Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 562
Liu An, who also participated in this court meeting, sat very low-key among the officials and witnessed the whole process of Father's arrogance and unreasonableness.

Liu An felt that if he encountered so many people's opposition, he would probably reflect on his behavior. Lu Jia's words were enough to shake him, and he would probably act according to his words.Since Liu An took the initiative to ask Liu Chang to solve the problem of officials last time, he started a long confrontation with Lu Jia.

The current centralization system has not yet reached the peak of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Although Liu Chang is very powerful, the ministers under his command are not vegetarians, especially the founding generals like Lu Jia. Struggle is an important contradiction in ancient feudal dynasties, and it has lasted for a long time. It is Liu Chang who wants to intervene in the fields of ministers by forcibly ordering, let alone Liu An.

Liu An wanted to draw up the content of the assessment by himself, and he was completely in charge, making decisions, and promoting it, but Lu Jia strongly disagreed. He believed that the power of assessment should still be limited to the Fengchang Mansion, which is a very powerful power. , Whoever can formulate the content of the assessment can select officials who are useful to him according to his own ideas. He said "the prince should not interfere", and he drove out Liu An's family members.

Even though Liu An took out the emperor's edict, the emperor wanted to do it himself, but Lu Jia still said that "the prince should not interfere", and he was resolutely unwilling to hand over the power of drafting the assessment content to the prince. Of course, Liu An could do it again. Playing to the emperor, let Liu Chang force Lu Jia to hand over the power to himself, but there are two problems, first, this will disappoint my father, my father has already agreed to let me do it, and in the end I can't even get a minister In the end, I have to ask my father for help again, which is really inappropriate.

In addition, Lu Jia's attitude is also very important. Even if you drafted the assessment content, you still have to conduct the assessment in the whole country in the end, right?This national assessment is still inseparable from the Fengchang Mansion. Can the assessment be carried out throughout the country with the help of Liu An's servants?If Lu Jia is not willing to cooperate, as long as he pretends to be sick and doesn't see Liu An, Liu An won't be able to do anything even if he has power, and the Fengchang Mansion will not listen to him at all.

Zhang Shizhi is a lunatic who keeps staring at the prince. As long as Liu An behaves slightly inappropriately, he will jump out, bite on him, impeach him many times, and even send someone to talk to the prince. It can be said that he is caught. A sheep came to gather the wool. In these years, Liu An's reputation has been bald by him. Zhang Shizhi's own reputation is getting better and better. Everyone in the world says that he is upright, mighty and unyielding, but Liu An is fine. For the first time, he became Zhang Shizhi's background board and became the villain in Zhang Shizhi's story.

Just when Liu An and Lu Jia started to tangle, the Longxi tycoon began to interrogate, and Liu Chang summoned Guo Xie's grandmother to interrogate. Lu Jia also put all his thoughts on this matter, defending The Great Han San amnesty, unwilling to deal with Liu An, Liu An was also forced to participate in this incident, but in this incident, Liu An was on Liu Chang's side, mainly because Zhang Shizhi was on the side. On Liu Chang's side, it was Zhang Shizhi who proposed to kill the clan. In order to deal with the upcoming fight with Lu Jia, Liu An wanted to ease his relationship with Zhang Shizhi a little.

When Lu Jia got up to refute my father, Liu An thought a lot about how to refute his content, but he never thought that my father's solution, what is my barbarian, I don't know benevolence, future generations should not be like me ?This is not like what an emperor can say at all. When Father said this righteously, Liu An was stunned. It turns out that this emperor can still be like this?

Father, you really deserve to be from Chu, how many years have we Chu people still have this virtue?When will the people of Chu stand up?When can we be a little less barbaric?
It wasn't just Liu An who was stunned, but the ministers around him also stared wide-eyed.

Liu Chang cut through the mess with a sharp knife, hardly giving the ministers a chance to refute, and made a verdict directly. After the verdict, he stretched his muscles and left here swaggeringly, without giving the ministers any room at all.The officials let out a long sigh, and started to leave everywhere. Liu An also saw the timing and caught up with the sad-faced Lu Jia.

