Father Han Gaozu

The two elite troops of the Dahan are permanently stationed in the two palaces of the Dahan.

Weiyang Palace is in the southwest of Chang'an, and its guards are called the Southern Army; Changle Palace is in the east and north of Chang'an, and its guards are called the Northern Army.

Of course, not all the two powerful armies were stationed in the two palaces. They had garrisons outside the city. The northern army was usually responsible for the defense of various strongholds outside Chang'an, while the southern army tended to defend the inner city.

Liu Chang set up a large school field in the east of Chang'an, where the main force of the Northern Army was stationed for drills and daily rotations.

Zhou Yafu is now commanding the northern army as a chariot general, responsible for mobilizing the entire northern army, and he is also in charge of the daily drills.

The northern and southern armies used to defend Chang'an, but now, the division of labor between the two sides has gradually become clear. The northern army is more and more inclined to go out to fight. With the Southern Army, because there are many positions in the city responsible for protecting the king, the Southern Army has become dispensable. Previously, Lang Zhongling ordered Lu Ta to play, hoping to combine the two armies and change the original deployment and military system of the Northern Army , Increase the combat effectiveness of the Northern Army.

Sitting on the chariot, Liu Chang squinted his eyes slightly, as if he was as calm as he was old.

Lu Lu was driving, still complaining constantly.

"The censor has already said, you can't scare the snake, why do you go to find Zhou Yafu?"

"Let the king of Chengyang investigate first. When he finds out something, whether you want to question the crime or test it out, you don't know anything now, so go find Yafu. I don't doubt it." Yafu, I know what Yafu is like, but with your voice, you are afraid of being overheard by someone with a heart, and you are making investigations more difficult for Liu Zhang for no reason. Isn’t this creating trouble for your family?”

"What do you know?!"

Liu Chang was quite displeased, "The sooner you can clarify this kind of thing, the better. If you don't care about it and investigate it secretly, it will inevitably lead to some misunderstandings. Military power is the most sensitive thing. Besides, I have already prepared, just Simply take a look, ask about the situation in the army, you will never startle the enemy, since my father, most people in the clan are irritable and irritable, but I have always been calm, you don't have to worry!"

Lu Lu just let out a long sigh, and he has long been used to it.

As long as Liu Chang can listen to the advice of others, then he is not Liu Chang.

"Speaking of the clan, there was news from Zhao Guo that Yuan Xiang dismissed 34 doctors in Zhao's internal governance at one time and exiled them all to Xia Guo. The crime was to deceive the king. In addition, he also recommended a doctor to the temple. People say that although this person is young, he has the talent of a county guard."

Liu Chang waved his hand, "Exile is fine, but recommendation is not."

"If the young man is really talented, then let him prove himself through political achievements, and then become a county guard. The temple has worked hard to open courses and set up various assessments, just to prevent these people from recommending. This has to be suppressed.”

"Your Majesty, in this way, talented people will waste their time in the local area."

"Wasting time?? Let me tell you, there is no place that can sharpen people more than a place. Besides, aren't local things important? How dare you say that time is wasting? It's not a chaotic world now, so there is no need to be so eager to accept it." Xian, what is more needed is stable development, and the implementation of the system in place. My master is quite opposed to the assessment, saying that if he hadn't been recommended, how could he have become the commander-in-chief of the armed forces at a young age? In the chaotic times of Spring and Autumn, I don’t know the current situation, so I have to reprimand him face to face some other day! Let him know his own shortcomings!”

Lu Lu just smiled falsely at this and did not answer.

"What happened to Chao Cuo?"

"Is there anything to write?"

"You Chao Cuo was very dissatisfied with the situation in Pei County. He wrote a letter to punish the local people, but the evidence was insufficient, so he was dismissed by the Ting Wei Mansion. All-round evil, and they were about to be arrested at that time, but no one cooperated, making him in a hurry."

Liu Chang couldn't help laughing, "So, you can't underestimate the place. You see, even someone like Chao Cuo can't manage a county well. He was forced to write a letter by these people. Hahaha, he must be Are you going to be pissed off?"

