Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 537 Return
On the twenty-first day of the winter month, Peng Zu said the following taboos: Xin does not match with sauce, so the host will not taste it; Hai does not marry, as it is not good for the groom.

This day was a very grand day for the Song Dynasty.

Because the Jin Kingdom sent messengers for peace talks, and in the Jin Kingdom's letter of credence, it acknowledged the Song Dynasty as the elder brother and the Jin Dynasty as the younger brother.

Since Song formed an alliance with Jin, it has always been a country of ruler and subject, that is, a country of father and son.

The Song Dynasty pledged loyalty to the Jin Dynasty, and the Jin Dynasty appointed the Song Emperor as emperor.

Even in the original history, Wanyan Liang was killed in the Battle of Caishiji, the Song Dynasty's "Longxing Northern Expedition" failed, and the Song and Jin dynasties negotiated peace again. The two sides signed the "Longxing Peace Agreement" again, and they still addressed each other as uncle and nephew, with the Jin emperor being the uncle.

Now, the Jin Kingdom took the initiative to establish new diplomatic relations with the Song Dynasty. The Jin Emperor was obviously twice as old as the Song Emperor, but he called himself the younger brother.

This is a great victory for Song!

At this moment, it even took Zhao Yuan 19 days to change the reign title, and he had been on the throne for just over half a year.

This is certainly something worth promoting.

The entire Song Dynasty attached great importance to the arrival of the Jin envoys.

The envoys from the Kingdom of Jin came by sea. As soon as their ship arrived at the Xiapu Wharf, the news was already reported to Lin'an by express horse.

The imperial court deliberately allowed the Jin envoys to rest in Yanpu for three days in order to make the grand peace negotiation ceremony perfect.

The "Lin'an Tabloid" exaggerated the story that the Jin people took the initiative to negotiate peace and lowered their generation to address each other as brothers, and its sales increased dramatically.

However, the relationship between Jin and the New Jin was deliberately blurred in official propaganda, which would make ordinary people instinctively think that Jin, who had always been a thorn in the side of Song, had shown weakness to Song.

Because the new gold has just been established, it has not yet gained widespread recognition from all walks of life and its weight is not enough.

At this time, the Ministry of Rites and Lin'an Prefecture were the busiest, especially Lin'an Prefecture.

Whether it is New Year's Day or the change of the reign title, there is a lot of tedious basic work to be done for Lin'an Prefecture.

What's more, at this time there was another major foreign affairs activity: signing a peace treaty with the Kingdom of Jin.

"Non-stick pan" Qiao Zhen, "butt-touching hands" Zhang Mi and "black-headed catfish" Liu Yiguan are busy from morning to night and are exhausted.

Acting Tongpan Wang Zirui, who was temporarily in charge of all duties of Yang Yuan, who was on a diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Jin, was so exhausted that he was exhausted.

"Brother Wang, you don't have to complain."

Zhang Mi persuaded Wang Zirui with a smile: "Yang Yuan was ordered to go as an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin, but was captured by the rebels and taken to Liaodong. There has been no news since then.

I think he probably died there because of the unfamiliar climate. Tsk tsk tsk, there is no trace of his body left!"

Zhang Mi stroked his beard and said proudly, "Even if he didn't die, he would have accomplished nothing.

Just based on his hard work, when he comes back, he will at most be promoted one level, but he will be given a sinecure.

You, although this state judge is only an acting governor now, he will be your real dispatch sooner or later.

All the hard work today is for yourself, so why complain? "

"Zhang Jianzhou is right!"

Wang Zirui immediately accepted Zhang Mi's initiative.

Liu Yiguan was a cunning man and not easy to get along with. Wang Zirui was unsure about him and kept his distance from him.

As for Master Qiao Zhen, he is the most powerful person in Lin'an Prefecture. If he is willing to extend a hand of friendship, Wang Zirui will gladly accept it.

However, Mr. Qiao does not form cliques, establish factions, or recruit cronies. He does things very carefully and looks easy-going, but he is even more difficult to approach than Liu Yiguan.

Therefore, in the face of Zhang Mi's kindness, Wang Zirui naturally had to appreciate it.

“Speaking of Yang Jianzhou, Wang used to work in a local government, so he is not very familiar with him.

