The so-called father's destiny is like a mountain.
Liu Gan and Liu Ben, father and son, may smile like brothers on weekdays, but once they are in public, Liu Gan will immediately follow through with Liu Gan's words or look without any loss of appearance.
After all, he didn't want to be drowned in his father's spit.
Moreover, it is not easy for my father to support such a large family business!
Afraid of being 'scolded' by his father afterwards, Liu Ben trotted to the pavilion, smiled silly at Liu Gan, and jumped like a flying fish.
Guo Jinkui's eyes lit up when she saw Liu Ben's beautiful movement, thinking that Liu Ben was going to jump to the other side all of a sudden. She sighed in her heart and praised, "Today I can see the majesty of the powerful general, it's a worthwhile trip." "
Suddenly there was a 'plop' sound from the water surface!
Liu Ben did not cross the shore like a dragonfly. He actually jumped into the lake like a fat pig out of its cage. After splashing a large amount of water, he awkwardly swam to the other side.
Guo Jinkui was stunned on the spot. The hands that were about to touch her palms had nowhere to put them. In the end, she could only smile awkwardly and nodded to Liu Gan.
Liu Gan didn't feel embarrassed. He smiled at Guo Jinkui and said, "I am a landlubber and can't swim. But when it comes to my son's generation, I can swim. Haha, this is progress! Maybe, when my grandson's generation comes, You can fly!"
"Uncle is so open-minded that I can't match him!"
Guo Jinkui sincerely praised Liu Qian and then got down to the topic, "Let's get down to business, my nephew is here to offer his uncle a great plan to turn retreat into advancement!"
Hearing the words 'retreat to advance', Liu Gan's eyes lit up, his expression became serious, he stared at Guo Jinkui closely and asked, "What good ideas does my nephew have?"
Guo Jinkui took it easy and said with a smile, "The past has become the past. Today, my uncle has become a thorn in His Majesty's side. It will be a clever plan in time, but now that time is not waiting for me, I have to find another way and find another way."
Seeing that Liu Qian was silent and his fingers were moving back and forth regularly on the case, he was obviously thinking.
Guo Jinkui knew that he needed big bait to catch big fish, so he would not catch an old dragon like Liu Qian with his empty hook. Then, he said calmly, "Auntie said that Uncle Liu Huang is the great benefactor of my Guo family. So, my aunt chose a new path for my uncle!"
"Hahahaha! Going to Luoyang to retire?"
Liu Gan chuckled, spread his hands and said, "Why can't I see that this is a smooth road? Is it possible that His Majesty wants to move the capital to Luoyang? Haha!"
"Of course not." Guo Jinkui walked up to Liu Gan, and the two sat across the table. He said mysteriously, "Uncle Qing is here to raise someone!"
Old Liu Qian seemed to understand but said, "I would like to hear the details!"
Guo Jinkui smiled and said, "Throughout the ages, in temples, imperial power, prime ministerial power, and military power have been debated endlessly. Relatives, eunuchs, and powerful ministers have taken turns to appear on the stage. One is ebbing and the other is ebbing. You sing and I come on stage. It can be said that each has its own spring and autumn."...
Speaking of this, Guo Jinkui paused and said mysteriously, "There is a force that will never die as long as the dynasty is still there, and it will always maintain a strong and vigorous momentum. It has its influence at every moment and in everything. shadow."
Liu Gan guessed the result immediately and said with a smile, "Royal family!"
"Uncle is a great talent, and you can get it right with just a few clicks!"
Guo Jinkui complimented and continued, "The Rebellion of the Seven Kings during Emperor Jing's period almost overturned the entire Han Dynasty. Let's not talk about the distant ones, let's talk about the nearby ones. Why did the family become bigger back then? It was just that the Liu clan occupied one side and supported them. The soldiers defended the land to respect themselves, and Emperor Shenwu had no choice but to decide to support the clan so that the clan could not lose its tail in this world."
