Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 542: Chess World (Additional chapter for the leader who speaks frankly)
In Banjing Hall, the envoys from the Jin Kingdom met.

One is Wanyan Liang’s gold, and the other is Wanyan Luti’s gold.

Yuan Dan, the envoy sent by Wanyan Liang, looked at Ning Yu opposite him with confusion.

The two people knew each other. Although they worked in different government offices, they had dealt with each other several times when they were in Yanjing.

Ning Yu opened his arms, revealing a tuft of fur, and wore a pair of cattail slippers. He looked carefree and it seemed that he had lived in Banjing Pavilion for some time.

Yuan Dan's face suddenly changed. He turned to the Deputy Envoy Guo Xuzhi who had escorted him here and said, "Deputy Envoy Guo, why is this person here?"

Guo Xuzhi smiled and said, "Emissary Yuan, you don't know that this envoy Ning is an envoy from the New Jin Empire. He has been in our Song Dynasty for six or seven days."

Ning Yu added: "To be precise, it's seven and a half days."

He walked forward and said to Yuan Dan proudly, "Master Yuan, Wanyan Liang has been deserted by his friends and relatives and his days are numbered.

Do you still want to work for him? Why not just betray the thief Liang and serve the new Jin emperor?"

Yuan Dan shouted, spat on the ground, and cursed: "Shut up your crooked fart! Damn New Jin Emperor.

What you possess now is less than 25% of the territory of our Great Jin. Do you dare to call yourself the true ruler of the Nüzhen Empire?
It’s a joke!”

Ning Yu sneered, "Hey, you are really right.

"The White Mountains and Black Waters are the birthplace of the Great Jin Dynasty. Now they are all within the territory of the New Jin Empire. If we are not the true rulers, who is?"

"You are a bunch of traitors!"

Yuan Dan shouted angrily and rushed forward with his sword drawn.

"Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Ning Yu shouted and turned around and ran away.

There is no way, I have to run.

He never thought that he would meet an enemy in Banjing Hall. Not only was he not wearing any weapon, but he was even wearing a pair of cattail slippers. How could he fight?

Yuan Dan chased after him with a big knife in hand. Ning Yu shouted as he ran, "Come on, come on, grab your weapons, and chop down that thief!"

Upon hearing the noise, members of the New Jin delegation grabbed their weapons and rushed out. Even though their clothes were in tatters, it did not affect their ability to fight.

The people from Ning Yu's delegation immediately started fighting with Yuan Dan's subordinates.

When Ning Yu ran back to the room, one of his slippers was missing.

He didn't care and hurriedly grabbed a knife from the wall, turned around and ran out again.

Yuan Dan was about to enter with a knife in hand when Ning Yu raised his foot and a pair of torn straw sandals flew towards him with a whoosh.

Then, Ning Yu, barefoot, raised the big knife in his hand and shouted, "Accept my life!"

Yuan Dan took a step back quickly to avoid the slippers. Seeing Ning Yu leaping towards him, he drew his sword to meet him, and the two sides started fighting.

"What happened? Who's causing trouble? Who... Lao Guo?"

Yuan Chengju, the deputy envoy accompanying the new Jin delegation, heard the noise of fighting and hurried over. When he saw his old friend Guo Xuzhi, he immediately called out.

Guo Xuzhi was standing with his hands in his sleeves between the diplomatic envoys from both sides, watching the fun.

Although the fight between the two sides was chaotic, they still knew to avoid him, so no one hurt him by mistake.

Hearing his old friend's voice, Guo Xuzhi turned his head and looked over, then walked towards Yuan Chengju and said with a smile: "Old Yuan, you didn't go out?"

As he walked, the fighters from both sides were fighting in front of him, behind him, to his left and right. The sound of swords and knives was sharp and the shadows of swords were looming. It was really scary to watch.

Guo Xuzhi, however, walked through the crowd as if he was strolling in a garden, and leisurely came in front of Yuan Chengju, and the two began to chat as if no one was around.

The two chatted for a while, and Guo Xuzhi glanced around and whispered, "I say, is that enough? Should we let them continue fighting?"

