The spring of the second year of Yongjia.

From Qin and Liang to the vast land of the East China Sea, although countless forces of the Hu and Jin tribes intertwined, the continuous wars since Guangxi finally came to an end:

The battle between Zhang Gui, the governor of Liangzhou, and Zhang Yue, the inner histor of Longxi, and Cao Qu, the prefect of Xiping, fought for the authority of Liangzhou. Cao Qu was killed. Zhang Yue fled to Yecheng to rely on his old family, and Liangzhou was settled. After more than ten days of the Han Dynasty, he was forced by Zhang Yin, the governor of Liangzhou, to move all the Hanzhong households and retreated into Shu. The Hanzhong native Jufang, Bai Luo led officials and civilians to defend Nanzheng; the bandits of Shile, Wang Mi, who were all in Qing, Xu, Yan and Yu, finally massacred all the soldiers and civilians wherever they went. There was no deceased to collect, and there was no food, fodder and wealth to be used for plunder, so they had to suspend the invasion and eat. If they looked far south of the river, the bandits of Jingyang and Jiaoguang and other places would also lie dormant due to various reasons.

Such a scene fell in the eyes of Zhu Gungong of Luoyang, as if nothing happened everywhere and the world was more peaceful. After the snow melted in spring, the once desolate Luoyang City quickly recovered its vitality. The court recruited civilians and dug several large pits in the mass grave of Mangshan in the north of Luoyang City, transported thousands of corpses that were frozen to death in winter and starved to the city outside to bury it out. What followed was the luxurious and magnificent scenery of the rich imperial capital.

That afternoon, just after about Moshenshi, Fu Xuan, the former Minister of Personnel, came out of his mansion alone, yawned, and turned to Tongtu Street.

Not long ago, Sima Wangbin, under the tent of King Sima Yue of Donghai, led 5,000 soldiers to the palace, and forced the emperor to use the Taifu King Donghai as the prime minister, governor Yan, Yu, Si, Ji, You, and other military affairs. At the same time, he killed Lu Yong, the Northern Army who supported King Sima Qin of Qinghe, and Chen Yan, the Du Branch Commander. For a time, the King Donghai's reputation was greatly shocked, and the court officials who were Afu King Donghai also became arrogant.

In contrast, the power of the Qinghe King was dispersed, and all the ministers close to the emperor were covered in dust. In particular, the emperor's two confidants: Miao Bo, the Secretary of the Secretariat, and Fu Xuan, the Lang of the Ministry of Personnel, were both stripped of their official positions and placed under house arrest in Beijing and waiting for their defeat.

Miao Bo was quite humiliated during the house arrest. Not only was he disheartened, but his health also collapsed. It is said that he has been surviving at home in recent months, and his family has not improved without seeking famous doctors from many ways.

Fu Xuan's treatment was much better. First, this person made a very quick decision. Once he fell into the hands of the county lord of Jingling, he would not do anything. He immediately explained the secret of his relationship with Yanzhou Gou Xi. His attitude was so respectful. Secondly, this person was the grandson of Fu Yu and the son of Fu Zhi. He was from a first-class family. Although Fu Zhi was not a member of the King of Donghai, he often preached the way of humility and light in front of the emperor, and tried his best to reconcile the relationship between the emperor and the powerful ministers. He was an important figure that Donghai could not ignore. Therefore, Fu Xuan was only restricted to live in Fu Zhi's house, and his actions were as free as usual. Anyway, the emperor's confidants had been wiped out, and Fu Xuan was just indulged in a fireworks place every day, just drinking and having fun.

Perhaps it was because he had been drinking all night last night and fell asleep in the early morning. Fu Xuan felt a little drowsy in his head. He walked a few steps in a daze, but he crossed half of Tongtu Street, continued to move forward, but his toes kicked the earthen walls on both sides of the middle road. This made him lose his balance, stagger over the low wall, and fell into the middle road of Tongtu Street.

The severe pain from his toes made Fu Xuan feel a little more awake. Thinking that the middle way was used by the Minister of the Minister of the Prince and Minister Zhang Fu, he was now white. This was a big deal. He quickly stood up and bowed to the left and right. After bowing, he was about to return to the street, he suddenly found that the locust willows on both sides of the road had turned green and looked very interested. He looked at them repeatedly and repeatedly. After tossing and struggling for a while, he seemed to remember the purpose of his trip and headed south along Tongtu Street.

Although it has been repeatedly affected by wars in recent years, Luoyang is the world and is rich in wealth in the country. Every time it can recover its vitality in a short time, at this moment, the road is still full of people, and the noise is deafening.

On the north of Tongtu Street are offices for various yamen and summer heat, and on the south side there are many building and pavilions, the mansions of dignitaries and shops of wealthy merchants and giants, and the places where poetry and wine are singing and singing are silenced. Every two hundred steps on the street, huge copper beasts are placed relatively in relative terms, such as copper horses, copper dragons, copper turtles, evil spirits, qilins, and Tianlu, all of which are several feet high, and they are all with real appearance. Among them, the two copper camels that were first, like horses, long, with a height of one meter, feet as high as ox, tail five feet long, and ridges like horse saddles. They were cast by Emperor Wu of Han to celebrate Zhang Qian's opening of the Western Regions. During the reign of Emperor Ming of Wei, they moved here from Chang'an, and used tens of thousands of civilians along the way, which took half a year.

