Hanbo

Chapter 168 Sima Qian's Temperament (Please Subscribe Monthly Pass)

Huo Shan gave Huo Guang a reassuring look:

"Uncle also knows my temperament, and I won't do it if I'm not sure. Uncle just needs to be ready to be a great Confucian."

Huo Guang was a little dumbfounded:

"Are you so sure that this commentary can make uncle a great Confucian?"

Huo Shan nodded confidently:

"That's natural. I can't even take out a broken thing."

Huo Guang smiled and shook his head, then smiled and cupped his hands at Huo Shangong:
"Then uncle thanked Zihou for being here!"

Huo Shan waved his hands, winked and said:
"Small meaning, small meaning."

With the previous "Thousand Characters" experience, the uncle and nephew also have a certain tacit understanding.

Last time Huo Shan took the lead, Huo Guang took the small lead, and the others got the spotlight. This time, Huo Guang took the lead, Huo Shan took the small spot, and the others got the spotlight.

If someone else gave him such a big benefit, Huo Guang would definitely suspect that this person has ulterior motives, but this is his own nephew whom he grew up with.

Huo Guang doesn't even have a son now, he is almost like his own son, and he trusts him very much.

It's no wonder that Huo Guang had dark thoughts in his heart. Writing a book and setting up a biography is a matter of leaving a name in history. Whoever wants to sign other people's names on his book, even his own son, can't do it.

Huo Guang had never seen this kind of person, let alone seen or heard of him, so Huo Shan was the only one who could do this kind of thing.

Moreover, in this era, the concept of family and clan prevails, and it is very normal to think about family members when there are good things.

There are only two single seedlings in his Huo family, supporting each other, you help me, I help you, one prospers and the other prospers, and one damages both.

As for calling other people, although Huo Guang felt distressed and uncomfortable, he would not refute, but was very supportive.

He is a smart person, so he naturally knows the truth that the more friends you have, the fewer enemies you have, and the benefits of doing so.

But Zhang Anshi, Huo Guang can understand, cultivate direct descendants.

But Huo Guang couldn't figure it out if he kept pulling Sima Qian on. Was the history book Sima Qian was going to write really that important?

In fact, Huo Shan's feelings for Sima Qian were very complicated. Some wanted him to write better in "Historical Records", some supported him as a friend, and even regretted his situation in history.

It can be regarded as a quirk of the time traveler, and it is also caused by sympathy for the weak.

Huo Guang couldn't figure it out, so he didn't think about it, and he didn't ask any more questions.

If you want to get the benefits, then be quiet and take the money according to your duties. There are so many things.

.........

Huo Shan calculated the time in his mind, and estimated that it would be almost noon when Sun Shang invited all these people.

"Uncle, let's go!"

"Where?"

Huo Shan stood up and said with a smile:

"Get ready to eat, you will have the strength to work when you are full, right?"

Huo Guang smiled and shook his head and stood up:

"Okay, follow your arrangement."

The two walked towards the front hall, and Huo Ping outside the door also heard the conversation between the two, so he asked:
"My lord, what do you use today?"

Huo Shan walked to the edge of the corridor, looked at the big sun in the sky, thought for a while and said:
"Let's eat cold noodles, stir-fry a few side dishes, stir-fry mutton, is there any beef in the freezer?"

"My lord, yes, there are two ends left."

"Then cut a plate of cold beef and put it on, and you can watch the rest.

For drinks, let’s have some fruit juice and sour plum soup, but no wine, and I have to do things in the afternoon, so I’ll drink it in the evening, okay, uncle? "

Huo Guang smiled and nodded:
"can."

Logically speaking, there is a standard process for entertaining guests. What season, what dishes, what kind of people, how many dishes, all have their own standards.

There is no need for Huo Shan to speak, and the servants will naturally arrange it properly.

But when you enter the Champion's Mansion, there are not so many rules, and the key is to eat and drink well.

Old Huo was like this, and Huo Shan was even better on this basis.

"Okay, let's arrange it like this, cold noodles and oily noodles, if you can't eat cold ones, you can eat hot ones, and then serve some smoothies after eating."

"promise."

.........

It was close to noon, and Huo Shan was already so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back.

After waking up in the morning, Huo Shan had no appetite so he didn't eat, he was already hungry.

But there was no other way but to wait, Huo Shan could only eat some fruit and was very hungry.

After waiting for a while, Sun Shang brought several people into the mansion.

"I have seen the little gentleman."

Huo Shan returned a salute with a smile, then raised his hand:
"Get up, don't be too polite."

Then he shouted out of the hall:

"Huo Ping, the food is served."

"promise."

Xiao Lizi automatically returned behind Huo Shan, Zhang Anshi laughed, Dong Tzu remained silent, and only Sima Qian rolled his eyes.

Huo Shan welcomed everyone in and sat down.

Huo Shan sat on top, with Huo Guang on the left, Dong Tzu on the right, Zhang Anshi below Huo Guang, and Sima Qian below Dong Tzu.

After sitting firmly, Huo Shan looked at Sima Qian and asked with a smile:

"What's the matter, son?"

Sima Qian pouted:

"How can anyone eat as soon as they enter the mansion?"

Huo Shan smiled and waved:
"Hey~ I can only do things when I'm full, so tell me, what should I do?"

