Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 194 Loyal to me?

The summer dawn slowly opened, and the morning light pierced through the mist and shone on the quiet Shuhan New Palace.

On the terrace, Liu Chan and Liao Li played chess. At this time, the breeze came slowly, and a peaceful mood came into view.

Liu Chan wears a heavenly crown and a black gauze robe, holding sunspots in his hand, laying down the chess game, threatening the white dragon.

Liu Chan put his hand into the chessboard, clamped the black chess piece with two fingers, looked at the chessboard with his eyes, and said, "In recent years, Gongyuan (Liao Li's character) has been by my side for a long time, assisting me in handling government affairs, it has been hard work!"

After a pause, Liu Chan put his hand on the plate and said with emotion: "It's a pity that Gongyuan is a bit overqualified."

Liao Li crossed his legs and bowed his head, and said respectfully: "At the beginning, I was so bold and reckless that I killed the palace woman in Zigong, offending the late emperor. I was loved by His Majesty, although I was demoted to be a servant, but soon I was promoted to be a servant. I am not very grateful!"

When Liao Li answered, Liu Chan's gaze never left Liao Li's expression.

After finishing speaking, Liao Li placed the white stones on the plate in order to deal with the black dragon's momentum.

Liu Chan narrowed his eyes slightly, rubbed his fingers together, smiled half-smile, seemed to be looking at the chess game, and said approvingly: "Gongyuan's chess skills are getting better, and the layout is quite organized."

Liao Li didn't understand Liu Chan's intentions, so he raised his eyes to look at the emperor, and heard the emperor continue to say: "Managing the government has been very handy in recent years."

Liao Li followed the emperor's wishes and complimented him: "I am responsible for political matters, all thanks to your Majesty's teaching, and I dare to take credit for it!"

When Liao Li complimented him, Liu Chan looked calmly at Wudan Mountain in the distance, and then looked back at the chessboard.

After Liao Li finished speaking, he glanced at Liu Chan again, feeling a little overwhelmed, not knowing where to go wrong.

Seemingly aware of Liao Li's gaze, Liu Chan raised his eyebrows, waved his sleeves, and said slowly, "Master Liao is too modest!"

After a pause, Liu Chan put his hand into the chess box, and said lightly: "Tell me, how did I teach you how to govern?"

As soon as this remark came out, Liao Li was even more puzzled by Liu Chan's meaning, and fell into silence, not knowing how to answer.

Liu Chan looked at Liao Li who fell into silence, reached out and tapped the chessboard, and said, "It's time for Liao Shizhong to make a move!"

Liao Li came back to his senses, so he had to follow the meaning of Liu Chan's words and said one by one: "Since your Majesty ascended the throne, one is to win over the scholars in Shu, the other is to support the young generals in the army, and the third is to maintain the position of the prime minister."

When Liu Chan was about to drop his son, hearing Liao Li's words, the black chess in his hand stopped in the air.

Liu Chan glanced at Liao Li, and the grapes were placed on the plate.

Liao Li didn't know it, and he eloquently said: "Your Majesty established the Wudan Academy, changed the system of expropriation, and made good friends with Qiao Zhou. Study the thinking of the legalists and govern the politics of the legalists; abandon the study of the modern classics and return to the study of the ancient classics."

"Your Majesty promoted the young generals of the Han army, such as Wang Zijun, Deng Shizai, and Ju Xiaoxing, and distributed the power of the generals left by the late emperor to consolidate military power. He also established the three guards under the direct control of the palace to strengthen the strength of the Chinese army and weaken the local barbarians."

Liu Chan rubbed the black chess pieces with his fingers, looked at Liao Li who was talking non-stop, and couldn't help sighing in his heart, Liao Li still didn't know what his real problem was after several years?
Liu Chan reminded him aloud, and said lightly: "You missed one more thing. Young generals are loyal and patriotic people, and they have the Han family in their hearts."

Liao Li's throat was instantly choked, and the terrace fell into silence.

Liu Chan smiled, and said, "What Gong Yuan said makes sense, why don't you continue?"

