The Uighurs, Achai, and Tibetan tribes of Ganzhou, and even the party tribes in the west responded positively, either by the tribal leaders themselves to Lingzhou, or by sending important people...... The emperor of the Central Plains personally came to the northwest, and the ministries still attached great importance to it, although the Tang Dynasty declined and perished for many years, but the previous influence in the west still remains; People at least think that the Central Plains is very big and there are a lot of people!

Only the envoys of the Dingyan Army have not yet responded, and they are the strongest force in this area.

What Guo Shao was waiting for was a report sent back by the previous envoy: I saw the Khitans in Xiazhou!

When the ministers in the camp heard the news, they were very worried. Guo Shao thought for a long time and thought that there was still a chance, so he immediately sent Lu Duoxun to go along the road in person.

Half a month later, Guo Shao had arrived in Lingzhou and set up a palace in Shuofangjie Town, but he never showed up. He was waiting, waiting for the attitude of Xia Zhou's side.

…… With the passage that the previous mission had probed from the west, Lu Duoxun arrived in Xiazhou soon after.

Li Yiyin heard that it was a cabinet minister who came for the second time...... Upon inquiry, the so-called cabinet ministers were important figures who often gave advice to the emperor and served as pre-selected personnel for the prime minister. Soon met with Lu Duoson.

Although the customs and etiquette are different, the atmosphere is similar, and Lu Duosun also feels the importance and respect of the officials in Xiazhou.

He was also not modest, and told the party officials that he was the deputy envoy of the Western Tour, second only to the Privy Councillor.

Unexpectedly, Li Yiyin actually said in fluent Chinese: "If the clansmen are negligent, they also hope that Lu will envoy Jun Haihan." ”

Lu Duosun hurriedly said happily: "It turns out that King Xiping has not forgotten the words of his homeland!" ”

"Oh?" Li Yiyin looked at him in surprise.

Lu Duoxun said: "Your Majesty heard from the minister that after the Tuoba clan was Li Ling (Northern Wei), the Tang Dynasty actually restored its original surname, and the people of Xiazhou were closer than all ethnic groups in the northwest. ”

Li Yiyin listened and looked back and did not refute.

Lu Duosun saw it in his eyes, knowing that this statement would not cause any trouble to Li Yiyin...... It is impossible for the Tuoba clan to make the party members feel that they have become Han'er because of such a sentence. And saying this, it can make Li Yiyin feel the goodwill of the Great Zhou court to some extent.

Sure enough, Li Yiyin responded: "Previously, this king had learned that the Son of Heaven was touring the west, just because Lu Yuan had not yet had time to send someone to leave. ”

Lu Duosun said: "Your Majesty's western tour this time is aimed at resolving misunderstandings with all ethnic groups, avoiding unruly incidents in the border areas, and allowing the people of all tribes to live and work in peace and contentment. I want all ethnic groups to send people to Tokyo so that they can discuss things in a timely manner; In Shuofang, open the mutual market, and communicate with the northwest departments. ”

Li Yiyin bowed and said: "Today is benevolent, and the clansmen are all grateful. ”

Lu Duoxun said again: "The Hexi Party has sent people to Lingzhou, and the official family has removed Feng Jiye, the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, and the official family also wants to discuss this matter with the king of Xiping. ”

Li Yiyin's eyes immediately lit up a little: "Do you really want to replace the Feng family today?" ”

Lu Duosun said quietly: "If the northwest tribes sincerely use tea horses and jade silk instead of fighting, everything can be discussed." ”

Li Yiyin didn't mention it again, and after a polite exchange with Lu Duoxun, he ended the meeting for the time being.

…… In fact, Li Yiyin and the entire Xiazhou party and nobles were very concerned about Feng Jiye's family.

The armor and swords of the Dingyan army were very sophisticated in the northwest, thanks to the high-quality iron delivered by the Dangxiang tribe in Shanzhou (Qinghai). Na Feng Jiye took the Lingzhou Plain as a stronghold, and burned, killed, looted, and plundered the Dangxiang tribe in the west for a long time, blocking the road, and seriously hindering the armament raw materials of the Dingyan army.

But Li Yiyin did not dare to send troops to attack Lingzhou, Lingzhou is a town set up by the Great Zhou, once the troops are used, isn't it to start a war with the Great Zhou court tearing their faces, what is the difference between rebelling and raising troops?

This matter has always caused Li Yiyin and others a headache. If the Great Zhou court can change the festival of Lingzhou to a mild one and improve the relationship, it will be of great benefit to the Dingyan army.

Li Yiyin immediately convened royal relatives and nobles from various ministries to discuss.

Because they had seen the Khitans not long ago, the Khitans reminded the party that once the affairs of the Zhou State and the Great Liao eased, they would free up their hands to deal with the Xiazhou region; Over the years, the Dingyan Army has been really independent, just one name short...... So some nobles thought that they should ally with the Khitan and guard against the Central Plains in advance.

A nobleman said bluntly: "The so-called tea and horse market, the Zhou State just wants war horses." If we promise them, Han'er will have more war horses to deal with us in the future. ”

The leader of the Wuzang clan said: "Even if we don't join the mutual market, the Zhou State can also exchange war horses from Hexi, Western Regions and other places. ”

The man just now: "We don't lack anything, but we have to lose our horses." Although the tea in the Central Plains was good, it was useless to enhance the military strength of Xiazhou. ”

Wu Zangdao: "Zhou Jun has a kind of armor in recent years, but it is good, it is said to be the same as the Mingguang armor of the Tang Dynasty." You can try exchanging your horse for armor. ”

"The armor of our Dingyan Army is not bad, as long as Feng Jiye is slaughtered, why bother to change it?"

didn't hide it: "Then we have to negotiate with Zhou Guo." ”

He said that he saluted Li Yiyin, and said: "There are Liao people and fierce Dayuan tribes in the north, and the Central Plains Dynasty in the south. At this time, the Zhou State was becoming more and more powerful, and dared to compete head-on with the Liao State, and was often on the offensive, so it must not be easily the enemy. ”

Li Yiyin nodded yes. He also believes in his heart that the time has not yet come for the party to build a strong country, and the general trend is not good.

In fact, over the years, the Dingyan army has continued to grow and is no longer subject to the control of the Central Plains, but as long as the Central Plains is nominally worshipped, the Central Plains will also be rewarded. There is really no need to take risks.

Li Yiyin pondered while reaching out to touch his sideburns and cheeks, and the wrinkles and furrows at the entrance reminded him that his age was unforgiving. I am afraid that the great ambition in my heart will have to be handed over to future generations to complete.

Now, if we can leave a relatively relaxed situation for future generations, we will have the opportunity to recuperate. It's all you can do.

He couldn't help but look at his son Lee Guang Rui, who was standing at the bottom.

Li Yiyin finally spoke: "The Khitans are just talking, and the Great Zhou Emperor is not going to make a move on his western tour, otherwise there should be movement on the east side of the river." In this king's view, the emperor is still quite sincere about the difficult army. You can send someone to Lingzhou to meet and discuss matters. ”

Wu Zang said: "You can put forward the two conditions of exchanging armor in the market and removing Feng Jiye, the envoy of Lingzhou Jiedu, and then we will promise to pay tribute to the war horses and come and go in harmony...... Usually the imperial court also gave away goods of greater value in return. ”

A nobleman said: "We don't want tea, we want armor, it will cause suspicion in the Great Zhou." ”

Wu Zang said disapprerovingly: "The party is a threat on all sides, why should we hide the martial style?" The Zhou people really want to be suspicious, and there is no way. ”

Li Yiyin was noncommittal.