Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 443: Scholar Yang is very tall
Kong Yanzhou's expression suddenly changed, and he said grimly: "Yang Yuan, you are so bold, how dare you be so rude to me!"

Kong Yanzhou was originally a bandit and a murderer.

Although he was later recruited into the Song army, he still often killed innocent people and took credit for his achievements.

Kill innocent people and claim credit for the crime, even though the heads of those who are claimed for credit are basically adult males.

However, in order to avoid being exposed, they usually killed all the people in a village.

Even the elderly, women and children.

This person has long lost his humanity. Even if he had not surrendered to the Jin Kingdom and become an accomplice, he is still a beast who has lost his conscience.

The people of Song Dynasty today are like grass in the eyes of this beast, but he is a prince of the Great Jin Kingdom, but he was scolded so harshly by Yang Yuan. How could Kong Yanzhou bear it?

In a rage, Kong Yanzhou's fierce eyes flashed with anger. He kicked his legs on the stirrups and rushed towards Yang Yuan.

Kong Yanzhou raised his hand and grabbed Yang Yuan.

Although this man is still of great use to His Majesty the Emperor and cannot be killed, humiliating him and making him kneel like a dog and beg for mercy in front of the people of Yingzhou can also help him vent his anger.

Seeing Kong Yanzhou fiercely stretching out his arm from his horse and grabbing the Hanlin scholar of the Song Dynasty on the shaft of the carriage, the people of Song seemed stunned and no one reacted.

The deputy envoy Kou Heiyi was nearby, but he did not move.

The guards were so shocked that they had no time to react.

Among the guards, there were two Song soldiers who were thin but each of them was holding an extremely long spear, and there was even a gloating smile in their eyes.

"Boom!"

No one saw clearly how Kong Yanzhou caught Yang Yuan, but in the end, Grand Secretary Yang was indeed caught and put on the horse.

Then he knocked Kong Yanzhou down, and both of them rolled off the saddle and fell to the ground.

The two men tangled and rolled on the ground for several times, and then Yang, the Grand Secretary of Song, rode on the Prince of Guangping of Jin.

“Puff, bang, bang…”

These are the different sound effects produced when a pair of fists as big as vinegar jars hit the soft flesh and bones of Kong Yanzhou's body.

As an envoy of the Song Dynasty, Yang Yuan had obtained the secret calendars from the Sifangguan of the Honglu Temple, the Jisufang of the Privy Council, and the Guoxin Institute before his departure.

He got a copy of the information of important figures in the Jin Dynasty's court, including the chief and deputy envoys of the Jin Dynasty.

Based on this, Yang Yuan did some research on important figures of the Jin Dynasty.

What's more, he had his own information channels, and was able to learn some situations that were not recorded in the official archives of the Song Dynasty.

He knew Kong Yanzhou's past very clearly.

He knew that when Kong Yanzhou was a bandit, he was famous for his kung fu.

How could Yang Yuan cherish his strength when facing such a resistant person?

Kong Yanzhou was caught off guard and didn't even have time to mobilize his internal energy. He was knocked dizzy by Yang Yuan.

He didn't know that Yang Yuan, who was born as the top scholar of the Song Dynasty and now served as a Hanlin scholar, was good at martial arts.

The Jin Dynasty still had rough experience and common sense in diplomacy, and it would be useless to copy others.

Moreover, can you expect a bandit who can't read a single word to do his homework seriously in advance to understand the envoys from the State of Song who, in his eyes, are here to surrender?

"Damn it! Stop it!"

Kong Yanzhou screamed.

He wanted to protect his head, but Yang Yuan's fists came down like a storm, leaving him no way to defend himself.

Kong Yanzhou endured seventeen or eighteen punches before he had a chance to catch his breath.

He took a deep breath, roared, and shook his body suddenly, and then he pushed Yang Yuan, who was riding on him and beating him, away.

Kong Yanzhou also jumped up, and when he came down again, he curled up and knelt on one knee, smashing a small hole in the ground.

Kong Yanzhou placed one hand on the ground with his five fingers spread out. Between his loose hair, a pair of fierce red eyes stared at Yang Yuan like a tiger.

Blood was oozing from the corners of his mouth and nostrils.

Kong Yanzhou grinned and said, "Great! What a great scholar Yang who is both civil and military. I will learn from him!"

Kong Yanzhou roared, his body shook, and his robe suddenly tightened and then suddenly swelled up.

