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Du Fugong pondered for a while, and finally asked: "Are you Mr. Chu Huanchu who just entered the household department not long ago?"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "So you know my name."

Du Fugong said indifferently: "Master Chu's reputation is far and wide, 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 skyrocketed, and the officials are prosperous. Hehe, such a young talent, want to let people It’s hard not knowing.”

"Oh?" Chu Huan heard a little sarcasm in Du Fugong's tone, but he didn't take it seriously.

Especially Chu Huan knew very well in his heart that he was able to become an official with no background in a short period of time, not to mention in the Great Qin Empire, even in the dynasties of the past dynasties.

Now, in less than two months, he directly entered the household department as the head of the household department. Now that he returned from his mission to Xiliang, he was promoted to be the servant of the household department. For Chu Huan, who has no official background, it is undoubtedly like a dream. promote.

Chu Huan also knew that many officials at the top and bottom of the court naturally had prejudices against him.

Many officials have worked hard year after year, and Chu Huan's current status can only be expected and out of reach. In the eyes of many people, Chu Huan's ability to skyrocket is nothing more than relying on a big tree.

Although King Qi is the weakest among the three princes, he is still a prince of the empire. Since he wants to try his best to promote someone, it is not too difficult.

Chu Huan remembered that when he first joined the household department, everyone in the household department felt repulsive towards him, and their eyes looked very special. If he hadn't been tough in the household department and made great contributions to Xiliang during this mission, Chu Huan believed that There will also be many court officials who will despise themselves from the bottom of their hearts.

Seeing that Chu Huan's expression remained unchanged, Duke Fu admired the young official's composure, and asked, "Your Excellency Chu, you should have heard of the name Ouyang Zhi!"

"Ouyang Zhi?" Chu Huan immediately remembered that this Ouyang Zhi was the head of the warehouse department. He had met several times in the household department yamen. When discussing the strategy of purchasing grain in the southeast in the household department, Chu Huan also had an opinion with Ouyang Zhi. Similar, they are all opposed to the purchase of grain from the southeast.

It was only later that the case of Hu Bufan's Red Silver Book broke out, and many officials of the household department were implicated, killed and demoted, and Ouyang Zhi was also implicated.

Chu Huan remembered that Ouyang Zhi himself belonged to the party of An Guogong, and he was promoted by An Guogong, but he was quite talented.

When Ma Hong took office, he wanted to wipe out Hu Bufan's party. Ouyang Zhi was also involved, because there were too many officials implicated from the top to the bottom of the household department. More than a hundred officials went in, and Chu Huan naturally didn't want to get involved in this kind of party dispute. Before Ma Hong's party caused a big storm in the Ministry of Finance, Chu Huan was just a bystander, and he didn't pay much attention to Ouyang Zhi. When mentioning this person again at this time, Chu Huan might have forgotten the existence of Ouyang Zhi.

"Master Chu, don't you remember?" Seeing Chu Huan's thoughtful expression, Duke Fu sneered and said, "Master Ouyang has never forgotten about Master Chu, and he has mentioned Master Chu in front of me many times, and he is quite appreciative of Master Chu. .”

Chu Huan asked curiously, "What's your relationship with Mr. Ouyang?"

Du Fugong said: "He and I have been classmates for eleven years, and the teacher came out of the same school. What do you think is our relationship?"

Only then did Chu Huan understand, and said: "It turns out that Mr. Ouyang was implicated by Master Ouyang when he was sold into slavery?" Sighing, he said, "Master Ouyang is a talented and capable official, but it's a pity...!" Think Ouyang Zhi is really one of the few people who can do things. It is a pity that such a person is also involved in the party struggle.

Du Fu frowned and said, "Master Chu really thinks that Ouyang Zhi is a capable official?"

Chu Huan said solemnly: "This is naturally what I have in my heart. I haven't been with Master Ouyang for a long time, and I don't care what kind of battle he is involved in behind his back. It's just his years of hard work in the Ministry of Finance. As long as he has eyes Everyone can see it."

Duke Fu sighed, and said: "If he knows how Mr. Chu evaluates him, he will be able to smile at Jiuquan."

Chu Huan was surprised and said, "Master Ouyang...!"

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"Although no one has said it, everyone knows that it was Lang Wuxu who betrayed Hu Bufan." Du Fugong sneered, "Ouyang told me in private that Hu Bufan was too arrogant, and Lang Wuxu betrayed Hu Bufan." He was worried that one day Lang Wuxu would stab Hu Bufan in the back. It was just that Hu Bufan trusted Lang Wuxu very much at that time, but it was because Ouyang refuted Hu Bufan's actions several times in the household department, so Hu Bufan But I don't have a good impression of Ouyang."

Chu Huan frowned.

"Hu Bufan and Ouyang are both from Anyi, and they are from the same hometown as Huang Ju." Du Fu sighed: "Ouyang and I were in the same school in Anyi, and he showed his sharpness at that time. Huang Ju won the emperor's trust and promoted many people A native of Anyi entered the court as an official, and Ouyang was well-known in Anyi, so Huang Ju sent someone to invite him to be an official in the court, in fact, he wanted Ouyang to worship under him and become his pawn in the court."

