Chapter two hundred and fifty fifth difficult choice
Tangyi Hou Chen Wu carefully invited Liu Che to the chief seat.
Liu Che resisted for a while and finally sat down.
Today is different from the past. Now, except for Liu Che who needs to be pretentious in front of the emperor, empress and queen mother, he has enough qualifications and confidence to be at the top everywhere else.
When Chen Ajiao saw Liu Che sitting down, she immediately ran to Liu Che's side, crawled into his arms and fell asleep.
Naturally, Liu Che also had a caring face and hugged Chen Ajiao dotingly.
Liu Piao saw this situation and all the worries he had in his heart disappeared.
So, this meal was a feast for both the guest and the host.
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Three days later, Liu Che was finally able to take off his mourning clothes.
The period of filial piety observed by the royal family in the Han Dynasty was not as abnormal as it was in later generations when ethics and ethics flourished.
According to the system established by the late Emperor Taizong.
When the emperor dies, his sons and grandsons only need to serve Dahong for fifteen days, Xiaohong for fourteen days, and Xian for seven days.
Liu Che mourned his mother for fifteen days, which was already beyond the norm.
However, everyone turned a blind eye and no one dared to discuss it.
However, if you want to go beyond the 15th day of filial piety...
That's going beyond the mark! After removing his filial piety, Liu Che put on the crown prince's crown, and then, under the guidance of Wang Dao, got into the prince's chariot newly allocated by the Shaofu, and headed towards Weiyang Palace in the morning light.
And go.
According to the system, he, the prince, must enter the palace on time every five days to pay respects to the emperor and the queen mother.
At other times, the prince's servant will greet you instead.
Today is the first time Liu Che visits the palace to pay his respects as the prince.
Therefore, all ceremonies should be as grand as possible.
Thirteen men transferred from the Shaofu washed their horses and opened the way with ceremonial flags in front. In the middle, dozens of cavalry rode tall horses. The prince drove and lived, followed by guards and eunuchs and maids.
Now, Liu Che's Crown Prince's Palace has begun to have a prototype system.
For example, the horses and horses, which cost about three to four hundred stones, are all fully equipped.
Together with the eunuchs and maids transferred from the palace, as well as Liu Che's original team, the blood circulation system of the entire uterus has been initially established, and it can begin to act according to the will of Liu Che, the prince.
Of course, this alone is far from the complete form of a normal Han Dynasty prince.
Under normal circumstances, the prince of the Han Dynasty has three ministers and nine ministers to perform their respective duties. There are as many as three to four hundred civil and military officials under him, and he also has a fully established prince's guard. In addition, in order to facilitate the prince and the world's heroes
Intersect, according to the system, will also establish a separate activity area for the prince in Shanglin Garden.
All in all, the idea of establishing a heir apparent in the Han Dynasty was aimed at cultivating the prince's abilities and skills in all aspects.
It was to ensure that if something happened to the emperor, the prince could take over the power smoothly immediately.
Especially after the tragedy of the Lu family's chaos, in order not to repeat the same mistake, Emperor Taizong Xiaowen allowed the prince to cultivate his own military team.
Later, Xiaozhu's prince Liu Ju was able to mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Chang'an during the Witchcraft Rebellion. It was not without reason.
However, none of this has much to do with Liu Che now.
According to the system, he had to wait until the crown prince and three ministers were confirmed before his palace could function normally, and then he would be allowed to establish a guard and possess his own military force.
However, now the court is in chaos.
In order to compete for the vacant prime minister position.
Zhang Ou, the court lieutenant supported by the censor Chao Cuo, and Liu She, the Taoist minister supported by the servant Yuan An, argued endlessly.
Liu Che's father, Liu Qi, did not express his position today.
This makes the situation more complicated.
It happened that at this time, Liu Che's palace was first built.
In order to compete for the three positions of Crown Prince, Prince Young Master, and Crown Prince Zhan Shi, various factions are constantly collaborating and scheming with each other. This undoubtedly makes the situation more complicated.
When Liu Che entered the palace this time, in addition to the usual greetings, the most important task was to determine the candidates for his ministers.
Now Liu Che doesn't want to be involved in the battles in the court at all.
He is the prince. Unless it involves issues related to his own vital interests, in everything else, if he can remain neutral and stay out, he must remain neutral and stay out.
Liu Che's ceremonial carriage slowly drove into the tower of Beique, and was escorted by the palace guards until it arrived in front of Beisima Gate.