Liu Gan seemed to have guessed the purpose of Guo Jinkui's trip. He said calmly, "Continue."
Guo Jinkui took a sip of wine, moistened her throat, and said with a smile, "It shows how powerful the Liu clan was back then!"
"Back then, the late Emperor killed Wang Qi and Hou Twenty-five. Take any one of the more than thirty old Liu family members, and they are all ruthless characters from the Huxiao side. They are definitely not comparable to those spineless families today. Yes, even to death, not one of them surrendered!"
Liu Gan boasted a lot and asked, "Do you want me to go to Luoyang and restore the past glory of the Liu clan? Break the earth and make the king again? My child, you are thinking too much!"
"Haha! Uncle is worrying too much. Of course, my nephew cannot have such unrealistic thoughts."
Guo Jinkui chuckled and said immediately, "Uncle, after Emperor Shenwu cut down the feudal vassals, he implemented the system of prefectures and counties, and no longer had one king and one rank. However, two generations of emperors did not prevent the Liu clan from serving as officials! "
Guo Jinkui's words woke up the dreamer, and Liu Gan's eyes flashed with light.
Guo Jinkui observed what was happening and saw that Liu Gan was tempted. He hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and said, "Uncle, since you are a Taiwei, you naturally know that there are countless officials with the surname Liu in the world, and where do these people come from? Hehe."
"Most of Liu's clan members are in Luoyang, and most of their clan officials are from Luoyang."
Looking at Guo Jinkui, Liu Gan narrowed his eyes and looked Guo Jinkui up and down. Guo Jinkui was frightened and did not dare to look directly at Liu Gan.
Liu Gan smiled and asked, "Xian nephew, do you want me to lead the royal family? Your idea is too unreasonable."
"With my uncle's ability, can't he be a leader?" Guo Jinkui said half-jokingly, "Uncle is generous, elegant, strategic, well versed in business strategy, and with the dignity of an imperial uncle, he has convinced the elders in Luoyang. There must be a problem. Not big, right?"
Liu Gan said calmly, "Although Your Majesty does not prevent the clan members from becoming officials, he does not give them high-level positions. They are all trivial and small positions. Even if they are accumulated together, what great capabilities can they have?"
Guo Jinkui narrowed his eyes, "Uncle, don't you know the truth about how soil accumulates to form a mountain? If there are two or three royal family members among the important officials in a county, they can disrupt the situation!"
Liu Gan laughed and said, "Haha! Nephew, if you put it like that, this is a big political force. If you don't use it well, it will be useless. But if you use it well sometimes, humph, it will be a powerful force that can defy the heavens." The power to change your destiny. For example, when the new emperor ascends the throne!"
Guo Jinkui smiled and said, "Exactly, exactly!"
Liu Gan looked at Guo Jinkui with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, "Although I am greedy, if someone wants to bring trouble to the Han Dynasty, I will not agree. Le Er raised an army to cause trouble. Do you think I intervened? He deserves to die!"
A breeze blew by, and a wisp of murderous intent floated from the distance. Two sword auras flew to Guo Jinkui, and two shining swords were already stuck on Guo Jinkui's neck.
At this time, Guo Jinkui was still calm and composed. He turned his head slightly, glanced at the two murderous swordsmen, and smiled at Liu Gan, "Uncle, the Taiwei Mansion is indeed a crouching tiger, hidden dragon!"
An unknown smile appeared on Liu Gan's lips, "Don't worry, nephew, my swordsman will not let you suffer too much. With just one sword, you can go see your grandfather."
When Guo Jinkui saw that Liu Gan sincerely wanted him to die, cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back. He hurriedly said, "Uncle, what are you doing? My nephew is here to discuss business, not to die!"
Liu Gan's voice was as cold as ice, "Anyone who wants to split the country will die!"
Guo Jinkui spread her hands and said innocently, "Uncle, it makes no sense for my Guo family to rebel!"
Liu Gan then thought about it. The Guo family was the most popular relatives in the dynasty. How could they rebel?
