Ye An sneered in his heart, Xia Song, now you are tied to Liu E's chariot. Of course, you are also tied to the bank of Song Dynasty. He will try his best to make him use for himself...
……quack……
Ye An gave an "evil" smile in his heart. He had been plotting against Xia Song for a long time. This person was very decisive and capable, but such a person also had strong self-confidence and high ambitions.
Several times he wanted to make friends with himself and cooperate with Puhui Company, but Ye An did not agree to him, but he did not refuse very decisively, because he hoped to draw him into the study of things and become a great Song Dynasty like himself.
"Lonely Minister".
But it is a pity that he is now considered a member of Lu Yijian's sect. He has followed Lu Yijian's policy many times and used many methods against Wang Zeng in the court. Although it was very secretive, his methods were so clever that Wang Zeng himself did not notice it.
But he was discovered by Ye An.
The authorities are obsessive, but bystanders are clear. Even Ye An was sighing at Xia Song's skill in making arrangements. He never showed any dissatisfaction or disrespect towards Wang Zeng himself, and even treated him with courtesy and respect.
But he was never lenient when it came to stumbling behind his back. This was mainly due to Qin Mumu's huge intelligence collection network in Tokyo. The most common thing Xia Song did was to travel with those official families and make connections.
And it just so happens that the women from these official families have a habit of going to the beauty salons opened in Lan Kwai Fong to spend money. What can a group of women talk about when they get together? Of course, the men of the family.
Some of these women are from noble families, some are from the families of powerful ministers, and they mention Xia Song more and more often. When you take out Xia Song's recent memorials, you will understand that this guy has been giving
Wang Zeng dug a hole, but the target was not Wang Zeng, but the people related to him.
Whether it was the officials promoted by Wang Zeng or the young people he trained, and even top scholars like Song Xiang and Song Qi, they were all impeached by Xia Song, but the matter was not serious. It can even be said that Xia Song was against the young people
The support from the younger generation cannot be overemphasized.
These memorials are the most common. Although they are presented to Zhao Zhen and Liu E, they must go through Zhongshu and Tongjin Yintai Department, and they will naturally appear in the court.
Ye An had not sent any missions before, but he still received a copy of the newspaper, so he knew everything about it.
It can be said that Xia Song is gone forever in the pursuit of power, but Ye An has no intention of letting him go. How could such a useful person be missed?
Don’t you want to do business with Puhui Company? Don’t you want to make money? Then come to me! There are plenty of opportunities to make money in Da Song’s Qianzhuang!
It's just that the money you earn is not your own, but belongs to the court and the Tian family. Are you angry?
The current Xia Song has not yet reached the level of unscrupulous means. At least he can often help his neighbors. This shows that he has not lost his true nature in the pursuit of power.
Nowadays, a poem written by Xia Song after returning to the court is still circulated in the court: "The emperor and his ministers are both civil and military in meritorious service. I have long been tired of the lofty and happy and have retired. There is no limit to the good things that can be done in Dongshan. Thank you for your efforts and patience and the loss of life for the people."
That's right, if it weren't for Ye An's suggestion to Liu E, Xia Song would be leaving for Qingzhou to be the governor after the year. In a sense, Ye An helped him stay in Tokyo City.
Compared with working as an official abroad, it is much better to be in Tokyo city, not only because this is the economic, cultural, and political center of the Song Dynasty, but also because once the courtiers are sent abroad, they will not be able to come back for three to five years.
But it's not possible if he doesn't go out. For someone like Xia Song, who has been serving as an official in Tokyo, if he doesn't go out, he has no chance to enter Zhongshu Province, even if Liu E issues an edict.
Only after you have known the state outside for a period of time can you enter the power center of the Song Dynasty, but it is also risky. Once you know the state well, the survey will be very ugly.
Except for people like Ye An who are looking forward to being released, no one else wants to be released as an official when they are young. They will only choose to become an official if they can get into Zhongshu.
Xia Song is a very important card in Ye An's hand. Naturally, he does not want to let him go out to serve as an official. Not only because he knows that he will become an important minister of the Song Dynasty in the future, but more importantly, he does not reject Gwu, and even likes Gwu.
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This is the reason why Ye An values Xia Song. There are very few people who start planning for the future at Ye An's age. He is well versed in history and can be said to be the real "old fox" in the court.
On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the courtiers who had finally rested for a few days gathered in the palace again. On this day, the palace was busier than ever, with a large number of people, and the people outside Xuande Gate were even more crowded.
Today is the day when officials of the Song Dynasty visit the Five Mountains Temple to welcome good luck. Although Ye An is reluctant to such superstitious activities, he still puts on the troublesome court clothes at Qin Mumu's urging, and Qin Mumu puts on the belt for him personally.
Then left with satisfaction.
Before leaving, he did not forget to say: "I heard that the sweet honey pancakes in Wuyue Temple are the most delicious. Remember to bring two of them to me when you come back!"
Ye An shook his head helplessly: "I don't know when I can come back. When I come back, the pancakes will be too cold, so they will definitely not taste good."
"Are you afraid of being embarrassed in front of your colleagues? What's the matter! Ye Hou's reputation for being naughty has spread throughout the court?"
Under Qin Mumu's hard and soft tactics, Ye An was finally defeated. He could only sigh secretly that it was not because he didn't work hard, but because the enemy was too "cruel". This girl's trick was to hang it on her arm like a sloth.
It's really unbearable to swing around.
In the past, Ye An could hold on for a while, but in the past few days, he had been shooting arrows with the little emperor in Nanyuan... No, it should be called Yu She, and his arms were extremely sore.
The imperial archers in Nanyuan were almost surrounded by the archers among the generals. They were shocked by the archery squad at the beginning. The team of nearly a hundred people ordered a unified volley of crossbows in order to continuously clear out large-scale enemies in the woods.
animal.
People from the Liao Dynasty also appeared among them. Their heads were wrapped in little footless futou. The guards in brocade jackets used their feet to open the crossbow arrows. They danced for a while before putting the arrows on the crossbows and handed them to the envoys. It was not known that they were loading the arrows.
"Blessing" is still "adding buff". Anyway, in Ye An's view, the envoys of the Liao Dynasty were actually people with excellent archery skills.
The ending was of course that he hit the target and received a lot of rewards, and the archery generals of the Song Dynasty also took a lot of things. Even Ye An can shoot a bow and arrow, but because of the praise from the party envoy, and
Zhao Zhen's confidence in Ye An made Ye An fire his bow repeatedly, as if it was a performance.
Although he got a lot of new clothes, silver-inlaid saddles, gold and silver utensils, etc., Ye An was not very happy. The only thing he wanted to do was to go home and have a drink with Chen Lin, and then
Have a nice sleep under the winter sunshine.
So Ye An was still reluctant to accompany Zhao Zhen to the Five Mountains Temple today, not to mention that Qin Mumu asked him to bring honey pancakes, which are actually crispy sesame pancakes baked with honey. It's just a big name, but in fact
It's not that delicious either.
The reason why Qin Mumu insists on this pancake is because he was hooked yesterday when he was chatting with a group of ladies from Xinlingfang.
Especially the wine seller, Widow Zhang, the way she swallowed her saliva while talking really made people wonder how delicious this pancake was.