Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 495 Urgent emergency

Xiao Jing had to use a lot of effort to make Wan'an know that Huai'en asked him to submit a letter of resignation.

Moreover, this memorial was different from the previous ones. Once submitted, it would be approved by the emperor immediately. In the next two days, he would leave the capital and return to his hometown in Sichuan. From then on, he would no longer be Lord Wan, but just an ordinary retired civil official.

"Eunuch Xiao, you can't just laugh and say this. How can you be the only one to relay such an important matter? And..."

Wan'an almost said, who do you think you are?
Why should I, a prime minister, have to listen to you or Huai En's decision on whether to retire?

What's more, Huai En is not the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, but just a secretary. My official position is at most equal to his, or we should keep out of each other's way. If he wants me to leave, I have to listen to him? Does he think he is the emperor?

Xiao Jing said with a bitter face: "Lord Wan, please don't make it difficult for me... I am just telling you something, please make your own decision. Eunuch Huai said before that he hopes the situation will not be too embarrassing, unless..."

"Unless what?"

Wan'an obviously didn't expect that his departure from the court this time was planned long ago, and there was almost no room for maneuver.

He even thought in his heart, wasn't he just submitting a memorial about the art of sex to the emperor?

No matter how dissatisfied you, the emperor, are, the worst that can happen is that you just ignore it. Even if I have no merit, it is not a huge mistake. You will not drive me away, right?

Xiao Jing looked at Wan'an deeply, shook his head with a dark face, said "Take care of yourself", then stood up and prepared to leave.

Now Wan An was even more angry.

How did I get to the point where I had to "take care of myself"?
You, a eunuch named Xiao, why do you only say half of what you want to say? Are you trying to make people anxious to death?
Xiao Jing did not waste his time talking to an unenlightened person, because he had realized that this approach, which wanted Wan'an to leave in a dignified manner, did not seem to work.

If that's the case, then what's the point of reasoning with him?
If you don't want to be decent, then no one should be decent either. Just turn your faces against each other and see who will be disgraced in the end.

After Wan'an sent Xiao Jing away, he was very frightened.

In his heart, he said that he was not afraid of those "eunuchs" who pushed people too far, but in fact he was scared to death of Huai En. He also knew very well that Huai En was very capable. Even if it was not authorized by the emperor, if Huai En wanted him to get out, he would have no good days in the court, and he could even live in fear for his next life.

So the only solution he could think of was...

That is to go find Zhang Luan immediately.

"I want to ask Lai Zhan what's going on!"

Wan'an quickly asked someone to prepare a sedan chair, and brought a group of people to the gate of Zhang's mansion.

Without waiting for the servants to come forward to report, Wan An got off the sedan chair, walked to the front door of the mansion in two or three steps, rang the door knocker, and called out loudly: "I am Wan An, come to see Zhang Guozhang!"

This left the Zhang family's doorman speechless.

I have never seen anyone as rude as Wan'an. Not only did he come to visit the host so late at night, but he was also so ostentatious and even seemed to be very impolite.

However, out of respect for Wan'an's status as the Prime Minister, the doorman still asked him to wait in the front hall first, and then someone went in to pass on the message.

Not long after, Zhang Yanling personally led people out to greet them.

"Where is your father? Why did you ask the little one to come out?"

When Wan An saw that the Zhang family sent a young boy to greet him, he felt somewhat dissatisfied. "I want to see your father immediately and tell him that there is something urgent! It's urgent!"

Zhang Yanling smiled and replied, "Lord Wan, please be patient. My father had already gone to bed. When he heard that you were coming, he had to tidy up a bit before meeting you."

Wan An said unhappily, "Is it not okay for me to go directly to his room to meet him?"

"Lord Wan, it's already night. Is it really appropriate for you to just run into the Zhang family's inner house?" Zhang Yanling asked with a smile.

"This……"

Wan'an thought about it and realized that he came here to ask for a favor, so it seemed that he had to give face to the Zhang family.

"Then tell him to hurry up, it's urgent..."

……

……

Zhang Luan is getting dressed.

While getting dressed, she asked her son who had just entered the room, "Yanling, what on earth is Wan'an doing here?"

Zhang Yanling smiled slightly and asked, "What do you think?"

"I……"

Zhang Luan hesitated for a moment, a look of fear flashed across his face, and he asked, "Will the truth be revealed so soon? Is he that anxious? Even if he submitted the memorial and displeased His Majesty, His Majesty should not be so anxious to... do something to him, right?"

Zhang Yanling smiled and shook his head, saying, "I don't know what he meant by "extremely urgent". Can't you just go and ask him yourself?"

Zhang Luan angrily said, "Hey, it's already this time, and you still want to stay out and watch the fun? Didn't you calculate this a long time ago? I was so impressed with his stuff before, what should I say when I see him now?"

Mrs. Tang, who was helping to dress, asked curiously, "Master, what is this?"

"What are women asking about?"

Zhang Luan frowned and scolded him first, then he thought that he might have spoken too harshly. After all, he had been looking at that thing for the past two days and his internal heat was rising. At present, only Tang’s family was more suitable for him to test the actual effect.

It is not a good thing to make the relationship between husband and wife very strained.

"You wait."

Zhang Luan said, "I have something important to do, so I need to quickly settle the child down... Yeah."

"Haha." Zhang Yanling kept laughing beside him.

