Liu Qi slapped Liu An on the shoulder suddenly. Liu An woke up immediately and stood up quickly, "Master... I listened to your teachings and I have a deep understanding..." He said, raised his head and looked at the sky.
There was no sign of the teacher in Lu Pavilion. There were only a few silly brothers sitting around him, looking at him intently.
"Return to Master. Master has left a long time ago... It's been almost half an hour since get out of class ended. What's going on with you recently? You are the most serious in class on weekdays. In the past few days, you have lowered your head and muttered something. Shui Huo, whose daughter is Shui Huo? Her surname is Shui, could she be from Wu? The most common surname is Shui in Wu County."
Liu Qi asked curiously.
"It's not someone's girl..."
Hearing this, Liu Qi's eyes widened and he looked at Liu An sadly, "You...why did you start...I...oh...whose man is that?"
"Fart! I was just thinking about what my father said, what a woman and a man!"
At that moment, Liu An seemed to be possessed by Liu Chang and cursed at Liu Qi.
Liu Qi breathed a sigh of relief and said to him seriously: "You must not get into this bad habit!"
Liu Xiang hesitated for a moment and expressed his opinion, "Actually, this is not a bad habit..."
Liu Xian, Liu Xian and other "pure blood" clan members nodded with deep understanding.
Liu An simply stopped clinging to the magical skills he told his father. Several people felt that it was a bit evil. At Liu An's suggestion, they decided to go out to find some food. Liu Xian and Liu Xian both had a lot of private money.
It is absolutely possible to go to a restaurant to have a big meal, but Liu An and the others believe that as a clan member, they have to fend for themselves and must rely on themselves to solve the problem of food and clothing.
Therefore, they deliberately broke into the Pingyang Hou family's mansion, originally hoping to get some sheep, but after they broke in, they failed to do so.
Pingyang Hou Cao Cheng was sitting in his study, reading a book, when someone broke in.
Cao Cheng raised his head blankly, and there seemed to be five people standing in front of him.
"uncle!"
"Where are your sheep?"
Liu Xiang frowned and looked very unhappy.
Cao Cheng's face darkened. As the son of Cao Shen, a famous irascible man in the early Han Dynasty, Cao Cheng was not like his father at all. Cao Shen did not inherit any of Cao Shen's shortcomings of being irritable, warlike, irritable, and prone to violence. Of course, Cao Shen got on the horse.
He did not inherit Xiang Yu's merits of being able to dismount and become the Prime Minister. Among the many powerful generals around Emperor Gao, Cao Shen was the only one Han Xin thought highly of.
How capable is Cao Shen? At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, that is, not counting subsequent superpositions, Fan Kuai had 5,000 households, Guan Ying had 5,000 households, Xia Houying had 6,900 households, military maniac Zhou Bo had 8,000 households, and Xiao He had 8,000 households.
, and Cao Can, 10,600 households.
As for the civil affairs, he governed the Qi State and brought great prosperity to the Qi State. In a short period of time, the Qi State was able to return to the level of devoting an army of 200,000 to fight.
Perhaps if the father is too strong, the children will become weak.
Cao Cheng had a very good relationship with Liu Ying. Cao Cheng was gentle and generous, but he had no outstanding talents, whether in combat or in other aspects.
It was because of his good temper that he would not take off his shoes when faced with Liu Xiang's questioning.
"What's the point of asking questions first without paying homage to me first?"
Cao Cheng asked rhetorically.
Only then did Liu Xiang and everyone pay homage to him, "Greetings to uncle! Where is your sheep?"
"No more! There's not even one left!"
Compared to Liu Xiang's recklessness, Liu An knew how to behave better. He walked to his uncle's side with a smile and sat down, "Uncle~~ In the whole of Chang'an, your mutton is the most delicious.
We came here specially today, why is it gone?"
Cao Cheng stretched out his hand and rubbed Liu An's head. Compared with Liu Xiang, he also liked the more honest Liu An. He said helplessly: "I have always kept it for you. However, your father himself
Come and get it, I don’t dare not give it to you.”
Liu Xiang's face was full of despair when he learned that the sheep had been taken away by Liu Chang.
