Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 620
"That's it???"

Zhang Fei asked suspiciously, Hua Xiong nodded, and said, "I don't know whether this person is filial or rebellious. General Huangfu said that this person went to become an official just because of the general's order, and it was not because he didn't intend to take care of my father." , but... for such a long time, he never came to see General Huangfu. Although I am proficient in astronomy and geography, I am not good enough at knowing people. I don’t know any traitors. To these I'm not familiar with people, so I want to ask Mr. Zhang for help."

"Then how can I help you? Call him and interrogate him?" Zhang Fei asked, Hua Xiong shook his head, and said, "He is going to Luoyang in a few days. When that time comes, we will go visit Huangfu together." General, take a look at this person by the way, observe quietly, I wonder if Mr. Zhang may help me??" Zhang Fei glanced at him and said, "I am busy with business."

"I have a lot of money to give!"

"Although I'm busy, I still have some time to spare. When are you going???"

After setting a date, the two of them dispersed.

Two days later, Hua Xiong came to look for Zhang Fei, and the two walked towards Huangfusong's mansion together. On the way, Zhang Fei was a little suspicious, and asked, "I learned yesterday that Duke Hua killed Huangfu. The eldest son of the general, why is this?" Hua Xiong was taken aback, but Zhang Fei already knew about it, he pondered for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Zhang doesn't know. Think, the eldest son of General Huangfu is domineering and dares to do something to me... I don't know, I don't intend to kill him."

"Later, I found out that this person is the eldest son of General Huangfu. I was also helpless. General Huangfu was already so ill. If I told him the truth, I was afraid that he would not be able to bear it. I could only lie to him and tell him that the eldest son is in prison. In this way, he can feel at ease. General Huangfu has two sons in total, and the eldest son has been killed by me by mistake. I don't know the nature of this son, so I invite you to come here. During these days, the eldest son has raised him. I'm afraid the second son won't support the old general." Hua Xiong said seriously.

Zhang Fei nodded, glanced at Hua Xiong, and said, "I didn't expect that Mr. Hua still has love and righteousness!!"

"Hahaha, in Luoyang, who doesn't know that I am a barbarian who is unparalleled in virtue and righteousness?"

The two chatted all the way, when they arrived at the mansion of General Huangfu, they knocked on the door, and soon a servant opened the door. After Hua Xiong told his identity, the servant quickly welcomed him in, and when he entered the mansion, the mansion was completely new, without The original mess was clean, and many servants were busy. Under the guidance of the servants, the two of them came to the dormitory, looking at General Huangfu lying on the sickbed, Hua Xiong frowned.

The second son of General Huangfu, Huangfu Gushou, was sitting beside General Huangfu, holding a bowl of soup, and was serving him. He heard the voice behind him, and did not turn his head. Looking at Hua Xiong and the other two, Hua Xiong just nodded, took a step forward, looked at Huangfu Song on the sick bed, and asked with a smile: "General Huangfu!! I'm coming!!"

Huangfusong opened his eyes with difficulty, looked at the person in front of him, and after looking for a long time, he seemed to remember who it was. He widened his eyes, grinned happily, his hands trembling slightly, Hua Xiong walked up Before, holding his hand and chatting with him, Hua Xiong said: "In the military science, Gongsun Zan was sent to sit in the township. He taught well and led these students around all day without stopping. .”

They were chatting, Zhang Fei also took Huangfu Gushou out, stood outside the door, Zhang Fei sized him up, and asked: "I heard that you are an official in Ningzhou?? Did you report in advance when you came to Luoyang? ??"

Hearing Zhang Fei's question, Huangfu Gushou quickly said: "I came in a hurry, I haven't reported yet, I hope you don't want to blame me, I don't know your name?"

"I am Zhang Fei, the imperial servant!"

"So it's Zhang Gong!" Huangfu Gushou saluted again, Zhang Fei asked some more questions, and then talked about Huangfu Song, he asked: "When did your father's illness start to be so serious?", asking As for Father, Huangfu Gushou's eyes turned red, he said: "Before, my elder brother was the one who took care of Father, and Father always said that he was fine when he wrote to me, if it wasn't for Duke Hua's letter, I didn't even know my father was so seriously ill."

Not long after, Hua Xiong came out, and Zhang Fei and Huangfu Gushou had finished chatting.

Seeing Hua Xiong coming out, Huangfu Gushou paid homage to him again and thanked him for coming to visit his father. Hua Xiong said: "Don't think too much about your errand in Ningzhou, take good care of your father, with me around, no one would dare I'm blaming you." Huangfu Gushou bowed again. Seeing that the two were about to leave, he quickly stopped Hua Xiong and asked, "Mr. Hua, after I came here, for some reason, my father was always depressed. I don't know what he was thinking. , refused to take medicine or food..."

"I know why. You don't have to worry. I'll come back tomorrow, and he won't be like this."

As Hua Xiong said, he brought Zhang Fei out, and the two left the mansion, Hua Xiong then asked, "How?"

"He is a good official and a dutiful son. He did not lie. General Huangfu has successors!!!" Zhang Fei said, Hua Xiong nodded, saluted Zhang Fei sharply, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your help!", Zhang Fei Shocked, he hurriedly helped Hua Xiong up, and said embarrassingly: "Hua Gong doesn't have to be like this!! General Huangfu has served the country all his life, and I am happy to be able to help him! No thanks!!!"

