The 100,000-strong army was annihilated, the Iron Harrier was destroyed, and the emperor was captured.

There are already many contradictions between the eight major tribes and the seventy-two small tribes, otherwise there would not have been the Mili Department to destroy the Fine Seal Department with the help of the power of the Great Song Dynasty. The reason why there are many contradictions, and the ability to have a strong military force that can fight with the Great Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years, the most important thing is that the powerful imperial power and the powerful army suppress the major tribes to the death, and once they resist, they will be brutally suppressed, so that the tribes dare not speak out.

Now the 50,000 cavalry of Shuofang was destroyed, the 100,000 iron cavalry led by Li Chage, the king of Jin, the 100,000 army led by His Majesty the Emperor, and the iron harrier that existed like a nightmare above the heads of the eight tribes was destroyed. In this case, the army controlled by the Western Xia court was no longer enough to suppress the major tribes. In the face of the strong military pressure of the Song army, self-protection is a problem, how to suppress the eight tribes.

The Milly Department destroyed the Fine Seal Department, although there are still tens of thousands of people from the Fine Seal Tribe, but it is already in name only, and the Milly Department is also semi-independent. These things, the Western Xia court has already suppressed by force, and it is unthinkable to acquiesce in the occurrence of such things.

It is a trivial matter that the major tribes are ready to move, and the biggest crisis is in Xingqing Mansion, and the contradiction between Li Renli, the king of Shu, and Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, is to the extreme, and it may break out at any time.

Li Renli, the king of Shu, controls the defense of Xingqing Mansion, holds heavy troops, and has the support of the noble royal family, while Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, has been planning for many years, and has the support of the queen Yelu Nanxian, and stands at the highest point of public opinion, controlling the imperial city, and there are 30,000 warriors outside the city to support, and the power is above the king of Shu, and the battle between the two sides is extremely dangerous, as if the ammunition depot may explode at any time. Now it can be said that the contradiction is on the verge of breaking out, depending on where the fuse is.

Empress Yelu Nanxian and Pu King Li Renzhong insisted that the crown prince Li Ren'ai ascend the throne to inherit the throne, and Li Renli, the king of Shu, and the royal nobles supported Li Renxiao, and received the support of the Tuoba army.

Great war, civil war, this is not what Li Renli, the king of Shu, wants to see, nor is it what Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, wants, to put it bluntly, once there is internal fighting, then it is definitely a lose-lose, I am afraid that the Western Xia really wants to have an empty army, and when facing the invasion of the Song army, it should destroy the country.

Whether it is Li Renli, the king of Shu, or Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, they don't want the Western Xia to perish, once the Western Xia is destroyed, then it will be a fart for them! Isn't fighting for it just to be the emperor of Western Xia, without Western Xia, what throne can be fought for?

The eight tribes of Tuoba Clan, Xifeng Clan, Fei Ting Clan, Xiang Li Clan, Pochao Clan, Ye Li Clan, Mili Clan, and Wuzang Clan have long stood in line, although it is not enough to say that they are fighting each other, but the contradictions between the tribes have been hundreds of years, how can they be safe and sound at this time, friction is a normal thing.

The Tuoba clan, the fine Feng clan, the Fei Ting clan, the Pochao clan, and the Wuzang clan resolutely stood on the side of Li Renli, the king of Shu, but the fine Feng clan had already existed in name only, but their total strength was the largest bundled together of more than 170,000, and the Li clan, the Mili clan, and the Yeli clan followed closely behind Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, with a total strength of less than 100,000. On the surface, Li Renli, the king of Shu, has an absolute advantage, but in fact, Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, has the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty behind him, especially the border of the Zhejia army, which can be covered and killed at any time.

Generally speaking, Li Renli, the king of Shu, and Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, should be said to be equal, and it is difficult for anyone to say that they have the absolute upper hand, in this case, no one is willing to take the initiative to provoke a war, after all, no one can bear the end of destroying the country.

Empress Yelu Nanxian always thought that Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, was on her side and was her loyal lackey, but now that Emperor Li Qianshun was captured by the Song army, this guy showed his fangs and began to be a little self-reliant.

