Ren Pingsheng

Tubo used to be a huge plateau empire, which once posed a big threat to the Tang Empire.Today's Tubo is no longer that unified empire. As early as the late Tang Dynasty, due to various reasons such as internal strife, it began to split. Without a common king, it was only divided into various ministries.Later, the various ministries were attached to the Northern Song Dynasty and Xixia respectively, and their former glory was lost.

Today, the former Tubo Empire no longer exists, but the name still remains, usually used to refer to the former Tubo Empire, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was originally the homeland of the Dangxiang people.Because of the rise of Tubo, party members were unwilling to submit and had to leave their hometown.After being taken in by the Tang Empire and given the land of Lingxia, it has a new place to multiply and become a second hometown.Living in Lingxia for a long time, Dangxiang people have long since lost the idea of ​​going back to live. Life on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is far inferior to that on the Hetao Plain.

In the hearts of today's people who were forced to migrate in the past, there is very little hatred. What the Xixia people are more worried about is what the Mongols will do after annexing the tribes of Tubo!

Since they moved out from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and only met the Tang Empire, and Tang and Tubo had wars, it can be seen that they are very close, and the Lingxia states can even be said to be sandwiched between Tang and Tubo.The Tang Empire is gone, and the regimes in the Central Plains have been established differently. What remains unchanged is the distance between the Dangxiang people and the Tubo people—very close.

After the Mongols destroyed the Western Liao Dynasty, to the west were the countries of Central Asia, and directly south of the Western Liao Dynasty were the tribes of Tubo!

Li Deren can't and doesn't want to surrender, and his own strength is not enough to contend with it, so he needs allies.Therefore, the Xixia envoy's attitude towards Wanyan Kang was very polite.He was very polite to Bao Xiruo, and Li Dexin still remembered that there was an inseparable Mrs. Chen by Bao Xiruo's side.

Speaking of Mei Chaofeng, Bao Xiruo's smile faded away.Seeing this, Li Dexin thought, did Mrs. Chen commit a crime?Some regret this extra word, I'm afraid it's a bad thing.After thinking about it, I used to meet people with a straightforward personality, so what if I just feel really cool today?After thinking for a while, he said, "No matter what the reason is, you have to relax yourself. If she is good, because she is gone, I don't want to see you so sad. If you see her, you should not be unhappy gone."

Bao Xiruo said emotionally, "I've always been worried, if only I could see things like you."

Li Dexin said: "It's because the matter has nothing to do with me. If it's my own matter, no matter how lenient my heart is, I will feel uncomfortable for a few days. It's not about worrying about it, it's about whether I can come out."

Bao Xiruo smiled and said, "That's the truth."

The two chatted very happily, and Li Dexin also asked about the house where they lived before and the servants who had contact with each other.Bao Xiwei gradually became interested in these things, jokingly said that a certain woman is married, and that a certain woman's son is old enough to marry a wife.Twittering and chirping, the harmony is in a mess.

Wanyankang and the Xixia envoy looked at each other and smiled, seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes, their thoughts turned quickly.

[Fuck!Mongolia engaged in Tubo!So Xixia is the neighbor in the west whose house was ransacked, and the neighbor in the east made peace with the enemy?Didn't I stab Xixia with a knife?Li Deren didn't work hard with me, so calm! 】This is Wanyan Kang.

[You can still laugh knowing that Mongolia has occupied Tubo, this little prince is really weird!According to His Majesty's wishes, it is better to give him a push so that he can no longer open up with Mongolia!I think Mrs. Tai likes our eldest princess very much, and it would be a good thing if we can get married. 】This is the Xixia messenger.

Looking at each other again, the two foxes, one old and one young, laughed again.

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Everything on the scene has gone, and the rest are under the table. This time, there are only Wanyan Kang and the Xixia envoy.

The Xixia envoy saw that Wanyan Kangzhi's mansion had not been renovated, and it was still the same as before, but some broken tiles were replaced with new ones. Overlord and enemy, I think the situation today is almost the same.I also think that the territory of Xixia is small, and even the Song State, which emphasizes culture over military affairs, has never been conquered. In recent years, it has been ruled by Jin and Mongolia. Helper's.

At the beginning of the founding of Xixia, there were some ambitions, but over time, this ambition became a reality.When Li Deren came here, what he took over was a mess. In the past few years, it has improved slightly, but unfortunately encountered the rise of Mongolia, a behemoth.To the east is Wanyankang, a neighbor who doesn't follow the rules, which makes Li Deren more conservative and pragmatic.

What he wants can be said to be very little. In the eyes of the Xixia people, this is almost a compromise - he can be a vassal.This is different from the previous canonizations of Song, Liao, and Jin in name. Li Deren is even willing to be as loyal as he is to the Tang Empire, as long as Wanyankang is reliable!Because Mongolia is approaching, if it falls into the hands of Mongolia, the autonomy will be much less than that of Wanyankang.

However, there are prerequisites, at least the interests of the upper class in Xixia must be guaranteed, and the affiliation must also have the dignity of affiliation.

Of course, this is just the bottom line. If you are not forced to jump off a cliff, you can't take the initiative to ask for it, and you can't even agree.When bargaining, it is still necessary to ask for a higher price.

