It can be said that Han Derang is already a powerful 'regent' who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Brother Yelvxiu. He is such a figure who can stir up trouble even if he just stomps his feet in the Liao Kingdom. He actually invited Yang Peng, a businessman of unknown origin, to dinner. Shen Seeing Yang Peng looking at him strangely, Peng explained with a smile: "City Lord, don't look at this old servant like that. The one who really invited you to dinner cannot be Han Derang. In fact, the one who really invited you to dinner is, He is the second son of the Han family. He just pretended to be Han Derang."
Yang Peng raised his eyebrows and said: "Second Young Master of Han Mansion, can you find a way for me to see my fourth brother?" Shen Peng coughed slightly and said in a low voice: "I heard that the Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuo of Liao Kingdom and Han Derang's relationship is unusual. Therefore, several princesses of the Liao royal family are also close to the two young masters of the Han family.
It is said that the Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuo of the Liao Kingdom has agreed to marry her eldest princess, the Princess of the Jin Kingdom, to Han Derang's eldest son. In short, the Han family has a close relationship with the royal family. If the second son of the Han family is willing to help , it is not difficult for you to meet the Fourth Young Master." Yang Peng waved the invitation in his hand and chuckled: "So, I must meet the second young master of the Han family?"
"We should meet." Shen Peng smiled implicitly. Yang Peng asked with a smile but not a smile: "You put so much effort into recommending the Han family, I don't believe you didn't have any intentions in it..." The smile on Shen Peng's face suddenly changed. He said stiffly and awkwardly: "To be honest, although our money bank has established a relationship with the descendants of the Xiao family, it is not reliable. If we can establish a relationship with the Han family, then our business in the southern country will be in the Liao Kingdom It's as stable as Mount Tai.
Old servant, this is not really a plot, I just hope that the city lord can lend a hand and help us."
"You, you!" Yang Peng pointed at Shen Peng dumbfounded, then threw the invitation in his hand to Shen Peng, and cursed: "Go away and get ready." Hearing this, Shen Peng said ecstatically: "Old servant, I'll go right away. Prepare. "Yang Peng can understand Shen Peng, and at the same time he also knows that there is moisture in Shen Peng's words. He doesn't believe that Qian Xing has no relationship with the Han family. If there is no relationship, why would the second son of the Han family invite him to dinner? ?
It can only show that the current contact between Nanguo Qian Bank and the Han family is only at the most superficial and weakest level, and is not reliable and stable. In fact, Shen Peng has never talked to anyone with real status in the Han family. Nobles. , are always the most self-assertive group of people, always trying every means to isolate them from ordinary people, and even use various means to set up a huge insurmountable gap between the two to set off their identity.
The Han family had finally managed to get into the top aristocratic circle of the Liao Kingdom, so they were naturally more confident in their status. Therefore, in the eyes of the Han family's truly distinguished people, perhaps only the owner of the Nanguo Money Bank was qualified to talk to them. Shen Peng After getting Yang Peng's permission, he quickly contacted the people from the Han government, and the two parties jointly agreed on the banquet.
In fact, it was basically the people from the Han government who set the time. Shen Peng had no room for refusal at all. He just patiently acted as a sounding board. The agreed time was two nights later. Shen Peng specially prepared a suit for Yang Peng. The clothes that looked full of nobility were rejected by Yang Peng.
Yang Peng simply put on a snow-white gown, tied a jade crown to tie his hair, held an ivory bone fan in his hand, put on a bearskin coat, and went to the banquet.
The place for the banquet is Fan Tower. The Fan Tower in Shangjing City. Compared with the Fan Tower in Bianjing City, the Fan Tower in Shangjing City has a more exotic style. Although the construction and decoration of the restaurant are imitations of the Fan Tower in Bianjing City,
But compared to the bookish atmosphere of the Fan Tower in Bianjing City, the Fan Tower in Shangjing City is full of the smell of copper.
