Chapter 374 Everyone is Convinced
The current Central Council, in order of director, deputy director and vice director, consists of Cao Youwen, Li Zhongmian, Fan Zhong, Zhao Yulin and Zhao Feiyan. Including Hua Yue, there are six people.
According to the rules of the game of odd number voting, one more member is needed.
Zhao Yulin really wanted to let Yang Jin be the deputy director. She was a time traveler and a god-like figure. However, since he and Zhao Feiyan were already in the Central Court, if Yang Jin joined, he was afraid that people would criticize that the Zhao family was the only one in power.
While he was thinking about it, Lao Cao spoke up and proposed that Yang Jin be the deputy director of the Central Institute.
This is a promotion of three levels in a row, skipping the position of Shangshu and directly becoming a vice-prefectural leader.
Lao Cao's words immediately shocked everyone, and the conference room fell silent. No one had expected Lao Cao to make such a proposal.
At ease, Lao Cao said that for most of the past six months, Commander Zhao was busy with military affairs outside. When the court was discussing important matters, it was almost always Yang Jin, who was sitting in the back row, who came up with reasonable suggestions to unify the opinions of the officials. Her ability has long been obvious to all.
The gentlemen were convinced and nodded their heads without saying anything.
Zhao Yulin certainly supported it and asked Wang Rong from the Office to draft a statement to be published in the Chengdu Weekly.
The year 1239 is about to pass. From the far west to the Korean Peninsula on the edge of the ocean, all places are discussing and summing up:
Mengge in the west believed Badu's good advice and was returning east with Subutai, leading 50,000 troops. He called it responding to the order of the Khan of the grassland to join the expedition against the Song Dynasty. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was preparing to compete for the Khan's throne.
After learning of the situation, the Khan of the grassland urgently ordered his son Guiyou to lead the troops back to plan to protect the royal court and inherit the throne of the Khan.
The princes and nobles from all over the country were hurrying towards the royal court on the grassland in the east. Groups of tents and tribes of all sizes were scattered along the water and grass road that migrated from west to east.
Subutai knew how powerful Zhao Yulin of the Shenwei Army was, and Mengge had also received many letters from Hubili, urging him to stay on the Volga River, gather strength to conquer the countries in the Western Regions, and create a new world for the Toure family.
But Mengge just wouldn't listen. First of all, he was thinking about seizing the Khan throne and taking back what belonged to his family.
Secondly, he had never seen the Shenwei Army and had never fought with Zhao Yulin. How could a prairie man so heroically give in so easily?
On a windy and snowy night on the Kipchak steppe, Subutai was still in the tent, trying to persuade Mengge earnestly.
This old man, who followed a generation of geniuses to roam the grassland, was a famous grassland warrior who was dedicated to the Ture family and had long seen through the ambitions of Hubili.
Regardless of whether Hubli was really thinking about Mengge or hoped that Mengge would not come back to compete for the Khan position, Subutai felt that what Hubli said about the Shenwei Army's super strength was not a lie.
Because, in these years, the Shenwei Army has fought east and west, and has hardly ever failed. However, the opponents around the Shenwei Army, including the army of their empire, have suffered a lot.
Mengge was determined to go back and fight for the Khanship, and was not moved by Subutai's persuasion. He listened to Subutai's nagging more and more, and said impatiently that the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the team had been walking for a month, so they would rest here for five days before moving on, and then yawned repeatedly to indicate that they were going to sleep.
In Chengdu, Zhao Yulin and Cao Youwen are listening to the report from logistics officer Tan Yousan.
This guy brought the new currency and food of the New Song Kingdom to Meng Gong in Luzhou. Meng Gong, who was originally happy, suddenly changed his face the next day and questioned him why the Shenwei Army attacked Guangnan?
Tan Yousan was also surprised, and told him helplessly that he knew nothing. Before setting off, he knew that there were often reports of Lin'an militia invading the border in the military newspapers.
Whether the war started because of the Shenwei Army attacking the militia or the militia crossing the border to attack the Shenwei Army is another matter.
Meng Gong was already in a remote corner, so how could he get accurate information from Lin'an, let alone the Shenwei Army? Tan Yousan knew that it was not suitable to stay here for long, so he handed over the military supplies and immediately returned home.
He also reported to them three times that Meng Gong's personal guards were all dressed in rags and had a variety of weapons, which showed that the equipment of his troops was not much better.
Although Jiangdong was a grain-producing area, the people were living in poverty because of the war. Many people fled to Jinghu and other places, or sought to join the army to get food. The local farmland was barren, and the food produced was insufficient, and there were starving people everywhere.
As soon as Meng Gong heard that a large amount of food had been sent, he was overjoyed and didn't care at all how much silver and money Xin Song gave.
Lao Cao looked at him and said: In this case, it seems that the days of the Jiangdong small court are becoming more and more difficult. Whether we fight them or not, they will collapse.
Zhao Yulin nodded. He felt that this trip to Guangnan East Road had caused trouble, and if he was not careful, there might be trouble on Fujian Road and Liangzhe West Road.
The New Year is just a hurdle.
He suggested to Lao Cao that he should immediately transfer Cao Youliang's troops back to defend the south road of Jinghu in case of any emergency. The navy of Ezhou should also accept the dispatch of Brother Youliang and pay close attention to the situation in the west road of Liangzhe.
Lao Cao asked him cautiously: Brother, are you going to take over western Zhejiang again?
He knew that his third brother was a young and inexperienced person. Once Zhao Yulin gave him a little guidance, he immediately rushed to Guangnan East Road with all his strength. If he was asked to pay attention to western Zhejiang this time, maybe he would take the opportunity to go there.
