"Please? Before I walked into the mansion, your hand was on the hilt of the sword, and you were looking menacingly."

Liu Chang glared at Luan Bu and said, "I asked you to invite Duke Zhu here, how dare you be rude?!"

Luan Bu also cooperated and quickly apologized.

Liu Chang then asked Zhu Jian to sit next to him and ordered Luan Bu to serve him some meat.

"Your Majesty, I am at home now and don't want to..."

"I invite you to come because I respect Father Zhong, not for anything else!"

As Liu Chang spoke, he pretended to greet Zhu Jian and asked about his family affairs. When he talked about his children, Zhu Jian shook his head and said that they had no talents and were not worth mentioning. .

"You have been staying at home for a long time. Why did you suddenly go to Jiaofang Palace this time?"

"It's to understand and rescue Marquis Piyang."

With Zhu Jian's words, the atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

The smile on Liu Chang's face suddenly disappeared and he remained silent. Luan Bu also placed his hand on the hilt of the sword again.

Zhu Jian was not afraid. Of course he also knew the relationship between Liu Chang and Shen Shiqi. He stood up with a smile and prepared to leave.

Liu Chang asked: "Shen Shi is in trouble. None of his usual friends dare to go to the palace to plead for mercy. I haven't heard that you have any friendship with him. Depending on your talent, you can probably see that Piyang Hou is a good man." Man is destroying himself, why do you want to save him?"

Zhu Jian paused and said, "I know what kind of person Piyang Hou is."

"Once upon a time, my family was very poor... My mother-in-law passed away, and I didn't even have the money to pay for my mother's funeral. I went around to borrow money, but no one lent it to me... Later, the Marquis of Piyang gave me money...

I sent a generous gift worth one hundred gold...so that I could attend my mother's funeral. Many nobles at that time also sent money and goods worth five hundred gold because of the generous gift given by the Marquis of Piyang.

.”

"I have been paying back the money over the years...The money has been paid off, but the kindness has not yet been repaid."

"Oh, I have also heard about this. It is said that upon learning of the death of your mother, Marquis Piyang was very happy. He said that you never interacted with him on weekdays, and now he can give you generous gifts for your mother's funeral... You

I will definitely work tooth and nail for him.”

Zhu Jian smiled and said, "Even if you have ulterior motives, you still helped me. How can I not repay you?"

Liu Chang did not deliberately spread rumors. He knew that when Zhu Jian's mother died, Shen Shiqi's retainers congratulated Shen Shiqi, and Shen Shiqi also felt so...Zhu Jian, like his children, was a

Hard bones.

Historically, Shen Shiqi was arrested by Liu Ying because of the misbehavior of his disciples. It was Zhu Jian who rescued Shen Shiqi.

Later, a certain King Li of Huainan who was unwilling to disclose his life beat Shen Shiqi to death. He heard that there was a man named Zhu Jian who had a good relationship with Shen Shiqi, so he wanted to kill him.

Zhu Jian was about to commit suicide. His children persuaded him not to commit suicide rashly, but Zhu Jian said: After I die alone, the disaster to our family will be gone, and you will not be implicated.

.

When Emperor Wen heard about it, he felt very sad and felt that another great talent had left.

It’s not just Zhu Jian, their whole family is tough.

Zhu Jian's eldest son inherited his father's eloquence, so he went to the Xiongnu as an envoy. However, the Xiongnu Chanyu asked him to treat him as the emperor, and his words contained contempt for the Han Dynasty. His son was furious and turned to the Shanyu.

Yu cursed loudly and did not stop until he was killed.

Seeing Zhu Jian about to leave, Liu Chang suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute!"

Zhu Jian stopped and asked again: "Does the king want to kill me?"

"I won't kill you... let's do this. I will help judge Shi Qi and exempt him from the death penalty. However, you have to assist me and govern the Tang Dynasty... How about it?!"

Zhu Jian was a little surprised. He looked at Liu Chang and said, "Your Majesty, are you willing to help Piyang Hou?"

"Oh, people like Piyanghou are nothing in the eyes of few people, but talents like Zhongfu can manage four counties to prosperity in the Tang Dynasty. Ten Piyanghous are not as good as one Zhu Jian

ah!"

Zhu Jian looked at Liu Chang with a slightly different look. He lived in Chang'an, so of course he knew the character of this Tang king. He had a big grudge against Shen Shiqi, but at this moment, he was actually willing to intercede for Shen Shiqi, just for the sake of it.

Let himself assist him...Zhu Jian could vaguely see the shadow of the late emperor in him.

