Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 605 The Beginning of the Counterattack
Hearing the faint clapping sounds coming from under the stone cover, the people above became excited.

At this time, the woodcutters outside brought back several pieces of wood of appropriate thickness. They cut one side to fit the groove just right, and then used the power of the tools to pry hard. The stone cover, which had been motionless all the time, was finally pried up.

Everyone worked together to remove the stone cover, and under the light of the torches, they saw Yang Yuan lying weakly on the stone steps.

Liu Shangqiu exclaimed happily: "Ziyue is safe and sound, what a blessing!"

Yang Yuan and Fei Yuye were rescued.

This place would definitely be searched carefully by the officers and soldiers, but the small clothes that Fei Yuye had worn under her hips had already been folded neatly and hidden inside her body, so naturally no one would search her body. Apart from that, there were no other loopholes.

Yang Yuan was helped out of the underground palace with limp hands and feet. He told everyone that he and Miss Yuye were forced to take cartilage-relieving drugs.

However, this kind of thing has a time limit. After the effect is over, the strength will be restored, so no one panicked.

When Yang Yuan was helped into the car, he told Liu Shangqiu, "We can ambush some troops nearby. The people who kidnapped us said they would come to deliver food tomorrow, and we can catch them on the spot then."

Suddenly thinking of the identities of those people, Yang Yuan instructed again: "Capture them alive, do not harm their lives."

Liu Shangqiu was overjoyed when he heard this. This was another great achievement.

Liu Shangqiu quickly made arrangements and asked his most trusted men Yuan Chengju and Guo Xuzhi to lead a team of men each to ambush near Leifeng Tower.

But there was a small boat far away on the West Lake, which had already seen the situation here.

The boatman immediately rowed the boat and slowly sailed towards the inner city river in the direction of Fengyu Gate.

Yang Yuan and Fei Yuye were "feeling weak all over" and were both sent into the car. Yang Yuan lifted the curtain and said, "Go to Lin'an Prefecture."

After receiving a response from outside, Yang Yuan lowered the curtains and looked at Fei Yuye.

Fei Yuye lowered her head slightly, put her knees together, and stretched her wrists on her knees, looking unclear whether she was obedient or embarrassed.

Seeing her like this, Yang Yuan recalled the time when they first met, when she wanted to show him how powerful she was, and he suddenly felt proud.

Yang Yuan raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "I remember when we first met, Fei Chengzhi said that you are better than me. Now, I have tried to be better than you, and I have also tried to be better than you. I don't know when I can try to be better than you..."

Fei Yuye was immediately embarrassed. She had just lost her virginity and her body was still feeling uncomfortable. Now, hearing him teasing her like that, she couldn't stand it anymore and raised her leg to kick him.

When she was in the prison van, she broke the calf of the constable opposite her with one kick. However, the kick was very soft, with neither speed nor strength. I don't know if she was really hit by the "muscle softening powder".

Yang Yuan stretched out his hand and took one of her slender feet in his hand.

Yang Yuan pinched it gently, and a strange feeling penetrated into her body, and Fei Yuye suddenly became soft again.

Yang Yuan laughed and said, "Is Fei Chengzhi angry out of shame?"

Fat Yuye couldn't pull her feet back, and could only blush and say angrily: "Do you have to call me that? How am I fat?"

Yang Yuan's lustful eyes wandered over her body. Fat Yuye felt as if ants were crawling on her body. Then he whispered, "Where there should be fat, it's plump."

The naive Fei Yuye only thought about breasts at most, and even so, her face blushed with shame.

However, when it comes to emotions, once the last layer of window paper is broken, a sense of intimacy can be felt instantly.

Fei Yuye's body and mind were filled with a warm and happy feeling at this moment. Although Yang Yuan's teasing made her feel a little shy, she no longer felt it was an offense, but instead felt a secret joy in her heart.

She snorted softly and said angrily, "Let go, I... still feel uncomfortable."

This cry of coquettishness was heart-wrenching and had a special kind of charming and enchanting flavor.

Yang Yuan let go, but his heart was still agitated.

……

The boatman was a fisherman, with a small boat and a fish basket, in which there were seven or eight fresh fish.

Although there were inspections along the way, there was no place for hiding people on his ship, and he was entering the city, not leaving it, so the inspection was not complicated.

After he entered the city and followed the complex winding water network, he arrived at "Yanziwu" after about half an hour.

"Impossible. The entrance to the underground palace under the Leifeng Pagoda is very secretive. How could the soldiers go straight to the entrance and find Yang Yuan so quickly? This is impossible."

Baili Bing was horrified upon hearing the news. He looked around fiercely and said, "Could there be any spies among us who are betraying the country and informing the Song State?"

Yue Zangfeng said, “Miss Bing, if there was a traitor among us, we would have been surrounded by now.”

