A few days later, the housekeeper came to report, "My lord, Wang Shoufu wants to see you."
After being robbed by Fang Xiaoru, Tang Ding, and Zhu Yunye, Han Du was now wary of people who came to visit him.
As soon as he heard that Wang Yuanji was coming, Han Du quickly waved his hand and said, "Go! Go and tell him that I am not here."
Han Du knows better than anyone else what kind of virtues the students he handed over have. Although Wang Yuanji looks like a nerd all day long, what kind of place is the academy?
What is an academy? It is a gathering place for smart people all over the world. Moreover, cheating is rampant in the academy. Even a true nerd will become shrewd after spending a few months in the academy.
Wang Yuanji was the leader of the first class of students, how could he be a nerd?
Therefore, Han Du should be nervous, because Wang Yuanji can really do the same thing as Tang Ding.
"Sir, do you want someone to tell the students that you are not at home?" Wang Yuanji walked in from behind the door with a smile, and sighed, "Aren't you deceiving others by saying this?"
"You! Why did you come in?" The moment Han Du saw Wang Yuanji, he suddenly held the gold watch in his hand tightly and pretended to avoid it.
"That's how you walked in." Wang Yuanji walked up to Han Du in a few steps.
When the butler saw it, he couldn't help but smile on his face. He quickly bowed and said, "Master, Mr. Chief Assistant, you guys can chat while I make a pot of tea."
After saying that, the butler turned and left.
Wang Yuanji was a little surprised by Han Du's attitude. He glanced at him and said with a wry smile, "Are students so unpopular with sir? Sir?"
"What do you want to do?" Han Du was even more excited than Wang Yuanji. He immediately jumped up and said loudly, "I tell you, don't try to steal my gold watch, there is no way!"
"What gold watch?" Wang Yuanji was stunned. He looked at his husband with a puzzled face and didn't know what he was talking about.
Han Du was startled by Wang Yuanji's words, and then he realized whether he had misunderstood Wang Yuanji.
He glanced at Wang Yuanji, wanting to confirm his purpose, and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you here for the gold watch?"
"The students did come here because of something, but not for the gold watches." Wang Yuanji smiled bitterly and asked casually, "Students have heard of gold watches. They seem to be quite expensive."
Upon hearing Wang Yuanji's words, Han Du suddenly became nervous and quickly put away the gold watch.
But when Wang Yuanji saw the gold watch in his hand, he immediately smiled and said, "So this is a gold watch, and it doesn't look very good."
Then he looked into Han Du's eyes and said with a smile, "Sir, you think the students are here to grab the gold watch? If the students want the gold watch, do they still need to grab the master's? No matter what the students say, they are the first ministers of the Ming Dynasty, okay?
?”
This is true!
Han Du nodded slightly. As Wang Yuanji, as long as he opened his mouth, many people would give him gold watches for him to choose from. There was indeed no need to rob him.
"Then why did you come today?" Since Wang Yuanji really had no intention of buying his gold watch, Han Du lowered his guard, sat down on the chair with a relaxed look, picked up the tea and took a sip.
Wang Yuanji took out a memorial from his arms and handed it to Han Du with both hands.
Han Du lowered his head and glanced at the memorial, then looked at Wang Yuanji doubtfully and asked, "You know, I haven't interfered in government affairs for many years.
, why are you showing me this?”
"Sir, you will know after seeing it." A trace of helplessness flashed across Wang Yuanji's face.
Half-believing and doubtful, Han Du sat up straight, reached out to take the memorial, and opened it to take a look.
"The native miners in the Governor's Palace of Kerisha rebelled and attacked and killed hundreds of sergeants in the Governor's Palace. The Governor was killed and thousands of people fell into the hands of thieves."
"Bah!" After Han Du finished reading, he suddenly closed the memorial with a very ugly look on his face.
He looked at Wang Yuanji and immediately cursed, "What do you do as a chief minister? Didn't I tell you long ago that it is dangerous to serve as a governor overseas? Do you really think it is within the Ming Dynasty, and it is as easy as you being an official?"
How can you let your juniors go overseas to serve as governors and die there?"
Wang Yuanji was scolded so much that he couldn't interrupt. After Han Du's voice became quieter, he said "Mr."
"What are you doing?" Han Du was really angry. He really thought that there was gold all over the world. The Governor's Mansion was an existence that wanted to suppress the whole place. Many civil servants thought they were great and coveted the military and political power of the Governor's Mansion.