In the previous few contacts, Liu An discovered that this old man doesn't take hard things.

Liu An negotiated with this old man several times, but they all "returned in a big defeat". As Emperor Gao's number one lecturer, Xunzi's favorite student, the emperor's nine ministers, Zhang Xiang and Fu Qiubo's juniors, he settled down all by himself. It is still a little difficult for the heroes of the Western Regions and South Vietnam to ride on Lu Jia's head and force him to do things.

Hard is not enough, Liu An can only take the combination of hardness and softness.

"Grand Lu, the three great amnesties were easily trampled by my father, but don't worry, these three amnesties will still be useful in the future. With me here, you don't have to worry about this at all!"

Liu An discovered what Lu Jia was interested in, so he used his identity to show his favor. As the future prince, the implementation of these systems in the future will be decided by himself. This is also a kind of threat. If you Offend me, I can destroy what you hold on to in the future!
Lu Jia didn't answer, but his face was full of helplessness and pain, and he ignored Liu An at all.

A few more ministers came to look for Lu Jia, and they all came to comfort Lu Jia.

"Mr. Lu, you have tried your best to persuade me. It's not your fault. Please don't worry about it."

Lu Jia shook his head, and someone asked again, "What shall we do next?"

Lu Jia didn't seem to care about the Chengyang King who just passed by, and said with righteous indignation: "There are treacherous ministers like Zhang Buyi, Chao Cuo, Jia Yi, and Lu Lu in the current court. What they implement is not benevolent and righteous. Harm the people, they gather together to confuse the emperor, and do evil, please don't act rashly, and listen to my orders later!"

The officials said Wei.

Liu An pursed his lips, what a nice person, it's a pity, it seems that he doesn't need to deal with him anymore, these words are enough for him to end his political life early, if he scolds Father a few more times , maybe even the physical meaning of life is also ended.

They walked out of the palace together, but Liu An still followed behind Lu Jia.

"Mr. Lu, this assessment is very important and cannot be delayed any longer. If you want to deal with the treacherous ministers in the court, I can help you. Why are you so stubborn? If you don't hand over the assessment content to me, then In the future, it will definitely fall into the hands of Zhang Buyi, Chao Cuo, and Jia Yi, and your enemies will be happy when the time comes."

Liu An tried hard to persuade, and persuaded him all the way to Lu Jia's mansion.

"You have to think about it. Today, my father dealt with Xu negative despite your persuasion. Tomorrow, the power of your assessment will fall into the hands of your enemies. My father doesn't care about these things, he I have said it all, he is not polite, I am different, you let me take charge, I guarantee to recruit a large number of talented people for you, talented people like you are not like Zhang Buyi."

As soon as he walked into the mansion, Lu Jia stopped suddenly, and began to pat his stiff face lightly, and then rubbed his eyes. Immediately, he put away the grief and sorrow just now, and spoke in a very calm manner. He looked at Liu An.

"Your Majesty knows etiquette, complains for the wronged, and speaks out for the weak. How can you say you don't know etiquette? The so-called etiquette is to punish the unjust."

"Your Highness can listen, but don't learn it. Only His Majesty can be rude and polite. Your Highness probably won't be able to achieve it in this life. As for the assessment, I will handle it myself. If Your Highness insists on doing it, then please Follow me by my side and see how I deal with it, what is a virtuous person and what is a traitor, I know it myself in the Changfu, and there is no need for your Highness to come down to help."

Liu An looked at Lu Jia who suddenly changed, his eyes were full of astonishment.

Liu An woke up suddenly, pointed at Lu Jia, and shouted: "You and Father are in the same group!!!"

The leader of all the "anti-thief" ministers in the temple is secretly Father's man! !He is the type who wholeheartedly supports Father, but he himself does not know it. No wonder this guy has such great power. Shang Fang Ling, Tai Yi Ling, Zhong Shu Ling, Shang Shu Ling, Tai Xue Ling, and Tong Wen Ling are all from him. Come on, the power is comparable to the three princes.

"Everyone in the world is His Majesty's minister, why is His Highness so surprised?"

