Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 817: Tied to the Ren Family’s Boat
The night in Xingqing Prefecture is exceptionally quiet.

The difference in climate, the size of the population, and the strength of the economy make it impossible for the night market here to be as bright as day like in Lin'an.

Yang Yuan sat on the tower of Chengtian Temple, overlooking the entire Xingqing City. The city was deserted with only a few lights, just like his mood at the moment.

Sister Yan is now on her way west. Will she find the missing gem?

If she finds it, will she return to the future and become the outstanding woman in the crisis public relations industry again, or will she move on to a completely new world with uncertainty?

Or, will she never find the gem and live in the West forever?

Yang Yuan picked up the crystal glass, took a sip of the bright red wine, and sighed softly.

"General Fu, I respectfully request an audience with you."

The guard's voice came from the stairs.

Ren Degong was the younger brother of Ren Dejing. He was originally the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture (Xingqing Prefecture) in the Dabai Gao Kingdom.

Now that the Ren family has surrendered to the Song Dynasty, his position is undetermined, but he is still responsible for the things he originally was in charge of and continues to manage all administrative and daily affairs of Xingqing City.

Therefore, he was the person who had the most contact with Yang Yuan after Dejing's successor.

"Call him... ask him to come up."

Yang Yuan frowned and used a polite expression.

Ren Dejing's departure was a secret.

If he said he wanted to fake his death to get away, no one in the Ren family would agree.

The Ren family can be what it is today because the brothers and nephews of the Ren family are all very capable.

However, the rise of the Ren family is due to Ren Dejing. Over the years, Ren Dejing has become the spiritual pillar and stabilizer of the Ren family.

This is also the reason why Ren Dejing's soul was occupied by Yan Min since a few years ago. He was confused every day and only wanted to find a way to restore his daughter's body. He had no interest in official duties at all, but the power and status of the Ren family were not affected at all.

As long as he is still there, even if he is sick and only has one breath left, the Ren family will be safe.

Therefore, Ren Dejing's departure was kept secret from the entire Ren family.

Everyone in the Ren family thought that their patriarch had really died of illness.

When the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked. Ren Dejing was "killed of illness" by Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan could sense that everyone in the Ren family suspected that he was behind Ren Dejing's "death".

The fact is, Yang Yuan did make some moves. He just helped Sister Min prepare the fake death drug and everything else she needed to escape from Xingqing Mansion.

However, the clues that were exposed made the Ren family more convinced that Yang Yuan intended to kill this man who had been the "Emperor" in Western Xia for more than ten years.

The people of the Ren family should hate Yang Yuan, but they dare not show it, and they are even more fawning on Yang Yuan.

As a large family, the life and death of one person is no longer a big deal, and it cannot affect the emotions of the entire family or influence the choices of the entire family.

For example, Wu Yuanzhi killed Wu Jiong's entire family, and Wu Linzhi killed the Twelve Young Masters. It was all like this.

The Ren family is worried that Yang Yuan will continue to attack them, and now the Ren family is Yang Yuan's meat on the chopping board, they have no choice.

Therefore, they could only use a more humble and fawning attitude in exchange for Yang Yuan's tolerance.

"Lord Xuanfu!"

Ren Degong walked up to Chengtian Tower and knelt down before he could even catch his breath.

Yang Yuan frowned and helped him up: "Master Ren, there is no need to perform such a grand ceremony."

Ren De smiled respectfully and stood still with his hands hanging down.

Yang Yuan waved his hand and asked him to sit down at the opposite table. Looking at the face that looked somewhat similar to Ren Dejing, he couldn't help but sighed and said, "A few days ago, when planning the change in Xingqing City, your brother was sitting in this position."

Ren Degong's face turned pale in an instant.

As soon as Yang Yuan saw his expression, he immediately knew that he had misunderstood the meaning of his words.

However, he was unable to reveal Ren Dejing's other identity, nor the truth behind Ren Dejing's death.

Yang Yuan waved his hand and said soothingly: "If Xixia wants to be stable, it cannot be separated from your Ren family.

Tuoba Hou surrendered, but the Tuoba clan still had considerable power in Western Xia.

