Chapter 746

"Is this the news that the State of Song deliberately released, intending to confuse the public?" A subordinate asked with hesitation, stroking his long beard.

"Is this necessary? If he wasn't really so powerful, why did he offend almost most of the civil and military officials of Song Ting, but he was so popular with the emperor of Song and the Empress Dowager, and repeatedly promoted the titles. This is already very telling." Another person raised his own objection.

"Okay, you guys, don't continue to argue about this issue. The biggest problem now is that since Wang Yang arrived in Shaanxi Road, he has been working with Zhe Keshi, and he has almost never met any opponents, and has no defeat."

"Now, the two of them are in charge of the three states. Now, the Song State has migrated a large number of troops from all over the country to reach the three states to the best of the land. I am afraid that this move has a great relationship with Wang Yang. It is even likely that it was his idea to Song Ting."

"He first took over Yanzhou, and after several methods, the entire Yanzhou was mastered by him, and he didn't know what methods he used. Even the countless wastelands and beaches that the Dangxiang people regarded as useless also caused wealthy businessmen and tycoons in the State of Song to take action."

"I have met him many times, but to this day, I still can't grasp his character and can't figure out his ideas at all. Combined with his previous performances, even if he is not as good as the rumors, he is definitely a person comparable to Zhang Liang and Xiao He."

"If our Liao army comes south, it will definitely be a tough battle. If you are not careful, you may lose your way. This is what I am most worried about."

"So, Lao Fu specially recorded the story of Wang Yang and Wushan on paper in detail and submitted it to His Majesty before the case, hoping to attract His Majesty's attention."

"Your Majesty, you are the pillar of the country. Your Majesty will definitely listen to your advice patiently."

"I hope, there is only so much I can do. By the way, what news is there for the people we sent out?"

"There is still no news, and the third group of people has been sent out for ten days." One of the subordinates stood up and reported to Xiao Wuna.

Xiao Wuna couldn't help but glared and shouted. "Baozi, it took nearly a month to send three capable people in succession, but I haven't even seen the appearance of the weapon of the Song people. So far, I only know that this thing is called Yuanyou stone throwing machine. You... I'm so disappointed..."

"My elders please calm down, but the people of Song are extremely strict in defense. We have no news about where they hide those weapons. We have almost searched all the cities. The most likely they are the military camp outside Yanzhou City, but the military camp is even more difficult to get close to." A group of subordinates could only apologize for guilt.

"Forget it, if there is no physical object, how could the civil and military officials in the court believe it? I just hope that the things we provided before would make them more cautious."

A group of subordinates nodded. "Old Master, you have a solution, but you actually got the secret of the weapons of Song from the Xia people."

"Then it is not a secret, it is just a fragment of a steel crossbow arm, a piece of armor discarded in the wilderness, and the Yuanyou cement block as hard as a rock..."

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Yelu Hongji, who is already in his early sixties, still looks energetic. His years of hunting and playing have kept him strong, with a loud voice and a clear gaze. If he didn't look carefully, no one would have expected that this middle-aged man in his yellow robe who looked like he was in his forties or fifties was actually over 60 years old.

At this moment, he was staying in the Great Liao Palace in Shangjing for a very rare occasion. He listened to his subordinates reading a memorial from Xiao Wuna, the envoy of Xuanwei of the Great Liao Northern Court, and was playing with a piece of soft steel with a grayish-white broken piece in his hand.

And there was another piece of stone like a piece of broken steel about four inches square, which were placed on his imperial desk.

"The State of Song is really rich enough. Even the crossbow arms are made of steel. This is not enough for me, Bei Liao, to feel the elasticity of this soft steel crossbow arms, which is about one and a half feet long, and then threw it back on the imperial desk, and then picked up the cement block with his hand.

"Your Majesty, these things are just ordinary things in our Great Liao Dynasty. I guess it is because Mr. Xiao has heard too many exaggerated words from the Western Xia people that he is so cautious." A great official from the Great Liao Dynasty said this.

"Xiao Qing's family has always been upright and cautious in their words. If it weren't for his own eyes, they would definitely not have reported the rumors to the emperor."

"After that being said, Mr. Xiao is really strange. He often asks the court to send troops to help the Western Xia, and repeatedly reminds the court to be cautious. He seems to be afraid that our Great Liao is not an enemy of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty."

"Xiao Qing has always been cautious. If he doesn't say this, I will find it strange." Yelu Hongji said with a smile.

"Since Xiao Qing said that he wanted to let my Daliao pay attention, then be careful. Alas, I didn't expect that I would have to use wars for decades of peace with the Song Dynasty, but now I have to use weapons..."

"Your Majesty, this time, the launch of troops to attack Song is not what our great Liao wishes, but because the Song State is aggressive and too much force. Our great Liao and Xixia are the country of father-in-law and son-in-law. How can we watch the Western Xia fall into the hands of the Song people?

If this is the case, the people of Song will inevitably have great ambitions. Maybe by that time, they will advance northwards like the Taizu of Song, Taizong, and Zhenzong..."

"My Great Liao now has never been at risk of border troubles in the northern part. If the Song State had great ambitions and at that time, if the Western Xia was destroyed, then my Great Liao would be besieged from three sides..."

A group of important officials of the Northern Liao Dynasty stood up and looked sighing. At this moment, they were still hesitant about whether to go to war with the Song State and were undecided. The Emperor Yelu Hongji, who was undecided in the Liao Dynasty, persuaded him.

"Since Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty, our Great Liao and Song Dynasty have been living peacefully. Whether it is Renzong, Yingzong, or Shenzong, they all have the same brotherhood as me. Since they are brotherly countries, how can they speak of war easily?"

"..." A group of officials almost made Yelu Hongji's words go to death. Please, that's just to maintain the political and polite exchanges and brags against each other when they are in harmony. Do you believe this? Do you really treat yourself as an excellent Buddhist emperor?

"Your Majesty, but if Western Xia is lost, our Great Liao will be attacked from all sides. It will be too late to say anything at that time..."

"Yes, Your Majesty, although our Great Liao and Song are brotherly countries, your Majesty have sent envoys to prevent Song from fighting with Xixia again. However, Song was extremely rude and even drove our Great Liao envoys out of their capital. This kind of humiliation is unprecedented..."
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