You can't see the scene where there are scholars talking and laughing, but no white people coming and going. As soon as you enter the Fan Tower in Shangjing City, what you see more are the aristocratic children of the Liao Kingdom, leading vicious dogs, driving
The two dogs are fighting with each other. It seems that the outcome of the battle between the two dogs is far more eye-catching than a moral article.
Occasionally, there are some people who dress up in nondescript scholar attire and linger in it. But the obscene words and language in their mouths are simply unpalatable. Some things that were criticized as vulgar stories in the Song Dynasty seem to be more popular among them.
"Looking back suddenly, that person was in a dimly lit place... Do you know the circumstances under which Yang Pengren composed this poem?" "Under what circumstances?" "Hey hey hey... you imagine, when you look back, you see someone
There is a woman in a place where the lights flicker on and off. Tell me, what is this woman doing..."
"In Sichun..." "Peeping at men..." "Taking a shower..." "..."
When Yang Peng heard that his plagiarized poems were explained in this way, his face turned terribly dark. He wanted to turn around and leave. However, when he turned around and met Shen Peng's pitiful eyes, he could only sigh.
Stepping into Fanlou in Shangjing City. As soon as Yang Peng entered the door, the noisy Fanlou became a lot cleaner. Yang Peng's dress and his temperament all showed that he was a pure scholar.
In Shangjing, there are not many pure scholars. After entering Shangjing, most scholars changed their ways and wore Liao clothes. They seemed to want to use this method to win the favor of the Liao nobles.
Through this, he could get a full-time official position. There were also some hard-nosed scholars, among whom the handsome ones were snatched away by the tough women of the Liao Kingdom. The other part were taken to the mansion by the noble Liao Kingdom.
A nobleman, with a strong income, he became a staff member in the government.
In short, the Liao people seemed to be full of unlimited desire to conquer the scholars of the Song Dynasty, regardless of gender. The Fan Tower in the capital was said to be a place where scholars stayed, but in fact there were not many real scholars.
Suddenly, a handsome and pure scholar suddenly appeared. He was as eye-catching as if Tang Monk had entered the land of daughters.
As Yang Peng entered the Fan Tower in Shangjing City, the noisy voices of the Liao people in the Fan Tower subconsciously became much lower. Many people looked at Yang Peng and whispered. Among them were some women who accompanied their brothers at home to play.
Without concealing the possessiveness in his eyes, Yang Peng appeared like a piece of fat meat in front of a group of evil wolves.
"What are you looking at? You can peep at the people invited by our Han government at will." A woman in white suddenly appeared at the stairway leading to the second floor of Fan Building, with a cold expression on Liao's face on the first floor.
The person scolded him. Some of the Liao people were obviously afraid.
But there are also people who are full of thoughts, lowering their heads and full of resentment. In short, no one of the Liao people present dared to face the power of the Han family. This shows that the Han family's status in the Liao Kingdom is at its peak. The woman in white scolded everyone present.
A man from Liao bowed and saluted Yang Peng, "I am Mr. Yi from Qianxing."
Yang Peng returned the gift with his hand raised, "Exactly." The woman in white made an invitation gesture, "Master Yi, please come upstairs. My young master has been waiting for you for a long time." Yang Peng was not polite, and accompanied by Shen Peng, followed Bai Yi all the way.
The woman went up to the second floor. After passing the second floor, the woman in white did not stop, but continued to go upstairs with Yang Peng.
We went up to the top of the fourth floor. The top floor of the fourth floor is not large in area, but it is exquisitely decorated and full of elegance. There are no private rooms on the entire fourth floor, and there are no separate tables. It looks more like a study room for one person.
Directly south of the fourth floor, there is an open window. A man in Tsing Yi sits cross-legged in front of the window. In front of him, a brazier is lit, and the fire in the brazier is burning.
Next to the man in green, there was a short table with a small red clay stove cooking hot water. Yang Peng caught a glimpse of a pillar embedded in the middle of the entire fourth floor, and was slightly stunned. Immediately, on the
Under the leadership of the woman in white, she arrived at the man in green.
