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Chapter 133 Disputes in the court
Emperor Yuanzong heard that the Zhenbei Army was unwilling to rescue him, which led to the fall of Pingliang Fort to this day.

Sure enough, he was furious, and wanted to issue an order to accuse Zhao Yanjiao of negligence.

This time, his will was not carried out, and he was rejected by Xu Zheyuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War in the court.

He is an old minister who assisted the emperor to ascend the throne. He is about to become an official and rarely goes to court.

But today's court meeting, these veterans had to come.

It's not the same now as it was five years ago.

The last massacre in Suijin Town involved thousands of people, and the public opinion was mixed. No one dared to speak for the Zhenbei Army.

But this time, Tang Ying accused the Zhenbei Army of being slow in rescue.

After all, Pingliang Fort was lost from the Xuanwei Army, and it needs to bear the main responsibility.

The Zhenbei Army can only be regarded as helpless, and the emperor needs to put Tang Ying in prison first if he wants to punish him.

Changing generals before the battle has always been regarded as a taboo for military strategists. This is obviously not a good thing, and the emperor is not willing.

While Xu Zheyuan raised his objection, he also handed over the Zhenbei Army's request for military pay.

In five years, the Ministry of Households owed 80 taels of military pay, which happened to be the money for the eldest princess to repair the Jingshen Temple.

In the past few years, the northwest has been stable, and the central government feels that the Zhenbei Army consumes too much silver.

In the paperwork submitted to the Ministry of War, after a while, the Zhenbei Army was asked to reduce military expenditures.

For this reason, the Ministry of War not only transferred the bows, crossbows and arrows that should have been sent to the northwest to the southeast navy, but even allocated only [-] sets of thick jackets and cotton clothes for winter.

Xu Zheyuan made an impassioned statement in the court: what is the use of fighting without money, do you want those soldiers to run naked in the ice and snow with bare hands?

The salary of the Zhenbei Army was delayed again and again in the household department, and no one cared about it.

Moreover, now the Broken Gold Guard of the Zhenbei Army has just made meritorious service.

The same small guard house, one was robbed for a long time and it was difficult to take it, so there was no punishment.

There is no reward for killing a tribal leader and getting dozens of heads.

Now it's time to be fined or not, and the award is not awarded. How can other generals accept this?

In an ordinary court meeting, the emperor could come down with just a few words, but today there are so many people that it is impossible to leave the court.

The officials below were boiling, and Emperor Yuan Zong, who was over fifty, had an ugly face, cold sweat on his forehead, and sat still.

He has been in power all these years, and he is no longer a weak emperor who has just ascended the throne.

At that time, Emperor Yuanzong was just an unfavorable prince and had no chance of seizing the heir.

Fortunately, with the help of the imperial sister inside and the general Zhao Yanjiao charging outside, he reached the highest point step by step.

In order to express his gratitude, he made Zhao Yanjiao's younger sister, Concubine Yan, the queen, and the prince she gave birth to as the prince.

Huang Jie has the merits of being a dragon, and no matter how extravagant she is, he will always respond to her requests.

However, the queen's temperament is dull and reticent. Although her appearance is dignified, she is far less beautiful than other concubines in the palace.

The prince has good conduct, but he is dull, not as steady and considerate as the first prince, and not as lively as the little princes.

Even if the Taifu persuaded him many times, the prince is gentle and mellow, quite virtuous, and in the future, even if he has no merits or faults, he will still be a good monarch who guards the country.

He still doesn't like it.

People in the court said that he was too strict with the prince, and would scold him if he was careless.

No one knows his own heart.

Every time I saw those two faces, I would think of Zhao Yanjiao who behaved shamelessly in front of me.

More than 20 years have passed, but the scene when Zhao Yanjiao forced himself to make Zhao Yanzhu his queen because of the danger at the border is still vivid in his memory.

For an emperor, this is a great shame and humiliation.

Even if the Zhenbei Army is struggling to survive today, they are restrained and hidden in every possible way.

Zhao Yanjiao would not let go of his military power for a day, and the empress would not give up for a day, and Emperor Yuanzong's heart was hard to settle.

