Hou Taishou is over forty years old, although he is dressed more casually in a military fortress, neither official uniform nor his iconic green ribbon, but he still looks dignified, with three long beards under his chin, but he also looks extraordinarily energetic.

In fact, this Taishou is indeed in the prime of a high-ranking official. And according to Gongsun Xun's impression of him, this person is also a very high-level master, and he is not so easy to fool.

"Virtuous nephew, get up quickly." There was no one else in the room, and Mrs. Hou twisted the long beard under her chin, and called the other party up very kindly. "Come and sit."

It's okay to get up, but it's okay to sit in the past, the difference between the identities of the two is too big, not only the monarch and minister, but also Gongsun Chan is standing in front of the door, and people call him a virtuous nephew, and he can be regarded as a kind of crooked elder, where is the reason why he used to sit?

Sure enough, Hou Taishou just said politely, and immediately got straight to the point: "This night attack is really a rare victory in my Hanbian County for more than ten years since the rise of Tanshi Huai. I really didn't expect that you could have such courage at such a young age, and dare to fight the enemy at night with a small number of people, and you deserve to be a child of a famous clan. ”

"The prince of the mansion is serious." Gongsun Xun stood with his hands tied and replied calmly. "The children of the border counties are not as able to learn from their families as they are in the Central Plains, but they are proficient in archery and horses, and they go into battle to kill the enemy, which is a kind of duty!"

Hou Taishou smiled slightly when he heard this: "Speaking of learning, your eldest brother already told me the night before yesterday, saying that you also want to go to Luoyang to study in that great Confucian Lu Zhi?" Of course, it is good to have this kind of self-motivation, but if you don't pass it on, how can you know the moral heart? Where can we give full play to our talents to manage yin and yang for this world? And this thing is really simple. You see, I've written all the letters of recommendation for you, and I still have my name in them...... After the New Year, you and your brother will go to school in the name of the county, and you will take care of each other. ”

Gongsun Xun hurriedly stepped forward to take this valuable recommendation and famous thorn for himself, and then thanked him again. And after thanking him, he still stood aside, because he could hear it, his top boss was still very generous, the so-called one yard to one yard, and the matter of going to Luoyang to study was counted on the dozen or so boxes of bribes secretly sent the night before yesterday, which had nothing to do with the previous night attack.

Therefore, the other party must have some orders next.

Sure enough, Hou Taishou's eyes rolled, and then he asked the first question: "By the way, there is one more thing, the virtuous nephew is the deputy history of our Liaoxi County Comptroller's Office, and this statistical problem is originally your responsibility, you can tell me, how should our Liaoxi County share the profit with Youbeiping County this beheading?" ”

"Return to the Mansion." Gongsun Xun opened his mouth and seemed to be prepared for this question. "This kind of thing still has to be discussed by the two princes on their own, and an adjutant in the lower district really dare not say much...... However, the head of the enemy chief Ke is the first to be obtained by our Liaoxi County alone anyway, this is a great achievement, as long as the county holds it, then according to the following opinion, the ordinary head below, a little more or less does not matter, it should be regarded as a personal favor with Wang Taishou. ”

Hou Taishou nodded again and again when he heard this, and his face was rarely happy...... In other words, the Han Dynasty still attaches great importance to military merits, and for the two thousand stone masters, this head is working well, and maybe it can be changed to a knighthood. If you are a little shameless, send some money to several eunuchs in Luoyang, and it is possible to seal the marquis.

Therefore, just like the other party said, such a big thing as the two counties sharing the credit will naturally require the two two 2,000 stone masters to tear it up in person! Where would he give him a two-hundred-stone servant to distribute the credit? Looking for him to come over for questioning, the key is actually that Ke Zhique's head! And what Gongsun Xun said about it, he obviously didn't ask, so he directly handed over this important credit to the county, that is, he distributed it freely, which made Hou Taishou overjoyed.

Of course, since this is the case, it is both wealth and merit, and Hou Taishou will definitely not let this kid suffer if he asks himself.

"These words are the words of Lao Cheng and the country." After a flash of joy on his face, Hou Taishou nodded very gracefully. "There must be a saying in the county...... By the way, nephew, I heard that Aunt Lingtang's grandson is kind-hearted, and a few days ago, she not only personally sent the cattle wine and labor army, but also let your family's Amway take away a lot of homeless refugees? ”

"Hey!" Gongsun Xun's eyelids jumped immediately.

In other words, the matter of collecting refugees, according to my own understanding of my own wife, is of course not very simple, but it can also be said to be some kind of good thing, at least it can give those displaced people who have lost their homes a way to live, right? But from an official point of view, it does seem to be a bit sensitive...... This Hou Taishou mentioned this matter at this time, did he want to do it?

