Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 599
"The Great Han Dynasty is established, but the arts and sciences are not yet clear, and the ministers should be in charge. If the new calendar is appointed, it can be orthodox."

Zhang Cang finally completed the improvement of the calendar, and read the new calendar in front of the officials, but the more the officials listened, the more they felt that something was wrong.

Liu Chang sat in the upper position, and he probably didn't understand Zhang Cang's long speech, but just nodded his head, pretending that he understood it completely.

"Zhang Xiang."

The person who interrupted Zhang Cang was Zhang Buyi.

Zhang Buyi frowned, and asked suspiciously: "October is the first month. Isn't this still the Zhuanxu calendar? Your new law. Could it be that the Zhuanxu calendar has been revised? How is it different from the past? Today It's Han, not Qin, what do you mean?"

In Zhang Cang's new calendar, October is still the first month. This is a feature of the Zhuanxu calendar, and the Zhuanxu calendar has always been dedicated to the state of Qin. After the founding of the Han Dynasty, the Zhuanxu calendar was extended to the whole world and became orthodox. It was because the big man didn't have his own calendar that Zhang Cang rushed to draw up it, but now Zhang Cang's new calendar still smells like Zhuanxu's calendar? ?This is too lazy, just copy Qin Guo directly? ?

Zhang Buyi believes that if the Holy Son of Heaven is alive, the calendar cannot use any of the past. There must be a calendar that is exclusive to my Holy Son of Heaven. It has never been seen before, and it is also the most accurate and detailed. .

But Zhang Cang obviously didn't care much about this, he waved his hand, and said righteously: "Qin has no destiny, Han's destiny belongs to the river breaking the golden embankment, Qin robbers, pretending to be the destiny, thinking of water virtue, set up Zhuanxu's calendar, But the virtue of water belongs to the Han, and the Zhuanxu calendar is originally a calendar of the great Han's virtue."

Zhang Cang's words are easy to understand. It was supposed to be my dynasty, but Qin stole our destiny, secretly established a dynasty, and made use of the calendar that should have been formulated by us. This is not because we copied Qin country, it was Qin who copied us.

Seeing Zhang Xiangdayi uttering such shameless words, the expressions of several ministers were extremely complicated, and those like Lu Jia were even more hesitant to speak.

It is really too embarrassing to say that someone copied you and still beat them up.

Liu Chang was overjoyed when he heard about it.

"Well said! This Zhuanxu calendar was originally supposed to be my Han calendar, and it was clearly made by the Qin State secretly in advance! Also, it was my destiny to pacify the seven kingdoms and unify the world, and it was given to me by the old man Shihuang. It was done secretly, and there are Chidao, the Great Wall, weights and measures."

Zhang Cang clapped his hands, "Your Majesty is right! The Qin State stole the Mandate of Heaven, and it ended up like this. The country was ruined and people died, and these things that belonged to the big man were used by the big man again. This is where the Mandate of Heaven belongs."

"The teacher is right!! The tyrannical Qin State has done everything we were supposed to do, and even took away my credit! Where is Sima Xi?! Why don't you record it?!"

Sima Xi was standing not far away, his hand holding the pen was shaking slowly. Since becoming Taishiling, he hadn't lived a single day of stability. The emperor always gave him some surprises from time to time, such as this Next time, what does it mean that Qin Guo secretly did what the big man should do in advance? Is this so plausible? ?The co-author is not that the big man has been copying Qin, but Qin is copying the future big man? ?Can both of you master and apprentice say these words so righteously? ! ?
All the ministers were dumbfounded, but Zhang Buyi was the only one who felt remorseful.

"Ms. Zhang is right! This is not the Zhuanxu calendar that the Qin people talked about! This is the calendar of the Holy Son of Heaven! It was just stolen by the Qin people and changed the name!!"

Liu Chang's eyes lit up, "Yes, yes, yes, this calendar should actually be called Liu Changli."

"His Majesty!!!"

