Chapter 652: The Japanese are too barbaric
The envoys of the Japanese island country actually dared to draw their swords and commit crimes in Jinguan City, which shows how barbaric and uncultured the Japanese slaves are. We must sort them out, bring the criminal Japanese slaves to justice, and expel all the unruly foreigners from the country.
This is Lord Hua's business. He is already in charge of the Censorate and is now acting as regent, so he must be in charge.
Hua Yue kept exclaiming, "What a good tea!" He drank the tea leaves in one gulp, said goodbye, and hurried to his office to do his work.
Zhao Yulin returned and saw Chen Chen had also arrived home.
The woman was lazily lying on the recliner in the study, enjoying herself. As soon as Zhao Yulin entered the room, he felt a strong warmth. It turned out that the heater had been lit.
He said: It's still early, are you so afraid of the cold?
The woman asked him with her eyes slightly closed: Don’t you see that I’m wearing very thin clothes?
Of course Zhao Yulin saw it. The little woman was wearing thin silk pajamas in summer. How could she keep warm? He went over to have tea with her and asked her with a smile, "Why is she doing this?" She could change into thicker pajamas so that she wouldn't catch a cold.
The little woman said that she was busy all day and was in good health. Then she waved her delicate hands to call him over, asking him to rub her shoulders and pinch her delicate legs. She complained that she was exhausted and had a sore back all over her body.
Zhao Yulin knew Chen Chen was being cute and naughty, so he went up to her and gently massaged her calves. The little woman was happy, and told him that her thighs were sore and swollen, and kept asking him to go up, up, up, oh, it feels so good. After a while, she hooked her hands around his neck and went up to him.
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In the morning, Chen Chen felt embarrassed when he saw the messy study, so the couple quickly cleaned it up and went out to eat.
He told Chen Chen that Lizhou Road was merged into Chengdufu Road, and the burden on the shoulders of the appeasement envoy would be heavier again. Is it possible?
Chen Chen asked him with a smirk: How about it, brother, you didn’t find the answer last night, how about we try again tonight?
He immediately asked them to stop, he really couldn't stand it anymore.
The little woman laughed happily and picked up a piece of kimchi with chopsticks to feed him.
Chen Chen put down his chopsticks and said seriously: I wouldn't know if I hadn't gone out. This time I went down and checked carefully and found that there are many problems at the state and county levels. Lizhou is remote and there are more things that need to be solved.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said: First, we need to manage the officials, and second, we need to find money. It is difficult to get things done without money, and to do good things, we need good officials.
Chen Chen told him that she was catching corrupt officials on one hand and helping ordinary people find ways to make money on the other. It would be easier to do things if she caught corrupt officials and confiscated their money.
The two of them talked as they walked and went out to attend court.
In the new town of Xuzhou, Zhao Feiyan and Shunzhidi were worried.
After Zhao Feiyan assigned Li Dagui a task, she inspected Xinshi. With Shunzhidi taking care of everything, she felt relaxed and bored. Sometimes she was worried that Dagui would not be able to do the job well and endanger Zhao Sihan's safety, and sometimes she felt bad that she could not do anything and could not help Zhao Yulin.
Shunzhidi said: The two of them came to Xinshi to pass on the message to General Da Kui. With Li Da Kui and the people from the Ministry of War busy enough, the small Dali Kingdom still needs the King of Xin Song to worry about.
Zhao Feiyan couldn't help laughing.
Yes, even when the Shenwei Army was fighting against the Mongolian Army and driving Hubli thousands of miles away, she was never too busy to eat or sleep well.
How big of a deal is the Dali Kingdom?
She didn't care. She would trim her nails in her spare time, lie in the hot spring pool to completely relax and take care of her skin.
In Dukou Town, Li Dagui set up his forward command post here. A large number of Shenwei Army road construction troops put on uniforms, picked up weapons and concentrated in the large iron ore area.
