Outside the court, the back house of Xiao Mansion in Sanyuan County.
The north wind is howling outside, but it is still as warm as spring inside the Xiao family mansion.
In the room, Xiao Han, who was only wearing a long gown, was playing a game of bull-butting with his precious daughter An An, with their two heads, one big and one small, touching each other. They were going back and forth, not giving in to each other.
Xue Pan, who was sitting aside and watching the father and daughter playing around, sighed lightly with worry.
No other reason, just because she had already learned that her husband-in-law was impeached again in the court today.
Although, it has long been a common occurrence for Xiao Han to be impeached. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as beating a drum with thousands of people.
But this time it's different from the previous ones.
Because this time, it can be said that it was indeed Xiao Han who had his hands moved, and it was said that the injury was serious. I don’t know if the court will punish him for this.
"Oh~ An An wins! Dad can't stand up to you..."
Maybe he heard Xue Pan's sigh, and with Xiao Han's exaggerated shout, his big head rolled over after being pushed by the small head, making the precious girl happily clapped her hands and cheered.
"Huh... dear daughter, let dad rest for now, and I will make candied haws for you later!"
Seeing that his daughter was so happy, Xiao Han also smiled and climbed up from the ground, stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and discussed with her.
Alas, there is nothing we can do!
A child of four or five years old is at the age where even dogs dislike her. Once she starts playing, she won't be able to play enough. She is not tired, but Xiao Han almost falls down without being tired.
"Ah? Stop playing so soon?"
Fortunately, An An is still a good and obedient child. Although she was a little dissatisfied with her father getting tired after playing for only a while, for the sake of the candied haws, she still graciously agreed and said in a sweet voice: "Okay.
Okay, but I want to eat crisp candy, not sugar! Last time I ate candy, one of An An's teeth was stuck!"
"Okay, okay, just eat the crispy candies!" He held the little person in his arms lovingly and kissed her chubby little face. He saw her hurriedly covering her face for fear of being pricked by his beard.
Xiao Han couldn't help laughing again.
After all, it’s better to be at home. When you go outside, you can see flies and dogs everywhere. It’s so annoying that you want to slap them all to death!
"Why are you looking so sad today, madam?" After coaxing his daughter, Xiao Han breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her running to find someone to make candied haws, and turned to look at Xue Pan.
"It's not because of you." Xue Pan was worried and angry at the moment. He rolled his eyes at Xiao Han and said angrily: "Don't you know about the imperial censor's impeachment of you today?"
"I know!" Xiao Han shrugged nonchalantly, walked to the seat next to Xue Pan, sat down and said, "Isn't it just a street fight? The most is a fine. Anyway, your husband-in-law's salary has always been deducted.
Yes, it’s no different this time!”
"Fighting in the street? How come I heard that the other party is a bad person?" Xue Pan frowned even more. Although this bad person is only the lowest-ranking official in the government, beating an official who is performing a task is completely different from beating a local gangster.
character.
The latter may be fined two dollars, but once the former is traced, he may not be able to get rid of the big label of flouting national laws and obstructing official duties.
"Who said they are bad people?" Seeing Xue Pan's worry, Xiao Han felt warm in his heart, gently held her hand and said: "The Chang'an County Magistrate had already kicked those people out of the yamen. They are just a group of people.
They are just scoundrels, no matter who investigates this matter, they are like this! Besides, no matter who they are, even if they are high officials in the court, hasn't your husband been beaten before?"
"Bah!" Xue Pan's hand was grabbed by Xiao Han, his face turned slightly red, and he spat at him lightly and said: "You said it was before, how many people in the court now dare to do something in front of His Majesty?"
After saying that, she paused again and continued to sigh: "And even if the Chang'an County Magistrate didn't want to offend you, he used some tricks.
But those people contacted your bank from this matter, saying that your husband, you borrowed money from businessmen in the name of the royal family, which was against royal etiquette and national decency. They also said that your husband, you were hanging out with businessmen all day long.
That's why I act arrogantly and don't know what to say..."
"Hey, it doesn't matter. They have their mouths anyway. They can say whatever they like!" Xiao Han also knew very well what happened in the court today, but he had no regrets at all and was still careless.
appearance.
In fact, from the first moment he learned the news, he knew that those people were targeting the bank.
I just happened to meet him and was used as a lead, a lead that could point the finger at the bank.
They even said that even if they did nothing yesterday and just farted, they would still find a way to connect the fart with the bank.
It seems that Yin Can is not the only smart person in the world.
There were still people outside who saw the emperor's intentions and counterattacked so quickly.
It is conceivable that in the eyes of those rotten scholars who tout the "Celestial Kingdom" and "royal majesty", it is shocking and treacherous that the emperor and ministers are doing business in partnership, or they are doing loan business!
"Xiao Lizi must be overwhelmed by countless memorials right now, right?"
Xiao Han couldn't help but shudder when he thought about the memorials stacked up like a wall in front of the emperor.
This group of idiots who are being used as weapons and don't know it yet rely on their self-righteous "Confucian principles" to look down on them all day long.
Whenever you speak, you must mention the ancient times. When you speak, you cannot leave without the word sages!
But the question is, if the ancient times were really so good and the sages were so extraordinary and saintly, then why were all the ancient dynasties lost in history?
Therefore, what Xiao Han has always despised more than the corrupt officials who are willing to do some practical things are these honest officials who only know how to talk and do things, but do nothing.
However, in today's Tang Dynasty, the standard for judging an official is still based on the person's moral conduct.
If you are not greedy, not corrupt, and have a clean mind, then you are a good official!
Even if because of your inaction, the people are in dire straits, thieves are rampant, and they are attacking cities and territories.
As long as you finally set a fire in the office, and then shout "Evil thief!" and the office will turn into ashes, then you are a good official, a very good official!
On the contrary, if an official is a little informal in his daily life and likes to live a luxurious and extravagant life.
However, when encountering the menacing bandits, they tried their best to deal with it and resisted from all sides, ultimately keeping the people of the city safe.
For such a capable official, as long as his previous mistakes are found out, he will be immediately thrown into the cold palace and sent to Lingnan, where he will never be able to stand up again.
