Chapter 483 Chapter 484: The imperial commander’s personal expedition
This visit was completed harmoniously and successfully, and Song Yunzhao was very satisfied. This was the first time she met the Queen Mother in Shouci Palace after becoming a noble concubine, and the process was smoother than she expected.
She returned to Yaohua Palace and asked Zhang Maoquan to go to Taiji Palace to report the Queen Mother's physical condition to the emperor, so that he could handle state affairs with peace of mind.
For several days, snowflakes and hail fell in the capital, and the biting cold wind made the windows whistle.
Song Yunzhao had a bad premonition, because the plot was completely messed up and the heroine was gone. She didn’t know which year or plot in the book, nor could she remember which winter was mentioned in the book when it was extremely cold.
Thinking about it, after the heroine was killed by her, the world in the book may have changed.
I don’t know if it’s good or bad.
With the help of Ding Xian in the New Deal in the South, and with the precautions against the Zhao family, the follow-up affairs progressed very smoothly.
A month ago, Yun Zhao received a letter from Song Bolan that the eldest lady handed over to her. Zhao Ling'e did have a reputation for both talent and beauty in the southern counties. He had never seen the other person, but he had heard people mention her. All praised.
However, no one in the Zhao family mentioned next year's draft. Song Weiran also told her that she would continue to watch it, which reassured her.
Perhaps because Song Weiran paid attention to the Zhao family and did not hide it too much, the Zhao family was alert, and Song Weiran also meant to exert pressure deliberately, so the progress of the New Deal was faster.
Before the end of the year, he and Ji Yunting returned to Beijing with the newly measured land and population registers, as well as the performance of officials from various places in the new policy.
The New Deal was a great success in the south. The two rookies made great contributions and finally established a foothold in Beijing.
Because of this incident, Song Xunran stayed in Beijing to serve.
It’s just that their new official positions are a bit surprising. Song Weiran went to the Ministry of War, and Ji Yunting went from the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Husbandry.
After entering the twelfth lunar month, a blizzard swept across the entire northern Xinjiang.
Eight cities in the north were covered in ice and snow, and even Beijing was hit by heavy snowfall. Liaodong and other places were even more severely affected.
Officials from all over the north flew to the capital like snowflakes, reporting on the sudden heavy snowfall and disasters in various places.
The Great Chu was like this, but the areas deep in Beiming and beyond the Great Wall were even more severely affected. Recently, we have seen many Northern Ming Rangers spying on border towns, and even taking the opportunity to plunder villages and seize food. The number of affected villagers is unknown.
Generals were invited to fight one after another in the court, but the civil servants had different opinions. Going to war in such weather would do more harm than good, so it is not advisable to be impulsive.
The king of Zhenbei had been ill for half a year, but this time he went to court in disguise and asked the emperor on the spot to allow him to recruit the border troops from the three northern cities to go out to fight against Beiming.
"Your Majesty, the border troops from all over the city also left the city to expel the Beiming Cavalry, but the force was insufficient, so the effect was not great. They drove him away and secretly came back a day later. The Beiming Cavalry is well versed in the essence of guerrilla warfare and knows the turn of the border towns. , If you can't beat them, you run away, if you beat them, you rob them, and the people and defenders in the border towns cannot bear the disturbance. If things go on like this, the morale of the army and the people will be weakened, and I am afraid that the border towns will be in danger."
The king of Zhenbei has been fighting for decades and knows Beiming very well.
This heavy snowfall is a disaster for the grassland tribes that mainly graze. Countless cattle, sheep, and horses have frozen to death. They cannot survive without robbing the country.
Even if it is to survive, they will still look at Da Chu with covetous eyes.
It is not advisable to simply avoid fighting.
Feng Yi did not make a final decision at the court, but asked the six ministries to discuss the matter before making an announcement.
After going to court, he braved the wind and snow to reach Yaohua Palace.
Yun Zhao was sitting aside in his regular clothes, looking at the account books and guarding his son. Feng Yi's tense heart suddenly relaxed.
Song Yunzhao raised his head and saw Feng Yi standing at the door, and hurriedly stood up to greet him, "When did you come here? Why didn't anyone outside tell you?" Song Yunzhao went to hold Feng Yi's hand, which was cold, and quickly pulled him away. Go in and get busy changing his clothes and warming his hands.
Feng Yun wanted to run over and hug his father, but he didn't know that Feng Yun would wave his little arms and move his little body when he moved. He was so frightened that he immediately blocked the edge of the couch, fearing that his brother would roll off.
Feng Yi was amused by his son. After changing his clothes, he walked over, took Feng Yi to the couch, and played with his two sons.
Yun Zhao went out to order someone to prepare the meal. Because Feng Yi had not said he would come over before, he had to go to the front dining room to deliver his meal here.
During the meal, Feng Yun was taken away by the wet nurse to nurse. Feng Yu was chattering about the class in the study room today. Yang Weiqing was punished by the teacher for being distracted. When Feng Yu was talking about it, he was proud that he had not been punished.
Yun Zhao was laughing at a child of this age who really wants to compete in everything.
Feng Zhi tested his son on a few questions and was able to answer them well, so he sent him away after dinner.
Feng Yi happily went to see his younger brother. Song Yunzhao asked someone to follow him and then sat opposite Feng Yi, "What's wrong? Did you encounter something unpleasant today?"
Yun Zhao also frowned when Feng Yi explained what happened today. There was never a better way to do this kind of thing.
“What are you going to do?”
It is not good news for Dachu to start a war at this time. Going out in cold weather will be a great test for the soldiers.
Feng Yi looked at Yun Zhao and said after a while: "Because this battle is difficult, I plan to fight it myself."
Song Yunzhao was shocked.
“Is the emperor going to conquer it himself?”
She didn't expect Feng Yi to have such an idea.
"You also know that this battle is very difficult, and a personal expedition by a charioteer can boost morale. As the king of a country, if I am afraid, how can I fight this battle?"
Song Yunzhao held the handkerchief tightly. Fighting in ancient times was different from that of later generations. In this era of cold weapons, there were not so many advanced self-protection measures, so the risk factor was very high.
“I’ll go with you.”
Feng Yi laughed and said, "That won't work. After I leave the capital, you have to stay in the palace and take charge of the overall situation. Zhao Zhao, I can't trust anyone but you."
Song Yunzhao's heart suddenly lifted, and he immediately said: "Your Majesty, what's the use of telling me? I'm afraid the courtiers won't agree to your risky move. It's better to pass the courtiers first, and then you can tell me."
Song Yunzhao was really scared and his face became tense.
Feng Yi held Yun Zhao's hand and said, "The imperial commander is not going to the battlefield personally. I will be stationed in the border towns. Besides, I don't know that in order to fight Beiming this time, I will take the opportunity to reorganize a few border towns."
Song Yunzhao breathed a sigh of relief. She looked up at Feng Yi, "Do we have to go?"
Feng Yi nodded.
Song Yunzhao stretched out his arms and hugged his waist. There has never been a plot in the book about a military commander personally conducting a military expedition, but now the emperor is going to personally conduct a military expedition.
In the final analysis, the New Deal was implemented smoothly. The emperor had money and food in his hands, which gave him confidence.
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