The big man has a living father

Chapter 135 (Big Chapter) The largest court meeting in history

Early in the morning, Xiang Xu was driving and Huo Hai was yawning in the car.

The last day before the New Year was the day for the court meeting which had been scheduled long ago.

Normally, Huo Hai would not attend court meetings, but the matters to be discussed at this meeting were all related to Huo Hai, so he had no choice but to attend.

Huo Hai could probably imagine that this should be the Salt and Iron Conference in history, but he turned it into a Coal and Steel Conference.

When they arrived at the palace, a Yulin Guard immediately came forward and said that he was leading Huo Hai to the court. In fact, he was following him around, putting a small stool under the carriage for Huo Hai to get off, and holding the lamp for Huo Hai.

Although it was already bright outside.

Huo Hai looked at the young Yulin Guard who was at most about the same age as Huo Guang and asked, "What's your name?"

He asked Huo Hai as he walked forward.

The Imperial Guard bowed their heads and said, "Shangguan Jie."

Huo Hai stopped.

Shangguan Jie?

Sounds familiar.

Huo Hai: "Do you have any relatives at home?"

Shangguan Jie carefully lit the way: "My old mother is still alive, my father died in the war, and I have a younger sister."

Huo Hai: "No relatives who are powerful and influential?"

Shangguan Jie shook his head.

It is very rare for this child to officially become a Yulin Guard at this age.

Along the way, Huo Hai was thinking about who Shangguan Jie was, but in the end he just remembered that this name often appeared together with names such as Jin Midi, Sang Hongyang, and Huo Guang.

One of the four great ministers.

This person turned out to be a Yulin Guard.

Huo Haike still remembered the origin of the Yulin Guards clearly. All the Yulin Guards were descendants of good families. To be more precise, they were descendants of good families who voluntarily joined the army.

Moreover, one hundred percent of them are orphans.

They are all orphans left behind by soldiers who died in battle.

After figuring it out, Huo Hai cried out that he had been cheated.

When I was watching a short video before, I saw a well-known writer named Wang saying that during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the bodies of soldiers who died in battle were never found and their entire families were taken as slaves. Huo Hai believed it to be true.

After I learned the origin of Yulin Guard, I realized that it was all just a smear campaign.

When he arrived at the palace gate, Huo Hai saw Lu Bode coming towards him. This guy was smiling, and it seemed that good things had happened recently.

Huo Hai: "Your face is almost broken from smiling."

Lu Bode laughed out loud, "My research has yielded some results. Yi Shuo finally agreed to go to the Lantern Festival with me."

Huo Hai tilted his head: "How did you know there was a lantern festival?"

The Lantern Festival is another measure to stimulate consumption and is held on the Lantern Festival.

At present, the Lantern Festival should actually be called the Shangyuan Festival, followed by the Zhongyuan Festival and the Xiayuan Festival, which are to commemorate the Trinity God and are somewhat different from the Sanyuan Festival of later generations.

Huo Hai wants to promote the Shangyuan Festival to the Lantern Festival and set up a standard night market.

This can not only accumulate experience, but also set a pattern for future night market nightlife.

However, as Lu Bode is the deputy commander of the Yulin Guard, it is normal for him to know this.

"It feels great, right?" Huo Hai smiled.

Lu Bode: "It's a pity that I won't be able to continue my research soon."

Huo Hai shook his head: "Just focus on your research."

Lu Bode might have thought that he was going to be assigned to a post abroad and then prepare to go to war? In fact, it would take some time.

Lu Bode shook his head: "Maybe it won't be that easy."

The two chatted for a while before Huo Hai looked at Lu Bode: "This kid is quite a good person, take care of him."

Lu Bode laughed awkwardly: "That's not good. How dare I send someone to your majesty's side?"

Huo Hai: "Who told you to transfer him to His Majesty's side? Just transfer him to a place where he can climb up. If you don't want to, I'll ask my brother to do it."

