The big man has a living father

Chapter 3 Entrusted with an important task?

Huo Guang, who was only fourteen years old, showed unparalleled political talent.

When his eldest brother shouted and asked someone to take his second brother out, Huo Guang just kept eating mutton. In one word, he was stable, sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.

Huo Guang still lacks experience. He doesn’t know what his second brother is doing, nor does he know what his eldest brother is doing, but he knows what he should do.

Jin Midi and others were dumbfounded.

The eunuch beside him reminded: "The one in the middle is your majesty!"

Jin Midi followed the etiquette of the grassland, placed his hand on his chest and knelt down on one knee.

At this time, Liu Che smiled and put his hands behind his back. He ignored Huo Hai who was mentioned and looked at Jin Midi: "You are Jin Midi, the son of King Xiu Tu?"

Jin Midi raised his head to make sure he was being addressed, then lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am now a subject of the Han Dynasty!"

King Hunxie and others were very satisfied: Look, we Huns are very conscious.

Emperor Wu smiled and said, "The boy from the Huo family said that you can only be a horse breeder. What right does he have to say that? Tell me what you want to do, and I will let you do it."

This was obviously a joke, and everyone around started laughing.

Prime Minister Li Cai, who had just taken office, knew that Emperor Wu was going to ignore what Huo Hai said. After all, he was just a kid. Why bother with him?
Emperor Wu has already set the tone for this matter, so others should not be so blind. Li Cai turned around and glanced at his men, signaling them to shut up.

Jin Midi bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I grew up on the grassland. In addition to raising horses, I can also raise cattle and sheep. When I am two years older, I can help Your Majesty fight. Now... raising horses is a good job."

Jin Midi knew very well that he had no right to eat here, even though he was the son of King Xiutu.
There were a dozen surrendered generals from the former Xiongnu king under the command of the General of Cavalry.

I am just a playmate of the second master of the Huo family, which is why I am qualified to come to the palace to eat.

So just insist that you can only raise horses and can't do anything else.

What a well-behaved and obedient subordinate he was! If Jin Midi was under the command of a general, the general would be doomed and would definitely be remembered by Emperor Wu. However, he was just a child and hung out with Huo Hai, so Emperor Wu didn't care.

Liu Che smiled and said, "Okay, but I don't know if the horses in my Han Palace are raised the same as the horses on the grassland. So, you can raise horses together with the horse supervisor. If you do well, I will allow you to be the new horse supervisor in a month."

Emperor Wu turned around and said, "Make some arrangements. Besides, this kid is so young, he should study hard. Find him a teacher."

Li Cai hurriedly said: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

With the episode involving Jin Midi, everyone stopped thinking about Huo Hai’s horrific remarks, and the atmosphere was not so depressing.

Emperor Wu turned around and looked at Huo Hai: "You are the second son of the Huo family, right? The General of the Cavalry wrote to you to ask for an official position. What do you want to do?"

Huo Hai lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, how can a commoner be an official? I am not that kind of person."

Huo Qubing was suspicious. What was this kid Huo Hai doing?
A minister shouted from behind: "The Huo family is of good stock. Your eldest brother has made great military achievements. Even if you are only one-tenth or one-twelfth as good as him, you will still be one of the most famous generals in the past hundred years."

Before Huo Qubing could even utter a word, Huo Hai jumped up like a spring: "Nonsense, you don't understand!"

Huo Hai said loudly: "My father is from Pingyang County. Do you know Pingyang County? It is the ancient capital of Yao, so it is naturally a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery."

"My father spent more than ten years recuperating in the precious land of Pingyang, and then he met my eldest mother, who was a royal relative and had the noble aura of a dragon and a phoenix. With the sperm of the father and the blood of the mother, my eldest brother was born. My eldest brother is naturally an outstanding person. Later, my father returned to Pingyang to recuperate for a few years before giving birth to my younger brother Huo Guang. Although Huo Guang did not have the noble aura of a dragon and a phoenix, he naturally had the roots of the ancient Yaodu, where outstanding people and beautiful scenery were born."

As Huo Hai spoke, he seemed to be chilled by the late autumn wind. He put his hands into his sleeves and shook his legs. “As for me, Huo Hai, my father’s essence had already been dissipated when I was born. And my father gave birth to me outside, so I am full of bad luck. So my eldest brother is a talented general, my third brother is a good candidate to be a civil servant, but I am different. I am a waste.”

"Sometimes I also feel it's a pity that I haven't been able to inherit the Feng Shui essence of our hometown. I am destined to be a commoner in this life!"

Everyone present looked at each other.

This guy talks about conserving energy, roots, and father's sperm and mother's blood. Does this sound like a child talking?

Having said that, it was not enough for Huo Zhongru to have an affair with someone once, he also had an affair with a second person. The second son of the Huo family really inherited the Huo family's throne!
A complete hooligan.

Huo Hai was very satisfied with his own wit.

Your Majesty, the great Emperor, you treat me as a child. I will tell you now that I am a hooligan. What child? You are overthinking!

I'm being polite with you guys now, but if you push me any further I'll start telling crosstalk!

After listening to this, Emperor Wu of Han felt that the style of this boy in front of him was somewhat familiar, as if there was someone like this in his family tree.

Li Cai, who was standing next to him, was a shrewd man. He was trying to hold back his laughter as he looked at Emperor Wu.

If this kid's surname was Liu instead of Huo, I would have to praise him for inheriting the style of Emperor Gaozu.

At this time, Emperor Wu was not only looking at Huo Hai, but also at Huo Guang.

At the beginning, when the door opened and Huo Qubing's generals went in to pick up the people, Huo Guang pretended to know nothing and lowered his head to eat mutton.

