Chapter 614: The Emperor Eats Vegetables, You Switch Tables
When Chao Cuo was taken off the wall, he still kept his hands up, and he couldn't put them down at all.
Facts have proved that Yang Chengyan, who was responsible for the construction of Chang'an City, was still very serious. He did not cut corners at all. The walls of Houde Hall were decorated in hook shapes. This is the style of Zhao State, and it is generally used to place swords, spears, etc. to demonstrate martial ethics.
This is probably the first time I have been hiding someone.
When the closest servants came to help Chao Cuo come down, Chao Cuo was very complicated and could hardly speak. If he came later, he would have become a specimen of the Houde Hall.
Two soldiers, holding the exhausted Chao Cuo, left the palace, and put on the carriage, and sent him back to his mansion.
When Chao Cuo returned to his mansion, there were actually several officials standing at the door.
These people seemed particularly anxious. Chao Cuo was not invited to Houde Hall, but was dragged by two soldiers, and there was no news. The officials of the Censor's Office were frightened. They did not dare to wait at the gate of the palace, but only dared to wait here.
"Mr. Chao!!"
Several people came forward and saw Chao Cuo coming back alive, they were relieved.
Several people rushed to help Chao Cuo into the inner room and sat down again. Chao Cuo was sore all over, and his hands were almost ruined, and he was no longer as arrogant as he had ever been.
"Are you being sentenced?"
Zhou Yu asked suspiciously
Chao Cuo cleared his throat, "It's not a punishment. Your Majesty loves me and has many expectations for me, so he teaches me with the attitude of a teacher... This is your Majesty's kindness!"
"Your Majesty is wise!!"
The few sitting there were all the Legal hawks. Even if Liu Chang would pull them to cut them in half the next moment, they probably wouldn't be dissatisfied.
Zhou Yu asked, "What is your Majesty's teaching?"
"In the future, we have to change our thinking... Although there are many female thieves in the world, Your Majesty is kind and loving to the people and always regards the people as a top priority. We should pay more attention to the situation of local people and deal with local officials... These people in Chang'an will deal with them after they have finished packing up the local pests!"
Zhou Yu said, "Mr. Chao! How can the harm brought by officials in a county government be compared with the harm brought by female thieves in the temple? Since we want to protect the people, of course, it is the main one... If the temple is clear, local officials do not need to be governed and eliminated, but if there is a great harm in the temple, the local government will not be cured anyway... As a minister, we should put straightforwardness first, why should we be afraid of it?"
If it were the past, Chao Cuo would definitely agree with his words, because these words were what Chao Cuo usually said, but at this moment... He glanced at Zhou Yu and said, "You have backbone, you are not afraid." If something happens, you are not the one who is caught!!!!
Chao Cuo is indeed not afraid of criminal law. He is determined to do what he wants to do, even if the emperor repeatedly warns him that he will be beheaded any more.
What Chao Cuo was afraid of was that he lost his official position.
Only in the position of the Three Dukes can he display his ambitions, deal with those female thieves inside and outside, and make many female thieves afraid... If he loses the position of the Three Dukes, he can't even deal with Shen Tu Jia, how can he talk about governing the world?
He said seriously: "Your Majesty is already very angry... If we continue to stare at the court, I'm afraid that what we did will be in vain."
Zhou Yu said indifferently: "So you are worried that you will be dismissed from your title! I dare to ask Mr. Chao, why do you want to be the third Duke?"
"It is to govern the world and let female thieves have nowhere to hide!"
"If you can't do this, what's the use of your Majesty letting you serve as the Censor for twenty years?" Chao Cuo was stunned, moved his sore arm for a moment, and gritted his teeth suddenly, "You're right!!"
There was a trace of evil light in Chao Cuo's eyes, "I don't want to eat the corpse position and eat it in my life! I should think that the king will achieve great achievements and die as much as possible!!!"
The hawks around him also shouted, "It should be like this!"
At this moment, a soldier quickly ran in. There were many soldiers in Chao Cuo's mansion, all of which were Liu Chang'an.