He had already jumped up and stomped his feet. The mud was pushed aside wherever his feet passed. He rushed towards Yang Yuan with a terrifying momentum.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

Two figures, four iron fists, suddenly it felt like they had three heads and six arms.

At first, you could still see clearly who was Kong Yanzhou and who was Yang Yuan, but after a while, the dust started to fly and only the shadows of people were left.

The sounds of Yang Yuan and Kong Yanzhou groaning and roaring, and the sound of fists hitting flesh, continued to be heard from the rising dust.

At the city gate, the people of Yingzhou who came to greet them were stunned.

They are all Han Chinese, and those who can stand here today are all prominent figures in the local area.

In other words, we are not young anymore.

When Yingzhou still belonged to the Song Dynasty, they were the people of the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, they have a very intimate and yearning feeling towards Yang Yuan.

Especially since Yang Yuan was a Jinshi who won the top three places in the imperial examination. There were five Jinshi who won the top three places in the imperial examination in the Northern Song Dynasty, but this was the first one after the Song Dynasty moved south. Therefore, in the eyes of the elders of Yingzhou, Yang Yuan was surrounded by the halo of Wenquxing.

Is Wenquxing so powerful?
A gentry from Yingzhou could not help but ask the person next to him: "Could this rumor be wrong? Could it be that Scholar Yang was not the top scholar in literature, but the top scholar in martial arts?"

The gentleman next to him said, "Impossible, absolutely impossible! How can a martial arts champion become a scholar?"

The Jin Kingdom's accompanying deputy envoy was also a military general, unlike the Song Kingdom, which had a civil chief and a military deputy.

He was originally a fierce general in Kong Yanzhou's army, named Zhu Songzhang.

Seeing his own king and the scholar of the Song Dynasty fighting fiercely, he was not panicked.

Others may not know, but he knows very well how powerful his king's horizontal training kung fu is.

Unless it is a sharp weapon like a sword, the king will need to dodge, but fists, feet, or even blunt weapons will not be able to hurt him.

With such ability to withstand blows, what are you afraid of?
Just now, the king was hastily pulled off his horse by the scholar from the Song Dynasty. He suffered a small loss and bleed a little, which is nothing.

At this time, the king has already used horizontal training kung fu, and the advantage is on me!

"boom!"

A person suddenly fell out from the smoke and dust.

The man fell hard to the ground, but his remaining momentum kept him sliding forward. He just slid under the horse of a Jin soldier before he stopped.

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated, and Yang Yuan was seen standing upright on the ground. He brushed off his robe and straightened his crooked black gauze.

Yang Yuan raised his voice and said angrily: "Humph! You are indeed a fugitive from the martial arts world, a monkey in a cowardly robe, a dog who fears power but has no moral integrity! Since you are unreasonable, this scholar also knows a little bit of boxing!"

Apart from being caught off guard by Yang Yuan's punches and kicks at the beginning, Kong Yanzhou did not feel any injuries although he was beaten a lot afterwards.

It's just that his head was a little dizzy.

Kong Yanzhou shook his head and suddenly came to his senses. He felt embarrassed and yelled, then jumped up and was ready to fight again.

When he stood up, he felt a chill on his back, and his robe was completely torn.

Zhu Songzhang slid down from the saddle first and hugged Kong Yanzhou.
"Your Majesty, calm down. Your Majesty, calm down. We are the escort envoys. It will not be too late to settle the matter with the Song envoy after he has seen Your Majesty."

Kong Yanzhou hadn't suffered such a loss in many years, and his eyes were red.

But as soon as Zhu Songzhang said this, Kong Yanzhou felt a chill in his heart and suddenly came to his senses.

Yes, this person is still very useful and cannot be killed!
Wanyan Liang pretended to be injured during the assassination attempt, and acted as if he was ready to fight the Song Dynasty to the death.

In fact, Wanyan Liang wanted to use this to intimidate the Song Dynasty and force it to submit to the Jin Dynasty like it did during the time of Zhao Gou.

At the same time, Wanyan Liang acted as if he was going to lead the entire country's army to march south.

If we want to fight against the Song Dynasty with the whole country's military, we have to recruit a large number of Jurchen soldiers.

Although it was only a temporary change of military power, the old guys in Shangjing were unwilling to agree.

They are in a stalemate with Your Majesty over the issue of moving the capital, and now a large number of troops have been transferred away. If Your Majesty forcibly moves them to Yanjing, how can they resist?

However, your own emperor was stabbed, and you don’t allow him to take revenge?
Haven't you heard that when the emperor is angry, blood is shed and the oars are floating?

