Looking at the resignation letter sent by the Korean Prime Minister Fu Kuan, Empress Lu fell into deep thought again.
The reason why Fu Kuan resigned was very simple. Although it was not stated clearly, the target of the attack was still Mrs. Lu. Mrs. Lu was unruly, bullied the king, disrespected the ministers, etc. Previously, Liu Chang told Empress Lu that he wanted Liu Heng to go to the Kingdom of Wu.
At that time, Empress Lu was still a little hesitant. Among all the princes and kings, the only one Empress Lu truly trusted was Liu Chang.
The other foreign kings and Queen Lu were thinking of ways to restrict them.
Liu Jian was named King of Jiaodong, and Qi State once again divided a territory. Liu Fei completely lost power, and Qi State's territory shrank seriously. It was no longer the big country that could muster 200,000 troops. It was overtaken by Chu State and fell.
For vassal states like Liang and Zhao.
Liu Hui of the Liang Kingdom married without telling her, which made Empress Lu very angry. The Liang Kingdom was the most important country. It was the gateway to Chang'an, and together with South Korea, it resisted the princes. Liu Hui had no ambitions and was a generous man, so he was in charge of Liang.
It was Empress Lu's original idea to let Liu Heng, a weaker but very capable country, assist him and resist together.
And if Liu Heng is sent to the Kingdom of Wu and the more timid Liu You comes to Korea, then there will be two big cowards at the door of Chang'an. Who can they stop?
Queen Lu looked at the map and pondered seriously.
Liu Heng is a close relative of the family and can be reused. If he is sent to the south, then Liu You cannot be allowed to serve in Korea... It would be better to set up a county in addition to this country and send a trustworthy county governor to govern it. At the same time,
You can also keep an eye on Liu Hui... As for Liu Hui, he must marry a Lu family, otherwise how can he make people feel at ease?
Liu Fei is no longer a threat. The son of King Chu is in Chang'an. There is no need to think too much. The Kingdom of Zhao is weak and King Yan respects him...
Queen Lu squinted her eyes, and countless thoughts suddenly appeared in her mind.
While Empress Lu was deep in thought, Liu Chang stayed in Ganquan Palace and looked at Liu Ying in front of him with a smile.
Liu Ying already had a beard, a beautiful beard, and he had the demeanor of a high emperor. He became more dignified than before.
"elder brother!"
Liu Chang smiled and said, "I have a son!"
Liu Ying snorted coldly and asked displeasedly: "Did you remember that you have a brother like me on the third day after you returned to the palace?"
Liu Changshan smiled and said: "Second brother, you can't blame me. I wanted to come to see you as soon as I came, but this is not in line with etiquette. When you see the emperor, you should take a bath for a few days and go there clean, otherwise
That’s so disrespectful!”
"Hmph, then you will never see me again in this life. When have you ever been clean? Look at your sleeves... Hey, how old are you, and you still wipe your mouth with your sleeves?!"
Liu Ying shook her head.
"Hey, a real man doesn't stick to trivial matters!"
"Second brother, hehehe, do you see any changes in me?" Liu Chang showed off proudly.
Liu Ying looked at the younger brother in front of her. Well, he was a head taller than herself. She couldn't help but sigh: "You are not a tiger, you are a big bear! You are still growing... again
In a few years, I’m afraid I’ll catch up with Wuyang Hou!”
"Hahaha, do you think if my father were still here now, would he be able to beat me?"
Liu Ying said with a dark face, "I probably can't beat him."
"well."
Liu Chang sighed, "You really want to fight but don't want to be kissed!"
"When I was young and weak, he kept beating me. Now that I am strong, he is no longer here..."
"You're such a bastard! So what if you're so strong? You still want to fight back?!" Liu Ying laughed and cursed, getting up and going to beat Liu Chang. Liu Chang hurriedly avoided, "Second brother! I have a son! I can't do it anymore!"
Beat me! My mother won’t beat me anymore!”
Seeing the two brothers laughing and playing, Empress Cao forced a smile, her face was very stiff.
Liu Xiang is now raised by herself. When Empress Lu took the child away, she was very worried, but now that Empress Lu has sent the child back, she is even more worried. Because she can clearly feel the different treatment. The Queen Mother
It was obvious that she loved An even more than she loved Liu Chang, which made the queen very uneasy.
"My eldest brother is coming back this time... to get married, right?"
The queen suddenly asked.
"Yeah... we can't delay it any longer."
"The eldest brother has grown up too."
