On March 15 of the seventh year of Xuanhe, the 500,000 Hu rice was finally transported to Xingqing Mansion, and Ding Long, the head of Hebei of the Dragon Tooth Group who was in charge of the escort, visited the Empress Dowager Yelu Nanxian.

After seeing Ding Long, the Empress Dowager Yelu Nanxian couldn't wait to ask, "How is your lord doing lately, is it okay?" ”

"Not good."

"What's going on?" As soon as she heard that Liu Zhenglong had been in a bad situation recently, Yelu Nanxian became worried, and she couldn't wait to ask: "What happened, I heard that he went to the south, is there an accident?" ”

Ding Long briefly talked about Liu Zhenglong's recent predicament. In the end, he said: "What the lord means is that there may be a conspiracy of Western Liao behind this, if they want to return to the east and restore the country, they must need a foothold, there is no doubt that Western Xia is the most suitable, followed by Yunzhou." During this time, Xixia must do a good job of rectification, and never dare to catch fire in the backyard, otherwise the lord will fall into a dilemma. ”

"Say, what can I do for him?"

"40,000 of the new troops that have been dismantled will enter Western Xia, and the Zhejia army will help Niangniang suppress the rebellion and resist the invasion of the Western Liao army. The lord was worried that Quduan in Yunzhou would not be able to resist, so he hoped that Western Xia would send troops to Rouwolf Mountain, force Quduan to withdraw his troops, and change to Liu Fa to guard Yunzhou by Xihe Road. Because once Yunzhou is lost, Western Liao will further invade Western Xia. For them, if they want to defeat the Jin army, they need Western Xia, a base that can provide supplies from afar, and Yunzhou has too little population and is only a city to realize the strategic intentions of Western Liao. ”

Yelu Nanxian fell into deep thought, once the Song army entered Western Xia, how would he explain to the major tribes. She didn't have an idea for a moment, so she said, "There are others." ”

Ding Long knew that Yelu Nanxian couldn't make a decision for a while, and he said: "The Jin Kingdom sent the Golden Wolf Guard to assassinate Niangniang, and there are top masters among them, but you can rest assured that we have made arrangements, as long as you and His Majesty the Emperor do not leave the palace, it will be absolutely foolproof." You have to guard against the Western Liao in the west and the Jin State in the east, both of which have the possibility of invading the Western Xia, and the Western Liao is one hundred percent, and the Jin State is estimated to be more of an internal disintegration, after all, they are preparing to invade the Great Song Dynasty, and they are definitely not willing to fight on two fronts. ”

"Hey, you're right, the Jin State has sent people into our country and started to win over important ministers, and the regent Li Renzhong has an envoy from the Jin State living in his house, which is already an undisclosed secret." If she chooses to cooperate, Yelu Nanxian will definitely choose Western Liao instead of the enemy Jin Kingdom, but after all, she does not represent the entire Western Xia, let alone the regent Li Renzhong, you must know that now all affairs are under the control of the regent, and there is no way to do it.

The Western Xia system is very strange, no matter how powerful the queen or queen mother is, she can't go out to face the court, but only hold power behind the scenes. This is the reason why the regent is dominant, but the military power is firmly in the hands of Yelu Nanxian, which is also a means to balance the regent Li Renzhong.

Yelu Nanxian asked a little puzzled: "The Golden Wolf Guard is the intelligence agency of the Liao State, why is he working for the Jin State now." ”

"Ye Luzhi, Xiao Qi, and Yan Beiqing, the three giants, chose to betray, so the Golden Wolf Guard Group is loyal to the Jin Kingdom. After all, the original management in Liao was collectively missing, and the entire Golden Wolf Guard was the three of them who had the final say. Speaking of this, Ding Long said: "The lord analyzed, the person who assassinated this time should be Xiao Qi, after all, this guy is the legendary king of killers." The lord invited two masters, one bright and one dark, which is enough to restrain this Xiao Qi, but you can't take it lightly. ”

After the fall of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Nanxian, as the princess of the Liao Kingdom, has not come out of the shadow of the pain of the death of the country, after hearing that the Golden Wolf Guard took refuge in the Jin Kingdom, she was furious, and she said angrily: "Traitors, they are all traitors, and the mourning family will cut them with a thousand knives." ”

The Golden Wolf Guard was originally in a semi-open state in Western Xia, and it can be said that it has been living under the protection of Yelu Nanxian, and now since he has betrayed the mother country, it is destined to be cleaned up, and Yelu Nanxian directly issued an order to clean up, of course, the Golden Wolf Guard hidden in the shadows cannot be found in a short time.