Therefore, the old stubborn people in Shangjing would definitely seize the opportunity of the envoys sent by the State of Song and rush to Yanjing to try their best to promote peace talks.

As long as the peace talks between the two sides are successful, Wanyan Liang will have no excuse to mobilize troops and they can maintain the status quo.

However, they did not expect that Wanyan Liang had already run out of patience with them and was planning to turn the table.

As soon as they went to Yanjing, Wanyan Liang would overturn the table.

If I killed Yang Yuan at this time, how could Wanyan Liang let me go?

Thinking of this, Kong Yanzhou's anger disappeared instantly.

The more ferocious and cruel this kind of dog traitor is outside, the more fearful and fawning he becomes towards his master when he turns around.

It’s just…it’s hard to sheath the sword!

Kong Yanzhou then gave Zhu Songzhang a look.

Zhu Songzhang understood and quickly called two guards, asking them to support Kong Yanzhou and carry him to the back, pretending that he was seriously injured.

Zhu Songzhang then stepped forward and said angrily, "Mr. Yang, the Kingdom of Song has appointed you as an envoy to negotiate peace with the Kingdom of Jin.

You are using your fists and feet to attack my Great Jin comrades. Aren't you afraid of the power of our weapons?"

Yang Yuan asked knowingly, "Who are you?"

"I am the deputy envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, Zhu Songzhang."

Yang Yuan immediately bowed to him with a very gentlemanly demeanor, as if the punch he just raised had nothing to do with him.

Yang Yuan said in a gentle and elegant voice, "So it's Deputy Envoy Zhu. I've heard a lot about you."

Zhu Songzhang did not appreciate it, and said with a cold face: "I have also heard of your great name, Mr. Yang, for a long time! You are a great talent who won the top three places in the imperial examinations in the State of Song.

I didn't expect that today, you would speak so vulgarly and act so rudely, which really disappointed me. Is this the style of you, the top scholar of Song State?"

Yang Yuan shook his head and said, "Deputy Envoy Zhu is wrong. Good reputation is the vehicle of virtue. Virtue is the foundation of a country.

If one has virtue, one will be happy, and if one has happiness, it will last long. Therefore, our Song Dynasty has always been virtuous and has good relations with its neighbors.

Now the two countries are at war. I, an incompetent man, have reluctantly served as an envoy. I am not up to the task and feel extremely fearful and only hope that I will not disgrace your majesty's order.

If your envoy treats me with courtesy, I will treat him with courtesy. If your envoy treats me with strength, what will you do if you become your lord?

Zhu Songzhang broke out in a sweat.

It’s his mother’s fault!

What the hell are you talking about? I don't understand!

This is in full view of everyone. Officials from the Yingzhou government and local gentry and celebrities are all here. This... I...

Although it was barely and carelessly, he could roughly understand a little bit of it.

However, Zhu Songzhang also understood that a slight mistake can lead to a huge error.

If I give the wrong answer in such a diplomatic occasion and bring disgrace to the Great Jin Kingdom, how could His Majesty the Emperor forgive me?

Although Zhu Songzhang was not well educated, as a thief, he was quite scheming.

Although he didn't understand, he probably understood that Yang Yuan was explaining to him why his words were vulgar and his actions were rude.

Zhu Songzhang sighed in understanding and replied, "Yes, I understand your difficulties."

Zhu Songzhang felt so guilty that he forced himself to utter a pretentious remark.

He was afraid that Yang Yuan would give him another ancient article, so he quickly put his hands down and said, "Your Excellency, you have come a long way and have worked hard. You may first stay at the inn in the city.

We have prepared a sumptuous banquet to welcome the envoy. Tomorrow morning, we will escort the envoy to Yanjing."

Yang Yuan also felt very guilty.

He did make some preparations when he came, because his reputation as "Three Firsts in the Imperial Examination" was so famous.

However, he never thought that the Jin Kingdom's accompanying envoy would make things difficult for him.

The words he just said were forcibly taken from the words he had prepared for Wanyan Liang.

Seeing that he didn't need to compete with others in ancient Chinese literature, Yang Yuan nodded to Zhu Songzhang and said in a friendly manner, "Thank you, Deputy Envoy Zhu."

The two illiterate people secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhu Songzhang began to arrange a ceremony to welcome the envoys from the State of Song into the city.

In this era, envoys no longer carried "seal tokens" but instead used letters of credence instead.

