When Zhao Xiaoxi waved his army to attack the Li Dynasty, Zhao Xu, who was far away in the city of Bianliang in the Central Plains, had also been paying attention to the battle reports in this regard. For him, handing over the military and political power of Guangnan West Road to Zhao Xiaoxi was more out of imperial ambition.

For Zhao Xu, who really began to control the emperor's power, he needed to show some achievements and tell his people. He has the ability to protect the country and to make a good life for the people under his rule.

But from another angle, he is very worried about whether he will eventually get out of control if he hands over too much power to Zhao Xiaoxi. But in the end, his desire for victory and his ambition to open up the country made him agree to Zhao Xiaoxi's conditions.

In fact, there is more of a side, which also allows Zhao Xu to see Zhao Xiaoxi's ability. Anyway, in terms of leading troops to fight, he is indeed inferior to Zhao Xiaoxi. If Zhao Xiaoxi can win, it will also be great news for Da Song.

It's just that when the news of the victory did not arrive, Zhao Xu still strictly guarded the military department and informed the people of the news. If Zhao Xiaoxi is defeated, he can also inform the Li Dynasty and the people of the world that this matter is the result of Zhao Xiaoxi's unauthorized use of troops.

Anyway, in Zhao Xu's view, no matter whether he wins or loses in this matter, he is the one who profits. Of course, from the bottom of his heart, he was more eager for this to be a victory. It's not a failure that requires him to help Cho Hyo-seok wipe his ass.

As for Zhao Xiaoxi, he has been suppressing the news of his victory and not reporting it, which may not mean to hang the appetite of some people in the court. It wasn't until he and Zhao Wu's army won a decisive victory that the battle report was approved to be issued.

Compared to Zhao Xu's wishful thinking and wanting to monopolize this credit, how could Zhao Xiaoxi give him this opportunity! He is doing all this kind of hard work, and he is paying for military expenses, and there is nothing to do with the court.

Soon a good news. Depart from Guangnan West Road and go straight to the capital. Specially confessed, those postmen must report the news of a great victory in every city. also took the opportunity to let the people of the Central Plains know that he had won another big victory for the king of Qiongzhou.

The battle report that could have arrived in the capital faster was not until Zhao Xiaoxi and Zhao Wu's armies joined forces and arrived at the highly guarded Thang Long City. This 800-mile urgent good news arrived in Bianliang City.

The people of the capital. Seeing the post man carrying the yellow cloth bag, he shouted excitedly: "Qiongzhou battle report, the king of Qiongzhou broke the Li Dynasty's five-way army of heaven, and destroyed countless enemies. Eight hundred miles are urgent, and everyone avoids it! ”

Such a loud and screaming sound naturally attracted passers-by to watch. Hearing that the Great Song Dynasty was at war with the Li Dynasty, many people were very surprised. Why did the imperial court go to war with other countries, and they didn't know anything about it?

But even so, some people will still be curious: "Who is the king of Qiongzhou?" Why haven't I heard of it. Is there such a prince in the imperial court? ”

The knowledgeable people quickly said: "You forget, the battle of Lanzhou in the first two years was won by the king of Qiongzhou. Oh! At that time, he was not a prince, but a county prince. I really didn't expect him to win another big battle! ”

The voice of the people's discussion came with the arrival of this good news. Immerse the whole city in the discussion. There is speculation as to why the Great Song Dynasty held a big war with the Li Dynasty. There is also talk of this. The former king of Bashu County, who was given the title of Qiongzhou by Qiande.

Maybe it was intentional by the post guard, and when he sent the Jietang newspaper, it was also in time for Zhao Xu to go down to the court. Hearing the sound of the great victory coming from outside the main hall, the civil and military ministers in the court naturally discussed it.

Many uninformed civil and military officials were a little stunned and said: "Great victory? The big win? I haven't heard of it. There's a war at the border! What the hell is going on? ”

Until this time, seeing those six Shangshu who shook their heads and were silent, and a few ministers with old qualifications were silent. These low-ranking ministers were very sensible and kept silent, knowing that this should be a secret of the imperial court.

I heard voices coming from the court and outside the hall. Zhao Xu showed a hint of joy and said: "Spread the post to the pilgrimage!" ”

The eunuch standing beside him quickly said in a sharp voice: "The emperor has an edict, and the post guards will be sent to see you!" ”

The sound of summoning soon came to the outside of the main hall. Looking at the postman who was respectfully holding the box, the eunuch stepped forward at the right time and took the box. will open it and hand the good news inside to Zhao Xu.

I saw that it showed Zhao Xiaoxi's handwritten letter, informing him that most of the territory of the Li Dynasty had been occupied, and the capture of Thang Long City was just around the corner. Of course, those two decisive battles were indispensable.

It's just that in terms of the proportion of people killed in battle, Zhao Xiaoxi still exaggerated a little. The number of dead soldiers was raised to 20,000. And the soldiers of the Li Dynasty who were captured and killed naturally reached more than 100,000.

The five-to-one record, coupled with the fact that Zhao Xiaoxi wrote on it, has already occupied the city. Zhao Xu couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Okay, the king of Qiongzhou is worthy of the prince of this dynasty, both civil and military, this battle is good!"

Zhang Aiqing, you will listen to this good news with the secretaries, and let you Aiqing also share this rare good news. If my father had a spirit in heaven, I think I would have been comforted when I heard the news. Lang Son, we got it back! ”

The minister who received the will quickly took over this document from the eunuch. In the expectant eyes of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, he was also slightly shocked and read it out. And in his heart, he can also be said to be taken aback at this moment.

