Plane Travel Guide

The night was as quiet as death, the stars and the moon were dark, but under the reflection of the unmelted snow everywhere, it was extraordinarily bright even though it was midnight.

Tuobajing followed the black-clothed nightwalker all the way, and that person didn't look back, and just used his lightness kung fu to move forward blindly.Although the man tried to get out of Tuobajing's sight several times while moving and jumping, but to no avail.In this way, one went forward and the other followed, tossing for an hour in the city of Kaifeng, where the wind and snow had just rested.

After almost circling the entire Tokyo city, the man still couldn't get rid of Tuobajing's pursuit.Finally, that night pedestrian stopped in front of several dilapidated houses in the northwest of the city.The man had just stopped, and Tuo Bajing arrived after him, almost following him like a shadow.

The man was not in a hurry, he waved away the snow on a slightly flat ruined wall, and then calmly took out a piece of wool felt cloth from his arms and spread it on it.Then he sat down lazily, and looked up at Tuobajing who was watching him with interest not far away.

Tuoba stood aside quietly, quietly watching the man complete the series of actions.It wasn't until the man looked up at her with scorching eyes that she clearly witnessed the true face of this mysterious nocturnal man who claimed to be from Xixia.This person has a rectangular face, and the hair on his forehead is very long and rather messy, and he is only bound with a black hairband at will.Plane Travel Guide 1681

His eyebrows are very broad, his eyebrows are thick and long, but his eyes are extremely slender, and his pupils are even more rare light yellow.The ears are covered by hair tips, and only a pair of delicate silver rings can be seen hanging from the earlobes.The complexion is quite yellow, the lips are tight and strong, full of a wild masculine temperament.By the looks of him he would never be over 25 years old.

After Tuoba quietly watched from the sidelines, he already understood in his heart that this person was definitely not a Xixia citizen, and he could understand this just by looking at his appearance and hair.Since the previous generation Xiping Wang Tuoba Deming Bengzu Yuanhao succeeded to the throne, he quickly abolished the Han style and restored the old party system, and issued the famous "baldness order" for the whole people.All adult men must be bald, that is, the hair in the center of the head is shaved, and the hair is scattered around the ears.This is the legacy of the Dangxiang clan. Yuan Hao's move is to show the difference from the Song Dynasty, and to prepare for proclaiming himself emperor in the future.

"Anyone who is still not bald after three days will be killed together." In the face of such a harsh decree, the entire Xixia people became bald.But the person in front of him had hair as usual.If it was a citizen of Xixia, he would have been executed three days after the "bald hair order" was issued four years ago, which would allow him to live to this day.But judging from his appearance and clothing details, he is by no means a Han Chinese in the Song Dynasty.So who is he?Why do you want to call yourself a Xixia citizen?Tuobajing carefully looked at the person in front of him, endless questions arose in his heart.

The man also looked at Tuobajing seriously.Tuobajing, who was dressed in a purple dress amidst the snow-white, looked extraordinarily charming with her slender figure and graceful figure.In addition, the veil-like face scarf hides the fairy beauty, which is vague but not clear, adding a bit of mystery and making people more excited.

Unable to restrain himself, the man also forgot that the two sides were still friends and foes, so he said, "It really looks like a mysterious and elegant purple hibiscus flower."

Tuo Bajing shook his head slightly, and said, "What are you talking about?"

Only then did the man come to his senses, and immediately said with a serious expression: "I wonder if I have the honor to know the lady's name? If I can see her face, I will be grateful."

Tuo Bajing smiled slightly: "You are so rude. Why don't you tell me who you are first? Why are you pretending to be a Western Xia assassin?"

The man was stunned for a moment, he couldn't help becoming vigilant, he looked up and down Tuobajing carefully, and said: "How do you conclude that I am a fake Xixia person? Empty words have no basis, don't talk nonsense!"

Tuo Bajing smiled and said: "You are just bullying the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty who don't know the world's major events. How can you hide it from me? In the eyes of discerning people, your flaws are too obvious, but you just don't know."

The man squinted at Tuobajing coldly, and said: "Don't try to lie to me. If there are flaws, you might as well speak up. If you can't tell, then you are talking nonsense. Why are you bragging about being a discerning person?"

Tuo Bajing was quite amused, the other party actually pretended to be from Xixia in front of her, the eldest princess of Xixia, she really underestimated the heroes of the world.However, the person in front of him seemed to be mature, but in fact his conversation was quite childish.Tuo Bajing smiled slightly and said, "Hehe, if you are a disciple of Xixia, who am I?"

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Inside the Nuanxin Pavilion, sandalwood is clear and clear.

Since Song Renzong had just been frightened by the "Xixia Assassin", he urgently summoned several military ministers to discuss countermeasures.Prime Minister Zhang Shixun and several governors (equivalent to deputy ministers) of the Privy Council (the highest military command center in the Song Dynasty) were summoned late at night.

