Chapter 010: Enthusiastic and Kind Uncle
Liu Bang and the middle-aged man walked towards the pavilion, chatting as they walked. Liu Bang was quite comfortable, barefoot, talking and laughing, as if they were not a king and his subject, but a pair of real old friends.
This old friend of Liu Bang had a very arrogant temper. Liu Bang talked to him about several founding generals, but this old friend scolded those generals, as if all these people combined were not enough for him, and his words were full of disdain for these people.
"I heard that you went to visit Fan Kuai a few days ago. Fan Kuai greeted you respectfully with a kneeling ceremony and said: Your Majesty, you are willing to visit my home. It is really an honor for me."
"Well, I am touched too."
"But I heard that after you left, you smiled and said to your attendants: I am actually on the same level as Fan Kuai and others in this life! Is this true?"
The middle-aged man's face changed, and then he said indifferently: "He is not as good as me, what's wrong with saying this?"
Liu Bang laughed out loud. "If Fan Kuai heard this, he would be very sad. He loves you so much."
As they continued walking, Liu Bang asked, "We mentioned many generals, but we missed two."
"oh?"
"I."
"With my talent, how many soldiers can I command?"
"Your Majesty can lead no more than 100,000 men."
"What about you? How many soldiers can you command with your talent?"
“The more the better, there is no upper limit.”
Liu Bang looked at him teasingly, "It seems that I am still better than you."
"oh?"
"The more soldiers you can lead, the better. But why did you get caught by me?"
The middle-aged man's eyes twitched and his face instantly turned red , but facing Liu Bang's teasing expression, he quickly calmed down and said seriously: "Your Majesty is not good at commanding soldiers, but you are good at commanding generals. This is why I was caught by Your Majesty."
"anything else?"
"Your Majesty's position was granted by God. It is not something that can be achieved by human power. This is why I was caught."
"Well said!"
Liu Bang was really overjoyed, and was about to laugh out loud, but he heard the middle-aged man say: "But..."
"Your Majesty is good at disciplining generals, but your Majesty doesn't seem to have a very good aesthetic sense for architecture."
Liu Bang was shocked and asked, "Why do you say that?"
The middle-aged man pointed calmly at the pavilion in the distance and asked, "Did Your Majesty do this on purpose?"
Liu Bang turned around and saw that the guardrails around the main pavilion had been dismantled, leaving gaps in several places. The guardrails that had not been dismantled in time were swaying in the wind. There were even sawdust and several broken pieces of wood on the ground. Liu Bang was stunned and stood there like a wooden chicken, unable to move.
"Isn't it?"
"That means someone in the palace stole your Majesty's wood."
The middle-aged man continued to finish off the opponent.
“Someone come!!”
Liu Bang roared, and the soldiers in the distance quickly rushed to Liu Bang and knelt on one knee in front of him.
Liu Bang's face flushed red, his eyes seemed to be burning with anger, "How dare someone demolish my pavilion and steal my wood!"
"Go check it out! Bring that thief back to me!"
The soldiers immediately ran away. Of course, two were left, staring at the middle-aged man.
…
Liu Chang was walking on the gravel road, carrying a hand saw and humming a little tune. He really found a good place. He could find all kinds of wood, long, square, round, etc. If he could get some square wood today, he would basically have enough materials.
This handsaw is too small. It would be better if I had an axe.
Liu Chang was thinking about it, when suddenly, he was shrouded by a shadow. Liu Chang slowly raised his head, and saw four or five tall armored soldiers who looked like tigers and wolves. These people lowered their heads and looked at Liu Chang, who was carrying a handsaw, in astonishment.
"Wow...you guys are so tall. Can you lend me the sword on your waist? Hey? What do you want to do? I am the Seventh Young Master! My father, Han..."
Liu Bang looked coldly at Liu Chang who was shivering in the cold wind. Behind him stood more than 20 fully armed soldiers, and his tools for committing crimes were placed beside him.
"So it's a thief..."
Liu Bang was very concerned about his reputation, or rather, he was very concerned about his reputation after he ascended the throne. If Liu Changruo had been caught by him at other times, he might not have said much. But the problem was that there was someone standing next to Liu Bang at the moment, and losing face in front of this person was something Liu Bang could not tolerate the most.
"You bastard! Why are you tearing down my pavilion?"
"Father... I didn't know this was your pavilion... I saw no one came here on weekdays..."
