The big man has a living father

Chapter 91 I'm Not the Grandmaster of Drama

After Huo Hai left the Imperial College, he returned to the Imperial College carrying Xiaomi's letter on his shoulders.

I heard everyone talking about Huo Hai, and after asking I found out that Huo Hai had been there.

Fadi was also feeling very strange, why are people saying that Mr. Huo and Sima Gong are in opposition? Sima Gong clearly often praises Mr. Huo in private.

Someone asked Fadi, "Brother Fa, have you made up your mind? Do you want to stay in the Imperial College? Teacher Gongsun has recommended you. This is a rare opportunity!"

But Fadu shook his head.

If a thousand people work together, will there be only one or two officials in the end? We don't know whether they are high-ranking or low-ranking officials, but it is estimated that they are low-ranking officials.

Why not do research with Mr. Huo?

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After Huo Hai arrived at Jianzhang Palace, he found that the proportion of officials among the people who came was actually not that large, but rather there were more nobles.

Among the officials, none of those with rigid or vicious personalities were invited.

For example, Zhang Tang did not come.

I thought I could cause trouble for Zhang Tang, but I miscalculated.

However, Huo Hai's attention was quickly attracted by one person.

It's so hard not to see this person, he stands out from the crowd!

Even Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were only about 1.9 meters tall respectively, but that guy was obviously much taller than Wei and Huo, just like those inside giants in professional basketball.

"Could that be... Dongfang Shuo?" Huo Hai asked, pulling someone aside.

The person being pulled smiled and said, "How fresh! Who else could be so tall except him?"

Huo Hai has heard Dongfang Shuo's name frequently during this period.

There is no way. Before Mr. Huo’s name spread throughout Chang’an, the last representative of comedy was Dongfang Shuo.

Even people in Chang'an called him a comedian.

Modern people will send a funny face to others when chatting.

When people in Chang'an chat, they will wink at others. Winking is Dongfang Shuo's signature expression.

Funny face from the Western Han Dynasty.

To be precise, the funny face represents funny, and it was originally created by Dongfang Shuo. It took more than two thousand years for it to be spread to the Internet.

Dongfang Shuo has three characteristics. The first is that he likes to tell jokes and humorous stories. The second is that he likes to name things randomly. The third is that he is very accurate in guessing riddles.

It’s not a word riddle, but a game of guessing.

The so-called "shefu", "she" means guessing and "fu" means covering.

Shefu means covering an object with a jar, pot, or basin, and then guessing what is underneath.

And these are not what Dongfang Shuo is most famous for.

In later generations, Dongfang Shuo was most famous for three things: first, fortune-telling, second, the founder of crosstalk, and third, the founder of thieves.

In the novel collection "Stories of Emperor Wu" written during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han Dynasty, the Queen Mother sent someone to send five peaches to Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, but Dongfang Shuo stole two of them. Then the person told Emperor Wu that the Peach Festival was held once every three thousand years, and Dongfang Shuo had stolen peaches three times. Then Emperor Wu knew that Dongfang Shuo was a disciple of Dong Wanggong. So Dongfang Shuo is a high-profile version of Wei Zheng in Journey to the West.

This is one of the earliest novels and miscellanies in history, and is also one of the prototypes of Sun Wukong in Journey to the West.

However, in the month since he came to Chang'an, Huo Hai heard another version of Dongfang Shuo.

Dongfang Shuo had recommended himself to the imperial court for official service twenty years ago.

At that time, Emperor Wu of Han issued a recruitment order, and Dongfang Shuo wrote a self-introduction letter for the job, which was 3,000 scrolls of bamboo slips! It took Emperor Wu of Han two months to finish reading it.

Because what Dongfang Shuo wrote was quite humorous and he said he was more than two meters tall, Emperor Liu Che arranged for him to be a bus commander.

Later, when Liu Che was watching a performance by dwarfs, Dongfang Shuo threatened the dwarfs that Liu Che was going to kill them.

This is a forgery of the imperial edict! Liu Che asked him why he did this.

Dongfang Shuo said that he was just unhappy because those dwarfs were only as tall as his knees, but their salaries were as high as his.

If an ordinary person said this, it would be pure jealousy.

But Dongfang Shuo was a joke teller after all, so he replied, "Your Majesty, do you want to feed these dwarfs to death and starve me to death?"

