Yeli Wangrong stared at the letter, the letter was written by Shiheng, not beautiful, but very neat, said some plausible words, and finally said that the court knew that the king had the heart of the Han, and ordered the envoy of the Xiazhou Festival, and the money was ten thousand, and the festival had arrived. Then on the side, I drew a jujube and a turtle, jujube turtle, return early!

In order to confuse, it is deliberately placed in wax pills.

Yeli Wangrong suddenly laughed wildly: "Wang Song, the envoy is also an elder, why is it such a child's play?" ”

Wang Song is Guangxin, his original surname is Wang, although he is a monk, but he is an evil monk who does all kinds of evil, he is agile and brave in fighting, so he has become a famous Wang monk. After being taken in by Chong Shiheng, it can't be said that he is useless, he became a guide, and even went into battle to fight with the Tangut people in person, killing several enemies. It is estimated that when the Buddha saw this disciple, he would be so angry that he smoked, ate meat, drank wine, gambled money to make his sister, and killed people and robbed. It's a good monk!

When Chong Shiheng played, it was impossible for the court to pay attention to a small person, and he didn't know that there were so many stories about Guangxin, so he listened to Chong Shiheng's words and borrowed Guangxin for the third class. But Zhao Zhen felt very inappropriate in the palace. Think about it, a great monk enters and exits the formation, reciting Buddha while killing people, holding a big knife in one hand, blood dripping from the big knife, and several heads in the other hand, what has become of this? The more Zhao Zhen thought about it, the more he felt cold, so he changed his name to Wang Song and asked him to return to vulgarity.

Guangxin closed his eyes and said nothing.

Yeli Wangrong had no choice but to tie him up and give it to Yuan Hao.

Yuan Hao looked at the letter, and the letter really didn't say anything, but the more plausible it was, the more suspicious Yuan Hao became.

There is an important background here, Lao Chonglin left Jingyuan Road and deliberately discussed with Zheng Lang, that is, Yuan Hao's surname, his experience.

Yuan Hao's surname is similar to Cao Ying, and he can use people, but his surname is fierce, suspicious, and his suspicion is better than Cao Ying's, and he is more cruel. The frequent rebellions in the territory also increased his suspicions. Yuan Hao divided the domestic army into the left and right compartments, and Yeli Wangrong commanded the left compartment, which was Mo Ningling, and was called the king of Yeli. Ye Li Yu begged to command the right wing, for Ning Ling, the king of Tiandu. Not only the Tangut people, but also the Song people also called him the king. Zheng Lang and Yeli Yuqi had many conversations, and all of them called Yeli the king, which is also for this reason.

The two are brave and resourceful, and they are Yuan Hao's ministers. Not only that, but there is also a Yeli Queen, which makes Yuan Hao very jealous in his heart.

Yuan Hao's experience.

He killed his mother, slaughtered his uncle's family, and was very distrustful of his descendants. If you want to investigate the root cause, you can go back to the Xianbei era of the Northern Wei Dynasty, when the Xianbei people prevented the harem from chaotic government, set up a prince, and then killed his mother to prevent future troubles.

The son is getting older, and he is relatively weak, and his uncle's family is so large, Yuan Hao is even more worried about the Yeli family, and he is afraid that the Yeli family will replace his own position.

This is the internal cause.

Then stared at the light letter.

Looking at it, I felt suspicious again.

This time, Chong Shiheng has been planning for a long time, and there is really only one letter that will let Li Yuanhao kill the Yeli brothers? It is impossible for Li Yuanhao to be an idiot to such a degree. Next, one ring after another.

The reason why Guangxin was beaten was because of Guangxin's ability to resist beating.

Before sending him to Western Xia, Chong Shiheng summoned him and asked, "If the captives get you, they will be tortured and beaten, and you will be in pain, so tell the truth." ”

Guangxin said: "Swear to die." ”

If in peacetime, this guy is purely an authentic underworld element, but according to Zheng Lang's theory of moderation, there are two sides to everything, there is a bad side and a good side, and there is a good side and a bad side. For example, Fan Zhongyan's unswerving morality, but stubbornness is his problem. Another example is light faith, the more such people are, the more righteous they are. He used to be just an evil monk, when did he get so much attention from a big official in the imperial court? So it was decided to repay death with death.

Even life is ready to be sacrificed, and it hurts.

