Lu Shizhi shook his head, "Don't worry about small things."

Soon, the mutton was brought up. Liu Chang rolled up his sleeves and ate the meat with big mouthfuls, his face covered with oil.

Lu Shizhi was eating the meat and suddenly asked: "Chief, who is closer to you, me or Cao Shen?"

"Of course it's my uncle! The traitor Cao oppressed Zhongliang, and even stayed in the mansion all day these days. It's really hateful!"

Liu Chang cursed loudly, and Lu Shizhi laughed and said, "You can't be rude to Prime Minister Cao."

"I heard that His Majesty wants Cao Shen's son to serve as Lang Zhongling. Is this true?"

"Ah? Isn't Lang Zhongling Chen Ping?"

Liu Chang raised his head and asked in surprise.

Lu Shizhi said angrily: "I am convinced that Chen Hou is the doctor's order, but this Cao Shen's son, who is he? Previously, he conveyed the imperial edict for the emperor, but he was beaten severely by his father, and he retreated cowardly, not daring to

After completing his own mission, how can such a person shoulder the important task of protecting His Majesty??"

"Is there such a thing?"

"Yes, sir, Tang is the emperor's wing. It is equipped with hundreds of thousands of armors and its national power is strong..."

"Oh, uncle, these are all rumors. Our Tang country is poor. The people have no clothes to wear and no food to eat... There are three thousand old and weak people guarding the Great Wall. The people are only 300,000. The national treasury has no savings. The people are poor.

He can only chew tree bark, and there is not even a decent general in the country..."

Lu Shizhi took a deep breath, but still did not refute, he said: "Although the Tang State is...poor, it is closest to Chang'an, and you also have a deterrent effect among the ministers. This son of Cao Shen can never serve as Lang Zhongling.

..."

"I understand what uncle means!"

As Liu Chang spoke, Lu Shizhi looked pleased. Liu Chang picked up the meat and tore it into big bites. After eating a few bites, he stood up and said solemnly: "Uncle, don't worry! I'm going to kill Cao Shen's son!"

"

Seeing Liu Chang turning around to leave, Lu Shizhi was stunned and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

"That was not what I meant!"

"What does uncle mean?"

"You can report to His Majesty and ask me to be the doctor's order!"

"Oh, so that's it."

Liu Chang suddenly understood, sat down again, and said with a smile: "This is a small matter, uncle, just leave it to me, don't worry!"

Lu Shizhi said seriously: "Chief, I am not doing this for myself, but I can't help the Cao family!"

"I see!"

Liu Chang grinned. Of course, Lu Shizhi also knew how unreliable this little bastard was. In order to support the poor Tang State, Lu Shizhi gritted his teeth and gave the Tang State 60 calves. Liu Chang's eyes widened.

Eyes, it turns out that you still have cows at home? Sixty calves are given away. Are there hundreds of big cows?

Liu Chang stood up in a hurry to thank him, and Lu Shizhi smiled and helped him up.

Seeing this scene of a loving uncle and a filial son, Luan Bu was also a little pleased: Putting aside the facts, the king of Tang was still quite filial.

After walking out of Jiancheng Hou Mansion, Luan Bu reminded him in a low voice: "It is best for the king not to interfere in the dispute between relatives."

"Hahaha, Luan Bu, do you think I am a fool?"

Luan Bu looked at him, hesitating for a moment, but he couldn't tell.

Seeing Luan Bu's hesitation, Liu Chang was angry and cursed: "How could I not know this? But if I didn't agree just now, what would my mother think?"

"But now that you have agreed, what should the Cao family think?"

"They can think whatever they want and beat me with a stick?"

Luan Bu's eyes widened, "Are you planning to take the things and do nothing?"

"Of course not, just wait and see!"

Liu Chang said proudly, already having his own thoughts in his mind.

The two of them were walking and talking when they suddenly met the panting Zhang Buyi. Zhang Buyi glanced at the King of Tang and then cursed at Luan Bu: "Why didn't you say anything when you found the King?"

"It's too late."

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhang has sent an envoy and is in the mansion..."

"Oh? What happened?"

"I do not know either."

"Luan Bu, go back home!"

...

When Liu Chang hurried back to his mansion, he finally saw the envoy from the Tang Dynasty.

Originally, Zhang Cang always delivered letters directly and never sent an envoy. When the envoy from the Tang Dynasty saw Liu Chang, he immediately paid his respects and shouted: "Meet the King!!!"

