Chapter 29
Among the nine provinces of the Great Jin Dynasty, the Jiangnan Province and the Central Plains Province are the most prosperous. The Guanlong Province is the most prosperous because the 800-li Qinchuan has irrigated this land since ancient times, while the Jiangnan Province is the most prosperous because of its connection between the north and the south and its developed sea transportation. Thirty percent of the Great Jin Dynasty's tax revenue each year comes from the Jiangnan Province.
The seat of the Jiangnan province was in Jiangling, Zhejiang. The Jiangling Nan family was originally a middle-class family in Jiangling. Thirty-five years ago, Nan Xinzhou, the eldest son of the Nan family, passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. Twenty-three years ago, his fifteen-year-old daughter Nan Xiangwu became one of the concubines of Yang Shao, who was the crown prince at the time. After Yang Shao ascended the throne, Nan Xiangwu naturally became the virtuous concubine, one of the "Three Concubines", and the Jiangling Nan family began to rise. Five years ago, the imperial concubine Li suddenly died of illness, and Nan Xiangwu became the imperial concubine second only to the empress. The father-in-law, Nan Xinzhou, became the Minister of Rites. The family member left behind in Jiangnan, Nan Xinzhao, became the prefect of Zhejiang (also known as the governor). The Nan family's power in Jiangling reached its peak, and in the Jiangnan province, the Jiangling Nan family was known as the "Southern Tyrant".
The group traveled non-stop and finally arrived in Jiangling before the opening day of the martial arts conference.
Since the location of this mission is in Zhejiang Prefecture in the south of the Yangtze River, which has a complex flow of people recently, Pang Jun set the tone of "secret visit". No one is allowed to reveal their identity unless absolutely necessary. Only the leadership of Jiangnan Province and Zhejiang Prefecture knows about the actions of the Divine Uniform Guard, and no one else is aware of it.
After settling down and assigning the tasks, Pang Jun changed into casual clothes, left the inn and headed for the Zhejiangzhou Governor's Office. Along the way, he saw a large number of soldiers from the Zhejiangzhou Garrison patrolling back and forth on the streets. Due to the martial arts conference, the number of gang fights in Zhejiang Province has skyrocketed recently, and the Zhejiangzhou Governor's Office had to dispatch more officers and soldiers to maintain public order.
Arriving at the gate of the governor's mansion, Pang Jun handed the token to the guard and said, "Please tell Lord Nanfu that Liu Jun, the second lieutenant of the fourth team of the Tianjing Shenyi Guard, wants to see you."
When the guard heard the words "Tianjing" and "Shenyiwei", he did not dare to neglect it and hurried into the government office to pass on the message. Not long after, a burst of laughter came from the government office: "Hahahaha, I heard of Liu Ziye's reputation as the top military and third place literary scholar, and I have always wanted to make friends with him. Now, he has come to Zhejiang Province so soon. It is really God's will."
A middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing an official robe, strode out of the mansion, came to Pang Jun with a smile on his face, looked at Pang Jun and said, "I am Nan Xinzhao."
Pang Jun cupped his hands and said modestly: "Ziye greets Lord Nan. Lord Nan is too kind. I am just a newcomer here, so I hope Lord Nan can give me some advice."
Nan Xinzhao saw that Pang Jun had a handsome face and an imposing manner, and he had long been attracted to his talent. Therefore, when he heard Pang Jun being so humble, he quickly extended his hand to support him and said, "Hahaha, Ziye, excessive modesty is hypocrisy. To become a top scholar or a third scholar in the civil and military examinations, you cannot do it without extraordinary talent and strong ability. Right now, my government is extremely busy, and your coming here is just in time to help me out."
After entering the government office, the host and the guest sat down and exchanged greetings for a while. Pang Jun said to Nan Xinzhao, "Master, can you please have a word with me?" Nan Xinzhao frowned, nodded, and led Pang Jun into the study. After entering the study, Pang Jun took out a dark green jade token from his arms. Nan Xinzhao looked at it and his pupils shrank slightly: "Black Jade Token? Haha, how are the Queen and His Royal Highness Prince Zhao?"
