Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 569 Live Broadcast
When Yang Yuan invited his concubine, he only invited some of his frequent friends.

Prince of Jin Zhao Ju was still the most distinguished guest.

Zhang Xiaoxiang, the Zhongshu Sheren Direct Academician Academy, ranked second. Recently, there have been rumors that Zhang Xiaoxiang will be sent to Jiankang Prefecture to serve as the Jiankang governor.

Jiankang was deeply infiltrated by Qin Hui at the beginning, because Qin Hui wanted to make Jiankang his base so that when necessary, he could abduct Zhao Qu and establish a new court.

Now that Qin Hui has fallen, his followers in Jiankang have not been completely eliminated; only a few important positions have been replaced.

Sending Zhang Xiaoxiang to take charge at this time was certainly a recognition of his ability and an absolute trust in him.

The emperor obviously hoped that after he went to Jiankang, he would be able to get back to the original root of the problem and completely eliminate the remnants of Qin Hui in Jiankang Prefecture.

In order to get Yang Yuan to leave Lin'an, the conservatives wanted Yang Yuan to go to Jiankang, and they had very sufficient reasons. This was one of the important reasons.

Of course, the top scholar can be sent to a remote place, but the political resources he can control are very different if he is sent to a remote place from the beginning or if he gains experience in Beijing for a few years before being sent to a remote place.

Now, this task is undertaken by Zhang Xiaoxiang.

He was a top scholar who had been training in Lin'an for several years.

In addition, there are the new runner-up Xiao Yiran, Liu Shangqiu, Kou Heiyi, Fan Juren, Wang Dashao and others, who are Yang Yuan's official friends.

Military generals, such as Luo Ke Di of the Imperial Guards and Mo Long of the Dragon Guards, were also invited.

Yang Yuan deliberately became close to Luo Kedi, Mo Long and others.

Next, he wanted to smash the fictitious "Stone Stele of Commandments", which absolutely required the support of the army. Now that he had an excuse, he naturally wanted to get closer to them.

However, the emperor was going to visit the Imperial River to watch the lanterns tonight, and the two of them had their duties to attend to, so they did not stay in Yang's house for too long and hurried back to perform their duties.

Since Dan Niang, Leng Yuchan and Xue Bingxin are now each in charge of some of the businesses under the Yang family, many merchants who heard the news also sent gifts.

The only ones who were left behind to drink were Old Master Wang of Longjiang, Mr. Nanfeng of Xiaoshan, Taro Suzuki of Fanfang, and the Javanese merchant Yan Shen.

Yang Yuan accompanied the guests in the front hall to drink, while Dan Niang, Yu Chan, Bing Xin and Ying Ge were led to the inner house to meet the eldest wife Lu Xi in the main hall.

As soon as Luxi saw Dan Niang and the others coming in, she stood up from her chair, walked forward to hold Dan Niang's hand, and chatted with the other three women with a smile. She hadn't seen them for more than ten days, and she missed Dan Niang and the others quite a bit.

Dan Niang quickly signaled Alihu and Ata to help Luxi back to her seat, and then, according to the rules, they approached her one by one, bowed and offered her tea.

In order to show them that he had no intention of putting on airs, Lu Xi did not just take a sip of the tea and was done with it. Instead, he drank all four bowls of tea, until his stomach was slightly bloated.

At night, red candles are lit.

Xue Bingxin was only wearing underwear, lying on the couch on her side, like a white jade beauty with curvaceous curves.

Leng Yuchan was sitting in front of the dressing table, combing her long hair which was still a little wet after taking a bath with an ivory comb.

From head to toe, the full set of pajamas they wear are all made of the finest quality and workmanship of Hu silk. Just this set of underwear is worth the annual expenditure of an ordinary person.

This was given by Luxi to his four younger sisters, one set for each of them. The sizes, colors and patterns are different, but the quality and workmanship are the same.

In the mirror, there is a pretty face and half-naked breasts. Under the candlelight, there is a feeling of snow halo and pink light.

