Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

"Let's imagine a scenario, Yu Shaoqing - suppose one day, you find a case, you know who the principal offender is, you know how evil he is, and you even know what evil he has done, but you just can't get the evidence because there are too many people involved, and too many people are covering up for this person."

"Even if you know there must be this evidence, if you don't use this evidence to apply for an investigation, you won't be able to find this evidence. So will you just give up and watch this person get away with it, or will you fabricate this evidence, apply for an investigation, and then dig out the truth of the matter?"

Qiao Yelan's words sounded heart-wrenching to Yu Cheng's ears.

"I......"

Yu Cheng's face turned pale.

He had no way of answering this question.

As the Shaoqing of Dali Temple and the practitioner of Dayan law, he cannot watch the evildoers go unpunished, but at the same time, his sense of responsibility also restrains him, and he cannot take shortcuts as Qiao Yelan said.

What Qiao Yelan described was so similar to the situation of Wang’s Company.

He looked at Qiao Yelan. Both he and he were busy on New Year's Eve - he was alone and had obsessions in his heart.

What about Qiao Yelan?

"You said you don't like going to the Suzhengyuan. Actually, I don't like going to the Dali Temple either. There, I can pick up the law and hit the evildoers. Similarly, the heavy weight of the law will also be on my head."

Qiao Yelan's voice revealed indifference.

"So I would rather be a chess piece, even if it's a match used to light a fuse and thrown away after use, I would be happy with it - because I know that only in this way can I completely tear off the fig leaf and expose all those dirty things to the sun."

"Reveal his deeds and punish his evil deeds - six words. All I want is these six words."

A sigh.

"I won't dislike you for your hesitation, nor will I admire you for your integrity. Yu Shaoqing, there is nothing more to talk about between you and me."

Qiao Yelan stretched out his hand and signaled Yu Cheng to stop.

"When you are faced with this matter, you'd better firmly state your choice - before that, there is nothing we can say."

Wang Zhi, who was following behind, immediately trotted over. Yu Cheng let go of his hand, took two steps back, and watched Wang Zhi turn Qiao Yelan around to face him.

He bowed and once again smiled that impeccable smile.

"Happy New Year, Master Yu."

"...Happy New Year, Master Qiao."

Chapter 96: Sameness

When Qiao Yelan arrived at Longmen, it was already past midnight, but it was clear that the celebrations here had not yet ended. Many people who spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate the Spring Festival were still expressing their joy for the hard-earned peace.

"Leave these eight dishes and this gift dish behind. Send this gift dish to Kazdel immediately and have Kal'tsit handle it. She will give it to the right person."

Normally, there would only be one imperial dish for the New Year, but the emperor gave Qiao Yelan two dishes, and then made an exception and asked the imperial kitchen to prepare eight dishes with royal courtesy for him to take with him on the road.

The emperor not only called Qiao Yelan a national hero, but also showed him unique courtesy.

"Yes, doctor."

One third of the convoy did not stop, but followed the car and turned towards Kazdel.

"Let's go. I think Wei Yanwu is still awake. We need to send these dishes to his house quickly before they get cold on the way."

Qiao Yelan doesn't care whether Wei Yanwu sleeps or not——

Even if you are asleep, you still have to get up from the bed to greet yourself.

So when Qiao Yelan arrived at the Governor's Mansion in Longmen, he saw Wei Yanwu with a fairy-like face.

"It's the middle of the night, and you're not sleeping or going home. What are you doing here?"

Wei Yanwu glared at Qiao Yelan unhappily.

"I want to have dinner with you."

Qiao Yelan said with a smile.

Wei Yanwu:?

"Look, I know you can't go back to your hometown or your old house during the Chinese New Year, and you can't eat the food you miss. You must be very sad - I brought it here specially for you."

Qiao Yelan clapped his hands, and the waiters carried the food boxes and began to serve the dishes in order.

Wei Yanwu was originally confused by Qiao Yelan's words, but when he saw the food box, he tensed up.

