Father Han Gaozu

"I didn't pay attention to his brutal behavior in the past! I specially rewarded him and made him the peacock king of the big man!"

"How dare he force me!"

"I will never let him go!!"

In the Hall of Houde, Lu Jia was really a little scared. His Majesty was always impulsive when doing things. Seeing His Majesty getting angry, he was really worried that His Majesty would send an army to fight against Shendu in anger. It is rare for a big man to have With today's achievements, once His Majesty chooses to start a full-scale war with the poisonous people, the efforts of so many years may be in vain, and the world will once again return to the poor situation in the early Han Dynasty. Lu Jia is even ready to persuade him with death.

But there was no anger on Han Xin's face.

"It's not like something the Peacock King can do."

"If the Peacock King had the guts to do something, he could have sent people to attack him or kill him when the Baicheng King had just set off, so that the big man couldn't make a choice. Why bother, we have to wait until the Baicheng King's visit is complete. Do you do it later? It doesn’t make sense, and I heard about this kingslayer many times when I was in the Western Regions... He is very courageous, and he dreams of rebuilding the peacock all day long... But he is not a fool... The whole body Poison, the one who knows the most about the big man is the Peacock Kingdom.”

"How dare he provoke the big man? He is getting older, and all he wants now is a smooth transition. It is absolutely impossible to test the big man's attitude at this time."

Han Xin conducted a wave of analysis, directly overturning Liu Chang's original idea.

Liu Chang was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Did the Baicheng king do it himself?"

"Impossible... Baicheng Kingdom's national strength is far inferior to Peacock Kingdom. Baicheng's war with Peacock will not do him any good, and the disadvantages are endless... As long as he is not crazy, he will not do such a thing.
things come. "

Han Xin vetoed it again.

"That's the other small countries??"

"The rest of the small countries are worried all day long that the big man will find a reason to annex them. Do you dare to provoke the big man at this time?"

Liu Chang was at a loss for words, "It can't be the Huns, right? Since the death of Ji Porridge, his stupid brother has taken the Huns to plunder the country of Xia... The two sides fought back and forth, and there should be no time to come." Pay attention to things in the east?"

At this moment, a name suddenly appeared in Lu Tazhi's mind.

He got up cautiously, "Your Majesty, I think of someone... Why do I feel more and more that he may have done it?"

Liu Chang laughed and said without any surprise, "You mean Xiahou Zao?"

"Actually, I thought of him first when I heard about it, no
However, according to this guy's thinking, if he did such a thing, he would definitely write to me... But he didn't do it, which proves that this is not what he did..."

"His Majesty."

Lu Lu couldn't help interrupting Liu Chang.

Liu Chang looked at him displeased, he didn't like others to interrupt him the most, "What's wrong??"

"In fact, a letter from Xia Houzao came this morning...it hasn't been delivered to you yet."

The smile on Liu Chang's face gradually froze.

"Your Majesty, I set out to attack the Kangju people not long ago, but I didn't get any results. I asked the soldiers to search around, and I led the people to hunt...I met King Kangju who was also hunting, and I took him immediately. I was robbed!! It's a pity that the guards of that guy were very brave, five or six people stopped me and let him escape!"

At that moment, Liu Chang dropped the letter in his hand and jumped up suddenly.

"Naigong is going to kill this guy!!!"

"His Majesty!!"

Lu Tazhi hurriedly stopped him and grabbed him tightly, "Your Majesty, calm down!"

Liu Chang was furious, "I just said how could anyone dare to spoil my good deeds, it turned out to be this fellow!! I will kill him!"

Zhou Yafu suddenly said, "It's not a bad thing...Even if King Baicheng is dead, it's not a bad thing."

Liu Chang looked at him, but Zhou Yafu said seriously: "Didn't your Majesty put him in Xiting Kingdom because of his character?"

Zhou Yafu looked at Han Xin, "Taiwei, now we have a chance to interfere in Shendu's affairs."

