Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 576 Spring Comes to Lin'an
Zhao Qu found Zhao Yuan and told him his conversation with Yang Yuan.

Zhao Yuan nodded and said cheerfully: "Although Yang Qing's move is a bit too cautious.

However, he is so young, yet he is mature and prudent, and he knows the essence of governing a big country like cooking a small fish, which is very good. "

Zhao Qu thought carefully about Yang Yuan's actions since he met him. Is this man mature and prudent?
How did you know?

Zhao Yu said: "Today, the court caught all the officials off guard. If we give them more time, will there be more trouble?"

Zhao Yuan said: "The wonderful thing about this is that they also know that it is neither reasonable nor logical, and they can't find a better reason, so they can only use the ancestral system to make it.

However, after careful research, the students of the Imperial Academy have found too many flaws in the so-called oath monument.

If they dare to continue to dwell on this matter, not only will the rumors about the so-called oath monument be exposed to the world, but also...

All the officials who have sworn solemnly about this non-existent oath monument will be ashamed. How will they deal with it then? "

Zhao Yuan said confidently: "They have understood my intentions, understood the will of the people, and understood that the so-called oath monument they fabricated can no longer be used to pressure me.

So how can they write to dissuade me from accepting something that any normal person would find absurd?"

Zhao Yuan patted Zhao Yu's shoulder and said with a smile, "Brother Yu, don't worry.

It is unlikely that they will come to their senses and write letters to refute the allegations.

At most, they found a few people to act as pawns and submit a memorial to the emperor to test the waters."

Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "This is easy to handle. Didn't Ziyue say that he would urge the Dali Temple to make a decision as soon as possible?
I will issue an order to have the three judicial departments jointly re-examine Zhang Mi's case. You will be in charge and make a quick decision! Once this case is settled, the petitions will naturally stop."

"it is good!"

Zhao Yu agreed without hesitation and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, the Queen Mother said that she can 'get sick' in the next two days."

"it is good!"

Zhao Yuan readily agreed, raised her head and cast her gaze towards the blue sky outside the palace.

He sighed softly and said with longing: "Since I entered the palace at the age of six, I have never seen the world outside of Lin'an..."

Zhao Yu mercilessly retorted: "Come on, before entering the palace, you were just a loach living in Xiuzhou (Jiaxing) in a paddy field. What kind of world have you ever seen?"

Zhao Yuan said expressionlessly: "Prince Jin is extremely disrespectful. I will fine him half a year's salary to pay for my journey to the west."

……

Yang Yuan’s worries were indeed justified.

It is easy to incite students, but it is very difficult to suppress them.

The students, whose fighting spirit had been ignited, felt a sacred sense of mission and were suddenly extremely excited.

The dawn of victory makes them feel that victory is within reach.

Even Yang Yuan, a person with great reputation and influence in their group, could not calm all the students down.

Since they had to wait for news and could no longer submit petitions to the emperor, some students chose to take to the streets.

They took to the streets, gave speeches in downtown areas, and posted posters, citing classics to criticize the scholar-official group. In particular, they mocked the fictitious oath monument.

This made some officials and Confucian scholars who were unwilling to accept the situation feel embarrassed and even angry.

The simplest reaction of the people at this moment is: If you oppose it, you are a corrupt official.

You must have done something similar to Zhang Mi's ugly deeds, and you are afraid of being severely punished, so you stand up and oppose it.

When magic meets magic, who can bear the big moral hat put on it?

It is true that some ministers wanted to instruct their confidants to write a letter of rebuttal to test the waters, but there were few officials willing to do so.

Because once he submitted the letter, his colleagues would immediately look at him in an abnormal way.

The system they established was too dependent on the "oath monument".

When the "Oath Monument" was proven not to exist, all their theories lost their basis.

Anyone who dares to step forward at this time will not only be regarded as a corrupt official, but someone will also dig deeper to see if he is really corrupt and commits abuse of power.

At the very least, using a non-existent oath monument to tolerate corrupt officials is suspected of deceiving the emperor and protecting one's superiors.

……

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the students of the Imperial Academy are giving speeches on the Imperial Street, blocking the road.

