It was night, and the mansion of Zhang Tang, the official of Xing Cao, was brightly lit and a banquet was held for guests.
Zhang Tang is no better now than he was in the past.
In the first month of this year, he moved his family from Hongguyuan to Shangguanli, the most prosperous area in Chang'an City.
Shangguanli is close to Qili and only half an hour's drive from Weiyang Palace. Every inch of land is worth every penny!
If someone wants to build a house here, they won't be able to buy even a tile without spending 1.8 million!
The people who live here are either rich or noble!
For example, the residences of Yuan An and Chao Cuo are also located here.
The residence of Zhang Tang’s immediate boss, Tingwei Zhao Yu, is right next door to the Zhang family!
And Zhang Tang has been an official for only a year, and his family is not a wealthy family. He was actually able to buy a house in Shangguanli!
This caused the public opinion in Chang'an to almost go into an uproar!
Zhang Tang explained to the outside world that this was part of the dowry given by his wife, Tian Shaojun.
Although this is indeed the case, although Tian Shaojun is not a direct descendant of the Tian family, as soon as she married, the Tian family regarded her as a direct descendant. Not only the patriarch, Tian Xin, recognized her as a adopted daughter, and registered her as a senior citizen, according to the Han Dynasty
According to the law, children registered in the household have the right to inherit inheritance.
This is almost the same as my biological daughter!
Since even the household register has been moved, the dowry will of course be the same as that of the biological daughter.
In addition to this luxurious mansion, the dowry also included five million yuan, one thousand pieces of gold, dozens of sets of jewelry, five hundred pieces of silk and satin, and one hundred slaves.
However, few people believed Zhang Tang's explanation.
Especially the nobles...
It’s just that there’s no such thing as that idiot who went to the Yushi doctor’s office to report it.
Zhang Tang looked at the guests in the courtyard and felt a sense of pride in his heart.
Zhang Tang is not a fool, he knows very well that interpersonal relationships are very important!
Most of the guests in the courtyard were colleagues from the old palace, candidates for important ministers of the Han family in the future.
In other words, even if he only gets to know half of them, it will be of great help to him in his future career.
Three gangs of heroes!
Even though Xiao He and Cao Shen were talented, but without the hard-working and down-to-earth subordinates under them, they would never have achieved anything even if they had three heads and six arms!
As for Zhang Tang, he was also carefully recruiting his team at this time.
"Brother, did the Duke of Fengche and Prince Consort Yi Gong send someone to invite them?" Zhang Tang looked at the guests in the courtyard. Then he asked his brother-in-law Tian Jia beside him.
Hearing this, Tian Jia replied: "Mr. Lang, my father-in-law has just returned to Chang'an. His mother and his virtuous wife gave him a banquet to wash away the dust. So he turned around and said: I am deeply loved by my father, so I dare not refuse. It's just that my mother loves my wife. We haven't seen each other for a long time."
, I will come to my door one day to apologize!"
Hearing this, Zhang Tang nodded, the family happiness was really not something to be disturbed.
But, what about Yi Zong?
Ju Meng and Yizong are the two people Zhang Tang wants to win over right now!
These two people, one is the captain of the chariot and the other is the captain of the consort, you can tell from the literal meaning. After officially taking office, they will definitely follow the emperor every step of the way.
As long as you win over one of these people, he will never be too happy in the future!
Tian Jia added: "As for the Prince Consort Yi Gong, the people I sent reported that Yi Gong was not at home or at his official residence. According to the servants of Yi Mansion, Yi Gong was invited by Zuo Xiangguo...
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"Oh..." Zhang Tang nodded when he heard this.
But I secretly paid attention to this special information.
Yi Zong is afraid that he has climbed up Zhou Yafu's big tree, so he needs to win over him more!
Since neither Yi Zong nor Ju Meng could come, Zhang Tang looked at the guests and saw that they were almost all here.
Only two dead men, Zhou Yuan and Sima Xiangru, did not come.
However, Zhou Yuan's words were no longer as important as before after the death of the late emperor.
As for Sima Xiangru?
A guy who doesn't have much sense of existence, there is not much difference with him or without him.
So, Zhang Tang ordered: "Brother, since the guests are almost here, get ready for the banquet!"
"No!" Tian Jia nodded and said in a completely human manner: "I'll go give instructions to the kitchen right now!"
Just as he was about to walk away, he saw a sudden noise coming from the door.
A servant immediately came to Tong Bing and said: "Gong Yan Yiyan and Duke Ji Anji are here!"
Now that the new king has ascended the throne, the original uterus system naturally has no meaning of existence.
