Chapter 186: Borrowing Money to Pay Off Debts
The imperial court defeated the rebellious Northern King Army, and Yang Ru, the Northern King, was captured alive, while Yang Ke, the Little North King, fled north in a hurry. After all, the king of the north has been entrenched in the king of the north for a long time, and his soldiers are wide, and the threat of the king of the west has not been removed.
In this battle of the Yellow River, the biggest contributor to the victory of the imperial court was Yang Yu, although Han Jian contributed a lot, but he did what he did behind the scenes. Afterwards, the empress did not hold him accountable, which also made the court realize that the so-called contradiction between the empress and the king of the east was actually an illusion, and the two were of the same mind.
But after the incident, Han Jian seemed to be "idle" again, so that he had nothing to do with the various meritorious awards after the war.
In the next few days, the situation around Luoyang City changed, and the King of the West had already sent troops, but after learning of the defeat of the King of the North, the King of the West had already withdrawn his troops. Luoyang City has restored its former peace, and the people in the city have also returned to normal life.
Han Jian can also sit quietly in the old seat by the window on the second floor of Qingxu Yashe, basking in the sun while leisurely drinking tea.
Han Jian is still more concerned about the current situation, but this concern is not expressed on the surface.
In Han Jian's view, with the capture and imprisonment of the Northern King and the timely withdrawal of troops by the imperial court, the pattern of the entire Wei Dynasty seems to have returned to its previous situation. It's just that the North King, who was originally eyeing the court, was replaced by the Little North King. This time, Xiaobeiwang was able to escape, like a lost dog, Han Jian estimated that this Xianbei people should have some "real" actions. to threaten the northern border of the Wei Dynasty.
In Han Jian's camp, the biggest beneficiary of this war was Sima Yi. Because Sima borrowed a lot of contributions to the capture of the king of the north, the empress specially transferred him to the military department, but he had just been transferred, and the specific position had not yet been implemented. Sima Yi didn't care about the size of his official position, but he felt that being an official could show off, not only in front of Huang Lie, but also in front of Ruan Ping. Ruan Pinghan has studied hard for more than ten years. In the end, nothing was found. And he is just a "little show of his fists", so he will get an official position in the military department and come back.
Sima often went to the military headquarters for a few days, so that it was difficult for Han Jian to see him during the day. When Ruan Ping was disappointed in life, he would rather go out to visit his fellow disciples and brothers in the capital to do learning. will not accompany Han Jian out to drink tea and watch the scenery.
Han Jian is rarely idle alone. In addition to dating Gu Xin'er, she kept dating. All he had to do was stay on the second floor of Qingxu Yashe to watch the scenery and draw the next episode of the comic book in his spare time. Han Jian knew that his days in the capital were not far away. It won't be long before he should return to Jiangdu with his two aunts and the army of the Eastern Palace, and he also cherishes his last time in Luoyang City, and he has almost finished everything he has to do, helping the empress eliminate the number one threat. The rest is for his own lifelong event, he wants to try to "influence" Gu Weipan and marry Gu Xin'er, so that he has no concern about Luoyang City. As for the dispute between the princes and the king of the west and the king of the north, he doesn't care much about it, as long as he returns to Jiangdu, then he is the emperor of the soil, and he has the final say on his own territory.
On the morning of June 12, Han Jian was holding a book on the second floor of Qingxu Yashe and reading casually, when a shaking figure appeared in front of Han Jian's desk. Han Jian didn't need to look up to know that it was Huang Lie, Huang Lie was very "depressed" these days, because Yi Die of the Flower and Butterfly Embroidery Workshop ignored him, and he didn't have enough money to go to the brothel to spend a lot of money, so that he came to "bother" Han Jian during the day.
"Brother Han, this time I'm really leaving." As soon as Huang Lie sat down, he said as if it was a clichΓ©, "I didn't expect to leave so soon, I'm really reluctant." β
Han Jianxin said, this time it is a "real" walk, and the relationship was a drill before?
"Wouldn't it be nice to go back?" Han Jian smiled and said, "You are alone here, at least your cousin will accompany you when you go back?" β
Hearing Han Jian mention "cousin", Huang Lie's face turned pale, and Huang Lie cried and said with a sad face: "Also mention cousin, it's good if she doesn't beat me when I go back, I'd rather stay in Luoyang City and stay away from her old man's house." Brother Han, I came to you this time to tell you, while I haven't left yet, let's ...... How about a fellowship? β
"Fellowship?" When Han Jian heard this term, he felt that something was wrong, could it be that Huang Lie had something in his heart?
"It's just a meal, a drink, and a few girls...... Brother Han, you and I have a relationship, you won't give this face, right? β
Han Jian finally understood why Huang Lie always wanted to speak and stopped in the past two days, and the words seemed to be difficult to say. The relationship is that I have no money and want to go to the brothel, but I am afraid that no one will pay the bill.
"Where are you going?" Han Jian smiled and said, "Since it's eating and drinking, are you still in Yashe?" β
Huang Lie hurriedly said: "Then it's best to change places, Yashe this place...... Taiya, looking for a girl, it seems that something is not suitable......"
"Where do you want to go?" Han Jian asked.
"Yuhualou." Huang Lie said without thinking about it.
