Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1673 Untitled
When Dariyachi heard Cui Yiping mention Zhang Shengli again, he couldn't help but snorted coldly:

"Since you're treating us like thieves, there's nothing to see here!"

After Dari Achi finished speaking, he stopped talking nonsense and turned around and walked out of the factory. Seeing this, Cui Yiping, who wanted to have a good relationship with him, followed him.

After leaving the Yisan Military Factory, Cui Yiping looked at the sun hanging high in the sky and asked:

"It's still early. I wonder where else the eldest prince would like to visit?"

Faced with this question, Dariyachi hesitated for a moment and said:
"I heard that there is a street in Yijing that is very prosperous and lively?"

Cui Pingwenyan said without hesitation:
"Prince, are you talking about Houde Street?"

"I don't know what is virtuous or not. I just heard on the grassland that you once had a street that was very prosperous and lively, with all kinds of delicious food, fun and novel items!"

After hearing what Dariyachi said, Cui Yiping thought for a moment and then said:

"The most prosperous street in Yijing is Houde Street. Just as you just said, you can buy anything you want on Houde Street!"

As soon as these words came out, Dariyachi's eyes suddenly lit up and he immediately made the decision:

"Okay then! I'll go to this Houde Street!"

Cui Yiping was a little hesitant when he heard this. Seeing this, Dari Achi raised his eyebrows and asked:
"The great emperor gave me a token, so I can go to this military factory. Why can't I go to this street?"

Faced with Daryaqi's question, Cui Liping hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke out:
"You misunderstood, my prince. The truth is, Houde Street is the busiest street in Yijing, with more than ten thousand passengers a day. If you want to go there, we need to apply to the Yijing government office for a road closure and go through the necessary procedures. It's possible that the procedures won't be completed today..."

Cui Yiping's words made Daryachi a little confused. He frowned and asked:

"Why should the road be closed when I go there? Am I too embarrassed to be seen?"

"My prince, you misunderstood, you misunderstood!"

"I am doing this for your safety. Although Daqian and Luobi are now a family, there are still many people who are not aware of the current situation and are dissatisfied with the peaceful situation. If you appear on Houde Street in this outfit, you will probably become their target!"

Dariyachi was stunned when he heard this. Just when Cui Yiping was wondering if what he said was not tactful enough, Dariyachi suddenly said:
"I thought you were talking about something else. So you're saying that I was seen wearing this Robe clothes and someone wants to kill me?"

Cui Yiping nodded upon hearing this and said:
"You are right, my prince. I am doing this for your safety!"

"This Yisan Military Factory is an important military industrial site, so there are relatively few people here and there. However, Houde Street is a commercial street with a lot of traffic and people coming and going. It is really hard to control!"

"If you want to go to Houde Street, the road may need to be closed for your safety!"

Daryaqi was very dissatisfied when he heard this and said:
"Master Cui, do people from the Central Plains always speak in a roundabout way? Can't you just say what you want to say directly?"

"You're just like Gao Shen, the senior commissioner of grassland affairs at the Ministry of Rites. You always speak in a roundabout way, making people guess what you mean. It's really tiring to talk to you. Would it be uncomfortable for you to speak more directly?"

Cui Yiping smiled awkwardly when he heard this. Dariyachi pondered for a moment and said:
"If I don't wear Luobi clothes, but your Central Plains clothes, would it be easier to block the road?"

Cui Yiping hesitated for a moment and said:
"Although you have just arrived in Yijing, many people saw you at the welcoming ceremony that day. However, they were far away and could not see your face clearly. So if you and your entourage were to wear Central Plains clothing and hats, it would be difficult for anyone to recognize you!"

Hearing Cui Yiping's words, Dariachi couldn't help but frowned. The more he listened to Cui Yiping's words, the more he seemed to feel that he, the great Khan Luobi, had some shameful intentions.

Although he felt uncomfortable, Dariyachi understood rationally that what Cui Yiping said was right!

The grassland and the Central Plains have a history of hatred that goes back hundreds and thousands of years. There are countless blood feuds between the two sides, and these hatreds are not so easy to resolve.

