Chapter Seventy-One: Behind the Informality
"Of course it's no problem, but the thing was found by Yan'er, I don't know if she wants to?" Huo Guang said with a smile, he didn't care, he just saw that Li Yan liked it so much, and he didn't know if Li Yan was reluctant.
"Aunt Yan'er!" Dongfang Shuo turned to Li Yan and bowed.
"Mr. Dongfang, don't be like this, take it if you like!" Li Yan is not a stingy person, Dongfang Shuo helped Sima Xiang to be buried, and her image in Li Yan's mind was also good, so she reached out and handed over the Kong Ming lantern to Dongfang Shuo.
"Thank you, now I owe you a personal favor!" Dongfang Shuo turned Kong Minglan and said to Li Yan a little funny. The ancients knew very well that a gentleman does not take the favor of others, although Dongfang Shuo may not be a gentleman, but asking for Kong Ming Lantern from Li Yan is indeed a favor.
"Since Yan'er is here, then I won't bother you two, let's meet again another day!" Dongfang Shuo got Kong Ming's lantern and was no longer here, so he took his leave and planned to return to Weiyang Palace to resume his life.
"What, Mr. Dongfang won't eat before leaving?" Huo Guang deliberately said jokingly, because Dongfang Shuo said that he was here to fight the autumn breeze.
"Hehe, I've taken advantage of it, but I'm embarrassed to stay!" Dongfang Shuo was not embarrassed, but said generously.
"Then we'll send it sir." Huo Guang said, and then sent Dongfang Shuo out of the county government with Li Yan.
"Yan'er, this county is a major place, why did they let you in alone?" After Dongfang Shuo left, Huo Guangcai asked curiously. At the beginning, Li Yan was surprised when Huo Guang appeared, on the first day he took office, Li Yan had never been to the county office, how could this county government official let such a stranger as Li Yan in.
"I see you're really busy and dizzy, didn't you give me a jade pendant from the Hou Mansion? I didn't expect this thing to be useful here, but when I came in, I met Youcai, and he told me where you were. Li Yan shook the jade pendant on her waist proudly, Huo Guang didn't expect that the things of the Champion Hou Mansion would be so open.
Huo Guang didn't do anything substantive on his first day in office, he was basically familiar with the situation of the county government. At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Huo Guang left the county government with Li Yan in a grand manner, which was regarded as getting off work.
During the Western Han Dynasty, there were strict regulations on the commuting time of officials, such as the time when the county government got off work was divided into two different times a year, bounded by the spring equinox and autumn equinox, and the middle time was a little more than four o'clock in the afternoon, and other times it was more than three o'clock to get off work.
"Yan'er, have you been to Princess Pingyang's Mansion recently?" Out of the county office, Huo Guang and Li Yan walked out of the city on foot. At this time, the West Market had been closed, and there was nothing better in Chang'an City, and Li Yan had to go out of the city to go home when Chang'an City closed the city gate, so Huo Guang could be regarded as sending Li Yan off.
"The princess hasn't summoned me since you came back, could it be that the princess has changed her mind?" Li Yan said with some doubts, she naturally thought that the princess had changed her mind, of course, this was something that Li Yan was very happy to see.
Huo Guang smiled noncommittally and said, "Maybe! But Huo Guang knew in his heart that Princess Pingyang hadn't changed her mind. Looking at Princess Pingyang's performance now, she should not summon Li Yan again within half a year.
"Does your second brother Li Yannian know about this?" Huo Guang was a little uneasy, and continued to ask, because Huo Guang knew that Li Yannian was also a key person.
"I didn't tell anyone, they didn't know!" Li Yan said with some melancholy, when she talked about it, she couldn't be happy. It seems that if this matter is not resolved, there will always be a big stone pressing on my heart.
"Well, that's the best! The fewer people who know about it, the better. Huo Guang was a little relieved, although Li Yannian was also a musician in the palace, but Huo Guang was sure that as long as Princess Pingyang did not introduce Li Yannian, it was estimated that it would be difficult for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to appreciate him. Without the approval of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it would be impossible for Li Yannian to sing "The Song of the Beauty" in front of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
"Ah Guang, are you really sure again?" Li Yan looked at Huo Guang with hopeful eyes.
"Don't worry, I already have a little idea in my heart, but this thing has to be carefully planned, and it will definitely be possible in half a year!" Huo Guang replied firmly. He has indeed thought about it in the past few days, and he really has some preliminary ideas as he said. Even after careful consideration, Huo Guang found that although this time was a severe test, there was actually a huge opportunity hidden, but to seize this opportunity and turn it into a benefit, it would take great risks and a perfect plan!
"Okay, Aguang, that's it. Go back early to rest after a busy day! At the gate of the city, Li Yan said goodbye reluctantly.
Although Chang'an City is the imperial capital, there are very few ordinary people living in the city, and most of the civilians live outside the city, that is, on the land outside the city walls. Therefore, when the city gates are open and closed every day, it is the peak flow of people.
"Well, Yan'er be careful on the road." Huo Guang nodded and admonished, he was more at ease here, because at this time, there were a large number of people out of the city, but it was extremely safe, and as far as Huo Guang knew, the newly purchased house of Li Yan's family was not far from the city.
After separating Li Yan, Huo Guang returned to the Hou Mansion alone, at this time there were many people out of the city, and few people entered the city, even if they came in from outside the city, most of them were people riding horses or driving, and there were still a few people like Huo Guang on foot, and this looked quite lonely.
