Chapter Seventeen Zhang Rang
It didn't take long for Dongfang Jian to be invited. He led Dongfang Jian into the living room with his eyes crossed and left. Only then did Dongfang Jian carefully examine the living room. If there was a word to describe Zhang Rang's living room, it would be incomparably luxurious. Nothing in the living room could be bought by ordinary people. Even the rich could not buy it. Some of the things could be seen as tributes.
Just as Dongfang Jian was studying the situation carefully, he heard footsteps coming from outside the hall. Dongfang Jian turned around and saw a man walking over. The man was in his fifties, dressed in silk and satin. He had his hands behind his back, and his hair was tied up in a red hat. He looked very imposing. His temples were gray, his face was white without a beard, and his face was ruddy. He was of medium build. Although he did not walk like a tiger, his steps were firm and did not look like an old man. His waist was slightly bent, and his eyes were sharp. With one look, one could tell that this person was often in a position of power or not far from it. Dongfang Jian knew that the person who had come was the head of the Ten Attendants of the Eternal-Zhang Rang.
At the same time that Dongfang Jian was staring at Zhang Rang, Zhang Rang was also staring at Dongfang Jian. Zhang Rang looked at the smiling and spirited man in front of him. He did not bow down or glare at him like ordinary people. Instead, he was modest and polite, his eyes forever filled with respect for others. It made people involuntarily feel the other party's good intentions and have a good impression of him.
Zhang Rang came back to his senses and asked in his neither male nor female voice,"You are Dongfang Jian, the descendant of Dongfang Shuo, the famous minister of the Han Dynasty who returned from overseas with a huge treasure and is known as the Great Samaritan in the Great Han Dynasty.”
Dongfang Jian felt goosebumps all over his body when he heard his words. However, he had no choice. After all, he had the power. He would just treat it as alternative music harassing his ears. Thinking of this, he bowed respectfully and said,"That's right. I'm Dongfang Ziheng, Dongfang Jian of Youzhou. It's my first time entering the capital today, so I'm here to pay a visit to Minister Zhang, Marquis Zhang!”
Zhang Rang's voice immediately said,"It's really you. You know that the Emperor has been talking about you recently. He has already sent several groups of people to welcome you." Why didn't we meet them?"
Dongfang Jianxin said," It sounds nice. I'm afraid that they're going to welcome me because they're afraid that I'll take the treasure for myself. They deliberately sent people to monitor me. I'm afraid only useless eunuchs like you can come up with such ideas." Although he thought so in his heart, he couldn't say it out loud. He immediately said,"This one originally thought that I should present the treasure when I returned to my homeland, but I had to mourn for my parents. After that, I wanted to take a good look at the beautiful rivers and mountains of my country, so I delayed until now. I didn't see His Majesty's messenger along the way, but I encountered several groups of bandits who wanted to take the treasure. If it wasn't for my brothers risking their lives, I'm afraid this one wouldn't have been able to see Zhang Gong today."
When Zhang Rang heard this, he said loudly," Preposterous! Who dares to steal the treasure? I think he doesn't want to live anymore."”
Dongfang Jian said," Don't be angry, Duke Zhang. The people who stole the treasure have been chased away by my brothers. As for the people who stole the treasure, they are all bandits and are not worth worrying about. They were blind and insisted on snatching this thing that can't be eaten or drunk. We didn't plan to care about them at first, but they were a little ignorant and angered my brothers. In a fit of anger, they killed all the people who came to snatch the things.”
"So, no one was left alive?”Zhang Rang asked anxiously.
Dongfang Jian looked at Zhang Rang and sneered in his heart. I'm afraid that you have people with you. With your greedy personality, how could you not send someone? I'm afraid that once the emperor sends someone, your people will follow. Dongfang Jian looked at Zhang Rang's anxious expression and said,""No, not a single one survived.”Speaking of this, he deliberately sighed." I wish I didn't stop my brothers. Otherwise, I would have captured a few of them alive for Mr. Zhang to interrogate. Perhaps Mr. Zhang could find the person behind this."”
Zhang Rang picked up his teacup and took a sip."Since we haven't caught him, then forget it. After I report to the emperor tomorrow, we'll let the emperor decide.”
Dongfang Jian nodded his head repeatedly at the side and repeatedly said yes.
"Alright, let's not talk about this nonsense. Tell me, why did you come to my place so late at night? Did you lose the treasure?”Zhang Rang said seriously.
