Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 603 Suggestions
Zhang Yanling finally managed to hold back Zhang Luan, who was angry and ashamed.

Then Zhang Luan really said that he would not meet Huai'en on impulse. The emotional contrast was so great that Zhang Yanling, his son, was caught off guard.

In order to avoid suspicion, Zhang Luan did not even go to the Ministry of Revenue to work that day.

It's just convenient for him to be lazy at home.

Unexpectedly, at noon, Shen Lu came to the door in a hurry and asked what had happened in Zhang's house.

"Ruxue, didn't you find out clearly before you came?"

Zhang Luan pointed at the tea on the table and said, "Let's talk slowly... Anyway, my reputation may be damaged by this incident, but I believe... the innocent will be innocent, and future generations will judge me fairly."

Shen Lu asked in surprise: "Laizhan, what kind of event could make you so emotional?"

Zhang Luan said: "Someone came to cause trouble and was beaten by my people. Among the injured were some scholars from the capital, and they might even be students of the Imperial Academy..."

"Ah, this... Laizhan, didn't you also graduate from the Imperial College? How come...can't we discuss something nicely?" Shen Lu was speechless.

Now is the time for you, Zhang Laizhan, to establish your reputation in the literary world and lay a solid foundation for entering the cabinet, but in the blink of an eye, your people beat up the scholars in the capital?

Then how can you set an example for scholars in the future?
Zhang Luan said impatiently: "Others come to my house to bully me, and even ride on my neck to poop and pee. Can't I fight back? Beating them is the least of my worries.

“One after another, they were used by Liu Ji and Du Ming and their ilk… I clearly worked wholeheartedly for the court, and the Yellow River project was also for the benefit of the people, but I was regarded as a treacherous official who exploited the people.

"Do you think I can accept this?"

Shen Lu advised earnestly: "If there is a misunderstanding, then find a way to resolve it instead of taking action directly!"

"I can't help it. I've already been beaten. I can't go back... How about this? I'll go out and find some people to beat me up. That'll be my return to them, how about that?"

Zhang Luan said in a huff.

"Hey, Lai Zhan, please don't say such angry words."

Shen Lu said, "You may not know, but the Yintai Division received a lot of impeachment memorials against you this morning. I was wondering what was going on. From what you said, it's clear that someone deliberately framed you... Oh, by the way, the fact that His Majesty didn't hold the morning court today is also related to this matter?"

Zhang Luan shook his head: "I don't know."

Shen Lu said: "I was originally thinking of saying that there are many officials from Northern Zhili who admire you very much and are looking for an opportunity to get to know you better. But with this incident, I'm afraid... Alas!"

"Ruxue, you know I don't really like this kind of socializing..."

Zhang Luan rejected the question. "These so-called fellow villagers say they want to get closer to me, but they just want to form a clique with me and seek my protection. And I am a relative by marriage. If I really want to form a clique in the court, my reputation will be even worse."

Shen Lu said helplessly: "Normal exchanges between officials in the court are still necessary... It's impossible for everything to be criticized, right?"

"How can it be possible without being criticized?"

Zhang Luan's voice suddenly rose eight octaves. "I didn't do anything wrong, but they accused me of bullying the people and bullying the market. Then they came to my house to cause trouble but couldn't find any evidence. They started to insult my daughter like crazy... If you say they shouldn't beat them, who should beat them?"

"Really? Then...you don't have to worry at all."

Shen Lu's expression became much more relaxed, and he said comfortingly, "When it comes to the Queen, it's not an exaggeration to say that you are deceiving the emperor. His Majesty will make the decision for you."

Zhang Luan said, "Do you think I said this because I am biased towards myself and did something wrong without knowing it? In fact, Lian Huai En said the same thing. Tell me, who is right?"

"Eunuch Huai... actually knows about this?"

Shen Lu felt envious after hearing this.

