"The King Yan of the Han Dynasty is here, who dares to be so presumptuous?!"
Liu Bi raised the sword in his hand high, and the soldiers who were waiting in formation finally took a few steps back.
King Yan Liu Bi, judging from his body shape alone, not many people dare to provoke him. King Yan is tall, with broad shoulders and a slightly hunched posture, which makes him look like a man who is ready to kill at any time.
Jackal, he had a beard like a tall emperor and sharp eyes. Under his explanation, the soldiers who had experienced many battles felt a little uncomfortable.
Liu Bi is different from the other princes and kings. Although becoming a prince king has a bloodline bonus, it is not always the case. He served as a general when he was young and made military exploits. Among Liu Chang's generation of clans, except for Liu Chang
, he is probably the best at fighting, and Liu Bi often says to others that he and His Majesty can fight with each other, so many brothers in the clan run away with their heads in their arms...Liu Bi has a bad temper, is not easy to talk, is martial and warlike, and is easy to get into trouble.
This time Liu An used his prestige to suppress the officials, and then the officials wrote a letter saying that King Yan had recruited many soldiers with evil intentions.
When Liu Bi heard this, he immediately became furious.
Regardless of the opposition of domestic ministers, he directly wrote to the temple and asked to confront these ministers in person. He took his own soldiers, traveled day and night, and rushed to Chang'an.
King Yan was so rampant that as soon as he arrived at Tongguan, he was surrounded by the soldiers stationed here, and they were even ready to take people.
Naturally, Liu Bi couldn't bear it and immediately drew his sword towards him.
Just as the two sides were confronting each other, a chariot rushed here. A man jumped down from the chariot, pushed away the soldier in front of him, and walked in front of Liu Bi. The man raised his head and looked at the furious Yan in front of him.
The king hurriedly smiled and said: "It turns out to be the king... Don't blame the people under my command for their ignorance... Why don't you accept the crossbow? How dare you be rude to King Yan?!"
After the visitor said this, the soldiers put down their crossbows.
Liu Bi looked at the man in front of him. Although Liu Bi was irritable, he was not stupid. He was actually a very delicate man. His delicate thoughts were buried under his violent temper. You know, he was the first to see that Liu Bi
He was the first prince to take the initiative to serve Liu Chang... During these years, he was very close to Liu Chang. He was like Zhang Buyi among many foreign kings. He completely obeyed any of Liu Chang's orders and acted against him.
He was convinced... He looked at the person in front of him, thought slowly, and finally remembered his identity.
"Is it Marquis Jian?"
"I heard that Marquis Jian was granted the title of City Gate Captain. Why are you guarding the gate here?"
Facing the guy surnamed Lu, Liu Bi also put away his sword and barely showed a smile. Liu Bi knew that the person who should not be provoked the most in Chang'an was not Liu but Lu.
When Lu Chan heard what he said, his face darkened.
He wanted to say something, but he hesitated for a long time, and then sighed lonelyly: "Everything in the world is impermanent..."
Who would have thought that the foolish young man in his family would bulldoze the city walls of Chang'an?
I lost my job on the spot.
From the guardian of Chang'an to the gatekeeper of Tongguan...this gap was difficult for Lu Chan to accept.
However, Lu Chan is still in charge of several checkpoints around Chang'an, and the soldiers stationed here only obey his orders. There is actually no change in the authority, but it just looks weird.
But if you think about it on the bright side, you can stay away from home for half a month, which is not bad.
Liu Bi looked at Lu Chan cautiously and said again: "I came here this time, but I have written letters to the temple..."
Liu Bi may seem reckless, but he would not do such a thing as going abroad to Chang'an privately. Only Ruyi can do such a thing... This is the act of putting his head under the opponent's guillotine and then jumping up.
Lu Chan said quickly: "I knew that you were coming, but I didn't expect that you would come so quickly... His Majesty has come back, and you will be able to pay homage to His Majesty this time..."
Lu Chan simply moved out of the way and arranged for soldiers to escort Liu Bi.
Liu Bi also smiled and presented him with a gift. It was not expensive, just a small specialty of the Yan Kingdom.
