Han Du raised his head and glanced sideways at Tang He, then pursed his lips and said, "You don't have to eat it, and no one is forcing you."
After saying that, he ignored Tang He and hurriedly went into the kitchen to chop his garlic.
...
When Lao Zhu came to the door of Han's house, he smelled a smelly wind. He sneered in his heart, okay, Han Du really picked things up and took them home.
Without any hesitation, Lao Zhu crossed the threshold.
Anyway, the world belongs to him, so naturally he can go wherever he wants. Even if he breaks into other people's homes directly, no one dares to say anything wrong.
Lao Zhu had just passed the moon gate when he was seen by Han De.
Han De saw that the emperor was dressed in casual clothes, so he entered his home quietly and hurriedly came forward to pay his respects.
"Han De, a common man, pays homage to the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince. The common man is late to welcome you, so please forgive me."
Lao Zhu looked at Han De in front of him. Surprisingly, the anger in his heart calmed down a lot. After a long time, he said: "Get over yourself. I have dismissed your official position. Do you have any resentment in your heart?"
Han De stood aside, bowed and said: "Back to the emperor, there was once."
Han De was naturally resentful at the beginning. In his opinion, he was dedicated to serving the people, but for the sake of this great tomorrow, he had to end up having his entire family slaughtered and his female family members being sent to the Jiaofangsi. How could he not be resentful towards the emperor?
Let alone resentment, when he was in prison, if the emperor stood in front of him, he would have dared to loudly accuse the emperor of being a foolish king.
"Once?" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled playfully and continued to ask: "What about now?"
"No more now." Han De straightened up and smiled at the emperor.
Zhu Yuanzhang became interested, held his hands together, and asked calmly: "Then why did you have resentment in the past, but not now?"
"There used to be resentment, but that was because the treasure banknotes were really starting to become worthless. The usual treasure banknotes could only be exchanged for nine hundred and ninety cents. Your Majesty, please don't underestimate these ten cents. Ten cents is enough for one person.
A family's day's supply of firewood, rice, oil and salt has been reduced. In my son's words, the depreciation of treasure banknotes is plundering people's wealth. Its nature is actually the same as the White Deer Coin of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but it is not as blatant as the White Deer Coin, but is very covert.
It’s just hard for people to notice.”
At the beginning, Han De was the Minister of Household Affairs. When he saw Baochao plundering people's wealth, he spoke out and asked the emperor to ban Baochao, but he ended up in jail. It is natural for people to have resentment.
Lao Zhu nodded and continued to ask: "Then why did you disappear later?"
Han De smiled heartily and replied: "Later on, when it comes to treasure banknotes, either none of them are issued at all. As long as one is issued, it cannot be stopped. Once it is stopped, it will be a disaster for the Bai family. The common people were wrong at first, thinking that as long as they do not
If the treasure banknotes are issued again, the price of the treasure banknotes will return to the past. Who knows that the common people took it too much for granted. In fact, it can now be seen that the imperial court only suspended the issuance of treasure banknotes, and the price of the treasure banknotes not only did not rise, but instead
It has dropped slightly. The common people are guilty, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Nowadays, few people are willing to exchange even 990 coins for the consistent treasure banknotes on the market. If the imperial court really stops issuing treasure banknotes forever, the price of the treasure banknotes will inevitably plummet and become worthless. And the people will
The losses were heavy, and it is possible that more than ten years of savings were wiped out overnight.
Han Du once talked to Lao Zhu in detail about the pros and cons of treasure banknotes, so even if Han De just mentioned it, Lao Zhu understood what he meant. He smiled and joked: "People often say that it is the son's fault that he does not teach his father.
.How come you are not dissatisfied at all when you are taught a lesson by your son?"
Han De said with a smile: "What are you dissatisfied about? The common people are helping people with affairs but not relatives. Besides, my son is able to 'become better than his master'. It's too late for the common people to be happy. What's the reason to be dissatisfied?"
Lao Zhu smiled and said, "Haha, you are quite open-minded."
"If you're not dumb or deaf, you won't be a rich man." Han De grinned. "In a few years, ordinary people will reach the age of being a rich man. Be open-minded in advance and adapt to it."
Lao Zhu laughed loudly, suddenly stopped his voice, and asked in a deep voice: "Is that why you let him do whatever he wants? He brought all the pig food home, and you didn't say a word?"
scare?
Han De, who originally echoed the emperor's apology smile, suddenly did not react and looked at the emperor with dull eyes.
Lao Zhu's face darkened, he snorted coldly, waved his sleeves, ignored Hande, and walked straight inside.
When Han Du came out with a pot of minced garlic, he happened to be looking at each other across the courtyard from Lao Zhu.
Why is Lao Zhu here? And he is still wearing casual clothes.
Not only Lao Zhu, but also the prince came together.
Han Du didn't understand the situation, so he quickly put down the basin in his hand and ran forward, "Your Majesty, Han Du, pays homage to the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Old minister pays homage to the emperor." Tang He, who was lying on the chair with his back to Lao Zhu, turned over and stood up from the chair after hearing Han Du's words.
Lao Zhu never expected that Tang He would be at Han Du's house. He frowned unnoticed and relaxed in an instant. He motioned to the old eunuch to bring over a chair and sit down. He took Tang He's hand and asked him to sit in the house.
He sat down next to him and asked kindly: "Brother Xian, why did you come to his home?"
Lao Zhu raised his eyes and glanced at Han Du, the dissatisfaction in his eyes seemed to be overflowing.
In this era, if the two families are not very closely related, it is impossible to go to other people's homes at will. Of course, Lao Zhu is excepted.
What's more, who is Tang He? The dignified Duke Xin. And what about Han Du? He is just an eighth-grade official.
Even if you really want to find Han Du, if you can send a message to the Han family, you are interested in the Han family. Is there any reason for Tang He to come personally?
Tang He smiled apologetically and said, "It's also my fault for being reckless. I heard that this kid has something wrong with his head. So, I brought my doctor here to help him have a look."
Tang He did not explain why he did not send a message to Han Du to visit him.
In this case, not explaining is the default.
In front of the emperor, Tang He acquiesced in his close relationship with Han Du.
Lao Zhu glanced at Tang He in surprise, as if he didn't expect that Tang He would acquiesce like this, and couldn't believe it. But seeing Tang He looking at him calmly, Lao Zhu had to believe it.
But now is not the time to discuss this with Tang He. Lao Zhu chuckled and changed the subject: "Han Du's head should really be taken a good look by a doctor. He actually bought pig food in public.
He went home and said he wanted to eat by himself? I came to him today to settle the score. Didn’t he say he wanted to eat? Today I will let him eat as much as he can.”
Tang He realized this time, why did the emperor come today? Is he here to settle accounts with Han Du?