They all say I'm a tyrant

Although Lin Ce tried his best to reduce the influence, the news of the cancellation of Princess Lechang's marriage with You Jia finally spread in the court, causing an uproar as expected.Before You Yan handed in the military talisman without warning, many people regarded it as a means of retreating to advance, and believed that he wanted to use this to show weakness to Lin Ce, so as to obtain the envied marriage for his nephew. As for military power, etc. When the war resumes, there is always the possibility of returning.

But now, the marriage died suddenly, and those preconceived people immediately thought that You Yan had lost his wife and lost his army this time. It was Lin Ce who went against the routine, and first exchanged the marriage for Youjia, and took back the military amulet without bloodshed, and then found an excuse to cancel the marriage, making Youjia who had no military power suffer.

All of a sudden, the courtiers began to speculate whether this was a signal.

Four years after he ascended the throne, although Emperor Longhe had gained great power, he was inevitably influenced by such aristocratic families as Youjia in some incidents. When he first succeeded to the throne, in order to maintain his rule, he needed to rely on these aristocratic families. Now the world is peaceful. , the country is rich and the people are safe, and Emperor Longhe turned his eyes back to the court, these aristocratic families seemed a bit of an eyesore, and it was expected to want to do something to Youjia to defend his emperor's dignity.

There are also some well-informed people who have heard a little about the relationship between You Yan and Lin Ce, and they all feel that this is also a symbol of the breakdown of their relationship. After all, the You family has been able to go all the way to today, and the remaining shadow of their ancestors is not as great as others think. There are many, and it is because You Yan alone has a high position in the court with his illustrious military exploits, and Lin Ce deliberately indulges him and the You family behind him, and the harem has been vacant for many years because of this person.But now, in less than a month, Lin Ce suddenly took back the military power in You Yan's hands, followed by arbitrarily choosing a concubine, and then ended the marriage contract between Princess Lechang and You Jia.

Since ancient times, the king's heart has been unpredictable.Thinking that Youjia was so powerful back then, it only took a few years for the emperor's favor to turn from prosperity to decline.

Some people also felt that Lin Ce, as a generation of monarch, would not really fall in love with a man even if it was for the sake of the country and the succession of future generations.At that time, the sons of the former emperor seized the throne, the king of Han was in decline, and behind You Yan was the whole You family. In order to gain support, Lin Ce endured humiliation and made friends with You Yan.Up to now, he has grown wings and no longer needs You Yan's support, so why would he be desperate for a man?

It is hard to find the affection that must be Qingqing in ordinary people, let alone this most ruthless emperor's family?

Rumors and rumors spread in the court have been irresistible, no matter what the idea is, in the end everyone agrees on one thing, that is, Youjia is about to fall.Naturally, they did not escape the eyes and ears of the two well-informed parties, but this time, no matter whether it was Lin Ce or You Yan, they seemed to be unaware of it and stood still.

Lin Ce was busy with state affairs and had no time to pay attention to them. Although You Yan was unemployed, he never took such matters to heart. Occasionally, he would even find it funny when he heard them.

For example, at this moment, he was leaning on the soft bed of Changle Palace, holding a few pieces of paper and looking excitedly, and occasionally reached out to take a sip of the hot tea next to him.

The heat is gradually receding, autumn is approaching, and the weather is gradually getting cooler. Since returning from the northwest that day, You Yan has been afraid of the cold, so even if he is indoors, he still wears a fur coat and covers him with a tiger skin blanket. on the knees.If it hadn't been for him to refuse in every possible way, Lin Ce would have planned to light a charcoal basin next to Ruantao, for fear that You Yan would catch a cold.

Lin Ce was so careful that You Yan couldn't laugh or cry. He repeatedly stated that it was early autumn and the weather was just cooler, so there was no need for it, so Lin Ce asked people to move the charcoal basin out suspiciously, only to let people go to the place that shouldn't have appeared at all. A lot of quilts were piled up on the soft bed, and then I went back to the book case and started to deal with the government affairs.

Although he didn't mention it, You Yan could still tell that when Lin Ce was enjoying this kind of time, he had to ask someone to place a soft house in Changle Palace that day, and he had the same idea.