Zhang Luan frowned and looked at his son, then asked, "What are you so happy about?"

"It's okay, you're not allowed to laugh anymore?"

Zhang Yanling narrowed his eyes and warned, "Dad, when you meet Wan'an later, you must speak righteously and make yourself appear to be justified... You must not be timid before the battle, otherwise Wan'an will have no way to deal with you."

Zhang Luan called out, "Come with me and stand beside me. If there's anything wrong, just give me a look or say something on the spot!
"This Wan'an is really not a good person. He disturbs my sweet dreams in the middle of the night. Can he come and go as he pleases in my mansion? Does he think this is a toilet? Humph..."

Zhang Yanling said, "Dad, be careful with your words. How can you belittle your own family like that?"

Zhang Luan raised his lip and said, "It was Wan'an who looked down on me first... I also look down on him! Let's go and meet this uninvited guest..."

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The main hall of Zhang Mansion.

Zhang Luan, supported by his son and leaning on a crutch, limped out, greeted the guests and sat down leisurely.

Since he was injured, it was reasonable for him to leave his son to take care of him, and he did not need to send Zhang Yanling away.

But Wan'an looked at Zhang Yanling for a few times, and then said in a difficult tone: "Laizhan, let your son leave first. I have something important to tell you. It's urgent!"

Zhang Luan couldn't help but squint and look at Wan'an.

I was thinking to myself, being ignorant is really scary.

Don't you know that the one who has been plotting against you is actually my good son? The boy you look down upon is the one who made you lose face?
Do you still think I can help you?

Unless you can satisfy my son, no one in this world can save you. But you look down on my eldest son, so how can he help you?
"It doesn't matter."

Zhang Luan waved his hand and said, "My son knows everything, let him listen."

Wan An said in doubt, "Laizhan, what I want to tell you is what I told you yesterday. Do you think it's okay to let your son listen in? How old is he?"

Zhang Luan smiled and said, "It is precisely because he does not understand that I let him listen, just as a way to broaden his horizons. Doesn't that mean he won't need to take care of his health in the future? If he learns from Elder Wan in advance, maybe he will be able to achieve something in this area in the future?"

Wan An was stunned.

I thought to myself that you, Zhang Laizhan, are really open-minded. Are you planning to let your son inherit my mantle in the future and let him study health preservation?
Even studying the art of sex?
Even though I am very open-minded, I am still far inferior to you.

Zhang Luan said, "But Lord Wan, are you dissatisfied with what I wrote yesterday? I will think about it later... After all, this is something I wrote at the last minute, so please forgive me for any incomplete or incomplete parts."

"Who cares about that?"

Wan An was anxious and angry, but he put on an attitude of regret and said, "This morning, after the court meeting, I presented the thing to His Majesty."

"Ah? What did you say?"

Zhang Luan pretended to be surprised, as if he didn't know Wan'an was going to do this, and said in shock, "Wan... Lord Wan, this kind of thing is not something you can laugh at. That... that's... Oh, did you also submit my additions to His Majesty?
"Lord Wan, you are so confused! Your Majesty is young and promising, and has received the traditional education of the Eastern Palace lecturers since he was a child. He is conservative and rigid, and highly advocates the education of rituals and music... How can you expect someone who has never been exposed to such things to accept it in a short time?"

What I mean is, I really didn't know you were going to submit such a memorial to the emperor.

If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have let someone send you my health advice and been tied to your pirate ship.

Of course I didn't know that you didn't care about my opinion at all and just reported your own research. When you were sure you could get the credit, you didn't remember me.

Wan An said: "Yes, I have also displayed what you wrote and signed your name. I wanted to ask for good fortune from His Majesty with you, but who would have thought..."

"hehe."

Zhang Yanling was laughing at the side, and although it wasn't very loud, it was extremely irritating to the two people who were talking.

Zhang Luan glared at him and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Wan An was also angry.

Do you, Zhang Luan, really have no manners at all?
You taught your son to be like this?
The elders are talking and he is laughing beside them?

Don't you know that I am the Prime Minister of the dynasty, and that it is an honor for you and your son to come and see you? And yet you are still causing trouble for me?

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "No, father, I was laughing. Lord Wan said that he also presented your opinions to His Majesty. When did you give Lord Wan your opinions?"

Zhang Luan asked curiously, "Yesterday I asked you to deliver something to Wan's house, but you didn't..."

"I did, but the doorman wouldn't open the door. I gave my name, but they wouldn't even let me in." Zhang Yanling teased, "I went again early this morning, and they said that Lord Wan had gone to court, so I had to go back and see him. They also asked me for two taels of silver as a messenger fee."

"what?"

Zhang Luan asked in surprise, "Lord Wan, what's going on? Didn't you say... to submit my opinions as well?"

Look at me, how innocent I am?
You asked me to write my opinions, and I did. I also asked my son to go to your house twice, last night and this morning. It was your own followers who did nothing and didn't pass on the information to you.

Still want me to board your pirate ship?
I'm sorry, you were the one who ran away with the boat first, so you can't blame me.

Wan An is also a representative of the thick-skinned. He said seriously without blushing or beating his heart, "I couldn't wait any longer, and I was afraid that you would get less credit. Since we have done research together, we should both sign our names.

"So, even without your opinion, just based on what you said yesterday, I will add the relevant content to this as a joint submission."

(End of this chapter)