Hanbo

Chapter 269 The Changing Liu Shi (4.1K)

After talking about this matter, Wei Qing was going to ask about the war, but he glanced at the tiredness in their eyes and decided not to ask.

You can ask about the details of the war at any time, let them rest now!

After Wei Qing left, the servants took everyone to the small courtyards. There was still some time before dawn, so they just had a rest. After dawn, they had to get busy again.

When it was dawn and Huo Shan was sound asleep, Liu Ju had already started to act, and then he went to the palace under the protection of two teams of tigers.

When he arrived at the gate of the palace, the curfew just started, and Liu Ju was able to enter the palace smoothly under the protection of Huben.

Don't look at him as a prince, if you really want to talk about walking in the palace, he is not as good as Huo Shan.

Since he moved to Bowangyuan, he had to abide by the rules, but Huo Shan didn't need to. He could come in and out whenever he wanted.

As for Huben, they were the Emperor's Forbidden Army who couldn't be closer, so entering the palace was naturally not a problem.

.........

"My son-in-law pays respects to his father."

After entering the palace, Liu Ju went all the way to the Xuanshi Hall. After learning that Liu Che had already got up, he hurried into the hall to pay his respects.

But Liu Che didn't seem to see Liu Zheng in front of him at all.

Liu Ju was paying his respects, but he was indifferent. Liu Ju thought he hadn't heard, and called again, but Liu Che still didn't respond.

Liu Ju smiled wryly in his heart, he regretted it a bit, he would have come in with Huo Shan if he had known earlier, how embarrassing it is to be left here now!
In his opinion, Liu Che was blaming him. After all, he was a crown prince, and he ran away with his general without a word. Although most of the reasons were not with him, who could say that he was right.

So from his point of view, with Liu Che's temper, it would have been good if he hadn't been dealt with on the spot.

So he could only lean forward cheekily and serve Liu Che.

But what he didn't realize was that Liu Che was also secretly observing Liu Shi. After seeing Liu Shi, his inner reaction could be said to be exactly the same as Wei Qing's.

The former prince, he was actually very dissatisfied in his heart, or he didn't care about it before, and he was naturally dissatisfied with how he became like this when he first met.

After getting in touch with him some time ago, he changed his mind, and generally became quite satisfied.

But there are also many things that make Liu Che very dissatisfied, but he just didn't express it.

Because in his opinion, it is already very good.

Although Liu Che, the emperor, saw many problems with Liu Ju, most of them could be corrected. The only thing that made him dissatisfied was his temperament.

Liu Ju's gentle temperament, in his opinion, is not suitable for wanting to be an emperor. He is not like him at all.

In his opinion, an emperor should not be light and gentle.

Huo Shan also agrees with this point of view, but he knows that Liu Shi is actually very similar to Liu Che.

On the surface, he is indeed very gentle, and the same goes for how he handles people and things, but in his heart, he still has Liu Che's toughness.

But Liu Che didn't know, Liu Ju was only gentle in front of him, and he couldn't be hard at all.

So there was a little misunderstanding about that.

But looking at Liu Zheng now, Liu Che couldn't help but admire Huo Shan.

As for why he admires him, Liu Ju is actually a bit stubborn like himself, which is not contradictory to what was said earlier.

And Huo Shan took him to the battlefield, this thick-skinned was successfully practiced.

If the former Liu Zheng, Liu Che gave him a face, Liu Zheng would be at a loss, and would just stay in place and stand quietly, waiting to bear his anger next.

But now he came here like a normal person, and his mentality has become much calmer, which really surprised Liu Che.

The following time, both of them spent in silence, until Liu Jin came running, the hall finally became a little more lively.

Since Liu Jin came to Liu Che's side, he has completely liberated his nature, and Liu Che is also used to him, so Liu Jin is much more presumptuous than Liu Ju when he is by Liu Che's side.

Liu Che also really loves this eldest grandson, but his education is not at all behind, so he can't be raised like Huo Shan.

In Liu Che's view, there is still a big difference between Liu Jin and Huo Shan. No matter how smart Liu Jin's little brain is, he can't escape the category of ordinary people.

Although they are of the blood of the Son of Heaven, the Huo family and his son are geniuses every day, so the education methods are naturally different.

Liu came in, and it was time for morning exercises.

After some morning exercises, Liu Che squinted at his eldest grandson, and glanced at his eldest son from time to time. He was in a good mood for a while!
And as soon as he was in a good mood, Liu Che's desire to test his teacher rose.

