Chapter 561: All Wrong Again
Zhao Yulin asked Chen Liu to go to Guanzhong first after returning and transfer the shares of Qinfeng Qiongjiang to Fengxiang Prefecture. The people of Guanzhong have made so many sacrifices to support the Shenwei Army in fighting against the Mongolian Army. We should donate the shares to the government and let the future profits of the winery benefit the people of Guanzhong.
Come back, Daddy will find a new place for Liu Liu to make money.
Chen Liu was delighted to hear that he had already made plans, and pulled Jinzhu to kowtow to him. Hu Lan laughed and told them to go away and chat with Wu Jing and the others.
After the two children left, Hu Lan muttered with a smile: My brother dotes on Chen Liu, and he lets this little brat make a big living on his own. Why doesn't my brother give me, his stepmother, a good living when I go to Wenjiang?
Zhao Yulin found her pretending to be angry so cute that he couldn't help laughing while holding the tea bowl.
He said: Let's go to Wenjiang first to find out the situation before discussing it.
Seeing him laughing, the little woman became even angrier. She had no time to listen to what he said and stretched out her two claws to tickle him.
In the Qinling Mountains, at the Guanghuojie Post Station on the Ziwu Road, Meng Gong was also patting Cao Youwen on the back.
Old Cao was scolded by Old Lady Xie, and he was so angry that he vomited blood. He forced himself to go back and set off. He stopped by the road to rest after less than three miles, blaming himself. After vomiting two mouthfuls of blood, Meng Gong was afraid that he could not hold on, so he insisted on stopping at Guanghuo Street to rest.
Meng Gong also blamed himself for letting Lao Cao meet the emperor and the empress dowager.
The two brothers sat at the inn and reflected on whose fault it was.
Zhong Shan, the personal guard following behind Meng Gong, said: Lord Cao and General Meng are both right, and they are both wrong. For thousands of years, the Han people have been loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and they are not wrong to serve the country with all their heart.
However, the Third Young Master said that we have a republic, everyone is equal, and we are the masters of our own house. Lord Cao has been the ruler for several years, but he is still afraid of the Queen Mother's words. Why? That's because the two adults are just like us ordinary people, still holding on to old things in their hearts, and they are ultimately hurting themselves.
Meng Gong yelled, "How dare you! Get out of here!"
Lao Cao and Meng Gong looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter, calling the guards to come over and sit down to talk.
The guard boldly walked over to refill their water and said to them: The Northern Barbarians' move was ruthless enough to make use of the disabled people detained in Mobei. Not only did the Grassland Empire get our ransom, it also successfully buried powerful sweet potato mines in the capital of our New Song Dynasty. The loss of any one explosion to our country would be immeasurable.
Wow, to be able to make such a judgment, he is no longer an ordinary guard.
Meng Gong and Cao Youwen looked at the sturdy but intelligent young man in front of them with surprise, and asked him what he did before and which team he served in.
The guards proudly told them that they were from Nanyang and veterans of Jinghu.
Cao Youwen laughed and said: "Ziyun Pavilion in Western Shu, Zhuge Hut in Nanyang. Mr. Zhuge's hometown produced talents. Your words made Cao's thatched cottage suddenly open up, and it seemed that the pain in his chest was not so severe. Let's go."
The two walked towards the Huiying Pavilion, one after the other, and sat down to watch the clouds rising and falling over the Qinling Mountains.
In Langzhou, the people returning south escorted by Zhang Guoan were transferring to a large ship. The deeper these officials went into Shu, the more they felt the richness and prosperity of the Land of Abundance. The towns along the way were taller and stronger than the last. A large number of new houses had been built in the city. The vendors hawking their wares coming and going, and the constant stream of pedestrians made them exclaim in admiration.
Ten brand new boats set sail one after another, carrying this group of people quickly southward. They were about to arrive in Chengdu, and everyone had a look of joy on their faces.
The emperor, accompanied by the empress and the imperial concubine, stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the dock with great interest. After gazing at Langzhou from afar, he looked at the mountains and rivers along the way for a long time before entering the cabin. The maid immediately brought him the brewed Qingcheng tea.
After drinking it, the emperor exclaimed that it was good tea with a refreshing fragrance and a long aftertaste.
The empress dowager asked the emperor with a smile: We are about to arrive in Chengdu, and your Majesty looks good today.
The emperor laughed and said, "Yes, I have been in detention for seven or eight years and am finally going home. I need to have a good rest now."
The Queen Mother also said with emotion: Although this journey is long, it is far better than the days in Mobei. It is like a fairy touring Western Shu.
I didn't expect Shu to be so prosperous. It is truly a blessed land where droughts and floods are controlled by people.
The imperial concubine said angrily: When we asked Shu to pay tribute to Lin'an, Zhao Yulin still obstructed it in every possible way. This was clearly an act of deceiving the emperor. What was the point of such a prosperous land of Shu handing over tens of millions of strings of cash?
Why did the officials of Sichuan and Shu allow themselves to be manipulated by Zhao Yulin?
The emperor must get to the bottom of all this when he arrives in Chengdu, and severely punish these traitors.
The empress dowager nodded, thinking that it was time for the emperor to plan to return power to the throne.
She winked at the old maid beside her, and the maid immediately called all the young maids accompanying her out of the cabin and carefully closed the cabin door.
The Queen Mother said to the Emperor earnestly: We are about to arrive in Chengdu, and you can no longer keep silent this time. You must swear to return power at the welcoming banquet in Chengdu, otherwise, if you miss this opportunity, how can you get ahead?
