617th Pre-War Preparations 2

If Li Qianshun chooses to agree, it will be a good thing for both parties.

Although it would lose a lot of territory as a result, the future direction of the Western Xia Kingdom would be clearer, and it could only go west to conquer the Gaochang Uighurs. On the Tibetan Plateau, only Tibetans can adapt to the harsh natural environment there.

The next day, when he saw an envelope appear on his bedside, Li Qianshun was really startled, and his whole body was soaked in cold sweat.

He subconsciously touched his neck, but fortunately it was still attached to his body.

When he opened the envelope and took out the letter paper in it, his heart was even colder.

Li Qianshun didn't care about changing his wet clothes, and immediately invited the courtiers to discuss.

After the submission of the Western Xia Kingdom, it was originally planned to return the Song Dynasty ministers and children who had been captured by the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang to the Great Song Dynasty when the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang repeatedly sent troops to Huanqing Road. As a result, he was rejected by Zhao Xu and Zhang Dian.

Those are all conservative Wen Yanbo, Sima Guang and other Shuo Party officials and their children, since these people are so happy to be subjects of the Western Xia Kingdom, it is not easy for them to disturb these people's Yaxing. What's more, if you really want to accept them, how to place them is also a big problem.

Therefore, when other ministers of the Western Xia Kingdom expressed that Li Qianshun clearly rejected the Great Song Kingdom, after all, this was just Cai Dao's private letter.

Only these Hanchen were silent.

The ministers of civil and military affairs of the party clan have made such a strong statement, but no one has been able to come up with a way to deal with it.

However, although this letter is Cai Dao's private letter, everyone in the world knows that today's Great Song Dynasty is the Cai family and the Empress Dowager Meng, monopolizing military and political power, although his words are not holy decrees, but they are almost equivalent to holy decrees.

What's more, Cai Dao's people have been able to bypass the heavily guarded Xixia Palace, and put this letter at the head of his bed without realizing it, and next time, he, the head of the Xixia lord will not be safe.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, Li Qianshun forgot to glance at the few Hanchen in the court who had not yet spoken a word, and asked, "Sima Aiqing, Wen Aiqing, what do you two think about this matter?" Don't have any worries, but speak up! ”

Like his father, Li Qianshun was very fond of Confucian questioning, and in his heart he actually did not want to be an enemy of the Great Song Dynasty, so he was very good after these famous ministers who were abandoned by the Great Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Sima Guang's adopted son, Sima Kang, replied: "Your Majesty, let's not talk about anything else, can you see anything else from this letter?" ”

"What do you mean? You Han people love you when you speak, twists and turns, can't you say something directly? It was the famous general of the Western Xia Kingdom, Renduo Baozhong, who was dismissed from military power and stayed in Xingqing Mansion because he was suspected of having different ambitions by Li Qianshun.

However, whenever he encountered a major military problem, Li Qianshun would still ask for his opinion.

"Your Majesty, Brother Sima actually wants to say that Cai Dao's letter implies another meaning. The Great Song Kingdom is going to make a move against the Great Liao Kingdom. Therefore, this letter is an ultimatum to His Majesty. Therefore, in a short period of time, the Great Song Kingdom may not take action against our country. Wen Yanbo's sixth son, Wen Jifu, hurriedly stood up to relieve Sima Kang.

Sima Kang continued: "Yes, if Cai Dao really has to take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun. With the solidity of Yanshan and the danger of Yuguan, if the iron cavalry of the Liao State wants to invade the Central Plains, it will be more difficult than climbing to the sky. Then, when that time really comes, the Great Song Kingdom will free up its hands, and the next one to deal with will be my Great Xia Kingdom. ”

"Fart! Alarmist, you two Han dogs, it seems that you are in Cao Ying, and your heart is in Han. It's okay if you don't want to serve Your Majesty, but you are so bewitching Your Majesty and speaking for your homeland. How could the Song Dynasty be able to defeat the millions of iron horsemen of the Liao State? Rindo immediately pointed at the noses of the two and scolded.

"Hehe, this general, if it were the Great Song without Cai Dao, the two of us would definitely not think so. However, with Cai Dao's Great Song, the two of us have to think so. In the Song Dynasty, if you lose to Zhang Qi, the two of us will not say anything, because there are many people who lose to him. But I remember very clearly that you were defeated by Cai Bian, the father of the third envoy of the Great Song Dynasty, and it was not once. Wen Jifu is not a good temper, and said sarcastically.

"Cangchangchang!" Rindo Baozhong was pointed out by Wen Jifu's sore feet, and in a fit of anger, he pulled out the saber at his waist.

"Enough! If you quarrel again, go out and quarrel enough! Li Qianshun shouted angrily.

"Your Majesty, listening to the two of them, maybe Cai Dao really has this intention." After thinking about it, Brother Richard, the king of Jin, also agreed with the views of the two Hanchens.

"Oh! Brother Huang, what do you say? "Brother Richard is his cousin, and he also raised it single-handedly, and Li Qianshun also knows that this younger brother is extraordinary, so he has always attached great importance to this younger brother's opinion.

Although he was deeply trusted by Li Qianshun, Brother Li still explained very respectfully: "Your Majesty, you have forgotten that after the autumn harvest, the Great Song Dynasty suddenly transferred 100,000 standing elite forbidden army soldiers from Bianliang City to the sea. But the key is in this number, this time it is a full double that of previous years.

Although Weichen doesn't know the details of the Wa Kingdom, even if the Wa State is a large country and has a large population, after the continuous conquest of the Song Dynasty in the past few years, it must have been beaten to the point that it is powerless to fight back, why do you still need to continue to send troops? In this way, Cai Dao used a trick to hide from the world this time, and it also allowed him to hide from people all over the world. ”

Wen Jifu hurriedly stood up and said approvingly: "Yes, King Jin's analysis is very accurate. However, King Jin, Your Majesty, you have all overlooked another factor. The current emperor of Liao, although Yelu Hongji is a faint monarch, he can rule for forty-six years, and he still has some ability. However, after his death, he left a mess for his successor.

However, judging from the three years of his reign, the new monarch of Liao, who had been given high hopes, was an out-and-out faint monarch like his grandfather, and his ability to control the courtiers and nobles was much worse. Cai Dao didn't immediately attack the Liao State three years ago, and I think maybe he had already found out what kind of person Yelu Yanxi was. ”

Wen Jifu's words hit the nail on the head, if Yelu Hongji is still alive, there is indeed nothing to worry about, but this Yelu Yanxi, even Li Qianshun's queen Liaoguo clan daughter Yelu Nanxian does not have a high opinion of him.

In this regard, Renduo Baozhong has nothing to say and is irrefutable.