Xingqing Mansion, in the imperial study in the Xixia Palace, the atmosphere in the imperial study was very depressing at this time, although there were only two people in the room, Li Liangzuo and Wei Ge Ningling, but the dull air pressure still made the eunuchs and palace maids waiting outside breathless.

Just now, Li Liangzuo and Wei Ge Ning Ling had a big quarrel, looking at the entire Western Xia country, I am afraid that only Wei Ge Ning Ling dared to do this against Li Liangzuo, after the two quarreled for a while, they both sat in their positions angrily and ignored anyone.

In the end, Li Liangzuo made a compromise and persuaded Brother Ning Ling: "Uncle Huang, I know that you are for my good, and also for the face and dignity of the Great Xia Kingdom, but if you look at the people outside, if there is no support from the Great Song Dynasty, my reform will not be carried out so quickly, to put it bluntly, I am short of money!"

To put it bluntly, I begged the Great Song Emperor to resume trade between the two countries, and the Great Song Dynasty was rich in resources and products, and only by relying on the reform of the Great Song Dynasty can we see results in a short period of time, and only then can our Great Xia Kingdom establish an iron cavalry that can compete with the Liao State......"

When Wei Ge Ning Ling heard Li Liangzuo say this, he took a step back and said: "Your Majesty still needs to discuss this matter with the important ministers of the court, after all, it is related to the dignity of the imperial family and the entire Great Xia Kingdom, if the important ministers do not agree, the ministers advise Your Majesty to revise the national letter!" ”

"So Uncle Huang agreed to send an envoy to the Great Song Dynasty." Li Liangzuo said happily.

Wei Ge Ningling said stiffly: "Weichen promised to send an envoy to the Great Song Dynasty, but he didn't necessarily bring this letter of state. ”

Li Liangzuo smiled and said to Xiao Fuzi outside the door: "Xiao Fuzi sent someone to find the other ministers of the cabinet. ”

After the establishment of the system of three courts and two departments, Li Liangzuo classified the ministers of these five departments as cabinet members, forming the highest administrative body in Western Xia, and the cabinet members needed to cooperate with each other and were not subordinate to each other, and all cabinet members were personally appointed by the emperor, which was the final decision-making power that was firmly controlled in the hands of the emperor, and most of the exercise power was below.

It didn't take long for Zhou Wentai, Nuo Yishengdu, Gao Huaizheng, and Mao Huaichang to arrive, and there was no nonsense Li Liangzuo's national letter was handed over to the four of them, and seeing Li Liangzuo's groveling words written on the national letter, these ministers also dared to be angry, and there was an idiom called 'the lord humiliates the minister to death' in ancient China.

Now that their own emperors are so begging others, these ministers below must not be ashamed to death! Li Liangzuo's move caused dissatisfaction among all cabinet members, the most dissatisfied of which was Zhou Wentai, as Li Liangzuo's number one staff, Zhou Wentai had a deep hatred with the Great Song Dynasty government, and Li Liangzuo's letter of state was tantamount to letting Zhou Wentai himself vote for the wrong British lord.

"Your Majesty, if you insist on sending this letter to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, then the ministers will not be able to serve in the future, as a human minister, you can't assist the Ming Lord, and you can't appease the people of Li, what is the use of Your Majesty's ministers?" Zhou Wentai said sadly.

"The ministers agree with Lord Zhou's wishes, and ask Your Majesty to retract your ......order," everyone knelt down and prayed.

Li Liangzuo stood up from the dragon chair and said, "Do you think I don't know what it means to write this national letter? But if you look at the current Great Xia Kingdom, millions of Li people are living in dire straits, what do you want me to do?

Now I have only one way, and that is to beg the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty to restore the tributary trade and restore the frontier field. ”

The more Li Liangzuo spoke, the more excited he became, and he patted his face vigorously with his hand and said, "Don't you know that handing over this national certificate is a slap in my face!" But I'd rather not have this face, and don't keep the inheritance left by your ancestors, if you are really loyal to the monarch and the country, then manage the entire Great Xia Kingdom, so that the people of Li can eat enough and wear warm clothes......"

