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

Chapter 4 Lu Haowen’s hidden worries
Zhao Yingluo saw that there was an empty seat next to Lu Yao, so she went to sit down. Unexpectedly, Lu Yao actually pushed the chair aside and pretended to be nonchalant.

Although Lu Haowen had three wives and concubines, only the eldest lady gave birth to a son for him. As for this daughter, he did not have it until he was 45 years old, so he was particularly arrogant towards this daughter.

But it is precisely because of this that the temper formed by being spoiled since childhood will not get better.

Lu Hao, who looked embarrassed, saw that his daughter actually looked bad to Her Highness the Princess. He endured his heartache and angrily said, "Yao'er, please don't act nonsense. Please sit down quickly, sister."

The eldest lady Lu Yao lost her temper, "I don't recognize this sister who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and I don't want her to sit here with me!"

Lu Hao asked anxiously, "If you don't obey me again, go back and think about your mistakes behind closed doors with me immediately!"

It didn't matter that he was violent, which made Lu Yao burst into tears, "Dad, you have changed. You have never yelled at me like this. I am your biological daughter. Why did you give Wen Qiu Pavilion to her as soon as she came?" She, why are you so nice to her as soon as she comes? Why..."

When she cried, Lu Haowen felt even more hurt, but one was his precious daughter, and the other was the current princess. If he followed his daughter, he would offend his highness, and if he complimented his highness, he would have wronged his daughter.What should I do?
"That's all, uncle, you better eat. I'll just go back to the house and find something to eat myself."

After saying this, without waiting for Lu Haowen's consent, she turned around, crossed the threshold, and walked out.

Although she was a princess, she was living under someone else's roof, so she couldn't make the Lu family miserable because of trivial matters.Furthermore, if I, a 25-year-old, well-educated and educated female doctoral student from the future generation, compare myself to a 16-year-old child who is not yet a minor, it would be too much of a loss.

Lu Haowen was very understanding of human nature, and the princess gave in for his own sake, so after comforting his daughter, he quickly ordered the cooks in the kitchen to cook a few good dishes and sent them to Wenqiu Pavilion.

After eating, it was already Xu o'clock, which was equivalent to nine o'clock in later generations. Zhao Yingluo endured the pain in her feet and came to Lu Haowen's study.

At this time, he was the only one in the study. Zhao Yingluo immediately understood and sent Chuntao back.

"My dear daughter, I have offended you so much. I hope Your Highness will forgive you."

"Why should Mr. Lu worry about such trivial matters? I wonder if Mr. Lu has something important to tell me?"

Lu Haowen sighed and explained in detail what happened in the court today.

It turned out that the people sent to Xiangzhou came back. His Royal Highness King Kang did not pursue Zhang Bangchang's crime of trespassing, but he had no intention of coming to Kaifeng to obtain the Dabao.

The letter only said that he was recruiting a large army, intending to work with the Hebei rebels to rescue the second emperor who was about to arrive in Zhending, and ordered him to stay in Kaifeng.

"If, as His Highness said, His Highness Prince Kang seems to have no intention of coming to Tokyo to ascend the throne, what can he do?"

Zhao Yingluo snorted coldly, "Brother Huang only wants to cross south, so how can he dare to take any risks and come to Kaifeng? Let him go."

"But now Zhang Bangchang is eager to give up the throne. If His Highness Prince Kang does not come to Kaifeng, who will give up this position to?"

Zhao Yingluo played with the tea bowl in her hand and said casually, "Zhang Bangchang is eager to give up his throne, but King Qin's troops have already arrived at Kaifeng City?"

Lu Haowen was shocked, "How did your Highness know?"

After today's morning court meeting, he learned that Wang Yuan, the commander of the Xuanfu Division, the general manager of the North Road, Wang Yi, the commander of the Jianghuai Shipping Division, and Fu Liang, the commander of the Jianghuai Shipping Division, were about to arrive in Kaifeng City. Unexpectedly, His Highness's information was better informed than his.

