Tang He was speechless by Han Du.
Soon the soldiers came with fishing nets.
When Han Du saw it, he was immediately disappointed. He looked at the soldier intently and said, "Is this the fishing net you brought me? This kind of fishing net can be used in ponds and rivers. But this is the sea, not a small pond in front of your house. Why don't you give me this?"
The soldier felt aggrieved and explained: "But sir, this is the kind of fishing net we use."
Han Du was dumbfounded for a while. Shouldn't fishing in the sea use long trawl nets? The kind that can carry several to tens of thousands of jins per net?
"Hahaha," Tang He laughed loudly at the side, pretending to comfort Han Du and said: "Forget it, you don't have to pretend. Fishing is a hard job, how can you, a weak scholar, do it? Fishing is not good. That’s okay, I won’t laugh at you. Is it so difficult to admit defeat?”
Aren't you just laughing at me now? Han Du glanced sideways at Tang He.
"What about the weak scholar?" Han Du snorted coldly and said unconvinced. He raised his eyes and looked at Tang He and said seriously: "You fish by brute force, but I fish by my brain. Believe it or not, if I prepare the tools, I can fish more in one day than you can fish in a year?"
After being scolded by Han Du in a roundabout way and saying that he could only use brute force, Tang He looked a little unhappy and taunted Han Du and said, "Okay, then I'll have an eye-opener and see how you can fish with your brain." .”
The two high-fived each other and made an agreement.
Tang He took Han Du to drift on the sea for several days, and lost interest in fishing, so he directed the ship to dock and prepared to take Han Du to the shipyard to see it.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Tang He returned to the navy station, he was told that the emperor urgently summoned Han Du.
Tang He and Han Du looked at each other, feeling palpitated.
Tang He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He took Han Du away with the tacit approval of his superiors. But now that the superior has sent someone to urge him, this is not a good sign.
Han Du was very calm. It was a blessing, not a curse, but it was a curse that could not be avoided. No matter what the reason was, since it was Lao Zhu who summoned him, he would go anyway.
I just saw the eunuch sent by the palace. The eunuch smiled before saying anything and said jokingly: "I'm here to pay my respects to Duke Xin and Master Han. No wonder the magpies were chirping when I came in. I had heard about Duke Xin and Master Han in the morning." I went to sea and I don’t know when I will come back. I was still anxious just now, but I didn’t expect you two to come back. Really, it’s better to come early than to come by chance.”
You're here by chance, it's the magpies that are calling. But for me, maybe if you don’t take the path to heaven, you will find yourself in hell, which has no door. For me, it’s like hearing the crows crow early in the morning.
Han Du felt sad, but there was nothing he could do. Now that the matter is over, I must follow the eunuch back no matter what.
But before leaving, Han Du still wanted to inquire more. Han Du smiled apologetically, bowed his hands and said, "It's really a sin for me to make you wait for my father-in-law to travel such a long way. I wonder if my father-in-law can tell me why your majesty wants to see me?"
With that said, while giving the gift, a piece of silver fell silently into the eunuch's hand.
The eunuch returned the salute, with a brighter smile on his face, and said quickly: "I dare not inquire about His Majesty's holy will. However, my ancestors gave instructions before I came. It is a good thing for me to tell Mr. Han, so that you don't have to worry."
Hearing the news delivered to him by the old eunuch, Han Du suddenly felt a stone fall in his heart.
Although even if it was a bad thing, Han Du had no choice but to go back. But getting good news is many times better than bad news.
"I wonder if it's convenient for Mr. Han? Without further ado, if Mr. Han has nothing to do, let's set off immediately." The eunuch urged with a smile.
Before Han Du could speak, Tang He asked with a solemn expression on the side: "Did the emperor only summon Han Du, or did he also summon me?"
When the eunuch heard Tang He's words, he quickly and respectfully replied: "In reply to Duke Xin, the emperor only summoned Mr. Han, but not Duke Xin. If Duke Xin wants to continue playing, then please do so, Duke Xin. . As long as Master Han and the slave go back, it will be fine."
After Tang He heard this, he frowned and pondered for a moment, but still couldn't think of a reason. Then he shook his head and said: "I'm getting older, and my body and bones can't bear it after being out for a few days. It's not as good as when I was young. I've had enough fun and have no interest, so I'll go back to Beijing with you."
"That's okay." The eunuch replied with a smile. Then he began to greet Han Du and Duke Xin to get on the carriage and set off together.
Han Du raised his head and glanced at Tang He intentionally, seeing him shaking his head imperceptibly. Obviously, Tang He was not sure what the emperor meant. Seeing this, Han Du sighed helplessly and got on the carriage.
It took a day and a night before Han Du returned to the capital. Of course, there is no driving at night, mainly during the day. In this era, even if you rush eight hundred miles, you will not rush at night. Most people at this time have night blindness, and traveling at night is courting death.
After entering the capital, Tang He separated from Han Du. Before leaving, Tang and Chao Handu winked. He signaled to Han Du that he would be there for everything and not to act recklessly when encountering problems.
Han Du smiled and nodded, which was a response to Tang He.
Han Du was led all the way into the palace by the eunuchs. What surprised Han Du was that he did not go to Fengtian Palace, but to another palace.
Han Du took a deep breath, and at the eunuch's signal, he walked into the palace and saw Lao Zhu sitting behind the desk, lowering his head to review the memorial. Lao Zhu's diligence was really staggering. Every time Han Du came to see Lao Zhu, he would either see him reviewing memorials or on his way to review memorials. This place looks like Lao Zhu's imperial study room, but the furnishings are simple, except for books. It looks very similar to what Han Du looked like after his house was robbed.
"My lord, Han Du pays homage to the emperor."
When Lao Zhu heard Han Du's voice, he didn't even raise his head. He just said, "You're back? Get up and give me a seat."
Immediately, a eunuch brought a brocade pier and placed it in the middle.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After thanking Han Du, he stood up and slowly sat on Jin Dun. Of course, he only dared to sit down halfway, but he didn't dare to sit down completely.
However, sitting halfway down actually felt the same as sitting down completely. After sitting down, Han Du felt that the fatigue of traveling for the past few days suddenly relaxed a lot.
Han Du sat down, lowered his head and waited silently for Lao Zhu to speak.
Lao Zhu also asked at the right time: "What can you gain from going to sea this time?"
Han Du swallowed his saliva and replied cautiously: "I just spent a few days fishing with Duke Xin, and saw the majesty of the sea, but I didn't gain anything else."
Hearing this, Lao Zhu was noncommittal and said nothing. After he finished processing the memorial in his hand and put down the Zhubu, he raised his head and looked at Han Du and asked, "No way. Didn't Duke Xin Guo tell you anything?"
