It is now the New Year's holiday, and most of the court officials have taken a vacation to reunite with their families at home, leaving only the yamen officials on duty, and Lu Renxiang still went to the household department to report early.

Today is the third day of the first lunar month, the officials of the DPRK and China are indispensable to usher in the send-off, take this opportunity to make friends with each other, and the most lively of the courtyard is Gao Yun's general's mansion, first, last year's victory in the court, it is the emperor's right-hand man, secondly, his brother Gao Han is the prince's side of the humerus, such a twofold relationship, how can not let people look up to a few points, who does not know that now the two brothers are the most favored in the court, just as the sun is in the sky! Because of this, Gao Yun has also begun to be a little cautious recently, and he has less contact with his brother-in-law Lu Zuo. Although Gao Yun is a rough man, he has been trained in officialdom for nearly a year, so that he has broken some ways of being an official, the court situation is complicated, and colleagues are fighting openly and secretly, and if they have some handles in the hands of the other party, they will attack each other and try to smash the stumbling blocks. Moreover, since the official was promoted to the general of the town army, Gao Yun was not very afraid, after all, since the dynasty, no official can be promoted several levels in a year, and become a military attache from the second rank, although the marshal of the soldiers and horses is because of the special things he did in a special period, but a person is promoted so quickly, it is not necessarily a good thing, so the people on the prince's side have to hide, and the people on King Ning's side also have to avoid it, Gao Yun also knows deeply that it is because of this that the emperor will use himself so much. But even so, how can others not pull you into the water! Gao Yun, who had been busy for a morning, was about to have lunch, when someone came to report that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had summoned him, which made Gao Yun feel helpless, he would always come, and it was too difficult to hide for a while.

Gao Yun was about to go out to greet him, but who knew that the crown prince Liu Yan had already walked to the courtyard. Liu Yan came from a distance, and said with a smile as he walked: "General Gao, Happy New Year!" Disturb ......" said and laughed.

"Your Highness is coming, Peng Shen is shining, Peng Wan is shining!" Gao Yun said, bowed down, and stepped forward, "The lower officials have seen His Royal Highness the Prince, and if he misses the distance, he hopes to forgive his sins!" ”

"General Gao is polite!" Liu Yan smiled and grabbed Gao Yun's hand, signaling that he didn't have to salute, "No need to be polite." This palace came suddenly, please forgive General Gao! ”

"Your Highness can come, Xia Guan is really fortunate to have three lives!" Gao Yun smiled and clenched his fists, "If you don't give up, is Your Highness willing to stay and eat a coarse meal?" ”

"No, today is the third day of the Lunar New Year, and eating at someone else's house is not a rule. This palace is specially coming to visit General Gao this time, or will he come to ask for a glass of water and wine next time. ”

"Then please Your Highness, please ...... inside"

In the back hall, after Liu Yan and Gao Yun sat down in the main and secondary places, they drank tea and chatted, and in less than a quarter of an hour, Liu Yan couldn't sit still, he came early this morning, in order to test Gao Yun's attitude towards the court situation, seeing that Gao Yun always had a few lukewarm greetings, which made Liu Yan a little confused, the more he stayed, the more embarrassed he felt, so he simply gritted his teeth and asked directly: "General Gao, you have been on a steady journey this year, and I can be promoted several levels in a year, and I have become a general from the second grade, according to the palace, It seems that there is no second place. After that, he said in a strange tone, "Does General Gao know the reason?" ”

Gao Yun smiled a little embarrassed, and then arched his hand to the north, "This all depends on the emperor's trust, so that the lower officials have today's blessings, and the lower officials must do their best to repay the emperor's kindness......"

"Eh......" Liu Yan waved his hand to interrupt his words, looking a little disapproving, "The emperor's grace is certainly true, and General Gao's martial arts are also true!" Then he deliberately lowered his voice to make a fool of himself, "But there is another reason......"

"Oh!" Gao Yun looked at the prince in some surprise, and saw him say so in a low voice, so he also asked in a low voice, "Listen to the lower officials!" ”

Liu Yan smiled and said in a low voice: "This is all around, and the palace has also spent a lot of time......"

Gao Yun smiled secretly in his heart, but he had to stand up and clasp his fists to the prince to show his gratitude. After Gao Yun thanked him for his kindness, Liu Yan seemed to show a satisfied smile, he proudly raised the teacup, took a sip carefully, and said with a smile: "Hmm...... Good tea! ”

"If Your Highness likes it, the lower official will order someone to send it to you in a while!"

"This is the first day of tea picked in front of tomorrow, right?"

"Exactly!"

"It's so rare! This product is produced in the white tea mountain three hundred miles southeast of Yongjia, the land of Wuyue, and you can drink this thing in the capital, and it is worth the trip today! Liu Yan said, "There is no tea in this palace, even in the palace, Wu Yue paid some tribute a few years ago, but it is only a handful!" ”

"This tea is Your Majesty's reward, since Your Highness likes it, you must serve it." Gao Yun was very respectful.

Liu Yan saw that he was respectful and rude, so he had the heart to probe his tone again, and continued: "Strange way, it turned out to be a gift from the saint, it seems that the saint treats General Gao with great grace!" ”

Gao Yun didn't understand what Liu Yan meant, so he only smiled slightly and nodded.

Liu Yan saw that Gao Yun did not react, and said with a smile: "This palace is the prince of a country, and he will definitely follow the example of the emperor's grandfather and his old ......man in the future" When Liu Yan said the three words of the old man, he deliberately accentuated his tone, "Treat General Gao as the minister of the humerus......"

"This ......" Gao Yun's face changed dramatically in an instant, although Liu Yan is good as the prince of a country, but what Fang Cai said is really disrespectful, if others hear it, if it reaches the ears of the emperor, but it will cause a catastrophe, how dare the prince be so unscrupulous? What is the prince's intention? Don't you have the heart to test yourself? Gao Yun, who was not good at beating around the bush, was thinking about it in his mind at the moment, if he pretended not to hear clearly at this time, it seemed far-fetched, maybe he would be noticed by the prince because of this, but offended him, should he be grateful to the prince for his "grace of knowing the situation"? Wouldn't that show the crown prince his position?

Just when Gao Yun hesitated, Liu Yan seemed to be aware of it, seeing that Gao Yun did not speak, the crown prince Liu Yan seemed to be even more unscrupulous, and swore solemnly: "Now that the court situation is complicated, I don't know what General Gao thinks of this?" ”

"This ......" Gao Yun was dumbfounded again, and said with a smile, "Your Highness is not too early now, or just stay for a light meal!" ”

Liu Yan saw that he was talking about him again, so he lost interest, this Gao Yun is either an old treacherous and cunning, or he doesn't know what to do, I didn't expect him to be so cautious and cautious as a martial artist, which is obviously different from what his brother said, and now it seems that he may become a stumbling block for himself. After thinking about it, Liu Yan coldly put the teacup on the table, stood up quickly, and then smiled lukewarmly at Gao Yun: "No need, this palace still has important things to do, so I will leave!" ”

Liu Yan couldn't help but say, and walked straight to the outside of the courtyard, and when the people waiting in the courtyard stepped forward to serve, they were pushed away by Liu Yan angrily, "Get out, this king will go by himself." ”

Gao Yun was startled by the prince's sudden nameless fire, and after reacting for a while, he hurriedly rushed forward to see him off.