"In my opinion, although Lord Yan has made great contributions in investigating the case, the biggest contributor to the Taicang theft case is still Lord Zhu Ping'an. Before Lord Zhu inspected Taicang, our Ming Dynasty had sent imperial censors to inspect the Taicang silver vault every year for thirty years, but Taicang was half empty, and not a single imperial censor discovered it? Who would believe it?! Are these imperial censors blind, or are they just decorations?! If Lord Zhu had not been fearless of power and personal safety, and was willing to risk the world's condemnation, and took off his clothes in public, to block the mouths of his political enemies, and entered the silver vault naked to count the gold and silver, and lifted the dark lid, the Taicang theft case would have remained hidden for who knows when." Someone downstairs mentioned Zhu Ping'an again and praised him highly.
However, someone soon sneered, "It took Lord Zhu ten days to find out the deficit in Taicang, but Lord Yan got to the bottom of it in two days. Haha, but judging from the time, Lord Yan is not comparable to Lord Zhu."
"Time? Haha, I'm afraid this gentleman is not aware of the inside story. My uncle, who was on official business at the Dali Temple, told me about it. Originally, there were five inspectors, including Lord Zhu, who were ordered to inspect the Taicang silver treasury. Among them, the chief and deputy inspectors were both third-rank officials. However, on the second day after receiving the imperial edict to inspect Taicang, the chief and deputy inspectors found excuses to withdraw from the inspection. On the third day, the remaining two inspectors followed suit and ran away. In the end, only Lord Zhu was left. Lord Zhu inspected the Taicang silver treasury alone, and it took less than ten days. Is it a long time? Not to mention the foundation laid by Lord Zhu, just talking about the number of people, there were four adults who tried the case with Lord Yan, and there were also factory guards at his disposal..." The man who had just praised Zhu Ping'an quickly retorted.
then
The discussion downstairs became heated again. Many people joined in and expressed their opinions. Generally speaking, those who stood on Zhu Ping'an's side were in the minority, but it was much better than at the beginning, and the growth trend was very obvious.
"Listen, sir, someone is praising you again, hehe, there are still people who are not blind..."
Hua'er, the chubby little maid, stood in front of the window, listening to the discussions downstairs. Her eyes gradually narrowed into crescents and her face turned red.
"Uncle, aunt..."
After the maidservant under Baozi finished speaking, she didn't hear any response, so she turned around and called "son-in-law", but she was stunned the moment she turned her head.
In the sight, Zhu Pingan was rolling up his sleeves and leaning on his arms, snatching food from the naughty kid Rui Ge'er. How could he be fearless of power, disregarding personal safety, and wholeheartedly serving the people
"Brother-in-law, you have eaten so much, this big abalone should be given to me." The naughty kid couldn't snatch it from Zhu Ping'an and cried anxiously.
There were only two abalones left on the plate, one was huge, the other half the size. Zhu Pingan and the naughty kid were fighting over the big one.
"Little kid, what if you get sick from eating so much? Be good, let your brother-in-law help you eat it. Hmm... It's delicious..." Zhu Ping'an said, and put the largest abalone on the plate into his own plate. After sucking it into his mouth, he made an exaggerated intoxicated expression.
The naughty kid was so anxious that he cried out, his little fat face almost pulled onto the table, "Country bumpkin brother-in-law, have you ever learned how Kong Rong gave up his pears?"
"I have learned it." Zhu Ping'an nodded.
"Then why don't you learn from Kong Rong." The naughty little fat boy could hardly hold the chopsticks.
"I have learned it." Zhu Ping'an nodded again.
"You're talking nonsense. If you want to learn it, why don't you give it to me?" The naughty kid's fat face was shaking with excitement.
"What is the story of Kong Rong giving away pears? It is about the time when Kong Rong gave the bigger pear to his elder brother when he was a child. Kong Rong said, 'I am younger, so I should take the smallest one, and the bigger one should be left for my elder brother.' When educating children, they should know how to be polite. You are the younger one, and I am the older one, so I should eat the bigger one, right?" Zhu Ping'an pulled the naughty child's chubby face and smiled slightly, revealing his eight white teeth. His smile was very sunny and bright.
"Ah?" The naughty kid was stunned for a moment, and then began to try hard to recall the story of Kong Rong giving away his pears.
Confucius told the story of Kong Rong giving away pears. It was about Kong Rong's mother who bought a lot of pears for Kong Rong and his brother to eat, and asked the younger Kong Rong to choose first. As a result, Kong Rong picked the smallest pear and gave the big pear to his brother. The younger one ate the small one, and the older one ate the big one.
It seems that what my country bumpkin brother-in-law said makes sense.
But
Something seems to be wrong.
The naughty kid was stunned for a while, then he threw up his fat face and started to howl, "I don't care, I'm young anyway, you have to let me go..."
"Rui'er, the story your teacher told you about Kong Rong giving up the pears is not complete. It can be said that the story of Kong Rong giving up the pears that is circulating now is incomplete." Zhu Ping'an touched the naughty kid's chubby face, kneaded it like dough, slightly curled the corners of his lips, and revealed a confident and gentle smile.
"Why is it incomplete?!" The naughty kid slapped Zhu Ping'an's hands that were kneading dough away, and said in dissatisfaction with his neck stiff.
"Incomplete?" Little Loli Niuniu opened her mouth in surprise.
"Incomplete?" The maids Hua'er and Qin'er opened their mouths wide. The story of Kong Rong giving up his pears was widely circulated, and they had all heard of it. But when they heard Zhu Ping'an say that the stories of Kong Rong giving up his pears that were currently circulating were incomplete, they both opened their mouths wide in surprise.
Li Shu on the side looked at the few people with a smile, and then glanced at Zhu Pingan. Her pair of beautiful big eyes were unusually bright and lively.
Zhu Pingan and Li Shu looked at each other, smiled slightly, then turned to the naughty child and said seriously, "Because the complete story of Kong Rong giving away pears is like this. Kong Rong's mother bought a lot of pears for Kong Rong and his brother to eat, and asked the younger Kong Rong to choose first. As a result, Kong Rong picked the smallest pear and gave the big pear to his brother. So, Kong Rong's parents were very happy to praise Kong Rong."
"Isn't that different?" The naughty kid raised his head and looked at Zhu Ping'an. His little fat face perfectly expressed contempt, and he said with a disdainful curl of his lips.
"I haven't finished yet." Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly.
"Is there more to come?!" the naughty kid was stunned.
Zhu Pingan nodded and continued, "After Kong Rong's parents left, Kong Rong's brothers patted Kong Rong on the head and said, 'Brother, if you had done this earlier, would we have beaten you like that?!'"
"Ah?" The naughty kid was completely stunned. His little fat face looked like a bull terrier, so naive... It seemed that the story of Kong Rong giving away his pears told by his country bumpkin brother-in-law made more sense.
The little maid Hua'er was also stunned.
Qin'er and little Loli Niuniu were stunned for a moment, then they reacted and started laughing while covering their mouths.
Li Shu burst out laughing. The joke about Kong Rong giving away his pears that Zhu Ping'an told was a very common joke in modern times, but to Li Shu and the others, it was so new that it couldn't be newer. At first hearing it, it was fresh and funny.
"My uncle is so bad."
The little maid Baozi reacted belatedly to the laughter of Li Shu and the others. She looked at Zhu Ping'an with resentment and pouted her lips.