Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 421: A Crowd of Visitors (Additional Update for the Leader of the Mojing Grand Lord Alliance)
Luo Tingxia showed disdain on his face and said, "Your Highness Prince Jin is right. What the Japanese ninjas learned is nothing more than scouting techniques mixed with some folk illusions and Taoist escape techniques.

Even in the island nation of Japan, when the princes were fighting for supremacy, they still relied on the army, and ninjas could not play a big role. "

Zhao Yuan said: "But they are in front of the Dali Temple and can easily escape..."

Zhao Yu said, "Your Majesty, the people in the Dali Temple are just constables and constables, and they are just officials who stand guard and sit in the yamen. Even things like arresting criminals and thieves are not their turn to take action. How much combat power do you think they can have?"

Zhao Yu turned to Luo Tingxia and said, "Xiao Luo, tell me, if it were you, would you be able to escape from the Dali Temple calmly?"

Xiao Xia said: "The houses in Lin'an are densely built, and except for the Imperial Street, most of the other roads are narrow and winding.

If it were just a group of ordinary Dali Temple runners chasing me, it would be easy for me to escape."

Zhao Yu clapped his hands and laughed, "That's it."

He and Zhao Yuan were both princes and had never come into contact with such underworld figures since childhood.

In their imagination, they inevitably imagine ninjas as those mysterious and omnipotent people in the Tang Dynasty legends, such as Kong Kong'er, Jing Jing'er, and Hong Xiannu.

However, when he had mentioned this worry to Yang Yuan before, Yang Yuan had already helped him analyze it clearly.

Zhao Yu then said, "As for the Xiangji Temple case, Your Majesty, if the assassins did not have the 'Divine Fire Flying Crow' in their hands at the time, would they have been able to break through the imperial guards and harm the late emperor?"

"'Divine Fire Crow'..."

Thinking of the raging power of the "Divine Fire Flying Crow", Zhao Qu's face suddenly changed.

Zhao Yuan said: "At first, the army reported that the 'Divine Fire Flying Crow' was difficult to manufacture and preserve, had many limitations when used, and would often accidentally injure oneself.

When the late emperor went to the army to test this thing, I was with him and had seen its disadvantages. I never thought that if used properly, it would be so powerful. "

Zhao Yu remembered Yang Yuan's words of admonition, and said to Zhao Yuan: "My lord, the things we discard are regarded as treasures by the Japanese ninjas.

Especially the 'Divine Fire Flying Crow' that the Imperial City Bureau obtained from Qin Hui's carriage was made with great precision, with iron hoops added to the key parts of the bamboo tube to make it more stable, able to reach farther, and more powerful.

I was thinking, if the court asked the craftsmen to continue research and development, and rewarded them with money and official positions, in time, it might become a powerful weapon in the army of the Song Dynasty.

Just imagine, if there was a firearm that could reach farther, was more accurate, and had fewer restrictions on storage and use, what would happen if it was used on the battlefield to deal with the Jin army's cavalry?
Officials, bows and crossbows need constant improvement, talents need constant sharpening and improvement, why are you so harsh on firearms? Do you think that they must be perfect as soon as they are developed?

Even though it has many drawbacks now and is not suitable for military use, it is fine not to equip it, but the opportunity to continue research and development and improvement should not be abandoned. "

Zhao Yuan thought for a moment, nodded, and said loudly: "Someone come!"

He Lixin, the former eunuch in charge of Prince Pu'an's mansion and now the chief eunuch of the inner court, immediately stepped forward and bowed to obey the order.

Zhao Yuan said, "I will issue an order to promote the craftsman who originally developed the 'Divine Fire Flying Crow' to the post of Military Equipment Supervisor, and reward him with 100 strings of cash and 10 pieces of satin. This will become a regular practice, and all those who have made achievements in the development of military equipment will be treated in the same way."

Although the Registrar of the Military Equipment Inspectorate was only a minor official of the ninth rank, he was still an official.

Once there are results in military equipment research and development, one can be promoted from a "worker" to an "official".

It is conceivable that once this news spreads, it will have a significant incentive effect on the craftsmen who make military weapons.

After the two brothers finished their meeting, Zhao Yu could not wait to "escape" from the palace and ordered: "Let's go to Renmeifang."

