Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 271 The Road Trip

Liu Chang sat proudly in the upper seat, while Si Yun, Si Jun, and the minister of Qi State were all sitting in front of Liu Chang at the moment. Among them, the unknown minister and Si Yun had the most ugly expressions on their faces. Afraid, only Si Jun quickly calmed down.

"You are quite brave."

"Even the widow's things dare to move!"

"The widow has lived for so long, and it has always been only the widow who robbed others, and no one has ever robbed the widow!"

Liu Chang's eyes widened, "Big brother just cultivated in Jibei for a while, how dare you make Qi like this?!"

Hearing Liu Chang's questioning, Si Jun said calmly: "Your Majesty, we are not full of our own pockets. Your Majesty ordered to pay less money, and now the granary of Qi State is empty. Qi State was originally a big country with abundant food, but now, the food is all in the house of Qian Shou, and the granary is empty, what can we do?"

Liu Chang sneered, "You mean, this is all the fault of the widow?"

"I dare not!"

"There is no food in the national treasury, so why don't you play it with the temple? Privately mobilize people from the clan to become thieves, and keep saying that it is for the country of Qi, shameless!"

Liu Chang is not Liu Ying, so he is not so easy to fool. In these days, he followed behind Si Yun and learned a lot. The Si family has luxurious mansions all over Qi, with countless arable land and countless tenants. There are many clansmen, spread all over the counties and the army, the power is monstrous, and the national treasury has no food, it is just bullshit. Given the geographical environment of Qi, it is impossible for any country to be short of food.

When Cao Shen was still there, he didn't collect much tax, and he might use 20 troops to fill their stomachs. Today, Qi State is divided into three parts, but the richest area has never been divided, and it has never been separated. How could the granary be empty without going out to fight?

These nonsense can also be used to fool Ruyi.

Liu Xiang's uncle had a very bad reputation in the world. He was brutal and had bad morals. Historically, after the Lu clan was eradicated, the ministers hated this powerful and unremarkable sire. Jun, for fear of creating another Lu family, Liu Heng, whose foreign relatives were even weaker, was established as the emperor.

In the face of Liu Chang, this Si Jun was not afraid either. He spoke plausibly and appeared to be very candid. He called his actions an upright one, making him a sage who had to bear a notoriety for Qi.

Soon, Luan Bu walked in here with a soldier. After parting with Liu Chang, Luan Bu had been waiting for the king at the gate of the city, and sent someone to contact the king. He was not worried about the safety of the king, so he just In terms of Liu Chang's force, unless the king was so drunk that he lost his fighting power, it would be foolish to want to catch him and kill him.

After waiting for the king's arrival at the gate of the city, Luan Bu quietly followed behind him, until the king entered Sijun's mansion, he waited for a while, and then walked in here with the armored soldiers.

After Luan Bu brought the armored soldiers in, he quickly subdued the servants here and found the king to return to his life.

Liu Chang looked at the guys in front of him, waved his hand, and said, "Send a few people to lock these guys here and tell them not to go out."

Si Jun frowned, "Your Majesty!"

"If the king thinks that I have made a mistake, he can punish me and imprison me in the mansion, why is this?!"

Liu Chang ignored him and was about to leave with Luan Bu. Si Jun hurriedly stood up to stand in front of Liu Chang, "Your Majesty, why do you want to?"

"Bang~~~"

Probably seeing that Si Jun was getting old, Liu Chang was rude, and before he could finish speaking, a punch landed on his face, and Si Jun, who was over sixty years old, fell straight down.

"Father!"

Si Yun hurriedly supported him and pinched the person, Liu Chang said disdainfully: "Why keep you? It's for you to recover in the mansion!"

The other minister didn't dare to say anything at the moment, just lowered his head, and Liu Chang left here with Luan Bu.

"Luanbu, the situation everywhere is wrong."

"The censor can't do anything at all. The hand that embroiders clothes can't reach so far. I have to think of a way!"

Liu Chang frowned, in a very bad mood.

Luan Bu knew what Liu Chang was worried about. The matter of Qidi was just a microcosm of the whole world. Dahan's supervisory agency was immature. Luan Bu said seriously: "Your Majesty, it's not that the censor is ineffective, but It's the censor who doesn't want to play a role."

"These people are old acquaintances, and they care about each other's feelings. If the king wants to rectify the place, he still has to change someone to supervise. I think Chao Cuo is very good."

