Therefore, Yuan Shen is already in the capital now, but I don't know if he has met Cheng Shaoshang during his time in the capital.
In addition, Mr. Liang has also gone to the capital now, and will stay in the capital forever. In name, he is going to accompany his son, but then think of other people who went to the capital during this time.
A number of aristocratic families, such as the Liang family, the Dou family, and the Wu family, all have their main branches going to the capital. The meaning of this is self-evident.
However, compared to the method used by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to carry out large-scale relocation of the famous families in Guandong under the pretext of building imperial mausoleums and setting up mausoleum counties, this is still much milder after all. At least the foundations of each family are still there.
In addition to the Yuan family, the Liang family has also changed a lot in the past few years. For example, Liang Shang and Liang Xia have both gotten married. On Liang Shang's side, because Li Hao married Qu Lengjun, Yuan and Qu The Liang family suffered a loss.
Therefore, the three families worked hard to find him a wife who was the legitimate daughter of the Hongnong Yang family. In terms of family status, he was no weaker than the Qu family. In addition, no one came to provoke his fragile self-esteem this time, so he lived a pretty good life after marriage. Smoothly, I didn't go to the capital with Liang Yu this time, I just stayed in my hometown in Hedong.
The same cannot be said for Liang Xia. After all, this guy is not the future head of the Liang family. The Liang family is unwilling to do much for him, and the Yuan and Qu families will not take the initiative to help him, so they are reluctant to do so. Yude married the daughter of a local magistrate's family, whose family was not high.
For this reason, Liang Xia was very dissatisfied, so he followed Liang Yu into the capital this time, wondering if he could make some plans for himself.
Of course, the content about the Liang family was not said by Liang Wuji. He didn't have time to talk about his family gossip with Li Hao, but Li Hao later learned it from other people's chats.
But that's okay. Qu Lengjun was the only one in the capital, and Li Hao was worried that she would be bullied by others.
Now that Yuan Shen and Liang are taking care of it, even if someone wants to do something from it, they won't be able to succeed. In this regard, Li Hao still believes in their ability.
After Liang Wuji told Li Hao about the Yuan family, he analyzed with Li Hao the rewards he might receive after going to the capital this time.
Military merit was the most important thing in the Han Dynasty. With Li Hao's contribution in Shu, the princes would definitely not be able to reach it, but there would definitely be a Guannei Hou. The difference is only the size of the settlement.
Li Hao is not short of money for food, but food is somewhat related to status, so he naturally hopes that the more the better.
However, the title is only fictitious, the important thing is the specific official position, because this represents the specific real power.
But in this regard, Liang Wuji took the initiative and said: "As for your official canonization, neither your father nor I can intervene, otherwise it will be self-defeating.
The ones who can really speak here are Lai She and Wu Han. They are the chief officers of this expedition to Shu. Your Majesty will definitely ask for their opinions when finalizing the specific reward. So what is your relationship with them? Can you? Help you? "
Li Hao replied: "Don't worry, uncle, I have always been kind to others, and I have a good relationship with the two generals. At least I can guarantee that they will not belittle me."
"Your demands are really not high." Liang Wuji had just heard that the relationship was good, and he thought what would be said next, but in the end, he waited for a sentence that would not be disparaging, and he was disappointed.
Li Hao replied: "That's good enough. People's hearts are separated from each other, and I'm not a roundworm in their stomachs. It's so easy for an old fox like this to see clearly.
And I think they just need to speak out and impartially. After all, His Majesty may not want them to be too close to the Yuan family. "
Liang Wuji smiled when he heard this and said, "I thought it was wrong. It's better for them to be honest and forthright about this matter."
"Are you really going wrong? I think you are obviously testing me." After speaking, Li Hao and Liang Wuji looked at each other, and they both laughed in unison.
Then Liang Wuji said: "Since you can see it clearly, I don't need to say more, go back and rest early.
Then you can rest in Qiao County for two days, and then return to the capital as soon as possible, trying not to miss the time. "
After hearing this, Li Hao stood up and left, not noticing the gaze of Liang Wuji behind him. Liang Wuji was quite envious of Yuan Pei, except because he himself had no children, while Yuan Pei had two sons.
What he envied even more was the excellence of the Yuan family's two sons. Because of these two people, the Yuan family would be worry-free for decades to come.
Looking back at the Liang family, how long can I continue to support the Liang family now that I have passed my forties? After I pass away, will Liang Shang really be able to support the Liang family's business?
Liang Wuji really has no idea about this. Now he can only hope that there will be a few useful people in the next generation of the Liang family as soon as possible.
