Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 641: Bird of prey is about to strike, and the humble fly hides its wings

All the civil and military officials in the court welcomed the triumphant army. For such a big move, there was no need to send anyone to announce it. The Yang family naturally knew that Yang Yuan had returned.

The entire Yang Mansion was cleaned and looked brand new. Liu Dazhuang stood on the avenue outside Renmeifang, watching eagerly.

When Yang Yuan led six riders to approach from a distance, Liu Dazhuang was overwhelmed with joy. He turned around and rushed into the alley, shouting, "The Marquis is back, the Marquis is back."

When Yang Yuan brought the six girls to the gate of Yang Mansion, Lu Xi, Dan Niang, Alihu, Xue Bingxin, Qingtang, A Man and Xiao Ata were already waiting in front of the mansion.

Yang Yuan dismounted from his horse and walked quickly forward.

Without waiting for Yang Yuan to speak, Lu Xi said with a smile: "Congratulations, husband, you won a great victory on the front line and had a baby boy, double happiness."

When Yang Yuan didn't see Yingge, he guessed that she had given birth. Otherwise, based on Yingge's physique, she would have given birth tomorrow and she could still be running around with the baby today, walking briskly.

Yang Yuan asked happily: "Yingge gave birth?"

Lu Xi smiled and said, "Yes, it's a big fat boy. The Yang family has a new baby."

"Come on, let's go take a look."

Although Yang Yuan was happy, he did not ignore the girls. He hugged them one by one and was gentle with them.

Yang Yuan's way of expression is rare in this era. It is impossible for a master to be so frivolous at the door.

The servants from other families who came to watch the fun couldn't help but smack their lips, but the girls of the Yang family felt very happy in their hearts.

Especially Alihu. All the women in the Yang family have their own careers or things to rely on, but she only has her own man to rely on.

When Yang Yuan went to Huaidong, news came back from time to time, but until the news of the great victory came back, none of the news was good.

Alihu was worried all day long, worried about Yang Yuan, worried about himself, and even more worried about his unborn child...

Her pillowcase was wet every night, and she didn't know how many times she prayed to the gods and Buddhas.

Now that her man has finally returned safely, Alihu finally feels relieved.

After being hugged gently by Yang Yuan again, Alihu could no longer hold back his tears, which fell down.

"Okay, okay, stop crying. Be careful not to give your child a crying face. That won't look good."

Yang Yuan wiped her tears and coaxed her gently.

Alihu became pregnant after Ugun Yingge. Now Yingge has given birth. According to normal schedule, she will be the next one.

Hearing what Yang Yuan said, Alihu couldn't help but burst into laughter, and said lightly: "Master, you are just trying to scare people. How can this be possible?"

The family chatted and laughed as they entered the mansion, followed by the six girls who were still dressed in military uniforms.

Among the six girls, except Leng Yuchan who has already married into the Yang family, the other five girls have no status in the Yang family.

However, no one was curious enough to ask them about this, and they themselves seemed to have completely forgotten it.

In the flower hall, Yingge was lying on the Arhat couch with a small swaddling baby beside her.

As soon as Yang Yuan came in, Yingge sat up and complained angrily: "Erlang, I wanted to go to the front of the mansion to pick you up, but my sister wouldn't let me go, saying that she was afraid that I would catch a cold."

The sister she was referring to was, of course, Luxi.

Yingge's family is now the most powerful among the Yang family's daughters.

Therefore, apart from Lu Xi's identity as the principal wife and childhood sweetheart, no one else can control her.

Yingge said happily: "Sister, can I take a shower now? Can I eat salty food? My hips are itchy from lying down. I want to get out of bed and walk around..."

Lu Xi glared at her and said, "If you don't want to, stay here and talk to me after you're done with the confinement period."

Yingge screamed and pulled Yang Yuan to complain: "My husband, look at me, I'm like an old hen sitting on eggs, with dishevelled hair and no appearance..."