"If the king thinks Chao Cuo is too young, then let Zhang Budo come."

Liu Chang nodded thoughtfully, and the two walked out of the mansion, but under the dazzling sunlight, Liu Chang let out a long sigh.

"I don't know how long my elder brother can hold my second brother's body. It is said that Father Zhong can't get out of bed either."

"Except for the fourth brother, the other princes and kings have their own flaws and are easily deceived by the ministers."

"The ministers in the DPRK were forcibly suppressed by the widow, and they were dissatisfied."

"Ji porridge ruined the reputation of the big man in the Western Regions, and continued to infiltrate and win over, making it impossible for our messengers to go."

"There are many unscrupulous people in the locality, doing things wrong."

"Why are there so many things? When my father was here, why didn't there be so many problems?"

Luan Bu said softly, "Because the Great King is a virtuous king, he has the whole world in his heart, so he has many troubles."

Liu Chang glanced at Luan Bu, "The widow still likes your upright appearance, don't imitate Zhang Budo and Chao Cuo."

Luan Bu smiled and asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do with these people?"

"Cut it off."

"Your Majesty, this fellow has a relationship with King Qi and is deeply trusted by him. Besides, he is cautious in his actions, forcing merchants to pay money through interrogation, and looting is also done by thieves. There is no way to find out the connection between thieves and him"

"The widow is the master of the world, the wrath of the emperor, the corpse of a million corpses, the bloodshed for thousands of miles, do you need a reason to kill a few of them?" Liu Chang said this, that is the old tyrant.Luan Bu shook his head, "You still have to check carefully. The important thing is not to kill people, but to warn other people so that they don't dare to do this kind of behavior again."

"Well, you send someone from Jibei, come and check, don't use Qi people!"

"only!"

Liu Chang thought about the current supervision system of the Han Dynasty, and brought Luan Bu to the palace of King Qi.Knowing that King Tang was coming, Liu Xiang hurriedly came out to greet him. Seeing Liu Chang dressed as an ordinary person in front of him, Liu Xiang was also stunned for a moment. Inside the palace.

Liu Xiang secretly looked at Father Zhong, not knowing why Father Zhong was so angry.

"Xiang. How long have you ruled Qi?"

"Father Zhong, it's been half a year."

"Half a year?"

"You bastard! You ruled Qi State like this in half a year?! If you were to rule it for another ten years, wouldn't Qi State be ruled down by you?!"

Liu Chang angrily reprimanded: "You go to check the supplies sent by Tang State, how much is missing?! Where did they go?! How many times have merchants who came to Qi State from all over the country have been checked along the way?"

Listening to Liu Chang's reprimand, Liu Xiang lowered his head and his face was full of surprise. He didn't know these things at all, and this was what worried Liu Chang the most. Listening to Liu Chang's abuse, Liu Xiang asked in confusion: "Father Zhong? What the hell is going on here?"

"Your uncle has been caught by the widow. He made money for himself. You don't even know that he is greedy for ink supplies?"

"Your king is really a good match for that country's prime minister!"

"The same incompetence!"

Liu Chang scolded a few more words, and then said calmly: "The widow has already sent someone to investigate this matter, so don't interfere, and wait for the disposal with peace of mind!"

"My Uncle"

Liu Xiang was stunned and murmured, "How is this possible?"

"You bastard, forget it, the widow has scolded you too. Don't go out next time, don't go to meet the minister and stay in the palace with peace of mind! Do you understand?!"

"only"

"Father Zhong. Is there any misunderstanding in this? My uncle is by no means such a wealthy villain."

"Ah"

Liu Chang was getting more and more angry, and he almost couldn't help but hit the Yuzi in front of him.

"You better stop talking. Go on. Your uncle may be hiding the armor and intending to rebel!"

What he saw in Qi State gave Liu Chang a lot of ideas.

If you don't clean up these traitors, no matter how many good things you make or how many policies you issue that are beneficial to the people, it will be useless.

The issues of government administration and local tycoons are the biggest issues that should be dealt with first.

Si Jun is not a minister. He has no position. He can only be regarded as a local noble family. He developed by virtue of his sister, madly sucking the blood of Qi country and expanding the scum of the family.And many officials are willing to cooperate with him, and even obey him, and there are not many foreign relatives like Si Jun.

