Wind rises time and space gate

Chapter 526 Reaction
Years ago, the capital sent a military supervisor and a general to Hangu Pass, but unexpectedly they were stopped by Zhao Guangyuan's men on the way.

Created various obstacles.

Maybe the other party thought that the road was blocked by heavy snow and they were delayed halfway, but now the New Year is over, and I'm afraid they would be able to detect something wrong.

Moreover, although the envoys of Xirong and Fanjue followed Luo Yasang's order and pretended to stay in the capital, they have now set off to return home. The capital will not be idle.

The war has ended. Although the 200,000 troops from the camp outside the capital lost 30,000 to 40,000 men, the rest should return to the capital. The documents from the Ministry of War have been withheld by the King of Yue for a long time. He has been holding people hostage because the peace talks have not been completed. Now I am afraid he has no reason to do so.

All the generals heard Fang Sheng's words and looked at the King of Yue, wanting to know what his next plan would be.

Zhao Guangyuan was determined in his heart, "If you all want to leave, I will not stop you."

Now that the war has ended, he can let the generals go and slowly train the generals he needs. He can promote many people based on their military merits, but he will not let go of the soldiers.

The generals were stunned and expressed their loyalty in unison, "We are willing to stand together with the prince!"

Lian Zhanqian and a group of military commanders from the capital expressed their attitudes, which made Zhao Guangyuan very satisfied.

"In this case, please come with me to the meeting room and discuss the distribution of pensions and rewards for military merit."

He had five million taels of compensation and hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses to resettle, and he had a lot of things to do and didn't have time to think too much.

Arriving at the meeting hall, the generals sat down one by one. Thinking that a large part of the compensation materials had arrived, everyone was happy. "Do we really not have to send these things to the capital?"

"Need not."

"Will the capital send someone to ask for it?"

"Of course I will. But I have plans."

Everyone stopped talking. After all, if the sky fell, the King of Yue would hold it up.

"The compensation for casualties will follow the old imperial rules. I would like to add one more rule. For families of fallen soldiers with elderly parents and young children, each household will receive an additional six dou of grain per month until the children are sixteen years old and can support themselves."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then reacted and thanked the fallen soldiers together, "Thank you, King Yue, for your kindness!"

Who among them didn't have soldiers killed in battle? The pillar of the family was gone, and the sky fell. Although they issued pensions, if the money was not planned, it would eventually run out. Six dou of grain per month was not much, but at least they wouldn't starve to death.

Just hold on and you'll be able to get by.

The King of Yue's move may attract more soldiers to return. After settling their affairs, they will be able to fight to the utmost on the battlefield in the future.

As expected, as soon as this move was made, the morale of Hangu Pass was boiling, and there were voices praising the King of Yue everywhere. Later, following the King of Yue, the army of Hangu Pass became the most indestructible army of Da Qi.

This is a later story.

Let's talk about the payment of the pension. Since the compensation has been withheld, I'm afraid the Ministry of War will not give out any more money. But...

Wei Zuo frowned after listening to the arrangement of King Yue. Five million taels of silver were not enough to begin with. Now, among the more than 80,000 fallen soldiers, most of them probably have parents, wives and children. If he added another sum every month, it would not be enough.

"I'm afraid the silver is not enough."

"Don't worry about the silver. We still have hundreds of thousands of livestock, which can be exchanged for money when they are sold. Besides, with the opening of the trade fair, merchants and caravans will gather at Hangu Pass, and the various customs duties and taxes can also be covered."

This trade fair has not been established yet, and its effect is still unknown, but the prince wants to spend tomorrow's money today.

Wei Zuo just wanted to touch his forehead.

Zhao Guangyuan saw his predicament and threw him a black card, "This is my token at Sihai Bank. If you need any silver, you can go and get it with this card."

Wei Zuo hurriedly took it, only to feel that it was too heavy, "How can I take the prince's private money?"

The generals also disagreed and said they would help with the money and publicize the trade. They all said they would write to their families or contact familiar merchants and ask them to bring supplies and silver to exchange for livestock.

