Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 452 Create if you don't have it!
"Mother. I."

Liu An pursed his lips, not knowing how to explain.

However, Empress Lu didn't have any idea of ​​asking, she just looked at her grandson with a smile, "It's good, it's good, less bookish, more suffocating. Your eldest father and grandfather have this smell, you There was something missing in the past, but now it's made up!"

Empress Lu rubbed An's head lovingly, "I haven't eaten anything good for so long, right? What do you want to eat? I'll have someone prepare it for you now."

Liu An took out wheat rice from his arms, which is currently the most popular food at the bottom.

When Emperor Gao first founded the country, the food in the world was mainly millet. In Liu Chang's time, because Liu Chang himself liked to eat wheat, there were rumors among the people: "Eating wheat makes people more powerful", so wheat food gradually began to trend. The status of the first staple food, and it is also wheat, ministers prefer to eat wheat porridge. As for this wheat rice, it is eaten by the people at the bottom. This thing is dry rice and does not need to be ground. The preparation method is simple and easy to store.

It is this taste that still needs to be improved in general. It is because of its roughness that if the officials of the Han Dynasty wanted to show their diligence and thrift, they would definitely eat a mouthful of wheat rice. of fresh and refined.

The moment Empress Lu saw Maifan, she laughed, "What embarrassment? I haven't seen it for a long time and give me some!"

Liu An was overjoyed. Maifan is an elegant name. In the folk, people call this thing embarrassing. This word can tell what it tastes like. The eldest mother actually knows this name. He is very happy. Handing some of the wheat rice to the eldest mother, Empress Lu bit into it with gusto.

"It's still the same taste, it hasn't changed."

"Does the eldest mother know?"

"Do you think that I was born in this palace, just like you? Back then, at home, it was difficult to eat a cake, and I was eating embarrassment all day long." Empress Lu slowly talked about the not-so-good life at the time. , especially in the life after marrying Liu Bang, he farms with his family, but that fellow idles around all day, playing around outside.

Liu An was eating the wheat rice, listening to the eldest mother talking about the past, and felt the same way, "The eldest mother doesn't know anything, those big mouths are here to collect taxes and play all kinds of tricks, Liu Hou can't think of them, they are extremely vicious. Oh, yes Well, this big mouth is"

"Tax collector, you don't need to explain."

Empress Lu obviously knew better, she said displeasedly: "You still don't see much. Back then, it was a robbery. Your eldest father was still angry. He led people to attack officials at night and robbed people who were greedy for ink. tax food."

"I killed three officials who were guilty of greed with ink, deceived people, and prostitute women"

"Why don't you kill a few more?"

"what?"

"A few small officials dare to do evil so blatantly, there must be a problem in the county. Forget it, you are still young, Ann, once this matter involves human life, don't be impatient, you must think carefully and decide to do it. Then we have to catch them all, not only to find the people who support them, but also to pull out the entire clan of these people, so that there will be no worries in the future.”

Empress Lu's face was full of kindness, but what she said made the maids behind her tremble.

"An is back?!"

There was a head sticking out of the door, it was Fan Qing, she glanced inside, then walked in with a smile, holding Bo in her hand.

Bo earnestly pays respects to Lu Houxing, but Qing looks at An, "Why do you look more and more like a big sister! Why don't you see your grandma when you come back?"

"Even Bo knows the reason to see me first, you?"

Empress Lu glanced at her, and in Changle Palace, the only niece of Empress Lu dared to make such a fool of herself, oh, even her own son.

"Brother~~~"

Liu An smiled and pulled his younger brother, pinching his face, "Yes, I'm strong again, the king of my family is very powerful!"

Soon, Yong'e also came. There was a palace maid holding two darts, and Liu An stepped forward to tease her two younger brothers.

The Changle Palace immediately became lively, and Empress Lu couldn't help laughing.

The last ones who came were Liu Chang and Cao Shu.

Cao Shu was holding Liu Chang's hand and walking into the hall, Liu Chang's face was full of reluctance.

"How can a father go to see his son?? I won't go! I won't go!"

