Hope for luck

Chapter 176

"Congratulations to Mr. Dong. Once you recover, you will be the chief assistant of the court. This really amazes the younger generation. When I first saw you that day, I thought you were not an ordinary person. How did I know that you still have this luck!"

In the first auxiliary compound where Dong Pingzhang had just moved in, Gao Pan was flattering at the moment, looking at Dong Pingzhang and saying.

The two were sitting opposite each other in a warm pavilion. There were no chairs, but they sat cross-legged. The couch was very warm, and there was still charcoal burning in the room.

Hearing Gao Pan's praise, Dong Pingzhang just raised his eyebrows, his face remained unchanged, and after a while, he said slowly:

"Although what you said is correct, this old man has made it to the top. Next, what awaits this old man will either be criticized and resigned from the field, or be thrown out of the imperial gate by the emperor!"

After Gao Pan heard this, his original smile froze instantly, and changed into a dazed look, frowning, savoring his words carefully.

After a long time, Gao Pan relaxed his brows, cupped his hands and said:
"Old Dong Gaoyi, I admire you!"

After saying this, Dong Pingzhang raised his eyebrows and looked at him:
"What did you understand?"

"Though there are thousands of people, I will go!"

Gao Pan only replied a few words.

After Dong Pingzhang heard this, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, but after a while, it disappeared. As usual, he stopped talking and looked out the door in a daze.

"Thank you, Mr. Dong, for helping the boy. If it wasn't for this, the Gao family and the boy would have been severely punished. However, is Du Xiangwan's punishment too severe? The boy thinks that a few years of imprisonment is already considered a serious punishment. After all, I have given preferential treatment Scholar!"

And Gao Pan then said gratefully, and finally talked about Du Xiangwan's sentencing.

Dong Pingzhang turned his gaze back to Gao Pan, and explained calmly:
"It's not just because of his impeachment. Someone went to the Chengtian Mansion Yamen to sue him for many crimes. Picking out one at random is enough for him to die. The crime of exile is already forgiven!"

Gao Pan heard some clues, and said quickly:

"However, in the eyes of outsiders, they only see that you, Mr. Dong, imposed severe punishments on scholar-bureaucrats as soon as you took office. This may not be good for your reputation!"

After hearing this, Dong Pingzhang looked at Gao Pan and said:

"At the end of the day, the old man also vented his anger for you, but in the end, you think the old man has done too much, don't you?"

These words made Gao Pan's heart skip a beat, and after glancing at Dong Pingzhang's face at the moment, he realized that Dong Pingzhang was not angry with him, but a sign of mocking and scolding.

He pouted and said:
"That's not what I mean, kid, I'm just worrying about you!"

"You just said that even though tens of thousands of people are going to go, now you say you are worried about this old man, isn't it contradictory?"

Dong Pingzhang said with a sneer on his face.

This made Gao Pan stunned for a moment, and then his face became a little embarrassing, knowing that he was worrying for nothing. Dong Pingzhang can be the chief assistant of the court, so he can see farther than him.

Gao Pan stopped talking, but Dong Pingzhang continued:

"This person closely follows the facts, making the old man have to bear the hat of being harsh on others. It is indeed sinister, but these are not important. The emperor asked the old man to return to the court as an official, and he was the chief assistant when he came. Tell me, you can only be a lonely minister, not like Liao Jie!"

After hearing this, Gao Pan took a deep breath, looked at Dong Pingzhang with wide eyes, and said slowly:

"What do you mean, this is..."

Dong Pingzhang just nodded solemnly, and looked in the direction of the palace, and there seemed to be a few glints in his eyes.

"But if this is the case, why do you still have to return to court? The auxiliary government cabinet can promote one person at will, right?"

Gao Pan felt a little nervous in his heart and expressed his doubts.

Dong Pingzhang didn't answer this question, perhaps because he felt that Gao Pan's question was wrong?Or maybe he didn't know it himself?

Seeing this, Gao Pan had no choice but to keep silent, thinking in his heart, how should he speak about the matter he was worried about?
"Just tell me what you have to say! The old man is not going to collapse right now!"

Seemingly seeing through Gao Pan's hesitation to speak, Dong Pingzhang asked very calmly.

When Gao Pan saw this, his face became a little ashamed, and he hesitated for a while, not knowing whether he should say it or not.

Dong Pingzhang stood up and gave instructions to the door, and a servant brought some snacks and tea.

Gao Pan recognized the sweet-scented osmanthus cake among the snacks at a glance, and looked at Dong Pingzhang in horror.

"What? It's just a little snack, can't you eat it?"

Dong Pingzhang looked at Gao Pan jokingly, as if he felt that Gao Pan's reaction was overreacted.

Gao Pan pointed at the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and was speechless. In fact, he came to Dong Pingzhang's chief assistant's mansion this time to relieve the Shen family's worries.

Yang Mingchun sent people to find out what tasks were assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

When Gao Pan heard that it was the task of fifty catties of sweet-scented osmanthus, Gao Pan felt very strange in his heart, and subconsciously thought that someone deliberately made things difficult for the Shen family.

Reminiscent of what he overheard in that restaurant that day, Gao Pan has already made up a sinister scene in his brain.

It's nothing more than someone eyeing the name of the Imperial Merchant, bribed the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and deliberately sent an unfinished task to the Shen family.

When the time comes, the Shen family can't do it, can't pay the errand, and someone besides deliberately hurt a few words, the Shen family's reputation as an imperial merchant will naturally be lost.

At this moment, when he saw that Dong Pingzhang had sent some snacks, and there happened to be sweet-scented osmanthus cakes among them, Gao Pan became a little hard to calm down.

In Dong Pingzhang's eyes, Gao Pan's behavior was a bit weird, and seeing him pointing at one of the cakes, he personally brought the plate of cakes to Gao Pan's side.

This move seems normal, but Dong Pingzhang's status is so noble now, if it were someone else, I'm afraid he would have taken it with his hands in fear.

But now Gao Pan subconsciously, just glanced at it, and didn't do anything else.

"What? Don't want to eat again?"

Seeing this, Dong Pingzhang frowned and asked.

Gao Pan finally came to his senses at this time, after brewing for a while, he said in a low voice:
"Thank you for your kindness. It's not that I want to eat this sweet-scented osmanthus cake, but I think it's strange. You said it's winter, where did you get the sweet-scented osmanthus?"

After hearing this, Dong Pingzhang glanced at Gao Pan, and did not rush to explain, but picked up his teacup and drank it.

Afterwards, as if thinking of something, he said in surprise:

"Really? How does the old man feel that the ground is full of sweet-scented osmanthus?"

After Gao Pan heard it, his face was full of sweat. He didn't feel that Dong Pingzhang's words were explaining for him, but were teasing.

After thinking for a while, Gao Pan still said his intention of coming seriously.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is an institution in the palace, and it is difficult for ordinary people to get in touch with. Gao Pan has no more direct way to help the Shen family, or in other words, Gao Pan is just to help Shen Jinhua.

(End of this chapter)