Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 662: New Outlook (Added for JJM Leader)

In early spring in February, the south of the Yangtze River is already bright and beautiful.

Since the Chinese New Year, the court has obviously slowed down the pace of some things and relaxed the standards of some things.

The court's trade with Jin has been fully restored, and the maritime ban has been lifted.

But the prerequisite for all this is that the Jin Kingdom admits defeat to the Song Dynasty and becomes a vassal of the Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty has always had a huge trade surplus with the Jin Dynasty, so this sanction is unnecessary.

Of course, restricted items are still strictly prohibited from sale, and the items that can be traded are mainly luxury goods and daily necessities.

Although the maritime ban was lifted, the State of Song began to formally form a navy.

Previously, the navy focused mainly on inland warfare and training, but now the main training direction is naval warfare.

Given that the navy is a money-eating beast and the Song State now needs to recuperate, at this stage only Yanpu is used as a dock, and the Yanpu Imperial Navy is established, with Liu Shangqiu's third brother-in-law Lin Rongyue as the commander-in-chief.

All rewards and pensions were distributed in a timely manner to the officers and soldiers who participated in the war in the Lianghuai region.

It happened that the imperial court had set up a period for self-reporting, and many officials returned the stolen money and reported themselves. As a result, after rewards and pensions were paid to the soldiers who had been injured or made meritorious contributions, the money in the treasury was actually much more than before.

This made Emperor Zhao Yuan both happy and angry.

On the one hand, the national treasury and the internal treasury are full, which is a good thing.

On the other hand, doesn’t it also show how corrupt those officials are?
The emperor was moved and sympathized with the people's suffering, so he exempted the people in Lianghuai and western Sichuan from taxes for one year.

The imperial examination of the Song Dynasty is about to begin again.

Various corresponding election examinations are in progress, and students from all over the country are busy preparing for them.

After experiencing political turmoil and the baptism of war, the entire Song Dynasty began to regain its vitality.

The strong vitality of the Song Dynasty's economy showed a recovery speed far exceeding that of the Jin Dynasty, and the effects of various measures were almost immediate.

Except that some news coming back from the southwestern border area often makes people feel uneasy.

The three major factions of the Western Army are the Wu family, the Yang family and the Guo family.

The Wu family is now on the front line facing the Western Xia.

But now there are often rumors that the Wu family has monopolized more than 70% of Xichuan's external business, including internal business and Tubo, and that some people are secretly trading with Western Xia.

On the Yang family side, news often came out that the old commander Yang Zheng was moody and liked to kill people for no reason.

As for the Guo family, ever since the death of the old coach Guo Hao, the sons are still young and cannot take on the responsibility for the time being.

For a time, not only was there an endless power struggle within the Guo family, but former Guo generals also often committed crimes and attempted to take over the family.

At a time when the imperial court was formulating a policy of easing tensions with the north and focusing on internal development, with the southwest becoming the focus of military strategic attention, these news about the three major southwestern corps often made people feel uneasy.

The Song court had actually known about the Northern Jin's small moves for a long time, but after some secret discussions between the emperor and his ministers, they continued to support the Northern Jin as if they knew nothing about it.

The two places are separated by the Kingdom of Jin, and there is currently no conflict of interest. On the contrary, there are sufficient reasons for them to support each other.

The Jin Kingdom lost 60,000 to 70,000 elite soldiers in one battle, so it stopped fighting and pledged loyalty to the Song Dynasty because of the existence of the New Jin.

The contradiction between Northern Jin and Southern Jin is irreconcilable, and the two sides will have a war sooner or later. It is not a bad thing for Northern Jin to suck more blood from the Tatars to strengthen itself.

The State of Song had planted a stake in the New Jin. Moreover, if the New Jin relied heavily on military aid from the State of Song, it would suppress their own arms production.

This is what Yang Yuan, the Imperial Counselor, said in a secret report that contained a detailed analysis of the Jin strategy, and the emperor agreed with it deeply.

The Mongolia of today is still nothing like the behemoth it will be in the future, so Yang Yuan did not mention a word about the harm it would cause.

It would not be convincing to say it at this time, and it would make people think that he is a charlatan.

However, since Yang Yuan became the Imperial Counselor, he looked like a gang leader who wore a suit, tie and gold-rimmed glasses, and really turned into a gentleman. This greatly changed the impression of Yang Yuan among many court officials.

The news that Yang Yuan was promoted to Duke of a County, advanced to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and became a Counselor also spread to Gyeongju in Goryeo along with the merchant ships that provided aid to the Jin army.

When Mr. Jin heard the news, he immediately ran to find his eldest granddaughter.

During this period, Jin Yuzhen has been living in her mother's home with her children.

After playing the role of a good husband and a good father for about half a month, Wang Shuai felt extremely bored, so he left, making an excuse that there were many trade matters that needed his personal resolution.

When he left, he and Jin Yuzhen both breathed a sigh of relief.

The child's name is Wang Congyang, and his birthday is only nine days later than Alihu's child.

It is said that this name was chosen by the couple after careful research for a long time and they found it to be the most auspicious name.

Jin Yuzhen did miss Yang Yuan, but ever since her belly started to grow and she felt the beating of a little life inside it, all other men had to take second place in her heart.

The first one, of course, is her own flesh and blood.

The child is still young, and Jin Yuzhen is neither comfortable with letting him sail across the ocean nor willing to leave him to be taken care of by others, so the trip to the Song Dynasty has not started yet.

In the room, Kim Ok-jeong was teasing her beloved baby with her sister Tae-hee, when old man Kim walked in excitedly.

Before anyone even entered the door, the old man called out loudly: "Yuzhen, Yuzhen, good news."