"The Queen and His Highness are both fine, please rest assured."
"Since Ziye has taken out the 'Black Jade Order', this government will naturally understand. This government will immediately pass on the order in secret. In this mission, the Nan family of Zhejiang Province will definitely cooperate with them fully."
"Thank you, Mr. Fu. Liu Jun will remember it in his heart."
Nan Xinzhao shook his head and said, "It's nothing. Don't be so polite. We are all contributing to the country. Besides, you hold the Black Jade Order. This government will do its best to fulfill its responsibilities."
"Thank you again, Mr. Liu Jun. Mr. Nan, I have something important to attend to, so I'll take my leave first. I'll come to visit you formally after I finish my mission."
"Okay, okay, go ahead and do your work. I won't send you off."
"Liu Jun takes his leave."
"Goodbye."
Dongping Village in the suburbs of Jiangling County was originally just a small village. However, since thirty years ago, Yue Tai, the son of Mr. Yue from Dongping Village, won seven consecutive victories in the Five Mountains Sword Sect Competition and became famous for his battle with the Dajiang Gang bandits, it has become the residence of Yue Tai, the famous "Long-haired Wei Tuo" in the world.
Yue Tai had only one son, named Yue Lun. Unlike his father, although Yue Lun also practiced martial arts since childhood, he did not have a high talent for martial arts. So he took a different approach and spent more time managing the Yue family's business. Over the past decade, under Yue Lun's management, almost all the land near Dongping Village belonged to the Yue family. Not only that, the Yue family also had several shops and a mansion in Jiangling City. Yue Lun also became a famous wealthy man in Jiangling, so Dongping Village was also called "Yuejiazhuang."
That year, under the auspices of his father Yue Tai, Yue Lun married Pan Tong, the "Dongyue Furong" of the Taishan School. Although he had no emotional basis for this woman whom he had never met, he discovered her beauty on the wedding night and gladly accepted her.
But after a few years, Pan Tong had no children except a daughter, Yue Siwan, for him, so he began to keep mistresses and concubines. After a few more years, he found that his women were still pregnant, so he resigned himself to his fate. Pan Tong was obedient and virtuous to him, and his daughter Yue Siwan was also well-behaved and clever, so he naturally loved the mother and daughter very much.
Later, Yue Tai proposed to send Siwan to Songshan, ostensibly to learn martial arts, but in fact to meet young talents and prepare for finding an excellent son-in-law in the future. Yue Lun was a little bit dissatisfied, but finally agreed after being persuaded by Pan Tong. After his daughter left, in addition to his wife's company, Yue Lun devoted more attention to the family business, and on the surface everything seemed to become peaceful and tranquil.
However, just last year, Yue Lun received the bad news from home that his father Yue Tai was attacked and killed by thieves while he was in seclusion for training. He knew that although his father's martial arts skills were not the best in the martial arts world, they were more than enough to rank in the top 50 in the martial arts world, so how could he be easily killed by thieves? So he promised a large sum of money to find the murderer who killed his father. More than a year has passed, and still nothing has been found.
Some time ago, Yue Siwan, his daughter who was learning martial arts in Songshan, suddenly came home and said that her grandfather had passed away and she didn't want to stay in Songshan anymore, so she came back to accompany her parents. Originally, Yue Lun didn't want his daughter to fight and kill, so he took the initiative to write a letter to Zuo Xuanzhen, the head of Songshan, and Mu Qi, Yue Siwan's master, telling them that Yue Siwan was going home and would no longer live in Songshan.
Who knew that this matter was also told by Mu Qi to Yu Lingfeng who had just returned from the capital. After the martial arts examination, Yu Lingfeng was invited by Fenyang Hou Xu Zhi to give up the court's invitation to let him enter the "Shenbumen" and become a guest official of Fenyang Hou's Mansion. After Yue Siwan left without saying goodbye that day, Yu Lingfeng was furious, thinking that Yue Siwan looked down on him for only getting the 18th place. He cursed, "A little slut who has been fucked to death actually looks down on me. I will make her wish she could live but cannot, and wish she could not die but cannot. "When he learned that Yue Siwan had returned to her hometown in Zhejiang Province, Yu Lingfeng asked his master to let him go to Jiangnan to see his junior sister.