Zhao Qu was wearing casual clothes when he entered the palace. Now he was going to Renmeifang. As long as he brought fewer people with him, he would not be afraid that anyone would doubt his identity.

The emperor gave him a task, asking him to think about how to reform the malpractices of the censorate.

He was too lazy to think about such a troublesome matter, so of course he would leave it to the number one scholar to worry about.

Therefore, Zhao Yu led only seven or eight guards, turned his carriage, and headed for "Renmeifang".

At this time, the Yang family was bustling with people.

The royal family, envoys and ministers were all sending matchmakers to discuss the possibility of marriage with this number one scholar.

As a top scholar, your future is secure and extremely bright.

What's more, this number one scholar is obviously a new elite in the eyes of the government, and a rare commodity at a high price.

Most of the people who visited the Yang family were matchmakers.

But there was one person among them who came directly with his daughter.

This man was named Li Dao. He held the posts of Zhongshi Dafu, the Commander of Wusheng Army, and the Commander of the Imperial Army in Ezhou.

He returned to the capital to report on his work as the new emperor ascended the throne.

Li Dao was once an old subordinate of Yue Fei. Because he was transferred from Yue's Army relatively early, Li Dao was not implicated when Qin Hui framed Yue Fei.

Fei Yuye's father Fei Tianlu was not implicated because of his mediation and his help in giving gifts and asking for help from others.

Not only is he an old subordinate of Yue Fei, but he is now serving as the commander of all the imperial troops in Ezhou, and Ezhou is the place where General Yue has the greatest influence.

Li Dao came here with the support of the soldiers and people of Ezhou. Besides reporting on his work in Beijing, he naturally came to thank Yang Zhuangyuan who had redressed the grievances for General Yue.

Therefore, he had every right to bring his daughter with him to visit.

His daughter was named Li Fengniang. Although she was only eleven years old, she was a beauty. Anyone who saw her knew that she would be stunningly beautiful when she grew up.

So, even though my daughter is still young, she can get engaged first.

This number one scholar was only 24 years old. Getting married at the age of 26 was not too late for such a successful person.

Yang Yuan had no impression of Li Dao, and when he heard the name Li Fengniang, he also didn't remember anything.

He also knew something about the deeds of the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Among the emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty, the only one he knew better was Zhao Gou, and he only knew a few things about Zhao Yuan, who had succeeded to the throne.

He knew even less about the emperors who came after him.

Even if you tell him the reign titles and temple names of those emperors, he may not have heard of them. He is a student of "public relations" and is not a history enthusiast, so his knowledge is naturally limited.

Therefore, he met Li Dao and Li Fengniang, but he didn't know that this girl was one of the most powerful queens in the history of the Song Dynasty and even in the history of China. She was an extraordinary woman who tortured three generations of officials in the Song Dynasty.

The only two powerful queens Yang Yuan knew of were Cixi and Jia Nanfeng.

Even Empress Lü and Empress Wu could not be described as "fierce" in his eyes.

Because in his opinion, the queen was a shrew who had no great talent or strategy, and was only jealous, violent and tyrannical, causing trouble in the harem.

Therefore, when he first saw Li Fengniang, he was dazzled by her beauty. This eleven-year-old girl was so beautiful, like a budding peony, and she already had the aura of a "rich flower in the world". How beautiful she would be when she grew up.

However, he did not look at the daughter for too long, as that would have been too rude.

He personally welcomed Li Dao into the palace. One reason was that Li Dao's official rank was much higher than his. Although Li Dao was a military officer and he was the top scholar in literature, he could not be negligent or disrespectful.

He didn't want to give up his early military experience, which was an important asset for him to gain close recognition from the military system.

What's more, he didn't think that civil officials were superior to military officials in his heart.

On the other hand, Li Dao's visiting card had already made it clear that he came here because the top scholar had come to redress the grievances for General Yue.

As an old subordinate of General Yue and the governor of Ezhou, he came to express his gratitude on behalf of the military and civilians of Ezhou.

Then Yang Yuan would have to be received with even greater ceremony.

When he made his speech in the Golden Palace that day, he had already made his position clear.

Li Dao is an old subordinate of General Yue, and he comes here on behalf of the military and civilians of Ezhou. This makes him his natural ally, so naturally he has to accept him wholeheartedly.

