Chapter 632: Hit on the Chest
Dongmei immediately shook her head and said no, Shunfeng Company had everything they needed, and Guoan’s parents had also come to Chengdu to take care of the children, so they had everything they needed.
She hesitated for a moment and said that she did have doubts, but she wasn't sure.
Zhao Yulin said, is there anything that cannot be discussed between us sisters?
Speak out and let your brother help to think about it.
Dongmei approached him and whispered: I feel that Zhang Qi has changed too much, and I am a little worried. There is a secret report in Kaifeng that Zhang Qi has married a concubine, and now he obeys the concubine's orders in everything he does.
Zhao Yulin burst out laughing when he heard this.
The people of the Song Dynasty practiced polygamy, and he had several women, so it was normal for Zhang Qi to have a concubine.
He asked: Is it because Qiuju and she are sisters, and she can't bear to see her sister being ignored and bullied? Zhang Qi is in Kaifeng, Qiuju is in Chang'an, is it because they have been separated for too long, and we should help them.
Dongmei shook her head and said no, Sister Qiuju didn't mind Zhang Qi marrying a concubine, it's just that this concubine was too cunning and had seduced Zhang Qi away.
There was a secret report saying: local officials and businessmen all knew that Zhang Qi was once the personal guard of the third brother, had made great contributions, and held an important position in the court of the New Song Dynasty. Those people went to his concubine to ask for help, and Zhang Qi really did it for them.
Zhao Yulin's chest immediately made a thumping sound, as if it had been hit violently.
He said with a stern expression: Please ask Master Lu to go there. If Zhang Qi has really changed, he must be dealt with strictly according to the law. In our New Song Dynasty, everyone is equal, and it is not empty talk.
Dongmei nodded solemnly.
Zhao Yulin was in a bad mood. After comforting Dongmei, he said goodbye and left, asking the guards to go directly to Huaxi Village outside the west gate of the city.
There was a training ground for his children and nephews of the Zhao family to start their own businesses. A large group of children were learning how to do things. He came to the Lotus Pond Beggar Chicken to invite Si Niang to have tea. Si Niang asked him with a smile: Third brother, you are a rare guest, how come you have time to accompany an old woman like her?
He said apologetically that he was too busy with official duties to respect his elders, which made Si Niang laugh at him.
Si Niang immediately said, "No way, it's just a joke to Third Brother, don't take it seriously. Brother came today, I'm afraid he has something important to discuss."
Zhao Yulin nodded, pointed in the direction of Huaxi Villa behind and said: Don't let it rest. A little goblin is coming back and Huaxi will not have peace for a while.
Si Niang nodded and said to him: Old Lady Xie has always been concerned about the throne and the power of the empress dowager. The emperor always keeps her under house arrest when his son visits. From now on, things will definitely get busy when Zhao Yanlan goes in.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said: This is why he came to trouble Si Niang.
He told Si Niang: Chen Chen planned to open a new street next to the Dujiangyan water diversion channel, and also to enclose the entire Dujiangyan water conservancy project to make it a scenic spot and sell tickets. These are all big projects. He planned to ask Wu Jing to go there to take charge of the overall situation and let the Zhao family children in Huaxi go out to gain experience.
Si Niang understood immediately.
Zhao Yulin wanted his children to stay away from this place of trouble.
She said Chen Chen had been here before and had mentioned that Mount Emei would also be open to the public. She would make the arrangements and let the young lady stay in Huaxi while she, the old lady, would go out with her grandchildren to expand her livelihood.
Zhao Yulin invited his fourth mother to have tea and said with a smile that he was going to torment her again.
Si Niang said happily that they should run around while they could still move, then she sighed and said: Sihan has a hard life, their Dali Kingdom doesn't have as comfortable work as our New Song.
He paused and said: Dali will come back sooner or later, Si Niang, don't worry, everything will be fine.
Zhao Yulin had dinner at Huaxi and went back. Everyone in the family went back to their rooms to rest. When Zhao Feiyan's maid saw him enter the yard, she immediately stepped forward and said with a smile: "Son-in-law is back. The King of Feiyan has been waiting for you."
He thought of the agreement the couple had made during the day, and believed that Feiyan must have made it clear when she came back, so he followed the maid to Zhao Feiyan's room.
As soon as he entered the room, the woman rushed over and hugged his neck, wrapped her legs around his waist and started biting him. Behind them, the maid quickly closed the door for them.
The couple played wildly for a while, and when they were exhausted, Zhao Feiyan rested on him like a noodle to catch her breath, with one of her legs still rubbing against him wanting more.
He asked what happened today, as if a tiger that had not eaten meat in March saw a lamb?
The woman pretended to be angry and kicked him and said: She felt that her brother was as listless as if he had not eaten. What's the matter?
Are you worried about something?
Who made our brother unhappy?
How can you talk about something that is uncertain?
Zhao Yulin did not express his worries about Zhang Qi. He only said that it was all her sister Zhao Ruilan's fault. He had already asked Si Niang to make arrangements to evacuate all the children in Huaxi.
Feiyan immediately turned over, sat on top of him, held his face and said: If they dare to attack our children, don't blame me for being heartless.
Zhao Yulin laughed when he heard her gritting teeth, and holding Xiao Man's waist, he said that it was just a precautionary measure, and that the cruelty that the girl had shown to him just now was really heartless.
Zhao Feiyan was aroused by his teasing and leaned over to nibble on his chest again. The couple quickly began to interact with each other.
At dawn, the little woman happily dressed him up, kissed him on the face and asked proudly: Do you accept it?
