Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 745 Debate
Grandmaster Mu Yi gave lectures at Pengzhou Academy.

According to the procedure, he first explained the meaning of the scriptures, and then the great scholars who were listening to his lecture gave him their own opinions, and the two sides debated on the spot.

The students continued to listen to the lecture.

Afterwards, Grand Master Mu Yi met with the great scholars in the small hall and they had another exchange. This time the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

As Mr. Mu Yi never reveals his true face to anyone, there have actually been all kinds of speculations from the outside world.

But so far, no one has been able to get an answer from Mr. Mu Yi.

However, everyone has gotten used to it and given up the idea of ​​getting a glimpse of his true face.

He is not an ordinary person and he does extraordinary things.

When one reaches Mu Yi's level, it seems that whatever he does is taken for granted and no one is surprised.

However, this kind of "natural" should not include the scene at this moment.

It was a deep night, and everything was silent. Yang Yuan and Shishi were reunited after a long separation.

Longing and love turn into endless spring.

Li Shishi and Yang Yuan were the first to meet each other, and they were most familiar with each other and understood each other.

This night was extremely enjoyable.

The first bodyguard of Yang Yuan, the governor and pacifier of Tongchuan Road, was Fan Qing.

Young Master Fan Qing had a profound realization that night, like an epiphany.

She suddenly realized that Yang Yuan had agreed with her for three years, which was already a punishment.

She is not acting as a bodyguard, but being punished.

It was a torture that was extremely painful, yet impossible to stop.

……

The next day, lectures at the academy started in the afternoon.

Around noon, a sedan chair quietly left the Wu residence, arrived outside the city, and quietly entered the academy through the corner gate.

When the lecture started in the afternoon, Lu Jiuyuan discovered that his mentor's steps were unsteady and he seemed to have some difficulty in moving when he took the stage today.

My mentor's originally clear voice now has an indescribable hoarseness.

This caused great concern among a group of fanatical students.

The teacher wouldn't have traveled a long way here and started lecturing all day without taking a break, so... he might have caught a cold.

Just like Yang Fushuai who is still bedridden today?
……

Yang Yuan, who had caught a cold and was bedridden, now appeared on Qifengling, where the Wu family's mine was located outside Pengzhou City.

This time, he brought Fan Qing with him.

After a night of spring breeze and rain, Yang Yuan felt refreshed and full of energy.

Fan Qing's spirits were not as good as before, and he looked a little listless.

Considering she is so young and a martial artist, it wouldn't matter if she didn't sleep for three or five nights.

However, when she heard that Yang Yuan was going to take her into the mountains, Fan Qing, who was originally in low spirits, suddenly became excited.

She did not forget the feeling of loss when she wanted to protect Yang Yuan and take him to Santai Mountain in Tongchuan Prefecture, but was politely declined by him.

Even though she is not very worldly-wise, she understands.
I didn't let her accompany me because there were some things I didn't want her to know.

I don't want her to know some things because Yang Yuan is wary of her.

This realization made Fan Qing feel depressed for several days.

When Yang Yuan asked her to follow him into the mountains today, Fan Qing didn't think much about it at first.

She just thought that this was a normal inspection of the Wu family's property.

However, Yang Yuan traveled light and entered the mountain quietly.

As soon as they arrived at the mountain pass, they encountered Wu's private soldiers guarding the mountain and checked them.

As you go further into the mountains, there are even more checkpoints and constant alerts.

Fan Qing then realized that this must be a top-secret place.

But... Yang Yuan brought her to such a top-secret place.

This is... He trusts me, right?
Thinking of this, Master Fan Qing's heart suddenly leaped with joy.

Under the guidance of Wu Yuan, Yang Yuan first visited the Wu family's mining area and iron smelting area.

There are several blast furnaces under construction in the smelting area.

Now they need to expand production, so the mining of ore and the smelting of steel are being expanded.

Going further into the mountains, the alert level was raised again.

This is where firearms are manufactured.

According to Yang Yuan's proposal and requirements, all operations are carried out in an assembly line manner.

The production of each component forms a production line in itself.

People on each production line only need to produce strictly according to uniform specifications and standards, and then hand them in and get paid by piece.

They will do this all their lives and never know what they have created or what its use is.

The assembly workshop is located in the central area.

But at this stage, the workers still had no access to gunpowder.

The ammunition is not produced on the Wu family’s production line, but is shipped from other places for them to use for testing guns.

After the prepared bullets, grenades and mines were loaded, they were tested by explosion and firing in the deep mountains.

Weapons that pass inspection are then greased for maintenance and packed and shipped out.

What Yang Yuan wants to ensure is the implementation of some advanced production models that he knows.

Those are rules that seem commonplace to later generations, and were summed up by countless generations of craftsmen after a long period of exploration and setbacks.

Yang Yuan took it out directly.

As for more specific issues in the production process, he is not omnipotent and his experience is not even as good as those of the workers present, so he naturally will not pretend to be an expert.

However, Yang Yuan did look carefully at the reward and punishment measures, and he repeatedly emphasized to Wu Yuan that they must be implemented in place.

Craftsmen who can improve and optimize inventions must be given sufficient rewards.

As long as we fully mobilize the initiative of these skilled craftsmen, there will be no worries about its progress and development.

In the valley, Yang Yuan test-fired a few rounds of the musket. Suddenly, he turned around and smiled at Fan Qing, "Xiao Fan, come here, you try it too." Fan Qing was staring in a daze at Yang Yuan's heroic figure holding the gun, aiming, and firing. Suddenly, in front of his elder brother, he was called by him like this, and his tender face turned red.

Fan Qing said shyly, "I, I don't need it, right?"

"come over!"

Yang Yuan still smiled, but only said two words.

