Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"The Queen Mother of Xixia is also dead!"

The world was suddenly in uproar.

"Queen Mother Xiaoliang is dead!"

All the officials in the Song Dynasty were stunned and couldn't believe the news. Empress Dowager Xiaoliang was extremely aggressive. During her reign, she had many wars with the Song Dynasty. Now she died at such a young age.

"Search for information immediately!" Zhao Xu ordered.

However, when more details spread, the Song Dynasty was in an uproar because the death of Empress Dowager Xiaoliang was too shocking.

She did not die because of the Liang family's rebellion, nor did she die when the little emperor seized power, but was given death by the Liao Kingdom with a glass of poisonous wine.

An envoy from another country went to a country and directly used poisonous wine to kill the queen mother of another country who was listening behind the curtain. This was a strange thing that had never happened since ancient times.

"The two queen mothers died almost at the same time?"

People all over the world couldn't help but compare Empress Dowager Gao of the Song Dynasty and Empress Dowager Xiaoliang of Xixia, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The Empress Dowager Gao of the Great Song Dynasty died after being deprived of power, while the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang of the Western Xia Dynasty was poisoned to death by poisonous wine when she was in power, and was poisoned to death by a cup of poisonous wine by an envoy from the Liao Kingdom.

The seemingly completely different experiences of the queen mothers of the two countries have a common reason behind them, and that is the negative consequences of listening to politics behind the curtain.

"The Liao Kingdom sent an envoy to poison the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang? This is incredible!" Lu Dafang couldn't believe the news.

"The tree fell and the monkeys dispersed! The Liang family has been destroyed, not to mention that the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang is unable to support herself." Zhang Dun shook his head.

Although the death of the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang was unbelievable, after the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang destroyed the Liang family, she had already bought out the hidden dangers. Now the only thing left in the Liang family is the big bare tree of the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang, so naturally no one will avenge her.

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"Xixia seeks peace!"

The funeral of Empress Dowager Gao had just ended and the bones of Empress Dowager Xiaoliang were still cold. The Liao and Xia envoys came to Kaifeng again to discuss the Song-Xia peace.

The Xixia royal family and Dangxiang nobles immediately supported the young emperor Li Qianshun to take charge of the throne. The Liao Kingdom cooperated and quickly arranged for the marriage of Li Qianshun and Yelu Nanxian, and the emperor and empress ruled together.

Although Li Qianshun was young, he was suppressed by the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang for a long time and developed a precocious character. With the help of the power of the Liao Kingdom, he dealt with the royal family and the party nobles and quickly established a firm foothold.

However, Li Qianshun understood that if he wanted to revive Xixia, there was another crucial factor, which was to restore relations with the Song Dynasty as soon as possible. Now he sent envoys to the Song Dynasty again to sue for peace, and asked the Song Dynasty to occupy Baotai Military Division and Jingjing. Serbian Military Department.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, Xixia has surrendered. This is God's blessing for the Song Dynasty!"

Lu Dafang was overjoyed and said that he has always been conservative and loves to be rude, and Xixia's peacemaking greatly satisfied his vanity.

Fan Zheng frowned and said: "Master Lu is too happy too early. Xixia has already married the Liao Kingdom, which shows that it is completely dependent on the Liao Kingdom. I am afraid that its peace talks with the Song Dynasty are not sincere. You must know that the Song Xia Dynasty has just experienced three wars. , I am afraid Xixia will not be willing to surrender to the Song Dynasty."

Lu Dafang said proudly: "Fan Taicheng's words are wrong. It was Empress Dowager Xiaoliang who had been attacking the Song Dynasty. Now that Empress Dowager Xiaoliang has passed away, the opportunity for peace between Song and Xia has been restored. As Fan Taicheng said, Xixia and Liao were reconciled. The two countries have good relations, and if the Song Dynasty does not show goodwill, I am afraid it will only push Xixia into the Liao Kingdom."

What Lu Dafang has always admired is the way of balance. This kind of thinking is quite popular in the court. It is this kind of thinking that allows Xixia to have both sides. It allows Xixia to survive the crisis repeatedly, and after it becomes strong, it will backfire on the Song Dynasty again.

Zhang Dun frowned and said: "So what if we push it to the Liao Kingdom? The Liao and Xia are already collaborating with each other. In the last war, the two countries jointly sent troops. If the Song Dynasty had not had Zhentian Lei and the Tong Guan Navy returned, I am afraid that the Song Dynasty would have We are under attack from both sides."

New Party officials agreed one after another that the last battle was the most dangerous battle in the Song Dynasty. Fortunately, the Song Dynasty survived without any danger, which also greatly increased the confidence of the Song Dynasty.