"Sir, the guests are here." The woman in white saluted beside the man in green and said softly. The man in blue stood up, flicked his sleeves, raised his hands and saluted Yang Peng, "I am Han Qing." Yang Peng returned the salute, "Yiu Qiu Yi"
OK."
It's just a pseudonym. As long as Yang Peng doesn't reveal his identity, the name he uses is secondary. The two of them were sizing each other up while giving each other gifts. Han Qing gave Yang Peng the feeling that he was facing a Bianjing city.
student.
He is gentle and elegant, with a princely temperament. Even though he has a distinguished family background, there is no arrogance in him. In Han Qingqing's eyes, Yang Peng, the owner of Ryukyu Money Bank, does not have the stinking of copper in his fantasy, let alone a big belly. On the contrary,
He is a scholar who is neither humble nor arrogant, but possesses a proud character.
At least, among the scholars Han Qing had met, there were very few who could be neither humble nor arrogant in front of him. Qing's first impression of Yang Peng was good, and he made a gesture of invitation, "Brother Yi, please."
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"Brother Han, please." After greeting each other, Yang Peng and Han Qing sat cross-legged opposite each other. Shen Peng and the woman in white were waiting aside, waiting for summons at any time. Qing was cooking tea, and what he was cooking was pure tea, which was not what the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty liked.
The tea soup. A bowl of hot tea was cooked. Han Qing handed it to Yang Qi and asked with a smile: "Brother Yi is a businessman?"
Yang Peng picked up the tea, took a sip, and raised his brows, slightly surprised. The tea Han Qing cooked was actually a kind of tea called Daohuaxiang produced in the tea gardens in South China. This tea tree was planted not far from the rice fields.
, after the rice has grown, when the wind blows, the rice flowers fall on the tea leaves one after another.
Under the influence of rice flowers, the tea leaves are naturally dyed with a hint of rice flower fragrance, hence the name. Yang Peng likes this kind of rice flower fragrance the most. Since the tea produced in the Song Dynasty is all fermented black tea, Yang Peng is not used to drinking it, so Yang Peng
Tong often prepared some rice flower fragrance for Yang Peng at home. Yang Peng never expected that he would meet someone with similar tastes to him in Liao Kingdom.
Yang Peng sipped tea carefully while answering Han Qing's question, "I'm not a businessman. I just happen to be a businessman. Essentially, I am still a scholar." Han Qing seemed very satisfied with Yang Qi.
Answer, nodded, and asked: "Then, Brother Yi, from the perspective of a scholar, help me see which of the scrolls and classics collected in my room is the most valuable."
Yang Peng was stunned, shook his head and said with a smile: "You are questioning my identity as a scholar." Han Qing just smiled and did not speak. Yang Peng was invited, went around and observed Han Qing carefully.
After collecting it, he sat down again and said with a smile: "Brother Han is really a collector. In your collection, there are many unique copies, calligraphy and paintings by famous people. The most valuable one is the wild cursive painting of Zhang Xu.
"
Han Qing said with a smile: "Brother Yi's words are wrong. Although Zhang Xu's wild grass is rare, there are many of them in the world, and there may not be anyone who can surpass him in the future. Therefore, Han believes that Han's collection is the most valuable.
It should be a poem, a word, and a painting by Yang Peng. Yang Peng can be said to be a genius. In just one year of studying essays, he has developed a wealth of knowledge, and his poetic talent is unparalleled in the world.
In addition, the sketch painting school created by Yang Peng is unique. The original thin gold body style is even more popular. The most important thing is that Yang Peng is only 21 years old.
We can only compare to such a person. Even if thousands of years pass, no one can surpass him." Han Qing's admiring expression made Yang Peng feel a little embarrassed. Yang Peng wanted to tell Han Qing
, let him wait a few more years. After he strangled the young Su Laoquan and nipped Su Shi in the bud, it would not be too late for Han Qing to praise him and no one could surpass him.
