Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 676 Where is the base chosen?
Inside the study.

When the two of them were seated, Gao Qiu sipped his tea and wondered, "Didn't Mr. Lin ask Fan Lou to bring you tea?"

Li Yandao: "It's troublesome to pick up and deliver every day, and it's also eye-catching, so let's forget it."

Gao Qiu said sincerely: "Mr. Lin is now a millionaire, a wealthy man, but he is still simple and unpretentious, which is really admirable!"

Li Yan smiled: "I don't refuse food and pleasure, it's just that my pursuit of these aspects is not high."

Gao Qiu was delighted and nodded again and again: "I understand, I understand!"

After the gossip is over, enter the topic.

Gao Qiu's face darkened: "That Liu Yanqing, who moved up and down, was jointly recommended by Zeng Bu and Cai Bian, and this time he wanted to take the blame and do meritorious service to wipe out the cult thieves! Mr. Lin said at the time that this traitor couldn't be killed with a stick. Really good!"

Li Yandao: "After all, there is no evidence of Liu Yanqing's collusion with Ming Zunjiao, and there is no doubt that he will be released."

Gao Qiu said bitterly: "Oh, when Di Wuxiang died wronged, why didn't they never suspect the crime? It's just because Liu Yanqing is willing to be a dog and listen to their words!"

Although Liu Yanqing is not worthy of carrying Di Qing's shoes, and the two are not comparable at all, Li Yan is still quite relieved that Gao Qiu has gradually figured out the rules of conduct for civil servants.

The relationship between civil and military forces in the Song Dynasty was complicated to say the least, and simple to say, that is, warriors must completely obey civil servants.

For example, if Di Qing hadn't been promoted as a privy envoy by Renzong's exception, but had been postponed for a few years according to Pang Ji and others' suggestions, he might not have been mobilized and attacked later.

The civil servants let the military officials go, and the military officials can go, otherwise, in the eyes of the scholar-bureaucrat group, this person is a rebellious person, "looking like the great ancestor."

Di Qing's daring to disobey civil servants touched the unspoken rules of officialdom in the Song Dynasty.

Li Yan asked: "Where is Liu Yanqing going?"

Gao Qiu said: "This thief is very shrewd, he wants to go to Luoyang, Xijing."

Li Yan shook his head: "Ming Zunjiao suffered a big defeat in the capital this time, and they will not dare to violate the border again for at least a few years, but the local spread should not be underestimated. Luoyang is far from the former Tang Dynasty. Liu Yanqing wants Going to suppress thieves may not succeed."

Gao Qiu said with a smile: "Isn't that just right? He failed, and he can still slap those civil servants in the face. I feel disgusted when I see their faces now!"

Li Yan frowned slightly: "I'm afraid that Liu Yanqing will kill the good and take the credit..."

In the world of the Tang Dynasty, what he hated Qiu Shenji the most at first was that in history, Qiu Shenji killed the good and pretended to be meritorious when he suppressed the rebellion. In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was even more common. Among other things, after Zhang Dun paid his respects to the prime minister, he would strictly check his salary. , The phenomenon of killing good men and falsely reporting military exploits.

What is a phenomenon?
It proves that the situation is more common, not an isolated case!

With Liu Yanqing's moral standards, this time he has committed a crime and made meritorious service. If he really can't catch the cult thieves, ordinary people will be out of luck.

However, Gao Qiu's eyes moved, and he just expressed his thoughts: "Mr. Lin, don't worry, I intend to send Mr. Gao to keep an eye on Liu Yanqing. If he does something wrong, he will be captured immediately, and the stolen goods will be taken."

Gao's official business is Gao Lian, and Gao Qiu really called his position when he was working. Li Yan immediately understood what he meant: "Such actions undoubtedly require the cooperation of Xijing. Out of the capital?"

Gao Qiu grinned: "You can't hide everything from Mr. Lin!"

"You are floating..."

Li Yan felt a little helpless in his heart, he praised you just now, why is he confused now?
Gao Lian now only goes to work and makes up lessons, and his level has indeed improved a lot, but he goes to the academy eight times a day and asks him about everything. With such independence, he has not learned to walk yet, so he wants to make a big jump.

