"Could it be that the person the officials are talking about is Cao Mian who defected to Xixia and worked for Li Yuanhao in exchange for wealth more than 80 years ago during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty?"

After Zhao Ji heard Zhang Jun's words, he immediately looked at him with admiration. He really didn't expect that Zhang Jun, who was a scholar three years ago, was only twenty-four years old this year.

So many. It seems that the famous official Zhang Jun in history is indeed not a person who studies hard, and his knowledge is so broad.

"It is Cao Mian, the traitor who rebelled against the Song Dynasty! Every time I read history to this point, I hate him very much!"

Zhao Ji saw that Zhang Jun had already guessed it, so there was no need for him to waste any more words.

He then said angrily: "It's a pity that Cao Mian, a traitor to the Xia Dynasty, served as a general in Xixia and killed many soldiers of the Song Dynasty.

He, Cao Mian, actually lived a wealthy life in Xixia, and the Cao family was prominent!"

After Zhao Ji finished speaking, he slapped the Eight Immortals table in the hall which had not yet been removed, causing the tea cup on the table to jump up and fall over.

Zhang Jun immediately hurriedly picked up the tea cup knocked down by the angry Zhao Guanjia, rearranged it, and then respectfully started:

"The officials have calmed down. I have heard that Cao Mian, a traitor to the Song Dynasty, died of illness more than 20 years ago. Before his death, old sores on his body fester and fester, and he cannot eat for several days. This can be regarded as his retribution!"

"Hmph!" Zhao Ji pretended to be furious and said:

"Cao Mian, an old man who rebelled against the Song Dynasty and was a traitor, lived to an old age before his old sores festered and died. It was too easy for him, and I hate him very much!"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Jun also very much agrees with Zhao Guan's view that this old guy has a good death, it is really too easy for him!

Zhao Ji changed the topic and said:

"I heard the response from our envoy of the Song Dynasty who was on an envoy to Xixia:

Cao Mian, the gatekeeper of the Xixia Kingdom, had a granddaughter named Cao. She entered the palace when she was fourteen years old and was named a talented person. She was favored by Li Qianshun, the current leader of the Xixia Kingdom. Now Cao Mian's granddaughter Cao has just been promoted to the throne as a virtuous concubine."

Zhang Jun was still caught up in the rhythm of hatred brought to him by Zhao Ji, and he echoed angrily:

"Although the humble ministers don't know about this, I, the envoy of the Song Dynasty, reported it to me, and I think it is true.

Alas! Cao Mian, a Han nationality who rebelled against us in the Song Dynasty, lived a prosperous and prosperous life in Xixia, and his granddaughter was promoted to the throne as a virtuous concubine. This matter is very unfair to the ministers!

However, for a common man like Cao Mian who rebelled against the Song Dynasty and betrayed the country, no matter whether he was in Xixia or his descendants and granddaughters were prosperous and wealthy in Xixia, the people of the Song Dynasty, especially the people and soldiers of Xixia during the Song Dynasty, the less people knew about this matter. better!

Otherwise, more sinister people will imitate the traitor Cao Mian and surrender to the enemy and treason!"

Zhao Ji patted the young man Zhang Jun on the shoulder and said:

"Zhang Aiqing's words make sense.

However, without using my plan, it cannot deter the Song people who want to surrender to the enemy and treason!"

Zhang Jun thought about his own method, just to block the mouths and ears of the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty, not letting them speak and not letting them listen. This would indeed not work at all, as Zhao Guanjia analyzed.

Zhao Ji added: "The only way to deter people who are tempted to defect to the enemy and treason is to let the world know.

Even if a common man like Cao Mian rebelled against the Song Dynasty and betrayed the country decades ago, even if he has been dead for many years, his descendants in the Xixia Kingdom will be killed by our Song Dynasty no matter how far away they are!"

Zhang Jun nodded in agreement and said:

"Official sages, this method can certainly deter traitors who want to rebel against the Song Dynasty, but it is very difficult to do so!"

Zhao Ji smiled slightly and said: "As long as the Song Dynasty is strong, it will definitely be possible! Today, I summoned Aiqing to stay alone to discuss it, just to show off the power of the Song Dynasty by attacking the descendants of common men like Cao Mian who rebelled against the Song Dynasty and betrayed the country. !”

