Quick Wear: Give the Resentful Man a Home
Chapter 34 The Heretic Gentleman 2
Li Ji is an extremely contradictory person. On the one hand, he completely distrusts eunuchs like Duan Wu who sell out their masters for fame and fortune, but on the other hand, he repeatedly tests him, as if he wants to verify his own ideas.
For a moment, it was hard to figure out whether he wanted people to betray him or not.
Duan Wu knew that this was a blatant question to him about which ministers in the court were related to him.
Can this be acknowledged?
Absolutely not.
"I was a little hasty in dealing with Mr. Lu. It's rare that he is willing to give in for my sake."
Li Ji said that after Lu Yue woke up, he apologized to him, saying that he had despised the imperial power, was disrespectful to the emperor, and that his act of seeking death made him unworthy of a minister, and he hoped that Li Ji would punish him.
Li Ji was extremely moved when he heard this, and said frankly that Lu Yue was his most trusted and loyal minister. He waved his hand and made the Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel a prince of the harem.
Everyone felt that it was ridiculous, but no one wanted to bring bad luck to the new emperor.
Li Ji was not one of those emperors who were particular about the royal family's character. He was a serious general who was decisive in killing and could be easily ignited.
Those officials who had served in the previous dynasty, after getting along with Li Ji, felt that the weak and incompetent emperor also had his advantages.
I miss Yuwen Yao so much.
Lu Yue is in an awkward position now and cannot participate in government affairs, but he cares about the country and the people.
Li Ji couldn't understand these complicated political plots.
For a moment, he had no idea what to do with the plan for civil service reform that Lu Yue gave him.
"Master Yue has feelings for the emperor, which is a good thing." Duan Wu lowered his head and changed the subject, "Master Yue once worked in the Ministry of Personnel. I think the reform method he proposed should also be the idea of most of the officials in the Ministry of Personnel..."
Li Ji knocked on the table. "Didn't he learn this from his father, whose temper is tougher than a city wall?"
He used to be a military general, and what he hated most were the civil officials headed by Lu Kuo.
The two were incompatible to begin with, and now with Lu Yue's incident, he didn't dare to use Lu Kuo.
"Go and do something for me. Check who in the Ministry of Personnel has a good relationship with the Lu family and who has a grudge against them."
For this matter, Li Ji can only rely on Duan Wu, the head of the East Factory.
Now he understood why the first thing the emperor did after ascending the throne was to fill his harem.
Without the concubines' mother's families to act as eyes and ears in the court, even he was kept in the dark about many things.
"Go meet Lu Kuo and find out what he has to say. Do you understand?"
Duan Wu understood and respectfully left the study.
He just wanted to meet Lu Kuo and learn about Lu Yue from Lu Kuo first, so that he could understand what Lu Yue was like.
Although I have a small guess, it still needs to be confirmed.
……
Duan Wu's reputation was terrible throughout Dali. When Lu Kuo heard that he was coming to visit him, he said frankly that he was not feeling well and would not see him.
Fortunately, he is now a proud factory manager.
Duan Wu's smile was mixed with coldness. He kicked the gatekeeper over, retracted his legs and patted his collar. He did not take the family background of the second-rank official of the imperial court into consideration at all and was extremely arrogant.
"Master Lu is not feeling well, so naturally we have to go and see him."
Everyone fell silent, and the doorman quickly ran in to report.
Duan Wu glanced around and strode into the mansion with his entourage.
"What advice does Mr. Duan have for you today?"
Lu Kuo stood at the entrance of the main hall without any illness, and he was not afraid of Duan Wu. Now his son was being bullied, his official position was in danger, and his family was in danger. He didn't want to live any longer!
"It seems that Lord Lu wants to see me, the factory manager, more often. Once I come, your illness will be cured."
"Humph, I don't like the smell of eunuchs."
Duan Wu waved to his subordinates, signaling them to go out, and he did not hesitate to sit down in the main seat in the hall.