He is very familiar with this thing.

What hometown, what old house - hometown is the capital, and old house is the imperial palace, right!

Dishes were taken out of the food boxes one after another. Wei Yanwu didn't even need the waiter to call out the names of the dishes because he knew the name of each one.

The sixth path.

The Seventh Path——

The eighth...

Wei Yanwu suddenly looked at the ninth food box with some horror.

According to the etiquette system of Dayan, ten dishes were offered to ancestors, and when the emperor hosted a banquet for his ministers, only the emperor himself was served nine dishes. After that, the number of dishes decreased in sequence according to one's status and rank.

If Wei Yanwu had stepped down normally and gained the title of a prince, he could have enjoyed eight dishes. But now he was Duke Wei, so if he really went to the banquet, he could only eat seven dishes - so when he saw the eighth dish, he felt bad.

Now there is a ninth one...

Generally speaking, apart from the emperor, there is only one person in Dayan who is worthy of having the same nine dishes as the emperor—the old Taoist priest who has been in charge of Tianji Pavilion for hundreds of years.

If others get the ninth dish, it basically means that the emperor is saying to you -

It's time you started writing your will.

Then he saw that the food box was placed in front of Qiao Yelan.

The man opened the food box himself and took out the dishes inside.

"What are you looking at? Is this for me, or do you want to try it too?"

Qiao Yelan raised his eyelids.

Wei Yanwu looked at the dish and fell silent.

That dish was indeed not the ninth dish, but one of the normal imperial New Year dishes—

But the problem was that when the emperor gave New Year's dishes, the emperor would either give dishes to important officials in the court, who were so important that he had to give dishes even if he was unhappy - for example, the old vegetable steward at the Si Sui Tai who made both Wei Yanwu and the emperor very unhappy.

Or, it could be that this minister is really valued by His Majesty, so he is given the dish as a sign of favor.

Apart from the emperor's likes and dislikes, another strict requirement was that the person who was given the dish could not have a title lower than a county marquis, or a rank lower than the third rank.

Wei Yanwu was very sure and certain that when he left Beijing, Qiao Yelan did not hold any title or nobility. In the following years, he never saw Qiao Yelan at all. The only person who had contact with him was a woman named Kal'tsit.

In other words, Qiao Yelan, who was still a commoner when he set out from Longmen last month, got an official position of at least the third rank, or a county marquis, in just one month.

Considering the distance between the capital and Longmen, in other words, the emperor even allowed him to leave the capital in advance with the gifted food - to what extent did the emperor respect him?

These eight dishes...

"What's the will?"

Wei Yanwu suddenly asked.

"What decree? You mean the decree of His Majesty to give the food?"

Qiao Yelan picked up the chopsticks, a little confused.

"This dish was given to me, not to you. Why do you want to read the imperial edict?"

Okay, it’s confirmed. This eight-course royal meal is not even given to me by the emperor, but is for the person opposite me - because I am only worthy of seven courses.

"Try it, the craftsmanship of your hometown."

Qiao Yelan greeted Wei Yanwu warmly. He was indeed a little hungry and enjoyed the meal very much.

Wei Yanwu also picked up the chopsticks and tasted it.

Familiar indeed.

He put down his chopsticks and stared at Qiao Yelan.

"how did you do it?"

"How did I do it? Lord Wei, are you sure that this is the question you want to ask now?"

Qiao Yelan's voice was somewhat teasing.

Wei Yanwu looked at Qiao Yelan, and finally, lowered his eyes.

"Have you reached an agreement with His Majesty regarding the Dragon Gate Coin?"

"On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I will return to the capital. By then, this matter will be settled. The Shaofu directly under the Imperial Palace will contact you, but Longmen Coin is just a currency issued by you, Wei Yanwu, and has nothing to do with the Shaofu. Do you understand?"

"I know that Da Yan will only open the exchange of Longmen coins and silver notes, but will limit the circulation of Longmen coins. Other than that, it will not provide any support, right?"

