Northern Song Dynasty: Counterattack and became emperor after the Jingkang Revolution

When Zhao Yingluo led the army to the gate of Kaifeng City, many people and officials had already gathered at the gate, waiting for her triumphant return.

Zhao Ji led all the civil and military officials to greet her. His face was filled with joy and pride. Seeing her walking up to him, Zhao Ji said with joy, "My son has made great military exploits for the Song Dynasty. He is the hero of the Song Dynasty." pride."

Zhao Yingluo bowed to Zhao Ji Yingying, with a smile on her face, "Daddy, thank you. It was all the soldiers who fought bravely that led to today's victory. I don't dare to take credit."

"Good, good!" Zhao Ji praised repeatedly, "You are neither arrogant nor impetuous, which is even more valuable. You are indispensable for this victory over the Kingdom of Jin. I will reward you heavily!"

Zhao Yingluo thanked her again, then turned to the soldiers behind her and said, "This victory is due to everyone. After a short rest, I will definitely hold a banquet for everyone to celebrate!"

After hearing this, the soldiers shouted "Your Royal Highness the Princess is a thousand years old" one after another, and the laughter of victory spread throughout Kaifeng City.

Later, Zhao Yingluo placed the soldiers and horses in a small town in the north of Kaifeng City to let them rest temporarily. And he took his maids Xia He, Dong Xue and a dozen guards back to his mansion in Kaifeng City.

Chuntao and Luluo, who had been waiting at the entrance of the mansion early, saw Zhao Yingluo's figure and hurried forward.

"Your Highness, you are finally back." Chuntao choked and said, "We have been worried about your safety during this period, and now we can finally feel at ease."

Luluo also echoed, "You don't know, we are praying for your safe return every day. Now it's better, we finally feel relieved."

After Zhao Yingluo heard this, she felt moved in her heart. She held their hands and said, "You have worked hard during this period. Don't worry, I will reward you well."

After a night's rest, Zhao Yingluo put aside the fatigue of the battle, freshened up, and got up early to go to the palace. In the Chui Gong Hall, the officials were talking a lot, still discussing this great victory.

When Zhao Yingluo walked into the hall, everyone's eyes were focused on her.

Zhao Ji looked at Zhao Yingluo with a satisfied smile on his face and praised her again. All the officials also agreed and praised Zhao Yingluo.

They knew that this victory was of great significance to the Song Dynasty. It not only stabilized the border areas, but also restored the national prestige of the Song Dynasty. And all of this is inseparable from Zhao Yingluo's bravery, wisdom and courage.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess is so brave and invincible that she is truly a blessing to the Song Dynasty!" a minister said with emotion.

"Yes, after this battle, the Jin Kingdom will not dare to invade the south in a short time." Another minister agreed, "With Her Highness the Princess here, why should I, the Song Dynasty, not be happy?"

After Zhao Yingluo was modest again, she asked about the situation in the south. She turned to her brother Xin Wang Zhao Zhen and asked: "Royal brother, I already know about the three groups sent by the imperial court to attack Kaifeng. Han Shizhong, what about the other two groups? "

Zhao Zhen said calmly, "Neither of these two groups achieved results. Because General Zong and General Li were in charge of the middle group, Liu Guangshi and Zhang Jun chose not to fight in order to avoid fighting with their colleagues."

"As for Guo Yan's tribe on the west route, they tried to attack Pingyang Mansion, but due to Wang Shan's tight defense and the lack of troops of Guo Yan's tribe, they were defeated."

Zhao Yingluo nodded with satisfaction after hearing this. Everything was within her expectation. Zhao Zhen continued: "Now the emperor has ordered them to temporarily withdraw their troops and reorganize their troops, probably to find new fighters."

After hearing this, Zhao Yingluo sneered, "The imperial army is extremely weak, so what new opportunities are there? If the emperor really wants to get rid of me, he still needs to use external forces, such as continuing to collude with the Jin Kingdom or... uniting with Xixia."

Speaking of this, Zhao Yingluo felt mixed emotions. If Zhao Gou was really confused and chose to collude with the Jin Kingdom or Xixia in order to get rid of her, then the country of the Song Dynasty would face an unprecedented threat.

"We must pay close attention to the movements of the imperial court, as well as the actions of the Jin Kingdom and Xixia."

Zhao Zhen nodded in agreement: "I will strengthen surveillance of the imperial court and the north. If there is any trouble, I will report to you immediately."

Zhao Yingluo turned to the officials again and said with a serious look: "Ministers, although we have won this time, we cannot take it lightly. The Kingdom of Jin and Xixia are still eyeing each other. We must strengthen border defense, rectify internal affairs, and enhance national strength in order to meet the challenges of the future.”

After hearing this, all the officials expressed their agreement. They knew that Zhao Yingluo's worries were not groundless. Under the current situation, only by uniting as one and working together can we defend the country of the Song Dynasty.

After Zhao Yingluo discussed some state affairs with Zhao Ji, they decided to hold a banquet in the palace to celebrate the returning soldiers.

After the hustle and bustle of the celebration banquet, Zhao Yingluo was not immersed in the joy of victory, but quickly turned her attention to the planting of winter wheat.

Now most of the three million acres of fields he owns have been planted with winter wheat, but further away from Kaifeng City, due to poor seed quality and lack of technical guidance, grain production has been unable to increase, and the people there are still enduring. Hungry.

The crux of the problem is that these lands are in the hands of the gentry. They cannot directly distribute the high-quality seeds in their hands to farmers, nor can they send technical personnel to provide guidance, because they are not the owners of the land.

Zhao Yingluo frowned, thinking about how to solve this thorny land ownership issue.

Suddenly her mind changed and she thought of Jiang Laosi. Jiang Laosi had been dealing with farmers and might be able to provide some useful suggestions.

After listening to Zhao Yingluo's words, Jiang Laosi thought for a moment and came up with a solution: "Your Royal Highness, those squires just want to collect more rent. If we can guarantee that they can get two stones per acre of rent, Income, I believe they will not come out to interfere with farmers’ farming.”

After hearing this, Zhao Yingluo's eyes flashed with light, and she felt that this idea was quite feasible. She asked: "How to do it specifically?"

Jiang Laosi smiled slightly and explained: "We can sign an agreement with the squires, promising to pay the rent according to the agreed amount every year, and the land ownership will still be in their hands. However, those squires cannot interfere with any of our farming matters. In this way, we can send skilled workers to guide those farmers in farming, and the food production will increase, and those farmers will naturally not go hungry."

After hearing this, Zhao Yingluo nodded in agreement, "This plan sounds good. I'll leave this matter to you. Be sure to plant more wheat before the cold dew."

After Jiang Laosi took the order and left, Zhao Yingluo was in a good mood and decided to go for a walk in Zui Furong. She hadn't eaten hot pot or gone shopping for a month. At this moment, she felt strongly that the deliciousness of hot pot was teasing her stomach all the time.