Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 396: Inspecting the Troops (Additional chapter for the Positive Energy Bookworm Leader)
When Yang Yuan followed Zheng Yuandong and rode straight to Duting Posthouse, Yazawa Kanon and Tsubakiya Kona also carried their bags and walked into the underground secret room of the Yang family mansion in Renmeifang.

When Fujiwara Himeka saw Kanon and Kona, she jumped up from the couch in surprise.

She stayed alone in this underground secret room, and was too lazy to change her clothes. She wore loose pajamas every day.

At this time, he jumped down barefoot, walked forward and hugged Hanane and Xiaonai tightly.

After Fujiwara Himeka was surprised and excited, she suddenly saw Kanon and Kona carrying bags, and her face changed immediately.

Fujiwara Himeka said in a trembling voice: "You...Yang Sanyuan has locked you up as well?"

Xiao Nai said: "Ah, Lord Ji Xiang, we have helped San Yuan Jun complete the task, he..."

"He locked you up? Sure enough, I thought too highly of him!"

Fujiwara Himeka was filled with grief and indignation: "He is so vicious, is he going to lock us up in this secret room forever? No! That's not right!"

Fujiwara Himeka's eyes showed despair: "We are of no use to him!

He is really deceiving us. He wants to kill us, right?
Bury us and his secrets together. Ah, it's me who harmed you, Hanane and Kona! "

Fujiwara Himeka hugged them tightly, tears streaming down her face.

Hanane and Xiaonai just stood there letting her hold them, and looked at each other helplessly.

Lord God, there are so many dramatic stories. Can't you just let us finish?

Fujiwara Himeka choked up and said, "Let's die, we can die at the most beautiful age, die beside each other, I have no regrets.

How does he want us to die? He will give us a dose of poison and leave us with an intact body, right? Where is the poison?

Xiao Nai said sullenly, "Lord God, can't you just listen to me?"

Fujiwara Himeka gently stroked her tender and smooth face, and said affectionately: "Xiao Nai, go ahead and talk. I also have a lot to say to you, but...you should say it first!"

I fell!

Xiaonai finally couldn't bear it anymore. She broke free from Fujiwara Himeka's hand, threw the bundle to the ground, and said loudly: "This bundle contains clothes prepared for you, Master Shenzhu."

Fujiwara Himeka saw the scattered bundle and found that there was indeed a Japanese kimono inside, with bright colors and high-quality materials.

Fujiwara Himeka squatted down, picked up the kimono tremblingly, stroked it gently, and said sentimentally: "Okay, I will put on this beautiful dress, hug you, and the three of us will fall asleep quietly together..."

Hua Yin rolled her eyes and said depressedly: "Sister Ji Xiang, it's so early in the morning, I don't want to sleep yet.

You'd better change your clothes as soon as possible, the car arranged by Sanyuan Jun is still waiting outside."

Fujiwara Himeka said sadly, "Is he so impatient to let us die? Where is he going to bury us?

I ask for a big Paulownia coffin, to be buried with you in the same coffin. This is my last request before I die. I think he will agree to it, right?"

Xiao Nai stamped her feet and said, "Wake up, Lord God, you really are... Have you been in this underground secret room for too long? Your mind is not clear anymore."

Hua Yin smiled bitterly and said, "Lord God, San Yuan Jun didn't want to kill us. He wanted to arrange an identity for us, an identity that would allow us to appear in public."

"Huh? Is that so?"

Fujiwara Himeka was embarrassed for a moment, then suddenly clapped her hands and laughed, "Ahaha, I was pretending well, right? Were you all fooled by me?"

Hanane and Kona did not expose Himeka's childish tricks. Well... they also dote on Himeka.

Hua Yin said perfunctorily: "Yes, yes, Lord God, your true feelings just now really fooled me. It almost made me cry. Okay, change your clothes quickly, let's change them together."

Xiao Nai said: "San Yuan Jun runs a big business, and in his shop, there are women from many countries helping him run it.

And no one knows how many women there are or where they come from.”

