Su Che was really unlucky. After being scolded by Zhang Dun, he was scolded again by Ning Fu.

And judging from Zhang Dun's appearance, he was determined not to forgive their brothers, so Su Che could only retreat sadly.

In contrast, after Zhang Dun was retorted by Ning Fu, he was only embarrassed for a moment, and then returned to normal, without even the slightest impact on his appetite.

All four dishes were eaten in one go, especially the braised pork dish. He was not tired of it and his mouth was full of oil.

When Zhang Dun put down his chopsticks after finishing his meal, he saw him waving to Ning Fu.

"My father-in-law, do you want to pay?" Ning Fu stepped forward and asked.

"It's not surprising that you know my identity. Why do you know Su Che's identity?"

Zhang Dun asked Ning Fu with great interest. Ning Fu was anxious to explain that the braised pork was not Dongpo pork, and he obviously knew Su Che's identity.

"Not many people have both brothers serving as officials in the court, so it's not difficult to guess." Ning Fu told the truth.

"You should be very aware of the grudges between me and the Su brothers, right?" Zhang Dun asked again.

"I do know something about the struggle between the old and new parties." Ning Fu nodded.

"The struggle between the old and new parties!" Zhang Dun curled his lips and smiled, then asked again, "What do you think about the struggle between the parties?"

"This... kid doesn't know!"

Ning Fu hesitated for a moment and immediately shook his head. He was just a small businessman running a catering business. When had it been his turn to discuss government affairs?

"If you don't tell me, I won't give you the money!" Zhang Dun said half-jokingly.

"I'll treat you to this meal, and Mr. Zhang will please come back!" Ning Fu was determined not to say anything.

However, Zhang Dun heard the thorn in Ning Fu's words. He used to call himself "old father-in-law", but now he changed his name to Zhang Gong. It was obviously a satire that as a prime minister, he had the nerve to refuse to pay?

"Boy, if you don't tell me, believe it or not, I will have your place sealed!" Zhang Dun said a little annoyed.

"My father-in-law is not this kind of person!" Ning Fu immediately surrendered.

"I'm known for retribution. Are you sure you want to take a gamble?" Zhang Dun stared at Ning Fu with a burning gaze.

Ning Fu didn't dare to gamble, and at the same time, Zhang Dun aroused unknown anger: I have worked so hard to open a restaurant to make a living, what has happened to you?

"Do you want to hear the truth, a lie, or a half-truth?"

Ning Fu was silent for a moment and finally spoke.

"lie!"

As expected, Zhang Dun did not take the ordinary path. Most people choose to listen to the truth first.

"The New Deal is deeply popular among the people, and people all over the world are eagerly anticipating it. For the sake of its own selfish interests, the old party obstructs the implementation of the New Deal, which is a heinous crime!"

This is for the new party.

Zhang Dun was silent when he heard this. Although he was from the New Party, he also knew that the New Deal encountered great resistance when it was implemented, and even many people were very opposed to it, so the old Party's opposition to them was not unreasonable.

After a while, Zhang Dun asked again: "What about half-truths and half-falsehoods?"

"The new party and the old party only have different political views, but they are both loyal to the emperor and love the people. It would be better for the two parties to sit down and have a good discussion, and we will definitely be able to find a compromise."

This is a harmonious argument, and neither party is offended.

Of course, if both parties are too harsh and neither party is offended, then both parties may be offended.

Zhang Dun was silent again for a moment. Both the new party and the old party have complex members. There are all kinds of people. Some people are indeed passionate and seek ways to save the country and the people, while others use party strife to suppress dissidents and make profits for themselves. These chapters

Dun knows better than anyone else.

"What about the truth?"

Zhang Dun slowly exhaled and then asked again.

This time Ning Fu did not answer immediately, but remained silent for a long time.

In the end, Ning Fu gritted his teeth, raised his head and looked directly into Zhang Dun's eyes and said: "The Western Xia Dynasty is not destroyed, and the Yan Yun is difficult to control. They are fighting endlessly for a small profit. Ning is ashamed to be associated with them!"

"Hahahaha~"

Unexpectedly, when Zhang Dun heard this, he pointed at Ning Fu and laughed non-stop. In the end, he even burst into tears.

Zhang Dun finally stopped laughing, then he slapped the table and stood up and said to Ning Fu: "Young man is strong and unruly. He takes wings from a tiger and flies in the sun. Farewell!"

