"When I can't kill, I think about it all day long, and I don't have peace for a moment."

"When you can do it, what kind of old feelings do you want, and you don't want to make a decision on the spot."

"Putting his likes and dislikes above the world, indecisive, and unclear rewards and punishments, what kind of emperor is he?"

Empress Lu frowned and said indifferently.

The messenger who knelt in front of him lowered his head and trembled, although he was the empress's person, but the empress accused the emperor of such a thing, it was better not to hear it.

"You go back and tell Zhao Yao and let him find a way to keep the emperor, preferably for a few more days."

"I'm just waiting here... In a few days, I will go to Luoyang in person. ”

It has been eleven years since Liu Bang ascended the throne, and at this time, Liu Bang and Lu Pheasant are both keenly aware of the trouble of the Han Dynasty's henchmen, not from the Xiongnu outside the Saiwai, but from the princes and kings with different surnames in China. Both of them have the idea of eliminating the princes and kings with different surnames, but the mentality of the two is different.

Liu Bang not only loves these old brothers who have been fighting with him for many years, but he is also worried that he will be gone one day, and Liu Ying can't suppress these people. He looked down on Liu Ying in his heart, and he felt that Liu Ying was not the opponent of these princes and kings at all, whether it was political, strategic, or military.

He was worried that he would become the First Emperor of the Han Dynasty and Liu Ying would become the Second Emperor of the Han Dynasty, although Liu Ying was completely different from Hu Hai, but he was afraid that the end would be even worse.

However, for these old friends, Liu Bang still has a certain amount of kindness, just eradicate the danger, and if he can, he will not kill. Over the years, Zhang Ao, Han Xin, he has chosen forgiveness and did not kill them. If Liu Bang wanted to kill all the princes and kings, he would not send his best Lao Tie, who was born in the same year, month, and day, to be the king of Yan.

This time, for Peng Yue, although this is not the old brother who started to fight with him at the beginning, there is indeed some friendship between the two, Liu Bang still can't bear to kill, and he and the clan's lives are retained.

Empress Lu is different, compared to Liu Bang, Empress Lu is more indifferent, she wants to eradicate the grass, whether it is to clear the way for Liu Ying's future, or to consolidate the current rule of the Han Dynasty. She is not an old comrade-in-arms with these people, and she is not relentless when she kills them.

Therefore, Liu Bang was able to forgive Han Xin, while Empress Lu wanted to kill him. Liu Bang only learned that Han Xin had been killed after he led the troops back, and at that time, his expression was both happy and pity, and his mood was extremely complicated.

And Peng Yue, in the eyes of Empress Lu, is also a great trouble that cannot be eliminated, therefore, on the premise that Liu Bang would not kill Peng Yue, Empress Lu came over in advance and waited for Peng Yue here, what Liu Bang didn't want to do, she would let Liu Bang do it.

Liu Chang didn't know anything about all this, he just thought that his mother was going to take him to see his father.

Now that they did not continue to hurry, Empress Lu told Liu Chang that she was tired and wanted to rest in this county for a few days, but during this time, many people came to visit Empress Lu, so Empress Lu appointed a county official to let this official take Liu Chang to the county to play.

Liu Chang raised his head and looked at the county lieutenant beside him.

It can be seen that in order to look at herself, my mother also took a lot of effort, this county lieutenant is a little shorter than Fan Xu, with a tiger's back and a beard, standing there, it is very oppressive. Probably afraid that he would run away, he was followed by a few soldiers, always staring around.

"Where is Childe going?"

"Just walk around the prefecture!"

"Yui!"

The big boss picked Liu Chang into the car, and then drove in person, slowly turning around the county, this is Liu Chang's first trip to the city outside Chang'an, but it is a new experience.

"What's this called?"

"Zheng County."

"Is it that Zheng County in South Korea?"

"It's not."

"How many people are there in the county?"

"No disclosure."

"Why?"

"Only local officials and subordinates can interrogate."

"Am I not considered a Shangguan??"

"Childe is a nobleman, but he is not a Shangguan."

"What if my second brother comes?"

"The prince can naturally ask."

Liu Chang was immediately unhappy, why are you also discriminating against princes here, he is a prince, I am also a prince, he can, I can't?

This is really a very poor county, just walking around the county, Liu Chang can't even see the second carriage, he thought that he could live an addiction to eliminating harm for the people, and punish the children along the road or something, but how can there not even be a gentleman in this county?

