Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 194: Trip to the Foreign Village

Yang Yuan told Li Shishi what he was investigating.

Li Shishi praised: "Yes, the barbarians are greedy by nature, and those who come across the ocean are both merchants and thieves.

Along the way, they would trade with the strong and rob the weak. We cannot treat them as a spy. Erlang's method is very good."

"Erlang wants to approach them by using the identity of a tea merchant, which is also a great idea. Especially using an identity like mine that is like a nouveau riche.

People who become rich overnight often become blinded by greed and do stupid things, so it is not surprising. This plan is likely to succeed. "

Yang Yuan frowned and said, "You sound so excited, do you really want to participate?
After this incident, the barbarians must have realized that they were being used.

They may not dare to challenge the government, but for you..."

"They wouldn't dare to do that to me."

Li Shishi smiled and said, "A group of barbarians living alone in a foreign land, do you think I would be afraid of them?"

Li Shishi glanced at Yang Yuan and said, "Erlang, you don't think I have no ability to protect myself, do you?"

Yang Yuan raised his eyebrows: "No, I met you twice, and you managed to escape danger both times."

Li Shishi glared at him and said coquettishly, "That's different.
Now that I own so many tea mountains, do you think no one will look bad for me?
I have recruited a lot of guards now, and those foreigners have strange looks and can't get close to me at all."

Yang Yuan hesitated for a moment, and then made a plan in his mind.

After this incident, you can ask Uncle Gou or Uncle Ji to protect her closely.

The bodyguards she found herself...are all a group of hot-blooded young men, right?
Let such a group of men guard such a beautiful flower...

Yang Yuan always felt that he was asking the monkey to guard the Peach Garden, and he was worried.

Yang Yuan calculated in his mind and said, "Okay. Then I'll tell you in detail..."

……

The longest journey Leng Yuchan had ever walked before was to accompany the Queen to the mountains to burn incense.

But how could the Queen's carriage be so bumpy?

This time, she was bumped all the way in the car. Now she was sitting there, gradually coming to her senses, and she only felt a tingling sensation on her buttocks.

But Deacon Yu and Chen Erniang were right next to her, and she couldn't scratch herself, as that would be too indecent.

In desperation, Leng Yuchan had to take advantage of the opportunity to move her body occasionally to dawdle for a few times.

Yang Yuan and the lady wearing a light-covered dress finally came out. It seemed... the talks between the two sides were very successful?

Leng Yuchan saw the satisfied smile on Yang Yuan's face.

And the lady walking behind gracefully, her lips looked fuller and brighter in the sunlight.

So lovely!
"Let's go!" Yang Yuan did not enter the tea room again, but just greeted Leng Yuchan.

Leng Yuchan glanced at "Mrs. Qianlu" reluctantly and hurriedly followed her.

Then the car started shaking again.

Fortunately, this time we are going back to the city, so there is no need to rush.

Leng Yuchan really couldn't hold back any longer, so she asked the driver to slow down, and the car shook less violently.

……

"You... Deputy Secretary Yang, please don't talk in my ear."

Leng Yuchan just wanted to ask about the communication between Yang Yuan and Madam Qianlu, but unexpectedly Yang Yuan leaned close to her ear and spoke.

When Leng Yuchan heard him speak in her ear, her entire spine seemed to itch.

She wanted to jump out of the car immediately and do a set of "Five Animal Exercises" on the spot to stretch her muscles.

Yang Yuan said helplessly: "If I don't say it in your ear, the driver will hear it."

Leng Yuchan bit her lip and said angrily, "Then... let's go back and talk about it."

"That's fine, since you had to ask."

Yang Yuan slumped down in the car seat, looking lazy again.

This bastard!
Leng Yuchan was so angry that her teeth were itching.

She had every reason to believe that Yang Yuan did it on purpose, but she had no evidence.

Leng Yuchan had no idea that in these two short days, her emotions had fluctuated more than she had experienced in the more than ten years in the Imperial Palace and the Privy Council combined.

Her heart, as calm as a peaceful well, was gradually being invaded by the storm.

……

Yang Yuan and Leng Yuchan went to the Imperial City Division first.

In order to prevent the hired driver from discovering where they were going, Yang Yuan stopped the car and got off when it approached.

Anyway, the Imperial City Bureau and the Privy Council are not far apart. After completing the tasks here, I can just walk back.

The two men arrived at the Imperial City Division, met Liu Shangqiu and Kou Heiyi, and told them about their negotiation at the tea plantation.

Yang Yuan said: "The tea plantation owner has agreed to help. We will pretend to be her acquaintances and go with her to Fanfang to meet that Wadiye. We will bait him and then see if he takes the bait."

Liu Shangqiu was delighted: "Great! Erlang is indeed a spy who has been training in the Northern Kingdom for ten years! Then, will our Imperial City Division support you from the outside?"

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "I'm not going to attack a city or a stronghold. Besides, those foreigners dare not use weapons or weapons openly in the territory of the Song Dynasty.

