Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 296: Taking Action (Additional chapter for book friend 33021210016577)

Even if there was no one else around, Yang Yuan would not be able to explain it more clearly to Lu You.

First, it was too blunt and would hurt Lu You's reputation.

Secondly, if he could accurately foresee what misfortune would happen in the future, then he would be almost a demon.

Lu You was a smart man, and Yang Yuan believed what he said. As long as Lu You listened to it carefully, he would understand the significance of it.

Moreover, it is true that Lu You still had feelings for his abandoned wife, but there were too many wonderful things in his life.

He would not be affected too much by a love affair, and this is also true for Lu You's life.

When he met his first love, his first wife, in Shen Garden, he felt guilty about her. Lu You acted as if he was deeply affectionate and unforgettable, and wrote a poem to express his regret and unforgettableness. It was an instinctive reaction, and even an explanation to Tang Wan.

Apart from the fact that he still had feelings for Tang Wan, wasn't it also because of his guilt that he wrote this poem?
He thought that by doing so, he could express his deep and unforgettable love and would bring some comfort to his wife who was still brooding over being divorced.

This should be one of the reasons why he was inspired to write this poem, right?

But in this urgent self-expression, he only thought about his unforgettable old love and how he would comfort Tang Wan, but ignored many problems.

He never thought about whether his actions would have a more far-reaching impact on Tang Wan.

He never thought that this was unfair to Zhao Shicheng, who was deeply in love and made unrepentant contributions.

He never thought that he had remarried and Tang had remarried, and that they not only had new families, but also had their own children.

What a harm their lingering connection and their unanimous behavior have caused to both parties, their children, Tang Wan's husband and his current wife.

Now, Yang Yuan has reminded him that he will definitely think of these things when he is about to do something.

He and Tang Wan were not a pair of resentful lovers who were isolated from the world. They each had their own families, partners, and children.

So, would Lu You make the same choice today?
Yang Yuan has done what he should do. Now he can only wait for Lu You, the person involved, to make his own choice.

Yang Yuan didn’t care at all whether that popular and wonderful poem would appear again in history.

The man and woman in the lyrics were the two living people in front of him.

Therefore, he had to do something, hoping that this emotionally confused couple could remember their responsibilities towards their own lives, their own families, and their own relatives.

……

Shanyin Prefecture Chief Supervisor Chu Yuan arrived late, but he finally came.

He was wearing a casual suit, but even so, from his posture and gait, one could still tell that he was a soldier.

Chu Nianqiu immediately went over with Yang Yuan and said with a smile, "Chu Dujian, this is Wang Yefan, the Longshan merchant that I told you about."

"Oh?" Chu Yuan looked at Yang Yuan and smiled faintly, which counted as a greeting.

Chu Yuan was about sixty years old, neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin. He had been in the army for a long time, and it was obvious that his martial arts skills had never fallen behind.

Although he was now wearing a scholar's robe, when he occasionally moved, the curves of his shoulders, neck, waist and back still showed that he was physically strong.

If it weren't for the wrinkles on his shrewd and dignified face and the strands of white hair, he would look like he was around 40 years old just by looking at his figure.

Chu Nianqiu led Chu Yuan into an open pavilion next to the water. Yang Yuan immediately stepped forward, picked up the wine pot, and poured a glass of wine for Chu Dujian.

Supervisor Chu glanced at Yang Yuan. Although his expression did not change, one could sense that he had some liking for Yang Yuan's eyesight.

Chu Yuan was a garrison commander of Shanyin Prefecture who controlled both the navy and the army, as well as the imperial guards. He was in charge of the local military administrative affairs such as the imperial guards, garrisons, border defense, and training, and the local people relied heavily on him.

Over time, you will gain dignity and respect.

Although he was a military man, the local officials and dignitaries did not dare to look down on him.

The military men who are truly despised are the privates.

The military generals who were truly marginalized were those who were considered by the civil officials to have "crossed the line."

