Nine hundred and thirtieth chapters cause and effect
Liu Xiu and others stood on the deck for a while, then returned to the cabin. The cabin of the building was very spacious, more than enough to accommodate many of them. Sitting in the cabin, through the window, you could also see the beautiful scenery outside.
Wu Han poured a glass of wine, raised it to Liu Xiu, and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to propose a glass of wine to you!"
Liu Xiu smiled, picked up the wine glass, exchanged greetings with Wu Han, and then drank the wine in one gulp. Liu Xiu put down the glass, looked around at the people present, and asked with a smile: "This year's Lunar New Year's Eve, the people are hanging lanterns in Luo
Along the waterfront, have you hung up the lanterns from each house?"
Fu Zhan smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I thought that the lanterns I made were pretty good, but when I put them on display, I realized that they are nothing compared to other lanterns!"
"Haha!" Liu Xiu looked up and laughed. Fu Zhan looked out the window, raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, those lanterns are the lanterns of the ministers."
Liu Xiu raised his eyes and took a look, but he couldn't see clearly. He shook his head to everyone and said, "Let's go upstairs and have a look!"
The building has six floors, and they are only staying on the first floor.
Liu Xiu and the ministers went up to the fifth floor, and he asked the women to go up to the sixth floor. The fifth and sixth floors of the building boat were already very high. When you are in it, you can look down at the lanterns on the shore.
There is an open deck outside each floor of the building. Liu Xiu and others stood on the deck of the fifth floor. Fu Zhan pointed to the shore of the north bank and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, that is the Situ Mansion.
Lanterns.”
Liu Xiu followed his finger and looked over. There was a string of small lanterns on the bank. They were slightly larger than ordinary lanterns. They were all round in shape. They were not special in color or shape. To say it was unusual, there were many exquisite embroideries on the lanterns.
pattern, but you have to get closer to see it clearly. From such a distance as Liu Xiu and others, they can only see that it is a string of small lanterns, and the details cannot be seen at all.
After reading it, Liu Xiu smiled and praised: "It is very good that Master Situ is frugal."
After Liu Xiu became emperor, he always advocated frugality.
When Fu Zhan heard this, his old face suddenly turned red. Even though his lanterns were inconspicuous, they were actually not cheap. The embroidery on each lantern was different. There were pictures of tens of thousands of people, pictures of battles, and pictures of galloping horses.
As shown in the picture, each lantern can be admired for a long time, so you have to appreciate it up close in advance.
Next to the lanterns of Fu Zhan's family, there is a giant lantern hanging. The shape of a carp is not very delicate, but it is big enough and eye-catching. It is placed together with the lanterns of Fu Zhan's family. The string of small lanterns
, like bubbles spitting out of a fish’s mouth.
Liu Xiu raised his finger and asked with a smile: "Whose carp lantern belongs to it?"
Everyone present looked at each other in shock, and Liu Zhong said: "Your Majesty, that is the lantern of Hou Xiang Ping Lin."
Liu Zhong is the king of Zichuan, but currently Zichuan is still under Zhang Bu's control. Liu Zhong cannot return to his fiefdom and can only stay in Luoyang. Liu Zhong and Liu Xiu have a particularly good relationship.
We have been able to play together since we were young, and our relationship today is as good as it was then.
Liu Xiu murmured: "Hangxiang Pinglin?"
Fu Zhan showed a look of sudden enlightenment and said: "Your Majesty, Ping Lin Hou Xiang Zhao Xi."
After hearing Fu Zhan's reminder, Liu Xiu remembered that Zhao Xi had indeed been named Ping Lin Hou Xiang.
Zhao Xi single-handedly conquered Jianyang and made great achievements. Jingzhou Mu sent Liu Xiu to recommend Zhao Xi to be Pinglin Houxiang, and Liu Xiu approved it without much consideration.
He said cheerfully: "Zhao Xi is now the Marquis of Pinglin, but he sent the lanterns to Luoyang."
Liu Zhong smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this shows that Zhao Xi still cares about Your Majesty."
When Liu Xiu heard this, he burst into laughter. Different explanations of the same thing would have completely different effects.
Zhao Xi was now serving as the prime minister for Marquis Ping Lin, and he should have done his job without any distractions. However, on the eve of the moon, he worked hard to make such a large lantern, sent a special person to transport it to Luoyang, and hung it in a conspicuous place.
The purpose is obvious, which is to attract the attention of the emperor so that his career can be improved to a higher level.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is eager for quick success and quick success.
