Chapter 1273 Contradictions

Unlike the areas controlled by the Song people, the Qingtang controlled by Dong Yu is now full of contradictions.

Dong Yu is the third son of the sister, and he was a generation of heroes when he was young, but now he is riddled with old age and illness, and his power is gradually taken away by his wife Qiao.

In order to consolidate his power, Qiao's rejected his eldest son Lin Qibi, but he had a hot fight with his stepson Ali Gu, and the Qingtang forces were almost caught by the two.

Ali's bones were originally from the Khotanese people, and he rarely gave Dong Yu from his mother, so he raised him as a son.

In the process of the rise of Ali Gu, Dong Yu's two old ministers, Qingyi Jieguizhang and Wen Xixin, were encroached upon a lot of interests.

Since Ali Gu is not a member of the Shan family, there are many people in the tribe who oppose his power.

Qing Yijie's loyalty to the Ghost Chapter is acceptable, but he is feared by the Qiao family and Ali Gu, and if it is not a special circumstance, he will not be allowed to control the military power again.

And Wen Xixin fell directly to the Great Song Dynasty, found an opportunity to suddenly and secretly left Qingtang City, returned to Michuan, where his clan was located, and even took Dong Yu's parent-child Lin Bibi.

This was a breakthrough victory for Wang Hou in the secret diplomacy of the Qingtang Dynasty, and then the Song people began to support Lin Xiaobi as they did when they supported Dong Yu.

And Qiao's repeated summons were useless, but Dong Yu ignored and even secretly connived, so that Lin Qibi was already in a state of actual semi-independence.

It can be said that Qingtang is now a huge powder keg, with many forces entangled and on the verge of breaking out at any time.

Li Xian now brought his eldest son, the eldest grandson Muzheng, Dong Yu's eldest son, Lin Xiaobi, and the old minister Wen Xixin with a large army, and the army advanced all the way along the Zonggechuan Valley, an important river in the Qingtang Dynasty.

The scenery in this area is a little different from the banks of the Tao River and the Yellow River.

This area is still dominated by animal husbandry, the so-called "good at chasing water and grass, mainly grazing and hunting, and more than grains of food." ”

However, agriculture and agricultural machinery have been introduced, Zongge River "Sichuan is a hundred miles long, Zonghe River runs in it, the banks are all Qiang people's dwellings, and there are pine fences between them, just like Jing Chu. ”

"The rivers are all alive, there is flowing water, and Qiang mostly lives by building houses on the water, and the torrent is rocky."

What made Qingtang really strong was not agriculture and animal husbandry, but commercial trade.

The rise of the Western Xia made the traditional Silk Road seriously threatened, and after taking full control of the Hexi Corridor, the Western Xia began to impose heavy taxes on the transit merchants.

As a result, the caravans and tribute envoys who traveled between the Song Dynasty and the Western Regions had to make a detour to the Qingtang Dynasty and take the old Qinghai road instead.

At that time, there were hundreds of Khotanese and Uighur merchants who came and went to do business in the eastern part of the Qingtang Dynasty.

Hey, I was brought to Qingtang by the elders of Khotan.

After Ali Gu came to power, because he was originally a Khotanese man, he also attached great importance to the maintenance of this trade route.

Hearing that the Khotanese envoys made a detour to the far sea to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty, Ali Gu immediately ordered people to go to Khotan and Gaochang to tell them that if they were willing to go to Gucheng and the Song Dynasty, he was willing to provide protection.

As a result, merchants all tended to trade in Shanzhou, so as to become rich and strong.

Shanzhou is the Xining of later generations, this title is the name of the Tang Dynasty, and now it is the "capital" of the Qingtang Dynasty, and the Song people call it more Qingtang City.

Li Xian looked at the clear rapids and the mills and barley fields that kept appearing, as well as the people who rushed to the side of the road to worship the army, and said to Wen Xixin, who accompanied the march: "Thorn history, this place does not go down to the south of the Yangtze River." ”

Wen Xixin kept looking at Mu Zheng, who was constantly comforting and comforting the people in front of him, and only after hearing the words did he say: "Yes, since the great leader led the clansmen to settle down, Qingtang has relied on the old silk road of Zonggechuan and has become more and more prosperous. ”

"This is the lifeblood of Qingtang."

Zongge River is the name of the Qing Tang people, and in the name of the Song people, this river is called Huangshui.

After Huangshui passes through the Qingtang Dynasty's Lin Jincheng, Qingtang City, Zongge City, Sajinping, and Miaochuan City, it starts from Dongyuguan and reaches the Ningchuan Fort that joins the Yellow River, and it becomes the natural border between the Great Song Dynasty, Qingtang, and Western Xia.

At the confluence of Huangshui and the Yellow River, there is a big city, which has been a contention between the Chinese regime and the Tibetan and Western Regions regimes for thousands of years since the Han Dynasty, which is the famous Jincheng County.

