After entering the house of Zhang Tang, the censor doctor, he met Zhang Anshi's eyes.
to be honest.
Huo Guang felt a little embarrassed at this moment.
He just asked people why they didn't cook inside, and he basically blurted out the answer.
The gentleman is far away from the kitchen!
It's like if someone wants to study, you have to ask him why he doesn't raise pigs?
A truth!
"Ahem, Brother An Shi, you are well here. I didn't mean to belittle you. It's just that before I came, your father asked you to cook two side dishes. I didn't expect that it turned out that Mr. Zhang cooked the food himself." Huo Guang was embarrassed. said.
This was the Western Han Dynasty.
Frying, boiling, grilling, cooking, etc. will all work.
Stir-fry?
never heard of that.
certainly!
Huo Guang's Here Restaurant has it, but this kind of food is not popular among ordinary people outside.
Hear the words.
Zhang Anshi shook his head lightly, put the slip-style book behind his back, and said, "Marquis Bolu misunderstood. The person cooking in it is not my father, but my uncle's cousin."
Uncle's cousin?
Why is Anshi's cousin here?
I just happened to come to visit Zhang Tang's house. What a coincidence? Or does this soup want to introduce the other person to you?
Huo Guang couldn't help but retreat in his heart!
He clearly told Zhang Tang that he was still young and did not consider marriage.
or?
Why don't you run away yourself?
Thinking of this, Huo Guang looked at Zhang Anshi and asked, "Brother An Shi, can I ask you a slightly less polite question?"
"Not very polite?"
Zhang Anshi scratched his head, not quite understanding what Huo Guang meant.
Seeing that he didn't refuse, Huo Guang asked directly: "Well, you didn't refuse, you just agreed, so I asked directly."
"How beautiful is this cousin from your uncle's family?"
"Are you pretty?"
Zhang Anshi frowned and said, "Why does Marquis Bo Lu ask such a question?"
Huo Guang thought for a moment and said, "Just answer my question. I won't let you lend me the money last time."
Borrowing money.
Huo Guang didn't forget it.
However, Zhang Anshi frowned and said, "Didn't my father pay back the money I borrowed from you last time? I thought my father had already paid it back."
Okay!
Do it for a long time.
An Shi thought he didn't owe Huo Guang any money.
Before Huo Guang could speak, Zhang Anshi continued: "Bo Luhou, this cousin of my uncle's family is really beautiful in terms of appearance, and her beauty is delicious!"
Beautiful?
Beautiful and delicious?
Forehead.
Huo Guang, who has lived in two lifetimes, has never seen a beautiful woman who is so beautiful that she can be eaten.
He just knows.
If you don’t eat a meal, you will feel hungry!
then.
Then he became a little more interested and said, "Then I would like to meet your cousin."
"Ahem."
"Oh, no, no, I'm here to see your father, Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Anshi held the slip in one hand and made an invitation gesture to the room with the other hand, saying: "Marquis Bolu, please come in, my father is waiting inside."
Although Huo Guangnong's book paper has been released.
But in the early stage.
Although book paper is highly popular, its output is sluggish, which resulted in the price of book paper once exceeding that of bamboo slips.
then.
In the homes of honest officials like Zhang Tang, the original slips are usually used.
Huo Guang thanked Zhang Anshi, then walked into the room and saw Zhang Tang waiting.
I saw Zhang Tang sitting at the table at the moment. When he saw Huo Guang coming in, he said: "Bo Luhou, please have a seat. The house is simple, you don't mind it."
Huo Guang glanced at the furnishings in the room.
really.
As Zhang Tang said, it is very simple.
But the table with the food on it is not simple!
It's a high-top table made by his carpentry shop.
The wood material used is also of the better kind.
The price shouldn't be cheap.
If it were a normal official, it would be reasonable to use such a table.
But Zhang Tang is known as the most ruthless official among the honest officials, and the most honest person among the ruthless officials. He can't even hire four bearers. How could he be willing to exchange for such a good high-top table?
After thinking about this question.
Huo Guang sat down and said, "Mr. Zhang, this dining table is worth a lot of money, isn't it?"
Zhang Tang shook his head slightly and said: "I don't know the value of this table, but the dining table in my house is broken, so I asked my brother to borrow it."
borrow?
All right!
Huo Guang didn't care about this. He sat on a chair nearby and asked, "Mr. Zhang said he has two things to discuss with me. Please tell me quickly!"
Zhang Gong smiled lightly and said: "Why is Marquis Bolu so anxious? Is there something urgent at home?"
Huo Guang shook his head and said, "That's not true."
Hearing this, Mr. Zhang continued: "Since there is nothing to do, then don't be anxious. I will tell you slowly."
"This first thing is about my Erlang Anshi."
