In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 568 Zhao Yi's Love

Park Young-hoon was stunned.

"Why don't you thank me quickly, sir?" The officer pushed Park Young-hoon.

Park Young-hoon gritted his teeth and had to bow his head and said, "Thank you very much, sir."

Park Young-hoon took his wife and followed Mr. Xie in a carriage to Far East City. Along the way, Mr. Xie took great care of them and arranged their food and accommodation very well.

Sometimes when they were in the wild and had no house, they would give him their carriage to stay in when they saw that he had female relatives.

Park Young-hoon was deeply moved and developed more and more respect for Mr. Xie.

By the time they arrived in Far East City at the end of September, Park Young-hoon and Mr. Xie had already established a very good relationship.

At that time, Far East City was still under construction, and Park Young-hoon was greatly shocked when he arrived at the scene.

The Far East City was built on the east side of Lake Baikal, with the west side of the city wall close to the lake, using the lake surface as a natural moat.

Tens of thousands of laborers and craftsmen worked here day and night.

The Song Dynasty transported all kinds of supplies here from all directions, and the local garrison was also responsible for cultivating land and growing crops to ensure self-sufficiency and reduce the pressure of long-distance transportation.

There is no way. This place is too far away from the center of the Song Dynasty. If the Song army’s carriages did not have tires and there were countless cattle, horses and sheep, it would be impossible to build a city here. Feeding tens of thousands of people would be a problem.

Now the Song army recruited civilians from all directions, and then the garrison was responsible for farming to reduce the pressure of transportation.

With the fish and various animals nearby, they are finally able to survive.

In this era, only the Song army had the ability to build a city in such a place.

Another advantage here is that there is no shortage of trees, and the Song Dynasty already has cement. Although it has not been fully used, cement can be used in many places.

On the day Park Young-hoon arrived, he saw hundreds of horse-drawn carriages carrying large amounts of cement to the site. It was said that it was transported from thousands of miles away, which was not easy.

Because Far East City is still under construction, Prince of Yan Zhao Xie is not actually here, and of course there is no Prince of Yan's Palace either.

Mr. Xie brought his fellow travelers and Park Young-hoon to a place where there were dozens of simple wooden houses for them to use.

They are staying here temporarily and don't have much to do, so they just get up early every day to run and exercise.

In my free time, I would chop some trees and store some firewood in preparation for the winter.

During this time, people came from afar and settled here.

One day in December, Mr. Xie gathered everyone together.

Park Young-hoon stood in the crowd and found that there were young people like him all around him, including Koreans, Mongolians, Han Chinese, and people from other ethnic groups.

"From now on, you are my servants."

"The first year is a probationary period. Each person will receive five strings of copper coins per month, including food and lodging."

Wow, all the young people were very happy, they didn’t expect the salary to be so high.

"After the probation period, if you fail, you will be relocated back to your original place."

The second sentence shocked the teenagers. Park Young-hoon now respected Mr. Xie very much, and he immediately vowed in his heart that he must do a good job.

Mr. Xie said a few brief words, then called the teenagers over one by one to talk to them separately.

The fourth one found Park Young-hoon.

“Park Young-hoon, I heard that you want to be a Song Jun.”

"I am willing to work for Mr. Xie." Park Young-hoon immediately changed his words.

Mr. Xie smiled, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Are you willing to join the army?"

"I will obey Mr. Xie in everything."

"Very good. I will arrange for you to join the army in the future. However, the training is very hard. I hope you can pass it."

"No matter how hard or tiring it is, I am not afraid."

Not long after, the army came to recruit people, and Park Young-hoon was also selected. The base was nearby, so he could go home every few days.

Park Young-hoon trained in the army for a month, which was much harder than his previous training with Mr. Xie, but he still persevered.

Because he knew that this was related to his identity change. According to Mr. Xie, whether he would be a Korean or a Song citizen in the future would depend on his performance in the army. He now really wanted to be a Song citizen.

A month later, an officer found Park Young-hoon and said that he had performed well and wanted to transfer him to the Prince of Yan's guard team. His monthly salary would be doubled to ten strings of coins.

Park Young-hoon was surprised and happy. On his day off, he came back and found Mr. Xie and asked him. Mr. Xie said, "I don't want you to go to Prince Yan's Guard. You are my man, not Prince Yan's man."

Of course, Mr. Xie added, the choice is yours, you can decide for yourself.

Park Young-hoon lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Since I have promised Mr. Xie, I will always be Mr. Xie's person."

"The King of Yan gives you 10 strings of cash a month? And following the King of Yan, you have a bright future." Mr. Xie said with a smile, "Do you want to reconsider it?"

"I have thought it over carefully. I have promised Mr. Xie and I will not change my mind." Park Young-hoon said gritting his teeth.

"Hahaha, okay, okay, Park Young-hoon, I'm not wrong." Mr. Xie was overjoyed.

Not long after, Park Young-hoon finally found out that Mr. Xie was actually Xie Fei, the steward of Prince Yan's mansion.

