Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 782
Tae Hee no longer hates her sister.

Tae Hee was born into a wealthy family in Goryeo. Not to mention having three wives and four concubines, she also often saw sisters marrying the same man and even marrying the wrong generation.

Once she knew that her sister did not interfere with her marriage, her resentment naturally disappeared.

Now she has finally married the great man she admired. She knows that even the king of Goryeo would be very respectful when meeting this man. Tae Hee is already satisfied.

Therefore, she felt reluctant to see her sister leave.

"Sister, if we wait until Yang grows up, that would have to be three years later, right?"

"Well, it will take about this long for the baby in my belly to grow bigger."

Yuzhen touched her slightly bulging belly and said softly, "When the time comes, sister will arrange everything. In the family, train someone who can support me, and I can stay with you forever."

As she spoke, she hugged her little sister affectionately and whispered in her ear, "Practice the Zhelong Heart Method that Erlang taught you well. It can prolong your life and keep you young forever.

So, three years... it's just three years, we still have a long time to be together."

"Ok!"

Tae Hee nodded with tears in her eyes, and her pretty face revealed a deep reluctance.

Yang Yuan had already stepped aside and looked at Wang Shuai who was standing next to him.

Wang Shuai looked at him calmly.

Although he and Jin Yuzhen are only nominally married, normally he should have an uncomfortable expression.

But he didn't.

Wang Shuai is really free and easy. He regards Yang Yuan as his benefactor who saved him from suffering.

Look, standing behind him are six beautiful young ladies whom he carefully selected.

Four of them are "second-race" children. It is true that mixed-race children are more likely to be handsome.

If Yang Fushuai had not taken in the evil female devil Jin Yuzhen, how could he have lived such a good life?

Seeing Yang Yuan's look, Wang Shuai misunderstood.

"I have no choice. If we divorce, various forces, including many people in our own family, will make many unnecessary interpretations."

Wang Shuai explained seriously: "So, we can only be widowed, not divorced."

Well..., you don't need to explain, it seems like I'm bullying you a bit.

Yang Yuan wanted to explain, but Wang Shuai interrupted him.

"I have discussed it with Wang Zhen, so let's just be widowed!"

Yang Yuan's pupils dilated in shock: "Brother Wang, are you going to die?"

The corners of Wang Shuai's lips twitched a few times: "Fu Shuai, are you going too far?"

"Oh, sorry, you mean..."

"Of course she 'dies', Yuzhen 'dies', so she must go back this time to deal with the affairs of the Jin family and our Wang family."

Wang Shuai looked very happy: "Yuzhen said that she would choose a gentle and obedient girl from the Jin family to be my second wife. Cong Yang is still the eldest grandson of our Wang family.

Fu Shuai, you, me, and Yuzhen, we will all have a bright future, hahahaha..."

The corners of Yang Yuan's lips twitched again, and he said in a somewhat difficult tone, "Congratulations."

Wang Shuai was really happy. He bowed to Yang Yuan with a beaming face and said, "Congratulations, congratulations."

On the way back, Tae Hee was in the same car with Li Fengniang.

Li Fengniang tilted her head, looked up and down, left and right, which made Tae Hee laugh, and his sadness of parting with her sister faded a little.

"What are you looking at?"

Li Fengniang rolled her eyes, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "Tae Hee, what does that kind of thing feel like?"

A blush appeared on Tae Hee's jade-like face, and she spat softly, "Girl, why are you asking about this?"

"Oh, there's no one here, am I still your good friend? Besides, I'm already fourteen, and my family is going to arrange a marriage for me. Sooner or later I'll have to find out, right?"

"Um……"

Tae Hee's face turned red, and she covered her face and said, "It's nothing, it's just... it's so hard."

Li Fengniang was anxious and pulled her hand: "Oh, what hardship? Please explain it clearly. I see that you don't feel it's hard at all. You seem to be enjoying it."

Tae Hee's hands were stripped off, and he said with shamefaced eyes: "In the beginning, it was really hard. I had to grit my teeth and clench my fists to hold on. After a few days..."

"how is it going?"

"It's a bit like... after all the hardship comes happiness."

“What does it feel like to have a happy ending after all the hardship?”

"Oh!" Tae Hee stomped his feet. Unable to bear the pressure, he had to lie on Li Fengniang's shoulder with a red face and muttered.

Feng Niang, Tae Hee and Mei Zhen come from completely different living environments.

Tae Hee is from a famous Goryeo family. He received a strict education and discipline since childhood. He knows nothing about some things and is like a blank slate.

Mei Zhen was a wealthy woman from Pengzhou. She had a large family and many sisters. She did not have to follow many rules that were imposed on daughters of official families, so she knew a lot of things a long time ago.

But Feng Niang was different. She was born into a family of military generals and had many brothers. She had been practicing swords and sticks since she was a child, so she didn't have the opportunity to learn much.

This time, Tae Hee whispered a bunch of nonsense into her ear, which made Li Fengniang's heart tremble and her face turned redder than Tae Hee's.

"Do you...like him too?"

Tae Hee looked at Li Fengniang's face which was about to bleed and couldn't help but ask.

