After the Ling family's affairs were dealt with, the capital suddenly fell into calm.
Especially since Emperor Wen rarely showed his power, no one dared to go against the trend anymore, so it was much calmer than usual.
But Li Hao didn't care about this. Instead, he was thinking about where the 50% had gone. Could it be that he was no longer in the capital, otherwise how could he not find it.
In desperation, Li Hao could only put the matter aside for now, and instead asked Yuan Wo to inform Yuan Wo of the arrest of Fifty percent, and to hide it from Yuan Pei.
But this time, Li Hao is still confident. After all, after two years of adjustments, the manpower Li Hao can mobilize is no longer the same group brought out from the Yuan family. The confidentiality of Yuan Pei has been greatly enhanced.
It's just that everyone else is living in peace, but Huo Buyi cannot live in peace. Of course, it's not that anyone is targeting him.
After all, at this time, no one with a discerning eye could see that Emperor Wen's favor for him was growing day by day. If you dare to provoke Huo Buji now, you don't need to take action himself. Emperor Wen will take the initiative to teach you how to behave.
The main reason now was that Emperor Wen couldn't hide his excitement. He was looking for excuses every now and then to give Huo Buji a reward, as if he wanted to give him the glory of the Huo family all at once.
Not only was he given land and acres of land, but he also gave back all the rich fields of the Huo family. He even had the idea of conferring a title on Huo Buyu.
Of course, this is not a problem. After all, with Huo Buyi's military exploits, it is not a problem to be awarded a title. Originally, he was not canonized just because he was the only son of the Ling family at that time. He will definitely inherit the title of Marquis of Chengyang in the future, and then give him a title. There is no need for a knighthood.
It's just that you have to find a plausible reason. It's a bit too much to want to seal the title just because you say you are good at doing things.
This made Huo Buji feel embarrassed, so he took the initiative to find Emperor Wen to persuade him: "Your Majesty, it is a rule of our dynasty that no one should be honored without military merit. Your Majesty has rewarded me for my past achievements. Now that I am granted a title for no reason, I am afraid that the world will talk about it. Your Majesty, please think twice." .”
Emperor Wen didn't care about this and replied directly: "I have always deeply regretted that your father died early for state affairs. Now I should give you all the glory of the Huo family and let you support the lintel of the Huo family again. .
This is not given to you, but to your father, so you don’t have to think there is anything wrong with it. Not to mention you are just a Marquis of Guan Nei. Even if you are a Marquis, you deserve it, and you deserve the official rank and the food. I will also make up for you more.
In short, your father should have as much as Wu Han and the others have. I only give it to you once, and it is easy for the censors outside to make irresponsible remarks. Therefore, I will only give you a Guannei Marquis first, and wait for a while. I will think of ways to improve you. "
After hearing this, Huo Buyi immediately replied: "Your Majesty, you have given me many rewards before, but I am all alone. What do you want from that vast wealth?
If I want to be granted a title, I should naturally get it from my own horse instead of relying on my father's reputation. I imagine that if my father were still alive, he would think so. "
Emperor Wen of course would not give up like this, but his attention changed direction slightly. After all, compared to the official rank and title, the continuity of the Huo family's heirs was obviously more important.
After all, he could give him official rank and title at any time, but Huo Buyi had to work hard to create the heir, Yan Mianyuan.
Before, Huo Buyi only had the blood of the Huo family, and Emperor Wen was already very anxious. Now that this was Huo Chong's son, Emperor Wen was naturally even more anxious.
So he asked: "By the way, you were unwilling to get married because you were worried about what happened in Gucheng back then and wanted to avenge the Huo family and the people of Gucheng.
But now that Ling Yi has died because of his guilt, you should let it go. Now that you have someone you like, I will grant you an immediate marriage. "
When it came to this topic, Huo Buyu got even more headache. Fortunately, he had been forced to get married for several years, so he still had some experience.
Even though Emperor Wen was now more urgent, Huo Buyi always emphasized that he wanted to find someone he knew and loved, so as to block Emperor Wen's desire to introduce him.
The two men were in a stalemate over this for a while, and happened to meet Li Hao coming to deliver the memorial that the prince had read. He unknowingly solved the problem for Huo Buyi, making Huo Buyi breathe a sigh of relief.
Although Li Hao was still nominally the crown prince, he was actually in charge of the East Palace Guards, as well as some of the civil affairs.
Because after Taifu Lou was driven away, Emperor Wen did not arrange a new prince and Taifu, so he acquiesced to let Li Hao intervene.
After all, under the influence of Li Hao, the prince did make much progress than under Taifu Lou. Emperor Wen had always noticed this.
After handing the memorials to Emperor Wen, Li Hao asked Emperor Wen as usual if he had anything to tell the prince.
Then I heard Emperor Wen ask: "Zi Yang, why didn't you invite Zicheng to the 100-day banquet hosted by your family a few days ago? I heard from the prince that you wanted to take this opportunity to introduce Zicheng to a marriage partner. Why did you change your mind?"
Li Hao's expression froze when he heard this. He had indeed said this to the prince before, but at that time he simply wanted to cause trouble for Huo Buyi, so he forgot about it later.
But facing Emperor Wen, you definitely couldn't tell him directly. Fortunately, he also posted a message to Huo Buyi at that time, but he said he had something to do and declined.
Therefore, there is another reason: "This was my negligence. When I sent a message to Zicheng, Zicheng said he had something to do and couldn't come over.
