Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 469 The Dead Girl Who Touched the Goddess

In this era, the lower reaches of the Tumen River have not been silted up, and there is no obstructive bridge, so large ships can pass through.

Ever since the fleet arrived at the mouth of the Tumen River, Yang Yuan has been standing on the deck, looking at the river to the left, right and in front from time to time.

Li You, Yu Fengxian and Yang Xuance followed him all the time, but they had no idea what he was doing.

Maybe it was just the excitement of finally seeing land?
There is a large pier and a small pier in Dun'en City.

The big pier is located in the eastern half of the city, in the Chanchun tribal settlement area.

However, the relationship between the Chanchun tribe and the Xianxing tribe was not very harmonious only because of the competition for limited means of production.

The two sides were far from developing into a fight or murder, so they did not encourage the other side to come to their territory.

It’s just that unless it is necessary, both sides consciously avoid going to each other’s residential areas.

Although the Dongcheng Wharf can accommodate large ships, it has never been of much use.

The most common vessels moored here are small fishing boats.

Because no maritime merchant would travel long distances to do business with two small tribes with such low purchasing power.

As for taking this waterway to the capital city, no merchant chose that option because the Jin people were rising too fast.

When the Jin Dynasty rapidly grew into a behemoth, even the merchants with the most sensitive noses did not have time to react and regarded Shangjing as an important area of ​​maritime trade.

When the merchants wanted to take action, their political center moved south and a large number of powerful people left.

Of course, the powerful people who stayed in Shangjing also needed luxury goods, and they could afford them.

However, if it is only to supply luxury goods to the rich and powerful, is it necessary to open up a sea route for this purpose?

The supplies only need to be transported to Shandong Road and then distributed by land merchants.

Passing through Yanjing, entering Liaodong, and then transported to Shangjing...

There are only a dozen trucks of cargo at a time, and there is no need to open up a sea route. You should know that a ship can unload dozens of trucks of cargo.

Therefore, it was the first time for the people of Dun'en City to see such a huge creature.

When they saw the first large ship pull into the dock, they shouted with excitement, just like the people on the ship when they saw the whale for the first time.

Many people were eager to call their friends and ask them to come out and see the big ship.

Then, the second, the third...

The people of Chanchun tribe began to panic.

They didn't know what was going on, nor did they know who the newcomers were or whether they were hostile towards them.

Someone quickly went to inform their "Bojin" (clan leader, chief).

Ling Ge, who had known about this matter for a long time, immediately led his men to the dock upon hearing the news.

Surrounding him were some elders and warriors of the tribe.

Abu and his seven or eight guards mingled among these people.

The situation in Liaodong is complicated now, and Wanyan Yong in Dongjing City cannot withdraw troops to the north.

Although the Ugur family living in the Suifenhe River basin is closer to Dun'en City, they are also unable to send a large group of troops over.

However, it is still very easy to send only a few messengers to infiltrate the vast land of Northeast China.

Abu was sent by Wugulun Yuanzhong, and he had only one mission: "Kill Yang Yuan and take back Yingge."

Grandpa Li gave Wugu Lun Yingge to Yang Yuan. How could he not spread the news?

This kind of thing is one of the things that binds him to Yang Yuan.

Once upon a time, he was determined not to have any relationship between Yang Yuan and Yingge, as he was worried that the top scholar would turn to the Ugur clan because of this.

However, after what happened under the city of Liaoyang, the situation changed.

After this incident, he will make the final decision. No matter who Yingge ends up with, it will be a great shame for the Ugun family.

This was not the Ugurunjia clan marrying off their daughter, but the daughter was abducted as a slave and given as a reward to someone.

What difference does it make whether you give her to one person or to a group of people?
It was because the Ugulu family couldn't even protect their own daughter, and she was treated as a slave.

When Li Minghe left Laotieshan City, he spread the news.

Wanyan Darui bluffed for a few days, and when it became impossible to catch up with Wanyan Luti, he withdrew his troops.

He began guerrilla warfare, and the main purpose of this stage was to expand the army.

His way of expanding the army is simple and crude. He will first smash everything you have. If you don't follow me, you will starve to death. You have no choice.

