"I'm afraid that if you take back the Uighurs, Xiliao will find trouble with me when the time comes." Li Qianshun said.

Chen Tai had a different attitude: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that if you can let the Song army pass, the Song army will not bother to save the old land of the Falcon for thousands of miles, and there is the Great Song Dynasty in the middle of Daxia and Western Liao, blocking arrows for us, why not?" ”

Li Qianshun said: "Ridiculous, that's not putting me in the middle of the Song Dynasty!" ”

"In the desolate land of the northwest, how can the Song Dynasty garrison a strong army, and it will only play a protective role in my Great Xia. The fertile grassland in the north is the direction of our development! ”

The lord of Western Xia thought for a while and said: "Having said that, the king of Xiazhou is guarding Guazhou, and I am afraid that he will not let the Song army pass." ”

"Your Majesty, you are the Emperor! How dare the minister not listen to the king's words! Otherwise, it is a rebellion! Chen Tai said hatefully.

"What does Aiqing think it should be?" Li Qianshun was a little shaken.

"Although he can borrow from the Song Dynasty, he is only allowed to have a maximum of 20,000 horses, not to approach the states and counties along the way, not to disturb the people and rob money, if there is a major decision, you must comply with the requirements of my Great Xia, otherwise, when the enemy attacks and clears it!"

Liu Xiaochen hurriedly said: "There is nothing to do!" ”

Li Qianshun thought for a while and said, "It's okay, I hope I won't stumble into hatred." ”

The matter was thus agreed. Liu Xiaochen bid farewell to the Western Xia Emperor, and asked his entourage to return to Beijing to report the emperor's good news, while taking the chess pieces inserted by Qu Ping'an in the city of Anqing Mansion and asking for secret matters. After this, he quietly went all the way to the west.

In Xixia Guazhou, Li Changyou came back from an inspection at the front line today, so tired that he lay down on the big bed, and let two beauties help him massage and relax. A beautiful maid brought a new cup of tea, Li Changyou picked it up and sniffed it carefully, and asked, "What kind of tea is this, haven't you drunk it before?" ”

"Back to your lord's words, this is a month ago, General Qu of the Great Song Dynasty entrusted the caravan of the Silk Road to specially give the adult a thousand-year-old tree new tea."

Li Changyou took a sip, nodded, looked at the teacup, and said, "This teacup is also quite chic, but it is not a product of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"Your Excellency is wise, this is the object of the Far West that the merchants who were going to return to the Great Song Dynasty a few days ago specially found and sent it to your lord."

"Why am I not at the house every time they send something?" Li Changyou stared coldly at the maidservant.

The maid hurriedly knelt down and said, "My lord, I am angry, the slave and maid have never hidden half of the object!" ”

Li Changyou snorted, he really played the piano to the cow, he meant that the Song people took advantage of his absence to give gifts to himself, so he had something else in mind. Or maybe I thought about it too much, but General Qu was just polite to himself.

At this time, the doorman came to report that an envoy from the Great Song Dynasty asked to see him.

Li Changyou said in his heart, the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty did not go to the emperor, and they came to me so far, I don't know what their intentions were. He said, "No, tell him where he came from, and go back." ”

The doorman went to deliver the message, and after a while he came back and said, "The man is not leaving, saying that he has important news to tell you." ”

Li Changyou thought for a while and said, "No, drive him away!" ”

When the doorman heard this, he really went to catch up with the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty, and he also took a broom halfway, thinking that he would drive him away if he said anything this time, so as to save himself from running back and forth.

After a stick of incense, Li Changyou left the house alone and walked into an alley on the street. Sure enough, a man followed from behind. Li Changyou turned around sharply and stared at the man, who was not afraid, and still approached and said, "I have seen Lord Marshal, I am Liu Xiaochen, the envoy of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"What are you looking for me for?"

Liu Xiaochen was calm and composed: "Marshal don't be suspicious, I didn't make a big show when I came to see you." ”

"Everyone in my house knows, isn't it a big fanfare?"

"If the marshal has a clear heart, why is he afraid of gossip?"

Li Changyou secretly thought, this person is not simple. He said, "Say, apart from heaven and earth, only you know what is said here." If what you say doesn't satisfy me, your life will remain in this nameless alley. ”

Liu Xiaochen said: "The marshal doesn't know, your country's edifice will collapse, and there will be eggs under it?" ”

Li Changyou turned a deaf ear to Liu Xiaochen's alarmist remarks and scoffed at them.

Liu Xiaochen continued: "The Liao State has passed through the land north of Bactria for many years, and now Yelu Dashi has re-raised the banner of the Liao State in the Uighur realm, which has the meaning of recovering the water. The Uighurs were vulnerable, and Bactria ignored the danger of losing their lips and teeth, and watched from the sidelines, so why not rescue the Uighurs and make them the gateway to protect Bactria because they could not reap the benefits? ”

"You should tell me Emperor Daxia these words."

"To tell you the truth, I have asked to see the emperor of your country, and he does not intend to send troops. Moreover, I suspect that your emperor may have reached some kind of agreement with Yelu Dashi. ”

"I only led 20,000 soldiers and horses to garrison the border pass, and I also want to know the answer."