Lin Ce is a diligent person, and never rests in the study, but You Yan is a master who can lie down and never sit. If you make a soft bed, you can justifiably leave You Yan in the court when dealing with government affairs. Beside him, even for a whole morning, the two of them could not speak a few words, but as long as he raised his head and saw that person in front of his eyes, he would feel at ease from the bottom of his heart.

You Yan naturally knows what he thinks, so even if he is not as comfortable in the palace as in the mansion, even if he knows that the two may not have much time to spend together, he will often come into the palace to accompany Lin Ce silently.

Lin Ce finished approving a large stack of memorials, looked up and saw You Yan was still reading those papers with great interest, and a little curiosity arose: "What was written on it? So happy?"

You Yan looked up at him, and waved with a smile: "If you're so interested, why don't you come and see for yourself."

Lin Ce stared at his face and frowned slightly, then dropped the pen in his hand the next moment, got up and walked to the front of the collapse.You Yan moved in and let Lin Ce sit next to him, and passed the paper in his hand: "Here you are."

Lin Ce carried the thin sheets of paper, first lowered his head and kissed You Yan's lips, and then slowly read.You Yan tilted his head and let himself lean on his shoulder, picked up his own teacup and gave Lin Ce a half cup of tea: "Diligently, I don't even remember to drink my saliva, I always need someone to remind me."

Lin Ce looked at him distractedly from the paper, with a smile on his lips: "Otherwise, why would you feed me with your own hands." After speaking, he shook the paper in his hand, "What are these things?"

"I was the one who sorted out the rumors in the capital. It looks quite exciting. Some people think that His Majesty is ruthless and ruthless. Some people think that I have reaped the consequences of wandering around. By the way, there is still here," You Yan stretched out his hand and clicked on a certain piece of paper, "There are people here who say that you had to commit yourself to me out of self-protection back then, and you were actually extremely wronged in your heart, and you wished you could peel me off to get rid of this hatred."

Lin Ce's expression darkened immediately when he heard the words "skinning and cramps", and he threw away the paper in his hand: "It's fine to talk nonsense all day long, but now I even say such things, I really want to Look, who wants to be skinned so badly?"

You Yan touched Lin Ce's heart soothingly: "It's just some rumors, so what if you let them talk, I think it's very interesting, some of them are actually wronged when they are officials in the court, how about Going to open a teahouse and go to storytelling every day will definitely attract a large number of listeners, and this is really benefiting the people."

After Lin Ce heard what he said, the resentment in his heart dissipated a lot, and he shook his head helplessly: "No matter what others say, you don't care about it," he said, holding You Yan's hand in his palm, and interlaced his fingers Tangled together, sighed softly, "I don't know what can make you care."

"You!" You Yan laughed, he moved, and simply leaned his head on the place where Lin Ce's heart had just been touched by himself, listening to the strong heartbeat coming from inside, "The only thing I care about is you .”

You Yan is always like this, he never feels shy when he says such words, and he can't help but wonder if his intention is so frankly.Lin Ce lowered his head and pressed a kiss on his face: "You have worked so hard to let Tao Jiang cultivate such a team of hidden guards, and let them investigate this for you, isn't it a bit too talented?"

You Yan yawned lazily: "People like me who have nothing to do all day and can only lie here and watch His Majesty approve the memorials naturally have nothing important to do, but Your Majesty is different. Jiang explained it, what's the use of you just tell Tao Jiang, he is your man, are you afraid that he won't respect your life?"

"Before going to the northwest, Tao Jiang was indeed one of my people. After going to the northwest, I am afraid that you are the only general in his eyes. Otherwise, he would not let go of the position of the leader of the forbidden army, but stayed in the army." Lin Ce said While talking, he casually played with You Yan's fingers, "Since I'm already yours, why should I interfere."

You Yan looked up at him: "I don't know why, but I always feel sour in His Majesty's tone. Is it because I took away your most loyal and reliable bodyguard back then?"

"The sourness may be there, but who is it aimed at, don't you know?"