Han Xin didn't seem to care either, as if he had expected that it had something to do with Xiahou Zao.

Gritting his teeth, Liu Chang sat down again.

Lu Lu looked a little surprised, "Why can't I understand?"

Zhou Yafu said solemnly: "You don't know much about Xiting Kingdom... There are many barbarians there, and the people are either prisoners of war or sinners... The officials are all demoted. Over there, a gentleman like Duke Luan is not easy to do things. Only someone like Xia Houzao can keep everyone in check... Xiting Kingdom has not had any disasters in these years, it is all because of such a captain. If you don't want the consequences, who would dare to test it?"

"Outside Xiting, there are many small countries... It's also close to Shendu... When Qu Nihou was still there, he once said that peace in the country is not a good thing for the big man... What you want is for them to be chaotic... The more chaotic they are, the big man The more beneficial Xiahou Zao's role is to turn Xiting abroad upside down, the more chaos the better... The countries abroad in Xiting are full of conflicts, and they often fight with each other. Du, can help him solve the remaining problems... This is probably the reason why His Majesty sent such two people to Xiting Kingdom."

Lu Lu understood a little bit, "So every time Xia Houzao targets outside the Great Wall, His Majesty will not punish him, but reward him... just to let him deal with people outside the Great Wall?? To encourage him to bully the king outside the Great Wall??"

Liu Chang smiled wryly, "But this time it's different, I managed to subdue King Baicheng, and he was robbed... It was our two subordinates who fought, what should we do?"

Han Xin sneered, "Their merchants can't come to the big man, so can't the merchants of the big man go to them?"

"Don't they need weapons to fight? Don't they need the help of a big man?"

"Are you really planning to help them develop? The stronger they are, the more difficult it will be for big men to eat them...

"It's a good thing that they are fighting, as long as they don't let Baicheng Kingdom perish."

Liu Chang felt a little pained, "But they are fighting, and their tribute to me will be reduced..."

Han Xin reprimanded displeased: "Look at it from a long-term point of view! Your goal is not to get two big countries that have long-term supported you, but to get the whole body! Short-sightedness, it is difficult to achieve great things!"

If another person said that to Liu Chang, Liu Chang would probably hang him up and beat him, but it was Han Xin who said this, so Liu Chang had no choice but to lower his head and laugh.

"Master is right!"

"Then I'll let them fight?"

"No rush... Just let me handle this matter."

Han Xin took the initiative to take over the important task, and left here in a big way, but Zhou Yafu and others stayed here. Liu Chang waited until Han Xin left, then gritted his teeth and said: "When I see Xiahou Zao next time, I will definitely take him away." All my teeth are smashed!"

"The more arrogant Xiahou Zao is to them, the more stable the Xiting Kingdom will be...Sometimes, the country can't all be gentlemen who treat each other with sincerity...It also needs a few villains...Doesn't Your Majesty also use Chao Cuo as the censor?
As Zhou Yafu said, Liu Chang couldn't help but glanced at him.

"That's right, you've improved...you dare to refute me."

"Since the voice is so loud, don't waste it, just stand at the door and show me the door for a few days!"

Liu Chang did not simply punish Zhou Yafu, but also found a reason to keep him by his side. The problem of poisoning is not easy to say. If something really happens and someone needs to be sent, then Zhou Yafu must go, Han Xin At this age, Liu Chang couldn't bear to let him go to such a distant place to endure hardships. Zhou Yafu was just at the right age, suitable for making such great achievements.

"The main thing is to strengthen the control of the body poison... At present, the big man is still too far away from the body poison. If it is closer, then the Peacock King will not dare to fight directly... If my brother can find the sea road and arrive from the south Being poisoned...then the situation will definitely be different."

Zhou Yafu's first thought
Still by sea.

It's just that Zhou Shengzhi hasn't contacted the temple for a long time, and he is probably still searching.

