In the courtyard of the Yi family, those who should be busy in the kitchen are still busy, and only a few people have heard the movement and come out to see it one after another.

Yi Abao's wife, Lu Shi, held her slightly bulging belly, holding her four-year-old daughter and six-year-old son in her left and right hands, and listened curiously in the living room.

Lu is the younger sister of Yi Abao's classmate and friend at Yuezhou Academy, and she is a beautiful lady in the true sense.

Such a knowledgeable and delicate girl, the Yi family is naturally very precious, and Lu's own body is indeed relatively weak, so if there is any big work, try to let Lu rest more.

Even if he has lived in the countryside for a long time, Lu's vision is still not comparable to that of ordinary countrymen, and after only looking at it for a while, he realized that this visit is definitely not simple, especially when he sees Zhang Liangxi's appearance, he is even more surprised.

This will bring the guests into the door, and after the Lu family greets, they will go to the backyard.

Just walking, thinking back to what I just saw, it is inevitable that there will be a little more reverie in my heart, so that it is difficult to restrain it.

"Xiaofang help me take the child, I'll go to the study!"

"Yes!"

Lu asked the maid to take the child, and he walked to the study, the faster he walked, the faster he walked, if he was not pregnant in the womb, he was afraid that he would run a few steps.

Over in the study, Yi Abao was working hard to write.

Approaching the New Year, the whole village's Spring Festival couplets and other things have to be written by Bao, which has almost become a practice in Xihe Village, and he has to change the law to change the tricks, the similarity can not be too high, I have to say that it is also a technical job.

"Xianggong~"

Lu's voice came from outside, and then he pushed the door and walked in.

As soon as Yi Abao saw his wife, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, among so many friends, his brother-in-law Lu Yongwen was the most interesting, and he really contributed to the marriage between his sister and himself.

"Ling'er, it's so lively in front, it's Grandpa's friend who has arrived, right?"

Lu nodded and approached the bookcase.

"Xianggong, the people who came to visit Uncle Taiye are not ordinary, even the entourage is also extraordinary!"

Yi Abao put down the pen in his hand and reached out to hold his wife's hand.

"That's nature, how can Grandpa's friend be an ordinary person? By the way, during the Chinese New Year this year, you take your children and me to ask Grandpa to leave some ink treasures."

Lu smiled, knowing that his brother would mention Mobao every time he saw Xianggong, and he had to say that she was willing to be with Yi Abao because his handwriting was so beautiful, who knew that it was a family history.

"Xianggong, this matter is not in a hurry, you listen to me, this time the visitor is really well, how to say it, among them, there is an old man who is not a little old, full of energy, and there is no need to clean his face. You don't think it looks like it."

Yi Abao's heart jumped when his wife said it, and the meaning of his words was somewhat reverie.

"You mean he might be a father-in-law?"

Lu thought for a moment.

"I'm not sure, but Xianggong, you shouldn't be in this study, you should go to the living room!"

Today's visitors are only afraid that they may be relatives of the emperor.

Yi Abao thought for a moment and frowned slightly.

"I naturally know each other when I eat, even if it's a powerful person, there's no need to force it up"

Lu smiled angrily, so he changed his rhetoric.

"Who let you cling to the powerful, the guest status is noble, do not seek vanity and wealth, but you can't lose your courtesy, you are the only two scholars in the family, how can you not go to accompany you? It's just that ordinary relatives are coming, can you not go? ”

Yi Abao's brows furrowed.

"What is said is very true, for the fault of the husband, the distinguished guests come to the house, and going out to greet is the basic etiquette!"

So Yi Abao put down the matter of the study, and then went to the front yard, only to see that there was still standing outside the hall in front of the living room, obviously an entourage but also tall and majestic, and then looking at the courtyard door, it seemed that there were still people outside who did not come in.

The person outside the hall saw Yi Abao bowing his hand to him, and he only nodded slightly and returned the salute, and he didn't react too much, as if it was a piece of wood.

The atmosphere in the living room was warm, and there was no sense of restraint between the host and the guest when they talked about things.

"When I heard that Mr. Yi used medical skills to treat the victims of the disaster in Lingdong, and even entered the plague-closed city alone, when I got the news, I was really relieved and worried!"

