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

Chapter 569 Jia Sidao's Thoughts

Zhao Yi was handsome, a prince, and eloquent. He could make Chen Ting happy with just a few words.

Afterwards, Zhao Yi wanted to ask Chen Ting out to play, but Chen Xiaodao immediately refused. What a joke, this involves the dispute between the princes? Even if Chen Xiaodao had ten guts, he wouldn't dare.

Zhao Yi waited outside for a long time but Chen Ting didn't show up, so he knew that Chen Xiaodao was trying to stop him.

He was not discouraged. After asking around, he learned that Chen Ting would sometimes go shopping accompanied by maids and guards, but she would ride in a carriage, leave in a hurry, and return in a hurry. She would not stay outside for long because of the guards, so he could not see her.

So he sent someone to deliver the letter to the place where Chen Ting was shopping.

Zhao Yi is really a talented person. He knew that Chen Ting always went to a shop to buy paintbrushes because Chen Ting liked painting.

Zhao Yi directly bought the shop at five times the price.

When Chen Ting comes over, help him pass the letter so that even the guards won’t know.

After a while, the two of them exchanged letters, and although they never met, their longing for each other became stronger.

This is the case for all girls and boys of this age. The more their parents oppose, the more rebellious they become.

It is unknown whether Zhao Yi really misses him or not, but Chen Ting thinks about meeting Zhao Yi day and night.

Chen Xiaodao is not at home today, and has not been back for half a day. Zhao Yi immediately rushed to Chen Xiaodao's house and finally waited for Chen Ting to come out.

At this time, the maid also ran aside, leaving Chen Ting and Zhao Yi some time to be alone.

"How did you get out?" Zhao Yi was surprised and happy, his eyes were red, as if he was about to cry with excitement: "I finally see you."

His acting skills are not inferior to his father, Emperor Zhao Yurui.

Chen Ting couldn't help but shed tears.

"I used your method and had someone build a ladder so that I could sneak out."

"I miss you so much." Zhao Yi didn't care and blurted out the cheesy words. After that, he walked forward and hugged Chen Ting without caring that the maid hadn't walked far away.

"Me too." Chen Ting's voice was as small as a mosquito. She lowered her head with a red face and didn't dare to look at him.

Suddenly, she seemed to think of something: "I don't have much time——"

"Let's go, get in the carriage." Zhao Yi didn't care and pulled her into the carriage.

"Ah?" Chen Ting realized something was wrong.

But she had no choice but to be pulled into the carriage by Zhao Yi in a daze.

Before dark, Zhao Yi returned home excitedly.

But he was actually shocked and scared.

Of course he knew who his father Zhao Yurui was.

It would be difficult to hide this little secret from my father, but the matter is done and there is nothing more to say between my father and Chen Xiaodao.

Are we being too hasty about this matter?
Suddenly he felt a little worried. On the one hand, he was afraid that he was too eager for quick success and would be discovered by his father. On the other hand, he was afraid that Chen Xiaodao would marry his daughter to someone else.

Never mind, we've already been in bed, and I didn't do anything out of line? Zhao Yi thought about it and finally calmed himself down.

What happened between Zhao Yi and Chen Ting in October.

In the blink of an eye, it was March of the following year, the 1249th year of Yuanzhen ().

Several messages came from various sources.

First, the second prince Zhao Xie made great contributions. He used Cui Hang as an insider to open the gate to Kaesong in Goryeo. He captured Kaesong in September last year. Then he supported Cui Hang as the king of Goryeo. In the name of the king of Goryeo, he quickly pacified the entire territory of Goryeo.

Goryeo still retains the Goryeo King for the time being. The imperial court is currently rectifying Goryeo and eliminating the royalists in preparation for the later abolition of the Goryeo King title.

Second, the eldest prince Zhao Qi had a son, so the emperor personally named his grandson Zhao Yong, and made him famous throughout the world, pardoning some of the less serious criminals.

