"What? What did you say? ”

Liu Ji suddenly lowered the curtain, his face was full of surprise and suspicion, but he still forced his composure, squeezed out a reluctant smile from the corner of his mouth, and asked in a flat voice,

"You're joking again.

The world has just settled down, and it's too late for these warriors to enjoy their happiness, why do you want to rebel against me? ”

There are heavy cotton curtains hanging on both sides of the corridor, only lit by two rows of high-footed copper lamps more than one person high, and in the bronze furnace, the red light of the charcoal fire is faint and obscure.

Zhang Liang stood beside a bronze lamp, he was old, his waist was a little unable to stand straight, and the candlelight jumped erratically, leaving a cloudy and uncertain light and shadow on his face.

He gathered a grim smile and said solemnly word by word,

"Your Majesty, Zang Di has been calmed, and all the princes and kings are going to enter Beijing to meet them, and everyone is looking forward to the news of the Great Partition.

Besides, everyone knows that the vacant position of King Yan in the north was specially reserved by His Majesty for the Taiwei Lu Juan. ”

Liu Ji lowered his face and asked,

"Yes, I plan to crown Lu Juan as the King of Yan, so what?

In addition to Lu Xuan, Lao Tzu also plans to reward his relatives and sons, so they can't help but rebel? ”

"Your Majesty, don't be angry, please ask yourself first,"

Half of Zhang Liang's face was shrouded in shadows, and he still spoke unhurriedly.

"Your Majesty has risen from the cloth clothed civilians, cut the white snake, and the veterans and heroes have gone through a lot of hardships to win the world, and now, it is finally time to reward meritorious deeds.

Looking at the more than a dozen marquis who have been sealed now, whether it is Xiao He, Zhou Bo, Zhou Chang or the old man, they are all for His Majesty's remembrance, and deliberately took the lead in sealing the marquis of the closest group of old ones. ”

"Yes."

***

"And Your Majesty punished Zang Di, punished Han Xin, and summoned all the kings with different surnames to the capital thousands of miles away, and took the opportunity to admonish and supervise, because of this, these are people who Your Majesty is usually dissatisfied with or hateful."

"You're wrong.

If they can keep to themselves and stop making mistakes, Lao Tzu will not drive them all out. Liu Ji gritted his teeth and said.

The master of such a male guess, when the two of them talked in the secret way, they did not forget to be pretending to be generous, it was really unnecessary, Zhang Liang shook his head silently in secret, and continued quietly,

"Your Majesty's every move, although it has reached a high level of wisdom, but after all, it is in a position where everyone is in the eyes of the world, and as the days go by, I am afraid that Your Majesty's thoughts will not be able to hide it."

The emperor is difficult to be, no matter how clever and covert the measures are, they can't help but be constantly trying to figure out the sacred heart day and night, and their true intentions will be exposed sooner or later.

"Alas, exactly.

I'm also a mortal, how can I resist pondering all day long. ”

Liu Ji's tone softened, there was helplessness and trouble,

"You go on."

"Yes. The old minister just said that so far, those who have been rewarded are all close to His Majesty, and those who have been killed or punished are all suspicious of His Majesty.

And there are many heroes who have not been rewarded for a long time. ”

Liu Ji hesitated,

"That's also a helpless thing, after all, the heroes are different from ordinary soldiers, if they really seal them one by one, the current treasury money is not enough, and the land is not enough, Xiao He's side still needs to be slowly moved and pieced together, and it is categorically impossible to seal it all at once."

"If Your Majesty says so, then you can't complain about the group of inferior heroes on the sand outside getting together every day.

Everyone knows that the current treasury resources are not enough to reward them, and everyone has a small abacus in their hearts.

Those who have meritorious service are calculating their own merits, those who have faults are calculating their faults, those who have meritorious deeds are worried that His Majesty will not be able to reward them according to the promise, and those who have made meritorious deeds are worried that His Majesty will investigate and punish them.