Liu Xiaochen said: "So, the marshal is now a person outside his rights? Pity! Pity! ”

Li Changyou didn't care: "What's the accident, if you are a minister, just obey the emperor's orders." ”

"Having said that, the disappointment in the marshal's heart has been overflowing, and I, Da Song, also feel sorry for you."

"Shouldn't Da Song clap his hands quickly?"

"Although you are your own master, our General Qu praises you very much, and I hate to become a brother in a foreign country!" Liu Xiaochen said. He's just, he's just doing his homework properly.

Li Changyou showed a rare flashing smile: "It's a pity! Pity! ”

Liu Xiaochen wanted to capture the old man and said: "Seeing the marshal today can be regarded as conveying his heart to you for General Qu, I believe we will have a date in the future!" ”

Li Changyou was a little confused: "Don't you have anything else?" ”

"I'd like to see what you think about sending Uighur troops, but I already know the answer. Leave! After Liu Xiaochen finished speaking, he left without looking back.

Li Changyou watched him disappear at the mouth of the alley, and said in his heart, is there really no other meaning.

Three days later, Li Changyou was shooting arrows with seven or eight generals in the courtyard, when suddenly the doorman stumbled in and said, "My lord! My lord! The Divine Decree has arrived! ”

When the decree arrives, it will come, what to panic about. Li Changyou didn't have time to reprimand the doorman, and the inner attendant who announced the decree led twenty heavily armed forbidden troops to come in quickly, saw Li Changyou, tore open the holy decree and preached: "The criminal minister Li Changyou listens to the order!" ”

Li Changyou felt a pang in his heart, how could he become a sinner when he was so good. Li Changyou didn't dare to resist at the moment, and knelt down to listen to the order. The generals were also amazed and knelt down to listen to the order.

"I am sad. In the past, Li Changyou had no way to lead his troops, and he was defeated by the remnants of the Song Dynasty, so that he ceded land and paid compensation for peace, resulting in today's strong enemy and weak me. ”

Li Changyou thought to himself, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and the conditions for the final negotiation are also acquiesced by the emperor, so why has it become my own responsibility.

The chamberlain continued: "I have the heart to spur Yuer, put Er'er on the border, meditate on my own mistakes, and he will use it again and again." Unexpectedly, you ignored the emperor's grace in vain, colluded with the Song court, accepted private property, cultivated cronies, fornicated with the Song envoys, and tried in vain to misbehave! You are hereby abolished from all your titles, escorted to the Beijing Division, and handed over the military affairs of Xitui to Li Xun. Chin this! ”

There was a triumphant second generation of the emperor standing next to the inner servant of the proclamation, and the thief smiled and said: "Brother Changyou, you can go with confidence, I will do everything for you, haha!" ”

Li Changyou got up and said indignantly: "All this is framed, I want to meet the saint!" ”

The new marshal Li Xun beckoned to the soldiers behind him and said, "Don't talk nonsense, arrest me!" ”

Li Changyou was grabbed by both arms and struggled: "Wronged! This is a blatant injustice! ”

Li Xun kicked Li Changyou in the stomach: "It's so rampant when death comes!" ”

Li Changyou was speechless in pain, but this further angered the eight generals behind Li Changyou who had shot arrows together, they made a color to each other, grabbed bows and arrows from the ground, aimed at Li Xun and others, and threatened: "Release the marshal!" ”

Li Xun's mouth tilted and he said disdainfully: "Very good, you are all the same party." Immediately use the weapon, and the death penalty can be avoided! ”

Li Xun didn't know that Li Changyou, the eight generals, were all masters who had killed people and set fires, and they had no wives and children, and they were barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes. Fortunately, Li Xun reacted in time, and his head was sideways, otherwise his head would have been skewered with sugar gourds.

Li Xun was annoyed and ashamed, shouted "kill", and then hid behind the soldiers behind him.

After the eight heroes had finished shooting a round of arrows, they took their bows and fought with the twenty or so forbidden soldiers.

"Marshal! Come on! Stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of no firewood! ”

Li Changyou didn't have time to think about it, so he took advantage of the chaos to break free, ran towards a place with few people, and then climbed over the wall. Li Changyou didn't know how far he ran out in one breath, but he felt that this familiar place suddenly became unfamiliar.

"Marshal, get on the horse!" Suddenly, a familiar voice came. Li Changyou looked up and saw that it was Liu Xiaochen, the envoy of the Great Song Dynasty. Li Changyou heard the sound of horses' hooves trampling behind him, and thought that the pursuers were about to arrive, so he hurriedly jumped on Liu Xiaochen's horse. The two of them galloped away.

After galloping for a hundred miles, the horse finally fell to the ground due to exhaustion, and because of inertia, he fell to his knees on his front legs and threw the two people on his back. Li Changyou turned three hundred and six in the air beautifully, landed lightly, and then picked up Liu Xiaochen, who was rolling on the ground, and said, "Can't you prepare two horses?" ”

"Lord Marshal, Liu just happened to pass by at the meeting, how could there be two horses." Liu Xiaochen patted the dust on his body as he spoke.

Li Changyou let go of his hand and shook his sleeves to shake away the oncoming dust: "It's so coincidental, I believe you're weird!" This is a premeditated and organized murder! ”

"Wronged, I'm new here, how can I plot to kill you, who did I plan with, and with whom did I organize it?" Liu Xiaochen said innocently.

"Otherwise, you have only been here for three days, how can the emperor know that I have fornicated with the Song envoy?"