"Dad, it's so cold in the house, why don't you make a stove?" Yu Xin asked in surprise, the weather was very cold, and Yu Qian's study didn't even have a stove for heating.

"The coal in the capital is too expensive, isn't it not yet dark, save a little use." Yu Qian said.

"Dad, your body is important, let's start the stove." Yu Xin persuaded him.

"Okay, Daddy will listen to you and make the stove?" Yu Qian didn't admit that he had a piece of his daughter's heart, and nodded in agreement.

The father and daughter lit a fire and added firewood, and soon the charcoal stove was burned, and the temperature in the house suddenly rose a lot.

"Dad, I'll change the tea for you, right?"

"Hmm."

"What book does Dad read?" Yu Xin made her father a cup of hot tea and asked.

"Tao Te Ching." Yu Qian smiled.

"Why did Dad fall in love with the Tao Te Ching?" Yu Xin asked in surprise.

"Why can't Dad read the Tao Te Ching?" Yu Qian smiled, thinking that Yu Xin's question was very interesting.

"Dad is proficient in Confucian classics, but he admires the Legalist concept of governing the country, and the "Tao Te Ching" is written by Lao Tzu, ruling by doing nothing, which is in conflict with the Legalist concept of governing the country." Yu Xin said.

"Xin'er, you don't understand this, Confucianism is better than education, guiding people to goodness, understanding things, understanding right and wrong, mainly personal cultivation, Legalism is a kind of order, a country, it is not enough to have personal moral cultivation, there must be a set of order for people to follow, and Lao Tzu's inaction is not to say that it is left alone. Let itself be self-destructive, but directly point to the hearts of the people, this is to tell the rulers, one qiē to put the people first, this is a kind of mentality for the officials, whether it is Confucianism, Legalism or Taoism, the ultimate goal is to achieve the unity of heaven and man, the harmony of heaven and earth. Yu Qian explained.

"Dad is very knowledgeable, and Xin'er has been taught." Yu Xinying bowed.

"That's all the most basic truth. But. It's easier said than done! Yu Qian said.

Mencius said: The people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light. Father. Is my daughter right? ”

"Shangshu" cloud: the people are the state. Bengu Junning ......"

"Sir. Miss ......"

"It's Xiaohong, this girl, come in!" Yu Qian smiled, the father and daughter wanted to learn a little more. still let Xiaohong stir it up.

"Master, Miss, Lord Meng is visiting!" After Xiaohong came in, she gave Yu Qian and Yu Xin a salute in a proper manner.

"Which Lord Meng?" Yu Qian was stunned, none of his friends and colleagues in Beijing had the surname Meng.

"Dad, my daughter mentioned to you that it is Brother Meng Yan Meng of Jinyiwei!" Yu Xin said with a hint of joy on her face.

"It's him, Xin'er, he's with you?" Yu Qian was stunned, what does this Meng Yan have to do with his daughter?

Although Yu Qian has been back for a few days, he has either gone to the military department on business or visited friends, and he does not have much time to stay at home.

However, he was not unfamiliar with the name "Meng Yan", because he had heard it many times from many colleagues in the capital, and he also knew a lot about this person's deeds.

However, such a big celebrity in the capital has a lot to do with his daughter, and he has been kept in the dark? Wouldn't that surprise him?

"Dad, the woman has always wanted to say it to you, but you haven't had time, so ......" Yu Xin said a little shyly.

Although Yu Qian is not a master of the love field, he can also be regarded as a person from the past, from the shy expression on his daughter's face, how can he not see a clue as a father?

It's just that he sighed secretly in his heart, if it weren't for Yu Xin's illness since childhood, and the doctor concluded that she would not have lived long, I am afraid that she would have married and had children by now.

Thinking of this, he felt guilty in his heart, and he didn't interfere with anything that Yu Xin liked, as long as it wasn't too out of line.

"Forget it, let's go back and talk about it, let's meet this Master Meng." Yu Qian nodded, at this time, you can't keep people out of the door, and wait for him to hear Yu Xin's explanation before meeting people, that would be too rude.

"Dad, Lord Meng is kind to his daughter, don't be too strict when you talk later!" Yu Xin said suddenly.