Of course, the letter of credence will only be taken out when meeting the other monarch, and there is no need to hold it in your hand all the time.

Yang Yuan just tidied his clothes, and then entered the city with a ceremonial guard, welcomed by the officials and elders of Yingzhou.

……

Kong Yanzhou was too embarrassed to show up in public, so he asked the soldiers to help him back to the government office where he was temporarily stationed.

When he returned, he realized that his whole body was in pain and his breathing was a little blocked.

This shocked Kong Yanzhou. Logically speaking, with his kung fu, he could not be hurt by even ordinary blunt weapons, let alone fists and feet.

Of course, this horizontal training kung fu is not as magical as the legends say.

For example, it is difficult for him to resist swords, spears, swords and halberds with his body. If a strong man holds a large iron hammer weighing dozens of kilograms, even though it is a blunt weapon, he will not be able to resist it either.

The defense of horizontal training kung fu also has an upper limit. If the opponent's strength can break through this limit, he will not be able to resist.

But Yang Yuan didn't use any weapons. How could he cause internal injuries to him with just a pair of fists?

Kong Yanzhou felt very depressed.

I can’t win in a duel.

I dare not compare myself with others in terms of literature.

Unfortunately, this man is of great use to Your Majesty and cannot be killed at this time.

Kong Yanzhou, who had always been arrogant and domineering, had no choice but to swallow his anger.

Kong Yanzhou was absent from the welcoming banquet held by the Jin people for Master Yang. Instead, Zhu Songzhang, the deputy envoy of the Jin Kingdom, hosted a welcoming banquet for Yang Yuan together with the gentry of Yingzhou.

……

After the welcoming banquet, Yang Yuan returned to the inn and invited Kou Heiyi and Fei Yuye.

Hanane and Xiaonai had already quickly searched the area and made sure that there was no one following or monitoring the inn.

This time when he goes to Yanjing, Kou Heiyi is going to cooperate with him.

In negotiations, of course one person plays the good cop and the other plays the bad cop.

And Fei Yuye came here to save her father.

Therefore, he has to communicate with these two people frequently so that they can cooperate well.

At this time, Fei Yuye was still wearing the military uniform of a Song Dynasty soldier.

With the dedicated guidance of Hanane and Xiaonai, and the fact that although Fei Yuye had never been on a business trip before, she knew some skills in disguise, so at this time she just looked delicate and neutral.

But no one dared to take a look and conclude that she was a woman.

After the three of them sat down, Kou Heiyi said thankfully, "Ziyue, your behavior at the city gate today really scared me.

I thought our mission to the Kingdom of Jin would end when we arrived at Yingzhou City."

Yang Yuan shook his head and said with a smile: "It was the Kingdom of Jin that proposed peace talks.

The one who deliberately provoked at the city gate today was the Jin Kingdom's envoy.

I am still a civil servant. How could they make such a big fuss about this? But…"

Yang Yuan narrowed his eyes and said thoughtfully, "I am surprised that Kong Yanzhou can hold his temper.

It seems that the Kingdom of Jin really values ​​our delegation."

Kou Heiyi's expression changed, and he asked hurriedly: "Ziyue, what do you mean?"

Yang Yuan said: "It is obvious that the Emperor of Jin is eager for us to go to Yanjing.

So, no matter how vicious Kong Yanzhou is, he won’t dare to touch me.”

Kou Heiyi's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked again: "This matter is a bit strange. It was obviously the Jin people who first provoked the conflict and deployed troops in Huaibei and Huaibei. Why did they take the initiative to ask for peace talks and value us so much?"

Yang Yuan said: "This is exactly why I asked you two to come here.

It was the Jin Kingdom that initiated the provocation, and they had not suffered a major defeat, so why did they attach so much importance to the arrival of our delegation? What was their purpose?"

Kou Heiyi and Fei Yuye couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Kou Heiyi is a triple agent.

He was sent by Western Xia to the Jin Kingdom as an undercover agent. After finally gaining the trust of the Jin people and successfully making friends with them, he was then sent to the Song Kingdom.

Kou Heiyi successfully sneaked into the Song State, but was now sent back to the Jin State.

Because of his identity as a triple agent, he knew more secrets of the Jin Dynasty than Fei Yuye, the head of the Chan Room.

After some thought, Kou Heiyi had a vague guess in his mind.

Kou Heiyi said: "Wanyan Liang has the ambition to go south, but now is not the right time for him to go south.

But he still used military force against our Song Dynasty.

