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"Old senior, long time no see."

Li Xun walked into the study, saw his father-in-law You Mingyuan and You Yuanfeng, cupped his hands and smiled.

You Yuanfeng snorted twice: "Is your kid not dead yet?"

Li Xun smiled bitterly and said, "If I die, my father-in-law will probably be very sad."

You Yuanfeng laughed loudly and said: "With You Min's handsome appearance, if you die, there will be many people who want to marry her."

"Okay, you two, please stop saying these unlucky words."

You Mingyuan shook his head and pulled Li Xun to sit down.

You Yuanfeng looked at Li Xun and said hehe, "You bitch, when night comes, just say whatever you have to say."

Li Xun nodded and said softly: "The emperor suddenly summoned me to return to the capital. I will go to the palace to pay homage tomorrow, so I came to listen to the teachings of my father-in-law and the elders."

You Mingyuan said: "What do you want to know?"

Li Xun looked at You Yuanfeng, chuckled and said, "I'm just here to listen to you for guidance, I won't say much."

You Mingyuan didn't understand, and You Yuanfeng chuckled.

"Liu Jie came to see me the day before yesterday. We didn't discuss political matters, but we actually played a good game of chess."

Li Xun's eyes flickered and he asked: "Who won?"

You Yuanfeng chuckled and said: "Of course...Liu Jie won. His chess skills are beyond my reach."

You Mingyuan said with some surprise: "At the end of the chess game that day, you smiled so happily, I thought you won."

You Yuanfeng smiled and said nothing. Li Xun squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "So, who loses and who wins is secondary. Making the old man happy is the most important thing."

Hearing Li Xun's words, You Yuanfeng showed admiration in his eyes, looked at You Mingyuan, and sighed: "Li Xun can see some problems more clearly than you."

You Mingyuan wondered: "What does uncle mean by this?"

You Yuanfeng smiled faintly: "I played chess with Liu Jie that day. Who won or lost didn't actually matter. Li Xun saw it, but you didn't."

You Mingyuan was silent. You Yuanfeng's chess skills were never good. That day Liu Jie came to visit and the two played a game of chess. You Yuanfeng was extremely happy. You Mingyuan thought he had won.

"The old man does what he wants. It doesn't matter who wins or loses. People like Liu Jie take the initiative to visit. That's the key."

Li Xun said in a deep voice, You Yuanfeng's chess skills are indeed not very good, but Li Xun also understands that he is playing chess with him, and he can do whatever he wants. For people like Liu Jie, no matter who loses or wins, You Yuanfeng

How could he take it seriously? The point is the purpose of Liu Jie's visit.

You Yuanfeng took a deep look at Li Xun. Although the boy was young, his perspective on problems was sometimes more profound than that of an old man like You Mingyuan.

"The Tubo raided Duanlong Fort with hundreds of thousands of troops. This was almost an undeclared war. Whether we want it or not, the war with Tubo is inevitable."

"It's just a Tubo, I'm afraid Liu Jie won't take it seriously."

Li Xun all knows that the imperial court is currently facing financial difficulties and is struggling, but Zhao Zhi still has some money in his hands. He still has five to six million taels of silver in his small treasury in the imperial city. This time the Longyou War resumes, Zhao Zhi

Take out all the money and food in your treasury. With this money, you will have enough money for an army of 200,000 for three months. Therefore, the problem of Tibet is not too urgent.

You Mingyuan looked at You Yuanfeng: "Old man, what exactly did you and Liu Jie say that day? If you don't tell me, I can't ask more questions."

Li Xun glanced at You Mingyuan and had some guesses in his mind. Liu Jie's arrival might have something to do with the Yang family.

You Yuanfeng shook his head and sighed softly: "Liu Jie is powerful, but he is also a human being, and an old man who is about to die. He and I are Jinshi in the same subject and have a friendship. We are classmates. When I come back this time, he won't come to see me."

I, I will also look for him, we are all friends, and this meeting may be the last time I meet him."

Having said this, You Yuanfeng was silent for a moment, and then continued: "I chatted with Liu Jie and talked about Yang Binglin. This man has too much power and does not know how to give in. The relationship between our You family and the Yang family has always been harmonious.

, The emperor used you to inspect Jiangnan this time for this reason. Liu Jie means that if you want to open up the situation in Jiangnan this time, the Wu family is the top priority. If you have time in these two days, you can go and see him.

Go see Yang Binglin and have a good talk with him. Even if he doesn't want to help, don't get in the way. If this doesn't work, your job will be difficult to do. There is no need to go to Jiangnan. It will be useless and you will be punished by the emperor.

Why bother with the censure?"

You Mingyuan fell into deep thought. What You Yuanfeng said is indeed very reasonable. The Wu family is the wife of Yang Binglin. If he interferes with it and the Wu family blocks it, he may not be able to do anything if he goes to Jiangnan.

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"Then let me go to the emperor to talk to you first?"

You Yuanfeng shook his head: "What time has it been? What should be discussed has been discussed a long time ago. Now the current situation should be unanimously communicated to the outside world. Everyone just needs to give way. I asked you to go to Yang Binglin because I asked you to

Give him a face. Li Xun was assassinated, and Yang Binglin almost got into big trouble. At the time when he was still in shock, you are Li Xun's father-in-law, but you took the initiative to go to express your condolences. He will be grateful to you, and the emperor will be happy if he knows.

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You Mingyuan nodded and said nothing.

Li Xun smiled bitterly and said: "Old man, I almost died. The murderer behind the scenes might be Yang Binglin. If my father-in-law is gone, wouldn't you tell everyone that the assassination of my son-in-law was not done by you?"

"You are too naive. Even if Yang Binglin did it, the emperor will not do anything to him at this time. On the contrary, one day, the emperor wants to touch the Yang family. It is just unreasonable. What other excuse is needed?"

You Yuanfeng smiled coldly and said: "You little brat, you're visiting me at night. I know what you're thinking. Don't think so much. Go back and sleep peacefully. The situation has reached this point. All fights are suspended. I'm afraid your return to Wuzhou is

It’s almost certain. Besides, the matter of your assassination is still hanging over there. What else do King Yi and Yang Binglin dare to do?”

After listening to You Yuanfeng's words, Li Xun felt much more relaxed, but he said with a pretentious look on his face: "I haven't seen my father-in-law and old man for many days, and I miss them very much. As soon as I came back, why don't I go forward immediately?"

The reason for coming to visit is not for other things."

"Hypocritical, get out of here."

You Yuanfeng waved his hand and cursed with a smile.

Li Xun laughed, stood up, bowed his hands, and left.

Early the next morning, someone came to the palace, and the emperor summoned Li Xun to the palace to meet the saint.

"Li Xun meets the emperor."

Zhao Zhi did not summon him alone, but also several other ministers. Therefore, Li Xun did not kneel down and kowtow as before, but bowed respectfully.
Chapter completed!