He selected people for King Yan and deliberately tested him.

Park Young-hoon passed the test and officially became a member of King Yan's guard.

Many of his friends who were with him that day did not pass the test. When they heard that Prince Yan had doubled their monthly wages, they still followed Prince Yan and turned to other places. In the end, they were all sent back to their hometowns.

In September of the sixteenth year of Yuanzhen, Park Young-hoon had just arrived in Far East City.

Thousands of miles away, the Ming Province was about to experience a bloody storm.

The third prince, Prince Ming Zhao Yi, came to the Ming Dynasty in February. After arriving, he immediately used thundering means and suppressed the rebellion with iron blood.

At that time, the Song Dynasty had just conquered Persia for less than a year, and there were still sporadic cases in various places. The third prince Zhao Yi was ruthless. He led the Mongolian army of Kublai Khan as the vanguard, putting out fires everywhere and slaughtering people at will, which caused extreme dissatisfaction throughout Persia. Even the Governor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Xuan, and the commander-in-chief Chen Xiaodao were impeached in the court.

The biggest event took place in Nanjiangzhou (formerly Tabas City) in May.

It is said that when Kublai Khan received news that someone in Nanjiangzhou was plotting to rise up in rebellion against the Song army, he took 2,000 cavalry to Nanjiangzhou overnight, entered the city in the early morning of the next day, and asked the people of Nabaoli to hand over the people.

Since the people could not surrender, Kublai Khan simply killed all ten households.

Then they forced the chief to hand over the person.

Even the chief security officer couldn't hand it over.

Shi Dabaozhang was not a Persian, but a Mongolian.

As a result, Kublai Khan also killed the chief of Bian Dabao and massacred all 100 households in Dabao.

Kublai Khan was asking for people from the village.

Finally, someone in the village stood up and admitted that he was the leader and wanted to save the entire village.

As a result, Kublai Khan did not care and selected one in ten out of the one thousand households in the village, and all the one hundred households were killed.

The village chief at that time was a Song person. He cursed Kublai Khan and was hung up by him in the wild for a day and a night. He was almost hanged to death.

The news shocked the court and the public. Many older officials in Lin'an City criticized Kublai Khan and wanted to punish him.

Kublai Khan used chicken feathers as a token of authority and, under the orders of the third prince Zhao Yi, slaughtered every villager at will, which was no different from the previous Mongolian army. Didn't this arouse the hatred of the Song people and the local people?
In early September, the imperial court issued an imperial decree, Zhao Yurui severely reprimanded Zhao Yi and deprived Kublai of his military power. Less than a month later, Kublai took 5,000 allied troops (including Mongols, Persians, Turkmens, Georgians, etc.) and left Daming Province by boat and headed for the territory of the Song Dynasty.

On the day Kublai Khan left, the third prince Zhao Yi went to the dock to see him off.

"Your Majesty the King." When Kublai Khan saw Zhao Yi, he knelt down respectfully, and the large number of Mongolian troops behind him also knelt down one after another.

"Get up, get up, no need to be polite." Zhao Yi laughed, his expression very happy, not like he had just been scolded by his father recently.

He personally stepped forward and helped Kublai Khan up, and Kublai Khan looked flattered.

Zhao Yi motioned him to go to the side, away from the crowd.

Seeing that there was no one around, Zhao Yi whispered, "Although the court reprimanded you this time, I believe that my father must agree with you."

Kublai Khan remained calm but was secretly excited. He had killed thousands of households, but the court only deprived him of his position as a military commander and transferred him to another place, which definitely showed their support for him.

"You must work hard in Jeju Island and keep your life safe. I will use you in the future."

It turned out that Kublai Khan and his troops were to be transferred to Jeju Island, where they would cooperate with the navy and become familiar with the warships. They might then use military force against Japan in the future.

Kublai Khan naturally agreed and expressed his loyalty to the king. He had now staked his entire fortune on Zhao Yi.

Among the three princes who were granted fiefdoms, Zhao Yi was the youngest, but Kublai Khan had high hopes for him.

Before leaving, Kublai Khan thought for a moment and said slowly, "Among us Mongols, whoever has the most soldiers and horses has the most say. Your Highness, you need to raise more talents of your own."

He was very brave and suddenly said this.

Zhao Yi was secretly shocked, thinking, do you think I don't want to? Father only gave us two battalions of guards each.

"You can go with peace of mind. I will take good care of your family. If you need anything, feel free to come to me." Zhao Yi said calmly.

Kublai Khan thanked him and left.

Zhao Yi watched Kublai Khan leave, then turned and got on the carriage. When he got in, he asked Qin Zhonghu, "Where is Chen Xiaodao?"

"Today is the day for the 8th Battalion's Persians to gather for training. Is the commander-in-chief at the Grand Parade Grounds to observe the troops?"

"Are you sure?" Zhao Yi asked again.

Qin Zhonghu looked around and said in a low voice, "The news brought by Captain Xu."