The emperor is still emotionally moved when he mentions the events of that year, and the moment when his family and country are in danger is the most popular, of course, he doesn't want this time too much.

"Hahahaha, yes, yes, I was shocked when I heard about it!"

Tan Yuansheng's laughter was particularly loud.

Yi Abao outside heard it, and his footsteps couldn't help but pause, it turned out that when the Lingdong disaster occurred, Grandpa Uncle was also there?

Especially when he heard that Grandpa was going to Plague City, Po subconsciously glanced in the direction of the kitchen, but fortunately Grandpa didn't hear it.

"Bao, what are you doing standing there, come in and greet a few guests!"

Yi Shuyuan's voice came, and Yi Abao came back to his senses and hurriedly entered the hall.

In the living room, there are not two rows of chairs sitting on the left and right, but a charcoal basin, many people pull over the chairs and stools, and chat while warming up in front of the basin, which is very informal but also very relaxed.

When Yi Abao came in, everyone looked sideways, and it was the first time he saw the appearance of the guests in the room, and sure enough, as his wife said, all of them were extraordinary, he didn't dare to stare at it all the time, but hurriedly saluted.

"Junior Yi Abao, I heard that a distinguished guest came to the door, and I came to see you!"

"No need to be polite, I took the liberty to disturb you! By the way, Mr. Yi, where is the nephew and grandson, have you ever been famous? ”

How can the emperor have any majesty in the palace at this moment, that is, an old man with a noble status, of course, although this old man came to the door for the first time, he was very clear about the Yi family, and he simply asked knowingly.

It's just that Yi Abao himself didn't know, and hurriedly replied when he heard this.

"I also participated in the imperial examination, but I just went to the capital to see the world of flowers, but I felt that I was returning to my hometown and was peaceful, and I couldn't go home if I couldn't make the list, and now I teach at Yuezhou Academy!"

The emperor nodded and didn't say anything, he had seen more talented people in the world, and his experience with Yi Abao was normal.

However, Tan Yuanshang immediately praised it.

"If the son of the Yi family can stand out from the township test, then he is also very knowledgeable! Being appreciated by Yuezhou Academy is enough to show that Yi Gongzi is also a talented person! ”

Everyone is a master of the capital to gain fame and fame, and the royal relatives in the capital are used to seeing talented people from all over the world.

But in fact, scholars who can stand out in the autumn and are qualified to go to the capital are also very good, and they can even be regarded as rare in some places.

And Yuezhou Academy is indeed a very famous academy, and people in the capital will also hear about it, from this point of view, Yi Abao must be talented.

Tan Yuansheng's praise made Yi Abao a little embarrassed, and subconsciously glanced at Yi Shuyuan.

"In front of Grandpa, how dare the younger generation speak up?"

"Okay, okay, the stinky boy has arranged me, leave if you want, stay if you want."

Yi Shuyuan scolded with a smile, Yi Abao really didn't want to go, so he borrowed the donkey from the slope, so he moved a lower stool and sat down next to his uncle and grandfather, and listened to them chatting and talking.

The emperor also reacted and glanced at Yi Abao a few more times.

"Actually, I know a little bit about you, the Yi family style is excellent, if you have the heart to serve the country, you can participate in the imperial examination a few more times!"

"The junior has written it down!"

Yi Abao had no choice but to answer like this, but what he didn't know was that the weight of this old man's words was actually much heavier than he thought.

Yi Shuyuan looked at it, seeing this, the emperor smiled, and didn't say anything more, there was always a feeling of abducting a child in front of people's parents, even if the child should be almost a year old.

The hall continued to chat and talk about things, and no longer talked about the junior imperial examination.

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In Bao's eyes, many things may be because he is afraid that his grandfather will worry, so his grandfather will not say much when he comes back.

But Ah Bao knows that Grandpa Uncle is definitely not just an ordinary storyteller outside, and the letter back then is one of the best explanations.

Now even if you just listen to a few words, you can see the leopard, and Po can also think of some thrilling processes.

It was also in the process of chatting in the living room that Yi Abao also understood the identity of the visitor, the person who praised his nobility was surnamed Tan, and it was said that he was related to the Tan family in the capital.

The old man with a significantly higher status claimed to be a man who had no page and was a person who had been at home for a long time and rarely went out, so he also cherished this trip.

