Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 883

"This guy is suitable to be a royal doctor."

After Lu Lu returned to Houde Hall, he made his own evaluation. Although Lu Lu was very angry at Zhang Tang's behavior of ignoring himself in public, he had no intention of revenge.Difficulty with a county magistrate would really damage his reputation as Marquis Jiancheng, and with this Chao Cuo-like character, it was simply a nightmare for the rich and powerful.

Such people are not afraid of threats, not afraid of death, not afraid of being exiled, not afraid of anything, just like mad dogs, unless they are all directly killed, otherwise it is useless at all.

Besides, the emperor obviously wants to reuse this guy. People like him are needed in the temple. Recently, His Majesty has always complained that there are too few direct ministers in the temple. If he wants to support these guys, it is impossible for Lu Lu Said to kill him directly.

Liu Chang sat in the upper position and couldn't help but chuckled lightly when he heard Lu Lu's words.

"I am short of other official positions, but I don't lack the imperial censor. I think there are many people in the court who can serve as censors. However, what I value most is not this guy's character, but this guy's ability. You Seeing that since he became Chang'an Order, the law and order in Chang'an has been very good, and there have been almost no unjust cases. Like Wang Tianqi, he is very talented in investigating and handling cases. In a few years, let him go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to hone his skills. Maybe he will be a new recruit in the future. Wang Tianqi."

The two sat facing each other and slowly talked about the situation in various places.

"I don't have anything to do this year, and I'm going to the country. Liang has another year of hard work, and he's almost ready to go to the country. Zao has already started killing thieves in Funan, and Xie is also learning from the fourth brother."

Lu Lu was taken aback, "It seems a little inappropriate for Your Majesty to talk about the stove with these few people."

"There's nothing wrong with it, it's not bad if you didn't talk with Qian and Toru!"

Lu Lu laughed, "I heard that he did a good job in Funan. He formed a local mountain army and recruited warriors from various tribes. There were more than 500 people. Destroyed more than 50 bandits, and even ran to the range of Dian Kingdom in pursuit of the bandits, and almost fought with Chai Qi."

"Anyway, his speed is still very fast. He has solved most of Funan Kingdom's thieves problem on the surface, and beheaded a lot. As a victorious general, it is still very easy for him to beat these people."

Liu Chang said: "Don't underestimate Zao, this guy is thick but thin, he is so big, he has never suffered a disadvantage, if he encounters Zhang Tang's provocation like you, he will not suffer, maybe it is Zhang Tang, who was fainting, came to complain to me. Let alone beating those bandits, I think he would not suffer too much loss even if he beating those Anxi people. Within a year, many problems in Funan Kingdom should be almost the same If it can be solved by him, then we have to send someone who can govern the place to assist him."

"That's true, this guy never suffers."

Lu Lu thinks so.

When the two were discussing important matters, Dou Guangguo suddenly came and interrupted their chat.

Dou Guangguo was previously sent by Liu Chang to Longxi to do a major event.

Not long ago, the governor of Longxi wrote to the emperor to apologize.

It turned out that because of the previous locust plague, many god sticks appeared in Longxi. These people led the people to perform sacrifices. Although the county guard ordered the ban, it did not have much effect, and even aroused the dissatisfaction of the people. As the old Qin People, these people's fear of ghosts and gods is carved into their bones, and they still ask people to do divination for them before doing things. his crime.

And Liu Chang sent Dou Guangguo here to investigate this matter.

Seeing Dou Guangguo coming, Liu Chang waved his hand and let him sit beside him, then took out the letters from under the case and put them in front of him.

"I have read your letter. Do you have anything to add?"

Dou Guangguo shook his head, "I didn't have anything to say that I mentioned in the letter."

Lu Lu on the side couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, this kind of sacrifice is a local tradition, don't force it to be banned, it is a local behavior, and it will not cause trouble."

Liu Chang shouted angrily: "What do you know?"

"Have I issued an order to ban all sacrifices? Just this year, Qi State conducted sacrifices to Confucius, can I object? Chu State sacrificed Qu Yuan, can I object? I also held a ceremony in Chang'an for my father and brothers. Sacrifice, I sacrificed those who made great contributions to the founding of the country in the Zhonglie Pavilion, and this is all done by myself!"

