In the autumn of 1686, Liu Qi moved his troops to the north after pacifying the southwestern territory of Western Xia, and at the same time, pacified the Yelu Yujian Department and Wang Xuanbu in northern Shaanxi, as well as the Quduan Department in the area of Jingsai Junsi to pacify the returned tribes, and also opened to Zhongxingfu together, and joined forces with Xiao Tienu under the siege, and since then, Zhongxingfu, the capital of Western Xia, has become a completely isolated city. In such a situation, even if there is a century-old foundation, it is difficult to save people's hearts. Before the arrival of winter, Zhongxing Mansion, which had been besieged for more than a year, was finally breached, and Xiao Tienu won the victory of the Beijing Division, the whole country rejoiced, and the Southern Song Dynasty was shocked.

As soon as Xiao Tienu broke through the summer capital, he immediately ordered Yansong to enter the east with the power of the northwest, out of Huazhou, and Tunluoyang; ordered Liu Xi to gather in Ma Longxi and watch for Minzhou; ordered Li Yanxian to move to Qinzhou and gather grain and grass; Ordered Yelu Yu to see the south, and ate in Fengxiang. Hanzhong Wang Shu, Fengzhou Wu Jue, and Minzhou Wu Lu received Xiao Tienu's surrender document at the same time, which clearly stated that after their surrender, their meritorious service could be compared with that of the famous ministers and generals of the Han Dynasty. Several main forces of the Western Xia have not moved, and the momentum of the southern invasion has been completed.

The people of the Northwest Song Dynasty were panicked, and there were countless scholars and doctors and big businessmen in Hanzhong Bashu, and the news reached Jiankang, and many ministers with weak hearts felt that Erchuan was difficult to protect, and complained that Yue Fei's northward march was inopportune and caused such a big disaster! Zhao Gou summoned the ministers to discuss the matter, and all the ministers frowned, Zhao Dingyin said: "The ministers don't know about the military, and when I see that Han Shizhong has entered the industry and has not left the water division, why not call him to ask." ”

Zhao Gou immediately summoned Han Shizhong, showed him the news obtained by the privy council and the military department, and asked him for his opinion, Han Shizhong looked at Qin Hui who shook his head and lamented, and looked at Zhao Ding who was full of anxiety, and said with a smile: "It's okay in the northwest, Xiao Tienu is pretentious!" ”

Zhao Gou was very strange, and was busy asking, Han Shizhong said: "The art of war is false, but it is real, and the truth is false, Xiao Tienu is good at using strange soldiers, if he really wants to come, he will definitely fight without declaring it, and attack without telling him." Is it to make such a big noise now so that we can take precautions? Otherwise! I think that most of the Han army's northwest road is running out of money and food at the moment, and now it is put on this posture to inspire people, so that the northwest soldiers can focus on the war or future and forget the current predicament for a while; The second is an attempt to make us surrender without a fight. Now there is a king in Han, Yunwen, Yunwu, and reconciles the army and the people; The Wu brothers of Min and Feng have a deep understanding of the northwest military aircraft, geography, and human feelings, and can win the hearts of soldiers. Xiao has no power to invade the south, and my Great Song Dynasty has the ability to defend the country, so I know that the northwest must be fine, as long as the king, Wu and others are ordered to rectify the border defense and be careful in everything, Your Majesty can sit back and relax. ”

Zhao Ding was overjoyed when he heard this, Qin Hui disagreed, and Zhao Gou was skeptical. After Han Shizhong retreated, Zhao Gou ordered a decree to appease Wang Shu, the Wu brothers and a cadre of frontier soldiers, and at the same time sent important ministers to Hanjing to congratulate him, and presented the year's New Year's coins in advance.

While the Southern Dynasty was in a hurry, the Northern Dynasty was a sheng song.

Yang Yingqi ordered to change Zhongxing Mansion to Yinchuan Mansion, and Xiliang Mansion, Xuanhua Mansion and other former Western Xia southwest and northwest prefecture territories, and for Ganlong Road, transfer Deng Su to the main government, most of the east of the Yellow River into Shaanxi Road, and proposed to split the eastern part of Qinfeng to Shaanxi, and split the western part of Qinfeng to Ganlong, so as to manage, please ask the Yuan National Assembly for approval. In addition, from now on, the system and government decrees north of the Wei River in Shaanxi will be changed from a wartime mechanism to a normal administration within half a year.

