Xia Houheng, who attended the court meeting after the emperor heard the emperor's report, and returned from the palace, as soon as he entered the house, he went straight to Xia Houhui's small courtyard without even changing out of his court clothes.
After entering the small courtyard, he could no longer hold back his joy and screamed with joy.
"Zhiquan?"
"Zhiquan, what a happy event! Hahaha~~
Xia Houhui, who was at home today, was in the study. Hearing his eldest brother's call, he couldn't help but get up and go out to greet him.
At the same time, I was quite surprised.
This eldest brother has been depressed for a long time since he learned that Emperor Cao Rui asked him to be a lonely minister. Why did he suddenly become so happy now?
Could it be that he was promoted?
Or is it that the fourth brother in the family, like the Zhong brother, has been granted the title of Marquis of Guannei based on the merits of his father's generation?
"Brother, I'm here."
Walking out of the study with doubts, Xia Houhui waved to his elder brother. Just when he was about to ask his doubts, Xia Houheng grabbed his hand as he strode towards him.
"Zhiquan, what a happy event! You are a good match! Haha~"
I'm engaged?!
Suddenly, Xia Houhui was speechless.
Because when the two brothers were sitting in a small pavilion in the garden, the eldest brother Xia Houheng claimed that he would no longer look for a marriage partner for him.
The reason was, of course, that Xia Houheng knew that he would be a lonely minister and felt that there was no need to find an in-law for him to help him in his official career, so he complied with his wish to not get married so early.
Unexpectedly, not long after, the eldest brother actually claimed that he had a good match~
Looking at his expression of joy, he must have an extraordinary family background.
At least, it is much better than the Wu family who played tricks on me in the previous series.
Xia Houhui, who was thinking a lot for a moment, asked his eldest brother to come in and sit down, "Eldest brother, come in and explain in detail."
After a while, he finally knew what was going on.
It turned out that when Xia Houheng entered the court this morning, he met Wang Su who was waiting in front of Sima Gate. He was not too polite and asked Xia Houheng if he had found an in-law for Xia Houhui. After receiving a negative reply, he My daughter was pushed out.
Xia Houheng was extremely happy about this.
Because within the capital, the children of high-ranking ministers all have some reputation.
The late Situ Wang Lang's praise of Wang Yuanji as "the one who will prosper my family must be this woman" has been making noise in the market for a while, and Xia Houheng has certainly heard of it.
Moreover, the Wang family of Donghai is one of the most prestigious sects in the world~
Considering that the Xiahou family currently has no important ministers, Xiahou Hui is not the heir apparent, but is obviously a high-ranking official.
How could Xia Houheng, the eldest brother as much as his father, be dissatisfied with his words?
After Xia Houhui heard this, he became angry for a moment.
Hello Wang Ziyong!
Normally you and I treat each other like brothers, and I treat you as a brother, and I have never neglected you! Now, you have made a private agreement with my eldest brother to be my maternal uncle?!
"Brother, I think this is inappropriate."
After a short silence, Xia Houhui said softly, "Eldest brother knows that I am about to promote Uncle Du Wu, and I will inevitably become the target of public criticism. By then, I am afraid that Brother Ziyong's family will be implicated."
"Am I a person who doesn't care about the importance of things?"
I didn't want to. After hearing this, Xia Houheng immediately cast a sideways glance, "When Ziyong asked me, I had this concern in my heart. So I tried it with words and asked him why he suddenly wanted to marry. Do you know what he said? Of?"
After saying this, Xia Houheng paused deliberately, and then lowered his voice in a mysterious manner and said, "He said that this is the emperor's wedding!"
Oh~
I see!
At this time, Xia Houhui completely understood.
This is nothing more than a political maneuver by Emperor Cao Rui to show his favor!
Cao Rui had previously claimed that he would not transfer Wu Zhi back to Luoyang and let him die of old age in Hebei to vent his anger, but he refused. Now, he chose Wang Su's daughter as his wife, which was naturally based on Wu Zhi's death. The sentence "The daughters of my family are very talented and beautiful, how can they be coveted by Xiahou Zhiquan and others" to show that the monarch's favor towards Xiahou Hui has not faded.
After all, the daughter of Wu Zhi, who came from a poor family, was incomparable to the daughter of Wang Su, who came from a high family in Donghai.
It's just that I was obviously asked to be a lonely minister, so why did you choose a daughter of a high-ranking official like the Wang family of Donghai to be my wife?
Isn’t this self-contradictory?
Could it be that the emperor has a deeper meaning in this?
When he heard that the marriage was appointed by the emperor, Xiahou Hui was silent for a long time, feeling at a loss in his heart.
It also caused the study room to fall into silence for a while.
Xia Houheng, who was still smiling with joy at first, must have been immersed in the official career for a long time. Seeing this, he straightened his face and wet his beard and asked softly, "What Zhi Quan is thinking about is what the emperor wants with this move?"
"Nothing can be hidden from my brother!"
Xia Houhui praised her sincerely, and quickly asked for advice, "As the eldest brother said, I really don't understand the strangeness of marrying a daughter of a high family as an independent minister! If you understand, eldest brother, please explain it to me."
"I don't have any definite ideas."
Xia Houheng nodded and replied, "However, I secretly speculate that it may be because His Majesty is still young."
Uh~
This refers to the fact that Emperor Cao Rui was young and did not think things through carefully, so he behaved contrary to himself?
