Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 554: Eight Winds and Thunder
Yang Yuan left and came back, and reappeared in "Xingzai Huiziwu".

Yang Leifeng and Sun Haohan, the supervisors of the association's affairs, stood on his left and right, looking a little nervous.

They didn't understand why Yang Jianzhou came back when they had all agreed tacitly to make the matter smaller.

Yang Yuan said solemnly: "Huiziwu is a confidential place, no outsiders are allowed to approach.

Even if the water leaks, you can only put it out yourself, there is no problem.

However, the servants in the association knew nothing about fire affairs.

When I came here just now, I discovered some problems."

Yang Yuan pointed to a soldier beside him who was wearing a helmet-brimmed hat, a fireproof vest, fireproof trousers, and fireproof boots, and said:

"I am in charge of the fire management in Lin'an. I don't want any more accidents to happen in such a confidential place like Huiziwu.

This time, the fire was not out of control. What if the losses were heavy?
I'm afraid neither you nor I can escape responsibility.

I want the military patrol to check it carefully inside and out and draft a daily fire prevention regulation for you."

That's it!

Yang Leifeng and Sun Haohan breathed a sigh of relief.

Yang Jianzhou has a bright future, and they are afraid that if something happens to the guild, he will be implicated.

Yang Leifeng and Sun Haohan would never want anything to go wrong while in office.

Even if everyone wants to keep the peace this time, they will still be punished afterwards. They cannot escape salary cuts or demotions.

The two of them nodded quickly, and Yang Yuan said to the soldier, "Go and take a good look inside and out.

Especially at the fire scene, see if there are any problems and draw up a detailed plan.

By the way, it is still unclear why the fire broke out here. Take a good look. If you can find out the cause, I will reward you."

Fei Yuye, whose face was painted with ginger juice and incense ash, had a sallow complexion. She held her throat, clasped her fists, and bowed her head: "I obey your command."

An official in charge of Huiziwu led Fei Yuye to the east wing, which had become a ruin and was in a mess inside and out. He then stood at the bottom of the stairs, too lazy to move forward.

The New Year is coming soon, and his new official boots are covered in dust and mud. What should he do if they get dirty?
Fei Yuye walked in wearing a pair of slightly oversized fireproof boots.

On the opposite corridor, Yang Leifeng smiled at Yang Yuan and said, "Jianzhou, please come to the guest hall and sit for a while and rest your feet."

Sun Haohan said: "I have purchased a can of Shishan roasted tea, which is of high quality. Please come and taste it."

"Um……"

Yang Yuan snorted and followed them to the main hall of Huiziwu.

About half an hour later, the officer in charge came back with the soldier Fei Yuye.

At this time, Fei Yuye's body, face and hands were covered with black and white streaks of cigarette ash.

Yang Leifeng and Sun Haohan smiled knowingly when they saw it.

Sure enough, when we were putting out a fire, we would deliberately get covered in dust, waiting for our superiors to come and show how hard we were working.

The soldiers in this military patrol station have the same thoughts as us, they are very scheming.

Fei Yuye clasped his fists, bowed, and rushed towards the three people with his helmet and hat on, and said in a choked voice: "Reporting to the governor, I have checked everything inside and outside, and I will draw up a standard process when I go back.

As for the cause of the fire, we can only see that the fire started in the middle room, but because the fire was so large and everything in the room was destroyed, we can no longer determine the cause of the fire.

Yang Yuan hummed, and said, "The important thing is to take precautions and not make any big mistakes in the future."

Yang Leifeng apologized with a smile: "Yes, yes, yes, I am usually very careful. A fire like this only happens once in more than ten years. This time it is really..."

Yang Yuan said, "Forget it. I told you to take care of the aftermath. You two should prepare a report letter and submit it as soon as possible."

After that, Yang Yuan waved his hand and said, "Let's go."

Yang Leifeng and Sun Haohan quickly sent Yang Yuan out of the meeting.

Yang Yuan saddled his horse and Fei Yuye, dressed as a soldier, followed beside the horse and walked onto the street.

Seeing that they were walking farther, Yang Yuan took Fei Yuye and turned into an alley.

When the two came out again, Fei Yuye had changed back into her original clothes.

There was an oxcart parked in the alley, and even the horse was prepared by the people of "Youqiusi".

