Liu Chang had just returned to the palace when familiar attendants surrounded him again.
Liu Chang looked at them with helplessness on his face.
"What happened this time? Marquis Guan found that his bow was missing?"
"no."
"Is that General Xiahou coming to complain?"
"no."
"Marquis Wuyang?"
"No? Then I didn't commit any crime... What happened? Someone was killed again, right?"
The attendants shook their heads and led Liu Chang to the Xuanshi Palace. On the way, Liu Chang seriously thought about what else he had done. However, he had done too many things. He really couldn't figure out why his brother sent him.
People came to invite her, and her father was gone, but Liu Chang's hatred for Xuanshi Palace did not end. Liu Ying got into bad habits and would drag Liu Chang to Xuanshi Palace and beat her at every turn.
In fact, Liu Ying beat him very lightly. Liu Chang was not afraid of him beating him, but he was afraid that he would reason with him. After Liu Ying finished beating him, he would spend several hours trying to reason with Liu Chang. Liu Chang couldn't stand it at all.
It's not as good as my father, who is fine after the beating, unlike Liu Ying, who comes to nag when nothing happens.
Of course, Liu Chang has grown up now. He just celebrated his tenth birthday not long ago, and his height has increased dramatically. He is almost as tall as Empress Lu. Liu Ying can no longer spank him anymore. He usually uses a thug.
Only Empress Lu persisted in spanking Liu Chang. Liu Chang also protested, "I'm so old, why do I still spank?"
Empress Lu scolded angrily: "Don't say you are only ten years old, even if you are twenty or thirty years old, I will beat you anyway if you want!"
Liu Chang shrank his neck and had no choice but to accept his fate. A virtuous king among the poor will not care about the women!
In the swearing-in hall, Liu Ying was not alone, there was still an old configuration. The ministers sat on both sides of Liu Chang, staring at him attentively. Liu Chang smiled and paid homage to Liu Ying. He said carelessly and completely regardless of etiquette, "Second brother!
", Shusun Tong frowned slightly and reminded: "You should be called Your Majesty."
Liu Chang looked at him proudly, "When Dad was here, I just called Dad. Why didn't you dare to come and remonstrate?"
Shusun Tong was immediately speechless.
Liu Ying didn't care at all about Liu Chang's title. Now his younger brothers all call him "Your Majesty," even the eldest sister. Only this younger brother, as always, is still very happy.
"Eldest brother... I heard that there was a Hu merchant selling horses, but you took him to the Tang Dynasty. Is this true?"
"I have never seen any Hu merchants."
"Oh, it's okay, let's go back."
"okay!"
Liu Chang turned around and was about to leave. Cao Shen stood up tremblingly with a dark face and shouted: "Wait a minute! A few days ago, the soldiers guarding the city saw the King of Tang sending the Hu Shang to the Tang Dynasty. Why don't they dare to do so now?
Admit it?"
"Oh? Prime Minister Cao is talking about my good friend. I asked him to go to Taiyuan. How about it?"
Cao Shen roared angrily: "The Han Dynasty is short of horses! The Northern Army is even more lacking! Whenever Hu merchants come, the Northern Army should select them first, and then the princes will buy them. But now the King of Tang has taken all the horses as his own. What a shame in the world."
Is there any truth to this?!"
"Thief Cao! That's what I did, what can you do?!"
"What use do you need for war horses? Are they used to decorate the appearance of the Northern Army? When the Tang Dynasty faces the Huns, what do I need for the war horses? Isn't it just to allow you people to sit here and talk nonsense? If the Tang Dynasty is conquered, do you want the Northern Army to do so?
What are you doing? Without the Great Wall to defend you, why are you letting the Northern Army take you to escape to the south?!"
Liu Chang refused to give in and became angry and loud. Cao Shen became even more angry.
"Even if there is something going on in the Tang Dynasty, the ministers should be notified first!"
"I informed you. I told Father Zhong a long time ago. It was Father Zhong who asked me to be sent to the Tang Dynasty." Liu Chang pointed at Chen Ping and said.
Chen Ping's face twitched, "When will I..."
"Yes, Father Zhong, I can't let you be responsible. This matter has nothing to do with me, Father Zhong. It's my own decision! What do you want?"
Seeing that Liu Chang was about to take action against the ministers, Liu Ying hurriedly said: "Brother, forget it, forget it... Chen Hou told me about this, but I forgot."
Liu Chang was unwilling to give up. He sat down directly on the ground and shouted loudly: "Our country in the Tang Dynasty is so miserable. The people are in dire straits. In order to resist the Huns, do you know how tired I am? Ah? This time, I even went out of my way.
We have to pay four times the amount of supplies to buy those war horses. Our country, Tang, is already poor, but after such an exchange, I don’t know how many people will starve to death!"
"People of the Tang Dynasty!! I'm sorry for you!!"
Liu Chang howled, "In order to protect the temple, I used up all the materials of the Tang Dynasty to exchange for war horses. Now I still have to suffer such humiliation. How miserable are the people of the Tang Dynasty!"
