"The young master is back!"

Seeing Fan Zheng stepping into Fan Mansion, the entire Fan Mansion gathered around him.

Fan Zheng couldn't help but feel warm in his heart as he looked at the expectant eyes of everyone.

Although he successfully broke through the moral kidnapping of the scholar-bureaucrats, after all, "Men's Journey" was too violent, and many people along the way looked at Fan Zheng a little strangely, but only in Fan's mansion, what he saw Everyone who arrived looked worried.

"Hurry and prepare food for the young master!" Ma said urgently.

"Yes! Old lady!"

At that moment, the entire Fan Mansion immediately became busy, and soon, a table of sumptuous meals comparable to the Chinese New Year was prepared.

"Zheng'er, try this dish!" Ma eagerly prepared the dishes for Fan Zheng.

"Husband, try the soup I made for you!" Li Qingzhao picked up the soup, blew it gently on his mouth to cool it, and then brought it to Fan Zheng's mouth.

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Soon, Fan Zheng was full, but his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were still very eager.

"Mother, madam, I know what you are worried about. Worrying about the country and the people is a must for every literati. Children are just one of them. It is not a big deal!" Fan Zheng explained quickly.

Li Qingzhao shook his head and said: "My husband is overthinking it. My mother-in-law and I are just worried that my husband will not be able to bear the burden of working hard for the country!"

"That's right, look at you, you've lost weight since you came back... from the south!" Ma also wanted to say that she came back from Dali, but she was afraid of irritating her son, so she quickly changed her mind.

Fan Zheng turned to look at Li Qingzhao and said sternly: "Madam, you know best. Writing such a poem for your husband is just to break the moral kidnapping of the scholar-bureaucrats. He is not a real murderer!"

With tears in his eyes, Li Qingzhao nodded repeatedly and said, "What your husband said is true. I believe you."

Fan Zheng immediately smiled bitterly and ran away quickly.

That night!

Fan was resting in the room when suddenly a warm body came close to him.

"Where's Zhi'er?"

Fan Zheng grabbed Li Qingzhao's dishonest hand and asked.

Li Qingzhao said shyly: "Zheng'er was taken away by her mother-in-law. I will let you stay with me today."

Fan Zheng's heart palpitated. She naturally knew that Li Qingzhao's move was to cure his heart disease. She was not proficient in medical science, so what she could do was to give Fan Zheng's family warmth and gentleness.

However, this was not a recipe that was neither fishy nor fishy, ​​and it moved Fan Zheng, who had countless evil intentions, and he confirmed that what he did was not wrong, as long as it could save Li Qingzhao and his son from the pain of being displaced, and allow the Fan family to pass on. , he can become a hero among heroes, and he will not hesitate to endure the strange looks from others, so that the Song Dynasty will no longer have any external enemies.

"Ms. sir, let me give you another child!"

Li Qingzhao panted and whispered in Fan Zheng's ear.

Fan Zheng swayed all over and immediately got on his horse. In an instant, the candlelight flickered and the room was filled with spring light.

"Perhaps having this heart disease is a blessing!"

As the remaining consciousness faded away, Fan Zheng was completely immersed in the gentle countryside.

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While Fan Zheng was indulging in the gentle countryside and taking a break from the limelight, his "Man's Journey" was also widely circulated in the Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty has always been at the peak of its literary power. Although there are also the graceful school and the bold school, and although the poems written are different, there has never been a poem as violent as "A Man's Journey".

The Song Dynasty governed the country according to literature, which also resulted in a soft style of writing. In addition, the literati in the Song Dynasty were in power. Many scholar-bureaucrats cherished feathers, advocated benevolence and righteousness, and followed the example of others. This naturally affected the government. This was one of the reasons why the Song Dynasty was weak.

As soon as "A Man's Journey" came out, the folk atmosphere of the Song Dynasty suddenly became tougher, not to mention that in the army, Fan Zheng was already extremely famous for his role in destroying the country, and now he is even more popular.