But there are many noble families like him. The important ministers who founded the country are all over the Han Dynasty. They have developed by virtue of their own merits, but what they do in the local area is no different from that of Si Jun. Officials, so that their clansmen can become officials, want to have more land, have more wealth.

Now it's just a head start, Liu Chang subconsciously feels that this force will become stronger and stronger in the future, gradually endangering the entire big man.

Therefore, Liu Chang was thinking, how to uproot them when they first started to emerge.

To deal with them, it is not possible to force them to move forcibly like the mausoleum system. After all, these are all people with merit. They followed Emperor Gao to pass the border. Treating such meritorious people cruelly will undoubtedly make people feel chilling. They are not old. Nobles are not the kind of tyrants who have no merit and are simply rich.Liu Chang didn't know that the type of people he was worried about would have a new name in the future, called Shijia.

Aristocratic families will not appear out of thin air, and the origins of many aristocratic families are all heros. A certain minister appeared in the clan, and then his clan rose instantly and became larger and larger.At present, they are still in the growth stage and are in the initial stage of accumulating wealth and land.

While Luan Bu was investigating Si Jun and the ministers who colluded with him, Cao Cheng, the prime minister of Qi, arrived late.

Cao Cheng is not a tough person. If his father is too tough, his children seem to become timid.Cao Cheng is one of them. A strong man like Cao Can, his son looks very weak and looks like a bully.

"Brother"

Liu Chang wanted to reprimand, but because of Cao Shu, he suppressed his inner anger. With a dark face, he asked, "This is what Luan Bu collected. Take a look first."

Cao Cheng picked up the document, read it carefully for a moment, and then was shocked, "Five thousand acres of fertile land?!"

"Yes, five thousand acres of fertile land, look at the time again!"

"It's just maddening, what the hell did you do, Prime Minister?!"

"Let them occupy so much land? Look at the food and money found in their various mansions!"

The more Cao Cheng looked, the more surprised he became, his eyes widened and he was speechless.

"Did you know? If it weren't for Cao Shu, the widow sister-in-law really wanted to cook you too!"

Hearing Liu Chang's reprimand, Cao Cheng also lowered his head and looked ashamed.

"Your Majesty. I'm going to resign now."

"If something goes wrong, run away?!"

Liu Chang stared at him displeased, "You go to help Luan Bu now! Go check the situation in Qi, and then wait for the guilt!"

"only!"

With Cao Cheng's cooperation, Luan Bu's work is more convenient. He stared at the Si family to track down and found a lot of implicated persons. However, this situation is not exclusive to Qi, except that the laws are very strict. Tang country is very common in other places. Many officials who are arrested do not feel that they are guilty of any crime. They just help to buy land. Everything is normal procedures. What is the crime?
Luan Bu finally found out all the situation. Si Jun, relying on his own identity, colluded with Qi's meritorious family, accumulated wealth through various means, annexed land, and arranged for his own people to hold official positions. The materials were also coveted by the clansmen he arranged. The funny thing is that Si Jun didn't even know about it, and the clansmen didn't disclose it at all.

If the evidence is conclusive, then it is natural to take someone.

There are many people who have been implicated and arrested. Liu Chang just said a word, let Luan Bu deal with it seriously, and let everyone in the world know what the end of such behavior will be!
But at this time, Liu Xiang began to come to intercede.

Also came to intercede with Mrs. Si, also the elder sister-in-law of Liu Chang.

Liu Chang's face was stern, unmoved.

Liu Xiang begged bitterly: "Father Zhong, I don't ask you to let him go, I just want you to keep him alive. After all, he is a man of merit and a temple, and I have been raised by him since I was a child. Father Zhong , I beg you. Spare his life!"

"He broke the law and did many evils, how can I forgive him?!"

"Your Majesty. I am the only elder brother like him. He has been assisting your elder brother for a long time."

Madam Si couldn't help crying.

However, Liu Chang's heart was very firm, "What if you spared the person who was mutilated by him?!"

Just when Liu Chang ordered Si Jun to be executed, Liu Fei slowly walked into the palace with the support of the soldier. Wang Fei wants to come. We can't stop it"

Liu Chang got up helplessly, looked at his elder brother, and looked at his sister-in-law and Youzi angrily, scolding: "Who told my elder brother about this? Could it be that my elder brother's life is not as good as that of Si Jun?!"