This was the first time that Zhao Yurui made a big splash in the world during his tenure, and it made everyone realize that the eldest prince Zhao Qi was still very important in his mind.

On the day the news came, Chen Xiaodao sent someone to ask Zhao Yi when he would propose marriage. Chen Xiaodao's anger could be seen in his words.

Zhao Yi responded immediately: Anytime.

As a result, the next day, Chen Xiaodao came to the door in person.

"Your Highness, I kowtow to you--" Chen Xiaodao pretended to kneel.

Zhao Yi quickly stepped forward to support him: "No need to be polite, Commander-in-Chief. Please take a seat."

Chen Xiaodao looked at Zhao Yi coldly. Zhao Yi felt a little nervous and didn't dare to look at him.

The room was silent for a few seconds.

Chen Xiaodao suddenly said, "Your Majesty has ordered that I be transferred to Goryeo as the commander-in-chief."

"Ah" Zhao Yi was greatly surprised. For some reason, he felt even more panicked.

"Girls cannot stay at home when they grow up. Ting'er doesn't want to follow her father. I can only trouble Your Highness."

"It's not difficult, it's not difficult, Ting'er and I are in love with each other." Zhao Yi said: "I will ask my father to marry Ting'er as my wife immediately."

"Ting'er is simple, please bear with me, Your Highness."

"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief. I will never let Ting'er down. I swear to heaven." Zhao Yi wanted to pat his chest and swear in front of his father-in-law.

Having said that, Chen Xiaodao had no choice but to slowly raise his head and look around.

Zhao Yi immediately said: "There are no outsiders here. I will follow your instructions."

Chen Xiaodao hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Niu Jun, the deputy commander of the First Army of the Dasongwan Navy, is from the same hometown as me. He can be trusted."

"Ah." Zhao Yi was both surprised and happy.

But he immediately came to his senses: "Him too?"

"No, he was not born in Prince Yi's mansion. After I went to Lin'an, he stayed in his hometown. Many years later, I returned to my hometown with the army and met him. At that time, he had been conscripted as a civilian in the Song army."

Zhao Yi's eyes lit up, this meant that Niu Jun's identity was hidden very well.

Niu Jun and Chen Xiaodao are from the same hometown and have never stayed in Prince Yi's Mansion.

After Chen Xiaodao became an officer of the Song Army, he happened to meet Niu Jun, who was still a civilian at that time.

Over the past decade, Chen Xiaodao has secretly cultivated Niu Jun, who has been promoted step by step and is now the deputy commander of the Daming Bay Navy.

"Song Xiande, the deputy general of the Qingzhou garrison, can be trusted." Chen Xiaodao said again.

That day, Chen Xiaodao reported five names to Zhao Yi. The youngest was a battalion commander, and the highest-ranking was a deputy commander.

He had been in the army with Zhao Yurui for nearly twenty years, so it was normal for him to cultivate some confidants of his own.

Zhao Yi had more suspicions than just these. In the entire Persia alone, he had five trusted confidants.

Now he felt that he had made the right bet.

This Chen Xiaodao is no pushover either. He cultivates his own confidants in the army.

But this is normal, as the general has no confidants in the army.

Lu Wende, Liu Zheng, Meng Gong, Wang Jian, these generals have followed Zhao Yurui for more than 20 years and have countless core members in the army.

Several of Meng Gong's brothers are generals.

Chen Xiaodao stayed in Zhao Yi's house for a few minutes and then left. He spoke a few words quickly, reported a few names, and left immediately. It is said that after walking out of the door, his face was ashen and he seemed not looking good.

Chen Xiaodao had no choice but to do this because his daughter was pregnant and her belly was getting bigger and bigger, and she would not marry anyone but Zhao Yi. Chen Xiaodao asked her to have an abortion, but she hanged herself.

Chen Xiaodao's face was livid when he left Zhao Yi's house, and it was not fake. He was really angry and helpless. Now he had to take sides.

