Chapter 295 The Seven Brothers of the Old Liu Family
Before the Qin Dynasty was unified, there were four idols in the world.
Among these four people, a certain idol from Wei State was especially the most popular.
Everyone except his brother likes him very much.
This is Lord Xinling of Wei who once asked Liu Bang to run away from home and follow him.
Unfortunately, when Liu Bang arrived, Lord Xinling had already passed away. He could only replace him with another big brother, and that person was Lord Xinling's retainer Zhang Er. Liu Bang couldn't be Lord Xinling's retainer, why couldn't he be his retainer?
Are Lingjun's retainers a retainer?
After the fall of the Wei Kingdom, this Zhang Er was wanted by the First Emperor because of his ambition to restore the country.
He fled with his best brother Chen Yu, and later took refuge with a certain "rich man." The two supported Zhao Xie as the king of Zhao. Later, when Qin attacked, Zhang Er and Chen Yu asked for help, but Chen Yu refused to save them.
Conflicts arose between the brothers... Later, Chen Yu defeated Zhang Er, took control of Zhao State, and proclaimed himself the acting king. Zhang Er went to join his former younger brother Liu Bang.
Liu Bang was very happy and showed great respect to this big brother. Then he sent people to destroy Zhao and avenge his big brother.
At that time, someone brought two pieces of news to Chen Yu, one good news and one bad news.
The good news is that there are very few people from the Han army. There are only more than 10,000 new recruits who have just been recruited. They are exhausted from the long march. Chen Yu has an army of 200,000 here.
As for the bad news, the man leading the troops is called Han Xin.
Chen Yu did not believe in evil. He was full of vitality when he defeated Zhang Er, and the realm of all things competing was still in front of him. In the spirit of two hundred thousand versus ten thousand, the advantage is mine, he decided to take the initiative to fight and give Han Xin a try.
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Soon, Chen Yu was beheaded by the formation, Zhao Wangxie was captured alive, and the entire army of 200,000 was destroyed. However, this man cannot be said to have made no contribution. He contributed an idiom for later generations, a last-ditch battle, but it is a pity
, in the idiom, he is the one who is forced to fight against the odds, but the protagonist is Han Xin opposite him.
After achieving great things, Liu Bang did not treat his big brother badly and named him King of Zhao.
Zhang Ao was Zhang Er's son. He inherited the position of King Zhao after Zhang Er's death, and Liu Bang married his daughter to him.
Relying on the connections left by his father, Zhang Ao can't be said to have no relatives in the world, but he can also be regarded as having a lot of friends.
When he came to take charge of this matter, people from all over the world came after hearing the news. Even the officials in the temple could not sit still and came to visit Zhang Ao one after another, just to buy some books from him.
Ao was very proud these days. Ever since he was defeated and captured, his house had never been so lively.
Like Zhang Er, Zhang Ao has always liked to have customers and make friends.
Now, seeing that the threshold of his home is almost being trampled to pieces, Zhang Ao cannot hide the smile on his face.
"How do you feel about this outfit? Is it appropriate?"
Zhang Ao even walked around in front of Liu Le and showed her his clothes.
Liu Le shook his head and said: "In the past few days, the chief has given me an official position and a house...I always feel that something is wrong. You have to be careful. I don't know what kind of evil this boy is holding back!"
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"A wise king like your Majesty! How could there be bad water? I helped him, and that was just his gratitude!"
"That's what I said... But this kid has been hiding from me these days. It's always right to be careful... Besides, you are so connected to people from all over the world and have close contacts. Don't forget, you have made mistakes.
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"You're a woman, what do you know?"
Zhang Ao said and walked out. Liu Le immediately stopped talking, "Okay, I'm a woman, just keep jumping around!"
Zhang Ao walked out of the inner room and greeted everyone with a smile. Everyone praised him. Zhang Ao sat in the upper position and looked at everyone.
"The wise king today feels that there are very few books in the world, so he wants to scatter the books in Tianlu Pavilion!"
"The king is wise!"
Everyone also praised him one after another.
Zhang Ao said: "You and I are very close friends. When I learned that there was such a good thing, I contacted you first and wanted you to come and enjoy this good thing first!"
"Hahaha, thank you Mr. Zhang!"
"Mr. Zhang is worthy of being the son of King Zhao. He has the style of Lord Xinling!"
