The life of the Xianyu family through books

Yan Yu made quite a stir in Beijing yesterday.

She anticipated that the old emperor would summon her.

I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Before she arrived, not only did the King of England give her personal instructions, telling her to listen more and speak less, but her elder brother Pan Dai also sent a message with just four words: be careful with your words and actions.

On the contrary, her godfather had a different opinion.

Tell her not to be reserved, and to behave the same way she does in front of the King of England as she does in front of the old Emperor.

Of course, her godfather spoke cryptically.

The family held a quick meeting.

She thought she should listen to her godfather.

As a representative of a group that devoted themselves to studying the ways of survival in the palace, Eunuch Wang's words carried weight.

Yan Yu herself was confident.

It was her dazzling military achievements that made her famous!
Why did she dare to confront Peng Si, the son of a duke, as soon as she arrived in the capital?

Why did you dare to lead a group to raid various thieves' hideouts yesterday, refusing to give face to anyone?
All because of his heavy military achievements!

Strictly speaking, all she did was fight with some spoiled young masters in the capital and be stricter when enforcing the law. What did that amount to?
I have never seen a military general who is overly cautious in his actions, thinks things through before speaking, or hesitates when carrying out orders.

She chose the path of a military general.

Confident, flamboyant, brave, and exceptionally strong!
He possessed the ability to lead troops into battle, and even more so, the awareness to be the vanguard of an emperor.

In his spare time, he would tease cats and dogs, fight with playboys, and swagger around town.

The work was done efficiently and cleanly.

This is how Yan Yu sees herself.

"How are the children who were rescued?" the old emperor asked.

"Your Majesty, before I entered the palace, some of the abducted children were still unconscious. The abductors moved them hastily and used too much sleeping pills."

Without Peng Si by her side, Yan Yu quickly got into the mode of reporting her work.

"Furthermore, during our questioning, we discovered that several children had been trafficked from the south to the capital. According to them, there were at least dozens of people traveling with them, and they have already started to make their moves in the capital. Brother Pan's Five Cities Garrison will continue to investigate based on the confessions provided by the criminals."

After interrogation, the arrested criminals confessed that they had been committing crimes between the capital and the southern part of the city for many years, wandering through the city streets, villages and markets, either scouting in advance or acting on impulse, using drugs to make children fall asleep and transporting them in specially made horse-drawn carriages that could hide people.

For example, the sixth son of the Duke of Peng's mansion was found alone and kidnapped.

My daughter, the daughter of Commander Hu of Xiao'an Camp, was a criminal who wanted to move abducted children from Beijing to villages outside the city. While scouting the area, she learned of a large market day and that adults' attention occasionally drifted away from the children, giving her the opportunity to strike.

Yan Yu demonstrated in great detail for the old emperor.

“Tap and call out to them from behind, then quickly pick them up and cover their mouth and nose with a handkerchief soaked in sedative. Because the child is in the arms of the perpetrator and faces inward, it is not easy to be discovered, and this method has been successful many times.”

"There are also downstream agents along the way who have cooperated for many years and have formed a network of contacts, providing hiding places, helping them cover up, and even being assimilated into the criminal activities of kidnapping children. The kidnapping gangs travel back and forth, and also buy and sell children on the side. They have close ties with private brokers in various places, and most of the kidnapped children are sold through local private brokers."

This established a child trafficking industry chain that ran from south to north and from north to south.

Yan Yu took out a booklet.

Presented.

"What I have said is all here. I humbly request Your Majesty to read it."

Unbeknownst to her, and perhaps even without her own awareness, Yan Yu had been so deeply influenced by her uncle.

The tasks to be handled are documented, including the cause, investigation, summary, and compilation of official documents.

Yan Yu's official documents are already written very fluently.

The eunuch presented the memorial.

The old emperor quickly browsed through the information.

I glanced up at the chubby little boy kneeling down halfway through.

He then turned his attention back to the paper.

The format is standard, the wording is plain yet fluent, and the script is the most common official script. The whole book is consistent in size and the ink is appropriate, making it a pleasure to read.

