Both the eldest and the eldest Empress Lu stared at Liu Chang.
This made Liu Chang very uncomfortable. The eldest sister looked very similar to his grandmother. The feeling of being stared at by two grandmothers was simply Liu Chang's nightmare. Moreover, both of them were holding wooden sticks in their hands.
"Shu Zi!!"
Liu Le was the first to start the fight. She reprimanded loudly: "Is this how you treat your sister-in-law? Until now, there are people surrounding us outside our mansion, yelling at your sister-in-law! If I hadn't stopped you, your sister-in-law would have been
You even have the intention of killing yourself! You are going too far!"
"You bastard, you don't even take me seriously, do you? You've bullied me!"
Compared with Liu Le's anger, Queen Lu was calmer.
She just looked at Liu Chang coldly, "Go ahead."
Liu Chang was not afraid of his eldest sister's questioning, but he started to tremble when he heard his mother's questioning.
"Mom, I am doing this all for my sister-in-law!"
"I'm doing it for his own good. I'm saving his life."
"Fart! Are you saving his life or taking his life?"
Liu Le interrupted him and cursed: "You must resolve this matter yourself!"
Queen Lu glanced at her and said, "Let him finish."
Liu Le immediately didn't dare to say anything, and just stared at Liu Chang fiercely.
Liu Chang immediately said: "Sister-in-law has always admired Lord Xinling. What will happen to Lord Xinling? He has been suspected all his life..."
"Are you saying that your sister-in-law has aroused your suspicion?? You are not even suspicious of the Marquis of Huaiyin, but you have a group of rebels under your command, but you are suspicious of your sister-in-law?"
"Yes, he has made friends everywhere and has countless customers. He is restless... He can't even eat well..."
Liu Le looked at Empress Lu and said, "Mom, there's no need to ask. Let's give her a beating."
Liu Chang said hurriedly: "Actually, it's because my sister-in-law sheltered criminals... Not to mention other things, just this is what he did wrong. Those rangers made mistakes and came to him. He accepted it. Those who were killed
What should I do with the people I want to deal with? He dares to protect the people I want to deal with. For the sake of his own good reputation, he really doesn’t care about anything... Sister, think about it for yourself, will doing this bring you big trouble?
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"My second brother is kind-hearted. Even if my sister-in-law protects criminals and recruits many customers, he will not be angry... But if he meets Xuanyi or Zhang Buyi one day, will he still have a chance to survive? No one can survive.
he!"
The more Liu Chang talked, the more confident he became. In the end, even he believed that this was really the case.
He said confidently: "He was the one who made mistakes originally. I don't know how many people in the world are staring at him. He still does this. Isn't this causing trouble for himself? This time, his reputation will be ruined. I'm afraid it won't be the same."
He went to accept those retainers with face, but don’t forget what his original retainers did... Can he bear it if it happens again? "
"The reason why I asked my sister-in-law to take charge of this matter is definitely not because he has the most friends. I am just worried that he will go astray, so I do it with good intentions!"
Liu Le fell silent immediately.
She frowned, thinking about Zhang Ao's proud look in the past few days, and thinking about the group of vicious visitors in the house in the past, she was also a little shaken.
"Are you telling the truth?"
"Why don't you believe me! I swear to God in the name of Third Brother!"
Seeing Liu Chang's vow, Liu Le just sighed and looked at the Queen Mother beside him, "Mom, what this guy said is right... I have persuaded him many times..."
The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes and said softly: "This guy is really smart."
"You can go back...send away his disciples."
"If someone comes to scold you, please send someone directly to inform Tingwei."
"What if Wei Ting comes to scold me?"
The Queen Mother immediately glared at Liu Le, who quickly stood up and left.
After seeing off Liu Le, Empress Lu looked at Liu Chang in front of her and said, "You did quite well in this matter... It's really impressive."
Suddenly hearing Empress Lu's praise, Liu Chang's eyes widened with joy on his face, "Hahaha, that's natural!"
"But...I missed a step."
"Hmm? What's missing?"
"I heard that the ministers in the court all praised your behavior in giving books. Since they praised you so much, why don't you reward them? Why don't you reward them with a few books? For example, Zhou Chang, Zhou Gu, Zhang Ao, etc., you
Everyone should be rewarded..."
"Why...I understand!"
"Hahaha, further divide them and make them dog-eat-dog, right? My mother is indeed a widow's mother. Why didn't I think of that at the time..."
Liu Chang grinned.
