Chapter 275: It is better to take the straight path than to seek the crooked path
When Wu Song heard that Song Qing was coming, he turned around and wanted to ask Yang Chang for advice, but found that Hu Sanniang was staring at his man.

"Official."

"He's coming, let's eat while it's hot, and we can talk about the rest later."

"Oh"

Hu Sanniang nodded slightly, and the chicken she was chewing in her mouth suddenly lost its taste.

Although Song Jiang is a black-hearted and utilitarian man, Song Qing treats people sincerely. Both Yang Chang and his wife were taken care of by him before they went to Liangshan or when they became the leader.

As Song Jiang's brother, he has always been responsible for simple logistics and has never been sent out to run errands. He must have a reason for coming here suddenly.

Yang Chang acted indifferent, Wu Song and Hu Sanniang were silent, but Qiu Qiongying, who was enjoying her meal, suddenly asked curiously, "Song Qing? Isn't that Song Jiang's brother? Song Jiang colluded with the Jin people and framed Lu Yuanwai and others. Why did he come to see you?"

"hehe."

Yang Chang smiled lightly and said disapprovingly: "I heard that Zhao Gou has already proclaimed himself emperor, and Song Jiang is his die-hard loyalist, so he must be here to serve as a lobbyist."

"What?" Qiu Qiongying raised her fist and said angrily, "Song Jiang and Zhao Gou are birds of a feather. They slandered you maliciously before, and now they dare to come and lobby you? They are so shameless. I'm going to beat them up!"

"Second sister!"

Hu Sanniang grabbed Qiu Qiongying and scolded her, "Don't be reckless. We all listen to the master. Eat the food while it's hot. Haven't you been nagging for a long time?"

"Can"

"There's a saying in my hometown that goes 'If a man has no shame, he will be invincible. If Zhao Gou hadn't lost face, how could he have done such a big thing? Besides, Song Jiang is Song Jiang, and Song Qing is Song Qing. We should treat them differently."

Without waiting for Qiu Qiongying's response, Yang Chang turned around and told Wu Song, "Second brother, it's rare for me to be reunited with my family. I don't want to be disturbed by outsiders at this time. After you finish eating, go and inform Yang Jian to put down his work and come to accompany us. He was taken care of by Fourth Brother (Song Qing) before, so he should be treated well."

"I'll go now."

Wu Song was about to leave when Yang Chang grabbed him and said, "Don't be so anxious. You can go after you finish eating."

"Si Lang and I are also friends, so I'll go with you. Besides, there shouldn't be any wars these days, and San Lang just got back from work. You can cook it another day, since the stove is ready."

"Haha, I'll follow my second brother's instructions."

Yang Chang smiled and patted Wu Song's arm, then leaned forward and whispered, "Remember to remind Yang Jian that things are different now, don't tell anyone."

"Don't worry, Sanlang. Yang Jian has been with us for many years and is no longer the farm boy he used to be. He knows how to treat people well."

"Ah."

Looking at Wu Song's tall back, Yang Changxin thought that Yang Jian learned how to treat people from this Iron Fan Man.

Although Song Qing looks harmless and is like a invisible man in Liangshan, he is actually very good at talking. Yang Chang had witnessed this in Yuncheng back then.

After a small incident, the Yang family continued to eat chicken.

Qiu Qiongying took Wu Song's words just now as a guide, and while picking up vegetables and eating meat, she asked Yang Chang to order dishes, as if she wanted to make up for the loneliness she had experienced in the past two months.

Yang Chang naturally satisfied all of their requests. When he saw his six-year-old son's mouth full of soup, he remembered that he had not spent much time with him in the past few years and that it was almost always his three wives who were taking care of him. He felt that he should enjoy family time during the limited time he had.

Having a meal together as a family is the easiest way to get closer together. Yang decided to take some time to "invent" some new foods to add some fun to his ordinary life.

Everyone was sitting around the earthen stove, enjoying their meal.

