After Han Zhen left, Yang Weizhong was still stunned.

It wasn't until Hui Niang on the side spoke out that he came back to his senses.

"Master, Your Majesty asked you to go on an errand tomorrow."

Hui Niang's face was delighted, and the corners of her mouth smiled.

Although she is a woman, she has been by Yang Weizhong's side for so long, and she always understands something.

Yang Weizhong was idle at home during this time, saying that he was recuperating, but there were soldiers guarding outside the mansion day and night, and Huiniang had already noticed that something was wrong.

Now His Majesty has come and asked the master to go on a business trip, and everything is fine again.

As for whether it was Qi Chen or Song Chen, she didn't care.

Anyway, it's all the world of the Han family, and whoever is in charge of the house is the same.

"You know a lot!"

Yang Weizhong scolded, and then turned around and walked into the study.

Sitting at his desk, looking at the envelope in his hand, he looked complicated.

Yang Weizhong attaches great importance to this former general, and the relationship between the two is also a teacher and a friend.

Han Shizhong and Wu Jue surrendered, and he expressed his understanding.

After all, His Majesty's style at that time was really chilling.

After the surrender of Qi, Han Shizhong finally began to show his edge, rising all the way, and now he has been promoted to the commander of any army.

After hesitating for a moment, Yang Weizhong finally opened the envelope and took out the letter to look through it.

In the letter, Han Shizhong did not persuade him to surrender, but only said some trivial things, as well as the recent situation of himself and Wu Jue and others, and finally told him to pay attention to his body.

The warmth revealed between the lines moved Yang Weizhong.

……

Following.

Cao Jie got up early and bathed in incense according to the etiquette.

Bathing, or bathing, was not just for the sake of cleansing the body, but more of a ritual for the ancients.

When making sacrifices, marrying, or receiving people of high status, they need to burn incense and bathe in order to show respect and attention.

After bathing, Cao Jie changed into a brand-new official uniform.

In the past 100 years, the Western Xia has been deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains and has formulated a series of ritual systems.

Among them, the official uniform borrowed from the style of Zhao and Song, but it also retained the characteristics of the party members, the sleeves were not so wide, the waist was wrapped with a jade belt, the pat was held, and the head was worn with a hat.

After the preparations, Cao Jie took several carts of Sui Gong all the way to the mansion where Han Zhen stayed.

After a strict check, Cao Jie, under the leadership of Lao Jiu, walked into the hall.

As soon as I entered the hall, I raised my eyes and saw Han Zhen sitting on the main seat.

A pair of sharp eyes, staring at themselves.

Cao Jie's heart sank, and he bowed and saluted: "Bai Gao Daxia Guoshangshu ordered Cao Jie, meet His Majesty the Emperor of Qi!" ”

"No courtesy."

Han Zhen raised his hand and ordered, "Sit." ”

"Foreign minister, thank you for the seat."

Cao Jie thanked him and sat down.

Glancing at Cao Jie, Han Zhen asked, "Is the envoy Han'er?" ”

This question did not make Cao Jie feel embarrassed, and said calmly: "Exactly." ”

At the beginning of the founding of the Western Xia Dynasty, there were actually not many Han children.

After the Anshi Rebellion to the perennial turmoil of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, there were only 185 Han'er households in Western Xia, less than 1,000 people.

Since Zhang Yuan rebelled against the Song Dynasty and descended to Xia, he was awarded the Zhongshu Order, and after the high-ranking officials treated each other with kindness, there were constantly depressed scholars who defected to the Western Xia.

Coupled with the Han people who had been taken captive from the northwest border in recent years, the number of Han people in Western Xia increased dramatically.

The influence of the Han people on Western Xia is also increasing, which is particularly obvious in the court.

In Li Qianshun's generation, there were more and more Han officials in the Western Xia court, and they overwhelmed the party nobles in numbers.

Almost all civil servants were Han Chinese.

This phenomenon aroused the dissatisfaction of the party aristocracy, but there was no way.

Successive Western Xia emperors knew in their hearts that if they wanted to govern the country well, they had to rely on the Han people.

Han Zhen asked again: "Are the Han'er in the Xia Kingdom doing well?" ”

Cao Jie's heart was shocked, and he looked at Han Zhen in disbelief.

This sentence really scared him.

However, seeing Han Zhen's smile on his face, Cao Jie couldn't see the clue for a while, so he had to suppress the horror in his heart and replied, "It's okay." ”

"That's good."

