Lu Yijian has been in the court for many years and has gained insight into many essences. Now he realizes that he was wrong and Wang Zeng was also wrong. Their opponent is not that boy!
What can Ye An and his study of Confucianism threaten the orthodoxy of Confucianism? Even he himself admitted that the study of Confucianism must be based on Confucianism. Craftsmen who are illiterate cannot become masters of Confucianism, nor can they threaten the honor of Confucianism!
If that's the case, what threat does Ye An have?
As for his status and the favor of the official family, these are all illusory existences. Just look at his current assignments and you will know that the official family wants to use him and needs a caring person to guard him.
Which dynasty and generation of emperors did not have one or two close ministers? This is normal, not to mention that it is better for the officials to be close to Ye An than to be close to the sycophants and eunuchs who only know how to flatter others!
From Yan Wenying, Lu Yijian learned the real reason why he was dismissed as prime minister.
Unexpectedly, everything came from Queen Guo, the mother of a country. This was the most intolerable thing for him.
In the past, because Liu E was in charge of the court, it was enough to pamper and pamper her. Now that she is in charge of the government, she actually dares to interfere in the appointment and dismissal of ministers. Doesn't this mean that she has thrown away the laws of her ancestors?
The iron stele erected by Taizu in front of Wende Hall is still there, and eunuchs in the harem are not allowed to interfere in politics!
As a scholar-bureaucrat, Lu Yijian could tolerate his own failure. He was a minister, and it was his duty to be driven by the emperor, not to mention that even if he was dismissed as prime minister, he would still have the opportunity to be reinstated as prime minister.
But now he realized that it was completely unnecessary for him to go out. It was just because of a few slanderous words from the queen that the officials changed their mind and allowed him to go out. This was simply an insult to the scholar-bureaucrats!
More importantly, if Queen Guo reigns for one day, what will happen if she returns to the throne? If she can be slandered once, she can be slandered a second time. For Lu Yijian, this is like a choke in the throat, like a sword hanging over his head!
At this time, he saw the "dagger" of public opinion hidden behind Ye An's back. How could Lu Yijian, who had lived in the court for a long time, not see the power of newspapers? He also saw that Zhao Yuanyan was unusual.
But he just thought that the officials were using the newspapers in Ye An's hands to beat Zhao Yuanyan. As a civil servant, he didn't think that Zhao Yuanyan, the clan, had the ability to change anything.
The clan in the Song Dynasty had neither power nor soldiers, so it was impossible to rebel. The only thing they could do was rest on the clan's edict and rest on their laurels, or open a business to make money.
Even so, looking at the Fufeng Company in Tokyo, it is still unable to compete with the Puhui Company in Ye An's hands.
After many calculations, Lu Yijian understood that Ye An was not important. Behind him was the official family. What he did was probably the official order to suppress the clan.
It can only be said that Lu Yijian's layout is still small. He can only see this from his location and cognition, and then he makes a judgment based on his own cognition.
But what Ye An did was far more than that. He did not develop the Puhui Company in order to suppress the clan, nor was it ordered by Zhao Zhen.
Fan Lou is also known as Alum Tower. It was originally named after it was rich in alum. However, it later acquired a brewing brand and could brew its own water. Due to the unique craftsmanship, the wine produced here is sweet and mellow, and it gradually turned into a serious restaurant.
However, it would be inappropriate to define it by the main restaurant. This is not only the main restaurant, but also a huge brewery. Nearly 50,000 kilograms of koji are produced every year. There are 3,000 koji shops or vendors in Kyoto.
Liquor is sold on the floor.
Of course, in this culturally prosperous era, it is unavoidable that many literati and bureaucrats engage in prostitution. Fan Tower is somewhat similar to a "nightclub" or a "cabaret".
It is precisely because of the many "bright flags" as a cover that so many people are attracted to the Fan Tower for banquets, singing and dancing; hence the famous sayings "There are often more than a thousand people drinking" and "Lights on the Fan Tower late at night".
However, in Ye An's view, this place is more of a high-end club. High-ranking officials and dignitaries often come and go here not only for sex with prostitutes, but also to discuss important matters. For example, Lu Yijian sent someone to find him to meet secretly here.
