Chapter 400: Befriend Zhao Anren
"The Duwei, although the Prince Shunsheng Yuan Concubine is the biological mother of the prince of the Liao Kingdom, there is no need to transfer the gifts given to the queen of the Liao Kingdom to her, right?" In the mission station, Fu Bi looked at Li Zhang with confusion and asked. He originally asked himself that he was a smart person, but after staying with Li Zhang 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 approach Xiao Nojin instead of the real queen Xiao Bodhisattva.
"Yan Kingdom, don't worry, this Xiao Nojin is not an ordinary woman. According to the information I have learned, this woman is ambitious and has always been incompatible with Xiao Bodhisattva. If Yelu Zongzhen ascends the throne, she may take advantage of the opportunity of being the emperor's biological mother to destroy Xiao Bodhisattva in one fell swoop, and there will be a good show when the time comes!" Li Zhang explained with a smile.
Li Zhang not only gave Xiao Nojin a lot of gifts, but also asked Zhao Anren to tell him the other party. Although the meaning in the words was very obscure, it also expressed the Song Dynasty's appreciation and support for Xiao Nojin. In fact, Li Zhang's main purpose was to make Xiao Nojin have enough confidence, and to do things more ruthlessly in the future, and to make the Liao Kingdom even more chaotic, which would have more benefits for the Song Dynasty.
In addition, Li Zhang also found out that Xiao Nojin has always been at a disadvantage with Xiao Boss. After all, Xiao Boss is the queen, and there are people in his family behind him. Even Yelu Longxu also supports his queen more, which makes Xiao Nojin unable to fight Xiao Bosss. If he could express his support for her, Xiao Nojin would definitely have a good impression of the Song Dynasty.
Sure enough, just at noon the next day, Zhao Anren came again. When the other party saw Li Zhang, he immediately showed a kind smile and said: "Empress Li Zhong, I asked me to thank you on her behalf. The Empress you gave me very much!"
"It's good to like it. Zhao's escort came here for a coincidence. It's already noon now. Why don't I ask me to prepare the wine and food? Let's talk while eating?" When Li Zhang saw Zhao Anren coming, he immediately said enthusiastically again. Although Zhao Anren was a eunuch, Li Zhang could feel that the other party had no malicious intentions towards him, and even felt a little inexplicably kind, so he wanted to win over the other party more.
"This... how did this make it happen?" Zhao Anren said hesitantly again when he heard Li Zhang's words. Although he was one of the eunuchs in the palace of the Liao Kingdom, the people of Liao despise eunuchs like the Song people, especially those Khitan nobles, who did not regard them as human beings. Now he suddenly met such a passionate person as Li Zhang, which made him feel a sense of panic for a while.
"You don't have to be polite to Zhao. For some reason, I feel like I'm getting the same as the guard, so there's no need to refuse!" Li Zhang said enthusiastically again, which made Zhao Anren not willing to refuse anymore, so he nodded and agreed.
Li Zhang immediately ordered people to prepare wine and food. There was a chef in the group. Although his skills were average, he could also cook a Song-style meal. In addition, Li Zhang also brought some good wine. Although he didn't like to drink it himself, he also took it out to entertain guests.
After the food and food were delivered, Li Zhang did not let Fu Bi accompany him. The main reason was that he knew that Fu Bi and other scholars were relatively noble and had prejudice against eunuchs. Now he wanted to establish a good relationship with Zhao Anren, so he did not let Fu Bi come, so as not to make a bad thing for him.
However, Zhao Anren was a little strange at this time. He stared at the food in front of him in a daze. After a while, he picked up the chopsticks and tasted a few times. Then he saw that his tears suddenly burst out, which made Li Zhang next to him also stunned. He couldn't figure out what Zhao Anren was doing for a while?
After a while, Zhao Anren wiped his tears and smiled apologetically at Li Zhang: "Jian Zhongjun laughed at me, but I have been away from home for many years. Now I suddenly tasted the food from my hometown. I couldn't help it for a moment. I hope Zhongjun should not blame me!"
When Zhao Anren spoke at the end, his eyes turned redder, and Li Zhang couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Is Zhao Zhongzhi a Tokyo native?"
The chefs in the delegation were brought from Tokyo and made some special dishes from Tokyo. Although the taste is not as good as those top restaurants, it is quite good. If ordinary people have not been to Tokyo, it may be difficult to eat. So when Li Zhang heard Zhao Anren's words, he guessed that he was from Tokyo, but how did he go to Liao Kingdom to be an eunuch?
"I don't know anything about the Central Envoy. I was originally from Leshou, Shenzhou, but my mother was from Tokyo, so I grew up eating the dishes she cooked since I was a child. Unfortunately, I was caught by the Liao army and became a eunuch here. I was ashamed of my ancestors and had no freedom, so there was no news about my family. Now I suddenly tasted the food my mother had cooked, which made me suddenly think of my old mother, and I don't know if she is still alive?"
When Zhao Anren said it at the end, he finally couldn't help crying again. Shenzhou is located in Hebei and borders the Liao Kingdom. Zhao Anren was nine years old when he was captured in Liao Kingdom. He still remembers the family affairs. Over the years, he has been missing his relatives at home. However, although he has done well in the Liao Palace, the eunuchs have a low status and cannot enter and exit the palace freely. Therefore, although he tried all his best in the years, he has never been able 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 of his deeds are real history, which is not fabricated by Laoyu.)
Looking at Zhao Anren who was crying, Li Zhang couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Before the Chanyuan Alliance, the Liao army would go south to plunder the population on a large scale almost every year. There were many cases like Zhao Anren. Although the situation improved a little after the two countries formed an alliance later, there were still a small group of Liao troops going south. Therefore, Li Zhang was disdainful of the so-called alliance. When the Song Dynasty became stronger, he would definitely make the Liao people pay the price!
"Zhao Aiban, if you believe me, you might as well tell me the situation at your home. When I go back, I will definitely do my best to help you find relatives!" Li Zhang pondered for a moment and said again. The reason why he made this decision was not just to win over Zhao Anren, but also to do something for these poor people.
"Really, Li Zhong, you are really willing to help me?" Zhao Anren couldn't help but stop crying when he heard Li Zhang's words. He raised his face full of tears and stared at Li Zhang and asked.
"Of course, and don't worry, Zhao Aiban, I will do this in person, and I will not tell the court about your family's situation!" Li Zhang promised again immediately that Zhao Anren was a big eunuch in the Liao Dynasty's palace after all. If the Song Dynasty court knew about his family's situation, he might use his family to threaten him to do things for the Song Dynasty, so he said so.
Chapter completed!