"Don't hide it from your nephew." Hou Taishou seemed to see the other party's concern, so he quickly twisted his beard again. "Our Liaoxi County is a border county, the area is vast and the management is inconvenient, and at the same time, there are Wuhuan and Xianbei all kinds of miscellaneous people living in the county, and what is more troublesome is that Xianbei is Koubian every year, and over time, this household registration is lost too much, and Lingtang's actions are not only unhindered, but also beneficial...... Do you remember the time when Pipe City was broken in the fall? ”

"Naturally, I remember."

"Go and tell Lingtang, Guanzi City will bother with the Amway. First, the midwinter is difficult, and I have to ask the Amway to help collect the Guanzicheng refugees who have so far only relied on the county's help, and secondly, Guanzicheng is located at the gathering point of the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes, and the imperial court will never abandon it, and when the money and grain for Qingzhou, Jizhou, and Yanzhou support arrives next year, it is estimated that it will be rebuilt, and it is better to hand it over to Amway to be responsible for it when the time comes. ”

And this operation? Sending people and business, and saying so intimately? Besides, according to his wife's methods, wouldn't this Guanzi City become its own after a little tossing?

Of course, thinking so in my heart, I didn't delay Gongsun Xun for a long time, and smiled on behalf of his own Amway.

"One more thing," Hou Taishou continued. "After all, the virtuous nephew met the enemy in battle this time, and personally went into battle to fight, I think I should know a lot about the battle that night, so do you know that in this battle, who has made a special honor in our Liaoxi County, and deserves a special award?"

Gongsun Xun was waiting for this sentence in the end, only to see him leaning over again and arching his hand: "Back to the Ming Mansion, in this battle, two of my Liaoxi County have performed really remarkably." ”

"Tell me about it."

"One is in the younger brother of the lower clan, Sun Yue, although he did not kill the enemy in battle, but in the rear to assist the uncle of the lower clan, the right Beiping Gongsun Changshi, to command Ruoding, grasp the fighter...... The front and back attacks of the cavalry, and the first response of the infantry, were all his first initiatives......"

"Good!" Hou Taishou twisted his long beard with his left hand, and stroked a few cases with his right hand, directly interrupting Gongsun Xun's words. "I know that your Gongsun clan is worthy of being the first clan in my western Liaoning, and he has been loyal to the king for generations and does not avoid life and death, and Junjie is also endless...... How old is your brother? ”

"Only one year younger than the last official, the physique has been completed, the bow and horse are there, and the rough writing and ink, know the accounts and know the number, if this kid can be the blue eyes of the king, I heard that ...... I heard that I ordered the county household officials to be short of staff last month? ”

As the name suggests, Hucao is the county's super real power department that manages household registration, forced labor, agriculture, and roads. In addition, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the greatest wealth of the local Haoqiang was actually the hidden hukou, so the importance of this household Cao official did not ask about himself.

Not to mention, this is the household of the Lingzhi County where the Gongsun clan is located, whether it is the Gongsun clan or the Amway headquarters, they are all directly affected by this position.

In short, the level of this Hu Cao official is only a hundred stone officials, but the power is extremely great, and Han Dang is diligently pursuing but is still a little worried that although the tun chief who can't get his hands is a rank of two hundred stones, but if you really let people choose, it is estimated that this ordinary person will still choose Hu Cao nine times out of ten.

Even, if it weren't for Hou Taishou's attitude being so good before, Gongsun Xun might not dare to ask for this position so blatantly.

"Hey!" Hou Taishou thought for a moment, and then shook his head. "With such a contribution, how can you be condescended to a mere household? Spreading it out, wouldn't it make people laugh at me for treating the children of famous clans harshly? ”

Gongsun Xun's eyelids jumped, and he didn't know what to say.

"That's good, you said your brother is a year younger than you?"

"Yes."

"Haven't you passed it on yet?"

"Yes." Gongsun Xun suddenly rejoiced in his heart.

"That Lu Gong is also a famous Confucian in the sea." Hou Taishou continued. "It's not appropriate for me to recommend too many people in the name of the county, it just so happens that the prince of Youbeiping is also in this Lulongseli, and the credit of your brother is set up when he helped your uncle who served as the chief historian of Youbeiping, and he can be regarded as a famous teacher. Okay, I'll talk to Wang Fujun tonight and ask him to write a letter of recommendation in the name of Youbeiping County, so that your brother can go to study together...... The three brothers serve together in one division, and it is also a good story to spread it! ”

"Thank you for being so fulfilled, Xun is grateful!" Gongsun Xun looked happy and leaned over to thank him.