Yuan Chengju replied in a low voice: "The Privy Councilor told us to put them in the same inn. If there is a common conflict, we don't have to pay attention to it."

Guo Xuzhi raised his hand to push away a flying severed arm and said, "This has killed someone, this is not normal, right?"

Yuan Chengju thought about it and shouted loudly: "Stop! Stop it!"

When Guo Xu saw this, he also responded loudly: "Anyone who dares to fight without reason will be expelled from the country immediately!"

When Yuan Dan and Ning Yu heard this, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

If we are deported, how can we fulfill your Majesty's mission?
The two of them then took a step back and shouted to their own people to stop.

The Guoxin Office has now been abolished and has not been re-established.

Zhao Yuan's move should have been because he had learned a lesson from the inner court eunuch Zhang Quwei and did not want the inner court to intervene again.

Banjingguan, as an inn specifically for receiving foreign envoys, especially those from the Kingdom of Jin, was from then on transferred to the management of the Privy Council's Jisufang.

Therefore, Yuan Chengxu and Guo Chengju, as the deputy envoys sent by the Privy Council to accompany the emperor, were able to live in Banjing Pavilion.

Now both Jin and New Jin need Song's help, so Song no longer needs to be as cautious towards the two Jins as before.

Therefore, the two main envoys would only come to accompany the emperor on very important occasions. Usually, the reception task was handed over to the deputy envoy, who would not even show up.

Guo Xuzhi and Yuan Chengju stepped forward to separate the two parties, and Guo Xuzhi said: "The envoys of your two countries both have matters to contact our Song State.

Why are you fighting with each other? If you want to fight, go back and fight again."

Yuan Dan pointed at Ning Yu and asked Guo Xuzhi sharply, "Deputy Envoy Guo, has your country already recognized them?"

Guo Xuzhi rolled his eyes and said, "Isn't it obvious? If we just don't recognize it, does that mean it's not a country anymore?"

Yuan Chengju said with a fake smile: "Emissary Yuan, you are a guest, and guests should follow the rules of guests. If you become the host, you will not be welcome!"

Yuan Dan gritted his teeth, thought about the mission he was carrying out, and forced himself to swallow his anger.

Guo Xuzhi arranged them in the west wing, which was opposite to the east wing where Ning Yu, the new Jin envoy, and his entourage lived.

As soon as the arrangements were made, Yuan Dan immediately summoned a group of subordinates, deputy envoys, judges and others to discuss the matter.

Yuan Dan said grimly: "Everyone, His Majesty is preparing his troops and is ready to launch a formal northern expedition when Xixia can contain the Song Dynasty. The time will probably be around the beginning of spring next year.

But now, the enemy envoys have also come to the Song Dynasty. It seems that they want to seek the support of the Song Dynasty. "

The deputy envoy said, "Sir, the State of Song has arranged us together. It seems that they are not afraid of us knowing this."

Yuan Dan said: "Song State is certainly not afraid now. Let us meet each other, and then Song State will raise the price."

The judge said coldly: "I just don't know what conditions the rebels have offered to the Song Dynasty. If the Song Dynasty agrees to them, it will be very disadvantageous to our Great Jin."

Yuan Dan nodded and said, “That being said, I don’t think they can offer higher conditions than us.

We, the Great Jin, intend to return Lintao to the State of Song.

"New Jin? What can it give to Song Dynasty with Great Jin between us?"

In order to appease the Song Dynasty and also to paralyze it, Wanyan Liang planned to "marry a woman twice" and return Lintao Prefecture to the Song Dynasty.

At the same time, the relationship between the two countries changed from one of monarch and subject to one of brotherly countries.

Although Lintao Prefecture had been ceded to Western Xia by the Jin Kingdom, there was no official letter from the Kingdom.

Moreover, the State of Song was still unaware of this matter.

Because the change of defense between the Jin Kingdom and the Western Xia was that one withdrew quietly and the other took over tacitly.

The Xixia people did not even change the Jin people’s flags on the city walls.

Since Western Xia had not yet launched an attack on Song, the Song had not yet discovered that Lintao Prefecture had changed its owner.

Wanyan Liang had already given Lintao Prefecture to Western Xia, and now he was using this land as bait to get the Song Dynasty to swallow it up, because he was not confident about Western Xia, his little brother.