In order to deceive others, Ye An did not take his own ox cart, but hired a horse-drawn carriage on the street. As soon as the driver heard that he was going to Fanlou, he asked for the same price.
As a professional coachman, money has always been a factor for him. After taking the money, he drove the carriage to Fanlou. He took the gilded wooden sign from behind the curtain of the carriage and handed it to the man in Fanlou, then got out of the car and left.
I don't have to worry about my carriage and horses being stolen.
The clerks at Fanlou are also quite "professional". They will not inquire about or spy on the people in the cars. They just lead the cars and horses into the small courtyard behind the building and leave on their own, ignoring them from beginning to end.
The carriage was set up in the quiet courtyard. Lu Yijian himself didn't know what to say when he met here, but he didn't dare to let down his guard against this old fox.
After entering the clean room in the small courtyard, I discovered that there is a cave of its own. This clean room is only the outermost appearance, and is actually just the entrance to the wine cellar.
The reason why we are sure it is a wine cellar is because the strong aroma of wine comes from below, and the taste is not weaker than Puhui Company's Shao Knife. It seems that the distillation method has been leaked, and now Fan Lou can imitate it.
Lu Yijian was already waiting here. A wine table and a few dishes of side dishes were all that was needed to entertain Ye An.
The wine cellar is neither deep nor shallow, but it can be said to be completely isolated from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo city, making it most suitable for private meetings.
Ye An couldn't help but start to wonder what this old guy Lu Yijian was looking for after him? He had teamed up with Wang Zeng to harm him.
The smiling Lu Yijian became a cunning person in Ye An's eyes, but the look in his eyes also made Lu Yijian slightly dissatisfied and said: "How come? Even Ye Hou has become snobbish?"
Ye An didn't dare to say: "It's just that I don't know why Xianggong Lu invited Changsheng to get together here, so I'm a little scared."
Lu Yijian looked at the food and wine on the table, then looked at Ye An's serious expression and suddenly burst into laughter. His uncontrollable look made the wine table shake, and Ye An quickly held the table and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"You, you brat! You are fearless and well-planned in court and on the battlefield, but why don't you even know the most superficial etiquette?"
Ye An was stunned for a moment and then smiled bitterly and said: "The Changsheng family has weird knowledge, and it's not like Prime Minister Lu doesn't know about it, so why bother asking like this!"
Lu Yijian suddenly realized and patted the Futou on his head and said: "I forgot, no one has mentioned anything about you before you entered the court. Sun Shi couldn't teach you, and gave you a lot of books. Wang Yuan didn't dare to teach you at that time."
You, Fan Yong regards you as a junior, as for Li Zunxu, Cao Yi and others may not have that spare time."
After talking for a long time, he still didn't know what Lu Yi's brief expression meant. Ye An could only cup his hands and said: "Please ask Prime Minister Lu to clear up the confusion about Changsheng!"
Lu Yijian smiled slyly and said: "The banquet held by the seniors in this court to entertain the juniors is naturally meant to support them... Of course, it also means to resolve them, do you know that?"
Having already made it so clear, how could Ye An still not understand that Lu Yijian, with his status, could personally host a banquet to entertain him? Although it was just a few side dishes, it was already an incredible feat for an important minister of his status to put down his dignity.
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Ye An picked up the wine glass with both hands and said: "If the prime minister can hold a boat in his belly, I admire Xianggong Lu for his courage. However, there is something unclear about Xianggong Lu, so I ask Xianggong Lu to clarify his doubts!"
Lu Yijian felt confident and smiled: "Oh! What's the problem?"
"How can Changsheng trust Prime Minister Lu?"
Ye An's expression was respectful, but what he said made Lu Yijian's face stiffen. Even if he had been demoted as the prime minister of the past three dynasties, his status was a hundred times higher than that of his Ye An. Today, he put down his body to ease up with him, how dare he, Ye An,
Such doubts?!
For Lu Yijian, he has given Ye An a lot of face, but for Ye An... you just want to ease up? Wait until you come back from Chanzhou to trick me again? Why!
Lu Yijian looked at Ye An with twitching lips and said, "What do you want?"