Liu Chang laughed but didn't speak. He looked at Liu Ying and said, "Brother, I'll leave first. I have a lot of people to meet... I'm afraid they will all be blamed."
Liu Ying hurriedly took out the box from the side and said: "Don't go empty-handed. There are some jade stones here. Take them. You have grown up now and can no longer act like a child..." Liu Ying chattered.
He began to preach, but this time, Liu Chang didn't feel annoyed. He listened carefully to what his brother had to say.
"Sir, please spend more time with your children and don't run away all the time... Your friends are also preparing to study, so don't always disturb them..."
Liu Ying spoke seriously, and after talking a lot, she said: "You should also serve some snacks on his side..."
"I see."
When Liu Chang walked out of the palace, the people were still arguing. Zhang Buyi shouted: "The king is named Chang, and the prince is named An, which means Chang'an. This is God's will!"
"Zhang Buyi!"
"Zhaoping!"
"Chao Cuo!"
"Jia Yi!"
Perfect closed loop.
Seeing that they were arguing vigorously and Luan Bu and Ji Bu were arguing, Liu Chang decided not to disturb them and left the place secretly.
The first person Liu Chang came to visit was not Han Xin, but Chen Ping.
When Chen Ping saw Prince Tang walking in from the main entrance to visit him, he was a little surprised. After not seeing him for a long time, Chen Ping also had white hair, but it was not obvious. Liu Chang smiled and greeted him, "Father Zhong!!!"
"
Hearing this sound, Chen Ping suddenly felt bad, but he still smiled in return and invited him into the inner room.
"I heard that the king is coming, but I haven't gone to see him yet. I didn't expect that the king would come in person... I'm really ashamed."
"What did Father Zhong say? How can the elders come to pay homage to the juniors?"
Liu Chang said with a smile and asked for another gift.
Chen Ping squinted his eyes and said: "Oh, I am old... If I had been born ten years earlier, I would have been able to follow the king to the Tang Dynasty. It is a pity... I am not going to die soon. I am afraid that something unexpected will happen on the way..."
"Father Zhong, I didn't want to invite you to Tang Kingdom..."
"Well, Zhou Chang is still responsible for the affairs of the court. Since Zhou Chang's arrival, Zhou Bo has succeeded him and gone to Zhao State as prime minister... I am getting older. If you have anything to do, you can go to Zhou Chang!"
"Father Zhong...this matter cannot be accomplished except by you!"
"I can't save the Marquis of Huaiyin."
"It's not my master's business, it's my fourth brother's business!"
Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What happened to King Han?"
"It's like this. I want my fourth brother to go to the Kingdom of Wu and serve as the king of Wu, so that he can change positions with my sixth brother. But for some reason, my mother is not willing. Therefore, I came to ask my father Zhong for advice! Father Zhong
He is a great sage in the country. There is no one smarter than Father Zhong in the country. Father Zhong must help me!"
Chen Ping shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, such a major event involves the princes. As a courtier, how can I participate in such a thing?"
"Hey, Father Zhong, aren't you the best at this kind of thing? That's not what you said when you arrested King Chu!"
"Your Majesty, I still need to ask the Queen Mother about this matter."
"Father Zhong... just help me this time. I have to leave soon. If this matter cannot be done, it will be difficult for me to leave Chang'an."
"Then your Majesty, you might as well stay a little longer and go back after finishing the matter."
Liu Chang was furious, put on his ancestral dustpan, and asked loudly: "Can you just tell me whether you want to help me or not?"
"If you don't come up with a solution for me today, I won't let you off lightly. Although you are tall, you are still over fifty years old. I am strong. If you don't respond to me, I will force you to take a few punches from me!"
"King?"
Chen Mai suddenly walked over from the side and asked in surprise.
"Haha, I'm here to visit Chen Hou and ask him for advice!"
Chen Mai nodded, then looked at Chen Ping, "Father, since the king is asking for advice, you'd better not hide anything!"
"Get out of here and study!!!"
"oh."
Chen Mai turned around and entered the inner room. Chen Ping then looked at Liu Chang and said seriously: "Since the king wants me to say it, then I will say it... Liang Guo and South Korea want to guard the gate of Chang'an.
It is most appropriate for the two countries to be weak if the country is strong, and to be strong if the country is weak...But the king wants to transfer the King of Han to Wu. As a result, the gate is too weak and can no longer fulfill its mission."
"Just tell me what to do!"
"Your Majesty, you can submit a petition to make Liu Heng the King of Wu, Liu You the King of Changsha, and then order the King of Liang to marry a wife from the Lu family, so that it can be done."
"Um??"
Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, but then he suddenly realized. He frowned and pondered for a moment, "But my fifth brother already has a wife, and we have a very good relationship... It's inappropriate to do this."
"Your Majesty, it is a serious crime for Prince Liang to marry without complaining... If the Queen Mother insists on pursuing the case, you will not be able to protect him. It is better to let him marry another wife and let the first wife take second place. In this way, the Queen Mother will also feel at ease.
, and we can let King Liang guard the gate of Chang'an alone."
When walking out of Chen Ping's place, Liu Chang was still thinking about this matter.
For the sake of the Han Dynasty, he could sacrifice his own interests. Just like back then, although he was very reluctant to do so, the Tang State was the first to abolish the Academy and sent a large number of scholars to Chang'an. He also implemented the rotation method within the Tang State and set an example.
.However, Liu Chang would not let others sacrifice themselves for the sake of the world. Liu Chang felt that doing so was unmanly and not what a man would do.
After coming out of Chen Ping's place, he naturally wanted to see his master.
When Liu Chang arrived at the door of Han Xin's mansion, he suddenly heard someone shouting.
"The king is here! The king is here!"
It was Jia Yi who was shouting. He rushed over and grabbed Liu Chang's arm. Liu Chang did not resist. If he resisted, it would be useless not to mention one Jia Yi, but ten Jia Yi.
Soon, everyone in the house came running over, panting.
Luan Bu reprimanded with some displeasure: "Jia Yi! I told you to take good care of the king. Why did you let the king run away?"
"It's all Chao Cuo's fault. If he hadn't dragged me into the quarrel, would the king have been able to run away?"
Chao Cuo was panting now and could not refute. He held his stomach and asked: "Why does the king want to run? What does the king want to do, and who of us dares to stop it? Why does the king need to run?"
"That's right! I've grown up, and I'm not afraid of you suing me. Why are you running away?"
Liu Chang woke up suddenly, and then explained helplessly: "I'm used to it... I won't run away from now on."
Surrounded by everyone, Liu Chang proudly walked into Han Xin's mansion.
"Master!!!"
Liu Chang roared, and the bamboo slips in Han Xin's hand almost fell to the ground. He raised his head in displeasure, "Shuzi! Why are you shouting so loudly?!"
Liu Chang grinned and sat in front of Han Xin, "Master, I miss you so much..."
When Liu Chang saw the Chu crown he made on Han Xin's head, he was even happier, "Oh, Master, you put it on? Hahaha, I did a pretty good job!"
Han Xin cleared his throat and asked, "How is the situation in South Vietnam?"
"I captured Zhao Tuo this time!"
Liu Chang hurriedly entered bragging mode and began to write a book about how he bravely captured the elderly King of South Vietnam alive and brought him all the way back to Chang'an.
Han Xin just listened to him calmly, "By the way, Master, I have a son!"
It wasn't until this sentence that Han Xin's face showed surprise.
"When did you become a family?"
"Um...well...next month."
"Ha, if you have a son without getting married, you are indeed the son of Emperor Gao."
"I didn't expect it... maybe I'm too strong... Ahem, I'll bring the child over to show you another day!"
Han Xin thought for a moment and asked, "Are you leaving?"
"Well, it's time to go."
Han Xin fell silent.
Liu Chang smiled and said: "Master, you have to wait for me to come back... In the future, sooner or later, I will ask you to go to the Tang Dynasty to be the Prime Minister!"
Han Xin did not answer.
If Liu Chang were to leave, then Han Xin would naturally lose value. Today's Queen Mother no longer needs Han Xin to intimidate the ministers. Today's ministers can no longer threaten the Queen Mother, but Han Xin has become the biggest threat to Chang'an.
, surrounded by soldiers guarding him, never leaving him.
Han Xin did not say anything to Liu Chang. He just said seriously: "Chang... When fighting with the Xiongnu, you must not be careless. Don't pursue. Just give up when you feel good. If you pursue rashly, you will be easily consumed to death."
, don’t easily enter the desert to fight with them, it’s best to target the tribes where they settle down, and focus on wiping out the national power..."
Han Xin said a lot, but they were all about the Xiongnu. Liu Chang just smiled and said, "Master, you can tell me these things when I return to Tang Dynasty in the future!"
Han Xin thought for a moment, took out a few books from the side and said, "Take them to your generals."
"Ah? The Art of War? Why don't you just give it to me?"
"You want to be the commander-in-chief. You can learn simple combat skills from me, but you can't look at my art of war... otherwise it will be detrimental to you."
"oh..."
