When Zhu Ben heard this, he immediately became interested and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
"Hmph, don't forget, these tens of thousands of taels of silver belong not only to you and me, but also to His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Zhang Han sneered and said, "Do you still remember what Qianlong Camp is for?"
"Of course I remember that I will protect the prince thoroughly." Jia Taisui said in a loud voice.
"That's right. Since we have to protect the prince Zhou Quan, if the prince is extorted for tens of thousands of taels of silver, do you want Qianlong Camp to take care of it?"
"Then we must take care of it!" Liu Yu's eyes gradually brightened, and he understood what Zhang Han meant. I have to say that this scholar has a really dirty heart!
But he likes it!
"Hmph, when the time comes we have evidence of guilt in hand, and it concerns His Highness the Crown Prince. We will report it directly to Qianlong Camp. There is no way Qianlong Camp will ignore it!"
"And Lu Heng has actually collected money from you and me. When the time comes, a search warrant is issued and the tens of thousands of taels of banknotes are found. Is this guy still going to have any chance of survival?" Zhang Han finally handed over his money. The plan is revealed in full.
"Hiss!" Zhu Ben took a breath of cold air and was stunned for a long time before silently spitting out: "The hearts of scholars are really dirty."
Even the always honest Lao Jia nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Zhang Han's mouth twitched and he said angrily: "Just say whether you want to go or not!"
"go!"
"Then definitely go!"
"Whoever doesn't go will have a grandson!"
"Haha." Zhang Han simply sneered at this scene: "People who don't study have thick skin."
"Ahem, what about that? Since everything has been settled, let's discuss a time." Liu Yu said.
Hearing this, Zhang Han nodded and said, "How about tomorrow at noon at the gate of Lu Mansion?"
"Okay!" Everyone nodded, as if they had already thought of Lu Heng's miserable appearance.
Little did they know that this scene was seen by Wei Xiang, the eunuch of the East Palace.
After his eyes flickered for a while, he lowered his head and acted as if nothing happened.
…
At noon the next day, at the main entrance of Lu Mansion.
Zhang Han, Zhu Ben, Jia Taisui, and a man wearing a hood and wrapped tightly in clothes gathered here.
When Zhang Han saw that everyone had arrived, he walked straight forward and knocked on the door.
After a while, the door opened, and they were all dressed in rich or expensive clothes.
The maids and servants didn't dare to stop him, so they went back to report it directly.
Not long after, he came back and led everyone to the main hall.
But they found that Lu Heng had been waiting for a long time.
His face was still pale, as if he was recovering from a serious illness.
Seeing everyone, he struggled to stand up, bowed his hands with difficulty, and said: "A distinguished guest is here, please forgive me for not being able to welcome him from afar."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Han immediately frowned.
Then he lowered his expression, put on a smile, and said shyly, "What are you talking about, Mr. Lu?"
"You are the humerus of Da Gan. Over the years, you have worked hard for Da Gan for countless years."
"We are all juniors. We came here today because we heard that Minister Lu was ill and felt worried, so we came here specifically to visit."
"How can there be any reason for seniors to welcome juniors?"
Sometimes, Zhu Ben really admired Zhang Han, because this guy could talk to people and talk to ghosts.
I think back then, Lu Heng not only met them at the poetry meeting, but the two groups of people could be said to have become enemies.
Now we can pretend that we don't know each other and then we are respectful.
Should you say it or not, when it comes to showing off, you have to be a scholar!
"Prince Zhang is joking. The fathers of these people are all people who have sacrificed their lives and shed blood for me."
"I don't say you have to go out to greet me. Even if you go out thirty miles to welcome me, it is also appropriate."
"I wonder what these distinguished guests are doing here?"
"It's like this. Some time ago, Lao Li accidentally offended Mr. Lu."
"But he is a very stubborn person. He has not learned etiquette since he was a child, and he does not know how to respect his seniors."
"This has caused so much trouble. Today we will come to apologize on your behalf. I hope that Mr. Lu can be kind and let him go."
Hearing this, Lu Heng nodded and said, "It is inevitable for this young man to be arrogant because of his talent."
"When I was young, if I had Li Changkong's literary talent, I would probably be more arrogant than him."
"Those things, to be honest, I don't care about them for a long time. Why do I talk about them so highly?" Lu Heng said with a look of surprise.
Seeing this, Zhang Han immediately cursed the old fox secretly, then took out a full stack of banknotes from his arms, placed it on the slip of paper in front of Lu Heng, and said: "I heard that Mr. Lu is very good at writing and ink, and I have always wanted to ask for one." Hang it at home.”
"These are writing fees, please don't dislike them, Mr. Lu."
The thick stack of banknotes were all with a face value of one thousand taels. Even at a cursory glance, Lu Heng knew that such a stack was worth tens of thousands of taels at least.
Although he was said to be greedy, he defrauded a lot of money from students under his name.
But to be honest, it was his first time seeing so much money.
For a moment, I couldn't help but swallow.
Although he was extremely moved, once he remembered that person's advice, he couldn't help but shrink his neck and feel a little embarrassed.
I'm afraid I have a life to take this money, but I don't have a life to spend it!
boom!
There was a loud noise, and Lu Heng slapped the document hard, and he stood up with an angry look on his face: "Prince Zhang, what do you mean?"
"I, Lu Heng, have been honest throughout my life since I became an official."
"Regard fame and wealth as floating clouds, regard gold and silver as dung!"
"If Prince Zhang is sincere in asking for calligraphy, one or two taels of silver for the retouching fee would be enough."
"What does it mean to give so much?"
"Is it okay to bribe an official of the imperial court?"
"If that's what you mean, I can't help but obey!"
This sudden scene startled Zhu Ben and others.
At the same time, my heart skipped a beat, realizing that things might be getting serious.
Why is this Lu Heng not as talented but devoid of virtue, small in quantity but heavy on profits, as the rumors say?
With these tens of thousands of taels of banknotes placed in front of his eyes, he could actually turn a blind eye.
Then Lao Zhang’s plan is going to end in failure?
Zhang Han didn't react much when he heard this. He stood up directly, put away the banknotes, turned around and walked away. As he walked, he said: "Shilang Lu, just pretend that this junior has never been here. "
When Lu Heng saw this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "It's better to leave!"
When Zhu Ben and others saw this, they looked at each other, but they had no choice but to leave.
On the way back, Liu Yu took off his hood and clothes, showed his face, and said depressedly: "Old Zhang, did he see through your plan?"
Zhang Han heard this and nodded expressionlessly.
"Lu Heng is indeed a man who makes big profits based on small measures. He has tens of thousands of taels of silver in front of him. Besides, we didn't even produce the written evidence. This is equivalent to a good thing with nothing. And I gave him enough excuses. There was no way he could get away with it, so he had no reason to refuse."
"The only possibility is that my plan has been discovered."