Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites of this dynasty, some people say that he is upright, jealous and hateful, and when he is angry, he can even point to the emperor's nose and scold the faint monarch, and some people say that he is inflexible, stubborn, and is a dead donkey who may not turn back after hitting his head in Nanshan. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Occasionally, Yanlu also asked Han Xuan's opinion, this person was stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously said many pronouns - "Dead old man, stinky old man, old man with a goatee, elm head can't be knocked open, a tendon, dead and strong." ”

Only then did he remember that Han Xuan, as a daughter, became the first queen of this dynasty, such a contrary thing caused dissatisfaction among many people, and Zhou Yan, who was the most abided by etiquette and law, was the most radical representative of those who opposed the old school, looking at her previous comments, it seems that there was a lot of friction between the two before, and it can be said that there was a deep grudge.

However, in the end, Han Xuan paused, touched the tip of his nose stupidly, and then said slowly: "But he is a good official." ”

Recalling the past, when Qingzhu came to tell him that he had prepared a gift and was ready to visit Lord Shangshu, Yanlu suddenly shook his head and changed his mind, "Remove all those things, we won't bring those things with us." ”

The antique calligraphy and paintings personally selected by the young master are all genuine and rare, and they are extremely precious. He took care of it carefully, and finally put it on the carriage, why didn't he bring it now?

Qingzhu was puzzled, "Then, young master, but these things are not valuable enough?" If I don't bring these, I'll go to the warehouse and choose something else? "You can't go empty-handed, can you?

Yanlu thought for a while and ordered: "Take me to the study, and the pen and ink will serve." ”

Shangshu Mansion, Zhou Yan listened to the report of his subordinates and asked, "How are you seeing him?" ”

The subordinate thought for a while and said: "The little one saw that he was handsome and handsome, with an outstanding temperament, and quite a bit of the old man's style, so even if he was in a wheelchair, he was still a handsome talent." ”

"Mouthy!" Zhou Yan suddenly said angrily, "Before the matter is clear, how does he have anything to do with the old man, you arbitrarily associate him with the old man, if one day he is involved and ruins the old man's reputation, how can you afford it?!" ”

"Yes, yes, it's a little reckless." I wanted to pat the horse's ass but accidentally slapped it on the horse's leg, and the subordinate hurriedly lowered his head respectfully, hiding his resentful thoughts.

Zhou Yan snorted, didn't look at this person again, threw off his sleeves and left.

At this time, Yanlu was led to the front hall by the subordinates, and after a while, the footsteps of partial listening were gradual, and after a while, a person lifted the curtain and walked out of it.

It was an old man dressed as a Confucian scholar, with white hair tied up on the top, looking as if he had passed the age of knowing his fate, but he was full of energy, his eyes were sharp, his brows were furrowed, and his expression was serious but not close.

Yanlu thought, that should be Zhou Yan.

Therefore, he put his hands on each other and gave a respectful salute, "The younger generation is polite." ”

Zhou Yan raised his eyes and looked him up and down a few times, the man who bowed his head respectfully behaved politely, advanced and retreated in a measured manner, without the frivolous atmosphere of the mercenary who was a businessman as he imagined, and he was a little satisfied, so he remembered to take a closer look at his appearance.

It was Zhou Yan who nodded slightly, and responded lightly, and when he looked up, he took a quick look at his face, but he was shocked when he found that the face was too similar to the appearance of the person in his heart.

There was an exclamation, and then when the teacup was resting on the table, the tea-lid collided with the teacup and almost fell off. Zhou Yan coughed lightly a few times and explained his mistake, "I'm sorry, I missed it for a while, and I was rude." ”

Yanlu glanced thoughtfully at the screen behind him, "No, it's okay." ”

"Although the younger generation has not entered the official career, but the name of Lord Zhou has been admired for a long time, today I was invited to visit, there are many disturbances, I am really careless, I am afraid of it, I am a special gift when the younger generation comes, and I hope that Lord Zhou can laugh."

He said so, and ordered Qingzhu to send a pair of scrolls.

Zhou Yan's face suddenly became ugly, but because he was afraid of something, he didn't get mad on the spot. Yanlu next to him looked at him with a smile on his face, as if he was looking forward to him opening the scroll. He snorted coldly, and finally unsealed the seal, but what he thought in his heart was, 'If this guy really has something to buy the old man with famous calligraphy and paintings, whether he really has anything to do with that person, he must also ask someone to blast this guy out at the moment, so as not to defile this place!'" ’

However, when the scrolls were all opened, Zhou Yan was stunned - it was indeed a pair of words, but it did not belong to the handwriting of any of the people he knew, the four words 'honest and honest' could not be said to be as proud as Yan Jiu's willow bones, but the white paper and black ink, one stroke at a time without pause, like flowing water, overnight, it can be seen that the author is chic and confident, and the regular script is upright and upright, only a little bit shows the edge, which can be described as a school of its own, and the meaning of these words is not buried, which is also rare.

And when his eyes touched the prescription mark in the lower right corner, Zhou Yan exclaimed: "This ...... This is? ”

"The younger generation has always heard the appreciation of the people around you for Lord Zhou, they praise you for being upright, jealous and hateful, and most hateful to those corrupt officials who exploit the people's fat and ointment and kill the people.

"Therefore, the younger generation thought for a long time, and personally wrote this word to you, although the gift is light, but the younger generation thinks, this is the most able to pour out the younger generation's heart."

Zhou Yan listened to him quietly, and when he heard the last sentence, he couldn't help but look soft, his eyes showed appreciation, and he praised several times excitedly.

"Good! Good! Good! What a 'courtesy is light and affectionate'! Zhou Yan carefully rolled up the pair of words, and then instructed his subordinates to frame them and send them to the study for careful safekeeping, and then turned around and sat in the first seat, "Then do you know what will happen to the old man if you change the pair of words to a masterpiece or something like that?" ”

Yanlu shook his head and said that he didn't know.

Zhou Yan touched his beard and smiled: "If this is the case, the old man will definitely smash the calligraphy and painting back on your face, and then order someone to blast you all out, so that you will never appear in front of the old man again!" ”

When Qingzhu heard this, he remembered that he still felt that the things he gave were not valuable enough, but now he was really scared for a while.

Yu Lu still smiled, and even praised: "Old Zhou is a person of temperament, and he really deserves his reputation. ”

Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment, looked at him a few more times, and said: "If those people outside listen, they will only say that the old man is stubborn and shameless!" ”

Then, as if remembering something, he muttered in a low voice, "Hmph, you look a bit like someone." (To be continued.) )