There are people within Luobi who are unwilling to surrender to Daqian, and there are also extremists within Daqian. Therefore, if my identity is exposed without any protection, my life may be in danger. I must be careful!

After adjusting his mood, Dariyachi also spoke to Cui Yiping:

"Let's do as you say!"

"Yes!"

After an incense stick of time, everyone changed their clothes and walked towards Houde Street, the most prosperous street in Yijing.

Although he had heard of the prosperity of Houde Street on the grassland, when he really arrived at Houde Street, Dari Achi was still shocked by the prosperous scene before him.

Dariyachi thought he had seen a lot of the world, commanding thousands of troops to gallop across the grassland, but the bustle before him was something he had never seen in his life...

When his close followers saw this scene, they couldn't help but exclaimed:
"This Houde Street is even more lively than our Robe Convention!"

Although the attendant expressed his true feelings with these words, Dari Achi still turned around and glared at him with some dissatisfaction.

They came here on behalf of Luo Bei, and they can't act like a bumpkin who has never seen the world. Wouldn't that make the people in the Central Plains look down on them?
The follower who was glared at lowered his head and dared not speak. Cui Yiping, who was standing by, was a little proud when he saw this scene, but on the surface he was still the same as always, pointing to the tall archway in front and said:
"My great prince, do you know why this street is called Houde Street?" Dariyachi, who was in a bad mood, knew that Cui Yiping wanted to show off to him when he heard him say that, and he said impatiently:
"If you have something to say, just say it. If you have something to fart, just fart. Don't keep us in suspense!"

Hearing what Dariyachi said, Cui Yiping looked a little unhappy, but he quickly adjusted his mood and said:
"This street was named by your majesty, and the word morality comes from the Book of Changes!"

"Heaven moves vigorously, so a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement; Earth is in a low position, so a gentleman should be broad-minded and tolerant. These two sentences mean that a gentleman should be like the sky, strong and unyielding, and strive to make progress. He should also have profound moral character like the earth and be tolerant of all things like the earth!"

“Therefore, Your Majesty named this street Houde Street, hoping that the merchants doing business on this street can also have deep moral character, be honest and fair in trade, not bully others, and do business with conscience…”

Dariyachi snorted disdainfully upon hearing this:

"It's just a name, but you've made so many things out of it. You people from the Central Plains are such trouble!"

"You are wrong, my prince. The reputation of being virtuous is the earnest expectation of the commercial development of the world today! It is the beautiful vision of the people of Daqian for a good business environment!"

Looking at Cui Yiping's serious and confident expression, Darachi snorted in disdain, but did not say anything more.

He had come to realize that there were too many rules and regulations in Daqian, and the people of Daqian seemed willing to be bound by these rules and regulations. They had to make a big deal about everything, and their lives were too tiring and too depressing, but at the same time they seemed to be morbidly happy with it.

Walking into Houde Street, Dari Achi was quickly attracted by a gold shop and walked in with his entourage. Cui Yiping, who was standing next to him, looked at the three words "Wang Dafu" on the plaque of the gold shop with a hint of surprise in his eyes. After hesitating, he followed him in.

At this time, Dariyachi did not realize anything. He was immersed in the dazzling array of jewels. In recent years, a large number of Daqian products have been dumped on the grassland. The middle and lower class herdsmen like the tea bricks, kerosene lamps, matches and other items from the Central Plains, but the nobles on the grassland like some luxury goods such as jewelry and furs from the Central Plains.

Dariyachi himself didn't like these jewelries very much, but he bought them for the women around him. However, looking at the jewels on display on the counter, Dariyachi found that the gold and silver jewelries he had bought at a high price were completely incomparable with the jewels on the counter...

Looking at these jewels, Dari Achi felt itchy and wanted to take all of them into his pocket!
If Dariyachi was on the grassland at this time, he would not hesitate to let his followers put all the jewelries into his pockets, leaving the jewelry store with nothing but tears.

But unfortunately, this is not a grassland, this is Yijing, the capital of Daqian!

