Chapter 400: Befriending Zhao Anren
"Duwei, although that Shunsheng Yuan Concubine is the biological mother of the prince of Liao, there is no need to transfer the gift to the queen of Liao, right?" In the embassy station, Fu Bi looked at Li Zhang with a puzzled face and asked, he originally asked himself if he was a smart person, but after staying by Li Zhang's side for a long time, he often felt that his brain was not enough, for example, this time Li Zhang actually spent a lot of effort to get close to that Xiao Yunjin, instead of the real queen Xiao Bodhisattva.
"Yanguo, you don't have to worry, this Xiao Yunjin is not an ordinary woman, according to the news I heard, this woman is ambitious, and has always been at odds with Brother Xiao Bodhisattva, if you wait until Yelu Zong really ascends the throne, I am afraid that she will take the opportunity of being the emperor's biological mother to destroy Brother Xiao Bodhisattva in one fell swoop, and then there will be a good show!" Li Zhang explained with a smile.
Li Zhang not only gave Xiao Yunjin many gifts before, but also asked Zhao Anren to bring a message to the other party, although the meaning of the words is very vague, but it also expresses the appreciation and support of the Great Song Dynasty for Xiao Yunjin, in fact, Li Zhang's main purpose is to make Xiao Yunjin have enough confidence, and do things more ruthlessly and decisively in the future, and make the Liao Kingdom more chaotic, so that it will be more beneficial to the Great Song Dynasty.
In addition, Li Zhang also inquired that Xiao Yunjin has always been at a disadvantage to Brother Xiao Bodhisattva, after all, Brother Xiao Bodhisattva is the queen, and there are people in the mother's family behind him, even Yelu Longxu is more supportive of his queen, which also makes Xiao Yunjin unable to fight Brother Xiao Bodhisattva at all, if he can express his support for her, Xiao Yunjin will definitely have a good impression of Da Song.
Sure enough, at noon the next day, that Zhao Anren came again, and when he saw Li Zhang, he immediately showed a kind smile and said: "Lieutenant Envoy Li, Concubine Yuan asked me to thank you on her behalf, I like those gifts you sent yesterday!" ”
"It's good if you like it, it's a coincidence that Zhao Zhuban came, it's noon now, why don't I let me prepare wine and food, how about we talk while eating?" When Li Zhang saw Zhao Anren coming, he immediately said enthusiastically again, although this Zhao Anren is a eunuch, Li Zhang can feel that the other party has no ill will towards him, and even has some inexplicable kindness, so he also wants to win over the other party.
"This ...... How does this work? Zhao Anren heard Li Zhang's words but said with some hesitation again, don't look at him as one of the great eunuchs in the Liao Imperial Palace, but the Liao people and the Song people despise eunuchs more, especially those Khitan nobles, and they don't treat them as human beings.
"Zhao Zhiban doesn't have to be polite, for some reason, I feel like I'm familiar with the Anban at first sight, so I don't have to shirk it!" Li Zhang said enthusiastically again, which made Zhao Anren not easy to refuse again, so he nodded and agreed.
Li Zhang also immediately ordered someone to prepare wine and food, there was already a cook in the mission, although the skills were average, but he could also cook a meal of the Great Song Dynasty, and Li Zhang also brought some good wine, although he himself did not like to drink, but he also took it out for the sake of hospitality.
After the wine and food were delivered, Li Zhang didn't let Fu Bi accompany him, mainly because he knew that Fu Bi and these scholars were relatively high and had prejudice against eunuchs, and he wanted to have a good relationship with Zhao Anren now, so he didn't let Fu Bi come, lest he do anything bad.
However, Zhao Anren behaved a little strange at this time, I saw him looking at the food in front of him in a daze, and after a while, he picked up the chopsticks and tasted a few bites, and then saw that his tears poured out all of a sudden, which made Li Zhang next to him also stunned, and he couldn't figure out what Zhao Anren was doing for a while?
After a long while, Zhao Anren wiped his tears and smiled apologetically at Li Zhang: "Let the envoy smile, but he has been away from home for many years, and now he suddenly tastes the food of his hometown, and he can't help it for a while, and I hope the envoy won't blame!" ”
When Zhao Anren said the end, his eyes became even redder, and Li Zhang couldn't help but ask in surprise at this time: "Could it be that Lieutenant Envoy Zhao is from Tokyo?" ”
The chefs in the mission were brought from Tokyo, and they made some of Tokyo's specialties, although the taste was not as good as those top restaurants, but it was not bad, and if ordinary people had not been to Tokyo, they might be difficult to eat, so when Li Zhang heard Zhao Anren's words, he would guess that he was from Tokyo, but how did he go to Liao to be a eunuch?
"The envoy didn't know, I was originally from Shenzhou Leshou, but my mother was from Tokyo, so I grew up eating her dishes since I was a child, but unfortunately I encountered war later, and I was taken captive by the Liao army to be a eunuch here, ashamed of my ancestors and ancestors, plus there is no freedom, so there is no news of my family, and now I suddenly taste the food that my mother once cooked, which makes me suddenly think of my mother, and I don't know if she is still alive?"
When Zhao Anren said to the end, he finally couldn't help but cry again, Shenzhou is located in Hebei, bordering Liao, Zhao Anren was nine years old when he was exiled to Liao, and he still remembers everything at home, he has been missing his relatives at home all these years, but although he is good in the Liao Palace, the eunuch has a low status after all, and he can't enter and leave the palace freely, so although he has tried his best all these years, he has been unable to find his family, and he doesn't even know whether his family is dead or alive. (Note: Zhao Anren is a real historical figure, and many deeds are also real history, not made up by Lao Yu.) )
Looking at Zhao Anren, who was crying bitterly, Li Zhang couldn't help but sigh secretly, before the alliance of the Yuanyuan, the Liao army would go south on a large scale almost every year to plunder the population, and there were not a few people like Zhao Anren, although the situation improved after the alliance between the two countries later, but there were still small groups of Liao troops going south, so Li Zhang didn't care about the so-called alliance at all, and when the strength of the Great Song Dynasty became stronger, he would definitely make the Liao people pay the price!
"Zhao Zhiban, if you believe me, why don't you tell me about the situation at home, and when I go back, I will definitely try my best to help you find your relatives!" Li Zhang pondered for a moment and then spoke again, the reason why he made this decision was not only to win over Zhao Anren, but also to do something for these poor people.
"Really, Lieutenant Li Envoy, are you really willing to help me?" Zhao Anren couldn't help but stop crying when he heard Li Zhang's words, and immediately raised his face full of tears to stare at Li Zhang and asked.
"Of course, and Zhao Zhiban, don't worry, I will go to do this in person, and I won't tell the court about your family's situation!" Li Zhang immediately assured again that Zhao Anren was the great eunuch in the Liao Imperial Palace after all, and if the Great Song Dynasty knew about his family's situation, he might use his family to threaten him to do things for the Great Song Dynasty, so he would say so.
Hearing Li Zhang's assurance, Zhao Anren was also greatly moved again, and then he seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then he suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "Lieutenant Envoy Li is very gracious, and he will never forget it in the next life, I have news to tell you here!" ”
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