Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 773
"Is this how you Bull and Ram School teach people to use allusions?"

"Brother, they are all taught by that Gongsun Hongjiao. As you know, he used to kill pigs, so in order to let me understand, he always used pigs as allusions. There are many similar allusions, such as two pigs killing three men, referring to pigs. for the horse."

"All right."

Liu An shook his head, "Don't talk about it anymore, I will write an article later, I have talked with you for a long time, it really affects my thoughts. Also, you are not talented enough, so don't blame Gongsun Hong This person is still very talented.”

Liu Ci said displeased: "That's how people teach, how can it be my fault?"

"Brother, let's not talk about whether it's a pig or not. Anyway, I understand the meaning. My father just wants to use this incident to intimidate the local princes and the prime minister, so that they don't dare to mess around, right?"

Liu An raised his head and said calmly: "In fact, whether it is the King of Jiaodong who wants to kill the traitor or the Prime Minister of the country who wants to stop him, it is not a crime. Their biggest crime is that they did not report to the temple and made their own decisions. The head of the country does not have to ask the temple, and the country's prime minister thinks that he is the head of Jiaodong's officials, so he doesn't have to report to the temple. This is the most taboo. Who is father, how can he allow them to despise him so much? Duke Luan of Ci dared to sentence him to death, there must be something in it that you understand for yourself, and you are not allowed to talk nonsense when you come out of this door."

Liu Ci patted his chest, "Brother, don't worry! I know the importance, but even I can see such a superficial truth. Will those princes not see it?"

"The best way to see it is to let them see it. Otherwise, how can we let them learn a lesson?"

"Father's actions are like this, open and close, even a stupid person like you can understand, this is the strength of Father!"

Liu Ci hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Brother, can you not take me with you when you are flattering your father?"

"If I don't take you with me, how can I show my father's brilliance?"

"Then why don't you bring Liang?"

"Because I love Liang very much."

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"Brother, it's a bit too much for you to say that, what have I done to lose your love!"

Liu An waved his hand, "Don't talk nonsense here, you take your Guan Zhongleyi to Luan Xiang right now, cry loudly in front of him, saying that you are willing to die in place of King Jiaodong, the bigger the disturbance, the better. Do you understand?"

Liu Ci was terrified, "That can't be done. My Zhongfu has lived for so long, but I haven't lived enough. What if Luan Gong is really executed for me?"

"Fart! Didn't I tell you! This is just a place to intimidate. Don't you want to recruit more talented people? This is a great opportunity to gain fame. I don't need it anymore. It's best for you to come! Here I'll roll over and cry! If I can't cry, I can help you!!"

"No...don't need me to cry, I cry."

"By the way, bring your third brother along. You two fight to the death together. Don't tell him too much. He is different from you. He pretends to be different. Let him show his true feelings. Give the two of you a hard time. A brush with fame."

"I see, I'm going to call my fourth brother!"

"roll!"

Liu An yelled, and Liu Ci ran out of the inner room. Just after Liu Ci escaped from the inner room, he met his sister-in-law head-on.Ti Ying was walking towards the study with the child in her arms. Liu Ci was overjoyed and took little Liu Qian from Ti Ying's arms. He was afraid at first, but he laughed when he saw the person's appearance clearly.

"Brother! Brother!"

He yelled, and went straight to grab Liu Ci's face. Liu Ci had to close his eyes, afraid that he would be scratched by the stick, and muttered: "I am your father! Not your brother! Has the seniority been messed up?!"

"Crack~~crack~~"

The little guy didn't care about the weight of his hands, and he just slapped Liu Ci's face indiscriminately.

Liu Ci was not angry either, he laughed and pecked his face a few times, making the little guy just laugh.

Ti Ying asked with a smile: "Why don't you have a meal before leaving?"

"Brother thinks I eat too much, so I'm not allowed to stay for dinner"

"what??"

Ti Ying frowned, "Your elder brother doesn't act like an elder brother all day long. Don't pay attention to him, let's go after lunch first."

"Let's forget it, my eldest brother never loved me, and staying here just made him angry, and I still have something to do."

Liu Ci teased the little guy for a while before handing him to Ti Ying, "Then I'll take my leave first!"

Liu Ci ran very fast, and disappeared in a flash. As for how the eldest brother explained to his sister-in-law, this is not what he cares about.

When Liu Ci found Liu Liang, Liu Liang was in the Tongwen Mansion, a place where Chang'an literati gathered.At this moment, literati are divided into three types. The first type is those who govern the country. This type is the most advanced. At the same time, they don’t think much of the rest of the literati, such as Xiao He, Chen Ping, and Zhang Cang. They are all doing practical things. The second type is engaged in learning and studying classics, such as Fu Qiubo and Shen Pei. Their status is not low, and they can take on very important positions when necessary. Understand, but can't be an official to do practical things, such as Mei Cheng, Zou Yang, Sima Xiangru and so on.

Of course, there are also all-round talents, such as Jia Yi and Chao Cuo. Both of them can write articles and poems, have studied knowledge, and can also be officials and scholars. And they are very good in three aspects.