Baili Bing was unconvinced and said, "If they weren't traitors, how could they have found the entrance so quickly? They shouldn't have known that there was an underground palace under the Leifeng Pagoda."

Zou Yi stroked his beard and thought for a while, then hesitantly asked, "Could it be that you left some traces when you left there?"

Baili Bing was also unsure and thought: "I have been very careful, how could it be..."

Yue Zangfeng said: "No matter what the reason is, it is a fact that Yang Yuan was rescued.

Moreover, Miss Bing had shown her face in front of Yang Yuan before.

Yang Yuan was a top scholar in the imperial examination, so he must have been good at painting.

It would be bad if he gave your appearance to the government."

Zou Yi said in shock: "Yes, our top priority is to deal with the aftermath immediately."

Baili Bing said bitterly: "Forget it, let's find another way to deal with Yang Yuan. I'm leaving right away."

Baili Bing was originally the wife of Yue Zangfeng, the owner of "Yanziwu", but she seldom went out. She had to take a car when she went out and wore a veil when she went shopping. Few outsiders had seen her appearance.

Knowing that Yang Yuan had been rescued and had seen her appearance, Baili Bing immediately left "Yanziwu", and a new "Mrs. Yue" quietly took her place.

Although he had left "Swallow's Dock", it was not convenient for Baili Bing to leave Lin'an City now. He just found another place to hide so as not to implicate "Swallow's Dock", a secret liaison station that he had already operated.

Now that Yang Yuan has been found, the blockade of Lin'an will be lifted soon.

Although arresting the prisoner robbers is also important, it is obviously more important to prioritize the latter compared to the serious losses caused by the obstruction of movement throughout the city.

Then she could take the opportunity to leave the city.

……

Qiao Zhen quickly released those who should be released and packed up the other prisoners and sent them to the Imperial City Division.

He smiled and comforted Judges Wang and Li.

As for the reasons why he released some prisoners and transferred some other prisoners, he did not reveal them to the two judges. They only gave a brief introduction to Liu Yiguan's current situation.

After hearing this, Wang Zirui said with a bright face, "Lin'an Prefecture has been in turmoil recently, but thanks to the prefecture governor standing like a pillar in the middle of the stream, the whole place is stable.

Tonight, Mr. Wang will host a party at Huashanglou to express his gratitude to the prefect. Li Jianzhou must come with us. "

Qiao Zhen waved his hand and said, "Ah, the two governors are upright and honest, and they are the right arms of this government.

If it weren't for your dedicated help, I alone wouldn't have been able to stabilize the situation in Lin'an. This evening's banquet must be hosted by this government."

The three of them argued for a while, but finally agreed to Wang Zirui's decision and let him pay for this round.

Although Wang Tongpan had to spend money, he was indescribably happy.

Qiao Zhen had taken a leave of absence today, so after seeing off the two judges, he returned to the back house. Fortunately, the front hall and the back house were not far apart.

As soon as Qiao Zhen arrived at the flower hall, he saw his wife and two concubines chatting in the hall.

Tian Tian held the child in her arms, while the eldest son was taken to the garden to play by the nanny.

Qiao Zhen asked hurriedly: "How is it, how is it, what did my son catch in the end?"

Mrs. Qiao and the two concubines had already agreed on the same story. Mrs. Qiao smiled and said, "This kid finally got a big seal."

Qiao Zhen was delighted and said, "I knew it. My son has a full forehead, big ears, and a high nose bridge. He is a good-looking official. His name is simply the Chinese character 'yin', Qiao Yin."

After hearing this, Tian Tian couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate that she listened to her elder sister. If she had told the master the truth, wouldn't my son's name have been "Qiao Budao"?

It sounds really bad.

Qiao Zhen was very satisfied, stroked his beard and smiled, "Wang Zirui is hosting me for a banquet at Huashang Tower tonight, you guys..."

As soon as he said this, Song Yashi rushed in and shouted in surprise, "Prefect, Yang Yuan has been found. Yang Yuan has come to the government office. Judge Wang and Judge Li are drinking tea with Yang Yuan in the second hall. I have sent you here to ask you to go to the front office to see him as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Qiao Zhen was shocked, happy, and had a headache. After a moment of hesitation, he stood up and walked quickly out of the hall.

Yang Yuan was kidnapped on his way to Lin'an Prefecture for trial, and he is still a major suspect awaiting trial. Once rescued, he will naturally report to Lin'an Prefecture.

Yang Yuan would not leave any room for criticism on this matter, but everyone knew that this time the attempt against Yang Yuan had failed.

Although Yang Yuan and Qiao Zhen have completely different styles, Qiao Zhen is not involved in cause and effect, does not get involved in worldly affairs, is versatile, smooth and low-key.

