Beautiful mayor's wife

Han Mingguang had just spent two days in peace when he was driven mad by a sudden rumor.

The content of the rumor is as follows: Shi Baode, the imperial envoy, found out many violations of Han Mingguang's laws and disciplines, and he was going to report to the emperor, so that the emperor would severely punish Han Mingguang. In a panic, Han Mingguang took out 10 taels of gold to bribe a certain dignitary , the dignitary personally promised to help Han Mingguang settle the matter.

The rumor spread quickly throughout the White Tiger City, and finally even the people in the Imperial City heard about it.

Many people cursed Han Mingguang as a corrupt official and a scum, and called on the court to severely punish Han Mingguang, and never let him go lightly!As for the rich man who received 10 taels of gold, he was also scolded by the common people.

……

"Damn it!" After Han Mingguang heard the rumors, he went mad and smashed all the things in the room: "Check it out! Check it out! Find and kill the person who spread the rumors !"

"My lord, the commander-in-chief Guan Yi has come and said he has something important to see you..." The head housekeeper Gu Zhiqiu hurried over.

Han Mingguang took a deep breath: "Please come in."

"Yes." Gu Zhiqiu took the order and left, and after a while, he led Guan Yi over.

Guan Yi had a sullen face and frowned, his face was very ugly.

"Guan Yi, what do you want from me?" Han Mingguang asked kindly. He has a request for Guan Yi now, so he spoke very politely.

Guan Yi glanced at Gu Zhiqiu who was standing at the door: "Lord Chief Soldier, I have a very important matter that I want to report to you alone."

Han Mingguang waved at Gu Zhiqiu: "It's none of your business here, go down."

Gu Zhiqiu originally wanted to eavesdrop, but Guan Yi didn't give him this chance at all. After cursing a few words in his heart, he left depressed.

Guan Yi walked over to close the door, then took out a handful of silver bills from his pocket and put them on the table: "This is 5 taels of silver, and I will return it to you now."

"What are you doing?" Han Mingguang was stunned.

"I can't help you with your affairs." Guan Yi said coldly: "You should hire someone else."

"Guan Yi, what's the matter with you? Haven't we already agreed? If you feel that the money is low, I can give you more." Han Mingguang frowned.

"It's not about money." Guan Yi shook his head: "Mr. Han, you should have heard the rumors outside, right?"

Han Mingguang crooked his mouth: "It's all rumors..."

"Whether it's rumors or not, the common people believe it anyway." Guan Yi said: "I had already contacted Marquis Xuanwu, and he promised to help at the beginning, but after hearing the rumors outside, Marquis Xuanwu came to me directly. , let me tell you, he can't control this matter."

"I..." Han Mingguang was about to speak when he was interrupted by Guan Yi.

"Listen to what I have to say first." Guan Yi waved his hand: "There are rumors that you bribed a certain dignitary with 10 taels of gold. If Marquis Xuanwu came forward to intercede for you at this moment, other people would definitely be suspicious. It was Marquis Xuanwu who took your gold, 10 taels of gold, this is not a trivial matter, if someone really grabs you, even with Concubine Hua protecting you, Marquis Xuanwu won’t be able to afford it.”

"It's all rumors outside. Even if I want to bribe a certain dignitary, I can't afford 10 taels of gold." Han Mingguang said anxiously.

"I personally believe in Zongbing Han, but others don't believe it." Guan Yi sighed: "Let me tell you this, in order to avoid suspicion, Marquis Xuanwu will definitely not be able to help you, not only him, but also other dignitaries." I won’t help you anymore, you...you should hurry up and think of other ways...there is still something to do in the barracks, so I’ll go back first." After finishing what he wanted to say, Guan Yi left without stopping.

"Bastard!!!" Han Mingguang punched the table, and the solid wood table shattered on the spot.

……

Inside the humble inn.

Gu Zhiqiu and Ma Xiaoyao sat face to face and talked softly.

"Tall! It's really tall!" Gu Zhiqiu raised his thumbs up and said with admiration: "You play so beautifully. Now everyone dare not intercede for Han Mingguang in order to avoid suspicion. Fame is still hurting Han Mingguang, but this time, if there is no accident, Han Mingguang will be done."

"Rumours are really a big killer if they are well used." Ma Xiaoyao smiled slightly: "Actually speaking, Han Mingguang's fall to where he is today is entirely his own fault. Do something good, and the common people will not believe rumors so easily, and maybe they will defend him."

"Well, you're right." Gu Zhiqiu nodded, "Han Mingguang deserved to be blamed. The common people scolded him, the court dignitaries bothered him, and even the emperor might not like him. He will definitely not be spared this time."

"Well, what do you think the higher-ups will do with Han Mingguang?" Ma Xiaoyao asked, "Will it kill him?"

"This...it's really hard to say." Gu Zhiqiu shook his head: "Whether Han Mingguang's crime is serious or not, the key depends on the emperor's opinion."