The intelligence from Shunfengsi was sent directly to him. With the staff of the Ministry of War here, he could issue military orders directly to Du Baiyue in Guangnan West Road and Thang Long Prefecture based on the military situation.
Zhao Feiyan was bored in Xinshi, but Li Dagui was extremely nervous here.
This guy always felt that Zhao Yulin's eldest son died for his country in his army, and he was to blame. He was guilty, and he was afraid that he would add to his crime if he didn't handle the matter well.
The deputies on both sides said that the third young master valued them. The King of Feiyan handed over the command of the southwestern army to the commander-in-chief , which showed his trust in him.
He asked: The Prince of Zhennan and the Princess have returned to the country for a long time but there has been no news. What if they are captured by the Dali Palace or stubborn warlords like the Gao and Chai families and their lives are in danger?
The King of Feiyan has said that our first priority is to ensure the safety of Princess Zhennan.
Several staff officers of the Ministry of War had already deduced how to deal with sudden changes in the Dali Kingdom. Without considering mobilizing the Tubo Road garrison, attacks from the north, east, and south would be able to quickly quell the unrest in Dali.
However, ensuring the safety of Princess Zhennan is not an easy task.
Duan Xiaolin and Zhao Sihan had returned to Dali Kingdom a long time ago and should be in the Dali Palace now, because no news has come from Congshanchan Mansion.
What you fear will come true. At this moment, Duan Xiaolin and Zhao Sihan are in Dali City, under house arrest by their father, the young emperor of Dali.
After Duan Xiaolin returned to Shanchan Prefecture, the chief steward reported to him that many generals of the imperial guards were suddenly transferred. Why?
Zhao Sihan keenly realized that it must be her father-in-law. The little emperor took action to take away Duan Xiaolin's military power and preserve the little emperor's foundation that had been passed down for thousands of years.
Duan Xiaolin said disapprovingly that the changes in his generals were all promotions, and that this was a reward from his father out of sympathy for the hard work of the soldiers. Very few people knew about his plan to defect to the New Song Kingdom, and they were all still in the leadership of the Imperial Guards, so it was impossible for them to leak it.
Her name is Zhao Sihan. No need to worry, let’s go back to Dali.
Zhao Sihan was very nervous. If the truth were to be exposed, the imperial city of Dali would be a dangerous place. Duan Xiaolin's father had been the emperor for so many years, and he might really want to kill his own father for the sake of justice.
Seeing that her careless husband was getting anxious, she made urgent arrangements at home before setting off with Duan Xiaolin.
Unexpectedly, the two lost their freedom as soon as they entered the palace. After the couple were both thrown into the sky prison, Duan Xiaolin came to his senses and hugged Zhao Sihan and cried bitterly, thinking that he was the one who harmed his smart wife.
Zhao Sihan and Duan Xiaolin were trapped in the cage together and there was nothing they could do. She encouraged Duan Xiaolin to stay calm and watch how they performed.
The Dali court had already been arguing.
The Gao and Chai families suffered a lot at the hands of Duan Xiaolin and his wife, and they instigated the ministers to execute the two for treason and rebellion as an apology.
These two families were extremely vicious. They secretly hid among the subordinates in the imperial army. They were loyal and brave in the battlefield , and gradually gained the trust of Duan Xiaolin and became his confidants. When they learned that Duan Xiaolin was going to take Dali to defect to the New Song Dynasty, they immediately reported it. The young emperor was shocked and stunned, at a loss.
If it weren't for the Queen's strong opposition, the purge would have started long ago in Dali. The young emperor arranged for Duan Xiaolin to be sent as an envoy to the New Song Dynasty just to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
When Duan Xiaolin and his wife returned to Dali, his father had quietly replaced most of the senior generals of the imperial guards. The young emperor was very smart. He did not immediately imprison all the suspects, but waited until Duan Xiaolin returned to Dali before taking action. He arrested the senior generals of the imperial guards while placing Duan Xiaolin and his wife under house arrest.