Don't forget that Lu Bode was only the second-in-command of the Yulin Guard, and Huo Qubing was the nominal leader.

Lu Bode: “This is easy.”

Shangguan Jie gave him a grateful look.

Shangguan Jie, a kid with no background and no money, was able to become one of the four great ministers step by step, proving that he is absolutely outstanding among men.

It’s a pity that he still couldn’t defeat Huo Guang.

However, if there is an opportunity now, all I have to do is promote him and he will become one of my own. Why not do it?
It was only when he entered the court that Huo Hai realized that today's situation was extremely serious.

Even the ministers stopped joking around. It was obvious that everyone came today to start a war.

Although Huo Hai did not attend the previous court meetings, he was very clear about what had happened in those previous meetings.

The discussion on salt, iron, steel and coal has become extremely intense.

Salt and iron are already terrible enough, but steel and coal are even worse.

After all, among the 14 necessities of life, tea, which ranks last, is so terrible, and salt is only ranked fourth among the seven.

Coal, on the other hand, replaces firewood, or is an upgraded version of firewood.

This is a huge benefit, and anyone who is not a fool knows it.

Now that you know, you have to fight for it.

None of the ministers spoke, and neither did Huo Hai. Huo Hai took a chair and sat down in the corner against the pillar.

Just lean back and fall asleep.

Soon, Liu Che came to the court, but Huo Hai didn't even know about it.

No one nearby called out Huo Hai.

When Huo Hai woke up, he saw Dongfang Shuo talking loudly about the Egyptian Li Xuan.

Huo Hai listened carefully for another two sentences and realized that Dongfang Shuo wanted to form an envoy team to visit Lixuan (Alexandria Port) in Egypt.

After listening for a while, I learned that Nasus had just gone to the court to tell the ministers about the situation in Egypt.

I have quit now.

Dongfang Shuo bluntly said that the envoy team was fake, and the real purpose was to plant spies to investigate the situation in the countries along the way.

Many ministers believed that the Han Dynasty was now in an advantageous position over the Xiongnu, and the countries in the Western Regions did not dare to act rashly, so this mission would not be as strenuous as Zhang Qian's, and should be scaled up.

After Liu Che agreed, Dongfang Shuo returned to the ministers, very satisfied.

In the previous few years, Dongfang Shuo had not put forward any constructive opinions except for criticizing things he didn't like.

Simply put, the invincible Wreck-It Ralph.

Now expressing his opinions in the court and leading a major foreign affairs activity, Dongfang Shuo finally felt his existence and felt that he finally had his own career.

Dongfang Shuo, who stepped back, glanced at Huo Hai with a look of gratitude.

Huo Hai didn't dare to say that this was his own credit, but he did put in some effort in the matter of Nasus, and he gave Dongfang Shuo a thumbs up.

Many people saw it.

Many people started to murmur: Huo Hai is a guy who never gets up early without profit. Whatever he is involved in, he makes money! Is he eyeing faraway Egypt?
At this time, Li Cai came out and bowed: "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to report."

"A country cannot be without a ruler for a day. The Central Kingdom of the Han Dynasty has Your Majesty in charge, but the Jiangdu Kingdom has lost its ruler."

Many people present were unaware of this.

Huo Hai pretended not to know.

Before, that guy Zhao Yu wanted to deal with Huo Hai, so he asked Huo Hai to read Liu Jian’s file, and Huo Hai knew everything in it.

The Jiangdu Kingdom was formerly called the Wu Kingdom, and it was the Wu Kingdom that led the rebellion of the Seven Kings.

Emperor Jingdi then gave the Kingdom of Wu to his son Liu Fei.

Liu Fei was both civil and military, and at the same time promoted the abolition of all schools of thought and the promotion of Confucianism alone. He also made many military achievements and was a representative of the kings.

Jiangdu State was finally free from political influence and things got better.