"The emperor..." Ma Xiaoyao frowned, the emperor was too far away from him, even if he wanted to use tricks, he couldn't use them.

"No matter what the result is, Han Mingguang will never try to stand up again in this life." Gu Zhiqiu raised his glass: "Come on, let's have a toast, and celebrate our victory!"

Ma Xiaoyao picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Gu Zhiqiu, then drank it down with his neck raised.

……

The night is deep.

Han Mingguang still didn't feel sleepy at all. He didn't go out all day, and sat alone in the room drinking.

"Dangdang!"

The closed door was pushed open, and Han Yuanyuan, dressed in a white long dress, walked in quickly: "Father, I've been looking for you everywhere, why are you hiding here to drink?"

"You're here." Han Mingguang raised his eyelids: "I was looking for you, come here and have a drink with me."

"Father, please don't act like this." Han Yuanyuan came over to help the drunk Han Mingguang: "Isn't it just a few rumors? It's no big deal!"

"You don't understand." Han Mingguang shook his head: "This time I might really fall."

"No, you'll be fine."

"Don't comfort me, I know very well if there is anything wrong."

"father……"

"I am very ambitious, and I have been trying to climb up. A mere general soldier can't satisfy me. I originally wanted to be a marquis or a prince. Unfortunately, now I have become a moon in the water. Thinking about it carefully, after so many years Come on, I am really tired from living, and I really want to take a rest."

"Then take a break, it's a big deal not to be the chief soldier, our family lives in harmony."

"It's not so easy." Han Mingguang took a sip of his wine and said with a dejected face, "Yuanyuan, I might end up in prison this time. If I'm any more unlucky, I might lose my life..."

"Father, don't scare me." Han Yuanyuan's expression changed.

"It's already at this time, do I need to scare you?" Han Mingguang smiled wryly, "I'm not afraid of losing my job, I'm not afraid of being imprisoned, I'm not afraid of beheading, the only thing I'm worried about is you, if I'm gone , how will you live in the future?"

"Father, you'll be fine, you'll be fine." Han Yuanyuan's eye circles began to turn red.

"Yuanyuan." Han Mingguang reached out and stroked Han Yuanyuan's hair: "I left you a sum of money, which is enough for you to live a carefree life for the rest of your life. You must take good care of yourself when your father is not by your side in the future."

"Father..." Han Yuanyuan finally cried out.

"Be careful of Li Ming in the future. Without my suppression, I'm worried that he will treat you badly." Han Mingguang warned.

"No, Li Ming cares about me very much." Han Yuanyuan shook his head vigorously.

"I hope I think too much." Han Mingguang smiled noncommittally: "Okay, don't cry, you have a few drinks with me today, count the days, our father and daughter haven't had a drink together for a long time gone."

"Okay, I'll drink with you today. If you don't get drunk, you won't return." Han Yuanyuan nodded emphatically.

……

three days later.

Han Mingguang was dismissed from his position as chief soldier, and then escorted to the imperial city for trial. Han Mingguang, who had been extremely popular for a while, fell from power. Without too many accidents, Han Mingguang's life was over.

Han Yuanyuan and Li Ming also went to the imperial city and took good care of Han Mingguang along the way. Li Ming was very calm and did not do anything out of line because of Han Mingguang's downfall. On the contrary, he cared more for Han Yuanyuan. Han Mingguang was quite relieved to see this.

On the way, Han Mingguang found an opportunity to say a few words to Li Ming alone: ​​"Li Ming, I used to have some prejudices against you and was always on guard against you. Now I apologize to you. I hope you don't mind. In addition, I hope You can take good care of my daughter in the future, she really likes you, now that I am down, Yuanyuan can only rely on you."

Li Ming nodded: "Father-in-law, don't worry, I will take good care of Yuanyuan. As long as I am still alive, I will definitely not let her be wronged."

"I believe in you." Han Mingguang nodded: "Don't worry, I will take on everything, and I will definitely not implicate you and Yuanyuan."

"Father-in-law is serious, my son-in-law is not afraid of being troubled by you." Li Ming said sincerely.

"You are still young and have a lot of opportunities to make a comeback, but I can't do it anymore. I am old and can't afford it." Han Mingguang sighed: "I have also accumulated some money over the years, and at the same time I have made friends. Some friends, if you encounter difficulties in the future, you can ask them for help, presumably they can give you some care for my sake."

"I'll make a note of it." No matter what Li Ming was thinking in his heart, he was very stable on the surface anyway.

The downfall of Han Mingguang still has some influence on Li Ming. He has been suppressed by Han Mingguang for the past two years, and he has always held resentment in his heart. If possible, Li Ming would also want to scold Han Mingguang, but he did not do so. Because he was still not sure how the higher-ups would deal with Han Mingguang in the end, what if Han Mingguang had a chance to stand up in the future?Now that Han Mingguang has been offended to death, wouldn't it be bad luck in the future?

You can never do anything you are not sure about.

Having experienced so many things, Li Ming has become more mature, and his thinking has become more and more comprehensive.