Empress Dowager Cao took the knife and wanted to leave the palace. As soon as she went out, someone came to report.

"Empress, the uncle woke up and was still drinking with Shen An!"

Empress Dowager Cao turned around and looked at Ren Shouzhong, "What's going on?"

When Ren Shouzhong came to report, his sadness was as if he was dead, which made Empress Dowager Cao's mood suddenly fall to the bottom.

"Empress..."

Before Ren Shouzhong could explain, Empress Dowager Cao slapped him to the ground.

Ren Shouzhong covered his face and shouted, "Empress, I am wronged..."

"Ten sticks!"

Empress Dowager Cao hurriedly returned to her place and stared at the execution herself.

"Ao!"

Ren Shouzhong knew his master's character, so he screamed with a blow.

"Put harder!"

This time, Empress Dowager Cao took a ruthless move. She said viciously: "The devilish slave is unstable in doing things, and he almost made a big mistake."

So after ten sticks came down, Ren Shouzhong drew it directly.

"I went to ask the officials for instructions and said that Chen An had been resting in the capital for a long time. Since the officials wanted to cultivate him, he should let him walk around and take a look."

An eunuch passed this to Zhao Shu. Zhao Shu thought for a while and said, "Forget it, let Chen An and Cao Qi go together."

After the others left, Chen Zhongheng said: "The official family, Chen An's wife is pregnant."

"You have to work even if you are pregnant!"

Zhao Shu put down his memorial and felt that the advice given by the prime ministers today seemed a bit radical.

"The navy is a bit like a little, and the prime ministers have some ambitions. However, the enemy of the Song Dynasty is still in the north. I want Cao Qi to go to the northwest to make the powerful and powerful children more progressive. At least I should read, practice swords and guns, and set an example for those people."

Only then did Chen Zhongheng realize that Cao Qi had bought the horse bone that Zhao Shu used to inspire the enterprising spirit of civil and military officials and the powerful.

Zhao Shu got up and walked outside. The autumn wind blew, which was very cool.

Chen Zhongheng took out a cloak and said, "Official family, put it on."

"Need not."

Zhao Shu was in a hot heart, "As long as the civil servants do their best and the military is not afraid of death, the Song Dynasty will still have hope after all. Yanyun's old land! If it can be recovered in my hands, there will be no regrets in death!"

Chen Zhongheng smiled and said with apologies: "The official is wise and he will definitely succeed in the Northern Expedition."

"The Northern Expedition, when it comes to speaking, Chen Bian and his son have been insisting on the Northern Expedition. The entire Song Dynasty was trembling under the iron hooves of the Liao people, but Chen Bian resolutely went to Xiongzhou to train troops..."

Zhao Shu pulled the collar of his chest, and there was more excitement between his eyebrows: "Chen An is even more so. He is always tough on the outside, but he is not invincible with the civil servants. It is useless, but it will make the enemy slap in the face. Chen An took several moves, whether it was an envoy or a war, and the Song Dynasty won a great victory... Do you know what this is?"

Chen Zhongheng shook his head and said innocently: "I don't understand."

Zhao Shu said: "This is the generation that is stronger than the other!"

At this moment, his heart was full of ambitions, and he just wanted to catch up with Zhao Zhen's political achievements and leave his name in history.

"The old group of people were mostly frightened by the Liao people, and they were not enough to entrust major events. They could only cultivate young people. Look at Chang Jianren today. There are many young people in the Song Dynasty who are very outstanding. In the future, they should be cultivated slowly, just wait for the opportunity to come..."

...

It was a bit cold in the morning and evening in the northwest in early autumn, so Tang Ren shrank to the side of the small stove to roast the fire, and cooked porridge.

He lowered his head and took a nap. When he woke up later, he opened the lid of the pot and stirred the porridge with a spoon.

The door was pushed open, and a gust of cold wind blew in, and Tang Ren couldn't help but shivered.

The one who came in was Zhe Jizu. He closed the door with his backhand and then squatted beside the small stove. "This year's weather is so evil! It's just early autumn, and it's so cold in the morning. I don't think this is a good sign."

Tang Ren nodded and sniffed, "I feel this way, so I drink porridge in the morning and stop eating big cakes."

After hearing this, Zhe Jizu rubbed his hands and said, "I'll have a bowl too."

"Your family has a great career, why are you fighting for food with someone?"

During the days when I came to the northwest, Tang Ren deeply felt that the days were boiled, and he was boiled every day. Just like this dish, the fragrance came out after a long time.

After drinking the porridge, the two went to the city wall together to inspect.

Looking at the northwest direction, Zhe Jizu said with a serious expression: "There are many people from Xixia coming these days, all of whom are inquiring about the news. I think they are afraid they want to do it."

