Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 304 Mr. Yu retires as Prime Minister

"Zi Qian, please sit down."

Lin Yizhi took Li An to a tent. To Li An's surprise, there were only two maids in the tent and no one else.

Li An nodded and sat down.

After Lin Yizhi sat down, he ordered the maid to bring tea.

"Zi Qian is from Yangzhou, right?" Lin Yizhi asked.

"Yes." Li An nodded and put down the tea cup.

Lin Yizhi smiled and said: "Actually, my Lin family's ancestral home is also Yangzhou. Speaking of which, we are still from the same hometown."

"Oh?"

Li An was surprised and said: "I didn't expect that Yangzhou is full of outstanding people, and even had a husband."

"Haha." Lin Yizhi smiled slightly and said, "That was all in the past, but if Yangzhou can produce a talent like Zi Qian, it may not be impossible for him to produce another husband in the future."

"Zi Qian, don't refuse in a hurry. Take a look first before saying anything."

"Brother Lin, stop joking. You were Jieyuan in the provincial examination, and I was almost at the bottom. I still have some self-awareness. What you said sounded more mocking to me than praise." Li An shook his head.

"Zi Qian is ridiculous. I am only a few years older than Chi. I have little talent and little knowledge. I will be satisfied if I can govern one party. I don't dare to expect to be prime minister. The person I am talking about is you, Zi Qian." Lin Yizhi said.

Lin Yizhi was a little embarrassed. As scholars, they always like to compliment each other when they meet. This is normal.

"Zi Qian is too modest. Your four words of caution are sought after by countless scholars in the world. It is very possible to become a husband in the future." Lin Yizhi said with a smile.

You can faintly see what's written on it, but it's hard to see clearly because it's folded.

Seeing Lin Yizhi's deflated look, Li An secretly laughed inwardly. He might as well have gone straight to the topic earlier. This was not a business exchange.

"this…"

Lin Yizhi smiled and took out a folded piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Li An.

The two poems "Compassion for the Farmers" are basically compulsory to learn, but the teacher never introduced their authors.

It took a while before Lin Yizhi came back to his senses and said with some embarrassment: "Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm looking for Zi Qian this time because I have a gift for you."

I still remember that when I was studying in my previous life, every time I learned a poem, the teacher would briefly introduce the author of the poem.

I have to say this is ironic.

This was the first time he had seen someone like Li An who acted unconventionally.

Without knowing Lin Yizhi's purpose, how could he dare to accept his gift.

"As the saying goes, no merit will be rewarded. When I meet Brother Lin for the first time, I really don't dare to accept Brother Lin's courtesy." Li An shook his head.

"Brother Lin reads poetry, so you should know about Li Shen, right? His poems are highly sought after by future generations, and his two poems about pity for the peasants even describe the hardships of the people in Guanxia. But in fact, it is he who is the stinker of the Zhumen's wine and meat." Li An shook his head slightly.

Li An took the paper and started to read it.

"Bian Jingdu praised Brother Lin for his talent as the number one scholar. It is normal for him to have a husband in the future." Li An said with a smile.

When I was young at that time, I didn't think there was anything wrong with it. When I grew up, I realized that the author was actually a corrupt official.

"Brother Lin, what do you mean?" Li An asked with an ugly expression.

This piece of paper turned out to be a contract between him and the pawn shop.

"Don't be upset, Ziqian."

Lin Yizhi smiled and said: "This pawn shop and I have some connections. Zi Qian and I hit it off as soon as we met, so we returned this contract to you. I will give the 20,000 taels to Zi Qian."

"Brother Lin, just tell me if you have any questions. If not, I will leave." Li An said calmly.

Just give away twenty thousand taels, which is really a big gesture.

Even though Lin Yizhi's grandfather was the husband-in-law, he had been an official for more than 20 years and had died long ago.

There is nothing promising among the younger generation, how can they have any legacy?

With such a big deal, no fool would believe it if there were no problems.

That pawn shop was chosen by Li Nan and Liu. Li An just asked someone to inquire about it and found out that it had a good reputation, so he did not inquire in detail about the owner behind it. Even so, I heard that the pawn shop was opened by the Lord's family.

The Lin family was obviously not the one behind it, but thinking of the news about Lin Yizhi's engagement to the second lady of Duke Rongguo's mansion, Li An roughly guessed some of Lin Yizhi's purpose.

"Since Zi Qian said so, I won't beat around the bush anymore. Prince Yong asked me to give this contract to you," Lin Yizhi said.

really.

Li An was not much surprised when he heard this. It was no secret that Duke Rongguo sided with King Yong.

It is impossible for Lin Yizhi and Duke Rong's government to be so generous. The only possibility is King Yong behind them.

Li An put the contract on the table, stood up and said, "Brother Lin thanked Crown Prince Yong for me for his kindness, but I really can't bear such a great gift. Also, please tell Brother Lin, Prince Yong, not to worry about me." Thank you for your hospitality, Brother Lin. Farewell!"

"and many more!"

Lin Yizhi quickly stood up and stopped Li An and said, "Ziqian, don't worry, Prince Yong has said that this is just a reward for your help, not for wining."

"Haha, how can I do something that Prince Yong can't do? His Royal Highness looks up to me too much." Li An said calmly.

Lin Yizhi waved his hand to the maid to retreat, and whispered: "As long as Zi Qian persuades the commander, he can find an excuse to impeach King Yan once. The commander is the censor, and he has the right to report the news. This This matter is just a small matter to the Master. Zi Qian can not only get a favor from His Highness, but also get 20,000 taels of silver."

Li An sneered inwardly, what a good calculation.

Once he persuaded Liu Xuewen to do this, others would think that Liu Xuewen had defected to King Yong.

The censor heard that it was his job to report affairs, but he was treated as a fool by his part-time job.

Since King Yong and King Yan came to Beijing, no one in the Admonition Court has impeached these two people.

First of all, the two of them really have nothing to impeach. After all, they are both candidates for the crown prince. They are afraid of being caught by the other party, and they appear to be very honest on the surface.

Secondly, once one party is impeached, it will be suspected of helping the other party.

The people in Kanyuan are not fools, how could they do such a thing.

"I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do about this. Farewell!"

After Li An finished speaking, he bypassed Lin Yizhi and left the tent.

"Humph!"

Lin Yizhi looked at Li An's leaving figure and said coldly: "I don't know how to praise!"

Li An came out of the tent and frowned slightly. Zhao Tong and Zhao Xian had not seen him for so long, and he thought they had given up.

Now it seems that at least Zhao Xian has not given up.

This time, Zhao Xian somehow knew that he had borrowed money from a pawnshop opened by Rongguo Gongfu. He thought he was short of money and asked Lin Yizhi to win him over.

If it were someone else with lighter eyelids, he might actually agree.

After all, that was twenty thousand taels of silver.

Through this incident, Li An could feel that the fight between King Yong and King Yan was getting more and more fierce.

In the past, Zhao Tong did not mention any practical benefits when wooing him, but now he is so generous.

It seems that he is already eager to win over Yan Guan and attack him.

Li An shook his head. Anyway, neither of them would end well, and they were not afraid of offending.

According to the plot, both of them will be finished in no more than three years.

"What happened?"

When Li An returned to Liu's house to encircle the tent, Mrs. Zhang didn't know where she was. Only Rulan Minglan and Liu Waner were there.

Minglan didn't look well, and Rulan and Liu Waner were comforting her.

"Brother Ziqian."

When Minglan saw Li An, she was worried and said, "Someone from the Yu family just called Sister Yanran back. They said that Mr. Yu had offended the officials this morning and was dismissed."

(End of this chapter)