Chapter 539: No Sound
Zhao Yulin smiled helplessly and said: Whether Dali will be destroyed or not has nothing to do with the courage of Prince Zhennan. He estimated that if the people of Dali were to choose now, more than half of them would probably be willing to be people of the New Song Dynasty.
What to do is up to the Prince of Zhennan. As for government affairs, he should go to Chengdu. He came to Huanglang just to heal his wounds.
Zhao Sihan immediately looked at him nervously and asked: Third brother is injured?
Where is the third brother injured?
He smiled and said: The wound has healed long ago. I came to Huanglang to recuperate. It's nothing serious.
Duan Xiaolin knew that he could not reach any conclusion with the discussion. Both of them were arguing with each other and it was pointless to sit there any longer in the awkward situation. He said goodbye briefly and took Zhao Sihan away.
Wu Yuqi leaned on Zhao Yulin's shoulder and watched Sihan and the others go away, murmuring: What is coming will always come.
He said: We all have to face it, including Hu Lan.
Seeing that the boat had turned around the mountain, Yuqi pulled Zhao Yulin back and said to him: I have been trying to persuade Hu Lan these days, and Hu Lan has figured it out.
The woman was still talking with her head down when she felt him suddenly stop. She looked up and found that Chen Chen and Hu Lan were standing opposite her, which really scared her.
Yuqi asked in surprise: "When did you come back?" He didn't say a word.
Chen Chen said with a laugh that he had been standing here waiting for a long time. Sister Hulan had already figured it out. He hadn't touched her for almost a year, so she asked him to sleep with her tonight.
Zhao Yulin glared at Chen Chen and told him to go back and talk.
The woman approached him with a smile and asked: What's wrong with you, brother? Who made you angry?
Yuqi smiled and said that Brother Yulin was not angry at all. Girls should pay attention to the occasion when speaking. But on the street, Uncle Chen was blaming Brother Yulin for not restraining himself and teaching the girl a lesson.
Chen Chen immediately looked around and said with a smile: There are no outsiders here, our father is just an old antique, brother, don't pay attention to him.
Then she said she had a way to deal with Xiao Linzi, and asked Shunfeng to send a message to Cuiping Mountain, asking our father-in-law to teach his good son-in-law a lesson. Our father-in-law only needed to pour out half of his "zhihuzheya" in his stomach, and Xiao Linzi would kneel down and shout: "Yes, yes, father is right, and we will go and persuade the princes of Dali to submit to the new Song Kingdom."
Zhao Yulin felt like vomiting after hearing this.
However, Chen Chen suggested that it was a good idea to ask his father to enlighten Xiao Linzi. He asked Yuqi to ask Master Lu to pass the message to Yibin.
Zhao Yulin said: When he and Duan Xiaolin first met, they said that Dali and we are one family, and sooner or later we will return to the Central Plains family. When it was really put on the agenda, Xiaolinzi still couldn't accept it. Looking at his expression, it was as if he had dug up his family's ancestral grave.
Chen Chen laughed and said: After all, this is a country that has been passed down for hundreds of years. I don’t know how many times the teachers and masters of Dali have taught him. How can he be convinced with just a few words?
He said: When I went out, I told Feiyan not to be anxious, but she still did it. She is truly the king.
However, Chen Chen did not agree with him, and said confidently that the king was in charge of the overall situation and must think that the time was ripe to argue with Dali.
There is nothing wrong in sending troops to destroy Dali.
Damn, that's amazing. Women are more efficient than him when it comes to doing things.
Chen Chen told him that she and Hu Lan went to Huanglang Yamen, and the person in charge reported to them that many of the officials working there were from Dali. The situation was the same in Yongshan and Shimen. Our New Song Kingdom appoints people based on their merits and recruits talents regardless of their background. Not only are the people of New Song happy about this, but the people of Dali also agree with it.
Hu Lan said with deep feeling: There are still many students from Dali in the academy. Master Lu has done a great job. Those who are willing to come here to study are treated just like the children from the New Song Kingdom. They eat and live together without any distinction. No wonder people from Dali are willing to come here to do business.
It was because of seeing these that Sister Feiyan made the bold decision.
Chen Chen said: Sister Ma Ling has done the math for them. The Dali Kingdom borrowed 13 million strings of cash from us for circulation in their country. In the bank accounts on the border, there are more than 10 million strings of cash deposited by Dali people. Last year, the deposit and withdrawal flows of Dali merchants in banks exceeded 30 million strings of cash. At least 20 million strings of our new currency are in circulation in Dali.
This shows that at least 30% of Dali Kingdom's business is dependent on us, and the people of Dali have long recognized our philosophy of governing the country.
If I were the ruler of a country, I would also ask Dali to surrender. If they refuse, I would close the trade and ask them to pay back the money. I would also order the Ministry of War to send an additional 100,000 troops to the border and conduct drills against the Dali Kingdom every day. Yet the small country of Dali still refuses to surrender.
Wow, that’s awesome.
He looked at Chen Chen with wide eyes.
The little woman asked him what he was looking at, hadn't he seen it before ?
Zhao Yulin said with a smile: Given her habit of talking too much, if she really became the ruler of the country, I don’t know how many old scholars and pedants in Chengdu would climb up the city wall and jump down, shouting, “God has mercy on us. This woman is the ruler of the country. It’s really an insult to Confucius.”
Chen Chen's eyes immediately widened with anger, he ran over to catch the tickler, and shouted for Hu Lan to help.
At this time, Zhao Feiyan, the king of our New Song Dynasty, was angry and crying at home.
