I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 75 Several joys and sorrows

At this moment, there were not many people gathered under the willow tree, squatting on the ground in twos and threes, as if they were discussing something.

Meng Ban walked over, wanting to find a few more people to show off the good things he had encountered.

However, he soon discovered that everyone seemed to be talking about the major events that happened in the city in the past few days, and no one noticed him at all.

After two or three rounds of shopping, Meng Ban gradually felt bored, so he shook his head and planned to go back.

At this moment, he suddenly saw a familiar figure hurrying over from the direction of Xia Liulu.

It was none other than Lizheng Hanping who had a quarrel with him a few days ago.

Since the quarrel that day, the two have not seen each other.

It must be that such a big incident happened in Luli, and Han Ping might not have a good time.

According to the law of the Han Dynasty, Lizheng has the responsibility to carefully check the amount of household property, because the calculation fee is paid according to the family wealth, and the more the family wealth, the more calculation fee is paid.

Concealing property is a felony.

The corrupt official named Tian Buji installed his foreign house in Shangliu Lu, and was able to hide his family property, which probably has a lot to do with Han Ping.

In normal times, Meng Ban would definitely walk around Han Ping.

But now that he is gaining power and the other party is losing power, he really wants to compare and make himself look good.

Thinking of this, Meng Ban made up his mind and walked towards Han Ping quickly, blocking him.

When Han Ping walked over, he kept his head down, as if he was afraid that others would recognize him, so he didn't see Meng Ban who suddenly appeared in front of him.

The two almost bumped into each other.

"Hey, it's Han Lizheng, you are in such a hurry, where are you going?"

Meng Ban's opening remarks were very blunt, but Han Ping still raised his head.

It didn't matter that he raised it, but it actually gave Meng Ban a jump.

Usually, wherever Han Ping went, his face was full of red light, and his triangular eyes showed indescribable shrewdness and ability.

But at this moment, the shrewd man's face was full of haggardness and loss, as if he had hit a ghost.

And the hair under the crown is much whiter than before.

"Han Lizheng, what's wrong with you, why do you look like this?"

Meng Ban is not a bad-hearted person. Seeing Han Ping's desolate appearance, the idea of ​​showing off in his heart has dissipated a lot, but he feels a little unbearable.

"Oh, it's Brother Meng. I was in a hurry and didn't see you. I'm really rude."

Meng Ban is a few years older than Han Pingxu, but Han Ping has never called Meng Ban his big brother because of his high status.

This sudden respect made Meng Ban a little at a loss.

You can't show off your good luck at this moment, otherwise it would be too rude.

After thinking quickly for a moment, Meng Ban finally thought of a topic that could resolve the embarrassment at the moment.

"Hey, brother Han, brother, I actually drank two cups of yellow soup that day, so I offended you so much, I hope you don't take it to heart."

"Offended?" Han Ping was a little dazed.

"That day when I came back late, you stopped me at the door and tore your robe."

Under Meng Ban's reminder, Han Ping finally remembered, but he didn't seem to take this matter to heart.

"It's all small things, all small things."

Han Ping seemed to have something urgent to do. After waving his hands, he wanted to leave, but Meng Ban pulled his sleeves.

"Brother Han, why don't you go to my house tonight and have two glasses of wine, and I will treat you as my brother and I will apologize to you." Meng Ban grabbed Han Ping's sleeve as he spoke.

Unexpectedly, Han Ping threw Meng Ban away with a sudden force.

"Brother Meng, I know you've had good luck, but I really don't want to drink now, and I'm coming to congratulate you after this period of time has passed."

Han Ping dropped this sentence, and without waiting for Meng Ban to answer, he hurried towards his home.

On the contrary, Meng Ban who was standing there was a little embarrassed, looking left and right, not knowing what to do.

Meng Ban walked around the willow tree a few more times, but he couldn't find anyone to show off his joy, so he walked towards his shop on his own.

Shangliu Lu was neither wide nor long, so it didn't take long for Meng Ban to come to his door.

Just as he was about to go in, he saw dozens of pavilion soldiers walking in from the alley gate a hundred paces away, all of them holding weapons and looking murderous.

The soldiers did not come this way, but directly surrounded a courtyard at the entrance of the alley.

Meng Ban set up a pergola to look at it, and felt a "thump" in his heart. Isn't that courtyard Han Ping's home?
Meng Ban panicked for a while and ran over in a hurry.

Like him, many other neighbors ran towards Han Ping's house with a huff.

The distance was very close, and it didn't take long for Meng Ban to run over.

But when he got there, he couldn't get in, because the door was surrounded by a dozen pavilions.

People outside can't get in, and people inside can't get out either.

Everyone had to stretch their necks and look inside desperately.

But there was a screen wall blocking it, so I couldn't see anything, I could only hear the mess inside, the cries of women and children were earth-shattering, maybe it was also mixed with the cursing of pavilion soldiers.

Relying on how old he was, Meng Ban wanted to join in, but was immediately driven back with a spear by a bearded pawn.

"The county temple is on errands, idlers, etc. must not spy on them, otherwise they will be dealt with as fellow party members!"

The bearded man said viciously, and gestured forward with the spear in his hand.

Meng Ban asked with a smile on his face, "Brother, this is our uncle's Li Zheng. How dare you ask him what he did?"

"Hmph, this person is so bold that he dared to collude with that filthy official Tian, ​​stealing and selling thousands of millet from the palace, and making hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit!"

The bearded words made everyone talk a lot. No wonder Han Ping's business is getting bigger and bigger, so he did such dirty things.

For a while, the voice of sympathy for Han Ping was gradually replaced by the voice of cursing.

"Then, what punishment will they be sentenced to in the future?" Meng Ban asked in a trembling voice. Although the relationship between the two was normal, they looked down and saw each other, and there was always some sympathy for them.

"It doesn't matter, An Lexiang is kind, as long as they spit out the hundreds of thousands of money they earned!"

"Oh, this is not bad." Meng Ban breathed a sigh of relief.

"Huh? Why do you care about this person so much? Could it be that you are in the same party as him?"

Meng Ban was startled and waved his hands quickly.

"No, no, we don't know each other well, we're just neighbors."

After Meng Ban finished speaking, he quickly squeezed his way out of the crowd and slipped away.

He didn't dare to stay longer, and hurried towards his shop.

It seems that we have to leave early tomorrow, as long as we follow His Highness, we can avoid similar disasters.

(End of this chapter)