Zhao Fujin, the sister-in-law who had been silent all this time, suddenly called Yang Chang with a sad face and whispered: "Brother-in-law, you are friends with Song Qing. Just now you praised Brother Jiu for being shameless and being able to accomplish great things. Could it be that you were persuaded by Song Qing and then also joined the Jin people..."

"Huh? Haha."

Yang Chang couldn't help laughing out loud, and Hu Sanniang and Qiu Qiongying also smiled happily.

Zhao Fujin saw this, pulled his sister, frowned and said: "What are you thinking? Anyone can surrender to the Jin people, but your brother-in-law can't, he is the mortal enemy of the Jin people."

"That's right, my brother-in-law is such a hero, he would never associate with beasts."

Zhao Fujin's depressed mood stopped instantly. He picked up a piece of potato for her and said meaningfully, "The hard days are over. Your brother-in-law is a towering tree. He can not only shelter us from the wind and rain, but also protect the people in this area. With millions of eyes watching, how can he go along with others? Besides, this potato is hot in the middle, so you have to eat it slowly, bite by bite."

She also wanted to say that Yang Chang wanted to replace the Song Dynasty, but when she thought of the bad thing about Zhao Gou proclaiming himself emperor, she felt it was inappropriate to say it, so she changed the subject and brought up food.

After enjoying the delicious food, Li E was going to clean up the pots and dishes with the maids, and Yang Huang started to play with Zhao Fujin.

Yang Changze walked into the study, spread out paper and picked up a pen and started working again.

This guy is always wielding swords and guns. The study room at home was mainly used for Yang Huang's enlightenment, and was used by Zhao Fujin most of the time.

When the three girls saw Yang Chang heading straight for the study, they all looked surprised, as if the sun was rising from the west. They looked at each other and followed him together.

Qiu Qiongying was running in the front and couldn't help but express her feelings when she saw a few circles drawn on the paper.

"A big circle within a small circle, sir, are you painting?"

"Painting? Yang Lang has this ability?"

Zhao Fujin was stunned when he heard this. He thought to himself, Yang Chang can't even write well, how can he paint? He pulled Hu Sanniang and walked forward quickly.

Through his special perception, Yang Chang already knew that the three ladies had arrived.

He continued to draw without looking back, and explained to himself: "My husband is not painting, but designing a stove with an iron plate on it for making pancakes."

"Just to make cakes? Are they different from what we usually eat?"

"Of course it's different, you'll know when the time comes."

After Yang Chang finished drawing the pancake equipment, he suddenly thought of the deceased Wu Dalang. He had originally planned to pass on the technology to him to help him live a better life, but he did not expect the tragedy to happen.

When the pancake equipment is ready, Wu Song will be the first one to taste it.

By the way, today we all ate around a clay stove. Looking back, it was indeed a bit inconvenient. If you are not careful, you might even burn your hands. It doesn’t matter as I have thick skin, but what if I burn my son?

After much thought, Yang Chang decided to build a naan pit at home, which would make it convenient to grill meat and bake naan.

Seeing that the man was studying food and feeling it was boring to stay in the study, Qiu Qiongying dragged Hu Sanniang to the yard to practice knife skills, while Zhao Fujin stayed to continue watching.

Yang Chang was very good at spear and stick dancing, but he was weak in drawing with pen and paper. Fortunately, Zhao Fujin was by his side, so he asked the princess to write for him the sketch, and then he completed the design drawing.

"Thank you, Princess, for your help. There will be new food in a few days. I guarantee you will be satisfied. I will ask someone to make it right away."

"Yang Lang."

Zhao Fujin interrupted him, frowned and asked, "You should be free this afternoon, are you really not going to see Song Qing?"

"Well?" Yang Chang was stunned when he heard that. He stroked the beautiful face and said with a smile, "I finally got a day off. I said I won't see any guests today. I want to spend some time with you guys."

