This Song Dynasty is different

Chapter 58 I’ve been waiting for him for a long time

The Queen Mother looked at the moon seemingly peacefully in the palace.

People from the Imperial City Department kept coming and going, bringing the latest news.

"Ask Cao Wei!" The Queen Mother finally remembered this famous Song Dynasty general who was recuperating.

The fast horses galloped down the imperial street, and Cao Wei came in person.

"Be decisive!" Cao Wei's words were urgent, "Don't show weakness. Queen Mother, I have been in the northwest for a long time and know the nature of the party members. The Li family has no loyalty at all, and has never proclaimed the emperor or established a country. It is just a deterrent. It's just for me, the Song Dynasty. If they spy on the weakness of the Song Dynasty, I'm worried that it will stimulate Li Deming to proclaim himself emperor!"

The Queen Mother suddenly turned her head, and Zhao Zhen stood there, under the moonlight, and said softly: "Marquis Dingyuan said that the only thing you should not do to others is not to show weakness. You think your opponent won't hit you because you are showing weakness, no, it's because Your opponent feels that the gain from beating you is not worth the loss."

But when meeting the envoys, the self-righteous slickness of the ministers was, from a certain point of view, weakness.

The Queen Mother ordered: "Go and send the message, don't interfere with Dingyuan Marquis!"

People from the Imperial City Department came, "Marquis Dingyuan was tough, Dangxiang people set fire to themselves, and they were shot dead by Marquis Dingyuan's men!"

"it is good!"

Before the Queen Mother could speak, Cao Wei clapped his hands and said, "Self-immolation is an act of deterrence. When the Dangxiang people were fighting each other, they would commit suicide to scare the rival tribe. The best way is to kill him with an arrow before he can speak!"

"The Queen Mother, the ministers and assistants went to the scene, and Wang Xiang and others ordered Marquis Dingyuan... to give up force."

Cao Wei's expression changed, "In the middle of the fight, I have the advantage, and I actually gave up the sword and gun, hey!"

He wanted to yell and scold him, but thinking about his children and grandchildren, he endured it.

"Marquis Dingyuan refused."

When Cao Wei heard this, he said slowly: "I just said..."

"Queen Mother." Zhang Jing came over in person, with a look of joy on his face, "The Dangxiang people came out to surrender. The envoy committed suicide in the wine shop, and the rest of the people knelt down to ask for surrender."

"Okay!" The Queen Mother stood with her hands behind her hands, "Marquis Dingyuan has lived up to my high expectations."

If what Li Xian and Cao Wei said that day was a display of vision, then what he burst out at this moment was his judgment and decision-making ability in battle.

Cao Wei saluted, "The Marquis of Dingyuan is both civil and military, I can go home and recuperate in peace."

The ugly behavior of the party members in Zhouqiao Night Market spread throughout Bianjing City, and the tough Dingyuan Marquis was praised by the people.Only one group is rebuking.

"He is risking Da Song's safety!"

"How to negotiate with the party members in the future? Who dares to go?"

Two party envoys came, the first was beaten severely, and the second committed suicide.

The so-called diplomatic reciprocity, who dares to go to the northwest to contact the party members?
Early in the morning, the prime ministers and ministers suffered from headaches.

On the one hand, it was the discomfort caused by Li Xian's toughness last night... To be honest, after Emperor Taizong's defeat in the Northern Expedition, the Song Dynasty was not used to being tough.Otherwise, how could we sign the Chanyuan Alliance? Instead, we should continue to fight.

On the other hand, this matter is too big and must be resolved and the dispute settled. Otherwise, the Beiliao people who are watching eagerly from the side are not good at making trouble. If not, the army will follow the trend and move south.

"Who's going?"

Wang He asked.

Naturally, it is impossible for the prime ministers and ministers to go, but what about the ministers?

Whoever is recommended to go at this time will regard you as an enemy - so many party members have been killed, are you going on a mission or to die?