Zhao Yingluo did not answer him, "All the soldiers and horses have arrived in Kaifeng. If Zhang Bangchang does not meditate, his fate after the city is destroyed can be imagined. The best way is to take the initiative to meditate. In this way, it will be difficult to keep his wealth." Said, but at least my life was saved for the time being."

"Your Highness' analysis is that once Kaifeng City is besieged, the troops in the city alone will not be enough to resist the army outside the city. What should we do about this situation?"

"Why not invite Queen Yuanyou into the palace to listen to the government behind the curtain. In this way, Zhang Bangchang can take advantage of the opportunity to abdicate. King Qin's army will not forcefully attack the city when they see that he has returned to the royal family."

After hearing Zhao Yingluo's suggestion, Lu Haowen clapped his hands and laughed, "That's right! After Queen Yuanyou was deposed by the late emperor, she lived outside the palace. If the Queen Mother is invited, the problem will be solved."

After getting a satisfactory answer, Lu Haowen was in a good mood, "Your Highness, you can live here with peace of mind. If you need anything, please contact the people in the palace." After helping Lu Haowen solve the problem, Zhao Yingluo stretched her tired waist and said, Returning to her own courtyard, she had just taken the first step in her big move.

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The development of the subsequent court affairs was indeed as expected by Zhao Yingluo. Empress Yuanyou dropped the curtain, Zhang Bangchang abdicated, and the Chu State that had existed for more than 30 days became history.

Later, Queen Yuanyou and Zhang Bangchang moved south together. Kang Wang Zhao Gou proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian Mansion and ordered Zongze to know Kaifeng Mansion to resist the Jin people from going south.

Because Lu Haowen was loyal to the court and got Queen Yuanyou's advice in front of Zhao Gou, he was named the right prime minister and led the Jiedushi of Dongdong East Road to assist Zongze in resisting the Jin people's southward march.

Time passed by more than a month, and it came to the hot summer.

At this time, the corn in the field has grown to more than half a person's height, and the farmers are following her instructions to add soil and fertilizer to the corn.

The source of this soil fertilizer is wheat straw. She asked farmers to chop the straw into pieces with a guillotine, then sprinkle it with swill and wait for retting. After two months of fermentation, it was spread into the corn fields.

At this time, those farmers who planted soybeans and millet were gloating about their misfortune when they saw the corn growing taller.

"Look, the soybeans in my field are all blooming, but the corn is still growing leaves."

"That's right! Our millet is about to ear."

"I've known for a long time that this thing is unreliable, yet they still insist on planting it."

"If it really lasts like this, it can only be fed to livestock."

"Don't say that. These leaves are fat and can be eaten for cooking."

"Stir-fried vegetables? Can they be eaten as rice? Who can eat so much at once?"

……

Those people were sarcastic and sarcastic on the ground, which made these well-fertilized farmers lose their motivation, and they squatted down on the ground one by one.

If it is true as they say, life in the second half of the year will be difficult.

At this time, Zhao Yingluo happened to arrive in the field with Jiang Laosi, Feng Jing, and Chuntao. After hearing their words, she sneered, "Wait until August, and some of you will cry."

When the farmers saw their master arriving, they didn't dare to talk back and dispersed one by one.

"Girl, this corn doesn't bloom, so how can it bear fruit?" Farmer Li Er said with a sad face.

"Just wait patiently. The corn will ear in half a month, and you will know the results by the end of July. I guarantee that when the harvest comes in August, you will be proud."

Her words inspired a lot of enthusiasm among these farmers.

After boosting morale, Zhao Yingluo immediately walked into the corn field to observe the growth of the corn.

In June, the rainy season in the Central Plains has not yet begun, and these corns began to suffer from water shortages under the sun.In some places with relatively high terrain, some leaves have begun to wilt or even turn yellow.

(End of this chapter)