Chapter 4 Hou Dong Chong
In the early morning of the second day, Ma Yue woke up from a hangover, and his head was swollen and aching.
After washing his face, Ma Yue laughed at himself, yesterday he was not interested in drinking, and in recent months he has also tried to avoid drinking, yesterday was intended to let the brothers have fun, but he didn't want to get drunk after only a few sips.
When he came to his senses, he heard Liang Hu asking the attendant outside the door, "San Lang is up?" β
"Mr. Hui, I haven't gotten up yet."
Ma Yue hurriedly put on his clothes and shouted, "Sir, sir, the student has woken up." β
Liang Hu entered the door and saw that Ma Yue was wearing clothes, so he said: "You slow loris, you woke up after three poles in the sun, you were so happy last night." β
When Ma Yue heard this, he felt that Liang Hu might be a little dissatisfied with him, so he hurriedly saluted: "Don't blame you, sir, the student was drunk yesterday." β
Liang Hu waved his hand, sat down and sighed, "It's okay to vent, Mr. has known that you are sad these days, and I will go to the palace to report today, so the old man still has some things to explain to you in advance." β
Ma Yue hurriedly stood up and said, "Sir, please speak." β
"San Lang was born in Liangzhou, he has never been to Luoyang, and he used to be white, so he needs to be cautious if he is in an important position in the palace, and he must not make any mistakes." Liang Hu said: "Today's son may not have any eloquence, but it is very good to treat me and other literati, the old man is fortunate to be appreciated by the Son of Heaven, entered the Hongdu Sect to study, and then went out of Liangzhou to be the Assassin of the Son of Heaven to gain the trust of the Son of Heaven." Now that the old man is recalled, you are my protΓ©gΓ©, as long as there are no mistakes, it is indispensable to be promoted to the knighthood in the future. Brother Bo was also there last night, and the old man is inconvenient to talk to you more. β
Liang Hu paused and said: "You are the old man's protΓ©gΓ©, you can do all the errands, the old man can't do anything else, but who doesn't want to put a few old man's words on the front to frame the faΓ§ade, you don't have to be afraid, just do all the things that Your Majesty handed over to you." β
Ma Yue nodded and said, "Student provincial." β
"Brother Bo and many scholars and school books of the stone carvings in Taixue today, for the teacher to go to a gathering, dinner is not at home, Uncle Zhang knows a lot about Luoyang, if you don't understand, you can ask him, by the way, let Uncle Zhang go with you, the Empress Dowager Yongle let the old man give his nephew Dong Chong's words are written, that is, your Shangguan. Yuan Gongyao's volume of "Shangshu Hongfan", as well as the ...... of Yang Gong and Ma Gong Let Uncle Zhang take you around the door and broaden your contacts in Luoyang...... The old man went back and continued to write down the words that Zhang Chang asked for. β
After speaking, Liang Hu left Ma Yue's room.
Ma Yue shook his head, his own gentleman ...... It's not surprising at all that he is at the helm of Shangshutai.
Of course, the Qingliu people were jealous of Liang Hu, a literati who stole a high position just by dancing and writing ink, and the Confucian classics of this era were orthodox, and people like them who wrote words and made fu were regarded as sideways. But Liang Hu traveled to Luoyang in his early years to gain Liu Hong's trust, and now he has long been a very popular minister, which can be said to be the top three calligraphers today, from the previous mention, each of them is the top big man in the dynasty, Guanxi Yang, Runan Yuan, Chang Shi, Queen Mother...... The more Ma thinks about it, the more his head is big.
Ma Yue wore a cloth coat, a burqa, and an ink-colored ribbon around his waist to call Yan Xing and Zhang Bo to go out, Guan Yu, Yang Feng and others are very capable of taking on the role, wrestling with each other in the courtyard, it seems that they will get used to this kind of life.
He had to report to the Weiwei Mansion, and the imperial court gave him the order of Zuo Duhou, and one of the Nine Qing Guards was in charge of the palace guards, so he had to go to pay homage to Shangguan before taking office.
In fact, he doesn't need to bring an entourage, but the Luoyang Emperor is not as good as Liangzhou, he can't ride a horse in the city, he can only ride slowly, the distance from Liangfu to Weiwei's Mansion is not close, and he doesn't feel bored to chat with someone.
