Chapter 1089 Yu County Lord
The group found a private room in Xiangmanlou and sat down. Liu Huan was very generous and asked the waiter to put the bill in his eldest brother's name.
It can be seen that their family does often eat here. The waiter is very familiar with Liu Huan and agreed without thinking.
Then everyone watched Liu Huan order a bunch of delicious food and let them order.
Bai Shan, Bai Erlang, and Man Bao all shook their heads. Peng Zhiru also felt that he had ordered enough, but was still a little hesitant. "How about you put the bill under your eldest brother's name?"
"There's nothing wrong with it. The owner of this restaurant is a friend of my brother's. I always keep a record of the bill when I eat here. Just order whatever you want."
Yin Huo glanced at him and ordered two softer dishes, and that was it.
Manbao spoke through Bai Shan and Liu Huan, "Who was that Yu County Lord just now?"
"Don't you know the Duke of Yu?" Liu Huan said, "He was a famous official, very powerful. I met him a few times when I was very young. He especially liked to pinch children's faces."
Liu Huan turned around and spoke to Yin Huo through Bai Shan, Man Bao, Bai Erlang, and Yin Huo, "You must have seen him when you were a child. He likes children very much."
Yin Huo shook his head. He didn’t remember. He was weak. In his memory, many adults liked to hug him when he was very young. How could he know who was who?
However, the words of Yu County Lord...
Yin Huo thought for a moment and asked, "Is it Yu Mijian, who edited the Beitang Shuchao?"
Manbao pinched a piece of dessert and ate it. He looked up when he heard it. "Is he the same official position as Lord Wei?"
Liu Huan waved his hand and said, "He retired and returned to his hometown to retire a few years ago."
As soon as they mentioned Beitang Shuchao, Bai Shan remembered it. Seeing that they had been talking for a long time without getting to the point, he turned around and said to Manbao, "You haven't read it. Beitang Shuchao is a kind of book."
Manbao asked as he ate, "Why is it called Beitang?"
"Because County Lord Yu was a secretary of the previous dynasty when he compiled this book, and Beitang was the back office of the previous dynasty's Secretariat," Bai Shan said, "this book was already compiled during the previous dynasty, but the last emperor didn't use it, and County Lord Yu was a lowly official, so the book was lost. It wasn't until the establishment of our dynasty and the current emperor reused County Lord Yu that the book was included in the Imperial Academy, but it has only been there."
Bai Shan said with regret: "This book is too thick and is not easily borrowed. Otherwise, I could lend it out to you."
That means it’s not sold outside.
Manbao exclaimed: "How amazing."
Although Peng Zhiru and others had not read the book and still could not remember who Yuxian Gong was, they still thought he was very powerful.
Liu Huan nodded repeatedly. "It's impressive, but it's strange. Why didn't County Lord Yu come to the palace when he came to the capital? He's quite old. Is he seventy-eight or seventy-nine this year? My grandfather said he was the oldest person in the court. Every time he came to the capital, His Majesty would personally welcome him to the Taiji Hall."
Everyone opened their mouths wide, "So long-lived~~"
Liu Huan nodded.
Manbao and Baishan couldn't help but look at each other. It was really amazing that they dared to run away at such an old age.
No wonder his son was so worried.
Bai Shan lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then said, "Yuezhou is not close to the capital. If the old man wants to travel, why would he choose to come to the capital?"
Manbao: "There are old people and old scenes in the capital?"
Bai Shan nodded slightly, "Maybe."
He turned his head and smiled at Liu Huan, and Liu Huan smiled back at him foolishly.
Manbao glanced at him, then at Bai Shan, looked away, picked up the kettle and poured a cup of tea for Liu Huan.
The Duke of Yu went to the capital alone with a servant, which not only frightened his own son but also the emperor.
After receiving the news, he sent someone out of the palace to invite County Lord Yu. As soon as the person arrived outside the Taiji Hall, he took the prince and a group of ministers to greet him and personally helped County Lord Yu into the hall.
The Duke of Yu saluted humbly and followed the emperor into the palace only after being helped up.
The emperor had a seat added at the first seat on the left and invited the Duke of Yu to sit down.
The Duke of Yu County declined, saying that this was Ji Xiang's position.
The emperor smiled and said, "Today is Double Ninth Festival. Let's honor the elders first and discuss other matters later."
Ji Xiang also personally helped the Yu County Magistrate to sit down and said, "This is the seat that the county magistrate should sit down on. Please take a seat quickly."
Only then did the Duke of Yu sit down.
Everyone sat down separately, and the prince stood beside the emperor.
The Duke of Yu County raised his head, squinted his eyes, looked around, and then smiled at the Crown Prince, saying, "It's been a few years since we last met, and you've become even more handsome."
The prince smiled and started to exchange pleasantries with the Duke of Yu.
The emperor asked with a smile, "When did the county lord enter the capital? If someone hadn't reported it to me today, I wouldn't have known you were here."
The Duke of Yu bowed and said, "I was just wandering around. I walked and walked until I reached the capital. Thinking that today was the Double Ninth Festival, I came in to ask for some rice cakes. I didn't expect that my boy would alarm Your Majesty."
When this was said, everyone was skeptical.
Who is the Duke of Yu County?
He was the oldest and had lived through four emperors and two dynasties. He had returned to his hometown of Yuezhou after retiring three years ago. When he left Beijing that year, the emperor personally escorted him to the city gate.
Even if he wanted to travel around the mountains and rivers, why would he come to the capital?
Yuezhou is far away from the capital.
But no matter how they inquired in the palace, County Lord Yu insisted and came to the capital for fun.
Not only did the emperor and his ministers not believe this, even his son did not believe it. So when he helped his father back home, he could not help but ask, "Father, why did you come to Beijing?"
Yu County Lord held his hand as they entered the front hall. He took a deep breath and said, "Don't get involved in adult matters, kid. I heard on the way to the capital that the Crown Prince and the Third Prince had a falling out."
Minister Yu: ...He is a child of God. His sons are all officials. What kind of child is he?
Minister Yu rubbed his forehead and said helplessly, "We've been at odds for a long time, it's just that this time it was more serious."
The Duke of Yu stopped talking.
Minister Yu asked anxiously, "Father, you're not here for this, are you?"
The Duke of Yu County raised his eyelids, glanced at him, and said, "Your father left home two months ago. I haven't yet mastered the art of foretelling the future."
Minister Yu breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Then why did you come? Oh, why didn't you tell my second brother before you left? You don't know, he was almost going crazy when he found out you went out for a drink and didn't come home."
Yu County Lord coughed lightly and said, "I was just in the middle of drinking when I suddenly felt like going out to have some fun, so I came out right away."
Minister Yu stared at him, "This whole thing has lasted two months?"
The Duke of Yu nodded obediently and said "hmm".
Minister Yu: ...
The Duke of Yu County took a look at the sky outside, stood up and said, "Alright, it's getting late, go to bed early. Tomorrow I will go to the palace to see His Majesty and catch up with him. It's Double Ninth Festival now, and His Majesty won't have time to entertain us old ministers."
Although Minister Yu wanted to ask more, when he saw his father walking away unsteadily with his hands behind his back, he knew that he could not get anything out of him, so he could only help him to rest.
The next update will be around 10pm
(End of this chapter)
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