Late Han Zhao Tang
Chapter 31 Proposal
Chapter 31 Proposal
When Guo Yu revealed the news to Wen Shao's father Wen Fu, Wen Fu was so angry that he returned home from Taiyuan overnight when he learned that his son would be involved in a diplomatic incident because of buying a Hu to kill someone.
That night, Wen Shao was grabbed by Wen Fu from his sleep and whipped more than ten times, making Wen Shao cry loudly and tell Wen Fu everything that had happened.
Wen Fu was recruited by the governor Zhang Yi and now serves as the chief clerk of the prefecture, and is deeply trusted by Zhang Yi. Knowing that Zhang Yu has no intention of pursuing the matter, Wen Fu mediates the matter of scolding the cadres in order to help his son clean up his mess.
When Zhang Yi learned about this, he handed it over to Wen Fu to handle, and Wen Fu came forward to communicate with the Hu envoys. When Shanyu Kuitou learned that Chigan was exterminated because he participated in the internal struggle of the Han people, he knew that he was in the wrong and chose to negotiate with Bingzhou.
In the agreement, Bingzhou offered symbolic compensation of cattle, horses, money and grain to the Hu people, and the money was paid by the Wen family. The Xianbei Chanyu Kuitou promised that he would restrain his subordinates and try not to let them plunder the border.
After asking the Han Dynasty for an explanation, in order to undermine Qianman's prestige, Kuitou immediately blamed Qianman for not disciplining the people strictly, allowing Chigan to rob merchants and destroy the agreement between Han and Hu. He also asked Qianman to divide the tribes into hundreds of households and Chigan to help Chigan rebuild.
Qianman was angry at what Kuitou had done, but in order to unite his subordinates, he still reluctantly split up the tribe to help Chiganhu rebuild his tribe.
From then on, the conflict between Qianman and Kuitou became increasingly difficult to reconcile.
Without talking about the internal problems of the Xianbei, after resolving the Xianbei problem in Wenfu, he set about appeasing the Zhang family.
Wen Fu agreed to Zhang Yu's conditions and used his connections to send Wen Shao to Luoyang to study so that he would not stay in Taiyuan and continue to cause trouble.
Wen Shao missed Wang Ji and was reluctant to leave Qi County, but was defeated by Wen Fu and had to go to Luoyang to study.
Not only that, Wen Fu not only owed Guo Wei a big favor, but also promised Guo Wei to help Zhang Ji and his son to gain credit.
With Wen Fu's inevitable help, the military merit of Guo Wei and Zhang Ji in beheading hundreds of Hu heads was reported through layers of authorities, included in this year's year-end report, and audited by the Secretariat.
With the approval of the Secretariat, Guo Yu was commended for his merit, and Zhang Ji was promoted to the northern commandery of Dingxiang County and awarded with money and grain as a reward.
In addition to the above, Guo Yu saw that Zhang Yu had outstanding abilities and was interested in promoting him, so he wanted to recruit Zhang Yu as a senior accountant. However, Zhang Yu had other plans, and after careful consideration, he politely rejected Guo Yu's good intentions in the name of following Wang Hong to study.
Seeing Zhang Yu reject him, Guo Yu was not angry but happy, because it was difficult for ordinary people to refuse the position of Shangjili, and Zhang Yu's refusal after careful consideration showed that he had lofty goals and did not want to be limited to the frontier.
In order to win over the Zhang family, Guo Wei sought approval from the governor Zhang Yi, allowing another border market to be set up at Chanhekou, with Zhang Yang as the mayor. He was also appointed together with Zhang Ji's military commander and sent to Chanhewu.
When the news reached Chanhewu, everyone was delighted.
Inside the hall, Zhang Yang cupped his hands in congratulations and said with a smile, "Congratulations, brother, on your promotion to captain of the department."
Zhang Ji stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "The military commander is nothing, but the opening of the market in Chanhewu is something worth celebrating."
Zhang Ji saw it clearly. Although the title of Northern Commander of Dingxiang County seemed high, he was responsible for the border affairs of Dingxiang County. However, due to the collapse of the border defense system, he had no control over anything. On the contrary, because the prefect Guo Wei had the highest power in Dingxiang County, he had always been responsible for border affairs.
The only benefit was that Zhang Ji and the people of Chanhewu would be considered regular troops of the Han army from now on, and Zhang Ji would be able to receive an official uniform and an annual salary granted by the court.
The opening of the market in Chanhewu not only attracted Han and Hu people to trade here and boosted the economy of Chanhewu, but also helped Zhang's business. If the business was well managed, Zhang could take advantage of the opening of the market to reach a higher level.
Zhang Ji pondered for a moment and said, "The market has been opened in the dock. From now on, the Han and the Hu people will mix together. Uncle Zhi needs to be more careful."
"Brother, don't worry!"
Zhang Yang patted his chest and said, "I have already built a market in the open space south of the dock so that merchants can come here to do business this year and next year."
