Chapter 5: Buying Officials [II]
Since Emperor Ling began to sell officials, the news of buying officials is not unusual. Regardless of whether you have the ability or not, as long as you want to be an official, you must get Xiyuan to pay the money. However, the news that Zhang Han spent 10,000 yuan to buy Qingzhou Thorn History still caused a sensation in Luoyang. Zhang Han set a record, and this unheard of transaction price stimulated the enthusiasm of the people of Luoyang to gossip. For a time, the attention of the people of Luoyang was focused on selling officials in the West Garden, and Zhang Han also won the reputation of "Zhang Wanwan" and "Wanjin Thorn History".
On this day, Zhang Han was having a banquet for friends in the Luoyang Restaurant. He has already received the canonization of Qingzhou Assassin Shi and must go to office within three months. Zhang Han still has things to do before taking office, and he must leave Luoyang as soon as possible. Zhang Han didn't make many friends in Luoyang, but he also met a lot of people. These general acquaintances, Zhang Han couldn't bear to go to say goodbye one by one, so he set up a banquet in the Luoyang Restaurant and invited everyone to come, which was a farewell.
Zhang Han is very low-key in Luoyang, as a speaker, he went to Dongguan to continue the compilation of "Hanshu", and spent a huge amount of money to make a special trip to Dongguan to copy the book - whether he is qualified is one thing, but he is not interested in fame and fortune, which still makes Tai students feel a little more good. Moreover, Zhang Han has good knowledge, his speech and demeanor have his own family style, and he has no domineering behavior. Zhang Han put the "Nine Chapters Collection Notes" in Yangyin Village, if you are willing to ask for it, you can take it yourself, or copy a set of yourself, and you don't cherish it. Yangyinzhuang not only has a good salary, but also provides an opportunity for many book lovers. All these things add up, and Zhang Han's reputation among the students is okay. Therefore, as soon as Zhang Chao invited, many students came to participate.
Zhang Han's recent purchase of officials is well known, but no one would think that Zhang Han would voluntarily buy this 600 stone thorn history. Zhang Han's assassination history is very expensive, and everyone is shocked that the Zhang family is rich and rich, and when they look at him, they can't help but gloat. Zhang Han pretended to be melancholy and laughed at himself, "Alas, where can things be as good as they should be in the world, and seven or eight times out of ten things are unsatisfactory in life." β
When the people heard this, they burst into laughter, and the banquet began to rejoice.
The wine is over thirty years, the dishes are over five flavors, talking and laughing, and they are happy, although they have no deep friendship with each other, they also have a bit of friendship at this time. Zhang Hanzheng was talking to a few students, Shi Shao was good at arithmetic, Feng Xi wrote a good article, and Han Zhang and others were also the choice of the moment. said that he was happy, Zhang Han was about to try hard to see if he could trick a few people into going to Qingzhou with him, when he suddenly heard a nasty voice.
"Hey, isn't this Brother Wanwan?"
Damn, Zhang Han is furious, he has laughed at him a lot these days, but no one has dared to give face so much. Zhang Han turned his head sharply, looked at it and smiled, it turned out to be Yuan Shu, this kid. Zhang Han smiled and decided not to worry about this gentleman - he couldn't afford it. Since the generation of Yuan Shu's ancestor Yuan An, the Yuan family in Runan has been ranked as the third prince for four consecutive generations, and the protΓ©gΓ©s and former officials are all over the world, Zhang Han is still in the development stage, where do you have the heart to entangle with him.
"It turned out to be Brother Yuan, I don't know if I came here today, what do you think?"
"Today to Brother Cao to pick up the wind and wash the dust, did not say hello in advance, came to the Luoyang Restaurant but there is no place, I heard that someone has wrapped the second floor of the Luoyang Building, so I took the liberty to come up and take a look, I don't want to be Brother Borun here to feast, disturbed, and please forgive Brother Borun."
A person beside Yuan Shu stepped forward and said.
Zhang Han bowed his hand and returned the salute, "Brother Ben is polite, how can the younger brother afford it." The younger brother is about to leave Luoyang, and invite some friends to have a small gathering here, which can be regarded as a farewell. There were a little more people, so I covered the floor. If the first brother doesn't dislike it, just stay for a light meal! β
Zhang Han has a good impression of Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao is dignified, can break the corporal, make friends with people, and treat each other equally, no matter whether he is high or low. Zhang Han privately speculated that this was closely related to Yuan Shao's life experience. Not long after Yuan Shao was born, his father Yuan Chengcheng died, and his mother was low, although Yuan Feng and Yuan Kui liked him very much, but both of them were able to do the three dukes, and they were proud of their careers, so they didn't have much time to take care of their families. In the big family of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao is probably not less angry. Yuan Shao had just served his parents for six years and lived in seclusion in Luoyang, and Zhang Han had met him with Lu Zhi.
