Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 517: Punishment (Additional chapter for the leader who speaks frankly)
Kong Yanzhou moved his family to Huanxi Town. This was his attitude.

After understanding what he meant, the Prince of Yue's Palace certainly had to respond.

Therefore, the fourth aunt and the sixth uncle warmly received this brave general who had a bad reputation but was very powerful.

Winning people's hearts is a skill that the heads of these large families have mastered since childhood.

Kong Yanzhou is a man who is uneducated but skilled, and a very scheming and thief.

Otherwise, if he only relied on his bravery, he would not be as successful as he is today.

When he interacted and talked with his fourth aunt, sixth uncle, Princess Li and the real Wanyan Hongkang, he could feel how much they valued Yang Yuan.

Otherwise, who would mention "Mr. Xiao Yang" from time to time?

This further strengthened his determination to win over Yang Yuan.

Of course, the ultimate goal of winning over Yang Yuan is to gain the attention of the Yue King's family.

But he cannot directly gain the trust of the Prince of Yue's Palace now. Yang Yuan is the most important stepping stone for him to join the Prince of Yue's Palace.

He is also the best person to make friends with indirectly at a time when it is not appropriate for him to openly betray Wanyan Darui.

But how can I turn my enemy into a friend with Yang Yuan?
The best way he could think of was to make Yang Yuan his son-in-law.

This method is the most direct and effective.

Yang Yuan is already Sabashan's son-in-law. He wouldn't mind having a father-in-law like him who commands a large army, right?
For him, once Yang Yuan becomes his son-in-law, he can immediately connect to the Prince of Yue's Palace and establish a relationship with Sabashan in a roundabout way.

Giving away a daughter as a concubine is a scene that makes everyone happy.

……

Kong Yanzhou's residence is much more simple than Yang Yuan's.

After all, Yang Yuan was the prince of Yue Palace and lived with the younger generation of the Yue Palace.

However, Kong Yanzhou's house is actually not small.

But there are too many people in his family.

Therefore, after his family rushed to Huanxi Town from the ancient city of Longquan, they relied on the large mansion allocated to his family and expanded it to include many temporary residences, so that they could accommodate the entire family.

But today Kong Yanzhou brought back more than a hundred women, and now there is not enough space again.

Even if they were all allowed to squeeze into the big bunk bed for the time being, the house would still be overcrowded.

"It doesn't matter, we'll be fine once we enter Shangjing City."

Kong Yanzhou returned to his house and said to his wife proudly while drinking tea:

"Once we enter Shangjing City, I will choose a palace to occupy. By then, we will be able to accommodate twice as many people in our family."

Kong Yanzhou's wife was the daughter of a prefect whom he abducted when he was a bandit in the Song Dynasty.

Over the years, this former prefect's daughter has long since made the best of a mistake and accepted her identity.

Kong Yanzhou's words have always been law at home, and no one can go against him.

It was a rare phenomenon that he was willing to explain himself, so the wife could only smile and nod in agreement.

"Master, don't worry. It's just a little rushed tonight. I will think about how to arrange it tomorrow.

If that doesn't work, I can just build some more houses in the backyard. They're just temporary places to live, so it won't be a big deal."

"Well, that's the reason. We will be going to the capital soon..."

Kong Yanzhou took a sip of tea and said, "By the way, how many daughters do I have now?

Well... not someone too old, but someone under thirteen, in the prime of life."

Mrs. Kong was a little surprised. General Kong had always been concerned about snatching women from his family. He didn't even know how many wives and concubines he had. Why did he suddenly care about his children? He never cared about them.

Fortunately, the wife of the first wife is relatively reliable. She is the one who takes care of the household affairs and has a rough idea of ​​the amount.

Mrs. Kong thought for a moment and replied, "My husband now has twenty-one daughters who are of the right age... I will go check again."

Kong Yanzhou said impatiently: "Forget it, forget it, just call them all over, I'll take a look myself."

Kong Yanzhou put down his tea and said, "I want to marry a great strategist who is highly respected in the Prince of Yue's Palace.

This is a big deal that affects whether our family can survive in the capital in the future, do you understand? Hurry up and call someone to me."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Kong did not dare to neglect it and hurried to pass on the message.

After a while, the wives and concubines came to the main room with their daughters.

Because the living quarters were cramped and not so many people could fit in at once, they could only bring their daughters in one by one for Kong Yanzhou to see.

Except for the fact that Kong Yanzhou was curious and would visit his children in person when he had them in his early years, he no longer cared about the existence of his offspring.

Even when they were just born, he was too lazy to take a look.

Now, many of his daughters are seeing their father for the first time, so they are all very timid.

"No! Get out."

"Leave this for now, and I will choose one later."

“This… huh?”

