"The Baoyi Army is just a water bandit. Zhao Xingde was detained and scattered, which was really useless. He could really fight the Zhenguo Army and retreated from Jiangzhou, but his strength is still intact." Cao Di pondered, "Brother Tiemu's team caused Yang Yanqing to suffer a great loss in Hedong, and let them and Zhenguo Army spend a while to avoid..."

What he meant was to wait a little longer.

Zhao Qi showed a look of hesitation on his face and sighed: "Now, it is not easy for Zhao Xingde to gather a group of bandits in the world. Unfortunately, this person is too straightforward." The mutiny of the Baoyi Army reached Xiangyang, and everyone shook their heads. Someone used to ridicule Zhao Xingde and harass the local area. Now it is mostly to blame Yue Fei for taking action too ruthlessly and ignore the overall situation. Anyway, it is the matter in Ezhou. Xiangyang's attitude is that those who speak are innocent, and those who hear them are wary. However, in the military camp, the soldiers talked about the mutiny, but there was a strange excitement on their faces.

"What do you think of Liu Shaobao?" Cao Di decided in the military matter. Zhao Qi suppressed his dissatisfaction and asked Liu Yanqing again. He not only hoped that the old coach would agree to send troops to Ezhou immediately to solve the big troubles, but only hoped that he could have some suggestions different from Cao Di. Even if it was a little different, Zhao Qi would be satisfied. However, he was destined to be disappointed.

Liu Yanqing avoided Zhao Qi's eyes and said dryly: "Supermi Cao was a successful country, and Liu admired it." Zhao Qi's expectations were clear in his heart. But Liu Yanqing was a little confident. Don't intervene in the struggle between the court. As long as you grasp the tens of thousands of people in the southeast camp, there will be a piece of cake from the Liu family in the court.

"Damn it!" Zhao Qi lowered his head and hid the spark of anger in his eyes. "These old ministers, these military generals!" His throat moved, swallowed, raised his head, and smiled gently and elegantly: "I have entrusted all the matters of Zhongxing to you."

After leaving the Central Army camp, Zhao Qi returned to the palace, his face suddenly became gloomy, and he sat on the dragon chaise weakly, and he stepped back and left and right, and even the close concubines were not allowed to step forward. His eyes were slightly closed, and his heart was so depressed that he felt uncomfortable. He felt like a knife was tugging in his temple. Zhao Qi even wanted to stand up and scream, but he could only close his eyes and lean his head on the dragon chaise, clenched his fists, and pinched his nails deeply into the flesh.

"Your Majesty, what is going on in Ezhou..."

His voice was very careful, and Zhao Qi's eyes suddenly opened. Deng Sushi stood under the dragon throne with a respectful expression and a straight posture.

Zhao Qi's eyes calmed down, and then he sighed: "Oh——"

"The generals are not in a hurry because Xiangyang is temporarily calm. However, in the eyes of the weak ministers, the Northern Barbarians are determined to annex the Central Plains. The current situation is just because the soldiers are exhausted and ready to go. The place of Xiangyang is too small. Cao Shumi and Liu Taibao are not waiting to die. They will sooner or later send troops to Ezhou." Deng Su's eyes fluctuated slightly, and then he looked at his nose and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. The Song Dynasty has been in its lifetime for a hundred years, and the people of the world have not yet left. As long as Ezhou is settled, your Majesty's reputation is firmly unmoved. These arrogant soldiers and generals can only drive the king at that time."

Listening to Deng Su's words, Zhao Qi nodded slightly and his face calmed down. Since he escaped from Bianliang until he ascended the throne, he was initially satisfied with his ambitions. He felt a little grateful to Cao Di and Liu Yanqing, and gradually became unsatisfied with the situation. Because he was in the military camp, he had no clues and no ears, eyes and eyes. He thought that Cai Jing, Li Bangyan and others could still echo each other in the southeast, and had restraint power over Cao Di. He clinked that the Song army in the southeast was about to collapse under the attack of the Liao army, but instead made the Ezhou group, which "respected the emperor and did not obey orders", become a trend. Zhao Qi's heart for incompetent people such as Cai Jing and Li Bangyan. Only Deng Su, the Minister of Rites who were in trouble with Zhao Qi, became the only confidant civil servant he could rely on.

"Things to persuade Chen Shaoyang," Zhao Qi had a hint of hope on his face, "Is there any progress?"

"Chen Shaoyang is very stubborn," Deng Su lowered his voice, mixed with complex emotions, "This matter needs to be taken advantage of the situation and make plans for the long-term." Since the Ezhou court cut off Wanqian in the downtown area, there is no need to mention Bianliang. Officials who worked for the Liao Dynasty were like a loss of their parents. Prime Minister Zhao Zhifu and Qin Hui accused Chen Dong and others of being traitors. Xiangyang also felt a bit sad. Wanqian was very unfair, and he was also a Jinshi. The court officials were just an envoy. Ezhou said that a person would be able to make a living in a vain and had no room for tranquility. The officials in the court dared not go on a mission to Ezhou again. Only Deng Su's envoy, Chen Dong and the people in the Lishu were concerned about the old feelings and treated each other with courtesy. This was also related to Deng Su's belief in reminiscing about the past and did not expose himself to persuade him.

