Chapter 497 Home in Cuiping Mountain
The brothers escorted Li Yunqing up the mountain and passed the Queershan Pass. Yunqing's face was full of smiles, but he was breathing out more than breathing in, and his chest kept heaving with coughing. He felt cold before he even reached the foot of the mountain.
Miao Gui told everyone: After Wang Hanchen took over from Li Yunqing, Yunqing returned eastward under the escort of Cao Yong, but his condition became more and more serious. Before he reached Dege County in front of Queer Mountain, he had to rely entirely on a carriage and a stretcher to travel.
However, Yunqing insisted on coming back. His home was in Cuiping Mountain, and he insisted on returning to Yibin to die even if he had to.
Zhao Yulin's eyes became moist and he quickly turned his face away.
Cao Youwen said: Although Li Yunqing made some stupid mistakes in his early years, he completely corrected himself afterwards. He resolutely implemented the decision of the Shenwei Army to march west and made an indelible contribution to the recovery of Tubo. We should give him a reputation.
Everyone nodded continuously.
Zhao Yulin suggested: Let the Ministry of Rites plan this matter. In the future, the Shenwei Army will continue to reform. After the implementation of the military rank system, there will be no various titles. Yun Qing's funeral must be properly arranged.
Zhao Feiyan nodded immediately and told everyone that she would personally take care of it after returning. The Lingxiao Pavilion of Anfu Temple has been built. How about we let Zhu Junshi and Brother Li live in Lingxiao Pavilion?
Lao Cao thinks it is a great virtue.
Military Advisor Zhu created the Divine Power Army, and Yun Qing recovered Tibet. They were both great contributors to the New Song Dynasty and deserve to be enshrined in the Lingxiao Pavilion and revered by everyone.
Everyone nodded and agreed unanimously.
Miao Gui continued to report: The Tibetan garrison completely conquered Langerke and incorporated the large area south of the Great Snow Mountain into the territory of our New Song Dynasty. Not only did it increase the territorial area, but most importantly, it gained a piece of land for recuperation in the south of the mountain, which will be very helpful for the future rotation and recuperation of the garrison and officials.
The troops led by Wang Hanchen have completed demobilization and rotation. Half of the brothers have taken the initiative to settle down locally. However, more than 5,000 people have returned home one after another, and the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel need to make proper arrangements.
Zhao Feiyan asked the Ministry of War to come up with a detailed strategy, and she would convene the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue to discuss the placement of the demobilized Tubo soldiers. Fan Zhong and Du Fan both nodded, saying yes, yes.
Zhao Yulin told everyone: One thing must be made clear, the seat of Tubo Road is in Luoshui City, and it will never change. The climate south of the Great Snow Mountain is mild and the products are rich. Tubo will continue to develop south of the mountain in the future, but that is just a piece of land at the foot of the snow mountain. The core of Tubo is in Luoshui City.
Everyone nodded, thinking that what Zhao Yulin said was very important. If the administrative center of Tubo Road was moved to Shannan, it would be difficult to ensure that Tubo would not split in the future.
He said that for the brothers who returned from guarding the border in Tubo, we should at least ensure that they have a place to stay.
If the houses of the families collapsed, the local authorities must help to repair them and ensure that everyone has a job. We cannot let the brothers go hungry when they return to their hometowns.
The gentlemen nodded again and again.
Then, Lao Cao proposed to discuss emergency military affairs in the Northwest.
Miao Gui reported the situation known to the Shunfeng Division: the Crown Prince of the Grassland Empire, Guiyou, led a force of 100,000 troops returning from the east and marched into Linzhou and Datong Prefecture in large numbers. The situation in the northwestern border areas suddenly became tense.
The Ministry of War judged that Guiyou and Kuoduan's troops were very likely to go south to rob, but the exact time was difficult to confirm.
Zhao Yulin believed that the enemy would definitely move south, and estimated that it would be in the autumn when the sheep were fat and the horses were strong.
Since Lord Cao intends to go on a tour, the Central Council can arrange for Lord Cao to lead a group of research officials to inspect the border, all the way to Jincheng, and then return after checking the Gansu Road, which is enough to deal with the expansion to the south.
Lao Cao thought it was a good idea, and asked the King of Feiyan for permission with a smile.
Feiyan said modestly that it was a blessing for the people of the New Song Dynasty that Cao Guozhang was inspecting the border areas. She had not even had time to thank him for his hard work and concern for the country, so why should she approve it or not?
Just be careful on the way and come back safely.
Old Cao was delighted and suggested to her that all the officials in the Central Council should go out and inspect the routes. This would not only urge various places to prepare for war, but also provide a cover for him.
If the northern barbarians still dare to come south to plunder after I have launched a smokescreen like this, you can’t blame me for being ruthless.
Zhao Feiyan nodded, and said she would arrange it right away.
Zhao Yulin looked at Miao Gui and said: After finishing the affairs here, Minister Miao should first go east to Jiankang Prefecture to prepare for the war in Shandong with great fanfare, and then secretly sneak into Guanzhong to cooperate with Lord Cao in the war at the critical moment.
Miao Gui agreed immediately. This was called repairing the plank road in the open while marching through Chencang in secret, and it was also a real preparation for the war in Shandong.
In this way, the important officials of the Central Council recuperated in Qingcheng Mountain for five days, discussed important military and political affairs of the New Song Dynasty, and then returned to Chengdu.
Zhao Yulin and Lao Cao came to the military camp in Hengqu Town for refresher training.
Lao Cao said that he was just too cautious and made careful preparations every time he went on a tour.
He said with a smile that life is only once and must be cherished. There is no perfect medical equipment in the world, so he dare not be careless.
