nucmednet Chapter 644 The Liu Family's Past
Chapter 644 The Liu Family's Past
"Really?" Ye Qing'an pursed her lips and chuckled lightly. "Your opinion of him is quite high."
It seems that not everyone knows much about Liu Enze, and the information is generally similar.
Ye Qing'an stroked the embroidered handkerchief in her hand: "Liu Enze... has never married and has no children, yet he has been able to hold the position of head of the family for so many years. It's not easy. The Liu family seems quite open-minded. Do they not care about these things?"
"I've been back in Wangjing for over half a year now, and I've met quite a few members of the Ye, Gu, and Li families. Only the Liu family..."
Ye Qing'an tilted her head and thought for a moment: "I don't think I've ever seen anyone from the Liu family before."
"Hmm." Gu Duo didn't seem particularly surprised, and just smiled and said, "If nothing has changed in the past ten years, the Liu family, besides Liu Enze, has two other collateral relatives serving as officials in the court, but they are not in Wangjing City, but in other cities."
"The others did not become officials, but merchants."
"For business?" Ye Qing'an was unaware of this. "But the Liu family has always been the second-ranked family in Wangjing City."
“Yes.” Gu Duo narrowed his eyes: “It is precisely because only Liu Enze holds a high official position in the Liu family, while the others are all in business, that Liu Enze is particularly valued by Yi Yun Kui.”
Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes: "Because there's no threat?"
Gu Duo nodded casually: "Those in positions of power are often suspicious. This one, in particular, is especially suspicious. The Liu family before..."
"Before Liu Enze became the head of the family, he also held a place in the imperial court. However, later, a great change occurred within the family. The internal power struggle led to the Liu family being torn apart and many people died."
"Liu Enze was not originally the most outstanding among his generation. His talent was not high. However, those who were slightly more outstanding had all died. Therefore, the Liu family had no choice but to place Liu Enze in the position of family head."
"But the elders of the Liu family probably misjudged him. They didn't expect that Liu Enze, who seemed harmless, was actually quite cunning. Before long, Liu Enze had completely seized power. Then, thanks to his extensive reading and his considerable knowledge of Xuanling techniques, although his spiritual power was not high, he was appointed as Grand Tutor by Yi Yun Kui."
"After Liu Enze took control of the Liu family, he began to ruthlessly attack them. Because of the previous internal strife, there were not many people left in the Liu family. So Liu Enze simply split the Liu family completely, making them withdraw from the court and even from Wangjing, and take their money to do business."
Gu Duo leaned back in his recliner, his expression somewhat nonchalant: "At that time, Liu Enze's move pleased Yi Yun Kui quite a bit. Back then, he hadn't been on the throne for very long, and his position wasn't entirely secure. He needed to rely on these powerful families in the city, but he was also very wary of them."
"That's why Yi Yunkui and Liu Enze grew closer and closer."
"Recently, Yi Yunkui has kept Liu Enze in the palace several times for late-night talks by candlelight."
Ye Qing'an suddenly opened her half-closed eyes and looked sharply at Gu Duo: "What did you say? You kept Liu Enze in the palace overnight several times for late-night talks by candlelight?"
“Ah…” Gu Duo nodded. Seeing Ye Qing’an’s expression, he assumed that Ye Qing’an found the matter too unbelievable, so he smiled and said, “It’s nothing. The current Yi Yun Kui may not be able to do such a thing, but back then Yi Yun Kui was still young and had only been on the throne for a few years. When he suddenly met such a compatible person, he naturally regarded him as a confidant.”
"Moreover, as I mentioned before, Grand Tutor Liu is very good at understanding people's hearts and knows how to cater to their preferences. Therefore, at that time, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Yi Yun Kui and Liu En Ze ate at the same table and slept in the same bed."
Ye Qing'an gripped the embroidered handkerchief tightly in her hand. So, at that time, Liu Enze already had the opportunity to get close to Yi Yun Kui and... use bewitching magic on him.
Ye Qing'an took a deep breath. So, could it be that all these years, Yi Yun Kui has been held in Liu Enze's hands and controlled by Liu Enze?
Ye Qing'an frowned deeply, and it took her a while to recover her composure: "Back then, you probably hadn't entered the court yet, right?"
"That was when I had just entered the court."
Ye Qing'an pursed her lips tightly: "Do you think Yi Yun Kui's temperament underwent any significant changes during that period?"
"At that time, I was not qualified to be so close to Yi Yun Kui, so I'm afraid I'm not qualified to answer your question. However, the temperament of a ruler is always unpredictable, so it's hard to say."
Ye Qing'an nodded: "And then?"
"And then..." Gu Duo chuckled, "and then you were born."
"Huh?" Ye Qing'an was stunned. They were talking about Liu Enze, so how did it suddenly involve her birth?
Seeing Ye Qing'an's blank expression, Gu Duo laughed again: "After you were born, you underwent a spiritual power trial after the full moon, and only then did we realize that you were a useless person who could not cultivate."
"After Ye Qinghao found out, his attitude towards your mother changed drastically, and your mother cried several times. Liu Enze also found out about this."
"Liu Enze and Ye Qinghao had a falling out, and the two quarreled for a long time. Later, Ye Qinghao tripped up Liu Enze and slandered him, saying that Liu Enze was forming factions in the court because he had the emperor's favor."
"Liu Enze was too aloof and arrogant. Upon hearing this, he immediately began to distance himself from the court. Apart from entering the palace to teach the princes every day, he did not pay attention to court affairs at other times, and even started doing business in the city."
"His business was quite good; within a few years, his properties filled the entire city of Wangjing. After that... I don't know much about it."
Gu Duo smiled and said, "I've always felt that Liu Enze is a unique figure among the prominent families of Wangjing. He's different from everyone else, seemingly capable of doing anything well, with an excellent temperament, and everyone is willing to be close to him. Yet, he seems to have no ambition whatsoever."
Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes. If her guess was correct, Liu Enze had already made a move against Yi Yunkui when they were at their best.
Now that he had made a move against Yi Yunkui, he held the reins to control Yi Yunkui, who was now under Liu Enze's manipulation and control.
Liu Enze deliberately acted as if he were heartbroken and intentionally distanced himself from the court, but this was only to hide his true feelings.
He should understand the principle that a tall tree catches the wind better than anyone else.
but……
Ye Qing'an was somewhat puzzled. If Yi Yun Kui had been under Liu Enze's control from the beginning, then it should have been a very simple matter for Liu Enze to seize the throne...
Why have we been dragging this out for so long without taking any action?