Father Han Gaozu

"Father."

Liu Chang, who was about to go out, looked at Liu An who stood in front of him, with a suspicious expression on his face, why did this scorpion come in again?

Did he also know that he was going to secretly eat beef with Cao Shu later?
Liu Chang looked wary, and Liu An looked at his father complicatedly, hesitated for a long time, and bowed to him. "Father, thank you!"

Liu Chang was taken aback, "Thank me for what?"

"Father, Mr. Jia has already told me that you are in a hurry to do these things because you don't want me to bear a bad name."

"How can there be such a thing, I just want to do more things, this kind of thing, you mediocrity can't solve it!"

Liu Chang waved his hand and said disdainfully.

Liu An seemed to want to say something, but he couldn't say what was in his heart when he opened his mouth several times. At this time, he would always envy his younger brothers, who could always express all of their heart honestly. Feelings will not be so difficult and entangled. He is no longer a child now. At this age, it seems to be a little difficult to express his feelings in front of his relatives.

"Father." "I."

"I will definitely not let you down." Liu An said firmly.

Liu Chang glanced at him displeased, "What a mess, go get busy with your business! The trade matter is very important, if you mess it up, I won't forgive you!"

"only!!!"

Liu An saluted again, then turned and left.

Soon, Cao Shu came to the Hall of Houde, and the people of Dian sent some divine cows. The beef tasted really good. Liu Chang made some beef dinners, and invited the queen to come and eat with him secretly. Cao Shu was a little dumbfounded by the emperor's operation. How old is she, and she still behaves so childishly.

However, Cao Shu can feel relieved when he thinks that Emperor Gao led those old brothers from Peixian to make trouble in surreptitious clothes when he was a young age. This is an old tradition of their old Liu family.Cao Shu sat beside Liu Chang, Liu Chang gobbled it up, and Cao Shu ate slowly.

"I've sent someone to my mother's place, you don't have to worry, just eat!" Liu Chang said, burying his head in eating.

For some reason, Cao Shu noticed that there was always a smile on his face, and he laughed unconsciously when he ate and laughed from time to time. Cao Shu was also surprised, "Is Your Majesty in a good mood today? But what's the good thing?" ?”

"Hahaha, An came just now, and it is indeed the first time he has grown up to thank me so seriously."

Liu Chang is not a person who can hide things. Cao Shu just asked a question, and he started talking endlessly. He was very excited and very excited. He didn't have the attitude towards Liu An just now. He danced and danced. Yes, happy like a nine-foot-tall child.

"His Royal Highness!"

Chao Cuo saluted Liu An respectfully.

The same legalists, Chao Cuo, Zhang Buyi, and Zhang Shizhi, have completely different styles. Zhang Shizhi is loyal to the law, even if the law can be rewritten by the emperor at will, he is still loyal to the law. The law, all actions are carried out according to the law, and he does not hesitate to offend all the dignitaries. He is not afraid, even if the emperor breaks the law, he will write a letter to impeach him, and he will never back down.

As for Zhang Buyi, there is no need to say much, he is only loyal to Liu Chang, and the rest are just clouds.

As for Chao Cuo, it can be said that his allegiance is to the temple. For the safety of the temple, he can write a letter to offend the emperor. Prince An, who is also the object of Chao Cuo's allegiance.

In Chao Cuo's view, the prince is a very qualified successor.

Today's emperor is good at everything, but he is a little too affectionate. As an emperor, too much affection will become a disadvantage. Today's vassal states, under the emperor's pampering, are lawless, and Yan and Nanyue have expanded several times , Liang State and Qi State accounted for [-]% of the country's grain production, and Wu State could even command the Southern Kingdom.

Now that His Majesty is still there, he can still hold them down, what about the queen?
In a few generations, it will be difficult to say which lineage will be the emperor.

Liu An hurried forward, helped Chao Cuo up, with a smile all over his face, "Don't do this, Mr. Chao, you

It's my second father, how dare I accept your gift? "

"I dare not."

