Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 366 Angel Investors

After Yang Yuan, Mikami Chiya and Fujiwara Himeka returned to Hakata, they went to Himeka's secret base - the "bathhouse".

The "bathhouse" has prepared clothes for them, three sets of Hanfu.

It was the first time that Fujiwara Himeka wore the clothes of a Song Dynasty woman. When she opened the shoji door and walked out slowly, Yang Yuan was really amazed.

The clothing of Song people was elegant and simple, so it was extremely difficult for them to show the fiery style like the Tang people.

But even though Fujiwara Himeka was wearing a Song Dynasty dress with narrow sleeves and a fitted waist, her hot curves were still clearly visible.

From now on, the three of them changed their identities again.

Yang Yuan was changed to Mr. Yuan, Ji Xiang was changed to Mrs. Yuan, and Mikami Chiya was Mr. Yuan's personal bodyguard Sanshan.

Mr. Yuan was a merchant from Song. He went to Naniwa to discuss business. When he returned to Hakatazu, he learned that a great turmoil had just occurred there.

Because the residents of Bodo hated Song Shang very much at that time, they rose up and attacked Master Yuan and his group.

In the panic, they lost all their goods and got separated. Only three of them were left and were protected by the bathhouse.

Because the bathhouse owner had once received favors from Mr. Yuan.

Now, the bathhouse owner spent money to find the King of Goryeo and asked him to help send Master Yuan and his three companions back to the Song Dynasty.

Yang Yuan had no objection to the identity arranged by the bathhouse owner. However, Yang Yuan knew nothing about Gao Li Lao Wang, so he was inevitably cautious.

"Is this old king of Goryeo reliable?" Yang Yuan glanced at the beautiful Fujiwara Himeka and said, "The sea is vast, will he be tempted by beauty..."

The three of them had nothing, so they were not afraid that the Korean would try to get their money. The problem was that Fujiwara Himeka was quite beautiful. If the other party was tempted by her, wouldn't she be able to do whatever she wanted on the sea?

Fujiwara Himeka looked at Yang Yuan in surprise, then raised her head slightly.

She translated Yang Yuan's words to her subordinates with some reserve and pride.

With Chiya Mikami present, Yang Yuan didn't have to worry about her tampering with the translation.

The owner of the "bathhouse" smiled and replied, "Old Wang is very reliable. Although he is a prominent family in Goryeo, his success today is entirely due to his wife's family, the Jin family.

Many of his subordinates are Mrs. Jin's men, so he follows the rules very well!"

At this point, the owner of the "bathhouse" couldn't help laughing and said, "I heard that Lao Wang is like a servant in front of Madam Jin.

Even if he wanted to change the position during intimacy, he had to ask Mrs. Jin first.

Ahahaha, so... the Lord God doesn't need to worry about him having any evil intentions."

Fujiwara Himeka thought for a moment, then briefly translated to Yang Yuan: "Old Wang is a gentleman, don't worry."

He spoke such a long paragraph, but the translation was so short? Yang Yuan didn't believe it.

However, he glanced at Mikami Chiya, and Mikami Chiya did not show anything unusual.

Well, it should be Fujiwara Himeka who simplified the bathhouse owner's explanation.

At night, Pu Renmeng, the fire chief on King Goryeo’s ship, rushed to the “bathhouse” to pick people up.

He took Yang Yuan and his three companions and quietly rushed to the dock under the cover of night. They blew a fire stick and drew three circles in the air towards the inky black sea.

The "upright gentleman" and "bathing crab" Gao Li Lao Wang held the side of the boat and looked towards the shore.

When he saw the fire drawing three circles in the sky in the inky night, Lao Wang immediately breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly asked someone to lower a small boat and row to the dock to pick up the people.

It was only after he arrived at Hakata Port that he learned that a big riot had just occurred there.

Although things seem to have settled down now, Ono Aki is working hard to restore law and order in Hakatazu.

But he didn't dare to stay on the shore at night, so he dropped anchor in the harbor and kept a certain distance from the pier.

