Starting from the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 231 Liu An: Who wants to arrange for me?

Li Huan really left Shouchun City and began to inspect the rice planting situation in various places in Huainan.

During the whole process, he paid special attention to interviewing some old farmers who had been cultivating rice all their lives, and even asked the accompanying officials to record their conversations and then compiled them into a book; for the old farmers after these conversations, whether they could get what they wanted or not Li Huan will reward you generously if you have anything.

Naturally, what Li Huan did could not be hidden from Huainan King Liu An.

After Liu An listened to the report from his subordinates, for a moment, he couldn't figure out the purpose of Li Huan's move.

Of course, on the bright side, it can be seen that Li Huan is expressing his emphasis on farming, but Huainan's treasury is full, and now other kingdoms are responding to Emperor Liu Che's call to raise food and fodder.

So what's going on here?
Liu An couldn't understand.

Liu Ling said: "What I'm asking for is nothing more than a name."

"Reputation?" Liu An felt strange.

Liu Ling added: "What the father wants to do, the people will win if they obey, and the people will lose if they disobey. It's just that our prime minister seems to be seeking fame for himself, and it doesn't seem like he is doing it for the father."

Liu An lowered his eyes slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Maybe the people of Huainan will obey him because of his small actions like this?"

"Maybe! The wind rises at the end of Green Apple. Since we are going to do something big, my father naturally has to pay attention to it." Liu Ling was very solemn.

Liu An shook his head: "Now is the time to hire people. What is Li Huan's mind? Even if I see it, I can only pretend that I don't see it."

"Father's intention..."

"Two people share the mountains and rivers, how can one be happy sitting alone?" A cold look appeared on Liu An's face: "How can I know what Li Huan is planning?"

Liu Ling looked at his father in fear.

Liu An gave a comforting smile: "You just need to get close to him now and use all means to make him think that I have never noticed anything he did. I am just a person who firmly believes that he will share the world with me."

"I don't know what my father means..."

"He arranged for Huo Qubing to join the palace guard army as a general. He thought that if Huo Qubing became a general, he would be able to completely control the guard army?" Liu An laughed, unable to hide the joy in his eyes: "These guardsmen have been trained by me for many years. Carefully selected, if it weren’t for the idiot like you, Brother Wang, who did this embarrassing and stupid thing and hurt some of the soldiers’ hearts, we don’t have anything to worry about.”

Liu Ling's eyes subconsciously showed a little astonishment.

Liu An added: "Besides, General Gongsun He and the others have secretly attracted us. In this world, as long as there is a chance, everyone is willing to climb up. After all, who is willing to spend their whole life?" , have been trampled underfoot?"

"Gongsun He?" Liu Ling's eyes began to show shock.

Liu An's confident expression made Liu Ling feel more and more chilled.

"That's right." Liu An said proudly: "In addition to the thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, Li Huan's only support is his brother-in-law Gongsun He. But why does he think that Gongsun He is inherently inferior to him? He was born to be his subordinate, but he never thought that Gongsun He could be on an equal footing with him, or even stand above him?"

"Father's control over people's hearts is simply miraculous. The child admires him greatly." Liu Ling hurriedly stood up and left the table, bowed his hands and knelt down.

Liu An glanced at his daughter and couldn't help but sigh: "Wang'er, how wonderful would it be if you were born a boy?"

"My father is joking. It is God's will to give birth to a boy or a daughter. But Brother Wang, please ask your father to give him another chance. Do you really want to let Buhuang succeed? The child always feels that Buhuang is like being cheated." Li Huan secretly said something."

"Hey, how come I don't know this?" Liu An smiled scornfully, "But if I don't die, I will be my minister after all. I didn't really tell Liu Che to dethrone your brother's crown prince position, but I wanted to let people do it for me. When you do things by yourself, you must give people hope, otherwise, why do you think this person should listen to you?"

"The father is in control of the overall situation, and the child feels at ease."

Liu An glanced at his daughter Liu Ling, smiled, but suddenly said: "Gongsun He wants Lei to go to various kingdoms to organize a team of prisoners, merchants, and son-in-law, to check the food and grass they provide, whether there is any problem, etc. What do you think about this?"

