Chapter 143: A New Burial of a Broken Sword·XII

On the second day, the news that Zhao Yun and Xiao Hao had a great time talking, touring Yu Garden together, and even chatting all night in Yu's study spread throughout Lin'an City. It

was said that Xiao Hao was very good at pleasing the emperor, making him very happy, and in his great joy, he gave him the sword of the previous emperor, as if he was a very favored and beloved general. When Jia

Sidao heard this news, he felt very uncomfortable.

Zhao Yun gave Xiao Hao a mere empty position, probably because he heard about Xiao Hao's military achievements and was in a momentary mood. But the sword of the previous emperor was really a trouble.

He wanted to touch Xiao Hao, but he was really a little bit afraid.

That guy dared to confront him openly at the three passes of Yiyang, and he also possessed extraordinary martial arts. If he angered him, this ignorant ruffian would just chop him with a sword... Jia Sidao shrank his neck and snorted coldly.

It would be better to find a way to get this annoying guy out of Zhao Yun's sight as soon as possible, so that he would be forgotten by Zhao Yun like those beauties he had favored.

Now that the Mongolian army has retreated, the situation has eased, and the financial situation of the Song Dynasty is tense, it is time to deal with the disobedient generals.

In fact, the financial situation of the Southern Song Dynasty at this time is indeed a big problem. Since the Northern Expedition, the financial problem has been worsening. Zhao Yun's failure to enter Luoyang led to a feud with Mongolia, and military expenditures have expanded rapidly.

The war between Song and Mongolia has lasted for more than 20 years. The financial situation of the Southern Song Dynasty is now on the verge of collapse. Jia Sidao wants to propose a policy of saving money at this time, and Zhao Yun has no reason to refuse.

Jia Sidao made a generous speech in the court, saying that military expenses emptied the treasury, which gave Zhao Yun a headache.

"The country's territory is shrinking, and its financial resources are being depleted. The annual income of the ministers in the court is no more than 120 million, while their expenditure is as much as 250 million. The country can't even make ends meet. This is because of the so-called 'the fate is about to fall, and there is no one to save it'. The financial resources are exhausted, just like the blood is withered. I earnestly request Your Majesty to pay attention to it! Otherwise, this is enough to destroy the country!"

The other ministers in the court knelt down in response, shouting loudly: "Your Majesty, please pay attention to it!"

Zhao Yun glanced at Jia Sidao coldly, and asked lightly: "What good plan does Prime Minister Jia have?"

Jia Sidao was delighted and slowly told his plan.

In the Song Dynasty, military commanders had no autonomy over financial expenditures. All military supplies were under the unified control of the central finance, and required unified accounting and verification of the list. However, under the strong military pressure of Mongolia, the superiors were corrupt and embezzled military pay, resulting in most front-line generals having to rely on dishonorable means to barely maintain military affairs. This was almost an open secret.

The financial records of the Song Dynasty's army were, in fact, a mess of accounts that could not be explained. The plan proposed by Jia Sidao was to check these accounts.

According to Song law, embezzlement of military pay was punishable by death. If the military accounts were checked, a large number of generals in the Southern Song Dynasty would be punished and imprisoned.

In Jia Sidao's view, the Cangyun Army had been guarding Dashengguan for such a long time, with no food or grass, and no supplies, but it had become what it is today in a short time. If Xiao Hao had not secretly embezzled some property to supply the army, it would have been impossible for them to hold out for so long, and even counterattack.

The accounts of the Cangyun Army would definitely not withstand an investigation.

When the time comes, they will have to spit out as much money as they have eaten.

This move can not only ward off many dissidents in the Qing Dynasty, but also save the financial crisis of the Song Dynasty. Jia Sidao pretended to be doing it to restore the financial strength of the Song Dynasty, and was echoed by many people.

