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  Everything was going according to Chen Yuan's plan step by step, except that Yelü Chubai was beaten in one thing beyond expectation.

  Beyond Chen Yuan's expectation, and beyond everyone's expectation.

  Yelü Shubao can still get out of bed now, but he doesn't know which guy accidentally kicked his ankle that night, and now his entire left leg is numb.

  Yelü Renshan would not come to find Chen Yuan, he is a big shot and cannot put down his body to look for trouble with Chen Yuan. If he came, winning would be unseemly, losing even more humiliating. Moreover, after Liao Xingzong heard about the whole thing, he told Yelü Renshan not to get involved in children's affairs.

  So, before Yelü Xiezhuo could take action himself, Chen Yuan thought he was absolutely safe. As long as he humbly kept a low profile in public and secretly took action behind the scenes, it would only be a matter of time before the disappearance of Xiao Wenyuan and the rumors about Yelü Renshou's private dealings with the Jurchen people would spread.

  What Chen Yuan needs to do now is to quietly make good preparations and let the coming storm blow even more fiercely.

  Just as he was quietly waiting for things to develop, Yang Yi arrived.

  This is the second time Yang Yi has come to Chen Yuan on his own initiative. Chen Yuan likes this person very much, he has already inquired about Yang Yi's background, and he also knows why this guy didn't go to report him.

  Because Yang Yi knew Yang Wenguang, he reported that at least after returning to the Song Dynasty, things were made public in Liao State, not only did he end up in disaster, but also Yang Wenguang ended up in disaster.

  Yang Yi and Yang Wenguang are considered to be old friends, his grandfather Yang Xin, and the Yang family have had a good relationship for two generations. So that time Yang Yi did not mention Pang Xi, it was not like he said to give himself an opportunity to prove, but he believed in Yang Wenguang.

  Inside the house were only Chen Yuan and Yang Yi. Yang Yi picked up the pen and paper on the table, wrote for a while, and handed it to Chen Yuan to read.

  "Please help me save a person, Song Ren." The handwriting was extremely neat, and even Chen Shimei, the top scholar, couldn't help but admire it after reading it.

  Chen Yuan looked up and saw that in Yang Yi's eyes, a look of urgency flashed by, it was clear that this person was very important to Yang Yi.

  Chen Yuan really didn't want to stir up any trouble, so after some thought, he decided to decline Yang Yi's request. He also replied in writing: "I have no foundation in Liao State, the person I want to save must be a very important figure, it's not necessarily possible to help, sorry."

  The note was handed back to Yang Yi's hands. Yang Yi furrowed his brow, and after a moment, he wrote down what he wanted to say: "I know this is sudden, but please, you must help me, as this matter concerns the safety of the Great Song Dynasty's borders."

  Chen Yuan looked at it and smiled, writing: "I am now an official in Liao State, is Yang Huwei speaking to me like this because of some misunderstanding?"

  Yang Yi waited for him to finish writing, then took it over himself and looked at it. He immediately made a strange face at Chen Yuan and wrote: "Others use their eyes and ears to see things and hear things, I use my heart. Brother Chen has deceived other people's eyes, but can't deceive my heart. I know you're here to do something that Lord Song can't do, I believe it, so I didn't look for Lord Song, but came looking for you."

  Chen Yuan stared at the note for a moment, he really liked this guy who couldn't speak more and more. He took another piece of paper: "Tell me, tell me everything, I'll try my best to help you out. Just don't blame me if I can't do it."

  Yang Yi looked at it and then wrote: "His name is Zhang Kuangzheng, 40 years old, not very tall, slightly fat. He is our Great Song Dynasty's spy in Liao State. In recent years, he has been responsible for drawing maps of Liao State in various places."

  When he wrote this, Chen Yuan was already standing behind him, and his heart couldn't help but feel a wave of astonishment. How could it be another map?

  Yang Yi continued to write: "The other day, my son was taken into custody by the Liao people due to carelessness. Mr. Song Qi did not want to provoke the Liao country over such a trivial matter, so he didn't mention his case. However, someone told me that I must bring him back."

  As he wrote here, Chen Yuan suddenly patted his shoulder, signaling him to stop for a moment, then Chen Yuan asked a question: "Who is that person?"

  Yang Yi looked at this problem, hesitated for a moment, and finally wrote on the paper: "Bao Daren. It was also Bao Daren who told me that if Song Qi is not willing to do it, come find him!"

