"Hahaha······"

"Ahem······ Ahem, cough, cough, cough! ”

"Puff haha!!hahaha

Changle Palace, Changxin Palace.

Hearing the news from Weiyang Palace, the old man who was lying on the sickbed only laughed uncontrollably.

"That son, is it really like this with Pingyang Hou?"

"Hahaha······haha

"Ahem, ahem······, ahem

Seeing Liu Bang laughing, he still couldn't help coughing violently, and the old lady doctor on the side only broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't dare to speak.

However, the person who came nodded in a proper manner, and bowed his hand to Liu Bang again.

"Yui."

"The prince said that the Marquis of Pingyang: Even if Your Majesty is so civilized and martial arts, he does not dare to believe in what the corrupt Confucians and others say, 'Hang the arch and rule the Holy Son of Heaven', and the Marquis of Pingyang will be imminent, so he should have an understanding of the court situation."

"You Neishi should not set up a matter, the crown prince You San asked Yu Pingyang Hou for an explanation."

Hearing this, Liu Bang coughed constantly, but the smile on his face deepened.

coughed a few more times, and then waved his hand to the imperial doctor on the side, indicating that he was fine, Liu Bang wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, propped up his upper body, and asked with his eyebrows: "What did the Marquis of Pingyang say to reply to the prince's question?" ”

As soon as Liu Bang asked this, the face of the person who came suddenly became a little strange, and he calmed down for a while, and looked up at Liu Bang on the royal couch.

"Pingyang Hou repeatedly resigned, but the prince was unmoved, and in the end, Pingyang Hou only said: Whether the internal history should be set up or not, it should be carefully investigated by Pingyang Hou in person to the court's subordinates, and then discussed with the old ministers in the court, so as to get results."

"And who is the internal history, the Marquis of Pingyang bowed for a long time and said: that is, it is the phase, and I dare not raise ······"

"Hmmm······"

Hearing this, Liu Bang's banter on his face was also slightly reduced, and he nodded slowly with a little seriousness.

pondered for a while, and finally saw Liu Bang smile again, then shook his head with a smile full of feelings, and looked at Zhao Yao, who was standing beside him, and had not had time to 'complain' to himself.

"Zhao Qing has not been an official for a long time, and he is not a meritorious servant, and he is a rich old man, or he doesn't know much."

"——Cao Shen, this person, was originally the Pei County Prison in the Qin Dynasty, and the Zhangpei County Prison, which can be described as the ups and downs of the eunuch sea for many years, and he is more familiar with the affairs of the eunuch field."

"Later, I raised an army to attack Qin, and used Cao Shen as a general; When Xiang died, I made Cao Shen Qi Xiang and ruled Qi with the eldest son of the emperor. ”

"Since the establishment of Qin II and the world is in turmoil, for more than ten years, Cao Shen first conquered the Quartet, and then ······ Qi for each other"

"Alas~"

"After a few years, if it weren't for the prince's actions today, I would have almost forgotten ······"

"Hey!"

"Cao Shen Na Cao Shen ······"

Seeing Liu Bang talking and talking, the banter appeared on his face again, and his words became even more ambiguous, and Zhao Yao couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

But seeing Liu Bang laughing at himself for a moment, he waved his hand to the side casually, and everyone in the hall retreated.

When there was no one else in the hall, Liu Bangcai turned his head sideways with a light smile and beckoned to Zhao Yao: "Sit down and say." ”

As soon as the Son of God said a word, Zhao Yao bowed respectfully, and then sat down obediently.

Then, Liu Bang let out another long sigh, and a touch of remembrance quietly surged on his face.

"Alas~"

"This Cao Shenna, as early as the Qin Dynasty, has been an official for many years, and he knows the darkness of the eunuch field."

"He has been in prison for a long time, and he has been in charge of Pei County Prison and the prisoners and deaths in the prison, and over the years, it has also been quite meaningless about life and death, and he regards life and death as a common thing."

Hearing Liu Bang lift Cao Shen's old bottom, Zhao Yaozi also nodded slowly thoughtfully.

Although it is said that a small prison peng, but a petty official of 200 stones, and even a small official, it seems that it has nothing to do with the philosophy of life such as 'seeing through life and death, and getting used to life and death', but in fact, what Liu Bang said is not wrong at all.

Don't forget: Cao Shen's prison is not a prison in other eras, but a prison in the Qin period, especially after the first emperor ruled the world!

And under Qin Xiang Li Si's harsh and staggering "Qin Law", the prison Peng who is in charge of a county prison, even if there is still a little gap with the executioner, but after a few years, he can definitely be called a sentence 'I am used to seeing human life as cheap as mustard'!

