Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 291
"Cook these people!"

"kill him!"

The Xiongnu generals could no longer contain the anger in their hearts, and in the spirit of whether they could kill Ji Porridge or you, they drew out their knives. There was no fear in his eyes. Instead, he looked at Ji Porridge and Hu Tu, and said with a sneer, "My king killed me not far away, and cooked Han envoys. From now on, my king will be with you forever."

There was a hint of hesitation in the eyes of the generals. Tang Wangwei was famous, and his deeds became more and more outrageous, but they were not afraid. Anyway, they had nothing to protect. In this field, if they decided to If you want to escape, even ten Tang kings can't do anything about him.

Ji Cong glanced at the protective coat beside him, and then said: "Come on, take these people out, detain them separately, and strictly guard them."

Lu Jia stared blankly at the soldier at the moment, with many questions in his heart, but he was taken away before he could ask.

Hu Tu asked: "Brother, it seems that the Han people attach great importance to this Lu Jia, can you use him as a threat in exchange for some benefits?"

"What should I do with my father's corpse, and our relatives?"

"Brother! My father is dead, so what do you do with his corpse?"

Hu Tu looked very angry, he shouted: "You can't affect the big things because of a dead person!"

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"Kill these people."

Ji Cong nodded, "You are right, you can't affect a big event because of a dead person, but, second brother, we can't affect a major event in order to vent your anger. In the current situation, even if you kill Lu Jia, it will affect us again. What's the benefit?"

"Is Big Brother going to exchange him for something?"

"It's useless, they won't trade Lu Jia for Hexi."

Ji Cong glared at his brother, "What are you thinking? Exchange Lu Jia for Hexi? You really dare to think about it. If you want to exchange for Hexi, it's more or less the same if you exchange for Tang Wang."

"I can't beat him, how can I get it?"

"Second brother, anyone can say that they are not the opponents of King Tang, but you cannot. You have to make your subordinates believe that you can defeat King Tang. If you don't even believe in yourself, then your subordinates will meet King Tang in the future. There will be no fighting spirit, do you understand?"

"Brother, stop talking nonsense, just tell us what we should do next!"

Ji Cong frowned and said earnestly: "Replace people with people. We have fourteen Han Chinese plus the soldier here. Before the battle of Dagu, many strong generals of the tribe were captured. How many people can be exchanged? "

"Big brother, those people who were defeated by King Tang are all incompetent people. What's the use of coming?"

"It's not necessarily a bad thing if you don't lose a battle once."

"By the way, have you ever captured a Han scribe?"

Fan Qing is pregnant.

In the past few days, Chang Liu has been walking lightly, and his face is full of smiles.

Not only Liu Chang, but also the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager always liked Fan Qing. After learning about this situation, she often summoned Fan Qing to Changle Palace to ask questions, while Liu Chang grinned and stood aside.Fan Qing was a little shy, and she couldn't say anything in the face of the queen mother. The queen mother told her to pay attention.

Liu An stared blankly at this scene, and suddenly, he reacted and jumped up abruptly.

"Father! I have a younger brother!"

"Crack~~"

Liu Chang slapped him on the head and scolded, "Why can't it be my sister?"

Liu An rubbed his head and looked at him aggrievedly, "If you are a younger brother, you can study together. You can also ask me for advice. I can teach him Daoyuan."

"Are you human?!"

Liu Chang wanted to scold him, but the Queen Mother glared at him, "What's the noise? Are you the only one who speaks loudly?"

Seeing that his father was reprimanded by the queen mother, Liu An smirked.

Liu Chang glared at him, and then Liu An lowered his head, not daring to laugh anymore.

Seeing these two idiots, Cao Shu shook her head helplessly.

Liu Chang was restless. He didn't know when he came to Fan Qing's side again, stared at her belly, and said seriously, "It would be best if it were a daughter!"

"Ah? Everyone in the world longs for sons, why do you long for daughters?"

"There is really a problem in our family. My father has eight sons and one daughter. All of my brothers are like this. The fourth brother has a daughter, the eldest has two daughters, and the rest are male. What a wonderful daughter. The son is so annoying"

Empress Lu glanced at him, "It's really a headache."

As we all know, one of the great strengths of the old Liu family is that a good man is a good son.