Kong Yanzhou suddenly saw a concubine leading a girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old in.

That fresh and sweet round face, plump lips, and extremely childish and innocent expression, just like a charming little deer.

Kong Yanzhou couldn't help but be moved when he saw it, this was exactly the one he liked best.

Kong Yanzhou looked at the girl and then at her mother.

My mother is about 27 or 28 years old, and she also has a round and sweet face.

Because her round face naturally looks childish, she and her daughter look like a pair of sisters when standing together.

Kong Yanzhou looked at her and felt that she looked vaguely familiar, but... he couldn't remember what she was.

He had too many women, many of whom he summoned to sleep with him a few times before discarding them like worn-out shoes and keeping them in the backyard, never to think about them again.

To the extent that he now feels strange when he sees his concubine.

Kong Yanzhou looked the girl up and down with lustful eyes, licked his lips and said: "She... is also my daughter?"

After getting a positive answer, Kong Yanzhou was slightly disappointed.

"Well, let her stay for now, next."

Seeing the concubine leading her daughter away, Kong Yanzhou added, "By the way, let her serve me tonight so I can rest."

Kong Yanzhou finally picked out the five candidates that he was most satisfied with, and thought about contacting Yang Yuan again.

With the end of the "beauty pageant", the noise in his house gradually died down.

Although Kong Yanzhou's residence was crowded, his bedroom was still very spacious.

After bathing, Kong Yanzhou returned to his bedroom. His daughter had grown to be thirteen years old, and his concubine, whom he had not visited for many years, had finished bathing and was waiting on the couch.

After some sex, Kong Yanzhou could never get rid of the sweet and lovely image of his daughter in his mind.

Kong Yanzhou is simply a beast who has no regard for human ethics. Once he has lustful thoughts, how can he care about the relationship between the other person and himself?

In this regard, he was not even as good as Wanyan Liang, who was famous for his debauchery and tyranny in later generations.

After all, King Hailing at least has a bottom line, that is, he wants to marry all the most beautiful women in the world, but there is still a prerequisite, excluding "the one who gave birth to me" and "the one I gave birth to".

Now Kong Yanzhou's desire is hard to let go, and the more he thinks about the girl, the more he can't forget her.

However, he also knew that this matter was too against human ethics, especially since he was now in a high position of power, it would be difficult to hide his actions from others.

He still wanted to gain a position in the new dynasty, so he couldn't help but be cautious.

But if he was asked to let go, he couldn't bear to do it. After the fun ended, Kong Yanzhou lay on the couch, struggling with all kinds of things, and suddenly came up with a brilliant idea.

Kong Yanzhou asked the concubine whose name he still couldn't remember: "Is your daughter... your biological daughter?"

The concubine was kneeling beside him, cleaning his body.

Hearing this, the concubine felt surprised and a little aggrieved.

She replied in a low voice: "I was brought back to the mansion by the master when I was thirteen years old. You are the only man I have ever lived with, so this daughter is naturally my biological daughter."

Kong Yanzhou's eyes turned cold and he scolded, "Nonsense, your daughter is clearly a baby girl you found in troubled times and raised with good intentions."

The concubine was bewildered and hurriedly explained: "Master, the daughter is indeed my own flesh and blood, it is me and you..."

Kong Yanzhou suddenly grabbed her neck, pulled her to his side, and said coldly, "Didn't you hear clearly what I said? Do you want me to say it again? Hmm?"

"Master, you..." The concubine suddenly understood and her eyes widened.

She couldn't believe it!
She knew that the man in front of her was a murderer, cruel and inhumane.

But she had never imagined that this beast in human skin could actually have evil thoughts about his own daughter, and shamelessly forced her, her biological mother, to cover it up for him.

Kong Yanzhou's big hands tightly grasped her fragile neck and said coldly, "Do you understand what I'm saying? Your daughter is an abandoned baby you picked up."

The concubine was almost suffocated by him, her face turned red, and if it continued for a while longer, she would surely suffocate to death.

She could only answer with difficulty: "I... understand. My daughter... is an abandoned baby... that I... picked up and raised."

"Humph!"

Kong Yanzhou let go of his hand with satisfaction, and his concubine immediately gasped heavily.

She had no doubt that if she had refused to agree with Kong Yanzhou, she would have been strangled to death.

"Tomorrow, you can spread this news."

Kong Yanzhou patted her cheek with satisfaction and said with a lewd smile: "Tomorrow night, I will take her into my room. Get out!"

Kong Yanzhou never lets women stay with him when he is resting.

Because almost all of his women were robbed, and some of them were very strong-willed, he was once assassinated in a night attack.

The concubine agreed obediently, packed up for him, put on her clothes, blew out the lights, and quietly left.

