With Zhang Rang's power, there were very few people in the entire Eastern Han Dynasty who could let him go out to greet him.
Fufeng Meng Tuo spent all his family property in exchange for such treatment.
It was a great honor for Zhang Rang to go out to meet Chen Mu.
But it doesn't mean that Chen Mu is very important, but that he understands that his situation is very bad and hopes that someone can help him solve the problem as soon as possible.
"Mr. Zhang."
Wang Jun and Chen Mu walked up the steps and held their hands as a normal greeting without bending down.
Zhang Rang came up cordially, took Chen Mu's hand, and said with a smile: "Are you Chen Zigui? You are really a young and handsome boy."
Don't get me wrong, it's not that Zhang Rang has any special quirks. In this era, if you go out to greet guests, according to etiquette, you have to hold hands and enter the door together to express your welcome to the guests.
Chen Mu straightened his back and tried his best to make his smile full of sunshine, like the warm sunshine shining down on the most harmonious spring day. He said with a slightly excited tone: "It's just a cheap name, how dare you let Mr. Zhang talk about it?"
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He knew that after today, he would no longer be able to keep a low profile even if he wanted to. Countless pairs of eyes in Luoyang were staring at Zhang Rang's mansion, and even if it wasn't famous enough to move the world, it was still not far behind.
"Come in and talk."
Zhang Rang held his hand and entered the door. He waited until they reached the gate and then separated. They entered through the gates on the left and right and walked into the yard.
One word stands out for houses in the Eastern Han Dynasty - big.
Needless to say, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty's palace covered an area of seven square kilometers. Zhang Rang's residence was also spacious enough. There was half a football field in the outer courtyard when entering. Rockeries, flowers, trees and trees were laid on both sides of the road, and the corridors and corridors with carved beams and painted buildings were full of twists and turns.
It's like walking into a maze.
After arriving at the main hall, the three of them sat on the floor, and Zhang Rang specially gave Chen Mu an extra mat.
Although there were chairs in the Han Dynasty, people were still used to sitting on mats and getting cushions on top, so the idiom "sitting on the floor" came into being.
"Want Zigui to drink wine or tea?"
After the three of them sat down, Zhang Rang, as the host, took the lead in asking.
The custom of drinking tea began in the Western Han Dynasty. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, it had gradually become equally popular with wine. In wealthy families, guests could choose tea or wine according to etiquette.
Chen Mu replied: "Just tea."
"Um."
Zhang Rang rang the bell lightly, and the maid came in from outside and said, "Three cups of tea."
After the maid left, the three of them remained silent.
After a while, the maid brought three bowls of sencha, and when she left, the hall was deserted.
Zhang Rang slowly opened his mouth and said: "Zi Gui, you are a man of great talent. You already know this matter. Is there any way you can teach me?"
Chen Mu asked: "I want to ask Mr. Zhang, do you want to arrest someone, or do you just don't want these things to be reported to the emperor?"
"What's the point of catching someone?"
"We can't catch him. There's a huge crowd and there's nothing we can do."
Zhang Rang's face changed slightly and he said: "Since we can't catch anyone, how can we get the things?"
"I didn't say that I would get the things, but the things would not be in front of the emperor."
Chen Mu laughed and took a sip of tea.
Everything has a logic to follow. If you find the rules, then when you encounter difficulties, you will definitely have a solution.
Zhang Rang couldn't turn his mind around, and he didn't want to play a riddle with Chen Mu, so he said straightforwardly: "What should I do specifically? What should I do?"
"To be specific, I'm still looking for someone, but not Hou Xu."
"Who are you looking for?"
"Find the person behind everything."
"Do you know who it is?"
"have no idea."
Of course Chen Mu knew.
Huangfu Song must be one of them.
Even if he is not the mastermind, he must be an important participant.
But he didn't plan to operate on Huangfu Song now, or even on Wang Yun, because they both still had missions.
When playing chess, you think I am a chess piece and can be manipulated by others. In the end, you find that you are the chess piece and your opponent suddenly becomes a chess player. That is interesting.
"Since no one knows it, how can we find it?"
Zhang Rang's face turned slightly dark. Although he knew that the young man in front of him had great achievements and once set fire to hundreds of thousands of Changshe's Yellow Turban army, but now his matter was more urgent, and he always felt that this man was a bit unreliable when he kept talking about falsehoods.
"There is always a way. If Mr. Zhang doesn't want to try it, then Quan Dangmu didn't say anything."
