Du Fugong pondered for a moment, and finally asked, "Are you Lord Chu Huan Chu who just entered the household department not long ago?" ”

Chu Huan smiled: "It turns out that you know my name. ”

Du Fugong said lightly: "Lord Chu is famous, and there are only a handful of people in the capital who don't know your name and surname. Master Chu has been in Beijing for less than a year, and he has risen to the top of the ranks, and the officials are prosperous, hehe, such a young talent, it is difficult for people not to know. ”

"Oh?" Chu Huan could hear Du Fugong's tone with a little mockery, but he didn't care.

It is Chu Huan who knows very well in his heart that an official like him, who has no background but can prosper in a short period of time, let alone in the Great Qin Empire, or in the dynasties of the past dynasties, although it is not nothing, it is also rare.

Now in less than two months, he directly entered the household department as the head of the household department, and now he has returned from Xiliang and has been promoted to the household squire, which is undoubtedly a dream-like promotion for Chu Huan, who has no officialdom background.

Chu Huan also knew that many officials in the court naturally had prejudices against him.

How many officials have worked hard year after year, and Chu Huan's current status can only be unattainable, in the eyes of many people, Chu Huan's ability to rise to the top is nothing more than leaning against a big tree.

Although King Qi is the weakest among the three princes, he is the prince of an empire after all, and since he wants to try his best to promote someone, it is not too difficult.

Chu Huan remembered that he had just entered the household department, and the household department was very squeezed out of him, and his eyes looked very special, if it wasn't for his tough attitude in the household department, and he made great contributions to Xiliang in this trip, Chu Huan believed that there would be many court officials who would despise him from the bones.

Seeing that Chu Huan's face did not change, Du Fugong also admired the composure of this young official, and asked, "Lord Chu should have heard the name Ouyang Zhi!" ”

"Ouyang Zhi?" Chu Huan immediately remembered that this Ouyang Zhi was the head of the warehouse, and he had met a few times in the Yamen of the Household Department, and when he was discussing the policy of purchasing grain in the southeast, Chu Huan also had similar opinions with Ouyang Zhi, and they were both against buying grain from the southeast.

It was only later that Hu Bufan's red and silver book case broke out, and many officials in the household department were implicated, killed, and degraded, and Ouyang Zhi was also implicated.

Chu Huan remembered that Ouyang Zhi himself belonged to An Guogong's party, and he was also raised by An Guogong, but he was quite talented.

Ma Hong took office and vigorously cleaned up Hu Bufan's party, and Ouyang Zhi was also involved, just because there were too many officials involved in the household department from top to bottom, even the local household department had also undergone some purging, and there were more than 100 officials involved, Chu Huan naturally didn't want to get involved in this kind of party dispute, Ma Hong's party had set off a big storm in the household department before, Chu Huan was just a bystander, and he didn't care too much about Ouyang Zhi, if it wasn't for Du Fugong mentioning this person again at this time, Chu Huan might have forgotten the existence of Ouyang Zhi.

"Lord Chu doesn't remember?" Seeing Chu Huan's thoughtful expression, Du Fugong sneered: "Lord Ouyang has never forgotten Lord Chu, and he has mentioned Lord Chu in front of me many times, and he has a lot of praise for Lord Chu. ”

Chu Huanqi said: "What is the relationship between you and Lord Ouyang?" ”

Du Fu said fairly: "He and I have been classmates for eleven years, and we are from the same school, what do you say is the relationship between us?" ”

Only then did Chu Huan come to his senses and said, "It turns out that Mr. was sold into slavery because he was implicated by Lord Ouyang?" He sighed and said, "Lord Ouyang is a talented and capable official, but it's a pity that ......!" "Thinking about the partisan struggle among household officials, Ouyang Zhi is really one of the few people who can do things, and it is indeed a pity that such a character is also involved in party disputes.

Du Fugong frowned and said, "Lord Chu really thinks that Ouyang Zhi is a capable official? ”

Chu Huan said with a straight face: "This is naturally what I said in my heart. I haven't been with Lord Ouyang for a long time, and I don't care what kind of battle he is involved in behind his back, it's just that he has worked hard in the household department for many years, as long as he has eyes, he can see it. ”

Du Fugong sighed and said, "If he knew that Lord Chu would evaluate him like this, I am afraid he would be able to laugh at Jiuquan." ”

Chu Huan was surprised: "Lord Ouyang, don't you ......!" ”

"Although no one said it, everyone knew that it was Lang Wuxuan who betrayed Hu Bufan." Du Fugong sneered: "Ouyang has already told me in private that Hu Bufan is too arrogant, and Lang Wuxuan is double-faced, he is worried that one day Lang Wuxu will stab Hu Bufan in the back." It's just that Hu Bufan trusted Lang Wuxu very much at that time, but because Ouyang refuted Hu Bufan's measures in the household department several times, Hu Bufan didn't have a good impression of Ouyang. ”

Chu Huan frowned.

"Hu Bufan and Ouyang are both from Anyi, and they are fellow villagers with Huang Ju." Du Fugong sighed: "Ouyang and I were in the same door in Anyi back then, he was sharp at that time, Huang Ju was trusted by the emperor at that time, and promoted many Anyi people to enter the court as officials, Ouyang was very famous in Anyi, Huang Ju sent someone to invite him to enter the court as an official, in fact, he wanted Ouyang to worship under his door and become his pawn in the court." ”

Chu Huan bowed slightly, he knew that Ouyang Zhi seemed to be an Anguo Gong's person, but he didn't know that Ouyang Zhi was also from Anyi, and he didn't expect that Du Fugong and Ouyang Zhi were both Anyi people.

