After chatting with Wu Bi for a few words, Xu Wei over there saw Shen Ao and just smiled coldly at him, but Cheng Hui paced over and arched his hand towards Shen Ao and said, "Brother Shen, we meet again." ”

Shen Ao didn't have much contact with this Cheng Hui, but he just saw that this person was born in the wind of Yushu, although he usually dressed plainly, but between his manners, he had a bit of a gentleman's spirit. Somehow, this person has developed a mature and stable appearance at a young age, and has a respectful temperament.

Shen Ao smiled slightly and said, "Yes, Brother Cheng came early." ”

Cheng Hui looked Shen Ao up and down, Shen Ao's deeds are undoubtedly the most heard people in Taixue, first the champion of the art examination, and now he has won the Jinshi and the first, the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are all incomprehensible, the emperor personally decreed marriage, this pile of things, which is what many people ask for, but this young man, even a few years younger than himself, is all covered.

When Shen Ao is mentioned, some people think of Guozijian, and when Cheng Hui is mentioned, some people will think of Taixue, these two people each represent the signboards of the two supreme universities, and from the very beginning, they have fallen into a situation where water and fire are incompatible.

Cheng Hui was even thinking in his heart that if Shen Ao was too a student, maybe such a romantic figure would already be Cheng someone's best friend. sighed in his heart, the handsome face was slightly silent, but this expression was slightly fleeting, replaced by a wave of Zhuo Ao, and said to Shen Ao: "Today's palace test, the test is a policy question, with Brother Shen's talent, this champion is only afraid that it is already in the bag, right?" ”

Where could Shen Ao not know Cheng Hui's thoughts, Cheng Hui is Taixue, and he is undoubtedly the thorn in Taixue's side, Cheng Hui is provoking himself and wants to defeat himself in the palace test. Guozijian is not only his alma mater for Shen Ao, but also related to the reputation of his father-in-law, the other party is arrogant, Shen Ao is more proud than him, laughed, and said: "Where, where, there is no tiger in the mountains, the monkey is just the king." ”

The meaning of this sentence is obvious, Cheng Hui just smiled and said: "Then I will ask Shen Gongzi for advice." With that, he and Xu Wei stepped aside again.

The morning drum sounded, the candidates of the seven Jinshi and the first went straight into the palace, the location of the palace examination was still held in the lecture hall, at this time the Manchu Dynasty civil and military in court clothes had been waiting for a long time, Zhao Ji was wearing a red crown, wearing a crown of heaven, sitting solemnly, seeing the candidates rushing in, they saw the familiar figure, the heart was slightly warm, when they wanted to salute, they raised their hands and said: "Excuse me." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch announced his will: "The system said: Since ancient times, the king of Zhongxing has been ordained, and he can't taste the wise man and gentleman who rules the world with him?" and its virtuous also, never out of Lu Lane...... The second and third sons are clearly and ugly, and they are the only ones who move, and I can use them to get it, and I will order it. ”

The seven candidates hurriedly bowed down to listen, this is an edict for seeking merit, to the effect that since ancient times, the monarch who founded and rejuvenated the country, how could he not get a talented person to govern the country with him? When they get talent, they often don't go out of the alley, is this an occasional fluke? No! It's just that the people in power are going to ask for it...... Let us be able to appoint them.

These words are clichés, almost customized, Shen Ao and the others thanked them, and then Zhao Ji sat down, and said something like "I am very relieved", this lengthy foreplay made Shen Ao a little sleepy, obviously he was still in good spirits when he woke up, and he was tossed like this, his spirit relaxed, and he yawned again and again.

Zhao Ji's eyes happened to fall, and when he saw him like this, he was still saying beautiful words in his mouth, but he glared at him, quite warning. Shen Ao saw it, and hurriedly sat up straight.

Finally got to the point, Zhao Ji said leisurely: "This time, the question is about state affairs, so listen to the question." ”

"Today, the Jin people rise, repeated battles and victories, the Liao people can not be defeated, there is a war report recently, it is said that the Jin people and the Liao people in the battle of Shangjing, the Liao army of 200,000 people is not in the army, the Jin people occupy Shangjing, the tiger looks at the Liao people Linhuang Mansion, this time the Jin envoy has arrived in Bianliang, is to ally with my Great Song Dynasty, meet to attack the Liao people, after the fact, my Great Song Dynasty recaptured the sixteen states of Yanyun, the Jin people have Xijing, Linhuang, you think, can you swear an oath?"

Hearing that the Liao people's Shangjing was actually taken by the Jin people, in addition to Shen Ao, Wu Pen, the rest of the people were surprised and happy, Song Liao has a common hatred, the two sides have been repeatedly friction for a hundred years, the Liao people are arrogant, every year to ask for the New Year's coin, once not satisfied, they will immediately knock on the gate and attack, the border conflict is continuous, all along, the Song people will be Liao as a big trouble.

But on the other hand, for the national strength of the Liao people, the Song people also mostly held a panic attitude, several battles, although the two sides won and lost each other, but in the minds of the Song people, the Liao people have long been known, no one ever thought that this once invincible enemy, was beaten by some Jin people.

Among the people present, I am afraid that only Shen Ao sighed in his heart, he couldn't imagine that the Jin people had now captured Shangjing, if they stood by or fell into the ground, the fall of the Liao State was only a matter of time.

