A short and rapid laughter suddenly came from the quiet hall. The owner of the laughter must have covered his mouth with his sleeves after unable to hold back his laughter. However, the sound came too suddenly, and everyone looked at the imperial steps.
The throne on the throne......
As a result, there were more laughter like this in the main hall. The generals laughed most openly, while the civil servants were a little more reserved. This is the main hall of the Song Dynasty, and it is not easy to have such laughter, and it is even unique.
The literati were very particular about keeping their emotions and anger in plain sight, but even Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian had their long-winged hats shaking crazily. Ye An felt that it must be very hard for them to endure it.
Yelu Zongzheng, who was standing opposite Ye An, looked extremely ugly and wanted to rush forward and bite this bastard!
It's a pity that Ye An didn't give him this opportunity. Instead, he whispered in a tone that only the two of them could hear: "I'm sorry, young people don't have martial ethics. They are so young and can do what they want!"
Slapping someone in the face and then provoking them is undoubtedly the most irritating thing to do. Since you can irritate yourself, you can also irritate yourself back.
Sure enough, under Ye An's mockery of his strength, Yelv Zong lost his head in politics: "You!! You are so presumptuous...are you really not afraid of provoking the wrath of Daliao?!" There was anger and threat in his voice, and he spoke without hesitation.
What Ye An was waiting for was his words, and he immediately raised his voice: "What a joke! This is our Great Song Dynasty. As an envoy of the Liao Dynasty, you came to the court in the name of congratulating Zhengdan. You were supposed to be congratulatory, but you were good at provocation.
Do you know that once a war breaks out, only the people at the border will suffer, and those who die will also be the soldiers who protect their homes and the country? Can you declare war on behalf of the Liao Dynasty? Can you bear such a heavy responsibility?!"
With a simple sentence, Ye An raised himself to the commanding heights of morality. In the blink of an eye, he trampled the Yelvzong coup under his feet and became a sinner of history. He rubbed crazily on the "big stick" of morality.
This trick of "anti-customer-oriented" has been bad practice in later generations, but it is a very effective method for the current era.
Yelu Zongzheng didn't know how to answer for a while. He also knew that it was impossible for Daliao to send troops to the Song Dynasty because of such a thing. Since the officials of the Song Dynasty ascended the throne and proclaimed themselves emperor, many people from the Song Dynasty gathered in Zhending Mansion, Hejian Mansion and Taiyuan Mansion.
Border Army.
There had been no war between Song and Liao for decades, and the emperors of the two countries did not want war to break out.
"Ye Hou, don't be aggressive. You are just pretending to be sleeping in the palace. Although the foreign ministers are exaggerating, they will not argue with you after all. I will fine you thirty kilograms of copper as a warning to others!"
Holding the Chaohu tablet, Ye An bowed and said: "I am willing to be punished, but I ask the official saint to show mercy. I am willing to recommend myself to discuss with the Liao envoys about Zhengdan exchanges!"
This statement surprised the courtiers. In their view, this was what Yelv Zongzheng wanted. Wouldn't this play into his plans?
Zhao Zhen on the throne was also a little surprised, but Liu E, who was behind the bead curtain, smiled slightly. Since the Chanyuan Alliance, the Song Dynasty has given the Liao Dynasty every year "a military aid fee" of 100,000 silver.
Two hundred thousand pieces of silk, delivered to Xiongzhou.
Although it is a fixed number, the number is constantly changing every year. The Liao Dynasty often used various excuses to keep prices unchanged but secretly increased prices. The Tian family was miserable for this.
Everyone knew that it was not a good thing to discuss Zhengdan exchanges with the Liao Dynasty envoys, but Ye An actually volunteered himself. Liu E suddenly felt that it might not be a bad thing to let this cunning young man negotiate "year coins".
"It's rare that Ye Qing has such a heart to worry about the division of the country, so Ye Qing takes on this important responsibility! What do the officials think?"
"What the eldest lady said is absolutely true, and I also think that Ye Shidu is worthy of this important task!"
The conversation between Liu E and Zhao Zhen caused whispers to reappear in the hall that had just fallen silent. Most civil servants did not trust Ye An, the young marquis.
As the saying goes, "If you don't have a hair on your lips, you can't do anything." So what if he is only fifteen or sixteen years old and is well versed in the ways of businessmen? Besides, how can Ye An, who has just wiped his "butt clean", replace a knowledgeable and experienced person?
The court officials and the foreign envoys discussed the issue of annual coins in detail?
"Reporting to the saint, Ye Hou is young and has little qualifications. He may not be qualified for the important matter of Zhengdan!"
The person who came out to question was not anyone else but Wang Zhen, Ye An's old acquaintance, Longtuge Minister, who had the power to know the Kaifeng Mansion.
Looking up, Ye An also found that Lu Yijian, who was standing next to him, quietly turned his head to look at him, nodding slightly as if to remind himself.
But Ye An would not accept such "protection", but continued to step forward and said: "Although Ye An is not knowledgeable about politics, he is quite thorough in financial management and is proficient in mathematics.
Why doesn't Wang Shizhi believe Ye An about the exchanges?"
