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The Xixia tribute envoy was assassinated, the imperial court issued an emergency document to martial law the border, and ordered the prefect of Yan'an and the generals of the entire Yongxing Army Road to send troops to arrest the assassin and search for the whereabouts of the Xixia envoy.

A few days later, Xingqing also received news that the minister who sent the Eastern Dynasty was assassinated in the territory of the Eastern Dynasty, and Li Yuanhao was furious in the court.

The civil and military confrontational officials are divided into two factions, one faction advocates the battle and the other faction advocates peace. The main station who is eager to win will add fuel and jealousy to blame the fault on the Eastern Dynasty. The blood was spilled on the battlefield, and the emperor of the Eastern Dynasty must have seen the general's bravery and became frightened, so he sent someone to assassinate him."

There are a few Han civil officials in the Zhuhe faction, "Khan, the emperor of the Eastern Dynasty has just ascended the throne not long ago. The Great Xia and the Eastern Dynasty have reconciled the old relationship. The two countries do not want to fight again. It is not good for them to do it at this time..."

"Who knows if they have been concentrating on my Great Xia territory early in the morning?"

"Could it be that the generals are only striving for strength and forgetting the national conditions? There was a severe drought last year in Daxia, and the grain harvest was not harvested. The food and clothing of the people at the bottom is still a problem. How can there be spare power to support such a large-scale war?"

"I think you are afraid of death!"

"The general only cares about his own pleasure and ignores the common people..."

"I said, all of you are nothing more than Hanchen, asking Khan and Song repeatedly, not only that, but also encouraging Khan to surrender to Song and Liao at the same time. Aren't you the secret agents sent by the Song court?"

"you..."

Li Yuanhao dissuaded everyone when he saw that there was disagreement: "Okay, the land of Hexi was originally the land of Han, and Wang Yingwu, the king before the battle, had Daxia today. This is not a trivial matter, and the matter has not been clarified yet. Zhu Qing Don't argue any more."

"General Yu Qi, this General Yang Sheng is from your Yeli family. If General Yu Rong is not here, the Yeli family doesn't even have anyone to talk to?"

Yeli Yu Qicai was transferred back from the border by the King of Xixia not long ago. He is not as popular as his elder brother who was guarding the border of the Eastern Dynasty. Now he has not gained a firm foothold in the court, and most of the military power is still in the hands of the Weimu family. Not the main battle.

After seeing that no one came out to speak, Li Yuanhao looked at the veteran who was the head of the military officer, "Does Mo Ningling have an idea?"

Wei Mu Shanxi stepped out of the queue, "Great Xia Jingxiu now has the power to fight, but it is not strong enough to be invincible. If we use this as an opportunity to question the Eastern Dynasty, if the two countries will benefit most from war Who is it?"

"It must not be a defeated country, nor a victorious country. There is an old saying in the Eastern Dynasty that the snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's profit."

"Then according to the meaning of the Ningling Order, what should Daxia do?"

"Since the general was assassinated in the Eastern Dynasty, Your Majesty can send envoys to the Eastern Dynasty to ask for an explanation. If the envoy of a country was killed without doing what the landlord should do, it may be difficult to appease the countries if he does not come up with something."

"It makes sense, what Mo Ning Ling said is very true, so you can do what Mo Ning Ling said."

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Li Yuanhao's complexion was not good in the court today, as if he hadn't slept last night. After the court was over, he welcomed his uncle who was left alone to the seat next to him.

Wei Mu Shanxi knew that Khan had been shut out in the middle palace again, "The little girl is stubborn, it's because I didn't teach him well, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"It's none of my uncle's business. My cousin is like this because I didn't do well enough. My cousin yearns for the grassland, but I can only trap her on the grassland of the palace."

"Your Majesty, from the attitude of the Eastern Dynasty this time, they probably don't want to fight, but the death of General Yang Sheng is too suspicious. The Eastern Dynasty said that it was missing, and I don't believe it."