He was worried that Western Xia would not work hard to help him contain the Song Dynasty.

But if he gave the Song Dynasty a letter to return Lintao, even if the Western Xia was unwilling to work hard, the Song Dynasty would force the Western Xia to take it seriously.

Even though the Song Dynasty knew that this was a bait deliberately thrown out by Wanyan Liang, it had to eat it.

Otherwise, the public opinion in the Song Dynasty would probably be in an uproar.

The Jin emperor could ignore the complaints, but with the system of the Song Dynasty, it was difficult to ignore public opinion, especially since Zhao Yuan had just changed the reign title.

He had to accept this move even if he didn't want to.

The deputy envoy thought about it for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He said, "Sir Yuan, have you heard of the story of Ban Chao's mission to Shanshan?"

Yuan Dan's eyes narrowed and he asked, "What do you mean?"

The deputy envoy said angrily: "Let's attack them tonight.

Let's go all out and kill them all to prevent them from negotiating with the Song Dynasty.

By the time the rebels get the news and send envoys to Song again, I'm afraid Your Majesty will have already launched the Northern Expedition."

Yuan Dan thought about it and couldn't help but said, "If this is the case, it will be a great achievement for you and me. This risk is worth taking! What do you think?"

……

"Done!"

The new Jin deputy envoy rubbed his hands and said to Ning Yu: "If Ban Chao can do it, why can't we do it?
If we accomplish this, we will also be remembered for generations to come.

After we go back, if His Majesty is happy, he might even confer upon us the title of Marquis of Dingyuan."

Upon hearing this, everyone was eager to try and was excited.

Ning Yu saw that everyone agreed, so he slapped his thigh and said in a deep voice: "Okay, let's attack Yuan Dan tonight and kill him by surprise!"

……

"It is a great honor for our Jin family that Master Yang has come to visit us.

I just wonder if you can stay in my Jin's house for a while longer, so that I can show my hospitality as a host."

In the living room, Grandpa Jin, the head of the Wang family and others were present.

Old Master Jin was very enthusiastic towards Yang Yuan. He started to warmly welcome the new guest as soon as he arrived.

Wang Shuai’s father, Wang Shan, also smiled and said, “Yes, I also want to invite Master Yang to Luozhou.

My Wang family has long heard of Mr. Yang’s great name, and we would be delighted to have you visit us.”

Yang Yuan smiled and bowed, saying, "Thank you both for your kindness.

The Emperor of the Song Dynasty is about to change the era name. As a subject, how can I not be in the country?

What's more, your country's king has sent an envoy, and he is also going to go with Yang, so it would be a pity to delay their journey.

Yang Yuan will stay here for two days at most, and then he will have to return home."

After hearing this, Old Master Jin and Wang Shan both looked regretful.

The welcoming ceremony for the large group of people lasted for nearly an hour, and then Old Master Jin asked everyone to disperse and return for the welcoming banquet in the evening.

However, Yang Yuan did not go back to rest, but moved from the large living room to the small study.

There are only Old Man Jin and Wang Shan in this small study.

Old Master Jin was very reluctant to let Wang Shan stay, but he didn't want to fall out with his in-laws, so he had to suppress his disgust and let him stay.

After the three of them sat down, Yang Yuan introduced the current situation of Xinjin to them and said with a smile:
"With the strength of the New Jin, it would be difficult to launch a crushing attack on Wan Yanliang within ten or eight years."

“Even if Wanyan Aguda were to be resurrected, he would have to be the current Wanyan Liang, who had transformed into the defeated Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Dynasty, to be able to defeat him.

The current Jin Kingdom is not that weak."

Wang Shan said: "The situation of the two golds is naturally the most familiar to the scholars.

In my opinion, can the confrontation between Jin and Xinjin last long?

Yang Yuan said: "In the short term, Wanyan Lvti can't do anything to Wanyan Liang, and Wanyan Liang can't do anything to Wanyan Lvti either."

"In the mid-term, Wanyan Liang will have the upper hand. After all, he is a wealthy man with a large territory and population."

