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Due to the poor geographical location of Western Xia, the surrounding countries are all countries, and they are always sandwiched between the Central Plains and the Northern Kingdom, which also makes them pay great attention to their foreign policy, and they have always advocated relying on the strong and attacking the weak.

Once upon a time, their policy had very good results, but this time they finally tasted the bitter fruits of their own planting.

In fact, when Richard came this time, he still had great hopes at first, because the Western Xia people believed that they were the balance point of Song and Jin, and that Song and Jin would fight for them, and the competitive relationship between Song and Jin allowed them to seek benefits between the two countries.

Obviously, they are very wrong this time, with the increasing military aspect of the Great Song Dynasty, they are no longer afraid of this northern power, you Xixia love to go with whomever you like, I am not afraid of you now, I have allies to contain the Jin country, can we go to you Xixia? Even if I ask you for this time, when you see that it is profitable, you will still run to beat me.

And the Western Xia relied on the Great Song Dynasty's Cheng dù, far better than the Great Song Dynasty's dependence on the Western Xia, the Great Song Dynasty's goods are second to none in the world, most of them are still necessities of life, and are afraid that they can't be sold, and now they have signed an alliance with the Jin State, cattle and sheep can be purchased directly from the Jin State, as for the horses, now we also occupy some pastures in the northwest, as well as the north, although not much, but our chariots can get better Dali horses from Dali, and even go to the Jin Kingdom to smuggle horses.

And you Western Xia, I won't say anything else, that is, I don't buy your salt, it's enough for you to drink a pot.

After Zhao Kai ascended the throne. is also determined to change the strategy against Western Xia, all soft and hard, there is no such set, we have to talk about interests if we want to talk, if it makes me annoyed. I will unite with the Kingdom of Jin and divide up your Western Xia.

Li Qi saw that Richard was about to cry, and laughed secretly in his heart, sample! If you want to play both sides in front of your Uncle Li, then you are really looking for the wrong object, Lao Tzu started by playing this.

The atmosphere was somewhat silent.

Because Richard didn't know what to say. In fact, they in Western Xia could have found a reason not to send troops, just because they saw that Wanyan Zongwang had gone to Kaifeng and wanted to take the opportunity to get a piece of the pie. Firmly control most of Yanyun in his hands, and guide them in a very embarrassing situation, scolding Jin Guo half to death in his heart, you don't have this ability, don't mess around!

After a while, Li Qi smiled and said, "Lord Wang, I have no opinion on you. You can come to me as a guest, I am very welcome, those annoying business, let's not talk about it, so as not to spoil your mood and mine, let's talk about the wind and snow. ”

I've come here from thousands of miles to talk to you, I'm crazy. Richard smiled and said, "Privy Counsellor, this is indeed our fault, and we admit it. I hope that your country can ignore the past suspicions and reunite with our Western Xia Qin and Jin Dynasties. ”

Li Qi said angrily: "Lord Wang, why don't you understand, we have never cared about any previous suspicions, but we want to act according to the rules." In this way, even if there is any sudden situation, we will not be angry about it, I can secretly tell you very privately, the emperor has made up his mind, and there is no room for talking about this matter, and you have to talk about it yourself to communicate internally. ”

The tone is very resolute, there is no room for maneuver, this kind of resolute words are difficult to hear from Li Qi's mouth, and even more difficult to hear in Song, because Song's diplomatic strategy has always been very weak and in a passive situation.

Richard frowned and looked at Li Qi, groaned for a while, and seemed to have made some kind of decision, and said: "Privy envoy, if you are willing to help us in Western Xia, I, Western Xia, am willing to accept the oath to your majesty and renew the gift of the monarch and minister." ”

That is to say, if you lift the economic sanctions against us, we are willing to pay to you.

This is actually the bottom line of the Western Xia, in history, at this time it is already the middle of the Jingkang shame, of course, the Western Xia is attached to the Jin State, and ran to attack the Song Dynasty, but now it is different, they have seen the strength of the Song State, even the military that has always been criticized by others, has also been significantly improved, and even defeated the invincible Jin Army, they are even more afraid to move, based on the weak diplomatic strategy of relying on the strong country and confrontation, it is obviously more promising with the Great Song Dynasty than with the Great Jin.

Let's not say anything else, the Western Xia called Jin a minister, and had to pay a tribute to the Jin State, but to the Song State, the Song State gave them a year, which is a very big difference. Moreover, after Xia Chongzong ascended the throne, he completely adopted the system of the Song Dynasty, in the words of later generations, it was a country under the system, and there were many common languages on both sides.

The most important thing is that Xixia doesn't want to see the relationship between Song and Jin too close, if you two get along, then what should I do? Therefore, they want to use this to sow discord between Song and Jin, and then turn on both sides in order to ensure the continuation of the power of the Dangxiang clan, which is also a diplomatic strategy.

Based on this qiē, Xia Chongzong told Richard about this bottom line, although they were originally very confident in this negotiation, but there was no phone call in these years, and it took a long time to go back and forth.

Depend on! You come to this trick again, your mother's minister, and we have to give you money, this little brother recruited, it's really shabby. Li Qi waved his hand again and again, and said, "Don't don't, prince, don't say anything like this, otherwise, our emperor will have to send you back." ”

Richard was completely blinded, he thought that as soon as his bottom line came out, the Song Dynasty would definitely agree to it, you are already evenly matched with the Jin State, if you add our Western Xia's surrender, you will definitely win the Jin Kingdom, this is a great thing, you have no reason to refuse.