Li Hao naturally didn't know about Liang Wuji's troubles, and even if he knew, Li Hao had no other solution except to encourage him to renew his marriage as soon as possible and have more sons.
After staying in Qiao County for three days and letting his bodyguards rest for a while, Li Hao set foot on the road to the capital again.
Now there was no large group of people to follow, and it only took Jian Cong seven days to arrive at Luoyang City. This time, Li Hao did not notify him in advance, so no one was there to greet him outside the city.
After entering the city, the tribe went back to the Yuan family's old house first, while Li Hao went to the palace to resume his life.
Of course, you generally can't see the emperor, but the process has to be followed. Except for the real generals like Lai She and Wu Han, and others of Li Hao's level, most of the military power is lifted before returning to Beijing. , just come here to let the emperor know that you are back.
Li Hao originally planned to just stand there for a while and then leave. Unexpectedly, after a while, a chamberlain came out and announced Li Hao to the Xuanming Hall for questioning.
This made Li Hao confused. He didn't understand what Emperor Wen wanted to ask him about, but thinking that he had not committed anything, he felt at ease.
Then when he saw Emperor Wen again, he looked quite good, and Li Hao felt even calmer.
After seeing Li Hao, Emperor Wen said: "Do you know what I have to say when I call you here today?"
After hearing this, Li Hao was stunned, thinking that you are trying to guess a riddle with me. You don't give any hints and you want me to guess something.
Of course, this question cannot be answered in this way, so I simply replied: "I really don't know, but I would like to ask Your Majesty to make it clear. I must know everything and tell you everything."
Emperor Wen didn't seem satisfied with Li Hao's answer, and immediately said: "Guess it. If you guess it right, I will give you a reward."
In fact, this is not difficult to guess. After all, Li Hao had just returned to the capital and didn't know much about other things. Even if Emperor Wen wanted to ask, he couldn't get an answer.
So most likely, what Emperor Wen would ask about was about the campaign against Shu, or simply about the rewards.
But Li Hao didn't intend to guess. After all, Li Hao and Emperor Wen didn't have much affection. There was no benefit in pretending to be smart. You couldn't do it with Yang Xiu.
Of course, Emperor Wen was not Cao Cao, and his paranoia might not be that severe, but it was still better to pay attention to some things.
Now I may not be able to have an attack for a while, but I am not sure which words will be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
So in the end Li Hao said: "How can I dare to speculate on your Majesty's thoughts? It's better for you to tell me."
As soon as these words came out, Emperor Wen couldn't help but chuckle and said: "What about you, how could you imitate your father's maturity at such a young age? It's really boring."
After finishing speaking, Emperor Wen also talked about his purpose: "Now that Shu is in peace, the imperial court is discussing rewards for you and other meritorious officials.
I have already asked the two generals for their opinions. They both spoke highly of you and asked me to commend you. So I do intend to put more burdens on you, but I don’t know if you are willing. "
Li Hao thought to himself that he had guessed correctly. Emperor Wen came to him just for the reward, but he didn't quite understand the heavy burden that Emperor Wen mentioned.
However, in this case, no matter whether he understood it or not, Li Hao could not refuse. He said decisively: "As long as your Majesty orders me, I will do anything I want."
"Don't speak so early. It's better to listen to what I have to say before you answer. I don't want to embarrass you. I still have to make you willing."
Li Hao felt something bad when he heard this. He felt that this seat was not so easy to sit in.
"There is no one available for the prince now. I hope you can take up a post in the East Palace to assist the prince in supervising the military affairs."
This time, Li Hao was really caught off guard. He really didn't expect that Emperor Wen would think of such an arrangement and let him serve in the East Palace.
Although Li Hao had thought about supporting the prince, after all, with the behavior of the third prince, if he really became the emperor, his subordinates would definitely have an uncomfortable life, but it would be different if the prince became the emperor.
But being willing to support does not mean that Li Hao is willing to go into battle shirtless. According to Li Hao's idea, he must hide in the dark first, wait for Ling Buyi to eliminate the unreliable guys around the prince, and then look at the situation.
Speaking of which, shouldn't this position be given to him when Ling Buyi comes back? Why did Emperor Wen suddenly want to give it to himself in a hurry? Is there something wrong with this?
Another thing worthy of careful consideration is Emperor Wen's attitude on this matter. Originally, Emperor Wen did not allow the prince to marry Qu Lengjun. According to Li Hao's thinking, he did not want the prince to marry Qu Lengjun.
The Yuan, Liang, and Qu families had too many entanglements, so why did they suddenly change their attitudes now?
Thinking about the fate of the prince in the original plot, Li Hao had to wonder whether Emperor Wen was digging a hole for himself in order to use it to attack the Yuan family.
