The virtuous people in Chang'an cannot gather together. They can only be good virtuous people when they are separated. If more than three of them gather together, they will start to tear down the family.
Liu Chang's era was a period of gradual transition of power from veteran ministers to younger ministers.
And Liu Chang did an excellent job. The transition process was very peaceful and there were no conflicts.
"There is no shortage of tricks and strategies!!"
Zhou Chang leaned hard on his crutch. The crutch fell so hard that it almost broke the ground. Zhou Chang's face turned red, his expression was excited, his eyes were fixed on the Zhuzi not far away, and he could hardly help but take action.
The person who allowed Zhou Chang to break through his defenses was not Zhang Buyi, but Dianke Feng Jing.
Dianke Feng Jing was originally a minister of the Tang Dynasty, and later followed Liu Chang to the temple as the ninth minister. Like Zhang Buyi, he was also from a noble family. His ancestor was Feng Ting, Huayang Jun, the governor of Shangdang County in South Korea during the Warring States Period. This person
Because he was unwilling to offer his land to Qin, he surrendered to Zhao, which triggered a small misunderstanding between Qin and Zhao, which is known in history as the Battle of Changping.
However, his descendants all defected to the Qin State. Feng Wuze, the famous Marquis of Wuxin around the First Emperor, Feng Quji, the right prime minister, and Feng Jie, the imperial censor, were all descendants of Feng Ting.
Feng Jing is the eldest son of Wu Xinhou Feng Wuze.
He inherited the mantle of his ancestors and served as the governor of South Korea at a young age. Then he met the pair of Han Xin and Cao Shen. It would be enough for him to take one of them, let alone two of them together.
Woolen cloth.
Then the Korean governor became a Han general.
Historically, this man died in battle during the reign of Emperor Jing, becoming the highest-ranking official of the Han Dynasty killed during the Han-Hungarian War, the first three Dukes.
Currently, he is serving as a Dian Ke in the DPRK. The so-called Dian Ke is responsible for diplomacy. He is not only responsible for diplomatic relations and border tribal affairs, but also for the domestic princes. Their tribute, visits, sending troops, daily behavior, etc. are all
If the Dianke is responsible or supervises, he still has a lot of power.
At the same time, this position is also the position Chao Cuo desires most.
After Feng Jing took office, he did a good job. Whether it was dealing with internal princes or foreign kings, he was fair, clear in rewards and punishments, and courteous. Previously, dozens of foreign kings from the Western Regions came, and he
Being able to take good care of these people at the same time and earn face together, Liu Chang was very satisfied with him.
And why was Zhou Chang furious at this moment?
Mainly because of Feng Jing's performance at this moment.
Feng Jing made a petition during today's court meeting, hoping that the temple could give Dian Ke a power, military power.
As for what a department in charge of diplomacy needs military power for, according to Feng Jing, it is to better establish diplomatic relations with foreign countries. Feng Jing wants to form a pedestrian army of Dianke. This pedestrian refers to an agency within Dianke.
It’s called a pedestrian bureau. This pedestrian bureau is responsible for traveling to and from various places and also serves as an envoy. The pedestrian army that Dianke wants to form now is the “embassy group”. He wants to leave the Han Dynasty and travel to all directions of the Han Dynasty to visit distant places.
Those small countries.
If it were just like this, Zhou Chang wouldn't be so angry.
"You want three thousand armors?? Four thousand crossbows? Are you going to visit or to destroy the country??"
Zhou Chang's eyes widened. This guy is not setting up an envoy. He is setting up scouts to go to various places to investigate the local situation, and may also engage in some actions to provoke war! If it is just an envoy, a hundred people will be enough.
Is there anyone wearing armor and carrying a crossbow who is going on a mission??
Feng Jing said calmly: "Prime Minister Zhou, there will be wild beasts and bandits along the road. This is just in case."
"What kind of beasts and thieves need so many armors and crossbows? Are you trying to form a Northern Army?"
Zhou Chang said displeasedly: "Besides, you still want to recruit privately and refuse to disclose the specific number. Are you planning to rebel?"
"His Majesty is so happy with his achievements today. The wars have been going on for years. As a human minister, you do not try to dissuade him. In order to flatter him, you are ready to send people to provoke wars in the surrounding areas! How can a person like you be worthy of the position of Jiuqing?!"
