The Emperor listened to Ryujiro Sakagami's message and said, "King Chongtoku's crime is obvious, and he should be punished according to the canonical law." However, this selection of people to act in public should be borne by our Japanese side. "Otherwise, let the Japanese people watch King Chongde being executed by the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and I don't know what the people will think.

Yang Zaixing said: "It's okay, then it's hard work." The emperor secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but heard Yang Zaixing say again: "This general will lead the army in your country for three years at most, and I hope that His Excellency the Emperor will make a plan as soon as possible to unify the four islands." ”

Since 1128 A.D., Yang Zaixing led 6,000 Song soldiers to Japan to help the Japanese emperor eradicate dissidents, expand the territory, and unify the four islands, which lasted three years. Since then, China and Japan have established eternal friendship and mutual assistance, and Japan has respected China as its superior country, and has made regular tributary visits twice a year, and Japan has also benefited from the Maritime Silk Road, and its economy has developed greatly. Yang Zaixing kept the secrets of the Great Song Dynasty's crossbow, and Japan was unable to obtain it, coupled with the vigorous research and development of firearms by the Ministry of Industry in China, China was far ahead militarily and played a role in deterrence and control.

Yang Zaixing fought many battles in Japan, endured hardships, and gained rich combat and diplomatic experience, laying a solid foundation for returning to the Great Song Dynasty in the future. Since then, since Xu Fu in Japan, the reputation of Yang Zaixing, the Chinese god of war, has been passed down through the ages. I will not repeat his deeds in Japan here.

However, it is said that Yelu Dashi led the remnants of the Liao State to take advantage of the Mongols and took the opportunity to defeat the unambitious Uighurs, separating the Uighurs from the east to the west, and those from the west fled to the west, and the east to the Western Xia side continued to approach.

The Uighurs had few troops and a chaotic tribe, so their fighting power was very weak, and they were slaughtered by the remnants of Liao and fled in all directions.

Yelu Dashi expanded his territory, claimed to restore the Liao State, and became the emperor himself, but the outside world and history call it Western Liao.

When the Western Xia king saw that the Western Liao, who had expelled the Uighurs, was entrenched in the west, he ordered the guilty Li Changyou to regain control of the Western Road Seal, strengthen his vigilance, and prevent the Western Liao from advancing eastward to prevent the Uighurs from moving eastward.

The Uighurs were cornered, surrounded by strong enemies in the east, west, and north, and Tibet in the south was blocked by high mountains, and the lamas were in charge, and the troops were scattered, and the autonomy of the Tibetans was acceptable. If it weren't for the towering mountains of Tubo, the plateau standing upright, the lamas dedicated to the Buddha, the people's livelihood is also insipid, coupled with the lack of materials and no value of looting, then the pure holy land of Tubo would have been in war for a long time.

For these reasons, the Uighurs in the east, who had shrunk to the east, sent a detachment of fine workers to disguise themselves as merchants from the Western Regions, and returned all the way east with the Great Song merchants who were unable to continue westward due to the war. After a lot of hardships, he finally arrived at the Song capital Ying Tianfu, and after all the good words, he finally met and asked to see Lord Li Gang, who carefully analyzed the situation and felt that it was profitable, so he invited the emperor for several days.

"Your Majesty, the remnants of the Liao army are like a hundred-legged insect that dies but does not stiffen, and now Yelu Dashi has taken advantage of the Mongolian tribes to sweep away the Uighur forces with low combat effectiveness, and has vainly proclaimed himself emperor to the outside world and established the Western Liao State, and he is bound to threaten my Great Song Dynasty again. The Jin Uighur army retreated to the west of Western Xia, with Western Xia in front and Western Liao in the back, and could be destroyed at any time. The Uighur envoys tried every possible means to ask for help from our Great Song Dynasty, first, they were optimistic that our Great Song Dynasty had defeated the Jin Kingdom and the Western Xia, and second, the Uighurs had friction with the Western Xia all the year round. Li Gang said.

