Lao Zhu changed into a plain common person's attire, took a few older sons to the Cao Guogong Mansion by car to mourn, and did not ask the hundred officials to accompany him.

But the hundred officials will not be without eyes, anyway, there is no need to go to court, one by one they all changed their clothes and drove to the Cao Guo Mansion on horseback.

Ma Du, who was making up lessons for his son, heard the news and hurriedly took Xiao Biao and Zhu Xiaowu, who had been staying in the laboratory to dissect small animals, into the city by car. Zhu Xiaowuyi sighed on the road and said, "Uncle, didn't you just treat your uncle a few days ago?" How did you go so quickly? ”

Madu shook his head, "He can't be cured, but I didn't expect to go so quickly." ”

"Even my uncle can't be cured, and my uncle is really at the end of his life, and my father often tells our brother about the benefits of my uncle, saying that if he didn't help him often, the family would have starved to death."

It can be seen that Lao Zhu is not a person without conscience, but why is he so ruthless to the old brother who follows him to fight the world.

The decoration of the Cao Guogong Mansion was plain white, and there was a lot of traffic outside the mansion gate, and the three of them just got off the carriage, and they met Xu Da and Chang Yuchun who had just come out of the Cao Guogong Mansion.

After greeting each other, Xu Dacai said: "Your Highness, Xuanzhong, you should go in first, and then talk when you come out." ”

Ma Du nodded and said, "Okay, come out and talk again." ”

Lao Liu stepped forward to hand the Zhike a post, incense, candles, paper money, and the like, and heard the Zhike shouting, "King Zhou and Jiang Ninghou came to offer condolences." ”

Mourning and music rang out, crying bursts, Ma Du and Zhu Xiaowu went to the spirit to pay homage, and then went to the mourning hall and talked to Li Wenzhong a few words, listening to him say that Li Zhen walked very peacefully, and left in his sleep without even leaving a word, Ma Du guessed that this opium was used too much.

When the three of them came out of the Cao Guogong Mansion, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were still waiting, and Zhu Xiaowu arched his hand and said: "The two princes have something to say to their uncle, this king will not bother, and my uncle will go back to his hometown for burial, and this king will have to go back with him, so he will go back and prepare." ”

"Congratulations to Your Highness!"

"Chang Wu, you take a few people to send His Highness back to the palace."

When Zhu Xiaowu left, Xu Da pulled a child out from behind him, about ten years old, but he didn't look like Xiao Biao with a hairstyle of a total horn, but combed his hair in a bun early, wearing a white silk arrow-sleeved robe, clean and spotless, and his appearance was also standard, typical Xiao Zhengtai.

"I haven't seen you Uncle Ma yet!" Xu Da patted his son on the shoulder.

Xu Huizu stepped forward to Ma Du and took a deep look, "Huizu has seen Uncle Ma. "The etiquette is meticulous, and the rules are not bad at all.

Looking back at the little gelding who wiped his nose with his sleeve, Ma Du couldn't help but sigh, there was really no comparison between the two.

Ma Du hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold Xu Huizu's arm, only to feel that his arms were strong and powerful, not at all like a ten-year-old child, "Huizu, I haven't seen you for a long time, so I don't want to go to the countryside to play." ”

I don't know if it was the green worm that Bi Lin fed him that left a great trauma in his young heart, anyway, he hasn't been to Ma's house since then.

"Back to Uncle Ma, my mother takes too strict care of my little nephew, and I have to study and practice martial arts every day, so I don't have time to go out to play."

Xu Da patted his son on the shoulder and said to Ma Du: "When it comes to autumn, I will send him to Fangshan to study, and then I will have to worry about it." He looked around and said, "This is not the place to talk, let's find a restaurant nearby and talk well." ”

Several people left the Cao Guogong Mansion, looked for a restaurant and found a secluded private room, and when they saw the two small ones coming in, they instructed the guys: "Take the two of them next door and get some good food for them to fill their stomachs." ”

When the man took the two little ones away, Ma Du closed the door and said, "If the two brothers have anything to ask, just say it." ”

Chang Yuchun picked up the wine glass and drank it cleanly, smacking his lips and said: "You still want us to ask, are you taking us as outsiders, and quickly explain what you are planning with the emperor?" ”

"I'm partnering with the emperor?" Ma Du pointed to his nose with a puzzled face, he had never been Lao Zhu's confidant, and he was insulated from this road when he refused to go to Fengyang to kill Zhu Wenzheng.

Lao Zhu never looked for him if he wanted to do something unseemly, unless he came up with something new, Lao Zhu came back to the door, and unceremoniously waved his big hand to collect it for his own use.

