Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 826 Eye-catching
Zhao Tou couldn't sleep well for several days.

Originally, he was still thinking about who the temple would send here to deal with the water thieves. He thought that Zhou Shengzhi's coming here would already be a great success, but he really didn't expect that the general of chariots would also come here.

Langya, an unknown place, gathered the big Han generals of building boats and generals of chariots at the same time, which immediately attracted the attention of the entire Central Plains.

Zhou Shengzhi sat in the top position, and as a hero who defeated the water thief, he received great respect in Langya County.

Of course, Zhou Shengzhi just didn't have such a contribution, and no one dared to disrespect him, especially in the coastal area, his status as a general of the building and boat was too important.

Zhao Tou sat next to him anxiously, and asked again and again: "Is General Che Qi really going to come?"

"How many times have you asked? The news has spread outside. He is already on his way and will arrive here soon."

Zhao Tou was flustered immediately, "With you here, no water thief would dare to approach Langya, why did General Cheqi come here?"

"The water thieves I want to deal with are not just the water thieves in your area, but also the water thieves along the entire coast. I am in charge of the people on the sea, and Yafu is in charge of those on the land. Of course, I heard that he came to There are other purposes for coming here, but I didn’t dare to ask in detail.”

Zhou Shengzhi replied very calmly.

In the past, Zhou Shengzhi was still very envious of his younger brother. After all, his younger brother's title and ability overwhelmed him, but after going through so many battles, Zhou Shengzhi gradually looked away. At this moment, he is probably the one who is most familiar with water warfare. Although he can't beat Zhou Yafu on land, he is sure that his brother is no match for him in a water battle.

Zhao Tou was still a little dazed, at first he didn't come, but now he came two.

The two tigers of the Zhou family are in Langya at the same time, so there is no need to worry about Langya's law and order, but these two generals are not easy to get along with.
Zhao Tou felt a headache when he thought about it, but as a small sheriff, he had nothing to do in the face of the temple's decree.

On Zhou Shengzhi's left was the local county captain, Gongsun He, but Yang Pu, the hero who defeated the water bandits last time, was not here.

Zhou Shengzhi told Gongsun He: "During these days, you have to strengthen your guard, especially those wealthy families."

"Ah? General, do these people still dare to fight against you? Since you set up an ambush last time and wiped out those water thieves, each of these people has become more honest and responsible than the other."

"I mean, don't let them run away. There must be a lot of local wealthy families, officials, merchants, and water thieves collaborating. Although I learned about some of them from the captives, I haven't caught them all. I intend to rectify them, but I don't have your Majesty's order. , it’s not easy to make a move, Yafu must have an edict when he comes this time, you have to be careful of these people escaping”

"only!"

Gongsun He couldn't help but said: "General, I heard that after a wild boar falls into a trap, other wild boars will not jump into it easily, even livestock, let alone water thieves? You let Yang Sima go to other places, Again, such a strategy, I think it will be difficult to succeed.”

It turned out that when Yang Pu showed his weakness to the enemy and successfully lured the local water thieves, and then used the Louchuan army to catch them all, Yang Pu immediately suggested that he go to the surrounding areas and repeat the old trick.

Zhou Shengzhi readily agreed to him.

But Gongsun He didn't understand, the matter of Yang Pu was already aroused, how could the water thief still be fooled?

Zhou Shengzhi narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice: "As you said, the wild boar fell into a trap. If it encounters such a trap again, it must be avoided."

Gongsun He suddenly realized.

"You are sending him to frighten the water thieves. Keep them from approaching the shore easily."

At the same time, Yang Pu had already appeared in the East China Sea.

Facing the Prime Minister of the East China Sea, Yang Pu was still so rebellious, and he was loudly reprimanding the local officials for their incompetence, saying that he would be able to calm down the water thieves here in three days.

But the officials here are not as angry as the officials in Langya.

Because they had already heard about what happened in Langya.

They are all dumbfounded at the moment.

Brother, are you going to change your plan?We are on the border with Langya, do you really think we don't know anything? ?