Mainly because he doesn't dare to give away anything too expensive.
King Yan slowly raised his head and looked into the distance.
There's no way... there's something dirty in Chang'an.
.......
"I still have big things to take care of!! How dare you miss my big thing?!"
Chao Cuo shouted angrily.
At this moment, he was sitting on the bed, surrounded by soldiers. The soldiers were also helpless. His Majesty specially ordered Chao Cuo to rest and not allowed him to get up to work. However, Chao Cuo was stubborn and could not rest at all. He was unwilling to rest.
, the soldiers couldn't understand. It would be great to have such great love from His Majesty and to be able to receive their salary while lying down. Why should they be in trouble with themselves?
It’s no wonder that someone can become the Third Duke. If he is asked to take a break without resting and insists on doing things, it is unreasonable for this person to not be the Third Duke.
The soldiers were thinking in their hearts, but they didn't dare to let Chao Cuo get up.
Your Majesty is not easy to deal with.
Chao Cuo's face was dark and his brows were furrowed.
A soldier spoke up and advised: "Mr. Chao... Your Majesty takes such good care of you and specifically allows you to rest, just because he doesn't want you to be too tired. Why should you do this? As a human minister, how can you make the king uneasy?"
Chao Cuo ignored him. What do these idiots know?
Your Majesty is letting yourself rest just because you feel tired? This is putting you under house arrest because you don't want yourself to continue to get involved in the affairs of the princes, kings and ministers. You must know that Chao Cuo takes the lead in all matters against the foreign king.
Charge, the ministers waved flags to cheer. Now that Chao Cuo is resting at home, does anyone among the ministers dare to continue to attack the foreign king? Many of Chao Cuo's original ideas were afraid that they would all be in vain, but Chao Cuo was somewhat reluctant, and finally managed to get the ministers to unite.
How can you rest at home at a time like this when you rise up to deal with foreign kings?
He is now at home and has even lost contact with the outside world, and his subordinates cannot contact him.
This time the campaign to reduce the vassal status is likely to fail again.
Chao Cuo sighed and lay directly on the bed.
But Chao Cuo was not a person who gave up easily. He narrowed his eyes again and began to think about countermeasures.
Chao Cuo was determined to fight against the princes. This was because he firmly believed that the only worry for such a powerful Han was those arrogant princes and kings. No enemy could defeat the Han. The only one who could defeat the Han was himself, and the princes
The king has the highest priority among them. For such a thing, it doesn't matter if he is willing to die. One day, everyone in the world will know his difficulties, and later people will also know that he is right!
Chao Cuo slowly closed his eyes, let's get through these few days first.
King Yan Liu Bi was very happy. Until he saw His Majesty, he had not encountered any dirty things again... When the princes and kings came to Chang'an, they were most afraid of encountering that dirty thing. It looked disgusting.
He is so persistent that he can't get rid of her. It would be really scary if he caught his eye.
"Hahaha, brother!!"
"His Majesty!!"
When the two big men met, they immediately gave each other a warm bear hug, and excitedly hit each other on the back several times, making a squealing sound.
Liu Chang took Liu Bi's hand. He and King Yan hadn't seen each other for a long time. They met again today, and they were particularly excited.
The two of them walked into the Houde Hall and sat facing each other.
"I came at the right time. We haven't seen each other for many years... In these years, my brother has shown great power. He defeated Buyeo, destroyed North Korea, and opened up thousands of miles of land for the Han Dynasty. I have wanted it for a long time.
I went to Yan State, but I couldn't find the time."
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Liu Bi's face suddenly turned red when Liu Chang praised him, and his smile became even brighter.
Although there is no shortage of flattering people around him, and he hears such words all day long, it is different when these words come from His Majesty's mouth. Liu Chang rarely praises others, but usually praises himself.
Moreover, Liu Bi is also very convinced of Liu Chang. Liu Bi has never looked down upon those brothers from the clan. He feels that they have no military merit and courage, just because they gave birth to a good family. If they were not from the clan, then
He is not even worthy of carrying his own shoes! But he admires Liu Chang and Liu Bi very much. As early as when he personally led the cavalry to attack the Xiongnu, he was already convinced. He is the number one chief among the outer kings. At this moment
, received recognition from her idol, Liu Bi just felt elated.
