Chapter 121: Zhang Rang's worries
Before the Spring Festival, Cheng Dubian and the cavalry Dubo Wei Wei of Mayi County went to the capital Luoyang again to send the promised New Year's gift to Zhang Rang for Gao Shun. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
First of all, according to the contact information provided by Gao Shun, he contacted Xiaohuangmen Zuofeng, and Du Bian first gave him ten gold.
Zuo Feng was very happy, he got a good harvest in Taoyuan Fort twice in a row, this Gao Shun did not forget him during the New Year, and let people come to give him gifts, but this intention made him look at Gao Shun differently, so he asked: "Du Xiancheng, what is Mr. Gao's entrustment?" ”
Du Bian hurriedly said: "The lord sent Zhang Hou a New Year's gift, but he couldn't contact Zhang Hou directly, so he asked the angel to convey it on his behalf." ”
"Haha, Feng is very happy to help with this kind of thing, I don't know what gift Mr. Gao gave Zhang Hou?"
"Ten jars of fine wine!"
Zuo Feng was furious, this Gao Shun didn't know what to do, could Zhang Hou lack wine? But he thought about it again, he could only get ten gold gifts for passing on behalf of him, how could Gao Shun go all the way to only send ten jars of worthless wine? There must be something that outsiders don't know, he secretly regretted it, he shouldn't have asked so carefully, if Zhang Hou knew, he would definitely clean him up.
Looking at Zuo Feng's uncertain facial expression, Du Bian thought that Zuo Feng must have made a mistake, and hurriedly explained: "Angel, this is not an ordinary wine, it was brewed by the lord alone for Zhang Hou, a treasure that has no choice in the world, and each jar is worth at least 100 gold. ”
Hearing Du Bian say this, he couldn't help but be startled, like a mouse that had been stepped on by his tail, he jumped up from his seat and said angrily: "Feng is in the palace, what kind of wine have you never seen, how can there ever be a hundred gold and a jar of wine?" If Zhang Hou blames him, you can't afford to bear the guilt, Feng advises you to stop as soon as possible, and stop there. ”
"The angels need not worry, but only pass it on and know the seriousness of the matter."
"Okay, Feng just spread the word, don't blame Feng for not reminding you if there is a mistake."
"Thank you Angel!"
Through Zuo Feng's introduction, Du Bian completed the task very easily, gave the ten jars of wine to Zhang Rang, and returned to Mayi County smoothly, the New Year is about to be, he is like an arrow, he has served as the county Cheng this year, the harvest is good, we must have a good New Year, and celebrate well.
Zhang Rang was very curious, how could Gao Shun only send ten jars of wine? If this is the case, he will definitely do bad things with good intentions and deliberately offend him Zhang Rang; A shrewd person like Gao Shun would definitely not do such a stupid thing.
So, with curiosity, Zhang Rang opened a jar of wine.
Suddenly, the room was full of mellow smell, and Zhang Rang couldn't help but secretly say: Good wine! However, this is not enough to be worth Gao Shun's thousands of miles to send. So, he took a glass, and when he looked at it, it was clear and transparent, and compared with the turbid pressed wine of this era, the gap was very obvious, and he couldn't help but be more happy in his heart.
After a small sip, he exclaimed, "Good wine, good wine, indeed rare good wine." ”
Seeing Zhang Rang's praise like this, Zuo Feng lost no time in saying: "Zhang Hou, that Du Bian once said that this fine wine was specially brewed by Gao Shun for Zhang Hou, and it is a treasure that has no choice in the world, and each jar is worth at least 100 gold. He thought to himself, just by virtue of this sentence, he would be worthy of the ten gold that Gao Shun gave him, and this matter was settled.
Zhang Rang praised: "Yes, it is indeed a rare treasure in the world." You can also have a drink. ”
Zuo Feng was flattered and said happily: "Thank you Zhang Hou for the reward." He hurriedly took the wine glass that Zhang Rang handed him.
Zhang Rang thought to himself, this Gao Shun really has filial piety, specially brewing such fine wine for him, this heart, is much stronger than giving the gold jewelry, and decided to help Gao Shun well, at least worthy of this kind of fine wine.
So, let Zuo Feng bring people to carry 5 jars of wine with him into the palace to meet His Majesty.
In Liu Hong's bedroom, the emperor asked, "Zhang Changshi, what is the matter with me?" ”
"Your Majesty, you have treasures to offer your Majesty."
