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Chapter 803 The Xixia who started the war should also receive retribution
It has been more than half a year since the war between Song and Liao, which has attracted the attention of all states and counties in the world.

Especially after the land of Yanyun was restored, countless people rushed to tell the news, followed by a shameful peace agreement, which caused the crowd to become angry...

But behind these major events, it seems that everyone has forgotten that the northwest of the Song Dynasty is still fighting with Xixia!
Moreover, when Emperor Tianzuo went south this time, it was the envoys sent by Xixia to ask for help from the Liao Kingdom who initially provoked the trouble.

The reason has been mentioned before, the land of Hengshan is about to be lost.

Hengshan is an important place at the junction of Song and Xia. During Zhezong's reign, Zeng Bu said, "If you get Hengshan and the capital of heaven, it will be a great achievement. The imperial court is often trapped by Westerners. If you go out of the border, you will enter the desert." The land, seven or eight times to Lingzhou, has no water and grass, and is uninhabited. Before we can see the enemy, our teacher is already trapped... The westerners came, although they were already wading through the sand, they were in its territory, and they gathered in Hengshan every time. Soldiers need food, and they are trapped to invade the fortress. If they enter our territory, they will surely gain something. This is why the Westerners often make profits..."

This passage made the key point of Hengshan very clear. The strategic importance of Hengshan to the two countries is equivalent to another Yanyun Sixteen States. Whichever country occupies Hengshan can cause huge strategic pressure on the other country. , The successive advances of the Song and Western Army naturally frightened the Xixia government and the public.

Therefore, the current emperor of Xixia, Li Qianshun, sent a large number of spies to the Song Dynasty. After learning about the mother-killing incident, he decisively sent envoys to the Liao Kingdom and persuaded Emperor Tianzuo to send troops to the south.

"All males over the age of fifteen and under the age of seventy from all over the country, numbering [-], will attack Shaanxi."

"This seems to be the scene when the Queen Mother of Liang and the Shenzong Dynasty went to war. For the current Xixia, it is really very reluctant, and it is also going all out..."

"Li Qianshun is the youngest among the kings of the Three Kingdoms, but so far, he is the most decisive emperor!"

At this time, Li Yan was sitting on the snow-treading Qianlihong, and Yelu Yanxi was casually placed on the other horse that he rode side by side. It seemed that there was still some distance between the two sides, and there were no ropes and dog chains. No Liao people dared to rescue their own emperor.

After all, this person's strength has been demonstrated to the fullest before. Not to mention the close distance, even within a hundred meters, he dare not say that it is absolutely safe. Even Yelu Yanxi dared not show the slightest abnormality, so as not to provoke this The lunatic is fierce.

Just hearing Li Yan's evaluation of Xixia Li Qianshun, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and there was still obvious disdain between his brows.

Seeing this, Li Yan turned his head to look at Xiao Wuna and Xiao Fengxian, who were one horse behind, who were asked to go together by name: "The two important ministers of the Liao Kingdom, how do you think the fourth king of Xixia is doing?"

Xiao Fengxian was silent, not daring to answer.

When the Xixia envoys came to Liao to ask for war, they gave a large amount of bribes, so he was also an active part of the war. Now that the Song Dynasty has come to this situation, not only Yanyun has been lost and settled, but even the Liao Emperor has been captured alive. He dared not make a sound.

Xiao Wuna said: "The monarch died in the country, such a monarch who can fight for the survival of the country is the luck of the subjects!"

This sentence comes from the "Book of Rites", Li Yan nodded slightly: "The king died in the country, the doctor died in the public, and the soldiers died in the system. The king of Lanling not only speaks Chinese very fluently, but also is very proficient in my Han culture. No wonder he can There is such a strategy."

Xiao Wuna's face darkened slightly: "I'm overwhelmed, it's not as terrible as Your Excellency's strategy of killing three birds with one stone through Xixia!"

Yelu Yanxi and Xiao Fengxian pricked up their ears, but they didn't understand what they were talking about. Li Yan said indifferently: "The Liao Kingdom believes in Buddhism. You should know that the Buddhism emphasizes that the ten directions of enlightenment are nothing more than cause and effect. The Three Kingdoms War , It starts from Xixia, and it should end from Xixia.”

Xiao Wuna said coldly: "It's a coincidence, the old man doesn't believe in Buddhism, nor does he believe in karma!"

Li Yandao: "In this world, there are many people who commit heinous crimes and end their lives. The karma of Buddhism is mostly believed by ordinary people. It is just a tool in the hands of the ruler. Does Clerk Xiao think so?"

Xiao Wuna raised his tone slightly: "From the tone of your Excellency, there is no reverence for Buddhism, isn't the theory of cause and effect just an excuse?"

Li Yan shook his head: "That's not true. Although I have a lot of dissatisfaction with Buddhism, I still agree with many principles in Buddhist scriptures. The theory of karma and retribution cannot be blindly believed, but at the grassroots level where education is not popular, good Evil ideas can also be promoted."

Xiao Wuna stared over: "Your Excellency is so majestic, you must have been in a high position in the past, but among the officials of the Southern Dynasty, I can't think of any one who has this ability..."

Li Yandao: "Then don't think about it, think more about what you should do when the Xixia army refuses to give way."

Yelu Yanxi finally found a chance to interject: "He dares! With the current national strength of Xixia, without the support of my Daliao, it would have been wiped out by the Southern Dynasty long ago. How dare he not use it?"

Xiao Wuna fell silent, with deep worry in his eyes, and Li Yan said: "Xixia is indeed the weakest among the Three Kingdoms, but it is not at the point of relying on Song and Liao to survive, not to mention that the emperor of Xixia has done something. Your lord, he may be worried about one thing."