The clothes borrowed from the military patrol shop have now been thrown into the car, and the people from the "Youqiusi" will take care of it.

Yang Yuan walked side by side with Fei Yuye and asked in a low voice, "Did you gain anything?"

Fei Yuye said, “There is a big problem.”

When Yang Yuan heard this, he felt a chill in his heart.

He would rather the fire at Ziwu was just a simple accident.

Unfortunately, the wind did not stop, and the tree, which wanted to be still, was helpless.

Yang Yuan sighed and said, "Is there something wrong with the engraving?"

Fei Yuye suddenly stopped and looked at Yang Yuan in surprise.

When Yang Yuan saw her stop, he also stopped and looked at her.

Just now when changing clothes on the ox cart, Fei Yuye washed her hands and face. Her tender face had no powder on it, but it was still fair and rosy, delicate and bright.

Fei Yuye said in disbelief: "You saw that too?"

Yang Yuan shook his head and said, "I don't know these copying techniques, so how can I tell? I'm just guessing."

Fei Yuye wrinkled her nose, looked around, and said, "Let's go to the embroidery workshop first, and then I'll tell you in detail."

The two rushed to the "Moshanghua" embroidery workshop.

Ever since she handed the embroidery workshop over to the Liu family, Fei Yuye has sealed up the door between the front yard and the back house.

Now a door has been opened along the street on the other side of the back house, so there is no need to pass through the "Moshanghua" embroidery workshop.

Fei Yuye invited Yang Yuan into the study. Fei Yuye's study was not big and was elegantly decorated.

Although there is a row of bookshelves against the wall with some books on them, there are not many.

Unlike Li Shishi’s study, which is full of books and is often read.

There was only a symbolic shelf of books in Fei Yuye's study.

There are mostly collectibles on the antique shelf, a marble screen on the ground, and hangings on the wall are not calligraphy or paintings, but mainly embroidery.

There are two embroidery pieces among them, one is a cat and the other is a peony, both of which have a strong sense of three-dimensionality.

At first glance, it seemed as if there really were a few peony flowers growing there, and there really was a tabby cat hiding under the branches.

This made Yang Yuan, who was used to seeing freehand works, look at them a few more times in surprise.

When the tea came, Fei Yuye sent the maid away and began to explain in detail to Yang Yuan.

She didn't know as much as Yang Yuan about fire investigation, so as to deal with the fire regulations, Yang Yuan would naturally need to find someone else to solve the problem.

Fei Yuye checked the room inside and out, especially the only items in room number that were not burned: four copper carvings.

Compared with the intact carvings in other rooms, she, an expert in counterfeiting, could make her conclusion without even looking closely. Just a quick glance and a touch would reveal the truth.

The four sets of engravings that were deformed by the burn were forgeries.

Yang Yuan had a hunch before that if the fire at Huiziwu was set intentionally by someone, then the other party's target could only be the engraving.

Besides, what else is valuable to them at this moment?

At this moment, with the technical confirmation made by Fei Yuye, the expert, Yang Yuan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Fei Yuye was more accustomed to and liked him more when he was serious.

Fei Yuye said: "Someone deliberately set the fire and stole the engraving?

But in order to prevent being discovered, four fake carved plates were used to pass as pearls?"

Yang Yuan nodded.

Fei Yuye raised her eyebrows and said, "What can we do with just the engraving?
What about the special paper for printing the notes? What about the special ink? What about the special seal?"

Yang Yuan said: "Among them, the most difficult thing to copy should be the woodblock, right?"

Fei Yuye said: "That's right! The most difficult thing to imitate is the woodblock print.

However, the special paper and special ink are not easy to imitate.

As for the special seal, with my ability, I can also imitate it and make it look real."

Yang Yuan asked, "You can't imitate the paper and ink?"

Fei Yuye said: "Jiaozi and Huizi need to be durable, fold-resistant and waterproof, so they use Chengdu mulberry paper.

Therefore, mulberry paper was designated as official paper by the imperial court, and private production and use by the public were prohibited. It was not easy to buy off a mulberry paper workshop. "

Yang Yuan said: "It is easy to pay a lot of money to hire a few craftsmen who know how to make mulberry paper."

Fei Yuye said: "But what about ink? It has a special secret recipe and uses several types of ink.

