Zhongjing.
The first thing Yelu Longxu did when he woke up was not to immediately send his troops south. Of course he wanted to do so, but reality did not allow it.
Before fighting the outside world, you must first make peace with the inside!
During the period when he was in coma, those ambitious people who were ready to take action were even more hateful than Song Ting!
Besides, the weather is getting colder and colder, and there is no time to continue sending troops this year.
Therefore, the pace of the war stopped.
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Bianliang, Tokyo.
Liu Zhai.
Looking at the note that had already been written in his hand, Liu Yun's eyes flashed with a few tangled colors.
What is the job of a censor?
Admonish the Lord!
However, right now he is unable to fulfill his responsibilities!
After a long time, Liu Jun made a decision.
【I heard from you that the order of chaos in the world is due to the clearing of obstacles by lower emotions.
At the extreme level of governance, all small people can achieve self-reliance, but in the event of great chaos, even close ministers will not be able to achieve self-reliance.
His Majesty has been in the imperial court for two years. Apart from being in power, he has never interacted with his ministers.
The urgent task now is to clear up the emotions and eliminate obstructions and disadvantages.
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When the ancient saints were about to achieve something, they must first be in darkness and observe the bright, and stay in silence and observe movement, then the emotions of all things will be laid out before them.
Your Majesty is a man of great sage and wisdom. He has grown up in the Spring and Autumn Period. He should be close to virtuous ministers and stay away from villains. Then he should act in accordance with things and make the world infinite. 】
The next day.
Li Jie couldn't help but be happy when he saw Liu Jun's memorial.
This guy actually turned around and cursed himself.
The saying that "the world is in chaos is due to the obstruction of the lower world", doesn't this show that the current public opinion is not smooth?
Stay in China!
After a while, Li Jie followed his usual practice and placed Liu Jun's notes in the pile of memorials left in his residence.
He didn't have time to deal with the speaker's complaints now.
The most urgent task now is to understand the internal trends of the Liao Kingdom.
Strategically, despise the enemy, but tactically, we must pay attention to the enemy.
The Liao Kingdom is indeed one of the great enemies.
Although the Liao Kingdom is not stable internally, the current Liao Army is not the same Liao Army that was destroyed by the Jin Kingdom.
Today, the two countries have only been at peace for twenty years, and the Liao army is far from corrupting and declining.
It can be foreseen that once the Liao Emperor has finished handling domestic affairs, it will be inevitable to send troops southward.
"The officials are all ready."
At this time, Zhang Maoze's voice came from the door.
"ready to go!"
Hearing this, Li Jie put down the note in his hand, stood up and walked towards the door.
When Zhang Mao said he was ready, he meant that preparations for leaving the palace were complete.
From the first year of Qianxing to the present, except for the time when Zhenzong entered the mountain mausoleum, Li Jie had never left the imperial city seriously.
Therefore, today’s trip was possible.
The emperor's travel is never a trivial matter. Even if he travels incognito, his entourage and escorts are indispensable.
After a while, Li Jie changed into casual clothes. Today he was wearing scholar's clothes, with a jacket and a jacket underneath.
A tuzi is a coat with a straight collar, double breasts, and slits at the armpits. The sleeves can be wide or narrow. The style Li Jie is wearing today is wide-sleeved and above the knees.
Wearing a wide-sleeved jacket, it was obvious that Li Jie did not choose to travel by horseback today, but was planning to take a car.
In fact, officials in the Song Dynasty preferred riding horses to riding in cars and sedan chairs.
Except for those old and sick ministers, the remaining scholar-bureaucrats, from the prime minister to the ministers, down to the officials, all rode in and out.
The custom of sitting in sedan chairs in the Song Dynasty became popular in the Southern Song Dynasty.
In the first year of Jianyan (1127), Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty fled south and was stationed in Yangzhou. The travel patterns of the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty gradually began to change.
After all, Yangzhou is a temporary place to stay. It is not as prosperous as the city of Tokyo, and its infrastructure is far inferior to Tokyo.
Because the bricks were slippery, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty authorized his ministers to travel in sedan chairs.
After that, the popularity of sedan chairs became very popular.
Back to business.
The carriage walked along the side street, passing through Xuanyou Gate, left Yintai Gate, left Changqing Gate, and finally left the imperial city through Xuande Gate.
After leaving Xuandemen, both sides of the street suddenly became noisy.
Although there are government offices on both sides of Imperial Street, there are still many shops around. It is obvious that the shops here are occupied by scholar-bureaucrats.
Moreover, those who can open a shop here are either merchants with strong capital or have rich ancestors.
After all, this is the core area closest to the imperial city.
To give an analogy, it’s like opening a store outside the Forbidden City.
However, this is not today's destination. Li Jie plans to go shopping near Zhouqiao today.
Zhouqiao is also one of the core areas of the inner city. Not far to the west of Zhouqiao is Kaifeng Mansion Office, Yushitai and other places, and to the west is the bustling East Street.
To the south is the famous Daxiangguo Temple, and to the north is Yujie.
The famous Zhouqiao Night Market is located here.
Although it was daytime, there was still a large flow of people near Zhouqiao. As soon as the carriage approached Zhouqiao, Li Jie heard the shouting from outside the carriage.
"Ma Fu, just cooked Ma Fu, drink one to appetize, drink two to warm your body, drink three to keep you healthy..."
"Fragrant fried dumplings." (Similar to dumplings, fried like dumplings)
“Gold and silver rolled pancakes, freshly made pancakes!”
“Grilled pork rind, fragrant and crispy pork rind, don’t miss it when you pass by.”
Li Jie couldn't help but twitch his index finger when he heard the vendor's shouts and the smell of oil, noodles, and meat floating into the car.
On weekdays, the food he eats are all palace dishes prepared by the imperial chef. They are exquisite and taste good, but they always lack a bit of fireworks.
"Mao Ze, what is this mafu?"
Li Jie had heard of snacks like mafu, but he was not sure what they were.
Zhang Mao is a native of Kaifeng. Although he entered the palace when he was seven or eight years old, as a native of Kaifeng, he still knows what mafu is.
He still remembers that his mother made it at home when he was a child.
“Back at the official house, mafu is actually made from sesame seeds. First stir-fry the sesame seeds until the aroma comes out, grind them out of the pot and mash them, and then add water.
Then filter it through silk, remove the residue, take the juice and cook it, and finally add white sugar or granulated sugar. "
(ps: granulated sugar is sugar made from sugarcane juice)
ps2: The food in the Song Dynasty was actually very rich, such as gold and silver rolled pancakes, which were broken with eggs or duck eggs, the egg whites and egg yolks were separated, mixed with water, then mixed with soybean flour, spread into pancakes, and finally stuffed and fried. Similar to today’s egg-filled pancakes)
"Go buy a few bowls and let everyone try them."
"Yes, official."
After saying this, Zhang Mao opened the curtain in front and gave instructions.
"parking."
After a while, the car slowly stopped, and Zhang Mao got out of the back door.
Here, Zhang Mao had just gotten out of the car, and a middle-aged man in the teahouse next door happened to see him.
'Isn't this the official's servant? '
'Why are you here? '
Then, he turned his attention to the carriage parked on the street. Zhang Mao had just gotten off the carriage very slightly, and after getting off, he bowed towards the carriage.
Who else can make Zhang Maoze so respectful?
Could it be that the people sitting in the carriage were officials?