Can you let others sleep soundly on the side of the couch? Yelu Nanxian has been planning for so many years, how could he give up the imperial power? After so many years, how could he easily give up the imperial power?

At this time, Queen Yelu Nanxian was very glad that she did not let Xiao Zixuan go back to the Great Song Dynasty, otherwise there would not even be anyone to talk to.

Yelu Nanxian said to Xiao Zixuan: "The mourning family didn't let you go back to Jingzhao Mansion to find Liu Zhenglong, will you blame the mourning family?" ”

"No, why blame?" Xiao Zixuan muttered: "Now that the undercurrent of Xingqing Mansion is surging, how can I leave Niangniang easily, besides, at this most critical moment, I can still help if I stay, if I go to Jingzhao Mansion, I can only compete with those women for favor." ”

When he heard that women were competing for favor, Queen Yelu Nanxian's face became ugly, all along, Li Qianshun had been guarding himself and not allowing himself to grasp military power, so that at this most critical moment, there were no soldiers around him, how to fight against Li Renli, King of Shu, and Li Renzhong, King of Pu. Originally, Liu Zhenglong could also be used as a barrier for himself, after all, there were wonderful moments. But Li Qingluo, the daughter of Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, gave birth to a son to Liu Zhenglong, what advantage does she have in this situation?

No wonder Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, dared to fight against himself, it turned out to be because of Li Qingluo's existence. At this time, Empress Yelu Nanxian said a little dejectedly: "Could it be that the mourning family has given up so many years of hard work because of a Li Qingluo, and it is not possible to give way to the bastard Li Renzhong, the king of Pu?" ”

"Niangniang, there are no absolutes, Liu Zhenglong is definitely not the kind of person who can be reversed by a woman, this kind of hero is very assertive, strategic, ambitious, not a woman can change." Xiao Zixuan organized the language and said: "Niangniang, I have a way to solve this problem and let King Pu obediently work for you, of course, the premise is that you can't cross the river and tear down the bridge to get rid of him, in that case Liu Zhenglong will not agree." ”

"If you have any ideas, just say it, it's a big deal to let King Pu be a rich prince afterwards." For Queen Yelu Nanxian, as long as she keeps her son's throne and keeps her position, there is no need to kill them all, of course, Li Renli, the king of Shu, must die.

"Li Mengluo, the slave maid is willing to accompany Princess Mengluo to the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, after all, Your Majesty was captured, both public and private, and the queen should send someone to see how to redeem His Majesty and King Jin, of course, this is just a gesture, the most important thing is to reach an agreement with Liu Zhenglong to ensure that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne smoothly."

Xiao Zixuan knew that this was her only chance to leave Western Xia, otherwise the queen would not let her go, don't look at the verbal agreement with that Yan Shun before, it was actually useless.

"However, Monroe is only fifteen years old." This excuse is obviously absurd, she was only fifteen when she gave birth to Li Renai, and Queen Yelu Nanxian knew that Xiao Zixuan wanted to leave, and she also knew that she couldn't keep it, but she was a little unwilling, she said quietly: "Can you solve the problem, will the royal family raise it against it." ”

"The royal family can't wait for His Majesty and King Jin to return?" Seeing that Empress Yelu Nanxian acquiesced, Xiao Zixuan couldn't help but secretly rejoice, and she finally showed a long-lost smile when she was overjoyed, and she continued: "First of all, we need the Great Song Dynasty to inherit His Royal Highness the Crown Prince diplomatically to ascend the throne, after all, the Liao State has almost collapsed, and the recognition of the Great Song Dynasty is very important." Secondly, the forces of Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, can't bear Li Renli, the king of Shu, once he doesn't have the support of the Song army, he can only obediently obey you, otherwise he is destined to be eradicated. Now it's up to us to show what kind of sincerity we show to convince Da Song and persuade Liu Zhenglong, this guy is the master who doesn't see rabbits and doesn't spread wild, after all, we blackmailed them five million in the front, Liu Zhenglong will definitely open his mouth. ”