You Yan raised his other free hand, and pointed Lin Ce's face with his finger: "If Tao Jiang knew that you were sour because of him, he might be too scared to go back to the capital again." You Yan turned over, He simply lay on Lin Ce's lap, "Everyone in that hidden guard has followed me through life and death, and everyone is extremely reliable. The reason why I set up such a dark guard was originally for you. There are always some things that cannot be justified Guangming should go to investigate, it should be done, and it is most appropriate for them to come forward at this time. Now that they have taken shape, it should be handed over to you."

Lin Ce lowered his eyes and looked at You Yan's face intently: "Now that Chi Che and the others are here, there is nothing to do. Why don't you continue to keep it for me, and when I need it, I will naturally ask you for it, how about it?"

You Yan lazily responded, and the mention of Chi Che's name made him think of another thing: "You said earlier that Chi Che would go to check on the sweetheart of Princess Lechang, do you have a clue?"

Lin Ce frowned and shook his head: "In the past two years, Xiumei has never left the imperial city, and no foreign officials have had private contact with her when they entered the palace. There is no sign, and there is no trace at all."

"If it's not a foreign official, it can only be a person in the imperial city," You Yan thought in his heart, "This person probably has a low status and status, and is not worthy of the princess' honor, so the princess will not be here now. His identity was revealed. Presumably at the beginning, even she herself didn't think there was a possibility for the two of them, so she didn't come out to refute it when you offered the marriage."

You Yan yawned while talking: "I don't know what happened later, which made the princess finally muster up the courage to speak. But I think, since the princess doesn't say anything, there is no need to pursue it, it's just for people to watch Don't let her be deceived. As for whether that man is a good man, we have to wait until when he dares to stand up and ask you to marry the princess."

Lin Ce sighed lowly: "Although Xiumei is gentle and docile on weekdays, she has her own ideas. If that person is really worthy of entrustment, I, as an older brother, don't want to interfere too much. But if you even ask me If you don’t have the courage to be honest, it’s not worth mentioning.”

"You understand this truth, and the princess naturally knows it too. Maybe she is also waiting. Just wait and see her reaction." I don't know if it was because the wrapping was too warm, but You Yan fell asleep unknowingly : "I was taken into the palace early in the morning, and I am very sleepy now." He turned sideways and put his arm around Lin Ce's waist, "I want to sleep for a while, you stay with me."

"Okay, I'll be with you all the time." Lin Ce pulled the tiger skin blanket over, wrapped You Yan tightly, lowered his head and kissed his hair almost reverently, listening to the man's gradually calm breathing, couldn't help it. Zhu said softly, "I wish I could be by your side day and night, but I'm afraid that one day you suddenly realize that you don't need it at all."

You Yan slept very soundly this time, Changle Palace is always very quiet, and there is a pleasant smell of ambergris in his breath, which is similar to Lin Ce's smell, which always makes people feel at ease.

It was already dark when You Yan woke up, he moved only to realize that he was still pillowed on Lin Ce's lap, Lin Ce had hugged his memorials to the soft bed at some point, and was looking through them carefully by the candlelight .Probably because he was afraid that the candlelight would dazzle You Yan's eyes, he turned his upper body sideways, covering most of the light.

With the remaining dim light, You Yan looked intently at Lin Ce's side face, and saw that he frowned and eased his brows at times because of the content of the memorial.You Yan couldn't help but raised his lips, and for the first time in his life, he felt an urge to stop time, so he just lay in this man's arms, watching him motionless, until eternity.

"Are you awake?" Lin Ce closed the memorial in his hand, and finally sat upright.

"Huh?" You Yan blinked, "Didn't you concentrate on government affairs? I didn't move, how did you know I was awake?"

"Your breathing rate is different when you are asleep and when you are awake," Lin Ce touched his face, "I asked Gao Yong to bring in dinner."

You Yan yawned, and finally sat up reluctantly, but the smell of Lin Ce still remained on his body, which made him feel in a good mood, and he stretched his waist: "When I woke up, it was dark again. I was really too lazy for a while."

"It doesn't matter if you are lazy, I'm afraid you will feel bored after a long time like this." Lin Ce thought for a while, "There is nothing else to do right now, and it will be the death day of the father in a few days, and I will go to the imperial mausoleum Sacrifice, I happen to be going to live in the palace for a few days, and go hunting in the paddock by the way."

