Liu Chang took some meat and gave it to Ju Meng for him to eat. Ju Meng was stunned for a moment, and then he solemnly bowed to Liu Chang and said, "Thank you for the meat. I'm just five brothers. I'm afraid we won't be full with just one piece of meat."
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Lu Lu was about to curse, but Liu Chang said with a smile: "At your age, you are quite chivalrous, which is not bad, shopkeeper! Give these guys some meat!"
Although those silly boys still didn't know who was in front of them, their huge physique made them dare not refute after being scolded. Moreover, they also heard that the person in front of them was not a malicious insult, and his tone was even more serious.
It's like an elder's joking name for a younger generation.
They picked up the meat and were about to gnaw it. Ju Meng cleared his throat. Then they solemnly paid homage to Liu Chang and then started eating with their heads lowered.
Liu Chang asked: "What do your family members do?"
"Our parents are both merchants from Luoyang."
"Then if you don't feel at ease helping your family do business, why are you here as a ranger?"
"What you don't know is that I am the youngest member of the family. I have three brothers, two of whom are already married. My father has nothing left for me, so he wants me to make a living on my own."
"It's just that I really don't have the talent for business. I want to farm, but I can't bear the hardship. I'm usually good at martial arts. I once practiced swordsmanship with a famous master. Since I was a child, I hope to be able to hold a sword to punish rape and eliminate evil.
To fight against injustice, I recruited these brothers to become rangers..."
Liu Chang shook his head, "You can't be a ranger for the rest of your life. You are young now, but you can do it. When you get old one day and no one is afraid of you anymore, what will you do? Besides, what is the attitude of the temple towards rangers? You
You also know that if you keep playing like this, you will die a violent death sooner or later."
Ju Meng hesitated for a moment and said: "You are right. I came to Chang'an this time just to make friends with some heroes. I was thinking that if I can connect the knights as a group, I can do something useful, right?
Obtain offerings through intimidation, but through help..."
Ju Meng did not hide anything to himself. He slowly talked about his ideals to the noble man in front of him.
The more Lu Lu listened, the more surprised he became.
This guy actually wants to gather all the loose rangers to form some kind of organization, and then expand the sources of profit, so that all members of the organization can have food... Lu Lu thought for a while, isn't this a school of thought?
? There was a doctor family before, is this going to be a ranger family?
It’s just nonsense!
Of course Lu Lu didn't know that the boy sitting in front of him would establish the first society in Han Dynasty in the future, no, it should be the first society in the world, and successfully serve as the boss. He has countless knights under his command, crowing cocks and dog thieves, and is extremely powerful.
He was very polite and courteous, and he could be called Xiao Wuji in the early Han Dynasty.
As a ranger, he cooperated very well with the work of the temple, truly legalizing the ranger profession, formulating industry rules, improving industry standards, and filling the gaps in the Han Dynasty's ranger culture... When Zhou Yafu was pacifying the various countries,
They all felt that receiving his help was like receiving help from a whole country.
Listening to his ideals, Liu Chang couldn't help but shake his head.
"For this idea of yours, you have already thought of so many ways to implement it. With such ability, why do you still want to be a ranger? Isn't it better to be a general or a general?"
The half-year-old child next to Ju Meng asked curiously: "What is the appearance of generals and generals?"
"It means going out to serve as a general and the prime minister of the enemy's country."
Liu Chang explained seriously.
The next generation suddenly understood.
Only Lu Lu looked at Liu Chang with some shock, so your Majesty, have you always understood this way?
Ju Meng shook his head and said arrogantly: "My ambition will not change easily. I want to be a hero, fight against injustice, punish rape and eradicate evil, travel around the world, and go into and out of generals against my wishes! What a man has done
How can something decided be changed so easily?!"
Hearing these words, Liu Chang couldn't help but clapped his hands.
"Okay! Well said!"
"Lu Lu! Catch them!
Throw it in my car!"
Lu Lu had a rare opportunity to take revenge. With an order, many embroidered clothes suddenly appeared on both sides. Of course, they were all wearing ordinary people's clothes. The young Ju Meng was no match for them and was caught directly.
, blocked his mouth, and carried him out.
Liu Chang was not in a hurry and asked Lu Lu to calm down the astonished people and let the storyteller continue telling his story.
The storyteller now told a new story.
