Chapter 17 Praise Her Dad
Chapter 17
After dealing with Ma Liu and the others, the three members of the Lu family returned to their respective courtyards. Lu Desheng needed to change out of his court robes, and Lu Songli's skirt had some rotten egg splatter on it, which also needed to be cleaned. However, the two elders told her to change and come directly to the main courtyard. After what had just happened, the two elders felt that they didn't want to be separated from their daughter for a moment.
What could Lu Songli do? She could only obey. This was such a sweet burden. And she did have something serious to discuss with her father.
When she came to the main courtyard again, her father had changed back into his casual clothes.
The family of three tacitly agreed not to mention what had just happened. They were just some clowns.
She was very curious about what kind of good results her father had achieved against the Zhao family.
When Lu Desheng proudly recounted his achievements of the morning, Lu Songli wanted to stand up and yell "666" to her father.
Although she didn't do so, Lu Songli diligently served her father tea, water and snacks, "Dad, you must be thirsty and tired after such a long morning. Come, have some water."
Lu Desheng uttered a "hmm" and took the water handed to him by his daughter and drank it happily. His daughter was more capable than before, which was good. It was not that his daughter was bad before, she was filial before, but now she was more considerate and closer to them as her parents.
"Dad, don't we have to worry about the Zhao family's counterattack?" Lu Songli asked with feigned curiosity. She asked this because she wanted to know if her family's fence was strong enough.
Lu Desheng stroked his beard proudly and said, "Don't worry, they can't do anything to me."
Jiang also smiled and said, "Your father is right. You don't have to worry. This is not the first time your father's political enemies have targeted him, but he has always gotten through it safely."
Lu Songli thought of her father's status as an orphan in the imperial court, and sighed in her heart, but with a smile on her face, she asked her father, "Does Dad have many political enemies?"
Lu Desheng touched his nose awkwardly, "It seems like it's quite a lot."
"How much is not a small amount?" Lu Songli asked persistently.
"About half a morning, right?" Lu Desheng said uncertainly.
Upon hearing this, Lu Songli gave her father a thumbs up in her heart. Her father had a great heart and was very strong.
As he spoke, Lu Desheng cast a pleading look at his wife. His daughter had always disliked his behavior of making enemies in the court. What was the meaning of bringing it up now?
Seeing her husband's pitiful appearance, Jiang's heart softened. "My daughter, it is your father's duty to supervise the officials and enforce discipline. We can't hold it against him for this. Besides, this is also a special permission granted by the emperor."
When Lu Songli heard this, she was a little amused and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She quickly said seriously, "Dad, I don't have a problem with you. I'm just worried about you."
"Need not……"
Before Lu Desheng could finish his words, he was interrupted by Lu Songli, "Dad, listen to me first. When they treated you before, weren't they constantly criticizing and belittling you in front of the emperor, wishing they could trample you into the dirt?"
Lu Desheng nodded.
"Dad, have you ever thought about what if they have new moves?"
Jiang smiled and said, "My daughter, no matter what tricks they use, they are useless. I remember your mother once asking Old Master Jiang to persuade the Emperor to depose your father. At that time, your father was only ordered to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors. After only two months, he was recalled to his post by the Emperor."
"Dad, I know conventional methods can't bring you down. But Dad and Mom, do you want to hear how I would deal with Dad if it were me?" She carefully analyzed the reasons why her father came to power and made targeted plans for it.
Lu Desheng and his wife laughed, and Jiang said, "Okay, go ahead and tell me." The two elders thought that since there was still time before dinner, they might as well listen to what she said and treat it as coaxing their daughter.
Lu Desheng pretended to listen. He had always doted on his daughter and was a person who could listen to opinions and suggestions.
Lu Songli didn't get straight to the point at the beginning, but said, "Dad, I actually admire you very much."
In the past few days, she has carefully analyzed her father.
"Let's not talk about your previous experiences. Let's start from when you were promoted by the Emperor to the Censorate. Since ancient times, every dynasty has been a society based on personal relationships. In the court, many officials value their students and old friends, and have some face with everyone. I believe the Censors in the Censorate are the same. But you, father, do the opposite. You only care about completing the task assigned by the Emperor, and no one's kindness will work with you."
Lu Songli's words brought back memories of when Lu Desheng was first promoted by the emperor. He had finally seized this opportunity, so of course he had to be loyal to the emperor. What did he care about his colleagues?
These people failed to win him over and instead kept trying to trip him up. He grew so annoyed that he resorted to verbal abuse. He was worried the emperor would be angry, but the emperor turned around and rewarded him. That's when he realized his mistake.
"Father, from that moment on, you have become a sharp sword in the hands of the emperor." Her father had a precise positioning of himself and just did it ignorantly.
Lu Desheng nodded. Although he did this subconsciously at the time, it was not until later that he had a clear understanding of this.
"Father, you're still very hardworking. Often, in order to bring someone down, you'd lock yourself in your study for days and nights, poring over the matter, then constantly revising and optimizing your impeachment notes. This kind of willpower, this kind of hard work and pursuit of excellence, is truly admirable."
Jiang: No, my girl, are you sure you are praising your father?
Lü Desheng: This sounds a bit strange. But that's not important. What's important is that his daughter is right. He is such an excellent person.
Lu Songli was indeed praising her father. Her father's job is one where he either offends people or is on the way to offend people. It is only because her father's skills in criticizing people that he avoids any mistakes.
"Father, you're very humble and willing to sacrifice your reputation. You cater to the Emperor's preferences, criticizing anyone he dislikes, and you're unwavering in your flattery." Don't ask how she knew this; the original owner had a memory of the Emperor's incognito visit to their Lu family. The other censors would surely find her father's behavior too flattering and offensive.
Her father, an orphan in the imperial court, had no political connections. Only a man like him could be his sword, right? Wouldn't he be uneasy about using him? Furthermore, her father was both capable and capable of providing high emotional value. He was so unique, how could the emperor not protect him?
Lu Desheng nodded continuously. His daughter had analyzed him very accurately. He never knew that his daughter was such a talented person. At the same time, he pondered his daughter's words in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more it seemed to be true.
He had been ignorant all along, and no one had taught him the ways of being an official. He had relied on his intuition for many things. Now, after hearing his daughter's words, Lu Desheng suddenly had an epiphany.
Speaking of this, Lu Songli couldn't help but admire her cheap father. He had grown up in a wild way, relying entirely on intuition. Yet, even so, he always took the right path. Was it luck? Or was it due to his beastly intuition? But, was it difficult to deal with someone like her father? It was difficult, but not difficult at all.
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