"Hey, isn't this Lieutenant Xiahou? I haven't seen you for a few days, why do you see the gate here?"
Lu Tazhi looked at Xiahou Zao who was guarding the door of the camp with a smile, almost grinning from ear to ear.
The tall Captain Xiahou was not even wearing armor at the moment. He was standing at the door with a spear in his hand, motionless. When he heard Lu Tazhi's taunt, he didn't speak, as if he hadn't seen him. He was completely different from the previous time.
The scenery and pride there.
Not long ago, someone from the temple went directly to Xiahou Zao. The envoy said: Your Majesty... His Majesty asked me to convey your appointment. Xiahou Zao was immediately appointed as the Taiwei of the West Court. This sudden order made Xiahou Zao
Zao was shocked, what the hell? Taiwei??
Not only Xiahou Zao, but also the other generals just thought it was outrageous.
However, after all, Xiting has a sparse population and is not as good as a county in the Central Plains in all aspects. There is nothing much that can be done if Xiahou Zao is appointed as the Taiwei.
It's just that Xia Houzao, after becoming a lieutenant, became a little restless.
All day long, as a Taiwei, he gave orders to brothers like Lu Tazhi, and all he had to do was pat Xia Houying on the shoulder and shout "Xia Housheng".
If you are just proud in front of them, forget it. The bad thing is that when discussing important matters, everyone bowed to Han Xin. You know, even the founding generals like Xia Houying did this when they met Han Xin.
The ministers came and knelt down in courtesy. When everyone was bowing to see each other, Xiahou Zao casually raised his hand to Han Xin and greeted each other with courtesy. According to him, you are a Taiwei, and I am also a Taiwei.
Even if you have seen it before.
Then, Han Xin let him know that in fact, Taiwei and Taiwei were different.
Afterwards, he came here to look at the gate.
Twenty military sticks helped him restrain himself a lot, and the person who enforced it was Xia Houying.
No one could ever imagine how Xia Houying, who was kneeling to Han Xin, felt when he raised his head and saw Xia Houzao handing over to Han Xin. No one knew what Xia Houying was thinking at that moment. Everyone
I just watched his face turn red quickly, turn livid, and start to turn black again. Anyway, the twenty army sticks hit him very hard and almost broke Xiahou Zao's legs.
Facing Lu Tazhi's provocation, the pain in his butt suppressed his inner restlessness.
Lieutenant Xiahou said nothing, but raised his head.
Lu Tazhi looked at his appearance and couldn't help but marveled.
If you want to say that this guy is not good, he is really strong. Among the sages, Xiahou Zao's martial arts ranks second, just below Liu Chang. He is a pure reckless man. He does not care about his own life in the war and takes the lead. It's a pity that
, does not understand the art of war, can only be a forward, and has no general talent. His Majesty carefully selected such a reckless man in the local area, probably to suppress the local barbarians.
Lu Tazhi walked into the camp and instantly put away the smile on his face.
Inside the camp, Han Xin was looking at the map in front of him and writing something continuously.
Lu Tazhi did not dare to disturb him. He just stood aside and waited until Han Xin had finished reading. Then he hurriedly bowed to see him.
"What happened?"
"Letters from the temple...."
Han Xin took the letter and looked through it casually. Naturally, the first thing he read was Liu Chang's letter.
Liu Chang has always maintained the habit of writing letters. Although Han Xin did not want to admit that it was written by his disciple due to the many typos, random use of allusions, and nonsense, the content of the letter was very sincere. Liu Chang wrote the letter and talked about it.
He just did whatever he wanted, asking Han Xin whether he had eaten recently, what he had eaten, whether he slept well, complained about things around him, complained about ministers, showed off his deeds, etc.
Han Xin looked at it very carefully, even more seriously than when he looked at the map just now.
Moreover, when reading Liu Chang's letters, a smile will appear on his face.
He himself couldn't feel this, but Lu Tazhi could see it clearly.
"By the way, Master, I have already let Qi pass. You can take care of it a little. Also, I went to your house to help clean it a few days ago, and I accidentally found that the chickens and sheep raised in your house were all dead of illness.
..And the old tree in your house, the strong wind on that day actually broke many branches...and the door of your house..."
Han Xin put away the letter with a dark face, "You evil disciple!
!”
Lu Tazhi was startled, lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Han Xin took a deep breath and then read the other letters. At this moment, his face suddenly became gloomy.