In any case, the regent Li Renzhong couldn't get around that pass, and this problem was handed over to Ding Long to deal with, and she let Yan Shun be responsible for cleaning up the Golden Wolf Guard.

The entry of 40,000 new troops into Western Xia, coupled with the original 50,000 Zhijia army, formed a powerful restraining force in Western Xia, which was very good to deter those careerists who intended to oppose Yelu Nanxian.

Sending troops to Rouwolf Mountain, it is obvious that the Zhejia army and the new army are not suitable for the horse, and in the end, this matter has to be pressed on the head of the Milli department.

In the Mili Ministry, the Mili Peaks asked for a turn, Wang Jin invited him to his reception room, and he said bluntly: "It is not appropriate for us to send troops to Rouwolf Mountain, in that case, it will cause the Song Army to suppress it, you two know it, and now our Mili Ministry can't stand the toss." ”

Zhe Keqiu said with a smile: "Did you say that you should attack Da Song, you are nervous!" It's just to take the Soft Wolf Mountain, this is not a problem, as long as you take the Soft Wolf Mountain, use the advantage of the cavalry, and plunder. As long as you force the coward at the end of the curve back, it's not too difficult. It won't be long before the army of Western Liao will be killed, and if you don't go to Rouwolf Mountain, then the regent will definitely send you Mili to the west to fight against the Western Liao army. When the time comes, will you Miribe warriors survive? ”

"What, you mean that Western Liao is going to attack Western Xia?"

"What do you think? Otherwise, the Empress Dowager would not have allowed my new army to enter Western Xia! Wang Jin made a very helpless move, as if he was at a loss when he came to Western Xia, he said unhurriedly: "The regent doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, and he actually has the idea of colluding with Western Liao, he doesn't know what the consequences of luring wolves into the house are, once the Western Liao army enters Western Xia, then it will occupy this place for a long time and will never leave." ”

It doesn't matter whether it's true or not, the Milly tribe has been tied to this chariot, and Milly Qunfeng has no choice, so he has no choice but to say: "Okay, I'll let my son lead the army to attack Rouwolf Mountain." ”

The defenders of Rouwolf Mountain are simply a waste, and they surrendered without holding on for a day. After entering the Jingyuan Road, the cavalry of the Milli Department began to plunder everywhere, the scale was not large, but there was a lot of movement. Soon the news spread to Yunzhou, Qu Duanming knew what was going on, but he had to go back to defense, he didn't want to do things to the end, and he didn't want to offend Qin Guogong, so he could only kick the ball to Li Bangyan, the envoy of the Western Front.

Where does Li Bangyan know anything about military affairs, he was confused and asked Qu Duan to return to the original road of Fangjing and recapture Rouwolf Mountain. had no choice but to hand over the defense of Yunzhou to Liu Fa.

Liu Fa's heart was like a mirror, he sent 30,000 troops to garrison Yunzhou, of which 10,000 were the Longwei army led by Zhang Xian.

Now the main commander of Yunzhou is Liu Fa's son Liu Zhengyan, this young man knows that Yunzhou's defense is not easy to do, but now he can only catch ducks on the shelves.

Yunzhou changed the defenders, and when the news reached Xingqing Mansion, Ding Long knew that he should have a good talk with Yan Shun to see how to deal with the problem of the regent Li Renzhong.

Yan Shun was under a lot of pressure during this time, especially after knowing that the Golden Wolf Wei was going to assassinate the Empress Dowager Yelu Nanxian and the little Emperor Li Ailong, and even more Alexander. However, the matter was not as serious as he imagined, the legendary killer king Xiao Qi never appeared, and the assassination operation did not start.

Facing Ding Long, a young man, Yan Shun didn't know what to say for a while, obviously the arrival of this young man was enough to show that the lord was very dissatisfied with his work in Xingqing Mansion.