I heard that this top scholar who won the top three places in the imperial examination is very popular in Lin'an City."

Zhang Mi laughed and said, "That's right, he is a very showy person.

However, because he loved to be in the limelight too much, he got into trouble and was sent to the Jin Kingdom, never to return.

Hahahahaha..."

“But, this time, Xin Jin and our Great Song have taken the initiative to establish friendly relations, so they shouldn’t continue to detain Yang Jianzhou, right?

Maybe they will release him?"

Wang Zirui asked tentatively. What he cared most about was whether he could be promoted from a "temporary magistrate" to an official judge of Lin'an Prefecture, so he was particularly concerned about Yang Yuan's whereabouts.

Zhang Mi shook his head and said, "My dear brother, you are just too concerned and confused.

Think about it, if Yang Yuan is still alive, since Xin Jin wants to be recognized by our Song Dynasty and take the initiative to sign a brotherly agreement with our Song Dynasty, why not take advantage of this peace treaty to bring him back? "

Zhang Mi said happily: "But, I have already inquired, there is no Yang Yuan in the Jin Kingdom's envoy fleet.

Isn’t this obvious?”

Zhang Mi tapped the table, picked up the tea, and said leisurely, "He is dead. He died quietly in Liaodong or Huining Prefecture."

Zhang Mi took a sip of tea, crossed his legs, stroked his beard, and narrowed his eyes fiercely.

After receiving the envoy from Xinjin and confirming the news of Yang Yuan's death, I will come up with a pretext to find evidence against him in the Yang family shop. Then...

Shop, I copied it!
I took the money!
Xue Bingxin, I'm going to take you into my house. From now on, I'm going to touch your round butt every day and touch it enough!

Not only do I want to touch it, but from now on, I will use it as my flesh pillow and sleep on it every day.

Yang Yuan, you have insulted my reputation, and I will make sure you don't have peace in your grave.

Thinking of his pride, Zhang Mi tightened his grip and accidentally pulled out a beard.

……

As the New Year approaches, it should be a good day for the whole country to celebrate.

In particular, Western Xia obtained Lintao Prefecture.

Although this was territory that the Jin Kingdom voluntarily gave up to Daxia, it can still be considered as expanding the territory.

Shouldn’t such an achievement be recorded in books?
But the Xixia Emperor Li Renxiao was in a very bad mood recently, because the prime minister Ren Dejing, who had been neglecting government affairs for the past two years and spent all day in the "Yipintang" hanging out with a group of quacks and street magicians, studying reincarnation, suddenly became keen on state affairs again.

The Ren faction was naturally delighted by the Prime Minister's change, but Li Renxiao was somewhat desperate.

Since he ascended the throne, he has been overshadowed by Ren Dejing.

With great difficulty, the huge monster slowly moved, leaving him a small space, allowing him to emit a ray of light that illuminated the land of Western Xia.

However, before he could let the people of Western Xia feel any of his majesty as the emperor of Western Xia, the dark clouds that covered the sky once again enveloped the world.

It would have been fine if Ren Dejing had never given Li Renxiao such an opportunity, but now that Li Renxiao had tasted the power and superiority, he couldn't tolerate it.

Ren Dejing didn't care what Li Renxiao was thinking, he never cared.

In the prime minister's residence, Ren Dejing sat at the head of the table. At this moment, he had regained his former composure, and a sinister aura made him intimidating without even getting angry.

There were three people standing in front of him, one of whom was about forty years old and named Luo Cheng'an.

Luo Chengan was holding a "tiger support" in his hand.

This is something used by traveling doctors. It is shaped like a donut and is usually made of copper. It contains two copper balls. When it is shaken, it makes a crisp and pleasant sound.

When someone heard it, they would know that a traveling doctor had arrived, so it has another name, "Report to the King".

The second person was a scholar-looking man in his twenties, named Yan Qingyu.

Yan Qingyu's name is quite decent, but he is not good-looking. Even if you stare at him for a long while, you may not remember what he looks like in a blink of an eye.

The third person was a young woman, about seventeen or eighteen years old, named Yue Peiying.

Unlike the girls from the south of the Yangtze River, her features are delicate but her skin is wheat-colored.

