The fog rises and returns to the sky, leaving leaves behind. In the world, only the wind knows autumn best.
There are many people like Xun Yu in the world. On weekdays, they are upright, shrewd and capable, and seem to be capable ministers in the world. But when things really concern themselves, they will immediately spend every penny and use any means to break through all their own bottom lines.
Looking back, the author at this time was just like Xun Yu, wandering in the market, chasing fame and fortune. Haha, how pure a pot of tea is, how rare it is to be romantic in the world!
No, there is such a person in Chang'an City!
In recent days, a rhyming nursery rhyme has been spread throughout the streets and alleys of Chang'an City unconsciously, like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and is likely to spread to the entire Gyeonggi region.
Its content is:
He is a talented person who follows the Dragon Kungfu, and his uncle Liu Qian has supernatural powers;
Seize the mud swallows, wind up the money, there is a pine tree in front of the door.
This nursery rhyme quickly became popular in Gyeonggi Province simply because the nursery rhyme mentioned a person, Liu Qian, the imperial uncle and Taiwei of the current dynasty.
Who has the courage to tease Liu Gan? This is another vivid and thought-provoking story.
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While Liu Yi was fighting with Xun Yu in Fuyu City, in the Taiwei Mansion, the emperor's uncle Liu Qian, who had just celebrated his sixty-sixth birthday, was smiling wryly while holding the nursery rhyme that was being sung in the streets.
The words "keeping a low profile as an official and making a fortune in silence" have always been Lao Liu Qian's creed in politics. The reason why he has been sitting on the Diaoyutai for so many years is naturally important to the protection of the Queen Mother Guo Ke, but it also has to do with his low profile. Being a human being, being watertight and having both sides are inseparable.
However, if you do bad things, you have done them; if you are greedy for money, you are greedy!
No one will forget your evil because of your low profile, and no one will forget your good because of your high profile. This is the way of the world.
Last year, after Su Ran, the current Bozhou Mu, caused trouble in Chang'an, the dissatisfaction hidden in the hearts of the people of Chang'an surged out like a floodgate.
For a time, the crowd was excited and the voices were loud. Coupled with the pressure from the emperor and the impeachment of the courtiers, Lao Liu Qian had no choice but to abandon his car to protect his commander and handed over the power of the three-place military general.
At this time, Liu Gan's power was greatly reduced, and he only had the two positions of Taiwei and Luoyang City Lord. If his position as the Fifth Duke was not guaranteed, Liu Gan might have to go to Luoyang to play chess with those old immortals.
Liu Gan looked at a piece of nursery rhymes in his hand and couldn't help but sigh: Hey! Compared with the huge fortune that came from renovating the Weiyang Palace, what he couldn't let go of turned out to be fame.
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The sun was shining, the shallow pond was refreshing, and old Liu Gan couldn't help but wander thousands of miles while leaning against the mountains and rivers.
Liu Gan was the youngest son of Emperor Xiaoren Liu Chan. He was more than twenty years older than Emperor Shenwu. When Emperor Shenwu came to the throne, Liu Gan was only three years old and was still drinking milk in his infancy.
Therefore, Liu Gan did not participate in the fight for the throne among the princes at that time, nor did he have any basic background. He was both public and private. As the elder brother, Emperor Shenwu naturally had to protect Liu Gan in every possible way to show his divine grace.
Therefore, describing the childhood life of the emperor's uncle Liu Qian with fine clothes and fine food does not seem luxurious enough.
Liu Gan was not a person who was ungrateful and did not understand the truth. Emperor Shenwu's doting on Liu Gan made Liu Gan grateful. Therefore, he did not rush to the fiefdom when he became an adult, but stayed in Chang'an and worked as an idler. Young Master, when Emperor Shenwu ordered the reduction of vassals, he responded immediately and dedicated all his fiefdoms to show his sincerity.
