Xu Youzhen supported Yang Shan and walked into the lobby step by step.
As he walked, he kept saying high-sounding words.
"Master Yang, I have wanted to come and see you for a long time, but I have been busy with official duties and can't get away. Now that I have arrived in Hangzhou, the first thing I think of is Master Yang."
Yang Shan felt quite numb in his heart, but he still patted Xu Youzhen's hand that was supporting his arm and said slowly: "If Xu Du Yushi has this kind of heart, I will be satisfied."
Xu Youzhen grinned, then helped Yang Shan to sit down on the main seat.
Then Xu Youzhen sat on Yang Shan's right side.
Yang Zong began to arrange for people to serve tea.
Xu Er and Zhao Cong stood behind Xu Youzhen.
"Mr. Yang is in good health recently."
Yang Shan looked at Xu Youzhen and smiled: "That's right, my eyes are not working well, and my ears are not working well. I am getting older, forgetting things, and don't want to take care of things. Xu Du Yushi is worried about it when he is busy."
Xu Youzhen looked at Yang Shan with a smile on her face, but kept muttering in her heart: "You are dazzled, deaf, and don't want to take care of things. I'm afraid that after I arrive at Yingtian Mansion, you will keep staring, waiting to see me." It’s a joke.” Although he thought so in his heart, duplicity is the standard of smart people.
He sighed and said: "Time is really not forgiving. Master Yang must pay more attention to your health."
After hearing this, Yang Shan said with a smile: "Hey, the current Xudu Censor is a popular person in front of His Majesty, and he is also a minister of the Ming Dynasty. He can be said to be young, promising, high-spirited, and still thinking about me. An old man whose body will go to the ground."
Xu Youzhen hurriedly smiled and said: "I am already over fifty, Mr. Yang doesn't dare to make fun of me anymore. Thinking about it, it has been six or seven years since Mr. Yang left the capital."
"It's been six or seven years. Now that I'm getting older, my memory is getting worse. I only remember that we fought outside the palace gate, but I don't remember what the fight was about. Xu Du Yushi, you Young man, I must remember and tell the old man about it." Yang Shan sighed, as if he really couldn't remember those bad things about himself. biquge.biz
Xu Youzhen secretly cursed the old fox. Yang Shan used this to tell himself that he had not achieved his goal back then, but he used the excuse of his private life to attack an old minister who had dedicated his life to the Ming Dynasty. Don't forget, you forgot that I still Remember it.
Xu Youzhen's face was a little confused. It was difficult to take this move. He paused for a moment and said, "It seems to be because of the matter of changing the soil into a stream."
Yang Shan nodded, calmed down and said, "So this is the matter, but we are only discussing state affairs. I shouldn't be fighting with Xu Du Yushi. There must be other things."
"Mr. Yang, please don't embarrass me. Because of what happened, you know it in your heart, and I also know it in my heart. Here are the young masters of Wei Guogong's mansion, your young masters, and my nephews. , don’t talk about things that are not on the table anymore, so as not to teach the younger generations."
Xu Youzhen used retreat to advance and told Yang Shan clearly, you really want to hear it. If you really want to hear it, I really said it. Your son is still with you, and the young prince of Yingtian Mansion is also there. These are juniors. , it’s shameless.
After Yang Shan listened, a hint of unhappiness finally appeared on his smiling face, but it disappeared in an instant.
"It's all in the past. If I can't remember it, I don't want to think about it anymore. If Xu Du Yushi doesn't want to talk about it, there's no need to talk about it." Yang Shan said with a smile, then picked up the tea on the table and took a few sips. , then put down the teacup, looked at Xu Youzhen and said: "As I get older, I don't want to care about anything anymore. If the censor of Xudu comes to see me, if there is anything else I need to help me with, it's better not to talk about it. I don’t want to hear a word.”
Xu Youzhen laughed loudly after hearing this, then waved her hands and said, "Mr. Yang, you really think too much. What can I do for you to help at such an old age?"
"Hahaha, in the past, in the imperial court, Mr. Yang was the censor of Zuodu, with a high prestige. He was in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and enjoyed great glory. At that time, I was only a fifth-rank official, and my official status was still in the Hanlin Academy. "
"Because I was young and frivolous, I said some things that I shouldn't have said, and I went to jail again. At that time, I felt that my career was hopeless. But after the flood control, things took a turn for the better. I finally got to work in the Metropolitan Procuratorate with my little merit. With the official position of Capital Censor, at that time, you were my immediate superior, so I didn’t ask you to do anything for me.”
