Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 97: Dragons and snakes run wild, each with their own calculations

"Ah!" Yang Yuan screamed suddenly.

Lu You asked curiously, "Erlang, what's wrong with you?"

"Ah... my toe hit the leg of the table, haha." Yang Yuan laughed casually to hide his surprise.

Yu Yunwen?
He was standing right in front of me!

Lu You believed it and pulled over another person, introducing him as follows: "This is Fan Zhineng from Pingjiang Prefecture. He is one year younger than me. You should also call him brother."

This time Yang Yuan was not careless. When Lu You introduced someone, the polite way was to call him by his courtesy name, but he could call him by his given name.

Yang Yuan couldn't remember the handwriting of many celebrities. Now that he had seen the example of Yu Binfu changing into Yu Yunwen, he was looking forward to seeing Fan Zhineng's transformation as well.

Fan Zhineng did not disappoint Yang Yuan. He bowed and smiled to him, saying, "I am Fan Chengda from Pingjiang, nice to meet you, Brother Erlang."

Fan Chengda, I’m familiar with this name too!

However, Yang Yuan, who had just been surprised, remained calm this time.

Lu You pulled the last person over and introduced him, "This is Yang Tingxiu from Jizhou. Erlang, you should still call him brother."

Yang Tingtou bowed and said, "Yang Wanli of Jishui, Erlang and I both have the surname Yang, so we are brothers from the same family."

Yang Wanli...

Yang Yuanqiang suppressed the surprise in his heart and could not lose his composure. He had to introduce Zhao Qiu to them first.

But Yang Yuan turned to Zhao Yu, but didn't know how to introduce his identity. Zhao Yu just said that his identity should not be revealed.

When Zhao Yu saw him, he rushed to introduce himself, "My younger brother is Bojiu, and my courtesy name is Runfu. I was just chatting with Erlang. I am only one year older than him, and you are all Bojiu's brothers. Please take a seat, please take a seat."

At that moment, Zhao Yu invited everyone to take their seats.

Yang Yuan's plan to arrange Lu You and others to sit at Dan Niang's table was completely ruined.

The maids made way for the six of them to sit in a circle.

For a moment, Yang Yuan felt that his status was more noble.

On his left is "Listening to the spring rain in the small building all night, selling apricot flowers in the deep alley tomorrow morning"

On the right side is "The little lotus has just shown its pointed tip, and already a dragonfly has landed on it."

Opposite him sat "the young grandchildren, who were too young to do the farming and weaving, were also learning to grow melons under the mulberry trees."

Diagonally opposite is "Great is Duke Yu, a man of the ages!"

Tsk!
Just based on the grand display I, Yang Yuan, put on today, I want to know, who else can compare with me in terms of appearance?
……

This was not the first time Yang Yuan saw a big tide, but it was the first time Yang Yuan saw a tide-rider.

In his imagination, surfing is probably like surfing, with a surfboard under your feet, riding the tide, and leaping like a fish.

But when he saw from the Wanghai Tower that Ya Ge, Xu Danian and other surfers divided into two teams and rushed into the river against the tide, he realized that he was wrong.

These surfers don't have surfboards at their feet. Instead, they rely on their superb water skills and understanding of the tides to swim in the wind and waves, and float and play in the vast waves.

Most of the fishermen, such as Ya Ge and Xu Danian, have blue tattoos on their bodies. When they are tossing in the snow-white waves, the blue tattoos on their bodies make their figures look like dragons rolling in the waves.

The sky was getting darker and darker, as if it was going to rain. The wind and waves on the river were getting stronger, and the momentum was particularly dangerous.

The surfers were divided into two teams, each with a leader holding a large flag, and the rest of the team members holding a small flag.

They rolled up and down in the tide, leaped in various shapes, swam with flags, and vied with each other for courage, showing no fear at all.

Zhao Yu held the railing with one hand, looked at the athletes playing in the river, and said with a smile: "I heard that today's surfing is a bonus offered by Cao Fuyin? How much reward did he offer?"

Yang Yuan knew this clearly and answered immediately, "Prefect Cao paid 500 strings of cash."

Zhao Yu slapped the railing and said with a smile, "Okay! I'll add another 500 strings of cash. Whoever grabs the flag without getting the tail wet will be rewarded."

Immediately, a beautiful concubine smiled and agreed: "I will go and give the reward to the eldest... young master!"

Lu You and others were all children of officials, so their family backgrounds were naturally extraordinary. However, asking them to take out 500 strings of cash as a reward was not something they could do. For a moment, they looked at this young master's generosity with a different eye.

On the Qiantang River, two teams of surfers not only play in the water and compete with the tides, but also compete for the colorful flags carried by each other.

The winner will be determined by the side with the most flags at the end of the game.

However, the winning tide-rider needs the captain's flag to remain unwetted and unsplashed by water in such turbulent waves. Only then can he be truly called the number one tide-rider.

Zhao Yu's concubine ran to the riverside and told the people there the news.

There were many fishermen parked in their boats on the river bank, waiting to rescue people if anything unexpected happened.

After hearing the news, the fishermen were overjoyed.

Immediately, a fisherman drove his small boat into the wind and waves, got close to the tide-maker, and began to spread the message loudly.

These trendsetters originally came for the 300 string of rewards promised by Yang Yuan.

Prefect Cao took the initiative to accept the bonus and increased the reward to five hundred strings of cash, which was already an unexpected surprise.

Now someone added another 500 strings of cash, and everyone became even more excited.

However, the tide-playing here is so exciting that the only person on the entire Wanghai Tower who is really watching the tide attentively is probably Prince Enping Zhao Yu.

