When Liu Chang jumped into the Jiaofang Hall, Empress Lu was still looking at the endless memorials in front of her.
Empress Lu promulgated too many policies. In just three months, she issued more decrees than Liu Ying had issued in the past two years. Although these policies were implemented by ministers, the specific direction was still controlled by Lu.
In the hands of the empress, Empress Lu governed politics in a completely different way from Liu Ying's.
Liu Ying gradually reduced the barriers on the people, allowing them to develop agriculture and the economy without interfering in agricultural and commercial matters, reducing their burdens and restoring national strength as soon as possible. Empress Lu, on the other hand, strongly intervened in everything, through
own policies to speed up this recovery.
To give the simplest example, during Liu Ying's period, officials were not allowed to delay farming and mulberry farming, allowing the people to farm with peace of mind. During Queen Lu's period, she ordered all counties and counties to recommend outstanding farmers, encourage them, and personally write letters of commendation. Think about it
An ordinary farmer can be commended by the temple for his ability in farming. What an encouragement this is.
At the same time, she also ordered that farmers who had escaped from mountains, lakes or migrated to other places in the past were allowed to return to their hometowns and return their fields and houses. Officials were not allowed to beat, scold or discriminate against people because of their past wrongdoings.
The common people walked out of the mountains and forests again and returned under the rule of the Han Dynasty.
She ordered the ministers to set an example and release the ministers. Officials in various places strictly limited the number of ministers and asked them to return to their hometowns to work in agriculture. Officials must strictly prevent local large households from accepting ministers.
He also laid off a large number of soldiers and allowed them to return to their hometowns. They were given priority to land and properly resettled, so that more local officials could use them.
He also ordered all the princely states to imitate the temple administration and not to establish their own laws!
If the rule of Wenjing in history laid the foundation for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, then the period during which Empress Lu was in power left the foundation for the rule of Wenjing.
Because of this, her workload is not at the same level as Liu Ying's. She wakes up early and stays late at night, and goes out from time to time to check in person. There are also countless ministers who come to report important events. Liu Chang even wants to have a peaceful meal with her.
It's difficult.
Sensing Liu Chang's arrival, Empress Lu put down the bamboo slips in her hand and moved her neck, making a clicking sound.
Liu Chang stood behind Empress Lu with a smile and gently squeezed her shoulders.
Queen Lu was silent for a moment and then asked: "How much do you want?"
"for free!"
"Who did you hit?"
"No fight!"
"oh."
Empress Lu then picked up the bamboo slips in her hand again. Liu Chang grinned and asked in a low voice: "Mom, all the county guards in the Tang Dynasty are outstanding people. However, most of the talented people in the temple are domineering and rude.
, I will go to Tang State in the future, how can I control them?"
"You want justice? He can't give it to you..."
"What did my mother say? There is no shortage of stubborn donkeys in the Tang Dynasty. I heard that Wang Ling is an upright man..."
"Then I can't help you. If you can convince him, take him away...he won't listen to my order."
"Hahaha, as long as I have the words "grandma", it will be fine!"
Liu Chang was so happy that he squeezed his shoulders even more vigorously.
Just as I was squeezing my shoulders, a close servant suddenly came in and said, "Your Majesty, Marquis Jiancheng is here to pay his respects!"
"Let him in."
Lu Shizhi walked in angrily, and as soon as he entered the door, he shouted: "Queen Mother, this Xuanyi can no longer be left alone!!"
As he was talking, he suddenly saw Liu Chang standing behind Empress Lu. He put away his anger and said with a smile: "Chang is here too."
Empress Lu didn't even look at him and asked coldly: "What did Xuanyi do to make you so angry?"
"Not long ago, you ennobled several of my Lu family as marquises. Today, they were arrested by Xuanyi. I sent people to declare the order, but he even captured the people I sent! I heard that Lu
Anger has been killed by him, and several others have also been beaten into inhuman shape by him... He is in Tingwei's prison!"
"Oh? Who did you hear that Lu Yi has been executed?"
"These are the words of Wang Tianqi, the chief supervisor of Tingwei!"
Lu Shizhi said angrily: "Why not let Wang Tianqi take the position of Tingwei? He is also an upright person, and he is close to us..."
Empress Lu suddenly raised her head and stared at Lu Shizhi. Lu Shizhi seemed to have been strangled by the neck, and immediately stopped talking. Empress Lu stared at him, "If I remember correctly, Marquis Jiancheng is only a lieutenant. What is the lieutenant?"
When did you start to take charge of the selection of Tingwei?"
Lu Shizhi was shocked and hurriedly bowed, "I don't dare, it's just that Xuanyi..."