Li Liangzuo's impassioned words touched all the cabinet members, the emperor didn't even want face for the sake of the people of the world, what else can the following ministers say, they can only work hard for the country and be loyal to the king.

Li Liangzuo's words touched all the ministers kneeling below, and the five cabinet members led by Wei Ge Ningling were all told to cry by Li Liangzuo, Li Liangzuo looked at the ministers who were kneeling on the ground and wept bitterly and said, "Okay, get up!" What does it look like to cry and cry? ”

"The ministers will obey His Majesty's holy decree, bow to the fullest, and die." The five ministers knelt on the ground and said, and only after saying that, did the five stand up.

After getting up, Wei Ge Ning Ling wiped his tears and said to Li Liangzuo: "Your Majesty, the minister will get up tomorrow and go to the Great Song Dynasty to meet the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, please rest assured that the minister will not fail in his mission." ”

Li Liangzuo nodded and said: "Uncle Huang has done things I believe, but I have one more thing to tell you, Uncle Huang must bow three times and bow nine times when he meets the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, so that the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty can see our sincerity." ”

Wei Ge Ningling frowned and said, "Okay, Weichen obeys, but Your Majesty also has to agree to Weichen on one condition." ”

"Uncle Huang, please say, as long as it is not too much, I will agree to it all." Li Liangzuo said.

Wei Ge Ning Ling then said to Li Liangzuo: "Your Majesty, now Your Majesty's harem is empty, although there are two concubines, but after such a long time, in order to add a son and a half daughter to Your Majesty, Weichen asked Your Majesty to take a concubine into the palace." ”

After Wei Ge Ning Ling finished speaking, Li Liangzuo secretly scolded in his heart: "You old thing, you are waiting for me here!" If I promise you at this time, won't this be a meat deal! But if I don't promise you, I'm afraid you'll give me something again! ”

After Wei Ge Ning Ling finished speaking, he glanced at Li Liang Zuo as if to say: "You have to agree to this matter, and you have to agree if you don't agree." ”

"Alright! I promise you, but this matter will be talked about later, and now there are many things in the court, and it is not the time for me to take a concubine. Li Liangzuo shirked and said.

"As long as there is Your Majesty's words, it will do." Wei Ge Ningling said with a smile; "Actually, Your Majesty's choice for a concubine has already been chosen for Your Majesty."

Li Liangzuo frowned and asked, "Who!" ”

"The youngest daughter of General Nuoyi, Nuoyi Linghua." Wei Ge Ningling said with a smile.

Li Liangzuo saw the appearance of not moving the reward, and also knew that this was the temporary intention of Wei Ge Ningling, and the Nuo Yi reward was not unhappy, and then he understood the meaning of Wei Ge Ningling, so he said to Li Liangzuo: "Your Majesty, although the courtiers are young, they are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and it is a blessing for the courtiers to be able to enter the palace to serve Your Majesty." ”

"Alright! However, this matter will be postponed, and we will talk about it later!" Li Liangzuo said.

"Ministers obey ......"

"Your Majesty has something to say." Zhou Wentai stood up and said.

Li Liangzuo looked at Zhou Wentai very puzzled and said, "Zhou Aiqing has nothing to say. ”

"Yes." Zhou Wentai said to Li Liangzuo: "Thanks to Your Majesty's kindness, the Wechen family came to the capital, Your Majesty does not think that the Wechen is a shallow teacher, and the Wechen will die hard; The minister just listened to what the emperor said before he knew that His Majesty's harem was empty, and it happened that the little sister in Weichen's family was twenty-eight years old, and she had admired His Majesty for a long time. ”

After listening to Zhou Wentai's words, Li Liangzuo realized that this matter may not be so simple, but after all the words were said here, Li Liangzuo could only stubbornly say: "Let's talk about it after a while!" ”