Therefore, today Emperor Cao Rui hosted a banquet for all the ministers in the Chonghua rear hall to express his gratitude.
Among the lucky participants, in addition to the three ministers and nine ministers, there were also important ministers who were qualified to participate in military and state affairs, such as General Cao Zhen, Shangshu Jian Yuling, various ministers, ministers guarding the Shangshutai, and the guard general Jiang Ji.
It can be said that if a meteorite happened to hit the apse of Chonghua, the Wei state would fall apart.
Xia Houhui, whose salary was only 600 shi, was also able to get involved.
Sanqi is a close official of the emperor~
If you don't have this honor, how can you be praised as a noble position?
It's just that he's really just making up the numbers.
In the huge palace, the emperor and the princes chatted, laughed, and drank wine. Only he, who was sitting in the corner, had no one to talk to or exchange cups. Not even the other knights or people sitting next to each other left no trace. Try to avoid his sight as much as possible, so as not to give him the opportunity to toast or chat.
Yes~
In today's temples, he is already a presence that everyone avoids.
Because of his last refutation of General Cao Zhen's attack on Shu, Emperor Cao Rui summoned Liu Fang, Sun Zi and Chen Qun all made plans, but there was no specific conclusion.
However, sometimes there is no conclusion, which is a conclusion.
Just as Sima Yi, who was far away from Wancheng in Nanyang, guessed the emperor Cao Rui's intentions through Cao Zhen's revised strategy for conquering Shu, Liu Fang, Sun Zi, Chen Qun and others also no longer argued with reason.
The so-called collective efforts were actually the emperor asking them to supplement Xiahou Hui's objections to the strategy of conquering Shu, so as to avoid the disadvantages of Shangsuli or minimize the losses.
Those who can accompany the emperor are all well versed in human nature.
After all, Xiahou Hui and Du Shu are outliers who appear occasionally.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Xia Houhui was isolated.
Even Wang Su, who had made an appointment to get married, nodded expressionlessly at him while waiting to drive out of suspicion, and did not want to say a word more.
Xia Houhui also had self-awareness.
He consciously kept a distance from everyone, maintained the superficial harmony, and enjoyed himself at the emperor's banquet, leisurely.
He is indeed quite cheerful.
First, you can satisfy your cravings by eating as much as you want without being disturbed.
On the other hand, he no longer has to pretend to be poor and indulge in wine and meat.
Because a few days ago, after accompanying him on a ride, he specifically sought out Weiyang's stable order, intending to take the horse out of the palace and transfer it to the west end of Yang Canal to keep it.
The reason given was that he could no longer afford the cost of foster care in the palace.
But Weiyang stable order did not allow it.
He claimed that only after receiving permission from the Emperor or the Imperial Servants for such a matter, he dared to hand over the horse to Xiahou Hui.
This also triggered a series of things.
When the Imperial Servant asked the clerk to go to a private house outside the city to look for Xiahou Hui, and asked him to pay the difference in horse raising expenses for the next year in advance, Xia Houhui looked sideways at the clerk for a moment, and then took him into the house.
Let him see what items in the house can be sold, and just take them himself.
How dare the little official who fights for food to take it~
After standing there for a long time, he muttered that this was against the rules.
After Xia Houhui heard this, he immediately took his official seal and put it in the hands of the junior official, telling him to just give it to the Imperial Servant's Department. The junior official was frightened, so he hurriedly put down his official seal and bowed. Flee in despair.
After returning to report, the imperial servant was helpless for a while.
Xia Houhui even threw out his official seal. If he insists on asking for the difference in horse raising expenses, wouldn't that mean he would be forced to resign?
That's the Sanqi Shilang~
How could he leave a stain on his career that forced the emperor's close ministers to resign?
In today's world, fame and reputation can not only affect one's career, but also affect future generations!
But if you don’t ask Xiahou Hui to ask for the difference~
Ma Zheng is controlled according to military law!
Not to mention that it also interfered with the expenses of the palace. How dare he let the accounts be unclear~
After thinking about it, he simply felt angry and found an opportunity to report the matter to the emperor. He asked Cao Rui for permission to let Xiahou Hui lead the horse out of the palace, trying to completely solve this trouble.
Emperor Cao Rui, who had many complicated affairs at the end of the year, was quite angry when he heard about it.
How can you bother yourself with such trivial matters?!
Do you really think that you have nothing to do all day long?
But after thinking for a moment, he felt relieved.
Although he did not instruct Xiahou Hui to refute Cao Zhen's attack on Shu, he was driven out of the mansion by his eldest brother Xiahou Heng, and the cause of his downfall was inseparable from him.
With a wave of his hand, it was done.
He also found an opportunity to invite Xia Houheng to give him a few words of instruction.
First, he said that Xia Houheng's expulsion of his younger brother from the mansion was a private matter of the family, and no one else could comment on it. Then he accused Xia Houheng of why he didn't give him some money and silk?
If the heroes were later reduced to being taken in by servants, how could the Wei State lose its face?
How can this be so!
After hearing this, Xia Houheng, who had been immersed in the official career for a long time, immediately bowed his head and apologized, vowing to transfer some family property to Xia Houhui after returning.
Yes.
He did not make it clear that he had transferred the fertile land at the west end of Yang Canal to Xiahou Hui.
Because by doing this, you can use the emperor's words to confirm the brothers' rebellion, and you can also show your respect for the emperor. Why not do it?
Xia Houhui was even more wanton.
The horses can be brought out of the palace, the salary can be received on time, and the property at the west end of the Yang Canal can be collected openly without having to pretend to be poor. It can be said that killing two birds with one stone is a full harvest~
Therefore, he also seemed out of place at the emperor's banquet in the back hall of Chonghua.