Liu Chang smiled and helped him up, "No need to be polite, come on, get up!"

The man stood up and stood aside respectfully.

"Xiang Zhang sent you here, but what's the big deal?"

The messenger smiled and said, "I have three things to report to the king." As he said that, he looked at the people around him. Liu Chang waved his little hand and said, "These are my confidants. If you have any questions, please contact me."

Say it!"

The envoy then said: "The first thing is the matter of Gai Gong. Gai Gong wants to reset the Imperial Academy to teach scholars and replace the original academy... Zhang Xiang thinks this strategy is very good, so he wants to ask

The king’s thoughts.”

"Well, okay, I agree, what about the second thing?"

"This year the Tang Dynasty will have a great harvest..."

"Ahem, keep your voice down!"

The envoy had no choice but to lower his voice and said: "The Tang Dynasty had a great harvest, and the grain output tripled that of the previous year! Prime Minister Zhang was planning to set up several granaries in Dai County for use by the garrison troops. Some ministers suggested that the border garrison troops be ordered to

The soldiers cultivated land in Yunzhong Yanmen and other places, and farmed here during their spare time..."

"Well, okay, I guess that's okay, what about the third thing?"

The envoy was overjoyed, raised his head and said: "Your Majesty! The Taiwei expected that there would be a Huns raid in the autumn, so he made preparations in advance. Later, he commanded the Tang cavalry and fought with the enemy in Shangjun, capturing more than a thousand horses!!! Killing one of them!

Hun nobles!!"

Liu Chang was overjoyed and his eyes widened, "More than a thousand war horses? Hahaha, really??"

“I knew Li Zuoche wouldn’t let me down!!”

"For this merit of his, he will be granted the title of Marquis! The title of Marquis 1!"

Liu Chang said excitedly, and he immediately understood why Zhang Cang sent an envoy to convey the message this time. After all, these more than a thousand war horses were no small matter. If the traitors in the temple knew about it, they would definitely be jealous and might ask Tang Guo to sacrifice them again.

Half of the horses are known as the emperor's congratulations.

But those horses that the princes dedicated to the emperor would always appear inexplicably at the homes of the officials and drive for them.

Liu Chang doesn't do this kind of loss-making business!

He whispered: "This matter must be kept secret. Go to the temple and report truthfully the number of enemies killed and the situation of other supplies. Just don't mention the war horses. If you ask, just say that the Yuezhi people took it."

!”

"only!!"

Liu Chang sat in the upper position and smiled from ear to ear when he thought of the thousands of war horses. Since the large-scale movement of the Yue clan to Shangjun, the problem of war horses in the Tang Dynasty has been well solved. Zhang Cang sent most of the Yue clan to

People were organized into households, making them all subjects of the Tang Dynasty. They did not need to pay food, but only needed livestock in lieu of taxes.

Zhang Cang did not let them stay in Shangjun permanently, but instead distributed them in various areas of the Tang State, letting them live mixed with the original Tang people, and tried every means to integrate them into the Tang State as soon as possible.

This approach naturally caused the Hu people to gradually change towards the Tang people. But the problem is that the Tang people were also influenced by them and began to use Hu beds, Hu robes, and many fruits that the Tang people had never seen before.

Brought in by the Yuezhi people, the two sides blended together, forming a Tang culture that was different from the Central Plains.

Tang merchants brought these fresh things from outside the Great Wall to Qi State...no, it was Jibei County of Tang State, and then sold them to various princes, and made a fortune.

The Tang State had war horses, more fruits, and a population capable of riding and shooting. The only disadvantage was that it gained the title of barbarian.

During the Warring States Period, this title belonged to the Qin Dynasty. Countries outside the Pass regarded Qin as a barbarian country and felt that they were not worthy of being on an equal footing with the ceremonial states of the Central Plains. Before that, this title belonged to the Chu State, and the King of Chu even

He once said something like "I am a barbarian".

Liu Chang doesn't care about this. It's tiring to be a gentleman, but it's good to be a barbarian.

After Liu Chang gave all instructions, he went to the palace.

When Liu Chang returned to his Houde Hall, Zhang Qing had already prepared meals and a change of clothes.

Liu Chang had a pleasant meal, and then Liu Ying came here.

Liu Chang did not show any courtesy and just asked his brother to sit down and eat together.
To be continued...