As soon as Zhang Laogu cried like this, Empress Dowager Xiao immediately looked surprised; His eyes rolled around a few times and glanced at Han Derang, which meant to say: Let you handle this matter, brother......

Han Derang naturally understood what the glance that Empress Dowager Xiao threw at him meant, two people could sleep in the same bed without paying attention to each other's state of mind?

Han Derang withdrew his gaze from Empress Dowager Xiao's face, stepped forward to help Zhang Laogu sit down and said: "Don't be sad for the envoys of Western Xia, my queen mother is the most unsightly in front of her with tears in her eyes!" If you have any state affairs, just talk about it, my queen mother will definitely listen to it! ”

Han Derang's words made Zhang Laogu dispel the fear of being scared all the way, and his emotions calmed down instantly.

Zhang Laogu was worried along the way that Empress Dowager Xiao would not receive him, the envoy of Western Xia, because although the Great Liao Khitan State recognized Li Jiqian's status as the king of Western Xia; However, Li Jiqian was unruly and always went deep into the territory of Liao to plunder the people's property, so that the Liao State had a sense of meeting the plague god for Li Jiqian; If it is a plague god, it has to be driven away, but Zhang Laogu came to see the Empress Dowager Xiao with a salivating face, not that Zhang Laogu was coming, but the current situation in the Western Xia Kingdom forced him to come.

After Li Jiqian ascended to heaven, Li Deming succeeded to the throne in Western Xia, Li Deming compared with his father Li Jiqian, the city was more than powerful and insufficient, and the Song Dynasty or the Liao State sent troops to attack at this time; The demise of Western Xia is also a matter of time.

The national policy of attaching the Song Dynasty to Liao was given to Li Deming by Zhang Laogu, and when the country was in danger, Zhang Laogu was dancing on the red-hot iron plate; I also had to rush to Liao to explain the news of Li Ji's relocation to Bintian to the Empress Dowager Xiao Xuan.

Han Derang's words made Zhang Laogu open his heart, and he saw that he calmly said freely: "The ancestor of my family has long believed that the Great Liao Khitan Kingdom is the authentic suzerain, and he has gone to the Great Liao Kingdom to clear the surrounding barbarian enemies for the Great Liao Kingdom all these years; However, the Zhao and Song dynasties instigated the Uighurs of Ganzhou and the Six Grains of Tubo to frequently stir up trouble; Fight against the Great Liao Khitan Kingdom! ”

Zhang Laogu stretched his neck as he spoke, Lang Ge swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said: "In the nineteenth year of the Liao Shengzong and the Nineteenth Year (1001 AD), Pan Luozhi, the great leader of the Six Valleys of Tubo, accepted the canonization of the Song Dynasty as the defense envoy of Yanzhou and the inspection envoy of the western capital of Lingzhou; Later, he was awarded the Shuofang Jie Du envoy, and united the Ganzhou Uighur Dragon Banner cavalry to fight against the Western Xia! ”

Han Derang saw that Zhang Laogu was rambling and lifted the basket bucket to move, and couldn't help but say, "Can the envoy of Xixia be more concise?" The queen mother and the king all know these things you said, so don't talk about them anymore! ”

Glaring at Zhang Laogu, he said solemnly: "What can I do if I always beat on the side of the drum, if you want to smash it, smash it into the heart of the drum!" ”

"Oh oh oh ......" Zhang Laogu suddenly woke up, and said with a smile: "Xiaguan is chattering, Xiaguan is striving to be concise and to the point!" ”

Zhang Laogu raised his arm as he spoke: "The Tubo Pan Luozhi and the Ganzhou Uighur Dragon Banner cavalry jointly attacked Lingzhou and were defeated by our Daxia army and civilians!" Li Jiqian, the ancestor of Great Xia, sent troops to attack the Panluo branch of Xiliang and surrendered, and when the ancestor traveled, the Panluo branch gathered the Liugu Department and the dragon banner on the way to invite attack; The first lord fled back to Lingzhou with more than a dozen arrows in his body, and on the second day of the first month of the twenty-second year of the Great Liao Khitan State and the twenty-second year; Great Xia is the first guest of honor! ”

"Where is Li Jiqian dead?" Empress Dowager Xiao, who had been silent, suddenly asked, and seemed to understand the purpose of Zhang Laogu's envoy to the Great Liao State this time; stared at Zhang Laogu quietly.

Zhang Laogu listened to Empress Dowager Xiao's inquiry, and said with sincere fear: "The ancestor of Great Xia has become an ancient!" The young lord Li Deming ascended the throne, and the lower officials came all the way from the Great Xia Kingdom; reported the funeral to the Empress Dowager of the Great Liao Khitan State, and hoped that the Empress Dowager of the Great Liao Khitan State would take pity on the small country of Great Xia; Make it a cornerstone of resistance to the Zhao and Song dynasties......"

The lips are flat, and the tongue is soft; Zhuge Kongming went to Jiangdong to fight Confucianism that year and laid the foundation for the victory of the Battle of Chibi, and Zhang Laogu moved Li Ji to expand his territory with a three-inch tongue; After being killed by the arrows of the Panluo branch of the Six Valleys of Tibet and the dragon banner cavalry of the Uighur state of Ganzhou, the wolf-like Empress Dowager Xiao actually felt pity.

