Chapter 98 Winning without a Fight
Jiang Yuzhu simply explained the whole story. After listening to it, Jiang Fulu did not blame Jiang Huaida at all. He patted his eldest son on the shoulder lovingly and said, "You are really great!"
Jiang Huaida was a little unsure. Was his father being sarcastic or praising him?
But with my little sister here, he should be safe.
Jiang Huaida had just put his heart at ease when he saw Jiang Fulu swiftly taking off his shoes and running towards him with the soles of his shoes. "Rebellious son, have you forgotten the rules of our Jiang family?"
Jiang family rules: No quarrels should last overnight.
Even if you quarrel in the middle of the night, you must resolve it before dawn, otherwise misunderstandings will affect family harmony.
"There are so many enemies outside, and now there is rebellion at home. Is this reasonable?"
Jiang Fulu chased out, slapped Jiang Huaida with the sole of his shoe, and stood there humming.
"You are a rebellious son. You are irresponsible as a man. You don't look like a Jiang family member at all!"
At least Jiang Huaida didn't inherit any of the Jiang family's ancestral tradition of being dominated by his wife.
Jiang Huaida was chased and hid behind the flowers. Seeing the sole of the shoe accurately touching his face, Jiang Huaida begged for mercy: "Dad, how could you forget that you have sweaty feet!"
He just teaches his son, but he starts fighting when they disagree with each other. Jiang Huaida is in great pain.
Thinking of being hated by the whole family, Jiang Huaida had a rebellious mentality for once, and said, "You are responsible. Didn't you also kneel on the washboard because of the young widow Tofu Xishi in the town?"
Before Jiang Fulu passed the imperial examination, the Jiang family had arranged a marriage for him with a beautiful woman whose family ran a tofu business.
Later, after graduating from high school, Jiang Fulu successfully crossed the class barrier and the marriage between the two families failed.
Several years later, Tofu Xishi became a widow and brought her son to the capital, hoping to use the little bit of affection they had in the past to find a stable support for her son.
Because of this, Jiang Fulu and Chen had a big misunderstanding.
Jiang Huaida was still young. He remembered that his mother, Chen, was asking for a divorce and his father knelt in the rain for a whole day.
Jiang Fulu couldn't save face when the past was brought up again. His anger grew. He bent down, took off his other shoe, and chased after him, saying, "You little bastard, I'm going to beat you to death today!"
The father and son were chasing each other in the back garden. Jiang Huaida hurriedly asked his younger sister for help. He looked around, but there was no trace of Jiang Yuzhu.
Under the bushes, Jiang Huaiqing watched with great interest: "Big brother just needs to be taught a lesson!"
After he finished speaking, he felt that it was not lively enough, so he released the goose in his arms and said, "Honghong, it's your turn to perform!"
Jiang Huaiqing was helping his sister-in-law educate his brother, but Honghong misunderstood and rushed towards Jiang Fulu aggressively.
"Where's the goose?"
Jiang Fulu dodged left and right, but his speed was not as fast as the goose. He had just taken two steps when he was tripped by the goose's flapping wings.
As if the big goose was not satisfied enough, it rode on Jiang Fulu's body, and the man and the goose fought fiercely.
In the end, Jiang Fulu was defeated by the big goose and sprained his waist.
The servants saw this and hurried to clean up the mess. Jiang Fulu showed a fierce look and said, "Quick, go to the kitchen, set up the iron pot, and stew the goose!"
Honghong had no idea of the fate she was about to face, and she made a goose-like cry with pride.
Jiang Huaiqing looked at this scene in shock and said frustratedly: "Little sister, I screwed up."
I swear to God, he has no intention of going against his father!
Jiang Yuzhu looked at her second brother sympathetically and said, "You're done!"
"Little sister, save me! No, save Honghong!"
Jiang Huaiqing hugged the white goose. He was already very sad that he failed to protect Dahuang and Erhuang, and he couldn't afford to lose Honghong again!
"But Dad is angry."