"Mom!!!"

When Liu Chang broke into the hall of longevity, the queen mother, who was chatting with her grandson with a smile, immediately put on a straight face, no longer as kind as before.

When Liu Chang came in, he saw the little guy sitting next to Empress Lu. When the child saw Liu Chang, he hurriedly got up to meet him. Liu Chang rubbed his head. This child is Jia Fan, Jia Yi's son, and also Empress Lu. His great-grandson...It's a pity that this child failed to inherit some of the style of the Lu family and the Liu family. They all carry several kinds of silk to wipe their mouths, hands, face, forehead... unlike Liu Chang who wipes everything with his sleeves.

He is even a bit feminine, and his words are all gentle, not too hard.

Except for Liu Bo, Liu Chang's children were not close to him, and they always laughed at him as a woman.

However, under the influence of his father, this child is still good at learning and can write prose, although he is always reprimanded by Jia Yi for his prose.

Jia Yi hates the prose he wrote. This kid likes to write about scenery, about banquet experiences, and about going out with his literati friends... Jia Yi's articles are far more profound than his. Articles like "On the Passing of Qin" , can crush [-]% of domestic literati... At the moment, the main articles in the world are still based on advice and policy theory, such as Jia Yi's "On Passing the Qin Dynasty" and Chao Cuo's "Guisu Lun", they are all the above books The emperor's method of persuasion, including Lu Jia's "Xinyu", is also the same, but for Chao Cuo and Jia Yi, Lu Jia's articles should appear more old-fashioned, not rushing.

Jia Yi narrates what he has seen with a compassionate attitude. The more he speaks, the more excited he is, and he yells out his own ideas at the end. Chao Cuo yells from the beginning to the end, often throwing out his own ideas at the beginning, and then explaining slowly , while Lu Jia was more like speaking to his friend, always telling the truth in a leisurely manner.

But I don’t know when, the genres of prose in the world began to increase, and there appeared such articles that began to describe scenery, people, and interesting experiences without mixing any propositions or admonitions.

Jia Yi and others didn't think much of these things. According to their words, this is useless writing.

And other writers, such as Mei Cheng, even if they write about scenery, they will definitely use the scenery to express their own views and thoughts...Anyway, they have to add some points, otherwise the article will not be easy to accept.

Liu Chang can see it openly. He thinks that the world will be full of flowers in the future, and the development of different styles cannot be restricted because of this. He often asks Jia Fan to write articles for his palace, rewards him, and encourages him to write... Jia Fan also loved this elder who recognized his talent very much, and he was very obedient in front of him. Mr. Liu sat in front of the queen mother carelessly, pulled Jia Fan, and asked, "How is your study recently? What's new?" article?"

"Still writing...never finished."

"When you finish writing, you have to send it to me for a look!"

"only!!"

Empress Lu looked at him and looked up and down. This year, Empress Lu is about to celebrate her 81st birthday...She is older than Chen Ping, which is very rare at this age, and she can still maintain a clear mind at this age , that is even rarer, but Empress Lu can do it, even at this age, she can see clearly, hear clearly, speak clearly, and can even see through some changes in the situation in the temple.

Of course, Liu Chang will not come to ask her for help now... Grandma is too old, and it would be too much for her to work on state affairs.

What?You ask Zhang Xiang?Zhang Xiang is old in body and mind, so he should do more things so that he won't be too idle.

"Isn't Ci Zi here?"

Liu Chang asked casually.

But Empress Lu asked back, "Is he your own son? What do you think, that you want to seal him so far away?"

Liu Chang was dumbfounded immediately.

"Huh? I never thought of sealing him too far away..."

"you
Didn't you come to me because you wanted to seal Liu Ci outside the Great Wall? ! "

Liu Chang's eyes widened, and he just felt that it was a little outrageous. He had such thoughts, but he never told anyone that he came to find his mother today, and he just wanted to ask her opinion... But why did Liu Chang I didn't expect that my mother would start questioning me without saying anything.

