Song Qing knelt down and said: "Thank you for the emperor's love, the grass people will definitely spill their blood for the Great Song Dynasty, and return the emperor to a more honest and sunny sky."

"At the same time, the emperor, the grass people still have an uninvited feeling, that is, my father's family was killed before his death, and the murderer is not known at present, so the grass people want to ask the emperor, hoping that the emperor can order a thorough investigation of this matter, okay?"

Song Duzong said: "I am also very concerned about this case, but because the murderer was killed on the spot, I don't know who is the mastermind behind the scenes, Song Aiqing, since this is the case, I am accurate."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"By the way, Master Ji has been investigating this case for a while, and I hope that you, Song Aiqing, can talk to him, maybe it will be of some help to you."

"It's the emperor."

Ji Dadao: "The emperor is wise, this case is really puzzling, and there are many things that Weichen doesn't understand, Song mentions, as for the clues that Weichen knows, I will tell you after retiring from the dynasty."

Song Qing nodded in gratitude.

Song Duzong picked up an excerpt from the table and said: "Okay, let's talk about Xiangyang City at present, where is Prime Minister Jia has already written an excerpt to me, I want to go and see, you Aiqing, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, at present, Xiangyang City is very stable, and I, Song, Mengmeng, and Mongolia have become friends, and Weichen feels that the emperor can go and boost morale at the same time."

"Yes, the emperor, Weichen also has this meaning, the emperor can indeed go and see how Prime Minister Jia is managing this city.

"At the same time, Prime Minister Jia invited the emperor to go, maybe this Xiangyang City has changed dramatically!"

Hearing what they said, Song Qing was the first to suspect this person, this is a person under ten thousand people, the existence of the above, if he wants to kill someone, wouldn't it be very simple?

This Jia Rudao may be the real mastermind behind the Dao, but unfortunately there is no evidence at present, otherwise he must be exposed.

Song Duzong said with a smile: "Since you Aiqing already think that I can go, then come here, prepare immediately, and I will leave for Xiangyang City in a few days."

"At the same time, bring more men, because not long ago, two adults were killed by thieves."

"It's the emperor."

Finally, the early dynasty ended, and everyone left the Xuande Palace, Song Qing got the inauguration documents and various certificates, and walked out slowly with Master Ji.

They were followed by a group of people with ugly faces, not knowing what fate they would have next.

Ji Dadao: "Nephew Song Xian, as early as when your father was alive, although the official had no dealings with him, but we have never had a holiday, the official knows your father's personality very well, and thinks he is a rare good official."

"It's a pity, Song Lao can't be reused after the sentence is raised, when the traitorous minister was in power, especially when Jia Rudao was in power, your father was originally a criminal officer, followed by the magistrate, and the chief general of the encirclement and suppression, and then the director of the criminal department, until he was finally demoted to Lizheng.

"If your father doesn't die, it is estimated that the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty will be much better, but it's a pity that the evil will never be suppressed." As he spoke, he sighed.

Song Qing looked at him, "Master Ji, thank you for your high opinion of my father, but then again, who in this officialdom is not greedy?" It's just a lot. ”

When the two came to the street, Master Ji told Song Qing everything he had investigated, and then the two left.

And Song Qing, since he has become a criminal officer, naturally has to go to the criminal department to report at this moment, and then he has to take a few subordinates to investigate the truth of the case.

At the same time, on the side of Xiangyang, Song Duzong finally got up and hurried, he walked on the side of Xiangyang with thousands of royal forest troops, and everyone walked for ten days, and finally came to the bottom of the city tower.

Jia Rudao had already received a report from his subordinates, so he led the generals to kneel down to greet him.

Song Duzong came to the city tower, and Jia Nidao immediately knelt on the ground, "Weichen Jia Nidao knocked to see the emperor, may the emperor live long live, long live, long live." ”

"Jia Aiqing, you have been here in Xiangyang for a few days, I didn't expect that you would take care of this place so well, it really surprised me." "This return to the emperor, it's not that Weichen takes care of it properly, but that the emperor governs the country well, and under the leadership of the emperor, Weichen has such achievements, to put it bluntly, it's all the emperor's credit."