That's when he was beaten. After beating the old seed, he quietly asked, "Does it hurt?" ”

It's not nonsense, everyone's ability to resist pain is limited, and it's also crucial. Guangxin shouted that it didn't hurt, and Chong Shiheng hit again, and it was aggravated, so let's see where the limit of Guangxin is. In the end, he put his heart down, healed his wounds, and said goodbye with tears. This time he made some arrangements, gave him a new jacket, not a cotton jacket, but a thin jacket stuffed with a little kapok, and said: "Although it is early summer, it is bitter cold outside, and it is still very cold, I have sewn a new jacket for you, you can wear it." ”

The spy who sent the letter also confirmed that it was sewn by the old seed himself.

Guangxin thanked Lingxi, and he was reluctant to take it off all the time. The jacket is new and the fabric is good, Yuan Hao looked at it and said, "Tear off his jacket and tear it to pieces." ”

The soldier came over and took off his new jacket, cut it with scissors, and saw another secret letter. Neiyun Qiancheng has the meaning of returning, looking for the imperial court. Youyun, just waiting for the letter to be returned, when the army was raised into the border as scheduled, but the people and horses should be the internal response, if Yuan Hao was obtained, the court should be rewarded with the Jingnan Army Festival [***].

Directly sent to Yeli Wangrong, Yuan Hao may not believe it, but put it in his jacket, Yuan Hao finally had doubts in his heart. The more mysterious it is, the more suspicious Yuan Hao becomes. Suddenly, for no reason, I shuddered.

With Song Jun, if you want to catch him, that's a joke.

If the Yeli brothers turn against each other, it will be difficult to rise up...... It's unimaginable. Besides, there is a [***], who is the lord of Western Xia on his behalf, and it is also worth the Yeli brothers.

Then he called Zhang Yuan and asked about the battle situation in Shimenchuan last year.

Last year, Zheng Lang of Shimenchuan had several chances to kill or capture Ye Li Yu beggar alive, and when the big explosion occurred, if Zheng Lang had not been on the city wall and Ye Li Yu begging east and west, Ye Li Yu beggar would have been killed alive. Later, the Song army pursued him many times, and always intentionally or unintentionally opened up to Yeli Yu begging nets.

Zhang Yuan just wanted to run for his life at that time, but since Yuan Hao asked, he thought about it carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more wrong it was. Think about how much credit it would have to have killed Yeli Yuqi, and why Zheng Lang let Yeli Yuqi go several times, and even took himself to escape with luck.

He doubted, and so did Yuan Hao. He first put Guangxin in the dungeon, but he was not allowed to return to the palace.

Then send Li Wengui to return to Chong Shiheng with Yeli Wangrong's reply, and say to Chong Shiheng, I don't understand the meaning of your letter, if you want to figure it out, please give me a clear word. Please explain clearly what you have, don't be so vague.

The world is overjoyed, and a banquet is set up to entertain them.

Now that he is the governor of Huanzhou, he has greater autonomy than in Qingjian City, and this banquet is extremely extravagant. Then he took Li Wengui's hand and said, "King Yeli is finally willing to come and return to the imperial court, and my heart is very happy. When the court heard that the wilderness wanted to return, His Majesty was also very excited, and he had been waiting for the king's good news. ”

used a desire, which made Li Wengui believe it even more.

It seems that the Yeli brothers have the idea of rebelling against His Majesty, and they are silent on the surface, and they also have a good time with Chong Shiheng. Chong Shiheng said: "Once the king returns, the lowest is the governor of one party, and my official position is small, so I dare not be the master." Your envoy will stay for a few days, and I will immediately send someone to report to the Fan Observation Envoy. ”

Damn it!

Chong Shiheng didn't dare to receive it.

A series of complex plans begins.

……

Zheng Lang said to Fan Zhongyan, and also said in the capital, to let everyone reflect.

The power of the individual is always limited, everyone thinks, tries again, forms a torrent, and then gently pushes it, and can improve the disadvantages of the Song Dynasty.

Going against the current, although brave and pessimistic, remember well, it is tragic, and another meaning is failure. Such as Wang Anshi!

Zheng Lang disdained it.

The next day, the three of them came to Sanbaiqu, it should be four people, and Zheng Lang took his daughter with him, and the difference between Zheng Lang and Fan Zhongyan can also be seen from here. Zheng Lang is a pleasant spring breeze, and when he is not in a hurry, he has an approachable attitude towards anyone, which makes people feel warm and close, including children. Although she is only a daughter, she also loves it, she doesn't spoil it, she does it wrong, she will criticize, and she teaches tactfully where it's wrong. Fan Zhongyan is different, he does not fake colors to anyone, including children, and several sons under his leadership, all live an ascetic life.

It's hard to say which side did it right or wrong, it's two extremes.

The new canal project is huge, starting from the foot of Yunyang Zhongshan, turning to Jingyang, from the north of the county to the northeast, from the south of Sanyuan City through Suyi Town, to Chishui Town into Weishui. Along the way, it not only gathers the old three canals, but also merges the tributaries of Jingshui, Zhigu River, Qinggu Water, Fushui and Qishui, etc. It covers Liquan, Xianyang, Yunyang, Jingyang, Sanyuan, Gaoling, Liyang, Fuping, Xiati, Weinan, Zhengxian and other counties or most or part of the region. If we talk about the radiation area, the range is even wider.

In terms of scale and arduousness, it is larger than the Zhengbai Second Canal, although this area is mostly plains, and it is also the flattest area in the whole Shaanxi, but it is still more low hills and hills, and most of the new canals have solid rocky river banks under them. Historically, it was presided over by the county magistrate, who planned to take advantage of the agricultural slack and prepare to complete it in nine years. Later, when there was a major drought, Wang Anshi stepped down, no one supported him, and the project was abandoned. At this time, 30% of the work was completed. It was not until the second year of Daguan, presided over by Zhao Yan, that it was really completed within two years.

The level of the presiding over this time is far higher than in history, first Xia Zhu, Zheng Lang and Fan Zhongyan were the first three people, two former prime ministers, a leading brother of the Junzi Party, and then the first three envoys Ye Qingchen came to Shaanxi as a transfer envoy to personally preside over the project. The level is sufficient.

Funding is also sufficient. Nine million yuan of funds will be injected, and it will not be possible to put together like Hou Ke.

Labor is also abundant, first the army. Zheng Lang laid off more than 10,000 troops and did not let them go home immediately, which would have a bad impact. In the future, in order to avoid military service, many soldiers will deliberately be lazy and do not train for battle, in order to be sent home by the imperial court. Who will defend the country on the frontier?

If the court is stripped too tightly, some soldiers will have a heavy burden on their families, but there is no need to doubt that they are not enterprising.

They were sent to Sanbaiqu to open a canal, and they still took the forbidden soldiers' salaries, food and a little clothes, and there was no other related treatment. About a soldier will spend more than 30 times a year, and saving one province can save some money and send it home. Let them open a canal for a year, give them a small subsidy, and then send them back to their hometowns. The imperial court should have sent migrant workers here, and there was no danger to their lives, and they were also very humane to these families with heavy burdens.

Fan Zhongyan studied with Pang Ji, and also laid off more than 6,000 people and sent them to Sanbaiqu together.

There were also the local people who exchanged land for power, some soldiers and archers, and the labor of recruiting mercenaries.

It can keep 30,000 people working every day, and in the autumn, there will be even more, maybe 60,000 or 70,000.

The use of gunpowder accelerated the construction process.

But by next spring, it is estimated that only half of the work will be completed, and it can be used first. It is possible that after next autumn, the entire project will be barely completed.

The three of them scrutinized it.

From time to time, there was a loud sound of gunpowder exploding on the stone bed.

In the distance, a group of people galloped over on horseback, and it was the soldiers of Jingyuan Road, who were going to the capital.

There are four roads on the edge, Zheng Lang is not counted, only Fan Zhongyan is the best for the soldiers. He had a report in May: the ministers and others saw that Zhang Xin was serving in the military array of Huanqingdu, and he served on the side from the palace, and fought with the western thieves many times, and he was in the front team under Zhao Yu and others in Yanzhou, killing and retreating the thieves, and getting silver bowls and clothes from Zhao Yu. Later, Zhao Yu and others were transferred to the three capitals, and Zhang Xin was not rewarded. His popularity is bold and courageous, and his strength is outstanding, and he is a warrior of the moment, which is rarely seen in command. If you want to beg the court, you will be banned...... The ministers accompanied the command of the right class to the king and noble......

Jiao Suiqing, Li Xian, Zhang Zhong, Zhang Xin and others were transferred to officials.

In order to appease the Rou Fan Department, the imperial court also recorded Xiangma, the military lord of the Gedeng tribe in Yanzhou, and Ake'a, the military lord of the Jinian tribe, as the deputy military master, Zimmert, the deputy military master of the Gedeng family, Li Chaozheng, the deputy military master of the Jiejia family, and the military master, the Bei family as Yu Hou Kunai, the Suohu clan as Yu Hou Tuodebian, and Li Wenxin as the deputy military master, etc., which were rewarded by Pang Ji.

There is no great credit for the Fan Zi of Jingyuan Road, and Zhao Zhen is also curious, so Zhao Zhongzhou Assassin Shi (Assassin Shi is a false position, Zhizhou has real power) Xiang Jin and other 130 Zhenrong army warriors went to the capital in person, and Zhao Zhen read the test in the Chongzheng Palace. Among them, Xiang Jin's disciple Xiang Jian and other five people performed the most outstandingly, Zhao Zhen Dayue, and said to him: "I know that you are thieves of the country and work very hard. ”

Looking at his horse, seeing his horse, he said: "This real war horse is also, don't be marketed by the powerful." ”

The five of them were recorded as Banzhi, and the rest of them were all made up for the side, and they were rewarded as the patrol envoy of the edge of the Shizhou Thorn Shijing original roadside.

I just came back from the capital, and when I heard that Zheng Lang was here, I came over a few miles to meet him.

Zheng Lang helped him up and asked kindly, "Have you ever seen Your Majesty?" ”

"I've seen it," Xiang Jin suddenly beat his chest and said, "The ministers are willing to fight for His Majesty's death." ”

Zheng Lang did a good job in the ethnic policy of Jingyuan Road, and many people were grateful. But when I arrived in the capital, I didn't expect that the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty would be equally amiable. These fanzi thanked Ling Yang one by one.

"Get up." Zheng Lang said.

Zhao Zhen's move cannot be underestimated, and if it is used properly, it should be worth 10,000 male soldiers.

However, no matter how well the top is done, the bottom is not well executed, and it will eventually equal zero. In history, Ge Huaimin not only made strategic mistakes, but also failed to make good use of these brave and fierce fans. Then he said, "Guys, go back first." ”

"Whoa." Get up one by one and straighten your back.

They all dreamed of seeing the emperor of the Song Dynasty in person, and they also wanted to go back and brag about it.

Seeing them eager to try, a smile appeared on the corner of Zheng Lang's mouth.

The three of them surveyed one by one again.

The next day, Chong Shiheng's letter arrived.

Zheng Lang and Fan Zhongyan were both very cautious about this matter.

The Yeli brothers were both wise and brave, and the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia fought several times, and both of them participated in their planning and command. Not only the old species, but other border ministers of the Song Dynasty also wanted to get rid of these two many times, or to separate their relationship with Yuan Hao. Including Pang's nationality.

Pang Ji twice ordered the guard general Liu Zhengshou to write the Yeli brothers, saying that the order Fang held the Lingxia soldiers, if it was attached, it should be divided into [***] Maotu. The letter was conveyed to Yeli Wangrong through the Pochou clan of the Dangxiang clan.

If Zheng Lang didn't come to Jingyuan Road, Wang Yan and Ge Huaimin also had the idea of the Yeli brothers and sent someone to send a letter and gold, silver and jewelry to Yeli Yuqi. Without Pang Ji to do a good job, he directly asked Zhang Sui, the ten generals of Weizhou, and Fan Renmei, the people, to go in person, but they were detained by Yeli Yuqi and sent to the grain city, and when the Khitan conquered Yuan Hao, Zhang Sui was captured to the Khitan.

Again, misleading in the game.

Among the important ministers of the Western Xia, the two Han annihilation Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao were resolute main battle factions, and the Yiye Li brothers in the Western Xia clan were also firm against the Song Dynasty, how could they surrender to the Song Dynasty?

can only be like the old species, using the hand of the anti-intermediary fake Yuan Hao to kill him!

This is also one of the reasons why Pang Ji erased the credit of the old species, he didn't do a good job, but he let one of his subordinates succeed, where to put his face.

Now change that.

In order to succeed in this anti-intrigue scheme, Fan Zhongyan, Lao Chong and Zheng Lang joined forces to work in the war.

After getting the letter, Fan Zhongyan and Zheng Lang glanced at each other and said to Ye Qingchen: "We want to go back." ”

Sanbaiqu They can only provide reference opinions, not their main duties, and the border affairs and military affairs of the two roads are their real responsibilities.

