If Lu Baichuan and Jiang Zhui hadn't been holding him back, Wu Dingbi would have almost burned down the shop.
It's obvious that this guy really wants to be burned. Once he's burned, the matter will be over. Today's matter is over, and he is not allowed to turn his small intestine later.
But there is no way to burn it. Smashing it and burning it are two different concepts.
In Nanshi, burning down someone's shop was an extremely rare act.
It would be different if it was smashed, and at most it would be a huge loss of face.
Wu Dingbi was embarrassed when the torch was taken away, and he quickly ran to Han You with his eyebrows downcast.
"General Han~~~"
Han You rolled his eyes: "What are you doing?"
"Brother Han~~~"
"If you fart, let it go."
"Oh, misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."
What does it mean to be an official? This is to have a face as thick as a city wall. Wu Dingbi laughed and said, "Brother Han knows that Brother Yu has nothing to do after he is off duty, so he specially asked Brother Yu to come and play. Brother Han is serious about it. He is very thoughtful."
Han You said angrily: "Didn't you just say that I was a young man?"
"A young man is successful and full of energy!"
"Didn't you just say that I was brave?"
“If you are bold and careful, great things can happen!”
"Didn't you just say that I lost the emperor's favor?"
"The king's heart is unpredictable, but he is always loyal to Brother Han!"
"Didn't you just say that King Chu wants to cause trouble for me?"
"A mere general commanding the army in the north has to hold such an important position as a small flag under Brother Han. How could His Highness the King of Chu be so overestimated? Of course he is causing trouble for Lieutenant Han!"
"Didn't you just say you're not afraid of me?"
"Of course I am not afraid. I want to ask who in the world is afraid of General Han. General Han is the commander of the Yi Dao Guard. He enforces the law impartially, speaks uprightly, serves the country with passion, and protects the people with loyalty. Who would be afraid of such a general? Who would be afraid of him?" I’m afraid that must be a young person!”
"You were promoted to the position of Minister Zixi by your true ability!"
Han You gave a thumbs up. The other party had already said this. What else could he say? As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person with your hand, and don't touch the widow's door with your gun. Besides, he had no intention of actually falling out with Wu Dingbi. .
Among the six books of ministers, Wu Dingbi is really difficult.
Call him rubbish, he is better than the Ministry of Industry, but this is because the Ministry of Punishment is better than the Ministry of Work, not that Wu Dingbi is better than Zhou Zhenghuai.
Lao Zhou is a die-hard supporter of the emperor today. Regardless of whether he is strong or not, the emperor definitely treats Lao Zhou as a confidant.
There is no comparison with a department with real power like the Ministry of Etiquette. The responsibilities and official duties of the Ministry of Punishment are strictly limited, including prisons, laws, arrests and judgments, etc. If you do your job well, you will do it poorly every day. Get scolded.
The households and officials are even more incomparable. The Wu family, where Wu Dingbi was born, can only be regarded as a local wealthy family. Compared with a prominent family like the Zhao family, they are the younger brother, the younger brother, the younger brother, the middle grandson, and there is no comparison. .
What's even more difficult is that the Wu family is also considered one of the aristocratic families. For Wu Dingbi, a family like this is not as good as being from a poor family or a commoner. If he was from an ordinary family, the emperor might be able to reuse him with confidence.
Not only was it extremely embarrassing to have a poor family background, but it was also extremely embarrassing to have an official position. When the new dynasty replaced the old dynasty, Wu Dingbi returned home in embarrassment. The person who opened the door was Uncle Wang next door to the embarrassment's house, and next to him stood his embarrassment mother wearing T-string pants. , it was so embarrassing that it got even more embarrassing after I got home, it was so embarrassing.
He wanted to be a minister in the Ministry of Rites. Wu Dingbi didn't know what the emperor thought.
If the emperor agreed, Wu Dingbi would be happy to cut ties with all the aristocratic families he had good relations with.
But if he doesn't cut ties with other aristocratic families, the emperor won't be able to reuse him.
This is the embarrassing part. He can't say anything for sure. He's just afraid of offending a group of aristocratic families, but the emperor hasn't allowed him to become a minister in the Ministry of Rites.