"Lieutenant, just do your own thing. Whatever happens to Lieutenant Ting, Lieutenant Ting will tell me... and next time, you, Lieutenant, don't do it again."
Lu Shizhi was so frightened that he hurriedly apologized and then left angrily.
Liu Chang looked at his uncle's back and shook his head helplessly. The older his uncle got, the more confused he became. Now my mother doesn't allow the Lu clan members to call her by the name of a relative. They all call her the Queen Mother. This has already happened.
The expression is very obvious, why can't uncle see through it?
"Does this matter have anything to do with you?"
"What's up?"
"It seems they are related, why should we arrest them?"
"These people are too arrogant and go around ruining my mother's reputation. I also have a filial piety..."
Empress Lu ignored this bastard and looked at the attendant on the side, asking him to call Wang Tianqi. This Wang Tianqi was not very old. He once fought with Lu Ze, Marquis of Zhou Lu, and had always had a good relationship with the Lu family.
, who was previously named Prime Minister of Liang for his contribution to the campaign against Chen Xi, and assisted Liu Chang's fifth brother Liu Hui.
After Empress Lu came to power, she brought this confidant back to the temple from Liang State, and arranged him next to Xuanyi to jointly take charge of the affairs of the imperial court.
Soon, Wang Tianqi appeared in the Jiaofang Hall. This man was tall, dull-looking, and didn't look very clever. He respectfully paid homage to the Queen Mother and the Prince of Tang.
Liu Chang looked at him, smiled and asked, "Is your lady still throwing clothes away now?"
Wang Tianqi's face darkened, and Empress Lu said displeasedly: "Don't be rude to General Wang!"
Liu Chang asked this for a reason. It is said that although this general fought bravely and was strong-willed, he had one flaw... he was afraid of his wife. When Emperor Gao was touring various places, he was a guest at his home. In the middle of the night, he heard
I was very surprised when I heard the sound of heavy objects being thrown to the ground.
The next day, Emperor Gao called Wang Tianqi and asked, "Why did you hear a strange noise last night?"
Wang Tianqi's face turned red with embarrassment and he hurriedly said: "My wife is throwing away my clothes!"
Liu Bang was confused, shook his head and said, "How can throwing clothes make such a sound?"
Wang Tianqi replied helplessly: "I am in my clothes."
Emperor Gao laughed when he heard this.
From then on, this general had a nickname, General Throwing Clothes. Later he became a prime minister, and the Liang people called him Throwing Clothes Prime Minister. Now... he will probably replace Donkey Tingwei and become Throwing Yi Tingwei.
Empress Lu said helplessly: "My son is naughty, I hope the general will not blame him."
Wang Tianqi shook his head and said seriously: "I don't dare. When Emperor Gao was still alive, he often asked this question..."
Empress Lu asked him to sit in front of her and asked Tingwei many things. Wang Tianqi answered them one by one. When Empress Lu asked about the Lu family, General Wang said seriously: "Wei Ting killed Lu Anyi, and the rest
People are imprisoned.”
"Why don't you complain but fight to kill?"
Empress Lu's face suddenly became a little ugly.
"Lu An killed people and took wealth. A merchant disappeared earlier, and Tingwei found out that he was related to this matter."
"Well done!"
Empress Lu suddenly said, she stood up, looked at Wang Tianqi, and said: "Xuan Gong has other uses. In the future, you may be responsible for this court captain. Please continue Xuan Gong's style and deal with such evil people.
No mercy, kill without telling anyone!"
"only!!"
Wang Tianqi hurriedly saluted, and Empress Lu rewarded him with something and asked him to leave.
After he left, Liu Chang said angrily: "If I had known he was a thief, I should have cut off his hands and feet! Every good thing in these dandies!"
Hearing Liu Chang's words, Empress Lu snorted coldly and said: "It's just a joke at fifty steps and a hundred steps at a time. You still have the nerve to call them playboys? Aren't you the same on weekdays?"
Liu Chang was angry and shouted: "This is different. We never bully others. We all take our own things and distribute them to the people. When I eat sheep, I only eat those from my uncle's house!"
"Yes, yes, you are the most kind person in Chang'an... even the dogs in Chang'an will run away when they see you!"
Liu Chang lowered his head and muttered something, but did not refute.
"Sir... the ministers can't touch people like Lu. If you encounter someone like this again, you can take care of it yourself. Even if you kill them, there will be no problem!"
Liu Chang was stunned and asked softly: "Is it okay to kill everyone? Can uncle be allowed to do it too?"
Seeing his mother's face becoming increasingly unkind, Liu Chang slipped out of Jiaofang Hall in time.
"Brothers!!!"
Liu Chang looked at the good brother in front of him excitedly and held his hand tightly.
