At the Yanzhou uncle's house, Mrs. Pan happily held a pair of forehead wipes in her hand and said: "Uncle, take a look, the Queen's reward is really not a fool. Take a look, this ruby, there is no such ruby on the market." You can’t buy it with four to five hundred taels of silver!”
"Mom, this is something rewarded by the palace, how can it be valued! Otherwise, you can give it to your daughter-in-law!" Pan's youngest son Yu Ling looked at the forehead wiping on his mother's hand with a smile.
"What are you doing here? Get out!" Yu Ji looked at the mother and son in front of him and became furious.
After Pan and his younger son left, only the eldest son Yu Hong was left in the hall. Seeing his father's frown, he whispered: "Father, even if the emperor is unhappy about this matter, it is over. The queen rewarded her mother, which has made her attitude clear, it is better to do less than to do more!"
Yu Ji sighed and said: "I don't know, but after all, it has made His Majesty unhappy. Our Yu family is not the founding hero. Wu Zongchao only made the uncle. If we have made His Majesty unhappy, little earls like us will not be fucked casually." Already?"
Yu Hong nodded: "Then tell me, does His Majesty have any deep meaning in rewarding us?"
Yu Ji really didn't expect this: "What's the deep meaning?"
"Father, think about it, the emperor gives us gifts, do we have to pay attention to the return gift?"
Yu Ji looked at his son in astonishment: "You mean, your Majesty wants our family to pay to build the house that was burned down by the former military governor's mansion?"
Yu Hong nodded, looked outside, and then whispered: "Our Majesty is famous for being stingy. Once the Governor's Mansion is burned down, the Ministry of Works will ask for money from the Ministry of Household Affairs! Everyone in the household department is poor. Crazy, where did the money come from? The inner treasury will definitely be planning it!"
"If we give the money to His Majesty now, Your Majesty will of course be happy?"
Yu Ji nodded when he heard this: "Your Majesty is happy, then we will be fine!"
Yu Hong frowned and said: "Dad, this is too cruel. After burning the governor's mansion, that person also sent people to kill Xu He? Isn't this unnecessary?"
"That person didn't do it. If he had, he would have told me in advance!"
"Not that person?" Yu Hong said in surprise, "Is there anyone in the capital who wants Xu He's life?"
"Of course, he has ascended to a high position at such a young age, and many people are jealous of him behind his back! However, this time he did a thankless job and was rejected by His Majesty. It is his own fault!"
"That's right, as an official, you still have to be like the light in order to last long!"
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Ma Zhi Hutong is in the southeast corner of the outer city. This place is usually populated by junior officials from Beijing.
There are more than a dozen alleys around. Although the environment is much better than that in Luocheng, it is also a bit shabby.
When Xu He stood in front of the Wang family gate, he turned to look at Zhang E in disbelief: "Is this Wang Xuedao's home?"
Zhang E nodded.
It turns out that although most of the poor Beijing officials live in this hemp paper alley, the houses are still neat and elegant.
The Wang family was dilapidated and looked out of place in the entire alley.
From this moment on, Wang Xuedao's appearance in Xu He's heart seemed a little blurry again. Is this still the case of Xiao Qipindu, who was involved in corruption and perversion of the law?
At this time, Zhang E stepped forward and knocked on the door.
After a long while, the door opened, only to see an old man dressed in plain clothes. He looked at Xu He with cloudy eyes and said, "I wonder who you are...?"
Zhang E said quickly: "My lord is a colleague of the king's capital. Hearing the bad news, he came here to pay his respects!"
The old man looked at Xu He again in surprise: "I finally made a conscientious colleague during my lifetime! Everyone, please come in!"
As soon as Xu He walked into the courtyard, he saw the mourning hall in front of him. The sons of the Wang family were kneeling on the east side of the hall, and behind him sat a haggard-looking woman, who was obviously Wang Xuedao's wife.
Xu He stepped forward, took the three sticks of incense handed over by Zhang E, bowed before inserting them into the incense burner.
All the men of the Wang family quickly kowtowed in return.
After the ceremony was over, the eldest son of the Wang family stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I don't know the name of this gentleman. If my father knew that he came to express his condolences, he would definitely be very happy!"
Just when Zhang E was about to speak, Xu He got straight to the point and said, "I am Xu He, the experience officer of the former military governor's office!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the children of the Wang family who were kneeling in the hall all raised their heads and glared at Xu He.
The eldest son of the Wang family said in shock and anger: "You, you are that Xu He! You are the one who killed my father. Get out, get out, you are not allowed to appear here."
The old servant who had just opened the door rushed over angrily, holding a pole he usually used to buy vegetables on the street.
Upon seeing this, Zhang E, Ding Ze and others quickly protected Xu He.
But Xu He stood aside the crowd and said, "Brother, you said it was me who killed your father. Where do you start with this?"
"Did you ask someone to beat my father?" Wang's eldest son looked at Xu He and glared angrily.
Xu He nodded: "I want to file an investigation in the Experience Department over the past years. Your father, as the governor in charge of this matter, has blocked me in every possible way and even spoken rudely to me, the superior officer. If I did that, there would be some consequences. Problem?"
Seeing that Xu He agreed to this matter without hesitation, all the men in the Wang family were furious, and some even wanted to rush out of the hall and beat Xu He.
At this moment, a loud shout came: "Stop!"
Everyone turned their heads in shock and saw the haggard woman looking at Xu He and others coldly.
She said: "Consort Xu, I heard my late husband talk about you. You were also a role model for the children in our family, but you acted wantonly, relied on favor and arrogance, relied on His Majesty's trust, and insulted your subordinates at will. Now that my deceased husband has passed away, what does it mean for you to come to our Wang family?"
The words were spoken politely and politely, and all the Wang family members stared at Xu He to see how he could tell the difference.
Xu He looked at the woman, cupped his hands and said, "Sister-in-law, I heard that you are also educated, right?"
The woman said: "Yes, I also read "Women's Training" when I was in my boudoir!"
Xu He nodded: "Sister-in-law, there is a saying in "Women's Training" that if you put your hair into a bun, you will think about the integrity of your heart, and if you pull your temples back, you will think about the integrity of your heart!"
"In the presence of your closest relatives and your husband's grave, I dare to ask you a question!"
"Do you understand what your husband is doing in the government?"
When the woman heard this, her face turned miserable.
Seeing her expression, Xu He knew there was a way out, so he continued: "With all due respect, there are some things in the capital that are helping the tyrants to do evil. Maybe you in the capital don't understand the difficulties of Huguang military households to make a living for the people! But you should also have heard that the rebels are now raging in Huguang. If things continue like this, the country will no longer be a country, and the family will no longer be a home!"
"Although Wang Du was not the mastermind, he has become a sinner of the Wei Dynasty!"
"I punished him to save him!"
"Nonsense!" Wang's eldest son glared at Xu He and said, "Don't think we don't know that my father was forced to death by you! You forced my father to death, and you still talked cleverly in front of my father's soul. Do you really think that my Wang family has no blood? A boy?"
