Chapter 506: An Honest Person
The next day, Zhao Yulin and Chen Chen boarded a boat in the morning fog and secretly crossed the river, entering Hangzhou city in the afternoon.
The Pacifier of Liangzhe Road was the former female leader of the Beggars' Sect. Her ability to gather information was extremely strong. As soon as Zhao Yulin settled down in the Wangyue Tower by the West Lake, the Beggars' Sect immediately sent her a message: a wealthy couple suddenly moved into the city, but they did not do business but only came for fun. It was suspected that a high-ranking official from the capital city of Chengdu had come.
The female gang leader immediately became alert. What? A high-ranking official from the capital?
Why didn't the senior officials of the Central Court in Chengdu come to live in her mansion?
Is he here for a secret visit?
She and Brother Jing have never done anything bad that violates the court regulations.
The female gang leader was suspicious, but she calmly asked for the general manager of Shunfeng Division. Wu Yuqi was in Hangzhou setting up the Shunfeng Office, so she asked her to go and check it out.
After Wu Yuqi entered, the female leader pretended to be nervous and said that her subordinates in the Beggar Gang discovered that a stranger had come to the Moon Watching Tower by the West Lake and that the stranger was acting suspiciously and mysteriously, so she specifically informed Butler Wu.
Wu Yuqi smiled immediately and told her that Brother Yulin and Sister Chenchen had arrived. Shunfengchu also just found out about it. Brother Yulin would be stationed in Jiankang Prefecture to plan the recovery of Shandong. He would be in Jiankang Prefecture for the next two days and would not be able to show up. He would come to visit the government office the next day as the younger generation of the gang leader.
The female gang leader was startled at first, but then she showed joy on her face and chuckled, saying, "I understand. There is no need for Commander Zhao to be so polite."
Wu Yuqi told the female leader: My brother has come to Jiangdong, and she has almost taken care of it here, so she has to go to the army in Jiangbei to do some work. Leader Jian is honest and cautious, and has done a lot of work for Shunfeng. How about suggesting that he be the general manager of Hangzhou Shunfeng?
The female leader asked with a happy look on her face: What should we do? Leader Jian is the leader of the Beggars' Sect.
Wu Yuqi believes that the Beggars' Sect has already become a member of the Shenwei Army at this time, it is just an identity. Between the gang rules and military rules, Gang Leader Jian chose the military rules first and worked wholeheartedly for the Shenwei Army. He can completely become the general manager of the Shunfeng Office in Hangzhou.
The female gang leader was very happy, but she didn't show it and said lightly that she would think about it again.
Wu Yuqi said goodbye and left. When she got to a place with favorable wind, she immediately put on makeup and went to Wangyue Tower.
When Chen Chen saw Yuqi coming, he jumped up to her with a smile and started to get excited. He praised her and said that there was nothing that Shunfengsi didn't know. They had just booked Wangyue Tower for a while, but her sister already knew about it.
Wu Yuqi looked at Zhao Yulin with a smile and said that the Beggar Gang had great intelligence capabilities. The female leader knew it and even asked her to come over for questioning.
Zhao Yulin smiled and asked her what she said.
Wu Yuqi asked angrily: What else can I say? Of course I have to tell the truth. When Yuqi told him that she was going to hand over the position of the head of the Shunfeng Office to Boss Jian, Zhao Yulin immediately gave Yuqi a thumbs up.
Chen Chen said disdainfully: If it were her, she would also ask Gang Leader Jian to be the general manager of Shunfeng. There are many beggars in Hangzhou, and the Beggar Gang disciples must have strong ability to inquire.
Zhao Yulin asked her with a smile: What else?
Chen Chen asked him confusedly: What else?
Isn’t that enough?
Wu Yuqi and Zhao Yulin both laughed. Yuqi said, "Just wait and see, you'll know later."
Chen Chen was unhappy and pouted, saying that the two were bullying. He went up to Zhao Yulin and used his little pink fists to give him massage-like blows like raindrops.
At Hengshan Village on Guangnan West Road, Huo Fenghuang was holding a military meeting.
