Chapter Ninety-One: A White Liar
"About Li Cai?" Huo Guang was also a little surprised, Dongfang Shuo actually wanted to tell himself about Li Cai, and looking at Dongfang Shuo like this, this matter should be extraordinary. "Ya * Wen * Yan * Love * First * Hair"
"Two years ago, I went to Xincheng once, and I was ordered by His Majesty to inspect the mausoleum of the first emperor. But I found out another thing, if Ah Guang is interested, you might as well take a look. The prime minister has a piece of land in the new city, which is next to the road of the tomb of the first emperor. Dongfang Shuo opened his mouth to speak, but he didn't point out anything specifically, these few seemingly unrelated words, but they still made Huo Guang grasp some keys.
The new city is actually the Xianyang of later generations, but at the end of the Qin Dynasty, because Xiang Yu burned Xianyang, so this place was basically destroyed, and later Gaozu Liu Bang built a city here from the new, and named it Xincheng.
The most well-known thing about Xincheng is not the former Xianyang, but the fact that all the emperors' tombs in the Western Han Dynasty so far are in this vicinity, including the Maoling Tomb of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. And Dongfang Shuo said that the mausoleum of the first emperor is the Yang Mausoleum of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. Although the emperor's mausoleum has corresponding officials and institutions responsible for daily maintenance, there are still people sent by the emperor to inspect it from time to time.
Dongfang Shuo's words were vague, but Huo Guang could easily hear it, Dongfang Shuo's meaning must be that there is a problem with Li Cai's land in Yangling, and the biggest problem with the land that appears in the imperial tomb is that there may be a suspicion of encroaching on the land of the imperial tomb, if this is the case, then this is simply Li Cai's talisman.
In the process of building the imperial mausoleum, many people will be relocated to settle down, which is regarded as guarding the mausoleum, and at the same time, some land within the scope of the imperial mausoleum will be rewarded to the minister, which is also a means of building the imperial mausoleum. However, these rewarded lands have strict measurement standards, and not a foot or inch can encroach on the land of the imperial tomb, once there is an encroachment, it is a dead end.
"Thank you Brother Manqian for the reminder, I will go and see it when I have time." Huo Guang replied casually, but he was still very grateful to Dongfang Shuo in his heart, Dongfang Shuo could tell himself this kind of thing, which meant that he really didn't treat himself as an outsider.
"Then I won't bother, I'll leave first!" Dongfang Shuo said goodbye, this matter has actually been hidden in Dongfang Shuo's heart for a long time. However, he didn't want to get involved in the power struggle before, and he didn't have the ability or need to go against Prime Minister Li Cai, so only he knew about this matter, and he neither reported it to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty nor sued Yousi. Now he told Huo Guang about it, just hoping to help Huo Guang.
"I'll send Brother Manqian out." Huo Guang also stood up, Dongfang Shuo helped so much, and told such important news, even if Huo Guang reciprocated the favor, he should send it in person.
After sending Dongfang Shuo away, Huo Guang continued to sit in the county office, and for the question that Dongfang Shuo mentioned about Li Cai's field in Yangling, Huo Guang still decided to go and see it in a few days, no matter what, this matter is in his hands.
Huo Guang always didn't need to worry about the affairs of the county government, and soon a day passed. Today, Huo Guang returned directly to the Hou Mansion, because he estimated that Huo Qu had already returned to the house after retiring from the court, although he had learned about the situation of the court meeting from Dongfang Shuo, but Huo Guang still wanted to see Huo Qu sick for such a big thing.
As soon as he returned to the Hou Mansion, Huo Guang heard that not only Huo Qu was ill in the mansion, but even Gao Buzhi's family came to the Hou Mansion. Huo Guang estimated that Gao Buzhi was now homeless, and Huo Quai's illness allowed their family to come to the Hou Mansion to live temporarily.
When Huo Guang saw Huo Quai, Gao Buzhi was also on the side. Now Gao Buzhi is obviously less heroic than in the past, the whole person looks unbearable, and he is wearing very ordinary clothes, if he is placed on the street, it is difficult to associate him with the liehou, of course, Gao Buzhi is indeed no longer a liehou.
"Ah Guang already knows, right?" Huo Quzhi asked, naturally saying that Huo Guang already knew about the situation of the court.
"Well, Dongfang Shuo has already told me that although General Gao has lost his title, as long as people are okay, there will be a chance to make a comeback in the future." Huo Guang said truthfully, and comforted Gao Buzhi by the way.
"I didn't expect it to be Dongfang Shuo who helped us, all this should be Ah Guang's arrangement, right?" This is what Huo Quzhi wants to ask the most, he is still thinking about it all day today, how did Huo Guang get Dongfang Shuo on his side.
Huo Guang nodded, and then said: "Dongfang Shuo has already agreed to work for us, to be honest, this person is a big talent, if there is a chance, I hope my brother can help him." ”
In fact, Huo Guang had never mentioned to Huo Quzhi about recruiting Dongfang Shuo, but now he had to say it. Dongfang Shuo has already taken refuge wholeheartedly, don't make Huo Quai's people go to make things difficult for others, then it will make a big oolong.
"It seems that I really underestimated him before, and what I didn't expect was that people like Dongfang Shuo could also be recruited by Ah Guang. This is not as good as you as a brother! Huo Quzhi looked at Huo Guang approvingly, and his words were full of approval.
"Ah Guang, I owe you a life, and I will be sent from now on." Gao Buzhi suddenly stood up and knelt in front of Huo Guang with one knee and fist, if he had changed before, it would have been impossible for him to make such a move as Gao Buzhi, even if Huo Guang was Huo Quai's younger brother. However, this time, Gao Buzhi also realized that although Dongfang Shuo saved his life on the surface, in the final analysis, it was Huo Guang's efforts behind the scenes.
