The next day, Xiao He held a brocade silk in his hand and asked to see the emperor in the Xuanshu Hall of Weiyang Palace. Liu Bang hurriedly had breakfast in the Linhua Palace, and then followed the eunuchs to the Xuanshu Palace. Sitting on the couch, Liu Bang picked at the teeth in his mouth with one hand, Xu is all the food he had just eaten was stuffed into his teeth, he was uncomfortable, and waved his hand to let Xiao He report the matter.

Xiao He raised the brocade silk in his hand and said, "The minister and several other ministers have already made a preliminary list of people to move to the Guannei in the Kanto region, most of them are the five surnames of Tian, Huai, Qu, Zhao, and Jing of the nobles of the old six countries of the Kanto region, as well as some celebrities and rich people to enrich Guanzhong, does Your Majesty think it is okay?" The eunuch presented the list of brocade silk in Xiao He's hand to Liu Bang. Liu Bang hurriedly opened it and looked at it carefully, smiled and nodded in agreement with satisfaction.

Liu Bang and Xiao Hefang were talking, and a eunuch outside the hall hurriedly came in to report that Qu was waiting for Chen Ping to come back. As soon as he heard that Chen Ping, the former military advisor, was back, Liu Bang's excitement immediately jumped on his face, Chen Ping had been gone for a long time, and there was no reply to Qi State, I don't know what the price of Qi salt he dealt with, but he told King Qi to be careful in the future. Immediately asked the eunuch to summon Chen Ping to meet him.

Chen Ping was dusty along the way, and when he arrived in Chang'an, he didn't have time to go home, so he changed into clean clothes in the carriage, and the attendants sorted out his clothes, he stomped on the dust on his shoes, cleared his throat and moistened his throat, and changed his spirit to the palace with the eunuch. Seeing that the prime minister was also there, he and Xiao He nodded to each other tacitly. Then he walked to the hall and unfolded the wide robe and big sleeves, and bowed his hands to the solemn bow of the monarch and ministers, "Your Majesty is happy and happy." Liu Bang hurriedly went down to the palace to help him up in person, and said with a smile, "The prince is exempt." "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Bang stroked his back and asked with a smile, "Come on, let's go to the Kingdom of Qi, and the prince will tell the King of Qi everything I have explained, right?" ”

Chen Ping nodded, "King Qi is careful to develop the Qi Kingdom, but sometimes he is disturbed by others. ”

Liu Bang was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and then said 'um-', and continued to laugh, "You mean Queen Qi, right?" ”

Chen Ping nodded and said, "It is quite a man's style, and he is very strict in taking care of the Qi Palace. During the Yan banquet, the queen of Qi was often seen receiving the courtiers for the king of Qi and talking with the ministers. At the banquet, the queen of Qi suddenly asked a Zhisu internal history of the Qi country, "the world is a year old Qian Gu in and out of geometry", the internal history of Zhisu was panicked and failed to answer, the queen of Qi did not wait for the king of Qi to show his attitude and reprimanded the Zhisu internal history in front of the ministers, and dragged him out to beat him and said that if he could not answer in the future, he would withdraw from his post and return to his hometown. All the ministers were dumbfounded, but the son Liu Xiang was still young, and he said with a smile, "Mother is a mother and a big worm." The atmosphere was slightly awkward for a while, and King Qi came forward to stop the topic and ask everyone to drink. ”

Liu Bang smiled and asked Xiao He and Chen Ping to go out of the Xuanroom Hall and walk towards the Lone Star Terrace. Along the way, he said, "At the beginning, I felt that King Qi had a generous personality, and wanted to find him a more gentle and easy woman to be his wife, but when I saw Queen Qi's gentle and kind, I felt that she was good, and gave her to King Qi as a princess. does have a man's style, and he plans his wife, but he is still a little fierce. He smiled and said, "Wife...... It's good to run a family, right? ”

