Three days later, Zhao Bingyan returned to Shenglong Prefecture City. Queen Mother Yang Shufei personally went out of the east gate to greet the three beloved ministers. There was another polite exchange between the monarch and his ministers.
Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie were so excited that they burst into tears.
The scene was so emotional that Zhao Bingyan couldn't help but squeeze out a few tears.
Back at home, Zhu Jingyi was like a follower, even standing by the tub when Zhao Bingyan was taking a bath. He turned his back and asked Zhu Jingyi to rub his back. He couldn't touch it because it was a sanitary blind spot.
The little girl scrubbed him carefully.
Zhao Bingyan changed his clothes and sat down to have tea, and asked Zhu Jingyi how she was sending and receiving newspapers.
The girl told him that the Imperial City Division had selected thirty people, and they practiced in groups of three, and they were all good at it. Her father also had someone compile a code using the Four Books and Five Classics, and the sisters used it very easily.
Zhao Bingyan went to the storage room to release ten sets of equipment, and asked her to go to the Imperial City Division to distribute them. She took a few sets to Zhenyi Pass for practice, and passed the information from the front to Shenglong in a timely manner.
The little girl was happy and immediately ran to do errands.
As soon as he ran out, he came back and said, "What, Wu Xiaotong is here with the female soldiers. Will the King of Han see you or not?"
He was stunned when he heard it, then glared at Zhu Jingyi and said: "I'm busy, I'll see you when it's time to see you."
The little girl happily went up and slapped him on the face and went out.
The next day, the Queen Mother convened a court meeting.
Zhao Bingyan reported what he had seen during his trip to Shu. The ministers were excited when they heard that there was still a Changning army fighting against the Yuan Dynasty at Lingxiao Mountain. Many ministers even shed tears and shouted for loyalty. This is a loyal army.
Zhao Bingyan talked about the general situation of Sichuan and Shu relying on mountain cities and fortresses to resist the Yuan Dynasty. Unfortunately, due to lack of assistance, these mountain cities and fortresses fell and surrendered one after another after seeing the collapse of the imperial court. It would have been nice if the King of the Song Dynasty could have gone there earlier to rescue them.
All the ministers felt that the Changning Army was a great banner of the Song Dynasty against the Yuan Dynasty and could not be defeated.
He said that this time the Yuan army looked fierce, and as long as the current enemy was defeated, he was sure to lead a team to break into Shu, gather the people with lofty ideals in Sichuan and Sichuan to resist the Yuan, and form a powerful force to regain Shu.
When everyone heard what he said, they were excited and supported Zhao Bingyan's idea.
However, Lu Xiufu firmly opposed it.
He thought that it might be feasible for the army to rush into Shu, but after passing there, he was surrounded by the Yuan army. How could he survive?
This is one, and the other is how many troops will the King of Han bring to Shu?
If the King of Han depleted the elite troops of Hainan and Shenglong, and was surrounded by the Yuan army, and both sides were unable to rescue him, wouldn't the Song Dynasty be in danger?
Everyone looked at each other in shock.
Yes, once fighting alone and falling into a desperate situation, the army is likely to collapse completely.
He said there was no need to be so pessimistic. This was called the leap-frog tactic. In the past, the Yuan army would detour thousands of miles to Dali and then attack the hinterland of the Song Dynasty after occupying Dali.
Once an army of the Song Dynasty Guards entered Shu, the Yuan army would inevitably dispatch troops to encircle and suppress it, which would reduce the pressure on the Hainan and Shenglong Second Routes. If Shu develops smoothly and attacks from both sides, the regained lost territory will surely be connected together.
In this way, the situation for the restoration of the Song Dynasty will be opened.
The ministers and workers began to discuss heatedly again.
Concubine Yang Shu said happily that it was a great good move. This move could not only save the anti-Yuan rebels in Shu, but also regain the lost territory, and also demonstrate the power of the Song Dynasty.
Then she added: "It's just that this move is too dangerous, and the Ai family is reluctant to ask the King of Han to be involved in the danger."
Why does Zhao Bingyan think this woman is so sensational?
He immediately stood up and saluted and said: "I have dedicated my life to death. Please lead the troops to go to war."
Wen Tianxiang quickly said that the matter was serious and could be discussed further.
Zhao Bingyan also knew that it was impossible to reach an agreement at once and continued to listen to Lu Xiufu's discussion on strengthening officials' discipline enforcement.
It has only been less than a year of stability, but scandals involving officials taking advantage of others and doing evil have been exposed in various places. He proposed to establish a Metropolitan Procuratorate to restore supervision of officials.
Zhao Bingyan felt that Lu Xiufu was on business.
He said that although Yushi Huayue was older, he was upright and useful. It was proposed that Hua Yue should be in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Send elites to protect this person and supervise all officials.
Wen Tianxiang immediately supported it, believing that the DPRK and China needed officials who did not recognize their relatives to enforce discipline in order to curb official corruption and deterioration.
