Han You, who was almost sprayed with saliva, opened his mouth wide and was stunned.
The young prince Zhou Yan was also confused. What does it have to do with you whether your husband can study or not?
Zhou Zhenghuai pointed at Han You's nose and cursed: "There are so many scholars in Beijing, and you are one of them. Your father is a general, but you are studying. You...you are disgraceful to the family tradition, you...you are the father of a tiger, and you are...unworthy of being a human being." ...You, ah, ah, ah, are making me angry!"
"No, Zhou Shibo, I..."
"Don't call me Shibo!" Zhou Zhenghuai's nose was crooked in anger, and he cursed: "I don't have a Shibo like you!"
Han You: "..."
"Master Zhou." The young prince suddenly asked: "Are you and Master Han really old friends?"
Zhou Zhenghuai was stunned for a moment, his old face turned red again, and then he realized that he seemed not qualified to teach Han You a lesson.
Han You was extremely confused: "Why is my father still looking so arrogantly? Isn't it true that he can only reach Guangnan Province Military Preparation General? His performance in the local area is mediocre, and he can't even get into the Ministry of War?"
"Ha, haha." Zhou Zhenghuai suddenly burst into laughter, as if he was about to die and pass away.
Han You and Zhou Yan looked at each other.
"It's a joke." Zhou Zhenghuai's smile faded: "It's mediocre military exploits, not mediocre results. Otherwise, do you really think you can break into the capital with seven thousand cavalry and a thousand-mile charge?"
"Didn't he come in by cheating? He said he was going to the capital to capture the king."
"It's a joke again. There are thirteen people guarding the gate, including the General, the Second Army Chief, and the General Flag. Their entire family members were all captured by Han Bairen's elite men who sneaked into the capital. How could this gate not be opened? !”
Han You took a breath: "My father is so brave?"
"Brave?" Zhou Zhenghuai sighed, was silent for a long time, and then shook his head: "Brave can be described with just two words. It can be said to be unparalleled in the world. What's funny is that it has become what you call mediocre military achievements..."
After a pause, Zhou Zhenghuai's face was full of regret: "It's not bad, yes, the military achievements are mediocre. If it weren't for the mediocre military achievements, the military equipment everywhere would not be able to help His Majesty like wildfire. The national spirit of the previous dynasty was already Losing everything is fate, it is destined by heaven."
Han You was thoughtful.
The emperor made many military exploits when he was a general, but most of the credit was taken by others. My father's situation should be similar, so he didn't make any announcement and not many people knew about it.
Han You gave Zhou Zhenghuai a new cup of tea: "How do you know so much about my father?"
"I suffered a blow back then...I was trapped in the palace back then. I have to know something about it afterwards."
Zhou Zhenghuai sighed and continued: "I think that old man is also extremely disappointed with the court. Otherwise, why would he let your only son read the Four Books and Five Classics instead of the Art of War? That's all, since Old Man Han has never mentioned it to you. , I can’t say more, that’s all, that’s all.”
For some reason, Zhou Zhenghuai was extremely disappointed when he heard that Han You was a scholar, as if his son had scored more than 700 points in the college entrance examination and then applied for Lanxiang.
Han You was already very fond of Zhou Zhenghuai. He smiled and said, "In this case, you, sir, will not remember the faults of villains. In a few days, I will bring my father to apologize to you?"
"Apologise?" Zhou Zhenghuai was frightened: "Why do you have to apologize?"
"Didn't my father kick you when he seized the palace?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhenghuai's face turned extremely ugly, and he snorted coldly: "Leave aside the fact that he rebelled, he kicked me, couldn't I be right?"
Han You: "I..."
Zhou Zhenghuai, who was distraught, waved his hand and said, "It's all old stuff. If you don't mention it, you won't have to apologize. After all, I was also at fault first."
"What's wrong with you?"
"The Ministry of Industry is at the entrance of the main hall. I am standing very close. The first person your father saw after breaking into the hall was me."
Han You: "..."
"They say I don't care about this matter anymore. Don't mention it again. I haven't asked yet why you and Your Highness came to my Ministry of Works."
Whether a person is good or evil cannot be seen through at a glance, but Han You instinctively felt that the old man in front of him was trustworthy.
Without any further hesitation or any other tricks, Han You took out two books of accounts from his pocket and handed them to Zhou Zhenghuai.
"what for?"
"The accounts can also be called evidence of guilt. After each amount, there is blood, bones, and heartbreak. It can be said to be shocking and horrifying."
Zhou Zhenghuai's pupils shrank: "Whose evidence of guilt?"
"Liu Wenguan, director of the Ministry of Industry."
"I'm an official from the Ministry of Industry?"
Zhou Zhenghuai did not open the account, but glanced sideways at His Highness, and said with a smile: "No wonder I just mentioned this matter in front of many subordinate officials."
Han You said quickly: "Shibo has misunderstood. I told you on the way here that I would not embarrass you any more if I talk to you alone. If His Highness wants to expose this matter in public, I will not be able to stop him, life or death."
Zhou Yan's mouth opened wide, and he received a critical hit of 10,000 points in his heart. Is it so... so smooth?
Han You could only pretend not to see Zhou Yan's resentment.
Originally, he planned to come to the post-90s generation to rectify the workplace, but he did not expect that the old minister of the Ministry of Industry turned out to be his father's "old friend", and he seemed to be the kind of old friend who loved and killed each other. It can also be seen from Zhou Zhenghuai's attitude, This old man doesn't seem to have any bad intentions.
Zhou Zhenghuai lowered his head and looked at the account, but he still didn't open it, but placed it on the desk next to him.
Han You asked in confusion: "Shibo, what are you doing?"
"Since it is evidence of a crime, why not submit it to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, and leave it to me to do something?"