And those who secretly supported the water thief also cursed in their hearts at this moment.

The one who just lied to Langya came to lie to us again?Are we all fools? !

But in just two days, all the water thieves in the East China Sea fled in all directions, and there were rumors of the Lou Chuan army lurking nearby, and the water thieves were in a state of panic all day long.

Before servant Yang came back, General Cheqi was already approaching Langya County.

Zhou Yafu's marching speed was already very fast, and this time he was leading cavalry and chariot troops, so within a short period of time, he had already rushed to the vicinity of Langya County.

Zhao Tou and Zhou Shengzhi naturally wanted to come out to greet them.

In terms of status, generals of chariots and cavalry are much higher than generals of buildings and ships.

"Brother!"

Zhou Yafu hurriedly got off the chariot, and went to pay respects to Zhou Shengzhi.

Zhou Shengzhi was very happy to help him up, took his hand, and proudly said to the left and right: "This is my brother who is invincible!"

Zhao Tou's face was full of false smiles, and he cautiously stepped forward to pay respects.

Zhou Yafu held Zhao Tou's hand without saying anything to his elder brother, "Are you the sheriff here?"

"It's right down there."

"Prepare well, the Taiwei is coming here soon."

"what?!"

Zhao Tou felt his eyes darken, "The Taiwei is here."

"Oh, it's for the naval affairs. By the way, another palace is being prepared. I received a message on the way that the prince will go with me."

Zhao Tou staggered a bit, Zhou Shengzhi took his younger brother's hand, and the two happily walked towards the city, but Gongsun He hurriedly supported Zhao Tou.

"My lord, are you okay?"

"no problem. no problem"

Zhao Tou took a deep breath, and said just now: "It's just some water thieves. General Louchuan, General Chariot, Marquis of Huaiyin, and a prince. Is the content of my letter a bit too much? How can the temple be so Pay attention to??"

Gongsun He lowered his head, "This is also a good thing, if they come, this place will definitely be peaceful."

"Taiping is peaceful, but the problem is that it is too eye-catching. At that time, the eyes of the whole world will be on Langya. This may not be a good thing."

"Your Majesty, don't worry! Everyone in the world is paying attention to Liang Guo's situation, and they won't care about us!"

"Oh, what happened to Liang Guo?"

"Chao went to Liang country by mistake!"

"What's the big deal?"

Liang Guo, the capital.

Liang Wang stood at the gate of the city and was surrounded by soldiers.

Several ministers of Liang Guo stood on the left and right sides of Liang Wang, their eyes were full of fear.

Today, they will meet Chao Cuo.

In the future, he will work under Chao Cuo's command.

Liang State has its own tradition, because there is a lot of arable land in the country and the people are rich, the style here has always been very lazy and inactive. It has always been smooth and smooth, but Chao Cuo's style is incompatible with this place. Everyone has heard about what kind of person Chao Cuo is. This guy is the Prime Minister of Liang State. I'm afraid he wants to punish all the local officials. ? ?

While waiting anxiously, the carriage in the distance approached slowly.

The carriage stopped in front of King Liang, and one person walked out of the carriage, it was Chao Cuo.

"Meet the Prime Minister!!"

Liu Hui led the officials to salute hurriedly.

Chao Cuo was stunned for a moment, and then he saluted King Liang.

"Knowing that you are coming, the widow specially led the ministers to wait here. Are you safe all the way?"

Chao Cuo didn't answer Liang Wang, but looked at the soldiers around him, and said coldly: "Come to meet me, why block the road? Liang Guo is the heart of the Central Plains, merchants come and go frequently, blocking this road, I don't know how much delay it will be." matter"

Liu Hui was so frightened that his legs trembled, it was broken, this guy wouldn't use this as an excuse to directly arrest me and send me to Chang'an, right? ?
Fortunately, Chao Cuo only asked a question, and then directly ordered, "Let the soldiers go, and stop doing such meaningless things."

"only!!"

