The big man has a living father

Chapter 22: Good at making trouble

Although Liu Che was flattered by Huo Hai in an unprecedented way, he did not faint.

Instead, he waved his hand and said, "This kid is really good at talking."

All the officials laughed.

Liu Che: "Do you know that someone is arranging a plot against me at the palace gate?"

Huo Hai shook his head: "I don't know."

Liu Che: "That's strange. The person who framed me was caught by your followers. Do you want me to let them confront him?"

Huo Hai: "Your Majesty, after parking the car this morning, I went straight to the Crown Prince's Palace."

Liu Che was about to speak when Huo Hai danced with excitement: "Your Majesty, you don't know! It's so difficult to park in the Prince's Palace. There is no parking space at all! The last time I went to the Prince's Palace, I had to go back and forth for a long time before I could park my car."

"I learned my lesson this time. I parked my car directly at Weiyang Palace, and then ran to Beigong to work!"

"Your Majesty, would you consider expanding the parking space in the Crown Prince's Palace?"

Parking space? This term is new, but everyone knows what it means as soon as they hear it.

Liu Che: "How to expand it? To the south of the Crown Prince's Palace is the armory, behind the armory is the Prime Minister's Residence, to the east of the Crown Prince's Palace is a high wall, to the west is the General of Cavalry's Residence, to the southwest is the Weiyang Palace, what are you going to ask me to tear down to build a parking space for the Crown Prince's Palace?"

The layout of Chang'an in the Western Han Dynasty is completely different from that of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty.

Changan:

Outside the city, outside the city, outside the city, Taimiao

West Market, East Market, Official Residences, and Residential Residences

Gui Palace North House, North Palace, Yamen,

Weiyang Palace, Arsenal, Changle Palace
Weiyang Palace, Xiangfu, Changle Palace
Even the Jianzhang Palace was outside the western city wall.

In addition to the palace used by the emperor, there were government offices in the city. It was because Emperor Liu Che had not had time to build the Guangming Palace, otherwise the remaining residential and official residences in Chang'an would have been demolished.

Liu Che: "Besides the armory, the closest place to the Crown Prince's palace is the General of the Cavalry's Mansion. Why, did I demolish the General of the Cavalry's Mansion?"

Huo Hai nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, Your Majesty! Just give me the money!"

All the officials laughed.

These mansions in the city are not private. They are used by the emperor to reward meritorious people. This Bei Di means the residence of meritorious officials.

Liu Che was speechless for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "Wait a minute, you took a carriage from outside the city to go to work, you parked your car at Weiyang Palace, and then ran to Beigong to work. Did you park your car at the General of the Cavalry's Mansion, and then go to work, so it would be closer to walk?"

All the officials present at the scene also reacted.

Yes, you took a long detour. Could it be that Huo Hai did this on purpose? Isn't this too far-fetched?
Outside the hall, Cao Xiang, who was waiting, poked his head out and said, "Your Majesty."

Liu Che was about to get angry, but when he saw it was Cao Xiang, he held back. After all, he was his nephew: "Marquis Pingyang, what's the matter?"

Cao Xiang: "Your Majesty, I know what's going on."

"All the parking spaces in the front yard of the General of the Cavalry's Mansion are available for rent. I just started my duty these few days, so I rented three."

Liu Che understood: "Okay, okay, you rent out your parking space and park the carriage in the Weiyang Palace, okay, okay." This kid is really like me, making the best use of everything and liking to make money.

The parking space in the General of Cavalry's Mansion was indeed rented out by Huo Hai. To be precise, Huo Hai started making money as soon as Huo Qubing left.

Papermaking had not yet been invented at that time. If you wanted to make money, you had to invest some money, right?

But the General of Cavalry's Mansion really did not belong to Huo Qubing. Every blade of grass and every tree in it were given by the emperor and could not be sold at all. Even if Huo Hai was not afraid of being scolded by Huo Qubing, he was afraid of being beheaded.

After much thought, the only place in the entire General of the Cavalry Mansion that could be used to make money was the front yard, so he could only rent out the parking spaces and open a parking lot. As for the Huo Mansion, Huo Hai had never been there at the time and didn't know what was going on inside, so he used the money he made from the General of the Cavalry Mansion to use first.

All the ministers lived in the mausoleum town and had to park their cars when going to work in the city. The General of Cavalry's Mansion was located in the very center of Chang'an, closer to the city center than the emperor's residence. It was in an excellent location and was rented out as soon as it was put on the market.

But this is just a small matter. The money earned is not even enough to cover Huo Hai's expenses for the few days he stayed with Sima Xiangru... Huo Hai had even forgotten about it. He didn't expect that it would be brought up in the court today.