You Yan thought for a while, estimated the date, and nodded: "Just in time."

"What's in time?" Lin Ce wondered.

"Li Bu Li Shangshu's birthday is coming soon, every year at this time he will set up a vegetarian restaurant in the mansion to entertain his colleagues who come to celebrate their birthdays, and at the same time, he will give porridge outside the North City Gate to help the people." You Yan curled the corners of his lips, "I've already sent someone to send a greeting card for my father. When the time comes, I will accompany his old man to come to Li Shangshu's birthday."

"Li Bu..." Mentioning Li Bu, Lin Ce's face was not very good-looking. He naturally received the list that You Yan received. It is self-evident that Li Bu was so active in choosing a concubine that day , It’s just that after all, there is the illusion of embellishing the pen. Because of Lin Ce, the people on the list who participated in the selection of concubines did not succeed.More importantly, both Lin Ce and You Yan believe that this trend is definitely not just caused by the selection of concubines. They don't know how many people have had transactions and collusion with Li Bu before. Without a thorough investigation, no one can predict whether there will be hidden dangers for the Southern Wei Dynasty.

Therefore, Lin Ce swallowed his anger after all, and while sending people to investigate secretly, he still had to pretend that nothing happened in the court.

"Over the years, I have always underestimated him. I only thought he was a veteran of the late emperor, so even though I was stubborn, I didn't care about him for the sake of the late emperor, but I didn't expect Master Li to do it in secret. There are so many things." Lin Ce said, "However, since there are traces to follow in everything, the truth will surely come to light, and it won't be long before I will take off his mask of a brawny minister and have a good calculation with him. Calculate the accounts of these years."

You Yan patted his hand lightly: "Maybe when I come back from Li Bu's birthday banquet, this matter will be clear. However, Mr. Li is also very stingy. It doesn't matter if the official is clean and honest, although he is receiving a large amount of retouching fees, but a birthday banquet is vegetarian, I don't know if my father will turn his face when he goes there."

Talking about You Yan's more maverick father, Lin Ce, couldn't help laughing. Yue Zhan, the Duke of Yue, prefers Laozhuang and Zhuangzi, and he admires freedom and freedom most.You Yan's xinxing has grown to this day because he has been influenced by You Zhan invisibly.

He and You Yan have not received any opposition or pressure from the You family so far, not only because one of them is the actual head of the You family, and the other is the supreme being in the world, but also because You Zhan, the father, has nothing to do with this. Naturally, no one in Youjia is qualified to comment on his opinion.

It is also for this reason that Lin Ce respects You Zhan very much, and also gives him a lot of convenience above the court, allowing him to do as he pleases.

"Duke Yue actually agreed to go to Li Bu's birthday?" Lin Ce couldn't help asking, "If I remember correctly, he should have never looked down on Li Bu's stubbornness, and he didn't even have a word with him. I feel like I'm wasting my time."

"So I sent a greeting card for him," You Yan said casually, "I will personally notify the old man before I leave the house that day."

"He might not agree by then, right?"

"Then I will go to the garden every day to help the old man feed the fish and water the flowers." You Yan couldn't help being a little puzzled when he mentioned this, "Actually, I intended to share his worries for the old man, but for some reason he always acted like I wanted to poison him. The way his baby looks."

Lin Ce couldn't laugh or cry: "It's up to you to mess with the things in the imperial garden, so don't mess with the old man for nothing."

***

On the tenth day of the eighth lunar month in the Southern Wei Dynasty, the white dew had passed and the weather was getting cooler. It was the birthday of Li Bu, the Minister of the Dynasty.

You Yan woke up early, which surprised Rui Yun: "My lord, why did you wake up so early today?"

"Who knows if daddy and his old man will go out early in the morning on a whim." You Yan let Ruiyun take care of himself to freshen up, and when Ruiyun picked up the bone hairpin as usual, he suddenly said, "I don't bring that today, The bone hairpin was carved by Huaicheng himself, I always take it with me when I am in a happy mood, if I go to celebrate Li Bu's birthday, he is not worthy."