Xue Bingxin held her chin up, and her slender waist was like a smooth mountain spring that tumbled down and suddenly encountered a smooth rock, and then rose up again. Her other hand was placed on her hip, and her slender jade fingers painted with cardamom were like flowers.

Her long legs were rubbing slowly under her thin underwear, and she felt her skin was as smooth as jade covered with talcum powder. Bing Xin couldn't help but say, "Let's stop early. My lover may not come tonight."

Leng Yuchan said: "According to his personality, the first place he would go is naturally Dan Niang's place, but we are also getting married today, why wouldn't he come?"

Xue Bingxin said angrily: "Do you think he is made of iron? Can he handle running all over the place in one night? He is very careful with his budget and has to make ends meet. This is like draining the pond to catch fish..."

Leng Yuchan glanced at the sleeping beauty in the mirror and said, "Usually when you compete with others for Erlang, you never show any modesty, but today you feel sorry for him."

Xue Bingxin giggled. She had already untied her bra. This laugh was like a raging wave that rolled up thousands of snowdrifts.

"I'm not fighting with you. I'm not as tough as you are. I can't deal with him alone, so I always ask you to help me. Don't take advantage of me."

Xue Bingxin is a typical example of a person who is not only weak but also has a strong addiction to being a weakling. She has a sensitive physique and after a few moves, she was completely stripped of her armor and lay there like a dead pig. She could only barely hold on with the help of Yu Chan.

Xue Bingxin said: "The main thing is that Dan Niang is a vixen at first glance, and she even brought a little vixen as a maid to accompany her. I think Erlang will be handed over to those two vixens tonight."

Leng Yuchan snorted and said, "You say one thing and mean another. You think Erlang's Zhelong Gong is fake, but that guy is just like a living animal. Just wait for him to cry and beg for mercy."

……

After the banquet was over and the guests were seen off, Yang Yuan took a quick bath and the first place he went to was Dan Niang's bedroom.

This bedroom of Dan Niang was the room that Lu Xi and she chose when the mansion was still under reconstruction and renovation. It was the room closest to Lu Xi's master bedroom.

As soon as she entered the room, Qingtang, who was sitting next to Dan Niang and whispering to her, jumped up like a rabbit hit by an arrow, her pretty face flushed.

"You go and rest."

Yang Yuan waved his hand and sent her out.

"Nu Nu... Nu Nu will stay and serve the master." Qingtang replied with a red face.

Yang Yuan frowned: "You are still young."

"Why is he so small?"

Qingtang was very annoyed and puffed out his chest: "Brother-in-law, you are biased. At her age, she could have been married a long time ago. The girls of the same age as Nunu in Qingshi Lane are all mothers."

"That's someone else's house, not ours."

As Yang Yuan spoke, he had already taken off his outer robe with the help of Dan Niang.

Dan Niang just giggled and didn't chase Qingtang out, nor did she speak for Yang Yuan.

Qingtang was even more unconvinced: "Does our family have such a rule? Then Nunu will have to ask Ah Man."

"Ah Man... it was a complete accident. Go ask."

"I'm not going! I'm not going now!"

Qingtang smiled slyly: "I'll go again tomorrow."

As he said that, Xiao Qingtang undressed and was about to crawl into the bed.

Yang Yuan reached out his hand, grasped her slender ankle, pulled her out like a kitten, pressed her onto his knees skillfully, and started spanking her.

Xiao Qingtang raised her butt even higher, turned her head and looked at him with a sly look in her eyes, and said with a drooling face: "Dear dad, if you want to hit me, just hit me harder, and beat me to death~"

……

The sixteenth day of the first lunar month, early in the morning.

The servants of the Yang Mansion carried ladders and extinguished the lights that had been burning all night one by one.

On the fifteenth night of the first lunar month, people watch the lanterns and ordinary families also leave a lamp on and never put it out.

Rich families who were willing to spend money on lamp oil would have colorful lanterns everywhere that stayed on all night long.

Yingge and Xiao A'man were helping Yang Yuan dress up.