Seeing that there was no objection, Concubine Yang Shu agreed to Hua Yue as the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
This is a minister directly appointed by the imperial council, and the ministers in the audience have ideas. The Song Dynasty court truly selected and appointed officials fairly, justly, and openly.
It was late at night, and Zhao Bingyan was still busy in the study.
Zhu Jingyi went over to put him to sleep, and he asked how the transmitter was arranged?
The girl said that her father was very adventurous. One set was sent to Hainan Road, another set was sent to Qinghua, one set was kept in the Fengxi Palace of the Queen Mother, and the rest were sent to the Zhenyi Pass front line.
He asked the Empress Dowager to send the ones from Zhenyi Pass to the front line for use. He also asked Zhuge Immortal to send two sets of higher power ones. The distance was too far and the power was too low to receive the signal.
Zhu Jingyi and her godfather were overjoyed after getting the high-power transceiver. The old eunuch praised Zhuge Daxian's artifact as if it were a god, and ordered his subordinates to handle it with care as if they were serving jade, for fear of breaking it.
Zhao Bingyan reminded them to prepare for use in both hand-crank and charging modes. The Queen Mother's Fengxi Palace has electricity and can be connected directly for use. However, they should be prepared to use the hand-crank to generate electricity when there is no power.
Eunuch Zhu thanked him profusely. It would be much easier to have a chartered plane. He thought some of the inns could be dismantled.
Zhao Bingyan immediately criticized this idea as extremely wrong. Not only should the station not be abolished, but it must be improved and strengthened step by step. Because the transmitter is a god-level foreign product, sooner or later it will be useless. We must take this opportunity to build a post station to transmit information.
After the father and daughter realized this, they immediately got busy.
Zhao Bingyan looked at Zhu Jingyi's retreating back and noticed that this woman had changed into a suitable women's military uniform. Who gave it to her?
The next day, Zhang Shijie and Wen Tianxiang came to talk to him.
Zhang Shijie thought that the frog leaping to Shu he proposed yesterday was very bold and risky. Once the situation opened up, everything would be safe, so the two of them came to discuss the matter.
He asked Qian Shipan to arrange a talk in the secret room.
After the three people sat down, he said: There are still people with lofty ideals and bloody men in Shu. Let's go out and have the advantage. Autumn is about to enter, which is when the food harvest in Shu is good. If you have food, you will have the right time.
It is impossible to take advantage of the right time, location, and people to do anything. Only two of the three advantages are enough.
Wen Tianxiang asked him urgently: "If the King of Han really wants to make the Northern Expedition, how will he plan for it?"
He looked at Zhang Shijie and said: The general is partnering with Prime Minister Lu to help the Queen Mother guard the city. How about I accompany your right minister to conquer Shu?
Zhang Shijie immediately said no, he wanted to lead troops to the expedition.
Zhao Bingyan shook his head and said that his hometown is in Shu and he is very familiar with that land. Furthermore, Marquis Zhuge Wu hoped that he would return to Shu to save the people from the fire and water. When he went to Shu, he could get Mr. Zhuge's help.
Zhang Shijie lacked the help of Mr. Zhuge, so he refused to argue and asked him how to use troops?
He planned to take three people traveling through Yunnan Province to Shu. Before leaving, he would kill the vicious dogs on Guangnan West Road.
After the three people discussed it, they went out to consult with the Queen Mother Yang Shufei.
They just came out of the secret room and saw Lu Xiufu and Hua Yue standing outside. What was he asking?
Lu Xiufu said with a smile: "The King of Han strongly urges Mr. Hua to preside over the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Mr. Hua wants to ask the King of Han for a charter."
He looked at Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie and said, "You should go to the Lord of the Kingdom. Mr. Hua has been through several dynasties and is well-informed. He is very familiar with presiding over the Metropolitan Procuratorate and has no worries."
Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie also encouraged each other and said that Huayue was good.
Hua Yue bowed deeply to Zhao Bingyan and said: "I have thanked the King of Han for his love. Now the King of Han is in charge of the New Deal. Our Song Dynasty is changing with each passing day. I dare not neglect it. Please give me your advice."
Grass, too sour.
Zhao Bingyan was not polite and told him that the current purpose of the inspection was to stabilize the court, and other issues must be dealt with around stability.
Everyone nodded.
He said that the Queen Mother has taken office as the head of the country, and if someone mentions restoring the monarchy, opposing the republic means being apolitical. Not being political is disloyal to the court and must be dealt with strictly.
Women have been in power since ancient times, and we must uphold the Queen Mother's authority to govern.
Mr. Hua can take care of the rest. The Song Dynasty is in ruins and needs to be revitalized. The revision of laws has become a top priority. Song Ci of Dali Temple is a talent. Mr. Hua might as well unite these pillars of the country to run errands.
Both the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple were very tired of investigating the case. They should have special funds for handling the case, so they used the confiscated money to ensure expenses first, and then rushed it into the official treasury.