Everyone praised him one after another, their faces full of joy.
Zhang Ao was also flattered by their praise. Everyone ate meat and drank wine together. Zhang Ao then asked people to see the collection of books. When everyone saw the mountains of books that occupied four rooms,
I could no longer hold back my excitement, "Mr. Zhang! Please tell me, how many gifts does the king need? Any amount is fine!"
"These books, they are all treasures... There is no second copy in the world... Besides, it is only one time. The king is going to launch an army against South Vietnam and there is no food in the national treasury. Therefore, if I miss it,
There will be no chance in the future..."
"Okay... Now that everyone is here, let's bid. The one with the highest bid will get it!"
Zhang Ao started selling with confidence.
In the days that followed, his place almost became the liveliest place in Chang'an. There were huge crowds of people, and no one came and went. Although he had a humble room, he was buzzing with books. Zhang Ao felt the same feeling as his father, who read every day.
He was so cheerful that he couldn't even close his mouth with laughter.
Liu Chang was also very concerned about this matter and kept sending people to inquire about the situation.
After learning that those people were almost committing suicide for a book and that the bids were getting higher and higher, Liu Chang, like Zhang Ao, also laughed from ear to ear.
At the same time, officials in the DPRK were also discussing the matter a lot.
During the court meeting, some ministers mentioned this matter.
The person who mentioned this matter was Lieutenant Zhou Gu. This man probably did not grab the books. He was so sad and angry that he shouted at the court meeting: "How can the books of sages be sold?"
Liu Chang's eyes lit up and he said hesitantly: "What you said makes sense."
"However, Mr. Zhang is doing this, and he is my elder. It's hard for me to say anything..."
Zhou Chang was not very happy. He said to Zhou Gu: "The book of the sages cannot be given away for free...in exchange for food and used to govern the people. When the sages learn about it, they will only praise and not blame. You are here again."
What nonsense are you talking about?"
After hearing what Zhou Chang said, Zhou Gu did not dare to say anything more.
Zhou Chang was very happy these days.
Before the court meeting, he looked cheerful. When asked by the officials, he said that the ministers accepted his advice. He also said that the king has improved and will become a good king sooner or later!
It can be seen that Zhou Chang's requirements for Liu Chang are very low. As long as he can listen to some advice, he will be very happy and satisfied.
Because he was in a good mood, after discovering that the king was beyond hope, Zhou Chang also spoke for Liu Chang in the court and restrained the officials.
Liu Chang was very moved. He was indeed a wise prime minister.
Zhao Ping suddenly stood up and said seriously: "I have already made arrangements for the Hexi matter...I am also going to handle the appointment of officials myself. When the time comes, please go and check it out..."
Zhou Chang was stunned and said: "Why don't you discuss such a big matter with the officials? Appointing and removing officials is not a trivial matter..."
"Prime Minister Zhou, we have already agreed that this matter in Hexi will be managed by me, and you will be responsible for domestic affairs. Have you forgotten?"
Zhao Ping asked in a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant.
At that moment, Zhou Chang's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly woke up.
He pointed at the superior Liu Chang again.
"Faint...faint...faint lord!!"
Zhou Chang finally found out that he had been cheated, but it was too late. Zhaoping had already made all arrangements. The other ministers could no longer interfere with the Hexi matter, and the ministers believed in Zhaoping's character and would not go there. Intervening, only Zhou Chang knew the situation. This Zhao Ping was simply the king of Tang's mouth. Now he could only pray to the king not to act recklessly.
In the following days, Zhang Ao continued to sell books, and food continued to enter the national treasury.
After the Han Dynasty reduced taxes, these people actually benefited the same, or even more than ordinary people. After all, their base is incomparable to ordinary people.
When these people became wealthy, they imitated Liu Chang everywhere. Liu Chang liked fine clothes, so they wore them. Liu Chang liked meat, so they ate it. Liu Chang liked hounds, and they also raised dogs. Liu Chang liked white horses, so they also He wanted to raise a white horse... he was always competing with others. Zhou Chang told Liu Chang about this more than once.
Only then did Liu Chang’s idea of selling books become clear, right? Let you compare again!
He also deliberately ordered Zhang Ao to let those people rob the books and arouse their desire to compare. The more expensive the books, the better!
