In Xingqing Mansion, King Li Chage of Jin was defeated and captured, and 100,000 cavalry were annihilated, this news can be said to have shocked everyone's heart, the previous three kings killed now become a dragon and tiger fight, but for Li Renli, the king of Shu, Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, did not feel relaxed, on the contrary, felt more pressure.

Now the contradiction between the emperor and queen is even greater, and Chongzong Li Qianshun is not a fool, and soon realized that there is a story behind the defeat of King Li Chage of Jin, and the core of this story is the queen Yelu Nanxian.

The increase in the contradiction between the emperor and the queen was not only the problem of Richard being captured, but the defeat of the Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi and his request for the assistance of the Western Xia, which completely intensified the contradiction between the emperor and the queen.

If there is no defeat, the Jin King Li Chage is still there, and the first fierce general Li Liangfu is not killed in battle, Chongzong Li Qianshun is still very willing to send troops to help, but now he knows that the Liao State can't defeat the Jin army, and how much effect can his army have, in this case, this Western Xia Emperor, who is more cautious and less brave, is unwilling to send troops.

Seeing that his father was defeated and his mother country was crumbling, in this case, Queen Yelu Nanxian insisted on sending troops, because this matter had been quarreled with Chongzong Li Qianshun several times, and each time it was unhappy.

The crown prince Li Renai has never participated in the battle between his father and the queen mother, but this time he resolutely stood on the side of the queen mother, insisting that if his father did not send troops, then he would personally recruit him.

The struggle between the emperor and the queen intensified, and the royal nobles led by Li Renli, the king of Shu, and the pro-Liao faction led by Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, launched an unprecedented battle, which turned the entire imperial court into a miasma.

There is a struggle, there is a compromise, there is a contradiction, there is cooperation, and in the end, Li Renli, the king of Shu, and Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, are still sitting down to discuss the fate of the next Western Xia.

Li Renli, the king of Shu, was the first to speak, and he said with a smile: "Brother Wang, now that Brother Li Cha, the king of Jin, is imprisoned in the Great Song Dynasty, although life and death are uncertain, but he is destined to not come back, in this case, what is the point of fighting between us to the death." ”

"Wrong, it's not a dispute between you and me, it's a dispute between the emperor and the queen, we are just forced to charge." After all, Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, was older, and his words did not leak, he personally poured tea for Li Renli and said: "You should know that once the Jin State destroys the Liao State, then it will border our country, at that time, if the Jin and Song Dynasty join forces, it will still be easy to destroy the Western Xia, and we have to guard against it." ”

Lips and teeth are cold, everyone understands this truth, otherwise Li Renli, the king of Shu, would not be looking for Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, he said with a smile: "The problem is, not long after the defeat of our country, the army is unstable, the treasury is empty, how can we support the fight with the Jin country, you must know that the 700,000 troops of the Liao State have been killed by the Jin army, and our Jin king has become a prisoner of the Great Song Dynasty, so what's the point of rashly sending troops in this case." Things that are not beneficial to the country will definitely be opposed by the ministers, and it is impossible to agree to this war at all, so why should we bother ourselves? ”

The morale of the army is unstable, the treasury is empty, these are all empty words, and it is possible for the ministers to oppose it, but the attitude of the ministers has always been the grass on the wall, and they listen to the other side.

Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, pondered for a moment and said, "What if military spending is not a problem? ”

"Brother Wang, what do you mean?"

"I don't mean anything else, I'm just saying if." Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, knew that Li Renli, the king of Shu, was a cunning fox, and he didn't scatter eagles if he didn't see rabbits, so he didn't plan to go around in circles, he said with a smile: "If our country goes on an expedition, then the Great Liao Emperor will definitely be grateful to Dade, and in return, he will definitely dissolve the vassal relationship, and the territory of thousands of miles to the west will also be assigned to my Western Xia, I believe that His Majesty the Emperor will not refuse." ”

"If it can become a reality, I am willing to try to persuade Your Majesty, as for whether to send troops, it depends on Your Majesty's attitude, which is not something that can be controlled as a courtier."

"It's a deal."

These conditions offered by Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, were all carefully considered, and he believed that the queen would not refuse, otherwise he would not have promised Li Renli, the king of Shu, like this.

