Chapter 297: All Improper
A group of people came to Caotang. On the huge academy construction site, craftsmen were coming and going like bees, busy up and down.
The houses have been covered with green tiles, and the craftsmen are rushing to build walls, roads, and sewers. The craftsmen said that the New Year is coming soon, and they don't want to rest and want to continue to rush the construction schedule.
Mr. Li was a little embarrassed, saying how could this be done during the New Year?
Zhao Yulin thought that some craftsmen were single and some lived too far from home, and these craftsmen might really be willing to stay and work. He suggested collecting information and organizing the craftsmen who were willing to stay to catch up with the deadline and continue working.
He smiled and said to Zhao Feiyan that the Ministry of Rites would hold a ceremony for the New Year, and invited all the masters to join in the fun.
The craftsmen on the scene were delighted. This was because the Third Young Master was inviting them to watch a big show. This was really unheard of.
When he came out, he said in front of Mr. Li that Feiyan had a lot of things to do, and the first thing was to help Mr. Li share his worries, and he also had to marry himself off.
Zhao Feiyan's face flushed and she looked at him resentfully.
Even Mr. Li was stunned. I didn't know what he was talking about.
He said that next year’s February 2nd is the day when the dragon raises its head, which is a good day, so how about we get married?
Zhao Feiyan immediately became happy. She nodded slightly, covered her face with her hands, and climbed into the carriage and left.
Mr. Li said with a smile that he admired his brother's way of proposing marriage, everything he did was so casual, and it was really funny to say it with a smile.
Zhao Yulin knew that the old man was saying that he was too casual in his actions and words, and even his marriage was not serious.
He smiled faintly and said: It's worth it for Mr. Li to take some trouble.
When I got back, Wu Yuqi was already waiting in the house.
She whispered to Zhao Yulin that Goryeo Prince Wang Dian had come to Chengdu in disguise.
Zhao Yulin was stunned, not knowing why this prince from the Peninsula risked his life to come to Chengdu.
Wu Yuqi said with a smile that the eldest prince came just to see her brother. She had already made an explanation and arranged a meeting after the prince accepted the summons from Lord Li.
Goryeo, this small country was previously a vassal of the Song Dynasty, and had always regarded the Song Dynasty as the authentic dynasty of the Central Plains. However, with the successive changes of the Liao Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, Goryeo could not defeat its powerful neighbors, and the Song Dynasty was also in a difficult situation. It was forced to change its boss again and again, and now it has called the Mongol Empire its father.
However, the Goryeo military officials were unwilling to be slaves of a conquered country, especially those who were the sons of the northern barbarians. They had been striving for self-improvement and seeking independence.
Zhao Yulin was still familiarizing himself with the situation in Goryeo with Wu Yuqi, when someone from Li Gong's mansion came to invite him. Zhao Yulin arrived at Li's mansion and saw Wang Dian and his entourage had already appeared. After the two sides greeted each other, he asked the prince why he had come all the way to Chengdu?
After some polite words in fluent Chinese, Wang Dian said that he admired the third young master, Commander Zhao of the Shenwei Army, and had come all the way from Lin'an to Shu to meet him.
Damn, Zhao Yulin was surprised twice in succession. The first surprise was that he could not believe that the prince of the Peninsula could speak fluent Chinese, which showed that Chinese culture was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of the Goryeo Dynasty.
The second surprise was that my fame had spread so far that even the Prince of the Peninsula came to Chengdu to see me.
Wang Dian said with a smile that he did not expect that Shu was so prosperous, far better than Lin'an. He was wondering, if Shu was so rich, why didn't they prepare their troops and defeat the Mongolian army?
Zhao Yulin looked at the teenage prince and said, "It takes time for the ice to freeze three feet thick and it didn't freeze overnight. The Mongolian army cannot be destroyed just like that."
Just like although Goryeo was small, it could not be destroyed by the Mongolian army in one battle.
The attendants around the Peninsula Prince immediately looked at him with wide eyes and shouted: "Although Goryeo is small, don't insult it."
Oh, this guy has a bit of a temper. He allows them to criticize the Song Dynasty, but Zhao Yulin is not allowed to expose Goryeo's scars?
Lord Li immediately tried to mediate, saying that Commander Zhao had no intention of humiliating him, which was consistent with what the prince had said about the true situation in the Song Dynasty.
Prince Peninsula waved his hand, signaling his followers to withdraw. He sincerely said that he had ventured to Sichuan and Shu because he admired the commander Zhao of the Shenwei Army, who trained the new army alone and took up the banner of the Song Dynasty to fight against the Mongolian army. He just wanted to hear the third young master's advice on how to resist the bullying of Mongolia.
Zhao Yulin took a sip of tea and said that although Mongolia looked powerful, it was actually on the verge of collapse, so there was no need to be so afraid.
The Mongols have a historical law of development, that is, after the death of each generation of their Khan, the princes of all ages would raise their swords and fight to the death for the Khanship. A country is like a person's body growing up. Their struggles are like a healthy person getting seriously ill, and their strength will definitely be weakened. We always have a chance to defeat the Mongolian army.
The Peninsula Prince asked him: What should we do now? Mongolia is powerful now, and no one in the world can match the Mongolian army.
Lord Li interrupted the Peninsula Prince's conversation. He did not think that the whole world was no match for the Northern Barbarians. At least there was the Shenwei Army as the backbone to fight against the Mongolian Army.
Zhao Yulin said with a smile that Goryeo was also dealing with the Mongolian army. Your country's Emperor Gaozong was stationed on the island and commanded the three armies to fight against the Mongols, and the Mongolian army was helpless.
