Fan Zhongyan didn't know if Ye An was a fool. He only knew that the Yunzhong Lord was the only person in the court who stood up to support him.
An indescribable feeling surges into my heart, just like a person who is an acquaintance in daily life, fully helping you when you encounter a sudden turning point in your life. Not to mention how to repay the favor, the selflessness alone is enough to make you feel sad.
People are moved.
Fan Zhongyang didn't want to say anything. He knew that he had no way to save himself. What the officials said was justified, and everything he could do, including what Ye An could do, had been done. Looking at the silent court,
For the first time, he saw the helplessness in the court and the compromises of the courtiers.
Smiling contemptuously, Fan Zhongyan followed the courtiers like a zombie under the sharp "Retreat" from the chamberlain Lan Jizong. Except for Liu E who just said some "slightly reluctant" but undeniable words behind the bead curtain.
, and there was no more sound.
Seeing Ye An's handsome back in the crowd, Fan Zhongyan smiled helplessly. Today, the surroundings around him were as empty as the wilderness. No one would approach this madman. Looking around again, Lao Fan felt that this
It's just sympathy for each other.
"Ye Hou stays!"
Fan Zhongyan approached Ye An and gave a kind greeting. He crossed his hands and saluted. This salute was quite solemn. But before he could speak, Ye An helplessly smiled and said: "Brother Xiwen, there is no need to do this. Ye An should not be so polite."
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"Yehou has the heart to serve the country and the people, Fan admires him! Today, all the kings in the court are silent, only Yehou speaks out to help, which is really a clean stream in the court, Fan apologizes..."
Good guy, Ye An really didn't expect that this Duke Fan, who was worried about the world, would actually say such things to him.
Ye An, who originally planned to accept Fan Zhongyan's gratitude calmly, couldn't help but blush. He did this for a purpose.
I originally planned to offend Liu E and go out, but unexpectedly, I was misunderstood by Lao Fan. He could only bow modestly and said: "Brother Xiwen is serious. Many things in this court are not what I thought. If
Ye An said that he had previously advised the admonishing officials to refuse to take charge of the government, and also asked Brother Xiwen not to be angry!"
Fan Zhongyan looked at Ye An unprepared. His appearance did not seem to be modest at all, but was stating a fact. Fan Zhongyan suddenly asked in confusion: "Then why do you respectfully ask the official to rule in the court? What's wrong with this?
What’s the point?”
Looking at the courtiers who were about to leave, and then at Lan Jizong not far away, Ye An took Fan Zhongyan's arm and said, "If Brother Xiwen wants to know Ye An's deep meaning, why not find a teahouse and talk slowly?"
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Fan Zhongyan nodded with curiosity and confusion and said: "That's very good, please ask Ye Hou to clear up the confusion!"
After leaving Donghua Gate, Fan Zhongyan felt that everything in the carriage was so novel when he was sitting on the oxcart of the Marquis Mansion. After seeing that Ye An pulled out a book instead of a book from the drawer, Fan Zhongyan knew their destination.
It won't be a teahouse.
When the bells of Daxiangguo Temple spread melodiously into the distance, the carriage slowly stopped. Fan Zhongyan smelled a strong aroma of wine and smiled slightly: "Is Marquis Ye going to treat Fan to a big drink?"
Ye An shook his head slightly: "Wouldn't it be fun to make wine with green plums and discuss the past and the present?! Mr. Fan is ambitious and Ye An can see it, but Mr. Fan may not be able to see the ambition in Ye An's heart..."
Fan Zhongyan laughed loudly: "Okay, okay... Since Yehou is willing to express his feelings, Fan is willing to listen attentively. Moreover, Yehou's wine is the best in Tokyo, and Fan is willing to get drunk before resting!"
Ye An found that there were no people in the Song Dynasty who didn't like drinking, especially the scholar-bureaucrat class. These people had a paranoid pursuit of wine.