The Song Dynasty relied on culture to control military affairs. Many of the leading commanders were civil servants and despised military generals. Before going on an expedition, many civilian officials also liked to kill military generals and sacrifice flags to deter the morale of the army. At that time, Di Qing had great military exploits, but faced his beloved generals one after another. Behead, try your best to plead for mercy but can't save it.

But the evil doctor Fan Zheng was not like that. Not only did he lead soldiers to win consecutive battles with minimal losses, but he also wrote such a murderous poem as "A Man's Journey". Which soldier wouldn't like to follow such a commander.

Soon, the news also reached Liaoxia.

In the Xixia Palace,

Li Qianshun, who controlled the actual power of Xixia, finished handling the government affairs and stood up to move around. He finally regained his power, but he understood that Xixia's situation was not good.

In the past, Xixia defeated Song and Liao in successive defeats, which forced the Song Dynasty to pay annual coins to ensure peace, which made Xixia's life extremely comfortable.

Unfortunately, since the birth of the evil doctor Fan Zheng, Xixia was defeated in two battles of Pingxia City and suffered a great loss in national power. After the civil strife of the Liang family, domestic turmoil, coupled with the closure of the Song Dynasty, Xixia continued the Cold War, and even more This made Xixia even worse.

If he had followed the practices of other Western Xia emperors, he would have gathered his troops and marched eastward, biting off a piece of fat from the Song Dynasty. However, Li Qianshun did not dare to make the slightest move.

It's not that he can't command the Xixia military, but that Xixia now has no chance of winning against the Song Dynasty. A Pingxia city is like a dagger, inserted into the hinterland of Xixia. What if there are a dozen daggers?

Nowadays, at the junction of Xixia and Song Dynasty, there are dense fortresses that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they are equipped with a large number of thunderbolts. If Xixia were to attack forcefully, they would definitely be beaten to death.

"By the way, has the queen set a return date?" Li Qianshun frowned.

Now that the Song Dynasty has destroyed Tubo and the Qing Tang Dynasty, Xixia is now isolated and helpless. If it wants to compete with the Song Dynasty, it must get assistance from the Liao Kingdom. The Xixia Kingdom alone may be destroyed at any time.

Cao Jie, a minister of the Han Dynasty in the Western Xia Dynasty, cupped his hands and said: "To inform the official family, the late emperor has just passed away and Yelu Yanxi has just ascended the throne. The domestic situation is now being stabilized. It may take some time to assist our court."

Although Cao Jie was a Han official, he was a native of Xixia and had already identified with Xixia. He was also responsible for Xixia's intelligence work on the Song Dynasty.

Li Qianshun snorted coldly and said: "In my opinion, Yelu Yanxi wants Xixia to continue to contain the Song Dynasty, but does not want to aid Xixia." As an emperor, Li Qianshun naturally understands Yelu Yanxi's psychology. Currently, the Liao Kingdom is the most powerful, ranking among In the north, the sixteen states of Yanyun are controlled, and they can advance, attack, retreat or defend. Naturally, they don't want Xixia to be too strong and let Xixia always rely on the Liao Kingdom.

"What about the Song Dynasty? Is there any intelligence coming in?" Li Qianshun looked to the east and said with a sad look on his face.

Today's Song Dynasty is too dangerous. It has wiped out the Three Kingdoms one after another. It can be described as ferocious. Everyone knows that the next target of the Song Dynasty is most likely to be Xixia.

For this reason, Li Qianshun paid special attention to the movements of the Song Dynasty. He exercised restraint and did not give the Song Dynasty a chance to send troops. At the same time, he sent out detailed troops to collect the movements of the Song Dynasty.

Cao Jie thought for a while and said: "For the information of the officials, after the Song Dynasty destroyed Dali, it was also recuperating and recuperating. There was no change in a short period of time, but..."

Cao Jie wanted to report something, but suddenly he stopped talking.

Li Qianshun frowned and immediately asked: "Nothing but what? There must be no flaw in any news about the Song Dynasty."

