Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 910 Meng Feiyang made a great contribution

Meng Feiyang slowly opened his eyes, looked at the little silver wolf with a slight smile, and reached out to stroke the little silver wolf's head.

A strange aura began to permeate the audience hall, and Meng Feiyang's smile was so evil and full of magic.

Everyone in the palace knows that the three-year-old eldest princess has a little silver wolf pet named Yinzi, who is extremely handsome and full of spirituality. Many people even saw her eldest princess and the little silver wolf talking face to face. Some very strange words, and the little silver wolf actually barked in response.

In short, the little silver wolf is extremely loved by Princess Yu, and she is inseparable from her all day long, so that His Majesty and the three empresses also like this little wolf very much.Therefore, the status of the little silver wolf in the palace is second only to His Majesty, the three empresses, and His Royal Highness the eldest princess. The servants under the leadership of Yu Ye and the court ladies led by Yu Ye are roles that no one dares to provoke.Among other things, no matter where this little wolf goes, no one dares to stop it.

In the government affairs hall, the small court meeting was coming to an end, and Han Xizai said, "Your Majesty, the autumn harvest has already begun, and the Ministry of Agriculture has reached the most critical period of the year. If it is built well, the Ministry of Agriculture has the most credit for it.”

Ye Chen nodded, and Zhang Bo said immediately, "Your Majesty, I have a piece of gratifying news to report to Your Majesty."

Ye Chen asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Bo said: "At the beginning of the year, the Agricultural Research Department sent Meng Feiyang to introduce a new rice seed from the south of the Yangtze River for trial planting in the paddy fields of the seven counties of Hetao. The autumn harvest has recently begun, and the initial estimated average yield per mu is nearly twice that of the original rice seed. This means that in the coming year, when all the rice in our Xiangfu country is replaced with this kind of seeds, the total output will be nearly doubled."

Ye Chen was overjoyed when he heard the words, and everyone in the hall was also whispering, their faces were full of joy, and the dull atmosphere just because of the Lanzhou incident dissipated a lot.

Han Xizai immediately said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, I think what Mr. Zhang said is more exciting than the army's attacking every state and every place."

The others also bowed and said in unison: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty."

Ye Chen nodded slightly, motioned everyone to calm down, and said: "Han Xianggong is right, this matter is indeed more important than capturing a state and a place. The Meng Feiyang recommended by Zhang Bo is really talented."

Speaking of this, he remembered the life story of Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice in later generations, and said: "Let Meng Feiyang enter the palace some other day. I want to talk to him about rice. Maybe it will be useful for some research in his agricultural research department. .”

Zhang Bo immediately said: "Your Majesty, I feel that some of Meng Feiyang's ideas are very good, and I just want him to tell His Majesty himself, so I have brought Zhang Bo into the palace today, and I am waiting in the audience hall. He was supposed to have an audience with His Majesty after the Xiaochao meeting."

Ye Chen said: "In that case, let's declare him an audience now!"

Not long after, Meng Feiyang entered the government affairs hall under the leadership of the servant.

"Your Majesty, the Agricultural Research Department of the Ministry of Agriculture must be rewarded for such a great contribution!" Han Xizai said loudly when Meng Feiyang had just met the ceremony.

Ye Chen nodded, and said: "That's right, the merits of this matter will benefit the country of thousands of years, and benefit the people of all people. It is true that we must reward them heavily. Hmm... I have passed my decree to grant Meng Feiyang, the envoy of the Department of Agricultural Research, the founding son of the county. The official rank has been raised from rank nine to rank seven."

Meng Feiyang immediately knelt down and said, "Thank you, Lord Long En."

Tianding two years, July [-]th, Suzhou, the sky is clear.

When Long Xiaotian stood at the head of Suzhou City and saw more than 2 Guiyi Army prisoners, especially Cao Xuexiong, the commander of the Guiyi Army's reinforcements, was captured. Under Long Dingwen's persuasion, Long Xiaotian opened the city to surrender.

On July [-]th of the second year of Tianding, there was a strong wind in Guazhou.

At the head of Guazhou city, Cao Xuefei, the lord of Guazhou, is patrolling the three armies.The flags were flying, and there were [-] soldiers of the Guiyi Army standing neatly at the top of the city. The rolling wood and rocks were ready, the bows and arrows were complete, and the morale seemed to be very high. Cao Xuefei couldn't help but dissipate all the worries and troubles in his heart After some gestures and agitation, Cao Zhongheng, who was also regarded as his right-hand man and was in charge of Guazhou city defense, returned to the inner city with his most valued son to listen to his detailed deployment of Guazhou.

There are 13 volunteers in Guasha and Guazhou, including [-] in Guazhou and [-] in Shazhou.For this aid to the Long Family in Suzhou, Guazhou dispatched [-] troops, Shazhou dispatched [-] troops, and a combined force of [-] troops.Ten days ago, after the army set off, Cao Xuefei felt a shadow and uneasiness in his heart.The reason for this is two reasons. One is that the army of Xiangfu Kingdom conquered Liangzhou and Ganzhou too quickly and seemed too easy. The other is that the city has been undercurrents these days, and there is a faint force Spreading some rumors will not only lead the public to change their minds, but also the wealthy families in the city will also become uneasy.