"Even if my father didn't ask, I was planning to talk about this matter. When all the kingdoms knew that my father had received the emperor's permission and was preparing to select troops and horses to go north to fight the Huns, they all wrote letters and requested this. But They were all severely reprimanded by the emperor and given heavy punishments, so the children's thinking is that they naturally have a grudge against their father, so they will definitely tamper with people, food and grass."

Liu An listened to Liu Ling's words, nodded and said: "I and the general Gongsun He have both thought of this, but what I want to ask you is whether it is appropriate for this person to do this."

"Lei Fei..." Liu Ling pondered for a moment: "Why not let Wu Fei go? Why must Lei Fei go?"

"Hahaha..." Liu An laughed happily: "You are right. Gongsun He also said the same thing. He said that Li Huan told him to let Lei go. He controls it, so I plan to let Wu Ban go."

Liu Ling snorted: "Wu Bei belongs to my father after all. A person like Lei Bei has already betrayed his master once, so he may not do it again. I don't think much of him at all." .”

"Then do you think Lei Fei can be won over by us again?"

At this moment, Liu An's eyes narrowed into slits.

Liu Ling sensed some different information, and she said: "If you do this to Lei Bei now, Lei Bei may not be grateful. On the contrary, he is now being reused by the Prime Minister. If we do this at this time, it is more like using heat." It would be humiliating to put your face on a cold butt."

Finally, Liu Ling added: "If my father really feels that this thunder quilt is still useful, we just need to wait for the opportunity."

"Waiting for the opportunity?" Liu An's expression seemed to be deliberation, but also seemed to be pondering Liu Ling's words.

"Yes, Lei Bei is very impulsive. This has a lot to do with his background as a ranger. Li Huan seeks stability in everything. It is difficult for someone like Lei Bei to work under him without problems."

Liu An was very satisfied with Liu Ling's answer: "You are right. Since Li Huan seeks fame, of course I cannot let him be beautiful."

Liu Ling had a slightly surprised expression on his face: "Father, do you still want Bu Hui to become famous?"

"My intention is to let you go." A trace of satisfaction flashed in Liu An's eyes.

In ordinary families, parents would be proud to see their children smarter than themselves; but in the eyes of an ambitious manipulator like Liu An, if there really is a child smarter than himself, this is obviously something he would not want to do at all. have witnessed.

Liu Ling's face looked a little uncomfortable, but he still held up his hands and said: "I know, kid, let's go now!"

After leaving the palace, Liu Ling glanced at the place where Liu Qian was imprisoned, and suddenly felt something uneasy in his heart.

"My lord, let's go quickly. No one can go to see the prince now." The eunuch who led the way said in fear.

Liu Ling hesitated for a while: "I can't even go to see you?" The eunuch looked like he was about to cry: "How dare a person of this status like this villain lie in front of the princess? If the princess insists on going to see her, she will In the end, I offended the king, and the king will only be even more angry."

After hearing this, Liu Ling sighed: "Brother Wang...how is the food?"

The eunuch saw that Liu Ling's aura had weakened a bit, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "The prince's diet has not been reduced, but he has stopped drinking. I heard that the prince was so mad that day that he climbed up a big tree and shouted If you want to see the king, you have to drink wine..."

"My lord!"

The eunuch raised his head and looked at Liu Ling, whose face was full of tears. He was frightened and at a loss.

"It was all my fault that day. I was the one who had someone tell Brother Wang secretly that my father had the intention of dethroning the heir and establishing a concubine. It was my fault..."

Seeing the haggard princess walking away, feeling hurt and exhausted, a glimmer of light flashed deep in the eunuch's eyes, but it passed away in a flash.

After leaving Liu Ling, the eunuch immediately came to see Liu An.

After Liu An heard this, a somewhat complicated look appeared in his eyes, and he waved his hand to let the eunuch retreat.

"I hope I'm overthinking this. Ling'er is still as obedient as ever."

The endless paddy fields are a unique scenery in the south.

Li Huan held Zhang Anshi with his left hand and Cowherd with his right hand, humming and singing, "I still remember you said that home is the only castle. As the Daoxiang River continues to run, I smile slightly. I know the dream of my childhood. Don't cry, Let the fireflies take you to escape..."

