Chapter 201 Revisiting Yanyuelou
"Go and find out the "Nine Chapters of the Laws"." Huo Guang ordered Huo Tang as soon as he returned to the mansion. He understood that Wei Qing finally mentioned the "Nine Chapters of the Laws" and was definitely not as simple as giving him some high-end papers. There should be something else in it.
"Nine Chapters of the Laws" is the code of the Han Dynasty. It covers almost all laws and regulations, involving all aspects. Almost all officials over 1,000 stones have one in their homes. Soon Huo Tang placed a copy of "Nine Chapters of the Laws" that had been copied on paper in front of Huo Guang.
"Why did the Marquis suddenly look for this "Nine Chapters of Laws"?" Huo Tang was very puzzled. After entering the Weiyang Palace, why Huo Guang suddenly found this code to read it.
Huo Guang took the "Nine Chapters Rules" and first briefly looked it through, and said while flipping it: "Today, the general mentioned the "Nine Chapters Rules" to me, and I can see what the general should be implying, but I can't figure out what the key is in it for a while."
"This "Nine Chapters of the Law" was compiled by the Marquis of Wenzhong during the reign of Emperor Gaozu and was organized and compiled by Prime Minister Xiao He. It has been several generations. It should be nothing in itself. So what the general refers to should not be the "Nine Chapters of the Law" itself. Is the general going to tell the Marquis that Prime Minister Xiao?" Huo Tang made a guess from the perspective of the bystander.
"Hey, I remembered something when you said that." Hearing Huo Tang's analysis, Huo Guang's eyes lit up, as if he had discovered some key point.
Huo Guang looked out the window and said in memory: "When my brother returned from attacking the Huns in the north and was named General of the Grand Marshal by His Majesty, which is the same as my current status. Then his brother killed Li Gan in Shanglinyuan and forced His Majesty to let the three princes enter the country in advance. At that time, his brother was arrogant, but I knew that his brother was actually meticulous and thought twice before doing things. At that time, I also asked my brother curiously why he only showed a reckless man in front of the world. His brother's answer told me the three words Wen Zhonghou."
"When was the King of Jing Huan who was learning from Xiao He, he was defamed? The General was reminding the King of Marquis and imitating the King of Jing Huan that year?" Huo Tang suddenly realized.
If you are self-deprecating, it is indeed a way to protect yourself. However, Huo Guang's current situation is somewhat different from that time. When Huo Qubing won the victory of returning to the court, the prime minister had a great power. Emperor Wu of Han even thought of replacing one of the three Dukes with the Grand Sima to establish an inner dynasty to differentiate the power of the prime minister. Moreover, what Huo Qubing did was entirely out of his protection of Wei Qing and Prince Liu Ju, which made people think that his recklessness and domineering nature was caused by his temperament. Now the positions of Prime Minister and Censor-in-Chief are vacant, and Emperor Wu of Han did not need Huo Guang to check and balance the power of the external dynasty. If Huo Qubing still learned the methods of self-deprecating Huo Qubing, Huo Guang would probably backfire.
Huo Guang was walking back and forth in the study, his fingers hitting rhythmically in his palms. This was a habit when he was concentrating on thinking. Huo Tang had seen Huo Guang like this several times, so he stood quietly by waiting for Huo Guang to think. After a long time, Huo Guang stopped and finally showed a look of relaxed expression on his face. Then he said with a calm smile: "The self-defamation method cannot be completely copied, but it also gave me some clues. You will contact Du Zhou in secret tomorrow, and I will go to Yanyue Tower tomorrow night."
"Yanyue Tower? The place of romance and moon built by the marquis secretly? What do you have to talk about?" Huo Tang couldn't help but feel shy and asked reluctantly when he heard the words Yanyue Tower.
"Silly girl, what are you thinking about? I went there just to cover up my eyes. There are countless high-ranking officials and nobles entering and leaving Yanyue Tower every night. No one would suspect that I went there to meet Du Zhou!" Huo Guang gently knocked Huo Tang's forehead with the book "Nine Chapters of Laws" in his hand, and said in a slight angrily.
Yanyue Tower has become the most famous place in Chang'an City. It is not only a place where the powerful and wealthy people in Chang'an gather, but also powerful people from all over the world come here to experience it. It can be said that Yanyue Tower has become a scene in Chang'an.
Compared with the scale a year ago, Yanyue Tower now occupies most of the street. Whenever night falls, the street where Yanyue Tower is located is full of bright lights, and you can hear the sound of bamboo silk strings from afar. This street is gradually called Yanyue Lane by people in Chang'an.
Tonight, Yanyue Lane is still crowded with people. From the nine ministers and marquises to the peddlers and pawns here, no one will care about your identity as long as you have money, and if you have no money, no matter what your identity is, it is useless. There were also some people with prominent officials and titles here that caused trouble, but soon these people were suppressed by several real power marquises and some noble families, and no one has been ruthless here since then.
Huo Guang, with a few followers, swaggered into Yanyue Lane in the crowd. Zuo Qiutian, the manager of Yanyue Tower, had already been waiting at the entrance of the alley. When he saw Huo Guang, he hurriedly met him. Soon Huo Guang was taken to the room last time. Since then, Huo Guang has been to Yanyue Tower once, and the most luxurious room has been empty and has not been opened to the public.
"Who was that young man just now? Boss Zuo personally welcomed him, and even went to the room on the second floor that had never been to the outside world. Didn't it mean that no matter how much money you spent there, you can't enjoy it?" Some people with heart naturally saw Huo Guang being taken to the room on the second floor that had never been opened by Zuo Qiuta, and naturally there was a lot of discussion about such rare things.
"Boy, don't you know it anymore? That person is the Marquis of Anyang who is now powerful in the court and the country. If he can't even enjoy it, isn't it only His Majesty the right to be qualified?" A rough man next to him said in a muffled voice. This man knew at a glance that he was a general in the army, but he thought he should have a reputation.
"Marquis Anyang? I didn't expect that Marquis Anyang would come here..."
"After all, he is a young and romantic man. It seems that Anyang Hou is also a fellow student..."
As Huo Guang's identity was called out, these people started to discuss it. The most interesting topic in the Han Dynasty is the young marquis, Marquis of Anyang.
There are many rooms on the second floor, one of which was booked by the Chief Censor Du Zhou. Tonight he was inviting several colleagues from the Censorate to the Censorate. Since the Yanyue Tower, some banquets originally set up in his own residence have gradually been moved to Yanyue Tower. Inviting three or five friends to Yanyue Tower to drink and have fun has gradually become a trend in Chang'an City.
"Everyone drinks first, it's convenient for me to go there!" After three rounds of wine, Du Zhou said embarrassedly to several colleagues, and then walked out of the door with a smile and headed towards the thatched cottage behind Yanyue Tower.
As soon as Du Zhou went downstairs to the corner, a waiter from Yanyue Tower walked towards Du Zhou. Du Zhou pretended to be a little drunk, and his body shaking for a few times, looking like he was about to fall. Then the waiter quickly stepped forward to support Du Zhou and asked a few questions with concern.
Du Zhou shook his head, waved his hand and signaled that he was fine, and then walked towards the toilet alone.
The lights in the thatched cottage were dim. Du Zhou slowly opened his fist, and he pulled a piece of paper folded into small strips in his palm. In this thatched cottage, Du Zhou opened the paper with the dim light, quickly read the contents, and then threw it into the pit.
"Haha, let's wait for a long time. Come on... let's drink another 300 cups..." Du Zhou returned to the winery like nothing happened, yelling to drink three hundred cups with his colleagues who were close to him.
Chapter completed!