Lu Jia interrupted Liu Chang's speech loudly, he couldn't bear it anymore, if he didn't speak again, the three emperors and five emperors would have to be renamed Liu Chang. It is enough for one of the five emperors to be named Liu Bang, but don't make another one. It's called Liu Chang. This is simply the shameless, high emperor style that comes down in the same line! !Lu Jia is younger than Zhang Cang, but Lu Jia started first, there is actually not much difference in the time between the two, and Zhang Cang doesn't call him a senior brother, but there is still some friendship.

At the beginning, there were two senior brothers beside the teacher. Tianming often argued with each other and quarreled with each other, while the other senior brothers surrounded the two senior brothers, opposing each other, and the relationship was not very good. At that time, Lu Jia liked It was Han Fei, but Zhang Cang liked Li Si better.

"Since the Zhuanxu calendar is in line with the present, we can use the Zhuanxu calendar."

Lu Jia clarified the name of the calendar again, and then said: "Since there is a new calendar, it can be orthodox and should be passed on to the world."

This matter is within the authority of their Fengchang Mansion, and Liu Chang can't say anything more, so he has to agree.

At the end of the court meeting, the ministers left one by one.

Zhang Cang stayed in the hall, Liu Chang took his hand kindly and led him to Houde Hall.

"Hahaha, thank you teacher!"

"It seems that my telescope is still very useful, and the teacher succeeded so quickly. Teacher, you have made great contributions this time, and you deserve a reward!!"

When Lu Lu heard this, he let out a long sigh, and stretched out his hand to his sleeve.

Zhang Cang looked a little tired. He rubbed his eyes, "It wasn't a tedious job, but I have been busy for four months. Now it seems that I am really old."

Lu Lu glanced at Zhang Cang, what should I say, when Lu Lu saw Zhang Cang when he was eight or nine years old, he looked like this, now Lu Lu is in his 30s, things are different, my aunt has changed from a beauty to a With a gray-haired appearance, all his friends have become big and round. Those old guys have grown up and started to start a family and start a business. Only this one is still like this. It's outrageous that he hasn't changed at all. If he doesn't say it, who Can you tell his age? ?Who would know that he studied under Xunzi and his elders? ?

Liu Chang also looked at the teacher in a complicated manner, and his thoughts were probably similar to those of Lu Lu.

If this old man pays great attention to health preservation, it will be fine if he can never grow old.

This old man has more than a hundred wives and concubines, he is handsome all day long, and there are countless beauties outside, it is outrageous to favor at least three beauties a day, but he can still do so.

Liu Chang sometimes felt that if one day he was gone, would the teacher still read a eulogy for him?

But Zhang Cang continued: "The reward is not necessary. However, please allow me to go back and rest for a while, and let Zhang Buyi take care of the affairs of the various places for the time being."

"promise."

"Teacher, what you said today is really good. I didn't know before that it was Emperor Shihuang who stole my credit! You said that, and I realized that when I got off the ground, I must ask this guy to argue! "

Zhang Cang was indeed a little tired, and Liu Chang didn't bother him anymore, and sent someone to take him back to the mansion.

After Zhang Cang left, Lu Lu just congratulated and said: "Your Majesty, this is all right, the rhythm of the calendar has been formulated, and this calendar can be said to be of great benefit to the development of agriculture. Your Majesty's strategy to promote agriculture will go a step further."

"Zhang Xiang also has the energy to take care of other things."

By Liu Chang's side, Lu Lu knew the emperor's ambition best.

That is almost an impossible ideal. Your Majesty wants to make everyone in the world have nothing to worry about.

But His Majesty is indeed striving unremittingly for this ambition. This unattainable ambition is slowly moving from fantasy to reality. The big man is getting richer and richer, especially after opening up business, a lot of wealth has flowed from his body. To the big man, the annual tribute allows the big man to have sufficient financial resources to implement various policies. At the beginning, Liu Chang reduced a large amount of taxes, which led to the long-term imbalance of the big man's income and expenditure. Can't afford a failure, now, the big man has no worries about food and money.

Liu Chang grinned, "Have Shang Fang told you how to make glass?"

"Build the factory building as soon as possible, and soon, you will be able to receive a large number of orders. At that time, we can still make a lot of money. With this money, I can further expand the medical center."