Yang Yuan, on the other hand, had been very popular all along, always being the standard bearer at the forefront of the storm, but Yang Yuan was blessed with good fortune, always turning danger into safety. Wang Zirui and Li Jingchen had already intended to curry favor with him.

Qiao Zhen rushed to the front hall and met Yang Yuan. The people he sent out had already rushed to Prince Jin's Mansion.

Since Liu Yiguan was arrested by the Imperial City Bureau as a major criminal who framed his colleagues, Yang Yuan was naturally innocent.

However, Yang Yuan's status was not comparable to that of Wang Liansheng and others, so he did not dare to make a decision on his own whether he was innocent or not.

However, he also knew that going to the Prince of Jin's Mansion to ask for instructions from the Regent was just to ask for a clear decree, and this person must be released.

Therefore, when he came to the front yamen, he first sent Song Ya Shi to the Prince of Jin's Mansion. When he arrived at the Qianting Hall, he summoned Fan Jiang and asked him to immediately prepare a "letter" to release Yang Yuan.

When he arrived at the Second Hall of the Qianting, he naturally expressed sympathy for Yang Yuan's previous detention and investigation, just like Wang and Li. He also implicitly expressed his helplessness that Liu Yiguan had someone above him and he, Old Qiao, was unable to help.

Wang Zirui and Li Jingchen took the opportunity to tell Yang Yuan in front of Governor Qiao about Governor Qiao's calm actions to weaken Liu Yiguan's power.

What this means is that if Master Qiao had not cut off the source of the trouble, Liu Yiguan would have had enough manpower available and the assassination plan at the bridgehead would have been more thorough and complete.

If that were the case, the outcome might not be what it is now.

Yang Yuan implicitly expressed his gratitude to the three men for not fawning on the powerful and for taking care of him in both overt and covert ways.

The fancy sedan was carried by everyone, and the whole hall was filled with harmony for a moment. The case being tried by the three judges in the main hall had not yet been removed, but people in the second hall were already calling each other brothers and acting like close friends.

Fei Yuye was no longer an official, so she waited in the side room.
Fan Jiang knew that she was a close associate of Yang Yuan, and they were a young couple, the man was handsome and the woman was pretty. Fan Jiang didn't believe that there was no special relationship between them.

Didn’t you see that Fei Yuye, who was Yang Yuan’s right-hand man in the machine room, has now become Yang Yuan’s favorite concubine Jiao Luan?
This man, who was originally named Yu and was known as Fang Fei, probably could not escape the clutches of Yang Ziyue.

So Fan Jiang hurriedly prepared the "love letter" according to the template and immediately came to Fei Yuye to ask about her well-being.

When Zhao Yu learned from Prince Jin's Mansion that Yang Yuan had been rescued, he was overjoyed.

If he was not the regent now and it was not easy for him to show his concern for Yang Yuan in a way that was contrary to the relationship between the monarch and his subjects, he would have come directly here.

He immediately sent a eunuch to Lin'an Prefecture to convey the regent's "order" to Qiao Zhen, stating that Yang Yuan should be released without guilt.

When Qiao Zhen received the "order" from the regent, he immediately sent for Fan Jiang, stamped the "order" that had been prepared long ago with his seal, and released Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan had been released, so Fei Yuye was released as well, so Qiao Zhen released her directly.

The prefect of Lin'an, leading the southern and northern judges as well as the various officials and officials of the government office, enthusiastically escorted Yang Yuan out of the government office, as joyfully as if they were sending away the god of plague.

Liu Shangqiu and others were still waiting outside. Yang Yuan had just been kidnapped today, and they didn't want Yang Yuan to get into trouble again, so they decided to escort Yang Yuan all the way back home.

Yang Yuan asked them to wait aside first, and then said to Fei Yuye: "Do you... want to go back with me?"

Fei Yuye said angrily, "You are nameless and have no status. Don't you have any dignity?"

"Well! Give me a few days, I will make some arrangements."

"If you don't make arrangements, do you still want me to make them?"

Fei Yuye rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't worry about me. I'll go home and let mother know I'm safe so she won't worry about me."

Fei Yuye turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped and said to Yang Yuan, "You are a person who does things without restraint. Many people regard you as an alien and want to get rid of you as soon as possible.

You...it's better to bring more people with you. Don't rely on your own strength, you must know that people can make mistakes..."

When Song officials went out, even those of high rank, they would bring followers and servants with them, but it was only for the sake of pomp and convenience, and rarely for protection purposes.

Even Qin Hui did not consider this reason when he went out.

When he was attacked by Shi Quan with a guillotine during his court session, he was surrounded by dozens of followers.

However, his followers did not carry any weapons at the time and relied entirely on sticks to fight. Otherwise, Shi Quan might not be able to pose a threat to him.

From then on, the guards who accompanied him in and out began to carry swords and knives and take strict precautions.

Not only did Yang Yuan not have any guards when he went out, he was even too lazy to bring any servants with him.