"How can we not take a long-term approach when it comes to national funds? If something goes wrong, can you afford it?"
Isn't this a scam?
If he hadn't been in the Daqing Palace, Ye An would have definitely jumped up and whipped this stupid pig to death. Yelu Zongzheng was right next to him. Doesn't this just tell people that if there is a problem with the discussion of Sui coins, he will take the blame?!
Wang Zhen also realized that he had made a mistake and stood there awkwardly. Not only had he made a mistake, but he also gave the Liao people the farce of watching the Song dynasty fight among themselves.
Other civil servants who wanted to question Ye An also discovered the problem and took back the steps they were about to take. If they wanted to object, they could just go to Zha Zi after the court was over. There was no need to embarrass themselves in front of foreign ministers.
Sure enough, Liu E's voice behind the bead curtain was slightly frosty: "This matter has been settled here, and you can't discuss it any further! Ye An, you better discuss it with the Liao envoy, and don't let me and the officials down."
Ye An, who was bowing rudely, glared at Wang Zhen hatefully: "I will definitely do my best not to pay anything to the officials. This is the kindness of a saint!"
Only fools would fight internally in front of outsiders. If something is wrong, it is wrong. Since he has no way out, he shouldn't say anything that will make him take the blame. Obviously Wang Zhen didn't think that much and almost blurted out the question.
This is the court. Ye An is careful not to get involved in the court, but he wants to negotiate with Yelu Zongzheng here, not to save money for the Song Dynasty, but to make money for the Song Dynasty!
"There is no original work yet, so the court is dismissed!"
Recalling the slightly shrill children's voice, the courtiers bowed to bid farewell to the Tian family's mother and son. According to the rules, the clan members led the nobles out of the palace first, followed by the civil servants, ministers, and other ministers.
Ye An didn't care about this, and took Wang Zhen and said: "Wang Shizhi, you have done me a terrible job! The Liao envoy already has a rift with me, but if you incite him like this, believe it or not, he will sit down and raise the price.
Other than that, you want me to get a bad name?!"
Wang Zhen was embarrassed for a moment, but he frowned and said: "You are still young and have no qualifications to take on this important responsibility... It would be better to use someone else, Mr. Wang, don't you think so?"
Wang Zeng, whose sleeves were pulled, turned around and saw Wang Zhen's crying expression, and suddenly smiled: "Wang Shizhi, it's time for you to ask Mr. Lu, what do you have to do with me? It's not someone who asked you to leave work.
...isn’t it?”
One sentence revealed the key point. Wang Zeng didn't say anything to Ye An, but he still looked at him meaningfully, then looked at Wang Zhen, and finally nodded helplessly. Obviously he also wanted to
Ye An compromised.
In Wang Zeng's opinion, Ye An was a young man with a young mind. He messed up the rules when he was provoked by Yelu Zongzheng. He actually dared to take on such a big thing. He did not agree with Wang Zhen's approach, but Wang Zhen was not satisfied with Lu Yijian's move to obstruct Ye An.
Zeng agreed.
"What Mr. Wang said is wrong! We are both courtiers, and the royal minister system is also for the sake of the country. Where is the fault? It's just excessive!"
Lu Yijian came out with her hands folded. Looking at Wang Zhen's dejected look, she frowned and scolded: "As long as there is no ill intention in the first place, what if someone makes random assumptions? I just did something that others wanted to do but didn't have the guts to do! Of course.
That’s how proud you are!”
Good guy, Ye An felt that the confrontation between the two husbands had made Wang Zhen, the man with the power of Kaifeng Mansion, not know how to deal with himself. He was so panicked that he didn't even know where to put his hands.
If it were me who would have given up and walked away, Wang Zhen would have changed his expression between the two of them, one moment being decadent, the other being enlightened...
"Wang Shizhi, let's go! Ye An got married yesterday, why didn't Wang Shizhi come? It's really a disgrace! Today Ye An invites you to drink, the best Taibai wine, you won't come home until you're drunk!"
Looking back at Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian with deep meaning, Ye An pulled the embarrassed Wang Zhen away, simply resolving his embarrassment and allowing him to escape from the hands of the two "powerful men".
These two people obviously forced Wang Zhen to express his position in public. Looking at his aggrieved look, Ye An still felt that "saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda."
This move made Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian stop talking. Looking at Ye An's eyes after pulling Wang Zhen away, Lu Yijian actually smiled slightly: "This boy is quite kind and righteous, hey... It was Wang Zhen who gave way to him in the palace.
He can't get off the stage, but you can still get him out of trouble... Don't have any ideas about this kid!"
Wang Zeng turned to look at Lu Yijian: "Oh? How do you say that Lu Xianggong came here to support Changsheng?"
"Since this is the case, I have always supported the younger generations, how come Mr. Wang doesn't know about it?"
"Wang Zeng knows it, but it's a pity that this son is extraordinary and cannot be surrendered. I would rather be a lonely minister than a lucky minister... Haha!" After Wang Zeng said this, he laughed and left, leaving Lu Yijian angry.
There is nothing you can do about it even if you have a moderate fever.
After a long time, he said: "Although Wang Zeng is evil, I am not as good at judging people as I am!"