"I"

Liu An was speechless, so he had no choice but to lower his attitude again, and said almost pleadingly: "Mr. Lu, I don't want to choose a confidant for myself, and I definitely don't want to cultivate my own power. I just want to It’s really just a big thing to accomplish. At my current age, I can’t accomplish anything and I can’t do anything. I’m very ashamed of my father’s high expectations. This time is my best chance. For this reason, I read a lot I have also thought about a lot of content, please allow me to make arrangements for this time, I will definitely not let you down."

After hearing the prince's sincere words, this stubborn Lu Jia finally stopped resolutely opposing, and stroked his long beard, frowning and meditating.

"It's not that I'm unkind, it's just that the matter is of great importance, and His Highness has no experience. Besides, there is Chao Cuo, if His Highness does something, he will definitely be influenced by Chao Cuo. Once this guy becomes the leader, that's great. Things will become radical. If His Royal Highness really wants to do something, that's okay. However, the minister should take the lead, and His Royal Highness can do it, but if the minister thinks it's wrong, His Highness has to stop and obey the minister's orders. Arrangement, I wonder if it is possible?"

Lu Jia originally wanted the prince to be the supervisor and he himself to be the executor, but Liu An didn't want to be a mascot. This time, Lu Jia also made a concession and became the mascot himself, but if Liu An did No, or if Chao made a mistake, he would stop it.

Liu An was already content to get such a concession from Lu Jia.

"Thank you Lu Gong!!"

Lu Jia smiled and nodded, accepting the prince's salute calmly.

"Your Majesty, Lu Jia cooperated really well with you today! I didn't even know that his heart was originally for His Majesty."

Lu Lu said with a smile.

Liu Chang was shocked, and hurriedly asked: "How do you know???"

"Today, there are three ministers who objected to you. You just scolded the other two bloody dogs, one old dog at a time, but you never insulted Lu Jia, and you didn't mention the ministers. You know that this person is arranged by His Majesty. .”

Liu Chang suddenly realized, "That said, what I did was a bit too obvious. Fortunately, there are no outsiders here. I will call Lu Jia a few more old dogs in the future. Speaking of old dogs, I think of another person. By the way, has Xia Wuqie come back?"

"Your Majesty, now there are medical officers in various places, there is a serious shortage of medicinal materials. Xia Wuqiu said that he would go to the local area to open up medicinal material plantations, but he has not come back yet."

"Oh, remember to tell me when you come back."

Lu Lu nodded, and took out another letter of his own, "Your Majesty, this is a letter from Xia Houzao. He has arrived in Longxi, and he has not made a move yet. Ning Chengcheng is already miserable. It is said that it seems that the crown prince gave it to the doctor who was traveling with him." Hetai students gave orders, and these people troubled Ning Cheng all day long, especially Li Guang, who beat him three times a day, Xia Houzao said that he didn't dare to make a move, fearing that he would kill Ning Cheng."

Liu Chang was a little surprised, "What is he afraid of? As long as he doesn't personally kill people, he's fine."

"what??"

"Didn't you hear what Lu Jia said, the three amnesties, the disabled cannot be punished for committing crimes, he needn't be afraid at all, the one who should be afraid is General Xiahou, the caretaker will be punished!"

"Hahaha~~~"

Lu Lu couldn't help laughing. When these old brothers get together, they will always make some jokes about Xia Houzao. Even if Xiahouzao is not around, they are willing to tease this not-so-smart partner. As long as there are more than two When the sages gather together, Xiahouzao jokes are bound to be made. Admirals like Zhou Shengzhi, who have been alone for too long, have no way to find other sages, and will make jokes about Xiahouzao to their subordinates. When the captain hits a reef, he will curse, did you learn how to sail a boat from Xia Houzao?

Ever since, in the yellow-headed army led by Zhou Shengzhi, they would call those who sailed indiscriminately, lost their way during the voyage, and couldn't keep up with the fleet as stoves.