During this period, Zhao Feiyan was in high spirits and presided over the overall situation. All the ministers and government offices obeyed her and were very happy. The eagle message from the grassland empire came, directly demanding that the new Song Dynasty pay 2 million strings of new currency and the empire return the royal family members and all the ministers captured in Lin'an. Not a penny less would be accepted, and the grassland empire would throw all the captives into the Yellow River to feed the fish.
This is called a treaty under duress. Is this a sale of goods?
What's more, there were spies from the Grassland Empire spreading the news in the streets of Chengdu that the Grassland Empire was selling two-legged sheep, and that the leader was the father of the new Song ruler, the old emperor of the previous dynasty, who was worth one million strings of cash and would not be sold for a penny less.
It's simply a naked threat.
Feiyan read the document and shouted: Kill the messenger for her.
Upon seeing this, Yangjin quickly stopped her and told her that the man was just a messenger. Killing him would not help solve the problem and would also make our king appear ungenerous.
The little woman couldn't control her emotions. She pulled Shunzhidi and shouted "Go home, go home". She burst into tears as soon as she entered the house. The helpless feeling made her furious. She caught something in the house and threw it to the ground and smashed it.
The little woman cried like a tearful person in the room, her voice became hoarse, and she leaned over the table sobbing.
After learning about the situation, Fan Zhong, the Minister of Revenue and the deputy king, stumbled to the Censorate to discuss the matter with the old judges. The old judges were filled with righteous indignation and cursed the northern barbarians, saying that they were not human beings but beasts, worse than pigs and dogs.
These people mentioned the emperor of the previous dynasty as if he were their own parents. The northern barbarians treated their own parents like animals and traded them by weight. How could this be tolerated?
Cao Youwen said angrily: Report to the King of Feiyan and immediately send a message to Hao Xiaoming to cross the Yellow River to the north and attack Jiuyuan City. Aren't they going to complete this business there? Let's take Jiuyuan first and then talk about the next step.
Ding Gong, Li Zhongmian and Li Quan all roared and fought back to vent their anger.
Others also followed suit, clamoring to march north to retake the entire Hetao region and plant the flag of the New Song Dynasty on the top of Yinshan Mountain.
Meng Gong waved his hands repeatedly, asking everyone to be patient. He believed that the strategy of reorganizing and stabilizing the northwest had been determined after the battle of Linzhou and should not be easily changed.
Cao Youwen asked him unhappily: So what?
Are we just going to let the northern barbarians bully us?
Ding Gong and Li Zhongmian had recovered from their impatience. They asked the maid to change the tea and asked Meng Gong if he had any good ideas.
Meng Gong said that he hadn't thought it through yet, and there must be something fishy going on.
In the past, the northern barbarians would always ask for money by talking until their lips were worn out, and they would accept whatever they were offered. This time, the grassland empire wanted to make a one-time deal, so there must be some complications in between.
Lao Cao said indifferently: "What else? The northern barbarians must have no money to spend, so the government can exchange it for money to buy wine."
At this time, Shi's son spoke anxiously.
He believed that no matter what, this was a great opportunity to save the government . It was just a matter of giving some silver. Wasn't the silver that Lin'an lost to the Jin Kingdom and Mongolia in the past not enough?
Every year, two hundred thousand or five hundred thousand silver coins are given.
At the moment, it’s two to three million strings of banknotes, so we just print them.
Cao Youwen immediately became angry and loudly questioned Shi's son: That was in the previous dynasty. After the founding of the New Song Dynasty, we have never been led by the nose by others. Moreover, now our New Song Dynasty is strong in military power and has already driven the northern barbarians across the Yellow River. Why do we still have to do such a humiliating business?
Shi's son was hit hard and was humiliated. If he was still in the Lin'an court, who would dare to speak to him so loudly?
The guy felt very embarrassed and turned around to pick up the teacup to drink tea.
When everyone at the table saw Cao Youwen getting angry, they immediately shut up, and the heads of the research offices who were sitting in the back discussing the matter quickly turned their attention to the main table.
The maids on both sides hurriedly came back and forth to replace the tea with new one.
Seeing that the atmosphere was too awkward, Fan Zhong coughed twice, looked around and said: You are all veterans of two dynasties who have experienced ups and downs. The king is anxious, and we must discuss a complete plan to relieve his worries.
I am also extremely anxious and at a loss as to how to deal with this issue so as to save the government and preserve the dignity of our new Song Dynasty. This is up to you gentlemen to decide.
After taking a sip of tea, Mr. Ding spoke. He thought that it was not impossible to give some silver to the Northern Barbarians, but we could not let the Northern Barbarians set the price. If we pay, wouldn't that be an annual tribute?
However, if we negotiate terms with the Northern Barbarians and they want to kill our people, what should we do?
Oh, just at this time, Brother Yulin went to Xinshi to recuperate again.
It seems that I have to go to Xinshi.
Fan Zhong immediately said that this was a serious matter, and it would be too tiring for Mr. Ding to run to Xinshi at his age. It would be better to send a letter to Xinshi, asking Commander Zhao to return quickly.
Cao Youwen immediately told them to stop and said, "If you want to run, then let's run. Yulin is injured, so it's better for him to rest."
Meng Gong knew that Zhao Yulin was seriously injured and did not agree to send a letter to ask Zhao Yulin to come back.
Lord Ding looked around and said: Then please ask Lord Li to take charge of the situation at the Taijian Hall. He, Lord Cao and Lord Meng will go to Xinshi to find Brother Yulin to make a plan.
Fan Zhong was delighted and said, "This is such a great kindness. The three of you, the Taijians, please leave as soon as possible and come back soon."
