Liu Chang was sitting on the carriage, shaking his head and humming a song.
This means that he is in a good mood. Whenever Liu Chang is in a good mood, he will hum a song, sometimes Tang Feng, sometimes Chu Ci. Qi Feng can also hum a few lines, but not Zhao Guo.
Master Liu came to handle the matter of selecting officials, and Chang Liu was very relieved.
When it comes to the ability to govern a country and bring peace to the people, Master can defeat all the officials in today's temples. It's just that they are a little lustful, lazy, and indolent. If they don't have these shortcomings, even if they chase Xiao Xiang, the problem will not be big. But what?
Every human being is bound to have flaws. Take the three ruthless men of the original Han Dynasty as an example.
Prime Minister Xiao is capable of governing, but he is too down-to-earth, less alert, and not flexible enough.
Zhang Liang was capable of planning, but in his early days he was fiery and impulsive, and would do anything to restore his country.
Han Xin was able to fight, but he was headstrong, arrogant, rude, and contemptuous of others. Anyway, he probably had the most shortcomings. Of course, he was arrogant because he had enough capital.
Chen Ping is capable of planning, but he is a bit too precious about his own life. To put it bluntly, he is a bit snobbish, cunning, cruel, cold and selfish.
As for why there are four of the three ruthless men, this is a common sense question. Just like the four emperors worshiped by the Han Dynasty, there are actually five.
In short, these founding heavenly groups have more or less flaws. The same is true for Zhou Bo, Fan Kuai, Xia Houying, Guan Ying, Zhou Chang and others. Even Liu Chang's group of virtuous people is actually the same. Their flaws are
It was relatively big, so it was not easy for Zhou Yafu to stand out among them. He lived up to the name of the Martial Arts Temple. Historically, Zhou Yafu, like Han Xin, entered the Martial Arts Temple. Many famous generals in the early Han Dynasty did not have this treatment.
Just when Liu Chang wandered to the front of the palace, he saw a familiar figure in the distance.
Because the sky was a little dark, the soldier who was leading the way was holding a lantern. Under the light of the lantern, Liu Chang squinted his eyes, then laughed, jumped down from the carriage, and quickly rushed to the man's side, "
Chao Cuo!!!”
Chao Cuo, who was waiting in front of the palace gate, hurriedly stepped forward to salute, but Hunjun didn't give him this chance and just picked him up.
Chao Cuo was already thin, but when Liu Chang hugged him like this, he was completely invisible and disappeared directly into Liu Chang's arms.
"Hahaha, I thought it looked familiar just now. I thought it was some rebel who wanted to assassinate in front of the palace! It turns out it was King Sheren who made the mistake!!"
Chao Cuo gasped for air. The king's move just now almost crushed his bones.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... your strength is getting stronger and stronger..."
"Hahaha, do you think so too? Liu Jing told me the same thing a few days ago!"
"When did you come back?"
"I came back today and saw His Majesty's car driving out of the city, so I came here to wait for His Majesty's return..."
"Oh, that made you wait for several hours!"
Liu Chang hugged Chao Cuo's neck enthusiastically, with a smile on his face. Now he loves these former residents even more. He always misses the days when they came to chase him together. He hugged Chao Cuo and moved forward.
After walking a few steps, suddenly
Thinking of something, he said to Lu Lu on the side: "Chao Cuo is here, how can he not prepare meat? He can also eat the meat in the palace in South Vietnam. How about this? You go to the Shaofu and give it to him today.
Get back all the deer and rabbit meat!”
Lu Lu was stunned for a moment and asked: "Your Majesty... those have already been given to the young master. Isn't it inappropriate to take them back again?"
"What are you afraid of? Anyway, he has promised me to take care of this matter, and he can't go back on it. Just go and get it back!"
"only...."
Chao Cuo looked at Liu Chang's operation and couldn't help but sigh: "Long time no see, Your Majesty really hasn't changed at all!"
Liu Chang took Chao Cuo's hand and walked towards the palace, but Chao Cuo hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, foreign ministers other than the three princes cannot enter the palace at this time..."
"This big man, I have the final say. If I don't like it, even the three gentlemen won't be able to get in!"
The two entered the palace and went directly to the Xuanshi Hall. They sat facing each other and were asked to bring wine.
"That's right, that's right. You've become a lot stronger. Back then you were so weak that even Buyi could scold you. Now it's pretty good..."
Liu Chang nodded and praised.
The corner of Chao Cuo's mouth twitched and he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, you don't know. Shen Tu is very concerned about my physical condition... He asks me to train from time to time. My body is getting stronger and stronger. If I
Being able to live a hundred years is all thanks to Shen Tujia!"
