58, Western Xia confrontation
I said solemnly: "Western Xia is the territory of the Central Plains, the former lord of the Xia State Li Jiqian, Li Yuanhao and others took advantage of the civil strife in the Central Plains to rebel and cede the land as the king, which is contrary to the spirit of unification of the world, not only has such fertile land in the Hetao area, but also has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and good generals in order to meet the source left and right between Song and Liao, don't you know that the husband is not guilty of his crimes, the Great Song Dynasty has displayed heavy troops and defenses on the Song-Xia border all the year round, resulting in the plan to recover Youyan has been delayed again and again, and the Xia Kingdom has become a stumbling block to the unification of the world in the Great Song Dynasty, even if there is no Murong comeback, I believe that as long as Song Ting is determined, it will not be difficult to pull out this stumbling block. I think that half-heartedness is never a long-term solution in the world, and it is inevitable that the jade will be burned. ”
Li Qianshun pondered for a long time, and after a while, he said slowly: "Since Murong Gongzi intends to marry my royal princess, then it is my own person, I intend to make you the regent and share the Western Summer with me, what do you think?" Do you still insist on ceding the Hetao and other places? ”
I'm here for the secret scene, this proposal looks like a discount on the surface, but there are a lot of pitfalls in it. I smiled slightly bitterly and said, "Don't hide it, Murong already has a wife, and Yinchuan can only wronged her to be a wife when he marries the Murong family." Murong is an outsider, and he has no influence on the heart of the world, and the regent's beauty Murong may not be blessed. ”
Li Qianshun's face sank, and he couldn't imagine that the young man opposite didn't look very old but was quite scheming, and he couldn't even grasp the power of the regent, so he said indignantly: "Although there are many princes under the widow's knees, there is only one daughter, Yinchuan is so noble in my Xia Kingdom, how can I marry you as a wife?" You don't want the regent's errand, then you don't want Princess Yinchuan either, you can go, I swear to fight with the Song Kingdom to the end! ”
Yinchuan's face changed slightly, and he couldn't help but say, "Father! ”
I felt a big headache, and after I made the intention of marrying the princess, Li Qianshun probably found out the pulse of my love for the princess of Yinchuan, and bet that I would not dare to assassinate the royal nobles again, after all, in the future, I will marry Yinchuan and the Western Xia royal family will be a family. Sure enough, he is worthy of being the king of a country, and his scheming reactions are all the best choices, no wonder Western Xia can use the land of five continents to deal with the Great Liao Xixia for a hundred years, compared to Zhao Xu, it seems to be a little more tender.
For some reason, I suddenly remembered all kinds of regrets in my previous life, and failing to marry Princess Yinchuan seemed to be a particularly big one, which was simply a slap in the face of Chi Guoguo. So he sat motionless and said simply: "I want Yinchuan too, Xia Guo also has to make concessions, and the alliance agreement must be signed, Murong Fu came to Xingqing Mansion in person this time, and he must not return empty-handed." I love to come and go to the palace, if you want me to leave now, I will take Yinchuan back to the guest house tonight. ”
Li Qianshun's face turned red with anger when he heard this, he had never heard such an absurd and rude request in his life and even in the history of the Great Xia Kingdom, can I really pinch it casually if I am a soft persimmon, just as he was about to ask the master of the palace guards to forcibly drive Murong Fu away, Yinchuan couldn't help but say: "Father, the son thinks that Murong Gongzi's proposal can continue to be discussed, so he is not in a hurry to refuse." ”
Li Qianshun was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "The Han people have a saying that girls are extroverted, I can't imagine that you are so completely turned in Yinchuan." ”
Yinchuan said gloomily: "Father, the sons don't want the Great Xia Kingdom to suffer such a big loss, but after this period of time after the trip to the Song Kingdom and the battle of Gyeongju City, the child knows that with the help of Murong Gongzi, the opportunity for the revival of the Great Song Dynasty has come, and our Great Xia Kingdom has no chance to win." Today's Song court from the emperor to the ministers are very enterprising, if we don't try to seize the opportunity while we can still negotiate at this time, I am afraid that my Great Xia Kingdom does not know how much to pay, how many people will die to restore peace. At that time, we didn't know if it could exist. ”
Li Qianshun was silent, and said after a while: "That's it, but I can't directly cede the territory of Hetao, Murong Fu, I want you to officially marry the princess of Yinchuan, and half of the territory of the Hetao region will be given to the Murong family as a dowry in Yinchuan, if you agree, I will sign an alliance agreement with the Song Dynasty." ”
I nodded and said, "The emperor can bend and stretch, Murong Fu admires it." The princess of Yinchuan has a noble status and deserves the highest courtesy, and the younger generations will marry the princess according to the etiquette of the Great Xia Kingdom in a few days. ”
Li Qianshun snorted and said, "What do you call me?" ”
I stood up with a slight smile and saluted, "My son-in-law meets my father-in-law." ”
