The imperial city of Luoyang Changle Palace

In the palace of the Son of Heaven, the pale and weak Emperor Ling of Han was lying on the dragon couch with a drowsy appearance, and the eunuch Jian Shuo came to the couch when he saw him, bowed down and called softly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty." ”

After Emperor Han Ling, who opened his eyes slightly, saw that the person in front of him was Jian Shuo, he asked weakly, "Aiqing, what's the matter?" ”

After Jian Shuo gave the palace maid a look, the palace maid stepped forward to rub his shoulders and legs for Emperor Han Ling, and after Emperor Han Ling showed a little soothing, Jian Shuo reported softly: "Youzhou Mu Liu Yan is on the table, please go to Yizhou to serve as the state pastor, please make a decision." ”

Emperor Han Ling, who closed his eyes again and groaned slightly, frowned lightly and asked suspiciously, "Who is Yizhou Mu?" ”

Jian Shuo immediately replied: "It's Xuan." ”

Emperor Ling of Han, who suddenly came to his senses, asked again: "How is he under the rule of Yizhou?" ”

Jian Shuo replied again: "According to the recital of Youzhou Mu Liu Yan, Xuan Jian is arrogant and extravagant in Yizhou, and he levied and extorted money arbitrarily, and even the taxes sent up last year were less than 30%. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Han Ling opened his eyes, revealing a bit of essence, and snorted angrily: "He is so bold! Since Liu Yan wants to go to Yizhou, let him go, but first, send the money to my inner treasury. ”

Jian Shuo obeyed the order, and then reported that "Xun Shuang rehabilitated Guo Jia, a Hanshi of Yingchuan, and said that the former Hedong Weijia and Xuzhou Mu Taoqian planted the blame for Guo Jia and framed him for murder, Xun Shuang has evidence to overturn the case for Guo Jia, these evidences have been sent to His Majesty's inner treasury, and the old slave has seen it, this Guo Jia was indeed wronged." ”

The evidence is a thousand gold.

Although Emperor Han Ling was sick in bed, when he talked about money, he became deaf and clear-sighted, and when he saw Jian Shuo's playful smile, he would be relieved, showing a hint of a smile, and said: "Well, since that Guo Jia was wronged, what should I do, Aiqing will look at it." ”

Jian Shuo was about to retire after reporting these two things, but he was retained by Emperor Han Ling, and sent back the palace maids around him, Jian Shuo didn't know why, but he saw that Emperor Han Ling suddenly cheered up, raised his body and said solemnly to Jian Shuo: "Aiqing, my body is getting worse and worse, but I haven't set up a prince yet, why have I been forcing me to set up pigtails, but I know that if I set up pigtails, Aiqing and my father will die without a place to be buried. But I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for the day when Xie'er will be in charge alone, Aiqing, you, you have to teach and take care of Xie'er for me. ”

Jian Shuo, who couldn't help but be moved, burst into tears, choked and knelt down in front of Emperor Han Ling's couch, and said resolutely: "Your Majesty, the old slave obeys the order." It will live up to His Majesty's trust. The Prince's Association will definitely be able to live up to His Majesty's expectations. ”

Emperor Han Ling closed his eyes and nodded, then slowly lay down again.

After bowing backwards and leaving the Son of Heaven's bedroom, Jian Shuo went straight to the prince's association.

At this time, Liu Xie, who was not yet eight years old, was studying, and when he saw Jian Shuo coming, after saluting, Liu Xie asked him what he meant, and after Jian Shuo retired from the palace maids and eunuchs, he whispered to Liu Xie: "Your Highness, just now the old slave came out of His Majesty's bedroom, and His Majesty told the old slave to take care of His Highness wholeheartedly, and His Majesty said bluntly that he wants to make His Royal Highness the prince." ”

After hearing the news, Liu Xie was not overjoyed, the little adult generally showed a sad face, Jian Shuo was surprised by the performance of the Prince Association at the moment, but he also praised it in his heart, and asked: "Why is Your Highness not happy and worried?" ”

Liu Xie shook his head bitterly and said: "The emperor's grandmother has also said several times that he will let his father make Lone the crown prince, but now the power of the court has fallen into He Jin's party, and the lone power is weak, and it is not from the queen. Lonely is not a prince. ”

People know that they are valuable, and when a person seems to be at his fingertips in the face of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, he can still calmly recognize the situation, which is already commendable.

Jian Shuo, who had read countless people, had a higher evaluation of the Prince's Association in his heart, and he walked up to the Prince's Association and said softly: "Your Highness can see the current situation clearly, which is enough to see that Your Highness's intelligence is very human. Your Highness, please rest assured, the old slave will wholeheartedly support His Highness. ”

Although these words are touching, the prince's association also knows in his heart: If the emperor's brother Liu Wei ascends the throne, how can the eunuchs die well?

But the prince still showed a very touched look on his face at this time, and said: "Lord Jian treats Xie's grace like a mountain, and the agreement is in my heart. ”

Jian Shuo said with a solemn expression: "If Your Highness wants to gain a foothold in the court, I am afraid you still need to rely on external forces, and now there is one person who may be able to share the worries of His Highness, but this person is as rebellious as a wolf, and he is very proud of himself, I am afraid that His Highness will be difficult to control." ”

The prince was shocked and asked, "Who is it?" ”

"Yingchuan Guo Jia." Jian Shuo closed his eyes and spit out four words.

The prince frowned, he had never heard of this person's name, so he asked, "What is so special about this son?" ”

Jian Shuo stretched out his hand to invite the prince to take a seat, the two knelt opposite each other, and Jian Shuo told Guo Jia's deeds one by one.