“Bold!!!!”
Zhang Buyu jumped out suddenly, pointed at Zhou Chang and cursed: "Old dog! How dare you insult His Majesty?!"
Zhou Chang looked at the traitors in the dynasty, took a deep breath, and shouted angrily: "The traitors are in the dynasty! God is trying to destroy me as a big man!!"
Zhang Buyi shouted: "How dare you curse the big man! It turns out he is the remnant of Wu Zui!! Where is Tingwei?!"
Liu Chang just waved his hand and ended the meaningless quarrel.
"Okay, let's discuss it later."
After letting the officials leave, Liu Chang stayed behind, including Zhang Buyi, Feng Jing, Wang Tianqi and others.
After leading a few people to the Hall of Houde, Zhang Buyu couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, it's time to replace Zhou Chang. You can let Ji Bu take his place!!"
Liu Chang also cursed: "This old dog always humiliates me in front of me, I will never let him go!"
Wang Tianqi was stunned, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you want to go to his house and search for any armor or anything like that..."
Liu Chang glanced at him and said, "You are not a Tingwei now..."
Wang Tianqi said with a smile: "But I am a lieutenant. If your Majesty wants to have this armor in the outer city, he will definitely find it in his house!"
Zhang Buyu shook his head, "Then it would be better to just insist that he is a remnant of Wu Zui and search out a few witches from his home!"
"Isn't there a witch under Mr. Lu's command at the beginning? He can only predict bad things. Later, let Mr. Lu send him to sleep outside the door of Zhou Chang's mansion. We will arrest him tomorrow..."
Liu Chang couldn't help laughing, shook his head, and sat down with them.
At first, Liu Chang also wondered why there were so many old diehards in the temple. These people did not know how to adapt, were stubborn, insisted on their own outdated ideas, and always opposed the latest orders of the temple. When my father was still there,
This situation already existed. Who knows how many people came to oppose Liu Jing when he wanted to establish the tomb.
Emperor Gao had a very bad attitude towards these people. He beat and insulted them, but he would not drive them out.
Liu Chang was also confused. Why not just drive him away?
But now, he has gradually understood that there is no shortage of such people in the temple. When driving, you must not only have a whip, but also a reins and a lasso. To use later words, the car must not only have a gas pedal, but also a brake.
Although stubborn veterans like Zhou Chang are conservative to the extreme and are unwilling to usher in new changes, they still play a protective role. Their existence is to avoid the risky actions of ministers like Zhang Buyu.
It will destroy the country.
You can hate them and beat them, but you can't live without them in the temple.
The older Mr. Liu gets, the more he understands his father's original thoughts.
Moreover, many things must only be left to ministers like Zhou Chang. For example, Zhou Chang has been in charge of Chidao for a long time. If Zhang Buji and the others are allowed to do this, it will be okay. After two months, the Han Dynasty
The fox will bark, in three months the stone man will emerge from the river, and in four months the white snake will be hacked to death, and then there will be no more.
"Jesus...what do you think?"
Liu Chang avoided Zhou Chang's topic and looked at Feng Jing curiously.
Feng Jing said seriously: "Your Majesty! Since the establishment of our Han Dynasty, except during the Huns war, at other times, merchant envoys from other countries have come to know the external situation. According to the current news, the world is not
It is as small as the ancients thought. We don’t know what kind of big countries there are in the distance and what their situation is... As for what these foreign envoys and merchants said, are they true?
We can’t be sure if it’s true.”
"Such behavior is like blocking one's eyes and ears, lowering one's head and staring at one's toes. There is a saying in the art of war: if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. If you don't know the enemy but know yourself, you will win every time. If you don't know the enemy and you don't know yourself, you will win every battle."
Fighting will lead to death!"
"Therefore, I ask your Majesty's permission to form a walking army, from the east, from the west, from the south, from the north... either to the desert wilderness, or to the islands in the sea, to draw maps, understand the customs, and become familiar with our enemies.
, master their language, and find out their truth... Zhou Chang misinterpreted my meaning. He thought that I was going to hunt for prey for His Majesty. In fact, I just wanted to prevent the big man from becoming the prey of others. "
Hearing these words, Zhang Buyi laughed disdainfully, "Who can regard a big man as prey?"
