This battle was fought with raised eyebrows, and even many people in the White Lotus Society were already in tears in the end, thinking that they had to do what they didn't want to do under Liu Sheng's hands, but now that they have finally completely gotten rid of the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, a better tomorrow is coming.

And Zhao Rui still remembered those White Lotus Society members who had escaped, and immediately arranged for Liu Xing to bring someone to pick them up.

Didn't the Yuan Dynasty hinder the development of the White Lotus Society, and still wanted the White Lotus Society to be used for its own purposes?

Zhao Rui simply ordered that the White Lotus Society should be stationed in Tangzhou to develop the church openly!

This is a bit of a slap in the face, but the Yuan Dynasty has just been wiped out by Zhao Rui with 50,000 cavalry, so he really doesn't dare to come again, so he has to admit this fact.

On the White Lotus Society's side, Ma Yue is still in charge of the overall situation, and Liu Xing and Chen Teng are his deputies.

Although their Yuan Dynasty posted notices in the surrounding cities, ordering everyone not to join the White Lotus Society, but the resistance to the Yuan Dynasty has long been the hope of the Song people, so the Yuan Dynasty has repeatedly banned it, and the northern branch of the White Lotus Society has also taken this opportunity to develop and grow.

At this time, Zhao Rui had already returned to Fancheng, thinking that it was time to strike a blow to the Yuan Dynasty, otherwise they would be arrogant and domineering in other countries, and they really didn't know how many catties and taels they had.

At this time, the good news just came, saying that the steamship in Anbang Prefecture was ready, and the volume scale even reached three times the size of Shenzhou.

This is an unexpected surprise, Zhao Rui really wanted to go and see it, but then he thought about the damp weather in Jiaozhi now, and it would be a crime to go, so Zhao Rui ordered Jiao Xian to drive a steamboat to Fancheng.

Thinking of so many cities on the river in the Yuan Dynasty in the north, it is estimated that he is going to be unlucky, if he puts mortars on all the steam ships, what kind of spectacular scene will it be?

Those cities near the river are basically the same as Xiangfan, they are all built near the river, on the one hand, it is also to build wharves to facilitate the transportation of materials in the Yangtze River.

So Zhao Rui was patient, so he didn't attack by land first, and after the big ship came, he directly attacked the city with mortars!

So Zhao Rui collected mortars within the scope of the whole territory.

Probably calculated that there were more than 800 cannons, and after Zhao Rui's order was issued, they were being transported to Fancheng from all over the place.

Such actions could not be concealed from the spies of the Yuan Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty, and for a while, although the two countries did not know about the big ship, they both knew that Zhao Rui was going to war.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, it seems that Zhao Rui is more likely to directly target the Yuan Dynasty.

So the Southern Song Dynasty shouted with the Yuan Dynasty army in front of the battle, but the Yuan soldiers on the front line didn't care about those, and beat the Song Dynasty for a while, and finally had to rely on the advantage of the city to reluctantly hold the front.

At this time, the Song Dynasty couldn't bear it, and brought a large number of gifts to Zhao Rui to seek cooperation.

The person who came back this time was not Jia Yidao's side, but Zhang Shijie's subordinates, another force in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Jia Yidao At this time, under the pressure of the Yuan army, he could only raise some military strength in order to have the capital to fight the Yuan Dynasty again.

As a master, you definitely can't rely on power, at least at a critical time, you must do something.

And now above the court, the Empress Dowager is very wary of Jia Yidao, so that Jia Yidao has to avoid her edge, and at the same time, it also makes her careless.

Now with Jia Yidao's power, even if he is not in the court, he can ensure that things are done in the direction of his interests.

However, the matter of sending envoys is really not something that Jia Yidao can control.

Since he had already thought of having a relationship with Zhao Rui in order to have a stable future, it means that others can easily think of it.

In this way, Zhang Shijie mentioned this matter in the early dynasty, and was immediately supported by the empress dowager, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were even more in favor of it.

So when the messenger was on the way, Jia Yidao learned about it.

But now Jia Yidao is a little careless, if the Yuan Dynasty continues to attack on a large scale, then the Southern Song Dynasty will soon be unable to hold it.

On the one hand, the loss of young and strong people is relatively serious, and on the other hand, because of the lack of funds, it is also a challenge for recruitment.

He needed to be half-conscripted and half-forced to form a new army.

On the second floor of Fancheng Teahouse, the envoy read a long list of gifts, and Zhao Rui almost fell asleep.

"Okay, okay, Lord Feng, hurry up and sit down and have a sip of tea."

It was easy to finish reading, but the voice of the envoy Feng Qingnian was already slightly hoarse, and he had traveled a long distance, and there was really little water.

Seeing that the prince was so approachable, Feng Qingnian couldn't help but be secretly happy, and sat on the seat with some trepidation.

"Lord Wang, please feel the sincerity of the imperial court."

This Feng Qingnian can also be regarded as able to speak, so speaking of which, even if Zhao Rui is a member of the Song Dynasty, it should be easier to communicate in this context.

"Well, then does the imperial court let me send troops to rescue the city that is now being attacked, or let me directly fight with the Yuan Dynasty first?"

Zhao Rui drank tea slowly, unusually leisurely.

