Chapter 636 Hot Air Balloon Transportation
At noon, the hot air balloon landed smoothly on Cuiping Mountain. Zhao Feiyan and Kuang Sisi were amazed. They didn't expect to arrive in Yibin so soon.
Jing Gang and the two guards' tense faces finally relaxed. Zhao Yulin patted the three brothers and said: Don't be nervous, if he says it's okay, then it's okay.
Jing Gang still asked his brothers to go to the military camp to find help. It happened that the guard was short of staff, so they filled the gap for him.
Zhao Yulin suddenly appeared at the Zhao Mansion in Cuiping Mountain. Ma Linger was pleasantly surprised. Seeing Zhao Feiyan and Kuang Sisi walking in, she greeted them warmly.
Zhao Feiyan took her hand and said happily that they had just ridden a hot air balloon. We were still in Chengdu in the morning, and now we are home, hahaha.
The little woman burst into cheerful laughter, but Ma Ling'er was extremely nervous.
Zhao Yulin had something on his mind, so he went out and crossed the river to find Wu Yuqi.
The woman had already received news that three huge balloons were flying to Cuiping Mountain. When she saw Zhao Yulin walking into the yamen, she immediately found the answer. She trotted up to him and punched him in the chest with her pink fist.
He held the woman in his arms and said, "Everything is safe and sound. As a husband, I know what's going on."
Yuqi pulled him to sit in the back hall and told him that Zhao Ruilan had put on a big show at the dock. She felt that this woman was no ordinary woman and was a little worried that she had returned from the northern grasslands to cause trouble.
In theory, Zhao Ruilan is almost thirty years old and she has long known that in the New Song Republic there is no emperor, imperial power or royal family. But this woman is still playing tricks like this, and it is definitely not just a simple way of showing off her eloquence.
Shunfengsi tracked this girl all the way since she entered the customs, and all the news they received showed that she was still obsessed with her identity and privileges as a princess.
Zhao Yulin said: A past-of-date princess can't cause much trouble, but this kind of villain can use any tricks, so we need to be extra careful.
The woman realized that her man knew what was going on and immediately felt relieved. She walked over and sat in his arms for a hug.
He looked around to see if there was anyone around, and put his mouth close to the woman's face.
Wu Yuqi couldn't stand his teasing anymore, so she broke free and asked him to talk about business, telling him that Master Lu had been in Kaifeng for a while and there had been no news, and she was worried that something had happened to Zhang Qi.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said that what was coming would eventually come. Zhang Qi was bold and daring, and he acted without hesitation. However, he did not dare to attack Master Lu. If he did that, he would be seeking death.
Yuqi sighed and said: They are brothers and sisters who have been through thick and thin together, she couldn't bear to see such an ending.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said to himself that when they were young, they were a group of passionate young talents who dared to be the first and risk their lives, but as time went by, they fell behind one by one.
Yuqi said that it was all because of money. Brother Han, Brother Yu and Fenghuang’s younger brother all went astray because of money.
He told Yuqi: Corruption has existed in every dynasty, and the court must be punished, no matter how great the merits, how deep the qualifications, or how high the prestige. The reason why the previous dynasties kept changing was that the feudal dynasties were family-run, lawless and wanton, and eventually ruined themselves.
Yuqi said that she had been in Xuzhou for some time and it was time to move to another place. She planned to take over Master Lu's secret inspection job to specifically combat corruption in the court.
Zhao Yulin paused and said: Working in this field means running around all day and never being able to go home. It's very tiring.
Women say that it is hard to do anything, and it is much happier than facing the slaughter on the battlefield. Besides, Master Lu is already old, and we can't let him waste his old bones on the way to do his job.
Zhao Yulin was silent, picked up the teacup and drank tea. He was waiting for Yuqi to finish her work and come back, but he was stopped by his father when he arrived at the old house.
The old scholar said with displeasure: You didn't even come back to visit when you got to your home, have you become a high-ranking official?
He shouted with a thick face and a smile: Dad, I'm in a hurry to go back. Today I came to Xuzhou on a whim to lead the demonstration of riding a hot air balloon.
The old scholar ignored him and told him to go into the house first and serve tea to his mother.
This is a must. He helped the old man and walked into the courtyard.
Wu Yuqi followed behind with a smile and said: As a daughter-in-law, she visits her parents every now and then.
The old scholar said with a stern face that he was teaching an unfilial son a lesson, but our daughter-in-law is impeccable, and the neighbors all know how to be filial. While praising Wu Yuqi, the old scholar casually asked her to go and chat with some mothers.
Haha, haha, Zhao Yulin was defeated.
As soon as the two gentlemen entered the room and sat down, the old scholar immediately dismissed his attendants and whispered that he was very worried about Yuqing. He wanted Zhao Yulin to take over Guizhou's tobacco business, as the agreed five-year term was about to expire.
Zhao Yulin was confused and asked him why. The old scholar was actually worried about his elder brother Zhao Yuqing.
The old scholar told him: Yuqing is not worthy of his position. He has no idea of his own surname after getting rich. He has failed before but still hasn't learned his lesson. He has not been at home for the past two years. He is said to have started a business in Jingjiangfu on Guangnan West Road and Guangzhou on Guangnan East Road. He is worried that Yuqing's old habit will come back. He will rely on his royal family to force people to buy and sell things everywhere, which will ruin San'er's reputation.