The good brother laughed and said with a smile: "Long time no see, the king has grown a lot stronger! He is almost as tall as me!"
Liu Chang pulled him into the mansion, and the good brother hurriedly said: "I have brought a lot of horses to the king this time..."
"Hey! It's rare for you and me to meet each other, so what are you talking about about the horse? Come, drink with me!"
Liu Chang held a banquet in the house to entertain this Yuezhi guest from far away. The good brother's complexion looked much better. He smiled and said: "Since the king gave us those armors and weapons, we have won a few victories.
Field, hahaha, Maodun was so angry, but he didn’t dare to attack with all his strength, for fear that Datang would take the opportunity to attack!”
Liu Chang listened happily to what he said about the things on the grassland, and then said: "Good brother, as long as the Yuezhi is fine, your elegant words are becoming more and more standard!"
"After staying in the Tang Dynasty for a long time, I can talk about it."
The two chatted cordially and ate the food in front of them.
Liu Chang asked curiously: "Good brother, what is your rank in the Yuezhi?"
The good brother was stunned for a moment, and then said with some shame: "Your Majesty, I come from a low background, and my family herded horses... In the Yuezhi, I also sold horses for others. Now, because of your Majesty, the Yuezhi King often sends me to communicate with the Tang Dynasty.
...But I was not awarded an official title, Your Majesty...I..."
"What does one's origin mean? My father was just a pavilion chief! Heroes don't care about one's origin! There is a saying here that princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have their own kind?"
Zhang Buyu nodded, that was indeed what he said.
The two got excited about chatting and had a big meal. Then Liu Chang followed his good brother to watch the horses.
The white horse given by the good brother was very excited when he saw these horses and kept neighing. The good brother came forward and stroked it a few times. The white horse calmed down. Liu Chang was stunned and said, "Good brother, this horse is fierce.
I usually spend a lot of effort to calm it down, how did you do it?"
The good brother laughed and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know. My family has been herding horses for generations. I have been with horses since I was a child... You see, this horse's nose is flapping, it breathes short and shallow, and exhales strongly. This is the horse being restless, but
Stroke this spot from the left side...."
"I brought several horses this time. Horses are gregarious. Light horses are better than heavy horses. Once you train the leading horse, the rest of the horses will follow... Don't beat the horses for no reason. This is especially true for fighting horses. Horses are actually
Very smart... stallions love to fight..."
The good brother talked a lot about everything from horse habits to forage, and even had some veterinary knowledge.
Liu Chang was stunned when he heard this, "Are the people of the Yuezhi so good at herding horses?"
The good brother smiled sheepishly and said: "That's not true...my father was responsible for herding horses for the previous Yuezhi King..."
"Good guy! That's also the servant of the Yue clan. You still say that your family background is not good?!"
The good brother's face turned gloomy and he said: "My father was herding horses for the king, but he was executed just because the king's horse was a few steps slower during the competition with others."
Liu Chang was stunned and suddenly said: "Brother, come to Tang and become a servant!"
"ah???"
The good brother's eyes widened, "I am Yueshi..."
"It's okay! If nothing else, your knowledge of horses is even better than Xia Houying's. If someone like you doesn't want to be a servant, who will? All the horses in the Tang Dynasty will be left to you to raise!!
"
Zhao Ping, who had been standing silently behind him, carefully pulled Liu Chang and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Han Dynasty has no precedent of treating barbarians... as ministers."
Liu Chang looked at him proudly, "Isn't this already there?!"
Of course Zhaoping didn't know that in the near future, a Hun prince would come to the Han Dynasty. Not only would he serve as an official, but he would also become an important minister of the country.
, until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a descendant named Jin Xuan made two thousand stones. And this Hun minister was named Jin Rixi.
But no matter what Liu Chang said, this good brother just refused. According to his words, he couldn't even recognize Chinese characters, so how could he be a servant?
Liu Chang waved his little hand and wrote a letter to him, asking him to go to the Tang Dynasty to find a man named Gai Gong and learn from him. Once he learned how to herd horses in the Tang Dynasty!
After seeing off his grateful brother, Liu let out a long sigh.
"My King, don't be sad, we will meet again sooner or later."
"I'm not sad... I just don't know how to ask for his name... I'm almost becoming a servant of the Tang Dynasty, but I still don't know his name!"
When Liu Chang was about to ride his horse to have an indulgence outside the city, the palace sent someone to ask him to go back immediately.
Liu Chang had no choice but to return to the palace obediently.
"The widow is busy with state affairs. What's the matter? I have to take care of the widow..."
