Zhang Liang's residence is located in the new city area, and many officials have now moved in.

It's not far from the new palace, only less than three hundred steps away.

It covers an area of ​​twenty acres.

Above the door is a huge plaque with three large gilt characters written on it.

Stay at the Marquis Mansion!

Of course, it doesn’t matter whether it’s gilded or not. It’s said to be gilt, but it’s not really gold.

The handwriting isn't very pretty either.

Of course, it doesn’t matter whether it looks good or not. What matters is who wrote these three words.

That's right, these three words were written by Wang Buxu.

This is also the only plaque with Wang Buxu's inscription, the kind that others would not envy even if they envy it.

If the emperor is coming, he will naturally not make a surprise attack.

However, there are no rules and etiquette like ordinary people do. Go ahead and notify the host and wait for the host to reply to the appointment time.

It was very simple that Wang Buxu was coming. Zhang Buyi directly asked the imperial army to report, and then Zhang Liang quickly asked someone to open the door and stood waiting at the door.

At this time, even if there were guests at home, the guests had to be asked to leave first, and the emperor would receive the guests after the reception was over.

"Zhang Liang, a common man, welcomes Your Majesty..." Seeing Wang Buxing coming, Zhang Liang hurriedly came to the steps outside the door.

Behind him were his son, wife, daughter-in-law, and even his grandchildren.

After that are the servants at home.

"Okay, I'm a regular visitor, right? There's no need to torment people like this every time!" Wang Buxu looked at Zhang Liang angrily.

Every time I came, the whole family came out, and the emperor's respect was so great.

But every time when business comes up, it seems that even if the King of Heaven comes, he will not give me this face.

After some polite greetings, everyone entered the house.

The women and servants went off to do whatever they were supposed to do, while Zhang Liang led his two sons to accompany Wang Buhung.

"How is Prime Minister Zhang feeling recently?" When asked this question, even Wang Buxu himself felt very unsure.

Zhang Liang's illness didn't seem to have changed much, and his face was still a little pale, but it seemed that his face had always been like this since I knew him.

"Thanks to your Majesty's care, the common people feel that their health is not bad, but they are prone to sleepiness and sometimes feel weak..." Zhang Liang responded with a smile, an answer that has not changed for thousands of years.

Wang Buxu nodded. As expected, every time he asked this question, Zhang Liang always gave the same answer without even bothering to change a word.

This made Wang Buxu feel a deep sense of frustration.

Now he finally understood why Zhang Liang was able to live until he died naturally.

He retired when he was at his peak, and every time the emperor came, he always showed the greatest respect, as if the previous achievements were not his at all.

People sit at home, entertain their children and grandchildren every day, occasionally go out for leisure visits, and live a carefree and magical life.

Although he obviously has great power, he never talks about what people who don't deserve his current position should talk about.

Having no desires and demands and strict family rules makes people lose their temper.

"When the palace is completed next year, almost half of the popularity in Luoyang City will disappear? I am deeply worried about this. I wonder if Prime Minister Zhang has any good ideas?" Wang Buxu simply stopped forcing it, and continued as usual? He began to ask some questions.

matter.

"Your Majesty? There is nothing the common people can do about this matter. If we want to solve this problem, the only solution is time? Or there can be some sudden changes!" Zhang Liang thought for a while and said.

Wang Buxu rolled his eyes, this answer was like saying nothing.

Can time solve everything? If it cannot be solved, it must be because time is not enough.

The so-called time in Zhang Liang's mouth is actually to wait for the industry and commerce in various parts of the Han Dynasty to gradually develop, and then rely on Luoyang's geographical location to build it into the hub of the empire, allowing people from all over the world to come here to trade.

In this way, Luoyang will naturally become prosperous.

Nowadays, all places are still in their infancy, and the output is still very low. The trade is either to send it out yourself or to have others go to the production area, and rarely goes through Luoyang.

Only with the passage of time, the output increases and the varieties increase, and it is no longer in line with the development of the times to go to the production area alone to buy goods, will Luoyang's status as a hub and transit hub be reflected.

As for sudden changes, this requires an opportunity.

Where this opportunity lies, Wang Buxian has not yet found it.

For Zhang Liang, a man with a truly great talent, Wang Buxian couldn't bear to let him just stay at home. It was such a waste.

As a time traveler, how embarrassing would it be if other colleagues knew that I couldn't even bring back Zhang Liang?