It is said that laziness is the biggest driving force for human development. The proof of Liu Chang's success is actually that the same is true for illiteracy. After Liu Chang relied on his influence to give birth to the storyteller industry, many novelists appeared in Han Dynasty. They compiled folk rumors and
Many interesting stories were written.
However, their stories still have limitations. They mainly focus on historical figures and write down the rumors of historical figures from the bottom of the people.
For example, what he told was about Liu Chang.
This made Liu Chang very excited. At first, folk novelists always wrote about the Shang, Zhou and Warring States periods. Liu Chang felt uncomfortable and asked them to write about ruthless people in the early Han Dynasty. Later, Liu Chang felt that he was not included in these stories and was unhappy again, so he called
Get novelists and let them write about themselves.
Naturally, novelists did not dare to write, so Liu Chang set up a cauldron in front of the Changxin Palace and told these people that if they did not write, they would be thrown into the cauldron and cooked. The Han Dynasty immediately produced a lot of excellent novels about the emperor.
"It is said that the emperor of that day, born and imprisoned, burst into tears, and suddenly the Chang'an land was shaken, and the ten-mile city wall collapsed. The wall happened to hit the house of the Marquis of Huaiyin, and the Marquis of Huaiyin escaped death. For some reason, he hurried to see Emperor Gao.
...Some scholars reported that five generals were dead!"
"Emperor Gao was shocked and asked. The five deceased were Wang Yi, Yang Xi, Lu Matong, Lu Sheng, and Yang Wu. When the emperor was born, Wang Yi died with his head decapitated, and Yang Xi and Lu Matong died.
Each died with his arms broken, and Lu Sheng and Yang Wu died with their legs broken..."
"Then what?! Then what?!"
Liu Chang was entranced by what he heard and couldn't help but urge.
Lu Lu pursed his lips and looked at the smiling storyteller in the distance. He angrily took out the money and sent it to him. The man thanked him and then continued: "It turns out that these five people were all divided into items in the first place.
The people of the King’s Corpse... say that King Xiang is reborn and wants to take revenge on Emperor Gao!”
"The four servants could not lift the newborn emperor, unable to move, so Emperor Gao called for Wuyanghou, who was able to lift the mountain. Finally, he appointed the five officials: Huaiyinhou, General Kong, General Fei, Jianghou, and General Chai.
It took everyone working together to pick him up..."
"It turns out that these five people worked together to defeat King Xiang. King Xiang refused to accept it and asked these five people to lift him up..."
"When Emperor Gao saw His Majesty and saw the murderous look in His Majesty's eyes, he was frightened. He was afraid that King Xiang would come again, and said: I am willing to make you my son, and I will repay you with my country and my country!"
"The Marquis of Huaiyin was greatly frightened when he saw His Majesty's murderous intent, and said: I am willing to take you as my disciple, teach you the way of war, and attack for you!"
"Want to know what happened next..."
"Hey, hey, don't stop! Lu! Give me money!"
"
Liu Chang couldn't help shouting, and the storyteller walked up to Liu Chang with a wry smile, "This noble man, it's not that I'm greedy for money, it's just that this novel ends here, and there is no follow-up yet..."
"What kind of novel is this? Who can read it? It's damn good!"
Liu Chang cursed loudly, then remembered something, and asked hurriedly: "Who wrote this??"
"It's Yu Yuan from Luoyang..."
"Hahaha, Lu, you go to Luoyang now!
"
Liu Chang sat proudly on the carriage and set off towards the palace. The boys were still struggling hard. Liu Chang asked someone to remove the cloth that blocked their mouths. Ju Meng was very angry. He thought he had been humiliated.
.
"Your Majesty, why do you want to arrest me? I have never committed a crime!"
"If you don't commit a crime now, you will commit a crime sooner or later. If you have such ability, you should be a general and a general to do great things. How can you live in the city and wander among the merchants? A true man, you should fight on the battlefield.
, for the country, for the people, and for the world!"
Ju Meng said stubbornly: "I heard that everyone has his own ambitions. Your Majesty doesn't like rangers, but I have never committed any crime. Your Majesty is forcing me to change my ambitions. This is not the behavior of a gentleman. Please let me go!"
