Yang Guanglu smiled and said: "With the blessing of the Sixth Master, this person's appearance will be just around the corner!"

But Ye Changqing said anxiously: "Sixth Master! The important thing now is not my family's affairs, but this Hongxing Tower..."

Liu Yongming waved his hand and said: "As long as you find the other piece of the pair of jade pendants, Yao'er can come out. Yao'er actually has other things in the Forbidden Army... In fact, Yao'er's life experience is not that difficult than the two of you. Let's talk about that part.

It will take thousands of words to come out. Let’s mention it later, I have my own arrangements.”

Liu Yongming said, pointing to the jade pendant on the table: "This matter is the most urgent now!"

Ye Changqing glanced at the jade pendant and said: "Sixth Master knows the affairs of Zhou Tian and knows the things of Zhou Tian. How can there be anything that you don't know the origin of?"

Liu Yongming said: "I generally know its origin. It was rewarded by Emperor Taizu. Emperor Father, King Qin, and King Yu each have a pair in their hands. But how many more are there? Whose hands are they in?

?I really don’t know. My father insisted that this was a piece of Princess Qin’s hand, which made me feel a little surprised."

"oh?"

"Young master, I will go to your uncle, Prince Yu, and I don't know the situation of his pair of jade pendants. But I often sneak into my father's treasure house, and I have never seen his two jade pendants, nor him.

Wear it on your body! And King Yu has never mentioned the jade pendant, let alone seen him wearing it! King Qin has one piece here, but where is the other?"

Ye Changqing said: "This piece is the one you got from Mr. Fu, right? The emperor asked you to find another piece?"

Liu Yongming had told Ye Changqing before that the emperor asked him to find a jade pendant, so Ye Changqing asked this question.

Liu Yongming nodded.

Ye Changqing said: "This jade pendant must have another origin! Shopkeeper Yang, you are knowledgeable and proficient in antiques and treasures, so you should know something about it, right?"

Yang Guanglu only glanced at the jade pendant and said: "This is made of ancient jade. The quality of the jade is top-grade, not a folk thing. The workmanship is like that of the Zhou Dynasty in the previous dynasty. The other... It's hard to say, hard to say, I can't tell the difference.

Come."

Yang Guanglu seemed to have thought of something, but he couldn't express it well.

Yang Guanglu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said: "There is really a person in Chang'an who is knowledgeable about jade! And he must know the origin of this jade pendant!"

Liu Yongming became interested: "Oh? Who is he?"

Yang Guanglu said seriously: "Li Yu, the Minister of Household Affairs, he may know. Li Yu is the most outstanding Li family in Longxi! He is proficient in "Li" and has done some research on ancient jade and Shang Ding. He has worked in Xiaosheng's pawn shop many times before.

Tao Huo, his sharp eyesight is as sharp as yours, Mr. Liu!"

"You did remind me!"

Yang Guanglu went on to say: "Shilang Li was born as a third-generation flower, but when Emperor Taizu was in power, he suppressed wealthy families, and Li Shilang was from the Li family in Longxi, so he has never been able to achieve his goals. But after all, he is a third-class flower, erudite and knowledgeable.

, I am familiar with the "Li" scripture, and I heard that although Emperor Taizu did not reuse Li Shilang in government affairs, he often consulted him on matters related to etiquette."

Liu Yongming replied: "This is not unexpected. When our dynasty was first established, many ethical matters were not finalized. At that time, Li Yu was appointed by Emperor Taizu to serve in Taichang Temple. Although he was not allowed to have real power, he could still

For advice. I once sent Yao'er to check Li Yu's background. At that time, he was also the deputy director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Although he was not required to work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he could participate in the research of any exquisite objects needed by the emperor! Father

After the emperor ascended the throne, he asked Li Shilang to do some practical work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Li Shilang was extremely capable and very proficient in accounting matters, and then he was transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Yang Guanglu added: "This person loves collecting jade!"

"Oh!" Liu Yongming was overjoyed: "No wonder you said Li Yu might know it. It turns out there is some reason! He also worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and is proficient in jade..."

Liu Yongming's expression changed, as if he had thought of something.

"Master Liu, what's wrong with you?"

Liu Yongming said: "So that's it! This jade pendant is related to the secret affairs of the palace. My father cannot ask about this jade pendant in front of others. And Li Yu cannot be summoned alone. Due to the party dispute between the princeling party and the uncle party, Longxi Mansion

In the palace, the case of Yu Erguan was hung up in Dali Temple. If he had issued an imperial edict alone, the courtiers would have wondered whether his father wanted to protect Li Yu. Who knew that those who would act according to the prevailing circumstances would be in conflict with the princelings?

Which side will the uncles fall to when they fight? The fewer people involved, the better, so my father simply won’t summon me alone!"

Yang Guanglu and Ye Changqing did not dare to express too many opinions on government affairs, so they did not speak.

But Liu Yongming immediately shook his head and said, "I can't go to him! That bad old man is very bad. He wants to trick me!"

"What?" Yang and Ye didn't understand.

"You don't understand what my father means! The princelings and the uncles are now in a stalemate. If you want to break the situation, you have to find someone to cause trouble. Let these two groups go towards the troublemaker. The relationship between the two groups has eased a bit.

From now on, some things will be easy to discuss, and no matter how they fight, the result must be acceptable to them, and they will not fight to the death, so that it will not cause turmoil in the court."

