Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 752
Han Ying and a large number of officials came to the state of Zhao.

They are here to fill the vacancies, and many of them are young scholars from Taixue. Han Ying is quite famous among these people. Along the way, many scholars surrounded him and asked him questions. principles of governance.

Han Ying admired their eagerness to learn, but there was nothing he could tell them directly.

Han Ying is an academic official, and this kind of specific local government is not what he is good at.

The official he served this time is actually not doing serious business. He is the director of Zhao Guotong's literature department, and it is said that he is engaged in propaganda, responsible for newspaper distribution supervision and other things.But no one knew that Han Ying came this time with the emperor's order, and he came here to curse people.

His Majesty personally appointed an old Confucian to him, saying that he wanted this old Confucian to help him more. This old Confucian was standing beside Han Ying at the moment. Yes, even Han Ying didn't say a few words to him. This person is from Qi, so Han Ying is called Duke Yuangu. This gentleman is not close to many scholars in Taixue. Books, do not deal with outsiders.

Han Ying also murmured in his heart, he has never been a person who likes to provoke others, although he often participates in debates, but after all, it is an academic disagreement, His Majesty asked him to go to Zhao to bully others, this is really not what he is good at .

How can this be done?

Zhao Xiang Yuan An still respects them quite a lot. Yuan An's reputation in Chang'an is very bad. When I saw him, I felt a little scared in my heart.But when this person came to greet these officials, he showed a completely different side from the rumors. He was very pleased with the officials appointed by the temple himself.

He was fed up with those ministers who bewitched the king all day long, and it was rare to have fresh blood, and it was a lie to say that he was unhappy.

He ordered people to arrange the daily life of the people, and at the same time sent someone to explain the situation in Zhao's country to them, so that they could familiarize themselves with their errands as soon as possible.

Among all the people, Han Ying was probably the most valued by Yuan An.

"This is Duke Han, right? I have admired your name for a long time, and I am honored to meet you today!"

Yuan An held Han Ying's hand, his eyes lit up, obviously, he knew what Han Ying was going to do here.

Han Ying smiled dryly, "Yuan Xiang. I dare not let you call it an honor. It is our good fortune that you can come to greet me in person."

"Tonight, the king will receive all of you, formally canonize, and let you go to various places to take up official positions"

Yuan An said, and then said in a low voice: "The ministers will all come."

Han Ying took a deep breath, still feeling uneasy.

Han Ying is very popular with Emperor Xiaoren, not only because of his handsome appearance and young fame, but mainly because of his gentle personality, not as violent as other Confucian scholars. Normally, he is very similar to Liu Ying and has a temper, but more The words of Yuan An, who are biased towards the gentleman, are obviously asking him to do something tonight, no, it's just talking.All the ministers will come tonight, that is the first step for Li Wei, he came to Zhao country, but to convince these learned people in the area.

Seeing Han Ying's delay in responding, Yuan An was a little surprised and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Yuan Xiang, it's the first time I meet the king tonight, if I speak nonsense at the banquet, will it be inappropriate?"

"You here."

Yuan An didn't say anything more, but he had some doubts about Han Ying's own ability. The joy when we first met suddenly faded. Why is this person sent by His Majesty still so soft-tempered?Can such a person kill all the people in the country who are clamoring all day long?

Liang Guo’s celebrities are very xenophobic and not united, while Zhao Guo’s scholars are the most united group of people. They hold each other together and are still immersed in the tradition of the past, advocating that the king’s power should not be restricted. Spring and Autumn benevolence and other nonsense, there are quite a few officials who have this kind of view. Although Liu Chang took away a group of them, this mainstream thinking has not been shaken. His idea became popular in Zhao State. It can be said that his task is very difficult and he is not allowed to hesitate at all.

Yuan An's complexion became unsightly, and he turned around and left here.

