A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

"Liao Army?"

Zhao Shu felt that he had a good temper, but he was still angry.

"Who provoked the Liao army?"

Although he has a bright future in his heart, he does not want to break the current situation before the Song Dynasty becomes stronger.

He asked sullenly: "Where are the documents?"

The sergeant reporting the victory handed over the document, and Chen Zhongheng took it, and then asked Fu Bi to verify the seal.

After verification, the good news was handed over.

Zhao Shu just glanced at it and couldn't help but take a breath.

"The Xixia and Liao people have joined forces."

In an instant, the faces of the prime ministers and assistants all fell.

Han Qi said angrily: "Does Yelu Hongji want to go south? If so, then come."

He looked fierce but Zeng Gongliang asked: "How much gunpowder did you get? If there is enough, then use gunpowder to fill the battlefield!"

This suggestion is overbearing. If Shen An was here, he would definitely say that Zeng Gongliang has the attributes of a big bomb, and his firepower is a staunch believer in justice.

Old Ouyang Xiu said drowsily: "Harmony is precious, harmony is precious!"

Zhao Shu looked down, and then suddenly froze.

Seeing that he was stunned, Han Qi frowned and said, "Your Majesty, is this bad news?"

Tell me whether it's good or bad!

Isn't this an illness?

The three of them looked at each other. Fu Bi was left aside. He was secretly dissatisfied and said, "Your Majesty, is this good news?"

The dispute between the two governments was about civil and military affairs. Fu Bi represented the military, and Han Qi and the other three represented the civil servants. Naturally, there were problems with the attitudes of both parties.

Therefore, unless Fu Bi can return to the Political Hall, it will be impossible to coexist peacefully with those three people.

As a result, the overt and covert battles between the two sides were often staged in front of Zhao Shu.

Zhao Shu raised his head, with surprise still in his eyes: "I don't know whether this news is good or bad. The Xixia people used them as bait to lure Zhe Jizu out of Fuzhou City..."

"Zhe Jizu left his post without authorization. Leaving the city easily is a serious crime!"

Zeng Gongliang's words were very confident, and Zhao Shu said calmly: "The main force of the Xixia people is hundreds of miles away."

Zeng Gongliang, who was pretending to be a famous general, was slapped in the face on the spot. He lowered his head, coughed dryly, and acted as if nothing had happened.

The first key to being a Prime Minister is to be shameless. If you are shameless, you will be tricked sooner or later.

Zhao Shu continued: "The Liao army was ambushing nearby and suddenly broke out when the two sides were stalemate. The Fuzhou army was caught off guard and was about to be defeated. Who knew that the mantis was stalking the cicada and the oriole was behind, and Shen An had already arrived in Fuzhou. , has been waiting for the opportunity behind the Liao army... He led the army to attack, used gunpowder to break up the Liao army's morale, and then won a great victory..."

He felt that Shen An was really a lucky general, but then he thought that he was a trap king. He liked to dig holes and bury people, so he squatted beside him and laughed.

Han Qi stammered and asked: "Guan Guan, dare I ask how many Liao troops there are?"

That's the Liao army!

How long has it been since the Song Dynasty fought with the Liao army?

Not to mention the scale of hundreds of people, how long has it been since we had a battle involving thousands of people?

Zhao Shu looked at the victory report again: "There are more than 10,000 Liao troops, including nearly 2,000 heavy cavalry. There are 5,000 Xixia troops."

There was more light in his eyes, and the hand holding the good news was trembling.

Han Qi was so excited that he couldn't help himself: "That's from Liao!"

Ouyang Xiu was also excited, but more worried: "Aren't those the elites of the Liao people?"

Zeng Gongliang shouted: "There are almost two thousand heavy cavalry, what are they if they are not elites?"

Zhao Shu took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and said in a dreamy tone: "When I was young, every time I heard warnings from the north in the palace, everyone would panic, as if the sky was falling..."

"After I left the palace, I often heard news about the Liao envoys being domineering and provocative in Bianliang. At that time, I was thinking, why did the Song Dynasty always have to accept the situation?"

He sighed: "Later I understood that it was because I couldn't beat him."

Han Qi lowered his head, Zeng Gongliang lowered his head...

Just one sentence of "can't defeat" explained the dilemma of the Song Dynasty after the founding of the country.

He couldn't beat the Liao people, so he pretended to be a grandson and paid him every year.

