395: The ambition of the Tanguts

What exactly does Xixia want to do?

For a while, the kings and ministers of the palace were panicked.

After many years of defeat in foreign wars, these people have become frightened birds, and when they hear that someone is attacking, their first reaction is not to attack, but to worry that they will not be able to fight.

Because there is not only Western Xia, but also the Liao people in that place......

The nemesis of the Great Song Dynasty, the alarm bell in the hearts of the monarchs and ministers, he is afraid that he will not even shudder unconsciously when he hears the word war.

In case the Liao people are also confused by the Tangut people, and then the scouts come out and the army gathers, the war of the Three Kingdoms will break out in an instant, and at that time, what will the Great Song Dynasty do?

Zhao Zhen unconsciously looked at the Zai Fu and asked, "Does Li Deming dare to cross the river?" ”

This is no longer about victory or defeat.

Instead, he was asking if the Great Song Dynasty lost the Linfu Road, would the Western Xia people directly cross the Yellow River and lead the army to attack the Hedong Road!

If it really comes to that time, the Great Song Dynasty will not be as simple as reinforcements, it will inevitably be a national war!

"Li Deming didn't dare."

This matter is still explained by Qin Wei, looking at the court's civil and military affairs, he is the only one who has fought with the Western Xia people recently, and it is a big victory, so his words have the most weight.

Zhang Zhibai was not convinced by this.

There is no way, the only civilian official who has been on the battlefield at this moment is Qin Wei.

Anyway, he is a civil official, so he can say it, and he can be considered right or wrong...... But if you change to a military general, then don't think about it, you just have a big mind, and it is impossible for you to show it.

Qin Wei said indifferently: "Once the Western Xia people cross the Yellow River, no matter what the victory or defeat is with the Hedong Road, aren't they worried that the Liao people will stab them from behind?" ”

He said with blazing eyes: "So the Xixia people can only fight Huanqing." ”

Huanzhou is the generation of Huanxian in later generations, located in Shaanxi and Gansu, that is, the place in the northwest of the current Great Song Dynasty. It used to be the Central Plains, but now it's ...... Where is there a complete Central Plains in the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed.

It's good if they can't fight, as long as they don't cross the river, then Da Song is not in danger.

But he immediately frowned and said, "Then what does Li Deming mean by being called a hundred thousand troops?" ”

Qin Wei was in a trance for a moment, and said lightly: "It's probably a bluff, after all, the last time Western Xia was defeated, if he didn't take some measures, I'm afraid that some people in the country would be dissatisfied." ”

Western Xia is not comparable to the Great Song Dynasty.

These places are ruled by various small tribes all year round, and everyone is openly in a group, and they have reached an agreement to confront the Song and Liao, but secretly these tribal leaders are not subject to anyone.

In a nutshell – why are you the boss?

The head of the Party Item Department is now Li Deming, but since the Party Item Department unified these surrounding areas without falling behind, their ambitions have begun to swell.

They may not be willing to be a tribal leader now.

Instead, I want to be the real king of Western Xia!

Now Li Deming's Western Xia King is an honorary title jointly issued by the Song and Liao, so in terms of identity, the Western Xia can only claim to be a vassal in front of the two countries.

That's why they established the state in the later period.

The increasingly powerful Western Xia had long been full-fledged, and they were unwilling to be just a vassal who was suppressed, they wanted to establish a country, and they wanted the Western Xia to become a truly independent country that was not inferior to Song and Liao.

Zhang Zhibai thinks this analysis is good: "Your Majesty, what the royal power is most afraid of is losing its authority, once it loses its authority, the royal family will be embattled." ”

This analysis is not bad, the ministers nodded one after another, and even Zhao Zhen stretched his brows.

At this moment, most of the people who pour cold water are fools.

Qin Wei was that fool, because in his eyes, the Manchu monarchs and ministers were fools, and they didn't realize the importance of the problem at all.

For example, when will Western Xia be able to pull an army of 100,000 people!

The combined number of the tribes in Western Xia was only one million, and the army of 100,000 people was ...... This is almost all soldiers! What do they want to do, do they have to think about it?

He came out and said, "Your Majesty, the minister dares to ask the Imperial City Division. ”

Ye Shuangchou was present, responsible for some intelligence tips, but he made suggestions.

Zhao Zhen nodded, and Qin Wei asked, "The minister wants to ask, the middle school of Western Xia ...... What happened to that successor, Lee Won-ho? ”

Li Yuanhao is about to succeed him, and the situation of history is about to be rewritten!

That's the most important thing.

The Great Song Dynasty did not want to repeat the mistakes of the Three Kingdoms, and now they had to make every effort to contain the Western Xia in the cradle.

Even if they can't stop the establishment of the country in the end, they must at least make the external situation clear as soon as possible, so as to prevent Xia and Liao from taking advantage of the situation to rob.

Didn't the original Western Xia do that?

Within a few years of the founding of the country, he won the only horse breeding land in the Great Song Dynasty in one go, and all the Hetao areas were returned to Western Xia.

But relying on this treasure land given by God, Western Xia was able to accumulate strength frantically in just over ten years, so as to gain a firm foothold in the situation of the three kingdoms.

Ye Shuangchou did not speak directly, but looked at Zhao Zhen.

Wait for Zhao Zhen to nod again......

