Wang Jianhuo received an invitation sent by Yin Han Chou in Henan, one person and one official, both of them are among the best people in Luoyang City, but they rarely interact with each other, this is the first time that Han Chou officially invited the ugly king to a banquet. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

If it was in the past, Wang Jianhuo would have refused directly, he was a hero, and he had to protect a good relationship with the government, but he couldn't get too close, but now he was doing things for the emperor, and he couldn't directly put a cold face on the local officials.

The banquets in the Hou Mansion have always been known for their extravagance and sumptuousness, usually starting at noon and ending until the third watch, so everyone must be satisfied.

The people who attended the banquet were not only local officials, but also businessmen from all over the world, and there were more of them, they could not come empty-handed, they all had to give gifts, display them on the spot, compete for beauty, and be personally assessed by Lord Yin of Henan.

Today's gift is due to Han Chou's grandson celebrating the full moon, but the real protagonist is the ugly king.

Since he was in charge of supervising the resettlement of displaced people, Wang Jianhuo has been uncharacteristically refusing to exchange food invitations with his former friends, which once made the merchants in Luoyang very nervous, thinking that they had met an incorruptible adult, but it turned out that Wang Jianhuo was very flexible, and did not stick to the rules of the government, as long as the merchants were willing to contribute money and efforts, most of them acquiesced to their secret annexation of land and the purchase of slaves.

During the emperor's imprisonment in Jincheng, the status of the ugly king plummeted, and former friends felt that he was carried away, and officials and merchants thought that he had lost his role and no longer took him seriously.

Wang Jianhuo is accustomed to the warmth and coldness of people, and just does his best to settle more displaced people.

As soon as the siege of Jincheng was lifted, he became a big celebrity in Luoyang again, as long as he opened his mouth, he had all the money, grain, carts and cattle, and the remaining displaced people were soon sent back to their hometowns.

Although the merchants got everything they wanted, there was one thing that made them very nervous, the ugly king did not accept gifts, and no one accepted gifts, and the merchants hoped to make the ugly king smile through various means, no matter the light or dark, they were seen through and returned as they were.

A person who refuses to accept gifts and can directly contact the emperor makes it difficult for everyone to sleep.

It was in this context that the Ugly King was invited by Henan Yin.

At the banquet, many businessmen just gave gifts to Henan Yin according to the custom, and they seemed to have given up trying to the ugly king, but they took turns to come over to toast, very humble and polite.

In the evening, when the banquet was still in progress, Han Chou invited the ugly king to move to the study to talk secretly.

Han Chou had a big belly, because of drinking, his face was red and fluttering, panting, his stomach was undulating like a bellows, he first invited the guests to drink tea, "I don't know where it is produced, I don't understand this, it is said to be very expensive, the taste is nothing special, but it has a miraculous effect when used to decant wine." ”

Wang Jian took a sip of the fire and praised: "It's really good." ”

"Alas, it's a pity that the tea is not there, the person who gave this tea at the beginning, I don't know where he died, he didn't show up for several years, some people say that he was killed by robbers, who knows? Anyway, the supply of tea is about to run out. It's really strange that I have a lot of friends here, and no one knows the origin of this tea, and I can't even say the name. ”

"Presumably to be destined for someone."

"Haha, this 'destined person' had better come quickly." Han Chou put away his smile, "Ugly brother, I can call you that, right?" ”

"It is the honor of the grass people to be lifted by the Hou Ye."

Han Chou, as the Marquis of Luoyang, likes others to call him "Hou Ye", and said with a smile: "Ugly brother is too polite, we should have been closer a long time ago, really, everyone lives in Luoyang, why didn't we have much contact before?" ”

"There is a difference between the government and the people......"

"Hey, you're not a citizen now, although you don't have an official position for the time being, how many people in the world can directly submit the chapter to Your Majesty? Even I, the so-called Luoyang Hou and Henan Yin, have to hand over the chapter to the Zongzheng Mansion or the Prime Minister's Mansion first, which is not as good as the ugly brother's step to the sky. ”

Wang Jianhuo's face is not easy to smile, he can only move the corners of his mouth, "The road to the sky is not easy to walk, one step to the sky, sooner or later it will fall in one step, the grass people are always frightened, not proud, but dangerous." ”

Han Chou slapped it heavily on the table, "That's right, it's hard to accompany a gentleman like a tiger." No, I worked hard to find a stunning beauty that is unparalleled in the world and sent it to Your Majesty, but Your Majesty gave it to your favorite ministers, alas, I really can't say it, but what can I do? Can you still complain as a courtier? I had to continue to do my best, so that I could understand my loyalty in the palace, and let me choose more women from good families in Luoyang for the harem. ”

"In the palace?" After all, the ugly king is not an official, and he does not understand these emerging titles in the officialdom.

"It's His Majesty's biological mother, and there is no official title yet, but it is a matter of time before she becomes the queen mother, so she is temporarily called 'in the palace'. The heart of a mother in the palace is looking forward to holding her grandson as soon as possible, and even more looking forward to the early establishment of the great unification of Dachu, so she ordered the world to draft, and Luoyang is the most valued, and half of the show girls should be provided. ”

The ugly king knew very well in his heart that this was the amount that Han Chou had won by himself, and he couldn't please the emperor, so he did everything possible to please the "palace".

At the same time, this is also a euphemistic hint: the ugly king can go directly to the holy hearing, and Han Chou also has a way to ascend to the sky in one step.

