Zhou Bo, Guan Ying, Chen Ping and others held a meeting in earnest. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info summed up at the meeting: Our old ministers' lives are tied to the two brothers Dou Changjun and Dou Shaojun. The two of them came from humble backgrounds, and they didn't know how to read and be courteous, let alone understand the dignity and humility of the monarchs, so they must send gentlemen and elders to strengthen their education to avoid repeating the mistakes of the Lu family's relatives! This is called prevention before it happens.

That's what it was. Relatives are in turmoil, like a mad dog bite, once bitten by the seizure, the mortality rate is 100%. Therefore, to prevent the political rabies of relatives, you must first get vaccinated!

That's what these people think, and that's what they do. And the truth is: their goal has been largely achieved. In later history, these two brothers not only did not form gangs and factions, but became respectable gentlemen.

In March, Liu Jiao, the king of Chu, died. His son Liu Ying succeeded him as king of Chu. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty named his uncle Bo Zhao as the Marquis of Yi. On April 5th, the ministers who accompanied him before the reward: Song Chang was the Marquis of Zhuangwu, Zhang Wu and other six people were all Jiuqing. On the 25th, the uncle of Liu Xiang, the king of Qi, was the marquis of the Qing capital, and Zhao, the uncle of Liu Chang, the king of Huainan, was also the marquis of Zhouyang. Another edict was issued: the 68 heroes who entered Shu with Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, were each crowned with 300 households; followed Liu Bang's death, high-ranking officials with more than 2,000 stones, such as Yingchuan Shouzun and other 10 people, and sealed 600 households; Huaiyang Shoushen Tujia and other 10 people sealed 500 households; Wei Weizu and 10 other people sealed 400 households.

In April, there was a place to present thousands of horses to the central court. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty said, "I went out on patrol, Luan drove vastly, and I traveled only dozens of miles a day." Can I ride a thousand miles of horse in front of me alone? In the future, the counties and countries shall not offer treasures again, "Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty has worked hard to govern the country, benefiting the world, and the princes have been happy from far and near...

Sure enough, everything was as Chen Ping expected, but in more than half a year, the post of right prime minister that was given up from him returned to his hands. What's very funny is that this time it was also the right prime minister Zhou Bo who took the initiative to give it to Chen Ping.

Here's the thing: One day Liu Heng went to court and wanted to ask Zhou Bo about some national matters. Unexpectedly, this question came out of Zhou Bo's question. Liu Heng first asked, "In our Han Dynasty, how many cases are to be adjudicated" Zhou Bo was stunned. Liu Heng's question seemed to be a bit outrageous, like a difficult word. But looking at Liu Heng's serious inquiry, it doesn't seem like he was deliberately testing a dead person. But he really couldn't answer. Zhou Bo had no choice but to reply with a face full of shame, "Your Majesty, to be honest, I don't know"

Liu Heng then asked, "So, how much does our Han Dynasty government earn a year?" Zhou Bo was really stupid at this moment. Liu Heng's two questions are like tai chi, which seem to be bland, but they imply power. Zhou Bo's feet trembled, sweating profusely, and he couldn't breathe for a long time. In the end, I had to plead guilty again, "I don't know about this."

A trace of contempt flashed in Liu Heng's eyes. That vision, Zhou Bozong once commanded thousands of troops and horses, and he couldn't resist it. For the first time in Zhou Bo's heart, he felt that the Buddha in front of him was not as weak and deceitful as he imagined!

The target shifted to Chen Ping, the prime minister of Zuo, and it seems that the emperor is breaking the sand pot today and asking to the end. However, I saw Chen Ping's expression calm, and he replied fluently, "Regarding this question, the emperor doesn't have to ask me." If there is a person responsible, you can ask "who is responsible?" Who is responsible? Chen Ping continued, "For the matter of the prison sentence, you can ask the Minister of Justice (Tingwei); For the matter of Qian Gu, you can ask the Minister of Food (Zhisu Neishi)"

Chen Ping's reply was not brilliant, and Liu Heng was of course not satisfied. So he continued to question with a straight face, "Since each department has its own person in charge, then you two prime ministers are responsible for what?"

Small, dare to shirk responsibility and don't do anything? Didn't I raise you for nothing? I thought: This is what Liu Heng wants to say to Chen Ping at this time.

However, as soon as Liu Heng's words fell, Chen Ping's wonderful answer immediately changed Liu Heng's opinion, and also immediately changed Zhou Bo's assessment of himself and Chen Ping: "Since Your Majesty wants to know what the prime minister is responsible for, then I might as well tell you: Prime Minister, Shangzuo Tianzi is in charge of yin and yang, and he is in line with the four o'clock; It is appropriate for all things to be done; Outside the town to appease the princes of Siyi; Relatives are attached to the people, so that the doctors can each have their own duties" If in another vernacular, that is: the duty of the prime minister is to help the emperor take care of the normal operation of the state machine, so that the people have food, and all officials have officials! In short, from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, ensuring that everything is normal is the greatest responsibility of the prime minister!

