Song Qingshu's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly sidled over with a fawning grin. "I hope the County Princess can teach me."
Zhao Min rolled her eyes before saying, "You can wait and see Yelü Hongji make his move, then rescue him from prison afterward. That way, you'll uphold brotherhood and perhaps even win over a fierce general. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"
Song Qingshu hesitated. "But what if Yelü Hongji doesn't merely imprison him? What if he kills him?"
Zhao Min shook her head. "From what I know of Yelü Hongji's personality, he won't choose to kill Xiao Feng. For one thing, Xiao Feng is his sworn brother and the Great King of the Southern Courtyard of the Liao Country, the Khitan people's god of war these past years. Killing him would cause far too great a stir. For another, given his love of glory and achievement, he will most likely lead troops to attack the Golden Snake Camp this time, force you to hand over Yelü Qi and Xiao Banhe, then return to Xiao Feng and boast about it. Of course, if he wins, that would be one thing. But if you defeat him and he flies into a rage from humiliation, Xiao Feng might truly be doomed."
"The way these people at the top think really does leave traces to follow." Song Qingshu could not help sighing deeply. During the Three Kingdoms era, Tian Feng had also advised Yuan Shao not to march south for the time being and was thrown into prison for it. Then Yuan Shao suffered a crushing defeat at Guandu, and the jailer excitedly told him he could be released. Yet Tian Feng lamented that if Yuan Shao had won at Guandu, he might indeed have released him in a