They followed Chao Cuo day and night to prevent anyone from rushing to assassinate the three dukes directly.
The pre-Qin ranger style still exists, and there are many assassins who are still alive... These people had records of assassinating the king, and assassinating the three dukes was a chance to become famous all over the world. Anyway, Chao Cuo's reputation is very bad.
"Mr. Chao... Someone from outside the door met and claimed to be Feng Tang, the prince's wife."
Chao Cuo narrowed his eyes,
"Crown Prince's Son? What did he come to me for in the middle of the night?"
"Tell him...I've gone to bed and let him come again another day!"
The soldier left immediately. Chao Cuo looked at the officials and was about to give him something when he heard a shout outside the door. After a while, the door was opened and four or five people broke into the house.
Chao Cuo subconsciously wanted to draw the sword, but his hands hurt severely, but he couldn't pull it out.
The other officials drew their swords to protect Chao Cuo.
Of course, Feng Tang broke in.
Feng Tang looked at Chao Cuo with a smile, "Mr. Chao... The prince ordered you to see him... You dare not go against the order? What crime is this?"
"Today, Your Majesty has dealt with a wounded soldier... You know that the law is illegal... What kind of crime is it forcibly breaking into the Three Duke's Mansion?"
Feng Tang smiled and replied, "I came to the prince's order and dared to obstruct them. I beat them, which is not a violation of the law... As for breaking into the mansion of the Three Dukes, you should resist the order first, I just follow the order."
Chao Cuo looked at the officials around him and still asked them to put down his weapons. "Since the prince is going to see me, please lead the way!"
Late at night, the lights in the Prince's Mansion were clear.
Liu An sat in the upper position with a serious face, and the guests stood in every corner of the mansion with torches in their hands. When Chao Cuo was pulled here, he saw this scene. Chao Cuo smiled disdainfully. He would not be scared by these things. Even if the prince made a cauldron in the mansion and wanted to cook himself, he would not be afraid at all!
"I pay homage to your Highness!"
When Chao Cuo met on the big week, Liu An looked at him coldly and signaled him to sit beside him.
Chao Cuo swaggered through many guests and sat next to Liu An.
Liu An stared at Chao Cuo, "I know why you are so confident... You are not afraid of death, nor are you afraid of criminal law. You have not started a family and have almost no weaknesses... I can't really kill you."
"Your Highness is so serious...I have always respected you."
"But don't forget... I am the crown prince. The so-called death of a person will stop the political situation... Do you know? I can make everything you do now in vain with just one word..."
Chao Cuo was still not afraid. He smiled and said, "What I did is for the king, and it is all for the benefit of the king. If you were the king, how could you do things that were not good for yourself? It was just to revenge me, a minister who offended you? It's not worth it!"
"Yes...hahaha~~"
Liu An laughed, "But I am different from my father... I am governing Huang Lao... Our Huang Lao School has more than one or two policies that are beneficial to the king... It is only one or two more than your Legalists... I have to think about how to overturn all your claims while making it more beneficial to the king..."
Chao Cuo's smile suddenly became a little stiff, and he said calmly: "If your highness's claim is more beneficial to the Han Dynasty, it is to overturn my claim, and I will admit it. There is nothing wrong with it!"
Liu An waved his hand, and immediately someone served food and wine.
"I'm asking you to come this time, not to intimidate, nor to kill you... The administration of officials is also the thing I care about the most... Although you are the third prince, if you encounter something like this today, you will inevitably be frustrated... I am a person; you know... I am willing to do things and innovate... It's better for us to do big things together and rectify the administration of officials. If it involves the royal family, I can come forward..."
He was stunned. Before coming here, he had thought a lot, but he had never thought about this.
What does Your Highness mean? Collude with me as the three masters, is he trying to rebel?
"Why does Your Highness want to help me?"
"Everyone needs it... Don't look at me like that... I'm not trying to rebel, I just want to protect my people."
"This is not possible... Even if your highness makes a mistake, I cannot let it go."
