Chapter 303: More and more frustrated
Ding Gong was already very happy, and he kept saying "Great, Great". Everyone was urging Lao Cao to take a bath, change clothes, and put on formal clothes to attend the founding ceremony.
As night falls, the streets and alleys of Chengdu are lit up with red lanterns of all sizes, forming criss-crossing red ribbons along the streets, dressing the city up in a new look. The Chinese New Year is approaching.
Du Baiyue was in charge personally. 20,000 garrison soldiers and constables from the entire city were divided into several teams to go on duty in the streets to protect the safety of Chengdu. The people began to eat the New Year's Eve dinner in a peaceful atmosphere and celebrate the New Year.
Yangjin and Ms. Liu Haitang from the prefectural school took turns hosting the party. After a joyful evening of singing, dancing and drama performances was held in the government office, the first ruler Ding Gong led the officials to Anfu Temple to pray for blessings and declare the establishment of the country.
As it was approaching midnight, the old man announced in a voice as loud as a bell: The new Song Dynasty, a republic that serves the people, has been established.
The monks of Anfu Temple immediately rang the big bell that symbolizes good luck and peace. The twenty-four majestic bell sounds still linger in the night sky of Chengdu. Professional craftsmen at the three fireworks display points outside the temple, the government office and Baihuatan simultaneously set off gorgeous fireworks, and the common people also followed suit.
With loud bangs, fireworks lit up the night sky of Chengdu, heralding the birth of a new country. The sounds of firecrackers all around gathered into an epic symphony that rippled in the night sky for a long time.
Zhang Xiangyang and Zhao Yulin's parents stayed up together in the academy to celebrate the New Year's Eve of 1237. Both old men were smiling , and their joy was beyond words.
Mr. Zhang said with a smile, "You never thought that I would do that. At first, I thought Yulin was a broken brain and useless. Now he has built a new country for us."
New Song, a brand new Song Dynasty, quite interesting.
But I thought you were extraordinary at first sight.
The old scholar didn't mind Zhang Xiangyang exposing his shortcomings, and happily raised his glass to invite Zhang Xiangyang to drink. Liu Haitang looked at the huge chrysanthemum-shaped fireworks in the sky and called Zhao Yulin's mother to look quickly, what a huge firework...
The sun came out, and the people of the New Song Dynasty welcomed the first day of 1238. Everyone was talking happily about it: the third young master is getting married tomorrow, and he is going to marry our princess.
At night, fireworks and fireworks were set off again in Chengdu's Simen and Baihuatan . People also set off firecrackers to bless the third young master's wedding.
The next day, Zhao Yulin dressed in a long gown and rode a pure white tall horse to the Danfeng Garden in Baihuatan according to traditional etiquette. Forty-eight newly decorated carriages followed closely behind him. He brought Princess Zhao Feiyan back to his mansion, and after a long list of etiquette, he thanked the guests and finally met Feiyan's eyes.
He asked Feiyan if she was hungry.
Have you eaten?
Zhao Feiyan nodded shyly, gritted her teeth and whispered that she had eaten. Sister Ma Ling said that the etiquette took too long and if she didn't eat, she would have no strength.
Zhao Yulin secretly laughed at Ma Ling'er for sharing even these experiences with Feiyan. He took the petite Feiyan into his arms. The little girl was like a little bird. Zhao Yulin looked at her with love and pity. He immediately extinguished the red candle and waited for the bride to go to bed.
After one night, our third young master had to admit how powerful the princess was. He marveled that there was such a magical woman in the world. He happily hugged his bride and fell asleep sweetly.
When he woke up, his bride Zhao Feiyan was missing.
Zhao Yulin was wondering when the young lady came in lamely carrying a bowl of ginseng soup.
Zhao Yulin immediately stood up and said: He should be the one serving the princess.
Zhao Feiyan fed him with a smile and said that it was her mother who taught her that her husband was her heaven and she must serve him well.
He held the woman in his arms and said that times have changed, men and women are the same, let's help each other and live happily.
The woman leaned on his shoulder happily and closed her eyes.
After a short rest, Zhao Yulin asked Feiyan to pack up and go to meet his parents together, serving tea and completing the final ceremony...
The people of the New Song Dynasty were still celebrating the Spring Festival, sharing the joy of the wedding of the Third Young Master and the Little Princess, and looking forward to a bright future. However, the grassland empire in the north was already planning to take over the New Song Dynasty.
In the imperial court, the Khan of the grassland had long since broken down due to long-term alcoholism and excessive enjoyment of beautiful girls. He had just vented his anger on the woman with rough hands and feet, and thought that the service was too bad, so he yelled and asked her to be dragged out and given to the groom.
Immediately, the Khan ordered someone to summon Yelu Chucai and sent an imperial edict to Lin'an, asking the emperor there, Zhao Bing, to send him three thousand beauties from Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Yelu Chucai said that most of the beauties in the royal court were sent from Lin'an in Jiangdong, and he was afraid that Lin'an could not find any better women.
After taking a sip of the wine, the Khan became furious and ordered an imperial edict to be sent to Chengdu in Western Shu, asking Zhao Qier to select beautiful women for him, and to give him 10 million brand new silver coins and 100,000 pieces of Shu embroidery.
Yelu Chucai suspected that the Khan was drunk and talking nonsense. How could such an imperial edict be sent to Chengdu?