After the small boat picked up Yang Yuan and others, it rowed back to the big ship and got on board through the gangway.

As soon as he got on the boat, Yang Yuan saw the upright gentleman Lao Wang that Fujiwara Himeka had mentioned.

Lao Wang doesn’t look old at all. He is only in his thirties and still quite handsome.

"Master Yuan, I am Marshal Wang, from Gao Li..."

As soon as Lao Wang said this in slightly stiff Chinese, he saw Fujiwara Himeka approaching slowly.

Wang Shuai's eyes suddenly gleamed with cunning: "Ah, is this your wife? She is so beautiful, and she doesn't look like my Yu Zhen..."

Just as he said this, Lao Wang saw Pu Renmeng walking towards him. This fire chief is the lady's man!

Wang Shuai immediately changed the subject and said, "Compared to my Yu Zhen, it's not much worse, hehe..."

He originally wanted to compliment Mrs. Yuan on her beauty, but now that he had to do it so abruptly, it seemed very impolite and he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

Yang Yuan almost laughed out loud when he heard his words. Fujiwara Himeka glared at Yang Yuan fiercely and said to Wang Shuai with a half-smile:
"Thank you for your compliments, Wang Gang. It seems that your wife must be very beautiful."

Wang Shuai laughed awkwardly and said, "Ah, yes, yes, it's not an exaggeration to say that my Yuzhen is the most beautiful woman in Goryeo.

Of course, you are also very beautiful, Madam. I have been to Japan, Luzon, Song Dynasty, Siam, Jiaozhi... and many other places, but this is the first time I have seen a woman as beautiful as you."

"Oh, except my Yuzhen!"

After saying this to make amends, Wang Shuai felt that he couldn't continue this conversation.

So he turned to Yang Yuan and said in a coy voice: "Mr. Yuan, I have heard about your experience. Don't worry, I will send you back to the Song Dynasty safely."

The next morning, Marshal Wang's ship docked again, and after replenishing supplies, it left the Port of Hakata and headed towards the Song Dynasty.

Wang Shuai heard from the owner of the bathhouse that Master Yuan had connections in the Song Dynasty and was doing a lot of business. The sea route was long and even if the wind and the sea were smooth, it would take more than five days to sail.

So, when he had nothing to do, Lao Wang went to talk to Yang Yuanfan.

Hearing that Yang Yuan had business channels for silk, porcelain, and tea from the Song Dynasty, as well as business channels for spices and gems from Southeast Asia, Wang Shuai became even more courteous and friendly to Yang Yuan. These were all resources!

During the conversation, Yang Yuan also got to know a little about "Old Wang of Goryeo".

Wang is the national surname of the Goryeo Dynasty and the most prominent surname in Goryeo.

The reason why there are very few people with the surname Wang in the country in later generations is that after the Goryeo Dynasty was overthrown and Lee Seong-gye established the Joseon Dynasty, he adopted extremely harsh repressive measures against the Goryeo royal family of the previous dynasty.

As a result, all the Wang family members changed their surnames to avoid disaster, so the Wang family changed their surnames to Yu, Quan, Jin, Qin, Yu, Tian, ​​etc.

From then on, the surname Wang was almost wiped out in the country.

Wang Shuai was a member of the Goryeo royal family, but his branch was not prominent among the Goryeo royal family.

His wife, Ms. Kim, was the daughter of a powerful official of the Goryeo Dynasty.

The marriage between their two families was purely a political necessity.

Minister Kim needs to get closer to the royal family, but he doesn't want to marry into a royal family that is too powerful, as that would make it easy for them to take over.

His daughter can be used as a tool for marriage alliance and taken advantage of, but his power, status and wealth cannot.

The royal family of Wang Shuai's side also urgently needs to unite with important officials of the court in order to gain greater influence and power in the royal family.

The two families hit it off immediately.

However, the woman's family was strong while the man's family was weak, which made Wang Shuai lose his status in front of his wife. In addition, his wife was very strong, so Wang Shuai was suppressed even more.

General Wang would rather abandon his young wife and travel around the world, perhaps just to avoid his wife.