Dongfang Jian laughed in his heart, I thought you wouldn't ask. I didn't expect you to be so impatient. He looked at Zhang Rang." Actually, I'm here today for two things. First, I heard that Zhang Gong could be half of the Emperor's family, so I came to pay a visit and ask about the rules in the palace." After all, I came back from overseas. I don't know many of the rules of the Great Han Dynasty, especially the rules of the Imperial Palace. Therefore, I specially came to ask Zhang Gong for advice. I hope Zhang Gong can teach me.”
Zhang Rang was very happy when he heard this. He smiled and said,"Ziheng, you flatter me. Actually, what do I have? I've only stayed by the Emperor's side for two more years and served two generations of Emperors, so I know a little more than you young people. Not to mention that you don't know the rules of the palace after returning from overseas, even the people born and raised in my Great Han Dynasty don't know the rules of the palace. However, you didn't make a mistake. At least you could come and ask this old servant about the rules of the palace. From this point, you still know the Emperor and respect the Emperor. Unlike some people who couldn't wait to point at the Emperor's nose and scold him every day.”After saying that, the old man squeezed out a few drops of tears.
Dongfang Jianxin said,"Old man, keep acting." You still have to let me accompany you in acting. Dongfang Jian immediately stood up excitedly and said,""Although I grew up overseas, my parents taught me to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic. In my heart, no matter what the emperor has done, he is still the emperor. He is the heaven of my Great Han Dynasty. Who dares to disrespect the emperor?”
In Zhang Rang's opinion, Dongfang Jian's excitement and performance were within his expectations. Zhang Rang looked at Dongfang Jian and said,""I can understand your feelings. In fact, I'm not happy either, but the emperor said that there are not many officials who dare to speak out. If the people around him are all flatterers, then the emperor will become an incompetent ruler.”
Dongfang Jian immediately pretended to be touched and bowed in the direction of the Imperial Palace.""Is the emperor really a wise ruler?" Then, he turned around and bowed to Zhang Rang as well."Zhang Gong assisted the emperor with great effort.”
Zhang Rang also returned a bow." I'm not working hard. I'm just sharing the Emperor's worries and doing things for the people."”"I wonder what Ziheng's second matter is." I hope you won't blame me for calling you Ziheng.”
"Look at what you're saying. Are names meant to be called? Otherwise, what was the point of having a name? The fact that you can call me that means that you don't treat me as an outsider.”" As for the second matter," Dongfang Jian said," I really don't dare to mention it after hearing what Duke Zhang said just now, lest it be said that I bribed an important official of the imperial court.”
When Zhang Rang heard this, he immediately thought that it was bribery. He had to ask clearly so as not to miss the opportunity to make a fortune. "Hey, since you've brought it up, why don't you tell me?" asked Zhang Rang. Let's see if I can help."
Dongfang Jian pretended to be embarrassed and said,""When I returned from overseas, I met the Xianbei people. If I hadn't dodged quickly, I would have been killed by them. Even though I managed to dodge, many of my Han people didn't. They were either killed or captured. Along the way, I saw with my own eyes how the Xianbei people slaughtered the people of my Great Han Dynasty. I will never forget the sadness and unwillingness in their eyes, so I am determined to take revenge. But I know that I am just an ordinary person who has just returned to my homeland. I have no power or power to save them, so I want to go to the capital this time to ask the emperor for a provincial governor of the border. But I also know that this matter is not so easy, so I want to ask Zhang Gong for help.”
Zhang Rang thought to himself,'I thought it was something. Isn't it just an official position?' 'You really came back from overseas. You actually didn't know that you could buy an official position. Besides, if you don't want to buy an official position, just hand over that treasure.' If the Emperor was happy, he would agree to anything. Zhang Rang was extremely happy. Thinking of this, his expression changed and he said,"This isn't easy to handle." This provincial governor is a high official of two thousand koku. Only people with status and talent can be competent. This old man can't help you with anything.”
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jian knew that he was asking for benefits. He took out the bottle of Wuliang Ye and handed it to Zhang Rang."I brought this back from Rome. This bottle contains the holy treasure of the Roman people, the 'Immortal Nectar.' It is said that this item can prolong life and make people stay young forever. Because Rome is very strict, in order to ensure the safety of this item and for me to pass the test smoothly, I matched it with wine. Although there is wine, its function is not bad at all.”