Many people say that if you try, you will have a chance. If you don’t try, how will you know whether you will succeed.
There are so many wives, children, old and young people who can be ministers, and they can die at every turn. Who dares to take this risk?
The reason why Wu Dingbi gave face to Zhao Zhongzheng was because Han Youjian was in the emperor's heart and wanted to make friends with him to find out more.
As a result, before they could even visit and make friends, something like the second prince happened again.
According to Wu Dingbi's idea, if a father has a son on one side and a younger brother on the other, he must love his son.
The second prince returned directly to the capital and "seized" Han You's official position. He would definitely be reused in the future. Zhu Long also came back with the second prince, so having a close friendship with Zhu Long was equivalent to having a close friendship with the second prince. If the prince, the second prince, and the emperor put in a good word, wouldn't it be settled for him, Wu Dingbi?
Who would have imagined that a father would beat his own son severely for the sake of his younger brother.
No, it's not the relationship between the younger brother and the older brother. Wu Dingbi finally figured it out. As Zhou Tong said, what kind of blank imperial edict, painted more than a dozen paintings, casually filled in the rewards and owed them first, don't be dissatisfied, what is the emperor's name? It’s so humbling, I still can’t tell who is the elder brother and who is the younger brother.
"Brother Han."
Wu Dingbi was also in trouble and couldn't express his feelings: "Brother Yu just kicked Zhu Long out. This matter...is considered to be over?"
After all, he was also a minister, so what else could Han You say after all that was said.
After pulling Wu Dingbi into the carriage, and after both parties sat down, Han You asked angrily: "Why do you want Zhu Long to live in Mr. Wu's mansion?"
"This..." Wu Dingbi's old face turned red: "Everyone is different, and all officials are different. Brother, I, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments... are not as reliable as the emperor's own army, hey."
"Don't beat around the bush, just say it."
"Okay, Brother Han, do you know how many courtiers I have impeached since the beginning of the dynasty? The courtiers from the previous dynasty who stayed in this dynasty."
Without waiting for Han You to answer, Wu Dingbi said to himself: "There are thirty-four families with names and surnames. Among these thirty-four families, which one is not from a famous family, and which one is not a descendant of the family serving as an official in the court."
"His Majesty asked him to clean it up?"
"Your Majesty wanted to deal with it, but he never said that I...I also did it out of...selfishness."
"Selfish?"
"Yes, these people, these officials, and these aristocratic families are all corrupt officials who take advantage of the people's wealth. They are all worms in the country who care about human lives. I impeached them during the previous dynasty, but... Well, since His Majesty ascended the throne, I have I want to write letters all day long, impeach them all day long, I want them to die, I want them to die, I want them to be exterminated, I want them to pay the price, such bastards are left here, how is it different from the previous dynasty, but they are all wealthy people, and the court does not know How many people want to protect them? I am not afraid at that time. Your Majesty is a wise king and is my biggest supporter. Who knows..."
Han You sighed and said, "Unexpectedly, His Majesty had some kind of agreement with many aristocratic families before he ascended the throne. He cannot touch those officials and aristocratic families."
Wu Dingbi shook his head slightly, his face full of some kind of unspeakable helplessness and disappointment. Without opening his mouth, everything was lost in words.
Han You also fell silent.
As the emperor's personal soldier, how could he not understand these ministers? What Wu Dingbi said was true.
After Lao Ba came to the throne, Wu Dingbi was really active in the court for a while. He played this thing today and did that tomorrow, but in the end he only got a few small fish and shrimps. You can imagine how disappointed he was, and then he slowly stopped. , it can also be said that he is frustrated, knowing that even if he fights those people again, it will not help.
"After that, you started to make friends with aristocratic families, and visited many people to apologize. After all, you are the minister, so everyone just smiled and let go of their grudges with you, right?"
"That's right." Wu Dingbi murmured in an incomprehensible tone: "On the surface, if you smile away your grudges, you will be with the Minister of Punishment. If you smile, you will disappear with the Minister of Punishment."
