Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 246 On the Self-cultivation of a Professional

"Swish~hiss..."

Yu Jiguang picked up the tea that Chen Lixing had just brewed for him, and imitating the way Mu Yaban did, he blew on the tea leaves and took a sip.

Hmm..., he used to hate hearing the sound Mu Yaban made when drinking tea.

But when I speak like this, it turns out that the feeling is really beautiful!

"Swoosh, hiss..."

The boat sails on the water.

There were three official barges in front, holding the captured criminals.

The deck was densely packed with officers and soldiers, and behind it was a long line of merchant ships loaded with various goods, all of which were captured supplies.

The officers and soldiers on the deck were transferred from the imperial guards, plus some soldiers from the imperial city.

While in Shanyin, the prisoners and goods were guarded by the local troops.

Since the discovery of the "Ma Huang Crossbow", the case has escalated.

It changed from a major economic case of smuggling to a major arms theft case involving the Golden Spy and a traitor.

Therefore, Lin'an urgently dispatched a group of elite imperial guards and some officials from the Imperial City Administration to Shanyin to take over and escort both the people and the goods back.

Guo Xuzhi stood upright at the bow, looking very proud and satisfied.

The Mahuang Crossbow, which had not yet been officially equipped to the army, almost flowed to the Northern Kingdom, which made the government very angry.

For this purpose, the emperor has ordered Prince Pu'an Zhao Yuan to take charge of the matter.

The fact that the emperor's adopted son is in charge of this case shows the importance the court attaches to it.

This major case was discovered when he was handling a case in Shanyin, so he deserves a share of the credit no matter what.

……

In the cabin, Chen Lixing was in a delicate mood.

It turned out that he had always been Yu Jiguang's most capable subordinate.

Mao Shaofan and Da Chu are the kind of people who can only work hard but not use their brains, so Yu Kongmu relies heavily on him.

But... when Eunuch Li died and Mu Yaban took over, he bypassed Yu Kongmu and went directly to Mu Yaban's school, and was promoted as a result, climbing above Yu Jiguang.

Now, after Yu Jiguang had been trading at a low price for many days, he finally seized the opportunity and took a decisive bite.

With just one bite, he hit Mu Yaban's vital point. He was about to rise to a high position in the world, but...what should he do in the future?
When they captured Mu Yaban, Guo Xuzhi of the Imperial City Administration did not believe their story and detained them anyway, and sent a letter to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to interrogate them about the matter.

Zhang Daying replied very quickly. He admitted that Yu Jiguang was sent by him to supervise the investigation of Mu Yaban.

Eunuch Li of the Guoxin Office originally came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Although it was Prime Minister Qin Hui who dispatched and used them, the National Information Office was under the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Therefore, it was reasonable for Zhang Dayong from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to discover that the new guard of Guoxin had behaved inappropriately and send personnel to investigate.

With Zhang Dayong's endorsement, Yu Jiguang, Chen Lixing and four others were naturally released and turned into meritorious officials.

Although Yu Jiguang was only trying to protect himself, he indirectly helped Zhang Quwei, the boss of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to get rid of suspicion.

After returning this time, Yu Kongmu's future will naturally be smooth.

"Yu Kongmu won't be jealous of me because I once switched to Mu Yaban's school, right?"

Chen Lixing thought anxiously and became more respectful to Ji Guang.

"Yu Kongmu, Yu Kongmu, Mu Yaban wants to see you." Da Chu rushed in.

"Oh?" Yu Jiguang glanced at him indifferently.

"Swish~hiss..."

Yu Jiguang took another sip of tea slowly, then put down the teacup, put his hands behind his back, and walked leisurely towards the cabin.

Da Chu grabbed a teacup and poured himself some tea.

Chen Lixing hesitated for a moment and reminded him, "Da Chu, you are a straightforward person, which is not a bad thing. However, you should still be careful when you should be careful."

Da Chu stared blankly with his big eyes, and said blankly: "Ah, what's wrong with me?"

Chen Lixing said: "Although Mu Si's position as Yaban has not been abolished, he is destined to become a prisoner. You should stop calling him Yaban Mu, especially in front of Yu Kongmu."

"Oh!"

Da Chu scratched his head and thought, "But he hasn't been officially dismissed yet. If I call him by his name now, will people think that I am being unkind and rude?"

"Swish~~hiss hahaha, it's burning me to death!" He thought as he took a sip of hot tea and almost burned his tongue.

Chen Lixing shook his head. Perhaps it was because he had worshipped the wrong mountain and offered the wrong incense, which made him feel more caring towards the fool Da Chu.

Chen Lixing then reminded him, "When you first arrived at the National Information Institute, you followed Yu Kongmu. It can be said that Yu Kongmu brought you up. From now on, don't call him Yu Kongmu Yu Kongmu. It seems strange."

Da Chu asked blankly: "Then what should I call him?"

Chen Lixing said: "In front of outsiders, you should still address him by his surname and title. When we are alone together like just now, you can respectfully address him as 'Si Gong'!"

"Sigong" is a familiar and respectful title used by subordinates to address their superiors.

