Ye An is not afraid of Zhao Zhen's methods, he is not even afraid of his imperial power, not because of Gan Liang's power, but because he has the means to protect himself and his natural contempt for imperial power.
In the eyes of others, the superior imperial power and feudal rule never existed in the eyes of Ye An and Qin Mumu. This is a kind of self-confidence in thinking and a higher-dimensional logical method. In their view, imperial power is inevitable.
What disappears is just a matter of time.
Therefore, they both have a natural contempt for the imperial power that others regard as superior.
Ye An knows that this mentality should not exist now, so he is cautious. At least until the imperial power disappears completely, it will still be the most terrifying centralization and dictatorship in the world.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, no one in the civil and military circles spoke to Ye An. Even though Gan Liang's palace was built by him, even though he had great contributions, it was still the same. In the palace, he seemed to have nothing to do with the tall and majestic people here.
Relationship, he is a passer-by, a passerby who does not exist in the eyes of others.
Looking back now, Ye An found that he did not have a single friend in the court of the Song Dynasty. In the end, everyone related to him was related to interests, from Li Zunxu to Li Duanyi, from Cao Wei to Cao Yi, from Fan Yong to
Fan Ziyuan, all relationships are linked by interests, including the original Wang family. The only ones who can really fight for his life are the veterans who have experienced life and death with him. They are the thieves and soldiers who are most looked down upon by the civil and military courtiers in Ganliang.
Craftsman.
Turning the corner of the palace wall, a young chamberlain standing by the palace door whispered: "It's midnight tomorrow."
Ye An's steps paused slightly, and then he left without saying a word, as if he didn't hear the waiter's whisper at all, but his clenched fists were trembling slightly.
He certainly has spies in the palace, but that is the deepest chess piece he has buried. He will not easily come to find him unless it is extremely critical. The time has been made, so he has to keep the appointment. Ye An is not worried that he will be exposed. On the contrary
But I feel like it's a bit of a fuss.
At present, the situation in Da Song Dynasty has not reached the point where he has to leave. Both he and the Hou Mansion are safe. Zhao Zhen will not take action against him at this time. Both parties know that it would be really ugly to break up now.
One was a high-ranking emperor, and the other was a direct bachelor of the imperial court and a supervisor of the Imperial City Department. They were completely different from each other. Ye An wished he could be demoted from Tokyo City by Zhao Zhen, but he would never do so.
He still left the palace through Donghua Gate. Ye An had walked this road countless times. Tieniu was not waiting at the door. He had been busy with other things recently, so Ye An drove the car himself. This was very important to him at that time.
It was a bit too shabby for him, who was a third-grade silver-green Guanglu doctor, but he liked this feeling.
Letting others drive the car deprives Ye An of his fun. Over the years, he has driven the car himself only a handful of times, but Daqingniu has never changed it.
In other people's words, this green bull may have been subjected to the Three Clearances, and his eyebrows have grown inch-long white eyebrows. There are not many big bulls who can still walk steadily at this age.
Sitting on the bullock cart, Ye An seems to be out of tune with this bustling city. He is only thirty years old now. It should have taken him more than ten years to fully integrate into this era, but no matter how you look at him, there is something about him.
A little different.
By now, the people in Tokyo had become accustomed to him. He was wearing a purple court dress, and the bun on his head was thrown into the carriage. His long hair was erected with a simple white lotus crown, and the extra hair hung casually behind his head.
The sway of the bullock cart rose and fell.
Almost all the traders on the road knew Ye An, and knowing that he had no airs, they shouted without hesitation: "Ye Hou, how about a meat pie? It's freshly baked!"
"Then some pancakes! I want some with more meat! My daughter is always craving for your meat pancakes. She says they are more delicious than those at Grandma Cao's house and she can't get enough of them!"
"okay!"
Immediately, a waiter rushed over from the shop with a small front, handed a basket and said: "Master Hou, there are ten pancakes in total. The weather is cold, so the thin cloth covers them without any pancakes. They should still be crispy after returning home. If it is cold,
If you lean against the stove for a while, it will feel as if it has just been cooked! This is the unique secret method of my Zhang family!"
Ye An smiled and whispered: "What a unique secret method. It's just adding more butter when kneading the dough. However, your pancakes are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The meat filling and sauce are very good, and they are delicious!"
Ha ha……"
The waiter raised his thumb and praised: "Hey! It's really Ye Hou. Nothing can be hidden from your eyes! You go slowly!" Ye An smiled and threw a bunch of money to the waiter and left leisurely in his belly.
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Winter is cold, but after the popularity of iron stoves, there were a lot more chimneys in Tokyo. At first, the appearance of these things caused people who didn't understand to get poisoned by soot. The appearance of people who died unconsciously was very scary.
Fortunately, people learned their lesson later, and Pratt & Whitney Department Store is also vigorously promoting the importance of ventilation and chimney placement.
So stoves are still appearing in every household this winter. Just pay attention to the direction of the chimney and provide more ventilation. In the past, people were still smoked to death when using charcoal?
The key is that this charcoal is much cheaper than charcoal. I heard that there is also a honeycomb-like coal, which is actually cheaper than ordinary charcoal, but it burns faster and it is more convenient to change the charcoal, but it is only troublesome.
I still need to replace the stove.
Because the previous stoves could not use briquettes, but briquettes are warmer and more economical. Smart people know that this is an opportunity to make money, but no one will say anything. How many people are making money from this business this winter?
Ye An's bullock cart slowly stopped in front of his house, and the carts following him passed by naturally and merged into the crowd, as if they were just passing by.
Tieniu came out of the door, walked down the steps quickly and whispered to Ye An: "Master Hou, some merchants from Liao are here, saying they want to negotiate business with you."
Ye An frowned: "Liao people? Not Dangxiang people?"
Tieniu grinned: "Dangxiang people are here too, but they are a bit indecisive. They almost touched the edge of the mansion and were captured by Zhao Hu and others and locked up in Li Dingmao's yard."
Ye An handed the meat pie to Tieniu and then said with a smile: "This is the Zhang family meat pie, the children's favorite... Li Yuanhao and I are determined to fight to the death, how can they ask me to discuss business, but they are from Liao
It’s a bit strange that you came here to look for me at this time, hehe... it’s interesting, is the man named Yelu... Yeluhan here?”
Tieniu shook his head: "Yelühan didn't come. I checked who came, and he was really a merchant from the Liao Dynasty. He mostly purchased goods from our Puhui Company and went back to do business."
Ye An smiled and said: "So someone asked them to take the message. Let's go and meet those people. I don't know if these people are serious merchants in our world. They have another identity when they return to the Liao Dynasty.
It’s better to have someone check it out.”
Tieniu nodded slightly. He didn't believe that a few businessmen dared to give excuses to senior officials of the Liao Dynasty. There must be something fishy in this.
"The house is uneasy!" Ye An sighed slightly and walked towards the steps.