Li Qianshun's face was slightly aligned, and he looked me up and down and said: "Since you married my royal princess, you are my own person in the Great Xia Kingdom, and in the future, you can't just think about the errand of the Song Dynasty, but also do something for my Great Xia Kingdom." In fact, I have also investigated your life history, the ancestors of your Murong family are from the Xianbei clan, and you yourself are a direct descendant of the Xianbei royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which has nothing to do with him in the Zhao and Song dynasties. The surname Zhao talks about Confucian benevolence on the surface, but in fact, he is despicable and shameless behind the scenes, and is worse than the lowest beggar. First of all, Zhao Kuangyin betrayed and reused his Zhou Shizong Chai Rong, Chai Rong robbed the orphans and widows not long after his death, of course, Zhao Kuangyin did not have a good death in the end; then his younger brother Zhao Kuangyi assassinated Zhao Kuangyin for the throne, and poisoned Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Uncle Qian Hong, Wu Yue, who surrendered to him because of trust, and was narrow-minded and unworthy of being a king; Later, Zhao Zhen, who was known as Renzong, was worried that his subordinates would repeat the hidden danger of the yellow robe, so he sent someone to force to death the most capable general under his command, and Di Qing, the first general of the Song Dynasty, who had never seen such a stupid emperor. The other emperors are also mediocre and impermanent, not worth mentioning. ”
"Murong Gongzi," Li Qianshun said in an aggravated tone: "You are now the concubine of my Great Xia Kingdom, and you are also equal to my half-son, I tell you so much, just to tell you that the Zhao Song royal family is just a group of villains, not trustworthy, and it is very stupid to pin your net worth and life on the benevolence of others." Since I married you the pearl in my palm, I just hope that you won't become a second Di Qing, you know? ”
I smiled slightly: "The little son-in-law thanked my father-in-law for the emperor's suggestion, but does the emperor really think that I am a stupid person who works for the Zhao Song official family?" Not to mention my free and easy way of doing things, just my identity as a descendant of the Xianbei royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty of the Murong family, it would be good if I didn't make him in the Song Dynasty, how could I become the dog of his Zhao family? ”
Li Qianshun was slightly stunned, and finally said in surprise: "But I see that your recent practice of running around and going to the battlefield in person is very devastating to Zhao Song." ”
I sighed and said: "Protecting the Great Song Dynasty does not mean protecting the Zhao family, the world is the world of the people of the world, if the Zhao family is not benevolent, I can also go to the dragon chair by myself." Due to some special reasons, I have completely given up the plan to restore the homeland of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and promised Cihang Jingzhai to contribute to the peace of the world, the Murong family has lived in the Great Song Dynasty for a long time, and has already been completely integrated into the Song Dynasty, I still like the Song Dynasty's landscapes and humanities, and it is inevitable that I hope that the place where I live can maintain peace and prosperity. In addition, I have vowed to be the night watchman of the Great Song Dynasty and protect the Great Song Dynasty for life. Therefore, as long as the Great Xia Kingdom can give up all intentions to invade the Song Dynasty and stick to the alliance contract, then I can also guarantee the peace of the Great Xia Kingdom. ”
Li Qianshun nodded and said: "I see, after all, my Great Xia Kingdom does not have this blessing, although the army of the Song Dynasty is vulnerable, but their poetry, calligraphy and painting are still very remarkable, in terms of the style of the world, although I don't want to admit it, but the Song people are still the first." Murong Gongzi has a personable demeanor, and it can be seen that he is also deeply influenced by Han poetry and books. In fact, as far as I know, although our Great Xia fought a lot of victories against the Song Dynasty, there are still many Xia people who want to become Song people, because in addition to being rich, the Song people are quite proficient in literary style and education, the country is governed in an orderly manner, and the people live comfortably. ”
I nodded and said, "The homeland is hard to leave, and the foundation of the Murong family is still in the Song Dynasty after all. However, when it comes to Confucian governance, the son-in-law thinks that his father-in-law is quite benevolent, and believes that after the fall of the Liang family, as long as the father-in-law practices more benevolent government, unblocks trade between the east and the west, and opens up discussions, I believe that he will be able to become a generation of Ming monarchs, and the people under his rule no longer have to envy the culture of the Great Song Dynasty. ”
Li Qianshun laughed and said: "The words of the virtuous son-in-law have won my heart, come to someone, drink and sing and dance, I want to have a few drinks with Murong Gongzi." ”
Walking in the streets and alleys of Xingqing Mansion, Yu Yan and Qinglu, who had changed their faces, held one arm and accompanied me shopping with great interest, but I looked at the large bags of jewelry and rouge leather clothes on Lin Chong and others behind me, and I wondered who was shopping with whom. Xingqing Province is not a traditional nomadic country, they are greatly influenced by the Central Plains, in addition to half agriculture and half herding, but also widely carry out commerce, the largest product is green salt and cattle and sheep, in addition to the traditional Silk Road from the Western Regions to the Great Song Dynasty is to pass through the Western Xia, as a hub connecting the Song Dynasty and the Western Regions, Xingqing Mansion has a wide range of goods, some of the goods are even better than Bianjing, no wonder Yu Yan will frequently stop to check. Xingqing Mansion also made a lot of money from the Silk Road, no wonder Zhao Song couldn't stand it, because the Silk Road could be opened up after destroying the Western Xia, of course, this is a foreign language.
I looked at the stunning beauties who were discussing their dressing experiences from time to time, and I was very happy, not entirely because I had them, but because they had been much happier than before since they followed me. Take Yu Yan as an example, in the past, I was running around in the martial arts all day long, and Li Qingluo often ignored it, resulting in Yu Yan could only read books alone to relieve her boredom, and in those days when I was away, I don't know how she spent a long time as a girl, but from now on I will not let her be lonely.