Unless you really don't care about your daughter's life or death.

When we think about the three sons of Zhao Yurui, Zhao Yi is actually the most like Zhao Yurui.

Chen Xiaodao finally convinced himself.
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February of the seventeenth year of Yuanzhen.

Borneo Province.

The eldest prince Zhao Qi brought a group of officials and civil and military officials to a farmland.

There were many Song people (formerly Brunei) at the scene, all of them holding tools and saplings in their hands.

Zhao Qi also came to a place under Qin Chen's guidance, then picked up the sapling and raised it around: "Start."

"Wow!" Everyone at the scene cheered and started planting.

It turned out that Zhao Qi was planting rubber trees with everyone today.

Rubber trees are best planted and grow fastest in February and March.

This is the first batch of rubber trees in Borneo, with a total of 5,000 acres to be planted.

Zhao Qi led the way and planted trees with local people and officials.

The daytime temperature in Boro in February was relatively high, and he was sweating profusely after planting only a few dozen trees. His subordinates immediately stepped forward to persuade him, but Zhao Qi remained unmoved and insisted on planting from early morning to noon, taking only a few breaks to drink some water.

Seeing the eldest prince like this, other civil and military officials did not dare to stop and could only follow. The people were very excited as they did not expect the eldest prince to be so approachable.

The local general and commander-in-chief Liu Quan was planting the saplings with a lot on his mind. Because he was worried, he planted the saplings crookedly several times and had to replant them.

Not far behind Zhao Qi, a military officer of the Song army was also very excited.

This military officer was none other than Song Zhuang, a native of Brunei.

Song Zhuang fought for the Song army for many years and made many military achievements. Later, he was selected by Zhao Qi to serve as the deputy commander of the royal guard battalion, and became the confidant of the King of Han.

When Zhao Qi did this, even Meng Zhijing, the commander-in-chief of the Xinma Province, tried to stop him because he didn't know whether these foreign races would have bad intentions.

Zhao Qi said, now they are all Song people, in order to stabilize the people's hearts, we must let them see that we in the Song Dynasty teach everyone equally, and the foreign races can be valued by the king, and the king also trusts them.

Zhao Qi often did something different here. Two years ago, he wrote to the court to reduce taxes for the Brunei people.

He said that now the government officially calls the Brunei people Song people, and they also promote everywhere that they are their own people. So why is it that in Borneo, the tax rate for Han people is 20%, while that for Brunei people is 30%?
Zhao Yurui ignored it.

I wrote another letter the year before last.

Zhao Yurui still ignored him.

I wrote another letter last year.

This time Zhao Yurui had no choice but to finally agree to reduce the tax by half for the former Brunei people.

Even so, Zhao Qi was still not satisfied, thinking the reduction was too little.

But it is undeniable that after Zhao Qi came here for a few years, he has a very good reputation in the local area and is loved by the people.

But Liu Quan believed that this was not the way of an emperor.

If Zhao Qi does this, he will not be able to become emperor.

Given the vast territory of the Song Dynasty and the hundreds of millions of people of all ethnic groups under its rule, it would be difficult to control them without a strong emperor.

Of course, the emperor still seems to attach great importance to his eldest son.

Last year, Zhao Qi gave birth to a son, and the emperor's eldest grandson appeared. The emperor became famous all over the world, and officials all over the world began to pay attention to Zhao Qi again.

At noon, Zhao Qi took a rest, sat on the ground with the people in the fields, ate a simple meal together, and talked with them. It can be seen that Zhao Qi is deeply loved by the local people.

Song Zhuang looked loyal, with his hand on the hilt of the knife, standing behind Zhao Qi.

After lunch, Zhao Qi did not stay any longer. He did not have time to plant trees all day long as he had official business to attend to.

In the afternoon, Chen Xiaodao came from Dasong Bay and went to Lin'an via Polo to report on his work, and then he would be transferred to Goryeo.

