Seeing Liu Chang devouring his food, Lu Lu hesitated for a moment, "Your Majesty, eat more slowly, no one will come to snatch it, so why bother?"
Liu Chang swallowed a piece of meat suddenly, "You don't know something. If you don't eat more of this meat now, you will have to work hard to eat it in the future."
"ah?"
Lu Lu couldn't figure out what was going on with His Majesty. During these days, he had to wear all the fine clothes in his collection. Of course, this foolish king has been acting like a fool for more than a day or two.
It's just that I have been too diligent recently. I used to be a fool every four or five days, but now I am a fool every day. I can't wait to wear a fancy dress to sleep at night. The emperor just passed away, so this is the way to go.
Isn't it a bit inappropriate?
Liu Chang looked around and motioned for Lu Lu to sit over.
"You are one of our own, so there is no need to hide it. King Wu is going to stay and become the imperial censor."
"What?!"
Lu Lu was shocked and said, "How can any prince or king in the world come to be the Three Dukes?"
"Why not? Isn't that Zhou Egg the prime minister of the princes and kings?"
"But you want to go to the county? Isn't there something wrong with this? After all, you have been a third official, so going to the county would be a bit embarrassing?"
“Wei um??”
That traitor has evil intentions, how can he be the third prince?!
Liu Chang's eyes widened and he looked at Chao Cuo who was kneeling in front of him.
This made Zhang Cang quite unhappy, and he quickly asked the dancers to leave before letting the servants in.
Zhang Cang scratched his head, "It's a disaster, it's a disaster. That Zhuzi is a petty person, and he loves this fourth child the most. If he finds out, won't my vacation be ruined? Hurry! I'm going to the study, and I'll send King Wu to him again.
please come in!!"
Neither the confidants promoted by Chao Cuo nor those who could not stand up to Chao Cuo could be happy at this moment. During these days, Chao Cuo led the Yushi Mansion to offend everyone he could offend.
Now that Chao Cuo has left, what will they do? Will they have to accept their endless revenge?
But Liu Chang did not expect that the person who reacted most violently to this incident was actually the Taiwei!
"long!!!"
Compared with ministers, people like Han Xin who have always upheld the legacy of the Spring and Autumn Period are more able to accept the appointment and dismissal of Liu Heng. After all, in the Zhou Dynasty, it was normal for the clan to serve as officials in temples, and many princes held leadership positions in temples.
I did some errands, and I did them well.
Why do you look so eager for me to resign?
"Then what's going on with Chao Cuo? What do you think of a minister? Can you just throw it away after use? Although he is a bastard, he has worked hard day and night for you these years. It's okay if you don't reward him, but he still throws it away.
An official in the county? Why don't you give him a sword and let him commit suicide?!"
Lu Lu asked suspiciously: "I'm not worried about them, I'm just thinking about my aunt."
Zhang Cang opened his eyes, yawned, and asked the beautiful concubine in his arms to prepare clothes for him. He put on the clothes slowly and ate a meal, but did not rush to the study to do things, so he prepared some fruits.
, lying on his side in the inner room, watching several beautiful concubines wearing thin clothes dancing for him.
He had already known that Chao Cuo had submitted a letter to resign, but going to the county?? This was beyond his expectation.
Zhang Cang was silent for a moment and nodded, "Is there still some that I can send over?"
When the news that Chao Cuo was demoted came out, the whole of Chang'an was in jubilation, and all the officials celebrated with their hats. If it hadn't been for the funeral, they would have held a banquet on the spot, got drunk, and stayed with him for three days and three nights.
The scourge is finally gone. It is said that it is better to fight it to the end and be directly demoted to the county. This is so cool. How did you offend the county guard before? When you return, the county guard will be able to do the same thing. Good and evil will eventually be rewarded.
It’s just that the time hasn’t come yet!!
While watching the dance with great interest, a servant knocked on the door.
Liu Chang was delighted, "Okay, it's rare that you have such ambition!"
When Liu Heng walked into the study, Zhang Cang was immersed in the papers, rubbing his forehead tiredly. When he saw King Wu, he suddenly raised his head and said with some guilt: "As soon as I woke up, I
I was busy taking care of the governor's affairs. I didn't know you were outside, so I apologize for keeping you waiting."