The old emperor had a good memory and recalled an official document that was somewhat similar in format and style.

It also originated from Guanzhou.

Yan Yu was still giving her report. She then took out another document.

"This time, the Five City Garrison Command, together with the Kyoto Prefecture and the Imperial Guards, conducted a surprise inspection of the inner city and the four outer cities of the east, south, west and north. In addition to the kidnapping gang, other things were seized. This is the confession after the initial interrogation overnight, which I am presenting on your behalf."

Upon hearing this, the old emperor gave her another deep look.

He mentioned the Five City Garrison Command, the Capital Prefecture Government Office, and the Imperial Guard.

In fact, this memorial came from the Inner City Military Command.

The report from the Kyoto Prefectural Government will likely arrive late, only after everything has settled down.

The Imperial Guards are from the Imperial City and can directly report to the Emperor.

Pan Dai was not greedy for credit, and he listed in detail which government offices had arrested, detained, and interrogated him.

Of course, there is a suspicion of assigning blame here.

Within half a day and a night, they discovered numerous places of filth and depravity within the capital.

It involves a wide range of issues.

The old emperor made no comment, glanced at it for a moment, and then put it down.

Unlike the previous document, there was no questioning.

Yan Yu was a shrewd little man and immediately understood.

"Because of the large number of abducted children, we are afraid of losing any. We have carefully checked all the children who have regained consciousness and the parents and relatives who have come to claim them. The process of returning the abducted children home is slow."

"Those who have not yet woken up will be temporarily placed in the care of the Kyoto Prefectural Government, and no arrangements will be made for them to meet with their relatives."

Let's return to the issue of reuniting abducted children with their families.

Not a single word was mentioned about that second folded document.

"Get up and talk."

The old emperor's call, though late, has finally arrived.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yan Yu gathered the hem of her robe with her hand, pushed off the ground with one knee, and with a light twist of her waist, stood up very neatly and gracefully.

Uh, that sounds like a military general.

"Did you write this memorial?" The old emperor pointed to the first one Yan Yu presented.

"Your Majesty, it is your humble servant."

"Your father was a scholar? Did he teach you?"

Yan Yu answered honestly: "My elder brother and sister and I all studied with our uncle, but later we joined the army and stopped studying."

Don't question her; she's a military officer, she doesn't need to be cultured.

Without any warning, the old emperor revealed her identity.

"Why would a woman join the military?"

Yan Yu showed no fear and answered frankly, "I didn't think about it at first, but the Northern Rong invaded the pass, and if I didn't resist, I would die."

After resisting, I discovered that I was actually quite strong. At first, I used a stick made of wood, but it cracked after a few uses because it wasn't sturdy.

After that, I used a metal-clad one. I didn't want to use a full-coverage one, so I used a half-coverage one, which is much more durable.

In the village, only I and three of my uncles from the Qi family were strong enough to wield iron-clad sticks.

Then there were the captured knives and bows!
The barbarians beyond the Great Wall are very skilled at archery, so we also learned to draw bows and shoot arrows.

Later, I saw that Wei Liushi from General Wei's family had a very impressive horse-slaying sword, so my mother asked a blacksmith to make one for me. Hehe! Yan Yu unconsciously curved her eyebrows.

"Later, my father said he was going to quit school and join the army, so I went to the front lines with him to fight the enemy. The more we killed, the more numerous the barbarians became, and the more skilled we were at killing them. The more we killed, the more hateful we felt they were, so we just kept killing and killing..."

I'm strong; I can hit the target with one strike, no need for a second.

He accumulated more and more military merits.

Gradually, I stayed in the camp. When my father was occasionally away, I would even train the new recruits for him.

Yan Yu proudly raised her head: "Everyone in the camp respects me. My father was promoted to deputy commander, and everyone calls him General Yan, so they call me Little General Yan."

"At first, I was just focused on killing the enemy and didn't think much about it. But later, I really felt that it was great to be able to kill the enemy with my own hands, protect my family, protect the village, and defend Tiger's Lair." (End of Chapter)