How can the prince pay for the pension?

Among those soldiers who died in the battle were also their own men.

Only Lu Ye knew that Sihai Money House was the prince’s private property. Over the years, the King of Yue had opened Sihai Money House all over Da Qi and was rich enough to rival a country.

A mere few million or tens of millions of taels of silver is no problem.

However, the generals present did not know that seeing that the King of Yue was so magnanimous and caring about his soldiers, they were more willing to follow him.

After the discussion, Zhao Guangyuan left his confidant to talk.

"Now, the four frontiers in the northwest have all pledged their allegiance to me, so there is no need to worry about the northwest gate. Ningwu Pass, Long Pass, Dasan Pass, plus Hangu Pass, I already have more than 700,000 troops. I am no longer afraid of the imperial court."

"Congratulations, Your Highness!" All the confidants were overjoyed.

Zhao Guangyuan pressed his hand and said, "This is just the first step in a long journey of thousands of miles. With the merit of repelling the enemy at Hangu Pass and opening up the trade, I can write a letter to the emperor to test whether he can overturn the case for the late crown prince and the Lu family. If the emperor does not agree, we can discuss the next step."

"Yes."

In any case, the King of Yue now has an army of 700,000 at his disposal, as well as 100,000 troops in Changping and Yuezhou, plus Hangu City and the eight cities surrounding Hangu Pass, all in the hands of the King of Yue, who can attack or defend.

"Before, the four counties of Pingluo, Hualong, Ledu, and Guxi had already petitioned the court to replace the county magistrate due to the delay in grain and grass. I'm afraid he will take office soon. I wonder who will be the next one."

"The only ones who come here are my people. If not, I can replace them." The person who takes office can only be his people. He has received Jiang Xiang's secret letter, and the people who come here are those he arranged to surrender to him.

"These four cities are closest to Hangu Pass and have been used as places of material supply. Once the trade is opened in the future, merchants and caravans will probably choose these four places as transit points. I plan to send troops to garrison them, first for protection and second for mutual control with the government."

"Although I started the operation several years ago, I still need to send troops to garrison the four counties of Pingqiao, Xingyi, Fufeng, and Liuping. Although these four places are secondary supplementary counties, people and troops coming from the capital or the east will reach these four counties first. As the eastern defense passes, these four counties need to send more troops."

"Yes." All the confidants echoed, "Who will be in charge of sending troops?"

Zhao Guangyuan thought about it and said, "Let Fang Sheng host it."

"Can Fang Sheng be trusted completely? Otherwise, leave it to General Jiang or General Lu?"

"No, they are not of high enough rank." The garrison commander still needed to give orders to mobilize troops. "Trust those you employ, and don't employ those you doubt. I believe in Fang Sheng."

"Yes."

He also mentioned this military achievement, "I'm afraid the Ministry of War will not accept it."

"No, as long as the court does not intend to break up with me, they will be rewarded according to their merits. Even if they are not accepted, I will give them titles and rewards."

I just don’t know whether the imperial court is willing to allow so many people to become his people now.

Everyone agreed. Now that they were on the King of Yue's ship, it didn't matter when they would be rewarded. Perhaps they were hoping for a bigger reward.

Everyone discussed the issue of opening up trade...

The next day, Hangu City recruited hundreds of craftsmen to go to the mountain area fifty miles outside Hangu Pass to open up a remote road and build shops.

Zhao Guangyuan also sent a message to his subordinates, asking his caravan to come to Hangu Pass, and ordered people to inform the merchants he knew to go to Hangu Pass to trade.

Hundreds of thousands of livestock require a huge amount of food and fodder every day. In the past few days, the people in Hangu City who had gone out to avoid the war have all returned. Everyone has something to do, and there are not enough people, so thousands of people have been urgently mobilized from four nearby cities and four far away cities to feed the livestock.