"The king will send envoys to the Eastern Dynasty for the emperor to thoroughly investigate. After all, General Yang Sheng is the son of a hero."

Yeli Yuqi returned to his mansion in Xingqing, and the beautiful woman immediately greeted him, "Brother Yang Sheng went to the Eastern Dynasty, did you see the general who killed my uncle?"

Yeli Yuqi sighed, and said indifferently: "Brother, he... is dead."

"What? Wasn't he sent to the Eastern Dynasty by order, why suddenly..."

"Early this morning, news spread to Xingqing that the envoy sent to the Song Dynasty was assassinated in Yan'an Mansion in the Eastern Dynasty."

There was no sadness in the woman's eyes, "The intrigue between countries is not as comfortable as the court, and the strife and contention are all boring things."

"The Eastern Dynasty has added customs defenses at the border, and the king's secret order asked me to go back to Xiping Mansion to assist my brother."

"How long has it been since you came back and have to leave again? How many times have you been transferred in the past few years, and there was a severe drought last year. Can the southwestern land be full of hungry people?"

"The situation in the DPRK and China is tense, and Khan has been trying to find a way to divide the power of Wei Mu's family. After several riots in the middle palace, he accidentally injured Khan. In the end, no courtiers impeached him, but Wei Mu Shanxi restrained himself. It's just arrogance in the court, Wei Mu's family is powerful, and I have no choice."

"After all, you are also a general, so I'm afraid of this."

"Madam, don't worry, Wei Mu Shanxi has repeatedly challenged Wang Han's authority. My brother and I will replace Wei Mu in the future."

The woman sat on Ye Li Qiyu's lap, stretched out her slender hands to rest on his shoulders, and slid gently on his neck and shoulders, "The concubine's brother's entry into court, do you want to do it before you leave?"

Yeli Qiyu put his arms around his wife and narrowed his eyes and said, "I will do it, of course I will do what my wife asks."

"By the way, those concubines you brought back should be disciplined."

"What's the matter, are they disobedient? You are my wife, if they are disobedient..."

The woman sat up on his lap, put her hands in her hands and complained: "They are the general's favorite concubines, how dare you be a concubine."

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At the end of the first month of the third year of Qianyuan, the envoys of various countries left one after another, and the border was in a state of preparation for war. In early February, the Xixia sent envoys to the court to question openly in the Zichen Palace Council, and then asked Yeli Yang Sheng's whereabouts.

"It's been a full month since the Zhengdan Dynasty, but the Eastern Dynasty still hasn't given any definite news, and even the shadow of the assassin has not been seen. Is this how the Eastern Dynasty treats the countries of allies?" The envoy of Xia Guo who was on the mission this time As an official of Sinology, he is familiar with the official languages ​​of various countries by reading Han books.

"A country of allies? How does this old man remember that Xixia Khan personally declared himself a vassal at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, but how did the Xia envoy say that this subordinate country turned into an ally?"

"No matter what, General Yeli is a famous general of Daxia and then he is an important minister of Daxia. The leaders of the Yeli clan jointly signed a letter to Khan asking for justice. I hope that His Majesty the Emperor can give Daxia a reasonable explanation."

The emperor sat on the throne in a scarlet round-neck gown without saying a word.

A group of eloquent civil servants were arguing with the envoy Xia, "Our court has sent troops to search the capitals of the northwest states, and the imperial court has also issued official documents to arrest the assassins. The envoy Xia is so aggressive. Could it be that he thinks that General Yeli is missing? And the death of the deputy envoy was caused by me, Da Song, so as to deliberately delay the time?"

"I don't have this intention, but what is the intention of the Eastern Dynasty to increase the army on the border?"

"The envoy Xia said that we will increase the frontier defense, but what is the meaning of Xixia dispatching troops to Xiping Mansion?"

