"What are you muttering about? I feel like you're badmouthing me,"
Just as Han Mo was mumbling to himself, Fan Zhengguo suddenly turned his head to look at Han Mo and said with a serious expression.
"Ah?"
"How could that be possible? Uncle, you must be mistaken. I only have admiration for you!"
Seeing Fan Zhengguo's serious demeanor, Han Mo suddenly felt guilty.
"Save it. Do you believe what you're saying?"
After rolling his eyes at him, Fan Zhengguo sat down again and poured himself a glass of wine.
"We're all familiar with each other, Uncle. You can't slander me out of thin air!"
"If you don't shut up, do you believe I'll slap you?"
"Cough—cough—cough—"
After clearing his throat a few times, Han Mo wisely fell silent.
"You were too reckless this time, do you know that? Although you achieved a great victory, you are still too young. From now on, it will be difficult for you to do anything in the imperial court as easily as before!"
After finishing his glass of old wine, Fan Zhengguo suddenly became serious.
"You know my situation. This incident happened suddenly, and I had no choice. If I don't show them some power, anyone might try to scheme against me in the future!"
Han Mo smiled and poured himself another glass of wine, then continued.
"What you say is true, but you must be careful in everything you do from now on! Speaking of which, you are truly a prodigy. Sometimes I really want to pry open your head and see what's inside!"
After looking at Han Mo deeply, Fan Zhengguo said earnestly.
"What else could it be? Of course, it's the same as yours!"
"Stop flattering me. If I had your versatility and quick thinking, I would have already attained the rank of a first-rank official!"
Although he knew that the other party was flattering him to make him happy, Fan Zhengguo still said with a smile.
"It's not too late for you to become a first-rank official now, Uncle. As long as you keep a close eye on Wang Fu, you should be promoted after the New Year!"
"Are you really going to break ties with him completely?"
Whether he could become a first-rank official or get promoted and make a fortune was not something that concerned Fan Zhengguo. After all, he was used to a leisurely life and was not interested in officialdom.
If it weren't for helping Han Mo secure his current position, he wouldn't even want this current official post.
Compared to what he would gain in the end, he was more concerned about whether Han Mo would be in any danger.
"He ran headfirst into this himself. I'm thinking we should take this opportunity to deal him a heavy blow. What do you think?"
Han Mo smiled and reached out to pour Fan Zhengguo another glass of wine.
"Wang Fu's influence is deeply entrenched. He has been in power for so many years, and it won't be easy to uproot him. I think you should plan this carefully. If you act too hastily and push him to the brink, it might end up with both of you perishing together..."
Fan Zhengguo preferred to maintain the status quo rather than get rid of Wang Fu.
"It's indeed not easy to get rid of him with my own strength, but isn't there Cai Jing? The Cai family has shed so much blood this time. If he doesn't get some returns, even I will look down on him!"
Although Wang Fu would also suffer greatly this time, from the Cai family's perspective, the price Wang Fu paid had not yet reached their expectations.
"What are you planning to do? Tell me about it!"
Seeing his confident expression, Fan Zhengguo pondered for a moment and then asked again.
"This is a plan I wrote earlier. You can take a look before you speak!"
Upon hearing Fan Zhengguo's question, Han Mo got up and took out a small booklet from his personal pocket, handing it to Fan Zhengguo.
Fan Zhengguo did not refuse. He took the booklet and immediately brought it close to the oil lamp to read it carefully. However, although the booklet was less than a thousand characters long, it made him, the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, break out in a cold sweat.
"You fellow..."
After reading the contents of the booklet, Fan Zhengguo didn't know what to say to this young man.
At this moment, he was truly fortunate that this young man still had a benevolent heart. If he were to go astray, the officialdom of the Great Song would likely be thrown into turmoil again...
"Uncle, what do you think?"
"I think I should stay away from you from now on. Otherwise, I might be sold by you someday and still be counting money for you!"
After blowing his beard, Fan Zhengguo said indignantly.
"Uncle, you can't say that! How can you be compared to him?"
"Stop it. Remember this, if you dare to do anything that angers heaven and people in this life, be careful that this old man will give you a good slap!"
Fan Zhengguo pointed at Han Mo and threatened him.
Although he knew that his threat was practically useless, he couldn't help but want to remind Han Mo.
"Uncle, don't worry. After all, I am also a descendant of the Han family. With the sages of the past, how could I dare to make mistakes!"
"Alright, alright. You should just burn this thing. Pretend that I've never seen it and never knew it existed..."
Fan Zhengguo understood that when dealing with someone like Wang Fu, no method was too despicable, as he was a true traitor who deserved to be executed by everyone!
As long as he could be eliminated, it would be worth paying some price!
However, the plan that Han Mo came up with made him feel a chill down his spine.
If this were used against him, he probably wouldn't even last the second round before being kicked out of Bianliang City...
"Uncle, this is just a temporary solution. Opportunity is rare, and I promise I will never use such methods against gentlemen in my life!"
Han Mo knew what he was worried about. He put away the small booklet, stood up, and clasped his hands respectfully towards Fan Zhengguo.
"Alright, alright. I was just saying that casually. You are a good child, I know that!"
Fan Zhengguo patted Han Mo's shoulder and suddenly lost the mood to talk.