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

Chapter 20 Zhao Yingluo’s Promise
The promise mentioned by Zongze actually refers to the initial discussion. Zhao Yingluo asked him not to stop it, and she promised Zongze that she would fulfill his wish.

Zongze's wish was to cross the river and regain the great rivers and mountains of Hebei during his lifetime.

As for why Zongze chose to believe her, it was because she was very accurate in her judgment that Zhao Gou agreed to open a market. More importantly, her promised six-stone grain yield per mu came true.

She can even achieve the goal of producing six dan per mu of grain, so what can't she do?
What impressed him even more was that she, a woman, actually owned 40 acres of land and a fortune of millions in just a few months.

Is this something normal people can do?

However, he is a little impatient. He will be seventy years old in another year. Seventy years are rare in life. How many years does he have left to live?

If we do not regain the Central Plains as soon as possible, we will not be able to rest in peace even if we die.

He felt pity for Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period. It was a pity that he "died before he left the army and made the hero burst into tears."

He doesn't want to be a second Zhuge Liang.

Zhao Yingluo smiled and said, "Father, uncle, there are a lot of people here, so let's go upstairs to talk."

Immediately, the three of them arrived at the VIP room on the second floor. After the three of them sat down, Zhao Yingluo stopped smiling.

"Does the adoptive father know Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period?"

Seeing that she actually mentioned his idol, Zongze asked with some surprise, "Of course, Zhuge Wuhou was determined to support the Han Dynasty, dedicated himself to death, and everyone in the world doesn't know that."

"Do you know why Zhuge Liang failed in all six of his Northern Expeditions?"

"The Kingdom of Shu is weak, while the Kingdom of Wei is strong. In addition, there are many mountains blocking it, so it is impossible to leave the Qishan Mountains. What a pity! What a pity! If he still has ten years to live, this world must belong to the Shu Kingdom."

Zhao Yingluo smiled and shook her head, "If you give him another 20 years to live, the result will not change."

Zongze asked in surprise, "Why do you say this?"

"Zhuge Liang went out to Qishan six times and won most of his battles. Even his defeats were minor defeats. But why couldn't he take Chang'an directly and destroy Wei?"

"This……"

"If the rear is unstable, what will happen even if the front is victorious? Zhuge Liang used troops against Wei several times, either because of lack of food and grass, or because the latter listened to slander and fell short when Zhuge Liang was about to defeat the enemy."

Zhao Yingluo's words made Zongze somewhat confused.

"Therefore, if my adoptive father wants to conquer Hebei and conquer the Central Plains in one battle, he must have a stable rear, no logistical constraints, and no treacherous ministers in power. If not, a thousand years of work will be ruined."

Zongze fell into deep thought, while Zhao Yingluo continued to strike while the iron was hot.

"Does the foster father think that today's officials have the ambition to regain the Central Plains?"

Zongze shook his head. He asked Zhazi to send an unknown number of letters to Lin'an for the expedition across Hebei. Either there was no news, or His Majesty ordered him to stick to the news.

"Does the adoptive father think that Huang Qianshan, Wang Boyan and others are the main militant faction?"

Zongze and these two men had been officials in the same court for many years, so how could he not know the nature of these two men?
"Huang and Wang are cowardly and incompetent. They fear the Jin people as much as the tigers. How can they be the main fighting faction?" "What do you think the combat effectiveness of our Song army is now?"

Zongze still shook his head. Although he didn't want to admit it in his heart, he still sighed and said, "Although there are many people, they have been neglected for a long time. They have more infantry and less cavalry. They are not as good as the Jin people."

Zhao Yingluo kept asking until here, "So, how does the adoptive father think that the Northern Expedition will definitely succeed at this time? If nothing else, Huang Qianshan and his like completely ruined the adoptive father's wishes with his slander in front of the officials. Could it be that the adoptive father Father, do you think that Zhuge Wuhou is like that?"

Finally, Zhao Yingluo gave him the most fatal blow, "What's more, the officials themselves are afraid of the Jin people, so how can they support your Northern Expedition to provoke them?"

Zhao Yingluo's questioning made Zongze break into a cold sweat and was speechless. For a moment, he felt much older.

"According to what you say, the Northern Expedition...is hopeless! Am I going to follow in the footsteps of Marquis Zhuge Wu?"

Lu Haowen remained silent at the side, but he vaguely noticed a clue. Since Her Royal Highness the Princess dared to say that officials were cowardly in front of the two of them, could it be... could she be following the example of Wu Zetian of the previous dynasty and be interested in the throne?Or is it to follow the example of Empress Zhang Xianmingsu in taking the throne?
Thinking of this, Lu Haowen felt chills running down his spine and sweat dripping down his face. He seemed to have been inadvertently involved in the struggle for power in the royal family. What was even worse was that he had no choice but to side with Her Royal Highness.

Lu Haowen's uncertain expression was caught by Zhao Yingluo. Zhao Yingluo smiled at him a little slyly, "It's not that the Northern Expedition is hopeless, you think so, uncle?"

Lu Haowen felt a little desperate when he saw the look in her eyes. It's over!My guess should be correct.

But how can there be an arrow to turn back when you draw a bow?He never expected that as soon as he got off Zhang Bangchang's pirate ship, he would board the princess's ship behind him.

He smiled coquettishly and said, "You are right, there must be a good strategy for the Northern Expedition."

Zongze suddenly became interested when he saw Lu Haowen saying this, "Where's the good strategy?"

Zhao Yingluo only said one sentence, "Only by enriching the people, enriching the country, strengthening the army, and clearing the emperor's side can we regain the great rivers and mountains."

Hearing the words of Her Royal Highness the Princess, Lu Haowen felt a little at ease. Mr. Qing is on your side!Qing Junzi is not openly rebelling, so he should be able to save his head.

Zongze still wanted to ask more questions, but Zhao Yingluo interrupted him and said, "Father, please keep your heart in mind. My promise lasts for three years! Within three years, the Song Dynasty will definitely regain its prosperity again."

Zongze let out a sigh of relief, that's all. Since she said that, she must have some confidence. Let's see how she does it in the past three years.

After clearing up some doubts in their hearts, the two old men left Dasong Bank. Now Liu Yu in Jinan is ready to make a move. If he doesn't take more precautions, he may really cause some trouble.

After instructing Haochun Taoji to continue purchasing plant ash from the Song Dynasty Bank, Zhao Yingluo returned to the mansion. Based on the memory of later generations, she drew the basic configuration of the spray pot of later generations. Of course, the materials and other things need to be pondered by people of this era. replace.

Although Jiang Laosi did not have many manpower, they were all his carefully selected and strong labor force. Coupled with the full cooperation of the carpenters, hundreds of spray cans were completed in less than half a month. In addition, there are thousands of yellow wooden boards three feet long and wide.

As for the plant ash purchase plan, it was completed five days ago, and the cost was only a thousand dollars.

At the end of March, wheat has entered the grain-filling stage, and aphids began to appear in patches on the green wheat ears. Some of them were distributed on the young leaves, and the densely distributed areas were still in the wheat ears.

Although aphids have natural enemies such as the seven-spotted ladybird, they cannot resist these aphids because of their strong reproductive capabilities.

Zhao Yingluo asked Jiang Laosi to organize the manpower to hang the yellow wooden boards in the wheat field, and then asked the strong laborers to use spray cans to spray plant ash liquid in the wheat field.

(End of this chapter)