You Mingyuan pulled You Min to sit down and asked, "You have no contact with Zhang Yuan, right?"

You Min looked gloomy and lowered his head: "My father is in jail, I..."

You Mingyuan patted You Min's hand and said softly: "I didn't mean it like that. You must make it clear to Li Xun about the matter between you and Zhang Yuan, and don't let him misunderstand."

Regarding the matter between You Min and Zhang Yuan, when You Li went to visit You Mingyuan, he once said that You Mingyuan understood it at that time. You Min did this because he was obviously anxious and sought medical treatment in a hurry, but You Mingyuan

It's not Yu Min's fault. As a daughter, her father was in prison. She tried every means to rescue her. Maybe the method was wrong, but You Mingyuan was still very happy. Among her children, besides You Min, who would care about her so much?

You Min said softly: "Li Xun knows everything about Zhang Yuan and me."

You Mingyuan nodded: "If you encounter problems in the future, think carefully and don't be so impulsive. Otherwise, you won't be able to get things done and will harm yourself."

You Min said silently: "My daughter will remember her father's words."

The father and daughter talked for a while, and then Yuli's voice came from outside the door.

"Master, Liu Zhigu and Liu Xiangguo are here."

"Take him to the inner study, I'll be right away."

You Mingyuan gave an order, then stood up and said to You Min: "During this period, you should take a good rest. You...may not have much time at home."

You Min gritted her teeth and said, "A daughter can stay with her father forever without getting married."

"Don't talk like a child. At your age, it's time."

You Mingyuan shook his head, patted You Min's face, then turned and left.

After You Mingyuan left, You Min took the jade pendant and looked at it blankly. The jade pendant itself was not valuable, but to Li Xun, it was perhaps more important than anything else. Li Xun now gave this jade pendant to him.

, the meaning it represents is self-evident.

The inner study is the most private place for a man. You Mingyuan will never entertain guests here for non-important things or important people. The last time an outsider entered the inner study was eight years ago, that is, in the fifteenth year of Guangyuan.

The Turban Army was completely wiped out. Today's emperor, Zhao Zhi, went out to relax and visited the You family. You Mingyuan invited him into the study to drink tea and chat.

In normal times, even You Mingyuan's wife, Anshi, is not allowed to enter even half a step. Daily hygiene is usually taken care of by You Mingyuan's confidant housekeeper You Li. However, in the past two years, this job has been handed over to You Mingyuan.

Min's hands.

Liu Zhigu did not enter the inner study, but stood at the door.

"Brother Zhigu, why are you standing outside?"

You Mingyuan arrived and asked aloud.

Liu Zhigu smiled: "It's not like I've never been in before, and there's nothing surprising about it. The weather is nice today, so let's chat outside."

You Mingyuan is three years younger than Liu Zhigu, but he was promoted to Jinshi two years earlier than him, which can be said to be the pride of a young man. When they were young, they served as officials in a state, You Mingyuan was the governor, and Liu Zhigu was the Sima.

The two had been working together for several years and had a very good personal relationship. After so many years, You Mingyuan's career progressed slowly, but Liu Zhigu had already achieved the position of Prime Minister that all literati dreamed of.

"It's up to you, I'm afraid your old bones won't be able to withstand the wind."

Liu Zhigu laughed loudly and said, "If something happens to me in your home, you old boy, don't even think about escaping responsibility."

The two of them spoke very casually, and for senior officials and elderly people like them, they laughed and cursed on the outside. It must be said that the personal relationship between the two was indeed very deep.

Outside the inner study room is a small courtyard. There is a stone platform and a few stone chairs in the courtyard. The two of them sat down. After a while, Yuli himself arrived with a pot of hot tea.

"Wait outside and don't let outsiders disturb you."

"Yes, sir."

You Li responded, bowed to You Mingyuan and Liu Zhigu each, then turned and left.

"You came to my door just after I was released from prison. News about you came very quickly."

You Mingyuan said softly while pouring tea for Liu Zhigu.

Liu Zhigu smiled and said softly: "What can I say? I am also the prime minister of the dynasty, and you are my best friend. I should pay special attention to your affairs."

You Mingyuan nodded and didn't say much. He didn't suffer much in prison, and he was able to get out so quickly. Liu Zhigu didn't say anything, but You Mingyuan could also guess that he must have been among them.

Great effort.

You Mingyuan poured the tea, stretched out his hand and said, "Try it, this is a local specialty tea that Min'er brought back from Wuzhou. It has an average taste, so just treat it as something new."

Liu Zhigu nodded and took a sip. The taste was indeed average and not a good tea, but it was also a reflection of You Min's feelings towards his father.

"Where is the marriage between You Min and Li Xun going now?"

"Just now, Li Xun has sent a matchmaker to arrange marriage."

Liu Zhigu asked: "What do you mean?"

You Mingyuan glanced at him, was silent for a while, and finally said softly: "If the emperor hadn't made peace, I would never have considered anything between Li Xun and You Min."

Liu Zhigu said quietly: "But you finally agreed to the emperor's matchmaking."

You Mingyuan said coldly: "If it weren't for this, I wouldn't be where I am today."

Liu Zhigu shook his head and said seriously: "Mingyuan, your matter has nothing to do with Concubine Li Guifei or King Qi. After your accident, the reason why they did not intercede for you is not that they dare not, but that they cannot

, I won’t tell you this, you should understand it yourself.”

You Mingyuan's mood soon returned to calm. How could he not feel resentment for being implicated for no reason and losing his official position? But after calming down and thinking about it carefully, You Mingyuan also figured out that the emperor's main target was

It wasn't him. It was a good thing that he had passed away so lightly. At most, he would have lost his official position and would not have been killed.

The situation in the court after the reorganization of the Zhengshi Hall has become increasingly unclear even to You Mingyuan, especially in the past year. King Yi has gradually been reused, while King Qi and Concubine Li have been slowly replaced.

Alienation, the recent fire in the palace, although the news was tightly concealed, it was still somewhat spread. Later, King Qi was dismissed from the post of Jing Zhaoyin, and Zhao Zhi went to Changle Palace where Li Yi lived more and more times.

There are fewer and fewer people coming. All these signs have revealed a lot of problems. Although many ministers do not say it with their mouths, they are naturally discussing it secretly.

At this time, he was deeply in prison. It was obviously better for Li Yi and King Qi to remain silent than to speak. After thinking about this, the grudge in You Mingyuan's heart became much lighter.

Liu Zhigu drank tea by himself and did not interrupt You Mingyuan's contemplation. After a while, You Mingyuan raised his head, looked at Liu Zhigu, shook his head and sighed: "My Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs has been dismissed.

Yes, maybe it’s a good thing. Today’s situation in the court is becoming more and more difficult to understand. If we get out of the place of right and wrong earlier, there won’t be so much trouble.”

Liu Zhigu put down the tea cup in his hand and said quietly: "You can jump out, but this is just you. Can the entire You family do the same?"

You Mingyuan's whole body trembled slightly, he looked directly at Liu Zhigu and said in a deep voice: "What do you mean by this?"
Chapter completed!