"Liu Shi!"

"My son is here."

"As the crown prince, the crown prince of the country, you follow the prince to go to war privately. Tell yourself, what should you do?"

Liu Ju blinked:
"Uh, isn't this an edict issued by you?"

Liu Ju directly threw this troublesome matter on Huo Shan's head, don't look for me, I am acting according to the will.

Liu Che raised his eyebrows, okay, let's play with you and me.

"I haven't passed on the decree, you mean Zihou falsely passed on the edict?"

Liu Ju was a little embarrassed when he heard this, how should you answer this!

If you admit it, you're putting Huo Shan in it, if you don't admit it, you're putting yourself in it.

Liu Ju thought for a while, and bowed decisively to admit his mistake:

"I know I was wrong."

The corner of Liu Che's mouth twitched, and he waved his hand:
"Forgive your innocence."

Liu Ju was really speechless in his heart, he knew he had been tricked by Liu Che, and Liu Che just wanted him to confess.

Forgive you for your innocence, then of course you can only forgive your sins if you are guilty, how can you forgive your sins if you are not guilty!
"Tell me, Zihou took you to the battlefield, what have you seen and learned in the past two months?"

According to Liu, the real test is coming.

Liu Che's words mean that Huo Shan took you to the battlefield with great effort and did not hesitate to make a big mistake, although whether this matter is a big mistake or not is up to Liu Che's decision.

If he really wants to find fault, it's a big deal, if he doesn't want to find trouble, then it's a trivial matter.

However, the impact of this matter is still great, Liu Ju is the prince after all.

The emperor of the Han Dynasty personally conscripted, with Gao Zu at the bottom, Liu Che himself came once, it was no big deal, but the crown prince accompanied the army, this was the first time!

So Huo Shan took such a big risk to take you to the battlefield. If you don't learn something that satisfies me, then you will be sorry to Huo Shan and wait for me to deal with you.

Liu Ju thought for a while before saying:
"On this trip to the battlefield, I only saw one word."

Liu Che raised his eyebrows:
"What word?"

"Bitter, the soldiers on the frontier are suffering, and the people on the frontier are also suffering."

Liu Che's eyelids drooped a bit, because based on his past experience with Liu Ju, Liu Ju was going to say something that he didn't like to hear next.

"go on."

But the current Liu Shi is not the previous Liu Shi.

"My big man has always attached great importance to martial arts, so the soldiers are generally not hungry, and no one dares to play tricks on this."

Liu Che nodded his head in satisfaction. The army is very important and nothing can go wrong, so this is good news for him.

"However, Zihou's army has always been generous. In this battle, the soldiers have food and meat, and the food is very good."

Liu Che nodded in satisfaction again, leading troops generously, that's not a problem, as long as he can win the battle.

"However, after some inquiries, I found out that in the past, even though you didn't fight hungry, you didn't eat well.

And these soldiers threw their heads and blood for my big man, that's why my ministers said they were suffering, and Zihou said that they should have the best treatment. "

Liu Che nodded and didn't express his opinion. Liu Ju was slightly disappointed.

But in fact, in Liu Che's view, Liu Ju took it for granted. The big man had already made great efforts to prevent the soldiers from fighting hungry.

Improving their treatment is a distant topic.

Huo Shan was aware of all this, which was why he didn't tell Liu Che about this issue.

But Liu Shi's idea didn't make him lose points in Liu Che's heart. It's a good thing that he has this benevolence.

Moreover, he doesn't know the situation. When he knows the situation, he will know how difficult it is to take charge of such a big empire.

"However, compared to the soldiers, the common people suffer a little more. It is better if the war starts during the slack season, but the common people will suffer even more when the farming season is busy.

Moreover, the tax is very heavy, and labor is required. The pressure on the people is very high, and the big families are rampant. The people can be said to be truly miserable. "

Hearing Liu Ju's words, Liu Che's complexion sank. The good mood of the day was directly ruined by Liu Ju.

"What do you want to say?"

Liu Che stared at Liu Shi, as long as you dare to say the word truce, I will definitely give you two big ears.

"However, although the soldiers are suffering and the common people are suffering even more, I feel that all this is worth it."