Zhao Yun and Xiao Hao spent the whole night in Yu's study last night. He not only explained the matters of the late emperor, but also the military finances, the future deployment of Cangyun, and the fact that he had offended the girls of Yiyinglou and was warned at midnight. Zhao Yun was not worried at all that Cangyun would be involved when Jia Sidao proposed a reckoning at this time.

He pretended to trust Jia Sidao and let him do it.

In this reckoning, a large number of generals were held accountable. Shi Yanzhi of Jiang, Du Shu of Huai, and Guangxi Shuai were all implicated with their wives and children. Xu, Li, and Du were arrested and imprisoned. Cao Shixiong and Xiang Shibi were also exiled to Yuanzhou for the crime of embezzling official funds. The military capacity of the Song Dynasty was greatly weakened.

However, when they checked the accounts of the Cangyun Army, they found that the accounts were shockingly clean.

Because the court had never transferred a single account to them from the beginning to the end. They were a group of people marked as dead in the military list, so naturally they had never received any assistance from the court.

Jia Sidao didn't believe it, and he investigated thoroughly, but he only found countless corrupt generals in Ezhou, and couldn't find any trace of Cangyun.

Zhao Yun was worried at first that Xiao Hao didn't handle it cleanly enough, and he would be implicated because of this liquidation, but later he found that Xiao Hao was extremely calm, so he was relieved.

After spending these days together, he has gradually realized that this cold-faced and taciturn "little" general is actually very active under his rigid face, and he does things in a very meticulous manner. Compared with those stubborn and stubborn generals in the court, he makes him worry less.

He has been in poor health in the past two days. Xiao Hao has strong muscles and bones, and looks young and strong, but Zhao Yun is an old man in his fifties. In addition, alcohol and sex have hollowed out his body, and he will inevitably get sick if the temperature changes slightly.

He stared at Xiao Hao with envy, and said without courtesy: "No wonder the children in the streets call you 'the big devil'. If I had half the energy of the big devil, I wouldn't be exhausted and unable to deal with a few court officials."

"Your Majesty, stay away from women and take care of your body." Xiao Hao could see that Zhao Yun's lustful problem was incurable. Considering that he was wholeheartedly protecting him in the court, he should criticize him less and advise him to take care of his body.

As for the big devil... He knew the bad tastes and temperaments of these two generations of officials, so he pretended not to hear it.

Zhao Yun responded casually, not taking the bad words of others to heart at all. "I don't know what the backgrounds of those Cangyun soldiers you raised are. Instead of staying in Dashengguan, they spread the news about the conflict between Jia Xiang and you, the big devil, over the seizure of the three passes to the vagrants and gangsters. They said that I listened to Jia Xiang's words and detained you in Lin'an in order to chop off your head. Alas, why does this kind of black pot always fall on my head!"

Xiao Hao suppressed his laughter and said seriously: "Your Majesty is enduring humiliation and bearing heavy responsibilities. I admire you very much."

Zhao Yun held his hands He raised his head and said unhappily, "General, I want to say that since the military officers in the court have made a big move, you should not stay in Lin'an Prefecture any longer. In a few days, you should take three thousand elite soldiers back to the border for training!"

Xiao Hao certainly understood that he wanted him to leave this place of trouble, and said solemnly, "My brothers in the army miss me. The news at the border is cut off. Your Majesty, please don't be angry with them." This news was probably released by Shi Zhixuan. Maybe he had not returned for a long time, and Shi Zhixuan urged him to go back as soon as possible.

Zhao Yun waved his hands lazily, "Prime Minister Jia has fallen twice here with you, and he will not let you go easily. Be careful on your way back. In addition, be patient and don't conflict with him for the time being."

Xiao Hao accepted the order in a deep voice.

On the second day, Xiao Hao led a newly formed Cangyun Army and marched out of Lin'an Prefecture.

He contacted Shi Zhixuan and learned that after he left, Huang Yaoshi ran into an old acquaintance with a one-armed young man and had already left Dasheng Pass. He felt very disappointed.