But it didn't take long for Liu Jian, the pervert, to have promiscuous relationships with both men and women again. He was also a stepmother lover, doing orthopedics, killing people indiscriminately, and conducting human-animal research. He was already doomed to fail, and he secretly cursed Liu Che, wishing him to die worse.

He also kept silent about other kings' rebellions.

So, he 'committed suicide' decently a few months ago.

Li Cai said something different: "Liu Jian is a ridiculous person...but the country cannot be without a ruler for a day."

Everyone looked at Li Cai, wondering who Li Cai would recommend to be the new King of Jiangdu.

Li Cai changed the subject: "Since there is no king, it should be returned to China. I suggest that Your Majesty change Jiangdu State to Guangling County."

"I heard that your Majesty's fourth son has been born. After a few years, it would be a good idea to confer the title of King of Guangling on him and grant him the title of King of Guangling."

Liu Che: "What do you think, my dear ministers?"

A group of people praised it.

At this time, a little girl walked into the court.

Probably about thirteen or fourteen years old.

Li Cai: "After Liu Jian committed suicide, his wives and concubines were abandoned on the street, with no one to take care of them. However, he still had a daughter named Liu Xijun, who was a descendant of the royal family, so she was sent to Chang'an by officials."

Huo Hai muttered in the background: "What kind of shit was abandoned on the street with no one to care? The local nobles must have divided up his wives. No one wants this encumbrance."

Liu Che glanced behind him: "Huo Hai, what are you mumbling about?"

Huo Hai: "I say! Liu Jian is a piece of shit! He left his wife and children unattended for his own selfish desires. He is really sorry to His Majesty Gaozu! Is it okay for him to die? I suggest that he be dragged out and whipped."

"A reminder to the kings."

Liu Xijun turned and looked at Huo Hai.

At the age of fourteen or fifteen, you can actually get married.

He is just a descendant of the royal family, and no one dares to touch him.

Of course she understood the situation.

Even though my dad is a good-for-nothing, as his daughter, I can’t let him scold me, so I glared at him.

Liu Che: "Liu Xijun is a princess, so she should be able to get married, but there are no good candidates, and she has nowhere to go in Chang'an."

"I'll leave this matter to you to arrange."

Huo Hai looked left and right: "Who?"

Liu Che: "You, Huo Hai, are you clear enough?"

Huo Hai could only bow his hands and say, "I obey your order."

Liu Xijun looked at Huo Hai carefully again: Is he Huo Hai?

Liu Xijun was a noblewoman who loved literature and art. Of course, in this era, there was no noblewoman who did not like literature and art.

After hearing that Huo Hai was Huo Hai, Liu Xijun became more curious about Huo Hai.

Liu Che pinched his beard and laughed in his heart: You bastard, you still want to marry the princess? If Liu Xijun likes you, I will issue an edict to grant you the marriage.

Liu Che has been unhappy with Huo Hai for a long time, but he has had no way and no reason to stop Huo Hai from getting close to Princess Wei Chang. Now there is finally a turning point.

When Liu Che saw Liu Xijun taking the initiative to walk towards Huo Hai, he laughed even harder.

Huo Hai was thinking in his heart: I just scolded her father, will she get angry and stab me?

But nothing happened, Liu Xijun stood beside Huo Hai.

Then Wei Qing bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have something important to do and I need a map."

Liu Che waved his hand, and Wang the eunuch led his men to put down the huge rolled-up cowhide map.

This is the map of the Han Dynasty.

The locations of major rivers, thirteen states and all cities are marked on it.

Wei Qing pointed to the Yellow River's "Jiuyuan" bend and said, "This place was called Jiuyuan during the Qin Dynasty. It is where the Qin Great Wall is located."

"After that, it was in the hands of the Xiongnu. But six...seven years ago, we took this part back and established Wuyuan County here."

All the ministers nodded, everyone still remembered this incident.

It is hard to forget this once-in-a-century expansion of territory.

Wei Qing pointed to one of the places and said, "Last year, we discussed in the court that we should divide it into Shangjun, Xihejun, Wuyuanjun, Shuofangjun, and Yunzhongjun."