"You! You talk all day when Ann is away. Now that Ann is back, he doesn't want to go there. Do you want him to leave his mother and come to see you first? You should go to see your mother!"

Cao Shu didn't have much strength, but Liu Chang was dragged into the Shou Palace by her.

"Mother."

Cao Shu visited Empress Lv, and then looked at her son.

The moment he saw his son, Cao Shu felt sour in his heart and held back tears. Liu An also hurriedly got up and came to see him.

"it is good."

Cao Shu just said one sentence, Liu An looked at his mother, and his eyes were red, until he turned his head and saw his father. Compared with the love that was written on his face, his father's face was full of love. The indifference and disdain were gone. At this moment, my father was looking at him up and down, like an outsider.

"Father!"

"Um, do you have anything to eat?"

Liu Chang nodded at him, but his eyes quickly bypassed him, looked at Empress Lu behind him, walked to Empress Lu and the others in a few steps, sat down directly in front of the desk where An Fang was sitting, rubbed his hands and was about to eat. , Liu An looked at her mother and had countless things to say in her heart. ,
The family gathered together, and Liu An was surrounded by several mothers and began to ask about various things.

How do you live where you live, how you eat, how you dress, who can be bullied and so on.

Even Empress Lu listened with a smile, only Liu Chang ate with his head down, but whenever Liu An talked about some small troubles he had experienced, his eating speed would slow down.

The Changle Palace, which has been deserted for a long time, has become extraordinarily lively at this moment. The family has been gathering until the evening, until Empress Lu is a little sleepy, and everyone is ready to leave.

Cao Shu took the others away first, but Liu Chang and Liu An were the last.

The father and son walked in the hall on foot, one after the other, silent.

"How is the situation among the people?"

It was Liu Chang who was the first to ask.

Liu An shook his head, "It's very hard. Before I left, the family in the south died just because of a rain. My beloved was in a hurry to harvest wheat, and it got rained. After returning home, the woman died of illness. She handed over the fu, and later I heard that officials were staying at her house overnight, and rumors spread, and soon, she also died and only two children were left, one was about the same age as Bo, and the other was still in infancy."

"I don't understand, my grandfather has been reducing taxes for years, and he has been light and thin. Mr. Huang said: "Easy and thin, and rest with the people, can the people have a good life?" Half a year, the last grain can only be guaranteed not to starve to death before next autumn harvest, any small accident can directly destroy a family, so fragile, can not withstand any wind and rain."

"The Meng faction said: the society is the people, the world is the people, and the gongyang said: if the people are rich, the country will be strong and the people will live like this. What about the society?"

Liu Chang raised his head, "If you can think of this, then more than half a year will not be wasted."

"I finally know why you look down on everyone from all factions and talk about it, it's really useless!"

"It can't be said that, sometimes, it really can't be without these empty talk."

The father and son were chatting, and Liu An then remembered the book, "By the way, Father, what's the situation with that book "Geology"?"

"Cough, this is all my plan, you don't have to ask. I don't pursue any reputation. If someone asks, you can say that you are a ghostwriter."

"Father. I'm still a little hungry."

"Hungry?? Didn't you just finish eating a bunch of embarrassing things?"

"Father, you rob me of meat on weekdays, and I can bear it. Why do you even rob me of this embarrassment? The taste is not a treasure."

"I eat fast, and when I think about it, I've already swallowed it. Besides, your name is not written on the embarrassment, how can it be considered to be robbing you?"

"Father"

"what happened again?"

"Did the eldest father always rob you back then??"

Liu Chang frowned and recalled a little, the scene of grabbing his flesh while he was distracted by drinking and singing was vivid in his mind.

"Yes, yes, they are robbing me."

"Xiang, Qi, are they all gone?"

"After you left, I sharpened them a little bit, and then let them go to the country."

"Huh? They also went to the farmer's house?"

"Not at all. Although I regard them as my sons, they are all princes after all. I don't want future generations to think that I intend to persecute the princes, so I arranged a slightly lighter errand."

"Oh? Where did they go to grind?"

"Going to do corvée."

"Ha ha."

