blogombal Chapter 38 "Plotting to Usurp the Throne "
Chapter 38 "Plotting to Usurp the Throne "
Yang Yan really wanted Xu Qingya to move to Tingxuelou, but this approach seemed like she was living off a woman.
Considering Xu Qingya's pride, and with the covetous wealthy woman Yin Susu also lurking around, Yang Yan decided to remain unchanged and seize the "first-mover advantage."
A girl like Beitang Xin'er is obviously someone who needs to be taken care of. Taking care of her all the time will only cause more trouble, and naturally, people will get annoyed with her.
Yang Yan watched the two people, the dog, and the bird leave, then snapped her fingers lightly. Qin Nanqin brought over a stack of documents, a file that detailed the history of the Four Directions Sect.
This is not a file from Linglong Pavilion; Yang Yan bought it from Cao Yu, the deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
The three major secret service agencies of the imperial court, namely the well-known Eastern Depot, Western Depot, and Embroidered Uniform Guard, reached their peak during the reign of the previous emperor, creating a situation where they became too powerful to control.
After Liu Dinghuan ascended the throne, he used various means to weaken these three major forces. Through a series of strategic maneuvers, he replaced the leaders of the three families with highly skilled old eunuchs.
The head of the Eastern Depot was surnamed Shan and was known as Eunuch Shan. His internal martial arts were of the orthodox Xuanmen school, and he was greedy and lustful.
The head of the West Depot was surnamed Yu and named Yu Huatian. He was more beautiful than a woman and was skilled in swordsmanship. His moves were extremely fast. His teacher was suspected to be the "Sunflower Manual".
The Embroidered Uniform Guard was the most powerful, consisting of three power-hungry, treacherous, domineering, and inscrutable eunuchs who checked and balanced each other.
The commander-in-chief was named Cao Shaoqin. His martial arts style was masculine and domineering. He was skilled in using a heavy sword that resembled a horse-slaying sword. He was ambitious and killed people without hesitation.
The Left Deputy Commander was named Cao Renchao. He was born with an extremely yang body. After being castrated, he naturally developed yin energy and unexpectedly cultivated a unique mental technique that combined yin and yang.
The Right Deputy Commander was named Cao Yu, and he was the most mysterious of all the chief eunuchs. No one knew his teacher or his hobbies.
Cao Yu was greedy for money, but it was just a normal hobby; who doesn't like money? He did things for money without breaking the rules.
Cao Yu was lustful. Eunuchs often develop many perverse preferences due to their physical condition, but Cao Yu's lust for women was more like the desires of a normal man.
Cao Yu was power-hungry, but as I said before, this greed was still within the "normal" range. Which official doesn't want to climb the ranks? Who doesn't want to get rid of the "deputy" title?
Because of their physical disabilities, eunuchs often have extreme personalities. Every eunuch has a clear label, but Cao Yu is completely normal, so normal that he doesn't seem like a eunuch.
Yang Yan's master, Abbess Lei Yin, the head of Guantao Pavilion, had some connections with Cao Yu when she was young. Yang Yan used this connection to get close to Cao Yu and often went to buy and sell information.
Sometimes it was to purchase certain secrets, and sometimes it was to bribe Cao Yu under the guise of buying intelligence.
Cao Yu always followed the rules, like a robot with a pre-programmed script. He would give me whatever amount of money I gave him, and I would give him the files I needed. Don't try to get on my good side; we have no real relationship. We are just business partners.
However… this case file…
Yang Yan keenly noticed that two or three pages of the file had been torn out. The person who tore out the pages was an expert, and it would be extremely difficult for an ordinary person to detect unless they were a meticulous person like Yang Yan.
These pages contain the travelogue of the founder of the Four Directions School.
Based on the context of the case file, it is inferred that the founder of the Four Directions Sect was from Runan and was suspected to be a descendant of Chen Dao. In his youth, he went to Sichuan to explore in search of some kind of treasure, but accidentally encountered the mythical beast Qilin in a grotto.
The case file ends here.
The following content is: The founder of the Four Directions Sect obtained four Qilin scales and used a secret technique to integrate the scales into four jade pendants, creating "Qilin Jade".