The Imperial City Division is an extension of the imperial power. It has just gained a firm foothold in the capital. After leaving Bianjing, it is the world of local clans and generals.

The conversation at that time will be similar to this: "You must have power and background when you come out. What kind of Jinshi are you? Which general?" I can also bear it..." "It turned out to be a little bastard~"

It's really not an exaggeration, the Secretary of the Imperial City left Bianjing, and when he arrived at the place, he was a little bastard.

It is similar to the current Suian Academy, which wants to open branches in various places and compete with the eight major academies.

Gao Qiu also thought about it: "I don't know where Uncle Lin is going?"

Li Yandao: "It was decided yesterday that my father will go to Daming Mansion."

Gao Qiu clapped his hands: "Here! Then I will send a team of people and let Pei Xuan lead the team, so I will follow Uncle Lin!"

"No wonder I'm full of confidence..."

Li Yan understood, nodded and said: "Okay, but Mr. Gao's actions may not be as expected, you have to be prepared."

Gao Qiu said with a sneer, "Mr. Lin, don't worry, then Liu Yanqing is a waste, Mr. Gao still can't hold him?"

Li Yan stopped persuading, and chatted for a while, Gao Qiu got up to leave.

Watching Gao Qiu leave excitedly, Shi Shi poked his head in and waved the "Five-Year Trial Examination and Three-Year Simulation" in his hand: "Master, I'm done!"

Li Yan took it, and after a glance, he knew it was all right. Thinking that Wan'er is also so smart, he said with emotion: "You have only listened to the class for how long, and you can do it so effortlessly. If there are more students like you, What a relief..."

Shishi laughed straight away, and then saw the dean moved away, revealing a tall stack of papers behind him: "Take it and do it."

Her smile faded slowly.

Li Yan was also afraid of dampening the enthusiasm of the child, so he said warmly: "Do more questions, recognize the rules, and you will be able to ask questions in the future."

"what?"

Shi Shi raised his neck when he heard the words, and his whole body became energetic: "Really? I can also give them questions?"

Li Yan smiled sincerely: "Of course it's true, you can still grade their test papers!"

Shi Shi hurriedly held the paper in front of him: "Good! Good!"

Seeing her take out the top copy, Li Yan was about to start writing, but thought of one thing: "Master, if you want to make Fan Lou's signature dishes in a new restaurant, how many chefs will you need?"

Shishi replied: "If it's really a skilled cook, one is enough. You can hire a helper, and the cook is the most important."

Li Yan thought of the fat chef who was very kind to this little girl: "Can Aunt Yan do it?"

The teacher said: "Although the aunt is not the best cook in the building, she is also very good, of course!"

Li Yandao: "The last time I heard Mrs. Yan speak, it wasn't Bianjing's accent. Where is she from?"

Shishi hesitated for a while, and would definitely not tell if someone else asked, but the official is fine: "Ma'am is from Jizhou."

Li Yan was stunned.

It turned out to be Gongsun Zhao's hometown Jizhou, which is later Tianjin.

Why is the little girl hesitant, because this place belongs to the Sixteen States of Youji, also known as the Sixteen States of Yanyun, which is within the territory of the Liao Kingdom. They are Han people from the Liao Kingdom, and many of them fled to the Song Dynasty.

This is also the reason why Gongsun Zhao is not afraid of his mother being killed even if he is on the most-wanted list. Ding Run let him escape to his hometown, which is not under the jurisdiction of Song Dynasty anyway. It is not possible to send people to chase Jizhou here.

Shishi was a little nervous: "Why did the senior official ask where the aunt is from?"

Li Yandao: "I'm going to open a branch of Fanlou in another state. If Aunt Yan is from Bianjing, I definitely don't want to go there. That's why I want to know where she is from."

Shishi breathed a sigh of relief, and became happy: "So it's like this, open a branch? The things that the officials want to do are all so interesting!"