Zhao Gou said: "Although the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, but the Western Xia will not save them when they see death, they must have secretly reached some kind of agreement with the Western Liao!" ”

"The Western Xia is in ruins, and it was defeated by my Great Song Dynasty, and the vitality has not recovered, so I dare not act rashly, and it is also expedient to reach an agreement with the Western Liao at this time. The Western Xia had a weak heart, and the Uighurs pleaded with me in the Great Song Dynasty, my China has always been the first in benevolence and righteousness, and with this word 'benevolence', I am not afraid of being nameless. "Li Gang is scheming," the minister suggested, you can send negotiators to Western Xia to persuade Western Xia to let them borrow the way from our Great Song Dynasty to have a false way to fight against you. ”

Since the peace talks of the Three Kingdoms last year, after the return of the land in Western Xia, Shanzhou, that is, Xining, returned to the embrace of the Great Song Dynasty. During the period of Shenzong, in order to destroy the Western Xia from the south of the Western Xia, he opened the border all the way to the west, greatly expanded the territory, and in the third year of Chongning (1104), he destroyed the Longyou capital and placed the Longyou Protectorate. In the first year of Jingkang, due to the large-scale invasion of the Jin soldiers and the rebellion of the local tribes, the Longyou Protectorate was abolished, and the territory that was finally laid down was lost again.

Therefore, in order to use troops to the west against the Uighurs, they either worked hard to climb mountains and mountains through Shanzhou, or borrowed some good roads from Western Xia.

After a wave of analysis, the emperor felt that the false way to cut down the enemy was not nonsense, the road did not follow, how to know if he did not try, even if he did not succeed, he was not damaged, but he could get a reputation of benevolence and righteousness.

"I think it's a feasible plan. Under the banner of benevolence and righteousness, he helped the Uighurs. Zhao Gou decided, "I wonder if the Prime Minister has someone in his heart who is suitable to go to Western Xia for negotiations?" ”

Li Gang said: "Jianyan's first champion, Liu Xiaochen, this person not only writes a good piece of paper, but also has a flexible mind, sleekness, and enthusiasm for serving the country, the minister thinks he is more suitable." ”

Zhao Gou nodded: "According to Aiqing's opinion, let him have some condescension in the Hanlin Academy, then order Liu Xiaochen to be the envoy and send the envoy to Xixia, and the matter is in power!" ”

However, it was said that Liu Xiaochen, the champion of the new department, received the emperor's will, immediately lost the brush of the Hanlin Academy, and happily took the three or five retinues to Xingqing Mansion in Western Xia.

The Emperor of Western Xia did not give him a closed-door soup to eat, and met with Liu Xiaochen on the same day and asked him what he was doing.

Liu Xiaochen gave the expensive gift brought by the Great Song Dynasty and said respectfully: "Dear Your Majesty of Western Xia, your country is now surrounded by strong enemies, and the rumors are loud!" ”

Li Qianshun, the emperor of Western Xia, thought to himself, your Great Song Dynasty defeated Jin and Xia in a row, and you are in the limelight, aren't you a strong enemy? He said, "How so? ”

"The Liao State once dominated the Northeast for two hundred years, and was swept away by the Jin State, and Yelu Dashi led the remnants of the army to flee to the Western Regions. As the saying goes, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, although the Liao was destroyed, but Yu Yong is still there, the Uighurs and other forces are not vulnerable at all, Yelu Dashi forcibly occupies most of the territory of the Western Regions, and has been called the emperor to restore Liao. This Liao is also another Liao, if he is strong in the future, he will definitely reconquer the old land. Your Majesty should also plan ahead and take precautions, even if you can't stop him, don't be a ladder for others to cross the wall! ”

Li Qianshun secretly slandered himself, how could he want to be a frog at the bottom of the well, the outside world is so big, I also want to go and see it. But his family background is thin, otherwise he will vomit back after eating the land of your Great Song Dynasty.

