Hanbo

Chapter 352 Fuchu Banquet (4.1K)

The official position has been planned, and then it is a matter of slowly arranging.

Next, Liu Che wants to arrange a few things.

The first thing is to build a new capital. The big man is not short of money now, even if the military training and city construction are carried out at the same time, there will still be a lot of money left.

Don't forget that Huo Shan brought back 500 million gold.

The second thing is naturally training.

The third matter is the matter of more than a dozen vehicles of criminal evidence.

There are only these three big things, yes, there is one more thing, to marry Huo Shan and find a daughter-in-law.

The entire morning was spent discussing these matters.

The matter of criminal evidence was handed over to Wang Wenshu, and Du Yannian accompanied him with five hundred tigers.

Huo Shan was handed over to Huo Shan for the training of troops and the construction of the city. According to Liu Che, a capable man would do more work!
As for the matter of removing Huo Shan's wife, naturally he would not bring it up to the court.

After discussing things and eating at noon, Huo Shan took a nap and rode to the mansion.

Huo Shan came all the way to Champion Hou's Mansion, Huo Zhong and Huo Ping were already waiting at the gate with the servants in the mansion.

I haven't seen him for more than two years. Huo Ping has grown a beard, and Huo Zhong is also an old man with a cane.

When the two saw Huo Shan coming back, they hurriedly brought the servants of the mansion to salute:

"The servant waits to welcome the lord back to the mansion."

Huo Shan got off his horse and helped Huo Zhong up:

"Mr. Huo doesn't need to be too polite."

Huo Zhong got up, Huo Shan watched his movements, it looked quite powerful, he glanced at Huo Ping, and he understood in his heart.

Before the old man died, the son grew a beard, which must have been instructed by the old man, and when the son grows up, the old man will naturally grow old!
"Huo Ping, go and invite me Zhang Anshi, Tian Qianqiu, Du Yannian, Wang Wenshu, Wang Wei, Sima Qian, Shangguan Jie, Li Ling, Su Xian, Jiang Chong and others."

"promise."

After Huo Ping arranged for people to go to various mansions to invite people, Huo Shan waved his hand:
"Come in, come in, what are you doing standing here?"

A group of people walked towards the mansion, entered the mansion, everyone dispersed, Huo Shan continued to ask Huo Ping to arrange the dinner, and then brought Huo Zhong to the main hall.

After Huo Shan sat in the first place, someone brought tea, Huo Shan nodded and said to Huo Zhong:

"Mr. Huo, please take a seat."

"Thank you my lord."

Afterwards, the two exchanged a few pleasantries, and seeing Huo Zhong's concerned eyes, Huo Shan was in a good mood.

"How has the Fuchu been in the past two years?"

"Return to my lord, everything in the mansion is fine."

"Well, that's good. How are the children's studies? Can you study hard and practice martial arts?"

"Back to the lord, the children are very hardworking, and they all clamor to follow the lord to fight the enemy."

Huo Shan nodded in satisfaction:

"Well, yes, study hard so that you can have a better future in the future. By the way, what's going on with the fief?"

"Returning to my lord, there have been natural disasters in various parts of the Han Dynasty in the past few years, but thanks to the soldiers' dispatch of the army, the court relief was also timely, and there were no major casualties.

His Majesty also exempted some taxes, and the lives of the people are getting better and better.

Moreover, the weather in Nanyang is quite favorable, and His Majesty has exempted our country from the tax. The Lord ordered the country to build roads and canals when he was not on the expedition, so the people in the country have lived and worked in peace and contentment for the past two years.

Every household has some food reserves, and the people are no longer unable to pay taxes like in previous years. Life is not good.

Last year, the Minister of the State proposed that the common people in the middle school give out ten grains of wheat each to thank the Lord for his great kindness, so that the Lord can taste the taste when he returns from victory. A total of 150 six catties of grain were specially stored by servant Rangping. "

Huo Shan's eyes widened when he heard this, and asked happily:

"Really?"

Huo Zhong nodded with a smile on his face.

"Haha, okay, grind some now, I'll have a taste tonight, this is a veritable food for all peoples!"

Huo Shan was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, his heart was so warm!
"However, my lord, because of this matter, the Prime Minister of the country has also found out a lot of things.

There are 12 households in our country, with more than 1 people, but when the grain is counted, there are ten grains per person. Except for the newly born children, there are more than [-] people.

If it is counted according to the four people in this family, it is three thousand people, which is a disaster.

According to the investigation by the Prime Minister of the State, because my champion Hou State has less taxes and a lot of land, many of them are relatives of the people in the middle of the country who secretly defected and made a household with their relatives.

There are also some hermits in the mountains who came down to the country, and were hidden by the rich families in the village to help them open up wasteland.

