After meeting Zhao Ji, it was probably as Xiao Tang expected, but as long as it was serious state affairs, he basically couldn't talk about it with this arbitrary and casual emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

It's just that about Cai Yan's death in the chaos in Linxia City, Zhao Ji still inevitably asked Xiao Tang for clarity. At that time, Cai Ying, who was accustomed to being pampered, was frightened by the tragic battle, and wanted to lead the army to escape out of the city without authorization, and the Linxia City that was almost involved was broken by the Xia army, but was slaughtered by Wu Jue by taking advantage of the chaos, and Wu Jue then killed his colleagues in the army and Pei Zhong and others who should not be killed...... Although Xiao Tang had a lot of complaints about Wu Jue's complex temperament of righteousness and evil, and his decisive and vicious methods, Wu Jue's full assistance was indispensable for the bloody battles with Xia Jun one after another, and they could also be said to be a lifelong friendship of life and death at that time.

Moreover, Wu Jue was a peerless general who would eventually be able to exert his strength when resisting the invasion of the Jin army, and Xiao Tang didn't want him to lose his life in advance, so he falsely reported to Zhao Ji that the war was urgent at that time, and was blocked by the Song army at the head of the city by a Biao Xia army, and Cai Yan couldn't dodge and was killed by the enemy in the chaos. Zhao Ji also sighed and sighed when he heard this, saying that Cai Aiqing was loyal to the country and died in the king's affairs, and Cai Gongxiang also lost his beloved son, I also regretted it very much, and I must be posthumously rewarded and sympathetic to Cai Aiqing's heart to serve the country......

Then Zhao Ji should still eat, drink, and play...... As for whether he believes Xiao Tang's statement or not, the witnesses to Wu Jue's killing of Cai Ying, Pei Zhong and others that day were only Xiao Tang, Hua Rong, Xiao Jiasui and a few others, and only a few of them know the truth.

It's just that Xiao Tang also knows very well that even if he can deceive Zhao Ji, Cai Jing may not be able to give up easily.

During the banquet, Zhao Ji could put down the wine cup in his hand and ponder a little, or related to the controversy that at the end of the Song-Xia War, Cha Ge, the king of Fan, took advantage of the situation to lead a large army to the Song Realm, but Tong Guan concealed the truth of the defeat, reported to the imperial court that he resisted the fierce counterattack of the Xia army, and even impeached Liu Fa for not obeying the commander's order to send troops without authorization, resulting in the defeat of the Song army.

Xiao Tang led his troops to aid Liu Fa, and led the crowd to intercept the army assembled by several military supervisors in the Xia Kingdom, and Tong Guan, who was in power in the border court, could not easily reverse black and white, at that time, the Song-Xia War had come to an end, and it was common for both sides to return the prisoners of war who were captured, so that Xiao Tang would exchange Kang Jiong and other soldiers captured by the Xia army for the lives of thousands of Song people, which was not a big deal for Zhao Ji.

Therefore, Tong Guan can only frame Liu Fa, who has no status in Zhao Ji's mind, as he originally calculated, but in the power struggle of the Western Army, he is a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh.

Xiao Tang naturally explained what he had seen and heard to Zhao Ji as it was. Now that it has been decided that Liu Fa, the good general of the country who has been calculated by Tong Guan, can no longer allow Tong Guan to continue to distort the facts and confuse right and wrong by relying on the favor of today's son and the power to cover the sky with one hand.

Not to mention that Liang Yu was drinking wine, Zhen Xi was making food, and there were countless palace attendants coming in and out, Xiao Tang directly complained to Zhao Ji that Liu Fa was indeed coerced by Tong Guan to send troops, and he could also feel that there seemed to be several pairs of eyes projected towards him around him. In the harem, from the concubines and concubines, Tong Guan all used property to settle the money, and the guards, palace maids, companions, and servants beside Zhao Ji were ...... I'm afraid that many of them have been bought by that concubine, Xiao Tang exposed to Zhao Ji in person that Tong Guan wanted to frame the general of the Western Army and falsely reported his military exploits, which must soon reach his ears.

