Song Gexing

Chapter 5 Uncle Cao Guo

In fact, Xixia did not take advantage of the Battle of Sanchuankou. The Song army was annihilated there, but only 1 troops.

But strategically, the deadly battle of Liu Ping and others bought time for Zhe Jimin, Zhang Biao and others to enter the territory of Xixia. The two tribes of Langhuang and Dang'er were wiped out, and the army leader Aobao was beheaded.

At the same time, Luo Bu, the defender of Changjiling, was defeated by Wang Zhongbao's troops of the Song army, forcing Li Yuanhao to withdraw his troops to put out the fire, unable to expand the results in the Song Dynasty.

For the economically depressed Xixia, this war was actually a failure, because they did not grab enough property from the Song people, and because the Song people closed the trade channels due to the war, Li Yuanhao was actually very distressed.

Therefore, they will continue to provoke the Song Dynasty in the future, hoping to annihilate a main army of the Song Dynasty again, so that the Song people cannot defend the border stronghold, so as to snatch property from the Song Dynasty.

"Dad! What are you thinking about, so lost in thought?"

The milky baby sound woke Zhao Zhen up. He looked up and saw that his precious son was holding a little girl in one hand and looking at him curiously.

"Why did the elder brother bring his sister here?"

"The eldest sister and the second sister were playing with the younger brother, but the second brother wanted to go to bed, so my son brought them."

Zhao Fang has two younger sisters of the same age who are one year younger than him, and an older sister who is three months older than his younger brother. They are all siblings, and their mother is Miao Meiren.

The youngest sister was born to his mother, Yu Mei. As the eldest brother, he naturally loves his younger siblings.

The loving father Zhao Zhen immediately picked up his daughters one by one, looked at his son with a smile and asked: "Tell me, what are you doing here with daddy? Don't say it's okay, daddy knows you too well, and you won't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything."

Zhao Fang pretended to be shy and said, "Daddy is so awesome!"

Then she looked at him with burning eyes: "My son wants to learn martial arts, can daddy find a powerful person to teach me?"

Zhao Zhen took a breath as if he had a toothache and said helplessly: "This matter is embarrassing for dad. How do you ask dad to tell the ministers that the prince is learning martial arts? Last time you read military books, dad was already annoyed to death by the ministers."

Zhao Fang immediately rolled his eyes and said, "Dad is just too careful. His son is not practicing martial arts to go to the battlefield, but just to exercise. He is not in good health and has no energy to study."

"Hey! There seems to be nothing wrong with that."

Zhao Zhen knew very well that the Zhao and Song royal family were in poor health. Although Zhao Kuangyin, the Taizu of the Song Dynasty, had great martial arts and claimed to have defeated [-] military states with a stick, it was clear from his untimely death that something was wrong.

Later generations often use conspiracy theories to say that Zhao Guangyi killed him. In fact, how could it be possible? Everyone knows that Zhao Kuangyin had great martial arts skills, and it is also clear in history books.

On the contrary, Zhao Guangyi is far behind. Only if he can kill his brother can he be a ghost.

It is also clear that the Zhao and Song royal family had genetic diseases. Zhenzong, Renzong, and Yingzong all clearly went crazy in history books.

A benevolent king like Zhao Zhen would even say that Empress Cao was going to rebel when he went crazy. Yingzong even went crazy after he ascended the throne.

Moreover, the heirs of the royal family generally died young. Zhenzong only had one son, Renzong, alive, and Renzong had no one. He gave birth to thirteen daughters and three sons, and only three daughters survived.

The youngest of Yingzong's four sons died young, and the remaining three, including Shenzong, did not live to be 40 years old.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou also had no sons to inherit, and there were five emperors who died in the entire Song Dynasty.

This is completely different from the multiplication of the royal family in any dynasty. Most of the royal children of Zhao and Song died early before the age of 30 or [-].

Renzong lived a long life and lived to 54 years old. This should be related to his temperament. Quietness, benevolence, and few desires allowed him to live longer.

"Since brother said so, then please ask your mother to find someone to teach you."

"Really? Daddy agrees!" "I agree."

"yeah!"

The next morning, Zhao Fang was called to Rouyi Hall by Empress Cao. As soon as he entered the door, he saw an elegant young man sitting upright.

He couldn't help but said happily: "When did uncle come? It must be the eldest lady who asked you to teach me martial arts, right?"

Cao Yan liked his nephew very much. Although he was not born to his sister, he knew that his nephew had a deep relationship with his sister.

Then he smiled and said: "Da Lang wants to practice martial arts. My uncle can't help you with anything else, but Dao Yin Tu Na can still teach you."

"Is it just inner alchemy? Didn't uncle learn the martial arts of great-grandfather?"

Zhao Fang couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Although his uncle later became Cao Guojiu among the Eight Immortals, why did he learn the Taoist inner alchemy technique? He didn't use it at all.

Cao Yi was shocked by his words and looked at him in surprise: "Does Dalang know the art of inner alchemy?"

"Yeah! My grandfather foolishly practiced outer elixirs back then. Fang'er must take this as a warning and naturally understands Taoist cultivation techniques. Inner elixirs are the serious way to prolong life."

Zhao Fang acted like a young adult this time, but what he said shocked Queen Cao and Cao Yi.

He quickly stopped him and said, "Don't talk nonsense! My grandfather dares to make random comments. You are too brave."

Zhao Fang didn't care. He jumped up to Empress Cao, grabbed her sleeves and shook her, saying, "Madam, please don't blame your son for talking nonsense. If my grandfather hadn't been addicted to magic, my father wouldn't be so poor. He wouldn't even have money to fight."

"Tell me!"

Empress Cao really couldn't bear to scold him, so she poked his forehead and said, she was actually happy in her heart. Her son understood this truth, and if Song Dynasty handed it over to him in the future, he would not have to worry about making the same mistakes again.

My father-in-law indeed spent too much money and food. In order to refine elixirs, he even raised the status of a Taoist priest to that of an important official in the court. He was often secretly cursed by people all over the world.

Cao Yi looked at it and quickly brought the topic back: "Does Dalang prefer martial arts? But if he only learns martial arts, the guards in the palace can teach them. That is a superior martial art, doesn't Da Lang know?"

Without waiting for Zhao Fang to answer, Empress Cao said hurriedly: "Brother practicing martial arts is just for physical exercise. You can't let the guards teach you. Those things require physical exertion. Our eldest brother is too noble to learn those things."

"The eldest lady..."

Zhao Fang helplessly stretched out his tone, but he knew that neither the queen nor the emperor's father had any room for negotiation on this point.

The kind of martial arts that a general would like to train his body, but he practices to the point of death. Not to mention that he is still young, even when he grows up, he is not allowed to do so. Who makes him the eldest prince?

"Okay, okay, uncle will teach me the guidance technique first, and then some martial arts moves."

Retreating to the next best thing, Zhao Fang could only surrender.

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, Empress Cao gently stroked him and agreed.

Cao Yi smiled and said, "As long as you don't exercise excessively, my uncle can teach you anything."

From that day on, Zhao Fang began to practice martial arts without covering up. Of course, he would not only learn the Daoyin technique. Cao Yi would go to the palace to teach him for an hour every day, and he would train by himself for the rest of the time.

(End of this chapter)