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Xingqing Mansion, Xixia Palace, Li Bingchang is sitting with a group of ministers. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

That's right, it's stuffy, absolutely stuffy!

Together, there are more than 100 and 200 people, but they have all become muffled gourds, you look at me, I look at you, no one speaks, the atmosphere in the palace is extremely depressing, as if the sky is falling, so that people can't even straighten their waists.

All the kings and ministers lowered their heads, looking listless.

In the past, the arrogance was gone, and some were just sad.

Even Li Zongbao and Liang Xi, the two important ministers and generals, were also worried, and they were so worried that they couldn't do anything. After a few days of conditioning, the spirit of the two of them is much better, but they feel more depressed.

There is only one problem they are worried about, and that is how to retreat from the Song Dynasty army. Although Li Zongbao and Liang Xi offered a plan, on the one hand, they mobilized the troops of the whole country to fight to the death with the Song army, and on the other hand, they sent people to negotiate peace with Wu Ji to delay time.

Still, they have no bottom. They are different from those Western Xia soldiers who only know Chong Chong Chong, the Western Xia soldiers don't care about those, they can still drill the ravine and hide in the mountains if they can't beat them, the Song Dynasty can't help them, and they are still happy and happy.

Li Bingchang, Li Zongbao, and Liang Xi are not the same status and identity as ordinary Western Xia soldiers, can they drill into the ravine? Once he is forced into the ravine to be the king of the mountain, it means that the Western Xia is finished, and Li Bingchang, the emperor, will lose his throne, and can no longer command and maintain his authority, is he willing?

Absolutely not reconciled.

The same is true of ministers such as Li Zongbao and Liang Xi, who are reluctant to give up their status, wealth, and power.

They knew very well that even if they mobilized the whole army of Western Xia, they would not necessarily be able to defeat the Song army. In their impression, they know very well how brave and fierce the Han people who have restored their blood surnames are. The Tang Dynasty army is rampant in the northwest, who is the opponent? Whoever opposes the Tang Dynasty will suffer defeat.

Which one is not very strong, which one is not very strong? The strength of either one surpassed the current Western Xia, but the result was defeated by the Tang Dynasty, and although Tubo and Dashi were not destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, they suffered a big loss. The Tuyuhun and Uighurs were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty for a time.

Also, the Turks, who were rampant in Eurasia and known as the "Lord of the Seven Kingdoms" and "the Master of the World", were also destroyed by the Tang Dynasty.

If the Song army recovers the blood surname, then the combat power of the Song army will be extremely strong and terrifying. But the current facts prove that the blood surname of the Song army has been stimulated, and the soldiers of the whole country in Western Xia are not necessarily opponents.

Therefore, what they want most is to retreat from the Song army, even if it is to pay some price. The real purpose of Li Zongbao and Liang Xi to negotiate peace is here, but it is only from the face of the Western Xia people, which can be said to be delay.

The peace talks do have their own temptations, and if they are successful, they can avoid the scourge of swords. If it doesn't succeed, it can also achieve the purpose of delaying time.

The problem is that Wu Ji is not incompetent, on the contrary, all kinds of signs show that Wu Ji is shrewd and can definitely see through the intentions of the Western Xia.

"You say, Wu Ji, will he talk peacefully?" Li Bingchang finally couldn't help it and asked again.

"Your Majesty, you have asked this a hundred times. Will Wu Ji agree, how do we know? We'll have to wait for the messenger to come back. Li Zongbao complained in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it, and his head hung lower.

Whether Wu Ji will hold peace talks is the key, as long as Wu Ji agrees to peace talks, even if he pays a high price, Li Bingchang is willing. However, he knew very well that no one could say whether his extravagant hope could be realized, because Wu Ji had the upper hand and seized the initiative, and it was better to destroy the Western Xia than to negotiate peace.

However, in terms of his own wishes, Li Bingchang still hoped that Wu Ji would agree to the peace talks. As long as Wu Ji agrees to talk, it will be a good start, and everything is negotiable.

Since the envoy was dispatched, all the monarchs and ministers have been concerned about this issue, and Li Bingchang will ask this question from time to time. None of the ministers dared to answer, and it became a situation of sitting down.

"Your Majesty, this matter has to wait for the messenger to turn around, and everything will be self-evident." Liang Xi raised his eyebrows, he really didn't want to wait like this, this kind of waiting was torturous: "If Wu Ji is willing to negotiate with us, everything is negotiable, even if it is at a great price!" ”

"Yes! Yes! ”

"Lord Liang is right!"

For the first time, Liang Xi made clear the true purpose of the peace talks, and was immediately echoed and approved by all the ministers. Paying the price made the Song army retreat, they could still keep their status, power, and wealth, which was much more cost-effective than drilling the ravine and enduring hardships, and they were willing to pay no matter how big the price was.

"If Wu Ji is unwilling to negotiate peace with us, what should we do, this is what we should discuss now." Liang Xi is worthy of being a person who rolled over in the sea of blood in the sword mountain, and in the current situation, he is still very calm and thoughtful.