Zhang Jun was moved by Zhao Guanjia's passionate words. He kept nodding and saying:

"This method is very good, I agree!"

Zhao Jitu saw it and said:

"If I want to deal with the descendants of Cao Mian, a common man who rebelled against the Song Dynasty and betrayed the country, I naturally have to choose the most influential person among his descendants."

"The official sage!" Zhang Jun nodded and said: "Of course this is the truth, but..."

Before Zhang Jun could say the turning point, Zhao Ji patted his shoulder again and said first:

"This matter is settled. I will deal with the descendants of the traitorous common man Cao Mian and select the most influential among his descendants to attack first. This will serve as a warning to the monkeys and establish the prestige of the Song Dynasty!"

Zhang Jun thought that Zhao Guan's method was indeed very good, and he agreed:

"The officials are wise, this method is very good. However, I don't know who among the descendants of Cao Mian the officials want to deal with?"

Zhao Ji smiled slightly and said: "Today, among Cao Mian's descendants, the one with the greatest influence is Cao Mian's granddaughter, Cao Mian, who has just been promoted to the virtuous concubine by Li Qianshun, the current leader of the Xixia Kingdom!"

Zhang Jun's expression changed immediately after he heard what Zhao Guan's family said. Before that, Zhang Jun had been led by Zhao Guan's family for a long time. He had always agreed with Zhao Guan's views. With his inertial thinking, Zhang Jun's attitude changed this time. Jun was also almost like what he had done before when he responded to the Zhao Guan family, always saying "The officials are wise and the humble ministers agree" when he agreed to the Zhao Guan family's proposals.

But Zhang Jun, who was extremely smart, thought very quickly. He quickly recalled the preface and last words of Zhao Guanjia in his mind. Combined with what he heard now, he suddenly felt that Zhao Guanjia mentioned the title of the Xixia King. There is something really wrong with that virtuous and beautiful Concubine Cao!

Before Zhao Ji could wait for Zhang Jun to fully react, Zhao Ji took out a letter from his arms and forced it into the hands of Zhang Jun, who was standing in front of him blankly.

At this time, Zhang Jun was trembling slightly, and in a daze, he already felt that something was wrong.

"ah?!"

"this?!"

A "plop" sound.

Zhang Jun, who had been specially given by Zhao Guan's family and did not have to kneel before the saint, was so frightened that he immediately knelt down in front of Zhao Ji...

Zhao Ji didn't wait for Zhang Jun to speak. He spoke first and continued:

"I have already drafted a letter. After Aiqing followed her old friend Guo Cheng to the northwest battlefield and sent troops to fight several great victories against Xixia, Zhang Aiqing went to Xixia as an envoy to discuss peace matters with its leader Li Qianshun. Then, Zhang Aiqing sent this letter from me. Give this private message to Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, for personal reading!"

Zhang Jun kowtowed hurriedly and asked with a trembling voice:

"The humble minister is brave enough to risk his life for the country. I dare to ask the officials, what is the content of this letter?"

Zhao Ji smiled slightly and said: "Because I am Zhang Aiqing, I will wait until Guo Cheng and Han Shizhong use troops against Xixia and win several great victories before going to Xixia as an envoy."

Therefore, in my letter, I coerce Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, and send his newly appointed concubine Cao Mian, the granddaughter of Cao Mian, to my harem to serve my queen!

It can be considered as her atonement for her grandfather!"

"Ah?!" When Zhang Jun heard what Zhao Guanjia said, his three views were shattered by Zhao Guanjia's words!

Zhang Jun was so shocked by Zhao Guanjia's words that he was speechless for a moment.

Zhang Jun, whose outlook was shattered, felt his head buzzing and his eyes spinning...

An outstanding talent like Zhang Jun, who is as smart as Zhang Jun, would never believe what Zhao Guanjia said now. He had come all the way to bring Cao, the virtuous concubine of Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, to the imperial palace in the capital of the Song Dynasty just to serve Zhao Guanjia. Your queen?!

Zhang Jun thought to himself: "How ridiculous! It seems that after the great change in temperament, Zhao Guan's family is working hard on the surface, but it turns out that secretly, he is always thinking about beautiful concubines from other countries!"

Zhang Jun has limitations on history.