Jiang Yuzhu was also in a dilemma. "Fortunately, Dad only sprained his waist. He can be cured by rubbing it with medicinal wine. If the bone injury affected the Dragon Boat Race, you would be guilty of a greater sin!"
Jiang Huaiqing acted humble and pleaded, "Little sister, take Honghong to Xie's house to hide first. When dad gets better and forgets about this matter, I will take her back. How about that?"
"Oh well."
Jiang Yuzhu hesitated for a moment, thinking that Honghong was after all a gift from her to her second brother, and agreed immediately.
Morning next day.
Xiao She sat on the dragon chair with a radiant look on his face: "The Dragon Boat Race on the Dragon Boat Festival is getting closer and closer, how are you preparing, my dear ministers?"
Originally there were scattered factions in the court, but finally they officially took sides.
When Chief Minister Wei and Jiang Fulu face off, the two are evenly matched, and Xiao She's throne will be more stable. It all depends on the art of checks and balances.
Chief Minister Wei stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, I have prepared the dragon boat race team and will go to the river to practice tonight. However, I heard that Lord Jiang's practice did not seem to be going well!"
After finally gathering more than half of the staff, they were still sabotaged by Minister Lin of the Ministry of Revenue.
Being called out, Jiang Fulu cursed Wei Shoufu a hundred and twenty times in his heart. He was just thinking about how to continue the conversation and save face when Xie Zhao suddenly spoke up with a slightly raised tone, "Your Majesty, Lord Jiang's dragon boat team is ready and can compete with Wei Shoufu's men at any time."
Jiang Fulu was secretly surprised, then said with a smile: "Okay, okay."
Wei Shoufu was a little unconvinced, and his eyes were ambiguous: "When did Lord Jiang gather all the people? How come I don't know?"
Jiang Fulu seemed quite calm, he had just found out about it!
But he couldn't say that. Jiang Fulu said modestly, "Minister Wei, I have always kept a low profile. Besides, you and I are competitors. It's better not to know."
Prime Minister Wei snorted coldly. What's the point of Jiang Fulu being low-key? I'm afraid even Jiang Fulu himself doesn't believe what he said!
After the court session, Jiang Fulu said to Xie Zhao in a friendly manner: "My dear son-in-law, come to the Jiang Mansion for dinner tonight!"
The father-in-law and the son-in-law had a good drink. Thinking of Prime Minister Wei's angry face, Jiang Fulu felt happy. However, he didn't hear that any official in the capital would join his team.
"Those with lower positions have been threatened by Wei Laogou, where did Xianxu find people?"
Jiang Fulu breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the manpower was sufficient.
Xie Zhao said calmly, without taking credit for anything: "Father-in-law, I have received news that several generals from the North City Camp are returning to the capital to report on their work. They are already outside the capital and will enter the capital today."
Among the military commanders there was a good friend of Xie Zhao. When they heard about the dragon boat race, they all volunteered.
After hearing this, Jiang Fulu laughed heartily and said, "My dear son-in-law, this is all thanks to you. No matter how much Wei Laogou trains those civil servants who have been hollowed out by wine and meat, they can't beat the military generals in the north!"
Winning without fighting, so satisfying!
Jiang Fulu liked Xie Zhao very much and thought that as long as his son-in-law was on the side of the Jiang family, he would definitely be the backbone of the small group.
Facing the compliment, Xie Zhao remained calm, pursed his thin lips, and a bright look flashed across his eyes: "Father-in-law, my mother and Yuzhu went to the Huguo Temple to burn incense, how about I entertain you tonight?"
The Xie family’s kitchen hired two chefs who are good at northwestern cuisine at a high price. Jiang Fulu is from the northwest, so his taste should be better suited.
Jiang Fulu gladly accepted the invitation. Thinking of being chased by a goose yesterday, he ordered, "No problem. I want to eat a goose stewed in an iron pot today!"
Not only do you have to eat it today, you have to eat it for three days in a row to feel relieved!
"good."
Xie Zhao remembered that his wife brought back a big goose last night and kept it in the kitchen. He might as well kill it to entertain his father-in-law, and then buy another one when Yuzhu came back.
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