My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 103 Letting Go
Liu Ju wanted to say: "Being arrogant at first and respectful later, how ridiculous!"

but.

He did not come here today just to slap someone in the face. After fully accepting the "compliments" from his father the emperor, Liu Ju mentioned the main purpose of this trip.

"Father, I came up with the idea for this printing technique, but it was actually created by the disciples of the Mohist School."

Typography.

In theory, it is not difficult, but some details still require professionals to operate, such as determining the hardwood material required for carving, preparing special ink, etc.

Considering Liu Ju's status, it is not impossible for him to order other craftsmen to do the job, and it does not necessarily have to be a disciple of the Mohist school.

however.

As I said before, printing is just a stepping stone!

Liu Ju asked the disciples of the Mohist school to create it so that he could take the lead in printing technology in order to win some favor from his father, the emperor, so that things would be easier to discuss later.

"The Mo family?"

As expected, when the Mohist school was mentioned, the smile on the emperor's face gradually faded.

At this time.

Queen Wei Zifu stood up, supporting the case.

She listened for a while and realized that her son was doing things with reason and logic, so she felt relieved. Now that the father and son wanted to discuss state affairs, Wei Zifu would not interfere.

Before leaving, the queen straightened the emperor's clothes and said gently, "If you have something to say, please talk about it. You are father and son, not enemies."

"cough."

Liu Che knew that the Queen had a mixed attitude before the order was given. He had been too obvious in being rude at first and respectful later, and now he felt a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, the queen was considerate and did not embarrass her husband for too long. "Okay, you two can talk now."

While talking.

Wei Zifu waved her hand, and the accompanying palace maid came forward and took away the bowls, dishes, chopsticks and soup on the table.

After the Queen and her entourage left.

Liu Che stood up and took two steps, slowly regaining his fatherly dignity, "I noticed early on that you took in a few members of the Mohist family. Is it for this?"

He raised the book in his hand and shook it.

Liu Ju said sternly: "Not entirely. I am impressed by the Mohist construction ability and want to use the Mohist disciples to build more artifacts!"

Hear the words.

Liu Che frowned, "Do you know that Mohism is different from Confucianism?"

"I know." Liu Ju had already prepared a plan in mind, and answered smoothly, "The Mohist School has a leader, and is more closely related than the Confucian School, not to mention that the position of the great master has been lost."

“Even if not!”

"I have investigated the remaining branches of the Mohist School. They are now in dire straits and have reached the end of their rope. It is difficult for them to stir up any more waves."

After hearing this, the emperor did not answer immediately. He pondered for a moment and then said what he was most concerned about:
"The ideas of Mohism are not good!"

Non-aggression, non-aggression. Even those who understand the true meaning of non-aggression will still have doubts about the correctness of sending troops to the Huns.

Most people who have only a limited understanding of the idea of ​​"non-aggression" would only shallowly follow the crowd and shout: "Oppose attacking the Huns!"

This is very bad!
Liu Che spent a lot of energy to break the Taoist "Huang-Lao Wuwei" and promote the current pro-war consciousness. It is impossible for him to allow the Mohist "non-aggression" to cause trouble.

In this regard.

Liu Ju also had something to say, which was the same trick he used to deal with Dong Zhongshu. "Father, I only used Qin Mo. Their lineage is good at forging."

"I am not obsessed with the idea of ​​universal love and non-aggression."

Only enable Qin Mo?
Liu Che's frown relaxed. As early as when the Mohist disciples went to Bowang Garden to recommend themselves, he had received news and learned about the Mohist faction.

Qin Mo, who was able to support Qin's conquests everywhere, was indeed an outlier among the Mohists.

The emperor thought about it.

He flipped through the two identical copies of Cangjie Pian in his hand and asked, "Are the craftsmen of the Han Dynasty inferior to the disciples of the Mohist school?"

Obviously.

The emperor was able to figure out the printing technique, but he didn't think it was anything special that it was created by the Mohist disciples. He thought that it would be just as great if the Han craftsmen could do it.

He was right.

but.

"Father, my sword was taken away by the guards outside the palace when I entered the palace. Can I bring it in for a try?"

Ok?
Hearing Liu Ju's words, the emperor glanced at him, raised his eyebrows slightly, raised his hand and pointed outward, "Go."

As soon as he finished speaking, the eunuch who was waiting on the side took small steps and walked out of the hall. After a while, a guard came in with a long sword in his hand.

The emperor had already guessed what the prince meant, so without further ado, he drew out the eight-sided sword himself.

This sword is exactly the sword that Cai Cheng presented to Liu Ju!

“Ding, ding.”

Liu Che raised his finger and flicked the sword, his face slightly solemn, and said to the guards who entered the hall: "Draw out your sword!"

The guard was stunned for a moment, then understood. He was afraid of hurting His Majesty, so he just held his sword horizontally.

next moment.

Liu Che took a deep breath, swung his sword, and chopped straight down -

"Clang!"

After the ear-piercing sound of metal clashing, a broken sword fell to the ground. The broken sword was the sword of the Weiyang Palace guards...

Facts speak louder than words.

