Ink Hen stood outside the big tent with a bitter look on his face.
He was driven out, and only Yang Hao and Brother Yelvxiu were left in the tent. One of these two men was the founding emperor of Xia Kingdom, and the other was the King of Beiyuan of Liao Kingdom. They were both great men who stomped their feet and made the mountains and rivers tremble. They wanted Mo Temple
When the Prime Minister comes out, how can he not obey the ink marks?
However, he was really worried. He was sent by the Queen Mother to resolve disputes between the two countries. His official position was not high. The reason why he was sent here was just because the Queen Mother felt it was necessary to give Yang Hao some color and did not want to send anyone.
Highly powerful ministers fueled his arrogance, but this did not mean that he did not meet with the Queen Mother and listen to her opinions when he was on an envoy.
The Queen Mother doesn't want to really fall out with Xia Guo, absolutely not. Two countries are different from two neighbors. If two neighbors are scolding each other, they will definitely become enemies. However, if two countries are scolding each other, they may not be able to do so in private.
We are as close as brothers. Fighting and fighting between the border soldiers of the two countries and some conflicts are not a big deal. As long as the dignitaries of the two countries reach an agreement, any kind of conflicts will disappear.
However, this does not include a direct fight between Yang Hao and Brother Yelu Xiu. What if King Yelu is defeated by Yang Hao? King Yelu holds military power and is the great leader of the Liao Kingdom. Regardless of whether it is
He has extremely high prestige in both the military and the royal family. If he suffers a big loss and launches an army in anger, the Queen Mother will be beyond her reach.
What would happen if Yang Hao was beaten by King Yelu? That was the emperor of the Xia Kingdom. If he beat the emperor of the Xia Kingdom, the entire Xia Kingdom would be humiliated. When the Xia Kingdom was first established, its national power was not as strong as that of the Song and Liao Dynasties. This is true.
But poverty and backbone are two different things. The Song Dynasty is now prosperous, and even the Liao Dynasty dare not take advantage of it. But Yang Hao dared to stand on his own and killed 80,000 elite soldiers of the Song Army at Black Snake Ridge.
, drove the Song army back to the east of Hengshan.
The Liao State was not as powerful as the Song State, and the benefits of sending troops to the Xia State were self-evident. However, Yang Hao's people dared to conflict with the Liao Army again when the Song Army had not retreated. Such a strong emperor
, once he suffered a big loss, would he be kind? At that time, he, the envoy, had done nothing, how could the Queen Mother spare him lightly? If she wanted to calm the situation at that time, it would be normal to find a scapegoat.
It's about...
Ink Hen's eyes turned to the stove pit beside the tent. The fire was raging under the pit. There was a large pot on the stove, and large pieces of mutton were tumbling in the boiling soup. The aroma was fragrant. An hour ago, the meat in the pot was still a cute animal.
Where is the little lamb? Looking at the disintegrated lamb, Mr. Mo's eyes slowly became moist...
Several generals of the Liao Kingdom were standing outside the tent. They had no idea what was going on in the tent. They didn't even know who the Xia general that Lord Mo brought from the Xia army camp was. They were surprised that King Yelu had no idea about this.
The man actually valued him so much and was so relieved that he stayed alone with him in the tent. Although they absolutely trusted King Yelu's martial arts, the assassins would not necessarily fight him head-on.
The people Yang Hao brought just stood there upright. They were shadow guards. They were the closest people to Yang Hao. They were like shadows. Shadows couldn't speak. Shadows didn't need to think. They just obeyed orders.
Yang Hao told them to wait here, so they waited here. Before the next order came down, they just tried their best to do the thing in front of them. But in front of them, there seemed to be nothing that required their all-out efforts.
.So, in the eyes of Mo Hen and many Liao generals, these Xia guards were somewhat unpredictable.
"Hey!"
"ha!"
"Wow!"
"Bang!"
