Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 485: Stormy World
A fire in Kaifeng City, Nanjing, burned down a magnificent palace built with the blood and sweat of the people.

It is unknown whether it was an accidental fire, or someone did not want Wanyan Liang to move the capital to Kaifeng in the future, or someone wanted to use the burning of the palace by heavenly fire to hit Wanyan Liang's already low luck.

But it obviously made the already precarious Jin Dynasty even more turbulent.

In Zhongdu Yanjing, Wanyan Liang issued seven imperial edicts in a row.

North, south, east and west, light and dark, he began to concentrate all his efforts, treating Liaodong as a serious threat and a mortal enemy, and went all out.

He has already sent people to the southwest to make preparations. If the Song Dynasty accepts his peace proposal, then everything will be easy.

If the Song Dynasty wanted to take advantage of the situation, he would immediately give up Lintao Prefecture in the southwest to Western Xia.

Once Xixia and the Song Dynasty were back together, there would be no possibility of easing relations.

The Song Dynasty was about to face a new and powerful enemy, and it would be impossible for it to devote all its efforts to dealing with the Jin Dynasty.

This is not a conspiracy. A conspiracy is a plan that can be deciphered once its conspiracy is discovered.

This is a conspiracy.

An open conspiracy means that even if all parties know that his purpose is to drive out the wolf and devour the tiger, they can only follow his strategic intentions.

As long as he is willing to give up Lintao Prefecture, Xixia will be willing to swallow his bait even if they know his purpose.

Xixia could not resist the temptation to re-establish a border with the fat sheep of the Song Dynasty.

As long as Xixia took the bait, even if Xixia made many promises to the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty would never believe Xixia's sincerity for peace and would have to deploy heavy troops to wait for it.

Once Xixia helped him to contain the Song army in the southwest, he could draw a large number of elite troops from there to support Zhongdu.

……

On the Song side, as soon as the first batch of military supplies were safely delivered to Bodo Port, Fei Yuye quickly returned to Lin'an with Emmanuelle Belle, Leng Yuchan and Xue Bingxin.

They will be fully responsible for the second batch of military supplies, and the official will no longer be directly involved.

These four women all have experience in government service, so they are experienced and better at coordination and management than many men.

Although this matter was extremely complicated and involved a huge amount of money, after the four of them had worked together for a while, the planning and management began to get on track and everything was in order.

After seeing their powerful abilities, Dan Niang immediately felt a strong sense of crisis.

Luxi is Yang Yuan's childhood sweetheart, and the two of them developed feelings for each other when they were in humble circumstances.

Yang Yuan is not a cold-hearted person who changes his wife when he becomes rich. Lu Xi's position will always be stable.

But what about me?
Just entertaining people with sex is not a long-term solution.

So, she began to try hard to persuade Luxi to recruit talents.

They chose to go to Fanfang to select talents. That kind of place where good and bad people mix together is indeed where hidden dragons and crouching tigers are hidden.

With the introduction of Suzuki Taro and Hojo Daisho, they came into contact with many aboriginals and actually found some talents who were proficient in business and management and recruited them under their command.

……

The old residence of the Heike clan in Ise, Japan.

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the flowers are fragrant.

But this bright scenery is not as pleasing to the eye as the three pretty women standing in front of the mansion.

One of them is noble, one is elegant, and one is cute.

"Please report that the victims of the Yaki Trading Company, the women of the Fujiwara family who were expelled, and the chief of the Kujikai Shrine, Fujiwara Himeka, who was forced to hide, are seeking an audience with Taira no Kiyomori."

Fujiwara no Himeka, wearing a noble and gorgeous kimono, spoke seriously to the guards at the door.

This woman is a restless person after all.

Emperor Toba died. This sickly man since childhood was only sixteen years old when he died.

Fujiwara no Himeka has been competitive since she was a child, and has continued to do so until her elder sister Duozi became a young widow.

Her status as queen is now worthless.

Fujiwara no Himeka suddenly lost her target of competition. She had not yet used the skills she had learned from the book with Uncle Liu, and for a moment she fell into a great emptiness.

However, now Yang Yuan has given her a new opportunity, and her life has a direction again.

Miss Jixiang immediately stood up again like a flower that had been hydrated with water.

With the huge benefits she can bring now, she can choose to cooperate with Ono Mingxi.

Ono Mingxi is a shrewd businessman and a very forward-looking businessman.