Then, Liu Che got off the bus at Beisimamen.
In the past, he lived in Weiyang Palace, so there was no need to get out of the car when passing by Bei Sima Gate.
Now, he is the prince, but he must get off the bus in front of Beisima Gate.
This may be the only privilege he lost after becoming the prince.
"Your Majesty, please come to see His Highness the Crown Prince..." Liu Che got off the carriage. There was already a eunuch waiting for him at the Bei Sima Gate. When the eunuch saw Liu Che, he immediately came forward and kowtowed: "Your Majesty is waiting for His Majesty at the Xuanshi Hall.
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"Please lead the way..." Liu Che straightened his clothes, and under the leadership of the eunuch, he walked into Simamen, the front hall of Wuyang Palace, and headed towards Xuanshi Hall.
The eunuch led Liu Che to the entrance of Xuanshi Hall. Liu Che picked up his ribbon and walked up the high steps in front of Xuanshi Hall. Record of Chinese Chronicles
Step by step, Liu Che climbed up the steps.
At this time, it was Chenshi, and the autumn sunshine shone down from the east side of Xuanshi Hall. A gentle breeze blew Liu Che's broad-sleeved robe, making a slight whirring sound. His wooden clogs creaked on the steps.
The five-color pearls on his head were shaking in front of Liu Che's eyes.
Every time he took a step up, the guards on both sides of the steps bowed and saluted with their halberds in hand.
The black dragon flag fluttering high is fluttering in the wind on both sides.
"My son Liu Che wishes my father the emperor's blessing!" Liu Che walked up the last step, knelt down and kowtowed.
"The Crown Prince greets Your Majesty!" a visitor stood behind Liu Che and shouted loudly.
"The Crown Prince respectfully greets Your Majesty!"
"The Crown Prince greets your Majesty!" One after another, the attendants passed the news of Liu Che's arrival to the Xuanshi Palace like a dragon.
After a while, a man dressed like a civil servant holding the Emperor's Day walked up to Liu Che and said: "Your Majesty replied to the prince's greetings: I greet you!"
This is probably another inconvenience caused by Liu Che becoming the crown prince.
Unless Dad summons you, or there is something urgent, it is almost impossible to run directly to Dad as carelessly as in the past!
As soon as the prince is established, he is the foundation of the country, and the foundation of the country is the son of the emperor. He is the father and son, and he is also the king and his ministers.
This complicated relationship makes it not easy for the prince to meet the emperor.
Therefore, Xiaozhu's prince Liu Zhi met that tragic end, and Liu Che's father was walking on thin ice when he was the prince. This was the reason.
After becoming the prince, all formal conversations and meetings between Liu Che and his father would be recorded by historians and then archived.
Any statement made by Liu Che will be interpreted as his political opinion.
For example, in the previous life, Xiaozhu's prince Liu Zhi repeatedly suggested peace, bread, and not war, which not only annoyed Xiaozhu, but also annoyed the emerging military aristocratic interest groups. When the Witch Gu Rebellion occurred, the generals of the Northern Army and the Southern Army
They refused to follow the rules and accepted Liu Zhi's orders.
Later, Emperor Xuan's crown prince, Yuan Emperor, made remarks about respecting Confucianism, which made Emperor Xuan furious and wanted to abolish his throne. It was not because Emperor Xuan was thinking about his old sword when he was still young. Emperor Yuan successfully ascended the throne with the blessing of his mother.
Thinking of this, Liu Che followed the etiquette he had practiced hundreds of times in the prince's womb, bowed and said: "My son, Che, would like to meet my father..."
"Your Majesty's edict: yes!" the official said loudly, holding the Emperor's Day.
Then, he faced Liu Che, put down his yak, and said: "My lord, please, your majesty has been waiting for you for a long time..."
Liu Che stood up, looked at this person, and found that it was Zhou Ren, the doctor's lord, and he quickly raised his hands and said, "It's the doctor's lord who personally welcomes him. I am so ashamed that I don't dare to accept him!"
Zhou Ren smiled slightly and did not answer. He just bowed and said: "Your Highness, please go in quickly, Your Majesty is waiting!"
For Zhou Ren, he did not need to deliberately get closer to Liu Che like other courtiers.
Because, his son is Liu Che's minister.
Based on this relationship, he is destined to be Liu Che's man, at least, he is also one of the people who favors Liu Che, the crown prince.