Basically, all the original officials affiliated with the prince are reserved and awaiting reinforcements, and their arrangements are yet to be determined.
Therefore, since Yan Yi and Ji An do not have part-time jobs, they do not have official titles, but their treatment is still the same as before.
Zhang Tang looked a little strange when he heard this.
Yan Yi and Ji An are his biggest competitors!
These two guys actually joined forces?
What do you want to do?
Ruining the place?
"I'm not a vegetarian either!" Zhang Tang thought to himself, but with a smile on his face, he stepped forward to meet him.
"Ah, ah, distinguished guest, distinguished guest! No wonder I heard the magpies chirping early this morning..." Zhang Tang came to the door with a smile, held his hands towards Ji An and Yan Yi who had already got off the carriage, and said: "Quickly come in, please
!”
Yan Yi and Ji An looked at each other and both smiled. Ji An said, "I heard that Zhang Lingli was hosting a banquet for guests, so I and Brother Yan shamelessly came to ask for a cup of dirty wine!"
What he was saying was blaming Zhang Tang, saying that the guests at the banquet did not post messages for the two of them. This was not an honest thing to do!
When Zhang Tang heard this, his expression remained unchanged and he smiled and said: "How dare you look at these two distinguished guests in a humble house?"
But I was thinking, are you really here to cause trouble?
In fact, Zhang Tang felt that even if he didn't say anything about this matter, Yan Yi and Ji An's IQs should know what it meant.
It's just that everyone uses their own methods to see who is more loved by their colleagues.
As for the so-called internal history position, it is just a booby-trap.
Zhang Tang himself is not stupid!
He is only in his twenties, and he is already trembling with fear as a prisoner. There are not just one or two people below him who disapprove of him or disdain him. If he really wants to become an internal historian, he is afraid that it will be the first time he takes office.
On that day, I will be beaten to the point of being unable to step down!
Therefore, he was just forming gangs under the guise of learning from Chao Cuo.
The ministers in the palace are all elites carefully selected by the imperial court.
If you can attract one more of these talents to your side, they may become the key to determining your career future in the future!
Zhang Tang also believed that Ji An and Yan Yi had such a plan.
Everyone's eyes are not on the present, but on the situation of the government ten years from now.
And ten years later, above the court, these people in the courtyard now are probably at least one thousand-stone official, two-thousand-stone frontier official, there must be many, and there may even be a few Jiuqing!
This is a real treasure trove!
Zhang Tang did not expect to eat it all in his mouth. He would be satisfied if he could bite off the biggest and fattest piece of meat.
Today's banquet is just a test.
But who would have thought that Yan Yi and Ji An actually didn't even want to lose face and just ran over to beat the autumn wind!
This made Zhang Tang feel extremely awkward, but he couldn't even get angry!
Yan Yi and Ji An were extremely happy when they saw Zhang Tang's deflated appearance!
Although the three of them have a good relationship in private.
But who wants to be left behind?
A clear fact was placed in front of them. The late emperor had hundreds of ministers in his residence, but only Chao Cuo rose to the position of imperial censor.
Of the rest, the one who did the best was just that doctor Zhou Ren!
In this world, who wants to be the green leaf that sets off the flowers?
What's more, this matter is also related to the dispute over orthodoxy.
Confucianism, Legalism, Huang Lao, the future destiny of the three sects!
Even if they don't want to fight, the forces and elders behind them will push them!
Yan Yi and Ji An walked into Zhang Mansion at Zhang Tang's invitation.
As soon as the guests present saw Yan Yi and Ji An, they immediately stood up and said hello.
This made Zhang Tang feel even more unhappy.
I wish I could kill these two shameless guys with a knife!
Even Tian Jia cursed in a low voice: "You came uninvited, it's true!"
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Changle Palace, Yongshou Palace.
Liu Che had just finished greeting the Empress Dowager Dou and reported on his recent work.
Liu Che recently opened a new talent tree.
He named this talent tree: ccav.
To put it simply, when reporting work and recent government affairs to the Empress Dowager, specially select the ones she likes to say.
All in all, the country of the Han Dynasty is as stable as an iron barrel, all the princes from all directions are surrendered, the people are happy and healthy, and I wish you long live the Emperor and the Queen Mother.
As for the memorials and so on, naturally I read them one by one to the Empress Dowager.
But, this is also tricky.
Liu Che noticed that every time, as long as he first read those fake memorials that were smelly, long, and meaningless, the Empress Dowager would wave her hands impatiently and say, "Oh, the emperor will take care of it himself."
That’s all. Don’t ask the old woman of the Ai family for her opinion on everything! As long as the emperor can give birth to a fat great-grandson for the Ai family as soon as possible!”