The emperor looked at his mother in surprise.
Everyone wants to sit on the throne, but the emperor is very clear that it is his own daughter who is in power now. Feiyan in power is equivalent to Zhao Yulin in power, and Zhao Yulin will definitely not give up the power in his hands .
The emperor has nothing at the moment, and he is thinking that it would be good if he could fight for the emperor emeritus. First he needs a position, then he can have a say, and then he can accumulate some power and possibly overthrow Zhao Yulin and sit back on the throne.
The emperor hummed and said: Don't worry, we have just returned to Chengdu and we are completely in the dark. We don't even know what arrangements Feiyan has made.
Although there is an envoy in Chengdu, he only holds the position of Taijian Hall. The others, such as Fan Zhong and Du Fan, are all rising stars, and their intentions are still unknown.
The Queen Mother said confidently: What are you afraid of? As long as the emperor stands up and raises his arms, who in the court dares not recognize the former emperor? The emperor is the orthodox emperor of the Song Dynasty, who was crowned after the Nine Five Ceremony.
The emperor's lust for power had been rekindled on the top of the Qinling Mountains. His mother's words made his blood boil, purple air rose above his head, and he felt that his imperial spirit had returned.
He quickly regained his emperor's demeanor, nodded slightly and said: Yes, I have planned it carefully, let me think about it again.
The imperial concubine was delighted to hear this. She leaned against the emperor and gently massaged his shoulders and neck, speaking each word in a sweet voice: "As long as our emperor takes action, Zhao Qi'er will definitely be obedient and will not dare to act rashly ."
The family looked forward to a bright future as the boat swayed, and soon arrived at Chengdu's South Gate Wharf. From afar, they could see flags fluttering on the tall gate tower of the South Gate, and the wide wharf was filled with brand new carriages.
I saw teams of ministers being loaded into horse-drawn carriages and heading towards the city with the clatter of horses' hooves, but there was not a single official coming to greet them.
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor were very depressed as they had imagined, with the sound of salutes and a grand welcome, but it did not happen.
Zhang Guoan personally led them on a brand new shared carriage and headed north along the North-South Avenue, then turned toward the west gate. Along the way, there were brand new streets that stretched as far as the eye could see. Even the queen couldn't help but stick her head out to look at the maid's exclamations.
The empress dowager was angry and sat with the emperor without moving. Suddenly, she heard a maid say that the carriage was leaving the city again. She was so surprised that she went to the window to check.
As expected, the carriage went out of the city through the long corridor of the city gate and headed towards the countryside. On both sides, what caught the eye were all flower ribbons and two rows of neatly trimmed tall trees above the head. There were no shops, no noise, and it was far away from the city gate.
It's just that the road was very flat, and the feeling of sitting in the car was no different from the streets in the city.
The queen praised it repeatedly for being so beautiful, saying it looked a bit like flowers on the prairie.
The imperial concubine also looked at it curiously.
The Queen Mother suddenly woke up from her mythical dream, banged on the sedan and shouted, "Stop, stop!" She didn't want to leave the city.
The old maid immediately knocked on the door of the front carriage to stop the car, and shouted loudly: The Queen Mother has given an order, stop the car, stop.
The driver opened the door and told them to stop yelling and be careful not to fall. Then he whipped the horse and the two horses started running happily.
The coachman shouted: This is a public carriage in Chengdu, not a private one. Please don't talk nonsense to the Empress Dowager in the future, it makes people laugh.
The group of people in the carriage looked at each other in silence.
After a short while, the carriage stopped at the gate of Huaxi Village. The driver got off, steadied the horse and shouted: We've arrived, get off, get off.
Zhang Guoan smiled and took it and said: This place is a rural demonstration built by the Ministry of Personnel of the New Song Dynasty. The King of Feiyan specifically ordered his subordinates to accompany Mr. Zhao for a walk and have a look. Please.
The guards on the side immediately led them towards Huaxi Village. The open-top tourist carriage allowed one to take in the beautiful scenery around, and all one could see was a scene of bountiful harvest.
The large rapeseed fields were divided into regular well fields by rows of upright mulberry trees. The roads were clean and tidy, with gurgling water on the roadside and the fragrance of fruits and vegetables wafting overhead. The queen felt like she was sleepwalking in fairyland and kept exclaiming in admiration.
The carriage drove all the way to the back side of Huaxi Village and stopped at the entrance of Huaxi Villa. Zhang Guoan said with a smile: We're home, get off.
The Queen Mother looked at a brand new house at the end of the path in confusion and asked: Do they live here?
Zhang Guoan nodded and told her that this was the residence chosen by the King of Feiyan himself, and was renovated by the New Song Ministry of Industry with the latest materials. There was no doubt about it, so she went in and took a look.
The maid in the villa has already opened the door with a smile.
Inside, Dongmei, the chief steward of Shunfeng Division, was explaining to Xie Wuhui: Shunfeng Division believed that Xie Wuhui had successfully completed the task of sneaking into the desert to protect Mr. Zhao, and officially appointed her as the deputy envoy of Shunfeng Division of Chengdu Prefecture, temporarily in charge of the security of Huaxi Village, and would make further arrangements after she rested for three months.
Xie Wuhui happily accepted the seal and the task.
Dongmei took Wuhui for a walk in the yard and came out, just in time to meet the empress dowager and the emperor coming in. The little girl smiled and stepped aside, shouting "Guoan." She could no longer control her emotions and rushed over quickly.