"I just heard from my eldest sister that Iron Fan Song Qing is very smooth in his dealings. Can my second brother and younger brother Jian handle this?"

"Why does the princess care about this? Song Qing is indeed not to be underestimated, but my second brother is a veteran in the world of martial arts. There are few people in Liangshan who can compare with him. I am absolutely confident in him."

"Right."

Zhao Fujin was still pondering on the spot. Yang Chang noticed her mood swings, so he curiously asked, "Aren't you leaving? Are you worried about something?"

"Well, what do you think of my sister?" "What?"

Yang Chang was struck by lightning when he heard this. He thought, what does the princess mean? Are you actively adding concubines to my harem? Have you discussed this with Sanniang? I am on my way to becoming an immortal. The more ties I have, the more I cannot take care of.

The fellow was puzzled, and Zhao Fujin said, "I heard that you Liangshan heroes value martial arts and advocate strengthening your muscles, but Yang Lang wants to fight for the world now, so his old habits should be changed. A hero like my second brother, who is almost forty years old, should start a family."

"It turned out to be for my second brother."

"Ok?"

Seeing Yang Chang's expression, Zhao Fujin poked him on the forehead and said jokingly, "You are not satisfied with having us? You only dream of beautiful things every day."

"How can I?"

Yang Chang waved his hands hastily and responded with a smile: "My second brother and I are as close as brothers. It would be great if the princess wanted to marry her, but if she marries my second brother, should we call her little sister or sister-in-law?"

"This"

Zhao Fujin was stumped by the question for a moment, then he skipped the topic and frowned and said, "I heard from my eldest sister that my second brother was deceived by a woman before and almost lost his life in Feiyunpu. After that, he was unwilling to contact women. So, can this thing succeed?"

"Oh? It seems that the princess is not acting on impulse, but my second brother is a hero born in the underworld, while my younger sister is a noble princess. She..."

"Yang Lang has a good family background? Does this princess dislike him?"

Seeing that Yang Changxin had concerns, Zhao Fujin directly retorted.

"I mean"

"Come on, if my little sister wasn't interested, would I have taken the initiative to ask?"

"Is this so"

Yang Chang suddenly realized what was going on. He hugged Zhao Fujin and said happily, "You sisters all have good vision. I will take care of this matter."

It is possible that when Wu Song dressed up as a monk and wore two golden seals when he went to Liangshan, he was indeed renounced all emotions and desires. However, Yang Chang removed the golden seals for him and took off his monk's clothes, and he had returned to being a normal person.

If there is anyone in the world who can persuade Wu Song, it is no one else except Yang Chang.

Thinking of strengthening the relationship, Yang Chang was in a surprisingly good mood. He handed the sketch to his personal soldier Cheng Wang, and then taught the two women how to use swords with great interest.

This fellow's sword skills have reached perfection, while Hu Sanniang and Qiu Qiongying have both achieved great success in sword skills. They can both beat two people at once without competing in strength but only in skills.

There was a loud noise from the clashing of metal.

Yang Huang dragged Zhao Fujin over and saw Yang Chang suppressing the two girls, jumping up and down to share with his sister-in-law.

"My father is awesome, isn't he? Second Mother asked Huang'er to practice martial arts well so that he can marry more beautiful women when he grows up."

"Did your second mother say that?" Zhao Fujin opened his eyes wide with an expression of disbelief.

"correct."

Little Yang Huang pointed forward and said disapprovingly: "Madam and Second Madam just couldn't beat my father, so they married him."

"Then your mother."

"Aunt, you are stupid. My mother can't beat me even more."

"Uh"

Zhao Fujin looked over awkwardly, only to find that Yang Chang was also looking at her. He then faked a knife and dodged to the outside of the arena, saying loudly, "I see, this is the end. You're sweating, right?"

"Alright."

