Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 515 The final mission
Yang Yuan had no idea that the most powerful official in Western Xia had set his sights on him.

Ever since the Song Dynasty and Western Xia no longer shared a border, the Song Dynasty's attention to Western Xia dropped sharply.

Yang Yuan went north from Jiuliancheng, passing through Xianzhou and Jizhou and entered Huining Prefecture.

We walked on main roads and stayed in big cities along the way, all of which were originally the sphere of influence of Wanyan Yong, so it was naturally not as tiring as the journey here.

When passing through Jeju, Yang Yuan also met Wanyan Zheng.

Wanyan Zheng looked very bad. Ever since he learned of Wanyan Yong's unexpected death, his spirit and energy collapsed.

But the situation is stronger than people.

Wanyan Zheng did not have the courage to act on his own, nor did he have the ability to work alone. He could only accept the reality and submit to Huanxi Ridge from then on.

Alihu's complexion has been getting better and better recently.

The aura of a person from a humble family is becoming less and less evident in her.

The most important thing is that her eyebrows and skin color, like flowers tended by an experienced gardener, are becoming more and more beautiful.

Flowers need irrigation, but irrigation is not as simple as just pouring water.

There is a lot of knowledge involved in when to water, how much to water, and what to water.

Not only should it be watered properly, but it should also be rich in nutrients that flowers need to bloom.

For example, when watered with some substance rich in water, fructose, protein, enzymes and inorganic salts, this woman, who is already full of vitality, will become even more charming and beautiful.

Little Ata, who had already begun to learn from Alihu how to use rouge and powder, was very unhappy.

She had used Sister Alihu's rouge and powder, but she was nowhere near as gorgeous as Sister Alihu.

She suspected that Sister Alihu had another trick up her sleeve.

However, she certainly didn't dare to attack Alihu.

Moreover, she felt that the more Sister Alihu was on guard against her, the more attentive she should be to Sister Alihu.

So, when eating glutinous rice porridge in the morning, Ah Ta flattered Sister Alihu and said, "Sister Alihu, come quickly. The porridge I cooked this morning is very thick and delicious."

Alihu, who had just come out from helping the master get dressed, had a ruddy face. She touched his head and said, "No, I'm full. If I drink any more, I'll get drunk."

After hearing this, little Ata became even angrier. Sister Alihu didn't even wait for her and even finished her breakfast by herself.

However, little Ata, who was well versed in survival skills, did not show any unhappiness because of this. Instead, he became more well-behaved and sensible.

Who says children don't have any intentions?

……

Wanyan Hongkang brought Wang Shuai and Wang Shuai's last caravan back to Huanxiling four days earlier than Yang Yuan and his group.

First, the batch of goods is counted, handed over and put into storage, and then the total quantity, unit price and total price of this material transaction are estimated.

With the decimal counting method and table method taught to Wanyan Ping and others by Yang Yuan, the group of little girls were able to handle such a complicated and tedious task very clearly and efficiently.

When Wang Shuai took one of their tabulations back to report to Jin Yuzhen, Jin Yuzhen immediately discovered the beauty of this counting and tabulation method.

Although the Jin Dynasty was very powerful, in the eyes of the Goryeo people, it was always regarded as a barbarian, at most a powerful barbarian.

But how could the Jin Dynasty have such a wonderful statistical method?

If my Gyeongju Kim family can use it, it will not only reduce a lot of work.

With such an efficient and clear statistical method, decision makers can more easily and directly discover many operational problems and improve them.

Therefore, Jin Yuzhen, who had been hiding behind the scenes, couldn't help but come forward in person and contacted girls like Wanyan Ping and Li Yanzhi.

Then, she heard a familiar name from these little girls: Yang Yuan.

These little girls are either from the Wanyan family or the Li family, and they are all direct descendants.

So of course they know who the real Wanyan Hongkang is.

From the beginning, they knew that their teacher was Yang Yuan, the top scholar in the Song Dynasty and a very learned scholar.