The prime minister of the country informed His Majesty about this, and after getting a reply, he wiped out those wealthy households and distributed the land to the common people, who also stayed in the country and never moved out. "

It is indeed a curse for others.

The people in the vassal states say as many households as there are households. It’s okay to have fewer households, but there can’t be more than one household. Especially Lao Liu’s subordinates are stricter, and they are afraid that there will be no reason to expel your country.

But for Huo Shan, this problem is only a small problem.

Huo Shan waved his hand nonchalantly:

"Your Majesty seals off another [-] households of mine, and what is due, what should be paid. Just put it into it, don't steal and play tricks, and hide people privately."

"promise."

Huo Shan showed a half-smile expression:
"But this country minister is a smart man, what's wrong with him?"

Huo Zhong smiled, and then said:

"He was reprimanded by His Majesty for failing to manage the champion Hou country well, and he was sent to the south as a county guard."

Huo Shan showed an expression that was as expected. .

In the name of giving food to Huo Shan, the population of the country was found out. This method was unexpected to Huo Shan, because Huo Shan did not expect that he had such a high prestige and reputation in the country.

If this method of his is placed on other vassal states, it will naturally be a good job.

But he made a mistake in using Huo Shan, and he even reported it to Liu Che.

You collect it, pretend nothing happened, and send it directly to the Champion Marquis Mansion in Chang'an, then nothing will happen.

But speaking of it, this is also his own responsibility. The prime ministers of the vassal states are all arranged by the court.

So in this matter, what he did was smart, but not smart.

The two were chatting here, and a person rushed in.

"Lord."

"Well, sit down."

Zhao Ponu found a seat to sit down carelessly, and Huo Shan was not surprised by his arrival.

His mansion is actually quite far from Champion Hou's Mansion, it is in Qili, and Champion Hou's Mansion is in Shangguanli.

But this guy would come to Champion Hou's Mansion to visit from time to time, sometimes staying for ten days and half a month, and Champion Hou's Mansion was his real home.

It was Huo Shan's first return to the mansion after the expedition, and he came immediately, and he definitely sent someone to watch him. It is estimated that he came not long after Huo Shan left the palace.

"My lord hasn't returned to the mansion for the past few days, and I haven't come here either. How is Mr. Huo?"

"Okay, I can still eat two big bowls for one meal."

"Haha, that's fine."

Huo Shan took a sip of tea, looked up at Zhao Puonu and asked:
"You are not at home with your grandson, what are you doing here?"

"Haha, I brought my grandson, son, and wife here. When the lord returns to the mansion, it must be lively. Let's join in the fun and have a meal. The food in the lord's mansion is better than mine."

Huo Shan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, pointed at Zhao Puonu and said to Huo Zhong:

"Look at him like this, the meal served by the daughter-in-law is not good, so come to rub my meal?"

After speaking, Huo Shan smiled and shook his head.

Zhao Ponu puffed out his chest with a deadpan face:

"The meal served by the daughter-in-law is delicious, and the meal served by the lord is even more delicious."

"Because it doesn't cost money, is it a lie?"

"hey-hey."

At this moment, a voice was heard outside the hall:
"My lord, my old Lu and his wife and children are here to eat."

Lu Bode came in from outside the hall.

As for the wife and children, the wife probably went to help in the kitchen, and the son, like Zhao Puonu's son, took the grandson to the Fuzhong School to watch the boys practice martial arts and calligraphy.

They are in their own home, that is the Marquis, the successor of the Marquis, but in the Marquis of Champion's Mansion, they are no different from the servants in this mansion.

These two regarded themselves as the champions of Hou's retainers. When Huo Shan was in the palace when he was a child, they would visit him every year and festival.

After Huo Shan left the palace, those who came came more frequently.

Especially Zhao Ponu, who regards this as his own home.

They also knew it in their hearts, like Lu Bode, when Huo Shan was in the palace, he never came to Champion Hou's mansion, only his wife and children came to visit.

I didn't know the situation at that time, he was a general, and he was cautious by nature, so it was necessary to keep a certain distance.

If it aroused Old Liu's jealousy, it would not only harm himself, but also Huo Shan.

Zhao Puonu, who is not stingy, is much more calm. In front of Liu Che, he is calm that he is a retainer of the champion Hou's mansion, and he doesn't think about other things at all.

Compared with Zhao Puonu, Lu Bode looks like a lot, but you can't say that he is not loyal to the champion, it's just his personality.

If he was not close to Champion Hou, Liu Che would not let him go to the south. At that time, there were not many generals in the country, but there were still many people who could fight the south.

"sit down."

Several people were chatting here, chatting about interesting things at home, praising his grandson's calf, Huo Shan listened cheerfully, interjecting a few words from time to time.

After waiting for a long time, everyone arrived one by one. Huo Shan's hall is quite big, not much different from a small palace, but there is no high platform, so there are more than enough people to sit.