Tsk tsk...
So in this way, the power that Xiaozhu had dreamed of in his previous life was easily and easily grasped by Liu Che.
Of course, this is also related to Liu Che's attitude.
Liu Che is very smart. No matter how much Mrs. Dou emphasizes that she should not ask her opinion on everything in the future, Liu Che just insists on asking her for advice on everything...
It gave Mr. Dou a lot of face!
Not long ago, with a wave of his hand, Zhang Wuhou was given an additional 3,000 food households, making it equal to Zhou Yafu's number of food households.
On the pretext of Dou Ying's meritorious service, he was granted the title of Marquis of Wei and was granted the title of 7,000 households in the city!
More importantly, Liu Che gave his future mother-in-law Liu Piao an additional 2,000 households, and then added another 2,000 households to Chen Wu, the Hou of Tangyi.
Now that these edicts have been drafted, they are waiting for the next court meeting to show them to the ministers, make a show of them, and then seal them for implementation.
After going through this circle, most of the close associates and relatives around the Empress Dowager were bribed by Liu Che.
Naturally, everyone praised the new king for being filial and a good emperor.
Not a bad word could reach Mr. Dou's ears.
So, now, Liu Che actually has great power.
It's just that he also knows that power requires adaptation, and even more so, excess.
Like Xiaozhu in his previous life, he was stupid and yelled about reform, deepening reform, seizing power, and seizing all human rights...
That is courting death!
So, currently, except for making some slight changes in a few details, everything is the same as before.
Liu Che's current focus is on the reform of the Shaofu.
The Shaofu is such a behemoth. It integrates military, government and civilians. Moreover, the internal corruption has been a mess for a long time. Liu Che didn't have many good solutions for a while, so he could only deal with it slowly and step by step.
Liu Che's current plan is to divide the Shaofu into two parts in one year.
The part responsible for ordnance manufacturing and arms workshops should be separated first and let our own people take control of it.
Then throw the other parts to the Shaofu Ling.
Then, it will take another five years or so to select scholars through examinations and other means to completely control the entire Shaofu.
If you don't rush this matter, if you take too big a step, you could easily get into trouble!
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has sent someone here to spread the news. There is no need for you to go over to say hello today. The Queen Mother wants to pray for the late emperor!" Wang Dao came over to report at the right time.
"Oh..." Liu Che nodded.
Since the death of the emperor's father, Queen Mother Bo has been crying every day, almost blinding her eyes from crying.
It can be seen that Empress Dowager Bo had very deep feelings for the late emperor.
After thinking about it, Liu Che said: "Tell the people around the Queen Mother to try to persuade the Queen Mother. Don't be too sad!"
"promise!"
"Is there anything else?" Liu Che asked.
"Reporting to your majesty, I heard that today the prisoner Zhang Tang is hosting a banquet for the guests. There will probably be a good show..." Wang Dao said cautiously.
When Liu Che heard this, he immediately knew that if there was a good show, there would definitely be a good show to watch!
After Liu Che became emperor, he had a firm grasp on the intelligence system.
Since Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, Liu has paid special attention to intelligence work, especially in the process of seizing power, and his meticulous and meticulous work has played an important role. Since then, Liu has been particularly fond of the intelligence system.
To this day, although, like the Jin Yiwei of the Ming Dynasty, even the emperor knows clearly how many bowls of rice the ministers ate at night, who they slept with, and how many times they peed when they got up at night, they still can't do it!
However, the public activities and remarks of ministers, as well as some less secret actions in private, can still be observed.
Currently, Wang Dao is responsible for all intelligence gathering.
Therefore, Zhang Tang’s house will definitely be very lively today!
Thinking like this, Liu Che thought in his mind and said: "Send the order, prepare the car, I want to go to Zhang's house to see it in person!"
"No!" Wang Dao nodded, bowed and took the order and went down to arrange for the emperor's car to be driven away.
After Wang Dao left, Liu Che whispered softly: "These guys don't know how to save me any trouble!"
Regarding the so-called internal history dispute between Zhang Tang, Yanyi and Ji An, which has been very popular recently, Liu Che is as knowledgeable as a candle.
These guys, with their wings stiffened, they all have their own thoughts and ideas.
But this is a good thing!
Liu Che needs ministers with such ideas and goals.
A guy like Zhang Ou who sits on his back and eats nothing, and treats his mediocre activities as inaction, will die as soon as possible!
It’s just that they don’t want to think about the position of Nei Shi!
Liu Che already has a candidate!
Therefore, Uncle Tian, the governor of Hanzhong!