Others' Changhuai could take this opportunity to become familiar with the princes and please the emperor, while his Changhuai was to celebrate the beauty of having a mere six hundred stone salary and unlimited wine and meat in the future.
However, when it comes to coveting the beauty of wine and meat like no one else, Cao Zuan did not let him focus on beauty.
Cao Zuan, whose courtesy name was Desi, was the second son of the late Grand Sima Cao Xiu and the younger brother of Cao Zhao.
Now he is serving in the Forbidden Army. Although he is not qualified to join the banquet, he has a simple and honest temperament, is more than eight feet tall, and has great abilities. He is favored by Emperor Cao Rui, so he is allowed to join the banquet.
At the banquet, he had no thought of exchanging glasses with others, and was very focused on eating the delicious food.
Coincidentally, his seat was quite close to Xia Houhui's. At first glance, the two of them were feasting as if they were competing with each other to see who could eat better.
Alas, it is really an insult to politeness.
The emperor Cao Rui, who was admired by the stars, occasionally glanced over and could not help but criticize Xia Houhui in his heart.
Cao Zuan was a simple and honest warrior, but as a Sanqi, are you a vulgar and reckless man?
He didn't care at all about the identity of the emperor's ministers!
Emperor Cao Rui, who felt a little unhappy, thought for a moment and then whispered a few instructions to the eunuch beside him.
Then, the eunuch made a large circle along the wall of the palace, came to Xia Houhui's side, bowed and whispered a few words. Xia Houhui showed regret on his face, put down his small meat-cutting dagger, stood up and left.
This small episode did not affect the laughter and laughter in the hall.
Some sharp-eyed people noticed it, and the smiles on their faces became even bigger——
They all thought that Emperor Cao Rui felt that the presence of Xia Houhui, a person who was not liked by all the officials, would affect the atmosphere where the emperor and his ministers enjoyed themselves together, so he asked him to leave the banquet early.
But in fact, the regret on Xia Houhui's face was just that he was only seven-tenths full~
And the emperor did not let him leave the palace.
Instead, he was taken to Tianyuan Pond by the eunuchs who had been waiting outside the palace for a long time.
Tianyuan Pond and Hua (Fang) Forest Garden are both located to the north of the palace, separated only by a wall from the Xuanwu Temple where the Luoyang garrison was stationed. They were also the places where the emperor and his harem members spent their daily leisure time.
It is for the private use of the Heavenly Family, and no royal family members or ministers can enter.
Therefore, Xia Houhui, who followed the eunuch all the way north, stopped when he saw the words Tianyuanchi carved on the stone. No matter how much the eunuch urged, he insisted on claiming that it belonged to the emperor. Despite the oral instructions, he refused to go any further.
There are many taboos in the forbidden areas of the palace.
He is not a eunuch, how can he dare to enter the place where people from Tianjia's harem hang out?
Moreover, the eunuch only claimed that this was an oral edict from the emperor, and it was not an edict written in black and white that could conclusively prove its authenticity. He had just gone to the temple to discuss the matter, and all the officials were disgusted and refuted the general Cao Zhen's attack on Shu and the annihilation of the clan. How could he not Are you worried that someone is secretly instigating the eunuchs to cause mischief?
Furthermore, he knew that Emperor Cao Rui had no intention of killing him.
If he doesn't go into Tianyuan Pond and waits outside, the emperor will not blame him if he finds out.
And once he entered and was impeached by others, the emperor had to punish him according to the law in order to maintain the laws of palace prohibition.
Among them, he can clearly decide which is more important and which is less important~
In particular, he couldn't understand why the emperor kept him out of sight and asked him to come to Tianyuan Pond to wait.
Nowadays, even military affairs such as General Cao Zhen's intention to conquer Shu are no longer secrets. Are there still shameful things in the temple?
Even if there is, as the Sanqi Shilang, he is a close minister of the emperor. If the emperor has something to consult, why should he not ask questions at any time? Why go to such trouble?
Therefore, he insisted on standing outside Tianyuanchi and waiting for the emperor to drive him on the grounds that he was not in harmony with the palace system.
After urging the eunuch to no avail, he had no choice but to return to his own life.
The wait lasted for most of an hour.
He waited until noon was almost over before he realized that he had been too preoccupied and understood why the emperor had called him.
Because just when he was standing bored and waiting in front of Tianyuan Pool, he saw a group of palace guards carrying chariots and sedans coming towards Tianyuan Pool. The person sitting on them was the general Cao Zhen.
It is forbidden to go to the palace and enter the palace by riding in a chariot sedan, which originated from Taifu Zhong Yao.
When Emperor Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, Zhong Yao was old and had leg problems, which made it inconvenient for him to bow down and get up. However, Taiwei Hua Xin was also old and sick, so he allowed them to ride in cars and sedans when going to court. The guards carried him up to the temple and sat down, and the old practice continued.
Nowadays, Cao Zhen also rides in a chariot sedan, but it is not because he is ill.
But when he was young, he was famous for his bravery in the army. His bravery was appreciated by the Emperor Cao Cao, and he was sent to serve in the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry for training. Now he is very big (fat), and it is a bit difficult to gallop on horseback or run on foot.
Naturally, he was also given such an honor by the emperor.
When Xia Houhui saw the chariot and sedan chair, he finally knew that the emperor had summoned him privately, and it was General Cao Zhen who wanted to see him.
At the same time, my heart became inexplicably excited - I wonder, can I use my sharp tongue to make General Cao Zhen give up his intention to conquer Shu?