"I was on duty in the palace, so you sent someone to call me here. The whole family depends on me for support, what should I do if my salary is deducted?"

Huo Shan directly raised his hand and said:

"Then you can leave."

Sima Qian curled his lips and stopped talking. If someone else said this, he would definitely turn around and leave with his temperament.

But isn't this Huo Shan, one of his few friends.

"Dinner first, let's talk after the meal."

The food came out after a while, and it was still divided into meals, one table per person.

Huo Shan didn't set up a big round table to bring everyone together, because he likes to occupy a table by himself.

Everyone was enjoying eating one by one, and Sima Qian began to criticize while eating:

"Do you know who said the three meals a day first?"

Sitting on the same level as Huo Guang in the first seat, Dong Tzu put down his chopsticks, raised his hand and saluted in the direction of Weiyang Palace, and then responded curiously:
"It is said that it came from the palace?"

Sima Qian raised his eyebrows:
"Junior Brother, you don't know now, it's indeed from the palace!"

Then he motioned to Huo Tan who was sitting above and continued:
"You said how much you need to save for two meals a day, and you have to add one meal!"

Dong Tzu is 37 this year, much smaller than Sima Qian, with a medium build, average appearance, and average talent.

Sima Qian studied under Dong Zhongshu for a period of time and knew Dong Tzu very well, so he was called a junior.

Dong Tzu nodded awkwardly.

Huo Shan didn't care about Sima Qian as a bad friend, he just ate his own.

Not long after, Sima Qian began to yell angrily again:

"You said, this is not even a drink, and this is how to entertain guests?"

Huo Shan glanced at him, put down his chopsticks, took the cloth towel handed over by Xiao Lizi to wipe his mouth, and then said:

"I have to do something in the afternoon, so there is no arrangement. You can drink in the evening."

Then Huo Shan bowed his hands to Sima Qian and said:

"Don't pick and choose for me here. It's because I didn't notify you when I came back. I'll compensate you here, okay?"

Huo Shan then explained why he had to hide the news, and Sima Qian smiled and muttered:
"It's almost there."

Huo Shan had enough of Sima Qian's temper.

To put it mildly, you can do whatever you want, with a chivalrous demeanor.

To put it bluntly, it is an outspoken, bastard.

If it wasn't for the fact that he was very nice and showed great loyalty, Huo Shan would have wanted to kick him away.

After glaring at Sima Qian a few more times, Huo Shan continued to eat.

After eating, everyone was sweating profusely, removed the dishes, and each held a bowl of smoothie.

Sima Qian had already taken off his shirt and piled it around his waist. Although Huo Guang and Zhang Anshi were still wearing it, they also opened their shirts, exposing their chests.

Dong Tzu has long been familiar with this scene, and it is a common phenomenon at the feast of a big man.

He has seen with his own eyes his father's generation of great scholars, holding a sword and dangling, singing and dancing, so that's where he is.

But he is actually still a little awkward, this kind of occasion usually only appears when he is drunk, and now he has not drunk...

Moreover, the way Huo Shan and the others spoke made him a little unaccustomed to a person who had been well-educated since childhood.

But it's up to the guest!

.........

Sima Qian asked for someone to lie on his back, and asked Huo Shan with a playful smile:

"Tell me, Zihou, what works have you made this time?"

Huo Tan smiled and shook his head:

"It's not me this time, it's my uncle who is going to comment on "The Analects of Confucius."

Huo Guang bowed to them with a smile on his face, and they quickly returned the salute.

"The Analects?"

"Exactly!"

Several people squinted their eyes, this is a big project!
Dong Tzu turned his head and asked tentatively:

"It's just a few of us, I'm afraid it's..."

Huo Shan smiled and glanced at him:
"More than half of it has been completed, please come here to check for gaps and make up for omissions, check to see if there are any mistakes and omissions, and then compile it into a book.

Moreover, this time it is just a comment, which is relatively simple. "

Annotation is indeed much simpler than writing a book, just follow the words one by one.

The difficulty of commenting is how to understand the meaning and truth in the works of the sages and explain them.

Writing a book and setting up a biography is much more difficult than annotating.

Of course, this is only for those who are capable.

For those who are not talented enough, writing a book and setting up a biography is easier than annotating. Of course, this kind of person writes a book and sets up a biography, hehe...

Several people nodded, and Dong Tzu sighed in his heart.

He originally wanted to pull a few people in, but Huo Shan didn't want it, so he had no choice but to give up!

At the same time, he felt a little ashamed. He was drawn to you, so what is he still not satisfied with?

Zhang Anshi asked enthusiastically:
"So when do we start?"

Although he didn't participate in the "Thousand Characters" last time, he heard about it.

The news cannot be hidden from a person like him, let alone Huo Shan did not hide it at all.

So Zhang Anshi is very motivated. He feels that if he is not named a Marquis on the battlefield, it will be very good to gain some reputation!

"You guys take a break, we'll start later!"

When Sima Qian heard this, he stood up and began to arrange his clothes:
"I don't think there is any need to rest, let's start right away?"

Several others nodded.

Afterwards, the three of them dressed neatly and bowed deeply to Huo Shan and Huo Guang in front of them with solemn expressions.

Huo Shan and Huo Guang also accepted it directly, and they could afford it!

(End of this chapter)