Han Du saw through his thoughts and said coldly: "The general has just defeated Bei Yuan and achieved unparalleled achievements, and you can't wait to jump out and impeach him. What? Do you want the emperor to cut off his arm?"
Taking a step back with disdain, Han Du's actions all showed his disdain for Zhan Hui, as if he would be contaminated by him if he got close to him.
"I will tell you that people like you have never been the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. At best, they are just self-righteous Xiaoxiao. The real foundation of the Ming Dynasty is the soldiers at the border and the swords and guns in their hands. It has never been you. Without you, Ming Dynasty will be better."
"You..." Zhan Hui glared at Han Du, but he didn't expect that Han Du would belittle him as worthless and trample his proud knowledge into pieces.
"What are you doing?" Han Du was unreasonable. If Zhan Hui dared to glare at him, he must stare back immediately. “Do you think that after the imperial court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was destroyed and the emperor was captured, the Ming Dynasty could enter Kuma with swords and guns and release Nanshan?
This short-sighted thing, I don’t bother to explain to you, it simply lowers my status. "
Han Du waved his sleeves at Zhan Hui in disgust, as if ignoring an ant at his feet, and walked away.
Zhan Hui was left standing there, shaking with anger and gnashing his teeth at Han Du.
As soon as Han Du walked out of a palace gate, Wang Yue came forward with a whisk in his hand and a smile on his face.
"My servant pays homage to the Marquis."
When Han Du saw that it was Wang Yue, he immediately laughed and replied softly: "Your Majesty, you are so polite. My father-in-law is here. Did His Highness the Crown Prince give you any orders?"
With a smile on his face, Wang Yue straightened up, nodded slightly to Han Du, and praised: "The Marquis is indeed very smart. I didn't even have time to say a word before I was seen through by the Marquis. That's right, Your Highness. If you are ordered, please invite the Marquis to the East Palace to have a talk."
"Eunuch, please lead the way." Han Du nodded and raised his hand to signal Wang Yue.
Han Du followed Wang Yue to the East Palace, and Zhu Biao met him in the garden.
Not only Zhu Biao, but Han Jingyun was also there. It was said to be an interview, but looking at the current situation, Zhu Biao probably hadn't seen Han Du for a long time and just wanted to catch up with him.
"I pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince." Han Du came to Zhu Biao and bowed first.
Zhu Biao smiled and waved his hand, shook his head and said: "We are all one family, why do you still give so many gifts?"
"Your Highness, the courtesy must not be discarded!" Although Han Du insisted, the moment he saw the girl, he still couldn't overcome the hurdle in his heart and did not salute Han Jingyun. Just a slight nod in response.
Zhu Biao didn't pay attention and waved to Han Jingyun to pour tea for Han Du.
Han Du saw that the girl's hands were crystal clear and white, and when he looked up at her face, he felt that she had a slightly more maternal aura than before.
He asked in surprise: "Is this what you have?"
"Hahaha, you really have extraordinary eyesight, you can even see this at a glance." Zhu Biao's expression was filled with pride. Men are so strange. They always have a different kind of pride and confidence in being able to get women to conceive and give birth to children.
"When did it happen?" Han Du also looked at the girl in surprise, feeling happy for her.
Although in Han Du's view
, it actually doesn’t matter whether a woman has children or not. But who asked the girl to marry Zhu Biao to be the crown princess?
If a princess is able to give birth, even if Zhu Biao protects her, she will inevitably attract gossip, and even the position of the princess will not be guaranteed.
After the girl got married to Zhu Biao, she never heard the news about her pregnancy. As time went by, Han Du couldn't help but worry about her. Now, I can finally give everyone an explanation.
"Haha, just a few days after you came back, the imperial doctor just confirmed it. I originally wanted to tell you, but at that time you were kneeling at the gate of Fengtian Hall, so it was hard to tell you." Zhu Biao said to him and Han Jingyun I really like this child. Ever since he mentioned this, the smile on his face has never stopped.
Han Du nodded and expressed his understanding. At the beginning, he was begging for Lan Yu's life. Telling himself this news would indeed make him confused.
"Do your parents know?" Han Du asked his sister.
Han Jingyun nodded with a blush on his face, and said sheepishly: "I have already sent someone to inform you, and my parents also sent a lot of medicinal materials to the palace, saying they wanted me to replenish my health."
Han Du nodded slightly and suddenly thought of something. The reason why Lao Zhu agreed to his plea in the first place may be that in addition to the factor of passing on the national jade seal, the girl's pregnancy may also be an important reason. It's a pity that Han Du is not easy to ask about this.
After Zhu Biao laughed, he did not continue the topic. He rubbed his teacup and turned to ask Han Du: "Do you know who Zhan Hui is who impeached my uncle in the court today?"
After hearing this, Han Du raised his eyes and looked at Zhu Biao, shaking his head slightly. "This is really the first time I have seen this Zhan Huichen. He is not very young, but he is able to sit in the position of Zuodu Yushi. What is his background?"
