Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 546: Minister, Ask for Reward
Yang Yuan chewed the maltose diligently, his mouth full of sweetness.

When the malt candy became soft, he lifted the back of Belle's neck and put his mouth close to it.

Lu Xi, Dan Niang, Leng Yuchan and other girls subconsciously moved forward and blocked the scene in the middle.

In order to make the unconscious Belle swallow the malt candy, Yang Yuan could only push it with the tip of his tongue.

So, he first extended the tip of his tongue and gently pushed open those cherry lips and pearly teeth.

Fei Yuye watched from the side and felt her face getting hot and her heart beating fast.

Li Fengniang screamed "Ah!" and immediately covered her face with her hands in shame.

But her fingers were wide open, revealing a pair of big round eyes between her fingers, full of curiosity and desire for knowledge.

Qingtang tilted her head, as if afraid that she couldn't see clearly, and stared at the most intimate contact between the two. Her little face was full of longing.

The sexy little girl probably put herself in the situation. She couldn't help but lick her cherry lips with her tongue and swallowed her saliva quietly.

Yingge, A'man and the others were still hiding in the cabin at this time. They were watching the scene on the dock from the porthole on the side of the cabin bedroom, but they did not notice what was happening on the deck.

After Yang Yuan fed the maltose to Bei'er, he threw two more pieces of maltose into his mouth, chewed them up, and fed them to Bei'er.

After a while, Yang Yuan felt that Belle's heartbeat had slowed down and was no longer so rapid, so he felt relieved.

"She's fine. Once the sugar is slowly absorbed by her body, she'll be fine."

Yang Yuan stood up, picked up Bei'er, walked into the cabin, laid her flat on a couch, and said to Lu Xi, "You two can rest in the cabin first. I will go and introduce the Korean envoy."

After seeing Yang Yuan, Luxi and the others felt relieved and agreed gently.

Yang Yuan walked out of the cabin quickly and went to make arrangements for the Goryeo envoy.

Han Mianzhi, the Minister of Rites, and Kou Heiyi, the official in charge of the Privy Council's Mechanical Department, were invited to board the ship.

The two are one civil and one military. The civil official is responsible for reception etiquette and diplomatic affairs, while the military official is responsible for accompanying, protecting, monitoring and collecting information.

This is the standard procedure for the Song Dynasty to receive and escort foreign envoys.

At that moment, under the introduction of Yang Yuan, Minister Han and Kou Heiyi exchanged greetings with the Goryeo envoy Li and took him ashore.

Because the current occasion was not suitable for private chat, Kou Heiyi and Yang Yuan just looked at each other, nodded slightly, and then went their separate ways.

At this time, Kou Heiyi didn't know that the blonde girl who had just fainted on the boat and was resting in the cabin had already remembered that he had killed someone to silence him at the dock.

After the two escorts took the Korean delegation away, Yang Yuan returned to the cabin and said to Fei Yuye:
"These ships carry goods from the north and Goryeo. Send them out as soon as possible during the New Year.

Also, how is the procurement of the next batch of goods going?

After the ship is unloaded, the goods must be shipped back as soon as possible. Even if it is not possible to return on New Year’s Day, the goods must be shipped to Shangjing around the Lantern Festival. "

Fei Yuye smiled slightly and said confidently: "Master Yang, don't worry, I have already prepared it. I will start to handle it right away."

Fei Yuye had already received the letter from her father. As soon as she saw that it was a blank piece of paper, she knew it was written using a secret method.

Now, using this as an excuse, she left to arrange the handling of the goods while at the same time using the air conditioner to prepare medicine in order to decipher the secret letter.

Yang Yuan took out another letter and handed it to Old Man Song.

When Song Laoshi heard that this was a letter written to him by Fei Tianlu, he was very surprised.

What's the matter with this old boss writing to me individually?
Is it possible that something is going to happen to him?

Old Man Song suddenly became nervous.

Yang Yuan checked on Belle's condition and found that her health was getting better. He whispered a few words to Dan Niang and walked out of the cabin.

Qingtang immediately grabbed Danniang and asked in a low voice: "Master, what did the master say to you?"

Dan Niang rolled her eyes at her and grumbled in dissatisfaction, "What else can he say? Your master got into trouble with his affairs in the North Country."

"What? What romantic debt?"

Qingtang's eyes suddenly widened.

Dan Niang whispered a few words to her, and Qingtang couldn't help but said, "I'll go take a look."

Qingtang ran to the rear cabin.

Li Fengniang, who had just breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that her master was safe and sound, stepped aside. However, when she saw Qingtang's sneaky look, she immediately became suspicious and followed him quietly.

As soon as Qingtang ran to the rear cabin, he bumped into Ah Man who was just coming out of the cabin.

Ah Man was waiting anxiously and came out to look for Yang Yuan.

"what?"

When the two women met each other, they were both stunned. They didn't expect to meet an old friend here.