However, Zhang Liang refused to return to Zhongshu Province or hold any position, which made Wang Buxu very crazy.

However, every time he asked, Zhang Liang would not hide his secrets, and the opinions he gave did not have any left or right tendencies, and were all given with a neutral attitude.

‘How about letting Zhang Liang be the chief of staff?’ Wang Buxuan suddenly had this idea in his mind.

The role of staff is actually very important. Emperors in ancient times also had such characters around them, but most of them were on the surface, as ministers in the court.

But in modern times, it's completely different. Staff are completely behind the scenes.

Even though those people are inconspicuous, and most people don't even know their names, their words can often affect the operation of the entire country.

And any big boss will seriously consider the opinions given by these people.

Because people in this position must give the most pertinent and least positional opinions.

In layman's terms, this is a group of people who can pull you back on the right path.

Of course, except for King Wang.

"Prime Minister Zhang, I want to appoint you as my chief of staff..." Wang Buxu thought this idea was very good. Since Zhang Liang didn't want to go to the front of the stage, he should come behind the scenes.

Anyway, no matter what you do, just don't be idle. Although the staff are also very idle, they are not as idle as they are now.

"Your Majesty, my body is really..." Zhang Liang interrupted Wang Buxu's invitation. Although he had never heard of the official position of chief of staff, he would never go out.

"Prime Minister Zhang, listen to what I have to say!" Wang Buxu also interrupted Zhang Liang.

As an emperor, I have almost crushed the threshold of your home in recent years.

Even if Liu Daer'er invited Zhuge Liang out after only three visits to the thatched cottage, he would have been here thirty times, right?

Even so, I am still not angry.

This time, he planned to use force.

As an emperor, Wang Buxian felt that he still needed to take care of his face.

"As for the duties of the staff, you don't need to go to court every day, nor do you need to worry about political affairs. Find some reliable and knowledgeable friends, and look for some juniors, such as Buyi and Pijiang, to let them have more

Run around and collect some information, or simply get some ready-made information from the scout headquarters. You can talk about these things when you have nothing to do. I am afraid that you will lose your head sometimes..." Wang Buxian said meaningfully.

looked at Zhang Liang.

And he specifically mentioned his two sons, Zhang Buyi and Zhang Pijiang.

The implication is very clear, even if Zhang Liang wants to retire, you must always think about your son, right?

The two of them are not young anymore, they will soon be thirty years old. Now they just stay at home and have nothing to do. When you get old, what will your children and grandchildren do?

Although you may be stable now, what about the future?

Your Zhang family will only become more and more depressed, and eventually lose all their titles.

Zhang Liang was stunned for a moment, and looked at Wang Buhung with the same meaning.

The change in Wang Buxu's attitude caught him off guard, and also because of Wang Buxu's change, he was a little flustered.

If Wang Buxu still wanted to ask him to serve as Zhongshu Ling, then Zhang Liang would definitely refuse politely as before.

But the emperor has now changed his attitude. If you are not in good health, then you don't have to manage the government.

If you have worries in your heart, then I will give you a position where you will have no worries.

This role of chief of staff is actually what I am doing now, just with a title.

Moreover, Wang Buxu specifically mentioned his two sons, which made Zhang Liang no longer able to treat this matter with his previous attitude.

The eldest son Zhang Buyi, although he didn't say it, Zhang Liang also knew how much he envied Zhang Buyi, whose name was only one character different from his.

Zhang Liang also mentioned Zhang Buyi at home more than once that he was a smart man, which aroused his son's envy.

At this moment, Zhang Liang felt some unspeakable bitterness in his heart.

Yes, even if it's not for yourself, you can't always put pressure on your son's future.

"Your Majesty, I wonder what rank this chief of staff holds?" Zhang Liang asked.

"There is no rank, no limit on personnel. You, the chief of staff, have a salary of two thousand dan. You can decide the salary of the people below you." A smile finally appeared on Wang Buxu's face, and Zhang Liang was finally persuaded by him.

Two thousand dan, this is the maximum salary among Han officials, although those big bosses can get more than 2,000 dan in salary a year.

However, the maximum salary for a single position is two thousand dan, and the rest cannot be said to be salary, but a subsidy for the title.

"Your Majesty, I have taken over this position. However, the formation of the staff cannot be completed in one day. I need time to prepare." Zhang Liang looked at Wang Buhung seriously.
To be continued...