Chapter 133: Zhao Qian visits the Jin Wang Estate, the Grand Chancellor scolds the locust tree to curse the mulberry tree

Jin Wang Estate.

Study.

"A Ze, after reading this disaster report, list at least three response strategies for your father!"

"You have two sticks of incense time..."

Yuwen Hu closed the memorial he had just finished reading and handed it to Yuwen Ze beside the table, saying in a low voice.

Yuwen Ze now had Chen Yan leading him in many things, so Yuwen Hu could worry 80-90% less...

But in terms of government affairs, he still had to teach him hand-in-hand.

For an ordinary official to encounter a disaster, as long as they could give one reasonable response, it was qualified, but his Prince Heir must have three; the requirements could never be low.

As the saying goes, disciplining children must be strict, and testing character must be harsh.

"Yes."

Yuwen Ze carefully extended both hands to receive it and responded respectfully.

After one stick of incense.

Gongyang Hui walked into the study, stopped beside Yuwen Hu, and reminded, "Grand Chancellor, Old Pillar of State Zhao has been waiting outside for two hours..."

"Has it been that long already?"

Yuwen Ze didn't even lift his head, continued to review the official document in his hand, and said casually, "Time really passes quickly!"

The words were full of mockery.

Father is deliberately leaving Old Pillar of State Zhao out in the cold... Yuwen Ze, who was accepting the examination and writing response strategies, heard this, his pen tip paused, he pondered slightly, and thought to himself.

Yuwen Ze roughly understood his father's intention.

He had participated in the whole process of the Wangchuan Gambling Hall and the Zhao family's eldest grandson, so he knew the purpose of this Old Pillar of State's visit...

And deliberately leaving him out was to grind down his spirit and control the initiative.

"Grand Chancellor, will you go to see him?" Gongyang Hui observed Yuwen Hu's expression and asked for instructions.

"Hmm."

Yuwen Hu nodded, put down the official document, and responded.

After a pause, he turned to look at Yuwen Ze, who was eavesdropping, and continued, "A Ze, come with your father..."

Having left him out for two hours, the heat was enough; it was time to serve the main course.

"Child obeys command." Yuwen Ze responded.

Reception Hall.

Zhao Qian sat upright in the guest seat; the teacup beside his hand had long been empty. He tried to close his eyes and rest his mind, but he was exceptionally impatient.

A full two hours of sitting in silence made him extremely irritable.

As one of the Eight Pillar States and holding the high position of Grand Minister of Justice, no one had ever made Zhao Qian wait for so long in the past.

If it weren't for having to ask for help, he would have flicked his sleeves and left long ago...

"Grand Chancellor arrives!"

At the right moment, a report came from outside the hall.

This guy Yuwen Hu is finally willing to show himself... Zhao Qian opened his eyes and looked coldly toward the outside.

They were both thousand-year-old foxes; how could he not know that Yuwen Hu had done it deliberately?

"Grand Minister of Justice, sorry for the long wait!"

"My apologies, my apologies!"

Yuwen Hu came with long strides and bowed to Zhao Qian to apologize.

After a pause, he pointed to Yuwen Ze behind him and continued, "It is truly this dog of a son of mine, rotten wood that cannot be carved, dull-witted, and disciplining him is too exhausting and time-consuming, which delayed the time!"

"Grand Minister of Justice, please forgive me!"

"It's all because this little one is dull..."

Yuwen Ze stood out, bowed to Zhao Qian with both hands, and said respectfully.

The moment his father's words "rotten wood that cannot be carved" came out, Yuwen Ze knew the reason he was brought along.

He took the blame actively, cooperated with his father's performance, and gave both sides a suitable step to step down from, so that their faces could be saved.

Heh! He really knows how to scold the locust tree to curse the mulberry tree... Zhao Qian snorted coldly in his heart; how could he not hear the subtext? But he pretended to be magnanimous and waved his hand, "No matter!"

Yuwen Hu smiled, sat down in the main seat, looked at the teacup beside Zhao Qian's hand, and scolded the servants in the hall, "How do you people do things?"