"Then..." Ruiyun was in a difficult situation for a while, rummaged for a long time, and finally chose the jade hairpin that You Li gave a few days ago, which made You Yan even more handsome and beautiful.

You Yan changed his robes and ordered Ruiyun to prepare the carriage, while he went straight to the main courtyard and stopped You Zhan who was about to go out.

You Zhan was also very surprised when he saw his youngest son: "Did you change your sex today? You came to greet me early in the morning?"

You Yandao: "I found out about a particularly interesting place yesterday, and I knew you would be interested, so I woke up early in the morning just to take you there."

"What's a good place to go?" You Zhan was skeptical, but still a little interested.Between the two sons, the eldest son is mature and prudent but weak and sick. Most of the time he recuperates in the house and does not spend much time with each other, while the youngest son You Yan was born in the world, but there are many similarities between father and son, but the relationship between father and son is deeper a bit.

Seeing that You Zhan was interested, You Yan immediately stepped forward to hold his arm: "I have ordered people to prepare the carriage, and I am going out now, if I go late, I will not be able to make it in time."

Seeing You Yan's mysterious face, You Zhan was even more curious, and You Yan pulled him out of the house and boarded the carriage.

The carriage swayed all the way, and You Zhan lifted the curtain and looked out suspiciously. To his surprise, although it was still early, there seemed to be a lot of people on the street, especially all the way near the north gate, almost human voices Buoyed.You Zhan couldn't help turning his head to look at You Yan beside him: "What day is it today, why are there so many people on the street, and they are going to the same place with us?"

You Yanwu stood still, unaffected by outside influences: "When you get to the place, you will know."

It didn't take long before the words were finished, the carriage finally stopped, and the coachman's voice came in: "My lord, we are here."

You Zhan lifted the curtain of the car, took a look outside, and found a shed not far away at the base of the city wall, surrounded by a large group of people, and people kept coming from all directions in the city, converging there.

"That is, someone is giving out porridge?" You Zhan frowned, "You coaxed me here early in the morning?"

"Of course I didn't come here," You Yan smiled, "It's just that I woke up too early and didn't have breakfast today when I was halfway through the journey." Then, he glanced at the coachman, "Excuse me Help me and my dad make a bowl of porridge."

The coachman immediately understood: "My lord, wait a moment."

You Zhan really couldn't figure out what tricks You Yan was up to, so he had to be patient and followed You Yan to wait for the coachman to come back.

Fortunately, the coachman has been working in You Mansion for a long time, he handles things properly, he is quick in his hands and feet, and after a while he really came back with a bowl of porridge, and also two steamed buns of white flour.You Yan took the porridge bowl and handed it to You Zhan first: "Father, you should be thirsty too, why don't you have some porridge first."

Now that he really gave up the porridge and came back, You Zhan didn't refuse. He took a big sip after taking the bowl, and then sighed: "This family is indeed a good family. Although it is the porridge that was given away, it is not stingy, but it is used well. rice."

You Yan smiled without saying a word, handed him a steamed bun, and ate another steamed bun by himself.The father and son were relatively silent for a while, not caring about their identities at all, and ate a meal of porridge and rice in the carriage early in the morning.

After eating breakfast, You Yan was obviously refreshed, he waved to the coachman and told him to continue on his way.

The carriage didn't go out of the city, went around in the city, and finally stopped in front of a mansion, You Yan lifted the curtain and got off the carriage, and then said to You Zhan who was sleepy inside the carriage: "Father, we are here. "

You Zhan stretched his waist, and got out of the carriage, looking at the plaque at the gate of the house, his face immediately changed: "Is this the place you said?"

"Exactly." You Yan said with a smile on his face, "Today is Li Shangshu's birthday, I sent a greeting card in your name early on, and today I made a special trip to accompany you here to celebrate Li Shangshu's birthday."

"I have no friendship with that Li Bu, who wants to celebrate his birthday." You Zhan said, walking towards the carriage again, but You Yan grabbed his arm from behind, "You just ate the porridge and rice from Li's house, go It's only natural to pay homage to the Patriarch, right?"

You Zhan turned his head and stared at You Yan: "It was the porridge and rice from Li's house just now?"

