On this day, Yuan Shao came with two news: the first is that Guo Bin's appointment to remove Yang Zhai County has been basically confirmed.

Second news: summoned by the Son of Heaven.

For the first news, Guo Bin is not too worried, after all, He Jin has spoken, with his current official position and identity, it should not be difficult; The summons of the Son of Heaven was too unexpected.

He is now just a cloth cloth, not even Xiucai or filial piety, yes, recently he has a great reputation among the students, as soon as he entered Beijing, there was a big incident of eight people beating a hundred, which can be described as a well-known figure in Luoyang City. But now it is the Eastern Han Dynasty, a peaceful and prosperous era (well, although I am a little weak in saying this), at least it is not the war-torn era of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it is difficult for personal bravery to enter the eyes of the Son of Heaven.

Although it was a great opportunity to see the Son of Heaven in this way was a great opportunity for the fire on the ancestral tomb, it was impossible to say that there was no one behind him to help the trouble, and he didn't believe it.

So Guo Bin asked Yuan Shaodao: "Brother Benchu, but Uncle Guo recommended it to the Son of Heaven?" ”

Yuan Shao shook his head, his eyes were a little complicated, and said, "It's Zhang Rang, the middle waiter." ”

what？！ What happens at this time? He and Zhang Rang don't fit in at all!

At this time, he understood the meaning of Yuan Shao's glance just now, which was suspected of his buddy secretly colluding with the eunuchs.

At that moment, Guo Bin said to Yuan Shao: "Since the younger brother entered Beijing, whether in public or in private in Taixue, the views expressed are very clear, that is, eunuchs can be killed. The younger brother will never collude with the eunuchs. ”

Yuan Shao was apologetic in his heart: "Yes, this little brother is so real, how could he do such a thing?" ”

So he immediately said to Guo Bin: "Qianyang misunderstood, and being a brother has no such meaning." For the sake of his brother, it must be that Zhang Rang's uncle Jianguo just recommended Dong Zhongying as the Taishou of Hedong, and recommended Meng De as the Dunqiu Order, and Qianyang as the Yang Zhai Order, and he was dissatisfied in his heart. This time, he summoned Qianyang more and more times by the Son of Heaven, and there must be a major plan, and Qianyang must deal with it carefully. Yuan Shao actually said that the more he said, the more he felt reasonable.

Guo Bin thought to himself, my buddies talk badly about eunuchs everywhere, and they mix with students and scholars, Zhang Rang will never have a good impression of me. Moreover, now that I have met He Jin, I have been recommended as Yang Zhai Ling. Yuan Jian's case, He Jin's affairs can't be hidden. Besides, if I can hide the matter of giving Sanchengli of the Drunken Immortal Building to He Jin, Zhang Rang will definitely not be able to hide it.

It is estimated that Zhang Rang saw that I was close to He Jinyi's party and deliberately found fault. Dong Zhuo is in a high position, they can't move, Cao Cao has a deep background, they don't dare to move, just buddies don't have a deep foundation, and their strength is the weakest, Zhang Rang is a persimmon to pick a soft pinch!

But if he wants to say that the Son of Heaven summoned me, I'm afraid it took a lot of effort, and there must be an excuse to summon me.

After thinking about it, I couldn't think of anything that I could think of that would make the Son of Heaven worry about it.

It was Yuan Shao who opened his mouth and said: "Qianyang doesn't have to worry too much, when today's son is smart and wise, he is just deceived by traitors." With the talent of the hidden sun, even if Zhang Rang has a plan, he will not be able to do it. ”

Guo Bin said in his heart, the power of heaven is unpredictable, and he can only take one step at a time.

At that moment, Guo Bin nodded and thanked Yuan Shao for his reminder.

The summons was at the end of the next day, so Guo Bin was going to the palace gate today to get the "door registration", that is, the admission certificate.

He went to He Jin's mansion first, and after reporting his name, a person who looked like a housekeeper came out and took him to the palace gate. It turned out that He Jin was not in the mansion, but he had already ordered his subordinates. Guo Bin was not allowed to give thousands of dollars as a tip for the working family.

