Destiny Only Han

Chapter 970 Cao Shen: Hope the king returns!

Chang'an City.

On the thirteenth day of January in the eighth year of the Great Sage, the light snow that began to fall in the middle of the night yesterday gradually stopped. Although the air was filled with a cold breath, everyone knew it.

Spring is coming.

The spring in Guanzhong is not only the weeping willows fluttering on the Baqiao, not only the bare chest of the orchid who sells wine in the square market, not only the peanut trees on the banks of the Weishui River, but also the students who are full of youth.

Well, school starts...

Cao Shen's heart was also slightly balanced.

After all, they used to work overtime for free and voluntarily, but now they are finally working officially, and they are paid overtime allowances and overtime meals...

It's a pity that he got offended so often that he was frequently fined for his salary. In these years when he was Prime Minister, he was able to get some rewards except for the New Year's Day, and he never received even a single bit of salary...

Really miserable.

Before dawn, Cao Shen took a carriage from his mansion outside the city to work in Changle Palace.

Today's Chang'an city is too densely populated. Although Chang'an County employs a lot of cleaners to clean up day and night, the appearance of the city is still unsatisfactory. Therefore, wealthy merchants and nobles choose to live in the suburbs outside the city. The picture is a secluded and tidy place. .

After all, people used to live in the city to gain the sense of security brought by the city wall. Now that the Han Dynasty is invincible, Chang'an City, the capital of goodness, naturally does not need to worry about military disasters or banditry.

On the carriage, Cao Shen closed his eyes and rested his mind. His eldest son Cao Yu stood beside him with a very respectful expression.

Cao Shen is quite strict in his family, and always maintains the image of a strict father. Now he is not only a father, but also a boss in front of Cao Yu.

Well, the so-called internal promotion does not avoid relatives, Cao Shen recommended Cao Yu to work in Xiangguo's mansion, and the post of Xiangguo Shaoshi, although the rank and salary is only [-] shi, but he is the deputy of Xiangguo Changshi, which belongs to ordinary people. jobs!

After all, the duty of Xiangguo Changshi is to assist the prime minister, supervise and lead the officials, and handle various government affairs.
Basically, Xiangguo Changshi can be said to be Xiangguo's deputy, and Xiangguo Shaoshi is the deputy of Xiangguo's deputy. If converted, it is about a quarter of a Xiangguo...

But Cao Yu didn't have much joy.

The reason is actually very simple.

Although the heroes in the early Han Dynasty also had selfish intentions, they supported each other and sheltered each other's heirs, but they had a bottom line, and they would not harm the public and private interests too much, and appointed the country's famous tools, that is, official positions, to people who were completely unsuitable.

Cao Yu was able to get the position of Minister of State and History because he graduated from the Imperial Grammar University with high scores, and passed the "National Examination" with his own strength, and successfully transformed from a playboy to a civil servant supported by taxpayers...

Therefore, his initial idea was to go to an official position such as an idle Yilang in Langzhong Lingfu, which can not only get close to Liu Ying, but also have few things. After work, go to Xinfeng City to experience the extremely pleasant nightlife...

Life is boundless!
But now that he has become the prime minister of the country, he is busy like a dog!

Cao joined the class, he worked overtime, Cao Shen had already come home from get off work, and he was still working overtime!
Moreover, the next day I have to accompany Cao Shen to check in on time!
When will I be able to get rid of my father's clutches... Cao Yu is powerless to look up to the sky.

But in the next second, he started to get busy.

Without him, Cao Shen finished the session of closing his eyes and resting his mind, and tapped his fingers on the coffee table, ready to enter the session of daily morning tea...

After a while, Cao Yu offered tea.

"Yes, there is progress."

Cao Shen took a sip of his morning tea and felt that the temperature was just right, neither hot nor cold, so he naturally praised it.

This is called encouraging education.

Liu Ying said.

However, the crux of the problem is that this method of education is only suitable for young children, and it is useless for young people like Cao Yu who are in their twenties...

Although Cao Yu complained loudly in his heart, he showed a submissive expression on his face: "It's all taught by my father..."

Cao Shen asked: "The Shangyuan Lantern Festival will be in two days. How are the preparations for the lanterns going? Have you checked all the Lifangs in Chang'an? Is there any suspicious person waiting? After all, His Majesty may be patrolling the streets in floats when he arrives. Don't be careless!"

Cao Yu answered fluently, but frowned and asked: "Father, it is already the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, and His Majesty has not yet returned to the south, so I don't know if he can make it in time to participate in the Shangyuan Lantern Festival..."

What he meant was actually very simple.

If Liu Ying has not returned, can they postpone the Shangyuan Lantern Festival for a few days and wait until Liu Ying returns.

Everyone in the old Liu family loves to join in the fun from top to bottom. If Liu Ying misses such a grand festival, I am afraid that Cao Shen will be overwhelmed and walk around...

After all, Cao Shen is the Prime Minister of the country, he manages a lot of opportunities every day, and makes many mistakes. Liu Ying can easily catch him...

Well, lazy politics doesn't work either.

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and Shang Yang, a master of human nature, presided over the revision of the law, which basically treats people below the monarch as cattle and horses, and has special provisions for punishment for lazy administration!
Therefore, when Shang Yang learned that he was going to be 'judged' by the King of Qin, his first choice was to run away, and after Shang Yang failed to run away, his second choice was to return to the fief immediately to organize the army to rebel...

