Chapter two hundred and eighty third frightening or fooling
Failure is not shameful, but it is shameful for those who do not know how to correct themselves after failure, insist on holding on, and do not know how to compromise.
You can do whatever it takes to achieve the goal, but once the goal is not achieved, you can do whatever it takes to make up for it.
This is the creed that Lu Wan, Minister of the Ministry of War, has always adhered to during his decades of official career. Therefore, he immediately paid a visit to Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing that night after he returned to Beijing, hoping to make up for his previous actions with full sincerity. For this reason,
, he not only revealed the chief lieutenant behind him, Mr. Jiangge, but also promised to help Zhu Jing's generals, including Zhu Tingfang, win military honors.
In addition, he even promised that he would use his own means to cooperate with the Zhu family to drive out some of the arrogant censors from the court - of course, he did not notice that the word "raptor" came from
A new term learned from Lu Sanlang.
However, what caught Lu Wan off guard was that even though he was the first to visit, Zhu Jing's attitude towards him was quite cold, and he was only non-committal about his sincerity, as if he did not recognize him, the Minister of War, as an ally.
How much benefit could he get? What made him even more unprepared was that Zhang Shou actually went to Zhao Guogong's mansion to publicize it to everyone the next day!
Of course Lu Shangshu didn't know that it was his youngest son who tipped off Zhang Shou as a spy. He thought it was Zhu Jing who didn't treat his prospective son-in-law Zhang Shou as an outsider after signing the marriage contract. However, after Zhang Shou, who had a delicate relationship with him, found out,
He deliberately informed others. Therefore, after enduring all kinds of strange looks from his subordinates at the Military Department Yamen that afternoon, he went home early before evening.
When he returned home, his eldest son and second son followed him. The second son angrily hoped that he would pursue the leak of the news, and the eldest son cautiously suggested whether he should go to the chief minister Jiangge Lao to discuss it. But when he asked with a long face
When the two discussed it, the brothers said in unison that the Zhu family had ulterior motives in spreading the news, so they simply contacted their colleagues and party members and stayed with them until the end.
Although Lu Wan used to be very optimistic about these two sons who were good at studying, but after hearing their suggestions, she was really angry and kicked them out quickly. But when Zhu Ying slandered Zhang Shou because of Yang Yiming,
, and when the conclusive news came that Dr. Guozi, who was in charge of Suixingtang, was whipped in anger at the gate of the Imperial College, he hesitated.
As a relative of Zhu Jing, he came back victorious. Many of his political opponents couldn't bear to see him, and they refused to let him go if he showed weakness like this. It is said that other people who visited after him in the afternoon did not get any accurate information. And Zhang
Shouxiang was young and energetic, making enemies everywhere, and this time he even tried to undermine the old Imperial College system without knowing what he could do.
These father-in-law and son-in-law are both so incompetent, plus Zhu Ying is a brainless person. If the crowd is provoked to attack, will they really be able to stand? It should be noted that Zhu Tingfang's previous experience in the army is not well understood by others.
, but he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, knows it!
However, just when Lu Wan sent someone to inquire about the news, Lu Sanlang came back in a big way and went straight to his father's study. The heavy-weight little fat man ignored the obstruction of the two book boys and rushed directly to the door.
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"Dad, a strange news happened in the Imperial College today. Dr. Yang Yiming, the Imperial College doctor, failed to frame Zhu Ying, and staged a great drama with his former favorite student Xie Wanquan in which teacher and student turned against each other. Do you want to know about it?"
Lu Wan was originally annoyed when he heard the voice, and even more annoyed when he heard the youngest son's voice. But when he heard Lu Sanlang's words, he was suddenly shocked. After only thinking for a moment, he shouted with a straight face:
"Come in and talk!"
"I'm sorry, the baby is too fat and can't get out!" Lu Sanlang looked disheveled. He was not like his two brothers who were cautious when facing Lu Wan, as if he were a distinguished guest. He chuckled and said
He turned around and walked out, "Anyway, I'm just here to talk to you, dad. I don't have anything else to say. I'm going back to my room to do the questions!"
Lu Wan's face in the study suddenly froze. If Lu Sanlang had just made an excuse, he could have scolded him and brought him back. However, his fat son has really changed his mind now. He once had several
He quietly went to check the post without saying a word, but it turned out that his desk was full of arithmetic books, and the complex symbols and graphics in each question made him dizzy.
Therefore, he had to walk quickly to the door, opened the door and shouted angrily: "Stop! Come in, I have something to ask you!"