After Li Renli, the king of Shu, left, Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, did not hurry into the palace, but secretly met with Yan Shun.

After saying the content of the conversation, Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, said: "Mr. Yan, I hope you can help with this military salary matter, after all, the 100,000 army needs not a small amount, and without military salary, it will be difficult for our emperor to go on the expedition." ”

"Then the prince, you can tell me the number, so that the villain can report to the top!"

"Two million!" This number is very big, and it is very small, after all, it is 100,000 cavalry going out, and the consumption is a big number, and Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, believes that person will not refuse.

Yan Shun seemed to have expected that the other party would speak, and he said with a smile: "Two million seems to be not enough for a hundred thousand troops to go on the expedition, so let's do it, three million, it's just that the money of our family is not falling from the sky, you can't just open your mouth, let's take it out, besides, the Western Xia expedition is to save the Liao State, and Yu Da Song has no penny benefits." This money is purely a matter of personal affection between our family and the queen of your country. 100,000 war horses, I don't know if the prince is difficult? ”

The lion opened his mouth widely, and Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, was very unhappy, feeling that his cheap son-in-law was too black-hearted, didn't he know that the war horse was embargoed, which involved a national policy, and once it was violated, it would be treason.

Yan Shun didn't pay attention to the unhappiness of Pu Wang Li Renzhong, he said with a smile: "This matter, you'd better discuss it with the queen mother, but before the money is in place, you must let Miss Xiao Zixuan leave Xixia." If you don't think it's good to talk to the queen, let me talk about it. ”

"Forget it, I'll talk about it myself!"

These days, the queen Yelu Nanxian doesn't think about tea, misses her homeland, and is even more worried that once Da Liao is destroyed, she will still have the position of the crown prince Li Renai. The relationship with Emperor Li Qianshun has been so stiff for so many years, and the reason why he can start like this is that to put it bluntly, it is the mother country as the backstage support. Once he loses his status, then the status of the crown prince Li Renai cannot be guaranteed.

Hearing that Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, asked to see him, the queen Yelu Nanxian hurriedly let him in.

Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, insisted on repeating the content of the conversation with Li Renli, the king of Shu, and finally mentioned the issue of 3 million military spending, and of course the issue of 100,000 war horses.

"Is 100,000 war horses too much?"

"But, there's insistence."

Empress Yelu Nanxian was silent for a long time and then said, "Lord Wang, what do you think of this problem? ”

"100,000 war horses, I'm afraid they will be used against our Western Xia in the future, this is to drink doves to quench thirst?"

"However, without this money, I am afraid that we will not send troops, and the consequences will be even more serious." Queen Yelu Nanxian is a woman after all, she can't see that far, and she doesn't want to see that far, she just wants to solve the crisis in front of her. She was silent for a long time and then said, "You can give it to him, but three million is not enough, it must be five million, it can be goods, it can be money." ”

"But?"

"There's nothing to do, if Da Liao is finished, nothing will make sense. Besides, there are 100,000 war horses, and the cavalry cannot be trained in a short time, Liu Zhenglong is destined not to climb too high and will retreat bravely, and the rest of the Great Song Dynasty is not worth a day at all. "Yelu Nanxian knows that the Great Song Dynasty has always been the one who guards against the army, Liu Zhenglong is extremely smart, and he will not be stupid enough to follow Di Qing's old path, and will eventually come to Western Xia to choose a military city to settle down, and there will be no threat to Western Xia.

Yelu Nanxian is a woman after all, I believe that no matter how powerful a hero is, he will be intoxicated with gentleness, Liu Zhenglong has not already fallen under his pomegranate skirt.

Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, pondered for a moment and said: "There is another condition over there, that is, before the money is in place, Xiao Zixuan must be allowed to return to Jingzhao Mansion first, otherwise everything will not be discussed." ”

A woman, a woman, the jealousy in Yelu Nanxian's chest came up all of a sudden, she didn't expect Liu Zhenglong to have a deep affection for Xiao Zixuan, it seems that she doesn't want Xiao Zixuan to become a bargaining chip in her hands.

"Without Xiao Zixuan, you still can't escape from the palm of the palace." Yelu Nanxian was a little tired, she waved her hand and said, "You ask that person's envoy to come to the palace tomorrow, you go down first." ”

Yan Shun only understood a word the moment he saw Queen Yelu Nanxian get it, what is called a country and a city, and of course he also understood why Lord Liu was obsessed with this red face and was willing to pay such a big price for this beauty.