As long as the interests are clear, he has no principles to adhere to.

He would readily choose to cooperate with Fujiwara no Himeka and make Fujiwara no Kami a big shot in Hakatazu again.

But that couldn't satisfy Fujiwara Himeka's appetite.

After escorting the first fleet, loading the goods from Hakata Port, and continuing north to Goryeo and handing over to the Jin family in Gyeongju, she returned to Japan and chose to land at the nearest port and rushed to Ise.

She doesn't want to be on equal footing with Ono Akihabara, she wants to be the "Queen" of Hakatazu.

And, with Taira no Kiyomori's support, she will return to Kyoto one day.

She wants her sister Duozi, before whom she once knelt, to turn around and kneel down to lick her!
……

In the Whale Sea, a fleet flying the flag of the Goryeo royal family was sailing with a giant whale.

Wang Shuai and his wife Jin Yuzhen were heading towards the Tumen River along the route set for them by Yang Yuan.

Wang Shuai was locked up with nineteen women all day long, and Jin Yuzhen did not allow him to contact anyone else.

Wang Shuai has developed a phobia of women.

The nineteen young and beautiful women were all his concubines.

So he actually doesn't have much pressure, and he doesn't need to consider whether he can satisfy these women.

The emperor would only choose one or several women he wanted to favor and satisfy them when he needed it.

However, after leaving Gyeongju, Goryeo and the fleet continued to move north, he never called a woman to sleep with him.

He didn't understand why what he used to dream about now became his nightmare.

He now stands at the porthole all day, facing the sea breeze, staring at the boundless sea in a daze.

He was eager to reach Dunen City immediately, drink with the men, or even wander around the city alone.

He was almost suffocated by being surrounded by cosmetics every day.

……

Wanyan Yan, the governor of Shangjing, sent out the general manager Tan Jiu and Meng'an Du Mingtang, each of whom led a thousand cavalrymen to the holy mountain.

The mission assigned to them by Wanyan Yan was: to capture any tribesmen from Bojin who were found on their way to the meeting at the Holy Mountain. If it was difficult to capture them alive, they would be killed!

Wanyan Yan knew that this move would bring an end to the temporary peace between him and the many tribes near Shangjing.

However, even if he did not take action, once these people elected the leader of the alliance, they would definitely turn around and deal with him.

The capital city of Shangjing only had enough food in stock to last for three months at most, and that was even if they used it sparingly.

Once the war starts, the soldiers' physical energy will be consumed more quickly and food will be consumed even faster. He will not be able to survive this winter.

He can only take the initiative.

However, to this day, Tan Jiu and Du Mingtang have not encountered any team heading to the holy mountain.

Because they led a full two thousand elite cavalry.

Don't be influenced by the numbers of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of soldiers on paper, just like when you mention the county magistrate, you think of a small official.

The county magistrate is not a small official, but a county magistrate of a poor family, the supreme ruler of a hundred miles.

Military corps battles involving tens of thousands of troops, and national wars involving hundreds of thousands of troops, are even less common and require very strong logistical support.

Judging from the current situation in Northeast China, sending out two thousand soldiers is not Wanyan Yan's limit, but it is already the limit for Tan Jiu and Du Mingtang.

Moreover, these two thousand soldiers can only march along the main road.

Because only where this highway passes can they find a town that can supply their two thousand soldiers and horses with supplies.

As a result, the scope of their search is extremely limited.

Moreover, the noise made by two thousand people marching was already too loud. Even if there really were people from a certain tribe ahead, they would have heard the noise and fled far away. It would be strange if they could run into them.

Therefore, he could only rush all the way to the Holy Mountain and look for opportunities there.

……

On Huanxi Ridge, people from the Yue Palace who were attending the Duboji Lie Conference also set out.

Wanyan Hongkang (played by Yang Yuan), Li Xunfeng (played by Wanyan Hongkang), Shangguan Luo, Li You, plus Wugu Lun Yingge, A Man, and ninety-three knights, a total of ninety-nine people.

Bringing too many people would cause great trouble to their march due to problems such as supplies.

After repeated research, they finally managed to limit the number of people to less than one hundred.

However, these ninety-three followers were carefully selected from the troops of the King of Yue's Palace.

They are all skilled in riding and shooting, and have families living in Huanxi Town. They are loyal, reliable, brave and capable of fighting.