But they did not think about why the Ming Dynasty still let the governor-general control the military and political power after the Jiedushi rebellion occurred in history.
Isn't it just to gain a foothold overseas? If the overseas governor's offices were separated from military and political affairs like the Ming Dynasty, they would have been overthrown by the local natives long ago. How could they still benefit the country?
"Sir, students can persuade people in the academy, but they cannot persuade people in the Imperial College." Wang Yuanji had a wry smile on his face, and he tried his best.
In the face of officials who were born in academies, he could also use his status as senior brother and chief minister of the cabinet to forcefully stop them from going overseas to serve as governors.
However, when faced with officials from the Imperial College, they were originally hostile to officials from the academy. In the eyes of these people, Wang Yuanji's persuasion was a sign of cowardice. Not only would they not listen, but they thought it was Wang Yuanji who was stopping them.
Make a fortune.
These officials who came from the Imperial Academy always look down on those nobles. They think that since the nobles can serve as governor-general and guard a place, and even the second-generation disciples of the nobles can do it, then they can naturally do it too.
But what these people don't know is that before the establishment of the Governor's Mansion, wasn't there a lot of killings? How could this kind of hatred with the local natives be easily suppressed without strong means?
"Is the Governor of the Governor's Office in Lisha a member of the Imperial College?" Han Du realized the misunderstanding and asked quickly.
"Yes." Wang Yuanji nodded dumbfounded. He was scolded by his husband for no reason, and he felt panicked just thinking about it.
"Huh!" Han Du breathed out, casually threw the memorial to Wang Yuanji, and lay on the chair and said indifferently.
"Does the Emperor know about this?"
In any case, this is a state matter after all. If Wang Yuanji comes to find him without informing Zhu Yunye first, there will always be suspicions that he does not take Zhu Yunye seriously.
Therefore, Han Du must remind him first.
If you haven't reported it to Zhu Yunye yet, then report it as soon as possible. Otherwise, he will not be able to serve as the chief minister of the cabinet for long.
Wang Yuanji said nothing.
However, the information conveyed by his expression let Han Du know that Zhu Yunye asked Wang Yuanji to come to him for this matter.
In this case, there is nothing more to say.
Han Du asked calmly, "What does the emperor want to do?" A few days later, the housekeeper came to report, "My lord, the king's chief minister wants to see you."
After being robbed by Fang Xiaoru, Tang Ding, and Zhu Yunye, Han Du was now wary of people who came to visit him.
As soon as he heard that Wang Yuanji was coming, Han Du quickly waved his hand and said, "Go! Go and tell him that I am not here."
Han Du knows better than anyone else what kind of virtues the students he handed over have. Although Wang Yuanji looks like a nerd all day long, what kind of place is the academy?
What is an academy? It is a gathering place for smart people all over the world. Moreover, cheating is rampant in the academy. Even a true nerd will become shrewd after spending a few months in the academy.
Wang Yuanji was the leader of the first class of students, how could he be a nerd?
Therefore, Han Du should be nervous, because Wang Yuanji can really do the same thing as Tang Ding.
"Sir, do you want someone to tell the students that you are not at home?" Wang Yuanji walked in from behind the door with a smile, and sighed, "Aren't you deceiving others by saying this?"
"You! Why did you come in?" The moment Han Du saw Wang Yuanji, he suddenly held the gold watch in his hand tightly and pretended to avoid it.
"That's how you walked in." Wang Yuanji walked up to Han Du in a few steps.
When the butler saw it, he couldn't help but smile on his face. He quickly bowed and said, "Master, Mr. Chief Assistant, you guys can chat while I make a pot of tea."
After saying that, the butler turned and left.
Wang Yuanji was a little surprised by Han Du's attitude. He glanced at him and said with a wry smile, "Are students so unpopular with sir? Sir?"
"What do you want to do?" Han Du was even more excited than Wang Yuanji. He immediately jumped up and said loudly, "I tell you, don't try to steal my gold watch, there is no way!"
"What gold watch?" Wang Yuanji was stunned. He looked at his husband with a puzzled face and didn't know what he was talking about.
Han Du was startled by Wang Yuanji's words, and then he realized whether he had misunderstood Wang Yuanji.
He glanced at Wang Yuanji, wanting to confirm his purpose, and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you here for the gold watch?"
"The students did come here because of something, but not for the gold watches." Wang Yuanji smiled bitterly and asked casually, "Students have heard of gold watches. They seem to be quite expensive."
