"Ahem, brother, Qisheng is naughty and needs to be disciplined!"
"You can't be soft-hearted when treating your children, otherwise they will be spoiled!"
Liu Chang said seriously, Liu Heng glanced at him and said: "Be taught."
The young Liu Qi didn't notice the seriousness of the matter at all. He hung on Liu Chang's body and begged: "Father Zhong, let's talk about that big snake! Did you kill it later?"
Liu Chang was about to brag as usual, when he suddenly remembered something, picked up Liu Qi, let him sit in his arms, and said seriously: "These ferocious beasts are very dangerous, as big as you
Any dog can bite your butt off, you know? You must stay away from these dangers. If someone wants to take you hunting, don't agree. When you are as strong as Father Zhong, you can go."
Liu Qi nodded and asked again: "Did that big bug bite off Father Zhong's butt too?"
"Hahaha, your father-in-law is so strong, how could it bite him off? But if you meet him, he will bite him off! Listen to your parents and stay in the palace obediently. If you are obedient,
I will give you a beagle from now on!"
"real?!"
Liu Qi's eyes lit up, he nodded hurriedly and said, "I will definitely be obedient!"
"Well, if anything happens in the future, you can write to Father Zhong and tell me!"
Liu Heng, who was sitting in front of them, looked at Liu Chang in surprise. After the little guy ran away, he said, "I thought you would tell me how you killed Da Zhi!"
"Hey, the child is still young. If he follows my example and insists on fighting a big dog when he encounters one in the future, it will easily lead to danger."
"My little tiger has finally grown up."
Liu Heng said with emotion.
Liu Chang laughed, raised his head and said, "Brother, look at me, I've grown a beard."
"You've said it many times..."
"oh."
Liu Chang rested in South Korea for a few days, and also went to visit under the leadership of Liu Heng. South Korea is really booming in Liu Heng's hands. Liu Heng has done a really good job. Liu Chang has traveled to so many places.
I have never seen a more prosperous place than Yangdi, except of course Chang'an.
Two brothers dressed in casual clothes were watching and walking in the capital city of Yangzhai.
Fortunately, Liu Heng didn't show off when walking on the road. Even Liu Chang's physique was a bit too prominent in the crowd. As he grew older, Liu Chang's body expanded rapidly like a balloon, but he was not Liu Chang.
Hui is just so big-bellied. He is bigger all over. He is a head taller than any passerby. His body is thick and thick. He is bigger than Liu Heng when viewed horizontally, and bigger than him when viewed vertically.
His shoulders are very high and long, and his originally loose clothes cling tightly to his body. His whole body is bulging. No matter who comes to see him, he must say that he is a real warrior!
Liu Chang's age is not too young in the Han Dynasty, and has exceeded the scope of the Han Dynasty's Minors Protection Law. This minors protection law was also inherited from Bao Qin. Bao Qin stipulated that children under six feet five inches
There is no need to bear criminal responsibility. If he commits a serious crime, he can be given a lighter sentence, or his elders can be punished for abetting.
Converted according to today's units, the six feet and five inches stipulated in Qin law is equivalent to about one meter and four meters.
Of course, Liu Chang surpassed him very early. On the basis of inheriting the Qin law, the Han Dynasty also stipulated that young people under the age of fifteen did not need to serve, and crimes could be given lighter punishments. Later, corvee service and military service were separated. The Han Dynasty's
The service age for men was once raised to twenty-three years old, and a strong man must undergo military service at least twice in his life.
Liu Chang ignored the looks of passers-by, and just looked at the scenery along the road proudly. He did not give way to people he met, and bumped into them directly. He had to make others give way to him.
Liu Heng said his thoughts as he walked, "South Korea has less land and more people. If we just farm, I'm afraid we won't be able to support ourselves. Therefore, I have tried my best to recruit famous farmers from all over the country and set up agricultural positions to let them concentrate on farming.
Then we need to encourage more business and trade, let the merchants invest in building roads, housing and inns... and give them preferential treatment..."
"You see, many merchants here are from outside... I opened a few more markets... set up livestock market, cloth market, agricultural market, etc..."
"The spinning wheel you made is really good. I have already promoted it in South Korea..."
Liu Heng had no intention of showing off, he just wanted to share his experience in governing the country with his younger brother.