Han Ying wanted to say something, but he didn't have time to say it. Watching Yuan Ang go away, he sighed again. Yuan Gusheng, who hadn't spoken for a long time, walked to his side, and said calmly, "Don't think too much, Han Jun. Just be ready for the battle with peace of mind.”

"Fight??"

"It's a battle. Most of the scholars in Zhao State are Confucianists. If they can't defeat them, then the entire Confucianism will suffer because of their claims. Don't forget what happened to Gongyang before. , Your Majesty will not distinguish what kind of Confucianism is, all Confucianism will be suppressed together. Especially the current prince, who is not close to Confucianism."

Han Ying sighed again, "I see."

The banquet of the day was held very soon. This is also a tradition in Zhao State. When a new official takes office, he must first meet Zhao Wang, who will entertain Zhao Wang with a banquet, and become a minister of Zhao Wang. The king is indeed the supreme ruler of this land, and such a habit is not a violation of the law, but the reason why the temple doesn't like Zhao is probably because of these so-called traditions.

Officials conferred by the emperor will be conferred again by the princes and kings at the local level. What do you mean? ?

In the Zhao Palace, the officials sat on both sides, and the relationship between each other could be seen at a glance.

Yuan An's faction occupies the upper echelon, and the more important positions like the captain of the state are all close to Yuan An. They sit at the place closest to King Zhao, talking to each other in low voices, and the rest of the officials who are separated by them, They signaled to each other through their eyes, they were not too close to Yuan An and others, and they also showed a little hostility towards these new officials.Since the temple issued a law requiring local scholars not to take up local official positions, the wise Zhao people adopted a very effective method to transfer household registration.

They transferred their household registration to Qinghe, or even to Dai, Tang and other places, and then came to serve as officials of Zhao State. This method of taking advantage of loopholes also made the temple very dissatisfied.

With a burst of laughter, Liu Ruyi, the protagonist of the banquet, officially appeared on the stage.

Not to mention anything else, just because of his good looks, King Zhao is quite good. He looks exactly like Emperor Gao, which makes him look majestic. Many new officials couldn't help but bow their heads.

Liu Ruyi happily sat on the top seat, looking at these new officials, her face was full of joy.

The eldest brother is very interesting. Knowing that there are not enough talents in my country of Zhao, I specially sent a group of people, and I have to find a way to return the gift!

Liu Ruyi sat in the upper position, looked at the people in front of her, and said loudly: "Today, I am hosting a banquet to entertain these talented people who have just come to Zhao. In the future, you will be colleagues, and you must support each other and help you together. , Govern the Zhao Kingdom!!"

"The widow first drinks for the gentlemen!"

Liu Ruyi raised the wine cup, and all the officials saluted.

Liu Ruyi immediately talked about Zhao Guo under his rule, talking about how rich and powerful Zhao Guo is. The banquet officially started, and the new officials were introduced to the old people, and some people came to cheer for the newcomers. After introducing those old people, everyone greeted each other. Han Ying just watched this scene in silence, feeling a little tangled in his heart. Of course, His Majesty's orders cannot be disobeyed, but how to start a scolding war with these people?You can't get up and yell at them, can you?

Just when he was hesitating, Yuan Ang touched his nose, and suddenly an official stood up from the table, and said with a sneer, "Mr. Han, I heard about your reputation a long time ago. Today, the king hosted a banquet. You don't drink or eat. What’s the reason why you don’t come to see our colleagues? Could it be that you despise me?!”

Han Ying was taken aback, he hadn't started to make trouble yet, why did these people scold him instead? ?
He cleared his throat, picked up the wine cup in front of him, "It's not that I despise you"

Yuan Gusheng on the side suddenly laughed, "Mr. Han doesn't despise you. What Mr. Han despises is all of you Zhao people!"

"what?!"

Those Zhao people who were eating dropped the bowls and chopsticks in their hands one after another, and looked at Han Ying angrily, and some people put their hands on the hilt of their swords. Even Zhao Wang was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

Han Ying hastily put the wine cup down, "It's not contempt."

