"come in."
"Thank you Xu Shangshu."
Xu Youzhen bypassed the young man, entered the nave directly, and sat on the main seat.
After Xu Youzhen sat down, the young man turned and entered the central hall, but did not sit down, but waited for Xu Youzhen to ask.
Xu Youzhen looked at the young man carefully and found that he looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen this young man before.
"Tell me, why are you looking for me? What's the purpose of Li you mentioned?"
"Xu Shangshu, my father is Nanyang Houde." The young man said respectfully.
After hearing this, Xu Youzhen nodded: "So it's your nephew. Please sit down, nephew."
"Thank you Xu Shangshu."
As the young man spoke, he took a few steps back and then sat down sideways.
This is Li Xian's son.
Li Xian was from Nanyang. His personal seal was engraved with Nanyang Houde, and he often called himself Nanyang Li, but few people knew about this.
As soon as the young man said Nanyang Houde, Xu Youzhen also remembered when she had seen this young man.
After the banquet at Huagai Hall three years ago, Xu Youzhen met Li Xian outside the palace gate, and it was this young man who helped Li Xian get on the carriage.
Of course, Xu Youzhen was still a little surprised.
The wily Li Xian actually arranged for his own son to come to Qufu.
"I have seen Li Zhang serve as an official in the court many times. Then you are Li Jie."
"The student's name is indeed Li Jie."
"Tell me why you came to see me."
"I'm here for Duke Yan." Li Jie said straight to the point.
Hearing this, Xu Youzhen chuckled and said, "Your father is the chief minister of the dynasty. He wants me to do things as long as he writes a book. Why do you have to come all the way here?"
"Xu Shangshu, I'm serious. You and your father are officials in the same dynasty. They are both His Majesty's ministers. There is no distinction between superior and inferior. My father was very angry when he learned that Yan Shenggong was disrespectful to Xu Shangshu. He asked the students to come over, firstly for Xu. Shangshu apologizes, and secondly, the students come to help Xu Shangshu."
"I don't need your father's help. I'll do it if I can. If I can't, someone else will naturally do it. When a scholar meets a soldier, there's no reason to explain it. Since a scholar and a scholar can't handle things well, Of course someone can handle it." When Xu Youzhen spoke, her tone was very relaxed, presumably because she felt that she had Li Xian in control.
"That being said, Xu Shangshu should also know that if things get too big, it will still have an impact on Xu Shangshu's reputation." Li Jie looked at Xu Youzhen and said softly.
Regarding her own reputation, Xu Youzhen took it very lightly and said with a smile: "I must complete the errands assigned by Your Majesty. It doesn't matter whether you are famous or not."
"Speaking of which, your uncle is so majestic. Does he really regard himself as a saint in this world? What should he do, what shouldn't be done, what should be said, and what shouldn't be said. These things are originally It's very simple, but some people never understand it and can't learn it in their lifetime." biquge.biz
Li Jie was stunned for a moment after hearing this, not knowing how to respond to Xu Youzhen's words.
After Xu Youzhen paused for a moment, he continued: "My dear nephew, just tell me honestly. Li Shoufu must have arranged some things when he asked you to make this trip. You don't need to say too many useless words in front of me. Just tell me." Tell me about his arrangements and see if I’m interested.”
An awkward smile appeared on Li Jie's face. It was a bit ridiculous for him to pretend to be advanced in front of Xu Youzhen.
"Since Xu Shangshu is straightforward and sincere, the students will not do riddles."
"In two days, Duke Yan Sheng will go to Guanyi to visit Xu Shangshu in person. I hope Xu Shangshu can ignore the past suspicions and meet him. At that time, Xu Shangshu can inform Duke Yan of all the arrangements of the court, and he will tell them all. Do as you are told, but the Kong family has a great cause, and he does not have many means to get everyone below to agree. If there are some thorns in the side, please ask Xu Shangshu to solve them..."
Xu Youzhen smiled and waved her hand, interrupting Li Jie's words.
"Shenggong Yan's status is so noble, he may not take Li Shoufu's words to heart."
"Don't worry, Mr. Xu, we can definitely do this."
"My father said that force is the last resort. The Ming Dynasty is so vast, and the merger of officials and gentry has not happened in the past few years. The court cannot all use force. If Duke Yan Sheng voluntarily hands over the property and land that should not belong to him, , that will be of great help to the Ming Dynasty’s new tax system.”
"Presumably, Xu Shangshu should also know some news, but Xu Shangshu, you are His Majesty's minister, and you should also know that behind the Jin Yiwei is His Majesty, even if he is famous and influential, and there is reason to abolish Yan Shenggong and replace him with a new one, but There will still be some rumors circulating among the scholars. If they spread for a long time, it will not be good to tarnish His Majesty's saintliness. This is also the last thing my father and Xu Shangshu want to see."
Xu Youzhen nodded and thought about it for a moment.
In fact, if Li Xian really has this ability, it is indeed the best way to deal with it. Taking down the Yanshenggong Mansion without losing any blood will be the best result for himself and the court.
"What you said makes sense. If that's the case, then I will do a big favor to Li Shoufu. However, I will only wait for him for two days. If within two days, Yan Shenggong does not hand over all the private land records, I will leave Qufu and return directly to Beijing. By then, whatever happens here will have nothing to do with me."
Hearing Xu Youzhen's tone of relief, Li Jie sighed softly in his heart, then stood up and bowed and saluted: "Xu Shangshu, please don't worry, within two days, Duke Yan Sheng will hand over the field records and write a letter to the court to report on his own." I beg your Majesty to convict you of the hidden property of the Confucius Mansion."
Xu Youzhen looked at Li Jie and nodded: "I hope what Li Shoufu said can be achieved."
"Xu Shangshu, students must leave first."
"I just said that selling it to Mr. Li is a big favor. Don't forget to tell Mr. Li this."
"I will never forget that the student resigned."
"Walk slowly without seeing you off."
After Li Jie left, Xu Youzhen chuckled softly: "What the hell is this? I'm running an errand for His Majesty. So many people are robbing me of my job, and I even sold some favors. Oh, how can I show off my merits?"
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