Empress Dowager Xiao solemnly walked down from the golden dragon chair, stood on the ground and asked: "The words of the envoys of the Western Xia are very true, and you have already understood it in your heart after the death of your ancestor and your family!" But the Empress Dowager still wants to hear what kind of person your young master is! ”

Seeing that Empress Dowager Xiao was asking about the situation of the young master Li Deming, Zhang Laogu stood up and bowed down in fear: "My young master Li Deming was 23 years old at the time, which was the golden age of his life, and he was the eldest son of the first master; If the ancestor is the founder of the Western Xia Dynasty, then the young master Li Deming is undoubtedly the most competent successor and pioneer of the Western Xia Dynasty! ”

"Uh-huh!" Empress Dowager Xiao snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Xia Xi's envoy said that the young master of your family is out of the blue, is this really the case?" ”

Zhang Laogu hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "How dare the petty official deceive the Empress Dowager of the Great Liao Khitan Kingdom?" If there is a lie, the petty official would rather give up his neck and this guy who eats in the Lang Pavilion! ”

After a pause, he said emotionally: "If the Empress Dowager Chengtian doesn't believe in the words of the lower officials, you can ask the deputy envoys Zhang Zhen and Charlie!" Zhang Laogu raised his finger and pointed at the two entourages who came with him, Zhang Zhen and Charlie.

Zhang Zhen is Han, but Charlie is a member of the party; Both speak Khitan and Chinese, and Charlie grunts in Khitan; Han Derang sneered: "You should still speak in Chinese!" The queen of heaven can understand! ”

"Emperor Chengtian Shengming, my family is making everything you just said true!" Charlie stood up straight with an excited expression and chattered: "The young master Li Deming is more pragmatic and calm than his father, and the first master Li Jiqian emerged at the age of twelve, which can be said to be famous at a young age; The young master Li Deming succeeded his father on the stage of history at the age of twenty-two, and he appeared to be stable and reserved; These will make the historical achievements of the young master of my family! ”

Empress Dowager Xiao glanced at Charlie disdainfully: "You are all eloquents, and the young master of your family has achieved historical merits in such a short period of time when he ascended the throne; Isn't it too true! ”

"Not so, the Empress Dowager! Charlie is not wrong, the young master of my family is really a generation of Ming Jun! Zhang Laogu picked up the previous words and said impassionedly: "Speaking of this, the junior official has to pickle my old master Li Jiqian a few words!" Although the ancestor Li Jiqian has a long-term vision, he has great ambitions, and he has not forgotten to expand his sphere of influence after being named the lord of Xia by the emperor of the Great Liao Khitan Kingdom! ”

He cleared his throat and raised his voice: "The ancestor Li Jiqian is a military genius, but all soldiers have the shortcomings of being happy and rushing; As soon as the ancestor took the position of the lord of Xia, he got carried away, and even fought with the Tibetans and Uighurs without his own strength; As a result, he was killed by several arrows! After the young lord Li Deming ascended the throne, he learned the lesson of his father and was not in a hurry to become emperor, but adopted the practice of taoguang and obscurity; Let the three junior officials rush to the Great Liao Khitan Kingdom to report the death of the first lord to the Empress Dowager Chengtian, and only after soliciting the will of the Empress Dowager Chengtian did they dare to ascend to the position of the lord of Western Xia! ”

"You evil-nosed glaring Zhang Laogu is really a trained dog!" Empress Dowager Xiao suddenly rushed over, and sneered sarcastically: "The young master of your family is already sitting on the throne, and you still say that he is not busy ascending the throne, this is not!" ”

Zhang Laogu was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything, staring at Empress Dowager Xiao with big eyes.

After finishing the above words, Empress Dowager Xiao calmed down, walked a few times on the ground, raised her arms and said to Zhang Laogu: "Are you really worthy of being Zhang Laogu's name?" Li Jiqian is dead, you point your nose at him, and Li Deming sits on the throne; You spare no effort to sing the praises of virtue, and you don't believe that a hairy young man who has been on the throne for a few days can build many merits! ”

"Empress Dowager Chengtian, you misunderstood!" Zhang Zhen, who had never been involved, said impassionedly: "Zhang Zhengenvoy and Deputy Charlie are not wrong, my young master has not been on the throne for a few days; However, these old masters led the army to fight in the front, and the logistics supply and the restoration of civil power and social stability in the rear are all things that the young masters of my family do; He had already done a lot of good things before he ascended the throne, so we dare to praise him like this! ”

Empress Dowager Xiao stared at Zhang Zhen a few times and felt that he was reasonable, so she raised her arm and did not say anything; The meaning let Zhang Zhen continue.

Zhang Zhen swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva deeply and said: "The Great Xia Kingdom is now surviving in the gap between the two great powers of Liao and Song, and the young master cannot be the enemy of any country; On the contrary, it is necessary to show goodwill to both countries and accept the titles of the two countries, so as to win a precious peaceful environment for the development and growth of Western Xia! ”

Empress Dowager Xiao acquiesced when she heard Zhang Zhen tell the truth, and Zhang Laogu continued: "Before the young master of my family ascended the throne, he had already formulated a grand plan for the economic development of the Great Xia Kingdom!" ”

"Yo he!" Empress Dowager Xiao was stunned, glanced at Zhang Laogu with interest, raised her arms and said, "Before the young master of your family ascended the throne, he made a grand plan for economic development?" That's not to talk about the specific content and details! ”

Seeing that Empress Dowager Xiao was very interested in his words, Zhang Laogu laughed and said, "Empress Dowager Chengtian Shengming!" There are three long-term plans for the development of the Xixia economy by the young master of my family! ”