Han Du raised his head and glanced sideways at Tang He, then pursed his lips and said, "You don't have to eat it, and no one is forcing you."
After saying that, he ignored Tang He and hurriedly went into the kitchen to chop his garlic.
...
When Lao Zhu came to the door of Han's house, he smelled a smelly wind. I sneered in my heart, okay, Han Du really picked things up and took them home.
Without any hesitation, Lao Zhu crossed the threshold.
Anyway, the world belongs to him, so he can go wherever he wants. Even if they break into other people's homes directly, no one dares to say anything wrong.
Lao Zhu had just passed the moon gate when he was seen by Han De.
Seeing that the emperor was dressed in casual clothes, Han De entered his home quietly and hurriedly came forward to pay his respects.
"Han De, a common man, pays homage to the emperor and pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince. The common man is late to welcome you, so please forgive me."
Lao Zhu looked at Han De in front of him, and surprisingly the anger in his heart calmed down a lot. After a long time, he said: "Just be free. I have dismissed your official position. Do you have any resentment in your heart?"
Han De turned aside, bowed and said: "Back to the emperor, there was once."
Han De was naturally resentful at the beginning. In his opinion, he was dedicated to serving the people, but for the sake of this great future, he had to end up having his entire family slaughtered and his female family members being sent to the Jiaofangsi. How could this prevent him from having any grudge against the emperor?
Let alone resentment, when he was in prison, if the emperor stood in front of him, he would have dared to loudly rebuke the emperor for being a foolish king.
"Once?" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled playfully and continued to ask: "What about now?"
"No more now." Han De straightened up and smiled at the emperor.
Zhu Yuanzhang became interested, held his hands together, and continued to ask in a calm manner: "Then why did you have resentment in the past, but not now?"
"There used to be resentment. It was because the treasure banknotes were really starting to become worthless. The usual treasure banknotes could only be exchanged for nine hundred and ninety cents. Your Majesty, please don't underestimate these ten cents. Ten cents is enough for one person. A family's day's supply of firewood, rice, oil and salt has been reduced. In my son's words, the depreciation of treasure banknotes is plundering people's wealth. Its nature is actually the same as that of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's White Deer Coin, but it is not as blatant as the White Deer Coin, but is very covert. It’s just hard for people to notice.”
When Han De was the Minister of Household Affairs, he saw that Baochao was plundering people's wealth, so he spoke up and asked the emperor to ban Baochao, but he ended up in jail. It is human nature to have resentments.
Lao Zhu nodded and continued to ask: "Then why did you disappear later?"
Han De smiled heartily and replied: "Later, when it comes to treasure banknotes, either none of them are given out. As long as one is issued, it cannot be stopped. Once it stops, it will be a disaster for the Bai family. It was the common people who were wrong at first. They thought that as long as one is not issued, it will be a disaster." If the treasure banknotes are issued again, the price of the treasure banknotes will be able to return to the past. Who knows that the common people took it too much for granted. In fact, it can now be seen that the imperial court only suspended the issuance of treasure banknotes, and the price of the treasure banknotes not only did not rise, but instead It has dropped slightly. The common people are guilty, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Nowadays, few people are willing to exchange even 990 yuan of Yiguanbao banknotes on the market. If the imperial court really stops issuing treasure banknotes forever, the price of treasure banknotes will inevitably plummet and become worthless. The people will suffer heavy losses, and their savings of more than ten years may be wiped out overnight.
Han Du once talked to Lao Zhu in detail about the pros and cons of treasure banknotes, so even if Han De just mentioned it, Lao Zhu understood what he meant. He smiled and joked: "As the saying goes, it is the son's fault if he does not teach his father. How come you are not dissatisfied at all when you are taught a lesson by your son?"
Han De said with a smile: "What are you dissatisfied about? The common people are helping the family, not the relatives. Besides, my son can 'become better than the old'. It's too late for the common people to be happy. What's the reason to be dissatisfied?"
Lao Zhu smiled, "Haha, you are open-minded."
"If you're not dumb or deaf, you won't be a rich man." Han De grinned. "In a few years, ordinary people will reach the age of being a rich man. Be open-minded in advance and get used to it."
Lao Zhu laughed loudly, suddenly stopped his voice, and asked in a deep voice: "Is that why you let him do whatever he wants? He brought all the pig food home, and you didn't say a word?"
scare?
Han De, who originally echoed the emperor's apology smile, suddenly didn't react and looked at the emperor with dull eyes.
Lao Zhu's face darkened, he snorted coldly, waved his sleeves, stopped caring about Hande, and walked straight in.
When Han Du came out with a pot of minced garlic, he happened to be looking at each other across the courtyard from Lao Zhu.
Why is Lao Zhu here? And still in casual clothes.
Not only Lao Zhu, but also the prince came together.
Han Du didn't understand the situation, so he quickly put down the basin in his hand and ran forward, "Your Majesty, Han Du, pays homage to the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Old minister pays homage to the emperor." Tang He, who was lying on the chair with his back to Lao Zhu, turned over and got up from the chair after hearing Han Du's words.
Lao Zhu never expected that Tang He would be at Han Du's house. He frowned unnoticed and relaxed in an instant. He signaled the old eunuch to bring over a chair and sit down. He took Tang He's hand and asked him to sit next to him. He asked kindly, "Why did you come to his house?"
Lao Zhu raised his eyes and glanced at Han Du, the dissatisfaction in his eyes seemed to be overflowing.
In this era, if the two families are not very close, it is impossible for them to randomly visit other people's homes. Of course, except Lao Zhu.
What's more, who is Tang He? The dignified Lord Xinguo. And what about Han Du? But he is just an eighth-grade official.
Even if you really want to find Han Du. If you can send a message to the Han family, it means you are interested in the Han family. Is there any reason for Tang He to visit in person?
Tang He smiled apologetically and said, "I blame the old minister for being reckless. I heard that there is something wrong with this kid's head. So, I brought my doctor here to help him have a look."
Tang He didn't explain why he didn't send a message to Han Du to visit him.
At this time, not explaining is the default.
In front of the emperor, Tang He acquiesced in his close relationship with Han Du.
Lao Zhu glanced at Tang He in surprise, as if he didn't expect that Tang He would acquiesce like this, and he couldn't believe it. But seeing Tang He looking at him calmly, Lao Zhu had to believe it.
But now is not the time to discuss this with Tang He. Lao Zhu chuckled and changed the subject: "Han Du's head should really be taken a good look at by a doctor. He actually bought pig food in public. When you go home, you still say you want to eat by yourself? I came to him today to settle the score. Didn’t he say he wanted to eat? Today I will let him eat as much as he can."
Tang He realized this time why the emperor came today. Are you here to settle accounts with Han Du?
