During these few days of rest, Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi came over often, and sometimes they even brought the whole family to have a meal together. This made Li Hao become familiar with the Wan and Cheng families.
Moreover, Li Hao also noticed that these two people came to him almost always when Yuan Pei was not around, so he had a good sense of proportion.
Although I know that Yuan Pei must be involved in this friendship, at least it will feel much more comfortable to my personal senses.
Soon, the people who came from Jiaodong to hand over the prisoners arrived. After Li Hao completed the handover with the people, he found Yuan Pei, hoping that he could pick another bandit den for him to beat.
But he didn't expect that Yuan Pei had arranged another thing for himself: "Put the attack on the bandits aside for now. You go to the capital first and present this thing to His Majesty in person."
Li Hao looked at the familiar book in front of him, and his heart moved. Since Yuan Pei asked him to send the paper version instead of re-writing it on the bamboo slips, it proved that Yuan Pei decided to push the paper out.
That's good, at least it will be much more convenient for Li Hao to write in the future, and he won't have to carry so many cumbersome things.
But then thinking about Yuan Pei's words, Li Hao's face suddenly collapsed, because he really didn't want to run all the way to the capital.
Of course, Li Hao knew that it was beneficial to show his face in front of Emperor Wen. This time, he might be able to officially join the official position with this merit.
But Li Hao still didn't want to go, because in this era there is no emphasis on seniority, and the emperor's appointment of officials mainly depends on reputation and ability.
Li Hao is not Ling Buyi. If he joins the officialdom early, he is afraid that he will have to spend a few years among the barnyard officials and petty officials. So why bother.
Anyway, as long as this book is sent to the public, his credit will not be lost. It is better to wait a few more years to build up some reputation before being recommended to the official position.
Or you can take the military route. After all, there are still wars to fight in Longxi and Shu. It would be great to go directly to the middle level as soon as you join the officialdom.
So Li Hao replied: "I brought those songs from Jiaodong. It's not good to just let them go. It's better for me to stay and continue to take them.
As for delivering books to the capital, my father arranged for others to go, and it was enough for me to pick some troops who were proficient in making these siege equipment and knew how to use them. "
Yuan Pei heard this and replied: "If it's just a matter of delivering books, it doesn't matter if I send someone else. The reason why I asked you to go is because there is another thing for you to do.
Your uncle is also on his way to the capital now. When you arrive in the capital, go look for him and explain to him about the paper.
As for the tribe you brought, I will send them back to Jiaodong after you go to the capital. "
"Why is my cousin going to the capital? Could it be that the imperial court has a new appointment for him? Where will he serve?" Li Hao asked, grasping the key point.
Yuan Pei replied: "Your Majesty has naturally made arrangements for summoning your uncle to the capital, but the specific position he will be granted has not yet been determined.
However, according to His Majesty's habit, he will probably be assigned to serve in a local area, but I don't know where he will be appointed as a state pastor. "
Hearing this, Li Haoxin said, you don't know this, but I do.
If nothing else happens, Liang Wuji should go to Yuzhou to take office this time, and then continue until the end of the plot.
If that's the case, I really have to make a trip myself. After all, it's inconvenient for others to tell me about this matter.
Since we are sure to go, there are some bottom lines that we need to understand clearly, so Li Hao asked: "Then what should I tell my uncle and your majesty specifically about this matter, and ask father for instructions?"
Yuan Pei replied: "Since outsiders don't know about this art of papermaking, we might as well exaggerate the cost. My idea is that paper can replace bamboo slips in the next few years, but it will not spread to poor families. The specific scale It's up to you.
In addition, since this paper was made by us, we should not have discovered this rubbing technique, so we should not mention this matter to His Majesty or your cousin, not even to your mother.
If someone can think of it in the future, it is their fault, and we can help him in due course. In this way, even if something happens in the future, we will not be offended by others, but will gain a good reputation.
But if after paper replaces bamboo slips and no one has yet made rubbings, you can ask your cousin to do it. "
Faced with Yuan Pei's statement, Li Hao expressed his understanding. Needless to say about Emperor Wen, the relationship between the emperor and the aristocratic family was based on mutual use, and it was normal to do so.
As for the Yuan family and the Liang family, although they are closely related by marriage, they are still two families after all. Even though the Liang family is the bride of the Yuan family, her surname is Liang. Although Yuan Peifang's move is unreasonable, it is also expected.
