"The child remembered ......"

Li Yuanhao replied with a salute.

It's just that Li Deming's words entered his heart and became a different look.

talents, he only attaches importance to the talents of Daxia.

The Song people are available, not to be taken seriously, and can be killed at any time.

Li Deming didn't know what Li Yuanhao was thinking in his heart, and after he taught Li Yuanhao, he said to Li Yuanhao: "I summoned you secretly this time, because there is a big thing for you to do. ”

Li Yuanhao was shocked when he heard that Li Deming was going to hand over a big matter to him.

Since he suffered a fiasco in Hexi, he has not done a major event for a long time, and now he is particularly in urgent need of a major event to prove himself, and he also urgently needs to do a major event to stabilize his position.

Li Deming stared at Li Yuanhao and said solemnly: "Xia Zhu and Xia Anqi father and son are unreliable, and we have to rely on ourselves at a critical time." The envoy I sent to Liao has returned to Xingqing Mansion.

He told me that the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu had evacuated almost all the troops in the southern border of the Liao State, and fought fiercely with the soldiers and horses of the Song State in Shuohuan Erzhou and Tongtai Pass.

On the Liao land adjacent to my Great Xia, except for Dongshengzhou, where there are heavy troops guarding against the Song people, there are almost no heavy troops in other places.

I want you to lead a team of soldiers and horses and sneak over quietly. ”

When Li Yuanhao heard this, he said with some excitement: "Father is letting the child take the opportunity to rip the soil from Liaodi?" ”

When Great Xia frequently lost territory, taking back a piece of territory can not only revive the confidence of Great Xia, but also stabilize his position, Li Yuanhao is naturally excited.

Seeing that Li Yuanhao was so excited, Li Deming said in a deep voice: "Whether we can tear the soil from Liao or not depends on the outcome of the war between the Song State and the Liao State. If the Song Kingdom wins, we will take the opportunity to follow the Song people to invade the Liao land and cut a piece of meat from the Liao land.

If the Song State is defeated, we will follow the Liao people and invade the Song land.

The Song State was very well defended on the line from Shazhou to Linzhou City.

However, the newly acquired Dongsheng County, Yongbyon Prefecture and other places have very weak defenses.

If the Song State is defeated, you will lead your troops to attack Dongsheng County and Yongbyon Prefecture. ”

Li Yuanhao heard Li Deming's words and nodded decisively.

The Song and Liao kingdoms ate meat, and they drank soup, which was their usual trick in Great Xia.

The Song and Liao countries pinned each other down, and they couldn't spare their troops to resist their soldiers and horses in Great Xia.

Don't look at Kou Ji now leading heavy troops, constantly shouting in the northwest border.

But once there is an accident in the war in the land of Yanyun, the northwest where Kou Ji is located, I am afraid that some soldiers and horses will have to be dispatched to deal with the Liao.

In this way, the Western Xia was given a chance.

Li Yuanhao said excitedly: "Father, how long ......do you have to wait after the child leads the troops over?"

Li Deming said solemnly: "The war between Song and Liao has no results, so you are not allowed to act rashly." ”

The expression on Li Yuanhao's face stiffened slightly, and he asked: "If it is three years and five years, there will be no results?" ”

Li Deming said in a deep voice: "Then wait for them for three years and five years." ”

Li Yuanhao looked stunned.

Li Deming said very seriously: "Now that I am weak in Great Xia, I can't fight head-on with Song and Liao, so I can only profit from it when they contain each other."

My Daxia move is like a chestnut in the fire, so I have to be cautious.

So if they fight for three years and five years, we have to wait for three years and five years. ”

"Three years and five years?!"

Li Yuanhao repeated Li Deming's words and clenched his fists unwillingly.

Seeing this, Li Deming sighed slightly and said, "I know you are not willing to wait for three or five years, but we don't have enough strength, so we can only spend time with them." ”

Li Yuanhao gritted his teeth and nodded.

After being silent for a long time, Li Yuanhao suddenly asked Li Deming, "Father thinks that who will lose the war between the Song State and the Liao State?" ”

Li Deming was slightly stunned and said, "I hope they both lose." ”

"Do you have to choose a side?"

"Liaoguo!"

Li Deming spoke almost without hesitation.

Li Yuanhao glared in disbelief and asked, "Why Liaoguo?" ”

Li Deming squinted his eyes and said: "Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu is already old, once the Liao State is defeated this time, the Song State will definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue, and the Liao State will suffer heavy losses as a result, and the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu will either fight to the death with the Song State when he is dying, or he will collapse."

No matter whether the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu fought to the death with the Song State or collapsed, the power of the Liao State would be weakened to the extreme.

