Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 510: One Must Die (Additional chapter for JJM leader)

The sun rises and the sky is high and the clouds are vast.

It is already autumn, and the sky in the north is especially bright.

On the chessboard, there is a team on each side climbing the mountain.

On one side were Wanyan Dari and "Wanyan Hongkang" as well as their advisers and followers.

On the other side is Wanyan Yong.

Wanyan Darui and "Wanyan Hongkang" only brought twenty guards with them, and Wanyan Yong also brought twenty guards with him.

Shangguan Mingyue was among his twenty guards, with his head slightly lowered and the brim of his hat pulled down.

Each side only brought twenty personal soldiers, and these twenty personal soldiers were all fully armored.

Shangguan Mingyue's leather armor seemed a little too big and didn't fit her well.

As a result, the "basin collar" of the armor stood up, covering the lower half of her face.

She deliberately lowered the brim of her hat so that no one could see her appearance.

Wanyan Yong couldn't do anything with her. He couldn't hit her or scold her.

You may say she is annoying, but she is indeed thinking only about you.

So, she just wanted to go up the mountain, and Wanyan Yong had no choice but to agree to this request.

Anyway, no matter what she says when I get back, I won’t listen.

As long as she doesn't make any trouble, it will be fine. As a woman, what trouble can she cause by following me up the mountain?

The place where the three parties met was the "big chessboard" that the Li family's ancestors asked a stonemason to carve.

As a landlord, Wanyan Yong brought a clay stove and a can of tea when he went up the mountain.

Things that can start fires can be picked up anywhere, and there is a clear mountain spring right next to it.

Light a fire in a small clay stove, draw a pot of mountain spring water, and you can brew good tea with excellent color, aroma and flavor.

"Hahaha, Da Rui, Hong Kang, come and try it. This tea is Longjing stir-fried tea from Shifeng in the Great Song Dynasty. It's the latest tea drinking method that's popular in the Great Song Dynasty. You haven't seen it yet, right?"

Wanyan Yong smiled and tried his hand at chess. He used the big chess piece as a tea tray, brewed a pot of hot tea, and poured three cups of tea.

He gestured with his hand and immediately a guard brought two of the cups to Wanyan Dari and Yang Yuan.

Li Shi, Yu Jiguang and Shangguan Luo stood behind their respective masters, their eyes occasionally glancing at the faces of the leaders of the other two parties.

Their behavior, expressions, and conversation can sometimes reveal some very useful information.

As counselors, they have to provide advice to their own masters, so they naturally take it very seriously.

Because all the attention was on Wanyan Yong and Wanyan Dari, Shangguan Luo didn't notice Shangguan Mingyue who was standing in a hidden position.

The intentions of all parties had already been communicated through their respective advisers the day before.

All parties had gathered their confidants last night to discuss their demands and the lowest level of concessions.

Therefore, today's meeting was actually very relaxed.

It's just that in the midst of the tug of war and the selling of misery, all parties are trying their best to gain more benefits for themselves.

The biggest purpose of this trilateral meeting is to eliminate barriers so that the parties will not continue to waste energy amid suspicion and vigilance.

This is the main demand of Huanxiling, which has already gained an absolute upper hand, and they are willing to give up some benefits for it.

Wanyan Dari of Jiuliancheng requested to move to Shangjing.

As the prime minister, he was in charge of the affairs of Shangjing, and was responsible for the logistics supply, troop dispatch, Huining civil affairs and other matters for the alliance leader Wanyan Luti.

In exchange, when Wanyan Dari entered Shangjing City, he had to hand over Jiuliancheng, including the many provisions that could not be taken away, to the troops of Huanxiling.

Once Huanxiling takes over Jiuliancheng, it will not only be a strong support for Wanyan Luti who is stationed in Dading Prefecture.

Moreover, Huanxiling controls the trade channels with Goryeo maritime merchants, and then a second trade channel can be opened up on the Yalu River.

This way, military supplies could be provided to the Liaodong battlefield, which would reduce waste and improve efficiency much more than transporting them from Huining Prefecture to Liaodong by cart or horse.

Of course, this process did not happen so quickly.

Wanyan Dari's first plan was to arrange for General Kong Yanzhou to meet in the capital.

After Wanyan Yanxian surrendered the city, Wanyan Darui ordered the brave general Kong Yanzhou to enter Shangjing City.

After Kong Yanzhou gained a firm foothold in Shangjing City, Wanyan Darui, the prime minister, would "take office immediately."

According to rough estimates, the earliest it will happen is the end of the year.

Wanyan Darui made such a decision because he saw that Wanyan Luti was very powerful in Liaodong, and Wanyan Yong, a local tycoon, was secretly expanding his power with the help of Li Shi's family.

He thought that living in a remote corner of Jiuliancheng, although he had enough space to protect himself, he had no power to develop, so he made up his mind to go to Shangjing.

After all, he is the prime minister of the alliance. As long as he can find a way to keep Wanyan Luti in Dading Prefecture and prevent him from going to Shangjing, he will be the undisputed number one in Shangjing.

By then, people like Li Taigong will have to stand aside.

Wanyan Yong had made up his mind to support Brother Donkey's Hoof from behind and help him fight Wanyan Liang.

After knocking Wanyan Liang down, push Wanyan Dari's butt and let him do it with Brother Donkey Hoof.