Their property and their lives are in the hands of the imperial court, so why do they need Deputy Commander Liu to provide support? "

Yang Yuan was not bragging. Today's Song Dynasty is inferior to the Jin Dynasty.

As for other countries, to the Song court, they were either vassal states or barbarians. In any case, they were all trash and could still be looked down upon.

Yang Yuan said, "I hope that Deputy Commander Liu and Captain Kou can go to the Maritime Customs Office and various docks to investigate and audit, and make more trouble to make a bigger fuss."

Kou Heiyi's eyes flashed, and he said, "Vice-President Yang wants to... openly repair the plank road?"

Yang Yuan said: "I guess so. With you guys making trouble in the open, people with ulterior motives will think that we still have no clues.

They think we are acting without rules. The more paralyzed they are, the easier it will be for me to succeed.”

Liu Shangqiu was very excited and clapped his hands, saying, "Okay, okay, I'll go to the Maritime Customs Office, and Kou Dutou will go to the various docks.

Let's give it a try and see if there are any other borers in there, and pull them out while we're at it!"

……

After both parties had made their plans, they decided to act separately.

Yang Yuan and Leng Yuchan said goodbye and went to the Privy Council.

Leng Yuchan could no longer hold back, and after leaving the Imperial City Division, she began to ask Yang Yuan about the details of his conversation with Madam Qianlu.

She stepped across the threshold of the Privy Council and asked, "So we are going to disguise ourselves this time, with that lady as our leader, to discuss business with the feudal lords?"

Yang Yuan showed his badge to the guard who didn't know him yet, stepped in, and said, "Not bad."

Leng Yuchan couldn't help but feel excited when she heard this.

In her peaceful life, there is really nothing exciting and it is very boring.

Now that she is disguised as another person and goes to the market to experience another life, Leng Yuchan is very happy.

"So...what are we going to dress up as?"

"That lady pretended to be my elder sister. As for me, I pretended to be her brother. I have just grown up and am preparing to gradually take over the family business, so I followed my elder sister out to broaden my horizons."

"Yeah, that reason makes sense, but what about me?"

"You? Of course you are pretending to be my wife, the kind who has just married into the family and is in an adulterous relationship...

No, we were newlyweds and in love, so I followed you. Doesn't that make sense?"

"I don't want to play your wife!"

Leng Yuchan said angrily: "Can't I just pretend to be your sister?"

Yang Yuan said: "That doesn't make sense."

Leng Yuchan asked: "What's wrong with that?"

Yang Yuan said: "Because I was young before, my elder sister didn't marry and took care of the household chores until she raised me to adulthood. This makes sense."

"But if you are pretending to be the younger sister of me and Madam Li, then you can just stay at home and wait to get married. Why are you coming with me?

A family needs to be present to discuss business? Does that make sense?

"This... Then I won't play the lady either!" Leng Yuchan was very angry. Xue Bingxin had already warned her to stay away from Yang Yuan.

What would happen if she pretended to be Yang Yuan’s newlywed wife?

Wouldn't she be pierced by Xue Bingxin's devilish voice every day? Then she would not be able to live.

Yang Yuan couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, I was just kidding you.

If the enemy has a sharp eye and sees that you are a virgin, we won’t be able to catch any fish after throwing out this bait.”

"That's good enough." Leng Yuchan was satisfied.

"As for you, just pretend to be my sister's little maid."

When Leng Yuchan heard that she was going to dress up as a maid, she instinctively objected.

But she changed her mind and decided that if she didn't dress up as a maid she would have to dress up as a bride. Between the two evils, she might as well dress up as a maid.

Besides, Mrs. Li is so stunningly beautiful that one can never get tired of looking at her.

It doesn't seem to be a disadvantage to be her maid.

Thus, a satisfied smile appeared on Leng Yuchan's cheek, and her dimples were shallow and intoxicating as if they were filled with wine.

However, her sweet smile only lasted for two breaths before it froze on her face.

Because Xue Bingxin was standing under the corridor, with her arms folded, looking at her with resentment like an abandoned woman.

not me……

Leng Yuchan found herself at a loss for words.

It was a fact that she was chasing after Yang Yuan who was walking with big strides and talking to him.

When Yang Yuan replied to her, she smiled sweetly, which was also true.

But...her smile has nothing to do with Yang Yuan!
But if I explain it this way, I don’t know if Bingxin will believe it.

Leng Yuchan hurriedly looked down the corridor and saw Xue Bingxin had already turned around and walked away angrily.

Leng Yuchan felt like crying but had no tears.

……

Fei Yuye couldn't help feeling a little surprised after hearing Yang Yuan's plan.

"Is this the Imperial City Division's plan, or is it your idea?"

"It was my idea."

"Oh..." Fei Yuye nodded. This kid is quite smart.

This plan seems a bit risky, but it is the only way to break the current situation.

Moreover, although the plan is not very rigorous, it also depends on who your plan is for.

People are the most complex. For the same thing, a hundred people can come up with at least thirty different response options.

