The eldest son is fierce

Tang Jing was stunned.

It was he who promoted the Minister of Rites. If it weren't for his promotion, the Minister of Rites would have been exiled to some remote corner by now.

Now you make him wait?

"The Minister of Rites and I are good friends..."

Tang Jing held it in for a long while before speaking with a sullen face.

It's not like he hadn't been to the Minister's Mansion before. Back then, the Minister of Rites, Fu Wentao, personally opened the central gate to greet him. Who among these servants dared to look up at him? They almost buried their heads in their pants.

But now he has just lost his power, and the servants who used to not even dare to raise their heads in front of him now dare to directly ignore him.

"Go, go, go, come on, who wouldn't say they are my master's good friend when they come to visit him?"

Before he could finish his words, Tang Jing was pushed down the stairs by the doorman with both hands. He lost his balance and almost fell to the ground.

“You…you…you are so outrageous!”

Tang Jing was so angry that his face turned purple.

"How dare you? You, someone like me, still want to establish a relationship with my master?"

The concierge pointed to a spot not far away and said disdainfully, "Look over there, who among those people isn't famous? They all claim to be good friends of my master, yet aren't they still waiting in line obediently?"

"Who do you think you are? Why should I let you cut in line?"

Tang Jing looked in the direction the doorman pointed, and sure enough, he saw a lot of people standing in the corner.

Just seeing these people, Tang Jing's face suddenly became even uglier. Most of these people were familiar faces, all from all walks of life in Kyoto, including Qian Sihai, who had previously lent money to Tang Hao.

When he was still the Minister of Personnel, these people had visited him and asked for his protection.

Even now he could still remember how these people were respectful and humble like ants in front of him.

But now he had fallen to the point where he had to wait with these people. Tang Jing had dignity and could not afford to lose face.

boom!

However, the doorman didn't even give him a chance to speak and simply slammed the door shut.

Tang Jing clenched his fists and turned to walk away. After a few steps, Tang Yi's murderous words rang in his ears again, causing him to stop in his tracks.

If he doesn't figure out the situation, he will never be able to hold his head up in front of Tang Yi, his rebellious son.

Thinking of this, Tang Jing closed his eyes, took a deep breath, turned around and walked towards the corner.

The group of people in the corner naturally knew Tang Jing. When they saw Tang Jing walking over, many of them had a playful look on their faces, and their eyes were full of teasing as they looked at Tang Jing.

"Oh, isn't this Minister Tang? Why is Minister Tang alone?"

"When Minister Tang went out in the past, he would at least be carried in a sedan chair by eight men, accompanied by a hundred people. How come he's all alone now?"

As soon as he approached, mocking voices rose from the crowd.

When Tang Jing was still the Minister of Personnel, he looked down on them and even didn't look at them when he spoke to them.

Now that they have the chance, some people naturally can't help but mock back.

Tang Jing clenched his fists and didn't respond.

"Minister Tang, do you need more money?"

Qian Sihai came closer, his face trembling with laughter. "Minister Tang, my Sihai Bank can lend you 100,000 taels of silver. No collateral is required, and there's even no interest for the first three months."

"In the entire capital, my Sihai Bank is the only one who gives you, Minister Tang, such good benefits and discounts. Don't miss out."

Tang Jing was good at disguising himself, but after hearing these words, all the shame he had endured during this period of time almost instantly flooded into his heart, and the feeling was extremely sour.

"Get lost!" Tang Jing's defense broke down immediately.

Qian Sihai's smile remained unchanged as he nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll be leaving right away. If you need anything, Minister Tang can always contact me. The discount remains the same."

He was not angry, nor did he retort. Instead, he was very nice.

Tang Jing has indeed been disgraced recently, but who among those who have reached this position has done so by failure?

Now that he is in a bad state, he might rise again tomorrow. If he can avoid offending him, he naturally doesn't want to.

Tang Jing wanted to slap Qian Sihai's smiling face. This bastard was not selling products at all, he was exposing his scars in public!

Half an hour later.

A carriage stopped in front of Fu's house.

The coachman lifted the curtain and Fu Wentao, the Minister of Rites, got out of the carriage.

Fu Wentao is in his early forties. He has a scholarly air about him and is extremely elegant. His every move and gesture is quite gentlemanly.

When Tang Jing saw this scene, he was inexplicably furious. He used to think this guy was pretty good and a good chess piece, but now he was more and more annoying. He was too pretentious.

But he quickly calmed down. Now he needed help from others, and he was not the Minister Tang he used to be, so he had to give them the face they deserved.

However, before he could get over, he was pushed away by someone. A group of people waiting at the corner swarmed to Fu Wentao's carriage and started to flatter him.

"Master Fu, you are back."

"Master Fu, you have worked hard. I would like to thank you on behalf of our Great Yan. Great Yan needs good officials like you."

"..."

Tang Jing stared at the scene with an extremely gloomy expression, feeling extremely disgusted.

But no matter how disgusted he was, he still walked quickly towards Fu Wentao: "Your humble servant Tang Jing, greetings to Master Fu."

The tone was clearly filled with emotion.

Fu Wentao was stunned when he saw Tang Jing, and quickly raised his hand to help him up. "Hey, isn't this Master Tang? Master Tang, please get up quickly. You promoted me, aren't you slapping me in the face?"

Tang Jing's expression finally brightened when he heard this, but the next second, Fu Wentao held his head high and said, "Oh, I didn't hear you clearly just now. Please say it again."

Tang Jing's expression froze instantly.

He looked up at Fu Wentao and saw that Fu Wentao was smiling and listening attentively.

He did it on purpose!

The person he had promoted was now humiliating him in front of a group of people from all walks of life.

Tang Jing was furious and wanted to punch Fu Wentao in the face. "Without my help, Fu Wentao, would you have achieved what you have today? Now you dare to treat me like this?"

Especially now that a group of people around him were looking at him jokingly.

This made Tang Jing feel like a clown, and the endless humiliation instantly swallowed him whole.

"Your humble servant, Tang Jing, pays homage to Minister Fu, Lord Fu."

In the end, Tang Jing chose to compromise and bowed to Fu Wentao.

Fu Wentao smiled and helped him up, saying apologetically, "Hey, Master Tang, I was just joking with you, why did you take it so seriously?"

"Come on, if you have anything to say, let's go in and talk."

Fu Wentao held Tang Jing's shoulders and walked into the Fu family together.

He was very enthusiastic, but his enthusiasm made Tang Jing furious. He wanted to turn around and slap him twice.

Tang Jing saw a strong sense of sarcasm and superiority in his enthusiasm.

He used to be the one who pointed fingers at Fu Wentao, and now Fu Wentao was pointing fingers at him, almost spitting in his face: "Pah, you didn't expect it? You've come to this day!"

"Master Fu, your time is precious. I just want to ask you one question, and then I'll leave."

After entering the Fu family, Tang Jing directly stated his purpose. He didn't want to stay any longer, lest he be mocked by Fu Wentao's condescending attitude.

"Okay, you tell me, I will tell you everything I know." Fu Wentao nodded with a smile.

Tang Jing pulled Fu Wentao behind the rockery and said, "Master Fu, considering I once sincerely helped you, please tell me the truth."

"My son Tang Hua, is there cheating in the imperial examination?"