"Alas," Zhao Xingde sighed, pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Liaodong has fallen into the hands of the Hu people for a long time, and the Han people have lost the education of the Central Plains etiquette and music, and it is really sad to be close to Di Yi and far away from China. Since you want to revive the Han Dynasty, you should revitalize the etiquette and music education in China, so that the strings and songs will not be endless. He threw himself to the ground among the Han army generals present and said earnestly: "Please vigorously hire Mr. Teacher, teach the Han army people to learn Chinese characters and read Chinese books, so that the Han people in Liaodong will not only have the blood of our Chinese, but also have the heart of our Chinese." ”

The tent was quiet again, and Zhang Liuge thought: "The battle can't be finished, what kind of ritual music and string songs are simply idiots." "Could it be that this can make our hearts turn to the Xia Dynasty?" Gao Bolong's face was full of doubts, and Xu Detai was silent. Wang Xuansu said secretly: "This General Zhao is a man of temperament. Liturgical education is good for us to strengthen our foundation, but for a while, there are many literate people to teach. ”

Han Ningshuang was silent for a moment, and finally nodded and agreed: "This is what should be done, let Mr. Zhao bring it up, but it seems that we are negligent." Thinking of those rumors in the Song Kingdom, Han Ningshuang did not suspect that Zhao Xingde was hiding any selfish motives in this proposal. Although she has been running for the revival of the Han army all the year round, she has paid attention to the major affairs of the Xia, Song and Liao kingdoms, and after Chen Kang explained to her the identity of Zhao Xingde, he also made a special understanding of the Science Society, and he was also a little embarrassed about the deeds of Zhang Bing, Chen Dong and others.

Seeing that an agreement had been reached, Wang Xuansu handed over the drawings of Nanshan City to Zhao Xingde, and said with a smile: "There is Mr. Lao Zhao." Zhao Xingde took the pattern, nodded stupidly and said, "Do your best, do your best." ”

The plan has been decided, the generals bowed down to say goodbye, Zhao Xingde also arched his hand, put the pattern under his armpit, and prepared to leave, but Han Ningshuang said in a deep voice: "Generals, go separately, Mr. Zhao, please stay, Ningshuang has something to ask." Zhao Xingde stopped. Wang Xuansu and Xu Detai and other Han army generals were also a little surprised, and withdrew from the Chinese military tent with complicated expressions.

There were only two people left in the huge tent, and Han Ningshuang did not speak, and the atmosphere was a little delicate. Zhao Xingde didn't want to be sentimental, so he broke the silence first and said: "If the Lord of the Han League asks about anything, he knows everything and says everything. ”

Han Ningshuang bit her lip lightly, seemed to hesitate a little, and finally asked, "Mr. Shi just mentioned the matter of etiquette and education, so that Ningshuang remembered some other doubts," she smiled self-deprecatingly, "In the eyes of many Central Plains people, barbarians are similar to beasts, and we Han'er are also similar to barbarians." I don't know what Mr. thinks of Yixia's discrimination? Zhao Xingde was stunned, he didn't expect Han Ningshuang to leave him alone, and he actually asked such a question that had been debated for thousands of years.

The Han people of Liaodong lived with the Hu people and intermarried with each other, and those who lived in the Jurchen and Khitan tribes forgot their origins. It has always been the Hu people who entered the Central Plains and were assimilated, but the situation in Liaodong is the opposite, because of the disparity between strength and weakness, if you ignore it, I am afraid that after a few generations, a large part of the Han people will be assimilated into the Hu people. Therefore, Zhao Xingde asked the Han army to promote the education of etiquette and music, strengthen the inheritance and identification with the clan, and not disintegrate itself because of cultural rupture.