There were shouts, smashing sounds, and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground. Several Liao generals immediately looked at Mo Hen. Mo Si Cheng's eyes twitched, but he forced himself to calmly say: "Your Majesty and the Xia envoys We are very happy to meet each other. We are playing guessing games, drinking wine, and having fun. Please do not intrude without receiving orders."
"Oh..." All the Liao generals nodded blankly, and then they heard the shouting and shaking sounds in the tent getting louder and louder. A drop of sweat quietly dripped down the corner of Mo Si Cheng's eyes. He blinked and was so nervous that he didn't even wipe it. Just wipe it.
There was a "boom" and the whole tent shook. Then there was a "stab" and a gap was opened in the tent on the right side. Brother Yeluxiu flew out and took three steps back before he could regain his footing.
"Your Majesty!" Several Liao generals rushed forward to greet him.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Get away. You are not allowed to come in without being ordered." Brother Yelusiu said, parting the tent with his hands, and got in again. Immediately, there was another banging sound in the tent, and the ink marks on his face were heard. It's all green, and I don't know if it's frozen.
With a "hoo" sound, another person popped out from the place where the collision had just occurred. The person flew out on his back, flexibly bent his waist in mid-air, and formed a ball. After landing, he rolled forward, rolling three times like a ball. Youran stood up, then made a leap and dived back into the tent, then came out and returned. The whole movement was done in one go, but others could still clearly see that he was the 'General of the Song Dynasty'.
"Master Mo, it seems that the king... isn't he giving orders by guessing?" Several Liao generals looked at Mo Hen suspiciously. Mo Hen swallowed and laughed dryly: "Well... warriors drinking and giving orders are of course different from literati. , what the king is doing now is probably Xia Guo’s wine order..."
The shouts in the tent became more and more urgent, and after a long time, there were only two bangs of heavy objects falling to the ground, and then there was no sound anymore. Mo Si Cheng became nervous and called out quickly: "Your Majesty? "
No one in the tent answered, and Mo Hen became even more nervous. He called several times, but still got no answer. Mo Si Cheng couldn't help but become anxious. He took two steps forward and was about to break into the tent when the curtain suddenly opened. Yang Hao Shi Shiran walked out of it. He had a handsome face and was very red, but his left eye was black and blue. From the side, he looked a bit like a panda.
Ink Hen said in surprise: "Your Majesty..., Sir, you...my king...?"
Yang Hao smiled and said: "Ah, Mr. Mo, I had a very good talk with King Xiu Ge. I am very happy. I am very grateful for the hospitality. However, I am busy with official business, so I... will go back now."
Ink Hei was not willing to let him go like this, so he hurriedly took a step forward, bypassed him, brushed the floor, and opened the curtain. He saw Brother Yelu Xiu sitting on the scarlet carpet, with the waiter in front of him with his legs in the air, and wine and meat were spilled. On the ground, Brother Yelvxiu put his hands on his hips and was gently wiping the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief that seemed to be dyed with plum blossoms. When he saw him opening the tent, Brother Yelvxiu weakly raised his hand. The ink marks showed understanding, and he hurriedly waved backwards. With the gesture, the generals who were blocking Yang Hao's path with their swords immediately moved to the left and right, allowing Yang Hao to lead a few guards and walk away.
"Your Majesty, you...you..."
"Ahem, I'm fine. I'm going back to Datong soon. Lord Mo, please go with me."
"Ah? Oh, yes, yes..."
Brother Yelvxiu glanced at him, and suddenly remembered something, and said in a strange, low, magnetic, and reserved tone: "Master Mo is a civil servant, and riding horses in the snowy fields, I'm afraid it won't be convenient, so prepare two.
Come and get the car, I will accompany Lord Mo to ride back."
Song Xia negotiated peace, Xia State declared itself a minister to Song Dynasty, and as soon as the news spread that Yang Hao was granted the title of King of Xixia, Brother Yelvxiu withdrew his troops from Datong. The Liao State did not participate too deeply in this dispute between Song Dynasty and Xia Dynasty from beginning to end, but the situation changed
Of course, the evolution did not benefit the Liao Kingdom at all. However, from Yelvxiu brother down, the generals of the Liao Kingdom did not react much. This is attributed to Yang Hao who did not get too close to the Liao Kingdom at the beginning of the founding of the country.