Thinking of this, Zhao Yao couldn't help but think of a miscellaneous conversation.

said that at the beginning, Liu Bang, who was still the head of the Surabaya Pavilion in Pei County, actually didn't know all the Feng Pei Yuancong, only knew the butcher Fan Hao who sold meat at the entrance of the village, Zhou Bo, who specialized in playing the flute and playing elegy at the funeral, and his brother from childhood to adulthood: Lu Juan.

and Xiao He, who served as the chief official in the county government, Liu Bang can only be regarded as a slight friendship, and he is not very familiar.

And Cao Shen is a middle-level official sandwiched between Xiao He and Liu Bang - that is, the direct subordinate of the chief official Peng Xiao He, and also the direct boss of Liu Bang, the head of the Surabaya Pavilion.

As for what changed the relationship between Xiao He, Cao Shen, and Liu Bang, it was the past incident of Xiahou Ying, who made Liu Bang know today.

- At that time, Xiahou Ying was a horseman and coachman who was responsible for raising horses in the stable of the Peixian County Government, and was not even a small official, but he was also a colleague of Liu Bang.

Once, Xiahou Ying went to Liu Bang's outer room, that is, the wine shop opened by Cao's family, the biological mother of Liu Fei, the current king of Qi, to eat.

Seeing that someone wanted to eat white food, the spicy Cao family was not ambiguous, and after a while, he went to the entrance of the village to find Fan Hao and uphold justice for himself.

Knowing that the big brother's woman was being bullied, Fan Hao didn't show mercy under his mouth, and scolded Xiahou Ying, but Xiahou Ying drank some wine when he ate;

Seeing that Fan Xu, a butcher, was making a lot of nonsense about himself, Xiahou Ying was also using the strength of wine to play the prestige of a 'county official'.

This time, things went into trouble.

Fan Xu is a butcher, and a meat chopping knife at his waist never leaves his body; Seeing Xiahou Ying, a handyman who raised horses, shaking his official authority with him, he pulled out the knife on his waist without saying a word, and slashed at Xiahou Ying's body.

By the time Liu Bang heard the news, the situation had already developed to the point of being out of control.

- According to the Qin law, private fights among the common people are strictly prohibited, especially weapon fights!

If Liu Bang left it alone, then according to the provisions of the Qin Law, Fan Xu, who injured people with a knife, would have to die at the lightest!

In order to protect his brother Fan Xu, Liu Bang stood up, found a doctor out of his own pocket, bandaged Xiahou Ying's wounds, and agreed with Xiahou Ying: As long as this matter is not spoken, we will be brothers.

At this time, Xiahou Ying's strength was also in the past, and after a little recollection, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

- The definition of 'weapon fighting' in the Qin Law is not that both sides hold sharp weapons, but as long as one party has them, then both sides will be counted as participating in the weapon fight!

If this incident breaks out, Fan Xu, who cut people, will not be able to fall well, but Xiahou Ying, who was cut, will also be punished for the crime of 'weapon fighting'.

Thinking about these questions, Xiahou Ying also nodded heavily, patted Liu Bang's shoulder and said: Your brother, I handed it over!

But as the saying goes, there is no impermeable wall in the world - this matter was finally exploded in front of Peixian Prison Peng: Cao Shen.

Knowing that there were private fights among the people under his rule, especially weapon fights, Cao Shen quickly found the party Xiahou Ying, pointed to Xiahou Ying's wound and asked: Is your wound left by fighting with others?

Xiahou Ying was adamant: the wound on his abdomen, which was less than half an inch wide and nearly a foot long, was 'kicked' by the horse in the county government's stable······

Seeing that Xiahou Ying did not let go, Cao Shen adhered to the tradition of Qin officials and tortured Xiahou Ying for a while;

After tortured Xiahou Ying half to death, Cao Shen, who still couldn't get a satisfactory answer, found Liu Bang.

The slashed Xiahou Ying did not escape the torture, and Liu Bang, who took the initiative to stand up and take the matter, did not escape a whip.

In the end, it was Liu Bang's old acquaintance, Cao Shen's boss Xiao He stood up and said to Cao Shen: This Liu Bang and I are also friends.

In this way, Liu Bang, who took the initiative to stand up for Fan Xu, was able to get out of Xiao He's relationship, and since then he has become more and more intimate with Xiao He;

As for Fan Xu, who caused trouble, he also recorded Liu Bang's kindness because of this incident, and vowed to be Liu Bang's younger brother for the rest of his life;

Since then, Cao Shen has also begun to be more polite to Liu Bang, an acquaintance of his boss, although he is not too humble because of his identity, but he still began to talk to Liu Bang as a subordinate.

However, Xiahou Ying, the only victim of this 'weapon fight' incident, was imprisoned in Peixian Prison for more than a year by Cao Shen in the name of 'refusing to admit guilt', and was whipped hundreds of times before being released.

Therefore, today's entire court knows that among the meritorious princes of the abundant Yuan, the relationship between Xiahou Ying and Cao Shen is the worst and the most incompatible;

As for the attitude of Liu Bang, the Son of Heaven, towards these abundant old people, he was also somewhat affected by the past events back then.