Everyone looked at Huo Hai.

Originally, the 40,000 surrendered Huns would be arranged in these five places, forming four new counties plus the original Wuyuan County, becoming the five northern counties.

But now the Huns did not go up.

Wei Qing: "The bad news is that the Xiongnu were left behind and cannot be sent to expand the county city. The good news is..."

Wei Qing always felt that saying this was a bit strange.

But he still said: "The good news is that last year Heluo was hit by a disaster, and a large number of people rushed to Chang'an."

"When some of them passed through Hangu Pass, the guards were afraid that letting them go to Chang'an would cause trouble, so they pointed them in the wrong direction... So this group of refugees, as many as 50,000 people, followed the river all the way up, came here, and stayed."

Nonsense, it's difficult not to stay. You have to be able to cross the river. To be precise, that place was the actual controlled area of ​​the Huns.

Although the Xiongnu were defeated by Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, the Han Dynasty had never effectively ruled this land, and it was now a no-man's land.

Many ministers spat out their mouths when they heard such good news.

Liu Xijun was puzzled: "Is this good news? So many refugees went to such a desolate place..."

Huo Hai: "You know nothing. Do you know why the people of Heluo suffered from the disaster?"

Because all the materials originally reserved for disaster relief in the Heluo area were sent to the five counties, in order to establish five county cities based on the surrendered Xiongnu population. In this way, the southern bank of the Yellow River became all Han territory again a hundred years later.

Huo Hai: "What do you mean the guard pointed the wrong way? It's obvious that your majesty deliberately let the refugees go there."

You have to know that when these resources are sent there, at least 60% will be consumed on the way. With such a huge loss, why don't they use the resources they sent?
What if the Huns come south next year and steal those things?
Huo Hai kept the Huns, or Liu Che listened to Huo Hai and kept the Huns, in order to avoid the drawbacks of the policy of dividing the Northern and Southern Huns and to prevent the Southern Huns from rebelling in the future.

The Southern Xiongnu have been exposed to Han technology for a long time, and have the fierce nature of the Xiongnu, so it will be difficult to deal with them in the future.

Instead, leaving them in Chang'an to mine coal is the best option.

But the five counties had to be opened, so what should we do? Then we should send the refugees who were originally coming north.

In this way, the refugees used the prepared supplies, survived, and the five counties were successfully developed.

This was such nonsense to be said in the court that the historian probably just recorded it down.

Huo Hai finally realized that he always saw so much nonsense when reading history.

At that time, I thought that the ancients had different thinking processes, but now I know that it’s all nonsense.

After all, historians have to record everything that happens in the court.

Wei Qing couldn't say, "Your Majesty left all the Huns behind to dig coal and make money, and sent the refugees who were supposed to be used for disaster relief to the north to expand the territory."

More importantly, would anyone believe the nonsense that the gatekeeper was afraid that letting refugees into Chang'an would cause trouble?
There are many nobles and wealthy families in Chang'an. The Lingxian County to the west of Chang'an is a city belt that is dozens of kilometers long and has a large number of Lingxian counties.

All the people living there are rich.

These people wait for refugees to arrive in Chang'an every year so that they can divide the slaves!
It’s just that this year, the refugees were eaten up by Huo Hai in one bite.

However, this matter was also a cover for Huo Hai.

In Wei Qing's view, if Huo Hai ate it, it meant that the Huo family had eaten it, and these people would become the Huo family's.

Liu Xijun seemed to be thinking about something and gradually understood what politics is.

"You bad guys."

Huo Hai turned around and said, "Can anyone be worse than your father???"

Liu Xijun was stunned for a moment and fell into deep thought.

Is it worse to have power and use it to influence the fate of tens of thousands of people with a single word, or is it worse to use power to play with the lives of a few people?