Therefore, he can only choose to lie dormant now.

The solution that Wanyan Yong discussed with Li Shi, Wugulun Yuanzhong and others was: "We should defend the Liaodong base well and remain unmoved no matter how strong the wind and waves are." Therefore, Wanyan Yong generously decided that after the meeting, he would send his trusted general, Shenzhou (Shenyang) General Wugulun Yuanzhong, to lead troops to Dading Prefecture to support Wanyan Luti.

Didn't you, in the name of alliance leader, ask the powerful Ugun tribe to select able-bodied men to go to Dading Prefecture?
It just so happens that I will send troops there too, and the one I send is the young chief of the Ugun tribe.

By then, Yuanzhong, as a general under my command and as the young chief of the Ugun clan, will be able to take control of both armies.

In this way, he drove a nail into Wanyan Luti's side.

As for when the attack will occur, it depends on when Wan Yan Yong, the sixth brother, feels that the opportunity has come.

"It seems that I have to let Chuji and Yuanzhong get married as soon as possible."

While Wanyan Yong was dealing with Wanyan Dari and "Wanyan Hongkang", he was secretly thinking.

Only by binding more closely with the Ugun clan can we ensure that this powerful tribe stands firmly by our side.

Letting my daughter become the future wife of the Ugun clan's patriarch would be the greatest guarantee.

Well..., let's use the excuse that General Yuanzhong will be stationed in Dading Prefecture and will not have time to come back next year to pick up the bride and get married, and let them arrange it in advance.

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Since both uncles have agreed, then, can we sign this three-party agreement? Uncle Ge?"

"Ah?" Wanyan Yong came back to his senses and immediately nodded and smiled, "Of course."

When the three of them were discussing the agreement, Shangguan Luo was already in charge of writing it.

He stood aside, using a chess piece as a table, and wrote quickly with a brush, instantly compiling the terms agreed upon by the three people into a document.

He then made two identical copies.

There were three copies of the document, and each of the three people held one, and they all read them carefully.

The content was consistent with what had just been discussed, so they all signed their names and put their fingerprints on it.

Afterwards, the three of them exchanged the documents and checked the one in their hands again.

Seeing that Prince Ge finally chose to continue to endure, Shangguan Mingyue was furious, and she began to quietly move closer.

When the three of them looked at the second copy, their speed increased significantly. Seeing that the content was consistent with the first copy, they signed and sealed their names again and exchanged the documents.

At this time, the documents held by each person had the signatures and seals of the other two people.

After reviewing the third document, Wanyan Yong picked up the pen and happily wrote his name.

When he reached out to ink the seal, Shangguan Mingyue suddenly took action.

Shangguan Mingyue and Yang Yuan fought twice.

So, she knew Yang Yuan's character.

The young prince's martial arts skills are so profound that she cannot match him.

Therefore, when she moved to the left of Wanyan Yong, where any further movement would inevitably arouse vigilance from all parties, she stopped.

Seeing that Wanyan Yong was about to sign the last document, Shangguan Mingyue couldn't wait for a better opportunity and pounced out.

As she pounced forward, a flying knife flew out of her sleeve, and then she drew the sword from her ribs.

Her delicate shout was heard only when the sword was unsheathed and pointed at Wanyan Hongkang's throat.

Yang Yuan never thought that Wanyan Yong would take action.

First of all, no matter from what perspective, killing himself is not the best option for Wanyan Yong.

Secondly, even if Wanyan Yongli was so foolish that he thought he could control the situation in Liaodong by killing him and Wanyan Dari, there was no need to do it on this mountain.

Because the people brought by both sides are evenly matched, the chances of winning if we fight here are really slim, and it would be no different from gambling with our lives.

Qipan Mountain is Wanyan Yong's sphere of influence. If he wants to take action, he can secretly mobilize heavy troops on the periphery.

Although the cavalry had a great chance of breaking through, it was still more certain than doing it on this mountain.

Maybe it was because he was completely unprepared, or maybe it was because things had been going smoothly in the North Country for the past few months and the opponents he encountered were not masters of strategy, so he was a little too proud.

So when Shangguan Mingyue threw this unexpected flying knife at such a close distance, he really had no time to react.

The blade of the flying knife was blue, obviously poisoned.

Poison is rare, but it does exist in the world.

Long-acting poisons are extremely rare, but the poison on Shangguan Mingyue's knife was prepared by her using her exclusive secret recipe last night.

This poison is applied on the knife and will be effective for at least three days as long as it is protected from sunlight, wind and rain.

Yang Yuan subconsciously dodged to the side.

But Shangguan Mingyue already knew that he had profound kung fu skills and was very skilled.

Her knife was tempered with a deadly poison that would kill instantly upon impact, so there was no need to hit the vital points.

Therefore, she chose the largest part of Yang Yuan's body, between the chest and abdomen.

Yang Yuan was unable to react in time at such a short distance, and even if he could dodge, he could only avoid the vital parts of his body.

"puff!"

When Yang Yuan crouched and fell sideways, Shangguan Luo who was standing behind him suddenly moved!
As Shangguan Luo screamed, he lunged forward and threw his body over Yang Yuan's shoulder.

The flying knife that was supposed to hit Yang Yuan's waist and ribs penetrated Shangguan Luo's lower back with a "puff" sound.

(End of this chapter)