Chapter 377: Revenge
Zuo Ting and Zhao Hongxiu attended a gathering of young masters and young ladies from Luoyang's aristocratic families for the first time. Although Zuo Lengchan was a military general, he had military power, so these young masters and young ladies maintained superficial courtesy.

In addition, Zhao Hongxiu has been well-educated since childhood, and her Zuo Ting skills are unique among this group of people, giving her a sense of being both civil and military.

This made it even more unlikely for anyone to provoke them.

After swimming in the lake, Zuo Ting returned home happily and saw his father sitting in the living room with a very happy look on his face.

"Dad." Zuo Ting walked over and called respectfully.

"Yeah." Zuo Lengchan nodded and asked, "How are you getting along with Hongxiu? No one is giving you any trouble, right?"

"Very good," Zuo Ting said with a simple smile, "Hong Xiu is very considerate of me."

"That's good!"

Zuo Lengchan nodded and said, "Just now, an imperial decree came from the capital, summoning my father to the capital to serve as a councilor of the Central Military Governor's Office and a military officer of the Shenji Camp."

"Ah? The father won't be there when his son gets married?" Zuo Ting was shocked. He subconsciously thought that Old Zuo would put his career first as he did before.

"What are you thinking about!" Zuo Lengchan glared at his son and said unhappily, "I haven't even finished what I'm saying yet, why are you so anxious?"

"I'm sorry." Zuo Ting quickly bowed and apologized, looking quite polite.

Zuo Lengchan then continued, "This time, in addition to my father, the Songshan Guards will also come to the capital to expand the Beijing camp."

Zuo Ting was stunned. It seems that not only are you going alone, but you also want to take all the uncles with you, right?

However, with the lesson just now in mind, he did not speak immediately, but waited for Zuo Lengchan to finish speaking.

"So, I plan to have your uncle Gao and uncle Deng lead the Songshan Guard to the capital first, while I and the other uncles will stay in Luoyang and leave after you get married."

Zuo Ting was obviously stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his eyes involuntarily turned slightly red, and a warm feeling quietly surged into his heart.

At this time, when he grew up, he felt for the first time that he had a place in his father's heart, and he was not a dispensable person or even inferior to his disciple.

Seeing his son's useless appearance, Zuo Lengchan turned away awkwardly and continued, "I will contact you after I settle down in the capital. It's up to you to decide whether to come or not."

After saying that, Zuo Lengchan stood up and prepared to leave, as he still had to go to Luoyang Wei to hand over some work.

"Dad," Zuo Ting suddenly called out to Zuo Lengchan and said softly, "Thank you!"

The corner of Zuo Lengchan's mouth twitched slightly, and then he quickened his pace.

In mid-June, Ou Zanghua received a reply from Zuo Lengchan, which, in addition to the usual greetings, also explained his own situation.

Liu Qing sat aside, watching her husband's happy face, and asked, "Husband, what's the good news? You look so happy."

"Uncle Zuo is going to marry a daughter-in-law. He plans to go to the capital after Junior Brother Zuo gets married." Ou Zanghua put the letter aside and explained softly.

"That's indeed a good thing. Last time we got married, Uncle Zuo not only personally led us from Songshan to Hengshan County, but also gave us money as a gift. This time he is marrying his daughter-in-law, so we can't lose our manners."

Liu Qing paused and continued, "But it shouldn't be convenient for my husband to leave the capital now, right?"

Ou Zanghua nodded and said directly: "Yes, so I plan to let Da Nian go on my behalf." "Yes," Liu Qing said: "Then I will prepare some gifts and let Second Senior Brother take them."

"Thank you, Qingqing." Ou Zanghua said with a smile after hearing this.

Liu Qing was smiling, obviously in a very happy mood. Doing things within her ability made her feel that she could still help her husband.

She is seven months pregnant. Her back pain has worsened, her fatigue is more severe than before, and her legs are swollen.

In addition, the weather was getting warmer, which made her more impatient.

The key is that the feeling of fatigue increases, but because of the big belly, I can't get enough rest, and I often wake up after sleeping for a while because of discomfort.

As long as Ou Zanghua was at home, he would stay with Liu Qing, and even if she was in a bad mood, he would comfort her gently.

After Liu Qing had a tantrum, she would feel guilty and apologize. Ou Zanghua was afraid that she would be sad, so he had to comfort her again.

All of this was seen by everyone in the Ou Mansion, and gradually spread outside. The ladies in the various mansions who had experienced the pain of childbirth were all envious. Liu Qing must have accumulated eight lifetimes of good fortune to have met such a deeply affectionate man like Ou Zanghua, who took great care of her and was so thoughtful that she had never seen such a thing before.

Then, Ou Zanghua was reported by the censor. As the right vice minister of the Ministry of Rites, he did not use his talents and energy on national affairs, but only focused on his own private affairs. What use was there for such an official in the court?

When Ou Zanghua saw this memorial in the cabinet, he was shocked. Is there something wrong with this censor named Li Wenhui?
Fei Hong sat aside, smiling widely, looking particularly happy. Not only him, it was estimated that all the masters of the capital were in a very good mood today.

Putting the memorial back on the table, Ou Zanghua said seriously: "Li Yushi is truly a role model for our generation in serving the country and the people. After all, I am still a little young and need to learn a lot from him."

When Fei Hong heard this, he nodded at Ou Zanghua with a smile and said, "You, you speak as if it were true."

Ou Zanghua looked very sincere: "I am sincere and I am not lying at all."

"Don't worry about it. It's just like a dog barking." Fei Hong said, throwing the memorials into a bamboo basket on the side. Someone would take the basket of useless memorials and burn them as firewood soon.

He looked at Ou Zanghua with a serious expression: "Your Majesty has not attended court for fifty-three days. This has never happened before in the imperial court. It cannot be delayed any longer. As a close minister of Your Majesty, Jingyu should persuade him to correct his mistake."

Ou Zanghua sighed secretly, cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Fei, it's not that I don't want to, it's really that I am powerless. I have advised you many times, but Your Majesty didn't take it seriously."

"Our Majesty! Alas." Upon hearing this, Fei Hong did not mean to embarrass Ou Zanghua. He was just the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites. How could he make decisions for the Majesty?

Ou Zanghua persuaded Fei Hong a few words before leaving the cabinet.

The next day, Xie Zheng, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Rites and Ceremonies, resolutely submitted a petition to the emperor, pleading for his decision:

In view of the fact that the post of Tongpan of Duyun Prefecture in Guizhou Province is still undecided, it is an urgent need for local governance. I dare to recommend the censor Li Wenhui. With his outstanding talent and tenacious determination, he will go to Duyun to show his ambitions, which will surely benefit the local area and demonstrate the style of our Ming Dynasty officials.

The people who were laughing at the joke yesterday shut their mouths when they saw this scene. Not to mention that Duyun Prefecture of Guizhou Province was far away from the capital, the fierce local customs and the ubiquitous miasma were not something that ordinary people could endure.

Even Li Wenhui himself did not expect that the person he had scolded yesterday would respond to him today.

What made him even more upset was that the cabinet actually annotated Xie Zheng's memorial that very day and then had the eunuchs hand it over to the emperor.

When Emperor Zhengde saw this, he did not expect that there would be such a good minister under his rule who was not afraid of hardship. He could not help but praise him: "It is a blessing for the country and the people to have such a minister who is not afraid of difficulties and is determined to serve the country! I cannot let him down."

Then he ordered people to prepare for Li Wenhui's appointment as an imperial censor, so that he could achieve his ambitions in Duyun Prefecture.
(End of this chapter)