Liu An took Chao Cuo's hand, and the two walked into the inner room, and then sat facing each other. Chao Cuo and Liu An didn't have much intersection. In the past, Liu An, Luan Bu, Jia Yi and others They are relatively close, but not so familiar with other people, and Chao Cuo doesn't know what the reason for His Royal Highness's sudden visit is.

"I heard that you came back this time to emigrate the people of the Central Plains. I wonder if this is the case?" "Did your Highness come to dissuade you?"

Chao Cuo asked very directly. If he came to refuse, he would ask the prince to leave now. He even dared to be tough with the emperor. Although he respected the prince, he would not follow the prince in this kind of matter.

Liu An could hear the vigilance in his tone, and couldn't help laughing, "Why should I object?" "Actually, I came here on purpose this time just to handle this matter myself!"

"what??"

Even Chao Cuo was taken aback at the moment, "The crown prince wants to intervene in this matter?" "Why, Father Zhong is afraid that I will take your credit?"

"Hahaha, I never did things for any merit, but I still hope that the prince will not interfere in this matter. Although this matter is a good deed for the benefit of the country, it is just that forcing the people to migrate is not benevolent government after all. Being spurned, Zhang Zuoxiang was afraid that His Majesty would bear a bad name, so he called me here and wanted to handle it with me. If His Highness participates, I am afraid that the culprit in the mouth of the officials will become His Highness."

Liu An took a sip of tea lightly, and put the teacup on the table.

"You don't do things for credit, do I do things for fame?" "Besides, I'm the prince of a big man! Who dares to disrespect me?!"

Liu An's sudden great confidence made Chao Cuo a little unaccustomed to it. For a long time, this prince has shown the appearance of a moral gentleman and a scholarly expert. He has never seen such a face that resembles His Majesty. of.

"Father took on heavy responsibilities when he was young, pacifying foreign enemies and revitalizing the great man. Now that I have grown up, do I still need my father to continue to shoulder these tasks?"

"What Father can do, I can do too!"

"As a son, you should share your father's worries. As a prince, you should contribute to your family and country. Father Zhong doesn't need to persuade you anymore!" Chao Cuo was shocked, got up hastily, and bowed to Liu An.

Liu An smiled and asked him to sit down, and then asked, "Which step have you reached in your plan now?"

"Tell the truth to Your Highness. In fact, we have already negotiated a general agreement. However, His Majesty still does not allow us to act. The poisonous war has caused many officials to oppose it. They often write letters, which makes His Majesty restless. Therefore, His Majesty hopes that this matter will It can draw the energy of the ministers, stop staring at the war, now the ministers' thoughts are all on the ministers and the left prime minister, impeaching them all day long, and visiting them."

"It is said that such a policy violates the benevolent government, and it can only be done by people who are not benevolent."

Chao Cuo smiled disdainfully, "These moral gentlemen are always aloof and think they are just pleading for the people. They probably think that it is better for the people to be starved to death than to be forced to move. The government of benevolence and righteousness! At the beginning of the various countries, it was said that the government of the Qin State was the most brutal and the most unrighteous, but among the various countries, the people of the Qin State were able to eat and live in the Qi State that practiced benevolent government. I don’t know how many people are starved to death every year!”

"My Legalists disdain false fame, but it is definitely not Confucianism that can make people survive. An empty talker like Huang Lao!" After Chao Cuo finished speaking, he suddenly realized something, and said, "I am not targeting Your Highness."

Liu An shook his head, he didn't care about this, "Huang Lao's benevolent government is a means to restrain the king's behavior, it is a reference to what Hu Hai integrated after the subjugation of the country, it is different from Confucianism, you don't need to explain." "Oh? You Do you think so?"

Chao Cuo is a capable minister, but at the same time, he is also an academic leader, the most outstanding talent of contemporary Legalism, no matter it is Zhidu, Zhang Buyi, or Zhang Shizhi, he is inferior to him when it comes to the knowledge of Legalism. Quite a few, the topic of Chao Cuo and Liu An suddenly shifted from government affairs to academic theory.

