Volume 1: Zhu Xian Town Crisis Chapter 72: Two Women Compete

  Wu Lin Daer hastily replied, "This official is currently serving as the Governor of Qingzhou. If General needs to find me, he can send someone to contact me. However, please do not tell others about this matter, otherwise, this official will not be able to bear the crime of secretly communicating with a great general of the Song Dynasty."

  Yue Yun thought to herself, "You're afraid of being accused of secretly collaborating with the enemy, but I'm even more afraid. If it weren't for trying to get in touch with you and your brother-in-law Wanyan Yong, I wouldn't have taken such a huge risk."

  As the previous life had read "Song Shi", Yue Yun naturally knew that in a few years, now invincible, the overall military power of the Jin Dynasty, Wu Tuo's brother would pass away, and the military and political power of the Jin Dynasty would return to the hands of Jin Xizong Wanyan Dan who was being marginalized.

  As a very important position in the Jin Dynasty - Minister of War, it would fall to Wanyan Yong, the brother-in-law of Wu Lin Daren. Moreover, according to historical records, this Wanyan Yong also launched a coup in 1161 and became the fifth emperor of the Jin Dynasty, becoming Emperor Xizong of Jin who reigned for 29 years.

  Yue Yun just wanted to buy ginseng from Wu Lin Daren to solve Yu Yunwen's concern about his father's heart disease, and also to fulfill a promise for himself.

  At the same time, after getting to know Wulin Dara, he thought of a way to get in touch with Wan Yan Yong through him. After Wan Yan Yong became the Minister of War, he thought of a way for both sides to create some trouble on the border, so as not to have twenty years of peace between Song and Jin like after the signing of the Shaoxing Treaty.

  He knew well that once peace was achieved between the Song and Jin, it would put himself and Yue Fei in extreme danger. Even if this time the crisis of the twelve gold plaques' withdrawal was resolved, it would be hard to avoid Zhao Gou and Qin Hui thinking of another way to harm him and Yue Fei.

  To make himself and Yue Fei safer, there must be continuous border wars, which would make Zhao Gou hesitant to kill Yue Fei, fearing that if he did, the Jin State would launch a large-scale invasion of the south with no one to stop them. This time, finding Wu Lin Da Er to purchase ginseng is equivalent to taking risks and making long-term investments. Otherwise, he could have directly asked Li Yu Rong for help in purchasing it in the Liaodong area, which should also be possible.

  Yue Yun wanted to buy ginseng, Wu Lin Da Le wanted to return safely to Qingzhou, each with their own agenda. After a conversation, they both achieved their goals in mind. The atmosphere of the conversation also relaxed a lot immediately. Yue Yun even told the story of his verbal sparring match with another golden envoy, Xiao Yi, as a joke.

  Wu Lin Da Er burst out laughing after hearing this. He also looked down on Xiao Yi, a former Liao Dynasty defector.

  He said: "Xiao Yi was originally a member of Wanyan Kuodai's faction, but at the end of last year, he saw that Wanyan Kuodai had no military power and predicted that he would not be able to defeat the Fourth Prince. So he preemptively betrayed his master and defected to the Fourth Prince, presenting him with several poisonous plans to get rid of Wanyan Kuodai. Otherwise, the Fourth Prince would not have been able to eliminate Wanyan Kuodai so quickly and decisively. Now, some remnants of Wanyan Kuodai's faction hate Xiao Yi so much that they want to flay him alive."

  Wu Lin Da Lai spoke lightly, with a look of disdain on his face. Although he was one of the Wudang sect, he also hated this kind of traitor who betrayed his master for fame.

  Yue Yun thought to herself, I cursed this guy as a three-surname family slave, and it seems that the curse was indeed correct.

  He looked outside and saw that the sun was high in the sky, almost noon. He couldn't help but think to himself, Yang Yue should be done talking with Li Yu Rong by now.

  Yang Yue and Li Yu Rong, two stunning beauties, were sitting in a side room next to the assembly hall, frowning and facing each other coldly, both of them seething with anger.

  Before this, they had discussed relatively smoothly and indeed reached an exchange agreement. Although the two women did not have a good relationship before, they also knew that this cooperation would be greatly beneficial to the forces they belonged to, as well as consolidating their own positions in their respective gangs and families.

  Yang Yue urgently needs Li Yu Rong to provide financial and material support, allowing her to stabilize the hearts of the remaining members of the Four Seas Gang and consolidate her position as the leader of the Four Seas Gang.

  This sum of money is not small for Li Yu Rong, but it's within her power to mobilize. Moreover, this trip to the Four Seas Island has turned the Li family's greatest enemy into an ally, and found a steady supply of cheap goods and a powerful fighter for the Li family. It will naturally increase her right to speak in the Li family.

  Although the two women didn't quite see eye to eye, they put aside their differences for the greater good and reached an agreement. However, when Li Yu Rong suggested that Yang Yue move house, the two women started to have some disagreements.