Liu Chang complained, walked into the Jiaofang Palace, and saw Princess Lu Yuan sitting next to Empress Lu with a smile. Liu Chang was overjoyed and hurriedly walked up, "Sister!!!"
Princess Lu Yuan smiled and touched his head. Liu Chang looked around, "Hmm? Where is my sister-in-law? Where is Yan Heyan?"
Liu Le was stunned for a moment, then said: "Your sister-in-law and Yan didn't come together."
"Sigh... I have a good time with Yan, why don't you bring him here?"
Well, it was just because I played so well with you that I didn’t bring it.
Liu Le was thinking in his heart, but said: "I came here because of a happy event."
"Ah? What's the happy news? Come and sit down."
Liu Chang pulled his sister to sit down, and then glanced at Empress Lu beside him. Liu Le said with a smile: "Your daughter is getting married. I specially brought my son-in-law to meet my mother."
Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Is that the one named... named... Jia Yi?"
"The eldest brother actually still remembers that it's him."
Liu Chang remembered that Liu Le once said that this person was Zhang Cang's most outstanding disciple, and his face suddenly turned ugly, and he asked proudly: "What about others?"
"He's outside...I'm about to call him in..."
Liu Le said, and then looked at Empress Lu's face. You must know that Empress Lu had always hoped to marry Zhang Yan to King Yan, or to the prince of Chu, but Zhang Ao and Liu Le made their own decisions.
Her daughter was betrothed to a little-known boy, and Empress Lu was definitely not very happy.
Noticing Liu Le's eyes, Empress Lu raised her head and said seriously: "Let him come in."
Liu Le was overjoyed and hurriedly got up and sent someone to call the young man.
When Jia Yi walked into Jiaofang Hall, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.
This man was very young, probably about the same age as Zhou Shengzhi, but he had a very good temperament. He just lacked the words "Young De Zhi" carved on his face. His temperament was not as good as that of ten Zhou Shengzhi tied together. He walked up to the Queen Mother and was respectful.
visited the Queen Mother.
Empress Lu looked at him carefully, and when she saw his handsome appearance and graceful demeanor, she couldn't help but nodded, and recognized this grandson-in-law.
"Get up."
Jia Yi then stood up and waited for Empress Lu's instructions.
Liu Chang was also sizing him up, but saw that he didn't look amazing, his eyes were dull, and he didn't look like a good person.
"Why don't you bow when you see Father Zhong?!"
Liu Chang asked dissatisfiedly.
Jia Yi glanced at Tang Wang and said calmly: "Greetings to Father Zhong."
Liu Chang didn't feel the slightest respect from him, which made him even more angry. Just as he was about to curse, Empress Lu asked first: "What books have you read?"
Jia Yi raised his head and talked one by one. Many of the books he mentioned were ones that Liu Chang had never heard of, but Empress Lu was very happy, "You also like to read Han Feizi?"
Immediately, the two of them began to study the academic issues of Legalism, then jumped to Huang Lao, and finally Confucianism. Empress Lu became more and more satisfied as she listened, and exclaimed: "It is not easy for ordinary people to govern a sect. You...
How can you manage the three schools of thought at your age?"
"I returned to the Queen Mother only because of my wise teacher."
Liu Chang grinned, what the hell do you mean?
"Okay! Okay! My real grandson-in-law!"
Empress Lu was very happy. The previous displeasure was no longer on her face. Only Liu Chang had a dark face. Looking at this shameless flatterer, his heart became more and more sad.
Empress Lu asked him to sit next to her and began to ask about family and country affairs. Jia Yi answered very comprehensively, truly explaining to Liu Chang what virtuous means. Compared with Jia Yi, Chen Mai even looked like a big fool, let alone
Guan Zhongleyi and the others.
When the Queen Mother and Liu Le left here and walked into the inner room, Liu Chang and Jia Yi were the only two people left in the palace.
Liu Chang gritted his teeth and said coldly: "I think you...are very disrespectful to me!"
Jia Yi glanced at Liu Chang, stood up and was about to leave.
Liu Chang was furious and ran up in a hurry. He caught up with Jia Yi in a few quick steps, threw him to the ground, sat on his neck, and asked loudly: "What kind of king do you think I am?"
"Your Majesty is a tyrant like the King of Qin and King Chu! The Tang State is a country of tigers and wolves!!"
ps: Jia Yi is really an all-rounder. He knows everything about Confucianism, Legalism, and Huang Lao. Unfortunately, he is not very good at life and is too straightforward. Judging from historical data, people like Zhou Bo Guanying are not intolerant of the kindness of others.
Jealous villains, they are probably offended by this person. They also have something to say when they are forced to give birth to infants. Who are we, the founding ministers of the country, and you are here to humiliate us. Is this okay? This is not okay!