Fan Zhongyan came to Huanzhou in person, saw Li Wengui, shook hands and said happily, and said: "I have written a report to the imperial court. You go back and report to your king, our Great Song is waiting for his good news. Once he and the King of Tiandu jointly raise the banner of righteousness and eradicate the Hao thief, I will send troops to help Zheng Xingzhi on Jingyuan Road at the same time. Pacify the Northwest in one fell swoop! ”

Li Wengui heard it in a cold sweat, once the two Yeli raised troops to rebel at the same time, and the Song Dynasty and the hundreds of thousands of troops on the two roads cooperated, the Western Xia would soon perish.

Nodding his head and saying, "Yes, yes, I'll go back and report it." ”

Fan Zhongyan and Lao Chong solemnly sent Li Wengui to the border, and repeatedly told him to let him leave.

Seeing him go, the two looked at each other and smiled.

It proves that the old anti-intermittent plan has worked.

If it weren't for that, Fan Zhongyan would not sit idly by and watch the old breed mess around.

The old seed played the second card, and Su ate it. This person is very similar to the grandson of Shan Yu Weiliang, a native of Western Xia, and his father is also an official of Western Xia, and he is very appreciated by Ye Liyu beggar. But Su Yuxi himself was nostalgic for the Song Dynasty and fled to Huanzhou to join the old race.

The old breed called Su Shixi, gave him an official position, a brocade robe and a real gold belt, and promised Fan Zhongyan at the same time that if it was successful, he would show his merits to the capital. Let him do one thing, Yuan Hao once rewarded Ye Li Yu Qi with a treasure knife, Ye Li Yu Qi loved this treasure knife very much. In front of Shimen River, Lao Chong and Zheng Lang also personally saw Ye Liyu begging with this treasure knife in his waist.

What it looked like, the knife was unsheathed, I didn't see it, but I wore it every time I saw him. It was the idea of this knife that made Su Yuxi return to Tiandu Mountain and use his father's relationship to steal this treasure knife.

If you want Li Yuanhao to kill the Yeli brothers, this is not enough, you need the cooperation of Zheng Lang on Jingyuan Road.

Zheng Lang sent someone to find a few prisoners of war from the rear.

Almost all the children of the nobles were released one by one, this policy was relatively successful, and it was not easy for these nobles to be accommodated, and they could only be at ease unless they were awarded officials. Grant a ghost officer! It's better to release it back and let them hype it up. Anyway, if you surrender and don't kill, if the two countries go to war in the future, there will inevitably be more Western Xia warriors who will raise their hands and surrender under unfavorable circumstances, and they can do favors to various tribes, so that they will gradually come to the Song Dynasty again.

It's a little late, but it's not too late to make amends. In a few decades, the establishment of the Western Xia state will be truly stable, and it will become useless.

There are also some generals who need information from his mouth and have not been released. Many of these generals were restless in the rear, and the prisoners of war were just a few generals, and these people were not so loyal to Yeli, and complained many times in Weizhou that Yeli was incompetent, which hurt them.

Before they came in, Zheng Lang and Di Qing were talking: "Although I have let Yeli beg to live many times, this person seems to have not descended, which makes people worried......

Only then did the guards report: "Zheng Xianggong, someone brought it." ”

Naturally, it was just for them to hear this sentence and the goal was reached, Zheng Lang said to these captives: "I will let you return to Western Xia, but bring some gifts to the king of Tiandu." ”

Didn't write a letter, just a pure gift, there were a few horses, in order to kill the Yeli brothers, Zheng Lang was also willing to give up, it was a real horse, and there was a still a swagger to send someone to thank him for supporting the blind felt, and sent Qinghai Xuan. Some of the finest tea, silk and porcelain of the Song Dynasty. It doesn't seem like a lot, but it's worth at least thousands!

When several prisoners of war heard that they were going back, they were overjoyed and said, "Yes." ”

Let Di Qing personally take them out of the Zhenrong army and send them to Gaopingzhai to return. When Li Yuanhao was suspicious when he received the news from Li Wengui, several prisoners of war handed over the gifts to Yeli Yuqi, and quickly reported Zheng Lang's words to Li Yuanhao.

Li Yuanhao sat there for a long time without making a sound.

At this time, the last blow of the old seed was used.