"It's not worthy of our contempt at all!"

Yuan Gusheng answered, then stared at Han Ying again, and asked, "Han Gong, am I right?"

Han Ying only felt that his whole body was trembling, but remembering his mission, he still nodded to meet Yuan Gusheng's gaze.

At this moment, Zhao Ren completely exploded.

"Bold and corrupt! How dare you do this?!"

"Come on, take this person down!"

Yuan Gusheng was not afraid at all, and he continued: "You only have this little ability. If you can't say that you can't beat Han Gong, you want to send someone to take it down. Why bother? When Han Gong returns to the mansion, you can directly send someone to assassinate him. Is it enough? You Zhao people are also good at this, secretly hurting people, villainous actions, besides these, what else can you do?!"

An official looked at Han Ying seriously, and asked, "Mr. Han, you used to spread knowledge in Yan and Zhao. We all liked your ideas and admired you. But today you are an official in Zhao. Your Majesty You personally set up a banquet to entertain you. Instead of being grateful, you want to insult other ministers, even the king. What kind of behavior is this? Is this also considered an act of loyalty?!"

When Han Ying heard this question, he immediately became energetic.

If you talk about provoking trouble, that's really not what Han Ying is good at, but if you want to start a debate, you don't have to be afraid of it.

He said: "I heard that Zhao Guo experienced wars and turmoil at the beginning. His Majesty sent a large amount of supplies to support Zhao Guo, which made Zhao Guo strong and prosperous today. His Majesty felt that there were not enough officials in Zhao Guo, so he specially selected talented people. Going to serve in the State of Zhao, and the majesty is only bragging about his achievements in organizing the banquet today, and all the ministers present are even more proud, let us come to pay a visit. If you don’t know how to bow in the direction of Chang’an first, Your Majesty will keep silent about His Majesty’s gift. Without Your Majesty, how could there be such a sumptuous banquet?!”

"Is this the behavior of being loyal to the emperor?! Received a reward from the king but didn't repay it. Seeing the disrespectful behavior of your chief officer but didn't go to persuade him. Zhao Wang's behavior today is the biggest act of disloyalty, but you turn a blind eye , Let your chief officer make a big mistake, and now he is still angrily questioning me? What is the reason?!"

Han Ying spoke faster and faster, and his tone became more and more intense. At first, he just reprimanded the officials, and later he even scolded King Zhao directly.

The faces of ministers of the Zhao State were flushed, and several of them almost stepped forward to chop him.

Some people were angry, but retorted: "Now that you are in Zhao State, you should regard the king as your own king. You sit at the banquet of Zhao State, but you open your mouth to reprimand your own king and speak for the past kings. Is this correct? behavior?"

"Hahaha, the king of Zhao is just the king of the land of Zhao, and all the land in the world is the territory of the Han Dynasty. The king is the minister of your majesty. According to your words, if you are an official in the country of Zhao today, you take the king of Zhao as the king. , Tomorrow when we arrive in the Tang Kingdom, we will take the Tang king as the king and slander the Zhao king? What if we go to the county another day? The county guard is the king? Absurd! Who in the world is not a citizen of a big man? Who is not a minister of your majesty? The world is unified, there is a new sage Kaiyuan, many counties and states in the Han Dynasty are one, and everyone is a compatriot. They regard His Majesty as the father of the monarch. Even in the past, they have never heard of someone under the command of the princes who provokes the princes and emperors to be called a sage. Let alone now?"

"Immediately the world will be unified, the world will be peaceful, and the people will return to their hearts. The new sage has the ambition of Kyushu, and the will of the world. The king will come to the world, and all parts of the world will be the same as the sage. Everyone in the world will be harmed, and everyone will be prosperous. I see today's banquet. Han people claim to be?! If you are not a Han, if you are an enemy, you should be punished!!!”