Zhao Yulin immediately laughed and told his father that he had never heard of Yuqing committing any crime, and that his father could not simply condemn him. Brother Yuqing had been taught a lesson, so he should know what was going on.
The old scholar said coldly that he had a sharp eye and could not make a mistake in judging people, and that they must listen to him this time, and immediately gave Yuqing the tobacco business.
Zhao Yulin came out of his father's room and took Wu Yuqi home. The woman asked what his father had said to him. He asked in return why he was being so nosy.
He is really from Shunfengsi and likes to ask questions.
Yuqi smiled and hit him with her pink fist, telling him: The wealthy people in the city are all praising their eldest brother for having him as their third brother to protect him, and that whatever business he does is thriving. The eldest sister-in-law and eldest brother came back recently, and after looking at the jewelry and jade shops in the city, he didn't find anything that caught his eye.
All the clothes worn by my eldest sister-in-law are the finest items sent by sea traders, and my eldest brother even threatened to buy back all the shops he used to run.
I see.
He said that his father was worried that his eldest brother would go astray, and asked him to take back the tobacco business in Guizhou as agreed.
Wu Yuqi thinks this is not important. What is important is to find out whether the eldest brother has engaged in illegal operations by taking advantage of his power in the past two years?
If not, what's wrong with letting the eldest brother run it for another two years? It's all his legal income. Otherwise, the two brothers will definitely not get along.
Zhao Yulin disagreed with Wu Yuqi's point of view and asked her to arrange a secret investigation first. He said that the tobacco leaves were found by the ocean-going fleet of the Shenwei Army and should be the property of the Shenwei Army and the property of the court.
The agreed deadline must be fulfilled, and it is enough for the big brother to dig up a bucket of gold.
The couple returned to their home in Cuiping Mountain, and several women gathered around Kuang Sisi to discuss techniques to maintain their youth, trying to find out the secret of Kuang Sisi's eternal youth.
Zhao Yulin invited Jing Gang to go to Guigu. He took a passenger hot air balloon and discussed with the masters the improvement of the hot air balloon passenger equipment.
He believes that this type of hot air balloon has both transportation and sightseeing functions and should not be a simple enlarged version of a military balloon. It should provide passengers with a comfortable ride and sightseeing function .
Zhao Yulin plunged into it and tinkered with his master. Three days passed in a flash. The astronomer reported that the wind was blowing from the southeast and the weather was clear, suitable for flying.
The group boarded the hot air balloon and returned to Chengdu.
This time, the Cuiping Mountain take-off and prepared a wooden ladder similar to that used for boarding an airplane for getting on and off the hanging basket. Zhao Feiyan easily climbed the wooden ladder and stepped into the hanging basket. She was very satisfied with the master's creativity.
At that time, the Cuiping Morning News, which reported that the king Zhao Feiyan and the third young master took a hot air balloon to Xuzhou, had already been sent to all parts of the country, and Chengdu people were already discussing the king's ride in a hot air balloon in the streets and alleys.
Wow, that's amazing. Look, our Feiyan King and the Third Young Master are riding in the sky on a hot air balloon.
While reading the newspaper, the young people looked up at the sky from time to time, as if trying to find out whether their king and the third young master had returned to Chengdu on a hot air balloon.
This group of kids were cramming together to read the newspaper when a hooligans on the street pointed at the sky with a broken bamboo pole and shouted: Look, look, there is a big red balloon in the sky, the big red balloon is flying towards you.
Oops, there are two more coming behind, look quickly.
Several young people looked up suddenly and saw stars in their eyes. After shaking their heads to wake up, they looked carefully and saw that there was indeed a big red balloon in the sky flying westward along the edge of the city.
People around saw it and shouted, "Hot air balloon, big red balloon, look, our King of Feiyan is back, the Third Young Master is back."
Many people even chased in the direction of the hot air balloon.
There is no way I can catch up.
In Huaxi Village, the old emperor had a much easier time since he had a group of ministers to compile history. After picking up his Lan'er from Xuzhou, he was very disappointed. He had no intention of working, so he took advantage of the hot weather to lie down under the flower corridor to rest.
Just as I was dazed, I suddenly heard a garrison soldier shouting: Look, a big red hot air balloon. Look, it must be the hot air balloon that our Feiyan King is riding on.
Everyone in the yard ran out to look up at the sky. A huge hot air balloon was slowly floating towards Huangtianba. A group of maids and garrison soldiers were talking enthusiastically with smiles on their faces.
Yesterday, the emperor saw a newspaper report that the hot air balloon carrying the Third Young Master, the King Zhao Feiyan, and Madam Danfeng took off for the first time from Huangtianba in Chengdu and flew directly to Cuiping Mountain in Yibin.
The news that the king was riding a hot air balloon in the sky was so shocking that the people in the city immediately focused on the hot air balloon. Some said that the king of Feiyan was too adventurous and was making fun of the fate of the New Song Dynasty. What would happen if something went wrong?
But he is worth millions of gold and is the ruler of a country.
Young men and women had different ideas. They all looked up at the sky with envy. The young ladies were praying in their hearts that it would be great if there was a handsome guy like the Third Young Master who could accompany her to ride in a hot air balloon and fly in the wind. It would definitely be better than a couple in heaven.
Zhao Ruilan was chatting with the Queen Mother. Seeing everyone stretching their necks to look up at the sky, she also looked in the direction and was surprised to find a huge red ball flying, followed by two smaller white balloons. She asked the Queen Mother happily: "Grandma, is that a hot air balloon? Look quickly."
