Chapter 250: Super Endurance
Jiang Ligang said on the side that Manager Dongmei had already found a place for the Third Young Master, which was the residence of the Transport Envoy. During this search, Manager Dongmei did not even allow people to be beaten, and before entering the house, she also ordered that no grass or trees inside should be destroyed.
Zhao Yulin was so happy that his little sister was really thoughtful.
He kept saying there was no rush and that he wanted to sort out the case first.
Haha , what this sentence means is that the house must have belonged to him, and he will move in sooner or later.
Zhao Yulin went to Lao Cao's mansion. The courtyard was not big but very exquisite, and the luxury of its construction was far superior to that of Nanzheng.
Mrs. Cao was very happy to prepare the meal. Xiao Yan followed her closely and wanted to be her apprentice. Zhao Yulin was happy to go into the study with Cao to talk about things.
Cao Youwen laughed and said, "Brother, you really have a good idea and you dare to say and do it."
He said that he hated arguing with these people the most because it was too stressful and there was nothing he could do about it.
Lao Cao also looked helpless.
However, when they talked about the military funding being guaranteed, they were both very happy. Zhao Yulin no longer had to worry about the soldiers having no money to spend.
However, Cao Cao asked him anxiously: What if Jiangdong really blocked our salt road? Lin'an has issued an ultimatum, saying that if we don't pay silver, we will cut off our salt trade.
Zhao Yulin said he had plenty of salt in his hands and was not afraid.
Lao Cao looked at him in surprise, as if asking where Zhao Yulin got the salt?
Is this a magic trick?
Zhao Yulin picked up the tea bowl and drank tea, keeping everyone in suspense and telling Lao Cao about his instructions to Miao Gui to find and transport salt. He asked Lao Cao to keep it secret for the time being. He wanted to make those who used salt to threaten him and tried to hoard salt for huge profits lose their pants.
Old Cao was shocked when he saw Zhao Yulin with fierce eyes. It turned out that he had been prepared for it.
At night, Dongmei brought Hua Yue's information. After reading it, Lao Cao said that he had heard of it a long time ago. This Mr. Hua is upright and incorruptible. When he was young, he impeached important officials of the court, conspired to assassinate Grand Tutor Shi, and was even imprisoned. He is a rare loyal and good minister.
Zhao Yulin was very puzzled. Logically, a person like him could not survive in Lin'an, so the Shi family would not let him go. How could he escape the war and disaster and reach Western Shu?
Dongmei said she was busy, so Zhao Yulin asked Feihu to see her off. Now she is the wife of his former guard captain Zhang Guoan, and the sister-in-law of their guard.
Feihu immediately sent Dongmei back happily.
Lao Cao told everyone to take a rest, saying that he would have to engage in a debate with all the ministers tomorrow, which would be more tiring than fighting a major battle.
Zhao Yulin went back to his room with a smile on his face to rest.
At this time, Mr. Ding was still drinking tea and chatting. As he got older, he became less sleepy, and his colleagues around him had a lot to say about what happened today.
The old man spoke during the meal. He didn't expect Zhao Yulin to come out and discuss the matter in front of everyone as if he was handling military affairs.
The two deputy envoys said that Commander Zhao was not fit to be an official at all, but General Cao still protected him everywhere.
Some people said that Cao Youwen was not cut out to be an official, and then they criticized the inspector Jiang Ligang, saying that he was not kind enough, and that it was Ding Gong who reported to the Lin'an court to have him promoted, but today he sided with Zhao Qier during the meeting.
Ding Gong was originally a leisurely person who loved literature and friends. He came to Chengdu to travel and enjoy the scenery, so he had always been laissez-faire in governing Shu, allowing the officials of Western Shu to exercise their powers. Now he has to take up the responsibility of deciding major events in the world, and he is still a little uncomfortable.
He squinted his drunken eyes and said that this was the first time that the officials had a public meeting, and he thought it was a good thing. Everyone could speak freely and everything should be laid out on the table like this.
Some people say that even if this is the case, Sir is still the lord of Sichuan and Shu. When will it be his turn, Zhao Qier, to speak?
Some people said disdainfully that he was now the King of Zhao, so Hua Yue had worked hard to deliver the imperial edict to Shu, so he should be directly appointed as the Transport Envoy. There were also officials from Lin'an, so why didn't he see any nominations?
Jiang Ligang said that they didn't show up. Jiang doesn't think the third young master is wrong. If anyone is to blame, it's because there are too many strange things in our government office. Several major corruption cases have occurred one after another. The gold and silver confiscated from the transport envoy's house are no less than 5 million strings of silver. Jiaozi and Guanzi are piled up like a mountain, and the people of the Imperial City Department are still counting them.
Everyone fell silent.
Mr. Ding suddenly lost his mood and told everyone to go back and think about the official business to be discussed tomorrow.
In the post station in Chengdu, those officials who survived the disaster and fled directly from Lin'an to Shu became excited when they heard that Hua Yue had been appointed as the transport envoy of Chengdu Prefecture.
Some of these people fled when they heard that the Mongolian army was attacking Yangzhou; some of them escaped from the war. Everyone put their lives first when they left home. Most of the money they brought with them had already been spent. They were getting poorer and poorer, and they had nothing to do but stay in the posthouse and drink alone.
Now that they heard that they could serve as officials in Shu, receive the same salary and be respected and honored, their depressed hearts seemed to have received a shot of adrenaline, and they immediately sat together to drink and chat.
Everyone thought of one goal, which was to find Ding Gong. Because Ding Gong came from Lin'an, he would definitely follow them.
What is Huayue then?