Just when the ministers were horrified and arguing over this matter, Xia King Liu Ci failed to get the big melon this time. He cried sadly and hugged his eldest brother's leg tightly.
"I originally intended for you to go to the local area to sharpen your skills. Since you took the initiative, there is no reason to refute it. Since you want to go to the county, then go ahead. It just so happens that Qiao County in Chenliu is short of a county magistrate.
Just go there and be the county magistrate!"
Why do you still take the initiative to petition the county?
Perhaps seeing Liu Chang's suspicion, Chao Cuo hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please allow me to resign. I am resigning not because I don't want to serve your Majesty anymore, but because my talents are not enough and I still need to work."
I work hard in the local area, and I know your majesty’s great love.”
Liu Chang laughed and said, "That's because"
Lu Lu pursed his lips and said nothing more, "No wonder His Majesty has been acting like this in recent days. Is it because he is afraid that he will not allow His Majesty to be so luxurious after becoming a censor? In this case, why would Your Majesty let him stay in the temple?
"
"When I first went to the Tang Dynasty, my mother-in-law once commented on the people under my command and gave me methods on how to train them. But at that time, I was eager for success and did not listen to her words. I made arrangements according to my own ideas. As a result,
They are becoming more and more extreme and have become sharp swordsmen, but they cannot be the mainstay like Prime Minister Zhang. What I am doing now is to make up for my original mistakes."
"What?! King Wu is here?? Half an hour?? Why didn't you report it earlier?"
Chao Cuo was about to accept it happily, but suddenly he realized, "County magistrate??"
"The Duke of Zhou indeed served as a courtier as a foreign king, but that was all many years ago."
Zhang Cang looked at the documents in front of him, but felt a little restless.
Your Majesty is confused!!
Only in the Censor's Mansion was he worried.
However, Han Xin cursed loudly, "You are such a jerk. If you don't learn from it, why should you learn it?"
"Then who are you going to appoint as the censor?"
Even Chao Cuo, who had resigned, could not sit still and rushed to the temple.
"Oh, Master misunderstood me. Please sit down first."
"How can he be as good as Wang Tianqi in solving cases and clarifying things?"
The servant came in again, "Master, do you want me to call them in after King Wu has left? Or should you go to the inner room?"
"Ah? Why does my aunt want King Wu to serve as the imperial censor?"
"It makes some sense."
"No, no, I agree to your resignation, I agree!"
Han Xin called the emperor by his name, his brows furrowed, he was not a good person. Liu Changzheng was sitting in front of the case. Seeing Han Xin like this, his expression was also shocked, "Master? What happened?"
At this time, Zhang Cang can take a break and let Fengchang Mansion take over.
Zhang Cang sat expressionlessly in front of the case, just shaking his head slightly, "Just this time, just this time. When the flood in Huainan is over, I will go on vacation!"
"No! Go to Longxi! Half a year, if you feel restless, add more time!"
Liu Heng interrupted him with some displeasure, "If it weren't for Prime Minister Zhang, how could we have today's prosperous age? He is already old and at the age where he should have fun, but he continues to work hard for state affairs. Whenever I think of this
How dare you be disrespectful to him when you feel a little guilty about everything?"
"Can they still interfere with my appointment and removal of the three princes? When I appointed and removed Chao Cuo, they didn't dare to say anything. Besides, my fourth brother has a very good reputation. Even the ministers who are afraid of him will not deny it.
At one point, he is fully qualified to hold the position. Only the other three kilometers spoke, so the ministers had no room to object. Among the three princes, Chao Cuo wanted to resign, so there was no way he could object. Zhang Buyu was not an outsider. I said
It's what it is. The Taiwei doesn't pay attention to these things at all, and he won't stand with the ministers. As for Prime Minister Zhang, he really wants his fourth brother to be the prime minister!"
"Master, King Wu is here again. He has been waiting alone outside the door for more than half an hour. I don't think it would be good to let him stand."
The ministers were overjoyed. When they met in private, they didn't say anything and could just look at each other and giggle all day long.
Liu Chang's eyes lit up, "That makes sense!"
"Your Majesty, why don't you just let me be a rose bearer?"
"Ah??So many memorials"
"In the future, I will succeed Prime Minister Zhang and serve as His Majesty's right-hand man!"
"When King Wu learned that you had not woken up, he did not allow us to report it."