Li Shu, the envoy of Yue State, was the prime minister of Chen Dynasty in charge of foreign affairs. He traveled between Yue State, Dali and New Song Dynasty for a long time. He witnessed the prosperity of New Song Dynasty and hated Yue State's long-term wars and the waste of money and manpower. He secretly gathered a group of knowledgeable people to plot to proclaim himself emperor and set up another court.
This guy fled to Chengdu, and after getting Zhao Yulin to sell him 20,000 military weapons and borrow 10,000 soldiers, he started to prepare for the event in full swing.
However, at this time, the Chen Dynasty was in a state of disarray due to the conflict between the emperor and the second prince. The emperor felt that his country was unstable and there were enemies everywhere, and he had become a frightened bird.
When he returned from his mission to secretly transfer military equipment, he was soon discovered by the spies of the Chen Dynasty emperor, forcing Li Shu to start the rebellion ahead of time. The troops he hastily gathered were definitely weak, and even with the new military equipment of the Shenwei Army, they were no match for the Chen Dynasty's imperial guards.
Seeing that he was powerless to turn the tide, Li Shu decisively retreated to Fangchenggang and Hengshanzhai areas on Guangnan West Road. The staff officers of the New Song Military Department there had already made preparations according to Fire Phoenix's request, and as soon as they received the news, they went forward to support, and finally left 5,000 seed troops for Li Shu.
After Huo Fenghuang arrived, he immediately convened a military meeting and arranged to fight back. He knew that this matter could not be delayed. If it was delayed for too long, the opportunity to use Li Shu to occupy Yue State would be lost.
Just at this time, the two brothers of the Chen Dynasty emperor started an uprising. Li Shu was overjoyed and reported to Huo Fenghuang that this was a God-given opportunity. We could just go to Shenglong to destroy the tyrant and enforce justice on the side of Heaven.
So, Fire Phoenix took advantage of the situation and immediately launched a plan to recover the Kingdom of Yue.
In Huaxi Village outside the west gate of Chengdu, Hulan was sitting in the Tingyu Pavilion to enjoy the cool air, spanking a rag doll. The wheat harvest was over, the rice seedlings were planted, and it was raining continuously, so the people of Huaxi Village just wanted to take a break.
Ah Qian smiled and asked her: Do you miss Commander Zhao? Why didn't you miss him so much when he was here?
Hu Lan said absentmindedly: Isn't it rumored in the city that Brother Yulin was attacked? Brother Yulin always travels secretly when he leaves Kyoto, but he is still attacked. These people are so bad.
The young lady gnashed her teeth and said: Why won’t these evil people just stop?
What's wrong with our New Song? Why do we have to harm Brother Yulin again and again?
Ah Qian sighed and said that the Third Young Master was safe and sound, and there was nothing to worry about. Meng Gong also said so. Evil people are everywhere, both at home and abroad, so the Third Young Master told us to be careful.
Ah Qian had already learned from Meng Gong that the attack on Zhao Yulin was done by spies from the Grassland Empire, and that the official ship was blown up to the point where only a piece of the bottom plate was left. She was so scared that her heart was pounding.
Fortunately, Zhao Yulin changed his travel route temporarily, otherwise he would have been seriously injured if not killed.
And the young lady Hulan in front of her is the princess of the grassland empire. It's really fate. Ah Qian is worried that Hulan is always worried about Zhao Yulin's safety. She asked her daughter Wu Jing what her plans are.
Are you going to build a street and houses in Huaxi?
Yesterday, Wu Jing brought Chen Liu and Zhu Fugui to Huaxi for inspection. After going into the city to meet their aunt and mother, who was a leader of the country, these three small businessmen happily came to Huaxi and were immediately attracted by Hu Lan's explanation.
In addition, they had just come out of the city and thought that it was indeed very close to the capital. If Huaxi was transformed into an exquisite little garden on the edge of Kyoto, it would surely attract many young men and elegant people to visit.
Wu Jing immediately expressed her intention to come to Huaxi to invest because they had the money.
The three sisters had already completed the construction of Dujiangyan Waterside Street and were only concerned with selling houses and collecting money.
