Until noon.
The two of them stopped in front of a restaurant.
"Young Master Han, this must be your first time in Luoyang.”Shopkeeper Zhao looked at Han Sheng and said slowly. From his point of view, all the details along the way, including Han Sheng's shock when he entered Luoyang City, were all taken in by Shopkeeper Zhao.
Han Sheng didn't hide this fact. He had traveled back a thousand years to the capital. No one could hide the shock in their hearts.
"Heh heh…Shopkeeper Zhao is truly observant. This is indeed my first time. In the past, I also lived in the capital, but compared to the capital and Luoyang, it still shocked me.”Han Sheng didn't refute these words.
"It doesn't matter. If there's a first time, there'll be a second time. After all, this time, Mr Han is here to buy an official position. That way, he'll be an official in the future. If he can make some achievements in his position, then wouldn't it be a longer meal when he comes to Luoyang in the future?。”
"Let's go in and have some wine, Mr Han.”With that, he walked straight into the restaurant.
"In the future? Not to mention the future, this place would become a battlefield in two years. There would be no future.”Han Sheng thought to himself and followed Shopkeeper Zhao into the restaurant.
"Waiter."
"Dear guests," A waiter came over with a smile.
"The two of you, please come to a private room." Shopkeeper Zhao pointed at Han Sheng.
"Alright, two people in the private room." The waiter shouted loudly and led Shopkeeper Zhao and Han Sheng upstairs.
"Mr Han, what do you want to eat?" Zhao Qian looked at Han Sheng. After all, everyone had different tastes.
"Shopkeeper Zhao, just order. It doesn't matter as long as it's edible.”Han Sheng handed over the responsibility of ordering dishes to Shopkeeper Zhao. After all, this was Han Sheng's first time in Luoyang, and it was also his first time coming into contact with the colors in this restaurant.
In a short while, the table was filled with food and wine.
The two of them chatted as they ate.
"Shopkeeper Zhao, I want to ask you about someone.”Han Sheng said as he took a bite of the food.
"Just say it."
"I wonder if Shopkeeper Zhao knows a person called Zhao Yun from Chang Mountain. After all, Shopkeeper Zhao's hometown isn't too far from this person.”In Han Sheng's opinion, even if Shopkeeper Zhao didn't know him, he should have heard of him.
"Zhao Yun, why did Young Master Han ask me that? I don't remember mentioning my nephew in front of Young Master Han.”Shopkeeper Zhao looked at Han Sheng in confusion.
"Ah, Zhao Yun is the shopkeeper's nephew?。”Han Sheng said in surprise. He almost spilled the wine on the table.
"Yes."
In the second year of Chuping (191 AD), Zhao Yun took over Changshan Prefecture (then Changshan Kingdom, changed to the county in the eleventh year of Jian 'an).
[1]The people elected him to lead the righteous soldiers of the county to defect to Gongsun Zan.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, the warlords fought among themselves. Zhao Yun was elected by his county and led Yi Cong to join the White Horse General Gongsun Zan.
During this period, he met Liu Bei, the royal relative of the Han Dynasty. However, not long after, Zhao Yun left because of the death of his brother.
About seven years after Zhao Yun left Gongsun Zan, he met Liu Bei in Ye City and followed Liu Bei from then on.
Zhao Yun had followed Liu Bei for nearly 30 years. He had participated in the Battle of Bowang Slope, the Battle of Changban Slope, and the Battle of Jiangnan. He had commanded the Battle of Ruchuan, the Battle of Hanshui, and the Battle of Jigu. He had achieved very good results.
In addition to going on expeditions, Zhao Yun also successively served as the prefect of Guiyang as a partial general and stayed behind in public security as a military commander.
He was appointed General of the Army of Yi to supervise Jiangzhou. In addition, when Zhao Yun pacified Yizhou, he quoted Huo Qubing's story to persuade Liu Bei to return the land and houses to the people.
After Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were killed, he advised Liu Bei not to attack Wu. Later generations praised him as a Confucian general with a minister's magnanimity. He was even considered a perfect figure during the Three Kingdoms period.
After his death, he was posthumously named "Shunping Marquis" and was widely circulated among the people with the image of "Ever-victorious General".