"I didn't let you indulge you... I just told you not to be so harsh. Just because three people drink together, you arrested the person and made a gathering of drinks... This is really a bit too much. If they really make a big mistake, I will deal with it myself... But you can't be so serious about these small things."
Chao Cuo hesitated for a moment before saying, "Thank you for your kindness... I have important things to do. When I finish my work, I will come to see Your Highness again someday."
Chao Cuo hurriedly left the place without even eating the meat prepared by Liu An.
Liu An gave the flesh to his disciples. After everyone left, only Feng Tang and Mao Feng were left beside him. Liu An narrowed his eyes, "Mr. Feng... This guy didn't answer."
Feng Tang was not in a hurry at all, just stroked his beard, "No, we are not really trying to win him over."
"Mr. Feng... This time, because of your advice, I gave up the preparation to kill him... If things fail, I will be punished."
Feng Tang looked confident, "Your Highness, I know you want to avenge your brother, but it would be a pity if Chao Cuo died in your hands like this. His personality is very bad, but few people can match his ability in the temple... However, letting him make such a fool is not a solution, so we must deal with him for the ministers, manage the administration of His Majesty, and help Chao Cuo turn evil and correct himself...
Mao Shan shook his head, "I'm afraid this is not easy."
"Anyway, the fish hook has been put down... Chao Cuo will not change it... Next, I will wait and see the ministers be forced to the point of nowhere... At that time, we will have the opportunity to kill three birds with one stone!"
Feng Tang said calmly, and Liu An smiled, "If it can really be recaptured Chao Cuo for my use... it is worth it to turn three birds into one bird."
"Since I have agreed to catch three birds for Your Highness, it must be three birds!"
......
Liu Chang woke up, yawned, and sat on the bed. Although the sun was already hanging high, he still felt a little sleepy.
Cao Shu had already gotten up, and he was the only one on the bed.
After putting on his clothes under the service of his close servants, Liu Chang was about to eat directly in the hall. He had not even put on his clothes and was disheveled, and his hair was not as majestic as a king of a country.
"I am the King of Chengyang Liu Zhang, who is looking for a meeting!"
"Come in!"
Liu Zhang lowered his head and walked into the hall with small steps. Liu Changhan glanced at him and said unhappily: "There are no outsiders here, pretending! Sit down and have a meal!"
"Father Zhong...I've eaten it."
"I'm at your age and I have to have six meals a day!"
Liu Zhang was stunned and hesitated for a long time, but still didn't dare to say that he was actually two years older than Zhong's father.
Liu Zhang had no choice but to sit next to Liu Chang and started eating. Liu Chang was eating slowly and asked, "How about that guy? I haven't seen him for a long time... Is his studies okay?"
"Oh... this guy is not good at it. After studying in Taixue for a year, he ran to Shangfang... Now he is a minor official under Chen Tao's command..."
"Isn't this good? It's better than wandering around and causing trouble, right? However, many things about Shangfang are also very dangerous. You should warn him more, and you are not allowed to take risks..."
"only."
After the uncle and nephew finished their meal, Liu Chang stroked his stomach, "Tell me, I came to me early in the morning, what happened?"
"Last night, the prince sent Feng Tang into Chao Cuo's mansion and brought Huang Cuo to his mansion. He first intimidated him and asked Chao Cuo to indulge his people a little... He suggested that he could help Chao Cuo rectify the administration..."
No one knows how powerful the Embroidered Clothes Mansion is now. After all, this mansion is not under the jurisdiction of any official and is directly responsible to His Majesty.
After so many years of development, their strength has become unimaginable.
Especially in this Chang'an
Chang'an has no secrets about Liu Chang, he has completely opened his heart, and Liu Chang can know everything first.
"Is this guy trapping Chao Cuo?"
Liu Chang made a quick judgment, "You don't have to pay attention to this matter... Feng Tang and others are very steady and will not lead the prince astray... You should pay more attention to Ji Bu's situation... You must take care of him seriously along the way. Never let him be bullied, and you cannot starve and freeze..."