"My lord, do you think that if you are stabbing straight with a spear, the enemy is also average, how can you ensure that you can assassinate the enemy and dodge the enemy's spear at the same time?"
The two of them rode slowly on the street, and although they were not armed, Yan Xing still made a gesture of stabbing with a spear, and asked Ma Yue.
Ma Yue just bothered to browse the buildings on both sides, noting down the names of the surrounding mansions, and when he heard Yan Xing's question, Ma Yue said, "Then bring a shield." β
Martial artists, whether it is Ma Yue or Yan Xing, are actually not martial artists, like Yan Xing, a person with a head of martial arts, it is more appropriate to call him a martial artist, Ma Yue is not good at using spears to fight, he is more accustomed to the combination of short swords and round shields, and he also knows more about the use of shields.
The two of them rode slowly while taking the school martial arts examination and walked to the Weiwei Mansion in the south of the city.
Yan Xing led the horse and waited in front of the house, and Ma Yue stepped forward to report to the guards in front of the door.
At this time, Wei Wei, named Dong Chong, has nothing to do with Dong Zhuo, is the nephew of the current Empress Dowager Dong, Tiao Hou, his father is Dong Pet, once served as the ruling Jinwu, and was imprisoned for overbearing.
"Liangzhou Ma Yue, meet Tiaohou."
There were quite a few subordinate officials in the Weiwei Mansion, and there were quite a few people in the hall, as if they were discussing something that was interrupted by Ma Yue's arrival.
Dong Zhong squinted his eyes and looked at Ma Yue, and at the same time asked people to accept the calligraphy sent, and said with a smile after a while: "You are Ma Sanlang?" Liang Shangshu's disciple, born is really mighty, worthy of being a frontier warrior, I have read the battle report sent by Huangfu Taishou, you fought that battle in Liangzhou very beautifully, Your Majesty Longyan Dayue, you did a good job. In the future, I will enter the palace as an official, but I must serve His Majesty wholeheartedly. β
Ma Yue saluted and said: "What the Marquis said is very true. His subordinates must die for His Majesty. β
"Well, that's the right thing to do, Pan Yin!"
As soon as Dong Chong's voice fell, a young man sitting at the bottom got up and said, "My subordinates are here." β
"You take Zuo Duhou to the palace gate, take him to familiarize himself with the environment, and get his armor. Ma Yue, this is Pan Yin, for the right to wait, in the future, the two of you will be in charge of each other's guards to inspect the palace, and you must get along well. β
After that, Dong Chong didn't say anything more, waved his hand and let the two leave, leaving the Weiwei Mansion Ma Yue was about to get on the horse, but was stopped by Pan Yin.
"The left is slow and slow, it's better to ride less horses in the city, the left and right are not too far, you and I are on foot."
Ma Yue, who was halfway on the horse, had no choice but to pat the horse's buttocks, let Yan Xing lead the horse back, and asked as he walked with Youduhou: "Youduhou, why can't you ride a horse in the city?" β
Pan Yin had a round face, like Zhang He, looking festive, and said: "It's not that you can't ride a horse, it's just that the relationship in the royal city is complicated, and the horse is easy to be frightened no matter how docile it is. β
Ma Yue glanced at Pan Yin and felt that this person was not bad. So I talked to him.
"Has Zuo Duhou ever been to Luoyang?" Seeing Ma Yue shaking his head, Pan Yin smiled and said: "Then Pan will lead the way for Zuo Duhou, here, it is the mansion of Lord Yang Ci of Taichang, Lord Yang Ci is a great Confucian with a virtuous name." β
The two said as they walked, after the Taichang Mansion is the Taiwei Mansion, and now the Taiwei is named Xu Yan, Pan Yin whispered: "In the first month of this year, the Son of Heaven granted amnesty to the world, and at the same time issued an edict to the public to use folk songs to report the children and guests of the county guards in various places. Xu Taiwei was busy with this matter, and the situation was not very good. β
Ma Yue felt it, this Pan Yin, but Luoyang is a jack of all trades, he doesn't know a lot about official positions, he knows a lot about all forces, the two of them have passed through several city gates, and the guards are very familiar with him, and he is a very sleek and powerful character.
Along the way, he passed the Taichang Mansion, the Taiwei Mansion, the Situ Mansion, and even the mansions of a few eunuchs, all the way to the palace gate, looking at the brand-new armament, Ma Yuele's eyes bloomed.