Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 99
As a result, many grain and oil shops, medicine shops, medical halls, restaurants and tea houses have sprung up nearby.Even Qingfenglou, one of the four major teahouses in Kaifeng, is here.

Hiding in the dark, Yu Daoxiang, who had been trailing behind Ye Chen, passed by Qingfeng Tower, heard a twitch in his ear, looked up to the second floor, and walked into it.

In the backyard of Qingfeng Teahouse, in an elegant small courtyard that is not open to the public, Li Siyan welcomed Yu Daoxiang inside, and said, "Saint! My subordinates just got the news that the Emperor of Song Dynasty adopted the plan of Xiangfu Bo Yechen, The eldest son, Zhao Dezhao, was named the king of Wei, and he was appointed as the chief envoy of the imperial envoy, and the deputy envoys of the third division, Luo Gongming and Ye Chen, were both deputy envoys of the imperial envoy, and they went to Jianghuai to collect food in person."

Yu Daoxiang couldn't help frowning when she heard the words, she didn't care about Zhao Dezhao's appointment as King Wei, the only thing she cared about was Ye Chen's movements.

Li Siyan took a careful look at Yu Daoxiang's pensive face, and said: "The imperial court sent a large team of people, and all the yamen went all out. Leave Beijing and go to Jianghuai to inspect grain transportation."

"Oh! It seems that the Song court has put in all its efforts. In your opinion, can Ye Chen help the King of Wei raise 600 million shi of grain within two or three months?" Yu Daoxiang asked.

After what happened to Yu Qingyan, Li Siyan has been able to roughly understand Yu Daoxiang's attitude towards Ye Chen, knowing that the purpose of her saintess is to find ways, and even use any means to get closer to Ye Chen. It was Ye Chen who kept getting into trouble, and she came forward to help solve the trouble.With this understanding, Li Siyan already knew how to please this saint.

"Saint, don't worry! The plan we made together last night to help Uncle Xiangfu is good, but there will definitely be many difficulties and troubles in the actual implementation process. At that time, no matter if the saint does it personally, or the subordinates and Zhou Jie will help Uncle Xiangfu will solve it, and Uncle Xiangfu will remember the goodness of the saint if he wants to come." Li Siyan said carefully.

Yu Daoxiang showed joy on his face, and after pondering for a while, he said: "You go south with me, and some people who can do things should be ready."

Li Siyan smiled wryly in his heart, thinking that this saint is really domineering, and she didn't even bother to say a few more words to explain, let alone ask for her own opinion.But do you dare to refuse?
"The subordinate understands, so let's arrange some possible manpower." Li Siyan said respectfully.

But Yu Daoxiang was still dissatisfied in many places. She looked directly at Li Siyan and said, "Are there any people from the temple around the Emperor of Song Dynasty?"

Li Siyan's complexion changed slightly, and he gave a wry smile. He wanted to hide it, but he didn't dare, so he could only tell the truth: "There are more than ten eunuchs and more than ten court ladies, and four of them are in high positions."

"Is it just a eunuch or a court lady? Even if I become the chief eunuch, I can't influence the decision of the Great Song Emperor. I need someone who can speak in front of the Great Song Emperor at some special times, and even influence his decision. Hmph... ...The holy hall has planned the Great Song Dynasty for more than ten years, and I don't believe that there are only eunuchs and court ladies who can't get on the stage." Yu Daoxiang looked at Li Siyan with an unwavering expression, and said coldly.

Li Siyan groaned in his heart, and said: "A few of the Chinese and military ministers of the court belong to us, but they are all below the fourth rank. The important ministers of the Song Dynasty are all the founding heroes who followed Zhao Kuangyin. It is difficult even for the Holy Church to win over."

When Li Siyan said this, he looked at the cold light in Yu Daoxiang's charming eyes, sighed in his heart, and then said: "However, there is an important chess piece that has not been used. If this chess piece is used, the Emperor Song will There will be our people among those who are close to us, and if things go well, sometimes even the Emperor of Song Dynasty will adopt the words of this pawn."

Yu Daoxiang had a pretty face and said, "Who is this chess piece?"

Li Siyan said: "Mrs. Huarui, the concubine of Meng Chang, the former lord of the extinct Shu Kingdom."

"Oh! I like this chess piece, and I will use it immediately." Yu Daoxiang said without doubt.

After Zhao Kuangyin had lunch, he was playing Go with Empress Song when a servant came in to report that Meng Chang, the Lord of Later Shu, had just died of illness in his own mansion in Kaifeng.

Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help being surprised when he heard this.

After Western Shu was pacified by the Great Song Dynasty, Meng Chang, as the king of subjugation, was escorted to Kaifeng in misery along the way, according to Zhao Kuangyin's edict, with his mother, Li Shi, and several concubines and children in the harem. Under the sin.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't make things difficult for this suave king who was suave and talented but once favored the Maitreya religion. Instead, he treated him favorably. Let him live in Kaifeng City and spend the rest of his life in peace.

