1198. The Empress acts
Lee so-sook turned around and walked towards the house.
Before turning around, he only said to everyone: "Let's all retreat!" β
But Zhongsun Xuanting still followed Li Xiushu into the house.
As soon as he entered the room, his eyes swept around the room, and all he saw was the small empty bed.
This made him change color instantly, and exclaimed: "Your Majesty, the prince is ......"
Li Xiushu said: "I was taken away." β
"Then you ......"
Zhongsun Xuan couldn't help but be a little anxious, "Then why did you let them go?" β
Li Xiushu just sneered, her eyes full of anger, "I won't let them go, can I keep them with these people?" β
Zhongsun Xuan Ting was speechless.
Just now, those two masters blocked dozens of masters in Western Xia, making him still have palpitations.
If they can break into the palace, they will naturally be able to rush out. Although Zhongsun Xuan Ting didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that it was impossible for them to keep those four people.
After a long time, he said, "Your Majesty, who are those people?" β
Outside the house, all the Western Xia masters and Yi Weisi soldiers had retreated.
Without Li Xiushu's order, no one dared to make an initiative to pursue Zhao Dongting and the four.
The eight female swordsmen did not enter the house, but fell to their knees outside. This is begging.
It's only been so much time since the last time someone was in the dormitory, and the empress's bedroom was broken into again. In their eyes, this is a dereliction of duty.
Li Xiushu looked at Zhongsun Xuanting, and only said, "Go and announce the Taishi and Dr. Helian!" Helian City and Qu Rujian were also announced. β
Zhongsun Xuanting had no choice but to take the order and walk outside.
Of course, he could realize that it wasn't easy.
And the empress also summoned Zhongsun Qifu, Helian Dong, Helian Cheng, and Qu Rujian, which also seems to be a big move.
After all, these are the few people who are most trusted by the empress in the court now.
They are all royalists.
Less than half an hour later, Zhongsun Xuanting took Zhongsun Qifu, Heliandong and others to Li Xiushu's bedroom.
The eight female sword-guards were still kneeling outside.
After several people entered the house, they knelt down in front of Li Xiushu and saluted.
Li Xiushu didn't even mean to let them get up, she only said with a gloomy face: "In the future, Western Xia and Song will no longer be allies, but mortal enemies!" β
Zhongsun Qifu and the others, who were kneeling on the ground, all changed color when they heard this.
On the way here, they had already heard Zhongsun Xuan Ting talk about what had just happened in the palace.
Zhongsun Qifu suddenly looked up at Li Xiushu and said, "Your Majesty, could it be that these people were sent by the monarch of the Song State just now?" β
Li Xiushu gritted her teeth, "Except for him, who else can there be!" Except for the Song Kingdom, which country can still have such a powerful master of the rivers and lakes! β
"Alas......"
Zhongsun Qifu sighed heavily when he heard this.
He wanted to say that the empress should not have told Emperor Song about giving birth to Li Goxiao, but he didn't say it.
Because it doesn't make any sense to say this kind of thing now, it will add fuel to the fire and make Li Xiushu even more annoyed.
After a moment of silence, he only said: "Your Majesty, then Emperor Song sent someone to kidnap His Highness, did you have any words left?" β
Li Xiushu said: "They say that the bloodline of the Son of Heaven of the Great Song Dynasty can only be raised by the Great Song Dynasty. β
Zhongsun Qifu's eyes were not cloudy, and there was a trace of light in an instant.
The bloodline of the Son of Heaven of the Great Song Dynasty can only be raised by the Great Song Dynasty?
After a long silence, Zhongsun Qifu said: "It seems that the emperor of the Song Kingdom does not want the prince to ascend the throne and become the emperor in our Western Xia......"
Li Xiushu narrowed her eyes slightly, and said meaningfully: "If Xiao takes over the throne in Western Xia, how can he annex our Western Xia?" β
The kneeling few people moved again, and Helian Cheng, Qu Rujian, and Zhongsun Xuan Ting all had angry colors in their eyes.
Zhongsun Qifu sighed indignantly, "Wolf ambition! Wolf ambition! β
Li Xiushu only said: "Master, I Xuan is here, but I don't want you to complain in front of me. Since he sent someone to snatch the emperor away, then I have to find a way to get him to exchange the emperor back. This Western Xia has been revived with great difficulty by all of you and my brother, and it cannot be destroyed again in my hands! I must let Xiao take over the throne of me, so as to protect the Western Xia for thousands of generations. β
Zhongsun Qifu was moved, "The emperor's meaning ......"
Li Xiushu said in a deep voice: "I want to gather the army of the whole country, press the border of the Song State, and let him send Xiao Er back." β
"Your Majesty!"
