Chapter 1049: Attacking Hebei
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The denunciation also made it clear that the incompetent ruler was tyrannical. The entire court worked together. There were many people who doted on their concubines and killed their wives. They disregarded civility and were chaotic. They were unruly both inside and out of the court. The emperor was desolate in the court, causing eunuchs to be in charge. They stole power and ruled the country. The court officials protected them, and the government was greedy and rampant…
Shockingly, the denunciation also mentioned a list of many corrupt officials. There was also evidence.
It explained the corruption of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
At the end of the denunciation, the King of Liang even expressed bitterly that he couldn’t bear to see an incompetent ruler be in power and wreak havoc on the country and the people. He wanted to send righteous soldiers to execute the heavenly punishment to save the people…
The idea of “replacement” was clear in his denunciation.
This denunciation pushed the Imperial Court to the limelight.
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, the King of Liang ordered an attack on Hebei.
At the same time, internal strife erupted in Shandong. The King of Dongning took the doc.u.ment issued by the Imperial Court earlier and led his troops across the border of the va.s.sal states to Shandong to quell the rebellion.
Far away in the West Mountain, when the King of Zhenxi found out that the King of Liang had attacked Hebei, he scolded the King of Liang for being a traitor and wanting to kill the entire world. He threatened to lead his troops north to protect the king.
Among the four va.s.sal states, the West Mountain was the furthest from the capital.
The King of the West, who had never revealed his strength, finally tore open his mask and revealed his ferocious ambition.
The flames of war rose everywhere in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the royal family only existed in name.
Historically, it was called the “Three Kings Ruining the Nation.”
The commoners swept away their wealth and brought their families to escape the war.
Those with good conditions could escape south.
Those without good conditions could only go to the north.
The Longcheng refugee camp welcomed a large group of refugees again. It wasn’t that the refugees didn’t know that the North was at war with the Di people, and there was still no news. It was very risky to go to the North, but they knew even better that only the North would treat the refugees well. As refugees who had nothing, they could only survive if they went north.
In the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of February.
It was originally the beginning of spring when the snow had melted and the world had returned to life, but Liaodong was still cold. The snow had yet to dissipate, and the weather did not seem to have warmed up. Yu Youyao was already used to the bitter cold in Liaodong. The temperature would only gradually warm up in March and April.
She was discussing with Butler Wen about continuing to expand animal husbandry.
If the livestock industry wanted to develop, herding resources, experience, and skills were the most important.
The hairy vetch had already been widely planted in the entire North to fertilize the land and promote animal husbandry. It was currently February. Since “Records of Feeding” was promoted in September last year, it had been about four months, and it had already begun to show results.
Good animal husbandry experience and technology could reduce the plague, make meat healthier, and reduce deaths and losses. At the same time, it could make the livestock raised fatter and stronger, and increase the production of milk and meat.
It was imperative to continue encouraging the development of livestock.
At this moment, Xia Tao rushed into the house with a happy expression. “Young Miss, Ms. Ye is here. She’s waiting for you in the Wuqiu Courtyard.”
“Is Ms. Ye here?” Yu Youyao suddenly stood up with a happy expression. “I haven’t seen her for many years. During this period of time, the North has cut off the transmission of news everywhere, and I haven’t received a letter from her for a long time. I didn’t know that she had come to Xiangping.”
As she spoke, she did not slow down at all. Soon, they arrived at the Wuqiu Courtyard.
Ms. Ye was wearing an autumn-colored round-collared jacket dress. She was sitting in the hall and drinking tea. When she heard the commotion outside, she put down her teacup and looked up.
Yu Youyao stepped over the threshold and entered the house.
The 16-year-old girl’s young face had grown up like a flower bud. The petals were stretched out, and she stood there beautifully. She was as delicate, beautiful, and pure as a girl. She still looked as bright and beautiful as when she was young.
“Ms. Ye.” Yu Youyao’s eyes turned red as she rushed forward.
After taking a few steps, she suddenly calmed down. She tidied her clothes and lowered her eyes. She slowly stepped forward and bowed respectfully in front of Ms. Ye. “Greetings, teacher.”
Ms. Ye quickly got up and helped Yu Youyao up. “Get up, get up.”
The teacher and student had not seen each other for many years and were a little excited.
Ms. Ye observed her. Seeing that her eyes were calm and not blind, and her eyes were clear, she felt very gratified. “You’ve grown a lot. You were only so tall when you left the capital.” She raised her hand and gestured twice. There was a smile on her cold and indifferent face. “You’ve also grown up and become more and more beautiful.”
All these years, she had been in contact with Yu Youyao. Yu Youyao would write to her every once in a while. The letters were filled with things she had seen and heard since she left the capital. Occasionally, she would ask her for guidance if there were any difficulties. During the holidays, she would also send her some things. Most of them were specialties from the Liaodong area, as well as incense, tea, medicine, and so on.
They were not teacher and student, but they were even better than teacher and student.
Yu Youyao felt a lump in her throat. “Why are you here in Xiangping? When did you arrive? Why didn’t you get someone to send me a letter so that I could go over and greet you?”
The two of them had a teacher-student relationship, so it was only right for her to go over and greet her. How could Ms. Ye visit her personally?
Ms. Ye smiled. “Many families in the capital are running around, so it’s not good for me to stay in the capital. The wife of the Yu Clan Chief invited me to continue being a female teacher in the clan. I rejected her, so I wanted to come to Liaodong to visit you. I arrived last night. As it was too late, I didn’t make a fuss. It’s not too late to greet you now.”
Far away in the capital, she would hear about Yu Youyao’s deeds in Xiangping City from time to time. Other than feeling proud, it was inevitable that she would think of what Yu Youyao had said to her when she left the capital.
Ms. Ye wanted to come and see what Liaodong, which had been changed by Yu Youyao, was like. When the disciples of the Ye Clan began to return to the clan, she did not follow them. When the Yu Clan invited her to be a female teacher in the clan, she also refused.
Now, greeting and specially visiting were completely different!
However, since Ms. Ye did not care about it herself, Yu Youyao did not dwell on it. Instead, she asked, “Are you settling down in the Ye Residence now? What are your plans for the future?”
Ms. Ye nodded. “I’ll stay in the Ye Residence for the time being and prepare to prepare a quiet small courtyard as my residence. I’ll settle down here in the future.”
Yu Youyao was overjoyed. “Leave this to me.” As if afraid that she would decline, she quickly added, “It’s only right for me to do your bidding. Don’t decline.”
Ms. Ye smiled again, as if she was thinking of how Yu Youyao had looked when Yu Youyao was standing in front of her as a young girl. “Okay, I’ll leave it to you to arrange it.”
Yu Youyao immediately cheered up. “Are you planning to continue being a female teacher?”
“Yes.” Ms. Ye nodded and continued, “You mentioned earlier that you wanted to establish a women’s school. After I came to Liaodong, I wasn’t in a hurry to travel. Along the way, I learned about the local people and observed the local teaching situation. I felt that this could be done.”
Yu Youyao was very concerned about this matter. She had mentioned it a few times in past letters.
As the number of letters increased, she became more and more concerned. She found a lot of relevant literature about the Liaodong area and carefully pondered over this matter. She also wrote some relevant teaching plans.