Chapter 71: Behind the Informal
"Of course it's okay, but Yan'er got the things back. I wonder if she would like them or not?" Huo Guang said with a smile. He didn't care. He just saw that Li Yan liked them so much, and didn't know whether Li Yan would give up.
"Mr. Yan'er!" Dongfang Shuo turned and bowed to Li Yan.
"Mr. Dongfang, don't do this. If you like it, take it!" Li Yan was not a stingy person. Dongfang Shuo was also in Li Yan's mind because she helped Sima Xiang get buried, so she reached out to hand over the Kongming lantern to Dongfang Shuo.
"Thank you, Dongfang Shuo, now I owe you a favor!" Dongfang Shuo took the Kongming lantern and said to Li Yan a little funny. The ancients knew that gentlemen would not win over what others like. Although Dongfang Shuo may not be considered a gentleman, he really owe a favor to Kongming lantern from Li Yan.
"Since Yan'er is here, I won't bother you two. Let's get together again next day!" Dongfang Shuo took Kong Ming Deng and was no longer here, so he said goodbye and planned to return to Weiyang Palace to report his life.
"Why, Mr. Dongfang didn't eat before leaving?" Huo Guang said deliberately, because when Dongfang Shuo came, he said that he was here to fight Qiufeng.
"Haha, I have taken advantage of it, but I'm sorry to stay and refuse to leave!" Dongfang Shuo was not embarrassed, but said generously.
"Then let's see you off, sir." Huo Guang said, and then sent Dongfang Shuo out of the county government with Li Yan.
"Yan'er, why did they let you come in alone in this important place in the county?" After Dongfang Shuo left, Huo Guang asked curiously. At the beginning, Li Yan appeared and Huo Guang was surprised that he had taken office on the first day, and Li Yan had never been to the county government. How could the runner of this county government let Li Yan come in like a stranger?
"I see you are so busy that you are so dizzy. Haven't you ever given me a jade pendant from the Hou Mansion? I didn't expect this thing to be useful here, but after I came in, I met Youcai. He told me where you were." Li Yan shook the jade pendant on her waist proudly. Huo Guang didn't expect that the things from the Hou Mansion in the Hou Mansion would be so edible.
Huo Guang took office on the first day and did nothing substantial. He was basically familiar with the situation of the county government. At around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Huo Guang took Li Yan away from the county government and was about to get off work.
During the Western Han Dynasty, there were strict regulations on the time for officials to go to get off work. For example, the time for the county government to get off work is divided into two different times a year, with the Spring and equinoxes as the boundary. During this period, it is about one o'clock in the afternoon, and at other times it is about three o'clock.
"Yan'er, have you been to Princess Pingyang's Mansion recently?" After leaving the county government, Huo Guang and Li Yan walked out of the city. At this time, the western city had been closed, and there was nothing good in Chang'an City. Li Yan also had to go out of the city when Chang'an City closed the city gate, so Huo Guang was also giving away Li Yan away.
"Since you came back, the princess has not summoned me again. Could it be that the princess has changed her mind?" Li Yan said with some confusion. She naturally thought that the princess had changed her mind. Of course, this is something Li Yan is very happy to see.
Huo Guang smiled unanimously and said, "Maybe!" But Huo Guang knew in his heart that Princess Pingyang had not changed her mind. Now, judging from Princess Pingyang's performance, she should not summon Li Yan again within half a year.
"Do your second brother Li Yannian know about this?" Huo Guang was a little worried and continued to ask, because Huo Guang knew that Li Yannian was also a key figure.
"I didn't tell anyone, they didn't know!" Li Yan said with some sorrow. When she talked about this, she couldn't be happy at all. It seemed that if this matter was not resolved, there would always be a big stone in her heart.
"Well, this is the best! The fewer people know about this, the better." Huo Guang felt a little relieved. Although Li Yannian was also a musician in the palace, Huo Guang would definitely be difficult for Emperor Wu of Han to appreciate him as long as Princess Pingyang did not recommend Li Yannian. Without Emperor Wu of Han's approval, Li Yannian would not be able to sing "The Song of Beauty" in front of Emperor Wu of Han.
"A Guang, are you really sure?" Li Yan looked at Huo Guang with hope.
"Don't worry, I already have some idea in my mind, but this matter needs to be planned carefully, and it will definitely be possible in half a year!" Huo Guang answered firmly. He has indeed thought about it in the past few days, and he has really had some preliminary ideas as he said. Even after careful consideration, Huo Guang found that although this time was a severe test, there was actually a huge opportunity hidden. It only takes great risks to seize this opportunity and convert the opportunity into benefits, and there is also a perfect plan!
"Okay, A Guang, let's get here. You've been busy all day and go back to rest early!" Li Yan said reluctantly at the gate of the city.
Although Chang'an City is the imperial capital, few people live in the city, and most civilians live outside the city, that is, on the land outside the city wall. Therefore, when the city gates open and close every day, it is the peak of the flow of people.
"Well, Yan'er is careful on the road." Huo Guang nodded and reminded him. He was more at ease here because a large number of people left the city at this time, which was extremely safe. Moreover, as far as Huo Guang knows, the newly purchased house of Li Yan's family is located not far from the city.
After parting with Li Yan, Huo Guang returned to the Hou Mansion alone. At this time, there were many people leaving the city, and few people entering the city. Even if they came in from outside the city, most of them were riding horses or driving cars. There were still a few people like Huo Guang, and this looked a bit lonely.