Li Qianshun said: "I Daxia values peace, benevolence and righteousness first, he takes his Yangguan Road, I take my single-plank bridge, as long as it does not encroach on my Daxia realm, the well water does not interfere with the river water, and the two have nothing to do with each other." ”

"People have no intention of killing tigers, and tigers are harmful to people's hearts. Where did Your Majesty get so confident? ”

"To this day, I might as well tell you. Yelu Dashi went west from the north of my Great Xia, and I turned a blind eye because we had reached an amicable agreement. As the saying goes, one more enemy is better than one friend, the world is chaotic, and there is always a time when you need a friend, isn't it? ”

Liu Xiaochen said: "Your Majesty is so confident and not afraid of raising tigers, I really admire!" But now Jerodashi had defeated the Uighurs and fled from the west. With the slogan of clearing out the remaining enemies, Western Liao has been advancing eastward and is about to approach the border of Great Xia, don't you think about it too much? ”

"I have Li Changyou sitting in the west, why be afraid?"

"Li Changyou's new defeat to the Great Song Dynasty has greatly reduced his morale, and it may be difficult to boost morale. Moreover, I have heard that there are discordant voices in your court, saying that Li Changyou and my Great Song Dynasty have some little secrets that cannot be shared by outsiders......"

Chen Tai, the prime minister of Western Xia, said: "I have heard of this matter, but the king of Xiazhou is indeed too negligent to guard against rumors. ”

Li Qianshun said: "Rumors stop at the wise. Li Changyou is my brother, how can the slander of others shake the harmony of our monarchs and ministers. Lord Liu came from afar, so he might as well stay for a few more days to get in touch with the folk customs of my Great Xia, and to know that the peaceful coexistence of the Xia and Song dynasties also has a foundation for people's livelihood. ”

"Your Majesty, the Uighurs have retreated to the outside of the Yumen Pass in Shazhou......"

"You don't have to say more, I won't send troops. They will not send troops against the Western Liao, nor will they exterminate the Uighurs! ”

Liu Xiaochen knew that Li Qianshun had made up his mind, and it was useless to say more, so he said: "Then I wish Your Majesty can guard your own one-third of an acre of land." In addition to this, there is another matter to discuss with His Majesty. ”

"Please!"

"My Great Song Dynasty once placed the capital of Longyou to protect the house, and then due to war and local rebellion, it was deserted. Now my emperor has the heart to repeat the old land, because the Song and Xia countries are friendly, I would like to inform you. ”

Li Qianshun said, the Longyou Protectorate was established at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and it was abandoned for many years after war, and the Great Song Dynasty also took great pains to attack and clamp down on my Great Xia to reopen the realm of Longyou. However, due to the Battle of Jingkang, the local tribes rebelled and Daxia occupied Xining, which led to the abolition of the Longyou Protectorate.

Li Qianshun said: "Since the realm of Longyou is your Great Song Dynasty and the soldiers and horses have been re-expanded, your emperor has the heart to regain the old land, as long as it does not hurt my Great Xia, you can go by yourself!" ”

"Then thank you for your kindness." Liu Xiaochen continued, "Longyou is separated from Kunlun, the land of my Central Plains, far away, I hope that Your Majesty is now friendly between the two countries, please let our army take advantage of your country, of course, after the matter is completed, compensation for your country is indispensable." ”

"Longyou is in the south of the mountain, and Daxia is in the north of the mountain, how can I borrow the road." Li Qianshun said.

Liu Xiaochen said: "Take a detour to attack its back." ”

Chen Tai said: "The land of Longyou, the east and north are all high mountains and dangerous places, if I pass through the Great Xia to attack its back, it is a good way." But my Great Xia is not a place where you can come and go when you want to! ”

Li Qianshun looked at Liu Xiaochen for a long time, and did not scatter eagles when he saw rabbits.

Liu Xiaochen threw out the price: "In addition to money and food, the Song army will go out of Shazhou Pass, take back the Falcon, and after solving the trouble for Great Xia, you can also take on the responsibility of guarding you." ”