The two of them sat down, Gao Qiu took a sip of tea, and couldn't help but wonder: "Didn't Mr. Lin ask Fan Lou to send fragrant tea?"
Li Yan said: "Everyday pickup and delivery is troublesome and eye-catching, so forget it."
Gao Qiu said sincerely: "Young Master Lin is now a very rich man, but he is still simple and unpretentious. It is really admirable!"
Li Yan smiled: "I don't refuse food and pleasure, but I don't have high pursuit of these aspects."
Gao Qiu felt happy in his heart and nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand!"
After finishing the small talk, let’s get to the main topic.
Gao Qiu's face darkened: "That Liu Yanqing, who was active up and down, was recommended by Zeng Bu and Cai Bian. This time he also wanted to make meritorious service and destroy the traitor of the cult! Mr. Lin said at the time that this traitor could not be beaten to death with a stick.
It’s really good!”
Li Yandao: "After all, Liu Yanqing was released because there was no evidence of collusion between Liu Yanqing and Ming Zunjiao, and he was cleared of all suspicion."
Gao Qiuhen said: "Oh, when Di Wuxiang died unjustly, why didn't they doubt the guilt? It's just because Liu Yanqing was willing to be a dog and listen to them!"
Although Liu Yanqing was not worthy of carrying Di Qing's shoes, and there was no comparison between the two, Li Yan was still pleased, and Gao Qiu gradually understood the rules of conduct of civil servants.
The relationship between civil servants and military officials in the Song Dynasty was complicated at best, but simple at the same time. That is, the military men had to be completely obedient to the civil servants.
For example, if Di Qing had not been promoted to Privy Council by Renzong, but had been suspended for a few years as suggested by Pang Ji and others, he might not have been attacked by a group later.
The civil servants asked the military ministers to go up, and only the military ministers could go up. Otherwise, in the eyes of the scholar-bureaucrats, this person would be a traitor and "look like the great ancestor".
Di Qing, who dared not listen to the civil servants, violated the unspoken rules of the Song Dynasty's officialdom, and it was natural for him to be acquitted. Liu Yanqing, who was obedient and obedient to the civil servants, immediately became acquitted.
Li Yan asked: "Which way is Liu Yanqing going?"
Gao Qiu said: "This thief is very smart and wants to go to Luoyang, Xijing."
Li Yan shook his head: "The Ming Zunjiao suffered a huge defeat in the capital this time. It will not dare to invade again for at least a few years. However, its spread in the local area cannot be underestimated. Luoyang is far inferior to that of the former Tang Dynasty. Liu Yanqing wants to
If we go to suppress thieves, we may not be able to succeed."
Gao Qiu said with a smile: "Isn't that just right? If he fails, he can also slap those civil servants in the face. I feel sick when I see their faces now!"
Li Yan frowned slightly: "I'm afraid Liu Yanqing will take credit for killing someone..."
In the world of the Tang Dynasty, what he hated most about Qiu Shenji at first was that in history, Qiu Shenji killed good people and took credit for his actions when suppressing rebellions, but in the Northern Song Dynasty, it was even more common. If nothing else, after Zhang Dun became the prime minister, he was strictly investigated for his empty pay.
, the phenomenon of killing good people and pretending to be meritorious, and falsely reporting military exploits.
What is a phenomenon?
It proves that the situation is common and not an exception!
Based on Liu Yanqing's moral standards, he is committing meritorious deeds this time. If he really fails to catch the cult thieves, ordinary people will be in trouble.
But Gao Qiu's eyes moved, and he just said what he was thinking: "Don't worry, Mr. Lin, I intend to send Mr. Gao to keep an eye on Liu Yanqing. If he does something wrong, I will take him down immediately and get both the person and the stolen goods."
Gao Gongshi is a high-ranking official, and Gao Qiu is really worthy of his position at work. Li Yan immediately understood what he meant: "Such an action undoubtedly requires the cooperation of Xijing. Gao Tiju is preparing to use this opportunity to let the power of the Imperial City Division
Leaving the capital?"
Gao Qiu grinned: "Nothing can be hidden from Mr. Lin!"
"You're drifting..."
Li Yan felt a little helpless. He praised you just now. Why can't he carry it clearly now?
