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Chapter 49

"Oh," Zhao Xingde sighed, pondered for a moment, and finally said seriously: "Liaodong has been trapped by the Hu people for a long time. The Han people have lost the education of rituals and music in the Central Plains, and are far away from China. Since you want to revive the Han Dynasty, you should revitalize the rituals and music in China, so that the strings and songs will continue to be heard." He bowed to the Han generals present and fell to the ground, and said earnestly: "Please strongly hire a teacher to teach the Han people to learn Chinese characters and read Han books, so that the Han people in Liaodong will not only have the blood of the Chinese, but also have the character of the Chinese."

The tent was quiet again, and Zhang Liuge thought, "There is no end to the battle, and the ritual, music and string songs are just a fool." "Can we beg our hearts to the Xia Dynasty in this way make us look at the Zhengshuo of Xia Dynasty?" Gao Bolong was full of doubts, and Xu Detai pondered. Wang Xuansu said in his thoughts: "This General Zhao is a person of temperament. Etiquette and music education is good for us to consolidate our foundation, but for a while, we can find many literate people to teach us."

Han Ningshuang was silent for a moment, and finally nodded and agreed, "This is something that Mr. Zhao proposed, but it seems that we are negligent." Thinking of the rumors in the Song Dynasty, Han Ningshuang did not doubt that Zhao Xingde's proposal contained some selfish thoughts. Although she had been working hard to restore the Han army for many years, she was careful about the major affairs of the Xia, Song and Liao countries. After Chen Kang told her that Zhao Xingde's identity, he also specially understood the Neo-Confucian Society and was also a little sad about the deeds of Zhang Bing, Chen Dong and others.

Seeing that the agreement was reached, Wang Xuansu handed the drawings of Nanshan City to Zhao Xingde and smiled and said, "It's a blessing for Mr. Zhao." Zhao Xingde took the drawings and nodded angrily, "Do your best, do your best."

The plan was decided, and the generals bowed to say goodbye. Zhao Xingde also bowed and put the pattern under his armpits, preparing to leave. Han Ningshuang said in a deep voice: "God of generals, please go separately. Mr. Zhao, please stay. Ningshuang has something to ask for inquiries." Zhao Xingde stopped. Wang Xuansu and Xu Detai and other Han generals were also a little surprised and withdrew from the central army tent with a complicated expression.

There were only two people left in the huge tent, and Han Ningshuang did not speak, and the atmosphere was a bit subtle. Zhao Xingde was so embarrassed that he could not be too sentimental, so he broke his silence and said, "What does the leader of Alliance Han have to ask about? I will tell you everything I know and say everything."

Han Ningshuang bit her lip gently, as if hesitating, and finally asked: "Mr. I just mentioned the issue of rituals and music education, which made Ningshuang think of other doubts." She smiled self-deprecatingly, "In the eyes of many people in the Central Plains, barbarians are similar to wild animals, and we Hans are similar to barbarians. I wonder what do you think about the distinction between barbarians and Xia?" Zhao Xingde was stunned. Unexpectedly, Han Ningshuang left him alone and asked such a question that had been debated for thousands of years.

The Han people in Liaodong lived in mixed with the Hu tribe and intermarried with each other. Those who lived in the Jurchen and Khitan tribes had forgotten their origins. The Hu people had always been assimilated into the Central Plains, but the situation in Liaodong was the opposite. Because of the huge difference in strength and weakness, if they were ignored, they were afraid that in a few generations, a large number of Han people would be assimilated into the Hu tribe. Therefore, Zhao Xingde invited the Han army to promote rituals and music education, strengthen inheritance and recognition of the tribe, so that they would not collapse by themselves due to the rupture of culture.

After pondering for a while, Zhao Xingde smiled awkwardly and said, "The leader of Alliance Han has come up with a big problem."

Outside the Central Army tent, Brother Zhang Liu was muttering to Wang Xuansu: "Why did Miss Han leave this kid alone? Could it be that he is interested in him? Tsk tsk, there are so many heroes in our Han army. Are you watching the young lady marry an outsider?" Wang Xuansu raised his eyebrows and shouted: "Where are you going to stay there, can the young lady ask you to give me permission? It's because of you who are so gossiping like this, Miss Han will leave him alone to ask," he said with a positive look on his face, "This Zhao surname is a little knowledgeable, and he must be a military and national affairs."

In the tent of the Central Army, Zhao Xingdezheng said: "Since ancient times, the fundamental reason for the country's governance, chaos, rise and fall is that people's hearts gather and disperse. When people's hearts are united, the country's strength will be strong. On the contrary, when people's hearts are dispersed, the country's power will decline. When the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zhou Dynasty declined, the barbarians and barbarians and Rongdi were prospered, and the king moved eastward, so there was a Qi Huan Guan Zhong's "respecting the king and expelling the barbarians". Gongyang taught the difference between Ming and Xia, and the purpose of uniting people was to unite people's hearts. Uniting people in Liaodong needs to take advantage of the situation. Now, the Han people in Liaodong have been bullied by Hu for a long time, and the Han army has promoted rituals, music and education, which is right at the right time."

Han Ningshuang lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and then sighed, "Well, Mr. Zhao asked me to hire Mr. Yan to teach the people rituals and music, which was also considered by the Han army. I had offended many things some time ago, so please forgive me." She stood up and asked to check the rituals. Zhao Xingde hurriedly avoided it and bowed, saying, "Don't care about small matters."

