Chapter 140 Five Hanging
At this time, Mr. Ding, the chief envoy of the Administration Office and the prefect of Chengdu, arrived.
Zhao Yulin had already reported the secret to Chengdu before taking action in Jiazhou. When Lord Ding received the secret letter, he panicked and immediately took a boat to Jiading.
When he arrived at the city gate and saw the five hanging heads, he knew that Zhao Yulin had accomplished everything.
The immortal is so serious, it's so scary.
He arrived at the government office with a chill in his heart, and the imperial envoy actually praised Commander Zhao for his good governance of Jiading Prefecture, which won him great praise from the people and also enhanced the prestige of the Lin'an court.
Lord Ding was completely confused. How could he know that the imperial envoy was personally supervising the execution, while the people were just spectators, cheering for the emperor to have great fortune.
All of this was quietly arranged by Zhao Yulin who asked Lu Youpeng to help him. How could the common people roar without someone to lead them?
The imperial envoy was also very happy to tell him that Jiading had to pay this year's taxes to set an example for other states and counties, which was the best expression of loyalty to the government.
Now that the Northern Expedition has failed, the imperial court is discussing how to resist the northern barbarians. No matter what, they are still short of money.
Lord Ding said that Chengdu is also stepping up its collection efforts and will soon hand it over to Lin'an.
How fast is "soon"? The imperial envoy wants now, immediately, and right away.
Zhao Yulin said that he would first collect the confiscated silver and ask the imperial envoy to take it back. He would do the rest and promised not to charge the people a penny.
This was a very nice gesture, and the imperial envoy picked up the tea bowl and drank tea with great satisfaction.
Lord Ding asked him, with all the changes in Jiazhou happening, who would be in charge of Jiading Prefecture in the future?
Zhao Yulin thought about it and said that it was difficult to find someone at the moment, so he let his wife, Xiao Chenchen, take over as the manager of the government office temporarily, and wait for the government officials in Lin'an to make another appointment.
Lord Ding thought that since he had killed so many people here and arrested so many corrupt officials, who would come to take up the post? When he heard that it was Chen Chen, he asked if it was Chen Chen, the daughter of Lord Chen, who had been the chief steward of Xingyuan Prefecture. Yes, yes, yes.
The imperial envoy was anxious to leave this place of trouble, so he nodded vigorously in agreement. Anyway, he would take away this year's taxes from Jiading Prefecture on a boat tomorrow, so it didn't matter whether the prefect was there or not.
What the government lacks now is money, not officials.
The next day, Zhao Yulin arranged three vehicles and boats to escort the imperial envoy back to Lin'an. After all, the imperial envoy's official ship was loaded with Jiading's tax silver for one year, and it couldn't be taken away by some ghosts in the rivers and lakes.
The brothers in the navy were so happy when they heard that they were going to Lin'an on a business trip. Zhao Yulin also asked everyone to go to Yibin to get a new set of military uniforms before leaving. The young men were so happy that they shouted "Young Master is mighty, Third Young Master is mighty."
He and Lord Ding saw off the imperial envoy and gave him a rosewood box containing two glass cups as a souvenir. The imperial envoy was still waving to them even when the official ship was far away from the shore.
After returning to the government office, he told Lord Ding that the remaining confiscated funds would not be handed over to Chengdu. He would immediately lead a team to Renhuai Fort to quell the rebellion, which would inevitably involve expenses.
Lord Ding naturally agreed, and said earnestly that he had used too strong a medicine this time. Lin'an had already complained about Xingyuan Prefecture's anti-corruption efforts. This was the inland area, and there would be too many enemies if such drastic measures were taken. He didn't know how many censors and inspectors would discuss the memorial in the court.
Zhao Yulin spread his hands and said in a shameless manner, "It's all done, what should I do?"
Instead, he reminded Lord Ding that all counties and prefectures in Chengdu were collecting taxes, and some were doubling the amount collected from the people, so he should be careful not to let the officials oppress the people and cause a civil uprising.
