The soup that had been spilled all over the ground had been quickly wiped away by the little yellow men who were nimble with their hands and feet, and the fragrance of sauce in the air gradually dissipated, just like the anger of Emperor Shicai.

"It seems that Lou Jing is right, and he still needs to use Guanzhong to control the Kanto.

These people from the Central Plains, on the surface, are making the capital for the Han Dynasty, but in fact, everyone has selfish intentions. ”

As soon as this idea came out, when Liu Ji looked at the ministers who were passionate and fiercely opposed to Lou Jing's strategy, his eyes were a little more scrutinizing and playful.

Suddenly, he noticed Zhang Liang, who had always been silent, and he was a little curious,

"What do you think of the ovary?"

Hearing the emperor ask about his head, Zhang Liang reversed the normal state of retreating as advance, his hands were supported by the struggle, and he staggered but solemnly got up and went out of the ranks, bowed to the ground, and then looked up at his eyes, and said word by word,

"Your Majesty, if I change places with you, I'm afraid that I will drive west tonight and return to Guanzhong."

"Oh?" When Zhang Liang actually spoke so openly and honestly, Liu Ji was also surprised, and his body couldn't help but sit up straighter again.

"Unexpectedly, you actually agree to move the capital to Guanzhong?"

"Luoyang City is only a few hundred miles in radius, the fields are thin, and there are enemies on all sides.

After Zhang Liang finished speaking, he bowed again, and then silently retreated to his seat, and returned to the indifference of an old monk.

Although the volume of the words "the country of martial arts" was light, it was like a hammer, hitting Liu Ji's ears hard, helping him finally make up his mind.

"Although this person is old and frail, he is still wise to this point, and he is well versed in the emperor's heart."

Liu Ji didn't show any emotion on his face, only twisted his gray beard, and suddenly casually threw out an irrelevant question,

"Ovary, don't you still want to be Xiangguo?"

***

When Zhang Liang heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and quickly recalled a casual conversation between Queen Lu Pheasant and him when he first entered Luoyang.

At that time, the queen and he stood in the compound road between the north and south palaces, overlooking the huge palace at their feet, only to see that the cloud tower was about to move, and the mandarin tiles were flying.

Lu Pheasant's tone revealed sincere regret,

"Brother Zhang, have you really thought about it? Your Majesty has made several great contributions, but you are the only one who always refuses. ”

"Ahem, the old minister has already thought about it.

My eldest father, Han Kaidi, was the Marquis of Han Zhao, King Xuanhui and King Xiangai, and my father Han Ping also assisted King Yi and King Mourning.

Later, when the Qin State destroyed Han, I scattered all my family wealth and recruited warriors to assassinate the First Emperor and avenge my family. Later, I was able to assist His Majesty with an incorruptible tongue.

At present, it is already the extreme of cloth, and it is difficult to move forward. ”

"If Brother Zhang insists on this, then please remember that no matter what official title Your Majesty gives you or how many fiefdoms you give, you must continue to resign.

If you really can't push it off, then you must reduce the feud and try your best to choose a vacant position.

Let's take a gamble, Your Majesty will eventually have a moment of soft-heartedness. ”

Zhang Liang narrowed his eyes again, and the knife-like wrinkles on his face became more and more obvious,

"Thank you, Queen.

The old minister could see that the queen was really planning for the old minister. ”

"Ovary?" Liu Ji's inquiry was close to his ears, Zhang Liang screamed like waking up from a big dream, as if he couldn't hear clearly, and looked at the emperor hesitantly,

"Ah, is Your Majesty calling the old minister?"

"Yes, I see that you are fine, why are you not as good as before?

You've been getting thinner and thinner lately, and I've heard that you're tossing around at home all day. ”

Liu Ji looked at Zhang Liang's face carefully through the sunlight from the white glazed window on one side, and found that he had indeed lost a lot.

"Oh, I'm tired of Your Majesty, the old minister has really practiced the method of bigu recently, and he doesn't eat grains for three meals, and only uses some vegetables and fruits."