Everywhere there are dilapidated houses, broken roads, poor people walking briskly with their heads down, and occasionally a few children playing, and after seeing the frame, they also disappear without a trace. Looking at the scene in front of him, the smile on Liu Chang's face was gone, and for the first time, he truly realized what the fourth brother had told him at the beginning.

When he asked why the craftsmen were living so badly, the fourth brother once told him that the world was like this.

But he never had a real understanding of all this, and now, he saw it.

In the city of Zheng County, there is no market atmosphere at all, no one shouts loudly, no one picks and chooses, people just hurriedly take what they want to buy, pay the money, take an invoice divided into two, and leave in a hurry.

Liu Chang walked around the county for several days, but his mood became heavier and heavier.

On this day, when he came to the city again, he finally encountered an unexpected scene.

In a remote corner of the city, several thin men sat on their knees, and two people who looked rich were pointing at them, and even dragged one of the women to leave. Liu Chang's eyes widened, good guy, robbing the people's girls in broad daylight??

When Liu Chang walked there angrily, the two of them were cracking the girl's teeth and looking at them seriously.

"You... What is this doing?? ”

The rich man was stunned for a moment, turned around, saluted Liu Chang and said, "Back to the nobles, we are buying subordinates." ”

The people in the county didn't know who the big man who came to the county was, but when they saw that even the county lieutenant of the county was following behind the child, guarding inch by inch, they were also terrified, and hurriedly explained.

Liu Chang looked at those people, buying subordinates, of course he knew what it meant... Gai Gong once told him that there was a subordinate concubine in the Han law, which meant that because of crimes, she became a slave and became an official slave, which was used to reward meritorious ministers. And the Han also had folk vassals, that is, private slaves.

Liu Chang looked blankly at the living goods in front of him, including men and women, and children who were similar to him.

This scene had a great impact on the young Liu Chang.

"They don't have land ... If you want to live, you can only be a subordinate, but don't worry, son, if they save enough money, they can redeem themselves..."

The county lieutenant was afraid that this unobtrusive son would cause some trouble again, so he hurriedly opened his mouth to comfort.

"How much does it cost to buy them land?"

"This..."

The county lieutenant counted a few people in front of him and said: "One acre of land is priced at seventy, so many of them are afraid that the price is more than four thousand.... Childe, there are so many ministers in the county... This... You can't help you enough. ”

"There are many subordinates in the county and even in the world, that is the problem of the emperor and the prime minister. If I see it today but don't save it, that's my problem! ”

Liu Chang's words made the county lieutenant's eyes widen suddenly, and he looked at the son in front of him who looked so unreliable in surprise, was I wrong a few days ago? This son, can he actually say such righteous words? ?

"Childe Gaoyi!!"

Liu Chang grinned and asked, "Do you think I'm high-minded?" ”

"Hmm...."

"Then lend me five thousand."

"The courtier's family is poor..."

"I'll pay you back when I go back to the county office, do you want to be a villain who forgets his righteousness for profit?"

This moral kidnapping is very beautiful, and the county lieutenant can't wait to give himself a few slaps at the moment, telling you to talk more... He looked helplessly at the soldiers behind him... Several people got together and sent soldiers to find others, and in less than half an hour, they finally scraped together more than 4,500 yuan.

Those subordinates were stunned, when Liu Chang distributed the money to them and asked them to buy arable land and cultivate it well, they trembled and cried, and someone jumped up and knelt in front of Liu Chang, kowtowed, and Liu Chang waved his little hand and drove away from here.

Not even a name was left for them.

On the way back, probably because he thought he had done a good deed, Liu Chang was full of joy, while the county lieutenant had a black face and didn't say a word.

Back at the county office, Liu Chang couldn't wait to rush to the inner room where his mother was.

"Mother~~"

"I'll rub your shoulder..."

"I'll pour you water..."

Empress Lu had a cold face, "Say, what's the matter?" ”

Liu Chang sat in front of her aggrievedly and said: "I didn't cause trouble, I went out today, and I saw a few civilians who were sold into slavery, and I couldn't bear it, so I borrowed money from the county lieutenant and gave them the money to buy land... Please ask my mother to lend me some money, and I will use it to repay the county lieutenant and soldiers, and as for the money you lent me, I will repay it when I have a fief. ”

Hearing Liu Chang's words, Empress Lu didn't get angry anymore, nor did she ask questions, she asked calmly, "How much did you borrow from them?" ”

"Uh... Ten thousand! ”