Lan Jizong came as an envoy from the palace to announce the edict to Ye An, and he also came as Ye An's elder.
Regarding his identity as a eunuch, Ye An didn't take it seriously at all, and he didn't think that eunuchs were as mentally unsound as described in art works.
What happened to the eunuchs? They rose to power by their own ability without stealing or robbing, but they only had one less thing than the courtiers.
On the contrary, Ye An felt that these eunuchs were better than the scholar-bureaucrats who carried "disasters" around them. At least they would not abandon their wives and children.
Of course, it is undeniable that there was a group of eunuchs in history who were "infamous for thousands of years", but looking at what they did, almost all of them had a group of civil servants involved.
Based on his own expertise and the ingredients he could find now, Ye An cooked a table full of specialty dishes and paired them with fine wine. Lan Jizong was almost speechless with emotion.
Ye An really treated him as an elder. He didn't seem to have much respect, but the cordial feeling made him understand from the bottom of his heart that this boy had no grudge against him at all.
"Master Lan, do you think it would be difficult for me to ask the Queen Mother for a brand for brewing liquor?"
Lan Jizong snorted, took the wine cup from Ye An's hand and said, "How come? You invited a certain family to have a drink just to inquire about this matter?"
Ye An smiled bitterly and said: "The high official has wronged this boy. When he inquires about the news, he goes to the street to ask. Isn't this because we are close to each other? I just wanted to ask by the way."
Lan Jizong pointed at Ye An and smiled at Xuan Chengzi: "Mr. Guanmiao, this apprentice of yours is really the heart and soul of Jiuqiao! One sentence makes a certain family ashamed."
After saying that, he said to Ye An: "A drink brand is nothing. If the empress gives you the best reward... If you don't reward me, then just go and ask for it. If you can make a brand, it will be extraordinary. The world of salt and iron
Goods, wine, tea and leaves are all allowed, but they are priceless in the market!"
Ye An nodded: "That's good. If I can see my queen, I'll ask for a piece."
Lan Jizong sneered and stopped talking. He knew that Ye An's family skills could make many exquisite things, but it was a pity that he would not be able to see his empress in a short time.
"You are really good at making money. You can be compared with the Qin family in Lan Kwai Fong. But she is a woman and you are a man who is about to get a title. In comparison, your methods are better."
Ye An looked at Lan Jizong with some curiosity: "This kid has only been in Tokyo for a few days. The Qin family's reputation is so well known. Who is she?"
Lan Jizong drank all the wine in his hand, took a long breath and said: "She is our strange woman from the Song Dynasty!" After saying that, he looked at Ye An and pointed at him and said: "She looks a bit like you...
Well, some of them are exactly the same as yours!"
Ye An pointed to his nose and said in surprise: "Looks like the kid?"
Lan Jizong burped comfortably: "There are always weird ideas popping up, and every little thing is considerate. Not to mention anything else, Lan Kwai Fong alone has become the best shopping mall in Tokyo."
place!
How many young talents have broken their heads just to take a look at the Qin family?
How many literati went to Lan Kwai Fong with their proud poems, just so that their poems could be changed into songs and dances and performed in Lan Kwai Fong!
That place is making a lot of money every day, and it’s always full from day to night. If there weren’t tickets for sale, hey... the door would have been leveled!"
Ye An said with some jealousy: "The wine is naturally not as good as the one here!"
"Um!"
Lan Jizong nodded: "That's true! If you can sell drinks to Lan Kwai Fong, hey, you can expect to make a lot of money from now on!"
Ye An showed a sly smile and said: "Sell, of course I have to sell it, but not now, it will have to wait for a while, at least until the kid's tavern opens!"
Lan Jizong nodded and Ye An laughed loudly and said: "I didn't expect you to be quite arrogant. A certain family is familiar with the Qin family..."
"The high official is still familiar with the saint! Business is business, and it is not good to involve too many favors. I will go find her myself so that I can see what kind of beauty she is!"
Lan Jizong squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Then you have to pay attention. The Qin family is the most beautiful young lady that a certain family has seen in so many years. Her appearance is so beautiful that ordinary people dare not compare it. Even the women in the palace are
I’m so embarrassed in front of her!”
Ye An looked at Lan Jizong in surprise: "Isn't that true? You are a high-ranking official in the palace. I have seen as many beautiful girls as eight hundred if not one thousand, right? Isn't it a bit too much to describe the Qin family like this?
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Lan Jizong laughed loudly and said, "That's what I said, wait until you can see the Qin family before you talk to our family!"
Xuan Chengzi frowned slightly and said: "Is there really such a woman as you mentioned in the world? Isn't she a fairy-like beauty? I heard that she often comes in and out of the palace. This is not a good sign!"
Lan Jizong waved his hand and said: "It has nothing to do with the official family, and this woman doesn't care about the palace wall. As the saying goes, the palace wall is high and blocks the sky and the earth. There is no smoke and smoke, and there is no market atmosphere. It is a place where saints and officials can live for a long time!"
Besides, how could the saint not know this? He has long been cut off from the officials and family."
Xuanchengzi then nodded and said: "That's very good. Beauty is a disaster, and beauty misleads the king. There are many things!"
Ye An put down the chopsticks in his hand with a sneer and said: "What the master said is a bit unreasonable. What's wrong with women? The country is not governed by women. We men have made mistakes ourselves, and in the end we blame women. Isn't it a big deal?
joke?
Don't use the excuses that stupid and unscrupulous emperors have made for themselves to talk about the faults of women. If you have the ability, don't harm others! Looks are given by God and not chosen by you. Is there anything wrong with being good-looking?"
Xuan Chengzi looked at Ye An in surprise, then nodded and said: "Sometimes what you say is quite reasonable. If the king is self-disciplined, even Diao Chan and Xishi can't be moved. If Shang Zhou himself is wise, Daji can't harm the country."
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Lan Jizong nodded and said: "That's right! What you say is your temper towards a certain family. Today's saints are women. How come? Didn't they support the Song Dynasty well?! Who can name one?
No words come?!"
"Huh?" Xuan Chengzi glanced at Ye An suspiciously, but saw his eyes flickering.
"You kid, are you planning to attack Lan Kwai Fong?! Lift her up first, so you don't have to hide her identity when you attack later?!"
Unexpectedly, Xuan Chengzi suddenly reacted and cursed loudly, while Lan Jizong beside him was stunned.
Seeing that he was exposed, Ye An smiled awkwardly, while Lan Jizong looked at him with wide eyes and said: "You really have a face! Oh... I said this just to avoid attacking Lan Kwai Fong in the future.
Be merciful! You have a future!"
Ye An shook his head and said: "Business is business. How can we just give in to men and women just because they are different? Don't use our methods? How can we do business then?"
"Hey..."
He was answered by two old faces that were not shaved off.
Ye An just lamented his bad luck in his heart. Lan Kwai Fong's business model would conflict with the pub he opened. It seemed that he really had to find a way to avoid it. After all, Lan Kwai Fong had already formed an advertising effect in Tokyo.