As a divorce counselor in her previous life, Han Qing had seen how couples turned against each other and harmed each other. She had deep doubts about marriage and love.
But in this life, he was lucky enough to meet Dou Rong. He knew what true love was like.
Therefore, when he sees a man and a woman immersed in love, he will inevitably have a good feeling in his heart.
Once he has a good impression of the "customer" in his heart, Han Qing will inevitably speak more carefully when the other party asks questions. This is also a habit he developed in his previous life and has long been ingrained in his bones.
As a result, after Bai Ze's death, it was mentioned that he and Li Dezhao joined forces to enter Xiazhou. Then they talked about how they would split up and work together to help Li Dezhao seize the throne of Xia King.
When it came to Li Deming fleeing in panic and being killed by Li Dezhao himself, Zhao Heng excitedly took pictures of the table.
When talking about how the party ministers and elders competed to show their loyalty before Li Dezhao succeeded in seizing the throne, Zhao Heng could not help but sneer again and again.
"After all, he is a barbarian. He only cares about winning and losing. He doesn't know the meaning of family ties and etiquette!" Liu E listened more seriously than Zhao Heng and commented beside him with a smile.
"What the empress said is absolutely true!" Suddenly realizing that he had talked too much today, Han Qing immediately stopped narrating and responded with a smile.
He didn't know at the time that Liu E was just a talented person, so he instinctively called her empress. Anyway, no matter whether she was a queen or a noble concubine, the title empress was applicable.
As a result, Liu E was stunned for a moment, and a friendly smile immediately broke out on her face. She nodded lightly to him first, and then suggested to Zhao Heng in a soft voice, "It's really gratifying that the officials defeated Xiazhou without using weapons."
Congratulations. It's already getting late. Why don't you ask me to go down and prepare some drinks for you, and then go to Changchun Pavilion..."
"Yes, give me a banquet, give me a banquet!" Zhao Heng took over the conversation without hesitation and agreed with a smile, "How can you not have a drink for such a happy event? Just go ahead and prepare it, I will personally hold it tonight to celebrate Han Qing's success.
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"I don't dare!" When Han Qing entered the palace, he never thought about having dinner with Zhao Heng, so he immediately got up and gave in.
However, it was not up to him to make the final decision on giving a banquet. Immediately, Zhao Heng, who was still interested, ordered him to the Changchun Pavilion, which specializes in floor heating. The monarch and his ministers continued to discuss the topic of Xiazhou.
Chatted happily.
Don't blame Zhao Heng for forgetting everything when he got happy.
Since he came to the throne, there has been little peace on the border. No matter whether they faced the Liao Kingdom, Dangxiang, or the weaker Tuyuhun, the Song army always won less and lost more.
In the battle against Xia, the five-pronged army lost extremely miserably.
Although the Song Dynasty relied on a national power that was thirty times higher than Dangxiang's, it withstood Li Jiqian's massive counterattack after the defeat. However, the morale of the military, the people, and even his prestige as the emperor were greatly affected.
And almost in the blink of an eye, Li Jiqian was full of evil and was punished by God. The Song Dynasty only sent out a fifth-grade unofficial to punish him, but he provoked Li Jiqian's two sons to commit fratricide and killed Xia.
The state was in shambles.
Xiazhou, which had experienced continuous turmoil, was unable to face the eager Liao Kingdom, and had to completely fall to the Song Dynasty.
Although in a short period of time, the Song Dynasty was not able to change the situation and completely bring Xiazhou under the control of the imperial court. However, the shame of defeat could be said to be completely wiped out.
Next, the military morale will inevitably be greatly boosted, the people's morale will be greatly boosted, and the prestige of his emperor will also be at its peak!
According to Zhao Heng's idea, it would not be an exaggeration for Xiazhou to return to its territory, even if he brought hundreds of civil and military officials to offer sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple. However, Wang Dan, Kou Zhun, and veteran Li Jiqian all unanimously advised him to keep a low profile.
The reason is that the method of provoking Li Jiqian's two sons to kill each other just after his death is not bright enough, and the success is extremely lucky. It should not be publicized, and it cannot be expected to be repeated elsewhere.
As for the pacification of Xiazhou, was it because he, as the emperor, was favored by God? Although Wang Dan, Kou Zhun and others shouted "Guan Jia Hong Fu" loudly, the expressions on their faces and the movements of their bodies...
But it was obviously perfunctory.
Therefore, after receiving the map of Xiazhou and the household registration booklet specially sent by Li Dezhao, although Zhao Heng felt happy, he never had the chance to celebrate in a big way, and he felt very uncomfortable.
After listening to Han Qing's personal account of the whole incident, and being reminded by Liu E, Zhao Heng immediately no longer wanted to pretend to be calm. On the pretext of rewarding the hero, he closed the door first and was very happy!
That night, the three of them, the monarch and his ministers, chatted and drank while eating and enjoying themselves.
During the dinner, Zhao Heng also asked about the possibility of turning Xiazhou into an ordinary state in the Song Dynasty. Han Qing also answered truthfully based on his own observations and understanding.
The difficulty is not in Xiazhou itself, but in the Liao Kingdom.
If the Song Dynasty could not turn from defense to attack against the Liao Kingdom, even if it forced Li Dezhao to become an official in the court and sent capable ministers to Xiazhou to take charge, all party ministries would inevitably launch rebellions and launch new policies with the explicit support of the Liao Kingdom.
The co-leader was the enemy of the Song Dynasty.
And if the Song Dynasty could defeat the Liao Kingdom two or three times on the battlefield, even if they did not immediately send troops to recapture the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, the Dangxiang, Tuyuhun and other northwestern tribes would immediately stop.
At that time, whether he changes his native land and returns to his homeland, or continues to pursue the Tang Dynasty's Jisizhou policy, he will get twice the result with half the effort.
These words clearly spoke to Zhao Heng's heart. So much so that he ignored the fact that Han Qing had never led an army and discussed with the latter how the Song infantry were equipped with sharp weapons such as gunpowder and bullets in the field.
What formations and tactics should be adopted in order to defeat the roaring Liao cavalry head-on.
Han Qing was drunk at the time and spouted some nonsense. It was nothing more than the talk on paper that he had seen on the Internet in his previous life. It sounded reasonable anyway, but there was no need to consider whether it could be implemented in detail.
As a result, the two amateurs who were drunk became more and more speculative as they chatted. If Liu Chenggui hadn't been mature and prudent, risking being scolded by Zhao Heng and repeatedly issuing reminders, the final outcome would have been for someone to be so drunk that he passed out on the spot.
Even so, by the time Han Qing was forced to resign by Liu Chenggui's eyes, it was already the end of the year.
Not only did he set a record for the longest conversation with ministers since Zhao Heng came to the throne, he also became the first person to dare to give a banquet to the emperor and open up to eat and drink.
The "Qi Ju Lang" who was responsible for recording Zhao Heng's daily life shook his head and didn't know how to write. (Note: Qi Ju Lang is a historian who specializes in recording the emperor's every move. From the Jin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, there were full-time officials.)
However, when he sobered up the next morning, Han Qing remembered that throughout the entire afternoon and half of the night, he had not found a chance to ask Zhao Heng for instructions on how to start work after going to Jingdong East Road.
