Cao Lili's death was just a small episode. Ye An did not spend too much energy on this matter. Liu E's series of operations had already achieved the effect of calming the situation.
No one really cares about Cao Cao's suicide. What they care more about is that the eunuch could force a former important minister to death. What is this? It is transgression, something that civil servants and military generals cannot accept!
In the eyes of civil servants, generals can only be impeached by them and can only be played by them. Even if they are deposed, it must be through them. But this time the eunuch forced Cao Yong to death, which undoubtedly gave the civil servants a loud slap in the face.
The civil servants were not only blinded, but also awakened. Their "imaginative little minds" thought that this was Liu E's way of using the eunuchs to suppress the courtiers!
Since leaving the Song Dynasty, it has set a rule that the harem and internal servants cannot interfere in politics. This is a solid ancestral law, so the impeachment of eunuchs in the court came like snowflakes.
As a bystander, Ye An discovered that Cao Lili's death had such a huge impact on the court.
The courtiers seemed to unite in an instant. They could not question the Tian family. They could only vent their anger on the eunuchs.
The civil servants of the Song Dynasty had inherent advantages. They suppressed military generals, and at the same time they could also suppress relatives and eunuchs, because these rights were established by the ancestral laws of the Song Dynasty.
For the first time, the eunuch discovered how terrifying the civil servants were. The originally gentle civil servants launched the fiercest attack against the eunuchs. As long as the eunuchs exceeded the rules of the palace, they would be caught by the civil servants, no matter how old or young the eunuch was.
, No matter how high or low the eunuch's official position is, or how close he is to the Tian family, the civil servants will rebuke him without any scruples, go to court, and demand severe punishment from the saints.
Whenever this happens, Liu E will severely punish the eunuchs. Obviously she also knows who is more important to her. Civil servants cannot be offended easily, because they are the cornerstone of maintaining the stability of the Song Dynasty and are also supported by the laws of their ancestors.
As for the eunuchs... they are all servants of the Tian family, what will happen if one of them is missing?
Even Chen Tong was reprimanded several times and became more and more trembling. Zhao Zhen, who had always been influenced by Confucianism, stood on the side of the civil servants, but comforted Chen Tong in private.
Even Zhao Zhen could see that these were the consequences of Cao Lili's death, not to mention Chen Tong who grew up in the palace, but he had no choice but to curse Luo Chongxun and Yang Huaimin over and over again.
But at this time, another major event occurred in the city of Tokyo. The most prestigious Tokyo Morning News suddenly published an article "The Northwest is where the wealth lies", which immediately caused an uproar.
Not only that, except for the Tokyo Morning Post, other newspapers are writing about this matter, and there are many remarks about "rebuilding the Silk Road".
The Silk Road was the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Many people were excited after hearing the news, but soon calmed down again. After all, the Han and Tang Dynasties had powerful armies as the backing of the Silk Road, while the Song Dynasty... only had party members.
Sleep soundly on the couch lying on your side.
But some people only heard superficial articles, and some people smelled business opportunities from these articles. There is a core trend in these articles: Puhui Company must develop to the northwest!
What is a business opportunity? This is a business opportunity!
The merchants, generals, and even officials of Tokyo City joined forces with Ye An to go to Ganliang and Ganzhou. How could these smart people in Tokyo City not understand the interests involved?
Puhui Company was originally a small business, but under Ye An's operation, it became one of the best in Tokyo, and it was still expanding crazily during this period.
Although Puhui Company is not the largest store in Tokyo, in terms of follow-up power, no store can match it.
Ye An looked at today's newspapers and smiled slightly. This has not started yet, it is just a small foreshadowing. All newspapers in Tokyo are monopolized by him. Don't look at the fact that there is only one Tokyo Morning News with the mark of Pratt & Whitney Company.
In fact, the same is true for other newspapers, but they do not bear the name of Puhui Trading Company.
This will form an illusion of public opinion, as if the newspapers in Tokyo are blooming. This is a kind of evidence. Each newspaper supports each other to form a closed loop of public opinion.
After carefully folding the newspaper, Ye An went out to have breakfast with Qin Mumu. Although there were all kinds of ingredients and delicacies at home, the snacks and refreshment shops on the streets were the best places to go.
No matter what kind of delicious food there is in the Yunzhong Prefecture, it will become popular in Tokyo as quickly as possible. Human beings have never neglected their pursuit of delicious food.
The Wang Gang said that this was all leaked by Tieniu's wife, and if he couldn't do it well, he still had to use the name of the Hou Mansion.
Seeing Tieniu's resentful eyes, Ye An just laughed it off. Those were all made by Qin Mumu's hands, and the pasta she made was quite tempting. Of course, most of it was common food in later generations.
But I have to say that the breakfast in Tokyo tastes quite good. A bowl of snow-white tofu with fresh coriander and red pickled mustard, a spoonful of extremely fresh toppings made from kelp and shrimp skin, and finally a handful of fried soybeans.
, under the influence of chili pepper, Ye An couldn't stop eating at all.
He had eaten this kind of tofu puff in a small seaside town. After begging Qin Mumu to make it once, she could easily recreate it, and then it spread throughout Tokyo.
I don’t know why, but the people of Tokyo love this simple tofu puff so much. In later generations, I’m afraid they wouldn’t flock to it like this, but in this era, people’s ultimate pursuit of food is deliciousness.
The deliciousness of the seafood soup coupled with the smoothness of the tofu, coupled with the many snacks, the charm of the tofu is really hard to resist in this inland city.
Damniang's family's tofu puffs put Qin Mumu out of their league. After eating it a few times, Ye An became a regular customer here, but no one knew that this scholar from a seemingly well-off family was Ye Hou, who was famous all over Tokyo.
I asked for a few tabloid newspapers from the newspaper seller at the door, and while reading them, I ate tofu porridge with Qin Mumu. The man next to me couldn't help but look back at Qin Mumu's pretty face, but when he saw Ye Mumu,
After attaching it, he quickly twisted it away.
Although he is only a young man, he gives off the impression of being so calm and terrifying, and he does not have the demeanor of someone from a merchant family.
There are many such people in the city of Tokyo. Being a poor and lowly tofu brain is not a quirk. The sea area is even weirder, and idle men naturally dare not provoke them.
However, Qin Mumu has gotten used to it. She doesn't like to go out with thick curtains, especially in early autumn.
After finishing a bowl of tofu cakes, Ye An looked at the radish pancakes picked out by the damselflies with chopsticks in confusion. He couldn't help but order another bowl. A bite of crispy radish cakes and a mouthful of smooth and hot tofu cakes. Delicious.
Like a fairy.
However, soon the opposite side of Ye An was covered by two strong shadows. The people coming from the opposite side were not polite, they picked up the pancakes and ate them boldly, while Qin Mumu beside them stared at them with dissatisfaction.
: "Don't you two brothers take your sister-in-law with you every time you go out?"
Two pairs of big hands pointed at the box next to them at the same time: "Young brothers and sisters are the county kings, so it is not good to show up like this."
Qin Mumu got up helplessly and went to the box. Ye An said without waiting for them to speak: "I know what you are going to say. I am going to Ganliang for the greater benefit."
"Is your Silk Road theory true or false?"
"What do you think?"
Li Zunxu and Cao Yi looked at each other and said in unison: "It's hard to say!"