It has a lot to do with not seeking much support from the Liao Kingdom.
If Yang Hao had promised the Liao State enough conditions to tempt them to send troops and asked the Liao State to directly send troops to intervene, then he would never be able to confidently abandon the Liao State and surrender to the Song State to negotiate peace.
The country's endless anger. Of course, the reason why Yang Hao refused to get closer to the Liao Kingdom was not just to facilitate him to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty at the appropriate time, but those longer-term plans, besides himself, now have
No one can understand it.
After Brother Yeluxiu and Mo Sichen returned to Beijing, they were immediately received by the Empress Dowager Xiao. After hearing that Yang Hao had reduced his imperial title and negotiated peace with the Song Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Xiao did not make any remarks. As a wise, wise and increasingly mature person,
The ruler, after hearing Yang Hao's detailed reasons relayed to her through Brother Yelvxiu, she could fully understand Yang Hao's reasons for doing this.
She did not think that Yang Hao would become an enemy of the Liao Kingdom in the future. The Liao Kingdom needed the Xia Kingdom, and the Xia Kingdom needed the Liao Kingdom even more. This was inevitable for the triangle of Song, Liao and Xia to maintain balance. However, she began to vaguely feel that Yang Hao and her
They have gone further and further, and this time without any communication in advance is the beginning. Although Yang Hao has never been with her, no matter when Yang Hao makes difficult decisions or when he proclaims himself emperor, she
I have never felt this strange before, but it is different now.
She has something that she must insist on and maintain. In her mind, her son and her son's empire are more important than anything else. The same is true for Yang Hao. This feeling makes her feel lost, but at this time, she can't do anything.
What. She could only watch Yang Hao dive, dive deep, and wait for the day when he would rise again.
Yang Hao's ups and downs, every ups and downs, will be pushed to a higher position by the huge waves of fate. Now she can still look down at him. She doesn't know if she and he will be looking at each other or looking up when he breaks through the waves again.
Will one day take the opposite path?
Now, she can only remain silent.
Compared with the silence of the Liao State, the Song State took more actions. The imperial court held a grand ceremony, accepted the pilgrimage and contribution of the Xia State, accepted the imperial seal presented by the Xia State, offered sacrifices to heaven and ancestors, and celebrated grandly.
After the victory of the Song Dynasty and the joy of getting the Imperial Seal, Zhao Guangyi immediately held the Imperial Seal in his hand and issued decrees one after another with confidence.
In the northwest, Song Xie, the envoy of Dingguo Jiedu, moved to the two prefectures of Junlin Prefecture to take over the defense of the east line of Hengshan. Pan Mei led his troops back to Bianliang; in the imperial court, officials from the three divisions were also mobilized on a large scale, including flat transfers and Ming promotions.
Hidden surrender, promotion of new people, and unprecedented scope of appointment and dismissal of officials are all done under the guise of liquidating the remnants of Wang Jien's party, and with the encouragement of exposure, the trend is becoming more and more extensive. It is not known how many people will be implicated.
How many things are involved;
At the same time, another decree came down from the imperial court. Zhe Yuxun, the former envoy of the Baode Army and the magistrate of Fuzhou, was appointed as the Song Dynasty's envoy to Xixia. He recently took office, and his younger brother Zhe Yuqing was granted the title of Captain of Qingche.
He stayed in Beijing to serve. The imperial court kept one hostage and returned the rest to the northwest. This was the final concession made by the imperial court.
After the peace talks were finalized, the Song court's military focus was temporarily placed on Xichuan. Luo Kedi, as a member of the Privy Council who signed a letter, was appointed as the pacifier of Xichuan and the general manager of the military capital, and went to Bashu to quell the rebellion. The last time he was sent
The generals Hao Chongxin and Wang Zhengzhong who had gone out were both under his control and had been removed from their posts. Wan Songling, the pacifying envoy of Xichuan who was waiting to join the army, and Zhou Weiyong, the governor of Chengdu, also came to his account to listen to him and make meritorious deeds.