After all, he was born in a noble family and had been influenced by his family since childhood. He was "naturally" able to understand the means of forming alliances and using other people's strengths to defeat them.

She was alone here, and her sister could not stay here permanently. The person she was closest to was Li Fengniang, who had traveled to Dali with her.

Li Fengniang's eyebrows drooped, and she said unhappily, "My father is the commander-in-chief of all the troops stationed in front of the emperor in Ezhou. He won't let me be his mistress."

"I'd rather be a hero's concubine than a mediocre man's wife. What is a hero? It's a great hero who holds power and is above everyone else!"

Tai Xi curled his lips and advised disapprovingly: "For an ordinary rich official, a concubine is just a minor star. But can the emperor's concubine be regarded as a concubine? This is the difference.

My husband's current power and position is not inferior to our Goryeo King. What's more, he is young and handsome. If you miss this opportunity, you will never have it again."

At a certain stage, the words of parents and teachers are useless to people, but the words of close friends will be taken to heart.

Li Fengniang's uncertain heart gradually calmed down as Tae Hee explained word by word.

She pursed her lips and clenched her fists.

"I want to go back to Ezhou!"

"Oh?"

"I have to find a way to force my father to agree!"

Tae Hee became happy, and put his arm around Li Fengniang's thin shoulders, tightly hugging her, and said, "That's great, Tae Hee likes Fengniang the most, and I really want to be with you forever."

Li Fengniang was very moved after hearing this and became more determined.

Even if my father wants to beat me to death, I will force him to agree!

Li Fengniang thought secretly.

……

On his way back to Jianzhou of the Song Dynasty from Liangshan Prefecture of Dali, Yang Yuan gradually issued orders and began to mobilize for war.

The entire war mobilization process lasted nearly a year.

In the late autumn of that year, the Song Dynasty court finally issued an edict to attack the Great Baigao Kingdom.

At this time, Leng Yuchan's child was also a hundred days old. He had just grabbed the sword when he caught the circumference of the child. Leng Yuchan gave birth to a son, which made Dao Feifei, who was pregnant, secretly relieved.

She was really afraid that the Yang family would have children in groups, and this group would all be girls.

Of course, she saw how much Yang Yuan doted on his two daughters, but she still preferred to have a boy.

It was not until the child was 100 days old that Yang Yuan officially named his son: Yang Qianye.

Leng Yuchan thought the name sounded nice, but she didn’t quite understand the origin of it.

After all, the name Yang Fushuai gave his child was somewhat similar to the names given to their children by people living in mountain tribes.

When a child is born, he or she is named after what he or she happens to see when going out, or what happens to happen to him or her.

Then, Yang Yuan whispered to Leng Yuchan's ear the reason:
Because, I feel like my Yuchan has worked hard for at least a thousand nights to have a child, so...

Before he could finish his words, Leng Yuchan became angry and embarrassed.

"I'll bite you to death..."

Leng Yuchan pushed Yang Yuan down viciously, and the turbocharger started...

……

When Yang Yuan received the imperial edict to send troops to attack Western Xia, he was accompanying Master Vajrabodhi on a visit to the printing house attached to Jianzhou Academy.

Venerable Vajrabodhi was introduced to Yang Yuan by the little demon girl Gao Shuyao when she was "traveling around the world" not long ago.

This printing house is located next to Jianzhou Academy and was built with donations from the gentry of Jianzhou.

Master Vajrabodhi's face flushed with excitement as he held the beautifully bound Tibetan Tantric scripture that smelled of ink.

The translation affairs were handled by scholars in Jianzhou Academy who were proficient in Sanskrit and Tibetan.

The influence of Tantric Buddhism was extremely great in Tubo, but the way Tantric masters taught and preached was mostly through word of mouth.

In order to make it easier for ordinary shepherds to remember and understand, they would also incorporate the meaning of the scriptures into stories and spread them through stories like wandering poets.

However, the Tubo people were not entirely illiterate herdsmen. The most important believers they wanted to win over were still the literate chiefs, merchants and dignitaries.

For them, we need to use a slightly different approach.

Bardic poetry is somewhat inferior to people at this level.

Now that they have such scriptures, it will be of great benefit to them in preaching the gospel.

Moreover, Yang Fushuai provided him with these beautifully printed scriptures free of charge.

This made the balance in Master Vajrabodhi's heart unconsciously tilt towards Yang Yuan.

Xixia wanted to buy horses from the Tubo tribe, but was met with resistance and delays.

The Wu family certainly played a big role in this process, but Tantric masters such as Venerable Vajrabodhi also played a huge role.

They have a huge influence on believers, and their attitude directly determines the direction in which believers approach them.

"Thank you very much, General Yang Fu. I am very grateful for providing such a beautiful book. I must give you the money for printing it."

Master Vajrabodhi smiled cheerfully and said, "Don't worry, Commander Fu. Our temple can afford to pay for the scriptures."

Vajrabodhi did not want to take advantage of this small advantage. He was thinking that if he could give Yang Fushuai more support and help, would Yang Yuan help him expand his efforts to preach the scriptures in Tongchuan Road.