Lao Cao told him proudly: Chengdu can already perform cesarean sections to treat illnesses, which is great. The imperial doctors in Cuiping Mountain can even perform cesarean sections to deliver babies from the belly, which is amazing.
Zhao Yulin smiled without commenting, thinking that Caesarean section was nothing. He also knew that he could perform a heart bypass and remove the skull to look for tumors in the head and remove them.
The two of them entered the training camp for training.
Zhao Yulin hadn't touched a gun for a while, so he took the 800 million gun handed to him by Ke Zhenxie and started to wipe it.
This old fellow was brought here by military advisor Zhu Congwen. He has been with him for more than ten years, and the barrel of his gun has been polished by him to a bright shine.
None of the bullets were brought in from later generations; all of them were newly made by the military craftsmen from Cuiping Mountain.
Zhao Yulin loaded the bullet into the gun, raised his aim, and fired three shots in a burst. Immediately, a soldier reported: all three shots hit the target, and one even got a good score of nine rings.
Zhao Yulin was very satisfied and continued practicing.
The city of Chengdu has already become bustling.
Those officials who returned to Chengdu from Liangzhe became bolder after the arrival of Shi's son. In addition, when they saw the king, vice king and important ministers of the Central Court all go out of the city for an outing and recuperation, they felt that everyone in the new Song Dynasty was equal and the laws were extremely lenient.
After sitting down and reading in Caotang Academy for a few days, these people got a better understanding of the basic situation in Chengdu and gradually became bolder. They actually went to Wa Zi to drink in the middle of the day, talked a lot, and then went to the brothels to have fun.
Three guys who had been identified as research officers felt that they were being ignored and were unhappy, so they went in, grabbed the young lady and wanted to get intimate with her and enjoy the best service.
However, although these brothels offer a variety of services, there are unwritten rules. Some only perform, some only provide standardized massage therapy. Not everyone can do whatever they want and can be caught having sex with them.
However, after drinking a two-jin jar of Chen Yi Shao wine in the tile house, these three guys felt emboldened and turned around to enter the nearby Yihong Tower and called out Lao Ya to call out the top girl to serve them like a servant, and they must serve the master well.
But these young ladies only dance and sing songs.
A bald investigator felt that he was not given face, and he angrily shouted that they were bullying them because they had fled from Liangzhe. Don’t they have any silver?
The bald man shouted loudly: "I have plenty of silver." Then he took out the new currency he had just been given and threw it into the air, and the colorful banknotes scattered all over the ground.
The guy grabbed the beautiful young lady and dragged her into the inner room. After knocking her out with a slap, he finished the job in minutes. He picked up his pants, came out, greeted his colleagues, and left.
Damn, this guy is so arrogant.
However, the young lady who was being humiliated was extremely strong-willed. She immediately hanged herself on the roof beam with a three-foot white silk to show her determination to die.
This matter has become a big deal.
Since the establishment of the new Song Dynasty where everyone is equal in Chengdu, everyone has been proud of it. In particular, what Zhao Yulin said, that everyone should live with dignity, has won the hearts of the people.
The mothers of Yihongyuan believed that the officials of Taijiantang did not treat them as human beings, so they immediately organized themselves and launched an industry initiative and went to the Chengdu government office to seek an explanation.
This was a huge incident. All the madams in the brothels and theaters of Chengdu brought their young ladies, their familiar friends and even their guests to the Chengdu government office in Gaojia to watch, filling up most of the street in front of the government office.
The carriages of the officials from the Central Court returning to the city passed by the Chengdu government office and happened to see a large group of prostitutes gathering in front of the office and demonstrating. One of them even picked up a loudspeaker made of cardboard and shouted: "Sir, please help the common people. The New Song Dynasty advocates equality for all. Prostitutes are also human beings. We ask the government to punish the evildoers who caused the incident."
The mother of Yihong Courtyard cried out in the loudspeaker: her Xiaohong's death was so unjust. She raised Xiaohong with great difficulty, but she was killed by the evil official just two days after she sat in the hall. Please, Lord, please help.
The Minister of Personnel Fan Zhong and several old gentlemen from Taijian Hall were walking in the front. When they saw this scene, they immediately ordered their guards to go up and inquire about the news. After learning about it, Fan Zhong immediately sent a message to Gao Jia, asking him to investigate the matter quickly.
When the former king Ding Gong heard that it was a research official from Taijiantang who had gone to Yihongyuan to eat a free meal and forced the young lady to death, he was so angry that his lungs exploded. He immediately sent the guards to announce that he had learned about it and would personally inquire into the matter and would give the people of Chengdu a satisfactory answer.
Then, everyone dispersed.
After Mr. Ding entered the Taijian Hall, he immediately invited several Taijian officials to discuss the matter together. Shi's son knew that it was his people who caused the trouble, so he immediately stated that he must find out the truth and would never tolerate evil.
While they were still deliberating and discussing, the Chengdu Inspection Bureau had already come to arrest the person.
Ding Gong scolded the patrol officers and told them to handle the case quickly, saying that his Taijiantang could not afford to lose face. If they were negligent again, he would ask the Ministry of Justice to punish the Chengdu Patrol Bureau for being passive and ineffective.
The patrol detectives were so frightened that they immediately ran away and arrested three investigation officials one after another.
The bald investigator knew he had caused trouble, but he didn't know that the retribution would come so quickly.
He was worried that he would be beaten physically if he was put in jail, so he shouted to Prime Minister Shi, "Help me, Mr. Shi, help me."
If the constable arrested him, it would be a slap in Mr. Shi's face.
He just raped a prostitute, a low-class bitch, how big a sin could that be?
