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Chapter 325 Huo Xian held a grand banquet, and the emperor raided Huo's house at night! (Please subscribe)

The next day, there was a joyful scene everywhere in the back house of the General's Mansion.

Regardless of whether it was the front office or the back house, almost all the courtiers in Chang'an City knew that the general's wife was still celebrating her birthday this year as scheduled.

Of course, the General's Mansion always held a grand banquet in previous years, but this year things were too hasty and no guests were invited, so it was more or less deserted.

However, Huo Dang, large and small, in Chang'an City breathed a sigh of relief.

Not only because the general's wife still celebrated her birthday, but also because they did not receive an invitation from the general's palace.

In today's turbulent times, receiving invitations is a troublesome thing.

If you don't go, you will easily be resented by the general; if you go, you will be afraid of being jealous by the emperor.

Being able to pretend that nothing happened like this is the best result.

It gives me reassurance, and I don't have to show my face.

However, there are still some fanatics who want to take advantage of the fire and plan to take the opportunity to express their loyalty to the Huo family.

They did not dare to visit in person, but they sent people to send heavy gifts.

……

Although the front office and the back house of the General's Mansion are connected by a doorway, the entrances for officials and servants are different.

The servants' family members entered and exited through the front gate of the front office, and through the east gate on the east side of the front yard of the back house.

On this day, starting from [-]:[-], carriages came to the east gate one after another.

The people in the carriage did not dare to show their heads, but got out of the carriage furtively, and then looked around and knocked on the door.

Then with a flattering look on his face, he stuffed a few strings of money into the doorkeeper who opened the door, and finally stuffed the prepared name cards and gifts inside...

It was done smoothly and smoothly, and both parties looked like they were veterans.

These courtiers who came to please the Huo family knew that they couldn't even get in, but they still spent a lot of money - it was a happy event for the general to remember their names.

Because there was something wrong in their minds, they were all in a panic and had no time to look at their surroundings. They all came and went in a hurry.

They didn't notice at all that there were seven or eight ragged children playing in an alley opposite the gate of the back house.

These children either took turns throwing pots on the ground, or imitated Lang Wei to ride horses and fight, or sang weird nursery rhymes together...it was so lively.

The servants of the Huo family came out to drive them away, but they came again and again...

After a few rounds, the slaves saw that they didn't seem to have done anything bad, so they just let them go.

And among these children, one stands out the most.

This young man looks to be fifteen or sixteen years old. Every time a courtier comes to visit, he will take out a few pieces of rice paper, which is still rare, and draw the stamps on the carriage on the paper in exactly the same way.

If there was no stamp on the car, the boy would send other children to follow him secretly to see which house they would eventually return to, and then come back to report to him.

All arrangements are very sophisticated and proper.

In this way, in just one morning, the boy's rice paper had already written down the names of more than thirty or forty people.

Looking at his handiwork, the young man was very satisfied.

The young man waved his hand and called over a toothless young man who was squatting in the corner catching lice.

"Kaitooth, just keep an eye on it here, and I'll report it to the envoy." The young man said softly.

These children are all orphans who were born and raised by no one. They cannot have surnames, and even if they do, they are all fake, so they call each other by a characteristic of their bodies.

The "missing tooth" who was called over was missing two front teeth. They were broken by falling and knocking on a stone while fighting for food with Changyi Ling's family's thin dog a few years ago.

The callous boy had sores on his head and no hair grew in many places on his scalp, so it was called radial hair.

These orphans have been wandering around since they were young, and none of them has some flaws, so the names are also varied and it is difficult to repeat them - even if they are repeated, just use the size to distinguish them.

For poor people, this name is just a code name and does not have much special meaning.

"Then how many people did you remember today?"

"48 miles."

"This can be considered a great achievement. Will His Majesty reward us for our official work?" Gaotia grinned, showing the missing front teeth and smiled.

"Hmph, I'll give you Captain Jingzhao Yin, do you dare to do it?"

"Then there's nothing you dare to do. I can do it even if it's King Jinwu!" Qian Te said proudly, slapping his chest. Several lice, so small that they were almost invisible, jumped in and out of his hair, as if they were trying to fight for it. Become an official for him.

"Okay, okay, I know you are very capable, so just keep an eye on this place first and don't get distracted and miss important things."

