Where is the sword of the reborn eagle

Zhao Simo, who was more than five years old, was waiting there. Because of his young age, he was accompanied by two maids to rest in the side hall.

"Young master, you will see an old man in a red robe in a while, you can just call grandfather directly, the more you call, the happier he will be."

Elder Shi squatted down and kept giving instructions in Zhao Simo's ear.

Xiao Simo nodded half understanding, stood up from the embroidered pier, and tidied up her clothes in a decent manner.

At the "Daqing Hall", the official Zhao Kuo got impatient and complained why Elder Shi had been there for so long?

"Guan, look, isn't that here?"

The old eunuch saw the irritability of the official, and leaned over and whispered in his ear.

Sure enough, Elder Shi appeared again at the door of the "Daqing Palace", and in front of him was walking a child more than three feet tall.

Elder Shi was dressed in Miao costumes, but this child was wearing Song Dynasty costumes. There were so many people in the "Daqing Palace", this child did not have any stage fright at all.

"Like, really like, Xiaoqi's children, why do they all look exactly like him when he was a child?"

Zhao Kuo saw Zhao Simo walking into the "Daqing Palace" from above, and muttered to himself.

The old eunuch listened to it, but curled his lips, secretly slandering him.

Leaving aside Guo Xiang's little girl, the rest of the boys, whether it's Guo Yi, Guo Xiao, or Zhao Simo in front of them, each have their own characteristics, how come they are exactly the same as Qiye?

"Elder Shi said, can I call you grandfather?—"

Xiao Simo entered the "Daqing Palace", walked straight forward, looked up and saw Zhao Kuo sitting on the dragon chair.

That's right, it should be the old man in the red clothes, so he asked directly.

"Haha, of course, of course you can call me grandfather."

Zhao Simo's voice is childish, and his voice is different from the official dialect of the Song Dynasty. Maybe the person who taught him to speak the official dialect of the Song Dynasty also has a strong dialect accent.

Zhao Kuo couldn't control himself anymore, he walked down the steps directly, bent down and hugged Zhao Simo.

"My lords, if you have nothing else to do, just stay where you are cool—"

"By the way, Xue Qing, Cheng Qing, you Shangshu, and Wei Qing, come to Funing Palace to look for me later, hahaha——"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhao Kuo unexpectedly left the "Daqing Hall" through the side door and went to the harem just like this holding Xiao Simo.

"Elder Shi, you can wait outside the palace gate first. After a while, Lao Cheng will help you ask about the official regulations."

Elder Shi hasn't said the purpose of Lin'an yet, he just brought Zhao Simo in, and was immediately taken away by the officials, so he can't follow in, right?

By the time Xue Ji, Cheng Yi, Hu Ju, Meng Zongzheng, Wei Jing, Song Ci and others arrived at Funing Palace, Zhao Kuo had already placed all kinds of palace pastries in front of Xiao Simo, and even hung a cup of cakes to dry. Sour plum soup.

Song Ci is the least qualified here, but Zhao Rushu, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, has been in Luoyang for a few years in Yanwang Mansion, and Song Ci has become the real head of the Ministry of Punishment.

Seeing that everyone had come in, Zhao Kuucai reluctantly asked the maid to move Xiao Simo and the food to the side hall.

"Old man, let the imperial dining room send a few more bowls of iced sour plum soup—"

These are all the ministers of himself and his son. Zhao Kuo has long been familiar with the details of small favors and small favors.

"Cheng Qing, tell me the truth about today's court meeting. You arranged it yourself, right?"

After everyone sat down, Zhao Kuo spoke first.

After being an official for so many years, after calming down, the cause and effect of it can naturally be analyzed.

"Hey, the officials have praised him absurdly, and Lao Cheng dare not take the credit. Even if he insists on getting Lao Cheng, I'm just an accomplice, and the main culprit is our Xue Dashangshu."

Well, this pig teammate sold him in front of his face.

"You, you, I understand what you're thinking, it's nothing more than creating momentum for Xiao Qi."

"However, I also have some problems that I can't figure out. Xixia's move this time is a bit big. Their Supreme Emperor is not a fuel-efficient lamp."

"In the early years, he attached himself to Mongolia and contained the Kingdom of Jin. Later, he got involved with Mongolia, so he withdrew by himself and let his son take over."

"But he let his son get close to the Kingdom of Jin, and together they went to deal with Mongolia. Now, the Kingdom of Jin saw that it was going to die, and turned to Song Dynasty directly."

"I can understand him coming to An'an, and I can understand marrying a princess, but why do you want to send Yinzhou?"

Zhao Kuo questioned everyone, but his eyes were fixed on Xue Ji. He knew that if anyone could answer this question, it would be Xue Ji.

"Officials, the veteran thinks that the Xixia Emperor's move has three purposes."