Empress Lu then narrowed her eyes again, "Zhang Ao has the most important reputation. If you treat him like this, he may have resentment in his heart... His disciples, you can let Zhang Buyi deal with them... As for him himself, you can
We have to find a way...if it can't be comforted, then..."
Liu Chang clearly saw a hint of murderous intent in Queen Lu's eyes.
Liu Chang's eyes widened, "Ah... Grandma, don't you love the eldest sister the most..."
"Chang... At all times, we should put national affairs first and do everything thoroughly. If we are not thorough, it will be a failure."
"I can't do it..."
"You have to do it even if you can't do it."
"Then if I make a mistake, will my mother do something to me?"
"meeting."
"I don't believe it!"
"If you don't believe it, you can try it."
"I won't try!"
Empress Lu shook her head, "You have everything to be a wise king, but your heart... is just like your elder brother, it is too soft... you can't do anything to those close to you, and you are defenseless, and in the end,
It will cause trouble."
"The state of Qi could have been eliminated."
"If to be a wise king you have to kill your relatives and kill your loved ones, then I would rather be a foolish king for the rest of my life."
Liu Chang spoke very firmly. Empress Lu did not persuade him any more. She just took a book from the side and threw it to Liu Chang.
"Take it and take a closer look."
"Han Zi's book? I read it a long time ago..."
"Looking at it then is different from looking at it now. You can take it out and look at it again in the future."
"I read Han Zi ten times, and I got ten different insights."
"oh."
Liu Chang returned to the Houde Hall holding Han Feizi's book. Liu An's eyes lit up and he hurriedly came to Liu Chang's side, "Father? What kind of book is this?"
"A book that kills people."
Liu Chang answered, sat down, and sighed, but Liu An stuck his head out curiously, wanting to see the magical book. Fan Qing walked in, and Liu Chang stood up hurriedly, smiling and helping her sit down.
He came down and stretched out his hand to touch Fan Qing's belly.
Son, Fan Qing's belly was already swollen, and the day of delivery was not far away. Liu Chang did not dare to let her move anymore, and was polite to her. As for Fan Qing, he naturally kicked her nose.
The spirit on his face made Liu Changna angry.
It seems that he wants to avenge all the hatred he felt when he was bullied by Liu Chang when he was young.
Ever since, in the Hall of Houde, you can often see a strong man like a bear, who is obedient to a woman. When someone scolds her, he just grins and doesn't dare to contradict him at all... completely different from ordinary times.
The arrogance of the Tang king.
Just when Fan Qing ordered Liu Chang to pinch his shoulders, Cao Shu couldn't help but shake her head.
She looked at Fan Qing's belly with some worry, "Your belly... is really too big."
"Could they be twins?"
"ah?"
Fan Qing looked at his belly and asked, "Isn't this normal?"
"Didn't you also see it when I was pregnant with Liu An... How could it be so big?"
Seeing Cao Shu's worried look, Liu Chang didn't know what to do and just scratched his head.
"King and Queen, don't worry."
Zhang Qing, who had always kept a low profile, now smiled and said.
Zhang Qing was Empress Lu's personal attendant to Liu Chang. He was very capable on weekdays. He first followed Liu Chang to the Tang Kingdom, and then followed Fan Qing back to Chang'an. On weekdays, he only did palace affairs and didn't talk much.
Everyone looked at him, and Zhang Qing said: "Your Majesty is already tall... Mrs. Fan is the daughter of Marquis Wuyang, and she is as tall as her father... It is normal for the young master to be tall."
Fan Qing suddenly frowned, "Child! It's best to have a son!"
"Ah? Why?"
"If it were a daughter as tall as you, with a body like a tower and a voice like thunder, how scary would that be?"
Liu Chang laughed and said, "That's nonsense. How can there be such a woman in the world?"
Zhang Qing took a deep look at Liu Chang and then closed his eyes.
Liu Chang had high hopes for this child, "This must be a little girl... petite and cute..."
His eyes were shining and his face was full of smiles.
...
The officials in the temple went out again, and Liu Chang led the officials to greet the heroes.
The hero they welcomed was Zhou Bo, the Prime Minister of the State of Zhao.
Because of Zhou Bo's achievements in the Yan Kingdom, Liu Chang decided to reward him with a city, so Zhou Bo came to Chang'an in person to receive the reward.
Of course, it was not only Zhou Bo who was rewarded, but also some generals of the Yan State. These people were to be made marquises. Zhou Bo took thousands of people out to fight, and when he came back, there were dozens more marquises.
