No one standing opposite Di Qing could associate this handsome young man with the fierce general of the northwest, especially no one believed that he was the most elite cavalry commander in the Western Lie Army.
Even though Cao Yi had already seen his figure, he was still shocked by what he saw in person. After looking at Di Qing for a long time, he slowly said: "They say Di Hanchen is handsome and handsome, with the appearance of Song Yu. I saw someone today who was amazed."
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Di Qing's beautiful sword eyebrows wrinkled slightly. No one in Ganliang would praise him like this. Everyone knew that what he hated most was when others used his appearance to criticize him. Even on the battlefield, he would often be despised by his enemies.
It felt like insulting myself.
"General Cao, the last person who praised someone like this had his nose tattooed. Di doesn't like others to praise him like this, so he often covers him with a green mask when he's in battle."
Although he was very presumptuous, Cao Yi didn't care. He had the ability to be presumptuous... Damn it, the people who followed Ye An were considered aliens!
With a weak hand, Cao Yi turned around and took Di Qing for a walk in the garden. This garden was behind the festival hall and was his proud work. But today, a young man who was more beautiful than the flowers came.
The hairpin is beautiful, but it has a bad temper.
Seeing Di Qing walking roughly through the garden and into the pavilion, Cao Yi shook her head helplessly and carefully let her bloated body pass through the flowers before saying: "What did Ye An ask you to do?"
"Ye Hou came and asked me to tell you, don't think about reaching into Ganliang, and don't think about getting benefits that you can't get from Ganliang. This is not only for the Cao family, but also for those powerful people.
Same."
"Including officials?"
There was a hint of coldness in Cao Yi's voice, and before Di Qing answered, he added: "You know that Ganliang is still the capital of the country. If you don't plan to rebel against the Song Dynasty, don't say so decisively!"
Following Cao Yi's example and shrugging, Di Qing looked at him strangely and said, "General Cao thinks...does it make a difference between Gan Liang betraying the Song Dynasty and not betraying the Song Dynasty?"
"Why isn't there no difference? Do you know that the world belongs to the officials, and the whole world is the land of the king, and the shore of the land..."
"Stop! No one is born noble, and no one is born low. There is no immortal emperor, and there is no savior. Everyone in Ganliang is his own master, so General Cao shouldn't say that the shore of Tutu belongs to the royal ministers.
That’s stupid.”
The heroic Di Qing was standing there, but Cao Yi felt that it was very unreal. The words did not belong to him at first glance, but should have come from Ye An, but he had the same temperament of Ye An.
, only he can say such rebellious words!
"Ye Changsheng! Er'an dares to rebel against the Song Dynasty!"
This was not said to Di Qing, but Ye An was not in front of Cao Yi now. Di Qing shook his head and said: "The Marquis has not betrayed the country, nor will he betray the country. What he believes in is different from yours."
The same, he is saving the Han family and China!"
"Why do you say that he, Ye An, can do it? Why do you say that others can't do it? The official family can't do it?!"
"Because I have seen more things than you, and I have seen farther than you all!" At the moon gate of the garden, a familiar figure of Cao Yi turned around, followed by that familiar and hateful smile.
After walking through the garden, Ye An walked into the pavilion and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for many years, but my brother Cao's style remains the same!"
"Zhizhi Niang, a certain family wants to kill the scouts in the army! Yesterday, they said that you were in the Yongxing Army and lied about the military situation..."
"No, no, no, your scout is right. I was indeed at Yongxing Military Road yesterday. I just rushed here overnight to surprise my brother!"
Looking around, Cao Yi swallowed in embarrassment and said: "You have a different status now, so we can't meet each other in private... let alone give or receive in private..."
"Who asked you to communicate privately? We are just old friends. Don't be so nervous. I won't harm you! If I harm you... you won't have the chance to lead the Cao family to continue to make money in the northwest. But you
Aren’t you worried about the revelation? After all, the Cao family is competing for business with Puhui Company... Oh, Puhui Company is about to be destroyed, and you are the one who sees it most clearly."
The embarrassment on Cao Yi's face disappeared and was replaced by calmness: "Brother Ye is still so smart, but as a minister, we cannot accuse the officials of their faults..."
Ye An raised the teacup, smiled, and sipped carefully: "I'm afraid your Cao family doesn't want to be buried with the Puhui Company when the big ship sinks, right? Don't pretend to be so loyal and noble, we are the only ones here."
Cao Yi shook her head slightly: "Boy, this is the difference between you and me. No matter how little I think, brother, I am loyal to the official family from the beginning to the end. You can say that my Cao family is greedy for money, but you cannot say that my Cao family is greedy for money."
