August 18th, Song Dynasty, Lin'an City.

Zhao Ding and Liu Ziyu were discussing the matter of transporting grain from Chenzhou, but the door of the palace office was kicked open.

Yes, it was kicked away.

I didn’t know who had the courage to go to Zhongshu Province to act wildly.

But after seeing the face of the visitor clearly, Zhao Ding felt relieved.

He just smiled and said: "Where does Zong Zheng get such anger? Who else in this world dares to offend you?"

Zhao Shi raised his eyebrows: "Mr. Zhao is joking!"

"With such a false position, he really can't compare to the two of you...otherwise, people wouldn't have deceived him as if he were a fool!"

Zhao Ding and Liu Ziyu looked at each other, and they both saw the smile in each other's eyes.

Prime Minister Zhao stroked his beard and said, "Zong Zheng, sit down for a moment and drink some tea first."

"Zhao Ding!" Zhao Shi couldn't bear it anymore, "Didn't you say that the official family went to Mingzhou for fun?"

"Why, why..."

The head of the Zhao family slapped a piece of paper on their desk:

"See for yourself!"

Zhao Ding picked it up and saw that what was written on it was nothing else but lines from a storybook.

‘Emperor Zhao, who had the body of a real dragon, stood alone with his sword in hand and cursed at the foot of Shouzhou City: ‘Now that you have seen the Emperor, why don’t you worship him?’’

‘The magistrate of Shouzhou lost two of his three souls and six of his seven souls at this roar.’

'I saw the emperor pointing his sword towards the sky, and suddenly there was a storm, lightning and thunder; everyone saw millions of heavenly soldiers standing in the clouds and mist... Could it be that the golden people were the first to kneel down and beg for mercy? If they dared to be slow in their actions, they would be struck by lightning immediately.

No life...'

Zhao Ding couldn't help coughing twice... How come the imagination of these people is so rich.

I never thought that their information was so well-informed. Not long after I received the news, even this kind of book came out.

Seeing Zhao Shi's arrogant look, he persuaded:

"Why is Zongzheng angry? Officials and frontline officers kill thieves and earn the country of the Song Dynasty. Now that the good news has come, you should be happy."

"I'm so happy!"

Zhao Shi also really watched people serve food. When Qin Hui was the prime minister in the past, he knew that that person was petty, so he always flattered him.

Now that Zhao Ding has been replaced, he has also shown up as the head of the Zhao family.

"I would like to ask you this, if...if something happens to the official family, whose fault should it be and who will bear the responsibility?!"

Knowing that the emperor was deeply jealous of the clan, Zhao Shinai was a great contributor to King Conglong and Qin. Although he was granted the title of Prince of Qi'an, he rarely used his status as Prince of Qi'an in front of others.

Speaking like this today has made me very angry.

Knowing what he was thinking, they were even more anxious than Zhao Shi when they first learned about the emperor's intentions a month ago.

Liu Ziyu finally said: "Of course we know Zongzheng's sincere heart."

"But who among us can stop what the officials have decided?"

"If we can't stop it, we won't stop it?! It took a lot of effort for the Song Dynasty to become what it is today. If, if chaos breaks out again, you will be the biggest disaster!"

"The son of Zhao Zichen (cheng), the prime minister of Xiushui County, is currently in the palace."

"Zhao..."

Zhao Shi's voice finally dropped, and he pondered for a long time.

In the end, it seemed like a compromise, and he said:

"Since the officials have already made arrangements, I think I have to worry too much."

Even though he said this, he didn't feel at all relaxed.

Even more sinking than knowing that the emperor went to the front line.

Zhao Zicheng, the fourth son of Emperor Taizu, was the successor of Zhao Defang, known among the people as the "Eight Wise Kings", and was the same generation as the current emperor.

As I said before, except for the surname, the Taizu lineage is almost the same as common people.

Zhao Zicheng can be regarded as the Prime Minister of Xiushui County, and he is already considered a very capable person in the Taizu lineage.

But no matter how capable he is, he is still a member of Taizu’s lineage.

These literati have been calling "return to the throne of Taizu" for almost a hundred years. If something goes wrong in the official family...

Although he accepted the matter, Zhao Shi did not leave just like that.

He is now the same as many ministers in the court, the people of Lin'an, and the people of the world.

Somewhat excited, yet confused.

Didn’t you say we’d stop fighting? Why did we start fighting again in just two or three months?

Moreover, this side took the initiative;

Moreover, it is the current emperor who takes the lead!

No matter what, he must find out clearly what Song Dynasty is doing now!

Countless questions were thrown out at once, and Zhao and Liu just laughed.

Just when he was about to curse, Zhao Ding took out several pieces of paper and came over:

"This is an emergency military report from three days ago. Zong Zheng will know it after reading it."

Zhao Shi hurriedly took it and read it one by one.

The more I looked at it, the more surprised I became.

'Zhang Jun of the Right Han Army reported urgently that your Majesty personally led our generals to capture Shouzhou on August 15th. In this battle, a total of 1,200 thieves were killed and more than 3,000 bandits were captured. Your Majesty was unparalleled in bravery and personally went into battle to kill the enemy.

Behead one thousand levels.'

"This..."

Zhao Dazong was a little confused. He recognized the words 'Your Majesty', 'lead personally', and 'go into battle to kill the enemy'.

But when I look at it together, I still can’t understand it.

"Beheading level 1,000?"

Seeing the two men, they didn't answer him... Zhao Shi was not a child, and he knew that taking advantage of others' merit was common in the army.

Isn’t the reported amount too exaggerated?

Look down again:

'The Right Han Army Han Shizhong's Division took Huaiyin, Lianshui and Muyang on August 15th, and planned to advance to Haizhou on August 20th.'

‘The right Han army from the central Yangyi region marched into Sizhou on August 15th. Currently, Sizhou has been surrounded and the city will be broken within ten days.’

"The Zhao Mi Department of the Right Han Army took down the Lingbi on August 15th. The thieves from Suzhou are coming here to support us. We will resist the enemy here."

……

Lianghuai...all moved?

The Song Dynasty's three front lines and the right line came out in full force, thinking that Hanzhong and Jingxiang were too far from Lin'an, and even if there was any movement, it would not come so quickly.

So, can it be understood that the emperor is serious this time?

Zhao Shi felt that he had become a little stupid. The emperor had gone there in person, so how could it be fake?

The peace treaty was signed just a few days ago, and within just a few months, the emperor had already reneged on the covenant...

This change is really hard to accept quickly.

It’s not only Zhao Shi who finds it difficult to accept.

When the news reached Xinyang, Liu Qi had just returned from Guangzhou to collect grain.

The official sent him here this time to relieve Yue Fei's worries.

Moreover, he can also help to give the situation to Lieutenant Zhang next to him. If anything happens to him, he can also help here.

But he never expected that the emperor would go to Shouchun himself and lead his troops to capture Shouzhou.

Of course, just listen to the saying that beheading a thousand pigs is enough. The official is not Xiang Yu... Even Xiang Yu would be exhausted if he beheaded a thousand pigs.

When the military information about Han Shizhong and the others came, Uncle Liu Xin, who had always been calm, could not sit still.

It’s not that I’m trying to gain credit or anything, but that when I left Lin’an, I issued a military order to send troops before the autumn harvest.

Now everyone in Lianghuai is taking action. If he doesn’t take some action...

The Jin people are not fools, and the commotion caused by the officials must have alarmed them.

The advantage gained by betraying the alliance will soon be gone.

He followed the plan and tapped his finger on the map.
To be continued...