Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 864 Confidant
As the cold winter gradually goes away, spring has enveloped the whole Chang'an. Of course, even the cold winter can't affect the unique hustle and bustle of this city at all.

People were coming and going on the street, it was extremely crowded, those merchants completely blocked the road, and the road was blocked, and the sharp shouts of the coachmen could be heard, but no matter how hard they shouted, the convoy remained motionless.

"Hurry up! What are you still doing stuck here? Believe it or not, I'll get off now?"

"What's it called! Didn't you see anyone in front of you?"

"What are you arguing about in front? If you don't leave, I will punish your nine clans!"

Amidst the quarrel, there was also such a very disobedient cry, and the one who spoke was a strong man. This man was extremely tall, and he was poking his head out of the carriage violently at this moment, shouting angrily.

Lu Lu was driving the chariot, turned around helplessly and said: "Your Majesty, be careful with your words. Once a gentleman says something, four horses are hard to follow. Don't say such angry words again."

"Who's being angry! Nai Gong is going to pull out all the urban construction workers from the Ministry of Industry and punish the clan!!"

This irritable man is naturally Liu Chang.

He got up early today because he had an appointment with the beasts in Shanglinyuan. Liu Chang has always been a person who would never miss an appointment, but who would have thought that the road this morning would be so difficult!

Naigong even demolished the city wall, why is it still so crowded? ?
Faced with such a situation, Liu Chang has a violent temper, and quickly joined the quarrel. He started a warm and friendly conversation with the people before and after him. of.

Lu Lu thought of something deeper, "The prince really had the foresight to demolish the city wall, but the road still needs to be changed, especially in the inner city, where the roads are extremely congested and it is not easy to get around. Well, if something urgent happens, it's okay..."

"The main reason for this situation is that Chang'an has too many people. To prevent this situation, we still have to find a way to increase the size of Chang'an. Chang'an really can't support so many people."

Lu Lu was very worried. With the explosive increase of the population of the Han, the population of Chang'an is increasing. The elites of the Han are all running to Chang'an, and so are the merchants, causing Chang'an to become more and more congested.

Lu Lu was about to ask the emperor's opinion, but when he turned his head, the emperor had already scolded the people behind him and was provoking him with indecent behavior. When he saw Lu Lu turning his head back, he hurriedly sat down.

"Well, what you say makes a lot of sense."

"But I haven't said anything yet... I think it makes sense if you don't say anything."

The carriage was still stuck here, unable to move at all, and the people stuck here shouted and scolded several times, but they couldn't let the convoy move forward, probably because of some accident ahead, and now it's time for everyone to go out.

Liu Chang is still tirelessly scolding back and forth, which is not a disadvantage at all.

At this moment, a carriage was constantly approaching from behind. The carriage blocked on the road almost drove into someone else's shop. People turned their backs on their backs and kept shouting and cursing, but the carriage moved forward quickly and came all the way behind Liu Chang.

The one who had the most violent scolding with Liu Chang just now also hurriedly drove the carriage to the intersection and tried to give up his seat. Almost no one dared to compete with them. When they came to Liu Chang's place, Liu Chang remained motionless.

The carriage was not surprised either. A warrior got out of the carriage and quickly walked to Liu Chang's side, saying in a low voice, "Chang'an county captain is traveling, you can give way."

Liu Chang sneered, stared at the warrior's eyes, and cursed: "Get lost."

This warrior was so abused, he was anxious and angry, and wanted to say something, but seeing Liu Chang's physique, he hesitated to speak, turned and left.

After a while, the carriage suddenly blocked Liu Chang's side, as if trying to squeeze Liu Chang's carriage out.

In Liu Chang's gloomy eyes, the Chang'an county captain popped his head, still holding the token in his hand, but when he saw the emperor, the expression on his face froze immediately, and he quickly put away his token Card.

He immediately became kind, his face was full of obedience, his lips trembling slightly, "Your Majesty, you are also stuck in traffic..."