But the cause will be the cause, and the fruit will be the fruit. When Chang'an was captured by the Red Eyebrow Army, a large number of Liu family members fled. On the way to escape, people were hungry and cold, and their lives were on the line. Zhao Xi, who was also on the run at the time, happened to meet him.
When he came to the Liu clan and saw the miserable state of everyone, he felt very unbearable, so he immediately took out all his food, water, and clothes and distributed them to everyone.
It can be said that Zhao Xi saved the lives of these Liu family members. After these Liu family members fled to Luoyang, they were granted the title of marquis and the title of king, but they have never forgotten the life-saving act of Zhao Xi.
kindness.
Therefore, the relationship between Zhao Xi and the Liu clan is very good. On the Liu clan's side, there will always be someone who speaks for Zhao Xi. This time it was Liu Zhong who spoke kindly for Zhao Xi in front of Liu Xiu.
He described Zhao Xi's eagerness for quick success and instant benefit as caring about His Majesty. Just such a change of words changed Zhao Xi's fate.
After hearing this, Liu Xiu laughed, nodded, and said, "This Zhao Xi is quite thoughtful!"
Liu Zhong said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Xi has great talent and can fight without bloodshed. He single-handedly recaptured Jianyang. He is brave and resourceful and has both civil and military skills. However, he only serves as the Hou Xiang in Pinglin. This is a bit of a dereliction of his talent!"
Liu Xiu nodded thoughtfully. Zhao Xi was indeed a very talented person, but Deng Feng was a good friend with him during his lifetime. This made Liu Xiu somewhat wary when using him.
Bao Yong, the lieutenant of Sili School, said: "Your Majesty, since Magistrate Fang took office as magistrate of Huai County, the governance of Huai County has been in chaos. Magistrate Fang has many dereliction of duties and deficiencies. I think it is better to transfer Zhao Houxiang to Huai County.
, serves as the magistrate of Huai County."
The current magistrate of Huai County is Fang Zhai. Fang Zhai was originally the captain of Nanyang. Later, the position of captain was abolished, and Fang Zhai had no official position. Liu Shun, the prefect of Nanyang, asked Liu Liang for this matter, and Liu Liangcai came here.
Liu Xiu recommended Fang Zhai.
However, Fang Zhai's political skills were indeed mediocre, and he was greedy. After he came to Huai County and served as the magistrate of Huai County, he turned the originally peaceful Huai County into a mess.
Huai County belongs to Hanoi, and Hanoi belongs to Sili. As the captain of Sili and in charge of the Sili area, Bao Yong was naturally very dissatisfied with Fang Zhai.
In addition, Fang Zhai was appointed as the magistrate of Huai County after being recommended by King Zhao Liu Liang. He had King Zhao as his backer and often looked down upon his immediate boss Bao Yong. This undoubtedly aggravated the situation even more.
Bao Yong was dissatisfied with him.
Now that there is an opportunity to use Zhao Xi to squeeze out Fang Zhai, Bao Yong will naturally not miss this opportunity.
The relationship here is complicated!
Liu Xiu still had great trust in Bao Yong. Shangshu Ling Hou Ba, imperial censor Li You, and Sili Xiaowei Bao Yong were the three core backbones in Liu Xiu's small court.
He pondered for a while, nodded, and said: "Transfer Fang Zhai to Zhi County and serve as magistrate of Zhi County; transfer Zhao Xi to Huai County and serve as magistrate of Huai County."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Liu Zhong and Bao Yong bowed and saluted in unison.
Being a Hou Xiang is actually equivalent to being a county magistrate. After all, a Hou's fiefdom is basically a county, and the responsibility of the Hou Xiang is to help the Hou manage the fiefdom.
Although Hou Xiang is equivalent to a county magistrate, this official position sounds a bit like a retainer and is not as pleasant as a county magistrate.
In addition, Huai County is not an ordinary county. Huai County is the county seat of Hanoi County. In modern terms, it is the mayor of the provincial capital city. The magistrate of Hoai County is higher than the magistrates of other counties.
Also, Pinglin is far away from Luoyang and the center of power, while Huai County belongs to Sili and is an area directly under the imperial court. Serving as the county magistrate in the Sili area will undoubtedly bring Zhao Xi a big step closer to the center of power in the country. In the future
His official career path will also be much smoother.
