Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 485 This is the right place!
"Take this thing back!!"

"I don't need this bow and arrow, what I need is food!!"

When Liu Chang pinched Envoy Sushen's neck and lifted him up and shook him vigorously, Envoy Sushen felt dizzy and his eyes turned black. This deputy envoy knew some polite words, and he hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty !! Su Shen has no food!! We have always used bows and arrows to dedicate to the wise king"

Before he finished speaking, Liu Chang threw him to the ground.

"I don't need a few broken bows and arrows to prove my sageness!"

"If you want to pay tribute, you should come up with something that satisfies me. Otherwise, the King of Yan will send troops tomorrow, and he will behead your king the day after tomorrow and hang his head on the city wall!"

Liu Chang's face looked a little fierce. Lu Lu stood aside, watching this scene, feeling a little apprehensive in his heart. If His Majesty's behavior was recorded by the official historian, it would really surpass Jie and Zhou. Jie and Zhou have never heard of beating the envoys who came to pay tribute and forcing them to hand over more things. Not to mention Jie and Zhou, even in Qin State, the king of Qin was very polite to foreigners who came to Longxi to pay tribute. He also gave them titles and reused their clansmen.

What's more, is it still so auspicious? ?
For the people of this era, this is simply a tyrant among tyrants, who has no bottom line, and Jie and Zhou are not enough to be compared.

But Lu Lu admired His Majesty very much.

He is different from those ministers outside who shout Jie and Zhou, he understands what his majesty wants to do, the big man has always implemented the etiquette, that is, to save face, which has even affected thousands of years, but sometimes, just want The face is going too far, commonly known as: swollen face to pretend to be fat.Faced with the tribute from these small countries, they insisted on rewarding seven or eight times as much, saying that it was to show the demeanor of a big Han, so of course the small countries were willing to pay tribute, and they could earn a lot of things every year from paying tribute, which is great.

The big man cannot "compete for profit with the people", nor can he compete with "small states for profit".

Lu Lu couldn't quite understand it. Since he was strong and could protect others, why did he do such a thing?

Anyway, His Majesty wants to change this atmosphere. In order to change this atmosphere, he can even commit extremely cruel behaviors in the eyes of others. He doesn't care about his own reputation at all, and is willing to bear such a bad reputation.

Liu Chang was still pressing.

"No food??"

"Then there must be cows and sheep, right?"

The messenger shook his head bitterly. Where Sushen lived, farming and animal husbandry were underdeveloped.

"There must be copper and iron, right?"

The messenger shook his head again.

Liu Chang was a little anxious now.

Lu Lu sighed, Your Majesty's heart is for the great man, such a person is not called the Holy Son of Heaven, what kind of person can be called the Holy Son of Heaven?Such a king is really admirable. I really did not follow the wrong way. Thinking of His Majesty's burden, Lu Lu even had tears in his eyes, and was very moved. Who said His Majesty is a fatuous king?

"There are always beauties, right? Just the ones with a pretty face and a slender figure, are there any?"

Liu Chang asked again.

At that moment, Lu Lu was dumbfounded, the emotion in his heart disappeared immediately, and he looked at the emperor in amazement.

The messenger hesitated for a moment, then nodded hurriedly, "Yes! Yes!"

Liu Daxie clapped his hands and shouted: "Hahaha, okay, then give me three hundred pieces every year."

"Cough cough!!"

Lu Lu quickly interrupted Liu Chang's speech, and said in horror: "Your Majesty, no, you are going to set a precedent, how can you set such a precedent?!"

Liu Chang woke up startled, nodded, and then asked, "Then one hundred?"

"Not even one!"

Liu Chang looked helplessly at the envoy in front of him, "Aside from this bow and arrow, what else do you have?"

"Your Majesty, we have wood suitable for making bows. By the way, we also have pigs, a lot of pigs."

Liu Chang made an annual tribute with him, and then let him go back to rest. While walking on the road, an envoy looked at the deputy envoy and asked, "How can you promise them to give four thousand pigs every year?" Well, where do we have [-] pigs? We all live by hunting and fishing.”

"We don't have it, but Yilou around us has it!"

Yilou people like to raise pigs, eat their meat and wear their skins, which is quite famous in history.