However, a certain king had never been to his own country in his entire life and had no experience in running a country. When Liu Heng asked him what he thought, the king could only pretend to be profound and said, "Well, what I think is the same as brother
Same, but brother is worried too much, it would be nice if he could let go again."
"Do you mean to let me completely relax the restrictions on merchants? But I'm still a little worried. If I completely liberalize it, it will put the cart before the horse. Food is the most important thing."
"Well, what brother said makes sense. You still have to be cautious when doing this."
"Yeah...there were a few rich families before. I originally wanted to confiscate all their homes, but I later discovered that instead of confiscating their homes, it would be better to support them first. They can do a lot of things, and they can be killed from time to time.
One, and the others will be honest."
Looking at Liu Heng who was talking eloquently in front of him, Liu Chang hesitated for a moment and said, "Fourth brother, I suddenly had an idea."
"oh?"
"what idea?"
Liu Chang lowered his head, pondered for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile, "It's nothing."
Liu Heng came with a straight face and asked displeasedly: "Why does my eldest brother despise me so much?"
"Fourth brother, when did I look down on you... Among the kings, except King Zhao, I respect all the others very much."
"Then why does the eldest brother hesitate to speak?"
Liu Chang lowered his head, pondered for a moment, and then said: "My idea is very unfair to my brother."
Liu Heng said: "We will discuss it in detail when we return to the palace."
"good."
The two of them continued to stroll around. Suddenly, Liu Chang heard cursing in the distance, and a group of people were watching there. Liu Chang was very curious, and quickly walked into the crowd, squeezing in with all his strength.
, and soon walked to the end. When Liu Chang came happily to watch the show, he was surprised to find that Xia Houzao and others were scolding a few young scholars inside.
Xiahou Zao, Lu Lu, Lu Tazhi, Fan and his wife, and several others, faced more than a dozen Korean scholars, but they did not give up at all and were cursing angrily.
"What happened!"
Liu Changwen said angrily and walked up in a swaggering manner, his expression even ugly.
Seeing Liu Chang coming, Xia Houzao and others seemed to have found a backbone and hurriedly gathered around him. Fan Fan pointed at the leader opposite and cursed: "Brother, those bullies are from outside. They want to fight with us."
We are causing trouble!”
Liu Chang squinted at the scribes. The leader was obviously not very old, probably about the same age as Jia Yi. He was wearing a sword, but no crown. His face was very serious, and his attire did not look like a Confucian.
of.
Those people behind him were frightened when they saw Liu Chang's physique. They did not dare to look at Liu Chang. Their faces turned red and they looked around.
Only the young man at the head didn't look afraid.
"You are the master of these people? Why do you allow them to commit crimes in the city?"
Liu Chang looked at him proudly and asked casually: "How did they commit the crime?"
"It's just a trivial matter like drinking, and they will get into a fight...beating others openly and ignoring the law!"
The young man said loudly.
Liu Chang looked at Xiahou Zao and the others. Xiahou Zao and the others were all clumsy and could not explain clearly. It was Lu Lu who came forward and said, "Brother, we are buying wine at a wine shop. They are latecomers, but let the owner
We sold them drinks first, and we came forward to argue, and they laughed at us, saying that if you come here to study, you must respect them... Humph, who would be willing to come here to study?!"
Liu Chang nodded, then clenched his fists and walked towards the scholars.
Seeing this guy walking over, the rest of the group retreated, leaving only the young man at the head, who stubbornly raised his head and stared into Liu Chang's eyes.
"Hey, you're not afraid of me?"
"This is the royal city. Everything should be done according to the king's law. I am not wrong, so why should I be afraid? What's more, I have already sent someone to notify the government that soldiers are coming!"
Liu Chang said disdainfully: "You are not wrong? If your people hadn't ridiculed my brother, how could he have been beaten?"
"The Han Code did not stipulate that ridicule was a crime. Today, His Majesty is merciful and has banned even the crime of bellyaching. However, the Han Code stipulates that those who beat others without any reason shall be punished!"
Listening to the young man's popular science about Han laws, Liu Chang thought for a moment and asked, "Are you from the Legalist school?"
"My master, Mr. Zhang, is famous!!"
"Eldest brother...it's time to go back."
Liu Heng said calmly.
Liu Chang said with a smile: "Fourth brother, why are you so anxious? This is the first time I have seen a living Legalist!"
At this moment, the soldiers came here quickly. The leader came to the crowd with a cold face. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw Liu Heng on the side. His face changed greatly. He hurriedly leaned over to salute. Liu Heng nodded gently.
