Dahan first prince

Chapter 180 Prince, the wings are hard~
For the spring and summer of the 11th year of the Han Dynasty, the only impressions of Chang'an court officials and officials are only two things.

——The prince sent out the stone bricks of the Shaofu, transferred the Lu family's private grain, sent the officials and slaves of the Shaofu, and brought in the people who came from them, and thoroughly repaired the Zhengguo Canal.

——The crown prince was assassinated in Changling, and then all the grain merchants in Guanzhong were eliminated, and the grain and rice franchise was promoted!
Apart from these two incidents, no one knows what the crown prince Liu Ying experienced in Weibei this spring.

It's just that since the spring of this year, the prince Liu Ying, who has always shown others with a "gentle and kind" and "kind" image, has changed his cautious and cautious attitude in the past, seeking no merits or faults, and turned to be in front of the court. On, it became stronger and stronger.

Especially in matters related to people's livelihood, such as water conservancy, taxation, conscripts, etc., Liu Ying's stubbornness and strength are even more stubborn than her father Liu Bang!

In the summer and April of the 11th year of the Han Dynasty, the renovation of the Zhengguo Canal was completely completed, and Liu Ying, who returned to Chang'an from Sanyuan, held the first court ceremony presided over by Liu Ying personally after the supervision of the country.

At the same time, Handan, the capital of Zhao thousands of miles away, finally waited for the figure of Qu Nihou Chen Ping to appear outside Liu Bang's temporary palace again...

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"Cough cough!"

"Cough cough cough!!!"

"Heh~~~ spit!"

When Chen Ping came outside the palace, before he had time to pay his respects, he heard a violent cough coming from inside the palace.

Hearing the noise in the hall, Chen Ping frowned in response, and his face suddenly became anxious.

But for a moment, a figure slowly walked out of the hall, finally reassuring Chen Ping.

"Qu Nihou, Your Majesty has a request..."

Hearing this slightly feminine voice, which was so hoarse and uncomfortable, Chen Ping did not step into the palace door in response, but took two quick steps forward, cupping his hands with a solemn expression.

"Dare to ask Mr. Ling!"

"Your Majesty, this is..."

He stopped talking pointingly, seeing that the eunuch Ling in front of him did not open his mouth, Chen Ping seemed to have suddenly realized that, he took out a piece of gold from his bosom, and stuffed it into the sleeve of the old eunuch Ling without a trace within.

Seeing Chen Ping's move, the old eunuch Ling hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and smiled, put the broken gold back into his sleeve, and bowed calmly.

"Your Majesty is all right."

"Only today, when spring and autumn alternate, His Majesty just catches the wind and cold..."

Hearing this, Chen Ping finally let out a long sigh of relief, and bowed his hands to the old eunuch.

——Actually, no matter what the old eunuch in front of him said, the worries in Chen Ping's heart disappeared in a moment.

The reason is simple: the old eunuch took the gold that he handed over.

If Liu Bang really had any serious problems, then at the delicate time when the 'Emperor is critically ill', the maidservants and eunuchs around Liu Bang would definitely put on a posture that everyone would cover the sky!
Therefore, Chen Ping's focus was not on the words of the old eunuch.

As long as the gold can be sent out, it is enough to show that even if Liu Bang is sick, there is no major problem.

"Um······"

"Although there is nothing wrong now, this is not a good omen..."

Worried about thinking, Chen Ping finally took off his cloth shoes outside the hall, untied his sword, and walked into the hall where Liu Bang was located under the guidance of the old eunuch order.

However, just a moment after entering the hall, Chen Ping felt an irritable heat rushing towards him without warning!

He raised his head with some doubts, and saw that in the huge hall, there were five-foot-long, wide, and nearly four-foot-high furnaces; one after another, the firewood was thrown into the furnace by the eunuchs and eunuchs beside the furnace. Among the raging fire, the sound of 'cracking' was heard from time to time.

Continuing to walk forward, Chen Ping saw the north side of the hall, on the high platform that seemed to rise from the ground, the emperor Liu Bang was wearing a thick quilt, looking down at him from a height.

"Qu Ni Hou Chenping, worship Your Majesty~"

After bowing in a proper manner, Chen Ping raised his head again when he heard an extremely weak "Exemption".

When he raised his head, Chen Ping clearly saw that the soft couch where Emperor Liu Bang was sitting was surrounded by more than a dozen heaters!
Emperor Liu Bang was wearing a thick quilt, sitting cross-legged on a soft couch, his brows were slightly wrinkled, and his face was slightly pale.

The eunuch at the side would change a piece of silk cloth soaked in water almost every three to five breaths, and wipe away the sweat from Liu Bang's forehead and cheeks.

After such a long time, Liu Bang finally slowly opened his eyes when Chen Ping felt that the clothes on his back were soaked in sweat.

"Whoo~"

"Today, let's just leave it at that..."

With a leisurely whisper, Liu Bang slowly turned his head, looked at the eunuch Ling who was quietly standing beside him, and pouted around the soft couch.