Lu Lu said with a smile: "Probably so. The arrogant Sangong who made the princes and kings miserable at the beginning is now utterly helpless by a group of petty officials and the Baishi family. Chao Gong really didn't know how to govern. His Majesty asked him to do it at the beginning." County magistrate, I still think it is too inferior, now it seems that His Majesty has a thorough understanding."

Liu Chang shook his head, "It's not that Chao Cuo is incompetent, it's that Chao Cuo is too capable."

"In the past, he tried every means to restrict magistrates, so that magistrates were restrained everywhere. He had to ask the court officer to kill several people, and he had to show enough evidence. If he wanted to accomplish anything, he had to contact the surrounding officials. His opponents still have various reporting channels. He cut down the local officials so hard, and now he is going to try his own results. Hahaha, this guy probably didn’t think of it himself. I guess Liu Jiana Zhu Zi is also happy to see this situation, so that Chao Cuo can also experience the helplessness of being a magistrate."

"Your Majesty, this is not a good thing, is it?"

"How should I put it, it's a bad thing, but it's also a good thing."

Liu Chang pondered for a moment, "How about this, after you go back, you can edit a book for me and send it to Chao Cuo."

"What does His Majesty want to write?"

"Just write two words, why?"

Lu Lu burst out laughing. Before Dahan, there was no sentence reading in China. After Dahan developed sentence reading, it has been used for a long time. Of course, the elder master invented a perfect sentence reading by himself, using various symbols to segment sentences. It triggered a series of academic disputes, but the promotion was still limited to the official and newspapers. As for the academic classics, the sentence punctuation methods of this thing are all kinds of strange, and everyone has been arguing until now, but they have not been able to agree on a consensus, and each has their own ideas.The word Liu Chang is equivalent to putting a question mark on Chao Cuo.

"?"

What's the matter, little brother?

Presumably Chao Cuo would jump up excitedly and happily after seeing it.

The two chatted, and the chariot slowly approached the camp of the Northern Army.

There were two soldiers standing at the door, looking straight ahead, seeing a chariot approaching, they also dismissed it.

The general had issued an order long ago. When someone comes, you don’t have to go to see him. You must abide by your duties. Without his order, no one can come in. Zhou Yafu is very strict in the army, and the soldiers respect him very much. , Zhou Yafu has surpassed his father and has become the mainstay of the great man.

But when they saw the tall figure stepping down from the chariot, their expressions changed.

"His Majesty."

Lu Lu whispered in Liu Chang's ear: "Since Yafu began to govern the Northern Army, their military discipline has become stricter. Before Lang Zhong ordered Lu He to visit his old friend, he was blocked by a few soldiers at the door. , he was not allowed to come in, Lu Tazhi almost fought with them, and finally left angrily."

Liu Chang's eyes lit up, Xiliuying? ?

He raised his head and walked up swaggeringly.

"His Majesty!!"

The two soldiers hurriedly saluted and gave way to the road.

This is a bit different from what Liu Chang thought, shouldn't he stop himself and say that he only obeys the general's orders?
He glanced at the two soldiers, and asked: "I heard that Zhou Yafu is very strict in running the army. Without his order, no one can enter the school grounds. Why didn't you stop me when you saw me?"

The two armored soldiers were a little confused, and replied blankly: "How dare you stop Your Majesty?"

Liu Chang was obviously satisfied with this answer, laughed wantonly, and walked quickly into the school grounds.

The school grounds are very lively, and you can see soldiers practicing everywhere. Almost none of them are idle, either fighting, charging, or riding and shooting. The entire school grounds are full of smoke and dust. These strong men smell of sweat all over their bodies, and they can't extricate themselves from training. Liu Chang really likes this kind of atmosphere, and even himself is a little eager to try.

Zhou Yafu was sitting in the study, dealing with the reports of the garrisons in various places.

The Northern Army did not gather in the same place. They were stationed in many places and encountered many problems.

Zhou Yafu was dealing with it when he suddenly heard the noise outside the door getting louder.

