On the bank of the Yellow River, at the base of Li Liangfu's troops newly attacked by the Song Army, the pungent smell of blood and a chilling atmosphere floated in the air.
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the Emperor Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty stood majestically on the earth, and the armor on his body was coated with a layer of golden brilliance.
The more than 30 captured Xixia soldiers who were still alive looked at the more than 20 soldiers who insulted the Song emperor and his generals because they refused to surrender and were beheaded one by one by the Song soldiers. They wanted to swear allegiance to Xia to the death.
Huang's psychology quietly changed, and his body began to tremble involuntarily...
Zhao Ji's eyes were as bright as a torch, and he glanced coldly at every Xia prisoner presented by Cheng Min.
He saw the young party noble boy who had disguised his identity, and his eyes revealed an indescribable sadness and despair.
Zhao Ji sneered. He knew that his testing had achieved preliminary results.
Zhao Ji walked up to the party noble boy who stood upright without kneeling after being tied up.
The young man burst into tears and lowered his head heavily, as if he didn't want to look or didn't dare to look at the "big executioner" of the enemy Zhao Guanjia!
"Haha!" Zhao Ji sneered and suddenly shouted in the young man's ear:
"Lee Ren-ae!!"
"Ah?!" The young man's body trembled subconsciously and he exclaimed.
"Ah?!" Bali Zuren, who was also tied up not far away from the boy, was horrified when he heard this.
"Ah?!" Zhao Kai, Zhao Gou and all the generals behind Zhao Ji were greatly shocked when they heard the holy words.
When they accompanied the Zhao Guan family to personally conquer Xia, they were required by the Zhao Guan family to "know oneself and the enemy." Therefore, they not only knew that the Xia enemy's pseudo-emperor was Li Qianshun, but also knew that the current Xixia pseudo-emperor had only one son, the Prince of Xixia.
Li Renai.
They all turned their attention to Zhao Guan's family and the young party noble boy who was shaking with fear.
"Li Ren'ai, the pseudo-prince of Xixia, your father Li Qianshun gave you this name, but you are not benevolent at all?!"
"A quarter of an hour ago, Li Renai, did you hear the series of 'thunder sounds' coming from the direction of the east city of Xingqing Mansion?!"
The fourteen-year-old boy, who was trembling with fear, just buried his head deeper. He said nothing and did not dare to raise his head to look at Song Di, the big executioner in front of him. In fact, a quarter of an hour ago, he actually heard
As Zhao Guanjia said, there was thunder in the east city.
And Zhao Ji deliberately described the loud noise of the Zhongzhong Dao Department's artillery fire on the east city of Xingqing Prefecture as the sound of thunder from the sky, in order to better disintegrate the Xia enemy troops and dampen the morale of the Xia people.
Zhao Ji's voice is as loud as a bell:
"Li Renai, I tell you a big secret:
"Half an hour ago, your father, the puppet emperor of Western Xia, Li Qianshun, led his troops out of the east city of Xingqing Prefecture. He wanted to reward Li Liangfu's troops who were guarding the Yellow River ferry on the outskirts of Beijing. On the way, they were attacked by our vanguards Zhang Jun and Yang Xinzhong.
If we are defeated, we must retreat to the east city of Xingqing Mansion."
"However, your father, the pseudo-emperor Li Qianshun, did not know whether to live or die, and boarded the east city of Xingqing Mansion, hoping to spy on the movements of our Song Dynasty officers and soldiers. At this time, my old Zhongjing Luexiang, Gong Zhongshi Dao, led his troops to attack the east gate of Xingqing Mansion.
"
"My officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty were blessed by the sky, and thunder fell from the sky, killing your father, the puppet emperor Li Qianshun, a repeated villain who had made the world angry and resented, on the east city of Xingqing Mansion!"
In fact, when Zhao Ji said this now, he only learned from Tan Ma that the cannonball from the Zhongshi Taoist Department did indeed fall next to Xia Emperor Li Qianshun and exploded. It is not yet known whether the bombs killed Li Qianshun.
However, this did not delay Zhao Ji from saying this at all, in order to attack the mentality of the unknown young man and his escorting prisoners.