From his youth to his twilight years, Liu Gan has said countless times in public, "Liu Gan, you eat, drink, gamble, cheat, cheat, and are all five evils. As long as you have money, anyone can call me a brother. But as long as you mess with me, If my brother is unhappy, I, Liu Gan, will make you unhappy all the time! You will be unhappy until you die!"
This is what Liu Gan did, Tao.
Liu Qian's admiration, respect and love for the emperor's brother unconsciously extended this emotion to his son, Liu Yan.
Liu Gan still remembers that spring of 295 AD, when Liu Yan was still young and crying for food. At that time, the Qin and Han Dynasties had just begun the war, and all the men, horses, materials, money, food, and medicines were taken by his brother who was the imperial commander. After leaving, the princes and brothers also took the opportunity to rebel, and it was difficult for grain and grass supplies to be delivered to the capital.
Therefore, from the moment the war started, officials' salaries were halved, meals in the palace were reduced, and even the most noble queen could not afford to drink an ordinary bowl of sugar water. In the palace, idle men farmed and maids weaved. , concubines cook, soldiers plow the fields, just to win the battle.
At that time, Queen Guo Ke had neither breast milk nor a wet nurse. Liu Gan was ordered to take charge of the pension distribution during the war, so he took advantage of the opportunity of moving from house to house, took little Liu Yan to the house of a poor peasant who had just given birth, and had a meal Home meal'.
Every time he thought of this, Liu Gan would giggle unconsciously: Liu Yan, the little guy, is a bit greedy, and he often won't let go even if his belly is bulging into a hill.
Even though the meal was finished, the war entered its second year. All the men in Chang'an City were drafted into the army, and most of the women were engaged in logistics support work. In two years, no babies were born. Not to mention a mouthful of breast milk.
In desperation, Liu Gan could only find some ripe sand fruits outside Chang'an City, pound them himself, dip his hands into the crushed pulp and put it into little Liu Yan's mouth. Little Liu Yan chewed it all day long. Liu Gan held him in his arms for two years. m..
After a pension was distributed, the widowed woman who received the money couldn't bear the separation between Yin and Yang and committed suicide in a well. Liu Qian's subordinate notified Jing Zhaoyin to deal with the incident. After that, a tactful clerk stuffed the five hundred baht money that had been paid to the woman. It arrived in Liu Qian's pocket.
Recalling this, Liu Gan couldn't help laughing again: Hehe, it feels really good to have money in your pocket!
In that life-and-death battle that lasted for several years and involved all the efforts of the whole country, God blessed China and the Han Dynasty won a tragic victory.
The Han Empire not only repelled the Qin Dynasty and exterminated the local princes who supported their own forces, but also expanded its territory to millions. Of course, years of fierce fighting also led to the decline of people's livelihood and the damage to various industries. The more important hidden danger was the rise of aristocratic families.
In this battle, His Majesty has supervised the battle for several years and was the first to take the lead. Liu Gan also emerged in this battle. Coupled with his status, he naturally had a prosperous official career from then on. In addition, Liu Gan was tactful and good at colluding with other people. After a few years, There are actually many party members and he has accumulated countless wealth.
Liu Gan still remembers that when Liu Yan was ten years old, he, who was always stingy, actually carried twenty oxcarts of gold to build a palace for Liu Yan that was even more luxurious than the Prince's East Palace.
Twenty oxcarts of gold were all his family property at that time, but Liu Gan has never regretted this incident until now.
Later, Liu Gan himself had a son, but he always felt that Liu Yan was more like his son.
During those three years, Liu Gan carried little Liu Yan throughout the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, watching with his own eyes that palm-sized body gradually grew, and finally bent his waist.
He was afraid that Liu Yan would be caught in the rain, afraid that he would be blown by the wind, and afraid that he would be frozen by the snow. Even if Liu Yan pouted, Liu Qian would feel depressed, so that he would not be given any compensation.
