Han Du looked at Zhu Zi carefully and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty...what does this mean?"
Zhu Zi looked at Han Du with a smile, his face was very gentle, but his hands did not relax at all.
Han Du tugged twice more, took it without moving, and looked at Zhu Zi in surprise.
Zhu Zi said with a playful smile: "Sir, this is what you want."
Han Du tugged again, took it without moving, and let go. He smiled sadly, nodded and said, "Yes, it's what I want."
Touching his chin, Han Du saw Zhu Zi still holding the booklet in his hand. He had no intention of giving it to him. Why didn't he know what he wanted to do? It's nothing more than asking for money from myself.
But, can I give him money?
Han Du rolled his eyes and suddenly his expression straightened. He bowed towards the door behind Zhu Zi and said, "Your Majesty..."
"Ah?" Zhu Zi suddenly panicked and quickly looked back, "Is Father here..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Zi saw no one at the door.
At the same time, he felt his hand loosen, and the booklet had fallen into Han Du's hand.
Han Du smiled and raised the booklet in his hand towards Zhu Zi, said "Thank you, Your Majesty", and left Prince Tan's Mansion without looking back.
Zhu Zi, who was stunned, stayed where he was.
...
Back at home, Han Du locked himself in the study alone and opened the book under the light.
"Shen Shu, a native of Qiantang, Hangzhou, Zhejiang..."
"Wang Chun, from Gaoyou, Jiangsu..."
"Wang Pinghai, from Ruian, Zhejiang..."
Han Du carefully looked at all the more than ten people on the list. These were the people who had recently been impeaching and attacking Li Shanchang in the court, and these people were either from Zhejiang, Jiangsu, or Guangdong. Now that he saw the details of these people, Han Du finally understood where the something wrong he noticed came from.
Party strife!
This word suddenly came to Han Du's mind.
According to what my father once told Han Du, in the early years of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there was a huge dispute between the Huaixi nobles represented by Li Shanchang and the eastern Zhejiang ministers headed by Liu Ji.
But Han Du was still young at that time and had no idea what was going on. I just heard from my father that the last fight ended with Liu Ji's death and the complete defeat of the civil servants in eastern Zhejiang.
However, Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong, who had won a great victory, did not get any benefits. Li Shanchang was sent to Haozhou to supervise the farming of more than 100,000 Jiangnan rich people who had moved here. A former prime minister of the Ming Dynasty was driven to the wilderness to cultivate wasteland. No matter what, it was impossible to see that he was the winner.
Later, although the emperor married Princess Lin'an to his son, Li Shanchang was also impeached by the imperial censor Wang Guangyang and Chen Ning Shangshu, saying that he was "indulging in favor and disrespectful to His Majesty." Li Shanchang was convicted for this and was stripped of his salary by 1,800 stones.
Compared to Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong was even more unlucky and was directly executed on charges of treason.
There was a huge court battle, but now it seems that Han Du, neither the nobles of Huaixi nor the civil servants of eastern Zhejiang, got any benefits.
On the contrary, Lao Zhu was the biggest beneficiary of the entire incident. Not only did he get rid of some arrogant soldiers, but he also took this opportunity to severely suppress the civil servants in eastern Zhejiang. He even used this as an excuse to directly abolish the Zhongshu Province, abolish the position of prime minister, and truly monopolize the power of the world. .
Han Du immediately took a deep breath and his pupils shrank violently. Based on the principle of whoever benefits, whoever is behind the scenes, Han Du has to suspect that Lao Zhu's layout is probably indispensable behind these things.
Suddenly, Han Du remembered what Tang Hecai had said to him yesterday, "What the superiors want to do, there is no need to plan it out. It just needs to be done at the right time and in the right place with the flick of a finger... ..."
Yes, that's definitely the case.
Han Du suddenly had some understanding, "Lao Zhu had no behind-the-scenes plan at all. He just gave him a gentle push at the right time." 'Otherwise, the dispute between the nobles of Huaixi and the civil servants of eastern Zhejiang would not have lasted for more than ten years, involving so many people.