Zhao Xi took advantage of this opportunity to attract Liu Xiu's attention. He also used his good relationship with Liu's clan members to successfully get himself transferred to Huai County Magistrate by Ping Linhou.
For Liu Xiu, this was just a trivial matter, but for Zhao Xi, it was a major event that changed his life.
The boat continued to move forward, and when it reached the middle of Southeast Guo District, the number of people on the shore reached its peak. Looking around, there were people on and off the shore, and the lanterns on the shore were all kinds of strange and colorful, so spectacular.
Liu Xiu and his officials were in the cabin, drinking and chatting, admiring the lanterns from time to time, enjoying themselves happily.
While drinking, Liu Xiu saw Wu Han blinking at her. Liu Xiu immediately understood, stood up, walked out of the cabin, and went to the deck outside.
Not long after, Wu Han also came out of the cabin. Liu Xiuxiao asked, "Ziyan, what's the matter?"
Wu Han cleared his throat, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered: "Your Majesty, I would like to make Zihua my equal wife."
Liu Xiu clicked her tongue, rubbed her forehead, and said, "Ziyan, do you have to tell me about this today?"
Wu Han murmured in a low voice: "Your Majesty seems to be in the best mood today. If you don't say it today, I will have no chance to say it in the future."
Liu Xiu heard this clearly and almost got angry. Looking at Wu Han who looked embarrassed, he stopped smiling again, thought about it, and asked: "Zi Yan, you have to think about it carefully."
"Your Majesty, I have already thought about this very clearly."
"Well..." Liu Xiu pondered for a long time and said, "If you want to do it, just do it!"
Wu Han's eyes suddenly lit up and he hurriedly asked: "Will Your Majesty come here on the wedding day?"
Liu Xiu's eyes widened and she refused simply, saying, "Absolutely not."
He didn't object, it was already very good, but he was asked to attend the wedding. Isn't this a joke? When Wu Han heard this, the joy on his face disappeared, as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him, and he said quietly: "If your majesty doesn't come, you won't get your majesty."
My blessing makes me feel uneasy!"
Liu Xiu rolled her eyes at Wu Han. Before he could speak, he suddenly heard a cautious voice coming from the side: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty!"
Turning around, he saw Song Huachang walking over with small steps. Liu Xiu and Wu Han were both startled. The female relatives were all on the sixth floor. Why did Song Huachang come down alone? Liu Xiuxiao asked, "Huachang is lost?"
Song Huachang's jade face turned red and she said: "Your Majesty, the lanterns over there are the lanterns of Sikong Mansion." As she said that, she raised her hand and pointed to the north bank in front of her. Liu Xiu and Wu Han raised their eyes and looked at the north bank.
There is a large lotus lantern beside it. The leaves are pink and the flower core is yellow. Both the color and the shape are lifelike. After Wu Han looked at it, he nodded his head and praised with a smile: "Sikong Mansion is indeed the Sikong Mansion."
, the lanterns made are extraordinary!”
Liu Xiu also thought the lanterns of Sikong Mansion were very beautiful. He nodded with a smile and said, "Hua Shang is here specifically to introduce the lanterns of Sikong Mansion?"
Song Huachang's jade face turned red, her head lowered, and she whispered, "This lotus lantern was made by this little girl herself."
Liu Xiu and Wu Han were both surprised when they heard this. Wu Han exclaimed: "Miss Song is so talented!"
Song Huachang looked at Liu Xiu, lowered his head and said, "It's just because Huachang loves lotus flowers."
Liu Xiuxiao asked: "Why does Hua Shang like lotus flowers?"
Song Huachang said: "First, the lotus emerges from the mud and remains unstained, which is holy. Second, in midsummer, the lotus blooms in the water, which is cool and peaceful."
After a pause, she continued: "It is said in the Buddhist scriptures that a lotus in the human world can have no more than ten petals, a lotus in the sky can have no more than a hundred petals, and a lotus in the pure land can have more than a thousand petals."
When Wu Han heard this, he felt dizzy. At that time, although Buddhism was no longer a new thing, it was indeed not yet popular. Wu Han had no knowledge of Buddhism at all.
Liu Xiu had read some Buddhist books. He couldn't say he highly praised them, but he didn't reject them either. He smiled and asked, "Hua Shang has also studied Buddhist scriptures?"
Song Huachang whispered: "I made your Majesty laugh."
Liu Xiu laughed heartily and said: "Hua Shang does not need to be too modest. There are not many people in the world who can understand Buddhist scriptures."
