Chapter 556: Swimming Against the Current

After the secret talk with Liu Huang, Zhao Yujue's situation in Qiongzhou was still optimistic, and Lu Xiufu's 'reform' may have been short, but it was stopped by himself in time, and it did not cause a large-scale shock in the officialdom. Although the slang chaos www.biquge.info is on the verge of breaking out, there is still room for maneuver, and it has not reached the point where it cannot be cleaned up. What makes Zhao Hao even more relieved is that the troops left behind are still loyal to him, and everything is under control.

After learning about the situation in the DPRK and China, Zhao Hao summoned the ministers who came with him, and Liu Huang welcomed him and reported on the recent events in Qiongzhou and the DPRK. Everyone thought that quelling the slang chaos was the most important task at present, and it was imperative to sort out the relationship between the imperial court and the local government, otherwise the contradictions between the central and local governments would not be conducive to the passage of government decrees. But they also knew that this work would definitely not be carried out without His Majesty's support, because without the emperor's secret instructions, those local officials would have the courage to confront the imperial court.

After a simple exchange, the flotilla accelerated towards Qiongzhou. After an hour's voyage, the fleet traveled to the outside of Baisha Harbor, and Zhao Yu ordered the division of troops; Zhao Mengjin led the Chinese army and the front army through the strait and then went south to the Jiyang Army to garrison the army in case of accidents, and at the same time deter the slangtong; The various units of the navy returned to their original stations to rest, and the rear army was still stationed in Qiongzhou coastal defense; The baggage fleet and the escort fleet did not stop, and returned to the capital city of Qiongzhou along the river.

Due to its tall hull, deep draft, sail-powered, and safety considerations, the Sheji used to dock at Baisha Military Port and then transfer to the Dragon Boat or Jiangshan to return home. However, now that it has entered the rainy season, the river has risen, and there is no problem with traffic, and the battle has captured a lot, and in order to facilitate the transfer of goods and personnel, a temporary wharf has been built outside the city to dock large baggage ships. And this time the ship still carried a lot of 'secrets', so Zhao Yu did not change the ship.

However, the Sheji is no better than the dragon boat, which can use oars as power when there is no wind, and at this moment it can neither sail nor have the current to borrow, so it can only be dragged forward by the slender man. Zhao Yu came to the top deck and looked to the right of the river, there were hundreds of people dragging boats on the river bank with the help of livestock.

"If you don't advance, you will retreat!" Listening to the rough sound of the trumpet, looking at the slender man who was struggling to move forward, Zhao Yu muttered with some understanding. He knows that now his 'career' has once again entered a bottleneck period, and the situation looks very good, but this is not much easier than when he first arrived in Qiongzhou. The large number of Han immigrants on the island requires more land to settle and consumes a lot of resources, which will inevitably upset the original balance on the island and lead to conflicts with the indigenous people.

Therefore, Zhao Hao understood that the conflict between the slang people and the imperial court seemed to be just an accidental event, but in fact it was inevitable, but it was triggered in another way, at another time, or in another place. But before he hoped that the conflict would come later, and wait for him to lay a stronger foundation, but God seemed to see that he was not busy enough, and just got a little cheap, and threw him a big trouble, and now he can only face the difficulties of this giant boat against the current, and once he takes a step back, he will be beaten back to his original shape......

The boat stopped at the wharf outside the city, the first thing that caught Zhao Yu's eyes was a three-zhang high color building, several city towers were level, it took the giant wood as the skeleton, and made the curtain with various colors of silk silk, decorated with ribbons and flower ornaments. His intuition told him that this was the legendary Arc de Triomphe, but he felt that it was not related to the tall and majestic, but a little 'sissy', which made him feel a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't say anything at this time.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty's triumph!"

"All the ministers are exempt!" Zhao Yu got off the boat, the guard of honor had been lined up on the dock, and a group of ministers of the Xingchao led by Lu Hidefu, the left minister, paid a big salute, and he glanced at it and said nothingly.

"Your Majesty, this Eastern Crusade has won a complete victory, the good news has been transmitted back to Qiongzhou, the army and the people are excited, the court is boiling, and they all praise Your Majesty's heroics!" Lu Xiufu got up and saluted again.

"It is also hard for Prime Minister Lu and Zhongqing to stay in the court, if there is no support and help from the Queen Mother and everyone, where would there be today's triumph!" Zhao Hao smiled at everyone.

"The ministers don't dare to take credit!" Lu Xiufu saluted again, and at this moment his eyes looked at the little emperor was a little complicated, they were just over a month, and his appearance had not changed, but there was more fortitude on his seemingly immature face, and his clear eyes were full of sharpness and indifference, which made people dare not look directly. Thinking about the series of edicts sent back by His Majesty before, although he did not blame himself for half a sentence, he also denied what he did during this time, and I couldn't help but feel like a man.

"Your Majesty, the car is ready, please get on board!" At this time, Wang De leaned over and said.

"Well, go back to the palace!" Zhao Yu wanted to say a few words to the ministers and soldiers and civilians who greeted him, but looking at Lu Xiufu's smiling face and everyone's unnatural response, he suddenly felt very bored, so he changed his mind and left to avoid embarrassment to everyone.

"Drive back to the palace!" Wang De shouted.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!" Lu Xiufu could only bow down and salute, leading everyone to retreat to the side and shouting. Looking at the little emperor who did not look back and boarded the camel, he also had an ominous premonition in his heart, the little emperor had been wary of himself before, and now he had caused a slang and destroyed the policy he had formulated earlier, and this time he would definitely take the opportunity of the surge in prestige of the Eastern Expedition to change horses. And thinking that his original intention was also for the court and the Great Song Dynasty, but he didn't want to make it into today's situation, which made him frustrated.

"Let's get in the car!" As he spoke, the band played a victory song, and under the escort of the imperial army, the convoy began to move forward slowly, Wen Tianxiang pulled Lu Xiufu, who was a little distracted, and said.

"Wenxiang, please!" Lu Xiufu woke up, asked him to board a car and sat down, and then said, "Minister Wen, Your Majesty has returned to the dynasty victoriously, how do you plan to calm down the chaos?" ”

"Prime Minister Lu, the lower officials only learned about the chaos after Governor Liu got on the ship, and His Majesty has not yet made a decision." Wen Tianxiang replied.

"Oh, didn't Your Majesty mention the affairs of Qiongzhou before?" Lu Xiufu said with some surprise, as early as half a month ago, His Majesty had already sent back the holy decree through the Military Aircraft Department to show that he had already learned about it, but Wen Tianxiang said that it was obviously unreasonable to know just now, so he had to suspect that he was deliberately concealing it.

"These days, Your Majesty has been busy with military affairs, and after boarding the ship, you can't contact Qiongzhou at sea, how can you gain insight into Qiongzhou's affairs!" Wen Tianxiang shook his head and said.

"Hmm!" Lu Xiufu nodded and said, secretly thinking in his heart that it didn't look like a lie, and His Majesty had concealed so many things in Qiongzhou from the ministers who followed him, what was he going to do......