Therefore, Dari Achi cannot use the rules of the grassland here and cannot force his way through. He must abide by the rules of Daqian!
This was a bit uncomfortable for Dari Achi. After all, he was short of money and a complete pauper!
Compared with the Central Plains using copper coins and silver as currency, the business on the grassland is relatively primitive, and more of it is barter. Therefore, copper coins and silver have no place on the grassland. Cattle, sheep, tea bricks are the hard currency on the grassland. Only the nobles who have close exchanges with the Central Plains will reserve some silver and copper coins.

Dariachi also stored tens of thousands of taels of silver, but these were all on the grassland. This time he came to Yijing because his purpose was to ask for help, so Dariachi came in a hurry and did not bring much silver, so at this time Dariachi could not afford to buy any jewelry!
Although he had no money, this did not stop Dari Achi from thinking about jewelry!

He clearly remembered that when his father Ibugele came to Yijing and expressed submission to Ye Mingsheng on behalf of the entire Luobei, he received a lot of rewards from Ye Mingsheng!

At this time, Dariyachi also secretly made up his mind that when he met Ye Mingsheng in the middle of the night a few days later, he would try to ask Ye Mingsheng for more rewards!

In Dari Achi's opinion, if a shop could have such exquisite jewelry, then Ye Mingsheng, who owned the whole world, must be living an extravagant and dissolute life.

Therefore, as long as there is a chance to make a fortune from Ye Mingsheng, Dariyachi will never let it go...
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Evening Palace
After finishing a day's work in the imperial study, Ye Mingsheng walked into Pei Zhixiu's courtyard with familiarity. At this time, the imperial concubine Pei of Daqian was cooking herself, and the brother and sister Jingxuan and Yiren were looking forward to being fed by their mother.

Both brother and sister were very happy about Ye Mingsheng's arrival, especially the younger sister Yiren. She stayed close to Ye Mingsheng and kept giggling about something.

Although Yiren felt that what she said was important, Ye Mingsheng was already exhausted physically and mentally after a day's work. He had no interest in listening to Yiren talking about these family matters. However, in order to leave a good impression on the child, Ye Mingsheng patiently pretended to listen attentively.

Although Ye Mingsheng's disguise could fool the two children, it could not fool Pei Zhixiu, who was in love with him. After cooking, the Daqian Concubine Pei could tell at a glance that Ye Mingsheng was already impatient.

Seeing this, Pei Zhixiu stopped her daughter from continuing to speak and said to her gently:

"Yiren, be quiet for a while! Your father has been working all day, so stop bothering him!"

Hearing her mother say this, Yiren pouted her lips slightly as if she wanted to refute something, but in the end she shut her mouth obediently under her mother's gaze...

Ye Mingsheng also smiled and touched Yiren's head. As Pei Zhixiu finished cooking the last dish, scrambled eggs with leeks, the family of four officially started their meal.

"Daddy, eat the eggs. This dish cooked by my mom is the most delicious!" Yiren said as she used chopsticks to put a piece of fried eggs with leeks into Ye Mingsheng's bowl.

Looking at the fried eggs with leeks suddenly appearing in the rice bowl, Ye Mingsheng was a little caught off guard. He was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do. However, under the gaze of his daughter, Ye Mingsheng made a choice, smiled, picked up the dish with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

Feeling the taste of leeks in his mouth, Ye Mingsheng swallowed it with all his strength, then faced his daughter and said:
"Your mother's cooking is really delicious!"

Seeing that her idea was affirmed by her father, Yiren, who was not even ten years old, was undoubtedly happier. Unable to tell Ye Mingsheng's true thoughts, she pretended to pick up food for Ye Mingsheng again.

Fortunately, Pei Zhixiu spoke at this time:
"Yiren! Eat your own food, don't pick up food for others!"

Yiren heard this and said with some grievance:
"Mom, my dad likes this dish!"

"Just eat well and take care of yourself!"

Yiren pouted even higher when she heard that, but under her mother's "tyranny", she could only choose to obey.

At this time, Ye Mingsheng also looked at Pei Zhixiu with gratitude. To be honest, he really couldn't get used to the taste of leeks now...
(End of this chapter)