Chapter 225 No one knows how to run a country better than the few
Tang Palace, inside Fuwu Hall.
Two swordsmen are confronting each other.
From the perspective of an outsider, this is a very unethical competition. After all, one of them is shaped like a tower, strong, tall and mighty, holding a wooden sword and staring eagerly, while the other one looks white.
His hair is gray, his body is stooped, and he is about to die.
Gai Gong did not make the first move. He knew that he was too old. If he failed to succeed with one blow, the Zhuzi in front of him would find the opportunity. Therefore, he had to wait until the Zhuzi made his move and then take advantage of his flaw to defeat him with one strike.
enemy.
But Liu Chang looked much more relaxed. He waved the wooden sword in his hand proudly, and even threw out a sword flower, "Master, my swordsmanship is no longer what it was back then. You have to pay attention!"
"
Gai Gong did not reply, but just stared at Liu Chang calmly, calming his breathing and slightly adjusting his sword-holding posture.
Suddenly, Liu Chang rushed towards Gai Gong, charging like a chariot. The huge sense of oppression, that is, Gai Gong, did not feel afraid, and cheered up with all his energy. At this moment, Liu Chang
The long sword pierced Gai Gong's abdomen with great speed and powerful force. At the moment when the wooden sword was about to touch Gai Gong, Gai Gong finally found Liu Chang's flaw. He turned around instantly and let Liu Chang's wooden sword hit him.
The sword pierced the air close to his body.
And his wooden sword stabbed Liu Chang in the shoulder.
Liu Chang suddenly took a step forward, without holding back the wooden sword in his hand, and slashed in the direction of Gai Gong. At the same time, he hit Gai Gong with his shoulder. Gai Gong could not withstand the huge force and was knocked down directly.
On the ground.
Gai Gong sat on the ground, shaking his head helplessly. His body couldn't keep up with his thinking, and the speed of drawing the sword also slowed down. It was clear that Liu Chang's body was full of flaws, but Gai Gong just couldn't stab him. See
When Gai Gong was defeated, Liu Chang raised his head and laughed.
"Master, how is my swordsmanship?! Can I improve?"
"I haven't seen whether my swordsmanship has improved, but I should have eaten a lot..."
Gai Gong rubbed his shoulders. If the stick hadn't stopped its strength just now, wouldn't he have been hit to death by the stick?
"Master once said that I have the qualifications of a sword master. Now it seems that I, Liu Chang, can be regarded as a sword master of the generation!"
Liu Chang put away his wooden sword and said with emotion: "I just wish I had no rivals in the world."
Gai Gong glanced at him, if he were twenty years younger, you would be the one lying down now.
"Master, get up, let's compete again!"
Liu Chang shouted.
Gai Gong shook his head, "I can't beat you."
Liu Chang frowned and reprimanded loudly: "How can people who want to practice swords be afraid? If you are even afraid of this, why are you practicing swordsmanship?!"
"Well, you idiot! Wait for me here, right?"
Gai Gong suddenly lost his sense of martial ethics, dropped the wooden sword in his hand, took off his shoes and got up to beat the king of Tang Dynasty. Liu Chang ran away with his head in his arms.
The master and the apprentice were sitting on the steps, looking into the distance. Gai Gong, who was originally a bit crotchety, was sitting next to the tall Liu Chang, as if he were a child. Their roles had been reversed.
"Master... I admired you very much when I was young and wanted to be a ranger."
Liu Chang said seriously.
"What now?"
"I no longer worship...and I don't want to be a ranger anymore."
Gai Gong was not angry, but asked again: "Why?"
"Being a ranger and performing chivalrous acts in various places, even if you live a lifetime, you can only protect hundreds of thousands of people...I want to be a general now. A good general can protect hundreds of thousands or millions of people."
Gai Gong laughed, he looked very proud, "You are right, that's why I started studying back then."
"Chang... bravery is not a person's external appearance. It has nothing to do with a person's physique, martial arts, or power. It is an internal thing... Being as strong as Xiang Ji is definitely not considered a...
Brave, if he is brave enough, then he should not commit suicide because of a failure. He is a person who has force but no courage."
"As for Emperor Gao, his military power is not as good as that of Xiang Ji. He has been afraid of him all his life, but he has been fighting enemies many times stronger than himself, losing consecutive battles, and losing consecutive battles. Such a person is truly brave.
people."
"You have the idea of protecting the world's common people, which makes me proud..."
