Chapter 224(1/3)
The Tang Palace is located in the center of the building complex. It was expanded on the basis of the original Zhao Palace. This was the original capital of the Zhao Kingdom, and Handan was moved there later. There are more than ten palaces in the Tang Palace.
The division of labor is clear and everything is available. According to the words of Lao Qin Mo, who is in charge of this project: What is available in Chang'an is available here, and what is not available in Chang'an is also available here.
Liu Chang then walked around the palace. This palace was not as luxurious as the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an, nor was it as flashy as the Liang Palace. The most important thing was that it was very practical. There was even a special martial arts hall where Liu Chang could practice swordsmanship.
You can also find people to fight, ride horses, practice riding and shooting, there are places dedicated to raising hounds, there are places to raise horses, there are people responsible for manufacturing... Anyway, everything is built according to Liu Chang's interests.
Liu Chang was very satisfied. Cao Shu came a few days earlier than Liu Chang, but at the moment she was busy with matters in the palace.
Originally, Liu Chang was not here, so this place was empty. As the owner of the palace, Cao Shu was responsible for arranging the attendants, maids, etc. Fortunately, there was Zhang Qing to assist her. Zhang Qing had participated in the placement of Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace.
He was very experienced in this matter, and soon the previously silent palace came to life, exuding a different kind of vitality just like its young owner.
Liu Chang was sitting on the bed disheveled, with a wine bottle and a large plate of meat beside him.
"Hahaha, this is really great!"
"I can do whatever I want, no one can control me anymore!"
"I want to sit on the couch eating meat and drinking wine! I just don't put on my clothes! Hahaha, who can control it?"
There is no Empress Lu waving her stick here. Our King of Tang has obviously let himself go completely. "Tomorrow I will start riding in the city and ride all the way to the outside of the city. Let's see who dares to stop! I will also bring everyone with me."
Riding the car, I will cook whoever doesn’t ride the car! By the way, I will also go to the wine shop. When I see a beautiful woman, I will come up to talk to me and see who dares..."
"Ahem."
Liu Chang thought of Cao Shu beside him and stopped quickly.
Cao Shu looked at the "promising" king in front of her with some helplessness. She deliberately kept a straight face and asked seriously: "The king had promised great ambitions at the beginning. Do you want to start enjoying it when you return to your own kingdom today?"
?Has the king forgotten his original ambition?"
"Shu, when I was in Chang'an, I was humiliated and couldn't do anything. There were restrictions everywhere. Now that I have returned to the Tang Dynasty, can't I still do whatever I want?"
Liu Chang said sadly: "You don't know...how many beatings I have received in these years!"
"I think my mother was beaten lightly..."
"Um??"
"My King, you are now the master of a country. You can no longer do whatever you want. What if An Lai learns from you?"
"I am his father, who can I learn from if he doesn't learn from him?"
"Your Majesty! Get dressed! Go eat in front of the eucalyptus!"
Liu Chang walked out of the inner hall proudly in his imperial robes. Along the way, the maids in the palace all bowed to him. Liu Chang walked all the way to the entrance of the palace. Someone immediately prepared a car. Liu Chang smiled and asked Zhang Buyi to come.
He drove out of the palace and started driving around Jinyang. Along the way, people came to pay their respects, and Liu Chang smiled and waved.
Liu Chang stood on the carriage and took a deep breath of fresh and free air. It felt good when no one was in charge of him! From now on, whatever I want to do, I can do it! No one can control me anymore.
I am completely free!!
Liu Chang smiled. Just when he was about to hold a racing competition outside the city, Ji Bu hurriedly found him.
"Your Majesty! Prime Minister Zhang is looking for you!"
"Oh, I'll go there later."
"Your Majesty, this is an important matter!"
Liu Chang had no choice but to return to the palace in a hurry. As soon as he returned to the palace, Liu Chang jumped up.
"What is all this?!"
Liu Chang pointed to the mountain of bamboo slips and cloth papers on the eucalyptus slips in front of him.
Zhang Cang said seriously: "Your Majesty, these are memorials sent from various places. These articles are about mulberry farming. The autumn harvest is about to happen. There are many things to prepare. These articles are exercises after the autumn harvest. All places have to start.
Train the people, and this is about the Xiongnu, this is sent by King Yuezhi, this is about city repairs...this is..."
Liu Chang stroked his chin, looked at the mountain of memorials in front of him, and asked, "How do you deal with these things when I'm not here?"
