The Daqing Hall is majestic and majestic, and is the largest palace in the palace. It is directly north of the Shenglong Gate on the left and right, and this is also the central axis of the palace city.
Good guy, this is no ordinary palace, but the most important palace in the Song Dynasty. It has the Daqing Gate, the Rijing Gate on the left and the right, the nine-bay Daqing Hall, and a long corridor composed of dozens of houses and pavilions in the east and west in front of the hall.
There are also Taihe Gate on the left and right. There are five East and West Gates on the left and right of Daqing Hall. There is a back pavilion behind the hall, and there is a Zhaixiu Hall behind the pavilion. After that, there is the north gate of Daqing Hall, also known as Duan Gongmen.
The courtyard outside the gate of Daqing Palace is vast. Ye An made a rough estimate that tens of thousands of people can stand in the square of the palace.
Although the overall scale of the Northern Song Dynasty palace was small, in fact, the size of Daqing Hall occupied a quarter of the palace. It was simply a giant among giants. Who said that the palace of the Song Dynasty was cramped because of its small scale?
Even the smaller palaces still have magnificent palaces. This is a masterpiece of Han civilization!
And all this was actually told to him by Fan Ziyuan who was next to him... Ye An could only secretly think that it was strange! A person who had never dealt with him since he had never met him actually introduced Daqing Palace to him in great detail.
Seeing Fan Ziyuan's drastically changed attitude around him, Ye An began to doubt his purpose. Was it to win over him and then set him back a stumbling block?
But in fact, it was not the case. After entering the Daqing Hall according to the rules, this man actually stood there and began to wander. Ye An knew from his unfocused eyes that they were in the same way.
Fan Ziyuan had no interest in politics. He just hoped that the lengthy court meeting would end early so that he could go to work at the Yamen of Sinong Temple as soon as possible.
Ye An also felt bored at this time. The courtiers almost all gave complimentary speeches when leaving their duties, holding a court wat and saying congratulatory words seriously.
There may be some new ideas at the beginning, but gradually everyone says the same thing. No matter how new the idea is, it doesn't mean anything anymore. It's just a compliment that changes the soup without changing the medicine.
Therefore, the palace pillar next to him was an excellent place to "roost". Ye An was slightly closer and leaned on the warm palace pillar to take a nap.
Who said the ancients couldn't enjoy it? In the cold winter, Daqing Palace is as warm as spring. The biggest reason is the ground and these huge palace pillars.
There are "fire dragons" underground that extend all the way to the palace pillars to discharge excess smoke from the pipes inside. Even though the palace is large enough, there is no problem with this three-dimensional heating.
The warm palace pillars are covered with thick wooden boards and beautifully decorated with exquisite paintings. The only drawback is that under high temperatures, these paintings will occasionally peel off, so there will still be a patch on the palace pillars in winter.
Layers of brocade.
Ye An leaned on it and felt quite warm. The location was good and he was in the perfect spot for the imperial censor to observe... so he fell asleep naturally.
When Ye An was pushed awake by Fan Ziyuan, he found that the entire hall was extremely quiet, and everyone was looking at him. The person standing in the hall was none other than Yelu, the envoy of He Zhengdan of the Liao Dynasty who had a problem with him.
Zong Zheng.
"Ye Hou is so comfortable. I can actually sleep under the emperor's feet in this hall? I don't have such ministers in Daliao! Zongzheng admires the tolerance of the Tian family towards their ministers!"
With one sentence, Ye An became the person who had lost the face of the Song Dynasty. The eyes of the Tian family mother and son on the throne were naturally not good-looking, and the colleagues around them also looked ashamed to be in their company.
He didn't expect that he would be implicated. It seemed that Yelu Zongzheng had done this deliberately: Ye An pulled on his loose official uniform, squeezed past his colleagues and walked to the hall. Under the gaze of a group of courtiers and the mother and son of the Tian family, he said:
"It is your fault to report to an official, a sage, or a sage that he falls asleep when an envoy is out for an audience, but I don't even bother to tell the story of Yan Zi's envoy to Chu.
The Prince of Zhongshan County is the envoy of the Liao Dynasty to congratulate Zhengdan. He had a holiday with me a few days ago. Do you think Ye An still wants to greet you with a smile?
Since you came to Chao Hetian's house for the sake of friendly exchanges between the two countries, you provoked and beat me as a guard. Although your skills are not as good as others and I accidentally beat you to death, you can't retaliate like this, right?"
What is the best way to transfer internal conflicts? Naturally bring the conflicts to the outside.
Liu E was such a shrewd person. He immediately knew how to deal with this problem after hearing what he was saying. He asked with a curious tone knowingly: "Oh?! Is there anything else? You, the Duke of Yunzhong, are a top five-rank scholar."