Most of these letters were written by officials in the temple. They listed some of Liu Chang's actions and hoped that the Taiwei would not agree to the Wu Kingdom's southern expedition. The letters were full of praise for Han Xin, but secretly accused the emperor of enjoying great achievements.
, wanted to go militarily, hoping that Han Xin would make the decision for them and persuade the emperor.
Han Xin's expression became colder and colder, almost terrifying.
"Lieutenant? What happened?"
"No problem."
"You go back."
Lu Tazhi nodded and hurried out of here.
Han Xin looked at the letter in front of him with a sullen face. He was silent for a moment, and then shouted to the door: "Xiahou Zao! Come in!"
Xiahou Zao remembered his lesson this time and did not forget to salute. Han Xin patted the letter in his hand gently and said: "I am not in Chang'an, and even these incompetent mediocre people dare to bully my disciples..."
"Ah? Taiwei, who bullied Your Majesty?"
Xiahou Zao quickly raised his head.
Han Xin pursed his lips and said, "His Majesty worships you as the Third Duke. Do you have to go back to Chang'an to formally take over, receive the imperial robe, and thank Your Majesty?"
"But His Majesty asked me to directly..."
"Um??"
"The lieutenant is right!
You should go and say thank you!
"
"Well, you are a state captain. According to the rules, you cannot return to the temple privately. Come on, take it!"
Han Xin threw the thing in his hand, and Xiahou Zao quickly caught it. This was Han Xin's Taiwei Seal. With this thing, you can do anything in the name of Han Xin. It is similar to the Emperor's Festival, and you are a Taiwei.
Xiahou Zao’s eyes almost popped out of his head when he looked at this thing in his hand. Can this thing really be given to anyone casually???
"Take my seal and go back to Chang'an to announce and execute my orders..."
"only!
!”
When Xiahou Zao walked out of the camp, the pride on his face returned. As soon as he walked a little way, he met Lu Tazhi who was chatting. Lu Tazhi laughed and said, "Why don't you guard the gate? You came out like this."
..”
Without saying anything, Xiahou Zao showed his imperial seal.
At that moment, Lu Tazhi hurriedly bowed to see him and did not dare to speak again.
Xiahou Zao wanted to say something more, but after thinking about the twenty army sticks, he held back, "Prepare a car for me immediately! I want to return to Chang'an!"
"
"only!
"
Lu Tazhi's face was serious, he didn't dare to joke at all, and he quickly turned around and left here.
Xiahou Zao looked at the thing in his hand, it was really easy to use.
.......
Chang'an, inside Houde Hall.
"Mr. Chen!
Please let me go!
"
"I really can't remember it!
"
Liu Chang grabbed his hand, while Chen Tao held Liu Chang's hand tightly. Every time Liu Chang waved, he almost flew out, but he didn't let go, his eyes were full of longing, "Your Majesty!
You promised me that you would compile all those things and give them to us for viewing! You often said that your promise would not be exchanged for ten thousand gold, how could you break your promise?!"
"I told you everything I know last night. As for writing a book, I was just... joking and talking drunkenly. How can you take it seriously? Let go now!
!”
"No, I have heard your Majesty's words, but I still haven't finished my meaning. Your Majesty, please don't think we are stupid and tell the truth!
"
"I...do you know how Kuai Che died?!"
"I was his disciple at the beginning, of course I know! However, even if your Majesty is going to kill the woodcutter outside Chang'an today, you still have to write down what you said yesterday! Your Majesty, the statistical method, the logical method, and the experimental method you mentioned yesterday
, and the spirit of research... After I returned, I thought about it all night and couldn't sleep all night, but you only gave a general outline and never went into details... Your Majesty!
!”
Chen Tao held Liu Chang's hand, his face full of pleading.
Liu Chang stamped his feet anxiously, "I only know a rough idea, how can I write a whole set of books for you?"
"When you said what you said yesterday, I felt that I had met you before. After I returned, I looked at the Mo Jing and found that what your majesty said can be connected with many chapters of the Mo Jing. No one has been able to comment on the Mo Jing for many years. Your Majesty
What he said is a theory that can change the entire Mohist school, change the entire Shang Fang... and even change the world!"
"Let go! Let go...I'm telling you, I'm going to take action! You can't withstand my fist!"
While the two were fighting, Zhang Cang arrived in time and rescued Liu Chang.
Looking at the sincere face of Chen Tao, and knowing the whole story, Zhang Cang said directly: "Your Majesty will do a good job in this matter, just go back to Shangfang and wait!"
