Chapter 39: The Monarchs of Western Xia

Zhongxing Mansion, the capital of Western Xia. It was originally Huaiyuan County, and the county was abandoned in the early Northern Song Dynasty as a town, and it was one of the six towns outside the river. At the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, Li Deming, the leader of the Dangxiang clan and the king of Xiping, built the capital and renamed Xingzhou with the solid Helan Mountain in the northwest, the Yellow River around its southeast, and Xiping Mansion (Lingzhou) as the southern barrier. Li Yuanhao succeeded to the throne and was promoted to Xingqing Mansion, which became the political, economic, and cultural center of Western Xia.

In the twelfth year of the Western Xia Qing (1205), the Mongol lord Temujin attacked the Western Xia, after the soldiers retreated, Xia Huanzong ordered the restoration of the castle, amnesty in the territory, and changed the Xingqing Mansion to Zhongxing Mansion.

Unfortunately, it backfired, and under the repeated attacks of the Mongolian iron cavalry, the Western Xia did not prosper, but was on the verge of extinction.

A Western Xia with two or three hundred thousand people, two cities, and thirty or forty thousand tired soldiers is still a country, but it is just a state and a capital, and even a large county of the Song people.

The news of the return of Western Xia to the Song Dynasty came out, and Li Li, the lord of Western Xia, was named the king of Xia. Western Xia was changed to Xixia Road, and after Hexi Road, it became the nineteenth road of the Great Song Dynasty and placed under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty.

The Western Xia government and the opposition were shocked, and the people were in an uproar, but they were in the same order, apparently accepting this reality.

However, some party nobles, as well as some Confucian scholars, knelt in front of the Xixia Palace every day and cried, and some even committed suicide, sat down and went on hunger strike, etc., but it was just a stagnant water, and there were no small waves.

The number of qi in Western Xia seems to have been exhausted.

Recently, the news came that the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty came to Zhongxing Mansion in person, and the whole of Zhongxing Mansion was in good spirits. In order to welcome the visit of the Great Song Emperor, the Zhongxing Mansion even squeezed out a limited amount of money to repair roads, houses, city walls, and even clean the city every day to keep the environment in the city clean.

And Li Wei, who was named the King of Xia, also moved out of the Zhongxingfu Palace to show his obedience and left it for the Great Song Emperor to live in.

In the south of Zhongxing Mansion, on the bank of the Yellow River, in the Wuli Long Pavilion, a group of Xixia monarchs and ministers are standing or sitting, some people are sad and sad, some people are light and breezy, and some are whispering, laughing and laughing, all different.

The long pavilion is decorated with brocade, and the ground is covered with a woven carpet, but it is still difficult to hide the ruins of the broken wall between heaven and earth, and the weeds are green. The Western Xia has already died in the country, and even if it is to welcome the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, it is difficult for the Western Xia monarchs and ministers to cheer up and are too lazy to do these faΓ§ade things.

Among the Western Xia monarchs and ministers, the Western Xia Emperor Li Wei and the former deposed prince Li Deren of the Western Xia Dynasty were the leaders. The two of them had solemn faces, and they were silent.

Li Deren was originally a Lingzhou guard, but as the Great Song Dynasty border army entered the land of Xingling, he returned to Zhongxingfu. The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty came very quickly, because his appointment was the governor of Lingzhou, and he was reluctantly pulled to meet the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Uncle, is Weizhong okay?"

The uncle and nephew were embarrassed, and Li Wei finally spoke.

Li Weizhong is Li Deren's son and Li Li's cousin, who is ten years old this year.

"He's fine. When I went out of the city to greet Emperor Song, he had to follow, I was afraid that he would mess around, so I refused. ”

Li Deren replied softly, he looked at Li Li, who had lost a lot of weight and had blue circles under his eyes, which was meaningful.

"Your Majesty, how are you doing? Take care! ”

Great Xia was about to fall under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, and there was no Great Xia Kingdom in the world, and Li Li was full of wine all day long to anesthetize himself. Why bother?

"Uncle, stop calling me Your Majesty. Great Xia no longer exists, and there is no Xia Emperor. ”

Li Li's tone was full of helplessness, and his eyes were blank.

When Emperor Zhao Hong of the Song Dynasty arrived, the 190-year-old Great Xia Kingdom officially came to an end.

"Your Majesty, I've run out of summers, and it has nothing to do with you. You've done a great job and don't blame yourself. ”

Li Deren felt uncomfortable and tried his best to comfort the young emperor's nephew.

The Western Xia lost the country, three points of foreign enemies, and seven points of man-made disasters. If it weren't for the efforts of the previous generations of emperors, they would not have fallen to the point where they are now ruined.

"Uncle, don't persuade me. Now, my heart is like water, and I won't force it anymore. Uncle, you should cherish it too. If you have time, let's go hunting in Helan Mountain. ”

Li Li forced a smile, Li Deren looked distressed, and was about to speak, but was stopped by the noise of the ministers.

"Luo Shichang, you old horseman, you have made it clear. What benefits did you get from Emperor Song, do you want me to die in Great Xia? ”

One person poked his finger and shouted angrily, and Li Li's uncle and nephew were both shocked, and when they looked at it, it turned out to be the famous Linggong with an angry face.

"Luo Xianggong, Li Xianggong, you two will tell everyone. Why is Emperor Song unwilling to save my Great Xia, why does he have to kill my Great Xia? ”

Another young official was equally indignant, and in terms of righteousness, Yi Ran was the grandson of the late Western Xia prime minister Gao Lianghui, the imperial historian Gao Zhiyao.

"Luo Xianggong, why did Emperor Song help Daxia? Say goodbye to me! ”

"Luo Xianggong and Li Xianggong, are you two traitors to seek glory and let the Song people get what they want?"

