Chapter 148 Money is worthless
Zhao Yulin shook his head and said calmly that as long as they didn't commit murder or robbery or violate the law, they would not be arrested. Sometimes it was not a bad thing to leave them behind to get some fresh air in Dali.
Jueming told him about the battle situation in Yongshan Village and that Bao Wenli had already led his troops there.
Zhao Yulin knew that these were all expected.
However, no matter how expected it was, he did not want to see a war with Dali. Because his sister was in Kunming, and he had chosen that place name for Zhao Sihan.
At this time, Jueming heard the dock getting busy. He turned around and saw another soldier ship coming up, and he was in a good mood, so he asked him if they were all back.
Zhao Yulin smiled bitterly and said that it was not that easy to suppress the rebellion, but Bao Wenli's Second Column had returned.
Jueming was happy and said cheerfully that it was enough for Wenli to come back, as long as Erzong was there, that was enough.
It turned out that Master Jueming was worried that the Dali soldiers would attack. He had worked hard day and night for these years. He raised his glass to Jueming and asked him to rest assured that Xinshi was safe.
After finishing his meal, Zhao Yulin said goodbye to his master, boarded the boat, and continued on his way to Yongshan Village.
At the Lin'an court, the emperor had just received news of the great victory in suppressing the rebellion in Renhuai, and immediately received intelligence of the invasion of the Dali Kingdom, which made him entangled. Some in the court advocated sending troops to support, while others were worried that if the Northern Expedition failed, the northern barbarians would invade and there would be no troops to resist.
Because the Northern Expedition angered the rising grassland power in the north, the Mongolian army had decided to move south, and urgent calls for help were being sent out from all over the country.
Shi Gaozhi, who was already the Minister of War, wished that Zhao Yulin was dead. He went out to report that the Shenwei Army was powerful and would be able to quell the rebels in Renhuai Fort in a short time. The Shenwei Army would then be responsible for solving the border problems in Dali.
All the ministers felt that it was a bit of a waste of time and a smack of adding insult to injury, but they could not come up with a better solution. Besides, Zhao Qier did not ask the court to send troops.
Therefore, these people gradually agreed with Shi's son's proposal and let Zhao Qi'er save himself.
The emperor couldn't stand it anymore, so he ordered the Ministry of Revenue to give Zhao Yulin 500,000 strings of Guanzi coins for military use.
Whether it is Guanzi or Huizi, they are actually coins printed in the Song Dynasty. Although they are becoming less and less valuable, they are still coins circulating in the market.
After the court was dismissed, the young eunuch told the emperor that there was an invitation to the Changshou Palace. Knowing that the empress dowager had something to say, he ordered the emperor to go to his mother's palace.
After the Emperor sat down, the Empress Dowager said that the Northern Expedition had failed, had caused great loss of money and manpower, and the people were complaining, so she should issue an edict of repentance to silence those opponents.
The emperor was shocked. His mother actually wanted him, a gifted son of heaven, to review his mistakes in front of the whole world. But what about his own mother?
The emperor was depressed because of the failure of the Northern Expedition . His mother's words made him even more unhappy. He reluctantly agreed, said goodbye, and left.
The Queen Mother watched the Emperor leave, and she hated this disloyal son in her heart.
Back then, the kid ignored the deep love between mother and son, and tried to take power away from her and the old Grand Tutor, and launched the Northern Expedition with great ambition. As a result, not only did he suffer heavy casualties, but he also offended the Northern Barbarian, a savage and ferocious beast.
It really makes me mad. I told him to negotiate peace, but he just wouldn't listen.
Now he has offended the peace-loving faction in the court, who are all powerful figures who hold important power in the Song Dynasty. He is facing internal and external troubles.
She sighed in her heart, why did she give birth to a literary child who can only pick up girls and practice calligraphy?
At this time, Zhao Yulin had already arrived at Yongshan Village. This was his second time to Yongshan in less than a month.
As soon as they met, Lu Youpeng said that his brother had finally arrived, and if he hadn't come, he would have a mental breakdown.
Zhao Yulin asked with a smile, "Is it that serious?"
Haven’t we encountered enough dangers in Hanzhong and Guanzhong?
Lao Lu said that was different, this was the old base of our Shenwei Army and we couldn’t let it get lost at all.
He told Zhao Yulin that Bao Wenli left the deputy column leader here and led 3,000 troops to Shimen, so there was no need to worry. But what about the enemy in front of him? They seemed to be occupying the position and would not leave, nor would they fight.
Zhao Yulin said there was no rush and asked the brothers to rest for two days and actively prepare for battle, and then see how the other side would react when they knew we were back.
Zhao Yulin didn't want to fight with Dali. Firstly, they were relatives. Secondly, he believed that all people in China were one family, and he didn't want to artificially create a life-and-death hatred.
In the Dali Kingdom Palace, the young emperor had received information that Zhao Yulin had returned to Xinshi, and estimated that he was already commanding the operations in Yongshan.
The young emperor was very reluctant to issue an edict to withdraw his troops.
The ministers also learned that the Shenwei Army had won a great victory in Renhuai Fort and had returned to Xinshi. They lamented the lightning speed and felt that victory was hopeless, and echoed the emperor's opinion.
But it is easy to withdraw troops, but what about how to deal with the aftermath?
Everyone immediately thought of Duan Xiaolin, the son of Prince Zhennan. The wife he married was the sister of Zhao Qir, the commander of the Shenwei Army. So the young prince and his wife would go to negotiate peace and take care of the aftermath.
So the imperial order was quickly transmitted from the Dali Palace.
However, the enemy and our side were still fighting in Shimenzhai on the border.
