Wei Ni

Chapter 32 Shang Shu
a few days later.

Anning Tinghou Mansion, almost noon.

Xia Houheng, who had returned from the imperial palace after listening to the court meeting with the emperor, went straight to Xia Houhui's small courtyard without even changing his court clothes as soon as he entered the house.

After entering the small courtyard, he couldn't hold back his joy anymore and shouted happily.

"Childhood?"

"Zhiquan, happy event! Hahaha~~
Xia Houhui, who was resting at home today, is now in the study. Hearing his elder brother's call, he couldn't help getting up to greet him.

At the same time, I was quite surprised.

This elder brother has been depressed for a long time since he learned that the emperor Cao Rui made him a lonely minister, why did he suddenly become so happy now?
Could it be that he was promoted?
Or maybe the four brothers in the family, like Brother Zhong, bestowed the Marquis of Guannei with the merits of their fathers?

"Brother, I'm here."

Walking out of the study room with doubts, Xia Houhui waved at his elder brother, and when he was about to ask questions, Xia Houheng grabbed his hand when he was coming towards him with big strides.

"Zhiquan, happy event! You have a good match! Haha~"

I'm engaged? !

Suddenly, Xia Houhui was dumbfounded.

Because when the two brothers were sitting and talking in the small pavilion in the garden, the eldest brother Xia Houheng also claimed that he would no longer look for in-laws for himself.

The reason, of course, was that Xia Houheng knew that he was going to be a lonely minister, and felt that there was no need to find an in-law for him to help him in his official career, so he fulfilled his wish not to get married so early.

Unexpectedly, not too long ago, the eldest brother actually claimed that he has a good match~
And looking at his appearance brimming with joy, the other party's family background must be extraordinary.

At least, he is much stronger than the Wu family who played tricks on him before.

For a moment, Xia Houhui, who had been thinking about it for a while, invited his elder brother to come in and sit down, "Elder brother, come in and explain in detail."

After a while, he finally knew what was going on.

It turned out that when Xia Houheng entered the court this morning, he met Wang Su who was waiting in front of Sima Gate.He was not too polite, and asked Xia Houheng whether he had found an in-law for Xia Houhui, and after getting a negative answer, he pushed his daughter out.

For this, Xia Houheng was overjoyed.

Within Gyeonggi, the children of Gongqing Gaomen are all well-known.

The late Situ Wang Lang's praise of Wang Yuanji's "the one who rejuvenates my family must be this woman" has been noisy in the market for a long time, and of course Xia Houheng has heard of it.

And the Donghai Wang family is one of the most famous masters in the world~
Given that Xiahou's family has no important ministers, and Xiahou Hui is not the heir apparent, it is obviously overrated.

Xia Houheng, whose elder brother is like a father, how could he be dissatisfied with it?
After hearing this, Xia Houhui was indignant for a while.

Hello Prince Yong!

On weekdays, you and I are brothers, and I treat you like a brother, and I have never neglected you!Now, you have made a private agreement with my elder brother to be my uncle? !

"Brother, I think this is inappropriate."

After a short silence, Xia Houhui said softly, "Eldest brother knows it. I am about to go to Shuju Du Wubo, and I will definitely become the target of public criticism. At that time, brother Ziyong's family may be implicated."

"Am I a person who doesn't distinguish between the important and the important?"

I don't want to, Xia Houheng listened, and immediately glanced at him, "When Ziyong asked me, I had this concern in my heart. I tried it with words and asked him why he suddenly wanted to get married. Do you know what he said? Is it?"

Speaking of this, Xia Houheng paused on purpose, and then lowered his voice and said in a mysterious manner, "He said, this is the emperor's finger marriage!"

Hey~
That's it!

Now, Xia Houhui completely understood.

It's nothing more than the trick of the emperor Cao Rui showing his kindness!

Cao Rui had previously claimed that he would give himself a bad breath by not transferring Wu Zhizheng to Luoyang and letting him die of old age in Hebei, but he refused.Now, instead of referring to Wang Su's daughter as his wife, it is naturally based on Wu Zhi's sentence "The daughters of my family are all different in talent and appearance, so how can Xiahou Zhiquan covet her?" .

After all, the daughter of Wu Zhi from a poor family is incomparable to the daughter of Wang Su from a noble family in the East China Sea.

It's just that they made me a lone minister, so why did you point me to the daughter of a high-ranking official such as Donghai Wang as his wife?
Isn't this self-contradictory?
Could it be that the emperor has some deep meaning in it?

When he heard that the marriage was appointed by the emperor, Xia Houhui remained silent for a long time, feeling completely at a loss in his heart.

It also caused a long silence in the study.

Xia Houheng, who was still smiling happily, had been immersed in his official career for a long time. Seeing this, he straightened his face and beard, and asked softly, "The childish thought, is it the emperor who wants to do this?"

"You can't hide anything from the big brother!"

Sincerely praised, Xia Houhui hurriedly asked for advice, "As the elder brother said, I really don't understand the strangeness of marrying the daughter of a high-ranking official! If the elder brother understands, please explain to me."

"I don't have any conclusive thoughts."

Xia Houheng nodded, and replied, "However, I speculate privately, it may be because His Majesty is still young."

uh~
This means that the emperor Cao Rui was young and didn't think carefully about things, so he acted contrary to himself?
For this answer, Xia Houhui smiled back.

But what Xia Houheng said next made his heart clear.