Cao Lili, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "I have seen that Marquis Dingyuan did not lose in two fights with the Dangxiang people, and he has figured out the thoughts of the Dangxiang people quite accurately. The Queen Mother, I suggest that I can order Dingyuan Marquis to go to the northwest , deal with this matter."

Good suggestion...Wang Qinruo immediately agreed.

Lu Yijian didn't say anything. If he didn't object, he agreed.

The king had objected, but to no avail.

The Queen Mother said, "Ask Marquis Dingyuan."

This matter should be settled with one word, how dare you refuse?
Everyone knows that this is the Queen Mother's preference.

Li Xian is facing Han Siyan's encirclement and suppression.

"...This little lady has a dimple when she smiles. I find it interesting when I see her. This little lady has a blushing complexion and does not need to apply any makeup. It can save you a lot of money on makeup every year..."

Li Xiansheng stroked the dog helplessly, "Han Siyan."

"But you like the second one? Let me just say that I have a very good taste..." Han Wei looked up and smiled proudly.

"Is that little lady as interesting as you?"

"You are so shameless!"

Han Siyan blushed.

At this moment, the palace servant came and conveyed the Queen Mother's words.

northwest?

Li Xian's heart moved.After coming to the Song Dynasty, the place he wanted to visit most was the northwest.

There is a huge pit for the Song Dynasty in the next few decades. Xixia dragged a fat Song Dynasty into a lightning bolt.Perennial wars caused great suffering to both the Song Dynasty and Xixia Dynasty, causing countless losses in money and food resources.

As a result, Northern Liao was able to cultivate and recuperate.Otherwise, judging from the "results" of Northern Liao's study of the governance of the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, which had not been dragged down by Xixia, might not be able to restore Youyan if it went to war with all its strength.

Taking advantage of the fact that the generals of the Song Dynasty are not as weak as the watchdogs of the Huizong period in recent years, if planned properly... the Northern Expedition will be launched again.

With You Yan in hand and the barrier established, they can use it to attack the conservatives. In this way, the entire Song Dynasty will take on a completely new look.

Furthermore, since arriving in the Song Dynasty, he has never traveled far.For Li Xian, who loved traveling in his previous life, this was like going to jail.

Han Wei shook her head gently at Li Xian and signaled him not to go.

In the morning, she heard about Li Xian's feat last night and thought that if you went to the northwest, you might never come back.Li Xian nodded, "I heard that the northwest is magnificent, and I wanted to go see it!"

Han Wei returned to the palace and was summoned by the Queen Mother.

In midsummer, everyone in the palace was walking close to the wall. Han Wei saw an old chamberlain scolding a group of young chamberlains, telling them to come out from the base of the wall.

"Where can I go?" Han Wei said.

"It's Han Siyan!" The old chamberlain didn't dare to compete with this famous man, so he hurriedly apologized.

"Don't bully others!" Han Wei immediately went to the Queen Mother.

In the spacious palace, there is a desk, a burner of incense, a woman, and a stack of memorials.

Han Wei came in, "Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother raised her head and asked, "How about the Marquis Dingyuan?"

"I am ashamed." Thinking of Li Xian's shamelessness, Han Wei curled her lips and said, "Marquis Dingyuan always talks about him."

"He doesn't look down on those vulgar fans." The Queen Mother said with a smile, "This son is a great talent, and a person with high talent must be in harmony with few. A person with few friends must have difficulty finding close friends."

Han Wei said: "I think only the princess can make him fall in love."

"He will avoid the princess." The Queen Mother said: "If you accept the princess, you will be a wealthy idler from now on, and you have to be restrained. Dingyuan Marquis is unruly, how can he restrain himself?"

The Queen Mother really knows that guy!Han Wei admired her in her heart.

"I asked him earlier if he would like to go to the northwest. Are you there?"

"exist."

"How is he after the chamberlain leaves?"

The Queen Mother needs to understand the mentality of her ministers and use this as a basis for deployment.

Han Wei thought for a while, "Marquis Dingyuan sang a very strange song."

"What song is it?"

"A very desolate song."

……

"Sheep belly, handkerchief, three Doug blue..."

