As they passed by the canteen, Lin Yinan slipped inside, took a few pieces of flatbread from Yu Niang, and brought out a can of porridge.
Upon returning to the county government office, guards stepped forward to pull the horses off the road, while others went to inform Yun Mo and the others.
Upon entering the council hall, Yun Xiaobei took out a booklet from his pocket detailing the situation in Nanzhou Prefecture over the past few days and handed it to Lin Yinan. "Third Madam, this is what Fourth Brother collected. Please take a look!"
Lin Yinan handed the flatbread and porridge to Yun Xiaobei, saying, "They won't be here for a while. You should eat first and have something hot."
"Thank you, Madam!"
Yun Xiaobei took the porridge, sat down in the chair, and began to eat heartily.
Lin Yinan opened the booklet, which recorded some recent events that had occurred in various prominent families.
Lin Yinan automatically ignored the fact that Yu Zhaohui's leg was broken due to his gambling addiction. Since they and several other families chose to stay in Nanzhou Prefecture, Lin Yinan didn't care whether they lived or died.
When she saw that Yu Xunmei was willing to destroy her own brother in order to seize power, and even commit incest with her half-brother, she frowned slightly. This woman was truly ruthless in achieving her goals, and was even willing to kill her own loving brother.
It seems I underestimated her back then. I thought she was just a bit spoiled and willful, but I didn't expect her to be such a ruthless person.
Before she had finished reading, Yun Er strode into the council hall.
Lin Yinan looked at him suspiciously. Just two days ago, when they were eating, he looked like he was injured and could barely walk, relying entirely on Yun Ying's support. Now he's completely healed?
"Xiao Bei, what happened in Nanzhou Prefecture?" Yun Er asked impatiently as soon as he entered.
Yun Xiaobei swallowed the pancake in his mouth. "The matter in Xihe County has been exposed."
Yun Er frowned deeply, muttering to himself, "We've been exposed?"
Lin Yinan handed him the booklet in her hand, "Take a look at this."
Before long, Lin Yiheng, Pan Qingfeng, and Liang Wen arrived. The group took turns reading the documents in their hands and exchanging information in hushed tones.
Now all that's missing is Yun Mo, who is leading troops in training on the mountain.
In ancient times, without modern communication facilities like mobile phones, information transmission faced enormous difficulties, and it would take some time for Yunmo to return.
Fifteen minutes later, Yun Mo rushed over.
Seeing that everyone was waiting for him, he quickly finished reading the booklet in his hand.
Yun Mo's eyebrows were almost furrowed together, his expression solemn, and his eyes gradually sharpened.
"That cunning Japanese! The ship sank at sea, yet he managed to escape and survive."
Everyone knows about the sinking of a Japanese ship in Yunye before the Lunar New Year.
Lin Yinan remained unfazed by the imposing pressure, her cool eyes fixed on him. "We need to deal with this as soon as possible and make preparations in advance."
After putting away the booklet that Yun Xiaobei brought back, Yun Mo slowly said, "I need to transfer Yun San and Yun Qi back from the salt field. Who do you think would be more suitable to take their place?"
The salt fields are well-hidden and won't be easily found. The waterways of Cangwu County have also been opened, so Yun San and Yun Qi won't be of much use there.
Lin Yinan pondered for a moment and said, "The saltworks are already on track, so it's not advisable to let too many people know about that place for the time being. Let Yun San promote a few capable bodyguards to take over."
Because Yunye was not there, many things could not be arranged in time, so Yunmo sent someone on horseback to Xihe to ask either Yunye or Yunyi to come back.
Late that night, Yun San and Yun Qi returned to Longtan County.
In just one day, Lian Yunye returned, leaving Yunyi to garrison Xihe County.
The core members of Longtan gathered again in the council hall.
The guards stepped forward and hung a map of the southern region on the wall of the council hall. Liang Wen, Pan Qingfeng, and the others saw it for the first time.
The Yun family's secret guards were a very mysterious existence to them. They were usually scattered in various corners, and they didn't know what these secret guards were specifically responsible for. They were busy every day, and the only time they saw them was when they were having meals in the canteen.
Yunye stood in front of the map, cleared his throat and said, "If the Yu family wants to investigate thoroughly, they will definitely start from two places: Xihe and Longtan."
He and Yun's group were still stationed in Xihe, but he was most worried about Longtan County.
"Salt will soon be available on the market, and Longtan will surely attract many merchants. At that time, it will be a mixed bag, and it is inevitable that spies from other families will infiltrate."
"The Dragon Pool will eventually be revealed to the world, and we will expose those with ulterior motives then." Lin Yinan was not worried about this at all.
Yunye believed in his third sister-in-law's abilities, and then he began to analyze the Yu family's current military strength.
According to the information Yun Si gathered, the Nanzhou Prefecture military camp has more than 10,000 soldiers. Because the Nanzhou area is remote and has not been at war for many years, the Yu family has no intention of waging war, resulting in the soldiers being neglected in training and having low combat effectiveness.
In other words, there aren't many soldiers among these who can actually fight.
Although the military camp in Nanzhou Prefecture was controlled by the Yu family, there were many factions within it, and many soldiers were pawns planted by other powerful families.
As the saying goes, those who wish to govern an army must first select a general. The Yu family head forcibly promoted his concubine son to command the army, which caused many soldiers to be dissatisfied. Fortunately, Yu Shida was exceptionally capable, and the Yu family colluded with Japanese pirates to obtain the Xihe iron mine, which was enough to suppress these powerful families and soldiers.
Now, the Yu family has not only lost the Xihe Iron Mine, but also lost the alliance with the Japanese pirates. It remains to be seen how the major families will react.
After analyzing the situation, everyone felt that things hadn't reached the worst point.
Lin Yinan, however, was not so optimistic. She glanced at everyone and raised her voice slightly, saying, "The South is about to launch affordable salt, and Longtan will inevitably become the target of everyone's criticism."
“If the interests of the powerful families are harmed, they will definitely try every means to kill us,” Yunyu said worriedly.
He grew up in Nanzhou Prefecture and witnessed the ugly faces of powerful families.
Yun Mo placed his long, slender hands on the table, clasped together, his brows furrowed, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes. Anyone who made things difficult for them would suffer.
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