For such an old minister to serve as internal history, on the one hand, he can manage the Guanzhong counties very well, and on the other hand, it is also conducive to the stability of Liu Che's current rule.
The most important thing is that Uncle Tian is one of our own!
In addition, Liu Che is currently studying to invite those past veteran ministers and famous officials back to Chang'an.
Serve as an advisory board to his administration.
For example, if Zhang Shizhi, Feng Tang, Shen Tujia, or even Zhang Cang, who is over a hundred years old, is willing, Liu Che will immediately send people to greet him with a carriage.
Lest Tai Shigong say anything about Feng Tang Yi Lao, Li Guang would not be able to be sealed...
It can also tell the people of the world that the new emperor respects the old, loves the young, and respects famous ministers.
The most important thing is that these veteran ministers have rich experience and are experts in their respective fields. With them, Liu Che can make policy adjustments comprehensively and objectively.
As for the name, let's use a name similar to China's Central Advisory Committee.
Praise them high, but don't give them the power to make decisions, only the power to make suggestions.
Liu Che knew that the benefits of doing so were too numerous to count!
The only disadvantage is that in the end, a new interest group may be formed, and even a hotbed of family politics may emerge on this basis.
Isn’t that what the heavenly dynasty will be like in later generations?
Therefore, Liu Che has always been hesitant. He has never made a final decision.
Not long after, Wang Dao came over and reported: "Your Majesty, the chariots and ceremonial guards are ready. Do you need to inform Zhang Lingli?"
Liu Che smiled and waved his hand and said: "No need, it would be good to have a surprise attack!"
"In addition, if the order is passed, there is no need to implement martial law and prohibit traffic on my route!" Liu Che added.
"No!" Wang Dao nodded.
In fact, when the Emperor Liu went out, he imposed martial law and cleared the roads on the streets. In Liu Che's opinion, it was unnecessary!
At least that’s the case in Chang’an City!
According to the system, when the emperor travels, there is a special royal road.
This road was only allowed to be used by the emperor, the queen mother and the empress dowager. No one else, not even the prince, could take this road.
The royal road is very spacious, big enough for two carriages to run in parallel.
The emperor's accompanying guards and honor guards numbered hundreds or even thousands.
Even a Super Saiyan would not be able to carry out decapitation tactics on the emperor under such circumstances.
It can only be said that Shu Suntong, who originally invented this system, was simply a patient in the late stages of persecutory hypochondria...
After leaving Simamen, Liu Che's emperor's chariot, under the protection of the guards, drove directly from the arsenal to Shang Guanli.
Along the way, countless people showed surprised looks.
Too strange!
For the first time in history, the emperor traveled without strict Qingdao and martial law.
There were only two teams of knights patrolling back and forth on both sides of the royal road.
Many people were quite curious and gathered around to watch on both sides of the road.
Liu Che got excited and actually stuck his head out. He waved to the onlookers and shouted: "Hello, fellow folks, thank you for your hard work, fellow folks!"
This gave him a feeling similar to shouting: "Hello, comrades" during the Chinese Communist Party's military parade.
It felt so good from head to toe, every cell was groaning.
Therefore, even though he knew this, the imperial censor, Zuo Xiangguo and Zong Zheng would definitely cause trouble for him tomorrow.
But he still felt it was worth it!
As Xiang Yu said, wealth does not return home, but it is like walking at night with fine clothes!
He has now become the emperor, rules over the world, and is the co-owner of these billions of people. How can he not be satisfied with himself?
Liu Che even thought that if there was a steamed bun shop in front of him, I would definitely get off the car and queue up to buy some steamed buns.
If nothing else, it’s worth it to show off!
Thinking about it this way, Liu Che felt that this was a really good idea!
At that time, Wei Wenhou often went to folk shops to buy things. Once, he saw a man on the road wearing a leather jacket and carrying firewood. The strange thing was that the man wore the clothes backwards, so Wenhou asked
When asked why, the man replied: I cherish the fur of this leather coat!
Thus, the famous allusion, "If there is no skin left, the hair will be attached, how can it be attached"!
Back then, Liu Bang often drank with the common people and ate meat...
Therefore, this method of gaining reputation may actually work!
As for safety issues?
Study the mysteries and watch the sea!
"Well, it's such a happy decision. If I find a chance next time, I'll do this!" Liu Che thought to himself.
But in this case, poor Liu Xun, I'm really sorry, I just took away your title of God of Wealth (note).
Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye, and Liu Che's imperial edict soon arrived at Shang Guanli.
Zhang Tang was so frightened that he almost peed when he suddenly attacked like this!
Fortunately, his servants were smarter and informed him a quarter of an hour in advance that the emperor's car was coming this way.