Speaking of which, a year ago, who knew who Zhang Laizhan was?
Look at the present time. People are in contact with big figures like the emperor and the prime minister, while I am not even worthy of carrying shoes for them.

Zhang Luan said coldly, "It would be best if that old man just knew about it instead of targeting me personally, otherwise I will definitely teach him a lesson. Fortunately, he doesn't have many days left to live, and we don't know what will happen to him in the future. Hey, there are many sick people in the world, but it's rare for someone like him to be so active despite having a terminal illness."

When Shen Lu heard this, he thought, where does such anger come from?

How did Eunuch Huai offend you?

How dare you insult him like that?
Could this be another misunderstanding?
Zhang Luan said, "I haven't been seeing anyone lately, and I don't plan to go out for social events... As the saying goes, a clean person will be clean. I need to rest and reflect on my actions. I don't even want to go to the government office."

"you……"

Shen Lu really wanted to say, are you just taking this opportunity to be lazy?
Just because you were impeached, you don’t even go to the government office?

Wait. How come you are the same as Li Zisheng?
They are truly a bunch of bad friends. Even their methods of dealing with problems are so similar.

……

……

Room for the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

After Qin Ji came back and packed up a little, and after assigning the tasks at hand, he prepared to leave the palace and go to the Beizhenfusi Yamen.

Huai En stopped him in time.

"Eunuch Huai, are you okay?"

Tan Ji quickly bowed.

Huai En smiled and said, "Are you going to leave the palace to investigate a case? Is it about the case where the people went to the mansion of the foreign relative Zhang to cause trouble yesterday?"

“This… is…”

Qin Ji hesitated for a moment, but still admitted the truth.

Huai En said: "I have a few words to say, but I don't know whether I should say them or not."

"Please give me some advice."

Tan Ji said respectfully.

"Then let me ask you first, Eunuch Tan, how do you plan to deal with this matter?"

Wynn asked with a smile.

Qin Ji thought for a moment and replied, "Generally speaking, it's to keep things quiet. But judging from Zhang Guozhang's expression, it seems... he doesn't really want to give up. It seems that he is full of anger and wants to vent it out."

"Ugh!"

Huai En sighed, "Anyone who is bullied and makes trouble, and has to bear the stigma, will be angry. But we are officials in the court, loyal to the country, so what does it matter if we suffer a little grievance for a while?"

Qin Ji thought, this is not right!
Zhang Luan was wronged and he is unwilling to accept it. Why are you telling me this?

You are not Zhang Luan!

You can go and talk to him about whether he feels wronged or not. What does it have to do with me, an outsider?

Huai En patiently said, "For this case, you should try to put the blame on the merchants and scholars, mainly the scholars... You should have heard that His Majesty wants to take this opportunity to teach those scholars who discuss state affairs and act more and more unscrupulously a lesson, so that they can behave themselves and not make trouble out of nothing."

"This one……"

Qin Ji did not accept the order immediately.

He is a smart man.

It will make sense if you think about it for a moment.

If I were to put the blame on those scholars, wouldn't that be artificially creating a conflict between Zhang Guozhang and the scholars?

Is this consistent with my style as a good person?

What I want to achieve is to make big things small and small things disappear, without offending anyone. The problem between the two parties is due to misunderstanding, so there is no need to punish both sides severely. Instead, we should be friendly with each other, lay things out and make things clear... Then we can go back to our own homes and live in peace.

Unfair?
Sorry, this is how I always do things as a nice guy.

Seeing Tan Ji's hesitation, Huai En smiled and said, "Of course, you are the one who does the actual work, so you make your own decision. I am just reminding you not to be too partial to those scholars. Now they are only punished for being rude to court officials. If the situation is allowed to develop, I am afraid that they will act more recklessly and even dare to discuss important matters in the court publicly. By then, the majesty of the court will be gone, which will surely lead to the wrath of the royal family."

"understand."

Qin Ji just bowed and nodded, agreeing submissively.

As for whether he listened or not, even Huai En didn't understand.

(End of this chapter)