Maybe he had a better life later, or maybe Liu Qian's son was too good. Liu Qian's son had never felt the joy and worry, the impulse and concern of being a father.
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Liu Gan stood up slowly and looked north at the vast sky.
Although I, Liu Qian, am greedy for money, I, Liu Qian, have never refused any request from Liu Yan since I was a child. Back then, when Guo Ke asked me to help him follow the dragon, I stood by Liu Yan without even thinking about it. aside.
Later..., haha! Forget it, it’s a bit far to talk about, so I won’t talk about it today.
Your Majesty! The power in the hands of the old minister is not that I refuse to give it, but that it should be given to His Majesty when he needs it most. There is more than just black and white in the world. If you want to achieve a great cause, you need people like me who are a mixture of gray and black to protect Your Majesty!
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After a while, Liu Gan was lying on his side on the mat. The fragrance of flowers and birds around him made people feel relaxed and happy.
A faint sound of footsteps called Liu Gan back from his half-asleep state.
Looking at that figure, Lao Liu Qian chuckled, shook his head, and said with a smile, "Good dreams are the hardest to keep in the world!"
Liu Qian sat up slightly and looked at the visitor kindly.
I saw that the man who came was tall, strong, strong and sharp, which was very inconsistent with Liu Gan's slightly gloomy and thin figure. This was Liu Gan's only son, Liu Ben.
Whenever he talks about his son Liu Ben, Liu Gan smiles from ear to ear and becomes elated.
This kid Liu Ben's personality and temper are not at all like his father Liu Gan. If Liu Gan hadn't taken care of Liu Ben and made sure that this kid was his biological son, no one would have done it. I believe that Liu Qian, who has all the five poisons, would have such a contrasting son.
Liu Ben has a loyal and upright temperament, and although he is not considered to be the most beautiful person in the world, he is still pretty enough.
Liu Ben, the son, was born into a clan family. His father, Liu Qian, was also a master of literature but not martial arts. However, Liu Ben preferred martial arts but not literature. He urinated and mingled among swords, guns and sticks. He often imitated those martial arts heroes and others. Fighting in the street often resulted in bruises and swollen faces. If his father's name hadn't been Liu Gan, Liu Ben would have been sold to the border as a slave, or minced into minced meat to make big meat buns.
When he was a child, Liu Ben felt that he was "invincible in the world" in Chang'an City, and suddenly felt lonely. So, at the age of twelve, he went to Fengzhou and joined the Luojia Temple, one of the three most powerful military families. In the next seven years, he He devoted himself to training in Luojia Temple, kept improving, and learned real skills. Nineteen-year-old Liu Bi, who was born in the realm of breaking the city, was hailed as a rare martial arts wizard and a rookie in the art of war.
Because of this, Liu Qian became famous in Chang'an City.
When Liu Bi returned to the capital, the emperor Liu Yan had just ascended the throne and was determined to establish unparalleled achievements. In order to strengthen the centralization of power, the ambitious young emperor established the Twelve Internal Guards of the Han Dynasty in addition to the Seventy-two Han Army, and recruited all the people. Talented people gather together.
When it was time to hire someone, Liu Yan met Liu Ben for the first time under the recommendation of Liu Qian. He was overjoyed to see his heroic appearance and might. Coupled with Liu Gan's insinuations, Liu Yan immediately conferred Liu Ben the title of Colonel Huwei and became the captain of the Huwei School. A young officer among the Twelve Internal Guards.
Over the years, Liu Ben has worked hard by Liu Yan's side and gained a lot of experience. He knows his son better than his father. Liu Gan did not interfere much in Liu Ben's career. Who would have thought that this kid relied on himself and actually went one step further and became a The powerful general became a powerful general among the twelve inner guards and was deeply favored by the emperor.
At the same time, Liu Ben's realm was raised again, and last year he became a martial artist who reached the realm of things.
Every time he thinks of this, Liu Gan can't help but smile and sigh: This is really a blessing for his family!