But Shi Zhixuan told him that when the soldiers and civilians in Xiangyang City heard the news of the great victory at the three passes, they celebrated together. The Jianghu people who were originally guarding there also relaxed and went to Huashan together. Huang Yaoshi's beloved daughter was still among them, so she was also in that group.

Xiao Hao's eyes lit up, and he wished he could go there immediately to see his master, but when he saw the three thousand elite soldiers behind him, he couldn't do what he wanted.

Shi Zhixuan knew that he would be unable to get away, so he said to him: "If you don't delay on the road now, I will go to meet you when we reach Ezhou. They are not walking fast, and can only walk a few dozen miles a day. I think Ah Hao will catch up with them in the end."

Xiao Hao was grateful in his heart, but he didn't know how to express it. He could only say thank you: "If I can meet Master again this time, I really owe Zhixuan a big favor."

Shi Zhixuan seemed unhappy and replied: " We are friends for three generations, right? What's the point of talking about human feelings? On the contrary, Ah Hao, I heard that you and the emperor spent the whole night strolling in the Yu Garden, and even slept on the same bed in the study? How old is that Zhao? How come he still has no restraint on sex? "

Shi Zhixuan got angry when he thought of this. He had heard that the Emperor of Song was licentious and lustful. He was very happy that Xiao Hao could avoid being punished, and the original arrangement for emergency was useless. But the Emperor of Song detained him for a month, and such news came out in Lin'an Prefecture, which made everyone feel uneasy.

If he didn't know that Xiao Hao's martial arts were not something that could be encountered casually, Shi Zhixuan would have left Cang Yun and went to Lin'an to kill him.

Xiao Hao only felt a sour smell coming up from his nose, and he was surprised and said: "Why did you think of that kind of place..." He easily figured out the reason for the sour smell, and he didn't feel uncomfortable at all, but just found it funny.

Shi Zhixuan had met his master before. If his master knew that he had returned from another world and brought a person with whom he couldn't explain the relationship, I wonder what he would think.

Oh, his uneasy heart began to beat wildly before he even met his master.

Xiao Hao suppressed his excitement and hurried a little faster.

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The top of Mount Hua.

Walking on this familiar mountain road again, the memories of many years ago gradually returned to his mind, overlapping with the scenery and roads in front of him one by one, and it felt like they were very similar for the rest of their lives.

When he reached a high hill, he suddenly heard a loud shout from the mountainside, which shook the whole mountain. Xiao Hao was startled and instinctively raised his shield and sword in his hands.

"The two of you who borrowed books and didn't return them, please show up!"

Xiao Hao was surprised at the man's deep internal strength, which was not much inferior to the Five Wonders. He also saw two human figures jumping out of the bushes and flying towards him. He subconsciously stood with a shield.

With a muffled "bang", the two men collided with Xiao Hao's black iron shield, and were dizzy from the force of their own attack. They couldn't recover for a long time, and immediately cursed:

"Who is blind enough to set up an iron lump in the middle of the road!"

Iron Lump Xiao Hao innocently put away his shield and sword, looking at the two men in front of him expressionlessly, the temperament of fighting on the battlefield condensed in his eyes, deep and frightening.

The two men were startled by him, thinking they had run into some ghost.

During this delay, a gentlemanly monk jumped up from the mountain. Seeing Xiao Hao holding Xiao Xiangzi and Yin Kexi, he immediately put his hands together and saluted him: "Thank you for your help, general!"

The other people who were nearby heard their voices and came here one after another. This time, the top of Huashan Mountain was very lively, with Guo Jing's family, Yang Guo and his two companions, Zhou Botong and his two companions, Lu Wushuang, Yideng, the Wu family, Sishui Yuyin...

Huang Yaoshi.

Xiao Hao was immediately at a loss and stood there in a daze.

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The hidden plot is buried in one breath, and the plot will start later. The plot may... be... a little... heartbreaking... emmmm...

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