You Yan spread his hands: "That's right." He glanced at Li's house, "Of course, if you don't plan to admit it, I can't help it, but if I go to celebrate my birthday alone, I won't be in a good mood, and I won't be in a good mood if I go back to the house at night. I can only ask Shuwen to accompany me to the garden and get drunk."

You Zhan: "..."

Rebel.

But after all, he had nothing to do with this "rebellious son", so he had to shake off You Yan's arm and straighten his robe: "I am too lazy to deal with people like Li Bu, but I rushed here to celebrate my birthday, it must be for today's Your Majesty, I don't know what the plan is, tell me, what do you want me to do after entering?"

You Yan supported his arm and walked in: "Actually, there is nothing you need to do. Of course I have a reason to come. But Mr. Li, he probably doesn't like me very much. My sudden birthday greetings will definitely cause trouble. He doubts it, but it would be different if he came with you, after all, you old man has never done things in an orderly manner."

As soon as the father and son walked to the gate of the mansion, someone greeted them immediately. You Yan only took one look and recognized that this person was Li Bu's son-in-law, Deng Lian, a doctor of Chaosan.

Deng Lian naturally recognized the father and son, and bowed his hands to salute: "It turns out that they are the Duke of Yue and the General. A few days ago, Father-in-law was extremely surprised when he received the greeting card from your mansion, and he still didn't quite believe it when he got up this morning. If you can really come here, he must be very happy to see you two later."

"Lord Deng, you are polite." You Yan understood his father's character best, and took the initiative to speak, "Master Shangshu is an upright official, and he has worked hard for me in the Southern Wei Dynasty. Since it is my birthday, my father and son should come and visit."

You Zhan turned his head slightly to look at You Yan, then turned to Deng Lian and said, "Where is Li Shangshu?"

Deng Lian took a step back, and made a gesture to guide the two of them to go in: "Because today is his old man's [-]th birthday, so many colleagues came from the court, and Yuezhang couldn't walk away, so he sent me out. Greeting guests, I have neglected the two of you, I hope you will forgive me."

"Master Deng, what are you talking about?" You Yan smiled decently, "You and I are officials in the same dynasty, and since we are colleagues, why should you be so polite?"

Although Deng Lian had a father-in-law who was the Minister of the Dynasty, he was only a literary official from the fifth rank. According to Li Bu's upright impression in the court, he would never give this son-in-law any care.Therefore, Deng Lian had never had the opportunity to have direct contact with You Yan. At this moment, You Yan's attitude made him suspicious of the rumors.

You Yan didn't care about the turmoil in Deng Lian's heart at the moment, he supported You Zhan and walked all the way to the main hall of Li's mansion, while looking around the whole mansion.

Li Bu is really worthy of his image of being an upright and honest official.There are dozens of servants in the entire Li Mansion, but the whole house is less than half the size of You Mansion. The house looks very old, and the decoration inside the mansion is also very simple. The servants who pass by occasionally wear very simple clothes. You Yan even saw that one of them had a patch on his robe.

If he hadn't known the inside story in advance, seeing this scene, even if he hated Li Bu before, he might have developed a good impression of him.

You Yan curled his lower lip, but everything is too much, even if Li Bu wants to show that he is an upright official, at least his salary is enough to support this big family, isn't this level too exaggerated?

Deng Lian kept walking one step behind You Yan, just caught his smile in his eyes: "My father-in-law advocates frugality, so this mansion is a bit shabby, the general laughed at him."

"Mr. Deng's words made me deeply disturbed. I should advocate frugality, and I should follow Lord Shang Shu, so how dare I be arrogant." You Yan said, "I just happened to think of something, but it was inappropriate to laugh. "

Deng Lian hurriedly waved his hands: "No, I misunderstood."

You Zhan really couldn't listen anymore, couldn't help coughing a few times, turned his head just to see the plaque in the main hall, and said: "Since we have arrived, we will go in by ourselves. Don't you still want to welcome guests, the younger generation, don't worry about it because of me People made mistakes."

Deng Lian bowed to the two of them again: "Then I will go back. There are many people in the mansion today, and there are many neglects. I hope you will forgive me."