"The Grand Minister of Justice's tea is already cold, and you don't know how to add hot water?"

"Useless things, punish them with one month's wages!"

The servants serving in the hall, seeing this, knelt down one after another to confess their guilt.

Zhao Qian watched this pretentious performance, sneered repeatedly in his heart, but on the surface, he was still smiling, saying, "Grand Chancellor, this old man came here this time for..."

But the content of what followed hadn't been spoken yet when he was interrupted by Yuwen Hu: "This King recently obtained some good tea; it was brought back from Qinzhou by the Zhuque Mirror Master..."

"Specially invited the Grand Minister of Justice to taste it!"

As he spoke, he beckoned.

Before long, several charming maids came with two pots of hot tea.

"Hmm."

Zhao Qian picked up the teacup with rising steam, took a symbolic sip, and praised with a fake smile, "It is indeed good tea!"

"A light taste, and it leaves a fragrance on the lips and teeth!"

Yuwen Hu turned the teacup in his hand, looked at Zhao Qian with great interest, and asked, "Grand Minister of Justice, what is your opinion of that kid Chen Yan?"

Zhao Qian, who was suddenly asked, narrowed his eyes, pondered slightly, and replied, "Civil and military dual-talented, loyal and brave!"

"Several handed-down works at the poetry gathering have raised the name of my Great Zhou, and the thunderous means of suppressing the rebellion in Qinzhou make him worthy of being a pillar of talent!"

The tone didn't have much fluctuation, but it was extremely insincere praise, as if he had eaten a cockroach and felt disgusted.

That kid is a talent, that's true, but he hasn't fought against him less...

But coming to ask for help, he had to say scene words.

"That's right!"

Yuwen Hu's mouth curled slightly upward, and he smiled, "This King also feels that this Zhuque Mirror Master is not bad, with excellent character and outstanding ability..."

"Grand Minister of Justice, you say I'm right, right?"

Yuwen Hu is using words to block the old man's mouth... Zhao Qian gripped the teacup tighter and tighter, and slowly spat out one word: "Right!"

How could Zhao Qian not know that Yuwen Hu was setting the tone?

Placing Chen Yan in a position of having merit but no fault...

Once admitted, it was admitting to the things he had done, but in this environment, he had to admit it.

"I don't know how the Duke of Wei cultivated him..."

Yuwen Hu put down the teacup, rubbed his jade thumb ring, and sighed, "This King really broke his heart for this kid A Ze!"

Yuwen Ze lowered his head as if ashamed, trying his best to suppress the corners of his mouth that were rising.

He finally understood why his Big Brother and his father could be so compatible, because both of them really knew how to act...

"The grandchildren in this old man's estate are also not worry-free masters..." Zhao Qian, seeing this, seized the opportunity to take over the conversation and stated his purpose, "This visit is for those few unpromising children and grandchildren!"

Between the lines, it was all hatred for iron not becoming steel.

He wore an expression of empathy.

"Oh?"

Yuwen Hu raised his eyes, revealing a trace of doubt, and asked, "Did the Grand Minister of Justice's grandson commit a crime?"

This guy Yuwen Hu is pretending again... Zhao Qian cursed in his heart, but had to cooperate with the performance, bowed, and said, "Grand Chancellor, you may not know that this old man's eldest grandsons, Qingshi and Tishou, committed some small mistakes and were detained in the Mingjing Si!"

"There is such a thing?"

Yuwen Hu turned his jade thumb ring, looked a little surprised, turned to look at Gongyang Hui, and cast an inquiring look.

"Reporting to the Grand Chancellor, it is indeed true..."

Gongyang Hui nodded, and in front of everyone, repeated the charges he had long been familiar with.

Yuwen Hu frowned, his expression becoming increasingly serious, looked at Zhao Qian, and asked in a low voice, "Grand Minister of Justice, you should know what kind of place the Mingjing Si is?"

"In broad daylight, gathering a bunch of people to go and attack the Mingjing Si, that is no small crime!" ===== CHAPTER 134 =====