Ye Changqing said: "So, the emperor asked you to go to court today..."

"If I get close to Li Yu at this time, the princelings and eldest brother will definitely think that I want to win over Li Yu and participate in politics! Moreover, my father's side may take advantage of the situation and arrange for me to join the Liuye Party.

!Father is very clever. He must have already thought about it when he asked me to find a jade pendant! Anyway, I am good at blackmailing people. I am not afraid of anything. I can deal with the two groups for a long time. If I can't deal with it anymore, my father will find someone.

Just use an excuse to invite me out of the court, make me a real king and throw me into a fiefdom, and that's it."

Ye Changqing said anxiously: "So Mr. Liu must not go see him now!"

"Yes...it's very troublesome! I'd better set up a bureau and ask others to ask him...Oh, where can such a thing happen in the world? My son has to guard against me every day, so we are still a family!"

Yang Guanglu also said: "Sixth Master went to see him, but he may not be able to talk to him. Children from aristocratic families have high vision, and they will look down on a dude like Liu Ye from the bottom of his heart. Unless Liu Ye shows his knowledge in front of him, but in this way

, your strategy of hiding cleverness and taking advantage of the situation will be ineffective, and his defense against you will become more serious! It’s just that he is not telling the truth, he may also fool you. Listen to what Mr. Liu just said, this jade pendant is still relevant

Don’t be careless about the secrets of the palace!”

Ye Changqing smiled at this time and said: "You really don't have to worry about this, just don't worry! No Confucian official in the court would like to see the Sixth Master! Xiaosheng can guarantee that if the Sixth Master goes to find him in person, he will

There definitely isn’t a word of truth in his mouth!”

Liu Yongming laughed and said, "Mr. Ye, you started to tease me too!"

Ye Changqing said: "Let me ask Xiaosheng for you. It's just that Miss Yao hasn't come back and can't find out Li Shilang's itinerary. You can arrange the spies yourself, and then Xiaosheng and Li Shilang will have a chance encounter and show off this jade pendant.

In his eyes, the workmanship of this piece of jade was very important. When he was curious and asked me where I got it, the young man just went with the flow and asked him about the origin of the jade pendant!"

Yang Guanglu shook his head and said: "Although Mr. Ye is highly knowledgeable, he is just a white man after all, and he is the Minister of Rites. Even if someone he knows well can help introduce him, he will not necessarily take your advice. This is the case for bureaucrats and children of aristocratic families.

Yes, your identity is here."

Yang Guanglu himself was born in the Yang family of Hongnong, and he knew the children of aristocratic families quite well.

Ye Changqing felt that what Yang Guanglu said was reasonable, and just as he was thinking about it, Liu Yongming suddenly slapped the table and said, "Go to Yao'er's room and get a sandalwood seal box from the treasure cabinet!"

Ye Changqing responded and walked out of the private room.

Ye Changqing did not instruct others in Hongxing Tower to pick up the items, because not everyone could go to Miss Jueyao's room, so Ye Changqing had to go and pick it up himself.

After a while, Ye Changqing returned to the private room with a small box.

"Sixth Master, here it is." Ye Changqing said and placed the small box on the case in front of Liu Yongming.

Liu Yongming opened the box, and two crystal clear, bright yellow stones appeared in front of Ye Changqing's eyes.

"This is..." Ye Changqing didn't recognize this kind of jade.

Liu Yongming smiled and said: "Before the Lantern Festival, didn't I want to prepare some Lantern Festival gifts for all the shopkeepers? So I picked up some things, including this one. Because it is rare, I kept some selfish intentions and did not give it to one of you. Ye

Sir, if you don't know, you can't talk to Li Yu! Shopkeeper Yang, your knowledge of antiques is not as good as mine, do you know what this is?"

Yang Guanglu smiled and said: "This object is not jade, but a stone. It is called Shoushan Huangtian Stone. It is only produced in Fuzhou, eastern Fujian. It is as clean as jade, soft and easy to attack. It is the best for seal engraving and seal making! Li Shilang

If you have studied jade, you will definitely be able to recognize this thing! Moreover, he was born in Tanhua, and he also has a lot of experience in calligraphy, painting and seal cutting. If you have this thing, you will definitely be able to talk to Li Shilang!" ωωw..net

Liu Yongming said: "On the 30th of this month, the Ministry of Rites and Lu will invite Li Yu to dinner at Ziyanxuan. I have made an agreement with the Ministry of Rites and Lu that the meal will be free of charge and we will decide the menu. As for you, make an appointment with the Ministry of Internal Affairs

I had dinner with all the stewards. I had something important to say to them, so I arranged for them to stay in a private room next to Lu Yu."

"Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Ye Changqing was doubtful.

Liu Yongming smiled and said: "After I went to court, my father met with me and transferred the Ministry of Internal Affairs to me from my fifth brother!"

"This is a good thing! There are a lot of purchases in the palace, and we can have an extra income! If the Sixth Master wants to succeed, the news in the palace must be well-informed. If you take charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you will be able to communicate inside and outside in the future! It turns out that the Sixth Master

You have already made arrangements!"

"It's just a coincidence. Because the treasury is insufficient, let alone allocating funds, the Ministry of Rites' budget for this year has been fully audited and approved by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Lu Yu wanted to invite him to dinner and talk about it to see when he could come down. Officialdom
Chapter completed!