In fact, Jian Shuo began to pay attention to Guo Jia a long time ago, the reason was just that the Yingchuan scholars jointly signed a petition to the imperial court to sue Guo Jia for raising dead soldiers in Yingchuan and plotting against him, but later the Xun family came forward to bribe Zhang Rang to suppress the matter, and at that time, Jian Shuo was concerned.

Later, in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Guo Jia burned down the Changshe, and Jian Shuo paid more attention to this person after getting the news, and as for the later things, he had already secretly sent people to pay close attention to Guo Jia's bits and pieces.

After listening to Guo Jia's actions in the past few years, the prince's face changed uncertainly, and he muttered: "This person is known as the ghost talent of Yingchuan, he comes from a poor family, but he is talented, and he regards the scholars as nothing, and he is indeed very self-assured. Hedong kills people, robs prisons in Linjiang, and makes trouble in Xuzhou, this son is indeed like a jackal and rebellious, Lone is now powerless, how can he serve Lone? What's more, this person's surname is difficult to figure out, and if it is not used properly, it will be devoured. ”

The prince who couldn't make up his mind raised his head and looked at Jian Shuo, since Jian Shuo recommended this person, I was afraid that he had another opinion, so he humbly asked for advice.

Jian Shuo thought for a while and said: "This person is known as a ghost, good at scheming, and seeking victory in danger. In that year, Guo Jia led a hundred cloth young men to attack the yellow turban on Chinese New Year's Eve, which can be described as a dangerous soldier, and the slightest mistake will kill him, and the Linjiang prison robbery, Guo Jia did not see that the county commander Yuan was cowardly and courageless, I am afraid that he would not dare to turn Linjiang upside down with a few people, as for what Xuzhou City did, the old slave had only one evaluation: meticulous, judging the situation, bold, and exhaustive. And Guo Jia looked down on the wealthy family of the scholars, and the old slave guessed that this son was waiting for the price to sell. ”

Well?

The prince's eyes widened suddenly, he thought about it in his heart, thought about it carefully, suddenly felt reasonable, and said uncertainly: "What does Lord Jian mean is that Guo Jia traveled all over the world and deliberately caused trouble, making trouble known to everyone, and then wanted to win the appreciation of a high-ranking and powerful person?" Take advantage of this to rise to the top in one fell swoop? If that's the case, Lonely is really going to meet him, according to this person's scheming and winning surname, he must also know the truth of wealth and danger, if he can help Lonely King to come to the world, then he is Lonely Zhang Zifang! ”

"Your Highness is wise. Here is an edict just approved by His Majesty, the content of which is to pardon Guo Jia's past sins, if His Royal Highness carries this edict to Guo Jia in person, it will definitely make this person serve His Highness wholeheartedly. Jian Shuo took out the pardon edict that had been prepared a long time ago, in fact, before seeing Emperor Ling, he knew that Emperor Han Ling would approve it, because Emperor Han Ling could get along with anyone, but not with money.

The prince Xie happily stood up and took the edict, and was about to secretly go out of the palace to see Guo Jia, but unexpectedly he collided with a palace maid outside the palace.

"Your Highness forgives your sins, Your Highness forgives your sins......" The palace maid kneeling on the ground kept begging for mercy.

The prince patted the dust and vaguely saw the palace maid's slight appearance, so he made her raise her head.

I saw that the palace maid slowly raised her head, and the prince suddenly looked in a trance, and even Jian Shuo sighed that this woman was beautiful and charming.

But Jian Shuo was worried again, although the prince association was still a child, but the palace was secret, and it was not uncommon for the prince to have a heavy color, so he looked at the prince association and wanted to remind him secretly.

But he didn't expect the prince to also turn his head to look at Jian Shuo, and even said: "Master Jian, if you want this person alone, can you take care of Gu Shuo?" ”

Jian Shuo frowned slightly, he wanted to help the prince to rob the country, not to play with women.

Seeing that Jian Shuo didn't speak, the prince Xie added: "Didn't Master Jian say that Guo Jia is a wanderer?" Alone to recruit Guo Jia, just relying on an edict is a bit of a suspicion of kindness, it is better to give him a rare beauty in this world, Guo Jia is a merry and talented man, then he will not refuse. ”

Jian Shuo, who suddenly came to his senses, smiled, nodded and praised: "Your Highness's move can be described as a combination of grace and power. In this way, the old slave helped His Royal Highness send the girl out of the palace. ”

After that, Jian Shuo came to the palace maid who knelt down and asked, "What position do you hold in the palace?" What is the last name? ”

The palace maid said in a panic: "The slave maid was ordered to take charge of the Diao Chan Crown, and after entering the palace, she changed her name to Diao Chan. ”

After Guo Jia and his entourage came to Luoyang, they temporarily lived in Xun Yu's house, Xun Yu has been in Luoyang for several years, and with Xun Yu's uncle Xun Shuang's reappearance, the Xun family has gradually regained a foothold in the court, and Xun Yu can have a house in Luoyang It is also a status symbol.

When Diao Chan was sent to Xun Yu's mansion and named Guo Jia, everyone looked at Guo Jia with a strange look.

Why is this man so good? Everywhere you go, there are people who are warmly entertained, and there are beautiful women everywhere you go, before entering Luoyang, you were a prisoner of the imperial court, and after entering Luoyang, the palace has not issued an edict to pardon him, why do you send beauties first? And she is also a beautiful woman who captivates the country and the city!

"Ahem."

Guo Jia coughed a few times, he was also a little confused, hearing Diao Chan's name shocked him for a long time, and after confirming that it was not sent from Situ Wang Yun's mansion, he understood it.

This is fate, and it can't be stopped.