After Zhao Yingluo received Zhu Shengfei's letter, she sneered, "This emperor brother can't do anything but grab the first place in the territory." After Zhao Ji learned about this incident, he was so angry that he almost lost his temper, "You, my royal brother, really disappoint me. As an emperor, he should put the country and the country of the Song Dynasty first, instead of only considering his throne and selfish desires.” When Zongze heard the news, his face turned ugly. He shouldn't have agreed to this. If he gave up the land east of Hedong to the imperial court, it wouldn't take long before it would be snatched away by Xixia and Jin. "Your Highness, this is a serious matter. The land east of Hedong is a strategic location of the Song Dynasty. The imperial army's combat effectiveness is low and it is impossible to defend this land. If we give it up easily, it will be equivalent to completely exposing our flanks. Once the Jin Kingdom If we join forces with Daxia, Kaifeng is in danger." Ministers such as Zhao Ji and Zong Ze originally thought that Zhao Yingluo would firmly oppose this decision. After all, this land was of great strategic significance to the Song Dynasty. But Zhao Yingluo said, "Since the imperial court wants it, then give it to the imperial court." Everyone in Chui Gong Hall was speechless... After a long while, Zhao Ji came back to his senses and asked, "Why are you doing this? Aren't you worried that the land east of Hedong will fall into the hands of the enemy and pose a threat to the Song Dynasty?" Zhao Yingluo looked confident, "Dad, I did this for the sake of the country and the country of the Song Dynasty. Although there are certain risks in giving up the land east of Hedong to the imperial court, I think the risk is worth it. If the imperial court can keep this land Land, then we can concentrate our efforts on dealing with the Jin Kingdom. Moreover, if the imperial army cannot defend Taiyuan, Kaifeng's army can also support it at any time, so there is no need to worry." After hearing this, Zhao Ji did not insist on his idea. Although this decision had certain risks, the miracles his daughter had achieved one after another made him have sufficient trust in her.
In Lin'an, Zhao Gou was surprised to learn that Zhao Yingluo actually agreed to his conditions and ceded the land east of Hedong to the court. He originally thought that Zhao Yingluo would firmly oppose the conditions he proposed. After all, if this land was given to the court, it would directly weaken her power. But now, she took the initiative to give up this land, which made him feel a little confused. Qin Hui triumphantly flattered him and said: "Your Majesty is wise, and Zhao Yingluo finally surrendered to your Majesty's majesty. This is enough to prove the correctness and wisdom of your Majesty's decision-making." Zhao Gou was very pleased after hearing this. The most important thing now is how to take over the land east of Hedong as soon as possible and strengthen his control over this land. Therefore, after he sealed the peace agreement, he immediately ordered Guo Yan, who was stationed in Chang'an, to send troops as soon as possible to take over Taiyuan and other important cities in the east of the river. At the same time, he also hurriedly selected civil servants to serve in various places in Hedong, so as to control Hedong in the shortest possible time and prevent Zhao Yingluo from going back on his word. Under Zhao Gou's strict arrangements, Guo Yan led his army to quickly march to Hedong, and soon took over important cities such as Pingyang Mansion and Taiyuan. At the same time, civil servants appointed by the imperial court also rushed to serve in various places in Hedong to take over local government affairs. After receiving the order from Zhao Yingluo, Wang Shan, who was originally stationed in Pingyang Mansion, had to withdraw with his hundreds of thousands of troops to Luoyang, Xijing, and gave up Pingyang Mansion. He had been running Pingyang Mansion for many years. Once he retreated and surrendered to the imperial court, he was full of complaints, but he had to obey the military orders. Before evacuating Pingyang Mansion, Wang Shan met Guo Yan at the city gate who came to take over the city. Guo Yan was riding on his horse and glanced at Wang Shan arrogantly, "General Wang, you see, this Pingyang Mansion will eventually have to be let out. No matter how powerful you are, you can't withstand the pressure of the court." Wang Shan was furious after hearing this, but he knew that it was useless to argue with Guo Yan, so he held his breath and led the army to leave Pingyang. At the same time, the Jin Kingdom also kept its promise, gave up Taiyuan, and retreated to Datong Prefecture. Under Zhao Gou's strict arrangements, Guo Yan led his army to quickly march to Hedong, and soon took over important cities such as Pingyang Mansion and Taiyuan. At the same time, civil servants appointed by the imperial court also rushed to serve in various places in Hedong to take over local government affairs. After receiving the order from Zhao Yingluo, Wang Shan, who was originally stationed in Pingyang Mansion, had to withdraw with his hundreds of thousands of troops to Luoyang, Xijing, and gave up Pingyang Mansion. He had been running Pingyang Mansion for many years. Once he retreated and surrendered to the imperial court, he was full of complaints, but he had to obey the military orders. Before evacuating Pingyang Mansion, Wang Shan met Guo Yan at the city gate who came to take over the city. Guo Yan was riding on his horse and glanced at Wang Shan arrogantly, "General Wang, you see, this Pingyang Mansion will eventually have to be let out. No matter how powerful you are, you can't withstand the pressure of the court." Wang Shan felt in his heart after hearing this. He was angry, but he knew that it was useless to argue with Guo Yan, so he held his breath and led the army to leave Pingyang. After settling the matter of dividing the boundaries, Zhao Yingluo could finally take a break and start a thorough investigation of the foundry. The Jin Kingdom had fire blunderbuss. It must be that craftsmen from the Jin Kingdom secretly learned how to make fire blunderbuss and brought them back to the Jin Kingdom. This is a huge threat to the Song Dynasty, and the reason why the fire gun production method was leaked must be found. Then she summoned Feng Jing to the mansion. "There must be spies from the Kingdom of Jin in the foundry. We must find out the reason for leaking the method of making fire guns within ten days. You need to start with the people in the foundry and conduct identity checks on those who enter the foundry. I want to know everyone A person’s background and origins.” "Don't worry, Your Highness, since this matter happened in the foundry under the jurisdiction of the villain, I will go all out to find out the truth as soon as possible and uncover the thieves who stole the technology." While Feng Jing was arranged to investigate the foundry personnel, Zhao Yingluo summoned Jiang Laosi to her mansion. She was sitting in her study, with a map spread out in front of her, which marked the land conditions in the south of Kaifeng City.
"Jiang Laosi, you can now tell me in detail what you did in the south of Kaifeng City." Zhao Yingluo looked away from the map and asked solemnly. Jiang Laosi did not dare to neglect and immediately recounted his experience in the south of Kaifeng City in detail. He described how to negotiate with those landowners, how to sublease their land in the name of Her Royal Highness, and the various problems and challenges encountered in the subletting process. "Those landowners heard that you were subletting their land, and they all happily subleased their land to me." Jiang Laosi said with a smile. Such a result was within Zhao Yingluo's expectation. She took the tea and took a sip and said, "What they are interested in is naturally the four-stone grain rent per year that I promised them. If it had been a good year, , it is very good if one acre of land can produce two stones of grain, but now one mu of land can produce four stones, who wouldn’t be willing to sublease? You did a good job this time. These lands are very important to us. With them, we can better implement our plans.”