Although since returning to the court, Zhang Dian knew that this prince was afraid that the Great Song Dynasty had come, the first son of the royal family with both civil and military skills. But the battle of Lanzhou, in Zhang Dun's view, was more of a surprise to Western Xia.

But right now, Zhao Xiaoxi, with his troops all the way, beat the Li Dynasty, which he was afraid of, so neatly. From the occupied cities written above, Zhang Dian also felt that the Li Dynasty was only afraid that there would not be much land left.

Compared with the full civil officials, many people looked a little surprised, and the generals were all fanatical. For them, this prince who knows martial arts is undoubtedly the representative of their martial arts admiration.

Even now Zhao Xiaoxi has left the court. But during the time he left, these generals and Shixun's families would get gifts from celebrities every New Year's holiday. Who sent it, it goes without saying!

Of course, what is worthy of Zhao Xiaoxi's friendship is naturally the martial arts family that supported the Song Dynasty. Ordinary generals naturally can't get this kind of treatment. Faced with this situation, even Zhao Xu didn't have much to say.

If Zhao Xiaoxi gave gifts to a family of military generals, Zhao Xu, as a monarch, could suppress him. But in the face of Zhao Xiaoxi's anonymous gifting with this family who has many pairs of imperial court support and protection, how dare he suppress it?

He is a good emperor, but most of the soldiers and generals in those armies are from these military families. If all these military generals are suppressed, who will protect the safety of this court?

In short, at present, in the imperial court, there are some civil officials who are old ministers when the Queen Mother was in power, and they are full of good feelings for Zhao Xiaoxi. When Empress Dowager Gao was born, Zhao Xiaoxi's benevolence and filial piety had already been recognized by them.

Coupled with the birth of the Empress Dowager Gao, although these old ministers fell out of favor, their fate was not as miserable as imagined. Whoever benefits all this, these ministers also know in their hearts. What is really jealous of Zhao Xiaoxi is the new favorite promoted by Zhao Xu.

This kind of move is naturally feared by the emperor. But in Cho Hyo-seok's view, this is also what he must do. In order to ensure that if Zhao Xu has an accident in the future, he can control the military power and court of the Great Song Dynasty as quickly as possible.

Now it's another big victory, whether it's a minister who has a good impression of Cho Hyo-seok or a minister who has a bad feeling. didn't dare to pour dirty water on Zhao Xiaoxi's head at this time. After all, this is to open up the land for the Great Song Dynasty!

After the dispersal of the dynasty, several veterans who had abdicated but enjoyed the treatment of participating in politics and discussing politics in the previous dynasty. Suddenly walked to the side of Wang Shiyue, who can be described as a veteran of the Three Dynasties, and said with a smile: "Long horse, go to your house today to ask for a glass of wine, can you?" ”

Wang Shiyue faced the requirements of these veterans, and he also knew that they were happy in their hearts, and at the same time understood. is really close to Zhao Xiaoxi, and it is also his uncle who has some nepotism with Zhao Xiaoxi.

But no matter what, this kind of envy and respect is very good. In addition, now that he is old, even Zhao Xu, the emperor, sees him. Sometimes he has to be called 'uncle', as long as he acts according to the rules, he is not afraid of the emperor's blame.

In addition, the grandson he sent to Zhao Xiaoxi's side is now also in charge of a team of 5,000 elite horsemen. At this moment, in the conflict with Da Liao, he has also made many meritorious contributions, and he is already a military general of the fourth grade.

All this is because the relationship he established with Zhao Xiaoxi made the Wang family see hope again. No matter who these two brothers will be in charge of in the future, in Wang Shiyue's view, the status of the Wang family can always be maintained.

Looking at these veterans, Wang Shiyue also scolded with a smile: "You old people, it seems that if you don't drink the heroic blood of the old man's family, you will not give up." Forget it, who makes you happy today! Drink it! ”

For these veterans who love wine, Zhao Xiaoxi will send them almost every month. It's just that in terms of quantity, Wang Shiyue is undoubtedly more than them. This has also become the reason why veterans like to go to Wang's house every time they drink.

The civil officials of the next dynasty, looking at these laughing veterans, did not dare to say anything. Although the imperial court emphasizes literature over military force, most of these veterans in front of him are old ministers of the Three Dynasties. It's really annoying, and after being beaten, they didn't even reason!

As the leader of the new school of civil officials, when Zhang Dian went down to the court, he also seemed to be a little less interested. Compared with the joy on the faces of other ministers, he could see from this good news that Zhao Xiaoxi was still determined to reorganize and fight in Qiongzhou.

From his submission to the Li Dynasty, it took less than a year to send the army. Zhao Xiaoxi trained an elite army capable of attacking the Li Dynasty. Even if it is him, he has to write a uniform word on Zhao Xiaoxi's ability to command the army.

What he admires the most is this war, and all the expenses are provided by Zhao Xiaoxi. In the past few months, even if the military salaries of the imperial court have been delayed in sending them to the provinces on the West Guangnan Road, they have not seen a large number of twists and turns in urging military salaries as before.

From this change, Zhang Dian knew that these military and political officials in the provinces of Guangnan West Road were afraid that their hearts were all towards Zhao Xiaoxi. What they need, no court can get. This is something to be wary of! (To be continued......)