Liu Che was taken aback for a moment, but before he could react, Liu Ju continued to sigh and said:

"Only when I actually went to the battlefield did I experience the ferocity of the alien race. My previous thoughts were a bit naive, and I thought that peace is the most important thing. It really shouldn't be!
If it weren't for my big Han soldiers to resist the alien race, I am afraid that the common people would not even have such a hard life. "

Liu Ju really said what was in his heart. Only when he had seen it with his own eyes and experienced it himself could he have a clear understanding of all this.

And all of this cannot escape the influence of Huo Shan and others. They are all militant and smart.

Words unintentionally revealed some hateful aspects of alien races, but whether they were unintentional or not, only they knew.

And Liu Ju is not a person who listens to every word, but he doesn't look at where he is.

You just drag anyone in Huqiang City, they are all veterans, which one has no deep hatred for the Qiang people!
Liu Ju learned about some tragic events in the past from time to time, so it is not surprising that his mentality has changed so much.

The military is a real melting pot, which not only allows a person to truly grow, but also can change a person's thinking.

However, Liu Che's words surprised Liu Che a little.

Although Liu Ju had never disobeyed him in this matter, Liu Che still knew what he was thinking.

He has no other thoughts about Liu Shi's thoughts, only one, and that is naivety.

Hearing what Liu Ju said all of a sudden, Liu Che suddenly had an idea in his heart, that is, Liu Ju has grown up!
Liu Che felt a little relieved, so he was going to ask Liu Shi what advice he had:
"What do you think, you can talk about it."

Liu Ju licked his lips, and asked tentatively:

"My son thought, this time the Qiang land in the northwest has won a great victory, and the territory has expanded thousands of miles. For at least ten years, there will be no war in the northwest.

Is it possible to exempt or reduce taxes? "

Liu Che laughed loudly:
"Okay, then the tax will be exempted for three years, and the tax will be halved for the next two years."

Liu Ju's eyes widened, a little pleasantly surprised, he didn't expect Liu Che to agree so much!

Just when he was in a daze, a voice with a smile came from beside him:
"Cousin, uncle and grandfather have agreed to your request, thank you quickly!"

"Cousin!"

Not far away, Liu Jin saw Huo Shan and ran over with a loud cry.

Huo Shan quickly squatted down and picked Liu Jin up:
"Hey, it's so heavy. After two more years, my cousin won't be able to understand it. Jin'er will grow up to be a man!"

Liu Jin didn't speak, just stared at Huo Shan with a silly smile and his eyes disappeared.

After putting Liu Jin down, Huo Shan patted his butt:

"Go and play by yourself, I will talk to your grandfather and your father about something."

Liu Jin nodded obediently, then ran not far away with his calves thumping, and then practiced his fists and feet, and glanced at Huo Shan from time to time.

After Huo Shan nodded encouragingly, he laughed again.

What an enviable childhood, none of the three people present had experienced it before!
Huo Shan brought his attention back to the two of them, then thought for a while and said:

"The tax exemption doesn't really do much."

Liu Che's eyes were fixed:
"Zihou, what do you mean by that?"

Huo Shan sighed:

"The taxes of the people of the Han Dynasty have basically been received more than ten years later, and in some remote places, they have even been received nearly a hundred years later.

In the hearts of the common people, the annual tax of the big man is actually the tax that will be collected more than ten years later. "

The two were shocked when they heard this, then Liu Che's face turned red, and Liu Ju quickly confirmed:
"Zihou's words are true?"

Huo Shan smiled faintly:
"Of course it's true. All of this is thanks to those big families. The big Han attacked the Xiongnu more than ten years ago. Your Majesty asked them to contribute a lot. Naturally, they have to find ways to make up for it from other places.

And without thinking of some way, how can they take the land from the common people, it is a real family heirloom! "

Then Huo Shan looked at Liu Che's angry flushed face, Huo Shan felt that if he hadn't maintained his health for the past few years, and his temper had become calmer, he would have shouted to kill him.

"Uncle and grandfather don't have to be angry, they don't dare to be too presumptuous, and they don't have the strength to threaten the big man too much.

There is still a long way to go in the future, and there is plenty of time to deal with them.

Moreover, there are still those criminal evidences. This time, we will pull a batch and fight a batch. Let's just watch the excitement. "

It is not so simple to deal with this matter thoroughly, and it is not so easy to pull a batch and fight a batch. It needs a long-term plan.

But now that the big men are in their heyday, they are incomparable to the later generations, and it is relatively easy to deal with them.

(End of this chapter)