It's September.

The weather is getting cooler.

The Western Xia ambassador to the Song Dynasty, Zhongsun Guge, suddenly entered the palace and asked to see the empress Li Xiushu, who was still nominally "hostage" in the Song Kingdom.

When he saw Li Xiushu holding Li Xiangxiao in the dormitory, Zhao Dongting was also there.

Only Zhongsun Guge knew the relationship between Zhao Dongting and Li Goxiao, although he smiled bitterly in his heart, he would not care about Zhao Dongting's presence.

The empress of Western Xia was completely "captured" by the young Song Emperor.

After saluting, Zhongsun Guge said to Li Xiushu: "Your Majesty, the Taishi has sent a secret message, please take a look." ”

After saying that, he took out the secret letter from his cuff and handed it to Li Xiushu.

Li Xiushu opened the secret letter and read it, but handed it directly to Zhao Dongting, and asked with a smile: "What do you think?" ”

Zhao Dongting read the letter and said: "If there is enough food and grass and sufficient soldiers, the sooner the better, so as not to have too many dreams at night." ”

The letter was written by Zhongsun Qifu himself.

He and He Liandong intended to send troops to pacify the four major military divisions, and asked Li Xiushu to decide.

It has now been nearly a year since the Western Xia Civil War.

During this year, the Central Plains was very calm. The Song and Yuan phases were fine, and the four major military divisions and the empress group in Western Xia also remained calm.

A year has undoubtedly allowed the Empress Group to recover a little.

Although the vitality caused by the last civil war has not yet recovered, the two batches of arms of the Great Song Dynasty have been sent to the territory of Western Xia one after another, but they also have the strength to fight again.

Even if the four major military divisions are bound to accumulate strength during this time, they will probably not be the opponents of the Western Xia Forbidden Army.

The two batches of arms in the Great Song Dynasty were 50,000 Shenlong guns, 500 grenadiers and 500 cupola cannons.

With so much ammunition, it is enough to arm the current Western Xia Forbidden Army, so that it has combat effectiveness beyond the reach of the four major military divisions.

And for Li Xiushu, Zhongsun Qifu and others, the four major military divisions are really like a fish in the throat, and if they are not eliminated for a day, they will not be happy for a day.

Hearing Zhao Dongting say this, Li Xiushu did not hesitate any longer, and said directly to Zhongsun Guge: "Reply to the Taishi, I have agreed." Let the Taishi and Lord Helian have full authority to co-ordinate. ”

In his heart, Zhongsun Qifu intends to use Helian Cheng and Zhongsun Xuanting as the main coach, and Li Xiushu has no opinion.

Although she is now too dependent on the Zhongsun and Helian families, which is not a good thing for the long-term development of the imperial court, it is also a helpless thing.

Helian and Zhongsun can be said to be the foundation of the empress group.

Again, of course. Zhongsun Qifu is loyal to the Western Xia royal family, and if he is still here, the Zhongsun family will never be in chaos.

And even if the Zhongsun and Helian families go to the opposite side of the Western Xia royal family in the future, Li Xiushu will still have Zhao Dongting to help them, and they will not be afraid.

She is now Zhao Dongting's woman. It is impossible for Zhao Dongting to sit idly by and watch the Western Xia being controlled by any family, and the Great Song Dynasty undoubtedly has the strength to destroy the entire Western Xia.

"Obey."

When Zhongsun Guge saw Li Xiushu agree, he even gave his hand, and then retreated and went outside the palace.

Although he served as the ambassador to the Song Dynasty in the Great Song Dynasty, he undoubtedly hoped that Helian and Zhongsun would have the Western Xia Forbidden Army to pacify the four major military divisions as soon as possible.

In this way, the status of their Zhongsun family can climb again.

After returning to the Ambassador's Mansion, Zhongsun Guge immediately replied to the Zhongxing Mansion in Western Xia.

If nothing else, I am afraid that the war will ignite again in Western Xia.

In this case, Li Xiushu naturally could not stay in Changsha City.

When Zhongsun Guge had just left, she said to Zhao Dongting: "I plan to go back to Zhongxing Mansion as well." Raising troops to destroy the four major military regions, I can't help but sit in the national capital. ”

Zhao Dongting nodded and only said, "Then be careful." The four major military divisions have a good background, although they don't need to be personally recruited, but they must also beware of the master minions they raise. ”

"Hmm."

Li Xiushu chuckled: "Of course I know this. At the beginning, the masters of the four major military divisions made trouble in Zhongxing Mansion, and I would never let it happen again. ”

Last time, Dong Huzhi and other more than ten True Martial Realm masters made trouble in Zhongxing Mansion, making Tingchao Mansion pay a great price. It is enough to make Li Xiushu, Zhongsun Qifu and others all eat a trench and grow wise.

