Chapter 615: Loyal Bones Buried in the Green Mountains
Two days later, the Shenwei Army occupied the entire city and Baozhou was recovered.
From then on, there was no more obstacle in front of Yanjing City.
However, Lai Chuanfang was very depressed. He asked people to search through all the corpses and all the captives, but no one found Shi Tianze. This made his brothers puzzled.
We agreed to catch Shi Tianze and hand him over to the Third Young Master for punishment. Where is he?
It's really like the cooked duck has flown away.
Half a month later, Li Dagui led his troops into Yanjing, and Zhang Zhi's army also turned to Yanjing after reaching Yuguan. The Shenwei Army successfully recovered all the prefectures and counties of Daxing Prefecture.
Yang Xingyun brought Lai Chuanfang and Feng Guiqi back to report the battle situation to Zhao Yulin, telling him that Baozhou City was Shi Tianze's lair, where many diehard traitors and evil villains gathered. The Shenwei Army fought for every street and alley, and the city was severely damaged by the war.
On the contrary, Hubili's Yanjing City was relatively well preserved because the dignitaries were busy escaping and the Shenwei Army did not encounter much resistance.
He nodded while sipping tea and said: We have to thank Prince Hu. If they were not in a hurry to escape, how could they have returned the city intact to us so easily? Hahahaha.
Zhao Yulin laughed cheerfully, but saw that his brothers looked embarrassed and had no smiles on their faces.
He asked cheerfully what was going on. We had won a great victory, so we should be happy, right?
Yang Xingyun hesitated for a moment and then said stiffly: Brothers are guilty of not taking good care of the eldest son. Yuanzi died for the country at Waqiao Pass.
Zhao Yulin's face froze all of a sudden, and he asked stupidly: Yuanzi is gone?
The three brothers all nodded with sad faces. Yang Xingyun took the box handed to him by the guard, opened it, took out an old military cap, handed it to him and said: This is the eldest son’s only foreign object.
He took the military cap and sat there woodenly. Seeing that he didn't say anything, the three brothers left the room silently.
Guard Captain Jing Gang silently handed Li Dagui's letter to him, took a blanket and tucked it under his knees, then went out and closed the door.
Zhao Yulin read Da Kui's letter over and over again under the oil lamp, holding the letter and staring blankly at the ceiling.
Ma Yuan was the first child of him and Ma Ling. The child was deeply influenced by him and was determined to serve the country. She wanted to fight the enemy from a young age. She never thought that she would shed blood on the battlefield at such a young age.
It was late at night, Jing Gang brought in some porridge and asked him to eat some.
Zhao Yulin took the bowl and asked while eating: He was the last one to know about Yuanzi's matter, right?
Jing Gang nodded and whispered that Minister Yang had reported this to the King of Feiyan first.
He ate the porridge in the bowl cleanly, handed the bowl to Jing Gang and said slowly: Tell Minister Yang that he will go back tomorrow. The Shenwei Army suffered heavy casualties in this battle, so we need to build a cemetery to properly bury the dead brothers. Ma Yuan was his son, and also an ordinary soldier of the Shenwei Army, so he was buried in the cemetery for him.
Jing Gang didn't dare to look at him. He put away his bowl and chopsticks, and nodded as he agreed to go out.
As soon as the next day dawned, Zhao Yulin set out south.
Yang Xingyun and his brothers stood on the city wall and watched the team go away. Feng Guiqi said: Isn't this too much? The young master is in high spirits but we are reporting a death to him.
Lai Chuanfang said listlessly: "What should we do? This is the idea that the brothers came up with. Kill that old dog Shi Tianze to avenge the young master and make him feel better."
Yang Xingyun asked his brothers to go back and discuss military affairs, as there were many things to do.
Two days later, when they were almost at Daming Prefecture, Zhao Yulin walked out of the cabin and came to the bow to bask in the sun. Jing Gang told him that Jian, the chief steward of the Kaifeng Shunfeng Division, had been following behind to protect him.
He said that this was impossible, as the Shunfeng Division had many affairs to , and how could they delay important matters for just one person? He asked for General Manager Jian to come aboard to talk.
The official ship slowed down quickly, and soon Jian Er arrived on his official ship.
Zhao Yulin asked the guards to bring him hot tea and blamed him for wasting time.
Jian Er reported to him: Huang Gang Leader had said that the first thing the Beggar Gang brothers should do is to protect the Third Young Master. Shi Tianze is a man who has never been seen alive, and his body has never been found dead, so we must be careful. This guy has a close relationship with Cao Gang Leader Cao Shaoqing, and he might do something dirty.
Zhao Yulin nodded, invited them to have some tea, and asked what the Beggars' Sect would do in the future.
Jian Er said: The old leader personally informed the various hall masters to disperse, and the brothers were reluctant to leave . All those who could be placed in the army have been placed there. However, the world is indeed as the young master said, the country is getting better and better, and there are very few disciples joining the Beggars' Sect in places where people can eat well.
He said: "In the future, the world will be peaceful, who would want to be a beggar? The Beggars' Gang has done a lot for the country and has made great contributions. The court has already established a charity hall, and in the future, all prefectures, counties and cities will gradually build charity halls, and brothers in the gang can go to the charity hall to do good deeds."
Jian Er kept nodding and agreeing, saying it was a great kindness, and that this was very good, as the Beggars' Sect was meant to work for the poor.
He said that Hebei had all returned, so the general manager didn't need to see him off and should go back to work. He did not stay in Daming and went directly to Kaifeng.
