When Gao Shun and others were busy attacking Xianbei Yiluo, Zuo Feng finally returned to the capital Luoyang on July 15 after nearly a month of trekking. In such a hot weather, no one was willing to rush in the sun, and the accompanying escorts were not willing to march in a hurry on a hot day. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

When he came back safely, Zuo Feng did not enter the palace immediately, but went to see Zhang Rang first.

"How's it going?" Zhang Rang asked directly.

Zuo Feng smiled slightly and said: "Zhang Hou, the person in charge of the village protection team is called Gao Shun, he respects Zhang Hou very much, this is his gift to you, and he also said that in the future, he will send someone to give Zhang Hou gifts before the Spring Festival every year." ”

Zhang Rang didn't say anything, his current status is in full swing, and the high-ranking officials waiting to meet him at the door of his house are lined up in a long line, and people at the level of Gao Shun are not enough to attract his attention, as long as they are not hostile to him, otherwise they will be directly strangled in the bud.

As he spoke, Zuo Feng took out the poem he cooperated with Gao Shun from his arms, respectfully handed it to Zhang Rang, and said: "Zhang Hou, Gao Shun is indeed quick-witted, after I made your request, he wrote the poem after just a little contemplation, I feel very appropriate." ”

Zhang Rang took it and opened it, and couldn't help but be surprised, it was indeed a good poem, majestic, so he looked up at Zuo Feng and asked, "Is he really not weak?" ”

Zuo Feng nodded affirmatively and replied, "Yes, Zhang Hou, he looks like he is sixteen or seventeen years old, and his face looks very immature, but he looks more mature when he speaks and does things. ”

Zhang Rang thought to himself, where can the mountain people in the border counties mature? It's just forced by life and forced out. "Tell me in detail what happened."

Zuo Feng immediately said: "Yes, Zhang Hou, according to your meaning, I proposed to let him compose a poem, he pondered for a while and said, tomorrow he will go out of the Great Wall to Mayi County to take office, so let's take the topic of going out of the fortress." I said yes, at the right time. He said that the name of the poem was called Cypriot, and he finished the poem in two parts. As for whether it's good or bad, I don't know either, but I just have some unfinished feelings, and after I put it forward, he replied that Zhang Hou would understand. I suspected that he sarcastically ridiculed me for my poor level of appreciation and was reluctant to answer directly, and I couldn't tell the difference between good and bad, so I didn't dare to continue answering. ”

Zhang Rang was in a good mood after listening to it, and said with a smile: "Hahaha, this is indeed a good poem, just this poem can leave a name for eternity, you don't understand." ”

"Zhang Hou, is he really so powerful? This poem was made on the spot, not like it was faked, and it didn't seem to be written by mention, if so, wouldn't it be a person? ”

Zhang Rang thought to himself, this Gao Shun is not just a talent, he is simply a rare talent and genius; Waving his hand, he stopped Zuo Feng's words and said, "Continue to talk about other situations." ”

"Yes, Marquis Zhang. First of all, the road they have there is really well repaired, from the county seat to his family's castle, it is more than ten miles, all wide and smooth stone roads, the carriage walks, not bumpy at all, very stable; The second is that the castle built by his family is very strong, and even if I don't understand military affairs, I can see that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack; There is also the fact that their village guard team is indeed strong guys, and the appointed county magistrate Zhao Xiong is also a tall and strong warrior; In the end, his family is selling grain at a low price, and I have also inquired in the county seat, and the grain there is indeed not expensive, only 300 yuan per stone, and people can live and work in peace and contentment. What Wang Yushi said at the beginning was true. ”

"What do you think of the person's appearance?" During the Han Dynasty, great attention was paid to people's appearance.

"Zhang Hou, that Gao Shun is nearly eight feet tall, very strong, very burly, but his facial features are handsome, his skin is white and tender, and he is not like a person from a border county."

Zhang Rang asked again: "Have you consulted him?" Would he like to come to the court as an official? ”

"Zhang Hou, I asked, he said that he wanted to base himself on the frontier, and his family revenge was not avenged, he did not want to come to the court to be an official, and he also contributed to the court in the border county."