Feng Jing said seriously: "When the Yelang Kingdom met with the envoys of the Changsha Kingdom, they asked the Han Dynasty who was bigger and who was smaller than the Yelang Kingdom?"
"This is because they don't understand the situation outside and only see their own strength."
"I am a big man, more than a hundred times stronger than Yelang?"
"Then what do you think, the territory of the Shendu Kingdom is compared to that of the Han Dynasty?"
Zhang Buyu couldn't answer immediately because he didn't understand this country of body poisoning.
Feng Jing then said, "This is because we don't know the enemy's situation..."
Wang Tianqi just smiled and did not speak.
Liu Chang thought about it and realized that Feng Jing's words made sense. The characteristic of China is that it is so vast and rich in resources. It has everything in the country and is extremely rich in resources. It is the real "promised land" and there is no shortage of anything. Naturally, there is no need to go out to explore.
(jie) danger (lie), which is why there are many explorers in the West but relatively few in the East.
It would take decades for the explorers of the East to just travel around the country, and they may not be able to complete the journey, so what else are they going to do?
But at this moment, Feng Jing wanted to officially form an exploration team or a pioneering team to go out and cause trouble. Feng Jing's purpose was not as simple as he said, otherwise, he would not have said that he wanted so many armors and powerful crossbows.
, I brought this thing out to find out information?? This equipment is enough for a small battle with the Huns.
Liu Chang squinted his eyes and nodded, "You are right, you must first understand the enemy's situation. If you accidentally kill a poor man and there are no resources after defeating him, wouldn't it be a loss?"
Feng Jing said: "Your Majesty, this is not a war. The people I want do not necessarily need to be brave and good at fighting, but they must be clever and know how to draw. It is best to be able to quickly master foreign languages, be able to adapt to changes, and be able to read and write.
..."
Feng Jing put forward a series of conditions, and Zhang Buyi was a little shocked.
"You want 20,000 people. Where are you going to get 20,000 people like this?"
"If not, it can be taught...Local officials can be taught through the Imperial Academy, but can't the pedestrian army also be able to teach it?"
Feng Jing asked rhetorically.
Liu Chang looked at Wang Tianqi and said, "My lord, you still have to do your part in this matter."
"You have to worry about the school grounds, armor, and recruitment."
Wang Tianqi suddenly realized that no wonder His Majesty suddenly stopped him and asked him, an unrelated person, to participate. It turned out that he wanted to borrow the lieutenant's hand to handle the pawnbroking matter. Liu Chang looked at Feng Jing and said: "You also saw it today
, you said that you want to recruit troops, but most of the ministers are opposed to it. This army should be under the name of the lieutenant... Of course, you still have to do this creation exercise. When you do things in the future, you can directly negotiate with the lieutenant...
"
Feng Jing possessed him, "Wei."
It turned out that His Majesty had already approved his idea, so he called Wang Tianqi early.
After all the instructions were given, the two men left.
Zhang Buji watched them leave, and then said: "Your Majesty, this Feng Jing is quite talented, and it is not in vain that your Majesty took the trouble to get him out."
"Let's not talk about him for now...let's talk about Shu County."
Just this month, a large number of memorials suddenly came to Shu County to impeach the county governor Chen Mai. After Chen Mai's last fishing, the officials in Shu County became very upright. They were afraid that this was fishing again and did not dare to flatter them.
As for him, whenever Chen Mai does something wrong, he has to write a letter to express his attitude, just to show Chen Mai that we are all direct ministers, not sycophants, so don’t mess around!
The fishing trip bought by Chen really made the Shu County officials manage the Qingming Festival, and a large number of direct ministers and capable officials emerged.
But the problem is that these people no longer dare to obey him unconditionally. They always write letters of impeachment. Anyway, they always have to prove that they are direct ministers.
Therefore, Liu Chang turned a blind eye to the impeachment of Shu County.
But this month, the impeachment of Chen Mai and forcing the people to rebel continued to appear in the Shangshu, and Chao Cuo couldn't sit still.
According to these people, Chen Mai deliberately forced the southwestern barbarians to gain military glory, and then brutally suppressed them in the name of rebellion.