Gao Qiu now only works and makes up for classes, and his level has indeed improved a lot. However, he goes to the academy eight times a day and asks him about everything. With such independence, he has not even learned to walk yet, so he is thinking about it.
The Imperial City Division was an extension of the imperial power and had just established a firm foothold in the capital. Beyond Bianjing, it was dominated by local clans and military generals.
The conversation at that time will be similar to this: "You need to be powerful and have a background to work out. Which subject are you a Jinshi in? Which section are you a general in?" "I promote the Imperial City Division, call me Captain Gao, and I
I can bear it..." "It turns out to be little Zha San~"
It's really no exaggeration. After Huangchengsi left Bianjing, he became a little brat when he got to the local government.
It is similar to the current Sui'an Academy, which wants to open branches in various places and compete with the eight major academies.
Although he was very demanding, he also had some considerations: "I wonder where Uncle Lin is planning to go?"
Li Yan said: "It was decided yesterday that my father would go to Daming Mansion."
Gao Qiu clapped his hands: "Come on! Then I will send out a team of people, let Pei Xuan lead the team, and follow Uncle Lin!"
"No wonder I am so confident..."
Li Yan understood, nodded and said: "Okay, but I'm afraid Gao Gongshi's actions will not go as expected, so you have to be prepared."
Gao Qiu sneered: "Don't worry, Mr. Lin, then Liu Yanqing is a waste. Gao Qiu can't hold him?"
Li Yan stopped persuading him and chatted for a while before Gao Qiu stood up and left.
Watching Gao Qiu leave happily, Shishi poked his head in and waved the "Five-Year Trial and Three-Year Simulation" in his hand: "Official, I'm done!"
Li Yan took it and knew it was right after just one glance. Thinking that Wan'er was also so smart, he sighed with emotion: "How long have you been listening to the class and you can do it so effortlessly? If there were more students like you,
How comforting it would be…”
The teacher laughed, and then saw the dean move away, revealing a tall stack of papers behind him: "Take it and do it."
Her smile slowly disappeared.
Li Yan was also afraid of dampening the children's enthusiasm, so he said warmly: "Do more questions, understand the rules, and you will be able to ask questions in the future."
"Huh?"
Upon hearing this, Master Shishi raised his neck and became energetic: "Is it true? I can also give them questions?"
Li Yan smiled very sincerely: "Of course it's true, you can also grade their test papers!"
The teacher quickly held the paper in front of him: "Okay! Okay!"
When Li Yan saw her taking out the top dish, he was about to start writing, but he thought of something: "Master, if you want to make Fan Lou's signature dishes in a new store, how many chefs will be needed?"
The master replied: "If you really want a skilled cook, one is enough. You can hire helpers, but the cook is the most important."
Li Yan thought of the fat chef who was very kind to the little girl: "Can Aunt Yan do it?"
The master said: "Although aunt is not the best cook in the building, she is still very good, of course she can!"
Li Yan said: "The last time I heard Aunt Yan speak, her accent was not that of Bianjing. Where is she from?"
Shishi hesitated for a moment, and would definitely not tell anyone if asked, but the official was fine: "Auntie is from Jizhou."
Li Yan was stunned.
It turned out to be Jizhou, Gongsun Zhao’s hometown, which was later known as Tianjin.
Why did the little girl hesitate? Because this place belongs to the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youji, also known as the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, which is within the territory of the Liao Kingdom. They are Han people from the Liao Kingdom, and many of them fled into the Song Dynasty.
This is why Gongsun Zhao was not afraid of his wife being killed even if he was on the wanted list. Ding Run asked him to flee back to his hometown. Anyway, it was not under the jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty. As long as he changed his name, the Liao Kingdom would not specifically target the Song Dynasty.
This side will not send people to chase into Jizhou.
The teacher was a little nervous: "Why do the officials ask where the aunt is from?"
Li Yan said: "I am planning to open a Fanlou branch in another state. If Aunt Yan is from Bianjing, she will definitely not want to go there, so I want to know where she is from."
Shishi breathed a sigh of relief and became happy: "So that's how it is, opening a branch? What senior officials want to do is so interesting!"
