Chapter 156: Resignation
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"Twelve Wei has worked hard for many years, and by the order of my brother, I will give you and other twelve people surnamed Huo, and from now on you will be my Huo clan!" Huo Guang only paused slightly, and then said something that shocked and ecstatic the twelve guards. [Full text reading. 】
Originally, the twelve guards were all slaves, and even they didn't know their surnames, and they had already dedicated everything to Huo Qubing over the years, but giving the surname Huo was something they never dared to hope for, and perhaps they had ever hoped for, but they never thought that this might become a reality, and now Huo Qu died of illness, but at this time Huo Guang told them that they were no longer slaves from now on, and became real Huo clan members.
In this era, the Pingyang Huo clan is definitely a big family, especially after a few years or so. However, no one really knows whether the surname Huo is the last life of Huo Quai's illness or the meaning of Huo Guang!
"We are willing to guard the Huo clan for generations." The twelve guards said in unison, in addition to excitement, more moved and sad. Huo Qu died of illness, and their twelve guards were considered to have achieved positive results, but they could no longer continue to be loyal to Huo Quai, so they could only repay Huo Qubing with an oath of guarding the Huo family for generations.
"Your loyal lord and benjun are convinced. From now on, you will join me in revitalizing the entire Huo clan, this is also my brother's wish! Huo Guang nodded and said, these two simple sentences made Twelve Wei's blood boil, and he had to admit that Huo Guang was very good at inciting emotions, and he could always capture people's hearts with the fewest words.
In feudal society, the prosperity of a family should not only depend on the status of high-ranking officials and elites in the clan, but more importantly, the prosperity of the heirs. Because even if one human right is overpowered. But if there are no descendants who can inherit it, then sooner or later the family will disappear. And now the situation of the Huo family is that there are too few descendants. There is only one young Huo Heng and the only Huo Guang who supports the overall situation, Huo Guang can give birth to some descendants in the future, but this is not enough after all, a huge family also needs a large number of ordinary children, and the Twelve Guards are the best candidates, they can only be warriors, but if their descendants are cultivated from an early age, then more than ten or twenty years later. There will be a lot of talents of all kinds, which is Huo Guang's long-term layout.
Everything was very calm in the second half of the night, Huo Huan didn't have a good rest for too long, and he fell asleep unconscious, and before dawn, Huo Guang went to change his robe and sat on the frame and went to Weiyang Palace. After all, he was going to participate in the morning early this morning, and he could no longer wear plain mourning clothes.
The last time Huo Guang came to the main hall of Weiyang Palace, he was just sealed, and at that time he was also summoned in halfway. And this time it was a serious early dynasty, and from the very beginning, he had to walk into the main hall from the gate of the palace with other courtiers. Still outside the palace gate, these courtiers lined up in order according to their positions, and then entered in an orderly manner. Because Huo Guang had a court meeting for the first time, Shaofu sent an attendant to arrange Huo Guang's position and told him some precautions.
When entering the main hall of Weiyang Palace with the flow of people, Huo Guang came to the middle of the main hall under the guidance of the inner attendant. He found that this time it was not the zero-hour seat arranged for him, and this seat was relatively high, and next to him was the big farmer Ling Sang Hongyang.
Sang Hongyang also saw Huo Guang, and for some reason, Sang Hongyang saw Huo Guang and nodded slightly. There was a rare smile on his face, and Huo Guang also nodded in return uncharacteristically. He didn't smile, but he wasn't as hostile as he used to be.
Huo Guang's face in the court is still relatively fresh, and his seat is still very high, so at the beginning, most of the courtiers in the court looked at Huo Guang's position intentionally or unintentionally, these people may not necessarily have seen Huo Guang, but his identity is known. Many of them even cast a kind gaze, and it is estimated that they should be people from Huo Qu's family. Of course, there are also a lot of gloating eyes, which should be Huo Quai's opponent in the past. The situation in this court is complicated, Huo Quzhi is extremely powerful, and there will be many corresponding henchmen and opponents.
When Huo Guang first entered the imperial court, although he felt that countless eyes were converging on him, he still made a look of eyes and nose, and his eyes did not meet these people at all, as if the people around him did not exist. And there are a few people in the court who have the same performance as Huo Guang, and these are the top ministers of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing, Zhuang Qingzhai, Zhang Tang and others are also like this.
As the officials behind them also sat in their seats one by one as well as the main hall, there was no sound in the main hall that was very tacit, and it seemed that even the sound of breathing was deliberately controlled to the minimum by these courtiers.
"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived at the ......" Sure enough, at this time, the voice of the chamberlain echoed in the main hall, and at the same time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty walked into the main hall surrounded by dozens of chamberlains and sat behind the imperial case.
"Proclaim the decree!" Emperor Wu of Han sat down resolutely and said to the chamberlain beside him.