Liu Zhang smiled bitterly, "Judsman Ji probably already knows... Every time he has no residence on the road, he will meet passers-by merchants to provide him with food and set up camp tents... Every time he encounters thieves and evil heroes, he will meet passers-by patrol soldiers..."
"If you know, you know... Can I still watch my sect be bullied?"
"Father Zhong, there is one more thing, I don't know if I should say it..."
"You said that, what are you afraid of!"
"Duke Luan insulted His Majesty many times in Longxi... said a lot of words criticizing His Majesty... He..."
Liu Zhang was a little helpless. The Empression Mansion was very sensitive to these things. If others dared to insult the emperor in public, they might be taken away at night... But this person was Luan Bu, which made the Empression Mansion very embarrassed.
Liu Chang was stunned, "What did he scold me for no reason?" "I just dissatisfied with Your Majesty's emphasis on using Chao Cuo and dismissed Duke Ji..."
"Oh, it's okay, let him scold me! I am magnanimous and my ministers have different ideas. They should tolerate it. They can't arrest me just because I said a few bad words, right?"
Liu Zhang shouted: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"But you have to be a little careful... If someone else spreads rumors and insults me with a crime that doesn't exist! Then arrest me!!"
Liu Zhang immediately understood the emperor's meaning, and Luan Bu was exceptional, so the others had to be arrested!
After seeing Liu Zhang off, it was time for the court to discuss.
Liu Chang changed his clothes and went to the court to discuss.
Liu Chang had not participated in the Korean convention for a while, but he still had to participate in this Korean convention.
Because this court discussion is to list the achievements of the previous year, play triumphant songs, tell the merits, and so on... Your Majesty does not like to be praised or check his achievements in the year. He mainly checks for shortcomings and sees what else can be improved, Zhang Buyi said.
Liu Chang sat in the upper position, and basically all the ministers arrived, except for a certain Grand Marshal, still did not come.
The Grand Marshal didn't ask for leave either. The reason why he didn't come was probably because he stayed up late last night and was still on the bed and didn't want to get up, but no one dared to say anything more.
Under the leadership of Zhang Cang, Qunche talked about the virtues and politics of this year.
The grain output of the Han Dynasty made another breakthrough, and Shangfang made many good things. The number of county schools increased dramatically, the national treasury was enriched, and foreign kings came to Beijing to pay tribute, tax revenue increased dramatically, calendar music was formulated, officials were governed in a clear and clear manner, and hundreds of schools were revitalized.
Anyway, it’s all good things, but today’s great men are indeed developing, and the data from the ministers are still credible.
Liu Chang listened to his achievements within a year with a proud look on his face, and his mouth almost reached his ears.
The biggest achievement this year is probably that all regions have achieved a huge and unprecedented breakthrough. Since the beginning of winter, no one has been frozen and killed.
When Zhang Cang proudly said that no one was frozen again in the winter solstice, Liu Chang could hardly help but jump up.
"good!!!"
Liu Chang patted his legs, and the ministers were also very sensible and hurriedly bowed, "The Holy Emperor is alive!!! It is the blessing of the Han Dynasty! It is the blessing of the people!!"
Liu Chang looked quite excited. He always told everyone about his ambitions to make the Han people have no worries about food and clothing... Food has not been completed, but Youqi has made a major breakthrough. From ancient times to the present, who can guarantee that no people will be frozen and killed in winter like today?
This has never been achieved before. Such a prosperous era now appears in my own name.
Liu Chang couldn't wait to look at Sima Xi. Sure enough, Sima Xi was writing quickly.
Liu Chang couldn't help but raise his head and laughed
Come.
"Your Majesty!! I have a report!"
Just as Zhang Buyi was passionately praising His Majesty's supreme merits, Chao Cuo stood up.
"What are you playing?"
Chao Cuo said seriously: "Your Majesty, I want to impeach eight county magistrates and twenty-three county magistrates... They concealed the real situation and defined the old man who was frozen as a death from illness and a good death... deliberately created a prosperous era to flatter Your Majesty!! This can be said to be a great rebellion!! Deceiving the king and the emperor..."