"In two years, or three years, I took your position, got the first-class official title, and became a bachelor. Mr. Yang has also heard about its glory."
"I really can't figure out why Mr. Yang thinks that I, Xu Youzhen, want to ask for something. It must be because of the new tax system. Mr. Yang just said that he was dizzy and didn't want to ask anything, but I saw that Mr. Yang did what he said. It’s different.”
"But don't worry, Mr. Yang. When you were in high power, I never had any ideas for you. Now you are only old and weak, and I, Xu Youzhen, have your majesty's trust and the power given by the court to act expediently. I can say that I am at the peak of my power." It’s not an exaggeration, how could I ask you to help me?”
"Even if I, Xu Youzhen, beg, what can you do for me now?"
Yang Shan's face was livid, his eyes were as wide as copper bells. He was having difficulty breathing, but now he began to breathe heavily, one breath after another.
Yang Zong, who was standing by, was also puzzled. The more he said this, the more something was wrong.
On the side, the eldest son of Wei Guogong, Xu Yan, remembered what his father Xu Chengzong said to him. He followed Xu Youzhen all the way and paid more attention to Xu Youzhen's regulations. This guy has a way of flattering people, and he also has a way of talking and doing things. There is always no harm in learning more. .
And Xu Er also set goals for himself, to read well and study hard...
For a while, Yang Shan didn't say a word. He tried his best to calm his breathing, and then showed an ugly smile to Xu Youzhen.
"Censor of Xudu, I am older and have a few more years of experience than you. I have a lot to say to give you advice. Please listen."
"Master Yang said that Xu Youzhen must be nice to listen to." Xu Youzhen said with a chuckle.
“It’s good to climb high and see far away, but you should also look at the road under your feet. Don’t accidentally fall when you’re climbing. The higher you stand, the worse your fall will be. Maybe your life will be lost." Yang Shan said slowly.
After Xu Youzhen listened, she just clapped her hands: "Well said, Mr. Yang, what you said is really good, but Mr. Yang, you also said, if you don't climb high, how can you see far? If you are afraid of falling, you will always stay where you are. Just like a frog at the bottom of a well, he has no knowledge and can only talk nonsense. This is not what a man does. Turning back to what Mr. Yang said earlier, I, Xu Youzhen, have something to ask you to help me with. How can I help you?"
Yang Shan sneered in his heart, why are you pretending? Didn't you ask me to help if you have nothing to do? This topic has been moved away, why are you still pulling back.
Yang Shan was about to open his mouth to make things right, but before he could say anything, Xu Youzhen waved his hand and interrupted: "Master Yang, there is no need to say it. It's all Master Yang's wishful thinking anyway, and I'm not happy to hear it. Don't After a while, Mr. Yang will tell me what kind of help he wants to give me, but I think it will be of no use and will affect the relationship between you and me."
"Come here, bring me the gift of equipment for Master Yang. Let's look at the gift and eat after seeing it. Now that Master Yang is free and relaxed, he can definitely have a few drinks with me."
Yang Shan's face was already ashen.
Seeing Xu Youzhen introducing the gift to him, the anger in his heart became more and more intense.
Did he really have nothing to ask for help?
Is he really just here to show off his power?
impossible.
Xu Youzhen is definitely not such a person. He must want to use provoking methods.
But why did I still feel so unhappy in my heart even though I knew he was using a provoking method?
He had already returned to his hometown, but Xu Youzhen came up eagerly, saying that he was useless and just waiting to die.
Does he really not know how prestigious he is in the circle of Hangzhou officials and gentry?
The more Yang Shan thought about it, the angrier he became and slammed the table.
The loud noise startled Yang Zong who was standing aside, and also made Zhao Cong, Xu Er feel shocked. Especially Xu Er, he had experience. When Xu Youzhen asked to see Wei Guogong that day, Xu Youzhen used his own words like this. His father was angry, and then he asked his father to stand on the side that supported the new tax system. Yang Shan's cultivation level was much higher than that of his father, but in front of Xu Du Yushi, he was still a little unsatisfied and was already angry...
"Could it be that Mr. Yang feels that these gifts of mine are not to your liking?" Xu Youzhen said with a blank look on her face, harmless to humans and animals.
Yang Shan said coldly: "Censor of Xudu, why don't you and I discuss this in detail alone?"
Xu Youzhen looked shocked, and then glanced at Zhao Cong and Xu Er. They instructed them to walk out, and Yang Zong also walked out at Yang Shan's signal.
Xu Youzhen gently put down the gift she had prepared, then walked back to her original position and sat down: "Mr. Yang, what do you want to talk to me alone?"
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