Han Zhen smiled slightly, stopped chatting deeply, and changed the topic: "The envoy of the Xia Kingdom is coming to see him this time, what is the so-called matter?" ”

Cao Jie stood up and said with a solemn expression: "Qi is a big country in the Central Plains, Your Majesty of our country admires Huafeng, and is willing to pay tribute and serve His Majesty the Emperor of Qi as the master." ”

With that, he took out the credentials from his sleeve pocket and presented them with respectful hands.

Lao Jiu took a few steps forward, took the national credentials, and handed them to Han Zhen.

opened the national letter, and the first paragraph almost made Han Zhen not hold back.

"The minister said: On the eighth day of the first month of this month, the Taishi, Shangshu Ling, and Zhongshu Ling Cao Jiexuan were announced, and the alliance was on the table, and the name was a vassal minister. From now on, all things such as greetings, paying tribute, and making people go back and forth will always be in accordance with the old rules of the Song Dynasty...... The above mentioned things, the minister swears to consolidate this sincerity, the heir remains unchanged, Gou or Yu, heaven and earth inspection, the gods die, disaster to the descendants, do not enjoy the country. ”

The translation of this letter of surrender is that the Song Kingdom was destroyed by you, and now you are my eldest brother, and everything is as usual.

How to say it, in terms of being a minister, Western Xia is indeed skilled and has a wealth of experience.

ridicule is ridicule, but from the perspective of interests, Xixia claims that the ministers have a hundred benefits and no harm.

The territory of Western Xia is too small, with a population of only a million people, and it is impossible to gain a foothold if it is not a big country.

Closing the letter of state, Han Zhen seemed to smile and said: "The emperor of your country is much older, and it is not appropriate to call him a vassal to the two countries of Qi and Xia, and besides, the country of Qi is not richer than the pseudo-Song Dynasty, and there are not so many years old." ”

The Emperor of Qi actually refused!

Cao Jie chuckled in his heart, and secretly said that it was not good.

"The things of the year are easy to discuss......"

Cao Jie still wanted to work hard, but was interrupted by Han Zhen and said, "Okay, the matter of being a minister should not be mentioned again." ”

Hearing this, Cao Jie smiled bitterly in his heart, and had to give up.

After adjusting his mood, Cao Jie continued: "The foreign minister is going to your country this time, in addition to being a minister, there is also a matter to discuss with His Majesty the Qi State. ”

"What?"

Han Zhen asked knowingly.

Cao Jie said: "Previously, His Majesty of Qi made a promise to His Majesty of our country through the mouth of Yelu Dashi that as long as our country did not move, the three states of Tiande Army, Yunnei and Dongsheng would be ceded to our country. Now that the Xijing Road has been decided, this time, His Majesty of our country asked the ministers to ask, when can they take over the three states? ”

Western Xia had an almost paranoid attachment to the land.

There is no way, the land area of Western Xia is too small, and most of them are uninhabitable desert Gobi, only a small piece of the Yellow River Basin is suitable for habitation.

Even when the Liao State was still there, the Western Xia often made small moves and invaded the land under the nose of the good big brother.

As a result, he provoked the anger of the Liao State and raised 100,000 troops, planning to teach his little brother a lesson.

The three states of Tiandejun, Yunnei, and Dongsheng include Yinshan and the front and back sets, which are rich in water and grass, and Western Xia has long coveted these three states.

For these three states, Han Zhen had already prepared, and he took a moment to say: "I have long planned to send someone to inform Xia Guo and take over the land of the three states......"

Cao Jie's face was overjoyed, but Han Zhen's voice changed, and his face was embarrassed: "However, Gao Qing's descendants took the lead and occupied the land of Sanzhou. Although this person surrendered to me, he actually has his own army, and he has Yelu Yu behind him. ”

"This ......"

Cao Jie was stunned, he never thought that the Emperor of Qi would be so shameless.

After coming back to his senses, he retorted: "But didn't Yelu Yu see that he surrendered to the Qi Kingdom and was crowned the king of Jin? His Majesty Qi issued an order, how could he dare to disobey? ”

Han Zhen sighed: "Having said that, Yelu Yu saw that there were soldiers and generals under his command, and he had formed an alliance with Yelu Dashi, and he disobeyed my orders, and I was not able to persecute them too much. ”

“……”

Cao Jie asked himself smartly, but he was speechless at the moment.