"I am here to read and approve the reply."
"Then why doesn't Master continue?"
"Now that the king has returned, how can I dare to make my own decisions?"
"Uh, no problem! These things will still be handled by Master from now on!"
Liu Chang waved his hand and completely delegated his authority.
Zhang Cang quit, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, how can this be done? Even if you want to give an order, your Majesty must read it first..."
"I believe in Master's talent!"
"No, your Majesty is a wise king! You cannot ignore it!"
The two declined each other. Zhang Cang held Liu Chang's hand tightly, fearing that the king would run away. The two gave way for a long time, but neither could convince the other. Liu Chang gritted his teeth and said helplessly: "Master, if
Please let me go and let me play, and I will find you three good-looking widows for you to take care of! Okay?"
Zhang Cang's expression was a little hesitant. After struggling for a long time, he still shook his head firmly.
"Your Majesty! Please review the memorial!"
Liu Chang stretched, yawned, moved his head and shoulders, and then looked at Zhang Cang, "Master... why not come here first today?"
"Your Majesty, you have just read three memorials, and there are still three hundred and sixty-one."
"ah!!!"
Liu Chang shouted sadly, then looked at Zhang Cang fiercely, with a very solemn expression on his face, and said: "Master, I feel that the current official positions in the Tang Dynasty are still a bit immature!"
"Oh? What does your Majesty mean?"
"How about changing the current system and dividing the country into three parts. One is responsible for checking the memorial, one is responsible for making decisions, and one is responsible for executing. Master, what do you think?"
"If that's the case... wouldn't the Prime Minister who is responsible for the execution be exhausted?"
"Then assign more subordinate officers, and assign one subordinate officer to take charge of each different field!"
Zhang Cang glanced at Liu Chang and said, "Your Majesty, you can actually review these memorials in two hours a day."
"Ahem, are you afraid of being tired?"
"I know you're not afraid of being tired, but of being in trouble."
"I am thinking about state affairs! It's okay now. When we start a war with the Xiongnu and expand our territory in the future, can I still do two things? Only by establishing a more complete official system can we better govern the Tang Dynasty!"
Liu Dayi said calmly, Zhang Cang nodded, "That's right."
"Then it's up to Master to take care of this matter. I still have to patrol various places, so I'll leave first!!"
Liu Chang left the inner hall as if fleeing. As soon as he reached the entrance of the palace, he saw Wang Ling coming here with great momentum.
"Father Zhong!"
Liu Chang smiled and met Wang Ling. Wang Ling bowed seriously and then asked, "Where are you going, Your Majesty?"
"Um...I want to go and see some places."
"This matter is not urgent. Your Majesty, I have important matters to discuss with your Majesty!"
"What's going on?"
"It's about the appointment and removal of officials. Among the officials appointed and removed last year, seven were incompetent and three people should have been promoted but were not..."
"What's going on...can we wait until the widow comes back to discuss it?"
"Government is the foundation of the country, how can we delay it?!"
Wang Ling stopped Liu Chang forcefully, and Liu Chang followed him back helplessly. Liu Chang supported his chin with his hand and listened to Wang Ling chattering about his opinions.
"You're right."
"That's how it should be."
"Um."
"good."
Seeing Liu Chang's appearance, Wang Ling was furious. He cursed: "We make decisions, but it is the officials who actually implement them. How can you be so perfunctory? Does your Majesty want to be a fatuous and incompetent king?"
"Hmm...ah..." Liu Chang nodded subconsciously, woke up in a hurry, and said with a smile: "I'm just a little tired after traveling for many days. Please don't mind. Just keep talking. I won't look down on you anymore."
Already."
Wang Ling spoke seriously again, and Chang Liu nodded with a smile on his face.
In today's Tang State, Zhang Cang and Wang Ling serve as left and right ministers respectively, and Wang Ling is obviously responsible for official affairs. Wang Ling said seriously: "Tomorrow, the king can hold a court meeting and meet all the ministers in the country.
The ministers will ask local officials to come to visit them in turn... and everyone in the Tang Dynasty, including Confucianists, Legalists, Mohists, and farmers, all need to be visited by the king, and a banquet can be held to entertain them...
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"The king also wants to meet with the generals of the army."
"Going to the school grounds..."
"After the establishment of Chinese studies in the Tang Dynasty, many people studied here. Your Majesty can visit them."
To be continued...