Su Shi also stood next to Zhao Yan, and at the same time heard his own words, and immediately followed Zhao Yan's gaze, and immediately showed a sudden expression of enlightenment, because he saw that his friend Zhang Zai, who was originally in the capital, was actually standing there in an official uniform, which made Su Shi immediately think that after the Xiyuan Yaji last year, Zhang Zai was suddenly appointed as the commander of Jiaohe County, so he hurriedly took office, and he and Li Gonglin and others saw him off at that time, and Jiaohe County is a county under Yingzhou.

Thinking of this, Su Shi immediately explained to Zhao Yan with a smile about Zhang Zai's appointment as the commander of Jiaohe County, and then pulled Zhao Yan forward to greet Zhang Zai and said: "Brother Zihou, last time I said goodbye to Tokyo, I thought it would be difficult to see each other for several years, but I didn't expect that in less than half a year, we would meet here again." ”

Zhang Zai received the news yesterday and rushed to Yingzhou City this morning to prepare to meet the mission, but he only knew that the envoy of the mission was served by Yingwang Zhao Ji, but he never expected that Zhao Yan and Su Shi, two old acquaintances, were also in the mission, and when he saw Su Shi, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Brother Zizhan, you are also going to Liao, with the talent of Brother Zizhan, you will definitely be able to become famous in Daliao!" ”

After Zhang Zai finished talking to Su Shi, he immediately saluted Zhao Yan and said: "Last time Xiyuan Yaji said goodbye, Xia Guan wanted to go to the county king's mansion to visit, but he happened to be assigned by the imperial court to Yingzhou as an official, which made Xia Guan also regret it all the time, but he didn't expect to meet the county king here again." ”

"Haha, last time I said goodbye to Brother Zihou, this king also misses it a lot, I didn't expect to meet Brother Zihou here again, it seems that we are really fate!" Zhao Yan said these words are really a bit of a shame, after the last time the West Garden Elegant Gathering ended, although Zhang Zai left a deep impression on him, but after that, he left Zhang Zai behind, if he hadn't met here today, I'm afraid he would never have remembered the other party for the rest of his life.

Although Zhao Yan and Su Shi were deputy envoys, most of the officials who greeted them were attracted by Zhao Ji, so the two of them had nothing to do, so they chatted with Zhang Zai, especially for Jiaohe County, where he served as the county commander, which aroused Zhao Yan's interest, because this Jiaohe County is located in the northernmost part of Yingzhou, and across the county border is the buffer zone between Song and Liao, and further north is Liao.

Zhang Zai briefly introduced the situation in Jiaohe County, Zhao Yangang wanted to ask about the Liao team's fight against Caogu, but at this time Zhao Yan had already finished greeting with the officials of Yingzhou, and Zhao Yan was not good to talk to Zhang Zai more, first went to the post station to rest, took a shower and changed clothes by the way, and then went to the banquet held for them by local officials as usual.

Because Yingzhou is already the border between the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State, and Zhao Yan and their journey is also very hard, so according to the original plan, they will rest in Yingzhou for a few days, and at the same time send someone to inform the Liao State, and when the army from the Liao State arrives, Zhao Yan and they will not go on the road again.

Zhao Yan has never stopped exercising since he crossed to the Great Song Dynasty, and he is in adolescence, which is the most energetic age, so he only rested in the post station for one night, and the next day he was full of energy, and after breakfast, he pulled Su Shi out of Yingzhou City, and then went to Jiaohe County to visit Zhang Zai, and also asked Zhang Zai about the situation in the opposite Liao country.

However, when Zhao Yan and they rushed to Jiaohe County, they didn't expect to pounce, Zhang Zai was not here, and asked the officials to know that Zhang Zai had gone out of the city to deal with things, and Zhao Yan originally planned to go outside the city to find Zhang Zai, but was persuaded by Su Shi, after all, the north of Jiaohe County is Liaoguo, and the county is not very peaceful. Zhao Yan also knew that his identity was really not in danger, so he and Su Shi went around in Jiaohe County, waiting for Zhang Zai to come back while visiting the scenery of Jiaohe County.

It may be because it is located on the border of Song and Liao, Jiaohe County is built very strong, the city wall is much taller than the general county town, and there are many soldiers stationed in the city, the population in the city is quite a lot, especially the north and south gates have a lot of caravans entering, making the county town seem very prosperous, not like the border county at all.

"Tofu! The fragrant and soft fried tofu is delicious, and all the guests who come and go from the north to the south try it! A shout of selling snacks immediately attracted the attention of Zhao Yan and Su Shi, not that there was anything special about this fried tofu seller, but at this time, Zhao Yan and the two of them suddenly appeared, there were really too many tofu sellers in Jiaohe County.

For example, on the street in front of Zhao Yan and them, both sides of the street are full of all kinds of food stalls selling tofu brain, fried tofu, dried tofu and the like, and the hotels on both sides also have a lot of grandiose signboards for various tofu dishes, and there are even some hundred-year-old tofu, hemp rope tofu and other shops that specialize in selling tofu, which is really surprising.