As a result, his team expanded rapidly like a snowball.

Of course, the loyalty of soldiers recruited in this way is very questionable.

But having soldiers is better than having none.

Moreover, once these soldiers have tasted the sweetness of promotion, wealth, and the ability to do whatever they want, there will be no need to worry about them not being loyal.

It was after Wanyan Dari withdrew his troops that Ugulun Yuanzhong learned that his sister was not dead, and was rewarded to the envoy of the State of Song by Li Taigong.

Compared to the other possibilities that would have caused him more torment, this ending was obviously more acceptable.

This is easy to accept. It just means that Ugun Yuanzhong at least won't feel so tormented, but the feeling of shame is the same.

Therefore, he sent Abu and asked Abu to rush to the Tumen River Basin where Li Taigong and his party were most likely to appear.

Abu knew that large ships could not pass further west of Dun'en City, and Li Minghe's fleet would definitely land here and then return to Shangjing area by land.

So he rushed directly to the east city of Dun'en and met Ling Ge, the leader of the Chanchun tribe.

Abu asked Ling Ge to invite the guests to the banquet in the same way he entertained the elders of the Second King's family who had migrated north.

After arriving at his house, Abu and the warriors he brought would kill Yang Yuan unexpectedly during the banquet and take the eldest lady back.

Ling Ge certainly didn't want to offend the Erwang family because of this.

Even if the two kings died in the rebellion, their families would at most be seriously injured and weakened. But a lean camel is still bigger than him.

What’s more, what if... the second king’s rebellion succeeds?

But, how dare you not bow your head under someone else's roof?
The Ugulun tribe lives in the Suifenhe River Basin, less than ten days' march away from Dun'en City (Kaxingdong, southwest of Yanji City, Jilin Province).

The current official is not as good as the current manager. He is more afraid of the Ugun tribe which can pose a direct threat to him.

Therefore, he could only hypnotize himself: I was forced, and it was Abu who did it, it had nothing to do with me..."

……

On the boat, Yang Yuan observed the water conditions and geography along the way from the sea into the river, and casually instructed Li You to write it down.

Li You had no idea what he was doing, but Taigong had already given the order and he had to follow his lead.

Therefore, Li You had no choice but to follow Yang Yuan like a recorder, recording everything he told him at any time.

As for Fengxian and Xuan Ce, the dragon and the phoenix, they are illiterate.

Yang Yuan seriously suspected that their parents had heard of these two names from somewhere and thought they sounded impressive, so they used them on their son.

"This dock has a relatively deep draft, but unfortunately it's not big enough."

Yang Yuan didn't care at all about the people waiting on the approaching dock. Since Old Man Li and the others had stepped forward to deal with this matter, it was not his turn to take care of it.

Yang Yuan pointed to the other side of the river and said, "The terrain over there is flatter. We can dig it wider and deeper to expand the port. At the same time, we can build a road over there..."

After hearing this, Li You finally understood what Yang Yuan meant.

"Master Yang, are you considering that when the merchant caravan arrives in the future, they can dock here and transport the goods to Shangjing?"

Yang Yuan said: "That's right. So, in addition to geographical issues, we also have to consider which forces we will pass through along the way and open up the human barriers as well."

Li You curled his lips and said in a gloomy tone: "Master Yang, this is a matter involving many countries. Didn't you tell Taigong that it still requires mediation from many parties and you are not sure whether it will succeed? Isn't it too early to consider this now?"

Yang Yuan glanced at him and said, "First of all, prepare for a rainy day, you understand?

If we don't do something that can be done now, do we have to wait until it is really feasible to sort it out from the beginning? Besides..."

Yang Yuan said to Li You with a half-smile: "Humility is just a virtue.

Just like humbly calling one's son a dog and one's wife a clumsy wife, is it really because one's son is too dog and one's wife is too stupid? "

"Bang!" Yang Yuan's butt was kicked by Ying Ge who happened to come over and asked him to get off the boat.

I used the instep, the sound was quite crisp, but it didn't hurt.

Yingge only heard the second half of the sentence and her eyebrows were raised, her almond eyes were filled with anger: "Who are you calling stupid?"