"Eldest brother. Don't blame them.."

Liu Fei sat down with difficulty, Liu Xiang hurriedly supported him, Liu Fei raised his head, looked at his brother in front of him bitterly, hesitated for a long time, and then said: "He has followed me for a long time to see his achievements in the past. And spare his life."

Liu Chang was furious, "Brother, why did you speak for him?"

"Do you know how much evil he has done?"

Liu Fei lowered his head, "eldest brother, when I was still in the palace, he was my benefactor and followed me for decades. Think about it, if the person who violated the law was Luan Bu, would you kill him? ?"

"My Luan Bu won't do this!"

Liu Chang replied solemnly.

Liu Fei is also very tangled at the moment. On the one hand, he is his own younger brother, on the other hand, he has been a confidant for many years, and he is also his wife's brother. Liu Fei sighed, "eldest brother, I don't know how much time is left to see. I spared his life for my love, and the rest of the matter, how do you deal with the elder brother, okay?"

Liu Fat stared at Liu Chang's face, his voice trembling, and his cautious appearance made Liu Chang even more irritable.

"As a prince and king, you actually cover up such a traitor?!"

Liu Chang gritted his teeth, but looking at his brother's face, he was unable to give an order. Finally, he turned and left angrily.

When he walked out of the palace, Luan Bu was waiting.

"Your Majesty. When will the execution be executed?"

"Your Majesty??"

Seeing that Liu Chang's face was wrong, Luan Bu hurriedly followed, "Your Majesty? What happened?"

"Nothing! Is there any hunting place around here?!"

Liu Chang irritably took Luan Bu out of the city. Just when Luan Bu was about to ask again, there was a sudden exclamation in the distance.

Liu Chang and Luan Bu looked over and saw a few people carrying a person, hurriedly running out of the cultivated field, placing the person under the shade of a tree, and calling out loudly for something, Liu Chang dismounted, Frowning, he walked quickly towards it.

The few people gathered here are all local farmers, all skinny, with skeletons all over their bodies, and the man lying on the ground has his eyes tightly closed at the moment, and another person is shaking him vigorously, shouting loudly. on.

"What happened?"

Everyone glanced at Liu Chang and stood up in fear to meet him.

"Your Majesty. It's okay for someone to fall ill"

Liu Chang leaned down and looked at the man. The man who fell was soaked with sweat and was weak. This was not sickness, but tiredness. Liu Chang frowned, "In such a hot season, Why don't you take a break? Is there still not enough food?"

One of the old men lowered his head and was speechless.

"You tell the truth!"

"Noble ah, we are all tenants here. Without our own farmland, we really have no food at home"

"Cultivation is encouraged everywhere, why don't you go?"

"The officials won't let us. We all have arable land. I heard that the temple has been exempted from taxes and reduced taxes. We are very happy. However, our land has been bought by others. If we don't sell it, they will fight. Go. If we go to the county government office, they don’t listen or allow us to leave here to farm for them, if we take time off, they won’t give us food rations.”

Everyone talked about their own situation, and the words were full of deep tiredness and helplessness. When the rich and officials colluded, the ordinary people had no strength to fight against them, and could only throw away their arable land. , became tenants, in order to earn rations to survive, they worked hard in this land, their skin was tanned, their lips were cracked, their eyes were numb, and their waists were not even as thick as Liu Chang's arms.

Luan Bu was calling for someone to treat the man.

A seven- or eight-year-old child was squatting beside the fallen man, crying loudly. That man was the child's brother.

But listening to their stories and looking at the scene in front of him, Liu Chang's face became more and more serious.

Liu Chang suddenly stood up and looked at Luan Bu beside him, looking straight at him.

"Your Majesty? What's wrong?"

Luan Bu asked in surprise.

"I am the only one who has a brother in this world."

"Your Majesty??"

"Luan Bu, go back to the city now, kill Si Jun, and destroy his clan!"

"only!!"

ps: Brothers, the old wolf has been reading your comments. The main contradiction of this book is still on the Xiongnu line and the palace line. The rest are daily and transitional content, including the growth of the characters, the growth of the protagonist, etc. The whole book can't just have the main line, don't rush it, Laolang will write it with heart, and I hope everyone can give more suggestions, and Laolang will definitely make corrections.

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