Chapter 21 Wang Shao

Song Shenzong's appreciation was sincere, from the heart, and there was no falsification in the slightest, which surprised Shao Jiuda.

In his memory, there were only two people who Song Shenzong praised so sincerely, one was Wang Anshi and the other was Wang Shao. Wang Anshi proposed to change the law, and the two of them talked freely, and when they talked about the relief, Song Shenzong patted the table and praised loudly, and he was happy.

Wang Shaoxian "Ping Rong Ce", said that Song Shenzong was happy, and praised it again and again.

However, Song Shenzong did not use the word "genius", which is too high, right?

"The official, a small battalion commander, can he be a genius?" Shao Jiu asked tentatively. He was really curious, this Wu Ji was just a showman, he didn't have a good background, and he didn't have any hard backstage, but he was the highest praise from Song Shenzong.

"Well deserved!"

Song Shenzong stroked his beard and said with a smile: "You think, Wu Ji can make thunderbolts, bows and arrows, and slashing knives, and he can also train soldiers." These things, any of them, are very great, but he knows them all, isn't this a genius? ”

After a slight pause, he said with a smile: "Especially this captive knife, it is even more amazing." Wang Shao has been saying that if he wants to make a good knife, he instructed the weapons supervisor to study it, but so far it has not succeeded, but Wu Ji has made it. As soon as this knife comes out, it is not trivial, the army of the Great Song Dynasty can be equipped with this kind of combat knife, and it will definitely kill the Liao dog! ”

A good war knife, its important surname is self-explanatory, for this, Shao Jiu can't refute: "The little one has followed the official family for many years, and I saw that the official family praised Prime Minister Wang and General Wang, but I didn't think that a small battalion commander could be so appreciated by the emperor!" If I hadn't heard it with my own ears, I really wouldn't have believed it. ”

"Hey!" Song Shenzong let out a long sigh.

It is rare for Song Shenzong to be so happy once, Shao Jiu's words are a little pleasing to the meaning, but he didn't think about it, Song Shen actually sighed, Shao Jiu's face was surprised.

"You only heard these three people, in fact, I also praised two geniuses, but you didn't hear them. The talents of those two people are no less than Zhuge ...... Forget it, don't mention it. Go and call Wang Shao! Song Shenzong seemed to remember something, and halfway through his words, he changed his mind again.

"Two wizards?" Shao Jiu's jaw almost fell to the ground, Song Shenzong is the emperor, a person with extremely high vision, ordinary people can't get into their eyes at all. Not to mention anything else, Sima Guang has such a high reputation, but Song Shenzong does not have a high opinion of him, and the person who can praise Song Shenzong as a genius is by no means an idle person.

Shao Jiu had the heart to ask, but he didn't dare to ask, so he had to keep it in his heart, answer, and quickly go to pass on Wang Shao.

"Where are you?" Song Shenzong's eyes were distracted, he muttered to himself, retracted his mind, picked up the bow, and tried firing a few times, he was very happy and full of praise.

As he expected, the bow was less labor-intensive, had a longer range, and was more accurate, and he was very satisfied.

"I've seen the official!"

A bell-like voice sounded, and I saw a man like an iron tower walking forward quickly and saluting Song Shenzong.

This person has a tiger's back and a bear's waist, extremely powerful, a knife-like face is extremely cold, a pair of copper bell-like eyes embedded in the face, increasing a little power, and the eyes are turning, like a sharp sword. Standing there is like a mountain, which makes people feel unshakable.

"Oh! Wang Shao, you're here! Excuse me, excuse me! "This person is Song Shenzong's most trusted general, Wang Shao. As soon as he saw him, Song Shenzong had a happy smile on his face, and he couldn't stop beckoning at Wang Shao, and said with a smile: "Wang Shao, I came to you because I have a big matter to discuss with you. Whenever the New Year's coin is handed over, the Khitan will make a move, or bluff, or send an envoy, with only one purpose, that is, to increase the New Year's coin like Chongxi Coin, that is a fantasy! ”

Chongxi increased coins was an insult to the Song Dynasty, and as soon as he mentioned this, Song Shenzong's face became ugly, and his voice raised a lot: "I will never increase the coins!" ”

"The officials are all incompetent ministers and can't destroy the Khitan." Wang Shao hurriedly pleaded guilty.