At this time, Feng Qingnian was also in a trance, thinking that when Zhao Rui arrived in Lin'an, it was just a small military attaché, and they were now able to achieve the ability to compete with the country, which was really unimaginable, and the Song Dynasty had no way to do anything about him now, maybe the power of the Yuan Dynasty was still there, but after several wars, the accumulation of troops lost by the Yuan Dynasty was also an astronomical amount.

"Lord Wang, this is the imperial court wants to cooperate with you in all aspects, you know, now the Yuan Dynasty has the intention of annexing the Song Dynasty, if you don't make a move, then the Song Dynasty will be completely reduced to the Yuan Dynasty, then it will be very unfavorable to your situation."

Zhao Rui nodded slightly, motioning for him to continue.

Zhao Rui has also considered this, the amount of territory also represents the number of population, and the number of population is the basis for recruiting soldiers, at this point, this reason is tenable.

However, with the continuous development of the manufacturing capacity of Jiaozhi, there will be bazookas, tanks and the like in the future, so the factor of strength will no longer restrict Zhao Rui.

Seeing Zhao Rui nodding, Feng Qingnian was also glad in his heart, thinking that the beginning was good, he continued: "And this time, our imperial court is fully cooperating with the prince, we will find a way to provide everything you want, including food, even weapons and all kinds of things you need!" ”

It can be heard that the Southern Song Dynasty court also made up its mind this time.

Zhao Rui said jokingly: "What if I want the throne? ”

Forehead......

Feng Qingnian was shocked when he heard this, this is what the entire Southern Song Dynasty is most afraid of now!

I am most afraid that Zhao Rui has the idea of taking the throne, if Zhao Rui ignores the Yuan Dynasty and attacks the Southern Song Dynasty first, he may not be able to hold out for long.

"Well...... Except for the throne ......"

Feng Qingnian was afraid of annoying Zhao Rui, so he didn't dare to say much for a while.

"Hehe, that's a little difficult......"

Zhao Rui thought very clearly, didn't their Song Dynasty pay such a price so that their reign could be extended indefinitely.

In exchange for the opportunity for them to survive, during this period, it may be that the loyal ministers think about the country, of course, it is more that the corrupt officials are trying to maintain their corrupt lives as much as possible.

And the basis of all this is still based on their endless squeeze on the toiling masses.

Their existence is very restrictive to the development of society.

So Zhao Rui immediately rejected their request.

"Forget it, I have no plans to unite with the imperial court, if the throne is given to me, there is still some room for consideration. That's it, you can take it all with you! ”

Zhao Rui is now considered wealthy, on the one hand, in the capture of Dali and Zhancheng, he has obtained a lot of wealth, and the textile industry over there has brought a steady stream of benefits.

Judging from the current situation, Zhao Rui's strength can indeed be compared to an ordinary country, even if it is compared with the Southern Song Dynasty, it is not much different.

So Zhao Rui said directly, I'm sorry, you can't impress me with these things!

"Hehe, don't dare, it's good that the prince stays behind, and it can be regarded as a wish of the court!"

Feng Qingnian said this, and at the same time, from Zhao Rui's tone, he also heard that there was no room for negotiation, and listening to his tone, he didn't bother to cooperate with the imperial court at all.

Feng Qingnian said goodbye to Zhao Rui, and when he was about to leave, Zhao Rui said that he would stay, and then told him that the issue of the throne could be continued to be considered by their court, and he was about to attack the Yuan Dynasty city in Linjiang, so although it was not to help the court, it could be regarded as relieving the imperial court.

Originally, Feng Qingnian's heart was still a little uncomfortable when he got nothing this time, but Zhao Rui's words made his heart brighten up a lot.

At the same time, Feng Qingnian also realized that Zhao Rui was really upright, although the imperial court intended to let him attack the Yuan Dynasty, but people originally had this plan.

If you are an ordinary person, you will definitely take the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone and strive for more cheapness, but Zhao Rui didn't, he still went his own way!

At this moment, Feng Qingnian was deeply admired, and bowed to the ground to say goodbye to Zhao Rui.

Feng Qingnian returned to the imperial court and told the truth about the situation, which can be said to have caused an uproar in the Manchu Dynasty.

On the one hand, they confirmed that Zhao Rui had plans to spy on the throne, and on the other hand, Zhao Rui's decision to attack the Yuan Dynasty first really made them elated.

At this time, someone asked Feng Qingnian where Zhao Rui wanted to fight first.

Feng Qingnian was a little hesitant when he said this, and he asked this question himself at that time, but Zhao Rui's answer made him still unable to believe it, and even thought it was a joke Zhao Rui!

"Zhao Rui said that he will take less than a month to lay down all the cities along the river in the Yuan Dynasty!"

Ooh!

What a big breath!

Even if Zhao Rui has the help of firearms, does he have so many troops?

"He's telling the truth!"

"That is, there must be a limit to bragging!"

At this time, Zhang Shijie didn't think so, stood up, and said to the Empress Dowager: "Weichen see, no matter how Zhao Rui fights, how many cities he fights, it is a good thing for us, and Zhao Rui sounds a little eager for quick success, and it is a great good thing for us, if he completely loses his own strength in the confrontation with the Yuan Dynasty, then the strength of the two countries will be reduced at the same time, which means that we have more time to prepare!" ”