Zhang Wen was so angry that he couldn't resolve Han You's move of "making things out of nothing" and "spewing blood".
There was no way, just as Han You said, Lao Ba believed him. Even if Honglu Temple said that horses have four legs, and Han You said that horses are born with only three legs, the emperor believed what Han You said.
Han You smiled, with a smile on his face, but his heart was filled with turmoil. Jiang was indeed very old.
According to his vision, his plan, his entire plan, the most important part is to enter Honglu Temple!
Only by temporarily taking over Honglu Temple can we force the Ying envoy and make the Ying envoy angry.
When you are angry, you will make mistakes. If you make mistakes, Han You will be able to kill more Japanese thieves!
That's why he asked Jiang Zhui to send someone to Honglu Temple to say that Shao Hong was going to be arrested. There was no official letter, no post or note. He was very domineering, arrogant and bullying.
After all, Honglu Temple is an important government office. Especially during the period of martial arts performances and envoys coming to Beijing, its importance is no less than that of the Six Ministries. Even in normal times, it has a stronger say than the Ministry of Works.
Regardless of whether Shao Hong, the young minister of Honglu Temple, comes or not, Han You has a way to continue to the next step.
But he had calculated everything, but he had not calculated whether Shaoqing did not come, but the temple minister did.
Not only did the temple minister come, he actually guessed what he wanted to do.
But it doesn’t matter, Han You’s trump card has been revealed, you guessed it’s useless, as long as I use my trump card, it will be completely shameless, you old man can only stare and ask you if you are angry.
Zhang Wending, whose beard was trembling just now, suddenly became happy again.
"No, no, no, no." Zhang Wending poured a cup of tea by himself and said with a smile: "If you, Han You, don't have any dignity, how can you tell me what I'm planning and ask me to guess, you... test again ?”
Han You's pupils shrank suddenly: "What are you testing for?"
"It's indeed a test, just as I expected."
Han You repeated again: "What am I testing?"
"Testing Honglu Temple to see if he is an enemy or a friend. Testing Shao Hong to see if he is an enemy or a friend. Testing me to see if he is an enemy or a friend. Testing whether Honglu Temple is devoted to the court or outwards, yes or no."
"Is Honglu Temple an enemy or a friend?"
"Wrong, you should ask me, is your heart directed toward the court, or toward the outside world?"
"I dare to ask Mr. Zhang whether his heart is towards the imperial court or his heart towards the outside world."
"Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong again. Since I have reminded you, you should not ask like this. Instead, ask me if I am of the same mind as you, Han You."
Han You's expression changed again and again, and then he showed a look of sudden realization and cupped his hands: "May I ask Master Zhang if you are of the same mind as I, Han You."
"Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong again. I've reminded you again. You shouldn't ask, but tell me."
"Tell what?"
Zhang Wending slowly put down the tea cup and said calmly: "You should tell me, Han You, what you want and for what reason. Only after you talk about it can I know whether I am of the same mind as you."
Han You frowned and suddenly realized something. He had fallen into passivity. From the beginning of testing Honglu Temple, he unknowingly turned into being tested by Zhang Wending.
I didn't even know which side Honglu Temple was on, but Zhang Wending asked me about my purpose.
"Did not say?"
Yes, Zhang Wending did take the initiative, and by spreading it out, he took the initiative instead.
"Okay, let me tell you." Zhang Wending sleeved his hands and said slowly: "Martial arts performance is related to the face of the country. For decades, it has been handled by Honglu Temple. Do you know how many officials there are in our Honglu Temple whenever martial arts are performed? I bought a house in the capital, married a concubine, and how many officials were promoted. I don’t know how many officials were thinking about, looking forward to, looking forward to this martial arts performance, looking forward to this mission entering the capital, all of which are merits, big merits, all. Money, big money, you Han You said you would take this job and took it, you are very domineering, but you don’t know how many people’s wealth has been cut off and how many people’s achievements have been ruined by this move.”
Han You whistled and said teasingly: "Master Zhang, if he thinks that there will be no mistakes in the martial arts performance, I, Da Zhou, will definitely be able to take the lead and win a lot of glory. I will enter the palace soon and return the errands to Honglu Temple."
From calling himself a "student" to calling himself a "general", Han You didn't bother to test and went straight to the point.
"Ha ha ha ha."
Zhang Wending laughed again, laughing loudly: "Of course I, Honglu Temple, am not completely sure. In foot combat, the Ying people have strong armor and sharp swords, and their archery skills are well-known. The Goguryeo vulture shooters are well-known. In mounted combat, the Turks are unmatched. In foot and shooting, , Qi, how can I, Dazhou, have any chance of winning, but I have decided to say this, I dare to say this, I dare to take over the task of performing martial arts, it is still up to me, Honglu Temple."
"Do you have any chance of winning?"
"No, not even a 30% chance of winning, but I still dare to say this and take this job back."
"Why?"
"Because I know that I, Honglu Temple, cannot take this job back. Do you know the reason?"
"Say!" Han You was already a little irritable because he was completely passive.
"You, Han You, will not hand over the right to organize martial arts performances, because you, Han You, can't let it go. Because of you, Han You, you are afraid that I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, will lose face. Because you, Han You, are a person who knows right and wrong. Because of you, Han You, Ning Even if you are burdened with infamy, you must stick to what you think in your heart, even if the world does not understand or agree with you, even if there are very few people who know your heart at this time."
