次 (rì), the Western Xia envoy Ma Liming who was stationed in Liangzhou returned, but the three deputy envoys were missing, so he went to ask the people at the pavilion.

"Lord Zheng, the three deputy envoys were killed last night for molesting the relatives of the great chief." The pavilion replied.

"What? Killed? Ma Liming was furious: "You guys are so bold, is this going to openly oppose my Great Xia Kingdom?" ”

"Your Excellency is angry, the great chief has ordered, please go to the palace as soon as you come back, and the great chief will give you an explanation."

"Okay, I'll see what he has to say." Ma Liming rushed to the palace in a rage.

In fact, he knew very well that the three of his subordinates were plotting against Chen Xi'er, and he deserved to be killed, but he wanted to use this as an excuse to force Pan Luozhi to comply.

When he entered the palace and saw Pan Luozhi, Ma Liming split his head and covered his face and asked: "Great chief, the two countries have not yet killed the envoys, and now the big leader has openly killed my Great Xia envoy (yù)?" ”

"Master Ma misunderstood." Pan Luozhi said with a bitter face: "The matter (qíng) is like this, the three envoys molested the niece of the king, and they were bumped into by a Han envoy who had just come, and they were killed. ”

"What? Han envoys? Is the big leader determined to follow the Song Dynasty? Is this going to openly tear your face with my Great Xia? Have you thought about the consequences? The Song Dynasty is now difficult to defend since (shēn), and I can send troops to Liangzhou between the Great Xia (rì). ”

Pan Luozhi waved his hand and said, "Master Ma extinguishes the fire, I will give you an explanation for this matter." As he spoke, he shouted to the outside world, "Bring it up." ”

Outside, a guard came up with a tray with a bloody human head on it.

"What does that mean?" Ma Liming changed color.

"This is the murderer who killed the three envoys of your country, and he has been corrected on the spot."

Ma Liming smiled and said, "Big Chief, is this an explanation?" I don't care, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to the king. ”

Pan Luo sighed and said: "Alas, the matter has come to this, and I also know that King Li Jiqian will definitely use this as an excuse to raise troops to invade Liangzhou. I also thought about it, and I was willing to belong to Western Xia and sacrifice Liangzhou, hoping that the king could leave the six grains to the Tubo people to live. ”

Ma Liming was overjoyed and said in a daze: "Is what the big leader said true? ”

"Of course,

Is there any room for me to lie? Pan Luozhi smiled bitterly: "But I have one condition." ”

"On what terms?" Ma Liming asked.

"I want to meet the king and ask him to come to Liangzhou in person, and I will talk to him about some details in person when the time comes."

"This ...... I can't decide, but I'll go back and report to the king right away. Ma Liming was overjoyed and hurriedly said.

Pan Luozhi took out a letter and handed it to Ma Liming and said: "This is my handwritten letter to the king, please Lord Ma must pass it on to the king, I am waiting for your good news in Liangzhou." ”

"Okay, no problem, I'll rush back to Xixia right now." Ma Liming immediately said goodbye and left, returned to the pavilion and rode a fast horse to Western Xia.

At this moment, Li Jiqian was resting in a place called Wuchi, not far from Baicheng, and he already knew that Zhao Mingyue had set out from the Great Song Dynasty, and he would reach the territory of Western Xia in a few more (rì).

Every time I think of Zhao Mingyue, I will have blood and blood surging up and down, like a young man with a new Dou Kai.

"Big brother, will you really settle in Kaifeng with Zhao Mingyue in the future?" Li Jixin asked.

Li Jiqian nodded and said: "Yes, since the Western Xia and the Song Dynasty have been married, there will be no need to fight in the future, and it is useless for me to stay in the Western Xia, so it is better to leave it to you, although it cannot be called the king in public, but at least it is also a big party." ”

Li Jixin shook his head and said, "Big brother, if you decide to leave, just leave Deming behind, and I will try my best to assist him." ”

Li Jiqian looked at Li Jixin in surprise, and said for a while: "Why, you don't want to become the leader of Western Xia?" ”

Li Jixin smiled bitterly: "It's not that I don't want to, it's because I don't have enough qualifications, once you leave, those old people in the clan won't take me in their eyes at all." If it is Deming, it will be different, he is your son, and it is natural for the son to inherit his father's business, and with you taking care of him in Kaifeng, he will definitely make Western Xia better as the leader. ”

Li Jiqian nodded and said: "That's fine, I won't bring anyone with me when I go to Kaifeng in the future, and I will leave a way back for myself." ”

"Newspaper—"

At this time, a guard outside reported loudly: "King, Lord Ma Liming, who was sent to Liangzhou, has returned, saying that he has something important to meet the king." ”

"Oh, tell him in." Li Jiqian said.

Ma Liming hurriedly came in and saluted Li Jiqian's brothers.

"You're not in Liangzhou, what are you doing here?"

"King, Pan Luo has surrendered, he wants to sacrifice Liangzhou, and completely submit to my Western Xia in the future." Ma Liming said and enshrined Pan Luozhi's faith.

"Oh? Is it true? Li Jiqian took the letter and opened it, and sure enough, it was a handwritten letter from Pan Luozhi, written very sincerely and sincerely, willing to dedicate Liangzhou to Li Jiqian, but hoped that Western Xia could protect the safety of the Tubo people in the six valleys, and specially invited Li Jiqian to go to Liangzhou to receive the city in person, and negotiate the details by the way.

"Hasn't this Pan Luozhi always refused to agree? How could it suddenly change? Li Jiqian handed the letter to Li Jixin and asked Ma Liming.

"That's right, my lord." Ma Liming killed three envoys from the Song Dynasty, and Pan Luozhi was afraid of the immediate retaliation of the Western Xia, so he decided to add fuel and vinegar to the surrender of Kaicheng, emphasizing his own credit for taking the opportunity to act and forcing Pan Luozhi to submit.

"Ashin, what do you think?" Li Jiqian asked.

Li Jixin shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, who knows if what he said is true or false, what if it is a fraud?" ”

"Fraud? Does he have the ability to surrender? As long as the commander of the Western Xia army drives straight into Liangzhou City, can his army of less than 30,000 swallow me? Li Jiqian said contemptuously.

"Big brother has a point, then do you want to receive it yourself?"

Li Jiqian's face hesitated, shook his head and said, "Zhao Mingyue is coming soon, my mind is no longer on this, so you should go and receive it." ”

"Big brother, Pan Luozhi has specified that you will receive it, if I go, he may not be willing to open the city gate." Li Jixin said embarrassedly.

"This ...... So what should I do, I have to go to meet Zhao Mingyue. Li Jiqian was embarrassed.

"Big brother, Zhao Mingyue hasn't entered the country yet, and there is still time. The successful acquisition of Liangzhou City is also to accumulate some capital for Deming. When we return victoriously, it will be the same to marry Princess Da Song again. ”

Li Jiqian frowned deeply, although he had no intention of engaging in Western Xia political affairs, but after all, this mess had to be left to his son, and if he didn't accumulate some capital, his son might not be able to suppress those old people in the clan, and he would not be happy in Kaifeng.

Well, take the acceptance of the surrender of Tibet as your last major event, and from now on, you will no longer care about political affairs, and live a life of poetry, wine and beauty as your companion with peace of mind.