The Song Dynasty changed to the Yuan Dynasty, but the first year of Baoyuan was destined to be a troubled year. Ye An stayed at home. He did not visit anyone during the New Year this year. Even the Cao family only sent people to send gifts. The recent party disputes in the court
The storm became more serious.
Fan Zhongyan used to go out to Waihe East Road as a pacifier, but he was still criticized. Considering the relationship between Ye An and him, it was normal for him to be involved in many cases. Zhao Zhen asked Chen Tong to copy and send a copy of the memorials that had been left unpublished.
In Lingfang, Ye An understood the official's intention and immediately "keep the walls clear" to refuse all visitors and hide in the deep courtyard.
Needless to say, he went to the signing room to deal with the duties of the Imperial City Department every day. As for other matters, he did not intend to get involved.
As a direct bachelor of Tianzhang Pavilion, he has the responsibility of being an attendant and advisor, and he also has the right to give advice or give advice. However, he is flexible and completely in his own control. There are some things that he doesn't want to say just because he doesn't want to say them.
Therefore, Ye An did not get involved in the government affairs during this period, and he was especially silent on party disputes. However, relatively speaking, the Imperial City Division was in a miserable state.
Liu Yong watched Ye An personally train the soldiers and couldn't help but frown slightly. It is said that generals use authority as their rule and strictness as their law. There are very few people like him who personally take care of every detail.
He even ate, drank and joked with the soldiers. There were not many generals like him at all. Some soldiers had difficulties at home. As long as Ye An knew about it, he would try his best to help, so these soldiers were all grateful.
Sometimes when I think back, Liu Yong really admires Ye An for being able to treat soldiers as his own disciples. This is something many generals want to do but cannot do. As for the Imperial City Division, almost no one has any complaints against him.
Of course, the laws of the Imperial City Division are also the strictest. At this time, Ye An could sit and laugh with everyone, and when someone violated the law or the rules of the Imperial City Division, he would not be merciful in punishing them.
Only in this way, when the soldiers and officials saw him, they obeyed his words and were in awe. The admiration and gratitude in their eyes could not be faked, and Liu Yong could see it clearly.
Some people say that all the soldiers he has led, whether they are soldiers or generals, are not admired by him. They really put their lives into battle and are not afraid even if they die. That is because the pension is high enough.
But in Liu Yong's view, this was not the case. Ye Anzai gave the soldiers a sense of security, practiced training with the soldiers, and cared for the soldiers as his brothers, sons, and even elders.
"Ye Hou, the court has been in turmoil recently. The official called Yan Shu as the Yushi Zhongcheng. The original intention was to clean up the imperial court. Who knew that Yan Shu would impeach Li Zunxu again just after taking office. His words were so fierce that he looked like he was indignant..."
Ye An was stunned for a moment, then sighed: "This kid is so smart!"
"Smart?" Liu Yong was puzzled. He took off Ye An's armor and said, "The officials asked him to clean up the court, but he impeached Li Zunxu and brought up old matters again. It may not be a wise move."
The heavy armor was removed from his body. Ye An breathed a long sigh of relief. While moving his shoulders, he smiled and explained to Liu Yong: "If you think about it, the current court is like a barrel filled with gunpowder that explodes at a moment's notice. Even if Yan Shu is...
What about Yushi Zhongcheng? Purging Chao Gang? Who do you think he will offend? I don't think he can impeach Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu and others. Fan Zhongyan often said that Yan Shu is like his teacher, what do you think?"
Seeing that Liu Yong's expression began to change, Ye An smiled and said: "Understood? This is a way to divert trouble to the east. Concentrate the conflicts in the court on Li Zunxu again. What kind of party disputes and political discord? Only impeachment of Li Zunxu
It's the only right thing to do. Let the courtiers settle down temporarily and focus their attention elsewhere. After everything calms down, that's the best way to deal with the court! Poor old Li is about to be used as a weapon again.
Duan is a poor man."
Liu Yongyong took it seriously and said: "Who made his mistake in the first place? Now that the party is ready to take action and the court is so uncertain, Li Zunxu, as a relative, can only count him as having bad luck."
Ye An did not deny it. He sorted out the documents in his hands, approved today's official documents and then said: "Our Imperial City Department only needs to know about the changes in the court and does not need to participate in them."
After finishing the trivial matters, Ye An went home. During this period, he did not want to stay in the palace. The officials at Yushitai and Jianyuan were like hungry wolves with green eyes, always like to drag him, a lonely minister, to express his opinions.
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Ye An was not going to choose a side. He would not stand on either side, and he was not optimistic about either side. Party strife would do no good to the court and would only slowly consume the country.
Liu Yong is also responsible for the affairs of Jisu Division. Nowadays, there is a lot of news coming from the northwest every day. Jisu Division has also gained results after years of management and cultivation, and any news that comes back will be of great use.
He couldn't hide away like Ye An, so he was lucky to be able to sort out the information in his hands during the day. More information would be sent the next day.
After coming out of Donghua Gate, Ye An went all the way south, along East Cross Street to the Temple Bridge next to the Daxiangguo Temple. After crossing the bridge, he stopped in front of the Tang Family Gold and Silver Shop.
This shop has almost the best craftsmanship in Tokyo. I ordered a set of gold locks here yesterday. There are more and more children in the family. If I can't favor one thing over another, I will prepare a set for Fang Linyue's child as soon as possible.
This was specially explained by Qin Mumu.
With a smile on his face, Xiao Si presented the golden lock and chanted: "My master craftsman dare not neglect your set of golden locks. I used the best materials to make them for you overnight."
After looking at it carefully, Ye An liked it very much. The patterns on it were exquisite and unique, and the golden light was bright. He then nodded and said: "This is very good. I heard that your family has hired a master craftsman who specializes in jade. Can you make a jade lock?"
Xiao Si agreed wholeheartedly, but said curiously: "Ye Hou, my shopkeeper asked me to ask, what is the use of your little gold lock?"
Ye An was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Without him, it's just a toy."
At this time, there was no such thing as "longevity lock". There was only the "longevity thread" inherited from the Tang Dynasty. On May 5th, those who tied their arms with colorful silk could ward off soldiers and ghosts, and prevent people from getting sick.
Later generations gradually evolved into "longevity lock".
However, Qin Mumu said that she also had one. It was given to her by her grandfather when she was a child, so her children must also have one, so she asked Ye An to come and build it.
Wrapping the gold lock and putting it in his arms, Tieniu on the carriage knew that he also wanted one, so he went to the store to tell him. Ye An sat boredly in the car and watched the pedestrians passing by on the temple bridge. Tokyo was becoming more and more prosperous.
It has become more intense, and the shops are prosperous with tourists, but there are many undercurrents surging under this prosperity.
Will history continue to move towards the end along the track it has deviated from?
Just as he was sighing, a fast horse galloped past, causing the shocked tourists to run away. However, the frightened people immediately shut up when they were about to curse. The knight on the horse was wearing white clothes and tied with hemp ropes, obviously reporting the funeral.
If a person dies, it is important to keep some moral integrity, and the people around him will not care. Only the powerful eunuchs can ride a horse to announce the funeral in Tokyo.
Ye An didn't take it seriously. After Tieniu jumped on the carriage, he continued to go home. However, when he arrived at Xinlingfang, he saw the white knight announcing the funeral at the door, and an ominous premonition suddenly enveloped his heart.
Sure enough, when the Wang gang saw their prince's car approaching, they trotted over and said: "The prince-in-law has died of illness, and the Li family's mourning attendants have just left!" Ye An's world was turned upside down, and Li Zunxu was actually dead!