The Transmigrated Life of a Salty Fish Family

Chapter 900 Killing Yan Lao Er
The news that the family of Deputy Commander Yan, a close confidant of the Prince of Ying, was about to enter the capital was no secret to those who were paying attention to the Prince of Ying's movements.

There was no need to inquire; everyone knew about it from Yan Lao Er's own mouth.

After a period of sorting, information about the Yan family gradually became clearer.

The Yan family originated from Qishan Prefecture. Due to a drought, they fled to Guanzhou in the north. Both their parents had passed away, leaving only the two brothers to support the family. The eldest brother was hired as a teacher at a small academy in Qishan Prefecture to teach young children. He passed the county-level imperial examination in Qishan Prefecture, but was not considered outstanding among his peers.

His younger brother, Yan Er, had a terrible reputation in Qishan Prefecture. He pretended to be a scholar, but in reality, he acted like a street thug. He didn't end up stealing chickens and dogs because he had a good older brother who provided him with food, drink, and entertainment.

To pay off his gambling debts, his brother sold the family's only land at a low price. After that, he seemed to have seen the light and turned over a new leaf. After fleeing the famine to Guanzhou Prefecture, he studied diligently and became a disciple of Magistrate Tian of Huju County. He passed the Guanzhou Prefecture examination with the highest score. Later, for some unknown reason, he abandoned his studies and joined the army, serving in the Guanzhou border army. He rose through the ranks based on his military achievements and is now a deputy commander, a fifth-rank official.

Reliable sources say that the King of Ying had already requested that the meritorious officials of the Guanzhou border army be rewarded, including Yan Er. This memorial requesting merit, along with the memorial requesting that the King of Ying be rewarded for his merits in guarding the border and suppressing the rebellion, was suppressed.

Once the King of England bestows his honors, those whose names appear on the memorials of merit will also rise to prominence.

Based on the above, the life stories of the Yan brothers are very similar to the rise of Xing Jin, a nobody from the bottom of society.

The eldest son of the Yan family is somewhat talented, but he is not good at studying properly. This has been proven by the recently concluded joint examination of the three prefectures. He may have some crooked ways and the ability to scheme against people's hearts. He is more than capable of fooling the simple-minded and ignorant Prince Ying.

Yan's second son, relying on his experience in the marketplace, was good at flattery, thick-skinned, willing to stoop low and lose face, and slick in his actions. Such a person may have limited abilities, but he was good at leveraging power and was very popular with those in power, such as the King of England, who regarded him as a confidant and kept him by his side.

If that were all, the Yan family wouldn't be a threat; their fate would be clear at a glance.

The problem lies with the next generation of the Yan family, the second son.

No, to be precise, she was a young girl who acted like a boy.

This little girl is born strong. If Qishan Prefecture is safe and sound, she will stay in the countryside and be a good woman who is good at farming. After she gets married, she will be just another ordinary person.

But she was sent to such a dangerous place as the border. Barbarians were besieging the pass, the Western King was rebelling, and the Guanzhou Prefecture, especially the area around Hujucheng where the Yan family lived, was ravaged by war. Apart from able-bodied men, the elderly, women, children and children, everyone who could lift a weapon went to the front to fight the enemy.

That's when Yan Xiaoer really showed his true colors!

This little girl possessed the strength of a tiger or leopard, and also had the boldness of a child who knew nothing of fear.

He was much more intelligent than ordinary children.

He used to accompany his father to and from the Huju County government office, and he also accompanied his uncle to read the classics. He recognized Wang Dajian, the chief steward of the Prince of Ying's mansion, as his godfather, and entered and exited the mansion as if it were his own home.

Eunuch Wang adored her and specially invited a court lady from the capital to be her teacher. She also happened to save the Prince of Ying by chance, thus having a great debt of gratitude for saving the prince.

It could be said that with this achievement alone, this young lady of the Yan family could walk sideways in Guanzhou Prefecture.

What she was most interested in was not this unremarkable nepotism, but her outstanding military achievements.

Countless barbarian rebels died at her hands.

