Chapter 306 Reading and Practicing Kung Fu
The little emperor went on to say: Dali Kingdom must repair the New Song Kingdom so that it can concentrate on fighting against Yue Kingdom. Otherwise, it will be attacked from both north and south by these two countries and will surely be in ruins.
If Dali had always pursued sincere good-neighborly relations, it would have first defeated Dai Viet to strengthen its own power after it became strong, and then worked hard to strengthen its army and enrich its country. Even if it could not defeat the New Song, it would not have been defeated.
Now we are in a dilemma and have no choice but to give up the land north of the Jinsha River and survive.
The Chai family was still arguing, but the Gao family was the first to agree. He thought that the emperor had a sharp eye and could see through everything. Now that the three armies of the Divine Might Army are out, we will definitely not be able to withstand it. Only by stabilizing the north can we defeat the Yue Kingdom in the south.
The head of the Gao family continued to settle accounts with the ministers. The Dali Kingdom had been operating Jianchang Prefecture for so long, and after deducting the border defense expenses, there was not much money left. It would be better to return it first, avoid the war and plan to make a comeback.
In this way, a court decision was finally reached, and Dali sent envoys to seek peace talks with Zhao Yulin and ordered troops to be dispatched to garrison the south.
At this time, Zhao Yulin in Yongshan had received a report that Du Baiyue had defeated the 20,000-strong army of Dali. The Dali soldiers were slow to march, and after being knocked unconscious by Du Baiyue's head-on and flanking attacks, they rushed to cross the river and retreat. Many soldiers rushed to cross the turbulent Jinsha River in order to escape.
After occupying the ferry, Du Baiyue deployed defenses along the Jinsha River, and incorporated the mining area that produced the only black iron into the garrison range of the Shenwei Army. To the east, they joined hands with Lu Youpeng's advancing army and deployed defenses in stages.
At this time, he had just received a peace document from Dali requesting a truce with the Jinsha River as the boundary, so he could go back and wipe out the remaining
General Cao Youwen was still waiting for his mortars to be deployed to attack the city.
Zhao Yulin saw that the Shenwei Army was too powerful and quickly captured half of Dongchuan County. He immediately asked Lao Lu to stop and stabilize the rear.
It was not yet the time to destroy Dali, and the Dali Kingdom was not prepared for war or national mobilization.
The two countries were truly plunged into the quagmire of war. It would be impossible to destroy Dali with the current number of troops, and it would just happen to be in line with the wish of the northern Mongol Empire to make both sides suffer losses.
Zhao Yulin asked Lao Lu to do business with the people of Dali and publicize the new social vision and republicanism of the New Song Dynasty. Sooner or later, Dali would be incorporated into the territory of the New Song Dynasty.
Lu Youpeng immediately agreed with a smile.
This time when he marched south to Dongchuan County, he had already tasted the sweetness of Zhao Yulin's policy. The Shenwei Army was allowed to do business with Dali in Yongshan and Shimen villages, and the merchants and people on both sides benefited greatly, and everyone was like one family.
In particular, the border residents and merchants of Dali felt the clean and honest politics under the rule of the Shenwei Army. The peaceful society where officials and civilians were equal became a place that everyone yearned for.
Therefore, when the Shenwei Army was marching southward, the Dali border troops surrendered and opened the pass after a little obstruction. The common people did not flee, and they continued to do their own things as if their own relatives had come.
Three days later, Zhao Yulin met the Dali envoy in Yongshan Village, and the two sides had frank communication and exchanges.
It should be said that Zhao Yulin straightforwardly asked Dali to agree to the conditions he proposed, and the Shenwei Army immediately withdrew from Dongchuan County and Zuining Town.
Seeing that Zhao Yulin was so decisive, the envoys of the Dali Kingdom immediately signed a draft alliance with him and returned to the court to report.
After Zhao Yulin handed over the military affairs and aftermath to Lu Youpeng, he returned to Xinshi. Cao Cao had just captured Jianchang Prefecture.