"How come Father Zhong is still doing this kind of thing at such an old age? He is robbing us of sheep, he is the Son of Heaven..."
Liu An was not surprised. Everything his father did was reasonable. If he felt it was unreasonable, it must be because he didn't know his father well enough.
"What does dad want with so many sheep? He can't eat them all by himself..."
Liu An pondered for a moment and had no choice but to change his goal.
"Then let's go to Wuyanghou's house and take a look."
.......
The second-generation sages who had not found the sheep returned to the palace in despair. As soon as they approached the palace, they heard bursts of shouting. From a distance, you could see a group of people gathering outside the palace. The momentum was huge, and there were people in the distance.
There are soldiers running back and forth, what big thing happened?
The sages were curious, so they hurriedly quickened their pace and stepped forward.
As we got closer, we could see clearly the true faces of the people gathered here. They were all students of Taixue. These people looked high-spirited and were sitting on their knees outside the palace. They were bowing in the direction of the palace and chanting.
Long live.
"What's going on?"
After Liu An and the others approached, there were soldiers guarding them immediately, keeping them away from the Tai students and preventing them from getting closer. When Liu An asked, the leading soldier hurriedly saluted and said: "These Tai students
The students said they wanted to plead guilty to His Majesty for the previous assassination of Liu Gong... Previously, they had repeatedly said that they would support His Majesty's government... These people are still somewhat dangerous, and they all wear swords..."
“Ask for forgiveness from my father??”
"Aren't the students of Taixue all very arrogant? Why do they come to plead guilty? Shouldn't they gather together to ask my father to release Fuqiubo?"
"Fuqiupe has been let go..."
Just when a few kids were thinking wildly, the palace gate was slowly opened, and a tall figure stood on a carriage and drove out of the palace. Seeing this figure, the students became even more excited and shouted,
The person who came was none other than Liu Chang. Liu Chang looked down at the imperial students in front of him and drove the carriage directly among them. The soldiers wanted to step forward to protect them, but Liu Chang just glanced at them and the soldiers retreated.
Already.
"I know... some students were instigated before and committed big mistakes... The Han Dynasty has its own laws, and I cannot forgive such crimes, but I can give them a lighter sentence and allow them to make up for their mistakes!
Liu Chang spoke loudly, and Liu Chang's voice was loud enough that even Liu An and the others who were far away could hear it clearly.
"You are all future officials and my future important ministers. I hope you can distinguish right from wrong before doing things. Don't believe in rumors, let alone act out of anger!"
Liu Chang said seriously, then looked at the person behind him and said, "You can divide the meat!"
Only then did Liu An and the others understand why Liu Chang had to get so many sheep. It turned out to be to share the meat with these students. Liu Xiang complained with some displeasure: "These people have obviously made mistakes, but Father Zhong actually
You have to share the meat with them, and the rewards and punishments are unclear..."
Looking at the cheering students and their eager eyes looking at his father, Liu An said thoughtfully: "My father always has deep meaning in what he does. He must use these to do what he does."
The students come to do things, but they don’t know what my father is going to do..."
At this moment, Liu Chang tried his best to show himself as a model of benevolence and sat down with the students to eat meat.
At this banquet, Liu Chang put forward a very important concept.
"You are the disciples of the Emperor!!"
Liu An was stunned for a moment, as something flashed through his mind.
Liu Chang was very happy when he returned to the palace. He proudly told the ministers about what happened just now. Although these ministers were not far away and could see everything clearly, Liu Chang still couldn't bear it.
The resident said: "Hahaha, the students respect me very much... After I left, they were reluctant to leave!"
"This is all because of your majesty's kindness...that makes all people admire you!"
Zhang Buyi naturally agreed with a smile. He had no intention of taking any credit, nor did he say why these students suddenly gathered outside the palace. However, Liu Chang was very happy. He also felt very surprised. He had always felt that these
The students were all trouble, and he was thinking about how to deal with these people. When he heard that they had gathered, Liu Chang was ready to roll up his sleeves and go out. Later, he learned that they were here to plead guilty, and Liu Chang suddenly realized.