In the final battle against the rebel army in Xizhou, he shot and killed the rebel king with three arrows, charged into the enemy lines to rescue the Crown Prince of Ying. General Yan's reputation and the ferocity of the Yan family army in killing the barbarian army were said to be able to stop the crying of barbarian children outside the pass.

With such a young girl and such achievements, not to mention the King of England, anyone would make an exception and use her.

A born tiger general may simply have been born into the wrong gender; such a minor matter does not affect important matters.

Even the Duke of Dingguo was impressed by his talent and recruited him into his service.

The entire Yan family army, including the small An camp that could no longer be called a recruit camp, was taken over by the Duke of Dingguo and changed hands.

Otherwise, they would never have allowed Yan Xiaoer to grow up; they would have broken his wings and taken his life.

The arrival of Yan Er's wife and daughters in Beijing also signifies that General Yan and his army are about to arrive in the capital.

Once this battalion, which had seen blood and experienced major battles, entered the capital.

Therefore, their plan to cut off Yan Er, one of the King of England's right-hand men, will become extremely difficult.

Currently, all parties have tacitly agreed not to take action in Beijing.

Once exposed, they will become the target of public criticism.

It would be best to resolve this outside the city. Yan Erlian's departure from the city gave them the perfect opportunity to make their move.

The previous arrow-shooting in the forest was merely a test.

This group of fools from the north didn't suspect a thing and even dared to stay at that simple little farm outside the city.

Should we call them bold or ignorant?
In short, they were determined to kill Yan Er and his gang before Yan Xiaoer's army entered the capital, thereby diminishing the prestige of the Prince of Ying who was entering the capital with great merit.

As for Yan Xiaojiang's post-military retaliation?
They weren't stupid. Once the deed was done, they could disguise themselves as bandits and carry out the murder. Even if they suspected something, what could they do? There was more than one family that wanted to harm the King of England. By the time the real culprit was found, the situation might already be settled.

Even if the real culprit is identified in advance, they are not afraid. The Duke of Dingguo has always been a royalist, does not form factions, and does not participate in the struggle for the throne. Would he stand up for the newly recruited General Yan? Well, even if the Duke of Dingguo intervenes on his behalf, the worst outcome will be mutual wrangling, and at worst, a few scapegoats will be pushed out.

"They left the village."

"Looks like we're heading back to the city."

"How's the trap going?"

"It's been checked, and everything is fine."

"Good! Once Yan Er and the others fall into the trap, they will have nowhere to escape."

……

Yan Yu was irritable from the moment she opened her eyes today.

The sky was still so blue, the clouds were still so white, and the trees were still beautiful with their green, yellow, and red hues, but she was still in a bad mood.

The soft straw mats on the top of the oxcart were no longer comfortable to lie on.

Yan Yu rode a donkey and patrolled the front and back of the group.

They even let the cats scan the surroundings.

Well, they've found two mines: a coal mine and a gold mine.

Yan Yu: !!! !!!

Gold mine!!!

What incredible luck! To be so rich!!!
Wasn't what she said to Pan Zheng a few days ago just nonsense? Are the two of them really compatible financially?
Make a note of it now, and explore it in detail later when you have time.

Yan Yu wrote it down in the notebook, then roughly stuffed the notebook back into her bundle.

Mothers know their children's little tricks best.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Her daughter was in a bad mood, which was why she was irritable and impatient.

"I just feel a tightness in my chest, like something's wrong." The chubby boy tugged at his collar, making it all wrinkled.

Yan Yu looked up at the sky from time to time, and Li Xuemei could tell that she was waiting for Jiu Xiao.

Jiuxiao had only been flying towards Guanzhou for two days, so it wouldn't be returning so quickly.

Whether it was because her daughter brought it up or because she herself had some premonition, Li Xuemei also felt uneasy.

“If you can’t stand it, go to Beijing first and meet up with your father. That way, he won’t be so worried about us that he can’t sleep well and his eyes are turning black,” Li Xuemei said.

When Jiuxiao came back last time, she could tell that her husband missed them terribly.

Yan Yu looked at her mother, whose eyes were also somewhat dark.

Her mother didn't say it, but she knew that her mother missed her father too.

As we approach the capital, perhaps it's because we're getting closer that I feel so restless.
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