Chapter 644: The Victor's Blackmail
Li Qing's last bad water was all used on his body, and he didn't waste it at all.
Each of these 6,000 knives was the size of a thumb and as thin as a cicada's wings. Thousands of people watched, and some even paid a high price to buy a piece of Li Qing's meat, and ate it with strong wine!
In the end, Li Qing's head and skeleton were sent to Wang's house to pay tribute to the old general Wang Deyong.
The descendants of the Wang family, from top to bottom, are extremely clothed in linen and filial piety, crying loudly.
This is not the end, just what is the liquidation of one Li Qing, the real culprit is Xixia, it is Li Liangzuo, when will he be arrested, and he will be beheaded in the capital, that is a great happiness!
In the midst of the anger of the crowd, the representative of Western Xia, Lao Chen, came to Xijing.
Along the way, Wang Ning'an sent heavy troops to protect him and gave a strict order, otherwise the old guy would not have been able to enter Xijing at all, and he would have been torn to pieces by the angry soldiers and civilians.
Da Song was full of raging anger from top to bottom, everyone looked at him angrily, and he was shocked to see it, he felt for the first time that maybe he might plot against Wang Deyong and provoke Da Song, which was a wrong move.
Now, there is no way to undo it, so I have to find a way to go on.
Manba waited in the pavilion for five days, there was no news of the summons, he couldn't sit still, according to the rules, the envoys of Western Xia and Khitan, as long as they arrived in the Great Song Dynasty, there would be officials from Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites to arrange for them to meet, all saying that the two countries were fighting each other, and they would not be killed.
The Great Song Dynasty prides itself on being a country, how can he be unruly and not even see his face, this is too much, right?
Manba had the intention to let people go to the Ministry of Rites, but the people at the pavilion had already told them that as long as they went out of the gate, there would be soldiers and civilians of the Great Song Dynasty who hated them to the bone, and if something happened, they would not be responsible.
There is no way but to wait.
Just when his patience was almost exhausted, someone finally came.
It is Wang Ning'an's good student, Sima Guang, the head of the household.
As soon as Guangguang came in, he said: "If your envoy doesn't come, this official will also go to Xixia Xingshi to ask for guilt!" ”
A hard word will make you feel a lot of internal injuries!
He sneered, "The two countries are fighting, don't you Han people have a saying, there is no good hand at beating people, and there is no good mouth for scolding." It's already like this, so why be aggressive! ”
Sima Guang smiled faintly, "Your envoy said it well, since this is the case, you don't have to stay in the Great Song Dynasty, our dynasty has already mobilized 500,000 elite soldiers from all over the country, just under Hengshan, fight to the death, what does your envoy think?" ”
Manba is an old minister of the party, he killed him with his own hands and did not hide the false Pang, he was also a fierce general in his early years, he had a black face and snorted, "You won't forget Haoshuichuan, right?" ”
Sima Guang laughed loudly, "Of course I haven't forgotten, and it's engraved in my heart!" ”
He pointed to his chest and sighed: "I haven't forgotten that in Quye River, hundreds of soldiers died tragically in your hands...... New hatred and old hatred, you might as well calculate it together! How many centaurs are there in Western Xia, pull them out, and fight them out! ”
Sima Guang was frank and confident, which made him very embarrassed.
"Lord Sima, the Great Song Dynasty is thousands of miles long, and there are hundreds of trillions of souls. I also have thousands of miles of land in Daxia, and there are 500,000 people who control the strings. The emperor of my family sent the old man over for the sake of the people of Li on both sides, and I hope that Lord Sima can think of the common people and not be blindly warlike. ”
Sima Guang shook his head lightly, "Your Excellency, the fact that this official can come to see you is enough to prove that this official is not a belligerent person." You can go and ask, now in the Great Song Dynasty, who is willing to negotiate with you? ”
Sima Guang was arrogant and said loudly: "I, the monarch and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, have one heart, changed the law to become stronger, and the whole army has achieved remarkable results...... The annihilation of 3,000 iron harriers in one battle is enough to prove the strength of our Great Song Army! Don't you Xixia often boast that there are mountain harriers in foot battles and iron harriers in cavalry, but now that the iron harriers are finished, can the mountain bazi save Western Xia? Now Di Xianggong and Wang Xianggong are in the northwest, hundreds of thousands of troops are gathered, the Son of Heaven is angry, millions of corpses are ambushed, and blood flows thousands of miles. The thunderous wrath of my Great Song is not something that just Xixia can withstand! What do you think? ”
What else?
Manba was choked with a burst of red and white, and almost vomited blood to death!
In the past, it was always the Western Xia who blackmailed the Great Song Dynasty, with teeth and claws, and a hideous face, but now facing the threat of the Great Song Dynasty, it is really uncomfortable!
It's just that it is also clear that people have to bow their heads under the eaves, and after losing the iron harrier, Xixia really has no strength to fight, and must make peace......
"Lord Sima, we have already explained in the letter of state, this time it is indeed Li Qing's mastermind, and it has nothing to do with our Emperor His Majesty, please also ask your Excellency to know it."
Sima Guang sneered: "Li Qing has already been sentenced to death by us, and the rest of the scum are also innocent and will not be kept!" It's just a dignified Western Xia country, and it is reasonable to put all the blame on a few traitors and scum? ”
"This ......" snorted, this Sima Guang made it clear that he was here to blackmail, and when he came, Li Liangzuo had already explained, he must buy time and give Xixia a chance to reorganize, even if the conditions are harsh, he must agree.
