Chapter 28: The Discussion of Entering the Sect
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As Zongzheng Liu Kuan's long-term entourage, Liu San has the right to call the family carriage when he goes out to do things for his master. Of course, he is just a small subordinate, and the specifications of the carriage are not up to the level of his own master, but it is not bad compared to others, and it is quite luxurious - the seven-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, this is not a casual talk.
In fact, Zongzheng's official position, if you want to say that he is a cow, he is indeed awesome, because he can manage the royal family, including which princes and kings. But if you want to say that he is bad, he is indeed bad, because he is basically not responsible for anything else, and he is roughly the kind of noble character in the court. Usually no one wants to offend him casually, but it is impossible to befriend him.
"No, I have a car!" Li Qin rejected Liu San's invitation.
"Got a car?" Liu San was a little surprised, and even saw a very luxurious carriage coming over.
Liu San saw that it was the banner of the Huangfu family.
"Childe is very familiar with the Huangfu family?" Liu San asked curiously.
Suddenly, he found that he was not familiar with Li Qin, the person who was about to visit his master, and he didn't know much about his roots.
"That's not going to work!" Liu San admitted that he was a little impulsive.
However, since he agreed, it is not easy for him to regret it at the moment. Therefore, he can only knock on the side to probe Li Qin's bottom.
"My lord is now assisting under the account of General Huangfu Song...... So I'm familiar with Lord Huangfu Song. Li Qin said very calmly.
"Who is your father-in-law?" Liu San asked cautiously.
"The surname Liu is the name of Xuande, which is in the vein of Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan." Li Qin said and narrowed his eyes slightly: "The lord is the last descendant of the imperial family, so isn't it normal for me to come to the capital to visit Master Zongzheng Liu Kuan?" There are some things that I need help from Lord Liu Kuan......"
Li Qin paused slightly as he spoke, his tone rose a little, and his words showed excitement: "Originally, I didn't know how to meet with Lord Liu Kuan. I didn't expect this accident to make us meet...... In this case, this bottle of Moutai is a gift from me to Master Zongzheng. ā
Li Qin said and waved his hand very generously. can be regarded as putting his purpose in front of Liu San, of course, he didn't say everything. But what has been said is enough to reassure Liu San.
"This man is here to ask the master to do something." Liu San had such a realization in his heart. Since he came to ask for help, he naturally wouldn't have any bad thoughts about his master.
In this way, of course, he dared to bring Li Qin back to his house. As for whether his master is willing to help him after bringing him back to the house, that's the master's business. As a subordinate, Liu San will not overstep his bounds in such matters.
So, Liu San didn't say anything more, just arched his hand towards Li Qin, turned around and got into his carriage. Looking at Liu San's back, Li Qin sighed softly, and immediately lifted the curtain to get into the car, letting the groom who was driving the car closely follow Liu San, who had already started in front.
"Bang ......" With the crisp sound of the horsewhip sounding under the moonlight, the strong and powerful horse's hooves trampled heavily on the cyan stone road, and the heavy carriage with its own strength slowly moved forward, accelerating little by little, and soon the figure of the carriage was dissolved into the faint darkness.
Soon the speed of the carriage was raised, and the cool night breeze stirred the curtains on both sides of the carriage, and the breeze that faintly penetrated through the cracks in it still made the closed carriage less dull.
Liu Kuan's mansion is located on a street on the east side of the palace, very close to the yamen of Zongzheng Mansion, where he works. This is said to be a reward from His Majesty the Emperor: Liu Kuan is too old to keep his mansion far away. The emperor took pity on his hard work, and simply rewarded him with such a mansion and let him work nearby.
"I think Liu Zongzheng must be very grateful for this. Well, putting aside some mediocre behavior and pampering eunuchs, today's emperors are generally still somewhat humane. Thinking back on the information he had obtained, Li Qin couldn't help but feel such a feeling in his heart.
Of course, someone can't say that Liu Hong, the son of heaven in the late Han Dynasty, was a good person and a good emperor, but in fact, he made the whole world look like this, which already shows his stupidity and incompetence.