Before the matter is concluded, who can know whether the fate of these tens of thousands of people has improved or worsened?
It can be said that this so-called natural disaster and refugee crisis, from its occurrence to its current handling, has been entirely under the control of the court, and was even planned by Emperor Liu Che.

It was just that something unexpected happened along the way, and the fate of some refugees and some Huns swapped.

Liu Xijun lowered her head, as if thinking about something.

Huo Hai could see that Liu Xijun had a strong desire to participate in politics. She might feel that if she were in the court, she would do better than the other officials.

After thinking about this, Huo Hai suddenly began to ponder.

Liu Xijun Liu Xijun, this name sounds familiar.

It turned out to be her.

"You'd better stay away from politics." Huo Hai warned her: "Even the discussions in the court now that are unknown to outsiders are just the most superficial things in politics. You don't understand what happened in the court just now."

At this time, Wei Qing was still discussing the opening of five counties, building the Woye County, and establishing the Yunzhong County.

He learned from the nearest primary school teachers, holding a thin wooden stick, pointing to the points on the map to make it easier for others to understand, and explaining the benefits of opening five counties.

Of course, all I'm talking about is the benefits to the Han people.

Liu Xijun: "Then what is he talking about now? Isn't it good for the Han people?"

Huo Hai: "The general said that Wuyuan Yunzhong is the most suitable place for the Xiongnu to graze all year round, implying that millions of sheep can be raised here, enough to provide woolen clothes for everyone in the Han Dynasty."

"These millions of sheep can generate more than 1.5 billion dollars in revenue every year."

"As long as you agree to this policy, you can go here to graze your livestock when the five counties are established. As for who will make the money in the end, it depends on who has the greater ability."

Liu Xijun was stunned, and looked at Wei Qing who was talking about the benefits of attacking the Huns, and couldn't believe it.

When did Wei Qing say these things?
Huo Hai continued to translate: "What General Wei Qing said now is that he tried to bribe the Xiongnu kings who were active on the north bank of the two great rivers, Bingzhou and Jizhou, to let them graze for the Han Dynasty, but they refused."

"General Wei Qing suggested sending out a small force to kill them, so that they won't delay the establishment of the five counties. If the establishment of the five counties is delayed, then forget about making money from herding."

Liu Xijun didn't understand at all.

I can't tell where Wei Qing said these words.

An unfamiliar official next to Huo Hai turned around and looked at Huo Hai, wondering how could such a thing be said out loud.

Sure enough, Wei Qing concluded his speech: "I suggest that we send a large army from Youbeiping to wipe out these two Xiongnu tribes."

"I propose that General Li Guang be appointed commander."

Huo Hai was stunned for a moment and stopped translating.

I thought it was just a trivial matter, but unexpectedly it was Li Guang's turn to appear.

In other words, this matter was actually proposed by Liu Che.

Liu Che wanted to push Li Guang again.

If Li Guang fails to achieve results again, then there is nothing to say. If Li Guang is not granted a title of nobility, he will die.

As for why I chose Youbeiping...

Because Li Cai was the Marquis of Anle, the so-called Anle County of the Marquis of Anle was the same county as the Anle Duke that Liu Chan later said he was happy here and didn't miss Shu, that is, Beiping! Li Cai started to get close to scholars a few years ago, which was to cultivate his own power.

He used his fiefdom Anle County as a base, radiated the entire Peking area, and cultivated many officials to enter the court.

Youbeiping is the vast area northeast of Beiping.

Although it looks large, in fact, from an administrative point of view, the officials are all concentrated. They are all Li Cai's people.

In addition, the strategy of not offending anyone that he learned from Shi Fen, Zhang Ou and others allowed Li Cai to walk steadily on this path.

If no one takes action, Li Cai will soon complete his evolution from a country bumpkin from Longxi Liangzhou to a true aristocrat.

Dong Zhuo didn't do it, Ma Teng didn't do it, Ding Yuan didn't do it, but what they didn't do was almost done by Li Cai.

In other words, Liu Che's patience with the Li family had reached its limit.