Liang Wang led Chao Cuo into the city, and the ministers followed behind them.

Chao Cuo looked around and couldn't help but nodded.

It seems that he is still very satisfied with Liang Guo's situation.

In fact, as early as knowing that Chao Cuo was coming, Liang Guo started to act. Most of the tyrants ran away, and those who did not escape were also arrested and punished. It is not allowed to delay any longer, and officials everywhere are required to be diligent and not to be lazy and negligent.

Even the soldiers stationed at the city gate have become much more diligent, and are no longer as lazy as before.

Chao Cuo went into the city, instead of going to King Liang's palace, he went directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and checked the local government affairs and the books in various counties.

Liu Hui was unwilling to stay, so he directly excused himself from being unwell, and left here to return to his palace.

But the officials were left here.

Chao Cuo sat on the top seat and looked at the situation in various places. After looking at it for a long time, he nodded his head in satisfaction.

"It is said that Liang Guo is negligent in his administration. Now it seems that the rumors are not all true. There is no accumulated memorial, and everything is handled properly."

The officials finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the preparations these days have not been in vain.

"What decrees did you issue last year? How is it going? What about the decrees given to you by the temple?"

Chao Cuo asked again.

The ministers fell silent for a moment, and Lang Zhongling took courage and replied, "Mr. Chao doesn't know something. We don't issue any government orders because we lack a talented and learned Prime Minister like you. We really don't know how to do it." Governing the people, the temple never cared about us. Now that you are here, we have a backbone, and we will follow your orders in the future and complete the government orders you issued."

"Hey flattery? Come on, lock this guy up for me!"

The ministers were shocked and watched the soldier take away the Lang Zhongling.

Chao Cuo frowned, and looked at the crowd angrily, "I hate flattering villains the most in my life! I don't need your respect for me, and I don't want you to hold any banquets. It doesn't matter if you see me in the future. , I only want people who do practical things!!”

"From today on, put away the bad habits of the past!"

"less talking, more working!!"

"only!!!"

"Liang Guo has such a family background, you mediocre people, you don't do anything, you wait until there are problems in the local area, and you solve them, but you don't know how to use this advantage. It's simply a waste of money!!"

"Call the ministers!! Court meeting!!!"

"Ah? Prime Minister, it's past the time for the court meeting."

"Take this guy down and lock him up!!!"

On that day, Chao Cuo held the first court meeting in the mansion, and immediately came up with more than 20 plans for governing Liang, including many decrees on enlightenment, medical care, roads, residential buildings, and commerce.

Where did the officials of Liang Guo experience such a thing, all of them were pale and at a loss from fright.

In just three days, Chao Cuo dismissed more than twenty ministers and officials.

Many of them are from prominent backgrounds, and there are even those surnamed Liu and Lu, but Chao Cuo doesn't care about these at all. While dismissing these guys, Chao Cuo promoted a group of people from the local area to investigate the people To deal with the matter, to crack down on tyrants and rape businessmen, and to order Guowei to kill rangers everywhere.

All of a sudden, the world of Liang Guo changed, official grievances arose everywhere, and officials were struggling to survive.

All parts of the Central Plains are busy with different things, but Chang'an has become relatively calm, there are no major issues. These days, Liu Chang is also hunting outside the city all day long, and there are almost no major issues to deal with.

At this moment, in Taixue.

Sima Tan sat in front of the teacher very sadly.

"Master, I really don't understand. I did a good deed, but I was still beaten by His Majesty. I followed what you taught me to do. Why did this happen?"

"His Majesty beat you?"

"Yeah, I didn't even know it was His Majesty at the time. After I got back, I told Father about this matter, saying that Chang'an is actually such an inappropriate villain."

"My father immediately reprimanded me not to humiliate His Majesty."

"I don't understand. My father said that the most inappropriate villain in Chang'an is His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty the Emperor must have done this."

Sima talked about the whole story.

Yang He sat in front of Sima Tan, gently stroking his beard.

"It's not your fault, it's just because His Majesty doesn't understand these truths!"