After a long journey of twists and turns, the carriage finally stopped. Li Qin got out of the car and instructed the coachman who drove the car for him to find a place to wait outside the gate of Liu's Mansion, and then he strode into the gate of Liu's Mansion with Liu Sanyi. After all, it is a mansion rewarded by the emperor, and the scenery in Liu's mansion is quite good.
Li Qin followed Liu San's footsteps to the side hall, and there were already many good beauties in his eyes.
After that, he was arranged by Liu San to wait in the side hall, waiting for Zongzheng Liu Kuan to receive him.
At this time, Liu Kuan was sighing at the wine worm in his stomach. He is a good drinker, and he is the lover of fine wine.
The fine wine in the capital is led by the white dew wine of Yunyangju. For its crisp and mellow taste, Liu Kuan has missed it for a long time. He'd always wanted to savor that intoxicating feeling, but his wish hadn't been fulfilled these days.
āā¦ā¦ Alas! Liu Kuan sighed: "I don't know what the result will be today...... This Liu San won't let me down again. If he doesn't bring the white dew again, I'll ...... I'll just ......"
Liu Kuan wanted to say something cruel, but he still didn't say it after all. He has a generous personality and a broad belly, but he will not punish the old man who has accompanied him for more than ten years because his personal preferences are not satisfied. After all, Liu San, who grew up with him, is no longer just a servant for him.
It's just that......
"Death is avoidable, but living sin is inescapable...... If you Liu San don't bring me the good wine I want. Let me satisfy my cravings, and I will never give you a good look. Liu Kuan secretly swore in his heart. People say that Liu Kuan is indeed old, and his temperament is slightly childish.
It's just that just when he was secretly swearing like this, Liu San broke in with some excitement: "Master...... I am back. Liu San reported energetically.
"Well, you're back." Liu Kuan glanced Liu San up and down, and after finding that his left and right hands were empty and nothing, Liu Kuan's face suddenly became grim: "Wine, what about the wine I want?" ā
Liu Kuan stared at Liu San fiercely, his eyes full of displeasure.
"Sir...... Wine was brought back. It's better than white dew wine. Liu San reported excitedly.
"Better than white dew?" When Liu Kuan heard this, he glanced at Liu San suspiciously, but he was a little unconvinced: "How is this possible?" Don't lie to me. Where is the wine? ā
"In the side hall...... There is a man who will offer you fine wine. I brought him back......" Liu San explained in a low voice.
"Why don't you just take it?" Liu Kuan reproached Liu San with disgust, and his footsteps were already out of the door.
"Because he has something to ask you, sir. This matter is related to the royal family...... Seeing that Liu Kuan had already driven away, Liu San hurriedly followed, and whispered in Liu Kuan's ear that he had obtained the news he had obtained from Li Qin, so that his lord had a certain understanding of Li Qin's purpose.
Suddenly, Liu Kuan came to Li Qin under the guidance of Liu San.
Seeing Liu Kuan coming, Li Qin hurriedly stood up from the cushion and bowed to Liu Kuan respectfully. Liu Kuan returned the salute with a smile, looked Li Qin's pretty good appearance up and down, and nodded approvingly.
Above the side hall, he sat down with Li Qin and talked about things.
It's just that he didn't talk about his hobbies first, but got down to business: "Your lord claims to be the great-great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing, and the descendant of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan...... I wonder if there is any evidence? ā
"The head of my family, Lousang Village, Zhuo County, Youzhou, has genealogy that can be checked during the period, which can be used as physical evidence. In addition, the father of my father-in-law, Liu Gonghong, was an official. According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, those who are officials must check their origins, and whether they are royal relatives must be determined. Such an obvious thing is not afraid of people to investigate. Li Qin replied loudly.
"Well, there's some truth to that." Liu Kuan believed it when he heard this.
Of course, he had time to go back and check the specifics of the matter, but before the investigation, Li Qin said so surely, and he also had an initial belief in this: "This kid looks good, has a good temperament, and shouldn't lie." Since he said yes, let's leave it at that. ā
However, this is nothing, for four hundred years in the Han Dynasty, there are not afraid of more than ten or two hundred thousand people surnamed Liu in the world. There is not much more Liu Bei, and there is not much less Liu Bei. Anyway, it's not a big deal.
Since it is not a major event, the purpose of Li Qin's solemn proposal and visiting himself with this is definitely not this. So, what exactly is his purpose?