This position, if nothing else, will basically not be misinterpreted or misunderstood by others.
Liu Che nodded knowingly and followed Zhou Ren into the Xuanshi Hall.
After entering the palace, Liu Che walked to the center, lowered his head and bowed in obeisance: "My son, Chen Che, pays homage to my father!"
"Pingsheng!" came the voice of father Liu Qi from above: "Give the prince a seat!"
So, the eunuch led Liu Che to a seat next to his father's throne, and sat down on his knees.
Only then did Liu Che realize that he was not the only one in this palace.
The seats on both sides of the main hall were filled with dozens of noble officials sitting on their knees.
Liu Che didn't know many of them.
There are only a few acquaintances such as Zhou Yafu, Liu She, Chao Cuo, and Yuan Ang.
Next to Zhou Yafu, a man in his fifties or sixties was sitting on his knees, wearing a two thousand stone court dress. It seemed that this man and Zhou Yafu had known each other for a long time. From the two people sitting next to each other, it could be seen that this man was related to Zhou Yafu by marriage.
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Chao Cuo was also sitting next to an older official with two thousand stones.
Yuan Ang was no exception, sitting in the seat with an old man with white hair and beard.
In addition, in front of these giants, there was an old man who looked very ordinary.
However, the sword worn by the old man made Liu Che take another look. It was a sword from the Shaofu, and it was a sword exclusively for the emperor's use.
Moreover, Liu Che could recognize at a glance that this style of palace sword was a style favored by his father. To put it simply, this person had a close relationship with his father. Otherwise, he would not have the qualifications or the courage to do so.
Not to mention the ability to dare to wear the sword given by the emperor and sit in front of the emperor in a majestic manner!
"The prince has come just in time!" I heard my father's voice saying: "Prince, please get up and I will introduce you..."
Liu Che quickly stood up and bowed to listen to the instructions.
The emperor Liu Qi stood up from his throne, took Liu Che's hand, and walked down the hall. The officials immediately prostrated on the ground to show their respect.
Only those four people just left their seats and bowed.
Well, according to the calendar, the age and official status of these four people are enough that they do not need to kneel on any occasion except to worship the late emperor and Emperor Gao.
The Emperor Liu Qi led Liu Che, walked to the old man who was sitting alone, and introduced him: "This gentleman is my former great master, my former great master Shi Gongbafen, my elder, and the pillar of the country!" The alien sparrow!
Hearing this, Liu Che quickly bowed and asked, "Young man, I've seen the old master!"
Don't look at it, Shi Fen can't do anything in the military, and his official position is not high.
But when it comes to Wan Shijun’s name, who doesn’t know it?
In his previous life, Shi Fen's four sons were all worth two thousand stones. They were known as the Wanshi Family, the largest official family in the world.
This record was not broken until the reign of Emperor Cheng, when his maternal relative, the Wang family, had one family and five ranks.
Now that the Han Dynasty was able to severely crack down on powerful forces, the Shi family could be in such a strong situation. It is no exaggeration to say that it was all thanks to Shi Fen!
Although Shi Fen didn't have much talent or education, he was loyal.
The kind of die-hard loyalist who started serving Liu Bang at the age of fifteen. Shi Fen's life fully explained the private words of the princes of Chang'an: Support the Holy Emperor with all your strength, whoever is the emperor will support whom!
When Emperor Gao was on the throne, he was loyal to Emperor Gao. Empress Lu had the power, and he was very angry. The late emperor inherited the throne from his own generation. He was the first to kowtow three times and bow nine times, and he was loyal to him wholeheartedly.
As a result, official positions naturally soared like a roller coaster ride.
From a mere attendant of one hundred dan, he rose all the way to a senior official with two thousand dan.
Originally this was nothing.
But it happened that Liu Che's father's first Tutor Zhang Xiangru, Dong'an Hou, had a very unhappy relationship with Liu Che's father, so he was dismissed. At that time, Liu Che's father dared to kill Prince Wu on the street.
The court instigated Chao Cuo to jump up and down and drive away the evil prince who was his own tutor in the palace.
To put it simply, the prince at that time and the emperor now were, in the eyes of the ministers, a shaky mess that could be overthrown and deposed at any time.
No one wants to jump in.
As a result, the originally popular Crown Prince and Tutor became a hot potato that no one wanted to take over.
Everyone, you push me and I push you.
In the end, everyone recommended Shi Fen, who had little popularity and little status.