"Brother Zizhan, it seems that the tofu here in Jiaohe County should be very famous, you see those caravans entering the city, most of them will buy some tofu to eat while walking, why don't we find a place to taste it?" Zhao Yan saw that there were so many places selling tofu in the county, and he was also very interested at the moment.

"Haha, that's exactly what I mean!" Su Shi was originally a person who likes to taste food, and he also wants to taste the specialty tofu in Jiaohe County.

At that moment, Zhao Yan and they found a relatively large restaurant, because it was not a meal yet, so there were not many guests in the restaurant, Zhao Yan and they found a good position by the window on the second floor to sit down, and the guy immediately stepped forward and greeted: "What do the two guest officers want to eat?" ”

"Shopkeeper, as soon as we entered the city just now, there are a lot of tofu sellers in the city, is your tofu here particularly famous?" Zhao Yan didn't rush to order, but asked the guy with a smile.

"The guest officer guessed well, our tofu in Jiaohe County is a must, it is very famous in several nearby state capitals, and even the big restaurants in Yingzhou City have to order tofu from us, when the merchants from the south to the north pass through the county, they also have to taste the Jiaohe tofu before leaving, how about the two guest officers also taste a few special tofu in the small shop?" This guy is very good at talking, and after introducing the situation in the county, he promoted the dishes in his store by the way.

"Haha, then send a copy of all the special tofu in your store, and we will also taste how it is different from other tofu!" Zhao Yan also laughed when he heard this, and the guy also saw that the identities of the two people in front of him were not ordinary, he shouted happily, turned around and went to report the dish, and after a while, he sent a table of dishes with tofu as the main ingredient.

At that moment, Zhao Yan and Su Shi picked up the chopsticks and tasted them, but although the dishes on the table were different, all the tofu was delicate and smooth, not only the taste was excellent, but there was no other place in the tofu with that trace of bitterness, but there was a faint fragrance, it is estimated that this is the reason why Jiaohe tofu is famous.

"Not bad, yes, as the saying goes, one side of the water and soil raises one side of the people, the tofu here in Jiaohe is really good, whether it is Tokyo City or my hometown, there is no such delicious tofu!" Su Shi is a tricky person, and it is not easy to make him praise him, so you can see how delicious the tofu here is.

"Brother Zizhan, Jiaohe County is already the border of the Great Song Dynasty, why are there so many caravans on the street?" Zhao Yan tasted a few mouthfuls of tofu, and then pointed to the caravan on the street and asked, he had already had this problem just now, it is said that there are no other specialties here in Jiaohe County except tofu, but there are really a lot of caravans in the county.

"Haha, how did Senior Brother Zhong forget, it is precisely because Jiaohe County is the border between the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State that there are so many caravans, after all, the trade between the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom is very prosperous!" Su Shi laughed when he heard Zhao Yan's question. Zhongxue is Zhao Yan's character, because his identity is inconvenient to be exposed, so Su Shi is commensurate with his character.

Zhao Yan also immediately realized when he heard this, since the Tanyuan Alliance of the year, although the Great Song Dynasty had to pay the New Year's currency to the Liao State, but at the same time, it also opened up the trade channel between the two countries, whether it was industry and commerce or agriculture, the Great Song Dynasty was much stronger than the Liao State, so in the trade between the two countries, the Great Song Dynasty has always occupied a dominant position, and the annual trade income can even reach dozens of times that of the New Year's coin, so if only from the economic point of view, the Tanyuan Alliance is still beneficial to the Great Song Dynasty, but from the political and military levels, However, it is extremely unfavorable to the Great Song Dynasty, especially the blow to the national spirit of the Great Song Dynasty every year, which makes the Song people always feel a head shorter when facing the Liao people, which can not be bought back with just money.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan couldn't help but sigh lightly, although he had traveled to the Great Song Dynasty for less than a year, he had already felt the suppression of the Great Song Dynasty by the Liao State everywhere, and even he, the prince, was forced to go to the Liao State to paint for Yelu Hongji, although the other party was very polite on the surface to invite him to the Liao Kingdom, but secretly there was a sense of coercion, which also made Zhao Yan feel humiliated.

However, Zhao Yan then thought of the internal situation in the Liao State, especially Yelu Chongyuan, an ambitious guy, and Yelu Yixin and Zhang Xiaojie, who played with power, although he had not yet figured out what to do, but when the Liao State understood the situation, he could always find an opportunity from it, and it was best to let Yelu Chongyuan rebel directly, and then the Liao country would fight endlessly, and then they would have no time to take care of the Great Song Dynasty.

Of course, Zhao Yan also knew that his above ideas were a little too ideal, but since he knew in advance that Yelu Chongyuan was going to rebel, he had to make good use of this opportunity, which could be regarded as a big birthday gift he brought to Yelu Hongji.

"The county lord is back!" Just when Zhao Yan was thinking about this trip to Liaoguo, he suddenly heard someone shouting on the street, and then saw another commotion on the street, and after a while, he saw a team of people coming from the direction of the north gate of the county, among which the front cart was full of bloody heads. r1152

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