The most valuable thing about Fan Tower is its signboard. As Zhang Tang said at first, even if the twelve printing houses of Houjiang Guild are famous, ordinary people don’t know about them at all. But when it comes to Fan Tower, although they are still
It has not reached the point where everyone knows it, but people in many states and counties do know that it ranks first among the restaurants in the capital.
Now that Li Yan has taken over this No. 1 building in the world, he naturally wants to make use of its brand value: "The senior figures in the branch will naturally have different treatment, which is equivalent to the position of steward. Go back and talk to Aunt Yan.
If she has the intention, she can use it familiarly instead of raw."
The teacher nodded repeatedly: "Okay! Okay!"
After chatting, one of them read a book and the other worked on questions, and the study room became quiet.
It wasn't until the sun set that Master stood up reluctantly, put a few more papers into his book bag, and saluted, "Your Majesty, I'm going back."
Li Yan smiled: "Be careful on the road."
Shishi hummed, happily left the study, went to the backyard, climbed over the wall, then got on the donkey, and wandered all the way to Fan Tower.
Before Gao Qiu came back, Li Yanze opened his fingers, and a hand-drawn map of the Song Dynasty flew up from the bookshelf and floated in front of him.
Looking at Da Song's 23rd Route Map, he fell into deep thought.
In recent days, Li Yan has been thinking about a question: Where to choose the base for the rebellion?
According to his original plan, it would take at least several years of accumulation before there would be the possibility of outward development. Who knew that Ming Zunjiao was so generous, and the progress bar was instantly dragged forward.
Now that you have financial power, you naturally consider how to turn it into effective territory, subordinates and troops.
There are actually many choices, such as Liangshan in the original plot and Jiangnan in Fang La.
Liangshan in this world is undoubtedly a magically modified version. Compared with Liangshan in history, the terrain is much better. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Unfortunately, the layout is not big.
As for the local clans in the south of the Yangtze River, it is more suitable for wealthy locals like Fang La and Lu Shinang to raise the banner of rebellion, but it is difficult for outsiders to take root.
The ancients had a strong sense of region and were extremely exclusive. Sometimes, no matter how good an outsider was, they couldn't come as directly as someone with a local household registration and authentic local accent.
Therefore, Li Yan was not prepared to use Liangshan or Jiangnan as the base camp for the uprising.
But just because we don't have a base camp doesn't mean we can't use it.
For example, the rice grains in Jiangnan and the geographical advantages of Liangshan, it would be a pity to completely give up.
He stared at the map, and with a thought, he drew a red circle at the locations of Liangshan and Jiangning Mansion.
Now there are still fourteen years left before the original plot. The leader of Liangshan village should not be Wang Lun. I don't know what the current situation of the bandit den is. I can investigate it.
Then his eyes completely moved to the north.
First it landed in Daming Mansion in Beijing.
Beijing and Nanjing in this era are not the same places as those in later generations.
It can also be seen from the distance above that from Bianjing to the west, it is 350 miles to Luoyang, to the south, to Yingtian Mansion, it is 300 miles, and to the north, to Daming Mansion, it is another 350 miles.
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It is equivalent to three companions all forming a triangle, guarding the capital.
After Li Yan's eyes fell on Daming Mansion for a moment,
First, go to the right and look at the states of Shandong except Liangshan.
After landing in the whole territory of Shandong for a long time, we continued to go north to reach the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.
He wandered back and forth in this area for a long time, and when he looked to the west, he mainly fell on the border with Xixia and Xiliang Mansion.
In the world of the Tang Dynasty, Liangzhou was half of his hometown, and he had deep feelings for it, but in this era, it was no longer Chinese land.
Many people in later generations believe that the Song Dynasty was inherently deficient from the beginning of the founding of the country. It did not have the barrier of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun to face the threat of the Liao Kingdom, and it did not have the Longyou and Hexi Corridor in the northwest, so it was doomed to be passively beaten and eventually destroyed.
Li Yan's eyes roamed this area for a long time. After thinking about it, he closed the map and flew back to the bookshelf.
He had roughly thought it through through simple observation and thinking, but it couldn't be relied on entirely. On-the-spot investigation was also needed.
You can let a group of brothers do it for you, but if you do it yourself, the effect is undoubtedly the best.
Thinking about it this way, it seems that it still lacks the ability to move quickly.
Li Yan took out the Xuanyin Jade and landed on one of the articles: