() () Xianfei princess Li Yuhua and their country's prime minister Wang Renzong embarked on the dragon boat together, and came to the official palace in front of the eyes of everyone to pay their respects.

The short journey from getting off the bus to getting on the boat is only a moment. But Li Yuhua felt as if he had experienced several cruelties and sufferings like cold and summer. Because Li Yuhua understands better than anyone that the purpose and significance of her trip lies. To put it simply, it is a marriage between a man and a woman that she can't resist; As a princess of a country, Li Yuhua has enjoyed the care and admiration of everyone around her since the day she was born, but now, she was mercilessly thrown thousands of miles away by her biological father, wanting to marry a man she had never seen before. Moreover, it is still in such a humble posture - the woman takes the initiative to deliver the goods to the door. Overnight, Li Yuhua fell from a respected princess to an arbitrary gift, and the grievances and distress in her heart can be imagined. Therefore, Li Yuhua resisted this brown marriage from the bottom of his heart, and thus hated the resentment of Wu and Wu, and fell in love with Chu Tianya, a man he never knew.

But speaking of this point, the success of Li Yuhua's trip is related to the survival of her home country. If the country falls, how can she, the princess, survive? Or because she is a princess, she will be treated even more unpleasantly than civilians. And Li Qianshun once persuaded his own precious daughter, he said, as a royal family, he has enjoyed all the glory and wealth since he was born, and he has enjoyed the tribute of the people of the country. So when the country is in trouble and the royal family needs to make sacrifices, it must also be obligatory. In other words, Li Yuhua is a princess, and her life belongs not only to herself, but also to the country and the people!

Like every princess who went abroad and kissed in history, Li Yuhua got such a brainwashing education.

All kinds of thoughts have been struggling and competing in her mind. From leaving the Xixia Palace until stepping on this dragon boat, Li Yuhua's mood has never been calm. The resentment of her private children and the national mission she carried were like two beasts that met on a narrow path, fighting frantically in her undetermined heart, until she was exhausted and all thoughts were lost.

Therefore, when visiting the official's house and meeting the King of Wei, Li Yuhua's movements were completely stiff, his face was like a mask with a mechanical smile, and his eyes were even more empty and sluggish.

"Princess, princess...... King Wei is asking you! Chu Tianya asked, Li Yuhua didn't react at all, and Wang Renzong hurriedly reminded on the side, "The prince asked you, have you ever been used to coming to Luoyang?" ”

Li Yuhua's expression was so calm that he froze, looked at Chu Tianya coldly, and nodded plausibly.

"It's an iceberg beauty." Chu Tianya thought secretly in his heart, smiled indifferently, and said, "The princess has worked hard from afar, and she must be tired." Your Majesty, it's better to invite the princess to the dragon boat boudoir to rest. ”

"Okay, good, Aiqing's heart is as careful as a hair, and she is very worried." Zhao Huan clapped his hands, "Come on, please ask Princess Xianfei to go to the queen's bedroom to rest, there is no mistake in serving a good life!" ”

"Thank you." At this time, Li Yuhua finally said three more words, glanced at Zhao Huan lightly, and quickly lowered his eyes again, staring at his toes.

Chu Tianya's ability to observe Yan Guan has always been extraordinary, and when he took this detail into his eyes, he suddenly understood seven or eight points in his heart: this princess of the Western Xia Kingdom was hostile and disgusted to the Great Song Dynasty; In addition, she seems to care a lot about men's appearance; Before and after boarding the ship, her eyes only stopped on the face of "Mei Xue Lang" Xue Yu for one more moment. It is understandable that a girl of her age should like handsome guys!

"Your Majesty, my sister also wants to rest. Sister is uncomfortable......" Emperor Roufu said hurriedly.

"Okay, you go along!" Zhao Huan agreed without thinking, "Aiqing, can you sail the boat?" ”

"Your Majesty decides."

The dragon boat set off and floated in the Ningbi Pond of Luoyang Palace. Today's weather is very good, the sun is shining and the breeze is slow, Zhao Huan set up a big banquet on the spacious and luxurious dragon boat, prepared songs and dances, and celebrated the achievements of Chu Tianya and other generals who have made great achievements, and it was very lively.

During the banquet, Wang Renzong toasted all the people present, and was very warm and low-key. Because he also knows that the people present today should be a group of Chu Tianya's capable henchmen, and they are also a group of people who are now in charge of the real power of the Great Song Kingdom. Now, in addition to Zhang Shuye's gang of people who are far away in Hangzhou to deal with the aftermath, Yue Fei, who refuses to defend Hebei, and Ma Kuo, who is sitting in Taiyuan, the hottest generals in the Great Song Dynasty are all on this dragon boat today.

Wang Renzong knew that if he wanted to persuade the Great Song Dynasty to send troops to help the war, today was the best time. So he found an excuse to come to Chu Tianya's side, and whispered: "Lord Wang, please forgive the officials for talking too much...... I don't know if the prince is satisfied with the princess of our country? ”

"The official family is above, how dare the ministers say more?" Chu Tianya replied very officially.

Wang Renzong smiled bitterly in his heart, he understood the implication of Chu Tianya's words, even if the Western Xia Kingdom came to find King Wei to marry, but it couldn't be made clear that the official family who bypassed the Great Song Dynasty could not be clear! Otherwise, isn't this a clear disregard for the official family and putting the King of Wei in an unbearable situation?

So, Wang Renzong had no choice but to come to Zhao Huan's side and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, the remote minister Wang Renzong has the courage to ask, does Your Majesty have any insights into Princess Xianfei of our country?" ”

These words were enough to make Zhao Huan stunned, and after thinking about it, he replied: "Well, the country is fragrant, just like a fairy." ”

"Then Your Majesty thinks ......" Wang Renzong tried to organize the language, "Princess Xianfei, is she worthy of His Royal Highness the King of Wei of your country?" ”

"Well...... Zhao Huan had long expected that Wang Renzong was here to talk about this, and he also knew that there were many national affairs behind this brown marriage that even he, the emperor, could not do, so Zhao Huan's answer was also leaky, "This is to ask King Wei and Princess Xianfei, myself." ”

Wang Renzong hit soft nails at both ends, and there was nowhere to pour bitter water in his stomach, and he wanted to die. In desperation, he came to Zhang Xiaochun's side again and shook his head with a wry smile.

Of course, Zhang Xiaochun understood what he had encountered, smiled mysteriously, and said, "Wang Xiangguo doesn't have to worry. In fact, whether to marry or not, whether to send troops or not, is all in the mind of King Wei. ”

Wang Renzong can get to today's position, naturally he is not stupid, he can't understand this dumb riddle in the officialdom too well. His heart lit up, and he said: "In this way, in fact, the prince has already made a decision in his heart? ”

"Thou shalt not speak, thou shalt not speak." Zhang Xiaochun smiled and waved his hand, "In the Great Song Dynasty, it is taboo for officials to speculate on their intentions. The official didn't say anything. Wang Xiangguo doesn't have to be anxious, just wait and see. ”

"Oh?" Wang Renzong looked at these people present today, and suddenly came back to his senses in his heart, "More than half of the generals of the Great Song Dynasty are here today!" …… Why am I so stupid, still asking here and again, I don't know the current affairs! ”

Suddenly, a big stone in Wang Renzong's heart fell to the ground, and he took a long breath, and then smiled and drank with Zhang Xiaochun and the others.

After three rounds of singing and dancing for a while, Chu Tianya suddenly walked in front of the official family and said, "The official family, Weichen has something to start. ”

"Oh?" Zhao Huan was a little surprised, "It's rare for me and Aiqing to get together and enjoy a moment of leisure, didn't we make an appointment not to talk about state affairs today?" ”

"Your Majesty, this matter is coming in a hurry, it is better to choose rì than to hit rì, it is better to dare to ask the holy will to take it here." Chu Tianya said, "Actually, Weichen has just learned about this - it is related to the Western Xia Kingdom. ”

Hearing such words, Wang Renzong hurriedly sat up straight.

"Oh, then Aiqing, please speak." Zhao Huan said.

Chu Tianya hugged his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please look at the dragon boat today, half of the meritorious generals have just withdrawn from the Jiyuan battlefield. Liu Ziyu, Xue Yu, the two of you come here. ”

"Yes!" The second general, Ying Nuo, stood behind Chu Tianya and greeted the official family.

"When the battlefield of Rì Jiyuan, the Western Xia Kingdom also participated in the war, and they sent the most sharp royal division and 50,000 iron harriers in their country to contain Yan Zonghan on the north shore and help Liu Ziyu achieve a great victory!" Chu Tianya said, "Liu Ziyu, Xue Yu, you two are the generals directly commanded by Jiyuan, but is there such a thing?" ”

"Back to the King of Wei, there is indeed such a thing!" Liu Ziyu replied, "When the Western Xia Iron Harrier went all out to help the battle, greatly containing the main heavy cavalry of the Tiefutu under the command of Yan Zonghan, our army's landing would be so fast, so that there would be a great victory in Jiyuan." ”

"Hmm." Chu Tianya nodded, "Official, it is precisely because of the help of Jiyuan in the war that the border air defense of the Western Xia Kingdom is weak, so the ambitious Western Liao took advantage of the weakness to enter and invade the pass. Now, the troops of Western Liao have reached the capital of Western Xia, and the situation is extremely critical. Therefore, the lord of Western Xia sent Wang Renzong to come to the rescue. His Majesty, the Western Xia Kingdom was not long before the Great Song Dynasty; Now that neighboring countries are in trouble, should the Great Song Dynasty send troops to help? ”

As soon as he heard this, the fool could understand that Chu Tianya's attitude was already very clear, that is, he was urging troops to help in the war. Wang Renzong seized the opportunity to kneel in front of Zhao Huan and kowtowed, "I am willing to ask Your Majesty to issue an edict to send troops to save our country from danger!" ”

"This ......" Zhao Huan straightened his eyes, and thought in his heart: Such a big event, what did Chu Tianya ask me, what happened today? …… I see that his attitude has long been clear, and it is nothing more than asking for a holy decree from me, which is justified. But the question is, he could have just asked me to issue an edict, so why did he have to do it?

Chu Tianya looked at Zhao Huan with a smile, silently, and waited quietly.

Although Zhao Huan was able to determine Chu Tianya's attitude, he couldn't figure out why he did it, so he was also distressed in his heart, and couldn't help but secretly say: In the past, only ministers measured the king's heart, where did the king come from to figure out the minister's will? What is Chu Tianya's intention?

At this time, Zhang Xiaochun stood up, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the lord of the Western Xia Kingdom once offered a jade seal, and now it is placed on the dragon case of His Majesty; Now, I have sent Princess Xianfei again, yù to fill the harem of His Majesty. If Her Majesty agrees, Princess Xianfei will be Her Majesty's harem concubine. ”

"Huh?" This frightened Zhao Huan, and he hurriedly waved his hand as if he was in reverse, "No, no, no!" As the saying goes, beautiful women love heroes, and only King Wei deserves to have such a Tianxiang country as Princess Xianfei! ”

"Oh?" Zhang Xiaochun pretended to be shocked and said, "In this way, His Majesty was invited by King Enzhun Wei and agreed to send troops to save Western Xia?" ”

"Yes, yes!" Zhao Huan finally understood that Chu Tianya was giving him face and wanted him to give Princess Xianfei to King Wei in person! Because according to the "reason", the two countries are harmonious, of course, it is reasonable for Princess Xianfei to marry the official family or prince of the Great Song Dynasty, where is the turn to get a prince with a different surname?

It was originally a thin layer of paper, but after Zhang Xiaochun broke it a little, Zhao Huan finally figured it out, and hurriedly said: "I am determined to send troops to rescue the Western Xia Kingdom!" This major military event was personally taken by King Lao Wei. In addition, I will personally go out to marry King Wei and Princess Xianfei. From now on, the two countries will always be united, the alliance of Qin and Jin! ”

"Long live my emperor!" And all the people cheered together.

Chu Tianya smiled and said in his heart, has Zhao Huan not been a director in person for too long, and he has forgotten how to deal with these details on diplomatic occasions?

