Chapter 619 A Lot of Traitors
Zhao Feiyan said that she had sent Shunfengsi to inquire about it. The Taiji Academy in Daxing Prefecture was not as big as the Caotang Academy in Chengdu, and the building was also old and dilapidated. She would allocate funds for its reconstruction, which made those pedantic scholars who were willing to be her running dogs so angry that they vomited blood.
Zhao Yulin couldn't help laughing and teased her that she was the first envoy of education and had a special feeling for education. As the ruler, she was biased towards it and there were still many state affairs that needed the ruler's concern.
The woman fell into his arms and acted like a spoiled child. She put her hands on his waist to keep warm and tickled him fiercely, muttering, "I want it, I want it."
What's the matter?
He surrendered immediately, hugged her and said: You are my wife, the king, you can do whatever you want.
The woman was delighted and whispered in his ear: I want it tonight. Then she huddled into his arms like a ball of dough.
In Huojing County of Qiongzhou, the Mongolian delegation arrived in a row of horse-drawn carriages. The Huojing County Magistrate, who had been demoted to the position of Chief Clerk, politely received them and asked them to drive directly across the iron chain bridge.
The Mongolian envoy Wang Han asked nervously, "Is it okay?"
The river is so wide that a chain bridge can accommodate horse-drawn carriages carrying people and goods?
The chief clerk confidently told him that it was absolutely safe to keep two vehicles on the bridge. The bridge was made entirely of fine iron, weighed 100,000 kilograms, and had been in use for three months.
What? It took 100,000 kilograms of iron to build a bridge?
It's really a waste of money.
Wang Han was stunned, and Han Ketian next to him was also secretly amazed, standing by the bridge and forgetting to get on the carriage.
The chief clerk said with a smile: The name of the bridge was given by our third young master himself, Leshan Bridge, which means that the people of Huojing have not forgotten their hometown even though they are rich, and they are all kind and charitable. Half of the money for building the bridge came from donations from the people.
As they were talking, everyone saw two large carts loaded with goods being pulled by oxen onto the bridge, passing by them one after the other. Han Ke Tian then climbed onto the carts.
Wang had never seen this scene before, so he immediately got in his car and crossed the bridge.
All of this was seen by Zuo Liangchen, the lieutenant of Huojing County who was disguised as a garrison officer, and his guards followed behind without making a sound.
Zuo Liangchen used to be the captain of Zhao Yulin's guard. After he followed him to Huojing and uncovered corruption, the county government team in Huojing collapsed and was put into jail. Liangchen was appointed as the lieutenant of Huojing County and concurrently served as the defense envoy of Qiongzhou.
This time, Hulan asked Zuo Liangchen to take action. It would be the best idea to have him secretly investigate the Mongolian delegation.
When the Mongolian envoys saw that they had arrived at the remote Huojing County in Shu, and Hulan did not send anyone to follow them, and there were only 300 guards to protect their safety, they spoke and acted more casually. When they rested and had lunch, they all went to pay their respects to Khan Ketian, and soon exposed this hidden big fish.
After returning to the station in Qiongzhou, Wang Han excitedly told Han Ketian that it was really an eye-opener. He didn't expect Qiongzhou under the princess' rule to be so prosperous. Especially the fire well was even more tempting. Using underground fire to make salt, brew wine, and smelt refined iron was a way to make a living without capital.
Khan Ke Tian's personal guard said with a hint of dissatisfaction: The little princess is still wary of us and doesn't allow us to take a closer look, especially their technology of using iron smelting waste to make earth cement is kept completely secret.
Han Keyian said approvingly: It’s very good. We have gained a lot from this trip to Qiongzhou.
We can't blame Sister Hulan. We didn't reveal our identities. If she really knew that it was me, Sister Hulan might not recognize me as her brother who is the Great Khan. Haha.
Fairy Banban, it turns out that the guy named Han Ketian is actually Hubili himself. This guy actually disguised himself as Wang Han's follower and came to Chengdu of the New Song Dynasty.
Wang Han asked him happily: "Great Khan, Princess Hulan is going to hold a large bonfire party tonight and set off fireworks to celebrate the New Year. Shall we go and join in the fun?"
Hubili said with a smile: "It depends on whether Miss Hulan invites us. If she doesn't invite us, how can we go?"
While they were talking, the senator came to the government office and invited the Mongolian envoy to attend the New Year's Eve party held in the square tonight. Wang Han was happy and immediately reported to Hubili: They all saw that a lot of wood had been set up in the square, and small benches and bamboo chairs were placed around, and everyone was sitting and watching the fun.
Inside the government office, Zuo Liangchen was reporting secret information to Hulan.
He saw clearly that this grassland delegation was indeed strange. It was obvious that Wang Han was the leader and the boss of the delegation, but as soon as he stopped, he went to Han Ke Tian's carriage and made a sound, looking very respectful, as if Han Ke Tian was the leader.
The envoys on both sides were very respectful to Khanke Tim.
"Han Ketian?"
If it is the other way around, wouldn’t it be Heavenly Khan?
A thought flashed through Hu Lan's mind, and he immediately understood.
She said with a smile: Give the order to slaughter ten more sheep and three more cows. We will invite people of all ethnic groups in the city to join the bonfire party tonight and stay up together to talk about the New Year.
Zuo Liangchen went to do it immediately.
Hu Lan summoned all the officials in the prefecture to discuss inviting the people of the city to attend the Spring Festival Gala, and specifically asked for the merchants and travelers to come as well. She wanted to declare at the gala that in the new Song Dynasty, all people are brothers, equals and one family.