Li Hao had seen too much about this kind of relationship, so he didn't find it strange, so he said: "My child respects the teachings, please don't worry, father."
Seeing that Li Hao agreed, Yuan Pei continued: "In addition, regarding the personnel arrangement of the papermaking workshop, I know your idea is to let these prisoners go back to the workshop to work. I think this is inappropriate.
After all, if more of this paper is sold in the future, this pile of wealth will naturally attract greedy people, and they will definitely try their best to steal the formula for papermaking.
Although this group of prisoners is easy to control, it is impossible to imprison them permanently in the workshop and completely isolate them from communication with outsiders.
In this case, the risk of exposing the production method is too great, so I have sent a message to your mother and asked her to recruit trustworthy people from the family with an innocent family background to enter the workshop.
These people have their parents, wives, and children to care about. The more they worry, the more they naturally dare not act arbitrarily. Only in this way can they better ensure that the secrets of the paper mill are not known to others.
As for this group of prisoners, I will arrange them for you in the manor. It just so happens that you need to bring some bodyguards with you when you go to the capital this time. They will make up for your lack of labor. "
Now that Yuan Pei had arranged the matter, Li Hao also believed in Yuan Pei's vision, so he just said: "My child understands, then I will go back to pack things, arrange the music, and then rush to the capital as soon as possible."
After leaving Yuan Pei's camp, Li Hao immediately went to his own camp, summoned all the generals, and said: "I called you here today because I have something to say. I will tell you in two days Leave here and go to the capital.
I will send a group of guards to accompany you, while the rest will stay and obey my father's orders. "
Having said this, everyone present couldn't help but look at each other in confusion. They didn't understand why Li Hao had to leave here so suddenly, and whether they could return to Jiaodong on time.
However, the strict discipline that Li Hao had always required made everyone have questions, but no one dared to ask questions before Li Hao spoke.
Li Hao was still satisfied with this situation. Li Hao said: "Of course, those who stay will also return before spring plowing. I also explained this to my father.
As for those who follow me to the capital, don’t worry. The prisoners captured this time will be supplied to the manors after returning to Jiaodong to help with spring plowing. At that time, the manors will let them focus on helping you, and you will not miss the farming season. . "
Seeing Li Hao's arrangement, everyone couldn't help but feel more at ease. Then Li Hao asked them to retreat first and wait for his order to transfer people.
The subsequent selection work was not difficult, because when Li Hao first compiled and practiced the song, he had a roster to record everyone's performance.
Li Hao called the clerk from the tent, gave him the roster, and asked him to select a hundred people, while he went back to the palace to arrange the people to accompany him.
After all, this official matter cannot be delayed, but Li Hao doesn't want to wrong himself when it comes to personal enjoyment. He still has to choose the people he likes to serve around him.
As a result, not long after Li Hao returned home, Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi came to visit. This made Li Hao angry, thinking that his subordinates were lax and revealed that he was leaving.
Although this was not an important matter, such a style was far from Li Hao's requirements, and he couldn't help but plan to rectify military discipline when he came back.
But after Li Hao met the two people, he realized that he had misunderstood. The two people came here not to know that Li Hao was leaving, but because they had received a mission and had to go out to suppress bandits, so they came to say goodbye to Li Hao.
Li Hao heard this and replied: "It's a pity that I have to rush to the capital now, otherwise I would have to accompany them to see the two generals. What a pity.
Why don't I give the two generals a big gift before I leave? "
When Wan Songbai heard this, he roughly guessed what Li Hao was going to the capital for. Only Cheng Shi didn't know what he meant and asked, "Why does Mr. Yuan want to go to the capital?"
Li Hao replied: "It was mainly because of the siege equipment that day. I think the two generals also knew its power and function.
After I came back, I told my father about this, and he asked me to present the treasure to His Majesty, so that the imperial army could reduce losses if it attacked the city again in the future.
And this is the great gift I want to give you. Since this gift is going to be presented to Your Majesty, and the troops stationed in the imperial court will have to learn it in the future, it is better to give it to you two in advance.
It just so happens that when I go to the capital this time, a group of troops will stay temporarily. Then I will order some people to help in the two camps. How about it? "
The two of them were naturally happy and thanked them profusely. After all, who wouldn't want to do something that could reduce their casualties?