After Liu Liang completed his enlightenment, he was thrown by Liu Chang into these literati groups, of course, among those literati groups who wrote articles and poems.

And Liu Liang gets along well with these people. As a prince, he doesn't have to learn how to write poems and essays. He just needs to stay with these people, and then praise their articles and show respect for them. Enough is enough, this third type of literati likes this kind of king who can value themselves very much, because most nobles don't value them, so they cherish this opportunity very much. With the rise of newspapers, their poems and articles are getting more and more What he publishes can be famous all over the world, but after all, he is still looked down upon by those who engage in learning, thinking that poems and essays are nothing but trifles.

They think that the real articles are to discuss the major affairs of the country, discussing current affairs such as "On the Passing of the Qin Dynasty" and "On Guisu", which can give the emperor advice and have a clear theme, which is a good article. Those who write about mountains and rivers and the relationship between men and women are looked down upon by them. Of course, the fourth type of literati is quietly appearing in the Han Dynasty, that is, novelists represented by Yu Yuan. These people use more popular language to describe the past. To make up things about things, to write some gods and gods, so they are not accepted by the first three types of people at all.

To explain in later popular terms, these four types of literati are equivalent to future civil servants, scholars, poets, and novelists.

Usually, the kings from all over the world keep some literati around, probably just to listen to them write prose to flatter themselves, or to show off their reputation for good prose. Few people really love them. Before the Tang and Song Dynasties, these third types The status of literati is quite low, but Liu Chang is different from others. He still attaches great importance to this aspect. Liu Chang feels that poetry can show the culture of an era. Like sports, it is something that shapes the quality of the people. contempt.

People always mistakenly think that Liu Chang wants these literati to write more essays and listen to them to flatter him, which is of course wrong.

Is Liu Chang such a person who likes to make a name for himself?

When arranging his sons, he wanted his third son, Liu Liang, to take the initiative to get close to these literati, and he entrusted him with such an easy task. He didn't ask him to rule the country in the future, as long as he wrote articles with these people. Yes, anyway, these people are harmless, even if they complain a few words, they will not instigate the king, or mess up the world.

Liu Liang sat seriously in the mansion, listening to these people discussing articles, his eyes were full of longing.

He is not as knowledgeable as his eldest brother, not as strong as his second brother, or even as eloquent as his younger brother. He has been weak since childhood and can't do anything well. He admires these talented and gifted people and envies them very much.

Hearing these people's eloquence and their literary talents, his eyes were full of envy, and he listened seriously, and seeing the literati who were so caring about the king was also very happy, shaking his head and talking about new topics.

"good!!!"

When Liu Ci broke into the mansion, the literati couldn't help but frown.

Obviously, they all knew Liu Ci's notoriety.

Liu Ci and Liu Liang can already see the obvious difference. Although the height is still about the same, Liu Ci is obviously stronger, a circle bigger than his brother, and also has a darker complexion, not as fair and beautiful as Liu Liang , Liu Liang looked at his younger brother in surprise, "Ci? What happened?"

Liu Ci's face was full of eagerness, "Something happened, Duke Luan wanted to execute Bazhong's father, Qiu Hou asked to beheaded, and even Zhang Xiang couldn't stop him!"

"what?!"

Liu Liang was really taken aback, and hurriedly got up, his eyes were full of astonishment.

When the literati around heard this sentence, they fell silent immediately. They really don’t understand these things. It’s not a problem at all if they are asked to write prose, but if they are asked to make suggestions and participate in these turmoil in the temple, Their ability may not be as good as Liu Liang's, which is probably why Liu Chang asked Liu Liang to contact them. It doesn't matter if they are not talented, just don't pull Liang to do anything wrong.

Liu Liang stood up and looked eagerly at the people in front of him, at a loss.

"Liang, Father Ba Zhong loves us very much every time he comes to Chang'an. He gives us many gifts and is very close to us. Regardless of other things, he is also our elder. How can he be indifferent when he sees the elder being executed? What about the truth? This is not in line with filial piety!"

Hearing Liu Ci's words, the literati around couldn't help but nodded.

"King Xia's words are right!!"

Liu Ci gritted his teeth, and said firmly: "I am going to go to Luan Gong, ask for him with death, and exchange my life for Father Zhong's life!"

Liu Liang was stunned. He looked at the younger brother in front of him and trembled all over. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "How can this be? Let me go."

The scribes looked at the two brothers excitedly. Just these words gave them countless creative ideas.

"Your Majesty! No! You still have to go to His Majesty first."

Some scribes advised and remonstrated.

Liu Ci shook his head, "If I'm looking for father, I'm afraid it will make him even more difficult. I'm going to look for Duke Luan now. Brother, if I'm gone, please take care of my parents instead of me!"

As Liu Ci said, he turned around and was about to leave, but Liu Liang held him tightly, "No! Let me go!"

The two brothers couldn't stop arguing and left here together.

The literati looked at each other in blank dismay, and hurriedly followed behind them, their hearts were full of excitement. This time, they encountered a big event, and using this as a creation, wouldn't they be famous in history? ?

Luan Bu is now sitting in the mansion eating.