Could it be ......
Liu Kuan thought of a little, so he asked tentatively: "Do you want to join the sect for your lord?" ā
Joining the clan is to add the names of remote branches to the official genealogy. This is a big deal for a clan, and it is not easy to do.
After all, no matter how you Liu Bei claims to be a certain king and a descendant of a certain marquis, the royal family will not recognize it before entering the sect. You say yes, but most of you have heard it.
Only when you enter the sect can you be regarded as officially recognized by the clan, and then you can be distinguished from the royal family and obtain the corresponding political status. This is very important to Liu Bei.
It is undoubtedly reliable to visit Liu Kuan for this important event. Because, the only genealogy of the Liu family is in the Zongzheng Temple in Luoyang, and Liu Kuan is the Zongzheng who currently manages the Zongzheng Temple.
"Exactly...... I wonder if Master Somasa can give me advice. Li Qin saw that Liu Kuan had guessed his intentions, so he immediately straightened up and respectfully bowed his hand to Liu Kuan, posing as if he was listening to the teachings.
"Pointing ......" Seeing that Li Qin's purpose for finding him was like this, Liu Kuan's heart settled down. He looked at Li Qin calmly and whispered: "Although there are no clearly stipulated conditions for entering the sect, at least there are certain rules to speak of. In order to prevent the world's criticism, your lord must take the corresponding credit. Liu Kuan put forward his own requirements.
Such a thing as entering the sect is simple and simple, this is a trivial matter in the Zongzheng Mansion, Liu Kuan can decide in a word, just report to the emperor to know. And with the emperor's nonsense character, as long as you don't touch his money, I'm afraid he won't care who is under his family tree.
However, what is in the world is often not so simple.
is also a sect, this thing is difficult to say. After all, there are so many people with the surname Liu in the world, why can only you Liu Bei enter the sect? In order to block the world's surname Liu, and to prevent others from doubting themselves and the authority of Zongzheng Temple. Liu Kuan asked Li Qin to show Liu Bei's merits.
"Credit? Naturally, my father-in-law has it......
My father-in-law was born in Zhuo County, and when the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, my father-in-law gathered volunteers in Zhuo County. In the battle of Zhuojun, my lord led 500 volunteers and 500 officers and soldiers to break the 50,000 Yellow Turban thieves.
Then, at the request of Liu Yan, the assassin of Youzhou, he led troops to rescue Gong Jing, the assassin of Qingzhou. In the Battle of Linzi, my lord once again broke the 100,000 enemies of the Yellow Turban Army with 3,000 people and solved the crisis in Qingzhou. The history of Youzhou Thorn takes my lord as his ability, so he recommends my lord as filial piety and honesty, and prepares to return to Beijing on a different day to grant an official position......
I don't know if such a credit can meet the standard of entering the sect. Li Qin smiled and told Liu Kuanfen about what Liu Bei had done and what he had done.
Such a statement immediately caused Liu Kuan's surprise: "There is such a thing? The credit for calming the crisis is definitely enough to take down a Taishou. ā
Saying that, Liu Kuan settled his mind and looked at Li Qin with a blazing gaze: "If what you say is true." That old man is willing to contribute to the entry of your father-in-law...... But if you're talking nonsense, then ...... What exactly will be the consequences. I think you should understand. ā
"Please rest assured that Liu Zongzheng, Qin will never dare to lie and deceive." Li Qin nodded very calmly, and then pretended to be mysterious: "Now my lord has been sent by Beizhong Lang to Lu Zhi in front of General Huangfu Song's tent. If all goes well. Soon, even bigger news will come. ā
"Bigger news...... What do you mean...... "Liu Kuanren is old, but his brain is still quite good. When he heard Li Qin say this, his eyes lit up involuntarily. "If there is any news like that. I'll bring it up in due course...... In the presence of the emperor. ā
Liu Kuan nodded affirmatively, as an official, he naturally knew which news was better and when. After all, in this imperial court, self-preservation is really a skill that must be mastered.
"Thank you, then!" Li Qin nodded clearly when he heard this, and thanked Liu Kuan. He knew that with Liu Kuan's own status and ability, he could definitely do better than he imagined.