Chapter 244: Piles of Dry Firewood
Xiao Yan told him: It was her mother who taught her. All her family members knew how to do it, so she learned it too and often gives massages to her mother.
He said that she was really a good girl. Eunuch Luo had already gone to pick up her mother and might be on his way back.
I didn't expect him to be so thoughtful, and I happily put my head down and pressed it against his. Zhao Yulin turned his face to her and gave her a light kiss, saying, "It's hard to be my woman, go to bed early."
The little girl received Zhao Yulin's words of affirmation, and rubbed her face against Zhao Yulin's forehead, savoring the sweet aftertaste. The guard outside the door shouted, "Master, General Cao Youliang is here."
Xiao Yan immediately jumped away with a red face.
Zhao Yulin went out to bring Cao Youliang in and scolded him for running away in the middle of the night.
Cao Youliang honestly told him that he had come here overnight after seeing his brother in Qingyeyuan. If it weren't for the low water and slow sailing, he would have come earlier.
Zhao Yulin asked with a smile: "You haven't told his brother, the general is not angry?"
Cao Youliang shook his head and said no, he would listen to Brother Yulin.
Zhao Yulin took out the prepared documents and gave them to him, asking Cao Youliang to rush to Cuiping Mountain to find Master Lu as quickly as possible, mobilize the garrison to enter Kuizhou immediately, and make sure that Kuizhou is in the hands of our Shenwei Army.
Cao Youliang was immediately surprised, and then excited. He said that his brother also guessed that Yulin brother would do this, and he guaranteed to take Kuizhou.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that the Shenwei Army was invincible, but this was in the Song Dynasty, so we couldn't just use our fists, we had to use our brains. He gestured as he spoke, pointing to his head.
Cao Youliang understood immediately, stood at attention, and promised him to complete the task .
Zhao Yulin stood at the door and looked at his receding back with admiration. It took him a while to go back. He liked Cao Youliang's character very much. He was straightforward and generous, without any twists and turns.
In Lin'an, a group of ministers who survived the disaster sat together in the ruined imperial city. Shi's son had a lucky escape and did not become a victim of the disaster.
He was cursing Zhao Yulin, saying that Zhao Qi'er was the culprit behind the misfortune that befell the Emperor of Lin'an. If Zhao Qi'er had been executed in Chengdu and voluntarily committed suicide and presented his head to the Khan of the grassland , the Northern Barbarians would never have come to Lin'an to kill him.
It's Mag's fault. This is the crooked logic of a bunch of treacherous officials.
They began to plan to restore their country and rebuild the court.
However, since the only candidate for the crown prince, Zhao Wangbing, was taken prisoner by the Mongolian army when the Tianlao was opened, it is impossible to find a royal family member with the surname Zhao to sit on the throne.
However, this does not pose a problem for Shi's son.
His family had an ancestral method of selecting a successor, which was to select from among the royal family members. As long as they were related to the emperor, it would be fine, no matter if they had five or nine blessings. In this way, it was easy to find a successor. There were so many people with the surname Zhao in the Song Dynasty, so it was not easy to find an obedient one to be the emperor, right?
A group of errand runners immediately took action.
However, running away costs money, so how to solve this problem?
When the emperor fled to the sea, he took away the gold and silver in the treasury and the imperial seal, which now sank into Hangzhou Bay. The treasuries of the wealthy families were smashed and robbed by the Mongolian army, and everyone looked embarrassed for a while.
It was Shi's son who had a solution. He immediately ordered the officials from the Ministry of Revenue to take documents to nearby counties and cities that had not been robbed by the Mongolian army to raise silver for emergency use.
A new, temporary court was like an old diesel engine that a farmer had sent to a scrap collection station to sell, dismantled the parts and reassembled them. He asked Shi's son to pour three pounds of diesel into it and crank the handle a few times to start it, and then it started to rumble.
The next day, Zhao Yulin decided to accompany Fenghuang to Chengdu.
Bao Wenli's fall would certainly implicate many people. Such a big case in Xinshi Town would definitely cause a stir in Cuiping Mountain and even Xuzhou. Fenghuang was pregnant again, and he had to stay with this woman who had gone through so much hardship.
As the group was packing their bags and preparing to leave, General Cao Youwen arrived and wanted to go to Chengdu with him to discuss the current situation.
Lao Cao finally figured it out, and Zhao Yulin was very pleased. He said that he would accompany Fenghuang back. His father-in-law Chen Zhongshun was also leaving, so it was a good opportunity for them to go together.
As they headed south, the team became larger and larger. They stopped and started, marching in a mighty manner on the official road.
Chen Zhongshun knew that Fenghuang was pregnant, so he would rather ride a horse than let her and his concubine ride in his custom-made carriage. Zhao Yulin was reluctant to let the old Chen Zhongshun ride a horse, so he let him sit in his carriage, rode up and talked with Lao Cao while walking.
In this way, several women gathered together, all with endless household affairs to talk about and endless experiences in controlling their husbands. Fenghuang also asked Xiao Yan to study hard, because in the future, she would be the one to take care of Yulin'er.
Mrs. Cao looked at Xiao Yan, whose face was flushed, beautiful and dignified, and nodded continuously. Her eyes were like those of an old mother, or like an older sister caring for her younger sister.
Lao Cao asked him what to do after defending Sichuan and Shaanxi?
When Cao You heard this, he had already accepted the reality of the separatist rule of the princes.
