Chapter 001 This kid doesn't look like me at all
The Tenth Year of the Han Emperor
Chang'an City, which was built less than five years ago, looks very desolate. It is obviously the new capital of a new empire, but there is no novelty at all. The dusk is heavy, and under the heavy dark clouds, even the brand-new houses reveal a sense of desolation.
At that time, Chang'an had not yet built a city wall. The not very luxurious Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace were isolated and surrounded by a group of short gray buildings, one occupying the southeast and the other occupying the southwest. The short buildings scattered irregularly from them to the surrounding areas, and occasionally a few withered mulberry trees blocked the view. There were few pedestrians on the bumpy dirt road.
Changle Palace was built in the low-lying southwest corner of Chang'an. It occupied a huge area and, together with the Weiyang Palace, occupied 60% of the land in Chang'an City. However, compared with the former Afang Palace, the Weiyang Palace was obviously not as impressive as it used to be. The walls were gray and the entire palace did not use too many bright colors. Even the emperor's favorite color, red, was only used in a small amount.
There was no difference between inside and outside the palace. Both were equally desolate with a pale tone. Occasionally, a few eunuchs could be seen walking by with their heads down and in small steps. They didn't communicate with each other, as if they were walking without making any sound. The strange silence was even creepy.
"Young Master! Young Master!"
A loud noise suddenly broke the silence, and a naughty boy rushed out from the Pepper House. The Pepper House was the most colorful building in Changle Palace. Its walls were painted with pepper powder and mud, presenting an alternative warm color and emitting a faint fragrance.
The naughty boy was very young. If you didn't pay attention, you might not be able to see this little thing that was as tall as the ground. But behind him, there were six young eunuchs following him. These people didn't dare to run or shout loudly. They all looked at the little thing with sad faces, but could only follow behind him.
The little creature had short legs but was a fast runner. It ran all the way out of the Jiaofang Palace and headed towards the Changxin Palace on the west side of the front palace.
Several eunuchs felt a chill rushing towards their heads, and the leader shouted in fear: "Master! You can't barge into Changxin Palace!"
The little fellow finally stopped, already panting from exhaustion. He held onto the wall beside him and shouted, "It's okay if you don't go in, but there's one thing you must do!"
"Sir, your study was decided by His Highness, and we dare not disobey."
This little guy is called Liu Chang, the seventh son of Liu Bang. At the same time, he has a secret unknown to the public: there have long been two souls in his young body.
Liu Chang himself didn't understand how he came to this world and entered this body.
As an engineer, Liu Chang spends most of his time in offices and factories, and his knowledge of time travel comes mainly from a few TV dramas. At the same time, his knowledge of history is very, very, very limited.
The young master started dreaming when he was very young. He always dreamed that he was living in another world.
Reality and dreams were constantly intersecting, and he himself could hardly tell whether he was Gongzi Chang or Liu Chang.
After several months of headaches, Gongzi Chang probably realized who he really was.
He is not Gongzi Chang, nor is he Liu Chang anymore, but a brand new Liu Chang, just as naughty and immature as the original one, but possessing some secret memories from the future.
Except for occasional things that do not belong to this era, at other times, he is no different from a normal child.
Why was he beaten? Liu Chang himself didn't know the specific reason. One day, he suddenly realized that the tall father standing in front of him was Liu Bang. A word suddenly popped up in his mind, and he exclaimed "Emperor Gaozu of Han".
No one knew why, but after hearing these words, Liu Bang, who had been so amiable just now, gritted his teeth, took off his shoes and started beating him.
Later, his mother told him that his father was not dead yet, so there was no need to consider the posthumous title so early. However, his temple name was a good one.
This memory from the future had no effect on Liu Chang. He completely inherited his love for his mother, his disdain for his brothers, his fear of his father, and most importantly, his resentment towards studying.
Perhaps this cannot be said to be influenced. Liu Chang did not like liberal arts content in his previous life. In this world, because he showed his intelligence and talent in mathematics too early, Liu Bang was overjoyed and found several scholars to teach him.
Oh, these scholars all taught different thoughts, some were Taoist, some were Legalist, and some were Confucian... After Liu Bang became emperor, he still had the hooligan habits from when he was at the bottom of society. People later said that he didn't like Confucianism very much. In fact, he didn't like any school of thought.
He only likes schools of thought that he can use.
But for Liu Chang, it was a huge torture. He simply could not understand these profound thoughts and had no interest in learning them. Among the various schools of thought, the only one he was interested in was the Mohist school... But the Mohist school had already declined during this period. From being a prominent school of thought at the time, it completely fell to the bottom and went to destruction.
The scientific spirit of Mohism no longer exists, and has been replaced by the spirit of chivalry, that is, the style of knight-errantry. The nobles no longer consider Mohism as a discipline, and the only ones who believe in Mohism are the knights-errant.
Therefore, during these days, Liu Chang has been thinking of ways to skip classes, but it is not only difficult but also useless!