Each of the four branches of the Four Directions Sect inherits one.
The case file ends abruptly here once again.
What follows is a record of the Four Directions Sect's creation, development, prosperity, internal strife, and decline, with almost no record of the family affairs of Dongfang Qingmu and others.
It's not that I don't want to record it, it's that I don't know!
Everyone says that the Duan family's domestic affairs are the most bizarre, but compared to the domestic affairs of the Sifangmen family, the Duan family's romantic affairs are surprisingly clear and smooth!
In the original storyline, every now and then, a few relatives, elders, and illegitimate children would pop up from the Four Directions Gate, and everyone would happily tear each other apart. At least two-thirds of the entire TV series consisted of brain-draining infighting and infighting.
It was supposed to be a four-in-one, four-person combined attack, but by the end, the main characters had died as many as the Yang family generals, with only one male left and a widow in mourning going into battle, before they could build up six or seven points of trust.
Due to poor teamwork and a complete lack of coordination, both versions ended with the team winning through a deus ex machina.
The villainous boss is not particularly intelligent and has no ingenious schemes. He simply uses the messy blood ties among the disciples of the Four Directions Sect to sow discord and cause the protagonist group to lose trust and fight each other to the death.
Because the love history and blood relations of the elders of the Four Directions Sect are too complicated, not to mention the secret agents of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, even the parties involved, such as Dongfang Qingmu and Nangong Lie, do not know how chaotic their own family is. If the biological father does not know how many children he has, how could outsiders possibly know?
The genealogy of the Dongfang family is not important.
Because Yang Yan is interested in the Beitang family.
The genealogy of the Beitang family is very detailed, without any twists or turns, as calm as a secluded spring.
The Beitang family has a long lineage. Beitang Mo's wife passed away ten years ago. Beitang Mo has neither remarried nor taken a concubine, nor had any mistress. Beitang Xin'er is his only beloved daughter, and he almost always grants her every wish.
Yang Yan frowned slightly. Beitang Mo doted on Beitang Xin'er so much, how could he let his daughter travel all the way to the capital alone? Even if he wanted to train his daughter, he should at least give her enough travel expenses. How could she be so poor that she was eating and drinking for free?
Beitang Xin'er and Xu Qingya were complete strangers, so why did she take the initiative to approach him as soon as they met? She was even bolder than Yin Susu. Could it be that they were betrothed as children?
In addition, there is another point: what was written in the lost dossier that made Cao Yu make an exception?
Conversely, having lived a cautious and prudent life, what kind of immense benefit could make Cao Yu lower his guard? What exactly did he want?
Qilin... an auspicious beast... immortality...
Did Cao Yu want to live forever?
It's understandable that emperors want to live forever and live for ten thousand years. But what good is immortality for eunuchs? They can't even be buried in their ancestral graves!
Yang Yan instructed, "Nan Qin, go to the Six Doors to find Jin Jiuling, and buy another copy of the Four Directions Gate's file. Remember to make it discreet and don't reveal your identity."
Qin Nanqin said, "Miss, aren't you missing the point? The Four Directions Sect is neither your maternal family nor your enemy. Why are you paying attention to the Four Directions Sect?"
What should I focus on?
"Here you are! A letter from Di Feijing, inviting Fairy Linglong to meet at 'Chuhe' in five days to discuss the distribution of profits among the capital's underworld. Lei Sun and Di Feijing shouldn't be involved personally; Lei Dongtian will be in charge of the negotiations!"
"Lei Dongtian? If it were the Lei Dongtian who worked tirelessly alongside Lei Sun to build their business, or the Lei Dongtian before Di Feijing joined the Six and a Half Hall, I might be somewhat afraid of him. But the Lei Dongtian of today..."
"I remember his skill had increased even more; even someone as strong as Su Mengzhen couldn't defeat him within thirty moves! Among the Lei family disciples in the Six and a Half Hall, he ranked first!"
"Thunder roars above the nine heavens. The name Lei Dongtian is destined to be arrogant, domineering, and full of murderous intent. The former Lei Dongtian dared to betray the head of the main hall, Lei Zhenlei, dared to blast the spies sent by his home to the capital into pieces, dared to confront the Mitian Alliance head-on, and faced off against Guan Qi in a direct confrontation."