"This..." Several Xixia envoys looked at each other

"We, Song Dynasty, are a country of etiquette. Even the two countries at war will not kill them at will, let alone in the peaceful and prosperous age of the emperor's dynasty. How can such a big country need to do such a thing that is not a gentleman? .”

The envoy Xia couldn't argue with the Song officials in the court, and was on their land again, so he swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva and said, "Then how does His Majesty want to solve it?"

"This time, the Zhengdan court meeting held by our court has envoys from dozens of countries. Moreover, the Yongxing Army Road is mountainous and forested, and the terrain is remote and thieves are infested. It will take some time to set up one by one, and the limit is one month. I will give an answer to Xixia." Han Si looked at the emperor, "I also ask Your Majesty to agree."

"Okay, then let Han Qing take charge of it, and check it out as soon as possible before the provincial exam."

"Yes."

"The minister is waiting for the good news from the Song court in your country."

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The troops from the Privy Council reported to the border states, and all the envoys who did not leave were detained, and they were not released until mid-February.

Yelufang returned to Beiliao and entered the emperor's tent, "Your Majesty, Empress."

Empress Beiliao looked up at the dusty Yelufang, blinked her eyes and saluted the emperor, "Since the Generalissimo is back, the concubines will avoid it first."

"His Majesty."

"There are no outsiders here, brother doesn't have to be so polite with elder brother."

Yelv Fang, "Brother Huang."

"This time, how is their emperor doing as an envoy to Wei Song?"

"Young and vigorous, but my younger brother feels that he is not as good as Emperor Wuzong. My younger brother stayed in Tokyo for many days. The people and court officials have different opinions on the young emperor, but the new emperor loves his concubine too much, which makes the country's foreign relatives more important. , the atmosphere in the court is not good, and when he saw a beautiful woman from Fusang Kingdom, he asked her a lot of questions in the court. In the end, as the king of a country, he openly contradicted his promise in the court, and wanted to bring all those beauties into the inner palace. But it was opposed by the ministers of the court, saying that the new emperor was still in the filial piety period not long after Emperor Wuzong's visit, and the court of the Wei and Song Dynasties seemed to be at odds with the emperor and his ministers, so the emperor rewarded everyone to the ministers in a fit of anger."

"In the past, when I entered the court for the first time, I lost to a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl in an archery contest with my brother."

"I know, she is Xiao Huaide's eldest granddaughter."

"Yes."

The emperor of Beiliao touched his white beard, "It's a pity, the old guy doesn't know that his granddaughter has become a queen." The old man's eyes gradually became gloomy, "I heard that Emperor Qianyuan came to the throne because he killed a few brothers. Such a vicious person, how could he be such a muddled king."

"I think that the Song Dynasty valued family background. The new emperor was originally a concubine, and there was a prince who was a concubine and an elder brother who was a concubine. He could not ascend the throne without the support of the Xiao family. In the end, when the envoys from various countries bid farewell, the new emperor said harshly to those women. It's too ugly, let the countries bring some rare treasures and interesting things to the next tribute, if you give it to a woman again, they will send troops to crusade, the younger brother guessed whether the power of the Wei Song emperor fell into the hands of his relatives, so he dare not Concubine Na, use this as an excuse, after all they have been married for many years and they only have one son, although they have not been canonized as the crown prince, but they have been crowned as the county king at the age of Zongjiao, according to their rules, this is a sign of being crowned crown prince."

"The power has fallen to the side?" The Emperor of Beiliao was lost in thought, "It's not impossible."

Yelufang said again: "The civil servants of the Wei Song court gained power, but the emperor didn't seem to be confused, he kept silent on the surface but observed secretly, but according to my younger brother, he was only in his early twenties, even though he was wearing a dragon robe, he was far away. It is not as powerful as your monarch, Brother Huang."

Emperor Beiliao's face darkened, "Compared with his father?"

"Emperor Wu Zong was good at martial arts all his life, and I thought he was inferior in terms of governance and appearance."

