Chapter six hundred and seventy-six words follow the law
At Tianjin Port, a ship from Goryeo brought the popular Yang Ziqian to the Song Dynasty.
Several officials greeted him at the port with a lukewarm attitude. Today's literati are very particular about character, and Yang Ziqian's behavior was really despicable.
As a minister, not to mention the way he imprisoned the king, he even changed his ancestral surname in order to flatter the young master. He is really a villain.
If it weren't for Yang Lin's repeated orders to show respect to this distinguished guest from Goryeo, none of these officials would be willing to come.
Although this person is very despicable and shameless, Yang Lin is very optimistic about him. Only such a person can get along well in Goryeo.
With him in Goryeo, in this important vassal state, many things would not be ignored by him, but he would complete his orders wholeheartedly.
After getting off the ship, Yang Ziqian and his son were not as arrogant and domineering as they were in Korea, and walked off the deck with smiles.
He took a quick look and saw the costumes of the officials around him. He felt happy and started talking with a smile.
The performance of the officials present was lukewarm, with a few casually echoing him, and most of them doing it in a routine manner.
Entering the carriage, Yang Ziqian's son looked a little angry and lowered his voice: "Father, these Song Dynasty officials are so rude."
Yang Ziqian smiled and waved his hand, saying: "You don't care what they do, can they decide the Song Dynasty's attitude towards Goryeo? If not, these people have nothing to do with us."
"Look at their clothes. They are all local magistrates and high-ranking officials at the magistrate level. They clearly don't like us, but they come to greet us. Why is this?"
The eldest son shook his head naively, indicating that he didn't know.
When Yang Ziqian saw this stupid look, he became a little discouraged, but patiently explained: "It means someone ordered them to come. Only Yang Shaozai has this power here, so it must be Yang Shaozai who asked them to come."
"This generation is of no benefit to us. Why are you so angry about this and not happy that Yang Shaozai attaches great importance to us?"
"You are angry because of someone who has nothing to do with you, and your father is happy because of his great support. Which one of us do you think is right?"
Yang Ziqian followed the instructions and taught his son, but it was a pity that he was just a piece of wood and could not learn the skills of his father.
With a look of helplessness on his face, Yang Ziqian came to Yang Lin's mansion and heard a burst of curses coming from a distance.
After a while, a guard escorted an official out and dragged him outside.
Arriving outside the mansion, the official immediately recovered from his frightened expression and asked with a smile: "Marquis Lu Yu, how did my performance go?"
"good."
"Just make sure you don't miss Shao Zai's business. I really don't want to take off this official uniform."
Lu Qian said angrily: "You really want to be a civil servant, are you literate?"
Yang Ziqian entered the room tremblingly. When Yang Lin saw him coming in, he smiled and said, "Here comes Duke Yang. It's been a hard journey. Let's show him some tea."
"Don't dare to take it, don't take it. Yang Ziqian has met the young master! After seeing him for a long time, the young master's demeanor is even better than before. When he saw him, he felt like a spring breeze. He wished he could give up his official position and follow Jixia."
The maid Ruizhu standing behind him brought a cup of tea.
Yang Lin said: "The Duke is laughing. I just arranged something, but my subordinates refused to do it. This is a critical moment to eliminate money. Do you think this kind of person should be killed?"
As soon as these words came out, Yang Ziqian was sweating like rain, nodded and said: "It should be killed, it should be killed."
Yang Lin used the lid of the pot to skim off the tea foam and asked: "By the way, as I said before, how are the preparations for Goryeo to send troops to Jurchen?"
Yang Ziqian stood up, lowered his hands in front of him, lowered his head and said: "Go back to Shaozai, the villain is actively preparing. When we get back, we will start sending out troops!"
The arguments and reasons he had prepared earlier were all thrown away by Yang Ziqian and he accepted them directly. He was lucky enough to just exchange letters without being in front of this person.
Once he was face to face with Yang Lin, under the pressure of that power, there was no room for hesitation in him.
Yang Ziqian had no doubt that as long as he dared to be disobedient, the young man in front of him would soon find a powerful person in Korea to support him, just like he supported himself.
"Dad?" Yang Zhichang asked doubtfully.
Yang Ziqian glared at him fiercely, and Yang Lin smiled and said, "Is this your son?"
Yang Ziqian quickly smiled and said: "It's Quan Zi."
"Yes, he is a talented person with great potential." When Yang Lin spoke, his voice was a little cold, and Yang Ziqian was frightened half to death.
After saying a few more good words, Yang Ziqian clapped his hands, and the guards accompanying him came in carrying a box. Behind them, there were dozens of Korean girls who hired Tingting.
These girls were all wearing plain white blouses and crimson venetian skirts. Their looks could not be called stunning, but they were gentle and well-behaved. They all stood aside with their hands down.
Yang Lin smiled and said: "My lord, I am not unaware of the situation in Goryeo. Don't go out and fight to the death with the Jurchens. I will send some people to go back to Goryeo with you and guide you to build a defense line in the Yalu River. You rely on this
Create a defensive line and send troops to harass the Jurchen rear. If they counterattack, run away and retreat to the defensive line to defend."
Yang Ziqian was overjoyed. He didn't expect such a good thing to happen. He thought Yang Lin would force him to go out and fight the Jurchens head-on.
You know, Goryeo and Jurchen were neighbors. As long as a war started, both sides could reach each other's home base in a short time. Unlike the Song Dynasty, which had such long depth.
"If this is the case, the villain really has nothing to fear. Please rest assured, Young Zai, we will definitely fulfill Young Zai's orders, even if it means using all the power of Goryeo."
Yang Lin nodded, stood up, walked to the middle of the lobby, opened the box, and saw that it was full of jewelry.
For a time, the lobby was filled with jewels and wealth.
Yang Lin smiled and took out a pearl, which was as big as a bird's egg.
Walking up to a Korean girl, Yang Lin gently opened her skirt and put the pearl in.
The jewelry had just been brought from outside. It was very cold in late autumn. This Korean girl trembled for a while, her face turned red, but she did not dare to move. She was really well-behaved.
"Is it cold? Let me help you take it out." Yang Lin smiled and groped around her body to find it.
Soon, he pinched two pearls and said, "Is it this? Hey, why are there two of them?"
It's a pity that this girl has only learned a few simple Chinese sentences, such as "obey", "yes"... and the like. She couldn't understand Yang Lin's words. She felt embarrassed and itchy when he touched her, and her head bowed even deeper.
My legs were trembling and I was about to lose my balance.
This was equivalent to a disguised eviction order. Yang Ziqian winked and quietly left the lobby with his son.
Feeling that they were gone, Yang Lin smiled, Yang Ziqian...you are still too young.
Sending people to build fortifications is the first step to garrison Goryeo. Soon, they will gradually disarm Goryeo, just like Jiaozhi.
With this first step, the next steps will be much easier.