Liu Che thought Dongfang Shuo was quite interesting, so he promoted him.

There was no other meaning. Either he was impressed by Dongfang Shuo's talent, or he kept him around to listen to his jokes and amuse himself when he was unhappy.

Dongfang Shuo hated people who performed tricks the most in his life, because Liu Che treated him as a trickster and didn't think he had any talent at all.

I wonder what Dongfang Shuo would think if he knew that he was the founder of crosstalk, one of the three major arts of opera, crosstalk and storytelling.

Huo Hai looked at Dongfang Shuo, who stood out from the crowd, from afar and thought of Tao'er again.

Tao'er, that little black fat boy, with his height, is somewhat rebellious to the ancestors.

As Huo Hai walked in, he heard Cao Xiang talking in front of him.

"You're still complaining and want to choose your seat? In the past, you had to kneel to watch. Now you have chairs to sit on, so just be happy!"

Huo Hai walked in and asked: "I heard someone praising me from a distance?"

Cao Xiang turned around and said, "Hey, hey! I was just talking about chairs. This chair is a great item!"

Cao Xiang sat down and patted the armrest: "I also bought eight sets to put at home, also the top-grade carved ones, three hundred strings of cash per set! Don't underestimate them, they are more comfortable than the ones without carvings."

The noble young master next to him: "I'll buy it for 100..."

Huo Hai covered his mouth and whispered in his ear: "I gave you a discount, and you still go out and tell others?"

The young nobleman quickly shut up.

At this time, Meng Qing walked by and saw Huo Hai, and greeted him: "Master Huo, what a coincidence."

"By the way, Lord Huo, your chairs are too expensive. The top-grade carved ones are 88 strings of cash a set. That's too expensive. Can you give me a discount?"

Huo Hai cursed inwardly: Lost~
Then he smiled and said, "Discount, discount, definitely discount."

After Meng Qing left, Cao Xiang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why did he only buy 88 strings of cash, while I bought 300 strings of cash?"

Huo Hai put his hand on Cao Xiang's shoulder and whispered, "I'm telling you, don't tell anyone. Chang'an is full of nobles and dukes. How can there be so many top-quality materials to make chairs? His is just carved with the same pattern. The actual material is different. You know that the one you bought is for calming the nerves and helping you sleep."

Cao Xiang scratched his head: "I was wondering why I always doze off when I sit on the chair after dinner recently."

Huo Hai: You are dizzy because you ate too much!
Mouth: "Can I still lie to you?"

Cao Xiang: "Hey, you don't usually go to the store, how do you know what material the chair I bought is made of?"

Huo Hai: "We are friends, I have given instructions. Besides, the store has to report to me every day." After Cao Xiang finished speaking, the young nobleman next to him said: "Then what about me, should I..."

Huo Hai whispered: "You also feel dizzy when you sit... No, you also feel sleepy."

The noble young man nodded: "I am a little sleepy, Brother Huo, this is really expensive for you."

Huo Hai patted his chest and pointed at him with his index finger, meaning, "That's very thoughtful, you'd better remember it."

After Huo Hai slipped away, Cao Xiang pinched his chin and said, "Hmm? When buying tables and chairs, did the housekeeper tell the store owner about my name?"

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Of course Huo Hai couldn't stay with Cao Xiang and wait to be exposed, so he found the right opportunity and slipped away.

After I sat down, I found that there was a big and strong man next to me.

Although Huo Hai has made great progress in recent times, his height is nearly 1.8 meters and his weight has also increased.

But in front of this person, it's still not good enough.

This guy had a blue scarf on his head as a turban and was holding a feather fan in his hand in the middle of winter.

It is possible that Zhou Yu learned the feather fan and the blue turban from him, and later the feather fan and the blue turban were given to Zhuge Liang.

Huo Hai looked at Dongfang Shuo, and Dongfang Shuo was also looking at Huo Hai.

Huo Hai is too famous.

The chairs everyone is sitting on now were made by the Huo family and are obviously Huo Hai’s work.

The cups of hot water on everyone's table were crystal clear and reflective. They were said to be the works of the porcelain factory and were tributes.

But everyone is familiar with this. Now all the noble children in Chang'an are drinking milk, and the children of wealthy families are drinking goat milk. They are all Huo Hai's industry.

The steel incinerator in front of the altar is also a product of Huo’s Steel.

