Li Shou didn't know that Zhi Yunwu was in a hurry to get sick because of the invasion of the four families, and when he saw Zhi Yunwu, the prince of the Han court looked in good spirits.

At this time, Zhi Yunwu is not like Zhi Yanchong twenty years ago, although this young man has been trained in the military camp, but the elegant temperament on his body still overwhelms the heroic factor, after Li Shou went to the palace, the answers between the host and the guest are also in line with diplomatic etiquette, at least on the surface, there is no anger at all.

Zhi Yunwu's performance can't be said to have any flaws, it can be said that he is neither humble nor arrogant, polite and courteous, but An Tahai is beside him, and after reading it, he thinks: "If it is in front of my uncle, this Li Shou is afraid that he will not be able to stand steadily." I, the prince's cousin, is still too literate. This Li Shou is not good-intentioned, why be polite to him! ”

An Tahai thinks like this, it is because Zhi Yanchong can always show a demeanor that ordinary people can't reach on many occasions, so when he compares Zhi Yunwu with his father, he feels that he is insufficient. In fact, as far as the matter in front of him is concerned, Zhe Yunwu's performance is not bad, plus there are ministers of civil and military affairs on both sides, and Ouyang Shi is supporting him, all of them are extraordinary, so Li Shou does not dare to show contempt. However, when he saw that only Ouyang Shi was sitting in Zhi Yunwu's hand, and the others were obviously one level lower than Ouyang Shi, he knew that Yang Yingqi was not there. After a few polite words, he said: "My lord is in Western Xia, and I once told the envoy to visit Yang Xianggong more after he arrives in Tanggu. My envoy this time, in addition to state affairs, also on behalf of my lord to greet Yang Xianggong, I don't know where Yang Xianggong is today? ”

Han Fang replied: "Yang Xiang has other important matters, and he has no time today." Your envoy's wishes, we will convey them. ”

Li Shou sighed, couldn't guess the reason for Yang Yingqi's absence for a while, and after a little groaning, he took out a book and said: "This is my lord's letter to the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and now that the emperor is not there, I will ask the prince of the prison country to make a decision on his behalf." ”

Ouyang Shi Han Fang and the others were dissatisfied when they heard his words, but they were not jealous, so they didn't say anything, and Zhen Yunwu said, "Submit it." I took it from the hand of the attendant and opened it, only to see that there was neither a set of words nor a paragraph on the "national letter", only a series of place names, and the bottom was the seal of the Xia Lord.

Most of these place names Zhi Yunwu knew and knew that they were all Xiabian Walled Cities, frowned, passed the "national letter" to the ministers, and asked Li Shou: "What does this mean?" ”

Li Shou said with a smile: "The list above is the thirty-nine walled cities in Qinfeng, Shaanxi. ”

Zhi Yunwu snorted and said, "I naturally know this, but what are you listing these place names for?" ”

Li Shou said: "The Great Han Dynasty was originally a friendly country, and this is an alliance with our lord before His Majesty the Emperor of the Gui Dynasty ascended the throne. However, among the generals in the northwest of the Guizhou Dynasty, there were arbitrary and domineering people, ignoring the friendship between the two monarchs, and repeatedly intruding on the border of our western dynasty after the alliance between the two countries was signed. These 39 walled cities are all the lost land of my Western Dynasty in the past few years, Li Shou's envoy this time is to ask the prince of the prison country to make friends in the two dynasties, and return these 39 walled cities! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone from Ouyang Shi to the bottom lost their color.

Before and after the Jin soldiers broke through, the Xia people took advantage of the fire to rob and constantly encroach on the northwest territory of the Great Song Dynasty. After the Han Dynasty won the two rivers, Liu Qi and other Xia generals relied on the strength of the Han Dynasty, not only stabilized the border in the northwest, but also continued to advance against the trend, the Xia people were shocked by the prestige of the Han Dynasty and continued to retreat, before the Zhiyan Chong Northern Expedition, the generals of Shaanxi Qin Feng not only recaptured all the land that was swallowed by the Xia people after Jingkang, but even seized some military strategic points that originally belonged to Western Xia. At this time, Li Shou said this, which was tantamount to asking Han Ting to give up the results achieved in the previous years.