……

Since the Jin people mainly traded with the Koreans through barter, even with extremely effective statistical methods, this was still an extremely long transaction process.

The goods that the Jin tribes brought to trade, such as weapons, food, medicinal materials, and cloth, such as eastern pearls, sable furs, ginseng, and mountain products, also needed to be measured, counted, and priced by the Goryeo merchants one by one, so the Goryeo people would not leave in a short period of time.

At this time, Li Taigong was still in Shangjing, presiding over the siege of Shangjing City.

Tall walls have been built outside the gates of Shangjing City, surrounding the gates of Shangjing City.

Wanyan Yan has missed the best opportunity to leave. Now he can't defend for long, and counterattack is also unrealistic.

Moreover, the psychological warfare tactics outside the city are still going on.

True and false news such as the fire in the Luoyang palace, the assassination of Wanyan Yong in Liaoyang, and the execution of Zhao Yijia in a valley somewhere were circulating in the city all day long.

Wanyan Yan had always been a hesitant person. At this moment, he had no other choice but to make up his mind to defend Shangjing City until the food ran out.

If Wanyan Liang still could not open the northern passage and send troops in to rescue by then, he, Wanyan Yan, would have done his utmost and would have no choice but to open the city and surrender.

However, his passive waiting gradually made the officials under his command dissatisfied.

On this day, Wang Erbin, the co-governor of the Shangjing Liaison Office, invited the chief steward Tan Jiu, Meng'an Du Mingtang, the judge Lu Xingyun, the prosecutor Wu Zhiyong and other officials to his house for a drink.

There are places in the city where vegetables are grown, but fresh vegetables are very rare.

Therefore, the dishes on their tables are mostly bacon and dried vegetables, as well as dried goods such as mushrooms and fungus.

"Do you guys think that we will have a chance to wait for reinforcements from the capital?" Wang Erbin took a sip of wine and glanced at everyone indifferently.

Magistrate Wu Zhiyong laughed and said, "Tongzhi Wang is joking.

Although the rumors that Zhao Yijia had been executed and Wan Yanyong had been assassinated were not credible, their situation was obviously not good. "

Judge Lu Xingyun said with a gloomy face: "With the Song Kingdom holding you back, Your Majesty dare not go all out. I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for the imperial court's reinforcements if I go to the capital." Du Mingtang said disapprovingly: "Why are you talking about these unlucky things?
Didn’t the governor hint to us that if the city ran out of food and no reinforcements came from the imperial court, he would abandon the city and surrender.”

Wang Erbin smiled faintly and said, "General Du, the garrison commander's surname is Wanyan. No matter when he surrenders, his surname is Wanyan.

If his surname was Wanyan, his ending would not be too tragic, because Wanyan Luti would definitely act differently from Your Majesty.

But what about us? "

Wang Erbin glanced at everyone. The hot pot bones on the table were steaming, but his eyes were bleaker than the late autumn wind.

"Will we, the surrendered officials and generals, still be able to find a place on their side when the time comes?"

Tan Jiu frowned slightly and said, "Are you guys still thinking of seeking a position there? It's better for us not to take this position."

"Official, I naturally don't care. Today is the day to let go of everything."

Wang Erbin sighed and said quietly, “But, it is the coalition forces of various tribes that are besieging the city.

Whether it’s the breakdown of their military discipline, or the personal grudges between some of their tribes and our lords…”

Wang Erbin held the cup in his hand, looked around at everyone and said, "Once the food and grass are cut off and we have no choice but to surrender, we will not have any bargaining power.

"Your and my family, our savings over the years, and the women in our family, I'm afraid they will all be taken away by others. What will you and I do then?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall suddenly fell silent, leaving only the gurgling sound of boiling water in the pot.

After a long while, Tan Jiu slowly said, "Tongzhi Wang, you asked us to come here today. Do you have something to say?"

