Chapter 580 Young People Can Do Things
Zhao Feiyan acted like a spoiled child and asked Zhao Yulin: "Isn't this good? We all know that the Third Young Master loves his wife dearly."
Xianren Banban, there is also such truth.
Zhao Yulin was completely speechless. He carried the woman to the dock and helped her into the cabin. Yangjin was already inside with the child.
As soon as they met, he was asked to put down the old one and hold the younger one.
He rushed over, grabbed the baby and rocked him.
In the Taijian Hall, Ding Gong happily called all the old Taijians together for tea and chat.
A great victory was won at the front, and Old Lady Xie from Huaxi Village was severely punished by Zhao Yulin. The old guys were no longer under pressure and were drinking tea and chatting in a relaxed manner.
As they were chatting happily, someone from the Central Council's office came to report: Interim ruler Shunzhidi invited all the officials to visit Huaxi Village for fun and entertainment, and to have lunch with all the officials from the Central Council.
What? Shunzhidi became the temporary ruler.
Cao Youwen told them with a laugh: On the way back, Yulin brother said that the Feiyan ruler was pregnant and could not take care of state affairs. He suggested that Zhidi take over temporarily. Now that the political situation in the New Song Dynasty is stable and the country is peaceful and the people are safe, let Zhidi take over as director.
Ding Gong was very angry.
Shunzhidi used to be the director of the public affairs office of Taijiantang. She was a disciple taught by him personally. She would definitely go to Huaxi to support her disciple.
The old man kept calling everyone to go to Huaxi to eat and play.
Outside the gate, a row of brand new carriages were waiting. The old man pointed at those carriages and told Lao Cao and Meng Gong that they were all newly built in Yibin and were exactly the same as the ones in the Central Court.
The young people all know how to do things and they don’t neglect us at all.
Minister Ma Ling knew that I wanted to get the investigation underway, so he immediately allocated a special fund of 100,000 strings of cash and told me to let him know if there was any shortage.
Cao Cao said with a smile that the country was about to be recovered, which was great. The people in the rear were at peace, and the soldiers in the front were able to fight, which was great.
A gust of cold wind blew and he coughed violently twice. Meng Gong quickly called for help and asked him to get in the car quickly.
Huaxi Village has already become bustling.
When Wu Jing received the news that her mother Zhidi was going to bring high-ranking officials from the imperial court to eat and play, she became nervous and immediately urged everyone to take action to decorate the entire Huaxi Village with joy.
Old Mrs. Xie was being helped by the old nanny to go out and get into the car. When she saw a large number of royal carriages driving on the main road in the village, the old woman asked in surprise: What are these for?
Where did so many carriages come from ?
The soldier on duty nearby said proudly: The court has a new ruler, and King Zhidi is holding a banquet with firewood and chicken in the bamboo forest to celebrate the great victory in the front and the recovery of Bingzhou and Hejian Prefecture.
The old woman felt very upset and stood there for a while before following the emperor's carriage to the South Gate Wharf.
From a distance, you can see thousands of ships and boats standing in the river branches. A brand new official ship is docked at the lower end of the passenger terminal. The senator in charge of logistics invites Mr. Zhao to board the ship with a smile.
The emperor stood still on the shore, looking at the dock in amazement. It seemed to be much bigger than what he saw when he came back.
The senator thought the emperor thought the official ship was too small, and explained proudly: This was newly built by the Yibin Shipyard. The water is low in winter, so it was made a little smaller for safety reasons. However, it has all the necessities on the ship. Go up and take a look.
The emperor stepped onto the ship with a smile and saw that it was full of neatly dressed soldiers. When they saw him, they just saluted without answering.
The emperor walked into the cockpit and saw the clock-like rudder. He asked in surprise: Is this how you steer the ship?
The captain smiled and said: This is a new boat designed by our third young master himself. It is very easy to operate. There is an accelerator box with gears installed on the boat, so the brothers won’t feel tired when pedaling the boat.
The emperor was full of curiosity. He returned to the cabin and sat down. He felt the ship moving. The houses and trees outside the window were running backwards faster and faster. He marveled at the speed.
The queen exclaimed: This boat is so fast and stable, and the things on the table don't move around.
The emperor was delighted and told everyone to sit carefully, saying that this was no ordinary boat.
Old Lady Xie saw the towns and docks along the way, with ships coming and going, and was amazed at the prosperity of Shu. Then she sighed that she had listened to the slander and did not move the capital to Shu, thus missing out on such a great country.
The emperor immediately glared at her and told her not to say such useless things. Didn’t she see that the ship was full of soldiers?
The old lady immediately covered her mouth nervously, worried that something bad might happen because of what she had just said.
However, the soldiers didn't even look at them. Those who were supposed to deliver water did so, and those who were supposed to do cleaning just mopped the deck.
Suddenly, a soldier on the bow shouted: "Look, the Third Young Master's ship has stopped in front. The King of Feiyan must be with the Third Young Master." Several young men crowded to the front deck to look, and indeed, it was an identical official ship docked at the Meishan dock, with two military ships guarding it on the left and right.
The emperor didn't expect that Zhao Feiyan had also come out, and he happily asked Xie Wuhui to stop the boat and take a look.
Old Mrs. Xie knew that her son was going to hang out with Zhao Yulin, so she used the excuse of feeling a little dizzy to rest on the boat.
The group soon met at the Dongpo Hotel near the pier.
Zhao Feiyan introduced Yang Jin to them with a smile and wanted to treat her father to taste the authentic Dongpo pork elbow.