Yang Yuan didn’t know whether “confinement” was necessary or not, but the rules passed down by ancestors have been followed by people for thousands of years.

If you want to explain the principles of "confinement month", even the people who have inherited this custom may not be able to explain it.

However, this country with a long history has too much common sense passed down from generation to generation, which is summarized from the experience of generations.

There are many things that really can't be explained, but they really make sense.

Yang Yuan also didn't want to make Yingge get sick just for the sake of momentary pleasure.

Yang Yuan then made the final decision: "Listen to your elder sister. If you really feel uncomfortable, ask someone to wipe it with a towel soaked in warm water. Remember to close the doors and windows first to avoid being caught in the wind."

When Yingge heard Yang Yuan's words, she immediately became desperate.

Yang Yuan happily picked up the swaddling clothes, and saw a chubby little baby sleeping soundly with his eyes closed, completely ignoring the people in the room.

Yang Yuan asked happily: "How many days has the baby been born?"

As he said this, he opened the swaddling clothes and took a look.

Pharmacist Luo did not take the patient's pulse wrongly, he was indeed a man with a penis.

Luxi replied, “Six days.”

Yingge was annoyed: "You didn't even look at me, you just went to see your son."

"How long have you been in our house? He just got here, so we have to take a look first."

Yang Yuan smiled and held the child's hand.

Yingge snorted: "Didn't she just give birth to a child? She went through so much hardship and survived a near-death experience..."

"Look at you, you're full of energy. You even have the energy to compete with your son for jealousy. It's okay."

While Yang Yuan was bickering with Yingge, he reached his hand back.

Leng Yuchan understood and handed a gilded silver box to Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan handed the silver box to Yingge and said with a smile, "This is for you. See if you like it." Yingge opened the silver box curiously, and when she saw what was inside, her eyes lit up immediately.

She reached out and took out an ornament from the silver box: a rectangular gold ornament decorated with twined flowers, with several pieces of transparent agate on both sides, followed by jade strips and jade stones of various shapes, strung together with thread to form a strange ornament.

It looks like a necklace, but if it is a necklace, it is a little too long.

Yingge asked happily: "Lie Xiu?"

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Yes, this is a weapon I got. I didn't know its use. After I knew what it was, I thought it would be perfect for you."

"Lielu" is a kind of ornament that the Jurchens love very much.

Compared with the Han people, the Jurchens do not like to add too many jewelry, such as hair accessories, earrings, necklaces, etc. They prefer to add decorations to their clothes.

"Lielu" is a bit like the Han people's "Dilu", which is tied around the waist.

The "Lielu", which is made of precious raw materials and complex craftsmanship, is also a highly sought-after treasure among the nobles of the Jin Dynasty.

Yingge's father had a "Lielu". Yingge had a lot of jewelry, but not a "Lielu". Now she was naturally happy to get such a treasure.

"Thank you. It's not in vain that I gave birth to a son for you." Yingge smiled.

"Has the baby been named?"

Lu Xi said angrily: "Without you, the father, coming back, who dares to name the child?"

Yang Yuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Then... let's call him Yang Sheng? My son was born around the time when I, as his father, won a great victory in the front army."

"cough!"

After hearing this, Yuye couldn't help but cough lightly.

Yang Yuan looked over when he heard the voice. Yuye gave him a quick glance, then immediately looked away as if nothing had happened.

Oh yes!
Yang Yuan suddenly woke up and said, "My eldest son's name is Yang Sheng. If there is another Yang Sheng, the only difference in the tone is that it is easy to confuse them."

Without waiting for the other girls to agree, Yang Yuan immediately changed his words: "It's better to call him Yang Jie. It sounds... better."

……

As for the reward, firstly, the battle reports of the front army have not been fully counted, and secondly, it is not appropriate for the Prince of Jin to represent the government in such matters, otherwise it would be suspected of buying people's hearts.

Yang Yuan had just returned and had a few days off.