But Zhao Dongting was still a little uneasy about the strength of Tingchao Mansion, and said in a deep voice: "Why don't you ...... I sent a message to Chen Yidao and asked him to lead a few sword mound masters to protect? ”

Li Xiushu's eyes turned slightly, "Do you care about me like this?" ”

Zhao Dongting raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "We are all old husbands and wives, isn't this how it should be?" ”

Although there was actually no explicit ridicule in these words, it still made Li Xiushu, who had to grow up in this feudal era, blush, and couldn't help but snort.

Zhao Dongting just smiled even more happily, "If you think I behaved well, when I come back, I will serve me." ”

Rao is at Li Xiushu's age, and he is also ashamed. Stomping his feet, he ran towards the house.

Zhao Dongting stood in the courtyard and laughed.

Li Xiushu has a different charm than Le Chan and other women in the matter of bed.

After only a short time, Li Xiushu left the Great Song Palace with Zhao Dongting's holy decree and many offerings to Tingchao Mansion and headed towards Jinghu North Road.

Because the itinerary was quite hasty, it was impossible to put on the empress's guard of honor. Everyone in the team is traveling in microservices.

Zhao Dongting was not worried that the sword mound would be disrespectful, after all, when the Zhuwu Ding Sect was established, the Zhuzong Sect had promised that when the imperial court had a dispatch, it would not shirk.

He didn't think that now that the Great Song Dynasty was peaceful, the sects would have the confidence not to sell his face. On the contrary, the more peaceful the Great Song Dynasty, the more important those sects would attach to the orders of the imperial court.

And so quickly a few more days passed.

When Zhao Dongting was fine, he still took Li Goudan to develop artillery in the Ministry of Military Science.

Li Goudan has just come into contact with physics knowledge, so it is impossible for him to have any useful proposals.

The Great Song Dynasty was full of talents, but in the development of artillery, there was really no one who could help Zhao Dongting.

On this day, Zhao Dongting walked out of the Military Science Department with a wry smile, and there was no progress since then.

As soon as he got out of the gate of the Ministry of Military Science and Technology, he saw Xuanxue hurriedly walking towards this side.

She was in front of Zhao Dongting, "Xuanxue see the saint." ”

Zhao Dongting smiled and waved his hand, "Xuan Aiqing, please get up." This is...... Coming to me? ”

Xuan Xue stood up and nodded, "The minister didn't see you in the imperial study, it was Gonggong Li who said you were here." ”

Then he got closer, and said with a somewhat solemn expression: "Your Majesty, we have some news from the spies of the Weifu Military Division in Western Xia Black Mountain. ”

Seeing her like this, Zhao Dongting couldn't help frowning slightly, "What's the news?" ”

Xuan Xue said: "In recent days, the Tuoba family, who controls the Weifu Military Division of Montenegro, has had close business contacts with Xijing Road in the Yuan Dynasty. ”

"Did the Tuoba family have trade with the Yuan Dynasty?"

Zhao Dongting's brows furrowed slightly, "What kind of goods are they trading?" ”

Xuan Xue shook her head, "I can't find out, it's all extremely secretive." ”

Zhao Dongting couldn't help but groan.

The Tuoba family sat in the Weifu Military Division of Montenegro, and it was not strange that they had business dealings with merchants in the Yuan Dynasty. But if the deal is done too secretively, it will never be normal.

Then Zhao Dongting asked again: "Which one is trading with the Tuoba family in the Xijing Road of the Yuan Dynasty, do you know?" ”

Xuan Xue said: "It's still being checked." ”

Then he thought about it and said, "That's right, Your Majesty." The spies also said that the goods they traded were to be extremely heavy, and that they were transported in horse-drawn wagons, and that the goods were hidden in dark boxes. After the carriage, those slightly muddy roads left deep rut marks. ”

"Extremely heavy ......"

Zhao Dongting groaned again, "Could it be grain and grass?" Or armor? ”

These two things are needed in the army, and if the Tuoba family really made such a deal with the Yuan Dynasty, it would be natural to do it secretly.

After all, the Black Mountain Weifu Military Division probably didn't want the Empress Group to think that they were actively preparing for war. Because of this, the preparation of the Empress Group will only be more adequate.

Xuan Xue didn't have a conclusion in her heart, so she could only say: "The minister doesn't know." I just hope that the people below can find out what clues. ”

Zhao Dongting nodded lightly and stopped talking. But my heart is also a little dignified.

If the Tuoba family hooks up with the Yuan Dynasty, then maybe the rest of the military divisions will also be unwilling to be lonely. It is very likely that Li Xiushu wants to pacify the four major military divisions this time, and it will not be so easy to achieve.

Even if the Yuan Dynasty had no arms, it was after all a country that once dominated the Central Plains. With the support of the Yuan Dynasty, the power of the four major military divisions will definitely increase.

Only this matter, he didn't want to send someone to tell Li Xiushu. Because before the truth is revealed, even if you tell Li Xiushu, it is obviously useless.

Ren was in the mind of Zhao Dongting, and in any case, he could not have imagined that the Yuan Dynasty had mastered the munitions manufacturing process.