From this point of view, An Guogong was indeed calling for wind and rain in the Great Qin Empire back then, and his doors were like clouds.

"Daqin has just been established, and there are all kinds of waste waiting to be rebuilt, and talented and virtuous people should have contributed to the country." Du Fugong said slowly: "Ouyang was naturally very excited when he got the invitation of An Guogong, but he couldn't see clearly, at that time, the founding fathers of the dynasty were already on their own hills, and the empire seemed to have a bright future, but in fact, there was an undercurrent, and from the day the empire was established, the power struggle between the imperial fathers had begun. If he accepts Huang Ju's invitation, he will inevitably become a member of Huang Ju's henchmen, and he will inevitably be involved in the party struggle of the empire. ”

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Sir, I can see it clearly." ”

"As long as you are not blind, you should see clearly." Du Fugong smiled bitterly: "I have persuaded him many times, if he is thinking about being an official, it is better to participate in the scientific examination, with his ability, even if there is no recommendation from Huang Ju, he can also serve the country, stay away from the capital, and find an errand in the local area, as long as he is attentive, he may not be able to do something for the people." Although there will be no shortage of local struggles for power and profit, compared with the winds and waves in the capital, the local winds and waves are always smaller. ”

"It seems that Lord Ouyang did not follow the advice of Mr."

"Everyone has their own ambitions, and since he wants to enter Beijing, I can't stop his future." Du Fu said fairly: "And at that time, Huang Ju's position in the court was extremely stable, and he held the world's money and grain in his hands, and there were really few people in the court who could be his opponents." ”

"Lord Ouyang entered Beijing, and Mr. followed?" Chu Huan asked.

Du Fugong shook his head and said, "I entered Beijing, and that was a few years after he entered Beijing. He was recommended by Huang Ju, backed by the big tree of Huang Ju, and was also prosperous in the official road, stepping into the household department, and even served as the head of the warehouse department. He wrote to me many times to enter Beijing, but I refused to do so...... It wasn't until later that I got into a lawsuit in Anyi, and my family was almost ruined, but it was he who vigorously maneuvered, used his connections, and spent a lot of money, which made my family turn the corner. I owe him a great favor, and if it weren't for him, this life would not have existed many years ago. ”

Chu Huan understood something and asked, "Mr. owes Lord Ouyang this favor, so he wants to repay it?" ”

"Yes, living in this world, the last thing you can owe is a debt of human affection." Du Fugong sighed: "Since I owe him, I have to repay him." Later, he invited me to Beijing again, but I did not refuse, left my family, and came to Beijing alone. ”

Chu Huan asked, "Lord Ouyang has sponsored Mr.?" ”

Du Fugong shook his head, "After seeing him, the first condition I put forward was that I would never be an official, and I only promised to follow him as his staff and help him deal with some chores." ”

Chu Huan said: "Master Ouyang is outstanding, Mr. is not only in the same door as him, but naturally he is also full of talent, and it is a pity that he is not an official in the court." ”

Du Fugong sneered: "Ouyang is an official in the court, and he will serve the empire with his talent, what will be the situation in the end?" ”

Chu Huan frowned, a little gloomy.

"Lang Wuxuan betrayed Hu Bufan and implicated Ouyang, how could Huang Ju's political enemies let it go if they seized such an opportunity?" Du Fugong's eyes showed a calm color, "It's a pity that although Ouyang is from Huang Ju's family, he is dedicated to doing errands for the country on weekdays, and he is cautious, and he doesn't want to be too involved in the party and government of the DPRK, but in the end, he still can't escape...... There are twenty-one members of the family, except for a few female dependents who were sent to Kanto as slaves, and the rest were pulled to the entrance of the vegetable market and beheaded. His eyes were already red, and his eyes were full of grief, "Lang Wuxuan is two-faced, Huang Ju is even more wise to protect himself, he was the one who pulled Ouyang and others to the capital, but when it was the most dangerous, he watched them fall into the abyss, Lang Wuxuan should be killed, Huang Ju should be killed!" ”

Chu Huan finally understood what it had to do at this time.

Du Fugong wanted to help kill Lang Wuxu and Huang Ju by himself, not because of his personal grudges, but because he wanted to avenge Ouyang Zhimanmen.

He wanted to know Du Fugong's background before, and the purpose was just to see if he could find anything related to the Peacock Diagram or Dade Temple, but if he followed Du Fugong's statement, he didn't seem to be involved with Dade Temple.

"If the gentleman is just a staff member, he shouldn't be involved." Chu Huan frowned and said: "As far as I know, even if Lord Ouyang is convicted, only his family will be implicated, and his domestic servants will only be sold by the government. ”

Du Fugong laughed and said: "My life was saved by Ouyang, and under his door, I naturally want to share the blessings and misfortunes with him." Ouyang died at the entrance of the vegetable market, and I always have to help his family collect the remains ......! ”

Chu Huan's body shook, "Mr. was ...... because he helped collect the remains!" ”

"Not bad." Du Fu said fairly: "As long as they can be put into the ground, even if they really cut off my head, what are they afraid of?" There was a calm look on his face, Chu Huan saw it in his eyes, but his heart suddenly rose with respect, this Du Fugong looked raunchy and sloppy, but this scholar still had a chivalrous heart.