Ling'er bowed and stood in front of Zhao Zhen, her eyes rolling around, but she didn't say anything. Whenever she was like this, Zhao Zhen knew that she was thinking of excuses. Whenever she wanted to blame her, she always made Zhao Zhen laugh and cry.

"Don't think you can get away with it with such a look. I won't believe anything you say. I want to see whose "young talent" is, but I want to have a bright future, but I plan to be a relative of the outside world..."

Ling'er suddenly looked up and said, "His name is Su Shi! He is the son of Su Xun, a Grand Secretary of the Zizheng Hall..."

"Hmph, isn't it...Su Shi?...You say it again!?"

Zhao Zhen's face suddenly changed, with a hint of surprise in surprise, then he closed the expression on his face and asked with a stern face, "Is it because you are wishful thinking? My Zhao Zhen's daughter cannot be so angry!"

Zhao Ling'er looked up in disbelief. Although the father in front of her was expressionless, she showed a hint of pride in her eyes. And she knew from her father's voice that her father was no longer angry.

"He treats me sincerely, and my daughter's feelings will never be wrong. Don't you often say that finding someone who loves you is much better than finding someone you love? Now that my daughter has found it and has both fish and bear's paw, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?"

Zhao Zhen was speechless for a moment. This girl would learn from others and refute her with her own words. Among the three children, Zhao Ling'er is the smartest and has the wisdom that is not inferior to Zhao Xu and Zhao Yun. If you want to talk about the methods, I am afraid that these two kids will add up to her.

"Do you really think that Su Shi can become the son-in-law? Can he give up his life's glory and wealth?"

Ling'er nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, he will definitely do it. I once told him quietly that his name appeared on the screen of the father's imperial study, but he was still calm... still... I won't marry you!"

Zhao Zhen curled his lips. This kid is really arrogant. Is it because he dares to boast about this? Isn’t it because he really wants to enter the court?

With his talent and reputation, it is entirely possible that he will become an important official in the court in the future. What Zhao Zhen values ​​most is not only Su Shi's talent and character, but also his thoughts. This person is not conservative, but has a lot of opinions. He has read the articles in the Imperial Academy himself, and he is quite reform-minded, not a person who follows the rules.

The more talented people are, the more they should enter the court to show their ambitions, but the affairs between him and Ling'er made Zhao Zhen a little embarrassed. Compared to his daughter's happiness, what is a capable court official? Besides, as long as he controls it well, even if Su Shi becomes his son-in-law, he can still contribute to the court. The entire Song Dynasty has made great progress in pursuing things, but there is only a lack of an official in charge of pursuing things.

Although Zeng Gongliang and Ding Du have made a lot of efforts in the general supervisor and the Ordnance Department, they are not civil officials in charge of investigating things after all, but civil officials who study investigating things. They can be supervised for a long time, but they are still a little bit worse for them to systematically manage the investigating things in the Song Dynasty and continue to study and make progress.

The most important thing is that although the two valued the object of investigating things, in the eyes of the "predecessors" in the court, investigating things is ultimately a skill and cannot be as elegant as a good place! Moreover, there are too few investigating things in the court, either low-priced officials or people look down on the object of investigating things. If an official can be enterprising and lead the Song Dynasty to attack the court, a new situation will inevitably appear, becoming another force that restricts or hinders civil officials.

Zhao Zhen unconsciously drifted his thoughts away, looked at the expectant daughter in front of him and said with a smile, "It's so good. Since you like it, I agree. I have told you that if you have a man you like, you can say it out and let me think about it. I will never let you become a victim of marriage. Now I have done what I say, but there is a condition that I have to wait until you are over twenty before getting married. Now you are too young, what does a 16-year-old girl think about all day long..."

Zhao Linger's originally nervous face froze, and then bloomed like a flower. She really didn't expect her father to be so reasonable. In fact, Zhao Zhen was like this not only because he thought of all kinds of excellence, but because he always looked at marriage from the perspective of this era.

Moreover, Zhao Zhen has been thinking about his daughter's marriage from beginning to end. Even if she wants to marry a simple and kind person, even if she can't get a huge bride price, Zhao Zhen will still try her best to "convince" herself and then let her daughter be happy.

Sancai hid behind the Yimen Gate and looked for a long time, until he saw Zhao Zhen and the princess smile on his face and approached the pillar outside the Qinzheng Hall and said, "Your Majesty, the Minister of the Honglu Temple Li Min will meet you!"

Zhao Zhen squeezed his eyes at Ling'er and left. While walking, he said to Sancai behind him, "Biography... I want to see how stubborn the Khitans are and when will they give up."

After Sancai gave a slight salute to Ling'er, dressed in a palace maid, he followed Zhao Zhen. "The Liao people are so arrogant. They are so arrogant during this period. They are still unstable after getting the backstage. They actually plan to marry Princess Changle of our Song Dynasty. We should teach them a lesson!"

Zhao Zhen's face slightly lowered. Sancai's words were right. The Liao Dynasty had already taken a big advantage in the big cake of Xixia. Although he was defeated by himself outside Xingqing Prefecture, the Liao people did not lose anything. At least they still occupied the back trap. As long as they defended to the death, the Song Dynasty had no choice.

Soon, the Liao Dynasty sent envoys to the Song Dynasty and proposed a request for marriage, which was obviously a hope that the Song and Liao countries would give up their weapons and turn them into strategies for rest and recuperation. The best way to build trust between the two sides is to marry.

The Liao people were very smart and could fight with the Song Dynasty without a single soldier. Of course, the Liao people would not lose money if they were to make such a good deal. Similarly, in the eyes of the Liao people, the Song Dynasty did not lose money if they were married.

After all, the Song Dynasty had just taken over the Western Xia, and it would take a long time to assimilate and move to the Dangxiang people. At this time, it would be best to have peace with the Liao Dynasty. We would definitely agree to the marriage.

Compared to the humiliation of the vain and the shortage of tribute, marriage can be said to be the most appropriate thing. Zhao Zhen listened to Li Ming's memorial and had already seen things in his heart. This idea must be the idea of ​​Xiao Tali, the empress dowager of the Liao Dynasty. Zhao Zhen did not think that the young Yelu Hongji could think of this.

"Your Majesty, both in the sense and in the sense of the situation, should we summon the Liao Dynasty envoy at the grand meeting tomorrow. How can the upper country make things difficult for the envoy? What's more, Yelujia came with the letter of the Empress Dowager of the Liao Dynasty. The Song and Liao countries are nominally brotherly countries, so they should not be blasphemous..."

Zhao Zhen nodded, "What he said is reasonable, I ordered the Liao Dynasty envoy Yelu Jia to meet with you tomorrow. You, Honglu Temple, want to entertain the officials of Duting Post in the Liao Dynasty in Beijing. You must not make any mistakes."

"The minister respects the order."

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Chapter completed!