Chapter 1,221 The situation is not up to anyone

Su You said: "As long as the commander-in-chief is humble and observant, and has the etiquette that a vassal envoy should have, don't be like the previous Xia envoys. The Song Dynasty is actually very tolerant. The commander-in-chief did a good job this time

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Liang Yi Duomi said: "Yes, the Xia Kingdom has always wanted peace with the Song Dynasty. Those disputes in the past can be put aside."

Su You waved his hands carelessly: "The dispute between Song and Xia is just a trivial matter on the territory. But if like Guan Pu just now, he did not work on his own internal affairs, but coveted the wealth of the Song Dynasty and attempted to steal the land, I

I’m really afraid that your country won’t be able to bear the consequences of Guan Pu.”

"In fact, as long as the monarchs and ministers of the Xia Kingdom are in peace, mother and son are in harmony, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, the Song Dynasty will naturally be happy to see it."

Liang Yiduo's heart skipped a beat: "My lord, have you heard any news?"

Su You said: "After returning from the inspection, I was busy with the court meeting. In fact, the commander and I are just the back and forth. What's the matter, what news does the commander want to tell me?"

Liang Yi Duobian waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, haha, I have already arrived in Bianjing. Even if there is something going on in the Xia Kingdom, it is the Duke who knows about it before me."

Su You smiled and said: "Then let go of the annoying political affairs today and experience the delicacies of Bianjing City, pork dishes. I am afraid that the commander rarely tastes such flavor. Last time I brought Xiao Jiedu from Liao State, he

But the food was full of praise.”

After a while, the dishes were served. Under Su You's guidance, the Roast Pig Yard naturally took on a strong Sichuan cuisine style. From the very beginning of a roast pig dish, it turned into today's pork banquet.

The appetizer arrived soon, which was a platter of cured meats, followed by cold shredded tripe, sweet and sour pork loin, stir-fried liver and kidneys, followed by the most famous braised pork in the Roast Pig Yard, a diced pork belly, and finally stir-fried seasonal vegetables and a

Bean sprouts and meatball soup to finish.

Liang Yiduo had never tasted such dishes before and praised them repeatedly.

Su You took the old wine stored in the Roasting Pig Yard, drank a few more glasses with Liang Yi, and then said: "Back then, all the envoys came to persuade you to surrender. It's not that Su You was being pretentious. In fact, he really couldn't give up these things."

Liang Yiduo said in surprise: "These things are really not available in Xixia."

Su You said: "The two countries have been fighting and fighting for so many years. The main reason is still on your side."

Liang Yi Duomi wanted to refute, but Su You stopped him and said, "Today is a private meeting. There is no need to talk about the words used in the court today. If we really want to argue, in the seventh year since the Taiping and the founding of the country, Li Jipeng personally led his tribe to the capital for an audience.

Taizu, if you voluntarily donate silver, after the four prefectures and eight counties of Xia, Sui, and You, the land of Monan should belong to the Song Dynasty."

"As for Li Jiqian, the younger brother of Jiedushi, he refused to go to the capital and fled with an excuse. He assembled armed forces in Dijinze, three hundred miles northeast of Xiazhou, to fight against our court. From a legal and legal perspective, it is inconsistent."

"Later, Li Jiqian intercepted 400,000 yuan of grain and grass from our army, sent out a large army to surround Lingwu City, and took possession of Xia, Sui, Yin, You, and Jing."

"Even so, Zhenzong did not care about it. As a result, he led the tribes to capture Lingzhou, an important town in the Song Dynasty, and renamed it Xiping Prefecture. Later, he captured Liangzhou, an important town in the northwest, cutting off the trade routes between our dynasty and the Western Regions, and cutting off the tribute roads from the Western Regions to the Song Dynasty.

, prohibiting the tribes in the Western Regions from selling horses to the Song Dynasty."

"After Li Deming succeeded to the throne, he devoted all his efforts to the development of the Hexi Corridor, attacking Tibet in the south, the Uighurs in the west, and crossing the Yellow River in the north. He built city palaces, clan clan fields, and named it Xingzhou."

"In a few years, we captured Xiliang Prefecture, Ganzhou and other places, and expanded our sphere of influence to Yumen Pass and the entire Hexi."

"Until then, Li Deming was still respectful to the Song Dynasty."

"However, after his son Li Yuanhao succeeded to the throne of the Xia Kingdom, he gave up the surname and gave Wei the name. He used the reign name, built palaces, established civil and military classes, decided on official and civilian clothing, created military systems, established military names, invented characters, and issued bald hair orders."

"And sent a large army to capture the three strategic locations of Guazhou, Shazhou and Suzhou in Tubo. It covers Xia, Yin, Sui, You, Jing, Ling, Hui, Sheng, Gan, Liang, Gua, Sha and Su.