"I don't dare, Prime Minister Zhang works hard day and night, I don't dare to disturb him."
"The Prime Minister on the left is just a decoration. It's just the Prime Minister on the Right who suffers."
"Then let's go to the county. Don't look down on the county magistrate. Qiao County is a big county. You should first put down your century-old strategy and manage the county for me. Let me see your ability to govern!"
"Okay, then I won't bother you anymore. The world is so prosperous because of your merits. Please take care of it."
Not only the ministers were happy, but the princes were also extremely happy. This good news finally diluted some of the bad news brought about by the death of Emperor Xiaoren.
"Far inferior to Zhang Xiang."
"Your Majesty, official positions are not based on big or small. Whether they are three princes or local officials, they all work for Your Majesty. They are all His Majesty's ministers. How can they be classified as superiors and subordinates? I can do great things for Your Majesty even when I am in the local area.
"
Han Xin accepted this statement and then asked: "Where's Jian? Why doesn't she come to my mansion recently?"
"What's wrong? Didn't you say you were going to the county?"
Liu Chang said happily, Chao Cuo's face darkened.
"Do you have anything else you want me to deal with?"
"long!!"
Looking at the master's gnashing of teeth, Liu Chang explained: "Chao Cuo wrote the letter himself."
"Don't the ministers always boast that I am a wise king in ancient times? This means that the world is at peace and a wise king like Duke Zhou has emerged! How wonderful!"
However, out of fear of fists and kicks, Lu Lu did not say directly, "Can the ministers agree?"
Including specifying the salary, benefits, and advertising and publicity of different official positions.
"King Wu Liu Heng."
Just when all the ministers were overjoyed that Chao Cuo was gone, a piece of news shocked them again.
Zhang Cang was stunned for a long time, "Why are you doing this? It's hurting your body, it's hurting your body."
Suddenly, Chang'an was in an uproar and the officials were excited.
"I remember that you have always looked down on local officials. Not only you, but also Jia Yi. When he was asked to be a local official, he still felt humiliated. How come you have changed like this now?"
Liu Heng saluted again and simply left the study again.
Liu Chang laughed, "Don't you understand? This is what my mother means!"
He said that he was about to strike. Lu Lu hurriedly stood in front of the Taiwei. Liu Chang was also anxious, "What is going on? Why is Master so angry?"
Lu Lu couldn't stand it anymore, "Your Majesty, you are the third prince after all. If you really become a rose husband, it will inevitably shock the world."
Han Xin was very angry and his face turned red. Liu Chang understood immediately.
Zhang Cang's expression suddenly became a little tangled. After a moment, he slammed the case in front of him, "What else is it called? Didn't you see that I have something important to deal with?!"
Chao Cuo was a little sad and angry. This is true, but would it be too much to be directly transferred from Sangong to the county magistrate? He had offended so many county magistrates, so he wanted to serve as a county magistrate under someone else?
Being eaten to death?
"Then why is he so highly regarded by your majesty and aunt?"
Zhang Cang, the Prime Minister of the State, wrote a letter asking King Liu Heng of Wu to be the imperial censor.
Liu Heng shook his head, "Handling memorials is like controlling floods and fires. The affairs of the people everywhere cannot be delayed. Along the way, because of you, the people live and work in peace and contentment. I am very happy. However, there are still many poor people. One family
People share one piece of clothing, and half a bowl of millet is shared among ten people. Especially in the northern part of Huainan, which has been hit by waterlogging recently, the people have no place to live. They gather around the bonfire at night, crying loudly. I
I thought, if we can approve relief for them quickly, one more person can be saved."
Liu Chang spent a lot of effort to get Han Xin to sit down. Han Xin was still mumbling, "Have you forgotten what I taught you? To be a king, you must trust your ministers and value your ministers. There is no point in saying that."
The principle of throwing away when you are done, this kind of behavior is simply "
Chao Cuo was always arrogant and believed that a real man should either become a third prince or die.
"Shut up."
Lu Lu had ten thousand things in his heart that he wanted to say. Anyone whose moral character is lower than yours should not be punished. It would be a heinous crime.
Zhang Cang raised his head and saw Liu Heng's blood-filled eyes, his expression was haggard, and his whole body showed a sense of exhaustion. Zhang Cang immediately understood that this man had not slept all night in order to deal with these things.