In other words, Gongsun Xun is really happy for Gongsun Yue, a brother with thick eyebrows and big eyes. Not to mention anything else, before the attack that night, the other party wanted to fight for him, but what made him very emotional, how could such a brother who was close to him open a real upward channel, how could he not surprise himself?

"Good!" Hou Taishou also stroked his palms and smiled. "You just said two people, who is the other one?"

"Hui Yufujun, it was the first to initiate the night attack, the first to engage in the battle, and forced away Ke Zhique's Han Dang Han Yigong. This person has extraordinary strength, and he has been beheaded countless times in battle, and he has made great contributions to this victory. "Gongsun Xun is already in a very relaxed mood at this time, Gongsun Yue begged Hu Cao Yi, the prince of the mansion, and felt that it was too low and not worth it, so what was it for Han Dang to ask for a tun chief?

"Han Dang......" Hou Taishou twisted his beard and looked puzzled. Am I from Liaoxi County? ”

"Yes."

"But I've been working in Liaoxi for almost a year." Hou Taishou frowned. "There are five big cities in the county, more than 15,000 household registrations, and nearly 100,000 Dingkou, not to mention it, they all have some impressions, haven't you heard of any surname Han?"

Gongsun Xun sighed in his heart, and he could only explain hard: "Don't dare to deceive the prince, this person is the son of the Han family, but he is indeed brave in the three armies!" ”

"Hey!" Hou Taishou immediately shook his head. "A son of a poor family, no matter how brave he is, is just a brave man...... Well, you say, what position does he have in this Luronceli, and what position do you want? ”

Gongsun Xun was confused by the other party in his heart, but he could only bow his head and respond: "This person is now a cavalry chief, I don't know if I can make up for a cavalry commander?" ”

"What's the chief, the chief?" Hou Taishou thought for a moment, then shook his head again. "Since it's a virtuous nephew, it's not that the tun chief can't do it, but where is there a vacancy? In this great victory, our casualties were only a few dozen, and there was no shortage of officers at all levels...... That's good, since you value it so much, you still lack a barrier lieutenant in Lingzhi County, and it can be regarded as cheap. ”

Gongsun Xun's heart was cool and cool.

The Captain of the Barrier is also at the level of two hundred stones, which is theoretically half a level higher than the commander of the tun, and is at the same level as his current deputy history of the Comptroller's Office.

However, the Marquis of Qu Jun and the Assassin of Yizhou are still both officials of the 600-stone imperial court, is it the same thing? The state assassin Shi launched a madness that can make the two thousand stone masters of more than a dozen counties so frightened that they can't sleep, what kind of thing is Qu Junhou? Believe it or not, the two thousand stone master in front of him beheaded all the Qu Junhou in Lu Longsei, and no one farted?

And back to the present, what is this two hundred stone level Barrier Lieutenant doing? The answer is very simple, doesn't this kind of border defense system stretch for hundreds of miles? Therefore, the nearby counties are obliged to carry out repairs and supplies, so each county behind the border fortress will set up a plug lieutenant who is responsible for leading the people to do these things.

You let Han be a warrior of the three armies, and be the leader of the people...... This is like in later generations, the special forces squad leader made a great contribution to ask for a field soldier company commander, but with a big wave of his hand, this company commander is not vacant, you go to the county to be the deputy director of the personal armed forces department for retirement! This salary is half a level higher!

What kind of logic is this?!

"Virtuous nephew doesn't need to say much." Hou Taishou was already a little impatient at this time, but when he saw Gongsun Xun's face was shocked, he said a few more words. "You and your brother are both children of a famous clan, and your mother's Amway number of Gongsun Auntie is even more related to the Gongsun family, and politicians naturally have to be sincere. But this Han Dang is just a son of a Han family, where can he be entrusted with a heavy responsibility? If his merits are truly outstanding, I will reward him with more money tomorrow. If you still want to be overwhelmed, I don't bother to use him! Go down, don't forget to take your brother to visit the king, that's the important thing! ”

Gongsun Xun had the heart to fight again, but the official power was like the sea, and he didn't dare to say much after all, so he had to sigh in his heart, then bowed his head and bowed again, and left.

"Lu Zhi, Zi Gan, studied under Ma Rong, did "Shangshu Chapters and Sentences" and "Three Rites Interpretation", and was listed in the world as Confucian. During the reign of Han Xiping, Taizu and his brother Gongsun Zhan, his brother Gongsun Yue, and Liu Bei of Zhuojun studied together in the throat mountain under the Lu Zhimen, and the Fanyang Lu family was famous all over the world. —The Book of Old Swallows. Volume Seventy-Nine. Biography XXIX