Ding Long didn't want to be polite, he said bluntly: "Yan Dutong, the change of the regent Li Renzhong, you haven't found out, or you have found out, but you haven't reported it, which makes the work on the Western Xia side very passive." But it's useless to say anything now. Shui Ayanbo is responsible for blocking Xiao Qi, so you don't have to worry about the safety of the master mother and the little master. Now we have to consider how to solve Li Renzhong's problem, you must know that the army of Western Liao is already on the way, if you wait for the army to press the border, it will be too late to solve it. ”

Yan Shun has been staying in Xingqing Mansion, of course he knows the problem of the regent Li Zongren, he knows that this is his last chance, if he fails, this Ding Long in front of him is here to take his place.

Yan Shun pondered for a moment and then said, "You are responsible for solving the envoy of Western Liao, and I will deal with Li Renzhong's problem." ”

Li Renzhong is Li Yunluo's father, which is what makes Yan Shun very difficult, otherwise he would not have developed to this point. Now that the matter has reached the point where it must be solved, it can only be hard-headed.

Recently, Li Renzhong can be said to be proud, he did not become a regent after fighting with Li Renli, the king of Shu, for so many years, and failed to tilt the power of the government and the opposition. However, by mistake, the king of Jin was killed, Li Renlibi, the king of Shu, was imprisoned, the crown prince Li Renai was assassinated, and the emperor Li Qianshun was poisoned. There was a power vacuum in the imperial court, and in this case, the regent's hat fell directly on his head, and in this case, Li Renzhong was of course in power.

Yelu Nanxian, who changed from the queen to the queen mother, did not have so much greed for power, and devoted himself to raising the little emperor Li Ailong, and completely delegated power to the government. It was also Yelu Nanxian's decentralization that caused Li Renzhong, the regent, to swell his ambitions.

In fact, there is another fatal reason for the expansion of the ambition of the regent Li Ren, that is, the concubine Uria gave birth to a baby boy, and he began to covet the throne of Western Xia when he was old.

When he saw Yan Shun come to his house unconsciously, Li Renzhong moved to kill, and Yan Shun saw all this. This guy said in an unusually cold tone: "Li Renzhong, it seems that you, the regent, are too comfortable, and you want to collude with Xiliao, don't you know the consequences of luring wolves into the house?" ”

"What kind of thing are you, you dare to come to teach this king a lesson, aren't you afraid that you will be killed alone?" Li Renzhong's murderous aura was even stronger, if it weren't for the fact that he had some scruples about the Empress Dowager Yelu Nanxian, he couldn't wait to kill Yan Shun now.

Yan Shun sat down with a big grin, and he said unhurriedly: "Kill me, before your men enter the house, your life will not be guaranteed, I am not sorry to die, from the first day of following the lord, I will be ready to sacrifice at any time." It's just that, Lord Regent, you know that the military power is always in the hands of the Queen Mother, and you will not take risks until you plan properly and the Western Liao army does not have a large army to suppress the border. A woman who even dares to kill her own husband can do anything. ”

"Hugh wants to mention your lord, he has been deprived of military power and placed under house arrest in Beijing, it can be said that a toothless tiger can't jump up, and it is difficult to protect himself, how can he pay attention to the affairs of Western Xia." The regent Li Renzhong was really afraid of Yelu Nanxian, otherwise he would have forced the palace a long time ago, and now he was waiting, waiting for the Western Liao army to come to the northwest border, to force Yelu Nanxian to hand over his military power and announce the abdication of the little emperor.

"Don't talk about jokes, my lord's situation is better than you, raise your arms and call for an army of 300,000 to go out, I'm afraid you can't do it. What do you think Xiliao is doing when he leads a large army to Western Xia, and really helps you take the throne? Yan Shun's face showed a look of disdain, and he said unhurriedly: "Western Xia is located in the border and is barren, and self-protection is worrying, in order to survive, he has to fight for many years, but the war with the Great Song Dynasty has made the national strength even more barren, which you, the regent, should know very well." The Western Liao army came from thousands of miles away with the purpose of taking revenge on the Jin State, but even Yelu Dashi himself did not have the confidence to defeat the Jin State. The current Jin State is like the sun in the sky, destroying the Liao State with millions of heroes. How many troops did Western Liao send to destroy the Jin State? The army they sent was not to destroy the Jin State, but to occupy the Western Xia, and then join forces with the Great Song Dynasty to deal with the Jin State. To put it bluntly, it is to support you to be a puppet emperor. ”