Wonderful! It's wonderful! Liu Heng had to be impressed by Chen Ping, and Chen Ping's words were like a gust of wind, sweeping away the black clouds condensed on Liu Heng's face. And Zhou Bo, who was still embarrassed on the side, was finally really scared from the bottom of his heart. Zhou Bo was not afraid of Liu Heng, but afraid that he was a person who was inferior to Chen Ping, and he was embarrassed to snatch the position of Chen Ping's right prime minister. What made him even more ashamed was that he was embarrassed to raise his eyebrows in front of Liu Heng and hundreds of officials for more than half a year, what a big failure!

But Zhou Bo also has a word to say to Chen Ping. After the dismissal of the dynasty that day, Zhou Bo grabbed Chen Ping and scolded, "We are good brothers, why don't you teach me a few tricks to answer the question, so that I will lose face today" Chen Ping smiled and asked Zhou Bo, "You are in your position, don't you know where your responsibilities are?" Besides, if Your Majesty asks you how many thieves there are in the capital of Chang'an today, how will you answer? There is a thief who indicates that there is a problem with the security of the capital. So do you mean to say that there is not even a single thief in Chang'an City?" Zhou Bo suddenly realized. It turns out that the art of answering questions is not something that can be learned if you want to, but also a little bit of understanding, and even more importantly, a little talent. But it seems fair that God created man. He gave you talent, and he lost a little bit of literary talent. And Zhou Bo is strong and generous by nature, and he is not good at literature, where can he get so many literary decorative words to deal with the emperor?

For the first time in his life, Zhou Bo felt great pressure in front of Chen Ping. It seems that he is not as good as people, and the right prime minister's job is not good, so he has to return it to Chen Ping. Sure enough, it didn't take long for an out-of-class doorman to ring the alarm bell to Zhou Bo: You do what you have to do, it's enough; You get what you deserve, it's too much; In a key position, be careful to cover the master and set yourself on fire! Zhou Boru was enlightened, and suddenly came to his senses: Yuan An's words were not wrong, but they were just in the wrong way, and he didn't say these words to him. Zhou Bo had no choice but to take remedial measures immediately, and also pretended to be sick and asked Liu Heng to return to Xiangyin.

Liu Heng's self-knowledge of Zhou Bo is of course allowed. On August 27, Zhou Bo's right prime minister was deposed, and Chen Ping became the sole prime minister.

At this point, Liu Heng's first two fires have finally been burned, and it's time to burn the third fire!

All internal problems are their own problems. It's all negotiable, and even the Son of Heaven himself has the final say. However, all external problems, that is, the problems of two people, cannot be decided by one person. At present, the most troublesome problem for Liu Heng is not the Xiongnu Shan Yu Maodun, but Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue.

Zhao Tuo's problem is: Now he not only does not recognize the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, but establishes himself as the Son of Heaven. It's like there are two suns hanging in the sky. No matter what, Liu Heng must try his best to make Zhao Tuo into the moon, and he must clearly tell Wei Tuo: There cannot be two suns in the sky! Only when you are good at the moon will the sun take care of you with all its might!

The vindictiveness of Zhao Tuo and the Han Dynasty can be traced back to the time of Lü Pheasant. The main reason for the two sides to turn their faces was the closure of the city and the iron trade. In today's words, it is Lu Pheasant who canceled Zhao Tuo's most preferential country treatment. At this moment, Zhao Tuo became angry. In his opinion, when Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, appointed him as the king of Nanyue, he promised to open the city and communicate with each other. Now that Lü Pheasant has closed its trade, South Vietnam will not be able to obtain iron tools from the Central Plains, so it will not be able to develop the country in depth.

So what to do? One word: hit! Zhao Tuo thought that this was a bad idea from the king of Changsha, who was adjacent to South Vietnam, so he sent troops to attack Changsha. Of course, Zhao Tuo did not fight this war very thoroughly, and withdrew his troops after defeating several small counties in Changsha State. In fact, Zhao Tuo just wanted to use this to tell Lu Pheasant that Lao Tzu is not a vegetarian!

But Zhao Tuo has completely angered Lu Pheasant when he does this! So the Han Dynasty army went out under the leadership of Zhou Zao, ready to teach Zhao Tuo a hard lesson. However, with the help of South Vietnam, most of the Han army were northerners and were not used to the humid weather in the south. Coupled with the high mountains and rampant air, almost all the Han troops contracted mountain phobia. The war dragged on and on, and a year later, Lu Pheasant died, and Zhou Zao gave up the attack and withdrew his troops back to China.

After the Han army retreated, Zhao Tuo raised his eyebrows even more. He simply bribed Min Yue, Xi Ou and Luo Yue to make them all belong to him. Dongzhi, the capital of Minyue, Yulin, the capital of Xiou, and Jiaozhi, the capital of Luoyue, are about 10,000 miles from east to west. With the extreme expansion of territory, why didn't Zhao Tuo teach him to his tail? What's even worse is that in order to be worthy of this vast land, Zhao Tuo sat on the left chariot of the Yellow House, which can only be taken by the emperor, and officially gave orders as the emperor!

Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty Liu Heng discovered: In fact, Zhao Tuo had no intention of competing with the Han Dynasty for hegemony. After all, he was just like a child, he didn't get what he wanted, so he took the opportunity to lose his temper a few times!

That being the case, things are much simpler. Liu Heng decided to take the heart as the first step and proceeded in three steps: 1. Liu Heng ordered the immediate renovation of the tomb of Zhao Tuo's parents in Zhending, and specially set up a tomb guard official to be responsible for sprinkling and sweeping sacrifices; 2. Recruit the relatives and brothers in Zhao Tuo's hometown, and give them honorable officials and favors; 3. Send envoys to South Vietnam for negotiations.

The person who can take on this negotiation task is none other than Lu Jia. But in addition to Lu Jia, another thing is also indispensable, and that is the sincerity of the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Liu Heng sincerely wrote a long and affectionate article and asked Lu Jia to carry the letter. The letter is very long, and the meaning is about the following: "Brother, the person who used to mess with you was Lu Pheasant, and that is not my sin." Now, Lu Pheasant's forces have been executed, and the army that should be withdrawn has also been withdrawn, and I have become the emperor of the Central Plains from afar. For your ancestral grave, relatives and friends, I should take care of everything. As for what Emperor Gao said before his death, 'The territory of Changsha includes the three counties of Nanhai, Guilin, and Xiang), and I can't say anything as a son. But aren't these three counties in your hands now, brother? That's what Emperor Gao said casually back then. But brother, there can't be two emperors in the world! If you can remove the title of emperor and become a vassal of the Han Dynasty, then you can exercise a high degree of autonomy in South Vietnam, and the central government will not interfere! At the same time, the Han Dynasty opened the city of Guan, and the two countries exchanged envoys"

When Lu Jia put this letter on Zhao Tuo's desk, as expected, Zhao Tuo was sincerely frightened and apologized. In fact, it is not difficult to understand, Zhao Tuo at this time is already a figure of his grandfather's generation, and he doesn't have much energy to toss, even if Liu Heng takes the initiative to make concessions on behalf of the central government of the Han Dynasty, he can't go too far.

So Zhao Tuo also replied to Liu Heng with a letter. Again, the letter is written very long, and it is honest and natural, and the affection is outspoken. The approximate meaning is as follows: "The two heroes do not stand together, and the two sages do not go together." The Emperor of the Han Dynasty was the son of heaven. Actually, I don't want to be the emperor, it's just that Lu Pheasant was too forced before. Lu Pheasant actually ordered: We are not allowed to sell gold and iron and other farming tools and cattle, horses, sheep and other livestock to us. If you want to sell it, you are only allowed to sell males, and you are not allowed to sell females. This is obviously a prank of us! You also know that the place where I live is very remote, and I urgently need cattle, horses, and iron tools, and only sell males, so these cattle, horses, and sheep are old, where can I find something to plow the fields? I thought that this was the king of Changsha slandering in front of Lu Pheasant, so he sent troops to fight Changsha. But the good thing is that this is all in the past. I have been squatting in South Vietnam for 49 years, and now I am the grandfather of my grandson. In my old age, I was able to receive His Majesty's mercy, restore the title of King of Nanyue, and allow trade, and I have fulfilled my wish. Even if I die today, I have no regrets. So I announced that I would go to the Imperial System, Huangwu, and Zuoxu, and I was willing to pay tribute as a vassal of the Han Dynasty on schedule."

It's so beautiful. When Liu Heng received this letter, he stroked his chest and breathed a long sigh of relief, and a big stone in his heart finally fell. So far, the three fires have finally burned out a shining historical figure of Liu Heng. It is this beautiful posture that has laid a firm pillar for the century-old prosperity and strength of the Han Dynasty!

Emperor Liu Heng of the Han Dynasty burned three fires, basically establishing his supreme position in the center. Since then, the Han Dynasty has entered the era of Liu Heng. In this era, there is a genius who turns out! Now, let's get to know him: Jia Yi, a famous political commentator and thinker in the early Han Dynasty, a person who has been in distress for a long time. Born in 200 BC, he is unrivaled in the world and is commonly known as a genius. "Historical Records" records: Jia Yi is eighteen years old, with first-class skills, and is famous in the county. The so-called memorization is the kung fu of endorsement, and the bibliography is poetry, calligraphy, ceremony, and change.

Sima Qian said, "If you work hard to farm, it is better to meet a good year; If you work hard to be an official, it is better to meet a high-ranking official who appreciates you" In this regard, I believe Jia Yi deeply agrees. When he became famous all over the world, he immediately attracted the attention of local high-ranking officials, and this person was Wu Gong, the Shou of Henan County. When Wu Gong heard that Jia Yi was talented, he accepted him as a disciple and was doubly favored. Liu Heng has just become the emperor now, and he also wants to promote talented high-ranking officials, he heard that Henan County Shouwu Gong has the best political performance in the world, and he is out of the same place as Li Si, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, so he promoted him to court lieutenant.