Yang He is still very famous in the ruling and opposition parties, but he is famous not because of his knowledge, but because of his perseverance. This man was exiled three times because he tried to persuade the emperor three times, so he was called "Sanqian Gong" by everyone.

This is the fourth time he has returned to the temple. This time he took a post in the Taixue, but his personality has not changed because of this. He still often writes to reprimand the current emperor.

It's just that no newspapers dared to use his articles again, not even the newspapers inside Taixue, which made him quite depressed.

Yang He said seriously to Sima Tan: "Don't change your mind just because of such a thing, stick to your mind. In today's country, there are some flattering villains who only know how to get the emperor's favor, and never can Stick to your own ideas, I told you before, you have to do your best to help people, even if nine of them are false, even if one of them is true, it is still worthwhile, and there is nothing wrong with your actions!"

"I also know why His Majesty targeted you so much. Speaking of which, it's all because of my fault."

Yang He let out a long sigh.

Sima Tan was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "What does this have to do with the teacher?"

"You don't know, Your Majesty and I are old enemies. We have been fighting for many years. During these years, my articles can always point to the key points and hit the emperor's shortcomings. The emperor was very angry about this and exiled me three times. Outside, however, because of this, he especially values ​​me, and it must be because of me that he treats you like this!"

Sima Tan looked at the teacher with some admiration in his eyes.

"I see."

Sima Tan said earnestly: "My father also said, let me stop studying with you, saying that what you do is really dangerous."

Yang He was very angry, "What does your father know? As a historian, your father dare not speak out. This is very wrong. You have to remember that if you write in the future, you must abide by your heart and seek truth from facts. .”

"I see!!"

The two were chatting in the inner room when suddenly someone knocked open the door.

Yang He was furious and stood up, but when he saw the people outside the door clearly, he was shocked immediately.

A smile appeared on his face in a hurry, "Teacher? Why are you here? Hurry up, please take a seat"

Sima Tan also hurriedly got up.

Outside the door was an old man with a white beard and a cane. He was looking at the two guys in front of him with anger in his eyes.

This person is called Wang Tong.

He is Yang He's teacher, and also a famous Confucianist in China.And his most powerful identity is that Tian He's second disciple, Tian He, is an aristocrat of the Qi State, and he founded the Tian Family's Yi School. Although his status is not as high as Xunzi's, he is at the same level as Fuqiubo , his most powerful disciple is Emperor Xiaoren of the great Han Dynasty. Liu Ying studied Yi with him for many years and respected him very much. After Tian He passed away, Wang Tong inherited his mantle and became Tian Yi's new language At the same time, he accepted Yang He as his disciple.

This person went to the Tang country for some unexplainable reasons, and then he has been living in the Tang country, imparting knowledge and teaching disciples there, until now.

Facing Yang He, Wang Tong immediately swung the crutch in his hand and threw it at him.

Yang He didn't dare to hide, so he got hit directly.

"Teacher! Why is this!"

"Why? If Sima Gong hadn't written the letter, I wouldn't have known about the good deeds you've done here. You've taught me how to make such a good piece of jade! How dare you criticize His Majesty? Back then, my teacher didn't dare to do that. Do it, you are so brave, you are still an old enemy? Does your majesty know who you are?! I will not kill you today, a traitor!!"

The old man's temper was quite violent, and Yang He, who was beaten, screamed again and again, and hurriedly avoided.

Soon, the old man withdrew his hand and sat on the upper seat panting.

The two sat in front of him with their heads down, their faces full of grievances.

"This Shen Pei doesn't know how to do research at all. Taixue is like this? It's not as good as my Tang Dynasty's Chinese studies!"

"Later, I will take you two to the emperor to confess!"

"Then, let's talk about the establishment of the new Taixue in the Tang Kingdom."

"Ah?? The teacher wants to set up a new Taixue??"

ps: May [-]st holiday is coming soon. Unfortunately, as a ruthless coding machine, the holiday is destined to have nothing to do with me. Maybe I will update a few more chapters.

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