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From the very beginning, the Liao State had a speculative heart, and the Liao State wanted to drive the Western Xia to attack the Song Dynasty with all its might through its own action of "throwing bricks and attracting jade", so that the Liao State could extract the greatest benefits from it.

Later, the three passes were broken, so that Xiao Temo saw greater hope, the morale of the Liao army was greatly high, and it can be said that he had seen the hope of destroying the Great Song Dynasty, so Ansu and other cities had not yet been leveled, he quickly advanced southward, trapping Ying, Mo Erzhou, and approaching Hejian Mansion.

From a purely military point of view, Xiao Temo's tactics of rapid advance were very successful, and the farther south, the weaker the Song army's defenses, the faster it advanced, the more supplies it could plunder, and the greater the panic it caused.

Most of the Great Song army was pressed on the border, and if Xiao Temo could quickly approach Tokyo, it was very likely to lead to the complete collapse of the Song army in the east and northwest of Hedong.

After the Mongolian army attacked the Southern Song Dynasty, it was this trick that was used to break through Xiangyang, regardless of logistics and not entangled with the Song army on the border, and waved the army directly into the capital Lin'an, which led to the rapid collapse of the Southern Song Dynasty as a whole.

The Liao army can be said to have such an opportunity this time, but it is a pity that Xiao Temo, who has been speculative from the beginning, does not have the courage of the Mongolian army, and dares to ignore the back road, regardless of logistics, and run long distances to the heart of the Great Song Dynasty.

When he attacked Hejian Mansion, the news of the defeat of the Western Xia came, and at the same time, after the support of the Western Army, the Song army totaled 70,000 horses out of Yanmen Pass and fought with the Liao army at the Gray River;

The morale-boosting Song army not only won in one fell swoop, but also captured Wuzhou and forced Shuozhou and Mayi.

This made it difficult for Xiao Temo to ride the tiger, but also greatly encouraged Tokyo, and the Privy Council once again ordered that the land of Wuzhou must be taken as much as possible, and a new defense line must be built on the Great Wall north of Wuzhou.

This means that Wuzhou is going to be decided this time in the Great Song Dynasty, and isn't the Liao State going to war? If the Liao army wins, we have nothing to say, and if we lose, we have to pay some interest.

In this situation, Miao Zhu's reinforcements only arrived in Beijing's Daimyo's Mansion, Xiao Temo plundered in Ying, Mo Erzhou, and quickly withdrew the army, Pan Rui raised troops in pursuit, and recovered the three passes on the eighth day of August.

Song and Liao entered a stage of military stalemate, and the next step should be more of a war of words at the negotiating table.

As for Western Xia, the Great Song did not think that it had the qualifications to negotiate with the Great Song at all.

In the face of this huge crisis, what surprised the courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty the most was the composure and ability shown by Empress Liu;

Although the proposal to borrow money from wealthy households was not approved by the court, she dealt with the government in a clear and subordinate manner, and her method of dealing with the floods in Jiangzhou was remarkable. really gained the courtiers' sense of recognition of her and listened to the government, and established a preliminary authority.

For those opponents and insulters between the government and the opposition before, Zhang Dian adopted a relatively moderate attitude this time, after all, the Great Song Dynasty is facing such a big crisis this time, and it is normal for others to worry about the death of the country.

More importantly, the Great Song Dynasty needs stability now, the aftermath of Zhao Xu's death has not yet dissipated, and political stability is now more important than anything else.

The son born to Empress Liu was named Zhao Jie, and on the third day of the child's birth, the news of the great victory in the northwest came, hence the name.

When Zhao Ru ascended the throne, he announced in the court that as soon as the son was born, he would be established as the prince, and Empress Liu was still in confinement, and the matter has not yet been mentioned.

It is not yet known what kind of storm will be set off, at least for the time being, as the clouds of war have cleared and the court has slowly calmed down.

Huanzhou.

Yang Yi had just returned from the rebuilding Hongdezhai and received an invitation from Su Shi, which was a new thing, the two of them had been in Huanzhou for so long, and it was the first time that Su Shi had invited him to a banquet so formally.

After he freshened up, he changed into his regular clothes and walked to the Standing Division, which is the office of the general judgment, a hundred steps away from the state office, and Su Shi's family lived in the back of the Standing Division.

When Yang Yi arrived, Su Shi was already waiting in front of the steps, the two of them looked at each other, Yang Yi smiled and said, "I don't know how Master Su entertained guests today?" Master Su Wen is the best at cooking fish, and I'm looking forward to it! ”

Su Shi also smiled: "Let it be!" Don't let Ren play the sword and play the song and eat no fish! ”

The two exchanged a few words of joking and went inside.

On the side of the room in the back office, Su Suili, the son of Su Shi, is reading under the window, he is thirteen years old this year, and he still has a child's voice;

Reciting: The way of the university is in Mingmingde, in the people, in stopping at the best, knowing and then there is determination, and then there is stability, and then it can be quiet, and then it can be peaceful, and then it can be safe, and then it can be considered, and then it can be obtained. Things have a beginning and an end, and knowing the order is the shortest.