Seeing everyone looking at him, Xue Ji no longer hides his clumsiness.

"Oh, Xue Qing, please tell me, I would like to hear the details."

"First, the territory of Xixia has become a battleground for several forces, with Mongolia occupying one-third and Wanyankang occupying one-fourth."

"Now that I, the Song Dynasty, have taken down Hedong and Guanzhong, with the strength of His Royal Highness King Yan, how can we not go to Xixia to get involved?"

"Instead of letting the King of Yan take it by force, it is better to give you the land of a state. Anyway, Yinzhou is under the attack of the King of Yan."

"Secondly, the entire eastern part of Xixia, from north to south, is followed by the forces of Mongolia and Wanyankang, and then south is this Yinzhou."

"It can be said that the north, east, and south sides of Yinzhou are not the sphere of influence of Xixia, and it is not much different if Yinzhou is an enclave."

"Giving Yinzhou to His Royal Highness King Yan, since we can make friends with King Yan, why not attract a competitor to Wanyankang and the Mongols?"

"Thirdly, maybe the old man is thinking too much, and he said it only for the reference of the officials and you."

"His Royal Highness, all of us sitting here know his true identity, and we won't have any other thoughts, but this is not the case with the Supreme Emperor of Xixia."

"He knows that there is a crown prince in the Great Song Dynasty, but he befriends His Highness King Yan with such fanfare. Doesn't he really have any evil intentions?"

"hiss--"

After hearing Xue Ji's words, everyone present in Funing Palace felt a little terrified and shuddered.

For a long time, this is such a good thing to send a Yinzhou, I wish it was like a pie fell from the sky, there are so many murderous intentions hidden behind it?

"Well, old Xue, could it be that you are thinking too much? Just that old Xixia, how can he have such a good brain?"

Sitting next to Xue Ji, Cheng Yi admired Xue Ji's resourcefulness, but after listening to his analysis of these three points, he always felt that it was a bit too evil.

"It's better to believe it than to believe it. Xiao Qi once said a word, if you are worried about a bad thing happening, then it has a great possibility to happen."

After listening to Xue Ji's analysis, Zhao Kuo also figured out the taste.

"Haha, the officials don't need to worry too much. Even if the Supreme Emperor of Xixia really intends to do so, we don't need to worry about it."

"Everyone, don't forget that His Royal Highness Yan Wang is the official son of an official family. This is the greatest guarantee for our invincibility."

What Xue Ji said was correct, and what he said was tactful enough.

Unless the official Zhao Kuo really doubts and suspects his only son, if he really wants to do that kind of self-destructive thing, even if all the people in the Palace of Funing are great gods, it won't help.

"Okay, that's the end of the matter, 'Princess Yincheng'? Xixia has lost his wife and lost the city this time."

"After three days, Lao Cheng will reply to the envoy of Xixia in the name of your Ministry of Rites."

"I hope you don't tell Xiaoqi about this for the time being. You all know his temperament. If you let him know in advance, he may not agree to this marriage."

Knowing son is like father, after these few years, Zhao Kuo still knows a little about Guo Mo.

Zhao Kuo's decision won the unanimous approval of everyone present.

Guo Mo, who is far away in Yinzhou, never dreamed that he would be arranged for a wedding by a group of old men.

Chapter 277 Resignation

"Old Cheng, what's going on with this envoy from Luo's ghost country?"

After finishing the matter of the Xixia envoy, Zhao Kuo remembered Elder Shi who came from the south, and Xiao Simo who was playing in the side hall.

"This... this old minister can't say well. What this Elder Shi means is that King Yongnan is already five years old, and when he reaches the age of entering school, he wants to send him to Lin'an."

"Whether it's learning literature or learning martial arts, it's more convenient than their Luo family's ghost country. They brought Yongnan King directly without saying hello in advance."

The affairs of Xixia and Luo's ghost country seem to have something to do with Guo Mo. The former Zhao Kuo can make the decision for Guo Mo. After all, marriage in this era is about "the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker."

Especially when it comes to the marriage between the two countries, the courtiers can only obey orders.

However, the fact that King Yongnan went to school in Lin'an can be big or small.

If this child is really an ordinary prince of a small country, it would be fine if he was given the surname "Zhao" after being friendly with Song Dynasty, the key point is that he is Guo Mo's biological son.

This is a bit of a hassle.

"Well, this child will be raised by me first, and I will send someone to write a letter to Xiaoqi to ask him what he means. As for the matter of Xixia's marriage, go directly to the procedure of the Ministry of Rites."

Is this a clear distinction between public and private?

Cheng Yu's head was a bit big, but he didn't dare to talk to Guo Mo in advance. He was the Sima of the Yan Palace, and he was also the Minister of Rites.

According to his understanding of our Highness King Yan, these two things are probably equally difficult.