Liu Yiguan, the magistrate of Lin'an Prefecture, dispersed the students and arrested the leader of the group and took him back to the Imperial College, saying that he would order him to review his mistakes in public.

There was news that Empress Dowager Wu was ill, so Zhao Yu, as a filial son, had to visit the palace often.

Just now, when he was coming back from the palace and passing through the Imperial Street, he saw a lot of people. Zhao Yu asked someone to inquire and got this news.

"What the hell! These students have noble aspirations, are loyal to the emperor and love their country, so what's wrong with expressing it in public?"

Zhao Yu said angrily: "Go to the Imperial College, I want to see how powerful Liu Tongpan is!"

The Prince of Jin's ceremonial procession immediately turned and headed towards the Imperial College.

After walking two streets, there was a sudden noise ahead, and the vehicles were blocked and could not move forward.

After a while, the guards in front came to report: "Your Majesty, there are two students at the intersection giving a speech in the street, criticizing the court's bad policies.

Yang Yuan, the Deputy Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, happened to come across them and gave each of them five strokes of the stick. He was now teaching them a lesson in public and there were many onlookers, so the road was blocked.

My Lord, shall I disperse them?"

There was silence in the car for a while, and then Zhao Yu's voice was heard: "Well..., since the road is difficult to travel, let's go back home!"

……

Yang Yuan passed by here today and went to the Dali Temple.

Tomorrow is the day of the joint trial of the three judicial departments. Yang Yuan went to the Dali Temple to meet with Zhao Shiping, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, on the pretext of discussing related matters.

Contacting related matters is false, and easing the relationship between the two sides is true.

The Censorate has already won this battle and established its authority and influence. There is no need for the relationship with the Dali Temple to continue to be strained because of Zhang Mi.

And this step must be built by his Censorate.

During the most intense phase of the dispute between the Censorate and the Dali Temple, it was Xiao Yiran and Lu Chengze, the two generals, who stepped in. Yang Yuan had been hiding behind the scenes and did not say a word.

Therefore, it is more appropriate for him to come out and provide a way out for the Dali Temple at this time.

If it was Xiao Yiran or Lu Chengze who came forward, I'm afraid the two sides would have a big quarrel on the spot.

Yang Yuan was a guy who was good at understanding people's hearts. When he was willing to humble himself, few people could resist his gentle touch.

What's more, the current situation is that the public and the government have both turned to the Censorate, and the focus of the public and the government is no longer on Zhang Mi.

Those who least wanted Zhang Mi to die at the beginning are now the ones who want Zhang Mi to die the most and want Zhang Mi to die sooner.

Therefore, Zhao Shaoqing just stepped down on Yang Yuan who was smiling and offering him the ladder.

After successfully resolving the matter of the Dali Temple, Yang Yuan met these two restless Taixue students on his way back.

Before beating them with five boards, Yang Yuan had signaled his subordinates, so the boards were swung with a whirring force, and their buttocks only felt slightly numb when they hit them.

If another official reprimanded them, the two students would certainly stick their necks out in protest.

But when Yang Yuan, who had the aura of an idol, hit them with a stick, they lay there with joy in their hearts:
The five beatings from Yang Qianxian seemed so light, he really loves us!
After the beating, Yang Yuan scolded them again. After being beaten with the stick, the two students accepted it calmly and returned to the Imperial College obediently.

Yang Yuan looked at the sky and was afraid that if he returned to the Censorate due to the delay, the office would be closed by the time he arrived. So he ordered the ceremonial guard to return and he went to Renmeifang.

When they arrived at Nianhua Cottage, Yang Yuan stopped for a moment and asked at the door, but it turned out that Bei'er was not at home.

Belle cooperates with Fei Yuye and is responsible for providing military assistance to Xinjin.

Now that spring has arrived and flowers are blooming, the fleet that sailed to Shangjing in the first month of the year is about to return. The task of preparing the next batch of supplies has become more arduous, so those who left early and returned late have not yet returned.

Father Mark was there. When he heard that Yang Yuan had arrived, he rushed out to meet Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan was really worried about letting Belle go to Shangjing to guide Wuda Youzhuzhu in establishing a new shamanism.