"But you can't do it with just force. You have to become a true warrior. You must be equally strong from body to heart."
"With the physique of King Chu and the courage of Emperor Gao, no one can defeat you."
"Master's words sound strange. He seems to be talking about me as my father and Xiang Yu's child..."
"Hahaha~~"
"You're such a bastard!"
........
In the afternoon, Liu Chang was going to meet with generals at all levels in the army.
The size of the Tang army was about 30,000, and there were also many generals.
Liu Chang met everyone in the main hall, which was the Daxuan Room Hall that had just been named. This name was chosen by Liu Chang himself, and no one thought there was anything wrong with it.
The generals were not as quiet as the ministers. As soon as they entered the palace, they started to make a loud noise, discussing the next war against the Huns, with high morale. They had some Hun nobles hanging on their bodies, large and small.
The decorations are all their achievements and they are shown off as their achievements.
Arrogant and powerful generals are the most suitable words to describe the Tang Dynasty. The so-called top beams are not upright... Ahem, the so-called things follow their masters. The military atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty is the strongest. There are many generals who have fought in great wars and are unruly and unruly.
, they fought fiercely against the Xiongnu, and often bullied friendly troops. Most of the other countries hated the Tang Dynasty, mostly because of these people.
After they all arrived, Liu Chang walked out in a swaggering manner. Liu Chang was wearing armor and raising his head. He was even more unruly than these warriors. Everyone hurriedly stood up to pay their respects, but Liu Chang did not sit on the upper seat. He sat down directly.
In the palace, he asked the rest of the people to sit around him, and the meeting turned into a banquet.
"Hahaha, generals, I am Liu Chang!"
"What do you think of me?"
Liu Chang asked arrogantly, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he knew it was the old Hunjun.
How could the generals have expected that the King of Tang would ask such a question when they first met him, but they followed suit and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is indeed a wise king!"
"The king is the wise lord!"
"The king is a brave king!"
Everyone praised Yingbu one after another. In this regard, Yingbu's generals who had no brains but muscles were the most experienced, because when they followed Yingbu, they also had to praise them constantly. Whoever praised the best would win.
Liu Chang, who had the closest relationship with Yingbu, couldn't help laughing when he heard their compliments.
"Maodun took advantage of the fact that I was not in the Tang Dynasty and sent troops to plunder many times. Now that I have arrived, Mao Dun's death has come. I want to take the generals to the Dragon City to make a fool of themselves. What do the generals think?!
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"Hahaha, that's how it should be!"
"Your Majesty! Let's go now!!"
Everyone praised them one after another, and Liu Chang couldn't help but start bragging with them. It took Liu Chang a short time to get acquainted with these generals. In this regard, Liu Chang really has a different talent. Liu Chang's
His personality suited the generals very well, and the generals liked a king like this. He didn't put on any airs, didn't practice any etiquette, and his words were even worse than theirs.
Liu Chang drank with everyone, and relying on the strength of the wine, his blowing became even more powerful.
"You all know about the war against the Huns, right? It was planned by me personally! At that time, all the officials in the court did not agree. When they heard Mao Dun's name, they were all frightened. Only I said that we wanted to start a war. At that time, Chen Ping came
Beg me, beg me, let me change my mind, I will kick him away, I just want to hit him!"
"You don't know that there was a man named Kuai Che who wanted to stop me from going to war, so I cooked him to death!"
"Zhou Bo followed my orders and defeated the Xiongnu. When he returned to Chang'an, he knelt down before me and said that I would serve as my master. How could I agree?"
When Commander Liu made such a boast, the generals were stunned for a moment.
Gradually, everyone lost their restraint and began to discuss how to attack the Xiongnu. Liu Buhai was also here, and he was chatting with a general.
Liu Chang looked at him and asked: "No harm, there is actually a general you know here?"
The general stepped forward and said with a smile: "The last general, Chen Nong, once fought with Liu Buhui in the Southern Kingdom."
"Oh?? That's your seniority. Were you in the Northern Army or the Southern Army at that time?"
"The last general was on the opposite side..."
Regarding the Tang Dynasty, Liu Chang was most satisfied with these generals.
Liu Chang felt very comfortable getting along with them, and he could do as he pleased, as if he were at a banquet with the wise men in Chang'an.
Luan Bu, who was guarding the palace, felt that this was probably because these generals didn't have much brains, which made the king feel more friendly.