The next step was to tie up Li Guang and Li Cai and set off.

After this battle, all officials in Youbeiping will have to step down, and then...

Huo Hai gradually figured it out. No wonder Lu Bode said that it was difficult to stop what happened today.

If it fails, Li Guang will die, and the forces that Li Cai has cultivated in the court will be uprooted due to the unfavorable war situation, and Li Cai will also die soon.

And Lu Bode will replace Li Cai as the prefect of Youbeiping.

Then next year, it will be Huo Qubing's turn to appear on the stage.

If Huo Qubing fought the battle that Li Guang could not complete, wouldn't that be easier and more enjoyable? I'm afraid that the next battle would be like the one in history when Huo Qubing fought from the northeast to the northwest, penetrated the entire desert and conquered the Wolf's Lair.

In this way, all of Li Cai's political assets would be transferred to Huo Qubing's.

At the same time, Liu Che could also bring two new people to the stage.

One of them is Lu Bode, and the other one should be...Cao Xiang.

One of the two men was now the emperor's guard, and the other was the prince's guard. Soon after, they began to enter the court.

Liu Che also completed a new reform of the military reform, and forced all the old faction to step down. At that time, except for Wei Huo, the rest of the court would be young and strong.

In other words, the general offensive is coming.

Unfortunately... Liu Che had never expected that Huo Qubing would die.

Whether it is God's will or an accident, or a counterattack by those who have lost benefits, it is the same thing.

Huo Hai hasn’t developed penicillin yet!

Everyone was talking, Huo Hai stood up and said, "I object!"

Everyone in the audience turned to look over.

They are all very confused.

Although the Wei and Huo families pretended to have a grudge against each other, they were only pretending to have a rift and were not really enemies in the court.

In today's incident, it is obvious that as long as the Li family encounters problems, the one who will benefit will be Wei Huo.

Now it’s up to the Li family to choose between Beiping or Longxi. They can only choose one of the two.

The one who missed out is Wei Huofen.

Now the second son of the Huo family stands up to oppose?
Didn't you discuss this with each other before doing anything?
Wei Qing was also puzzled, and then said in a deep voice: "Master Huo, the Junior Lieutenant of Chang'an, the Prince's Sheren, you seem to be a civil servant."

Although Liu Che did not expect Huo Hai to stand out and oppose it, he also reminded Wei Qing: "If this expedition is successful, Huo Hai can be said to be the first to make contributions, because the money and grain for the expedition will come from him."

Wei Qing cupped his hands and said, "So that's how it is, Your Majesty. But I don't understand why Lord Huo is against fighting."

Liu Che: "You ask me? I don't understand either."

No one in the court understood.

Huo Hai: "I am researching a new war tool. If it succeeds, we don't need to mobilize a large army, but only a small elite force to capture the area north of Bingzhou and Jizhou."

However, it is certainly impossible for Huo Hai to take the initiative to promise to break through the desert and conquer the Wolf's Lair.

But this matter cannot make the Li family jump off the building first.

What if they really were the ones who did it?

Huo Hai did not pity them, but was afraid that they would do something desperate.

If Li Guang and Li Cai were brought down, the Li family would have a hard time. After a few years, their resentment had accumulated to a certain extent, and they became more and more evil and it was completely logical for them to deal with Huo Qubing.

Huo Hai didn't know if they did it, but Huo Hai didn't want to take the risk.

Once Huo Qubing was gone, he and Huo Guang would follow the same path as history had led them to.

Unless...you go there yourself as a general and fight from east to west.

Isn't this tiring?
Of course Huo Hai had to exclude the Li family.

Huo Hai: "Your Majesty, what I have studied is enough to change the form of war. You only need to take a look at it and you will know that what I said is true."

"Once the research results come out, I believe that only 10,000 soldiers, divided into two groups, will be needed to resolve the threats to the people of Bingzhou and Jizhou."

After these words were spoken, all the ministers looked at each other and then burst into laughter.

