"It would be a shame to give away such a good thing instead of keeping it at home to honor the elders!"
Cao Yi mumbled as she watched the servants carry the exquisite gifts onto the carriage, but she was relieved after seeing Ye An's gift. The gift this boy gave to the Li family was more expensive. There were no huge corals in Tokyo.
There are only a few pieces, and there are even more exquisite greetings.
Ye An smiled and comforted: "Since New Year greetings require gifts, it is safest to do them carefully so that no one can criticize them. Otherwise, the gifts will be given and you will suffer the consequences. Instead, you will be singled out.
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Cao Yi gave a thumbs up in admiration: "At your age, you actually see things more clearly than I do. No wonder my second uncle often praises you for being practical and steady, which is rare among your peers."
Ye An shook his head: "It's not that I'm safe, I'm just cautious. You have family elders to take care of you, but I don't. In the court, you have to be taken care of by the heavenly family, but no one dares to say how long this kind of care will last. Naturally
We have to do everything possible.”
"I know you also have difficulties. From now on, your family's affairs will be my family's affairs. Our two families must not alienate each other, otherwise we will regret the life-and-death friendship between the two of us in Ganliang!"
Cao Yi has always been a straightforward and righteous person. Ye An smiled and patted his shoulder. It was not easy to have a close and good brother in the Song Dynasty, so he never had any plans for Cao Yi.
Cao Yi didn't like his own carriage. Even if it was ordered from Puhui Company, it still felt worse than Ye An's ox cart. Of course, he didn't know how much thought An put into the ox cart.
In order to reduce the weight, two auxiliary wheels were even installed on the shaft to reduce the burden on the big green bull.
After following him for so many years, the big green cow has gradually aged. If it is not used every time before going out, Ye An can even see dissatisfaction in its eyebrows. Sometimes he and Qin Mumu wonder if this old cow is
Became a sperm.
It is not far from the Cao family to the Li family, but the Li family is not outside Donghua Gate. Instead, they moved to East Street near Daxiangguo Temple, which was the mansion given to his aunt by Zhao Zhen.
Mentioning that house, Cao Yi said with envy on her face: "I don't know what immortality is! The houses on Dongda Street are all top-notch single-yard mansions. They are close to the Daxiangguo Temple, where the Empress Dowager Zhaoxian's home is, and the East-West Street runs across the imperial palace.
It’s convenient to go anywhere, and every inch of land is worth every inch. The Li family will be happy to have that house..."
"There's only one mansion on the left and right. It's just for your envy. If your Cao family has a queen, do you think the mansions on Dongxi Street can be missing from your family?"
Unexpectedly, after Ye An finished speaking, Cao Yi muttered dissatisfiedly: "Hey, who knows this?! It's not like you don't know the temper of my second uncle. If our family really has a queen, believe it or not, the tutoring will be better than before.
Harsh? Even if I want to go to Xiangpengwari from now on, I won’t be able to go! It’s a pity for those poor people who still have their charm..."
"Are you still a pure hermit with your charm still there? What are you talking about!"
"What do you know... Ouch!"
Before Cao Yi finished speaking, the ox cart shook violently. The iron ox driving the cart finally pushed the ox cart to the side of the road. He was about to yell but shut up. He poked his head in and said, "Master Hou, General Cao, the Imperial Guard patrolling the city."
Shi rushed to West Street in a hurry and hit our car."
Cao Yi couldn't help but spat: "It turns out they are those unlucky crows. Forget it, one more thing is worse than one less thing. Don't mess with these crows during the Chinese New Year!"
He had been impeached by the censor of the city more than once, so he naturally had no good impression of these people. If it hadn't been for them, he wouldn't have been punished by his second uncle on the first day of the new year.
Ye An was a little curious as to why the Censor of the City and the Marquis of Yu were so reckless and rampaging on the street.
But just as the bullock cart was about to continue its journey to Li's house, it was driven to the side of the road again. This made Cao Yi unbearable. He was the earliest dandy in Tokyo. Although he had restrained himself a lot now, he could not do it again and again.
Three were provoked.