...After all, Zhou Bo defeated a lot of enemies this time, and Zhou Bo was a maniac known far and wide for his military exploits. He wished he could even behead the captured cattle and sheep as military merit.
When other generals went out to fight, they beheaded few and captured many prisoners. When Zhou Bo went out to fight, he rarely saw prisoners.
When Zhou Bo led the meritorious soldiers of Yan State to outside Chang'an, he saw the king waiting for him from a long way away.
He quickly turned over and dismounted, with a solemn expression on his face.
"King!"
"Father Zhong!!"
Liu Chang had a smile on his face and held Zhou Bo's hand diligently.
Zhou Bo was unmoved. The three brothers of the Zhou family, who were standing next to Liu Chang, also saluted Zhou Bo, "Father!"
Zhou Bo nodded and ignored them.
Liu Chang took Zhou Bo's hand and walked towards the city.
The meritorious soldiers followed behind them and were greeted by the courtiers. Soon, the group appeared in the Xuanshi Palace. Liu Chang solemnly told the achievements of Zhou Bo and others, and the officials congratulated them together.
Today's ministers have already prepared their psychological defenses after being tricked by the king several times.
Logically speaking, Zhou Bo's military exploits were considerable, but they did not reach the point where Liu Chang ordered a special recall and delayed the banquet in such a big way.
The king must have something up his sleeve!
Thinking of this, the officials became more vigilant and remained silent.
Especially the former victim, Zhou Gu, was bowing his head deeply at this moment... He was a bitch-tongued earlier and said that you shouldn't buy sage books, and then he took a big pot on his back. Even Chen Hou made fun of him and said
I have never seen someone so willing to take the blame.
The worst one is Zhang Ao.
When Liu Chang began to ask Shusun Tong to set up bookstores in various places and allow people from all over the world to watch the copying, those who had bought the books and were so proud suddenly became excited. We spent so much financial resources to buy them, but you ended up using
Our money will be used to give away books in vain? Or in vain to those mud-legged people? It is murderous and heart-breaking!
They were so angry that they naturally found Zhang Ao. Zhang Ao was scolded so much that he didn't dare to go out, and he looked up and sighed all day long.
After all, with Princess Lu Yuan here, they didn't dare to cause trouble.
Then even Zhou Chang and Zhou Gu, Zhou Chang's reputation was too great, they didn't dare to provoke them. In the end, Zhou Gu could only endure everything. Who didn't have the background of Zhang Ao and the strength of Prime Minister Zhou?
?
Therefore, in the face of the king's somewhat unusual behavior, the ministers were very cautious, fearing that if they said the wrong thing, they would become the next Zhou Gu.
Even Zhou Bo, who had just returned from Zhao Kingdom, seemed to be aware of the situation here. He had been sitting calmly in his seat with a straight face and said nothing.
The king specially gifted his three children to enter the palace together. At this moment, they were kneeling and sitting behind Zhou Bo.
These three people also have serious faces at this moment, and they have the same "Sima face", which makes people sigh at the power of genes.
After Liu Chang held this grand banquet, he asked all the officials to leave, leaving only Zhou Bo, Liu Ze, and San Gong.
Zhou Bo glanced at Liu Ze.
Liu Ze, the Marquis of Yingling, was a distant cousin of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. He was young and quite accomplished in the military. When Emperor Gao was still there, he liked him very much. This man was different from other clan members surnamed Liu. He was always thinking of ways.
He has a closer relationship with Empress Lu. He has a very good relationship with the Lu family. At the same time, he is also very prestigious among the people. Just like Zhang Ao, he likes to make friends.
Liu Ze noticed Zhou Bo looking at him, chuckled and nodded.
Zhou Bo, however, just looked at Liu Chang, "Why did your Majesty go to great lengths to summon his generals?"
Liu Chang was stunned. No minister had been so indifferent to him for a long time.
"Of course I'm here to reward you for your military exploits!"
"If it's a reward, an edict is enough. Why did you call me here?"
Liu Chang smiled and said, "Isn't this to reward you in person?"
Zhou Bo didn't believe these words at all and just kept a straight face.
"Ahem, gentlemen... I think so. Nowadays, this land in Hexi... is really not easy to manage. For example, the land of Dunhuang is too far away... I want to choose a person.
A capable member of the clan went to Hexi to become king."
"But nowadays, most of the sons of the clan are young, have no military merit, and do not understand the art of war. It is difficult for them to bear such an important responsibility."
