Li Zhang invited Yan Shu to sit on the table with him, but the other party showed a hesitant expression, and then he said the truth: "I'm not hiding it with Li Quanjian, my current situation is not very good, and the officials in the court also avoided me, so I'm worried that sitting over will implicate you."

"Oh?" Li Zhang couldn't help but show a very interested expression when he heard this. He asked curiously: "I wonder what Minister Yan did, but he would let all officials avoid you?"

"I offended the Empress Dowager. Are you not afraid of being implicated by me?" Yan Shu asked again at this time.

"Hahaha~, the Empress Dowager may blame you for doing something wrong, but she will never implicate other people for no reason. I am very confident in the Empress Dowager!" Li Zhang laughed and even flattered Liu E.

When Yan Shu heard Li Zhang's words, he couldn't help but show an envious expression. If he had been as good as Li Zhang when he was young, he would probably have not started high and left low, and had wasted so many years in the officialdom.

Since Li Zhang didn't mind, Yan Shu sat opposite Li Zhang, and then told him the reason why he was not favored by others. The main reason was that he offended Liu E.

Speaking of which, the reason why Liu E was able to rule the country from behind the curtain was Yan Shu's first suggestion, so for Liu E, Yan Shu still made contributions, but Liu E seemed to dislike Yan Shu very much, especially when Liu E wanted to promote her confidant Zhang Qi as the deputy envoy of the Privy Councilor. This was normal, but Yan Shu felt that Zhang Qi was the confidant of the empress dowager and it was not suitable to hold such an important position, so he firmly opposed it, which made Liu E very unhappy.

Zhang Qi is not an ordinary person. When Zhao Heng did not ascend the throne, he was Zhao Heng's confidant. In addition, his relationship with Liu E was not ordinary, because Liu E was bought from Liu Mei and gave it to Zhao Heng. Later, Liu E was driven out by Zhao Guangyi, and Zhao Heng hid her in Zhang Qi's mansion. In order to avoid suspicion, Zhang Qi did not dare to go home for many years.

With the above relationship, Liu E naturally emphasized Zhang Qi after ascending the throne, but unexpectedly, Yan Shu opposed it and his attitude was very firm, which made Liu E a little unable to come to Taiwan. For this reason, Liu E was quite dissatisfied with Yan Shu.

However, just a few days ago, Yan Shu did another wrong thing. That day he was about to enter the palace, but his entourage forgot to bring him the court tablets for court, which was the long strip of slats held by ancient officials when they went to court. They were usually made of jade or bamboo. They mainly wrote what they wanted to say during court to remind themselves, so as not to forget to say when they got it.

Originally, this was just a small matter, but Yan Shu was furious and sent his entourage home to get the entourage. As a result, the other party came back late, which made him even more angry. He picked up the jade entourage and fought against the entourage, which ended up knocking off the other party's teeth.

Originally, the status of the servant was low, and it was nothing that Yan Shu was the master to punish the servants. At least it was normal in the moral standards of the Song Dynasty, but Yan Shu made two mistakes. First, he was in the Yuqing Palace when he hit people, which belonged to the royal realm. There was a risk of offending the royal family when he tried to fight here. Second, Yan Shu was a scholar, but he was fighting with his servants himself, which was a disgrace to his courtesy. Even if he was talented, he was still a gentleman now.

Liu E was very disliked by Yan Shu because of Zhang Qi's affairs. Now Yan Shu did this wrong thing again, which just gave Liu E a chance. Therefore, it has been circulating in the court these days. Yan Shu is likely to be demoted because of this. In addition, his gentleness and reputation has been ruined, so all civil and military officials avoid him.

Li Zhang was speechless after hearing this. He never dreamed that Yan Shu, who could write "The flowers fell helplessly, and the swallows returned as if they were familiar", was still angry. He was angry and wanted to beat people without caring about it. The servants of their family might have a hard time.

"I was wrong to beat people in the palace, but I did nothing wrong with opposing Zhang Qi as the deputy envoy of Privy Councilor. If the empress dowager punishes me for this, then I am not convinced!" Yan Shu was also a little excited at the end. In addition, he had drunk a lot of wine just now, so he said without saying anything at this time. Of course, this may be what he said in his heart.

Li Zhang didn't know what to say when he heard this, because Yan Shu did not know what he was right or wrong, but it was true that Liu E hated him. With his understanding of Liu E, Yan Shu was almost certain that he was demoted.

"It's good to go out for a walk. The Song Dynasty is so big, and it's not just the capital. Perhaps when you go outside, you will have a better chance to achieve political achievements." Li Zhang could only comfort him in the end.

However, what Li Zhang said makes sense, because after Yan Shu was demoted this time, he quickly got to Yingtian Mansion, and then strongly supported Yingtian Academy, which finally made this academy one of the four major academies in the early Song Dynasty. He also met a man there, the later famous Fan Zhongyan. Fan Zhongyan was two years older than Yan Shu, but he admired Yan Shu's talent, so he became a student under Yan Shu's disciple. This encounter completely changed the fate of Yan Shu and Fan Zhongyan.

"Li Quanjian said it well. Just like when you went to Qingzhou this time, you made such a contribution at a young age. It's a pity that I am a literati and cannot carry my shoulders. Even if I go to the army, it may not be of use." Yan Shu said with a little frustrated at this time. It turned out that what he was worried about was that he would be demoted to the border. After all, he was a scholar. If there was a war on the border, he might not even be able to survive.

Li Zhang was also stunned when he heard this. It turned out that Yan Shu, an honest man, not only had a bad temper, but also had a little fear of death and had no intention of sacrifice for the country. This gave Li Zhang a deeper understanding of Yan Shu. Although the other party was talented and extremely smart, he also had the shortcomings of smart people, such as selfishness, easy retreat in encounters, etc., but this was quite real.

The wedding banquet lasted until the evening. Although Yan Shu had many shortcomings, Li Zhang was bored while sitting alone, so he kept chatting with the other party. Yan Shu read a lot and Li Zhang had a wide range of knowledge, so the two of them had a very happy chat. Until Yan Shu got drunk in the end, Li Zhang helped him down.

It was getting late, and Zhao Zhen probably had already gone to the bridal chamber. Li Zhang thought about it and had nothing else to do, so he was about to leave, but he didn't expect that Liu E suddenly sent someone to call him to the side hall next to him.

"What did you talk to Yan Shu at the wedding banquet just now?" Liu E asked immediately as soon as she saw him, looking a little unhappy.
Chapter completed!