"These, stay."

"The rest are all gone..."

When the emperor issued an order, the eunuchs and officials in the hall did not dare to be negligent, and within a short time, two or three people worked together to remove all the dozen or so stoves in the hall.

Feeling the heat disappearing from his side, Chen Ping also secretly wiped his forehead and heaved a sigh of relief.

Then, Liu Bang raised his head with a slightly weak face, and looked at the eunuch Ling at the gate of the palace again.

"Wait outside the hall."

"No one is allowed to enter without a call."

There was another slight but unquestionable command. In the huge main hall, only Chen Ping, who was kneeling, and Liu Bang, who was sitting on the head, were left.

Liu Bang slowly raised his weak arm and waved to Chen Ping slightly.

"how?"

"I asked, what did the prince say in response?"

When Chen Ping bowed to him, Liu Bang motioned for Chen Ping to sit down beside the couch, asked a question calmly, and closed his eyes again.

Seeing Liu Bang asking about serious matters, Chen Ping had no choice but to let go of his worries first, and bowed to Liu Bang after a little wording.

"Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty's order is to return to Chang'an. On the day of arriving in Chang'an, I will go straight to Weiyang and meet the prince face to face!"

"The matter entrusted by His Majesty, the minister also..."

In the middle of speaking, Chen Ping suddenly stopped talking, and finally gritted his teeth secretly.

"The matter entrusted by His Majesty, I will handle most of it..."

"Ok?"

As soon as Chen Ping spoke with a guilty conscience, Liu Bang suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Chen Ping beside him with a frown.

After staring at Chen Ping with dark eyes for a long time, Liu Bang finally closed his eyes again.

"Tell me..."

Hearing this, Chen Ping quickly breathed a sigh of relief, and then quietly wiped the sweat from his forehead, before putting all the details of this trip in front of Liu Bang.

"The minister entered Weiyang and met the crown prince. Immediately announced his majesty's edict, entrusting him with the matter of stabilizing food prices, and bestowed the Chixiao Sword on behalf of his majesty on behalf of the crown prince."

"The prince showed fear when he saw the Chixiao sword, and repeatedly declined, saying 'I dare not accept it'; after a long time of persuasion, the prince finally accepted the sword."

"However, the crown prince has never been tied to Chixiao, instead he bathed and changed his clothes that night, placed the Chixiao sword on the imperial couch of Changxin Palace, and said: Although your majesty is far from Chang'an, the emperor's prestige is still there... ··”

Hearing Chen Ping's words in a steady tone, Liu Bang didn't open his eyes, but tightened his back, and immediately let out a snort.

"Hey······"

"It's worthy of the empress's advice, personally admonishing her for more than ten years..."

Hearing Liu Bang's unreasonable whisper, Chen Ping only pondered for a while, and then continued: "When the prince receives the sword, I will go to the guest room of the prince's palace with Marquis Feng, and ask the prince face to face about the matter entrusted by your majesty. "

"The person who asked the question was the crown prince, who issued a decree to eliminate Mi Jia, a grain merchant in Guanzhong, in order to specialize in rice and grain..."

As he said that, Chen Ping couldn't help raising his head tentatively, but seeing that Liu Bang was still in meditation as an old monk, he had no choice but to lower his head again.

"With regard to the official management of grain and rice, the prince said: Farmers are the foundation of the country; grain producers are the foundation of agriculture."

"The matter of food and rice may seem trivial, but it is related to the livelihood of the people and the consumption of conquest!"

"The businessman, the end of the business; the merchant's end of the business, the matter of grain, rice and agriculture, this is actually putting the cart before the horse, and it will be a disaster for all generations..."

Hearing what Chen Ping said, Liu Bang finally nodded slightly, but neither opened his eyes nor opened his mouth.

Seeing that Chen Ping continued: "The crown prince said that agriculture is the foundation of the country, and grain is the foundation of agriculture. The sale and storage of grain and rice should be supervised by the court, and one of the nine ministers will be in charge."

"Besides, the Kanto region is not yet peaceful, and the internal history has not been established, so the matter of the grain and rice franchise should be fully controlled by the Shaofu..."

Hearing this, Liu Bang finally opened his eyes with a smile on his face. A moment ago, his face was full of sickness, and it seemed to have a little blood color.

"The Kanto is not peaceful..... The internal history is not set..."

"The official business of rice, the staple food of Shaofu..."

After whispering twice, Liu Bang smiled and sighed, straightened his back a little, and cast his gaze outside the palace gate.

Liu Bang naturally understood the statement that 'agriculture is the foundation of the country, and food is the foundation of agriculture', and he had no problem accepting it.

As for Liu Ying's statement that "grain and rice are related to the stability of the country and should be watched by the court and controlled by one of the nine ministers", although Liu Bang thinks it is a little exaggerated, it is not unacceptable.

——According to what Liu Ying said, food, to be precise, is "food price", which is directly related to whether the people can eat enough, and it is also related to the logistics supply of the army's conquest.