Xu Dadao: "I said a long time ago, this matter has nothing to do with Xuanzhong, maybe he doesn't know what happened in the court at this time." ”

Ma Du stretched his neck and asked curiously, "What happened in the court?" ”

"Xuanzhong really doesn't know?" Chang Yuchun lowered his voice and said: "I heard Lao Deng say that the emperor will give Hu Weiyong death in the early dynasty today!" ”

Ma Du stood up suddenly, "Hu Weiyong is dead?!" ”

"I said it a long time ago, Xuanzhong didn't know about it." Xu Da pressed Ma Du and said with a smile: "In the early days of the dynasty today, as soon as the emperor came up, he took Hu Weiyong's method of killing the coachman, gave Hu Weiyong to commit suicide, and put the dagger in front of Hu Weiyong. There was a eunuch who came into the palace to tell the news of the death of the old country, and the emperor immediately announced that he would drop out of the dynasty for three days, and when Yuan Sheng retired, he took back the dagger, and did not go to his official position, and is still working honestly in Zhongshu Province. ”

"It's no wonder if he can do it, I guess it's up and down when he sits there." Chang Yuchun chewed a piece of fat in his mouth full of oil, and said to Ma Du: "I heard that you reported Hu Weiyong's murder to Yingtianfu a few days ago, and today the emperor will use this matter to rectify him, don't say that it has nothing to do with you." ”

Chang Yuchun patted Ma Du on the back, "To tell me the truth, does the emperor want to abolish Hu Weiyong and let you take over?" Although you are younger, we will definitely support you. ”

"Hehe......" Ma Du couldn't help but laugh bitterly, what are you kidding, Emperor Lao Tzu doesn't want to be the prime minister, and Lao Zhu doesn't want to, he is about to sweep the profession of prime minister into the garbage heap of history.

"Brother Chang, I can tell you clearly, this matter has nothing to do with me, let alone the emperor and me discussed, don't forget that the coachman was neither killed by me nor by the emperor, it was killed by him Hu Weiyong himself!"

Chang Yuchun was stunned for a moment, and then said: "That's right, although Hu Weiyong is not a thing, he will not be stupid to make a mistake for himself and let the emperor rectify it." ”

Xu Da also shook his head, "Now I can't figure it out, although Hu Weiyong has many henchmen, but the emperor wants to kill him is just a sentence, but why did he spare him, is the emperor angry for a while or is he accumulating blessings for the old country?" ”

Listening to Xu Da's words, Ma Du couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Lao Zhu, Lao Zhu, you are really a good means, even a smart person like Xu Da can't see your intentions.

However, he knew in his heart that Lao Zhu wanted to force Hu Weiyong to kill people under the pretext of opposing him, and only he could think of such a good idea.

After having a meal at the same table with Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, he took Xiao Biao back to the countryside, Daming's bloody storm is coming again, even more fierce than last time, he has to hide far away, maybe it's time to leave.

Although he stayed in the countryside, he had to ask Lao Liu to go to the city every day to inquire about the situation in the court. At the court, Lao Zhu angrily reprimanded Hu Weiyong, and the officials realized that Hu Weiyong was about to fall, and many people began to take the opportunity to impeach him, but the excerpts handed over by the General Administration Department were all left behind.

Ying Tianzhifu, who diligently tried Hu Weiyong's murder case, was reprimanded by the emperor for constantly handing over files to the three divisions. Lao Zhu himself treated Hu Weiyong as usual, and what happened at the court meeting on that day did not happen.

So all kinds of excerpts to impeach Hu Weiyong gradually disappeared, and Hu Weiyong straightened his waist again after clamping his tail for a few days, and many people who impeached him before were unlucky, demoted or demoted.

Ma Du is secretly Lao Zhu, his acting skills really deceived Hu Weiyong, a bastard, if he was born in the next life, he is likely to win an actor.

Half a year's hard work was finally not in vain, Xiao Biao finally mastered the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division operations, let him and Zhang Zhongqiu go to play, Ma Du went to the academy alone, and he didn't know when he would leave, he poured too much effort here, and he was always a little reluctant.

Suddenly heard a burst of laughter from the office, Ma Du leaned his face to the window, and saw several old men talking and drinking tea, among them was Song Lian, God, why did this old man come, could it be that he is the candidate for the successor of the mountain chief that Zhu Sheng said.

Luo Furen happened to catch a glimpse of Ma Du by the window, "Your husband is here, why don't you come to meet, it's really obscene to hide outside the window and peek...... I even climbed in through the window, and I was not afraid that the students would see you and laugh at you. ”

Ma Du straightened his clothes and saluted Song Lian, "Master Song, why are you here, and you won't let people know about my life." ”

Song Lian said with a smile: "The old man has resigned, I came here to see my old friend, and I have to inform you that it will not work." ”

Ma Du's heart trembled, Zhu Sheng really invited Song Lian to be the mountain chief, Song Lian's knowledge and character naturally have nothing to say, but he is really not a good candidate, especially on the cusp!