After all, no one knows better than Shang Yang what his own laws are...

Hearing Cao Yu's words, the joy in Cao Shen's heart was even greater, but he always followed through with the character design of slapping a date. He had already praised Cao Yu before, and then naturally entered the slap link... …

So he said with a stern face: "When will it be your turn, a little Xiangguo Shaoshi, to speak up about your majesty's return to the south? After returning home tonight, go to the ancestral hall to face the wall for an hour, and reflect on the stupid behavior just now!"

Cao Yu surrendered.

And the atmosphere in the carriage also became depressing.

Dangdang!
There were melodious bells ringing up and down in Chang'an City, and the closed gate of Chang'an City was slowly opened amidst a series of creaking and piercing sounds. Along with it, the gates of various Lifangs, East and West cities were also opened. The gates of the city, as well as the gates of all levels of government.

It's exactly six o'clock.

Pedestrians leave home, Jia people open the market, and officials go to work.

Chang'an City, which had been silent for the whole night, suddenly became boiling.

Cao Shen's carriage merged into the traffic flow and slowly headed towards Changle Palace. It was still an hour away from work. Although there was a bit of a traffic jam, it was enough.

In the carriage, Cao Yu remained silent.

It's just that he kept complaining about this curfew policy in his heart.

After all, Xinfeng City next door is a city that never sleeps. Jin Wu couldn’t help it. Even at three o’clock in the morning, there was still a lot of people’s voices, and there were feasting and feasting everywhere, and the sound of drinking and buying drunk, except for the occasional orchids from the Western Regions in the small alleys. Except for the sound of pain, everything is in perfect harmony.

So Cao Yu has always felt that Chang'an City, the capital of goodness, does not seem to need to follow the curfew policy preserved during the war years.

But other people speak lightly, even if they say their own suggestions, those big bosses who really hold the decision-making power are just farting...

At [-]:[-], Cao Shen's carriage finally arrived at the square in front of Changle Palace along the busy street, and everything around him suddenly became clear.

Changle Palace is the highest center of power in the Han Dynasty, and there are only a few thousand people who can come here to work on weekdays. Naturally, it will not be as crowded as other places in Chang'an City...

Cao Yu helped Cao Shen get off the carriage, and his eyes were suddenly attracted by a fence in front of the square.

"Huh? Is the road in front of the palace also broken?"

"Chang'an Chang'an, ten roads and nine repairs, I didn't expect it to be here..."

Cao Shen followed his gaze and shook his head: "It's not road construction, but a Chinese watch...well, two."

"Hua Biao?" Cao Yu frowned, "What is that?"

Cao Shen sighed: "You don't even know what Huabiao is? As a father, I really don't know how you graduated from Imperial Grammar!"

A bit of embarrassment appeared on Cao Yu's face.

When he was admitted to the Imperial Grammar University, Cao Shen had already become a great man with less than one man and more than ten thousand people. As the eldest son of Cao Shen, naturally no teacher would make things difficult for him and find fault on purpose.

After all, literature is not mathematics, one is one, and two is two. Judging the quality of an article is actually very subjective. As long as the relationship is in place, even if it is full of shit, it will be boasted as a prosperous chapter...

Hu father and dog son... Cao Shen shook his head invisibly, and explained: "Huan Biao is also called Huan Mu. The column heads are crossed with crossbars, and the shape is like a flower. It looks like an orange tree, and the roads and roads are all used. Or it is called Biaomu. , to show that the king is satisfied. It is also to show that the road is known. Qin is to get rid of it..."

"So at the earliest time, Huabiao was also called 'slandering wood'."

"Slanderers, talk about right and wrong."

Cao Yu was stunned for a moment, then frowned and asked: "Your Majesty set up a magnificent watch here, is it because you want to follow the example of the sages and allow the people to write their opinions on it?"

"Fortunately, I'm not purely stupid." Cao Shen smiled, and continued: "But how can we figure out what His Majesty is thinking? But how can the common people have any opinions on the current great Han ruler, sage, and virtuous minister?"

Well, he actually had plans.

If Liu Ying really set up a suggestion box under Huabiao to allow the people to sue the government, then he would send a commissioner to be on duty here to receive the people's "petitions", and be responsible for handling the people's opinions briefly before submitting them to Liu Ying's royal review...

This is the so-called policy at the top, and countermeasures at the bottom!

Cao Yu raised his head, looked at a monster squatting on the Huabiao, and asked, "What is this?"

The corner of Cao Shen's mouth raised: "This is a kind of divine beast named 'Ju', with a good-looking nature, and the name of the jiao engraved on the top of the Huabiao in front of the palace gate is 'Wang Jungui', implying that the emperor will not go out for a long time without returning. If the emperor does not return for a long time, the beasts will set off overnight to call the emperor back..."

Cao Yu was stunned.

He boldly looked at Cao Shen: "Father, may I ask a question?"

Cao Shen laughed and said, "You ask, but a father may not necessarily answer."

Cao Yu was silent for a while, but finally asked softly: "Dare to ask father, is this kind of mythical beast invented by father?"

Cao Shen looked at Cao Yu, and walked forward with his hands behind his back: "Go and touch yourself..."

(End of this chapter)