Liu Chang took the book and walked out of Han Xin's house. Zhang Buyu looked at him and hesitated to speak.
Liu Chang obviously had his own ideas. He waved his hand and said, "When I came here, the King of Chu asked me to take more care of the Crown Prince. I wonder where the Crown Prince of Chu is now?"
Zhao Ping hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the Prince of Chu is in Taixue, studying with Fu Qiu Bo and other great Confucian scholars."
"Oh, by the way, Taixue... I left when Taixue was established and never went to see it. You can follow me there!"
Liu Chang suddenly wanted to go to Taixue. Although several members of the family were a little surprised, they still went with him.
While walking on the road, Zhao Ping talked about the situation of Taixue.
"The Queen Mother recruited famous scholars from all over the country, and found 120 great sages. She also asked various places to recommend young scholars. Today, there are more than a thousand people in the Imperial Academy... These people come from all over the country.
The empress dowager is a very outstanding young scholar in the local area. With such a move, the Queen Mother has really won over the hearts of scholars from all over the world and put the talents of the world to use for the Han Dynasty!"
Zhaoping praised the Taixue system very much, but there were also people who didn't like it.
For example, Zhang Buyi.
Zhang Bujie said: "The ability to serve as an official and a minister cannot be achieved by relying on knowledge...Did Xiang Xiao once study any classics? Did today's officials use any knowledge? Gather all the scholars from the world to plan
Let them grow up with the knowledge of hundreds of schools, but don't teach them the correct way to govern the place...it's just in vain!"
"I think it would be better to drive away all those great sages and call more than a hundred county magistrates who have left office from various places and let them teach! The talents they teach must be much more reliable than any great sages!"
After Zhang Buji finished speaking, Chao Cuo said in surprise: "Zhang Sheren thinks the same as me!"
"I studied principles and laws from my teacher...but these principles are not poetry or etiquette, but the ability to assist the king and govern the place. How can one learn poetry and etiquette to govern a country?!"
When Liu Chang arrived at Taixue, he was also shocked.
The construction was really fast. The scale was very large, but it was not luxurious. There were two soldiers standing at the door. When Liu Chang came, the soldiers did not dare to stop him at all and allowed him to go in. He walked in.
Taixue is full of young scholars. These scholars gather together in twos and threes and chat. Some are talking about the system, and some are discussing knowledge.
When Liu Chang passes by here, he always attracts countless eyes, and everyone looks at this stranger curiously.
Occasionally, some people would recognize him and whisper about him to their neighbors.
When Liu Chang walked into a courtyard, Fuqiu Bo was explaining knowledge seriously. Not far from him, many people were sitting, listening carefully, including the son of King Chu.
Here, when Liu Chang saw dozens of empty seats in the courtyard, he looked slightly shocked and didn't know what he was thinking.
Liu Chang did not disturb them, but sat not far away and listened to Fu Qiubo's class.
After Fu Qiu Bo finished speaking, he came to Liu Chang with a smile and bowed to him.
"Mr. Fuqiu!!"
"I didn't know that the king was coming, but he was far away to meet him."
"No problem...no problem!"
"It is best for me to study, so come and listen to the class!"
Uncle Fuqiu smiled and accompanied Liu Chang. Liu Chang glanced at the dozens of vacancies and asked, "Why are there still vacancies in your class?"
"It's like this... Different people give lessons to different scholars... This is fixed... As for those vacancies, they are not available."
"Um??"
"Is it because there are not enough scholars?"
"No, it's all arranged according to the number of people... Maybe there's something going on at home."
Liu Chang's face suddenly darkened.
"If I'm not wrong, these people who have never come here are just in name. Most of them are the children of powerful people?"
"this...."
Fu Qiu Bo didn't dare to say anything, because after the establishment of the Imperial Academy, most of the places were taken away by noble disciples. He had several disciples named Lu. Fu Qiu Bo was originally an easy-going character, so he didn't like these.
He didn't really care, but Liu Chang did.
"The Imperial Academy was originally established to educate talented people from all over the world...but now, it has been ruined by these people!"
"Zhang Buyi!"
"Go and write down how many people there are who never came?!"
"only!!!"
Liu Chang narrowed his eyes, and several people behind him were a little suspicious. Why did the king start to be so interested in Taixue? If we talk about truancy, then the king is the ancestor. This person has been playing truant since he was three or four years old.
Now!
Only Jia Yi frowned, thoughtfully.
ps: Dear friends, let me tell you some good news. Lao Lang is going to study in Luyuan. Hahaha, after professional study, maybe I can write better in the future, right?