What Liu Chang said was true.
Liu Chang actually admires his cousin very much.
Their personalities are very similar, and they even have the same hobbies.
Both of them like hunting, eating meat, drinking wine, beauties and so on.
Moreover, among the many princes and kings, except for the great pervert King Wu and the old and immortal King of Nanyue, King Yan can be said to be the only one. Although he is a bit willful, he is capable in both fighting and governing.
He is very skillful. He first pacified foreign enemies and then reorganized domestic affairs on a large scale. He completed all tasks extremely well. No wonder he became the king of vassals. This ability is indeed top-notch.
Liu Chang also saw him in his dream. In the dream, he was furious because his eldest son was killed by Qi's son, and he never came to court again. After he was ready, he rebelled.
It only took Zhou Yafu a few months to put down this large-scale rebellion. Liu Bi was already 69 years old at that time and could not go out in person. The defeated Liu Bi finally died in the hands of the East Vietnamese and his head was
It was cut and sent to Chang'an.
Looking at Liu Bi, whose beard was trembling with laughter in front of him, Liu Chang also chuckled.
Fortunately, I blocked all this.
Well, Qi’s arrogance still needs to be dealt with.
Liu Chang asked about his family again, and when he talked about his son Liu Xian, Liu Bi's face was even more proud, "Since your Majesty asked him to serve as a corvee, I know how to educate children. I first sent him
He went to the local area to build Chidao, and later he was sent to Buyeo to build the city wall, and he was made a soldier to guard the border... Now he is still guarding the border in Buyeo County! Your Majesty's method is indeed very effective. After my
With hard work and hard work, he has completely grown up and is no longer the silly boy who only knew how to mess around..."
Liu Chang was stunned.
"Brother, you have to sharpen it appropriately. Although the sword needs beating, if you beat it too much, it will break easily... It is enough to do the corvee and guard the border a few times, but you can't do it every time..."
Liu Bi shook his head and said seriously: "These young people today have never endured hardship and act recklessly. If we don't let them know the hardships of the people, they will ruin things sooner or later. Your Majesty, don't worry, I have sent people to watch.
his."
The two chatted for a while and then got down to business.
In front of Liu Chang, Liu Bi put down unnecessary pretense.
"Haha, I don't know that His Majesty has come back. I just know that His Majesty is inconvenient to do things in the temple, so I came here specifically to have a fight with the officials. They want to use this matter to hold back the princes and kings, so I will use
These things are here to hold them back and prevent them from interfering in His Highness’s affairs..."
Liu Bi told him his plan, and Liu Chang couldn't help laughing.
"It's still a little too early for me to come back. My brother's plan will be over before it can be implemented."
"I'm just helping you. Your Majesty is back, so naturally you don't need to use such methods anymore."
Liu Chang said seriously: "I have held a court meeting and imprisoned all the ministers who participated in the impeachment of the foreign king. There are a few who danced very happily and want to take advantage of the opportunity to seek benefits for themselves. I will imprison them."
They were put to death... They don't dare to do such things again, so you don't have to worry."
Liu Bi nodded. He was not worried at all. There were quite a few people in the temple who were clamoring to cut down the vassalage. But, as long as His Majesty is still there, those people are not worth mentioning and cannot afford to do anything.
storm.
He no longer paid attention to the affairs of the ministers, but instead talked about another important matter.
"Your Majesty, don't just say that the Yan Kingdom is a land of ice and snow, barren land. In fact, there is really a lot of fertile land. In recent years, the border guards have reclaimed a lot of wasteland. I have seen it, including Shuofang and Henan.
They have all been governed, but the Yan State has not received any benefits... If there are border guards in the Yan State for ten years, no, five years, five years is enough. As long as the cultivation can be continued for five years, the Yan State can
Having a lot of farmland can also reduce a lot of temple expenses."
"Although the Yan State is large, our food still needs relief from temples and other princes. I have thought of many ways, and even thought about setting up farming by myself, but there are too few people. The Yan State is also a frontier fortress, why can't we set up border guards?