After Zhang Dun finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the store, leaving Ning Fu with a surprised look on his face.

But Ning Fu suddenly thought of something, and immediately chased him to the store door and shouted: "You haven't paid yet!"

"Together tomorrow!"

Zhang Dun, who was in front of him, didn't look back and got on his carriage after finishing speaking.

"tomorrow."

Ning Fu felt relieved, he had indeed made the right bet.

What Ning Fu said in the end was indeed the truth, but there are many kinds of truths. Some people like to hear some truths, and some people don't like to hear them.

Ning Fu just picked some truths that Zhang Dun liked to hear.

Throughout the period of Zhang Dun's monopoly of power, the entire Northern Song Dynasty was in a trend of outward expansion.

Attack and destroy Tubo, open up the southwest, and most importantly, attack Xixia, and even once pushed Xixia to the edge of annihilation.

Xixia was a vicious dog raised by the Liao Kingdom in order to continue to bleed the Song Dynasty. Zhang Dun wanted to destroy Xixia, but his original intention was to directly target the Liao Kingdom, and even regain Yanyun, so as to solve the strategic advantage of the Liao Kingdom over the Song Dynasty.

the ultimate goal.

It was precisely because of knowing the above that Ning Fu said, "It is difficult for Yan Yun to conquer Xixia before it is destroyed."

Zhang Dun used two lines from Wang Anshi's poem to evaluate Ning Fu, saying that he had a youthful spirit.

But in fact, Zhang Dun himself was not a young man. When he and his nephew took part in the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination, just because his nephew ranked higher than him, he refused to accept the imperial examination. Three years later, he took the imperial examination again and passed the fifth place in the examination.

Famous talents become officials.

Therefore, Zhang Dun's evaluation of Ning Fu was not disparaging, but rather admiring.

At night, Ning Fu lay on the bed and thought about what happened today.

Finally, on a sudden impulse, I turned over and took out the iron box under the bed.

Open the box and take out the Restoration Notes inside.

Turning to the blank page at the back, Ning Fu prepared his pen and ink, pondered for a moment and then wrote:

Today, Zhang Dun’s favorability level is 1.

Arabic numerals are more convenient to use!

…………

The New Year is coming soon, Ning Fu and Liu Qingxin are having breakfast and discussing what they need to buy for the New Year.

At this moment, a rapid knock on the door was suddenly heard.

Ning Fu opened the store door and saw Liu Zheng rushing in with an anxious look on his face.

"Both Zhang Gong and Su Gong came to your place yesterday?" Liu Zheng asked eagerly.

"Yes!" Ning Fu nodded.

"Did you scold them?" Liu Zheng asked anxiously again.

"How dare I scold them? It's just a small misunderstanding." Ning Fu explained.

"Small misunderstanding? Now it has spread throughout the court. The two husbands were scolded by a young man who owns a restaurant and were speechless!"

Liu Zheng's eyes turned red when he spoke. He originally thought that although his daughter's marriage to Ning Fu was a helpless move, it would at least ensure a safe life. But now it seems that Ning Fu seems to be more deceitful than the Cai family.

"Who spread these rumors?"

Ning Fu was speechless. Even if he was given ten courages, he would not dare to scold two prime ministers!

"what is going on?"

Liu Zheng was furious. When he learned about this, he immediately guessed that it was Ning Fu and ran over in a hurry.

"Father, what's wrong with you?" Liu Qingxin also came from behind and asked.

"It's okay, just a small misunderstanding!" Ning Fu turned around and said to Liu Qingxin, and then pulled Liu Zheng to sit down, "Don't worry, that's what happened..."

Ning Fu told what happened yesterday in detail.

Not only Liu Zheng was stunned when he heard this, Liu Qingxin also didn't know that such a big thing happened at home yesterday.

"You are so bold, you actually let Mr. Zhang eat Dongpo meat, in front of Mr. Su!"

Liu Zheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Fortunately, neither Zhang nor Dun blamed Ning Fu, otherwise he would also be implicated.

"That's braised pork, not Dongpo pork!"

Ning Fuqiang explained that although the two dishes are very similar, the cooking methods are completely different.

"That's not right. You said that only the three of you were present yesterday. How did this matter get out?"

Liu Zheng suddenly reacted, stood up again and said.
To be continued...