At this time, those courtiers who did not know the news of Huo Qu's illness and death were still a little surprised, because this process was a little different from the previous court meetings, usually Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty spoke first, and even if there was any pre-prepared will, it was read out before the dispersal of the court. And although Emperor Wu of Han's voice was not loud just now, the courtiers who were close to him still heard that Emperor Wu of Han's voice was not as powerful as usual, and he felt more sad and decadent.
Immediately afterwards, the chamberlain in front of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took out a prepared holy decree and began to read it in front of the Manchu civil and military forces. The content of this decree is about the death of the hussar general Huo Quai, which also mentions some of the handling of Huo Qu's illness by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Huo Guang heard it very clearly, this was related to Huo Qu's illness, and he had to pay attention. One of the most important points is that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Huo to be buried with Maoling, and this tomb is only a few miles away from the underground palace of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. You must know that in the Han Dynasty, there was a tradition of ministers accompanying the burial of the emperor's tomb, and the closer to the tomb of the Son of Heaven means that the identity of the mourner is higher, and it is a great honor to be so close to the main tomb of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
"The untimely death of the hussar general is a loss for my Han, and this is a national mourning! Let me know what you think! Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty spoke much slower than before, and his words of national mourning raised Huo Quai's death to a new height. Because only the death of the emperor, queen and queen mother can be called a national funeral. A courtier should not use the word national mourning no matter what, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said so, and no one came out to oppose it at this time.
Huo Guang silently recited the word national funeral in his heart, he knew that if Huo Quai's funeral was really made a national funeral, it would definitely be impossible, and it would not be a good thing for the Huo family in the future, so at this time, without waiting for other courtiers to come out to object, Huo Guang hesitated for a moment and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." ”
"Anyang-kun, what do you have to say?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at Huo Guang, because of Huo Quai's death, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty actually inexplicably increased his good impression of Huo Guang.
"The whole clan of the ministers thanked His Majesty for his love, but the elder brother is only a courtier, even if he has merit, he can't enjoy the national funeral, and the elder brother said to the minister before he died, the Huns have not been destroyed, the Western Regions have not been peaceful, and the road to the Han Dynasty has a long way to go, and the elder brother also warned his subordinates to keep everything simple!" Huo Guang said slowly, it sounded like he hadn't recovered from his grief yet, and his next few words simply made Huo Quai's image a lot taller, and even Emperor Wu of Han was silent.
Huo Guang thanked Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for attaching so much importance to Huo Quai, but they absolutely couldn't afford the national funeral, because during the national funeral, the whole country could not put up lights, could not play music, and even marriage was forbidden. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty may have said such a thing in grief for a while, and these courtiers didn't say anything for the time being, but a few days and a few months later, when Huo Quzhi's influence gradually disappeared, such a jealous thing was not a good thing for Huo Guang or the entire Huo family.
"Hussar general...... Emperor Han's voice was already a little choked, and he couldn't say much, just sighed and shouted Huo Quai's official position. The entire imperial court was silent for another moment before Emperor Wu of Han continued: "Since it is the last wish of the hussar general, then take him!" However, the hussar general's tomb must not be sloppy, I want to repair the hussar general's tomb to the appearance of Qilian Mountain, so that future generations will always remember the hussar general's exploits! ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Huo Guang bowed his head and thanked him. Repairing Huo Quai's tomb to the appearance of Qilian Mountain is the same as in history, but with the productivity of this period, it is not easy to artificially build such a huge building, which can be regarded as a bloody investment.
In addition, let Huo Huan, the son of the hussar general, inherit the title of champion marquis, and then appoint him as a servant. As for An Yangjun, he is no longer suitable for the position of Chang'an Ling, and his appointment will be arranged separately. Now let's talk about the nickname of the hussar general! Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said these words, but Huo Guang was a little caught off guard. It is normal to let Huo Yan inherit the title and make him a servant, which can be regarded as a reserve official. But at this time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty actually relieved Huo Guang of his position as the Chang'an Order, but fortunately, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said that there were other arrangements, and the other arrangements at this time should be a higher official position waiting for Huo Guang, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty announced that he would drag it out like this, not only Huo Guang, but even all the courtiers felt a little strange.
This is the title of the emperor's important ministers after their deaths, and it is also a word or two to summarize the merits of their lives. For example, Xiao He's title is Marquis of Yu, and his posthumous title is Wenzhong, which is also customarily called Wenzhong Marquis in later generations.
In history, Huo Quai's nickname, Huo Guang's memories of later generations are not known. However, today's Huo Guang is also erudite and talented, and he also has some understanding of the law, and Huo Guang also has a basic understanding of the meaning of every word in the text, and he also has an idea in his heart about Huo Quai's nickname.