Longxi, the Longxi people who just experienced the earthquake, today's thoughts are not on the earthquake, they are very happy, because today, the thieves who have been entrenched in Longxi for nearly two years, killing the merchants along the road and the people around the mountains and forests are all He was executed. Upon hearing the news, the whole of Longxi was in a state of excitement. Many people along the road went to the victim's grave to offer sacrifices, and went to the mountains to hold special ceremonies, usually with a dozen or so straw figures, representing those bandits, and set fire to them.

During the two years, these bandits made the whole of Longxi restless, everyone was in danger, merchants dared not pass through, commoners dared not go out easily, even chopping firewood had to be done collectively, and they didn't even dare to go up the mountain alone.

The fear brought by the thieves to Longxi was enormous.

Luan Bu stood at the top of the city, looking at the cheering people, his face was full of bitterness, and Lu Qing, the new county guard beside him, couldn't help frowning.

"Heaven's anger and people's grievances. Dozens of thieves in the district actually let a county fall into such a situation. I used to feel sorry for General Wei. Now it seems that the punishment given to him by His Majesty is still too light."

Luan Bu shook his head, "There is a reason why he has been unable to calm down these thieves. These thieves are not ordinary thieves. The people behind the thieves have always been protecting these thieves. The prefect has to keep an eye on the west for a long time. If there were no people to cover up, how could the bandits have been entrenched for so long? Your Majesty did not kill wrong this time."

Lu Qing couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty is too lenient this time, I really should exile those ministers who said they shouldn't be executed to Longxi, and let them taste the enthusiasm of the people in Longxi."

"Your Majesty is old now, and if you lose your temper, these people think that His Majesty is easy to bully. They still don't know His Majesty well enough. If they really offend His Majesty, their fate will be worse than that of Kuai Che, Zhang Yuewu and them."

Luan Bu came to Longxi for disaster relief and restoration of local agricultural production. With the continuous supply of materials from temples entering Longxi, the reconstruction of Longxi proceeded rapidly. Luan Bu was a firm man who could endure hardships. He led the disaster-stricken people to rebuild their homes. Take the lead, work hard all day, eat and live with them, Jiuqing from the temple is like this, local officials dare not neglect, follow suit one after another, all of a sudden, the entire Longxi burst out with unprecedented vitality, and the ruins once again became It's just that the damaged roads are difficult to repair. Luanbu estimates that it will take another three or four years.

Today was because the bandits were executed. Lu Qing deliberately set aside a day to give people from all over Longxi a day to celebrate. This was also a day for him to support the emperor from a distance and express his attitude in his own way.

The two were looking at the people at the top of the city. Suddenly, Lu Qing pointed to the distance and said, "Why does the one who leads the burner look so much like Marquis Ru Yin?"

Luan Bu squinted his eyes, looked at it for a moment, and then called out, "Isn't that Xiahou Zao?"

Among the crowd, Xia Houzao seemed to be a local, happily following them to burn grass. Maybe he didn't know what these people were doing, but because it was so lively here, he couldn't help but get involved. The people who followed him stood in the distance with helpless faces and lowered their heads. They really didn't want to admit that they had anything to do with this captain.

"Luan Gong!!!"

All the sages have a special feeling for Luan Bu, probably because Luan Bu kept pulling them out of Tingwei's prison, which made them respect Luan Bu instinctively.

"Are you taking someone to the West Court?"

"That's right. There is too much shortage of officials in Xiting now. These are the people given by His Majesty, and they can all be taken to Xiting Kingdom as officials. Our Xiting Kingdom is not what it used to be. Manpower and material resources, we have everything, what? Tang Guo, Liang Guo, and Qi Guo are not worthy of carrying our shoes! Soon, a king who is poisoned will come to visit us, and when I catch him like that, it will be a great achievement!"

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While Xia Houzao was bragging to Luan Bu, Ning Cheng, who was covered in injuries, lay helplessly on the carriage, comforting himself constantly in his heart, bear with it, bear with it, and he can get rid of these things when he arrives in Xiting Kingdom It's time, when the time comes, I will be able to make contributions with King Xiting, and all the hatred can be revenged! !

(End of this chapter)