The two of them just thought Tang Qi was embarrassed, but they both shut up.

An army of more than 10,000 people marched from Chang'an to Shanggu County, and most of them were infantry. Even if there was a galloping road connecting them, the long journey would take about half a month.

In order not to waste time, Li Guang took Tang Qi's suggestion and sent his subordinates to work hard. At the same time, he sent the shoe drawings and samples to Chang'an and Shanggu.

The three of them went to visit King Zhao Liu Pengzu first according to their original plan.

Speaking of this King of Zhao, he is also a shining wonder in the history of the Western Han Dynasty princes.

At that time, in order for the vassal states not to be completely independent from the central government, the ministers of each country were directly appointed by the central court and were officials with two thousand stones.

In addition to assisting the king in managing the fiefdom, the prime minister also has the responsibility of supervising the behavior of princes and kings.

For example, if Liu Anxin, the king of Huainan, had objections, only if his minister reported it to the court in time would the court be fully aware of the situation in Huainan.

Therefore, for the princes and kings, the state is more like a monitor that must be guarded against than a minister who can respect them.

How to get along with it has become one of the biggest problems!

Different princes and kings had different methods to deal with the prime minister sent by the central government.

The best situation is that "the king and his ministers know each other". The king has no ambitions, but has a strong sense of responsibility for the people under his rule. With the help of the prime minister, he manages the feudal country in a sound and colorful way, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

But after all, they are only a minority, and if they do too well, they can easily attract the attention of the central court.

The emperor was somewhat tolerant of his brothers, but not so easy to talk to the ministers he sent out.

I sent you over to keep an eye on my brothers and uncles for the imperial court to prevent them from having any evil intentions.

As a result, you actually regard the princes and kings as monarchs and do your best to assist them and help them enrich the country and strengthen the army. What do you want to do?

Do you still have some political consciousness?

When this problem comes together, those ministers who are diligent and know each other well with the princes, kings and ministers will often face a not so good situation.

Those whose abilities are not enough to arouse fear may only be able to serve as state ministers in this life and will never be able to return to the central government to express their ambitions.

If you happen to be quite capable and really help the princes and kings manage the feudal kingdom in an orderly manner, then it might be dangerous!

Therefore, whether it is out of public or selfish motives, most of the state ministers maintain poor relations with the princes and kings they assist.

If you don't have any worries and can live happily, just let the Prime Minister take charge, leave all domestic political affairs to the Prime Minister, and just eat, drink and have fun.

A more powerful prime minister can point his nose at the princes and scold the princes for "playing with things and losing their ambition", and the king often has no choice but to hold his nose and respond!

The princes and kings who have a more stingy personality like to confront the prime minister head-on. At this time, it depends on the methods and ingenuity of the prime ministers.

If one person is not good, it can easily lead to life-threatening disaster!

But most of the time, the two sides get along without any embarrassment and maintain a superficial peace with each other.

The princes and princes do not want to cause trouble, and the prime minister also wants to find a way to return to the central government as soon as possible. Often such feudal countries are very peaceful, which is what the court likes most.

Where is Zhao Wang Liu Pengzu?

He is none of the above!

This person is not stingy in character, and his domestic reputation is not very bad.

But if you look around the world, it is not difficult to find that no matter who you ask, you can always hear complaints about King Zhao!

The reason is that this man is a dignified prince and Liu Che's brother.

But he is really not very particular about his behavior!

History books say that Liu Pengzu was "a cunning, deceitful and sycophantic man who was humble and flattering". On the surface, he was humble and respectful and liked to please others, but on the inside he was mean and vicious.

He also had a profound knowledge of the law. It is said that he had a group of people specially trained to study the articles of the law for him, so that he could use sophistry to slander the people he wanted to deal with.

For example, the Prime Minister sent by the imperial court.

Every time a new minister of state arrived, Liu Pengzu would put on black cloth and dress up as a servant of the palace to greet him personally.

He also personally cleaned the residence of the Prime Minister and was treated with meticulous care and humility.

In fact, history records that he often used "confusion and chaos" to disrupt the daily behavior of the state minister.

As long as there is inappropriate speech or violation of the imperial taboos, he will immediately write a report to the emperor's brother, and at the same time mix in some false accusations such as committing adultery and seeking personal gain.

Investigators sent by the imperial court often cannot distinguish between true and false.

As a result, it has been nearly thirty years since he was granted the title of King of Zhao, but no Prime Minister has been able to serve for two years, and he is often punished for his crimes.

Those who are more lucky will be imprisoned and tortured, while those who are less lucky will be executed directly!

Over time, the State of Zhao was regarded as a place of death by central officials. Many people would rather be demoted than become Liu Pengzu's prime minister!

Those who were unlucky enough to be forcibly appointed did not dare to criticize Liu Pengzu in any way. They only dared to act based on his looks.

Although this old guy had no objections, he still turned Zhao Guo into his one-manner!

If it was just a matter of harming the Prime Minister, the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government would not be so upset. The key is that this old boy likes to bite people when he catches them!

It is said that this was to prevent officials from passing by to secretly investigate Liu Pengzu's various violations of the law.

All officials of Erqianshi who pass by his fiefdom will be treated like a state minister!

In particular, Jizhou Mu, who is responsible for supervision, has received special attention.

It's easy to lose your life just by crossing the road, so who would dare to plunder Liu Pengzu's tiger beard?

Of course I can't avoid it!

"If it weren't for the huge noise when the army marched, and the detour for fear of missing the battle, I really wouldn't want to deal with King Zhao!" Li Guang also kept complaining, "When we get to the place, we all have to be more vigilant, lest we

He got caught!"

Even the dignified captain of the Northern Army was so cautious, which shows how bad Liu Pengzu's reputation was.

Tang Qi couldn't help but be curious about such a person.

After all, this sounds much less refined than those royal nobles of the old Zhu family who were raised like pigs!

Huo Qubing dismissed it and said, "Isn't he just a prince? I just captured a prince alive and then a crown prince. Is he willing to try to touch me?"

Li Guang smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty loves you so much that King Zhao will not dare to do anything to you, but I am different. You are so generous, so don't hurt me!"

Huo Qubing calmed down a bit, but still didn't pay much attention to it.

Tang Qi's attitude was no different from Huo Qubing's.

He is not an ancient person, and no matter how he blends into the living environment of the Han Dynasty, he still cannot have even the slightest respect for concepts such as "imperial power" and "clan".

And this is probably why he was valued by the emperor, but easily caused dissatisfaction among the cruel officials.
Chapter completed!