Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 810 Wandering

The water in the upper reaches of the Yellow River is very clear.

It is when it flows through the Loess Plateau that it gradually turns yellow.

So, the ice here is also very crystal clear.

The sky in the distance is blue and the clouds in the sky are white.

Under the blue sky and white clouds, the distant mountains are green.

Nearby, the ice piled on the water is crystal clear.

On the clear water under the ice is a khaki-colored cowhide raft.

The cowhide raft is not inflatable, but is filled with straw and other things that are easy to float.

Therefore, even if the sharp corners of the ice pierce one or two tires, it will not sink.

The cowhide raft was quietly leaning on the ice, occasionally being carried by the current and shaking gently a few times.

Kaifeng Prefecture Shao Yin Liu Sheng, Tuoba Heiyi, Yang Wanli, Yang Shou, Han Jingbei and others watched from afar.

Looking at the khaki raft beside the ice and snow, Ren Xiang in black and Yang Yuan in white were talking from the bright sunshine to the setting sun.

The wind on the water surface has become cooler.

The two people were like old friends who had not seen each other for many years, and they seemed to have endless things to talk about.

This was the feeling Tuoba Heiyi had when he watched from afar.

He didn't think the two men were negotiating, but he couldn't think of any reason to think they were not negotiating.

When Yang Yuan waved, the boatman rowed the raft over, the two sides exchanged people, and then bowed and said goodbye.

When they each paddled to the side of "Jiudu", Yang Yuan and Ren Dejing had completely regained their normal expressions.

Military Supervisor Han felt that Yang Yuan would at least reveal to him a little bit about what he had talked about with Ren Dejing for half a day.

Even if you just make up some excuse to cover it up.

But Yang Yuan said nothing.

When returning to Shatuo City, Yang Yuan did not ride a horse, but got on a carriage.

Military Supervisor Han thought he would say something this time, but Yang Yuan still said nothing.

He seemed very tired and began to doze off while leaning against the wall of the carriage until the carriage wobbled into Shatuo City.

As a military supervisor, Han Jingbei shouldn't know nothing.

Along the way, he wanted to question Yang Yuan many times, but as he looked at Yang Yuan, whose eyes were closed but whose aura was inexplicably stronger, he finally asked nothing.

Yang Yuan got out of the car and walked back to his room without saying a word.

Shi Han, who came forward, was very tactful. When he saw Yang Yuan's puzzled expression, he tactfully shut up.

After Yang Yuan closed the door, Shi Han raised his eyebrows at Han Jingbei, Yang Wanli and others, hoping to get an explanation from them.

But they just shook their heads at Shi Han.

What happened today had a huge impact on Yang Yuan's spirit. He felt sad, happy, melancholy, helpless...

All kinds of emotions are intertwined and difficult to describe.

He didn't expect that Yan Min would come into this world with him and that they each had a new identity.

They have all been integrated into this world and have a brand new life.

However, for him, this colorful life is something he is happy to embrace.

For Yan Min, it is obvious that she has been in deep torture all these years.

Yang Yuan put himself in the situation and understood.

What would happen if his soul was reincarnated into Wu Zetian's body?

Even if you possess supreme authority, even if you have wealth and glory that no one else can match, if you are unhappy you are unhappy.

Gender recognition is the foundation of all his pursuits and joys.

If the cornerstone of this foundation changes and he cannot accept it, then everything will be meaningless to him.

But, was it really that walking belt that brought them into this world?
If so, can it really be used to return to the future world, or to transfer a soul that is not adapted to this body to a body that is adapted?
Yang Yuan didn't know, but he was willing to do his best to help Yan Min, because he owed her that.

They talked a lot in the afternoon.

Yan Min established the "Yipintang" and recruited many talented people from all over the world. She spent many years on research, but to no avail.

She has become somewhat world-weary.

Now she suddenly realized that the problem might be with the belt, which was already an antique for them in the future, and she finally had a new pursuit.

The 蹀躞带 was originally invented by the Hu people. The earliest record of it was during the Warring States Period when King Wuling of Zhao wore Hu clothing and rode and shot.