But the Song Dynasty actually defeated the Liao people now.

Han Qi felt a little dreamy. He wanted to shrink to a small inch and run to Fuzhou to check the results of the battle.

Zhao Shu couldn't believe it either. He looked at the good news again and couldn't hold back his joy anymore.

"There are more than 10,000 people in the Liao army. It is true that there are three people here as prisoners. It is unmistakable. Moreover, many armors of the Liao army's heavy cavalry were also captured. This is clear evidence...here..."

"Shen An, Shen An..."

Zhao Shu covered his forehead and said: "He also built a capital temple in Fuzhou. It is a huge capital temple. The people of Liao Dynasty are going to be very angry."

After being happy, a serious question was placed in front of the monarchs and ministers.

"Will the Liao people take this opportunity to cause trouble, or go south?"

Zhao Shu waved his hand, "I'm in a very good mood at the moment. Don't spoil it. As for the Liao people, go and find out. If they really want to come, we can't stop them. We can just fight."

He stood up suddenly, and Han Qi bowed and said: "The officials are wise, and the ministers are waiting for you!"

When Ouyang Xiu saw Zhao Shu raise his head slightly and nod with a red face, he knew that the peace that Zhao Zhen had during his time was gradually being eroded.

He felt that sooner or later the Song Dynasty would go into full-scale war with the Liao people.

"I am not afraid of this, and I dare to go into battle. I am confident that I can kill the enemy. But the Liao people have hundreds of thousands of cavalry, and the Song Dynasty cannot defeat them!"

Outside the palace, Zai and Fu were walking in front, and Fu Bi was walking alone at the back, clearly distinguishable from each other.

The distance between the two sides is not far, and they can hear each other's words, but this distance is the gap between the Political Hall and the Privy Council.

Fu Bi heard this and sneered: "Kill the enemy? You can't even see the enemy clearly."

Ouyang Xiu turned around and said, "How about giving it a try?"

Fu Bi said coldly: "Aren't I afraid of you?"

The two old men spit into their hands, rolled up their sleeves, and were ready to get started.

The chamberlain on the side hurriedly came over to persuade, and someone went to report it.

But Zhao Shu had no time.

He was busy visiting Queen Mother Cao.

"How is this going?"

Ren Shouzhong, who was limping, did not dare to smile anymore. He said with a straight face: "Guan family, my wife heard that my uncle killed the enemy..."

Gao Taotao said in surprise: "This is a happy event!"

People with anxiety and depression tend to think more carefully. Zhao Shu frowned and said, "Is this worry?"

Ren Shouzhong couldn't help but smile flatteringly for a moment, then quickly stopped and said, "The officials are wise."

"Da Lang!"

Empress Dowager Cao's call came from the hall, and Gao Taotao hurried in.

"My great man!"

When Gao Taotao heard this cry of sorrow, his eyes became filled with sympathy.

Empress Dowager Cao had no children, and the only thing in the world she could care about was her younger brother, so she devoted all her feelings to Cao Yi, and would become anxious and sad if she was not careful at all.

Gao Taotao walked in, his eyes widened, he turned around and wanted to run away.

Right in the middle of the hall, on a door panel, Empress Dowager Cao was lying on it crying.

Gao Taotao felt horrified. After running out, Zhao Shu saw her frightened expression and thought something was wrong with Queen Mother Cao, so he rushed in regardless of any taboos.

Or the door panel!

Zhao Shu had seen the process of people dying. The first thing he did was to lie down on the door panel, so he felt a chill rising from his tailbone and his legs were a little weak.

"Empress..."

he cried sadly.

Queen Mother Cao had treated him poorly in the early years, but she did not abuse him either. Later, I gave him a lot of help.

Zhao Shu was sad.

"Why are you crying?"

Queen Mother Cao asked as she lay on the door panel and raised her head.

"ghost!"

Zhao Shu subconsciously wanted to run away, but a female official said: "There is no need for officials to be surprised. This is the rule of the Cao family. When people fall ill, they lie on the door panel to deceive the ghosts and gods."

Diao slave!

Zhao Shu looked at Ren Shouzhong beside him and remembered that this guy didn't explain before. Empress Dowager Cao also felt embarrassed when she saw it, and said angrily: "You are a troublesome slave, come here, take me out and scold me!"

"Empress, I am wronged..."