However, Yang Yuan was not sure whether Zhuzhu could grasp the essence of the book just by reading it.

After all, what is written on paper is brief and concise. Specific problems are extremely complex and it is impossible to find all the answers on paper. If you are not careful, you may end up making things worse.

At this time, Belle thought of Father Mark, and she suggested that Mark go to Xinjin on the ship. Father Mark was more proficient and adept at this aspect than Emmanuel Belle.

Father Mark readily agreed. He wandered alone in the East and was always confused. He didn't understand what was the meaning of his life.
Now he has finally found a new goal in life, to help a person in a certain place and to establish a new religion. Isn't this a kind of preaching?
Father Mark suddenly became full of fighting spirit. He felt that if he successfully completed this mission, the word "saint" should be added before his name.

Saint Mark the Great Shaman, sounds good too.

Father Mark said to Yang Yuan confidently: "Mr. Yang, I have made all preparations and can go to the far north at any time!"

Yang Yuan couldn't help but twitch his lips when he thought of those middle-aged and elderly women who would only attend sermons with great interest if they were given eggs and cookies as gifts.

"Good luck to you, then, Father Mark."

At that time, Yang Yuan will write a letter to Wuda Youzhuzhu, asking her to pay attention to this.

What she needed was what Mark could provide, which was how to gradually plan and design a loose primitive religion of nature worship into a more functional religion.

In the upper echelons of the Jin Dynasty, Buddhism and Taoism gradually became the mainstream, and the primitive Shamanism was suppressed and gradually lost its living space.

The addition of a cohesive new shamanism, "Three Kingdoms Contending", was more in line with Yang Yuan's needs.

As for Western religions wanting to get a piece of the pie, forget it.

Yang Yuan didn't think there was suitable soil for it to exist, he just didn't like it.

Yang Yuan felt a little regretful that he could not see Bei'er. It was not convenient for him to let Bei'er in now, after all, he had just married four beauties. Therefore, he could only meet Bei'er in his spare time.

Among his women, Belle was the most exotic one, and her racial difference also gave him many strange and novel feelings.

Belle is not only exotic with her blonde hair and blue eyes, but also with her extraordinary talents.

She quickly mastered the advanced art of sword swallowing without any instruction and could swallow a sword right up to the handle.

After all, ocean horses are ocean horses.

After bidding farewell to Father Mark, who was about to become a shaman mentor, Yang Yuan took Liu Dazhuang across the river and entered Renmeifang.

When passing through the Zhuangyuan Archway and approaching the Marquis' Mansion, Yang Yuan saw Old Man Ji sitting in a rocking chair in front of the "Luo Ji Medical Clinic", rocking leisurely.

When Yang Yuan first saw him, his heart tightened. Could it be that someone in his family was sick?

Seeing Uncle Ji's leisurely demeanor, Yang Yuan finally felt relieved. He dismounted, threw the reins to Da Zhuang, and called out, "Uncle Ji?"

Lao Ji opened his eyes and saw that it was Yang Yuan who came back. He smiled at him, raised his hand and pointed to the clinic, saying, "Lu Xi, Dan Niang and the others are in the clinic."

Seeing Lao Ji's smiling face, Yang Yuan asked, "Are they okay?"

Lao Ji smiled mysteriously and said, "Look at me, Lao Ji, I look like something is wrong. Go and take a look, you will know once you see me."

Yang Yuan was curious and immediately walked into the clinic.

The clinic has two courtyards and three rooms in the front yard. The medicine cabinet is located in the front of the main room, and there are bead curtains and drapes hanging on the left and right sides. These are the places for male and female diagnosis respectively.

At this time, in the clinic on the right side, the curtains were drawn, and there were seven or eight people chatting inside.

Yang Yuan looked carefully, and from near to far, Qingtang, A'man, Xue Bingxin, Wugu Lun Yingge, Dan Niang, Alihu, Leng Yuchan, and Luxi, the eight girls were all there.

At this time, Leng Yuchan's hands were resting on the table, and pharmacist Luo Chengan pressed two fingers on her pulse.

