Chapter 42: The official worships the Taishou
After Zhang Yu came back, he had a fierce battle with Wan'er, and he couldn't get up until late the next day.
When they got up, Ling Cao and Xi Zhicai were ready.
Zhang Yu introduced Xi Zhicai, and then they went to check out, and left directly after settling the bill.
Due to Wan'er's reasons, Zhang Yu prepared another carriage, stopped and stopped, and after more than ten days, Zhang Yu and his party finally arrived in Luoyang.
"Luoyang, this is the legendary Luoyang."
Standing outside Luoyang City, Zhang Yu was full of emotion, this ancient capital city has too many stories.
Zhang Yu didn't have time to feel the heaviness of this ancient capital, so he hurriedly entered the city gate, and then found an inn to settle down.
"Everyone has a good rest today, and tomorrow Zhicai and Ling Cao, the three of us will go out to investigate." When they arrived at the inn, Zhang Yu gave them an order and let them rest.
"Buckle ~" Zhang Yu rested for a while, and there was a knock on the door.
"Lord, disturb you and your wife's rest, there are some things I want to talk to you about." Outside the door was the voice of Xi Zhicai.
"Okay, here we go." Zhang Yu came out and opened the door.
Xi Zhicai arranged some wine and food in his room, and Ling Cao was also there.
After sitting down and chatting for a while, Xi Zhicai said: "Lord, this time you come to Luoyang, you not only want an official position and inquire about the situation, but also an important matter. ”
"Oh, Zhicai, what's the matter? Please also consult me. Zhang Yu clasped his hands into fists and said to Xi Zhicai.
"Lord, official positions can be bought with money, but this prestige can't be bought, if you don't have prestige, it is difficult to gain a foothold in officialdom, you will be excluded by the family, and you will be restricted everywhere, so the lord should also win fame." Xi Zhicai said.
For this, Xi Zhi has a personal feeling, he has great talent, but because of his humble background, no one is willing to recommend him, so he has no achievements yet.
Zhang Yu nodded, but he didn't take it to heart, the troubled times are coming, when the time comes, military merit is fame, soldiers and horses are power, and they can earn it with their own hands.
Xi Zhicai continued: "Lord, you should visit the famous people in Luoyang City, which will play an important role for you in the future. ”
Zhang Yu nodded, since Xi Zhicai is so attentive, he can't discourage the enthusiasm of others, and the most important thing is to visit these celebrities in the world It seems that it is not bad.
"Okay, then tomorrow we will divide into two ways, and I will inquire about who we should visit." Zhang Yu said.
Xi Zhicai straightened his chest, straightened his body and said: "Lord, no need, I am from Yingchuan Academy, there is a lot of news in this regard, and now there are several people in Luoyang including Lu Zhi, Cai Yong, Wang Yun..."
Xi Zhicai read out the names of more than a dozen people at once, but Zhang Yu only remembered Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and Wang Yun.
Hearing the names of these people, Zhang Yu felt that it was really necessary to visit.
Zhang Yu just came to Luoyang, and he is not familiar with the place, so he has to find an opportunity to visit, so he is not in a hurry, and he will learn about it first.
The next day, the three of them divided into three routes and went to find out the news.
Zhang Yu was not in a hurry, he walked around Luoyang City by himself to understand the situation.
Zhang Yu didn't come back until almost in the evening, and when he came back, Xi Zhi came back, and he visited some old friends and inquired about some situations.
Ling Cao hasn't come back yet, after Zhang Yu saw Wan'er, he went to Xi Zhicai's room and waited for Ling Cao to come back after saying some love words to Wan'er.
After waiting for less than a stick of incense, Ling Cao came back.
"Lord, look who I've met." As soon as he entered the door, Ling Cao said excitedly.
Zhang Yu was puzzled, and a man followed behind Ling Cao.
"Zibu, how could it be you, didn't you go to the Xiang clan?" Zhang Yu was very surprised, it turned out to be Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zibu, who had long been separated from them.
"Lord, I will follow what you said, go to the mountains to find the Xiang patriarch, the Xiang patriarch said that you will definitely go to Luoyang, so let me and a few people from the Xiang clan come to you, if I can meet you, I can tell you the news in advance, so that you can prepare early." Zhang Zhao said.
"Come, Zibu, Ling Cao, sit down, sit down." Zhang Yu was also very happy, his eyes were black when he came to Luoyang, Zhang Zhao and they arrived in Luoyang in advance, and they also had a helper.
"My lord, Patriarch Xiang asked me to tell you that the official position has been obtained, and it is the Taishou of Huiji County." Zhang Zhao said excitedly.
Huiji County is also the place where Zhang Yu crossed over, the location of the Xiang clan, and it is also one of the places where the overlord Xiang Yu started.
"Okay, it's convenient to seal it in your hometown, and with the Xiang clan as the foundation, we can also develop." Zhang Yu said happily.
"Yes, lord, Patriarch Xiang wants you to go back as soon as possible so that you can prepare." Zhang Zhao said.
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "It's okay, when I finish the matter in Luoyang, I won't go to other places, and go back to Huiji County directly." ”
Today's Huiji County is very large, from Shanghai, Zhejiang to Fujian, a vast area.
However, although the place is large, it is relatively backward and has a very small population.
Although it includes the whole of Fujian, there is not much population in the whole of Fujian, and the population of Shanghai and Zhejiang is slightly larger today.
But Zhang Yu didn't dislike it, he didn't have a foundation, and it was already very good to be able to buy such a Taishou.
Originally, Zhang Yu thought that he could get a county order, but he didn't expect to be able to buy Taishou.
This is also because Huiji County is too remote, underdeveloped, and has a small population, so many people would rather go to a wealthy place to buy a county order than be a taishou in Huiji County.
Because the official who bought it wanted to be recovered, and Huiji County was too poor, maybe it would lose money, so this official position had been hanging on Liu Hong's for a long time, and it was not sold.
When the people of the Xiang clan came to buy this official position with a large amount of gold and silver, many people laughed at them for being wronged.
"By the way, Zibu, what about the other people of the Xiang clan?" Zhang Yu saw that Zhang Zhao was only one person coming, so he asked.
"Lord, we rented a yard, they all live there, I'll come over and meet with the lord first, that yard is quite big, why don't you move over too." Zhang Zhao said.
"Okay, I'll move in tomorrow." Zhang Yu nodded and said: "Zibu, have you heard any important news in Luoyang these days, I don't know anything about Luoyang, and I don't know what to do next." ”
Zhang Zhao thought for a while and said: "There are a few major events, but they have little to do with the lord, but there is one thing related to the lord, that is, the great Confucian Zheng Xuan recently came from Qingzhou to visit Lord Cai Yong Cai and mentioned the lord. ”
"Huh? Zheng Xuan? Mention me, such a big bull, how does he know about me? Zhang Yu was puzzled, he was not confident enough that his reputation had spread throughout the Han Dynasty.
Moreover, this Zheng Xuan was a famous Confucian and great educator in the late Han Dynasty, and he had many disciples, and no one could match him at the end of the Han Dynasty.
"Lord, you wrote the Burrow inscription, and it was because of this poem that Zheng Xuan praised this poem when he talked to Cai Yong, Lu Zhi and their disciples." Zhang Zhao said.