Don't speculate for more than half a sentence, the regent Li Renzhong moved to kill, and he didn't want to listen to Yan Shun's nonsense. Just when this guy was about to call someone into the house, Yan Shun suddenly spoke: "The child born by that woman Uria is not your species, this green hat makes you lose yourself and go to the point of no return." ”

"What, what did you say?" The most taboo thing for middle-aged men is to give people a green hat, and the more powerful they are, the more taboo they are. For most of his life, he has only one daughter, and now he suddenly has an extra son, and he doesn't have his own species, which makes Li Renzhong very annoyed, and he can't wait to tear Yan Shun's mouth apart.

"Come in." Yan Shun clapped his hands and showed the unexpected person to come in.

Uriah, a beautiful Western Liao beauty, walked in with a little boy in her arms, followed by a Western Liao man, this guy's name is Zarhe, he is the assistant of the Western Liao envoy, and he is stationed in the Regent's Mansion all the year round.

Yan Shun said coldly: "Let's talk about it, let the regent know whose seed this child is, don't worry, I promised you to leave Western Xia safely, and I will ensure that your family is safe." ”

Uriah stood behind Zarhe and whispered, "The child belongs to the two of us, lord, you can't walk the road at all, how can you have a child." You are deluded by Jeruqi, don't you think that every time you enter my room, you are confused? ”

After holding Uriah tightly, Zarhe said, "Lord Yan, you promised our family that our family would be safe, and I hope you will do what you say." ”

"You can go out, the outside family has been arranged, someone will escort you to Tokyo Bianliang, and the property over there will also be arranged, and the official has always done what he said." Speaking of this, Yan Shun paused, and he said to Li Renzhong: "Lord Wang, you'd better not go to the trouble of calling people to kill them, I can say this, it's the guards who have already controlled you, now as long as you say a word from someone, I will let your head fall to the ground, you better not doubt my strength." ”

At this moment, Li Renzhong is like a frosted eggplant, and the previous kingly spirit has disappeared without a trace, he is unwilling, unwilling. But I don't even have a son, and I'm still fighting for a fart!

Yan Shun wanted to further destroy Li Renzhong's fighting spirit, he said coldly: "I forgot to tell you, Yeluqi has been executed, and the Golden Wolf Guard's operation to assassinate the Empress Dowager has failed, and Xiao Qi, the king of killers, has been blocked, I believe it will be difficult for him to escape from Shui Lingbo's hands, and there is also a Wang Yin who is filling the gap." In addition, 40,000 new troops have entered Western Xia, and these are beyond your control. ”

"What are you going to do to me?"

"Continue to be your regent, but don't play any tricks in the future. After the little emperor takes over the government, you will return to the territory of the Great Song Dynasty to settle down. In the meantime, if you don't want to die, don't have two thoughts. No one will save you next time. ”

The reason why Yan Shun did not advocate killing Li Renzhong was not because of Li Yunluo's relationship, but mainly because the little emperor of Western Xia was too young, and Western Xia needed a regent and such a person in charge of the court situation, after all, the Empress Dowager Yelu Nanxian was not thinking about the court situation.

"Well, I know how to do it." At this moment, Li Renzhong seemed to have been extracted from his bones, and he no longer had the fighting spirit.

The Empress Dowager Yelu Nanxian was very satisfied with Yan Shun's handling, it was true that the court needed a regent, and it didn't matter who this person was. She is now beginning to clean up those careerists with the help of Yan Shun, and the bloody suppression has begun, making final preparations for facing the Western Liao army.

Western Xia was a country where all the people were soldiers, and in wartime, even eleven or twelve-year-old children could go into battle to fight, and women and the elderly could participate in the war. This warlike country and the Liao, the Northern Song, the Jin, and the Yuan Dynasty were confronted for so many years before they were destroyed, which shows how warlike the people of this barren country were.

Before, Yelu Nanxian had the position of Yelu Dashi in her heart, but after Li Ailong, this woman only had the man who conquered her in her heart. is also willing to defend Western Xia for that man. How could the Western Liao be allowed to occupy it? She is like a tigress who protects her cubs, and will fight her enemies at any time.

Now the life of the people of Western Xia is much better than before, and they are willing to participate in the war to protect a better life, and they are ready to meet the Western Liao.