The father-in-law looked at him a little wrongly. At first, he just thought that his son-in-law was an honest man. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be such a ruthless man. He is a dignified prince and king. If he says to kill, he will kill him. The emperor can't persuade him. There are so many ruthless people, no wonder there are not many rangers. Luan Bu's wife is also a little worried at the moment, but she believes in her beloved and dare not intervene in the affairs of the temple, but Luan Bu's son is different.

"Father, what you have done is really scary. I am going to Taixue, and the people there are afraid to look up at me. Shen Peigong also called me over and said that I should follow you and be a Naoko."

"He also said that there are not many direct ministers in the court. They either died or were demoted to other places by His Majesty. Now you are left alone."

Luan Bu scolded: "Stop talking nonsense!"

"Actually, what you said is correct. At the beginning, Chai Gong persuaded His Majesty and went to Beiting Kingdom. Liu Gong persuaded His Majesty and went to Hexi Kingdom. The prince is strong and unyielding, so he went to Xia Kingdom. Zhang Shizhi is upright. , went to Longxi, Chao Cuo contradicted His Majesty, went to Peijun, and even the upright Lord Shentu went to be poisoned."

While Luan Ping was talking, Luan Ben beside him couldn't help asking: "Brother? Why did Mr. Chai want to persuade His Majesty?"

Luan Ping hesitated for a moment, then directly picked up the snack and blocked his mouth.

Then he continued: "Father, I actually think it's too dangerous to be a direct minister."

While the two were talking, a small official came in hurriedly, "President Luan, the King of Beidi and King Xia are asking to see you!"

Luan Bu was taken aback, "The two of them?"

Luan Bu squinted his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said thoughtfully, "Let them in!"

Soon, a mob of people came in, except for Liu Ci and Liu Liang, all their followers were also present, including Liu Ci's two heroes and Gongyang scholars, as well as Liu Liang's literati. .

After Liu Ci arrived at the scene, he saluted Luan Bu directly, and then burst into tears, "Mr. Luan, I learned that Father Zhong violated the law and was sentenced to severe punishment by you, but he is my elder. Filial piety, dare not be indifferent, come today, and dare not ask you to release Zhongfu, only willing to die for Zhongfu!! Please allow me to exchange my life for his life!!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately became emotional.

And Liu Liang followed closely, tremblingly said: "Luan Xiang, don't hurt my brother. As an elder brother, I can't do anything. If you change, you should let me come. Please allow me to die for my father. Please forgive me. kill him"

"Brother! Don't do that!"

"Let me come!"

The two immediately started arguing, and the eyes of those watching in the distance became more and more admirable, and a few people from the Gongyang School couldn't help but said: "The king is so filial, brothers are still so harmonious, it's really frustrating to fight each other to ask for death." Moving."

The literati were even more emotional, "The big man has such a virtuous king, why worry about dying?"

At this moment, scholars and literati have found a common topic.

There wasn't much surprise on Luan Bu's face. He knew why Liu Ci came here, to gain fame. His Majesty's sign?Luan Bu secretly vetoed it again, His Majesty doesn't like to engage in such vain things, it looks more like the prince's idea, he wants to help the two younger brothers gain fame, so as to get more sages to help ?
Luan Bu looked at the two people in front of him, Liu Ci's acting skills seemed a little exaggerated, but Liu Liang's acting skills were really good, why didn't he realize it in the past?He acted just like the real thing!
"Everything must be handled according to the law, how can there be a substitute for death?!"

Luan Bu reprimanded them first, and then said: "However, I am very moved by your filial piety, so let's not ask you about the crime of trespassing on the Prime Minister's mansion and attempting to absolve the prisoners. Go away quickly!!"

"We can't go!"

"Please Luan Gong allow our request!!"

Luan Bu snorted coldly, turned and left.

Only those two scorpions were left here. Since you want to achieve a good name, then you should suffer a little bit here, don't take it too easy! !

On that day, the news of the feat of the two virtuous kings was completely spread, and it became more and more popular in the writings of those literati. He published his own article in a similar newspaper, talking about the filial piety of the two great kings, and praising them as the virtuous kings of the Han Dynasty. The whole Chang'an was full of praise for the two virtuous kings for a while, and even the reputation of King Jiaodong was improved. Rarely, some people even feel that this sentence is too heavy and can be adjusted appropriately.

Liu Ci was quite happy, and he never thought that crying like this would be more effective than going to the Imperial Academy ten times, and so many talents came to see him and begged to follow him in a short time.

But this kind of happy mood didn't last long. That night, the two virtuous kings were beaten up in Houde Hall and howled like hell.

Because of his health, Liu Liang was beaten a few times less, but Liu Ci was actually beaten.

Liu Chang was extremely angry, "Who asked you to do this kind of thing? My child, do you still need to use this kind of thing to gain fame?!"

"Father, if you don't have a reputation, whoever follows me to the Niaobulaya Xia Kingdom, this thing is very useful!!"

"Dare to talk back?!"

"Father!! This is not what I said, but what the crown prince Liu An said!!"

ps: Shuzi!Don't vote yet! !
(End of this chapter)