Xiao and Chen looked at each other, and were stunned for a long time before their eyes suddenly lit up, and they nodded in agreement with Liu Bang's statement. Liu Bang stiffened his face and smiled, then stopped continuing the topic just now, walked two steps quickly, stretched his arms, shook his head and twisted his waist, and muttered in his mouth, "Flowing water is not rotten, and the hub is not beetle." Back pain, get active. ”

Xiao and Chen looked at each other silently, looking at Liu Bang walking in front of him, shaking his head and beating his shoulders and back. After a long time, Chen Ping said, "The minister saw Cao Xiangguo. Cao Xiangguo took his ministers to visit the large and small counties of Qi State, where the salt industry, smelting and casting industry, silk weaving industry, hemp weaving industry, pottery industry, and lacquerware manufacturing industry developed rapidly, and large and small workshops were all over the city, with men working outside and women spinning inside. Hammer iron grinding, blast quenching, crisp porcelain, silk and linen of high quality. Chen Ping followed behind and continued, "When the Spring and Autumn Period was in charge of Zhongzhi Qi, he proposed 'the country of the Sea King, and the salt pods'. Qi State, the country of the Sea King, the salt profit is controlled by the Qi State, so the Qi State adopted a monopoly policy, and the tax is beneficial to the salt. In view of the increase in the price of salt by the State of Qi, the minister originally wanted to persuade Cao Xiangguo to let the King of Qi attribute the right to make salt to the central government of the Han court, but he was persuaded by him, and said that the central government of the Han court did not interfere in the internal economic affairs of the princes of the local counties and counties, and Cao Xiangguo finally lowered the price of salt. Before leaving, he asked the minister to bring a message to His Majesty, 'Do nothing and be self-transforming, quiet and self-righteous.' The emperor does nothing, the people return to it with the way, and the ministers are willing to educate the land with humble wisdom'. Cao Gong is really the inheritor of Huang Lao, not the state affairs of Qi State, not the minister visiting Qi State, Cao Gong will live at home and live quietly like a marquis, and the people should be rich and solid The credit should go to Cao Gong. ”

Liu Bang stopped, turned his head around his arms and looked at Chen Ping for a long time, and then said, "King Qi has Cao Shen, just like I have Prime Minister Xiao." Since the founding of the country, the Han court has never wanted to meddle in the internal economic and cultural affairs of the local county, everything is in competition, I can't break this balance, what Cao Gong said is what I think. With the handsome people of the world, Cao Gong did it. And he said, "Is Cao Shen in good health?" ”

Chen Ping nodded slightly, "Cao Gong is quiet, indifferent and far-reaching, and his body is tough." ”

Liu Bang narrowed his eyes and began to walk again, taking a deep breath, "The strong development of the Qi State is not thanks to Cao Shen, the Qi State has him, I can rest assured." After that, Liu Bang smiled again, turned his head to Xiao He and said, "Prime Minister, what is Cao Shen?" We all came together, when Pei County raised troops, I worked with you and Cao Shen to strengthen the strength of Pei County so that we finally won the world. Thou hast done wonders for both, and now thou hast shared things with him, what do you think of his ability to govern? ”

Xiao He bowed forward and said, "Cao Xiangguo implements the rule of inaction, which echoes the emperor's policy of governing the country, and the emperor governs all over the world, and the mountains, rivers, grass and trees are blessed by the emperor." Cao Xiangguo ruled the Shandong Qi State, and the Qi people were blessed by Cao Xiangguo. Each has its own miraculous effect, the emperor has the highest merit, and Cao Xiangguo is second. Chenhe, Ganju Cao Shen. ”

Liu Bang laughed out loud and patted Xiao He on the back, "The prime minister and Cao Gong have their own abilities, and I have you in my heart." ”

After walking a short distance, we have arrived at the Lone Star Terrace, which is a high building platform, with several cases and mats, and there are also eunuchs and palace maids who are waiting at any time, and the emperor is coming here, and the eunuchs and palace maids have already prepared snacks and fruits and tea.