It gradually lost its market until the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. Now, very few people in Song Dynasty use the belt.

In Western Xia and Jin Dynasty, it can occasionally be seen in the formal attire of the nobles.

Therefore, the belt decorated with pearls, jade and gems that they saw in the future should already exist in the world now.

As long as it is there, Yang Yuan will try his best to help Yan Min find it.

As for the honorable position of prime minister of Western Xia, including the entire Western Xia, it was meaningless to Yan Min.

She can't even be herself, so what happiness can she pursue?
Yang Yuan also tried to discuss with her how to take over the entire "Dabai Gao Kingdom" at the lowest cost since he had her help.

Yang Yuan made many assumptions, including how he would use the negotiations as a cover, how he would deploy troops, how the two of them would work together, and how he would dispatch the elite scouts of the Tongzhou Society to carry out special operations...

But... Sister Yan rejected it outright.

That impatient and domineering energy was like when he first entered the industry and smugly showed off his insights to the charming young woman sitting behind the desk, smoking a lady's cigarette.

"unnecessary……"

Ren Dejing frowned, and Yang Yuan could vaguely see a trace of the elegant, intellectual and beautiful urban white-collar woman from before between his eyebrows.

“If I want, even if I want to split Xia Kingdom into two and share the kingdom with Li Renxiao, he will agree.

He doesn't have the power to refuse. Unless I want to drive him off the throne and make him unable to be emperor, he will do something desperate."

"But... aren't we trying to get him off the stage now?"

"Yes! But I won't expose the matter and give him a chance to choose."

“So…” “So, we can spend a few days pretending to discuss a result.

Then I will return to Xingqing Prefecture, and you just need to wait until this place is incorporated into the territory of the Song Dynasty."

He emphasized: "I don't want anything, I just want to find that belt in the whole world!"

"Of course, you have to give the Ren family a good result. Although I have never regarded myself as Ren Dejing, the people of the Ren family have always tried their best to protect me."

"I promise!"

Yang Yuan would never have thought that the plan for Western Xia would be resolved in such a miraculous way.

In his original plan, he was determined to conquer Western Xia.

Moreover, he was more than 60% sure.

However, this whole process should last more than a year and a half.

He would drag the Xixia people on the Hetao Plain and concentrate on planning the Hexi Corridor.

It will take at least until autumn this year to completely occupy and rule the Hexi Corridor.

Then, he would plan his plan for the Hetao Plain.

If everything goes well, Xixia will only be left with a few vagrant soldiers and brave men fleeing everywhere, and will have no chance of making a comeback.

However, throughout this entire process, the Song Dynasty had to pay a heavy price in terms of sacrifice and loss of national strength.

But now, everything is different.

The next day, Yang Yuan seemed to have returned to normal.

He first found the military supervisor Han Jingbei and told him that yesterday's negotiations were very effective, so although the expedition on the western front could not be stopped now, the pace could be slowed down.

At least there is no need to launch an attack at all costs in order to conquer the Hexi Corridor as quickly as possible.

Of course, Military Supervisor Han agreed with Yang Yuan's decision. He felt that if Western Xia was willing to submit to the Song Dynasty, the war against the Hexi Corridor could actually be stopped.

Now Yang Yuan just wants to slow down the pace of the attack to avoid excessive casualties. What's wrong with him?
Therefore, Yang Yuan and the military supervisor jointly signed a letter to quickly forward this decision to Ganzhou to inform Liu Qi and Wu Gong.

Afterwards, Yang Yuan and Ren Dejing held peace talks again.

This time, it was not on the river, but in Yingli City.

When Yang Yuan was about to go to the meeting alone, Han Jingbei, Shi Han, Yang Wanli and others were almost scared crazy.

Yang Wanli almost performed a play for Yang Yuan in which Yang Yuan committed suicide by slashing his own throat.

But this did not stop Yang Yuan, so he took only Yang Shou and a hundred soldiers, crossed the "Jiudu" and went to Yingli City.

On the third day, Ren Dejing set out from Yingli, crossed the "Jiudu" and arrived at Shatuo City.