Although Lu Wan's words were still not so polite this time, at least they didn't mean "come in". Therefore, Lu Sanlang turned around slowly and then followed him into the study room in an awkward manner. The two book boys who had just stopped him looked at each other.
I couldn't help but click my tongue, and then I heard the instructions from the master inside.
"Stand guard outside the courtyard gate for me, watch the outside, no matter who it is, no one is allowed to come in!"
Seeing the two bookboys hurriedly exiting the courtyard, but Lu Sanlang didn't even close the door after entering, Lu Wan suddenly became angry. Suppressing his anger, he ordered: "Tell me what's going on over there at the Imperial College.
clear?"
Lu Sanlang has excellent eloquence. Zhang Shou was divided into classes in Banshan Hall in the morning as the cause. The dispute in the doctor's hall was the process, and the chaos at the gate of the Imperial College was the result. Under his gradual development, Lu Sanlang
Although Wan had never been there in person, she could clearly understand the whole thing.
Because of this, after listening to this, Lu Wan couldn't help but curse: "A bunch of losers!"
The bunch of losers at home, who couldn't find any information when trying to find out, are not as good as this fat son who he used to treat as a loser!
Lu Sanlang suddenly became a little unhappy: "Dad, why are you scolding people? Although Yang Yiming is not a good person, and Suixingtang is not all good birds, it is unfair to scold a group of people because of a crooked melon and a jujube.
Come on! Look how generous my teacher is, Xie Wanquan had offended him a lot at first, but he exposed the matter so easily!"
"Don't mention your teacher!" Lu Wan's face turned dark. Seeing that Lu Sanlang's face was full of displeasure, his expression seemed to say that if you criticize my teacher again, I will leave immediately, and he became even more angry.
I'm not scolding the Imperial College... I'm scolding the people in the family who went to inquire about the news as losers, and I'm scolding your two brothers for being unable to calm down! Those two brothers just came to him happily after hearing about the incident in the Imperial College.
, suggested that he should not regard Zhang Shou as an ally because of Lu Sanlang, and take action when it is time to take action, otherwise he will definitely be underestimated by Zhu Jing.
But he thought that if things were like what Lu Sanlang said, he would have to go back to his original plan - and this also meant that Zhang Shou was confident and Zhu Jing was as stable as Mount Tai. If he wanted to protect himself, he had to continue to be a small person -
- He stood up with a heartbeat, strode out, and then ordered the bookboy to send a message to a few of his confidants, asking them to inquire more about the affairs of the Imperial College.
When he turned back and entered the house again, he saw Lu Sanlang with his back turned to him, looking around in the study. He seemed to be completely uninterested in the things on the desk, and his eyes only glanced at the paintings and calligraphy on the east and west walls.
"Zhan Ziqian's painting... is said to be a copy, but I heard that my father has the real copy hidden in some nook and cranny. Alas, it's a pity. It might become someone else's property in the future."
"Should I persuade my father to sell this Mi Fu character? These days, everyone is pushing against me. Even with me, it won't work. Should I just hide away? Anyway, everyone knows that I am not respected by my father."
See you soon."
Although it was just a few words, Lu Wan's heart became heavier the more he listened. He always felt that there seemed to be something extremely terrifying hidden behind Lu Sanlang's words. He couldn't help shouting: "You are mumbling nonsense there.
What?"
Lu Sanlang seemed to be startled. He turned around and saw that Lu Wan was back. He immediately looked around and said, "Dad, have you finished asking all the questions you should ask? I still have several unsolved questions at hand.
Besides, Patriarch Ge also said that he can recommend me to take the Sihai test, and I am thinking about whether to agree to it... Anyway, Dad, I have a lot to do, and I can’t waste any time!"
Lu Wan was choked by this confident tone and almost died of anger: "Now you know that time can't be wasted? Then what did you do before?"
"The past was the past, and the present is the present. A prodigal son can't exchange for gold when he comes back. What I firmly believe now is that every inch of time is worth every inch of gold." Lu Sanlang seemed to be talking nonsense, but in fact he mastered the rhythm of the conversation and planned to tease his father until he couldn't control himself.
, another move and a sword to pierce the heart. Because he has always understood Lu Wan and his two brothers best, but Lu Wan did not understand him.
Sure enough, Lu Wan came to sit down behind the desk with a straight face, and then angrily slapped the table and said, "Are you trying to run away because your father is in such a difficult situation?"
"Yes." Lu Sanlang looked at his father innocently, as if it were a matter of course, "seeing that the building is about to collapse, of course I have to save one by one. When I take part in the Sihai test to reset the calendar and make achievements, I can look back.