"But what are these people offering sacrifices to? They are offering sacrifices to the Locust God!"

"This is not a sacrifice, this is fear, this is cowardice!"

"In the event of a disaster, I don't want to overcome it, but I want to let the disaster be merciful, and I want the gods to help? If the gods can help, then so many disasters will not happen! It’s a human, it’s never a ghost!!”

Liu Chang's angry roar made Lu Lu dare not say anything, so he nodded in agreement.

Liu Chang continued: "I didn't make the people rich so that they could use the food to sacrifice to locusts! Do you know how much food was wasted in the sacrifices in Longxi? Do you know how much manpower was wasted?"

Seeing the emperor getting angry, Dou Guangguo said hastily: "These prostitutes should be banned. Your Majesty is right, but the people in Longxi are stupid."

"It's not because the people are stupid, it's because there are wicked people!"

"I read the letter you wrote to me very seriously. People use cattle, sheep, food, and money to sacrifice to ghosts and gods, but ghosts and gods don't need these things. Whose pockets did these things end up in? Not those alchemists? "

"These people pretend to be gods and play ghosts, intimidate the people, confuse the people, and use the skin of ghosts and gods to make profits for themselves. They really want to encounter this kind of disaster. Every time they encounter such things, they can get rich. Hehe, Lu, a little bit Let Mo Ru and Zhang come over later!"

Lu Lu took the order.

Liu Chang looked at Dou Guangguo again, and asked, "The local officials are probably not clean either, right?"

Dou Guangguo said without hesitation: "As far as I can see, there are several county magistrates who support the sacrifice, or have participated in the sacrifice in private, and even some people in the county tried their best to hinder my investigation."

Liu Chang sneered, "Of course there are organizers here. Those alchemists dare to do things blatantly, and even the county guard can't stop them. Of course, it's because they contacted the servants in advance, and some stupid guys became their accomplices." I don’t know that I’m not making a fuss out of a molehill. If I want to take advantage of this Longxi incident to bring another rectification, I don’t believe it. He is the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and he can’t deal with a group of insect gods?? What locust god, Lu! Give me later Order, anyone who dares to sacrifice to locusts will be punished!!!"

Dou Guangguo hastily stepped forward, "Your Majesty, the sacrificial sacrifice is a bit too much."

Liu Chang also put away his anger, and changed his words: "Then change the sentence to exile!! Throw them all to Xia Guo!!"

Dou Guangguo was still relatively calm, and he said: "In addition to the sacrifices to locusts, there are many sacrifices in Longxi, some of which are sacrifices to various evil spirits, and sacrifices to various mountains and rivers. I think that offering sacrifices to mountains and rivers is not a problem. , The common people are a little in awe of the mountains, waters and heaven and earth, which is not a bad thing, but offering sacrifices to evil spirits, locusts, and diseases cannot be tolerated. It should be done by the Ministry of Rites. Your Majesty is in a hurry to use the Ministry of Punishment. I'm afraid it will happen"

"Needless to say, the Ministry of Rites needs to use it, and the Ministry of Punishment must also use it!"

Liu Chang frowned, and said displeasedly: "Sometimes, the Ministry of Punishment is more effective than the Ministry of Rites!"

Hearing the emperor's thoughts, Dou Guangguo stopped talking.

Soon, Liu Zhang and Xuan Moru had already arrived in the Hall of Houde, Liu Chang immediately asked Dou Guangguo and Lu Lu to go out and wait first, and then started talking to them, only half an hour later, Xuan Moru and Liu Zhang aggressively Walking out of Houde Hall, he walked quickly towards the outside, while Lu Lu and Dou Guangguo, who were standing outside the door, looked at the two of them and looked at each other, but they already understood in their hearts that it seemed that those alchemists were going to be completely finished up.

Liu Chang soon left the Hall of Houde, got into the carriage, and rushed out of the palace.

In the Prince's Mansion, Liu An was discussing important matters with several ministers.