What? I have written letters to the temple several times, but they have not been taken seriously. It seems that when it comes to Yan State, it is a barren land that cannot be cultivated. Our Yan State is not all frozen soil. If we cannot solve the problem of self-produced food,
Problem, then Yan State will have no way to continue to develop..."
"The biggest problem is the lack of manpower, so I thought of border guards. If Yan State can be included in the field, and people from all over the country can serve in rotation and cultivate the good land here, the problem of manpower can be solved to a great extent.
..I can figure out the roads and cities myself.”
Liu Chang stroked his chin and thought seriously about Liu Bi's words.
He never thought of restricting the development of the vassal states. On the contrary, he tried his best to help the vassal states develop rapidly.
In fact, this was not the first time that Liu Bi mentioned the matter of guarding the Yan Kingdom. Liu Chang had read the petition related to the Yan Kingdom three years ago.
However, guarding the border is not as simple as imagined, especially after the border guard becomes a military garrison, there are more things to coordinate and handle. With one more border guard district, the number of people serving in various places will increase.
a lot of.
Although Liu Chang was eager for success, he was not willing to waste too much people's energy. The corvee could not be interrupted, but it must not tire the people and should be limited to a certain scale.
You can't just do it just because it's beneficial, you have to consider the situation of the people more.
Liu Chang pondered for a long time, "There is no need to add more, I can order the defense to be changed... But this is not a cure for the root cause. By the way, how many ports does Yan State have now?"
Liu Bi was stunned, "There are quite a few ports. There are more than ten big ports, and merchant ships come and go frequently..."
Liu Chang grinned, "Shendu is a small country with nearly a million people... If my brother's ship can reach Shendu along the coast..."
Liu Bi shook his head, "I originally did trade with Wu State, but it didn't work. They couldn't stand the climate of Yan State, and most of the people they sent to do corvee work were gone in one cold winter..."
"The problem of keeping out the cold can be solved by a few officials, but the problem of manpower is not easy to solve..."
The two brothers began to plot in the palace.
No one knows what they talked about. They only know that King Yan was smiling when he left, as if he had discussed something with His Majesty.
In the following days, Liu Chang took Liu Bi to hunt around, rode in the same car with him, went out fully armed, and had a great time. Liu An originally thought that after his father came back, he would
Back in the past, he was writing books and so on in the mansion, but now he is still in charge of state affairs. Liu Chang has been busy inspecting the people's situation with King Yan recently, so of course he has no free time to deal with these things.
Liu An had no choice but to continue with his work, but this time, the ministers were polite to him, and there was no tension as before.
Liu An knew that his father had not yet solved what he had done.
Probably only the conflicts between the ministers and the foreign king were suppressed by him.
However, my father did not improve many issues such as place of origin, official education, medical school, and women.
He seemed to be waiting for something. My father was not in a hurry, and Liu An was certainly not in a hurry and continued with his original behavior.
"Whoosh~~~"
The arrow missed and flew out, hitting the deer jumping in the forest. The deer was almost knocked away by the powerful force and fell heavily to the ground. After struggling for a few times, it stopped moving.
Liu Chang happily picked up the deer carcass from the ground and threw it to the soldiers behind him.
Liu Bi was a little surprised, "Your Majesty's archery skills have improved quite a lot..."
"I started practicing archery with Marquis Yingyin when I was one or two years old. At the age of five or six, I could penetrate stone with a hundred steps. What does this mean?"
Liu Bi laughed and wisely stopped talking about His Majesty's archery skills. He asked, "Your Majesty, can Marquis Jiancheng really solve Yan's problems?"
"Of course. Have I ever told a lie?"
Liu Bi scratched his head, "But... Your Majesty, I have never heard of any virtuous reputation of Marquis Jiancheng..."
Even Liu Bi felt that it was a bit unreliable. There were so many problems that the great sages in the country could not solve. How could Lu Lu solve them? I didn't hear that he had any extraordinary talents?
Liu Chang grinned, "You don't understand, Lu has extraordinary abilities that others don't have."
"Everything will be fine when he returns to Chang'an!"