The emperor of Qi opened his eyes and said nonsense, and forcibly buckled the basin on the heads of Yelu Yujian and Gao Qingyi, what method did he have?

And with his toes, he can think that Yelu Yu saw the two of them, and they were absolutely willing to love this black pot that fell from the sky, and cooperated with the emperor of Qi to sing a double reed.

Han Zhen soothed: "The envoy of labor and trouble told your lord of the country, don't worry, I am not a person who has no faith in my word, I will discuss with Yelu Yujian and Gao Qingyi during this time, and help your country to return to the land of Sanzhou, and your country can wait quietly." ”

As for when it will be negotiated, it is not known.

It may be three or five months, or it may be three or five years, but it will definitely be given to you in the end anyway, just wait slowly.

"Foreign minister, thank you, Your Majesty Qi Guo."

Cao Jie had to pinch his nose and admit it, and bowed.

The two chatted a few more words, and Han Zhen sent him away.

Out of the mansion, Cao Jie, who was holding back the fire in his belly, immediately set off to return to Western Xia, as if he stayed for a moment longer, and felt unlucky.

This is too fucking a bully!

Hearing the news that Cao Jie had set off to return to China, a sneer rose at the corner of Han Zhen's mouth.

Lao Jiu was puzzled: "Why didn't Your Majesty agree to the request of the Western Xia to be a vassal, I was just established in the Great Qi, and I just need a vassal state to enhance my prestige." ”

Han Zhen replied: "Promise Xixia to be a minister, and it will be difficult to clean him up in a few years." ”

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Hearing that he was going to clean up Western Xia, Lao Jiu's face was excited.

Han Zhen seemed to think of something and asked, "By the way, Yang Weizhong can go to the barracks?" ”

Lao Jiuyi patted his head and hurriedly said: "The last general forgot to inform Your Majesty, and General Yao sent someone to report that General Yang had gone to the barracks early in the morning. ”

He's a big guy after all, and he can't do such a delicate thing.

Hearing this, Han Zhen chuckled and said: "Yang Weizhong's surrender is an unexpected joy, with him and Yao Gu and others sitting on the border, Xixia will not be able to move, and I will be able to free up my fists and feet." ”

In the next few days, Han Zhen successively went to Huangzhou, Lanzhou and other border towns to inspect.

Finally, he turned his head to visit Liu Zhongwu.

Liu Zhongwu is terminally ill, and his days are numbered, but he has been holding on to his breath.

Just to wait for Han Zhen to arrive, otherwise he really can't rest assured.

"Your Majesty...... The dog is young and has a good temperament, and if there is something offensive, it is ...... I hope Your Majesty will forgive me. ”

Liu Zhongwu was lying on the sickbed, his face was like gold paper, holding Han Zhen's hand tightly, his eyes were full of pleading.

In just one sentence, he almost exhausted all the strength of his body, and gasped for breath.

But it is obvious that there is less air intake and more air outlet.

Han Zhen patted the back of his hand and said softly: "Liu Qi started from the end of the micro with me, he is brave and strategic, loyal and courageous, and I regard him as a nephew." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

With Han Zhen's assurance, the stone in Liu Zhongwu's heart was finally put down, and he struggled to pile up a smile.

Han Zhen comforted: "Liu Qing recuperates with peace of mind. ”

It's just that he didn't wait for Liu Zhongwu's reply.

He kept a smile on his face, and his eyes lost their sparkle.

Alas.

Han Zhen sighed silently, stood up and said, "Posthumously crown Liu Zhongwu as the Duke of Qin, and give him Wu Gong!" ”

When the words fell, there was a burst of crying in the room.

Liu Zhongwu's wife, Su Shi, wiped her tears and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

The Chinese people's evaluation of the afterlife is extremely favorable.

And the nickname is the emperor's conclusion on the coffin of the courtier's life.

Wu Gong's nickname is a good one, and the evaluation is very high, in fact, according to Liu Zhongwu's merits, he can't get such a high evaluation, Han Zhen is obviously looking at Liu Qi's face.

The best nickname for a military general is a single martial character, which corresponds to the text of Wenchen.

There are only two people in history who have won the nickname of Wu, one is Wang Jun, a famous general of the Western Jin Dynasty, and the other is Chen Qingzhi, a famous general of Liang of the Southern Dynasty.

(End of chapter)