When Huo Guang walked back to the Beique Jiadi, he found that there was a person standing in front of the gate of the Marquis' Mansion. Of course, this was not a person in the Marquis' Mansion, but a boy about sixteen or seventeen years old who had never seen before. This man was wearing a brocade robe and looked like a person with great identities. However, he stood outside the Marquis' Mansion, looking at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, and sometimes looking up at the sky, it didn't seem like he was visiting Huo Qubing.
Huo Guang felt that this man's behavior was very abnormal, but there shouldn't be anyone with ill intentions in Beique Jiadi, and the man's temperament and dress were not similar. Although he was curious, Huo Guang had no intention of getting in touch with him, so he walked along the wall into the gate of the Hou Mansion.
Since Huo Guang appeared, the boy with abnormal behavior fell on Huo Guang. At first, he didn't see any movement, but his eyes moved with Huo Guang's movement. However, just as Huo Guang approached the gate of the Hou Mansion and was about to return to the mansion, the man suddenly asked: "Is the visitor Huo Guang, the minister of the Cao Cao?"
Huo Guang had to stop when he heard this, and met the man's gaze and said, "I am here, I wonder who you are, what's wrong?"
Huo Guang found that this person was really strange, because since Huo Guang took office as the Chang'an Order, everyone no longer called him the official position of the Minister of the Cao Cao. Now this person suddenly calls him this, which seems particularly meaningful.
"I am the Minister of State Zhang Anshi, here to pass on a message to the Lord on the order of Your Majesty!" This man spoke sternly, feeling more old-fashioned than Huo Guang, but he didn't look old, and what surprised Huo Guang even more was that this man was Zhang Anshi!
Hearing Zhang Anshi's name, Huo Guang couldn't help but think: "It's such a coincidence. He was still thinking about Zhang Tang in the morning, and his son appeared in front of him at this moment. However, seeing Zhang Anshi's appearance, this person was extremely cautious and well-behaved. He was actually sent by Emperor Wu of Han!"
Zhang Anshi gave Huo Guang a unique feeling from the moment he appeared, and he did not show disdain or look flattering like ordinary people. Of course, Zhang Anshi's identity is indeed qualified to be on par with Huo Guang. Although the official position of Shangshu Ling is not at a high level now, he is only an official position under the Shaofu who is responsible for sorting out the emperor's documents and reporting. His current salary is only 500 shi, but no matter what, this is an official position that is in charge of serving the emperor. Moreover, Zhang Anshi is also Zhang Tang's legitimate son, and the words "Son of the Three Princess" are very substantial in themselves!
"I wonder what Your Majesty has to do?" Huo Guang not only knew that Zhang Anshi's current identity should not be underestimated, but he also knew that Zhang Anshi would be the second best in the future, and his status was only under Huo Guang. For such a person, Huo Guang could only behave in a proper manner before he understood his personality.
"Your Majesty asked the emperor to tell you to visit Jinhua Palace tomorrow at Shen Hou." Zhang Anshi just said a simple sentence, and then bowed his hand to say goodbye, without even a single word of extra words. And seeing how he was like this, it seemed that the issuance of the imperial edict was not very formal, but it seemed that Emperor Wu of Han asked him to come and say something to Huo Guang.
"Thank you, Shangshu Ling, for telling me." Huo Guang didn't say much, but just said politely.
Although Zhang Anshi only said a few words from his appearance to his departure, Huo Guang found that there was a lot of information hidden in it. First of all, Zhang Anshi's method was definitely not a formal edict, which means that Emperor Wu of Han summoned Huo Guang this time, and the Jinhua Palace further confirmed this possibility.
From Zhang Anshi's words, it can be seen that Emperor Wu of Han had already set the time and place to summon Huo Guang, which shows that summoning Huo Guang was an important arrangement for Emperor Wu of Han tomorrow. Huo Guang also knew that the Jinhua Palace was a very small hall in Weiyang Palace, and only when the emperor often contacted the sword and pen skills when he was young, which was equivalent to the place where later generations practiced calligraphy.
Emperor Wu of Han met Huo Guang in Jinhua Hall, but did not formally pass the imperial edict by the inner court officials, but only asked Zhang Anshi to bring a message, which means that this matter would not be recorded by the historian. At the same time, Zhang Anshi called Huo Guang the Cao Shizhong, and there was another meaning that Huo Guang would meet Emperor Wu of Han as the Cao Shizhong. What's the special thing about this identity? That is, this is also an official position in the inner court and a close attendant of the emperor, regardless of whether Huo Guang was once an attendant of the Han Wu of Han!
"Strange? Why did Liu Che meet me in this way? It is obvious that he does not want the historian to be present. It seems that Liu Che will say something to me tomorrow that cannot be recorded in history. What will it be?" As an emperor, every word and deed in daily life will be recorded by the historian. However, whether it is the method of issuing the order, the place of summoning and identity, they all point to one place, that is, the meeting and conversation between Emperor Wu of Han and Huo Guang tomorrow will not be present, and there will not be a third person.
Huo Guang knew that a conversation that could not be recorded by historians was a very serious matter for Emperor Wu of Han and himself. Huo Guang was both curious and nervous about this, because it meant that Huo Guang would know a secret of Emperor Wu of Han tomorrow, and knowing the secret of an emperor was a taboo for his ministers!
Chapter completed!