Zhao Xu thought for a while, and suddenly said, "The title given to Aiqing, even if the title given to you by the Emperor of Liao is false, I can't lose to Emperor Liao, well......"

Zhao Xu was still thinking about it, Yang Huairen could only bow his head and listen without saying a word, but he felt funny in his heart, he never thought that things would turn out like this, and he was promoted to become a prince, not because of his contribution to the Song Dynasty, but because Zhao Xu and Yelu Bawotai were secretly competing.

Zhao Xu thought about it for a while, and finally came up with a satisfactory solution, "Didn't the emperor of Liao give you the title of king of the south, then I will give you the title of king of the north, and the domain is also two places, Qizhou and Mozhou, what does Aiqing think?" ”

Yang Huairen was secretly surprised in his heart, he didn't expect Zhao Xu to come up with such a-for-tat title that was against Yelu Bawotai.

Yelu Bawotai gave him the title of king of the south, in the sense of the name, it is a bit disrespectful to the Great Song Dynasty, the Khitan people of the Liao State regarded the Song Dynasty as the south, and even the name of the Song people was slightly disdainful of the "southern people".

And Yelu Hongji thought of this when he agreed to Yang Huairen's conditions at that time, but he didn't have a chance to realize it, so Yelu Bawotai, who had picked up a big bargain, was realized.

To a certain extent, it alludes to Yang Huairen as the king of the south, but this south does not only refer to the south of the Liao State, but alludes to the fact that the entire Great Song Dynasty is the south of the Liao State.

Such a title also metaphorically means that the Liao State did not take the Song Dynasty emperor in his eyes, and Yang Huairen was thinking about how to prevent the Liao State from sending troops to interfere in the Song and Xia Wars, and he didn't think so much.

Now that I have returned to the Great Song Dynasty, I have found that Yelu Bawotai can publicize Yang Huairen's identity as the king of the south given by Liaoda, and he must have ulterior motives.

On the one hand, it can establish prestige, and on the other hand, it can provoke the relationship between Yang Huairen and the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

If Zhao Xu really cares about the title of "King of the South", then he will naturally be dissatisfied with Yang Huairen, if the trust between him and Yang Huairen's monarchs and ministers is gone, then it is undoubtedly the Liao State that will benefit, although Yelu Bawotai did not leave Yang Huairen behind, but in this way, even if Yang Huairen returned to the Great Song Dynasty, he would have no place to use.

Zhao Xu was indeed a little dissatisfied with Yang Huairen, but he remembered that Yang Huairen had helped him regain imperial power when he was in trouble, and although he was a little uncomfortable in his heart, he still trusted Yang Huairen.

But even so, Yelu Bawotai's plan of discord is not useless, at least Zhao Xu already has a grudge against Yang Huairen.

Yang Huairen has no choice, he can't take out his heart and show it to Zhao Xu, he can only follow Zhao Xu's wishes, let him arrange it, the big deal is still in line with the principle of staying away from the center of power, and hide at home to watch the children in the future.

Facing Zhao Xu's inquiry, Yang Huairen was a little embarrassed, and the answer was not good, nor was it good, it was really Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror, and he was not a thin man inside and out.

At this time, the attendant outside the door suddenly shouted, "See you outside the palace of Zhang Xianggong!" ”

Zhao Xu waved his hand in response, Zhang Duan strode in with a waiter, and Yang Huairen hurriedly got up and saluted.

Seeing that Yang Huairen was also there, Zhang Dian was not surprised at all, he had met the emperor first, and then returned a half-salute to Yang Huairen, and said with a smile, "The time has come for the county prince to come back, and the victorious army is about to return to the court in the near future, so it is just right for His Majesty to give a reward together." ”

Yang Huairen smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to answer.

Zhao Xu smiled and ordered someone to show Zhang Dan a seat, and then he said the idea of giving Yang Huairen the title of king of the north just now, and asked Zhang Dan what he wanted.

Zhang Dian originally gave Yang Huairen the impression that this old man was very serious and did not smile, but when we met today, Zhang Xianggong kept smiling, it seemed that the Song army had defeated Western Xia, and he was very happy.

It's just that maybe he is used to being the boss of the boss, but recently he loves to laugh so much, but it gives people the feeling that he is very stiff when he laughs, and there is a feeling that he is not smiling.

Zhang Dan stroked his beard and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Your Majesty's idea is very good, Yelu Bawotai is newly promoted to succeed as emperor, in order to win over the traditional Khitan nobles, it is natural to show the strength of the Khitan emperor."

Therefore, it is customary for them to use the Great Song Dynasty as a show, and give the prince of Tongyuan County as the king of the south, which obviously has such a meaning.

And the second meaning is to target Yang Jungong......"

Zhao Xu interjected, "I naturally know that Yelu Bawotai wants to separate the relationship between me and Yang Jungong, so he wrote such a letter to me, and announced it to the world in Liao, obviously deliberately, he is really conceited, and he treats me as a three-year-old child, can't I even guess such a simple plan?" ”

Zhang Dian and Yang Huairen hurriedly bowed their heads and said, "The emperor is sage." ”

Zhang Dian continued, "Your Majesty's reward for Yang Jungong is indeed very smart, and we must also announce to the world the reward for the meritorious ministers of the Song and Xia Wars, and the matter of Yang Jungong being named the king of the north is even more for Your Majesty to write a letter and send it to Yelu Bawotai." ”

Zhao Xu smiled proudly, in the past six months, perhaps the coolest half year since he became the emperor, the expansion of the territory naturally made him proud, and in the face of the treacherous tricks of the Liao State, he could also deal with it calmly, which made him feel a lot more confident, and he was even more convinced that he was the ancient emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

In the face of such Zhao Xu, Yang Huairen can only praise it, he doesn't dare to admonish, he is not until he wants to tell the truth if he doesn't want his own life.

Zhang Dian is an old oilman, not to mention, how upright he is rumored outside, that is also for others, in the face of the emperor, he is not stupid.

However, Zhang Dian said, "The merits and rewards of the soldiers who participated in the Songxia War have been decided by the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Soldiers, and the Sanya. ”

As he spoke, he pushed a thick document in front of Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu flipped through it casually, nodded from time to time, and waited for a general look, before he asked with a little doubt, "There is probably no problem with this reward, but I feel a little bit that there are more seals, and the rewards are a little less." ”

Zhang Dian seemed to have guessed that Zhao Xu would say this, and replied, "This war has almost exhausted a year's tax revenue of the household department, and the implementation of His Majesty's new law this year is not very smooth, and a large amount of state funds are needed to continue to implement it, and the treasury is already stretched......

"Ahem......"

Zhao Xu pretended to cough, but his eyes looked at Yang Huairen, who was looking at his nose and nose on the side, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Yang Huairen felt that his forehead was a little hot, and then he looked up and found Zhao Xu looking at him with burning eyes, which made him feel shocked, and secretly scolded, your grandma is broken, it can't be Zhao Xu's kid who started the idea of my family's money, right?