However, he used military force, but only fought a few battles for show, and then spread the word that he wanted peace talks.

I think Wanyan Liang staged this play for the Jurchen nobles who came to the capital of the Jin Dynasty to watch.”

Yang Yuan's eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "Brother Kou, please continue."

Kou Heiyi said: "Wanyan Liang fought a hasty battle and then tried to negotiate peace.

It would make the Song Dynasty believe that after the Jin people occupied the Central Plains, they put their weapons into storage and their horses into the mountains, and their military strength was no longer as strong as before.

Under such circumstances, the envoys sent by our Song State will definitely have a tougher attitude.

He wants to use us as a whetstone to stimulate those Jurchen nobles and make it easier for him to consolidate power."

Fei Yuye asked doubtfully, "How does this make it easier for him to consolidate his power?"

Kou Heiyi explained: "Wan Yanliang moved the capital to Yanjing, hoping to rule the world from the heart of the Central Plains.

However, the Jurchen nobles in Shangjing strongly opposed the move and were unwilling to do so.

On the one hand, leaving their base would weaken the power of these powerful people.

On the other hand, the Jin people had not fought a war for a long time since the "Shaoxing Peace Agreement".

They now learn Chinese, wear Chinese clothes, and live a luxurious life that is even better than that of the Song Dynasty.

Wanyan Liang wanted to use us to remind those dignitaries who had lost their will to fight:

Beside them, there is a country of equal strength, and this country is sharpening its sword!"

After hearing this, Fei Yuye couldn't help but look at Kou Heiyi with some surprise.

Fei Yuye did a good job in her job duties, but when it came to the overall situation, she found that she was not as good as Kou Heiyi.

Yang Yuan looked at Kou Heiyi with some admiration.

It is amazing that Kou Heiyi can see this level.

He couldn't see any deeper.

Because a normal person cannot guess what Wanyan Liang will do next.

If Yang Yuan did not have some knowledge of the historical figure Wanyan Liang, he would not have been able to guess it.

Although Wanyan Liang's behavior was a bit crazy, if you think about it, it actually fits the logic of Wanyan Liang's behavior.

After Wanyan Liang usurped the throne, he killed many members of the Wanyan royal family, won over Jurchen nobles who were not named Wanyan, and employed rebellious generals and surrendered ministers from Liao and Song.

In this regard, some Jurchen nobles who were not surnamed Wanyan were actually happy to see it happen.

Now, there is almost no one in the Wanyan clan who can pose a threat to him, and Wanyan Liang's throne has been stabilized.

No one would have thought that Wanyan Liang, unwilling to be lonely, would swing his butcher knife at the Jurchen nobles of other surnames.

In fact, Wanyan Liang’s life goal has always been very clear.

It's just that he always wants to achieve his goals in a quick and efficient way. Who would have thought that he would try to take an unconventional approach in every step?

The first and second of his three life ambitions have already explained his life ambitions.

"I have three ambitions. The first is that all national affairs are decided by me. The second is to lead the army to attack distant places, capture their leaders and punish them in person."

The first one is that he wants to be the supreme emperor of the Jin Dynasty who has the final say.

Now, he has usurped the throne and become emperor, but he has not yet achieved the final say and supreme power.

Although the Jin Dynasty was already an imperial state, it was a semi-finished empire, and its other half was still a tribal alliance.

One of the important purposes of Wanyan Liang's relocation of the capital was to centralize power.

However, even if the Jurchen nobles surrendered, it would be difficult to weaken the influence of their tribal leaders within one or two generations.

In Wanyan Liang's opinion, destroying and then rebuilding has always been a faster and more thorough method than reconstruction and optimization.

He doesn't want to proceed step by step, he wants to break down and then build up.

Yang Yuan told Kou Heiyi and Fei Yuye his analysis bit by bit.

He came from later generations and knew what Wanyan Liang had actually done in history.

The logic he deduced from these historical facts and the many clues he discovered during the process became his unique discovery.

After Yang Yuan finished speaking, he concluded: “So, I think Wanyan Liang is not using us as a whetstone, but as a magnet.

Through us, we can attract the Jurchen nobles who refuse to move to Beijing."

Kou Heiyi suddenly realized and said in a lost voice: "Then, let's have a 'giving up military power over a cup of wine'?"

This sentence was not a taboo for the people of the Song Dynasty.

Ding Wei, the prime minister during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song, recorded this incident in his "Ding Jingong Tanlu".