"Master Sima, what you said is not unreasonable, we are willing to compensate appropriately, after all, General Wang is also our respected senior, and his death is really regrettable."
Sima Guang turned his head and didn't look at him at all.
"I don't need you to regret it, just say clearly, how much are you willing to take out to atone for your sins?"
The old face of the man is constantly changing, not to mention how ugly it is.
He really couldn't stand Sima Guang's directness...... Think about many years ago, those ministers who spoke elegantly and behaved generously, how good they were, that was the perfect opponent, like Sima Guang, who followed down the mountain.
Barbarous!
Tyrannical!
Unreasonable!
Manba endured the unpleasantness and said in a low voice: "My lord is willing to sacrifice 2,000 war horses and 100,000 stones of green salt!" After he finished speaking, he also looked at Sima Guang, wanting to find some clues from Sima Guang's expression and see if the price was appropriate...... In fact, according to a man's estimation, the Central Plains Dynasty has a lot of land and resources, and they don't care about a little money at all, what they want is face!
Just like the small barbarian countries in the Quartet, when a little local product comes to pay tribute, you can get several times or more than ten times the reward when you change hands.
I don't know, he was very wrong this time, who is the person opposite? Throughout the ages, one of the smartest brains, and he has been trained by Wang Ning'an, he is definitely a ruthless character, black-hearted, and he didn't even hesitate at all!
Sima Guang smiled faintly, as if he didn't care much.
"Two thousand war horses, one hundred thousand green salt, this is what you think is the value of human life?"
"Lord Sima, if you don't think it's enough, you can add it, add a little more?"
"No need!"
Sima Guang smiled and waved his hand, "Please follow this official to a place." ”
Sima Guang left the pavilion with Manba, got into a carriage, and went straight out of the city.
To be honest, when I came, I was surrounded by heavy troops, and this was the first time that Manba had experienced the style of Xijing. Even just a glimpse of it made him stunned.
Why is that building so high? It looks like it is five or six zhang, even if it is high, what is even more terrifying is that it covers a vast area, and there are countless merchants who come and go, walking on the balcony of the cloister, just like a small ant.
The imperial palace in Western Xia, compared to a random building on the street, is shabby and shabby, and it is impossible to take ...... The more he looked at it, the more frustrated he became, his old face was blue, and he simply lowered the curtain and didn't say a word.
The prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty is really amazing, but their force has also been raised, which makes people dare not underestimate it.
Being a neighbor with such a perfect Da Song hurts my self-esteem too much!
Before he knew it, Manba was taken to a wide school field.
Sima Guang asked Manba to come over, and they stopped in front of a shooting range, where a group of soldiers were practicing the use of crossbow arrows.
In front of everyone is the latest style of the divine arm crossbow, with the instructor's order, the soldiers stepped on the god arm crossbow with one foot, both hands forced, pulled the bowstring, put the arrow away, and aimed at the target 200 steps away.
At this time, someone dragged over ten shirtless men and tied them to the stakes opposite.
"Put!"
Whoosh!
The sharp arrow broke through the air and shot into the distance, the accuracy of the divine arm crossbow could not be compared with the bow and arrow, especially 200 steps away, and only one arrow hit, but this arrow alone was scary enough.
The person on the target was pierced through the stomach, leaving a fist-sized wound and all the internal organs flowed out. He screamed at the top of his throat, let out a final howl, and struggled for a while before dying.
The other nine beside him, who were lucky to survive, were all so frightened that their legs were weak, and some even peed out.
He glanced at it and said in surprise: "Aren't you Great Song Dynasty a state of etiquette?" It's too cruel to use a living person as a target, right? It's disgusting! ”
"Really?"
Sima Guang smiled slightly, "Your envoy can go over and take a look, is it a person who is the target?" ”
Manba was very dazed, and ran over quickly, and Sima Guang waited with his arms crossed.
After a while, Manba returned, and his hair stood on end, like an angry old lion!
"Shameless! Murderous! Ruthless! ”
Manba finally saw clearly, it turned out that these targets were all iron harriers of Western Xia!
"You're so ruthless!"
In the face of the accusations, Sima Guang just gave him a roll of the eyes.
"There's no way, my Great Song Dynasty has no money to support them, and they can't be executed casually, Tianxin is merciful, just let them be targets! More than 50 people have died in the past few days, and there are less than 800 people left, or it won't be long before they are all dead, and you don't have to care! ”
His eyes protruded, and he almost vomited blood and died!
Iron Harrier, that is the treasure of Western Xia, is the root of life!
All of them have been through a hundred battles, and he came to make peace just to save these captives.
It's okay to see through it, but it's not good if you don't bleed.
"Master Sima, make a price, the old man will definitely agree, please don't kill people again!"
Sima Guang blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "Okay, our Great Song Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and we pay the most attention to the way of forgiveness, of course we will not kill people indiscriminately...... Let's do as you said, 2,000 war horses, 100,000 stone blue salt, who made us talk! ”
I don't believe it's true!
"Master Sima, you are really magnanimous, and the old man will send things here!"
As soon as he turned around to leave, Sima Guang casually added, "It's everyone, you have to prepare a total of 800 copies!" ”