Hulan told them to go back and plan carefully, there was no rush. Hulan told them that their father did not agree to build a street in Huaxi right away, but wanted to build Huaxi into a place for city people to experience farming, eat, play and have fun.
Wu Jing is very good at acting cute. He immediately went to rub Hu Lan's shoulders and neck, and whispered in Hu Lan's ear: Yes, we should make this place like a garden to attract city people to come out for food and fun, and bring our Yibin's firewood chicken, beggar's chicken, rice noodles and burnt noodles here to make money.
Ah Qian listened to Hu Lan's plan with great interest and kept encouraging her to continue. They both thought that Dali rice noodles and Yibin burning noodles were small businesses, and they could lend money to the common people who learned how to make them to open their own shops, and began to plan the Lotus Pond Beggar Chicken and the Bamboo Forest Firewood Chicken in detail.
In Hangzhou, Zhao Yulin rested for a night and then put on makeup with Chen Chen to visit West Lake, Lion Peak Mountain, and the Imperial City of the Song Dynasty. Then they came to the government office and met the female gang leader as a junior. She presented this year's Qingcheng tea and a high-purity crystal phoenix.
The female gang leader was delighted and immediately invited them to sit down in the back hall and have some tea.
Wu Yuqi had arrived at the mansion a long time ago. Knowing that Zhao Yulin was going to discuss military affairs with Guo Jing, she called out with a smile: "Aunt, let's go out for a walk. Chen Chen has never seen the prime minister's residence of the previous dynasty."
Chen Chen immediately went over and held the female gang leader's hand, and the three women smiled and toured the prime minister's residence all the way.
After Zhao Yulin was concerned about Guo Jing's health, he told him that Jiangbei was already sending troops to Shandong, and Jiangnan must be stabilized . He asked him and the female leader how to do it, and they must ensure the stability of Liangzhe, Fujian and Jiangxi.
Guo Jing felt the pressure as soon as he heard this. Originally, he was only in charge of the Jiangxi Road. After coming to Liangzhe, he took on the responsibility of guarding two roads, and now he had to add the Fujian Road.
Zhao Yulin patiently told him that Yang Jia of Fujian was going to lead his troops north to Shandong, and Fujian would be empty after Yang Jia left.
Guo Jing was a sincere man. He immediately said that Liangzhe was closer to Shandong, so why didn't the court call on the garrison of Liangzhe? He could defend Liangzhe and ensure that nothing would go wrong.
Zhao Yulin was speechless when he saw Guo Jing's serious expression. He originally thought that Fujian would be more stable and he could draw 20,000 troops from there. He changed his mind temporarily and agreed with Guo Jing's suggestion to draw 10,000 elite troops from Liangzhe to the north. This place is indeed close to Shandong, and they can advance to Shandong by crossing the river.
After seeing off the guests in the evening, the female gang leader talked to Guo Jing excitedly and pulled Guo Jing to discuss life with her. However, Guo Jing told her with a heavy heart: Yulin Ge'er wanted him to guard Fujian again, but he did not agree and proposed that the Ministry of War transfer the garrisons of Liangzhe to Shandong in the north.
When the female gang leader heard that Zhao Yulin had just asked Guo Jing for 10,000 soldiers, she immediately understood why Guo Jing was asked to guard Fujian together. The Ministry of War must be asking Yang Jia from Fujian to send a large number of troops to attack Shandong.
Why didn't Zhao Yulin transfer troops from Liangzhe? Instead, he transferred Yang Jia from Fujian to Shandong. He must have been worried that the morale of the army and the people would be unstable after Liangzhe was just recovered.
She climbed over and pressed Guo Jing down, saying: I have my own idea. Brother Jing, listen to my orders: To attack Shandong, we from Liangzhe will send out 15,000 troops, under the banner of 30,000.
The next day, the female gang leader called a meeting of officials in the government office and invited the deputy director of the Central Council and the commander of the Shenwei Army to give a speech.
Zhao Yulin didn't like such occasions, but he went anyway, knowing that the female leader wanted him to support Hangzhou Prefecture. He gave a good talk to the officials of Hangzhou Prefecture, and told them to obey the female leader's orders and do a good job in the affairs of Liangzhe.
