The three of them had lunch and sat there for almost an hour before someone came to summon them.
Mr. Tian stood up and Yan Laoer helped him tidy up his official uniform and watched him leave with others.
The father and daughter were the only ones left in the house.
Without the teacher watching from the side, Yan Laoer immediately relaxed and couldn't sit still. Yan Yu even jumped off the chair, tilted her head, stretched out her hands and raised her legs to move.
He sighed: "It's not easy to meet the prince, we have to wait for such a long time.
Master must have planned it well. If we come after dinner, we will have to wait. Why not come earlier and still have a good time."
Yan Laoer didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Can your master still be like you and just worry about eating?"
Yan Yu chuckled and started walking around the room.
"This painting looks very good, it's quite valuable, and there's also this incense burner, Dad, look at it, it's antique."
Yan Laoer also came closer and kept nodding: "It looks good. The things that can be placed in the palace are all handmade by famous artists. Let's stay away and don't touch them."
Yan Yu was convinced. The father and daughter looked at each thing with their hands behind their backs. Every time they looked at something, they had to comment a few words.
If you don't listen to the content and only look at the posture, it's quite bluffing, thinking that these two people, one big and one small, are knowledgeable...
The middle-aged man standing in a hidden corner outside the window sneered.
He walked slowly to the front and coughed lightly in front of the door. The two people in the room quickly turned their heads and looked over.
"My surname is Zheng, and I am the internal steward of the palace."
Manager Zheng was very polite and considerate. He asked the two of them how they had enjoyed their lunch. He also had people serve fruits and new tea. He said that the prince and Lord Tian were going to chat for who knows how long. He kindly asked the two of them to wait here and not to rush.
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Knowing that Yan Laoer is Mr. Tian's disciple, our closeness increased by three points.
Manager Zheng and Yan Laoer, one deliberately started the conversation and the other never stayed silent, they chatted very lively.
Yan Yu was nibbling the plums and pears, then the pears and then the plums.
She saw that Manager Zheng was mainly asking about her master and her father.
It was just casual chatting, with no focus at all, just commonplace words.
But put together, it's quite interesting.
It was as if he was deliberately trying to find out the details about his master and father.
Manager Zheng asked very skillfully, and I don’t know if my father was aware of it.
But there is nothing that cannot be said. Dad is right to tell the truth.
Manager Zheng said he still had something to do, and looked regretful that we couldn't talk more.
After seeing the people off, Yan Laoer drank several cups of tea.
Pick up the pear and eat it.
"This Manager Zheng seems to be here to check my bottom." Yan Laoer looked around warily, lowered his voice and said vaguely while eating.
Who is Yan Yu? Dabao's dear father, she knows her father so well that she can guess what he wants to say with just a hum, not to mention his vague speech.
"It makes no sense." Yan Yu said this.
Yan Laoer nodded heavily.
It just doesn't make sense.
Who is he on the cards? It is true that he was taken into the sect of Mr. Tian, but what kind of place is this? It is the palace of the King of England. What is the internal steward? He is the chief steward of the King of England's inner house.
A seventh-rank official in front of the Prime Minister, Manager Zheng has to be polite even when the teacher is in front of him. Why is he chatting so enthusiastically with you?
Just because you are a white lady, you have no fame?
Or do you really care about Mr. Tian and ask you kindly about your family affairs?
Yan Lao'er didn't have a bandage on his forehead, so he didn't feel that he had a sharp head, which was surprisingly bubbling.
Then why is Manager Zheng here?
What did he do to attract others?
There is nothing else to do except buying food.
The father and daughter didn't look at each other. They didn't speak for a long time, just eating.
But I knew in my heart that there was something wrong with the people who came to me at this time.
"I can't believe it." Yan Laoer also imitated her daughter and spoke briefly.
But he knew that his daughter could understand.
Yan Yu hummed. "What should we do?"
It's obvious that someone from the royal family is involved here.
"What to do, what to do!" Yan Laoer said.
What's wrong with the palace? People who have the palace don't buy food?
That can't be done!
Yan Laoer: "No wonder your master wants to overturn the table."
Yan Yu thought of what her master said on the carriage.
nodded.
"That's right, otherwise they wouldn't dare." Yan Yu was referring to the head contractor whom he met at the government office before.
The fast class is responsible for collecting grain taxes, and it is easiest for them to do anything. There must be the same raccoons over there in the barn, and they are complicit. They are an important place, but they are not the key people.
Dad was right to find the foreman of the fast class.
But he is definitely not the one who can make the decision.
This is a prefectural city, and this kind of business cannot be done without the protection of anyone.
I thought it was some gentleman from the government office...
Unexpectedly, it was the internal affairs of the British Prince's Palace who showed up.
"Does he think we are stupid when he comes out?" Yan Laoer walked around the house to make sure there was no one around, so he couldn't help but ask his daughter.
Yan Yu shook his head and said: "Maybe... you are confident?"
The father and daughter instantly thought of the caisson in the river. Not to mention, the styles were quite similar.
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"Master Tian is not here to report something, so why are you here?" The King of England said in a gentle tone.
Mr. Tian looked serious. He first reported the loss of population and money in the countryside due to Huju City, and then changed the subject: "... Your lord, I have been building border defense for three years. I thought I could keep the Beirong out, but unexpectedly,
It's a delusional delusion!
The Beirong were cunning and crossed the mountains and forests to open the city gates and block the main roads between Huju and Yongning and Gufeng. If Fucheng and Gufeng had not rescued them in time, the people of Huju would not have been able to escape this disaster.
After this battle, the people suffered, and the lower officials also felt deeply.
Although the brave men of each village fought hard against the enemy, they were outnumbered, their force was insufficient, and there was no way to avoid it.
Once Beirong invades again, the border defense cannot be defended, and what happened the day before yesterday will only happen again.
I would like to ask you to equip the village warriors with swords and weapons, build high towers in each village to warn the enemy, and dig cellars under them to hide.
It is difficult to escape the pursuit of horses with both feet. You can gather and hide in the tower. You can shoot at high places and block at low places. As long as you hold this fortress, you can wait for reinforcements to arrive.
For example, in Xiao'an Village, if no one is killed and the enemy is killed from the tower, when reinforcements arrive, the soldiers and thieves will be wiped out.
The subordinate officials thought that this method should be widely spread in border towns.
Build high towers, practice swords and bows, and everyone in Guanzhou will work together to defend our territory!"
The King of England smiled.
"Master Tian thinks the method in Xiao'an Village is good, and he wants to follow suit, but you are sitting in an empty government office, where will you get the money to build the pagoda?
Let’s talk about swords and bows. I already know about the bamboo crossbow. Although the materials are cheap, the range is limited and the power is slightly weak. Xiao’an Village was able to kill the Beirong because they were unprepared. But after this battle, they must have learned a lot.
, will definitely think about countermeasures.
Beirong has been committing crimes for many years and has succeeded many times. They are not easy people. If you look down on them, you will only suffer greater losses. Mr. Tian must be deeply touched by this. After three years of trimming the border, all the achievements have fallen short..."
The King's tone never changed, still kind, but his words were sharp and pointed directly at the person opposite.
Master Tian heard the prince's dissatisfaction, kowtowed and said in a deep voice: "It's because the lower official is incompetent, but as long as the thieves persist in their evil intentions, I will not be stable as a tiger. The lower official... I still want to try again, please allow me to do so."