However, there was no "cup of wine" at that time, only "releasing military power".

During the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty, Prime Minister Wang Zeng included Ding Wei's record in his "Wang Wenzhenggong Notes" when he was sorting out the notes of the previous dynasty.

In order to increase the readability, Wang Zaixiang made some processing to such a serious historical event, so the scene of releasing military power became something that happened at the dinner table.

Later, Sima Guang gave a more vivid account of this incident in his "Shu Shui Ji Wen", which became the well-known "Releasing Military Power over a Cup of Wine" among later generations.

It is also a strange thing that the prime ministers took the lead in arguing about the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, but the Song Dynasty court turned a deaf ear to it.

Yang Yuan was startled at first, then he burst out laughing: "No, Wanyan Liang never uses both kindness and force to deal with those who stand in his way, but only uses swords to put their necks to death!"

Kou Heiyi's pupils trembled, and he said in disbelief: "Could it be that he wants to use a massacre to get rid of these disobedient dignitaries?"

Yang Yuan said: "Why not? Wanyan Liang, who killed his brother and usurped the throne, is both extremely talented and sensitive and jealous;

He is gentle and elegant, but also cruel and bloodthirsty; he is diligent in governing the country, but also extremely licentious; he has great ambitions, but also likes to show off!

Don’t you think he looks like a human being? ”

Kou Heiyi thought for a moment and blurted out, "Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty!"

Yang Yuan nodded and said, "Since the Jin people occupied the Central Plains, they have begun to indulge in pleasure. The ambitions of the Jin nobles to move south have become smaller and smaller.

Especially since Wanyan Liang ascended the throne, he has continued to concentrate imperial power.

In this situation, going south would damage the power of the powerful, but the one who benefited was Wanyan Liang.

They were very clear about this, and Wanyan Liang was also clear about this.

Wanyan Liang should have understood that promotions, titles, and promises would not allow these Jurchen nobles, who were content with the status quo, to continue to work for him to death and exhaust their own capital. Only by grasping the real imperial power could he achieve success.

However, these powerful people have no ambition to rebel, so the arrival of our delegation will become their best weapon against Wanyan Liang.

As long as they could facilitate peace talks between Song and Jin, it would be another "Shaoxing Peace Talks", and Wanyan Liang would have no excuse to recruit soldiers from them.

Wanyan Liang saw this point clearly and wanted to use us as bait to solve the problem once and for all!"

Is what Yang Yuan said possible?

Kou Heiyi didn't know why Yang Yuan could make such a bold guess.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems to be in line with Wanyan Liang's usual temperament and personality, and also in line with his ambitions and pursuits.

If this is true...

Kou Heiyi couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

The Jin Dynasty was already so powerful now. If Wanyan Liang killed all the Jurchen nobles, he would be able to truly achieve "all state affairs are under my control."

Next, would he "lead the army to attack distant countries, capture their leaders and bring them to justice?"

Could this “ruler” be just the “ruler” of the State of Song?

No, I must stop him!
Fei Yuye looked at Yang Yuan with a complicated expression. Is this the pattern of being the top scholar?
Everyone has a different definition of strong.

In Fei Yuye's eyes, even if Yang Yuan had unparalleled martial arts, she wouldn't take it seriously.

She had been working in the court since she was very young, and in her opinion, personal bravery, no matter how strong it was, meant nothing.

When Yang Yuan won the first place in the imperial examination, that was the first time she felt admiration for him.

Top pick!
What a great knowledge that requires!

But that was still not what Fei Yuye admired the most.

Now, Yang Yuan is analyzing and judging the intentions and actions of an emperor and responding accordingly.

For Fei Yuye, this is great wisdom!
Yang Yuan said: "Of course, this is just my guess. We can only confirm it when we arrive in Yanjing."

Yang Yuan looked at Fei Yuye and comforted her, "If my judgment is correct, it will be a great thing for you.

If this is what Wanyan Liang is aiming for, there will definitely be chaos in Yanjing.

If your father had not fallen into Wanyan Liang's hands, it would have been much easier for him to escape during the chaos."

After hearing this, Fei Yuye felt happy.

Obviously, this was just Yang Yuan's speculation, but she subconsciously chose to believe it.

Kou Heiyi's brows furrowed as he suddenly realized a serious problem:
"As you said, whether we are a whetstone or a magnet, won't we be worthless once Wanyan Liang achieves his goal?

Everything was fine when we came here, but we can’t go back, right?”

(End of this chapter)