Several types of ink were controlled by different official craftsmen, and the court was particularly strict in managing these official craftsmen. "

Fei Yuye paused, then said, "Yes! If you put in all your efforts, it may not be impossible to get through these links.

However, if there is such a group of people who are able to obtain real woodblocks, make real mulberry paper, and mix real ink...

To be honest, if you have this ability, there are many ways to make money. There is really no need to risk being beheaded."

Yang Yuan looked at Fei Yuye deeply, his eyes revealing some interest.

Fei Yuye was also very serious when discussing things, and immediately asked sensitively: "Why, what I said is not right."

Yang Yuan nodded and said, "You are right. But, then why did they steal the engravings?"

Fei Yuye was startled and said hesitantly, "I mean, it's very difficult to forge a Jiaozi that looks real."

“So we need to check.”

Fei Yuye said: "Investigate? Look for the Imperial City Department or the Privy Council?

The Imperial City Bureau has the right to investigate such matters, and the Speed ​​Room may also be able to do so.

By the way, you can look for Kou Heiyi, or I can help you say hello to the people in the Speed ​​Room?"

Yang Yuan's expression suddenly became serious: "Miss Yuye, remember, don't let anyone know about this, no matter if it's the Imperial City Department or the Speed ​​​​Room!"

Fei Yuye frowned slightly and asked, "Do you suspect that there are people from their team in the Imperial City Department or the Speed ​​Room?"

Yang Yuan said: "The Huiziwu already has their people."

Fei Yuye disagreed. Although she had left the Speed ​​Room, she still defended the honor of the Speed ​​Room.

Fei Yuye said: "The Imperial City Department or the Speed ​​​​Room are not as easy to infiltrate as the Huizi Department.

Besides, you are now the judge of Lin'an Prefecture. How can you investigate without asking them to help? "

Naturally, Yang Yuan would not tell her about the existence of "Youqiusi". Kou Heiyi's current situation was unclear, so he couldn't tell her.

Yang Yuan just emphasized his tone and said, "Miss Yuye, I will handle the next thing by myself, and you must not let anyone know." "Okay!"

Fei Yuye was a little unhappy with his dictatorial behavior. What's your attitude? Can't you just speak nicely?
You had one face when you were flirting with others, but now you have another face. You have a dog-like face, you change at any time.

Because she was angry, Fei Yuye did not see him off, but asked a little maid to send him away.

As soon as Yang Yuan left, the Fat Lady came.

Mrs. Fat is a very traditional woman. The husband works outside and the wife works inside. They are never complaining and are always well-behaved. They usually don't show up in public.

Her daughter brought a young man to her study. The news reached her ears through the maid, and the lady was immediately overjoyed.

This girl is going to be twenty soon. Although some families in Lin'an of the Song Dynasty have daughters who get married late, twenty years old is still a big hurdle.

After that, you will be an old maid who can’t get married.

In the past, when her husband was at home, Mrs. Fat let her husband make the decisions on everything.

Now that her husband is not at home, how can she not worry about her daughter's life-long affairs?

"My daughter, who is this man who just came? How old is he? What does he do? Is he not married?"

Fei Yuye said with a stern face: "Who came just now?"

The fat lady glared at her and said, "You're hiding this from mother too. Look, he hasn't even cleared the tea away yet."

Fei Yuye said with a straight face: "There is no man, and a white-eyed dog just came!"

Fei Yuye got up and walked away. Mrs. Fei couldn't help but smile as she watched her daughter walk away angrily.

It’s confirmed, my daughter really has a lover, thank God, Amitabha!
……

"Uncle Qu, send someone to check the Huizi Paper Bureau!"

As soon as Yang Yuan returned, he asked someone to find Mr. Qu.

He is now the one responsible for the behind-the-scenes management of Youqiusi.

Huizi Paper Bureau, also known as Zaohui Paper Bureau, was located in the area south of Huagangguanyu in later generations.

"The special ink for the Huizi is manufactured and provided by the Ministry of Revenue, so we need to check it as well."

"The two supervisors, several managers, and especially everyone in Yinjia No. 1 Room, must keep an eye on them."

Yang Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on Miss Shui Fu from Cui Yu Tower in Tong Xiang."

Mr. Qu Da wrote them down one by one, and finally asked: "Is it really not necessary to ask the Imperial City Department or the Speed ​​Room to intervene?
What they are investigating are the various government offices or the people in the government offices. If we investigate them, we will get half the result with twice the effort.