At this time, Wanyan Liang had been separated from the entire north by Wanyan's donkey hoof.

However, the territory still controlled by Wanyan Liang was larger than that of the Song Dynasty, and it was still the largest country in terms of territory among all the countries.

This is his confidence and stamina. It is not easy to make him decline.

Wang Shan keenly grasped the key point in Yang Yuan's words and asked, "Medium term? Then according to the scholar's opinion, what about the long term?"

Yang Yuan said: "In the long run, Wanyan Lüti's New Jin will gradually gain the upper hand."

Yang Yuan explained: “A large territory does make a country more resilient and difficult to kill with one blow.

But for a country, it is neither the only nor the most important powerful factor.

The ruling base of the Jin Dynasty was the Jurchens, and the Jurchens' base was on Wanyan Luti's side.

So, three to five years is still okay, but if it goes on for a longer time, Wanyan Liang will run out of successors.

By then, his current generals will also have the idea of ​​returning to their roots, and Wanyan Luti will gradually gain the upper hand."

Yang Yuan didn't say one more thing. He didn't say what role the Song Dynasty would play in this.

The State of Song obviously would not wait for the two sides to fight until that day before taking action.

Wang Shan was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "In that case, our business with the Kingdom of Jin can still be done."

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "That's right!"

Wang Shan hesitated for a moment, glanced at Old Master Jin quickly, and said with an embarrassed smile:

"Master Yang, we, the Wang family of Luozhou, are very willing to share some of your worries, but I don't know what you think..."

When he said this, Wang Shan couldn't help but blush.

He also knew that it was not very decent to poach people in front of his old in-laws.

But... the profit is too huge. Can face be eaten?

Old Master Jin's face suddenly fell.

Just as he was about to speak, Yang Yuan smiled and said, "This matter? I have already made up my mind. Even if you don't say it, Mr. Wang, I will talk to you about it."

He picked up the tea and took a sip slowly.

Wang Shan was impatient but did not dare to urge him, and Old Master Jin couldn't help but become nervous.

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Our original military aid route was to go through the sea off Goryeo and enter the Tumen River.

Because at that time, Jiuliancheng on the Yalu River was still under the control of Zeliang.

It’s different now. We can open another route to Jiuliancheng, and in the future all materials from Liaodong area can be transported directly to Jiuliancheng.

Naju is located in the southwest corner of Goryeo and is the nearest transit point to Guliancheng.

Therefore, Yang thinks that the Wang family and the Jin family can now be separated and each be responsible for a route. "

Wang Shan was overjoyed when he heard this. In order to gain more benefits, he was prepared to pay a heavy price.

Unexpectedly, before he gave anything in return, Yang Yuan generously gave him the operating rights of a route.

Wang Shan was overjoyed and quickly stood up and said, "Master Yang has shown such care for us, so our Wang family must show some appreciation. We are willing to..."

"Hey! Mr. Wang, stop talking!"

Yang Yuan immediately interrupted him: "Mr. Wang, we are doing a mutually beneficial business, nothing else is needed!"

Mr. Yang, you are a true gentleman!

Wang Shan was immediately moved. Shuai'er was right. Mr. Yang was indeed a gentleman with a bright and noble character.

My Wang family has decided to hand over this person!

It is necessary to make sure Shuai'er maintains friendship with him and they are close to each other from time to time.

Old Man Jin was very upset when he heard this, but the initiative was in Yang Yuan's hands. Yang Yuan was willing to replan and divide the routes, so what could he say?
Wang Shan knew that if he had grabbed such a big piece of fat meat, it would definitely make Old Master Jin unhappy.

Now that the goal has been achieved, we can express our gratitude to Yang Yuan later. We should not provoke Jin Taigong anymore.

He made an appointment with Yang Yuan that the Wang family would host a banquet tomorrow, and then he would find an excuse to slip away.

As soon as Wang Shan left, Yang Yuan said, "Mr. Jin, after the Jiuliancheng route is opened, more military supplies will be shipped from there. After all, Liaodong is the forefront of the battle with the thieves.

As for Dunen City, we will be transporting more luxury goods there in the future, such as jewelry, fancy clothes, spices, antiques, books..."