After the Tang Dynasty, the place was occupied by Tubo and became the land of "Xiqiang", until Wang Shao opened the Xi River, and then took it back and named it Hezhou.

This time, the army of the West Road led by Li Xian, except for the Hoan army led by Su Lie, and the cavalry army led by Wang Wenyu, there were some Han Chinese, and most of them were Tibetans.

The Fan people were summoned by Mu Zheng and Yu Longke, but unlike the previous troops, Mu Zheng and Yu Longke only recruited people this time and handed them over to the Song people for unified arrangement, and the intensity of intervention was much stronger than before.

It is precisely because of this that Li Xian dared to face the Huangshui River to the north, recruited Wen Xixin and Lin Bibi in Miaochuan, stationed in Sajinping, and approached the heart of the Qingtang Dynasty.

Nominally, Li Xian came to receive the 130,000 servant army organized by Dong Yu, but in fact, he came to show off his muscles.

Ali Gu immediately dispatched Du Qiao Ah Gong and Qing Yi Jiegui Zhang to lead the army in Zongge City to block Li Xian's way in Zongge City, and let Li Yong, the liaison officer of the Song Dynasty who had come to Qingtang City before, go to negotiate.

After learning that Li Xian had come to receive the servant army, and at the same time came to reward Dong Yu on behalf of the emperor, and after the parade of horses, Ali Gu breathed a sigh of relief and came to meet Li Xian in person.

Li Xian was anti-guest, and set up a luxurious tent in Sajinping, outside Zongge City, and the two sides held a joyful meeting on the prairie.

On the new cashmere blanket is a beautiful solid wood furniture, and on top of it are yellow and white brass cutlery and wine jugs.

Mu Zheng, Yu Longke, Wen Xixin and Lin Xiaobi, dressed in Qingtang national costumes and highly decorated Jinbao silk brocade, sat on both sides of Li Xian.

On the several cases in front of them, there were also all kinds of rare treasures, gold, silver, silk, tea, clothes, and money.

And on the cases in front of Li Xian, there are holy decrees, seals, and ritual vessels. Behind him, all the generals were lined up according to the ranks.

When Ali Gu, under the leadership of his companion Li Yong, came to Sajinping, he felt that this place was worthy of its name for the first time.

Seeing Li Xian sitting upright on the sword in his suit, Ali Gu hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down: "Zhiqing Tang City guards Ali Gu, on behalf of the Qing Tang Sect Brother Miaochuan Zhubu Xifan Chief, Baoshun Army Festival Envoy Dong Yu, knock in front of the Angel Li Taiwei. ”

"Yo?" Li Xian's face was surprised: "There is nothing wrong with this etiquette in the city, and it is also called an authentic way in Chinese." ”

Bypassing the table and helping Ali Gu up: "The name of the city guard, I have heard of it in Xihe for a long time, these people, don't you need me to introduce them more?" ”

Of course not, Mu Zheng and Yu Longke, that is the old opponent of Dong Yu's era, there are fights and peaces in the middle, sometimes they vote for Xia and sometimes they vote for Song, they are wavering, and in the end the situation is stronger than people, and now they have all thrown into the arms of the Great Song Dynasty.

Wen Xixin used to be the most important finance minister of Dong Yu, and the conflict with Ali Gu was that Ali Gu was deprived of the trade rights between Qingtang and the Western Regions.

If possible, Ali Gu even wanted to grasp the trade rights of Qingtang and Da Song in his hands, but unfortunately the reality was very skinny, and Wang Hou learned the news of that operation in advance, helping Wen Xixin escape.

Now the relationship between the two is both prevention and cooperation.

On the surface, business has to make money, but behind the scenes, small actions are continuous, and the assassins on both sides are endless.

Not to mention Lin Qibi, the legal heir of Qingtang.

This is Wen Xixin's letter of surrender to the Song Dynasty in order to repay Wang Hou's life-saving grace, not only successfully escaped himself, but also brought Lin Qibi to Miaochuan and became the nominal leader.

In real history, Lin Qibi was cross-dressed for hunting because of his good sex, and was caught by Ali Gu and sent someone to assassinate Yu Tu.

And now, history has changed dramatically.

The contradiction between the two is absolutely irreconcilable.

Of course, Ali Gu will not be afraid of these people, and said with a smile: "It's all a family, where do you need the Taiwei to introduce you." ”

After saying goodbye to a few people, he finally said to his brother: "Brother, the princess misses you so much. ”

Lin Qibi's face changed: "She hasn't returned to Western Xia yet?" ”

Ali Gu smiled: "She is my brother's bride, and her husband is still here, how can she go back?" But don't worry, if your brother is not here, your brother will definitely help you take care of your sister-in-law. ”

Lin Qibi's face changed greatly: "That slut ......"

Li Xian raised his hand: "Thorn history must not talk nonsense, today is a grand event, and your brothers will talk about family affairs in private." ”

Lin Qibi glared at Ali Gu with hatred, and finally closed his mouth.