The officials immediately performed their duties and got to work.
Qiongzhou is a strategic point in western Sichuan. People from Tibet, Dali, and even India all go to Chengdu to make a living through here. Everyone who comes is a guest, and the locals do not reject them at all.
In the evening, a blazing bonfire was lit in front of the state government, and a row of barbecue chefs were working hard to grill ingredients. Hulan happily picked up the exquisite copper trumpet to announce the start of the New Year bonfire party. Everyone could perform and dance to liven up the party. Drink the newly produced Wenjun wine in Qiongzhou.
The professor of the provincial school took the loudspeaker with a laugh and said loudly: Who comes first? The provincial government has specially invited teachers from Tianshui Lane to observe and evaluate the performance together. Those who perform well will be rewarded by the provincial government.
Everyone was in high spirits, chewing their barbecue, looking around, and talking to each other. It was the first time that Qiongzhou had an open-air bonfire party during the Spring Festival.
Soon, a famous prostitute from Xichunlou came on stage to play the piano, and the song "Spring Comes Early" opened the curtain of the party. A few gangsters kept cheering and shouting for one more song.
Then a musician came down to play the piano.
Hu Lan Kaisen said: The first person to finish will be rewarded with a big red envelope.
The audience immediately applauded.
Afterwards, jugglers and singers came on stage one after another to perform.
Seeing several spectators in Tibetan costumes on the right dancing with joy, Hulan called the steward of the government office to come over and invite them to stop performing. As long as they continued to perform, they would be rewarded handsomely, in the form of a jar of abundant grain, which would make everyone happy.
The horse dealers were delighted and lined up to dance the Tibetan Guozhuang dance. Hulan really rewarded them with a good harvest.
Now some people in Hubili's delegation could not sit still, they all wanted to eat the grains and were eager to go down to the stage to perform. Hulan smiled and looked at Wang Han sitting next to him and asked him if he wanted to go down to the stage to dance, as he also knew how to dance the grassland dance.
Before Wang Han could answer, Hu Lan was killed.
Hubili was already very happy, and when he saw Hulan dancing freely on the field, he immediately thought of Hulan who loved dancing when he was a child. He immediately called several messengers dressed as personal guards to go down to the field and dance together.
More and more Mongolian envoys joined the team with their long sleeves flying , creating a spectacular scene. The young men from Qiongzhou who loved the excitement also came down to learn how to dance.
Hulan had not celebrated the New Year like this for a long time. It was as if she had returned to the grassland court where she had been away for many years. The little girl took out a loudspeaker and shouted: Fire salutes, set off fireworks, and drink Wenjun wine.
Soon, huge fireworks rose in the distance.
The deacon gave each person a jar of Wenjun wine, and everyone walked around the square holding the jar, greeting each other and drinking.
Hulan Kaisen greeted the Mongolian envoy: Brother, have some wine. She turned to Hubili and whispered to him: Fourth Brother, have some wine and wish you a happy new year.
Hubili's body was shocked, and he immediately laughed and shouted: Let's drink and celebrate the New Year, Happy New Year, sister.
In the sky, fireworks were still being set off, and in the square a bonfire was burning brightly. The happy crowd was dancing and drinking around the bonfire. Some were already a little tipsy, dancing with chicken legs and steaks in their hands.
The next morning, Hu Lan got up and returned to Chengdu.
After breakfast, the grassland delegation wanted to wander around the city. The councilor who received them told Wang Han that the prefect had to deal with urgent matters and had left Qiongzhou. Hubili heard that his sister was not there and there was no point in staying in Qiongzhou, so he asked Wang Han to arrange to return to Chengdu.
All along the way, he was thinking about Hulan's expression when he was drinking last night. That kind call clearly showed that Hulan had recognized him. This guy was a little out of control, thinking how could he be exposed in front of his sister?
Speaking of exposure, there is one person who is truly exposed.
The Shenwei Army and the Mongolian Army fought fiercely in Baozhou and surrounded Baozhou, but after the city was captured, Shi Tianze was nowhere to be found. The brothers were very depressed, because such a big fish had disappeared.
No one believed that this guy could fly away from the sky with the wings of a condor. They never gave up the search for him and finally caught him.
On the day the city was broken, this guy was hidden by his best friend, Cao Shaoqing, leader of the Cao Gang, in the basement of a coach inn, which was located in a remote place in the north of the city. The Shenwei Army searched three times but found no clues, and they were able to get away with it.
However, the Shenwei Army failed to catch the thief and conducted extremely strict checks on the citizens and pedestrians in the city. Yuan Datou, a disciple of the Cao Gang who was in charge of liaison, never got a pass to leave the city, so this guy could not leave the city at all.
Seeing that the deserters and defeated soldiers in Baozhou City were caught one by one, and a large number of corrupt officials and traitors were arrested, the order in the city gradually returned to normal. The Shenwei Army also launched a household . Cao Shaoqing panicked and had to find a way to get out of the city.
Yuan Datou saw that the gang leader was really tired from thinking hard, so he said thoughtfully: It has been cold recently, and many wounded and elderly people have died in the city. We often see carts dragging coffins out of the city for burial . Why don't we buy two coffins and use the excuse that our two elders died of plague and sneak out of the city.
Cao Shaoqing was furious and kicked Yuan Datou, cursing: "Fuck you, what a stupid idea you came up with. You idiot, it would be better if your parents died instead of your grandparents."