Tang Ren said with some confusion: "They will be defeated in Yuanzhou. How can Li Liangzuo have the courage to come to the prefecture again to provoke? So I thought I would definitely not."

"It is hard to say that the people of Xixia cannot be defeated. If they lose, they will be in turmoil. If Li Liangzuo had to demand victory, his status would be stable only if he defeated the Song Dynasty."

The two of them stood on the top of the city and were probably going to show them to their subordinates, so they didn't move at all.

The wind in the northwest was very strong, and Tang Ren couldn't bear it soon.

He secretly glanced at Zhe Jizu beside him, and Lao Zhe looked calm and calm, and Dayou Haomai, who had no problem standing all morning.

I said!

You are not authentic!

Tang Ren was about to admit defeat, and more than ten cavalry came from afar.

"The scout is back."

Tang Ren quickly shouted: "Open the city gate!"

He turned around and ordered, "Prepare some broth for your brothers to replenish."

Scouts are taking risks when they go out. The huge pressure will increase their physical consumption, so scouts like to eat meat and drink alcohol. Eating meat is to supplement nutrition, while drinking alcohol is to anesthetize nerves.

The city gate opened and the scout ran up to the top of the city.

They unveiled the veil and the leader reported: "The chief, the governor, and less than ten miles to the west, the brothers encountered scouts from the Xixia people. They were numerous and unscrupulous..."

“Just just a ride.”

Zhe Jizu didn't think there was anything strange about it.

Tang Ren touched his chin and frowned, "Qiu Gao and Male are the time to come out to sweep the siege. The magistrate, be careful."

Zhe Jizu nodded, "The scout is out again."

A new team of scouts set off. Zhe Jizu watched them disappear in the northwest and said, "The Song Dynasty has been farming in the north, and they are all paddy fields and planting trees. Do you know why?"

Tang Ren shook his head, "How long has it been for me? How long does it take to go? How can I know these?"

Although Tang Ren has not been together in the army for a long time, he never can pretend to be an expert, nor does he pretend to know, so he is deeply loved by the soldiers.

"All civil and military officials in the court were afraid of the Liao people, but they were worried that they could not stop the attack of the Liao people, so they planted paddy fields in the north and planted more trees, just to use paddy fields and trees to stop the Liao people's southward offensive."

"That's fine?"

Tang Ren widened his eyes, "Although he has not been in the army for a long time, he also knows that this is no different from being a fool. Unless the entire north is turned into paddy fields, it will be useless."

The Liao people only needed to break through a little bit, and then the army rushed south. Whether it was an official road or a dirt road, these were their roads.

Unless the Song Dynasty abandoned all the roads and turned them into paddy fields, the entire north could not be maintained.

Tang Ren thought of the Song Dynasty's persistent attempt to divert the Yellow River, and thought it was just as ridiculous, because he was afraid that the Liao people would go south.

"The Liao people took it seriously." Zhe Jizu said sarcastically: "So the Liao people sent cyclists to hunt grass valleys and clear out the farmers who farmed..."

The two sighed for a while, and Tang Ren said, "It would be great if the servant can become the prime minister. I believe these absurd methods will be cancelled. If the Liao people dare to come, they will not return."

Zhe Jizu said curiously: "You are very confident in Anbei, why is this?"

"Because I have never seen him fail since I met Hiroshi." Tang Ren said proudly: "He has never lost in diplomacy or battle formations. And the internal affairs are the same. When the Return to the River dispute, Hiroshi made an experiment. The monarch and ministers in the court were embarrassed and could not speak. Decades of persistence in front of miscellaneous studies turned into a joke, making it a joke! Hahahaha!"

"Yes!" Zhe Jizu also had a deep understanding of this: "Originally, the Zhe family was suspicious and suppressed, and Anbei made an idea to get the Zhe family out of its original predicament. The last battle in the prefectures was also Anbei's strong initiative to attack."

The two looked at the northwest in silence.

The scout came back that night and brought a little bad news.

"Five or six thousand cavalry came to Xixia."

"alert!"

The atmosphere in Fuzhou City changed immediately.

The ordnance was moved to the city, the scouts were sent out to inquire about the news, the soldiers in the city were training, and the people were sharpening their knives at home...

"There are no people here, they are all soldiers!"

A gray-haired old man waved his long sword and asked his children and grandchildren to practice.

"Prefectures have prevented the Liao people and Xixia from moving south for many years, and have long become their thorn in their side. Once the city is broken, the enemy will take revenge, and if it is not done well, it will massacre the city."

Zhe Jizu and Tang Ren were checking in the city, and when they returned to the city, they saw the scouts running towards him.

"Ring the bell and blow the trumpet!"

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