In later generations, the northwest was desolate. Subsequent afforestation and soil and water conservation improved a lot.

But compared with the northwest in front of us, the northwest in later generations really looks like an alien planet.

The endless grassland, with mountains in the distance, undulating and lush.

Li Xian suddenly realized that if the northwest was desolate at this moment, how could he support the Li family?

This time he led the team, and his deputy was Sang Qingyang, deputy minister of the ceremonial room of the Privy Council. He was accompanied by Yang Yue, director of the ceremonial room, and others.

The official system of the Song Dynasty was a bit strange in the eyes of later generations. For example, the structure of the Privy Council. According to outsiders, the Privy Council was in charge of the military, but military affairs was only one of the powers of the Privy Council.The four rooms of the Privy Council, including Bing, Li, Hu, and Li, took over most of the powers of the Military, Li, Hu, and Li departments.

So the Privy Council is a freak, and the person in charge of the Privy Council at the moment is Li Xian's old enemy Cao Lili.

From the beginning, Sang Qingyang was very respectful and gentle, but Li Xian knew that Cao used to be in charge of the Privy Council for many years and had already been deeply entrenched.These people need to observe more during this trip.

Ahead is Gyeongju Fortress.

The magistrate Huang Ding and the general magistrate Wang Yao, together with several officials and generals, stood on the top of the city and watched hundreds of riders approaching from a distance.

"It is said that the Marquis of Dingyuan is a newly rich man who is domineering and arrogant. Cao Liang suffered defeat at his hands." Huang Ding said, stroking his beard.

Wang Yao pressed his hands on the city head, "Since Emperor Taizu, many people have shouted, beaten and killed the envoys of Dangxiang, but this is the one who really dares to take action."

"Be cautious." Huang Ding said: "The scouts came to report. The party's scouts came and went frequently, clamoring for revenge for the ambushed envoy, but I don't know whether it was true or not."

"What year won't the Dangxiang people come?" Wang Yao said with a smile: "It's just a reason."

……

Rouyuan Village is a hundred miles away from Gyeongju City and is located at a strategic location. It is not only responsible for connecting with surrounding cities and towns, but also transporting supplies. Therefore, it is one of the important defense nodes of Gyeongju.

Tens of thousands of people and horses were resting quietly in the valley. Li Deming, the 42-year-old, dark-faced and stocky leader of the Great Xia Kingdom, stood on the hillside, pointing into the distance and said: "When I attacked the Fan people, there were dozens of Fan tribes that relied on the Song people. , the people of the Song Dynasty built Rouyuan Stronghold accordingly. In these years, my king has always wanted to attack Qingzhou. To attack Qingzhou, one must first pull out Rouyuan Stronghold and then defeat them one by one."

He turned around and said, "Now that autumn is high and horses are fat, it is a good time to attack. It just so happened that the Song Dynasty people gave them an excuse. Yuan Hao, how do you think we should attack Rouyuan Stronghold?"

A 20-year-old young man walked over. His eyes were sharp and his thin face was chiseled.When walking around, there is naturally a sense of power and vigor.

"Your Majesty." Li Yuanhao looked in the direction of Rouyuan Stronghold and said, "To defeat Rouyuan Stronghold, a frontal attack is indispensable. In addition, an ambush can be laid. If Qingzhou comes to help, they will ambush them."

"Okay!" Li Deming laughed.

At this time, several horses came galloping and stopped at the foot of the hillside. Several scouts ran up.

"Your Majesty, a secret spy came to report, and Bianjing sent an envoy. Now the envoy has arrived in Qingzhou."

"Does that old beggar want to sue for peace?" someone mocked.

Li Yuanhao asked with bright eyes: "Who is the envoy?"

According to the status of the envoy, we can judge the attitude of the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty towards this matter... Li Deming stroked his beard and smiled, very satisfied with his son.

"Marquis Dingyuan, Li Xian."

Li Yuanhao's eyes narrowed.

"I've been waiting for him for a long time!"

(End of this chapter)