"No!" Qiaotia said seriously immediately.

Kunfa patted Miss Tooth's shoulder, handed him the pen, paper and small ink cartridge in his hand, then turned around and ran towards the depths of Lu Alley.

He turned a few corners and dodged several waves of pedestrians before finally reaching the end of a forked alley.

This place is very secluded, with few people coming. At this moment, there is a beggar in ragged clothes sitting on the ground, exuding a strong smell of alcohol.

Kunfa walked over quickly, sat next to the beggar, and secretly stuffed the paper in his hand over.

After confirming that no one was following him, Kunfa lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Envoy, what is written on this paper is the official who came to the General's Mansion this morning to deliver congratulatory gifts."

It turns out that this beggar is Dai Zong in disguise.

It is admirable to lead the way to this field.

Dai Zong nodded and unfolded the rice paper in his hand.

There were pictures and words on it. Looking at them one by one, a strange and contemptuous smile appeared on Dai Zong's face.

What a group of guys who care more about their officialdom than their lives, and now they dare to join in the fun with the Huo family.

However, what made him slightly regretful was that there was no official with two thousand dan on this list.

"Did the Prime Minister's Mansion and Taichang Temple send someone here?"

"No."

"Sure?"

"We have compared all the carriages that have come here one by one, and we have not found the carriages from the Prime Minister's Mansion and Taichang Temple."

"Have any of Jing Zhaoyin, You Fufeng, Zhi Jinwu and Ting Wei sent people to send congratulatory gifts?" Dai Zong then asked.

"It was not discovered either."

"These old scoundrels are very sensible and have not ventured into this muddy water."

Kunfa was silent, this was not something he could discuss at will.

"You go back for now and keep an eye on everyone who comes in the afternoon. Don't miss anyone who comes in the afternoon. If anyone enters the back house, write them all down."

"Wei!" Kunfa didn't salute, just nodded and retreated along the way he came.

Dai Zong thought for a moment and whistled hard. A young man with a slight limp in his right foot climbed over the wall and came to him.

Compared with those with flat hair and missing teeth, this boy is dressed more decently.

After Dai Zong sealed the pieces of paper with the messenger tube and ink pad he carried with him, he handed them into the hands of the lame boy.

"Send this piece of paper to the north gate of Weiyang Palace immediately. There will naturally be someone there to take care of you." Dai Zong solemnly asked.

"Wei!" The lame boy replied with a stern face.

"This letter is very important, so..."

"As long as you believe in people, you will lose your faith if you die!"

"Go!" Dai Zong patted the lame boy on the shoulder.

"only!"

The lame boy ran away and soon disappeared around the corner of the alley.

In Chang'an City, there are hundreds of orphans and teenagers like this who seem to be doing nothing. No one will notice them, but they are participating in major events that can change the direction of the Han Dynasty.

"My wish is that there will never be any hungry orphans in this great world."

The emperor's words made these young men from the Changyi Kingdom charge into battle under the emperor's command without hesitation.

In the vast city of Chang'an, only the emperor said such words. If you are not loyal to the emperor, who can you be loyal to?

Mo Xiao's young man's clothes are in tatters, and his embroidered clothes point directly at Zhen Chang'an.

Dai Zong took off the worn hat, revealing a face full of stains, calm and comfortable.

Hiding here in disgrace, of course, did not have the glory of sitting in the Weiyang Palace, but it made Dai Zong feel particularly at ease.

He looked up at the sun, which had begun to move westward, and knew that the most important guests of the Huo family today were coming soon.

The general may not know that a huge surprise will come to the general's mansion tonight.

I just don’t know whether this surprise was a surprise or a surprise to the general.

……

At midnight, it was quiet outside the door of the General's Mansion.

Huo Xian, the general's wife, came to the gate dressed in fine clothes and accompanied by six or seven capable and strong maids.

When she passed the gate, she saw Chen Wannian, the chief minister, personally handling the gifts sent by the officials.

There were over a hundred of these gifts in total, piled up in a messy manner in the pavilion.

The congratulatory gifts are just some gold, silver, jade, or coral tortoiseshell, and some Shu brocade and silk...

The total amount is at least 60 to [-] yuan.

In the home of an ordinary courtier, this would already be a considerable "windfall".