It was at this time that Chao Cuo felt that the time was almost ripe, and formally submitted a letter to the emperor, requesting to resign from the position of the Three Dukes and ask to be transferred to other counties.
"Probably not as good as that."
"only."
Zhang Cang was a little stunned, "What are you doing?"
"I mean counties and counties, but I mean salary."
"Why don't you let him stay? Do you know how talented my fourth brother is? When he becomes the imperial censor, the configuration of my three sons will be more luxurious than that of my father. He is invincible, hahaha, although he can't be any more
Eat and drink a lot, but I can just leave the big things to them and go out for fun by myself. I no longer have to worry about a big mess happening as soon as I go out. I can leave An and Zhuzi. With the help of these three people, I can go to Tang Dynasty.
, I have always wanted to visit Tang State again."
King Wu waved his hand, and someone walked in and brought piles of memorials into the study.
"My mother was already close to him, and now that the princes and kings have decentralized power, there is nothing to worry about. On the contrary, to deal with the ministers, such a fierce person is needed. You are still young and don't understand this."
"Well, her mother is playing with her. I'll let her go there another day."
The servant hurriedly apologized and turned to leave.
"I have finished what you gave me yesterday. I don't know if it is handled properly."
Within a few days, Zhang Cang completed the selection of candidates, and at this point, the reform came to the next step.
Deng Tong said with some displeasure: "Your Majesty, that picture is lying to you. He pretends to look tired, but in fact his eyes are lively and he can clearly see the fragrance all over his body."
"Your Majesty just doesn't want to be called Zhou Gong. It's okay to call him Ji Dan. This egg is a bit too much."
"Um??"
“If you don’t cure a county, how can you govern a county?”
He knew that his aunt had always been very afraid of these foreign kings.
Sitting in the carriage, Liu Heng was reading about the situation in various places. The driver was his confidant, Deng Tong.
Han Xin's anger gradually disappeared, "So that's what you think."
"Brother!! I was wrong! I really know I was wrong! Don't let me do the corvee! If I have to go, just let me go to Xia Guo?!"
Han Xin stormed into the Hall of Houde with such force that even the soldiers in front of the door could not stop him.
"He wants to be the Prime Minister. He probably realizes the gap between himself and Prime Minister Zhang, so he invites himself to the counties. If Master doesn't believe it, you can ask him. I'm not lying. Moreover, this matter may not be a big deal for him.
It's not a good thing. Master also knows that Chao Cuo is talented. He is very talented, but he is selfish, conceited, and has a high vision but a low hand. He has no problem in proposing policies, but he can't even compare to that Zhuzi An in doing things. He went somewhere to sharpen his skills.
In ten years, he will go to various counties and counties. When he returns to the temple again, he will be a real prime minister. By then, he can be the right and left prime minister with Jia Yi. Isn't this good? "
Han Xin was not surprised at all, and he didn't even think there was anything wrong. He nodded, "It is an ancient thing for a wise elder to assist the court. This is okay. Although I don't know this person well, I have heard of him.
, everyone said that he was a benevolent, righteous and wise king, and he was highly regarded. At the time, Marquis Qu Ni once said that this person's mind and strategy are not weaker than those of the current Queen Mother. Since he is allowed to be the Queen Mother, let him come to visit me another day. I have something to ask.
he."
"Your Majesty really trusts the foreign king."
"only!!"
Deng Tong hurriedly lowered his head and said, "It was my fault. Please forgive me."
Lu Lu frowned, "I don't understand. People say that the King of Wu is a great sage. How can his governance ability be comparable to that of Prime Minister Zhang?"
"Not good at deciding cases."
"Then his plans for the future are comparable to Chao Cuo?"
"Many people in the temple are very afraid of Fourth Brother, but Fourth Brother is different from Ruyi. He is a person with extremely high personal ethics. Let me tell you, in the entire clan, his personal ethics is only lower than mine!
"
Zhang Cang hurriedly lowered his head and started reading carefully, "You didn't bring anyone with you this time. How about you being alone?"
Liu Ci wiped his tears, "But all my friends are in Chang'an. I can't see them, so I've been crying all day long."
"Don't worry, I have made the decision to let Dong Zhongshu and Xia Houci accompany you!"
Dong Zhongshu, who was standing not far away without speaking, changed his color on the spot and opened his mouth to say something.