At this time, Zhao Gou's New Year's coin came in advance, and Zhi Yanchong was immediately transferred to the northwest to reward the three armies, and the meritorious soldiers were promoted and rewarded.

As soon as the frontier became the hinterland, there was a move of civil advancement and military retreat, this case started from Liaoyang Mansion, to Hedong, to Hebei, to Shandong, and then to Monan, Yunzhong is all so, it can be said that it has become the consensus of the military and people of the Han Empire, and Cao Guangbi made a good start when he withdrew from Hedong cleanly. Therefore, when the proposal of the reform of the administrative region and the proposal of the Xiao family to be crowned king were transmitted to the northwest together, Xiao Tienu did not dare to have any opinions on the former, but at the same time as the proposal of the king, there was also a private letter from Yang Yingqi, in which he and several brothers jointly signed a letter, and publicized the covenant of "whether to be crowned king" that the brothers had "privately said before" to the world. After Xiao Tienu got the letter, he was furious, and he didn't speak well to others, so he only pointed in the direction of Jingshi in front of Lu Yanlun and scolded: "What was agreed before, what is not the king!" When did I tell you about this bullshit agreement! ”

He looked at Lu Yanlun, Lu Yanlun didn't dare to speak, and after a while, he asked, "Didn't the sixth general make an appointment with other generals?" In front of Xiao Tienu, he was called the sixth general, and the other "generals" who could be tied with him were naturally Yang Kaiyuan, Yang Yingqi and others. Xiao Tienu is now the generalissimo, but a few cronies such as the sick still retain the title of "six generals" in informal occasions.

Xiao Tienu snorted: "No! At least I didn't! The fourth and fifth children have never mentioned this to me, I think most of them were made by the seventh child himself! ”

He pondered for a long time and said: "It's not right that the seventh general didn't say hello to the sixth general first, but if the sixth general can publicize this agreement with several generals, it will be good for the country and the six generals." ”

As soon as Xiao Tienu heard this, his stiff face twitched twice, and he pointed to his sick nose and scolded: "Who are you!" actually spoke for Lao Qi! If it had been someone else, I would have dragged you down and beaten you to death! ”

He said: "Sixth General, it's okay if you kill me, but in the current situation, you can't join forces with the Seventh General." ”

Xiao Tienu was furious, touched the handle of the knife, and then let go, and caught a glimpse of a weapon rack standing next to him, with a military stick on the shelf, so he rushed over and pulled it out, and beat him wildly, scolding while fighting, and did not resist or run away from the disease, turned his back to let Xiao Tienu fight, Xiao Tienu fought for a while, his anger subsided slightly, he lost the military stick, and sat down on the white tiger skin chair and gasped for breath.

Lu Yanlun knew Xiao Tienu's temperament very well, and knew that he beat and scolded him to his face, that is, his trust in planting and getting sick was still undiminished, and he just lost his temper just now, and said in his heart: "Wait for me to persuade him, and be a peacemaker, it can be regarded as selling a favor of a golden hook." It was only when Xiao Tienu's breathing gradually calmed down and he knew that his anger had subsided, so he dared to step forward and say, "Sixth General, you are wrong to blame Brother Seed." Brother Seed is actually completely thinking about the six generals. ”

Xiao Tienu glanced sideways and snorted, "How can he think about me? ”

Lu Yanlun said: "This matter is really the treachery of the Seventh General...... That one...... Scheme, he did this to force the six generals to have to join him on the table! ”

Xiao Tienu sneered: "If I don't co-sign with him, what can he do to me?" ”

Lu Yanlun said: "What the six generals don't want to do, no one in the world can force the six generals to do, it's just ...... It's just that in case several other generals are all joint, and only six generals are missing, then ...... Won't the six generals cut themselves off from their brothers when the time comes? ”

