The death of Queen Mother Longyou was just the death of a queen mother with no real power in the Song Dynasty, but the few words she left behind became the beginning of changing the fate of the Song Dynasty.
In accordance with her last wish, Song Huizong held an extremely frugal funeral for her and chose a geomantic treasure to be buried twenty miles west of Yongtai Mausoleum.
The message delivered to her by Queen Mother Longyou gave her a big reminder that if she didn't put an informant in Lin'an, the news she would get would always be delayed.
This informant must be above the court, must be from the main war faction, and must be able to stand with him. How to find such a person? Han Shizhong? Han Shizhong had long been targeted by Zhao Gou. Although he obeyed Zhao Gou's edict and went to Lin'an, he had become the person that Zhao Gou and Qin Hui were most jealous of. Delivering news is also difficult.
For now, the only way is to go to Lin'an in person to find some suitable people.
One more thing, that is rice cultivation!Although there are water sources around Kaifeng, it is too expensive to grow rice. Only Jiangnan is the most suitable for growing rice.
After the plan was finalized, Zhao Yingluo settled matters in Kaifeng and brought along Jiang Laosi, Wen Boyuan, two maids Xia He and Dong Xue, ten servants, and thirty powerful guards. Take a carriage and go straight to Lin'an.
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【Political Affairs Hall】
After the three old men who had just finished attending the funeral of Queen Mother Longyou heard that Zhao Yingluo had gone to Lin'an, they looked at me and I looked at you and sighed.
"Your Highness, isn't this nonsense? The officials are already extremely suspicious of her, and she still wants to go to Lin'an. Isn't this a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?"
"Once the officials arbitrarily accuse her, what will happen to Kaifeng? What will happen to the Song Dynasty?"
"Master Lu, you have always been resourceful, but you have to find a proper solution."
When Lu Hao asked, seeing that the two of them were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, he said calmly, "Don't panic, you two."
Li Gang slapped the table, "This is about the country, the country, how can I not panic!"
Lu Haowen still said calmly, "She is a princess. She is used to taking unauthorized actions, and every time she takes unauthorized actions, she is safe. This time she goes to Lin'an, she will not go if she is not completely sure."
"Even if she is discovered by the officials, she is the princess of the Song Dynasty. What can the officials do to her? It won't kill her, right?"
After hearing what Lu Haowen said, Li Gang and Zongze thought about it and felt that he was right. Officials should be filial and would not kill their sister.
The anxious mood of the two people quickly calmed down, but they were still a little worried.
"We should send someone to meet him. Does Mr. Li have any acquaintances in Lin'an?"
Li Gang thought for a few breaths and then said, "Yes! Zhu Shengfei!"
Zongze nodded, "Zhu Shengfei has always supported us in our fight against the Jin Dynasty. It would be best if he was communicating with us."
"I will repair a letter and send it to Lin'an as soon as possible."
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Since Wanyan Zongyi arrived in Kaifeng, she has sent people to guard her outside the town almost every day in order to check her schedule and the ability to leave without a trace.
Finally, his men happened to see Zhao Yingluo walking out of the south gate, and passed the news to Wanyan Zongyi immediately.
With so many people and things heading south, could it be that they are going to Lin'an?
After predicting the city she was going to, Wanyan Zongyi immediately ordered his people to prepare carriages, horses and luggage in order to catch up with them in the shortest possible time.
After leaving the south gate, the June heat wave hit, coupled with the sweltering heat and humidity in the carriage, Zhao Yingluo was sweating all over, and her clothes felt extremely uncomfortable as they stuck to her skin. "Stop the carriages and horses! Stop the carriages and horses!"
The carriage slowly stopped, and Zhao Yingluo opened the curtain and jumped out before the carriage could stop. "Whoever wants to sit in this carport can sit in it! I don't want to sit in it at all, I want to ride a horse."
Under her coercion and inducement, poor Wen Boyuan coaxed and coaxed her into the carriage.
After riding on the back of the horse, Zhao Yingluo felt so comfortable!And with climate change, the height of corn seedlings will become lower and lower as you go north.
The setting sun was still shining, and a touch of sunset glow made most of the sky appear red or purple.
In the farmland along the way, the rice is growing happily, and the green rice seedlings are shining golden in the sun.
Looking at such beautiful scenery, Zhao Yingluo finally couldn't help humming a song from later generations...
"Let us live a life of ease and ease in the world of mortals!
Riding horses galloping to share the prosperity of the world..."
"Pairing wine with... as... singing?"
Just when Zhao Yingluo was about to continue singing, she suddenly found someone beside her: Wanyan Zongyi.
The most fearful thing about singing is that as soon as you start to enjoy singing, someone will lose your enthusiasm.
Zhao Yingluo glanced at him helplessly and asked angrily, "I've already said that firecrackers are not for sale, so don't pay attention to firecrackers anymore."
Wanyan Zongyi said with a smile, "I'm no longer in the firecracker business!"
"Then why are you following me?"
"What a coincidence, I am not following Her Highness the Princess, but I have a batch of goods to be shipped to Lin'an! I happened to meet Her Highness. It seems that we have a good fate."
Zhao Yingluo turned her head with some disdain. Indeed, ape excrement is not shallow!Very deep.
The two convoys, with a total of more than 100 people, finally arrived at a small town in the afterglow of sunset. Although the town was small, there were several hotels and restaurants because it was next to the official road.
Zhao Yingluo didn't want to get too close to Wanyan Zongyi, so she was waiting for Wanyan Zongyi to choose a restaurant. Seeing that he and his servants finally went to Jixiang Inn, Zhao Yingluo went to Ruyi Restaurant, the highest-end restaurant in the city, and opened the second floor of the restaurant. Wrap them all up.
But before she could enter the house, Wanyan Zongyi walked in shaking his head and booked the third floor of Ruyi Restaurant.
Why is this person like a dog-skin plaster that can't be shaken off? Zhao Yingluo saw that he was coming to the second floor, so she pushed the door open and entered the room, then closed the door.
By the early morning of the next day, Zhao Yingluo had already changed into a handsome man's clothes. Different from the last time she went to Lin'an, this time she had a beard on her lips and her face was a little dull. She looked like a typical middle-aged man. .
After a simple breakfast, she set off ahead of Yan Zongyi and continued her journey south.
Wanyan Zongyi relied on his good horse and galloped for a quarter of an hour before catching up with Zhao Yingluo's motorcade, but he did not notice Zhao Yingluo disguised as a middle-aged man.
Wanyan Zongyi couldn't find her, so he asked Jiang Laosi, "Why is Her Royal Highness not in the team?"
Jiang Laosi said somewhat vaguely, "His Royal Highness has something to do and has returned to Kaifeng. If you have something to do, go to Kaifeng to find her."
Wanyan Zongyi was a little disappointed, and after awkwardly chatting with Jiang Laosi for a few innocuous words, he turned his horse and walked back.