After some hesitation, Li Hao decided to refuse first. Anyway, a man can bend and stretch, so there is no need to fight for face for what he said before: "The prince has a tutor beside him, a general with chariots and cavalry, and there are so many talents that I can help you wherever you need me.
Moreover, the relationship between the minister's wife and the crown prince is not harmonious. If the minister goes to the East Palace to serve, I am afraid that it will cause conflicts, and at that time, I am afraid that it will affect the prince.
It's not that I don't want to serve in the East Palace, it's just that I'm not suitable. "
However, it is obvious that Emperor Wen did not really care about the result as he said, so after hearing Li Hao's words, he directly replied: "You have been in contact with Wang Chun for a long time. How is Wang Chun's ability? Do you think Can't see it.
There is no need to tell lies. I will give you a few days to go back and think about it. Once you have thought about it, you can go to the palace and tell me the result. "
After saying that, he didn't let Li Hao reply, and just asked Li Hao to retreat. This made Li Hao angry. What kind of voluntariness was this? You voluntarily agreed to it, right?
He could only return to Yuan's Mansion with a depressed look on his face. When Li Hao was about to arrive, he saw Yuan Shen waiting outside the door of the mansion. As soon as Li Hao approached, he heard him complain: "You are not going to the palace to report on your duties." Why did you wait until now to come back?"
Li Hao sighed after hearing this: "Hey, I was called into the palace by His Majesty to talk about something, which took some time."
Seeing Li Hao's not-so-good look, Yuan Shen asked curiously: "What did your Majesty say to you? Why is he looking like this?"
"I'm going to visit my mother first, and then we can talk slowly later. It just so happens that I also want to hear your opinion."
Seeing what Li Hao said was so serious, Yuan Shen realized that this might be a big deal and immediately agreed.
Just as the two of them entered the house, Li Hao remembered Yuan Shen standing outside the house just now, and asked again: "By the way, were you waiting for me outside the house just now? This doesn't seem to be the way you are. .”
Hearing this, Yuan Shen recalled the cool breeze blowing outside the house just now, and said angrily: "You think I want to wait for you? Just now, my wife insisted on waiting outside. I can't stand it, so I let her Let’s go to the mansion first, I’ll wait for you outside the mansion.”
"Oh, you did well then. Let's go quickly. After seeing my mother, I have to see Mr. Leng. I haven't seen her in nearly a year and I miss her very much.
Speaking of which, you are not young now. Do you have a girl you like? If not, Lord Leng knows a lot of girls in the capital. I will ask him to introduce them to you. "
Hearing Li Hao's words, Yuan Shen became even more angry. If you just said you were showing off your affection, why would you stab him again later?
However, he also knew that his theory could not be justified by Li Hao, and after personally contacting Li Hao, a loving couple, he actually had some doubts about this theory.
So Yuan Shen didn't talk to Li Hao later, just because he didn't hear what Quan said before, but Li Hao remembered it in his heart.
When he had time, Li Hao really planned to ask Qu Lengjun to introduce Yuan Shen, and then bring Cheng Shaoshang in to see if they would still develop feelings if they changed their contact method.
It's just that this will definitely have to wait until Cheng Shi comes back to find a reason. Before that, others can try it first, just in case Yuan Shen likes it. Li Hao has no specific requirements for his sister-in-law anyway.
Just when Li Hao was thinking happily, Yuan Shen next to him felt cold all over, as if something was wrong, and couldn't help but glance at Li Hao next to him.
It was also a good thing that he couldn't see through Li Hao's thoughts, otherwise the two brothers would most likely have to fight first, and of course Yuan Shen would definitely not win.
By the time the two of them arrived at the small ancestral hall, Mrs. Liang had been waiting here for a long time. After all, for Li Hao, a son she had not seen for nearly four years, no matter how indifferent she appeared on the face, the maternal love in her heart still existed. of.
Especially when she first heard that Li Hao was seriously injured, if Lord Qu Leng hadn't moved over, she might have gone to Chang'an.
But when it came time to face Li Hao, Liang just asked: "How are you recovering from your injuries? Are there any other injuries in the future?"
Li Hao replied: "Please rest assured, mother, I am in good health and I have not been injured in the future in Shu. Please don't worry."
After hearing this, Mrs. Liang looked at Li Hao deeply, and then said: "Okay, I won't keep you any longer. Leng Jun has been waiting for you in the courtyard. You should go back to see her as soon as possible."
Li Hao nodded in agreement, and then made an appointment with Yuan Shen to talk in detail after lunch, and then hurried back to see Qu Lengjun.