"Hahaha, Your Majesty, these days, carriages transporting food are coming and going all the time!"
Zhang Ao had a smile on his face and looked very proud.
Liu Chang glanced at him and then said with a smile: "My sister-in-law is still reliable in doing things. He is really a great talent!"
"Hey, you're welcome!"
Zhang Ao was obviously a little distracted, and he just waved casually to Liu Changdu.
Luan Bu's expression changed drastically, he drew his sword fiercely, and shouted loudly: "Marquis Xuan Ping! You want to die?!"
Zhang Ao was shocked, quickly reacted, and said respectfully: "I dare not take credit."
Liu Chang glanced at Luan Bu, he didn't even raise his finger, what sword are you drawing?
Luan Bu was calm on weekdays, but when he got angry, he was much more cruel than Zhang Buyi. Zhang Ao could clearly see the murderous intent in Luan Bu's eyes. Liu Chang said with a smile : "Luan Bu, don't be rude to my sister-in-law!"
Luan Bu then put away his sword and looked at Zhang Ao with a somewhat evil look.
Zhang Ao hurriedly said a few words to Liu Chang and then left here feeling very uncomfortable.
Liu Chang sighed helplessly, "Luan Bu, why are you so angry?"
"The king humiliates the minister and dies. Who is he? He dares to do this to the king?!"
"Oh, Zhang Ao, you think of the emperor humiliating his ministers and dying? When my mother beat me, why didn't you think of drawing the sword?"
"It is natural for a mother to discipline her son."
"What about when my teacher chased and beat me?"
"Teachers train children, as a matter of course."
Liu Chang thought seriously for a moment and asked: "Well, Zhou Chang and I are not close, so why didn't you go up to him when he called me a coward?"
"Everything he said was right."
"Fart! You bully!"
Liu Chang took Luan Bu and sat down, "You have to control your temper. I'm telling you, this sister-in-law is not easy to mess with. Don't look at my mother-in-law being so indifferent to her. If she goes to Changle Palace in tears and complains, , we both have to take a beating...you know that, right?”
Luan Bu was still a little angry and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang is not bad in nature, but it is difficult for him to achieve great things. He gathers his disciples in the local area, and some people who have made serious mistakes come to him. All you need to do is praise him a few times."
Just say a few words to Lord Xinling, and he will take that person in, protect their crimes, and make the local officials unable to do anything..."
"The original Lord Xinling also protected those sinners who avenged their relatives or were bullied and had no choice but to fight back. How could he ever protect these sinners?"
"He is not Lord Xinling at all, he is probably Lord Mengchang!"
"Those who do evil things can avoid punishment by becoming his disciples. How unfair is this!"
Liu Chang was stunned for a moment and asked suspiciously: "You usually praise Lord Xinling, Lord Pingyuan, and Lord Chunshen, but why do you only dislike Lord Mengchang?"
"Your Majesty, Lord Mengchang protects criminals. He once went to the Kingdom of Zhao to visit Lord Pingyuan. The Zhao people saw him, and then some people ridiculed him and said: They thought Tian Wen was a burly man, but now they see him, he is just a skinny man."
"What will happen if your Majesty encounters such a thing?"
"Well...if others say that I am thin, I will probably ask Xia Wuqi to treat his eyes..."
"What about other humiliations?"
"Beat him!"
"Ha... Lord Mengchang was so angry that the people accompanying him jumped out of the car with him, killed hundreds of people nearby, and left after destroying a county."
Liu Chang was stunned, "Is there such a thing?"
"That's really a villain... However, Lord Pingyuan is not a good person either. He actually made friends with someone who slaughtered his own people like this!"
Liu Chang waved his hand and said: "You don't have to worry about it...my sister-in-law, his disciples won't be able to follow him for long..."
I don't know when, a light rain fell from the sky.
Liu Changji sat under the eaves and looked at the light rain with a smile.
It finally rained in Chang'an, which is a good sign. I just don't know if it rained in Hengshan and Daiyou. It would be great if there really were gods. Wherever there is drought, it would rain, and the people would not suffer.
He took a sip of wine, looked at the rain curtain in front of him, and stretched out his hand to poke the rain curtain. He couldn't help but grinned when he saw the rain curtain being pierced by himself.
I saw a few little guys running towards me in the distance.