Zhao Guangyi first awarded Pan Mei a reward to appease the old ministers, and then promoted and appointed several young generals in the name of purging Wang Jien's remaining party, and placed them in key departments such as the Palace Front Division, the Guards Ma Jun Division, and the Guards Infantry Division.
He defeated the enemy and went to Bashu to suppress the bandits. After the war in Hexi was calm, the imperial court dispatched troops to Shu one after another. It was difficult to think that the chaos in Shu would be redressed. He was sent west this time to build up his military exploits and accumulate qualifications.
The one who made the biggest move was the Xia State. After Yang Hao was granted the title of King of Xixia, the first thing he did was to officially move the capital. He crossed eight hundred miles of Hanhai from Xiazhou and moved the capital to Xingzhou. In the eyes of the Song State, this was Yang Hao's move.
Hao was afraid of being beaten by the Song Dynasty. He abandoned the Dangxiang Eighth Clan's ZTE land, crossed the Hanhai Desert, and ran to Xingzhou to rebuild the capital, in order to avoid another embarrassing situation where the Song army would arrive overnight and besiege the capital.
, for the Song Dynasty, it was naturally a matter of pride.
To the subjects of the Xia Kingdom, Yang Hao said that the capital of a country should be the center of the world, with convenient transportation, and should be able to attack and defend. Now the Xia Kingdom not only has the five states of Dingnan, but also the states of Hexi and Xingzhou.
It is in the center of the states, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and has developed agriculture and animal husbandry, so it can be regarded as the capital of the country. The real reason is that although national defense is one aspect, the most important reason is to eliminate his excessive dependence on the Dangxiang Qiang people.
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When Zhao Kuangyin wanted to move the capital to Luoyang, he believed that Bianliang was undefendable and unsuitable to be the capital. Another reason was that he wanted to use it to eradicate the huge foundation built by Zhao Guangyi in the ten years of running Kaifeng Mansion. Unfortunately, he failed. Yang Haobi
Fortunately for him, when Pan Mei led his army to the city, he had already moved all the nobles, chiefs, and their families to Xingzhou, both willing and unwilling, by half forcing and half threatening, thus causing the fact of moving the capital.
The biggest resistance has disappeared, the most difficult step of moving the capital has been completed, and all that is left is construction.
At the beginning of the founding of the country, Zhao Kuangyin once "released his military power over a glass of wine". Many people who did not know much about history misunderstood and criticized him as emphasizing civility over military affairs. In fact, what Zhao Kuangyin did at that time had nothing to do with the importance of civil and military affairs. He only regarded those qualifications and prestige.
Not under him, the great warlords and princes who had their own team and general system before he founded the country were only deprived of military power. The Song Dynasty was able to end the situation of changing emperors like a revolving door in the Central Plains since the Five Dynasties. This incident is credited
It is so great that when Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp it, otherwise, the Song Kingdom would not only be able to dominate the world, but it would still be difficult to decide whether his surname was Zhao or not.
With the "help" of the Song Dynasty, Yang Hao moved the capital to release military power, and thanks to Zhao Guangyi, he easily completed the adjustment of the internal power structure, and the party forces in the five states that were originally scheduled to be difficult were uprooted from their roots.
, it is impossible for the Dangxiang Eight Clan to abandon their tribal pastures, so once they join forces, even his power and rule will be shaken. The Dangxiang Eight Clan leaders gradually withdrew from the core decision-making circle. Xiazhou, as the place where the Dangxiang people made their fortune,
The symbolic role disappears, and the original rebound will be the strongest, and the de-"Qiang" transformation is initially completed.
A good start laid a solid foundation for a brand-new Xia Kingdom, a brand-new power structure, and highly centralized imperial power. The party dignitaries were naturally unhappy with the move of the capital, but the deal was already done and they had nothing to do. Soon, as
With the establishment of the new capital, their opposing voices will no longer have much influence.
