Except for the aloof status of the servants, the regular servants and ministers of Sanqi and the ministers of the middle and middle classes who were close to the emperor rarely had time to take a rest.
It's not that the emperor Cao Rui treated them harshly and didn't allow them to rest; it's that the opportunity to accompany them was rare and would be of great benefit to their future career.
The so-called simplicity is in the emperor's heart~
If we don't get along day and night, how can we be favored?
Therefore, no matter who it is, as long as they serve as ministers of the emperor, they will not be willing to rest. Even if they cannot be favored by the emperor, they must strive to leave a good impression of "diligence and diligence."
But Cao Rui has learned a lot today!
There are actually some people who don’t cherish it!
Especially since Xia Houhui had only been in office for five days, and he stopped without even seeing him!
Is this man so indifferent to his official career? Or maybe he has been in the countryside for a long time and has acquired the spirit of recklessness and chivalry?
Cao Rui, who was sitting on the elephant chariot (road) on his way back to his palace, felt his mood fluctuate as the wheel slowly rocked. [Note 1]
Perhaps, even he himself did not realize that it was Xia Houhui's unusual behavior that made him feel novel and left a deeper impression on him than the close ministers who accompanied him all day long.
When I was young, the elephant chariot (road) approached the palace.
The ministers also stopped, bowed and bowed before leaving, interrupting Cao Rui's thoughts.
He watched the courtiers getting further and further away, then looked sideways at the sky, lowered his head and thought for a moment, then asked the eunuch to turn around and go to the palace of the Empress Dowager.
He was born in an imperial family, and his biological mother Zhen was sentenced to death when he was young. He rarely felt the care and love from his elders.
Except for Wei Wu Cao Cao, who often carried him around when he was young and said with emotion, "I am based on you for three generations", his grandmother, Mrs. Bian, was the only one who could make him feel the warmth of family affection. However, this time he was temporarily born in the past and spent the evening with his grandmother. However, Shan Shan's thoughts were not limited to family affection, but wanted to say personally that he had appointed Xia Houhui as the Minister of Sanqi.
Yes, it was because Madam Bian was among the cavalry of Pi Xiahou Hui.
When Cao Pi in the Wei Dynasty established the standing servants and ministers of scattered cavalry, he equally distributed the power of the eunuchs to connect China and foreign countries to the scholars, the clan, and the heroes.
The same is true now after Cao Rui succeeded to the throne.
For example, after Xiahou Xuan was moved to the left last year, Du Shu, a member of the gentry family, was chosen as his replacement. Therefore, now that Wang Su, the Disciple Cavalry Minister, has been promoted to the rank of regular servant, the replacement must be selected from the clan or the descendants of the founding fathers.
This can be regarded as the emperor's balancing act.
Cao Rui's original plan was to choose from the descendants of Cao Ren and Cao Chun.
But not long ago, when he had a meal with his grandmother, Mrs. Bian, Mrs. Bian, who was nearly seventy years old, recalled with great interest the past of the founding of Cao Wei Jiye.
Inevitably, I also remembered my old friends.
Such as sighing with emotion about Wei Wu's whipping and Qiao Pei's sacrifice of his life.
For example, it is told that Wei Wu Cao Cao's biological mother Ding, his first wife Mrs. Ding, and Xia Houyuan's wife Ding all came from the same clan.
As people get older, there is nothing wrong with saying a few words habitually.
But as the saying goes, the speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.
These words fell in the ears of the emperor Cao Rui who was sitting at the table, and turned into a hidden warning from his grandmother: Since Xiahou Xuan was moved to the left, should he promote a replacement from one of Xiahou Yuan's later nephews?
After all, no one from Xia Houyuan's line holds the position of important minister now!
Moreover, although Xia Houyuan was defeated in Hanzhong, he also had the merit of taking the tiger's step to pass the right!
Even though he was attacked and killed because he was repairing antlers in battle as a governor, and Cao Cao of Wei Dynasty was angry and denounced him as "General Baidi", but Xiahou and his son both lost their loyalty in battle, how could they not be more holy to their descendants to avoid the cold? Where is the heart of a hero?
Not to mention, when the previously narrow-minded Wei Wen Cao Pi was in power, he took advantage of his own interests to seek an opportunity to kill the clan member Cao Hong, and ordered Bao Xun to die regardless of the court's laws. This has already made the common people in the court denounce the Cao Wei regime as being mean and ungrateful. ~
In this way, Cao Rui, as the emperor, naturally felt something.
Therefore, after weighing it in his mind, he changed the candidate of Pisanqi Shilang.
It just so happened that Cao Chun's heirs were few, and Cao Ren's nephew was not very old enough to be appointed as a Cavalry Minister.
It was for this reason that when the attendant recorded the current status of Xia Houyuan's many nephews and nephews in the book, he discovered that Xia Houhui, who had not been famous in Luoyang for a long time, was so outstanding among the clans and meritorious descendants.
There is no coincidence that a book cannot be written.
Among Xia Houyuan's nephews, Xia Houhui was the oldest and had not yet entered an official career, so he seemed to be the destined choice.
However, after all, Cao Rui already had someone pre-selected before.
