Everyone Knows I’m a Good Man

Perhaps it was because his long-time enemy friend was standing in front of him, Liu Shengyan felt that he was a little more emotional today.

He and Ji Changze stood outside the ruined temple together, looking at the dilapidated appearance full of spider webs, the corners of his lips curled up in nostalgia, and a smile appeared.

"This place is still the same as before."

After saying that, Liu Shengyan turned to Ji Changze who was standing next to him and said

"I just don't know if you are still the same as before."

Ji Changze brushed his sleeves and smiled gently, "After so many years, how can it be possible that it's still the same as before? Even you have changed, haven't you? How can someone remain the same for so many years?"

"Why not?"

Liu Shengyan affirmed, "I am like this temple, and its changes are my changes."

This temple has remained intact for more than ten years, and he himself has remained intact for more than ten years.

"oh……"

Ji Changze smiled half-heartedly and made an invitation, "Come in and talk."

Liu Shengyan just couldn't stand the way he was smiling as if no one could see through it. His expression had softened because of the jade pendant and the memory of the past.

He snorted coldly, "Master Ji has powerful influence in both the government and the public. He is a highly respected minister. He suddenly invited me to such a remote place. I really didn't dare to go in for a while."

I thought Ji Changze was going to explain a few words, but unexpectedly this guy looked at him and said lightly, "I don't dare to go in."

Then, I really ignored him, opened the door and walked in.

Liu Shengyan: "...Ha, do you think I am a three-year-old child? Do you want me to fall for such a crude provocation?"

After saying that, seeing that there was no movement inside, he gritted his teeth and followed quickly, "I am a fifth-rank official of the Dawen Dynasty. I dare not enter anywhere!"

Once inside, he was stunned.

Inside the dilapidated temple, it was as clean as new. The Buddha statue sitting upright above seemed to shine. Not only was the wooden floor paved in the house, but there were also many ornaments placed there.

Under the Buddha statue is a table filled with wine and food. Ji Changze is sitting on one side of the table. The seat on the other side is obviously reserved for Liu Shengyan.

The powerful Lord Ji raised his eyes and laughed at him, "Our Lord Liu just seemed to say that your changes are like this ruined temple. It seems that Lord Liu has changed a lot in the past ten years."

Liu Shengyan "..."

After he was stunned, he stepped forward with a face full of anger and sat down on the other side of the table, "Ji Changze, what are you trying to do!"

"It's nothing fancy, but I am still in the second rank now. If this place is dirty, it would be inappropriate for me."

Liu Shengyan sneered, "When you were not an official, you would sleep on the grass when you were sleepy. Although you are a second-grade person, you are still the same person as before. If you could endure hardship back then, why can't you endure hardship now?"

"You are really..."

Ji Changze said slowly, "You are really a traitor, aren't you?"

"You already know that I am a traitor, why do you still accuse me of not being able to endure hardship? Loyal ministers can endure hardship, but am I not a traitor and a sycophant?"

No matter how much he made fun of him, Ji Changze was not affected. He even smiled in a good mood and started making fun of himself.

He personally picked up the jug and poured the wine

"Throughout the ages, have you seen any dynasty's traitorous ministers who were poor? Aren't they all extravagant and spending money like water?"

After pouring the wine, he pushed the glass to Liu Shengyan, "Have a try. The daughter's red wine has been buried for eighteen years. It was originally intended to be a dowry for his daughter by the winemaker, but I spent five thousand taels of silver to buy it back. Jar, it tastes very good, drink two cups and you can take this jar of wine back."

Liu Shengyan: "Don't think that I can forgive you just because you said nice words and gave me a jar of wine. Look at what you have done over the years, and this temple..."

"Yes, I am a treacherous minister, I am extravagant, I am unethical, a villain and shameless. Drink it quickly. I am a man with children and I am still nagging like that."

