Chapter 353: Entering the Enemy Camp (Part I)
At least one sentence is right, this is an era of young people.
Chen Ke rode outside the Xixia camp, surrounded by seventy-two royal martial arts students in full armor, and thousands of fierce, dirty and smelly party cavalry on all sides, surrounded them tightly.
Surrounded by a heavy siege, Chen Ke looked into the distance calmly, his waist straight and straight. The martial arts students behind him were in different moods, but there was no fear on their faces.
Before Chen Ke left Beijing, he first went to the martial arts academy to gather the students, saying that he was going to the front line to negotiate with the Western Xia, and was going to bring some students with him. Of course, everything is voluntary, not forced.
The martial arts academy has a special military report, and the martial arts students are very aware of the situation on the border, and many people are frightened, but some people are enthusiastic to sign up. Chen Ke ordered the applicants to make a military order and swore that they would never fall into the prestige of the Han family, and then took them off.
In the end, seventy-two martial arts students were able to make the trip. In order to train them, Chen Ke even left the guards who did not leave his side in Gyeongju.
This move naturally aroused fierce opposition from Chen Yi and others, but Chen Ke's reason was also very sufficient, if the Xixia people planned to be unfavorable to me, they would bring dozens of more of you, but it would be just a funeral. Therefore, it is better to give these students the task of protecting themselves, so that they can feel their trust and establish the sense of responsibility and honor that the soldiers of the Song Dynasty lacked the most...... The two sides confronted each other for a long time, and the sound of whining horns came from the Xixia camp, and the party cavalry immediately separated to the left and right, and saw dozens of black-armored cavalry surrounded by a high-ranking official dressed in luxurious clothes and Han costumes.
"These black-armored cavalry. It's the famous Iron Harrier. At the moment of the great enemy, Chen Ke took the time to introduce the enemy's ace troops to the students: "In peacetime, I am the escort and honor guard of the big man, and in wartime, I am the strongest assault force." He lowered his voice and said, "Sooner or later, you will meet on the battlefield......"
When the students heard this, they couldn't help but take a closer look at the party cavalrymen in black armor, with fierce faces and maces. Sure enough, I saw that they were murderous, not like ordinary products.
"Okay, don't look at it," Chen Ke said lightly: "Raise our banner high!" ”
Zhang Zhen, who was raising the flag, hurriedly raised his arms high. A golden dragon flag with a red background was displayed in front of the Western Summer Camp.
Seeing this flag, the young Han official stopped his horse. With a long laugh, he said, "Who is coming?" ”
Chen Ke looked at him and didn't make a sound, Chen Jianzhi, who was on a white horse and white robe beside him, replied loudly: "My family's surname is Chen, and he is the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and he has been ordered to ask your lord!" ”
"Uh......" The Han official thought he had misheard, and coughed dryly: "...... Ask my master? ”
"Not bad." Chen Jianzhi said coldly: "Don't hurry up and let your family master come out to listen to the order!" ”
The Great Song Dynasty was not the most powerful military in East Asia, but it was definitely the center of culture and economy. Although both the Liao and Western Xia created their own scripts and languages, even the Khitan and Dangxiang tribes rarely used them, and the Shishu mainly used Chinese characters and Chinese dialects in their daily lives.
It was the party cavalry present. Most of them understood Chen Jianzhi's words, some of them showed anger, some looked contemptuous, and some even laughed.
The Han official couldn't laugh anyway, he was in front of Li Liangzuo who boasted about Liang Yibury in Haikou. Seeing Song Envoy's attitude, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. But with a hint of luck, he secretly said: "It's a bluff, I'll try him again." Then he straightened his face and said: "Presumptuous, my Emperor of Western Xia is on an equal footing with your Emperor of the Song Dynasty, how dare you be so disrespectful as a little envoy?" Believe it or not, I'm going to cut you off my horse?! ”
Chen Ke looked at him with a strange look and said, "Could it be that this official is in the wrong place." Isn't this the camp of the Western Xia Lord? ”
"Of course." Liang Yi said in a deep voice.
"Then I don't understand." Chen Ke smiled faintly: "How could there be another Western Xia emperor?" ”
"I, the lord of the Western Xia Kingdom, is naturally the Emperor of the Western Xia." Liang Yi buried a 'you idiot' expression.
"Dare to ask Gao's name?" Chen Ke said differently.
"The surname Liang is buried, and the country of Great Xia is also." Liang Yi replied loudly. The so-called family minister is the personal butler of the Western Xia Emperor, although he is not as prominent as the national minister, but he is the most trusted figure of the Xia lord.