"But it's the Yilou people's pig, not ours, how about that?"

The deputy envoy sneered, "The big man needs it, how dare they refuse to give it?? What's more, now we are the tributary country of the big Han. If he doesn't give it, then we will do it. The cavalry of Yan Kingdom can rush to our side from Fuyu at any time go."

The man suddenly understood, his eyes lit up, "You are preparing."

"That's right, with the strength of the big man, maybe we will soon be able to annex the surrounding tribes and become a powerful country. From this point of view, the tribute is actually worth it!"

In Houde Hall, Lu Lu was still chattering about the truth to Liu Chang.

"Your Majesty, when you deal with such important matters in the future, you must not do things according to your own desires. How could it be so, how could it be so."

"Ahem, actually, I want population, not beauties, but like Xu Fu, let them donate three hundred boys and girls every year to supplement the population of the frontier fortress."

"You are not He Bo, do you still want to eat three hundred virgins every year?"

"By the way, how about Chao Cuo? Have you ever pleaded guilty?"

Liu Chang put aside the topic very bluntly, Lu Lu hesitated for a moment, "I should be able to get up, but I haven't written an apology yet."

For Chao Cuo, Liu Chang has a big opinion. This person is easy to use because he is easy to use, but some shortcomings are too obvious, he has no eyesight, and he always irritates himself on unnecessary issues.

Just when the monarch and his ministers were complaining about this short-sighted guy and using all kinds of words to abuse him, Liu Bo interrupted their conversation with a cry of father.

Liu Bo bounced into the Hall of Houde, and now he even put on a Confucian robe, looking very cute.

Liu Chang laughed, and immediately stretched out his hands, allowing Liu Bo to throw himself into his arms.

"Why did you come back so early today?"

"There was a debate in Taixue today. The teacher was busy treating the wounded, so he asked me to come back first."

"Oh, so what did you learn today?"

"The Analects!"

"Hahaha, good, good."

Liu Chang was very satisfied with Fu Qiubo's teaching method. This man knew that Confucian knowledge was difficult for the baby, so he specially made many Confucian ideas into stories to instill Liu Bo and let him understand. Under Fu Qiubo's teaching, Liu Bo really learned a lot, and sometimes he was able to tell a few stories to amuse Liu Chang and the others.

Liu Bo is well-behaved by nature and never takes the initiative to cause trouble. He is different from his father. At first, Fu Qiubo was worried that this would be a miniature version of the elder who would make the Taixue uneasy, but later found out that this is simply an old man. A rare honest man in the Liu family, exactly like his second uncle.

Liu Ying has been well-behaved since she was a child, and she is polite to others. Except for some special hobbies, she really has no shortcomings.

It is very common that the sons of the old Liu family are not like their fathers. For example, Emperor Gao’s son Liu Ying is like the King of Chu, and his son Liu Chang is like the King of Chu. Of course, the two kings of Chu are not the same, and then Liu An is like King Wu, and Liu Bo is like The Supreme Emperor, Liu Xiang of Liu Ying's family is like Liu Chang, Liu Qi of Liu Heng's family is like Liu Chang, Liu Ang of Liu Fei's family is like Liu Chang, Liu Xian of Liu Bi's family is like Liu Chang
The content of the clan is still very high.

Fortunately, Liu Chang’s two older sons seem to be pretty good. It’s not a bad thing for a prince to be like Liu Ying. In fact, Liu Ying’s character is the safest and safest to be a prince. Not the eldest son, like the second uncle, there is no problem at all.

Fu Qiubo also liked this well-behaved disciple more and more, not only Fu Qiubo, but all the disciples of Taixue knew that Dai Wang studied with Fu Qiubo, and often came to visit Dai Wang with snacks, some of them were curious, Some of them want to become an official in Daiguo in the future, and of course some just like this well-behaved child.

"Father, I have learned the principle of filial piety!"

"Oh? Filial piety? Tell me, how do you want to be filial to me?"

"When my father is about to die of illness, I will personally go all over the world to find the best famous doctor for my father!"

Liu Bo said solemnly.

The smile on Liu Chang's face gradually froze, and then he turned his head sideways and whispered to Lu Lu who was beside him: "Let's delay the expansion of Taixue for a few days."