In response to this reply, Xiahou Hui smiled.
But what Xia Houheng said next made his heart clear.
He said: "Why is Zhiquan hurting himself? When his husband is alive, he will not forget about good fortune, and he will not hesitate when adversity comes. He is just calm. What the emperor wants will be revealed in time. Zhiquan only needs to stick to his original intention and abide by his virtues. Why should he care about good luck? It’s bad luck or not!”
After saying that, he left on his own.
Well, he was busy with the procedures of "parents' orders and matchmaker's words".
For the sake of Wang Su's family, he wanted to finalize the marriage with great fanfare before Xia Houhui made the divorce.
Xia Houhui, who was enlightened to temporarily put aside distracting thoughts of gain and loss, sat in front of the desk again. As he was writing and writing, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He was about to get married to Wang Su's daughter, and what was spread out on the table was his reply to Master Sima.
Ever since I met Master Sima at the Chen's Cottage outside the city, the two of them have been exchanging letters every month.
It was Master Sima who took the lead.
On that day, he invited Xiahou Hui to have a banquet and talk with him. When Xiahou Hui refused to comment, he would ask the children at home to send letters to Xiahou's residence from time to time.
A very long letter.
The content goes beyond discussing the military affairs that the two discussed happily.
In terms of literature, classics, etiquette, human affairs, military system, equipment, alchemy, or local legends, there is even an appendix with a tune at the end of the text, which can be said to be all-encompassing.
It can be said that every time he wrote a letter, it was equivalent to having a detailed banquet with Xia Houhui.
But he is also cautious.
Whenever sensitive topics such as personnel and military systems were mentioned in the letter, he would use the deeds of the Qin and Han Dynasties or the pre-Qin Dynasty as examples to ask Xia Houhui and explain his own views.
Xia Houhui was also very interested in this very novel way of "making friends".
Because Master Sima lives up to his reputation, he has extensive knowledge in any field and can provide very unique insights. Xia Houhui often feels a sense of openness and openness every time he sees him explain his insights.
Sometimes, if Master Sima didn't write a letter for half a month, he would feel disappointed.
Naturally, what made Sima Shiqi reluctant to write letters was that he was very serious every time he wrote a reply, and also explained his opinions and experiences in detail, instead of just dealing with things casually.
In this way, the relationship between the two heated up quickly.
We had met each other once, but we felt like we were friends.
Sometimes, Xia Houhui even laughed at himself. He obviously knew the historical trajectory, but why was he so consistent with Master Sima?
After a quiet self-examination, I found that the two of them had many similarities.
The greatest compatibility is that both his own ideas and temperament are a bit rebellious, while Master Sima also has a heart that does not bow to the world.
If it weren't for his fear, this boy would be a fellow-traveler with whom I can show the utmost sincerity!
Every time after writing a letter and replying to a letter, Xia Houhui would always sigh like this in his heart.
Of course, emotion is emotion, and regret is just regret after all.
He had no intention of putting it into action.
Moreover, he felt that as long as he recommended Du Shu to Shu in some time, Master Sima would no longer write letters to discuss the past and present with him.
He is from a noble family, and he is the son of an important minister~
Even if Master Sima himself has no intention of protecting himself, he still has to think about his family~
Why should the family be criticized by others for the sake of a person who is not a relative but just a happy conversationalist?
At least, Xia Houhui felt that if he moved to another place, he would lose contact with him.
The deceased is like a man who never gives up day and night.
Before I knew it, it was already late winter in December.
Since Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, the construction of the Wei Tai Temple was completed in November. In December, Taichang Han Jichijie welcomed back the four gods Gao, Tai, Wu and Wen from Yecheng and placed them in the Luoyang Tai Temple.
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It was just an imperial temple. The reason why it took so long to build was because Emperor Cao Rui also took advantage of the situation and started building a palace.
For this reason, officials such as Situ Wanglang, Tingwei Gaorou, and Guanqiu Jian, who was Luoyang Diannong at the time, all gave advice, but Cao Rui was clever.
He praised his advice and good advice, but incorporated the built palace into the Ancestral Temple, and made all the officials silent.
The great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs.
No matter how upright his temperament is, the ministers who do not hesitate to offend Yan Zhijian can never persuade the emperor not to build the Ancestral Temple.
Naturally, Xia Houhui had nothing to do with what was a foregone conclusion.
Just when Taichang Hanji welcomed the god to the Ancestral Temple in Luoyang for burial, the emperor Cao Rui came to offer sacrifices in person. He also issued an edict to seek help from all the sages, granting permission to all departments and officials of the state and county to recommend talented people and wise men.
The scholar was left in the wild.
Yes, only for the virtuous people in the opposition.
No matter the officials in the temple or the local officials in various states and counties, they all thought that Emperor Cao Rui was implementing the newly established "Emperor's Enke" and taking the opportunity to expand the way to recruit talents for the country.
And Xia Houhui knew that this was also an opportunity for him to embark on the path of being a lonely minister.
He didn't hesitate, and went straight to submit the letter recommending Du Shu that he had prepared a few months ago.
In the first chapter, he first elaborated on Du Ji's achievements and his loyalty to the king who died, and claimed that Du Shu should not be left in the mountains. Then he changed the topic and echoed Du Shu's previous criticism of the unhealthy atmosphere in the court.
Discuss and implore the emperor to investigate this thoroughly.
Naturally, this kind of sparseness caused another stir in the temple.