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9. Baqiao Station Relocated Guest

Gao Yue thought to himself: Xue Yaoying, a female Taoist nun, really has a sense of being very good at hand and eyes. As Yuan Zai's concubine, she seemed to have a wide range of veins in this Tang Empire capital. Even the postmaster of Baqiao Post, Lu Hua, immediately informed her of the first news.

This shows that Xue Yaoying has never been alone. Although Yuan Zai was destroyed, the official group that originally gathered around him was not uprooted, but chose to lie dormant - and he himself seemed to be faintly involved in the struggles of different groups, and the temple was the world, so he did not miss this sentence.

So following Lu Hua's advice, Gao Yue walked straight to the inn before the carriage that the noble lady was riding.

The entire inn surrounded by buildings, the first floor of the inn is filled with food tables and slabs. This is a place for past officials to eat. The overall layout is not much different from the Taixue Pavilion's hall. In addition, it is also very friendly to Gao Yue, who has lived in the principal for seven years.

In the center of the first floor, a man in an official uniform was sitting there, with a candle and a few dishes of vegetables in front of him, with his back facing Gao Yue, looking full of sadness.

A famous postman stood next to him. When he saw Lu Hua and Gao Yue coming in together, he stepped forward and said hello, "The postman is here."

"This is a student of the Imperial College, and Gao Yue and Gao Yisong, the descendant of the Marquis of Bohai, Gao Yue." Lu Hua stepped forward and introduced Gao Yue the first thing he did.

"Oh?" The man in the official uniform turned around. Gao Yue saw his appearance clearly, with sparse eyebrows and dignified appearance. Especially the black and shiny beard was particularly majestic and floated directly on his chest. This was probably the "beautiful bearded man" type that ancient people liked the most.

Then the man stood up to salute. Gao Yue saw that his official uniform was dark blue, so he knew that he must have been demoted. He hurriedly replied to the gift and said, "Madam, I have escorted you."

"I am ashamed that I received the imperial edict today. I am the Sima of Daozhou and I am not allowed to stay in the capital. I immediately got up from Duting Post and arrived at Baqiao Post. I had to sail on a boat all night, thanks to the help of the postmaster Lu Jiu and Cui Shiba, I only delayed it for one night on the grounds that there was a shortage of horses at the post station, so that the cheap man could accompany me." The man said as if he was in a big bell. Although he was in adversity, he was still energetic.

Could it be that he is the person Xue Yaoying mentioned who "can avenge Yuan Zai"?

After saying that, the man bowed and thanked the postmaster Lu Hua, and also thanked the postmaster named Cui Qing (Cui Shiba), and also expressed his gratitude to Gao Yue.

The moment Gao Yue returned the gift, he saw the bone tube talisman hanging on the man's waist.

Because when he left the city just now, the man's wife fainted. Gao Yue never asked about her husband's identity. Now he realized when he saw Chuanfu.

It turned out that when officials of the Tang Dynasty passed by the inns to receive free food and accommodation, they had to hold the talisman issued by the Menxia Province. The talisman was carved into four images of Qinglong, Vermillion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise, and were installed in the bone tube. Later, because officials came and went to the inns too frequently, the talisman began to be replaced by paper coupons. The man still used the talisman, which shows that his status in the imperial city before being demoted was extraordinary.

The talisman was in the shape of a vermilion bird, because he was going south and demoted to Daozhou, and the bone tube was still engraved with a long journey. In the flash of candlelight, I saw the man's name clearly:

"Sima, Yang Yan, Daozhou."

Yang Yan!

For Gao Yue, this name is too familiar. Even if it is a textbook for compulsory education, he must be mentioned. Could he be the Yang Yan, who later became the prime minister and presided over the most profound tax reform in ancient China - the implementation of the two tax laws?

"The young Yangshan people were originally ministers of the Ministry of Personnel and were about to be promoted to the prime minister by the Holy Lord. Who would have thought that they were slandered by the traitor and implicated by the Yuan Xiang case, and were dismissed from Daozhou." Lu Hua stretched out his hand, afraid that Gao Yue would not know the other party's identity, so he hurriedly introduced.

What is the involvement? Yang Yan is afraid that he is from Yuan Zai's party at all.

But you can imagine but not say this. What Xue Yaoying is talking about now is to ask herself to bet on Yang Yan!

Xue Yaoying predicted Yang Yan's talent, and I - I roughly know the timeline script of my Tang Dynasty - this Yang Sima should have been there for less than two or three years and would be ordered to return to Beijing. The position of prime minister will be his sooner or later, and the two tax laws will be implemented by him.

But I am not sure about the details behind all this. After all, the real history is not as simple as the lines of ink words in history books.

At this time, Yang Yan's wife stumbled in, and the couple immediately held hands and started crying to each other.

"Come on, if this Gao Langjun had not saved him for righteousness, you and I might have had a separation from each other." Yang Yan held his wife and pointed her with his other hand at Gao Yue.

The lady wiped her tears and bowed to Gao Yue. "Yang Lang was anxious. I have been bedridden for several days. If Gao Langjun had not sent a car and a horse, Yang Lang would be demoted to Daozhou alone and stayed in Chang'an. I am afraid that both of them would not have a good end in the end. Gao Langjun's great kindness really doesn't know how to repay him."

How to repay, don't you think you have any points in your mind? But Gao Yue is very clear now - Xue Yaoying treats herself as a free chess piece, and she has to treat Yang Yan as a free chess piece in the past two years - Yang Yan is now losing power, implicated by the Yuan Zai case and demoted to Daozhou. He cannot count on him for the time being, both in the scientific examination and as an official, so he can only act at the right time.

So I can only say beautiful words first and burn the cold stove more warm first.

"Why is this madam?" Gao Yue looked solemn and stepped forward to stop Yang Yan's wife. Then he took two steps quickly and politely, crossing his hands to return to the two, "Who doesn't know that Yang Lishi's reputation is all over the world? But because the treacherous party's fierce flames dare not be promoted, as long as Yang Lishi can safely rush to Daozhou and wait for the day when the time comes to work. The Holy Lord will definitely realize the grievances of Yang Lishi. A decree is summoned to the capital, and he will be ordered by Fu Shuo (he learned from Chang Gun)."

Who would have thought that Yang Yan's wife would cry? Yang Yan hurriedly comforted her and shook her head at Gao Yue, looking very embarrassed, "It's embarrassing. After Yuan Xiang overthrew, Yan was waiting for punishment. Who would have thought that the power of heaven was unpredictable? Today, he suddenly issued an order. Yan came to Baqiao Post with no money. Originally, if Yan was alone, he could at least go to Daozhou with this talisman, one post station after another, and one post station after another. However, there was no talisman in the lowly place. It was impossible for the post station along the way to provide her with food and accommodation. In fact, it was really..."

Gao Yue winked at him when he saw Lu Hua across the side.
Chapter completed!
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