As he staggered out of the carriage, he saw the soldiers who were praising the Japanese army. Cao Yi grabbed them regardless and said: "The Fourth Army is stationed in Tokyo to defend Tokyo. Do not rush into the streets unless it is urgent! Whose subordinates are you?"
The soldiers who supported the Japanese army had seen the world, and when they saw Cao Yi's appearance, they knew that he must be a military official in the court, and immediately said: "Return to this general, something happened at Xidu Tingyi. It is said that the Liao Dynasty envoy was attacked
, the casualties are unknown, and General Tian, who was sent by the Marquis Yu to patrol the city, sent us here."
"Something happened to Liaodu Tingyi?! Cao Yi is leaving!"
Ye An suddenly grabbed Cao Yi and pulled him back to the oxcart. Then he said to Tieniu: "Show the emblem of the Imperial City Division and clear the streets!"
Following Ye An's words, Tieniu immediately erected the Imperial City flag under the carriage and tied it to the oxcart, while shouting: "The Imperial City Secretary sent the idlers to retreat!"
The Japanese soldier who was let go by Cao Yi immediately led his men to the side of the road. At this time, no one dared to stop the Imperial City Secretary, not to mention that the man in front of him was the famous Yunzhong County Marquis.
Ye An's face on the bullock cart was gloomy. Cao Yi wanted to speak on the side, but she didn't dare to say anything after seeing his face. He hadn't seen this kid show such a solemn expression for a long time. The last time was in Qingtang.
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Even though he was careful, something happened. Ye An had a feeling that as the Song Dynasty continued to grow stronger, some people could no longer bear it. He was trying his best to cause trouble for the Song Dynasty. When he learned that Liaodu Tingyi
The moment he was attacked, Ye An felt that someone from the party must be behind this.
Amid Tieniu's shouts, the oxcart quickly arrived at Duting Station on West Street, surrounded by Japanese soldiers, while soldiers from the Imperial City Division had already begun a search.
Compared with the Imperial City Division, the Peng Japanese Army was only suitable for doing peripheral security work to prevent the Liao Dynasty mission from being attacked again.
Seeing the smoking post house and the smell of gunpowder lingering in the air, Ye An's face was extremely ugly, while the Khitan warriors from the Liao Dynasty mission yelled: "Despicable Song people, we don't need your protection! What attacked us was gunpowder.
, only you cowardly Song people use firearms!"
Yeluhan stood in the middle of the envoys with a gloomy face, his arms hanging down weakly. It seemed that he had been injured. After seeing Ye An coming, he walked out of the crowd and said: "Marquis Yunzhong, I hope you can give me Daliao an explanation."
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Ye An said very calmly: "Don't worry, there will be an explanation. Please tell me in detail what happened."
Yeluhan's face finally looked better. What he was most afraid of was that Ye An put on a smile and brushed the matter off. He frowned slightly and thought about it and said, "I planned to visit Jingling Palace earlier today. Yujieli is here."
It wasn't far away, but before we even left the house, a group of masked men threw firearms into the post. The thick smoke pierced our eyes and choked our noses, making us unable to blink. It happened that the soldiers of your Imperial City Division were rotating, and the masked men took advantage of this.
They broke into the Gui Posthouse indiscriminately and slaughtered more than ten servants. Fortunately, our Khitan warriors repelled the villains with great force, but we also lost more than ten people, and the deputy envoy and I were also wounded."
A glint flashed in Ye An's eyes: "Firearm? What kind of firearm is it?"
"It's a barrel-shaped object. When burned, it produces the sound of a puppet, but the sulfur smoke is very heavy... This is the method that you, the Song Dynasty, are best at!"
The more he talked about it, the uglier his face became. As an envoy, he represented the majesty of the Liao Dynasty. He was attacked and killed by the Song people in Tokyo. He used the unique firearms of the Song people. He knew what this meant, but the world would
This matter was so noisy that even the people of the Song Dynasty who usually didn't dare to provoke them secretly applauded in the crowd, so he had to make his words serious so that he could ask Ye An for an explanation!