Hu Sanniang was the first to put away her two swords, and Qiu Qiongying approached and asked, "Sister, does your husband often fight with you? Doesn't he usually use spears and sticks? I haven't seen how good he is with a sword, why did he do that today?"

"Where do I have the time? But my lord practices everything quickly, so of course, you practice everything quickly too."

"That's true."

Qiu Qiongying looked at Yang Chang suspiciously and asked, "Master, do you often fight with my second brother? I know he is very good with a knife."

"Not only is it amazing, my second brother's pair of swords are second to none in Weisheng."

Yang Chang deliberately spoke loudly, just to test Zhao Fujin's reaction. Sure enough, after he praised Wu Song, the sister-in-law's mood changed.

She looked timid while eating just now, and I thought she was afraid of Wu Song's tallness, but it turned out that she had some ulterior motive.

Since it's the woman who took the initiative, then isn't it easy to get her?
Yang Chang made up his mind and sent someone to the post station to tell Wu Song to come back early to discuss something. He thought that his second brother's marriage was more important than receiving Song Qing.

Unexpectedly, Wu Song was the professional host. When he saw Song Qing, he set up a banquet and started drinking shortly after noon. Yang Jian accompanied Dai Zong for tea.

As the two sides had not seen each other for a long time and were now independent, they talked about old times in Liangshan and some official courtesies, and remained wary of each other.

On the eve of dusk, Yang Chang was playing on the swing with Yang Huang when the guards from the front yard suddenly came to report something.

"Maybe the second brother is back, you can play with Huang'er for a while."

"okay."

After handing Yang Huang over to Zhao Fujin, Yang Chang strode forward and found out that it was Wen Huanzhang who wanted to see him.

After Zezhou was recovered, a lot of work needed to be done. Considering the important strategic location of the place, Yang Chang asked Lin Chong and Wen Huanzhang to continue to work together and stay there to govern the army, while Luzhou was handed over to Yan Qing and Sun Li to manage.

Yang Changcai had been away for half a month when Wen Huanzhang suddenly followed him to Weisheng. It must be something urgent.

But when they met later, he found out that he had come here with Su Yuanjing.

"Song Qing also came to Weisheng today, but I didn't have the chance to meet him."

"General, you have defeated the Jin army many times and are standing firm in Shanxi. Zhao Huan and Zhao Gou are now fighting for the orthodoxy of the Song Dynasty. It would be strange if they didn't come to win over the generals. It's just a coincidence that they came. Who do you plan to meet first? Or who do you plan to support?"

"What do you think, sir?"

"While the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. The Zhao brothers will fight to the death for the throne. Since the general has the ambition to swallow up the universe, he can take advantage of both sides and strengthen himself to replace them."

As soon as Wen Huanzhang finished speaking, he saw Yang Chang frowning and shaking his head, muttering to himself: "Two pieces of rotten wood, what's the benefit? It's not heroic to hang around them to make a profit."

"General's meaning."

"From the intelligence we have, the Jin people are not capable of destroying the Song Dynasty quickly, so they support Zhao Gou to split and weaken the Song Dynasty. We just need to watch from the sidelines, train new soldiers, stockpile food, take back Shanxi from the Jin people first, and then consider whether to go north or south!"

"What? Go north?"

If he hadn't seen Yang Chang nod, Wen Huanzhang would have thought he had misheard, and immediately asked in confusion: "Jin is strong and Song is weak, why do you want to give up dogs and sheep to fight tigers and wolves?"

"Sir, you are well-read and talented. Haven't you heard that Jiang Taigong would rather catch fish in the straight line than in the crooked line?"

"General, we can't treat the two things the same. Don't forget that we have won several victories because we have taken advantage of the terrain of Taihang and Taiyue. Once the army leaves Shanxi, with our manpower and logistics, it will be difficult to deal with the Zhao brothers, let alone go north to fight the Jin people. Why?"

The corner of Yang Chang's mouth twitched slightly, he raised his right index finger and said slowly: "One word, horse!"

(End of this chapter)