After Shi Fen took over the position of Crown Prince and Tutor, he didn't think about anything but loyalty. Therefore, Liu Che's father regarded him as a loyal minister and an elder, and treated him with great respect.
But no one expected that the prince's status would soon be stabilized. The forces loyal to the prince launched a counterattack, and King Huai of Liang suddenly fell off his horse and died.
indestructible.
As a result, Shi Fen changed from an elder to a lucky general in the eyes of Liu Che's father...
As soon as the new king ascends the throne, he immediately becomes a real senior minister, and his status is no less than that of the prime minister.
Shi Fen was already very old. When he saw Liu Che, he smiled and bowed in reply: "I don't dare to be a gift to the family. The family should never do this..."
Liu Che bowed and said: "That's right. The old master watched me grow up. The master is the teacher of my royal father. The king of heaven and earth is his teacher. He respects his teacher and respects his principles. This is what I always wish..."
Emperor Liu Qi was listening nearby and was quite satisfied with Liu Che's words and deeds.
For him, Shi Fen is one of the archways he built.
Therefore, even though I know that the talents of the Shi family are not very good, I still use them and promote them!
The emperor Liu Qi then led him to the minister in front of Chao Cuo and introduced him: "This Duke was a minister when he was the emperor. He was respected by both the government and the public. He served successively as internal history and Lang Zhongling. He once controlled the northern and southern armies with restraints and stationed troops to dominate the army.
Hu, so the restored general Zhang Gong refused to use force!"
Liu Che quickly bowed and said: "I have seen the general..."
But his eyebrows raised quietly, when did Chao Cuo become so hungry?
In order to win over people and build power, he even managed to win over Zhang Wu.
Hey! If you don’t seek death, you won’t die!
Who is Zhang Wu?
Your reputation is almost ruined, okay?
Although Liu Che admitted that Zhang Wu had countless former troops and disciples in both the Northern and Southern armies.
However, when Zhang Wu's corruption was exposed, the late Emperor Taizong Xiaowen not only did not punish him, but instead rewarded him with hundreds of gold, euphemistically saying: "To shame his heart."
Well, this is more serious than killing Zhang Wu!
This matter was issued by Mingzhao...
Therefore, Zhang Wu not only had to shed tears of gratitude and thank the late emperor for his kindness, but at the same time, his reputation was quickly ruined quietly.
Think about it, if the emperor discovers that you are corrupt, instead of punishing you, he will reward you with money. What role do you play in this script? A buffoon!
However, Liu Che thought about it and felt that he could understand Chao Cuo.
After all, this life is different from his previous life. Once Tao Qing, Hou of Kaifeng, died, Chao Cuo became a lame duck.
Whether it is Zhang Ou or anyone else, it will be difficult to fill the vacancy left by Tao Qing.
As a result, if Chao Cuo wanted to implement his policies, he had to form alliances with others extensively.
All I can say is that the butterfly effect is so great!
In his previous life, Zhang Wu completely disappeared after the new king came to the throne. But in this life, he still has a chance to make a comeback...
However, despite Zhang Wu's bad reputation, he is one of the few trusted generals still alive who followed the late emperor from Daidi to Chang'an.
His status and power have not completely faded away, so he can still be considered a chess piece!
Zhang Wu also bowed his head slightly when he heard this and said: "The family is very respectful, but I don't dare to accept it!"
The cuteness of the special forces soldier reborn
The emperor Liu Qi took Liu Che to the minister in front of Zhou Yafu. Liu Che found that when his father came to the man, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly and said reluctantly: "This gentleman is also an important minister of the late emperor, so
Tingwei Zhang Tingwei... I have also been taught by him... Hasn't the prince always admired Zhang Tingwei very much? Now I have met the real person..."
Liu Che could tell that when his father said these words, his teeth were obviously chattering.
After all, Zhang Shizhi has really annoyed him in the past ten years!
But...
Liu Che raised his head and looked at Zhou Yafu who was kneeling in front.
Zhang Shizhi and Zhou Yafu are brothers-in-law.
Zhang Shizhi's wife and Zhou Yafu's wife are sisters. Not only that, Zhang Shizhi's eldest daughter married Zhou Yafu's second son.
With this relationship, Zhang Shizhi could successfully apologize back then, otherwise... haha...
"Young man, I have met Mr. Zhang..." Liu Che bowed deeply and paid tribute. Liu Che really respected Zhang Shizhi.