"His father took away all the capitals such as Bianjing and Zhongjing that Khitan worked so hard to build. I will get back this account sooner or later." The emperor of Beiliao sighed again: "The boat and the car are tired, you go down first and rest. Someone will hold a banquet to welcome you."

"One more thing." Yelvfang looked at his elder brother hesitantly, "the Xixia envoy was assassinated."

"Oh?" The Emperor of Beiliao was stunned, seemingly unaware, "The tributary was assassinated?"

"Yes, so it's a pity that I was detained by them for a few days in the northern border. I saw Ye Li's skill with my own eyes at Wei Song's shooting banquet. If I can fight the enemy with all my skills, I must be an outstanding soldier." general."

The emperor stroked his long beard, "It's a pity, Song people are insidious and cunning, isn't Wu Zong also such a person."

"Soldiers never tire of cheating, the winner is the king, I have a hunch that one day the confrontation between the three kingdoms will be broken, please prepare early."

After a long time, Yelufang withdrew from the palace, and the expression of the Beiliao Emperor changed suddenly.

With his hands behind his back and his head sideways, he said in a deep voice, "How about what you did?"

A plain-clothes man with sleeves came out from the inner tent, from the queen came in to the commander-in-chief of the world's soldiers and horses entered the palace, making him suffocated in the tent for a long time, "The subordinates have already done everything, but... the envoy of Xixia is the favorite concubine of King Xia A member of the Ye Li family, this man is highly skilled in martial arts, and a group of people appeared on the way...except for him, the deputy envoys and others have all been killed in the Song Dynasty, and the minister also picked up a painting."

"Escaped?" Emperor Beiliao was furious, "Is this what you told me?"

The man in plainclothes put his hands on his shoulders and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty will punish you for your incompetence, but our people are all dressed in Han Chinese attire, and they all spoke the Central Plains dialect when we were assassinated, so we can report the news when we escape.. .”

"Idiot, if you want to do something on your own territory, will you be so stupid that you will be left alive? Are you a fool for being the king of Xixia?" In the portrait, the emperor was wearing a scarlet robe and sitting on a chair. Except for the lack of beard, his facial features looked very much like an old enemy he hated deeply. If there is more than enough to accomplish, get out!"

After Yelufang left the tent, he found that the queen hadn't left yet, "Your servant, Yelufang, has seen the queen."

The Empress of Beiliao was waiting outside the tent hall. When she heard someone calling behind her, she turned around, "Now the empress of their country has the surname Xiao, and it is the surname of the enemy country that His Majesty hates the most. Isn't this world going to be peaceful again?"

Yelufang sighed, "Yes."

"Your Majesty has become more and more angry in recent years, and his body is not as good as before. The prince is still young and needs to rely on your teaching."

Yelufang looked at the queen and immediately bowed, "I will do my best to assist the prince."

The author has something to say: I forgot whether I named the members of Yeli’s family in the previous article (now Xixia Wang Chongfei has two older brothers, and Yeli Yang Sheng is the elder brother and the son of an uncle.)

Youyun (Yanyun) sixteen prefectures are actually not big, but they are the gateway to the Central Plains, with a high military status and a place to raise horses. (The territory in the heyday of the Northern Song Dynasty was also pitifully small, but the few emperors who thought about it all died too early.)

It is still more pleasing to look at the territory of the Tang Dynasty~ (The screen in the Duo Temple of the Chuigong Hall is the map of the heyday of the previous dynasty)

The official family had already changed their attire when they returned to Xixia with Wei Mushi (the previous article specifically wrote that she begged to be an official of Xixia, and lied that she was a eunuch or something to plan for the future, and she always wore a half mask) so she really knew her There are not many Xixia people with actual identities.

古人的辨识度没有那么高，如果不是刻意去记的话，换个衣服换个发髻可能就觉得就不一样了。感谢在2020-06-0418:37:14~2020-06-0506:15:35期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: Once upon a time there was a mountain;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!