The Peninsula Prince's entourage immediately shouted that their king was at least still ruling the country on the island, but the Emperor of the Song Dynasty had gone to the North Sea to herd sheep.
This is because this person thought that Zhao Yulin was humiliating them just now, saying that the Emperor of Goryeo had fled to the island and was retaliating by saying that the Emperor of Song was captured by the Mongolian army.
The atmosphere in the small teahouse suddenly became awkward, and Mr. Li looked at the guests from Goryeo with a bad face.
Zhao Yulin said with a smile that the capture of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was indeed a loss of face for the Song Dynasty. Not only that, the Prince of Lu also forcibly sent a fake emperor to Lin'an. These were all humiliations for the people of Song.
However, we in Sichuan and Shu have established the New Song Republic, and we refuse to recognize any unequal treaties, let alone the false emperor in Lin'an. Prince, just wait and see, it won't be long before the Shenwei Army will plant the flag of the New Song Kingdom at the gate of the royal court of the Great Mongol Empire.
The Peninsula Prince's entourage said arrogantly that they should make plans for the present, as the Mongolian army was powerful and was conquering cities everywhere.
Lord Li was very upset. After all, the Song people were still recognized by them as the authentic ones. He asked coldly: "What good ideas does General Zheng have?"
Prince Peninsula knew that his subordinate was too rude, and quickly said that he came to Sichuan to ask for advice from Commander Zhao, so what good ideas did he have?
The mountains and rivers are broken, which is the truth. Although Zhao Yulin doesn't care about these, he doesn't want to communicate with them. He said lightly that the fire in the city gate will affect the fish in the pond. At present, the Mongolian army is powerful and is robbing everywhere. It is very likely that they will go to Goryeo next year. The prince doesn't need to waste time here. It's better to go back early.
When Prince Peninsula heard Zhao Yulin's order to expel him, he was stunned.
He continued: Your country's strategy of relying on mountain cities and islands to defend the country is correct, and he has no tricks at the moment. Guests are welcome, and Xin Song has nothing good to give. Please go to Jiading Prefecture on your way back to see the Shenwei Army's Shenbi Crossbow. A new gunpowder combination will be sent to you from a favorable place to help fight against the Mongols.
After seeing the guests off, Lord Li muttered somewhat unhappily that it was a small country with few people and that people had such narrow minds.
Zhao Yulin said, "How can people be happy when they see that we have lost cities and territories, and even the emperor has been imprisoned ?"
He was telling the truth. For the time being, Goryeo could only flee to the island to continue its national destiny and use the mountains and forests to avoid the attacks of the Mongolian cavalry.
He asked Lord Li not to worry about it, let alone fuss over these trivial matters. When we become powerful in the future, won't Goryeo still pay tribute to us and be our vassal?
Zhao Yulin asked Wu Yuqi to pass a message to Master Lu, asking him to give Prince Peninsula some crossbows specially made for the Shenwei Army Special Forces, and also give them the Qingcheng Sect's gunpowder formula.
Since the Mongolian army already has this formula, we can make it public for everyone to use. After Goryeo gets it, it can help us to consume some of the Mongolian troops.
Prince Peninsula got angry with General Zheng as soon as he returned to the inn.
He said that he had come to Shu with great difficulty and had already seen the great difference between West Shu and Lin'an. What the Third Young Master said about us was the truth and his words were sincere, with no intention of humiliating us, so why did we have to part on bad terms?
General Zheng was a disciple of a military family from Goryeo and had a hot temper. If it were not for his loyalty and fighting ability, the emperor of the peninsula would not have asked him to accompany the prince on the diplomatic mission to the State of Song.
He couldn't stand anyone saying that his country was weak, and he immediately got angry. He was very upset that Prince Peninsula's hope of getting new weapons and armaments from Zhao Yulin was dashed.
General Zheng, who was thirty years old, immediately admitted his mistake to Prince Peninsula and said that he would go to apologize to the third young master and ask him to forgive his recklessness and support them in fighting against the Mongolian barbarians .
Prince Peninsula sighed and said that he had offended the Third Young Master. He was shameless, but Goryeo still had some shame. It was too late to undo what had been done.
The next day, when the two were about to leave, they heard the postmaster shouting: "Mr. Li, the deputy director of the Central Court, has arrived." Then Mr. Li and a young lady walked in.
Lord Li smiled and introduced Zhao Feiyan, the Deputy Envoy of the Ministry of Rites, the little princess of the New Song Kingdom and the third young master's fiancée to them, saying that the third young master had specially arranged for them to see her off.
Zhao Feiyan told Prince Peninsula with a smile that the commander had left Chengdu for urgent matters and entrusted her to deliver the gunpowder formula developed by the New Song Kingdom to His Royal Highness the Prince.
Then a maid handed over a rosewood brocade box.
The prince was pleasantly surprised and immediately took it with both hands and put it away. He said ashamedly that they were rude and had angered the Third Young Master. He asked the two adults to report to the Third Young Master that Goryeo would always be a vassal state of the Song Dynasty and would always be loyal to the Central Plains.
Li Gong invited the prince to go with a smile, and told him that the third young master had arranged for the military weapons workshop in Jiading, and let the prince visit it, and wanted to send some suitable weapons to help Goryeo resist the Mongols. The third young master judged that the Mongols would soon test their swords on Goryeo again, and asked the eldest prince to go back as soon as possible.
Neither the host nor the guest wasted any more time. Prince Peninsula and his entourage hurried back to the dock.