The feeling of staying at home was so suffocating that he would rather drift on the sea and breathe the fishy but free wind.

Of course, this freedom is also limited.

Because Mrs. Jin's spies were also all over the ship.

In some ways, he could only live like an ascetic.

After only two days of interacting with Yang Yuan, Gao Li Lao Wang realized that this businessman with the surname Yuan was not a simple person.

Whether it is Yang Yuan's conversation, temperament and knowledge, or his wife's words and deeds, there is a feeling that they definitely do not belong to a businessman.

My wife’s family is too powerful, and my wife Yuzhen has now become a close friend of the Jin Dynasty’s noble lady Wugu Lun Yingge.

Goryeo is now a vassal state of the Jin Dynasty, so Yuzhen became even more arrogant and unreasonable.

If Prince Yuan has a strong background in Song State...

The ministers of the Goryeo Dynasty were divided into two factions, the pro-Song faction and the pro-Jin faction.

Generally speaking, when the Song Dynasty gained the upper hand, the flag of the Goryeo Dynasty flew towards the Song Dynasty, and when the Jin Dynasty gained the upper hand, the flag of the Goryeo Dynasty flew towards the Jin Dynasty.

So is it for a country, so is it for a family.

If I can get in touch with someone with a background in Song, then once Song becomes stronger than Jin, my position in the family will be immediately overturned.

Thinking of this, Wang Shuai tried even harder to make friends with Yang Yuan.

As the joke goes, a rich lady stayed in the inn where the candidates went to Beijing to take the imperial examination:
One by one, they "encountered" candidates for the imperial examination, one by one promised to marry them, one by one gave them money for their journey, and one by one said before leaving: "If you pass the imperial examination, please don't let me down."

This is angel investment. What if one of them really graduated from high school and is willing to come back and marry her?

This is probably the mentality of Gao Li Lao Wang now. He wants to establish his own business path and personal network so as to strengthen his voice at home.

Therefore, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, he will not give up, since it doesn't require too much effort anyway.

When Yang Yuan learned that he was a member of the Goryeo royal family and his father-in-law was a high-ranking minister of the Goryeo Dynasty, he couldn't help but become interested.

Yang Yuan now plans to use Qin Changjiao to send Wanyan Jiumei away, and then send Qin Changjiao away as well.

But this is not the end for him, but a new beginning.

If there were no Wanyan Jiumei and Qin Changjiao, what would happen to the future of the Song Dynasty?
The Northern Expedition was inevitable. In the original history, the successor also launched a Northern Expedition, not to mention that there was no Wanyan Jiumei to hinder him...

By then, Goryeo will play an important role in the Song Dynasty.

Whether using Goryeo as a springboard to attack the Jin Dynasty with the navy, or luring Goryeo back into the arms of the Song Dynasty and thus restraining the Jin Dynasty, it would be beneficial to the Song Dynasty.

If we rush to seek help and send a minister to Goryeo to conduct diplomacy, the effect will obviously not be as good as making plans in advance and finding someone in Goryeo who can speak for the Song Dynasty.

The two people, each with their own ulterior motives, soon became close friends. From now on, Xiao Yang from Song Dynasty and Lao Wang from Goryeo were each other's angels.

Especially when he saw the "original wife" lowering her head, bowing her head, nodding repeatedly, and being submissive in front of her husband, Old Wang could not hide the envy in his eyes.

He also wants to strengthen his position as husband!

After five days of bumpy sailing, on the morning of the sixth day, the Goryeo king's ship arrived at the Song State's Yanpu Port.

The two angels said goodbye reluctantly because some of the goods on Wang Shuai's merchant ship needed to be distributed here.

Yang Yuan and the other two went ashore and boarded another passenger ship to Lin'an.

Before leaving, Yang Yuan gave Wang Shuai the address of Li Shishi in Renmeifang, so that if he arrived in Lin'an, they could go to this place to meet again.

Yang Yuan also had an angel investment mentality towards Gao Li Lao Wang: make friends with him first, what if he turns out to be useful?
(End of this chapter)