Once the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu died, the Liao State would enter the weakest time in history.

If my Great Xia takes the opportunity to attack cities and plunder land in the territory of Liao, I will definitely cut a lot of meat from Liao. ”

Li Yuanhao was slightly stunned, frowned, and said: "Father, the Song people have a saying that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu was defeated in the hands of the Song State, we don't have much strength to cut meat from the Liao State. ”

Li Deming smiled indifferently: "The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse? Once the camel of the Liao State is emaciated to death, I am afraid that it will fall apart. ”

Li Yuanhao looked puzzled.

Li Deming explained: "Yelu Zongzhen, the crown prince of Liao, is very young now, and once Yelu Longxu of Liao is dead. Yelu Zongzhen, the crown prince of Liao, succeeded to the throne, who can he suppress?

At that time, the eight Khitan departments will go their own way.

It is impossible to raise a heavy army to fight us.

We have a chance to break them one by one.

What's more critical is that Yeluzong's real biological mother, Xiao Yunjin.

She is a restless woman, once Yelu Zongzhen succeeds to the throne, she will definitely rely on her identity to make waves in the territory of Liao.

The eight Khitan tribes are independent, and if they are tossed by her, they will definitely be like a plate of scattered sand.

Hao'er, do you think that our father and son join hands to help the scattered Liao Kingdom? ”

Li Yuanhao heard this time and nodded heavily, "Our father and son are not weaker than anyone. ”

If the Liao State is really reduced to a plate of scattered sand, then there is really nothing to be afraid of.

is also a country born on horseback, Li Yuanhao is very familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of a country born on horseback.

Li Deming heard Li Yuanhao's words and nodded with a smile.

After digesting Li Deming's words, Li Yuanhao continued to ask: "What if the Song State is defeated?" ”

When Li Deming heard this, he sighed slightly, "If the Song State is defeated, we will only take Dongsheng County and Yongbian Prefecture." ”

Li Yuanhao frowned and said, "Why don't you drive straight in?" ”

Li Deming sighed: "Zhao Zhen is still young, and so is Kou Ji. The two of them may make a comeback at any time. No matter how many times they lose, they have a chance to come back. ”

Li Deming has been sending people to pay attention to the movements of all the kings and virtuous ministers around Western Xia.

He knew very well in his heart that Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji were not easy to mess with.

Zhao Zhen grew up in the hands of a woman when he was a child, and he was not like a member of the royal family.

But after getting to know Kou Ji, he gradually became a lot more ruthless.

The Wei Wangfu of the Song State is a special existence in the Song Kingdom.

Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Guangyi, greedy for fame, did not drive them all out.

But after Zhao Zhen recalled the Wei Wangfu to Bianjing City, he personally sent them to the guillotine.

Zhao Zhen is not greedy for fame, his methods are ruthless, and he has the help of virtuous ministers such as Kou Ji.

The Song Kingdom would inevitably prosper under the rule of the two of them.

The previous Song Kingdom was very wealthy, and the later Song Kingdom was even richer.

With the financial resources of the Song State, even if they were defeated three or five times in the hands of the Liao, they would have a chance to make a comeback.

The two of them are still young, and they have a chance to make a comeback.

But Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu is no longer young.

For the rest of the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu's life, being able to defeat the Song State twice was already the limit.

Therefore, the Liao State is easy to provoke, but the Song State is not easy to provoke.

The reason why Li Deming agrees with Xia Zhu's assassination plan is also related to this.

Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji, the two monarchs and ministers, the longer they live, the greater the threat to their neighbors.

Once the Song State defeated the Liao State, how could it allow Daxia to develop silently on the side.

The first emperor born in the Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties confirmed to Li Deming with their actions that once the emperor of the Central Plains sits on the throne, he will never tolerate the existence of strong enemies around him.

But wherever they are within reach, they must rule.

Even where they are within reach, they have to succumb to their forces.

In order for Great Xia to develop, it must not only expand its territory, but also find a way to strangle the strong enemy in the cradle in advance.

"I'm still young!"

Li Yuanhao didn't know Li Deming's thoughts, and when he heard Li Deming talk about the age of Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen, he spoke decisively.

When Li Deming heard this, he laughed, "Not bad...... My son is still young, so I dare to worry about the territory of Liao. ”

Li Yuanhao left the Xixia Palace in the laughter of Li Deming.

After Li Yuanhao left, the smile on Li Deming's face slowly faded.

Li Deming stood alone in the palace hall and whispered to himself, "Silly son, if Kou Ji doesn't die this time, there will be a battle between my Great Xia and the Song Kingdom." Kou Ji will repay this person, my Western Xia calculated the Song Kingdom, and now he is leading heavy troops, and he is constantly enclosing land on the border of my Western Xia, which is forcing my Great Xia to take the initiative to send troops and fight with him.