The ugly king arched his hand and said, "This is a great achievement, congratulations to my lord." ”

Han Chou waved his hand, "I don't care about the credit or anything, as long as the palace is satisfied and Your Majesty is happy, to be honest, our team lives in Luoyang and has no other ambitions, just hoping to stay in Luoyang in a down-to-earth manner, be loyal to Your Majesty and serve the court." ”

"Luoyang is rich in the world, all of which are the work of adults."

Han Chou laughed and suddenly put away his smile, "There is a wine banquet outside, and it is really rude for me to invite distinguished guests to drink tea here." I won't waste time in beating around the bush, just ask, ugly brother, what do you think? ”

"What do you mean by that, my lord?"

"Those businessmen outside, we all know that they are profiteers, money is easy to come by, and gifts are naturally generous, in fact, there is no other meaning, just to ask for peace of mind, but the ugly brother refuses to be thousands of miles away, is it too little, or what are you afraid of?"

Wang Jianhuo was silent.

Han Chou said with a smile: "I can understand, as an official for the first time, no one wants to make mistakes, let alone leave a handle, especially to do things directly for Your Majesty, there are people everywhere who are staring at the ugly brother, maybe anyone will stab Your Majesty, replace me, and don't dare to accept gifts casually." ”

"Those who know me, my lord."

Han Chou laughed, rummaged around on the desk, took out two pieces of paper from the messy pile of papers, pushed them in front of the ugly king, separated left and right, and placed them side by side.

By the candlelight, Wang Jianhuo looked down, there were two house deeds, with Wang Jianhuo's name written on them, one in the capital, the other in Linzi, one west and one east, thousands of miles apart.

"It's ......"

"Two small houses, by no means conspicuous, not worth much, I picked some of the gifts that everyone gave me, as a housewarming greeting, at the moment are stored in the house, ugly brother can send someone to check. God knows this, you know it, I know it, Luoyang doesn't know, Your Majesty doesn't know, and even the businessmen outside don't know. They only need one word from me, saying that the ugly brother is reliable, and they are all at ease. ”

Wang Jianhuo was still groaning.

Han Chou's face cooled slightly, "Ugly brother, you don't accept other people's gifts, and you don't accept mine?" Do you think the etiquette is not heavy enough, or do you think I'm going to leak secrets? Can I be the same as those merchants? What good will it do me if this kind of thing really comes to your majesty? Rest assured, in Luoyang, your reputation as 'incorruptible' will not be affected at all. ”

"Since the adults value the grass people so much, the grass people are disrespectful, so they have to be polite."

Han Chou immediately returned to his smile, "I treat my ugly brother as my own brother, and I hope you and I can support each other in the future." ”

"There's one hard thing."

"Ugly brother, please speak."

"The grass people have mentioned to His Majesty the various methods of the merchants, and when His Majesty returns to Luoyang, the grass people can't say that the merchants of Luoyang have suddenly changed their temperament, and they have all become good people, and they have to ......."

"Understood, understood." Han Chou smiled even more happily, "I'm not afraid of the ugly brother asking for conditions, I'm afraid that the ugly brother won't speak, I will understand as soon as you say it, don't worry, this matter is extremely simple." ”

Han Chou flipped through the pile of papers for a while, and took out another piece of paper, which was full of fly-headed letters, densely filled with people's names.

"As long as these people don't move, the businessmen in Luoyang will deal with the ugly brother, that is, my brother, I will also find a few early birds to clean up, it has nothing to do with whether to give gifts or not, but these people are too arrogant and have lost their duty, I really think that everything can be bought with money, it's time to knock it out, let them distinguish between the noble and the low."

"Adults might as well give the grass people a list of 'budding birds', so that it will be more convenient."

Han Chou was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "Okay, good, I know that it's not for nothing that the ugly brother knows that he has friends all over the world." I don't have a ready-made list at hand, so let's go drink first, and after the feast is over, the ugly brother will definitely get it. ”

The two walked out together, and Wang Jianhuo whispered: "There is still a lack of fingerprints on the deed, right?" ”

Han Chou blinked, "Don't worry, Brother Ugly, someone will come to deal with this matter tomorrow, and Brother Ugly will also send his confidants to check on the two places as soon as possible, if there is anything missing, just open your mouth, and Brother Chou will be satisfied." ”

"If the gift given by Master Hou can't satisfy the grass people, the grass people's appetite will be bigger than the sky."

Han Chou couldn't open his eyes with a smile, and said that the ugly king has been difficult to deal with recently, is that because the tide is rising, can the people who climb the dragon be impressed by a few businessmen? You have to do it yourself.

Wang Jianhuo was not completely satisfied, walked out of the study, and whispered to Han Chou: "Regarding the draft, is it enough?" ”

The ugly king wants to please the future queen mother, Han Chou's heart is more down-to-earth, "As long as it is someone sent by the ugly brother, it will definitely be selected, five, how about it, is it enough?" ”

"One is enough."

At the end of the banquet, Wang Jianhuo went home with two house deeds and two lists, looked at them at night, and then kept them close to him.

Coupled with the large amount of evidence collected before, it was enough to turn Luoyang upside down, Wang Jianhuo didn't care about his situation, he was only worried about one thing, whether the emperor had the courage to do this.

Although he is only a hero, Wang Jianhuo knows best that the emperor is far from omnipotent, and many times, the emperor has more concerns than ordinary people. (To be continued.) )