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Xingde smiled a little embarrassedly: "The Lord of the Han League has a big problem. ”

Outside the Chinese army's tent, Sixth Brother Zhang was muttering to Wang Xuansu: "Why did Miss Han leave this kid alone, it shouldn't be because she fell in love with him, right?" Tsk, there are so many heroes and heroes in our Han army, do you see the eldest lady marrying an outsider? Wang Xuansu raised his eyebrows and shouted: "Stay away, does the eldest lady want to see someone, and you want to give permission?" It's just because of a guy like you who chews the root of your tongue that Miss Han will leave him alone to ask," he said with an affirmative look on his face, "This surnamed Zhao has a bit of knowledge, and the question must be a military matter." ”

In the Chinese military tent, Zhao Xingde said: "Since ancient times, the rise and fall of the country's chaos lies in the gathering and dispersion of people's hearts. When the hearts of the people in the country are united, the national strength will be strong, on the contrary, when the people's hearts are scattered, the national strength will be weakened. When the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zhou Dynasty declined, the barbarian Rong Di Boxing, the king of Ping moved eastward, so there was Qi Huan Guan Zhong 'respect the king of Yi', and the ram spread the difference between Ming and Xia, in order to unite people's hearts. To unite people's hearts, we need to be guided according to the situation. Nowadays, the Han people in Liaodong have been bullied and oppressed by the crowd for a long time, and the Han army is promoting etiquette and music, which is just in time. ”

Han Ningshuang lowered her head and pondered for a moment before she sighed, "Speaking of which, Mr. Zhao asked me to hire Mr. Yan to teach the people etiquette and music, which is also for the consideration of the Han army." There were many offends some time ago, and I ask for your forgiveness. She stood up to be courteous, but Zhao Xingde hurriedly avoided it sideways, and arched his hand: "It's just a trivial matter, don't care about it." ”

After Zhao Xingde resigned, Han Ningshuang summoned Wang Xuansu and Xu Detai again, and discussed with them that part of the Han army that was originally scheduled to be transferred to Guannan in Suzhou would remain in Kaizhou, under the command of General Wang Hengzhi, and operate forces at the southern foot of Taibai Mountain, along the Yalu River. Wang Hengzhi is a highly respected veteran of the Han Army, and having him in charge of the overall situation here can be regarded as a little adoption of Zhao Xingde's suggestion.

Wang Xuansu was a little mistaken, and asked in a low voice: "Miss, this Xia State Camp is in Phoenix Mountain, it is said that in the past few months, tens of thousands of people have been coerced, reclaiming a large area of wasteland, smelting iron and governing the army, and the momentum is booming. Leave more soldiers and horses on the Kaizhou side, do you want to prevent the Xia Guoying Village from sitting big? Xu Detai stood next to him and didn't make a sound, the Han army had just purged Mr. Han Da's people, and he was particularly sensitive to collusion with outsiders, so even if he had the heart to help Zhao Xingde, he could only keep silent.

Han Ningshuang glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "Xia Guo is thousands of miles away, Mr. Zhao has a lot of kindness towards us, this Phoenix Mountain force is a friend and not an enemy, they have come from afar, if there is any trouble, Kaizhou Village can help, you can help." She remembered that it was Zhao Xingde's embarrassing expression that avoided her as a courtesy, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but smile on the corner of her mouth.

Wang Xuansu and Xu Detai were ordered to go. Xu Detai sighed in his heart, people's hearts are long, Mr. Zhao treats each other with sincerity, and the two families can finally trust each other, which is of great help to the great affairs of Xinghan. He thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. Wang Xuansu muttered to himself: "Could it be that the eldest lady really has a secret affection for the surname Zhao?" Not far away, Gao Bolong and Zhang Liuge walked towards this side with gossipy faces, Wang Xuansu couldn't help frowning, burying this doubt in his heart, his face sinking like water.