Just like Di Qing, he had made great military achievements and was promoted all the way. At the beginning, no civil servants called him rude, let alone reported him.

Wasn't it because the civil officials compiled the reports and presented them to the emperor that he was promoted for his merits?
Do you think that as he was rising step by step from a small soldier, the emperor himself was watching him from the beginning, ready to promote him to a higher position at any time?

No one tried to trip him up at that time.

But when he became the prefect and the deputy privy councilor, the civil servants began to focus their fire on him and attack him.

why?
Because they think Brother Di has crossed the line!
You are now occupying the traditional sphere of influence of our civil servants.

What is your background? Have you ever passed the imperial examination? A prefect of a state, a privy council of a country, are you qualified to be a stinking soldier?
This is just like the online literary circle before 2009, when you couldn’t find anyone scolding them.

Because you are just doing it in your own little circle, entertaining yourself, no one cares about you.

But gradually, you became insolent and actually began to cross the line...

Games, animation, physical publishing, film and television, and even screenwriting...

For so many years, that has always been someone else's interest circle. How dare you, a bunch of scum, get involved?
As a result, insults flooded in, and whenever there was a literary gathering, there would always be someone who spoke out passionately to denounce it.

Fortunately, the trend is unstoppable and we can no longer criticize it.

"sit!"

Chu Yuan smiled faintly and asked Yang Yuan to sit next to him. Chu Nianqiu also sat on the other side with a smile.

As for Shen Xi, after greeting Chief Supervisor Chu, he stayed outside.

It seemed that he didn't want to disturb Yang Yuan and Chu Yuan's conversation, but took the opportunity to run to Bei'er and show his courtesy.

Chu Yuan glanced at Yang Yuan calmly and said, "I have heard from Chu Xingtou about you. Most of the tendons and horns are taken from cattle.

Can you get enough supplies for the army?"

Yang Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Chu Dujian, our Wang family started out in the canal business. Our ships run from Bianliang in the north to Jingzhao in the west.

Over the years, I have built up some connections and outlets of my own." A slight smile appeared on Chu Yuan's serious face.

The meaning of Yang Yuan’s words was very clear. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Wang family was engaged in shipping business.

Today, Bianliang and Chang'an are both under the rule of the Jin people, but... the Wang family still has connections and channels there.

The smuggling trade between Song and Jin mainly involved the sale of materials from Song to Jin.

This is a normal phenomenon. Smuggling transactions have always been the flow of materials from economically developed areas to underdeveloped areas.

However, the territories controlled by the Jin people were not without important military supplies needed by the Song Dynasty.

The Jin Kingdom also strictly inspected these materials and prohibited their export.

Such as horses, fine iron, and raw materials that can be used to make bows and crossbows.

The Jin court turned a blind eye to the supplies sold by the Song State to the Jin State. After all, although it was against the law, it was beneficial to the country.

The same was true for the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, since the Longshan Wang family had such a connection, Chu Dujian was naturally happy.

He thought for a moment and said slowly, "Nowadays, the canal is not very smooth going north or west. It is not easy to transport materials, right?"

Yang Yuan immediately understood what he meant, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Chief Supervisor Chu, if our Wang family succeeds in transporting it, we will get a whole ship each time.

That's a whole ship, not a whole truck. The quantity is large, so the price... naturally goes down."

Yang Yuan raised his glass and said with a smile: "Wang is a Song Dynasty man, how could I let the Song Dynasty suffer a loss? This price will surely satisfy the Chu Dujian."

In other words, this Second Young Master Wang not only gets high-quality tendons and horns for making bows and crossbows, but also the price is much lower than the public price that the Shanyin garrison usually pays for military supplies. The price difference...

Chief Supervisor Chu estimated the amount of supplies needed by the 10,000 garrison troops in Shanyin every year, and when he thought that this was not a one-time deal but would have to be purchased every year, the smile on his face became a little happier.