Fan Zhongyan was instantly intoxicated by the aroma of wine in the small shop. He took a deep breath and said: "If Ye Hou opened this small shop big, he would have already made a lot of money in Tokyo! But this is Puhui
The fact that the business is what it is today is completely beyond Fan’s expectation!”
Ye An looked at Fan Zhongyan in surprise. Yes, as long as he wanted to monopolize the wine business in the Song Dynasty, not many people could resist. But it was also true that Ye An did not monopolize the wine business in the Song Dynasty.
Everything in the tavern is running step by step, and alcohol is a heavy tax that affects the national treasury revenue now and in the future.
Although quenjiu seems simple, in fact the Song Dynasty court took a huge part of the commission. This dynasty was even the dynasty that cracked down on illicit wine the most strictly in the history of the Han Dynasty. This shows that the Song Dynasty's illicit winemaking was very important.
rely.
Ye An's liquor can have an all-round "dimensionality-reducing blow" to the liquor industry at this time, but high-concentration liquor will consume a lot of grain, which is one of the worst aspects of the distillation and brewing method.
For the food security and stability of the dynasty, and of course for his own head, Ye An gradually gave up his plan to conquer the entire era with high-quality liquor.
Ye An believed that the craft of liquor brewing was difficult to guard. Even if it could be guarded for a while, it could not be guarded forever. Once leaked, it would cause a brewing trend throughout the Song Dynasty.
Don't underestimate the ancients' obsession with strong liquor. If the "sheep eats people" thing can happen in Europe, the tragedy of "drinking people to death" may also happen in the land of the Han family.
In the tavern, Ye An and Fan Zhongyan were chatting and drinking happily. Indeed, small fennel beans and fried peanuts are the best companions of the "Wine Fairy".
Three fennel beans were thrown into the mouth, and the aroma spread in the mouth along with the sound of "click, click, click". At this time, I took a small sip of the wine, and the taste was really comfortable and made people shiver.
"Brother Fan, I would like to ask you what effect your outspoken remonstration in the court today has. Apart from putting yourself in danger, I am afraid it has no effect at all. Such consistent retrospect may inspire the younger generations in the court. Perhaps
It can remind the courtiers who is sitting behind the beaded curtain, but its actual effect is not much. As long as the saint reigns for one day, the official family cannot personally govern!"
Ye An's words were very decisive. Fan Zhongyan was very puzzled. He stared at Ye An and said: "Since the official family has already married, this is a sign of the king coming to the court. Why can't he personally govern? Is it because the saint oversees the country?!"
Shaking his head slightly, Ye An sighed. Fan Zhongyan was indeed a bit idealistic at this time, but he had to break some words and crush them into pieces to talk to him carefully.
"You don't know the saint's methods, but you should know Lu Xianggong's ability. As a veteran of the three dynasties, do you think he can easily let it go whenever he has the opportunity to assist officials and pro-government officials? Even Wang Xianggong is forbearing, let alone
You?! Some people in the DPRK naturally support you, but there are still quite a few people who don’t want to let the officials take charge!"
"Officials govern their own affairs, follow the trend and respond to the times, and receive orders from heaven. Who dares to disobey them?!"
Fan Zhongyan's confusion was completely reflected in the clear wine cup in front of him, and Ye An smiled: "Really? You think so, but some people hope for a smoother transition, and some people think that it is great for a saint to stabilize the country.
The past few years have been peaceful and uneventful, and there is even a vague appearance of restoring Zhenzong's Xianping rule. Under such circumstances, who is willing to take the risk of letting the officials take charge!"
"If an official is in charge, he can no longer rule the world?!"
Fan Zhongyan was furious at what Ye An said, and he asked with anger in his voice, but Ye An was even more angry than him: "Nonsense! Officials can certainly rule the world, but not everyone is like you Fan Xiwen, no one is
I am willing to break this tranquility!"
Ye An's words were so powerful that they left Fan Zhongyan speechless. Yes, even he left with the intention of denouncing foreigners. How could he ask others to be the same as him?!