As he spoke, Zhang Yang looked at Zhang Yu and asked, "The Lord wants to recruit Ji'an as the Chief Accountant, why don't you accept it?"
Zhang Ji stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "If Ji'an becomes the chief accountant, he will be trapped here for a long time, which is not a wise move."
The post of Shangjili was often held by the prefect's confidant, who needed to travel frequently between the provincial capital and Luoyang to report the prefect's situation to his superiors on behalf of the prefect.
At the end of the year, the Shangji Li would submit the year-end report of the county to the Shangshu Tai for review and approval. Therefore, since they often come into contact with high-ranking officials, if they have outstanding performance, they will be easily promoted. Therefore, many famous officials in the Han Dynasty were appreciated and promoted by nobles when they served as Shangji Li.
If Zhang Yu accepted the position of accountant at that time, he would not be able to get promoted in the next few years or even ten years if the border was peaceful. Considering the possible military chaos in the future, Zhang Yu refused Guo Wei's invitation.
Zhang Yang shook his head and said, "I think Ji'an has already made plans. If it can be appreciated by Lord Chang Wen, it can be considered a good place to go."
Zhang Yu smiled but said nothing. If he could marry Wang Ji, wouldn't it be a better future for him than being a senior accountant?
Zhang Ji had something to say to Zhang Yu. He waved his hand to let Zhang Yang leave first and said, "Uncle Zhi will select two Hu servants and send them to Lord Guo another day."
"Yes!" After Zhang Yang stepped back, Zhang Yu straightened his clothes and said, "Father, when I was studying in Dalu, I met a girl. I beg you to propose to me next year."
Hearing this, Zhang Ji smiled happily, drank water from the lacquer cup, and asked, "The girl from the He family?"
"The daughter of Wang from Qi County, the eldest daughter of Duke Changwen!" Zhang Yu said.
"puff!"
Perhaps the news was too explosive; Zhang Ji choked on the water after drinking half of it.
"What did you say?"
Zhang Ji coughed a few times and said in shock, "You want to marry the daughter of Duke Changwen?"
"Exactly!"
Seeing Zhang Ji's face full of shock, Zhang Yu felt an inexplicable sense of relief.
"Cough cough!"
Zhang Ji calmed down a bit and said tactfully, "Jian, the Wang family has been high-ranking officials for generations. Although my Zhang family has some assets, they are far inferior to the Wang family. If I go to the Wang family to ask for marriage now, I am afraid it will cause displeasure."
Zhang Yu hesitated for a while and said, "To be honest with you, father, I have known each other's names to the daughter of Wang. Now I am seeking marriage, not because I love her alone, but because I have something to say to her."
Hearing this, Zhang Ji couldn't help but think of something, and his expression was shocked again. He said, "Isn't Ji'an going to school? Why is he still with him~"
"cough!"
Zhang Yu coughed and said, "When I was studying at Dalu Mountain, I met Miss Wang by chance. To this day, Miss Wang and I have always behaved in accordance with etiquette."
"Oh~"
Zhang Ji's reaction was flat, and he seemed a little disappointed with the relationship between his son and Wang Qianjin.
"In that case, then go and ask for marriage!"
Zhang Ji patted his thigh and said cheerfully, "For my son's lifelong event, even if Wang rejects me and I spend all my family wealth, what's so terrible about it?"
"When does Ji'an plan to ask for marriage?"
Even if there is a glimmer of hope, and it takes all the family wealth, Zhang Ji will go to help Zhang Yu to seek marriage. Not only is Zhang Yu the son of Zhang Ji, but also because of Wang Ji's identity. Once his son can marry Wang Ji and become Wang's son-in-law, Zhang Yu's future will be immeasurable.
Although Zhang Ji was not a snobbish person, he could not help but be tempted by the opportunity to marry into the Wang family.
Zhang Yu hesitated for a moment and asked, "How about the beginning of February next year?"
Zhang Ji frowned slightly and said, "If we go there in February, I'm afraid we will need to prepare a lot of things."
After a pause, he added, "What are Ji'an's plans for this marriage proposal?"
Zhang Yu said, "Father, the Wang family is a big family in Bingzhou, and they may not be interested in money and other things. Yu thinks that I need to make a name for myself, so that the people of Yanmen and Taiyuan will know my name. For example, if there is a dispute between Zhang and Chi, you can choose some stories from them to spread."
"Can!"
Zhang Ji nodded slightly and said, "When Wang is looking for a son-in-law, she should first look at his family background, then hear his name, and finally look at the person. Our Zhang family's family background is second, and Ji'an only needs a good reputation to please Wang."
"As for my son's appearance and talents, there is no need to say more!" Zhang Ji said with a smile: "The three things of riding alone to seize the horse, killing Chigan Puda, and raiding Chigan, all show my son's bravery. If Wang knew my son's talents, she would never refuse."
After thinking for a while, Zhang Ji said, "We can send people to Yinguan, Mayi, Qixian, and Jinyang to distribute money and food to the people and spread the news as much as possible."
"Thank you father!"
(End of this chapter)
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