But the concubine felt as if her heart was boiling with rage when she thought of such an immoral and beastly act.

Although she was afraid of Kong Yanzhou, she was her own daughter.

After thinking it over, she saw that the light in the wife's room was still on, so she finally plucked up the courage, knocked on the door, entered the wife's bedroom, and knelt in front of her.

After hearing what the concubine said, the lady was also shocked.

She knew Kong Yanzhou was a beast, but she didn't expect him to be such a beast.

In the original history, Kong Yanzhou actually used this excuse and took his own biological daughter as his wife as he wished.

Moreover, he did not receive any punishment from God for his beastly behavior. He died of illness in Bian Jing at the age of 55. After his death, he was praised and buried with great honor by Wanyan Liang.

Kong Yanzhou's wife had no status in the family either. If she disobeyed Kong Yanzhou, he would kill her at will.

Although this matter seriously went against her conscience, what help could she give to the concubine?

The lady shook her head helplessly and sat down on the couch dejectedly. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind.

She remembered why Kong Yanzhou suddenly became interested in meeting his daughters one by one tonight.

Was it to curry favor with a highly respected strategist in the Prince of Yue's Palace?

As Kong Yanzhou's principal wife, she was responsible for all external contacts and social events when the family lived in the ancient city of Longquan.

Therefore, she knew more about the outside world than other women in the family.

A great strategist who is highly respected in the Prince of Yue’s Palace?
That should be Shangguan Luo, right?

Since Yang Yuan impersonated Wanyan Hongkang's identity, the Song Dynasty envoy Yang Yuan had disappeared long ago.

And no matter where he went, he always brought Shangguan Luo with him. Therefore, the only person that the lady could identify with was Shangguan Luo.

Thinking of this, the lady gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice: "Sister, you and I both know what kind of person that beast is.

If he has any idea, even if his own parents are resurrected, who can stop him?"

After hearing this, the concubine collapsed to the ground in despair.

The lady said: “However, the beast suddenly became interested tonight and wanted to meet all his daughters. He originally wanted to send one to please a great strategist in the Yuewang Palace. The great strategist was called Shangguan Luo.

If you have the chance to meet this man and beg him to ask for your daughter by name, I think that beast will not dare to offend him.

This is your daughter's only chance. Only in this way will that beast not vent his anger on you."

"Shangguan Luo, Shangguan Luo!"

The concubine murmured twice, then stood up and kowtowed heavily to the lady.

She choked up and said, "Thank you madam for your advice. If I can escape this disaster, my sister and I will be grateful for your kindness for the rest of our lives."

The lady sighed quietly and murmured, "A lifetime, a lifetime, it's really too long."

The lady wept bitterly and said, "Why can't the heaven open its eyes and accept this inhuman beast?"

……

In the large courtyard where Yang Yuan was, Yang Yuan was in Shangguan Luo's room at this time.

Shangguan Luo was lying on the couch, her clothes were lifted up, the wound on her lower back was covered with medicine, and the cloth strips had been untied.

Tender red granulations have grown on his wound and no longer need to be treated with medicine.

Yang Yuan put the lamp back on the table and said cheerfully, "Mr. Shangguan, your injury has healed a lot.

As long as you don't run or jump these days, it will be fine if you walk normally, and the wound won't tear."

Shangguan Luo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. Otherwise, when the prince plans to go to the capital, I won't be able to follow him and help him."

Yang Yuan smiled and put down the small clothes for him. The autumn night was already a little chilly.

At the critical moment of life and death, Shangguan Luo was willing to risk his life to block the knife for him, which he had never expected beforehand.

After the matter in Beijing is settled, he will help Wanyan Luti to the throne so that the Jin Dynasty can continue to be in chaos, and then he will retire after having accomplished his mission.

But now, he had the idea of ​​bringing Shangguan Luo back to the Song Dynasty.

But will Shangguan Luo go with him?
He wasn't sure.

People’s pursuits are different. Someone who can block a knife for him may not necessarily follow his ideals.

All Alihu wanted was a man who was willing to support her and love her, so Yang Yuan could decide without hesitation whether to take her with him.

For a woman like Wuda Youzhuzhu, their relationship can only be a fleeting one.

Because Zhuzhu has enough of a home and means to support herself.

What she pursues is not a family or a man.

As a hereditary shaman, she pursues the lost glory and the restoration of the witch's splendor.

So, what does Shangguan Luo want? What is he pursuing?
Yang Yuan thought that maybe he could have a long talk with him by candlelight tonight.

If she could give him what he was pursuing, then Yang Yuan could turn back into Yang Yuan in front of him.

If Yang Yuan cannot give him what he pursues, then he can only remain "Wanyan Hongkang".

This friendship of life and death can only stay in the north forever.

(End of this chapter)