After nodding, the man raised his head and saw Liu Chang beside him, his face became more and more frightened, and he hurriedly bowed again.
Liu Chang laughed, pointed to the few scholars in front of him, and said: "These people, just lock them up for a few days and let their families come and catch them!"
But Liu Heng said: "Take them back and let them copy the law, and then let them go."
"only!"
"Hey, by the way, don't take this person away!"
Liu Chang pointed at the leader. The soldier came and started arresting the scholars without saying a word. This made the scholars very angry and shouted one after another. Only the leader looked at it in amazement.
Seeing this scene, I was speechless.
When the soldiers arrived, almost all the people around them ran away.
Liu Chang then looked at the guy with a smile and asked: "Whose fault do you think is it now?"
"Even if you are powerful! How can you not respect the king's law!!"
The young man was extremely angry and his face turned red.
Hearing these words, Mr. and Mrs. Fan burst out laughing. He pointed at Liu Chang and said, "My king is the Dharma! What he is talking about is the Dharma! What do you want?!"
Liu Heng shook his head helplessly. His younger brother always looked like a villain wherever he went. Wouldn't Qi be the same?
But after hearing these words, the anger on the young man's face disappeared instantly. He looked at Liu Chang in surprise, and suddenly leaned down to salute, "The common people pay homage to the King of Tang!!!"
Then, he paid homage to Liu Heng, "Meet the King!!"
Liu Chang looked at him curiously, "How do you know I am from the Tang Dynasty?"
"There are rumors that the king of the Tang Dynasty has a majestic appearance and great strength. He can tear apart tigers and leopards. The common people are blind and do not know that the king is in front of him. Please forgive me!"
The young man's attitude was completely different from that of before. It was an earth-shaking change. Even a flatterer like Lu Lu couldn't bear to look at that humble look. He cursed in a low voice: "Flatterer!"
Liu Chang suddenly felt bored and said: "I thought you could persist more, but I didn't expect that you are also a person who bullies the weak and fears the strong!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!!"
"You...this...fourth brother, are all you Koreans like this?"
But the young man raised his head and said seriously: "The power of the king is great. He can govern according to the law and deal with the situation. He should be respected and not infringe... The law is made by the king, and the ministers and laws are used by the king to govern.
A tool of the country, if the king says I am guilty, then I am guilty; if the king says I am innocent, then I am not guilty. If the king thinks that I am a person who bullies the weak and is afraid of the strong, then I am also a person who bullies the weak and is afraid of the strong!!"
In fact, Legalism had a very bad reputation in the Western Han Dynasty, all because Legalism was too loyal to the emperor. Now, almost all Legalists are the emperor's most loyal hawks, serving the emperor wholeheartedly, and carrying the reputation of being a cruel official.
, and did not care at all that after Han Feizi, the nature of Legalism ushered in a leap in the general direction.
Han Feizi emphasized the centralization of monarchy and believed that the king should be supreme. Before him, the three legalists, Shang Yang, Shen Dao and Shen Buhai, respectively advocated emphasis on law, emphasis on power and emphasis on skills, each with their own characteristics, while Han Feizi
He put forward the idea of closely combining the three to form a set of institutional ideas of respecting the king.
Law refers to the sound legal system, power refers to the power of the monarch, who must control the military and political power alone, and skill refers to controlling the ministers and controlling political power. Han Fei combined these three and believed that all three are indispensable.
The main thing is to have power, improve the laws, and use skills to drive the ministers.
Therefore, the Legalists of the Han Dynasty were basically the eagle dogs of the Emperor. To put it bluntly, they were the licking dogs of the Emperor's family, more licking than Confucianism. Of course, Confucianism later absorbed a lot of Legalist ideas and began to lick
, but it is still better than Legalism at the moment.
Confucianism persuaded the emperor to govern the world with benevolent government, while Legalism asked the emperor to use strict laws and methods to frighten the officials.
When the young man said this, Liu Chang was immediately overjoyed.
Liu Heng frowned.
There are many famous Legalists in South Korea. After all, this is the hometown of Han Feizi. There is a big boss of the Legalists named Zhang Hui in South Korea. But Liu Heng has no idea of employing them because these people are too extreme.
, and being close to the Legalists can easily bring you a bad reputation. If you are the emperor, you will naturally not have a bad reputation. But as a prince, it is best not to have such a bad reputation. After all, the handle can be taken at any time if it falls into the hands of a caring person.
