Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 775 Good Girlfriends, Let's Be Wife Together
The negotiations were at a stalemate, and the officials of Daxing refused to agree to the two demands of ceding territory and stationing troops.

At this time, Yang Yuan should make some small moves on the battlefield to put pressure on the ruler and ministers of Daxing.

By then, Yang Liangao, who had already signed a secret agreement with him, would have to endure the humiliation and cede Liangshan Prefecture as a matter of course.

However, Yang Yuan could not act on his own as he did not know the court's bottom line.

So, if the other party drags his feet, he will also drag his feet.

He asked to visit Dao Feifei's father's tribe.

Yang Liangao naturally would not object, and as the king of a small country, he had to personally accompany the envoy from the Kingdom of Heaven, whose status was not lower than his.

The news that Queen Daxing deposed the emperor on her wedding night and fled has never been spread.

Even on Yang Liangao's wedding night, when the news that an "assassin" was discovered in the palace was not known to many people.

This was a huge scandal and it seriously damaged Yang Liangao's prestige, so he would naturally not leak it.

But someone who knows about this must be from the Gao family.

Even if he didn't say it, he couldn't hide it from the Gao family for too long.

So, Yang Liangao found Gao Zhenshou and took the initiative to explain everything. Gao Zhenshou was speechless after hearing it.

He knew that his niece acted on impulse, but he didn't expect that she had such a strong temper and would do things to this extent.

"Your Majesty, what do you want me to do?"

"I have great respect for the hereditary prime ministers of the Gao family. But to be frank, based on what the queen did, extermination of the Gao family would be the least of their worries."

Gao Zhenshou took a sip of tea and said nothing.

That’s the truth.

But, does Yang Liangao, the so-called emperor, have the ability to destroy the Gao clan?

Yang Liangao had already been in such a miserable state, he didn't want to interrupt the emperor anymore, but he still had to give him the necessary face.

"but……"

Yang Liangao felt unconfident when he said this, so he immediately changed the subject.

"However, I also know that this matter has nothing to do with the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister's sincerity in marrying the Gao family to me is also true.

Neither I nor the Prime Minister want things to develop to this point. I hope the Regent can show sincerity and make up for the harm I have suffered."

Gao Zhenshou drank his tea silently without saying a word.

Seeing this, Yang Liangao said calmly: "Tomorrow I will accompany General Yang Fu to the Dao tribe for a tour. If I cannot see the sincerity of the Gao family before I leave Dali,

So, if General Yang Fu is angry because Daxing keeps shirking his responsibilities on the negotiation terms, and the three armies continue to march south, I think they will enter the prefectures and counties controlled by the Gao family."

"If that's the case, I won't be able to calm Marshal Yang's anger. Even though Marshal Yang's favorite concubine has been close to me since childhood and always obeys my orders."

Yang Liangao coldly uttered a threatening word and returned to the palace.

He knew that with Gao Zhenshou's ability, he would certainly be able to find out how Dao Feifei obeyed his orders and how she only thought of him.

As for whether Dao Feifei has the ability to influence Yang Yuan's decision, he will go to the Dao tribe with Yang Yuan tomorrow. Where can Gao Zhenshou find out?
Sure enough, that evening, Gao Zhenshou submitted a memorial to Yang Liangao in the name of the prime minister.

Gao Zhenshou impeached the supervisors (prefects) of Yongchang, Weichu and Tongshi prefectures for corruption, abuse of power and laziness in their duties.

He suggested to the emperor that the three be demoted to Tongpan (general supervisor) and nominated three new candidates for the prefectural supervisors.

The three nominees are all from the Yang family or people supported by the Yang family.

Looking at the memorial presented by Gao Zhenshou, Yang Liangao showed a smug smile on his face.

Although Gao Zhenshou gave up the positions of three prefectural supervisors, he only demoted the original three people to the position of Tongpan and downgraded them to deputy positions.

However, those three were originally the leaders of the largest tribe in the area. Even if they were not allowed to hold office, they still had great influence in the local area.

Now that the three official positions have been given to the Yang family, the Yang family's original potential power in the area can be transformed from hidden to visible.

Over time, this will decline while that will rise...

Ha ha.

Yang Liangao had an inexplicable feeling of intoxication. This was the taste of power.

Although he is just taking advantage of Yang Yuan's power, it is not shameful.

Gou Jian was still sleeping on firewood and tasting gall, and Han Xin was still enduring the humiliation of being kicked in the crotch, so what's the point of taking advantage of the situation?
One day, I will be able to seize the power that truly belongs to me.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister also said that the Gao family will find that person and will definitely let her come back to wait for your Majesty's decision."

The messenger also didn't know who the "she" in this sentence referred to.

But Yang Liangao and Gao Zhenshou both knew about it.

Yang Liangao's feeling of ecstasy was suddenly replaced by hatred, and his eyes turned red.

Although the Gao family is more powerful than him, the new emperor who was established by the Gao family cannot be abandoned as a joke.

Moreover, Yang Yuan brought with him a total of 900 men, all of whom were elite warriors who dared to fight.

The standing army of the Dali Imperial City had only more than 1,500 people.

