Chapter 227 Investigate the Truth for Me
Du Baiyue had just left when Lu Youpeng came in with Yu Yangzi's eldest disciple and Tianjizi, the leader of the Tian generation.
This disciple who spoke with a slight stutter was the first Qingcheng disciple Zhao Yulin met in his early years. As soon as he came in, he knelt down in front of him and handed him an envelope. Zhao Yulin helped him up and took the envelope to read it.
It turned out to be Yu Yangzi's suicide note. This man had too much selfishness and believed the threats and inducements of Zhao Wangbing's people, who promised him to be a great national teacher in the future. Because of the title of national teacher, this guy joined Zhao Wangbing's army and became a powerful henchman. Knowing that Zhao Yulin's internal energy was scattered and could not be replenished, he specially sent him his special tonic pills, just to kill Zhao Yulin.
Later, he found out that Zhao Yulin was actually resurrected by the head of Emei Sect. Fearing that the truth would be exposed, he threw himself into the arms of Zhao Wangbing and handed over the gunpowder combination and the splitting bomb of Qingcheng Sect to him. He was really unworthy of being an immortal.
However, when Yu Yangzi discovered that Zhao Wang Bing had an affair with the Northern Barbarians and was willing to betray his country for the sake of the emperor, he began to regret it, but it was too late to undo the damage.
When he received the secret order from King Zhao to assassinate Zhao Yulin, he knew he had to take action and it would be a life-and-death battle, so he kept the truth.
Zhao Yulin returned the suicide note to Jie Ba and asked him if he had anything else to say.
The stuttering disciple cried and said that the Qingcheng Sect was leaderless at the moment, and asked the third young master to take charge and appoint a head, otherwise the Qingcheng Sect would be ruined.
Why did Zhao Yulin feel that his stuttering apprentice no longer stuttered when speaking? Confusedly, he asked him, "Is your stuttering cured?"
The stuttering apprentice said honestly that he was not a stutterer originally. It was only when he first came in that the old master who was guarding the mountain told him that Yu Yangzi was extremely suspicious and didn't like smart people that he pretended to be a stutterer.
Zhao Yulin suddenly realized, Immortal Banban, everyone in the Qingcheng Sect is not simple.
Logically, the eldest disciple should succeed the master after he passed away. Zhao Yulin tentatively asked Jie Ba, what if he succeeded him as the headmaster?
The stutterer just kept shaking his head and saying no, no, no, and even his speech became stuttering again.
Lu Youpeng explained for him: Yu Yangzi looked down on Jie Ba because he was too dull, so he didn't teach him much real kung fu. Instead, he left the logistics services on the mountain to him.
Thus, from the perspective of martial arts, stuttering cannot convince others.
Zhao Yulin had anticipated this, otherwise, Jie Ba would not have invited Tian Jizi to come along.
He asked Tianjizi what else he needed to do when he returned to be the head of the sect?
Tianjizi said thank you very much for the support from the Third Young Master over the years and that he needed nothing more.
He told Lu Youpeng that Tianjizi didn't want anything, and the Shenwei Army couldn't be without friendship. There were three more people of the Tianzi generation, and he could decide who to take back. The Central Army Headquarters would issue an appointment to Tianjizi as the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, and the account office would allocate 50,000 strings of new silver coins as resettlement expenses, and Master Lu would personally deliver it to the mountain. How about that?
Jie Ba and Tian Ji Zi thanked him repeatedly and were about to kneel down to pay their respects to him, but they were stopped by Zhao Yulin, who told them to follow Master Lu.
As they walked, Lu Youpeng taught Tianjizi to walk the right path, and took the third young master as an example, saying that the young master was a well-known abandoned child in the beginning, and had never thought of commanding hundreds of thousands of Divine Power Army.
He told Tianjizi to be a good leader and train more martial arts talents for the Shenwei Army. Even if he couldn't command the martial arts world, he would still be a great contributor to the Shenwei Army...
Zhao Yulin had just sat down to drink tea when Mr. Ding came over to see him, followed by two beautiful girls, Qu Tao and Liu Ruyan.
As soon as Liu Ruyan came in, she took Zhao Yulin's hand and asked if Brother Yulin was okay. This scared her. Zhao Yulin led the little girl to sit on a chair, patted his chest and said that nothing was wrong and everything was fine.
Qu Tao looked at Zhao Yulin, a worried look flashed across his eyes, and he muttered, "It's okay, it's okay."
Mr. Ding sighed and said that this incident had never happened in Chengdu.
Zhao Yulin asked him: "Did you forget, Mr. Ding?" A hundred years ago, the imperial court sent righteous men to Chengdu to assassinate the rebellious Wu thieves, using this method.
Mr. Ding sighed again and said: This time it is completely different. Lin'an was wrong. He shouldn't kill people so wantonly.
Zhao Yulin smiled grimly and said: "If the king wants his subject to die, the subject must die." But the boy would not be a blindly loyal person. He would never do anything that would cost him his head.
He reported to Ding Gong that the Shenwei Army must ensure the stability of the rear area and has begun to enter various counties in Shu.
Magistrate Ding received a report that troops had entered the city again and knew that Zhao Yulin was making moves, so he came to see him. Unexpectedly, he deployed full defenses without even saying hello. The old man looked at him in surprise.
Zhao Yulin said calmly that it should have been done a long time ago. There is no place outside the law in Sichuan and Shu. The Shenwei Army will strictly supervise the fair law enforcement in all places and resolutely eradicate bullies and illegal bandits.
Mr. Ding knew that he was still angry and that a few words would not be enough to resolve the situation. So he left the two girls to talk to him and then went back home on the pretext of something.
Zhao Yulin didn't say much to Qu Tao and the others. He took them on a tour of the military camp and then escorted them out of the camp with courtesy.