These queens Yelu Nanxian have thought of it, Liu Zhenglong has a great appetite, and he has experienced, it is far from enough to just send Princess Yunluo, but what conditions will this man not refuse? She asked: "What conditions do you say we should offer, remember that the premise is that we are poor, and the money will never be given, and the money given before will not be returned." ”

"The last thing that man lacks is money, and he definitely won't ask for money." Xiao Zixuan pondered for a long time and then said: "War horses, horse farms, land, minerals. ”

"You can promise, let him mention the specific number, and I'll look at the deletion when the time comes." Yelu Nanxian really didn't know what the numbers were appropriate, after all, these had always been controlled by Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, and she had no concept of her own.

Seeing Xiao Zixuan leaving, Yelu Nanxian felt a little haggard, she knew that Xiao Zixuan would not come back, as for Liu Zhenglong, would he be interested in the 'Queen Mother', after all, he is not young anymore, he can't afford time, and he will be old in a few years, will he still be or?

Queen Yelu Nanxian was anxious, and Li Renli, the king of Shu, was not much better, he knew that the queen and King Pu had signs of stiffness, but what about this? The emperor and the king of Jin were all captured by the Song army, and now that the queen and crown prince are here, how can they plot to usurp the throne? In that case, the royal family and nobles would not agree, and besides, how could King Pu, who had the support of the Song army, be so easy to deal with?

The strategist did not hide the clouds and seemed to know what King Shu was thinking, and he said confidently: "The reason why King Pu is so aggressive is mainly because of the support of the Song army, if you remove this link, where is your opponent, Lord Wang?" ”

"But this link can't be removed, King Pu's daughter gave birth to a son to Liu Zhenglong, in this case, how can you not help King Pu?" Li Renli, the king of Shu, thought about making peace with the Great Song Dynasty, but he couldn't get around Liu Zhenglong no matter what.

"Lord Wang, we can use the power of the Jin State, and in the future, Western Xia will be a vassal to the Jin State, just like the Liao State did before, in exchange for the support of the Jin State. Jin Guotie is brave and good at fighting, and he can definitely suppress the Song army. ”

This idea is good, but if the Jin State can annex the Liao State, doesn't it have any idea about Western Xia? Li Renli, the king of Shu, was really reluctant to lure the wolf into the room, but now he had no better way, so he said helplessly: "Okay, please take a trip." When the Jin State attacked the Song State, our Great Xia could contain the most elite Western Army of the Song State on the Western Front. ”

"Then I'll go and prepare." Wu Zangyun went down happily, he knew that as long as King Shu ascended the throne, he would be a minister who supported the establishment and would definitely be reused.

Pressing the treasure in the unknown Jin country, this is obviously not the style of Li Renli, the king of Shu, he is now secretly dispatching troops to make the worst plans, once the time is ripe, he will directly launch a coup d'état, kill Li Renai, support Li Renxiao as the emperor, and then take possession of the queen Yelu Nanxian.

At the beginning, Li Qianshun snatched his beloved woman, and Li Renli, the king of Shu, has been planning all these years to see how to give Li Qianshun a green hat, and it is obvious that it is the most suitable to snatch Yelu Nanxian.

Xingqing Mansion is now in a mess, but no matter how chaotic it is, Yan Shun's side has always been smooth, and of course he knows that there is no hidden cloud to envoy Jin Guo.

The situation in Western Xia was already very chaotic, and at this time, the intervention of the Jin State was even more chaotic, Yan Shun did not want the situation to get out of control, so he sent people to intercept Wuzangyun halfway, and then sent people to pretend that the envoy of the Jin State and Li Renli, the king of Shu, were circling to buy time for the follow-up action.

The dispute between King Shu and King Pu is not a problem for Yan Shun, just follow the policy set by Lord Liu before, provided that the overall situation cannot be chaotic and the situation in Western Xia cannot get out of control, otherwise it will be difficult to end.

Yan Shun didn't expect Xiao Zixuan to visit him late at night, but he knew that something big would happen when this housewife came late at night, and in this case, he didn't dare to slack off at all.