An Tahai knew a lot about military aircraft, and after seeing this list, he thought: "What do you say to give it back, but there are many places on this list that have never been lost by the Han army, and these places are often important towns in Shaanxi, big cities like Lanzhou, big towns like Suide, if they are all cut out, where can Qin Feng in Shaanxi defend them?" Looking at Zhen Yunwu, I hope he will flatly refuse.

Ouyang Shi thought: "If before the army goes north, how can little Xixia dare to be so presumptuous?" But today Li Shou is so bold, it is clear that he is deceiving my big man and suffering enemies on all sides, and he is too busy to take care of himself! But he thought: "Although the Xia people are hateful, they also saw our weaknesses before they were ruthless, if we don't agree, I am afraid that they will soon raise troops to attack!" Looking at Zhen Yunwu, he asked him to appease Li Shou.

Chen Zhenghui thought to himself: "Li Shou is so bold! Where is this a request, it is clearly a threat, if he agrees, my Han will lose thousands of miles of territory in the northwest, if this hits the hearts of the people and the army, and the people will float, then the country will not be a country! It's just that if we don't agree to him, if the Xia people really come to attack, where will we have the money to fight the big battle of Western Xia? Looking at Zhen Yunwu, I hope he will handle it carefully.

The ministers present had their own ideas and eyes, but Zhi Yunwu didn't notice it for a while, and after listening to Li Shou's words, he couldn't help but stand up in anger and said, "Bold Li Shou!" Do you want me to cut the soil? ”

Li Shou smiled and said, "How dare Li Shou? The envoy is just an errand runner who has come to give me a message. Whether it is given back or not is up to the prince. I have a general strategy of military and political affairs in Western Xia, the power is in my lord, and the mobilization of military horses depends on the king of Jin. King Jin is irritable, the world knows, whether he has the patience to wait for my reply, but it is difficult to say. Whether the thirty-nine walled cities will be returned or not, please ask the prince to decide as soon as possible. "The implication is that if Han Ting wants to cut the land, he must also cut it early, otherwise Brother Wei's soldiers and horses will not wait for anyone!

Zhi Yunwu was furious, his eyes were like spitting fire, his hand slapped violently, and he was about to speak, Han Fang rushed out of the queue first, threw back the national letter passed to him to Li Shou, and reprimanded: "Li Shou! The Han Dynasty and the Western Xia Dynasty are the genus of the clan, not the Eastern and Western Dynasties. This letter of state does not fit the system! Was Western Xia a barbarian state that didn't even know a little bit about the article? Unexpectedly, such a list of place names is said to be a national letter, and it has been passed out, which makes people laugh! Without waiting for Li Shou to reply, he turned around and said: "Prince, the words and deeds of the envoy of Western Xia are not in accordance with the law of etiquette, and he should be expelled from the palace, make him reflect, and inform the Xia Kingdom, and order the Xia Lord to pass on the order to punish; The national letter is not in line with the system, and it should be returned to the Western Xia Yousi to make another one! ”

At this time, the focus of the problem was whether the land should be cut or not, but Han Fang avoided the important and talked about etiquette lightly, An Tahai and other generals were a little confused when they heard it, but Ouyang Shi said: "What Lord Han said is good!" Come! Expelle this impudent messenger from the temple! ”

Zhi Yunwu was stunned for a moment, and nodded a little blankly. Han Fang immediately turned to Li Shou and said, "Lord Li, please." ”

Li Shou heaved and said: "Li Shou violated etiquette, and after returning to the west, he will be punished by my lord, but the thirty-nine walled cities are related to my Western Xia national defense, and my lord can't do it, and I can't sleep and eat." If the prison kingdom can be returned, my lord will burn incense and worship to thank the great man for his kindness. Although the words seem to be humble, in fact, they imply that the Western Xia is bound to win these 39 walled cities. When he had said this, he bowed and took his leave.