The finals of the sand table deduction were held in the afternoon. Zhao Xu took Tong Guan and changed into casual clothes and came to the martial arts school. He watched the whole process of the finals with great interest.

In the end, the master who defeated Hutou once again defeated his opponent with a slight advantage. In fact, the students who made it to the top eight were not very different in level from each other, but the masters were relatively stronger.

Seeing such a wonderful deduction, Zhao Xu excitedly awarded the prize to the winner with his own hands. Then he called Ning Fu, Zhong Yi and Zhe Kexing to discuss it in detail.

"The students are doing very well. From the looks of it, they should be able to serve in the military, right?"

Zhao Xu sat down and asked Ning Fu with a smile.

"It's a bit hasty to join now, but if they are just middle- and low-level military attachés, they can do the job!"

Ning Fu said modestly before replying.

"I have good news for you, please read it first and then talk about it!"

Zhao Xu said as he took out a battle report from his sleeve and handed it to Ning Fu.

Ning Fu opened the battle report and was shocked when he saw the content above.

Zhong Yi and Zhe Kexing also came over curiously.

This is a battle report just sent from the northwest, recording in detail how the Liang family and his sons defeated the Liao-Xia coalition forces.

"Great. The Liao-Xia coalition has been defeated again. How can Liao be so arrogant now?"

Zhe Kexing was the first to clapped his hands excitedly and shouted.

"Congratulations to the official family. This defeat of the Liao people will definitely bring a huge loss of face, and the pressure on Hebei will also be greatly reduced!"

Zhong Yi immediately saluted Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu also laughed when he heard this. He was so interested today, which had a lot to do with the good news.

But at this moment, Zhao Xu noticed that Ning Fu was stroking his chin with a thoughtful expression.

"Why, Ning Fu, do you have any different views on this matter?"

Zhao Xu immediately asked Ning Fu.

"The officials have misunderstood. This incident is indeed a great event for the Song Dynasty. At least in the next few years, the Liao Kingdom will be trapped in the quagmire of Liang and his son."

Ning Fu paused suddenly when he said this, and then continued.

"But I suddenly thought, since the Liang family defeated the Liao-Xia coalition forces, it means that they have completely established a foothold in Xingqing Mansion, so how should we get along with them in the future?"

As soon as Ning Fu's words came out, both Zhong Yi and Zhe Kexing showed solemn expressions.

The Liang family and his son defeated the coalition forces and completely took control of Xingqing Mansion, which actually meant that the original Xixia had changed its owner.

Although Liang and his son are Han Chinese, it will not affect the conflict of national interests.

Xixia is a small country, and the domestic land is barren and cannot support a large population, so they continue to go south to plunder.

In other words, when the Liang family and his son take power in the future, they are likely to repeat Xixia's strategy against the Song Dynasty, because if they don't do this, Xixia itself will be in chaos.

"Your concerns are reasonable, but at least in a short period of time, the Liang family and his son still need our support, so they should not dare to fall out with us, and..."

When Zhao Xu said this, he smiled mysteriously, reached out and took out another document and handed it to Ning Fudao.

"Furthermore, their father and son are about to ascend the throne and proclaim themselves emperors, and they also want to invite us, the Song Dynasty, to send envoys to watch the ceremony!"

Ning Fu took the document and opened it, and it turned out to be the credentials sent by Liang and his son.

Liang Yibu's letter of credence to the Song Dynasty was very polite. He first expressed his admiration and gratitude to the Song Dynasty, and then announced his decision to ascend the throne as emperor in Xingqing Mansion three months later, and the country would be named Daliang.

"Liang Yibu is so bold, he actually proclaimed himself emperor publicly at such a time!"

Zhong Yi followed Ning Fu after reading the credentials and immediately said in surprise.

You must know that the Song Dynasty did not recognize the title of Emperor of Xixia before, but now that Liang Yibu has publicly proclaimed himself emperor, he even invited the Song Dynasty to watch the ceremony. Isn't he afraid of offending the Song Dynasty? They had relied on the support of the Song Dynasty to defeat the coalition forces before.

"Do you think I should send someone to watch the ceremony?"

Zhao Xu was not angry, but asked Ning Fu and the others with a smile.

"As long as you don't send me, anything will do!"

Ning Fu muttered secretly.

He didn't care much about the false name of claiming emperor. After all, the military power of the Song Dynasty was weak and it had long lost the domineering power of the powerful Tang Dynasty. He basically turned a blind eye to the claims of emperor by small neighboring countries.

"I don't think you need to pay attention to the official family. After all, if I, the Song Dynasty, send someone to go there, wouldn't it mean that I have recognized Liang Yibu's throne?"

Zhong Yi expressed his opinion first.

"I don't think there is any need to go. Although Liang Yibu defeated the Liao-Xia coalition, it does not mean that there will be no more worries. The Liao Kingdom will definitely not give in and will definitely organize a large army in the future. It is not certain whether the Liang family and his son will live or die.

Woolen cloth!"

Zhe Kexing also expressed the same opinion.

After hearing this, Zhao Xu pondered for a moment, and then asked Ning Fu: "Ning Fu, what do you think?"

"For this kind of national important matter, it is best for the officials to discuss it with Zhang Gong and others. I will not express my opinion."

Ning Fu immediately said very cautiously.

In fact, Zhong Yi and Zhe Kexing were a little careless just now. They are military commanders after all. It is actually very taboo to express opinions on such government affairs. If the civil servants knew about it, they would definitely consult them.

"Mr. Zhang and the others have already given their opinions, but I still want to hear your opinion."

Zhao Xu insisted again.

"What did Mr. Zhang and the others say?"

Ning Fu asked curiously.

"The opinions of Mr. Zhang and others are not unanimous. Most people do not recommend going, but Mr. Zhang and Cai Bian think that they can send people to go. The two groups have not come to a conclusion yet."

Zhao Xu didn't hide anything and answered directly.

"If that's the case, I agree with Mr. Zhang."

Ning Fu said immediately.

"What's the reason?"

Zhao Xu asked.

"The Liang family's father and son defeated the Liao-Xia coalition forces. This was indeed unexpected. The Liao Kingdom must be feeling very angry now."

Ning Fu paused again when he said this.

"In this case, let's add fuel to the fire. If Liang Yibu wants to proclaim himself emperor, then we will do as they wish and even send people to watch the ceremony. This news will definitely add fuel to the fire for the Liao Kingdom and even speed up the process.

Organize your forces!"

"Huh? If you say that, it makes sense!"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Yi immediately realized that if this angered the Liao State and the Liao State was angry and raised troops, this would be a taboo for military strategists, and it might lead to another defeat.

"Haha~, no wonder Guild Zhang values ​​you so much, what you said is almost exactly the same as what Gong Zhang said!"

Zhao Xu laughed again when he heard this.
Chapter completed!