Zhao Ji's voice was low and powerful, and every word seemed to carry a huge force, hitting the young man's heart like a heavy hammer.
Zhao Ji shouted angrily, with a hint of ridicule, and said:
"Li Ren'ai, your father, the pseudo-emperor Li Qianshun, is dead, and you have been captured by me. How can you pretend to be noble? What kind of prince of Xixia? In my eyes, he is just a prisoner!"
"Hahaha……"
The young party noble boy was already in tears. After hearing what Zhao Guanjia said, he was even more distraught. His body was shaking, as if all his strength had been taken away, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
His eyes were full of despair and anger, but more importantly, they were filled with sadness for the death of his father.
He raised his head, widened his eyes, and stared at the enemy's largest executioner, Zhao Guanjia, in front of him. His eyes were full of unwillingness and resentment.
However, his unwillingness and resentment seemed so small and powerless under the powerful strength and majesty of the Zhao Guan family.
"Ah..." The fourteen-year-old boy who had always been pampered finally couldn't bear it anymore and roared angrily, tears welling up in his eyes, with endless sadness and resentment in his voice:
"You...you executioner! You, the dog emperor of Zhao and Song Dynasties, provoked a war against our country of Great Xia and killed so many soldiers of our country of Great Xia! Now you still dare to talk nonsense and curse our country of Great Xia Emperor, did you really bully my youth when I was struck by thunder? Our country, Daxia, and your country, Song, are at odds with each other!"
"Emperor Zhao Songgou, if you don't kill me now, when I grow up, I will make your Song Kingdom double the blood debt you owe today!"
"Haha!" Zhao Ji raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth and said:
"Okay! Li Qianshun, the pseudo-prince of Xixia! I am generous and will raise you until you are an adult. What can you do?"
Zhao Ji can say this not because he really wants to raise a supercilious Li Renai, but in order to destroy the Queen of Xia and stabilize the hearts of the people in Xixia, he must act like a benevolent king and cannot suddenly destroy the original Xia Emperor. All his descendants were driven away and killed.
This is the valuable experience left by Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty.
Now and in the next few years, the fact that the Song Dynasty does not kill Li Renai does not mean that it will not kill him when the situation in Xixia stabilizes.
Of course, as a time traveler, Zhao Ji naturally knew that the Xixia Prince Li Renai in front of him only lived to be seventeen years old in history; the reason is:
The prince Li Renai, who was born to Li Qianshun and Yelu Nanxian, was of good character. Influenced by his mother Yelu Nanxian's strong patriotism for his hometown of Liao, he not only loved his own country of Daxia, but also his grandfather's country. Daliao!
When the Liao Kingdom gradually declined and the Jin Kingdom repeatedly attacked and encroached on the Liao Kingdom, Li Renai once asked his father to go out to fight against the Jin Dynasty and save the Liao Kingdom. However, the Xia Emperor Li Qianshun did not agree to the prince's request due to various considerations.
In the second year of Yuande of the Liao Kingdom (1120), the Jin army launched a fierce attack on the Liao army and successively captured Zhongjing and Xijing of the Liao Kingdom. When the Liao Dynasty was about to fall, Emperor Tianzuo fled in a panic and approached the border of Xixia. Li Qianshun sent people to greet him.
At that time, Taizu of the Jin Dynasty also sent people into the Xia Kingdom and made a condition to the Xia Emperor (Chongzong) Li Qianshun: If Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Dynasty entered the Xia Dynasty and hoped to capture him and release the gold, the Jin Dynasty would cut off part of the land of the Liao Dynasty as a reward.
Li Qianshun saw that the Liao Dynasty was over, and after weighing the pros and cons, he agreed to their request and "ceded" Emperor Tianzuo to the Jin Kingdom.
In the seventh year of Yuande (1125), Emperor Tianzuo of Liao Dynasty Yelu Yanxi was captured and the Liao Kingdom was destroyed.
When Li Renai learned about the defeat of the Liao Dynasty, he sighed and felt sad for several months; when he learned that his father had surrendered to the Jin Kingdom and abandoned the Liao Kingdom, he burst into tears and went to dissuade his father...
