Chapter 552: Lure the Tiger Away from the Mountain
Jia Liaozhao, who was beside Shi's son, said gloomily: Zhao Qi'er must be behind this. Someone saw Old Man Ding go to Zhao's house yesterday, and he informed Liaozhao as soon as he came back. It was clear that he didn't want us to work in the city.
Shi's son thought: Since the King of Feiyan wants to welcome the emperor back, we must respect the emperor as the Grand Emperor. This is the rule of emperors of all dynasties. We, the ministers who have migrated from Jiangdong to Chengdu, have the care of the Grand Emperor and may be able to share more worries for the court.
This is the main point of Shi’s son. He hopes to gain the favor of the emperor and regain power.
This matter cannot be rushed and needs to be considered over the long term.
Everyone on the boat was listening to him talk about the great principles of obeying the will of Heaven.
In Jinguan City, Zhao Yulin had already put all these trivial matters aside and was listening to the report from the Minister of Rites Li Liang with Feiyan.
Li Liang believed that the court should publicly announce the return of hostages from the previous dynasty.
Nowadays, there are rumors that the emperor cannot return to Chengdu, and people with ulterior motives may want to kill him halfway, causing the king to lose his father and the people of the Song Dynasty to lose their beloved emperor.
Damn it, who are these people spreading rumors?
It was obviously aimed at Zhao Yulin, implying that he wanted to kill the old emperor to keep his position and to dictate the government to gain the upper hand.
Haha, it really looks like a storm is brewing.
He took a sip of tea and said: There is no emperor, no officials anymore, so don't keep saying these words in the future.
There are certainly still many rumors circulating, so don't worry. The Ministry of Rites can ask the Chengdu Weekly to send a reporting team to compile a factual report on our rescue of the hostages and publish it in the newspaper.
Please note that we must choose editors and reporters who absolutely support our New Song Republic to report truthfully.
Li Liang nodded blankly after hearing Zhao Yulin's criticism.
Zhao Yulin said to Feiyan: It’s time to make some adjustments to the newspaper.
Chengdu Weekly is the largest newspaper in our New Song Dynasty that publishes announcements and guides social trends. It is not printed every ten days.
Change the name, or call it "New Song Morning News", a newspaper for the common people.
He asked Li Liang to go back and discuss with the others and first bring the newspaper under the direct management of the Ministry of Rites as a bureau-level agency, and then carefully plan how to do it more appropriately.
In the future, the New Song Morning News should be formed as the guide of national public opinion, and newspapers in various places should follow Chengdu's example to promote consistency in words and deeds. Those who publish articles involving the court without the permission of the government will be held accountable.
The lighter ones will be sent to labor reform, while those who cause social instability will be sentenced to prison depending on the severity of the crime, up to and including beheading.
Zhao Feiyan nodded and asked Li Liang to go to the Ministry of Justice to discuss the assignment.
After the people left, Feiyan looked at him and said how annoying he was. She took a bite of Emei Snow Bud and praised the leader's daughter for being free and easy, hiding on Mount Emei to practice Taoism and enjoying a carefree life.
He said: China has been ruled by feudal emperors for thousands of years, and the emperor has become the sacred ruler in the eyes of the people. How long has our republic been in place?
How can it be removed easily?
The woman asked him: Who should be sent to supervise her father?
Zhao Yulin thought there was no rush. Xie Wuhui, who was carrying out a mission in the desert, certainly did not want Old Lady Xie to die abnormally, so he let her serve as the security guard of Huaxi Village.
Zhao Feiyan looked at him in surprise and asked: If you let Xie Wuhui guard her father, aren't you afraid that this man will be bribed by her father and then escape to Chengdu and set up another court?
He nodded and said confidently: Don't worry, if there are really people who want to support her father to establish a new dynasty, they will only be a small group of people. Once these old and young people are brought together, we will be able to deal with them all in one pot.
Zhao Yulin looked at the stunned Feiyan and said: To be the ruler of a country, you have to use some tricks. Her father used a lot of conspiracies and schemes to secure his throne, and her grandmother Xie used all means possible.
However, when it comes to strategies, they are all fragmented. I have seen countless tricks that are more vicious than theirs.
The woman walked over weakly, sat in his arms and said: No wonder her mother didn't want her father to live in Danfeng Garden. She must be worried that his father would have constant troubles and that our mother would not be able to eat or sleep well.
Zhao Yulin said: Our mother has lived in fear for half her life, we must make sure she lives comfortably in the second half of her life. Geng immediately asked Feiyan with a smile: Didn't Madam Danfeng give Feiyan an idea to send someone to kill the old emperor halfway to put an end to it?
The little woman shuddered and fell into her arms, pretending to be dead.
Then he sat up straight with a cold face and asked him: Brother, did you place a spy next to our mother?
Zhao Yulin tightened his arms around the woman, looked at her with a smile and shook his head, pointing at her small nose and said: If there is something wrong, it can't be hidden at all, it's all written on your face, why does he need to plant undercover spies?
The woman closed her eyes and blew into his ear, muttering: Her mother had hinted at it a long time ago.
Her mother said: Her father had issued an edict to kill her and her brother. Her father would definitely want to get the throne if he came back, and he would definitely get rid of her brother if he wanted to overthrow the New Song Dynasty. If her father was not killed, there would be endless troubles.
Zhao Yulin patted Feiyan on the cheek and said: There is a better way to solve this problem. We don't need to kill each other .
The woman continued to cling to him.
Zhao Yulin suddenly said: The maid comes in.
Zhao Feiyan quickly got off him and looked around nervously, but there was no one there.