Lu Lu said seriously: "After Chao Cuo came to power, many of the minister's industries suffered blows, and the bank started to make money. Banks in various places finally gained credibility. In the most commercially developed areas, my bank has already had a day. It’s a pity that the banks in remote areas are still losing money, but for the sake of the overall operation, I still haven’t closed them down.”

"Don't close your eyes and take a long-term view. Don't worry. As long as the big man maintains the current development trend, it is impossible for your bank to lose money. You will earn more."

"However, you should also pay attention to anti-counterfeiting. The more money you make, the more likely there will be counterfeiting. Once this thing is counterfeit, it will be a fatal blow to you."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Shangfang is already researching the latest anti-counterfeiting technology. The original watermark paper is still improving, and our improvement speed will definitely be faster than the counterfeiters."

Sima Xi returned to his mansion with a tired face.

His mansion is not far from the imperial palace, this mansion was specially granted to him by the Shaofu, because his daily job is to stay by the emperor's side.

Just as Sima Xi walked into the mansion, a half-grown child rushed forward screaming.

Sima Xi hugged him, and a smile finally appeared on his face.

"When did you come back?"

"The teacher has something to do today, so I didn't go to class!"

Sima Xi carried him into the inner room, and his busy wife hurriedly got up to greet him. Soon, Sima Xi and the child sat in the inner room. Sima Xi changed his clothes, and his wife was busy cooking.

"How about your recent studies?"

"Father, that's great! The teacher always praises me, I've almost finished learning "Yi"!"

Sima Tan said happily, a little smugly.

Sima Xi was also very happy. His son was extremely intelligent and eager to learn since he was a child. When he was very young, he pestered himself to teach him. Because Sima Xi couldn't spare time, he found a friend. , Let Sima Tan learn "Yi" from everyone Yang He, this child learns very quickly and always gets the teacher's praise, which makes Sima Xi very pleased.

"Why did my beloved come back so early today?"

Sima Xi shook his head and said: "Oh, don't mention it. I can't do this job anymore. I should have learned carpentry from the old man next door. I shouldn't have gone to school with my father. I really can't do it. Sooner or later, I will be stigmatized forever. In the past, there was only one majesty who made amazing words, but now there is another son who bestows the two prime ministers."

"Father? Is it difficult to be Taishiling? How is it compared to Zhiyi?"

Sima Tan asked curiously.

Sima Xi squinted his eyes, "If you meet a wise king, it is of course easier to be a Taishi Ling, but if you meet...you, you should study your knowledge with peace of mind. You must not study history, let alone serve as an official. What Taishi Ling, do you know?"

Listening to my father's request, Sima Tan nodded, "Father, don't worry! I don't like history at all, and I will become a doctor in the future, not Taishiling!"

"It's good to be a doctor! Be a doctor!"

Sima Xi asked again: "What time are you going to the teacher tomorrow? I want to send something to your teacher."

"Not going tomorrow!!"

Sima Tan said happily: "Teacher was arrested by Ting Wei!! You don't have to go to class anymore!!"

"Ah?? Why did Wei Ting arrest your teacher??"

"My teacher impeached His Majesty for being greedy for meritorious service, impeached Zhang Cang for chaotic calendar, impeached Chao Cuo for excessive punishment, impeached Taiwei for overreaching, impeached Zhang Buyi for flattery, and impeached Fuqiu"

"Okay, you don't need to say any more"

Sima Xi interrupted his son, thought for a moment, and then said: "Well, don't be a doctor, and follow me to rule history. It's better to be a Taishi Ling and be infamous for thousands of years than to be punished."

Sima Tan happily went out to play in the inner room, but Sima Xi's wife was a little worried, "At the beginning, you recruited many talents to let him learn Yi. After learning half of it, why don't you stop learning?"

"What else do you want to learn? It's hard to say whether this person can come out alive. Your majesty has impeached even the third prince. In your majesty's mind, this person is useless."

"Ah? Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven alive, how can you be so magnanimous?"

When Sima Xi heard this, he suddenly laughed.