Liu Chang didn't speak, he just looked at the county lieutenant's sleeve, thinking about the official seal that had just been put away, and asked seriously: "Is this what your official seal is for?"

The county lieutenant was terrified, he didn't know, if he said a wrong word at this moment, his official position would be lost, not only the official position, but also his future in this life would be ruined!

He shivered and said: "That's not the case. Your Majesty doesn't know something. The affairs in the county are complicated. I stayed in the county office for a long time yesterday, and I woke up a little late today. I am afraid that I will delay today's errand. I really dare not... "

Before he finished speaking, Liu Chang interrupted him, "You stayed up late last night, what did you do?"

"Your Majesty, it was Tai students who fought with each other. Eight people were injured. I arrested more than forty people. I was interrogating them last night and sentencing them, so I stayed up for a long time."

Liu Chang looked at Lu Lu who was driving, and Lu Lu nodded, indicating that there was indeed such a thing.

Liu Chang's face softened just now, and he said angrily: "I won't deal with my business today, I will go to the Ministry of Industry later, and ask them to make the road for me so that ten vehicles can pass side by side. Yes, what is this!"

The county lieutenant knew that his position had been saved, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and complained with Liu Chang. The county lieutenant was quite upright, and he knew Liu Chang's character. Once he fit in, Liu Chang was in a good mood immediately. Just chatted with him.

"Yesterday, there was a fight within the Confucianism, right? Did the Great Confucians participate?"

"Your Majesty, without the participation of great Confucians, they are all young students. However, after they were arrested, several Confucian scholars insulted each other. Han Ying even wrote an article to insult the other Confucian scholars..."

Liu Chang sneered, and he said: "These old guys, they are the first to enjoy the benefits, but they always hide behind when doing things, and let these younger generations bleed for them. I can still look at them a few times, but I didn't expect that I just hid behind me and wrote a few articles!"

Hearing the emperor's words, the county lieutenant just felt bitter.

Wouldn't it be nice if they didn't participate?Even these high school students are so difficult to deal with, if those great Confucians come to make a move again, will they still be able to bear it?
Liu Chang didn't notice the bitterness of the county lieutenant in front of him at all, and he continued: "Be a little more lenient to those Tai students. It's normal for students to debate and occasionally push and push a few times. Tell Zhang Tang, don't kill my Tai student, these are treasures!"

The county lieutenant nodded, expressing his understanding.

These Tai students are the most elite elites selected from Dahan Tianxia. There is only a fixed quota of 600 students each year, and there is no deadline for study. You can apply for graduation when you think you have a degree.

Of course, you can also study and study in Taixue all the time. Many of you have stayed here since childhood.

Therefore, Tai students are still very valuable to Liu Chang. Even those Confucians say that they are empty talkers and can’t do things, but empty talk is not easy. The big man also needs someone who can talk empty words. Change, you can know how important these empty talkers are.

This is also the reason why the officials of the Han Dynasty have a headache for the Tai students. The emperor favors them, but they think they are very talented and arrogant, and they don't take others seriously at all, so the officials hate dealing with Tai students.

But Zhang Tang is an exception. He doesn't care about the identity of the other party. To him, there are only cold laws and nothing else. He really dares to kill the Tai students, so Liu Chang is going to remind him. These are all useful people, so I can't kill them all.

The county lieutenant nodded, but he was a little suspicious in his heart, "Your Majesty, why don't you let the soldiers clear the way for you?"

"What? Our business is very urgent, isn't it urgent for the common people?"

Liu Chang glared at him, and when the county lieutenant was feeling the emperor's kindness, he saw the emperor stand up again and yell at the people in front of him again.

"You dog, why don't you leave!!"

Because of this traffic jam, Liu Chang completely lost his mind to go hunting. He jumped out of the carriage directly, decided not to wait, and went straight on foot.