Suddenly, Han Du thought of the current situation and thought, 'Perhaps the fight between the two parties is not over yet. We just don't know whether this dispute is a continuation of the last one or a new round of waves. '
Han Du suddenly felt like he was on the edge of a storm. Although he was still safe now, no one knew that the storm would rush towards him at the next moment.
The next day, Han Du rarely slept in. He dressed neatly and came to Xinguo Duke's Mansion early in the morning.
"Come to me so early? But it's very rare. If I remember correctly, this is the first time that so many of you have come to me so early."
"It's rare, it's really rare!"
There is indeed nothing wrong with Tang He's illness. Now the cloth on his head is gone and he is much more energetic.
Han Du smiled awkwardly, deliberately distorting Tang He's meaning, and said apologetically: "I have no choice but to come so early to disturb my father-in-law's rest. But the matter is urgent, so I have to come."
Tang He waved his sleeves and stopped teasing Han Du. Instead, he said calmly: "You didn't disturb me. I have slept less and less in the past two years. I was woken up before dawn and couldn't sleep anymore." Sleeping has become a luxury. It seems that I am going to die soon..." "Sir, how could this happen..." Han Du suddenly panicked and couldn't help but stand up. Concerned asked. The first time I met Tang He, at that time I was just a person who had committed crimes and made meritorious deeds. However, Tang He, as the Duke of the country, had great goodwill towards him. Not only did he lower his status and take the initiative to get close to him, but he also spoke out to defend himself many times and treated himself like a nephew. Such a great kindness, Han Du will always remember it in his heart. Now I suddenly heard Tang He talking about his life and death, and a sadness suddenly surged into my heart.
Tang He, on the other hand, seemed very open-minded. He shook his head and waved his hands and said, "Birth, old age, illness and death are all human events, and no one can escape them. I am already seventy this year, and seventy years are rare in human life. Even if you don't die now, you can still live for a few more years." ? Let’s not talk about this anymore. What’s the matter with you coming to see me in such a hurry today?”
Han Du's words were dry for a while and he didn't know what to say. He wanted to say that it would be better to live than to die, and to live one day at a time. I also feel that saying this is a bit inappropriate.
He had no choice but to follow Tang He's wishes and explain his intention. He took out the booklet from his arms, handed it to Tang He, and said, "Master, take a look at this first."
Tang He took it with his eyebrows confused, and immediately frowned when he opened it. After reading it, without telling his opinion first, he directly asked Han Du sternly: "Where did you get this thing?"
Han Du was stunned when he heard this. He didn't understand why Tang He asked this, so he quickly replied: "What's wrong with King Tan?"
"Prince Tan? How could he know the details of these officials?" The answer was somewhat beyond Tang He's expectation, and he couldn't help but ask in surprise.
Tang He didn't know whether Zhu Zi knew the details of all the officials, or just those in front of him. But even what is happening in front of me is nothing. This book not only records the official's place of origin, but also records clearly the year the official passed the imperial examination and the parents and brothers in his family.
What does King Tan want to do? Knowing all the details of the officials, do you want to rebel?
"How do I know?" Han Du shook his head naturally and said with some speculation: "Maybe he wants to sell it."
"Selling?" Tang He was surprised, "Will someone buy this thing?"
Han Du nodded subconsciously, how could no one buy this thing? Isn’t that what I need? Of course, Han Du didn't spend any money.
Tang He took a deep breath, temporarily put down this section, and said: "You stay away from King Tan from now on. After all, why did you come to see me today? Isn't it just to give me this thing? Did you see it?"
Han Du nodded and said with a smile: "The boy is really looking for my father-in-law today just to show him this thing."
Seeing that Tang He was a little confused, Han Du quickly explained: "I don't know if the father-in-law has noticed it. These are the people who have impeached Li Shanchang in the past few days."
When Tang He heard this, his expression suddenly became solemn, and he lowered his head and read the book from the beginning again. He raised his head, exhaled a long breath, and said in a deep voice: "You are right, these are the people."
