Chapter 617

"However, the Great Sui did not accept our request, and the minister could only spend some more time heading to the Great Tang, which is why I returned so late."

"I ask Your Majesty to forgive my sins."

Huang Shang said softly.

Zhao Ji was very happy to hear that all this was done by Huang Shang.

"Minister Huang, Minister Huang, you are truly my, oh no, the savior of the Northern Song!"

"How could I blame you? This is a great merit; I should reward you well!"

Song Huizong laughed excitedly, his eyes finally relaxing.

If all this was Huang Shang's handiwork, then it all made sense.

But just when Zhao Ji was laughing excitedly, a sentence from Huang Shang made his face suddenly become sinister.

"Your Majesty, although the Great Tang has already sent troops to assist my Northern Song,"

"and promised to resolve the corresponding problems for our Northern Song,"

"the minister also took the initiative to agree to some conditions for the Great Tang to send troops."

"In fact, it includes that after the war ends, we must cede part of our land to the Great Tang as a price."

Huang Shang said softly to Zhao Ji.

He did not tell Zhao Ji all the conditions of the Great Tang at once, but told Zhao Ji a part of the Great Tang's conditions.

The reason Huang Shang did this was because he was afraid that Zhao Ji would not be able to think straight and would want to tear up the alliance he had finally formed with the Great Tang.

He was afraid that Zhao Ji's vision was too short-sighted.

However, the degree of Zhao Ji's short-sightedness far exceeded Huang Shang's imagination.

Just hearing that he had to cede land to the Great Tang, Zhao Ji was like a cat whose fur had been blown up, and he became angry all of a sudden.

"Why have you never told me about this before??!!?"

"I am the King of the Northern Song, and the land of the Northern Song was all fought for bit by bit by my ancestors!!!"

"Why did you not discuss it with me before handing over the land that my ancestors worked so hard to fight for to others???"

Zhao Ji said to Huang Shang with a very sinister look in his eyes.

At this moment, Zhao Ji had long forgotten that if it weren't for Huang Shang bringing the Great Tang army, perhaps their Northern Song would soon be destroyed.

All Zhao Ji thought about was why Huang Shang did not discuss it with him before ceding land to the Great Tang directly.

In fact, in Zhao Ji's heart, even if he ceded land to those forces invading him, such as Great Jin, Great Liao, and Western Xia, he did not want to cede land to the Great Tang.

After all, he was only beaten by forces like Great Jin, Great Liao, Western Xia, Liang Shan, and Fang La, and he had not seen the true strength of the Great Tang!

Zhao Ji even now somewhat wondered if Huang Shang had joined the Great Tang's forces during this period, as those ministers said!

That was why he would propose these words of ceding the Northern Song's land to the Great Tang!

After hearing Zhao Ji's words, even with Huang Shang's current strength, he couldn't help but be stunned.

He had never thought that Zhao Ji would even blame him!

He, Huang Shang, could be said to be conscientious for the Northern Song! Even if one commented "devote all one's energy to the end," it would not be an exaggeration!

But after hearing Zhao Ji's words, at this moment, incomparable disappointment and grievance surged into Huang Shang's heart.

In an instant, Huang Shang was as if he had aged dozens of years; wrinkles appeared on his face, and his hair also became somewhat gray.

Huang Shang was tired, truly tired. ===== CHAPTER 618 =====