Chapter 0173 and don't rush back to Chang'an

After staying in Sanyuan for a few days, Liu Ying once again got into the 'flamboyant' dilapidated carriage, but instead of going straight to the south, he drove aimlessly towards the land of Weibei in the southeast.

It stands to reason that after the completion of the canal repair, if he wanted to turn back from the original road of Sanyuan, north of Chang'an, Liu Ying should have traveled south.

But at this moment, Liu Ying obviously doesn't want to return to Chang'an so soon.

As for the reason, it is not difficult to understand.

First, Liu Ying had been lying in the palace for more than a month because of the assassination of Changling; Although Liu Ying specially instructed the prince to release the tone of 'the prince is fine', the people of Guanzhong are still full of doubts about the assassination of the prince.

In this way, Liu Ying went out of Chang'an and went to Sanyuan, which is located in the upper reaches of Zhengguo Canal, so that it could not be just for a 'canal ceremony', but to come out and walk around, so that more people can see a prince with a full beard and a full tail, so as to settle down.

Second, Liu Ying went out of Chang'an, in addition to finishing the work by inspecting the canal repair and coming out to show the people their health, but also with some sense of fleeing from Chang'an.

- That is, Liu Ying ran fast, otherwise, if Chen Ping really wanted to ask the sentence 'Should Han Xin be killed, the prince should hurry up and give an accurate word, Your Majesty will wait to listen', then Liu Ying will have a headache for a while.

Is Han Shin guilty?

Sin deserves death?

This matter is naturally said by many people, the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable.

But no matter whether Han Xin is guilty or not, and whether his crime deserves death, it is definitely not something that Liu Ying, who is still the crown prince at this time, can make a decision and characterize.

The reason is very simple: the reason why Han Xin deserves to die is not because of 'sin deserved' in a simple sense!

In addition to violating the law and punishing Han Xin, there are also many other extremely complex political elements.

First of all, Han Xin, as the founder of the country, especially the best among the fathers, whether he is guilty or not, as long as he is killed, there will inevitably be public opinion of 'rabbits and dead dogs'.

Secondly, as the first person in the Han family to be crowned as a prince, the central government's attitude towards Han Xin can basically be understood as the attitude towards the princes with different surnames, and even the princes of the clan.

The public opinion of 'rabbit dead dog cooking', as well as the determination to eradicate the princes with different surnames and guard against the princes of the clan, Liu Bang, the son of heaven, can naturally bear it.

But as a fledgling, uncrowned, and about to ascend the throne in a year, becoming an emperor who has not yet reached the age of regency, and has to be supported by his mother Lu Pheasant in order to sit on the throne, Liu Ying can't afford these 'stigma' no matter what······

——Before the crown prince ascended the throne, he began to 'cook rabbits and dead dogs', what do those meritorious princes think?

Even if it is not to the point of changing the court and persuading Liu Bang to save money, he will inevitably have a grudge against Liu Ying.

As for the princes and kings, the princes with different surnames are okay to say - anyway, the eradication of the princes of the opposite sex has long been the consensus of the court, and it is also the major policy that the court is promoting now.

But what about the princes of the clan?

Liu Fei, King of Qi, Liu Jiao, King of Chu, Liu Jia, King of Jing, Liu Ruyi, King of Zhao, and Liu Heng, who is about to become the acting king, are basically Liu Ying's siblings and uncles of the clan!

For these relatives, Liu Bang, the father of the Son of Heaven, is naturally not worried.

But after Liu Bang dies and Liu Ying inherits the throne, these clan princes composed of 'younger brothers, nephews, and sons of the Son of Heaven' will become 'uncles, uncles, and elder brothers of the Son of Heaven'!

If these people are allowed to give birth to the feeling that 'the prince is unwilling to share the same siblings with our clan', even if Liu Ying can sit on the throne, he will definitely not be able to sit steadily!

Therefore, whether it is Liu Ying or this time, the tacit understanding of Liu Yingda sent Liu Ying to Chang'an's queen Lu Pheasant, is very clear in his heart: Han Xin, he must die; But in this matter, Liu Ying had better not interfere.

It's not that just one Han Xin can shake Liu Ying's foundation, but it will bury many unnecessary hidden dangers and unstable factors.

The reason why Liu Ying is so cautious about these 'unstable factors' and 'hidden dangers' is also related to the third reason why Liu Ying is not in a hurry to turn back when he leaves Chang'an.

——According to the memory of Liu Ying's previous life, Liu Bang, the son of heaven, only has the last year of life left······

In her previous life, after Liu Ying crossed over, she basically didn't see her father a few times, and even if she did, her father didn't have a good face for herself, so when her father died, Liu Ying didn't feel too deep grief.

In this life, although the situation is better than in the previous life, it was not long after Liu Ying was reborn, and his father led the army to the expedition and has not returned.

