Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 640 Change of formation
The imperial guards marched in formation. The front team had already entered the gate of Wulin, and the whole team just stopped.

After the song "Man Jiang Hong" was finished, the lingering sound remained.

The lingering sound is not the real song that is sung, but the song in the hearts of countless people.

That sad and powerful song seemed to still echo in everyone's heart.

The imperial guards who had just sung the song were already standing in silence like a mountain.

The blade is curled, the armor is broken, and the shield is riddled with holes...

Even they all had wounds on their bodies, but they were the most glorious medals.

The Song Dynasty has always emphasized that "all other things are inferior, only reading is superior."

But now, among the eight thousand soldiers, every one of them had armor, broken shields and wounds on their bodies. This was so shocking that even the most cunning person could not say a word to belittle them at this moment.

Zhao Qu calmed himself down and looked at the team again.

This time, he saw Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan got off the horse and walked towards him quickly.

Ministers including Zhao Qu, Shen Gai and Tang Situi could all see that one of Yang Yuan's legs landed very lightly, just for slight support, without exerting any force.

Zhao Qu frowned. The battle report did not say that he was injured.

When Yang Yuan came closer, Zhao Yu asked in a deep voice, "Is your leg injured?"

Yang Yuan said: "It was just shot by an arrow, it's not serious."

He patted his armor, not the wound: "It will heal in a few days."

Zhao Yu heaved a sigh of relief, a smile spread across his face: "Ziyue, the military exploits you have made this time are as heavy as a mountain!"

Yang Yuan said: "All the characters given by the government are good."

Zhao Yu laughed loudly: "In this case, when the emperor comes back, I will ask him to give you another name."

"What word?"

"Beiding!"

The two chatted for a while, and then Yang Yuan went forward to meet ministers such as Shen Gai and Tang Situi.

Everyone couldn't help but praise Yang Yuan.

Even officials who had different views from Yang Yuan were happy that Yang Yuan had made great military achievements as a civil official.

Because in this matter, Yang Yuan's success means the success of civil officials.

They will have more reasons to get involved in the military in the future.

The generals must be held down tightly.

This is the unanimous opinion of most civil officials, regardless of their loyalty or treachery.

The King of Jin invited Yang Yuan to board the chariot and go into the city with him, and the army followed behind.

The entry ceremony was very simple.

All the civil and military officials in the court came together to welcome him to show their respect for these soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country.

The trend of valuing culture over military affairs should be reversed little by little.

If the Song Dynasty could possess the martial virtue of being as powerful as the Han Dynasty and the prosperous Tang Dynasty, with eyes lighting up when hearing about the war, why would we worry that the backbone of the Song Dynasty court could not stand up straight?

However, replenishing the marrow and producing blood must be done slowly and cannot be done quickly.

The soldiers are all injured. It would be inappropriate to let them wander around the city.

The Sansi Yamen had already prepared wine and meat, and would pick up their comrades and celebrate their success as soon as the brief entry ceremony was over.

Imperial Street, a three-story teahouse facing the street.

Many teahouses were already crowded, but here on the third floor, there were only two people.

Although there are only two people, the money they earn by booking this floor would be earned by accommodating guests on two floors.

Seeing Zhao Qu and Yang Yuan sitting in the carriage, whispering to each other as they moved along the Imperial Street, he clenched his fists slightly.

"The Jin Kingdom was defeated on the battlefield in Lianghuai. Lord Fifth, what should we do?"

"Your Highness, why worry? Taoist Tang has made every possible plan. We have contingency plans for all our plans. Just follow the second plan."

After hearing this, Yan Shen's back stiffened slightly: "The second plan... is it too dangerous?"

The Fifth Buddha standing next to him turned his head and glanced at him. His slightly hooked nose made his eyes look sinister: "Are you scared, Prince?"

He was silent.

The Fifth Buddha smiled slightly: "Prince, you thought that the first plan would be successful without bloodshed and allow you to successfully rule the world, but your two cousins..."

The Fifth Buddha pointed at Zhao Yu who was walking on the street and said, "How can we still be friendly and call each other brothers?"

The Fifth Buddha sneered: "Prince is deceiving himself."

Yan Shen's face looked very ugly, but he could not refute the words of the Fifth Buddha.

The Fifth Buddha sighed and said, "However, the court has changed the situation, and with the Jin army coming to the city with great victory, the prince's throne will be more stable. Now our army was careless and suffered a defeat. We can't get help from outside forces. It is indeed a bit troublesome."

The Fifth Buddha looked at Yan Shen coldly and said, "So, at this time, Prince, please put away your useless compassion. It is God's will that Zhao Yuan die!"

Yan Shen was silent for a long time, then nodded slowly.

……

According to the plan communicated with Yang Yuan in advance, this parade-like ceremony of entering the city to boast of merit did not go through the entire Imperial Street.

As they were approaching an increasingly lively area, the army turned out of Lin'an City and headed for the Sanya Forbidden Army's garrison.

The Prince of Jin, Shen Gai and other civil and military officials escorted the soldiers back to the camp, where a large pot had already been set up and pigs and sheep were slaughtered.

The King of Jin held the wine bowl in his hand, comforted and encouraged all the soldiers on the reviewing platform, and toasted them.

Zhao Mi of the Privy Council and Prime Minister Shen Gai toasted them on behalf of the chief military officers and the chief civil officials respectively, and only then did all the civil and military officials in the court return to the city.

Only after they left could the soldiers let off steam and eat and drink to their heart's content.

Prince of Jin Zhao Yu brought Yang Yuan back to the palace. Just as they passed the ceremonial gate, two little girls ran out from the flowers on the side of the road.

"General Yang..."

When Zhao Ning'er saw Yang Yuan in armor, looking as mighty and handsome as a god, she somehow blurted out the title "General".