Huo Hai laughed awkwardly: "Your Majesty, I initially thought that my brother should have a lot of money given his fief, but after my brother passed away, I realized that the whole Cavalry House was extremely poor."

In any case, pretending to be poor is definitely not a bad thing.

Liu Che: "Let's not talk about this for now. What do you think about the rumors?"

Huo Hai: "It stands to reason that rumors stop with wise men."

After hearing what Huo Hai said, all the ministers couldn't help but nod their heads.

This sounds reasonable and meaningful.

But Huo Hai continued: "However, there are too few wise men. By the time the rumor stops at the wise men, it will probably have spread all over the world." The ministers looked at each other and thought it made sense.

Huo Hai: "As for what I think about this rumor, I can't tell you, because I don't know what the rumor is about. How about someone tell me?"

Huo Hai said this while looking at the others.

Who dares to say this?

However, Liu Che was not shy about this, and waved his hand: "Liu Guang."

Liu Guang came out and bowed, "Master Huo."

Huo Hai cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness Prince Lu."

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience burst into laughter.

Huo Hai Oo:?
Huo Hai remembered the name Liu Guang very clearly. Huo Hai didn't know anyone, but he had already figured out who the fat sheep were in the Han Dynasty... the rich people.

Can King Lu be poor anymore?
If the name was changed, Huo Hai really wouldn’t recognize him, but when he heard it was Liu Guang, Huo Hai directly called him King Lu.

Li Cai next to him reminded: "Master Huo, this Liu Guang is not that Liu Guang, this is Liu Guang, the Marquis of Pinggao."

Huo Hai raised his eyebrows: "Ah? Don't the royal family members discuss naming with each other?"

No wonder there are so many taboos in later generations, and people no longer call each other by their names, but only by their titles, official positions and courtesy names.

It turns out that there are too many embarrassments like this.

Pinggao Hou laughed awkwardly: "Well... I am not a relative of the Han Dynasty, but was given the surname Liu. My ancestor Liu Tuo, whose original name was Xiang Ta, was given the surname Liu by my great-grandfather. My ancestor was the nephew of Lu Hou."

Xiang Ta? How could Huo Hai know him?

Duke of Lu?

Huo Hai was suspicious: "Wait a minute, the Lu Wang family was named Lu Wang, so how come there is also Lu Hou? Who is Lu Hou?"

The ministers were more speechless than each other.

Liu Che: "Marquis of Lu was a posthumous title bestowed upon Xiang Yu, who proclaimed himself the Overlord of Western Chu."

Only then did Huo Hai realize what a big mistake he had made.

Wow, this is the descendant of Xiang Yu!

Huo Hai felt very embarrassed. To ease the embarrassment, he said, "Alas, when I was a child, I heard the story of the Chu-Han contention and was fascinated by it. I didn't expect to meet the descendants of Xiang Yu today. I wonder if I can meet the descendants of Han Wang Han Xin."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers, who usually loved to laugh, shut up and looked at their noses and their hearts.

Huo Hai knew that he had made trouble again, and it was time to find someone who was familiar with Chang'an and ask about Chang'an's story.

What Huo Hai didn't know was that the King of Han Han Xin he had heard of recently was not the Military Genius Han Xin. The Military Genius Han Xin was the King of Qi and King of Chu, and was granted the title of Marquis of Huaiyin.

Han Yan, a descendant of King Han Xin, was Liu Che's childhood playmate and study partner, and was highly favored by him.

However, the Queen Mother did not like Han Yan. Later, Han Yan had an affair with a palace maid. The Queen Mother caught him and killed him on the pretext of something. No matter how hard Liu Che tried to plead for him, it was useless.

Therefore, no one in the court dared to mention the descendants of King Han for many years.

It is understandable that Huo Hai, who was not born in Chang'an, did not receive aristocratic education since childhood, and did not receive official education, made such a mistake.

But so far, no one has been so fierce. He made a series of mistakes the first time he went to court, and each one was more serious than the last.

Liu Che's face was uncertain, and finally he waved his hand: "Tell him about the rumors."

Huo Hai got into two big troubles, and one of them even had to tell him a story.

Huo Hai knew clearly what the rumor was, but he still had to listen to it again.

After listening, Huo Hai was thoughtful.

Liu Che: "What do you think of this rumor? Who do you think is to blame? How should it be dealt with?"

Huo Hai cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty! I think there is no culprit for this rumor. If there is any mistake, it is Zhu Jian's fault and Ya Yan's fault!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.

Huo Hai said that there was no culprit for this rumor. Does that mean he is ready to admit it? Is that what he meant?
Isn't that just asking for trouble?

The second half of the sentence actually says that it is the bamboo slips’ fault or the elegant language’s fault?

Is this crazy?!
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Li Gan, the captain of the Tiger Guards who had remained silent, said, "Nonsense."

(End of this chapter)