For a year later, Daddy Liu Bang inevitably drove the crane west, Liu Ying actually didn't have much sorrow.

But as the crown prince and the prince of the Han family, Liu Ying has already begun to prepare for the inevitable change of power in a year.

Of course, although Liu Ying is not full-fledged now, the storage position can be regarded as stable as Mount Tai, and with the support of the old lady Lu Pheasant, Liu Ying does not need to make any special preparations.

The only thing Liu Ying needs to do is to do everything she can to promote the political structure of the Chang'an court and the government and the opposition, and develop in the direction of infinite stability in the next two to three years.

——As a deep-rooted prince, Liu Ying's main task in the coming year is to seek stability in everything.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Ying will have the idea of 'not in a hurry to return to Chang'an, take the opportunity to go around'.

Because according to the memory of Liu Ying's previous life, after becoming the Son of Heaven, it will be difficult for Liu Ying to find an opportunity to walk out of Chang'an, go to a place hundreds of miles away from Chang'an to breathe, and relax.

Since there is still one year left before ascending the throne as emperor, Liu Ying naturally wants to cherish this last 'free time' and enjoy more of the scenery of Guanzhong, especially Weibei.

But as the saying goes, 'if you are in your position, you should seek your own government'.

As a politician, even when she is on vacation, it is difficult for Liu Ying to focus all her attention on the beautiful scenery outside the window.

"Yang Li······"

"Mojia ······"

Letting out two leisurely murmurs, Liu Ying looked out the window with a sloppy gaze, the wilderness that had gradually gained some spring breath, but her mood flew to 108,000 miles away.

"Tsk."

"It's a pity that Yang Li is actually from Qi Mo."

"If it's a 'Luban' from Qin Mo, you can let him go and tinker first to see if he can make something good······

Shaking his head with a little regret, Liu Ying's face quietly swelled up with a little relief.

It is true that Yang Li was born in the 'eloquent' Qi Mo lineage, rather than the Qin Mo lineage that was built and invented by instruments, which did make Liu Ying feel a little regretful.

But as the saying goes: Misfortune and blessing are relied upon, and blessing and misfortune are lurking.

Although Yang Li is not from the Qin Mo lineage of good instruments, Yang Li's other identity can also be described as extremely valuable to Liu Ying.

——The only son of the previous Qi Mo Juzi!

And it is very likely that it is the last surviving Du Miao in the entire Qi Mo lineage!

Such an identity is definitely a surprise gift package for Liu Ying, who wants to integrate the Mo family and bring the Mo family back to the Chinese academic world!

Just imagine: a few years later, when I saw the announcement of the Son of Heaven Liu Ying's 'Summoning the Children and Grandchildren of the Disciples of Mo Zhai in the World', and thus came to Chang'an to report, what would it be like to see Yang Li, a 'quasi-juzi' who lived in a thousand stones?

Not to mention that Yang Li's father was the previous Qi Mo Juzi, and Yang Li himself is the current Shaofu Cheng, just the origin of a 'Qi Mo' is enough to make the questioning ink scholars speechless by Yang Li.

——Qi Mo's inheritance of Mo Zhai's mastery, but 'eloquent'!

And Mo Zhai's debating ability, even in the Spring and Autumn Period when a hundred flowers were blooming, it was unique in the world!

Even Confucius, who is famous in ancient and modern times at home and abroad, has been sprayed by Mo Zhai's bullshit, but Confucius's disciples and grandchildren can't talk about Mo Zhai at all!

If it weren't for Mo Zhai's death, the Mo family would have been divided internally, and they would have died out, and the famous saying of 'white horses are not horses' in later generations might not be able to survive even three rounds in front of the eloquent people of the Mo family.

It is no exaggeration to say that now, when the Mo family has basically stepped through the door of 'extinction' with half a foot, Yang Li, who is backed by the prince and is the son of Juzi, is almost the only way out for the Mo family.

And with Yang Li, Liu Ying wants to revive the Mo family, which can also be regarded as twice the result with half the effort.

"Hmmm······"

"Let's do it first."

"First sit firmly on the throne, completely pacify the Kanto region, and then engage in infrastructure ······"

"Academics or something, when everyone in the world can eat half full, and after the internal and external stability is stable, it's not too late."

Thinking like this, Liu Ying's face finally swelled with a touch of relaxation and comfort that belonged to people on vacation.

Looking out the window with an easy-going face, I just saw a field not far away, and it seemed that there were several farmers preparing for spring ploughing.

Seeing this, Liu Ying's heart was also moved, so she stretched out her hand out of the window.

"Stop!"

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"Little old man, I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince······"

Seeing that familiar face, he stepped forward with a smile that seemed to hang on his lips forever, even though Zhang Aiji had doubts, he had no choice but to arch his hand tremblingly and put on a posture of kneeling to meet him.

