They all say I'm a tyrant

Chapter 11

As soon as You Yan saw the servant, he understood what was going on in Changle Palace just now. He didn't expect that after being scolded by Lin Ce in front of him that day, the Empress Dowager Wu not only did not restrain herself, but became more and more courageous. Begin to place manpower in Changle Palace.You Yan naturally doesn't take this kind of little trick to heart, but he is indeed a little surprised. After all, the Empress Dowager Wu has been in his impression for so many years as a cowardly and incompetent person, who is only suitable to live a peaceful life under the protection of others day.

But this person who has been quiet and silent for many years under the bullying of Concubine Shang, now lives a stable life, but also begins to restless, You Yan is not worried that she will cause any harm to him, but just thinks it is a bit ridiculous.If the Empress Dowager Wu had been able to spend so much time in the harem during the reign of the first emperor, and she would not have been bullied by Concubine Shang, then Lin Ce's life would not have been so sad.

Previously, You Yan didn't care much about Empress Dowager Wu's movements, but after these three times, he should take the time to find out who is standing behind Empress Dowager Wu?What's the plan?

Although he knew that Lin Ce was not avoiding him, but being disturbed by the Empress Dowager Wu, You Yan had lost the interest that he wanted to see Lin Ce before going out, and he was too lazy to go to Changle Palace to watch their mother and son argue.He stood at the gate of the imperial city, turned his head and glanced at the majestic palace behind him, and couldn't help shaking his head.

No matter how noble and powerful the people inside are, this imperial city is nothing more than a luxurious cage, yet there are countless people trying to get in.There are also some people who were destined to belong there since birth, such as Lin Ce, who had no choice but to be born in the emperor's family, whether it was for self-protection or for the world now.

But for You Yan, as long as Lin Ce thinks, he will let him.

Because he originally thought that he might spend the night in the palace like many times before, You Yan sent the carriage back after entering the palace.He stood at the gate of the imperial city for a while, looked at the pedestrians coming and going on the street, wiped the sweat off his forehead, got up and went into the nearest teahouse.

In the early years, when You Yan was just Doctor Guanglu and the young son of the Duke of Yue, he was familiar with every tea house and wine shop in the city, and visited all the study and pawn shops. Celebrities and elegant scholars fight tea, and in autumn, they go hunting in the mountains with a few sons of aristocratic families. In their free time, they meet up with friends to have a drink and chat in the garden of Youfu, or play cuju in other courtyards outside the city.

Except that he never entered the Goulan, his life was no different from most of the children of the aristocratic families in the capital. His life was smooth, with neither near nor far-sighted worries, until he became famous because of a poem he accidentally wrote during a banquet. Manducheng was summoned into the palace by the late emperor, and met the silent and restrained little King Han. After that, the two got to know each other by chance, and You Yan's life took a path he never expected.

Perhaps because of his father's influence, You Yan had no interest in the so-called fame and fortune since he was a teenager. At that time, the noble son would never have thought that he would join the battlefield one day in the future, and even become a full-fledged man. The powerful minister who is respected by everyone in the court is not for the eternal prosperity of the country, the prosperity of the country and the safety of the people. He has never been a person with that kind of lofty ambition. Only one person.

Pulling out now is also for that person.

Probably because it was noon, there were not many people in the teahouse. You Yan appeared in a high-quality blue robe, which immediately attracted everyone's attention. Some people were curious and some were puzzled. He must be of extraordinary background, coupled with his outstanding appearance, but no one in this teahouse knows him.

You Yan still looked indifferent under all kinds of gazes, he looked around, randomly found a place and sat down, ordered a pot of tea, and casually looked at the table in the center, a young woman covered her face Tulle, holding a pipa in her arms, slowly plays and sings a minor tune that You Yan has never heard before.

You Yan took a sip of tea, and while listening to the tune, he looked at the teahouse aimlessly. He used to be a frequent visitor to this restaurant. After he met Lin Ce, Lin Ce didn't care about his various hobbies. He is not very interested, but he often comes here with him. There is an old storyteller in the tea house, who often tells anecdotes about the previous dynasty. Lin Ce grew up in the palace, and he is very interested in these folk rumors. So much so that it was unclear whether Lin Ce accompanied You Yan to drink tea, or You Yan accompanied Lin Ce to listen to books.

Later, when Lin Ce ascended the throne and You Yan became the powerful general in the northwest, neither of them had the leisure time they used to have, and they never had the chance to come to this teahouse together.

In the blink of an eye, it took four years. The teahouse seemed to have been repaired from the inside to the outside. The tables, chairs, and benches were replaced with new ones. The shopkeeper Xiaoer also changed people, the huge tea house was already very unfamiliar to him, You Yan's character would not be sad because of this kind of thing, on the contrary he felt a little novel.