Yang Yuan's soldiers crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. Among them were more than 300 ferocious people who made people feel terrified at the sight of them.

There were also three hundred officers and soldiers carrying strange iron pipe weapons, which were said to be the latest firearms of the Song army.

If a real fight breaks out, these nine hundred people would probably be able to wipe out the fifteen hundred imperial guards who have hardly ever seen a battle.

Therefore, coupled with Yang Liangao's threat of using Yang Yuan, the Gao family was about to give up Gao Shuyao.

Yes, she is just a woman after all. Compared with the future of a huge family that has been passed down for hundreds of years, what does she matter?
"I understand. Tell the Prime Minister that I am very satisfied with his sincerity."

Yang Liangao answered proudly, already looking forward to the moment when Gao Shuyao, who was forced by her family and had no other choice but to return to the palace to apologize, would appear in front of him.

That night, the chef in the imperial kitchen received a bamboo tube filled with spicy seasonings.

He hung the tube of condiments above his chopping board.

He is the imperial chef who cooks food for His Majesty the Emperor Daxing. In this imperial kitchen, he has the final say.

……

Yang Yuan wants to take Concubine Dao to visit the Dao tribe.

The Dao clan tribe is located on the shore of Erhai Lake and is a tribe of more than 2,000 people.

Fishing, farming and hunting are the main lifestyle of this tribe.

There are also people in the village who grow medicinal herbs and blacksmiths who make Dali knives, but they are not on a large scale.

Dali knife originated from Tibetan knife.

In history, there are three famous swords: Tang sword, Miao sword and Tibetan sword.

The Tibetan knife's blade is both thick and sharp, with excellent piercing and chopping capabilities, and can easily break through the enemy's armor.

The Dali knife perfectly inherits these characteristics, and has the unique style of Nanzhao Dali in terms of shape and scabbard.

The gift that Yang Liangao gave to Yang Yuan before was a set of elephant leather armor and a fine Dali knife.

This time when he went to the Dao tribe, Yang Yuan hung this top-quality Dali knife around his waist.

Moreover, he also changed into male clothing of the same clan as Dao Feifei.

"How about it, we are Ashima and Aheige now, right?"

Yang Yuan asked Dao Feifei with a smile.

Dao Feifei looked confused: "What does that mean?"

"Uh, isn't this the common term you use here to refer to handsome men and pretty women?"

Dao Feifei chuckled and said, "Where did you hear that, my husband? I haven't even heard of it."

Is there no such name in this era?
By the way, this name probably became popular after the movie became popular in the 1950s.

Yang Yuan thought to himself.

Dao Feifei lovingly helped Yang Yuan tidy up his clothes and said softly, "In our place, handsome men are called Mao Duoli, and beautiful women are called Shao Duoli."

Dao Feifei looked at Yang Yuan lovingly: "You are my cat."

Yang Yuan held up the knife and touched Feifei's soft hands: "You are my slut."

When Yang Yuan walked out of the gate of the inn, there was still a shoe print on his butt that he had not wiped off.

……

On the way to Dao's tribe, Yang Liangao specially chose an elephant as his mount, which showed the local characteristics.

Of course, it will be more ostentatious.

The Song Dynasty represented by Yang Yuan is Yang Liangao's biggest reliance now, and he needs to create momentum.

Yang Yuan, Dao Feifei and Fan Qing rode on an elephant together. On the elephant's back was a rattan box decorated with flowers and colorful ribbons.

Yang Liangao rode an elephant alone.

In fact, there is quite a lot of discussion among the people about this trip.

Even for a small country like Dali, its ceremonial system was much simpler than that of the Central Plains. Generally speaking, for such a big event as the empress entering the palace, it would not make sense for her to not show up from beginning to end.

In particular, when Yang Yuan went to Erhai Lake, he brought his female relatives with him.

Since His Majesty the Emperor of Daxing is accompanying him personally, there is no reason for him not to bring the Queen with him.

Therefore, the Queen's delay in showing up inevitably caused various criticisms among the people.

But in fact, the Queen of Daxingguo was traveling with them.

As soon as they left the Dali Imperial City, Gao Shuyao brought some warriors who were still loyal to the Duan family and quietly followed them.

Gao Shuyao thought that if God hadn't protected her and given her a fighting chance at the most critical moment, she would have been at the mercy of Yang Liangao...

No, she would not just let him do whatever he wanted. If the drug took effect, she would actively fawn on him like a dog.

When she thought of this, the arrogant Gao Shuyao could no longer bear it.

Therefore, the runaway queen wanted to kill the "Wuji" emperor.

It only takes half a day to get from Dali Ancient Town to Erhai Lake.

The Dao clan tribe is located on the shore of Erhai Lake, with its back to the mountain and its front to the water.

Dao Feifei's father had already received the news in advance that his son-in-law Yang Yuan would come to visit the tribe, and his king would also be accompanying him.

This made Chief Dao feel quite honored.

He was quite content that his daughter had married a wonderful man.

Their tribe has lived here for generations, leading an extremely leisurely and casual life, without much of the struggle for fame and fortune that occurs in mature society.