Yelu Nanxian was not surprised or annoyed by the man when he saw his gaffe, she said unhurriedly: "What kind of general brings out what kind of soldier, Liu Zhenglong is greedy for money and lustful, and the people under him are also this virtue." ”

"I'm sorry, the minister is seeing the queen."

Yan Shun also realized that he was rude, and this guy hurriedly saluted.

"Okay, don't be so polite, just say it straight to the point if you have anything to say."

"Well, but."

Yan Shun meant that the content of the conversation was very secret, and no third party should know about it, and hoped that Yelu Nanxian could send the maid and eunuch away.

"It's okay, you say."

Yan Shun still didn't speak.

Yelu Nanxian knew that the matter should be very secret, maybe it was a big deal, so he waved his hand and signaled to retreat.

Seeing that there was no one around, Yan Shun lowered his voice and said: "This time the Western Xia sent troops, as long as the emperor Li Qianshun drove the expedition in person, then he didn't have to come back, in the future, the Western Xia will be the queen mother, and the crown prince will ascend the throne." ”

"You, what did you say?"

"Didn't say anything, no matter what the outcome of the battle between Li Qianshun's army and the Jin State is, in the end he will not come back, we are ready to intercept halfway, you just need to prepare for Xingqing Mansion. I sneaked into Xingqing Mansion this time to help the queen mother complete this big thing. Yan Shun saw Yelu Nanxian's dissatisfaction, so he continued: "Li Qianshun sent troops not to save the crumbling Liao State at all, but to take the opportunity to expand the territory. In addition, I will tell you that the Liao State has been completely finished, Xijing has been lost, the emperor Yelu Yanxi is now out of soldiers, and the virtuous daughter Xiao Pu of Nanjing has been sent to the imperial court, and she is ready to dedicate the sixteen states of Youyun to the Great Song Dynasty in exchange for the support of my Great Song Dynasty. Queen Mother, you'd better think about yourself and the future fate of the crown prince. ”

The current queen Yelu Nanxian is like stepping on a cliff, the bridge is broken at the head of the Yangtze River, that feeling is death-like despair, even the Liao State with millions of armor was wiped out by the Jin army, how can Western Xia have the strength to reverse the situation?

In order to completely dispel Yelu Nanxian's luck, Yan Shun said gloomily: "Li Qianshun has long known that the fall of the Liao State is imminent, and he has long been ready to abolish it, if it weren't for Brother Li Cha's defeat and capture, I'm afraid that now you have been beaten into the cold palace, and as for the crown prince Li Renai, he will also be abolished." Fuzheng Cao Xianfei as the queen and Li Renxiao as the crown prince. This is supported by Li Renli, the king of Shu, you must know that the defense in Xingqing Mansion is now in the hands of Li Renli, including the iron harrier in the hands of this king of Shu. When I come back from this expedition, I will announce this decision directly. ”

"How do you know so clearly?"

Empress Yelu Nanxian obviously didn't believe what Yan Shun said, thinking that Li Qianshun didn't have the courage to abolish herself.

"There is nothing unusual, this is the content of the contract signed by Li Renli, the king of Shu, and Wang Boyan, the governor of Jingzhao Mansion, the original is kept in the Privy Council, and I have a copy here, specially brought to the queen to see."

Yan Shun handed over a copy of the negotiation contract to Yelu Nanxian. Although it is a copy, it is still the signature and seal of Li Renli, the king of Shu.

The contract is true, and the copy is fake, which is thanks to the Holy Hand scholar Xiao Rang and the jade arm craftsman Jin Dajian, as long as there is the original, forgery is a piece of cake for these two guys. No matter how big the list is, Li Renli, the king of Shu, will not sign such an agreement, and this kind of agreement is not beneficial to him at all.

"Why, why did he do this, why, what is the benefit of doing this for King Shu?" Queen Yelu Nanxian was so angry that she trembled, and she couldn't wait to immediately divide the five horses of Li Renli, the king of Shu, and scatter the ashes.

