Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 656: So Embarrassing (Additional Chapter for the Leader of the Alliance)
Yang Yuan failed to take charge of investigating the case of regicide and usurpation of the throne.

However, although this case was jointly handled by three judicial departments, it was top secret and a completely closed secret investigation.

In terms of specific operations, Tang Situi, Tan Yingwen, Pan Hengjiu, Ye Yizhang and others were all detained on charges of corruption.

What the government needs is not for these officials to be condemned by the public and cursed for eternity, but the stability of the Zhao Song dynasty.

It had a very bad impact that the ruling official and the Ministry of Personnel were involved in the conspiracy to usurp the throne.

Moreover, once the truth about their usurpation of the throne and rebellion is revealed, the former Crown Prince Zhao Chen will have to be publicly exposed.

Therefore, all sanctions against them are imposed in the name of combating corruption.

This time the crackdown on corruption was much more swift and vigorous than when Yang Yuan was in the Censorate.

Because it is very efficient.

Soon, Minister Zhang was escorted back from Huaidong.

Bin Zhong who died by hitting his head against a pillar in the Honglu Temple, Lei Yingxing from the Ministry of War who had one of his eyes gouged out by Luo Tingxia, and the scholars Lü Zhuwei and Ye Quan who kept jumping... were all imprisoned on charges of corruption.

In the Yang Mansion, Lord Yang, who had already been promoted to the founding duke of a county, was waiting to have a baby.

Alihu is about to give birth.

This time, Yang Yuan had the rare opportunity to stay in the mansion and welcome the birth of his baby as soon as possible.

Less than quarter of an hour after the loud cry of the baby was heard in the delivery room, the cleaned baby was wrapped in swaddling clothes and handed to Yang Yuan.

"This child is the first one I personally delivered, so let's call him Yang Qin."

Yang Yuan, who always named his children casually, said loudly.

He said it intentionally for Alihu to hear.

In the delivery room, Alihu, who was sweating profusely, smiled sweetly after hearing this.

Yang Yuan knew that Alihu would feel a little inferior and sensitive when facing other women, so he was intentionally protecting her.

In this era, whether a woman can stand tall at home depends either on a powerful family, a husband who dotes on her, or a promising son. There is no other way.

"My dear husband, you are too casual in naming your child. Yang Jie is a good name, but Yang Qin... It's not appropriate to name a boy with the word Qin, right?"

Lu Xi, who didn't understand Yang Yuan's good intentions, quickly reminded him.

Although this child is not born to Luxi, she still has to call her mother. If she doesn't support her, who will?

Even if she is your biological mother, as long as she is not the mistress of the house, according to etiquette she can only be called aunt.

Luxi also knew that Alihu had no one to rely on, and hoped that her second brother could show more respect for her and not be so casual.

"Well……"

Yang Yuan didn't want to speak his mind directly. At least until now, the family members were still harmonious and there was no grudge between them. Who were you trying to criticize?
So, he thought about it and suddenly thought of a homonymous word, Qin.

In the past few days, some retired ministers have been invited back to the capital, saying that the emperor wants to visit and meet with some of them.

In fact, it was just to arrange a "hearing before the emperor" to determine whether Yan Shen was the former crown prince.

Among them were two Jinshi who had passed the imperial examinations in the sixth year of Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty. Both of them had dealt with the former Crown Prince Zhao Chen and had just been brought to Beijing. One of them was Zhou Qin and the other was Su Qin, both of whom happened to have the word "Qin" in their names.

So Yang Yuan easily thought of this word.

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "What's wrong with the word 'qin'? However, our son will be very successful in the future. If outsiders also call him 'qin', it seems like they are taking advantage of us. So... let's call him 'qin', which means 'respected and admired'."

Lu Xi thought about it and said happily: "This is good. It sounds solemn and majestic."

Alihu was listening in the room, and his heart was filled with gratitude towards Luxi, the mistress of the house.

"Qin'er, Yang Qin, my child..." Alihu couldn't help but shed tears of happiness.

Perhaps, the greatest happiness in her life was to be called upon like a conscripted man to serve Lord Yang Yuan on Huanxi Ridge in the far north.

From that moment on, her life trajectory had a completely different future.

……

In fact, there were not many officials who participated in the Jin people's plan to change the day.

But their actual crimes were regicide and treason, not corruption.

Therefore, many officials were implicated, and all of them were arrested, demoted, exiled or dismissed on charges of corruption.

However, all the investigators and people involved in the case are very secretive about the real crimes.

This made many officials who were completely unaware of the situation feel a little uneasy.

Upon seeing this, Yang Yuan suddenly came up with an idea, so he submitted a memorial to the emperor as the Left Counselor.

When Doctor Yang submitted the letter, the whole court immediately paid close attention.

It’s really because this guy is so good at causing trouble.

During his tenure in the Privy Council's Machine Room, he handled a series of major cases that shocked the court and the public, including the Ma Huang Crossbow Case and the Arab Merchants' Private Trade Case.

When he started his career as a civil servant, he became even more free and the first thing he did was to redress the injustice done to Yue Pengju.

Now he has gone to the Menxia Province to serve as a counselor, but no one knows what he wants to do next.

As soon as Yang Yuan submitted this memorial, officials from the Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel rushed to the Ministry of State Affairs to inquire about the news.

Before they left, people from the six ministries came to the Secretariat under various names.

Soon, they knew the content of Yang Yuan's first memorial as the Imperial Counselor.