Hearing this, Helian Dong, who had always been silent beside him, couldn't help but speak, "But right now, our Western Xia doesn't have the strength to fight against the Song Kingdom!" Please think twice! β
Li Xiushu said it categorically, but in their opinion, the empress made this decision impulsively.
And the victory or defeat of the two countries is not determined by who is more angry.
It is an undoubted fact that the national strength of Western Xia is far inferior to that of the Great Song Dynasty, and it will only be a joke to suppress the Song border and coerce the Song Emperor.
Even Zhongsun Qifu said: "Please ask the emperor to make another decision." β
Li Xiushu was furious, and slapped her right hand heavily on the bookcase, "Could it be that our Western Xia can only let Song Guo lead the way like this?" If Xiao Er can't come back, how can he, Zhao Yu, take into account the relationship between me and him and not annex our Western Xia? Now that Dali and the New Song Dynasty have fallen, his wolf ambition has been fully demonstrated! If we don't send troops to attack the Song Dynasty now, we will have to fight with them sooner or later in the Western Xia. Don't you understand this? β
Zhongsun Qifu sighed deeply, "The old minister understands himself. Only in the future, maybe the situation in the world will change. Your Majesty, we can only wait for the opportunity now......"
"Change?"
Li Xiushu sneered, "Song Guo's soldiers are extremely prosperous, what else can change?" Even the Yuan Dynasty was beaten to the ground and sued for peace, what other country could be the opponent of the Song State? β
There was a look of extreme anger in her eyes, "Now that our Western Xia army is attacking the Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty may still have the strength to act when the opportunity arises." After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, our Western Xia will really be difficult to support alone. β
Zhongsun Qifu and the others were silent.
After a long time, Zhongsun Qifu said: "Your Majesty, then there is no room for us to reconcile with the Song Kingdom?" β
Li Xiushu said: "How to reconcile? β
Zhongsun Qifu said: "It is also like the Yuan Dynasty to cut the land and seek peace." The east and west roads of Lizhou were originally the land of the Song Kingdom, and perhaps, we can exchange the east and west roads of Lizhou for the prince. β
Li Xiushu sneered, "The Taishi is too naΓ―ve to think about it. If Zhao Yu was so easily satisfied, how could he send someone to kidnap the emperor first......"
said that she herself sighed deeply, "I only hated that I looked away at the beginning, and I thought that this Zhao Yu would be an amorous person." It turns out that he is also such a ruthless person. β
Zhongsun Qifu said: "It is unlikely that the Emperor of the Song Kingdom will agree, but ...... Lao Chen thought he could always try. We really don't have much chance of winning......"
Even if the Great Song Dynasty has just gone through several battles, its strength is still comparable to that of Western Xia.
This is probably the reason why Helian Cheng and Qu Rujian have never made a sound.
They have all seen the power of the Great Song Forbidden Army.
Li Xiushu was silent, and finally sighed, "That being the case, then let's try it!" β
She is really good at acting, and it can be said that she is seamless. Angry, helpless, all kinds of looks appeared on her face, but even Zhongsun Qifu and He Liandong couldn't see the slightest clue.
Zhongsun Qifu only said again: "Then let's send envoys to the Great Song Dynasty to negotiate?" β
Li Xiushu said: "The emperor was taken captive, my mind is confused, and I can't wait that long." Fly the pigeon directly and send a message to Zhongsun Guge, so that he can prepare for negotiation! β
"The old minister obeys."
Zhongsun Qifu had no choice but to receive his order.
Li Xiushu's eyes looked at Helian Cheng and Qu Rujian again, "Helian Cheng and Qu Rujian listen to orders!" β
"The last general!"
"I order the two of them to train their soldiers diligently from tomorrow, and be ready to send troops to the Song Kingdom at any time!"
"The last will obey!"
There was anger in their eyes, too.
Qu Rujian is a general who is facing Li Xiushu.
The Helian family in Helian City has a direct interest in this matter.
Li Goxiao was "taken captive", and naturally it was impossible to send them to Helian's house to raise them. Their Helian family didn't want to become the most prosperous family in Western Xia because of this.
Li Xiushu waved her hand, "Let's all retreat!" β
Zhongsun Qifu, Helian Dong and others withdrew from her dormitory.
This night, Zhongxing Mansion is secretly destined to be turbulent. I don't know how many people will be unable to sleep because of the empress's sudden decision.
It is impossible to hide that the palace was forcibly broken into by a master.
Li Xiushu deliberately let out her words again, saying that the Great Song Dynasty sent a master to force her to agree to surrender to the Great Song Dynasty.
Those who were loyal to Western Xia were angry about this.
Those who are cautious are worried about whether their families will be implicated in the war between the two countries.
This incident made the future situation of Dexixia suddenly a little blurred.