"I then want to make the Marquis of Yingling the king of Hexi...and the Marquis of Zhou as my prime minister."
Liu Ze obviously knew about this a long time ago. He hurriedly lowered his head and looked respectful.
Hexi is remote and dangerous, and a capable person is needed to take charge. Liu Chang thought about it, and it seems that only Liu Ze in the clan can be used. The rest are either young or incompetent, and cannot take charge of Hexi at all.
The three men were hesitant at this moment, Zhou Chang and Zhao Ping frowned, but Han Xin and Zhang Buyi didn't care at all.
Zhou Bo frowned and said, "Your Majesty, why not choose a young and strong person from among His Majesty's descendants to be the King of Hexi?"
"It's not that I don't like the Marquis of Yingling, it's just that... the Marquis of Yingling is not young, and I heard that Hexi is desolate."
"No...there are no young and strong people..."
"I think that Young Master Xiang can be the king of Hexi... I will follow the story of the Zhao Kingdom and send another prime minister to be temporarily responsible for the affairs of Hexi until the Young Master comes of age."
When Liu Ze heard this, he was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "Prime Minister Zhou is right."
Liu Chang was a little hesitant. He touched his chin and said, "If Yixiang is the king of Hexi... I'm afraid you won't be able to use your skills..."
Zhou ** stood up and said: "I am old... I am afraid that someone else will be chosen to be the prime minister."
Liu Chang glanced at him, then looked at Han Xin, "Master, do you think Prime Minister Zhou is suitable to be the Prime Minister of Hexi?"
Han Xin nodded and said nonchalantly: "Yes."
Liu Chang then looked at Zhou Bo with a smile, "What do you think now?"
Zhou Bo's mouth trembled and he was speechless.
"Very good, since you don't object, it's decided that you will be the Prime Minister of Hexi!"
"But, Your Majesty... the State of Zhao is in ruins and waiting to be revitalized.. If I leave... what will happen to the State of Zhao?"
Liu Chang grinned, "I already have a candidate!"
"I have been sharpening a piece of jade for a long time, and now it's time to test its quality."
Zhou Bo glanced at Zhou Chang, who sighed and said: "Your Majesty... you still have to be cautious about this matter. Zhao is a big country, and the establishment of a country in Hexi is no small matter!"
"However, if the king wants to go west, he must establish a country west of Hexi."
Zhao Ping was on Liu Chang's side.
The two prime ministers debated.
Zhang Buji couldn't stand it any longer. He stopped the two of them and said, "Don't argue... You both have your own opinions and express your opinions. So, let me be fair."
"This matter... you still have to listen to Your Majesty!!!"
Zhou Chang immediately yelled, "I still expect you to speak human language!"
.....
Liu Changhe confirmed the founding of Hexi, but he was still hesitating whether he should let Liu Ze go or Liu Xiang?
Liu Ze's advantage is that he has fought in battles and can convince people. As for Liu Xiang, his advantage is that he is closer to him.
Every time Liu Chang encounters these problems, he will think over and over again, meditate hard, think clearly, sit and think, and then come to Changle Palace.
"Mom!!!"
"Who should I let go?"
Liu Chang sat in front of Empress Lu and looked directly at her.
"Let Xiang be the king of Hexi... Hexi is a treasure land and is of vital importance. No one else can hold the position except Liu Xiang... He is still young and can be temporarily in the palace, and let Zhou Bo temporarily govern Hexi as the prime minister. ..."
"What about Liu Ze? Everyone agreed to him... Sigh."
"Liu Ze is not bad...we can make him the King of Minyue."
"King of Minyue??"
"The Kingdom of Wu also took over the land of Fujian and Yue, and now it has taken over the land of South Vietnam... The Kingdom of Wu is becoming more and more huge. This is not a blessing for the temple."
Just as the two were discussing important matters, a close attendant suddenly came and said, "Queen Mother! Your Majesty! Mrs. Fan is giving birth!!"
"What?!"
Liu Chang jumped out suddenly.
.......
"well...."
Liu Chang held the fat boy in his arms, looking a little disappointed.
He is still a son, either a twin or a fat son.
"Congratulations to your Majesty on the birth of your son!"
"Your Majesty, how should you name the young master?!"
Zhang Qing was quite happy, with a smile on her face.
Liu Chang thought for a moment.
"Bo."
"Just call him Bo."
"Bo, come on, call me father!"
ps: I don’t know why, anyway, asxs. Our Prime Minister is not allowed to get up.