Liu Chang laughed loudly, and then asked curiously: "Yes, I always heard that Shen Tujia had a fight with you. How dare you fight with him?"
"He rose from being a soldier all the way to the chancellor... He has gone through countless battles one after another. He is still in his prime, tall and powerful. Even Zhou Bo, Xia Hou Ying and others dare not say they can win.
Although you are not weak, you are definitely not his opponent... How did you survive?"
Chao Cuo always told the truth, and he said seriously: "The main reason is that Shen Tu spared his strength and did not dare to beat me with all his strength for fear of killing me... I didn't have any scruples, and I would bite you with all my strength... Sometimes
He also hid a short stick in his sleeve..."
"Hahaha, no wonder Shen Tujia hates you so much!"
Liu Chang could already imagine the scene. Shen Tujia punched several times and then reluctantly put it down. Chao Cuo took the opportunity to attack fiercely.
"Aren't you afraid that he will really beat you to death?"
"I am your Majesty's servant. Let alone Shen Tujia, even the kings in the south would not dare to do anything to me."
Chao Cuo said very confidently.
"However, you shouldn't always have trouble with him."
Chao Cuo shook his head, "Your Majesty, you don't know something. This guy has never forgotten his origin. He can't make up his mind about many things. He is used to obeying orders, so it is difficult for him to give orders. He does things step by step. If I don't offend him,
, only afraid of South Vietnam
The current situation cannot be achieved until now... Zhao Tuo relied on his many years of management, secretly supported the forces, and despised the ministers. Shen Tujia did not dare to take action. If not forced by the ministers, he would not dare to execute Zhao.
Those people under Tuo’s command!”
"The King of Wu wrote several times, asking us to deal with domestic affairs as soon as possible, but Shen Tujia actually obeyed and obeyed. Wu is just a vassal king. Only because of His Majesty's love can he supervise the Southern Kingdom. What qualifications does he have to treat His Majesty's affairs?
Where is the minister's order? He should write to your majesty first, and then your majesty will give us the order. Therefore, I tied up the envoy sent by King Wu and whipped him thirty times..."
"What??"
Liu Chang's eyes widened and he asked, "Why didn't Fourth Brother tell me about this?"
"Oh, I did it in the name of Zhao Tuo..."
"No wonder the fourth brother was so angry with Zhao Tuo. He started talking to him with all kinds of words and almost forced him to kill him... Zhao Tuo is still so aggrieved, so it's you!"
"Ah?? There is such a thing? What a pity! What a pity!!"
Chao Cuo slapped his knees sadly, "I should come earlier. When the time comes, I can use Liu Heng's hand to kill Zhao Tuo, and then use this crime against Wu Guo..."
"Except the State of Wu? Who will govern the south except the State of Wu? Will you come?"
Liu Chang glanced at this guy and then warned: "Don't always think about going against these princes. They are all my brothers and have no intention of rebelling. Do you have to force them to rebel to achieve your wish?"
Put your mind on running the country!"
"Your Majesty, sooner or later the princes will be a serious problem for the Han Dynasty. I am not trying to deal with your brother. I am trying to eliminate this serious problem for the Han Dynasty..."
Liu Chang couldn't deny it and just laughed.
"I wonder why Fourth Brother was so angry back then. He has always been a calm person. Hahaha, it turns out you were the one causing trouble... But how did you manage to hide it from Shen Tujia? He
As the Prime Minister of the country, don’t you know anything about what you are doing?”
"He did it with me... Even though I have grievances with him, we are both His Majesty's ministers. To deal with the foreign king, we still have to work together..."
What this guy said sounded nice, but in the Nanyue Palace, the two of them fought so hard that the palace was almost burned down. Chao Cuo's position was best replaced by someone else. Liu Chang actually had a candidate already in mind. He
We are going to let Guo Ta go to South Vietnam to serve as censor. This Guo Ta
, is the son of Guo Meng, the Marquis of Dongwu. The Marquis of Dongwu is also a large kingdom with 10,000 households. The most important thing is that Shen Tujia once fought with Guo Meng and served as a general under him. He respects him quite a lot.
Things like Chao Cuo will probably never happen again.
"The reason I want you to come back this time is to serve as the Shaofu Shangshu Ling."