The territory of the Liao State can be roughly divided into five parts, one is Shangjing Road, Shangjing Road covers an extremely wide area, almost equivalent to the entire territory of Inner and Outer Mongolia in later generations, there is the land of the Liao people's dragon Xing, the Liao people once built the capital there, and the political status is extremely important.

The second part is Tokyo Road, which is similar to the Tohoku in later generations, and is now occupied by the Jin people. There is also Linhuang Mansion, which is located in the south of Shangjing, which is actually the central jurisdiction of the Liao people, and is the location of the capital.

The current Liao State, the remaining territory is only afraid that only Xijing Road, Nanjing Road and Zhongjing Road can still accumulate strength, these three provinces are located south of the Great Wall, and belong to the territory under the jurisdiction of the King of the Southern Courtyard.

The current situation should be that the Jin people completely occupy the north of the Great Wall, and the Liao people are almost ready to retreat into the pass, the Jin people are good at horse warfare, and they are invincible outside the pass, but to enter the pass, they have to break through the barrier of the Great Wall, but I am afraid that it is not easy. Therefore, the Jin people will think of the Song Dynasty, hoping to swear an oath with the Great Song Dynasty and attack the north and south, so once the Liao people suffer the enemy of the belly and back, they will inevitably be in chaos, as long as the Jin army enters the pass, everything else will be easy to say, and then Mo will say that it is the Liao people, even the Great Song Dynasty can also be cleaned up in one fell swoop.

Shen Ao is familiar with history, how can he not understand the wishful thinking of the Jin people, but he looked at the faces of everyone in the hall, all of them were slightly excited, where would anyone think that a catastrophe was coming.

Sighing in his heart, one of the old jinshi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this is a good time for the Northern Expedition, thinking that my Emperor Taizu was in vain in conquering Liao, leaving behind a catastrophe. ”

Several other jinshi have made statements, most of them are the main battle, they are well-educated, shaking their heads and shaking their heads a lot of truths, quoting scriptures, and being impeccable.

Zhao Ji nodded again and again when he heard this, and said with a pleasant face: "Aiqing said it well." "As a king, recovering the sixteen states of Yanyun, that is, the Nanjing Road of the Liao people, is a famous thing for Zhao Ji, and now that he has the opportunity, how can he not be moved, and after listening to the words of these people, he feels that if he is on the Northern Expedition, his exploits will catch up with the Han Wu Tang Sect.

Several Jinshi were praised and overjoyed.

Zhao Ji turned to Wu Bi and said: "Wu Bi, your father is the main person who welcomes guests, you must have something to say, why did you keep silent." ”

Wu Bi was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, your ...... The minister thought that the Northern Expedition still needed to be considered......"

When these words came out, Zhao Ji's face was a little ugly, and he said, "Is Aiqing justified?" ”

Wu Bi panicked for a while, in fact, he had a lot of thoughts in his heart, but seeing that the emperor was displeased, he was uneasy for a while, and stammered: "This...... This one...... At present, the situation is still unclear, and I am afraid that it will be inappropriate to rush to send troops. What's more, the three armies of the Great Song Dynasty have not been organized, and I am afraid that I will have to slowly figure it out......"

Zhao Ji snorted coldly and was silent.

At this time, Xu Wei laughed and said to Wu Bi: "What is the truth of Brother Wu's words? The Liao people are newly defeated, isn't their military spirit untidy? Now that there is a good opportunity from the sky, how can we easily miss it, and when the Liao people gain a firm foothold, they will regret it. ”

Then he said to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the top priority is to immediately draft the Quartet, swear an oath with the Jin people, and make all parties prepare for the strategy, one to put pressure on the Liao people, to deal with the Jin people, and on the other hand, to make a strong army and horses, and to go north at any time." ”

Zhao Ji said, "What is Aiqing's name?" ”

Xu Wei said: "The minister's name is Xu Wei." ”

Zhao Ji nodded: "Good Xu Wei." ”

Xu Wei was overjoyed, knowing that this was the emperor's affirmation of him, and now that he said this policy, no matter how bad the results were, they couldn't be any worse.

There was no one in the hall who spoke, only Shen Ao and Cheng Hui were left, and Shen Ao seemed to be deep in thought and turned a deaf ear to everything in the hall. As for Cheng Hui, he was personable and calm, as if he already had a draft in his chest, but he was willing to elaborate his views only after letting people finish speaking.

As soon as Zhao Ji's words fell, Cheng Hui said slowly: "Your Majesty, Xu Wei said it very well, but the minister thinks that Wu Bi's words are Lao Cheng's words to seek the country." ”

Cheng Hui's first sentence shocked the world, Zhao Ji was a little stunned, and said: "Cheng Qing said it's okay. ”

Cheng Hui thought for a while and said: "At present, most of the battle reports from my Great Song Dynasty are the news provided by the Jin people, and no one knows what the battle of Shangjing will be." What's more, the Jin people annihilated 200,000 enemies in one fell swoop, and Wei Chen thought that this was only an exaggeration by the Jin people. If the Liao people still have strength, and if my Great Song Dynasty rashly goes on a northern expedition, please think deeply about the consequences. ”

In this case, Cheng Hui was able to think about this, Zhao Ji couldn't help but appreciate it in his heart, and nodded his head and said: "Yes, so I have asked someone to send a detailed work to inquire about the news in Liaojing, but I am afraid that in a while, there will be accurate news." ”