"The little dragon thinks the cave is too narrow when it comes out of the water, and the great roc thinks the mountain is too low when it spreads its wings! My young prince has won the first battle and will succeed immediately!"

In the town, a group of half-grown children waved and shouted at Yang Yuan and his group.

Yang Yuan was riding on his horse and was very happy when he heard this.

He pointed at the children with his whip, turned his head and said to Shangguan Luo: "I don't know who made up these auspicious words for these children, but they are quite rhyming!"

Yang Yuan raised his whip and waved to the children with a smile.

Then he discovered that next to the group of children, there was a group of young girls and wives.

The women were looking at them, covering their mouths and giggling.

This is not right...

Yang Yuan thought about it and his face darkened. Bah! You have corrupted the children!
Although they will be corrupted sooner or later.

So outrageous!
……

On Joy Ridge, Forlana packed her small bag.

The mother-in-law and the eldest sister were a little reluctant.

The old woman said, "Folana, there is chaos everywhere now. It would be better for you to stay in Happy Ridge."

Folana said: “My aunt lives in Shangjing City, I will go there to seek refuge with her.

Here..., Mr. Li is kind-hearted and took me in, but my face..."

She touched her covered face and shook her head gently.

The eldest sister said, "Why didn't you tell Mr. Li when he left just now?

We have to wait until he comes back, and don't think that we drove you away."

Folana said, "Mr. Li took me in because he felt sorry for me. I am not a servant bought by Mr. Li, so it doesn't matter if I leave.

I didn’t tell him just now because… I have received great kindness from Master Li, but I have no way to repay him, and I am afraid that Master Li will think that I don’t know what is good for me…”

She gently touched her face under the veil with her fingertips, sighed softly, then picked up her bag and walked out the door.

The old woman and the eldest sister shook their heads and stood still.

With appropriate kindness, they can give alms.

No matter how many more there are, they can't help.

When Forlana walked out of Huanxi Town, she turned back into Shangguan Mingyue.

The reason why she finally chose to go to the Holy Mountain was because of what Li You said when he was handing over affairs to Yang Xuance and Yu Fengxian and arranging defense at home.

"I'm afraid the trip to the Holy Mountain will not be peaceful. Many tribal leaders have gathered at the Holy Mountain. They are all Wanyan Liang's rebels.

Wanyan Yong in Tokyo and Wanyan Yan in Shangjing will not sit idly by and watch the conference go smoothly, so I..."

The three words "Wanyan Yong" touched her at once.

The person she loved most was there, and the person she hated most was also there.

The group of chickens and dogs on Huanxi Ridge suddenly had no place in her heart.

She is no longer acting on her own will.

She used to be extremely rational, but now she is completely driven by her love, hate and emotions.

And this is her only motivation to live.

……

Tokyo Road, Posuo Mansion, Baishan.

This place is located in the hinterland of Changbai Mountain.

The Yalu River and the Songhua River flow through the area, and the forests are lush and green, so it is known as the Changbai Forest Sea.

Under the Lingguang Pagoda built during the Bohai Kingdom, Lai Guanfu sat by the fire and roasted a leg of lamb with his own hands.

There were three bonfires in total, with more than twenty people surrounding each bonfire.

In the evening, I half-robbed and half-bought three sheep from a passing family at a low price, but they were not enough for so many people.

However, they also brought their own dry food.

Use mountain spring water to cook some wild vegetables, stew mutton with wild vegetables, and add the big biscuits that I brought with me...

Eating mutton, eating flatbread, and drinking a bowl of hot wild vegetable and meat soup is quite comfortable and happy.

Almost everyone of them brought a wineskin, but they didn't dare drink too much.

It’s not that I’m afraid of getting drunk, but I’m afraid that I’ll run out of drink on the way, and the road ahead will be difficult.

Bojin Lai Guanfu smiled as he watched several of his trusted subordinates who were playing finger-guessing games and drinking loudly.

He took the leg of lamb in front of him, cut off the roasted part with a knife, and put the leg of lamb back on the rack.

Then he cut the mutton into pieces, dipped them in the salt in the dish, and chewed them with big mouthfuls.

Lai Guanfu was from Bohai. His tribe was not big, but not small either.

However, it was very difficult for him to compete with Bojilie with his strength, but he still came.

I can't compete on my own, but I can always find someone to lean on, right?
His tribe was in Liaodong.

After Wanyan Liang ascended the throne, reforms began from south to north.