What should I do with these people? Instead of pushing them to the side of the traitors, it is better to actively pull them to my side. Others can use these students to do bad things, can’t I use them to do good things? So, Liu
The chief hurriedly got the sheep, exchanged greetings, and divided the meat. Sure enough, these students who upheld the style of the Warring States, after receiving the favor of the emperor, wanted to die for the emperor one by one.
The culture of dying for those who appreciate it left over from the Warring States Period has not dissipated yet. Many behaviors that may seem strange to later generations are mainstream in this era. The simplest example is Zhang Buyu.
This powerful proof of the legacy of the Warring States Period is somewhat incompatible with the entire Han Dynasty.
This custom has influenced the Han Dynasty for many years. When the Han Dynasty perished, there were still cases where people would help kill people because of the kindness of a meal.
After the fall of the Han Dynasty, this style of the Warring States Period disappeared in the long river of history.
With the noble status of Liu Chang, if he gives these low-ranking scholars a piece of meat, then these scholars will have to die for him. At this moment, it is too easy for the king to win over certain groups.
, as long as you show sincerity, you don’t even have to be sincere, as long as you can show that you want to be reused, even if you use his ideas, you can conquer them.
Of course, this kind of culture is a double-edged sword. Although it is easy to use, it may also hurt the host. For example, if you divide a piece of meat and let others fight for you, but when you divide the meat, if you forget to share it with others, even if it is you.
If you are a charioteer, then this charioteer may lead you to the enemy side because he feels that he has been slighted... This is a real case.
You can be rude to your subordinates, but you cannot treat them lightly, just like Emperor Gao. Emperor Gao would beat his ministers, but he would never ignore them.
Among Emperor Gao and Xiang Yu, Emperor Gao would insult his ministers and beat them, including peeing into their hats... Xiang Yu would not be like this. I have never heard of Xiang Yu just pressing down on his ministers because of what they said.
A beating, but the problem is that after the beating, Emperor Gao will listen to his suggestions, use his strategies, and show that he values him. Xiang Yu... I won't beat you, nor will I scold you, let alone
I'll take care of you.
Emperor Gao even remembered the names of the soldiers in the Southern Army, but Xiang Yu probably didn't even remember the name of his doctor. Even when the doctor came to give him advice, he looked at him with disdain and waved him away.
Then the doctor went to help Emperor Gao. What was the name of this doctor? Oh, his name was Han Xin.
Let me talk about another example. For example, there was a counselor beside Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu sent him to capture Yin. He was rewarded with gold after he successfully returned. Later, Liu Bang occupied this place. Xiang Yu was furious. In order to vent his anger, he decided to kill the humble man who originally captured Yin.
counselor, and then this counselor also defected... What was this counselor's name? Oh, his name was Chen Ping.
Anyway, Emperor Gao was able to achieve great things because Xiang Yu made indelible contributions. In fact, after Xiang Yu felt that Liu Bang had too few advisers, he deliberately killed Han Wangcheng, which frustrated Zhang Liang, who was dreaming of reviving the country at that time.
Leng directly concentrated on assisting Emperor Gao. For example, considering that Liu Bang had too few generals, he thoughtfully cooked the body of Wang Ling's biological mother...
This was the first time Liu Chang felt the beauty of being an emperor.
In the past, his reputation was ruined. Except for people like Chao Cuo and Zhang Shizhi who were also ruined, few people were willing to follow him. But it is different now. As the emperor, any one of him who showed intimacy
Every action can quickly attract others to take action.
So this is what it feels like to be a benevolent king??
Liu Chang seemed to experience his father's happiness at that moment.
"From now on, I will pretend to be even more...ahem, I will be a benevolent and righteous king, and I will visit more places, be courteous to virtuous corporals, and be close to my loved ones!!"
Zhou Chang was silent for a long time. In any case, at least His Majesty is willing to pretend to be approachable, which is already very difficult.
Liu Chang sat in the upper position and asked: "I have no doubt...has there been any progress in what I asked you to do?"
"Your Majesty, tomorrow I will send you a report on the progress in various places. Thanks to your Majesty's great blessing, the progress can be said to be rapid!"
"very good!"