Xiao Tienu sneered: "If I don't list, the fourth will not move, at most the third will help the seventh, and the fifth will look at the face of the third and seventh, and maybe agree." But to say that they cut their robes with me because of this matter, it will not be broken! ”

Lu Yanlun said: "But after all, this matter has been revealed to the world, and everyone in the world believes it to be true, even if it is us, it is not until the sixth general says it that it is false!" The false words of the seventh general have won the reputation of humility for several generals, including the sixth general, and now if the sixth general openly says that he has not done so, I am afraid that he will fail the expectations of the world. ”

Xiao Tienu laughed and said, "People in the world, people in the world!" Vast ants, whatever they do! ”

Lu Yanlun hurriedly responded: "Yes, yes." He added: "It's just that not only the people of the world praise this matter, but even in His Majesty's heart, most of them are very happy." ”

"Not really." Xiao Tienu said: "Don't you see that this time I pacified Western Xia, and my eldest brother ordered me to be appointed as the king of Qin?" My second brother is the king of Zhao, why can't I be the king of Qin? My merits, if not overpowered, are at least not smaller than him! ”

Lu Yanlun hurriedly said: "Yes, yes." But ......"

Xiao Tienu asked, "But what?" ”

Lu Yanlun said: "However, the proposal that the Seventh General affirmed before that he would not be crowned a king, His Majesty will naturally not be unaware. Since you know it, and you don't object to it, why did you bring it up again this time? And ......"

Before Lu Yanlun finished speaking, Xiao Tienu had already smiled and said, "You don't know!" Am I like the other brothers? Don't you see my eldest brother adding me as the generalissimo? If others can't seal it, I may not be able to seal it! ”

When Lu Yanlun heard this, he couldn't speak anymore for a while, and said: "The proposal of whether to be crowned a king is from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the proposal to be crowned a king comes from His Majesty, the difference between this is a concern; His Majesty ordered to discuss the king, when the Ministry of Rites discussed, and then submitted to the Yuan National Assembly for discussion, and then signed and canonized, when the six generals resigned it is not too late, this is a normal way, but now the Ministry of Rites and the Yuan National Assembly have not agreed, but let the northwest discuss first - this is not a real discussion, but I hope that the six generals can take the initiative to resign, which is two concerns; His Majesty still proposed to seal the six generals after knowing that the seven generals were not crowned kings, which was not only a fulfillment of the contract, but also a brother's affection for his brother, this is called brother and friend, the six generals have been on the table since the resignation, in order to help the country's major affairs, to eliminate the potential danger of the world, this is called Brother Gong - if His Majesty has been friends and the six generals are disrespectful, I am afraid that the matter of sealing the king may not be able to be done, and the disaster has been buried under the Xiao wall! Here are three things to worry about! Since the six generals can ignore the mouths of the people in the world, why can't they see through the false name of this prince? ”

It's not that Xiao Tienu doesn't understand the truth of getting sick and Lu Yanlun, but when some things come to an end, the authorities always have something to hide. After receiving the news, Xiao Tienu did not openly lose his temper in front of the generals, but only let Lu Yanlun know that this was the reason why he still retained three points of sanity in anger. At this time, his temper also broke out, and the person calmed down, so he raised his hand a little weakly and said to Lu Yanlun: "Help me draft a letter." Tell the eldest brother, it doesn't matter what happens to me, what matters is how to make him an emperor through the ages! You can think about how to phrase it, just use the tone I usually talk to my eldest brother, don't be too elegant. After the drafting, hand it over to me for drawing. ”

After Lu came out, Lu Yanlun's forehead was covered with cold sweat, wiped and wiped, and whispered: "The prestige of the sixth general is getting stronger and stronger, and it is only the general that you dare to contradict him like this." Laughing and not answering, Lu Yanlun said again: "The seventh general is really, and he agreed to do such a big thing as 'whether he is born or not to be crowned king', and he actually came to cut it first and then play, and he didn't discuss it with the sixth general in advance, and he couldn't complain that the sixth general was angry." ”

He glanced at him and sneered, "Discuss? How to negotiate? Is it useful to discuss it? The sleeve that was holding the golden hook flicked and walked away.