Chapter 393 Don't Reach Out
Zhao Yulin looked at Zhao Feiyan and said, "Let the past be the past."
From now on, I will definitely not reach out to others without permission. How do you think that is?
The women were so embarrassed to see him admitting his mistake with his eyebrows drooped that they immediately started laughing. Zhao Feiyan told Shunzhidi that it was a gift from her brother to Guangshun, so she should keep it.
Everyone laughed again.
In Xiangyang, the headmaster’s wife arrived with two cute kids on a brand new official ship.
I was followed by twelve beautiful female disciples, all dressed in colorful clothes and holding swords, walking on both sides to clear the way for the mother and son. It was really cool.
The female gang leader was so happy to see the leader's daughter's procession at the gate of the government office that she ran over, took her daughter's hand and asked: Why did you come back so soon? Without writing in advance?
The headmistress smiled and whispered to her that it was Brother Yulin who wanted her to come back.
Her mother got angry and said: It's him again. He won't come back to see you unless you tell him to?
The female gang leader swung her hands and took two steps forward, then immediately turned around and reached out to hug the two little kids.
The head woman hadn't come to her senses yet, and she quickly laughed and shouted: Call me mother-in-law, call me mother-in-law.
Zhao Guangchen and Zhao Guangchen immediately shouted obediently, and the sweet children's voices made the female gang leader intoxicated in minutes.
The female gang leader was delighted. She held her two grandchildren in each arm and walked towards the government office. When she was tired of playing with her two lovely grandchildren, she let the maid take them to take a bath and change clothes.
Then, she asked Zhao Yulin with a little anger, "What do you want to say?"
The headmistress said happily that our mother was going to be promoted, and my brother asked her to get ready to go to Jinghu South Road as the pacification envoy.
The female gang leader said disdainfully, "What are you going to do by crossing the river?"
If she didn't go, she would stay in Xiangyang to take care of her brother Jing.
The headmistress immediately said that our father had also been promoted, and the Ministry of War would soon issue an order to transfer our father to Jinghu South Road as a training envoy to train new soldiers for our New Song.
The female gang leader was furious and shouted that everything had been arranged without even asking for my opinion in advance, huh.
After saying that, he jumped onto the armchair, clasped his hands over his chest, and squatted on the chair in a daze.
At this time, a series of melodious flute sounds broke through the air, followed by two sturdy warriors floating into the courtyard. The female leader immediately ran out and shouted: Daddy, Qigong is here.
The head lady also went over to greet them happily.
It turned out that Old East Evil and Qigong had both arrived.
The old East Evil said loudly to the female leader: Don’t want to do it?
If you don't want to do this, let's go back to Peach Blossom Island and live freely, so as to avoid being bullied here.
Qi Gong immediately said that it was impossible. He was going to Jinghu South as a pacification envoy along the way. Why not do something to bring honor to us martial artists? We must do it well.
The head woman was very smart and knew that the two old guys were trying to provoke her mother, so she pretended to be angry and said that Zhao Yulin was too disrespectful and didn't even come to see our mother. Forget it, we really don't want to be officials anymore. Let's go back to Peach Blossom Island together. Wouldn't it be best if our mother could teach our two good grandchildren personally?
The female gang leader was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter and said that they were all wrong. She had fallen in love with the chair ever since she sat on it.
After saying that, she jumped up again, and stepped deftly on the delicate armrests of the armchair with her feet, demonstrating her ultimate lightness skill. She said with a laugh that she had not sat enough, so she went on to continue being an official.
The old East Evil pointed his jade flute at the female leader and said angrily: Look, you have been an official for so many years but you still have bad habits. You are still wrapped in the habits of the underworld. But you are my daughter. Why are you so unpromising?
The Seventh Lord also stood with his hands on his hips and lectured the female leader, saying that these old guys were fine, as they were dying and there was no hope for them. His good disciples were his pride and the face of the Beggars' Sect.
How come there is no progress as the prefect of Xiangyang after serving for several years?
The female leader woke up and immediately changed her sitting position. She sat steadily on the armchair and asked: "Who is making noise in the hall? Tell me your name quickly."
Then he asked again: "How about Qi Gong? Does he look like a high-ranking official in the imperial court or a provincial governor?"
Several people had already laughed out loud at her funny performance.
Three days later, the female gang leader received a pigeon message informing her that she had been promoted to the Pacifier of Jinghu South Road. She boarded the official ship brought by the female leader to Chengdu to report on her work.
At this time, Zhao Yulin and Cao Youwen had already moved into the military camp in Hengqu Town, and each joined the soldiers in shooting and archery practice.
Lao Cao knew that he was going to the frontline again, and was worried that his shooting skills were declining, so he came to the military camp to inspect it. He also picked up the bow and arrow to play with it.
He was already the king of a country, after all, he was no longer like ordinary soldiers or generals who would charge forward and fight the enemy. The next day, he went hunting in the surrounding area, but after a few days, he gradually lost interest.
That night, the Minister of War Miao Gui also came to Hengqu to meet Lao Cao. Lao Cao said that he was the Minister of War of the imperial court, so why bother running around so hard? If he had anything to say, he could just talk to the government office.
Miao Gui didn't dare to do that. He said that as soon as he returned to Chengdu and learned that the king had arrived in Hengqu, he rushed over immediately.
Miao Gui gave a detailed report on the situation in Jiangnan: in the spring battle, the Shenwei Army managed to capture most of the western part of Jiangnan, and the remaining diehard militia fled to the prefectures and counties near Hongzhou and were taken away by their appeasement envoys.