Yingge went to bed early last night. She was pregnant now, and thought Yang Yuan would not come to her room, but she did not expect that Yang Yuan would come in the end. Today was a special day, so how could Yang Yuan ignore her?

Yingge was certainly satisfied, but it was hard for Ah Man, after all, she was the one who bore the heaviest firepower.

They hardly slept all night, but they woke up in the morning full of energy.

Because last night Yang Yuan taught them a set of kung fu called "Sleeping Dragon Pill Kung Fu".

Yang Yuan taught them step by step and instructed them for half the night, and Yingge and her servant were just getting started.

Yingge is pregnant and doesn't like to go out, but Ah Man is not very familiar with the Yang Mansion and is very curious.

So she served Yingge breakfast and accompanied her for a walk in the courtyard. When Yingge felt tired and went back to her room to rest, Ah Man started to stroll around.

It was already noon. Ah Man had just walked out of their courtyard when she saw Xiao Qingtang walking towards her slowly, with his legs apart and the gait of an Eighth Master, like a crab general.

Xiao Qingtang had just struggled to get up and couldn't wait to demonstrate to A Man.

Seeing Ah Man, Xiao Qingtang immediately raised her head and showed her the clear kiss marks on her slender neck.

Xiao Qingtang would never think of competing for favor with Luxi, nor would she feel hostility towards women like Dan Niang and Leng Yuchan.

A sense of competition only arises between equals.

……

Zhao Shiping, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, obviously regarded Yang Yuan, the Assistant Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, as his equal opponent.

Although Zhao Shaoqing's rank was higher than Yang Yuan's, his position was equivalent to the Deputy Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate.

However, Yang Yuan's dazzling halo and his profound background were enough to make Zhao Shiping, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, treat him as an equal official.

Although Lu Chengze imitated Yang Yuan's handwriting very considerately and added a few specific reasons after the four words "send back for retrial" signed by Yang Yuan himself.

Although the reason was a bit far-fetched, at least the words "send back for retrial" would not appear so simple and crude, but Zhao Shiping still got furious when he saw it.

He felt that Yang Yuan was ungrateful and had overstepped his bounds!
It's true that you solved the case.

It's true that you solve cases with amazing speed.

But you have taken the limelight, so why are you not satisfied? Do you want to interfere with how the Dali Temple handles cases?
You're stretching your hand too far!

Zhao Shaoqing received the official document rejected by the Censorate, sneered, picked up the pen and wrote four big words: "Uphold the original verdict!"

Teng Teng, the chief of Dali Temple, felt that his junior official's reply was too harsh. Dali Temple and Metropolitan Censorate were both one of the three judicial departments, so there was really no need to make things so awkward.

Therefore, he considerately added a few reasons for his Shaoqing's "maintaining the original verdict". In fact, they were still the same old things, and even detailed annotations of the original reasons for the verdict, but it also gave enough face to the Censorate.

The approval document was sent back to the Censorate. Model worker Yang Yuan had already returned to work despite being ill. When he saw the reply, he immediately replied: "The sentence is too light. Send it back for retrial."

After reading it, Lu Chengze had to fill in many detailed reasons for his own Yang Qianxian and sent it back to the Dali Temple.

After reading it, Zhao Shiping, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, picked up his pen and wrote eight big characters: "There is a law to follow, and the original verdict is upheld!"

Teng Teng, the chief of Dali Temple, wrote many reasons to his own Shaoqing, emphasizing the fact that "Gao Suying took the initiative to seduce her father-in-law", which could no longer be confirmed. Based on this, he believed that torture should be used with caution. If Gao Suying was guilty first, Zhang Mi should be given a break.

When the document was returned to the Censorate, Yang Yuan picked up his pen and wrote down sixteen characters: "Killing a daughter-in-law and a son is a complete loss of conscience. How can this argument of incestuous conduct be used to justify the death penalty?"

After reading it, Lu Chengze racked his brains, quoted classics, and supplemented the annotations for his own assistant judge, and then sent it to the Dali Temple again.