Liu Chang, who was familiar with Chen Mai, knew in his heart that Chen Mai was not such a person.
What kind of military merit is he trying to get? He was born as the first successor to the great Han Chehou. Does he still need to do such a thing for a little military merit?
Zhang Buyi said seriously: "Chen Mai used strong laws to govern Shu County. Whether it was building Chidao or executing other orders of the temple, Shu County was the fastest. Chen Mai was a strong man and cruel in his methods.
, so local officials don’t like him, so these impeachments may not be taken seriously.”
"Didn't Chen Mai report to His Majesty?"
"No, he just wrote a letter to inform me that someone who refused to carry out the temple's order had been executed by him."
"No useful news came from Xiu Yi, that is, some people confronted the officials, and then Chen Mai led the army to kill these people..."
Zhang Buyi narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I understand."
"Oh? What did you understand?"
"Chen Mai made the officials in Shu County govern the Qingming Dynasty. He had previously killed so many officials who colluded with merchants, flattered himself and did not do practical things, so that other officials did not dare to get close to him. In these days, there were so many impeachments in Shu County.
, Chen Mai had previously submitted a letter, saying that the local officials were acting outright, deliberately contradicting him, and accusing himself..."
Liu Chang couldn't help but laugh. Chen Mai was also to blame. When he first came to power, he deliberately pretended to be a playboy. After seeing the true appearance of the ministers, he dismissed all those who had no brainers to obey and returned to the throne.
rewarded those
People who were able to maintain their own opinions and oppose Chen Mai originally led the officials in Shu County to develop the habit of arguing with each other. But later, when Chen Mai issued the correct order, these people also wanted to argue.
Not very cooperative.
Chen Mai is a very impatient person and is very decisive in doing things, but a group of aggressive people under his command always seek stability and express their own opinions. Even Chen Mai is a little overwhelmed.
He has raised many "Zhou Changs" on his own. Some of these "Zhou Changs" are "real Zhou Changs", and some are just "fake Zhou Changs" who are afraid of being regarded as "Zhang Buyi" by Chen Mai. Anyway, there are too many Zhou Changs under his command.
Not a good thing.
"Please, Your Majesty, please send someone to reprimand Chen Mai now, denounce his behavior in public, suspend his salary for one year, and tell him seriously: this opportunity for promotion will no longer exist because of this incident."
Zhang Busu said with a smile: "These people are really eager to let Chen Mai leave as soon as possible. If they know this, how dare they not cooperate. No matter how disgusted they are in their hearts, they will have to grit their teeth and cooperate first to fight for it."
Let Chen buy a promotion as soon as possible..."
Liu Chang suddenly laughed and looked at Zhang Buyi with approval, "You're good, you can tell so much from just two memorials??"
"I have followed His Majesty for so long and have been so influenced by what I have seen and heard. I must have some of His Majesty's talent in me!"
"Hahaha, then go and ask Chao Cuo to reply!"
"only!!!"
Liu Chang was in a good mood, humming a tune and wandering to Changle Palace.
The Queen Mother was chatting with Yong'e, and there were two little guys lying beside them, they were Liu Liang and Liu Ci.
With an ancestral shout, Liu Chang successfully woke up the two little guys who had just fallen asleep. The two little guys started crying. Yong'e was in a hurry. Fortunately, there was a palace maid who comforted the two children.
Yong'e took the children into the inner room, and Liu Chang just scratched his head in embarrassment.
Queen Lu looked at the man in front of her with confusion, "What kind of evil have I done..."
"Ahem, Mom, I accomplished two more big things today!"
However, Liu Chang didn't care about his mother's disgusting eyes at all. He sat directly beside her and said seriously: "I have always thought that since the founding of our country, except for the war with the Huns, at other times, it has been controlled by other countries.
Only when merchants and envoys come can we learn about the external situation..."
"So I met with Feng Jing and Wang Tianqi today..."
"Then there is the matter of Shu County. Report it over there. I can see it at a glance..."
Liu Chang made a familiar move and took advantage of it, and then said: "When the ministers heard it, they were all full of praise. They were all stunned. Zhou Chang even worshiped three times in a row and shouted "Long live the great man".
With a king like me, why worry about the big man being unhappy..."
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