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In the Huanglong Mansion of the Jin Kingdom, Mr. Han Da unfolded the secret report that had been collected recently, the green tendons on the back of his hands were exposed, and his beard trembled slightly. "What a ruthless woman." He secretly said in his heart, "In this case, the old man will not be merciful." ”

Six of the eight cottages that took refuge in Mr. Han Da have changed hands, and the leader of the Han army was ambushed and killed five people on the way back to the camp, and the owner of the Han army village who escaped by luck did not dare to go back, and returned to Huanglong Mansion tremblingly. The enemy failed to secure the other two cottages, but threatened that they had betrayed the Han clan and had been removed from the Han army. The Han army was secretive and decisive, and cut off the main traffic routes in advance. It wasn't until more than ten days after Han Ningshuang and the others left that Mr. Han Da learned the news that his henchmen in the Han army had been dealt a big blow.

Wanyan Zongbi sat opposite and said with a wry smile: "It seems that Ning Shuang is very unhappy." It's a pity that there is a saying that 'those who know the times are Junjie', no matter how much she runs, these men are still divided and not a big deal. He handed a list to Mr. Han Da, during this period of time in Huanglong Mansion, although he was on Han Ningshuang's side on the surface, he was secretly courting him and the magnates of the Jin Kingdom, and there were really a lot of Han army generals.

Mr. Han Da knew what he meant, he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and reluctantly smiled: "The fourth prince doesn't have to worry, as long as the Han army is in our hands, we are not afraid that she will not give in." He paused for a moment and muttered, "Han Ningshuang is cautious by nature, and this big fanfare to move the Han army to the south must be planned, but it is a pity that it is her henchmen who really promote the plan, and the village next to her only knows her destination." ”

Wanyan Zongbi smiled and said, "This king is just here to solve the doubts of Mr. ”

"Really?" Mr. Han Da felt slightly strange.

Wanyan Zongbi leaned forward and said in a low voice: "The mature Jurchen department north of Suzhou Pass came to report, saying that the Han people in Chenzhou contacted them to attack Suzhou Pass, not only promised money, but once they succeeded, they would still go to sea by the Jurchen goods to the southern dynasty in exchange for tea and cloth. ”

"I see." Mr. Handa's eyes lit up, and he twisted the beard under his chin with his left hand, and asked, "Do the four princes have a countermeasure?" ”

Wanyan Zongbi picked up the tea cup on the table, took a sip quite gently, and said with a smile: "Ningshuang wants to raise troops and make it difficult for the Liao State, and I want to help her with both public and private." ”

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As the sun sets, the sky turns from crimson to light yellow, warm light yellow to melancholy light blue, and then to a thick crimson purple, the first bright star appears in the northwest sky, and piles of bonfires are lit in the Han military camp.

Han Ningshuang sat alone in the tent, thinking of the education of etiquette and music, and when she was interested, she took out the guqin she was carrying, plucked the strings with her fingers, and stroked the qin. When she first learned the piano, it was just a skill. Later, it was only when Bianliang pretended to be a singer and tried to get close to the prince that he showed his piano skills. In addition, but in this way, it is used to dismiss feelings. The sound of the voice, although not complicated, can make the mind quiet and peaceful.

The sound of the piano echoed in the tent, and the guards were all beaming with joy, guessing that the eldest lady was in a good mood. Not long after, intentionally or unintentionally, the sound of people neighing weakened, and a fresh and refined piano sound wafted in the camp, and everyone's faces carried an inexplicable excitement.

Zhao Xingde is meditating on the principle of building a city in the tent, which is the so-called outline, although he does not know the art of building a city, but the idea has always been to put forward the design principles first, and then improve the details. Just as he was scratching his ears and cheeks, the sound of the piano suddenly sounded outside, and compared with the noisy sound that he had long been accustomed to, this rather ear-catching sound seemed to disturb his train of thought even more.

"It's noisy." Zhao Xingde held a pencil in one hand and muttered, "Shouldn't it be forbidden to play the piano in the barracks?" After a while, he remembered with some helplessness that there seemed to be no military regulations prohibiting playing the piano. I'm going to add this one in the future. He put his pencil to his ear, held his head and thought, "The first principle of building a city should be to prohibit any shooting blind spots." ”