Although the Dali Kingdom did not hand over their false emperor Duan Xingzhi, they were unable to rescue the bandits who fled into Jianchang. Cao Youwen waited until the follow-up troops arrived and the artillery team of Du Baiyue returned before launching a general attack. Jianchang City was captured after just one day.
After the New Song army entered the city, they conducted a carpet-style search for rebels and bandits from house to house. No one from the Goldman Sachs and Liu family escaped, and they were all caught one by one. Lao Cao was very happy and rode off to take over Huichuan Prefecture.
This time it was Fire Phoenix's turn. She personally supervised the execution and killed Gao Sheng and the eldest and second young masters of the Liu family to vent her anger. Lao Cao left Du Baiyue to manage Jianchang Prefecture and escorted Fire Phoenix back to Chengdu.
Zhao Yulin met Duan Xiaolin and his wife at Zhenwu Mountain in Xinshi. When his sister Zhao Sihan saw him, she threw herself into his arms and sobbed. Zhao Yulin smiled and said, "I'm the mother of two children, why am I crying?"
Duan Xiaolin said on the side that it was his incompetence that failed to protect Sihan.
Zhao Yulin said that this was their national affair and also the Duan family's family affair. He handed the letter brought by the Dali envoy to Duan Xiaolin, telling Duan Xiaolin that his father had returned the government and hoped that he would return soon.
Duan Xiaolin didn't want to leave, and asked Zhao Yulin to let him run the Bamboo Forest Beggar Chicken in Yibin.
This amused Zhao Yulin, who asked them to stay at Cuiping Mountain for two days before making any decision. He invited his two nephews to go down the mountain and board the boat, and returned to their home in Cuiping Mountain two days later.
When Zhao Feiyan saw them coming back, she flew to Zhao Yulin like a butterfly. After meeting Duan Xiaolin and Zhao Sihan, she said that she was so worried about them. She immediately sent someone to Jiangbei to report the news, and then went to Jiahua Chicken to have a meal and welcome them.
The family came to Jiangbei for dinner. Zhao Yulin found that the children were eating very quietly. They did not mention the war with Dali, but only talked about their studies and martial arts practice. The older children kept picking up food for Zhao Sihan's two children and talking.
Zhao Feiyan kept praising Ma Yuan and Wu Jing for growing up and becoming sensible, and becoming her little assistants.
The old scholar glared at his grandson and told him to read and write well and not to be lazy.
Her mother was very happy to see Zhao Feiyan and her group of children being so close, and she picked up several large chopsticks of food for her good wife. The little girl called her mother sweetly and thanked her mother. Zhao Sihan was jealous, and leaned on Zhao Yulin's shoulder and asked him to send her and Xiao Linzi to Chengdu, so that they could see their mother.
The old scholar immediately said that he could just send a letter to ask Si Niang to come back. Why bother running to Chengdu?
Zhao Yulin agreed immediately and sent the elders to the city before crossing the river to return home. After entering the yard, he asked Duan Xiaolin and his sister to go to the study for tea.
He asked Duan Xiaolin if he really didn't want to go back?
Xiao Linzi nodded vigorously, preferring to run a beggar's chicken business than go back.
Zhao Yulin laughed. Zhao Feiyan said how could Prince Duan be asked to run a beggar's chicken business. Brother Yulin would definitely not do that, right?
Zhao Yulin felt that Duan Xiaolin must still be angry and was just saying that out of anger.
However, his sister Zhao Sihan said seriously that they really didn't want to go back, so they stayed in Cuiping Mountain.
He said: Well, Yang Zhishan is going to Chengdu to work, so you will temporarily serve as a deputy magistrate in Xuzhou to familiarize yourself with the management mechanism of the new Song Dynasty. When you return to Dali, you can also make some changes based on this. This position is a bit unfair to our Prince Duan.
