Chapter 176: The Great Auction
Xi Zhicai is afraid that Cheng Yuanzhi thinks that Xi Zhicai is just a straw bag, but in fact, he is in Yingchuan, the style of writing is extremely heavy, and the atmosphere is very strong, even if a qualified person was born in Yingchuan, or lived in Yingchuan for a long time, he will be rendered by the environment and become a person with knowledge and talent.
The literati and military generals who came out of Yingchuan, even if they can't take charge of one side on their own and defend one side, but they are in charge of a county, whether it is a county order or a school captain, it is absolutely no problem.
"Okay, Zhicai, the Honshu Pastor will accept you to see the aftermath. However, the state pastor hereby declares that it is okay to take refuge in the state pastor, including food and accommodation. But wine, Zhicai don't worry about it, drinking and hurting your body, or try to drink as little as possible, here in this state, unless Zhicai has made a great contribution, Zhicai will be rewarded with a few wines, otherwise, let alone drinking, even the aroma of wine will not be given to you. ”
Cheng Yuanzhi saw that Xi Zhicai was planning to touch porcelain, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to take refuge in Cheng Yuanzhi and eat here for a few days first.
Cheng Yuanzhi doesn't matter, it's nothing more than adding an extra pair of chopsticks and a few meals, it's not a big deal, but like in a wine shop, drinking and having fun every day, don't think about it, Cheng Yuanzhi himself wants this kind of life.
"Thank you to the lord, Zhicai will definitely serve the lord and follow the lord wholeheartedly." Xi Zhicai hurriedly agreed, after all, people can't be suffocated to death by the urine of no money.
A penny stumps a hero. Xi Zhicai has long been penniless and has nothing to do, plus all the restaurants and restaurants here, they all recognize Xi Zhicai, and they are afraid of being taken credit by Xi Zhicai. Many shopkeepers opened the door to do business, and when they saw Xi Zhicai, they directly drove them away.
Cheng Yuanzhi nodded, which was considered a tacit acquiescence, and asked Xi Zhicai to follow along, and slowly walked back to the village, and by the way, he listened to Xi Zhicai talk about the interesting story of Luoyang, the capital.
Above the court, Liu Hong, the son of heaven, has been very irritable recently, and the business of selling officials in partnership with Zhang Rang is becoming more and more difficult to do, and the money transported into the palace every day is decreasing day by day.
Liu Hong's own expenses are really big, not to mention that the three thousand concubines in the harem are counting on Liu Hong, this man, just the leopard park that Liu Hong keeps in captivity, the money to be invested every day is as high as hundreds of thousands of yuan.
Liu Hong originally didn't plan to go to the court, facing a group of old men, listening to the nagging of the court's civil and military officials, it was better to go to the harem to drink a glass of wine.
However, the general He Jin blew the pillow wind to Liu Hong early in the morning through his sister Empress He, saying that the Yellow Turban anti-thief rebellion had subsided, and the thief's first horn had been executed, so Liu Hong went to the palace to listen to He Jin's report.
Liu Hong has just gone to the court, Zhang Jiao is not dead, Liu Hong doesn't care, Liu Hong cares about killing Zhang Jiao, as the Son of Heaven, is the highest commander, how much money can he get? If there is less points, Liu Hong will not give it.
"Do you have a report?" Liu Hong directly crossed the crowd and locked his eyes on He Jin.
Sure enough, when He Jin heard Liu Hong's anger when he got up, his heart suddenly changed, knowing that he was not interested, how could Liu Hong want to know anything about begging for thieves, just quietly send the money obtained by begging thieves to Liu Hong.
"Your Majesty, the minister has good news to play. Previously, Jizhou Julu Zhang Jiao led the Yellow Turban Moth Thief to rebel and make trouble, the minister was a general, in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, responded in a timely manner, and dispatched troops, and now has the grace of the Son of Heaven, has killed the Yellow Turban Thief's first horn, and reported to His Majesty, and recommended meritorious people on the table. ”
He Jin took a step forward, went out of the queue directly, took the jade plate and saluted Liu Hong, and said loudly.
Liu Hong really wanted to ask He Jin in front of the ministers how much money he had seized after killing Zhang Jiao, but unfortunately as the Son of Heaven, Liu Hong still had to hold the shelf, after all, Zhang Rang and others next to him had been watching it.
There is no way, Liu Hong has a bowl of water, and the eunuchs and relatives are treated equally, and he can't give up Zhang Rang and other eunuchs because He Jin punished the thief and brought Liu Hong a wave of money.
You must know that Zhang Rang sold a third public position, which really became popular, allowing Liu Hong to earn 10,000 gold every day, opening a big era of selling officials, and the wealth was rolling.
"The thief is ambushed, the world is peaceful, I should reward the meritorious, quasi-play!" Liu Hong commanded lightly.
To put it bluntly, this court meeting is a large-scale dirty meeting, a large-scale auction of the West Garden Selling Office.
Liu Hong wants to take the lion's share of the money of those yellow turban thieves, and then reward all kinds of official positions, see the money to reward the officials, and the more money he dedicates, the greater the official position.
It is equivalent to selling the official office in the West Garden, and the audience group is every rich person, and this time standing at the court meeting, it is a membership system.
He Jin took the lead in singing, Zhang Rang secretly bid, and Liu Hong was the host of the clapper, and the one with the highest price won.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, this time to fight the thief, the officers and soldiers of the three armies have all contributed to the community. The thief army is powerful, and the minister sent four Zhonglang generals at the beginning, namely Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, and Dong Zhuo. ”
"Huangfu Song was in Yingchuan, Yuzhou, and at a very small price, he recovered the entire territory of Yuzhou and eradicated the Yellow Turban rebellion. Although Dong Zhuo is a newly promoted Zhonglang general, he was originally a son of Xiliang Liangliang, brave and good at fighting, it was Dong Zhuo who attacked Guangzong several times, so that he was able to help kill the thief's first horn, His Majesty is wise and discerning, and he should reward Dong Zhuo. ”
He Jin thought about it, Lu Zhi, as a great Confucian, attacked He Jinde from time to time for being unworthy, incompetent and incompetent, and now Lu Zhi has offended the eunuch Zhang Rang, and he is not He Jin's own person, of course He Jin will not ask for credit for Lu Zhi.
As for Zhu Jun's poor background and no relationship and background in the court, He Jin simply ignored it directly, when he was fighting, Zhu Jun was indispensable, but when he shared his merits and received rewards, Zhu Jun didn't think about it.
It is difficult to produce a noble son from a poor family, which is precisely the reason. The credit is not given to anyone, it is better to give it to those children of the family who have a relationship and a background, so that you can still get personal favors.
Not to mention Dong Zhuo, he belongs to He Jin's single-handedly cultivated and well-rooted henchmen.
And Huangfu Song is sleek, and he is old enough, and he is a child of the scholar family, and he is quite knowledgeable, the key is that although he usually does not make friends with He Jin, he does not accuse He Jin much, and he belongs to the one who ignores him.
Give Huangfu Song a credit, that is to block everyone's mouth, begging for thieves and other major things, it can't be that none of the three veterans have reaped the benefits, otherwise there will be rebellion in the future, who will give you a hard time, go to suppress it.
For Huangfu Song, Liu Hong is acquainted, the official is a general, a general on the battlefield, and he is very old, but Xiliang Dong Zhuo, Liu Hong is the first time to hear of it.
But it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter who the official position is given to, the important thing is that the cake should be cut evenly and impartially.