- For Xiao He, even after Liu Bang became the King of Han and even the Son of Heaven, he often talked in the tone of a friend;

For Fan Xu, Liu Bang always trusted unconditionally in the past, and it was precisely because of this that after Fan Xu leaned more and more in the direction of the 'Lu family's minions', Liu Bang was very disappointed in Fan Xu;

For Xiahou Ying, Liu Bang, the son of heaven, still feels guilty, so even if Xiahou Ying picked up Liu Ying and Liu Le, who had left Liu Bang in the car several times, on the way to escape, Liu Bang never cared;

Only Cao Shen.

Only Cao Shen, who has always been the king of Liu Fei in Qi since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, made the entire Chang'an court feel extremely unfamiliar, and he couldn't understand the attitude of Liu Bang, the son of heaven, towards Cao Shen.

Until a month ago, when Liu Bang, the son of heaven, personally brought Cao Shen back to Chang'an, and almost vaguely stated that Cao Shen was Xiao He's successor, the doubts of the Chang'an court about Cao Shen had finally reached the peak.

But all of this has nothing to do with today's Zhao Yao.

- Because in Zhao Yao's view, the official return of Cao Shen to Chang'an made Zhao Yao, the former imperial historian who was not yet forty years old, lose the opportunity to go down in history and be the third prince of the Han Dynasty······

Zhao Yao entered the palace today, in fact, he was also confused because he was suddenly deposed, and wanted to meet Liu Bang in person in order to give him guidance.

But before Zhao Yao could speak, the news of 'the prince questioning the Marquis of Pingyang' came from Weiyang Palace, and Zhao Yao's words were forced back into Zhao Yao's stomach.

At this moment, when he heard Liu Bang's unabashed evaluation of Cao Shen as 'just an old fritter in officialdom, there is nothing he doesn't know about officialdom', Zhao Yao's heart finally ignited a glimmer of hope.

After thinking about it again, Zhao Yao finally gritted his teeth and got up, pretending to be puzzled and bowing his hand to Liu Bang.

"Your Majesty."

"That is, Pingyang Hou······ Belch. ”

"Hearing His Majesty's intentions, it seems to be the Marquis of Pingyang, and you don't like it very much?"

"In this case, why did Your Majesty summon the Marquis of Pingyang back to Beijing, entrust him with the post of Imperial Doctor, and prepare for the successor of the Prime Minister?"

But when Liu Bang heard this, he only smiled at Zhao Yao with a slight meaning, and waved his hand casually.

"Cao Shen, although he occasionally has the habit of being a petty official, there is nothing wrong with the righteousness of the family and the country."

"I opened the Han Dynasty, and Cao Shen was also the first of the fathers with martial arts; Although there are occasional people who do not like Cao Shen, they also have a lot of respect for Cao Shen. ”

"And in the past, Cao Shen also served as Pei County with Xiao He, thinking that he was a Qin official; In terms of the ability to govern the people, although Cao Shen is not as good as Xiao He, he has also seen Xiao He practice it, and there is nothing wrong with it. ”

"Looking at the world alone, after finally seeing Xiao He, he can be the most important person in the Han Dynasty, and Cao Shen is alone."

"That's it······"

When he said this sentence, which seemed to be a little casual, but full of information, Liu Bang shook his head with a smile.

There is another key question, Liu Bang did not tell Zhao Yao.

——In addition to Cao Shen's qualities in all aspects, he is the best choice among the candidates, and one of the qualities that Liu Bang values the most is that Cao Shen is 'occasionally disliked by the fathers'.

To put it simply, some people don't like Cao Shen, just because in a short period of time, the court under Cao Shen's control can never be monolithic.

If you want to reach the height of being in charge of the court and holding great power like Xiao He in the past, Cao Shen still has a long way to go.

To go through this journey, it will take Cao Shen a long time.

And what Liu Bang needs, or what the Han family needs in the next few years, is such a period of time when 'the court is not broken' and 'the prime minister is respected but not authoritative'······

"Hmmm······"

"From this point of view, Cao Shen's temperament, that son, can be regarded as knowing his eight or nine."

"If Cao Shen is the prime minister, he can't hinder that son for too long······"

Thinking of the matter, Liu Bang's face also involuntarily became serious, and there was a faint warning in his gaze when he looked at Zhao Yao.

"I know the meaning of this."

"Yu Qing's suspicions, I, only have two words to power."

"——One, since then, he has performed his duties in the court, accumulated a lot of money, and thought that he was the minister of the new king;"

"The ······ of the two"

As he spoke, Liu Bang's face was only slightly stunned, as if he remembered something he didn't want to think of.

In the end, Liu Bang slowly closed his eyes, shook his head and sighed and lay back on the imperial couch.

"The two, that is, to Huainan, and as the ministers of Ruyi, with the words of the loyal king, day and night to persuade the side of Ruyi······"

"These two words, you can decide by yourself."

"If you can't make a decision, you can also hang a seal and return to your hometown······"

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