Chen Tao was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked Zhang Cang and Liu Chang before leaving the Hall of Houde.
Liu Chang said helplessly: "Teacher, why did you agree to him? I don't remember those things clearly. I have said all I can say. Let me compile it into a book. If I can do it, I will be Mozi."
Why are you beating him..."
Zhang Cang glanced at him, "You even have the courage to create a prosperous world, but you don't even have the courage to write a book?"
Liu Chang pursed his lips, unable to refute.
"I'm not asking you to finish it now. As the saying goes, if you don't accumulate small steps, you won't be able to reach a thousand miles; if you don't accumulate small streams, you won't be able to build a river... The works you see now, none of them took ten years.
What about twenty years?"
Liu Chang suddenly understood and said confidently, "Teacher, I know what to do!"
Zhang Cang nodded and took out the memorial in his hand, "These are the subordinate officials I selected. Your Majesty has reviewed them..."
"Hey, they're just subordinate officials. You can make your own decision."
Liu Chang showed his absolute trust in Zhang Cang, and Zhang Cang reluctantly accepted it.
"I am going to conduct detailed statistics on the entire Han Dynasty... The nine ministers of the Han Dynasty today only know a rough idea of their household registration and their cultivated land. There is no exact statistics and no comparison. This is ungovernable. We must
First know what the Han Dynasty has, what is more, and what is missing, so that we can formulate better plans and plans... The Qin State used this method to manage the country in an orderly manner. Although the Qin State governed
The methods of the world cannot be imitated, but we still need to learn from these."
"Please sit down and talk."
Zhang Cang sat down and said seriously: "Your Majesty has used Dian Ke in these days to explore foreign countries and get to know the land beyond the Great Wall. Unfortunately, the big man now doesn't even recognize himself, and only knows about himself roughly, and what's more,
How to explore the outside? The big man has to figure himself out first..."
“Don’t worry and do it! I’m sure!
"
Liu Chang said with a smile.
"I have ordered that the land, cultivated land, mountains and forests be accurately measured by the local government, and that granaries, arsenals, household registrations, vehicles and ships, currency, copper and iron be inventoried..."
Liu Chang was startled and asked: "Is this scale a bit too big?"
"That's why I asked His Majesty to stop all construction... If we don't find out, how can we implement it in detail? When everything is compiled into numbers, the problem will be easily exposed, and it will become easy to solve."
"Here!"
"Then you are looking for me because..."
"I just dropped by to report something. The Queen Mother wants to see me... I'm here to see the Queen Mother."
Liu Chang nodded and said with a smile: "My mother is going to tell you something important. I guess she is also surprised... Haha, teacher, you can go ahead. By the way, Shang Fang has several designs over there.
, I am going to personally participate in it and follow them to figure it out..."
"good!"
Zhang Cang immediately went to Changle Palace.
Queen Lu has actually not liked Zhang Cang very much over the years. As the most powerful woman in the world, it is not surprising that she hates Zhang Cang, the "world's best scumbag". However, when Zhang Cang came in
At that time, Empress Lu still gave him the treatment as a state minister. After Zhang Cangxing bowed to see him, Empress Lu stood up and returned the gift.
"I heard that Shuzi worshiped you as his prime minister. If this Shuzi is rude in any way, please forgive me."
"Please rest assured, Queen Mother."
Empress Lu hesitated for a moment and then said: "My heart is good, but sometimes I am impatient. You have to dissuade him appropriately...Don't follow his temper..."
"I understand."
Empress Lu explained a few words, even though she knew in her heart that Zhang Cang must understand these truths, she still explained it.
Immediately, Empress Lu asked people to bring food, which was regarded as a banquet for the new minister.
"I still don't understand...why you suddenly...recommended yourself to be the Prime Minister?"
Zhang Cang smiled bitterly, "I don't understand either..."
"It's probably because I'm sandwiched between two high mountains and I can't help myself..."
Empress Lu probably understood something, "Then I'll have to worry about it."
"only."
In the days that followed, the temple once again had a backbone, and it was a backbone with huge bonuses. After Zhang Cang became the Prime Minister, the happy days in the past no longer existed. Fortunately, he was knowledgeable and faced many problems.
Tricky problems can be dealt with relatively quickly, and he is not as busy day and night as Zhou Chang. However, no matter how capable he is, his path to health is still interrupted, and his life is no longer as regular as before.
The ministers had some inexplicable resistance to Zhang Cang at first, probably because as soon as he came to power, he read out loud his proposal to create a prosperous age for Liu Chang, which made everyone feel that he was doing useless work.