"I never force others. However, this ranger is not a good profession. Sooner or later it will lead to disaster. Sooner or later, I think you are a good guy. You have ideas and I am determined to promote you. It is not to change you.
ambition."
"Think about it for yourself, do you want to be a traitor leader who fights against the temple, or do you want to be a warrior respected by the world?"
Liu Chang fell in love with the talented person in front of him.
I dare not say anything else, but when it comes to knowing and employing people, Liu Chang is definitely the biological son of Emperor Gao. After talking to Ju Meng, Liu Chang immediately realized that this guy is a useful talent, and he is also a useful talent.
He just happened to be that kind of rare talent in the market, and he just happened to take it back to be his son's benefactor.
As an emperor, he must have talents from all walks of life, including gentlemen from a good family, and of course, people from the market.
Moreover, the current rangers are also a problem that the Han Dynasty has to solve. The so-called rangers are just thieves in the eyes of the Han temples. They do not take care of business and spend all their time robbing homes and houses, disrupting public order, robbing and killing, and robbing tombs and soil. Without them, we would not do it.
of.
Can a guy like Ju Meng be allowed back to revitalize the knight-errant industry?
Sitting on the carriage, Liu Chang said earnestly: "You are a man, and I am also a man. Today, I will not force you. Think about it for yourself. As a ranger, you are only an enemy of ten people. If you can be a general,
Xiang, that would be an enemy of ten thousand people..."
"How famous can you be as a ranger, yet you are still faced with hostility everywhere, and the people hate you so much..."
Liu Chang persuaded Ju Meng seriously.
Ju Meng was also shaken for a moment, but he still gritted his teeth and said seriously: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I know that Your Majesty is thinking of me, but nothing can change my ambition. Please let me go!"
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Liu Chang became furious and ordered people to stop the car and roll up his sleeves angrily.
"It's rare for Mr. Nai to sit down and talk to you. How dare you not listen? Okay, here, let these guys go...I'll tell you other reasons..."
On this day, Ju Meng understood four things.
Chang'an is more dangerous than Luoyang.
The gap between people is very huge and cannot be made up by quantity.
The sky in Chang'an is very beautiful.
Ambition is not unchangeable.
"Your Majesty, I have thought it through clearly, the general will enter the phase, the general will enter the phase!"
Ju Meng was lying on the ground, his whole face could no longer be seen, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. It is estimated that his mother might not be able to recognize him when she came. The other friends had basically fainted at this moment. Along the way, Ju Meng also
I don’t know how many times he was beaten, but he was unwilling to resist any longer.
"Have you really thought it through?"
"That's natural. Your Majesty loves me so much, how can you not appreciate it?"
Ju Meng grinned with a philistine expression on his face. Liu Chang nodded in approval. This was the reason why he wanted to send this guy to Liu An. What Liu An lacked was this kind of philistine. To put it simply, then
The guy is too shameless. Whatever he does, the first thing he thinks of is to solve it by normal means.
How can this be possible? The old Liu family has always found a new way to solve problems and will never stick to the rules, and this guy in front of them just fills Liu An's gap.
As for whether he can be used well, it depends on Liu An's talent.
Anyway, I can only help here.
The advantages and disadvantages of the emperors of the Han Dynasty, including the princes and kings, were all too obvious. Emperor Gao was like this, Liu Ying was like this, Liu Chang was like this, and Liu An was like this.
Then Liu Chang asked about some things in the ranger field. Liu Chang was not interested in the profession of ranger. Although Liu Chang also wanted to travel around the world, he was different. He didn't want to do anything like drawing a sword to help when there was injustice.
The thing about drawing a knife and kidnapping a beautiful woman on the road is pretty much the same.
Besides, Liu Chang likes to ride horses on the battlefield, and the ranger is really too young for him.
However, with the strength of the Han Dynasty, the ranger group has become stronger and stronger. Jumeng can name several famous heroes from various countries. These heroes are considered to be Jumeng's idols, but in Liu Chang's eyes, these are all
They are a group of lawless elements who should be sent to Tang State to mine.
At this moment, Liu Chang couldn't help but think of Chao Cuo.
Chao Cuo wanted to ban the rangers, arrest them, kill them, and exile them. Chao Cuo was really easy to use. He had a forward-looking vision and a flexible mind. He made memorials one after another. Once he set his sights on a goal, he would never let go. He would rather
Death.