Come out to deal with you.
It is precisely because they are extreme that the legalists do not end well, and most of them die miserably.
"You are a good person, from the Legalist family... No wonder my mother always reads Han Feizi's books!"
"What's your name?!"
"Your Majesty, Cao Min Chao Cuo! Cao Min has heard of your majesty for a long time. If you don't give up, I am willing to die for you!!"
This was the first person to ask for an official position from him. Liu Chang was also a little surprised. He asked, "What talents do you have?"
"King!"
Chao Cuo paid his respects and then said: "Your Majesty, I heard that since the rise of the Han Dynasty, the Huns have invaded the border areas several times, and they have achieved small victories with small-scale invasions..."
"Serve a powerful country humbly, this is what a small country should do! Unite small countries to attack a big country, this is what a country that is evenly matched should do! Use barbarians to attack barbarians, this is what the Tang Dynasty should do!"
"Nowadays, there are many people around the Tang Kingdom such as Yiqu, Yueshi and others who have come to surrender. Their food and advantages are the same as those of the Xiongnu. They can be given armor and cotton-padded clothes, powerful crossbows and sharp arrows, and they can be led by outstanding generals on the border.
, let the generals understand their customs, understand their psychology, and restrain them with Your Majesty's rules!"
"Outside of Yan State, there are Donghu who were defeated by the Xiongnu. They still hate the Xiongnu extremely in their hearts. Your Majesty, you can win over these foreigners and ask them to come to you and use them as an army to deal with the Xiongnu... I heard that in Xianbei
The Hu people in the mountains, Wuhuan Mountains and other places have no clothes to protect themselves from the cold in winter, and most of their livestock are plundered by the Xiongnu, and they cannot find anything to eat..."
Chao Cuo didn't care about the crowd. He raised his head on the road and told Liu Chang his thoughts on using barbarians to control barbarians. These included how to recover the surrounding foreigners, how to treat their kings, how to integrate them into the army, and how to control the barbarians.
Let them be driven by the Tang Dynasty willingly and so on.
Liu Chang suddenly laughed and said, "You are talented!"
Liu Heng was also a little surprised. He looked at this young man and nodded. He was indeed talented.
Chao Cuo said excitedly: "I am willing to lead the horse for the king!"
Liu Chang laughed and asked: "Most of the talented people I met before were unwilling to work for me and needed my persuasion. Why are you so impatient to be used by me?"
Chao Cuo said loudly: "Your Majesty, Han Zi said: Talented people do not hide their talents to serve the king! If you are talented but unwilling to serve the king, you do not want to do your best when serving, seeking personal gain for yourself, and protecting yourself.
If you put your own affairs more seriously than your allegiance to the king, then this person can be executed!"
"Well said, it would be great if all the talented people in the world thought like you!"
"I have a man under my command named Zhang Buyi. I think you and he will definitely get along!"
Liu Chang accepted the young man named Chao Cuo on the spot and asked him to stay with him as a guest.
When Liu Chang followed Liu Heng back to the palace, taking advantage of Chao Cuo's return to inform his family, Liu Heng reminded: "Eldest brother... People from the Legalist family cannot be easily appointed. Even if they are appointed, they cannot be reused...
.These people do extreme things, which is a double-edged sword that can be used to kill people, but it can also easily hurt themselves."
"Hahaha, who am I, Liu Chang, and what kind of sword can hurt me? Fourth brother, you don't have to worry!!"
At this moment, Liu Chang was still immersed in the comfort of being praised by Chao Cuo and didn't care about it at all.
"If you are too close to Legalism, your reputation will be damaged."
"I never care about reputation. When the First Emperor was still alive, I never heard of anyone who dared to call himself a tyrant!"
Seeing Liu Chang's insistence, Liu Heng shook his head helplessly.
"Eldest brother...tell me now, what were you going to say to me just now?"
"Fourth brother...I...I was thinking just now, it would be great if you were King Wu..."
"Um??"
"What is Sixth Brother like? Fourth Brother, you also know... Nanyue and Minyue don't even take him seriously... If the elder brother is the King of Wu, how dare they be so arrogant?"
"What a pity...I don't know what my father was thinking at the time. If the fourth brother was in Wu and I was in Tang, one in the south and one in the north, the big man would have nothing to worry about!!"