Upon hearing Wang Yuanji's words, Han Du suddenly became nervous and quickly put away the gold watch.
But when Wang Yuanji saw the gold watch in his hand, he immediately smiled and said, "So this is a gold watch, and it doesn't look very good."
Then he looked into Han Du's eyes and said with a smile, "Sir, you think the students are here to grab the gold watch? If the students want the gold watch, do they still need to grab the master's? No matter what the students say, they are the first ministers of the Ming Dynasty, okay?
?”
This is true!
Han Du nodded slightly. As Wang Yuanji, as long as he opened his mouth, many people would give him gold watches for him to choose from. There was indeed no need to rob him.
"Then why did you come today?" Since Wang Yuanji really had no intention of buying his gold watch, Han Du lowered his guard, sat down on the chair with a relaxed look, picked up the tea and took a sip.
Wang Yuanji took out a memorial from his arms and handed it to Han Du with both hands.
Han Du lowered his head and glanced at the memorial, then looked at Wang Yuanji doubtfully and asked, "You know, I haven't interfered in government affairs for many years.
, why are you showing me this?”
"Sir, you will know after seeing it." A trace of helplessness flashed across Wang Yuanji's face.
Half-believing and doubtful, Han Du sat up straight, reached out to take the memorial, and opened it to take a look.
"The native miners in the Governor's Palace of Kerisha rebelled and attacked and killed hundreds of sergeants in the Governor's Palace. The Governor was killed and thousands of people fell into the hands of thieves."
"Bah!" After Han Du finished reading, he suddenly closed the memorial with a very ugly look on his face.
He looked at Wang Yuanji and immediately cursed, "What do you do as a chief minister? Didn't I tell you long ago that it is dangerous to serve as a governor overseas? Do you really think it is within the Ming Dynasty, and it is as easy as you being an official?"
How can you let your juniors go overseas to serve as governors and die there?"
Wang Yuanji was scolded so much that he couldn't interrupt. After Han Du's voice became quieter, he said "Mr."
"What are you doing?" Han Du was really angry. He really thought that there was gold all over the world. The Governor's Mansion was an existence that wanted to suppress the whole place. Many civil servants thought they were great and coveted the military and political power of the Governor's Mansion.
But they did not think about why the Ming Dynasty still let the governor-general control the military and political power after the Jiedushi rebellion occurred in history.
Isn't it just to gain a foothold overseas? If the overseas governor's offices were separated from military and political affairs like the Ming Dynasty, they would have been overthrown by the local natives long ago. How could they still benefit the country?
"Sir, students can persuade people in the academy, but they cannot persuade people in the Imperial College." Wang Yuanji had a wry smile on his face, and he tried his best.
In the face of officials who were born in academies, he could also use his status as senior brother and chief minister of the cabinet to forcefully stop them from going overseas to serve as governors.
However, when faced with officials from the Imperial College, they were originally hostile to officials from the academy. In the eyes of these people, Wang Yuanji's persuasion was a sign of cowardice. Not only would they not listen, but they thought it was Wang Yuanji who was stopping them.
Make a fortune.
These officials who came from the Imperial Academy always look down on those nobles. They think that since the nobles can serve as governor-general and guard a place, and even the second-generation disciples of the nobles can do it, then they can naturally do it too.
But what these people don't know is that before the establishment of the Governor's Mansion, wasn't there a lot of killings? How could this kind of hatred with the local natives be easily suppressed without strong means?
"Is the Governor of the Governor's Office in Lisha a member of the Imperial College?" Han Du realized the misunderstanding and asked quickly.
"Yes." Wang Yuanji nodded dumbfounded. He was scolded by his husband for no reason, and he felt panicked just thinking about it.
"Huh!" Han Du breathed out, casually threw the memorial to Wang Yuanji, and lay on the chair and said indifferently.
"Does the Emperor know about this?"
In any case, this is a state matter after all. If Wang Yuanji comes to find him without informing Zhu Yunye first, there will always be suspicions that he does not take Zhu Yunye seriously.
Therefore, Han Du must remind him first.
If you haven't reported it to Zhu Yunye yet, then report it as soon as possible. Otherwise, he will not be able to serve as the chief minister of the cabinet for long.
Wang Yuanji said nothing.
However, the information conveyed by his expression let Han Du know that Zhu Yunye asked Wang Yuanji to come to him for this matter.
In this case, there is nothing more to say.
Han Du asked calmly, "What does the emperor want to do?"