Hanane took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from Himeka's face, then handed her the kimono and said:

"He wants us to show ourselves in his shop, and he will give us a perfect proof in Fanfang."

Xiao Nai clasped her hands together in joy, her eyes curved into crescents: "From now on, we can walk beside him openly."

……

"Dutingyi" is now a new government office of the Imperial City.

Some officials and foreign ministers who originally lived here have been moved to other inns, and the inns' postmasters, clerks and soldiers have also been temporarily transferred.

Simply put, this place is now taken over by the Imperial City Bureau.

Zheng Yuandong took Yang Yuan to find Mu En.

After hearing what Yang Yuan said, Mu En's face immediately turned gloomy.

Yang Yuan said: "Mu Tiju, I have been serving as the envoy of the Japanese delegation these days, and I know their return date, which is today!
We must make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise once they leave, we will no longer be able to find out the truth!"

Mu En said in a deep voice: "This is a foreign affair, it is not something I can decide. Come with me, we will go to the palace immediately."

Originally, only Mu En was allowed to enter the palace. However, if there were any questions in the palace, Mu En would not have enough time for Yang Yuan to know too much. So, should he go out of the palace to ask Yang Yuan?
At this moment, there is obviously no time to run back and forth, so we can only do things in a special way.

Mu En said: "Zheng Ducheng, please wait here for a while. Perhaps there will be an order from the palace in a while."

Zheng Yuandong said, "Okay, I'll wait here. Time is running out, so go ahead, Mu Tiju."

Mu En waved to Yang Yuan and walked out quickly.

When they reached the corridor, Mu En immediately shouted, "Prepare two fast horses, hurry up!"

Soon, two fast horses were led to the corridor. Mu En walked over quickly and said to Yang Yuan, "Quick, get on the horses!"

Mu En climbed onto the horse, sat still, and looked back. Yang Yuan pressed the horse's back and jumped on as well.

Mu En immediately pulled the reins, squeezed his legs, and shouted, and the horse galloped from the main hall of Duting Posthouse to the main gate. The two riders galloped out of Duting Posthouse one after the other, turned left, rushed along the Imperial Road across the Liubu Bridge, and headed straight for the Meridian Gate.

Riding a horse in the palace was a privilege temporarily granted to Mu En by the two palaces.

The two men only underwent a hasty body search at the Meridian Gate, had their badges checked and registered.

As soon as he entered the Meridian Gate, the horse spread out its four hooves and galloped away.

Everyone in the palace knew that the emperor had been assassinated and the prime minister had died suddenly. When they saw the horses galloping and the two men on them in military uniforms, they knew that it must be urgent news, so they all stepped aside and made way.

The two of them ran all the way to the emperor's bedroom, the Funing Hall.

Since Zhao Gou was now drowsy and sometimes awake and sometimes asleep, sometimes they could ask him directly for instructions, and sometimes the two palaces had to make the decision, so the empress dowager and the queen basically stayed by the imperial bed.

Mu En and Yang Yuan rode quickly to the front of Funing Palace, dismounted and asked someone to report in.

A moment later, the eunuch summoned them, and Mu En led Yang Yuan into the hall in a hurry.

"This minister, Mu En (Yang Yuan), has met the Queen Mother and the Empress."

The two were led to the bedroom, where Zhao Gou's couch was located behind a pearl curtain, and the two concubines were sitting behind the curtain.

Empress Dowager Wei said, "The emperor has a low fever and has just taken some soup and gone to bed. What important matter does Lord Mu have to report?"

Mu En crossed his arms and said, "I have something important to report. This is the news sent by Yang Yuan, an official from the Privy Council.

As the matter is urgent and cannot be delayed, I shall not relay it. I ask the Queen Mother to allow Yang Yuan to report it."

Empress Wu was from a military family and had a straightforward personality, unlike Empress Dowager Wei, who was born a maid and was hesitant and indecisive.

Upon hearing this, Empress Wu immediately said, "Alright! Yang Yuan, come and play as soon as possible!"