Said: "Why does Zhiquan hurt himself? Husband is alive, he will not forget his shape when he is in auspiciousness, and he will not hesitate when he is in trouble. He is just calm. What the emperor wants, we will see and see in time. Zhiquan only needs to stick to his heart and abide by virtue, so why care about auspiciousness Bad or not!"

After all, he left on his own.

Well, he is busy with the processes of "parents' orders, matchmaker's words".

For the good of Wang Su's family, he wanted to finalize the marriage with great fanfare before Xiahou Hui made his appointment.

And Xia Houhui, who was enlightened to put aside distracting thoughts of gains and losses for a while, sat in front of the table again, and when he just started writing, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He was going to make a marriage arrangement with Wang Su's daughter, but what was laid out on the case was his reply letter to Master Sima.
Ever since they first met Master Sima at the Chen Family Thatched Cottage outside the city, the two have been exchanging letters every month.

It was Sima Shi who took the lead in starting.

On that day, he invited Xiahou Hui to have a banquet and talk with him, but after Xiahouhui was noncommittal, he asked the children in his family to send a letter to Xiahou's mansion from time to time.

Very long letter.

The content is not limited to discussing the military affairs that the two had a good time discussing.

In terms of literature, Confucian classics, etiquette, personnel, military system, equipment, alchemy, or local anecdotes, there was even an appendix with a rhythm at the end of the article, which can be said to be all-encompassing.

It can be said that every time he writes a letter, it is equivalent to having a detailed discussion with Xia Houhui at a banquet.

But he is also cautious.

Whenever sensitive topics such as personnel affairs and the military system were mentioned in the letter, he would use the deeds of the Qin and Han Dynasties or the pre-Qin period as examples to ask Xia Houhui and explain his views.

Xia Houhui is also very interested in this very novel way of "making friends".

Because Master Sima lived up to his reputation, no matter what field he was in, he was deeply involved and could put forward very unique insights. Whenever Xia Houhui saw him explain his experience, he always had a sense of openness and openness.

As a result, sometimes, when Sima Shi did not submit a letter after half a month, he would feel a sense of loss.

Naturally, what made Sima Shiqi write letters relentlessly was that he was very serious every time he wrote a reply, and he also expressed his own opinions and experiences in detail, instead of casually perfunctory.

In this way, the relationship between the two heated up quickly.

They have met each other once, but there is a sense of confidant between each other.

Sometimes, Xia Houhui even laughed at himself, obviously he knew the historical trajectory, but why is he so compatible with Sima Shi?
After meditation and self-examination, I found that the two had many similarities.

The greatest fit is that his own conception and temperament are somewhat rebellious, and Sima Shi also has a heart that does not bow to the world.
If it wasn't for my fear, this son would be a fellow who can take my heart to heart!

Every time after writing a reply, Xia Houhui always sighed in his heart.

Of course, emotion belongs to emotion, and regret is only regret after all.

He had no intention of putting it into action.

And he felt that as long as he recommends Du Shu to the Shu, Master Sima should stop writing letters to discuss the past and the present with him.

He is a nobleman, and he is the son of an important minister of the country~
Even if Master Sima doesn't have the mind to protect himself wisely, he still has to think about his family~
Why let the family welcome criticism from others for a person who is not relatives or friends, but just talks happily?

At least, Xia Houhui felt that if he moved to another place, he would lose contact.

The deceased is like a husband who does not want to leave day or night.

Before I knew it, it was already December in late winter.

Since Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, the Wei Taimiao, which had been under construction, was completed in November, and the four gods Gao, Tai, Wu and Wen were welcomed back from Yecheng on the Taichang Hanji Festival in December, and they were placed in the Luoyang Taimiao. .

It's just an imperial temple. The reason why it took so long to build is because the emperor Cao Rui took advantage of the trend to build a palace.

For this reason, the ministers such as Situ Wang Lang, Ting Wei Gao Rou, and then Luoyang Diannong Zhonglang General Guan Qiujian and other courtiers who were still alive all spoke out to persuade him, but Cao Rui played a clever trick.

He praised good words of persuasion, but incorporated the built palace into the Taimiao, so that all the officials stopped talking.

The major events of the country lie in sacrifice and Rong.

No matter how upright and upright the courtiers are, they can't persuade the emperor not to build the Taimiao.
Naturally, Xia Houhui had nothing to do with what was a foregone conclusion.

Just when Taichang Han Ji welcomed the God Lord back to the Luoyang Taimiao for placement, when the emperor Cao Rui came to sacrifice in person, he also issued an edict to ask all the sages, and allowed all divisions and county officials to recommend virtuous talents and good men. The scholar was left in the wild.

Yes, only for the virtuous in the field.

No matter the officials in the temple or the local chief officials of the states and counties, they all thought that the emperor Cao Rui was promoting the newly established "Emperor Enke" and took the opportunity to expand into a way to recruit talents for the country.

And Xia Houhui knew that this was also an opportunity for him to embark on the road of a lonely minister.

He didn't neglect, and directly submitted the letter recommending Du Shu that had been prepared a few months ago.

In Shangshu, he first expounded Du Ji's achievements and the loyalty of the dead king, claiming that Du Shu should not be left behind in the mountains, and then changed the subject, and echoed Du Shu's previous denunciation of the unhealthy atmosphere in the court. Discussion, I implore the emperor to investigate thoroughly.

Naturally, this kind of sparseness caused the temple to make waves again.

(End of this chapter)