At the beginning, Yong Chi, a wealthy family in Peixian County, looked down upon Liu Bang very much, and later followed him to fight with Liu Bang. When Liu Bang went out to fight, he directly offered Fengyi to join the Zhou Dynasty of Wei State, which made Liu Bang furious and vowed to kill him!

Later, Yong Chi subordinated himself to the State of Zhao and then surrendered to Liu Bang. Liu Bang always had trouble with him and the two of them hated each other. Later, Liu Bang rewarded the meritorious officials and granted him great titles. He heard that some people were dissatisfied and complained every day, so he asked Zhang Liang for advice.

Zhang Liang said that whoever your Majesty hated the most would be rewarded generously, so that everyone could hope to be rewarded, so Liu Bang made Yongchi the Marquis of Shifang.

This Marquis of Shifang died two years ago and was given the posthumous title of Suhou.

This was the first thing Zhu Jian thought of. He pondered for a moment and said, "Although I want to rescue Shen Shiqi, I cannot let the king bear the name of unfilial piety."

"Please, Your Majesty, please don't interfere in this matter."

"If you hadn't said this, I might have still hesitated. Now that you have said so, I will save the rest of you! You stay!!"

"King!"

"Chen Tao, look at him, I'll go find your Majesty!"

Chen Tao, who was busy not far away, looked at Liu Chang blankly and replied "Wei". Liu Chang took Luan Bu and left. Zhu Jian looked at Liu Chang leaving with some confusion, and then looked at Chen Tao, "

Are you also the benefactor of King Tang?"

Chen Tao shook his head hastily.

"Are you a vassal of the Tang Dynasty?"

Chen Tao shook his head again.

"That is?"

"I don't know either...."

“I don’t know??Then what are you doing here??”

"A carpenter."

...

Luan Bu asked very displeasedly: "Does the king really want to let Shen Shiqi go?"

"Oh, what are you afraid of? Let's demote him to a commoner first. After a while, when Zhu Jian is in the Tang Dynasty, wouldn't it be better to let him get sick and die?"

"But the king promised to help judge Shi Qi."

"Yes, I promised Zhu Jian that I would pardon Shen Shiqi's death penalty, but I didn't promise that he would live a long life, right?"

Luan Bu's eyes widened, and then he nodded, "I understand!"

"I just need such an eloquent person around me. Besides, his ability to govern the country is not bad. Doesn't our Tang country lack such talents?"

The two talked secretly and soon returned to the palace.

When Liu Chang walked into the Xuanshi Hall and saw Liu Ying, Liu Ying hurriedly asked him to sit next to her, and said with some tangle: "Elder brother... I am ready to pardon Shen Shiqi's death penalty and will

He was demoted to Chengdan...what do you think...?"

Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, then shouted: "No way!!"

"Well, eldest brother, privately speaking, he is still very kind to our family..."

"I finally helped my brother to rule the ministers obediently. Will my brother let them go so easily? Our army of the Tang State came all the way, with countless casualties. The Tang State is already poor. This time I mobilized 40 people in the country.

There are tens of thousands of elites, but I don’t know how many people will starve to death next year..."

Liu Ying reacted instantly, "How dare you, Chief Liu, negotiate terms with me?!"

"Hey? Brother, why did you react so quickly this time?"

"Hmph, don't try to fool me, I'm not that stupid emperor anymore!"

Liu Chang grinned and said: "Brother, I just think that these people in prison all have considerable wealth. It is better to confiscate their homes and send their property to the Tang Dynasty. It is better to send their families to the Tang Dynasty as well."

, it’s better to put their..."

"Why don't we tear down their mansion and land and send them to your country, Tang?"

"Second brother~~~"

"Forget it, they brought it upon themselves, so let's do this, confiscate their homes and send their clans to the Tang Dynasty! What about interrogating them?"

"Brother is the Emperor! Does the Emperor have to ask the princes and kings to decide what he wants to do?!"

Liu Ying raised her head, "Okay, I will give Xuanyi an order to pardon Shenshi Qi's death penalty and demote him to Chengdan!"

Liu Chang did not expect that his second brother would already want to pardon Shen Shiqi without even opening his mouth. He would have gained a ministership in vain.

Soon, Liu Chang held Zhu Jian's hand and said earnestly: "I have asked you for help several times, but your Majesty refused. I spoke with reason and emotion. In order to get your help, I begged your Majesty again and again. Your Majesty

Only then did Shen Shiqi’s death penalty be forgiven!”

Zhu Jian knelt down in front of Liu Chang, his head lowered.

"I would like to thank you for your kindness!"

"If there is no retribution, I must die for the king!!"

ps: Thanks to ye96 for being the leader, and thanks to Banzhu for being the leader!
Chapter completed!