"Master, this tune is so strange..." Zhang Anshi's eyes were already looking at the fish in the water.

Niu Lang also nodded in agreement. The tune was indeed strange, but he thought it sounded good, but Zhang Anshi always felt it was not good.

Zhang Anshi felt bad, not because it didn't sound good, but because he felt that it was a tune hummed by lower-class people, and what his master should have created was a masterpiece of Yangchun Baixue.

"Artists like to deliberately create some incomprehensible things to show off. You must never do this in the future. You must be true and pragmatic in everything you do." Li Huan warned the two disciples seriously.

Children of this age are the best time to instill ideas.

Therefore, Zhang Anshi and Niu Lang nodded seriously and remembered Li Huan's words.

"Especially you, A Niu, the agriculture you do is the place that cannot be adulterated. The yield per mu is the same. If you write about agricultural works, you must be as straightforward as possible. Bai, make sure that farmers who don’t have much cultural literacy can understand what you mean after hearing this."

Niu Lang said strangely: "Master, but Master Sima said that we should speak modestly and express great righteousness. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to write like this?"

"A Niu, you are so stupid. Master Sima is not as good as Master as an official. When we encounter these conflicts, we must listen to Master!" Zhang Anshi's cunningness surprised Li Huan.

"Then what the bigger the official says, the more correct it is. Is that what you mean?" Niu Lang expressed the great doubt in his heart.

Zhang Anshi said without hesitation: "That's right, that's it... Ouch... Master, why did you hit me on the head?"

"Because you are spreading a wrong idea to A Niu." Li Huan looked at Zhang Anshi, who was covering his forehead with his hands and looking aggrieved, but couldn't help but laugh: "You have all heard of the story of Zi Shou, right?"

"Prince Shou, the last king of the Shang Dynasty." Zhang Anshi was far more knowledgeable than Niulang, and he could answer it immediately.

Niu Lang looked at Zhang Anshi with admiration.

Li Huan nodded and said: "Prince Shang had a minister named Bigan. Bigan often met with King Shang, but King Shang refused to listen, which eventually led to the country's destruction. So do you think King Shang is smarter than Bigan?"

The two of them suddenly fell into a melee of thoughts.

Li Huan smiled slightly: "Everyone has his own strengths and weaknesses. If it comes to pure learning, Sima Qian is much better than being a teacher. But when it comes to being an official, being a teacher is much better than Sima Qian."

"Master, is there any trick to this?" While Niu Lang was still savoring this dialectical thought, Zhang Anshi had already grasped the essence.

Li Huan wanted to reach out and give him a head bump again, but after thinking about it, she touched his head lovingly.

"The secret to being an official is not actually a secret. The main thing is whether the person is handsome or not."

The two children looked at Li Huan in confusion.

Li Huan let go of their hands, opened his newly made folding fan, unfolded it with a pretentious look, and fanned it a few times: "The people on the road are like jade, and the young master is unparalleled! Sometimes there are many shortcuts in life, but relying on Not everyone has the shortcut to eating with shame."

The sound of chasing and fighting immediately resounded throughout the wilderness.

"Is it really appropriate for you to instill such thoughts into these two children?" Sima Qian had a complicated expression.

Li Huan looked indifferent: "I didn't lie, I really rely on my face to make a living."

Sima Qian looked at his face in the running water. Although it was not earth-shattering, it was still quite charming.

Well, he also admitted that he couldn't withstand Li Huan's sharpness in terms of appearance alone.

However, everyone knows that Li Huan did not get to his current position because of this, but because of those sharp weapons for the country and the people.

Li Huan took off his shoes, lifted up his lower clothes, tore off his foot clothes, and threw them aside, enjoying the happiness of the clear spring.

Sima Qian couldn't bear it: "The people down here are all scooping water to drink..."

Li Huan rolled his eyes: "I have already given an order that all water must be boiled for drinking."

"Conditions don't allow it. Do you think this is Anyang County? The people working in the fields are almost exhausted. Who will really obey this order." Sima Qian tried to put an air of justice into his voice.

"I am a prince full of evil, so don't talk to me so much. I didn't let anyone urinate in it, so it's already the best." Li Huan looked at Sima Qian with disdain: "Or do you think you can kidnap me with morality? ?”

(End of this chapter)