Xiao Zixuan was not familiar with Yan Shun, but she firmly believed that Liu Zhenglong's subordinates could be absolutely trusted, so she said straight to the point: "General Yan, I need your help." ”

"If you have anything to say, please command." Only Pan Yun is the real master, and the others Yan Shun only need to show enough respect, and will definitely not listen to the other party's orders, he said with a smile: "We came to Xingqing Mansion to solve problems in the future, so no matter how big or small, as long as it can be used, we will do our best." ”

"I want to accompany Princess Li Yunluo to the capital, but halfway through, the subordinates of Li Renli, the king of Shu, and the subordinates of Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, will be intercepted and killed, and I ask you to guarantee our safety."

Although it is a request, Yan Shun is not stupid, obviously this Li Yunluo is going to marry the lord, this is also the master's mother, once she is intercepted and killed halfway, it will be a big deal, he said categorically: "You can rest assured, I will arrange it well and ensure that nothing goes wrong." ”

"There's one more thing you need to do?" Xiao Zixuan lowered her voice and said, "King Shu has already sent someone to contact the Jin people, you have to be careful." In addition, King Pu is unreliable, he has no intention of defecting to the Great Song Dynasty at all, and has already begun to brew a compromise with King Shu, and finally complete the expulsion of you, and has already begun to act. ”

The last piece of news really calmed Yan Shun, he never thought that King Pu would betray the lord, but there must be a reason for the groundlessness, and it seems that it should be true.

Yan Shun pondered for a moment and said, "What do you want me to do?" ”

"I want you to assassinate Li Renxiao, which completely ruined King Shu's thoughts. Once Li Renxiao is assassinated, then King Shu will definitely not cooperate with King Pu, as for whether Li Renxiao lives or dies, it is decided according to your interests. ”

The assassination of the prince of the dynasty, especially when the Xingqing Mansion was extremely chaotic, was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire, and the consequences were difficult to control, which was not something that Yan Shun could decide.

"In addition, the secret assassination of Li Renai, only when the crown prince is dead, can the interests of Lord Liu be truly realized. But the news of the death of the crown prince must be kept absolutely secret, and it can only be known to the queen, and it must not be known to King Shu and King Pu. Xiao Zixuan finally showed her fangs, the last one is the real purpose, and this one is very important for herself, for Liu Zhenglong, and for Western Xia.

The last two major matters are not something that Yan Shun can decide, because this matter is too big. It's like igniting a powder keg, and it's hard to control who kills or injures whom.

Yan Shun didn't dare to agree to such a big thing, and he couldn't not agree, he pondered for a long time and said: "I will send someone to escort you to the capital, as for those two things, I will fly pigeons to pass the book, as for whether it will be implemented, it's not me who has the final say, you should know this?" ”

"I know, however, all this must be done by the end of May at the latest, because in June there will be a new emperor on the throne, and no matter who becomes emperor, there must be a result in the end." Xiao Zixuan also knew that such a big matter was not something that Yan Shun could decide, so she didn't think about forcing the other party to do anything.

After Xiao Zixuan left, Yan Shun was silent, this woman is too ambitious, it seems that she doesn't want to execute Li Renai, it is likely that the ultimate goal will be Queen Yelu Nanxian, but what does this woman want to do, why is she so ambitious.

Yan Shun didn't dare to call the shots, and flew the pigeon directly to Jingzhao Mansion to pass the book.

There is one thing that Yan Shun himself can call the shots, that is, to thoroughly investigate the dealings between King Pu and King Shu, if everything is confirmed, it will be too late, and he can only do it in advance.

Jingzhao Mansion is Pan Feng, who was also temporarily transferred after Liu Zhenglong left, this big thing, this guy doesn't know what to do, he can only pass it to the capital, and at the same time send people to the border to meet Xiao Zixuan and Li Yunluo.

This matter is too big, it involves Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, and after thinking about it, Pan Feng still took the initiative to report to Li Qingluo.

involved her father, Li Qingluo was also very embarrassed, but she knew that she couldn't spoil her husband's big thing because of herself, but she couldn't sit idly by.