"An Shi's age is similar to yours."
"I am going to arrange for him to be with His Majesty as a minister."
"What do Marquis Bolu think?"
Throw Zhang Anshi to His Majesty and become a minister?
This is a good thing!
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, although there was a saying about being filial and honest, if you really want to have a great future, you must first serve His Majesty.
Because the world belongs to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
For all official positions, you can only be promoted with the consent of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
In other words.
Lang Guan is the age of gilding. If this layer of gold is well plated, the future will be worry-free.
certainly.
Speaking of which, we have to mention the official system of the Han Dynasty.
Many people said.
To be an official in the Han Dynasty, you had to have military merit, which meant you had to have twenty-first-class titles. If the title is not enough, the official position cannot be promoted.
This is typical of not understanding the history of the Han Dynasty.
If it all relied on military merit, wouldn't the officials of the Han Dynasty have become generals who held the position of officials?
There are always some people who are physically weak but very talented and become officials, right?
Then these people are powerless to kill chickens. How can you ask them to achieve military merit and promotion?
Is it possible not to promote them?
In this case, wouldn't the Han Dynasty be more pedantic than the pre-Qin period?
That's certainly not the case.
In the Han Dynasty, in addition to the requirements for military merit and title, there was another requirement for being an official, which was called recording of labor. I won’t introduce the specifics. Anyway, if you remember enough work, you will be eligible for promotion.
Otherwise, how could there be such a thing as merit!
Of course.
These were all things before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
None of this matters, why, because whoever Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wants to be an official can be an official.
Even if it is the position of the prime minister, the first of all officials.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also sealed it with one word.
You said that the prime minister must have the status of a marquis, and you said that a marquis must have great military merit to be granted the title, right?
To Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, these were all nonsense.
You have to talk about military merit, right?
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said that this man had no military merit, but I just made him a marquis?
Do you have any opinion?
You don’t have an opinion, and if you have an opinion, you can’t say it.
Doesn't being a prime minister require a marquis? Now, I have already made him a marquis. Now I want to make him a prime minister. Is there any problem?
No!
Here I have to pity the flying general Li Guang.
He was not granted a title until his death.
If Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty forcibly granted Li Guang the title of Marquis, who would have any objections?
But he just won’t seal it!
no way.
Who told you to stand on the wrong team before?
certainly.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't just say that he would get the position of prime minister for just any person. Generally, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would only make talented people the prime minister.
Just like Li Cai.
After the imperial censor was promoted to the position of prime minister, he also had political achievements in those few years.
It's a pity that in the back, it gets worse and worse, and it's a bit arrogant.
Naturally something went wrong.
anyway!
Now Zhang Tang wants to arrange for his son Zhang Anshi to be a minister next to the emperor. This is definitely the most correct decision.
After thinking for a while, Huo Guang said: "This is a good thing and will be of great benefit to Zhang Erlang's future career."
"but."
"Mr. Zhang, does this have anything to do with me?"
Zhang Tang, the imperial censor, laughed and said: "Weren't you the Yilang beside His Majesty before? Let me ask you and gain some experience!"
Huo Guang raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that as a Yilang, he was not serving Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so what experience could he gain?
When I was doubtful.
The little lady came up with the prepared food and placed it on the table.
these foods.
Most of them are meat and barbecue.
BBQ.
In the Western Han Dynasty, it was the best meal among big meals.
Huo Guang frowned slightly and said, "Is this a gift from Mr. Zhang? Why do you eat so well today!"
Upon hearing this.
Zhang Tang's face suddenly darkened and he said: "Bo Luhou, please don't talk nonsense. Look at the silence in front of my door. Do you think I would accept gifts?"
"That's hard to say!" Huo Guang said with a shrug.
This look made Zhang Tang very angry.
However.
The young man in front of him this time is no longer the Huo Yilang who went to Zhao Kingdom with him.
He is His Majesty's Captain of Fengche and Military School Lieutenant.
the most important.
He was also granted the title of Marquis of Bolu by His Majesty.
With this status, even if Huo Guang stretched out his hand, Zhang Tang couldn't take out his ruler and hit him.
then.
Zhang Tang could only blow his beard and stare in anger.
It was so awkward between the two of them.
At this time, the young lady who had put the food on the side said, "Bo Luhou is joking. My father ordered me to bring this food to Father Zhong's house."
Hearing the young lady's silvery voice, Huo Guang glanced at her and asked, "Are you Zhang Anshi's uncle's cousin?"
The young lady immediately nodded slightly and said, "The young lady's name is Zhang Wenjun, and she is An Shi's cousin."
"oh!"
Huo Guang nodded and glanced at Zhang Wenjun up and down. On the surface, he didn't seem to care too much.
In fact, he despised Zhang Anshi from the bottom of his heart.