If it was really sent, Zhao Yulin would definitely regard it as a disgrace after receiving it and would directly behead all the Mongolian envoys. Wouldn't that become a shame for their Great Mongol Empire?
Seeing that Yelu Chucai did nothing, the Khan of the grassland angrily asked him what was wrong with him? Didn't he hear his instructions?
Yelu Chucai then came to his senses and said that Zhao Qier had already declared that the new Song Dynasty would not recognize any unequal treaties. He was worried that our envoys would be ignored after arriving in Sichuan and Shu, which would result in the loss of the Khan's prestige.
The Khan of the grassland was so angry that he screamed and finally decided to ask Zhao Bing in Lin'an for something. He asked his prime minister to issue an imperial edict, requiring Lin'an to pay tribute with gold, silver, silk and young girls.
Yelu Chucai was still muttering to himself after leaving the royal court. He heard that the court in Lin'an was still fighting each other years ago. Now he didn't know who to hand over the document to.
In Lin'an, Zhao Bing and Shi's son fought a fierce battle inside and outside the city and smashed their only jars and pots. After shaking hands and making peace, the two men collected pots and pans from the surrounding areas and lived a simple life.
However, this little life is a far cry from what it was like a month ago.
There was no time to repair the damaged palace alone. Zhao Bing walked in the ruined palace holding the queen's hand. The drizzle from the sky fell through the holes in the roof and hit his face coldly. His heart felt cold and he was filled with hatred and anger.
He hated his son for competing with him for power and destroying his beautiful home.
He hated the big and small evil wolves in the north, who continued to plunder even though Jiangdong was already in such a bad state.
He began to doubt his life.
It was Mag's fault. His godfather, the retired emperor, ignored state affairs and spent his time having fun in Tianshui Lane. Now it was his turn. Why was it so difficult for the emperor to do this?
In Chengdu, it was the fifth day of the first lunar month. Zhao Yulin went to pay New Year's greetings to Mr. Ding three days after his wedding and asked for leave so that he could accompany the princess to send the two elders back to Yibin.
Just as he was about to go out, Wu Yuqi came back in a hurry and gave him a secret report from Yazhou: the garrison of Yazhou had rebelled, and fled to the mountains in the south with nearly two thousand garrison troops, most likely to the Dali Kingdom.
To the south of Yazhou is Daliang Mountain. This area is dotted with large and small vassal states and is close to Jianchang Prefecture of Dali Kingdom. Once the rebels enter, it is like crossing the border.
Shunfeng has been tracking the masterminds of the rebellion of the big landlords, the eldest son of the grain merchant Liu and the second son of the big landlord Liu. They found that the direction they fled was Yazhou, and they are further narrowing the scope of their capture.
At this time, the garrison of Yazhou actually rebelled and fled across the pass into Liangshan.
He had wanted Yuqi to go back to Yibin to rest for a while, but it seemed that this was not going to work. The garrisons in various places had been directly managed by Cao Youwen, and Zhao Yulin asked her to go to General Cao to deal with them, reminding her that if the general was away, the security burden of Chengdu would be heavy.
Yuqi immediately went to Cao Youwen's house.
Zhao Yulin left the city and boarded a ship heading south.
The river was low in early spring, and the official ship sailed cautiously on the river. Zhao Yulin accompanied his father, the old scholar, on the bow board to enjoy the scenery.
He said that it was still chilly in spring and the grass buds were still in the soil.
The old scholar looked at the rising sun and said confidently that spring is the season of growth and even the weakest grass can break through the soil.
Zhao Yulin thought about what happened in the court and understood the old scholar's confidence. He should believe that his newborn Song State would thrive and become a towering tree.
He said it was windy outside, so he went over to help the old man back to the cabin.
Inside, several young women were laughing and chatting around his mother, but they immediately fell silent when they saw him and the old scholar come back.
Zhao Yulin said that the journey was long, so they should take a short rest. He said goodbye to his woman and the two elders, and went to the next cabin to lie down and rest.
At this time in Yazhou, the rebels had looted the city and fled to the southwest.
The eldest son of the Liu family in Chengdu and the second son of the Liu family, a landlord in Dayi, are actually one family. After the eldest son escaped to Dayi and met the second son, he ordered him to head west to Yazhou immediately, because the garrison captain of Yazhou, like him, was a secret spy planted by their master in the New Song Kingdom.
When the two of them joined together, the defeated soldiers and bandits totaled over a hundred people.
This group of people did not dare to escape openly and brazenly, so they took the approach of hiding during the day and moving out at night, but they were still discovered in a downwind direction.
When they arrived in Yazhou and found the garrison captain Gao Sheng, asking him to rebel immediately, seize Yazhou and develop southwards to connect with Jianchang Prefecture of Dali, it was truly revealed that there was another eldest young master.
The eldest son of the Liu family revealed his identity directly and told Gao Sheng to take action immediately. Gao Sheng arrogantly said that Liu could not command him and he would only do anything if Ming Chan brought the eldest son's order.
It turned out that their common master was also code-named "Young Master." But this Young Master was not the same as that "Young Master."
The real master, “the eldest young master”, is definitely not Liu’s eldest young master.
The eldest son of Liu family told him that Mingchan had died for the eldest son, so he could only act according to the situation. Zhao Qier was very cunning and would definitely be able to dig out the undercover hidden in Yazhou.
What he meant was that Goldman Sachs' identity would definitely be exposed soon.