"Jiaguo?"

Yang Yuan saw Zhao Ning'er, whose eyebrows and eyes were as pretty as paintings and whose cheeks were rosy, and squatted down happily. He smiled and said, "Your Highness, you look very healthy. Have you been eating well and practicing boxing recently?"

Although Luo Cheng'an is a spy, his method of treating people with weak constitutions is really effective.

Because of the little princess's special status, acupuncture and massage were performed by the female medical officer beside Zhao Ning'er when she was treated.

Therefore, Luo Chengan's escape did not affect the female medical officer's continued treatment of her body.

When Yang Yuan squatted down and talked to Zhao Ning'er face to face, the little princess's face turned even redder.

At that time, those people from the Fang family were shouting about Yang Yuan's ugly deeds all over the streets. Among them, they mentioned that when Yang Yuan was imprisoned, he asked someone to send beautiful women to the prison to keep him company.

Although the person who spread the rumor knew his limits and did not dare to reveal Zhao Ning'er's identity, the heroine of the rumor was her after all.

Ning'er heard it. Even though she was still young and ignorant about many things, she was instinctively a little shy every time she saw Yang Yuan from then on.

Zhao Ning'er replied shyly, "Yes...yes, I am still learning swordsmanship from Sister Feng Niang."

"Oh?"

Yang Yuan looked to the side. Li Fengniang was much older than the little princess. In another year, she would reach the legal marriage age in the Song Dynasty and would already be a little beauty.

Li Fengniang said to Yang Yuan with a stern face, "My father said he would entrust me to my uncle's care. But whenever I came to Lin'an, my uncle ran away. Are you deliberately avoiding me?"

Yang Yuan spread his hands and said, "Feng Niang is so smart, do you think I'd be that smart?"

"That's because we are not compatible and we are not destined to be uncle and nephew."

Li Fengniang raised her chin proudly: "If you continue like this, I won't call you uncle anymore."

Yang Yuan is still thinking about currying favor with her father who commands a large army.

The old fox Li Dao is now playing the role of Yue Fei back then. He is the commander-in-chief of all the imperial troops stationed in Ezhou, and the commander-in-chief of the Jingxiang war zone in central Song Dynasty.

Yang Yuan laughed dryly and said, "Incompatible horoscopes? Impossible, absolutely impossible! Our horoscopes must be very compatible.

How about this, I will invite you to my home tomorrow and take you to visit West Lake."

Li Fengniang's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Yang Yuan extended a little finger: "Hook."

Li Fengniang giggled, then made a pinky promise with Yang Yuan, looking very excited.

Zhao Ning'er blushed and said, "Aunt...Uncle, Ning'er wants to go too."

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, let's go together. But we have to get the approval of the Empress Dowager."

Zhao Ning'er nodded sweetly: "Yes, I will tell the Empress Dowager as soon as I return to the palace in the evening."

Zhao Yu said impatiently, "Alright, alright, you two yellow-haired girls, go play by yourselves. Erlang, let's go."

Zhao Qu took Yang Yuan to the study, and Yang Yuan told him some things that he was embarrassed to say in front of others before.

For example, Yang Yuan's experience of being on the front line made him think about the military system of the Song Dynasty.

Yang Yuan knew that Zhao Qu had a great influence on the emperor, and it would be easier for the emperor to be convinced if some ideas for reform were expressed through his mouth.

Therefore, he had to first explain the pros and cons to Zhao Qu.

Afterwards, Yang Yuan talked about how he executed seven generals of the Sizhou Youyi Army.

Zhao Yu understood the reason why Yang Yuan killed the generals, and said viciously: "Good kill! These bastards deserve to be killed!

Don't worry, if anyone dares to find fault with this matter, I will spit at him to death."

After Zhao Yu finished speaking, he looked Yang Yuan up and down a few times, and said with a chuckle, "You know what, you really made me proud. This battle was so exciting!
I tell you, we Song Dynasty have never been afraid of fighting water battles. We Song Dynasty have never been afraid of attacking or defending cities. But this field battle... Hey!"

Zhao Yu shook his head, and suddenly laughed, "I didn't expect that you would either not fight or fight hard. This time, the Jin Kingdom must be very painful."

Yang Yuan's face froze, "Your Majesty, our Song army also suffered heavy casualties."

Zhao Yu nodded: "If it weren't for this, and Xixia was not peaceful, my Song Dynasty could at least gather a hundred thousand troops and take back a large area of ​​territory while the Jin Kingdom was seriously injured. But..."

Zhao Qu laughed evilly a few times and said, "Xinjin will definitely take action after knowing this. It will be hard for the thief Liang in the future, hehe, goose, goose, goose..."

Yang Yuan quickly discussed some of the questions he could think of with Zhao Yu, then he looked at the sky and said to Zhao Yu, "Is there anything else, Your Majesty? If not, I will leave now."

When he rushed to Huaidong, Yingge was about to give birth, and he didn't know whether she had given birth or not.

Luxi was very sensible and would not use the military post to convey these family matters to the battlefield between the two armies to disturb him.

He couldn't care about these things while in the army, but now that the war is over, how could he not be anxious.

Yang Yuan was now reporting the war to the regent of a country, but he was so disrespectful, and Zhao Qu fell for it.

Zhao Yu was not angry at all after hearing this. He laughed and said, "Go ahead, go ahead, you are such a loser. You have only been away from home for a short time, and you already miss your beautiful wife and concubines?
Speaking of which, I got two more beauties a few days ago. Hey, don’t leave, I haven’t finished talking yet…”

PS: I won’t have to inform you every day in the future. As long as a chapter has more than 3,000 words, there will definitely be another chapter during the day.

If there is no daytime, I will need to specifically inform everyone of the reason~
(End of this chapter)