As Zhang Aiji expected, he had just made a posture of kneeling and kowtowing, and Liu Ying walked forward quickly and gently helped Zhang Aiji up.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, how is the old man lately?"

Hearing this, Zhang Aiji couldn't help but raise the corners of his eyebrows, and immediately smiled.

"Thanks to His Highness's concern and His Majesty's blessing, the little old man is free of illness and disaster, and everything is fine······"

As he spoke, Zhang Yiji turned his head with a little surprise.

"I often hear a proverb: nobles forget things."

"His Royal Highness and the little old man, but they have never forgotten ······"

Listening to Zhang Aiji's friendly ridicule, Liu Ying also smiled casually, gently supported Zhang Aiji with her arm, and walked towards the willow tree not far away.

"The old man's words are really embarrassing~"

"The boy is not as young as the weak crown, but because of the nobility of the family, he has now and is as high as the prince."

"In the past, the boy trembled every day, and he almost wanted to persuade his father to set up another sage, but he was afraid that his father would blame ······"

As she spoke, Liu Ying did not forget to look extremely embarrassed and faintly ashamed, and lowered her head slightly with a smile.

However, Zhang is ill, after all, he was born in the army, and he can be regarded as well-informed; Hearing Liu Ying's self-deprecating words, she didn't dare to take a word seriously.

"Your Highness's words are too humble······"

With a little politeness, the two also came to the willow tree, and Zhang Aiji excused himself slightly, and finally took the lead in sitting down under the tree.

When Liu Ying sat down without caring about her image, Zhang Ying couldn't help but be surprised, and finally smiled and took his eyes away from Liu Ying's luxurious robe.

"In the past, the people of Weibei were all bitter, and the millet was not ripe."

"In addition, the war in the eastern part of the country continued, and there were even profiteers who were stockpiling grain, resulting in high grain prices in Guanzhong."

"The people of Guanzhong are hungry and clothed, and although they don't know where they are starving, they don't have half a penny to spare······"

Saying this with a little embarrassment, Zhang Aiji let out a slightly abrupt laugh, and a touch of heartfelt joy gradually emerged on his face.

"If it weren't for His Royal Highness's age, he would study the power of the court to repair the Zheng Guoqu, and then he would not hesitate to risk his life, even if he was assassinated by treachery, he would not stop suppressing the price of grain, and in order to appease the thoughts of our Qiantou, we people in Guanzhong, I don't know when to ······ like this."

As he spoke, Zhang Aiji looked at Liu Ying's gaze, and the obvious and deliberate politeness before finally gradually turned into heartfelt gratitude.

"Xiao Lao'er is just a vulgar farmer, and he doesn't dare to discuss the affairs of the community and the world."

"Your Highness inherits Your Majesty's benevolence, righteousness and love for the people, and thinks of our leaders and farmers in everything······"

"Huh······"

"I hope that His Royal Highness will tolerate the little old man and say a word that is not appropriate."

"——Your Majesty obeys the heavens, conquers the tyranny of Qin and settles the world, and has been happy for a long time, and has lived a long life."

"However, if in the coming day, Your Majesty is invited by the Heavenly Father, and is the Divine Monarch, even today, you can succeed Your Majesty and the main society, I am afraid that Your Highness will not be able to ······"

Saying these words in a half-serious, slightly apprehensive tone, Zhang Yiji looked at Liu Ying's face for a moment, and then hurriedly smiled and waved his hand.

"Hey!"

"The little old man is old and faint, and occasionally talks gibberish."

"Your Highness is not strange, ······ is not strange"

Looking at Zhang Aiji's self-compilation of 'three hundred taels of silver here', Liu Ying only lowered her head and smiled, but did not start again.

——This kind of allegedly 'what happens after the death of the Son of Heaven', it stands to reason that anyone who says it is a taboo.

And now, Zhang Aiji relied on his seventy or eighty years of age, and spoke out under the cover of 'old and faint, and occasionally gibberish', and Liu Yingzi could only listen to it.

As for agreeing with it, or reprimanding Zhang Aiji for this, it is not something Liu Ying can do······

Seeing Liu Ying bowing her head with a polite smile, Zhang Aiji was also a little embarrassed for a while, and he didn't know what to say.

In the end, it was Liu Ying, and after the two were silent for a moment, they turned the conversation around without being blunt.

"Boy, I see that the old man seems to be busy with farming?"

"According to the old man's opinion, what is the grain production in Weibei this year?"

As she spoke, Liu Ying didn't forget to turn her head a little proudly, and snorted in the direction of Sanyuan not far away.

"Fortunately, with the help of the people of Weibei, Zheng Guoqu has been renovated."

"In Weibei this year, there should be no more danger of water shortage!"

"According to the old man's opinion, if Weibei is not suffering from the lack of water in the fields, what is the yield per mu in Weibei this year?"