The attitude of the housekeeper surnamed He was immediately different, and along the way, he introduced some people to find when entering the palace, what to pay attention to, and so on.

When he arrived at the palace gate, he went up to negotiate, and Guo Bin came to the palace gate duty room (well, let's call it the duty room, although the man who watched the gate was not the old man with a plastic cup full of hot tea, but Guo didn't know what his official name was).

After working for half an hour, Guo Bin's door book was finally made, which was a two-foot-long bamboo piece with his name, appearance, and place of origin written on it. Guo was very interested in how his appearance was described, and he stretched out his head to take a look, but was glanced at with contempt by the little clerk who wrote, and his pride was ruthlessly destroyed, so he didn't want to look at it.

When he was done, he himself got a small wooden plaque, and then he was taken to a courtyard where he was used to learn the etiquette of the palace.

After learning etiquette for another afternoon, Guo Bin was so tired that his back hurt and his legs cramped, which was even more tiring than going into the mountain to fight the tiger. Then he was told that he would come to the palace gate tomorrow (five o'clock in the morning) to wait for the audience.

Guo Binqi said: "Isn't it at the end of the time to meet at the next visit? ”

Xiao Huangmen gave him a blank look, snorted and left, leaving Guo Bin messy in the wind.

Later, after asking Yuan Shao, I learned that the foreign ministers had to wait outside the palace when they met the Son of Heaven. However, arranging Guo Bin to meet in the afternoon is probably also a small means for Zhang Rang.

On the second day, Guo Bin got up early in the morning and went to the palace gate, and after passing through the door, someone led him to the side hall waiting for the audience.

Guo Bin walked in with small steps and followed the small yellow gate in front of him, raising his eyes from time to time to peek at the palace of the Han Dynasty.

In the eyes of Guo Bin, who has visited the Forbidden City more than once, the imperial palace of the Eastern Han Dynasty is not magnificent, but it has a kind of ancient beauty. The small places, although not very delicate and gorgeous, are elegant and classical, and everywhere exudes the royal majesty.

After waiting for a morning, it was calculated that it would be two o'clock in the afternoon, and Guo Bin finally waited for the summoned Xiaohuangmen: "Guo Bin will meet you in Yingchuan!" ”

Guo Bin followed the little yellow gate to a palace, Guo Bin, who had no respect for the emperor, after a morning of hard waiting, that little bit of tension and anxiety had already disappeared cleanly, leaving only a full stomach... Uh, full of grunts. He was hungry.

In this way, he entered the hall in small steps, and finally stood in front of the man who controlled more than 10 million square kilometers of the Han Dynasty.

When entering the hall, Guo Bin glanced at a person sitting on the main seat, wearing a red and black robe, which should be today. There was a man standing behind him, who should be the serving eunuch. To stand still, Guo Bin remembered the court etiquette he learned yesterday: "The feet are heavy, the hands are respectful, the eyes are upright, the mouth is stopped, the voice is quiet, the head is straight, the air is solemn, the appearance is virtuous, the color is solemn, and the sitting is like a corpse."

Guo Bin bowed again: "Grass people Yingchuan Guo Bin, please see Your Majesty." ”

The Son of Heaven spoke, and his voice was warm: "Guo Aiqing is exempt." ”

Only this sentence made Guo Bin hear many feelings such as majesty, solemnity, warmth, and atmosphere, which made people feel close but not dignified.

Guo Bin immediately put away the initial trace of disrespect, and said in his heart: The person who has been in the top position for a long time is really not to be underestimated.

Then he got up according to the words, looked at level, put his hands together, covered them in his sleeves, and put them on his abdomen, with more standard movements and more respectful attitudes.

Seeing Guo Bin like this, the Son of Heaven said: "I heard that you beat more than 100 people with only seven or eight people a few days ago and fled, and you dare to act so recklessly in Beijing, you are so bold!" The voice instantly raised.

Guo Bin was shocked: Could it be that Zhang Rang said bad things about me?

I didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and said again and again: "The grass people are afraid, it is really the other party who is bullying people too much, and the grass people can't bear it anymore to make this decision, please forgive your majesty!" ”

Seeing Guo Bin's trembling and panicked appearance, the Son of Heaven laughed and said, "It's okay, I didn't expect that the bold Guo Qianyang would also be afraid." ”

I only heard a burst of echoing laughter, and said in a low voice: "It's still Your Majesty Shengming." ”

Guo Bin was screamed by this voice and had goosebumps, and he didn't say much at the moment, just looked at his nose and nose, and didn't say a word.

Seeing that he was restrained, the Son of Heaven said, "Guo Aiqing doesn't have to be so restrained. After a pause, he added, "I heard that you are very good at business?" ”

Guo Bin was stunned for a moment and said: "The grass people don't dare to claim that they can, they just make a living." ”

I only heard the eunuch standing on the side screaming: "Okay, you Guo Bin, can the Son of Heaven still plot your inheritance?" ”

The Son of Heaven was obviously very satisfied with Guo Bin, and said, "Father, don't frighten him." Then he said to Guo Bin: "I know all about selling soap and wine." Yes, it's a good material for business. ”

Guo Bin was shocked in his heart, today, the only person who can make the Son of Heaven call his father is Zhang Rang, and it turns out that he is Zhang Rang.

It's just that he didn't expect the dignified man to discuss how to do business with him, and Guo Bin's mind is still blind.

Seeing that he didn't speak, the Son of Heaven continued: "Your idea of opening branches with powerful people from all over the world is very good, and even I am an eye-opener. ”

Guo Bin said: "Your Majesty praised it. The so-called people are virtuous and return to profit, and those who can make profits are also Taoist. The grass people think that as long as they can make money, it is a good deal. ”

The Son of Heaven clapped his hands in agreement: "Well said! ”

"Good virtue returns to profit, and those who can make profit are also Taoist." This was what Jiang Shang said to King Wen, to teach him how to govern the country, but he didn't expect Guo Bin to say it at this time, and it seemed to have found a theoretical basis for business. It was originally nonsense with little understanding, but it entered the heart of the Son of Heaven.

So, a strange scene appeared: Guo Bin and the Son of Heaven actually chatted about the way to do business, which seemed quite speculative. Guo Bin saw that the Son of Heaven liked to listen to this, so he took a set of market economy theories in later generations and talked about it like a mouthful, and the court etiquette he learned yesterday had long been thrown to Java.

Zhang Rang, who could only see the side, had a blue face, but he didn't have the courage to interrupt.

The Son of Heaven was born in the Hejian Kingdom of Jizhou and was the great-great-grandson of Emperor Liu Wei of the Han Dynasty. Hereditary Jiedu Pavilion Marquis, father Liu Chang died early, mother Dong. After the death of Emperor Liu Zhi of the Han Dynasty in December of the first year of Yongkang (167), Liu Hong was selected by his relative Dou as the heir to the throne and ascended the throne in the first month of the first year of Jianning (168). In other words, before Liu Hong did the job of emperor, he was just an idle clan, and he loved to do business.

After becoming an emperor, there was no chance to do business. All the old ministers are full of heavy capital and suppression, and they look down on those who do business. Now that I finally met someone who could talk to him about doing business, who would dare to interrupt? Zhang Rang is favored by the Son of Heaven, but it does not mean that he dares to disobey the will of the Son of Heaven.

Eunuchs are like vines wrapped around a tree, and imperial power is a towering tree. There are big trees first, and the vines can climb that high. It's just that the vine is always just a vine, and even if it climbs high, it can only stretch along the branches of the big tree.

Besides, Guo Bin obviously said that the Son of Heaven has gone to the heart, and everyone has found a theoretical basis for doing business, listening to Guo Bin, it seems that if he can't do business, he won't be able to govern the country; If you don't do business, the world will be in chaos; If you don't know how to do business, you're sorry for your ancestors.

It is even more rare that his set of theories can still be reasonable, Zhang Rang interrupted several times, trying to find faults, but Guo Bin refuted them completely.

Guo Bin's reaction was surprisingly unchanged: first rolled his eyes at him, and then watched the Son of Heaven refute Zhang Rang's arguments, and Zhang Changzhi vomited blood.

As a result, Liu Hong believed in Guo Bin's set of theories even more.