Ma Zhou asked curiously: "May I ask the Duke, where are we going?"
Du He said: "Go and visit an expert outside the city. Maybe you can find a solution to the problem of food shortage for the common people raising pigs."
"Oh? There is such a master in Hu County? How come I have never heard of it? Is there a master in Hu County who is more powerful than Chen Tian?" Ma Zhou said in surprise.
"Of course there is. As the saying goes, the big ones are hidden from the world, and the small ones are hidden in the wild. Although our Hu County is not big, it is also a crouching tiger, hidden dragon. It should not be underestimated. Look at the old man working in the fields. He looks sloppy.
Luan, he must be a famous general of the previous dynasty. Lao Ma, as human beings, we must have a humble heart and never be arrogant. As everyone knows, there is a brothel outside the Qingshan Tower outside the mountain..."
Ma Zhou hurriedly corrected him: "Jun Gong, this is the building outside the building."
"Ah, yes," Du He finally realized, "It's the tower outside the mountains. There are many experts in the countryside and mountains. They all have something worth learning from."
Ma Zhou said with admiration: "My lord, Ma has learned a lesson."
He was convinced.
Ma Zhou turned around and saw Li Ke, the king of Shu, smiling stupidly.
He suddenly became unhappy: "Your Highness, do you think the Duke is wrong?"
Li Ke, the king of Shu, was so happy that he leaned into Ma Zhou's ear and whispered: "Old Ma, everything the teacher says can be believed, but this visit to the master cannot be believed at all. I remember when I and the teacher went to Chang'an
, the teacher also said that he was paying a visit to a great master, guess who it was in the end? It was Shangguan Wuyou, that guy who cast off people, hahaha..."
Ma Zhou: "..."
Soon, the group entered the pig farm.
Du He said hello to Wei Shuyu and led people directly to the back mountain.
From a distance, I smelled a foul smell coming towards my nose.
The huge pig excrement and pig urine lake formed at the foot of the mountain sparkles in the morning light and is very spectacular.
Come to the lake.
I saw a sloppy old man with disheveled hair, carrying two buckets to fill the lake with pig manure. After filling it, he picked up a dark black pole that could not tell whether it was pig manure or worn out, and prepared to put the two buckets of pig manure into the lake.
Pick away.
Ma Zhou said: "This man looks like he is sixty or seventy years old, but he can stir up two buckets of pig manure, which is extraordinary."
Li Ke nodded: "Look at the pig excrement in the corner of his mouth, but he can deal with it calmly. Such thoughtfulness is admirable."
Du He suddenly shouted loudly: "Mr. Zhang Xuansu, long time no see, how are you?"
Ma Zhou and Li Ke were both stunned.
Zhang Xuansu?
Prince Zhan Shi Zhang Xuansu?
Where are the people?
But I saw the old man carrying dung, his pole slipping from his shoulders, standing in the pig dung, slowly turning around and looking this way.
The old man suddenly became furious: "Du He, it's you!"
Du He said with a smile: "Master Zhang, it's me. Hello, have you eaten?"
Zhang Xuansu was so angry that he picked up the pole and rushed towards Du He, shouting: "Du He, I will fight with you!"
Du He suddenly shouted loudly: "Master Zhang, think again, do you want His Majesty to know what you are doing in Hu County?"
"you……"
boom.
Zhang Xuansu slammed the pole to the ground.
When he first came to Hu County, he originally planned to collude with the gentry in Hu County to cause trouble in Hu County, and let the court know about it and punish Du He, so as to eliminate future troubles for the prince. However, he did not know that the matter was exposed, and he was also sent here to pick up pig manure.
Collaborating with the nobles is the greatest of all crimes.
Zhang Xuansu was frightened on the spot.
"What are you doing here? Do you want to humiliate me?" Zhang Xuansu said coldly.
His dignified prince Zhan Shi was reduced to picking pig manure here, and his little brother was cut off... This was all thanks to Du He.
Du He asked with a smile: "Master Zhang, do you want to go back to Chang'an? If you don't want to, just pretend that we have never been here today. If you want, let's go to the front to talk."
With that said, Du He turned around and left.
Zhang Xuansu thought for a moment and quickly chased after Du He.
Ma Zhou and Li Ke reacted from their stunned state, looked at each other, and hurriedly chased after them.
Mom, this person is actually Prince Zhan Shi Zhang Xuansu... Why do I feel like something big is about to happen!
…
Zhang Xuansu chased him to a resting yard of the pig farm.
I saw Du He sitting on a chair, crossing his legs leisurely and humming a tune.
Thinking of the past few months, Zhang Xuansu was furious: "Du He, what on earth do you want to do? You locked me up here, you can hide it for a while, but you can't hide it for the rest of your life. If His Majesty knows about this, , you privately imprison a court official, and you just wait to be dismissed from office and seize the title."
Du He sneered, "Mr. Zhang, what a big tone. If Your Majesty knows that your dignified Prince Zhan actually colluded with the nobles of Hu County to create chaos and profit from it, what should you do? I'm afraid he will kill all of your Zhang family. Let’s kill him and sacrifice him to heaven.”
Zhang Xuansu's expression changed and he asked hurriedly: "Du He, what do you want from me? If you have the ability, kill me."
"Master Zhang is joking. You are the prince Zhan Shi and an official of the imperial court. How could I kill you? Today is a chance for Master Zhang to change his ways and return to Chang'an. As long as you write down the things that happened when I worked with you that day." Sign the name of the head of the noble family and sign it, and I will send someone to take you back immediately!" Du He said in a calm tone, "You only have one chance, it depends on whether you can seize it."
Zhang Xuansu frowned: "Is it that simple?"
"Of course, Mr. Zhang is old. He doesn't have much work to do, but he has a lot to eat. There is no use staying in the pig farm. Why don't you go back to the East Palace and teach His Highness the Crown Prince."
"good!"
Selling out a few nobles in exchange for his own freedom was a very cost-effective deal for Zhang Xuansu.
He picked up the pen on the table and wrote down a dozen names in one breath, all of which were the heads of the noble clans who planned to create chaos and harm Du He with him that day.
Then, he pressed his fingerprint.
Zhang Xuansu put down his pen and suddenly asked: "Du He, I have one more thing to ask you. Do you know where the Crown Prince has gone?"
"His Royal Highness? Shouldn't His Highness be in Chang'an? Could it be that His Highness is in Hu County?" Du He asked curiously.
When Zhang Xuansu saw this, he knew that Du He didn't know that the prince went to Hu County to collect evidence of crimes incognito, and he felt relieved.
"It's nothing, Du He, you must keep your word and send someone to take me back to Chang'an now!"
"That's natural," Du He hurriedly called Zhang Jian over, "arrange carriages and horses to take Mr. Zhang back to Chang'an. Don't be lazy along the way."
"yes!"
Zhang Xuansu didn't want to stay any longer, turned around and hurried out.
After he left, Du He clapped his hands and said to the room: "Come out!"
A total of more than ten people came out of the house one after another.
The leaders were Liang Kai, Chen Tian and others.
Du He picked up the list written by Zhang Xuansu just now and said coldly: "Everyone, you all heard it just now. You were the ones who participated in the rebellion that day. This list was written by Mr. Zhang himself.
And I also pressed my fingerprints. I have always respected Mr. Zhang and will never tell lies even if I think about it. So, everyone, now is the time for us to settle accounts."