Seeing that Tang He had realized something, Han Du came closer and lowered his voice and asked, "What do these people want to do?"
"What do you want to say?" Tang He couldn't help but look up at Han Du and said.
Han Du pursed his lips and asked in confusion: "Master, I heard that a conflict broke out between the nobles of Huaixi and the civil servants of eastern Zhejiang, and it ended with the nobles of Huaixi winning. Li Shanchang is Huaixi As a leader of nobles, if these people are impeaching him now, could this be a resurgence of civil servants in eastern Zhejiang and revenge on Li Shanchang?"
"Your guess is not unreasonable." Tang He raised his hand again and looked at the booklet carefully.
"Master, what should we do?" Han Du asked cautiously.
You must know that this court battle is no joke. It does not mean that you can protect yourself by standing aside and watching the show. Maybe you have become a thorn in the eyes of others, but you are still complacent and want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and the fishermen will benefit. As a result, both sides of the family attacked you, and you were the first to be destroyed.
Therefore, regardless of the fact that these people and Li Shanchang are fighting with each other now, Han Du also needs to find a way to deal with it. Tang He's official career had been ups and downs for decades, so Han Du was naturally the first to ask him for advice.
Tang He slowly closed the book, put it aside, and said: "Now Li Shanchang is in jail and will be tried by the Three Justices Division. No one knows the outcome of this matter. Let's not get involved. It's better to be quiet than to move. Bar."
Han Du was stunned when he heard this, and then quickly calmed down. The reason why Li Shanchang was imprisoned is now spread all over the capital. Although there are various reasons such as relying on favor and indulgence, the most important one is still related to Hu Weiyong's rebellion.
Originally, Han Du ignored the matter and didn't think about it carefully. But now that it concerns him, Han Du has to think about it carefully.
Frowning his brows, Han Du lowered his head and thought about Li Shanchang being implicated in the Hu Weiyong case. No matter how Han Du looked at it, he found it a bit ridiculous. Hu Weiyong was executed for treason as early as thirteen years ago. How many years has it been now?
Li Shanchang was impeached that he had close contacts with Hu Weiyong, and they were also the in-laws of his children. But their children's in-laws are not a matter of one day or two. This is a well-known thing. Moreover, isn’t it normal for children and their parents to have close contact with each other?
Lao Zhu knew these things as early as when he dealt with Hu Weiyong. However, at that time, Lao Zhu did not implicate Li Shanchang in the Hu Weiyong case, nor did he deal with Li Shanchang.
Why is it that after being impeached several times, one of the founding fathers of the country was immediately imprisoned?
Could it be that these people's impeachment of Li Shanchang was actually Lao Zhu's intention?
Thinking of this, Han Du suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. If Lao Zhu really meant it, then he wouldn't have to worry. Anyway, so far, Han Du has not seen anyone who Lao Zhu wants to die who can escape.
Of course, according to Han Du's own estimation, if Lao Zhu really meant it, he should not have done it to the point where Lao Zhu would kill him.
...
In the next few days, Li Shanchang will not only be impeached. Ji'an Marquis Lu Zhongheng, Yan'an Marquis Tang Shengzong, Pingliang Marquis Fei Ju, Nanxiong Marquis Zhao Yong, Xingyang Marquis Zheng Yuchun, Yichun Marquis Huang Bin, Henan Marquis Lu Ju and others were impeached by civilian officials one by one.
Seeing this step, Han Du was extremely convinced that this was the revenge of the civil servants in eastern Zhejiang on Li Shanchang and others. But Han Du didn't know whether Lao Zhu meant it or not.
Han Du did not dare to ask Lao Zhu about this matter, so he could only hide in the house as much as possible, hoping like a quail that everyone would ignore him at this moment. For this reason, I have not even been to Xinguo Duke's Mansion these days.
Han Du hopes that he will become transparent, but there are still people who remember him.
Looking at the eunuch in front of him, Han Du not only asked: "The princess wants to see me?"