  Chen Yuan thought to himself, so Bao Zheng thinks highly of me? Although he was very afraid to see Bao Zheng, from his interactions with Bao Zheng and others' evaluations, he seemed like a respectable person. Chen Yuan decided to give it a try, being afraid of Bao Zheng was one thing, but respecting him was another, if there's an opportunity to help Bao Zheng, Chen Yuan wouldn't refuse.

  Yang Yi continued: "In a few days, after Li Yuanhao has sent the betrothal gift, I will leave with Mr. Song to rescue Zhang Kuangzheng. I entrust you, Brother Chen, to take care of this matter. He is currently imprisoned in the large prison of the South Court, please go and see if he is safe, be careful, and bring him back safely."

  Chen Yuan nodded and wrote four words: "Force oneself to act."

  It is said that the person was locked in Yelü Zhongyuan's prison, and Chen Yuan had some confidence. Because this at least explains two things: first, this person may not have been convicted yet, otherwise he would have been handed over to Liao Xingzong early on; second, this person is still safe for the time being. Yelü Zhongyuan may not know the importance of this person's surname.

  To be honest, Chen Yuan didn't know what made Zhang Kuang so important either. But since Bao Zheng was going to such great lengths to save him, if he wasn't extremely important, then he must be a relative of Bao Zheng's. It seemed that saving the man would put Bao Zheng in his debt, which wasn't a bad thing at all.

  Yelü Zhongyuan had some connection with him, and it just so happened that tomorrow he was going to go take a look at Wan Yan Ruru Lu who was also being held in the South Institute's Great Prison, and would conveniently take a look at this Zhang Kuangzheng.

  Yang Yi saw Chen Yuan agree and got up to bid farewell. Chen Yuan sent him all the way to the door before returning.

  Pang Xi has come out, to be honest, Pang Xi is a little afraid of Yang Yi, fearing that this kid will go back and really accuse himself in front of Renzong. Renzong's trust in Yang Yi is just like Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi's trust in Yang Xin.

  Yang Xin was also deaf and mute, but he was very powerful. Chen Yuan only knew this through Yang Wenguang. Yang Xin created the most perfect sign language in the Song Dynasty army, allowing soldiers who ambushed the enemy to closely cooperate with their teammates without speaking. If this is not enough, then Yang Xin formulated the first complete flag language of the Southern Song Navy based on sign language, which is powerful enough?

  So the heavens are very fair, when he takes away one thing, he will always give another, as long as you can find it, and work hard to learn, there will be a day when you prove yourself different from others.

  Chen Yuan decided to take a look at what kind of person Zhang Kuang was, thinking that if he wanted to save someone, he should first know who the person was. If it was just an ordinary important figure, he could spend some money to grease the wheels, thinking that with his current relationship with Yelü Niegulu and his son, he should be able to succeed.

  If it's unimportant and just a distant relative of Bao Zheng, then it's even simpler, maybe they can even save money.

  Moreover, it is also time to visit the captives such as Wan Yan Ruru and others. They are also an important pawn in their own hands. Persuading them is the most crucial part of overthrowing Yelü Renxian.

  Yelü Nügu said with a smile: "Brother Chen, please come in and take a seat."

  Chen Yuan naturally wouldn't stand at the door and talk to him, he walked in quickly with light footsteps. Looking at Chen Yuan's walking posture, Yelü Nierong chuckled and said: "It seems that Brother Chen is almost recovered, I've been busy these days and didn't have time to visit, I hope Brother Chen won't mind."

  Chen Yuanshao smiled slightly: "The Ninth Prince is being polite. This time I came, wanting to talk to the Ninth Prince about what I said last time."

  Yelü Nuwulu misunderstood Chen Yuan's intention, thinking that he had discovered Yelü Rensheng was difficult to deal with and had already made a move, so he came to retreat: "Brother Chen, I've said it before, overthrowing Yelü Rensheng is not something that can be done overnight. Besides, Hongji has already taken the first step, you can rest assured and wait patiently. After we take power later, it's not too late to deal with him then. Didn't the Song people say that a gentleman takes revenge ten years later?"

  Chen Yuan's smile changed, his eyes fixed on Yelü Nüguo's face: "The Ninth Prince is mistaken, I am not a gentleman, and revenge cannot wait for ten years! I came to tell you that last night, I had Xiao Kuqiu arrested."