The jurisdictions of the Zhizhisi set up by the imperial court in the past became the major blocks that the country naturally split into after the Lin'an disaster. Together with the territory occupied by the Mongolian army, the Song Dynasty was clearly divided into the small Jiangdong court, Meng Gong's riverside area, the Sichuan-Shaanxi Zhizhisi and the occupied area occupied by the Mongolian army.
This does not include those people in various counties and prefectures who have evil intentions and want to wear the yellow robe.
Zhao Yulin patted his horse's buttocks and caught up with Lao Cao, saying that he had not yet made up his mind. Our enemy is the Mongolian army, and their Western Expedition Army is still returning. There will definitely be a major war this year or next year. We must defeat the Mongolian army first and then discuss the governance of the country.
Old Cao heard him speak with confidence, not even considering wearing the yellow robe and claiming the throne. He was impressed by Zhao Yulin's strong determination.
The group rushed to Chengdu. Zhao Yulin asked Huo Fenghuang and Chen Zhongshun to go back to Cuiping Mountain to deal with Bao Wenli's case, while he stayed in Chengdu to work with Lao Cao.
Fenghuang pushed Xiao Yan to him and asked her to supervise her brother's rest and daily life.
After seeing Chen Zhongshun, Fenghuang and others off, Zhao Yulin went to stay at the inn.
Du Baiyue came over immediately to report to him: after receiving the secret order from Hanzhong to station in Zizhou Road, he mobilized the newly formed garrison troops there, and everything went smoothly.
Zhao Yulin was very satisfied with Baiyue's quick movements.
He told Du Baiyue that he had ordered the central army to select some injured and elderly veterans to transfer to important positions in the local garrison, and asked them to do a good job in receiving and placing personnel to ensure that the local garrison was firmly in the hands of our Shenwei Army.
Baiyue agreed readily.
At night, Dongmei and Zhang Guoan both came.
Zhao Yulin asked Guoan with a smile why he was in such a hurry as he arranged the wedding without waiting for him to come back.
Dongmei immediately became embarrassed, but the boy from Guoan was thick-skinned and kept laughing.
He asked Feihu to bring a gift box for Dongmei, saying that he, as a brother, was too careless and did not take care of his sister. He asked them to find a house near Shaocheng and settle down, as they would live in Chengdu permanently in the future.
The couple were extremely happy and looked at him with gratitude.
Zhao Yulin said that since the imperial court is gone, we can do whatever we want, but there are many people who want to restore the throne and become emperor. We need to be careful, especially Dongmei. We need to urge everyone to keep their eyes open and be vigilant.
He asked Dongmei to contact the Imperial City Bureau in Chengdu and recruit them all. Otherwise, they would have trouble running and eating next year and would fall apart.
The young couple nodded repeatedly and accompanied Zhao Yulin to have two more cups of tea before going back.
The next day, Zhao Yulin and Lao Cao went to the government office to meet the Chengdu prefect, Mr. Ding.
The man was filled with frustration, and sighed like a bereaved mother: What should I do? What should I do?
Seeing that the transport, the Changping, the criminal investigation and the inspection were all in the small hall, Lao Cao said that it was not the time to be sad about the court. First of all, we need to ensure the stability of Sichuan and Shu. We must remain unchanged in the face of all changes and prevent the Mongolian army from attacking again.
Zhao Yulin told everyone that in order to prevent accidents, the Shenwei Army has fully deployed in the four routes of Sichuan and Shaanxi to ensure the stability of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Commandery.
In the future, the troops of the Administration Office will be divided into two forces: local garrison and border field warfare. The necessary garrison forces will be retained to maintain public order, and the border defense will be greatly strengthened to deal with the decisive battle with the Mongolian army.
The transport officer asked him, is this Commander Zhao acting arbitrarily?
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Zhao Yulin smiled confidently and said that the army's reforms were to adapt to the needs of future wars. The organization and weapons and equipment of the Shenwei Army had been completely transformed, and he was just more familiar with this team.
Lao Cao hesitated for a moment and then immediately agreed with Zhao Yulin's statement and supported military reform.
Zhao Yulin continued to speak with a smile: Now it is almost the end of the year, since there is no court, there is no need to export taxes. In the past, Sichuan and Shu raised taxes heavily on the people in order to transport taxes from Lin'an. The people suffered terribly and civil unrest could break out at any time.
This year we will ease the burden on the people and reduce their taxes by 10%.
Before he finished speaking, everyone was stunned.
The transport envoy was the first to jump out and question him, asking if it was the King of Han who was giving the orders?
The annual taxes are set by the Ministry of Revenue, and the court has official documents. How can we change them at will?
Zhao Yulin smiled harmlessly and said: The Ministry of Revenue no longer exists, can't we make decisions for the people?
He paused for a moment and said coldly, "I don't know when I became the King of Han. The Transport Envoy doesn't seem to have the power to grant the kingship, right?"
Everyone was stunned immediately. The teahouse was so quiet that it was eerily quiet.
The transporter was so angry that his face turned red, his chest heaving violently, and he couldn't hold his breath and started coughing violently.
He said calmly that he had just put forward this idea to discuss with everyone. On their way back, they saw homeless beggars everywhere. It was definitely not a good thing for a large number of people to be displaced.
If these people were gathered together, they would become a pile of dry firewood. It would only take a small spark to ignite a raging fire. Then the common people would suffer, and the losses caused would definitely be far greater than the 10% tax reduction.
After Zhao Yulin finished speaking, the teahouse was in complete silence, and no one spoke.