This seriously disrupted his train of thought.

But Zhou Yafu didn't send anyone to interrupt them. The drills were all arranged by him. He was also happy that the soldiers had such morale. It's just that the noise outside is getting louder and louder.

Gradually, Zhou Yafu felt something was wrong.

what happened?Is there a general fighting? ?Why are there still people applauding?

Zhou Yafu dropped the pen in his hand, hurried to the door, and was about to leave the tent, but the guards at the door blocked him.

The two soldiers looked a little embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "General, Your Majesty has an order, and you are not allowed to leave this camp without him asking."

"Um???"

Zhou Yafu was stunned.

What's happening here?
The armored soldier explained again: "Your Majesty said that if you come out, it will affect his enjoyment with the soldiers. Therefore, I ask you not to come out until Your Majesty is not happy."

"When did His Majesty come?"

"Half an hour ago."

"Then why didn't you tell me?"

"Your Majesty forbid."

With a dark face, Zhou Yafu returned to the seat just now, took a pen, bowed his head and began to write.What's wrong with His Majesty, could it be that the soldiers stationed at the front gate stopped him?Forbid him to come in?He just ordered so?No, who dares to stop him?Who can stop him?Zhou Yafu pondered for a long time, and finally understood that it must be because Lu Tazhi's Lizi was stopped, he was talking nonsense in front of His Majesty and speaking ill of himself, and His Majesty came to stand up for him!

Well, you Lu Tazhi, wait for the next time the North and South armies compete!

Liu Chang, who didn't know that he had pinned a black pot on Lu Ta's head, was happily mixing with the soldiers at the moment. In the school grounds, the soldiers cheered passionately. They surrounded the most central area of ​​the school grounds, Here, Liu Chang is standing with a young man of the same stature. Both of them are topless. Although they are both tall and tall, they take off their clothes. The difference is immediately apparent. Liu Chang looks bigger One circle, perfectly interpreting what it means to be able to run a horse on the arm, both of them are holding the stone lock at the moment, and they start to lift the stone lock at an order.

At first the two were on par, but after a while, the young man began to pant, while Liu Chang was still as calm as ever.

After lifting it more than a hundred times in a row, the young man finally couldn't hold it anymore, dropped the stone lock in his hand, began to rub his arm, and grinned in pain.

But Liu Chang held up the stone lock in a majestic manner, and shouted: "Come on! Two people hang it up!!"

Immediately, two armored soldiers ran up, also naked to the waist, and they were shorter. They jumped up and hung on the stone lock. Personally, he walked around like this, and the soldiers were dumbfounded, and they all shouted.

Then they started fighting again.

The three formed a group, standing on both sides, and then began to charge, hitting each other.

Liu Chang charged away like a tiger, the two of them collided fiercely, and the person on the opposite side flew out directly.

The soldiers laughed, and the school grounds were in chaos.

After playing like this for a long time, they didn't finish the drill until Liu Chang's whole body was soaked and his hair was all stuck together.

Liu Chang waved goodbye to everyone with a smile, put on his clothes, and walked quickly into the camp followed by Lu Lu.

"Yafu, the soldiers under your command are not bad, all of them are brave."

As Liu Chang said, he sat in front of Zhou Yafu, wiped his eyes, and complained: "Sweat got in my eyes, it's so sore, bring me a silk."

Looking at Liu Chang in front of him, Zhou Yafu sighed, "Your Majesty, why do you need to listen to Lu Tazhi's nonsense? The reason why I ordered that is to better govern the Northern Army. The soldiers in the Northern Army, Many of them are of noble origin, if others are allowed to come in and out, it will be difficult to manage these people well, so "

Liu Chang's eyes lit up, "That's not what Lu Tazhi told me. He said that you bullied him, which is very rude."

"Okay, let's not talk about this. I came here this time to see the situation of the Northern Army. I think it's not bad. The morale is available. It seems that we can attack Anxi."

