The Western Xia was a multi-ethnic state dominated by Dangxiang people, ruling over parts of Ningxia, Gansu, Xīnjiāng, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, and Shaanxi, with a territory of thousands of miles stretching from the Yellow River in the east to Yumen Pass in the west.

At this time, the capital of Western Xia was Zhongxingfu, that is, the area of Yinchuan, Ningxia, the emperor Li Zunwei had been reigning for five years, and now it was the summer of the fifth year of Guangding in Western Xia.

Xiping Mansion is the old capital of Western Xia, located in the southwest region of Lingwu in Ningxia, once Zhongxing Mansion is lost, Li Zunwei will have the opportunity to escape further.

This emperor can be described as mediocre in both domestic and foreign affairs, especially in foreign relations, capricious, indecisive, one time to resist the Song Dynasty, the other time to resist the Jin, but after a while he changed his strategy, this attitude made him lose the trust of other countries, because he could turn the gun at any time and attack the allies.

The only thing Li Zunwei didn't plan to unite was the Jin Kingdom, and that never changed.

Yelu Chucai made up his mind to break through the Western Xia, the Western Xia was his springboard for attacking the Jin State, and after occupying the Western Xia, he could also obtain a large number of soldiers, after many years of population control of the Jin State, the total population of Mongolia was insufficient, although the warriors were brave and good at fighting, but could not make up for the numerical disadvantage, which was the reason for the large conscription on the steppe.

If you want to engage in a large-scale frontal battle with the Jin State, the number of troops is particularly crucial, and winning more with less is a trick, which may be effective in winning a battle, but in a war between countries, it is the overall military strength that determines success or failure.

Since the Western Xia Emperor Li Zunwei fled to Xiping Mansion, Yang Kang and Li Chengzhen faced a problem, whether to go to Xiping Mansion to hunt down Li Zunxuan, or to Zhongxing Mansion to seize imperial power, if Li Zunwei was killed, then the crown prince Li Deren in Zhongxing Mansion could succeed to the throne at any time and become the new emperor of Western Xia, if he went to Zhongxing Mansion to control Li Deren, Li Zunhui was still the emperor of Western Xia.

From the perspective of safety, it is better for His Royal Highness to go to Xiping Mansion, after all, Zhongxing Mansion is too close to the battlefield, and it is not risky for him to come to Xixia.

They disguised themselves all the way into the territory of Western Xia, the prince of Western Xia, Li Chengzhen, who had been on the run for many years, and was already familiar with this, he still had some connections available in Western Xia, and it was not a problem to forge a few identity certificates, but if he wanted to rely on the six of them to get close to Li Zunzhen, or even kill the emperor of Western Xia, it was tantamount to a dream.

Even if there is no top master in Xixia Yipintang, there are still first-class masters, and the level of Murong Yan and Li Chengzong, who followed Li Chengzhen, is similar to Sha Tongtian, according to them, there are four or five in Yipintang who are comparable to their martial arts, and these masters plus the forbidden army of the royal family are by no means comparable to the six of them.

They discussed that they could take advantage of Li Zunwei's trip to make a surprise assassination, but the opportunity was rare, and the final plan was to have no plan, enter Xiping Mansion first, and then adapt to the situation, as Yang Kang said, there is no chance to create a chance.

The Buddha is worshiped in Western Xia, and pagodas and temples can be seen everywhere in the territory, and Xiping Mansion is even more so as the capital of the old Xixia Dynasty.

The monks here have more status than the monks in the Central Plains, and can belong to the aristocratic class, not only owning a large amount of land given by the Western Xia royal family, but also opening quality houses and issuing usury, so the temple is built with extraordinary beauty, which is in stark contrast to the poor life of the common people.

For Yang Kang and Li Chengzhen, the temple is the best refuge, as long as the monks are satisfied with the offerings, they can hide in the temple, ordinary officers and soldiers do not dare to go to the temple at will to arrest people, this is the power of religion, from here can also see the ** of the Western Xia aristocratic class.

Whether it was the prince of the Jin Kingdom or the prince of Western Xia, gold and silver were outside their bodies, so they lived in Ling'an Temple, the largest temple in Xiping Province.

Xiping Mansion was also called Lingzhou before the occupation of Western Xia, and the meaning of Ling'an Temple is the meaning of peace in Lingzhou.

When Yang Kang and his party walked into Ling'an Temple, an old monk with a hat and a little monk with a hat staggered past them, and the little monk with a hat glanced at Yang Kang sideways, paused slightly, and then followed the old monk's pace.

The two monks walked out of Ling'an Temple, shuttled through the streets of Xiping Province, and after a while came to a shop near the street, which was a medicinal herb shop, and the old monk came to the shop pù and said a strange word to the shopkeeper.

"The fire burned my body. The old monk chanted in a low voice.

"Life is not happy, death is also bitter. The shopkeeper also whispered.

The old monk took out a piece of wood carving from his arms, and the shopkeeper also took out a piece, and the two wood carvings were put together in the shape of a flame, and then the shopkeeper showed a smile.

"Mad Master, you're early. The shopkeeper said respectfully.

"The children were so playful, they came two days early. The old monk looked at the little monk beside him and said lovingly.

"This is Ling Gao's apprentice, right? The shopkeeper praised, "Master, please inside, Young Master Fang is already inside." ”

Under the leadership of the shopkeeper, two monks walked into the courtyard from the side door, there are dozens of houses in this courtyard, and the open space in the courtyard is planted with ordinary melons, fruits and vegetables, but it is full of peasant atmosphere, at this time a door opened, and a teenager came out from inside, and saw two monks and couldn't help but show a bright smile.

"Xiao Qu'er, finally come out of the mountains!" the young man smiled at the little monk, "With a hat on this hot day, you are not afraid of getting sick." ”

The little monk came to the courtyard, and saw that there were no outsiders, so he took off the hat, and his black hair was spread out, and it turned out that the little monk was a girl, and the girl skillfully arranged her hair, while not forgetting to quarrel with the young man.

"Fang boy, you are just out for an extra year, and you haven't seen a great reputation, it's really a shame for us. The girl sarcastically said.

"Haha, Xiao Qu'er is still so sharp-toothed, it seems that it is useless for the master to let you meditate and recite the scriptures. Not to be outdone, the boy teased.

The old monk looked at the girl and the young man surnamed Fang arguing with each other, and did not stop it, but just smiled slightly, these two people are his favored juniors, especially his female disciple, who has a tortuous past.

After everyone finished speaking, the girl walked into the room assigned to her, and there was no joke on her face, but a solemn look.

Today she saw that person, although it was only a glimpse, although three years had passed, but she still remembered that handsome face, and the girl knew that it was her father's killer.

This girl is Qu Feiyan, who fell into the Yangtze River at the beginning, and she is from Guangmingding in the Western Regions. (To be continued.) )