Liu An hadn't thought that Chao Cuo had such accomplishments in this area.

Chao Cuo gave him the impression that he was a stubborn legalist who would do anything to achieve his goals, but now Chao Cuo told him about the great idea of ​​centralization of power, but
Surprised Liu An, Chao Cuo worked out a set of centralization theory on the basis of the legalists in the past. According to his theory, only when the temple has enough power can the rule period be extended. , For how to strengthen centralization, he even figured out his own set of methods.

Liu An had a pleasant conversation with him, and it was not until Zhang Buyi's arrival that they interrupted their academic exchange.Zhang Buyi walked into the inner room angrily, and shouted: "Wrong! How can you break your promise?!"

As he was speaking, he couldn't help frowning when he saw Prince Liu An sitting beside him.Liu An hurriedly stood up, "Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Buyi just nodded, then stared at Chao Cuo, "Why did you break your promise?"

Only then did Chao Cuo remember that Zhang Buyi had invited him to go, looked at the sky, and was taken aback, "Forgive me, Mr. Zhang, but I forgot about it when I was talking to the crown prince."

Zhang Buyi's face was a bit ugly, Liu An said helplessly: "I don't know if I delayed Zhang Xiang's important event, please forgive me."

"Don't dare."

Compared with Chao Cuo's attitude towards the prince, Zhang Buyi was much more indifferent and did not show the prince any favors. Liu An felt Zhang Busu's indifference towards him, so he was unwilling to stay here any longer. please don't leave.

It wasn't until the crown prince left that Zhang Buyi said coldly: "As a minister of His Majesty, getting too close to the crown prince is not the way to be a minister!"

Chao Cuo replied calmly: "The crown prince wants to intervene in the migration and wants to lead it. This is a good thing, so we are close."

"He wants to intervene?? Why?" "It is said to share your worries."

Only then did Zhang Buyi nod his head, his face looked better, "If that's the case, His Majesty's love for him will not be in vain."

Zhang Buyi sat in the upper position and looked at Chao Cuo, "There is no need to delay any more. I have received reliable news that the war has been won and can be carried out directly. The first step is to start from Liang Guo. You come to sit in charge." Temple, I will personally go to Liang State to cooperate with the ministers there to migrate, and the migration points in various places must be prepared."

Chao Cuo also became serious, this is a big project.

The target of their migration this time is 160 million people, involving a total of more than 300 counties and cities, and the seven vassal states, which cannot be underestimated.If too many people migrate to the same place, it will cause a huge burden here. Therefore, Chao Cuo carefully drew a migration map to rationally distribute the people who migrated from various places, the number and scale of the people who migrated, the migration route, and the number of people along the road. Security, stability issues after arrival.

In terms of policy, Chao Cuo probably has no rivals among the younger generation.

Although he is not very good at actual implementation, his ability to think of ways and formulate strategies is really unmatched. Therefore, Zhang Buyi also has to go to implement it in person. With him as the prime minister in charge, officials from all over the country can cooperate Under his orders, Chao Cuo stayed in Chang'an to deal with internal and external opposition forces. At the same time, he found out the problems in the specific implementation and improved his own policies.

The two hawks and dogs had a whole night's discussion and decided on matters big and small.

Chao Cuo asked: "The prince wants to intervene, should we let him take the lead?"

"Since the crown prince has the idea of ​​serving the king, it cannot be stopped. Moreover, the crown prince has some reputation among Huang Lao, and now all factions are very dissatisfied with us. If we can get some support, perhaps the difficulty of implementing it will be greater. Much lower."

The two decided on what to do in the future.

But what they did did not cause any disturbance in Chang'an. The main reason was that several captains of the Northern Army returned to Chang'an.

And the general who led them back was none other than Zhou Yafu.