"Mum... where did you cultivate the demon... fairy art?"

"I haven't said anything yet..."

Empress Lu snorted coldly with disdain, "Do you still need to use any magic tricks on you? I can know what you want to do and what you want to say before you even enter the door."

"You really deserve to be my mother!"

Liu Chang praised loudly, no matter how he heard it, he was praising himself.

Liu Chang patted Jia Fan on the shoulder and asked him to go back to write the article first. He got closer to his mother and said, "Zhang Buyi sent me a letter...he met Mr. Zhao in Tang, I also paid attention to him, and he also looked at a lot of places. As far as the places he has seen, it is unrealistic and costly to obtain the former territory of the Huns by migrating people to build cities... The best way is to get a king like Xiting Kingdom, build a royal city for him, send people to assist him, let him gradually recover the surrounding tribes, and assimilate them...Let them all start to speak the language of the big man, In the language of a big man..."

"I tentatively asked Ci a few words, and he was quite happy... I wondered whether to send him outside the Great Wall, let him directly occupy the former royal city of the Huns, let him recover the surrounding tribes, and strengthen the relationship with the surrounding countries. I have also thought about it. Those tribes are living miserable lives now. Those who are chased by the Tang State can halve the number of their tribes in one cold winter. If the big man is willing to give them asylum, they I'm sure I'd be happy too... When the time comes, adopt the way the Huns governed the tribes, assimilate their upper-class nobles into their own people... and then gradually absorb them."

"Modun can manage so many territories with hundreds of thousands of Huns, integrate all the tribes together, and almost turn them all into Huns... He can do it, and I can do it better than him! "

"If we can completely integrate them and bring the grassland into Dahan's territory... the benefits will be endless. Animal husbandry is also an important prerequisite for Dahan's development. The future development of the textile industry will also be inseparable from this animal husbandry...and this area. Grassland, it is a treasure land, it may not seem that important now... But in the future, most of the Huns' territories will produce a very precious thing..."

Liu Chang continued: "In addition, these tribes can also be the vanguard of the Han... The Huns can flee from the grassland to the poison because of their nomadic style. Of course the Han can't do it, but if we have a feudal country , just like the Xiongnu, mainly nomadic and supplemented by farming, then we can continue to let them explore the distance... Their power will expand very quickly. If they encounter something they can't beat, they will come back and ask us for help. At that time, let Dong Zhongshu be the prime minister of the country, and let those Europeans recite the Analects of Confucius!! Didn’t he talk about the unification of the Spring and Autumn Period all day long? The world has long been unified, let him go to unify the world, Isn't it wonderful?"

Empress Lu listened quietly to Liu Chang's bragging.

"You will throw the gift beyond the wall, how will he recover those people?"

"Back then, Maodun still had more than [-] people following him, and he had nothing to offer. How could he make other tribes obey?"

"That's easy... Can't the vassal states along the road gather 20 people to give him?"

"Grandmother, there are quite a few Han people grazing in these frontier territories... We set up his royal court next to Tang, Dai, and Yan. The three major powers can support him at any time, and it's okay. If you help him continuously, he will soon be able to gain a firm foothold... After more than a hundred years, the entire grassland has completely become the homeland of the great man, with roads extending in all directions, cities everywhere, some farming and some grazing..."

"It seems that you already have your own ideas in your heart, so why are you looking for me?"

"I just want my mother to help me check it out. This is not a trivial matter. Although Ci is a bit stubborn on weekdays...but if you want to be sealed in this kind of place..."

Liu Chang was silent for a moment, and then said resolutely: "However, as a heir of my Liu family, I enjoy the

Wealth and honor naturally have to bear heavy responsibilities... If my mother thinks it is suitable, I will make him king beyond the Great Wall... and give him a strong team, let him completely control the entire grassland! "

ps: Happy New Year everyone! !