"Can I tear it down if it's not mine?"
Liu Bang spoke angrily and slowly picked up his shoes from the ground. Liu Chang shrank his neck and quickly glanced around. There were soldiers with cold faces all around him and he couldn't escape at all.
"No, Father...please listen to me."
"I went to study at Tianlu Pavilion. My teacher said that children should be filial to their mothers, and princes should seek benefits for the world. Do you think what the teacher said is right?"
"Teacher asked you to dismantle my pavilion?"
"No, I just want to do something. I saw that my mother had a hard time using the spinning wheel, so I wanted to make a convenient spinning wheel, but I don't have wood, so I can only dismantle these houses..." Liu Chang spoke quickly. He saw that Liu Bang's hand holding the shoe was getting higher and higher, and his speech speed was getting faster and faster.
"Besides, if there really is a machine that can increase the efficiency of weaving, women can use it to support their families, mulberry farmers will benefit greatly, and the national treasury will also receive more income. Most importantly... everyone in the world will be able to afford clothes, and this cold winter will not be so unbearable."
Liu Bang was suddenly stunned. He looked at Liu Chang with some suspicion. Such words actually came from this bastard Liu Chang?
"Your Majesty, if His Highness really has such an idea, what if the entire pavilion is demolished? It is easy to build a pavilion, but it is difficult to teach the prince."
The middle-aged man said this indifferently, which was considered as giving Liu Bang a way out.
Liu Bang nodded and put on his shoes again.
Liu Chang let out a breath.
Thanks to Fourth Brother, and thanks to this strange uncle.
"This gentleman is obviously a cultured person. Thank you very much."
Liu Bang's face turned dark, but he didn't get angry anymore.
"May I ask your name?"
"Han Xin."
"Oh my god..."
Liu Chang's eyes widened, and he hurriedly walked up to Han Xin, looking him up and down with a fiery look in his eyes, "Are you really Han Xin?"
Han Xin didn't know why the little kid in front of him had such an expression, but he nodded calmly.
Liu Bang sneered and said, "How can an uneducated boy like you know Han Xin?"
"The God of War... Who doesn't know that?"
Even a half-baked history expert like Liu Chang knew the name of Han Xin. After all, in later generations, this man had a great reputation. To a certain extent, he had surpassed other colleagues and was close to Liu Bang. When Liu Chang first knew that the man in front of him was Liu Bang, he was very excited, but because he was too familiar with him, he soon felt nothing.
But this time was different. Liu Chang was so excited that he suddenly met the legendary military genius.
Han Xin was very calm, but Liu Bang was a little uncomfortable. His own child admired his "rival" so much. Yes, Liu, the founder of the Han Dynasty who did not want to reveal his name, felt a little jealous. I don't need this guy to be more powerful? He was captured and brought to the capital, and he still calls himself a military genius? When he leaves, I will definitely show you what a shoe genius is.
Liu Chang kept asking Han Xin about his experience and how he defeated the powerful and arrogant King of Western Chu.
Faced with those past experiences, Han Xin was a little dazed and his eyes were dim.
Liu Bang tried to interrupt several times, but Liu Chang ignored him.
Han Xin narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you like the art of war?"
"Which man doesn't like wearing armor, riding a tall horse, leading knights to gallop on the battlefield and capture cities?"
Han Xin suddenly raised his head, looked at Liu Bang, and asked with a smile: "Your Highness and I get along very well. How about letting him learn from me? Then someone can inherit my skills."
Liu Bang narrowed his eyes, chuckled and said, "Okay."
Han Xin patted Liu Chang's head and said, "Come to me when you have a chance, and I will teach you how to fight."
Liu Chang was stunned. What was going on?
Han Xin wants to teach me the art of war?
Until Han Xin left, Liu Chang was still in great astonishment. He thought it was incredible that he had become Han Xin's disciple? ? ?
"Oh, the person has already left, what are you thinking about?"
Liu Chang suddenly raised his head and asked, "Father, can I let Xiao He teach me how to govern the government and Zhang Liang teach me how to make plans?"
"roll!!!"
…
After walking out of the palace, Han Xin's face turned cold instantly. He looked at several confidants standing beside the carriage, and got into the carriage without saying a word. When the carriage slowly drove towards his mansion, Han Xin raised his head, his eyes full of cold murderous intent.