To put it more simply, food prices are directly linked to 'people's livelihood' and 'conquest'.

As for the importance of "people's livelihood" and "conquest", looking at ancient and modern times, I am afraid that there is no second king who can understand so thoroughly as Liu Bang!

How did the Han Dynasty stand up?
How did Liu Bang rule the world as the Taizu of the Han Dynasty?
——Give the people Tian Jue to reassure the hearts of the people in the world; crusade against the Kanto, and wipe out the world's disobedient ministers!

'Aiming for the people' and 'Shangwu' are almost the most core keys in the process of Liu Bang's establishment of Han Zuo!
If it is said that the major events of the country are only the soldiers and sacrifices, then the major events of the Han Dynasty should be "only the soldiers and the people"!
In this way, the importance of food, even if it has not reached the point where Liu Ying said that it must be directly controlled by the Chang'an center, and the subordinate government at the Jiuqing level is fully responsible, is definitely not much worse.

And in Liu Ying's reply, what really caught Liu Bang's eyes was the choice Liu Ying made against Jiuqing, who was a "full palm grain and rice franchise".

—— Shaofu.

Among the Jiuqing of the Han Dynasty, what is the status of Shaofu?
If we look at the real power and political capital of the Nine Ministers' Yamen at present, leaving aside the idle internal history and Zongzheng, the Shaofu is almost firmly at the bottom of the remaining seven!

For the remaining six, although there are eunuchs like the unlucky eunuchs who theoretically have the power to "control the horses and horses in the world", they can only drive horses for Liu Bang at the moment, and there are Fengchang, who is theoretically the "head of the nine ministers", but in fact can only be in charge of offering sacrifices. The Qingshui yamen, but no matter what, these subordinate yamen also have some real power.

For example, although the current Han Dynasty does not have enough horses for the Taipu to promote "horse affairs", the stables in the Weiyang and Changle Palaces also have hundreds of horses dedicated to driving chariots.

In all parts of the world, at least in Guanzhong, the post station communication system every few tens of miles is theoretically under the jurisdiction of the servant.

To put it more bluntly: No matter how miserable the servant is, at least he has the power to formulate the allocation and dispatch of official horses.

As for the Shaofu, since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, in the past six full years, the only achievements that can be achieved are a Changle Palace and a Weiyang Palace.

——Even the two palaces of Changle and Weiyang are actually named after Prime Minister Xiao He, and the Shaofu is responsible for the construction!
In addition, Liu Bang, in desperation, ordered Shaofu to melt Qin Banliang and cast Han Sanzhu, which made Shaofu's meager savings rush towards "nothing".

It is no exaggeration to say: From the perspective of actual authority, the current Shaofu is the younger brother of Jiuqingli!

Even General Zhonglang and Captain Bei Thieves, whose theoretical rank is two levels lower than Shaofu's, probably have powers above Shaofu's.

But as the son of heaven, Liu Bang is also very clear in his heart: among the Jiuqing, how special is the Shaofu...

"The craftsman is the Shaofu, and he is in charge of the taxes of the mountains, seas, pools, and lakes to support him; he is in charge of the east and west weaving rooms, and he is in charge of the affairs of the chief officer..."

"In addition, the armored shields, swords, halberds, arrows and arrows in the army, and the copper coins of the people are all cast by the Shaofu; the military weapons are put into the arsenal, and the money and cloth are stored in the money..."

"At the entrance of the year, at least the money in the mansion is given, and it is regarded as a taboo for the palace and the use of the emperor; all weapons in the arsenal, and money in the house, cannot be questioned by the outside court..."

"Do not ask outside court..."

"hey-hey······"

Looking out of the palace gate with distracted eyes, he silently recited in his heart the "power of the Shaofu" that he had personally delineated at the beginning, and a meaningful smile quietly hung on the corner of Liu Bang's mouth.

"A few days ago, Chang'an came to report: The crown prince seemed to say that Yangcheng, the Shaofu, should be a little respectful and far away from Xiao He?"

When he asked such a question without warning, Liu Bang slowly turned his head to the side, and looked meaningfully at Chen Ping beside him.

"Marquis Qu Ni returns to Chang'an now, have you heard anything about this?"

Hearing Liu Bang's inexplicable question, Chen Ping couldn't think about it, so he hurriedly cupped his hands.

"Indeed."

"About this matter, the court of Chang'an has a little rumor, but it is said that the crown prince doesn't seem to like the close personal relationship between Marquis Bing and the young mansion."

As he spoke, Chen Ping couldn't help but frowned again.

"Ran Chen arrived in Chang'an, and when he faced the prince, Xiao Xiangguo was by his side."

"I look at Xiao Xiangguo's face, and I don't see the slightest estrangement of Xiao Xiangguo from the crown prince because of this matter?"

When Chen Ping said this in confusion, Liu Bang finally smiled again, shook his head full of feelings, and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Yuhe (hé) is already..."

"Prince, Yu He is already here..."

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