Yang Yuan was annoyed by the noisy people who came to his house to propose marriage, but every matchmaker was of prominent background, so he couldn't just turn them away.

Now there was a reason to receive distinguished guests, and it was a good opportunity to ask all the matchmakers to leave.

Since Yang Yuan passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar, he had more social contacts and it was not appropriate for him to live in the "Fengwei Building" anymore, so he moved to a new house.

However, the real mistress has not yet married, and the other women do not live here now, but Lu Xi and Dan Niang often come to take care of them.

General Li Dao came with his little daughter, so Yang Yuan asked Lu Xi and Dan Niang to accompany him.

Although Li Fengniang is young, she has a very high aspirations.

She had been praised for her beauty since she was a child, so it was inevitable that she developed a spoiled temper.

Just now, she had come to Renmeifang with her father. When she saw the "Sanyuan Jidi" stone archway with four pillars, three rooms and three floors and dragons coiled on the pillars, which was given by the emperor himself, at the entrance of Yang Mansion, she was very surprised.

It is very rare to be the top scholar in the imperial examination who passes the three highest examinations.

Li Fengniang only hoped that Yang Yuan was not too old and not too ugly.

As a result, after meeting Yang Yuan, this beautiful girl with a proud personality was completely willing to be with him.

He is young, handsome, and the top scorer in the imperial examination!
Li Fengniang had already decided in her heart that this was her ideal husband and automatically put herself into the role of the mistress of the Yang residence.

Unexpectedly, Yang Yuan arranged for Lu Xi and Dan Niang to receive her.

Although Li Fengniang is young, she is a scheming girl.

She originally thought that Luxi and Danniang might be Yang Yuan's sisters, which would make them her elder sisters-in-law, and she would like to get closer to them.

So she pretended to be innocent, and took advantage of the opportunity when Luxi and Dan Niang were away temporarily, and chose Xiao Qingtang, the youngest and seemingly easier to deal with, to ask about the relationship between Luxi, Dan Niang and Yang Yuan.

However, Xiao Qingtang is also a smart person.

And with Qingtang's experience, Li Fengniang's little tricks were completely invisible in front of her.

So, Xiao Qingtang told Li Fengniang with an innocent face: Sister Luxi is the unmarried wife of the top scholar, and they will get married in a few months.

Sister Dan Niang was the concubine that the top scholar was going to take in. After Sister Lu Xi got married, Sister Dan Niang would also follow.

Qingtang also showed Li Fengniang a shy expression, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Just this one vivid little expression was enough to make Li Fengniang have rich associations: this little devil in front of her was probably also the wife chosen by the top scholar.

Li Fengniang didn't even bother pretending to be fashionable, her little face just dropped.

Perhaps it was because Li Dao had only this one daughter, and she was also born beautiful, so she had been extremely spoiled since childhood, and therefore Li Fengniang's possessiveness was extremely strong.

She didn't want to let go of a man like Yang Yuan who was excellent in all aspects.

But that little cook of low birth must be divorced! She can't even be my concubine.

And the two vixens, one big and one small, also have to be driven out.

She hasn't even married yet, but she's already entered the Yang family and is being received as the hostess?
what!
Li Fengniang was confident that with her family background and her beauty, Yang Zhuangyuan would definitely choose her, and she had already begun sharpening her knife to clean up the Yang family.

At this time, Zhao Yu, who was eager to ask Yang Yuan for advice, hurried to Yang's house.

Just under that stone archway, his carriage met Liu Shangqiu's carriage unexpectedly.

Uncle Liu came to send an invitation to Yang Yuan to attend a banquet at his house.

Because his sixth sister said that Yang Yuan had saved her life but had never been repaid, and the Liu family could not remain silent.

Liu Shangqiu thought it made sense. Besides, his sister must have felt resentful and lonely after leaving the palace. Having something to do would help her relieve her mood.

So he did what he thought and came here excitedly.

PS: I'm really, really, really tired. My head hurts a lot because I've been using my brain too much. I have to take a break from the level-by-level work. I'll pay off this chapter of Mo Meng. If there are any more, I'll remember them and I won't default on them. But you have to let me rest for a while before paying them back. I'm almost dead~
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