The next day, he took his whole family, borrowed the pleasure boat from Prince Jin, and went for a cruise on the West Lake.

Yingge naturally didn't want to stay at home alone, and Yang Yuan couldn't bear it either, so he asked someone to drive the curtained car directly to the door of the flower hall in the back house. Yingge happily got into the car holding Yang Jie.

The news of the emperor's return to the capital has already spread back to the capital. According to the speed of travel, it will take about seven days to reach Lin'an.

Lin'an needs to prepare for welcoming the emperor and the military parade.

This military parade was very different from the one Zhao Yuan had envisioned when he left Beijing.

The Song army had just won a great victory in Huaidong, killing more than 40,000 enemies and capturing more than 20,000 prisoners. This can be said to be a rare and major achievement in the history of the Song Dynasty's fight against the Jin Dynasty.

Yang Yuan did not return to the Censorate for the time being. As the greatest contributor to this battle, he was appointed as the "General Supervisor of the Military Parade" by Prince Jin.

Yang Yuan had seen grand military parades in later generations, so how could he not understand how to do this?

Veteran team, get ready.

The meritorious men who are participating in this battle are ready to go.

He also ordered his men to ride fast horses to Huaidong to escort a group of prisoners back. What's the point of just having a military parade? It would be more fun to have a grand ceremony to present the prisoners.

If the timing was not immature and it was not to cause more conflicts in an atmosphere of universal happiness, Yang Yuan would have wanted to get things done in one go to erect a monument and hold a memorial ceremony for the soldiers who died in the war.

Although Yang Yuan had restrained himself for the sake of the overall situation, his display of military power still made some civil officials feel dissatisfied.

The fact that Yang Yuan had executed seven high-ranking generals of the Sizhou Youyi Army on the battlefield was also discovered, and people began to impeach Yang Yuan.

Zhao Yu did as he promised to Yang Yuan, "Don't pay attention to me, I'll spray it back!"

Zhao Yu called the petitioner over and spit all over his face: "You are not good at fighting. But you are the best at bullshitting.

Killing a general? Killing your grandma's legs! If you have the ability, kill more than 40,000 enemies and capture more than 20,000 prisoners for the Song Dynasty!

He was afraid of fighting in the face of the enemy and did not care about the death of his friendly troops. Shouldn't such a person be executed according to military law?
You actually seek justice for this kind of person. What is your intention? Tell me, what is your intention? "

"Regent, I just think that if anyone wants to kill someone, it should be done by the emperor himself.

As a military supervisor, Yang Yuan killed the general, which was beyond his authority!"

"The Golden Dog is coming, should we wait for the emperor's order before sending out troops?
The commander-in-chief of the Huaidong Army is trapped. Should we wait for the emperor's order and then let the military supervisor take temporary charge of the three armies?
Oh, you jumped out when I was killing the cowardly general?"

"Regent, you acted in an emergency, which is different from Yang Yuan beheading the general afterwards!"

"Who said it was afterward? The frontline troops suffered heavy losses, and all the soldiers were injured.

When rewarding merits, we can slowly calculate and do it slowly. When punishing mistakes, we can also slowly figure it out and do it slowly?
Do you still want to maintain the morale of the army? If a mutiny is provoked, can you afford to bear the consequences? "

"Your Majesty, you are making a far-fetched argument. Isn't there a mutiny?"

"Nonsense, there was no mutiny, wasn't it because the deserters were executed?"

The attacks on Yang Yuan were not organized or systematic, but rather revengeful acts by some ministers who strictly followed procedural justice and some who had personal grudges against Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan has achieved great success this time, and they also know that these criticisms will not have much impact on Yang Yuan, but... it's okay to disgust him a little and vent their anger, right?

The ruling official Tang Situi, the official of the Ministry of Personnel Tan Yingwen and others did not participate in this war of words from beginning to end.

It seems that their arrogance has been completely crushed.

(End of this chapter)