"When I was roaming Jianghu in the past, whenever I met a glib-tongued libertine like you, I would definitely kill you with a single palm strike." Taitish snorted and said somewhat gloomily, "Unfortunately, I can't beat you and can only listen to your nonsense."
Although she said so, strangely, she didn't feel angry at all. She sighed inwardly and suddenly noticed that Song Qingshu was in a daze. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's wrong with you? You seem a little unhappy."
"I'm just thinking that I'm only a few years younger than you. Your child has already grown up into a young lady, but my child is nowhere to be found. I can't help but sigh with emotion." Song Qingshu said with a bitter smile.
"To some extent, you're a late bloomer. It's normal for you to have a family and a career late." Seeing the man's lonely look, Taitish somehow felt sorry for him and couldn't help but comfort him. "Besides, you have so many confidantes around you now. Are you afraid that no one will give birth to a son for you?"
Song Qingshu's eyes lit up. "Dragon King is really good at comforting people. How about this, Dragon King, give birth to a son for me?"
Taitish's breath caught in her throat. She thought that she must have been possessed to think of comforting him.
"No way. If I give birth to a son for you, how can I face my late husband and my daughter in the future? No, absolutely not!" Taitish's expression changed several times as she flatly refused.
Song Qingshu originally wanted to say that Mr. Silver Leaf had been dead for so many years and that there was nothing to be sorry about. However, seeing the other party's intense resistance, he wisely didn't continue this topic.
"Alright, alright. I was just joking with you. Look at how excited you are." Song QingShu, on the other hand, was secretly thinking that whether or not she could get pregnant was up to him, and it was not something she could control. When the time came, he just needed to irrigate her more. Even if she did not want to, she would still bear fruit … Of course, for now, he could not bear to let such a beautiful woman get pregnant so early.
"Don't joke with me like this in the future." Taitish was now maintaining this secret relationship with him. Although she was somewhat resistant at first, she could still reluctantly accept it since outsiders didn't know about it. However, if her husband was dead for so many years and she suddenly became pregnant, wouldn't she be ridiculed by the world? Thinking of that kind of situation, her originally cold and elegant face instantly became incomparably captivating red, as if she was a bashful young lady.
Hastily clearing away those messy images from her mind, Taitish hastily changed the topic. "You aren't here to chat about romance, right?"
Song Qingshu's expression also turned solemn, "What's the situation in the south now?" Although he also had his own intelligence, it was not as clear as the inside of the Jin Kingdom. In order to keep it confidential, he had not been able to send many detailed messages to the Jin Kingdom.
Taj-tish unfurled the map on the table and began explaining, "Han Kuan Zhou was bestowed the title of Pacifying Order Army as well as the overall military and political power. He also ordered every army to make preparations for a secret march. He also allocated ten thousand taels of gold from the imperial court's treasury as military supplies …"
"This Han Xingzhou's power can be said to be unprecedented. It seems that he is determined to win this northern expedition." Hearing this, Song Qingshu was greatly moved. Generally speaking, the most powerful officials in the Southern Song Dynasty were the Left Servant She, who was also the Assistant Minister, and the Right Servant She, who was also the Assistant Minister of the Secretariat. They were also commonly referred to as the Left Minister and the Right Minister. Below them were several political advisors who jointly assisted the government.
However, there was another hidden official position in the Song Dynasty. That was the true head of all the officials, ranking above the Prime Minister. That was the Minister of Pacifying Order Army! During the Northern Song Dynasty, this official position was specially set up for highly virtuous old officials to show their favor. The official would come to the Political Affairs Hall every five or two days. However, during the Northern Song Dynasty, this official position was only a position of the highest honor. It basically did not participate in the decision-making of the imperial court's military and national affairs.
It was only during the Southern Song Dynasty that a great change occurred. From the founding of the Southern Song Dynasty to its demise, the military and political departments did not cooperate well with each other in order to avoid the restriction of power. Gradually, this official position evolved into the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council.
However, Han Xingzhou's Minister of Pacifying Order Army was less important than the previous Minister of Pacifying Order Army. Instead, his power was much greater. This was because the Minister of Pacifying Order Army could only intervene in "important" matters, while the Minister of Pacifying Order Army could intervene in any matter!
"Although Jia Shidao is secretly hindering him, he is already an extremely powerful official in name." Song Qingshu secretly sighed. At this time, Han Xingzhou should be at the peak of his life, but it was a pity that he was destined to fail …
Taj-kis continued, "Han Xingzhou ordered Wu Xi to train troops in West Shu. Zhao Chun and Huangfu Bin are preparing to send troops to take down Tang and Deng. Minister of Wuyi, Chen Xiaoqing, and Commander of Zhenjiang, Guo Jing, are training troops in Jianghuai, ready to cross the Huai River at any time. "
Wu Xi was Wu Tiande, who was also Linghu Chong in disguise. Song Qingshu thought to himself, "I wonder how Linghu Chong will integrate West Shu after he takes office. When the time comes, it will be really troublesome to send troops from Sichuan to attack from the east."
Tang and Deng referred to the Tang and Deng Prefectures in the Nanyang Basin, which were located to the north of Xiangyang. It could be said that it was the only way to attack the Central Plains from Xiangyang. During the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, Chu first destroyed many small countries in the Nanyang Basin, and then used the Nanyang Basin as a springboard to march into the Central Plains. In addition to attacking the Central Plains from the east, Nanyang Basin could also be used to attack the Central Plains from the west through Wu Pass. In the late Warring States Period, Chu and Qin fought around the Nanyang Basin. In the end, Chu lost the Nanyang Basin and completely lost the capital to threaten Qin. In the last years of Qin, Liu Bang also attacked Wu Pass from the Nanyang Basin, and then he conquered Xianyang. It showed how important the Nanyang Basin was. The Tang and Deng Prefectures were the gates to the south of the Nanyang Basin!
As for Zhao Chun and Huangfu Bin, he had never heard of them. However, since they were the main generals of the central army in such an important northern expedition, they must be famous generals of the Southern Song Dynasty. Of course, compared to West Shu, Song Qingshu didn't care about them. After all, they were people that he had never heard of, so no matter how famous they were, their abilities were very limited.
Song Qingshu didn't quite understand. Xiangyang City was Guo Jing's base camp, so why didn't the Southern Song Dynasty let him go back to Xiangyang to lead the troops to attack the north, but to the east? Was it to prevent the generals from becoming too powerful? After all, the Lv brothers, who were in charge of the Xiangyang City, were Jia Shidao's subordinates. If Guo Jing continued to stay there, the whole Jingxiang City would probably be a piece of iron plate under Jia Shidao's control.
Song Qingshu didn't have to guess to know that Han Xingzhou's "efforts" must have been a part of it.
"Now that the Southern Song Dynasty is coming aggressively, it will be really troublesome when the three armies attack at the same time." Song Qingshu had a headache. He had been as fierce as a tiger before, and he had defeated Liao, the biggest threat in the north, and even ignored the Golden Snake Battalion in the east. However, he didn't expect that the Southern Song Dynasty could still organize three armies to attack the Jin Kingdom at the same time. Although the Jin Kingdom had many soldiers who were good at fighting, they were at their weakest after the internal chaos. It was really hard to say who would win.
"It's not as bad as you think." Taj-kis raised the corner of her mouth, revealing a bright smile.
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