Great Tang Southern Emperor

"But no matter what, this incident was caused by my younger brother, and this blame cannot be shaken off."

"This..." Yan Jingsi was a little ashamed: "Brother Yan is really sorry, it's my fault too..."

"How can you blame Brother Yan?" Seeing this, Yan Jing said with a smile: "It was I who offered to buy Nanyang rare treasures from His Royal Highness the King of Yue. Brother Yan, you just conveyed it on your behalf. In the final analysis, the cause of the matter is still with me. What's wrong with you?"

Yan Jingsi asked: "Then is there anything I can do for my brother? I can't just watch you get punished, can I?"

Yan Jing smiled and said: "It's okay, the Yan family doesn't talk about corporal punishment, besides, I'm a filial piety, the most I can do is to copy the books a few times, I was often punished like this before, it doesn't hurt anything."

"Forehead……"

In the end, Yan Jing did not seek Yan Jingsi's help, and after returning home, he did not ask his father (Yan Silu) for punishment, but immediately saw his grandfather Yan Zhitui, and quickly told him what happened today .

"..." Yan Zhitui was silent for a long time after hearing this, and did not speak.

However, the more this happened, the more nervous Yan Jing became, until his back was wet with sweat, and he didn't see any response, until...

"Hoo... Chi... Ho... Chi..."

A slight and even snoring sounded, and Yan Jing dared to look up. Yan Zhitui had already fallen asleep at an unknown time...

"Quack...quack...quack..."

Yan Jing only felt a flock of crows flying overhead.

But in my heart, I breathed a sigh of relief. Since my ancestors have this attitude, it means that the matter is not as serious as I imagined.

Kowtowing respectfully to Yan Zhitui, Yan Jing quietly backed out.

"Clan reform is imperative, it's time for the Yan family to make a statement." A slight voice came from behind.

"...Grandson understands."

"This year's birthday, invite more guests and make it more lively."

"Yes, my grandson will tell my father now." Yan Jing was even happier. Yan Zhitui's birthday, the Yan family had long wanted to have a big one, and on his 110th birthday, their family wanted to do something special. But Yan Zhitui did not agree; when his [-]th birthday came, the Yan family was even more excited, but Yan Zhitui still did not let him do it. When he was [-] years old, the Yan family was crazy with joy, but unfortunately Yes, Yan Zhitui still didn't agree.

The Yan family was so depressed that they were dying. It was as if there was a peerless treasure hidden in the family, but they couldn't announce it to the world. They could only look at it by themselves under the covers. It was so depressing.

Originally, the Yan family wanted to come, but this tenth birthday was not planned by Yan Zhizhi. This time, it was his 110th birthday, so it should not be a big one. Jing was happy in his heart—this almost peerless treasure in his home was finally going to be displayed in front of the world.

And more importantly, this treasure belongs exclusively to the Yan family, no matter how coveted others are, they have no ability to snatch it away.

Don't underestimate the influence of a centenarian on a family, this is the existence that can raise the reputation of a family to a higher level.Because of the underdeveloped health and medical conditions in ancient times, there were very few elderly people over the age of [-]. Therefore, people over the age of [-] were called Renrui, which means auspiciousness in human form. The appearance of a Renrui is celebrated with great fanfare, and even the imperial court has to reward it.

And as a family that was born in Renrui, the reputation can soar even more - if this family is a heir to poetry and books, that is even more important, because it means that your family's good deeds have been recognized by the heavens. If future generations can manage it, with this condition, it will not be a problem to create a first-class family.

Chapter 712

Chapter 75 The Views of Han and Barbarians

"For this banquet, please invite more distinguished guests. I really want to see the King of Yue." Finally, Yan Zhitui instructed again.

"Grandson understands that the king of Yue will definitely come." Yan Jing immediately understood what Yan Zhitui meant. In the final analysis, the main reason why Yan Zhitui wanted to make a big deal this time was not because he had been exposed, but because But now that the Tang Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, Yan Zhitui is ready to put aside his sect views.

You must know that Yan Zhitui is a typical Han nationalist, and he dislikes the royal family of the Li family very much, because although the Li family of the Tang Dynasty is Han in name, in fact, [-]% of the blood is of foreign blood, not just Li. This is also the case with the Yang family of the former Sui Dynasty. It is probably because of this reason that Yan Zhitui was unwilling to appear in front of the world.

It is said that when Li Shimin gave birth to the little princess, Li Shimin wanted to ask the old man to give him some blessings. Who would have thought that the old man not only refused to show face, but said viciously: "There are only three parts of the blood of the Han family, so don't confuse it." He almost lost his temper, but he had nothing to do with the old man, instead he had to smile.

No way, he is an old ancestor. In the entire Tang Dynasty, there is no one who can live longer than Yan Zhitui. Not only is he old, but he is also highly respected. Among the entire Confucianism, there is no one who is more qualified than him. An old man, even if Kong Yingda saw him, he still had to perform the junior ceremony.

Facing such a living ancestor, what is Li Shimin?

Now that Yan Zhitui is actually planning to invite Li Zhen at the birthday banquet, this undoubtedly sent a good signal.