The Song State deployed hundreds of thousands of heavy troops in the southeast and southwest of our Great Xia.

Kou Ji, Chong Shiheng, Zhu Neng, and Zhe Jiajun, none of them are easy to deal with.

If they poured into my Great Xia together, it was hard to say whether I would be able to stop it.

If I block it, I will continue to survive in Great Xia.

Can't stop it...... Ay......

Letting you leave early with some people is also to save your life. ”

Li Deming can clearly see the situation in Liao and Song, how can he not see the situation in Great Xia.

Kou Ji led the soldiers and horses to constantly enclose land on the border of Great Xia, and Li Deming knew exactly what the purpose was.

Why Kou Ji didn't take the initiative to provoke the war, Li Deming is also clear.

It was precisely because he knew Kou Ji's purpose that Li Deming would have murderous intent towards the Xia family and his son.

In the whole world, Li Deming is the only one who can't see clearly.

That is his favorite son Li Yuanhao.

Because in the eyes of every father, his favorite son is the most perfect.

……

The border of Xiazhou.

Iron Metallurgy.

Kou Ji did not know that danger was approaching step by step, and he was pacing in the iron smelting business, inspecting this large-scale but very simple iron-smelting workshop.

The iron-smelting workshop of the Tangut people is not small, but the means of iron-smelting are very simple.

It's so simple that Ko Ji can't stand it.

"All the good things have been wasted by the Tangut people......"

Kou Ji inspected the iron smelting business and let out a long sigh.

Liu Heng, who followed behind him, laughed in a low voice: "You can't measure the iron-smelting skills of the Xixia people by your iron-smelting skills. In fact, the iron-smelting skills used in the iron-smelting workshops of the Tangut people are no longer inferior to some of the government-run workshops of the Great Song Dynasty.

It's just not as good as your steel forging workshop in Ryan Town. ”

Kou Ji sighed with emotion: "If the iron-smelting skills of the Xixia people catch up with the steel forging workshop in Ruian Town, then wouldn't my hard work over the years be in vain?" ”

Liu Heng was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "What the fourth brother said is right. ”

Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng, "You are a prince of the country, don't follow behind me, pat me on the back, and I won't give you a promotion." ”

Liu Heng said with a smile: "Don't say that I am a prince, even if I am crowned the prince, you are still my fourth brother, and you still have to shoot the sycophants." ”

Kou Ji snorted twice, "Nothing to do, be courteous or steal......"

Liu Heng smiled dryly.

Kou Ji instructed: "You find someone to clean up this big workshop, you can screen one or two of the craftsmen inside, keep everything that can be kept, and send everything that can't be left to Ming Ho to be used as coolies."

I just sent 1,000 Liao prisoners, and Ming Ho sent people to me again and again, saying that I had evacuated the prisoners who built the city, and his city could not be built. ”

Liu Heng said with a smile and a smile: "Ming Ho is also to complete the errand you gave him. ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "If he hadn't been for official business, I would have dismissed him a long time ago." ”

Speaking of this, Kou Ji seemed to think of something again, looked at Liu Heng and said, "What about that mallet?" ”

Liu Heng hurriedly said: "Wait outside the gate." ”

Kou Ji snorted coldly, "Call him in." ”

Liu Heng instructed his relatives to follow him.

The relatives left the iron smelting business in a hurry, and not long after, he led a big man with a big waist and a round face, and entered the iron smelting business.

The man had a big beard and a scar on his face, and he looked very strong and terrifying.

Some young children, when they saw him, were probably scared and couldn't sleep.

But it was such a fierce and vicious man, and when he came to Kou Ji, he was cautious like a mouse.

After the man arrived, Kou Ji stared at the man up and down, and said coldly: "The appearance is quite scary, no wonder someone asked you to urge the king of Hades." ”

The man hung his head and didn't dare to say a word.

Kou Ji asked in a cold voice, "You are Cui Liang?" ”

The man hung his head and said in a low voice: "Humble duty...... The humble position is Cui ...... Cui Liang ......"

"Be louder, haven't you eaten?"

Liu Heng shouted angrily after Cui Liang's voice landed.

Cui Liang was startled, shivering all over, and the fat on his body trembled.

Cui Liang raised his head and said in a bit of a panic: "The humble position is Cui Liang." ”

This time, he spoke significantly louder than the last time.

Seeing this, Kou Ji frowned and said, "You are in the northwest, your reputation is not small, you can stop children crying at night, why are you so unbearable?" A manly man, standing up to the sky, doing something wrong, just taking responsibility, what does it look like to cower. ”