Now, Duan Xiaolin and his accomplices were caught in one fell swoop, and the senior officials represented by the Gao and Chai families wanted to settle the old scores with Duan Xiaolin and his wife. They first chopped at the generals of the imperial guards, and more than a dozen generals who were close to Duan Xiaolin were dragged to the Meridian Gate and beheaded in public, and there was wailing in and out of .
Then, they wanted to make an example of him and demanded that the young emperor execute Duan Xiaolin and his wife. What was the point of keeping such a traitorous son? He actually wanted to give the good Dali Kingdom to the new Song Dynasty. The Dali Kingdom could not tolerate him. The Duan royal family would never keep such a traitor and a vicious woman.
This made the little emperor feel distressed and conflicted, and he couldn't make up his mind.
As the saying goes, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs; even if you break bones, the tendons remain.
Duan Xiaolin is his biological son.
This son and his wife saved the small court many times at critical moments, helped him solve many problems, and made great contributions.
However, not only did the ministers in the court want to kill Duan Xiaolin and his wife, but even his second and third wives instigated their own families to build up momentum and strongly advised to kill Duan Xiaolin to vent public anger.
The young emperor was extremely reluctant to let them go, and decided to visit them in the prison again, in order to persuade these two unfilial young men to change their minds and write a letter of repentance so that they could save themselves from death.
This guy brought the queen to the cell where Duan Xiaolin was imprisoned. Before he even opened his mouth, Duan Xiaolin started to curse him for not being able to distinguish right from wrong, loyalty from treachery, and being presumptuous of being an emperor. It would be unjust for Dali to be destroyed if he openly killed a general who had made great military contributions to Dali.
The little emperor and the queen were stunned when they saw the disheveled and crazy Duan Xiaolin.
Duan Xiaolin was still crying and yelling, saying that he was the one who killed so many good brothers who had been through life and death with him. He yelled to the emperor that they were all right, and that it was he, a descendant of the Duan family, who was to be killed. Come on, someone kill him, so that the Duan family would have no descendants.
Zhao Sihan tightly protected the emotional Duan Xiaolin, and said to the little emperor with gritted teeth: If anyone dares to kill Xiaolin, she will not live either, and her third brother will come to avenge her.
The young emperor immediately became furious and said to the commanders of the imperial guards on his left and right: Rebellion, rebellion, they will be beheaded in public at the Meridian Gate tomorrow.
Then he left the queen behind and walked away.
Duan Xiaolin had lost control and shouted wildly: He had seen a lot on the battlefield, and asked the executioner to sharpen the knife so that he could die happily.
The queen was so anxious that she stamped her feet and kept calling out to her ancestors, asking them to please be quiet.
Then he hurried out to find a solution.
The young emperor was exhausted physically and mentally by the commotion, so he went to his third wife's room to rest. The young imperial concubine tried her best to serve him, but the young emperor was distracted by his son and daughter-in-law who were about to be executed. The young imperial concubine had to feed him a powerful kidney-tonifying pill to cheer him up. The two were dancing and flying on the clouds on the top of the mountain, when they suddenly heard the attendant shouting: Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is an urgent report of military intelligence. Urgent report of military intelligence.
The little emperor was surprised, and the couple stopped talking immediately. The little emperor rolled over and was about to get out of bed, but the little imperial concubine stopped him and helped him to get dressed.
The attendants outside could not wait any longer and shouted that Shanchan Prefecture was in rebellion and that the prefectural soldiers were heading towards Dali under the banner of "eliminating the imperial court". Not only that, there were also prefectural soldiers heading towards Dali from all directions, and many middle and lower-level officers in the imperial guards were clamoring for mutiny and wanted to eliminate the imperial court. The imperial guards in the barracks in the north of the city were fighting each other and killing each other, causing many casualties.
The little emperor heard a "wuwa" and spat out a mouthful of blood, then fell down swaying.
When I looked again, he was unconscious.