Seeing Liu Chang howling like a ghost, Liu Ying looked at Cao Shen helplessly, "Prime Minister Cao... how about..."
Cao Shen had a dark face. He didn't understand what the emperor meant. He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, don't let this fool fool you. The Tang State is much richer than the imperial court... Zhang Cang is also shameless.
The supplies in the temple were never returned... The imperial court pressed for food several times, but he pretended to be pretentious and even called a group of old people to mourn, which scared all the officials away..."
"I have never seen such a prime minister in my life... He has nothing to lose... He has dozens of grain bins piled up, but he still has to ask for food from the temple..."
"fart!"
Liu Chang scolded: "My teacher is Xunzi's direct disciple. Do you look down on Xunzi with your words? How dare you say that Xunzi is shameless?"
Seeing that Liu Chang was about to kowtow in such a big way, Cao Shen looked at him with disdain and said, "Who doesn't respect Xunzi? It's just his disciples...it's really disgusting."
Although in the end, Liu Chang could not get the temple to reimburse the supplies this time, the officials were no longer willing to pay attention to him, especially Cao Shen. He put his foot on his butt and told him to get out. Liu Chang also
He didn't care, rubbed his butt, and left Xuanshi Hall with a smile.
After he left, Cao Shen said: "The Tang State is close to the Yuezhi, and it is directly facing the Xiongnu. I think the Beidi County can be divided into two, and the upper half is given to the Tang State, so that the Tang State can better communicate with the Yuezhi.
To avoid contact, the Han Dynasty must have allies outside the Great Wall...this is especially true for the Tang State."
After hearing Cao Shen's words, Zhou Bo shook his head and said, "The Tang State is too powerful to be like this."
"No, now, the stronger the Tang State, the better. The Han Dynasty is not the opponent of the Xiongnu. The Tang State must bear all the pressure. Although Zhang Cang is shameless, he governed the Tang State very well and even defeated the Xiongnu.
After several plunders, the Xiongnu no longer had a stalemate with the Yan State. Mao Dun also noticed the Tang State. Mao Dun was a man with a long-term vision. He would never allow the Tang State to develop in peace... The Tang State was like stabbing the Xiongnu in the waist.
The iron cone in between...he will definitely take action."
Liu Ying looked at Cao Shen in surprise and said, "I thought the Prime Minister hated the King of Tang."
"I hate him very much... However, among the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty, he is the only one who can resist the Xiongnu... He has this ability and such courage. What's more, although the King of Tang is stubborn, he
I am very close to His Majesty, so there is no need to worry about Tang becoming bigger... But..."
"but what?"
"I'm afraid that in a hundred years from now, the Tang Dynasty will become a serious problem for temples."
Cao Shen's words frightened the officials' expressions. Everyone was sensible and could naturally see all the hidden dangers in the vassal states. Now Liu Chang is loyal, but where is his son? Where is his grandson? But
But no one dares to mention this kind of thing. If it is not done well, it will become a rift between brothers. If there is really trouble because of this, the person who brought it up will definitely be slaughtered as a scapegoat by the emperor. Although the emperor is kind now, but the emperor is surrounded by
There are also unkind ministers.
Liu Ying's face also became unsightly. All the ministers lowered their heads, but Cao Shen did not show any fear.
He said seriously: "However, now that the Huns are powerful, Mao Dun is the Han's real serious concern. Until we have the strength to curb this serious problem, we can ignore other things."
...
When Liu Chang returned to Jiaofang Hall, there were many people in the hall.
Empress Lu, Lu Shi's family, including his wife and son, Fan Kuai's family, and even Lu Chan came.
"King!"
Lu Zhong, Lu Lu, Fan and his wife, and several people from Fan City hurried over and gathered around Liu Chang, chattering. Liu Chang led them and greeted his uncle and aunt with a smile, and then led the child.
They sat down.
It can be seen that Queen Lu is still quite happy. Although she still has a straight face, she is no longer as cold as before.
Lu Shizhi brought a lot of mutton, and everyone gathered together to eat. The adults were sitting on top, and Lu Shizhi was smiling and talking to Empress Lu.
Fan Qing was holding the mutton bones in her hand. The meat was too big and there was no way to get rid of it. Just when she was frowning, Liu Chang stretched out his hand with a smile. Fan Qing handed the mutton to her suspiciously, and Liu Chang grabbed the bones.
With a strong force on both sides, he handed the separated half of the meat to Fan Qing and started eating the other piece.
The Jiaofang Hall instantly became extremely quiet.
Lu Shizhi and Fan Kuai looked at Liu Chang in amazement as he devoured his food.
Empress Lu was not surprised and urged: "Keep talking..."
"Ah? Where did you just say that?"
Lu Shizhi couldn't remember. He looked at Liu Chang and asked, "What's going on with this Zhu Zi? Was Wuyang Marquis like this when he was young?"
Fan Kuai hesitated for a moment and then shook his head.
"My family was poor...even though I ate meat...but I wasn't that...strong when I was young."
ps: King Li (Liu Chang) was talented and capable of carrying the cauldron - "Historical Records"