Zhao Sihan was already laughing cheerfully, and the couple kept saying that they had not felt wronged. The official position in Dali was not worth mentioning, not to mention that they were driven out by others.
Zhao Yulin didn't argue with his sister. He looked at Zhao Feiyan and said with a smile, "Our sister won't leave. The family has to make arrangements for her. What should we do?"
Zhao Feiyan fell on Zhao Sihan and pouted at him, saying that it had been arranged long ago. Sister Sihan would take care of the family's foundation in Cuiping Mountain, and Sister Ma Ling had already been arranged to be the chief accountant in Cuiping Mountain.
Zhao Sihan happily told him that sister-in-law Ma Ling had given her 10,000 strings of new currency as a settlement fee, and the Zhao Mansion in Cuiping Mountain belonged to her.
Zhao Yulin told them very seriously that Dali would be returned to the Xin Song family sooner or later. He asked Duan Xiaolin to take time to visit the counties, villages and towns in Xinshi . In the future, he would take back all the areas south of Mahu River that belonged to Dali.
He said that although Dali is a country, it is just a road in a big family like the New Song. This time it seems that the New Song has seized Jianchang and Huichuan, but those places have always belonged to Western Shu, and we will all gather together one day.
Seeing Duan Xiaolin's gloomy expression, Zhao Feiyan talked about the old rose bushes on the pier and asked them if they had seen them. Some of the trees had already sprouted small flowers.
At this time, the maid reported that Yang Zhishan and Cui Hao from Xuzhou came to visit.
Zhao Yulin went out and welcomed the two of them in.
Yang Zhishan was the former prefect and Cui Hao was the new prefect. After some greetings, he told Cui Hao that he would let Duan Xiaolin temporarily serve as Cui's deputy as a judge, and asked Duan Xiaolin to be familiar with all matters except military affairs.
Cui Zhizhou agreed immediately.
This was an arrangement made by Zhao Yulin himself. For a prefecture like Xuzhou, it was a piece of cake for him to employ a person. Yang Zhishan brought Cui Hao to have tea and make him familiar with him, which was entirely out of consideration for the feelings of his colleagues.
He told Cui Hao to be bold and not to worry about anything, especially his family. His elder brother Zhao Yuqing would inevitably make mistakes, and justice must be done according to the law. Only by doing so could he help him and his elder brother.
Zhao Yulin's tone of voice became heavier, and the atmosphere in the room became solemn.
Zhao Feiyan immediately asked the maid to bring some desserts and snacks and asked everyone to try this and that and changed the subject.
After sending the guests away, Zhao Feiyan complained to him. She said that a new prefect had just come to the mansion for tea, and you criticized the family members and even directly said bad things about our eldest brother. Isn't that not good?
Zhao Sihan didn't take it seriously and told them that the old scholar had scolded his elder brother yesterday. His elder brother thought that the world belonged to our Zhao family and he could do whatever he wanted. He had snatched business from others several times.
Zhao Yulin said that this was what he was worried about. When his elder brother came to Chengdu to attend his wedding, he showed off his arrogance as a royal relative. He felt very uncomfortable, but he didn't break up with him because of his face and because it was the New Year. But Zhao Yuqing's bad habit must be changed, otherwise there will be endless troubles. We all have to help him.
Everyone was speechless after hearing him speak so seriously.
Zhao Feiyan felt that the atmosphere was too awkward, so she pulled Zhao Yulin aside, laughed, and told them to go back to their room to rest.
As soon as she entered the room, she asked Zhao Yulin to give her a massage and a bath. She said that the sisters before her had all enjoyed his magical massage techniques and were mesmerized. Today, she sat in the bathtub and would not move a finger. She wanted to see if this guy really had a pair of magic hands.
Zhao Yulin gently scratched her little nose and said, "Where did the magic hands come from? They are just a pair of magic claws that want to stick to beautiful women when they see them."
Soon the room was filled with shouts of hahaha, cackle, um, and ah...