Li Qianshun is now like a frightened bird, and he does not dare to show any slight to the Song Dynasty.

Cao Jie lowered his head and said, "I don't dare. This matter is not military, but another poem written by the evil doctor Fan Zheng."

"A poem?" Li Qianshun couldn't help but become curious.

He naturally knew that the Song Dynasty was rich in poetry, and the love poems between the evil doctor Fan Zheng and the most talented woman in the world Li Qingzhao fascinated him even more.

He and Yelu Nanxian were in a marriage relationship. In addition, Yelu Nanxian relied on the Liao Kingdom, was arrogant and domineering, and tried to interfere with the power of Xixia. This made Li Qianshun dissatisfied and had no love.

However, Li Qianshun was a young boy, so how could he not envy love? Every time he read the love poems of Fan Zheng and Li Qingzhao, he yearned for them even more. Now that he heard that Fan Zheng had written another poem, he became very interested.

Cao Jie felt a little guilty and said: "What the evil doctor Fan Zheng wrote was not a love poem, but a murder poem."

"Killing poem!" Li Qianshun couldn't help but pause. When he saw "A Man's Journey" handed over by Cao Jie, his hair stood on end.

"Evil doctor Fan Zheng! Why don't I have any ministers like evil doctor Fan Zheng?" Li Qianshun suppressed the trembling in his heart and muttered to himself.

Fan Zheng's masculine song shocked Li Qianshun, and at the same time it also alerted him.

Because Fan Zheng was a minister of the Song Dynasty and a confidant of the Emperor Zhao Xu of the Song Dynasty, he was in a similar situation to the Emperor Zhao Xu of the Song Dynasty. Unfortunately, he did not have the help of the evil doctor Fan Zheng, so he could only rely on the Liao Kingdom to poison his mother. At this time, he recognized the thief as his father and accepted the marriage of the Liao Kingdom. Only then could he have the opportunity to rule personally.

Cao Jie lowered his head and said: "That's because the Song Dynasty followed Confucianism and believed in the king of heaven and earth. The emperor has supreme power. Even if the harem listens to politics behind the curtain, they have to give back power in the end. And I, Xixia..."

Cao Jie stopped talking. He knew that Li Qianshun knew clearly that two consecutive terms of the Empress Dowager Liang listening to the government behind the curtain was simply unimaginable in the Han Dynasty. However, in the Xixia territory, the leaders of the tribes had great power and had great influence on the government. The royal power posed a great threat.

"You mean to imitate the Song Dynasty's reforms!" Li Qianshun said with a sinking heart.

Cao Jie was a Han official, and he had been persuading him to reform Xixia and make Xixia fully Chinese. He clearly remembered that his father Li Bingchang was planning to use Han officials to implement the reform, but was abandoned by the Xixia nobles. Han Chen, who eventually supported the reform, died tragically. He was also imprisoned until death.

Cao Jiexin said: "The former emperor's reform was not completed. The most painful lesson was that he failed to centralize the imperial power, which led to this disaster. Otherwise, Xixia's national power would have been strong ten or twenty years in advance since the reform during the former emperor's period. I am afraid that Xixia's situation would have been different." You won’t put your Majesty in such a dilemma right now.”

Li Qianshun couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. It was his father's failure in the reform that led to his mother's rise to power. As a result, Xixia was defeated by the Song Dynasty. Otherwise, if Xixia's elite soldiers were still there, why would he be so timid?

"If you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will be successful. The Song Dynasty was so weak and easy to bully. However, the officials of the Song Dynasty and the evil doctor Fan Zheng cooperated sincerely and reformed together. Only then did the Song Dynasty have the advantage it has today. If Xixia continues to stand still, the country will be in disarray. In the future, No matter who from Song and Liao can dominate the world, it will be the end of Xixia." Cao Jie said sadly.

Everyone can see that the situation in Xixia is precarious. Not only are domestic crises continuing, but they are also treading on thin ice abroad. Now that Song and Liao are powerful, Xixia still has value. If one day, the Liao Kingdom destroys the Song Dynasty, how can it be tolerated? You have to go to Xixia.