The family chatted happily. Fan Qing and Liu An sat next to the queen mother. The queen mother seemed a lot gentler. She smiled like a harmless old woman, just as An was about to recite for everyone what she just learned. When I was reading the book, a valet came in suddenly and happily reported: "The Queen Mother! The princess is here!!"

At that moment, the empress dowager's face suddenly solidified, and there was no joy.

She sternly glanced at Liu Chang, "No wonder you always talk about your daughter today."

Liu Chang smiled guiltily, but did not speak. He instructed his attendant, "Please invite eldest sister in soon!"

The older Liu Le is, the more similar he looks to Empress Lu. She brought her beloved and her son into the Changle Palace. On her body, you can see the figure of Empress Lu. She is generous and dignified, with a natural look. This kind of affinity is not as beautiful as Mrs. Qi, but like a fairy in the world, the more she looks, the better she looks.Liu Chang took a few steps to Liu Le, "Big sister!!!"

Liu Le widened his eyes, raised his head, and looked at the behemoth in front of him.

"Long! Where are you going to grow?"

The two brothers and sisters hadn't seen each other for a long time. Liu Le was originally shorter than Empress Lu. Standing in front of Chang Liu, she had to lift her head up, causing her neck to hurt before she could see Chang Liu. At this moment, Liu Chang has surpassed Fan Kuai in height, and the gorgeous clothes draped over his body are all round and bulging, like a giant.If Liu Le is more and more like Empress Lu, then Liu Chang is more and more like Liu Bang.

Liu Chang's face looks very resolute, with a masculine look, and his short beard starts from the temples. Although he is not as handsome as Liu Bang's, Liu Chang is obviously well-groomed. He looks powerful and imposing. It's so full, it's hard to look at it.

Liu Le was stunned.

Not only Liu Le, but Zhang Ao on the side as well. After seeing Liu Chang who looked like this, he made up his mind to tolerate Liu Le more in the future and never make her angry again.

Liu Chang hurriedly stepped aside and asked Liu Le and the others to visit their mother.

Zhang Yan also grew up and was taller than his grandfather and grandmother. He hurriedly went to pay homage to meet his uncle.

Liu Chang patted him on the shoulder and asked him to visit the queen mother.

"Mother."

Liu Le looked at the old woman in front of him and murmured.

At this moment, Empress Lu didn't have the slightest look of joy on her face. Liu Le had not been here for a long time. When was the last time she saw Liu Le, the Empress Dowager couldn't remember. She kept her face straight and didn't answer. Everyone got up, Liu Le sat beside the queen mother, stretched out her hand, held the queen mother's hand, and looked at her face.

"Mother."

Liu Le couldn't say anything else, so she wiped away her tears. Liu Ying and Liu Le, as the biological children of Empress Lu, had a different kind of fear for Empress Lu and did not dare to get close. Liu Ying's response was to be respectful and distant. , As for Liu Le, that is true alienation, not visiting for several years, hard-core physical distancing.

Zhang Ao and Zhang Yan immediately came forward to meet.

Although the queen mother was indifferent to Liu Le, she nodded to Zhang Ao and motioned Zhang Yan to sit down.

Zhang Yan sat beside Empress Lu obediently, while Liu An looked at these relatives curiously.

"Mother."

"You never came to see me"

"Mother, I have been studying with Daxian all these years, and I couldn't come to see you. Please forgive me!"

"Oh? With which Daxian?"

"Xue Yi with Yang He."

The queen mother chatted with her grandson, completely ignoring Liu Le, Liu Le lowered his head, his face full of guilt, Liu Chang couldn't help but stepped forward and said with a smile: "Mother, eldest sister is coming from afar, why don't you go get something to eat? , call the elder brother, and have dinner together."

"No need, so as not to miss the time for them to go back."

Although the queen mother said so, Liu Chang still arranged it.

At the banquet, Liu Ying, who was heartless, was pulling Zhang Yan, saying that he wanted to arrange a marriage for him.

Zhang Yan blushed at what he said, and had a deeper understanding of his unreliable uncles.

Zhang Yan lived very well in the local area, and his fellow brothers and sisters respected him, not only because he was the son of the princess and the grandson of Empress Lu, but also because he had a group of evil uncles who were not good people, such as big men. The princes and kings, except for the fourth uncle, are not well received in the local area, especially the seventh uncle, whose notorious children dare not cry at night.