The emperor was very happy. He had never eaten the authentic pork elbow invented by Su Dongpo when he was in Lin'an. Today, when he arrived in Meishan, Su Dongpo's hometown, it was a good opportunity to try it.
The shopkeeper knew that the king and the third young master had arrived, and he became extremely nervous. This meant that both the official of the previous dynasty and the current king had come to the store, so he had to prepare everything well.
This girl personally went to the kitchen to watch the chef prepare the dishes, not daring to make any mistakes.
After the wine and food were served, the emperor ate authentic Dongpo pork elbow and recited a poem, "The river flows east, the waves wash away the heroes of the ages." He kept applauding.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Yulin smiled and said to Zhao Feiyan: Daddy is praising Mr. Dongpo. Tell the prefect to renovate the Su Family Ancestral Hall to show off Mr. Dongpo's contribution.
Zhao Feiyan was still eating the pork elbow and kept saying "Great, it's accurate."
In Huaxi Village, the chief steward Wu Jing was also extremely nervous. High-ranking officials from the court came to his firewood chicken restaurant to eat and play. This was an unprecedented event. Several young men ran quickly to do the work and were very busy.
Aunt Dongmei from Shunfengsi smiled and told them not to panic and just prepare the meal.
The little girl still divided the work between Zhu Fugui and Zhao Guangchen, and each of them guarded a checkpoint to prevent any bad things from happening.
The banquet started, Shunzhidi stood up and spoke, telling everyone that first, to celebrate the great victory at the border and the recovery of lost territory. Second, to ask for advice on how to do farming next year. Let's talk while we drink.
Come on, let’s raise our glasses and start the feast.
The little woman generously invites you all to have a drink.
Lord Ding was so happy after drinking that he called the elders of Taijian Hall to toast Shunzhidi. He also told them that Zhidi was a king who came from their Taijian Hall and they must help her with all their strength.
Everyone knows this experience, so how can you not be convinced?
All the ministers stood up and toasted Shunzhidi, shouting that please rest assured, King Shunzhidi, and they would do their best to assist you in your work and ensure peace and prosperity for the country and the people.
The little woman was excited. She bowed around the table with a blushing face, and bent her slender waist 90 degrees to thank everyone for their help.
In Zhending Prefecture, Hebei Province, Miao Gui, Yang Xingyun and Lai Chuanfang were also chatting.
After seeing the great victory in Hedong and the stable military situation in Guanzhong and Linzhou without any war, Miao Gui came east to Taiyuan Prefecture to discuss military affairs.
Lai Chuanfang told Miao Gui: The Third Young Master intended to employ Sai Cunxiao and Liu Zheng, so he handed over the Sixth Column to Liu Zheng, who did a good job and won a brave victory in the Battle of Kongshan.
Miao Gui nodded and told them: We are all old men who have followed the Third Young Master for many years. We have been in the army until today and that’s all we have gotten. As the saying goes, the new generation pushes the old generation forward, so let the young generation continue.
The three of them hit it off immediately and handed over the military affairs of Taiyuan to Commander-in-Chief Liu Qiangguang. They set up a temporary command center and let Gu Shan, Li Shichang and Liu Zheng take charge.
Yang Xingyun held the warm tea bowl and asked with some hesitation: I don't know what the situation is in Taiyuan. We have handed over more than 100,000 troops.
Miao Gui smiled and asked him: What are you worried about? When the Third Young Master handed over the team to us, he left without a care in the world. We just discussed and did it together. He told the two brothers: In the future, we should think more about the construction of the army, how to arrange the army and military regions across the country, and how to configure the soldiers and weapons to play a greater role?
This is the key.
We also need to consider how to save military spending.
He settled accounts with his two brothers. The successive wars in recent years have consumed a lot of manpower and material resources. The army in Lin'an under the rule of the previous emperor almost drained all the money of the Lin'an court. If it weren't for the third young master's ability to manage the business, where would we get the money to support the army?
However, the country cannot continue like this for long.
Haven't you seen how the people in the city live?
How was the food?
How good would it be to walk down the street and see people everywhere, ragged, pale and skinny?
The people have fallen into such a state, and the main culprit is the war, and the northern barbarians who have wantonly attacked us.
Damn, wrong again.
Miao Gui suddenly realized that he had violated a taboo again and shouldn't have called the Mongolian army "Northern Barbarians". He continued with a smile: We are going to drive them out, and to completely eliminate them, we need a brand new mobile force.
This is what I need to worry about next.
We need to plan and build a high-speed mobile army to completely destroy the Mongolian army?
Yang Xingyun told them happily: The third young master was suggesting that he take off his military uniform and work in the countryside.
Miao Gui said he disagreed, Brother Yang was cautious and just right for the Ministry of War to make plans. He needed to change his job.
I have been running around all these years and am very tired. I want to retire and let young and energetic brothers like Brother Yang and Brother Lai take over.
The two brothers waved their hands and told him to stop talking, why was he getting further and further away?
In Taiyuan Prefecture, Liu Qiangguang called his brothers together to discuss strategies and told everyone that the Ministry of War specially established the Taiyuan Command to test us.
Zhang Zhi said: Going further north, the fighting would be in valleys and hills, which would become the main battlefield for the infantry, and his cavalry could only disperse to provide support on the battlefields.
Gu Shan believed that intelligence showed that the Mongolian army was continuously retreating and had been on the defensive. The enemy's morale was unstable after their recent defeat. We could give them another blow before the cold winter and heavy snow came, seize a few of their passes and stabilize the battlefield situation in Bingzhou.
