Traveling back to the Northern Song Dynasty: Picking up a princess as my wife

Mr. Sun, the manager in charge of COFCO Oils' sales, has been extremely busy lately. Nowadays, COFCO Oils no longer only sells single grain products, but has also expanded into edible oils, alcoholic beverages, and various condiments that are indispensable to people's daily lives.

Putting everything else aside, Li Zhen receives no less than five kilograms of gold every month from the grain that Cui Dake buys at low prices from Manager Sun. Keep in mind that this is real gold, so naturally Cui Dake makes a considerable profit. However, his main customers are the wealthy households in the north. Ordinary people who want to buy grain still have to go to the grain and oil companies in various prefectures and counties to purchase it.

Yue Ying and Cui Yingying's wedding took place in March. Li Zhen specially gave the newlyweds a two-week vacation so they could enjoy their time together. However, less than three days after the wedding, Yue Ying was kicked out by Cui Yingying.

Li Zhen asked jokingly, "What's going on? You've only been married a few days and you've already been kicked out of your home?"

Yue Ying said somewhat embarrassedly, "My Yingying said that now is the time when the chief needs people, so how can I enjoy my love life all by myself? Chief, Yingying wants you to find her some work to do, so she won't be stuck at home all day with nothing to do."

Li Zhen thought for a moment and said, "Her family runs a grain store, so let her practice at COFCO Oils in Tangyin first. I'll see how good her business skills are."

After glancing at Yue Ying, Li Zhen tossed him an assault rifle.

"I think you want to get your hands on the new weapon. Today, each person is limited to 100 bullets. If you don't use them all, you won't get lunch."

Fang Bucun walked into Emperor Huizong of Song's residence with a fawning smile. Wang Cheng, who was tidying up the room, changed his expression instantly upon seeing him.

"Didn't I tell you before that we should try to see each other as little as possible unless it's something important? There are too many people and too many eyes in this mountain stronghold, and it would be troublesome if we were discovered."

Fang Bucun chuckled and replied, "Steward Wang, you're overthinking it. My team was in charge of patrolling during the day. They're all my men, inside and out. What are you afraid of? I came here today to ask if they've replied from the south. Some of my brothers have had enough of staying in this mountain stronghold. They said if things continue like this, they'll have to leave."

Wang Cheng looked around and knew that Zhao Ji must have gone to Zhao Yingluo's place at this time. He whispered to the other party, "I don't know."

"A few old acquaintances from the Imperial City Guard have sent a letter. Now that the new Emperor Zhao Gou controls the military and political power of the Song Dynasty, many people under him have quite a few opinions about him. Apart from the few hundred imperial guards in Lin'an, they have contacted the generals of several other military garrisons. The other party said that as long as His Majesty can be restored to the throne, they will fully support him."

Fang Bucun: "Great! What are we waiting for? Let's get started!"

Wang Cheng glanced at the impatient Fang Bu and thought to himself: If it weren't for wanting to use his men in this mountain stronghold, would a son of a bandit dare to make demands of me?

Although he thought this way, Wang Cheng smiled and said, "General Fang, don't be in a hurry. I need to handle things properly before I can talk to His Majesty. Since the time he spent in the Jin Kingdom, His Majesty's fighting spirit has been greatly diminished. I need to work on him slowly."

After comforting Fang Bucun and leaving, Wang Cheng was troubled. He had originally planned to spend the rest of his life in this village with the old emperor Zhao Ji, but unexpectedly, he met an old subordinate of the Imperial City Guard at a market. The subordinate was filled with mixed feelings of sorrow and joy upon seeing that Wang Cheng was still alive.

Tragically, after Bianjing was captured by the Jurchens, they were reduced to stray dogs, as the new emperor Zhao Gou had no interest in them and therefore they were of no use. Joyfully, however, they finally saw Wang Cheng again. According to their intelligence, the old emperor had died in Wuguo City in the northern border of the Jurchens, and Wang Cheng, who had served the old emperor his entire life, was naturally to be buried with him. Unexpectedly, they were able to meet Chief Steward Wang Cheng in this remote place.

After talking with his old subordinates, Wang Cheng learned about their situation and conceived the idea of ​​restoring the old emperor Zhao Ji to the throne. Besides wanting to provide his men with a life of luxury, he also longed for the extravagant lifestyle of the past. So, without Zhao Gou's knowledge, he began using Fang Bucun to contact these old forces outside the capital, thinking that once things were in place, Zhao Ji would have no choice but to comply.

Wang Cheng and his men thought they had done everything perfectly, but little did they know that Yue Peng's spies had already thoroughly investigated their situation. If it weren't for Zhao Ji's sake, Yue Peng would have already eliminated these people from the Imperial City Guard.

At this time, Emperor Huizong was still immersed in happiness. Although he had more than twenty children, he was still the supreme ruler and didn't need to care for or cherish his children. But Xiao Yuchen was different. He was his own grandson, whom he had watched be born, and he had even named him himself. Emperor Huizong paid extra attention to him.

"Hehehe... Little Yuchen, my dear grandson, give your grandpa a smile."

Zhao Yingluo watched as her elderly father, devoid of his former majesty, cared for his child like an ordinary old man. Through conversations with Zhao Ji over this period, she learned of the plight of the Zhao royal family in the Five Kingdoms City. Many of Zhao Ji's concubines and daughters had been tortured by those beastly Jurchen generals, some even to death.

She burst into tears just thinking about it, because if Li Zhen hadn't rescued her halfway, she would probably be one of those being tortured right now.

The door was opened gently, and Li Zhen, who had just returned from the back mountain, saw Zhao Ji holding a handmade rattle drum and teasing the child, his eyes filled with deep affection.

When Zhao Ji saw that it was Li Zhen who had returned, he glanced at him but his gaze remained fixed on Xiao Yuchen.

"My dear son-in-law, what are you doing on the back hill? It's been making noise all day long, it's driving me crazy. Let me tell you, if you disturb my precious grandson, I'll teach you a lesson."

Li Zhen picked up the herbal tea on the table and drank it directly, talking as he drank.

"Isn't this a chaotic world? I've led a group of people to form an army in the back mountains, and I'm currently training them to use new weapons."

After saying that, he glanced at Zhao Yingluo and said softly, "Yingluo, take the child to the inner room first. My father-in-law and I have something to talk about."

Zhao Yingluo didn't ask what was going on. She gently picked up the child and walked into the inner room. Perhaps afraid of disturbing their conversation, she closed the door behind her.

Li Zhen poured Zhao Ji a cup of tea and gently pushed it in front of him.

"Father-in-law, there's something I'm not sure if I should ask."

Emperor Huizong of Tang did not mind that the tea was cold, and picked it up to drink: "We are all family, so what can't you ask? Just tell me."

Li Zhen said expressionlessly, "I wonder if my father-in-law still has any intention of regaining control of the Song Kingdom?"

"Clap!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji dropped his teacup on the table, not understanding why Li Zhen would ask such a question.