  Yelü Niegulu was greatly surprised: "What? Caught Xiao Wuzhu? How did I not know?"

  Chen Yuwei smiled and said, "Now no one in Yanjing knows that the Ninth Prince was the first person I notified. I think that after Ye Lü Rensheng discovers Xiao Huqiu's disappearance in a few days, he will definitely take action. We should think of a countermeasure ahead of time."

  Yelü Deguang stared blankly at Chen Yuan, thinking that what Chen Yuan had said the other day was just a momentary outburst of anger, and he only wanted to find some balance in his heart. He really didn't expect Chen Yuan to take action so quickly.

  Xiao Yunqiu was a trusted aide of Yelü Renshi, and his disappearance would inevitably cause Yelü Renshi to panic, even triggering turmoil in the entire Northern Court. With the recent rumors spreading wildly outside, these two events combined would be a powerful blow to Yelü Renshi's faction!

  As long as they seize this opportunity, there may be unexpected gains. The problem is that Yelü Niegulu and others did not expect Chen Yu to move so quickly, so they were not fully prepared.

  Chen Yuan could see the answer from his face, and he smiled in his heart. The less prepared Yelü Zhongyuan and others were, the more chaotic the Liao court would be after overthrowing Yelü Rensheng, which was only beneficial to himself and had no drawbacks.

  "I want to go see that Wanyan Rourouluo, some things, he says them more convincingly than we do." Chen Yuan said in a very low voice.

  Yelü Niegulu's mind was a bit messy, because he really didn't expect Chen Yuan to make his move so quickly. Before he could even think of anything, it would be after Chen Yuan had recovered from his injuries. He understood that what Chen Yuan said made sense, if they could persuade Wan Yan Ruru to cooperate with them, then Yelü Renxian's troubles would be over this time.

  "For a long time, Yelü Niegulu's heart had been stirred by the desire to overthrow Yelü Rensheng: 'Alright, I'll take him to the great prison.'"

  Chen Yuan reached out to stop him: "The Ninth Prince must not, there are some things that must be done in person. For example, the other day at court, you and Yelü Rennan had a confrontation, but there are some things that I should do instead. It's better if you don't meet with Wanyan Ruru."

  Yelü Niegulu woke up immediately after hearing the words: "Thank you, Brother Chen, for reminding me. Look at my brain, I didn't even think of such a simple question, and I'm really getting excited. Alright, I'll give you the token, Brother Chen can go now."

  "After finishing, he took out a token from his bosom: 'Brother Chen, take this, you can enter and exit the large prison in my southern courtyard freely, no one will stop you. If necessary, I'll send two people with you, how about that?"

  Chen Yuan thought for a moment: "Alright, after all, I'm not familiar with the prison head, it would be best if the Ninth Prince sent two more people to help me."

  Yelü Nügu shouted towards the back: "Bilü, Qing, you two come over here for a moment."

  Two spirited young men rushed out from the side room and ran to Yelü Nügu in a few steps: "Prince, what's wrong?"

  Yelü Nieru pointed at Chen Yuan and said, "We've been listening to Lord Chen's orders for the past two days. He wants to go to the prison to take care of some matters, and we're in charge of assisting him."

  The two of them hastily paid their respects to Chen Yuan: "Yelü Bili (Yelü Kaigu), we have seen Lord Chen."

  Chen Yuan nodded: "Alright, let's do it that way. I'll go right now. It's better to be early than late. Now, Ye Lu Renxian may discover something is wrong at any moment, we must hurry."

  Bidding farewell to Yelü Neuluo, Chen Yuan brought Ye Lü Biyu and Ye Lü Kaixiang to the large prison in the South Court.

  The Liao state has imitated the Great Song in many places, and those so-called "ancestral laws" have changed a lot, including their prisons.

  In the past, every powerful person had their own prison, and they had the power to kill or pardon those who offended their authority. It wasn't until Empress Xiao's time that things changed, with regulations stipulating that only the South and North Courts and local government offices under the imperial court were allowed to set up prisons.

  The surnames of the prisons are also different. The South and North Courts mainly detain some war prisoners captured on the battlefield, as well as people suspected of being unfavorable to the Liao [***] team. In other words, most of the soldiers who were caught were detained in the prison of the South and North Courts. Those who violated the laws of the Liao State and were arrested by the patrol or the Forbidden Army were mostly detained in the imperial prison.

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