Han Ying's voice was sonorous and powerful.

Yuan Ang, who had looked down on him before, had a big change in his opinion now, His Majesty did not choose the wrong person, this person is still good.

Yuan Gusheng looked at the flushed faces of the crowd, smiled and mocked: "I don't have any knowledge of governing the country, why do you want to imitate others to argue? I still say that, you might as well send assassins to assassinate, this is what you are good at." , you people, how do you know the principle of being loyal to the emperor and the country? You think you are adhering to the ancient etiquette. How can a villain like you survive in other places?"

"You old man!!"

Some Zhao people turned red-eyed and rushed towards Yuan Gusheng. Yuan An turned pale with shock and got up hastily. At that moment, Yuan Gusheng grabbed the man's neck and lifted him up fiercely. He fell directly to the ground, only to hear a loud noise, and the man fell to the ground, motionless.

He continued to sneer: "You don't look like you can go to the battlefield. You can't even beat an old scholar like me, so you continue to hide in this country of Zhao. But, there is one thing, don't come out again to embarrass yourself. You can't do it in learning, and you don't have the strength to fight. What else can you do besides bragging? You take credit for governing Zhao Guo all day long. What have you governed? If it weren't for the help of the temple and Tang Yan's care, You can’t even heal a li!!”

Seeing the fighting power of this old Confucian, Han Ying was shocked, and finally understood why His Majesty had to let him follow him.

Although Han Ying was quite good at fighting, but he thought it was impossible to grab a strong man with one hand and lift him up and fly him.

This guy has so much strength.

It was not only Han Ying who was frightened, but also the ministers of Zhao Guo.

With such great strength, what kind of Confucian are you?It would be a pity not to go to Chang'an to pick shit.

"It's really a strong man!!"

Liu Ruyi suddenly said with emotion, he stood up, looked at Han Ying and Yuan Gusheng, walked in front of them with the wine cup, looked at them sincerely, and said, "This is my fault, you don't Said, the widow did not expect that it is true that one should not boast about one's own achievements, His Majesty has helped Zhao Guo a lot, and the widow is grateful to him from the bottom of his heart, if not for him, how could Zhao Guo be where it is today?!"

"The widow was negligent, and confessed to the two of you!"

Han Ying continued, "Your Majesty does not want to confess to us, but to His Majesty. Please lead all the officials to thank Your Majesty for your kindness!!"

Liu Ruyi did not refute, and immediately led the ministers to thank Chang'an.

The ministers' faces were pale and they couldn't say anything. They were not prepared today and were suppressed by these two people. Looking at the two complacent faces, they were all thinking in their hearts, first put up with him this time , To convene everyone in the country tomorrow, I don't believe that I can't deal with you two!

After formally thanking His Majesty for his kindness, everyone just sat down again.

Liu Ruyi's mind was completely on these two people, asking them all kinds of questions, as if she had regarded them as the number one talents in her country.

When the banquet was over, Yuan Gusheng followed Han Ying back to the post house.

"Mr. Yuangu, is what we did too much? We have offended all the ministers of the State of Zhao, and there is no room for relaxation."

"That's what you should do. Next, you don't have to go to those people to argue anymore. They will come to you in person. You just need to beat them again and again, humiliate them, make them speechless, and make them come to you again." I don't dare to talk nonsense. It is best to say that they committed suicide. Don't dare to say such nonsense as being loyal to Mr. Zhao and despising the world."

"Suicide?? Why?"

"Mr. Han, if the status quo cannot be changed, sooner or later war will break out in the country of Zhao. At that time, it will not be these people who will die. These people deserve what they deserve. Why do you think they insist on this? It's because they really believe Is this the way? Isn’t it because their interests are all in Zhao State, and they don’t want to be contested by the temple? You just scold them!!”

"The harder you scold here, the happier His Majesty will be."

(End of this chapter)