Hangu City was bustling as never before. People from all directions were bored after the New Year. When they heard that Hangu City wanted people, provided food and lodging, and paid 50 coins a day, they heard that there were many cows that could be bought back home to work as oxen in the spring. When they heard the news, they came with their families.

Every day, the line of people lining up at the city gate to enter the city stretches for ten miles.

Lin Zhaoxia and the few maids in the mansion were busy with these chores, and they were very busy. Even if they captured all the soldiers in the mansion to do the work, there were still not enough people.

"I miss Jinxiu and the others. Why is it so difficult to find a few girls and accountants who can read and do accounting in the northwest?"

I couldn't help but complain to Zhao Guangyuan.

Zhao Guangyuan was busy with military affairs outside every day and had no time to spare, but he would still return home on time every day and listen to his wife's nagging.

"It will be fine in a few days. My people are on the way. Jinxiu and the others are also on the way."

Lin Zhaoxia leaned in his arms, closed her eyes and enjoyed his gentle massage, "Have you really decided not to return to the capital?"

"No. I have already written to the emperor to ask him to redress the injustice done to my brother and my grandfather's family. I am waiting to see his attitude."

"The Emperor will not agree."

"It's just right that they won't agree. I'll be in the northwest and be the king of the northwest."

"What's next?"

"The next step is to wait for the reaction from the capital." Then we decided what to do.

Lin Zhaoxia sighed. The task was long and arduous. "When you go out, bring more guards with you so that you don't get tricked. If something happens to you, what will happen to me and my son?"

"I will be careful. There are many people around my son, and they all keep an eye on him."

Zhao Guangyuan's eyes lit up when he mentioned his son. "I didn't expect my son to be so smart and quick to understand. Now he can follow me to do some chores. Fang Sheng, Lu Ye, Jiang Huan and others also rushed to teach him and praised him for his talent."

Lin Zhaoxia smiled and said, "It's also thanks to you that you trained him when he was young. Now that he has the foundation, it won't be difficult for him to learn."

Thinking back to the day a few days ago when the chief went to help him with his school leave, Lin Zhaoxia didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing to keep his son here. Seeing him following his father like a little tail, he seemed to be enjoying it.

I don’t know if it’s good or bad.

Knowing her thoughts, Zhao Guangyuan comforted her: "Don't worry about him. He has grown up and has his own ideas. We just hope that he is safe."

Whether he is smart or dumb, he is still their son. They just hope that he is safe and happy. A person's life is actually not long.

No matter how strictly the news from Hangu Pass was kept secret, it was still reported back to the capital. At the same time, the King of Yue's memorial was also submitted to the Emperor's desk.

When people heard that the King of Yue had secretly signed peace documents with the Western Rong and Fan Jue and had secretly swallowed up the compensation materials, the whole capital was in an uproar.

"Is the King of Yue too arrogant? He actually bypassed the court and the emperor and signed the peace agreement privately?" He also embezzled the compensation silver? What is the King of Yue going to do?
"Do you think that you are invincible after winning the battle and don't take the emperor seriously anymore?" Disrespecting the emperor is a serious crime.

Are you going to rebel?
When the prince heard the news, he smashed all the furnishings in the house, even the curtains hanging on the beams.

"Such important news, why has no one informed me?"

What a pity that he even accompanied the envoys from Xirong and Fanjue to discuss the terms of peace in the capital. He took them to eat, drink, and have fun! The prince now felt ashamed that he had been fooled, and he hated it so much that he wanted to pick up a knife and kill someone.

The Mu Liaos were so frightened that they dared not utter a word. The King of Yue was so bold and daring to make such a big move. It was a clear sign of rebellion!

In the Palace of the Prince of Qin, the King of Qin and the King of Chu couldn't find their own voices for a long time.

They ate and drank with the envoys from the Western Rong countries, watched the moon and flowers with them, and their brothers also wanted to get a piece of the pie.

Whether it took thirty, fifty, or a hundred years to negotiate peace, they would definitely leave a mark in the history books, and they would even pretend to make peace with the crown prince. But when they woke up, the envoys of the two countries quietly left.