"I obey your order!" Yang Yuan repeated what he had said to Zheng Yuandong to the two palaces through the pearl curtain.

Empress Dowager Wei was shocked and angry when she heard this: "What? Could it be that the assassination of the emperor was done by the Japanese?"

Mu En said: "There is no solid evidence yet, but today is the day when the Japanese delegation returns home, and the court must make a decision early.

If we are late, they will be able to go out to sea within a day, and then it will be too late."

"This……"

After all, the matter involved a foreign country, and Empress Dowager Wei was undecided. She looked at Empress Wu hesitantly.

Empress Wu said coldly, "The emperor was assassinated last night, and the Japanese returned home today. How could it be such a coincidence?

The news Yang Yuan heard on the water last night is probably true. Queen Mother, we should immediately send someone to intercept the Japanese delegation and investigate thoroughly. "

When Empress Dowager Wei heard what Empress Wu said, she immediately said, "Your Majesty is right. Let's keep the Japanese and find out the truth first."

When Empress Wu saw that the Empress Dowager had also agreed, she hurriedly took the decree, wrote it down in a hurry, stamped it with the seals of the two palaces, and asked the palace maid to pass it out through the pearl curtain along with the military token.
Empress Wu said in a deep voice, "You two should hurry and mobilize the officers and soldiers of the imperial archers and cavalrymen to wait for orders."

Mu En clasped his fists and said, "I obey your command!" He hurried forward and took the order and military token with both hands.

Yang Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, and he clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness Yang Yuan, please tell me, if the Japanese envoys refuse to return to Banjing Hall and force their way through, how should I respond?"

Empress Wu said murderously, "I asked you to mobilize the troops, not just for show!"

Empress Dowager Wei nodded vigorously and said, "Yes!"

The corners of Yang Yuan's lips slightly curled up, then he smoothed them out and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I obey your order!"

……

Mu En and Yang Yuan hurried out of the Funing Palace, mounted their horses, and headed straight for the archers and horsemen in front of the emperor.

In the imperial residence for archers and horsemen, Liu Shangqiu sat in the hall, his chin in his hands, in a daze.

I brought back a beautiful girl last night. Although my dad was a little surprised, he was actually happier.

Old Man Liu has figured it out. It would be difficult to expect him to work hard.

Liu Shangqiu was the only one who could be entrusted with the important task of expanding the Liu family.

But men like Liu Shangqiu, who are more beautiful than women, seem to be born a little narcissistic. There are not many women who can catch his eye and make him fall in love with them.

Liu Shangqiu had been favored since childhood and was the apple of the Liu family's eye. No one dared to go against his wishes, so unless he nodded, Old Man Liu did not dare to find a woman for him on his own.

Now my son is finally willing to bring someone home, even though this girl’s background... She’s just a concubine anyway, so there’s no need to be picky.

Therefore, the Liu family was quite kind and friendly towards Yuyaonu, a woman who was born into an actress family.

Liu Shangqiu and Yuyaonu spent a night of love and were very affectionate.

Today he was just about to send someone to the "Children's House" to inform them and take a few days off to accompany his beloved, but he received news that the official had been assassinated and the prime minister had died suddenly.

In this situation, why should he ask for leave? He could only rush back to the yamen and wait for orders.

After spending some time with the beauty last night, Liu Shangqiu went to bed late. He sat there for a long time and was about to doze off when a soldier led Mu En and Yang Yuan into the signing room.

When Yang Yuan saw Liu Shangqiu sitting in the hall, he shouted, "Brother Qingyang, quickly accept the order and dispatch the troops!"

Liu Shangqiu's favorite thing is "being a man!"

His "being a man" does not mean being a mighty man on the couch, but a real man who carries a bow and sword and kills enemies in blood.

Suddenly, the key word "armed and marching out" came to mind. Liu Shangqiu didn't even know who was shouting or where to march out, but he opened his eyes, stood up suddenly, pressed his sword and shouted, "Beat the drums, call for troops!"

(End of this chapter)