It was An, Xiang, and Qi who were leading a large group of Liu Ying's sons, playing in the rain, chasing each other, and having a great time. Not far away, you could see the servants shouting loudly, thinking
I want to let them go back, but I can't catch up with them.
Liu Chang couldn't help but laugh.
"These guys..."
At this moment, a figure ran out of the rain, lowered his head, rushed through the curtain of rain, and came to Liu Chang's side.
Liu Chang was stunned, raised his head and saw that the person coming was none other than Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang was soaked all over and looked at Liu Chang blankly.
"What happened?"
"Father Zhong..."
Liu Zhang suddenly knelt down in front of Liu Chang and burst into tears.
At that moment, the smile on Liu Chang's face suddenly solidified.
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In the fifteenth year of Emperor Han's reign, the King of Qi died of obesity.
Liu Ying covered her face, lowered her head, and cried in pain.
His hair was a little messy and he couldn't even sit still.
He leaned on Liu Chang and cried loudly.
Liu Chang stretched out his hand and gently comforted his second brother.
However, at this moment, Liu Chang's face was pale and dejected, as if something had been pulled out of his body, and his shoulders that were always high and straight sank. The eldest brother still couldn't survive this moment.
In the spring of this year, he passed away.
The eldest brother's face kept reappearing in Liu Chang's mind. According to the system, when the princes and kings died, they were buried in their fiefs. In other words, the eldest brother had already been buried at this moment. Liu Chang and the others could no longer see their eldest brother for the last time.
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Liu Zhang knelt down and sat aside, his eyes looking extremely sad, which made people feel heartbroken.
"Don't cry... Big brother... I'm looking for my father."
Liu Chang's voice was also a little hoarse.
"Second brother... You are not in good health to begin with... Stop crying... I can't..."
Liu Chang pursed his lips and looked at Liu Zhang, "Let's go back to Qi... You should prepare..."
"Your Majesty."
Zhou Chang walked in at some point and shouted to Liu Chang.
Liu Chang hesitated slightly, but still stood up, asked Liu Zhang to look at Liu Ying, and followed Zhou Chang out of the inner room.
"What's up?"
"The matter of King Qi... King Qi is no longer here... I should have made the eldest son Xiang the king... but the king was in Qi State before..."
Liu Chang's eyes were dull and he just nodded, "This matter needs to be taken care of."
"Yes... Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is waiting for you in Jiaofang Hall..."
When Liu Chang walked into the Jiaofang Hall, all the ministers had already arrived, and the Queen Mother was sitting on the throne. She glanced at Liu Chang, and then said coldly: "Prime Minister Zhou, what are you doing with him?!"
Zhou Chang was stunned for a moment, then said: "How can the important affairs of the country not go through..."
"It's okay, grandma..."
Liu Chang sat down and asked, "What do the ministers think?"
Queen Lu hesitated for a moment and said: "The King of Qi has made great contributions to the country, and is ready to make his sons kings...and give them their own fiefdoms."
Liu Chang understood that this was what Prime Minister Zhang and Xiao had negotiated, and it was originally intended to deal with Tang State, but he did not expect that Qi State was the first to understand this move.
"Okay, let's do it."
When the ministers were about to express their thoughts, Liu Chang decided on the matter.
The ministers did not dare to compete with the king at this time and did not say anything more.
"Liu Zhang is by your side now...what should he do?"
"Become the king and stay in Chang'an to continue working."
"good."
Empress Lu didn't say anything else and asked Liu Chang to leave first.
But after Liu Chang left, he met Zhang Ao again. Zhang Ao's books were almost sold out, so he came to ask if there were any other books.
When Liu Chang finished his work, it was already evening.
Liu Chang walked into the hall in despair. Cao Shu hurriedly stepped forward, a little worried.
Fan Qing wiped her tears and said nothing.
"I'm fine...I wanted to go to Qi State...but there are still some things at home."
Liu Chang sat down and Cao Shu brought the food.
Liu Chang lowered his head and started eating with big mouthfuls.
Cao Shu sat aside and was about to speak.
But I saw two traces of tears appearing on Liu Chang's face at some point.
Tears kept falling.
The tears probably fell into the rice and were eaten by Liu Chang.
ps: Probably because he had just experienced life and death, this chapter felt inexplicably uncomfortable. Fortunately, in this life, Liu Fei no longer died of fear.