Liu Le seemed to want to make up for his filial piety over the years, sitting next to Empress Lu and serving her seriously.

Empress Lu looked into her eyes, "If it hadn't been for a long letter to you, wouldn't you have come back to see me?"

"Mother."

Liu Le lowered his head and dared not speak.

Empress Lu took a deep breath, "Yan has a daughter?"

"Yes, I originally wanted to bring it here to see you, but the road is long and the child is small."

As the queen mother started to talk about it, Liu Le started a normal conversation with her mother.

But Liu Chang dragged his sister-in-law, drank wine with him, and talked loudly about national affairs, "Sister-in-law, I'm a poor man, in that treasury, if you throw a mouse into it, you will starve to death, all over the world, ten The room is empty, the people are not clothed, and they have nothing to eat!"

"Your Majesty. I am homeless."

"Hey! Sister-in-law, I'm not trying to borrow your family property from you. I have something to do with you. It's a major event for the benefit of the country and the people!"

"Your Majesty, please order."

"In the past, the Qin State collected books from the world, and later they burned them down. Many fragments can only be found in the Tianlu Pavilion. The widow really felt pity for everyone in the world, so he deliberately took out some books and copied a few copies. It is very beautiful and I want to give it to the world.”

Zhang Ao's eyes lit up, "This is a good thing!"

"Yes. It's just that the widow is hesitant. If these books are given to the world for nothing, I'm afraid they will not know how to cherish them. Therefore, they have to present the book as a gift. The widow is not willing to talk to these people. I know that my sister-in-law makes friends all over the world. Everyone is convinced that if you can help me do this well, I would like to thank you with great courtesy!"

Zhang Ao immediately understood what Liu Chang meant, and the co-author is ready to sell books after he sold his title?
After Liu Chang came to power, a lot of amnesty and tax exemptions led to the food problem of the Han. But in fact, this kind of amnesty and tax exemption was a long-term plan, so people like Zhou Chang, Zhang Cang, and Chen Ping did not object.In history, Emperor Wen exempted almost all taxes, and suppressed the tax to an unprecedented level, which made the Han very poor, but it developed rapidly. By the time of Emperor Wu, the grain in the treasury was piled up like a mountain, and the Huns were no longer Han. opponent.

And Liu Chang, who is very happy with his achievements, not only wants to fundamentally develop a big man, but also clean up foreign enemies.

He wanted to do things well for several generations in one generation. If he did it well, he would be the First Emperor of Han, and if he could not do it well, he would be Emperor Yang of Han.

But Liu Chang is still very good to the people. His great success is not based on torturing the people. He mainly tortures the nobles and officials. Oh, and the historians.

But there are different ways to accomplish those ambitions.

Although Zhang Ao understood what Liu Chang meant, he did not object. Books were the foundation of the great clan. These great clans all learned from clans. Knowledge is in whose hands.

Zhang Ao was instantly moved, and he asked, "I don't know how much the king wants to sell for?"

"How can a book be called a sale? It's a gift!"

"Oh, how much will your Majesty want?"

"Hahaha, of course, the more the better, brother-in-law, I need food to fight the war, and also to run the country. Without food, I can't even build an imperial mausoleum. Even if I expropriate the people, I have to keep them full. If you don't give them food and force them to go to corvée, then they will have to turn against me."

"My sister-in-law knows more than I do. You have to think about it for me. I still lack a prime minister. I think Yan is a smart person and is the candidate for the future prime minister."

Before Zhang Ao could speak, Empress Lv scolded, "Shuzi! How can there be any reason to lure your close relatives?!"

Liu Chang hurriedly said, "I'm used to it, I'm used to it."

Empress Lu looked at Zhang Ao, and said gently, "Don't bother with this Shuzi. If you can help this matter, you need to worry a little bit."

"only!!!"

Zhang Ao hurriedly replied that with the assistance of the Queen Mother, Zhang Ao soon confirmed the next thing with Chang Liu. Zhang Ao had nothing else, except that he had many friends. After all, his father's name was Zhang Er.

"Sister, what are you thinking?"