Generally speaking, this title can only be used when two people have a personal relationship.

For example, if you meet your director in a grand and solemn occasion, you can call him Director of such and such department. In an internal meeting of the unit, you can simply call him Director of such and such department.

If you two have a good personal relationship and you are in a smaller and more private setting, it would be correct to not call him by his specific position but just call him "leader" in general.

That will not only make you appear close to him, but also give him the illusion that "you are my only leader."

Of course, the prerequisite is that you two have a really close relationship before you can be so kind.

Otherwise, if you call them like that without any care, people will think you have no sense of propriety and will dislike you.

For a relationship as close as that between Leng Yuchan, Xue Bingxin and Fei Yuye, there is absolutely no problem in calling them that.

However, in this era, there were too few women serving as officials. Therefore, the "gong" in "Si Gong" was more like a man, so they would not call each other that in private.

Da Chu didn't understand, but he could feel that Chen Lixing's suggestion was well-intentioned, so he agreed ignorantly and lowered his head to blow on the tea.

Inside the cabin, in a temporary prison cell, Mu Si stared at Yu Jiguang, her face filled with grief and indignation: "You want to protect yourself, I don't blame you! Why don't you discuss it with me first? You and I have worked together for many years, and you have the heart to step on me?"

Yu Jiguang shook his head and sighed, "Yaban Mu, I'm very sorry. It's not that I want to step on you. But this method can only save me. It can't save you."

Mu Si hissed, "Why can't I save him?"

Yu Jiguang said helplessly: “It was you who took us to Shanyin with great fanfare and fanfare.

Oh, now they are bringing troops to arrest you, you just need to shout that you are here to lure the enemy to investigate the case? Do you think that everyone in the world is a fool? "

Mu Si sneered, "Don't tell me if you say that, no one will be suspicious?"

Yu Jiguang said frankly: "Of course there is, but so what? Everyone knows that you can't get anything out of me.

Everyone knows that Zhang Dayang was also being bullied this time, and the government still trusts him. I am just a ladder to help people get down from the wall, who wants to mess with me? "

Mu Si was speechless, and suddenly roared angrily: "Don't think that I am finished. I was also a fool this time and was deceived! Zhang Dayang, it is true that I took advantage of him, but I was also following the orders of Prime Minister Qin..."

Yu Jiguang immediately interrupted him and said, "What Qin Xiang? I don't know anything about this.

It was you who offered to help Zhang Dayong with the shopping. Zhang Dayong was just about to investigate your wrongdoings, so he took advantage of your trick. And we are the ones who followed his orders!" "Okay! Okay..."

Mu Si sneered repeatedly and said miserably: "I really didn't realize that you were so scheming! Yu Jiguang, you are amazing! You are amazing..."

Yu Jiguang sighed and said quietly, "Twenty years from now, perhaps today's young and inexperienced Dachu will be smarter than you and me. People always grow up. Who can remain a fool forever?"

……

The Imperial City Administration and the Imperial Guards escorted the prisoners from Shanyin to Lin'an.

Yang Yuan's fleet also sailed from Yanpu all the way to Lin'an.

There is a high probability that the two sides will meet at the dock.

At the bow, Xue Bingxin was squatting on the deck, washing sour dates in a wooden basin.

She bought this at the previous pier.

The southern spiny jujube is shaped like a jujube, and is sour and sweet, with the sour taste being stronger than the sweetness.

However, probably because it is edible and a traditional Chinese medicine that can clear away heat and toxins, relieve food stagnation, and treat wind-toxic rashes, people of this era still love to eat it.

Xue Bingxin squatted there, her apricot-yellow skirt lifted up, revealing her pear-shaped figure.

Suddenly, a boot was handed to her and kicked her beautiful, pear-like breasts.

Xue Bingxin turned her head and saw Leng Yuchan, who was wearing men's clothes and had a high ponytail, walking towards her. Her raised eyebrows relaxed.

Leng Yuchan held her robe collar and squatted down beside her like a man.

Leng Yuchan looked at Xue Bingxin who was washing the sour dates and said in a bad tone: "Xue Bingxin, I see that you seem to be a little different towards Deputy Headmaster Yang?"

Xue Bingxin wanted Leng Yuchan to recognize Yang Yuan's true face, so naturally she couldn't let her know her plan now.

Otherwise, what if she disagrees, or gets too deeply involved and Yang Yuan becomes alert?

Xue Bingxin smiled and said, "Deputy Director Yang has made great contributions this time. He is now stable in our Speed ​​Room. And he has also boosted our 'Fish Room's' ambitions, right? What can we do if we are not happy about it?"

"I've thought about it. He's already in this position. What can we do to him? It's better to maintain a good relationship with him.

Otherwise, there is no problem with being the head of the house, but you and I are subordinate to him in official positions, and we are under his control. How are we going to live in the future?"

Leng Yuchan became happy when she heard Xue Bingxin think so.

She didn't want to fight with Yang Yuan anymore. It would be great if Bing Xin could figure it out.

Leng Yuchan smiled and said, "That's right. We are both female officials in the inner court. We will be transferred back to the inner court sooner or later. If you think about it carefully, there is really no need to be angry with Deputy Headmaster Yang. But..."