He thought for a moment, and finally waved his hand, and the two swordsmen sheathed their swords and left.
"You, the Guo family, have worked so hard to get this out of the way. You can't talk about the romance with me, right?" Liu Qianfu asked, "Why do you want me to settle the Luoyang clan?"
Guo Jinkui lowered his voice and was extremely serious, "Act at the right time, wait for the right moment, and support His Majesty Long Zi's enthronement."
"Haha, if I remember correctly, apart from the second prince who disappeared many years ago, His Majesty only has one son now. Since there is only one egg, there is no choice! Why do your Guo family spend so much money?"
Liu Gan glanced at Guo Jinkui, his brows furrowed, as if he was complaining that Guo Jinkui was wasting time and doing useless work.
"That's not necessarily the case." Guo Jinkui smiled mysteriously and whispered, "The chicken is still there, and the eggs will naturally hatch!"
Guo Jinkui's intention is obvious. Since the emperor is still in his prime, he will naturally give birth to dragon sons.
When Liu Gan heard this, his spirits perked up and he immediately asked, "Do you, Mr. Guo, want to be a dragon again?"
Guo Jinkui said bluntly, "What family doesn't want to have lasting incense and wealth?"
The Guo family had no intention of splitting the Han Dynasty, so it didn't count as breaking through Liu Qian's bottom line.
It has to be said that the words 'conglongzhigong' made Liu Qian's heart flutter. He started to discuss the price with Guo Yizhi and said with narrowed eyes, "Since you want me to be your Guo family's chess piece, the Queen Mother plans to promise What’s in it for me?”
"Haha! Once time makes a person grow old, he will already have gray hair on his temples. What a benefit! Of course you won't get it, uncle!"
Guo Jinkui smiled brightly, stepped forward to pour a bowl of wine for Liu Gan, and said casually, "After the new emperor separated the Dragon and Tiger Banner, how about granting the eldest brother Liu Ben the position of a minister? As for whether he is a minister or a minister, it depends on Liu Ben. Big brother’s blessing!”
Liu Gan thought for a long time and finally said, "As long as he is Liu Yan's son, I don't care!"
"Okay!" Guo Jinkui raised a toast to Liu Gan, "From now on, the auxiliary vehicles will depend on each other and advance and retreat together!"
"good!"
The two drank the wine from the bowl in one gulp and sealed their covenant with the wine.
...
After seeing Guo Jinkui off, Liu Ben walked back along the path.
Seeing Liu Gan's frown, Liu Ben asked anxiously, "Father, how did the conversation go?"
"Sangluo, Angelica root!" Liu Gan smiled and took a sip of the Sangluo wine and said with a smile, "The next day, my father submitted his resignation, drove back to Luoyang, and went to Luoyang to play chess and drink with those old guys!"
Liu Ben immediately said, "Father, let me go with you!"
"Nonsense... But, son, if one day, my father cannot wake up from his sleep, and if you can't help your father, you will have to retire early." Old Liu Qian avoided the topic, "Official Shui Tai Deep, it’s not suitable for a loyal and kind bud like you to stay for too long. It’s not as nourishing as the leisurely clouds and wild cranes. Do you hear me?”
Liu Ben did not ask Liu Gan any more about the reason for his resignation. Instead, he followed Liu Gan's words and said, "Oh, Dad, hasn't it been smooth sailing for me all these years? As long as I meet the Lord, everything will be fine!"
“The medicine of time is always bitter, but if others say it is bitter, if you don’t believe it, you have to taste it yourself to know!”
Old Liu Gan stopped talking and stared at the clear lake. The old koi in the lake were laying eggs, and the new koi were jumping out of the water, testing the outside world. "The world is nothing but a big dream. Right and wrong are all in vain!"
The next day, Lao Liu Qian indeed complained that he was old and ill and was tired, so he resigned and left.
In this way, the political career of the emperor's uncle Liu Qian came to an abrupt end, once in a lifetime, and there was no turning back.