Old Master Jin was stunned when he heard this. These were all commodities with huge profits, but he had never thought of transporting these things to Shangjing.

Previously, they transported military equipment, food, cloth and medicinal materials to Shangjing. How come they suddenly changed to luxury goods?

Yang Yuan said: "After the establishment of the New Jin Dynasty, a new group of urban nobles will soon emerge.

They moved to Shangjing City from deep mountains and forests, the banks of big rivers, grasslands and lakes, and things were completely different from before.

They will start to talk about rules, pomp and circumstance, and enjoyment, and they will compete with each other..."

Old Master Jin understood immediately. His impression of Wanyan Luti's group was that they were homeless, engaged in guerrilla warfare, and resisted Wanyan Liang's attack.

Yang Yuan personally attended the founding ceremony of the New Jin Dynasty, and he knew very well how things would develop in Shangjing next.

Old Master Jin immediately started to think, if the Wang family operated the Jiuliancheng route alone, then the Shangjing route would belong entirely to the Jin family.

If most of the materials being sold are luxury goods, although a large portion will be taken away by the sales of military supplies, but overall, it seems that there is no loss, and you may even make more money.

Yang Yuan added: "Moreover, the Liaodong region will exist as a war zone for a long time, but the Shangjing region is relatively stable.

Therefore, every time the cargo ships went out, the mountain products, furs, horses, etc. that they brought back on their return voyage were probably more abundantly supplied by the Shangjing area. "

Old Master Jin suddenly understood, and couldn't help laughing as he raised his glass and said, "I'll have tea instead of wine. Thank you, Scholar Yang."

Yang Yuan raised his glass with a smile, then suddenly became serious and said to Old Lady Jin:

"The Jin family's fleet was intercepted by the navy of Lingdong Province near Samcheok Port. I believe Mr. Jin has already known about this, right?"

Old Master Jin suddenly looked angry and said, “I know.

If the Li family had not established a relationship with the scholar, I would have definitely sought justice from him for this matter."

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "How does Mr. Jin plan to seek justice from him?"

Old Man Jin was stunned. How to get justice?
When conflicts arise between aristocratic families, there are many means of struggle.

For example, let one's own agents in the court launch an attack on the opponent's agents.

For example, attacking the enemy forces in the area controlled by your own family.

Why does Mr. Yang ask these questions?
Could it be that Master Yang is dissatisfied with the Li family's rudeness, or wants to teach them a lesson?

Yang Yuan did not try to be mysterious and immediately explained: "I wonder how much Mr. Jin knows about the current situation in Japan?"

Jin Taigong pondered for a moment and said, "I know a little, but not much."

Limited by various objective conditions of that era, even though Japan was close at hand, changes in Japan's political situation were completely irrelevant to the local forces in Goryeo and had little impact.

Therefore, the eyes of these aristocratic families have always been looking inward, targeting other aristocratic families that pose a threat to them.

After hearing this, Yang Yuan narrated to Jin Taigong the game between the two major Japanese samurai families, the Heike and the Minamoto, and the declining imperial family.

When he said this, he naturally would not just talk about the occurrence of these things, but while talking he would also analyze why such phenomena occurred.

Therefore, when he was halfway through his speech, Jin Taigong's expression had already changed.

Jin Taigong, who was familiar with the situation in his own country, put the current situation of Goryeo into the situation described by Yang Yuan, which was almost the same as the situation before the rise of the Japanese samurai.

We can't say that the two are exactly the same, but they are extremely similar.

You know, in the original history, it was fifteen years later that the Goryeo military class launched a coup and suppressed the civil class.

This kind of thing may break out because of a sudden incident.

But for it to develop to that point, there must be profound reasons, and there had been various signs of it long ago.

However, for those who are in the situation, even if they notice this phenomenon, it is difficult to realize its serious consequences before it breaks out completely.

Because of Yang Yuan's series of actions in the Jin Kingdom, he had long been shrouded in the aura of a wise man in the eyes of Jin Taigong.

What he said carried a lot of weight in Jin Taigong's heart.

Furthermore, as a senior figure in Goryeo, Jin Taigong was very familiar with the situation in Goryeo.