How can Dr. Zichaosan be like a military general who just fights and kills when nothing happens?!"
Ye An sighed helplessly, and after attracting everyone's attention, he said: "Ye An originally went to Jingfufang to meet Mr. Jiu Jing. Who would have thought that the guards of the mission would hurt people with bad words? I am out of courtesy.
I didn't argue with her, I just asked about Empress Zhen's past affairs. Who would have thought that the Khitan people would be so evil and angry that they would hurt others..."
"You! How dare you bring up the old story of Queen Zhen? Are you trying to stir up a dispute between Song and Liao?"
Seeing that Ye An once again brought up the regrets of the Liao Dynasty in front of all the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty, Yelu Zongzheng was furious! But at the same time, he was laughing wildly in his heart...
It’s just a matter of knowing it. Speaking of it is tantamount to ridiculing the face of the Liao Dynasty. No one dared to mention it in the Liao Dynasty, let alone in the palace of the Song Dynasty.
Wang Zeng, who was among the civil servants, looked at Ye An thoughtfully. Only now did he realize the problem. Ye An had unknowingly turned himself into a miser.
Almost everything he complained about was the fault of the Liao Dynasty. Whether it was the unreasonable abuse of Ye An or the Liao Dynasty's treatment of Queen Zhen in the past, in the end it was all the fault of the Liao Dynasty.
But it is impossible for Yelv Zongzheng not to notice such an obvious substitution of power, but Ye An's brilliance lies in this. Even if Yelv Zongzheng sees the problem, he cannot expose Ye An's "conspiracy".
There is no way to quibble with these conclusive facts, let alone deny them in this splendid hall.
Even Wang Zeng had to admire Ye An's ability to fish in troubled waters. At first, Yelu Zongzheng just caught him pretending to be asleep in the palace, but he was able to resolve it so cleverly.
The "point" is really just right, and it makes you feel like you can't get up and get off.
"Hey! Mr. Wang, what a fight between young men! It is said that Yelu Zongzheng is only seventeen, only one year older than Ye An. The Liao Dynasty can use him as an envoy to celebrate Zhengdan. Look at him.
The mature and dignified appearance in my Great Song Dynasty shows that this son is extraordinary, far beyond the ordinary clan members!"
Lu Yijian's words made Wang Zeng slightly nod. Although he had no dealings with Lu Yijian, he had to admit that Lu Yijian had an extremely accurate eye for people.
"But there is one thing that Ye An doesn't understand. Yelu Zongzheng draws attention to him not to accuse him, but to praise him. Isn't this a scandal?"
Following Wang Zeng's words, Lu Yijian also darkened his face. That's right, people praised you Ye An, but you were treated like a gun and a stick like this. Not to mention the court of the Song Dynasty, which treated you with courtesy, even ordinary people's homes.
I can't stand this anger.
Who is this kid! He was so brave and naive that he fell asleep in the court hall! He deserves to suffer a lot!
"Haha... Sure enough, this is the way of hospitality in the Song Dynasty? Just now Zongzheng was praising Ye Hou for his courtesy and his ability in literature and martial arts. He never thought that Ye Hou was actually a person who was always willing to compare money with money.
You're shaming my Daliao face! Huh..."
Praise me? What happened?!
Ye An was stunned for a moment and then heard Fan Ziyuan whisper with an ugly face: "The envoy of the Liao Dynasty just praised you in the hall, and the saint is willing to discuss the Zhengdan exchanges with you..."
The so-called official exchanges are just a matter of money, but they just changed the name to make it sound better. Ye An looked at Fan Ziyuan dumbfounded and said in surprise and anger: "Why didn't you tell me earlier!"
"I can make it in time!"
"So...the clown is actually me?!"
Suddenly Ye An strode forward, using his height advantage to look down at Yelu Zongzheng and said word by word: "When we talk about business, we talk about business. I look down on people like you who talk about business with feelings! Don't do that!
I thought you could just praise me for a few words and raise your price, but I won’t accept your words!"
The sudden change caused the sound of needles in the palace, and everyone including the mother and son of the Tian family on the throne were stunned...
If he could scream, Yelu Zongzhengyi would definitely scream two words "Shameless!" in the Daqing Palace.
How shameless is this? It is simply shameless!
Not to mention Yelu Zongzheng, all the courtiers in the Daqing Palace were instantly petrified. Wang Zeng, Lu Yijian and other courtiers looked at Ye An as if they had seen a ghost in the daytime!
Even Zhao Zongli and Zhao Zong, who were preparing to watch Ye An make a fool of himself, stood there like wooden figures. This boy is really shameless!
Only Li Zunxu laughed wildly in his heart, this is Yangcheng Yelang! This is the cunning boy who never suffered any losses!
Although it is unreasonable, but...this is really shameless and reasonable at the same time!