Chapter 616 The Mission is Too Exaggerated
Hubili said proudly: So we must work hard and make every effort to govern the country. He would go to the south in person to stabilize the situation and put the empire in order first.
This girl leaned over and whispered to Dong's personal guard, then sat up straight and said with a laugh: This is what Brother Dong said: To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the internal situation. Right?
Dong Qinwei was already looking at Hubili in shock, petrified.
This guy was born in Hubili's mother's fiefdom. His father was a famous and meritorious official of the grassland empire. He inherited his father's mantle and made great contributions to local governance. He quickly gained Hubili's favor, and they even called each other brother in private .
After he came to his senses, he kept saying: No, absolutely not, the Khan must not take risks with his valuable body.
Hubili said confidently: He had made up his mind and there was no room for further discussion.
Then the girl said with a smile: "Tachaer has been running a high fever since he was seriously injured, just like a sick cat curled up in the quilt. The Queen Mother is in charge of the royal court, so there is no need to worry. Didn't the eldest brother say that the Han people are honest and will not harm others for no reason? He wants to rest assured, eldest brother Dong, it is absolutely safe, and Hulan is there.
He has another important thing for Brother Dong to do...
The two brothers had a long conversation and planned until midnight.
The next day, Hubili went to court to handle state affairs. After arranging an envoy to the New Song Dynasty, he went to pay his respects to his mother and asked his mother Suluhenidi to be regent. He was going to inspect the old camp in the east of the empire to prepare for war with Goryeo and the New Song Dynasty.
Suluhenidi naturally accepted it with joy, as this meant that the power of the empire was back in her hands. After some compassionate words, the mother and son said goodbye.
At the beginning of winter, Zhao Yulin returned to Cuiping Mountain. As soon as Ma Ling'er saw him, she threw herself into his arms and sobbed. Zhao Yulin supported the woman, took out Ma Yuan's old military cap and put it on her. The woman couldn't help crying.
This old military cap was given to Ma Yuan by Zhao Yulin. His son wore it all the time and it eventually became the child's relic.
Ma Ling had stopped crying. He pointed at the children in the yard and said, "Yuanzi is gone, let him go in peace. Yuanzi will bless his younger brothers and sisters to grow up safely. They are all our children."
Zhao Guangshun led a group of children across the threshold and shouted loudly: "Mom, Mom. Daddy is back."
Ma Linger wiped her tears and stopped crying. She asked Guangshun to invite her sisters to go out and eat beggar's chicken to welcome her father.
The children immediately dispersed and ran to call for help.
Zhao Yulin brought a large group of children across the river, and then Wu Yuqi ate a firewood chicken at the dock and went into the city to pay respects to his parents. His mother asked him to go to the ancestral hall to see Yuanzi. The family went to the ancestral hall to burn incense for Yuanzi, add oil to the lamp, and then went back to the house to sit down.
The old scholar said: Yuanzi is the bravest among the three armies, and he is the pride of our Zhao family. We should be happy, and this page can be considered turned over.
He asked Zhao Yulin, what are your plans for the New Year?
Zhao Yulin said he would not leave for the time being. He would rest in Cuiping Mountain for two days and then accompany Ma Linger to visit Xinshi.
The old man knew that he wanted to accompany his eldest daughter-in-law to relax, so he nodded and told her to go.
In Jinguan City of Chengdu, Zhao Feiyan was overjoyed to learn that Zhao Yulin was about to return. She was reviewing memorials quickly when her maid reported that the Minister of Rites, Mr. Li, had arrived.
She asked him to wait in the small living room. After finishing the work in her hands, she went to ask Mr. Li: What's the matter that makes you come here in person?
Lord Li put down the tea bowl in his hand and said: You Xianzhong, the pacification envoy of Shaanxi Road, sent a secret letter to report the itinerary of the grassland delegation, and the Mongolian envoy has arrived in Chang'an.
This delegation consisted of as many as eighty people, and the leader was called Wang Han. It was said that when they first arrived in Datong Prefecture, they were a huge group of three hundred people, but the border only allowed eighty people to enter.
He felt that something was a little strange, so he came to report it.
Zhao Feiyan thought that the envoys of the grassland empire were too large and exaggerated. In the past, these grassland people were arrogant and proud, and the envoys were only about ten or twenty people.
She praised You Xianzhong for his careful thinking and for having restrained the actions of the Mongolian envoy, which was a great virtue. She asked the Ministry of Rites to send a warning to the checkpoints and counties along the route, asking them to keep military secrets and prepare to receive the envoy.
Li Liang reported to her: During this period, we first received the Dali delegation and the third young master's sister. Just as we sent away the Ryukyu envoys, another delegation from the Grassland Empire came.
Zhao Feiyan smiled faintly and said: The Ministry of Rites is busy spreading the majesty of our new Song Dynasty to all directions, which is a good thing.
Li Liang hesitated for a moment and said: I don’t know what the envoys from the grassland empire are here for. They also asked to have a meeting with Commander Zhao.
Zhao Feiyan said coldly: No matter what they say, it depends on their sincerity. What we cannot get on the battlefield, we cannot give them at the negotiating table.
Commander Zhao is on his way back, would you like to see him?
That depends on the commander's mood.
She paused suddenly, took a sip of tea and told Li Liang that the diplomatic envoys had just started to come and go in the New Song Dynasty, so there should be a rule that we should receive them equally. In the future, the Ministry of Rites should also send diplomatic envoys to visit other countries to understand the real customs and practices and provide reference for the decision-making of the Central Council.