Huo Guang hurriedly helped Gao Buzhi up, although Gao Buzhi's arrogance once made Huo Guang unhappy, but no matter how he said it, he was Huo Quzhi's subordinate, and this person was indeed a fierce general on the battlefield, and Huo Guang did not hesitate to save him at all.
"General Gao, please get up, the general has been fighting with his brother for many years, and the younger brother should do this. The general doesn't have to be discouraged, I don't think it will be too long before there is a chance for the general to make a comeback. Huo Guang continued to comfort Gao Buzhi after helping him, but Gao Buzhi cut off the title, and Huo Guang could no longer be called the Marquis of Yiguan, so he changed his name to general.
"Really?"
"Ah Guang, did you hear any rumors?"
Huo Guang said casually, but Gao Buzhi and Huo Quzhi both reacted quickly, and asked out loud almost at the same time.
"Brother still remembers the last time I was in Ganquan Palace, His Majesty summoned me alone, right? At that time, His Majesty made it clear that he would use troops against the Western Regions and South Vietnam, and if my expectations were good, it would be three years or five years, and His Majesty would definitely have a big use of troops, and then General Gao would have a chance? Huo Guang looked at Huo Quzhi and said, but Gao Buzhi didn't notice that Huo Guang blinked a few more times when he spoke, as if he was signaling Huo Qubing to do something.
"Yes, Ah Guang is right, His Majesty has also discussed these things with me and the general." Huo Quzhi also hurriedly said.
"By the way, brother, now this Chang'an Gao general is not suitable to stay, I don't know what my brother's arrangements are?" Huo Guang continued to ask.
"Chang'an is really not suitable for staying, it seems that I don't know how to take my family to live in my fiefdom first." Huo Quzhi sighed and said, this arrangement was actually thought of when he went to the meeting.
"Everything is arranged by Hou Ye, as long as Hou Ye gives an order, his subordinates will immediately come to charge for Hou Ye." Gao Buzhi had no objections, and hurriedly expressed his determination.
"General Gao, this fiefdom is not as good as Chang'an, and it is inevitable that you will feel bitter, but please don't leave the bow and horse martial arts, don't go to the idle two or three years and come back, then the horse will not be stable!" Huo Guang said in a joking tone.
"Hehe, Ah Guang and Hou Ye, please rest assured, I will never fall behind in this ability to eat." Gao Buzhi showed a rare smile, he didn't care about Huo Guang's teasing, but seemed more combative.
"Well, don't worry about this, I have ordered someone to prepare a banquet tonight, and I will arrange someone to send you to the fiefdom tomorrow." Huo Quzhi stretched out his hand and patted Gao Buzhi's shoulder and said.
After setting up a banquet for Gao Buzhi's family, Huo Quzhi and Huo Guang appeared alone in Huo Quzhi's room. Seeing Huo Guang's increasingly mature appearance, even when Gao Buzhi was about to leave, Huo Quzhi's face showed a relieved smile.
"Hehe, I didn't expect Gao to know that this guy has always been arrogant, but he was obedient to Ah Guang, but did you lie to him or is it true?" Huo Quzhi said with a smile, he was very satisfied with Huo Guang's performance tonight.
"There will be a big war in three or five years, that's for sure. With His Majesty's character, South Vietnam and the Western Regions are not peaceful, and he will not be at ease for a day. But it definitely won't work in the short term, because in the past two years, His Majesty still needs to accumulate financial resources to prepare for the big war, and my brother knows Yang Ke's 'Decree', right? I expect it will be enacted as soon as this year passes. Huo Guang said conclusively, what he began to say to Gao Buzhi naturally had a basis.
"But...... I did deceive Gao Buzhi! Unexpectedly, Huo Guang suddenly said again, originally he had confirmed his statement, but in the end, he said that he had indeed deceived Gao Buzhi.
"Why is that?" This time, he didn't even react to Huo Qu's illness, and asked suspiciously.
"Brother, let me ask you. If there is really a war against South Vietnam three or five years later, and it is still the elder brother or uncle who is in charge, is the elder brother sure that he will directly use Gao Buzhi? Will Your Majesty agree? Moreover, Gao Buzhi is now a commoner, and even if he is activated, it is impossible to directly use it as a general. Since we can't do it, this is naturally a lie to him! Huo Guang said in a low voice.
Huo Quzhi glanced at Huo Guang meaningfully, then nodded and said, "I understand!" ”
This sentence 'I understand', but not only Huo Quzhi understood the meaning of what Huo Guang said, but he also realized why Huo Guang jokingly said just now that Gao Buzhi should not be idle to leave the bow and horse martial arts behind. Because many of the degraded civil and military generals have been decadent because they have lost hope, if Huo Guang doesn't say these words, he will probably not be able to endure the hard life of the fiefdom with his ignorant mind, and the final result may be that Gao Buzhi left a life, but he was a walking corpse. And Huo Guang's lie can be regarded as a white lie.
"How sure are you that after a few years, you can make Gao Buzhi make a comeback?" Quietly, the position between Huo Qubing and Huo Guang's brothers has changed, in the past, Huo Qubing said a lot, and Huo Guang listened a lot. Now it's the opposite, Huo Guang has gradually mastered the leadership of the conversation.
"The elder brother is not sure, how can the younger brother be sure? But a few years is enough time to produce countless changes, and who can say what will happen at that time? Huo Guang shook his head and said, with a deep meaning between his words.
Huo Quzhi now has to admit that his little brother has grown up too fast, two years ago he was just a young man in the mountains, although he was a little smart, but it was by no means like now. Now Huo Guang's feeling for Huo Quzhi is that he is thoughtful and far-sighted.