"But the Queen's side?" Li Qianshun was finally persuaded, but he was worried about Yelu Nanxian. After all, Yelu Nanxian was standing behind the Liao Kingdom. If he rashly decided to change the law and Sinicize Xixia, he might anger the Liao Kingdom.

Cao Jie shook his head and said: "The Queen is far away in the Liao Kingdom, so that the resistance to your Majesty's reform can be greatly reduced. Your Majesty is the king of Xixia, and only your Majesty can control the destiny of Xixia. According to the tradition of the Han people, the emperor is in power, and the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Iron law."

By the time Yelu Nanxian returned from the Liao Kingdom, the Chinese transformation of the Xixia Reform was already a certainty, and it was too late for Yelu Nanxian to oppose it.

"What's more, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will be victorious in every battle. Why didn't the Liao State not Chineseize and reuse Han officials? If Xixia refused to Chineseize, how could they defeat the Song Dynasty? Not to mention, the way for Xixia's survival is never to surrender to a certain country. If it relies entirely on the Liao Kingdom , then Xixia will never be able to defeat Song and Liao. Only by being on both sides between Song and Liao can we survive for a long time." Cao Jie said earnestly.

He urged Li Qianshun to promote Chineseization and reform Xixia. Although he had the intention of increasing the status of Han officials, what was more important was to enhance the strength of Xixia. After all, the Cao family had married the Dali royal family, and his sister entered the palace and was named Concubine Cao. The Cao family has long been tied to the Dali royal family. They both prosper and lose.

Li Qianshun couldn't help but hesitate. After all, once Sinicization was implemented, it would definitely arouse collective opposition from the Xixia conservative forces.

"Your Majesty, the scattered Dali serves as a warning. If Xixia doesn't learn its lesson, it will make the same mistake again." Cao Jie said with another fatal blow.

Li Qianshun couldn't help but feel moved in his heart. The reason why his father promoted Chineseization, failed in the reform and was miserably imprisoned was that the imperial concubine had great power and won the support of the Xixia nobles. In addition, Xixia was at its peak at that time and had lost consecutive defeats to the Song Dynasty. Naturally, he couldn't notice it. to crisis.

But now that the queen mother is dead, he is one of the few emperors in Xixia who controls real power. In addition, Xixia is now in trouble both internally and externally, and power is dispersed. If the imperial power is not centralized, the country may really be in danger of annihilation.

"Okay, since the Song Dynasty has the courage to reform and become stronger, how can Xixia fall behind others!" Li Qianshun gritted his teeth and said.

Now the situation in Xixia is in danger. I believe that not only him, but also the Xixia nobles are dissatisfied.

He could take the opportunity to attract many enlightened Xixia nobles. In this way, he could not only gather power, but also make Xixia reform and strengthen itself, and turn the crisis into safety. For this reason, he did not hesitate to give it a try.

"Pass the decree to establish Chinese studies in Xingqing Mansion, specialize in teaching Chinese studies, establish martial arts, and train generals." Li Qianshun said loudly.

In his previous life, Li Qianshun reformed Western Xia and only founded Chinese studies and taught Chinese studies. Now, he learned from Fan Zheng's reform of the Song Dynasty and founded martial arts to resist the Song Dynasty.

"All officials serve as officials according to their qualifications, and those who have no merit are not allowed to serve as officials."

Li Qianshun understood that even the evil doctor Fan Zheng needed to perform meritorious service again and again before he could be promoted. However, many officials in Xixia, especially tribal leaders, were hereditary, which made many talents in Xixia feel frustrated, especially the Han ministers. Even more so.

"Those with outstanding literary talents will be specially rewarded."

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Li Qianshun issued several reform policies in succession, the most important of which was to centralize imperial power. This time, he wanted to end the dictatorship of the aristocratic relatives and nobles that had appeared in the past dynasties, so that Xixia could gain a firm foothold among the Three Kingdoms by working together. (End of chapter)

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