Everything Liu Shengyan wanted to say was said by Ji Changze himself. He was so angry that he opened his mouth to curse but ran out of words. He could only hold back his anger and swung the wine glass on the table and drank it all.

While drinking the wine, I didn't feel that it tasted good. I immediately found a point of criticism and said mockingly, "Look at you, you are also a fool. You only have five thousand taels to buy a jar of such a bland wine."

"You don't understand, these five thousand taels per jar are not filled with wine, but the winemaker's love for his daughter."

"Besides, the money was not given to him in vain. I saw a talented person who was sent to Jiaozhou. I entrusted the wine seller to redeem that person."

Poor fifth-grade Liu Shengyan frowned upon hearing this, "Jiaozhou? You, a wine seller, live quite far away, but even so, five thousand taels is too expensive."

Ji Changze paused, took a deep breath, and shook the wine bottle, "Five thousand taels is still cheap. Even if I look at the intentions of his beloved daughter, I am willing."

Liu Shengyan sarcastically said, "How can you, a cold-blooded and ruthless person like you, know how to love your daughter?"

--boom!

Ji Changze put down the wine bottle, which landed on the table with a sound.

Liu Shengyan was startled by the voice. He swallowed nervously. His body shrank subconsciously and his voice was a little weak.

"What are you doing? I'm telling the truth. Let me tell you, I told others before I went out that I was coming to meet you here. If anything happens to me, you can't escape it!"

Ji Changze stood up. He was so frightened that he stood up and jumped back. This place was remote. If the other party tricked him into coming out and killing him here, he would definitely die. Liu Shengyan clenched his fists nervously and said with a fierce expression, "Don't do it." Come on, even though I don’t practice martial arts, I know how to do it.”

"What are you thinking about every day?"

Ji Changze gave up the encrypted conversation with Liu Shengyan and directly stretched out his hand to pull him to sit down.

Seeing that he still looked like he was about to escape at any moment, Mr. Ji took a deep breath.

He simply said directly, "I just said, you can go to Gezhou, your family and your family will be taken care of by me. There are five thousand taels of silver notes sealed in this jar of wine. You take this money and pass by Jiaozhou on the way to Gezhou." Help me redeem someone."

Liu Shengyan was stunned for more than ten seconds before he reacted.

Seeing Ji Changze looking at him with an expression of "Why are you so stupid?", he said, "...Then, just tell me directly, you are talking about selling wine, and you are talking about what a wine seller does."

Mr. Ji, who was right in the middle of the court, took a deep breath again, put away his half-smiling expression, and showed a typical smile, gritting his teeth, "I didn't expect that you have been in the court for so many years. Even though he is in the fifth rank, he still doesn’t understand the official language.”

Although he didn't say any derogatory words, Liu Shengyan inexplicably felt that he was being scolded.

"My official position was obtained by doing real things step by step, not by talking round and round words. Besides, I have been an official in the court for so many years, and I have never seen anyone like you. Such a hassle."

Speaking of this, he suddenly paused, "Oh... I can't blame you for always talking about things that have nothing to do with the court when we meet at court. It turns out those words have other meanings."

Ji Changze smiled and said, "Sheng Yan, you are really not suitable for the court."

Liu Shengyan retorted, "Don't think that you are an old fox. Others are the same. Haven't I stayed in the court well these many years? So many people have been demoted and removed from office over the years, but I have been steadily rising. This is It shows that I am suitable for court."

"Don't think about it, how can it be suitable?"

"My steady rise over the years is what suits me."

"Is it appropriate to rise steadily? Thinking too much."

"If I wasn't suitable for the court, how could I have escaped the reshuffle in the court several times?"

"Did you escape on your own?"

Liu Shengyan raised his head proudly, "Of course I escaped on my own! Otherwise, I have no background, no wealth, no one to protect me, how could I have been safe?"

Ji Changze: "Who said you have no one to protect you? If you weren't protected, you would have died a long time ago."