Zhao Yulin said with a smile that he was just teasing her and that he should get down to business. He straightened his clothes and walked towards his own apartment. The woman followed him, punching and pushing him out the door with her little pink fists.
Not long after Zhao Yulin walked into his office and sat down, Yu Jie came over to visit.
He laughed and asked: Which major river is Yu Gong planning to manage recently?
Yu Jie immediately said: "No, no. Today I discussed with Mr. Qiu about building a railway in Xinshi, which involves crossing the river, and I want to go and see it myself."
Zhao Yulin nodded, believing that building bridges and blocking rivers should be planned in a coordinated manner. He said: "The current situation will continue for quite a long time. Local governments must be cautious about blocking rivers for construction, and construction on rivers is not allowed unless necessary."
Yu Jie was worried about this matter.
Zhao Yulin told him that for rivers with low water transport volume and no dredging to improve transport capacity, the widening of rivers with equal land and water transport capacity could be appropriately relaxed. For those that need to build bridges, comprehensive consideration should be given to future improvements in waterways, increased transport capacity, and larger ships, and the span of the bridges should be built to be sufficient.
Yu Jie nodded continuously as he listened. He told Zhao Yulin that after studying the reinforced concrete bridge, the craftsmen team was confident that they could build a bigger bridge, but it would cost a lot of money.
Zhao Yulin said: The money that should be spent must be spent. He had no idea how much money was needed, so he would first use the money collected from small coal mines in Jiazhou, and then allocate another 10 million strings of cash to the Transportation Department for reserve, and then increase the budget year by year.
In short, the railway must be built and the trains must be run.
Yu Jie was overjoyed when he heard this.
Zhao Yulin was determined to build the railway, so his water transportation had to give way to the railway. He had to ensure both water transportation and build the railway.
He got the confirmation from Zhao Yulin and went to Mr. Qiu to discuss it happily.
On the Mobei grassland, your friend was also drinking and chatting with Kuoduan in the royal court.
After your friend's imperial edict for the Western Expedition was issued, princes from all over the country mobilized troops and rushed to the grassland. More than 50,000 troops had gathered on the grassland. War horses were neighing on the riverside, and colorful tents were lined up in an endless stream.
Brother Meng is personally leading 30,000 elite soldiers.
Kuo Duan took a sip of wine and said: "We agreed on 100,000 troops, but Meng Ge only brought over 30,000." The spies reported back, "What elite troops are there? They are all Han soldiers, and I'm afraid there are some who can't even draw a bow among them."
But having twenty hot air balloons would really help.
Your friend was already drunk and murmured: As soon as all the troops are gathered, he will tell Brother Meng to get out, and he will personally lead the troops to fight against that bitch Badu.
Kuo Duan said sinisterly: "Badu is strong in both military and military power, so forget it. Let's take over a piece of that guy's territory and establish ourselves there. Then we can take over a few more cities to the west and have everything. Meng Ge is just a reckless man. When that guy's troops arrive, if they are indeed as weak as the spies reported, we can ask Meng Ge to follow them and gnaw on their bones, and let the opponent destroy Meng Ge."
Guiyou was jealous of Badu and resented that he only recognized Mengge and not him as the Khan, so he wanted to fight with Badu. He waved his hand at Kuoduan and told him to stop worrying and that he had a plan.
He asked Kuoduan: Has anyone from the little southern barbarian come?
How is our business going?
Kuoduan told him: The two-legged sheep are almost driven to Jiuyuan, and Prince Hecha will be in charge personally to ensure that nothing will go wrong.
Guiyou knew that his eldest son was reckless, so he asked the herald to issue an edict to his eldest son Hecha: the purpose of this alliance is silver, and he is not allowed to kill people indiscriminately, otherwise he will be held accountable if the silver is gone.
The two continued to deduce the Western Expedition based on the case.
Zhang Guoan, the special envoy of the Central Council, has arrived at Yulinzhai in the northwest of New Song.
After meeting him, Hao Xiaoming praised the National Security Bureau for its prudent work. He said that the Third Young Master had personally selected him to do the job, which showed the court's trust in him.
Zhang Guoan said modestly: How could it be as heroic and exciting as it was for Marshal Hao and the Third Young Master to fight on the battlefield together? He dreams of coming to the border and fighting on the battlefield with all the generals.
Feng Guiqi told him not to be sour, there were already 20,000 infantry troops ready, what else was needed? The envoy could just speak up.
Zhang Guoan immediately sat up straight and said: We have everything else we need. The Central Court has ordered Yulin Village to withdraw 1.5 million silver coins. I dare to ask for 1.6 million.
He said: I cannot guarantee what the outcome of this meeting in Jiuyuan will be. The King of Feiyan has said that she would rather give up her father than lose the prestige of the New Song Dynasty.
We are determined to break the Mongolian army's demand and strive to fulfill the promise of 1.5 million strings of cash.
Liu Hu slammed the table angrily and said: If it weren’t for the fact that our people are in the hands of the northern barbarians and we are afraid to act rashly, I would have led my troops directly across the river to capture Jiuyuan City.
All the generals were filled with anger and felt very aggrieved.
Zhang Guoan immediately said: The Third Young Master and all the brothers feel the same way, but our people are in their hands. If we attack by force, they will surely kill them.
Among them is Mr. Zhao, who was the emperor of the previous dynasty. Many people in the country are watching us. For the safety of the new Song Dynasty, we must ensure that these people return to Chengdu safely.
Hao Xiaoming waved his hand to stop talking and ordered the central army tent to prepare silver and money and set out tomorrow.
Feng Guiqi told Hao Xiaoming: Twenty thousand troops are too few. Let's send two columns of 40,000 people to conduct drills up and down the river to scare those damn northern barbarians.