Chen Mu was calm and composed. It was not him who was anxious now, but Zhang Rang.
"Let me go."
Wang Jun saw that Zhang Rang's expression was not right, he cupped his hands and said in a low voice: "Zi Gui has calculated everything. If he can't do it, I'm afraid no one can."
"well."
Zhang Rang sighed, raised his hand to Chen Mu and said, "Forget it, Zigui, I'll leave this matter to you. I'll talk to Zhao Zhong later and work together with him to give you our two palace cards."
Wait, so that you can travel unimpeded in Luoyang and mobilize a lot of power."
As he spoke, he rang the bell again, and after a while a big man walked in. After the big man came in, he shouted carelessly: "Yeah, yeah."
"My son Zhang Feng is currently studying at Hongdu School. From now on, you will be classmates. Please take good care of me."
Zhang Rang introduced.
If the eunuch does not have g2, he will definitely not be able to give birth to a son.
But in the Eastern Han Dynasty, not just anyone could be a eunuch, at least one had to be from a powerful family background.
For example, Cao Cao's grandfather Cao Teng was from the Cao family in Qiao County, Peiguo, and Zhang Rang was born from the Zhang family in Yingchuan. They are both people with family backgrounds.
After you become successful, you have to find a way to have a child.
Therefore, when eunuchs came into power, they would vigorously cultivate their own clan relatives, firstly to win over the clan, and secondly, to provide favors to the clan so that they could have descendants.
Zhang Rang's adopted son Zhang Feng was the son Zhang Rang adopted from his own clan, the Zhang family in Yingchuan.
However, Chen Mu knew that saying he was introducing classmates was actually just arranging for someone to monitor him.
How much power does Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong have?
It is not an exaggeration to say that he was half an emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The combination of their two palace cards is enough to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the City Gate Lieutenant and the Liubu Lieutenant.
How could such power be safely given to an outsider, Chen Mu?
So Zhao Zhong sent Wang Jun, and Zhang Rang also had to get a confidant, and there were more than one.
When Chen Mu came out of Zhang Rang's house, not only did he have the little tail Zhang Feng, but he also had another prison slave and more than ten guards.
A large group of people headed towards Nancheng Xiaoyuan Gate.
Wang Jun lives here.
And the most important thing is that Hongdu Gate is located near Xiaoyuan Gate. To the north of Xiaoyuan Gate is a residential area, and beyond this area is the Zhuque Gate of the Imperial Palace.
Among them, the Hongdu Gate School is located in the Hongdu Pavilion between Zhuque Gate and Hongdu Gate.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hongdu Pavilion was a library. In order to counter the Imperial College outside Kaiyang Gate, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty set up a school here to recruit disciples from poor families and common people.
Although there are no famous talents here, there is still an endless stream of people coming and going. In its heyday, there were thousands of students. After graduation, they scattered all over the country to compete for jobs with students from Taixue families.
When Chen Mu came to Luoyang, he came to Hongdumen to study, so of course the first thing he did when he entered the city was to find a place to live and then report to school.
With Wang Jun accompanying him, this process only took a short time. By the afternoon, Chen Mu had completed all the procedures, and he could officially go to Hongdu Gate to study tomorrow.
Returning to the residence arranged by Wang Jun, Wang Jun, Zhang Feng and the prison slave named Zhang He sent by Zhang Rang sat opposite each other.
Chen Mu said slowly: "I've finished my work, let's start Zhang Gong's work."
Wang Jun said: "Brother, please give me your orders."
"First, I want a list of entry and exit from the Chancellor's desk on the day of Renwu month and Guiwei day."
"What do you want this for?"
Wang Jun was puzzled.
Chen Mu smiled and said: "Of course it will be useful. Secondly, I want a list of party members in Luoyang after the party's imprisonment is lifted this year."
Another thing I don’t know what to call.
Wang Jun was puzzled, but seeing Chen Mu's confidence, he made a mental note and asked, "What else?"
"The other thing is to spread out our manpower and let the tracking experts from Luoyang Sixth Lieutenant go find Hou Xu's acquaintances in Luoyang. It's best to arrest them all, and I'll question them one by one."
Chen Mu shook his head: "But I don't really have much hope in this aspect, let's give it a try."
In the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when imperial power was highly concentrated, Zhu Anshi could get away with many things. Gongsun He, the dignified Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, spent a lot of effort to catch him. You can know how difficult it is to find someone in these days.
So the last method is actually a stupid way to try your luck. Whether it works or not will have to be discussed elsewhere.