He said: "Li Deming gave way to his son Li Yuanhao at the beginning of this year, but most of the power is still in his hands, and Li Yuanhao is not officially in power...... During this period, the leaders of some tribes were dissatisfied, Li Yuanhao ordered people to kill a few leaders who opposed it, and incorporated many scattered tribes, and the strength of the party department has now increased greatly, and the surrounding tribes can only be attached to it, and no one dares to centrifuge anymore! ”

This is surrender by absolute force.

Killing is always the most direct solution to the problem.

It doesn't matter if you are single-minded or not, it will naturally belong to me if you kill your heart directly!

Zhao Zhen snorted coldly: "It's just a tyrant's means. ”

Ye Shuangchou nodded and said: "What Your Majesty said is that after Li Yuanhao came up, he did not follow his father's previous Huairou policy, but tried his best to suppress several tribes with slightly stronger forces, which can certainly increase strength, but it also leaves a lot of hidden dangers...... Once those tribes rise up against oppression, the Western Xia will likely fall apart! ”

This is just speculation.

Ye Shuangchou is not a courtier, so what he says can only be a suggestion, and it is precisely because of this that he dares to speak like this.

The ministers were also embarrassed and rejoicing, wishing that the Tangut people would fight among themselves and beat people's brains into dog brains.

"It's time to do it!"

Qin Wei said firmly: "The internal troubles have been calmed down, and the strength of the party department has increased greatly!" In this case, there is only one possibility to use troops, Li Yuanhao wants to take power! He needs to stand up, and he needs to come up with more benefits to get these people to support him! ”

Liwei needs force, but the advantage is that it needs to go outside to snatch it.

Who to rob?

"May I ask Ye Duzhi, it is Li Yuanhao who is the one who leads the army?"

Ye Shuangchou glanced at Qin Wei with some surprise before nodding.

"Yes!"

Now the situation is bright!

After Li Yuanhao took power, he used troops abroad, regardless of whether it was deterrence or really going to war, there was a big move behind it.

And the plan that can support this 100,000-strong army is either aggression or the establishment of a country!

"That's it."

Qin Wei said confidently: "Your Majesty, Li Yuanhao is bluffing, I'm afraid his original intention is not to start a war with anyone, but to build a country!" ”

"Founding ......"

The monarchs and ministers were all dumbfounded when they heard this.

Qin Wei is very confident.

He also has the memory of his previous life, and he is more aware of the general trend of history, although the situation today is somewhat different from history, but the general trend is good.

Western Xia was still established after all!

And it's a few years ahead of the original timeline.

He remembered that during the reign of Zhenzong, Li Deming was very docile and devoted to making friends with the Great Song Dynasty, and there was almost no friction on the border between the two countries in those years.

Everyone thinks that Li Deming is a keeper with no ambitions.

And as soon as Zhenzong was hung, the Western Xia began to harass the surrounding areas of the Great Song Dynasty, although they were all small-scale temptations, but this is enough to show that the Western Xia was ambitious.

It's just that the strength at that time didn't allow it.

Now that they have the capital, they will naturally no longer be willing to be an obedient sheepdog.

So the old Li family of Western Xia began their plan to establish the country, and it was so successful...... The two big countries of Song and Liao watched the rise of a new country in front of their eyes.

It's all the fault of fear!

Song and Liao were jealous of each other, so they cheapened Western Xia, it's as simple as that.

At this moment, Qin Wei felt that he was overlooking the monarch in the palace......

I am a prophet!

As for Li Deming, who mocked him before.

At this moment, he is lowering his head, as if a flower has bloomed on the surface of his feet.

Zhao Zhen was thinking......

Western Xia wants to establish a state?

As the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, he knew that there were many problems in the Great Song Dynasty at present, but the most important problem was the foreign enemy, and the military strength of the Great Song Dynasty was always a hard wound.

Needless to say, the Liao people were the number one enemy, and the Liao State of the Song Dynasty was its lifelong enemy...... Right now! Is Western Xia also about to rise?

Regardless of whether Western Xia wants to establish a country, but now Li Yuanhao's ambition has been revealed, and the momentum of an army of 100,000 is a bluff, then this momentum is not something that ordinary people can stop.

So how did he send troops at this time?

Oh, yes!

Everyone doesn't care whether the Western Xia is a country or not, anyway, this Erwuzai has never really surrendered to the Great Song Dynasty.

Based on this, and based on the consistent proposition of the Great Song Dynasty in recent years, everyone has a general direction in their hearts, that is, it is none of their business, hang high!

Whether you establish a country or deterrence, as long as it doesn't affect my Great Song Dynasty, you can do whatever you like.

Although he watched the little brother at the beginning, he was about to be on an equal footing with himself.

This kind of psychological gap makes people feel a little uncomfortable.

But compared to the Western Xia's attachment to the Liao State and the attack on the Great Song Dynasty, this gap is not so serious.

Why?

Because the Tangut people really dare to fight! They really dare to send troops, whether it is the Great Song Dynasty or the Liao Kingdom, it is good that everyone is safe, but if you want to bully me and restrain me, I will whip you.

They even often fought against the Fan people on the plateau......

It doesn't matter if I beat you or not, I'll fight first!

Even if you lose, you have to break off your two teeth and bite off your two pieces of meat, such a Western Xia is no different from a tiger wolf!

It is precisely such a fierce Xixia people who can fight their way out under the attack of the two great powers of Song and Liao!

This is the Tangut people.

They survived even longer than the Liao State, until the Jin State destroyed the Liao State, and the Western Xia State still stood on the land of the Central Plains.

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