Yelu Yanxi subconsciously said: "What is it?"

Li Yandao: "Your Majesty's personal conquest this time, the loss is not light, especially the loss of the important land of Yanyun. After returning to the Liao Kingdom, I may be criticized by the upper and lower levels. However, the main force of the Liao Army still exists, and it still has the power to fight. If you use Xixia, it is okay. What should we do if we want to cut off a piece of flesh from them to make up for the empty-handed return of going south?"

Yelu Yanxi was startled for a moment, then raised her brows and her eyes flickered.

Xiao Fengxian knew at a glance that the Emperor of Liao was greatly moved, but Xiao Wuna knew without looking that the student would definitely be moved.

If a person like Yelu Yanxi who is so rejoicing has entered the Yanmen Pass and regained Yanyun, it would be a good thing to say that he would have to give an explanation when he returned to the country, but he absolutely cannot accept running away in such a state of embarrassment now.

So Emperor Tianzuo quickly convinced himself: "It's not just for my reputation. Now that the property looted from the Central Plains is thrown in front of Yanmen Pass, the morale of our Liao army is extremely low. If we just return empty-handed like this, How to appease the ministries after returning to China has become a big problem!"

"What's more, the envoys of Xixia led me to the south for this battle. Now that I got it back from Xixia, it's just karma, so why not?"

In just half a quarter of an hour, he became unstoppably greedy towards Xi Xia, bitter to his allies, blamed the cause and effect, and then issued an order: "Commander Xiao, call all the generals to discuss matters!"

Xiao Fengxian didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately accepted the order: "Yes!"

When the generals of various ministries gathered around and heard the order from Yelu Yanxi, they were also not much surprised, let alone whether it was persecuted by "Zuo Ming", on the contrary, they were very happy.

Obviously after discarding their belongings, they were extremely reluctant to persuade their subordinates during this period of time, and they were careful not to bomb the camp. At this moment, His Majesty promised to go to Xixia territory to plunder, which can be regarded as a relief.

Li Yan watched the generals of the Liao Army disperse one by one, distinguishing the available ones, and found that the number was really pitifully small, he couldn't help shaking his head secretly, Xiao Wuna's back was hunched, even Xiao Fengxian felt ashamed in front of outsiders.

On the contrary, Yelu Yanxi was very interested, and looked over: "Your Excellency 'Zuo Ming' is so skilled in martial arts that you are close to a god. The Southern Dynasty can't use you. The small country of Xixia must definitely look down on you. How about serving my allegiance to Daliao?"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Xiao Wuna couldn't listen anymore, and coughed violently, Xiao Fengxian was also confused by the self-confidence of Emperor Tianzuo, but Li Yan already knew what kind of virtue he was, sometimes thinking about it, staying in such a place with low blood pressure The emperor's side, I'm afraid he will recover in a day or two, but he smiled and said: "The Liao emperor praised it absurdly. I only choose Qianlong, and I support Qianlong."

Yelu Yanxi narrowed his eyes: "Support Qianlong?"

But for such people, they either rebel themselves and become the emperor, or they are loyal to the existing emperor. They have to take huge risks, and they don't want to be the emperor themselves. What is the plan?He doesn't understand and doesn't believe it!

Xiao Wuna opened the mouth and said: "Although your Excellency is a great rebel, hiding your head and showing your tail like this is obviously not conducive to rebellion in the future. I believe in supporting Qianlong to take over the throne...but I didn't expect that, among the monarchs of the Three Kingdoms, Your Excellency is the most powerful." The one who values ​​it is Li Qianshun from Xixia!"

Li Yandao: "King Lanling's words are not from the heart. The emperor of Liao Kingdom needless to say, presumably the emperor of Song Dynasty, Your Excellency also had indirect contact. If you were yourself, wouldn't you value Li Ganshun of Xixia the most?"

Xiao Wuna fell silent.

A very interesting thing is that the emperors of the Song, Liao, and Xixia kingdoms in this era have not been in power for more than a year, and they all became the rulers of a country at a young age. very different.

Zhao Ji and Yelu Yanxi were the kings of subjugation, and they were all captured alive by the Jin people. In "The Legacy of Xuanhe in the Great Song Dynasty", it records the scene where the two met in the Kingdom of Jin after they were captured, which is very ironic.

At the same time, according to the records here, Jin Emperor Wan Yanliang ordered Song Qinzong, Zhao Ji's son Zhao Huan, to play polo with Yelu Yanxi. Song Qinzong fell from his horse and was trampled to death by horses. Emperor Tianzuo He was good at riding, and tried to escape from the encirclement with his horse, but was shot to death by random arrows. It is more likely that the unofficial history is fabricated, but the days after captivity can also be imagined.

In comparison, Li Qianshun has become the master of ZTE in Xixia. He may not be particularly powerful, but because he was born in such a good era, compared with these two people, he suddenly looks so outstanding...

And the conversation between Li Yan and Xiao Wuna made Yelu Yanxi next to him furious.

As a dignified Emperor of Liao Dynasty and a corporal, he failed to recruit a person who would assassinate him, and was openly discussed by his teacher. Not as good as that mere Xixia Xiaowang, who immediately felt insulted, and said coldly: "Since you two are so I value Li Qianshun, but I want to see how he can resist our Daliao elite cavalry, and how he can make the king die for the country!"

Xiao Wuna closed his eyes tiredly, and Li Yan's tone showed a bit more approval: "I'll wait and see!"

(End of this chapter)