You can unite the other major clans of Xixia to suppress the Tuoba clan, but don't go too far. A cornered dog will jump over the wall."

Yang Yuan asked him to be responsible for the "long-term stability" in the Western Xia territory, which obviously did not mean to let him follow in his elder brother's "footsteps".

Ren Degong, who had already felt a chill on his back, secretly let out a breath, and his pale face regained some redness.

"Yes, my eldest brother...overworked himself and unfortunately passed away. My whole family is at a loss. From now on, everything will depend on Master Xuanfu."

Ren Degong said humbly, "I have done my best to raise the food and fodder that Your Excellency Xuanfu needs, and I have already collected it."

"it is good!"

Yang Yuan couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

Now that Western Xia was in his grasp, Yang Yuan intended to take advantage of the great victory to attack the Jin army in Shaanxi from the north and south, and finally meet up in Chang'an.

Of course, a battle of this scale must be approved by the court.

When Yang Yuan wrote a letter to the imperial court informing the prime minister of Western Xia that he would surrender and offer his territory, he also wrote about this plan.

He believed that the imperial court would not miss this great opportunity.

And many preparations must begin in advance.

Yang Yuan said: "You have made great contributions in this matter. The Ren family has made great contributions by donating land, and the court will not treat the Ren family unfairly. Your future official positions will not be the same as before, but your authority will not be reduced in the slightest."

Yang Yuan paused, and then said, "Unfortunately, your brother passed away due to illness. This position of the Grand Protector of Longyou must be yours. Do your best."

Ren Degong was so grateful that he burst into tears. He immediately stood up and bowed down, calling himself his disciple and flattering him.

Yang Yuan smiled slightly and said, "When the imperial edict comes down, you will be the deputy governor. Your brother has passed away, so you can temporarily take charge of the duties of the governor.

When the time comes, the first thing you must remember to do is to write a letter to the imperial court, requesting a three-year tax exemption for the people of Western Xia.

This one thing will help you win the hearts of the people and establish your prestige.

Xixia had already gone through war and provided food and fodder for our army, so there was no reason for the court to refuse.”

Ren Degong was a surrendered minister, and his elder brother had just died in a strange way. At this time, he was very cautious and did not dare to make any mistakes. Therefore, Ren Degong understood these methods, but he did not dare to do them unless Yang Yuan told him.

With Yang Yuan's guidance at this time, Ren Degong was even more grateful and thanked him repeatedly.

When walking out of Chengtian Tower, Yang Yuan invited Ren Degong to ride in the same car with him, and Ren Degong was flattered.

When Yang Yuan came to Western Xia, he brought with him soldiers and generals. Even if there were civil servants, they were administrative officials in the army.

Therefore, all local administrative affairs other than military affairs were handled by his staff in the Foreign Affairs Office.

This was already a small court independent of the imperial bureaucracy.

However, Yang Yuan still knew how to avoid it.

Li Renxiao and his three prince brothers were all detained.

But the concubines of the Western Xia Emperor Li Renxiao still lived in the Western Xia Imperial Palace.

Except for the night of the attack on the palace, Yang Yuan never set foot in the palace.

When they returned to Kaifeng Prefecture, Yang Yuan said to Ren Degong: "Search the rebels' floating assets, estate deeds, lands, etc., and make a list of them by category.

Those floating wealth were used to reward the imperial court and the military officers and soldiers of the Western Xia army for their military merits.

The land deeds and other properties were distributed among the powerful and influential people who could be won over.

This is up to you to do. "

This was another great achievement in winning people's hearts that was given to Ren Degong.

On the one hand, Yang Yuan now has too much power and is too popular, so he must restrain himself.

On the other hand, for Sister Min's sake, he intends to protect the Ren family.

But in Ren Degong's heart, he was naturally even more grateful.

Ren Degong agreed and got out of the car.

This mansion was originally his official office, but was now used by Yang Yuan as his personal headquarters, and he temporarily moved to a palace in front of the Western Xia Imperial Palace.

He doesn't need anything that Yang Yuan needs to avoid.