"I was wondering who it was, it turned out to be you?"

Qingtang raised her little face with a haughty air and said in a pretentious tone, "It's your daughter who has been taken in as a concubine by my master?"

Ah Man raised his chin unconvincedly: "She's our daughter, what's the matter? Who are you?"

"Haha, who I am is not important!"

Qingtang was very proud and raised his chin: "You just need to remember that your daughter is the one who married into the family later. Tell her to respectfully call our daughter "sister" when she sees her in the future. Do you hear me?"

Ah Man's eyes rolled around, and he looked Qing Tang up and down, his expression becoming cautious: "Has your daughter...already married?"

Qingtang said proudly: "What else?"

Ah Man's arrogance suddenly disappeared, and he began to humble himself: "Then... have you also been accepted by the master?"

Qingtang gently rubbed the tip of his nose with the back of his palm and said confidently: "Although it hasn't happened yet, isn't it a matter of time?"

"Oh..., so not yet, you are just a maidservant beside the master now?

Tsk! Look at your arrogant look, I thought you were so powerful. "

"It's great, what's wrong?"

Qingtang raised her chin and said, "Even though we are both maids, I came in before you. Just call me sister."

Ah Man smiled sweetly and said charmingly, "That makes sense. I am the master's concubine, so you can just call me sister now."

"What?" Qingtang was shocked.

There is a big difference between a maid who accompanies the room and a maid who serves as the main roommate.

Both are lower than concubines and higher than ordinary maids.

But compared with the two, the maidservant is just a personal servant of the mistress, and those among them who are taken in by the master are called the maidservants of the same room.

"impossible!"

Qingtang's defense was broken instantly.

How could this little bitch possibly get ahead of me?

She has no breasts and no butt. Could it be that the master can't find any woman in the North and is so hungry that he has to do whatever he wants?

Dah!

Godfather must compensate me!
Qingtang used a Japanese phrase that he had learned from Tsubakiya Konai.

Master Yang, your disciple Qingtang also needs your teachings!
Curious baby Li Fengniang followed quietly, hid at the cabin door, pricked up her ears and listened, then felt disdainful.

I thought she was doing something sneaky. She was so happy to be someone's concubine that she was snotty?
Li Fengniang, who had already opened her mind, sneered disdainfully, shouldered the sword, and walked away. ...

"Geese, geese, geese... I heard that you offended Huang Daxian in the North Country and were cursed to become a red-haired monster."

As soon as Yang Yuan got off the boat, the Goose King Zhao Qu came up to him with his signature laugh and circled around him twice.

"I specially prepared a basin of black dog blood to treat you, but looking at you, you don't look like a monster."

Yang Yuan was stunned. Red-haired monster? What does this mean?
Yang Yuan was too lazy to ask the reason, and just smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, you are joking. When I went to the North, I originally planned to go to Yanjing to compete with Zeliang in wits and courage.

Who knew there would be so many twists and turns? It was really dangerous, with danger at every step. If you take a wrong step, you will be crushed to pieces. "

"Geese, geese, geese..., you have already made great contributions, so don't tell me about your hard work. I can't reward you.

The emperor is waiting to see you. Come on, ride in the same carriage with me, and we will go together."

Zhao Qu laughed and held Yang Yuan's wrist.

His Excellency the Vice Emperor of the Song Dynasty was really humble in front of Yang Yuan and just pulled him onto his carriage.

Zhao Yuan was waiting in the palace at this time, feeling restless.

Everything Yang Yuan brought to him was really too much and too important.

The benefits that the submission of New Jin and Goryeo to the Song Dynasty brought him were more reflected in political prestige.

This was of great significance especially when he was about to change the reign title.

These two major events can be regarded as his great achievements in offering sacrifices to his ancestors in the ancestral temple.

However, Yang Yuan has another great achievement that cannot be made public for the time being.

That is the division of the Jin Dynasty planned and completed by Yang Yuan, which will create a huge opportunity for the Song Dynasty to recover its homeland.

Once he recovers his homeland, he will be second only to the founding emperor Taizu among all the emperors of the Zhao family, and even Emperor Taizong will have to stand aside.

Such a major event, no matter how well he has cultivated his character and scheming, he cannot remain calm.

As soon as the news of Yang Yuan's arrival reached the palace, Zhao Yuan immediately ordered him to be summoned.

When the Goose King accompanied Yang Yuan to the imperial study, a memorial was spread out in front of Zhao Yuan.

This memorial had been there for more than an hour, and the emperor had no idea what was written on it, so he didn't even read it.

As soon as she saw Yang Yuan arriving, Zhao Yuan immediately threw the memorial aside, and without waiting for Yang Yuan to pay his respects, she excitedly ordered him to take a seat.

There was no need for Yang Yuan to take advantage of these minor details; he just performed the formalities, then thanked the emperor and took his seat.