Chen thought that too many things had happened recently and that it might be inconvenient for Zicheng, so he did not persist. "
Huo Buyi did not refute Li Hao's statement. After all, it was indeed true.
But Emperor Wen couldn't help but think otherwise, and immediately said: "That's also your problem. Since you have said it, you should do it. If Zicheng can't make it right, you won't invite him. Isn't this too insincere?"
Li Hao didn't know how to respond to these words, and couldn't help but curse in his heart, "You can't handle Huo Buyi, and you want to use yourself to relieve your anger."
Regarding this, Li Hao thought that it would be okay if he could help vent his anger. Anyway, he wouldn't lose a hair: "Yes, I know I was wrong. I will definitely find an opportunity to help Zicheng get married next time."
Originally, Li Hao would be done with it now, but Emperor Wen didn't follow the routine and just stepped down and said, "Well, that's good if you have this intention. Then I will entrust Zicheng's marriage to you. You must You must help him find a marriage partner as soon as possible, otherwise I will punish you."
"Ah..." Li Hao and Huo Buyi were dumbfounded at the same time when they heard this.
It's okay to use marriage arrangements to trouble Huo Buyi, but it's really not that easy to find a suitable marriage partner for him.
After all, throughout the development of the plot, except for Cheng Shaoshang, Huo Buyi has no other girls in his eyes. He doesn't even have a second female backup, so Huo Buyi cannot be allowed to take advantage of Yuan Shen's good deeds. Just tear it down.
And even if Li Hao wants to break it up, Cheng Shaoshang's personality changes now are different from his original development. Maybe Huo Buyi will still feel excited when he looks at it.
Therefore, facing Emperor Wen's question, Li Hao could only bite the bullet and prepare to refuse. Emperor Wen stood up first and said, "I always feel at ease when Ziyang handles things. I will leave this matter to you. I also want to leave it to you." If I have other things to do, I won’t leave you two alone.”
After saying this, Emperor Wen walked the fastest and left from the back of the palace in the blink of an eye, leaving only Li Hao and Huo Buyi looking at each other in the palace.
There was no way, Emperor Wen had passed the blame and left, but Li Hao had to think of something. Anyway, even if it didn't work, at most he would be scolded by Emperor Wen, which would be useless.
Compared to himself, Huo Buyi's blind date must be more uncomfortable than him. Thinking of this, Li Hao suddenly felt much more comfortable.
Sure enough, there is no harm without comparison. Just when Li Hao figured it out and was about to pull Huo Buyi away, he saw him running away faster than Emperor Wen, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The two parties involved ran away, so Li Hao returned to the East Palace first. Anyway, the monk couldn't escape from the temple if he ran away, so Huo Buyi moved his house if he had the ability.
By the way, in the East Palace, Li Hao also told the prince about the injustices he encountered in the palace, which made the prince laugh happily.
"Zicheng's marriage has now become a worry for my father. If you can really resolve this matter, my father will definitely thank you very much."
When Li Hao heard this, he helplessly replied: "That's up to me."
This ability is good, but with Zicheng's temper, there is no hope of forcing him to bow his head. After all, His Majesty has not been able to do it.
But when it comes to helping him find someone he truly loves, I have no idea where to start. I don’t even have a specific standard. It’s just luck. "
"Then it depends on how lucky Zi Yangde is. You never know!" The prince patted Li Haode's shoulder to encourage him, and then left.
When he returned to the mansion, Li Hao found Wang Yao and Qu Lengjun, talked about Huo Buyi's matter, and asked them to find an opportunity to hold a garden party downstream to attract many unmarried women of the right age among the high-ranking families in the capital. Invite some to attend.
The two of them naturally had no objections to this. Anyway, the folk customs in this era were open, and women's gatherings were commonplace.
However, Wang Yao said that it was very difficult to find a match for Huo Buyi, and Li Hao had worked hard.
The matter of holding a garden party here has been solved, and the remaining problem is how to get Huo Buyi to participate, which has become an urgent problem for Li Hao to solve.
So there was a scene where Li Hao went to Huo Mansion to block the door after finishing his official business. For a time, Huo Buyi was so blocked that he didn't even go back to the house.
After all, he also has several courtyards in the capital, so he doesn't have to worry about having a place to live.
With no choice, Li Hao could only get the idea of the prince and ask him to invite Huo Buyi into the East Palace for discussion on official business grounds, and then finally blocked him in the East Palace.
After seeing Li Hao, Huo Buji couldn't help but be angry with the prince: "Your Highness, you actually helped him deal with me?"
The prince smiled and said: "Zi Yang is also on errands for his father, so please be considerate and follow him. What if you meet someone suitable?"
Li Hao also heard this and said, "Yes, just think of it as helping me. Go to the garden party and at least let me have an explanation in front of His Majesty."
Huo Buyi replied: "That's it this time. Next time, don't do such meaningless things."
"Okay, let's make an appointment. I will pick you up at Huo Mansion in person." Li Hao agreed, but in his heart, Li Hao didn't think so.
There are two reasons for this, there has to be a start first, and it is impossible to stop Emperor Wen's mouth just once. Anyway, Li Hao had planned in his heart to leave a deep memory of the blind date to Huo Buyi.
On the appointed day, Li Hao went to Huo Mansion early to block the door, took him to the garden party, and dragged him around Nujuan.
But after a busy day, nothing was gained as expected, and Ling Buyi didn't like anyone.