Chu Dujian was a soldier, and he was very straightforward. He smiled and said, "Very good! Then, you can discuss the specific matters with Chu Xingshou."

Chu Yuan didn't want to give Yang Yuan any chance to talk back. Based on the conversation just now, every word he said would make it difficult to cause trouble for him.

Now that he had the confirmation, the only thing he had to decide was whether to cooperate.

The remaining more specific things will be handled by Chu Nianqiu and Yang Yuan. Chu Nianqiu is his "firewall".

The son of a wealthy family, who will never sit idle in the hall, all understand the importance of a "firewall" and it is necessary to train a "white glove".

Of course, Xue Zhuzhu, who was doing business for the first time, didn’t understand these things.

From ancient times to the present, there are countless such innocent people who have become stepping stones for others in the business and official careers.

Chu Yuan raised his glass, clinked it lightly with Yang Yuan's, tilted his head back, drank the whole glass of wine, then stood up and said, "I'm going to go see some old friends."

After saying this, he strode in and out of the open pavilion, and greeted with a smile several scholars who were conversing together.

Chu Nianqiu smiled and said, "Second Master Wang, are you relieved now? Hahaha, come on, let's talk about the specific details of the cooperation."

……

In the side hall of Miaoxiu Temple, Dan Niang said with a smile: "Madam Tian, ​​don't worry too much. Looking at your face, you will be rich, noble, and worry-free throughout your life.

Madam is a lucky woman for her husband, and the master of your house will surely have smooth sailing and a high-ranking destiny."

"Really? I'll just have to thank my little master for his good words. I hope so."

Madam Tian smiled and stroked her chest, saying, "Ah, since the entire Transportation Department has been caught in one fell swoop.

My master is like a fish that has escaped the net by chance. He is worried all day long, and those who see him are also worried.

If he's OK, that's good, that's good."

Dan Niang's eyes flickered as she said, "Being an official is to benefit the people and accumulate merits. And merits can change a person's fate.

Even if the master of the mansion is destined to experience some hardships, with this merit, he can turn danger into safety, so Madam, there is no need to worry. "

Merit?

Mrs. Tian's smile froze slightly. Has her master ever done anything to benefit the people since he was an official?

After thinking about it, she really didn't know, she never paid attention to it.

Then...what if the master has not accumulated any merits, or even committed sins?
Mrs. Tian's heart, which had just relaxed, suddenly tightened again.

But of course she wouldn't be stupid enough to ask directly, wouldn't that mean her man had never done anything good?
This happened in the nunnery. What if the Bodhisattva heard it? He hadn't noticed her man to begin with. If he punished her, wouldn't that be counterproductive?
Dan Niang didn't expect that Mrs. Tian would trust her and tell her everything they wanted after their first contact.

So, she just stopped there, then smiled slightly, changed the subject, and said:
"In addition, Feng Shui can change your fortune. Madam Tian can also consider using Feng Shui to make your relationship with Master Ling even better."

After all, Tian Tian was just a concubine of Qiao Zhen, so she had no right to build a large-scale project at home.

If this makes the wife unhappy, I don’t know how to control her.

So although she was tempted, she said with difficulty: "Feng Shui..., I'm afraid it's not good to make a big fuss at home..."

Dan Niang smiled and said, “The study of Feng Shui does not necessarily require making drastic changes to the house or courtyard.

Sometimes, adding a decoration to the room or moving the bed can have unexpected effects. "

Mrs. Tian was relieved when she heard this and said happily, "That's right. In that case, I'll ask the young master to help me take a look."

Dan Niang thought to herself, “The last time I cheated someone, I used the guise of being Qiao Yunyunshi’s concubine to deceive others.

This time, they are trying to deceive Qiao Yunyun's concubine. Things keep changing, and it's always a lie."

Dan Niang smiled and said, "Okay, in that case, I have to prepare some things here. I will wait for Madam Tian to make all the arrangements, and then I will choose a day to visit you and check the Feng Shui for you!"

(End of this chapter)