You Zhan waved his hand indifferently, watched Deng Lian walk away slowly, then turned his head to look at You Yan: "Just now I wanted to ask you, since you are here to celebrate your birthday, why didn't you even bring a congratulatory gift?"

You Yan had a meaningful smile on his face: "Because Li Shangshu doesn't like these things the most, every year when he celebrates his birthday, he just sets up a vegetarian restaurant to entertain his colleagues and relatives, but he never accepts any congratulatory gifts."

"Su Zhai?" You Zhan frowned, and even wanted to turn his head to leave the house for a moment, but finally remembered his garden, and regained his indifference, and said to You Yan, "Go in."

Because of the layout of the Li Mansion, the main hall is destined not to be spacious, and there are many visitors today, making it extremely lively for a while.When You Zhan and his son stepped into the door, they still attracted attention. The noisy hall suddenly fell silent, and almost everyone's attention was cast on the two of them.

You Yan was extraordinarily calm, his eyes swept over the faces of those people slowly, and found that most of today's visitors were old friends of Li Bu in the court, and there were also some juniors whose faces he could not remember clearly. .It seems that the appearance of their father and son is indeed a little out of place.

You Yan could even guess what was going on in their hearts from the expressions on their faces.You Zhan has been an official for many years, but he was exceptionally born and rarely made friends with courtiers. After the new emperor ascended the throne, since You Yan became an official, he has used martial arts to gain power, and he even disdains to make friends with others.But their father and son happened to appear on Li Bu's birthday. Based on some previous rumors, it looked like You Jia was looking for a new way out after being suppressed by Emperor Longhe.

The corners of You Yan's mouth twitched, and he stepped forward and cupped his hands towards Li Bu who was coming to meet him: "Master Shangshu."

Seeing that the father and son were really as happy as Deng Lian had said, Li Bu immediately returned his salute: "Duke Yue, General, I didn't expect the two of you to come here today. I'm really overjoyed. Today There are many guests in the mansion, so I can't greet you in person, don't blame the two of you."

You Zhan returned a rare smile, bowed his hands towards Li Bu, and stopped talking, You Yan took the words consciously: "Master Shang Shu, you are polite."

"Since that's the case, I don't want to be too polite, you two should take your seats quickly." Li Bu said, and personally led the two of them in, and even left the main seat to You Zhan.

You Zhan waved his hand, found another place to sit down, and You Yan also sat down next to him, and said to Li Bu, "Master Shang Shu still has many guests, so don't worry about my father and son. All of you here are colleagues. It’s rare for us to drink tea and chat together.”

Li Bu squinted his eyes, as if he had noticed something, and then smiled: "This is the best." Then he really ignored their father and son, and turned to entertain others.

As soon as the two of them were seated, a servant immediately came forward to offer tea. You Yan took the tea and took a sip casually, his gaze swept across Li Bu's main hall.This main hall is probably the place with the highest table in the entire Li Mansion, but it still looks a bit cramped and crude, with simple furniture such as tables and chairs, and a few paintings and calligraphy hanging on it. You Yan glanced at it, turned around and asked You in a low voice Zhan: "Father, what do you think of the writing on the north wall?"

You Zhan turned his head and took a look, with obvious disdain in his eyes: "I taught you your calligraphy by hand. Even if you haven't seen you writing in the past few years, you still don't even have a normal appreciation level."

You Yan smiled, but did not answer. After looking around the main hall, he retracted his eyes and began to drink tea intently.

Because he had never made friends with Li Bu before, he didn't know much about this person, so he wanted to take the opportunity of celebrating his birthday to visit Li Bu for himself.He originally thought that Li Bu had collected so much "finishing fee", even if he would deliberately restrain himself after his birthday, he would always leave some loopholes, and he had a sense of proportion when he came in all the way.

Li Bu is really cautious, the frugal style of the whole family of You Mansion cannot be shown in a day or two, only if he lives like this on weekdays, people can't see the slightest trace.

Thinking of this, You Yan felt a little funny.Most people who covet money are for pleasure. This Li Bu lives such a miserable life. Is it just for the pleasure of collecting a large sum of "moisturizers"?

The author has something to say: You Zhan: Nizi.

You Yan: It's okay, it's okay.

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