The emperor's expression was solemn yet a little excited, while the guard's face was full of incredulity! You know, he was a guard of the Weiyang Palace, and the sword he used was of good quality, even if it was not the best in the Han Dynasty.

Broken by one blow?
Actually.

From the perspective of later generations, the iron smelting technology of the Han Dynasty was not very advanced, and it went through a long process of iteration.

The period of the current emperor is just the starting stage of iron smelting.

During the Qin Dynasty, bronze ware still occupied a dominant position. It was not until the establishment of the Han Dynasty that iron farm tools and weapons surpassed bronze ware.

After only a few decades of development, many iron smelting methods were still crude.

The poor iron smelting technology resulted in low quality ironware.

Either it is hard, brittle and easy to break; or it is soft, ductile but not durable. This involves the issue of carbon content.

Need professionals...

"Father, this sword was presented by the disciples of the Mohist School. They have a special iron smelting technology, but it is not yet mature." Liu Ju explained.

"There are very few swords of this kind now. I want to support them. If we can overcome the difficulties, it is not impossible for all the soldiers of the Han family to be equipped with such swords in the future!"

"When the time comes, we can attack the Xiongnu with half the effort!"

Liu Ju was painting a pie in the sky for the emperor, but it was by no means a pie in the sky that could not be realized.

It was broken with one strike before.

It's not that the sword presented by the Mohist disciples can really cut iron like mud, but the sword of the great man still has a lot of room for improvement...

In fact, Liu didn't need to say that the emperor had already made a plan. He held the sword in his hand in front of his eyes and carefully examined the small dent on the blade.

There.

It was exactly where the metal and iron collided before.

"What a sword!"

After saying this, the emperor waved his sleeves and drove out all the outsiders in the hall.

When only the father and son were left here, Liu Che said solemnly, "We should support the military and national weapon!"

"I originally wanted to set up another agency outside of the Shaofu to be in charge of coinage, but now I'm simply going to strip the weapon forging responsibility as well."

"You supervise!"

When the emperor said this, he pointed at the prince and said, "Let the Mohist disciples you recruit serve as officials and improve the iron smelting technology. The expenses will all be borne by the national treasury!"

"Don't you like to create all kinds of novel things?" Liu Che smiled, "You can transfer the craftsmen of the Shaofu at will in the future!"

The prince has surprised him time and time again. It seems that his son does have talent in this area.

If he has talent, let him go wild!
"Thank you, Father!"

Liu Ju agreed directly without any hesitation. From the moment he accepted the job, it meant that he had officially moved from listening to government affairs to participating in politics.

Will hold some of the power of the court!

After finishing his work and getting benefits, Liu Ju was about to bow and take his leave, but unexpectedly, the emperor stopped him and talked about another matter.

"Wait a minute."

"Did Dong Zhongshu make any promises to you before he went to the Prince's Palace?"

"Promise? No." Liu Ju thought for a moment and shook his head. Dong Zhongshu did nothing except coming to question him and expressing his halfhearted thanks.

"Ah."

The emperor sneered, thinking that he had some shame!
After returning the sword to Liu Ju, the emperor said, "Dong Zhongshu recently submitted a petition to serve as the crown prince's tutor, but I rejected it."

"If he brings this up in front of you in the future, ignore it."

This was the first time Liu Ju heard of this.

Ever since Zhuang Qingzhai and Shi Qing were both taken away by the emperor, the positions of the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor and the Crown Prince's Junior Tutor have remained vacant.

Dong Zhongshu actually wanted to be Liu Ju’s tutor?

Eh.

Now thinking back, didn’t Dong Zhongshu’s attitude seem a bit too kind that day when he came to call for punishment?

Liu Ju did not hesitate for too long, as the emperor had already made the final decision, "The candidates for Grand Tutor and Junior Tutor cannot be Dong Zhongshu!"

"You go on your own, and the Emperor will select another good teacher for you in the future."

Dong Zhongshu was the prince's tutor. What a dream! The emperor would not tolerate a leader of the Mohist school, so would he personally create a leader of the Confucian school?
Dong Zhongshu's prestige in Confucianism is too high now, so it would be fine if he stayed in Jiaoxi State peacefully.

But after resigning from office, he still wanted to be the prince's tutor...

Just thinking too much!
There was no conversation along the way. Liu Ju returned to the Prince's Palace. As soon as he returned, he called Cai Cheng. The man knew what the prince was going to do today and his expression was nervous at this moment.

"His Majesty has already agreed, and will also grant you official positions at the court."

The voice just fell.

Cai Cheng's dark face turned red, and he burst into tears of joy. He knelt down and said, "Your Highness, I...I..."

"OK OK."

Liu Ju helped him up and said, "I know you are not good at speaking. Remember, you can't speak, so speak less in the future!"

"Otherwise, it will cause me trouble..."

Cai Cheng heard the hidden meaning and quickly assured him, "Don't worry, Your Highness. If anyone dares to talk nonsense, I will clean up the mess immediately without you having to say anything!"

Whether Qin Mo can survive, whether the inheritance can continue, or even restore its former glory, all depends on the prince.

Cai Cheng will never allow any black sheep to appear in the group!

(End of this chapter)