"Eh? Tae Hee, you're here too." Old Master Jin was startled, then waved his hand and said, "Go out first. Grandpa has something to say to your sister."

After sending Tae Hee away, Old Master Jin said joyfully, "Ok Jung, do you know? News just came from Song State that Master Yang Yuan has been promoted to Duke of a County and has been promoted to the position of Counselor."

Old Master Jin was well versed in the official system of the Song Dynasty. He said to Jin Yuzhen happily, "Do you know what this means? This means that the probability of Yang Yuan becoming the prime minister of the Song Dynasty in the future is almost 90%! Hahahaha..."

The old man's face was full of red. He said, "He is still so young. As long as our Jin family maintains a good relationship with Yang Yuan, my great-grandson can benefit from his help."

Jin Yuzhen sniffed and thought, "Even if we don't maintain the relationship, Yang can still help. He is her own son, how could he not care about him?"

Tae Hee was playing with his little nephew when he was kicked out for no apparent reason.

She wrinkled her nose and was about to walk away, but suddenly she turned back and squatted under the window to eavesdrop.

Then I heard my grandfather's powerful voice coming from the window: "But we are still too far away from Song State, and it is not easy to travel back and forth.

As Yang Yuan gets promoted, our Jin family needs his protection more and more, but we have almost nothing to give him.

Yuzhen, what do you think of grandpa's last suggestion? If we marry Tae Hee to Yang Yuan, our relationship will be stable. "

Jin Yuzhen held her son in her arms, gently patted his smooth little bottom, and reluctantly evaded the question: "Once Tae Hee gets married, it will be very difficult for us to see her again. She is only thirteen years old, Grandpa, are you willing to let her go?"

Old Master Jin said: "Thirteenth is already old enough to get married. Besides, since the Tang Dynasty, our king has accepted the title conferred by the emperor of the Central Plains.

Our Goryeo is now a vassal of the Song Dynasty again. Yang Yuan is as honorable as a king in our Goryeo, so he will not treat that girl badly. "

Tae Hee squatted under the window, holding her skirt, her big eyes staring in fear, like a little rabbit.

Grandpa, are you going to marry me so far away?

Then...then I will never see my grandparents, parents and sister again in my life, right?

And my lovely little nephew.

Tae Hee was very reluctant, and if her sister hadn't helped her stop her, she would have jumped out and shouted her opposition.

Jin Yuzhen thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa, our Jin family is a famous family in Goryeo after all. Mr. Yang has a wife. If our daughter becomes his concubine, wouldn't it be ridiculed if it gets out?"

Jin Taigong sneered: "Who would laugh at me? They are just saying the grapes are sour because they can't eat them. They laugh at me, but in their hearts they just wish they could be replaced by a girl from their family.

What is the status of Mr. Yang Yuan now? If he came to Goryeo, he would be on equal footing with our king. Would it be unfair to Tae Hee to follow him?"

Jin Yuzhen couldn't bear the pressure, so she thought of a way to delay and said, "Since this is the case, why don't you wait for me to test my younger sister's attitude first.

You also know that this girl is gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, and her personality is even more stubborn than mine.

Lest she be sent to Song against her will, and if she displeases Master Yang, it would backfire."

Jin Taigong thought about it and nodded, "You are right, let's test her attitude first."

Tae Hee squatted outside the window, screaming in her heart: "No need to try, I won't marry, I don't want to marry to Song State, I have never even been out of Gyeongju, I will never see my relatives again."

Jin Taigong stood up and said, “The king recently sent people to Gyeongju to ask Tae Hee to marry King Wang Chen of Gangneung.

If Tae Hee doesn't want to marry to Song, then it's also good for her to marry Prince Wang Chen."

Outside the window, little Tae Hee widened his eyes again: I just went to Kaifeng to pay New Year's greetings to my uncle during the Chinese New Year, why does he still want to marry me?

Polygamy was allowed in Goryeo, and incestuous marriage was very prevalent.

For example, Wang Jian, the founding king of Goryeo, had nine princesses, six of whom were married to his half-brothers.

Marriages between uncles and nephews, and between aunts and nephews, are even more common. King Injong of Goryeo, who died just over ten years ago, married two of his aunts as concubines.

Apparently, little Tae Hee was noticed by Prince Gangneung when he went to Kaesong to pay New Year's greetings to his relatives.

Thinking of her uncle's appearance and age, little Tae Hee was so scared that she sat down on the ground with cold hands and feet.

It was a cold spring day, and the snow was beginning to melt outside the window, making my butt feel a little cold for a moment.

……

Ever since Yang Yuan went to Menxia Province, he knew how to keep a low profile.

He became less prickly and began to perform his duties in an orderly manner every day. Gradually, his colleagues in the Ministry of Personnel also dared to hang out with him.

Otherwise, with his reputation of causing trouble wherever he goes, everyone would really feel a little taboo.

Yang Yuan decided to steadily gain experience as a censor. After three years, he would be thirty years old.

At the age of thirty, he will be able to stand on his own feet. At that time, he will most likely be given a term of office outside the capital, serving as the governor of a large state, and then come back to become the ruler, which is four years earlier than Tang Shitui who is now waiting to be beheaded.

Yang Yuan was sitting in the car, on his way to the government office to take up his post. He was thinking, when he suddenly felt the car stop abruptly. Da Zhuang shouted from the front of the car: "Who dares to block the road? Didn't you see the official title flag on the car?"

Then, a clear voice came: "I see. May I ask if the person in the car is Mr. Yang, the Imperial Counselor?"

"Exactly. How?"

"I have a complaint, and I hope Mr. Yang will do justice for me!"

(End of this chapter)