The eunuch quickly smiled and bowed and said, "Yes, the Crown Princess has been in a bad mood recently, so she wanted to talk to the Marquis."
Han Du frowned and didn't think much about it. Since Jing Yun was in a bad mood, there was nothing wrong with him going to see for himself.
Following the eunuch to the entrance of the East Palace, Han Du suddenly saw an official walking out of the East Palace. This person also noticed Han Du walking over, but he didn't say much, and didn't even say hello to Han Du. He quickly got on the sedan before Han Du arrived, and left after greeting Han Du.
Although Han Du followed the eunuch towards the gate of the East Palace, his eyes were always looking at the leaving sedan. Han Du knew the man just now. He was one of the very happy civil servants impeached in the past few days, Wang Chun.
"Why did he come to the East Palace?" Han Du suppressed the doubts in his heart, turned around, and concentrated on following the eunuch.
The eunuch took Han Du all the way to the pavilion in the garden, where Han Jingyun was sitting with his son, bored.
As soon as Han Du entered the pavilion, he bowed and said: "My lord, Han Du, pays homage to the Crown Princess, and pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Brother, excuse me, you are finally here." Han Jingyun quickly stood up and walked over to help Han Du up.
Han Du didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the girl's behavior. He wasn't even a grown-up yet, so he didn't need her to support him.
"Yunye has met uncle." Although Zhu Yunye was only over four years old, he was not as naughty as ordinary children and saluted Han Du in a decent manner.
Han Du shook his head repeatedly and said, "Your Highness, you are too polite."
The son of Han Jingyun and Zhu Biao was named Zhu Yunye by Lao Zhu himself not long after he was born. Lao Zhu didn't even miss the opportunity to name Han Du's son. Naming Zhu Yunye was naturally a matter of course.
"Come on, brother, come and sit down." Han Jingyun waved to his son to shut up, and quickly pulled Han Du to sit on the stool.
Although Zhu Yunye is young, he has a sense of understanding that others of his age do not have. Han Jingyun told him to shut up, and he stopped talking and sat quietly aside.
After Han Du sat down, he asked the girl worriedly: "I heard that you have been in a bad mood recently. What's wrong? Did you encounter something troublesome?"
Han Jingyun waved his hand casually and said, "It's nothing serious. I just encountered some difficulties when calculating a mathematical model and couldn't figure it out for a while."
When Han Du heard this, his expression suddenly became awkward. He touched his nose and said flatteringly: "Well...if you have other matters, my brother may be able to help you. I'm afraid you can ask for help with this matter." It won’t help if I come.”
"I know. I didn't expect Big Brother to help me. I came to Big Brother just to have a chat so that I could take a break and change my mind." Han Jingyun said in a matter-of-fact manner: "Don't worry, I didn't expect you to be able to help me." To help, I just use you as someone to talk to, to chat with me and relax."
When Han Jingyun first learned mathematics, he admired Han Du. But as she learned more and more difficult questions, Han Du couldn't even understand the questions. The problems she encountered now were simply not something that her elder brother could solve, so she really just wanted to chat with Han Du.
Han Du smiled very reluctantly and was extremely embarrassed. I wonder if people who study mathematics are like this and don’t speak well. Or are they already used to the fact that numbers one is one and two is two, and they are too lazy to waste time talking?
Not only Han Du, but also Zhu Yunye who was sitting next to him lowered his head, and Kutzkutz couldn't suppress his laughter.
Han Du smiled, Han Jingyun hadn't said anything yet. Seeing that his son was also laughing now, Han Jingyun raised his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes, revealing a dangerous meaning in his eyes.
"why are you laughing?"
"Ah? I, I'm not laughing..." Zhu Yunye was startled for a moment, looked up and saw the unkind eyes of his mother and concubine, and quickly lowered his head and replied hesitantly.
Seeing his son shrinking his neck in fear, Han Jingyun had no intention of letting him go and said sternly: "You still have the nerve to laugh? When I was your age, I could solve two-dimensional equations long ago, but look at you What? You can’t even calculate addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. How dare you laugh? "
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