It would be much easier if they did it.”

Yang Yuan shook his head and said softly, "Uncle Qu, the former head of the Imperial City Department and now the head of the Chanzi Office of the Privy Council has a big problem. Tell me, do I still dare to trust them?"

Qu Jianlei nodded and said, "If that's the case, then we should also check all the printing houses in Lin'an.

If someone can make mulberry paper and prepare special ink, then...it is very likely that they can use a printing house as a cover."

Yang Yuan nodded: "Uncle Qu is right. We are also investigating the printing houses in Lin'an. But you don't have to worry too much."

Yang Yuan pointed at the messy mind map on the desk:

"In the end, everything still depends on Kou Heiyi. Uncle Gou is keeping an eye on him!"

……

Tianchang Temple (Baiyun Temple), Yanjing.

It was another heavy snowfall. Tianchang Temple was already covered in white snow, making it even more solemn.

In a quiet room with only a huge "Tao" character hanging on the wall, Liuyunzi Tang Daosheng sat cross-legged with his hands clasped together. As he breathed in and out, his chest rose and fell only once after a long time.

A man in a cloak stood solemnly in front of him and said respectfully, "Master, our people have successfully arrived in Lin'an and are lying in wait.

The news that came back said that the association will also take action as soon as possible."

Tang Daosheng said calmly: "Next, the Fifth Buddha 'Wocan' will personally take charge of the overall situation, and everything will be decided by him.

The news communication between Lin'an and Yanjing has been temporarily cut off."

"Yes!"

The cloaked man agreed, turned around and left the quiet room, walking into the vast snow.

……

In Ezhou, Li Dao, the Imperial Palace Doctor, the Commander of Wusheng Army, and the Commander of the Imperial Armies in Ezhou, walked along the long street with more than ten cavalry guards.

As the New Year was approaching, the city was particularly lively. There were stalls selling New Year's goods on both sides of the road, and there were many pedestrians, so their horses slowed down.

A young knight walked beside Li Dao and shouted, "Dad, the people who went to pick up my sister have probably arrived in Lin'an, right?"

Li Dao nodded: "I think Feng Niang has been picked up."

The young knight said, “If you ask me, you should have brought my little sister back long ago.

How old is my little sister? Our Li family can afford to support her. Why is she looking for a husband so early?"

This young man is Li Dao’s second son, named Li Gaojie.

Li Dao sighed and said, "Marrying early or late is still a marriage. Isn't Dad trying to find her a good husband who is famous outside Donghua Gate?
Who would have thought that just as I entrusted my daughter to him, he would go to the Kingdom of Jin and never come back."

Li Dao shook his head in annoyance, then stroked his beard and smiled, saying: "However, didn't the person sent to visit your sister last time say that Yang Ziyue entrusted your sister to the Princess of Jin for instruction?
Now, because of this, our family and the King of Jin have a close relationship, right? It’s not a loss anyway.”

On the side of the road, a wandering doctor holding a tiger cane in his hand looked at the group of warriors riding their horses past on the long street. He shook the tiger cane in his hand a few times and then walked forward again.

After successfully sneaking into the territory of the Song Dynasty, Luo Cheng'an continued to travel to Lin'an as a traveling doctor.

He, Yan Qingyu and Yue Peiying have already taken action separately.

Yan Qingyu still went to Lin'an as a scholar and on a study tour.

As for Yue Peiying, it would be very strange if she had always been a hunter's woman and left her hometown so far away. No one knows what identity she has changed to.

Before the three of them set out, they had prepared several "passes" with different identities and names so that they could change their identities at any time.

……

In the Eight-Cornered Hall of the Machine Room, Kou Heiyi was standing in front of the Chief Zheng Yuandong.

He had just received a message from a secret agent of the Song Dynasty lurking in Yanjing:
"Xue Fu Tu" sent people to sneak into the Song Dynasty to carry out a top-secret plan.

However, the confidentiality level of the "Blood Pagoda" plan is too high, so it is still unknown what they want to do and what their purpose is.

This news was very important and needed to be reported immediately, so he rushed to Bafutang immediately.

Zheng Yuandong said: "We don't know what the Jin people want to do.

However, given the current situation of the Jin Dynasty, eliminating the rebels in the north is their most important task.