The composition of the generals of the Tang State is very complicated. Starting from the Taiwei, Taiwei Li Zuoche, a former general of the Zhao State, became a confidant of the King of Chu after being captured by Han Xin. Among the remaining senior generals, except Liu Buhai
In addition, the other generals are all generals of Peng Yue. Most of the mid-level generals are generals of Yingbu, Yuezhi and Huns. Most of the lower-level generals are Chen Xijun, the original Yanwang Army, and some local Tang troops.
It is composed of generals here.
These people come from all over the world and have almost nothing in common except rebellion.
This shows the talent of Taiwei Li Zuoche. He was able to unite these people into a rope and use them all to deal with the Xiongnu and atone for their sins, although they always felt that they were not guilty.
Liu Chang cherished each other and was reluctant to part with them.
Yingbu's generals shed tears and said that they saw the appearance of their own king in Liu Chang, while the others, after hearing that this hall was called Daxuanshi Hall, nodded in approval, "My true lord!"
Only Luan Bu knew that his king really had no thoughts of rebellion.
The reason why he dared to overstep his bounds and do such nonsense was probably just to show off. He thought the six-horse chariot was very powerful and beautiful, so he sat on it. He felt that the Daxuanshi Palace was very domineering, so he used it. He felt that the current chariot was very powerful and beautiful.
The system was not suitable, so he changed it. Wanting to attack the Huns, he began to recruit soldiers to hoard food.
Although these behaviors seemed to the people of Chang'an to be anti-thief behaviors, Luan Bu knew that although his king was overbearing, bullying, and arrogant, he was still a good king.
My king is constantly growing, and now he can actually sit in front of the eucalyptus tablets for half an hour to deal with the memorial table!
Half an hour!
Luan Bu's eyes filled with tears. Your Majesty has really sacrificed too much. He has the qualifications to be a good king.
It's not Luan Bu's fault. After all, Liu Chang has never been able to sit still. Being able to sit still for half an hour is already a huge concession for him.
And Zhang Cang also felt that Liu Chang had made great progress.
Zhang Cang was very surprised. He knew that this Zhuzi was very smart, but he didn't expect that in just a few days, this Zhuzi would already master the table of memorials. He could read through it casually and see what he wanted to express.
Meaning, he gave the order directly. Whether it was his vision or the decision he made, Zhang Cang was filled with emotion. However, this guy was just too lazy and wanted to go out to play whenever he had the chance.
"Master...can't we attack the Huns now?"
"Autumn Harvest... Your Majesty, do you want to starve the people of Tang to death?"
"But we have a standing army, and they are not engaged in farming."
"When the army sets out, it needs to gather the people, open roads to transport grain, and ensure logistics. How can it not affect the cultivation of mulberry trees?"
"Then let's fight a small one, okay? Let me lead a few thousand people, and we can fight a small one?"
"It's okay to have a small battle, but it's not okay to let the king go."
"What if I insist on fighting?"
"Then I will report to the Queen Mother!"
Liu Chang frowned and reprimanded loudly: "As the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, how could you do such a thing to murder the monarch?!"
Zhang Cang snorted disdainfully, took out a letter, and threw it to Liu Chang.
Liu Chang opened the letter. This was a letter written by Empress Lu to Zhang Cang. The letter read: "If the King of Tang insists on doing something rash, you can report it in a memorial. If the King of Tang wants to lead an army to conquer personally, he can be sent to Chang'an."
Liu Chang muttered something in a low voice and threw the letter to Zhang Cang.
Zhang Cang looked at the extremely depressed Liu Chang and shook his head, "Why does your Majesty insist on going on an expedition?"
"You don't understand. The Tang Dynasty never went out during the autumn harvest. The Huns would never have thought that if they attack now, the Huns would be helpless. What's more, I can lead the cavalry. I heard that the Huns also farmed in Henan, and in the past autumn harvests
At that time, they were the ones who came to plunder our food, and I also want them to have a taste of this!"
"What's more, I have just arrived in the Tang Kingdom and my reputation is not obvious. You yourself said that you cannot govern the country without dignity. If you can win a victory, I will be able to secure the Tang Kingdom..."
Zhang Cang squinted his eyes and thought seriously.
"This matter can be discussed with the Taiwei."
"good!!"
"What if the Taiwei agrees?"
"Then I have no objection."
"A deal?"
"A gentleman is not as good as his tongue."
Liu Chang was so happy that he couldn't wait to find Li Zuoche, but before that, Zhang Cang asked him to visit the wise men of various factions in the country.
