When the Danshu iron coupon was taken, Pei Changtian couldn't help but look at it curiously.

The Danshu iron coupon was indeed made of iron at the earliest, but later it symbolized the supreme gift of the Son of Heaven and was changed to gold.

At this moment, the Danshu iron coupon is placed in a lacquered mahogany box, and the box is opened to reveal a slightly curved gold plate on one side, and the top is round and the bottom is straight to symbolize the round heaven and the earth.

The gold plate was engraved with words, describing the merits of the Tan family and the grace bestowed by the Son of Heaven.

Just seeing this, Pei Changtian's expression became slightly excited.

"As soon as the Danshu iron coupon comes out, Lord Chu will be fine!"

Tan Yuanshang glanced at the Danshu Iron Coupon, reached out and gently closed the wooden box, and then looked at Pei Changtian on the side, thinking silently in his heart.

I hope so.——

There was no big pomp, and there was no prior notice, Tan Yuansheng, who was once rich in the world, returned to Chengtian Mansion, and it was just a small, fast and ordinary merchant ship, and he did not use any privileges.

The only people who came to the port to borrow were a few wagons and a few appropriate entourages.

Tan Yuanshang used the fastest speed to return to Chengtian Mansion, but after all, he was not a top master in the rivers and lakes, let alone a warlock who could use the magic of divine action, and it still took a while.

During this period, Pei Changtian had already returned to Chengtian Mansion first.

Today, the ship docked, and Pei Changtian stood next to the carriage that came to pick up the boat, and Tan Yuansheng was a little more stable with an uneasy heart after a long journey.

Pei Changtian was also relieved to see Tan Yuansheng arrive safely.

Before the springboard was set up, Pei Changtian immediately got on the boat in person, wanting to help Tan Yuanshang down, but the latter just smiled, slapped his hand away, and walked down the boat by himself.

"I'm not too old to walk!"

Saying that Tan Yuanshang had already gone ashore, the port of the entire Chengtian Mansion was as lively as when he left, and the ships were also orderly in the midst of the crowd.

Pei Changtian walked to Tan Yuansheng's side, and the coachman over there had already lifted the carriage curtain.

Tan Yuanshang is old, his eyes are still clear, his eyesight is still outstanding, he looks around the entire port, looking at the thirteenth floor and the scenery in the distance, and there is emotion and memories in his heart.

"Gang Master Pei, how is Chu Xiang doing recently?"

Pei Changtian sighed.

"Lord Chu is like no one else, drinking tea and reading books all day long, and occasionally accompanying his grandchildren to feed fish and birds"

Tan Yuanshang shook his head.

"He's going to see it!"

"Master, we have rented a mansion, and we have cleaned it up, and we have prepared food and drinks, you see."

Since the first year of Shaoyuan, after the new emperor ascended the throne, Tan Yuanshang took the initiative to give up the Tan family mansion in Chengtian Mansion, and the emperor shirked it and accepted it, after all, although the first emperor said that he would never take away the Tan family's house property, he did not take the initiative to collect it.

So Tan Yuanshang didn't have a real home when he returned to Beijing, but the so-called rented house is actually a kind of saying, in essence, the house is also the private property of the Tan family, but no one knows.

Tan Yuanshang waved his hand.

"Let's wait, let's enter the palace!"

"Into the palace?" "Now?"

Pei Changtian and Tan Fu's entourage were surprised, while Tan Yuanshang smiled.

"Yes, now! I think I, Tan Yuansheng, want to meet Your Majesty, so I shouldn't be able to see him, right? ”

As Tan Yuanshang got into the carriage, the group left the port and drove towards the city, and soon entered the city of Chengtianfu.

Tan Yuanshang opened the carriage curtain and looked at the streets and many buildings passing by, in the familiar and unfamiliar feeling, all kinds of memories came to his heart, he seemed to see not only the current Chengtian Mansion, but also the old appearance of the memory of the predicament of Dayong.

At the end of a street and alley, Yi Shuyuan watched the line of cars and horses passing by on the street, and the gray Mian on his shoulders suddenly shouted.

"Tan Yuanshang is really a monster! How old is he, and his hair is still mostly black! ”

Yes, Tan Yuanshang is a lot older, not only is his hair mostly black, but even the wrinkles on his face are much less than those of ordinary old people, and it is not an exaggeration for people who don't know to say that he is only fifty or sixty years old.

Even from a cursory glance at his demeanor, I am afraid that some people will mistake him for a middle-aged Confucian scholar.

Hearing Ash Mian's words, Mai Lingfei beside Yi Shuyuan was taken aback, but quickly reacted, Tan Gong could never be a monster, it should be that Gray Senior's words were more exaggerated.

Of course, Yi Shuyuan also saw Tan Yuansheng, and couldn't help but smile when he heard Gray Mian's words.

"Tan Yuanshang has a special spirit on his body, and with proper maintenance, he really doesn't look old."

"Master, if you want to save Chu Xiang, the disciple is also willing to go to the palace."

As a great Yong Heavenly Master, Qi Zhongbin's weight is not light, and Ah Fei's eyes lit up when he heard this, they didn't come to Chengtian Mansion for a long time, but they also heard some rumors among the people.

There are even rumors among the people, and the situation in the government and the opposition is only more complicated.

However, Yi Shuyuan shook his head.

"Pei Changtian is also good. Tan Yuansheng, even Ah Fei and you Chu Hang, do you really need someone to save you? ”

Yi Shuyuan smiled as he spoke, and walked forward.

"Let's go, I haven't seen him for many years, I'm looking for him to catch up with him, he's empty now, maybe it's better than saying good things in front of the emperor, he wants someone to chat with him!"