But a bronze mirror used by Huo Xian was worth tens of thousands of dollars, so how could these gifts catch her eyes.

Huo Xian stopped outside the pavilion and squinted at the pile of gifts. He said nothing and didn't know what he was thinking.Chen Wannian immediately ran out sweating and greeted Huo Xian.

As the chief historian of the General's Mansion, Chen Wannian didn't have to worry about these trivial matters in the back house.

But there is no end to flattery, so he is willing to lower himself to do this.

"How many people came to give gifts today?"

"Seven and 80 people."

"Huh, in previous years there would have been at least 500 people, but this year there were a lot less." Huo Xian said without hesitation.

"Are any of them gifted with farms and fields?" Huo Xian asked again.

"Xiaguan did not see the land deed and house deed."

"Then just move it all to the warehouse in the backyard and pile it up. It's not worth anything."

"promise!"

After Chen Wannian answered, he quickly took a few servants to carry the various gifts. He even wanted to do it himself. His embarrassed appearance did not reflect the demeanor of the head of the general's palace.

Huo Xian didn't look at him again, he just said two words "open the door" coldly to the gatekeepers.

Soon, the heavy door was opened. Because the sun was behind it, when looking in from the outside, the door seemed a little hollow, like a deep-sea monster fish with its mouth open.

And Huo Xian's dazzling brilliance is just a little light in the mouth of this monster.

The surroundings were so quiet that Huo Xian and the maids and women looked like lifeless zombies.

Even the orphan children across the street stopped playing and looked here attentively.

Not long after, the sound of carriage and horse bells came closer and closer, and the person who was supposed to come finally arrived...

As agreed, the five married daughters of the Huo family arrived at the same time hand in hand with their husbands. (It was written as four daughters earlier, which is wrong)
The dozen or so carriages are extremely luxurious, and even the horses pulling the carriages are without a single hair.

Because these cars are so dazzling that the sun setting in the west is somewhat eclipsed.

Compared with the carriages and horses, what is more dazzling is naturally the people.

The five graceful daughters of the Huo family, with the support of their maids, carefully got out of the carriage and led their families towards the gate.

The dozen or so children of different ages following behind were all wearing brocade robes made of fine silk, and they all looked like gods.

Huo Xian looked at the big family, and finally a proud smile appeared on his face.

This is the good family she has found for the Huo family's daughters.

The five sisters, from eldest to youngest, came to see Huo Xian one by one.

The eldest daughter married Deng Guanghan and is now the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple. Her rank is Bi Erqian Shi. She will take over the post of Da Honglu in the future.

The second daughter married Zhao Ping and is now a Guanglu doctor with a rank of Qianshi. She has already been appointed as a Cavalry Commander.

The third daughter married Fan Mingyou and is now the Changle Weiwei, the general of Liao Dynasty. She has a rank of two thousand shi and is leading [-] troops to conquer the Huns in the north.

The fourth daughter married Ren Sheng and is now just the magistrate of Maoling County. However, the magistrate of Ling County has a very high rank and has already reached two thousand dan. She will definitely have a bright future in the future.

The five women who established the gold reward were Marquis Zhang, and his father was Jin Rixi, who was selected as the auxiliary minister by Emperor Xiaowu at the same time as Huo Guang.

In addition, there is Huo Yu's wife, Mrs. Wang, who comes from an ordinary family.

The daughter of Huo Guang's previous wife married Shangguan'an, who originally had a promising future, but ended up on a dead end.

Each of Huo Xian and Huo Guang's virtuous sons-in-law is almost more than ten years older than their daughters, but they are still in their prime.

If they can advance for a few more years, Huo Guang and Huo Xian will promote them one by one.

At that time, everyone will be the Three Gongs and Nine Qings.

The Huo family's strength in the court was probably several times stronger than it is today.

With such good sons-in-law, the emperor must be courteous to them in 20 years.

Huo Xian greeted his daughter and son-in-law proudly, with a smile as bright as a flower, and the gloom of the past few days was wiped away.

My husband may be right. If we wait quietly, the Huo family will become stronger and stronger in the court, and there is no need to take risks.

This idea only appeared in Huo Xian's mind for a moment, and then was completely overwhelmed by her ecstasy, and then was completely forgotten by her.

Behind the daughters and sons-in-law are the grandchildren.