Leng Yuchan glanced at Xue Bingxin and asked cautiously, "Are you not afraid that I like him now?"

Xue Bingxin washed the berries one by one and sighed, "Actually, I've thought about this. You've always been calmer and more rational than me. How could you fall in love so quickly? Maybe I'm just too concerned."

Leng Yuchan was even happier after hearing this: "That's right! If you want to say that I have a crush on him, then of course I do. Think about it, in the inner courtyard of the palace, besides the emperor, can we see another man?"

"Later, I was transferred to the Speed ​​Control Room. Hey! Now I have two annoying eunuchs and two useless old men. It's even worse than being in the palace.

How is there a saying? Yes, it goes like this: After three years in the army, a sow becomes as beautiful as Diao Chan. This is true for men, and it is the same for us women, isn’t it? The feeling is similar, right? "

Xue Bingxin squinted at Leng Yuchan: "Do you really think so?"

Leng Yuchan said seriously: "Really? So, it was just a normal reaction for me to finally see a man who was not ugly and of the right age. I know I am a court lady, how could I have such wild thoughts?"

Leng Yuchan said this very seriously, because...she had been using this set of words to convince herself these past two days.

She found herself thinking about Yang Yuan often.

No matter if it was his quick wit when responding to situations, his heroic demeanor when killing enemies, or even his mean-spirited look when he was deliberately trying to make himself angry.

And... the scene of riding in the same car, upside down in the sunset...

This made her panic, so she came up with this reason and kept telling herself: I was attracted to him only because I had no choice, not because he was so good!
Thinking about it this way, she began to believe it a little.

She didn't want to let her feelings develop further, that would be dangerous.

She needed to be rational and slowly distance herself from Yang Yuan.

From now on... let's just be a pair of 'pestle-mortar friends'.

Regardless of their identities or genders, they are just a pair of the principal and deputy who work in perfect harmony.

As she said and thought this, Leng Yuchan began to feel sad.

Sadness turned into a mist and covered her eyes.

Xue Bingxin looked at her and sighed secretly.

We've been together since we were six years old. What can you possibly hide from me? With that expression on your face, you're actually trying to lie to me? Can you fool me?

Xue Bingxin picked up the washed sour dates, and Leng Yuchan naturally reached out to take one.

As a result, Xue Bingxin left with the basin.

Leng Yuchan was stunned for a moment, then quickly got up and chased after him.

"Deputy Manager, these are the sour jujubes I bought at the previous dock. They are refreshing and invigorating. They are freshly washed. Please try them."

Xue Bingxin brought the fruit bowl to Yang Yuan, looked at him sweetly, and said sweetly.

"Ah, this one is big and ripe. Here, I give it to you."

Xue Bingxin shook the water off her hands, picked a large and ripe sour date, and handed it to Yang Yuan's mouth without any suspicion.

Leng Yuchan, who chased into the cabin, was a little confused when she saw this scene.

What's going on? I've never been so attentive to him before. What are you doing?
"Thank you, Xue Youya."

Yang Yuan smiled. He did not bite the sour date directly from Xue Bingxin's hand. Instead, he stretched out two fingers to pick up the date and then took a light bite.

Wow! It really refreshes the mind. It’s so sour!

This girl, it turns out that she didn't change her attitude towards me so quickly. Is she trying to make fun of me on purpose?

Yang Yuan looked at Xue Bingxin suspiciously, but still ate the fruit cleanly.

The pit of this sour jujube is quite large, and the flesh is rather sour, but not even as big as the pit.

Yang Yuan praised reluctantly: "Xue Youya is right. This sour jujube is really refreshing and delicious. Haha..."

"Hey, don't throw it!"

When Xue Bingxin saw that Yang Yuan was about to spit the date pit into the "slag bucket", she quickly reached out her hand.

Xue Bingxin said sweetly: "There are five eye-like holes on the top of the sour jujube pit, so it is called the 'five-eyed fruit'. It looks very beautiful when worn as a bracelet. This pit is big, I will save it."

Leng Yuchan looked at Xue Bingxin who stretched out her hand without any disgust and caught the fruit core that Yang Yuan spit out, and her eyes suddenly widened.

Why is Bingxin acting weird today? Something seems off!

Yang Yuan said: "I heard from Xiao Luo that you, Xue Youya, are good at understanding people, eloquent, and good at coordination.

I have been hiding in the Kingdom of Jin for ten years, and I have always been cautious and careful, so I am not good at speaking, and I am lacking in this aspect. In the future, when I work in the government, I will need your help. "

Xue Bingxin was wrapping the date pit with a handkerchief. When she heard Yang Yuan's praise, she looked very happy and responded quickly and obediently:
"The head of the house has assigned my position to Si Gong. From now on, I will do my best to assist Si Gong! I don't need you to give me any orders."

Si Gong? I've never called him that!

Leng Yuchan’s eyes were as big as copper bells. Xue Bingxin, how dare you!
Something is wrong, very wrong, there must be something wrong here!
(End of this chapter)