"What did she say?"

When Wu Haogu asked a question, he took a breath and tried hard to suppress his love for Pan Qiaoyun.

This deep love belongs to the original Wu Haogu. Although the family members of the Pan Wu family are somewhat different, they are very close because of their friendship, so Wu Haogu and Pan Qiaoyun have known each other since childhood. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are young and childhood sweethearts.

But as the two grew older, this relationship could only be buried in their hearts...

Although Wu Haogu has changed his soul, the deep feelings in his heart still exist.

"Sister Eighteen said that you must protect your father and son. My family has been able to protect you for the past few years thanks to the Pan family, but this time..."

Feng Erniang sighed and continued, "She also said that when President Pan came back from the military camp, she would ask me to meet again. She would always think of a solution."

"Has Mr. Pan gone to the military camp?" Wu Haogu asked, "Didn't you hear that there is a ceremony to be handled?"

The "banker" was not the job of President Pan. His job was to defend the feudal dictatorship of the Song Dynasty. He is now the commander of the 10th commander of the Japanese army, one of the four armies of the imperial guards.

However, as the commander, he rarely commanded the more than 200 "Song Iron Cavalry" under his command (according to the organization, there should be 500), and most of his energy was devoted to the financial and cultural and artistic careers of the Song Dynasty. Only when various ceremonies that had to be promoted to the Japanese "Iron Cavalry" came, would he and his subordinates put on special armor (thin and beautiful) and rode a short and gentle war horse to pretend.

This is actually the practice of most elite imperial guards today. Not only are the imperial guards in Kaifeng Prefecture mostly like this, but even the imperial guards in Hebei who defended the Khitan cavalry are stumbled. Anyway, the peace between Song and Liao has been maintained for more than 90 years, and it seems that they will continue to be maintained.

"It's a big thing going to happen in the northwest," Feng Erniang frowned even more, and shook her head and said, "Xia Eighteenth Sister said that Mr. Zhang had been building a city in Hengshan for many years, forcing the Western thieves to be out of the way. He was about to jump over the wall when he saw it, so the Privy Council ordered the Fourth Army to be on guard."

The Western thief was Xixia. There were two Xianggong Zhang, one was Prime Minister Zhang Dun, and the other was Zhang Dun's cousin, Jingyuan Road Pacifier Zhang Shi. The major event in the northwest was the long-term offensive of the Song army under the leadership of Erzhang on the Hengshan area.

Hengshan is located in the northern part of Shaanxi Province in later generations, covering more than a thousand miles, with a dangerous terrain. It is the most cutting-edge base for the Western Xia to attack the Song Dynasty. If Hengshan is owned by the Western Xia, the northwest of Shaanxi Sixth Road and Hedong Road of the Song Dynasty may be invaded by the Western Xia army at any time.

Once Hengshan was taken by the Song Dynasty, Xixia would not only lose the large stronghold for advancing eastward and southward to invade Song territory, but also its own fundamental land, Xingqing Prefecture, would be exposed to the Song army's military front.

Although there are more than 400 miles of sandy wastelands from Hengshan to Xingqing Prefecture, it is not so easy to catch. Moreover, Xingqing Prefecture has natural dangers in the Yellow River and solid city defenses to rely on, and it is unlikely that it will be captured by the Northern Song Dynasty soon.

However, Xixia, which had lost Hengshan, will be strategically passive. Not only will it not be able to obtain wealth supply by looting Song land, but it also has to invest a lot of resources in the defense of Xingqing Prefecture, so the future will be even more difficult.

Therefore, the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang (there were two Empress Dowagers in Western Xia history, and the second Empress Dowager Liang is in power now) will not watch the fall of Hengshan Mountain, and will definitely pour out the troops of the whole country to counterattack, and may even ask for help from the Liao army. Prime Minister Zhang Dun, who had expected this, ordered the army to prepare for war a few days ago.

"I'm afraid that I'll really send the Japanese army to the battlefield..." Feng Erniang seemed worried when she said this.

He praised the Japanese army as the elite of the imperial guards, but how could he not know their background with "Old Kaifeng" like Feng Erniang? If he really went to the battlefield, how could he be the opponent of the Western thief who was like a wolf or a tiger? If Mr. Pan was loyal to the country, the only backer of the Wu family would be gone.

"This time, Mr. Pan and his friends will not be allowed to fight," Wu Haogu shook his head, "Jiang Gong Zhang just let the Japanese army be like a good person, just have the elite of the Western Army in war. Moreover, the Western thieves have not been able to end up in great success in recent years, and the Battle of Hengshan will be defeated."

Wu Haogu studied the Chinese history of the Song Huizong era in his previous life and knew some major events in the Zhezong dynasty. Therefore, he knew that the second battle of Pingxia City was about to start. Empress Dowager Xiaoliang of Xixia would soon raise 400,000 troops to invade, but what was waiting for the Empress Dowager of Xixia was a fatal defeat.