Therefore, after appointing Xia Houhui as Sanqi Shilang, he also tried his little work.
I plan to observe their temperament and conduct before deciding whether to train them as important ministers of the country.
If Xia Houhui is as conceited as Xiahou Xuan, then move him to the left and replace him with the candidate of your choice.
And if Xia Houhui is a person worthy of being retained for future promotion, then telling his grandmother, Mrs. Bian, about the incident will make her happy, which can be regarded as a partial fulfillment of filial piety.
Outside Luoyang City, Mang Mountain.
It was already dusk, and the setting sun was slowly sinking into the embrace of the rolling hills. The sunset was like fire in the sky, and the afterglow fell on the wild flowers in the mountains and forests, making the young man and the girl who came to make friends with them "the peach blossoms on their faces complement each other"; the birds lowered their wings Passing by, chirping back to the mountains and forests, the houses located one after another at the foot of the mountain began to raise smoke.
Xia Houhui, who had gone on an outing, also returned home happily.
Different from him, Xia Houhe, who was riding his horse slowly, had a sad look on his face.
Needless to say, he must have been worried that after returning to the mansion, his eldest brother Xia Houheng would scold the two of them for spending the whole day wandering around and not visiting Xia Houmao.
"Yi Quan looks gloomy. Are you worried that your elder brother will scold you?"
Xia Houhui, who seemed to be aware of something and walked side by side, turned his head and comforted with a half-smile but not a smile, "Don't worry. This is because I didn't obey the elder brother's words. If the elder brother scolds me, I will be the one to blame." It will not implicate justice."
You took me out for an outing, how could you not scold me~
Furthermore, as the instigator, you cannot protect yourself, so how can you persuade your elder brother not to take responsibility for me?
Xia Houhe cursed secretly, and answered with a listless "Oh".
Obviously, he did not believe Xia Houhui's words.
Seeing this, Xia Houhui just chuckled and said nothing more.
There were no words on the way home.
After returning to Luoyang City, as soon as he entered the mansion, he saw Xia Houheng standing under the eaves column in front of the hall, with a look of hesitation in his eyes. He must have been waiting for them for a long time, and he knew that the two of them had been outing all day.
Bitter!
Xia Houhe An, who had been brought up by his eldest brother since childhood, sighed, walked forward and saluted, called "eldest brother", then stood respectfully with his head bowed, ready to be scolded.
Xia Houhui, on the other hand, stepped forward, took off the ring-shou knife from his waist and stuffed it into Xia Houheng's hand. Then he turned sideways and exposed his back and said, "I went out for an outing and missed visiting Brother Zilin on a whim. I owe you a big debt." With great affection, I am willing to take responsibility."
This means asking Xia Houheng to beat him with his sword scabbard.
Xia Houheng was immediately stunned.
As the eldest son in the family, he has already restrained the behavior of his younger brothers and sisters on behalf of his father and urged them to study for many years. However, with his gentle nature, he only preached or was banned from the house, and he never disciplined them with sticks.
Now Xia Houhui just bullied him and asked for a beating directly, making him unable to even scold him.
Just think about it and you'll understand.
Others respectfully admit their mistakes and take the initiative to ask for a beating. If you are angry and can't stand it, just hit it a few times, or just scold you a few times. What's the point?
But Xia Houheng really can’t do it~
Before the crown ceremony, he had never taught him a lesson with a stick. Now that Xia Houhui has been appointed as the Minister of Sanqi, why should he beat him!
Therefore, Xia Houheng, who couldn't hold back the attack, had his beard trembling for a while. He tightened and loosened the ring-shou knife in his hand, and finally threw it to the ground and sighed loudly, "That's it, that's it! You've already moved on."
Now that I have entered an official career and have my own opinions, I will no longer be too busy. During these days, I have been looking for a marriage for you and fulfilled my responsibilities as an eldest brother. I will no longer comment on what you do in the future."
Uh~
Why is it related to marriage?
Hearing this, Xia Houhui felt anxious. He turned around and grabbed his eldest brother's hand, "Eldest brother promised me before that he would not talk about marriage before his achievements were established."
"Huh, don't use excuses like saying that your achievements are not yet completed!"
But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Xia Houheng, "If you don't want to achieve success, why don't you follow my advice and go visit Brother Zilin to benefit your career? I have made up my mind about this matter and cannot tolerate it.
You talk too much!"
After saying that, he walked away.
Ling Xiahou Hui wanted to argue but had no chance.
When he turned around, he also noticed that Xia Houhe had a gloating smile on his face. Seeing him looking over, he quickly made a solemn look and said, "I had a great time on the outing today, but I'm also quite tired. Sixth brother, I'm here
Let’s go take a rest first.”
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Xia Houhui was left alone in front of the eaves corridor, shaking his head and smiling bitterly, his face full of depression.
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[Note 1: The elephant chariot (road) is a kind of chariot driven by the emperor, which is used when going to court and touring places. "The Rites of Zhou" says that "the king has five roads (chariots), the jade road (chariot) is for worship; the golden road (the chariot)
"The chariot (wheel) is used for guests; the elephant road (wheel) is for dynasty; the leather road (wheel) is for soldiers; the wooden road (wheel) is for fields."]