Ouyang Xiu, as the main envoy, was the only envoy in the mission, and this time the Great Song Dynasty sent an envoy to Western Xia, and he was the only one Wenchen, except for him, there was only a powerless scholar left, and the others were all Lu Shu riders in the guard.

Ouyang Xiu, who was originally casual and chic, ran all the way after leaving Beijing City, as a civil servant, he could travel day and night for three days in a row, which really made the cavalry feel incredible, and what made them feel incredible was that in the next few days, Ouyang Xiu basically spent the night in the carriage, and the carriage of the Great Song Dynasty drove smoothly on the concrete floor, and Ouyang Xiu was trying to supplement his sleep for the past three days.

When he arrived at Xiping Mansion, Di Qing looked at Ouyang Xiu, who was in good spirits, in a daze, he really couldn't imagine why Ouyang Xiu came so quickly......

If it was just the cavalry who came day and night, this Ouyang Xiu was an authentic Wenchen, even if he could ride a horse, it would be impossible for him to gallop so fast, otherwise his thighs would be worn out, how could he have such a calm and relaxed appearance?

Facing Di Qing's surprise, Ouyang Xiu laughed and said, "Why is Han Chen surprised? Can't a civilian official be as fast as the back army in your hands? Don't underestimate me! ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, Uncle Yong has worked hard, hurry up and enter the account to talk ......"

Ouyang Xiu was a little surprised, he didn't expect that Di Qing's so-called entry was really a tent, since he took Xiping Mansion, Di Qing had been living in a tent, and even the White Tiger Festival Hall was in a tent, and he had not moved to the palace of Xiping Mansion, which was quite difficult.

Because he was the commander of the first army and the commander of the Great Song Dynasty's Western Expedition, Di Qing naturally sat on the top, and as soon as he sat down, Di Qing said: "I didn't expect Uncle Yong's riding skills to be so good, I am afraid that he is outstanding among the ministers, and this time he needs our cooperation to envoy Xixia?" ”

Ouyang Xiu, who had just sat down, smiled bitterly and pointed to the tea bowl and said, "Hanchen, don't worry, wait for me to drink a cup of tea...... ”

Di Qing said with a smile: "This bamboo leaf green is only available to you, I can't bear it myself, but when it comes to relieving the heat, mung bean soup is the most refreshing, a bowl of belly, the heat is all gone!" The officers and men in the army use this as a treasure to beat the heat! ”

Ouyang Xiu pointed at Di Qing and said with a smile: "Why not have this good product in the morning?" Seeing that Di Qing was about to call someone, Ouyang Xiu hurriedly stopped: "Don't be in a hurry, wait for me to read the emperor's order, and it's not too late to go up!" ”

After finishing speaking, he straightened the clothes on his body, stood up and pulled out the bright yellow holy decree from his sleeve: "Di Qing, the general of the Western Expedition!" My secret decree will be burned immediately after reading. The army of the Western Expedition regained the land of the Sixteen Guards to Gongwei, and the army of the Western Expedition gathered on the side of Xiping Mansion, surrounded the land of several states of Xingqing Mansion, forming a joint encirclement, and not to escape the enemy army, if Ouyang Xiu succeeded, he would rest, and if the party was cheating, he would lead the army to attack it! Be sure to use the power of thunder to deter it and put pressure on the party members! ”

After Ouyang Xiu finished reading, Di Qing was shocked, he always felt that the official family was preparing to encroach on Western Xia, and even the Western Xia people thought so, but now it seems that this is not the case at all.

Di Qing looked at Ouyang Xiu blankly and said, "Where did the official family come from?" It doesn't seem that all the sixteen guards have been transferred, either in the border of Beiping Mansion, or in the army, but there are no sixteen guards in the country......"

Ouyang Xiu showed an emotional expression, looked at Di Qing and said with a smile: "This is Your Majesty's foresight, I can't wait!" Hanchen, have you forgotten that our Great Song Dynasty was changed from conscription to conscription? ”

A simple sentence made Di Qingmao pause, that's right! The Great Song Dynasty was originally a recruitment, but it was insisted on by the official family to change to a method of combining conscription and recruitment, with a four-year campaign and an eight-year recruitment!

This was implemented before the Northern Expedition of Yanyun in the Great Song Dynasty, and now it seems that there are not 300,000 but 200,000 retired forbidden troops that have been accumulated, they are all veterans in the army, some retired early, but most of them have experienced the battle of Yanyun, and the rest are later, basically picking up weapons can be armed to fight!

As long as the official decree is issued, and the local officials are recruited according to the list, soon a well-trained and well-equipped army of two or three hundred thousand will appear, some of these people are forbidden troops, and some are sixteen guards.

Lighting the candle, Di Qing burned Zhao Zhen's secret decree and said, "So the official family plans to fight a decisive battle with the Tangut people?" ”

Picking up the ashes on the table, Ouyang Xiu nodded slightly and said: "Your Majesty thinks that the battle of the Western Expedition has dragged on for too long, if it really cannibalizes, although it is more secure, how much time and money has been paid by my Great Song Dynasty?" If you take the Western Xia as soon as possible, you can rebuild the Western Loop as soon as possible, open the Hexi Corridor, and connect the ancient Silk Road. My Great Song Dynasty's foreign trade is mostly by sea, if it can connect the Western Regions it will be more secure, don't forget that although the sea route is wide, but there are many accidents, if you take the Western Xia, I Great Song Dynasty merchants can go out of the Yumen Pass, and the Western Regions, even the Great Food, Great Qin and other countries to trade. ”

Di Qing nodded slightly, this is true, but all the prerequisites must be based on the smooth pacification of Western Xia and the return to the Great Song Dynasty, the current Western Xia has not much land, the front set in the north was taken by the Liao, the state capital in the south fell into the hands of the Great Song Dynasty, the west was taken by the Qingtang Coalition Army and the Western Route Army of the Great Song Dynasty, and even the gateway to Xingqing Mansion, Xiping Mansion, fell into the hands of the Great Song Dynasty, what else did the Western Xia take to fight with the Great Song Dynasty?

Looking at the ashes floating in the air, Di Qing had to admit that the official family was much stronger than himself, the marshal of the Western Expeditionary Army, in the control of the general situation, and most importantly, he could meet the situation of the lack of troops in the Great Song Dynasty as soon as possible, and find hope from those retired soldiers, to be honest, Di Qing believed that as long as he was in the army, he hoped to be recruited by the imperial court again.

"How long does it take for the official family to transfer troops?"

Facing Di Qing's question, Ouyang Xiu took a sip of the mung bean soup he had just served and said, "Ten days if it's fast, and half a month if it's slow, you also know that this is already the fastest speed!" ”

Di Qing raised his head slightly and said, "Yes!" That Uncle Yong is waiting for the arrival of the army before going to Xingqing Mansion, so I will settle down for you first, and I have worked hard all the way! ”

Ouyang Xiu shook his head and said, "No! After drinking these, I went to Xingqing Mansion to buy time for the arrival of the army! ”

"What?! Before the army arrives, I must not move, and there is no army behind you, how can you be safe! ”

Ouyang Xiu smiled: "What's so difficult about this? The old man held His Majesty's letter in his hand, holding high the Great Song Festival, and if he dared to touch me, he would be humiliated, and the extinction of the dead race would be in front of him! Your Majesty said that if I sacrifice my life for the country, I will use the party and my family to bury me, so why do I have regrets? ”

Di Qing's lips were dry, he didn't expect the official family's guarantee to Ouyang Xiu to be like this, and the family's life was enough to go down in history, no wonder Ouyang Xiu came so chic, and he said it so chic......