Yang Yuan patted his butt and answered the question with a smile: "Your leg skills have improved day by day. You can lift heavy objects with ease and light objects with ease. You are very flexible and free."

Yingge's tender face turned red and she wanted to kick him again.

You stinky man, the reason why I am so good at leg skills is because you like to make trouble.

In the past, people found it difficult to do the vertical splits, but now they can do the horizontal splits with ease.

Seeing Yang Yuan flash past, Yingge glared at him again and said angrily, "Grandpa Li is calling you over. He's about to get off the boat."

"Okay!" Yang Yuan replied with a smile and followed Yingge to the deck on the side of the dock.

Fengxian and Xuan Ce immediately followed with their swords drawn.

Li You, holding a small notebook and pinching a pencil, felt depressed again.

Yang Yuan just mentioned my wife and son.

Has my clumsy wife ever done anything wrong to me?

Is my son my son?

When he thought of the birthday of his father-in-law, an elder of the Hesheli tribe.

His wife traveled thousands of miles back to Beijing to celebrate her father-in-law's birthday, and she also brought her young son with her.

I didn't think there was anything suspicious at the time, but now the more I think about it, the more I feel something is wrong.

"I'll wait until I get back to the capital and see that bitch. I'll definitely get to the bottom of this!"

Li You put the small notebook and pencil into his arms, moved the knife to an angle that was easier to pull out, and chased after Yang Yuan.

……

Among the crowd on the shore, Abu watched Ling Ge lead several elders to greet them enthusiastically and chat with Li Minghe and other elders from the two royal families.

Abu's sharp eyes were fixed on the only tall young man among the group of old men.

Yang Yuan stood among the group of old men, standing out like a crane among chickens, very conspicuous.

This person... should be Yang Yuan, the envoy of the Song State, right? He is quite a handsome man.

As Abu was thinking, he saw Yingge.

Yingge was standing on the other side of Yang Yuan, and from Abu's perspective he didn't notice her at first.

At this time Yingge took a step forward, raised her eyes and talked to Yang Yuan, and then Abu saw Yingge.

As Yuanzhong's confidant, Abu naturally recognized his eldest daughter.

Although he had disguised himself as a warrior of the Chanchun tribe and hid in the crowd, he still subconsciously took a step back and covered his face.

Seeing Miss Yingge’s sweet smile, it seems that she really likes this Song person?
Abu's anger suddenly grew stronger.

How can a woman from the Ugun family serve a lowly southern barbarian!
Yang Yuan must die!

……

"If Yang Yuan dies, I will spit on you, betray you, and never trust you again!"

The sword was in Emmanuelle Belle's hand.

In front of her is a "cross" that she worships.

It was the holy image she had carved with her own hands. “Because of our belief in you, my father, brother and I left our hometown and embarked on a long journey.

I defend your glory with my sword, my blood, and my life.

But what have you given me? My father and brother were killed, and I was taken as a slave!

Now, are you going to take away my last bit of light and extinguish it?"

Belle asked with tears in her eyes as she was filled with inexplicable grief and anger.

She raised the sword in her hand and said in a deep voice: "If this is your test of me, then congratulations, you win!"

Belle swung her sword and split the small statue in two.

Belle's golden hair also flew up suddenly because of her sword-slashing action.

"If my Black-Eyed Knight cannot return before the Emperor of Song changes the era name, I will become your unbeliever and spit on you forever, even if I never get reincarnated!"

Emmanuelle threatened her master fiercely.

"Belle, Belle!"

Helen's voice was heard in the yard.

Emmanuelle Belle, sword in hand, walked toward the door.

"Belle, what are you doing?"

Helen asked curiously, but immediately noticed that Belle seemed to be in a bad mood.

Belle's beautiful golden hair was draped over her shoulders. At this moment, she looked like an angry lioness.

Helen didn't dare to ask any more questions, and quickly stepped aside and said, "Miss Song wants to see you, look."

In the courtyard, Song Luxi and Li Fengniang were standing there.

When Li Fengniang saw Bei'er, her eyes suddenly lit up.