Having said this, Zhang Wending laughed again and stared at Han You: "Boy, you are very lucky. What a coincidence, there are only a few people in the world who know your heart, and I am one of them."
After finishing his words, Zhang Wending reached into his arms and dropped a pamphlet on the stone table.
The breeze blew slowly, and the booklet unfolded. On it were names, groups of numbers, times, etc.
Han You looked at it intently, his expression changed drastically, he grabbed the booklet as if he was electrocuted, opened it and read it word by word.
After seeing everything, Han You quickly stood up, straightened his clothes, his eyes were a little red, and he gave a heavy salute.
"You are rude, I hope Master Zhang won't blame you."
Zhang Wending stroked his beard and smiled: "I said that you are very lucky. If you know me, you will tell me that I am worried. If you don't know me, you will tell me what I want. I know you."
Han You lowered his head, feeling warm, touched, grateful, and relieved in his heart.
Zhang Wending, the minister of Honglu Temple, Han You suddenly felt that he didn’t understand the court anymore. Why didn’t he understand or pay attention to such an old man, such a kind and honest elder? If he did, he would pay attention to it. , how can I be tempted here and there like now, thinking and arranging so hard.
Brochure, lots of names.
Most of these names are officials of Honglu Temple, there are more than twenty.
Behind the name, there are numbers, and these numbers are money.
Money is either "received" or "sent".
Behind the money is the reason.
Officials of Honglu Temple collect money from envoys from various countries. They will praise certain envoys in the court, saying how these envoys respect and revere the Zhou Dynasty and love the court, how honest and humble they are.
Once you say this, the court will reward the envoys, reward them lavishly, and give countless gold and silver treasures to the envoys.
As a gift, Honglu Temple sent money to some envoys, begging them to "give in" to the Zhou army in performing martial arts. Most of them were envoys from various countries in the Western Regions.
The officials of Honglu Temple collected money to enrich themselves and their own pockets, and then asked the court to reward the envoys with money.
Officials of Honglu Temple send money, and Da Zhou gets a good ranking, and the credit comes. When the court is happy, officials of Honglu Temple will receive awards or promotions.
Spend money and buy a spot.
Make money and lose money to the court.
What's more, they even opened a market to try to control the winning and losing rankings of some martial arts performances.
These officials of Honglu Temple have completely turned martial arts performance and reception of envoys into a business.
It is conceivable that envoys from various countries would laugh at the Zhou Dynasty behind their backs, thinking that the imperial court was taken advantage of because they had so much money and were stupid!
Han You is the commander-in-chief of the Yidao Guard and can enter the palace at any time to meet the emperor's personal troops.
One can imagine how furious Long Yan would be if this pamphlet was handed over to the emperor.
Long Yan was furious, and someone would be in trouble. With so many people involved, most of them were officials of Honglu Temple, then Zhang Wending, the minister of Honglu Temple, would not be able to escape the blame. At the very least, he would lose his hat and become the laughing stock of the world.
"Master Zhang."
Han You took a deep breath and no longer dared to call himself a general, not even a student.
"I have two things that I don't understand. I hope you can answer my questions."
"Tell me to guess." Zhang Wending stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "You have to ask me, how can I protect myself after this list is handed over to the palace? Yes or no."
"yes."
"Hahaha, I can give you this list. How can I protect myself?"
"But you don't protect yourself..."
"Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong again." Zhang Wending slapped his thigh and shouted angrily: "Which bastard taught you that when you are an official, you have to protect yourself. Who told you, why should you protect yourself? If you make a mistake, it is a mistake. You don’t think about how to make up for it, and you don’t think about how to correct your mistake after you realize it, but you think about protecting yourself. What kind of truth is this?”
"But court officials...all do this."
"Then why no one dares to offend the family, but you, Han You, are the only one who shouts and kills the family. If there are more people, it is right, but if there are fewer people, it is wrong?"
Han You saluted again. At this moment, he believed extremely that Zhang Wending was one of the few "confidants" in the world.
"But I have indeed thought of a way to protect myself."
Han You breathed a huge sigh of relief: "Can you tell me that I am willing to help you?"
"Okay, you can send the list to the palace and hand it over to His Majesty's desk."
"Then what?"
"No more, this is my way of protecting myself."
"Can…"
Zhang Wending smiled slightly: "What I said about self-protection is not to protect official robes."
"That is?"
"conscience."
Without saying a word, Han You saluted again. Even Wang Hai next to him was extremely moved and followed up with the salute.
"No need to be polite, just tell me about the other confusion?"
Han You looked hesitant, extremely hesitant, fearing that if he asked, he would insult the honest elder in front of him.
"It's not like the commander-in-chief of Yi Dao Guard to be hesitant. Just say it bluntly."
"Wu Yong, your former official was the young minister of Honglu Temple."
Zhang Wending laughed out loud for the nth time: "At that time, there was no such a famous Commander-in-Chief of the Yi Dao Guard, Han You, in the capital, and there was no great Emperor of Zhou who had a single word and nine cauldrons. Some of them would only be attacked by all the subordinate officials. Zhang Wending, the minister of Honglu Temple, was ruined and died without a burial place."
