Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 496 I Want to Kill You
Zhang Luan couldn't help laughing when he heard Wan'an's sophistry.

I thought to myself, I really have a good son!

With him guiding me from behind, it was easy for me to identify that the old guy in front of me was a shameless bastard and to see through his tricks at a glance.

If my son hadn't warned me, I might have been deceived by you, an old man.

"So what?"

Zhang Luan frowned and said, "Lord Wan, you were the one who wanted to submit the memorial. Before that, why didn't you ask for Zhang's opinion?
"From what I have seen, His Majesty is a calm and reserved person, and he hates evil the most. How could he be interested in the things you presented?"

Wan An frowned upon hearing this, and then retorted, "Then why are you so obsessed with the booklet I gave you?"

Zhang Luan answered helplessly, "I am me, and His Majesty is His Majesty. I am a scholar who has been wandering for half my life. I have only had a stable and prosperous life after I turned 40. I even have the opportunity to have some fun outside. When I saw the book given by Elder Wan, which contains half a lifetime of wisdom, I naturally couldn't bear to put it down. Can the situation be the same?"

Wan An said angrily: "Hey, you are quite honest."

"Alas! This is my personality... I am a student of the Imperial Academy, and I have no future in the court. I think my current position is the limit of my promotion, and all I want is to enjoy a comfortable life and have fun while I can. Besides, I am old, and I have no great ambitions. With the guidance of Elder Wan's health preservation techniques, and with the women around me now, I think my future life will be full of fun. In this case, why should I make myself unhappy?"

Zhang Luan expressed his feelings there.

Wan An was getting more and more upset, thinking that as the emperor's father-in-law, you don't have to worry about wealth and glory leaving you during your lifetime. But it's different for me. As an official, I will have nothing once I retire. This is also an important reason why I want to tie you firmly to my boat.

With this in mind, Wan An forced a smile and said, "Laizhan, you are deeply loved by His Majesty, so even if you bear some responsibility, it is not a big deal...

"How about this? You and I will jointly compile a memorial and present it to Your Majesty, explaining the whole story and saying that the previous memorial was submitted by you and had nothing to do with me. What do you think?"

"What!?"

Zhang Luan was stunned when he heard this. Even though he had long known that Wan An was a shameless villain, he did not expect that he could be so shameless.

You yourself submitted a memorial with problems, but now you are blaming it on my suggestion to submit the memorial and putting all the responsibility on me?
If the memorial wins the heart of Your Majesty, you should take all the credit, but if any mistakes are made, I should be the one to take the responsibility?
Why do you only think about good things?
Seeing Zhang Luan remained silent, Wan An urged: "Laizhan, didn't you understand? How about I explain it in more detail... What I meant is that I have always been concerned about your majesty's health. I learned that your majesty has not been in good health since childhood, so I came to ask you for advice on how to keep fit. After discussing it, we jointly submitted a memorial with you, asking your majesty to use this method to strengthen his body. The content of the memorial was all based on your opinion. What do you think?"

"Hahaha……"

Zhang Yanling couldn't help laughing out loud.

Wan An turned his head, glared at him, and shouted, "Laizhan, you can't discipline your own nephew, I will help you discipline him! How can you be so unruly, kid?"

Zhang Yanling acted like he was a small man and he was right, innocent and he could speak for justice. He smiled and asked, "Lord Wan, how can you say something so unconvincing?"

Wan An's face turned red, and he frowned and asked, "Is it necessary for a little kid like you to take care of the affairs between adults?"

"But……"

Zhang Yanling questioned, "My father's opinion has not been sent to your house, and you said that you and my father jointly submitted the memorial. How can people believe it? I will ask my father to ask eunuch Tan and eunuch Huai in the palace to see whether the memorial was really jointly signed...

"If my father's name is not on that memorial, what does this have to do with him? If I insist on forcing it to fit in, wouldn't that be committing the grave crime of deceiving the emperor? This is even more sinful than writing a memorial with heresy!"

"you you……"

Wan An was so angry that he was shaking all over after Zhang Yanling exposed his true identity. He thought to himself, could it be that I didn't check the almanac before going out today?

Not only did he get into all this trouble, but now he was being ridiculed by a child?

Zhang Yanling continued, "Lord Wan came today to ask my father to intercede for you. You could have just asked directly. I thought my father might have gone to the palace to intercede for you out of consideration for his feelings. But you insisted on asking my father to take all the responsibility on himself. Isn't this asking too much?

"Excuse me, Lord Wan, what benefits have you given my father? Why did my father help you through such an important matter? You are so arrogant even when you ask for help, and you scold everyone you meet. Did you drink too much? Otherwise, why are you talking nonsense?"

"You bastard, I'll kill you!"

Wan'an was so angry that he immediately bent down to take off his shoes and wanted to hit Zhang Yanling with the soles of his shoes.

Zhang Luan laughed secretly while taking sides. He stretched out his hand and held Wan An's hand tightly, trying to dissuade him: "Master Wan, please calm down. It's because I didn't discipline my son properly, which led to his erratic and willful personality. Don't take it to heart! Let's sit down and continue talking."

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "Dad, Lord Wan will leave the court tomorrow. He will not even be a court official anymore. What are we going to discuss with him? Are you really going to take the blame for him even if it means committing the crime of deceiving the emperor?"

"I'm so angry!"

Wan'an felt that he had never been insulted so greatly. His blood boiled instantly and he struggled hard, wanting to fight with Zhang Yanling.

Zhang Yanling didn't even try to hide, and shouted, "Isn't Eunuch Huai En coming to our house soon? Why don't we ask him in person?"

Wan An's face flushed, "Eunuch Huai will come to your house? Do you really think that I am stupid? Ahem... Lai Zhan, this child can't be kept! You have to send him away quickly! Or you can just send him to the government and let the officials discipline him for you, otherwise there will be endless troubles... I'm so angry, I'm so angry!"

Zhang Luan glanced at his son, then smiled and said, "Lord Wan, although Yanling's words were unpleasant to the ear, he did not lie. Eunuch Huai is indeed coming to my house. You see..."

"Laizhan, you are deliberately contradicting me, aren't you? Why is Eunuch Huai coming to your house when he is not in the palace accompanying His Majesty to review memorials?"

Wan'an was also very angry.

It seems like you and your son have teamed up to play a trick on me?
Zhang Luan shrugged and said, "I'm not sure what you're here for, but the palace did send someone to inform you. But I want to tell you that you mentioned helping me earlier... Please forgive me for being unable to do anything."

The current Zhang Luan is no longer the A'mon of Wu.

His son had scolded Wan'an on his behalf in a careless way, and if he continued to be led by Wan'an, he would be very stupid.

Just because you yourself have a bad brain, do you think that others have the same brain problems as you?
"Son, please leave first. I have something to discuss with Lord Wan." Zhang Luan ordered, "You are too blunt in your words. You always make Lord Wan angry... Apologize to him immediately."

Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Yes, it's all my fault for being outspoken and inflexible. Elder Wan, please don't bear grudges, so please don't take it to heart... I apologize to you here."

"you……"

Wan An felt like he was about to be slapped in the face, and now the other party wanted to just say sorry and let the matter go?
If it was an ordinary late-born nephew, he would have made sure that the child would not even be eligible to go to school, let alone have the chance to become a court official...but now this is a child from a maternal relative.

I can't hit myself, and I can't scold anyone...

It's like I had to come to the door and force my face close to someone to get beaten. That's too cowardly.

(End of this chapter)