"You're not up to the mark." Chen Ke shook his head, and suddenly said sharply: "Do you want the ancestors of the Western Xia Kingdom to be immortal, and the king and grandson will suffer?!" ”
"You dare to spew blood," at first hearing this, the party cavalry was in an uproar, and Liang Yibury said angrily: "You dare to curse my Great Xia Emperor!" ”
"This is not a curse of the official, but the oath in the oath of the lord of the Western Xia at that time in the fourth year of Qingli." Chen Ke was unmoved and said: "I remember what the above said...... 'The two lost and reconciled, and after seven years, I swore that from now on, I wish the Tibetan League Mansion ...... The minister recently entered the imperial court with his own city, and his hometown, sickle, Nan'an, Chengping's hometown and his border Fan Han lived, begging for the boundary in the painting, and listened to the castle inside. Twenty-five thousand silver, qi, silk, and tea were given every year, and begging was as usual, and the ministers no longer had anything to do with him. Beg for an oath, cover the world to abide by, and always think it is good. If the righteousness of the monarch does not exist, or the heart of the courtiers changes, the ancestral rites will not be eternal, and the descendants will suffer! ’”
The party members were all stunned, they had never heard of this oath, they were all stunned, and listened to Chen Ke continue: "I replied to the emperor: 'I am in the control of the four seas, the land of thousands of miles, the land of Western Xia, the world thinks of it. Now Nai Nai is loyal and repentant, and he is expressed in the oath, the sun and the moon of quality, the ghosts and gods of the want, and the descendants of all the descendants, there is no change. Shen Fu is sincere, and I am very pleased. Reading and vowing, everything is as promised. ’
"In December, Zhang Zi, a member of the Shangshu Ancestral Hall, gradually filled the book as a ceremonial envoy, and the east head was dedicated to the official, and the pavilion door was only waiting for Zhang Shiyuan's deputy. He also gave him a pair of clothes, a belt of gold, a saddle of silver, 20,000 taels of silver, 20,000 horses of silk, and 30,000 catties of tea. The book is lacquered and bamboo, and the world is happy. Gold coated with silver seal, two inches and one minute, the text says 'Xia Guo's main seal', brocade ribbon, coated gold and silver medals. The law objects of the book are all silver and gold, covered with purple embroidery. About the minister, Feng Zhengshuo, changed the edict to the edict without the name, and allowed to be the official subordinate. ”
"The oaths, edicts, and exchanges mentioned below have been officially recorded by the two countries, and your country also has a copy of the oath and the original edict," Chen Ke finished speaking, glanced at the stunned Liang Yi and said, "Have you never heard of the family minister?" ”
"This, this ......" Liang Yi secretly regretted, ordinary party members did not know, as a close minister of the emperor, he naturally had access to some secrets. He had an impression of Yuan Hao's proclamation to the Song Dynasty back then, but it was just a diplomatic strategy to sacrifice his cousin in exchange for his lizi. But in China, Yuan Hao has always regarded himself as the emperor, and in order to maintain his tall image, anyone who reveals the truth about his claim to the Song Dynasty to the people will be punished for slandering the monarch or even treason.
Liang Yi lived to be in his twenties, and he was kept in the dark. And it was because he had to write a letter to the Song Dynasty on behalf of the little emperor that he learned about this verse from the Hanlin officials.
In fact, part of the reason why the little emperor attacked the Song Dynasty this time was to get rid of the shadow of the Song Dynasty and sit on an equal footing with the emperor of the Song Dynasty like the Emperor of Liao.
Therefore, as soon as Liang Yizhu met, he emphasized Li Liangzuo's identity as the emperor.
Who knew that Chen Ke had brought out Li Liangzuo's father's hypothetical article. When a son can't deny his father, right? Even if you want to deny it, you must first declare the original affidavit invalid...... But this is tantamount to admitting that there is such an affidavit. It shows that before this, the lords of the Western Xia Dynasty were all courtiers of the emperor of the Song Dynasty.
Western Xia was in the land of four wars, and there were huge neighbors such as Liao and Song, and any defeat could lose all the family business. The more precarious the people, the more sensitive they are.
Therefore, the party members are extremely proud and inferior. Once he knew that the heroes who were admired by all the people and independent of Western Xia had always regarded themselves as courtiers of the Song Dynasty, he had only gained a superficial peace. Li Yuanhao's prestige will inevitably be greatly damaged, and then Li Liangzuo's already unstable throne will also be shaken...... But he didn't dare to deny it categorically, because he couldn't keep the evidence in the other party's hands. Liang Yibury could only stiffly say: "No matter what, you are a courtier, and it is always wrong to ask our lord to come out to greet you!" ”
"No, no, no." Chen Ke shook his head and said, "The oath is clearly written. When you go to Beijing, you will sell it in the post trade and sit in the Duo Palace. Make it to its country, meet with guest gifts. If it is kept, it will be seen as a courtesy. Said Zhengse: "What are you doing here?" Go and tell your king, don't let him become a rebel! ”
"This ......" Liang Yi was sweating like a pulp, so he had to lower his head and lower his voice: "Please take a step to speak." ”
Chen Ke looked at him, paused intentionally for a moment, and when Liang Yi was about to hold back his internal injuries, Fang said: "This official came from afar, and he was in the dust, which damaged the image of my Great Song Dynasty envoy, and it was also disrespectful to the lord of your family." ”
"Yes." After all, Liang Yibury is used to serving people, and he understands when he thinks: "Quick, please go to the camp tent and bathe and change clothes!" ”
"Thank you, thank you......" Chen Ke arched his hand, and led a group of students to follow the iron harrier into the Xixia camp.
As soon as he left, Liang Yiburi's gaze coldly swept over the thousands of party officers and soldiers guarding the door, and said word by word: "Forget every sentence you heard today, otherwise I will kill your whole family!" ”
"Yes......" Liang Yibury is the executioner of the clan who has not killed the Zang clan, and what he said is still extremely threatening, and all the officers and soldiers are terrified...... In that room, after entering the camp tent, there were no outsiders, and several students breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Chen Ke with a wry smile: "My lord is really a master of art and bold, our hearts are all in our throats, for fear that the Xixia people will be overexcited and do something excessive." ”
Chen Ke shook his head and smiled: "That's because you don't know the party and the nation. (To be continued)