At this time, Fu Xuan stood near a pair of copper turtles, and walked to the position where the bronze qilin stood around the corner, and saw a restaurant occupying a vast and large scale. The storefront of this restaurant was splendid and magnificent, with hundreds of steps in front of the building, and a row of horse stakes were lined up. A flag was raised high in front of the banner, and three large characters were written on it: Red sleeves.

Fu Xuan turned around and walked into Hongxiuzhao in a familiar way.

At this time, the sky was not dark, and before the great officials and nobles in Luoyang City were looking for fun, there were neither horses nor ox carts in the open space in front of the building, and only a group of people dressed in different colors, but were basically dressed as servants, waiting close to the wall. They were slaves from the mansions in the city, who came early to seize the place where the horses were located, which shows the prosperity of the Hongxiuzhao business.

Seeing Fu Xuan swaying in front of the Hongxiuzhao, he was then led into the door by a group of Yingying Yanyan. Several servants spitted with their eyes squinted and spitted.

"This guy is here again... a literati who is like a stick is addicted to wine and sex every day, and is crazy about drinking... I'm not afraid of exhausting energy and dying on the spot!"

"Don't talk nonsense like this guy! Do you know who he is? He is the former Lang of the Ministry of Personnel Fu Xuan! Do you know who his father is? Shangshu's Right Pushe, Sili's School Commander Fu Zhi! Do you know what his family is? The Fu family in Niyang, a famous family that has been passed down for three hundred years! If these words fall into his ears... as long as he says a word, the master will beat you to death immediately!"

"Aren't you just a former Minister of Personnel?" The man who spoke first sneered and emphasized the tone of the word "exe": "Have you ever heard the saying that a phoenix with hair is not as good as a chicken? No one in Luoyang City knows that the ruler in power is His Highness, the Emperor Donghai. Even if these close ministers of the emperor can keep their heads, they will be out of breath! I'm afraid that he will do something? Hehe, I want me to say that he is hanging around here all day long, and he may not be sure to go through the old man's way and get a chance to regain his post. Unfortunately, how can he have his chance? Unless..."

The other man patted his shoulder and stopped him, laughing and said, "Our brothers and a few of us will serve the master well. Don't worry about so much, don't worry about so much!"

The previous person also knew that he had accidentally spoken beyond the rules and quickly laughed: "Yes, don't worry about them!"

Even so, he was taught for nothing, and he felt a little angry, so his eyes turned and changed the topic: "To be honest, this red sleeve trick has only been open for 30 or 50 years, and the business is as prosperous as fire and cooking oil. It is really an anomaly. I heard that the person in charge here is still a woman, so that's even more rare."

An older servant had been dozing off before, and rolled his eyes at this time: "This is your ignorance. As soon as this red sleeve trick was opened, I knew that there must be a big man behind them. The so-called prosperity of business is simply a matter of course!"

"Oh, how did you know?"

"Hehe, you two little kids are not Luoyang Tu people, and they have a shallow vision! It is rare that I will teach you if I have time today. Do you know who the house where Hong Xiuzhao is originally?"

The two shook their heads together.

"First belong to Cao Shuang, then Yang Jun!"

"Cao Shuang? Yang Jun? What is that?" The two of them looked confused.

"You..." The old servant pounded his chest: "Ignorance rats, ignorant rats!"

"Then Cao Shuang is the general of Cao Wei, who was recorded in the affairs of the Shangshu. In the past, he was in charge of the government with Emperor Wu of this dynasty. Later, he was executed for his autocracy and chaos. Then Yang Jun is the uncle of the Grand Marshal of this dynasty, who was in charge of military affairs between China and abroad, and Emperor Hui. He was also hated because of his high power and eventually died of a crime. Let me be honest: If it weren't for Cao Shuang's defeat, the Great Jin might not have been able to overthrow Cao Wei; if it weren't for Yang Jun's defeat, there would not have been the later royal family kings fighting for power... Do you think these two are powerful?"

Although the two of them had limited knowledge and had been in the official sect for a long time, they finally understood what those official positions meant. When they heard the old servant say this, they were shocked and stunned for a while before saying: "So amazing! So awesome! These two are powerful ministers who shocked the world!... Those who can take this mansion to do business have a deep background!"

The group of servants were talking a lot, and they all talked endlessly, throwing their caution to the sky. Their mouths were all secrets of the previous dynasty heard from the streets and alleys. Their dynasty made a secret message, and for a moment, it seemed that they were no longer a humble person driven by others, but had become a nobleman with eight living quarters.

Without mentioning these nonsense, Fu Xuan stepped into the Hongxiuzhao and was surrounded by several maids. This time he did not enter the gorgeous heavy building on the front, but turned around to the small courtyard on the other side. The courtyard was not big, with blue bricks and black tiles and flowers and trees, which were a bit elegant. The back door connected to a corridor. Stepping onto the corridor, turning a few more bends, and passing through several door holes, we arrived at a secluded pavilion. There was no one around the pavilion, and there was not even a plaque in the hall, which was obviously the place in the mansion that had not yet been opened. The maids hugged Fu Xuan into the building and then dispersed. The sound of ringing and jingling of the ringing bells faded away, and it became quieter.

The maid brought the tea soup and immediately bowed and said she left. There seemed to be no one in the building. Fu Xuan was patient and drank tea and sat down.
Chapter completed!