"You speak for him like this, are you taking advantage of him?"

"Master Hou, I'm telling the truth, and the biggest difference between him and others is that he doesn't look down on me, his eyes are as clear as water, unlike others, who despise us and hate us while scolding us, this kind of look can't be faked."

Zhang Rang thought to himself, this may be because of his young age and the fact that he has seen little of the world, and said: "Okay, I know, you go and hand in the decree first." ”

"Yes, Zhang Hou."

After Zuo Feng retreated, Zhang Rang opened the box, saw that it was gold, and weighed it, about 100 catties of gold, worth millions of dollars, which was not worth mentioning to Zhang Rang, all he wanted was Gao Shun's attitude, it seems that Gao Shun is also an interesting person.

Zhang Rang was in no hurry to report to the emperor.

After a few things, Zhang Rang began to pay attention to Gao Shun.

On July 20th, Du Bian went to Xiyuan to sign up to buy an official, because he bought 3 county guards at one time, which is rare in normal times, and Xiao Huangmen did not dare to make decisions without authorization, and immediately reported to Zhang Rang.

Zhang Rang read the information of the buyer, the 3 people who bought the official were all from Taiping Village, Loufu County, he easily guessed that this was Gao Shun's doing, he was very dissatisfied with this, why did such a big thing not buy through him, but directly to the West Garden? Do you look down on him or don't you understand the rules? He hesitated for a moment, and decided to wait and see.

During the Huanling period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the government was corrupt and the state finances dried up. Emperor Ling announced the price of buying officials, 20 million for officials with 2,000 stones, 4 million for officials with 400 stones, and higher prices for magistrates; When buying an official, you can not only receive cash, but also pay on credit; Different objects also have different prices; A good position needs to be bid, and the highest bidder wins. Because the money obtained is stored in the West Garden, it is known as the "West Garden Selling Officials" in history.

At the end of July, the war report was delivered to the capital, and Mayi County annihilated a Xianbei thousand-person team, and then the report of the Yanmen County guard was also urgently delivered, confirming the victory, there were more than 800 first-level alone, and after a false test, all of them were the heads of Xianbei adult men.

After Zhang Rang learned the news, he began to pay attention to Gao Shun's group of people, he didn't expect Gao Shun's village protection team to be so powerful, and he had just taken office as the county magistrate to achieve such brilliant feats.

The border troubles have been going on for a long time, and all the border counties are in a hurry, Wuhuan in the north, Xianbei in the north, Qiang in the west, and other Shanyue are not mentioned for the time being, and the people are afraid of the barbarians, and they have lost successive battles, and the emperor is worried about this.

If the emperor learned that Gao Shun and others had achieved such military exploits in such a short period of time, he would definitely be very happy, this county magistrate was appointed by the emperor himself, and the military exploits obtained were of course counted as the emperor's merits, if there was no emperor's insight and talent, where would there be such a great victory? The Emperor must make a move, and his actions must not conflict with the Emperor's decision.

Thinking that they would buy 3 county guards at a time, the strength must be extraordinary, but to fulfill them, and feel that it is too cheap for them, if they become big at the border, the court will have to face the situation that the tail is too big, and the emperor will definitely ask him at that time.

If they don't fulfill them, they will be pushed into the arms of the scholars, such as Wang Yun and others are very active, they just recommended the position of a county magistrate, it has only been a month, and the battle achievements have been reported, and they have already won the first place, so the strength of the scholars is even stronger, and the situation is very unfavorable to him.

This kind of fierce man, even the barbarians are not afraid, it is better not to become an enemy; If Gao Shun and the others take refuge in him, it will be a different matter, they will definitely be a big help for him outside the court, and these warriors only know how to fight and kill, they are not keen on the government, they cannot threaten his position, and they will not become opponents of the court; It's just that this kid is too uninteresting, and he didn't pass through his hands for 2 major events in a row, which made Zhang Rang very unhappy.

Time was of the essence, and he had to pay attention before the emperor and the nobles reacted, or he would lose the opportunity.