Disloyal! You are different. I am afraid that no one in this world can make you loyal, not even the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Your arrogance... Mr. Lu can see it, and so can the man in my family.
Ever since I learned that you left Tokyo City arrogantly, my second uncle wrote a letter asking me to draw a clear line between you and me. From now on, the friendship between you and the Cao family will be over!"
"As I expected, your Cao family still can't live without me or Ganliang. This is the law of economics..."
"That doesn't matter!" Cao Yi's bloated shoulders shook and said: "Not only my Cao family has contacts with Ganliang, but also all the aristocratic families in Tokyo City. The law does not blame everyone. We need officials and officials also need me.
wait."
Ye An shook his head helplessly: "It seems that the reform is destined to fail. Fan Zhongyan can't succeed, so you won't worry."
Cao Yi pursed his lips and said nothing. Apparently he knew that Ye An belonged to the group of people who supported the reform.
"You are right to leave the court. I heard that you beat up the censor in Tokyo. If you don't leave, I'm afraid there will be countless people beaten in the future. I don't plan to go back now. I heard what my second uncle said about the court.
China's reform will become a general trend, but it is a losing game that requires a battle between dragons and tigers to make some people feel at ease."
Ye An looked at Cao Yi in surprise. He didn't expect that this fat man with rough lines and big nerves could be so delicate. More importantly, he had really good eyesight and could understand many things in the DPRK clearly.
He couldn't help but raised his thumbs and sighed: "Brother, you really have a sharp vision! Everyone wants to satisfy the officials' desire to develop their grand plans. Even if the reform is destined to fail, they still have to do it vigorously so that he can
Satisfied, and finally let the officials feel that they cannot change the law and abolish it, it is really your fault..."
Cao Yi enjoyed Ye An's compliments very much. She sat in the Ganliang rocking chair at home and sighed comfortably: "There is no way, everyone has to coax the officials, even us generals, relatives, clans, and dignitaries
In the same way, everything comes from the officials. If Fan Zhongyan wants to change the law, then he will change the law. We will strongly oppose it and let the officials support him. As long as the decree comes from the central government, we will still have the final say in everything. Then everyone will
All the interests of the people will be harmed, and even those who want to change the law will be unlucky, and then the officials will naturally give up."
"Hey, that's a good point, but who do you think will benefit from the reform?" Ye An couldn't help but pull out his cheeks and tortured his soul.
"Who else could it be? Of course it was the humble leader of Guizhou who Fan Zhongyan wanted to promote! Before he returned to Tokyo, the reform and other things were already spreading in Tokyo. He wanted to build momentum and let others see his intentions.
Don’t you know that he is digging his own grave?”
Ye An shook his head slightly: "Clarify the needs of official administration: clearly depose the emperor, suppress luck, pay tribute, select officials, and equalize public land. This is undoubtedly your cake and eat it. To make the country strong and the army strong, we need to strengthen agriculture and mulberry, reduce corvee labor, and improve military preparedness."
This is also the prison in your hands, the benefits of corvee service, and the benefits of military equipment needless to say..."
With Ye An's words, Cao Yi became more and more proud and said: "Do you think his reform can be successful? Isn't it a big joke!"
"What a joke. While saying that I am loyal to the Lord, I am watching the Zhao and Song dynasties go to destruction. Some people are trying to carry out reforms but are compared to a clown. Don't you know that the arrogance of you lying here is truly disgusting!"
Qin Mumu, dressed in smart clothes, stepped into the garden, and the whole courtyard lit up in response to her. After coming for a while, she heard the conversation between Ye An and Cao Yi, and the resentment in her heart was unknowingly turned into anger.
It dissipated and was replaced by hatred.
That's right, it's hatred. Tokyo City has too many memories for her. Ye An once described how Tokyo City was conquered by foreigners, but she didn't think that city couldn't be saved. Until now, Cao Yi
Those words destroyed her last fantasy, and also destroyed her original expectations for Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fu Bi, and Ouyang Xiu...
Cao Yi was shocked and covered his face with his sleeves in shame, but Qin Mumu pulled him away. After staring at his fat face for a while, he raised his head and said to Ye An: "I finally know what the sinners of history look like.
He really looks like him! When I get back, I will have his appearance painted, and it will be recorded in the history books so that future generations will scold him!"
Ye An smiled, stared at Cao Yi's blushing face and said, "Not only him, there are many people in Tokyo who should have their portraits recorded..."