"The Khitan is rampant, it has always been done, and it is not your sin." Song Shenzong waved his hand and said, "Over the years, although the Khitan has been moving, it has not been fighting. The more this is the case, the more uneasy I become. Seeing that the time for the handover of the New Year's coin is coming again, the Khitan's actions will follow again. What I'm worried about is that this time the Khitan is no longer thundering and not raining, but fighting with real swords and guns. ”

Over the years, the Khitan has made a lot of trouble, but it hasn't fought much. The more this is the case, once the fight starts, it will be very fierce, Song Shenzong's brows twisted, and he was very worried.

"Officials, ministers are willing to go to the border to resist the Khitan." Wang Shao asked for an order.

"If you go, I will naturally rest assured. However, at the moment, Bianjing can't do without you. Song Shenzong looked at Wang Shao and said with a smile: "In the Battle of Xihe, you fought very well. After this battle, the Western Xia could not make any moves in the west, and could only fight in the east, near Hengshan, which was equivalent to cutting off one of the Western Xia's arms. Well, as for the year's coin dispute, I have prepared a generous gift for the Khitan. ”

"Your Majesty, the Khitan is tantamount to a jackal, the more you feed it, the more you can't feed it, you can only hit it head-on, and you must not give gifts to the Khitan!" When Wang Shao heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly admonished loudly.

"Worthy of my beloved general!" Song Shenzong was very pleased, and as he spoke, he threw the captive knife to Wang Shao and said, "This is the generous gift I prepared for the Khitans!" ”

Wang Shao took it in his hand, looked at it slightly, and was surprised: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, the ordnance supervisor has finally made it!" ”

With a flick of the wrist, a beautiful knife flower appeared, and the wind whistled, showing its extraordinary skills.

"Wang Shao, you expected that the military plane would have divine help, but it was not right in this matter. This knife is called the Chopping Knife! Behead, behead, anyone who is a captive can be beheaded! Ha ha! Song Shenzong savored it, this name was very bold, arrogant, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"The official family is not made by the ordnance superintendent, is it possible that it is made by skilled craftsmen of the people?" Wang Shao raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

"Folk? Not counting. Song Shenzong smiled and said, "This person's name is Wu Ji, the battalion commander of the Converted Army......

"Official, is it the talent who exterminated the Flowing Wind Thief?" Wang Shao was a little surprised, it was his own handwriting.

"That's right! That's him. Song Shenzong nodded and said, "This knife was just delivered, I tried it, and cut off a hemp knife, six Liao Dog's scimitars, but it was not damaged at all." What's more, this knife can be mass-produced ......"

"Mass-produced?" Wang Shao has experienced the battlefield fighting, bathed in the blood, and rolled in the pile of the dead, it can be said that the mentality has reached the realm where Mount Tai collapses in front of the same color, and after listening to Song Shenzong's words, he couldn't help but exclaim.

He's a famous general, so he knows what it means to make such a sharp weapon in large quantities. It means that the Song army will have a huge advantage. It's something any general would dream of.

"Choke!"

Wang Shao pulled out his sword, like a shining jade belt, emitting a dazzling light, and slashed at the sword.

In the crisp sound of metal impact, the chopping knife was not broken as he imagined, Wang Shao couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, very surprised: "There are some doorways!" ”

"How?" Song Shenzong was also surprised, and hurriedly came up to take a look, only to see that the sword had collapsed. Look at Wang Shao's saber again, it is intact.

"A little bit off!" Wang Shao was a little regretful.

"Huh!"

Song Shenzong let out a series of laughs and said, "Wang Shao, are you still not satisfied? Your sword, but of iron, was made of three months by the skilled craftsmen of the Armament Warden. Although the sword is good, it can't be made more, I am rewarding you for your Xihe! This captive knife can be made in large quantities, and there can be one in every long line, and it can be made so sharp, which is very good! Very good! ”

"What the official said is extremely true, the minister is a little demanding" Wang Shao is a smart man, and he knows the reason why Song Shenzong called him: "The official family, please rest assured, the minister will give Zhou Wei a letter and ask him to buy a large number of captives." ”

"Hmm!" The reason why Wang Shao was able to become Song Shenzong's favorite general was because he could solve the problem for Song Shenzong, which was exactly what Song Shenzong thought: "This knife has only been built for a short time, and it is impossible to equip a large number of border troops." However, it should not be a big problem to equip the Xiongzhou Army first. As long as Xiongzhou is here, no matter how much trouble the Khitan makes, there is nothing that can be done! ”