"So this is Bigu?

How can you endure being so old and sick? ”

"Your Majesty doesn't know, according to legend, in ancient times, the rain master Chi Songzi went through a lot of hardships, learned the secret recipe of this valley from the Kunlun Mountains, and passed it on to the Shennong clan to cure illness and prolong life.

Lao Chen tried it on his own, and he has been trying it for several months, and he feels relaxed and happy, and it seems that it is of great benefit to all five organs and six spleens. ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Liu Ji was surprised, but even the imposing ministers put aside the dispute and asked about the immortal cultivation technique in Zhang Liang's mouth.

Although he said it was amazing, but everyone saw it, but seeing that he had lost weight to the point that his cheekbones were bulging like a knife and axe, and his face was yellow and white, there was no blood, only sickness, and it was conceivable whether this Bigu cultivation was really effective.

"You have always been discerning and reasonable, how can you never see through the matter of cultivating the Tao and immortals?"

Liu Ji shook his head with a smile and asked again,

"Then you will be the prime minister of the left, as Xiao He's deputy, you can always do it, right?"

"I'm afraid that's not right.

Lao Chen...... Every day in the afternoon, I began to fall asleep and sleepy, wandering the world, I am afraid that I will miss the major military affairs. ”

"That's it, then you go and be the prince and the princess, take care of my son on weekdays, and take care of the rest of the affairs of the East Palace, if you want to take care of it, if you don't want to take care of it, you don't care, and ensure that you are idle."

The crown prince and the prince, as the name suggests, that is, the "prince master", is an official of the East Palace since ancient times, mainly responsible for teaching the prince and leading the officials of the East Palace.

This is a vacancy that is both idle and expensive, and it is also convenient for further withdrawal from the court in the future, Zhang Liang was overjoyed and was busy thanking him, but he heard Liu Ji say,

"Also, I plan to give you 30,000 households, all of which will be set aside from Qi Land.

Qi land is the richest, you look at which 30,000 households are pleasing to the eye, and they are all accepted. ”

"The old minister thanks Your Majesty for his wrong love, but, Your Majesty, the old minister doesn't even eat grain now, and asking for so much food and taxes is completely useless, it is all a blockage in the world, but it will only increase the burden."

"There are still so many generals waiting to be rewarded, and if you push back and forth, won't it make people see my jokes."

"Ah, this ......" Zhang Liang seemed to be very embarrassed, lowered his head and thought about it,

"If it really doesn't work, please give me the title of Liuxian."

Liuxian is a small county, with less than 5,000 households, located in the south of Pei County, which is the place where Zhang Liang and Liu Ji, the pavilion chief, first met.

Zhang Liang's request was a sign of weakness and a plea, Liu Ji sighed silently, and looked at his old figure that was almost shrunk into a ball, and he had already agreed in his heart, but he pointed at him again, and scolded everyone with a smile,

"Look at this person, he wants to become an immortal during the day, and he wants to go crazy. All the glory and wealth in this world are no longer visible!

Okay, since you invited yourself to stay in the poor place of the county, I will make you a 'Liuhou' in the future. ”

Only Liu Ji knows how rare he is relieved in his laughter and scolding.

***

The sky outside the hall gradually turned cloudy, the wind and clouds gathered, and it became more and more stuffy, thinking that a heavy rain was coming, Liu Ji was about to let everyone disperse, and suddenly saw his uncle and grandson running forward in small steps,

"Your Majesty, you just said that you are allowed to go to the North Palace to teach and preach, but you can still count?"

"Hey, how do you remember that?" Liu Ji patted his head,

"Count, count. Zhang Zifang is now the crown prince and the prince, what are you going to say, go and discuss with him.

The world has been decided, and the previous method of chasing the Central Plains must no longer be suitable.

Then you will tell my sons all the great principles of loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, and other things in Confucianism, so that everyone can learn how to be a good son and how to be a good subject. ”