In the royal court of the grassland, the Khan and his important ministers were drinking wine and eating meat together and celebrating.
Yelu Chucai was very happy. He only used a few imperial edicts of rebuke to keep the court of Song busy. Although the assassination of Zhao Qi'er failed, he had already provoked serious discord between the monarch and his ministers, and severely hit the confidence of those rebels.
Yes, it seems that the royal court of the Song Dynasty will take this dose of medicine.
Later, he could continue to issue edicts to put pressure on the Song Emperor, disrupt their internal situation, and make them become a loose sand and unable to organize resistance.
Hubili said with full confidence that this move was of great significance. Not only did it cause a split within the Song Dynasty, but it also led to the division of two factions within the Shenwei Army. It was heard that Zhao Qier's guards had turned against him during the life-saving battle in Chengdu. It was not difficult to imagine their ordinary soldiers. There was news that Guanzhong was already arranging a second military reorganization.
Kuoduan even boasted that the King of Zhao in Lin'an was eager to ascend to the throne, and in order to win our support he even sent us the gunpowder formula and the manufacturing method of the splitting bomb used by the Shenwei Army, which are the weapons we have been longing for.
Hearty and cheerful laughter was then heard in the big tent.
The Khan of the grassland raised the huge wine jug of Qin Fengqiongjiang and shouted to Hubili to hurry up and prepare, there must not be any mistakes.
Hubili immediately bowed to the Khan and promised that everything would be safe. Everyone burst into arrogant laughter again...
The next day, Zhao Yulin left the South Training Ground with his guards without saying goodbye and headed straight for Dujiangyan. When the common people saw the guards, dressed neatly and marching majestically, they quickly started to discuss:
Wow, I heard that this time Lin'an came with so many soldiers in golden helmets and armor who looked like door gods, but they failed to kill our Third Young Master. The Third Young Master is so fierce, he is truly a god descended to earth.
A ruffian next to him immediately responded: That’s for sure, otherwise why is our third young master’s army called the Divine Power Army?
Someone on the side shouted again: Excuse me, excuse me, please make way, we need to see the Third Young Master off.
The brute said in dissatisfaction: I am also sending the Third Young Master away, why should I give in? I will give you a ball...
Zhao Yulin rode his horse out of the city at a trot with a smile on his face. He immediately whipped his horse to trot, crossed the Dujiangyan cable bridge and galloped through the beautiful Minjiang River valley. In the evening, he arrived in Wenshan County, where the second cable bridge was being built.
He had worked in construction for some time and had a deep affection for the industry, so he took the opportunity to visit the team of craftsmen who were building the bridge while the guards were setting up camp.
His brothers told him that transportation in the mountains was extremely inconvenient and that a bridge was urgently needed. A cable bridge connecting the two banks could save dozens or hundreds of miles of travel.
Zhao Yulin knew, of course, that the further inland you went, the harder it was to build a bridge. Not only was it difficult to transport materials, but the temperature dropped and the cement didn't work well. The mountain also had occasional landslides, and the foundation was quite fragile, so it was very difficult to choose a suitable bridge foundation.
He found that the workers added too much water when mixing concrete, and the mixed concrete began to flow. This would reduce the strength of the concrete, so he reminded them to pay attention to the quality of the project and try to reduce the use of water while ensuring the operation.
When the masters heard what the experts said, they all agreed and said they would pay attention to the next step.
Zhao Yulin explained the climate characteristics here to his brothers, and told them that they must stop working when the temperature drops after frost appears, because the soil and cement cannot solidify and will be damaged by frost. They must arrange the construction period reasonably to ensure the quality of the bridge.
After some encouragement, he went back to lie down and rest as he had to travel again tomorrow.
At this time, the Lin'an court was in turmoil and had already exploded.
The Shenwei Army directly wiped out the imperial envoys from Chengdu and Xiangyang. The news reached the ears of the emperor and the empress dowager at the fastest speed, and of course all the close ministers knew about it.
A group of pedantic and foolishly loyal ministers ran to the front of the hall, knelt down and banged their heads, crying out Zhao Qi'er's ten crimes of treason. The first one was that Zhao Qi'er defied the court, assassinated the imperial envoy, and ignored the emperor. This was an unforgivable crime and his entire clan should be exterminated.
The emperor was stunned when he received the news.
Zhao Qi'er was so powerful that he did not let his guard down even under the guise of being rewarded as the King of Shu. He was able to fight against dozens of people alone and escape unscathed.
The report from the Chengdu Imperial City Administration was reviewed personally by Prefect Ding, and it detailed how the imperial envoy lured and killed Zhao Qi'er. This man actually escaped safely from the siege of dozens of imperial guards. Even the famous Tai Chi master Yu Yangzi was no match for him, so he had to be viewed differently.
The emperor knew that if he wanted to cover up this piece of shit, he had to follow his mother's thinking, otherwise his throne would be unstable. He angrily scolded: When did I issue an edict to punish Zhao Aiqing?
This did not happen, it never happened. I will conduct a thorough investigation and order the Dali Temple to investigate the crime of the Imperial City Bureau forging imperial edicts and killing people.
The ministers kneeling below with blood all over their faces were confused. The emperor did not issue an edict to kill Zhao Yulin, so how could they explain the murder of the imperial envoy by Yang Xingyun from Xiangyang?
Someone else brought it up again and started crying and making a fuss about it.
The emperor was stubborn and he flew into a rage on the dragon throne, shouting that the imperial envoy from Xiangyang was also a fake. Why should I assassinate the border general who had made great military achievements? Wouldn't that be digging my own grave and destroying the Great Wall?
Investigate, investigate, investigate, investigate thoroughly for me.
The emperor simply denied it outright.