Ren Shouzhong felt that this was an unreasonable disaster. Gao Taotao came in and saw that Empress Dowager Cao did not look like a ghost. Remembering his previous reaction, he shouted: "Diao Nu provoked her and deserved to be beaten!"

Yes, the queen was shouting for beating, and those who carried out the execution naturally knew the severity, so Ren Shouzhong was unlucky today.

Gao Taotao stepped forward to help Empress Dowager Cao and persuaded her, "There's no need to worry, Madam. I've just received good news. My uncle followed Shen An in Fuzhou and killed a lot of enemies. It seemed like nothing was wrong. It shows that the martial arts inherited from our family are great!"

Queen Cao's face turned sallow and she shook her head and said: "No, no matter how outstanding Dalang's martial arts are, our ancestors have said that martial arts that have never been used in battle are all tricks. If you are unlucky, a sergeant can kill you... Da Lang!"

Empress Dowager Cao was weeping. She persuaded her eloquently for a long time, and finally said with a wry smile: "I'm fine, uncle. There is still his signature on the victory report."

"really?"

Empress Dowager Cao grabbed Gao Taotao and shouted: "If you lie to me, you will kill him with a knife when you turn around."

Gao Taotao shuddered and said, "I don't dare to lie to you."

Thinking of the last time Empress Dowager Cao jumped on the roof and cut off the man's hand with a knife, Gao Taotao felt that there was no sense of security in the palace.

What if one day she gets angry and chops our husband and wife into pieces with a knife?

Empress Dowager Cao immediately became energetic and ordered: "Shen An is indeed a good person. Come here, hurry up. Isn't his wife pregnant? Send some good medicinal materials, as well as the talismans and gold and silver utensils used to pray for a child." Go, there’s no need for it anyway, so send it over quickly.”

Gao Tao slandered: If you have the ability, reward Shen An. Don't always give him a wife and sister.

"And Guoguo, that child is so cute. I want to hug him just looking at him. I want to give him some dowry. I will use it when I get married in the future."

Gao Taotao felt sour in his heart, thinking that you only remembered to give Guoguo, where was Qianyu to them? It’s interesting anyway!

Empress Dowager Cao got down to the ground radiantly and shouted: "And... Shen An is a good boy. Send a message to the Cao family to get some good things to send. If you like beauties, see if there is a suitable one in the family and give them to him. Maybe I will give birth to a child who is as smart as this, and the Cao family will be able to benefit from it in the future..."

Gao Taotao's face was covered with black lines.

Zhao Shu outside had dark lines all over his face.

But on the way back to the couple, Gao Taotao was still a little moved.

"The official family, if they could marry a daughter to Shen An..."

She held Zhao Shu's sleeve and felt that she had misjudged Shen An at first, which resulted in her being late and Yang Jinian snatched away her golden husband.

Zhao Shu shook his head slightly, "Da Lang refused."

Gao Tao sighed: "Yes, if he wants to have an end with Shen An, he will definitely not let Shen An become a counselor, only rich and powerful."

Once you become the consort, you, Shen An, can only enjoy wealth and wealth with the old Zhao family. If you are talented, then contribute your brains. You usually have fun at home when you have nothing to do, and when something happens you come up with an idea or work on your little invention or something.

"Da Lang is in front."

Zhao Xu was waiting on the roadside in front, lowering his head slightly.

"Da Lang."

Gao Taotao waved happily.

Zhao Xu came over and saluted, and the family of three slowly went back.

The more Gao Taotao looked at his son, the more he liked him and said, "It's time for you to get a wife. I'll give you a good look later."

While talking, she and Zhao Shu both stared at their son.

Zhao Xu said calmly: "Mom, my child is still young. Getting married too early will ruin your body."

Gao Taotao breathed a sigh of relief, but also looked a little disappointed.

It's a good thing that a son has no goals, but he has no interest in Guoguo?

Gao Taotao is struggling with this issue, but Zhao Shu is waiting for trial.

"Go find out the news!"

At night, he stood outside the palace, looking anxiously at the cold night.

In the morning, he got up before dawn. Zhang Ba was waiting outside and quickly reported the news.

"Officials, when the messenger arrives outside the city, he will wait for the city gate to be opened to come in."

Zhao Shu's eyes lit up, he threw away the palace maid who was helping him get dressed, and strode out.

"The official's clothes are not ready yet..."

Zhao Shu put on his clothes in a few moments and said, "I just want news, I just want news!"