Jian Er no longer insisted and told him that Zhang Qi, the chief steward from Jiankang, had arrived in Kaifeng, and that Chief Steward Dongmei had appointed him to preside over the preparations for the establishment of Shunfeng Office in Hebei.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said that Chief Steward Jian had a heavy burden on his shoulders and he should take care of his health.
Jian Er was flattered and immediately swore in fear and trepidation: Please rest assured, Third Young Master, I will do my best to do my job well.
Zhao Yulin waved and watched Jian Er get off the boat. He thought that it was a miracle that the Shenwei Army could transform a bunch of beggars into pillars of the country.
Zhang Qi picked him up on the north bank of the Yellow River and they took a boat back south together. He said: After being an official for a long time, I have learned how to welcome and see off guests.
Zhang Qi smiled and did not answer. He told him that many gangs had been broken up in Hebei, and there were countless chivalrous men among the people, so he could not be careless.
Zhao Yulin said coldly that he was not afraid of thousands of troops, so why would he be afraid of a few scoundrels?
Zhang Qi still smiled and said: Of course the young master is not afraid, but he is afraid, so he must guard all the way.
He then laughed and scolded: You have learned how to be smooth-talking.
The two men arrived at the Kaifeng government office. Cao Youwan, who was temporarily in charge, took them and said with a laugh that he had just arrived as well, and was so busy transporting food, fodder and military equipment for the army that he was overwhelmed.
Zhao Yulin was so happy that he was dizzy. He was winning a battle at the front and didn't know where to send the food and supplies.
The officials in the government office were all grinning from ear to ear.
Cao Youwan reported to him: the army advanced to the foot of the Great Wall in a short time, and the transportation line was lengthened a lot. Fortunately, the third young master ordered the control of the Cao Gang, and Shandong collected the sea vessels. Our water transportation is strong, otherwise it would be really difficult to ensure the logistics of the army.
Zhao Yulin nodded, took a sip of tea and said: The court must carefully plan and control land and water transportation, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, which are related to the livelihood of the people.
Otherwise it will be chaos.
Think about it, if all the inland boats were controlled by the Caogang, and they felt that sailing was risky and endangered their lives, or if they didn't pay enough silver and the captain was unhappy, they would not sail the boat, then how could we ensure the logistics of our army?
The officials on both sides kept nodding in agreement.
Zhao Yulin was in a very bad mood due to the loss of his beloved son. After resting for a night, he continued his journey south.
Jing Gang stood beside him, looking at the crowd on the shore who were seeing him off and said: Brother Zhang's wife is so charming.
Zhao Yulin didn't have the energy to observe these things. He glared at him and said, "Big brother's woman, why should I worry about it as a younger brother? Go back." Then he walked towards the cabin.
In the northern grassland empire, a drama of brothers rising up against each other was staged, with the elder brother stealing the younger brother's woman.
Because Hubili was the eldest brother and very powerful, the weaker tribes were all targeting him for marriage. Two years ago, he accidentally married the woman that his brother Ali was in love with.
This kid was so angry that he was extremely angry.
But this fellow could also endure, burying the seeds of hatred deep in his heart, so that outsiders could not see it at all. It was not until this time that Da Mengge was injured and died suddenly. He was the important official designated by Mengge to assist the young son in guarding the stove and supervising the country, and he had a great chance to ascend the throne and become the emperor and the Khan that he exploded.
As soon as Da Mengge died, he went to his mother Sulu Henidi for support. Unexpectedly, his mother was not only vague in her response, but also quickly ordered Hubli to return to the royal court to take charge of the situation.
When this fellow learned that Hubili was about to arrive at the imperial capital with elite cavalry, he realized that his mother did not think highly of him and that he had no chance of entering the royal court, so he exploded immediately.
He was close to Mengge's youngest son, and the two hit it off immediately. Together they lobbied the princes who were dissatisfied to nominate him to be the Great Khan.
It's no wonder that this guy actually attracted a group of people after his tricks . These princes, nobles and generals were dissatisfied with Hubili's study of Chinese studies, promotion of Han rituals and use of Han officials, and had long been cursing Hubili behind his back.
As soon as Ah Li Bu Ge came out and raised his arm, these people immediately stood beside him. Moreover, these people knew that Hubili had a strong army and needed to temporarily avoid the sharp edge, so after privately contacting each other, they actually released a smokescreen to move to another pasture, and went west without saying hello, escaping from the supervision of the royal court.
After Hubili entered the imperial capital and lived in the palace, his mother expressed her worries. However, Hubili got his mother's support and was still excited when he sat on the throne. She said that her brother was still young and that the child would resolve the problem himself in the future.
Hubili has been eyeing the throne for a long time, but he has always kept it hidden.
However, a son is best known to his mother, and his mother Sulu Henidi knew very well that this kid was secretly cultivating his own followers and strengthening his power. If it wasn't for the Khanship, then what was it?
Sulu Henidi was not afraid of her sons' hard work and ability, but she was afraid that her sons would fight and kill each other for the Khan's throne. However, things often go against one's wishes. Haven't there been enough cases of brothers killing each other for the Khan's throne in the grassland empire?
At night, Hubili and his trusted bodyguard Brother Dong drank and chatted.
Dong Qinwei believed that although the Khan's throne had been obtained, it was still not stable. Alibuge suddenly left with a group of opponents, which clearly showed that he was not convinced. It was very likely that he would go west and reunite with Kuoduan.
In addition, the Shenwei Army in the south is becoming increasingly powerful, which is a concern.
Hubili didn't care, he thought A Li Bu Ge was his brother, they had a relationship. He took good care of A Li Bu Ge when he was in Daxing Prefecture, this kid was really troublesome sometimes, but he didn't believe that his brother would completely turn to the enemy.