Zhou Yafu was taken aback for a moment, then frowned, "Your Majesty, Anxi is so far away, and the country is tax-free, how can you travel thousands of miles to attack Anxi? Even if you want to attack, it will take five or six years. If you attack now, there is no chance of winning. .”

"Then you still connive to assassinate the envoy of rest?!"

Lu Lu's eyes darkened, His Majesty is indeed calm.

Zhou Yafu looked at Liu Chang blankly, "An envoy of peace? Assassination??"

"The peace envoy was assassinated. They all said that someone under your command did it. Did someone under your command do it?!"

Liu Chang told Zhou Yafu what happened in detail.

"Absolutely not."

Zhou Yafu said solemnly: "Every time the soldiers under my command are on duty, they have strict records. It is impossible to mobilize manpower to assassinate. Besides, I think that the army is very strict, and the soldiers will not lie with me to follow other generals. Doing such a thing, if such a thing really happened, it must be the work of the Southern Army!"

"South Army??"

"Your Majesty does not know that since the Northern Army fell into my hands, those gold-plated dignitaries began to go to the Southern Army. The current combat effectiveness of the Southern Army is far worse than before, so I have played many times before. The unity of the army is not for my own power, but the southern army is responsible for protecting the palace, how can it become so unbearable?! It must be rectified!"

Liu Chang shook his head, "It's impossible to be one."

"I will not abolish the Southern Army. I don't need the Southern Army to protect it now, and I have a group of officials to defend it full-time, but I don't need it. It doesn't mean that the emperor will not need it in the future. The Southern Army is equivalent to the emperor's personal soldiers. If the emperor doesn't have an army that only obeys his orders, what kind of emperor is he!"

Liu Chang didn't regard Zhou Yafu as an outsider at all, and said whatever he had.

This is also the reason why he came directly to Zhou Yafu to tell the truth. He would not doubt Zhou Yafu at all. This is actually a kind of trust. Of course, Zhou Yafu is also the same, so he dared to say that the North and South armies are one and let himself come to the commander to see it this way It seems rebellious. Another person may not dare to say to Liu Chang, what do you want to control the North and South Army? ?
"Do you think it was the Southern Army's work?"

"Yes, I even think that this matter has something to do with the prince."

Lu Lu's face changed drastically, and he scolded: "Zhou Yafu, do you want to die?!"

Zhou Yafu was very calm, and said seriously: "Just now His Majesty said about the letter, I don't know about it, I don't even know, and the generals of the Southern Army may not know about Sangong, and it is impossible for the prince to reveal it on his own initiative. I must know the situation. I'm not saying that the crown prince planned all this. It's just that after His Majesty led the northern army to go out, the crown prince got close to the southern army and arranged many of his cronies in the southern army. If they learned about the situation from the prince Your Majesty, who is eager to do meritorious service, probably knows that the Northern Army has repeatedly won military merits, and the Southern Army has long complained."

"I heard that the prince arranged for a man named Cheng Bushi to serve in the southern army."

Lu Lu shouted again: "Nonsense!"

"Even if the Envoy of Rest is dead, it's your northern army who went out to fight, and the southern army can't go out, so don't say any more stupid words!"

But Liu Chang interrupted Lu Lu, "Okay, don't be afraid, he is not separating father and son, An Nashuzi, and he can't do such a thing, this matter will not have anything to do with him, but whether the news comes from He leaked it out there, so it’s really hard to talk about the Southern Army and the Northern Army. It’s still not detailed enough. The Taiwei told me before that we should add a school lieutenant, separate the Northern Army and station them in various places, and no longer set up standing equipment. The generals are no longer under the control of the lieutenant, but should be under the respective jurisdiction of the school lieutenant. It is also proposed to set up different military branches or something."

"Now it seems that some changes should be made."

"The temple was restructured, the matter of the lieutenant leading the Northern Army and the Wei Wei leading the Southern Army should be changed."

"Yafu, I ordered you to temporarily lead the southern army as a chariot general. Rectify military discipline, clean up the bandits, and turn my southern army into a tiger and wolf army that can guard the palace!"