Zhao Qi didn’t know whether Chen Xiaodao would get off the boat in Borneo to rest, but he had to be prepared.

Sure enough, not long after he returned to the mansion, a speedboat came ahead to report that Chen Xiaodao would dock and pay a visit to the King of Han in about an hour.

"Okay, I understand." Zhao Qi immediately arranged to meet Chen Xiaodao at the dock.

Logically speaking, Chen Xiaodao is a minister and he is a prince, so Chen Xiaodao should come to pay him a visit. However, Zhao Qi does not care about these details. Chen Xiaodao is equivalent to his uncle, and he used to run with Chen Xiaodao when he was a child. He still respects Chen Xiaodao.

Qin Chen hadn't arrived yet, but he would come over soon and go with him to see Chen Xiaodao. After all, Qin Chen and Chen Xiaodao had a good relationship.

Zhao Qi was still preparing at home. Not long after, he received a report that his uncle, Jia Sidao, the president of the Borneo Bank, had arrived.

"Please come in." Following Zhao Qi's voice, Jia Sidao came in after a while.

As soon as he came in and dismissed the people around him, Jia Sidao immediately said, "I heard that Zhao Yi seems to be marrying Chen Xiaodao's daughter?"

Zhao Qi was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Third brother is not young anymore, it's time to get married."

Jia Sidao stared: "Did you hear clearly that he is marrying Chen Xiaodao's daughter?"

"?" Zhao Qi looked confused. What's wrong?
"Oh, what a blockhead." Jia Sidao stamped his feet.

"Chen Xiaodao has been with your father for more than 20 years. He has grown from a young slave to a general who commands an army."

"In the past twenty years, he has had countless trusted generals in the army, and together with the young men in his batch, they all hold prominent positions now."

"Can't you see that? Your third brother is much more delicate than you."

"Uncle, you think too much." Zhao Qi said with a smile: "It is natural for men and women to love each other. According to what uncle said, we brothers will not be able to marry the daughters of generals in the future?"

"You can't just ignore it. You have to write a letter to your father and ask him to transfer Qin Chen away." Jia Sidao said.

Qin Chen is Zhao Yi's uncle and is also the governor of Zhao Qi's territory. Jia Sidao's idea is to transfer Qin Chen away, preferably to the Far East.

Zhao Qi immediately made a bitter face: "Qin Chen didn't make any mistakes. If I do this, it will be more obvious. No, no."

Jia Sidao wanted to say something, but Zhao Qi advised him: "Uncle, don't think too much. Father is a man of great talent and wisdom, an emperor of all ages. We know clearly what we can take and what he can give--"

No matter what Zhao Yi wanted to do, it was useless. He would not get what his father did not give him, and he had to take what his father wanted to give him even if he did not want it.

Humph, Jia Sidao thought, Zhao Yurui is still young and strong now, just wait and see what will happen when he gets old?
When people get old, even the greatest emperor in history is useless.

Jia Sidao had no choice but to say, "I see that the daughter of Meng Zhijing, the commander-in-chief of the Xinma Province, is not young anymore. Why don't you marry a concubine?"

"Ah, no, no, she's too small." Zhao Qi screamed.

Meng Zhijing's daughter was only twelve years old at the time, and Jia Sidao was eager to let Zhao Qi take a concubine.

The Meng family is now one of the stronger families in Song Dynasty, and is definitely stronger than Chen Xiaodao.

Meng Gong's nine brothers were either military officers or civil servants.

Meng Gong's son Meng Zhijing is now also the commander-in-chief of the Singapore and Malaysia provinces, and is considered a general.

It is definitely better to involve the Meng family than to involve Chen Xiaodao.

But Zhao Qi refused outright and said that he had no plans to take a concubine for the time being.

Jia Sidao rolled his eyes and said, "If you don't marry her, I'll let my son marry her."

(End of this chapter)