Zhao Xu has beautiful features and beautiful eyes. He succeeded to the throne at the age of nine and worked as a puppet for nine more years. However, he never gave up in his heart, with a hint of unwillingness in his eyebrows.
Zhao Xu said: "Qing has been teaching the emperor's brother in the past few years. The emperor's brother highly respects you and always thanks me for finding him a good teacher."
At this young age, I haven't learned how to be cunning yet. It's just a waste of time to beat around the bush like this in front of Huang Shang.
Huang Shang said: "Your Majesty summoned me for military operations in the north."
Huang Shang told the emperor with practical actions that people like us need efficiency in communication, and those unnutritious nonsense can be saved.
Zhao Xu was also stunned by Huang Shang's direct attack, but then nodded and said: "Exactly, it seems that Qing already knows the news."
Xiao Feng accepted Yelu Hongji's mission and told Huang Shang that he was not collaborating with the enemy. The master had already anticipated this result and asked Wang Yuyan to send him a message. Xiao Feng just wanted to tell Master that he complied with Master's wishes and did not disobey Emperor Liao. He also wanted to tell Master about his position in this.
Faced with the emperor's question, Huang Shang did not hide anything and said: "Your Majesty, my disciple Xiao Feng is the king of the South Academy of Liao Kingdom. Of course I know about such an important matter."
Now everyone is mobilizing troops secretly. The emperor has secret plans and can know the news about Liao Kingdom, but Huang Shang should not have it. Huang Shang directly stated that his news came from Xiao Feng.
Zhao Xu asked: "It seems that this disciple of Qing still respects you very much. He would ask your permission first for such an important matter."
Huang Shang said: "It's not a request for instructions, but a notification."
Zhao Xu asked: "Qing's disciples want to go south to attack Song Dynasty, isn't Qing afraid that he will be implicated?"
Huang Shang shook his head and said: "The relationship between me and Xiao Feng has never been a secret. Neither I nor Xiao Feng wanted to hide it. What happened back then was a mistake. I have never heard of anyone in this dynasty implicating a minister for this reason."
Zhao Xu nodded and said: "Yes, everything you did is not guilty, but you have been idle because of the influence of this disciple. Don't you have nothing to think about?"
Huang Shang said: "In my opinion, there is nothing to be idle about. If you have power, you have responsibilities. If you have no power, you also have no responsibilities."
Zhao Xu asked: "Are you unwilling to take responsibility?"
Huang Shang said: "It's not that I don't want to take responsibility, but that someone is willing to take responsibility."
Zhao Xu said: "Now even if Qing has no power, the responsibility has come. Qing's disciples will soon lead troops to attack the Song Dynasty, and Qing will have the responsibility."
Talking to Huang Shang really saves effort. You can use whatever you have. The young emperor was brought to Huang Shang's rhythm in just a few words.
Huang Shang said: "Your Majesty, please make it clear."
Zhao Xu said: "I have a source of information, but it may not be comprehensive. You have this kind of relationship and you also receive a lot of information. I want to hear your opinion on the current situation."
Huang Shang said: "Yes, I do know a lot about the Liao Dynasty. This is all due to my disciple Xiao Feng. The commander-in-chief of the army this time is Xiao Feng. He originally did not want to take over this position, but I advised him not to disobey the Liao Dynasty." emperor."
Zhao Xu was puzzled. What he didn't understand was why Huang Shang wanted to reveal these things. Wasn't this clearly supporting the Liao Emperor's southern invasion?
Zhao Xu asked: "Why?"
Huang Shang said: "I know this disciple of yours. His heart is for the Song Dynasty. He grew up here. He even fought with the Liao and Xia capitals with the power of the people. He doesn't want Song and Liao to go to war. I told him I can persuade him, but I really can't. Emperor Liao insists on going south, so he can take over this task. I think it is better to have a commander-in-chief who is friendly to the Song Dynasty than a commander-in-chief who is full of malice towards the Song Dynasty."
Zhao Xu felt refreshed. This time it was really a good reason.
Zhao Xu asked: "Is there any more?"
Huang Shang said: "The other thing is my understanding of this disciple. As the commander-in-chief, even if he really devotes himself to attacking Song Dynasty, he doesn't have the ability."
Zhao Xu asked: "What does this mean?"
Huang Shang said: "What I mean is that he does not have the talent to lead. He is a very brave man. When he was the king of Nanyuan, he also used his personal force to help Emperor Liao quell the rebellion. He himself did not have military talents. He was good at marching, fighting, and arranging troops. He has never learned how to set up a formation."
Zhao Xu didn't know what to do. Is this an ambush from all sides?
Zhao Xu couldn't help but ask: "Did you deliberately not teach me?"
Huang Shang smiled and said: "That's not true. Even I don't know how to do it. He never thought about becoming a military general, so none of us thought about learning this."
So it turned out that after hearing Huang Shang's words, Zhao Xu felt relieved.
Zhao Xu then straightened up his expression and said, "But it's not like Liao doesn't have generals who know how to fight."
Huang Shang said: "Your Majesty, you can't place your hopes on Xiao Feng. The battle is dangerous and any factor may affect the entire battle situation. If you want to be sure, you need to be prepared."
"Foolproof?"
Zhao Xu was shocked. How could a war be foolproof? How could a scholar who didn't know how to march, fight, or form troops want to make a war "foolproof"?
Zhao Xu asked: "Is there anything else to prepare?"
Huang Shang said: "Since your Majesty has asked, I will just leave it alone. Whether it is feasible or not depends on your Majesty's own judgment."
Zhao Xu also wanted to hear what Huang Shang had to say. At this time, he wanted to hear any opinions and said, "Please tell me."
Huang Shang said: "If there is a war between Song and Liao, the two most powerful countries in the world, it will not only affect Song and Liao. There is also Xia in the west. Your Majesty can invite Xia to send troops to fight against Liao's southward march."
Zhao Xu found out that it made sense and asked: "Will Xia agree to send troops together with the Song Dynasty?"
Huang Shang said: "When Song and Liao go to war, it's hard for Xia to stay out of it. If they don't unite with Song, they can only unite with Liao."
"ah!"
Zhao Xu was shocked. The Song Dynasty had absolutely no ability to deal with Liao and Xia United at the same time. He asked urgently: "What should we do?"
Huang Shang said: "First of all, we must promise it benefits. Every time Song Xia wars, Xia knows that he can't destroy Song Dynasty, but he still wants to fight, just to win compensation. We can pay a lot of money to invite Xia to fight against Liao Dynasty together."
Zhao Xu asked: "The Song Dynasty can give money, and the Liao Dynasty can also give it, and even promise territory, what should I do?"
Huang Shang said: "Your Majesty, yes. But Xia should understand that once the Liao destroys the Song, no matter how much land, gold and silver the Liao allows him, it will be his death. The Song is different. The Song wants only the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. , the Song Dynasty had no interest in the land beyond the Great Wall."
Zhao Xu nodded and said: "You are right. Just like this, will Xia definitely unite with the Song Dynasty?"
Huang Shang shook his head and said, "It's not safe yet."
Zhao Xu asked: "What else?"
Huang Shang said: "Marriage."
"Marriage?"
Zhao Xu said coldly: "Do you want me to marry the princess?"