  Actually, Li Yurou originally had good intentions. In her view, the location of Sihai Island was too far north and too far from the main navigation route. Moreover, it was just a solitary island, close to the Jin country. Whether defending or plundering, it was not convenient. So she proposed that Yang Yue let the Sihai gang move to Zhoushan.

  The Zhoushan Islands are very close to the Li family's main base in Lin'an. There are many islands there, and some of them were originally under the control or influence of the Li family. It was not difficult to find a small island as a place for the Four Seas Gang to settle down. At the same time, this place is located at the intersection of the navigation routes from Southern Song to Goryeo, Japan, and Southeast Asia, with many ships passing by, which has no small advantage in terms of supply or combat.

  But in Yang Yue's ears, it didn't sound right. She always felt that going to Zhoushan like this gave her a feeling of relying on others for shelter.

  Although settled in Zhoushan, the supplies and stolen goods were safe. However, he also tied himself to the Li family. After all, the Four Seas Gang had offended too many people in the past. The area around Zhoushan was surrounded by strong enemies for the Four Seas Gang, and without the Li family's protection, it would be difficult for them to stand firm there. So he declined this suggestion.

  This made Li Yu Rong think that Yang Yue still had reservations about the Li family and lacked sincerity. Yang Yue, on the other hand, thought that Li Yu Rong was using the excuse of taking care of herself to try to swallow up the Four Seas Gang, and the two ended up having a big argument, almost scrapping the agreement they had just reached.

  Yue Yun learned from Zhao Yao's mouth that Yang Yue and Li Yu Rong had a quarrel, so he hastily threw down Wu Lin Da Er and rushed to the inner room of the gathering hall. Then, intermittently from the mouths of the two women, he finally figured out the ins and outs of the whole thing.

  He couldn't help but think that these two women were obviously intelligent, yet they were being petty and narrow-minded over such trivial matters. Given their mutual dislike for each other, it would be strange if they didn't quarrel.

  Both women looked like they were about to explode with anger, their eyebrows inverted, and it seemed like they would start fighting at any moment.

  Yue Yun sighed in her heart, it seems that whether in ancient times or modern times, virtuous women are always a minority.

  He coughed a few times, then concocted some words in his mind before speaking: "This... Yang Miss, Li Miss is actually also well-intentioned. Think about it, if you still keep the Four Seas Gang on Four Seas Island, Zhong Ziyi will understand the situation on the island so clearly that once he builds good ships and trains a good navy in the Jin country, he'll definitely come to find you for revenge. Although it's not certain that he can beat you, but he's in the dark while you're in the light, and he has the entire Jin country's personnel and resources as his backing, no matter how many battles he loses, as long as he doesn't die, he can afford to lose, whereas if you lose one battle, the whole gang will be finished!"

  Yang Yue thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, but then snorted coldly: "Then I also can't just live under Li Yu Rong's thumb from now on!"

  "Hmph! If it weren't for Young Master Yue suggesting that I take care of you and asking me to send you money and grain, I wouldn't have bothered with you at all! You can just fend for yourself from now on!" Li Yu Rong heard this and raised an eyebrow, retorting.

  "How dare you say such things? If it weren't for Young Master Yue wanting to save you, Zhong Ziyi would have been caught and killed by me long ago. How could he have escaped?" Yang Yue said angrily.

  Li Yu Rong's face turned cold as she said, "If you hadn't captured me, would I have let Zhong Zi Yi take me hostage?"

  "A joke! If it weren't for the Li family putting a bounty on me, would I have come to catch you? You were the ones who provoked first!" Yang Yue's beautiful eyes also flashed with anger.

  "Will our Li family issue a reward if your Four Seas Gang doesn't rob our merchant ships? Are we made of money or something?" Li Yu Rong said loudly with her hands on her hips, her expression and posture giving Yue Yun a somewhat subversive feeling.

  “……”

  "Alas... two young ladies, can't you just say one less sentence each? Give me some face in front of my wife, okay?" Yuen Yung saw the situation and her head was as big as a bowl. Looking at the attitude of these two women, even if they argued for three days and three nights, it's estimated that they wouldn't stop.

  The two women still listened to Yue Yun's words, and the two of them let out a cold hum in their noses. Then they both turned their heads away from each other, crossed their arms, and sat sideways on the chair.

  Yue Yun thought for a moment, sorted out her thoughts, and smiled slightly: "Actually, you don't have to worry too much! Yang Niang, your main concern is that on the island controlled by the Li family, you will lose autonomy, right?"

  "Yes!" Yang Yue replied succinctly.

  "That's why we should change places!" Yuen Wan said, tapping her hand lightly on the table.

  "Where to?" Yang Yue suddenly became interested upon hearing this.

  "Ryukyu!" Yue Yun said.