Talk about the world of mortals in detail

When the iron coupon for the alchemy book was taken, Pei Changtian couldn't help but look at it curiously.

The Alchemy Iron Coupon was indeed made of iron at first, but later it symbolized the emperor's supreme gift and was made of gold. Throughout history, not many people have been given this thing, and Pei Changtian has never seen it.

At this moment, the iron coupon of the alchemy book was placed in a lacquered mahogany box. The box was opened to reveal a slightly curved gold plate, and the top was round and the bottom was straight, symbolizing the round sky and the earth.

The gold plate is full of words, describing the merits of the Tan family and the grace bestowed by the emperor.

Just seeing this thing, Pei Changtian's expression became slightly excited.

"Once the iron certificate of the alchemy book comes out, Mr. Chu will be fine!"

Tan Yuanchang glanced at the iron certificate of the alchemy book, stretched out his hand to gently close the wooden box, and then looked at Pei Changtian aside, thinking silently in his heart.

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There was no big pomp and no prior notice. Tan Yuanshang, who was once rich in the world, returned to Chengtian Mansion with just a small, fast and ordinary merchant ship, without using any privileges.

Those who came to the port to borrow people were only a few carriages and some appropriate entourage.

Tan Yuanchang returned to Chengtian Mansion as quickly as possible, but after all, he was not a top master in the world, let alone a warlock who could use the magic of magic, so it still took him a while.

During this period, Pei Changtian had already returned to Chengtian Mansion.

The ship docked today, and Pei Changtian was standing next to the carriage that came to pick up the ship. Tan Yuanshang felt a little more at ease despite the uneasiness he had been tired from traveling all the way.

Pei Changtian was relieved when he saw Tan Yuanshang arrived safely.

As soon as the gangplank was set up, Pei Changtian immediately boarded the boat in person and wanted to help Tan Yuanshang down, but the latter just smiled, swatted his hand away, and walked off the boat himself.

"I'm not too old to walk yet!"

As Tan Yuanshang was already ashore, the entire Chengtian Mansion port was as lively as when he left, and all the ships were orderly amidst the bustle of people.

Pei Changtian walked to Tan Yuanshang's side, and the coachman there had already opened the carriage curtain.

Tan Yuanshang is getting older, his eyes are still clear, and his eyesight is still outstanding. He looks around the entire port, overlooking the Thirteenth Floor and the scenery in the distance, with emotion and reminiscence in his heart.

"Gang Leader Pei, how is Mr. Chu these days?"

Pei Changtian sighed.

"Mr. Chu is just like a normal person. He drinks tea and reads books all day long, and occasionally spends time with his grandchildren, feeding fish and amusing birds."

Tan Yuanshang shook his head.

"He might as well drive away!"

"Master, we have rented a large house and packed it up. We have also prepared wine and food. Look."

Since the first year of Shaoyuan, when the new emperor ascended the throne, Tan Yuanshang voluntarily gave up the Tan family's mansion in Chengtian Mansion, and the emperor accepted it after evading it. After all, although the late emperor said that he would never take away the Tan family's property, he did not take the initiative to do so. Yes.

Therefore, Tan Yuanshang himself has no real home when he returns to Beijing, but the so-called rented house is actually a way of saying that the house is essentially the private property of the Tan family, but no one knows it.

Tan Yuanchang waved his hand.

"Just wait, let's enter the palace!"

"Into the palace?" "Now?"

Pei Changtian and Tan's entourage were surprised, while Tan Yuanshang smiled.

"That's right, now! I think I, Tan Yuanshang, want to see His Majesty, so I won't be unable to do so, right?"

As Tan Yuanshang got on the carriage, the group of people left the port and drove towards the city, and soon entered Chengtian Mansion City.

Tan Yuanshang opened the curtain of the carriage and looked at the streets and many buildings passing by. In the familiar yet unfamiliar feeling, all kinds of memories came to his mind. He seemed to be looking at not only Chengtian Mansion today, but also the days when Dayong was in trouble in his memory. of old appearance.

At the end of a street, Yi Shuyuan looked at the group of carriages and horses passing by on the street, and Hui Mian on his shoulders suddenly screamed.

"Tan Yuanshang is really a monster! How old is he? His hair is mostly black!"

Yes, Tan Yuanshang is a lot older. Not only is his hair mostly black, but he even has far fewer wrinkles on his face than ordinary old people. It is no exaggeration to say that he is only in his fifties or sixties if people who don't know about it.

Even from a cursory glance at his demeanor, someone might mistake him for a middle-aged Confucian scholar.

Hearing Hui Mian's words, Mai Lingfei next to Yi Shuyuan was startled, but he quickly realized that Mr. Tan could not be a monster. It should be that Senior Hui's words were exaggerated.

Of course Yi Shuyuan also saw Tan Yuanchang, and couldn't help but laugh when he heard Hui Mian's words.

"Tan Yuanshang has a special spirit about her, and with proper maintenance, she really doesn't look old."

"Master, if you want to save Prime Minister Chu, I am willing to go to the palace."

As Dayong Tianshi, Qi Zhongbin's weight is not light. Ah Fei's eyes lit up when he heard this. Not long after they came to Chengtian Mansion, they also heard some rumors among the people.

There are even rumors among the people, and the situation in the government and the opposition is likely to be more complicated.

But Yi Shuyuan shook his head.

"Be it Pei Changtian, Tan Yuanshang, or even Ah Fei and you, Chu Hang, do they really need help?"

Yi Shuyuan said, smiled and walked forward.

"Let's go. We haven't seen each other for many years. Let's talk to him about old times. He is free now. Maybe he would like someone to chat with him instead of saying good things in front of the emperor!"

