Li Changkong shook his head, he was still not so narcissistic.
Probably for some other reasons.
But after all, I helped myself, so I’ll just keep this kindness in mind for now.
…
In the East Palace, after another round of spy killings.
Zhang Han looked at Li Changqiu's rosy face and said in wonder: "Old Li, Old Li, what have you been scolded outside, and you are still so comfortable?"
"What else can I do if I feel uncomfortable? I was bitten by a dog. Is it possible that I will bite him back?"
"How is that different from a dog?"
Zhang Han was choked by him and was speechless. He compared all the scholars in the capital to dogs. His words were really vicious.
If they really wanted to make a quarrel, those scholars might not be able to quarrel with Lao Li.
"You probably haven't been out for a long time. Now, the situation is not very good."
"Instead of calming down as you predicted, this public opinion has intensified."
"This thing is like a fire. Once it gets started, it is difficult to extinguish."
"If we let it ferment, I'm afraid the consequences will be disastrous."
"Although we noble sons don't value reputation, we can't completely avoid it!"
"You will eventually inherit the mantle of your father and lead the army in battle. If your reputation is extremely bad, I'm afraid there won't even be any soldiers willing to join you."
Li Changkong frowned and said: "In this case, we can only fight a public opinion war with him."
"But you are right about one thing. Public opinion is on fire, and now it has become even more intense."
"Lu Heng has now taken advantage of the right time, place and people. If he ends up fighting with him at this time, it will be tantamount to seeking death."
"Let's wait for the provincial examination."
"No matter how important it is to scold me, it will not affect their future."
"During the rural examination, the scholars in Qiandu City will definitely have no time to take care of this matter. After the rural examination, if the matter of Lu Heng's request for bribes is brought up, then he can have a reasonable argument with him."
"If my disciple does better than all his disciples, he will have all the excuses. By then, there will be no worries about this matter!"
Hearing Li Changkong's words, Zhang Han secretly shook his head. He felt that Lao Li was still too optimistic.
There is still less than half a month before the provincial examination. Based on the current trend of public opinion, if nothing is done in this half month.
He and Li Long can be scolded to death!
The kind that greets eighteen generations of ancestors.
But even though he thought so, Zhang Han didn't say anything else. Instead, he continued to play spy killing as if he had never mentioned this matter.
Amidst the laughter and laughter, the happy duty time passed quietly, and soon it was time to leave the palace.
Li Changkong said goodbye to everyone, then left the palace gate, took his own carriage, and drove straight to his home.
However, he left. But Zhang Han, Zhu Ben, Jia Taisui and others stopped and returned to the East Palace again.
Prince Liu Yuze had been waiting for a long time and asked: "Old Zhang, what on earth is going on that you have to hide from Old Li?"
Zhang Han heard this and said: "Of course I will help him deal with this mess. If we really let the public opinion ferment like this, then what's the point?"
"In your opinion, how should we deal with this mess?" Liu Yu said.
"It's very simple. Public opinion is raging and it's everyone's consensus."
"But even fire needs firewood to burn."
"This firewood is Lu Heng!"
"As long as he is willing to show his dignity, the matter will be solved."
When Zhu Ben heard this, he immediately sneered: "This Lu Heng has completely become enemies with us since that poetry meeting. How could he be so arrogant?"
"Then why don't we just ask him for peace?" Zhang Han said.
"Let's fight for a long time, or should we sue for peace?" Zhu Ben became even more depressed.
A series of incidents at the poetry meeting at that time were all caused by him, so he disliked Lu Heng the most.
Naturally, he would be the least willing to ask for peace.
"Not only do we ask for peace, but we also have to show our sincerity and give money to others."
"Not much, ten thousand taels per person." Zhang Hanyun said calmly.
"No, Lao Zhang, are you crazy? Or is there too much money at home and no place to spend it? You have no place to spend it on me!" Zhu Ben's expression changed from unwillingness to disbelief.
He was simply stunned and couldn't believe that these words came from Lao Zhang's mouth.
Although Lao Zhang usually considers himself a scholar, at heart he is also a resounding man who has revenge and grievances.
What's going on now?
Being bullied, I still want to beg for peace.
It's not just asking for peace from others, you also have to give them money.
What is this!
"It's not that I feel sorry for the money, I just can't stand that Lu Heng."
"If that's what you really plan to do, for Lao Li's sake, I can give you the money, but I won't go."
Zhu Ben simply turned his face away from Zhang Han.
Liu Yu also shook his head and said, "What I did was not a good thing."
Even Jia Taisui said in a loud voice: "I don't really like this method either."
Hearing this, Zhang Han seemed to have expected this reaction from everyone, and said: "Who said this money is given away for free?"
As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his arms, and it was clearly written on it: From now on, Lu Heng, the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, shall not slander or seriously injure Li Changkong, the eldest son of Wulinghou Mansion, in any form.
Then there is the place for signatures and affixes.
Liu Yu took a look and said, "I'm afraid this written evidence is of little use."
"After he signs the contract, he can continue to cause trouble behind his back. When we find him, he will refuse to admit it until he dies. What can we do against him?"
"Lao Zhang, this is a bad idea!" Zhu Ben couldn't stand listening anymore, turned around again, and complained directly.
"Look carefully, what is written in black and white on this piece of paper!" Zhang Han looked full of confidence. As he spoke, he rubbed the paper and unexpectedly pulled out a piece of white paper as thin as a cicada's wings from under the paper.
It was filled with dense fine print. If you look closely, you will see that it is the true story of this incident, which is the series of follow-up events caused by Lu Heng's request for a bribe from Li Long.
Such a piece of paper as thin as a cicada's wings was just stuck under the piece of paper just now, and no one noticed it.
Moreover, the places where the two pieces of paper were signed and stamped were exactly the same.
"The top piece of paper is naturally useless, but the bottom piece is of great use."
"And this is Liang Guo Qingyun paper, as thin as cicada wings and as light as floating clouds."
"When pasted on ordinary paper, not only will there be no traces, but the handwriting and handprints of signatures, paintings, and handprints will pass through the first piece of paper and be printed on the Qingyun paper!"
"When the time comes, with such evidence in hand, will you still worry about being unable to capture Lu Heng?" At this moment, Zhang Han was confident and flamboyant!
When Zhu Ben heard this, his eyes almost popped out of his head. He stared at the light cloud paper as thin as cicada wings without blinking, and murmured: "There are such strange things in the world."
When Liu Yu heard this, he was amazed and said with emotion: "Sure enough, you scholars have dirty hearts."
Hearing this, Zhang Han's old face suddenly darkened. Forget it, whoever made him the prince should just take it as a compliment to himself.
"In that case, what do you think of this plan?"
"That's good, that's good, but is it possible that those tens of thousands of taels of silver should really be given to Lu Heng, a common man?" Zhu Ben still felt a little distressed. Unlike these people, he was not a member of the fast food industry in the country, and his family had a big business.
He originally received a hundred thousand taels of dividends, but now he has lost one-tenth of it. Can he not feel distressed?
When Zhang Han heard this, his eyes flashed coldly and he smiled and said: "How can such a good thing happen in the world? If he dares to swallow these tens of thousands of taels of silver, I will ask him to spit it back with interest."