Chao Cuo nodded. This Shangshu Ling is actually a subordinate of the Shaofu. He is responsible for managing the documents of the Shaofu and conveying orders. This is not an important position. Of course, Jiuqing's subordinates have a high status. Anyway, Chao Cuo
Being able to serve as a member of the Nine Ministers at this age is already very, very impressive. And everyone knows that His Majesty likes to employ young people today, and he never looks at their age when employing people.
It was also during the Liu Chang period that the youngest Sangong Zhang Buyi, the youngest Prime Minister Jia Yi, the youngest Jiuqing Feng Jing, and the youngest general Zhou Yafu appeared in the history of the Han Dynasty. Most of the sages were young, of course.
Among them, there are still not many who have the title of general. Zhou Yafu is a former general with the same title as Jiuqing. Among the others, although Lu Tazhi and Zhou Shengzhi also have the title of general, they are only partial generals.
As for the rest of the people, they are just captains.
It is also very common for young people to hold important positions in local areas. As the saying goes, "King Chu is so thin that many people starve to death in the palace. King Li is good at young people, and his white beard is dyed ink." In order to get King Li.
Many people will deliberately change their age to make themselves a few years younger.
Many wealthy families also build momentum for their young descendants, hoping to be known by His Majesty.
The words and deeds of an emperor will really affect the atmosphere of that era in a great way. This can be seen in miniature in various countries, such as the lazy Liang State, the diligent and thrifty Wu State, and the arrogant Tang State, and Liu Chang's character traits,
It also gradually changed from affecting the Tang State to affecting the entire Han Dynasty. I am afraid that the neighbors of the Han Dynasty will become the biggest victims.
Chao Cuo felt that His Majesty had brought him all the way from South Vietnam to Chang'an, and it would definitely not be as simple as letting him become a minister.
Liu Chang's subsequent statement also confirmed Chao Cuo's conjecture.
"Now that the Han Dynasty is vast, everything is becoming more and more complicated. The Shaofu ordered me to deal with the memorials for the time being, but this is not a long-term solution. After all, I am a foreign minister. I am still here. If this continues, then the Shaofu will
The power is too great, so I am planning to establish a ministerial system, and now I have taken a fancy to the positions of Shang Fang Ling and Zhong Shu Ling."
"You come to serve as Shang Fang Ling, organize your own subordinates of the Cao Cao, and be responsible for handling the world's chapter by my side..."
"In addition, we need to establish a Zhongshu Ling. The Zhongshu Ling reports directly to me and prepares approvals for me... Both of you must work together to assist me... This position is low and powerful... You can understand
??"
Liu Chang asked seriously.
Chao Cuo still doesn't understand that His Majesty has always hated doing business. What's more, in recent years, His Majesty has to deal with more and more things, and the Young Mansion is responsible for handling them, which means that some foreign ministers decide their own affairs.
There is always something wrong. Your Majesty is planning to transfer the Shangshu Ling under the Shaofu's name and the Zhongshu Ling around you to form a real system of ministers. As the emperor's personal assistant, he will help the emperor deal with those matters that should be handled by the emperor himself.
matters to be dealt with.
Chao Cuo's eyes were already shining. Although this position is just a subordinate of Jiuqing, if you fulfill this position well, even the Prime Minister will have to look at your face.
"Your Majesty! I will never let down your Majesty's high expectations!!"
Liu Chang looked at the confident Chao Cuo in front of him and couldn't help but laugh. He likes to use young people because they dare to do it. If he told Zhou Chang about this matter, it would probably be Zhou Chang who started to talk non-stop.
Myself, I said such nonsense as it was too risky and how could I have ministers?
"Okay, starting tomorrow, you will form your team. If you need people to find Prime Minister Zhou, of course, if you have someone you value, you can also recommend it to me!"
Liu Chang gave many instructions, and Chao Cuo listened carefully.
After the two of them finished eating and talking, Chao Cuo said, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing that I must tell you."
"What's up?"
"I want to impeach the captain of the city gate! The captain of the city gate neglected his duties and failed to stop you and the lieutenant general..."
"You want to impeach the city gate captain Hou Feng???"
Liu Chang looked at him complicatedly and asked: "I started breaking into the city gate when I was young. From then on, he served as the city gate captain and worked conscientiously until today. Guess why I haven't beaten him yet?"
he?"
Chao Cuo was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is it because His Majesty values him?"
"Oh, if you can't even figure this out, what are you going to do?"
At that moment, countless answers came to Chao Cuo's mind, and he immediately replied: "Because he was arranged by the Queen Mother?! He is the Queen Mother's person!!"
Only then did Liu Chang nod with satisfaction, "It seems that I have chosen the right person for my ministerial order. Let alone impeaching him, go back and rest! We have to do things tomorrow!"