Liu Chang and the eunuchs began to confront each other. After realizing that the eunuchs were determined to arrest him and send him back to class, Liu Chang grabbed the belt around his waist and shouted fiercely: "If you come to arrest me again, I will pee in Changxin Palace! If anyone asks, I will say that you asked me to do it!"
The eunuchs' eyes went dark, and they didn't even know how to respond to the threat from the young master.
The two sides continued to confront each other. Liu Chang reluctantly let go of the ties and said, "I won't make it difficult for you. Don't even think about arresting me. Just go back and tell my mother that you didn't see me, okay?"
Several eunuchs looked at each other in bewilderment. Among all the princes, this young prince was the most troublesome. He was totally unlike his brothers. Each of his brothers was a benevolent and modest gentleman, but he was a lawless devil.
He was very smart since childhood and could speak when he was less than a year old, which surprised everyone in the palace. When he was one or two years old, he could even read and write. The emperor was naturally overjoyed and hurried to focus on training this intelligent prince.
As a result, after two months of reading classics with several masters, the prince could no longer bear it and began to think of various ways to skip classes, and was unwilling to study anymore.
In order to avoid studying, the prince has thought of countless ways, including pretending to be sick, pretending to be stupid, pretending to be asleep, and pretending to be dead. Later, when disguise didn't work, he just came clean and pulled everyone's beards, spit on their faces, and even urinated in their hats.
Liu Chang was also feeling aggrieved. If he had known this would be the outcome, he should have played dumb and not shown himself out so early. But now he had pretended too much. When he thought of the chanting voices of the great men, his head began to buzz.
He felt that studying classics was definitely a form of torture. A sentence had to be studied over and over again, and one word had dozens of interpretations, each different. Sometimes, people would even fight while teaching.
Just as Liu Chang was lost in thought, the eunuchs began to approach unknowingly. Liu Chang quickly realized this. He turned around and started to flee. "Bang~~", with a dull sound, he didn't know what he hit and fell directly to the ground.
He raised his head with a grin, only to see a tall, dark-faced man. This man looked very tough to deal with, with a square face, a messy beard, and a furrowed brow. He looked extremely serious and intimidating. The eunuchs had long since dared not look up, and with their heads lowered, they stood in a row and bowed to greet him.
But Liu Chang was not afraid of him. My father is Emperor Gaozu of Han, who should I be afraid of?
"Oh, I'm injured. It hurts so much! I can't study anymore. Someone come quickly and take me back to the Pepper Room!"
Liu Chang sat on the ground with his legs spread out like a winnowing basket, holding his legs and screaming.
The man looked at Liu Chang carefully, turned around and walked past him without saying a word.
The eunuchs sighed, picked up Liu Chang helplessly, and walked towards the Pepper Room.
…
The man walked all the way to the Xuanshi Hall. There was no eunuch at the door to report to him. The man hesitated slightly, but still walked into the hall firmly.
Inside the hall, an older man was holding a woman in his arms and talking and laughing.
The man had a high nose bridge and prominent brow bones, and a thick beard that trembled as he spoke. He wore a crooked long crown and his clothes were untidy, which was how he looked. The two men were chatting excitedly, and the man became bolder. Just when he was about to make a move, someone broke into the Xuanshi Hall.
The bearded man looked a little panicked. He hastily pulled up his gaiters and tied the laces, while the woman hastily hid behind him.
The serious man was immediately furious when he saw this shocking scene. He snorted heavily and ran out of the hall angrily.
"Hey! Hey!"
The bearded man ran towards the man, holding the laces in one hand, and finally caught up with him before the man ran out of the palace gate. The bearded man jumped suddenly, and the man was knocked over and pressed under him. He rode on the man and continued to tie his laces. After tying them, he smiled and asked: "Why did you run away when you saw me? Do you think I am a tyrannical emperor?"
"You are an emperor like Jie, Zhou, Zhou, Zhou!"
“Hahahaha~~”
The bearded Liu Bang laughed loudly, stood up, and stroked his beard triumphantly. The minister stood up, straightened his clothes, and stared at Liu Bang angrily. Liu Bang then put away his smug look, smiled cautiously, and said, "Don't blame me, Censor Zhou. I will never dare to do it again."
Zhou Chang snorted coldly and ignored him.
"Hey, your clothes are all dirty. It's my fault! How about I compensate you with ten pieces?"
"It was not your Majesty who soiled my clothes , but you did."
"Sir?"
Liu Bang was confused.
Zhou Chang then stammered and told Liu Bang everything that had happened to him, and finally said very sternly: "If the father's behavior is not right, the child will follow suit!"
Obviously, he just wanted to use this topic to advise Liu Bang.
Liu Bang angrily cursed, "This bastard! Among my children, Fei is the most gentle, Ying is the most intelligent, Ruyi is similar to me, Heng is the kindest, and Hui is the most trustworthy. Only this eldest has a bad temper and is lawless. He is the least like me!"
This was obviously a counterattack. You said that children will imitate their father, then why are my other children so outstanding?
"oh……"
Zhou Chang narrowed his eyes and looked thoughtfully at the emperor of the Han Empire in front of him.