He did not want to ask for any benefits from this powerful son-in-law, but he was certainly proud to know that his daughter had a lifelong support in this remarkable man.

He has asked around a lot in the past few days. Having guarded his tribe all his life and lived by the Erhai Lake, watching the sunrise and moonset, he only realized that there is such a vast world out there.

And his son-in-law was a big shot who even their king had to treat with courtesy and respect.

So early in the morning, the entire tribe was ready.

People put on bright new clothes and slaughtered chickens and sheep, as if they were celebrating a grand festival.

By noon, the entire tribe was filled with the aroma of meat.

Chief Dao personally led the elders of the tribe and waited on the road beside the bamboo forest.

Ahead, a grand team was slowly approaching, and the two tall elephants in the team were particularly eye-catching.

Yang Xi and Yang Liangao each led 300 people, forming a huge team.

In the front was the ceremonial guard of King Yang Liangao of Daxing.

"Ms. mist mist mist..."

Seeing that the king's procession was approaching and that he would soon be able to see his married daughter and son-in-law whom he had never met before, Chief Dao quickly straightened his clothes and was about to go forward to greet them with a smile on his face.

He and the elders stood on a soft bamboo forest path covered with fallen leaves.

But suddenly, bamboo spears shot out from the bamboo forest.

Sitting on the elephant's back, Yang Yuan could clearly see that the bamboo forests on both sides of the road ahead were shaking violently as if they were suddenly blown by a strong wind.

Then, one after another, the newly cut bamboo spears with oblique front ends shot over like a dense rain of arrows.

The Daxing guards were caught off guard and had their bodies pierced by bamboo spears.

The powerful force sent their bodies flying backwards.

The elephant's hide is very thick and tough, but it is not completely impenetrable.

The bamboo spear thrown out by the bent green bamboo is more powerful than throwing it by hand.

As the Dali guards were pierced through the body and fell to the ground one by one, the two elephants were also hit by countless bamboo spears.

Fortunately, the height of these bamboo throws was not enough to hit the rattan box on the elephant's back.

Although these bamboo spears could not kill the two elephants immediately, the severe pain made the two elephants roar and struggle desperately.

The people who were originally sitting on the elephant's back immediately began to sway from side to side like a small boat tossed in huge waves.

If the person on the elephant's back had not been highly skilled in martial arts, he would have been thrown off the elephant's back long ago.

Yang Liangao was in the most pain at this time, as his injuries could not heal so quickly.

As he struggled hard to steady himself, he felt that the scabbed wounds had been torn apart and were bleeding again.

"Ah~"

Yang Liangao screamed and fell off the elephant's back.

In the bamboo forest, a slender and graceful figure immediately flew over.

It was like a butterfly dancing among the flowers, suddenly flashing, then sneaking in like a ghost, rushing towards Yang Liangao.

"Keng!"

Yang Liangao hastily drew his sword, and it struck violently against a cymbal, producing a series of ear-piercing sounds.

Yang Liangao only saw that the man had his face covered, with only a pair of eyes exposed.

She had a great figure, and although she was only wearing a light green robe, the same color as the bamboo forest, her graceful curves were still visible.

Although she only showed a pair of eyes, those natural fox eyes were so distinctive.

So after just a quick glance, Yang Liangao clenched his teeth.

It’s her, Gao Shuyao!

The elephant was stunned for a moment as it recognized him, and then it staggered and roared, and then it stepped down towards him with its huge paw.

If this kick was solid, Yang Liangao would immediately become a "paper man".

"Xiao Fan, protect Feifei!"

Yang Yuan said a few words in a hurry and then got off the elephant carriage.

Although Yang Yuan was unwilling to admit it, he knew in his heart that Fan Qing's martial arts were better than his.

Let Fan Qing protect Dao Feifei, he is more reliable than him.

Yang Yuan swooped down, and at the moment the huge elephant's foot fell, he grabbed Yang Liangao's ankle and pulled him out.

"Ow~"

Yang Liangao let out a cry of pain that was not like a human. This time the wound was completely torn apart, and his crotch was immediately covered in blood.

Yang Yuan didn't notice it yet, he pulled Yang Liangao out, raised his hand and threw him backwards, Yang Liangao spun around and smashed towards his guards.

"Protect the king!"

Yang Yuan shouted loudly, and drew out his Dali sword in time, blocking it with his chest.

"Keng! Bang~~~"

There was a sound of metal clashing, and two cymbals cut into the knife. Amid the sharp and piercing buzzing sound, the two cymbals broke away from a pair of bare hands and cut into his ears and temples.

Under the hood, the only pair of fox eyes that were exposed suddenly widened and became as black as washed grapes.

Gao Shuyao targeted Yang Liangao and attacked him without mercy.

When she saw someone trying to try to stop her, Gao Shuyao killed the man without thinking.

The moves were so smooth, as if both sides had practiced them hundreds or thousands of times.

She had already used both of her cymbals, and only then did she follow with her eyes and see clearly who was fighting with her.

This nearly frightened her to death.

"Oh no! Xiaodao is going to be a widow!"

(End of this chapter)