Liao Li bowed his hands to Liu Chan, lowered his voice, and said: "Your Majesty's prime minister is the father of the prime minister, and he respects the status of the prime minister; he also honors the prime minister as the prime minister, and honors the prime minister; Big officials, stay away from the court, and govern by the prime minister."

Liu Chan put his son on the plate, looked at Liao Li, and said with a smile: "I never thought that Gong Yuan would also become a sycophant."

After a pause, Liu Chan said in a 'warm voice': "Could it be that I have good things but no bad things?"

Hearing this, Liao Li thought that Liu Chan's blood was hot when he asked about the gains and losses of politics. He stroked his beard and murmured, "Brother Ma Liang exaggerated. , Ordinary people greeted Ju Da and named Ma Jichang, saying that Ma Jichang was a saint, this man has always been good at flattering."

Liu Chan didn't say anything, but smiled at Liao Li, seeing that Liao Li would still say those words.

"Guo Yanchang, the servant, has no great talent, blindly follows other people's opinions, and is not enough to conspire with him for great things. How can this person be a servant? Now that the big man has achieved a little bit, he wants to revive the Han Dynasty, so these three people Officer, it is indeed inappropriate."

After Liao Li finished speaking, he felt a little impolite, and quickly knelt down and said: "I often stand by His Majesty's side, and I feel a little bit. These words are all due to the minister's hard thinking. I am worried about the big man. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

Liu Chan glanced at Liao Li coldly, thinking to himself that although Liao Li's temperament has not changed, he is a lot more slippery as an official, and said: "Get up! You are also worried about the big man, how can I blame it."

Liu Chan clamped the black chess piece, and said lightly: "How could I not know? The people of Shu are loyal and patriotic, and those with great talents are all to be reused, and the rest are not to be used. Besides, Jingzhou has been lost. Those who can be used by Jingchu scholars, Just a handful of people."

Seeing Liu Chan's calm expression, Liao Li thought he would agree, so he boldly replied: "It's a pity that the late emperor did not take Hanzhong, but raised a large army to compete with the Wu people for the three counties in Jingnan. County. Marquis Guan relied on his reputation for bravery. He was defeated and died, which led to the capture of Jingzhou. This is the loss of the late emperor's army!"

Liu Chan stared at Liao Li coldly, threw the black chess in his hand into the air, got up and said: "Liao Shizhong, you are arrogant, slandering court officials, saying that the country appoints mediocre people. Slandering the late emperor and generals, is it a crime?"

The chess piece hit the chessboard, Liao Li shivered, got up and knelt down on the ground, secretly regretting what he said today.

Liu Chan looked at the distant city of Chengdu with his hands behind his back, shaking his head and sighing that Liao Li didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

Liao Li's answer today is all about the gains and losses and pains and pains of the great Han Dynasty. It cannot be said that he is ignorant, and he even lives up to Zhuge Liang's ability to compare him with Pang Tong.

But today's words violated a lot of taboos, first of all, he didn't know how to repent of offending Old Liu from Zigong, he said one thing, but he didn't mean it.Secondly, speculate on the mind of the emperor and publicize it to the public, violating the etiquette of the emperor and his ministers.

In the end, while criticizing the big man's employment, he also implicitly criticized Zhuge Liang's employment policy. After all, Ma Liang and Xiang Lang were both Zhuge Liang's employment and friends.

For a while, the terrace was silent, only the crisp sound of birdsong could be heard.

Liao Li became restless, and beads of sweat rolled down his head.

Liao Li's crimes can be big or small, the matter of Zigong is over, and speculation about the holy will is negligible, only criticizing Zhuge Liang's employment and old Liu's rule of the army can be counted as crimes, these two crimes can be big or small, all according to Liu Chan's will.

Liu Chan leaned on the fence of the balcony, pondered for a while, then turned to stare at Liao Li, and asked in a deep voice, "I ask this with a ghost, Gong Yuan, are you loyal to me?"

(End of this chapter)