The left and right are now on the opposite side of Tong Guan, and of course Xiao Tang doesn't have to look ahead and backward, worrying about offending that Tong Guan again. Words are conclusive, just to be worthy of your heart!

But Zhao Ji listened to Xiao Tang's eloquent words, and only groaned slightly, then took another sip of wine, and then shook his head and smiled: "Aiqing is used in the country, leading his troops to fight to the death in the border court, resisting the summer thieves and saving tens of thousands of people in our dynasty, what a hero!" Merely... If it is said that Tong Aiqing coerced Liu Jingluo to send troops, he fell into the ambush of the Xia army...... This matter is not what Xiao Aiqing has seen and heard with her own eyes, how can she determine that Tong Aiqing is a closed virtuous road and a hypocrisy? The two Aiqing are both loyal ministers and good generals who contribute to the country and share their worries, and they should be sincere and righteous, if there is any misunderstanding between them, they must also be relieved of their previous suspicions as soon as possible......"

Hearing Zhao Ji say this, Xiao Tang already understood that in response to his and Tong Guan's disagreement, Zhao Ji only planned to mediate with him. Since the two of you are both my "Aiqing", you are both meritorious ministers, don't cause any more disputes and misunderstandings with each other, and teach me to worry about you again.

It seems that the black cauldron of the defeated army and the loss of the division can only be carried by Liu Fa......

Although Xiao Tang still planned to continue to fight on the basis of reason, he clearly saw that Zhao Ji, who had always been frivolous in his words, and his eyes seemed to be shining, and he said to himself meaningfully: "Aiqing is loyal to the country and has made meritorious contributions, and I should also be considerate of loyal ministers...... It's just that Aiqing's qualifications in the court are still shallow at her age, even if she is young and strong, she has already achieved fame at a young age, and she must not be reserved, Cai Gongxiang, Tong Aiqing, Gao Aiqing..... They are also my close ministers, Xiao Aiqing should move the bottle to teach, and talk about teaching with the elders of the court and the middle of the court. ”

Zhao Ji's words implied the meaning of beating, and Xiao Tang could naturally understand it. At the beginning, he fought with Gao Yu in Bianjing, Zhao Ji probably knew the reason, and he could open one eye and close one eye, but now Xiao Tang has formed a bond with Tong Guan and Cai Jing one after another, but I am afraid that Zhao Ji, who seems to be casual and easy-going on the face, but in fact, he often suppresses the courtiers, and he also thinks that Xiao Tang is a little sharp.

Speaking of which, there is no speculation, and Xiao Tang also knows that if he continues to admonish him, he is afraid that he will be like Zheng Juzhong, Zhang Shangying, Wang Hao, and even Cai Jing and other powerful ministers, because he has committed the taboo in Zhao Ji's heart and will be beaten and warned, but according to the habit of "taking advantage of your illness and taking your life" when the party of the DPRK and China fight against each other, Xiao Tang, who has lost his favor, will face the treacherous schemes of Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Gao Yu and other powerful traitors at that time, I am afraid that his fate will be more miserable than Liu Fa.

Seeing that Xiao Tang was hesitant and silent, Zhao Ji changed his mind instead, and talked about the wind and snow, the bamboo and silk and even some romantic things that he heard in his spare time. Xiao Tang stayed up for another half an hour, and then asked Zhao Ji to resign on the grounds that the expedition had been going out for a long time and his family had never been able to reunite.

As for what Zhao Ji said Aiqing and the soldiers of the border court died for the country, I must be rewarded for meritorious service and other scenes Xiao Tang was numb when he heard it, and now he has only heard it. What he really wants, what the country really needs, like Zhao Ji, even if he is captured by the Jin army and sent to the bitter cold land of Saibei, he will only regret that "the mountains and rivers of Sheji have been mistaken by the minister", he will never understand.

When Xiao Tang walked out of the palace, he breathed a long sigh of relief and looked up at the sky again. I saw that the lead-gray dark clouds were dense, making the whole sky look confused and chaotic, and no ray of sunlight could penetrate the dark clouds to shine down, making people feel very depressed even if they looked up at the sky.

If the Son of Heaven is blind and the king's law is unfair, then the injustices and injustices in the world will still be managed by me and my brothers in the green forest.