After pondering for a long time, Li Qingluo said to Pan Feng: "You can report to the adults truthfully, and don't hurt my father's life without something clear to the adults." ”

"Don't worry, we won't do anything without an order from an adult." Pan Feng said this, he didn't believe it, but he knew one thing, once King Pu and King Shu cooperated, then the action would be automatically started, and it was not something he could control at all, but one thing was certain, that is, Yan Shun's action was only to inform this side, and there was no intention to ask.

Li Qingluo is extremely smart, of course she knows that Pan Feng is perfunctory, but how can she influence this matter? After thinking about it, she decided to activate the previous network and try all means to protect her father, of course, the first thing to do is to cut off the connection between King Pu and King Shu, otherwise everything will be in vain.

The flying pigeon passed the book to the capital, Liu Zhenglong was watching the farce of the political hall, at this time the news from the Western Xia made him a little big for a while, at this time, rashly interfering in the affairs of the Western Xia, obviously it would cause the dissatisfaction of the political hall, and it would be burned, but Xiao Zixuan and Li Yunluo had already set off, so it could not be stopped, it is estimated that the Imperial City Division had already sent the news, and it was not a good thing to hide it at this time, after thinking about it, this guy still decided to report this matter to the official family.

Originally, Liu Zhenglong's plan was to take five years, but this year is only the third year, there are already signs of civil strife in Western Xia, King Li Chage of Jin has been arrested, and Emperor Li Qianshun has been arrested. After listening to Liu Zhenglong's report, the official said with a smile: "You are my lucky star, and now I ask you, how long will it take for Western Xia to be destroyed." ”

"It's going to take another year." Of course, Liu Zhenglong knew what the official family meant, and he was not stupid enough to kill the Western Xia, so he said: "Now the imperial court should concentrate on recovering the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun and quelling the rebellions of La, Wang Qing, and Song Jiang in the south of the Yangtze River, instead of recovering the Western Xia." For the imperial court, Western Xia is already in the bag, and it can be picked at any time, and there is no need to do it now, because once the two fronts are at war, after all, it will cost the people and money. The most important thing is that although the Western Xia experienced a great defeat and many contradictions, but the foundation is very solid, if the troops are sent at this time, it will definitely cause the people of the Western Xia to resist bravely, in that case there will be extraordinary difficulty, once the Western Front is not smooth, then it will definitely affect the Northern Expedition, so the minister's opinion is that the north is first, then difficult, and finally the Western Xia. ”

The official family also understood this truth, but deep in his heart, he couldn't suppress the idea of destroying Xixia, he said with a smile: "I just said the same, I didn't expect you to marry a princess, I envy you a little." ”

"I don't dare." Once he marries Princess Yunluo of Western Xia, he is destined not to be able to participate in the Western Front War, unable to participate in the war of destruction of the Western Xia, and even unable to interfere in the affairs of Western Xia, which is not necessarily a good thing for Liu Zhenglong.

The official family knew Liu Zhenglong's concerns, although this young man was greedy for money and lustful, but after all, he was a young man in his twenties, and deep down he still hoped to make a meritorious career, and he was unwilling to indulge in the flowers, he said with a smile: "The battle of destroying the country in Western Xia will be a year later, and there will be great variables in this year, so you don't have to care too much." The defense envoy of the Western Front is about to step down, but you can still supervise the affairs of Western Xia with full authority, but you can't go to the Western Front anymore, and you don't want to go to Jingzhao Mansion, just stay in the capital. As for the Hebei Road transfer envoy, it is a small matter for you, and whether you go to the front line or not, the military salary will not be affected. I have sealed your ministry Langzhong, you go to the ministry to work, don't go to the Privy Council, after all, your father-in-law is there, and the influence is not good. ”

The official put Liu Zhenglong under house arrest in the capital in a few words, but he had no strength to resist at all, so he could only obey. But fortunately, as a civilian official, when he is attacked, he is a little better, at least he will not be wiped out by the civilian clique.