"But before that," Song Qingshu changed the subject and scanned the crowd sharply, "There is something that needs to be dealt with first."
His gaze seemed to have substance, and everyone in the field was shocked.
"Although Li Kexiu's attack was sudden, but in terms of strength, it is no better than our Golden Snake Battalion. Why has the Golden Snake Battalion retreated steadily since the start of the war?" Song Qingshu said, his voice gradually became severe.
All the generals looked at each other, all of them looked ashamed, bowed their heads in silence, no one dared to touch him at this moment.
"You don't think about how to retreat from the enemy. You spend all your energy questioning me and doubting me. If you hold me back at a critical moment in the future, what use do I want you to be?" Song Qingshu said angrily.
"We heard that the lord was poisoned in Yangzhou, so we suspected that Xia Qingqing and Li Daitao were stiff and found someone to pretend to be the lord." Someone argued in a low voice.
"Worried about them pretending to be me?" Song Qingshu raised his eyebrows and interrupted directly, "They are my women. From now on, if I am not present, they can completely represent me!"
The group of people below were slandering: Xia Qingqing was obviously Mrs. Yuan before, who knows when you got together. But of course they didn't dare to say such words, they could only nod their heads in agreement.
Song Qingshu looked back at Zhao Min: "Miss Zhao, in your Mongolia, you openly questioned the commander in chief and refused to carry out orders. How should you deal with such a person?"
Zhao Min was quick-witted, and instantly understood his intentions, and couldn't help cursing secretly: This bastard wants to use me as a villain, and he will buy people's hearts by himself.
But this kind of busyness is just a little effort, she doesn't mind, and said in a cold voice: "This kind of person should be used to sacrifice the flag."
A group of people suddenly turned pale with fright, and they all knelt down and kept begging for mercy. In fact, they also knew that, let alone in Mongolia, in any well-disciplined army, their behavior was enough to be dealt with by military law, but most of them Bandits from the green forest have never paid much attention to these rules.
Song Qing was expressionless in writing, and was so silent that it made those people more and more panicked. After that, he said lightly: "For the sake of your loyalty, all the people who participated in the forced palace this time will be demoted to three ranks. If the next time Rebirth of this kind of thing will be dealt with directly by military law."
"Thank you, my lord!"
Seeing that the group of people seemed to be pardoned, Zhao Min on the side sneered secretly. Song Qingshu, the little fox, was really cunning. Instead of resentment, I will be grateful. If the penalty of being demoted to three levels is directly thrown out, this group of people will definitely explode...
However, although she saw through this point, she had no intention of pointing it out, and just looked at Song Qingshu who was not far away with a half-smile.
Noticing Zhao Min's eyes, Song Qingshu showed a smile that said nothing, but he was thinking in his heart: The group of elders in the Golden Snake Camp were all from the bandits of the green forest. He has his own team and his own plan, this forced palace is a wake-up call. It's time to vigorously promote some cronies to replace them. Of course, the whole thing can't be rushed, let's boil a frog in warm water and slowly transition...
After everyone retreated, Song Qingshu asked Ah Jiu: "Ah Jiu, I have always wanted to ask you something. Last time I was chased and killed in Yangzhou, and the secret stronghold of the Jinlong Gang in Yangzhou was taken away on the way to escape. Wan... Jiao How is the leader's whereabouts?"
After all, Jiao Wan'er is Luo Liru's wife, and it's not easy for Song Qingshu to be too intimate.
Ah Jiu didn't want to go to other places. He heard the words and replied: "When Li Kexiu's army attacked the stronghold, Wan'er happened to be out on business, so she was lucky to escape. She wanted to stay in Yangzhou and wait for the opportunity to save you. Who knows whereabouts?" After being exposed, he was seriously injured and had to flee Yangzhou, and now he is recuperating in Jining."
"It's so good. If you think it's me that causes her to have any accidents, then I will feel guilty for the rest of my life." Song Qingshu rejoiced.
"That Jiao Wan'er is also your woman?" Zhao Min asked suddenly.
Song Qingshu's face became hot, and he hurriedly said: "If someone has a husband, don't talk nonsense and ruin her reputation." In front of Zhou Zhiruo Ah Jiu, Song Qingshu was really embarrassed to admit it, and more importantly, keep the relationship between the two of them from being exposed. There is also a sense of excitement of stealing, and it does not hurt other people's reputation.
"Really?" Zhao Min smiled half-smile, as if he had already guessed something.
Feeling guilty, Song Qingshu hurriedly changed the subject: "Although we are preparing to negotiate peace with the Southern Song Dynasty, we cannot directly show our trump cards, otherwise the officials of the Southern Song Dynasty court will make progress one by one, so I need you to continue to show an attack on the Southern Song Dynasty on the way south. Let the Southern Song Dynasty take the initiative to negotiate a peace."
After glancing at the girls, Song Qingshu said, "Ah Jiu, you will be in charge of the Golden Snake Battalion at that time, and you need to continue to put pressure on the Southern Song Dynasty, but you can't go too far and really start a war. You must grasp this speed."
"No problem." Ah Jiu has been in command of the Golden Snake Battalion for him for a long time, and coupled with his imperial background and political sense, he is the perfect candidate for this job.