Zhu Biao took a sip of tea, pondered for a moment, and sighed: "This Zhan Hui is a cruel official, and he is also a cruel official who is very popular with his father."
Zhu Biao's house is kind-hearted, and the most unsavory thing is the officials who like to be aggressive and resort to torture. Obviously Zhan Hui is such a person, which is why Zhu Biao is disgusted.
But for Han Du, it depends on whether you are cruel to officials or not. If repeated cross-examination cannot get the prisoner to confess, then there is no problem in using some punishment. After all, various punishments were invented to serve this purpose.
But if it's just making a fuss, and the prisoner has already fully confessed, but he still continues to use torture for his own entertainment, Han Du will be equally disgusted with such a person. Because they don't treat people as human beings at all, they are completely mentally perverted.
"What is the origin of Zhan Hui?" Han Du was also curious about this.
Although Lan Yu said he made mistakes many times, he was still a general, and he had just made an unparalleled achievement. When Lao Zhu had not yet decided whether to punish Lao Zhu, this person dared to jump out and impeach Lan Yu. Where did he get the courage?
Lao Zhu was planning to make Lan Yu the Duke of the country. Although Zhan Hui was a second-rank minister in the court, it was still unusual to offend a Duke to death. Those who are timid will simply not dare.
Without seeing the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty, would Zhan Hui be the only one who dared to impeach Lan Yu?
Zhu Biao frowned slightly, as if he was unwilling to mention Zhan Hui, but in the face of Han Du's inquiry, he still
He opened his mouth to explain: "This Zhan Hui was a scholar in the fifteenth year of Hongwu. He was immediately appointed by his father as the censor of the seventh-level supervisory capital as soon as he was selected as a scholar."
Han Du was shocked when he heard this. He was just a scholar. How could he be appointed as a senior official of the seventh rank as soon as he started his official career? To be appointed as a seventh-rank official, at least he must be a scholar. Why is he a scholar?
You must know that Fang Xiaoru was not directly awarded an official position by Lao Zhu for his talent and learning. Fang Xiaoru served as the supervisory censor of the seventh rank. It was Han Du who personally worked for Fang Xiaoru and begged Zhu Biao to get such an official position.
Is Zhan Hui's talent and learning higher than Fang Xiaoru's? Are you kidding me? If Zhan Hui was really so talented, then he shouldn't have only passed the exam as a scholar, but the top pick.
There must be something wrong here! Han Du's eyes narrowed slightly, and he was suddenly shocked.
"How can it be embarrassing for a scholar from the north and the south to be awarded the rank of seventh rank when he is just a scholar?" Han Du laughed and smiled meaningfully.
Last year's general examination caused a storm in the city, and even almost caused the court to lose face and be unable to step down. But even if those students were so violent, except for the number one scholar, the other first and second grade scholars were only awarded the official rank of seventh grade.
Zhu Biao knew what Han Du was alluding to, so he rolled his eyes and ignored him, sighed and continued: "It's not just that.
Only one year after Zhan Hui served as the supervisory censor, he was actually awarded the title of fourth-rank censor of Qiandu. In the seventeenth year of Hongwu's reign, he was promoted to the second rank of Zuodu Yushi. In just over a year, he was promoted from the seventh rank to the second rank. The promotion is not unpleasant. Even if you were at the beginning, just in terms of promotion speed, it was far behind Zhan Hui, right? "
Han Du's eyes widened. He was really frightened. In just over a year, he transformed from a minor official of the seventh rank to the seventh minister of the court, a dignified official of the second rank. And every promotion is not just as simple as being promoted to three levels in a row.
Take Zhan Hui's promotion from the seventh level to the fourth level in one step. This time he was actually promoted to the sixth level.
This is not a promotion, this is an ascension to heaven!
If Han Du hadn't known that Lao Zhu would not have an illegitimate child living outside, he would have doubted whether Zhan Hui was the son of Lao Zhu's one-night romance.
Han Du took a sip of tea and was silent. He raised his head and saw Zhu Biao looking at him with burning eyes. He smiled, shook his head and said, "Zhan Hui is an official, why does he seem to be flattering?"
In terms of achievements, Zhan Hui had no outstanding achievements at all in more than a year.
And when Han Du made cement and made treasure banknotes, which one was not a great achievement? Wasn’t that time a remarkable achievement? Even so, it took several years for Han Du to rise from the seventh level to the fifth level. Of course, after Han Du became an uncle, Han Du no longer cared about his official position because of his superior title, and Lao Zhu never promoted Han Du to an official position.
It wasn't that Han Du was jealous that Zhan Hui was promoted faster than him, but that he really felt that there were too many weird and unreasonable things about his promotion.
For a person like Han Du who has made great contributions, Lao Zhu hopes that Han Du can dedicate his whole life. For someone like Zhan Hui who has no skills but was promoted by Lao Zhu, wouldn't it be necessary for him to break into pieces in order to repay Lao Zhu's kindness?