Now, Lei Dongtian willingly submits to Di Feijing. He has lost the arrogance of his youth, the domineering spirit of his early days, and the indomitable spirit he displayed when he was at his lowest point. Can Lei Dongtian still move the heavens?
The Six and a Half Hall will eventually be named after the Lei family. As the second-in-command of the Lei family, Lei Dongtian has endless money, silks, delicacies, and riches to enjoy. He cherishes his life more and more.
Lei Dongtian has lost his former vigor.
Nanqin, you may not have noticed, but most of Lei Dongtian's legendary achievements happened seven or eight years ago, and the most recent one was five years ago!
Lei Dongtian is not Lang Fanyun or Jing Wuming. He is not the number one warrior of the Six and a Half Hall, but the steward, or rather, the trump card that ensures the Lei family's inheritance from generation to generation.
A veteran master who has transformed from arrogant to cunning, from revealing his murderous intent to remaining unassuming, is a good opponent for honing Qingya's swordsmanship. The Xue family's disciple who sent the silk has not yet left the capital; go and order a few sets of clothes.
The Linglongge style.
You should know Qingya's size.
Seeing Yang Yan's confident expression, Qin Nanqin couldn't help but complain, "Miss, you've analyzed so much, but in the end, you still have to rely on someone else!"
Yang Yan rolled her eyes at Qin Nanqin: "How can Qingya be called 'someone else'? Besides, Liufenbantang has long had the idea of swallowing Linglongge. Di Feijing sent Lei Dongtian to make a move just to test me!"
Different people have different opponents.
Qingya's opponent is Lei Dongtian, and they will fight with their fists.
My opponent is Di Feijing; it's a battle of wits.
I trust Qingya wholeheartedly; my mind and fists work in perfect harmony. Can Di Feijing trust Lei Dongtian wholeheartedly? To put it more dramatically, would Lei Sun trust Lei Dongtian wholeheartedly?
Qin Nanqin continued to complain: "Miss, what I mean is, if you don't step up your game and put in some effort, Young Master Xu will really become 'someone else'! Look at Yin Susu and Beitang Xin'er, they have one trick after another."
And look at you, pretending to be reserved and magnanimous, even though your heart is burning with passion and your legs are weak, you insist on putting on an air of complete control, not taking the initiative at all.
Even if we assume that the young lady needs to maintain her composure and cannot rush forward like a lonely woman in her boudoir, she should at least send a clever and quick-witted maid to reserve a spot first.
Given Yin Susu's personality, she might buy all of Cai Po's houses one day and move next door to Xu Gongzi, living, sleeping, eating, and living together every day.
Needless to say, Beitang Xin'er probably got her clothes wet tonight and asked Young Master Xu for help. I've heard that Young Master Xu has been eating ginseng in Liaodong for over ten years and his body is full of heat!
Dry wood ignites a raging fire; who can resist?
Once the fire is raging, no matter how much you fight or how smart you are, you won't even get a sip of soup!
Miss, I'm not trying to be mean, but Young Master Xu is quite a figure in the capital. His feat of splitting a building in two with a single blow is still a topic of conversation in the city. It's unacceptable that someone like him doesn't even have maids to serve him.
In a few days, Yin Susu will buy three courtesans, and the Queen will send ten new concubines. Let's see what you do then!
Qin Nanqin looked at Yang Yan with disappointment and frustration.
Yang Yan: You want to usurp the throne? Are you a prostitute and I am a prostitute? Why are you in more hurry than I am?
Yang Yan's eyes darted around, and she suddenly realized that this little girl was incredibly clever and had almost been fooled.
Xu Qingya's house only has two rooms. Beitang Xin'er lives in one room and Xu Qingya lives in the other. If Qin Nanqin is sent there, where will she sleep at night? Will she serve him in his daily life, or will she serve Xu Qingya in bed?
You're trying to do it all at once!
You're the boss now!
Yin Susu and Beitang Xin'er combined are not as fast as you. You are really capable!
It must be said that at certain times, a person's intelligence can leap forward, and no matter how complex the logic or how treacherous the trap, it can be seen through in a second.