In the evening, the Yue family was having dinner when a servant reported that someone had broken into the Yue residence. Yue Lun frowned and said, "Who is so bold? How dare he break in?!"
"It's me, Yu Lingfeng from Songshan, nice to meet you Uncle Yue." The people who came were Yu Lingfeng and several disciples from Songshan.
"Hmm? Songshan? Wan'er, he is..." Yue Lun turned his head to look at his daughter, but found that his daughter Yue Siwan, like a frightened little white rabbit, was hiding behind Pan Tong, looking at Yu Lingfeng with fear.
"Big, big brother..." Yue Siwan said tremblingly.
Yue Lun knew there was something else going on when he saw his daughter's expression. He clasped his fists and said, "So it's Nephew Yu. What brings you to the Yue Mansion so late? What's the matter?"
Yu Lingfeng looked at the three members of the Yue family with a fake smile and said, "My nephew came here tonight to invite my junior sister back to the sect. The master has always been very caring towards my junior sister. After receiving the letter from my junior sister returning home, he was worried about her. Lingfeng saw it and couldn't bear it, so he came here to invite my junior sister back to the sect to live."
Yue Lun said, "Haha, nephew Yu, you see, Wan'er is already eighteen years old this year, it's time for her to get married. I only have this one daughter, so I want her to come back and accompany me. After a while, I will prepare to find a good family for her to marry."
Hearing Yue Lun's words, Yu Lingfeng laughed out loud: "Hahahahaha, Uncle Yue, Junior Sister still wants to marry someone else? Good Junior Sister, it seems that you didn't tell Uncle Yue and Aunt Pan the truth. Since Junior Sister came of age, in the past few years, Junior Sister has been sleeping in the same bed with me almost every night, and we are in perfect harmony. I still remember the black mole on her little buttocks clearly. Can she still get married?"
As soon as Yu Lingfeng said this, the faces of the three members of the Yue family changed instantly. Yue Lun looked at his daughter, only to see that Yue Siwan's face had turned pale. He knew that although Yu Lingfeng was shameless and domineering, he was afraid that what he said was probably 80% true.
He took a deep breath and said, "If that's the case, then it's easier to deal with. Nephew Yu, since you and Wan'er are already husband and wife, you should take responsibility and marry Wan'er."
"Marry her? Marry this little slut? I can't afford it. Uncle Yue, I'm afraid you don't know yet, right? Wan'er has more than one lover, but I just played with her for a few more nights because she's beautiful and slutty in bed. Don't think I don't know, the two men behind me, which one hasn't tasted her."
After Yu Lingfeng said this, the two Songshan disciples behind him turned pale and shook their heads, saying, "No, Senior Brother, that's not the case. It was her who seduced me."
Yu Lingfeng said leisurely: "Why are you so nervous? Have I ever blamed you? What's more, she is just a plaything of mine. If you like, just use her, but..." He paused, looked at the two and said, "Do you know what to do?"
"I know, I know. From now on, we will follow your lead, Senior Brother."
"You...you...cough cough cough cough cough..." Yue Lun was so angry at the words of the three people from Songshan that he was like a Buddha born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. His face turned red, like the reincarnation of Guan Gong. When he saw his daughter's appearance, he was completely speechless.
"Yu Lingfeng, don't go too far. The Five Mountains Sword Sect is a famous and upright sect after all. You cannot tarnish its reputation. If you continue to insult my Wan'er with foul language, I will not forgive you even if I report it to Sect Leader Zuo and Uncle-Master Mu Qi." At this time, Pan Tong's eyes were wide open, and she glared at the three people from Songshan and scolded them.
"Pah pah pah pah" Suddenly, a sinister voice sounded from above, "Five Mountains Sword Sect? Famous reputation? Haha, sure, sure, 'If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams will be crooked', the ancients were right."