Several ministers shouted and asked, impassioned, and attacked in groups.

Li Li saw it clearly, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Great Xia is dead, but many loyal ministers and righteous people still have Great Xia in their hearts. Unfortunately, it all came too late.

Li Deren secretly complained. If you continue to make trouble like this, if you are seen by the Song people, you will not be asking for hardship.

It's all come to this point, and you're already old, can't you save snacks?

"Wei Minglinggong, you sloppy dog thief, you are simply shameless! I waited for Song to join the Song Dynasty, it was my edict in the summer, what does it have to do with me? ”

Luo Shichang was gray-haired and full of sorrow, Li Zhongge was furious and spoke first. He raised his voice as he faced the crowd, his face pale.

"Colleagues, before the three of us entered the Song Dynasty and met with the Song Emperor, I discussed with Princess Anguo to see if we could persuade the Song Emperor to ensure the continuation of the Great Xia Kingdom. The ministers of the Great Song Dynasty were all unwilling to accept the dilapidated Great Xia. We have done our best, every day is clear, this heart can be to the sun and the moon! ”

They came west with Emperor Song, and Emperor Zhao Hong went to Hexi, but they went their separate ways, going to Zhongxing Mansion first, and making preparations in advance.

"Colleagues, what Li Xianggong said is true! The Tatar army is about to go south, do you think that at this moment, the Song Emperor is willing to take over the ruined land of Xingling? ”

Zhang Gongfu then said angrily to Li Zhongge.

The Song people sneered at the land of Xingling, did they really think that this was a mouth-watering fragrant dumpling?

"Everyone, stop arguing. The old man assured you that after the Song people came, and the people of my Great Xia monarch and ministers could be properly settled, the old man would immediately return to his hometown, and he would never be a minister in the two palaces. Princes can be a witness! ”

Luo Shichang arched his hand, his eyes were sad, and he showed his heart to everyone and the emperor.

Li Zhongge and Zhang Gongfu spoke one after another, Luo Shichang poured out his heart, and all the ministers were silent, including the famous Linggong, who was silent.

"My Great Xia, my Great Xia, are you dead like this?"

Some ministers suddenly looked up to the sky and sighed, hoarse, with a lot of snot and tears.

"Emperor Taizu, Emperor Taizong, save your Great Xia, save your subjects!"

Another minister fell to his knees, kowtowed to his head, wept bitterly, and did not care in the slightest about soiling his robes.

Li Li's heart was sour, and tears rolled down unconsciously.

The most is the day of the hasty resignation of the temple, the teaching workshop still plays a parting song, and tears to the palace.

Where is there a Great Xia in the world, there is no Great Xia in the world!

"What a howl! Do you still have the face to howl here? ”

Li Deren walked over, his face was pale, and his eyes were cold.

"On weekdays, high-ranking officials are generous, but they only know that they are drunk with money, addicted to wine, and neither love nor worry about the people. I only think about getting promoted and getting rich, and using power for personal gain! Great Xia is bad in the hands of you rats, and you still have the face to cry wolf! Get out of here! Don't be embarrassed here! ”

Under the avalanche, not a single snowflake is innocent. Great Xia has been able to get to this point, and these officials and doctors have made great contributions.

The guards on the side were still in a daze, and Li Deren roared angrily.

"What are you doing? Haul all this waste away! ”

The guards did not dare to slack off, and went over one after another, dragging away several dejected officials one after another.

"Wei Ming Linggong, Gao Zhiyao, and a few of you, if anyone dares to make trouble today, they will be the enemies of the Great Xia royal family! Excuse me, leave some for the Great Xia royal family! Give the people of Daxia a way to live! ”

Li Deren took things solemnly, and seemed to be begging bitterly, but in fact, he warned Wei Mingling Gong and other Western Xia ministers not to make trouble.

In fact, among these ministers, there are few who can't let go of the Western Xia. The Great Xia royal family had given up, so why did they bother with it?

What are these guys still messing around?

Wei Ming Linggong and the others stopped talking, Li Deren helped Li Li to the side, waved his hand, and the palace people hurriedly brought up the basin.

"Your Majesty, wash your face. Don't let Emperor Song see it. I, hundreds of thousands of subjects of Great Xia, still have to count on the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Great Xia has reached this point, and it is already the best ending if there is no extinction of the country and the extinction of the species.

A few horses were dusty, from south to north, until they dismounted in front of the pavilion. The knights on the horse dismounted, knelt down on one knee, and saluted Li Li and the others.

"Da Xiazi, Your Highness, the Great Song Emperor's drive is three miles away from here, and it will be there soon!"

The Great Song Forbidden Army was respectful and polite, Li Li felt better, and Li Deren hurriedly replied on the side:

"Thank you, general, please go back and report to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Xia monarchs and ministers are all here, and we are here to wait for the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty!"

The forbidden army rode away, and Li Deren looked at them with complicated eyes.

These good horses under the crotch of the forbidden army seem to be good horses from Hexi Horse Farm.

It seems that the Song people have a good way of running Hexi, and the horse farm has been restored. In the face of the Mongolian iron cavalry, the Song army seemed to have another layer of chances of victory.

"Everyone, get ready to ride!"

Li Deren spoke loudly on behalf of Li Li, who was a little unrelenting.

He also wanted to see if this son of Great Song Dynasty, the son-in-law of Great Xia, was as magical as the legend said?

All the Western Xia monarchs and ministers cheered up and stood outside the pavilion one after another, they looked in the direction of the south, and some people even had some expectations.

What kind of person does the legendary all-powerful Song Huang look like?

And what kind of placement will they get?