She had never seen a woman with such an incredibly white complexion, golden hair, and eyes the color of lake water.

However, even though Belle's appearance was so strange to her, she could still feel her amazing beauty.

Especially... Belle's current momentum.

If Li Fengniang were a little girl in modern society, she would probably be shouting "Good A, super A" with stars in her eyes at this moment.

At this moment, Belle is full of aggression, sexiness and strength.

Luxi told Belle why she came.

Li Fengniang was sent back to Prince Jin's Mansion.

Because... no matter how much Li Fengniang sincerely accepted, she had learned everything that Princess Jin could teach her. Although she couldn't say she could recite it by heart, she had learned it almost completely.

Moreover, under the observation of Madam Rong and Madam Mo, Li Fengniang's daily speech, manners, and behavioral norms were impeccable.

With the approval of the two maids, she was already a qualified young lady.

Li Fengniang was happily sent back to the Yang family, and then she heard that Uncle Yang had gone to the north.

And her future aunt, the little cooking god Song Luxi, plans to teach her the skills of cooking.

Does this mean "going into the kitchen for three days, washing hands and making soup. Not knowing the aunt's taste, sending the younger aunt to taste it first"?

Why!

Oh! When I grow up, it’s not enough for me to serve my own man, but I have to flatter my aunt?
Is this marrying or suffering?

Li Fengniang was unhappy.

However, she didn't dare to say it, for she was afraid that Song Luxi would send her back to Prince Jin's Mansion to continue her studies.

She could tolerate Rong Madam's punishment, but she really couldn't stand the nagging of Princess Jin.

So she begged Luxi obediently, saying that she wanted to learn horse riding and archery.

Because her father is a general, she will most likely marry a general in the future, and she wants to become a great heroine like Liang Hongyu.

But she was too playful before, and her father didn't want her to suffer, so she didn't learn these skills when she was with her father. Now she wants to learn.

Lu Xi thought it made sense. She could cook delicious food for her second brother, but when her second brother was in great danger, her cooking skills would be useless.

But when it comes to learning skills...

Leng and Xue are both learning personal martial arts, and the Japanese girl Ji Xiang is not suitable either.

Luxi was afraid of sending the sheep into the tiger's mouth.

Emmanuelle Belle had been an officer of the Knights Templar. She was not only skilled in riding and shooting, but also knew how to fight, making her more suitable to be the general's daughter.

So, Song Luxi sent Li Fengniang to Emmanuelle Belle.

"You want to learn skills from me?"

Bei'er raised her eyebrows and looked at Li Fengniang.

Li Fengniang became even more fascinated when she saw it, and her eyes were full of stars.

This golden-haired sister is so cool! Women should be like her.

"Hmm, hmm, hmm..." Li Fengniang nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice.
Belle said, "It's very hard."

Li Fengniang puffed out her chest and said, "I'm not afraid!"

When Belle was in a bad mood, it felt like she had her period every day.

However, it was not suitable for an ordinary woman to enter the Northeast at this time, let alone someone with her looks.

So, she couldn't do anything for Yang Yuan.

Since this little girl is willing to endure hardship, Belle has a channel to vent her emotions.

So, she nodded gracefully to Song Luxi: "Okay, Miss Song, I'll take this person! I promise you that I will train her to be a qualified knight!"

So, Li Fengniang put down the "Female Commandments" and picked up the sword again.

……

Ling Ge, the leader of the Chanchun tribe, pretended that he had not known that the Erwang family would land here. He chatted with Li Taigong and others for a long time and paid his respects to them one by one.

Ling Ge said with great fear: "Since you are here, Ling Ge should give you a warm reception. But with so many people..."

He looked at the numerous family members and followers on the ship with embarrassment.

As the dock was not large, four boats were fully docked, and the boats behind were stuck in the river and could not enter for the time being.

Li Taigong said: "When we passed through Goryeo, we purchased a large amount of food on Geoje Island, and it has not been used up yet.

Just have your people bring some fresh meat and vegetables on board.

We are only staying here for a short time before we go to Shangjing."

Ling Ge breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "In this case, there will be no problem. As you all know, Dun'en City is very small..."