Ren Degong stood beside the car with great respect, and said with a folded hand: "Your Excellency Xuanfu works very hard every day and is diligent in his official duties. It is a bit too hard.

I have selected two beautiful women to serve you, my Lord, and have sent them to the palace."

Yang Yuan was about to refuse, but Ren Degong said, "When you leave Longyou, just leave them behind. I will take good care of them."

After saying this, Ren Degong bowed and left without waiting for Yang Yuan to say anything else.

When Yang Yuan was in central Sichuan, he deliberately created a reputation for being a womanizer.

However, there is no shortage of beauties around Yang Yuan, and he is used to seeing stunningly beautiful girls and charming beauties, so his standards have become higher.

So I picked and chose, but didn't accept many.

As a result, he gained the reputation of being a "beauty connoisseur and collector".

Giving gifts to beautiful women is just like giving people some snacks, some calligraphy and paintings, and some jewelry. It is a common thing in the social interactions between the rich and powerful in this era.

Yang Yuan was about to refuse, but suddenly remembered that because of Ren Dejing's "death", the Ren family was now quite uneasy and suspicious.

Accepting Ren Degong's kindness can put Ren's family at ease.

Because at this time, refusing to accept the offering is equivalent to refusing to "surrender."

If they did not accept the "surrender", these powerful Xixia clans would become suspicious and they might even suspect that Yang Yuan was going to attack them, which would cause a big mess.

So Yang Yuan just laughed it off.

Yang Yuan returned to the dormitory, and in the flickering candlelight, he saw two beauties in brightly colored silk robes with curvaceous figures bowing down to him.

As soon as they saw Yang Yuan coming back, the two girls helped him wash and change his clothes, helped him onto the bed, and then let down the curtains.

There was a faint and very pleasant smell of incense in the room. Yang Yuan thought it was the incense that refreshed the mind and calmed the heart, but he didn't know that it was the secret incense made by the Western Xia court and had other miraculous effects of its own.

Covered by a curtain, the light on the couch became softer and dimmer.

A pair of pretty faces came closer, then separated, with extreme tenderness and affection.

It was difficult for these two women. They were obviously shy and delicate, like flowers that could not be picked, but they could join hands and fight Yang Yuan effectively.

They were clearly weak women without any martial arts skills, yet they were able to endure all of Yang Yuan's methods.

There were naturally no roosters crowing in the office in the early morning, but Yang Yuan still woke up on time due to his well-developed biological clock.

As soon as he moved, the two beauties leaning on his left and right woke up and hurriedly helped Yang Yuan put on his tight-fitting clothes.

Yang Yuan originally wanted to go to the courtyard to practice boxing, but when he saw the two girls being so gentle and considerate, he stopped and said softly:
"Once this matter is settled, I will let Qingtang settle you down. Come back to Sichuan with me."

Yang Yuan really couldn't do the thing of letting go after having had contact with them. Since he wanted them, he naturally wanted to give them a place to settle down.

Unexpectedly, the two women looked at each other and both fell at Yang Yuan's feet.

Among them, the particularly charming lady, who was even more charming after a night of rain and dew, said softly: "Thanks to the grace of Lord Xuanfu, I... at least for now, I can't leave Xingqing Mansion."

Yang Yuan raised his eyebrows: "What?"

The beautiful woman lowered her head and said in a resentful tone, "I am the Queen Mother of Xixia, and my identity is sensitive."

Another young woman who was a few years younger than her bowed her head and said, "I am the Queen of Xixia. If I follow the envoy at this time, I am afraid it will harm you, my Lord."

When Yang Yuan heard this, he was stunned.

Who could have thought that he actually brought the Queen Mother and the Empress of Western Xia out of the palace.

Hiss, it’s a good thing that the Queen of Western Xia is not the woman with good teeth in the legend, otherwise I would be missing a part of my body right now.
No, what am I thinking about.

What I should be worried about now is that if this matter is leaked, I will be killed.

In order to completely tie the Ren family to me, they really invested a lot of money.

"Yang Mengde" shouted in his heart: De Gong is harming me!

(End of this chapter)