Qi Zhongbin glanced in the direction of the palace, and then followed his master's footsteps.

Ah Fei stood there for a while until Hui Mian jumped on his shoulder.

"Hehehehe. Let's go, this son-in-law of Chu Mansion, to see your father-in-law!"

A Fei's old face showed a bit of embarrassment, and he opened his mouth to explain something, but when he saw the strange look in Diao'er's shoulder, he still couldn't say anything and chose to quickly keep up with Yi Shuyuan and Qi Zhongbin.

On the broad street, the autumn leaves were sweeping away in the cool weather, and a mansion with a tall gate seemed a bit desolate, or maybe it was just the psychological effect of the visitors.

Yi Shuyuan and others arrived at the door of the current prime minister.

The door was not open, but Yi Shuyuan knew that there were two elderly concierges sitting in the doorway dozing off.

"Dong dong dong"

The sound of knocking on the door woke up the two servants at the door. Someone immediately got up and went to open the door. They opened the side door and went out to see a gray-haired Confucian scholar and two old people outside.

"Who are you? You know where this is and you knock on the door randomly?"

One of the servants said this angrily, and the other one seemed to think that the visitor was quite dignified, so he followed suit.

"My master said, no visitors!"

The Confucian scholar first raised his hands in greeting and said with a warm smile.

"My surname is Yi, and I am an old friend of Mr. Chu. This time I came to Chengtian Mansion, especially to talk to Mr. Chu about the past. I hope you two can tell me, I think Mr. Chu will meet us!"

The two concierges hesitated for a moment. They had a special feeling after seeing people and things for a long time. The person in front of them was not simple, so they did not dare to really chase people away.

After leaving a word of "wait", one of them entered the house.

In the garden behind the Chu Mansion, Chu Hang, who was fishing with his little grandson with a broken net, seemed to have found his childishness in his grandson and was having a great time.

At this time, the servant hurried over.

"Master, there is a visitor outside. His surname is Yi, and he claims to be your old friend. However, he doesn't look like his age. He just has an extraordinary bearing. I don't dare to neglect, so I came to inform you."

Chu Hang was stunned.

"Grandpa, grandpa, the fish ran away, grandpa——"

The grandson's voice woke Chu Hang up, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Please come quickly, please come quickly! No, no, I will go and invite you myself!"

At about the same time, in the royal study room of the palace.

Today's Emperor Dayong has a look of astonishment on his face.

"What? Tan Yuanshang is here? There is no news at all in advance!"

In the eyes of the emperor, the Tan family and Tan Yuanshang were very shrewd people, very good at protecting themselves wisely. He did not think that the Tan family would always be unaware of the affairs in the capital. However, Tan Yuanshang came to Chengtian Mansion directly at a young age without any news beforehand. Somewhat surprising.

With this thought in mind, the emperor still looked at the eunuch who came to report.

"Let him in!"

Not long after, a eunuch came outside the imperial study and respectfully addressed Tan Yuanshang who was waiting here.

"Mr. Tan, Your Majesty, please come in."

"Okay, thank you father-in-law!"

Since the last years of Emperor Wuzong's reign in Hongxing, Tan Yuanshang had rarely entered the palace. When he came this time, he noticed that the palace had obviously been renovated, and the amount of work was not small.

When we entered the imperial study, it was obviously much warmer inside than outside.

The emperor inside was writing at his desk. The man in front of the desk was now in the prime of life. Tan Yuanshang calmed down and stepped forward to salute.

"Tan Yuanshang, a grassroots citizen, pays homage to His Majesty!"

The emperor raised his head, but when he saw Tan Yuanshang clearly, his heart couldn't help but be slightly shaken.

This is naturally not because he misses Tan Yuanshang after not seeing him for a long time, but because Tan Yuanshang looks too young now, so much so that he just had the illusion that a middle-aged Confucian scholar came in.

"Mr. Tan, there is no need to be polite!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Tan Yuanshang stood up with a smile on his face. Before he could speak, the emperor asked in a joking manner.

"Mr. Tan collected all the rare treasures from all over the world back then. He was very knowledgeable about his appearance. Could it be that he got some magic medicine back then?"

"Your Majesty is joking, if there is any magic medicine, I will definitely be in the prime of life."

The emperor looked at Tan Yuanshang carefully, and then noticed the wrinkles and spots on his face, and that he was not without white hair on his head.

"Tan Gong has spoken more recently. Even I don't know where you have been hiding in seclusion all these years, but a capable person made a special trip to find you?"

"Your Majesty is just busy with government affairs. If you really want to know, what can you hide from Your Majesty in the world?"

Tan Yuanshang came closer and subconsciously looked at the corner of the imperial case, but could not see the familiar box. The emperor seemed to notice his eyes and sighed.

"My father loved calligraphy, especially "The Journey Is Hard". In his later years, he loved it so much that he couldn't put it down. At the time of his funeral, I ordered many of his favorite calligraphy works to be buried with him in the imperial mausoleum."

"Your Majesty has a sincere and filial heart, and it is gratifying that the late Emperor has such knowledge!"

Tan Yuanchang complimented, but there were some words in his heart that he didn't say out loud.

Emperor Wuzong did love calligraphy, and especially "The Road Is Difficult", but for this work, he was more inspired by the spirit of the text. In fact, he probably hoped that it would be passed down to the emperor's family from generation to generation.

It's just that the emperor's filial piety is understandable.

"By the way, why did Mr. Tan return to Beijing?"

The emperor suddenly asked this, and Tan Yuanshang did not directly state his purpose, but smiled and sighed.

“When people grow old, they always miss their hometown.”

In the royal study room of the palace, Tan Yuanshang and the emperor seemed to be chatting, chatting with Jia Chang about things that had nothing to do with the court.