Seeing Yang Yi and Su Shi walking between the flower paths, Su Suili hurriedly closed his salute: "The little nephew has seen Uncle Yang." ”

Yang Yi saw his sword eyebrows and starry eyes, looking like a little adult, so he smiled and said: "You don't have to be polite, your uncle will test you, what is the solution of the university?" ”

Su Suili bowed again, and replied humbly: "Scholar, which means erudition and learning of adults. ”

Su Shi immediately put on a strict fatherly attitude and reprimanded: "You ignorant dog, your Uncle Yang is from the top of the family, and he is rich in five cars, and you don't have some opportunities to ask for advice, and you are really stupid." ”

"Master Su doesn't have to be like this, the son of Master Su, who dares to say advice? Children from idlers enter primary school at the age of eight, and enter university at the age of fifteen. The thirteen pairs of Sui Li memorized the "University" backwards, which is really commendable. ”

Yang Yi said with a smile, and at the same time untied a piece of Peiyu Zeng and Su Suili, "Gentleman Peiyu, although this jade is not precious, it is only Uncle Yang who has a little heart today, so accept it quickly!" ”

Su Suili hurriedly excused himself, Su Shi's expression eased a lot at this time, and he stroked his beard and said: "The elder gives it, you can't give it, you just take it, don't thank you Uncle Yang for it." ”

After Su Suili took the jade over, Yang Yi laughed and said: "Everyone wants to be smart, I have been mistaken by being smart all my life, I only hope that the child will be stupid and reckless, and there will be no disaster and no trouble to the minister." Mr. Sue! It seems that the ceremony is not as foolish and reckless as you wish! ”

Yang Yi mentioned this matter, Su Shi also sighed a lot, when he was demoted to Huangzhou, he experienced a prison disaster, almost lost his life, Su Suili was Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou, the concubine Wang Chaoyun was born, thinking of his own experience, Su Shi wrote such a poem at that time.

The two of them sat down in the pavilion in the garden, a few bushes of sparse chrysanthemums by the pavilion had buds to be released, and a few rows of bamboo newly planted by Su Shi also grew new bamboo shoots.

A gentleman is like a bamboo, a literati like Su Shi would rather eat no meat than tolerate no bamboo.

Su Shi came to Huanzhou this time and brought several young and beautiful concubines, but they didn't come out this time, the reason, Yang Yi guessed that Su Shi had something to say to himself.

What Su Shi wanted to say, Yang Yi could guess a thing or two, but he didn't want to talk about it, now he just wanted to settle all the people in Huanzhou before the cold winter came;

As for the affairs of the court, it will rain, and my mother will get married, so let her go! At least at this time, he didn't want to get too involved.

Su Shi's concubine Wang Chaoyun first brought up a small clay pot, and when she opened it, she felt that the fragrance was overflowing, and Yang Yi took a look, this is not the "Dongpo meat" made of Huanzhou fragrant pig!

"I've heard of this dish for a long time! You can't be polite today! ”

Yang Yi nodded to Wang Chaoyun, smiled very heartily, and picked up a piece of yellow and clear oil "Dongpo meat" with a chopstick, and tasted it as if no one was around.

Seeing that it was so casual and rude, Wang Chaoyun couldn't help but purse his lips and chuckle.

"Good workmanship! After working hard sister-in-law, let's sit down and eat together! Yang Yi greeted him while eating, as if he was the master.

Wang Chaoyun had learned a lot about the Yang family from the mouths of Thirteen Niang before, and he was still a little stunned. She is just a concubine, not a wife, how can she be worthy of the title of Yang Yi's sister-in-law?

She didn't know how to justify it for a while, so she had to say: "Yang Yuanjun uses it slowly, there are still a few dishes in the kitchen, and the slave family will serve them first." ”

Su Dongpo raised his glass and invited to drink: "Don't pay attention to her, come, let it be!" ”

"Please!" Yang Yi drank a glass with him, looking at Wang Chaoyun's distant figure, but his heart was inexplicably tight.

No way! After going back, you must warn Qing Niang and let her run less to Lao Su's side!

Qing Niang Cardamom is twelve or thirteen years old, Tingting Yuli, full of poetry and ink rhyme, extremely moving, in case of being ...... by Lao Su

Lao Su has a criminal record! Be careful! You have to be careful!

If nothing else, Wang Chaoyun is the best example. This woman is originally from Qiantang, born beautiful, smart and delicate, good at singing and dancing, and fell into a singing and dancing class because of her family's poverty.

She was born in the seventh year of Jiayou (1062), and was favored by Lao Su in the fourth year of Xining (1071), and has followed Lao Su since then.

Gee! Calculate Wang Chaoyun's age at that time, Lao Su is really good!

Like Bai Juyi, Du Mu and others also like young girls, even so, they still have to admire Lao Su, ruthless enough!

There is also a saying that Su Shi dredged the West Lake because Wang Chaoyun wanted to do something good for his hometown and constantly blew the pillow wind for Su Shi, so Su Shi made up his mind to do a few practical things for the people.

Judging from Su Shi's previous behavior, this statement is still very reliable.

In the past, Dr. Su Shi was extremely angry and had a strong hedonistic mentality. It is not difficult to find evidence of his many deeds and recitals. Su Shi had been an official in several places before, like when he was in Xuzhou, he went to ask the people for rain, which was already a virtue he talked about.

Only the last time he arrived in Hangzhou, he engaged in a West Lake dredging project, which is not big or small, but it still steals the limelight after a thousand years.

It can be said that at the same time that Su Shi achieved the West Lake, the rippling waves of the West Lake also became Su Shi.

Su Shi's talent and the beauty of West Lake are perfectly combined, making Su Shi's political achievements dazzling.

Even until a thousand years later, there were few projects that were more well-known than Su Shi's dredging of the West Lake.

In fact, if you really look at the actual role, Su Shi's West Lake project is just like that, it is a big deal in a state, and it is nothing if it is placed in a country.

Not to mention, Fan Zhongyan built a 300-mile-long sea-barrage embankment in Jiangsu, and the amount of work was larger than that of Su Shi's dredging of the West Lake, and the function played was also greater than that of the West Lake project.

But fame! The difference cannot be reasoned!

(To be continued)