"Your Majesty, the soldiers are fast, then Weichen borrowed His Majesty's Dragon Table and sent the generals!" Chu Tianya hugged his fists.

"Okay, I'm done!" Zhao Huan is very generous.

Chu Tianya stood still in zhōngyāng and looked around at the generals, "Who wants to lead the troops to Western Xia?" ”

"I'm willing to go!" Almost all the generals stepped forward.

There was only one person who didn't stand up, and that was Xue Yu. Everyone looked at him strangely. Xue Yu just lowered his head and was silent.

"Liu Ziyu!"

"The last general!"

Chu Tianya walked up to him and looked him in the eye, "This king asks you, if you want to rescue Western Xia, how many soldiers and horses do you need, and how many hours?" ”

"30,000 light horsemen, set off immediately; Within a year, we will see. Liu Ziyu replied loudly.

Wang Renzong's face changed, and he scolded in his heart: The toad yawns, what a big breath! With your 30,000 light cavalry, can you break up the 200,000 Jīng sharp cavalry of Yelu Dashi?!

Chu Tianya smiled knowingly and nodded with satisfaction. Liu Ziyu knows his heart well and knows the situation. In fact, as soon as the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty appeared in Western Xia, Yelu Dashi had no reason not to retreat. No matter whether Liu Ziyu brought 300,000 people or 3,000 people, it means that the Great Song Dynasty will be the most solid backing and the most powerful ally of Western Xia. No matter how arrogant he is, he doesn't have the courage to directly confront the two countries. What's more, now that Da Song has no internal troubles and no external worries, he has plenty of time and strength to deal with him. In other words, it is not the soldiers and horses brought by Liu Ziyu who will be defeated by Yelu Dashi, but the current situation in the countries.

"Okay, I'll give you 30,000 forbidden army light horses." Chu Tianya said, paused, and said, "Plus Wanyan Gushen and 20,000 cavalry soldiers who returned from the Jin Kingdom. ”

"King Xie Wei!" Liu Ziyu comprehended and exchanged a look with Chu Tianya.

The two of them are tacitly acknowledged. Wanyan Gushen, a group of Jin generals and the Jurchen cavalry who surrendered with them, although they were superficially obedient to the Great Song Dynasty, they still missed their homeland all the time in their hearts. Keeping them in Guanzhong is actually a hidden danger. But if they are brought to the Western Regions to fight, they are the most advantageous fighters. Therefore, the leader of the Western Expedition can only be Liu Ziyu - in the Jurchen dictionary, he has never been convinced by the warriors who defeated him. After the first battle of Jiyuan, the young Confucian Liu Ziyu has become the supreme god of war in the hearts of Wanyan Gushen and the Jurchen soldiers.

Wang Renzong finally breathed a sigh of relief: It's okay, it's okay! Not 30,000, 50,000!

"Come on, come on!" Zhao Huan hurriedly raised his glass, "I and Qing and the others, together with General Liu, give General Liu a grand march!" ”

Everyone raised their glasses together, Chu Tianya took the wine glass but walked to Xue Yu's side silently, and whispered, "Third Brother Xue, what's wrong with you?" ”

Xue Yu's brows furrowed, his expression was a little embarrassed, and he just sighed after all.

Chu Tianya looked at his expression and smiled slightly: "It's better for you to go and really assist Yue Fei!" ”

"Huh?!" Xue Yu almost screamed in surprise, looked at Chu Tianya in a daze, and suddenly raised his wine glass, "King Xie Wei!! ”

Chu Tianya nodded with a smile, "I wish you success!" ”

Xue Yu was grateful, and tears almost reached the edge of his eyes, "After a long time, there are still a few people who remember that my hard-working lady is still trapped in the north. But the king of Wei still remembers it, I ......"

"Needless to say." Chu Tianya patted his arm, "Third Brother Xue, your family matter, isn't it my family matter?" Get ready now and head to Zhending! I will do my best to arrange the relevant official orders for you, and make you the supervisor of the soldiers and horses of the Zhending Mansion, and assist Yue Fei in using the troops. ”

"Thank you for the !! King Wei" Xue Yu fell to his knees.