'Knowing Yanzhou and appeasing envoy of Huanqing Road Economic Strategy' Fan Yong has served in the front line of the military bordering Xixia in recent years. Although he is the highest military officer, he is a civil servant and is not very good at military command. In recent years, Yuan Hao has repeatedly invaded and fought, and Fan Yong has been repeatedly defeated. He is already fearful of the enemy. Hearing such shocking news, he first said: "My lord, this matter must have been done by Yuan Hao.The minister is at the front line, and he knows that this beast is ferocious and vicious, if it is not eradicated as soon as possible, it will be a serious disaster for the confidant.Now that such despicable means are used, the imperial court should retaliate with an eye.In order to get rid of Yuan Hao, it is a great good to use everything to the extreme. "

Fan Zhongyan, a scholar of the Imperial Academy and Governor of the Privy Council, objected: "I don't think Yuan Hao is such a reckless person. I'm afraid there is another mystery behind today's incident."

"Minister of the Ministry of Rites and Governor of the Privy Council" Xia Song didn't think so, and said, "I don't know why Xiwen (Fan Zhongyan's word) came to this conclusion?"

Although seeing Song Renzong, he looked at him suspiciously, waiting for the answer.Fan Zhongyan did not rush, and said: "I was sent as an envoy to Xixia four years ago. At that time, King Deming of Xiping died at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. I went to issue the imperial edict according to the holy will, and re-canonized Yuan Hao as the king of Xiping and set the difficult military festival. Du Envoy. However, Yuan Hao arranged to live in the post house for more than a month on the grounds of being busy with business.

"Later, the minister forced him to meet with thunderbolts, and he completed his mission and was able to return to the court. Judging from the impression left by the minister at that time, Yuan Hao made a decision before making a move, and he would never take action easily without full confidence. There are a lot of doubts about the matter, I can tell with one word, it is definitely not Yuan Hao's doing."

Song Renzong nodded thoughtfully.But Prime Minister Zhang Shixun said: "Master Fan overestimated Yuan Hao, right? From my point of view, Yuan Hao is no more than the generation of owls, and he is not to be feared. What happened tonight is not accidental given his savage nature."

Xia Song also supported Zhang Shixun's opinion, saying: "What Mr. Zhang said is very true, and this minister also has the same opinion."

Song Renzong pondered again, quite uncertain.

Fan Zhongyan hurriedly said again: "My lord, please listen to my minister speak slowly."

Seeing Song Renzong nodding his head, he went on to say: "I have to listen to what Mr. Zhang said, thinking that Mr. Zhang underestimated Yuan Hao. This matter is very important, so we must investigate."

Zhang Shixun didn't think so, and said: "Liang Yuanhao, the leader of the barbarian catkin tribe, what foresight do you have? I'm afraid it's what Master Fan said."

Fan Zhongyan shook his head and said: "No. Looking at what he has done in recent years, he is by no means a man without strategy. First of all, after he succeeded to the throne, he issued a "bald order" to restore the old party system, which made him a national leader for his claim to be emperor. Foreshadowing of similarities and differences; secondly, he ordered Yeli Renrong to abandon the Chinese language and create Xixia characters, which also paved the way for his cultural similarities and differences; then he rebelled from time to time and surrendered to conduct military exploration. After that, he proposed the idea of ​​establishing a country and proclaiming himself emperor. Said, it shows its foresight.

"What's more, Yuan Hao knows the important things and is familiar with the art of war. He is really the generation of tigers and wolves, and he is by no means easy to deal with. When he was the prince, he washed away the decline of his predecessors and defeated Tubo and Uighur in a row. He captured Xiliang all the way. Mansion (now Wuwei, Gansu), Ganzhou (now Zhangye North, Gansu) and other places made the people of the Western Regions famous and fearful. After succeeding to the throne, they continued to use troops to Hexi, winning consecutive battles. They successively captured Guazhou (Anxi, Gansu), Shazhou (Dunhuang, Gansu) and Suzhou (Jiuquan, Gansu) returned to occupy Lanzhou, cutting off the main roads connecting the Western Regions with our court.

"It is also because of his frequent success that Xixia is now bordered by the Yellow River in the east, Yumen Pass in the west (now Xiaofang City in Dunhuang, Gansu Province), Xiaoguan in the south (now Tongxinnan in Ningxia), and the desert in the north, covering more than ten thousand miles. Recently, it has been heard that this son is constructing water conservancy projects, rewarding farming, changing ceremonies, and making new clothes in Xixia territory. It is really not to be taken lightly. With such martial arts and martial arts, how can you be treated like an ordinary leader of the Tibetan tribe?"

These words were resounding, although Zhang Shixun and Xia Song were not yet convinced, Song Renzong already nodded frequently in agreement.After he finished speaking, Song Renzong had already made up his mind, and said: "What Aiqing said is very true. I have already realized something. There is no need to publicize what happened tonight, just ask Zhao Gang to investigate carefully. Fan Yong."

"The minister is here."

"You leave immediately tomorrow, hurry back to Yanzhou as soon as possible, be careful. As soon as the imperial court has a final decision, it will immediately have a decree for you, and then take action. It's getting late, let's go!"

"Yes. My ministers and others respectfully send the holy chariot back to the palace."

Walking out of the palace, Fan Zhongyan looked at the backs of Zhang Shixun and Xia Song going away, couldn't help but look up to the sky, and sighed: "How can a court official look down on his opponent so much? It's really disturbing!"

Before the words were finished, a little northwest wind blew gently again, slowly rolling up the snow on the roofs on both sides, and then flung it down fiercely.This New Year seems destined to be a cold Spring Festival with the northwest wind raging...

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(ps: It’s still the old rule, modify the content of the anti-piracy chapter after 12 o’clock!)