"Lord Lu, you have only one son, Master Yue. If he gets sick from anger in the harem, who will help him?"
When he heard the word "harem", Lu Kuo felt his brain congested and his blood boiling.
He never dreamed that the son he had raised to be a noble and elegant gentleman, a minister who could govern the country, would end up being trapped in the harem, a place full of beautiful women.
If I had known this would happen, I would have raised him to be a playboy who likes to catch cats and play with dogs, rather than suffer such humiliation!
Duan Wu saw that his face turned pale and red, and he knew that this old man, who was nearly fifty years old, was cutting Li Ji into pieces in his heart.
"Alright, Lord Lu. Your Lu family is full of civil officials. You have compromised for the lives of nearly a hundred people in the Lu family. You are worse than the one who has been wronged."
Lu Kuo felt a lump in his heart, but he could taste something else.
He turned around and looked at Duan Wu's angry expression, which was simply unpleasant to the eyes.
"Eunuch Duan, what brings you here today? Just tell me."
Duan Wu glanced at the teacup, and Lu Kuo called the maid with a dark face to add more tea.
"Your Majesty and Young Master Yue have a good relationship, but there are some misunderstandings. I came here to find out where Young Master Yue lives and what he likes, so as to give Your Majesty some chance to resolve the misunderstanding."
Lu Kuoqi's red face turned dark again.
What a mess! Isn't this just trying to coax his son into obeying the dog emperor? It sounds so nice.
Lu Kuo almost fainted from anger after pointing at Duan Wu and calling him “you you you you” for a long time.
"Don't get excited, sir. You are angry only because your majesty's actions have hurt the Lu family's reputation and harmed Master Yue. But now that things have come to this, even if you dig a hole and bury yourself, what good will it do if you can't see it and won't be upset?"
Lu Kuo had never been so speechless. He really hated this eunuch, but he had to admit that every word he said hit the nail on the head.
He just felt that the ancestors of the Lu family had gone astray, and that their Lu family should also become military officers!
If one person is unhappy, he will rebel!
After explaining the truth, Duan Wu then attacked the heart and struck while the iron was hot.
"Lord Lu, instead of being angry, why don't you have a good chat with me about Master Yue? The fewer misunderstandings there are between him and Your Majesty, the greater the hope for your Lu family."
"When a person dies, he turns into a handful of dirt. At that time, it is useless to try to change anything."
Damn, what this eunuch said makes sense.
These days, Lu Kuo has been wondering whether it is worth it to get into a quarrel with the emperor and lose his son and his official position.
Of course he knew that the smartest thing to do at this time was to bow his head, and then wait until the emperor got tired of it, and then find a decent reason to bring Lu Yue out, and finally record the history books in the style of the Spring and Autumn Period.
But these civil officials value integrity and want to maintain their reputation.
Duan Wu came today, giving him the best way out.
Lu Kuo took a deep breath. The Lu family had no one in the palace. If he wanted to take care of Yue'er, he might have to curry favor with this eunuch!
The world is destroying me!
"What do you want to know, Eunuch Duan? My son has been learning the ways of a gentleman since he was a child. He has read thousands of books and has a brilliant literary talent, just like the clear wind and bright moon. He is well versed in music theory, riding and shooting, and knows astronomy..."
Duan Wu: ...No wonder he was so half dead, he must have met the legendary kid.
Listening to Lu Kuo's boasting, he recalled the details of Lu Yue's growth since he was three years old.
At the end of the conversation, he burst into tears and said frankly how much he had offended me.
"Eunuch Duan, please do not bear grudges. My son has encountered some problems in the palace. I hope you can help him or inform me and his mother."
Duan Wu still liked his rebellious look just now.
The two of them were as harmonious as if one of them had not broken into the door and the other had not called the dog a eunuch.
After seeing the man off to the door, Lu Kuo watched the carriage leave. He did not grab the butler's sleeve and wiped his hands vigorously until the people from the East Factory disappeared from his sight.
"Grudge!"
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