All the officials retreated, and old Zhao Kuo looked at Xiao Simo beside him, thoughtful.

"Old man, you go and call that Elder Shi, and we will take the child to Peach Blossom Island together."

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Western Xia, Yinzhou City.

Guo Mo has stayed here for more than a month, and Lu Guanying has fully recovered from his injuries, and has been able to start practicing martial arts normally in the past few days.

Several of Guo Mo's apprentices are not with him, and there are not a few people who have to guide him every day.

Lu Guanying, Feng Ge, and Li Zhichang and Cui Zhifang from Quanzhen Sect.

"Taiguzi" Hao Datong volunteered to join the team of "Tingfeng" after breaking through the first-class realm in Zhongxing Mansion.

In this way, Xixia's "Tingfeng" organization has three first-class masters sitting in charge.

Lu Chengfeng stayed in Yinzhou, Hao Datong went to the "Dragon Gate Inn", and "Bronze Corpse" Chen Xuanfeng didn't like to stay in one place.

Simply wandering throughout the eastern and northern parts of Xixia, keeping in touch from time to time, can also play a certain role in protecting the "Tingfeng" strongholds in various places.

In more than a month, Lu Chengfeng re-established six strongholds in Xixia, mainly in the east and north, and kept an eye on Wanyankang and the Mongols.

Although Wokuotai fell to Hebei, Tiemuge in Xixia territory drove straight in, avoiding Wanyankang who was entrenched in the southeast corner of Xixia, and continued to expand westward directly from the north of Xixia.

In half a year, they hit the junction of Xixia and Xiliao forcefully, forcing the Xixia army to retreat further south.

Tie Mu Ge didn’t have many troops. Inspired by what happened to Tuo Lei in Goryeo, after the spring of this year, he also moved nearly 5 people from the two tribes under his jurisdiction in Mongolia directly to Xixia.

Children in their teens, strong women, or gray-haired old men, although they can't go to battle to kill the enemy or attack the city, they can barely guard a city they have gained with their swords and guns.

Therefore, Brother Tiemu basically has no worries about the future, and adopts the method of fighting to support the war, and does not need to consider the problem of food and grass, but speeds up the attack.

In mid-August, the climate in Xixia was still very dry and hot. Brother Tiemu returned to the east and directly captured Shazhou, the most important town in the west of Xixia. He also eyed Guazhou not far away.

At this time, the Supreme Emperor Li Zunxu, who was in the Zhongxing Mansion, was ready to stop and got on the carriage going east.

The Supreme Emperor of Xixia wants to go to Lin'an in the Song Dynasty to retire. For the Xixia Kingdom, it is not a glorious thing after all, and the people who know it are limited to a small range.

Li Zunxu and his party didn't put on any ostentation, just Murong Qiudi accompanied them, and brought four court ladies as maids, and the other was behind the carriage, followed by the three brothers and sisters of "Vulture" Yu Chixuan.

A group of nine people, two carts, and three horses left Zhongxing Mansion quietly.

"Your Majesty, are you just watching the Supreme Emperor go to Song Dynasty?"

On the tower of the Zhongxing Mansion, Li Dewang, the current king of Xixia, stood there in casual clothes, followed by a person who was also a first-class player.

Murong Qiudi left, and took away the only three first-class masters in the "Yipintang", Li Dewang took over the "Yipintang" completely.

The person next to him, named Tuoba Hong, is also a member of the party, and it is said that his ancestors are still royal.

It was the Tuoba clan that competed with the Murong clan hundreds of years ago, but they have long been lost in the long river of history, not as persistent and persistent as the Murong clan.

Tuoba Hong has always been the commander of Li Dewang's guards, and now he has become the head of "Yipintang". Unfortunately, although his name is there, his strength is gone.

"Maybe the Supreme Emperor's choice is not wrong. He still has Lin'an where he can go to retire, but he doesn't know where I will go in the future?"

In Li Dewang's sleeve, he tightly clutched a military newspaper, which had just been delivered overnight.

Shazhou, an important town in the west, was lost, and was taken overnight by the Mongolian Tiemuge.

In this way, Li Dewang's previous deployment in the east, whether it was pampering Wan Yankang, treating Guo Mo courteously, or even giving up Yinzhou, seemed to have no practical significance.

Brother Tiemu took a detour to the west, and the distance from Shazhou to Zhongxing Mansion was only a few hundred miles away, with only three large cities in between.

Can Zhongxing Mansion, or Xixia in other words, still be able to hold on?

"Tuoba Hong, I wrote a handwriting, you must send competent people to Kangcheng, and personally hand it over to Wanyan Kang."

"In addition, let the officials and soldiers of Yinzhou withdraw and send them directly to Guazhou to garrison. It is always good to concentrate more forces."

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