"Oh! Why did this Meng Chang suddenly die of illness! A few days ago, I heard that Meng Chang often thought about his homeland and was always depressed. His body was itchy. He died without thinking about it. It's just that he died so early, and the world would doubt it. This is what I did, it will damage my reputation!" Zhao Kuangyin said with a sigh.

"This Meng Chang is cowardly, but as an emperor, he is quite honest. It is really pitiful to lose the country and die of illness. Come here! Make Meng Chang the king of Qin, give him ten thousand taels of silver, and a thousand bolts of cloth for a generous burial." Zhao Kuangyin pressed tight. Then he said again.

Today's son Zhao Kuangyin has two younger brothers. In addition to Zhao Guangyi, Zhao Guangmei is also a younger brother.And Zhao Guangyi was in charge of the Nanya government office, managed the Kaifeng mansion, and controlled millions of people in the capital city of the Song Dynasty and seventeen counties under its jurisdiction.However, because of Zhao Guangmei's mediocre ability, she only added supervising officials such as Taibao, Shizhong, Jingzhaoyin, and Yongxing Army Jiedushi, and did not have much real power.The authority of the two imperial brothers is very different.

Now, Zhao Guangyi has been crowned king, and his status has risen to a higher level.It stands to reason that all civil and military officials should have flocked to please Zhao Guangyi, but the emperor's eldest son, Dezhao, was crowned king at the same time, but his brilliance was overshadowed by most of it.

The prince and the emperor's younger brother will become king sooner or later, whether it is Zhao Guangmei or Zhao Defang, there will never be a king in the future.Prior to this, he had never been crowned king, because the emperor Zhao Kuangyin often personally led troops to conquer the west and conquer the north and south, and wiped out all the countries in the Central Plains. At this time, it was inconvenient for the emperor to make no contribution The children of the royal family are named princes.

Under such circumstances, Zhao Dezhao, the eldest son of the emperor, was ordered to go hunting in the face of danger.It is of unusual significance to visit JAC.All kinds of thoughts will naturally arise in the minds of the court officials.

Is this a signal that the emperor wants to start cultivating the prince?

That's why he hastily conferred the title of prince and assigned such an important task?
Once the important task of raising food is successfully completed, Wei Wang Zhao Dezhao will undoubtedly make great contributions and establish his own prestige.

Today, Shengshang is in the prime of his life, and now he is starting to train an adult prince to be the crown prince. In fact, thinking about it now, it can't be more normal.After all, no matter how much you kiss your younger brother, how can you kiss your own son.

As a result, civil and military officials became more cautious about their contacts with Zhao Guangyi. Those who had frequent and close contacts in the past will mostly restrain themselves and wait and see.As a result, some ministers of civil and military affairs whom Zhao Guangyi had managed to make friends with through various means over the years were shaken in their hearts.

When Ye Chen returned to the mansion, he flew six hundred miles to various roads in Jianghuai to convey the urgent order of the imperial court to raise food to the states, mansions, roads and counties. For the necessary left-behind personnel, the rest of the censors of the Taiyuan, Dianyuan, and Procuratorate all went out of Beijing, either by boat or on horseback, and went to Jianghuai Road to inspect and raise food.

However, the brigade has not yet left Beijing, and many things need to be arranged in detail. The issues to be resolved by the various departments in Kaifeng in conjunction with the local area, especially the matters related to water transportation, still need to be finalized.

Ye Chen had just taken a sip of honey citron tea with ice cubes at home, when he received a notice from the third secretary envoy, Zhao Dezhao, king of Wei, presided over it personally. Make a final meeting on water transport issues.

The responsibilities and division of labor were clarified at the assembly meeting, and the plan made by Ye Chen was further improved and refined.

For a while, the imperial court issued orders again and again throughout the night, ordering the local governments where the river sections that needed embankment and canal digging were located to immediately mobilize civil servants.

Ye Chen returned home non-stop, thinking that he would go south tomorrow, and the thieves along the way that day would definitely not let go of a better opportunity to snatch him away.However, after a few shots, he now has a more accurate understanding of the power of shooting arrows with his five and a half stone bow. Under the protection of his guards, even against a master like his boss Luo Yi, he still has a certain degree of self-defense. ability.Of course, the one who really reassured him was Yu Daoxiang, a beautiful bodyguard.

However, in terms of improving one's own strength, it is necessary to prepare some ideas these days.

Ye Chen first asked people to call some of the more than 20 military craftsmen who had made bows and arrows in front of him.Then speak out your thoughts.

Ye Chen's idea is very simple to say, that is to find a way to upgrade his bow again, from five and a half stones to seven or eight stones, and even the bigger the better.Because he felt that the power he currently possessed was able to pull Eight Stone's bow without any problem.In addition, he asked to make ten arrows and arrows made of pure iron, instead of the usual sense that the arrow shafts are made of wood or bamboo, and the arrows are made of iron. In this way, after the person hit by the arrow pulls out the arrow, the wound will be bigger and the bleeding will be more.

As a result, the seven military craftsmen who made bows and arrows all shook their heads after seeing Ye Chen's precious bow. This precious bow was made by a famous craftsman at first glance, and it was not something they could modify at all.

(End of this chapter)