"Okay, then I won't say any words of thanks, goodbye!" Hua Xiong bid farewell.

After sending Hua Xiong away, Zhang Fei was still a little flattered. Unexpectedly, Hua Xiong, who was accused of being rude by the officials of Luoyang, would do such a big gift to him. This person is not as bad as the rumors said. In the mansion, Zhang Fei even talked about it with his cronies, and he was a little complacent. At night, Zhang Fei was lying on the bed, about to fall asleep, when suddenly he sat up.

"No!!! My money!!! Huaxiong thief!!!"

At this time, a distinguished guest was also welcomed in the palace, he called Liu Ba.

Liu Ba is a native of Jingzhou. When he was eight years old, he was able to point out the fault of offering wine in a private school, and thus became famous in counties and counties. He wanted him to be his subordinate official, but Liu Ba had developed an arrogance since he was a child, and he didn't want to follow him. Most of them looked down on these people, but the more he was like this, the more famous he became.

Until later, he came to Luoyang and met Ma Jun, hoping to get the famous manuscript from Ma Jun.

Ma Jun told him that the manuscript had already been handed over to the temple. At present, perhaps only the old officials of Jianning have the master's manuscript. Only then did Liu Ba find Cai Yong. After talking with him, Cai Yong was shocked and sent the He stayed by his side, and found Wen Renxi, and even Wang Fu's manuscripts, and gave them to him to read. With Cai Yong's qualifications, no one dared to refuse to use these to read.

This time, Cai Yong recommended him to the emperor.

Speaking of which, Liu Ba was still a little excited. He rushed to the palace and waited for the emperor to summon him.

Liu Ba is talented, and talented people usually have a very obvious characteristic, they never put other people in their eyes. Previously, Liu Ba had been unwilling to become an official because he did not want to be inferior to these people. , he felt that he had wronged himself, but this time, he was going to be summoned by the emperor. If he succeeded, he would be one of the nine ministers. Except for Sangong, no one else could be on the same list as him. How amazing is this? Glory! !

As Liu Ba thought about it, he became more and more excited.

Just as he was thinking, the Yellow Gate came and took him to the Hall of Houde and entered the palace. Liu Ba was thinking about how to speak so that the emperor could see his talent. He walked into the front of the main hall, and after the report, he just entered the hall, and when he entered the hall, he saw the burly Son of Heaven, who was sitting on a bearded chair, saw him coming in, smiled gently, and said : "My Marquis Liu is here!"

Liu Ba couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, Marquis Liu Zhangliang, the emperor's praise was really too much for him to bear, he bowed to the emperor, and said: "Master Liu Ba, pay homage to Your Majesty!!" Then he asked him to stand up and sit in front of him, and then he looked at him, and said with a smile: "After listening to Cai Gong's words, I just learned that I still have such a sage from the same clan, a sage in the middle of the country, but I didn't find it." .”

"Your Majesty's reputation is too high, but I dare not accept it."

"Why don't you dare, your surname is Liu, and you are close to me, so you don't have to be so restrained!" The emperor said, and asked about his family background. Sure enough, in today's world, anyone with the surname Liu can still have some relationship with the clan. Yes, Liu Ba's family is somewhat related to Dongping Xiao Wang Liu Wei. Liu Wei's ancestor is the grandson of Emperor Xiao Jing and the second son of Changsha Ding Wang Liu Fa. In this way, Liu Ba has really become a relative of the emperor.

You know, Emperor Xiaoguangwu is also a descendant of Liu Fa.. Liu Bian is the son of Emperor Xiaokang, and Emperor Xiaokang is the great-great-grandson of Emperor Xiaozhang, and Emperor Xiaozhang is the grandson of Emperor Xiaoguangwu. In this way, the two are still close relatives!
Liu Ba was somewhat at a loss about this, and entered the palace with a white body. For some reason, after a chat, he became the emperor's cousin? ? ?
"I heard that my cousin is quite familiar with the way of finance. Now the treasury is better than before, but it is still difficult to help the people. I don't know what good plan my cousin has?" The emperor asked kindly Said, Liu Ba coughed, and said just now: "Your Majesty, I have three strategies that can improve the country's finances. I have been thinking about these two strategies for a long time, but the only three strategies can make wealth. Wu Jia, the three officials are officials!"

The emperor was taken aback, and asked: "What should I do specifically?"

"Your Majesty, the first thing is to issue more currency. In this way, people who have money can buy it, and the economy will improve. If only people sell it, but no one buys it, how can the world's economy turn around? Issuing more currency , can buy with incentives!" Liu Ba said, the emperor nodded quickly and said, "Continue talking!"

"Secondly, it is to unify the price of the world. Your Majesty, the situation in different parts of the world is different, and the production is different. The same commodity can be resold by merchants, which can make huge profits. Only by unifying the price of the world can this situation be avoided. Combined with the third strategy , the temple has a unified price, and then buys at a certain price and sells at a uniform price. In this way, both the people and the temple can benefit. In addition, your majesty must know that if more currency is issued, the price will definitely rise.”

"Increase in prices and get more benefits, then producers will produce more, and the unemployed will join in, a virtuous circle, and the economy will improve"

Liu Ba said, when he looked at the emperor again, the emperor was a little shocked.

"Your Majesty and I are like Marquis Liu and Emperor Taizu, like Marquis Pei and Emperor Renzong!!"

(End of this chapter)