"Okay, my father has no grievances with him, and he can't do anything to others!" Yu Qian said unhappily.

"And, Dad, Brother Meng, he ......"

"What's wrong with him?" Yu Qian asked curiously.

"He is more casual and informal, so if there is any offense in his words, please don't care about it!"

"Dad knows, you kid, I haven't seen you defend a person like this, Dad is not happy!" Yu Qian waved his hand and said, "When I see this Meng Yan, see who he is sacred, and let my precious daughter respect and maintain it so much?" ”

Yu Xin shook her head, it's okay not to explain, but if she explains, she will cause trouble, she knows her father's temper, and hopes that the two will not be good at Mai Mang when they meet.

Meng Yan only brought Tang Xiao and Lin Tianxing, and Mr. Cai was thrown by him to the inspection yamen to deal with things, although Bai Suxin's case is ready to restart the investigation, but there is a lot of work to be done before the investigation, which needs to be arranged by people.

Cai Jin was thrown over by Meng Yan to practice, anyway, he also likes to do these things, and after reading sage books for decades, he finally has a place to use.

The one who opened the door to Meng Yan was a strange middle-aged man, looking at the outfit, he should also be a subordinate of Yu Mansion.

"Lord Meng, please come in!" The middle-aged man didn't seem to have a good attitude towards Meng Yan, and when he saw Tang Xiao and Lin Tianxing carrying a large bag of things behind Meng Yan, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes.

It's strange, I didn't offend you, can you use this as a subordinate?

Meng Yan didn't have the heart to be angry with a subordinate, he came to visit Yu Xin and Mrs. Dong today, as for whether he could see the legendary "Yu Shaobao", he didn't have any expectations.

People are three-grade masters, and they are a small official with sesame mung beans, why do they come to see you with dignity?

What's more, this Lord Yu has also been imprisoned in the Imperial Prison, I'm afraid I don't have a good impression of Jinyiwei, if you can't see it, it's best not to see it.

But he still has some small expectations. After all, this legendary character is always a little curious.

So here he came.

"Your Excellency, are you nervous?" Tang Xiao whispered.

"Yes, you can see it all?" Meng Yan is indeed a little nervous, this is a bit of the feeling of a hairy son-in-law seeing his father-in-law, no, this metaphor is inappropriate, it should be the feeling of meeting the interview supervisor in the workplace.

It doesn't seem right, what is the feeling, Meng Yan couldn't say it for a while, his curiosity and reverence for the ancients?

What you see in the history books is just a textual description. Cold without the slightest emotion. But if you see a real person, how do you react?

With this confusion, Meng Yan followed the middle-aged man all the way to the inner courtyard.

At the door of the living room, a cyan figure stood on the steps. Not tall. But the back is straight. It gives people a sense of mountain-like solemnity.

This person is Yu Qian, the Yu Shaobao who turned the tide in history and wrote the famous poem "Lime Yin".

"The inspector of the capital of Xiaguan has made Meng Yan meet Lord Yu Shilang Yu!" A real person is right in front of you. Meng Yan simply threw away the thoughts in his head, stepped forward quickly, came to Yu Qian, bowed his hand slightly, and bowed to him.

Yu Qian was slightly stunned, didn't he say that it was a hundred households in Jinyi, why did he become an envoy in the capital again?

The official title is not important, but under his first impression, Yu Qian keenly noticed that there was a recklessness hidden between the steps of this young man!

"Lord Meng, please sit in the room!" Despite this, Yu Qian still appreciates it very much, if young people have no ambition and no vitality, they will end up working all their lives, he doesn't like mediocre people!

"Thank you, Lord Yu!"

Although Yu Qian entered the living room and sat down as the host and guest, Yu Qian ordered: "Old Dong, serve tea!" ”

Only then did Meng Yan know that the middle-aged man who opened the door for him was called Lao Dong, and he should be the servant who followed Yu Qian back to Beijing.

"Lord Yu, you are in a hurry to return to Beijing, presumably you have not had time to prepare New Year's goods, Xiaguan here has prepared some New Year's goods, and sent them to the adult's house, please accept them." Who to give a gift to, what method to use, for a clean official like Yu Qian, then the gift must be above board.