Prefect Cao was guessing at the real purpose of Yang Yuan inviting him to watch the tide: Could it be that Mr. Yang wanted to create an opportunity for me to get close to Prince Enping?
Could it be that Prince Enping established the "Youqiusi" to raise funds for his fight for succession?
The ministers who advocated peace all favored Enping County Prince Zhao Ju.

Because Prince Pu'an Zhao Wei has a strong, calm and introverted character, it is difficult for people to see through his character.

Moreover, judging from his daily words and deeds, Zhao Wei hated the humiliation inflicted on the Song Dynasty by the Jin people and was a war advocate in his heart.

As a result, the ministers who advocated peace naturally regarded Enping Prince Zhao Ju as the best candidate for the future crown prince of the Song Empire.

But, these are just their inner thoughts and judgments.

The current emperor is only forty-seven years old now, and there is probably no hope of having a son anymore, but at least the Spring and Autumn Period is still prosperous, so there is no need to appoint a crown prince now. Is he in such a hurry to die?
In this way, there is no need for them to take sides too early.

Those who advised against the establishment of a crown prince too early, such as Prime Minister Zhao Ding and Marshal Yue Fei, who had a good ending?
However, it has always been the case that “adding icing on the cake does not bring warmth, but sending charcoal in the snow does not bring coldness.”

It was because I, Cao Yong, had the right idea to help Prime Minister Qin that I have such a bright future today.

Although I cannot stand out and support Prince Enping now, I can at least express my loyalty to him first.

But how to show it?
Cao Fuyin's mind was completely focused on this, so naturally he wouldn't care about those people playing on the river.

After Ji Sheren learned from Cao Fuyin that Yang Yuan had a close relationship with Prince Enping, he focused his attention on Yang Yuan.

The Secretary of the Central Secretariat often walked before the Emperor and was already familiar with Prince Enping, who went to the palace every day to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager and the Queen.

In his opinion, the emperor was extremely filial to his mother, the empress dowager doted on Zhao Jue, and the queen was Zhao Jue's adoptive mother.

In the outer court, the prime minister of Qin also favors Zhao Ju, so the position of crown prince will definitely belong to Zhao Ju in the future.

Yang Yuan and Zhao Ju are of similar age, and Yang Yuan was Zhao Ju's confidant when he was in the palace. If Zhao Ju becomes emperor in the future, wouldn't Yang Yuan also benefit from it?
By then, Yang Yuan might be the Prime Minister of Qin today!

You have to find a way to get close to this person and build a good relationship with him in advance.

Ji Sheren is old and may not live to see Zhao Que become emperor, but he still has children and grandchildren in the court.

It is a good idea to establish good relations with the powerful officials of the Zhao Kuchao Dynasty in advance.

However, as he was a secretary of the Imperial Secretariat, he could not openly approach Yang Yuan to talk to him in public.

Ji Sheren looked back and saw his little granddaughter Shuyao and Cao Miao kneeling on the railing, facing the river, watching with great interest.

Ji Sheren couldn't help but think that he had miscalculated. If he had known this would happen, he should have brought a grandson of the same age as Yang Yuan to deal with him.

The idea of ​​County Magistrate Xu and his wife was very simple.

The couple served Cao Fuyin and Ji Sheren and their wives respectively.

When you see their cups are empty, you will add another glass of wine in time. When you hear their words are about to fall to the ground, you will promptly continue with the sentence.

The couple's main focus is to try their best to please Shangguan. As for other things, they are not something he needs to consider at his current level.

At the table of the Jin people, the four people also had their own thoughts.

Although Deputy Envoy Han was watching the tide, half of his attention was on Wanyan Quxing.

His Majesty the Emperor has been trying to find ways to weaken the power of Wanyan Yong and his cronies.

Wanyan Zheng and his son Wanyan Quxing were the capable generals of Wanyan Yong's faction.

If he could find something to hold against Wanyan Quxing, giving His Majesty an excuse to punish Wanyan Zheng's family... wouldn't that be a great achievement?
At this time, Wanyan Quxing was staring at Dan Niang opposite him.

Women from the south of the Yangtze River are born in water towns, and their style and temperament are different from those of women from the north.

Dan Niang's beauty and charm are also outstanding among the women in the southern water towns.

Especially her unique tea ceremony made Wanyan Quxing marvel at it and full of curiosity about this woman.

In his eyes, Dan Niang is a mysterious treasure waiting for him to discover.

It's so annoying, Yingge is sitting right next to me. If I go over and chat with that beautiful girl, and Yingge starts making a fuss regardless of the occasion, how will this end?
The river is full of waves.

But for the people on the Wanghai Tower, this scene of playing in the waves and water is just the stage where they set up to perform.

A stage is necessary, but who will pay attention to that stage?
Yang Yuan sat together with several great writers and was quite nervous at first.

Except for him and that ridiculous prince, everyone present here has outstanding literary talent.

What if they get drunk and start reciting poems or composing essays? Wouldn't it be awkward for him to be caught in the middle?

Even if they were just playing a drinking game, he couldn't play the drinking game played by literati and scholars.

He was afraid of talking about poetry and songs, and he was even more afraid if these people did not talk about poetry and songs but talked about current affairs of the world.

If he remembered correctly, these four guys were all staunch anti-Jin warriors.

But now the mainstream tendency in the court of the Song Dynasty is "peace".

What if these people say something too extreme...

Sitting next to him was a prince from the Zhao Song court!
Yang Yuan was worried that Dan Niang would reveal her true colors, that Lu You and Yang Wanli would not be able to match his poems, and that Yu Yunwen would get into trouble by criticizing current problems...

After worrying for thirteen times, he suddenly realized that I was worrying too much!

It turns out that when scholars get together to drink, the topic they discuss is also fine wine and beautiful women!
If you guys are talking about this, then I won’t be sleepy!

I can talk about this, too!

(End of this chapter)