As for Zhao Yun's age…
two statements
168-229 A.D., and 154-229 A.D.
It was very clear that he died in 229 AD, which was his date of birth. There were more than two explanations. One said he lived for more than 70 years, and the other said he lived for more than 60 years.
According to the year 182, if he was born in the year 168, he would be 14 years old now. However, according to the year 154, he should be 28 years old now.
(PS: I've checked a lot of information. Zhao Yun, who died in his sixties, is not credible. There are many historical records that Zhao Yun followed Zhuge Liang to the Northern Expedition when he was in his seventies. Therefore, I think it's reasonable for him to be born in 154 AD.）
"Then can Shopkeeper Zhao introduce me to you?”Han Sheng couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. Zhao Yun must be 28 years old now. It was impossible to wait until 191 AD for Zhao Yun to join Gongsun Zan.
"It's fine. I'll just write a letter of divorce.”Shopkeeper Zhao took a sip of wine and said disapprovingly.
After a meal, they ate to their fill.
The two of them parted ways on the street in front of them. Shopkeeper Zhao left to do his own thing.
Han Sheng came to the red wall that was covered with price tags. He saw many well-dressed people clustered around one of the red walls.
There were handsome young masters and old men in their seventies and eighties, but they all had one thing in common, and that was money.
Han Sheng was curious, so he went up to take a look. He saw a long notice pasted on a red wall. On it was the price of an official position in the imperial court.
Han Sheng could not help but be dumbfounded. Although he had heard of the Spirit Monarch selling his official position in his previous life, he was still very shocked when he was there. Throughout the five thousand years of Chinese history, only Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling could sell their official positions so openly.
The emperor opened a market in the palace. In history, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was not the only one to do such a ridiculous thing.
Xiao Baojuan, the Marquis of Donghun of the Southern Qi Dynasty, was also an emperor who was keen on this trip.
Why would a dignified person like him love such a lowly profession?
When Emperor Ling of Han ascended the throne, he was only twelve years old. He was just a child who had not lost his innocence and did not know how to rule the country. Moreover, when Empress Dowager Dou was in court, the power of the consorts was at its peak. The struggle between the eunuchs and the consorts was fierce, and the young Emperor was caught in the middle, unable to do anything. Therefore, he could only find fun in other activities.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty first imitated the market in the rear palace. The goods sold on the street were all rare treasures that had been plundered.
The palace maids and concubines dressed up as merchants and tourists. There were even acrobatics and singers. It was simply a miniature market society.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty wandered around every day. Sometimes he would go to the tavern to drink and listen to music, and sometimes he would go to the market to bicker with the shopkeeper. He was never tired of it.
According to historical records, he even used a donkey to drive a carriage and personally walked around the market with a whip. As a result, this absurd behavior spread to the public and triggered a wave of imitations. The price of donkeys in the capital instantly increased several times.
Although this kind of house-play-style trading game was interesting, it would get boring after playing it for a long time. Moreover, it could not bring practical benefits and could not satisfy the needs of Emperor Han Ling to accumulate wealth.
Therefore, he had a sudden idea to open an exchange in West Park to publicly sell official positions and titles.
The prices of various official positions varied, and were generally calculated according to the annual salary of the officials. For example, an official position with an annual salary of 2,000 stone was usually priced at 20 million yuan. Generally speaking, the price of an official position was 10,000 times the annual salary of the officials.
Moreover, the price wasn't fixed. It was just like today's auction. Those who wanted to be officials could bid and compete. In the end, the person with the highest bid would win the bid.
Before an official took office, he had to pay 1/3 to 1/4 of the official price. In other words, before he received his salary, he had to pay about 25 years of income in advance.
Such a high price to buy an official was not something that ordinary wealthy families could afford.
However, once they bought an official position and took office, the officials would inevitably plunder the people's wealth wantonly. In the end, the victims were still the poor people.
Therefore, the activities of selling officials lasted from the first year of Guanghe (178) to the sixth year of Zhongping (189), causing a very serious social crisis. The officials were corrupt and the people were in dire straits, causing the Eastern Han regime to gradually decline and perish.
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