Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 240: I am Convinced
There is a big inn next to the Xiapu Wharf, named "East China Sea".

Donghai Inn is large and well-equipped, with guest rooms ranging from high-end suites to large dormitories.

Not only that, the Donghai Inn also runs a gambling house, brothel, and restaurant business.

Think about it, the passenger ships coming from Japan, Goryeo, Luzon, Ryukyu, Nanyang and other places finally arrived at the Yanpu Port after drifting on the sea for several days. What was the first thing they wanted to do?
On their ship, there are billionaires as well as ordinary followers and sailors, so everything sold by the East China Sea Inn is of both high, medium and low end.

If such a big inn that makes a lot of money every day were to close for a day, one can imagine how much loss it would suffer.

However, the inn is now closed, and even though the owner has some background, he dare not say a word.

Because the person who requisitioned this inn was a Beijing official from the Privy Council.

At the same time, the wounded pirates brought back by Yang Yuan’s fleet stated that their second-in-command stayed at the East China Sea Inn every time he went ashore.

With this sentence, Yang Yuan wanted to requisition this inn, and the owner dared not say a word against it.

A small house next to the barn in the backyard of the inn.

A wooden stick as thick as a child's arm was used as a window bar to block the small window.

Three dull faces were standing just inside the window.

The sunlight came in from outside, and the shadows cast by the window bars cut their faces and bodies into pieces.

Their mood at this moment is even more fragmented.

When we were on the ship before, we were fighting side by side!
They had killed enemies for the people of Shifeng Tea Farm and had trusted the people of Shifeng Tea Farm with their backs. How come suddenly, those tea farm guards turned into soldiers of the Song Dynasty?

This makes these northern men very embarrassed...

Imprisoned in the room were the only three remaining golden guards.

They were all northern Han people who were born after the Jin people occupied the Central Plains. Although they were of the same race as the southerners, they had always been under the rule of the Jin court.

Many of their fathers still miss the Song Dynasty, but they only express their feelings to them occasionally and implicitly.

They have no sense of closeness to the Song Dynasty, and when their next generation and the next generation are born, it will be even less likely that they will have a sense of belonging to the Song Dynasty.

They didn't think there was anything wrong with working for the Jin Dynasty.

However, after having fought side by side with the officers and soldiers of the "Imperial Archery and Horse Training Institute", it feels quite magical to be reduced to a prisoner.

The people guarding them outside were their "comrades-in-arms" who had fought side by side with them on the ship.

Although they were very tired and many of them were injured, Yang Yuan still asked them to take on the task of looking after the three Jin people.

Obviously, Yang Yuan didn't want too many people to know that the Jin man was still alive.

……

Yang Yuan only tied a belt lightly around his waist, with his clothes open, revealing his strong chest, and walked into his bedroom.

"Those three golden men must be taken good care of. Don't let their information leak out. Who knows, they may be useful."

Yang Yuan sat down on the chair, breathed a sigh of relief and said.

He had breakfast, took a bath, and now put on a soft bathrobe, feeling relaxed all over.

Xiao Luo followed him silently, smiling, "The deputy head wants to incite them to join my forces? But... we are the 'Fish House', and the one in charge of external affairs is the 'Cicada House'."

Yang Yuan shook his head, spread out a piece of paper, and said with a smile: "You, you need to open up your mind!

What about the 'Fish Room' and 'Cicada Room'? Aren't they all departments of our Speed ​​Room?"

"To put it in a broader context, what's the big deal about our Privy Council? Isn't it just a government office of the Song Dynasty?
Don’t just focus on your own little piece of land. If you do that, you will end up like a frog in a well, unable to jump out.”

Xiao Luo's eyes flickered, and he smiled even happier: "The deputy headmaster is teaching me a lesson, I will make arrangements for them."

After saying that, he walked over and started grinding ink for Yang Yuan.

……

Xiao Luo is very compatible with Yang Yuan.

In the words of his master, they were particularly "compatible".

His master said that he fell in love with him at first sight.

The old eunuch felt that this child was particularly pleasing to his eye and he felt comfortable no matter how he looked at him, so he chose him to be his successor.

Xiao Luo never understood what "falling in love at first sight" meant until he met Yang Yuan.

That day, when Yang Yuan stepped into the door of the "Yu Zi Fang" and met him, he felt that he and this person had a very similar temperament.

He clearly didn't know this person yet, but no matter how he looked at him, he found this person indescribably pleasing.

Perhaps... this is what Master calls "a mutual affinity".

Yang Yuan was a man of broad mind and courage. He considered the pros and cons from the perspective of the Song Dynasty, rather than being limited to one side.

This is good!
Xiao Luo felt that such a person was a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty and that there would never be any conflict between him and him.

Then, as the successor of "Baolongdian", he can make this friend.

……

Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, once played chess with the Sleeping Immortal Chen Tuan and lost Huashan Mountain to Chen Tuan, who used it as a Taoist temple.