And then we got the news that that bastard Lao Qi actually signed a peace document with the two countries at Hangu Pass?
And it was called the "Hangu Pass Peace Agreement"!
Not only did he sign it, he also sent someone to copy it and send it to the palace! How arrogant!

The compensation of silver and various materials was more than what they had previously negotiated, and all the ministers were satisfied when they heard about it. However, the document stated that the matter was handled by the King of Yue and only the King of Yue was recognized.

What does that mean? If the King of Yue is no longer around, then tear up this document and deny it?
When the King of Qin thought of the dark blue and ferocious look on the Crown Prince's face when he saw the document, he felt relieved. After relieving his anger, he felt that he had been tricked by the Seventh Brother, and a breath of air was stuck in his chest.

And the emperor, I'm afraid he will smash the imperial study after they leave. Jiang Xiang, that bastard, is probably staying at home claiming to be sick and won't go out.

"Royal brother, is the Seventh Brother openly planning to rebel?"

"He secretly wants to rebel, but he doesn't do it openly. Didn't you see him send the peace document to the emperor? Not only was his attitude respectful, but the compensation he negotiated with the other party was more than what we negotiated. Who can say he is not good?"

"But he kept the compensation and other things."

"I'm afraid that five million taels of silver will not be enough to pay for the compensation for the dead. If the emperor doesn't say anything, I'm afraid the seventh brother will have to pay for it himself."

"But Lao Qi also detained 200,000 soldiers from the camp outside Beijing."

"Now there are only 160,000 or 170,000. And although he withheld it, did he say he was going to rebel?"

"Isn't this called rebellion?" If this isn't called rebellion, then what is it called! The King of Chu felt that he didn't know the Seventh Old Man well enough. He only knew that he had hidden his strength, but he didn't expect that he would be able to do this now!
"He was just asking the emperor for an order to overturn the verdict. He also said in his memorial that he wanted to ask for an order to overturn the verdict by virtue of his military achievements and his open and mutually beneficial actions that benefited the country and the people. Who can not praise him for his noble character?"

The seventh brother's move was really cunning. After the court officials objected, they would probably shut up when they thought of the benefits. After all, whoever signed it didn't matter.

Anyway, the war has stopped. And they have won a great victory. What harm can it do to them?
And he did something that no one had done in the three hundred years since the establishment of the Great Qi Dynasty, and opened up the trade. It was clean and neat, and the final word was given!
"Besides, he will not rebel against my father, he will only rebel against the crown prince. I am afraid he will force my father to change the crown prince."

The King of Chu frowned upon hearing this, overwhelmed by this series of news.

The seventh brother will not rebel against his father, but will he rebel against the crown prince?

The prince had sent several waves of people to assassinate him before, because he didn't want him to return to the capital alive. The seventh brother was not stupid either, and since only one of him and the prince could survive, he naturally wanted to change the crown prince.

only……

Although they also wanted to remove the crown prince from the throne, if the seventh brother took that position, would they still be able to drive him down? Do they still have a chance?

Now it seems that the Seventh Prince is more difficult to deal with than the Crown Prince.

And that boy named Lin is actually the seventh brother’s biological son!

The prince's suspicion was correct.

This shocked the brothers. Did the drug they gave him not work? When was the seventh son born? Wasn't he thirteen years old? Was he born before going to the imperial mausoleum?

The whole capital was talking about the King of Yue signing a private peace agreement.

The people didn't care much about who signed the peace agreement. Anyway, they knew that there would be no more war, the border was peaceful, and the enemy had compensated them with countless silver and various livestock. If the journey was not too far, they would have wanted to buy a few cows to plow the land.

The people were simply delighted when they heard the news.

However, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.

The King of Yue has an heir!

Originally it was a pity that he had no offspring, the most basic competitive condition, if he wanted to compete for the throne. But now it was reported that the King of Yue had an offspring!

This news made those ministers who had privately sided with the King of Yue very happy.