Xu Qi, a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, intended to join Zhao Yi, but Zhao Yi never expressed his opinion.

All the people in Jinyiwei may be from the Intelligence Department.

Even if it was Qin Zhonghu, a member of his uncle's family, Zhao Yi still investigated his personal experience in detail. Anyone who disappeared for a period of time or was occasionally absent from work would be listed as a suspect by the Intelligence Department.

Qin Zhonghu had been staying in the Qin family compound until he was twelve years old and had never been anywhere else. After he was twelve years old, he began to accompany Zhao Yi to study and never left Zhao Yi's sight.

This earned him Zhao Yi's trust.

"Let's go to Chen Xiaodao's house."

Qin Zhonghu was stunned, but without hesitation, he turned the carriage around immediately.

Chen Xiaodao was not at home, so Zhao Yi wanted to go to Chen Xiaodao's house. Qin Zhonghu certainly knew why.

His carriage went around to the backyard of Chen Xiaodao's house and then stopped in a small alley.

Chen Xiaodao was the commander-in-chief, and Persia was relatively chaotic, so the courtyard, the front yard and the back yard were all guarded by armored soldiers.

Zhao Yi jumped off the carriage and took out a headless arrow with a letter tied to it.

He looked around and estimated the distance to Chen Xiaodao's house in his mind.

His arrows were intended to hit the inner courtyard, where there were few soldiers, only servants, maids and their families.

So you need to estimate the distance, not too close, nor too far.

After making an estimate, he bent his bow and loaded the arrow, and whoosh, shot an arrow towards Chen Xiaodao's house.

Qin Zhonghu watched with secret amusement.

After shooting, Zhao Yi sat in the carriage and waited. After about half a quarter of an hour, there was no response from inside.

Qin Zhonghu was a little worried for him at this time, but Zhao Yi seemed calm and composed, still sitting there motionless.

After about a quarter of an hour, Zhao Yi's young face finally showed a bit of panic.

He was less than fifteen years old at the time, and he started to act a little pretentiously, but after a long time he lost his patience.

But he still didn't say anything.

After waiting for a while, a figure suddenly flashed in the alley ahead, and finally two figures appeared.

Zhao Yi was so happy that he almost jumped up.

Qin Zhonghu quickly looked around and said, "I'll go to the west first."

Zhao Yi nodded and quickly jumped off the carriage.

The two people opposite hurried over here, and when they got closer, they turned out to be two good-looking girls.

The one on the left has a good figure, but her face isn’t very pretty. She’s probably the type that’s more pleasing to the eye.

This girl is Chen Xiaodao’s daughter, Chen Ting.

The other was a maid in the Chen residence.

In June, Chen Xiaodao accidentally fell off his horse and injured his foot. Zhao Yi came to visit him at home and accidentally saw Chen Xiaodao's daughter. He immediately decided to marry her.

Chen Xiaodao is not only the commander-in-chief of the Ming Province, with tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, but more importantly, Chen Xiaodao was Zhao Yurui's most trusted young confidant when they started their career.

Moreover, after Zhao Yurui came to power, those young men in the palace are now either local governors, generals in command of troops, Jinyiwei, important officials of the Intelligence Department, bank presidents, CEOs of state-owned enterprises, etc. It can be said that they are spread all over the country.

Zhao Yi was quick-witted and knew that Chen Xiaodao had a good status among the young men and had a lot of experience, so he had to establish a relationship with him.

Maybe because it is a custom in later generations, his eldest brother Zhao Qi got married the year before last. Zhao Qi is introverted and doesn't chase girls. He is used to listening to the wishes of his parents. It was Zhao Yurui who helped him choose his wife personally.

His wife, Zheng, was the daughter of Zheng Qingzhi’s eldest son, Zheng Shichang.

Zheng Shichang is now the governor of Singapore and Malaysia Province and the prefect of Palembang. He is a civil servant.

The second elder brother, Zhao Xie, was engaged on his own. He was out of the capital and met a young girl. They had some interactions. Later, after asking around, he found out that she was the daughter of Emperor Li and had just married Li the year before.

Emperor Li was also a civil servant.

Zhao Yi thought that he couldn’t look for the daughter of a civil official, he had to look for a military officer.

Chen Ting has a good figure, but her face is far inferior to that of her two sisters-in-law, Zheng and Li.

Zhao Yi didn't care. He knew that a pretty face couldn't make a living. As a prince, what was the most important thing? Military power, of course.

But Zhao Yi is the most handsome among the three brothers.

When he arrived at Chen Xiaodao's house that day, he saw Chen Ting at first sight and took the opportunity to go up and say a few words to her. Chen Ting had just turned fourteen, which was considered marriageable age.

However, Emperor Zhao Yurui once said in public that women in the Song Dynasty got married too early. His own eldest son and second son both got married when they were about sixteen years old.

Chen Xiaodao didn't dare to find a husband for his daughter for a while, which gave Zhao Yi an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)