"Because, Li Renxiao is actually the illegitimate son of King Shu, so he will spare no effort." Yan Shun knew that Yelu Nanxian had a plan, so he said unhurriedly: "Who is the queen of Western Xia, who is the emperor has nothing to do with us, the reason why our family is doing this is all for you, and the adults attach great importance to that feeling." ”

"Is Da Liao really hopeless?"

"The danger is at stake, and there is no power to return to the sky."

"Can you get rid of Li Qianshun?"

"Yes, we have made sufficient preparations, and the key depends on how Xingqing Mansion operates."

Yan Shun simply explained the plan to hunt Li Qianshun, and finally he said: "Our family has no last resort, this is not a problem, as long as 100,000 war horses are implemented." ”

Yelu Nanxian had a murderous intent in her eyes at this time, since Li Qianshun was unkind, then don't blame herself for being unjust, she gritted her teeth and said: "If we support the crown prince to ascend the throne in advance, in Xingqing Mansion, what help can you provide." ”

"Designing to get rid of Shu Wang Li Renli, we can only do so much, after all, the manpower is limited."

"Okay, then the mourning family will agree to cooperate with you, and I hope that your lord Liu will not calculate the mourning family."

"The adults in our family have always been very kind to their women."

Our family has always been very good to their own women, and the knowledge in this sentence is deep, of course Yelu Nanxian knows what it means, that is, if he is Liu Zhenglong's woman, then this guy will be good to himself, otherwise he is still cruel and ruthless. However, it is no wonder that since ancient times, that tyrant has not been ruthless.

Getting rid of Li Renli is definitely not a trivial matter. If Brother Richard, the king of Jin, was captured, and Emperor Li Qianshun had another accident, it would definitely be a shock to the government and the opposition, and in this case, it would be difficult to control the turmoil caused by getting rid of King Shu. However, it is obviously unrealistic to try to win over Li Renli, and the only thing that can be done is to eradicate him.

Eradicating King Shu, will it cause the uneasiness of Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, if King Pu rebels because of this, then the situation will be completely out of control. In the final analysis, Queen Yelu Nanxian is an outsider after all, a foreign race, and when the government and the opposition are in turmoil, she cannot control the court situation, and if she wants to succeed, she must get the support of Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, otherwise everything is empty talk.

In desperation, Queen Yelu Nanxian had to let Xiao Zixuan go to King Pu's Mansion instead of herself to express her meaning.

Sure enough, Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, felt an unprecedented crisis, he seemed to see his tragic end, the rabbit died and the fox was sad, the king of Jin had an accident, and the emperor Li Qianshun would have an accident soon, and then King Shu would also be destroyed, so would it be himself next?

Even though Xiao Zixuan Bingxue was smart, it was still difficult to convince the restless Pu King Li Renzhong.

At the critical moment, it was Yan Shun who stabilized the situation, he carefully helped Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, analyze the current situation, and finally said: "Our family will ensure that your interests will not be harmed, after all, you are his father-in-law." ”

That's right, how did I forget about this matter, since I am Liu Zhenglong's father-in-law, then my position in Western Xia should be stable, and then again, Queen Yelu Nanxian is now alone, and if she leaves herself, the situation will deteriorate sharply, and this woman should not be stupid enough to execute herself.

After Xiao Zixuan left, Yan Shun sneered and said, "Lord Wang, you are really good at acting, even I almost believe it." The Jin King Li Chage was captured to the Great Song Dynasty and would never return, and then destroyed the emperor Li Qianshun and disposed of the Shu king Li Renli. Then the queen Yelu Nanxian will be unable to support herself, and she will no longer be able to make waves. As long as you go to surround the palace according to the previous family words and take the opportunity to take the throne, then you will be the emperor of Western Xia. Our family has been ready for a long time, just waiting for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come. ”

Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, simply suspected that Liu Zhenglong was an immortal sent down from heaven, and he could do almost anything to be an unpredictable prophet. If the defeat of Brother Li Chadi is a game planned by Liu Zhenglong himself, then calculating Li Qianshun is simply a game that even the gods can't control, which is too godly.

"That's right, no matter what, we are relatives, we are a family, eliminating Li Renli, the king of Shu, imprisoning the crown prince, and the queen is the last word." At this time, Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, began to dream of being the emperor of Western Xia, this guy has been preparing for this moment for more than 20 years, and he is finally going to bear fruit.