"A person who fights with rice cookers is of no use to anyone." The Analects of Confucius
The Cangtou of Jia Xu's family is strong and strong, and he can make a lot of noise with whips. One look at the posture of him sitting on the shaft of the chariot, and you can tell that he is a good chariot driver. This man was once a member of Anji General Zhang Ji's tent.
The soldier was shot in the right leg by an arrow during the battle and became disabled. Zhang Ji gave it to Jia Xu to look after his home. Along with it, there was also a house in Jiadi, Beique, both of which Zhang Ji
In preparation for Jia Xu, Yulin Lang Zhang Xiu often visited the house and held gifts from his son and nephew. This is evident from the close relationship between the two families.
After leaving the North Gate of Weiyang Palace, not far back is the Beique Jiadi, the leading noble area in Chang'an City, where the noble ministers live. Cang Tou, who was driving the car, knew how to read people's words when he was under Zhang Ji's tent.
When he got on the car, he secretly saw that Jia Xu had no intention of bringing the friendly Diannong Captain back home as a guest. So Cang Tou understood this and deliberately led the carriage onto Hengmen Street.
When stepping on the ground, I have a clear sense of rhythm, but I actually walk very slowly on the road.
Du Chun, who has been in the military for a long time, could detect the movement of the carriages and horses, and also knew what Jia Xu meant. He said with a somewhat sarcastic smile: "If Jia Gong hadn't led us to surrender last year, how could we have the status we have today? Speaking of which,
It was really rude of me not to express my gratitude to Mr. Jia for the kindness of reincarnation, so today I took advantage of the opportunity of attending the court to discuss my old friendship with Mr. Jia."
Jia Xu frowned, a little unhappy: "This matter has already passed, why bother mentioning it again."
"No, no." Du Chen didn't seem to notice the change in Jia Xu's tone, and said with great interest: "I still have to thank you for the kindness, otherwise wouldn't it mean that I would be an unjust person?"
As he spoke, he took out a cloth bag from his bulging arms. The cloth bag was deliberately exposed with a small opening. It contained a golden cake. He held it out to Jia Xu with both hands: "There are seven kilograms of gold here. Please accept it, Mr. Jia."
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Jia Xu had a cold face and did not reach out, but looked at Du Cun with a scrutinizing gaze. He knew that Du Cun was Li Jue's old subordinate. Later, because of Hu Zhen, Yang Ding cooperated with others and helped the Xiliang rebels a lot, and this
Both of them were adults in Liangzhou and were very prestigious among Li Jue and other Xiliang generals. Du Zhen believed that both the rebels and the court would be led by Hu Zhen in the future, so he welcomed them early, and Hu Zhen was also willing to divide the rebels.
Power, gladly accept it.
But the good news did not last long, as both Hu Zhen and Li Jue were executed by the imperial court. He was helpless and tried his best to squeeze into Dong Cheng's family, but he was only promoted to the rank of Dian Nong Xiaowei. If nothing unexpected happened, this
I am afraid that he will have to deal with the fields for the rest of his life. Du Chun is young and is good at courting people. He will never be content with the status quo. This trip is probably to ask Jia Xu to move his position.
Jia Xu's heart was clear, but he knew it and asked: "Why do you come here? Please tell me frankly."
"Uh." Du Xun held the gold in both hands, put it on his knees, and said seriously: "I heard that Mr. Jia is deeply attached to the Holy Family and will be on stage in the palace soon. Therefore, please remember the time when I and Mr. Jia shared the same adversity.
Friendship, please allow me to do something."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but lean toward Jia Xu, lowered his voice, and said: "I heard that the imperial court intends to send troops to Henan and Yuzhou to follow the former general to conquer Buchen. Don't look at me, Mr. Jia, because I don't understand any military strategy, but when I go into battle
Wu Kuang is a good hand at killing enemies. He led the troops and killed the cavalry general. He Miao was able to join the Northern Army from the post of captain of Diannong. I was just coerced by thieves to rebel. Since I have surrendered, why can't I make a decision?
Achievements? Therefore, I would like to ask Mr. Jia to intercede for me. As long as I succeed, I will do whatever I need to do in the future."
"The Taiwei is quite friendly with the Xiliang general. Why don't you go to the Taiwei to intercede on this matter?" Jia Xu asked cautiously.
"In terms of talent and high moral prestige, how can a Taiwei be as good as Duke Jia?" Du Cun said with a flattering smile.