Zhao Yulin shook his head and said that he would act according to circumstances. At present, every piece of land in Jiangdong would be a loss-making commodity, so there was nothing special about it. However, the loss of strategic depth by the Lin'an court was very beneficial to us.
Lao Cao agreed immediately and asked the Ministry of War to make arrangements as soon as possible.
In Jiangdong, Yu Jie was very excited after receiving the grain and banknotes of the New Song Dynasty allocated to him by Meng Gong, and he made a special trip to Luzhou to express his gratitude.
After the two of them exchanged pleasantries, they had a feast and drinks.
Meng Gong looked at the jar of Wu Gu Feng wine and said a little embarrassedly, "Wu Gu Feng of Commander Zhao of the Shenwei Army, haha."
We are eating his grains, but we are here criticizing him.
Yu Jie said with a laugh that the Zhao family's brother was much more generous and righteous than Zhao Bing in Lin'an City.
Meng Gong's mind was as clear as a mirror, but he would not easily say it out loud. He was ten years older than Yu Jie, and he was well aware of the darkness of the court and the intrigues among officials.
He raised his index finger to his lips to remind Yu Jie that there are ears on the other side of the wall, and that we are serving the Lin'an court.
Yu Jie said disdainfully: "You are afraid of birds. At worst, you can just follow Xin Song." Xin Song also has the surname Song, the third young master also has the surname Zhao, and he is also the son-in-law of the emperor. The little princess Feiyan is in Chengdu. It is not shameful to join Xin Song.
This time he accepted the food and new currency transported from the New Song Kingdom, which meant that half of the military supplies were supplied by Chengdu. He was certainly aware of the importance of it.
Meng Gong raised his index finger to his mouth again to make a silent gesture, and told him that the Shenwei Army had entered Guangnan East Road, and Lin'an must be discussing countermeasures, and there might be news. If they want us to lead troops to fight the Shenwei Army, it will be troublesome to recapture Guangnan.
On one side there is an order from the imperial court, and on the other side there is the brother who . What should I do?
"If I get mad, I'll go to New Song." Yu Jie said in a loud voice.
At this time, someone else came outside the big tent. The imperial envoy of the Lin'an court went in and read out Zhao Bing's imperial edict, and then asked Meng Gong for 500,000 taels of silver. The reason was that Meng Gong had the responsibility to defend the land and should have lived in Jinghu, but he stayed in Luzhou. Naturally, he had to make up for the taxes that Lin'an lost from Jinghu.
What the hell, Mag, what's the logic behind this?
Meng Gong was stunned immediately.
After a short rest, he said that Luzhou had been at war for years, and even if all the taxes were handed over, there would not be so much silver. Moreover, he and General Yu's troops also had expenses for food and drink, so how could they hand over the taxes?
Yu Jie happened to be there and also said that there was no military funds. Where would the money come from? There was none .
Instead, the imperial envoy covered his face and burst into tears, sobbing and begging the two generals to save him. The Lin'an court already knew that the New Song Kingdom had transferred a batch of grain, fodder, and silver to the general, and there was food and drink in the military camp. The young generals also used the New Song Kingdom's strong new currency to buy wine. No matter what, they had to give him some silver so that he could take it back to Lin'an to report.
Silently, Meng Gong was convinced by the fake emperor of Lin'an, who actually inquired so thoroughly.
He had to admit that he had received the food and military expenses transferred from the New Song Kingdom, but it was not much, and he did not get the silver coins that the imperial envoy wanted.
Even after using the new currency to pay off the brothers' wages, there was little left.
The imperial envoy became anxious, and after another burst of crying, Meng Gong had no choice but to ask the quartermaster to take out 500,000 strings of new currency before sending the imperial envoy away.
As soon as this fellow got on the official ship, he asked them to pull the sails full and row hard to leave. He was afraid that Meng Gong would change his mind and chase after them to ask for the money back.
Yu Jie smiled helplessly and said that he had asked Meng Gong to spend money again. With the Shenwei Army stationed in Guangnan, they could not collect taxes, and even the area for issuing money was reduced. It was normal for them to be short of money.
Lord Meng looked at the imperial envoy's ship sailing away and shook his head.
This year, he and Yu Jie fought hard against the Mongolian army, and fought several battles on both sides of the Huai River, suffering heavy losses. Although they blocked Hubili's way south, they also suffered heavy losses in baggage and elite troops, and he himself was wounded by an arrow again. He also had to recruit soldiers, train soldiers, and build weapons, all of which cost a lot of money.
Chengdu in the west was in celebration mode for the New Year. Zhao Yulin asked Ma Linger to arrange to bring all the children to Chengdu to stay. He wanted to have fun with them for a few days. The older kids, Chen Liu, Wu Jing and Zhu Fugui, refused to play with him and went to pull Hu Lan for a walk on the street.
Zhao Yulin was running around in the yard with a group of kids, playing the game of "Eagle Catches Chicken". His mother saw Zhao Yulin playing with the kids like a little kid, and said with a smile that he was already over thirty years old, but he was still a child who would never grow up.
Chen Chen hugged the old woman from behind and said that it was better for her brother not to grow up. She hoped that her brother would never grow up.
His mother said what a silly girl, how could it be possible, everyone will grow old.
Just saying some stupid things.
Chen Chen said with a smile that she saw that our mother has not changed over the years and looks younger.
Zhao Yulin's mother was very happy and said with a laugh that Chen Chen was really good at making people happy.
Zhao Yulin was chased by the children and ran all over the yard, all of them were sweating profusely. His mother was afraid that her good grandson would be tired, so she shouted, "Stop, stop and take a bath and change clothes." The group of children rushed to the bathroom again.