The deep contradictions between the civil and military classes, and the constantly intensifying situation, combined with Yang Yuan's analysis, made Jin Taigong fully believe that Goryeo would most likely also usher in such a day.

For a moment, Jin Taigong could only feel restless. Although it was winter, he felt sweaty.

Yang Yuan said: "The Li family has a military command in Lingdong. If they want to rob your Jin family's ship, they only need to send out a navy.

Mr. Jin, of course you can take countermeasures, but the reason you can take countermeasures is that there is a Goryeo royal family above the Jin family and the Lee family.

Around you there are also major clans such as Zheng, Cui, Park, and Liu who are restraining each other.

That's why Mr. Jin was able to fight back against the Li family within the rules.

But……"

Yang Yuan stared into Jin Taigong's eyes and said softly, "If one day, someone overturns the table!
He won't play by the rules and methods established by the aristocratic families, and he doesn't care about the intervention of the King of Goryeo.

He just wants to compete with you in strength, show off his knife, and fight for life and death. Mr. Jin, how can you defeat him?"

"Master, you are very wise. Since you have seen it, you must have a way to teach me."

Jin Taigong had already realized the crisis, so he naturally had a way to prepare for it. But he wanted to know what Yang Yuan had in mind.

Yang Yuan said: "Yang thinks that the Jin family can start from now on..."

Yang Yuan expressed his thoughts to Jin Taigong one by one.

For example, from now on, we should make great efforts to transfer some of the Jin family members to the martial arts class.

Since the status of Goryeo's military officials was much lower than that of its civil officials, the competition was not that great, and it was easy to place a member of the Jin family in a position.

The real difficulty lies in convincing the children of the Jin family.

After all, if there is a chance to become a civil official, no one would choose to be a despised military official.

Another thing is to be more clever.

Otherwise, these noble families are watching each other's every move. If the Jin family's actions are too contrary to common sense, it will arouse the vigilance of other noble families.

Jin Taigong nodded repeatedly and added: "I can also use the farm to recruit more tenants and train them.

At the same time, the Jin family's fleet can also train more military forces in the name of escort."

Yang Yuan nodded and said, "The Jin family now has a very good relationship with Xinjin. The Jin family can buy war horses from them and train an elite cavalry.

I think that even an elite cavalry of only 800 people would be enough for the Jin family to seize the initiative in troubled times."

“You can also purchase more bows and crossbows from the State of Song.

If Mr. Jin needs a coach with rich combat experience to help you train the Jin family's private soldiers, Yang can also find a way to find some for you.

They are all veteran soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles, and many of them have served as officers. After their training, the Jin family army will definitely be able to stand out from the crowd..."

Jin's Army?
Hearing this name, Old Man Jin couldn't help but gasp.

What does Master Yang want to do?
This... this is no longer about allowing the Jin family to have the power to protect themselves in troubled times, right?

A bold idea suddenly flashed through Jin Taigong's mind.

However, he didn't dare to think about it too much.

He glanced at Yang Yuan, and as soon as their eyes met, he understood that what he was thinking was exactly what Yang Yuan wanted to say.

Hiss~~, this Scholar Yang, does he have a habit of instigating others to rebel and establish a country?

Using the world as a chessboard and all living beings as chess pieces, is this the vision of Wenquxing?

Jin Taigong never thought that Yang Yuan stayed in Goryeo for a few days on his way back to China and planned all this for him just because Gyeongju Jin was Yuzhen's home. It was not as complicated as he thought.

There really was a person in the world with such a hobby, but that person had not been born yet. His name was Daoyan.

Jin Taigong was filled with fear and refused to speak of the outrageous idea.

The two men discussed for a long time how to strengthen the Jin family's military power. Then Jin Taigong personally escorted Yang Yuan out of the study and had someone lead him back to the guest house to rest.

Mr. Jin hunched his back slightly and watched Yang Yuan go away. He stood in the corridor for a long time and then paused twice on his walking stick.

A maid immediately stepped forward and bent over to wait.

Jin Taigong said slowly: "Go, ask Yuzhen to come to the study to see me."

After saying that, he slowly walked back to the study.