The Tang State had Chinese studies, although not as good as Taixue, but it was also full of talents. In these years, it trained countless talents for the Tang State and played a huge role. This Chinese Studies was modified on the basis of the original Taixue. When Liu
When Long Chao came here, Gai Gong led a group of sages to greet him.
That's right, the person in charge of Chinese studies is Gai Gong. Gai Gong serves as the official and is in charge of etiquette education, and this Chinese studies is also within the scope of his responsibilities.
In order to ease the contradictions in the Imperial Academy, Empress Lu appointed a large number of Confucian sages and a small number of Huang Lao sages. However, Zhang Cang obviously did not consider this issue in the Tang Dynasty's Chinese studies. The Tang Dynasty's Chinese studies were simply a demonic chaos...
Ahem, all the talented people have arrived.
There are Legalists, Huang Lao, Confucians, Farmers, Mohists, Yin-Yangs, Yang Zhus, basically anyone can find them.
Liu Chang got out of the car with a smile, looked at everyone, and nodded.
"good."
"I have something important to do, so I'll leave first."
Liu Chang was anxious to find Li Zuoche and turned around to leave. The sages behind him were dumbfounded at this moment. One of them shouted: "Why does the king despise us so much?!"
Liu Chang had no choice but to stay for a while longer.
"It's not that I'm looking down on you, it's just that the Xiongnu are not very peaceful recently, and there is a fear of war."
Liu Chang explained that he followed Gai Gong into Chinese studies, and the sages followed him. Gai Gong looked a little worried, "If there is a war, you can leave quickly."
"Forget it, these talented people came to the Tang Dynasty from all over the country and joined me. How can I ignore them?"
As soon as Liu Chang sat down, an old scholar trembled and said: "Your Majesty... I am old and weak, with little talent and little knowledge. I want to return to my hometown... When I came to the Tang Dynasty to study, I was taken to the Chinese Studies. I really can't do it anymore.
Serve the king."
As soon as he finished speaking, another person said: "Your Majesty! You have to make the decision for us! Zhang Cang has insulted the name of Confucianism. I just sent my friends to Zhao State. Those who passed by Tang State were detained by him. To this day
You can’t even leave!”
"Your Majesty~~~"
Everyone started crying and complaining.
"Your Majesty, I didn't even pass by Tang State. I was living in seclusion in Zhao State, and then someone sent by Zhang Cang captured me here!"
These people have countless grievances in their hearts.
Unlike the military generals, many of these great sages did not come to the Tang Kingdom willingly. Once they came to the Tang Kingdom, they could not leave. Liu Chang listened to their cries and couldn't help but clear his throat and said seriously: "I know.
Already."
"Our country in the Tang Dynasty is dangerous. There are Huns outside and bandits inside."
"The common people have no means of livelihood and cannot enjoy happiness."
"You all want to go to the wealthy places in Liang and Huainan to eat delicious food, but you don't want to suffer here or educate the people here. I can understand."
"If you want to leave, I will tell Prime Minister Zhang to let you go now."
"Our country, the Tang Dynasty, has not long been established. It lacks officials and has no ministers in the country... There are powerful enemies outside, but they are no better than those in the Central Plains. Prime Minister Zhang acted like this just to protect the people of one side. The Tang Dynasty is the gateway to Chang'an. If the Tang Dynasty is unstable,
, what about Chang’an?”
"If one day we end up wearing our hair with our left lapels, it will be all the fault of those who want to leave the Tang Dynasty!"
"I really don't know, what kind of person would despise the world and despise justice just because he is greedy for wealth?"
Liu Chang shook his head, looked at them, and said with a smile: "Of course, you can leave at any time."
"Great Confucian, you just said you were leaving, right? I will write a letter to Prime Minister Zhang now!"
The great Confucian's face was sometimes green and sometimes white, and he was particularly troubled.
"Your Majesty, I am not a person who is afraid of life and death, nor a person who is greedy for wealth and honor. I don't want to stay in the Tang Dynasty because Zhang Cang is rebellious and drives the people with the cruel and harsh legalist system. If the country is warlike, it will perish!"
Liu Chang was furious, "If that's the case, why do you want to leave in a hurry when you don't want to stay and change the Tang Dynasty?"
"When the rites and music collapsed and the world was in chaos, was Confucius so scared that he hid in the mountains and forests and couldn't come out?"