However, the law of the ancestors stipulated that the empress cannot be abolished without fault, let alone the prince.

Apart from Zhao Yanjiao, there are other heroes in the court who support the seizure of the throne.

If Zhao Yanjiao has no good end, I'm afraid the rabbit will die and the fox will be sad, and there will be a big disturbance in the court.

For example, Xu Zheyuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, who took the lead at this time.

After finally using the Xuanwei Army to obtain part of Zhao Yanjiao's military power, he still made such a big mistake.

Now that the two guards have been attacked, the border is unstable, and there are people in the court who speak for Zhao Yanjiao, Emperor Yuanzong has to hold back the pain in his heart and the sweetness in his throat.

This kind of matter cannot be answered at the Great Court Meeting, and it is inevitable to quarrel and argue again and again.

After half a month, Emperor Yuanzong was also dizzy from the quarrel, and the Ministry of War finally got the imperial decree: Tang Ying should take the crime and make meritorious service, and take Pingliang Fort as soon as possible.

The Ministry of Households allocated 20 taels of silver to the Zhenbei Army and [-] sets of winter cotton clothes to assist the Xuanwei Army and the government in annihilating the Dilu people and banditry.

This is still a dead letter, and the Ministry of Household Affairs needs to allocate money and materials before distributing them to Yunzhou.

Calculated at the fastest speed, probably in the sunny March, the Zhenbei Army could receive the [-] sets of winter clothes, or maybe even less.

Fortunately, it only takes one sentence to ask the Zhenbei Army to cooperate with the Xuanwei Army Tang Ying to conquer Pingliang Fort, and there is no need to delay the time. The coordination order of the Ministry of War will soon be passed to Hecheng.

Naturally, a message was sent to the Broken Gold Guard in the shortest possible time, that the imperial court's reward was not available for the time being, and the material reward from the Zhenbei Army had been sent to the guard.

At this time, Suijin Town is already a different scene.

Just after the fifth day of the first lunar month, Chuntao, a young daughter-in-law in the town, approached Song Liyun to inquire about her work. The family members were idle, as long as they could earn a few pennies.

Song Liyun asked her to wait for news in Boss Mu's shop.

Years later, Boss Mu returned to Suijin Town, and he cursed for a long time after learning that Jin Sanzhong and others were responsible for that year.

He still wanted to open a shop in Suijin Town, and after discussing with him, Song Liyun planned to transfer the sale of acorn tofu to Jinglaotang.

Now Song Liyun has to distribute the work to each household in the town.

The thing is food processing, that is, from peeling acorns to grinding acorn noodles, and then washing out the starch to make dried vermicelli.

This is something she has considered for a long time, and Suijin Town can no longer remain lifeless.

The hearts of the people here are suffering enough that they cannot even suffer physically. They need to live happily and wait for their loved ones to return.

Moreover, I am in it now, and it is impossible to be alone in troubled times. Only common interests can unite people.

Grasp the method of removing astringency from acorns by yourself, and others will take the processed acorns and process them into vermicelli noodles, and then sell them to the outside world.

Now that food prices are rising, you can profit yourself and benefit many people.

It's just that it involves accounts coming and going, and things are cumbersome, so a person who can settle accounts is needed to manage them.

Song Liyun's remuneration to Boss Mu is based on the amount of income, and he will get a commission from it.

Boss Mu originally thought he was going to lose a fortune, but he didn't expect it to be even bigger, so he immediately agreed.

When Chuntao and the others went to collect the acorns, Boss Mu explained the processing requirements for each step and their respective wages.

Each household can choose each step of the process according to their own family situation.

Many people choose to peel the rubber shells. Chuntao's family has many men working, so she directly chooses to grind the flour.

As soon as the word came out, three families in the town chose to help mill the flour, one could make vermicelli, and the other four were willing to peel acorns.

Song Liyun did some calculations, and the economic value of the worthless acorns doubled.

Each catty of processed acorns can be sold for a penny. These are wild fruits all over the mountains and plains. There is no cost, just picking up trouble.

In addition, groceries and flour are needed to make acorn noodles, which can also drive some planting industries.

(End of this chapter)