Liu An couldn't help laughing out loud, but he hurriedly held it back. How could he laugh when his brother was suffering? He couldn't help but ask, "Father, did you let the three princes and kings go to repair the Cao Canal?"

"No, Qi didn't grind, just Xiang, Wei, and Xian, the three of them went to do corvée. When they left, they were very excited, and their eyes filled with tears. Presumably in the future, when someone proposed corvée to them, they would I won’t do things blindly anymore”

"Oh, father, you really are."

Liu An couldn't say how to evaluate his father's behavior. The dog would shake his head when he heard these things. It was rumored that Jie Zhou treated the princes and kings, and they were all imprisoned. Behavior, Jie and Zhou have to be resigned to the inferior, and feel ashamed.

"If you do this, the second uncle and King Yan won't say anything?"

"Your second uncle is playing Zhenghuan outside, how can you care about Xiang, but King Yan, who sent a letter to say thank you for my tempering with Prince Yan, and also said that he planned to let Prince Yan go to Zhao Yanchi Road for another half a year. ."

"I received a letter. I heard that you are quite dissatisfied with the temple. You still want to kill the official and rebel. Is there such a thing?"

Liu An pursed his lips and scolded, "The emperor gave up."

"Zhang Fu is not your lover!"

Liu An said seriously: "Father, I'm not complaining about the temple, it's just that I can't see the vicious faces of those officials. After seeing their lives, I will no longer hold big banquets and fish. Big meat, I want it."

"fart!"

Before Liu An could finish speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Liu Chang.

"If you save a meal of meat, you can still make everyone in the world hungry? Come and see Nai Gong!"

Liu Chang abruptly took off his coat, revealing his burly upper body and the staggered scars, "Have you seen these scars? Naigong rushed to attack the Huns and protected the Han people from being plundered and killed. Everyone in the world can live a stable life, and it is right for the public to eat meat every day! Put away these tricks for outsiders to see! Work hard and make your credit worthy of your enjoyment. There are no complaints!"

"If the ministers and officials have merit, then they should eat meat. For merits like Nai Gong, you can eat meat every day. For example, the officials in the county, who eat once every four or five days are worthy of his credit. Of course, like that King Zhao Yes, it's not enough to spit out your own flesh."

"When you become an emperor, you must let everyone eat meat. If you do more, let them eat more. If you do less, let them eat less. If you don't do anything and don't match your virtue, let them eat. They spit it out!"

Liu An looked at the semi-literate grandfather in front of him with a shocked expression. Where did he hear these words?

The next day, Liu An went to see Duke Gai early in the morning.

Liu An heard about Gai Gong's reputation a long time ago, not because Gai Gong's knowledge is the direct descendant of Huang Lao. An knew about Gai Gong, or because of his superb knowledge. Although Gai Gong's status in Huang Lao, although he did not reach the height of a son, he was recognized by both Wang Gao's faction and Sima Jizhu's faction.

Gai Gong is not only good at learning, but also not weak in governing the country. It can be said that he grasps the theory and practice with one hand, and is the leader of the contemporary Huang Lao.

When Liu An entered the inner room, Gai Gong insisted that he be helped up and refused to lie down to see Liu An.

The disciples had no choice but to use pillows to lean on Duke Gai's back and support him from left to right, barely allowing him to sit, but he could only sit on a scorpion. Fortunately, he was covered, so it wasn't considered disrespectful to the prince.

Liu An looked at the slender old man in front of him and respectfully possessed him.

"Gai Gong!"

"I heard that Huang Lao has a new saint, and we can meet today."

"Later-student boy, dare not be called a saint"

"If you know this, you already have the qualifications of everyone, but people in the world tout your theory because of your status as a prince, not because of your knowledge. You have to see this clearly. If you are immersed in fame, then Learning will not be done soon, don’t be like some people, listening to other people’s flattery all day long, because other people’s flattery will make you feel proud”

"You can achieve this level of knowledge without someone calling a few sages."

Liu An always felt that Duke Gai was expressing something, but he didn't dare to agree, because he was afraid of being beaten.