However, when many of the problems they encountered were easily solved by Zhang Cang, the resistance of the ministers towards him naturally dissipated. Regardless of his opinions, the Prime Minister was really useful, no matter what.
He knew how to deal with all the problems. At this moment, many veterans had the same feeling as when they followed Xiao He. This feeling was indescribably comfortable. In front of Xiao He, there were no problems. They said today
After solving his own difficulties, Xiao He came up with a solution tomorrow.
They had not experienced such comfort for a long time, and they were overjoyed that Zhang Cang could do this.
Among the ministers, the only one who was not very happy was probably Zhang Buyi.
The reason why Zhang Buyu is unhappy is also very simple: the name everyone calls him.
After a lot of effort, everyone started to call him Zhang Xiang, but Zhang Cang suddenly became the prime minister. As the right prime minister, his ability was ten blocks ahead of Zhang Buyi's. The title of Zhang Xiang was immediately taken away by Zhang Cang, and to Zhang Buyi.
His title became Zhang Zuoxiang.
Although there is only one more word, this feeling is really uncomfortable. Even if you call him the right prime minister, what if you call yourself the left prime minister? When you come to him, you are the prime minister, and when you come to me, you are the left prime minister???
........
As soon as Liu Jing's car arrived at Longxi, he encountered a group of soldiers coming towards him.
Liu Jing was appointed to serve as prime minister in Hexi. However, due to the autumn harvest, he was forced to stay in Chang'an. After Zhang Cang allowed him to fully demonstrate his value, he immediately went to Hexi to take office. The main thing was to let him
He went back to take charge of statistics as soon as possible, so as not to delay important events and not have to wait for Luan Bu to arrive.
Liu Jing looked at the car in the distance and asked, "Is it Luan Xiang's car?"
While they were thinking, a knight came quickly and asked about their identities.
“It’s the carriage of Liu Gong, Prime Minister of Hexi Province!
"
After reporting the report, soon a car was driving towards him. A man jumped out of the car, walked up quickly, and asked rudely: "Who is Liu Sheng?!"
Liu Jing recognized that the Zhuzi in front of him was Xiahou Ying's son, Xiahou Zao.
Liu Jing stood up angrily and scolded: "Shuzi! Your father and I are good friends, how dare you be rude to me?!"
Xiahou Zao sneered, "Look at this!"
Xiahou Zao took out the seal in his hand.
Liu Jing was so shocked that he hurriedly got out of the car and bowed to see him.
"The Lieutenant has an order, and the old dog Liu Jing has some merits for his self-control. He has contradicted His Majesty many times, abused the Holy Emperor, and despised the emperor. It is really rude! He should have been executed, but considering that he has some merits, he was exempted from the death penalty and was sentenced to flogging!"
"
Just after he finished reading, Xiahou Zao ordered Liu Jing to be arrested. Liu Jing was old and no match for Xiahou Zao, a reckless man. Liu Jing did not resist anymore. Xiahou Zao picked up the wooden board and executed Liu Jing directly.
"The one who tortured you is not me, but the Marquis of Huaiyin! Do you have any complaints?!"
"Not yet."
"The Marquis of Huaiyin orders you to assist His Majesty Zuo with peace of mind and govern the land west of Hexi. If you dare to speak nonsense again, your clan will be executed!"
"
"Wei,wei."
Xiahou Zao waved his hand, got into the car, and drove slowly towards Chang'an.
The attendant hurriedly helped Liu Jing up and said displeasedly: "The Marquis of Huaiyin is really..."
"No need to say more!"
Liu Jing hurriedly interrupted him, looked at the carriage in the distance, and shook his head helplessly, "I don't know what kind of idiot actually wrote the letter to the Marquis of Huaiyin, and the Marquis of Huaiyin treated His Majesty as his own son.
, doting on him as his own child. Your Majesty lost his father when he was young, and his feelings for the Marquis of Huaiyin are also extraordinary, closer to the relationship between a father and a son."
"However, the Marquis of Huaiyin is not as restrained and forbearing as the Queen Mother. They both protect their shortcomings, but the Marquis of Huaiyin is more violent and unscrupulous, and his love for His Majesty is more direct. Now, the officials in Chang'an will suffer.
Already..."
"Ah?? He went to Chang'an to beat up the minister?? How dare he..."
"What does he dare not to do..."
"Oh, this is just to vent anger on my disciples... and also to warn the ministers in the temple..."