Lord Ding was unhappy and didn't want to argue with him anymore. He didn't even have lunch and said goodbye at the dock and returned to Chengdu.
Zhao Yulin simply left and respectfully saw him off on board.
Looking back, he asked Li Chuan to clean up the prefectural government, as his wife would be taking office soon.
Lu Youpeng said that his work here had come to an end and he was going to Jiajiang to deal with the county magistrate who dared to take advantage of the Shenwei Army’s assets.
Zhao Yulin asked Yang Jicheng to go with him and solve the problem quickly and easily.
In the afternoon, Chen Chen's official ship arrived.
Zhao Yulin had been drinking tea and waiting by the river early in the morning. As soon as my aunt's boat came to the shore, he immediately came forward to serve her. The young lady was so happy that she hugged him and kissed him as soon as she got off the boat, and the brother on duty on the shore was so embarrassed that he quickly turned his face away.
When the couple entered the mansion, the woman threw her arms around his neck and jumped on him, asking him to hold her and spin around, shouting that she had finally escaped from her father's control.
Then she boasted that she was now in control of her father.
Zhao Yulin held the coquettish woman and turned around for a few rounds, then stopped to ask for some tea, as his mouth was dry. He said that Jiading Prefecture had detained too many prisoners and it was a bit chaotic.
The woman asked, no matter how chaotic it was, could it be as chaotic as Xingyuan Prefecture?
This palace is also well managed.
When Zhao Yulin heard her calling him "this palace" all the time, he was so scared that he looked around. Fortunately, they were all acquaintances.
He said this is Jiazhou, not Hanzhong, so be careful with your words so as not to give anyone an opportunity to use force against you.
The woman raised her head and said stubbornly that she was used to it and couldn't change it. She was not afraid because her husband would cover for her if something went wrong.
Xianren Banban is such a traitor to his husband.
Zhao Yulin went over to give her a back massage and begged her miserably to give her husband a chance to live.
The woman was happy and enjoyed herself with her eyes closed.
Zhao Yulin went out to talk to Li Yunqing and the others.
Now that Jiazhou is stable, he has to plan how to quell the rebellion in Renhuai.
Yun Qing told him that all the soldiers in the government office had been transported to Yibin for off-site training.
Bao Wenli told him that the guard captain Zhang Guoan was left here to guard the place, and they would go down immediately to organize troops to suppress the Renhuai rebels. Zhao Yulin also felt that it was almost time, so he asked the two of them to act according to the plan.
The two men immediately led their entourage and secretly sailed south to Yibin.
When they got home, Chen Chen handed Xiao Guanghui to him and asked him to hug him, knowing that he would leave again after only two days.
Zhao Yulin took the child with a guilty look on his face and asked her if she wanted to go see the Buddha.
Let's take a boat to worship the Buddha from the river and get some of the Buddha's divine aura.
Chen Chen was happy and immediately asked people to set off.
He saw seven capable women in the uniforms of the Shenwei Army coming out from the side. They seemed to be there when he met her. He asked her if she had selected a guard for him.
The woman nodded proudly and asked him how it was.
Zhao Yulin looked at the heroic figures and said, "Not bad, very beautiful."
Chen Chen went up to him, grabbed his ear and asked what he was thinking about.
I am asking about their fighting strength.
He said aggrievedly, "How can you see that part? Let go quickly, your ears are going to fall off."
The two of them laughed and left the house, getting in the car to go to the pier.
Chen Chen told him that it was arranged by Master Qu Zhengyang, and that they were all masters. He knew that anyone who could pass Master Qu's test was definitely not a mediocre person.
Zhao Yulin felt much more at ease.
The couple took little Guanghui on board and enjoyed the scenery downstream.
In fact, Zhao Yulin had seen the Buddha countless times in later life. When he looked at the Buddha again today, the verdant surroundings made him feel the Buddha's tranquility, solemnity, and a sense of contentment.