Therefore, a smart spy should avoid directly projecting your own speculation onto others and assuming that they will definitely act according to your expectations.

“That’s a good plan.”

Fei Yuye rarely praised: "Then, let's carry out this plan.

However, any plan may fail or new changes may occur in the middle, so you must proceed with caution. "

Yang Yuan nodded. This was a pertinent remark. He should make a contingency plan to deal with unexpected events.

Fei Yuye said: "Chunhua, Qiuyue, you two, Qiuyue stays at home, and Chunhua stays with Deputy Secretary Yang.

To catch this fish, you will probably have to go out to sea, so bring some more alert brothers with you."

Leng Yuchan and Xue Bingxin looked at Yang Yuan at the same time.

"What's wrong?" Fei Yuye raised her eyebrows.

She didn't believe that Chunhua Qiuyue would betray her, and even if she did, it wouldn't happen so quickly.

However, I am telling you one thing: you keep silent and look at Yang Yuan together. What does this mean?
If Leng Yuchan and Xue Bingxin originally thought that "Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon" was rather vulgar, they had begun to hate this nickname since returning from "Song Family Flavor House".

Yang Yuan couldn't help laughing: "Haha, Fatty, I'm really sorry, your spring flowers and autumn moons are now my flowers and full moons?"

"What?" Fei Yuye was stunned. They... couldn't have been bribed by Yang Yuan so quickly?

Leng Yuchan said hurriedly: "After I and You Ya Ya were transferred to Deputy Chengzhi Yang's charge, he gave us new nicknames."

Xue Bingxin quickly added: "The flowers are beautiful and the moon is full!"

Then, Leng Yuchan and Xue Bingxin nodded to Fei Yuye in unison, very affirmatively.

Fei Yuye looked at them steadily for a moment, and suddenly smiled.

The smile on her face at that moment was indescribably vivid.

How much do these two little girls hate the nicknames I gave them?
All right, I gave them this nickname in the first place to punish them for deliberately calling me "Fat Boss", but now... I'll just change it.

Fei Yuye nodded nonchalantly: "Got it, you guys can leave now."

Leng Yuchan and Xue Bingxin were very happy to see that Fei Yuye approved of their new nicknames. They quickly agreed and hurriedly retreated.

Fei Yuye and the other two girls left, glanced at Yang Yuan indifferently, and snorted coldly: "Childish!"

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "It is inappropriate to use the names of two servant girls to name two such vivid beauties. I have no other intentions."

Fei Yuye said with a half-smile: "I really didn't realize that you, Deputy Secretary Yang, are a man who cares for women."

Yang Yuan smiled but said nothing.

Childish? Kind of.

Is it useful? No.

But if there are more of these things, it will be useful.

Quantitative change will definitely lead to qualitative change. This is true for anyone and anything.

……

August 18th.

The emperor led his concubines, civil and military officials, royal relatives, and retired ministers to watch the tide in the Qiantang River.

Although, the emperor just left the palace and took a walk by the river, not going on a local inspection, it was not exaggerated to the point of "moving the imperial palace with him".

However, its ceremonial process is also extremely complicated and extravagant.

Lin'an Prefecture Governor Cao Yong, Lin'an County Magistrate Xu Haisheng, the Minister of Rites, the Chief Censor, the Minister of War and others led the way.

Then there are the twelve "big banners", each of which requires several people to hold and pull.

Behind the big flag came the "cleaning team", armed with bows, crossbows and spears, clearing the streets.

Next came the Suzaku team, holding the Suzaku flag, still armed with spears and crossbows...

After a series of large flags, the procession leading the imperial procession ended, and then came the ceremonial guard and the drum and music band.

Then the cavalry and armored infantry slowly came, surrounding the emperor's jade carriage.

……

On Yang Yuan's side, six servants in green clothes and small hats escorted two light oil trucks and drove quietly to the location of the foreign settlement at the foot of Phoenix Mountain.

These six servants in green clothes and small hats were all disguised as soldiers selected from the "Imperial Archery and Horsemen's School".

At this time, Alexis Wadiye, a big businessman from Utsiri State in Fanfang, was drinking happily with one of his close friends.

After repeatedly submitting petitions to the Song court and offering the utmost flattery, his good friend finally persuaded Emperor Zhao to give in and allow him to settle down in Quanzhou.

The foreign people do not have land ownership in the foreign settlements where they live.

Fanfang was just a piece of land allocated by the imperial court for them to live temporarily.

And Wadiye's good friend begged for "permanent residence rights" from the Song court.

After obtaining this right, he can buy land and houses like the people of the Song Dynasty, take the imperial examination and become an official like the people of the Song Dynasty, and do everything just like the people of the Song Dynasty.

This beloved relative and brother of Wadiye was a merchant from the Arab Empire.

He had a surname that made Zhu Yuanzhang of later generations grit his teeth and was so angry that he was willing to wield the butcher knife and kill people in large numbers.

His surname is Pu.

(End of this chapter)