Of course Cao Xuefei sent people to track down those who spread the rumors, but he also captured several spies from the Security Department of Xiangfu State and more than 100 peripheral personnel who were bribed by him.But he soon discovered that the effect was not very good, and the undercurrent that he always couldn't see clearly was getting stronger and stronger.

After Cao Xuefei and his party left the top of the city, they waved the flag, and the three armies on the top of the city were disbanded. The majestic aura just now disappeared suddenly. A squad leader in his 40s led more than a dozen people under his command listlessly carrying a few boxes of arrows , ready to move back to the Armory.

A soldier looked out of the city and murmured to the squad leader: "Boss Liu, tell me... can the [-] troops sent out be able to defeat the army of the Long Family General Na Xiangfu from Suzhou? They can really beat the army!" Come to our Guazhou City?"

The team leader snorted lazily and said, "God knows."

The soldier said again: "Boss Liu, if the army of the Xiangfu Kingdom really comes, are we really going to fight them desperately?"

The team leader scolded: "Bullshit, we eat military rations and get paid for the military. What we are doing is this business of killing people. What can we do if the superior orders us to do so?"

The soldier said: "Oh, why? I heard that the Xiangfu Kingdom was also established by us Han people. We lived in Guazhou and Shazhou for generations, separated by Yanqi people in Suzhou, Uighurs in Ganzhou, and Liangzhou. The Tubo people, and the Dangxiang Qiang people, have not seen people from their hometown for many years. Now, our Guiyi army is getting smaller and smaller, and the Jiedushi has to call the Ganzhou Uighurs Father Khan, This is so embarrassing. But now the Ganzhou Uyghur Khanate has been wiped out by the army of the Xiangfu Kingdom. After I heard about it a few days ago, to be honest, I was really happy."

The deputy team leader who had read some books also said: "Yes! At that time, the streets and alleys of Guazhou were plastered overnight. I still remember that the emperor of the Xiangfu Kingdom said in the "Referral to the Hexi Corridor" In the Hexi Corridor, the ancient road is like a dragon, and it has been broken by an inch. The desert is bleak, Guazhou is away from the sect, and outside Yumen Pass, the horses and horses are withered... Seeing the withering of Hexi, I feel the responsibility of the whole body. Peace to the people, re-opening the ancient road, so as to make things peaceful, this act of great benevolence and righteousness... The master of the king has a challenge, and there is no enemy from thousands of miles away. Counselors and commoners, who have suffered from poverty for a long time, have their shoulders to the heart of transformation, and they are suitable for rebirth The road. If you dare to judge my life, how can you regret it...' To be honest, I was so excited when I heard it!"

"Shut up, misfortune comes out of your mouth, you know?"

The head of the squad taught the deputy head of the squad, and gave the others a stern look, which was full of warning.The crowd had just walked down the stone steps carrying their arrow boxes, and they were almost at the armory.

The soldier who was the first to speak snorted dissatisfiedly, and muttered: "In the past, how majestic our Guiyi army was, no matter if it was Tuyuhun, Turkic, Uighur, or Tubo, who did you value? Now, we will guard With such a big place, we need women to marry Khotan and Uyghur to maintain the existence of our Guiyi army, think about the prestige of our Guiyi army back then, alas!"

In the inner city of Guazhou, the Jiedu envoy's mansion.

The maidservant served tea and then withdrew.

Cao Zhongheng leaned forward and said to Cao Xuefei: "Father, the army of the Xiangfu Kingdom is coming fiercely. The Yellow Head Uyghur Khanate in Ganzhou has such a powerful force that it destroyed the country in less than ten days. In addition, with the support of Ganzhou In terms of providing food and grass, and resting soldiers, there is no need to go far away. Therefore, whether the [-] reinforcements led by the second uncle can repel the army of Xiangfu Kingdom is very worrying."

Cao Xuefei said anxiously: "Zhongheng, as a father, how come you can't think of these things. In addition, what is particularly worrying is that the Buddhist circles in Gua and Shazhou and the various wealthy families have ambiguous attitudes. You must know, I Guasha There are too many Buddhist disciples in Erzhou, and most of the middle and lower-level officials in the Guiyi Army come from various wealthy families. Under their influence, your second uncle led the army to defeat the Xiangfu Kingdom army together with the Suzhou Long Family Fortunately, if it is not the case, many people will not do or say anything publicly if the army of Xiangfu Kingdom comes to Guazhou, but it may not be so in the dark."

In front of his son, Cao Xuefei naturally didn't need to cover up. Having said this, he stood up worriedly.

He knew very well in his heart that when Zhang Yichao raised his troops against Tubo, the Buddhist circles in the Western Regions gave Zhang Yichao great help. Therefore, after Zhang Yichao established Jinshan Kingdom, he naturally became a country that worshiped Buddhism. Although Jinshan Kingdom believed in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism, it was different from The esoteric Buddhism of Suzhou Longjia is different, or the situation that has a deep influence on the political power, they do not interfere with the rule of the local political power, but the popularity of Buddhism has led to a large number of Buddhist disciples in all walks of life. The prestige of these temple masters, teachers, and youdao eminent monks is outstanding, and their attitudes will naturally have a considerable influence on Buddhists.

(End of this chapter)