But when Jin Midi called him "Your Majesty", Huo Guang put down everything, put his clothes in order, turned around and stood up waiting.

Don't listen to what you shouldn't hear, and after you hear it, do everything according to etiquette.

For quite a while, he just stood there upright, without even moving a finger or a hair.

There are two boys in the Huo family, one is a real hooligan, and the others are so well-behaved?
Emperor Wu saw it and raised the corners of his mouth. He already knew what Huo Hai wanted to do.

This guy clearly doesn't want to be an official. Others are begging to be officials, and you're just playing the fool here, right?
"Huo Hai, I don't blame you for being so ignorant, after all, your father was also illiterate. But I raised your elder brother, and I can't abandon your education. I found a teacher for Jin Midi, and I have to find one for you, too."

"Do you have anyone you want to be your teacher? There are ministers in the court, scholars in the city, you can choose anyone you want."

Huo Hai really did. He raised his head and said very seriously, "Your Majesty, can you find a teacher for me? Is Sima Xiangru okay?!"

Huo Hai said this for two reasons. The first was that he needed a quieter environment to study penicillin. Sima Xiangru should be the magistrate of Xiaowen Garden now, guarding the tomb of Emperor Wen, and it would be quiet there.

The second is that Sima Xiangru probably won’t live for more than two years. Not long after I pass away, I will be the only descendant of this lineage, and no one will take care of me.

When Emperor Wu heard this answer, he was stunned.

Originally, Emperor Wu wanted to trick Huo Hai and let him know that he knew all your little tricks.

But Huo Haizhen proposed a candidate, and it was Sima Xiangru, which made Liu Che fall into memories.

Liu Che was a person who loved literature. Once he read "Zixu Fu" by chance and was fascinated by it. He only regretted that he was not born in the same generation as the author and could not communicate with him.

As a result, the person below replied, the author is still alive, he is my fellow villager, do you want to invite him to take a look?

It turns out that the author was Sima Xiangru, a palace official who donated money to buy an official position in the previous generation. He wrote Zixu Fu to advise King Liang, but King Liang did not listen, and later Sima Xiangru returned to Chengdu.

After that summons, Sima Xiangru wrote "Shanglin Fu" and was appreciated by Emperor Wu. He was then appointed General of the Central Army and returned to Shu to coordinate military affairs, open up mountains and build roads, win over local chieftains, and assist in the war in Yelang.

Sima Xiangru was also a capable man. He was able to sort out such a complicated situation clearly and completed the task.

If nothing unexpected happened, Sima Xiangru should be a high-ranking official now.

However, at that time someone accused Sima Xiangru of corruption, and there was evidence.

No matter how much Emperor Wu loved talents, he had to dismiss Sima Xiangru from office. Even though he reinstated Sima Xiangru later, he never used him in a high position.

In fact, Emperor Wu knew that Sima Xiangru was framed. Sima Xiangru's father-in-law was the richest man in the prosperous Chengdu, but the couple eloped and got married, and made a living by doing business.

Sima Xiangru was no stranger to suffering.

Later, Sima Xiangru's father-in-law forgave them and gave them a large sum of money. Sima Xiangru was not short of money, so why would he embezzle money?

How could such a person accept bribes and commit corruption? He was just a victim of the struggle in the court.

However, Emperor Wu felt that although Sima Xiangru was capable, his personality was not suitable for officialdom, so he sent him to guard the tomb to avoid court disputes and allow him to concentrate on studying and writing poetry, while also keeping an eye on the progress of the construction of Maoling.

Because there was solid evidence that Sima Xiangru was corrupt, people in the court were afraid of being implicated and few people mentioned him.

Now, after many years, Emperor Wu couldn't help but sigh when he heard the name again.

However, Emperor Wu was amused: "On the one hand, you act like you are ignorant, but on the other hand, you admire and worship the great poet Sima Xiangru so much?"

Huo Hai's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, he was only thinking about the favorable conditions and forgot about the pitfalls.

However, Huo Hai's mind was very quick. He rolled his eyes and looked puzzled: "What is a master of poetry? I heard that Sima Xiangru is good at making money and picking up girls. I plan to learn from him! I really want to learn this!"

When Emperor Wu heard this, he glared with anger and said, "Okay, okay, I will invite Sima Xiangru to be your teacher, but you are not allowed to step out of Maoling until you write a poem that I think is qualified!"

Boy, I'll let you act.

Huo Hai’s neck shrank: “Ah???”

Emperor Wu said sternly: "Why, you dare to disobey my order?"

Huo Hai felt a chill on the back of his neck and shrank his neck: "Uh~ As you wish..."

Damn, it’s too much fun…

……

Maoling, Sima Xiangru felt like his whole body was about to break apart.

Who in Chang'an City doesn't know the story of Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun seeking the phoenix?

But as they grew older, they became tired of each other, and the matter of the numerical poem and the farewell poem became known to everyone in Chang'an.

Sima Xiangru originally regretted his decision and wanted to cancel the engagement and not remarry.

But who knew... Zhuo Wenjun died at this time.

Sima Xiangru had no son, and remarrying at this time might give him a son, so he was persuaded to marry a new wife.

Sima Xiangru buried his wife and married a new one. He had made up his mind: "If I am scolded, I will be a coward. I have done what I should do, so I will be scolded if I am scolded."

I don't care anyway.

Today, Sima Xiangru, who was digging the last batch of wild vegetables before the New Year, heard his subordinates talking about things in the palace. They said that Huo Hai, the younger brother of General Huo Qubing, wanted to learn from him how to pick up girls and be greedy for money.

The white-haired Sima Xiangru was furious and picked up a hoe: "How can this be, how can this be! This is too much!!! Only Huo can lift a sword, right? I used to be a general!!!"

(End of this chapter)