"Do you know Xia Wuqi?"

Longxi, Di Dao.

After the earthquake in Longxi, Liu Chang attached great importance to the development here. In order to solve the problem of shortage of manpower, he appointed Chao Cuo as the royal doctor and sent a large number of talents for the development of Longxi.

Looking at the gray-haired old men in front of him, Luan Bu pursed his lips and threw the pen in his hand on the ground.

"Chao Cuo is messing around!!"

"What is he trying to do?! Everyone at this age is sent here to serve as corvée? Doesn't he know the rules of the Han Law?!"

Helplessly, Lu Qing picked up the pen and ink that Luan Bu had thrown away, and said immediately, "Don't get angry. It's not easy for these people to survive. Chao Cuo has always been like this."

"I have to go back to Chang'an."

Lu Qing sat beside Luan Bu with a smile, and said seriously, "Mr. Luan, this reminds me of something."

"At the beginning of the establishment of the Han Dynasty, all the officials did not know the etiquette, and they acted recklessly in the temple. Emperor Gao couldn't rule because of his affection. It is strict and no one dares to invade it anymore. When Ji Gong served as the official censor, he was generous, which caused the officials to be negligent, the local officials to be aggressive, and there were even cases where thieves could not be cured for a long time. Now His Majesty reuses Chao Cuo. It's the same as when Emperor Gao reused Shusun Tong to establish his prestige. At this time, although you are His Majesty's former servant, if you want to fight Chao Cuo, you will still suffer."

Lu Qing said with a smile: "Chao Cuo has caused too much resentment. If he meets a ruthless emperor, he may be taken out to execute him after he stands up for the royal doctor to vent the resentment of the officials. However, Today, His Majesty is the most affectionate. Chao Cuo may not be executed. Of course, he can't do it for too long. After making the best use of everything, there is a high probability that he will come to Longxi to experience it. You don't have to rush to play. Mistake is a mad dog, he won't care about any old love, if you are in a hurry to write a letter, it is easy to get angry."

"Ugh"

Luan Bu sighed and said, "Take these people down and let them do something easy."

The few people standing in front of Luan Bu respectfully bowed to him and thanked him when they heard his words. One of them was Yang He of Confucianism. Yang He couldn't help but said: "Mr. Luan, you also read The book of the sages, today's temples are full of smog and traitors are in power, you should go back, by the side of the Qing emperor"

Lu Qing hurriedly interrupted him, "Come here! Take them down!!"

"Luan Jun, don't listen to his nonsense, and don't fight against His Majesty at this time. You see, after Chao Cuo came to power, the changes in our place are also obvious. Those who have ghosts have resigned from their posts and returned to their hometowns. The rest of the officials did not dare to act as domineering as they usually do. Even the soldiers at the city gate did not dare to withhold other people’s belongings and asked for bribes, which was very common in the past.”

"In the past, the supplies funded by the temples always shrunk when they came to Longxi. If you ask, they are consumed on the road. But you see, the road loss is so much less now. Isn't it all because of Chao Cuo's prestige ?"

"You must not be in a hurry."

"I know, you don't need to say more."

Luan Bu looked at the memorial in front of him again, flipped through it for a long time, and asked, "Is there still a shortage of manpower?"

"There is no shortage of manpower without the corvee in various places. It has been carried out according to your new plan. At present, it will take two years for Longxi to take on a new look. The roads are flat, the post stations are sufficient, and the city extends in all directions. But there is still one problem.”

"Isn't everything missing? What's the problem??"

"Your Majesty's urging is a bit tight. I received a letter from His Majesty not long ago. His Majesty blamed us for not repairing the road in Longxi for so long. He also asked us if we intentionally delayed the project and wanted to cheat him of money."

Luan Bu's face darkened, "You don't have to worry about this matter, I'll reply!!"

Lu Qing said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty is fine with everything, but I am a little anxious to see the results."

Lu Qing heard Luan Bu sigh with emotion in a low voice, but didn't hear what he was expressing clearly. She saw Luan Bu raised his head, sighed, and then cursed loudly.

"I am not a master!!!"

(End of this chapter)