After the Second Garrison Column returned, the strength of the Shimen side quickly increased to 10,000. Bao Wenli was angry about the Dali sneak attack, and immediately launched a counterattack with the power of victory in Renhuai. He defeated the Dali army in just one battle, and rushed into the Dali Kingdom for hundreds of miles in one breath, and only stopped after occupying two cities of the Wumeng tribe.
After receiving the imperial order, Duan Xiaolin immediately told Zhao Sihan, "Let's pack up quickly and go to discuss matters with our third brother."
However, Zhao Sihan sat still and told him that this was a national affair, not a family affair. We should go back and talk to our third brother about family affairs, but it is not the same for national affairs.
Duan Xiaolin glared at Zhao Sihan, sat down in silence, and asked her how to go back.
Zhao Sihan thought about it and asked him to go to Dali to talk things out with his father, the Prince of Zhennan, and to send someone to the court in Lin'an. Then the two of them would bring the children back to her parents' home to mediate.
Duan Xiaolin immediately arranged to go to Dali Imperial City.
Zhao Sihan was very clear-headed. War was a matter . How could she go back to ask her brother to mediate? She would definitely be able to solve the problem if she went back, but she still needed the court's endorsement.
Zhao Yulin rested in Yongshan for two days before receiving a report from Bao Wenli that the counterattack in the east had won a great victory and had captured two cities in Dali. He immediately ordered a counterattack to force Dali to withdraw.
The Shenwei Army's catapults and mortars then launched a round of artillery fire on the hill to the right of Dali's camp, causing a hill within a radius of half a mile to explode and catch fire.
Then, Lu Youpeng shot a letter to the enemy camp demanding a withdrawal.
The commander-in-chief had already received the news of the defeat at Shimen. When he saw the terrifying artillery fire coverage from the Shenwei Army just now, he was so terrified that his heart was beating like fifteen buckets of water.
After the lieutenant in front of the tent delivered the ultimatum from the Shenwei Army, he ignored everything and immediately organized the withdrawal.
Fortunately, on the way of retreat, he received an order from the emperor of Dali to withdraw his troops. He was strictly executing the emperor's order and easily led his troops away from the battlefield.
In this way, the two sides temporarily ceased fighting, and Zhao Yulin asked the generals to return to Xinshi Town to discuss matters.
The battle of Renhuai Fort had ended long ago, and the troops of the two garrison columns returned to Mahujiang one after another.
Zhao Yulin decided to expand the garrison army. He drew backbone forces from the garrison column on the Mahu side to set up the framework of the Renhuai garrison column, recruited soldiers, and established two new garrison columns, the Third and Fourth, which were stationed in Fuxing and Guci in Renhuai respectively, to continuously stabilize the situation in Renhuai Fort.
He told Lao Lu that the two newly built garrison columns should recruit soldiers in a way that would rather have a shortage than an excessive number of soldiers. The first step is to reach a strength of 10,000 people, and then make adjustments based on actual conditions.
Three days later, Zhao Yulin returned to Yibin to see Chen Yun. Yang Zhishan saw him coming and smiled as he was leaving, saying that they should have a good chat.
He said, "Don't go, don't go, let's have tea together."
Yang Zhishan held up a pile of documents and forms in his hand and said that he had just returned from a meeting in Jiading Prefecture. He still had to understand the eldest lady's official documents and make arrangements.
After saying that, he turned around and left happily.
Chen Yun looked at him and asked him to sit down.
Zhao Yulin didn't hesitate to sit down, picked up the tea bowl, took a sip and asked the old man if he felt unwell.
Are you still angry with Chen Chen?
It would have been better if he hadn't said anything, but once he did, the old man got furious. He said that the man was now a superior official, more powerful than the prefect, and he couldn't control him, so how could he dare to be angry with his superior official?
Then she continued to nag, saying that Chen Chen had such a small temper that he would get angry after just a few words to her, and he didn't even come back to visit her or have a meal with her.
Zhao Yulin knew that he was angry with himself.
The last time Chen Chen took the official ship from Hanzhong back home, it did feel like a show-off, but it was not something he and the women had intentionally built for enjoyment. Chen Yun scolded Chen Chen, and I must have felt uncomfortable.
Later, he used the official ship as a public vessel of the Shenwei Army, and everyone was using it, so there was definitely no objection.
Zhao Yulin thought differently. Since the official ship was already there, it would be better to use it. It would be the biggest waste to just leave it at the dock and not use it, which would make the people laugh.
He took two sips of tea and said: "Who calls him the father? Chen Chen's bad habits were spoiled by him since he was a child." The little girl has little influence, so it must be difficult for her to do things in Jiazhou.
Chen Yun continued angrily: With your husband's support, what can't she accomplish?
Zhao Yulin listened, and although there was still some anger in his tone, it was obviously much less. He did not respond, but laughed and said that Dali might send someone to contact him, and asked Dad to help.
After that he said some nonsense and left.
After coming out, Yang Zhishan took him to Chaihuo Chicken at the dock to have a drink and praised Chen Chen for his good governance. It had only been a month since they last met, but the appearance of Jiading Prefecture had changed dramatically.
A sanitation bureau was set up in the city, with a special person in charge. Those who had the physical strength but no technical skills were organized to clean up, clear ditches, and trim branches. The appearance of the city changed all of a sudden and it looked much cleaner.
Haha, Chen Chen used the idea of exchanging Huizi when he recaptured Chang'an. That's a good idea.
In this way, the city's environmental sanitation was improved, and the unemployed vagrants were resettled. People with a fixed income at least had a guaranteed life, and the order in the city was much better.
He took a sip of wine and said that this has been done in Yibin for a long time, so it’s nothing new.