The few ministers sitting in front of the prince are all officials from the Ministry of Agriculture. Except for the absence of the Minister of Agriculture, many other ministers and subordinate officials are sitting here.

Liu An picked up the article in his hand and began to talk to them seriously.

"The matter of the military settlement cannot be underestimated. Since General Qin Tong has this idea, we have to go and investigate for him. Is Xia Guo able to carry out military settlement? Dong Anguo of Xia State wrote to me that, in fact, Xia Guo There is a lot of land in the country that is suitable for farming. Not all of the land is pasture land. The Huns used to cultivate in these areas, and even those areas close to Yan State have very fertile land, which is not inferior to Shuofang and other places. .”

"But the problem is that the roads are inconvenient, there are too many thieves, and there are still a lot of resources that are lacking. In fact, we can negotiate with Xia Guo to solve these problems together."

"First of all, there is the issue of roads. I have already contacted Prime Minister Tang. They not only need roads for Xia, they also need to maintain trade with Xia."

Liu An seriously talked about his plans to stay in Xia Guojun, and the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture just listened with their heads down.

Seeing their appearance, Liu An said helplessly: "Don't look like this, I am not a domineering person like King Zhao, I just expressed my own thoughts, I need your advice, this matter , without your help, it would not have been possible, just speak up, and I will never blame you."

The officials of the Ministry of Agriculture looked at each other, and then expressed their concerns.

"His Royal Highness, can Xia Guo help in the early stage? There is a lot of investment in the early stage of farming. Besides, the food must be guaranteed, right? Is it necessary to transport grain from the Central Plains to Xia Guo? How much loss will this cause? In addition, The same is true for tools and the like, can Xia Guo provide them? You said just now that you asked the surrounding counties to help, but these counties can’t help Xia Guo to do things with all their strength. They also have their own uses, and they should not be delayed because of Xia Guo. "

"Well, that's a good point, let's continue."

Liu An's face was calm, and he didn't jump, so everyone breathed a sigh of relief and continued to talk.

Just as they were plotting, there was a commotion outside, and a strong man suddenly broke in.

Seeing the person coming, the officials hurriedly stood up and saluted.

The same is true of Liu An.

Liu Chang looked at Liu An, then at the officials, walked to the upper position without paying attention, and sat down, with Liu An sitting beside him.

"Ann, you set up a small meeting in your mansion. Yesterday was the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and today it is from the Ministry of Agriculture. Are you going to invite the Ministry of War tomorrow?"

As soon as these words came out, the ministers of the Ministry of Agriculture were terrified. Just as they were about to explain, Liu An said calmly, "No, the Ministry of War will not invite them until the day after tomorrow. I will rest tomorrow."

Liu Dachang laughed, "Why are you here if you want to discuss important matters? You just come to Houde Hall to discuss. How can such a small place be crowded with so many talented people?"

If people who don't know anything come to listen, they might think that the emperor is planning to kill his son.

But Liu An smiled wryly, "Father, don't try to trick me into the Hall of Houde, you are strong and strong, I'll just stay in this small place, you should stay in the Hall of Houde .”

These days, Liu Chang has always wanted to trick Liu An into taking over the temple's important affairs, but Liu An is obviously unwilling.

The ministers didn't know what to say for a while.

Liu Chang looked a little disappointed, but Liu An looked at the crowd and said, "You go back first, I have something to talk to Father, I will go to you at night."

The officials saluted and then left the inner room.

Liu Chang asked curiously, "What are you talking about with these people?"

"Tuntian things."

Liu An said seriously: "Target the fields in Xiaguo."

Liu Chang suddenly realized, and scolded: "Liu Ci wrote you a letter? Doesn't this Shuzi know how to rely on his own ability?"

Liu An poured some tea for Liu Chang, and explained: "Father, it's not Liu Ci, but General Qin Tong. General Qin Tong wrote a letter, saying that he wanted to farm in the country of Xia, and asked if the temple could do it. Can you support him?"

Liu Chang suddenly didn't understand. He took the tea, took a sip, and asked suspiciously: "What does Xia Guo have to do with Qin Tong? Why is he still speaking for Xia Guo?"

