Cao Shen succeeded Xiao He as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and all affairs did not change, and he fully abided by the regulations formulated by Xiao He. Officials of the county and the feudal kingdom were selected: the dull and loyal, loyal elders were summoned to be appointed prime ministers, and the officials who were well-spoken, harsh and harsh, and wanted to strive for fame were repulsed and expelled.

Drink mellow liquor day and night. When the officials and guests below the level of Dr. Qing saw that Cao Shen was not doing anything, everyone who came wanted to speak. When they were free, the officials wanted to have something to say, and Cao Shen let them drink again, and only left after they were drunk, and they could not enter to say anything, thinking that this was the norm. The back garden of Xiangguo's official residence is close to the official's residence, the official drinks and sings and shouts every day, Cao Shen's attendants hate them, but they can't do anything to them, so they invite Cao Shen to play in the garden, and when they hear the officials drunk singing and shouting, the attendants hope that Xiangguo will summon them to stop them, but Cao Shen actually takes wine and sets up a seat to sing, and also sings and shouts to echo and sing with each other. Cao saw that others had minor faults, and he was bent on hiding and covering up, and nothing happened in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Cao Shen's son, Cao Yuan, was a middle school doctor. Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty complained that Cao Cen had succeeded Xiao He as Xiangguo, but he didn't care about political affairs, and felt that Xiangguo looked down on him, so he said to Cao Qi: "After you go home, try to ask your father casually in private and say: 'Emperor Gao has just said goodbye to his ministers, and the emperor is very young, as a Xiangguo, you drink all day long, and you don't ask the emperor for instructions and report when you encounter problems, what are you thinking about national affairs?' But don't say that I sued you for these words. ”

Cao Ji went home during the holiday, accompanied his father in his spare time, and turned Emperor Hui's meaning into his own words to persuade Cao Shen. Cao Shen was furious when he heard this, slapped Cao Jiao with 200 boards, and said, "Hurry up and enter the palace to serve the emperor, national affairs are not what you should say." ”

When it came to the last dynasty, Emperor Hui rebuked Cao Shen and said, "Why do you want to punish Cao Yuan? Last time, I asked him to persuade you." ”

Cao Shen took off his hat and apologized and said, "Please think about it carefully, who is stronger between you and Emperor Gao in Shengming Yingwu?"

Emperor Hui thought for a while and said, "How dare I compare with the first emperor!"

Cao Shen said: "Your Majesty looks at me or Xiao He, who is more virtuous?"

Emperor Hui thought for a moment and said, "You don't seem to be as good as Xiao He." ”

Cao Shen said: "Your Majesty is very right, since your merit is not as good as the first emperor, and my virtue and ability are not as good as Xiao Xiangguo, then after the first emperor and Xiao Xiangguo unified the world, they successively formulated many clear and complete decrees, and they were all fruitful in their implementation, can we still formulate laws and regulations that surpass theirs?" Then he said to Emperor Hui sincerely: " Now His Majesty is inheriting the business, not starting a business, therefore, those of us who are ministers should follow the wishes of the previous emperor, be cautious, and abide by our duties. Laws and regulations that have already been formulated and implemented should not be changed indiscriminately, but can only be complied with. Isn't it good that I do things according to the rules now?" After listening to Cao Shen's explanation, Emperor Han Hui said, "I understand, you don't have to say it anymore!"

Since Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty had no complaints about Cao Cen, and Cao Cen served as prime minister in the imperial court for three years, he strongly advocated being quiet and inactive and not disturbing the people, and governing the country in accordance with the laws and regulations formulated by Xiao He, so that the Western Han Dynasty was stable and stable, economic development, and people's lives were gradually improved. After his death, the people made up a song to praise him: "Xiao He set the law, clear and neat, and after Cao Shen took over, he did not deviate from it." The government is noble and quiet, and the people are happy. This is the historical name "Xiao Gui Cao Sui".

At this time, Zhu Zhanji glanced at Li Jun in a trance, and said hesitantly: "I don't understand what Lord Li means by this?"

Li Jun said: "What does Your Highness think about the King of Han compared to Emperor Chengzu?"

Zhu Zhanji said: "The emperor's grandfather's heroic strategy is the same as that of the ancestors. The six divisions have come out repeatedly, and the dust in Mobei is clear. By the end of the year, Weide was served, and those who were ordered to pay tribute died in thirty countries. The width of the fall is far from the Han and Tang Dynasties. Success, outstanding and prosperous, is it not comparable to the king of Han?"

Li Jun said: "Your Highness has good eyesight!" After a pause, he asked again: "How does the strength of King Han compare with that of Chengzu back then?"