Wow, ten thousand soldiers and horses, divided into two groups?
You are saying things like a layman, but even experts are laughing.

Except for the young ones, most of the people present had served as military generals and knew very well what war was all about.

This is really hilarious.

Huo Hai: "But if what I said is true, how much will it cost to go north? By then, how much can we do with the money and food we have prepared for a war?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.

Liu Che also fell into deep thought.

if it is real.

Then wouldn't the money and food I prepared to fight the Huns once be enough to sweep across the four borders of the empire? !

Huo Hai: "It will only take a month for us to see the power of the new weapon. Of course, there are more than one new weapon in the plan, but we will see the power of the first one in just a month."

"It will take at least one year and at most several years to truly develop combat effectiveness."

Liu Che: "The Han Dynasty has waited for a hundred years, so why can't we wait for a year?"

"Don't even mention one year. As long as we can win for sure, what does it matter if we wait five or ten years?"

Compared to defeating the Huns, letting the Li family make a choice is just a small matter.

Liu Che immediately put the Li family aside.

Compared with the complete victory over the Huns, what does the Li family matter?
If the Huns were defeated, the Hexi Corridor itself would not have such a strong significance. The Li family could just cling on to Longxi as long as they wanted, and we could slowly break them up. There would be no need to deal with them immediately.

Liu Che thought for a moment and said, "It's almost time. Let's have breakfast first. After that, we can discuss the next agenda."

When Liu Che said this, there was something else behind his words.

All the ministers understood that they would start discussing coal and steel issues right away. If they failed to gain control this time, there would be no possibility later.

This matter is more important than next year's war.

However, some ministers were wondering what to eat early in the morning and what breakfast should be?

When other officials who were already accustomed to the three-meals system learned about it, they came to know that it was now popular to eat three meals a day in Chang'an. Eating two meals a day could no longer provide the body with strong kinetic energy to do things. Chang'an was now prosperous, and both officials and common people had too many things to walk and do every day, so they had to eat three meals a day to get things done.

While eating, Li Gan glared at Huo Hai.

Seeing Li Gan glaring at him, Huo Hai couldn't help but shook his head: "Idiot."

The captain of the Tiger Guards is really both fierce and stupid.

Li Cai held Li Gan's shoulders and turned his head away: "Don't look around."

Li Guang walked forward and looked at Huo Hai: "Master Huo."

Huo Hai took a mouthful of millet porridge and a bite of boiled egg: "Master Li, is there something wrong?"

Li Guang: "I have an old friend who works at your research institute. I have something that I would like to ask Lord Huo to bring to him."

Huo Hai tilted his head: "Your old friend? Working in my research institute? Who is it?"

Li Guang: "Wang Shuo."

Huo Hai shrank his head, Wang Shuo? Oh my goodness, when did he come?
After Li Guang started talking, Huo Hai realized that he had misunderstood.

Wang Shuo is a fortune teller and can also be said to be an astronomer.

Anyway, it is a profession similar to Luoxiahong, but not as good as Luoxiahong. And he is not as good as Taichang Taishiling in reading astrology, but he is also quite good at it.

There is a story that has been circulating in Chang'an City, saying that Li Guang asked an astronomer why he could not be granted a title of nobility, and the astronomer told him that it was because he killed the prisoners of war.

It turns out that this astronomer is called Wang Shuo.

Huo Hai nodded: "Okay, I'll help you bring it."

Li Guang: "The Li family also wants to do business. I wonder if Lord Huo has any good projects to cooperate with."

Huo Hai shook his head: "I don't have anything to cooperate with you, but there are many projects, especially those to be developed in Longxi."

Li Guang understood that Huo Hai was refusing to form an alliance, but he also made it clear that his attitude would not be hostile.

No wonder we had to suddenly rescue him today.

But why?

Logically speaking, it would be in the Huo family's best interest to swallow up all of the Li family's resources. Is there a greater interest that I haven't seen?
(End of this chapter)