"My lord," Xiaoer passed between the tables and chairs, stopped beside You Yan, and said in a low voice, "I'm really sorry, there are regular guests at the seat you're sitting in, and they're here today , so can I bother you to change places?"

You Yan turned his head, and sure enough, he saw a few noble men in brocade clothes standing not far away, the one in the middle was obviously displeased, staring at his position.You Yan came to this teahouse on a whim, since he took someone else's place, he didn't want to entangle him, so he nodded towards the waiter, took out a small piece of broken silver from his arms and threw it on the table, got up go outside.

Before walking a few steps, an uncertain voice suddenly came from behind: "You Ziqing?"

You Yan turned his head in surprise, and found that the person who spoke was the noble young man in the middle just now. Seeing You Yan turned around, he seemed to have more confidence, completely disregarding his companions, and went straight to You Yan, cupped his hands and said: "Or Say I should call you General You now?"

You Yan squinted at this person for a while before he recognized that this was an old acquaintance, Lin Jue, the son of Zhongshu Shilang.Although the teahouse has a brand new look, it is still possible to meet old people, You Yan smiled a little: "So it's Brother Lin."

Back then, You Yan and Lin Jue were good friends, they went hunting and drinking together, and even occasionally when they got excited, they could recite poems and fight together, showing elegance.Lin Jue has a bright personality and is considered a good playmate. Afterwards, You Yan's thoughts turned to other places, and he no longer had time to spend time with his former old friends. The two gradually lost contact with each other.

Lin Jue looked You Yan up and down, his face full of novelty: "I never expected to meet you in this teahouse one day."

"Staying at home, just to pass the time." You Yan glanced at the people behind him, "It seems that you are still a regular visitor here?"

"The owner of this teahouse couldn't continue to open for some reason, so I paid out some silver taels, which saved me a lot of time." Lin Jue stretched out his finger and pointed to the seat where You Yan sat just now, "I knew it was you , I won’t let Xiao Er chase me away. It’s been a long time since I saw you, would you like to have a cup of tea together, I have some good tea cakes, why don’t you try them?”

Lin Jue didn't seem to have changed much compared to that day, and he didn't deliberately become unfamiliar because of the change in status and status of the two, You Yan was fine at first, so he simply nodded: "If I had known it was you, I wouldn't have gotten up just now. "

Lin Jue was stunned for a moment, the two looked at each other, then laughed loudly, leading You Yan into his seat.

Now You Yan and Lin Jue's father are officials in the same dynasty, but they have never heard of Lin Jue's official career. Only now did they know that Mr. Lin had never been an official at all, and lived a life similar to when he was a teenager. In my day, I only rely on my own preferences, regardless of what others are talking about behind my back, and I can do whatever I want, freely and freely.

You Yan felt that if he hadn't met Lin Ce, maybe he would still be living a life like Lin Jue's now, a wealthy son and an idler, which would be interesting.

While You Yan was in a daze, Lin Jue had brought up the topic of his newly opened study, as well as all kinds of calligraphy and paintings carefully collected in the study. As he talked, he tried his best to invite You Yan to go and have a look. Can help with a tasting.

You Yan hadn't had this kind of experience for a long time, and under Lin Jue's persuasion, he was really interested. He took the tea that Lin Jue had just poured for him and tasted it: "It's no problem to go, but if you really If you meet something good, don't blame me for taking love from brother Lin."

Lin Jue laughed loudly: "If it can catch your You Ziqing's eyes, it must be a real good thing. Of course I don't deserve to keep it private." Then he got up and took You Yan out.

You Yan followed Lin Jue for a few steps, just when the sound of the pipa behind him turned, it was a new repertoire, he couldn't help turning his head and glanced at the stage, this glance happened to fall into Lin Jue's eyes, and said with a smile "The girl on this stage was specially invited from Jiangnan by me, but if brother You likes me, I will send someone to your house to perform for you."

You Yan froze for a moment, then hurriedly waved his hands: "I'm not blessed to enjoy it, I'm not afraid of brother Lin's jokes, the guy at home has a bad temper, I don't dare to provoke these Yingying Yanyan, he will be unhappy for nothing."

Lin Jue raised his eyebrows in surprise: "I never thought Brother You would actually..."

"Fear of guilt, there's nothing I can do." You Yan laughed, and glanced at the stage again: "I actually wanted to ask just now, do you know the whereabouts of the old gentleman who was the storyteller?"

"Ok?"

"My family likes it, and I just want to invite the old man back to please him." You Yan said, thinking of something happy, the corners of his mouth turned up.

The author has something to say: You Yan: I attack my favorite.