"But he is your official."
"Officials?" Zhou Zhenghuai smiled half-heartedly: "I have one hundred and sixteen officials in the Ministry of Industry, not to mention civil servants, not to mention old men, from the ninth rank to the third rank, there are forty-seven. How come, forty-seven?" Anyone who violates the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty cannot come to me."
"Shibo, you have misunderstood. I just want to let you know and see what you mean."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, the Han family has made a difference." Zhou Zhenghuai's face was full of ridicule: "You don't learn the art of war, but you learn conspiracy. It is indeed the material for studying. If you inform me, I am afraid that you are not trying to borrow a knife to kill someone."
Zhou Yan interjected: "Master Zhou, Liu Wenguan secretly runs a brothel and a dental shop, especially the dental shop. He abducts the female family members of the army and sells them to the capital. He is so crazy. Is it possible that Mr. Zhou wants to protect him?"
"Yes." Han You looked into Zhou Zhenghuai's eyes: "The red accounts are secret accounts and private accounts. They are written clearly. They have names, ages, places of origin, and how much they sold. Each one is a bloody account. "
"Abducting the female family members of the army?" Zhou Zhenghuai raised his eyebrows: "Are you serious?"
"My nephew doesn't dare to lie about this kind of thing."
"How dare you insult the female members of the army!"
Zhou Zhenghuai was obviously angry. Just as he was about to look through the accounts, he stopped and hesitated: "This matter has nothing to do with me. If you want to provide evidence, go to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment."
After saying that, Zhou Zhenghuai looked at Han You again: "Also, why did you come to the door? What does this matter have to do with you?"
Han You didn't bother to hide it anymore. Anyone who wanted to find out could find it anyway, so he said, "I wonder if Shi Bo..."
"Don't call me Shibo. It's unlucky."
Han You smiled playfully: "But you and my father are old friends, close friends, and close friends."
"Best friend?" Zhou Zhenghuai said with a strange look on his face: "I am worthy...is he, Han Bairen, worthy of him?"
"What are you talking about? Anyway, I think my father admires you very much. There were so many officials in the previous government, but you stepped forward. My father has no friends, but I think he regards you as a friend, a close friend, yes, Best friend."
"Best friend, ha!" Zhou Zhenghuai snorted coldly, with a proud look on his face: "Then my nephew, please call me Shibo."
Han You: "..."
"I... I have heard that your Majesty ordered His Royal Highness Prince You to work with the Jingzhao Mansion to investigate the commercial tax in the middle of the capital. It was just to investigate this tax, but how did it get traced to our officials from the Ministry of Industry?"
"It was an unintentional move. Another one was that Liu Wenguan's relatives threatened to kill my Han family and make life worse than death for my father and son."
"Threatened that you and your son would... live worse than death?"
Zhou Zhenghuai was shocked: "I'm an official from the Ministry of Industry?"
"yes."
"Little boss?"
"yes."
Zhou Zhenghuai grinned widely: "In our Ministry of Industry, there are still people who are so ignorant of life and death?"
Han You was also confused as to what kind of existence his father was in the eyes of the other party.
"Wait a minute!" Zhou Zhenghuai suddenly looked aside: "Could it be that your father wants to implicate our Ministry of Industry!"
Han You opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to answer the question. Why did he use the word "implicated"?
"Um..." Zhou Zhenghuai suddenly leaned forward and whispered: "My good nephew, there is something you may not know. I am an official of the Ministry of Works, but I was not appointed by this uncle."
Han You nodded: "I know, the staff selection and transfer."
"It's good to know. It's good to know." Zhou Zhenghuai breathed a sigh of relief: "It has nothing to do with me, no, it has nothing to do with this uncle, it has nothing to do with me."
Han You didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Then I'll let you know."
"Let me know what I'm doing." Zhou Zhenghuai took a sip of tea and said nonchalantly, "Just ask your father to chop him to death."
"No, you're not joking, aren't you? Official of the court, my father, the governor of Jingzhao, can only be sentenced to death. You want my father to be lynched?"
"Too."
Zhou Zhenghuai put down the tea cup and said impatiently: "The old man dismissed his job and made him white. You can take him away and ask your father to chop him to death."
Han You opened his mouth wide again, his face full of disbelief. Is it so... childish?
Zhou Yan was also dumbfounded and couldn't believe that such words would come from a minister.
Seeing that the two of them were silent, Zhou Zhenghuai said tentatively: "Don't go too far. The most I can do is ask someone to investigate and add some evidence of his crime."
Han You: "..."
"Boy, don't push yourself too far!"
Zhou Zhenghuai narrowed his eyes and hesitated for a moment: "That's all, you kid is really good at bargaining. Okay, I'll go to court tomorrow and tell him that he can have a vegetarian meal with his body, so that no one will intercede for him."
Han You and Zhou Yan looked at each other, confusion written in bold and large on their faces.
Seeing the two of them, they still remained silent. Zhou Zhenghuai gritted his teeth and said, "I have already made such a concession. You two should not be too pushy. I...I will at most take part in one of his books tomorrow. I am still a small official. It’s rare in the world, this is my last line!”
"Shibo!"
With a heartbreaking cry, Han You suddenly grabbed Zhou Zhenghuai's hands: "You are my nephew's biological uncle, and I will take care of you until you die!"
Zhou Zhenghuai pulled his hand back angrily and shouted toward the door: "Come here, call the chief Liu Wenguan."
After finishing speaking, Zhou Zhenghuai opened the account, and what he took was a private account. As a result, after reading ten lines at a time, his hair and beard were bulging, and he was filled with anger.
"Come again!"
With a loud shout, Zhou Zhenghuai yelled: "Get the big knife hanging in my cell!"