It seems that he didn't find a way with Dong Cheng, so he came to find him.
Jia Xu couldn't help but glance at the bag of gold on Du Xun's lap, and he immediately understood why Dong Cheng didn't give him a way out.
Du Chen smiled awkwardly and did not explain.
Jia Xu suddenly reached out and took out a gold cake from the cloth bag on Du Xun's lap. This gold cake was only as big as the palm of a person's hand. It was bulging on the front and dented on the back due to the drip casting process of the gold cake.
Gold cakes in the Han Dynasty were not used as currency and had no circulation function. They were only used for storage, rewards, gifts, tribute, atonement, etc. Most of them had the stamps of craftsmen. This gold cake lying in Jia Xu's palm is no exception.
, in addition to the name of the craftsman engraved on the concave surface, there is also a regular line of text on the front.
When Du Chun saw this, he couldn't help but lower his head.
Jia Xu reached out and took out another gold cake from the cloth bag. After seeing the words on the front, he snorted from the tip of his nose.
Yangzhai Guo, Changshe Zhong.
Using the wealthy family's wealth that he plundered from Yingchuan as bribes is really killing two birds with one stone.
"In the past two years, I have been guarding the territory in Yingchuan. I am familiar with the local geography. Logically speaking, I should be the best candidate to join the army. But now it may not be that easy to return to Yingchuan." Jia Xu said sarcastically.
Thieves burned, killed, and looted their own homes, and then they asked these thieves to defend their homeland? This is emotionally unacceptable to anyone, let alone the Yingchuan scholars who are now becoming famous in the court, headed by the servant Xun You.
"Isn't it?" When he mentioned this, Du Chen complained angrily: "I was just following orders at the time. Li Jue and Guo Si have already been executed. Why do those Yingchuan people still hold grudges? I
I heard that last month, Song Yejia Gongdang, the captain of the Diannong School in Anding County, also knew that he and I were both under Li Jue. He was assigned to work in Anding due to the disarmament. He wanted to have a good relationship with Guo Gong, the governor of Anding County.
Guo Gong saw the Xun family inscription engraved on the gold cake and not only smashed Song Ye's head with the gold cake, but also drove him away.
He went out, went to court to accuse him of bribery, and finally abandoned the market."
He was talking with gusto, but unexpectedly Jia Xu no longer wanted to listen anymore. He grabbed two gold cakes in his hands, and the gold cakes made a crisp sound when they collided. It was a sign of the high quality of gold. He said with a calm face:
"enough."
"Jia, Jia Gong?"
"Get off." Jia Xu said, tapping the wall of the car with his finger, and the car quickly stopped.
"What does Mr. Jia mean by this? I, we will survive the adversity together, please." Du Chun panicked and began to speak at a loss: "I still have ten kilograms."
"Go down." Jia Xu threw the two gold cakes in his hand into the cloth bag on Du Xun's knees, as if throwing a stone on his knees.
The car door opened with a bang, and Cang Tou stood outside the car with a grim look on his face.
Du Chu had no choice but to walk out and stood on the ground watching Jia Xu's car slowly drive into Beique Jiadi, a high-rise courtyard. This is the most prosperous place in Chang'an City besides Weiyang Palace. There are even many mansions in front of it.
He even erected a gate, and the servants stood under the gate, looking at him coldly.
"Bah! Just wait and see!" Du Xun's face turned green and red. He spat on the ground, turned around and walked back angrily.
"Master." Cang Tou accelerated the car. After learning what had just happened, he couldn't help but ask: "Even I know that this kind of money must be recast in the furnace before it can be used. He is also a school captain after all, how come he doesn't even know this?
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"Yeah, he doesn't even bother to do it again." Jia Xu said calmly.
How did a school captain know that he was at odds with Xun You and thus conclude that he would agree to his request?
But looking at his performance today, it doesn't look like he is colluding with others, but rather like he is instigating others to take advantage of him without knowing it. Who is this person?
It seems that I have muddied the water by taking risks in the past two days, and I have really stirred up a lot of big fish.
"But." Cang Tou said again: "He bribed someone privately, why didn't the Lord use this to impeach him? Is it really because of the past relationship?"
"There's no rush." Jia Xu silently considered the cause and effect in his mind and said, "I still have to rely on him to escape. Otherwise, if he really lets me into the chancellery, he will roast me on the fire."