Lu Dafang tried his best to argue: "This time Xixia was very sincere. Li Qianshun not only apologized, but also deposed the military power of Empress Dowager Xiaoliang's cronies, Weiming Awu and Renduo Baozhong, and even executed him for planning for Empress Dowager Xiaoliang. Wei Baomu and Jie, who were harassing the Song border, met two generals."

Zhang Dun frowned. He was quite surprised by the generosity of the little emperor of Xixia. Xixia punished the generals who invaded the Song Dynasty, which was enough to show Xixia's determination for peace.

Fan Zheng sneered and said: "Do you really think that Li Qianshun punished the Xixia generals for the sake of peace in the Song Dynasty? He just learned the lessons of the Xixia relatives' monopoly, strengthened the imperial power, and eliminated the cronies of Empress Dowager Xiaoliang."

Zhao Xu couldn't help but suddenly realized that he had almost been fooled by Li Qianshun.

Lu Dafang still insisted: "No matter what Li Qianshun wants, as long as he punishes the generals who attack the Song Dynasty and wants to attack the Song Dynasty in the future, the morale of the army will inevitably be shaken. Xixia will no longer be a threat to the Song Dynasty, and Li Qianshun agrees to this peace negotiation without any need." For Sui coins, you just need to resume trading."

All the officials in the court were immediately moved. If the threat of Xixia was eliminated, the benefits to the Song Dynasty would be self-evident, so why didn't they just make the mistake?

Even Zhao Xu fell into thinking, considering the gains and losses.

Fan Zheng firmly objected: "The officials must not let down their guard against Xixia. Xixia was originally split from the Song Dynasty, and all emperors of the past dynasties were responsible for taking it back. Now the Song Dynasty has used the Cold War to weaken Xixia as much as possible. If they continue to cooperate with each other, Negotiating peace with Xixia will only make all the efforts of the Song Dynasty against Xixia in vain."

Lu Dafang angrily said: "Last time, Liao and Xia jointly attacked the Song Dynasty, each with their own evil intentions. The Song Dynasty only faced Xixia and allowed the Liao Kingdom to retreat without a fight. If the Song Dynasty no longer woos Xixia, what will they face next time?" It will be a coalition of Liao and Xia working together, how will the Song Dynasty face it then?"

Fan Zhengzheng said fearlessly: "With the thunderous thunder, the Song Dynasty is not afraid of the Liao and Xia. Moreover, according to the roundabout strategy, the Song Dynasty needs to wait for the opportunity to regain Xixia. If we resume negotiations with Xixia at this moment, it will only allow Xixia to regain its strength." , aiding the evil deeds."

"Shaking thunder!"

Hearing Fan Zheng mention Zhentian Lei, all the officials in the court suddenly became emboldened. The appearance of Zhentian Lei directly made up for the weakness of the Song Dynasty's military force and greatly improved the Song army's combat effectiveness.

Zhao Xu also nodded slightly, and finally tended to continue the cold war against Xixia.

"Although the country is large, if it is warlike, it will perish. If war breaks out again, the Song Dynasty will be overwhelmed! It will be defeated without a fight." Lu Dafang angrily rebuked.

He found that since Fan Zheng appeared in the court, he always incited officials to fight. However, with the sound of thunder, thousands of taels of gold were lost in successive battles. Although the Song Dynasty was victorious, the Song Dynasty was burdened with a large amount of national debt. If it could Liao Liao Xia Heping was also a rare respite for the Song Dynasty.

Fan Zheng retorted after hearing this: "Although the country is big, if it likes war, it will be destroyed. Although the world is peaceful and forgets to fight, it will be in danger. Lu Xianggong insists on seeking peace. Xixia has not yet attacked, so he will be timid before fighting. Once there is war, I am afraid that only the Song Dynasty will Really dangerous."

Lu Dafang still wanted to scold Fan Zheng, but Fan Zheng continued: "Furthermore, the little emperor Li Qianshun of Xixia was only twelve years old. Now he is just twelve years old. He is also purging the confidants of Empress Dowager Xiaoliang in the Xixia army. The country is still unstable. , How dare you go to conquer the Song Dynasty? The Prime Minister will not be afraid of the threat of a twelve-year-old baby!"

Faced with Fan Zheng's sarcasm, Lu Dafang suddenly blushed. He still regarded Xixia as the previous Xixia, but he forgot that Xixia was different from the past. Its emperor was only twelve years old, and it was difficult to secure the throne. How dare you gather an army to attack the Song Dynasty.