But at this time, Xia Houzao was kneeling and sitting in Luan Bu's mansion, playing with his own official seal and other items, his face full of pride.

Luan Bu frowned, looking worried.

"Mr. Luan, don't worry about it. I will go to Funan Kingdom this time, and I will definitely become famous, become a prime minister through the ages, and achieve merits that surpass Guan Zhong!"

Luan Bu's complexion improved a little, not because of Xiahouzao's promise, but because Xiahouzao actually understood Guan Zhong. It seems that this knowledge has improved a little, and may have surpassed His Majesty.

But Luan Bu also knew in his heart that he didn't need much knowledge to govern Funan Kingdom. It was a barren land among the wilderness. It was a place where there was no clothing and no food to eat. It was said that the country of Tang was poor, but that was nonsense. It is said that the Xia country is poor, but the Xia people have a lot of livestock, so at least they can guarantee food and clothing.

Only the Funan people, that is the poorest, most barbaric, and most primitive place in the whole of the Han people, they are really starving and starving.

His Majesty sent him to Funan, and the ministers were a little unacceptable, and the same was true for Luan Bu. I hope His Majesty will be as accurate as ever in employing people.

Luan Bu earnestly instructed: "Master Xia...From today onwards, you will be the Minister of the Funan Kingdom. I made these things overnight, and you can take them back. However, this Minister of the Kingdom is different from other positions. "

"In charge of the country's major affairs, I hope you will be careful, don't be... reckless and rude..."

Xiahou Zao asked people to put away the clothes and official seals belonging to the Prime Minister, and said happily: "I know how to do it, just wait, it will definitely open your eyes!"

Luan Bu nodded. He believed that no matter the result was good or bad, Xia Houzao's work would be an eye-opener for sure.

"Anyway, this seal is entrusted to you, please keep it safe, remember, this represents you..."

"I see. Don't worry, Mr. Luan. I'm here! I'll keep it safe and never lose it. One day, I'll replace it with a purple one like yours!!"

When Xia Houzao made his oath and left haughtily humming a tune, Luan Bu looked at the official seal that he had left on his position, his face turned black instantly, his expression became distorted, biting Teeth, took a deep breath, and finally recovered.

"What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and chase after him, and send Xiangyin to someone!"

The soldier on the side woke up and rushed out with his things in a hurry.

Luan Bu raised his head slowly, looking at the beam in despair.

"Why did I send that letter in the first place..."

When Xia Houzao returned to his mansion triumphantly, the whole family was celebrating this event. Although they were going to move to an extremely distant place, they were all full of fighting spirit.

Including Mrs. Xiahou, at this moment, they are very happy to order everyone to put the things they need into the carriage.

Xiahouzao went to Funan, of course he would bring his family along with him, but Xiahouci would most likely stay in Chang'an, not to make him a hostage, but just because he was afraid of delaying his studies.

Just when Ruyinhou's family was happily preparing for this event, an uninvited guest came here.

Anyway, for other people's family, this is definitely not a good guest.

The person who came was Wang Tianqi, Marquis of Shandu.

Most of the others were afraid of him coming to the door, but Xia Houzao was obviously not afraid, he blocked the door, looked up and down at the old man in front of him, and asked impatiently: "I'm celebrating my promotion at home and I'm very busy, what can you do? ??"

Xiahou Zao was very rude, Wang Tianqi was stunned for a moment, he cleared his throat, and said: "I heard that Xiahou Junhou is going to Funan to be a chancellor, so I came here specially to congratulate you, and I want to present you a gift to celebrate."

Hearing these words, Xia Houzao's expression immediately changed. Where was the indifference and rudeness just now, his face was now full of smiles, and he grabbed Lao Wang's hand and dragged him into the mansion.

He said enthusiastically: "You come here, what gift do you bring? When you were still a court captain, we were very close, do you remember? I always let you catch me on purpose to help you brush up your political achievements , it can be said that your Marquis Che is definitely in my power!"