The most valuable thing about Fanlou is its signboard. As Zhang Tang said at the beginning, even if it is famous, ordinary people don’t know about the twelve book printing houses of the Houjiang Guild. It has not reached the point where everyone knows everyone, but many people in the prefectures and counties do know that the restaurant in the capital is ranked first.

Now that Li Yan is in charge of the No. [-] Building in the World, he naturally wants to make use of its brand value: "The veterans of the branch are naturally treated differently, which is equivalent to the position of a manager. Go back and talk to Mrs. Yan. If she has the intention, use the familiar and not the raw."

Shishi nodded again and again: "Good! Good!"

After the chat, the two of them read a book while the other did the questions, and the study became quiet.

It wasn't until the sun was setting that Shishi got up reluctantly, put a few papers in his book bag, and saluted, "Master, I'm going back."

Li Yan smiled: "Be careful on the road."

Shi Shi hummed, and happily left the study, went to the backyard and climbed over the wall, then rode on the little donkey, and wobbled all the way to Fanlou.

Before Gao Qi came back, Li Yan spread his five fingers, and a hand-painted map of the Song Dynasty flew up from the bookshelf and hovered in front of him.

Looking at Da Song's [-]rd Road map, he fell into deep thought.

In recent days, Li Yan has been thinking about a question, where is the base for the rebellion?

According to his original plan, it would take at least a few years of accumulation before he could develop outwardly. Who knew that Ming Zunjiao was so generous that the progress bar was dragged forward in an instant.

Now that we have wealth, we naturally consider how to transform it into an effective territory, subordinates, and army.

There are actually many choices, such as Liangshan in the original plot and Fang La's Jiangnan.

Liangshan in this world is undoubtedly a modified version. Compared with Liangshan in history, the terrain is much better. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Unfortunately, the layout is not big.

As for the intertwined local clans in Jiangnan, it is more suitable for local rich families like Fang La and Lu Shinang to raise the banner of rebellion, but it is difficult for outsiders to take root.

The ancient people's concept of region was very strong, and they were extremely exclusive. Sometimes, no matter how good a foreigner is, they don't have a local registered permanent residence and an authentic accent.

Therefore, Li Yan did not plan to use Liangshan or Jiangnan as the base camp for the uprising.

But not being a base camp does not mean that it cannot be used.

For example, the rice grains in the south of the Yangtze River, and the geographical advantages of Liangshan, it would be a pity to give up completely.

He stared at the map, and with a thought, he drew a red circle at the location of Liangshan and Jiangning Mansion.

Now there are still fourteen years before the original plot, and the village owner of Liangshan should not be Wang Lun. I don't know what the current situation of this bandit den is like, so we can investigate it.

Then the gaze moved completely to the north.

First it fell on the Daming Mansion in Beijing.

Beijing and Nanjing in this era are not the same place as the two capitals of later generations.

It can also be seen from the distance above that from Bianjing to the west, it is three hundred and fifty miles to Luoyang, to the south, it is three hundred miles to Yingtianfu, and to the north, it is another three hundred and fifty miles to Damingfu. .

It is equivalent to three capitals forming a triangle, guarding the capital.

After Li Yan's eyes fell on the Daming Mansion for a moment, he first turned to the right, looking at all Shandong states except Liangshan.

After settling on the whole of Shandong for a long time, we continued to go north, which was the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.

He wandered back and forth in this area for a long time, and then looked to the west, mainly at the border with Xixia, and Xiliang Mansion.

In the world of Tang Dynasty, Liangzhou is half of his hometown, and he has deep feelings, but in this era, it is no longer the land of China.

Many people in later generations believed that Song was born with inadequacies from the beginning of the founding of the country. He neither had the barrier of Youyun Sixteen States to face the threat of Liao, nor did he have the Northwest Longyou Hexi Corridor, so he was doomed to be passively beaten and eventually perish.

Li Yan's eyes also inspected this area for a long time. After thinking about it, with a thought, the map closed and flew back to the bookshelf.

He has roughly thought through pure observation and thinking, but he can't rely solely on this, and needs field investigation.

You can let a group of brothers do it for you, but walking around by yourself will undoubtedly have the best effect.

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 them:

"You can try it, and refine the magic weapon!"

(End of this chapter)