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Chapter 557 Only Let Mr. Do More Experience Outside (Part [-])
Chapter 566

Doing so is naturally tantamount to telling those Xixia barbarians that I, Song Dynasty, will not accept your outrageous peace negotiation terms. Have an attitude.

In addition, because of your Xixia's capriciousness, you violated our Song territory for no reason, destroyed our border villages, and hurt our soldiers and civilians. Therefore, from today onwards, the Great Song Dynasty will cancel the yearly gifts given to Xixia.

This series of extremely tough statements not only made the tens of thousands of people in the Song Dynasty feel proud, but also made millions of people in the Song Dynasty smile with joy.

Finally, it is no longer the same as in the past, the soldiers are working hard at the front, while the civilian officials who are greedy for life and fear of death are trying to appease and compromise, selling the land that the soldiers bought with their lives, and the wealth protected with their blood. The peace of nothingness.

And similarly, those vassal states surrounding the Song Dynasty that were often capricious felt a heavy pressure.

Da Song, it seems that he is no longer the soft and soft posture of the past, and seems to be gradually becoming tougher.

Now that the Song Dynasty has determined its strategy for Xixia, it is inevitable that various post-war and combat preparations for Shaanxi Road must also be carried out at the fastest speed.

At this time, what Da Song needs to do is not only to guard against small and medium-scale conflicts as in the past, but because of Da Song's tough attitude, it is very likely that the injured wolf Xixia has been angered. desperate act of desperation.

What's more, although Xixia's war power suffered a serious setback after the Battle of Hongdezhai, please don't forget that the Song Dynasty has a bigger enemy: Beiliao.

The war between the Song Dynasty and Xixia was often caused by the instigation of the Northern Liao Dynasty.And when Xixia was severely injured, Beiliao would definitely not just watch Xixia fall, and would definitely do everything possible to maintain Xixia.

It is even possible to personally send troops to help, because Beiliao knows very well that Xixia and Beiliao are closely related.

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"...I see. It seems that I still underestimated them after all. Unexpectedly, after going around in circles, it turns out that their foreshadowing is waiting for me here."

Zhao Xu looked helpless and speechless, sitting in the palace of the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao. At this moment, the iron stove invented by Wang Wushan and using honeycomb coal as fuel was already burning in Gao Taotao's palace.

The coldness of late autumn was blocked by the thick curtain of the palace door by the warm iron stove. Sitting in the room, I immediately felt as warm as spring.

Gao Taotao was very satisfied with the warmth brought by the iron stove. He was leaning comfortably on the couch at the moment, and couldn't help laughing when he saw the sad face of the emperor who was about to get married in a few days. "The officials are still upset about this matter?"

"Of course, it's only now that Sun'er understands their intention, which is to prevent Mr. Wu Shan and Xueshi Su from returning to court within a short period of time."

"Since the officials have seen through their scheming, what do they think they should do?" Gao Taotao looked at Zhao Xu with a smile, still calm and unhurried.

Seeing the encouraging expression of the soft-spoken imperial grandmother, Zhao Xu stood up, walked slowly in the room with his hands behind his back for a long time, and finally showed a slightly helpless expression.

"To be honest, although my grandson really doesn't want their plan to succeed, he has to admit that their plan happens to be the method that he thinks is most suitable for the current situation."

"If the grandson destroys it by force, it is very likely that the consequences that will follow will be difficult for the grandson to predict."

"So, official, what you mean is that you can only implement this policy for the time being. Aijia didn't misunderstand your meaning, right?" The smile in Gao Taotao's eyes became more and more intense.

Yes, the youthful look in the past that looked like he would fall out and leave after even a few words, has gradually faded away, and has been replaced by a rare calmness and responsibility.

"That's right, but I will not fail to fight back. Since I want to keep Xueshi Su and Mr. Wu Shan on Shaanxi Road, then they must show enough sincerity to exchange, otherwise, how can I do what they want... "Speaking of this, Zhao Xu turned his head and showed a rare mischievous smile towards Gao Taotao.

"Please don't expose the grandson to grandma when the time comes..."

"It seems that the official family is going to sing a double-reed opera with the Ai family, right?" The treacherous Gao Taotao immediately understood, otherwise he shook his head with a smile.

"Okay, Aijia will agree to you." After Gao Taotao nodded in agreement, his words changed. "It's a pity that Wang Wushan and Su Xueshi will have to stay in the Shaanxi border for at least a year and a half before they have the chance to return to Beijing."

"My grandson naturally knows this." Zhao Xu nodded deeply. "My grandson believes that Mr. Wushan will understand his painstaking efforts. Besides, with Mr. Wushan on the border in Shaanxi, it should not be me, the Song Dynasty, who should be worried, but Xixia."

"Sir, if you can do more training abroad, you will return to the capital in the future. At that time, we, the monarch and his ministers, may have the opportunity to restore the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties."

Looking at his grandson who can calmly analyze and not care about the gains and losses of the moment and place, Gao Taotao feels very relieved, and finally sees his growth.

What's more, Gao Taotao felt that Zhao Xu's growth rate was so fast that he felt that he couldn't guard against it.

"There is a saying in the ancients, you should look at each other with admiration after three days of farewell, and the changes you have made in the past few months, the official, are really beyond Ai's expectations." Gao Taotao said with emotion.

Zhao Xu seemed a little embarrassed and explained with a smile. "Speaking of which, many of Sun'er's changes are due to Mr. Wu Shan's influence."

"Huh?" Gao Taotao looked at his grandson in a daze, and said for a long time. "That kid? Ai Jia really can't see that he can have such a scheming."

Zhao Xu hurriedly declared. "Mr. Wu Shan is a person of sincerity, and his nature is indeed... Well, it is indeed that way, but many of his words are really clear and reasonable, which touched my grandson deeply and benefited a lot."

Gao Taotao smiled suddenly. "That's right... Wang Wushan, Aijia really doesn't know when to say he is good. Sometimes he is as cunning as a fox, as shrewd as a ghost, and sometimes he does things capriciously and impulsively. He is indeed a true gentleman who acts rashly."

"Although Wang Wushan's grandson is only a few years old, his vision, courage, talent, learning and resourcefulness are indeed the best choices in the world. I am deeply admired by my grandson. In the future, I can get help from him. My grandson is like Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty. Zhang Liangye..."

"The Ai family only hopes that you can be of the same mind as the emperor, so that the country and society of the Song Dynasty will be as strong as Mount Tai." Gao Taotao said with a sigh.

"Grandmother, don't worry, she will." Zhao Xu nodded heavily towards Gao Taotao, and replied very seriously.It's like talking to Gao Tao, making a promise of the emperor.

(End of this chapter)