Zhang Rang held the transparent bottle in his hand and praised,"Good, good, good. This old man has never seen such a treasure before. It's crystal clear and dazzling.”
Dongfang Jianxin said," What's the big deal? It's just a bottle of wine." Then, he realized that people nowadays had seen everything like in the past. Bottles, especially glass bottles, were hard to come by.
Zhang Rang opened the bottle, and a fragrance wafted out. Zhang Rang used his nose to sniff hard and said,"It smells so good? One could tell at a glance that this was a rare good thing.”
Dongfang Jian said," This is the right wine. If it was just the Immortal Juice Dew, there wouldn't be so much." Because it only had ten drops a month, the wine in this bottle had been collected for ten years. Because of its great effect, it had to be accompanied by the royal wine of Rome. The wine in this bottle was the royal wine of Rome. Because the bottle was too small to hold too much wine, and there was too much 'Fairy Nectar,' he could only drink a small cup at a time in the future. However, he could not drink this small cup at once. He had to drink it several times. If he drank too much, he would have to drink it again. It would cause itching, bleeding from the nose and mouth, and discomfort all over the body. If one drank a certain amount, it could prolong one's life.”
Zhang Rang looked at the bottle while listening to the conversation. When he heard that it could prolong one's youth, his eyes lit up. He wanted to drink it immediately. After all, there was no one who didn't want to live a long life, especially bad people. However, when he heard that he could only drink a small cup at a time and that he could not drink too much, something seemed to have fallen from his heart. If this thing only had benefits and no disadvantages, perhaps he would not dare to accept it. Now that Dongfang Jian had said so, he was relieved.
After hearing Dongfang Jian's words, Zhang Rang impatiently took a small cup and gently poured the wine into it. He picked up the wine glass and took a small sip. He closed his eyes tightly as if he was intoxicated. After a while, Zhang Rang opened his eyes. His face was filled with excitement as if he had suddenly obtained a large sum of wealth.
Zhang Rang came back to his senses and said to Dongfang Jian,""The things that Ziheng sent over can be said to be unprecedented. This old man is at a loss! Don't worry, I will speak up for you in the court tomorrow and strive to let you go to a good province to be the provincial governor.”
" I won't go to any good province," Dongfang Jian said with a face full of joy." I'll go to Youzhou. After all, my hometown is there. Of course, it would be even better if I could lead the army." After the matter is completed, I will not forget Zhang Gong's kindness. I will thank him again in the future.”
"Sure, sure," Zhang Rang said."Go back first. Tomorrow, you can go directly to the palace gate to receive the imperial edict.”
"Thank you for your kindness, Duke Zhang. I'll go back first.”Dongfang Jian said.
"Alright, then I won't send you off."
"I don't dare to trouble Zhang Gong."
After saying that, Dongfang Jian retreated. After Dongfang Jian left Zhang Rang's house, he saw that Lü and Zhang were still waiting, so he went up to greet them. The two of them hurriedly asked Dongfang Jian what had happened the moment they saw Dongfang Jian come out. Dongfang Jian pulled the two of them along as they walked.
Not long after Dongfang Jian left, Zhang Rang entered the palace that very night. As for what he was going to do, he didn't say anything. I think everyone should know.
Late at night, in the secret room of a wealthy family
"Trash, so many people went out, but you can't even deal with a few people.”A middle-aged man's deep voice cursed at the men in black kneeling on the ground.
"My lord, please calm down." A young man in warrior attire standing at the side said,""My Lord, we can't blame them for this. It's just that we didn't expect Dongfang Jian to have an expert protecting him. It seems that Dongfang Jian also knows that he has a precious treasure and is afraid of being robbed, so he found someone to protect him. Also, as they said, so far, we're not the only ones who are tempted by those treasures. There are still several groups of people? Therefore, our top priority now is to find the mastermind behind those groups of people.”
"You can handle this matter as you see fit. I must find out who dared to have designs on what I want. After I find out, I will definitely not let him off.”The middle-aged man said angrily.
"Don't worry, my lord. I'll definitely find them in less than ten days."”
The middle-aged man nodded in satisfaction and said,""Then go do it. Take these trash out while you're at it. I don't want to see them.”
"Then this subordinate will take his leave. My lord, have a good rest.”the young man said.
After saying that, the young man led the group of men in black out. When he left the secret room, the young man revealed a sinister smile, but he immediately hid it.
That night, countless people had a sleepless night.
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