Yuan Shao also returned the salute, "Brother Borun, how embarrassing is this?" This is Cao Mengde...... This is Zhang Borun......"
"I have admired the prestige of the five-color stick for a long time, Zhang Han and Zhang Borun of Suxian County have seen Brother Cao, but I don't know that Brother Cao is far away, and he has never greeted him from afar. Don't blame Brother Cao! β
When they met for the first time, Zhang Han solemnly made a flat bow, Cao Cao was half a head lower than Zhang Han, but he was sturdy, his eyes were narrow and long, and he was bright.
"Young and frivolous, Brother Zhang praised it falsely, Cao and Cao Mengde of Qian County came without telling me, how presumptuous, I hope Brother Zhang forgives me for being abrupt!"
In the third year of Xiping (174), the twenty-year-old Cao Cao was promoted to filial piety and entered Luoyang as a lang. Soon, he was appointed lieutenant of northern Luoyang. Cao Cao believed in the Legalists, as soon as he arrived at the office, he affirmed the ban, strictly enforced the law and discipline, and made a five-colored stick to hang around the yamen, "those who violated the ban were all killed", and even the emperor's uncle Jian Shuo, who favored the eunuch Jian Shuo, was not spared. Cao Cao's grandfather, Cao Teng, has been serving for more than 30 years, recommending talents, and many of them are ministers. Cao Teng is dead, but the Cao family's power is not small, and the eunuchs have no choice but to take Cao Cao for a while, so they promoted him to an official and sent him to Dunqiu to serve as a county commander - out of sight and out of mind.
However, Cao Cao had great ambitions and always wanted to make a career, and he was not interested in Dunqiu Ling, so he was absent from office for most of the year, and often traveled to and from his hometown Peiguo County and Luoyang. Although Cao Cao often came to Luoyang, his whereabouts were uncertain, and Zhang Han saw him for the first time.
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"Meng De, what do you have to say to Zhang Wanwan? Thank you for your patience! β
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao gossiped with Zhang Han and others in the Luoyang Restaurant for a long time, Yuan Shu couldn't bear it, so he ran to the side early and talked to people he knew. The banquet was dispersed, and as soon as a few people walked away, Yuan Shu couldn't help but talk about it.
"Highway, don't be impatient."
Cao Cao smiled and did not answer his question directly.
"At the beginning, what do you think of Zhang Han?"
Yuan Shao thought for a while and thought for a while, "Zhang Hanxi, this is the second time I've seen you." The last time I saw him, I didn't say much, and I didn't say anything surprising, I thought he was just a calm personality and knew how to hide it.
When I saw it today, I realized that this person is open-minded and knowledgeable, so I am afraid that it should not be underestimated! β
"What I said at the beginning is good, but there is something missing at the beginning, Zhang Han is tall at all times, looking at the calluses on his hands, he must have practiced hard for many years, not only can he shoot a good arrow, but he is also very good. Zhang Chao has good knowledge, but as Zhang Han's brother, he is headed by Zhang Han in every move......"
"Cut, what's so surprising about that, Zhang Han is the grandson of Zhang's family in Wuxian County......"
"Highway! Zhang Han is not so simple, he is extraordinary, you see that he has been shown in Luoyang, and, if you think about it, Zhang Han and Zhang Chao's every move is from the heart, naturally, but not as you said......"
The Yuan brothers and Cao Cao were talking about Zhang Han, and Zhang Han was also talking about these people with Zhang Chao and Wu Zifang.
Zhang Chao does not have a high evaluation of Yuan Shu, "Although he is not a fool, he is just like that, relying on his family background", Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, he is more optimistic about Yuan Shao.
"Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are superior, I don't know. I only know that if the two of them work hard, the person who survives must be Cao Cao! β
For Wu Zifang's words, Zhang Chao directly snorted at him.
"Jiang Yong, if you say this, anyone can see that Cao Cao's skills are much stronger than Yuan Shao...... Seventeen, you can also say a few words! Zhang Chao talked for a long time, only to find that Zhang Han smiled and did not speak, and did not speak for a long time.
"Brother Ten, if you don't have a few words, I'll just say one by one!
Yuan Shu is a gentleman, relying on his ancestors to eat, the Yuan family does not fall for a day, don't mess with him; Yuan Shao can recruit scholars, if he is in a peaceful year, he must be able to make a career; Cao Cao, this person ......" Zhang Han paused for a while, trying to find a proper description, but couldn't find it, and finally only said, "It's not simple!" β
[Be kind, read a book and smash the ticket]