"only!!"

Tang State, Jinyang.

Liu An looked at the majestic and bustling city in front of him in a daze, and he felt like returning to Chang'an.

Liu An led the family members to the Tang country non-stop, firstly, to gain insight, and secondly, to understand the affairs beyond the Great Wall.

Tang Guo really has a unique scenery, among other things, the people with engraved characters on their faces, bald heads, and beardless people are the ones you can't see in other places. Liu An stopped and stopped along the way. , rested in many post stations, and in these post stations, there were even officials who were physically tortured, which made Liu An really unable to understand.

Why can you still be an official after being punished? ?

Walking forward from Hanoi, the painting style suddenly changed. It is no longer the flat farmland. You can see Han people dressed up by Hu people and Hu people in Hanfu everywhere. Who is this person? In terms of integration, the Tang State has done quite thorough. A large number of Yuezhi people entered the Tang State, and then went to various counties and counties, where they got married and had children. Some simply gave up nomadic life and started their duties. Farming, even reading, being an official.

As a result, many Yuezhi people who can't ride horses appeared in the Tang Dynasty. Whenever this topic was mentioned, these people always shook their heads and remained silent.

Not only Yuezhi people, Huns, Dingling people, and Donghu people, people from all over the country settled in various parts of the Tang Dynasty. They communicated with each other and blended with each other, resulting in a brand-new Tang culture. The clothes of the people here are different from those in the Central Plains. They all like to wear convenient Hu clothes, which are a bit similar to the costumes of the Zhao country, but if you tell the people of the Tang country that this is the costume of the Zhao country, they will come and beat you. This is the costume of our Tang country! !
In terms of diet, Tang people also love meat more. Every household basically raises some poultry and livestock. At the same time, their language has become thicker and more accented.

Here, basically you can't tell who is a barbarian and who is a Han. If you ask, they will tell you that all people here are Tang people!
This situation is still a very big blow to Confucian scholars like Mao Chang.

"I didn't expect that in such a prosperous age, the people of the Han Dynasty would be sent to the left!!"

Mao Chang can't accept this kind of situation. In his opinion, the Tang Dynasty has become barbaric. They all eat the melons and fruits of the Hu people, like to wear the clothes of the Hu people, play the music of the Hu people, and even their accents are different. Bringing the accent of the Hu people, this is what Confucius said, "being sent to the left"!

But Feng Tang doesn't think so. He thinks that this kind of integration is a good thing. It is because of Tang's tolerance that the country can be governed in a short period of time and the population is enriched. Besides, what they say is all polite, how can they be Huren? What about the sound?According to this statement, isn't the even more difficult dialect of Chu and Wu the barbarians among the barbarians?
Liu An was just curious. He observed the country along the way.

Fierce, savage, but extraordinarily passionate, unrestrained, heroic.

Liu An suddenly realized that the characteristics of this country are somewhat similar to his father's personality. Maybe the monarch can really shape the atmosphere of a country?

The Tang people I met along the way were rebellious and talkative at the same time. They never restrained themselves, even when facing the crown prince, and they were very disdainful when they talked about Zhao Guo. Isn’t this Father? ? ?
Anyway, Liu An was in the Tang country, and everyone looked like his father. It seemed that the whole country was Liu Chang.

When he came to Jinyang, Sangong came out to greet him in person.

State Prime Minister Zhang Xiangru, Taiwei Li Zuoche, Yushi Zhu Jian.

These three respected the prince very much, and they did not despise the prince just because they were senior ministers of Liu.

Liu An also hastily returned the gift.

Zhang Xiangru said with a smile: "The prince is like a father, this appearance is exactly the same as your majesty."

Liu An was taken aback. In fact, he looks a bit like his grandmother, his eyes and nose are a bit like his grandfather Cao Shen, but his face is like his father. He said with a smile: "My father often said that you are prudent and can entrust important things to you." Your virtuous prime minister, I saw you today, and it is indeed so!"

Hearing Liu An's words, several ministers were a little surprised. They had heard that Liu An was famous for a long time, but they didn't believe it in their hearts, because they had been in contact with Liu Chang for too long, so naturally they would not believe that he would have He was a gentlemanly son, but now seeing such a gentle and polite gentleman, they finally believed it, and it was rare for a man who could speak human words to come!