None of them were restless, and they were also frequent visitors to the Champion Hou's Mansion, so they sat casually in the hall with cushions.

Huo Shan leaned lazily on the back of the chair, crossed his legs, and played with the warm jade tablet taken from his waist.

"When everyone is here, let's talk about business."

As soon as Huo Shan finished speaking, Huo Ping got up, saluted and walked out. Huo Shan was stunned and asked:
"Huo Ping, what are you going to do?"

Huo Ping turned around, not knowing what to say, so he tentatively said:

"Servant, go to close the door?"

This was just an excuse he made up randomly, mainly because Huo Shan and his father were here, which caused his conditioned reflex, thinking that he should not be there when talking about business.

Huo Shan rolled his eyes:
"I don't rebel, if I want to rebel, I will rebel sooner. You close the door in broad daylight and come back to serve!"

"Hey."

Huo Ping hurried back and stood at the door. Huo Zhong looked at this silly son and sighed in his heart, he was useless.

Huo Shan glared at Huo Ping. Huo Ping was excited, took the tea brought by the servants and refilled everyone, and quickly avoided Huo Shan's eyes.

Huo Shan ignored him and started talking about business:

"This morning, Your Majesty summoned me and all the ministers to discuss the appointment of official posts for you, which has already been decided, and I will be able to arrange it in the next few days.

Be prepared, after the edict arrives in a few days, you will take up the post and work hard. "

Everyone straightened up and saluted.

"Old Zhao, I have no arrangements for you."

Zhao Puonu waved his hand nonchalantly:
"It's okay, my lord, I can't do it even if you arrange an official position for me, as long as you take me with you when you go into battle."

"Well, I'm pretty self-aware, and I didn't even think about making arrangements for you."

Zhao Ponu choked, wondering if he should be so straightforward.

"Your son is not young anymore, and he will be training in the army next time. Send your son here."

Zhao Ponu looked happy:
"Thank you, my lord."

Huo Shan nodded:
"Old Road, it's the same for your side. Send some of yours over and let the army help you train them. Good steel is about to be produced. If you are so used to it, you will be useless."

Lu Bode hastily stated:
"The minister thanked the lord, the lord can rest assured that it doesn't matter if he is killed."

Huo Shan replied angrily:

"I'm the one who killed your son?"

Lu Bode looked embarrassed, Huo Shan didn't wait for him to reply, and continued:

"Your position is still Wei Wei, there is no change, you also have to participate in this military training, make preparations in the next few days, and we will discuss it in a few days."

"promise."

After the two finished talking, Huo Shan looked at Jiang Chong.

Jiang Chong was feeling anxious and excited at this time, he really did not expect that he would be able to participate in such a party.

"Jiang Chong, you have been promoted to the captain of Shui Heng. There are important things to do this year and next. Shui Heng will participate in it. I will tell you in a few days."

Jiang Chong was startled, then ecstatic, this is one of the princes!
"My lord, thank you for your kindness."

"You don't need to call me your lord, there is only one lord for you, and that is His Majesty, the prince, and the grandson of the royal family."

"minister……"

"Ok?"

"promise."

"Ah."

Huo Shan looked at Su Xian again:
"Your side is promoted to Huben Zhonglang General, with a rank and salary of two thousand shi, leading the Huben army. Your side has heavy responsibilities. I will arrange for you tomorrow."

"I thank the Lord for your kindness."

Su Xian was very satisfied. Although he didn't know what his duties were, his official position was much higher than that of his brother. He lived up to his brother's expectations, so he was proud!

"Li Ling, you are Zhi Jinwu here, and you have a heavy task in this training."

"I thank the Lord for your kindness."

Li Ling was also very satisfied, he couldn't be more satisfied if he was satisfied, with Huo Shan here, his ambition was not to be a general, but a great Sima, and Zhi Jinwu was almost at the top.

"Shangguan Jie, your side is Guangluqing. His Majesty heard that you have courage, so he specially ordered you. You must protect the palace well, train the guards, Qimen and other soldiers.

Don't be afraid of offending people, some residues will be removed directly, and His Majesty and Benhou will support you.

But don't be arrogant yourself, you are shouldering the important task of protecting His Majesty and Queen, and everything should be prudent. "

Everyone looked at Shangguan Jie in amazement, and Shangguan Jie himself widened his eyes, this is a step to the top!
"I have thanked you for your kindness, and I will definitely live up to the expectations of your Majesty and Your Majesty."

"Ah That's good."

As for why Huo Shan said that it was hand-picked by Lao Liu, it was to prevent Li Ling from conflicting with Shangguan Jie.

Li Ling is a very proud person. Although they have a good relationship, it is inevitable that there will be knots in their hearts.

After the military commander has finished speaking, the next step is the civil servant!

(End of this chapter)