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The drizzle put a layer of gauze on the golden tent of the Emperor of Liao. It was originally a style of stuffing with golden swords and iron horses. In the drizzle, the Liao cavalry were busy wrapping the horses to avoid being broken by mud and gravel. When the rainy season entered the south, the leeches and mosquitoes and flies in the south also brought a lot of trouble to the war horses. For several months of southern expedition, the southeast was in full swing, but Xiangyang was temporarily calm. In addition to the annoying rain, many Khitans fell in love with the warm mountains and soft waters of the Southern Dynasty, and even discussed enthusiastically that the Song people would be less, and then circle the fertile fields into pastures, allowing the tribe to migrate from the bitter and cold north.

"Brother Tiemu and Xiao Xiangsheng have been chasing the Song army and are already close to Jiangzhou." Yelu Tiege said, "Yue Fei led the army to fight and retreat, and was unable to fight head-on with our army, but he was still struggling to hold on. The Song army seemed to have built a camp in Jiangzhou and prepared to fight again to trap beasts."

"Well," Yelu Dashi nodded and sighed, "It's nothing to win battles all the time. The hard thing is to lose without defeat. This Yue Fei is a talented general." He frowned, "Brother Tiemu and Xiao Xiangsheng should also work harder. Thirty thousand cavalrymen can't catch up with the Song people who are mostly infantrymen. What do you think?" He expressed his dissatisfaction and asked again, "What's the movement in Xiangyang?"

"Cao Di still holds his troops."

"This old fox," Yelu Dashi contempts, "Is he not willing to shed even a little blood?" There is a little dissatisfaction in his tone. Although he was inexplicably targeting the two enemies Cao Di and Liu Yanqing, the emperor's power still made the generals in the tent change slightly. Since ascending the throne, Yelu Dashi's power has become increasingly powerful. Even the Eight Khitans' meetings were just obeying the emperor and flattering them twice as much. According to some people's private statement, the opportunity to revive the Khitans is once a lifetime. Now it is a time when the emperor decides. The Eight Khitans' meetings are mainly to unite people's hearts. The more they let the tribe talk, the more the emperor wants to be authoritarian, otherwise wouldn't it be like the Southern Dynasties that would make the Great Liao Kingdom mess up.

"Yes, Cao Di and Liu Yanqing were too careful." Yelu Tiege said in a deep sense. Only a confidant like Yelu Tiege could agree with the emperor's tone when the emperor was unhappy, instead of apologizing in fear. "The Song army in Shuzhou has fallen apart. If the last general leads 10,000 cavalry, they will directly kill and flatten Ezhou."

Hearing these bold words, Yelu Dashi laughed: "The Song people just thought too much, but they lost their energy. In fact, the Song people did not use any tricks. These 60 million people were just fighting with us. We will never be able to bear to die. Zuo Zhuan said, 'Fighting is courage!' They forgot their ancestors for several times and were defeated by us. It is not unfair to return to the Great Liao Dynasty at all." He was proud of his words. After a moment of silence, he curled his smile and turned his face solemnly, "How is the situation in Guanxi?"

"Everything is the same in Guanzhong." Tiemu Ge said, "Xia State did not mobilize retired soldiers, and the regiment training did not move. The Eastern Expedition Army still lives in the camp and practices every day, which is so loud that it is a shocking guardian." He smiled, "The Cao family is guarding Luoyang tightly, but it is a good watchdog." He paused and said, "I have carefully written the news that, just over ten days ago, Ross's rioters gathered tens of thousands of troops from the Western barbarians and were about to fight the Anxi Army. Xia State could not take action to take care of our stall for a while."

"God of immortality bless you," Yelu Dashi breathed a sigh of relief, with a faint mockery on his face, "Xia State was established by martial arts, but they were of the same clan and origin in the Southern Dynasty. They always thought about "one blow will win two tigers", and they wanted to attract the hearts of the Central Plains and compete for the title of righteousness. They were ultimately trying to make the abacus too fine." Yelu Dashi took a deep breath, and he looked up at the top of the tent. The drizzle was temporarily closed, and the fresh air came in with the fragrance of the grass and leaves after the rain. After the rain, the sky was blue, the thick clouds broke, and a touch of sunlight softened, making people feel comfortable in their hearts. Not long after, the resistance of the Southeast Song army should be smoothed out in one go.

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Outside Fangzhou City, there was a calm and tense atmosphere. Since the Xia army entered, Fangzhou’s interactions with the outside world have been completely separated. Most of the business trips that were arranged by the Prime Minister’s Office of Fuhaixing and the Xia State were arranged by the Prime Minister’s Office of the State of Xia. Originally, the officials and clerks of the State of Song were as usual, and the people worked at sunrise and rested at sunset, which was no different from before. Except for the military camps that were encircled outside Fangzhou, no one could enter.

"The Zhenguo Army and the Baoyi Army retreated to Jiangzhou and prepared to fight the Liao army."

"Tele the enemy deeper, Zhao Xingde is indeed a general." Wu Jie's tone was a little admirable, but also a little regretful, and then asked, "Where are the Xiangyang and the Liao soldiers?"

"Not moving," said the marching commander Shi Bing, "It seems that they are still waiting."

"Oh——" Wu Jie's eyes flashed with a sharp light and he whispered, "If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. I want to see who can't calm down first."
Chapter completed!