Li Yan smiled back and said lightly: "The follow-up is that the emperor was furious and sent people to investigate quickly. The Ministry of Punishment, Jingzhao Mansion, and Tianrong Guard investigated and found out. So far, there is no clue. As usual, even if nothing can be found,
For anything, at least someone must be responsible for this matter, but now, apart from the fact that a few minor officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Zhongshu Province have been found guilty and imprisoned, will there be any follow-up to this matter?"
Xia Zhaoyi said nothing, lowered his head slightly, and looked at the table with a calm expression.
"The follow-up is, at most, a few months later. He said he was not doing things well, and then chopped off the heads of a few officials as an explanation," Li Yan replied, "and the emperor will probably let the mastermind behind the scenes go.
Because it is beyond his power."
After a while, Xia Zhaoyi said, "Does this have anything to do with what happened to Li Dongyan yesterday?"
"Ah Li, can't you hear it? What I mean is that our emperor is lazy in his administration."
"Lazi Zheng." Xia Zhaoyi repeated softly.
"Yes, the emperor is now obsessed with power and has kept a close eye on all the officials in the capital. But as for the covetous foreign invasion and the uprisings, look at him, he is not even in a hurry now. I think, we
This emperor does not need the world. He is satisfied with just Kyoto. Anyway, the world is far away from him who sits in the palace all year round. And Li Dongyan is the best dog he uses to keep an eye on these officials. You
Tell me, is he willing to do anything to this dog?" Li Yan replied.
Xia Zhaoyi's hands under the case were slightly tightened and clenched into fists.
"The emperor may be old and tired," Li Yan replied, "compared to Li Dongyan who stayed in the palace for a day and night, General Ouyang rushed back from the front line and has not been able to see the emperor so far.
"No, General Ouyang Anfeng died in battle two years ago. It was his eldest son, Ouyang Juan."
Xia Zhaoyi's fingers trembled slightly, and her chest felt uncomfortable. She nodded: "Yes, Ouyang Jun."
"Ah Li." Li Yan looked back at her.
Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyes and looked back calmly: "Huh?"
"Do you know General Ouyang Anfeng?"
Xia Zhaoyi paused and said: "If I say we know each other, you will say how you met General Ouyang at such a young age and even younger two years ago. At the same time, you will wonder, since I know him, why don't you?
You know he passed away two years ago, right?"
"Haha," Li Yan smiled back, "How do you want me to answer your words?"
Xia Zhaoyi shook his head and said: "Sir, I don't know what to say to you, so I won't say anything. Since Li Dongyan is still in the palace now, he should still be in the palace. But Mr. Yan Hui, two years ago
I hope you can help me with the money for disaster relief."
"Oddly enough, two years seems very mysterious to you."
"Yes," Xia Zhaoyi said without denying it, "it's very mysterious."
"Okay, Ah Li, I never ask much about other people's affairs, and I won't ask about yours either. But I always feel that you are only a ten-year-old child, but you have lost some of the liveliness that a child should have, so,"
Li Yanhui took out another small pouch, pushed it over and said, "Here you go, Ah Li."
"What is it?" Xia Zhaoyi took it curiously, opened it, and immediately smiled, "Candy."
"Osmanthus candy, I saw it on the roadside, so I bought it for you. It's delicious."
"Someone also gave me candy before. Sir, do I look greedy?" Xia Zhaoyi looked up and smiled.
"It's because I'm not greedy that I let you try this delicious food," Li Yan replied, "Ah Li, sir, please smile more. You little girl looks pretty when she smiles."
"It's just a skin," Xia Zhaoyi said with a slight smile, meaningfully, "Sir, this is really just a skin to me."
"Hahaha, here we go again, you girl."
"Let's talk about the difficult list, sir," Xia Zhaoyi put away the candies, "I don't have much time recently, so I just picked the most expensive one."
"Haha," Li Yan laughed again, "Okay, I'll give you the most expensive one."
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"Selling candied haws on a stick! Selling candied haws on a stick!"
"Would you like a pancake that costs three cents and eight taels? Uncle Li, do you want a pancake that costs three cents and eight taels?"
"Does anyone want a charcoal fire? It's almost winter, does anyone want a charcoal fire?"
…
The vendors on the long street shouted hard, but not many people stopped.
At a noodle stall on the street, three tall men with sturdy backs were sitting there, none of them looked very good-looking.
Several men at the next table were having a good time and were bragging. Among them, the one with his feet up on the bench was the loudest.
"...You know nothing, such an evil boy should be cut into pieces! Do you know what evil is? It is the kind that specializes in doing evil and does not distinguish between good and bad. Maybe one day it will harm us!"
"They said she was responsible for the assassination and the coffin on the street that night," another man said. "I was really a little scared. I heard that the girl climbed out of the coffin at that time."
"That's right," the man with his legs crossed shouted, "it's not a good thing anyway. If you catch her, you will definitely kill her severely!"
"Come on, come on, you may not be able to catch her. This girl is probably a ghost who came here to eat us!"
"Beat him to death even if he is a ghost! Tie him up and hang him on the tower of the city, and then show his head to the public!"
…
Several men cursed and cursed without stopping.
Judging from Xiancai's words, the cousin of the man with his legs crossed seems to be a soldier of Yanyun Mansion. He was seriously injured yesterday, so it is not difficult to understand why he scolded him so fiercely.
"Come on, come on, come on."
The boss came over at this time, put down the tray, and brought out three bowls of noodles one after another.
The noodles are steaming hot and fragrant. In the past, the three of them would have started using chopsticks, but now the three of them maintained their original sitting positions, with cold faces and motionless.
The boss's smile froze on his face: "Sir, you guys are eating noodles."
The man with the darkest skin on his face suddenly raised his head and took a look, his eyes were as cold as snow and as cold as knives.
The boss was frightened, then smiled awkwardly and said in a low voice: "Eat noodles, eat noodles."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Hey! Boss, let's have another bowl of noodle soup! Put some meat on it!" the man at the next table shouted.
"Coming, coming." the boss replied, and couldn't help but cast another scary look at the three men.
But fortunately, one finally picked up the chopsticks, wiped them, and was ready to start.
The other two people no longer sat stiffly. They each picked up their chopsticks and lowered their heads to eat noodles. They didn't exchange a word the whole time.
What a weirdo.
The boss murmured in his heart.
But it's over now.
The boss murmured in his heart, not knowing whether he could collect the money for these three bowls of noodles.
He raised his head and looked around. It would be great if a patrol could pass by at this time.