Xia Houzao walked into the inner room with Lao Wang in his arms, and the two sat facing each other.

Wang Tianqi took out some papers from his sleeve and put them on the case in front of him.

Xia Houzao picked up the paper, flipped through it, and suddenly, his eyes lit up.

"This is???"

"This is the specific situation in Funan and other places. It includes the situation of the tribes in various places. It records their population, leaders, customs, relationship with the surrounding area, etc. There are also the situation of local officials, and some are the situation of South Vietnam..."

Xia Houzao looked at it seriously, his color changed instantly, and he grabbed Wang Tianqi's hand with a fierce look on his face. Xia Houzao asked loudly, "This is clearly the report on embroidered clothes! Only His Majesty can read the report on embroidered clothes. How dare you fight with me?" Embroidery collusion?!"

Wang Tianqi only felt a huge force coming from his wrist, and the pain was unbearable. He hurriedly said: "It's not in collusion with the embroidered clothes, this is what the queen mother asked me to send to you!!"

Xia Houzao let go of his hand, Wang Tianqi clutched his wrist, this guy almost twisted his arm off!

Xia Houzao took these things, sat down on his seat again, and said with a smile: "Don't take offense, it's just that the information on embroidered clothes has never been passed on to the outside world, and you suddenly took out so much, I thought you were colluding with Xiuyi to rebel!"

Wang Tianqi didn't speak. He wasn't sure if the guy in front of him was deliberately taking revenge on him, because he had arrested them many times before...

Looking at the information in his hand, Xia Houzao found that the investigation of the embroidered clothing was so detailed that it covered everything from the situation of the local tribes to the local officials, as well as the terrain, climate, and even maps and villages of various places...
Xia Houzao couldn't help but shook his head, "Is this embroidered clothes so powerful? Even Funan Kingdom can investigate so clearly??"

Wang Tianqi replied indifferently: "Now embroidered clothes are all over the world, not to mention Funan, even Anxi has embroidered clothes... Therefore, you have to be more cautious when doing things."

"This gift is excellent, thank you Queen Mother, but why did Queen Mother give me these things?"

Wang Tianqi said seriously: "Actually, the Queen Mother has never liked the Nanyue Kingdom very much, but Your Majesty attaches great importance to the Nanyue Kingdom, and the Queen Mother has nothing to do. The Queen Mother means that after you go to Funan Kingdom, you can get rid of the Nanyue Kingdom's intervention as soon as possible. Establish contact with Wu, Chang and other countries, surround South Vietnam from three sides...thus making the situation in the south stable."

Xia Houzao snorted, "The queen mother wants me to trouble Nanyue??"

"No, that's absolutely not the case. I want you to guarantee the independence of Funan and other places without interference from the Nanyue Kingdom. It is enough to have a certain combat power for a period of time."

"Okay, I know."

Xia Houzao readily agreed, and Wang Tianqi got up and left in a hurry.

Xia Houzao returned to the inner room, quickly wrote something, then handed it over to his retainers, and said solemnly: "Send it to Your Majesty as soon as possible."

"only!!"

Xia Houzao wrote to Liu Chang about Wang Tianqi's coming to find him. Wang Tianqi is the queen mother's confidant, but Xia Houzao is also the emperor's confidant. He can work for the queen mother, but he must let the emperor know.

During this period of time, the big man announced the news of the new feudal kingdom. When everyone learned that the princess was about to become the new prince, there was an uproar all over the world. human argument.

This is something that has never happened in the past. There have been women who have been crowned princes, but no women have been crowned kings. The emperor has made an unprecedented feat. All in all, it's very encouraging news.

The prince and Han Xin, who were far to the south, also learned about this from the newspaper.

ps: I am going back to Xinjiang to participate in a training study. I flew for five hours. This chapter was written on the plane. People are stupid. There is another chapter. Don’t worry!

(End of this chapter)