However, Han Du became famous because of this. Not only the poem himself was widely praised, but Han Du's various deeds were also talked about by the people. Of course, there are no longer words to discredit Han Du. What the people talk about after dinner is how fast the roads Han Du built and how magical the treasure banknotes he made are.
Even those who were bolder felt that Han Du was much better than Ouyang Lun. Princess Anqing's marriage to Han Du would be a good match for a talented man and a beautiful woman. Some people even felt that the emperor should withdraw his order and marry Princess Anqing to Han Du.
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Some people are happy, and some people are worried.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Pieces of porcelain were smashed to the ground. Ouyang Lun was like an angry bull, his eyes were red and his nose was breathing heavily.
He didn't understand why things turned out like this. It was obviously his side who made the first move, and it was obvious that they were all trying to discredit Han Du. Isn't it said that 'strike first will gain advantage, but those who strike later will suffer'? Originally, Ouyang Lun was very satisfied with the progress of the matter, and he was still thinking that in a few days, he would personally take action to knock Han Du out of the dust, so that Han Du would never be able to stand up again.
But he never expected that Han Du, who had not made any move, could instantly reverse the situation with just one word.
As for Han Du's counterattack with poetry, if Ouyang Lun wanted to fight back, it would be easy, just follow Han Du's example and use poetry to fight back. But despite Ouyang Lun's boasting that he had read poetry and was a high school scholar, he thought that he really couldn't write poetry at the same level as Han Du. It’s hard to write anything of the same level, let alone something like Han Du’s specifically written to curse people.
Use good words to curse people. When did the threshold for swearing become so high?
Ouyang Lun's hatred and anger are simply hard to express in words.
Just when Ouyang Lun was furious, a man walked in, stepping on broken porcelain pieces all over the floor.
Ouyang Lun took a look and greeted quickly: "Dad, why are you here?"
Ouyang Lun's father was a rich man with a greasy and fat face, and said in a cold tone: "I come to see how you are so incompetent and furious at home."
After Ouyang Lun heard this, he felt as if he was being showered from head to toe by a basin of ice water. After being silent for a long time, he lowered his head to his father and said, "Dad, I know I was wrong."
Ouyang Lun's confession of his mistake not only failed to win his father's forgiveness, but instead aroused his anger. "Bang!" He slapped his hand on the table and asked sternly: "Growing up, every time you do something wrong, you just lower your head and admit it. But you corrected it that time. If you know the mistake and don't correct it, then you don't know the mistake. What's the difference?"
Ouyang Lun was shaking all over, and he didn't dare to say a word.
"Since you said you knew you were wrong, I ask you, tell me where you went wrong this time?" Dad asked in a deep voice.
Facing his father's expectant eyes, Ouyang Lun could only be speechless in the end. This is not Ouyang Lun's fault, he really didn't know what was wrong.
Ouyang Lun's father waited for a long time, but did not receive a reply from Ouyang Lun, with a disappointed look on his face. It's not scary if a person makes a mistake. It's not scary if he doesn't know where he made a mistake. What's scary is that he doesn't even have the courage to bear the mistake. If a person doesn't even have this kind of enthusiasm, it can definitely mean that this person will not have any great potential.
If he was facing other people, Dad would not say anything more and just choose to avoid them. But after all, Ouyang Lun was his biological son, and his only biological son. Even if Ouyang Lun failed to live up to his expectations, he could not give up.
So I had to continue to enlighten Ouyang Lun, hoping that he would be able to listen more. He sighed and said, "Since you don't know where you went wrong, then daddy will tell you."
"Yes, I'm all ears, kid." Ouyang Lun quickly lowered his head and replied.
Dad glanced at Ouyang Lun and sighed: "I read the book well, but it's a pity..."
Shaking his head, his father didn't want to dwell on this issue any longer, so he said directly to Ouyang Lun: "First, your mistake is that you shouldn't be swayed by rumors."
"But Dad, it's not a rumor that Han Du asked the emperor to marry Princess Anqing." Ouyang Lun suddenly interrupted hurriedly.
After hearing this, his father suddenly felt stars emerging from the corners of his eyes. What sin did he do in his previous life to have such a stupid son to avenge himself? But it's useless to be angry anymore. This is my only seedling, and I have to carry it no matter how useless it is.
Fortunately, Ouyang Lun also realized that he had said the wrong thing again and quickly shut up.
Forcibly calming down his anger, he continued: "So what? As long as the emperor doesn't nod, then even if Han Du requests the emperor a hundred times, will he pose any threat to you? Besides, even if the emperor nods .Thunder, rain and dew are all the kindness of the king, and our Ouyang family has suffered it. Do you think that because our Ouyang family is lucky enough to be married to the royal family, our family can be on an equal footing with the royal family? Foolish."
"Even if the emperor agrees to Han Du's request, as long as our family doesn't cry or make trouble, the emperor will naturally remember our family's friendship. When the time comes, the emperor will compensate our family a little, which will be enough for us to enjoy for a lifetime. In this way, I can't marry Marrying a princess, what's the difference? You shouldn't do it at all, you just took it upon yourself to make this matter known to everyone. Do you think this is a slap in Han Du's face? Do you know that you are going to the emperor? Splash dirty water on his face?"
Ouyang Lun was dripping with cold sweat after hearing this. He suddenly raised his head and looked at his father with a look of fear and helplessness. He really didn't think so much. At that time, he felt that Han Du was licking his face and begging for marriage, but the emperor refused. Making this incident known to everyone would bring Han Du a lot of face. How did he know that this matter was so serious that he was actually slapping the emperor in the face? If he had known that this was the case, he would not have dared to encourage others to do such a thing, even if he had ten courages.
"Secondly, since you have done it, then you should do it more thoroughly. What use will it do if you let others pour dirty water on Han Du? Yes, your method may be somewhat effective when meeting ordinary people. But when you meet It was Han Du who arrived. You can tell from his indifference from the beginning. Han Du's character is far beyond your imagination. From this point of view, compared with him, you are far behind. He I don’t care at all about these rumors you made, do you know why?”
Ouyang Lun's eyes were already foggy with dissatisfaction, and he shook his head numbly.
Seeing this, his father sighed helplessly and continued to explain: "Because rumors and rumors can't directly affect him, and they can't directly hurt him at all."