Liu An laughed, "If I'm not wrong, Liu Ci must have gone to find this old general. Although Ci is miserable, he gets along well with these generals. I'm afraid this old general has taken a fancy to him. Wanting to help a group of people, he thought that this Zhuzi didn’t embarrass the old general, and he might have sent a lot of things, which made the old general feel sorry, so he wrote to ask this Zhuzi, he is not good at being a man, but he is very good at doing things.”

Liu Chang snorted, "Then what do you think?"

"Help if you can. Father, I think Xia Guo has a very high position in the future strategy of the Great Han. Now there is no strong enemy outside the Great Wall, and the Great Han has absolute strength. This is an excellent opportunity. If you can take advantage of Taking this opportunity to turn the people outside the Great Wall into the people of the big man will solve a great worry for the big man. Even if something happens hundreds of years later, it will also be a dispute within China. Besides, the mind of the big man in the future It is going to be placed on the sea, and I think it is very likely that Xia Guo will be responsible for the defense of the land. The three countries in the Northwest are more inclined to business and trade, with more people settled down and less cavalry. I am afraid that they will not be able to undertake the important task of defense in the future. .”

As Liu An spoke, he sighed helplessly.

"But it's not easy. The territory of Dahan is too big, and it is becoming more and more difficult to manage. Traffic is a big problem. If Shang Fang can build that train, Dahan will really be invincible!"

Liu An's eyes were full of expectation.

Liu Chang hesitated for a moment, then said slowly: "You don't have to worry, with Shangfang's current efficiency, you will definitely be able to see that day, it's hard to say whether I can see it."

Liu An pursed his lips, "But you are 16 years older than me. Zhang Xiang once said that the generation of 20 years, speaking of it, we are still the same."

"then what??"

"Ahem, it's nothing, father, come, you have tea."

Liu Chang took another sip and said with emotion: "Shangfang will definitely have results, but this thing is like this, it can't be completed in a short time, but don't worry, you see, the Taiwei has all lived in Shangfang now. , Shang Fang dare not be lazy."

Thinking of this, Liu An couldn't help laughing, "The Taiwei has a lot of ideas, and he pestered Chen Gong all day long to let him do it for himself. Chen Gong often complained to me. After the Taiwei saw the gunpowder, I want him to make gunpowder that can be buried in the ground and explode when people step on it, and let him make gunpowder that can delay the explosion and be thrown out. He also wants Mr. Chen to make him a flying got up and dropped the bomb"

"Mr. Chen was about to cry. He told me that the Taiwei's request was getting more and more outrageous. However, it was not completely useless. The Taiwei gave them a lot of ideas and gave them a lot of inspiration, even if they couldn't do it. At the level that the Taiwei said, it can also produce many miraculous things."

"They're trying to bomb with dynamite with kites and stuff"

Liu Chang's eyes were full of surprise, "My master, I'm really not a mortal, and I didn't take the wrong nickname. This is too strong. If he lives another 50 years, I can't even imagine that the war will become What does it look like. If the big man goes to attack other places, it will be a dimensionality reduction attack.”

The father and son were emotional for a while, and then Liu An asked the reason why Father came here.

"Oh, it's because of Longxi's incident, you've heard about it, right? Those gangsters, it seems that Wu Zui's incident has been forgotten by them!"

"Don't you know how to write articles? I want you to take charge of this matter. You can contact the Ministry of Rites to put an end to these sacrifices. You can do it at ease. It doesn't matter if it doesn't work. I won't blame you. You Don't worry, I'll beat you up a few times at most."

Liu Chang gave him the instructions, and without waiting for Liu An's answer, he got up and was about to leave.

When he reached the door, Liu Chang stopped suddenly and turned around abruptly.

"Why is the tea here exactly the same as the tea given to me by the Dian kingdom?"

Liu An's eyes widened, "Father. I. You listen to my explanation."

"I just said why I have so little tea, it turns out there is a house thief!!!"

Soon, Liu An's cry of grief and anger came again from the Prince's Mansion.

"Liu Ci!!!"

ps: Without this chapter, it is very painful to write. There is nothing to learn from! !
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