Thanks to Li Liang's surrender, the Shenwei Army was able to enter Fujian very smoothly. After only some small-scale encounters, they easily occupied the entire Fujian region.
In accordance with Zhao Yulin's request, he organized the garrison into five columns with 100,000 people, with Cao Youwan responsible for guarding the south of the Yangtze River and training new recruits to support the anti-Mongol resistance in the north of the Yangtze River.
Lao Cao has nothing to say.
Zhao Yulin briefly told him about these things after he came back.
He was just a little worried that others would gossip and spread rumors that he, Cao Youwen, was nepotism and that his own brothers controlled half of the New Song Dynasty.
Zhao Yulin said with a smile that others would tease him, saying that he was nepotism and controlled most of the government.
The three of them burst into laughter.
He said that this is the case for now, and after resolving the issues of Dali and Yue State, we will make adjustments to the deployment of troops in Jiangnan.
Lao Cao asked him when he would solve the problem of Dali and Yue Kingdom?
Zhao Yulin took a sip of tea and said that the country must be unified, so we should first expel the evil Mongolian soldiers and then see how things turn out .
He told Miao Gui: The Ministry of War should pay close attention to Wuwei and Zhangye in Lanzhou. Mengge of the Ture family returned to the east, and he must have made some moves to make achievements so that he could get promoted.
What if this guy doesn't know his own limits and comes to attack our Hexi? It would be troublesome if he brings a new and elite army with him and we lack support and preparation.
Miao Gui nodded and told him that he had sent messages to Lanzhou many times to pay attention to the enemy's movements and be prepared for battle. He said there was nothing to look at here, and that Dujiangyan would release water tomorrow, so we should go and see. If the king personally went to Dujiangyan to release water, our Shu land would surely have good weather and good harvests.
Zhao Yulin listened to him and said, what is the release of water? There are continuous bumper harvests. I feel like he is asking Lao Cao to go to Dujiangyan to relieve himself?
Lao Cao scolded him for flattering again, but happily asked Zhao Yulin whether he wanted to go.
Seeing that Cao Youwen was interested, Zhao Yulin said he had nothing else to do and went for a walk.
The three of them packed their bags and went to Dujiangyan in Daojiang County to worship water.
This made the magistrate of Daojiang County and the officials of Yongkang Army very busy. There were already crowds of people going to watch the water release, and now the king himself came here.
When Lao Cao excitedly announced the boiling of water, the official from the Agricultural Affairs Department chopped open the fork blocking the water with a knife, and the river water rushed into the inland river, and the complicated activities were finally completed.
When everyone was about to leave, unexpectedly the shop owners along the street came out and stopped them from leaving.
The county magistrate urgently shouted to the guards to disperse but was stopped by Zhao Yulin, who asked his guard captain Chu Yuxuan to go up and find out the reason.
Chu Yuxuan stood still, looking at him with embarrassment and said it was dangerous.
This time, because he was traveling with Lao Cao, Zhao Yulin did not bring many guards with him. He was only accompanied by Chu Yuxuan and his personal guards. There were crowds of people around him, and he was very worried.
Zhao Yulin told him not to be afraid and to find out the truth quickly.
The guy then walked out quickly.
Lao Cao was smiling happily just now, but now his face is full of dark clouds.
It was not convenient to talk to the people directly from a distance, so he angrily asked the county magistrate what was going on.
The county magistrate hesitantly said that those unreasonable businessmen were causing trouble and he could handle it.
Zhao Yulin shook his head, somewhat unconvinced.
Businessmen make money by being kind and are most afraid of offending the government. They will not gather in a crowd to block the road unless they have no other choice.
Later, Chu Yuxuan came in to report: The common people wanted the king to do justice for them: the county government organized the construction of a street, and agreed to build a waterside street. They all paid money in advance, but later three streets were opened in succession, and the construction stopped when the foundation of the house was built.
They asked the king to make the decision, saying that they no longer wanted the house and that their money should be returned to them with interest from the bank.
Lao Cao was furious and glared at the county magistrate, asking him if this was true.
The county magistrate was so frightened that his whole body was shaking. He turned to look at the chief officer of the Yongkang Army. The man immediately turned to Cao Youwen as if nothing had happened and said nothing.
Zhao Yulin sensed the mystery.
Daojiang County is under the jurisdiction of Yongkang Army. Could this matter be related to that guy?
He suggested to Lao Cao that they go to the scene to take a look. The guards immediately cleared the way and led them to a construction area by the Zouma River. The land there had been excavated in a mess, and the foundations of a row of houses along the river were almost done, but there was not a single craftsman working on them.
The county magistrate reported tremblingly that the Zhang family, a wealthy family in the county, bought land to build a street. Originally, it was just a street by the river, but later, seeing that many people paid money to claim their houses and shops, this guy bought a large piece of land at the back and promised to build it.
Unexpectedly, most of the shops in the front street were the ones that came to claim the houses and shops, and very few of the houses in the back were sold. The Zhang family didn't have much money to begin with, and their stall was too big. After borrowing a sum of money from the bank, they received instructions from the head office to make the loan according to the rules, and no one else's request would do so.
The funding gap for building the street was too large and the Zhang family could not support it. They hid in their own yard and did not go out. The craftsmen could not get their wages and stopped working.
The head of Daojiang County Bank was in the crowd and he immediately came out to report that his subordinates dared not make loans in violation of regulations, as Chief Steward Ma Ling had given instructions and the court had issued a written document.
The merchants who surrounded them from behind shouted, "Give us our money back!" and begged the king to help them and return their money.