Wang Erbin said calmly: "That's right! If Manager Tan thinks that what Wang said is wrong, he can tie Wang up immediately and ask for credit from the Lord in charge."

Tan Jiu said in a deep voice: "Mr. Wang, you are too serious. If you have any plans, why not tell us so that we can hear them.

These are matters that concern our personal destiny. Whether they are right or wrong is something we discuss privately. No one will make it public. "

Tan Jiu has already noticed that someone is quietly gathering around outside the hall. Do you want me to tie you up?
I bother!

I’m afraid that as soon as I reveal this intention, you, Wang Erbin, will smash the cup as a signal, right?

Wang Erbin heard this and said, “The Lord who stayed behind wants to hold on until the last moment, and ask for a clear conscience towards His Majesty.

Shouldn't you do something to seek a clear conscience towards your family and yourself?
Moreover, doing so is also good for the adults who stay behind. If it is inconvenient for him to do it, we will do it!"

Judge Lu Xingyun asked tentatively, "What Wang Tongzhi means is that we... should contact Li Taigong about the surrender of the city without the knowledge of the governor?"

Wang Erbin did not deny it, but said: "Li Taigong can't do it. Even if the King of Yue can't come, the Prince of Yue has to come, then we can discuss the terms!"

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other in silence.

Without saying anything, it means he agreed.

That night, a letter was shot from the top of Shangjing City into Li Taigong's camp.

……

Yang Yuan returned to Huanxiling.

When they left, they had two thousand soldiers and horses.

On the return journey, an army of eight thousand.

Among them, Kong Yanzhou's more than 6,000 soldiers and horses will be stationed outside Huanxi Ridge. The town cannot accommodate so many soldiers.

Fortunately, although the weather was getting colder, there was no heavy snow yet, so there was no need for heating, and only tents were enough to accommodate them.

"Yanzhi, when you see the teacher later, you must tell Wanyan Ping off!
When the teacher is not around, she acts like a tyrant. Even the teacher doesn't put on such a big arrogance with us."

"That's right." A group of little girls were indignant.

On the other side, the class monitor Wanyan Ping stood with her hands behind her back, looking quite dignified, and a group of friends gathered around her.

"Class monitor, you must tell the teacher later that Li Yanzhi is forming cliques and not following orders."

The treacherous minister next to him was making slanderous remarks.

The backbone is back, and the young monitor is in high spirits.

Many people came to welcome Yang Yuan. The most eye-catching group of women among them were not the young girls from the Prince of Yue's Mansion, but Kong Yanzhou's wives and concubines.

When Kong Yanzhou followed Yang Yuan north, he had already sent his trusted confidant on horseback to the ancient city of Longquan to pick up his family from Wanyan Dari's territory.

The reason he gave was that this time he went to Shangjing, he wanted to capture the city and station troops there.

But he brought his family out in advance and took the trouble to settle them in Huanxi Ridge because it was not convenient for him to change his allegiance easily, so he used his family to make his intentions known to the Prince of Yue's Palace.

Standing at the front of the welcoming team were naturally people from the Prince of Yue's Palace.

Jin Yuzhen and Wang Shuai booked a teahouse on the street.

Jin Yuzhen sat at the table, drinking tea calmly, with very elegant manners.

Wang Shuai stood in front of the window, leaning forward to look into the distance from time to time, looking anxious.

"Here they come, they are entering the town." Wang Shuai said excitedly.

"Calm down." Jin Yuzhen glared at him in dissatisfaction: "The colander leaks at home, and it will still leak outside."

After being scolded by his wife, Wang Shuai became much quieter.

But after a moment, he became excited again: "Ah! I saw him, I saw Yang Yuan!"

"Go away!" A sudden delicate shout came to his ear, which scared Wang Shuai.

When did the lady come to my side? Why is she like a ghost?

Jin Yuzhen leaned over the window railing, looked out for a few seconds, turned around and said angrily: "Why are you hiding so far away? Where is Master Yang? Point it out to me!"

(End of this chapter)