Yang Yuan's memorial naturally explained the motivation, reasons, expected results, and effects, but there was only one thing:
The imperial court set a deadline to allow corrupt officials to surrender themselves.

As long as the corrupt officials surrender themselves and actively return the stolen money, their sentences can be reduced or they can be exempted from punishment.

The court is now "vigorously cracking down on corruption", and even the prime ministers Tang Xianggong, the Ministry of Personnel Tianguan and Tan Shangshu were quickly arrested. And the court's punishment of them is extremely severe.

In the past, for a high-ranking official of this level and charged with such a crime, the most he would get would be demoted to become a prefect or governor.

But this time, it is said that they will be sentenced to death by beheading, and all their properties will be confiscated, their families will be exiled to the border, and they will never be pardoned.

This is an unprecedented severe punishment.

However, not a single court official wrote a letter to impeach the emperor or criticize the harsh punishment.

The pressure on people is really too great. It is feasible to take advantage of this favorable situation and encourage corrupt officials to surrender voluntarily.

The government quickly approved Yang Yuan's suggestions and made him responsible for accepting surrenders and returning the stolen goods.

Yang Yuan is now a Counselor and has no judicial power, which means that as long as he surrenders to the court and actively returns the stolen money, he will most likely not have to go to jail.

Compared to those punishments where one will be beheaded, his property will be confiscated, and his entire family will be exiled to a remote frontier and never allowed to return, it is naturally wise to surrender oneself.

It was a rare opportunity for Yang Yuan to take on a job that would not offend anyone and could benefit others.

Of course, most of the officials with a history of corruption are still hoping for the best and waiting to see what happens.

However, some of them had very poor psychological quality and could not withstand the pressure, so they ran to Menxia Province to surrender to Dr. Yang.

Once someone takes the lead, others will become restless.

As a result, as soon as Yang Yuan arrived at the Menxia Province, his "business was booming", and the court's "fengzhuang treasury" became visibly fuller.

……

As soon as Fei Yuye grabbed a fruit, her mother Tan slapped her back onto the fruit plate and took the plate away.

"Eat, eat, eat. You're still eating. You always said you wanted to lose weight, but you're not going to lose weight now, are you? Look, you've gained weight."

Fei Yuye looked down at herself and found that her waist was still so thin and she wasn't fat.

Because her surname contains the word "fat", she is particularly sensitive about fat and always wants to lose weight.

But Erlang said that it would be more charming if she were a little fatter.

My godmother also said that she would be more charming if she had a little more flesh.

She had seen her godmother's body, which was slightly plumper than hers, and indeed...

Even she, a woman, couldn't help blushing when she saw it, and found it particularly fascinating.

So, she also wants to gain some weight.

So, her mother was always worried that she would be hungry, but now she is worried that she would be too full?
Tan placed the fruit plate in front of herself and frowned: "My daughter, you keep evading me. I can't stand it anymore. Do you know how old you will be after this year? Twenty! Twenty! Not in lunar years, but in years! Oh my God..."

Tan stroked her forehead with her hand, feeling extremely distressed: "I am a 20-year-old girl. What sin have I committed? My daughter is already 20 years old and still has no husband..."

As Tan spoke, she was about to cry again.

Fei Yuye smiled awkwardly: "Mom, I actually... I really... I have someone."

"what!"

Tan sneered, tilted her face 45 degrees, and stubbornly refused to let the tears flow down: "You have someone? What the hell! You have someone, but you can't see or touch him? Daughter, don't hide it from me anymore."

Tan looked at Fei Yuye painfully: "Tell me the truth, are you...are you...are you..."

"Ok?"

Fei Yuye first looked at her mother's hesitant appearance with some curiosity, and then suddenly her face turned red.

Could it be... Could it be that my mother already knows about my relationship with Jilang...

How did she know?

I have only been close to Erlang at my godmother’s house, so does she know that I am with my godmother…

Oh, it’s so embarrassing, I don’t want to live anymore!
Once her mother knew about this private matter, Fei Yuye suddenly felt hot all over and couldn't control her shame.

"Mother, could it be that... you... you already know?"

When Tan saw her daughter's appearance, her heart sank to the bottom of the valley: "It's over! It's really true! No wonder she is reluctant to get married. She really... She really doesn't like men, but likes to have some fake affairs with women, and do things to polish her own mirror."

For a moment, Mrs. Tan looked as pale as death.

How could the Fei family have such an unfilial daughter!

She felt sorry for the Fei family because she was unable to pass on her husband's family line. Now she only had one daughter, and she...

Tan felt that she had no face to live any longer.

Fei Yuye felt extremely embarrassed for a moment when she thought that her mother might have known about her "threesome" trick.

"Mother, my daughter...my daughter...I will go find my godmother and arrange the marriage as soon as possible."

After saying this, Fei Yuye ran away. As soon as she ran out of the flower hall, she covered her burning cheeks.

Oh my God, how did I reveal my identity and how did my mother find out?
It's so shameful, so shameful, so shameful, ugh...

Mrs. Tan stood at the door of the flower hall. She was distraught when she saw her daughter running away in shame.

At this point, she no longer had any doubts about her guess.

Suddenly, she thought, where can my daughter find someone to marry at this time? She...she won't bring a female husband back to see me, right?

When Mrs. Tan thought of such a horrible scene, she shuddered. If her daughter dared to do that, she would die in front of her daughter!

PS: There are still two chapters to be written about speaking frankly and clearly about the leader, and one chapter about being the leader of JJM.

(End of this chapter)