Liu Yan acted quickly. After Lu Qiang left, he immediately mobilized all the people in the Zongzheng Department, started to adjust files, and carefully checked the records of Liu Jian's lineage in Zongzheng Temple.
Clan bloodline is a very important thing. Outstanding people like Liu Yan and Liu Yu, whose family inheritance is clear and whose origins are clearly recorded, will be very popular in the patriarchal social system, and they will be favored by the emperor without reservation.
He was regarded as a relative, and at the same time he would be recognized by other high-level scholars and become the emperor's right-hand man.
In a society with a patriarchal system, the relationship between fellow villagers and blood is indeed not comparable to that of others.
The foundation of the world is the country, and the foundation of the country is at home.
The key now is not to check whether Liu Jian is an orthodox Liu family member, but whether he and the emperor can sort out their seniority.
It is absolutely true that Liu Jian was born in the Liu family of Zhuojun and was the queen of Prince Jing of Zhongshan. There are definitely records and examination records of the Liu family of Zhuojun in the Zongzheng Administration.
Generally, no one dares to fake this kind of thing. In a patriarchal society, the consequences of making up blood ties at will are so serious that people cannot imagine.
Liu Jian is a member of the royal family of the Liu family in the Early Han Dynasty. It is relatively old and the difficulty of searching is completely different from that of the Liu family's royal family members in the Later Han Dynasty.
After all, after Wang Mang established the new dynasty, dozens of large and small forces such as Red Eyebrow, Green Forest, and Bronze Horse rebelled, causing the country to fall apart and the world to be in chaos.
Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu first proclaimed himself emperor in Haocheng, then moved to Luoyang, the capital, and successively conquered the lands of Guanzhong, Guandong, and Longxi. After nearly twenty years, only one out of ten people in the Han Dynasty still survived, and many of the archives of the clans of the former Han Dynasty were lost due to wars.
destroy.
Therefore, for Han clan clan members like the Liu family in Zhuojun, there are simply not enough historical materials and records to support their current seniority. At most, there is a recorded name in the Zongzheng Office.
Do you think they are relatives? They definitely count, but you just don't have enough information to verify their seniority.
This is the same as the bad debts in later generations of enterprises.
Under normal circumstances, such dead accounts are left unattended and left untouched for ten to twenty years or even longer. However, when a company needs to go public and needs to be audited, these dead accounts must be dealt with in an accounting.
But at this time, those who sort out the money will find that the person who borrowed the money has left nothing but a receipt. If he wants an invoice, there is no invoice. If he wants to identify him, he can't find anyone. His son's son may have already
Deadly.
What can be done?
Either keep it there without touching it, and let the account continue to languish.
But if the company must go public, then it won’t work.
Now Liu Jian's problem lies here. After a hundred years, Liu Hong needs to transfer the Liu family of Zhuo County out of bad debts, and Liu Yan can't do it without touching it.
The seniority of this clan must be figured out. As long as the seniority can be figured out, no matter how far away your relationship is from the emperor, you can still be like Liu Yan and Liu Yu and enter the core of this clan to play with the emperor.
I can't figure it out, but you are also a clan relative, but it's of no use - the emperor doesn't even know whether to call you brother or nephew, and even kiss you.
Logically speaking, Liu Jian's identity cannot be revealed, so Liu Yan can just tell the truth, but Lu Qiang's attitude today makes Liu Yan a little unsure.
After all, unlike Zhang Rang and others, Lu Qiang's words are trustworthy.
Combined with these things that happened in Luoyang City during this period, Liu Yan made a relatively safe inference.
What His Majesty wants is a definite result, not an ambiguous one.
Do you need to verify this with His Majesty?
It's definitely not needed.
Emperor, there are some things that cannot be said openly!
With just one look from His Majesty, you, as a minister, have to understand and act on your Majesty's will, but at the same time, you have to pretend that you don't quite understand what you are trying to figure out, and it is tight and slow. This is what a minister should do.
If you can see through everything, then you are not far from being doomed.
But you have to be told everything in plain English, so what do you want to eat?
There is tension and relaxation, you understand what you should understand and you don't understand what you shouldn't understand. This is the scripture that Liu Yan got from his old boss Hu Guang.
Now is the time to understand.
Therefore, Liu Yan made up his mind.
If Your Majesty wants to bring Liu Jian into the group, then you should give him a legitimate identity!
As for how to do it?
Simple.
Stop making up nonsense!!
With Liu Yan's ability and talent, plus the people under him, if he is willing to complete the seniority resume of the Liu family in Zhuo County and arrange them with clear seniority, there is no problem at all.
It is originally something that has no corroboration. If you complete the materials and take them out according to the rules, then this will be the real material from now on.
…
Liu Yan was very fast. After he compiled all the information about the Liu family in Zhuo County, he immediately went to the palace to report to Liu Hong.
Liu Yan was Liu Hong's most trusted relative of the Liu family, and he was not a heretic with him, so he was immediately summoned to the palace.
After entering the West Garden, Liu Yan's eyes widened when he saw the new tricks Liu Hong was playing.
Today, Liu Hong's department no longer organizes a football team. Instead, he dresses the tall and tall colored girls in the palace according to the appearance of the southwest barbarians and the northern Jiankun and Ding Ling, and plays an Eastern Han Dynasty version of the alien Cosple.