The coal in this incinerator is now used by everyone in Chang'an.

I even heard that nearby cities have started using carbon.

It only took one month from the time Huo Hai arrived in Chang'an to the time Huo Hai transformed Chang'an into what it is today.

After looking for a long time, Dongfang Shuo grinned and said, "Second Master Huo, have you figured out anything?"

Huo Hai: "You definitely can't see flowers on your face, but you see business opportunities."

Dongfang Shuo looked himself up and down: "Business opportunity? Make money from me?"

Huo Hai chuckled and said, "Look at this spacious armchair that is so comfortable for a normal person to sit on, but you feel like you are stuck when you sit in it."

"Look at this cup again. An average person drinks five sips from one cup, but you can drink five cups in one sip."

"If you want me to do that, I'll customize a batch of large-size products for you. But let me make it clear first, to make large-size products, we need to make special molds, and the cost will soar, so the price will be expensive!"

Dongfang Shuo laughed: "It doesn't matter if the price is high. Fortune telling is also expensive. How about this, you order a set of cups, tableware, and tables and chairs for me, and I'll give you one for free."

Huo Hai: “Forget it then.”

Dongfang Shuo: "What does "forget it" mean? "Forget it"?

Huo Hai drank water: "It's okay if it counts, it's okay if it doesn't, it's okay if I didn't say anything."

Dongfang Shuo laughed out loud.

Huo Hai smacked his lips: "Oh, it's honey water again, a little sweet, do you want to drink it?"

Dongfang Shuo saw that Huo Hai had drunk from this cup before, so why would he drink from it again? Was he drinking from the same cup? He shook his head and said, "No."

Huo Hai picked up Dongfang Shuo's cup on the coffee table on his left and placed it on the coffee table on his right: "If you don't drink it, I will. It can't be wasted. You don't even drink honey water. You are quite picky!"

Dongfang Shuo knew that he had met his match.

After observing for a while, Dongfang Shuo picked up the plate on the coffee table. The plate contained melon seeds and asked, "Do you want some?"

Huo Hai took the melon seeds from Dongfang Shuo's hand and said, "Yes, of course I don't want it!"

As he said this, he placed the melon seeds on his coffee table. To be more precise, this thing is now called a storage table.

Huo Hai picked up a melon seed and started eating it. Although the melon seed tasted like cigarette butts, the melon seed was quite delicious.

By the way, you can also savor the light tobacco flavor.

Although he could buy a boat to get tobacco when he had money in the future, Huo Hai did not plan to smoke anymore in this life. Given the current medical conditions, Huo Hai did not want to die too early.

Dongfang Shuo looked at his empty coffee table, then looked at the food and drinks on other people's coffee tables, then looked at Huo Hai's double portion, and fell into deep thought.

Huo Hai was waiting for the performance to begin when he saw Liu Che walking by with Wei Zifu. He saw Huo Hai's coffee table and then looked at Dongfang Shuo's: "Huo Hai."

Huo Hai raised his head and put down the cup: "Your Majesty."

Liu Che: "How dare you snatch Dongfang Shuo's food and drink? Only because he doesn't bother with a kid like you, how could you beat him?"

Huo Hai: “…”

"Your Majesty, I didn't rob it! I... took it by wits!"

Dongfang Shuo gritted his teeth: "Yes, yes, yes."

Liu Che glanced at the palace maid and said, "Give Dongfang Shuo another serving of honey melon seeds, and give Dongfang Shuo a plate of my mutton."

Huo Hai: "Your Majesty, I want one too."

Liu Che waved his hand in disdain: "Give him one too."

Then left.

Wei Zifu snickered: "Just spoil him."

Liu Che whispered, "I saw him defrauding Dongfang Shuo a long time ago, but I never thought that someone could take advantage of Dongfang Shuo verbally."

"Dongfang Shuo has such a temper that he won't think about an empty table for too long, but if you give him another one, he'll be angry all day."

Wei Zifu snickered: "Is this how you tease your subjects?"

Liu Che made a face, or more accurately, a funny expression: "What's wrong with teasing him? Haven't you seen him teasing me all the time?"

However, although Dongfang Shuo was joking, there was one thing he had in mind: if he was talking about serious matters, he would not be funny. If he was talking about funny matters, it would not be serious matters, so he never offended Liu Che.

Unlike Huo Hai, who does serious work while engaging in abstract things.

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