Han Jian was silent for a moment, it was not a big deal to go to Yuhualou for a meal and a drink to find a few girls to accompany him. But Han Jian knew that with Huang Lie's personality, going to Yuhualou was obviously more than that. Huang Lie is the kind of person who can't control his temperament, he loves to mess with him, and he is very lustful, he went to Yuhualou, found a few girls to spend the night and asked him to pay, Han Jian felt that this injustice was not worth it.
"Brother Han, what is going on?" Huang Lie saw that Han Jian was silent, and couldn't wait to ask.
"You can go if you want to." Han Jian smiled, "But this time, Huang Gongzi may have to let Zai be the east." β
When Huang Lie heard that Han Jian was going to be the east, his heart blossomed, and the effect he pursued was like this. "Oops...... In this way, it is better to be respectful than to obey fate. Huang Lie said with a look of disappointment.
Han Jian said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then when you get to Yuhua Building, you have to listen to the arrangements below, and Huang Gongzi can't make decisions without permission." β
Although Huang Lie is not very smart, he is not too stupid, Han Jian's meaning is obvious, that is, let him "do as he pleases", and when he arrives at Yuhualou, he is no longer the protagonist of his singing, and he has to listen to Han Jian for everything. Although this may affect his "pickle girl plan", but fortunately, he found someone to pay, although he was a little reluctant, he still nodded with a smile and said, "That's ...... But do you have to make arrangements first? β
"Huang Gongzi forgot what to say? Huang Gongzi just went back and waited for this afternoon to be here, and we set off together. β
Huang Lie couldn't figure out what medicine was sold in Han Jian's gourd, nodded, and left with a puzzled face.
Huang Lie left, Han Jian smiled on his face, and continued to read the book. It didn't take long for Sima to come back, and as soon as he sat down, he drank tea, as if he was very tired.
"Young boy, I have been sent an errand by the Ministry of War, and he is the secretary of the Ministry of War, that is, the officer who is in charge of some military generals. Although the official is not small, it is from the fifth grade, but I have nothing to do with it, this work is too tiring, it is better to come out and be free. Sima Yi said with a depressed face.
"Hmm." Han Jian nodded and said, "It's up to you, it's irrelevant, it's okay to resign." You're not here anyway, are you? β
"Or the young prince understands me, I, Sima Yi, was originally going to be a hero, how can I be a petty official in charge of people's household registration in the imperial court?" Sima borrowed a very happy look on his face, and Han Jian guessed that this kid was probably dreaming of walking the world and becoming a hero again.
Han Jian remembered that he had told Huang Lie that he was going to Yuhualou, so he said it by the way, Sima Yi hesitated after listening to it, and said, "What does the surname Huang mean?" He said to go, this has been said for almost a month, and he hasn't made the trip yet, and now he still asks the young boy to invite him to Yuhualou at a cost? What did he think? β
"It's reasonable to have a fellowship and a banquet for each other, and when we separate this time, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to see each other in this life, so I should see him off." Han Jian took the book and said calmly.
"That's cheap, that kid, you may not know it, young boy, it is said that the surnamed Huang owes a lot of debts outside, and many creditors come to him every day to collect debts." Sima said as if he had no intention of drinking a cup of tea.
"Debt? When? Han Jian put down the book and looked at Sima Yi. Han Jian only knew that Huang Lie was short of money before, but he didn't know that he still owed debts.
"I also overheard the people from the Ministry of War, the surname Huang is not also from the Ministry of War, he and his colleagues in the Ministry of War also borrowed a lot of money, and the people in the Ministry of War hindered him from being from Nanwangfu, and felt that he would not be in debt, so he lent him the money, but who knew that he borrowed money but it seemed that he would no longer pay it back. I went up to inquire, and my colleagues in the military department said that Huang Lie had borrowed a lot of money outside, and he thought it was urgent, but he was going to do what he was going to do. This matter is a little strange, and many sons need to find someone to investigate? β
Han Jian thought to himself that this was really a strange thing. Huang Lie took a lot of silver into the capital before, and he was quite generous in Yuhualou, but suddenly he was short of money, and Han Jian also felt that something was wrong. Could it be that Huang Lie was cheated out of a lot of silver? If this is the case, then the one who deceived Huang Lie must be a woman, with Han Jian's understanding of Huang Lie, this is a very picky family son, but he seems to lack immunity to women, and he can't walk when he sees a beautiful woman.
"It's good to go check it out." Han Jian nodded.
Sima Yi got up and was about to go downstairs to inform Zhang Xing, before going down, Sima Yi reminded Han Jian: "Young boy, let's not bring too much money to Yuhualou tonight, lest this kid owe debts there, let us pay him back." β
"Not really, right?" Han Jian said with a smile.
"How can it be, with this kid's character, maybe he can really do something like not giving money after prostitution. Be careful to guard against it. Even if you don't guard against this, you have to prevent you from going out with him and meeting the creditor, you said that he was forced to pay a debt, and you want to borrow some money from the young boy for emergency, can the young man not lend him because of the situation? β
Han Jian also smiled at Sima Yi's "caution", it seems that Huang Lie has not done anything good, in Sima Yi's heart, he is a representative of a person who does not learn and does not know.
"Okay, listen to you. Bring less silver, it's better not to even be able to afford the account, to leave Huang Gongzi as a hostage, let's go back and get the silver to ransom him. Han Jian said with a smile.
Sima Yi smiled evilly and said, "It's still a young man's clever idea." (To be continued......)