When facing Liu An, Gai Gong did not treat Liu Chang as harshly, and his attitude was quite gentle. He began to ask about some of Huang Lao's content. For Liu An, it was simply a matter of pediatrics. Gai Gong suddenly asked, "How do you use Confucian content in your answer to Huang Lao's book?"

Liu An replied calmly: "The knowledge of Confucianism originally came from Mr. Huang."

At that moment, Gai Gong couldn't sit still. The old man who had been paralyzed for three years almost jumped up happily and waved his hands.

"Yes, yes, yes, that's the truth!"

"Then what do you think of this pattern?"

"I, Huang Lao, put forward concepts such as law, technique, power, advantage, power, material, and grid very early, which made many schools get rid of empty talk and began to focus on reality. And it is also the foundation of my Huang Lao, anyone who learns Huang Lao must learn "Ge Xue"!"

"oops!!!"

Gai Gong clapped his hands, his face was red, and he was speechless with excitement. The surrounding disciples were all terrified. They were afraid that the teacher would be too excited and directly
"That's right! It's a shame that I have accepted so many disciples, but you are the same as my academics!! My disciples are useless! No one can understand this truth!!"

Liu An was also looking at him with some uncertainty at the moment, how could this person be so excited.

Gai Gong suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and asked, "Then what do you think the survival of the hundred schools of thought will be?"

"It must be based on Huang Lao as the foundation, with various factions as auxiliary. Huang Lao covers all things."

Liu An didn't dare to say too much, for fear of saying too much and sending his father's teacher away.

"A new saint, it really is a new saint. You must study the doctrine with your heart"

Liu An shook his head at this moment, "Gai Gong. No matter how much research is done on the theory, it has no practical effect. I am going to do something, and I don't want to talk about it any more."

At this moment, Gai Gong's face suddenly became serious.

"Why do you think that learning is empty talk?"

"Everyone will say that it is light and cheap, and all sects say that, but what effect does this have on the people? It is still the same suffering. A plough invented by Shang Fang is more useful than the doctrine of the saints loaded on three carts. more."

Gai Gong nodded lightly, and he could see the entanglement in the heart of the child in front of him.

"Your father wants everyone in the world to eat."

"I want, too."

"Then you should delve into knowledge and find a way to make the world eat. After many years of war in the Warring States period, some people say that the great unification, the big Han ended the war. The founding of the country has ten rooms and nine empty spaces, and some people say that it is easy to squat and pay less money. , has the current situation. Now, if you want to feed everyone in the world, isn't it more necessary to learn?"

"But where is such knowledge?"

"If it doesn't, then you can create it, isn't it there?"

In Liu Anna's slightly dazed eyes, a light suddenly shot out.

"Just under my nose, there are officials who dare to go to the village of fish and meat?!"

"What do you do, Tingwei?!"

"come here!"

Liu Chang grabbed Zhang Shizhi and threw it around. Zhang Shizhi, an eight-foot man, was like a child in Liu Chang's hands, and almost fell down.

Seeing that His Majesty was about to act, Zhang Shizhi explained: "Your Majesty! The prosecutor is the censor, and the tax collector is Zhang Zuoxiang. The minister really doesn't know this."

Liu Chang was stunned for a moment.

After a moment of silence, he scolded: "When Kuai Che instigated Master to rebel, what did you do?!"

Zhang Shizhi was stunned. He could see it anyway. His Majesty was going to beat him today, and he simply accepted his fate.

However, Liu Chang did not beat him.

"Give you a chance to make a change, go to Chuankongsi County, and check the local officials to deal with it impartially!"

"only!"

Zhang Shizhi got up and was about to leave, but Liu Chang stopped him again.

"I heard that there are two orphans in Zhengyang Linan, one is about the same age as Bo, and the other is still in swaddling. Without their parents, the two of them were brought back and sent to Jibu's mansion, making Jibu his own. Treat your grandson!"

"only!!"

"Lu!"

"His Majesty?"

"Cut the three hundred food towns in Jibu! Let him rectify the local officials carefully!"

"only"

(End of this chapter)