Therefore, when Liu Cheyu arrived at the door of his house, he had already brought his whole family and all the guests to greet him at the door.
"I welcome your Majesty!" hundreds of people shouted, densely packed and kneeling in front of Liu Che's imperial banquet.
This feels really good!
With Wang Dao's support, Liu Che stepped out of the carriage, waved his sleeves and robes and said, "You will be spared the courtesy, please be free!"
He walked forward and saw a middle-aged woman beside Zhang Tang, and knew that this was Zhang Tang's mother.
Speaking of which, Zhang Tang’s mother is a person.
In the previous life, Zhang Tang was murdered by someone, and it was this old woman who looked unattractive. With just one sentence, she kicked those guys into the pit before they could celebrate with flowers, and even paved the way for Zhang Tang's son Zhang Anshi.
So, Liu Che stepped forward and said to the old woman: "Old madam, you have taught a good son, I want to thank you!"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Tom quickly saluted and said: "I don't dare to take it, I don't take it. This is what we should do. Your Majesty praises it..."
Liu Che clapped his hands in fear and said: "Your Majesty, please pass on my decree and give the old lady a piece of silk and a pair of gold ornaments!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tang hurriedly knelt down again and said: "Your Majesty, I am so kind to you. I am deeply grateful!"
Giving silk and jewelry to an old mother may seem light, but it means a lot!
In the history of the Han Dynasty, there were not many women praised.
Zhang Tang also remembered Mrs. Anling Hou.
That was a great person in the history of the Han family!
Mrs. Anling Hou was the wife of Anling Hou Wang Ling. After Wang Ling died, she was highly respected by both the government and the public. When Zhang Cang, Marquis of Beiping, was the prime minister, the first thing he did after going to court was not to handle official business or go home, but to go home.
He went to Anlinghou's mansion and paid his respects to Mrs. Anlinghou with the son-nephew gift until she died of illness.
During the reign of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, he also repeatedly issued edicts to praise this lady, granting her several battles, and even she did not have to kneel before the emperor!
Zhang Tang can't help but have his own thoughts.
Mother Zhang was even more moved and said: "Your Majesty has given me such a generous gift, I am so grateful that I shed tears..."
Liu Che waved his hand and said: "Madam, there is no need to refuse. In the past, Meng's mother moved three times, but she finally had the virtues of Mencius. Madam raised and educated a pillar of the country like Zhang Qing. She can be called Meng's mother in this world. I am only fulfilling my obligations!"
Zhang Tang's mother and son were naturally very grateful.
There are also envious and jealous people among the crowd.
Yan Yi, on the other hand, was more excited than Zhang Tang, his face was red, as if he was drunk.
Recently, the emperor's edicts have repeatedly quoted the language of Confucian figures.
This is a very good signal for Yan Yi.
It shows that under his influence, the emperor has slowly leaned towards Confucianism!
Well, we should make persistent efforts and continue to work hard for the prosperity of Confucianism!
Unfortunately, Yan Yi will never know, this is just a matter of Liu Che's habits.
Who told him that what he had listened to most in his three lifetimes were the quotations of Confucius and Mencius?
In fact, Liu Che has never thought about supporting Confucianism at all.
For Liu Che, Confucianism, Legalism, and Huang Family are actually similar to mathematics, physics, chemistry, and Chinese.
Being biased is not a good habit!
Surrounded by everyone, Liu Che walked into Zhang's house, then looked around and said: "Aiqing is really lucky. This house is very good, not bad!"
Zhang Tang was shocked when he heard this.
He also thought that some people's rumors had reached the ears of the emperor, so he quickly explained: "Reporting to your majesty, this house is a dowry for a lowly wife. I am just a mere criminal, how can I afford such a house?"
Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"
After hearing this, Liu Che said to himself, if this question is really serious, I am afraid it will make him more uneasy than corruption and bribery!
After all, corruption and bribery only do things once.
But if you are married to the Tian family, a big businessman in Guanzhong, you will have to do many things for the Tian family!
Isn’t it obvious which of the two is more harmful?
However, the Tian family has always been very obedient and smart, knowing what can and cannot be touched.
Therefore, Liu Che didn't take it to heart.
He waved his hand and said: "After you become rich and noble, you will never forget your old promise. You are truly a trustworthy person!"
"I don't dare..." Zhang Tang said quite proudly.
This matter has indeed become his 'highlight' now.
The story of him and his wife Tian Shaojun is now being circulated in Chang'an City.
It has the flavor of becoming a classic love story.
Score a lot of points for him!
This is indeed something he had never thought of before marrying the Tian family! (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
ps: Well, it’s been 10,000 words for two consecutive days.