Liu Hong's favorite thing is treasure money, and he hurriedly said: "Zhang Changshou has a heart, hurry up and present it." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." After Zhang Rang answered, he waved his hand, and Zuo Feng and the others, who had already prepared, each entered the hall with a wine jar.
Seeing this, Liu Hong said unhappily: "What does Zhang Changshi mean by this?" I have four seas, how can I lack a few jars of wine? ”
Zhang Rang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, how dare the minister fool Your Majesty?" This is the Shanggu wine specially brewed by Gao Shun for His Majesty, and it is a rare treasure in the world. ”
"Well, it's rare for him to have such filial piety, so hurry up and let me taste it."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After taking a sip carefully, Liu Hong couldn't help but admire: "Yes, it's really a good wine, let me pay tribute to this thousand jars of wine every year in the future." ”
Zhang Rangwei was embarrassed: "Your Majesty, this wine is very difficult to brew, each jar is worth at least 100 gold, I'm afraid Gao Shun can't afford to provide so much fine wine." ”
"At least a hundred altars." Liu Hong made concessions.
Zhang Rang said again: "Your Majesty, how much can be brewed each year, the ministers don't dare to say, but the people they came to give New Year's gifts said that this wine is very difficult to brew." ”
Liu Hong was dissatisfied: "Send someone to ask, won't it be clear!" ”
Zhang Rang asked: "Yes, Your Majesty, what reward should you give him?" This year, thanks to Gao Shun and others guarding the frontier, Yu and the two states did not send a border emergency, Your Majesty can have a good year with peace of mind, this is the work of Gao Shun and others. ”
"In the opinion of Zhang Changshi, what reward should I give?"
"Your Majesty, do you want to promote Zhao Xiong to the Taishou of Yanmen County? You know, this year is the quietest year in the border county. ”
"Hmph, Zhang Changshi, are you accepting bribes from them again? Why do you speak to them like that? They already have two Taishou, and if they are rewarded with the position of Taishou, the border county will be peaceful, but I will not be at peace. ”
Zhang Rang was shocked, and hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, the minister should die, the minister doesn't mean this, the minister just wants to make the border county peaceful, and Your Majesty is less worried." ”
Liu Hong waved his hand impatiently and said, "Get up, for the sake of this wine, spare you once; Forget it, don't send someone to consult for now, let's wait for Gao Shun to come to Beijing. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Liu Hong continued: "Guo Xun, the assassin of Youzhou, and Liu Wei, the Taishou of Guangyang County, wrote the chapter respectively, and Gao Shun is busy recruiting troops in Youzhou, so don't bother him for the time being; Now they have recruited nearly 10,000 soldiers, and with so many officers and soldiers, Youzhou is stable. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty, it seems that Gao Shun took out a lot of money for recruitment."
"It's not bad, Liu Weitai said in the chapter that Gao Shun's salary is not low, higher than that of the Northern Army, I am very relieved, if this is the case, the taxes of Daijun and Shanggu County alone cannot be satisfied, and he can only fill a piece, besides, this year, the Imperial Court Reward of at least 60 million yuan has been saved by the Captain's Mansion of Wuhuan, I am very happy, and I don't want him to pay tribute to wine for the time being."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" When Zhang Rang heard the emperor say this, he was relieved and hurriedly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead.
Liu Hong continued: "I said that I would give them a one-year inspection period, how could I break my promise? But I'm still very happy that the border county is peaceful, and I'll talk about it after it expires. Liu Hong just knocked Zhang Rang, he wasn't really afraid of Gao Shun, no matter how rich Gao Shun was, it was impossible to compare with the Han court; Besides, if they dare to rebel, the Han Dynasty will only blockade the border counties, and Gao Shun will be captured obediently, otherwise the border counties will have no taxes, and they will have no soldiers, how can they fight with the imperial court?
"Yes, Your Majesty said so." Zhang Rang thought to himself, this majesty is getting more and more difficult to serve, the mood changes too quickly, one will support Gao Shun, one will suppress Gao Shun, one will use Gao Shun, one will suppress Gao Shun, and one will suppress Gao Shun, it is better to be careful in the future; However, after receiving Gao Shun's generous gift, how can he repay his reasonable benefits? Let Zhang Rang be very worried, and he must find an opportunity to make up for the debt he owes.
This is the difference between a eunuch and a family, the eunuch will do things when he receives benefits, while the family receives benefits but does not do anything, and even falls into the ground.