Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 56: The elder brother is the shield and the younger son is the spear

It was already noon when Yang Che returned to the signing room in the Third Capital.

Kou Heiyi was seen half-lying on an official hat chair, his legs resting on a bench, a Fan Yang hat on his face, and he was sleeping soundly.

Yang Che took off his sword and threw it onto his desk.

With a "bang", Kou Heiyi was awakened.

He grabbed Fan Yangli, and when he saw that the person coming was Yang Che, he put Fan Yangli down again and said lazily, "Are you back?"

Yang Che pulled the stool under his legs, and Kou Heiyi's long legs immediately fell to the ground.

Yang Che sat down on the bench and said unhappily, "Did you sleep with other women again last night?"

Kou Heiyi lifted Fan Yangli, his long legs still dragging on the ground, and gave him a devilish smile, saying lazily: "Look at what you said, every day is it not true?"

"Humph! No wonder you're so listless."

Yang Che grumbled, and his irritable mood suddenly calmed down a lot.

Compared with Kou Heiyi, his brother seems to be one of the least worries he has.

Yang Che couldn't help but sigh, "Hei Yi, you are already an adult, you can't hang around like this anymore, you should find a young lady who knows how to manage a life, have children, and live a good life."

Kou Heiyi swayed his shoulders and moved forward on the chair, saying disapprovingly: "I don't want it. This woman, once married home, will become muddy and dirty water, unpleasant to the eyes."

Yang Che glared and said, "Bullshit, when are you not hanging out with women?"

"That's because they're not mine."

Kou Heiyi perked up: "Da Lang, this is what you don't understand. You should know that this woman is best when she doesn't belong to you."

Kou Heiyi took a breath in ecstasy and praised: "Like a spring, like tea, like a flower, like wine, like a fragrant drink, like honey snow ice pear, a hundred kinds of deliciousness, a thousand kinds of charm...

"Once you get married, the daily necessities, parents-in-law, and children will immediately turn into muddy water, unbearable to look at."

"I think you are a cheapskate! Sooner or later you will regret it." Yang Che sneered.

Kou Heiyi sat up straight and pulled his long legs together: "I said you weren't like this before, how come you've turned into an old woman since you found your brother? Aren't you annoying by nagging me all the time?
"You, just take care of your brother's lifelong affairs. I, Kou Heiyi, will spend my whole life as a playboy who enjoys sensual pleasures and is a trend-setter in the brothels. You don't need to worry about it."

Mentioning his brother inevitably brought up Yang Che's sad past.

Yang Che sighed, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "My brother, my brother is stronger than you, but not much stronger, he is also a troublesome bastard!"

Kou Heiyi immediately became interested: "What happened to him? Tell me quickly, so that I can be happy too."

Yang Che ignored his teasing and told Kou Heiyi about his discovery of Yang Yuan.

After Yang Che finished speaking, he said with a worried look on his face: "What do you think this kid wants to do? Isn't the arrangement I gave him good enough? Even if he is not satisfied, he can tell me in person. Why did he lie to me?"

Kou Heiyi curled his lips and said, "I don't think there is anything wrong with him. You are just worrying too much.

"As the saying goes, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, not to mention that he is your brother..."

"I am his elder brother..."

"I thank you on his behalf, dear brother! Do you think he likes you taking care of him like this, dear brother?"

Yang Che said nothing more.

Kou Heiyi said lazily: "If you ask me, just let him go and try his luck on his own.

"If he comes back with a bloody head, won't you still be there to support him?"

Yang Che was silent for a while, then he sighed and said, "What you said... does make sense!

“As the saying goes, the eldest son takes the safe path and is the shield, while the second son takes the risk and is the spear.

"Anyway, I'm here to support him, so this brat won't starve to death."

Yang Che, who had already decided to compromise, was still a little upset and said angrily, "I'll just let him do whatever he wants. I want to see what this brat can do!"

Kou Heiyi smiled and said, "That's right, go back and talk to him properly, don't always act like an old father, it makes me sick to my balls just watching."