As for Zhang Liangxi and the descendants of the Tan family, like Yi Abao, they rarely speak.

In short, the identity of the visitor is not simple, and it also confirms Yi Abao's conjecture, how can Grandpa Uncle, an ordinary storyteller, know so many big people, and who is that Long Feiyang?

The conversation in the living room is not only about some things about Yi Shuyuan, but also occasionally involves some world affairs, and even the decrees of the imperial court.

In fact, except for Tan Yuansheng who would interject and say a few words, more often than not, it was the old man and Yi Shuyuan who were talking.

The kitchen is busy, and the smell is already wafting in.

"Alas, throughout the thirty years of Chengxing, not to mention the cultural governance, there are still a lot of regrets in terms of martial arts."

The emperor sighed with emotion, Yi Shuyuan seemed to understand what the emperor was talking about, and just smiled and sighed.

"Time is also fate!"

Ambitious to rectify the mountains and rivers, citing various government decrees and military reforms, in addition to consolidating the country, the emperor did not have the ambition of the Northern Expedition.

Most of the Changfeng Lake Grain Plain disappeared, disrupting not only the emperor's plan, but also all aspects.

After that, he didn't recover from the disaster, Lingdong had a series of disasters, and the imperial court could be said to be rescued by the whole country, and the hardships were not just as simple as what Chu Hang and Li Qian encountered during the disaster relief in Lingdong.

As the so-called pulling a whole body, involving the livelihood of the whole country, and even involving the defense of the border gates, it will also be the most dangerous moment for Dayong, and the old governor Zou Jie is waiting for him at the border pass.

The breath of Changfeng Lake and Lingdong took many years to ease up, and then there were many variables in government affairs, slowly governing and rectifying, and gradually straightening out everything.

But in the blink of an eye, the emperor himself was getting old, and he felt more and more lacking in energy over the years, and his health was deteriorating.

"Hey, there's always a feeling that there's not much time to do."

The emperor laughed at himself as he spoke, almost muttering to himself, and Yi Shuyuan also laughed.

"That's a lot of work!"

"Not a lot?"

The emperor looked up at Yi Shuyuan, who restrained his smile, looked at the emperor calmly but seriously, and nodded.

"Quite a few!"

This sentence made the emperor's heart rise with a great sense of relief, Yu Guozuo, the courtiers in the court said this sentence, and no one who has really worked secretly for the country for many years said it with weight.

"Oh yes, I went into the mountains to hunt in the autumn before, and I hunted a strange beast, let me tell my husband about it."

Leaving aside the part of the royal battle, it was not difficult for the Emperor to explain the absurd dream and what happened afterward.

"Sir, this leather is made into a vest, and it is especially warm!"

The emperor pulled his collar as he spoke, revealing a little vest fur inside, and seeing Yi Shuyuan smiling, he continued.

"In this world, there has always been a saying about monsters, and sometimes I think, if there is really a life-sustaining elixir, can you lend me another twenty years?"

Tan Yuanshang pretended to be dissatisfied and spoke.

"You are in good spirits now, and you are not very old, why do you need to borrow it for twenty years?"

"Yes, yes, what Tan Gong said is very true, you are just too tired, just rest more!"

Zhang Liangxi couldn't help but say this.

In the final analysis, in fact, the emperor's age is not yet sixty years old, and today's imperial relatives are seventy or eighty years old or even higher, and the emperor has more security and should live longer.

Yi Shuyuan shook his head slightly, his eyes swept over Bao, who had been thinking about him all the time, smiled on his face, and spoke calmly.

"Yi also knows a little bit about Qimen magic, to be honest, the person who occupies this position has this kind of qi, and the evil does not invade the medicine and does not move."

For some of the people present, this may be half-understood, but for some of them, it is already very clear.

Even if there is really a miracle medicine, if an emperor like Jinzi eats it, it will not have any effect, and even if there is, it will be a short-term illusion, but it will lose more.

The Son of Heaven is extremely respected in the world, this is not a simple emperor's position, but his qi and status have reached this level, and the shackles are far beyond the ancient and modern emperors.

If the way of heaven can speak, maybe he will joke: The general emperor doesn't have to think about it, let you live for a few more decades?

(End of chapter)