Qiao Yelan nodded. This was the advantage of choosing Wei Yanwu to sit in this position - if it were Kosice, he would probably still be arguing with him at this time.

"At that time, you will take the lead, and the Babel Tower and the Shihuaiya family will respond to you and agree that all trade in the areas west of Longmen can be conducted with Longmen currency, and the value standard will be anchored in red gold - this will also facilitate exchange with other countries' currencies."

"Besides Da Yan, what other countries will respond?"

"The twin queens of Leitania will respond, and the trade route from Longmen to Vidunia, now called Trilintelme, the capital of Leitania, will be given priority."

Wei Yanwu was a little confused. It was not enough to just open up the trade route. There had to be several large transit points on the road that could provide a large amount of supplies for the passing caravans. It had to be at least a town level.

"Isn't this a bit difficult? Whether it's Longmen or Trilintelme, we don't have enough manpower and materials to reach out of the mobile city and build these transfer points."

"I didn't ask you to build it. Babel Tower will be fully responsible for these things - but it will definitely be in your name only."

Qiao Yelan waved his hand.

"how long?"

"Just get the permission for Longmen Coin."

?

What do you mean?

Wei Yanwu's hands trembled.

“You’ve built it?”

He asked incredulously.

"Do you think I've focused Babel Tower's focus on Kazdel in recent years just for fun?"

Qiao Yelan asked back.

Babel never does business at a loss.

Theresa and Tracy have always been puzzled by Qiao Yelan and Babel's attitudes and behaviors.

The almost impoverished Kazdel had no value at all to attract Babel Tower, but Qiao Yelan came anyway, bringing agricultural technology and industrial equipment, and worked hard to transform the Kazdel area, which was originally just a wilderness, into an agricultural area and industrial park.

Theresa was full of gratitude towards Qiao Yelan, and even though Theresis thought that Qiao Yelan had other requests, in the face of such strong and visible support, he actually maintained an attitude of acquiescence and even active cooperation.

If Theresa had not been chosen by the Demon King's Crown and then put on the crown herself, he would not have been forced to end up breaking up with Kal'tsit and trying to control the Tower of Babel and use this technology to help him forcibly destroy the Black Crown.

So the fact is, with the support of the [Kazdel Rural Revitalization Plan], and under the grateful and respectful eyes of the Sarkaz people led by Theresis and Theresia, the Tower of Babel has quietly completed the preparations for the trade route.

The flat terrain that is most suitable for business, from another perspective, is also the most suitable plain area for farming.

Several small towns based on agricultural areas are scattered along the route that the Tower of Babel had previously calculated to be the most efficient transportation route connecting Dayan Longmen to Leitania's Huiti City.

Agriculture provided sufficient supplies, and the construction of industrial parks brought about by the Tower of Babel made it possible to maintain and purchase caravan machinery and equipment.

There are sufficient supplies, mechanical equipment maintenance capabilities, accommodation and catering services, and even simple infrastructure construction - even if it means taking a detour, all caravan leaders will know what to choose.

After the trade route was opened, even if Theresis discovered the true intention of the Tower of Babel, it would be meaningless because he had no reason to object, and it was impossible for him to object - because the Sarkaz people had benefited from it.

Before the trade route was opened, the Sarkaz were already grateful for the help of the Tower of Babel. After the trade route was opened, facing the caravan traffic brought by the Tower of Babel's matchmaking, would they still hate the Tower of Babel?

The only thing to worry about during this process is that Tracy will find out that Babel is "bribing" the hearts of the Sarkaz people, and will simply pull the ladder out from under him and pick the peaches.

Qiao Yelan saw this problem, and the solution was very simple - Babel Tower had been working under the name of "Theresa's subordinates".

The peaches are for your sister, not mine. If you want to snatch them, you are snatching something that belongs to your sister.

How to say it, grasp it.

That's why Qiao Yelan was so tolerant of Theresa's behavior before. Even though he knew that she might wear the crown and disrupt his plans, he was willing to tolerate this behavior that was almost like betrayal.