As he was speaking, Yang Yuan came over and said, "Grandpa Li, I heard from Li You that there are two major tribes here.

I think, although we are eager to go to Beijing, now that we are here, we still have to meet and have a talk with the Bojins of the two major tribes.

Could it be that the old man has forgotten that if everything goes well, we will have a large number of merchant ships coming and going here in the future..."

Li Taigong suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, I almost forgot.

Hahaha, Lingge Bojin, come on, take us old guys to your house for a drink.

I have something that will be of great benefit to you, and I am about to tell you."

As he spoke, Li Taigong pulled Yang Yuan over and introduced him to Ling Ge, "This is Scholar Yang, the envoy of the Song Dynasty. Meet him. He is the one who will bring endless wealth to your Dun'en City. Hahaha..."

When Ling Ge heard the three words "Mr. Yang", his heart trembled.

Is this the person Lord Abu wants to kill?

But then he heard the words "endless wealth" and was surprised again. Wealth? What wealth?
The dock was obviously not the place to talk about such things, so Li Taigong had already arranged for him to lead the way.

Ling Ge was just about to lead Li Taigong and his guests away from the pier when a group of people came towards them in a hurry.

When Ling Ge saw the leader from afar, his expression changed.

Fu Jinzhan from the Xianxing tribe is here!

This guy's nose is sharper than a dog's!

Fu Jinzhan brought twenty or thirty people with him, and Ah Man and several warriors she brought hid among them.

Ah Man had changed out of his brocade robe and cap, and dressed up like a young boy from the Xianxing tribe, following the crowd.

Compared with this group of big men, her petite figure can be ignored.

Ah Man followed behind and couldn't see his own lady even when he stood on tiptoe.

Fu Jinzhan said loudly, "I heard that the nobles from Shangjing have arrived. I am late in welcoming you. Please forgive me, nobles."

Ling Ge said with a cold face: "Fu Jinzhan, the nobles have agreed to visit my home, but you are not welcome in my home."

Li Taigong smiled and said, "Lingge Bojin, there is no need for that. This great opportunity cannot be taken care of by your tribe alone."

Ling Ge became more and more itchy after listening to this, as Li Taigong repeatedly mentioned wealth and opportunities.

A big shot like him certainly wouldn't say anything false.

The wealth in his eyes must not be as small as he imagined.

But what kind of opportunity and wealth is this?

If I listened to Lord Abu, invited them to my home, and allowed Lord Abu to kill Scholar Yang, would I offend Lord Li and let this opportunity slip away?
By the way, Mr. Li said that this opportunity was brought by this scholar Yang.

Thinking of this, Ling Ge became more and more conflicted.

He did not want to offend the Ugun clan, who was closer to him, nor did he want to offend the more powerful relatives of the Second King. He was also reluctant to give up Yang Yuan, who might bring opportunities and wealth to his tribe.

but……

Does Fu Jinzhan want to get involved?
Ling Ge no longer rejects Fu Jinzhan.

If he wants to get involved, then let him get involved.

If something goes wrong, it would be nice to have someone to help me carry it.

However, whether I should side with the Second King or the Ugurun clan, I need to figure out what the opportunity is first.

Fu Jinzhan said to Li Taigong and his group, "I will accompany you all to visit Ling Ge's home first. As for the dinner, our Xianxing tribe will take care of it. Hahahaha, please come this way, everyone."

The two Bojins from the Chanchun tribe and the Xianxing tribe led the way and a group of dignitaries and elders towards the city of Dun'en.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the petite Ah Man finally squeezed next to Ying Ge.

Yang Yuan was brought along by Li Taigong as a distinguished guest, and Yingge was pushed to the back.

Yingge walked along, but her eyes were always on her man.

Suddenly, she felt someone gently pinching her hand.

Yingge was angry and amused at once.

How dare someone here to "touch the gods!"

Have you had enough of living?
Yingge reacted very quickly. She grabbed the man's hand with her backhand while reaching for the dagger with her other hand.

But when I turned my head, what came into view was a face with a wink.

Ah Man?

This damn girl!
How did she die here?

(End of this chapter)