But this guy's shortcomings are too obvious. He doesn't think much about the consequences of doing things. He is whimsical and impulsive. In Liu Chang's eyes, this guy still needs more tempering. Moreover, he cannot serve as the prime minister. Maybe he can serve as the left prime minister, but
Absolutely no right minister.
In the future, when Liu An comes to power, Jia Yi, Chao Cuo, and Zhi Du may be able to take charge of the affairs of the temple. As for the Taiwei, there are too many generals in the Han Dynasty, but there is no need to worry, Liu Chang can do it himself.
Became a lieutenant.
After returning to the palace, Liu Chang directly ordered these people to be sent to Liu An without saying a word.
Liu An didn't understand why his father gave him several merchant sons. He just thought they were good at martial arts, so he stayed with him to act as a guard.
Liu Chang waited anxiously. After several days, Lu Lu returned to the Houde Hall panting.
There was also a scribe who came with him, it was the folk novelist Yu Yuan, and it was he who wrote the "Liu Xiang Shuo" that Liu Chang heard earlier.
Yu Yuan looked short, with a big belly and fat head. No wonder he failed to become an official. When they saw Liu Chang, others were a little frightened.
"His Majesty!
I am not compiling your Majesty. What I record is the rumors about Your Majesty in the Heluo land. They are all passed down by stupid people among the people. I just record them. The book is not written by me, but is copied.
The words of a vulgar savage...Your Majesty!
"
Yu Yuan almost burst into tears. He was writing a novel at home when a eunuch broke in. He loaded him into a prison car with others and took him all the way back to Chang'an. No matter whether he asked or cried, so did they.
Without saying a word, Yu Yuan naturally thought that his book had offended the emperor.
But Liu Chang laughed, hurriedly walked to his side, gently helped him up, and asked him to sit aside.
"Don't be afraid. I like what you wrote very much. I called you here this time not to blame you, but to reward you. You wrote very well!"
Yu Yuan exhaled and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"But, you have written too little. From today on, you will not go anywhere. You will stay in the palace and write. When you have finished writing, bring it to me for reading. If you write well, you will be rewarded. If you write well, you will be rewarded.
The writing is slow, or I am not satisfied with the reading. Did you see the big cauldron at the door?"
Yu Yuan nodded.
"I will throw you in and cook!
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Yu Yuan's face was full of despair and he nodded hastily, "Your Majesty, I will write it now!
"
Liu Chang laughed and immediately ordered Lu Lu to reward him with a hundred gold coins.
This actually made Yu Yuan feel a lot better, and the fear in his heart was much less. He looked at the cauldron outside curiously, and countless inspirations came to his mind. This feather is also good at cooking people, and he has one more
Material, he secretly looked at the emperor beside him, and couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, are you really the reincarnation of the Overlord?"
"Hahaha, of course I am not!"
Liu Chang suddenly broke the big bone in his hand, bit off the meat in one bite, swallowed it instantly, wiped his mouth with the red Chu sleeves, and said seriously.
When the soldier sent Yu Yuan away, Yu Yuan frowned and couldn't help but think: this kind of writing can easily offend the powerful. I heard that the person who wrote the capture item was almost beaten by the descendants of the Wuyang Hou family.
, now I almost offended the emperor.
It seems that when writing in the future, it is better not to use the real name and just make up a random name.
Liu Chang would never have thought that one of his actions would once again promote the creation of a new thing.
Lu Lu didn't understand Liu Chang's behavior.
However, His Majesty loves to play and is very interested in such novel and weird things, and he knows this.
"Your Majesty, you cannot let Prime Minister Zhang know about these things, otherwise you will definitely think that you are interested in having fun and not focusing on government affairs."
"Um?"
Liu Chang looked at him and said seriously: "How can we say that we are having fun and neglecting government? I told the teacher at the beginning that it would be up to me to feed the people, and then it would be up to An to bring order to the world's literary style and restore the world of a hundred schools of thought.
I am laying the foundation for An, a bastard!"
"In the future, when that person comes to power, won't we be able to do our best to bring about an era of civilized rule?"
"I even allowed them to arrange me. Do you know how much I have paid for this prosperous age? I am a benevolent and righteous king. Do I do such things just because it is fun??"
Liu Changyi spoke eloquently, and as he spoke, he couldn't help but feel moved.