Liu Bang and Xiao He Chen Ping boarded the Lone Star Platform together, stood on the highest part of the stage, held the entrance of the platform and looked down, and saw the north at a glance, and there was a vast silence. Lone Star Terrace is the highest, comparable to the Dan Terrace of Zhao State, Tan Terrace is to overlook everything in the border of Zhongshan, Lone Star Terrace is to look out at the northern Xiongnu, Lone Star Terrace is built in the northwest corner of Weiyang Palace, and the Xianyang Plain in the north of the Wei River echoes each other.

Standing at the entrance of the stage and facing the cold wind, the chill is refreshing. Xiao He suggested going inside and sitting down, Liu Bangbei sat facing south, Xiao He and Chen Ping sat side by side, sharing tea and politics with the emperor. Liu Bang first took the tea and drank it all, and Xiao He Chen Ping also picked up the tea and drank it. Liu Bang motioned for them to eat a few snacks on the case, Xiao He Chen Ping pushed back, saying that he didn't dare to accept this order, Liu Bang forced them to eat, saying that if they didn't eat again, they would be punished. So the two of them hurriedly picked it up and took a bite, chewed it in their mouths, and found that it was really delicious, so they had the courage to eat a few more pieces.

Liu Bang laughed and scolded them for not being honest, and also picked them up to eat, and asked Chen Ping slightly casually while chewing, "Has the prince ever been to the Liang Kingdom?" What is King Liang busy with? ”

Chen Ping, who was eating a snack, hurriedly swallowed the unchewed dim sum in his mouth, wiped his mouth and said to the emperor, "When the minister came back, he went to Liang once, but King Liang was not there. ”

Liu Bang immediately stopped the food in his mouth, stared, leaned towards Chen Ping, and asked nervously, "Peng Yue is not in the territory of Liang State?" ”

Chen Ping hurriedly waved his hand to explain, "No, no, it's just that the minister heard that King Liang has been hunting in the north of Liang for nearly half a month, and the minister didn't dare to be gullible, so he privately visited the hunting place in the north, and found that King Liang really patrolled the hunting ground from midnight to noon every day, and from Shen Shi to three o'clock every afternoon, which is indeed a good skill." ”

The food in Liu Bang's mouth was chewed again, and he took a sip of tea relaxedly, and a small wave in his heart regained his calm, drinking the tea ceremony, "A few days later, I even wrote a book asking me to intervene in the Qi country to lower the price of salt, and now I am so leisurely, I actually go hunting." How is everything going in Liang Guo? ”

Chen Pingdao, "The silk weaving industry and lacquerware manufacturing industry are very good, and Liang Guo does not have talents who are as good at governance as Qi Guo, maybe ...... The minister hasn't found out yet, but this is the minister's opinion. ”

"Hmm." Liu Bang said again, "What about the military? How are the people? ”

"Some troops were stationed on the border between Liang and other countries, and the capital Dingtao was guarded, but most of the soldiers quit and returned to the peasants. The ministers heard that King Peng wanted to repair the ancestral shrine, which cost some Liang money and people's power, but generally distributed hardware to the builders, so the people had nothing to say. Chen Ping said.

Liu Bang narrowed his eyes and thought for a long time, thinking that he Peng Yue still knew how to win people's hearts, build a shrine and give others hardware. Qing Qing his throat without revealing any expression, he picked up a few snacks and gave them to Chen Ping, "The prince has worked hard to go to Qi Country this time, and the reward is 100 yuan." ”

Chen Ping took the dim sum given by the emperor himself, took advantage of the situation to change the topic and asked, "I heard that Your Majesty wants to relocate to Guanzhong?" ”

Liu Bang said, "Yes, Chen Gong has an opinion? ”

Chen Pingdao, "No, the migration of Guanzhong is the correct decision, and the enrichment of Guanzhong can prevent the rebellion of the Xiongnu and Kwantung forces in the north, this strategy is very good, I don't know who is the contributor?" ”

Liu Bangdao, "Feng Chunjun - Liu Jing." ”