Zhao Ning was not surprised when he heard about the marriage between Jin and Xia.

But some ministers couldn't sit still.

On October 30th, Zhao Guan's family summoned the governors to discuss matters and mentioned the trends in Xixia.

Cai Mao made it clear: "Your Majesty, Dang Xiang has no faith! Our court supports Dang Xiang so much and actually colludes with the Jin people. I think we should retaliate."

Zhang Shuye said: "No, the war between our country and the Jin Kingdom has just eased, and all the roads in Shaanxi are exhausted. If the relationship with Xixia breaks out at this time, and Xixia has a reason to send troops, the consequences will be disastrous."

Cai Mao said: "But the marriage between Xixia and the Jin Kingdom is obviously to jointly deal with us, the Song Dynasty. If there is no explanation, how can we, the Song Dynasty, have any face!"

Xu Han also followed up and said: "This behavior of Xixia has indeed damaged the relationship between the two countries, and I also agree with what Cai Xianggong said."

Zhao Ning asked: "Where is the Grand Prime Minister, what do you think?"

Zhao Ding said: "Xi Xia's actions have indeed hurt the relationship between the two parties, but our current stalemate with Xi Xia is playing into the hands of the Jin Kingdom. However, if we do not express anything, Xi Xia will think that our Dynasty is weak and easy to bully, and I am afraid that it will happen in the future."

It’s getting worse.”

Zhao Ning couldn't help but nodded. What Zhao Ding said made sense. In fact, what Cai Mao said also made sense.

In the Jinxia Alliance, a problem was revealed: Xixia, this cheap guy, now wants to make money from both sides.

Don't have any illusions about the country of Xixia.

It's the kind that when it can beat you, it will definitely bite you a few times without leaving any room.

When it cannot defeat you, it immediately changes into a dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy.

And when it gets stronger again, it will bite you a few more times.

This is a necessary skill for a small country to survive among big countries.

Therefore, in the future, if you want to destroy the Jin Kingdom, you must destroy Xixia first. This must be the case!

"Xixia makes money from us, and now that we have resisted Jin's offensive, we are flirting with Jin in the blink of an eye, establishing a relationship with Jin, and finding a middle balance between the three parties. This is the most beneficial to Xixia.

Then you can make money on both sides.”

Zhao Ning stood up,

"We can't stalemate the relationship, and we can't give Xixia a warning." Zhao Ning said, "We want Xixia to continue to cooperate with us, but we also want to beat Xixia. What should we do?"

Cai Mao said: "Question of credentials!"

Zhao Ning looked around and saw that no one else spoke. He said, "The credentials are not enough to question."

Zhao Ning said: "Any questioning must rely on force and a combination of interests, otherwise it will easily become empty talk."

When Zhao Guanjia said this, everyone realized that it was indeed the case.

When His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty inquired about his credentials, if there were no other preparations, the other party would at most reply humbly and deal with it with a procrastination trick, and the matter would be settled without any pain or irritation.

But if benefits are added, martial arts are used, and the credentials are questioned, the effect will be completely different.

It is absolutely impossible for Xixia to reply painlessly and then delay.

Moreover, Xixia had no excuse to say that the Song Dynasty wanted to stalemate the relationship. After all, the interests were right in front of them. I showed my cooperative attitude, but you turned around and flirted with Jin Guo to play with me?

Brother Richard, don’t you want to make money?

Threats like this must be backed up by strong force.

Zhao Ning saw that everyone had nothing to say, so he said: "That's what happened over there. I ordered Zhang Jun to mobilize the army and lay out the border between the two countries. He sent Sun Fu as envoy to Xixia and ordered Li Ruoshui to go to Jingzhao Mansion to take charge of related matters."

"yes!"

"Be careful not to question the wrong person. Put pressure on Li Qianshun, not Brother Richard. Brother Richard will still help us with things in the future."

"I understand."

The marriage between Jin and Xia illustrates a very important issue: Wanyan Wu Qimai really felt the pressure to attack the Song Dynasty.

The Kingdom of Jin in the 7th year of Xuanhe: The Song Dynasty is a hot chick, I can beat it casually.

The Kingdom of Jin in the first year of Jingkang: The Song Dynasty was the weakest among the hot chickens. I just pressed it to the ground and rubbed it back and forth.

The Kingdom of Jin in the third year of Jingkang: Damn it? Escape quickly!

October 30, Xingqing Mansion, Xixia.

Weiming Anhui, who had just returned to China, gained great prestige in the Western Xia Dynasty because she persuaded the Emperor of Jin to marry the princess.

This time, in the Xixia court, the emperor and his ministers were discussing matters.

Brother Richard asked: "May I ask the prime minister, how should I deal with the relationship between Daxia and the Song Dynasty after my marriage to the Jin Dynasty?"

Weiming Anhui said disdainfully: "The Song Dynasty cannot protect itself, so what qualifications do they have to bargain with us?"

Brother Richard smiled and said: "The Jin Kingdom went south to attack the Song Dynasty at the end of this year. Until the beginning of this year, it ended in failure."

"Prince Jin, you don't know something." Weiming Anhui also had a smile on his face, "Emperor Jin has once again sent a large army south to attack the Song Dynasty. How long do you think the Song Dynasty can sustain it?"

Brother Richard said to Li Qianshun: "Your Majesty, if Song is severely damaged by Jin, our trade with Song will also be affected, which is not good for us."

Weiming Anhui said: "Isn't it detrimental to you, King Jin?"

"Wei Ming Anhui, what do you mean by this?"

"Who doesn't know that you, the King of Jin, are secretly doing salt business and silk business with the Song Dynasty? Are you worried that your old boss is gone and you won't be able to make money?"

"What about you?" Brother Richard responded, "Do you think that after the Jin Kingdom destroys the Song Kingdom, you will do business with the Jin Kingdom?"

Brother Richard said disdainfully: "How much silk do you think the Kingdom of Jin can provide us, and how much are you willing to pay to buy our salt? Don't forget, you went to the Kingdom of Jin to beg others to marry the princess! What confidence do you have to ask the other party to buy more of our salt? ?”

"You!" Weiming Anhui was speechless for a moment.

The balance of the Three Kingdoms is indeed most beneficial to Xixia, but it is obvious that Weiming Anhui now wants to win over Jin and Xixia for personal gain and destroy the Song Dynasty.

Weiming Anhui thought for a while and then said: "Since Emperor Jin is willing to marry the princess, Jin Xia will be a family friend from now on. Are you worried that Jin Guo will treat us badly?"

He then said to Li Qianshun, the Lord of Xia: "Your Majesty, our country has had grievances with the Song Dynasty for many years. If we can severely attack the Song Dynasty this time, it will be of great benefit to us. The Jin Emperor has promised that as long as he sends troops to attack the Song Dynasty, he will still treat us in the future." Open up the salt trade."

In fact, Li Qianshun wanted to marry the princess of the Kingdom of Jin. The Kingdom of Jin sent envoys to threaten him again and again, and he could no longer stand it.

While the debate was going on in the court, an important piece of information came.

"Report! Your Majesty, we just received the news that the Jin Kingdom was defeated in the Song Dynasty and has completely withdrawn its troops."

As soon as this piece of information was sent, Weiming Anhui's face suddenly froze, and everyone fell into silence.

They didn't know that Zhao Ning's threats and questioning were still behind them.

But Xixia didn't even know that in early November, the Kingdom of Jin sent peace envoys to the Song Dynasty.

The relations between the three countries have become erratic.

On the fifth day of November, envoys from the Kingdom of Jin entered the Song Dynasty.
Chapter completed!