, so he proclaimed himself emperor and founded the country as Daxia."

"From that moment on, a fierce war began between Song and Xia."

Liang Yiduo Mi expressed his dissatisfaction: "Most of the dozens of states in Xixia were the places where the Five Dynasties gave up their rule. My ancestors stood aside and started in tatters. It took five successive generations to establish such a great cause. How can we not be called an emperor and not be able to sit on the throne?"

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Su You smiled and said: "Brother Liang, why are you so excited? Even if it is, it is the Weiming family's business. What does it have to do with you, the Liang family?"

"You are still making excuses for the Weiming family, Brother Liang, you are already in critical condition, and you still don't know how to wake up?"

Liang Yiduo sneered and said: "The Duke is too alarmist."

Su You used serving chopsticks to pick out a piece of twice-cooked pork for Liang Yiduo Mi: "Brother Liang, let me ask you, has any descendant of the Xixia family ever ended up in a good place?"

"The Yeli clan and the Wu Zang clan were no worse than your Liang clan in those days, right? How are you now?"

Liang Yiduo said: "Ye Li's family was a result of Jingzong's ignorance in his later years, and his mind was deceived by the witch Wu Zang. Fortunately, I, the Liang family, assisted the late emperor, destroyed the Wu Zang family, brought order to the chaos, and tried to save the day."

"There was a reason for their destruction. It's not the Neo-Confucian style for the Duke to use the effect to deduce the cause, right?"

Su You said with a smile: "We are just chatting, so don't get angry. But since we are talking about bringing order out of chaos, Su You thinks it should be to bring peace and happiness to the people and to Jun Yao and Shun. Is that reasonable?"

"But what did your Liang family do? As soon as Liang Zuo died, the Liang brothers and sisters took control of the government and immediately overturned the national policies and systems established by Liang Zuo. Is this also considered to bring order to the chaos? To bring order to Liang Zuo's chaos? To oppose your Liang family.

just?"

Liang Yiduo was speechless.

Su You said: "Of course, you can say that the Liang family did this for Zuo of Daxia and for the majority of the upper class of the Xixia royal family, just like what you are saying now."

"But now that this seed has been planted, it cannot prevent the idea I just mentioned from taking root and sprouting in Xia Kingdom."

Liang Yiduo did not take it seriously: "The iron kite rebuilt by Liang Yongneng and Mr. Jia was designed just for these rebellious ministers."

Su You nodded: "It makes sense. The Iron Harrier swept across Mobei last year and suppressed the opposition forces until they could make no sound."

Liang Yiduo said proudly: "Exactly, more than 100,000 troops were surrendered, and even the Liao people did not get a favor."

Su You picked a piece of belly silk and put it in his mouth to chew. He raised the wine glass and greeted each other: "But Brother Liang, what if the person who has such an idea is the current king of your country? You can also activate the iron

Kite, cut him off too?"

Liang Yi Duo Mi was holding a wine glass facing each other. Hearing this, his heart was so shocked that some of the wine in the glass was shaken out.

Su You took a sip, put down the cup again, and continued to pick up vegetables with his head down: "The troubles of Xixia were laid when the Liang family overthrew the old Liangzuo system and switched to summer saving."

"The problem of Xixia is not about the system, but about the excessive use of military force and the exhaustion of people's power."

"Not only has Xixia's national situation not improved in recent years, it has actually gone from bad to worse. Even though you have tried your best to build five thousand iron kites, that is just your last glory."

"But please believe me, Brother Liang, you won't be able to hold on like this for long. Since the Liang family wants to control the government, it stands to reason that they will be blamed for the decline of Xixia's national power."

"In the past, the system was used to consolidate power, so now that the national power is declining, some people will naturally attribute it to the change of the system, to Liang's overthrow of the old system and his perverse actions!"

"What will be the consequences then? Either we will be overwhelmed by the boiling protests at home, or we will have to use troops abroad to divert domestic conflicts."

"If we win, we can take a break, but if there is another big defeat like Dun'an Village...Brother Liang, how will your clan deal with it then?"

Liang Yiduo couldn't help but feel a little stunned. In his heart, he actually admitted that what Su You said was reasonable, but he couldn't be convinced: "Since the founding of Tie Yaozi in Daxia, we have never suffered a defeat. If I go back to the court and report to the Queen Mother, I will

If the national government is tilted towards people's livelihood, it does not mean that it cannot be repaired after the situation has been lost."

Su You laughed loudly as if he had heard the funniest joke: "That morning, I was able to see Brother Liang's head on the top of Xingqing Mansion City!"

"If you want to focus on people's livelihood, you must attach importance to farming; if you want to attach importance to farming, you must restore the Han system; and if you restore the Han system, you must vigorously promote the ideas of your monarch and establish absolute authority for him!"

"But these are firmly opposed by the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister of your country!"
Chapter completed!