If I come back and marry a girl from the Liu family, and then I beg you for mercy, I will be lenient when the time comes... Ouch!"
He exaggeratedly held his head and hid, and he nimbly dodged the wolf hairs thrown by Lu Wan in a rage, but he still shouted "Ouch". Seeing that his father seemed to be about to explode in the blink of an eye, he quickly put down his hand and said: "
Dad, don’t think I’m an alarmist. Don’t forget that you were fined a salary for the Linhai Camp incident, but in the end, no one was found to be the mastermind!”
Lu Wan took a deep breath and suddenly realized that she had another unsolved problem.
He glared at the youngest son with a sullen face. Seeing that Lu Sanlang was not afraid at all, he could only take a deep breath, sat down again, and said word by word: "What on earth did you hear?"
"In order to fight this war, Duke Zhao Guo almost lost his eldest son, and was almost dragged down by the arrogant soldiers of Datong. As a result, there was a lot of chaos in the court, and he always had to find a scapegoat. Those censors did not have enough official positions, and there were no
The effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. If you look around, you, the Minister of the Ministry of War, who was previously fined with a salary, are the most suitable to take the blame."
Lu Sanlang spoke with great seriousness and sincerity, and he was not afraid at all even when faced with his father's scrutinizing gaze.
Facing such an unclear son, Lu Wan could only sneer: "Do you think your father is scared of me?"
"Dad, you are certainly well-informed and have walked on more bridges than I have walked, but there are some things that you are obsessed with by the authorities, but I am a bystander." Lu Sanlang chuckled, with a look of disapproval on his face, "Think about it,
You went to see Duke Zhao first last night, and this matter came out immediately, which shows that Duke Zhao doesn't understand you very much."
"That's normal. But what most generals hate most is someone who stabs someone in the back. What's more, you want to take advantage of someone else's daughter!"
Lu Wan almost died of anger at Lu Sanlang's tone: "Are you not the one who had Zhu Ying's idea?"
"Dad, please don't talk nonsense, I have a fiancée now!" Little Fatty Lu said with righteousness on his face, and then he said seriously, "What Duke Zhao wants is an explanation, how can a little person like me be able to explain to him?
Besides, I have a teacher now, and the emperor has praised me, and I have made meritorious deeds!" The emperor can't slap himself in the face, right?
As he spoke, he emphasized his tone and said: "Furthermore, what you said to Mr. Zhao Guo last night may not be spread out, but you can't stop someone from thinking about it. Mr. Jiang Ge will definitely hate you to the bone, and he may be causing trouble behind your back."
Things. So, Dad, you should plan and prepare carefully. Sell what you need to sell at home..."
Before Lu Sanlang could finish his words, Lu Wan was so angry that he picked up the copper paperweight and wanted to hit someone. Finally, he restrained his anger a little and stopped his actions before taking action, and Lu Sanlang also took the opportunity to flee to the door with his head in his arms.
"Dad, don't talk about the little people like the censors, the big people are the same. They add more insults, more icing on the cake, and less help in times of trouble. I think that instead of waiting for others to attack, it is better to take a step back to open up the world."
After threatening him and putting down his suggestions, Lu Sanlang opened the door and wanted to leave, but before he could step out, a cold voice came from behind: "You want me to resign?"
Realizing that the father behind him spoke calmly, but as if he had deep-seated anger, Lu Sanlang turned around calmly and said with a smile: "This little trick of retreating in order to advance, I believe that Dad will always
He should be better than me. Isn’t it an obvious attitude that the emperor supports Grand Master Lu? Or do you think that by helping Mr. Jiangge, you can continue to blackmail the emperor?"
"You lawless boy, shut up!" Lu Wan was shocked and angry, and shouted at him, only to find that Lu Sanlang was not afraid at all, and even smiled and shrugged.
"This time Zhao Guogong won the battle. It was the greatest victory for the emperor, but it was the biggest defeat for Mr. Jiangge. Who told you, dad, that you had to help Mr. Jiangge charge into the battle before, and you did such a great job? This
Is this something that can be solved by going to the Zhu family and getting soft? It’s not like you don’t know that our Lu family is well-known in the capital for being rich, and I don’t know how many people are staring at your collection!”
"Who told me that you used to show off these things to others?"
Although he wanted to beat this damn boy to death, Lu Wan also knew in his heart that he had acted strongly in the past and offended countless people. Coupled with his wealthy family background, many people were jealous and even coveted him. He took a deep breath and finally
He said in a deep voice: "Then tell me, where can your father and I retreat to?"