After five crossings in this way, the two sides began to have a higher level of trust, and the subordinate officials were no longer frightened.

However, Liu Sheng, Shaoqing of Kaifeng Prefecture of Daxia, and Han Jingbei, the former envoy of the Song Dynasty army, became a pair of "resentful and abandoned women".

Because the Prime Minister of Great Xia and Yang Yuan of Great Song often spent a lot of time talking alone without them.

This is actually a very inappropriate behavior, especially if something happens in the future, it will become an important handle for others to attack Yang Yuan.

As for Ren Dejing, he was not worried because no one in Western Xia could impeach him.

Otherwise, it would be "Who are you kneeling to? Why are you suing me?"

However, Yang Yuan didn't care.

When the Western Xia prime minister surrenders his country to the Song Dynasty, today's private meeting will be completely reasonable and necessary, and no one can use this matter to make trouble for him.

The ninth time Yang Yuan crossed the river was when he went to Yingli City.

This time, the military supervisor Han Jingbei was like an abandoned woman who was brought back home or a resentful woman who was rectified. He was finally able to follow Yang Yuan openly and go to Yingli City together.

Yang Yuan and the Western Xia Prime Minister reached a series of preliminary intentions for peace talks. Ren Dejing now needs to return to Xingqing Prefecture to report the results of the peace talks to the Western Xia Emperor.

After obtaining the consent of the Western Xia Emperor Li Renxiao, the official letter was stamped with the seals of the emperor and the prime minister and then handed over to the Song Dynasty envoy Yang Yuan.

After Yang Yuan received the letter, he presented the Xixia letter to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and then the two sides began a series of affairs regarding Xixia's change of recognition as the suzerain state.

"Yang Anfu, please wait patiently for the news of the truth." Ren Dejing said with a double meaning.

Tuoba Heiyi walked up to Yang Yuan, his expression showing a hint of frustration, but also a sense of relief as if he had finally let go.

"After all, our Great Xia is a small country with weak power..."

There was a hint of unwillingness in Tuoba Heiyi's tone, but more of it was helplessness.

Western Xia initially submitted to the Tang Dynasty, and then became a vassal of the Central Plains regimes such as Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han and Later Zhou.

Then came the Liao Dynasty, the Northern Song Dynasty, and the Jin Dynasty...

After wandering around and recognizing more than a dozen godfathers, he finally returned to the Southern Song Dynasty.

But this is the fate of a small country trying to survive in the cracks, and all Tuoba Heiyi's previous efforts have become a joke.

……

When Ren Dejing returned to Xingqing Prefecture from Yingli City, Luo Cheng'an, Yan Qingyu, Yue Peiying and other descendants of the original "Jisitang" were also returning to Xingqing Prefecture from the north.

They successfully unearthed the treasures of "Jisitang".

With such a huge amount of wealth, they are fully capable of re-creating a powerful underground kingdom.

In order to transport these treasures away, they took great pains and ordered some large wooden and ceramic Buddha statues from Tianshui.

Then they loaded all the treasures into the empty inner tube of the Buddha statue and transported them away one by one in large carriages pulled by donkeys from Guanzhong.

They left Tianshui and pretended to drive to Baoji, but turned north halfway, passed through the gap between Dalong Mountain and Xiaolong Mountain, and entered the Weizhou area controlled by the Jin Kingdom.

Since they had arrived in Tianshui long before the Song Dynasty captured it, they had good relations with the local dignitaries in the Tianshui area.

What they transported were Buddha statues, and most of the people in these areas, as well as local officials and dignitaries, believed in Buddhism.

This team consisted of no more than a hundred people, protecting dozens of carts loaded with Buddha statues. It was impossible for them to have any military impact.

So they successfully entered the area controlled by the Jin Dynasty.

Because of their actual identity as Xixia people, the Jin people, as their allies, did not make things difficult for them, and no one had the courage to destroy the Buddha statues for inspection.

Therefore, they went through the Jin-controlled area, took the northern route to Xixia, and returned to Xixia...

(End of this chapter)