At this time, the only purpose of the Blood Buddha sending people south is to create trouble and cause civil unrest in the Song Dynasty, leaving us no time to take care of other things. "

Kou Heiyi nodded and said, "You are right. From my humble opinion, the only means they can take are:

Inciting rebellion, assassinating senior officials, disrupting the economy, creating panic. Otherwise, it is difficult to achieve the effect they want. "

Zheng Yuandong said: "It is not impossible to cause division and alienation."

He stood up, paced a few steps, and said, "Inform the Imperial City Department and join forces with them.

The government has changed the era name, and the new dynasty is in a very good mood. At this time, no major accidents can occur."

Kou Heiyi responded respectfully, "I will go find Mu Tiju right away."

"and many more!"

Zheng Yuandong stopped Kou Heiyi and said, "Wu Lin, the pacification envoy of Lizhou West Road, reported to the Privy Council that the scouts of the front army found unusual movements in the direction of Lintao. The local Jin garrison seems to have been replaced by Xixia troops."

Kou Heiyi was shocked and asked, "Is this true?"

Zheng Yuandong said solemnly: “General Wu is sending people to conduct a detailed investigation.

If this is true, it is obvious that the Jin Kingdom intentionally dragged Xixia into the water in order to get rid of the constraints of our Song Dynasty. "

Kou Heiyi said: "Xixia has no choice but to take this bait. If the situation is true, what does the court plan to do?"

Zheng Yuandong said: "That's not what you and I need to know.

The imperial court now needs to rebuild a special office to collect intelligence on Xixia."

Kou Heiyi said solemnly: "I will arrange it immediately."

All foreign intelligence affairs are handled by the "Chanzifang", so there is nothing wrong with what Kou Heiyi said.

But Zheng Yuandong shook his head and said, "No, with the division of the Jin Kingdom, our Song Dynasty has a chance to recover our homeland.

This opportunity is rare, and we must go all out to gather information about the Jin Kingdom in order to assist the court in making decisions and deploying troops.

Therefore, from now on you will be responsible for gathering intelligence on Jin.

I will set up a new Xixia Intelligence Department, which will be headed by Liu Shangqiu.

You transfer the spies originally stationed in Xixia to him, and he can recruit and form the rest of the staff on his own."

Kou Heiyi looked calm and replied in a deep voice, "Yes! Then... I will hand him over as soon as possible."

……

In the new Jin Dynasty, a government office was rebuilt from the confiscated residence of an official from Yanjing. A new plaque was hung: "Yiluansi."

This yamen was established quietly and without much notice, and not many people knew what it was doing.

They only knew that the first commander of the Yiluansi was Shangguan Luo, who also served as the Minister of Rites.

It was not uncommon for civil officials to hold military positions, or for military officials to hold civil positions, in the Jin Dynasty.

Under the Meng'an and Mouke system, many local officials held both civil and military power.

Moreover, the Yiluansi is the government office in charge of palace ceremonies, and it probably employs some ceremonial guards. So it makes sense to put it under the name of the Ministry of Rites.

In the "Yiluansi", there are eight halls like the dragon, phoenix, fish, cicada, bird, snake, elephant and lion set up in the Song Dynasty, and it has five halls under it, namely fox, yellow, white, willow and gray.

They were very down-to-earth and included the Five Immortals of the Northeast: fox, weasel, hedgehog, snake and rat.

The problem is that naming the five halls after the five great immortals was originally the idea of ​​Wanyan Ping, Li Qinglu and other girls.

But after it was actually established, they complained that some of the names were not nice and they argued over it.

Therefore, Shangguan Luo named the Five Halls after the elegant nicknames of the Five Immortals, thus solving the first crisis since the establishment of the Yiluansi.

Green-faced (fox) Hall, Yellow-immortal (ferret) Hall, Congshan (hedgehog) Hall, Yujing (snake) Hall, Zishen (rat) Hall...

The girls were all satisfied, but Shangguan Luo didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

If that is the case, why was it named "Five Immortals" in the first place?

The Yiluansi was quietly established, and its competitors were the Jisufang and Huangchengsi of the Song Dynasty, the Xuefutu of the Jin Dynasty, and the Feiyaozi of the Western Xia Dynasty.

The first plan it formulated after its establishment was called "The Return of the Swallow".

(End of this chapter)