Yang Yuan frowned slightly and was about to ask in surprise, but when Lu Xi saw her coming, he put his finger to his lips and immediately made a gesture to keep quiet.

When Yang Yuan saw this, he controlled his temper and stood quietly aside.

After a while, Luo Chengan retracted his fingers, shook his head gently, and said: "Young lady, you don't have anything yet."

When Leng Yuchan heard this, she immediately looked frustrated.

Seeing that he could talk now, Yang Yuan smiled and asked Luo Chengan, "Pharmacist Luo, what's going on?"

Luo Cheng'an laughed and stroked his beard, saying, "Why not let Mr. Yang's wife tell you about this matter herself?"

Lu Xi stood up and said, "Thank you, Doctor Luo."

She walked to Yang Yuan, pulled his sleeve, and whispered, "Second brother, let's go back and talk."

Seeing the Yang family members walk out of the clinic, Yue Peiying, who was grinding herbs in the corner, wrinkled her nose and said to Yan Qingyu, who was dressed as a waiter in a green shirt and white apron, "Is Yang Yuan really that powerful?"

Yan Qingyu pinched his fingers and muttered to himself. After a while, he said, "That's not right. According to the date, these women have just been married for a short time. They shouldn't be pregnant."

Yue Peiying rolled her eyes and said, "What's so puzzling about this? He took advantage of her body before she even got married."

Yue Peiying snorted coldly, raised the corner of her lips, and said, "It's clearly a lucky pig!"

Yabao pig is the common name for breeding pigs in this era.

Yan Qingyu turned to Luo Chengan and said, "Uncle Luo, when do we start?"

Luo Chengan held the tea and said calmly: "It is cold and bleak in Lin'an now, and the northwest is still covered with snow and ice. The ice and snow have just melted, and the roads are muddy and difficult to travel.

We have gathered enough information, and when the road is clear, we will capture him and take him back."

At this point, Luo Chengan paused and said, "When the time comes, Xiaoyan, you escort him back. Xiaoying and I will continue to stay here."

Yue Peiying opened her eyes wide and asked, "Aren't we going together?"

Luo Chengan said: "This identity is very rare nowadays. Most of the people living in Renmeifang are officials. Most of the people who come here to see a doctor and get medicine are the dignitaries of Song State. Through their mouths, we can always collect some useful information, which is rare."

Yue Peiying pouted: "Uncle Luo, I don't want it. I want to go back. Who wants to pretend to be a little doctor here every day? It's so boring."

Luo Chengan glared at her and said helplessly: "Then you go back with Qingyu, and I will stay."

Yue Peiying rolled her eyes and said, "Uncle Luo, you don't want to leave, are you reluctant to leave your old friends?"

Luo Chengan said nonchalantly: "How could that be? However, the descendants of my succession hall all have unique skills.

If we can really convince them to join us, the day when the 'Jisi Hall' regains its glory may come sooner."

……

Yang Yuan kept asking questions, but Lu Xi just kept silent. The other girls also giggled but did not answer Yang Yuan.

Although Yang Yuan was confused, he realized that it was not a bad thing. He even had a vague guess about something.

After returning to the backyard of the Yang Mansion and sitting in the flower hall, Yang Yuan immediately asked impatiently, "Did Doctor Luo find out whether Yingge is pregnant with a boy or a girl?"

Lu Xi opened his eyes wide in surprise: "How do you know? Second brother, you have been here for a long time and eavesdropped on our conversation?"

Yang Yuan spread his hands and said, "Of course not, but seeing how mysterious you are, I guess I know."

Dan Niang's eyes were full of smiles as she said, "My husband is very clever. I really can't hide it from you."

Yang Yuan couldn't wait to ask, "Tell me quickly, is Yingge pregnant with a boy or a girl?"

It was very obvious that Yingge was pregnant. Since she went to see Doctor Luo, he was not checking whether she was pregnant or not, but only whether it was a boy or a girl.

Yingge's eyes were smiling, her face full of happiness. Although she was not seriously pregnant, she stroked her belly gently, glanced at Yang Yuan shyly, then glanced at Lu Xi, and said, "Guess what, my husband."