Liu Chang was delighted. This was the reason why he liked Zhang Buyi. Zhang Buyi did everything so quickly and never let him down. Liu Chang looked at the people around him and said slowly: "This
This incident actually made me think a lot. Even the students of Imperial College can be deceived by traitors, but what about the rest of the people?"
"I have decided to set up a new organization specifically to inform the world of the temple's decrees and major world events, so as to appease the hearts of the people in the world and so that officials do not dare to distort the temple's orders..."
Zhou Chang was surprised.
He actually felt that what His Majesty said made sense and that this proposal was actually a good one.
Liu Chang swept through the ministers one by one, Zhou Chang was busy on the road, Zhang Cang was in charge of reporting, Zhang Buyi was in charge of ministerial matters, Chen Ping was seriously ill, and Zhao Ping was in charge of this year's mulberry farming.
Liu Jing wants to kill... to help the wealthy family, Feng Jing wants to assist Zhang Buyi, good brothers have to be responsible for the war horses, Wang Ling is too old to walk, Zhang Liang complains of illness all day long, Zhang Meng is idle, but he hates it
He, Wang Tianqi... Where is Wang Tianqi? Oh, by the way, he is in prison doing some soul-searching.
Lu Jia was still on his way back, the monks were scattered in various places, and the wise men were also busy.
Liu Chang's brows couldn't help but frown. These courtiers were a bit inadequate.
The organization he wants to set up is not just responsible for promoting the temple's new policies. Liu Chang also has many ideas. This requires a very capable person who is not afraid of courtiers. It is best to be able to work with Zhang Buyi, Zhang Shizhi, and Chao
It's wrong for such a fierce Legalist to take charge of this, but these three people have important things to do.
When Liu Chang returned to Houde Hall in a depressed mood, the hall was empty. Cao Shu and the others were not there, busy somewhere.
While drinking with Fourth Brother, Liu Chang suddenly asked: "Fourth Brother, how old is your prince?"
"what you up to?"
"I'm really short of people...otherwise you..."
"Then who are you going to let take care of things in the South?"
"Alas...there are so few loyal ministers like Zhang Buyi."
Liu Chang shook his head, Liu Heng frowned and said: "If you feel that there is a lack of talents around you, I can recommend someone. When I talked with this person, I found that this person is courageous, talented, knowledgeable, and tall.
, handsome in appearance, strong in strength, good in both civil and military affairs, although he is young, he can be sharpened, and he has the talents of the three masters!"
"Ah?? Talented person? Where is this person?"
"In your palace."
"In the palace? Why don't I know what position I hold?"
"He is a doctor."
"Okay, okay..."
Liu Chang clapped his hands and suddenly realized something, and asked suspiciously: "But Fourth Brother, how come you know a doctor?"
"Ahem, I wandered around the palace today and got to know a lot of attendants and doctors. However, this is not important. What is important is that this person is really capable..."
Liu Chang's expression was still a little suspicious and he asked: "Then what is this person's name?"
"Zhidu."
Liu Chang rarely heard that his fourth brother praised a person so much, and he was curious, so he asked someone to call the doctor over. This man was tall, strong, handsome, and heroic, but he was a bit too young.
He looks a few years younger than Chao Cuo. Although he is young, he is neither humble nor overbearing when facing Liu Chang. He is indeed very courageous.
Liu Chang looked at him seriously, "He has a good appearance, but unfortunately, what I need is a strong man. At his age, I'm afraid it's not appropriate."
Liu Heng shook his head, "At the beginning, the Marquis of Huaiyin was the youngest under my father's command. What does age have to do with talent?"
Liu Chang looked at the guy in front of him, raised his head and asked, "Is your name Zhidu?"
"Your Majesty, I am Zhidu."
"Where are you from?"
"A native of Yang County, Hedong County."
"What talents do you have that are worthy of being reused?"
"It depends on your majesty. If your majesty regards me as a doctor, I will have the talents of a doctor. If your majesty regards me as a prefect, I will have the talents of a prefect. If your majesty regards me as a general, I will have the talents of a general. If your majesty regards me as a general, I will have the talents of a general.
If you are a three-gong person, you have the talents of the three gongs."