After the banquet was over, on the way back, Liu Chang couldn't help complaining.

"It's been a few years since you've been gone, and my mother likes you so much"

Liu Le didn't answer, and looked at Liu An who was following her. She rubbed Liu An's head and held his hand, "You were the same age as him back then, and the stubborn An is too similar to you."

"Where's the resemblance, this stubby is not a device."

Liu An is very well-behaved in front of the elders, and he answers whatever he asks, which is very decent.

Liu Chang didn't say more, and then took Zhang Ao back to the other hall to drink. In front of the Queen Mother, Zhang Ao and the others were a little restrained and did not dare to let go of drinking.

The two were drinking wine and chatting about books. During this period, Zhang Ao suddenly asked, "Eldest brother, how did you come up with the idea of ​​selling books?"

"Oh, I originally wanted to send it, but after Zhou Xiang's persuasion, I changed my mind."

"I thought Zhou Xiang was a virtuous gentleman."

Gongsun Chen sat in the upper seat at this moment, raised his head high, and seemed very arrogant.

But the dozens of alchemists sitting in front of him were all smiling at the moment, and they didn't dare to provoke this Gongsun Chen at all.

After all, this Gongsun Chen was the only way to go up.

"Your Majesty asked me to convene a alchemist and ask for immortals to concoct alchemy, but I only need to be a Taoist, an ordinary person, and I don't have this qualification."

"Your Majesty is wise, and if you have the will of longevity, we will do our best to assist"

Gongsun Chen said a few words of nonsense, but the alchemists nodded their heads and flattered: "Gong is a person who has attained the Tao, and he will definitely fulfill the wish of the king."

Gongsun Chen looked at them, "It's just... I'm afraid that there are so many people here, and it will ruin the king's affairs."

"Gong, we are not talented, but we are willing to take you as the leader. You are a master of the Tao. With you as our first, we will definitely not make mistakes. We are willing to take you as our teacher and ask you to teach Dafa."

"The law cannot be passed on lightly."

"We are willing to offer worship teachers!"

Then Gongsun Chen laughed, and hurriedly got everyone to stand up, "Your Majesty Xianming, you really trust me now, and the ministers in the court don't like us. If we can gain the king's trust, in the future, we will correct the new rules and adopt new rituals. Master of the world."

"Teacher, that Zhang Cang"

Hearing these two words, Gongsun Chen's face changed greatly, and he said angrily: "I don't want to hear these two words! You go out!"

The man was frightened and hurriedly pleaded guilty, and Gongsun Chen's complexion just improved.

"I'll take you to see the king tomorrow. Remember, we must do our best to make elixir for the king and serve the things that the king loves well, and you must know it too."

These are alchemists from all over the world. Their goals are very unified. They want to gain the favor of the king and live a good life from now on. Now these alchemists have a difficult life. They are far worse than when they knew that Gongsun Chen got After the great use of the king, he couldn't wait to come, all wanting to get on Gongsun Chen's boat.

But Gongsun Chen's boat was not very good either. Everyone spent all their money on Gongsun Chen. They praised Gongsun Chen in various ways, and treated him with the attitude of treating him as a teacher. Only then did he get his wish. Gongsun Chen made a fortune and was satisfied. I don't regret it, as long as they can get the king's favor, they can get back what they have lost now, and this family will only have more!
The next day, under the leadership of Gongsun Chen, everyone came to the palace and asked to see the king.

They were cautious because they knew that the courtiers hated them and wanted to get rid of them.

Soon, the king's confidant, Luan Bu, took them into the palace.

In the face of Luan Bu, even Gongsun Chen was full of smiles, not daring to be arrogant.

When Luan Bu brought them to a place, Gongsun Chen was a little confused, he looked around, "Where is this place?"

"Shangfang House."

"We will alchemy here in the future? Who should we turn to for the medicine we need?"

"Hahaha, of course you are looking for me."

A black-faced man came out, and Luan Bu greeted the man and left immediately.

Gongsun Chen looked at him in confusion, "Who are you?"

"I'm Shang Fangling. You came too soon. I've just injured a few people here, and I'm short of staff."

"Huh?? How many people were injured??"

ps: The emperor gave the book to the world to promote education, prosper it, and resell it. ——Sima Xi
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