Yang Yuan smiled faintly, without making any comment, and kept Vajrabodhi hanging like a scumbag.

The owner of the printing house was Xiao Qingtang. While Master Vajrabodhi was flipping through the scriptures with his eyes lowered and unable to let go, Xiao Qingtang was mouthing words to Yang Yuan with his chubby red lips.

"Dada, Ah Man and I will accompany you tonight."

At this time, Mr. Wang from the Jinglüe'an Shifu Yamen came hurriedly.

Because the imperial edict has arrived.

When Yang Yuan received the imperial edict, Wu Lin, the commander-in-chief of all the imperial armies in the west of Lizhou, also received the imperial edict.

After the Twelve Young Master "accidentally" died in a fire, Wu Lin became depressed and his body suddenly became weak.

He has been bedridden much of the time in recent months.

However, during this period, the court also did two things.

First, because of Wu Lin’s hard work and great contributions, he was awarded the title of “Kaifu Yitong Sansi” (an official title of envoy).

Two months ago, Wu Lin's fifth son Wu Ting was transferred to Lin'an to serve as the General of the Left Guard, in charge of the affairs of the Imperial Guard.

Wu Lin had twelve sons, and the fifth son was the most promising.

He is far superior to his brothers in both literary and military skills, and is Wu Lin's most valued candidate for successor, and has been vigorously cultivated.

Before being transferred to Lin'an to serve as the commander of the imperial guards, he was already an important general in the imperial army of Lixi. During Wu Lin's illness, he had already taken charge of most of the military affairs on behalf of his father.

The emperor transferred him to Lin'an, which was of course a sign of his trust and respect for the Wu family.

When this imperial edict came down, Wu Lin, the Grand Marshal, the Minister of State, and the Commander-in-Chief of all the troops stationed in front of the emperor in Lizhou West Route, was appointed as the Grand Marshal to lead the war against Xia. Qiao Zhen from Chengdu Prefecture Road would dispatch troops to assist in the war and provide food and fodder supplies.

Wu Lin did not dare to be negligent after receiving the order. The military preparations had been made for a whole year and could be launched at any time.

So the army set out immediately, first to Youchuan and then directly to Lintao.

Wu Lin was still ill and could not stand the bumpy ride in the carriage, so he was carried to the battlefield on a sedan chair by the soldiers.

At the same time, Yang Yuan, as the governor of Tongchuan Road and the commander-in-chief of all the troops stationed in front of the emperor in Lizhou Central Road, moved the seat of government to Nanzheng City.

He mobilized a large army as a reserve for General Wu, and at the same time he was also preparing for war. He deployed heavy troops on the border between Song and Jin, preparing for Jin's intervention in the war against Western Xia.

Once the Jin Kingdom intervened in the war, he would immediately be transformed from a reserve force into a front-line combat force to launch a battle against the Jin Kingdom.

Liu Qi also moved the seat of government forward and served as the governor of Kuizhou Road and Lizhou East Road.

Once the Jin Dynasty is defeated, he and Yang Yuan will echo each other and support each other as one of the two iron fists to break into the Jin Dynasty.

Li Dao of Ezhou also deployed his troops on the south bank of the Yangtze River, able to attack or defend, and entered a level one combat readiness state.

Li Xianzhong and Shao Hongyuan were responsible for the defense affairs of the Huaidong and Huaixi defense lines respectively.

Lin Rongyue, the commander-in-chief of the imperial navy of Yanpu and Liu Shangqiu's third brother-in-law, was also ready to lead the navy to sea at any time.

The strategic stance adopted by the Song Dynasty this time has become very clear: defend the east, attack the west, and harass the sea.

On the eastern front, we take advantage of the water network and focus on defense.

The main attack on the western front was aimed at Western Xia. The commander was Wu's army from Lizhou West Road, assisted by troops from Chengdu Road.

However, at the same time, Yang Yuan deployed his troops in the middle of Lizhou, and Liu Qi deployed his troops in the east of Lizhou.

If the Jin Kingdom does not participate in the war, the two armies will serve as solid backing for the Wu family army.

Once the Jin Kingdom joins the war, the two iron fists will take the initiative to attack and directly march into Shaanxi.

It is hard to say whether the main attack direction will be Xixia or Shaanxi.

The virtual can be made real, and the real can be made virtual; the virtual and the real can be exchanged at any time.

The troops led by Li Dao of Ezhou acted according to circumstances and decided independently whether to defend the river or cross it.

It is obvious that Lianghuai will only defend and not attack, while the Song navy will harass the coastal areas of Jin, with Japan and Goryeo providing logistical supplies and troop replenishment.

At this time, there were less than two years left before the young emperor took power.

The young emperor really hoped that this war, which would determine the fate of the country, would begin after he officially ascended the throne.

However, with just one more year, the Jin Kingdom would be able to basically recover. If it took two years, it would pose a greater obstacle to the Song Dynasty, so there was no time to wait until that time.

The battle for national destiny, or the battle to destroy the nation, has begun.

(End of this chapter)