Many small and medium-sized tribes in Liaodong, the original Bojin, have now fallen into the status of major clans.

They still had great influence over their original tribes, but key rights such as conscription and taxation had been taken away.

If this continues, Lai Guanfu's tribe will not be able to escape the same fate.

Therefore, seeing that Wanyan Luti successfully resisted the imperial army, Wanyan Darui also fought successfully in Liaodong.

When Wanyan Yong of Liaoyang shouted slogans loudly but basically did nothing, Lai Guanfu's mind became active.

If he wanted to maintain the Lai family's permanent control over the tribe, he had to join the allied forces against Wanyan Liang.

Join in and the rewards will be great when the day of success comes.

There are risks, of course, but how can a wolf travel thousands of miles to eat meat without going through bloody battles?

He is not yet thirty years old and has the capital to fight.

Suddenly, a cold arrow attacked.

A guard sitting next to Lai Guanfu was unexpectedly shot in the chest. He screamed and fell on his back.

As he screamed, Lai Guanfu's eyes suddenly became as sharp as a knife.

He rolled away on the ground like a lazy donkey.

Another cold arrow shot into the vast night from where he was originally sitting.

Lai Guanfu's guards reacted quickly and dodged to find cover.

The arrow was like a flying rainbow, almost indistinguishable in the night.

The archers who had already quietly attacked and killed the outer guard sentries and were surrounding them were not in a hurry to show themselves. They fired their sharp arrows without hesitation.

Amid the faint whistling of arrows, the followers who had no time to find cover fell dead beside the fire.

The hail of arrows ended as the survivors took cover.

The warriors, with their swords tightly grasped, rushed over silently and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the surviving soldiers.

Lai Guanfu drew his sword, rushed forward angrily and fought with the enemy.

"Who are you? Who are you?"

Lai Guanfu swung his knife and roared angrily.

But no one answered him. There was only the sound of swords clashing, the sound of blades entering the body, and the sound of people groaning in pain.

After Lai Guanfu chopped down an opponent fiercely, he turned around with his sword, looking for his opponent. He saw a tall and handsome young man slowly walking towards him from the crowd, bending down and picking up the roasted leg of lamb from the campfire.

The young man blew on the mutton leg a few times, then bit off a large piece of meat.

He ate the meat with big mouthfuls while looking around.

Suddenly, he drew his sword with one hand and killed an opponent who was rushing towards him cleanly and neatly.

Then, he held the bloody knife and continued to eat the meat with a smile on his face.

The sudden and violent attack was like thunder and lightning, leaving Lai Guanfu's side with no time to react, and they had already lost more than half of their men.

There was no suspense in the raid.

When Lai Guanfu was the only one left on his side, surrounded by people with wounds all over his body, Lai Guanfu looked at the young man in despair and asked in a hoarse voice, "Who are you?"

The young man seemed to have a good appetite. He swallowed the lamb leg in big mouthfuls and even ate up the half-cooked part.

He looked at Lai Guanfu and said with a smile: "Me? Wu Gulun, Yuan Yi."

"but……"

Yingge's second brother paused, then said with a smile: "I will go to the Holy Mountain for you. When I get there, I will call, Lai Guanfu!"

He bit off another piece of meat and threw the leg of lamb, which was only left with the fascia, into the fire.

The warriors surrounding Lai Guanfu raised their swords one after another.

Five bloody steel knives chopped towards Lai Guanfu at the same time!
……

Fuzhou, Xilin River,

The spring water on the Tulaowudingzi Mountain converges into this river.

The river water is sweet, and although the fish in the river are not big, they taste very delicious.

Yang Yuan and his group missed their place to stay, so they planned to make do with this river bank tonight.

The iron pot was placed on the stove, roiling and emitting the delicious aroma of fish.

Yang Yuan held the bowl and drank the milky fish soup while discussing the world situation with Wanyan Hongkang, Shangguan Luo and Li You.

"The future enemy of the Great Jin is not in the south, not in the southwest, but in... the west!"

Shangguan Luo was surprised and asked: "In Mongolia?"

Yang Yuan said: "That's right, remember, don't let them unite. Just like when Song and Liao were in confrontation, we unified the Jurchens. Otherwise..."

When Yang Yuan got to this point, his expression suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice: "A large group of people is approaching!"

Li You was startled, and hurriedly lay on the ground, listened carefully, and then jumped up and shouted: "Be alert, be alert, enemy attack!"

(End of this chapter)