"Zhiruo, take advantage of this opportunity to come out, don't go back to the White Lotus Sect, you stay and take charge of digesting and absorbing Li Kexiu's territory." Song Qingshu knew that Zhou Zhiruo always had a sense of crisis, so instead of letting her go back to the White Lotus Sect to take risks, It's better to release some power to her to make her more confident.
The world doesn't know the relationship between Zhou Zhiruo and Zhou Ziwang. Before Zhou Zhiruo sneaked into the White Lotus Sect, she didn't use her original name. At the same time, she went through a simple disguise. Therefore, unless someone is very familiar with her, no one knows that she is the head of the Emei Sect. Zhou Zhiruo, with this change of appearance, the White Lotus Sect will not suspect her for the time being.
Hearing that her husband handed over the Jianghuai land to herself, Zhou Zhiruo was surprised and delighted at the same time, glanced at Zhao Min next to her, rolled her eyes and thought about it: "Okay, but I have no experience in handling government affairs before. , Sister Zhao happens to be an expert in this area, why not let her stay and help me."
Zhou Zhiruo knew that Zhao Min knew too many of Song Qingshu's secrets, Song Qingshu would never dare to let Zhao Min go without all measures, but if Zhao Min, a vixen, was by his side all day, there was no guarantee that the two would not hook up, it was best The best way is to keep her under his nose.
Before Song Qingshu said anything, Zhao Min jumped up instantly: "Absolutely not!"
Zhou Zhiruo blinked her eyes innocently: "Does Miss Zhao hate her so much, and she doesn't want to help at all?"
"Hey, don't pretend to be so cute and pitiful in front of me. Do you think I don't know what your plan is?" Zhao Min snorted coldly, "If I fall into your hands, I will lose my skin even if I don't die."
Zhou Zhiruo made an aggrieved look, as if she was about to cry: "It turns out that in Miss Zhao's heart, she is so unbearable."
Zhao Min was chilled by her posture, and shivered all over: "Don't be disgusting, I have goosebumps."
The two women quarreled fiercely, and Song Qingshu also fell into deep thought: It is indeed inconvenient to take Zhao Min with him when he goes to the Southern Song Dynasty, and the longer she stays with him, the more secrets she will know. It would be a good idea for her to stay in Yangzhou. Method, and with Zhou Zhiruo watching, she is not afraid that she will escape. Although Zhao Min is resourceful, Zhou Zhiruo is not bad at scheming, and at the same time has the advantage in force, otherwise the two women would not have fought each other evenly for so many years.
But the only problem now is that if Zhao Min is handed over to Zhou Zhiruo, she will definitely suffer a lot. Although Zhou Zhiruo is his wife, he doesn't want Zhao Min to be wronged too much.
It's a pity that after much deliberation, he couldn't think of any good way to have the best of both worlds. Seeing the two girls who were still bickering, Song Qingshu's heart suddenly lit up. What kind of fuss did he have? With Zhao Min's ingenuity, how could he not have a way to protect himself? ? What's more, Zhou Zhiruo still needs her to help with government affairs, which is enough for two women to compete.
"Okay, let's do it like this, Miss Zhao, stay and help Zhiruo well, and when I come back from the Southern Song Dynasty, I will accompany you to find the antidote for the Three Corpse Brain God Pill." Song Qingshu promised.
Zhao Minxiu frowned slightly, apparently hesitating whether to accept it or not.
Song Qingshu continued: "I know what you are worried about, Zhiruo, you are not allowed to bully Miss Zhao during this time."
Zhou Zhiruo smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I will treat Miss Zhao well."
Her tone was weird, not to mention Zhao Min, even Song Qingshu realized that her words were intentionally vague, so he could only point to Ah Jiu at the side and said, "Miss Zhao, if you need any help, you can ask Ah Jiu."
Zhao Min's eyes lit up, and he felt relieved: "Okay, the Princess will reluctantly stay here to help you clean up the mess here."
Because the situation on both sides of the river was tense, Song Qingshu was worried that if he was not careful, there would be a real fight, so he didn't dare to delay, so he made a little arrangement for Yangzhou's affairs, and it lasted overnight.
Song Qingshu knew well that he could not take the initiative to negotiate a peace, otherwise the Southern Song Dynasty would see through the truth, and the negotiation table would be extremely unfavorable to the Golden Snake Camp.
However, it is more difficult to get the Southern Song Dynasty to initiate a peace negotiation, so a middleman is needed to reconcile, considering the status, weight and feasibility, the most suitable candidate after deliberation is none other than Han Yuzhou.
However, Song Qingshu did not go directly to Lin'an to find Han Tongzhou. After all, he and Han Tongzhou had only met once in Yangzhou, so they were not close friends. Although the two had a pleasant conversation at that time, time has passed, and I don't know how his attitude is now.
Song Qingshu was not afraid of any danger, after all, with his current level of cultivation, even if Han Tuozhou turned his face, he would not be able to keep him at all. What he is afraid of is that when the situation is so delicate now, he will startle the snake, and it will not work for him to find another middleman.
"Then let's find another middleman to test Han Yuzhou." Song Qingshu soon had an idea, bypassing Lin'an and continuing southward, heading for Lu's house in Shanyin.
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