At this time, Cui Zhouping calmed down. He had suffered many ridicules and rolls of eyes because of his father, but he silently endured them in his heart. Since it was his father who asked about it today, he knew everything he wanted to say, so he simply told all the rumors.
Said it out.
"It is now widely known on the streets that you not only bought an official position, but also went out to please His Majesty's nanny in order to save money. Now people are saying that you stink, and that you smell like copper..."
Cui Lie almost fainted with anger. He was a famous scholar in Jizhou and always cherished feathers. He had originally waited a few years to successfully achieve the position of Three Dukes with his own reputation, but he was too impatient and his reputation was ruined.
Cui Lie was so angry that he ignored him, picked up the cane at hand and hit Cui Zhouping. Cui Zhouping took a hard blow, but seeing that Cui Lie looked at him like a madman and cursed at him, he turned around and ran away.
"Don't run away, I will beat you to death for being an unfilial son today!"
"Stop, I will break your legs if I catch up with you!"
The Cui Mansion was in a state of panic, with the father and son chasing each other and running away. All the servants were dumbfounded and didn't know which side to help.
After all, Cui Lie was old. After chasing him for a few laps, he was exhausted and out of breath. So he stopped to catch his breath, and while panting, he cursed: "You bastard, you run away just after your father hits you. Do you still act like a filial son?"
"Sage Shun treated his father. He stayed close to him when he was hit with a small stick, and ran away when he was hit with a big stick. Saints are all like this. What did I do wrong? You are either going to kill me now or break my legs. I
It’s not unfilial to run away, right?”
Cui Zhouping was wearing a suit of armor, which made it inconvenient to run and he was panting from exhaustion.
"If I don't run away, if you accidentally beat me to death, the people will make new jokes. This is true unfilial piety."
When Cui Lie heard Cui Zhouping add another sentence, he finally threw down his cane and walked towards the study in despair.
Everyone only heard a wailing sound in the study room,
"I didn't expect that my whole life, Cui Lie, would be ruined in one fell swoop!"
…
"Come on, brother Jian, sit down quickly. What are you doing standing still? Go and make a bowl of tea!"
Zhang Rang gave in to Jian Shuo while giving instructions to the young eunuch.
"There is no place for me to sit in front of Duke Zhang and Duke Zhao. If you two have any orders, please tell me. Jian Shuo will obey."
Although Jian Shuo's mind is a little slow, he certainly has a good eye for those who can survive in the palace.
"Haha, I like Brother Jian's quick words!"
Zhang Rang admired, and then quietly winked at Zhao Zhong.
"Ahem, last time the brothers Chao Huijian got slapped by His Majesty for standing up for their brothers, do you have any resentment in your heart?"
Zhao Zhong said pretentiously.
"Mr. Zhao is joking, let alone getting slapped a few times. As long as my brother is happy, even if he takes my head off, I won't complain."
Jian Shuo knew that now was the best time to show his loyalty.
"Well, that's good. It's not in vain that Mr. Zhang and I always say good things about you in front of His Majesty. You, even though you have a brain..."
"Brother Jian is very powerful in martial arts and is considered outstanding among us brothers."
Zhang Rang hurriedly interrupted Zhao Zhong. Now he wanted to win over Jian Shuo, so why bother to irritate him with useless words.
"So, Duke Zhao and I will act as guarantee for you and find a good job for you with His Majesty. I just don't know if Brother Jian appreciates it or not."
"Even if two brothers love each other, Jian Shuo has no choice but to go up to the mountain of knives or to the sea of fire."
Jian Shuo longed for a chance to rise. He couldn't help but be envious when he saw one of them becoming a regular servant and another becoming a marquis, while he was still a junior member of the Huang family. Now that Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong had given him the opportunity, there was no way he wouldn't grasp it.
reason.
"This job sounds scary, but actually if you do it well, you will have a bright future."
Zhang Ran continued to be tempting.
"Let me tell you the truth. This time Huangfu Song went to quell the rebellion. We brothers recommended you to be the supervisor. What do you think? Do you have the guts to go?"
Seeing that Zhang Rang was beating around the bush with a little Huangmen, Zhao Zhong couldn't help it anymore, so he said directly.
"Since the two brothers think I am suitable, then I will go. Isn't it just the front line to suppress thieves? There is nothing to be afraid of. If a person dies, his eggs will fall into the sky, and he will not die for tens of millions of years..."