Yang Che stiffened his neck and sneered, "I won't tell him, I'll just pretend I don't know.

"I'm his elder brother. If he doesn't listen to me and I have to rush to coax him, how embarrassing it would be for me?" "Whatever you want! You're just someone who likes to make things difficult for yourself."

Kou Heiyi rolled his eyes, then suddenly straightened his expression and said, "By the way, you said this morning that you had something important to discuss with me. What was it?"

Yang Che also straightened his expression and became serious: "When I was investigating the case of Jin spy Wei Hanqiang, I accidentally got some clues."

Kou Heiyi narrowed his eyes slightly: "What clue?"

"I found out that there are several military leaders and generals in the Palace Guard who have too close a relationship with Wei Hanqiang."

Kou Heiyi frowned: "Hasn't all the Jin spies on Wei Hanqiang's line been dug out?"

Yang Yuan said: "That's right, so I have not made this discovery public.

"What if these military leaders are just befriended by Wei Hanqiang for the convenience of his actions?"

Kou Heiyi's eyes turned cold: "In the end, you found that it was not the case?"

Yang Che nodded: "In early February, those military leaders had a banquet with a big sea merchant named Ju Huaguan."

The army of the Song Dynasty was allowed to engage in business, so it was not surprising that merchants and military generals interacted with each other.

But since Yang Che brought this up, Kou Heiyi knew there must be something further to come, so he just listened patiently.

"In March, they had another banquet, and this time, the same few people were present.

At the beginning of this month, Ju Huaguan had contact with the Jin envoy Wanyan Quxing.

“Although they chose a silk shop as the location, hoping to create the illusion of a chance encounter.

"However, Ju Huaguan later met with Li Lin, the judge of Lin'an Shipping, also in this silk shop."

Kou Heiyi's eyes flickered as he said, "He is a businessman, and a maritime merchant. Is it possible that he contacted the Jin people and the judge of the Maritime Customs just to do business?"

Yang Che said: "After that, this Juhua Temple met with those military leaders twice more, and they should have presented generous gifts.

“When those military leaders left, their expressions and movements were different from usual ones after a banquet.

"After all, I have been watching them for more than half a year. The changes in their habitual movements cannot be hidden from me!"

Kou Heiyi stopped talking.

Suspicious? Yes.

Isn't that suspicious? Not suspicious either.

For an agency that specializes in detecting Jin Dynasty spies, this kind of thing is worth investigating.

Kou Heiyi thought for a long time and said slowly: "The Jin people's secret spies have never given up spying on our dynasty.

"But since Zeliang became the leader of the captives, the activity of the Jin spies has more than doubled compared to before.

"The envoys sent to celebrate the birthday this year are of a much higher standard than before.

“All these actions reveal unusual information.

"There have been rumors that Zeliang is ambitious and wants to take over the world. Will he..."

Yang Che nodded and said, "I am also worried about this. If the Jin thieves intend to invade the south and buy off spies in my imperial army first, their plan must be very big."

Kou Heiyi frowned, feeling that it was a bit tricky: "This matter is certainly not to be taken lightly, but with the evidence you have now, it is not enough for my Imperial City Department to investigate the Imperial Guards."

Yang Che said: "I understand. Besides, even if we can investigate, we have to be extremely careful about this matter. The long-legged man has been keeping an eye on the imperial guards."

Kou Heiyi said: "That's right, we can't let the long-legged man get hold of this handle.

"Once the long-legged man takes advantage of us and lets him interfere with the imperial guards, there will be no power in the court that can check and balance him."

Yang Che said: "So I didn't tell anyone about my previous investigation. Now that I have some clues, I only came to discuss it with you."

Kou Heiyi said slowly: "This matter must be investigated, but it must not be investigated in a high-profile manner, just you and me!

"Once we have solid evidence, we will report it to Commander Cao and the Imperial Envoy to make a decision!"

(End of this chapter)