In 20 years, they will become the Prime Minister of the county, the lieutenant general, the admonishment officer, and even the three ministers and nine ministers...

The Huo family can live forever with the Liu family of the Han Dynasty, for thousands of generations.

Maybe the emperor sitting in Weiyang Palace has the blood of the Huo family in his body, right?

By then, Huo Guang and Huo Xian will probably be dead, but now even just thinking about it is enough to make others happy.

Huo Xian had a satisfied smile on her face. She said slowly to these juniors: "It's cold, don't freeze. Go to the main hall quickly. Your father and sister have been waiting for a long time."

"promise!"

A family of dozens of people entered the gate chatting and laughing.

The most naughty of the grandchildren had seen the orphans across the street.

As they walked towards the courtyard, they winked and made faces, sometimes mixed with a few provocative movements.

Qian Te, Kun Fa and the others were furious when they saw it, and they all glared angrily without flinching at all.

What kind of prince will Xiangning?

Maybe in the future, Chitooth and Kunfa will be able to live in this big house?

……

After a while, the Huo family's family banquet finally started on the pretext of Huo Xian's birthday.

Huo Guang and Huo Xian were sitting at the top of the main hall, while the other juniors were arranged in different positions.

Huo Chengjun's position is the most unique, right next to Huo Guang and his wife - because she is the future queen.

Everyone had just sat down on their couches and hadn't warmed up yet.

Under the leadership of Huo Zhaojun, Huo's eldest daughter, and Deng Guanghan, his eldest son-in-law, they came to the hall to greet Huo Guang and wish Huo Xian his birthday.

After many ups and downs and many bows, the three or forty people took their seats again.

Congratulatory gifts were presented, kabuki was played, wine and food were served, and toasts were made to Huo Guang and Huo Xian...

The adults exchange cups and cups, and the children play among them. Naturally, there is a scene of family happiness.

One link after another, the atmosphere of the family banquet became more and more popular.

Only Huo Chengjun felt a little lonely and lonely. She sat alone on her couch, sipping the light wine in front of her.

In front of these married sisters, Huo Chengjun looked out of place, like a lone bird.

She looked a little tired as everyone exchanged cups. She was already secretly calculating how long it would take for the family banquet to end.

It was getting later and later, and the slaves lit the oil lamps in the main hall.

Huo Chengjun looked at the lights, a little stunned, and recalled the last "family banquet" he experienced in Changle Palace.

There were far fewer people than today, but the Emperor was there on that day.

If the emperor were here today, today's family dinner would be more interesting.

In fact, it was not just Huo Chengjun who wanted to end the banquet early. Halfway through the dinner, Huo Guang also felt a little tired.

He had already spoken to several of his sons-in-law just now.

It's not about the trivial matters in the house, but about the political affairs in the court.

After all, talking about these things is in line with the status of the sons-in-law of the general's family.

"In the past few days, how many petitions have the Imperial Censor's Palace received from the subjects and common people to the Emperor?"

"Has Dahonglu Temple recently received credentials and tributes from various countries in the Western Regions?"

“How much did Maoling County collect in taxes last year?”

……

After saying this, Huo Guang actually lost interest in this banquet. He sat at the top of the table with a somewhat tired face, as if he was wandering in his mind.

Although the family dinner is pleasant, it is ultimately boring.

Huo Guang raised his sore neck and looked at the moon that had just been hung on the eaves outside the courtyard.

I couldn’t help but wonder when this family dinner would end.

But looking at Huo Xian, whose face was glowing red, Huo Guangqiang sat up a little straighter - since he has done the face-saving things, he must do enough.

While the banquet was in full swing, Chen Wannian, who looked panicked, suddenly ran into the main hall at a trot.

He ignored the dancers still dancing in the hall and knelt down in front of Huo Guang and Huo Xian.

"Report, inform the general, the county magistrate is here!"

Perhaps in order to drown out the sound of silk and bamboo wind music in the hall, Chen Wannian shouted these words very loudly.

This move did have an effect, and the trembling voice echoed in the main hall, which was extremely unpleasant to hear.

Whether it was Huo Guang, Huo Xian, others, or even the children playing around, they were all stunned.

Everyone looked at Chen Wannian.

When the strings break, the music stops and the dancing stops.

The general's main hall suddenly fell into silence.

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