Ambassador Xia took the guest seat, leaned forward slightly, and told Wanyan Kang what the Mongolian army had done recently.When Wanyankang took Hebei and other places into his pocket, the Mongolian cavalry attacked the city and looted the land faster than him.Xixia is closer to the west, and has been operated for generations. It has much more information about the Western Regions than Wanyankang.

From Xia Envoy, Wan Yankang learned that the Mongolian army harvested not only property, cattle and sheep, land, slaves, but also plundered many craftsmen along the way.The envoy Xia said with some sorrow on his face: "Where the Mongols have passed, those who wish to surrender will be incorporated into the army, and they will share what they get, and there are quite a few who serve. Thanks to the fact that there are fewer people in the Western Regions, otherwise I don't know what it will be like." .They also got fire oil..."

oil?Wanyan Kang was not very surprised, it was mentioned in "Mengxi Bi Tan", using the word "petroleum".To Wanyankang's surprise, the Mongolian army quickly mastered it, which eased their problem of heating in winter.

The envoy Xia saw Wanyan Kang's surprised expression, and sighed himself: "I don't know why Changshengtian protects the devil."

Wan Yankang calmed down, thinking, people also believe in Changshengtian, in their eyes, we are not good people yet.Never mentioning that he negotiated a peace with Mongolia, which allowed Mongolia to free up more troops and forced Xixia to be extremely embarrassed. He believed that if Li Deren was in his position, he would also choose to negotiate a peace.What's more, it's a done deal, just question one or two on the surface, and look like you're not a fool.More energy should be put on dealing with the immediate situation.

The envoy Xia went on to talk about some behaviors of the Mongolian army: "They were faster, and took in a lot of Khitan remnants. I am ashamed to say that some of my people in Daxia thought they had a chance and voted for them. It's your country, and it's the same."

Wan Yankang said: "In times of chaos, there are not a few who believe that heroes come out of troubled times."

The envoy Xia said coldly: "It's just an opportunistic generation." Temujin has an adopted son named Chahan, who is of the Xixiawei Ming family's blood.This made Xia feel very delicate.

Wan Yankang said: "Brother Li, do you have anything else to say?"

The envoy Xia got closer and said softly: "Your Majesty ordered the minister to tell the marshal that Da Xia has been put on the fire, is there a way to save me from the fire? Or should I save myself?" This implied It was meant to be a threat.Xixia country is not big, at this time, there are more choices.

Wan Yankang said: "Brother Li is worrying too much, I still understand the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold."

The envoy Xia had a heavy responsibility, and he didn't take it lightly because of one sentence: "I don't know what the marshal can teach me?" Does Mongolia have no reason to attack Xia?Does he think so?This person's scheming is really deep and vicious.

Wan Yankang asked: "Why did he beat you?"

Xia Envoy was shocked: "What?"

Wan Yankang said: "Has your envoy carefully read the map?"

Wan Yankang stood up and led Xia Shi to the wall.This is a five-room house. Going west from the main hall in the middle, there is a map hanging on the westernmost wall. When Xia envoy looked at it because of the light in the room, he thought it was a painting without coloring. .Taking a closer look, the red and blue colors on the map are quite obvious.Wan Yankang held a bamboo stick in his hand and pointed: "Tubo borders Xia, Jin, and Song. Well, it's very close to me. Now that your envoy is a Mongolian, which one do you think is convenient?"

The envoy Xia shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I can't tell. They are so close to our country, I'm confused."

Wan Yankang said: "Actually, it doesn't matter who they beat, it depends on what we want to do."

Xia made his eyes serious, and asked hesitantly, "What do you mean?"

The bamboo stick firmly pointed at Henan: "Bianjing!"

The envoy Xia was a little surprised. The think tanks in Xixia had analyzed the movements of the volunteer army. Judging from Wan Yankang's consistent performance, he was shameless and his territory was expanding all the time. He refused to directly say that he would be a traitor, and let the money owner scold him, but also earnestly "advised".The occupation of Hebei and other places is also because "public opinion" cannot refuse.

Now they actually want to take the initiative to plan Bianjing?Xia Shi didn't believe that he was worried about Jin Ting.It is predicted that Bianjing will be attacked, and then go to save it?It can be done at other times, but not now.

The envoy Xia thought clearly, but pretended to be stupid, deliberately surprised and said: "Are you going to rescue Bianjing?"

The corner of Wan Yankang's lips curled up: "Save? Save the common people from suffering, okay?"

Xia Shi said in his heart: If my Great Xia can expand the territory, it will be excellent.Asked: "How to save?"

Wan Yankang smiled but said nothing, Xia Shi coughed twice and said decisively: "I will report back to my lord immediately."

Wanyan Kang nodded with a smile, Xia Envoy hesitated for a moment, and said: "I have a confusion, I wonder if you can explain it for me?" Wanyan Kang tilted his head, beckoning him to say.Xia Envoy said: "Are you doing these things in the name of Marshal? I'm afraid there are some names that are not right..."

Wanyan Kang slightly raised his hand and made a "please" gesture, the envoy Xia didn't say much, just thought: he is much deeper than when he was an envoy to Xingqing Mansion.