Chapter 6: Root Causes

Fortunately, even if the imperial doctor made a big mistake and should be executed, it would not harm his friends and colleagues, so everyone's attitude towards Ouyang Shu did not deteriorate. On the contrary, it became closer. Even if they don't get wet, not offending Ouyang Shu is their bottom line.

Ouyang Shu didn't care, his current mind was no longer in this small county office, and all he was thinking about now was about the future of the country and the happiness and well-being of the people. This important thing is: Who will become the next emperor! But once in a while, he suddenly appeared, Fan Zhengping was secretly looking at himself, his eyes seemed to soften a lot, although he was also a little cold, but at least there was no deep hostility like before. It's just that Ouyang Shu, who is now preoccupied, has no time to rejoice in this matter.

In the afternoon, a small yellow door suddenly came outside the yamen. Since the eunuch this time was absolutely white-faced and beardless, unlike Tong Guan, he still had a beard, so the officials recognized it at a glance, knew that it was an angel, and did not dare to ask more, so they immediately brought it in.

This little yellow door came to announce Zhao Xu's oracle and ordered Ouyang Shu to enter the palace.

At the same time, Zhao Xu was sitting opposite Zhao Jing. There are only two brothers and sisters in the entire hall, and the other palace ladies and chamberlains have been driven away by Zhao Xu. When he was with Zhao Jing, he didn't like to have others present to ruin the atmosphere.

Zhao Xu was bowing his head and reading the recital, while Zhao Jing was stroking the piano. In the quiet sound of the piano, Zhao Xu's enthusiasm for work is very good, he read the chapters one after another, and the pen in his hand is a dragon and snake, and the red pen is constantly waving, and the posture is quite chic.

Zhao Jing has been much quieter these days. I think that at the beginning, she often went out of the palace to meet her two friends and her lover. But now, the two friends are separated and separated, married to each other, and even her lover Fan Hongde, she also heard the rumors, saying that he was imprisoned by his father to study at home and was not allowed to go out for a single step. Others don't know that there is here, but Zhao Jing knows, because Zhao Jing once told him that Fan Hongde would mention marriage to his father. It must have been Fan Zhengping's disagreement that locked him up.

Even Zhao Jing herself was a little surprised that although she was a little disappointed with the news, she was not as heartbroken as she expected. Maybe it's because she's been hurting so much lately, she's been a little numb and forgotten what it's like to be hurt.

Suddenly, Zhao Xu slammed a piece of music to the ground and scolded: This woman surnamed Liang is really hateful!

Zhao Jing's hand shook, and the sound of the piano stopped abruptly. She hurriedly stood up, picked up the book on the ground and put it back on Zhao Xu's desk, and said: Sixth brother, what's wrong with you?

The so-called one thing to one thing is really good. Zhao Xu is sometimes very irritable, but in front of Zhao Jing, no matter how angry he is, he will disappear without a trace in an instant. At this time, it was no exception, Zhao Xu listened to Zhao Jing's gentle voice, smelled the fragrance on her body, and the anger on her face suddenly disappeared. He suddenly smiled and said: It's not the woman in Western Xia, who has repeatedly provoked my frontier, and a few days ago, taking advantage of my new period, she came to invade my Yan'an Mansion again, looted it and withdrew. Alas, they were all cavalry, whistling and coming, as fast as the wind, and the Song army was in a hurry, and it was absolutely difficult to resist.

Zhao Jing knew that the so-called woman in Western Xia was referring to the current Empress Dowager Liang of Western Xia. Since her son Li Bingchang succeeded to the throne, this Empress Dowager Liang has been holding the military and political power of the Western Xia Kingdom, and it has been fourteen years since her son was completely empty. This Liang likes to use soldiers very much, and although she is a woman, she is quite bold and strategic on the battlefield.

I think that at the beginning, when the Empress Dowager Gao was in power, she did not kill a soldier, so she asked the Great Song Dynasty to take the land of Jialu, Mizhi, Futu and Anjiang Sizhai. However, the retreat of the Song Dynasty did not stop her from fighting, on the contrary, she felt that the Song Dynasty was weak and bullied, and then launched many wars, in a vain attempt to recapture Lanzhou, Yinzhou and other important towns in the western Xinjiang of the Great Song Dynasty. It's just that at this time, the Empress Dowager Gao of the Great Song Dynasty had already ascended, and the pro-government Zhao Xu inherited his father's policy in the western Xinjiang and fought hard.

The Empress Dowager Liang of Western Xia was also a war maniac, and the Song and Western Xia rarely hit it off and fought fiercely many times. Empress Dowager Liang has a habit, that is, she likes to recruit in person, almost every time there is a big battle, she has to personally lead the troops to fight, she has a female soldier under her command, called Ma Kui, which is led by her personally, and the combat power is extraordinary.

It is a pity that the two countries exchanged troops, especially in this protracted war, mainly fought with national strength, and fought with attrition. Over the years, the Western Xia and the Great Song Dynasty have fought many times in Western Xinjiang, and in general, the Song Dynasty is slightly inferior, but the Western Xia has not taken too much advantage. The key point is that the Western Xia was small, the population was thin, and the people were poor, while the Great Song Dynasty was just the opposite, with a vast territory, prosperous people, and rich people's livelihood. Therefore, the Great Song Dynasty was more affordable than the Western Xia, and it was even more affordable to lose. Taking stock of the great wars between the Song and Western Xia over the years, although the defeat is more than good news, it has to be said that the national strength lost by the Western Xia is much more than that of the Great Song Dynasty. This is also the fundamental reason why Zhao Xu now has the confidence to express his dissatisfaction with the Western Xia people. A horse-drawn carriage hurried along the Royal Street. The man who was driving the car looked a little nervous, and while driving the car, his mouth kept shouting: Get out of the way!

Suddenly, a crisp and beautiful voice came from inside the carriage: Don't shout! There is nothing wrong with the pedestrians coming and going, you shout like this, people will think that I am bullying others with power! Slow down the car, and nothing will happen!

The person who drove the car smiled bitterly and said: Ten girls, you don't know, now Tokyo is not as chaotic as a few days ago. It's really dangerous for you to appear on the streets like this.

The woman in the car said disdainfully: I don't believe anyone dares to do anything to me!

The charioteer, though he had exhorted the woman in the carriage, pulled the reins on his hand and lowered the horse.

But at this moment, a person suddenly came out of the corner, and the person who was driving the carriage was startled, and hurriedly pulled the reins, and the carriage suddenly descended, and immediately jolted violently, and the woman in the carriage exclaimed, and hurriedly asked: What is the matter?

Speaking of which, the man who drove the carriage was indeed very alert, reacted extremely quickly, and controlled the carriage in an instant, thus avoiding an incident that could lead to a lawsuit. However, although the degree of the carriage has decreased, after all, there is still some inertia, but the degree of travel has become very slow, and a normal person can easily avoid it.

But the man who came out of the corner seemed to be a little lost, and when he looked back and saw the carriage coming in front of him, instead of dodging away, he turned away and let the carriage crash into him!

It is conceivable that no matter how weak the carriage is, it is not something that a thin person can bear. As a result of the collision, the carriage dropped slightly by a degree, but the man was knocked upside down and fell on the road.