This matter is known to everyone.

But Xiao Luo knew that it was just a false news to deceive people.

As a founding emperor who built an empire, every mountain, river, city and piece of land are extremely valuable in his eyes. How could he use them as stakes in a game of chess?
The Sleeping Immortal is a great Taoist master, how could he accept such a ridiculous bet?

Designating Huashan as the Taoist temple of the Sleeping Immortal Chen Tuan was actually a deal between Emperor Taizu and the Sleeping Immortal.

There have been more than 400 emperors in Chinese history. In terms of personal martial arts, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin is recognized as the best!

"With a Panlong stick, he can conquer all four hundred states and counties in the world." This statement may be exaggerated, but the man's high martial arts skills are recognized.

He is also the only person who, as an emperor, passed down the boxing style he created to later generations. It is not an exaggeration to call him a great master of martial arts.

The Sleeping Immortal once said that Emperor Zhao Taizu's external skills were the most powerful in the world, so Emperor Zhao Taizu used Mount Hua as a price to exchange an internal skill from Fuyaozi, a real person with unparalleled internal skills in the world.

Fuyaozi agreed, but he might not really agree to accept the Huashan Taoist temple.

Even if the emperor did not confer a title, if he chose a famous mountain or lake, could he not build a Taoist temple there and practice Taoism in seclusion?
He agreed, but when did Huashan become his private land?

It is very likely that... he accepted this decent "exchange" because he did not want to offend the founding emperor.

However, Taoist Chen Tuan still made some adjustments before handing over his martial arts skills.

The martial arts he passed on to Emperor Zhao could not be practiced by ordinary people, but only the eunuchs could learn it.

Zhao Kuangyin suffered a loss.

But he was not only a founding emperor, but also a martial arts master. He had his own pride and demeanor, so he did not shamelessly continue to pester Chen Daoren.

He does not understand internal skills. Although his external skills have reached the peak, he cannot change other people's internal skills.

So, he established the "Baolong Palace" and regarded this martial art that had been tampered with by Fuyaozi as the treasure of the "Baolong Palace" to train masters for him.

Xiao Luo is the successor chosen by this generation's Lord of Baolong Hall.

The reason why I let him out...

It was because the old hall master discovered that his beloved disciple had become ill due to being bored in that lifeless place.

Therefore, the old hall master let his young disciple out to relax in the name of "training".

Otherwise, Xiao Luo would be like a ghost, wandering around the palace all day long and eavesdropping everywhere. Who could stand that?
... "Second... Second... Second in command? Is that what you call him?"

Brother Ya pushed the door open excitedly.

Seeing someone standing beside Yang Yuan's desk, Ya Ge was startled. The "Second Brother" that he was about to blurt out instantly became the Second in Command.

Yang Yuan glared at him unhappily and said, "Second headmaster! No, deputy...deputy headmaster!"

"Oh, yes, yes, deputy headmaster."

Brother Ya laughed a few times and said, "Thank you for your attention, Deputy Manager. We have already selected the boat we want to replace.

Six were sunk, and five were badly damaged and had to be replaced. A total of eleven ships were needed."

After hearing this, Yang Yuan couldn't help but nodded secretly.

Eleven ships were enough to exchange for the best and largest ships in the two foreign merchant fleets.

It would be better to leave a few ships behind. We can't exchange them all. That would be too ugly.

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Don't thank me. This is what Deputy Commander Liu wanted. I just followed his instructions."

Duck Brother understood and said, "Yes, yes, I am dumb and can't speak, please don't be offended, Second Master, hehe!"

Xiao Luo rolled his eyes and said wrong again!

Dog meat is really not worthy of being served on the table!
Yang Yuan used a paperweight to hold down the paper, picked up a brush and filled it with ink, and said, "Let's deal with the boat like this.

You should move the cargo on the ship to the dock, count them one by one, and after compensating for your losses, you should hand over part of it to the court and use part of it as compensation for the fallen soldiers.

Luo Zhike, you will go with them and supervise the matter."

Xiao Luo loves to do this kind of work, which is similar to eavesdropping through the walls. It turns out that Deputy Manager Yang knows me well!
Xiao Luo agreed happily.

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door. Before the person arrived, a clear and pleasant voice came in impatiently.

"Deputy Secretary Yang, the more I think about it, the more I feel that you were really great last night!"

Leng Yuchan, wearing a men's robe and with her wet hair simply tied into a high ponytail, walked in hurriedly.

While she was bathing just now, she lay in the tub and replayed the thrilling scenes of last night.

I just feel that every decision Yang Yuan made since he set out to sea was the best choice at the time.

He sensed something was wrong from the change in the barbarians' attitude towards him, and he accurately judged that the barbarians were planning to rob their fellow barbarians.

He immediately adjusted his plan and warned his subordinates in time.

When Pu Wangquan approached him, before he showed any hostility, he was able to decisively counterattack and kill him.

