never accept the concession of my eldest brother! Don't be Yao and Shun!"

"I"

Zhou Chang was at a loss for words, but just blew his beard angrily, "Your Majesty is looking for a minister, what's the matter?"

"Father Zhong!!"

Liu Chang suddenly shouted, and he wiped his tears, "Tang country is about to perish! You are the only one who can save Tang country!"

"Ok??"

Seeing Liu Chang crying in a low voice, Zhou Chang couldn't sit still. He hurriedly asked, "What happened?!"

"I don't know what Zhou Xiang, this war, the materials and food are all from the Tang country. Our Tang country was already poor. After such a battle, countless food and materials were consumed, and a large number of people were recruited to fight. The cultivated land was desolate. The granary is empty, and next year, I don’t know how many people will starve to death. I even cut down the trees to make weapons in Tang, and the people can’t even chew the bark.”

"Is it really that serious?!"

Zhou Chang stern face, eyes full of worry.

Liu Chang was stunned, how could this person be so kind?

"Yes! Father Zhong, what the widow said is the truth. You can ask. The food and supplies of Tang, Zhao, Yan, and the Three Kingdoms are all from Tang. For this war, Tang has recruited dozens of people. The people of Wan. During these years, Tang Guo has finally improved, but everything has been destroyed. If there is a major disaster next year, what will we do?! Tang Guo’s granary can be empty, but the people can’t go hungry!”

"Although the people of Tang are kind, if there is a long-term shortage of food, there will definitely be people like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang."

"The people of the Tang Kingdom are not well-dressed and hungry, and I, the king, have not fulfilled my duties!"

Hearing Liu Chang's words, Zhou Chang said seriously: "Your Majesty must not belittle yourself, the rapid development of the Tang Kingdom is the merit of your Majesty, and now defeating the Huns has brought peace for nearly ten years to the great Han. I don't like the Great King, but I respect the Great King. This minister will definitely find a way to deal with the matter of Tang!"

"I will never let the soldiers and soldiers who have meritorious service suffer, and I will not let the people of Tang State suffer... In these years, the state treasury still has a lot of grain. Chu, Qi and other places still have grain, but the grain alone is not enough, it is still not enough. I have to have farm tools and hands, let me see if we can move some people to Tang, and do the farming first, so that the arable land can’t be wasted!”

"Please don't worry, Your Majesty."

Liu Chang looked at Zhou Chang in front of him in surprise, and he was a little stunned by him. With all the rhetoric he prepared, none of them came in handy?

"Thank you, Father Zhong!"

Zhou Chang did not accept the gift. He looked at the servants beside him and said, "Go and record all the cultivated land under the old man's name and sell it for food."

"No. Prime Minister, you are."

Liu Chang looked at him suspiciously.

"I have made great contributions over the years, and I have a small amount of property, which can be sold as food and sent to Tang."

Liu Chang felt a little guilt in his heart. Looking at Zhou Chang, who was worried, he said seriously, "Zhou Xiang, just now the widow exaggerated that the situation in Tang is not so bad, so you won't sell your property."

"It's okay, the old man can no longer go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. These things can be regarded as my reward to the deserving Tang soldiers."

After living for so long, Liu Chang felt a sense of shame for the first time. Perhaps, if he told the truth at the beginning, the old prime minister would also do his best to help.

However, ashamed to be ashamed, the Zhong fathers still had to go to see them.

This war has indeed wiped out Tang’s savings for many years. Tang needs to develop more than any other vassal state. Don’t look at Maodun being defeated by Han Xin, but Maodun has caused a lot of damage. Zhou Bo encountered Maodun’s main force , was defeated, and Zhao Guo's soldiers were almost wiped out. Guan Ying's Northern Army was attacked by Modun, and more than 5000 people died in the battle.

The remnants of Donghu in Xianbei Mountain were wiped out by the entire army, with a total of more than 3 people, and Mao Dun did not let one go.

It was the main force led by Han Xin. When they annihilated Modun, they also encountered repeated charges from Modun. Modun also took the lead, wearing heavy armor and leading the elite knights. They rushed to kill several times. Han Xin's main force suffered casualties. Also quite severe.

If it wasn't for Han Xin's constant command to appease the entire army, I'm afraid that the Han army would be pierced and torn apart by Mo Dun.

Han Xin is very powerful, but Modun is not far behind. When he starts to charge, the Huns will follow him without hesitation, and no one is afraid.

This time, Modun suffered a big loss, so next time, he will definitely become more difficult to deal with.

"Father Zhong!!!"

Liu Chang carried two more chickens and came to Xuanyi's mansion with a smile.

Xuanyi's face was stern. Compared with Zhou Chang, he was even more indifferent. When Liu Chang spoke, he just nodded or shook his head.

"Father Zhong, my Tang country's young men are about to be beaten. Can you give me some people? Criminals from all over the world, why don't you send them to Tang country and let them farm and mine? I heard that you are now in charge of repairing and repairing them. Roads and cities, these can be repaired without a hurry, help Tang Guo spend this year first, and I will send those people back next year?"

Xuanyi is also direct, "If the emperor issues an edict, it will be fine."

"Hahaha, it's fine if you don't object! Your Majesty will definitely issue an edict!"

Liu Chang was full of self-confidence, and then he went to visit several Zhongfu again, and continued to implement his unique begging-style strategy of governing the country. It was not until there were no more chickens in the Zhou family that Liu Chang returned to the palace.

What Liu Chang wants, Liu Ying will not object.

He just gently stroked his brother's hand, his face full of sadness.

"I couldn't protect you."

"Who said second brother, didn't you send my teacher to rescue me?"

"I see that Chang'an has indeed become richer and I heard that the second brother did it. Hahaha, the second brother did a good job. There are more restaurants and wine shops in Chang'an, and there are beauties everywhere."

Liu Ying hadn't spoken yet, but Empress Cao smiled and said, "It turns out that the king is busy going to the liquor store these days. I'll write to Shu later."

"Ah? The widow didn't go! It's all what Zhou Shengzhi told me!"

Liu Chang shouted, Liu Xiang was crawling around on Liu Chang's body, and completely regarded this Zhongfu as a rockery. Liu Chang grabbed him and held him in his arms, "Zhongfa! You are so tall!"

Liu Xiang raised his head and shouted.

"Listen to your parents, you can grow as tall as me!"

Liu Xiang suddenly realized, and hurriedly asked: "Then my grandfather never listened to the words of his eldest parents when he was a child?"

"Hahaha, this Shuzi is right! He's just not obedient, so he's not as tall as me!"

"Father Zhong! Can you give me your sword?"

"Wait until you grow up."

"Then when Father Zhong is dead, can you give me the sword?"

"Okay, okay, I will give you the sword when Father Zhong is dead!"

"You bastard!!" Liu Ying yelled, and took off her shoes suddenly, the little guy started running, and soon disappeared.

Liu Chang looked at the escaped little guy, smiled, and asked, "Have Jian ever written a letter?"

"No. Big brother wrote a letter saying that Jian wanted to bring the army to rescue you. Big brother beat him up."

"Hahaha~~"

Liu Jian came to the country half a year ago, and Liu Ying had no choice. After all, Liu Jian was not a son, but he was not too worried. After all, it was not a barren land, and Liu Fei was there to take care of him.

(End of this chapter)