Of course, Yang Peng could only think about this and couldn't say it out. Moreover, even if he really met the young Su Laoquan, he would not really do it. At most, he would take Su Laoquan under his sect and treat him as a registered guest.
Disciple. Then let the future Su Shi and Su Da foodies live under his glory for the rest of their lives.
Back to the main story. What Yang Peng didn't expect was that Han Qing was actually his fan. Yang Peng could only accompany Han Qing, shamelessly touting himself together, and boasting himself to the sky.
When he first boasted about Yang Peng, Han Qing felt like he had been given a shot of blood. Yang Peng tried hard to recall the poems he had copied, recited them, and praised each one.
He was immediately recognized by Han Qing. Han Qing almost made Yang Peng his confidant and talked about everything. The woman in white listened with fascination. Shen Peng, who knew the inside story, rolled his eyes, twitched the corner of his mouth, and almost became a lamb.
It's crazy.
Han Qing and Yang Peng did not bother to talk about Yang Peng people. After the topic was brought up, the two took time to talk about business. "Brother Yi Xian, I heard that the Ryukyu Money Bank was established by the Ryukyu royal family, and the Ryukyu emperor's surname was Yi. Could it be Yi?"
Is your wise brother a member of the Ryukyu royal family?" When the two people were talking, they had known each other's age. Yang Peng was one year younger than Han Qing, so he was called his younger brother. Yang Peng shook his head and smiled: "Ryukyu Money Bank is just a
It is in the hands of the Ryukyu royal family and is not Ryukyu's property. Although I share the same surname as the Ryukyu Emperor, Yi, we are not related by blood.
I am ashamed to say that when Your Majesty founded Ryukyu, my grandfather gave a lot of money to support Your Majesty. After the founding of the country, His Majesty took pity on my grandfather's merits and gave the imperial surname Yi. In essence, our family is still our family, a pure family.
merchants. The Ryukyu Royal Family is the Ryukyu Royal Family, but we are not from the same family."
Han Qing suddenly realized: "I see, I didn't expect that there is such a story in it. If I hadn't met Brother Yi Xian today, I wouldn't have understood the meaning of it."
The story told by Yang Peng was obviously told with Han Qing's pulse in mind. The Han family also faced the problem of giving a surname. Therefore, Han Qing felt the same way about Ryukyu.
"The royal family is noble, and the good brother's grandfather was given a surname by the Emperor of the Southern Kingdom. It is also a blessing." These words sounded like he was praising Yang Peng, but in fact they didn't mean to comfort himself. Changing the surname to Yelu may be a good thing for the Han family.
Let the Han family's wealth reach a higher level.
However, Han Qing, who had advocated Sinology since childhood, felt that this felt like betraying his ancestors. He actually did not agree with the Han family's surname change. However, his father and the empress dowager had a fierce fight, and he was the head of the family.
No one can stop the decision.
"Hey~" Han Qing let out a long sigh and simply stopped thinking about these troublesome things. He said to Yang Peng: "Brother Yi Xian, I invite you to come here for a banquet today mainly for two reasons.
Someone in our clan took a fancy to the financial strength of your Ryukyu money bank, so they wanted to get involved. But they were afraid of getting into unnecessary trouble. So after learning that you, the owner of the money bank, had arrived in Shangjing City,
Just send me out to investigate the details of the money bank." Han Qing paused and said frankly: "Brother, I won't hide it from you. The people in the clan have decided that if you have a background in the money bank, they will choose to follow you.
Adopt a cooperative attitude. If you have a shallow background, they will eat up the money."
Yang Peng was stunned for a moment, and said with a cupped hand: "Thank you, Brother Zhengqing, for informing me. If you are a noble clansman, if you want to kill a chicken for warmth, aren't you afraid of losing your teeth?" Han Qing said with emotion: "As my father's power grows, they are getting stronger and stronger.