After sending Chao Cuo away, Liu Chang was already quite sleepy.
When they returned to Houde Hall, Cao Shu was not there. She was resting in Jiaofang Hall, but Fan Qing was still waiting for him. Naturally, Liu Chang was not polite and immediately started to quarrel with Fan Qing, which lasted for a long time.
The two of them then lay down to rest.
"Long...I have been thinking about it recently and finally decided to find a teacher for Bo."
"Um???"
"Bo is not even four years old yet. Are you looking for a teacher for him? What should he teach? How to dress him??"
"He is going to be the king of vassals in the future... We can't pamper him!"
"You are not pampering me, you are persecuting me!"
"When the child is still young, let him play without any worries. Why bother? It doesn't matter whether he has the talent of a prince or a king. If he has the talent of a prince, he can be like the King of Wu or the King of Chu. If he doesn't, he can be like the King of Chu.
When you are like the King of Liang or the King of Qi, no matter how stupid you are, you can be like the King of Zhao. As long as you have a capable minister like Jia Yi, you can manage the country well. What do you worry about?"
Fan Qing was silent for a moment, and then said: "When An was at his age, he was as cheerful as a magpie, and he would crawl into the arms of every stranger he saw, but his erection is still stupid now...
When I see outsiders, they hide behind me in fear..."
"Hahaha, I was timid when I was young, but that may not be the case when I grow up...Look at his figure, he will be as tall as his brother in a few years..."
"Besides, it doesn't matter if he becomes introverted in the future, as long as he lives a good life, won't it be fine?"
Fan Qing was a little surprised, "Chang... you have really changed a lot. You were not like this to An at the beginning..."
"Okay, don't think so much, just sleep peacefully... When Bo gets older and finds a swordsman to teach him swordsmanship, he won't be like this..."
"Then does your Majesty know any swordsmen?"
"Yes... I am. I am the number one swordsman in the Han Dynasty. Who can survive a round under my sword? My swordsmanship is the best for him!"
"You started bragging again..."
"Bragging? Come on, come on, let me show you my swordsmanship again!!"
.........
The next day, before dawn, Chao Cuo arrived in front of the Shaofu.
He took a deep breath and felt that the air was so refreshing.
Chao Cuo was very happy. The position of Shangshu Ling was really suitable for him. In this position, he would definitely be able to give full play to his talents and repay His Majesty’s kindness! Chao Cuo was waiting for the young man’s mansion to open.
At that time, another car came from a distance, and an acquaintance got out of the car.
Chao Cuo looked at him disdainfully.
The person who came was none other than Yuan Ang.
Unlike Chao Cuo, the authentic Legalist eagle dog, Yuan An belongs to the stereotype of a Confucian scholar. According to the words of Xunzi, he is "correct his clothes and colors, and he is speechless but does not say anything all day long."
The Zixia family is a despicable Confucian."
Chao Cuo and Yuan An served as officials in the Shaofu one after another. They initially worked with Chen Ping, but later, their fates took different trajectories.
Chao Cuo gained the favor of Liu Chang and was promoted all the way, even serving as the third official in South Vietnam. However, Yuan An wrote several impeachment petitions and openly opposed Liu Chang, disturbing his elegance and annoying him. He worked all the way from a subordinate to the Shaofu to
County magistrate, almost promoted to commoner.
But Yuan An was unwilling to change and accepted death. He did well in his work and often got promotions. But as soon as Liu Chang brought him around, he would continue to admonish him, and then he was sent down again. Liu Chang also scolded him.
He was beaten and demoted, and Tingwei and Xiuyi were sent to prison several times, but this guy just didn't change.
In the original timeline, this guy impeached Taiwei Zhou Bo many times. Zhou Bo cursed angrily and wanted to take revenge on him. But later Zhou Bo was imprisoned, but Yuan Ang was the only one who interceded for him. Zhou Bo felt very ashamed, so he and
He became an old friend. Later, Empress Dowager Dou wanted to establish Liang Wang Liu Wu as the crown prince. Yuan An objected fiercely and questioned Empress Dowager Dou, which made Empress Dowager Dou give up her plan.
After the King of Liang knew about this incident, he sent assassins to kill him. The first assassin came to Guanzhong and heard that everyone praised Yuan An as an upright man, so he couldn't bear to kill him. In the end, he died at the hands of the second assassin.
inside.
When Chao Cuo saw him at this moment, he felt extremely proud.
ps: Every time I read the history of the early Han Dynasty, I always feel that the chess master has failed many capable ministers...