Feng Erniang nodded gently: "As long as official Pan is fine."

...

Outside Kaifeng City, above the Bian River, the blue waves are waving.

A pleasure boat slowly passed by the river, and you could vaguely hear the vague sound of silk and bamboo coming from the pleasure boat. After experiencing the hustle and bustle of the sun, the Bian River becomes particularly elegant when the night falls. The evening breeze and the singing and dancing make people feel particularly comfortable.

A tall and burly man with fair skin and beard was sitting in the pleasure boat. His face was pale, without any blood, and he had no intention of enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Bian River and the performance of his family.

"It's all gone." A pleasant voice like a silver bell rang out. A girl in white floated in and waved her hand to let the female tricks play scatter, and then sat opposite the tall man with a smile. The girl in white had a pretty melon-shaped face and a small beauty mole on her chin. It was Pan Qiaolian and Pan Shibajie in Wu Dalang's mind.

"Sister Eighteenth... I suffered a lot today with your eleventh brother." When the man was talking, he rubbed one hand gently on the back of his waist, as if he was a little injured.

Princess Pan Qiaolian smiled, "You are a commander who is holding the Japanese army and holding hundreds of elite cavalry. She even fell down and drifted. What if you really go into battle with the Western thieves?"

It turned out that this tall man was Pan Daguanren, Pan Xiao'an, one of the elite imperial guards of the Song Dynasty, who supported the tenth commander of the Japanese army.

"Put the Japanese army to fight against the Western thieves?" Pan Daren rolled his eyelids, "The Western thieves are going to be so happy... But Mr. Zhang is not so confused yet."

As the official Pan said, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one go.

Pan Qiaolian frowned: "Will you go to the military camp tomorrow?"

"If you don't go, you can always cultivate for a few days after taking a leave."

Pan Qiaolian nodded: "Eleventh Brother, Feng Erniang came to the shop today."

"Oh." Mr. Pan gently turned the glass wine glass in his hand and responded without comment.

"Brother Eleven, this evening, Gao Qiu, the minor official in the Prince Consort's Mansion, came forward to help Wu Dalang... Could it be that Wang Jinqing also wants to get a kick?"

Official Pan looked at his sister, pondered for a while and nodded and said, "Do you still need to ask? If Wang Jinqing had not fallen in love with the treasure in the Wu family, how could the little official named Gao come forward?"

"Quantity?"

"At least it is the famous masters of the Sui and Tang dynasties," said Mr. Pan. "The treasures of the Five Dynasties and this dynasty will not make Wang Jinqing look at him."

"A famous scholar in the Sui and Tang Dynasties? Is it the original work of Wu Daozi?"

Official Pan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Zeiba, do you know anything?"

Pan Qiaolian glanced at her brother and said, "I guessed it too. Wu Zongyuan (Wu Zongyuan) is famous for her favorite paintings. If the Wu family can have a treasure, it will probably be the original work of Wu Daozi."

"Oh." Mr. Pan smiled, "If there is really, it's better to give it away quickly. If Wang Jinqing wants it, give it to him... He is close to Prince Duan, and may be in operation for one day in the future. At that time, he will always be able to get a waiter for the Painting Academy. There may be a chance to become an official in the future."

King Duan was Zhao Ji, the eleventh son of Emperor Shenzong, and the history of Emperor Huizong of Song. Most of the people in the aristocratic circle of Kaifeng Prefecture knew that he had a close relationship with the prince-consor Wang Sheng.

"Time comes to operate?" Pan Qiaolian seemed to hear something from her brother's words, "Is it the official..."

Official Pan shook his head and sighed softly.

Zhao Xu, the official family, is only in his twenties, but his body is very weak. Fortunately, he is lustful and indulgent, so he is probably not a long-lasting person. However, this official family, who loves beauty, has a difficult offspring. A large number of concubines in the harem gave birth to five children for him, only one of whom, and died in just three months. One of the four daughters also died prematurely, and now only three princesses are left.

Moreover, since Empress Liu became pregnant with Princess Yining in the third year of Shaosheng (1096), there has been no news of the concubines and beauties being pregnant in the palace, which is not a good sign. Therefore, the characters in Kaifeng's noble circle are paying attention to several younger brothers from the official family.

Zhao Xu is the sixth son of Emperor Shenzong. Seventy or eighty-three princes died before they grew up. There is also the ninth prince of Shen, Zhao Qi, who is a blind man. Therefore, the eleventh son of Emperor Shenzong, Zhao Ji, is the most qualified person to inherit the throne now.

"If so, I should present the painting to Prince Wang." Pan Qiaolian frowned, "But if the Wu family really doesn't have such good things, what should I do?"
Chapter completed!