Her figure is neither slender nor slim with a wasp waist and long legs, but she is extremely strong and solid, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a kind of unruly wildness.

Luo Cheng'an, Yan Qingyu, and Yue Peiying each have their own unique skills.

When Ren Dejing was recruiting extraordinary people from all over the world to join "Yipintang", he brought them here.

Ren Dejing said: "Jin State gave Lintao to Daxia. I plan to attack Xihezhou and Chengdu Prefecture from Lintao in the spring of next year to seize Bashu.

In the Bashu region, the imperial court has already sent "Flying Kites" to investigate.

The three of you are going to Lin'an to investigate the movements of the Song Dynasty court."

Luo Cheng'an, Yan Qingyu and Yue Peiying bowed in agreement.

Ren Dejing said: "When you go to Lin'an, you have another target, which is the new number one scholar of the Song Dynasty, Yang Yuan."

Ren Dejing said: "According to the information I have obtained, in the middle of the year, this person was ordered to go on a diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Jin, but was taken to Liaodong by the Jin rebels."

Luo Cheng'an and the other two were stunned. Yue Peiying was outspoken and couldn't help asking, "Prime Minister, he has already gone to the Kingdom of Jin. What are we going to Lin'an to investigate?"

Ren Dejing said: "Wanyan Liang has even given away Lintao Prefecture, which shows how powerful the rebels are.

In order to deal with Wanyan Liang, the rebels will certainly seek to join forces with the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, the rebels will definitely return Yang Yuan intact.

The sky is high and the road is long. The news I received is already delayed. By the time you reach Lin'an, he may have gone back."

Yan Qingyu nodded and said, "So that's how it is. We understand."

Ren Dejing paused, looked at the three of them and said, "I asked you to find Yang Yuan, not to investigate him, but to bring him back to me when you are ready to return after the investigation."

"Remember, I want him to be alive, don't hurt him at all!"

After hearing this, Luo Chengan and the other two couldn't help but frown slightly.

After the matter was settled, it would certainly not be difficult to return to Xixia.

But it is not easy to bring a living person with you, especially the top scholar of the Song Dynasty.

Now that the number one scholar is missing, the inspection at the Song State checkpoints must be extremely strict.

As for not hurting him in the slightest, these three didn't take it to heart.

They all had unique skills, and Yang Yuan was a top scholar. Although he was not completely powerless, he was not much stronger either. Naturally, it was easy for him to capture them.

Ren Dejing said: "If you can handle this matter properly, I will allow you to leave Yipintang and set up your own business, creating your Jisitang.

Moreover, I can also send a group of people to follow your orders and go to Tianshui to dig for your ancestors' treasures!"

Luo Chengan and the other two were shocked and their eyes suddenly lit up.

They are all remnants of the once glorious "Jisitang".

"Jisitang" no longer exists today, and the remaining people no longer distinguish between the hidden sect and the visible sect. Instead, they are renamed the Northern Sect and the Southern Sect according to their distribution areas.

The glamorous world of the South was fascinating, and Nan Zongyuan was still dreaming of restoring his former glory, but it didn’t take long for him to disappear in the red dust.

The Northern School was still united, but after many years of struggle, it achieved nothing.

Now the remaining people abandoned the Jin Kingdom and moved to Western Xia.

The reason why the Northern Branch of "Jisitang" moved westward is actually a bit metaphysical.

They also felt that there was almost no possibility of restoring the glory of "Jisitang".

The "Jisitang" was originally founded in Longxi, and the election of the first clan leader was held in Tianshui.

It is also said that "Jisitang" has a batch of treasures that can rival an enemy country buried in Tianshui.

Therefore, the Northern School, which had achieved nothing, began to place its hopes on metaphysics, hoping to try its luck by returning to the place where the "Jisitang" was initiated.

Ren Dejing is the most powerful minister in Daxia. With his full support, perhaps the "Jisitang" can really be revived.

Although, its form and nature seem to have undergone a transformation.

Luo Cheng'an and the other two became excited. Yan Qingyu cupped his hands and said in a loud voice, "Don't worry, Prime Minister. We will definitely bring Yang Yuan to Daxia in one piece!"

(End of this chapter)