The situation of the Western Xia was the most suitable to be destroyed first. The Tubo tribe refused to rescue it, and the Uighurs in the far west were even less likely to get involved in the affairs of the Central Plains. The Liao reinforcements were killed by 50,000 people, and Yelu Hongji would never send any reinforcements.
They couldn't even send someone over. The land between Xia and Liao had already been occupied by the Song army, and Zhang Xian was stationed here.
Apart from the north, the Western Xia had nowhere to run. The north was the vast grasslands and the powerful Mongolian cavalry. If they were to live under someone else's roof, the Mongolian might even send the people of the Western Xia royal court to the Great Song to seek rewards.
The people of Xixia were very clear about the situation of the masked people. They only cared about benefits and did not care about the loss of their lips.
Surrender?
Empress Dowager Liang's suggestion was immediately met with the opposition of all the elders and ministers. The number one general of Xixia, Li Xianjian, slammed the table to express his firm disapproval.
There was no point in fighting or surrendering.
Empress Dowager Liang was not a kind person. Strictly speaking, the majority of the Xixia army was under her control, so no matter how much the other elders opposed, they did not dare to do anything to her, even though Empress Dowager Liang was only twenty-five years old.
The seven-year-old King, Lee Bingchang, who was sitting on the throne of the Western Xia Kingdom, looked at the group of adults quarreling with an innocent face and burst into tears.
……
"Ding dong! [The System has detected that the host has the intention to destroy Xia. It has automatically exchanged for a strategy book to destroy Xia. It costs 500 points.]”
" Ding-dong. There are undercurrents in the martial world. The system has automatically exchanged for the Nine Yin Scripture and the One Yang Finger Technique. They have been transferred into the host's body…1,000 points consumed.”
Zhao Xu suddenly felt a burst of heat and then a burst of bone-chilling cold. The discomfort disappeared instantly.
Then, he felt his entire body full of energy. He gently raised his hand and activated his will. He pointed at a large urn in front of him, and the large urn was instantly ejected out of the hall and flew 300 feet away.
It caused a commotion among the royal guards, followed by waves of fear and gasps. They did not know who had such internal energy and martial arts. They were so scared that they hurriedly set up a martial law in the entire palace.
Coincidentally, the scene of Zhao Xu tossing away the 300-jin jar was seen by someone who had snuck into the palace. This person had thick eyebrows, big eyes, and bright eyes. He was tall and sturdy, and his body was made of iron, but his clothes were ragged. He was Xiao Feng, also known as Qiao Feng.
"The Zhao family actually has such martial arts?" Xiao Feng was secretly amazed.
Originally, he was prepared to join the army. He had just been exposed by the Jianghu people as a Khitan and was forced to hand over the Beggar's Sect's Dog Beating Stick.
"Who's on the roof?" Zhao Xu had already noticed Xiao Feng in the hall. He shouted and went up to the roof.
"This commoner Xiao Feng greets the emperor. Long live the emperor!”
Xiao Feng hurriedly knelt down.
"Xiao Feng? Qiao Feng?" Zhao Xu had read about the Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragon before he transmigrated, so he knew that Xiao Feng was from this era.
It was just that his final outcome was not very good. As the saying goes, he had no way to serve his country.
"What's wrong? Your Majesty also thinks that this commoner is a Khitan?”Xiao Feng was shocked.
"I don't care if you're a Khitan or a Song. As long as you have Huaxia in your heart, you're a Chinese.”
As soon as Zhao Xu finished speaking, he flew down from the roof of the palace and sat on the dragon throne.
The royal guards had already lit a torch below, ready to catch the thief.
Xiao Feng was already kneeling in front of Zhao Xu.
"This commoner is a Chinese. If the blood of the Khitans flows in my veins, then this commoner's soul will forever be a Chinese.”
"Xiao Feng, now is the time to use people. You will be the commander of the royal guards!”As soon as Zhao Xu finished speaking, Xiao Feng was so shocked that he couldn't believe it. Everyone said that the current emperor was a man of great talent and strategy, but after seeing him today, he was indeed magnificent.
"Your Majesty, please accept Xiao Feng's bow!”
"Get up, Xiao Feng. From now on, you will be my personal guard. You will handle the matters of the martial world.”Zhao Xu said loudly.
"This commoner obeys!" Xiao Feng was overjoyed. The depression of being abandoned by the entire martial arts world was swept away.
Just then, Wang Yong entered the palace, and Zhao Xu told Wang Yong about Xiao Feng's arrangements. Xiao Feng officially took up the post of commander of the imperial guards, the army, and the military, replacing Xu Feng's vacant position after managing Guangdong and Guangxi.
……
The next day, morning court.
"Yesterday, the imperial examinations ended. Did any cheating happen?”
Zhao Xu sat on the throne and glanced at the ministers.
The Minister of Rites, Xu Lirong, walked out of the line and bowed."Reporting to Your Majesty, there was no fraud. The imperial examinations this time were clean and the examinees were completely independent. There were no crimes or favoritism. This subject is willing to guarantee with his head.”
"That's good. How many papers have you reviewed? Speed up the progress." Zhao Xu was thirsty for talent.
"Your Majesty, this lowly official has led 200 scholars and 300 scholars from the Imperial Academy to finish reviewing the documents overnight.”Ouyang Xiu walked out of the class with an ivory board in his hand.
"Are there any outstanding talents?" Zhao Xu continued to ask.
Su Dongpo walked out of the class and bowed:
"Yes! I looked at their exam papers and was very impressed.”
"Who is it? Which two?"
"Your Majesty, one of them is Zhang Juzheng from Jing Province, and the other is Hai Rui from Qiongzhou!”
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