Chapter 485: The Female King Establishes Her Authority
In Chengdu, the Central Court is still busy settling the old and young people who came from Lin'an.
At daybreak, Zhao Feiyan got off Zhao Yulin, dressed up carefully, and took Yangjin to Caotang Academy for a disciplinary meeting.
Last night, while I was squeezing Zhao Yulin as much as I could, I asked him for some tricks on how to govern those officials. After a thorough discussion, the couple fell into a good sleep.
I am naturally full of confidence going into battle today.
Just as they were about to set off, newsboys were already distributing the Chengdu Weekly at the entrance of Caotang Academy. Several newsboys shouted in childish voices: "Newspapers for sale, newspapers for sale." Look, look, the Shenwei Army has recaptured Lin'an Prefecture.
The Shenwei Army occupied Lin'an Prefecture.
The old people and young people who were rushing to attend the meeting immediately rushed over to buy newspapers to read.
On the front page of the Chengdu Xunbao, large, bright red characters read: The Shenwei Army has recaptured Liangzhe. The new Song Dynasty has achieved unification of Jiangnan.
A large group of people were reading newspapers and talking to each other, all they could hear was "Guaiguai Longdidong." It was incredible.
Someone whispered in panic: It's over , it's over, Shi Xiang and the others must have been killed, and Yang Daquan must have been killed as well.
Then someone shouted: What are you still doing at the door?
Why don't you go in quickly and wait for the meeting to take place, or wait for the Third Young Master to come and chase you away?
Everyone immediately ran towards the meeting room.
When Zhao Feiyan appeared at the door of the conference hall, the Minister of Personnel Fan Zhong immediately sang: The new King Feiyan of Song Kingdom has arrived, and then led the applause.
The officials inside immediately stood up and clapped their hands, and many people shouted greetings such as "Good luck to King Feiyan and good luck to Princess Feiyan."
Zhao Feiyan was filled with happiness and joy in her heart, and walked towards the podium with a smile.
The officials in the hall saw the king smiling at them, and as if they had received the king's praise, they clapped even harder.
Zhao Feiyan sat down, and then Fan Zhong and Yang Jin went over to sit down, one on each side.
The old man, who yesterday gave a full-throated admonition to this group of disappointing young men, was much more concise today. After just two sentences, he immediately said, "Please allow the King of Feiyan to give instructions."
Zhao Feiyan put on the airs of a ruler and simply expressed her welcome to them. Then she immediately changed the subject and emphasized the new Song Dynasty's philosophy of governing the country according to the law and equality for all. She warned the gentlemen that after entering the academy, they should be humble students, study and think seriously, and not think about problems and do things with the old conservative ideas of the past, otherwise they would inevitably be abandoned by this new society.
She said: The New Song Dynasty has been governing the country with new ideas for many years, but you gentlemen are still complacent in Liangzhe. How can you accomplish the New Song Dynasty's goals by continuing to govern the country with the old methods?
The founding of the New Song Dynasty was in accordance with the will of heaven and was blessed by the people.
Don't you know what earth-shaking changes mean?
The founding of the new Song Dynasty brought about tremendous changes in the world. How could any egg remain intact when the nest is overturned?
However, we in the New Song Kingdom will not kill all our enemies. Instead, we will work together with you and all the people in the world to govern the world.
Therefore, the Ministry of Personnel has arranged a three-month study period for you, so that you can master the legal system and governance philosophy of the new Song Dynasty.
Recently, I have been thinking about it and can't sleep at night. I think the three-month study period is too short, so I ask the Ministry of Personnel to extend it to half a year. You must calm down and study hard, and you must go to the prefectures and counties to conduct careful investigations. You can only start working after you truly understand the new Song country's concept of equality for all...
Zhao Feiyan was speaking eloquently on the stage, while the ministers below sat upright, holding back their farts and not daring to make a single sound. Even Fan Zhong, who was standing next to her, felt that Zhao Feiyan had become a different person, emitting the aura of a king.
Finally, she said with a smile that she still had official business to do, and asked Mr. Fan to lead her to continue, then she stood up and left.
Mr. Fan quickly shouted for applause, applause, to see off the King of Feiyan. Everyone immediately followed Fan Zhong and clapped their hands vigorously.
When the old man sat down to speak again, no one in the hall opened their mouths freely, and even those who wanted to move their bodies were cautious.
These officials have understood that this is a change of dynasty, and the officials of the previous dynasty must support the new policies and be loyal to the new emperor to survive. Like today, it is unprecedented for the king to come out and give a lecture in a friendly manner. It is a great blessing from heaven.
You should be grateful and not have any evil thoughts.
If she angered the king, she wouldn't mind dragging the person out and lingering him to death. The Zhao emperor didn't need a crime to kill someone, it was a false charge.
The old man felt much more relaxed, and said earnestly that our king has been busy with state affairs day and night, and is also concerned about the affairs of Liangzhe. He has come here specially to give instructions, but you all should remember this blessing.
Lin'an Prefecture is still fighting, the Shenwei Army has entered Lin'an City, and the restoration group organized by Yang Daquan is about to be destroyed. The New Song Kingdom has many places to recruit people, so you must study hard and only after you have completed your studies can you serve the country and achieve great things.
Then, Liu Haitang, the director of the office of Caotang Academy, began to divide the classes, appoint class monitors, and announce the class professors. Only then did these officials gradually relax and look around to carefully inquire about their classes...
The warm spring sun made people's faces feel warm and refreshing. Zhao Yulin saw that the women were all out busy, so he asked Ke Zhenxie to bring his recliner to the yard to lie down and bask in the sun.