It's a pity that they made a mistake in prediction again, and their double-faced swords also made the Great Song Dynasty completely lose trust in them, unless you hand over your power and incorporate your territory into my Great Song Dynasty. Otherwise, that's all there is to it.

"Why did the privy envoy say that?"

Li Qi said: "We have just reached a brotherly alliance with the Jin country, and we will dig the corner of the brother's wall with this back, this is not what my gentleman's country does, and." In this way, it will also have a great impact on our alliance with the Jin Kingdom, and please forgive me and don't make it difficult for me. ”

This simple sentence made Richard break his liver and intestines. He was at a loss for what to say, because he had no chips in his hand, and how could he talk without chips.

If the Song Dynasty really broke with the Western Xia, they could not defeat the Song State now, so they could only go to the Jin State. However, in this way, they have no qualifications to negotiate with the Jin State, and the Jin State can pinch them round and flatten them at will, so it can be said that the change of the Song Dynasty's diplomatic strategy gradually forced the Western Xia into a dead end.

Richie looked at it like this, and if it continued like this, Richard would really collapse. So he said: "Lord, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not." ”

No matter how ugly it is, I have heard a lot of it, and I still care about anything. Richard hurriedly said: "Privy envoy, please speak, please speak." ”

Li Qi said: "It's not that I said that you Xixia, you don't have a plant, why do you want to be someone else's courtier, this is something I can't figure out." ”

What courtiers, if there is no good? Will we be a vassal to the Kingdom of Jin? Besides, now we and Jin Guo are two countries, and everyone knows about this, but you have to hold on to this. Richard's stomach was full of complaints, but he sighed: "The privy envoy does not know. We have our own problems. ”

"What's the difficulty?"

Li Qi snorted and said: "Look at the people of Goryeo, as well as Yelu Dashi, who will not surrender when he dies, especially Goryeo, the country is about the same size as your Western Xia, and the military is probably not as strong as yours, although the Jin State has begun to increase troops over there, but everyone dares to confront the Jin State, in order to maintain their own dignity, they will never be called a minister, and then that Yelu Dashi, how much Jin Taizu valued him at the beginning, but Yelu Dashi would rather be a chicken, not a cow queen, and he is bound to restore Daliao." But look at you in Western Xia again, for that little bit of land -- by the way, did the land of the Kingdom of Jin give it to you? ”

Richard blurted out, "Just give a little." As soon as he said this, he came to his senses.

Li Qi held back a smile and said, "With such a little land, you don't even want dignity." Yes, I admit that our Great Song Dynasty had a lot of friction with you in the Western Xia, but in recent years, we have always wanted to treat you as a normal country and become good friends with you for the Qin and Jin dynasties, but you yourself are not angry, can you blame us for being unjust? To tell you the truth, this time you sent troops, it does make us a little chilled, I also know your helplessness, but you also have to be considerate of us, just like doing business, how can we Drunken Xianju not go to a bartender in Fan Lou to negotiate a deal, if you sign a contract with a bartender, this contract is poison for us, if it is profitable, then of course the owner of Fan Lou is willing to fulfill this contract, but if there is any accident in the middle, the owner of Fan Lou can deny this contract in a word, what can we do, It's not just about suffering this dumb loss. All in all, we in the Great Song Dynasty will only negotiate an alliance with a normal and independent country. ”

Between the words, there is a hint of encouragement.

If this was before, the Song Dynasty estimated that it was ecstatic to agree to let the Western Xia surrender, what an inspiring thing, but in Zhao Kai and Li Qi's policies, it would never make such a mistake again, if the Song Dynasty accepted the surrender of the Western Xia, then it would be equivalent to pushing the Song Dynasty down to the front, going to confront the Jin State, and the Western Xia was hiding behind the back, because the Jin State must have accused the Song State of digging the foot of the wall, the Western Xia is now my courtier, how can you, as my brother, accept the surrender of my courtiers, aren't you a stab in the back?

And if the Jin State sends troops to attack the Western Xia, can you, the eldest brother, not help, but you and the Jin State are allies, which will put the Great Song in a dilemma.

But if Western Xia becomes independent, the situation will be very different, and the Great Song can secretly support your Western Xia in the back, but there is no reason for the Jin State to use this as an excuse to trouble the Great Song. In addition, we can do business, but I, Da Song, have no obligation to give you money, take 10,000 steps back and say, who likes you as a little brother who turns his face and doesn't recognize people, of course, if he turns his face in the future, we will not be bound by the status of a monarch and minister, and I will beat you if I want to.

Now the Great Song Dynasty pursued mutually beneficial allies, rather than the unsecured and unjustly spent relationship between monarchs and ministers.

This qiē is based on the premise of the rise of Song's military power.

At this point, how could Richard not understand that there were only two paths to choose in front of them, one of which was to completely take refuge in the Jin Kingdom and not associate with Song. The second is independence, and the alliance with the Song Dynasty as a normal country.

Among these two paths, Richard is still inclined to the latter, because the Jin State has no trust in them, and this incident has made the Jin State very annoyed, and now the relationship between the two countries has fallen to the freezing point, and if you take refuge in the Jin State, you will definitely be oppressed by the Jin State, rather than this, it is better to declare independence.

Moreover, Li Qi also revealed two important pieces of information to Richard, that is, the Jin Kingdom is now also in a lot of trouble, there is Goryeo in the east, and there is Yelu Dashi in the west, which is an excellent opportunity for them in Western Xia, they can even support Yelu Dashi, use Yelu Dashi to contain the Jin Kingdom, and they can take the opportunity to become independent, abandon all the things on the surface, and may also win the support of the Great Song Dynasty.