Zhao Yulin hurriedly said: I am convinced. I admire you so much.
The woman laughed joyfully, left him to rest in the yard, and took Shunzhidi to court.
Shunzhidi asked her with a dark face as soon as she got in the car: "Sister, have you been torturing Brother Yulin all night? I see that brother looks very tired."
Zhao Feiyan elbowed her and said, "That's too much. My brother is as strong as an ox and has a lot of energy." As she spoke, she fell into Zhidi's arms and told her to take a nap. She hadn't slept all night and was exhausted.
Shunzhidi quickly hugged her carefully, looked at Feiyan with envy and said: She must have had a crazy night with you.
Zhao Feiyan nodded with a smile on her face, and soon fell asleep with her nose fanned.
Zhao Yulin was drinking tea and reading in Tingyu Pavilion in the backyard when the captain of the guard Jing Gang went over to report that Vice King Miao had arrived with a group of generals.
He asked everyone to come in.
Later, Miao Gui and Yang Xingyun came in with Li Dagui and several cavalry commanders.
Zhao Yulin blamed them and asked them to go to the Privy Council to discuss anything.
Miao Gui said cheerfully: The King of Feiyan ordered that the young master is at home on errands today, and asked the brothers to come to his house and have tea with him.
Zhao Yulin almost fainted. This queen almost sold him out.
When he saw that his brothers had blown away the bubbles in their tea bowls, he said to Da Kui: Tell me first, is there anything else you want to do?
Gao Jin said enviously: Minister Li sat in the spacious office, accompanied by beautiful maids on both sides, and he was very happy.
Da Kui looked at everyone with embarrassment and said: No way, I'm just afraid of delaying the Third Young Master's business, so I'm here to listen to his instructions.
He said that there was no need for so much fussing among brothers. The road department used a large number of soldiers. The key was that the brothers had to turn around. Killing the enemy on the front line and building roads in the rear were both the same, shedding blood and sweat for the country. The railway to Dukou Town was about to be built, and many mountains had to be opened and many bridges had to be built. These were all very dangerous constructions, and they had to be explained clearly to the brothers.
He looked at Lantian from afar and said: The situation where the army is responsible for the construction of large roads and bridges will probably continue for ten or even thirty years. In the future, when our population increases and the machinery is more advanced, we may not need to do so after mass production.
But now we have to do it.
Da Kui immediately gave him assurance and persuaded his brothers to build the road in a down-to-earth manner.
Yang Xingyun reported: 20,000 people have been mobilized, and further arrangements will be made later based on Da Kui's needs.
Zhao Yulin nodded, took a sip of tea and said that it was enough. It was not enough to have people alone. We needed training and learning, and a group of skilled masters were needed to lead the work. He said: Railways are not like roads. They have strict slope requirements. How can we construct them in sections without masters with superb surveying skills to measure the elevation?
If something goes wrong and when the road is repaired it is found that one end is higher than the other and cannot be connected, then it will be scrapped.
Zhao Yulin's explanation was easy to understand , and all the generals listened. He told Da Kui to go ahead and do it boldly, and he would visit his brothers at the construction site after setting up the battlefield.
After Li Da Kui left, he glanced at Gao Jin and said, "Why are you teasing Da Kui? I'm not trying to make him happy."
Gao Jin immediately sat down properly and kept silent.
Yang Xingyun introduced the cavalry reorganization plan in detail and asked him to give his opinions.
Zhao Yulin shook his head and asked Miao Gui what he thought.
Miao Gui believes that the Ministry of War's strategy of concentrating cavalry training in Gansu, Shaanxi and Daxing is correct. However, the military intelligence we have received is that the Mongolian army is moving westward in large numbers, so Liaodong will inevitably be empty . In the second half of the year, or as soon as Hubili's war against Alibuge begins, we can launch a campaign to recover Liaodong.
If this is the case, the military deployment in Liaodong should be adjusted.
Zhao Yulin nodded, smiled and said, "He really is worthy of being our Privy Councilor."
He thought the deployment of the Ministry of War was correct, as we had discussed it at the beginning. The cavalry in front of him looked at the strong and well-trained troops under the command of Gansu Gao Fengzi.
Gao Jin immediately said like a little wife: Don’t wait for the young master to say that, we are not crazy, and we don’t have many people.
Yang Xingyun said that the young master was praising him. Gansu had almost 50,000 troops, which was not enough. He asked the logistics department to reduce the supply and investigate the crime of falsely reporting military intelligence.
The girl immediately shouted: No, no, no.
The generals burst into laughter when they saw Gao Jin’s embarrassed look.
Miao Gui glanced at his brothers and said: "The young master asked Brother Gao to station troops in Gansu to train cavalry for the entire Shenwei Army." Baturu and Zhang Zhi nodded repeatedly, as if they were going to split into two and eat Gao Jin's troops.
Gao Jin couldn't stand it anymore. He watched Zhao Yulin say that if Hubili moved westward, Gansu Road would become the front line of the Grassland Empire's troops, and his brothers should send troops to support them.
He told them to stop talking. In the past, Gansu Road was asked to conduct secret military training because the Mongolian army focused on Daxing Prefecture. Now, there are obvious signs that they are moving westward. We don’t have many cavalry that can attack in Daxing Prefecture, but this opportunity cannot be missed and adjustments must be made.
First, let Baturu mobilize 20,000 main forces to support Zhang Zhi in Daxing Prefecture, and let Zhang Zhi go back to gather his resources and prepare for the war in Liaodong. How about that?