In the past, the grassland empire often sent envoys into the Song Dynasty, ostensibly for peace talks, but in reality to spy on military intelligence, check the road traffic, people's sentiments, and national strength in the Song Dynasty, and do the dirty work of spies. As a result, there were no secrets in the Song Dynasty.
After Commander Zhao took charge of Sichuan, he stipulated the routes and reception rules for their delegations, which was to restrain foreign delegations and prevent these people from making reckless inquiries.
Li Liang immediately nodded and said goodbye.
In the city, there is also a patriarch of the Li family who is depressed.
Li Quan, the elder of Taijian Hall, received a letter from his son Li Tan, which detailed the death of Zhao Yulin's eldest son Ma Yuan. On the one hand, the old man lamented the boy's bravery, on the other hand, he sighed for the fall of such a talented person and blamed his son for not protecting the crown prince of the new Song Dynasty.
Why let Ma Yuan lead the vanguard assault team to attack Waqiao Pass?
Seeing that her husband was worried, Madam Yang told him that the Zhao family had not said anything, so why was he worried? Soldiers go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and are always ready to sacrifice their lives for the country. Commander Zhao has experienced countless battles and must understand this truth. Her husband does not need to worry.
The old man sighed and said: Who is dead? But the eldest son of the current king.
Madam Yang had the temperament of a chivalrous woman, and she said righteously: Everyone is equal in the New Song Dynasty, and this is what the Third Young Master strongly advocated. How could he vent his anger on others because of Ma Yuan's death?
The old man shook the letter and said: The King of Feiyan has issued an order: It is better to use the remaining courage to pursue the enemy and not to seek fame by imitating the tyrant. Tan'er and his men dispatched thousands of catapults and fired tens of thousands of cannons to raze Baozhou City to the ground. This can be regarded as revenge for the child.
Madam Yang said disdainfully: "That's nothing. Baozhou City is full of the remnants of that old dog Shi Tianze. It's not too much to cut them into pieces. The Shenwei Army still follows military regulations and does not kill those who surrender."
Li Quan stopped talking and continued reading his son's letter.
On the other side, Shi's son soon got the news of Ma Yuan's death and deliberately told the emperor when he was resting. The old emperor was shocked, and his hand holding the tea bowl trembled and his clothes were wet by the tea.
The queen mother sitting next to him said angrily: This is retribution. The traitor usurped the throne and seized power. God will punish him and make him have no descendants.
When Shi's son heard this, he was stunned.
The emperor had just gotten up and was about to change his clothes when he trembled all over after hearing this. He asked in a deep voice: "How can you speak so viciously? That's the Zhao family that Feiyan married into, and Zhao Yulin has never killed the empress dowager's family."
The Queen Mother roared: "Seizing the throne of the Song Dynasty is usurping the throne, which is a great crime. The one who died was not Zhao Feiyan's son, so why should my son worry about it?"
Haha, the Queen Mother is talking about Zhao Feiyan.
The emperor was furious, snorted, and left.
After Shi's son recovered his breath, he said calmly: Ma Yuan sacrificed his life, the King of Feiyan was furious, and issued an edict that it was better to use the remaining courage to pursue the enemy and not to seek fame by imitating the tyrant. The soldiers of the Shenwei Army shared the same hatred of the enemy and razed the Baozhou City where Shi Tianze was entrenched to the ground, which made the people of the whole country happy.
This move shows that Commander Zhao has a very high prestige in the army and among the people. In the future, the Queen Mother should be more careful in what she says and does.
The Queen Mother raised her proud head and left without saying a word.
The new maids nearby were terrified. There was actually such a vicious and cruel empress dowager, who was Ma Yuan's grandmother after all. They simply couldn't believe their eyes and backed away from her.
At this time, Zhao Yulin had already accompanied Ma Ling'er to Xinshi for recuperation.
Time is the best medicine. Ma Ling and his wife were in a much better mood. They visited Zhenwu Mountain and settled down in Huanglang Ancient Village.
The woman asked him with a smile: General, it’s not good for you to do nothing and accompany a woman on a trip.
He said he was tired after traveling all the way, and the hot springs in Houhai were quite nice, so he decided to stay here for a few days before going back.
Ma Linger knew that he was looking for an excuse to accompany her, and she told him with a warm heart that Feiyan had personally presided over the wedding of Wu Jing and Chen Liu some time ago, and the two children were able to start their own families.
Zhao Yulin said with shame that he had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father and paid too little attention to his children.
The woman said that the children all talked about his goodness. Chen Liu ran a fire well, and the Wang family compound was renamed Fire Well Town. That's right, how could my brother be so sure that he could dig out the fire? The deacons of the Ministry of Industry traveled all over the country and had seen a lot. They all believed that my brother's fire well was the real fire well of our New Song.
The well only produced fire, which was used to make salt, brew wine and smelt iron. The Ministry of Industry built equipment and tools for making fire in Cuiping Mountain. The Wang family was the first to use fire to cook, boil water and cook pig food.
Zhao Yulin smiled and told her that fire should be called natural gas, which is a very good clean energy hidden underground. When the master of Hongmeng Valley makes the generator, we will use electricity in the future. We can generate electricity by flushing the machine with water. It will be more beautiful to use electricity.
Ma Linger had heard him say this a long time ago, and her mind was constantly filled with imagination and looking forward to a better future.
The couple visited the ancient village, visited Mahu Lake, and soaked in hot springs. They had a completely relaxing half month. Ma Linger called them back to Xinshi. Perhaps the rapeseed flowers in Zhongdu would bloom soon. Agronomy master Chen Fu had selected early-flowering and late-flowering rapeseed and sowed them in separate plots. According to the date, the early-flowering rapeseed should bloom.