At this time, Jin Yuzhen was being asked all kinds of questions by Yingge, mainly asking how Yang Yuan escaped from the Jin Kingdom after overcoming many hardships.

Jin Yuzhen felt extremely guilty the moment she saw Yingge.

Although Yingge had no doubts about her, there was nothing wrong with answering the questions she asked.

But whenever she talked about these things, she inevitably thought of every little bit of her contact with Yang Yuan.

Even the details of their knees occasionally touching when they were riding in the same car seemed to be a premeditated ambiguity.

This made her feel uneasy when answering Yingge's questions.

Suddenly someone came to report that Jin Taigong was looking for her. Jin Yuzhen felt as if she had been pardoned and immediately fled from Yingge's bedroom.

When Old Grandfather Jin saw his granddaughter, he said, "Yuzhen, the two rebel kings of the Jin Kingdom, one is called Wanyan Luti, and the other is called something..."

"Wanyan Darui."

"Oh, yes! Wanyan Darui. The two of them started the rebellion in Shandong, and how they moved to Liaodong and established their own country. Tell me everything you know in detail."

When Jin Yuzhen introduced Yang Yuan to Jin Taigong in the letter, she wrote about his series of deeds in the Jin Kingdom, but it was relatively brief.

Jin Yuzhen lived in Huanxi Town for a long time. There were many of Wanyan Luti's followers and their families there. They had followed Wanyan Luti since he started the rebellion in Jinan.

Therefore, they knew very well how Wanyan Luti fought back and survived, then defeated Wanyan Dari and finally became the King of Liaodong.

Among them, the story of Wanyan Luti guarding Dading Prefecture and conquering various tribes in Huanxi Town to win the title of "Dubojilie" is particularly exciting.

All these things are inseparable from one person, that is Yang Yuan, who goes by the name Wanyan Hongkang.

Jin Yuzhen told Old Man Jin the story of how Yang Yuan formed alliances and made numerous clever plans, and how he finally played a royal flush with a bad hand of cards.

Old Master Jin listened with his eyes closed, as if he was asleep.

Jin Yuzhen knew that this was her grandfather's habit.

When he listens like this, that's when he's most serious.

Is that so?

This Master Yang has turned so many impossibilities into possibilities. He can simply turn stones into gold!

In Jin Taigong's mind, the thought that he dared not to think about was like a beautiful woman in a bathrobe, who would lift up her skirt to seduce him from time to time, intentionally or unintentionally, and he was so aroused that he dared not look, but also wanted to look.

If I follow the advice of Master Yang, the Jin family might really have a chance... to reach an unprecedented height?
Even though Jin Taigong is already so old that he may not live to see that day, but the thought of that possibility still makes his blood boil.

"Yeah, yeah, I understand..." Old Man Jin nodded and slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment, there was an emotion in his eyes that Jin Yuzhen had never seen before.

That was a desire that had not appeared since he became the old man of the Jin family. Its name was - ambition.

Seeing her grandfather looking a little absent-minded, Jin Yuzhen couldn't help but ask curiously, "Grandpa, why are you suddenly so interested in Master Yang's affairs?"

"Ahaha, Grandpa just had a long talk with Scholar Yang and felt that this man had extraordinary insights and was very remarkable, so he became particularly interested in his affairs, haha..."

"Of course."

Jin Yuzhen wrinkled her nose and said proudly, "I am the number one scholar in the Song Dynasty, and the number one scholar among the top three.

If the Song Dynasty could randomly pick out a second- or third-class Jinshi and bring him to Goryeo, he would be more than qualified to be a prime minister, right?

So what kind of person do you think Yang Xueshi is? Of course he has extraordinary insights. "

Old Master Jin nodded with a smile: "Yes, yes, after hearing what you said, it is indeed the case, haha..."

Jin Taigong understood, and the smile on his face became relaxed: "Yuzhen."

"Eh?"

"What do you think if our Jin family establishes a closer relationship with Master Yang?"

"Ah? What... is this more... intimate relationship?"

Jin Yuzhen's face felt slightly dizzy and she was nervous.

Why did grandpa suddenly say this? Did he know something?