Immediately, Liu An started talking with this person enthusiastically, speaking sincerely and citing scriptures.

Several people took Liu An back to the capital, and Liu An let them ride in the carriage with him, and treated them very respectfully.

Dongyang Hou Zhang Xiangru can barely be counted among the ranks of the founding ministers. He started the incident very early, but he did not defect to Liu Bang at the beginning. He only followed Liu Bang during the Chu-Han War, and he was relatively young, so he was not named a Marquis , It was not until later that Chen Xi's rebellion was put down, and he made great contributions, so he was granted the title of Marquis of Dongyang and ate [-] households.

In the subsequent battle of the Huns, he also made military exploits many times, and the number of food towns reached [-] households.

He is cautious, calm, and energetic, so he was reused by Liu Chang and became the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. As for Li Zuoche, he was Han Xin's defeated general, but he had a first-class strategy. They are much more low-key than others, but the current great rule of the Tang country cannot do without his credit.

Liu An is salivating over these people.

He didn't understand at all how his fatuous father was able to win the support of so many sages? ?

Why don't you have so many strong men under your command!
The problems that have troubled Liu Chang for more than 20 years are now also troubling Liu An.

Accompanied by them, Liu An curiously traveled all over Jinyang, gaining a fuller understanding of this place. On the road, at any time, someone would fight if they disagreed with each other, and soldiers appeared soon. Now, their law enforcement is also different from Chang'an. Usually it starts with punching and kicking. Liu An felt that if his group of sages were left here, they would be very obedient. The people here are like robbers. Fucking soldiers look like robbers.

"What is your highness thinking?"

"I was wondering what the bandits in the Tang Kingdom looked like."

"There are no robbers and robbers in Tang Dynasty"

Liu An just smiled, and returned to the Tang Palace. It was much more luxurious than he had imagined. At the beginning, Liu Chang built it completely according to the shape of Weiyang Palace. Look at the name my father chose, Xiaoweiyang Palace, Xiaoshen Palace, Xiaojiaofang Palace, and Xiaochangxin Palace are all replicas of Weiyang Palace. Sure enough, Father has kept his treason in mind from the very beginning. Been preparing for this for a long time.

Liu An was even more convinced.

Sitting in the upper position of the small oath hall, Liu An just felt so uncomfortable.

The surroundings are similar to my father's oath hall, and even this seat, Liu An sitting here, feels like my father has ascended to heaven.

Tang Guoqun officials did not say much, it seems that they are used to it.

"I'm here this time mainly for the affairs beyond the Great Wall."

"Yan State defeated North Korea Fuyu and obtained a large amount of land. Nanyue and Wu also expanded their territory in the south. Only Tang State is the strongest, but it has not made any moves. How can this be done? I have already decided, we must Open up the land outside the fortress, build a city there, and make the Tang Kingdom bigger than the Han Dynasty and the Yan Kingdom!"

Hearing this familiar change of words, the officials of Tang State were very excited.

Yes, yes, this is the taste!

He is the king's own son! !

Liu An originally thought that if he said so, he would definitely be opposed by the officials, but he didn't expect that Li Zuo stood up and said, "Please send me to send troops now, Your Majesty, I am willing to take charge of this matter!!"

Zhang Xiangru also got up, and said seriously: "Beyond the Great Wall of the Tang Kingdom is mostly fields, and they are all good pastures. We can build roads, post stations along the roads, and build cities at a certain distance, so as to include the entire Beyond the Great Wall in the Tang Kingdom. Within the territory!! At that time, no one can match the territory of my Great Tang!"

"The country of Tang also needs a lot of high-quality pastures, just let these people be used by us!"

The censor stood up, "Yes, we also have a large number of herdsmen in our country, and they also need pastures. We can adopt the method of farming and nomadic development in parallel, and completely turn the outside of the Great Wall into counties and counties of the Tang Dynasty!!!"

Seeing these militants who were even more excited than himself, Liu An couldn't help but patted his thigh.

This place has come to the right place! ! !
(End of this chapter)