"Lord Meng, when we meet for the first time, how dare this official accept such a heavy gift?" Yu Qian glanced at the New Year's goods brought by Meng Yan, obediently, two big pig's trotters, at least forty or fifty catties of meat, as well as pickled sausages, chickens, ducks, fish, etc., in addition, there are white rice and noodles.

"There are still some in the car, Tang Xiao, Tianxing, you guys go and move in!" Meng Yan waved his hand and commanded.

"Whoa!"

"Lord Meng, this is not good, the official never accepts gifts, you are like this, don't you make the official embarrassed?" Yu Qian was a little displeased.

"Lord Yu's rule of not accepting gifts is naturally known to the lower officials, and the lower officials will definitely not break Lord Yu's rules!" Meng Yan smiled slightly, he had already thought about it when he came, Yu Qian didn't accept gifts, so naturally he didn't give this gift to Yu Qian, and Yu Qian had a reason to refuse, right?

"Master Meng, as soon as you say this, the official doesn't understand."

"Lord Yu, Miss Yu Xin, the daughter of Ling, once saved the life of the lower official, and these things were actually prepared by the lower official in order to thank the daughter for saving her life." Meng Yan explained.

"You mean, these things are for Xin'er?" Yu Qian was taken aback.

"Of course, the lower official is not an official under you, and I don't need you to do things for me, and I am not related to you, what reason does the lower official have to give you a gift?"

"Didn't you just say that these things were given to the official?"

"Xia Guan thinks that there is no difference between giving Ling Qianjin to you and giving it to Lord Yu, so he said so." Meng Yan explained.

Yu Qian is not an old-fashioned person, and he understands when he hears this, this is an excuse that this young man is afraid that he will not accept these things, but this excuse does make sense.

What's more, these things are lacking in this family now, and it is a dereliction of duty for him to be a husband and father who cannot let his wife and children live a prosperous and peaceful year.

"If you want this official to accept these things, it's okay, Lord Meng, you sue this official, what is the relationship between you and Xin'er?"

"This was a life-saving relationship at first, and then it became a friend, and now, this official occasionally needs Miss Yu to act as an assistant." Meng Yan Road.

"Assistant?" Yu Qian was stunned, "What does your Jinyiwei case have to do with Xin'er?" ”

"It's not a case, it's a doctor, Lord Yu must not know yet, Xia Guan is still the queen mother's royal doctor, this one enters the palace to see the mother's illness, some evasive, such as physical examination, I am a big man naturally can't touch the mother's daughter's body, but Miss Yu has no problem, she knows medical science, so she became the assistant of the lower official!"

"And such a thing, why did Xin'er never mention it to me?" Yu Qian was taken aback, and his mouth could be stuffed into a big duck egg.

"This ......" Meng Yan sneered, how did your father and daughter communicate, and how did he know as an outsider?

At this time, Yu Xin walked in from outside.

"Daddy!"

"Yu Xin has seen Brother Meng!"

"Hello Miss Yu!" Although he felt a little awkward, in front of Yu Qian, Meng Yan always had to learn this kind of etiquette.

"Xin'er, Master Meng brought some things over, saying that they were for you, whether these things are accepted or not, you decide for yourself!" Yu Qian smiled and said.

"Daddy means it's all up to me?" Yu Xin's eyes lit up and asked.

"What Master Meng gave you, you can naturally call the shots!"

"Then the daughter will take it!" Yu Xin smiled slightly.

Yu Qian was surprised, he thought that Yu Xin would refuse, but he didn't expect that she accepted it without any consideration.

"Xin'er, you ......"

As everyone knows, Yu Xin has already accepted a lot of things from Meng Yan, if it weren't for Meng Yan, just with the little money Yu Qian gave, she and her mother would have been unable to get by, and the medical expenses alone could drag the entire Yu Mansion into a desperate situation.

Now the medicines Yu Xin takes are all from the inner court medicine storehouse, and the quality and efficacy are much stronger than those outside.

Even a lot of Mrs. Dong's medicine comes from the inner court medicine storehouse, which is not something that ordinary people can do.

Compared with these things, what can Meng Yan's New Year's goods be counted? (To be continued......)

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