Song Duzong was very happy to be praised, and everyone finally went to the city.

"Jia Aiqing, since I'm here, why don't you tell me the details? Besides, I want to know how you handle it. ”

Jia Rudao received the order, and then said: "Your Majesty, since the materials you gave were issued, the first thing Weichen did was to increase the height of the city tower, which was fifteen meters before, and now there are twenty meters, you must know that there are five meters more, but for the Mongolian army, it is not a little difficult."

Song Duzong nodded, he would see it later.

"Moreover, Wechen also thickened the city gate, the original five-ton city gate, Wechen directly increased to twenty tons, so that it seems difficult for the enemy to forcibly break through."

"Isn't it very difficult to open the gates every time?"

Jia Rudao explained: "Regarding this, the emperor can rest assured, although it is difficult to open this city gate, I will not open it every day in Xiangyang, and at the same time, even if he comes to the Mongolian Kublai Khan, it is estimated that it will not be opened, right?"

"So it's worth waiting for me to wait for all this, the emperor can rest assured, the entire Xiangyang City is absolutely impregnable, easy to defend and difficult to attack, no matter who he is, it is very difficult to attack my Xiangyang.

The two of them soon entered the barracks, and the Qiu clan had been taken away by Jia Yidao and would not appear here, and at the same time, he was not afraid even if he was discovered.

"Your Majesty, you and I have only gotten together once, Wechen wants to have a good drink with the emperor today, and at the same time, in the afternoon, Wechen wants to take the emperor to Xiangyang City to take a look around to see how Wechen is doing."

"I have the same intentions."

Jia Rudao made a big move, "Vice General Miao, immediately order the kitchen to prepare more delicacies, and you will say that the emperor came to Xiangyang to check what good food there is in the kitchen." ”

"Yes, sir." This time, Vice General Miao did not call him Jia Ye.

The two of them talked in the room for a while, and soon a large pile of delicacies was served, and there was a delicious wine.

Song Duzong said: "Jia Aiqing, you are a capable person in my Great Song Dynasty, and you are also a genius with troops, I have heard of it from the mouth of Song Lizong before, and today I want to ask you, how do you see the relationship between my Great Song Dynasty and Mongolia."

Jia Rudao took a sip of the wine glass, he had thought about this question for a long time, and it was very relaxed, this question was actually very easy to answer.

"Your Majesty, about this, in fact, what Weichen thinks is that my Great Song Dynasty is currently weak, and although there are many soldiers, the morale is obviously insufficient, Your Majesty, it is really difficult to defeat Mongolia."

"At the same time, we should also prepare for the worst, so what if we fail? What will you and I do to resist the Mongols at that time?"

"The most important thing is to completely break off the relationship with them, and when the time comes, hehe, you and I have no choice.

Song Duzong also knows this problem, he has been thinking about this problem recently, fighting, if it fails, then no one can bear the price.

If you don't fight, then you will have to attack a lot of materials every year, and at present, there is a famine every year in the Great Song Dynasty, and countless people die in battle every year, and Song Lizong really doesn't want to see this.

"Jia Aiqing, I have actually thought about this question of yours, in fact, what you said is very reasonable, what about the Tanyuan Alliance in the Northern Song Dynasty? As long as I can ensure that there will be no fighting between our two countries, I am willing to pay tribute. ’

"But as a vassal country, I will never agree, a year is nothing more than 10 million catties of grain, 10 million horses and 10,000 catties of grain? I'm a big Song land, and these things are actually easy to harvest, don't you say?"

Jia Rudao knelt down in front of him and said: "The emperor is wise, and Weichen has always advocated righteousness, because this can reduce wars and reduce the deaths of millions of people, Your Majesty."

"Think about it, the war between Song and Mongolia is actually a defeat for both sides, in case Persia and other countries know about it, they come to share the pie, and at that time, both of our countries will die."

Song Duzong slapped his face, he helped Jia Yidao up, and slammed the table, "Jia Aiqing, what you said is really good, you are worthy of being the pillar of my Great Song Dynasty and the talent of the Great Song Dynasty." ”