, has become more and more unscrupulous. Although I can talk to you, I can only tell you the truth, but I can't help you."
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Brother Zhengqing can tell you frankly, I can't thank you enough. As for the noble clansmen, they want to swallow up my Ryukyu money bank. Isn't it too much? The Liao Kingdom is currently suffering from internal and external troubles, and the internal political situation is unstable.
Stable, there are powerful enemies such as the Song Dynasty, and the recently rising Fuxing Guan Yang family is also included. If we provoke our Ryukyus again, aren't we afraid of causing the disaster of national annihilation?"
Han Qing hesitated and said: "They believe that Ryukyu is far away from Liao and not enough to pose a threat." Yang Peng shook his head and smiled: "Ryukyu is far away from Liao, but it is not without the power to intervene in the war. First of all, Ryukyu is far away from Liao.
Not to mention that we, Ryukyu, have countless ships, which can transport our elite Ryukyu soldiers at any time. Just talking about the relationship between Song and Liao Dynasty, the most indispensable thing in Ryukyu is money and food. If we, Ryukyu, are willing to provide 30 million dans of grain to support the Song Dynasty's expedition
Liao, what do you think the Liao country’s chances of winning are?”
Han Qing frowned and said in a deep voice: "My father and the troops under the command of King Nanyuan are invincible."
"No, no, no..." Yang Peng waved his hand and said with a smile: "Once a war breaks out between Song and Liao, it will be an earth-shattering battle. The number of troops will quickly increase to hundreds of thousands, and the combined forces of both sides may even exceed one million.
In addition, the number of civilians, servants, etc. will reach several million. In this case, the nature of the war will change. From the initial war between armies, it has evolved into a consumption of national power.
Whoever's national strength is weak will be defeated. This is an indisputable fact.
If Ryukyu can continue to provide food support to the Song Dynasty, the combined strength of our two countries will be enough to kill your Liao Kingdom. Therefore, under the current situation, offending Ryukyu is inviting trouble for your Liao Kingdom.
Moreover, I believe that Ryukyu and Liao should not become enemies, but should become friends.
What do you think?" Han Qing is a pure scholar. Although he has an father who is the Privy Councilor of the South Academy, he has little knowledge of war. His understanding of war is still limited to the most basic combat effectiveness and military strength.
He had no idea about the importance of national power to war. Han Qing was dumbfounded by Yang Peng's words. He pretended to be calm and said: "Brother Yi Xian is really knowledgeable. Even in the art of war, he is so involved. As a brother.
Humbled.
Brother Wei will tell the clan members about these things. As for how they decide, it's up to them. Whether it's a blessing or a disaster is something they brought upon themselves and has nothing to do with Brother Wei, who is just an errand boy." Yang Peng smiled.
He echoed: "Brother Zhengqing is still open-minded and straightforward, unlike me, who works hard all day long."
That's what he said, but Yang Peng didn't believe in his heart that Han Qing, the second son of the Han family, was just an errand boy. And then again, even if Han Qing was really an errand boy, how could he order the Han family?
I am afraid that there are only two people in the entire Han family who can run errands for the second young master. One is his awesome and coaxing father, and the other is his eldest brother who has not been out for a long time.
Either one of these two people can actually represent Han Qing. In other words, no matter what the story behind it is, it has something to do with Han Qing. The two of them were polite again, and when they parted, Yang
Peng pondered for a moment, and then said to Han Qing a little shyly: "Brother Han, I have a private matter that I would like to ask Brother Han. I wonder if Brother Han can make it easier."
"Private matters? Tell me." Yang Peng lowered his voice and whispered: "I heard that Princess Iron Mirror of your country is a rare beauty and a pearl on the grassland. I don't know what I can do.
I can’t be lucky enough to meet you…”
"Pfft~" Han Qing spat out the tea he just drank in his mouth and stared at Yang Peng in astonishment.
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.