On the one hand, it was because he was proud of his martial arts, and on the other hand, it was because he felt restrained.

He would only instruct the "Tongzhou Society" to follow him secretly when he had a purpose in doing something.

This incident reminded him that if it wasn't Baili Bing who approached him after he was drugged, wouldn't he have been beheaded by now?

So without Fei Yuye's reminder, he understood that he should allocate some people to serve as his followers in the future.

Those people may not be as good at martial arts as him, but as bodyguards, they will always pay attention to everything going on around them, but he cannot always focus on this.

However, although he agreed with Fei Yuye's proposal in his heart, Yang Yuan looked relaxed and chuckled:
"Why don't you be my personal bodyguard? Your needle skills are amazing. I'll be safe with you around."

"You are so beautiful. You bullied me and now you want me to be your bodyguard?"

Fei Yuye sneered: "If you don't give me a satisfactory explanation, I will use my silver needles on you to let you know how painful it is to be pricked by someone."

After saying this, Fei Yuye's face suddenly turned red, and she turned around and said hurriedly: "I'm leaving."

"and many more."

Yang Yuan called her, then walked over and whispered a few words to Liu Shangqiu, asking Liu Shangqiu to send a team of people to escort Fei Yuye back.

In fact, the imperial guards in the city have not yet withdrawn. As for safety, there is no time safer than now.

However, the significance of some things does not lie in the things themselves.

Seeing that Yang Yuan actually dispatched a team of soldiers to escort her home, Fei Yuye's mood indeed became inexplicably happy.

Along the way, Fei Yuye made up her mind that she would go to her godmother tomorrow and ask her to seek justice for her.

She would never go to Old Man Song's place.

She has always been proud and arrogant. If she takes her father's letter to Old Man Song, how can she hold her head up in front of Lu Xi? Wouldn't she be inferior to him for the rest of her life?
Therefore, this matter has to be handled by the godmother, who has to negotiate with Old Man Song.

Her godmother loves her and has something on her. As long as she gives the slightest hint, her godmother will definitely support her.

Liu Shangqiu escorted Yang Yuan all the way to Yang's Mansion before he could not wait to leave.

Just now, we only made some hasty arrangements for Leifeng Tower, and there are still many loopholes.

Tomorrow, if the people who go to the underground palace find something wrong and want to escape by water, what should they do?
Or what if the newcomers are highly skilled in martial arts, and the people ambushing near Leifeng Tower are not enough to stop them?
He needed to go back and complete the ambush overnight and replenish his strength.

At this time, the female members of the Yang family were rushing back to the Yang family from the Prince Jin's Mansion. They were hastily greeted by Uncle Ji and others who were guarding the Yang Mansion.

Yang Yuan looked at the backs of Liu Shangqiu and his group as they rode away, and said to Uncle Ji, "Uncle, did Gong Jinquan and his group get lost?"

Uncle Ji said, "They have moved to a new place, but they are still under our surveillance. By the way, they were among the people who attacked you at the bridgehead."

Yang Yuan nodded and said, "I have already asked our people on the way.

It now seems that the people who attacked me at the bridgehead have at least figured out the details of the four groups of people.

One of them was from the New Jinyi Luansi, and the other was from Liu Yiguan.

The third group is Ji Xiang, Hana, and Xiao Nai. The other group is the Jin Kingdom's 'Blood Pagoda' led by Gong Jinquan."

Uncle Ji said, "The only unknown people now are the two mysterious men who threw the drugs at the bridgehead and attacked all parties."

Yang Yuan nodded slowly: "Yes, I just wanted to dig a hole for Tang Canzheng, but I didn't expect it would lead to so many monsters and demons."

Yang Yuan had previously ordered people from the "Tongzhou Society" to track down Liu Yiguan, and they had already discovered that he had a close relationship with Tang Shitui.

Yang Yuan then realized that the person who was really against him was this Minister Tang.

Liu Yiguan alone does not have the strength to bring him down.

He used the same trick against Tang Situi just to make him get deeper and deeper into trouble and bring out more big guys.

Otherwise, it would be a pipe dream for him to overthrow Tang Situi alone.

Yang Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Old man, find an opportunity to tell Liu Shangqiu the whereabouts of Gong Jinquan and others.

These people no longer need to keep jumping around."

Uncle Ji agreed, and Yang Yuan was about to turn around and go back home when he saw Pharmacist Luo and his young apprentice Yan Qingyu standing at the door of the clinic across the intersection.

Seeing Yang Yuan looking at them, Luo Cheng'an bowed deeply and said loudly: "My Lord, you are back safely!"

Yang Yuan looked at the master and disciple, his eyes flashed darkly, and then a smile appeared on his face: "Yes, I was slandered and imprisoned, but now I have cleared my name and am safe."

(End of this chapter)