His understanding was that the Zhao Guan family must have heard the envoys of the Song Dynasty who had previously sent envoys to Xixia echo what they had seen:

Cao, the concubine of Xixia lord Li Qianshun, has fair skin and beauty...

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This time, the Zhao Guan family advocated the use of troops against Xixia, and then sent envoys to force Xixia to send troops to aid the Liao Dynasty to fight against the Jin Dynasty. It seems that the Zhao Guan family’s intentions were partly for the public and partly for the public good. But it was the Zhao Guan family who did it for their own selfish desires!

Ridiculous! Ridiculous!

If the Zhao Guan family acted like this, wouldn't their level of debauchery exceed that of King Zhou of Shang Dynasty?

The King of Shang Zhou seized only the wives of his ministers. Even if Su Daji was kidnapped by the enemy's vassal states with troops, she was still a yellow-flowered girl!

Zhao Guanjia, you'd better ask for the newly promoted virtuous concubine Cao from Xixia lord Li Qianshun?!!!

Doesn't this forcefully intensify the hatred between the Song Dynasty and the Xixia Kingdom?

Zhang Jun couldn't help shouting in his heart: "Zhao Guan's family is a fool! How ridiculous!"

However, Zhang Jun is not only loyal, he is also a smart man.

Three years ago, he passed the rank of knight, but was sent to the local area to join the army.

This year, he was fortunate enough to be recalled to the capital by Zhao Guan's family, who had a great change of heart, to serve as a member of Zhongshushe, who was very likely to be promoted and even become prime minister in the future;

Now, even if Zhang Jun discovers the absurd intentions of Zhao Guan's family, he will not give up his advice.

Zhang Jun kowtowed and said: "The humble minister has the courage to come forward and advise me. If the officials want to punish the descendants of Cao Mian who rebelled against the Song Dynasty and surrendered to the enemy, they should not choose his granddaughter, the virtuous concubine Cao of Li Qianshun, the current leader of the Xixia Kingdom, to attack!"

If this is the case, it will definitely anger Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom. This would be a great shame and humiliation for any man!

In this case, how can the minister persuade Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, to send troops to follow the Song Dynasty to aid the Liao Dynasty and fight against the Jin Dynasty?

The humble minister risked his life, please ask the officials to take back his life!"

Zhang Jun suppressed the anger in his heart while carefully persuading Zhao Guanjia, hoping that the temporarily confused Zhao Guanjia would listen to his advice and quickly take back the letter forced into his hand asking for the beautiful and virtuous concubine Cao of Xixia Kingdom. His letters.

"Alas!" Zhao Ji felt a little relieved when he saw young man Zhang Jun admonishing him in such a practical and considerate manner.

It seems that the reason why Zhang Jun, a famous minister in history, became a famous minister is that even though he was not very good at commanding battles in the Southern Song Dynasty, he was still good at civil affairs. Zhang Jun was a fairly upright and loyal man.

However, what Zhao Ji sighed was, Zhang Jun, can you know the future like me, the time traveler?

Before I traveled through time, I had a deep understanding of the history of the Song Dynasty. To study the history of the Song Dynasty, it is indispensable to study the history of the neighboring countries of the Song Dynasty, Xixia, Liao, and Jin.

What I learned from reading history before traveling through time:

"The virtuous concubine Cao of Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, was a Han nationality. Her grandfather was Cao Mian, the gatekeeper of Xixia."

What is recorded in the history books is: 'Cao family, Miaoxiao (another name for Xixia in the Song Dynasty), was the grandson of Cao Mian, the gatekeeper. He entered the palace at the age of fourteen. He was gentle and quiet in nature, and acted with etiquette. He often served the (Queen) Princess Ren'an ( Princess Yelu Nanxian of the Liao Kingdom, she was a serious person by nature, her family was inherited, and her daily life was adapted to her wishes. Because she was persuaded to accept her, she was appointed as a talented person at first, and eventually became a virtuous concubine.

"Historical Records of the Western Xia Dynasty" records: In the second year of Xuanhe, in the spring and March of the second year of Xia Yuande, Ri Chengqi established his concubine Cao.'

As a time traveler, Zhao Ji always thinks back to the records in the history books that he read before he traveled through time. When he comes to this world, he discovers that these things that have happened can be matched one by one with the history he has mastered. Can you get on?
To be continued...