When he arrived at the central hall, Liu Yan did not sit upright, but sat on the mat with his knees very relaxedly, and Gao Yue knelt down opposite him.

The incense burner was lit with blue smoke, scattering beside the two of them.

Pan Yan, who was behind the corridor curtain, had just walked out and saw his father-in-law sitting opposite Gao Yue, and then he withdrew silently.

It was really a coincidence that Liu Yan happened to come to his daughter's house today. Originally, Gao Yue just wanted to bring a message through Pan Yan.

"What Yi Song wants to say is that Yang Yan returned to Beijing to be his subordinate minister?" Before Gao Yue could speak, Liu Yan directly pointed out the reason why Gao Yue came here.

Gao Yue was full of thoughts, bit his lip, and finally expressed his thoughts: "The Ten Kings' House Envoy Huo Zhongyi, the Ten Kings' House Envoy Si Wang Gongsu, and the Neizhuang House Envoy Wang Weirong..."

"Yes, they are all the confidants of the King of Han, and I have more or less acquainted with this group of people, including the former Minister of War Li Gan." Liu Yan said very straightforwardly, and then he said something even more bold. "When Emperor Daxing was still in power, I did participate in the forbidden matter and persuaded Emperor Daxing to abolish the crown prince and establish the King of Han."

As soon as this said, it suddenly exploded like thunder, causing Gao Yue's earlobe to buzz:

Impossible, impossible... With Liu Yan's character, how could he really participate in such a thing? What a shrewd person he is!

Seeing Gao Yue's face pale, Liu Yan also understood that he could not accept it for a moment, so he stood up, walked slowly for two steps, and continued to say:

"I have been in charge of the world's wealth and power for more than ten years. Did Yi Song really think it was because of the holy grace? Yi Song knows why I was demoted for the second time..." After saying that, Liu Yan turned to Gao Yue and lifted his head with his finger. Gao Yueqing clearly saw that there was a deep scar on the old man's forehead. "In the second year of Shangyuan, I was tortured by Jingyu, the chief minister of the Censorate for venting Chinese words and prides of merit and resentment, and then demoted to Tongzhou. This scar was left in the prison of the Censorate at that time... Yi Song is a smart person, so of course he knows what I was venting."

Hearing this, Gao Yue lowered his head again. He understood: There was still one year left before Emperor Suzong's death. At that time, Suzong's health was already very poor. He was ill in bed and issued an edict to let the crown prince (i.e., Emperor Daizong Li Yu) be supervised. The struggle between Prince Li Yu and Queen Zhang Liangdi also reached a white-hot state. Liu Yan was demoted to Tongzhou for the crime of "releasing Chinese bans and prides of merit and resentment". Later, Daizong immediately recalled and entrusted with important tasks after he ascended the throne. The reason was very simple - just like when he wrote "A and B" before, both participated in the internal strife of the royal family and supported the crown prince.

However, Su and the alternation of the two emperors were much bloody than Gao Yue who experienced. When dealing with Huo Zhongyi, Li Shi was very clever and did not involve King Han. In general, he was quite kind: and his father Li Yu was supported by Li Fuguo and Cheng Yuanzhen's army and killed Empress Zhang and his followers first. The soldiers of the Imperial Army dragged Empress Zhang away in front of Suzong's illness. Suzong died two days later because of fright. The palace was trapped in a sea of ​​blood. Later, in order to reward and appease the soldiers who "make meritorious service" in this coup, Li Yu specially listed them as "Bao Yingyuan Cong", which is the predecessor of Bao Yingjun.

Li Yu, who used to be warm and affectionate to Gao Yue, actually had his hands covered in blood on his way to the throne.

"The second time I was demoted was because I was implicated by Cheng Yuanzhen, but there was nothing wrong. I did have close contact with Cheng Yuanzhen. When I was a transshipment officer, I spent a lot of money to curry favor with him." Liu Yan continued, "Yi Song, I have bribed many middle-level officials with the gains of profit and power in my life. But I also helped some lonely scholars. You are probably one of them!"

When Gao Yue heard Liu Yan's words, he felt even more uncomfortable and painful. Why did Liu Yan maintain his position? It was because the country's finances were inseparable from him. In addition, he also valued the promotion of many people like Dai Shulun, Liu Changqing, Zhang Ji, and others to support this country? I was in Jingyuan, and I had a small achievement a year later and was cruelly abolished. Liu Yan was in charge of the entire Southeast at that time. Can he afford to delay? Then the only feasible way is to rely on bribery to all kinds of powers. But I don't know when these will become the crime of killing you.

"Everything will always have cause and effect. The second time I was demoted, it was another favored official who helped me restore my position."

"Huo Zhongyi..."

Liu Yan nodded and smiled, Gao Yue guessed correctly, "So from then on, my name cannot be connected with Huo Zhongyi and even the entire Han Dynasty Party... Haha, I may not believe it. In fact, when I was young, I had a good relationship with Yuan Zai when I was young. At that time, we were both officials in the same dynasty, and I was good at managing finances. He was ambitious. We both admired each other, and both jumped up and quoted each other, like two young eagles, and couldn't wait to flap our wings over this imperial city. But in the end, when their wings were plump, I, who was in charge of the Southeast wealth, became the Han Dynasty Party, and the Yuan Zai, who was the only one in Guojun, became the prince party... An Lao Hu steamed Hu stall in the corner of Pingkangfang Street, and the day after I first met with Yisong, Yuan Gongfu died in front of me, and before his death, he stuffed his socks and mouth..."

After saying that, Liu Yan sat opposite him again and picked up the tea cup. A dongdongdongdongxi sounded, and the tea cup in front of Gao Yue gradually filled up.

"Drink, the 'Jiukeng' that was sent by the study room when he was Sima in Muzhou."

Gao Yue lowered his hands, and Liu Yan knew everything he wanted to say and what he wanted to remind him.

At this time, Liu Yan smiled with an ugly and clear face and reached out to persuade himself, "Drink, it's delicious. I don't have time to cook tea, so I can only drink the instant tea."

Gao Yue picked up the teacup and took a few sips. The originally sweet tea water entered his throat, but he felt a sour and couldn't speak.

But Liu Yan looked at himself, "Actually, when I was eight years old, I was the same as Yisong. I had used the word "zheng" in the Prince Chunfang Jingshi Bureau. At that time, Emperor Xuanzong Yang (1) held me in his lap and asked me, "The word "zheng" is the most difficult to correct in the world?" Then Liu Yan briefly fell into memories and laughed again, "What I answered is that the only word "peng" in the world is the most difficult to correct. That was the time when Zhang Yangong (say) and Yuwen Rong's two parties were fighting for the most fiercely, but who would have thought that decades later, my own word "peng" would be very serious..."

"Make a person..."

"Yi Song, as the censor of the palace, you can't say that you have seen me here since then, nor can I ask you about the inside story of the Shen Ce asking for the grain judge of the army. After drinking this cup of tea, go back! Also, I will do the work in Jingzhou for you. I once said that since you have ambitions and ideals in your luggage, it would be a pity to put it on the shelf. I have to give you a chance to realize it."

Gao Yue suppressed himself, raised his neck, drank the tea in one go, then bowed to Liu Yan three times, and then turned around and left.

When he walked to the steps below the corridor, Liu Yan suddenly sat in place and asked him behind his back: "Yi Song is now very expensive, is he thinking too little?"
Chapter completed!