Zhu Zhanji said in his heart: "The emperor's grandfather seized the throne with the rebellion of the vassal king, and he had many scruples about the vassal king, and after ascending the throne, in view of the loss of the previous dynasty, he attached great importance to the accusation of the vassal king, or on the charge of rebellion and other crimes, he cut off their titles, subordinate officials, and guards, and canceled the power to command the garrison. And the feudal kings on the border were more often moved into the interior. For example, the princes of Liaodong, Xuanfu and other border areas are almost all spared, even if they retain their titles, they have to move places. Such a consequence, one is to consolidate the power of the imperial court, but the more far-reaching consequences, as a border area of Liaodong, the defense has been greatly weakened, and from then on it has to rely on the local tribes to defend and maintain, even so, the emperor's grandfather was still not at ease, for the surviving vassal kings, he tried his best to reduce the strength, and the armament of the vassal kings in various places was cut by all means. The phenomenon of vassal kings interfering in military affairs and even local affairs is even more prohibited, and they will be arrested if they are discovered. After that, the imperial court's ban on the feudal kings became more and more stringent, and even the feudal kings were not only forbidden to associate with the government, but also forbidden to engage in industries such as agriculture, industry and commerce. Even outings out of the city have to be monitored. Such a prince is not the same as his grandfather who led tens of thousands of troops back then?"

"Can't compare?" Zhu Zhanji said softly.

Li Jun shook his head and continued: "Your Highness thinks that the current saint is better than Emperor Jianwen?"

At this time, Zhu Zhanji was not surprised, but his eyes brightened, and he thought about it: "Emperor Jianwen is Rouren, but he is not good at using people, and the people he uses are only Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, and Fang Xiaoru. If Emperor Jianwen had ordered the generals of Shandong and Hebei to support tens of thousands of people, and hold on to the city, the years were deep, the emperor's grandfather was weak, won one battle and lost two battles, and had been patrolling the narrow areas of Hebei and Shanxi, and after a while, he could not survive two battles, and the hearts of the army would eventually collapse, so why would it be difficult for four years, and now the world is afraid that it will not be the turn of my father to sit?" His father read Confucian scriptures at an early age, he was benevolent and elegant by nature, quiet and eloquent, and knew the Confucian way of governing the country very early, and was known for his wisdom and benevolence. During the period when he was ordered to live in Beiping, he united his subordinates and successfully blocked the 500,000 army of Li Jinglong, the general of Emperor Jianwen, with an army of 10,000 people, and kept the city of Beijing.

In addition, in the past year, his father's ability to be lenient in government affairs was first pardoned for the families of the former ministers of the Jianwen Emperor and the families of the officials who were exiled to the border during the time of the emperor's grandfather, and allowed them to return to their hometowns; Yang Pu was an assistant to the government, and the discipline was revised to abolish the ancient palace punishments, and to adopt the practice of proper resettlement for the displaced people instead of the usual punishments.

Secondly, with Tang Taizong as a model everywhere, he loved the people like a son, ordered to stop the treasure ships from going to the West, stopped the royal jewelry procurement, so as to reduce the burden on the people, reduced taxes, gave free relief to the disaster-stricken areas, and opened some mountains for farmers to fish and hunt.

Finally, he advocates Confucianism, praises loyalty and filial piety, and is good at accepting advice. It makes the government very clear, the courtiers can express their opinions, and the emperor can choose what is good. In the imperial examination system, in order to ensure that northerners can be admitted to the Jinshi, the proportion of the middle is stipulated to be "six in the south and four in the north". In the year of the holiday, the recuperation and recuperation of Hanwei, and the prosperity of morality, will not be compared with the text and the scenery." Isn't that Jianwen Emperor comparable?"

"What did His Highness say?" Li Jun praised from the bottom of his heart, and said: "Today's saint, benevolent and weak, is the emperor of the ages?" After speaking, he glanced left and right, lowered his voice and said: "The king of Han is not as good as Chengzu, and the current saint is not Emperor Jianwen, let me ask Your Highness, if the king of Han follows Chengzu, what will be the result?"

This was a bit bold, but Zhu Zhanji knew at this time that the other party wanted to sue him for an attitude, so he immediately lowered his voice and said: "There is no doubt about defeat!"

Seeing Zhu Zhanji's confidence in saying this, Li Jun nodded secretly, and said in his heart: "Sure enough, it's a good saint grandson?"

"In this case, how could Wei Chen know that he was dead, and still pounce on it?" Li Jun also had a straight face.

At this time, Zhu Zhanji was relieved, nodded and said: "It's rare that Lord Li can still care about the court under the obscenity of King Han!"

Li Jun glanced at the city gate and said: "Right now, the King of Han has a lot of actions, and Weichen has already found out, and the King of Han has recently asked Jin Rong, the commander of the capital of Shandong, to respond to Jinan. He also scattered the bows and banners, ordered the guards to be determined, and took all the cattle and horses in the counties and counties. And set up the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, it seems that there is some action?"

Zhu Zhanji was taken aback, and said in his heart: "I didn't expect the King of Han to move so fast, and Jin Rong, the commander of Shandong, was pulled down by him, no wonder these guards of the Han Palace's palace are so arrogant and domineering?"

Li Jun said: "This is the duty of Weichen!" After a pause, he said: "This place is the territory of the King of Han, and His Royal Highness should leave earlier?"

Wang Zhen smiled secretly: "But just now?"

Li Jun said: "Your Highness, rest assured, they must have figured out the relationship between Weichen and the King of Han, and they will not be embarrassed and humiliated, and the lowly carriage is the safest place?"

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