What about the beauty and food we promised?
What about the beautiful appearance you promised?
The figure is not as good as Yan Yu, and the face is not as good as that of Dong Xun and the girl from the Sang family.
Temperamentally.
Not to mention the bookish aura that Jiang Wanqiu had.
Where does this beauty come from?
This Anshi has never tasted good pork.
Thinking of this, Huo Guang smiled faintly, what was he thinking about?
At this time.
Zhang Wenjun saw him smiling and asked, "Marquis Bo Lu, what are you laughing at?"
"It's nothing, I was just thinking that as a censor, Mr. Zhang is one of the three princes of the Han Dynasty. With such a status, it is really sad that he is so poor!" Huo Guang said lightly.
Zhang Wenjun frowned slightly and said in confusion: "Sigh? Why sigh? Shouldn't integrity be a good thing?"
Huo Guang smiled slightly and said nothing.
Zhang Wenjun wanted to ask more questions, but at this time, Zhang Tang spoke up and said, "Wenjun, please go out first. I have something to discuss with Marquis Bolu."
"Yes, Father Zhong."
Zhang Wenjun obeyed Zhang Tang's words and immediately walked out of the house.
After she leaves.
Zhang Tangcai said to Huo Guang: "Bo Luhou, don't be scared of the second thing I want to tell you next!"
"Scared? Ha" Huo Guang raised his eyebrows disdainfully and said, "Mr. Zhang, don't look at me the same way you did two years ago."
"I once went on an expedition with the general, and fought with the barbaric Huns on the dangerous Mobei battlefield."
"The blood flowed all over the floor, but I didn't even frown."
"You think I will be frightened?"
When Zhang Tang heard this, he nodded and said, "That's right. Marquis Bolu has such courage, so I just said it directly."
"Last time, Prime Minister Li Cai brought hundreds of officials to accuse you and sent you to prison. Do you still remember?"
"I am planning to bring him down in the near future!"
Overthrow Prime Minister Li Cai?
When Huo Guang heard this, he was immediately amazed.
There were many discords between the imperial censor Zhang Tang and the prime minister Li Cai. Who in the court knew about this?
As for the reason for the disagreement between the two.
It's not because Zhang Tang is trusted by His Majesty and often does things beyond the Prime Minister's rights based on His Majesty's orders.
This made Prime Minister Li Cai look down upon his behavior.
So there was a lot of friction between the two.
However, His Majesty has repeatedly warned Prime Minister Li Cai, so Prime Minister Li Cai, the leader of hundreds of officials, has never made a move against Zhang Tang.
The Taiwei can compete with the Prime Minister.
That's because the Taiwei holds military power, and all generals must obey the Taiwei's words.
The imperial censor only has the power of supervision and has very little real power. What can he do against the prime minister?
And bring down the Prime Minister?
Huo Guang looked at the imperial censor Zhang Tang with some suspicion and asked: "Mr. Zhang, do you have evidence in your hand to overthrow Prime Minister Li Cai?"
Zhang Tang nodded and said, "Yes, I already have the ironclad evidence that he invaded the Yangling Shinto land in Emperor Xiaojing's Garden."
Hear what Zhang Tang said.
Huo Guang was even more confused and asked: "Didn't he make a fuss in the court about his land embezzlement last year? And the evidence is conclusive. Is it useful to mention it again now?"
Hearing this, Zhang Tang laughed twice, then stroked his beard with his hand, and then continued: "Marquis Bo Lu does not understand the situation in the court."
"The so-called this time, that time."
"Two years ago, the Battle of Mobei had not yet begun. Your Majesty needed him to transport troops and relocate the people, manage officials and change currency, coordinate salt and iron, etc."
"And Li Cai did quite well in these things."
"After the Battle of Mobei, do you think His Majesty still needs him?"
After listening to Zhang Tang's words, Huo Guang frowned slightly.
What this means.
Isn't it just saying that when the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooked?
But Li Cai is the prime minister!
Huo Guang still didn't believe it, so he shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhang, I forgive you for disagreeing. As the prime minister, Li Cainai has a lot to do. He is not one of those military generals. How could he be in Mobei?" After the war, treat him as an abandoned son!"
However, Zhang Tang smiled and said: "I always only do things according to Your Majesty's wishes. If Your Majesty doesn't have this idea, how can I take action rashly!"
"Marquis Bolu!"
"Did you know that some time ago, when His Majesty wanted to confer the title of Marquis on you, he was planning to confer the title of Grand Sima to the General and the General of Hussars?"
Huo Guang frowned slightly and said, "I heard some news."
Zhang Tang added: "Then do you know why it has been delayed until today to issue an edict to the general and the hussar general to share the post of Grand Sima?" (End of this chapter)