People's hearts are like the sea, unfathomable. Once you think too much, the left and right are uneven, and the horizontal and vertical are empty-hearted, hehe, hehe, it's better to simply do the opposite. ”

***

In the dim and long re-passage, Zhang Liang's voice was not high, but it sounded like a weight, like a thousand pounds of hammer hitting Liu Ji's ears, and those two sneers were like a cold and damp snake, slowly winding up on his vest.

I don't know if it's because of the cold, Liu Ji couldn't help but shiver, his whole body was trembling, his brain was buzzing, he subconsciously clenched the hand stove, and asked urgently,

"How can you prevent a catastrophe before it happens?"

Zhang Liang said calmly,

"The old minister is not talented, but he has come up with a way to share His Majesty's worries."

"Come on."

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, among the many generals below, who is the most hated person in your life?"

Liu Ji didn't hesitate for a moment, and said without thinking,

"The person I hate the most is that bastard Yongfang.

He was treacherous back then, sold Fengyi, and had an old enmity with me, and I wanted to kill him with one knife a long time ago.

It's just that his military merits are really high and his qualifications are old, so he won't find a reason for a while. ”

Zhang Liang asked again,

"Your Majesty hates Yongya, do the ministers know?"

"The old guys who came all the way must know about it, otherwise Wang Ling wouldn't have persuaded me to spare him from time to time."

Hearing this, Zhang Liang smiled, and a sharp edge flashed in the eyes of the chaotic old man,

"Then, please Your Majesty immediately reward Yongya, the reward should be thick and fast.

Once the teeth are sealed, the hearts of the heroes to be sealed all over the world will be settled. ”

Top masters make moves, and the point stops.

***

Between the lightning and flint, Liu Ji has thoroughly understood Zhang Liang's intentions:

As we all know, what he hates most is the Yongfang.

If Yongya is rewarded, it will be tantamount to giving the heroes a reassuring pill-

Now that the emperor has even sealed the enemy, then he naturally doesn't have to worry, just wait quietly.

A smile appeared in the corner of Liu Ji's eyes, although he did not have the talent of Zhang Liangxiao and others, but he was good at using people, and he was also as wise as a torch and could read goods.

At present, Zhang Liang's advice is just a clever plan for the country, which shows that he is sincerely planning for himself.

"The plan of the ovary, wonderful! It's just cheap that bastard. ”

Overjoyed, Liu Ji patted the pillar vigorously with his palm, and praised in his mouth,

"Tell me more, besides Yongya, who else should be sealed and used right now?"

"Well, with all due respect, the sealing of Yongya is for the sake of appeasing the heart of the hero, and if Your Majesty vigorously enables another person, you can appease the heart of the king with a different surname."

"Could it be Han Shin again?"

"What is the meaning of the word 'again'?" Zhang Liang asked knowingly, with a faint guess in his heart.

Liu Ji smacked his lips, stroked his chin and said,

"In addition to the ovary, the queen also recommended him to me."

"The old minister thinks that the country is at the time of employing people, and Han Xin has great talents, so there is no need to regret it.

As for the rest, just think of a way to keep him under control. ”

"Well, got it, let me think about it again.

Eh, the ovary, your hand stove is here, hurry up and warm it up. ”

Seeing that Xiao Huangmen hurriedly came with a small pottery hand stove, and even more clever, he also brought a fur coat in his hand, Liu Ji smiled,

"It's hard for your dog's eyes to open, why don't you wait for the Taifu to put it on."

Xiao Huangmen hurriedly put on a big coat for Zhang Liang, and a thrilling conversation ended quietly.

In the evening of the next day, Liu Ji held a feast in the palace to entertain the ministers.

During the banquet, he announced in public that Feng Yongya was the Marquis of Shifang, and the food was set up near Fengyi, which was quite rich, with 2,500 households.

At the same time, he urged Xiao He on the spot to review the merits of the rest of the heroes as soon as possible, and to reward the merits as soon as possible.