When Huo Guang walked back to Beique Jiadi, he found that there was a person standing in front of the champion Hou Mansion, of course, this was not from Hou Mansion, but a young man Huo Guang had never seen before, about sixteen or seventeen years old. This person was dressed in a brocade robe, and at first glance he was a person of great status, but he was standing outside the Hou Mansion, looking at the gate of the Hou Mansion, and sometimes looking up at the sky, and it didn't look like he was coming to visit Huo Quai.
Huo Guang felt that this person's behavior was very abnormal, but there should be no ill-intentioned people in Beique Jiadi, and this person's temperament and dress are not like them. Although he was curious, Huo Guang didn't plan to talk, so he walked along the wall into the gate of the Hou Mansion.
From the moment Huo Guangyi appeared, this young man with abnormal behavior fell on Huo Guang. At first, I didn't see any movement from him, but his eyes moved with Huo Guang's movements, but just as Huo Guang approached the gate of the Hou Mansion and was about to return to the mansion, this person suddenly asked: "Is the person who came Huo Guang among the Cao servants?" ”
Huo Guang also had to stop when he heard this, met this person's gaze and said, "It's down there, I don't know who Your Excellency is, what's the matter?" ”
Huo Guang found this person really strange, because since Huo Guang took office in Chang'an, everyone no longer called him the official position of Zhu Cao's servant, and now this person is suddenly called like this, which seems to be particularly meaningful.
"Under the order of the Shangshu Zhang Anshi, on the orders of His Majesty, come and give a message to the adults!" This person spoke with a straight face, and felt more old-fashioned than Huo Guang, but he didn't look very old, and what surprised Huo Guang even more was that this person turned out to be Zhang Anshi!
Hearing Zhang Anshi's name, Huo Guang couldn't help but think in his heart: "It's really a coincidence, he was still playing the idea of Zhang Tang in the morning, and his son appeared in front of him at this moment." However, looking at Zhang Anshi's appearance, this person is also an extremely cautious and thoughtful person. It turned out to be sent by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty! ”
Zhang Anshi gave Huo Guang a different feeling from the moment he appeared, and he was not like ordinary people who either showed disdain for himself or looked flattering. Of course, Zhang Anshi's identity does have the qualifications to sit on an equal footing with Huo Guang, although Shang Shuling's official position is not of high grade now, it is only an official position under the Shaofu that is responsible for sorting out the emperor's documents and reports, and the current Yulu is only five hundred stones, but this is also an official position that serves the emperor anyway, and Zhang Anshi is still Zhang Tang's son-in-law, and the words "son of the third prince" are very weighty!
"I wonder what Your Majesty commands?" Huo Guang not only knew that Zhang Anshi's current identity should not be underestimated, but he also knew that Zhang Anshi in the future would still be the second of the eleventh heroes of the Qilin Pavilion, and his status was only below Huo Guang. For such a person, Huo Guang can only be decent before he finds out his character.
"Your Majesty asked the subordinate to tell your lord that you will meet you at Jinhua Hall tomorrow." Zhang Anshi just said a simple sentence, and then he bowed his hand and said goodbye, without even saying a word superfluously, and looking at him like this, it seems that this edict is not very formal, but it seems that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked him to stop by to say something to Huo Guang.
"Thank you for telling me." Huo Guang didn't say anything, and just said politely.
Although Zhang Anshi only had a few words from his appearance to his departure, Huo Guang found that there was a lot of information hidden in it. First of all, Zhang Anshi's method is definitely not a formal message, that is to say, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's summoning of Huo Guang this time is not official, and the place of Jinhua Hall confirms this possibility.
It can be seen from Zhang Anshi's words that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has already set a time and place for summoning Huo Guang, which shows that summoning Huo Guang is an important arrangement for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty tomorrow. Huo Guang also knew that the Jinhua Hall was a very small palace in the Weiyang Palace, and it was only in it that the emperor often connected with the skill of the sword and pen when he was young, which was equivalent to the place where calligraphy was practiced in later generations.
And Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw Huo Guang in Jinhua Palace, and did not officially pass the decree through the officials of the inner court, but only asked Zhang Anshi to bring a message, which means that this matter will not be recorded by the historian. At the same time, Zhang Anshi called Huo Guang Zhu Cao Shizhong, which also means that tomorrow Huo Guang will see Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty as Zhu Cao Shizhong, what is special about this identity? That is, this also belongs to the official position of the inner court, and he is the emperor's close attendant, regardless of whether Huo Guang used to serve Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty or not!
"Strange? Why did Liu Che see me in such a way? This is obviously not to be in the presence of the historian, it seems that tomorrow Liu Che will say something to me that cannot be recorded in the annals of history, what will it be? "As an emperor, every word and deed in daily life will be recorded by historians. However, whether it is the way of transmitting the edict, or the place and identity of the summons, they all point to one place, that is, there will be no historian present when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty meets and talks with Huo Guang tomorrow, and there is not even a third person present.
Huo Guang knew that a conversation that could not be recorded by the historian was a very serious matter, whether it was for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty or for himself. Huo Guang was both curious and apprehensive about this, because this also meant that Huo Guang would know a secret of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty tomorrow, and know the secret of an emperor, which was a big taboo for courtiers!