Zhao Yulin liked the Buddha's cheerful and optimistic look. Chen Chen didn't even look at him, but leaned against him with the child in her arms.
Zhao Yulin asked her to look at the big Buddha.
The woman was teasing the child while looking at him, smiling but not saying anything. The official ship went back upstream, and Zhao Yulin pointed to several chimneys in the distance with smoke coming out and asked her, "Do you know what they are for?"
The woman said she knew, it was the chimney of Fengyuan Prison, where coins were minted.
He told them to keep it safe and left it to Chen Xian's Guigu to take care of it.
He always felt that there were iron coins everywhere, of all kinds, and there must be a problem. Either the coins were over-minted, or someone was privately minting coins.
The woman said she knew and would take it step by step.
Haha, look at him, he seems to be much calmer in his speech and actions than him.
When I got home, Lao Lu had returned from Jiajiang.
He asked how things were going?
As soon as Lao Lu and Shunfengchu arrived at the yamen, they arrested someone. The county magistrate had just received news that something happened in Jiazhou and that the Shenwei Army had chopped off the heads of several high-ranking officials. He was in a daze, but when he saw Lao Lu come in, he was so scared that he pissed his pants and crawled to the back hall.
Haha, this girl still wants to run away?
How to run away?
After their raid on his house and seizing his hidden gold and silver, Lao Lu left someone to investigate and returned.
Zhao Yulin told him that Yunqing and the others had already gone back, and it was time for them to leave too, and would set off tomorrow.
Lu Youpeng nodded and went back to rest.
In Songshan County in the north, Cao Youwen quickly left Minggao Town and headed straight for Songshan County. As he was about to enter the city, he suddenly remembered that there were still two thousand brothers left behind in Hangu Pass. Feeling that there was no hope of survival, he let out a long howl on his horse to vent his grief and anger.
When Du Baiyue told Wang Gui, he was also stunned, and then told them that they had organized a small team to go to Lu's County to search, and maybe they could find it.
The brothers supported each other and lined up as they walked towards the city. Wang Gui sent out scouts to set up long-distance surveillance.
However, after resting for most of the day, the Mongolian army failed to catch up.
Cao Youwen felt much better after a good night's sleep. Looking at the intact city, he asked Wang Gui if he wanted to give up too.
What a wonderful city.
Wang Gui said that the commander had ordered that we should not fight for cities that we could not defend, as that would not only waste military strength but also cause suffering to the people.
Our Shenwei Army will not do such things.
Lao Cao was very emotional. He followed the team that had already set out and continued westward to Luanchuan Town. The infantry brothers of the Second Column of the Shenwei Army were already stationed there and had stored food and grass. They had already moved forward and chosen the pass to set up defenses, planning to occupy it and not leave.
Hubili had already arrived in Luoyang city. When he received the report that the main cavalry of the Shenwei Army appeared at the front line, with advanced firearms, arrows raining down, and Liu Hengan seriously injured he was surprised at Zhao Yulin's speed.
The Shenwei Army actually sent troops to Luoyang?
A trace of fear flashed through his mind. Hubili knew too well the combat power of the Shenwei Army. Moreover, if Zhao Yulin dared to take action, it would be like a thunderbolt, and he would be sure to win.
He immediately ordered to stop the pursuit because that area was uninhabited and the Song army had no food or fodder, so they had to bring food and fodder with them to pursue.
His first thought was that he shouldn't go there rashly.
Afterwards, a detailed battle report was delivered to Hubili. About 5,000 cavalrymen of the Song army charged into the battle formation. Liu Hengan's troops were having breakfast and were caught off guard and defeated by the enemy. General Liu was wounded by an arrow and could not command the troops, so he had to retreat.
However, the enemy did not continue the attack, but quickly retreated to Song County.
This confused him. He didn't know what the Song army was up to.