Yan Jing knew it. Although the ancestor hadn't appeared in front of people these years, his understanding of the situation in the world was not lost at all. Coupled with the filial piety of the Yan family's descendants, no matter what new things appeared in the world, they would Get it back as soon as possible and report to Yan Zhitui alive, which also led to Yan Zhitui's understanding of the outside world not falling behind him.

But these years the world has been getting better and better. Datang has won many battles abroad and expanded the territory, almost doubling the area of ​​the whole world. Internally, the world is peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the people hardly suffer. The impact of the war - although this peace is based on the corpses of tens of thousands of foreign slaves, it is nothing. For a pure Han nationalist like Yan Shigu, no matter how many outsiders died It doesn't matter, as long as the Chinese people live well, that's enough.

There is no doubt that the people of China are living a pretty good life now. Although Yan Zhitui hates the royal family of the Li family very much, the achievements of the Li family in these years have greatly offset the grudges in his heart-Yan Zhitui is convinced that even if If it were Qin Shihuang, he might not be able to do better than Li Shimin.

In this world of peace, there is one person whose contribution cannot be ignored. This person is Li Zhen. It's easy to see this kind of person—especially when he has nothing to do all day long, except for reading books, he can only study the world's major affairs...

For this legendary King of Yue, Yan Zhitui's affection is overwhelming, and it is reasonable to take advantage of this opportunity to meet him.

"Really?" Yan Silu was overjoyed after hearing Yan Jing's report.

"Can the child still lie to the father?" Yan Jing said excitedly: "This is what the ancestors said, this time we have to do something special."

"Great, this time the reputation of my Yan family will definitely be improved."

"Father, where are you going to buy invitations?" Seeing his father happy there, Yan Jing couldn't help reminding: "In five days, it will be the ancestor's birthday, and we are going to invite all the dignitaries in Chang'an." , The number of invitations is not a small number."

"Oh yes, the invitation has not been written yet." Yan Silu immediately came to his senses: "Not only the invitation, but also the banquet has to be booked. Dad, it's true, why did you change your mind so suddenly?"

Because Yan Zhitui didn't expect Yan Zhitui to change his mind, the specifications of this year's birthday banquet were prepared according to the previous years. It was just a few tables of home-cooked dishes and a bowl of longevity noodles, just a family gathering.

Who knew that Yan Zhitui suddenly changed his mind now, the previous preparations were in vain, more importantly, there are only a few days left before Yan Zhitui's birthday banquet, in such a short time, to organize a large-scale birthday banquet, This is almost impossible - if nothing else, let's just talk about the food and drink, which needs to be ordered from the big restaurant, but generally the banquet orders in the big restaurant are already full, so there is no spare manpower Prepare a special banquet for you?

Although the Yan family has a long history and influence all over the world, but because they have always adhered to the tradition of farming and studying, they only devoted themselves to research. Their ancestor Yan Hui was a poor ghost who lived in poverty with a single drink and a single meal. He is a person with the highest moral character, and the descendants of later generations also follow this principle. Even if the family members become officials for generations, they are all noble officials. Compared with those aristocratic families, their power is far inferior.

And if you have no power in Chang'an City, who will give you face?

In the evening, the Yan family had already visited all the restaurants in Chang'an City, but unfortunately, too many people have passed their birthdays in the past month, and all the restaurants have been reserved until next year. The Yan family is nothing High-ranking officials and dignitaries are not the kind of people who bully others and forcibly jump in line, and the time is too short-you must know that sometimes some big banquets take a month just to prepare, and five days is really too long. Short, no restaurant has this confidence.

Therefore, even though hundreds of members of the Yan family have traveled all over Chang'an, and even doubled the price, there is still no restaurant willing to take this job.

"This is really terribly frightening. We can't have guests coming, so we just let them eat a bowl of noodles in clear soup?" Yan Silu turned around anxiously.

"How can that be done?" Yan Minchu (Yan Zhitui's second son) objected: "Now it's my father's 110th birthday, and all the dignitaries are here, so how can they come empty-handed? They will definitely bring a lot of money Gifts, when someone comes with a generous gift, let’s just ask someone to hold a bowl of noodles in clear soup—will we see anyone when our Yan family goes out in the future?”

"Then what do you think we should do? We don't have enough cooks, do you want me to create a banquet for you?"

"Okay, okay, stop arguing, what's the use of arguing now?" Yan Youqin (Yan Zhitui's third and youngest son) saw that the two brothers were about to quarrel, so he stood up and tried to persuade him.

"But what is to be done?"

When the more than 100 members of the Yan family were struggling, a servant came in and reported: "Master, there are guests here..."

Chapter 713 The real big boss behind the scenes

Chapter 76 The real behind-the-scenes big boss

Hearing the servant's report, Yan Chang (the son of Yan Zhitui's second brother Yan Zhiyi) scolded: "Bastard, what time is it now? Don't you see that we are all busy? Get out of here."

"Wait a minute." Yan Shigu interrupted Yan Chang and asked, "Who are all the people here? Have you identified yourself?"

"Oh, this is a greeting card." The servant hurriedly presented the greeting card.