Huang Shang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The minister doesn't mean this, the minister is a marriage, not a relationship, and the minister wants to marry their princess." ”

Zhao Xu's expression eased when he heard this.

Huang Sheng said: "The minister knows that Xia has a princess, who is at a prime age, if His Majesty marries her, it can strengthen the relationship between the two families, maybe as soon as this news comes out, Liao will not dare to move." ”

Zhao Xu was stunned, but he didn't expect Huang Sheng to hit himself with the idea.

However, Huang Sheng thought about things too simply, he was the emperor, don't marry a woman of different races, even if he marries a native woman, it can't be so simple, there are too many constraints.

And if you want to marry, will people agree to marry?

Zhao Xu pondered for a long time, expressing his concerns.

Huang Sheng frowned when he heard this, he had all his ideas in this place, what else did he want?

Huang Sheng is not afraid that Xia will not agree to marry the princess, Li Qiushui's granddaughter, and if she wants to marry Xiao Feng, she can't get through it here.

It is interesting enough to have a granddaughter marrying Xiao Feng, and it is impossible for Li Qiushui to take all the good things.

As soon as Li Qiushui's idea came out, he was rejected by Huang Shang, he didn't think about letting Li Qiushui marry his granddaughter to the Great Song Dynasty, but it was a coincidence, at this time, Huang Shang remembered Li Qiushui's granddaughter, and when he opened his mouth, Li Qiushui would not disagree.

But he didn't expect that there was a problem with Emperor Zhao Xu, and he was unwilling to marry this princess of the Xia Kingdom.

Huang Sheng scratched his head a little, he couldn't force the emperor to marry this princess, but this was really a clever trick he thought of, it was a pity that he couldn't implement it, and he couldn't help but say: "Let's propose marriage to the Great Song Dynasty, Xia will not refuse." His Majesty is reluctant to marry her, and the minister doesn't know if there is a prince of the right age, and the prince the minister knows is only the king of Suining County, who is now taught by the minister, but he is only in his early tens, and his age is not appropriate. ”

Zhao Xuqi said: "How can Qing be sure that Xia will definitely agree to Da Song's courtship?" ”

Huang Shang said: "The minister has dealt with them, and the person in charge of Xia is a smart person who will not make wrong decisions. ”

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "I know that in the battle between Song and Xia ten years ago, Qing was in charge of negotiating peace. Xia won, but he didn't get anything, it was Qing who saw through Xia's reality. Since Qing was sure that Xia Hui would agree to Song's courtship, I entered the title of King of Suining County as the king of Duan, and granted Pingjiang and Zhenjiang military envoys to propose marriage in his name. ”

Huang Sheng was stunned and said, "He is only ten years old. ”

Zhao Xu said undoubtedly: "Enough." ”

Huang Shang is really hard to argue, this is the royal family's own business, the emperor thinks it is appropriate, he doesn't have to say much.

Huang Shang no longer objected, and Zhao Xu asked again: "So that it will be foolproof?" ”

Huang Shang said: "It's not enough. ”

Zhao Xu asked, "What else?" ”

Huang Shang said: "There is a tribe in the eastern part of Liao, called the Jurchen tribe. This nation is brave and good at fighting, but unfortunately the population is too small and has been oppressed by Liao. Once the Liao army is overwhelmed, we can encourage this tribe to do something behind the Liao. Liao's internal instability is unstable, how can there be the strength to invade south? ”

Zhao Xu said happily: "There are such things, I don't even know. ”

Huang Sheng said: "Your Majesty doesn't know normal, this tribe is still very weak. This tribe is adjacent to Goryeo, and gold, silver, weapons, etc., can be sent to this tribe through Goryeo. Goryeo has resumed its tribute to our Great Song Dynasty, and the imperial court asked him to cooperate, and he will not allow it. ”

Zhao Xu thought about it more, and asked: "Goryeo has resumed its tribute to the Great Song Dynasty, but he has always been a vassal to Liao, can he promise the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Huang Sheng pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty is worried about the inconvenience of the official, it is easy to do, the minister's family has always been engaged in maritime trade, and this time the restoration of contact between Goryeo and the imperial court is also with the help of the minister's family and Goryeo's relatives Li family. Chen's family and the Li family still retain contact, and the minister can use his own family to have a personal relationship, so that Goryeo can provide us with a channel. ”

Zhao Xu was a little unsure, and asked, "Song Liao started a war, and he dared to participate?" ”

Huang Shang said: "The maritime trade of the Chen family has always been the responsibility of the third brother of the minister, and the Li family has always wanted the third brother of the minister to trade with Goryeo. It's just that Goryeo is a widow and lacks spending power, and he doesn't produce anything too valuable, so the third brother of the minister is reluctant to go to Goryeo, and he likes to go to farther places with more abundant products. The minister can let the third brother go to Goryeo a few more times, so that the Li family can make more money. Let's just let him provide a passage, and he doesn't have to do anything else, and even we can pay for this road, Chen thought, it shouldn't be difficult to do. ”

Zhao Xu asked again: "Is there anything else?" ”

Huang Shang said: "This is not enough? If it is not enough, then the former ministers can give money to Xia and Jurchen and invite them to fight, and they can also pay Goryeo and let Goryeo send troops directly, and Tubo in the southwest can also pay for them to fight. ”

Paying someone to fight really made Emperor Zhao Xu come to the eye, it sounds absurd, but it has a certain feasibility.

Zhao Xu smiled and asked, "If you can keep paying people to fight like this, can the Great Song Dynasty not need the army?" ”

Huang Sheng shook his head and said, "How can it be done?" If we don't have the ability to protect ourselves, they will turn around and rob us directly. These are just to buy time for ourselves, not a permanent strategy. In addition, a little money can make us die less, and the minister thinks it is worth it. ”

Zhao Xu nodded in agreement.

Zhao Xu said: "In this way, if you mobilize all these things of Qing and wipe out Liao, it will be easy." ”

Huang Shang didn't expect that he would destroy the emperor who was still worried about Liao in a few words.

Huang Shang said: "It is impossible to destroy Liao. The minister's these are all troubles for Liao, but they have no ability to destroy Liao. Like the Jurchen tribe of the ministers, they themselves are divided into many tribes to fight each other, they can only cause some trouble to Liao, so that Liao can not devote all his energy to the southern invasion, and can not cause much damage to Liao. Moreover, Tubo is so far away, if he really wants to fight against Liao, he can do very little, and now he can't use it at all, he is just a way in the imagination of the minister. Xia's army is not weak in combat, but its size is there, and it can only survive in the cracks of a big country, and it is difficult to become a decisive force. As for Goryeo, with all due respect, the armies of Goryeo and the Great Song Dynasty were too poor in combat effectiveness, and such an army was not enough to threaten Liao. ”

Zhao Xu's face was cold, and then darkened, this is a fact, he himself knows it, so as soon as he is in power, he will rectify military affairs, and it will take time to change these things.

Huang Sheng was so outspoken, but it made Zhao Xu have a good impression, and he felt that unlike other scribe groups, he always looked forward and backward, and had too many eyes.