Qi Zhongbin glanced in the direction of the palace, and then followed in his master's footsteps.

Ah Fei stood in place for a while, until Gray Mian jumped on his shoulder.

"Hey, hey, hey. Let's go, this son-in-law of the Chu Mansion, go and see your father-in-law! ”

Ah Fei's old face showed a little embarrassment, and he opened his mouth to explain something, but when he came into contact with the strange eyes of the mink on his shoulder, he still couldn't say it, and chose to quickly keep up with Yi Shuyuan and Qi Zhongbin.

On the wide street, the autumn equinox sweeps away the leaves, and the front of a tall mansion shows a bit of gloom, or it is just the psychological effect of the visitor.

Yi Shuyuan and others came to the door of the prime minister of the current dynasty.

The door was not open, but Yi Shuyuan knew that there were two elderly porters sitting at the door of the hut and dozing off.

"Knock Knock"

The sound of knocking on the door woke up the two family members at the door, and immediately someone got up to open the door, opened the side door and went out to see a gray-haired Confucian and two old men outside.

"Who are you? Why do you know what this is and knock on the door? ”

One of the family members was not angry to say this, and the other seemed to think that the person who came was also quite generous, so he followed up and said something.

"My lord said that he didn't see a guest!"

Confucian Sheng bowed his hand first and said with a warm smile.

"The contemptible surname is Yi, he is the deceased of Lord Chu, this time I came to Chengtianfu, I came to find Lord Chu to catch up with the old days, and I hope that the two of them will talk about it, I think, Lord Chu will meet us!"

The two porters hesitated, and they would have a special feeling after watching people treat things for a long time, and the person in front of them was not simple, so they didn't dare to really drive people away.

Leaving a "wait", one of them entered the house.

In the garden at the back of the Chu Mansion, Chu Hang, who accompanied his little grandson to catch fish with a broken net, seemed to have found his childlike interest in his grandson and was having fun.

At this time, the family came over in a hurry.

"Master, there is a guest visiting outside, saying that his surname is Yi, and he claims to be your old friend, but he doesn't look like he is old, but he has an extraordinary bearing, and he doesn't dare to slack off, so he will report it."

Chu Hang was already stunned.

"Grandpa, grandpa, the fish ran away, grandpa-"

Sun Er's voice woke Chu Hang up, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Hurry up, please, hurry up! No, no, I'll go and invite it personally! ”

At about the same moment, in the imperial study of the palace.

Today's great mediocre emperor has a shocked expression on his face.

"What? Tan Yuanshang is here? I didn't have any news beforehand! ”

In the eyes of the emperor, the Tan family and Tan Yuanshang are very shrewd people, very good at protecting themselves, he doesn't think that the Tan family will always be unaware of the affairs of the capital, but Tan Yuanshang came directly to Chengtianfu at a lot of age, and there was no news in advance, which is really surprising.

Thinking so, the emperor still looked at the eunuch who came to report.

"Let him in!"

Not long after, a eunuch came to the outside of the imperial study and respectfully said to Tan Yuansheng, who was waiting here.

"Gong Tan, Your Majesty invites you in."

"Okay, thank you, father-in-law!"

Since the last years of Emperor Wuzong's Hongxing, Tan Yuanshang has not entered the palace much, and this time he noticed that the palace has obviously been repaired, and the amount of work is not small.

When I entered the imperial study, the inside was obviously much warmer than the outside.

The emperor inside is writing at the desk, and the person in front of this imperial case is now in the prime of life, and Tan Yuanshang restrained his mood and saluted.

"Grass people Tan Yuanshang greets Your Majesty!"

The emperor raised his head, but the moment he saw Tan Yuansheng clearly, his heart couldn't help but shake slightly.

Naturally, this is not because he has not seen Tan Yuanshang for a long time and misses him, but now Tan Yuanshang seems too young, so that he just had the illusion that a middle-aged Confucian came in.

"Tan Gong doesn't have to be polite!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Tan Yuanshang got up with a smile on his face, and before he could speak, the emperor asked first with a joke.

"Tan Gong can be regarded as collecting the world's treasures back then, and he has a way to stay in Yan, didn't he get any immortal medicine at the beginning?"

"Your Majesty said with a smile, if there is really any elixir, I must be in the prime of life."

The emperor looked at Tan Yuanshang carefully, and only then did he notice the wrinkles and mottles on his face, and it was not without gray hair on his head.

"Tan Gong has spoken recently, even I don't know where you are in seclusion all these years, but there are capable people who have made a special trip to find you?"

"Your Majesty is just busy with government affairs, if you really want to know, what can you hide from Your Majesty in the world!"

Tan Yuanshang came closer, subconsciously looked at the corner of the imperial case, and failed to see the familiar box, the emperor seemed to notice his eyes, and sighed.

"My father loves calligraphy, especially "Difficult to Walk", and in his later years he has reached the point where he can't put it down, and at the moment of the funeral, I ordered people to bury many of his favorite calligraphy works with the emperor's mausoleum."

"Your Majesty's filial piety, the first emperor is also pleased to have knowledge!"

Tan Yuanshang complimented, but he didn't say something in his heart.

Emperor Wuzong did love calligraphy, and especially liked "Difficult to Walk", but for this work, he was more inspired by the spirit of the text, in fact, he should prefer to pass it on to the emperor's family from generation to generation.

It's just that the filial piety of the Son of Heaven is understandable.

"By the way, why did Tan Gong return to Beijing?"

The emperor suddenly asked this, and Tan Yuanshang didn't say what he meant, but sighed with a smile.

"When people get old, they always miss their hometown"

In the imperial study of the palace, Tan Yuanshang and the Son of Heaven also seemed to be chatting, talking about things that had nothing to do with the court.

(End of chapter)