What Yang Yuan did in the North was mainly transmitted through the merchant ships carrying military aid.

Because it was actually very difficult for Song's spies in Jin to complete such a task.

Don't deify ancient espionage. It wasn't that magical. It was far inferior to modern espionage methods and capabilities.

Think about the Jin Dynasty spy Wei Hanqiang.

He successfully infiltrated the Song Dynasty court and became a minor official in the "Dailouyuan". What did he do afterwards to contact his own country's spies?

He donated a plaque to the temple and wrote his name and official title on it so that the Jin spies could find him.

Under the backward objective conditions at the time, the espionage industry was still very immature. How could it be more magical than modern intelligence organizations?

It is possible to establish a number of interconnected intelligence stations in relatively stable areas of the enemy country over a period of several years.

Just like the Song Dynasty established intelligence collection and transmission channels from Yingzhou to Yanjing, using business as a cover.

If it was a group of assassins or a lone spy, it would be easy to handle.

However, in Liaodong, which was devastated by the rebels, it was impossible to establish a series of connected intelligence stations and arrange corresponding intelligence personnel in such a short period of time, so as to open up a secret intelligence network and carry out stable and effective information transmission.

Unless you build him a radio transmitter and receiver.

Therefore, it was not easy for Zhao Yuan to find out what was happening to Yang Yuan in the north.

Before this, the news Zhao Yuan received from Yang Yuan was that Yang Yuan was going to the Holy Mountain to compete for "Du Bo Ji Lie".

He only learned about a series of events, including Wanyan Yong's sudden death and Wanyan Luti's declaration of emperorship, after the arrival of the diplomatic delegation to Shangjing.

But he only knew a result; he had no idea about the inside story and details.

Now that he had met the emperor, Yang Yuan naturally had to make a detailed report.

He explained to Zhao Yuan in detail how he realized when he rushed to Jinan Prefecture that Wanyan Liang's peace talks were fake, and used it as bait to lure the dignitaries in Beijing to go to Yanjing. He then threatened Wanyan Luti and Wanyan Dari to rebel, and instructed them on how to cross the sea and return north, and then stir up trouble in Liaodong.

The excitement and twists and turns in this story made Zhao Yuan and Zhao Qiu very excited and look forward to it.

It took Yang Yuan more than an hour just to explain these things in detail to the emperor.

Yang Yuan's mouth was dry from talking, but he still insisted on telling the story of how he escaped from Shangjing, passed through Goryeo on the way back, and how he cleverly used the situation in the world to persuade the King of Goryeo to return to the Song Dynasty. Then he drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat.

"Yang Qing's achievements will go down in history! They are unrewarded and unprecedented!"

After hearing this, Zhao Yuan clapped his hands in admiration.

"Unrewarded merit" comes from "Records of the Grand Historian: Biography of Huaiyin Marquis". This sentence praises Han Xin's merit.

"Unrewarded merit" does not mean that there is no need for reward. To put it in plain words, it means that the merit is so great that it is impossible to reward it.

"Yang Qing, just ask for whatever you want. I will give you everything I can afford!"

Zhao Yuan said excitedly, he was really moved at this moment.

Yang Yuan stood up in a hurry and said, "I am a minister who receives a salary from the Song Dynasty and I am loyal to the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Now, at a young age, I have already held a high position and live in a luxurious house. What else can I be dissatisfied with?
Your Excellency, if you really want to reward me, I only want to ask you for one thing."

Zhao Yuan said generously: "Okay, just go ahead."

Yang Yuan said: "Since I entered the government, I have been busy all the time.

Being loyal to the country is my duty, but because of this, my wedding date has been postponed again and again, which is disappointing to my beloved.

Therefore, I would like to ask the emperor to grant me a marriage.

I want to hold the wedding before the Song Dynasty changes its name and the whole country celebrates, so that I can also share in the blessings of the Song Dynasty royal family."

Zhao Yuan and Zhao Qiu were both stunned when they heard this.

Zhao Yuan said generously that when she allowed Yang Yuan to propose conditions, she had also thought about what kind of reward he wanted.

Needless to say, you must be promoted to a higher position.

However, Yang Yuan is really too young. No matter how great his contributions are, his promotion to this position must be controlled.

Otherwise, a rocket-like rise would not only make Yang Yuan a target of public criticism, but would also not be a good thing for Yang Yuan himself as he would not have enough time to build up his foundation.

That is a case of forcing things to grow. It may look good, but it is actually very harmful.

Therefore, Zhao Yuan was already thinking about bestowing him with a complementary title while promoting him.

But he never expected that Yang Yuan just wanted the emperor to grant him a wedding.

Which emperor would not love such a minister?

Zhao Yuan looked at Yang Yuan deeply, and suddenly laughed out loud: "Hahahaha, King Jin, are you willing to be the ice man?"

(End of this chapter)