Could it be that Lord Cui, the governor of Haiping County, sent someone to tell grandfather?
I told them not to make any trouble so early in the morning, or Lord Cui would find out, but the bad guy wouldn't listen.

It's so embarrassing~
Jin Taigong stroked his beard and said, "Besides blood relatives, the closest relationship is of course marriage?"

Jin Yuzhen's face turned even redder, and it felt like steam was about to come out of it.

Could it be that grandpa... wants to cancel my engagement with the Wang family?
Jin Yuzhen's heart was about to jump out of her chest. She lowered her head and said shyly: "But...but, this is a little difficult to say, right?"

Grandpa Jin nodded and said, "Yes, after all, he already has a wife. It would be embarrassing for our daughter of the Jin family to become his concubine."

Well, actually, I don’t really care.

These words were on the tip of Jin Yuzhen's lips, but it was really... well, it was indeed a bit "difficult to say".

Grandpa Jin thought that Yang Yuan was only in his twenties, but he was already a powerful official in the Song Dynasty, with unparalleled wisdom and strategy, and he had a bright future.

If they could get to know him and have his help, the Jin family might really be able to reach unprecedented heights.

So, compared with the glorious future of the Jin family, what's the point of giving him a granddaughter as a concubine?

Jin Taigong made up his mind and said, "But he is the top scholar of the Song Dynasty, not an ordinary person.

So, what do you think, marrying your sister Tae Hee to him? "

"Huh? What? Tae Hee!"

Jin Yuzhen was stunned.

Jin Taigong smiled and said, "Yes, if it's Tae Hee, Master Yang will like her, right?"

Jin Yuzhen felt a little sour and immediately said, "Tae Hee is only twelve years old, isn't she too young?"

Jin Taigong said disapprovingly: "Is twelve years old still young?"

The age at which Koreans get married is much earlier than that in the Song Dynasty.

The marriage policies of different dynasties were different.

For example, in the Han Dynasty, there was an upper limit that women had to get married before the age of fifteen.

If a woman was still unmarried after the age of fifteen, the imperial court would impose five times the tax on the family.

The Song Dynasty set a lower limit: men could get married when they were 15 and women when they were 13, but not before that.

However, Goryeo did not have any regulations in this regard. Even the Goryeo royal family would get married at a very young age.

Queen Gonghye of Goryeo was eleven years old when she got married, Queen Jeonghui was nine years old when she got married, and Queen Jeonghyeon was twelve years old when she got married. If you watch their wedding scenes, it's like watching children playing house.

But given the country's national conditions, it's really possible to get married.

Jin Yuzhen panicked. She felt guilty for stealing Yingge's man.

If Yang Yuan becomes my brother-in-law...

To die!

Jin Yuzhen quickly dissuaded him, saying, "Grandfather, please do not mention this to Scholar Yang.

Mr. Yang's wife has not yet married, and his wife has been canonized as a lady of honor by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Before she gets married, Yang Xueshi cannot openly marry a concubine. Moreover, according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, Sister Taixi is not yet of marriageable age.

"That's it..."

Jin Taigong sighed regretfully.

When he realized that what Yang Yuan hinted at might be successful, he began to worry.

This kind of thing, of course, is not something that can be accomplished overnight, it requires a process. During this process, Yang Yuan was able to provide the Jin family with a lot of help.

He could turn a stray dog ​​like Wanyan Lvti into an emperor. Then, why couldn't the Jin family become the second miracle in the hands of Master Yang?

Once he had this idea, he was eager to establish a relationship with Yang Yuan that could not be easily broken, in order to gain the support of this wise man and powerful official of the Song Dynasty.

But what Yuzhen said makes sense. It would be bad if we end up making things worse.

Old Master Jin sighed and said, “Then let’s not talk about this matter for now.

Yuzhen, Master Yang is very, very important to our Jin family.

You have helped Master Yang leave the Northern Kingdom. Through this relationship, you must maintain close contact with Master Yang."

"Don't worry, Grandfather. I will!"

Jin Yuzhen agreed with a smile on her face.

This task was something she had been longing for. From now on, she could follow orders and have an affair with a man.

PS: Three in one, exhausted~
(End of this chapter)