Even though he was just a small fifth-rank imperial censor, Zhao Qier could make him the transport envoy. All of them started out as at least fourth-rank officials, so couldn't they get the job as some official in Shu?
Someone immediately asked him to speak more quietly. Why were he still calling Zhao Qier?
Don’t you want to be an official anymore?
You have to call him Commander Zhao, the Third Young Master, and the King of Han.
The man asked: Hua Yue was rewarded for escorting the imperial edict, what do we have to claim credit?
Everyone immediately lost interest.
A thin voice said that the envoy had rebuilt the imperial court in Lin'an, and we could go back. Someone on the side immediately retorted: "What the hell, the envoy has bought an official position from the salt merchants in order to raise money, and the small imperial court will be finished sooner or later."
These people made up their minds and went to Lord Ding's house overnight.
On the Mobei steppe, the Mongolian army marched along with the Song emperor and a large number of captives until they finally reached the royal court. A grand ceremony of leading sheep and presenting captives was held under the auspices of Yelu Chucai.
This act of leading sheep and offering captives was extremely humiliating, but our Emperor of the Song Dynasty had great endurance because of the experience of his ancestors, and he handled the whole process properly.
The Khan of the grassland was very happy and generously appointed him the title of Yongwang, meaning a king with mediocre abilities but who was as happy as a god and had a leisurely life.
Immediately, the princes began to divide up the palace women and royal family members who were sent there together.
The Khan rewarded Hubili generously and asked him to assist Kuoduan in planning the southern expedition to Guanzhong, because nearly 100,000 soldiers of the Western Expedition had returned and were ready for a battle.
However, Hubili believed that if they wanted to attack the Shenwei Army's territory, they would need half a million troops. The most important thing at the moment was to create new weapons, train elite soldiers, make more new gunpowder, and make more thunder bombs.
However, the Khan enjoyed his life in a feast of wine and meat every day. Although he had the immortal elixir made by the Quanzhen Sect to protect his body, he still felt that his health was getting worse and worse, and he couldn't wait any longer. After being defeated by the Shenwei Army, he was furious and wanted to kill Zhao Qi'er tomorrow and move into Chang'an City immediately.
The princes and generals were full of heroic spirit because they had just crossed the river and plundered Lin'an. They imagined that the fierce tiger of the Shenwei Army was just a young tiger that had just left its den.
The Khan ordered all the kings to send out troops and gave Hubili an army of 300,000 men, with the aim of attacking Guanzhong and making sure he could capture Chang'an.
Hubili was in a bit of a dilemma. Time was tight and the task was heavy. Damn it.
After a night's rest, Zhao Yulin got up, practiced martial arts vigorously, dressed neatly, and went to the government office with Lao Cao to discuss matters.
It rained in spring last night. The two of them sat in the carriage and looked at the muddy road outside. They marveled at the splendor of the thousand-year-old city, but still felt that the streets and shops needed some repairs.
Lao Cao said that if we talk about the size of the city, Nanzheng cannot compare with it, but if we talk about the shabbyness of the city, Chengdu can definitely compare with it.
He told Zhao Yulin that he and his wife had recently wandered around the nearby streets and alleys when they had nothing to do. The ditches were clogged, sewage was flowing everywhere, and the sheds in the alleys were packed with people.
Zhao Yulin said that the people living in the shantytowns are the ones who suffer the most. The officials in the government office all go out in cars or sedan chairs. Wherever they go, the floor is neatly paved with tiles, and all they see are the beautiful scenery of small bridges and flowing water. How could they have imagined that there are so many people who need care?
The two men got off the carriage and walked towards the government office. The steps were full of officials cleaning their shoes.
Entering the meeting room, he found that the layout of the hall had changed significantly. Azalea and crabapple bonsai were placed around the three large round tables, and the atmosphere suddenly became full of spring.
The guest introduced himself as Yu Dayi and invited Zhao Yulin to sit at the main table.
When he saw the exquisite camphor wood carved place signs on the table, he immediately became interested and started to observe the table with Cao Youwen.
Yu Dayi led him to sit at the main table. Zhao Yulin saw that Mr. Ding’s nameplate was next to him. Why did he accept this?
He went over to get them and switched places, letting Ding Gong sit between Lao Cao and him. He continued to be the mistress for a thousand years, and felt more comfortable sitting next to Xiao Yan.
Yu Dayi said a little embarrassedly that it was Lord Ding's order, and the emperor had already appointed the commander-in-chief as the King of Han.
Zhao Yulin smiled and waved his hands, saying that he appreciated the official's kindness, but he had not yet accepted it.
The attendees came in one after another, and Zhao Yulin and Lao Cao pulled Ding Gong to sit in the main seat. Lao Cao said that the number of attendees today seemed to have more than doubled.
Mr. Ding said cheerfully that he was a little hasty in doing things yesterday. After counting them carefully last night, he felt something was wrong, so he specially asked the aides to make a list and inform them one by one.
Zhao Yulin smiled and nodded, but he felt very happy in his heart.
Mr. Ding asked him to speak first, but Zhao Yulin smiled and said that he had said everything that needed to be said yesterday, so he would listen to what you gentlemen have to say today.
Lao Cao admired Zhao Yulin's magnanimity. Anyway, they had already received the military funds yesterday, and the rest was just a small matter.
Mr. Ding signaled Hua Yue to speak first.
The gentleman hesitated for a moment and said that the Transportation Department had lost its three deputy envoys all of a sudden. It would be difficult for him to handle the task alone, especially since he was a newcomer. He proposed to fully staff the transportation department with officials.
Lao Cao nodded and asked him to pull out a list of positions.
Hua Yue only listed the vacant positions without any recommendation list, because he had just arrived and was unfamiliar with the place, so he did not dare to be careless.