After Jian Shuo finished speaking solemnly, he felt that something was wrong. He might have said the wrong thing again.
Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong unconsciously crossed their legs. What the hell is this Jian Shuo thinking? Men are so desperate that we eunuchs, ugh.
"Ahem, very good, very good. Brother Jian is really heroic, we really admire him."
Zhang Rang smiled dryly and said, "What are your plans for Brother Jian to go here?"
"I will definitely live up to the high expectations of my two brothers when I go here, report your deep kindness to Your Majesty, and bring peace to the people. I will also show the civil and military officials in the court that we eunuchs can also contribute to the country. Don't worry, two brothers, and listen to me.
Good news about killing thieves ahead!"
Jian Shuo patted his chest and made a promise.
Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong looked at each other, communicating with their eyes:
"Mr. Zhang, did we choose the wrong person?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao. I'll remind you again. If it doesn't work, just throw it into the well and fill it up."
After the exchange, Zhang Rang cleared his throat.
"Ahem, brother Jian's devotion to the country can be seen from time to time. It's just that this time the coach is Huangfu Song and the deputy commander is Dong Zhuo. Even if you win the battle, you won't get any benefit, and your reputation will be lost to these two people.
To be honest, Mr. Zhao and I were at loggerheads for the position of supervising the army. Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo are both from Kansai. If they rebel and there is no one to check and balance, the country will be in danger. For this sentence,
Your Majesty has only agreed to have you serve as the supervisor, after all, we are the most reliable brothers around your Majesty."
After listening to Zhang Rang's words, Jian Shuo realized that he had made a mistake. He cursed in his heart, you old eunuchs, you always speak in such roundabout ways and are not cheerful at all. Can you please say something humane?
"What Mr. Zhang said is absolutely true. So what should I do? Please tell Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhao clearly."
Jian Shuo pretended to be respectful and said.
"You, it's true... you are the supervisor. If Huangfu Song and the others send out troops to fight, you will deliberately embarrass them. In short, just don't let them make meritorious deeds. Anyway, you won't get the merit, but if you work hard, it will be in vain.
, we can find mistakes and correct them. Do you understand?"
Zhao Zhongshi had no patience anymore, so he pointed it out directly.
Zhang Rang smiled and said nothing, just looking straight at Jian Shuo.
Jian Shuo was happy, "I understand, just do as my two brothers said, don't worry!"
The three of them laughed...
"Mr. Zhang, this Jian Shuo won't spoil our big things, right?"
Zhao Zhong asked worriedly when he saw Jian Shuo leaving.
"Mr. Zhao is worrying too much. With his head, even if he wants to kill the thief, what can he do? It will probably be a disservice. I dare not say anything else, but I still have some ability to recognize people, haha."
Zhang Rang laughed loudly.
"I think we have been more restrained recently? Didn't we make a big scene when Nangong set fire last time? Now that Fu Wei has won the emperor's heart, if he gets the handle, he will definitely turn us into ashes."
Zhao Zhong still said worriedly, he was still worried about Fu Wei's persistent stalking.
Zhang Rang despised him in his heart. You are an old man. When you were counting money, you laughed more happily than anyone else. Now you are afraid?
"Mr. Zhao is worrying too much. Then Fu You is just a small councilor. How can he catch us? We did a perfect job in setting fire to the Nangong Palace. All the people were burned to death inside. Next, we will take advantage of the opportunity to build the Nangong Palace.
, we also hurry up to repair the house and enjoy His Majesty's happiness, haha."
Zhang Rang laughed sadly again.
Seeing Zhang Rang being so confident, Zhao Zhong laughed dryly.
"However, what you said makes sense. This Fu Wei is stalking us, always holding on to us, and we feel uncomfortable. I think it is worse than this. You send someone to explore his tone. If he gives in, we will He pulled him on board. Wang Yun was squeezed to death by us. Yuan Wei also gave us money for Dong Zhuo. Now it seems that these civil servants are not terrible. We might as well spend more energy on these Guanxi savages. "
Zhang Rang thought for a while and said this to Zhao Zhong.
Zhao Zhong nodded repeatedly when he heard this, "Okay, my brother Zhao Yan is currently the captain of the city gate, and he knows Fu She. I asked him to find out. If he is willing to join us, we will also train him well, otherwise we must find a way to get rid of this.