The most unhappy person is actually Shang Boqian, the big-headed Tubo man in Longyou. His family was originally the sole leader in Longyou. Especially after receiving the secret support of the Song Dynasty, his power expanded rapidly. Unexpectedly, Luo Dan, the big-headed man of the Six Domains,
But they came from Hexi to compete with him for territory. They fought fiercely for two times. Another Chibangsong appeared. After taking over Zampu, he was a descendant of the royal family. He mixed the mud and sand with him. I don’t know what he was fighting.
thought.
Immediately afterwards, Huihe Khan Ye Luohe and Li Jiyun from Dangxiang Qiang also arrived at Longyou. At first, he was quite happy, thinking that these two people had defected to him, and his momentum would become stronger. Unexpectedly, these two people were white-eyed wolves who were unwilling to be subordinated to others.
He Shangbo greeted the two of them politely. One of them wanted to go to Qinghai Lake and recruit the Uighur tribes scattered all over Longyou for his use. The other showed his identity as Young Master Dangxiang to recruit troops.
The water on this trip to Longyou is even more muddy.
I just don’t know what benefits they promised the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Recently, the envoys of the Song Dynasty put pressure on him by cutting off aid, forcing him to allow Ye Luohe to go to Qinghai Lake in the west. Shang Boqian was not very dependent on the Song Dynasty before, but now
As his power grew bigger and bigger, Song Ting's assistance was indispensable. He had no choice but to swallow his anger and let Ye Luohe go to Qinghai Lake. At the same time, he sent a few confidants to lead the army to follow him to make Jiuzi hold back and compete with him for Longyou.
Uighur support.
As for Li Jiyun, who under his nose had recruited many party members who had been working for him to receive gifts, before he could figure out how to deal with it, there was news of the peace talks between Song and Xia, and Yang Hao presented the imperial seal to the imperial court.
Shang Boqian was greatly frightened by the news. After some time, he saw that the imperial court's assistance was still there, but he did not criticize him. It is estimated that Yang Hao also had concerns and did not dare to explain the true origin of the jade seal to the imperial court.
Put it down.
Unexpectedly, just as he let go of his heart, Yang Hao suddenly announced that he would officially move the capital to Xingzhou, and Shang Boqian's heart suddenly jumped up again. Where is Xingzhou? It is backed by the Urad Desert, with Mu Us Desert on the left and Teng on the right.
The Geli Desert is surrounded by natural dangers on three sides, and there is nothing to worry about. In the middle are the Helan Mountains and the Yellow River from north to south. The mountain and the river are like two long dragons, and the place where the two dragons play with the pearl is Xiaoguan.
Xiaoguan is the only passage in the Qilian Mountains that stretches across Longyou in Hexi Province. Shang Boqian can use Xiaoguan to look north. If Yang Hao is willing, he can naturally use Xiaoguan to go south. Shang Boqian was worried and thought for a long time.
Suddenly he saw the careless Li Jijun, and he had an idea and sent him to guard Xiao Pass. Although Li Jijun had ulterior motives, he and Yang Hao were sworn in. Let him guard Xiao Pass, and he would definitely be more loyal than the most loyal subordinates.
Reliable. What's more, Li Jiyun will be his deputy, and General Xiao Guan will still be his confidant Hu Yan Aobo.
After Yang Hao redeployed the Hengshan garrison, he wanted to return to Xingzhou. For a period of time in the future, it would be the second stage of the founding of the country, which was to hide his power and recuperate. At this time, Princess Aguli, the governor of Ganzhou, also brought Yang Hao's purple
The electric sword rushed to the capital. This winter, despite Yang Hao's own difficult situation, he still fulfilled his promise to assist the Uighur people. Princess Asili has surrendered heartily. She will go to the capital to pay a pilgrimage to the king in person and declare her will.
loyalty.
Yang Hao came from the east, Aguli came from the west, and Li Jijun came from the south. The three groups of people headed towards a central point. At this time, Ye Luohe rushed towards the Qinghai Plateau in great excitement.