This man can be said to have established the rule of law in the Han Dynasty. It was during his tenure that the voice of "lightening penalties and respecting the law" appeared for the first time in China. You have to know that before Zhang Shizhi, local officials punished
People have no bottom line at all.
You must know that the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and the Han laws were based on the Qin laws. Many punishments were simply copied from the laws of the Qin Dynasty. It was not uncommon for prisoners to be beaten to death or maimed for a trivial matter.
Through the efforts of Zhang Shizhi and the late emperor, many laws and penalties that might have led to killing and maiming people for trivial matters were gradually abolished, and the ideological foundation of "light punishments and light punishments" was established.
"Old minister, I have seen my family..." Zhang Shizhi immediately bowed and returned the greeting after hearing this. Perhaps he had suffered a loss once, and he would never dare to prick the prince in front of the Han family again.
The emperor Liu Qi then brought Liu Che to the old minister in front of Yuan An and introduced him: "This gentleman is also a minister of the late emperor. He has served as captain of chariots and cavalry, prime minister of Chu, and Feng Gong is also taboo of the Tang Dynasty!"
When Liu Che heard this, he couldn't help but raise his head and take a closer look at the old minister in front of him.
Li Guang was unable to be sealed, and Feng Tang was Yi Lao. Who in future generations will not know, and who will not know?
However, like Li Guang, Liu Cheshen thought that Feng Tang was also a typical example of someone who would not die unless he tried to commit suicide!
The tragedy of Li Guang was that he always stood in the wrong team, so the good cavalry general eventually became the infantry boss, which made later generations think that the Li family relied on crossbowmen!
In fact, no matter whether it is Li Guang or Li Ling, they have always led a genuine cavalry group!
The tragedy of Feng Tang is that he is too smart!
As smart as Yang Xiu!
What happened to Yang Xiu? He made Cao Aman kill someone with a useless sentence.
However, Feng Tang was lucky enough to meet the late Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, a rare good-tempered emperor. He did not feel dissatisfied with him, but instead gave him a high position and worshiped him as Captain of Chariots and Cavalry.
However, if he wanted to climb up, Feng Tang's character would make it impossible.
So he was transferred to the position of Prime Minister of Chu.
Unlucky enough, I met Liu Wu, a good-for-nothing, and he resigned after working for three years!
Naturally, Liu Che bowed as usual and said: "Young man, I have met Feng Gong!"
In this way, Liu Che got to know the four unfamiliar ministers.
The emperor Liu Qi then pulled him and asked: "These four princes are all elders of the late emperor. Among them, the old master recommended his eldest son Jian. The remaining three were all recommended by ministers and wanted to be the prince's third assistant.
You are the prince, what do you think?”…
The corners of Liu Che's mouth twitched.
Dad obviously gave him this offending job!
Moreover, there is also a test hidden in it.
Liu Che cried out bitterly in his heart, but couldn't shirk it.
If he shirks it now, he will leave an impression of being indecisive and timid in front of the ministers and his father, and the image he has finally built up will be completely ruined!
What's more serious is that if he doesn't speak at this moment, then there is no point for him to speak about this matter.
Originally it was nothing, but Liu Che agreed to Liu’s prostitution!
Thinking about Liu Che's promised prostitution, Liu Che's head got big.
The prince only has three assistant ministers.
But there were five people vying for seats.
No matter how you look at it, it’s not easy to distribute!
Behind Wei Wan stood Empress Dowager Dou, who was prostituted with Liu.
Behind Shi Jian is Shi Fen, who doesn’t know that Shi Fen’s background is his father!
As for Zhang Shizhi, Liu Che himself admired and respected him very much, not to mention the great god Zhou Yafu stood behind him.
In Feng Tang's words, even if you don't consider Yuan An's face, you should also think about the evaluation in the history books!
In the future, when Tai Shigong writes history, Liu Che does not want to take the blame for Feng Tang Yi Lao!
As for Zhang Wu, he seems to be a soft persimmon, but with Chao Cuo standing behind him, who knows if he has the acquiescence of his father!
After all, without his father's acquiescence, Chao Cuo would not dare to recommend Zhang Wu!
For a moment, Liu Che didn't know what to do!
ps: Sorry, I got stuck today~ so it’s even later~
Then, let’s look at the debt last week. I’m not being pretentious and won’t forget about it. I’ll admit that I owed 25 chapters last week totaling 10,000 words~
