The Philosopher's Dandy Dream

Chapter 38

Liu Shenyan followed Xue He to Xue He's mansion.Looking at the somewhat dilapidated door, there was only a stooped old woman standing at the door.Liu Shenyan was a little surprised.

Old Xue is an old man who has worked hard for Dayou all his life, but he still lives in such a place when he is old?And only one old woman?Could it be that the family has fallen?

Xue He seemed to see Liu Shenyan's doubts, and said with a smile, "Nephew Liu, fame and wealth in this world are so fleeting, why should such a mansion be so gorgeous? I have lived alone for dozens of years, and I don't invite guests , why waste the money in the treasury?"

"See you, Mr. Xue! Shenyan admires you!" Liu Shenyan saluted, a trace of respect spontaneously emerged.

"Nephew Liu Xian, don't be too polite!" Xue He pulled Liu Shenyan into the yard and sat under an old locust tree.

"Nephew, do you know the current situation in the court?"

"Old Xue! The slanderers..." Liu Shenyan frowned, raised the corners of his mouth, and sat quietly on the vine under the tree.

"Hahaha, the old man is blind." Xue He laughed loudly after hearing Liu Shenyan's words, "I thought we had caught an upright Wen Zhong, but I didn't expect him to be a fox like his father! You Chao is saved."

"Old Xue is overrated. Shen Yan is not a star and a half behind my father, and Shen Yan has no intention of entering the court." Liu Shenyan looked seriously into Xue He's eyes.

"Speak carefully! Do you know that this country's affairs are difficult..." Xue He also looked straight at Liu Shenyan, with an urgent hope in his eyes, and his face became extremely solemn, "The various forces in the court are intertwined, and the situation In danger, although the old man has three sons, but one son is lost, and the remaining two sons are in the frontier defense, and they are all very dull, so they can only barely be generals. I should have devoted my heart and soul to the matter entrusted to me by the late emperor, but God failed me. I am old. Although my body is still strong, but I will suddenly go away one day..."

"Old Xue said so much, what's the point of Yu Shenyan?" Liu Shenyan interrupted Xue He's words. In the past two lifetimes, he was most afraid of being played by others. What happened to the sons of Xue He?I'm afraid that Huangkou's children all know that the eldest son is the number one fierce general in the Youchao Dynasty. He became famous in the first battle when he was 13 years old. The second son is a major general who is good at planning. Stupid?Such self-effacing must be deceitful.

"Nephew Liu Xian is the imperial tutor." Xue He didn't mind Liu Shenyan's avoidance.

"Whether Shenyan is right or wrong, Mr. Xue knows very well." Liu Shenyan sneered in his heart, he was really drunk that even a famous tutor could become a tool of blackmail.

"Where do you start with this? Come on, nephew, drink some tea first." Xue He was a little surprised, Ming Ming respected Liu Shenyan a lot, how could Liu Shenyan feel that he was not a tutor?

"Old Xue, open the skylight and speak the truth! Before Shen Yan entered the palace, the Holy Majesty had someone to teach him, right? After Shen Yan entered the palace, the Holy Majesty had someone to teach him, right? In short, and there is no fact of granting the letter, why does Mr. Xue force Shenyan to take the responsibility of the Taifu?" Liu Shenyan picked up the tea brought by the woman and took a sip.

"But, hasn't my nephew already taught the sage? There are some things that we as ministers cannot teach as teachers. We can only let the sage understand slowly." Xue He also took a sip of tea, "Nephew In fact, teaching people is quite accomplished, far better than the master appointed by the first emperor. As long as the nephew is serious about teaching, he will wait until the day when the emperor decides..."

"So what?" Liu Shenyan was a little disdainful, why should he continue to do a good job?Do you want to continue doing it if you have a future?A joke, people are not slaves of secular interests.

"I wonder if my nephew has heard your father mention that you have already entered the game?" Xue He was not annoyed, and asked Liu Shenyan with a smile.

"Entry?"

"With your father's talent, how could his son not be valued by the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty? Come, nephew, have a sip of tea!" Xue He signaled the woman behind him to add some tea to Liu Shenyan's cup.

"Ah, thank you very much!" Liu Shenyan smiled at the old woman with a pleasing expression, and then sat upright, "The man is concerned about the affairs of the world, but Shenyan has been watching my father for more than ten years. Although he has been working hard in the study every day, he has not accomplished anything. , and have a bad reputation! So be careful to say that in this life, there is no wish to be a general or a prime minister!"

"If so! The old man won't force you anymore! Nephew, drink some more tea." Xue He slowly drank the tea in his cup.

Treat guests with no more than three cups of tea.One cup is called toast tea, two cups are called continued tea, and three cups are called farewell tea.If you persuade people to drink tea again and again, it is tantamount to reminding the guests that they "should go".

Liu Shenyan paused, got up and saluted, "Thank you, Mr. Xue, then Shenyan will leave first!"

"Okay! My nephew, go slowly, I won't see you off."

……

After Liu Shenyan came out of the courtyard, Xue He picked up the teapot and poured water into his mouth, then laughed loudly, then turned to ask the woman sweeping the floor next to him, "Woman, what about the younger generation?"

"Not bad!" The old woman stopped what she was doing, smiled at Xue He, and continued to sweep the floor with her bent body "shua, shua".

"Hahaha, it's hard for you to say something good to a younger generation after so many years! It seems that the old man has learned a bit about people in recent years!" Xue He also became happy when he heard the old woman's answer. He patted the tree roots beside him, "Come on, come on, come on, stop working, talk to me."

"Then who will do this job?"

"..."

"The older you get, the more useless you are!" The woman was angry for a moment, then continued to sweep the floor.The woman swept and swept, suddenly "cough, cough", and coughed violently.

Seeing the violently trembling figure not far away, Xue He got up quickly, and ran to the woman as fast as he could, "Hey, old woman! Are you okay? How about, why don't we buy a servant tomorrow?"

When the woman heard Xue He's words, she quickly waved her hand, "No, no. Wouldn't you have another eyeliner when you come back? We've been here for decades, so it's not too late."

"..." Xue He looked at the old lady who was dressed in linen patches, feeling a little guilty in his heart, and stretched out his hand to brush her white hair hanging behind her ears.Time seemed to stand still.

After a while, Xue He took a deep breath, "Madam, can you make your natal family restrain themselves?"

"Ma'am, I'm no longer from there." The woman raised her eyebrows, glanced at Xue He, and curled up her mouth, a little proudly.

"Then my son..." Xue He asked tentatively.

"Don't think about my son! You two are different! Cough, cough, cough..." When the woman heard her son, she immediately became agitated, and then coughed more violently.

Xue He quickly patted the old woman on the back, "Hey, hey, hey... don't get excited, don't get excited... just sit aside and rest! I'll sweep, I'll sweep!"

"Forget it, you're an old bone..." The old woman stopped coughing, stood firmly on the broom, and showed a little bit to Xue He.

"Aren't you too?"

"What? You despise me? The surname is Xue, don't bully me too much..."

"Oh, people who are half buried in the ground, and still so fussy..."

……

In Xue's residence, two silver-haired old men reflected the setting sun.