After Zhao Xingde said goodbye, Han Ningshuang summoned Wang Xuansu and Xu Detai and discussed with them that some of the Han army originally scheduled to be transferred to Guannan of Suzhou were left in Kaizhou, commanded by General Wang Hengzhi, and operated forces in the southern foot of Taibai Mountain and the Yalu River. Wang Hengzhi was a respected veteran of the Han army. With him here to take charge of the overall situation, it was also an adoption of Zhao Xingde's suggestions.

Wang Xuansu was a little misunderstood and asked in a low voice: "Miss, this Xia State Camp is in Phoenix Mountain. It is said that in the past few months, it has actually wrapped up tens of thousands of people, reclaimed a large area of ​​wasteland, smelted iron and military management, and the momentum is booming. Leave more troops in Kaizhou. Should we prevent the Xia State Camp from becoming bigger?" Xu Detai stood beside him without saying a word. The Han army had just cleaned up Mr. Han's people and was particularly sensitive to collusion with outsiders. Therefore, even if he was willing to help Zhao Xingde, he could only keep silent.

Han Ningshuang glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "Xia State is thousands of miles away. Mr. Zhao is so kind to us. The Fenghuang Mountain forces are friends but not enemies. They come from afar. If there is any trouble, Kaizhou Village can help you, so you can help." She remembered that it was Zhao Xingde who avoided her embarrassing expression, and a smile couldn't help but rise to the corner of her mouth.

Wang Xuansu and Xu Detai were ordered to leave. Xu Detai sighed in his heart, people's hearts are full of flesh, Mr. Zhao treats each other with sincerity, and the two families can finally trust each other, which is very helpful to the great events of the Han Dynasty. He thought so in his heart, but he dared not show it on his face. Wang Xuansu pondered: "Is it because the eldest lady really secretly affection for the surname Zhao?" Not far away, Gao Bolong and Zhang Liuge walked towards this side with gossip. Wang Xuansu couldn't help frowning, burying the doubt in his heart, his face was as deep as water.

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In Huanglong Mansion, Mr. Han Da released the secret reports he had collected recently. The blue veins on the back of his hand were exposed and his beard was trembling slightly. "What a cruel and ruthless woman." He thought to himself, "Since that's the case, I will not show mercy."

Six of the eight clans that defected to Mr. Han Da had changed hands. The leader of the Han army was ambushed and killed five people on the way back to the camp. The Han army leader who escaped by luck did not dare to go back and returned to Huanglong Mansion tremblingly. The enemy did not succeed in the other two clans, but threatened that they had betrayed the Han family and had been removed from the Han army. The Han army took action secretly and decisively, and cut off the main traffic routes in advance. It was not until more than ten days after Han Ningshuang and the others left that Mr. Han Da learned the news that his party members in the Han army had been greatly hit.

Wanyan Zongbi sat opposite and smiled bitterly, "It seems that Ningshuang is very unhappy. Unfortunately, there is a saying that is 'Those who know the times are heroes'. No matter how she runs, these men are still divided and cannot be great." He handed a list to Mr. Han Da. During this period in Huanglong Mansion, although he was standing on Han Ningshuang's side, he was secretly showing good things to him and the powerful and wealthy people of the Jin Kingdom. There were really a lot of Han generals.

Mr. Han Da knew his intentions, and he suppressed the anger in his heart and said with a forced smile: "The fourth prince doesn't have to worry. As long as the Han army is held in our hands, we will not be afraid that she will not submit." He paused and pondered, "Han Ningshuang is cautious by nature. This great fanfare will definitely move the Han army to the south. Unfortunately, the ones who really promote the plan are her subordinates, and the village next to her only knows their destination."

Wanyan Zongbi smiled and said, "I came to solve my doubts for you."

"Is that true?" Mr. Han felt a little surprised.

Wanyan Zongbi approached and whispered: "The mature Jurchen tribe in the north of Suzhou Pass came to report that the Han people in Chenzhou contacted them to attack Suzhou Pass. Not only did they promise money, but once they succeeded, the Jurchen goods would still go to sea to exchange for tea and cloth to the South Dynasty."

"So that's it." Mr. Han's eyes lit up. He twisted his beard under his chin with his left hand and asked, "The fourth prince has a solution."

Wanyan Zongbi picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and smiled and said, "Ningshuang wants to raise an army and make things difficult for the Liao Kingdom, and I want to help her with both public and private."

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As the sun sets, the sky turns from crimson to light yellow, the warm light yellow turns into melancholy light blue, and then turns into thick crimson purple. The first bright star appears in the sky in the northwest, and a bunch of bonfires are lit in the Han army camp.

Han Ningshuang sat alone in the tent, remembering the rituals and music education, and when she was interested, she took out the guqin she carried with her, plucked the strings with her fingers, and played the zither. When she first learned the zither, she only regarded it as a skill. Later, she only showed her zither skills when she pretended to be a singer in Bianliang and tried to approach the prince. In addition, she used this way to relieve her feelings. The loud sound was not complicated, but it could make her mood calm and peaceful.

The sound of the piano echoed in the camp, and the guards were all happy, guessing that the lady was in a good mood. Not long after, intentionally or unintentionally, the sound of the noisy and neighing horses fainted, and a fresh and refined piano sound floated in the camp, and everyone had an inexplicable excitement on their faces.

Zhao Xingde was thinking hard in the tent about the principle of building a city. As the saying goes, although he did not understand the art of building a city, his ideas have always put forward the design principles first and then improved the details. While he was scratching his head, the piano sound suddenly sounded outside. Compared with the noisy sounds that he had already been accustomed to, the sound of the piano sound that was quite intriguing even more.
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