Yang Yuan sighed, "Again...you want me to guess again? It's a boy."

He almost blurted out "Another boy", but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he suddenly came to his senses.

The girls of Dan Niang opened their eyes wide and looked at Yang Yuan in surprise: "How could my husband guess this?"

Yang Yuan said, "Do I still need to guess? Look at Yingge's happy smile. If it was a girl, she wouldn't let me guess."

Men have the responsibility to support the family and carry on the family line. For wealthy families, the more males there are, the more prosperous the family will be, so of course they prefer boys.

Of course, miraculous phenomena like that in Liu Guojiu's family are relatively rare. Moreover, even so, Old Master Liu also felt that there were too few males in the family.

Dan Niang suddenly blinked her eyes and said, "Why does my husband sigh when he talks about boys? Could it be that... my husband likes girls more?"

Yang Yuan said, "Both boys and girls are my children, and I like them all. However, boys are naughty when they are young, so it is better to have a well-behaved and lovely daughter first, which will make people feel more comfortable."

Wugu Lun Yingge wrinkled his nose and snorted, "You say one thing and mean another."

Dan Niang heaved a sigh of relief and said, "If my husband likes everything, that's good. I was so worried."

Yang Yuan was stunned, and said with wide eyes: "What do you mean? It can't be you...you are pregnant too?"

Before these women got married, Yang Yuan was more careful. Although drawing the sword from its sheath at a critical moment was not absolutely safe, the probability would be greatly reduced after all.

He stopped being on guard until he was about to marry them off. Now that he thought about it, apart from the rare chance that Yingge had fallen victim to the conspiracy, other women should have been pregnant.

As for Li Shishi, it was because Yang Yuan was eating meat for the first time and had not yet developed a sense of caution.

Dan Niang nodded sweetly and said, "Yes, Doctor Luo said that I am pregnant, but it is still too early to tell the gender. Doctor Luo wants me to go back in a month to check."

Yang Yuan laughed loudly and said, "Good, good, Dan Niang looks like a good childbearer, as expected."

He pulled Luxi's little hand and comforted her, "Look, you just got married, don't be anxious."

Lu Xi spat at him lightly, blushing and saying shyly, "I'm not in a hurry."

Xue Bingxin raised her full breasts, which would never make the child suffer, and asked proudly, "My husband is so good at looking, so do you think I am easy to give birth to?"

Yang Yuan opened his eyes wide with a look of deep happiness: "Could it be that you are pregnant too?"

Xue Bingxin giggled, made a face at him and said, "Guess."

Lu Xi smiled and said, "Okay, let's not let Second Brother keep guessing. I'll tell you."

She pulled Alihu over and smiled at Yang Yuan, "Congratulations, second brother. Second brother is so powerful. Yingge, Danniang, Bingxin, and Alihu are all pregnant."

Yang Yuan was stunned for a moment, his surprise almost turning into shock.

Lu Xi said, "Except for Yingge, the other children still have a short time to live. Doctor Luo can't tell whether it's a boy or a girl yet. We'll have to wait another month at the earliest to find out."

Yang Yuan calmed himself down and suddenly remembered what he had said to his eldest brother. Was this really going to come true?

Suddenly I thought of the four children who would appear in the Yang family nine months later, and the cries would be spectacular...

very scary.

Lu Xi said: "Alihu already has her husband's child, so give her a name later."

Alihu looked at Yang Yuan with some worry and expectation. Yang Yuan nodded and said, "It should be so."

Yang Yuan answered casually, still feeling dizzy, as if he was dreaming.

It suddenly branched out?

Yang Sheng doesn't even know how to call daddy, and now like mushrooms after rain, he has four younger brothers and sisters all at once?
Leng Yuchan was furious. What happened? Why did she get crushed by that little pig Bingxin this time?

It was obvious that the girl was not very resistant to beatings. She would be defeated after just five hits every time, and I had to rely on myself to hold on.

As it turned out, she was the one who had the baby first.

Yuchan was very unconvinced. She couldn't bear to see Bingxin being so proud. She could lose to anyone but not to her.

You just got there first, didn't you? I'm going to fight back with numbers!
(End of this chapter)