When Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang ordered Zhang Liang to choose 30,000 households in Qi as fiefs. Zhang Liang refused to give in and asked for the land of Liu Bang (now Pei County, Jiangsu Province). Liu Bang agreed, so he called Zhang Liang the Marquis of Liu. Zhang Liang's reason for resigning his title was: after Han destroyed his family and became a commoner, and he was granted ten thousand households and was granted ten thousand households. He should be satisfied. Seeing that the Han Dynasty's regime was becoming increasingly consolidated, and some people planned the major national affairs, his political purpose of "aggravating ten thousand households and strengthening Qin" and his personal goal of "attaching ten thousand households and becoming a marquis" had also been achieved, and his lifelong wish was basically satisfied. In addition, he was ill and sick, and witnessed Peng Yue and Han Xin.

After the tragic ending of the meritorious minister, he thought of Fan Li and Wen Zhong's succession and death, and deeply realized the philosophy of "the cunning rabbit dies, the lackeys cook; the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden; the enemy country is destroyed, and the advisers are destroyed". He was afraid of the loss of vested interests, and even more afraid that the fate of Han Xin and others will fall on him. Zhang Liang then asked to leave, abandon everything in the world, concentrate on practicing Taoism and nourishing spirit, respect Huang Lao's learning of the study, live quietly and practice qi, and want to become an immortal. It was this that made him understand that Zhu Yuanzhang in front of him learned from Liu Bang, not Liu Xiu, and sooner or later, he could not escape the fate of cunning rabbit dies, the lackeys cooks, and the good bow is hidden, and he can only effectively imitate Liu Hou and retire to the mountains and forests.

Liu Hou’s lessons from the past forced him to accept this established fact.

Seeing that Liu Bowen accepted without objection, Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly stunned, and a trace of guilt surged in his eyes. On the eve of the battle in Longwan, the scholar's roar was unforgettable. It was his roar that made him firm in his determination to face Chen Youliang. If it weren't for him, how could there be the merits comparable to the Song Dynasty of Tang and Song Dynasty, and how could the birth of the Ming Empire be born? All of this was Liu Bowen's contribution.

"Eunuch Li——?" Zhu Yuanzhang had a pair of tiger eyes, looked at Liu Bowen and sighed softly, and once again took out an order from the dragon table.

"Read on!"

"Yes!" Eunuch Li responded, took the imperial edict again, and said loudly: "Sincere, Bo is loyal to the country. Over the years, he has made great military achievements for my Ming Dynasty. I have admired him very much. In order to commend Liu Bowen's special contributions and great achievements, I hereby exempt him from the rent and taxes of his hometown Qingtian County. He was granted his grandfather and his father the Duke of Yongxi County."

"Thank you for your kindness!" Liu Bowen kowtowed again to thank you.

The ministers whispered softly, and many people also showed envious expressions.

Zhu Yuanzhang calmed down his mind, swept his eyes and stared at the ministers and said, "Is your dear friends arguing today?"

A moment of silence.

Zhu Yuanzhang was about to wave his hand and then he scattered the court when he suddenly heard someone say, "Your Majesty, do you have any objections?"

"Oh—?" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed, and he quickly glanced at Yang Xian who was talking, and said, "I wonder what Mr. Yang has any objection?"

Yang Xian was swept by Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, his heart trembled, and he was so scared that he lowered his head and was about to retreat, but seeing Li Shan's expression full of smugness, the thought of giving up just now made him muster up the courage, gritted his teeth, and said, "I am not convinced that the Prime Minister is the most meritorious official of the Ming Dynasty?"

As soon as these words were said, Li Shanchang gritted his teeth and wanted to step forward and cut Yang Xian into pieces.

Seeing that Yang Xian had already spoken, he became much more courageous and stared at Li Shanchang and said, "The Prime Minister has no military achievements. Your Majesty rewards this way, I am afraid that the soldiers in the world are all-round. "

Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded Li Shanchang like this, not only many soldiers from Zhejiang, but also many soldiers from other provinces were dissatisfied, but many soldiers from Huaixi were dissatisfied. After hearing Yang Xian's words, many people nodded frequently, but no one refuted them. Everyone faced Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang had a gloomy face, his tiger eyes swept from time to time, and the emperor's majesty made people dare not look directly at it. The aura of the nine-five master instantly suppressed the civil and military officials of the court. He was silent for a moment, as if he had been evacuated for a while before he spoke: "When Emperor Gaozu of Han competed with the King of Chu for the world. After he was surrounded by enemies, Emperor Gaozu of Han eliminated Xiang Yu and pacified Chu, the princes jointly submitted the "Commitment of Advocation" to Liu Bang and recommended him as emperor. After Liu Bang became emperor, he feasted the ministers in the Nangong of Luoyang. During the banquet, he ate a banquet, and the king and his ministers drank together. Liu Bang seemed particularly happy and said, "You are all telling the truth, why can I seize the world? Why did Xiang Yu lose the world?" The ministers were dissatisfied.

Empress Liu Bang said, "You only know one thing, not the other. You plan to plan in the tent and win a thousand miles away. I am not as good as Zifang (Zhang Liang); I am not as good as Xiao He; I am not as good as Xiao He, commanding a million troops, winning battles, and conquering the enemy. I am not as good as Han Xin. These three people are heroes among the people, and they are used by me, so they can win the world. Xiang Yu had only one Fan Zeng but did not use it, so he was defeated by my Han Dynasty.

Later, Liu Bang rewarded him according to his merits. He was appointed as the first merit and granted him the marquis of qiu, with the most fiefs. After the vassals were divided, the ranking was followed. The ministers said: "Cao Shen, the Marquis of Pingyang, followed His Majesty to fight south and north, and was injured in the battles in other places. He conquered the cities and territory. He made the most contributions and should be ranked first."

Liu Bang had already suppressed everyone once and re-enacted Xiao He, and it was not easy to say anything about rankings, but he still thought that Xiao He should be ranked first. At this time, Guannei Hou Ejun said: "In the Chu-Han War, His Majesty had several times when the entire army was defeated and escaped alone, all thanks to Xiao He sent troops from Guanzhong to supplement it. Sometimes, even without His Majesty's order, Xiao He also sent tens of thousands of people at once, which just supplemented His Majesty's urgent needs. Not only soldiers, but also military rations were all due to Xiao He's transfer to Guanzhong to ensure supply. These are all great contributions to the founding of the Han family, how can he make a like Cao

Shen and others only had temporary military achievements in the forefront of the achievements of all ages! According to the opinions of the ministers, Xiao He should be ranked first and Cao Shen second." The discussion of E Jun was exactly what Liu Bang thought, so he followed the flow and ranked Xiao He as the first, allowing him to wear shoelaces and swords to go to the hall, and granted more than 1,000 Xiao He's father and son brother, and added Xiao He's 2,000 households. In this way, Xiao He was the first of all ministers, known as the "First Marquis of Founding" and had a fief of ten thousand households. "Zhu Yuanzhang said this slowly, and no one could sniff at this voice. Even Yang Xian did not expect that Li Shanchang would be so high in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, and he was a famous prime minister Xiao He.

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During the New Year greetings, I listened to my friends chatting and heard a funny but extremely bitter joke. Let me share it here. Haha, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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