After leaving the capital, continue heading north.
The Sangyu River is like a silver ribbon flowing between the mountains.
More than 70% of the official roads between Beijing and Youzhou are mountain roads. The mountain road is winding and not easy to walk. And this is also the natural barrier that the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty can rely on.
It's a pity that today's natural barrier is no longer foolproof.
Due to successive years of drought, most of the trees on the mountain have died. Therefore, the Jin cavalry could directly cross the low hills and go south.
Moreover, through the Youzhou Horse Farm as a transit, Houjin's grain and grass can also be delivered continuously.
At this moment, on the depressed official road, three carriages were traveling one after another. The speed was not fast, but they left deep ruts.
It is obvious that the cargo on this troika is extremely heavy.
Tieniu drove the carriage boredly, with a big straw hat on his forehead.
While nibbling on the cooking cake in his hand, he admired the surrounding scenery. His eyes were filled with curiosity.
In the carriage, Yang Dong, served by Yao Jia, had just fallen asleep for a while. He raised his hand to open the curtains and looked at the endless mountains outside the window, feeling a sense of emotion in his heart.
For the cold weapon age, these mountains were natural barriers.
It's just a pity that successive years of drought have caused large areas of trees to die. Now as long as some people are sent to clear the way, the Houjin Iron Cavalry will be unstoppable.
Thinking of this, Yang Dong sighed slightly.
But in the blink of an eye, a gleam of light bloomed in his eyes again.
Since I am here, I will never let your conspiracy succeed. At least... I have to buy some time.
Mr. Lu's artillery has been put on the agenda, but unfortunately the iron is not strong enough and the proportion of carbon needs to be further adjusted...
While he was thinking, he seemed to suddenly remember something and slapped his forehead suddenly.
Counting the time, I'm afraid that old dog Lin Chunqiu can't wait to attack His Majesty right now, right?
After the hype, the rumor that Jin Tiequi went south took the opportunity to plunge the capital into turmoil.
Some cowardly officials will naturally choose to resign to protect themselves. Lin Chunqiu will take this opportunity to further strengthen his power.
but……
The ministers in the court are not fools, so how can they resign easily?
The more senior and powerful an official is, the more likely he is to ignore the rabbit and the hawk. If you want them to resign, you may not be able to do it based on just a rumor.
If this is the case, then there can only be another possibility——
Lin Chunqiu's goal is not a high-ranking official position...
If the young master is Lin Chunqiu, what is the most important position at the moment?
Is it soldiers and horses, or... food and grass?
Yang Dong rubbed his eyebrows with a headache, and immediately a look of relief flashed in his eyes.
Whether it's for soldiers and horses, or for food and grass. Lin Chunqiu must have a proper reason to recommend the talents he chooses.
But this old dog probably couldn't even dream of it. In fact, the young master has already made arrangements, right?
That boy Zhao Yu should have attracted the attention of those in the Ministry of War at this moment.
As for the fact that he studied at Lanxiang Academy, it was nothing serious. After all, there are so many students in Lanxiang Academy, and he has released so many at once this time.
If they didn't want to be controlled by Lin Chunqiu, they had only this option.
After all... for most scholars, it's okay to talk about romance, but once their own wealth and life are involved, everything can be thrown away.
In fact, everything was exactly as Yang Dong guessed.
At this moment, the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the capital was full of gunpowder.
Officials from General Yang Yan's party were glaring at Lin Chunqiu's party.
"Lin Shoufu, if you want to recommend talents, we can understand. After all, everyone is working hard for Dazhou!"
"But why do you say that the talents we recommend are useless?"
"To be honest, this student named Zhao Yu is really a great talent. If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can give him a test."
Hearing this, Lin Chunqiu's expression darkened.
He glanced at the group of soldiers in the military department coldly, with a cold look on his lips.
"My lords, are you doubting the ability of my chief assistant? If so, then I can give up my position as chief assistant to you."
As soon as he said these words, Lin Chunqiu waved his sleeves, bowed directly in the direction of the empress and said:
"Your Majesty, now that I am old, I am afraid that I am not qualified for the position of Chief Assistant. Why don't Your Majesty allow me to beg for my bones and take care of myself as long as I can?"
After speaking, he looked at the empress expressionlessly.
When the empress saw this, she was just stunned for a short time, and then a joy burst out in her eyes.
But before she could speak, at least half of the ministers in the main hall knelt on the ground one after another.
"Your Majesty, I'll beg you to resign!"
"Please, Your Majesty, allow me to wait until my old age!"
The sounds came and went, faintly, covering all other sounds.
The empress' cold phoenix eyes swept over the ministers, and a cold murderous intent flashed in her eyes.
Is this the minister I chose?
What a group of "loyal" loyal ministers!
On the other side, Lin Chunqiu was like a victorious rooster at this moment. He raised his head proudly and his eyes were filled with the attitude of a winner.
"Your Majesty still thinks that the talents recommended by the old minister are not good?"
The empress wanted to tell him that if he wanted to live a long life, get out of the court as soon as possible.
But she knew better that Lin Chunqiu's gesture just now was actually a demonstration to her.
Tell her clearly that if she dares to change Lin Chunqiu's position as chief minister, the imperial court of Zhou Dynasty will completely collapse.
At this moment, the general and his party were once again in a state of depression.
It is different from Lin Chunqiu who waved his arms and responded with a single call. Since the generals have been guarding the border all year round, their prestige has been greatly reduced.
At this moment, a grayish color flashed across their faces.
They knew very well that if Lin Chunqiu gained power this time, their end would be extremely miserable.
Just when the generals and ministers of the party were in a precarious state, the empress's majestic voice sounded again.
"As for the selection of the Secretary of Food Officer, I think that a capable person can be appointed."
"I think that although the rank of the grain officer is not high, it is extremely important to be in charge of the large and small grain depots in the capital."
"And the job of guarding the grain depot is primarily about arithmetic. If you can't calculate the accounts, everything will be in vain. So you really think we might as well test them with arithmetic?"
Hearing this, Lin Chunqiu's eyes flashed with disdain.
The talent he recommended was a Westerner who studied under the Eight Classics of Zhenger. I heard that there are some extremely advanced arithmetic methods in the West, which are much better than those of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, he didn't care about the test, so he nodded slightly and said:
"I think your Majesty's words are right."
Some people died, but not completely...