Ke Zhenxie was reading a military newspaper to him. When he heard that Guo Jing and the female gang leader had entered Lin'an Prefecture, he was delighted. He thought that when the female gang leader entered the city, he wondered how many traitors and corrupt officials who were trying to establish their own kingdom would be killed. That was a great kindness.
Just in time to help him clean it up.
He was in a very good mood, and a light bulb suddenly lit up in his mind, and a poem written by his ancestor when Nanjing was liberated emerged: The tigers and dragons are more powerful today than before, and the world has changed dramatically.
Zhao Yulin immediately got up and went to the study, searching for the poem in his mind, and with a dash of brush and ink, he quickly made it appear on the paper.
The first time it was not accurate enough, so I wrote it a second time, and wrote it three times in a row before the final draft was finalized.
Ke Zhenxie shouted excitedly at the side: "Young Master is writing poetry, Young Master is writing a new poem," and then he read aloud every sentence.
Coincidentally, Zhao Feiyan came home, and she leaned on his shoulder and read: The wind and rain on Mount Zhongshan are gray and yellow, and a million strong troops are crossing the Yangtze River. It is better to pursue the enemy with the remaining courage, rather than seek fame by imitating the tyrant...
I kept exclaiming: Your poems are so grand and majestic, even more magnificent than Li Bai's.
Zhao Yulin was already very familiar with copying the poems of his ancestors. He said without blushing or feeling nervous, "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed. Madam, thank you for your kind words."
The next day, the third young master's poem "The Lion Crossing the River" was published in the Chengdu Weekly. The young and old men held the newspaper and sipped their wine and praised: "What a good poem, look at it." The third young master also said that we must kill all the bandits and restore the Song Dynasty.
In Caotang Academy, students were very excited when they saw Zhao Yulin's poem describing the Shenwei Army's occupation of Lin'an Prefecture, and they gathered in groups to discuss "The Lion Crossing the Yangtze River".
Student A said happily: Look, the Third Young Master has come up with a new work. It must be our Shenwei Army that will recapture Lin'an Prefecture and unify Jiangnan.
Student B said: The Third Young Master has a broad mind, and his poems are as majestic as a wild horse running in the sky, or as roaring as thousands of horses galloping. No one can match him.
Student C suddenly shouted: Listen everyone, Lord Qiao is reciting the Third Young Master's poems.
The students immediately quieted down and heard Mr. Qiao in the lecture hall in the distance holding a copper trumpet and reciting "The Lion Crossing the Yangtze River" in a loud voice. Mr. Qiao was teaching officials from Liangzhe. When the old man saw the poem, he knew that Lin'an had been recovered. He was so happy that he brought newspapers to teach these officials who surrendered.
The next day, the Central Court of Chengdu held a meeting. Shunzhidi, the director of the Office, read out the detailed battle report sent by Jiankang Prefecture: the Shenwei Army had recaptured Lin'an and was marching to all prefectures and counties to station troops.
The gentlemen were very happy and could not stop praising the bravery of our Shenwei Army.
Miao Gui, however, attributed most of the credit to the Beggars' Sect. He recounted how three generations of Gang leaders had joined the battle, how the old leader had been shot and injured during the fight, and how more than 2,000 gang members had been killed or wounded, which made everyone feel extremely sorry.
Zhao Yulin said that the disciples of the Beggars' Sect were also living lives, and that Minister Miao was right in requesting compensation in the same way as the soldiers of the Shenwei Army. When the Shenwei Army started the rebellion, it was composed entirely of beggars, including himself.
The gentlemen wanted to laugh but did not dare to. They nodded in agreement that all the Beggars' Sect disciples who participated in the war should be compensated and taken care of according to the treatment of soldiers.
Fan Zhong told everyone: General Miao reported that there are still 124 people including Shi Gong who are being sheltered in Lin'an. They are all planned to be sent to Chengdu. Is this ok?
Meng Gong thought it would be a good idea to send them all over. These people have been running Liangzhe for a long time and have complicated connections. Sending them all to Chengdu would help us rectify the chaos in Liangzhe.
The gentlemen nodded in agreement.
Yang Jin asked: The situation in Liangzhe Road is complicated right now, and the remnants of the previous dynasty have gathered here. Minister Miao believes that in order to quickly eliminate these remnants and restore Liangzhe to a clear and honest government, a female leader is necessary, and he suggested that the female leader be transferred to Liangzhe. What do you think?
Fan Zhong immediately seconded the motion, believing that the female gang leader had done a good job in her position as the Pacifier of Jinghu South Road. There had been no reports of her violating laws or disciplines. Even her past habit of collecting small gadgets had been curbed a lot, and no one had reported her for taking confiscated property for herself.
This time, Hua Yue of the Censorate also supported it, believing that the female gang leader was a man of both civil and military talents, decisive and daring in her actions, and fully qualified, and should be promoted to the chief envoy of pacification of Liangzhe Road.
Zhao Yulin proposed to change Lin'an back to Hangzhou Prefecture, and to place the administrative center of Liangzhe Road there.
The officials unanimously passed the meeting, discussed the appointment of officials for Jinghu South Road and Jiangxi Road, and then dispersed.
Zhao Yulin knew that his underground mother-in-law had a strange personality, so he hurried back to write a letter to the female leader, asking her to go to Lin'an in person and persuade the female leader to transfer to Liangzhe.
After arriving home, Yangjin saw him busy in the study and told him that sister Yuqi was also in Lin'an. Since the female gang leader had so many people from the martial arts world to help her, there should be no problem and she could do it well.
He said that the female gang leader would definitely be able to do a good job, the key was whether she would do it or not.
Lin'an Prefecture, should be called Hangzhou Prefecture at this time. All the generals had dispersed, Miao Gui asked the female leader to take charge of the affairs of Liangzhe, and then he and Jiang Hai led the troops across the river and returned to Jiankang Prefecture.