Moreover, even if he slapped himself on the butt, it would have been the best option at the time.

It is only natural that a dandy who has always coveted his sister's pretty maid takes advantage of her in a despicable way, and the maid leaves in shame.

But she actually sneaked into the bottom cabin to set fire, but who would suspect her in that situation?

Yang Yuan created such an image to paralyze Pu Wangquan, allowing him to kill three people in an instant without any effort!
After that, he occupied the top cabin, released the top cabin, escaped from the top cabin, and took the opportunity to change ships...

At every step, if his decision had been a little slower or wrong, there would not have been the great victory today.

What on earth is wrong with this guy's brain?

The more Leng Yuchan thought about it, the more she admired Yang Yuan.

So after taking a bath, she couldn't wait to run to see Yang Yuan.

How can a woman resist the urge to talk if she happens to meet someone she likes to talk to?
However, after she said this, she realized that Eunuch Xiao Luo and that duck brother were also there.

It doesn't matter as long as they are here.

But why was there a strange look in their eyes when they looked at me?

"Hmm?" The queen with a high ponytail raised her eyebrows at them. Why are you looking at me?
Ya Ge and Xiao Luo looked away at the same time.

Fault!

Leng Yuchan curled her lips in disdain, but when she saw Yang Yuan behind the case, she became excited again: "I just replayed yesterday's battle, and the more I think about it, the more I feel that you, Deputy Imperial Secretary, are really amazing!

If it was just me, I would have been tricked. Fortunately, you led me to maneuver and counter the opponent's moves, especially the capture and abandonment of the top cabin. That up and down movement was simply a stroke of genius..."

Yang Yuan cleared his throat and said modestly, "Leng Zuoya, you are too kind. Actually, I am not that great. It is because we cooperate with each other and work together."

Leng Yuchan said: "Deputy Imperial Secretary, why should you be so modest? Anyway, I am convinced by you and I am convinced by you!"

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Is it amazing? Look, I'm writing a petition, but there are so many things to think about that I don't know where to start."

A petition is an official report from the lower level to the higher level.

The outcome on Shuangyu Island is still unclear, but we have to write a petition and send it back quickly.

Leng Yuchan has now let go of all her past grudges against Yang Yuan, and doesn't even care that he took away her chance for promotion.

She felt that since the other person had real ability, she should be convinced.

After hearing what Yang Yuan said, Leng Yuchan said, "The deputy imperial secretary is a wise and brave hero, so it doesn't matter if he is not good at the work of a clerk.

Isn't it just writing a petition? I haven't written my own petition yet, so why don't you let me do it for you?"

Yang Yuan was overjoyed. He was really not good at this. Although the wording and sentence structure of the petition were not as exquisite as those of the memorial, it was still a headache.

Yang Yuan quickly stood up and gave way to the other party: "Come, come, sit down."

Yang Yuan gave up his seat and said to Brother Ya and Xiao Luo, "Go and do your work."

Xiao Luo and Ya Ge, one was in a hurry to receive the big ship, and the other liked to stalk and spy on the secrets, so the two left immediately.

Yang Yuan was busy grinding ink for Leng Yuchan and said, "I want to say this, let's just briefly mention it. Let's start from when we left Qiantang Bay and discovered the conspiracy of the Tibetans..."

This time, Yang Yuan did not lean over and speak into Leng Yuchan's ear.

But he was only wearing a loose nightgown with a thin belt tied around his waist.

When he bent down, Leng Yuchan didn't even need to raise her eyes; she could see his full, strong chest from the corner of her eye.

That block of extremely masculine beauty had a huge impact.

Leng Yuchan suddenly felt uncomfortable, as if there was a piece of pins and needles under her butt.

She lowered her head and wrote quickly, but...she forgot the words...

The basic format of a petition is opening statement + reason sentence + request for approval sentence + closing statement + main sender + signature.

But she forgot the words as soon as she started.

Privy Council...How do you write "机"?

Seeing her holding a pen and staring at the paper for a long time without moving, Yang Yuan comforted her: "It is not easy to be clear and concise. Think about it slowly, don't rush..."

Leng Yuchan put the brush on the brush stand and started to lose her temper: "Deputy Manager, you always interrupt me. How can I write?

"You and I experienced what happened last night. Do you need to tell me again? Don't I know it? Can you take a rest? Aren't you tired after tossing and turning all night?"

It was rare to have a ghostwriter, at least at this moment Yang Yuan didn't dare to offend him, and hurriedly smiled and said:
"You're right. Then you write. I won't say any more! I'm really tired and sleepy after fighting all night. So... I'll go and rest first?"

Leng Yuchan ignored him and just pouted and picked up the pen.

Seeing this, Yang Yuan obediently walked around the screen, collapsed on the couch, pulled the quilt over him, and in a short while, he fell into a deep sleep.

(End of this chapter)