"Fart! Where do I get the people to protect me! Tell me! If you tell me, I will kowtow to you eight times!!"

"I will not say!"

"Afraid, you are just afraid."

"Who is afraid? You are so stupid that I will be afraid of you?"

Liu Shengyan was so excited that he started pounding the table

"Then tell me! Who is protecting me? Who? Who? Where is anyone? Tell me, tell me. Seeing you like that, I tell you that I am walking on my own merit..."

Mr. Ji, who was sitting across from him, was also anxious. He slapped the table and almost roared.

"You are an idiot based on your ability! Look at what you have done over the years, whether you are trying to please your boss or win over your subordinates. If I hadn't protected you, you would have died a long time ago!!!"

"Who did you say lost the ball? Come on! Let's have a fight! I'll tolerate you for a long time..."

Liu Shengyan rolled up his sleeves halfway and suddenly froze.

"What did you say? You protected me?"

Ji Zhaichen, who was slamming the table across from him, looked stunned and began to pretend to be stupid, "What? Did I say that? You heard wrong."

The more he denied it, the more certain Liu Shengyan became

"I heard you right, that's what you just said!"

He frowned and looked deeply at his former friend across from him. Thinking about it carefully, he had never given up targeting Ji Changze over the years. His reputation as someone who would retaliate against him had spread so widely, and he was a close confidant of His Majesty.

If he was really a treacherous villain, he would have been dealt with long ago.

But unfortunately, in all these years, he has never felt any other obstacles other than being criticized in person.

He clenched his fists and asked, "Have you really been protecting me all these years?"

Ji Changze turned his face away and said nothing.

―No, it's just that Liu Shengyan was luckier, and he was so stupid that he never got killed.

"I targeted you, but you never really cared about me, right?"

Ji Changze silently looked out the window at the scenery.

——No, the original owner made a lot of stumbling blocks, but Liu Shengyan was so lucky that he managed to escape by mistake every time.

Liu Shengyan saw that he didn't answer, but he already had an accurate answer in his heart.

After so many years of peace and quiet, the "leak" just now pointed in the same direction.

He let out a long sigh and looked at his former friend

"What happened back then...was there a hidden secret?"

Ji Changze turned around expressionlessly, "No, don't ask, just do what I tell you."

However, in this case, Liu Shengyan automatically translated it as Yes, there is, but I don’t want to say it, I just want to bear the charges of being a traitor and bear all kinds of setbacks and hardships alone (as for why he did this, what kind of setbacks and hardships, his IQ Haven’t thought of it yet).

Ji Changze took out a letter from his arms and put it on the table, "Okay, the name of the person is here, and the wine is also given. I just hope that you can help me out of love and save the person. Give him the letter."

After saying that, he didn't look at the expression on Liu Shengyan's face, and stood up and walked out.

"Ji Changze, wait."

"You haven't made it clear yet, please make it clear before leaving."

"Nagasawa!!"

The person in front of him who kept walking in the sunshine finally stopped under such a close call, but only for a moment. The next second, he slowly walked away under Liu Shengyan's sight.

Liu Shengyan stared blankly at his back in the distance.

Such loneliness, indifference, and exhaustion.

He shouted loudly to the other side, "I believe you! I will help you! I will help you!"

Ji Changze shook his clothes in the distance. It was so deceitful that he couldn't bear it. He had to arrange this trip well, otherwise Liu Shengyan would have to suffer a lot with such a silly look.

In the temple, Liu Shengyan sat at the table again, holding a drink. He thought that there must be something hidden about what happened back then.

Even if the other party denies it, refuses to answer, and tries to hide it in front of him, he can't hide it from him.

Ji Changze endured it silently for so many years without anyone noticing. It was indeed powerful, but the only thing he miscalculated was.

Thinking of this, he patted the wine jar with a little pride.

That is, he, Liu Shengyan, is still very smart.

No one can fool him.