However, out of consideration for the interests of Xixia's own country, Li Qianshun did not listen to the advice of the prince Li Renai, but scolded him. The young Li Renai was filled with grief and anger, and died of sorrow and anger a few months after the fall of Liao. He was only 17 years old. .In the same month, Queen Yelu Nanxian was injured and her beloved son died young. She was worried about the demise of her motherland and was angry at Li Qianshun's ruthlessness. She went on a hunger strike and died.
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Knowing this in advance, Zhao Ji said in public that "I can raise the Xixia Prince to adulthood." Even if he did not break his promise, he was not afraid of what great achievements such Xixia Prince Li Renai could do.
Now, although the party noble boy in front of Zhao Guan's family has not personally admitted that he is the prince Li Renai, Zhao Ji and many smart people around him have concluded that this boy's true identity is that he is the prince of Xixia Li Renai.
Zhao Ji turned around and looked at Bari Zuren, with a trace of teasing and threat in his eyes.
He walked up to the captured Xixia censor Zhongcheng Bali Zuren and took out his blunderbuss pistol.
Zhao Ji slowly raised the blunderbuss pistol in his hand, used the cold and hard muzzle of the gun, and pressed it hard on Bari Zuren's forehead, and said with a cold tone:
"Bali Zuren, do you know why I have kept you here until now?"
There was a hint of playfulness in Zhao Ji's voice, as if he was enjoying Bari Zuren's fear like a cat chasing a mouse.
Bali Zuren was trembling all over. He had witnessed with his own eyes before that, the Zhao Guanjia of the Song Dynasty used this "hidden weapon" that he had never seen before to blow the head of the Xixia general.
Bari Zuren was frightened out of his wits by Zhao Ji's majesty and methods. His voice trembled and he stammered: "Guilty... Guilty minister... Guilty minister doesn't know."
Zhao Ji said coldly: "Bali Zuren, if you don't surrender, what's the point of keeping you here?! I'll send you on your way now!"
When Bari Zuren saw this, he knew that Zhao Guan's methods were vicious and not just lies. He was so frightened that his crotch became warm and wet again. His legs became weak and he fell to his knees with a plop.
"Guan family... Guan family, please spare my life! The guilty minister is willing to surrender to the Song Dynasty, and the guilty minister is willing to do his best for the Song Dynasty!" Bali Zuren's voice was filled with endless fear and begging.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang..." Barizuren, who was kneeling on the ground, could kowtow as fast as pounding garlic even though his upper limbs were tied tightly.
Bari Zuren, who had always been favored by Xia Emperor Li Qianshun, turned traitor!!! This aroused the resentment of the weak and handsome young party noble boy, and also shattered the hearts of dozens of Xixia Forbidden Army guards who had not surrendered until now. Firm loyalty!
King Yun Zhao Kai, King Kang Zhao Gou and a group of soldiers and generals, their father and the Zhao family were able to identify faster than ordinary people that the young man was most likely the Prince of Xixia, Li Renai, and so quickly let Ba Lizu, the imperial censor of Xixia, Rengui's move to surrender to the Song Dynasty was admired and admired by everyone...
At this time, the party noble boy who was not sure of his identity, stared at the betrayed Bari Zuren with eyes like spitting fire, and cursed:
"Bali Zuren, you unfaithful and unfilial shameless person..."
Zhao Ji was unhappy when he heard this.
'After I succeeded in destroying Xia, I need many "Xia traitor" surrender ministers like Bali Zuren to assist the Song Dynasty in governing the land of Xixia! Li Ren loves you, the useless prince of Xixia who is about to perish. ,What kind of trouble are you going to cause by coming out now?'
After Zhao Ji thought about it, he immediately shouted:
"Come here, shut the mouth of Li Renai, the pseudo-prince of Xixia."
"According to the order!"
"Uh huh..." Li Ren'ai, whose mouth was gagged with a rag, was furious, but could not curse clearly.
In order to test whether Bali Zuren is sincere in his surrender, Zhao Ji must ask him to hand over his surrender certificate...
"Bali Zuren, if you sincerely surrender, stand up and personally kill the Xixia pseudo-prince Li Renai who insulted you!"