Zhou Yafu sat on the chariot with a solemn face, and the mighty generals of the Northern Army followed behind him. Unknowingly, the former sages have now become great figures. Along the way, the county guards everywhere He hurried out to meet him, even Zhou Bo greeted his son in a complicated way.

Zhou Yafu's achievements became more and more prominent. This time, he even broke through the royal court of the Huns again, killed the Huns all the way, and opened up the connection with the Peacock Kingdom. Xia Houying was the one who took the head, but Zhou Yafu was the one who pulled the enemy's main force, and the partial master was able to pull the main force, and even turned the enemy's main force around, two days in advance.

Months to complete the goal. It's really scary.

Even in the Northern Army, there is no one who does not admire Zhou Yafu. He led more than 8000 knights to fight against more than 5 royal elites in Hutu. The elite ran all over the place, besieged the city all the way, and finally wiped out more than 1 elites of the Xiongnu. No matter how they heard it, they felt unreal. Xia Houying shook his head when he heard it, because he could not do this.

Even Zhou Bo, after learning about his son's achievements, had a look of astonishment on his face.

Zhou Bo is quite conceited, but he is very aware of the combat power of the Huns. The Huns are not the miscellaneous barbarians he attacked by himself. Zhou Bo thought about it for a long time if he went to fight instead of his son, but he was no longer so confident in his heart.

Zhou Yafu looked serious, and along the way, no matter who came to see him, he was very indifferent, including Zhou Bo, he was also relatively indifferent, of course, Zhou Bo was also very indifferent to him, the two of them were like strangers, This is also their specialty.

After this battle, Zhou Yafu became famous all over the world, Megatron China, and newspapers all over the country began to publish many achievements of this young fierce general.

When the victorious army came to Chang'an mightily, Liu Chang had already led his ministers out of the city to greet him.When they first arrived in Hexi Kingdom, the news of the battle had already reached Chang'an, and Liu Chang was very happy.The battle situation this time was completely unexpected by Liu Chang.

Not only did he successfully achieve the goal of contacting the poisonous person, but he even gained an extra reward, the head of Ji Porridge.

Liu Chang didn't expect that he was just going to open a way, but in the end he beheaded the Shanyu of the Huns. What could be more worthy of celebration than this?

Standing in front of the officials, Liu Chang saw the army slowly approaching from a distance.

Zhou Yafu naturally also saw the emperor who came to greet him, and hurriedly got off the chariot. The knights dismounted one after another, and the soldiers on the chariot also stood on both sides.

"His Majesty!!!"

Zhou Yafu paid homage to him, and immediately, the entire returning army paid homage to him. "Hahaha, get up!!"

Liu Chang laughed and helped Zhou Yafu up, and the soldiers of the army stood up one after another like a wave. Zhou Yafu waved his hand behind him, and immediately stepped forward, took out a box, knelt on one knee, Lifting the box above his head, Liu Chang opened the box, and inside was a head wrapped in mud.

In order to ensure that they will not rot during the transportation process, after cutting off the heads of the important figures of the enemy, they usually wrap them in mud. After the mud solidifies, they can be transported. Although it will still be damaged, it may be brought to the destination, that's enough.

Liu Chang laughed. "Ji porridge"

After Mouton, this fellow has brought a lot of troubles to the big man. No matter how many times he is defeated, he can always adjust his state, continue to fight, and be unyielding, making the Huns more and more courageous. Liu Chang admires this enemy. , he is stronger than all the enemies I have encountered before, but his body is weaker. If Mouton can hand over the normal Xiongnu Empire to his hands, maybe the war between the Huns and the Han will not end so easily .

At this time, Liu Chang didn't have the heart to humiliate a person who had already died.

"Take it down and bury it."

"only!!!"

The crowd immediately cheered, each with excited expressions, while Liu Chang took Zhou Yafu's hand and let him sit in the same car with him, heading towards Chang'an, while the soldiers went to the school grounds to rest.

"Yafu, good, good!!"

"When you were young, I saw that you had the qualifications of a fierce general!" Liu Chang patted Zhou Yafu's shoulder excitedly.