Fan Qing still had a look of resistance on his face, but he had already walked over.

"Here, hold it, hold it here with your left hand, hold it here with your right hand, pay attention to your shoulders..."

Yang Yuan began to teach her how to hold a gun, half holding the petite Fan Qing in his arms and teaching her seriously.

Fan Qing felt very uncomfortable. He quickly glanced at Yang Yuan, but saw that he was instructing him very attentively. He couldn't help feeling ashamed.

She clearly didn't have any other intentions, but I...my mind was not settled.

Wu Yuan looked at Yang Fushuai, who was very caring towards his sister, and Youyao, who was in his arms, closing one eye and listening to his words. He suddenly stroked his beard and smiled, then quietly walked away.

Wujia Iron Mine is some distance away from Pengzhou City.

They left the city early in the morning and arrived at noon.

After patrolling the mountain, test-firing the musket, throwing a grenade, and observing the explosive power of the mine, it was getting dark.

It was obviously impossible to leave the mountain at this time.

However, the Wu family regarded this firearms production base as the most important foundation for the Wu family's future survival.

The Wu family has dedicated personnel to take care of this place on a long-term basis.

Mining, iron smelting, casting, manufacturing, polishing...

At every stage, there is a head of a branch of the Wu family who takes the lead.

Each branch of the family is further divided into smaller parts, and each part is responsible for its own personnel.

They naturally have a common interest of sharing weal and woe, but there is also irreconcilable competition within themselves.

This ensures that they can be resolute and united in facing the outside world, but also supervise each other internally and never let their guard down.

Because if you are even a little bit lax and slack towards the other room or team that is responsible for the production of the previous link, your interests will be directly harmed.

However, precisely because there must be a core member of the Wu family stationed in these deep mountains and forests every day, and they are used to a life of luxury, they can endure hardship for a day or a month, but they cannot stand enduring hardship for years and months.

Therefore, this was built as the living area for the core members of the Wu family.

The buildings are magnificent with carved beams and painted buildings, making it seem like a paradise on earth.

Since Yang Yuan was staying here tonight, he was naturally arranged to stay in the most luxurious place.

The tables, chairs, couches, screens, bowls, gauze curtains, ice mats, and quilts in the room are all exquisite and noble.

There is also a shiny lacquer plate on the table, filled with fresh fruits.

The luxury of the wealthy families remains undiminished even in these deep mountains.

Fan Qing patrolled the area as usual and was about to go back to his room to sleep when he suddenly heard Yang Yuan calling from the hall, "Xiao Fan, come here!"

Fan Qing was slightly surprised and stopped in his tracks.

Her "Acalanatha" mental method can suppress the aura of her entire body.

The reason why she could often be a spectator who "watched the chess game silently" beside Yang Yuan was because she had discovered that as long as she didn't want to reveal her aura, Yang Yuan would not be able to discover her.

How did he find out today? Did I accidentally leak my aura just now?
Fan Qing was slightly surprised, but still walked towards Yang Yuan's door.

This time, she withdrew the "Acalanatha Heart Method".

Yang Yuan immediately sensed her presence and thought to himself, "She is here indeed."

But Yang Yuan shouted like this every once in a while, and actually tricked the person into coming out.

Yang Yuan had only practiced the "Zhelong Gong" for a few years, and he was able to "suppress" Li Shishi because this technique was based on the principle of using the female to assist the male.

In terms of the depth of his skills, he is not as good as Li Shishi, nor as good as Fan Qing who has been practicing martial arts since childhood.

But last night he met his master again after a long separation. There was a fierce storm, and when the two swords joined forces, their power doubled, and they actually broke through Fan Qing's "Immovable Zen" mental method.

She was there, and she found out.

She knew Mr. Mu Yi’s true identity!
What else did she know when I didn't know she was there?
Yang Yuan had no choice but to take her down.

In this era, making her your own woman is the best insurance.

Yang Yuan’s “can only” is certainly not difficult.

How could he feel embarrassed about this young master who was like a rough gem and whom he was very interested in developing?

He liked it anyway, he just found a more plausible reason for himself.

The door to the main room was open.

Fan Qing walked silently to the door and was about to step in when he suddenly stopped.

She suddenly sensed an unusual emotion.

The feeling made her very uneasy, as if there was a ferocious beast in the room, lurking in the dark.

As soon as she walked in, he opened his bloody mouth and swallowed her in one gulp.

She knew that the emotion came from Yang Yuan, but she didn't understand why Yang Yuan would have such an aggressive emotion towards her, which made her feel very uneasy.

Although this emotion made her uneasy, she could feel that it was completely different from the murderous intent to hurt or kill someone.

"what happened?"

Yang Yuan was holding a cup of tea and wiping the lid occasionally. When he saw her suddenly stop at the door, he raised his eyebrows and looked at her in surprise.

The silver lamp shone brightly, illuminating Yang Yuan's handsome face.

Especially when he raised his eyebrows, it was just like when he was in the residence of the Taiwei Mansion in Nanzheng City.
She is upstairs and he is downstairs.

He raised his eyebrows, and his clear and bright glance was like throwing a stone into still water, causing ripples in her heart that could not calm down for a long time.

Fan Qingfang's heart skipped a beat and her mind became confused for a moment.

When she came to her senses, she found that she had walked in and stood next to Yang Yuan.

Could he be some magician?
Fan Qing was startled and subconsciously took a step back, hesitantly asking, "Does Commander Fu have any instructions?"

The green robe made her fair skin and figure stand out even more. Her cheeks seemed like polished jade, exuding a pure and flawless beauty.

Yang Yuan couldn't help but smile slightly. His smile was very gentle, which was very much to Fan Qing's liking.

But for some reason, Fan Qing became more and more anxious...

(End of this chapter)