These colorful girls dressed as foreigners set up a fire in the Western Garden, roasted sheep, and sang and danced around the fire. They also held lacquer bowls and deliberately imitated the way foreigners spoke, showing off their bold gestures.
Liu Hong made a toast and offered wine.
It's fresher and more exciting than the football team of the past few days.
When Liu Yan saw this, he squinted at Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong who were waiting on the side, thinking that these two eunuchs really deserved to be killed!
Just one day to instigate His Majesty to play such nonsense!
People who bring disaster to the country and the people, why can't they learn from Lu Qiang!
…
"Aiqing is here, but Liu Jian's matter has been verified?" Liu Hong asked with a smile.
Liu Yan hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, I have verified the matter that Your Majesty asked me to investigate!"
"how?"
Liu Yan did not explain much, but presented Liu Hong with a slip concerning Liu Jian's identity.
Liu Hong handed the wine baron out, and Zhang Rang quickly reached out to take it with great discernment.
Afterwards, Liu Hong was seen taking the slip and reading it roughly.
After all, it was a resume sealed by the Zongzheng Department. Even when he was editing, Liu Yan compiled it very carefully, and he went through the draft several times. Only when he couldn't see any flaws did he dare to show it to Liu Hong for review.
But Liu Hong didn't care about the specific content. He just read the result and then returned the slip to Liu Yan.
Seeing Liu Hong's attitude, Liu Yan secretly sighed in his heart.
If I had known this, why would I bother to copy a slip? I could just tell His Majesty the result.
However, since His Majesty took such a hasty look, it actually means that he did the right thing this time.
"In terms of seniority, Liu Deran is my contemporary and Aiqing's nephew?" Liu Hong said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, that's exactly what it is!"
Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction and said: "In this case, I am relieved, someone is here!"
"His Majesty!"
"It is said that Liu Jian enters the palace to meet the king."
"only."
After sending someone to tell Liu Jian that Liu Jian had entered the palace, Liu Hong looked at Liu Yan again and said, "Uncle, please don't leave. You will meet him with me later. You haven't seen this person before, have you?"
Liu Yan said with a smile: "This nephew of the clan who is new to Luoyang has such a great reputation. He has done a lot of great things as soon as he entered Luoyang. I haven't had a chance to meet him yet. Now that I have been summoned by your majesty today, I will just meet him."
Just see you."
…
An hour later, Liu Jian followed the eunuch who told him to come to see the saint.
"Your Majesty, Liu Jian, pays homage to your Majesty!"
Liu Hong smiled and introduced to Liu Jian: "Liu Deran, this person is the great lord of the dynasty, his name is Junlang, and he is my uncle!"
Liu Jian was secretly surprised.
Another very important figure.
He immediately greeted Liu Yan and said, "Liu Jian has met Da Zongzheng."
Liu Yan stroked his beard and smiled and said: "We are all one family. From now on, we don't need to be so polite in private. My nephew only needs to call me uncle. There is no need for outsiders."
Liu Jian responded quickly.
Among the clan members, especially the royal family clan members, these uncles and brothers are not someone who can be called casually!
Liu Yan, as Zongzheng, was in charge of the affairs of the emperor's relatives and relatives. Today he recognized himself as his nephew in front of him, which means...
Liu Jian couldn't help but feel ecstatic.
But Liu Hong handed him the slip in his hand and said, "Liu Deran, from now on, you are my clan brother."
Liu Jian took the thing from Liu Hong, opened it and looked at it, and immediately thanked Liu Hong profusely.
"I thank Your Majesty for your grace!"
He was very happy in his heart and was grateful to Liu Hong, but he was far from grateful to the extent of being so happy.
But at this moment, he must show that he is overjoyed.
If not for any other reason, he wanted to put on a show for Liu Hong and Liu Yan.
Liu Hong and Liu Yan confirmed their names as kinship, and also confirmed their seniority in the clan. If they still showed a calm and calm look, then they would be afraid that the emperor would become more wary of them.
.
Outside, if you want to act high-class, you can do so at any time.
But in front of the emperor, it is better to pretend to be more surprised when something happens.
The emperor doesn't like people who don't understand anything, but he also doesn't like people who are good at everything. He doesn't like you to lead him. On the contrary, he likes to be able to control and lead you.
It is really dangerous to show off in front of the emperor.
Only the more you bring your emotions to the surface, and the more surprised and fearful you are about the emperor's rewards, will the emperor feel at ease with you. He will feel that he has grasped your likes and dislikes and has control over you, and he will feel self-righteous.
You are the knife in his hand, so he will gradually let down his guard against you.
Sure enough, Liu Hong was very satisfied when he saw Liu Jian thanking him excitedly and overjoyed.
He just likes this effect!
Every time eunuchs received favors from themselves, most of them behaved this way.
On the other hand, when I look at those people from well-established families, whatever I give them, they act indifferently and calmly, neither humble nor silent. They want it and they don't want it, as if they deserve it for granted.
Liu Hong is most annoyed by this.
"My dear brother, I don't need to be polite. From now on, you and I are close to the same family, and you are my clan brother!"