After reading it, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple also wrote sixteen words.

After reading it, Teng Sizheng had no choice but to pick up his pen and give a detailed explanation to his own Shaoqing.

Yang Yuan and Zhao Shiping's battle in the air exhausted Lu Chengze and Teng Teng.

The verdict was rejected three times, and according to the rules, a new judge had to be appointed to conduct a retrial.

Because the Zhang Mi case had such a huge impact, the Dali Temple was initially led by Zhao Shiping, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. It was impossible to find an official with a lower rank than him to review the case at this time, right?

Therefore, the case was transferred to Wu Shu, the Minister of Dali Temple.

As the Chief Justice of Dali Temple, Wu Shu was in charge of the work of the entire Dali Temple. It had been many years since he had personally judged a case.

This time he pulled himself together and carefully reviewed the evidence from all sides, and still came to the same conclusion as Zhao Shiping: to be exiled.

However, in order to calm the situation, Wu Shu changed the place of exile from Xinzhou (now Xinxing, Guangdong) to Danzhou (Hainan Island), where the environment was even worse, but it was considered a concession.

The case at the Dali Temple is already being presided over by the Grand Justice of the Dali Temple, while there is still room for maneuver at the Censorate.

The cunning Zhu Zhuo rejected the Dali Temple's verdict three times and transferred the case to another person for review. However, he did not take it over himself, but transferred it to the Left Vice-Chief Censor Xiao Hongji.

This Xiao Hongji was a confidant cultivated by Wanqi Xie. He slipped through the net when Wanqi Xie's faction was being cleansed and was hiding quite deeply.

After the case was transferred to him, Deputy Magistrate Xiao immediately asked Yang Yuan for the reasons for his rejection. After listening to Yang Yuan's impassioned speech, Xiao Hongji agreed with him and rejected the Dali Temple's verdict again.

After reading the reply, Wu Shu, the Minister of Dali Temple, was furious. He felt that his authority was seriously challenged.

So, just like the battle between Yang Yuan and Zhao Shiping through the air, Wu Shu and Xiao Hongji also started a battle through the air.

At this time, Zhang Mi, Gao Yuheng, Wang Jiayi and He Xiao, who were imprisoned, heard the news from somewhere and changed their testimonies at the same time. They said that they were tortured by the Censorate and were forced to confess.

Wu Shu immediately used this as an excuse to launch a counterattack against the Censorate and dragged the Ministry of Justice into the water.

The Minister of Justice Xizhe was a conservative who had no interest in radicals like Yang Yuan, so he was naturally happy to get involved.

At this time, Zhu Zhuo could no longer sit still.

This was a contest and a provocation to the authority of the newly established Censorate.

If it fails, the Censorate will be at the bottom of the three judicial departments and will no longer have any prestige.

Besides, everyone is watching you, inside and outside. You can't give in at this time.

Then Zhu Zhuo, the Chief Censor of the Censorate, also came out shirtless and joined the battle.

The three judicial departments were in chaos for a while, and the public's attention and public opinion on the matter were even more rampant.

The "Lin'an Tabloid" seemed to be assisted by God. It was always able to obtain the reaction information of the three judicial departments in the first time, and published it in detail in their tabloid. The Lin'an Tabloid was sold out in a short time.

The Yue Family Troupe's variety show also officially began to be performed. The entire play basically followed the three-part plot that the troupe leader Yue had previously written, except that a fourth act was added at the end.

At the end of the third act, the villain who killed his daughter-in-law and son was brought to justice, but in the fourth act he was only sentenced to "exile" and escaped.

When the villain laughed wildly and walked away, snowflakes were falling on the stage. It was snowing in June, which was the most injustice in the world.

The angry audience rushed onto the stage and beat up Yue Banzhu, who played the villain.

Finally, the actors who played Miss Gao and the child stepped forward and protected his head and feet, thus saving his life.

The three judges' frame was finally sent to the final judge - the emperor's desk.

For a time, both the government and the public paid close attention.

(End of this chapter)