Chapter Twenty-Three: Victory over War or No War

What is war?

The Qin Dynasty took the Empress Dowager Gao to Yanmen Pass, and saw with her own eyes those officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty who carried the slogan of 'loyalty to the monarch and patriotism' came back from the grass valley in Daliao, captured a large herd of cattle, sheep and women, and did all kinds of ugly things to those women.

A little girl was so humiliated that she bit her tongue and committed suicide. The officers and soldiers threw her to the ground, and trampled her horse on the little girl, so that her stomach was broken and blood was all over the ground.

The captives were stunned several times.

On the surface, it is more tame and well-behaved, but the hatred in the dark has undoubtedly deepened. The hatred between Song and Liao is exactly like this, accumulating layer by layer, accumulating day by day, getting deeper and deeper year by year.

The countries around the Great Song Dynasty, except for Dali, did not have a very good relationship.

Small wars between countries are continuous, and fighting grass valleys is just commonplace.

The Qin Dynasty and the Empress Dowager Gao then went to the slave market next to the barracks and saw many scenes that were even more unsightly than just now. Empress Dowager Gao wanted to pay for a female slave, but the Qin Dynasty, whose kindness was almost unknown, shook her head at her.

Empress Dowager Gao almost fell out with him because of this.

After listening to his explanation, Empress Dowager Gao's face turned red for the first time.

The Qin Dynasty said that demand was fundamental, and buying too much would promote the prosperity of the slave trade, so that women who were not originally slaves were captured and domesticated and traded.

At night, the two of them saved people with their faces covered, but they didn't give a penny, but took a lot of money and gave it to the slave girls. From the mouths of the slave girls, it was learned that many of them were family members of prisoners.

Once they were escorted to the barracks, they were equivalent to entering the eighteenth layer of hell and began to live as a military prostitute inferior to pigs and dogs.

Being sold as a slave girl is a relief. Most of them were sold by those Song soldiers when they were tired of playing, exchanged for money, used as military salaries, bribed superiors, and eaten, drunk and merry. Dawdle......

The identity of the goods, on the contrary, gives the female slaves an extra layer of very fragile protection, giving them more hope. The reason is very simple, because the goods are broken and cannot be sold at a good price, and the buyer will not be so stupid.

The Qin Dynasty and the Empress Dowager Gao walked around the military camps in various places, and the situation they saw was far worse than they heard.

There are too many problems with the Great Song Army! It's too complicated! It's too hard to solve!

Empress Dowager Gao was completely disappointed, both sad and self-blaming, tears were about to flow into a river, and the heart of suicide was gone. At the same time, I have a better understanding of Wang Anshi's changes back then, and I have no hope for Zhao Xu's future.

Qin Chao comforted: "Changing the law affects the interests of too many people. It's an early death. If you continue to be corrupt, you will die late. The sun rises and sets, and the flowers bloom. A new generation replaces the old. The old dynasty is extinguished, and the new dynasty rises. Ups and downs are really the most normal. ”

Empress Dowager Gao's eyes flashed with cold light, and she glared angrily: "Therefore, you are at ease and stand by." ”

Qin Chao's expression was very complicated, and he sighed and said, "It would be good if I were really like that." ”

Empress Dowager Gao stared at him deadly, and I don't know how long it was. suddenly spoke: "I know that you are for the sake of Jiangshan Sheji, so you put down a qiē and chose me." ”

Qin Chao said: "That's just one of the reasons, I'm not that great." ”

Empress Dowager Gao snorted and said, "Don't pretend to be an official." At a glance, I could see that you were aiming for people. Even saints don't look at you. Let's go! Count the romantic figures, but also look at the present day. The Qin Dynasty is the Qin Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty is the present Dynasty. ”

Qin Chao was shocked: "No matter what you think, it's best not to tell anyone again." With our current strength. Compared to those, it is really insignificant. ”

Empress Dowager Gao looked at him with a smile for a while, and said coquettishly: "That depends on your future appearance." ”

Qin Chao laughed. Open your arms.

Empress Dowager Gao's delicate body softened, fell into his arms, and snorted softly: "If you are still like last night tonight, see how I clean you up." ”

Based on the experience of the Qin Dynasty, she knew that the complaint in her mouth was just a woman's self-esteem, but she actually liked it very much in her heart. Taking the initiative to mention it at this time seems to be opposing, maybe even she thinks so, but the truth is the opposite.

This cannot be said or acted upon.

Qin Chao put his mouth to the ear of Empress Dowager Gao and said, "I'll play Song Jun tonight, and you play that, okay?" Empress Dowager Gao remembered what she had seen and heard not long ago, she was startled, but she couldn't help but be excited, and after a while, she nodded.

Qin Chao smiled.

Empress Dowager Gao was ashamed and annoyed, and said angrily: "Don't laugh." ”

Qin Chao laughed and shouted: "I forgot again, you are not the queen mother now, but the prisoner of the uncle." ”

Empress Dowager Gao felt that her body was getting hotter and hotter, but her expression was getting colder and colder, and she said softly: "Bold minion, aren't you afraid of being punished by the Nine Clans?" "The more I played, the more I got into the play, and before I knew it, I had another unforgettable night.

Turning around the Ryukyus, Empress Dowager Gao was too disappointed with the Great Song army, and finally decided to train a female army by herself, and Wang Yanzhi became the first female general under her.