Chu Huan nodded slightly. He knew that Ouyang Zhi seemed to be from An Guogong, but he didn't know that Ouyang Zhi was also from Anyi, let alone that Du Fugong and Ouyang Zhi were both from Anyi.

From this point of view, Duke Anguo really called the wind and rain in the Great Qin Empire back then, and his followers were like clouds.

"Great Qin has just been established, and a thousand wastes are waiting to be rejuvenated. Talented people should contribute to the country." Du Fugong said slowly: "Ouyang was very excited when he was invited by An Guogong, but he couldn't see it clearly. At that time, the founding fathers of the DPRK were already standing on the top of the mountain. The empire seemed to have a bright future, but in fact there was an undercurrent. From the day the empire was established, the power struggle among the fathers of the empire had already begun. He accepted Huang Ju's invitation , it is bound to become a member of Huang Ju's henchmen, and will inevitably be involved in the imperial party struggle."

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Sir, you can see clearly."

"As long as you are not blind, you should see clearly." Du Fu smiled wryly and said, "I have persuaded him many times that if he wants to be an official, he might as well take the scientific examination. With his ability, even without Huang Ju's recommendation, he can Serve the country, stay away from the capital, and find a job in the local area. As long as you put your heart into it, you may not be unable to do something for the people. Although there will be no shortage of struggles for power and profit in the local area, compared with the strong winds and waves in the capital, the local The wind and the waves are always smaller."

"It seems that Master Ouyang did not follow Mr.'s advice."

"Everyone has his own ambitions. Since he wants to enter the capital, I can't stop his future." Du Fu said impartially: "At that time, Huang Ju's position in the court was extremely stable, and he held the world's money and food in his hands. There were really few people in the court who could be him. opponent."

"Master Ouyang came to Beijing, and did you come with him?" Chu Huan asked.

Du Fugong shook his head and said: "I entered Beijing, that was a few years after he entered Beijing. He was recommended by Huang Ju, backed by the big tree of Huang Ju, and his official career was prosperous in the court, and he entered the household step by step. He even held the important position of the head of the warehouse department. He wrote many times to let me enter Beijing, but I refused... until I got into a lawsuit in Anyi, and my family was almost ruined. I owed him a big favor, and if it wasn't for him, this life would have ceased to exist many years ago."

What did Chu Huan understand, and asked, "Sir, you owe Mr. Ouyang a favor, so you want to repay it?"

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

Chu Huan asked, "Master Ouyang recommended you?"

Du Fu shook his head, "After meeting him, the first condition I made was that I would never be an official, but only agreed to follow him, as his staff, and help him with some chores."

Chu Huan said: "Master Ouyang has outstanding talents. Since he is from the same school as him, sir is naturally full of talents and learning. It is a pity not to be an official in the court."

Du Fugong sneered: "Ouyang is an official in the court, and he used his talents to serve the empire. What happened in the end?"

Chu Huan frowned, a little sadly.

"Lang Wuxu betrayed Hu Bufan and implicated Ouyang. Huang Ju's political opponents seized such an opportunity, how could they let it go?" Du Fugong's eyes showed seriousness, "It's a pity that although Ouyang came from Huang Ju's sect, he is ordinary. In Japan, he was devoted to doing business for the country, he was cautious, and he didn't want to get too involved in the party and government of the DPRK and China, but in the end he still couldn't escape... A family of 21 people, except for a few female relatives who were sent to the Kanto as slaves, the rest were all He was pulled to Caishikou and beheaded." His eye circles were already red, and his eyes were full of grief, "Lang Wuxu is double-faced, Huang Ju is even wiser to protect himself, he was the one who pulled Ouyang and others to the capital, but at the most critical time , but he watched them fall into the abyss, Lang Wuxu deserved to be killed, and Huang Ju deserved to be killed even more!"

Chu Huan finally understood what was involved.

Du Fugong wanted to help kill Lang Wuxu and Huang Ju himself, not because of his personal grievances, but because he wanted to avenge Ouyang Zhiman's family.

He wanted to know Du Fugong's background before, just to see if he could find anything related to the Peacock Picture or Dade Temple, but according to Du Fugong's statement, it seems that he has no possibility of being involved with Dade Temple.

"If Mister is just an aide, he shouldn't be involved." Chu Huan frowned and said, "As far as I know, even if Master Ouyang is convicted, only his family members will be implicated, and his servants will only be implicated by the government. For selling, sir is Lord Ouyang's aide, there is no contract of sale in the hands of Lord Ouyang, the government should not hold him accountable."

Du Fugong laughed and said: "My life was saved by Ouyang, and under his sect, it is natural to share the good and bad with him. Ouyang died at Caishikou, and I will always help his family collect the remains...!"

Chu Huan's body shook, "Sir, it was because he helped to contain the remains, that's why...!"

"That's right." Du Fu said impartially: "As long as they can be buried in peace, even if I cut off my head, why should I be afraid?" His face was calm, Chu Huan saw it in his eyes, but his heart was not. Immediately aroused respect, this Du Fugong looked sloppy and sloppy, but he was just a scholar, but he still had a chivalrous heart.