"Yes! What Lord Liang said is exactly what the minister is worried about! Li Zongbao echoed loudly: "Instead of sitting here and waiting, it is better to discuss this matter." ”

This is the right reason, and no one dares to disagree. Li Bingchang didn't want to discuss this matter at all, this was what he was most afraid of, but he had to discuss it, so he had to endure his fright, and said: "If Wu Ji doesn't negotiate with us, how should Daxia deal with it?" ”

"If Wu Ji does not negotiate peace, we will mobilize the whole country's troops to fight a battle with Wu Ji. I don't believe it, the soldiers of the whole country in Great Xia can't beat Wu Ji! ”

"Fight, how do you fight? Xingqing Mansion is a strong city, but how much stronger is it than Xiazhou? Xiazhou gave Wu Ji a blow, how long can Xingqing Mansion hold on? ”

"Li Jing destroyed Tuyuhun back then, the Tang army at that time was not as much as the Song army now, Tuyuhun was so strong, didn't he destroy Li Jing in one fell swoop? Although Great Xia is strong, it is stronger than Tuyuhun back then? ”

"The Han people's blood surname attack, that's thunder! Su Dingfang exterminated the Western Turks, he used 10,000 people to deal with more than 100,000 Western Turks, and beheaded tens of thousands in one fell swoop. ”

"And Li Jing, he dared to lead three thousand people to rush to the lair of Jieli Khan! Although the Han people are timid, we look down on them, but there are too many Han people in the land of Great Xia, which is shocking! ”

The ministers, you say a word, and I argue a word. If Wu Ji does not agree to the peace talks, he will definitely have to fight. However, even if they do, no one can succeed in whether they can beat it. Recalling the glorious war examples of the Tang Dynasty in the northwest, their courage was even weaker.

"What do you know besides fighting?" Li Bingchang listened to it for a long time, except for a lot of verbal disputes, there was no useful idea, and he couldn't help but get angry and reprimanded.

The ministers were busy shutting up, Li Bingchang was in a bad mood, and it was possible to cut off his own head, so he couldn't touch this moldy head.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that when the Song army came to the land of Hexi, it will not only threaten Great Xia, but also threaten Tubo, and the emperor should send an envoy to Tubo to meet Dong Yu and ask Dong Yu to send troops to assist Great Xia." Li Zonghe raised his eyebrows, suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Dong Yu?"

"Tubo and Great Xia have always been against each other, in order to deal with Great Xia, Dong Yu declared himself a vassal to Emperor Song, and he has been an enemy of Great Xia all these years, why should Great Xia bow to him?"

"At the time of life and death in Great Xia, it is okay to bow to Dong Yu and pay some price. However, if Dong Yu received the benefits, and did not send troops to assist Daxia, but instead helped the Song army, how could he do it? ”

"The Tibetan people like treachery the most, they can't believe it!"

Before Li Bingchang could speak, the ministers quarreled. The Western Xia was entrenched in the land west of the river, and there were many wars with Tibet, and the two countries were feuding. If the Western Xia sent people to make peace with Tibet, it was difficult for the ministers to accept it.

"Dong Yu?" Li Bingchang reminded him suddenly, frowned, and said in thought: "It is a strategy to unite with Tubo to resist the Song army!" Although Tibet is not as strong as before, it is not as strong as the previous dynasty. In the former dynasty, Tubo had hundreds of thousands of troops, and the former dynasty fought in the land west of the river and in the Western Regions, and once captured the four towns of Anxi. Although the current Tibet is not as strong, there are more than 100,000 troops, and they are fierce and good at fighting, if we can get his help, our chances of victory will be great. The question is, is Dong Yu credible? ”

Speaking of this, Li Bingchang stood up and kept pacing around: "Dong Yu is as cunning as a fox and treacherous, although he is a vassal to the Song Emperor, he has betrayed several times and plundered the Song Realm. If he came to the land west of the river and started from behind, what would he do? ”

Although Tibet is not as good as before, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops, if they can participate in the war, this is tantamount to a great joy for the Western Xia in a difficult situation. The question is, Dong Yu is too cunning to be trusted? That's the most important thing.

"The emperor's concern is very reasonable! The minister thought that although Dong Yu was as cunning as a fox, he also knew the trade-offs. After thinking for a while, Liang Xi analyzed: "The Song army is here, with a great appetite, and will never be satisfied with just destroying Great Xia. If the minister did not expect badly, the Song army would also take this opportunity to clean up Tibet in one fell swoop and march into the Western Regions. Only in this way can the soldiers no longer work and the division no longer lift! Dong Yu is a shrewd person, and he will not fail to see this. The emperor, the minister thought that Great Xia should send envoys to meet Dong Yu to discuss the matter of joining forces! ”

Although it was not intentional, after all, there were 250,000 troops in Hexi at once, which was an unprecedented good thing, and if Song Shenzong didn't make good use of it, it wouldn't be Song Shenzong. Such a beautiful thing, anyone will make great use of it, after destroying the Western Xia, and then recovering Tubo and the Western Regions, this is called perfection, as long as everyone will think of it, Song Shenzong will not think of it.

Under such circumstances, Dong Yu had to consider the future of Tibet, and it was likely that he would turn the war into a jade silk with the Western Xia and jointly deal with the Song army. Li Bingchang hesitated for a while and said, "In this case, I will send an envoy to see Dong Yu." Bring a generous gift. ”

"Your Majesty, the Tibetan envoy has arrived!"

As soon as his words fell, a personal soldier rushed in and reported to Li Bingchang.

"Tibetan envoys? That's great! Please! Hurry up, please! Li Bingchang's joy was not trivial, and his voice trembled a little with excitement.

The Tibetan envoy was extremely tall and mighty, and when he stepped in, Li Bingchang jumped up and sang happily: "It's Dong Zhao!" Zampu's own brother! Ha ha! ”

(To be continued)