After being happy, the two asked Li Hao when he was going to leave. After learning that Li Hao was pressed for time, they didn't bother them anymore. They just said that they would come back to say thank you after Li Hao came back.
The follow-up preparations went very smoothly. After all, this time I could drive lightly and there was nothing bulky to carry.
Because siege equipment is not like farm implements such as the Quyuan plow. Such heavy and heavy things cannot be sent to the capital across more than a thousand miles.
Therefore, if we wanted to demonstrate it to Emperor Wen, we could only make it directly outside the capital.
So Li Hao waited for a few carriages, loaded them with everything he needed for the journey, and set off.
Starting from Tan County, to get to Luoyang, you need to cross Yuzhou, passing through Pengcheng State, Pei State, Liang State, and Chenliu County.
This road happened to be the heart of Yuzhou. Thinking that this would be the area under Liang Wuji's control, Li Hao spent some time checking it out.
The situation here is better than that in Qingzhou. Although we heard news about bandits along the way, in fact, Li Hao and his entourage have never actually encountered them.
Of course, it should be because Li Hao and his party were all strong men, and they didn't look like they were carrying much treasure. Most thieves were unwilling to come and fight head-on.
Two years have passed since the last time Li Hao accompanied Yuan Pei to present a gift. From the outside, Luoyang City seems to have changed little.
After entering the city, Li Hao immediately sent someone to deliver the Shangshu written by Yuan Pei to Shangshu Ling, and then only Emperor Wen saw the Shangshu and summoned him.
After all, Li Hao is now a white man and does not have the qualifications to meet directly.
He returned to the Yuan Mansion, planning to have a good day's rest and ask someone to go to Liang's house to inquire about the news to see if Liang Wuji had arrived. After arriving, he would give himself a greeting card.
When the servants reported back, they said that Liang Wuji had arrived in the capital, and besides Liang Wuji, Liang Yu, Liang Shang, Liang Xia and others were also in the capital.
This made Li Hao strange. Normally, these people shouldn't stay in Hedong, why did they suddenly come here.
Could it be that Emperor Wen requested it? It makes sense. After all, the Liang family did place someone with a master in Luoyang later, but if this was the case, they should also be notified.
Forget it, Li Hao was too lazy to think about it anymore. He would go there tomorrow anyway, so he could just ask then.
But when he thought of having to deal with these three idiots, Liang Yu, Liang Shang, and Liang Xia, Li Hao's head ached.
Because Li Hao had accompanied his mother to the Liang family several times in the past. After dealing with them personally, Li Hao knew that they were even more stupid and ignorant than in the TV series.
Among them, Liang Shang is somewhat better. Although his brain is also not very bright, at least he still knows himself. On the other hand, Liang Xia is stupid and does not know himself. Such a person is particularly annoying.
However, Li Hao was still a junior, so he could not make the scene too ugly and affect the friendship between the Yuan and Liang families.
Just having another headache, Li Hao went to Liang's house as scheduled the next morning. However, at the door Li Hao found that besides himself, there should be other people coming, because there were several carriages parked outside the door.
After getting closer, Li Hao recognized that it was the Qu family's carriage, and suddenly his heart moved, thinking that it couldn't be such a coincidence.
Because the prince had officially married Sun as the crown prince two years ago, the marriage between Qu Lengjun and Liang Shang had not taken place.
Calculating the time, it should be almost the same, but Li Hao didn't understand that if the Liang family was really discussing marriage, they should go to Hedong.
After all, Liang Wuji's visit to the capital should have been notified at short notice. Why did the Qu family also come to the capital with him? Could it be that he was performing a show for someone?
Although he was confused, Li Hao did not stop and walked directly to the door of Liang's house.
The servants of the Liang family outside the door naturally knew Li Hao. When they saw Li Hao arriving, they stepped forward to greet him and guide Li Hao into the house.
On the way, Li Hao asked casually: "The carriage outside belongs to the Qu family, right? What a coincidence. Do they have something to come to see my uncle today? Will I disturb you if I come over?"
The servant replied: "That's the Qu family's carriage. They often come here to discuss matters with the family owner these days.
But the head of the family said that you can just take him to see him directly after you come over, so I won’t bother you. "
Li Hao nodded when he heard this and said no more, but he was thinking about whether to interfere with the marriage.