When Wang Yanzhi told Su Shi about this, Su Shi's eyes were about to pop out, and his body seemed to float up to the clouds. When he came back to his senses, Wang Yanzhi had already left to take office.

Only a small note was left: "The so-called three armies in ancient times originally referred to the army of strong men, strong women, and the old and weak.

The strong man was originally the main force in the battle, but now he can't, and he dares to look down on our female army. On the surface, it sounds good, saying that it is protecting us women, but in fact, it does not want women to have force. ”

Su Shi was stunned.

I can't imagine that my wife, who has always been gentle and virtuous, would say such a thing and do such a crazy thing.

Without Wang Yanzhi by his side, Su Shi felt wrong, and resigned from his official position in just a few days and went to Ryukyu. Seeing that his wife was still dressed as the village woman, but the army she trained was almost invincible and invincible, which made people frightened.

Su Shi was dumbfounded!

I don't know if the world is changing too fast, or if my pace is too slow, and I find that I can't keep up with the times more and more.

Less than three days after Su Shi resigned, the war between the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Liao began.

On the surface, the Song army had frequent good news, but in fact, it suffered defeats and its morale became more and more low.

The Song army could have held out for some time, and maybe there would be a turnaround. Zhao Xu, who was anxious for quick success, not only changed generals on the spot, but also issued a military order that he must win a big victory within a month. The Song army was forced to have no choice but to go out of the city to fight in the field, using infantry against cavalry......

The results can be imagined.

Smart people figured out how to escape before the war.

If you don't want to surrender, you can only be a deserter.

"Madame, what do you think I should do?" Qiao Feng originally planned to wait for the two armies to stalemate for a while before coming out to be a peacemaker, but now he is in a dilemma and has no choice.

Ah Zhu looked relaxed, and said with a smile: "Anyway, the Great Song is over." Unless that idiot emperor is on the throne. ”

Qiao Feng shook his head and said, "If you are replaced by an idiot emperor, it will be more beneficial to the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Azhu said: "Is it because of this that he refuses to take the position?" ”

Qiao Feng said: "That's very possible. To be honest, if he hadn't persuaded me to analyze the future clearly, I would have resigned a long time ago. Now I know that it won't be good for everyone, it will only cheapen those villains. ”

Azhu gritted his teeth and said: "That villain, let you desperately block the front, and you are happy in the back, I don't know which big beauty you are seducing." ”

Qiao Feng said: "He is about to get married, how can he still have the heart to chase beauties." ”

After a pause, he said: "It's not that I don't want to attend his wedding, it's inconvenient to attend." Don't know what to give? ”

Ah Zhu said: "He only used a few jars of wine to buy you, a big hero." That Gong Wan doesn't learn anything, and the girl's family learns what to brew, which hooks your heart. The most hateful thing is that she has always refused to marry and does not abide by women's morals. ”

Qiao Feng knew that his wife was jealous, so he didn't argue with her, and said with a smile: "It's useless to give him a gift, let's give it to Wanqing directly!" But what should I give? ”

Ah Zhu's infinitely gentle gaze fell on his high bulging belly, and he sighed softly: "My martial arts can't keep up with you, it's too difficult to conceive in the future." But I don't want to ask him for help, and I'm very selfish left and right. ”

"I'm sorry!" Qiao Feng shook his head and said, "It's me who has made too fast progress!" This year's progress is greater than the previous years combined. But I still feel that it is slow and cannot keep up with the times. ”

What's sorry?

The husband and wife didn't say it explicitly, and they didn't say it tacitly.

I can't solve it, otherwise I wouldn't have to worry so much.

It's not that Qiao Feng doesn't want to help, but he doesn't want to be sorry for Da Liao, and he doesn't want to be sorry for the Khitan people. But if you don't help, why are you embarrassed to always ask others for help. Although it seems to be easy for others, you can't do it yourself, so is it easy to ask someone for help?

Azhu said: "Your progress is not the fastest, it's because I can't keep up with it." ”

Qiao Feng said: "If your martial arts are still low, those heroes on the rivers and lakes ......"

Ah Zhu said: "The frog at the bottom of the well, the age is all alive dogs, and they think they are very great and nosy. The day before yesterday, the beggars helped those old ghosts to meddle again, saying that Huang Rong's martial arts are still above you, and if you don't quit the army, you will look good. ”

Qiao Feng said: "None of them are big talkers, it seems that Huang Rong's current martial arts are indeed extraordinary." His face darkened with joy again: "I finally found an opponent, and it's a woman, it's boring!" He poured a large bowl of wine.

Ah Zhu said: "What kind of men and women are divided into people in the rivers and lakes. You just go and teach her a lesson, let her know that the sky is high. ”

Qiao Feng smiled bitterly: "If I don't solve the problem in front of me, how can I still be in the mood to care about other things." ”

Ah Zhu said: "You are obviously asking for trouble. Now that there is such a good opportunity, why not just swing your horse over, enter the capital, catch Zhao Xu's stupid emperor, and dominate the world. If you don't be the emperor, abdicate and make way for the virtuous, others can't say bad things.

The common people will live a peaceful life from now on, and they will be grateful to you. ”

Qiao Feng said: "Madame's method is simple and effective, but what I think about is how to reduce the killing and quell the war. ”

Ah Zhu snorted and said: "Fujun and that Zhao Xu both know that they can't do it, one is a master and a master who doesn't need to learn to fight, and the other is extremely war-weary, and the other can't fight but is extremely belligerent." (To be continued......)