wThrough this lone mission, Chen Ke has successfully captured the hearts of the students.
Everyone listened solemnly as he said slowly:
"Every nation has its own personality, which is an unavoidable issue for military strategists. Looking back at the Dangxiang people from Li Jiqian's capriciousness, to Li Yuanhao's all-out efforts, to Li Liangzuo's bizarre restoration, which generation after generation has
Is there any self-respect and self-love at all? People have dignity, and monarchs regard dignity as life. If there is anything that can make them ignore dignity, it must be that their lives are always threatened."
"Dangxiang has been a nation that has lived in the cracks since ancient times. It is in a place of four wars and is always accompanied by powerful neighbors. This makes them live in fear all the time. Even in the heyday of Yuanhao's era,
Several times, they faced the danger of national subjugation and annihilation. After passing through the dangers by chance, the character of this nation has become sensitive and extreme. They are extremely aggressive and will fly into a rage even for the smallest things. But as the saying goes,
Dogs that bite don't bark, and only those who are timid and timid have to look ferocious at all times. To put it bluntly, they are bluffing..."
As he spoke, he chuckled and said, "If you don't believe me, look at Liang Yimi's reaction. If he really wanted to start a war, how could he talk to me?" All countries know that quarreling with the civil servants of the Song Dynasty is purely self-inflicted.
Its humiliation.
"So that's it," the students suddenly realized. Na Mo Wen relied on his familiarity with Chen Ke and said with a smile, "I understand. Your Excellency actually sees people serving food. Only when you see that the person you are serving is a civil servant, you dare to challenge him.
"
"That's not bad..." Chen Ke couldn't help but smile: "A scholar meets a soldier. Isn't it reasonable?"
Amid a burst of laughter, Zhang Zhen walked in and said, "Here comes the man named Liang."
"Li Liangzuo's brother-in-law is panicking." Chen Ke threw the towel to Mo Wen and said with a slight smile: "Let him come in... Liang Yimi walked to the door of the camp where Chen Ke was resting, but was stopped by the martial arts students.
Ask him to take off his sword and go in alone.
All the party guards suddenly changed their colors. Whose territory is this?
Liang Yi's face was also very ugly, but after holding it in for a while, he still nodded with a dark face, handed the sword to the guard behind him and said: "You guys wait here." After that, he strode into the tent.
As soon as he entered, he saw two rows of tall Song Dynasty warriors standing solemnly. Mr. Chen was wearing a crimson official uniform, with a right-angled futou on his head. He was sitting solemnly, with a tall and tall figure, and his eyes were shining. He was very good.
Celestial weather.
Just like later generations of political figures from various countries, they unconsciously became shorter when meeting Yankee officials. Although Liang Yimi was very popular in Xixia, he could not help but feel ashamed at this moment. He squeezed his palms secretly to get rid of the inexplicable inferiority, held his head high and met Chen Ke
Looking at each other.
But after all, he couldn't stand the contempt in Chen Ke's eyes, and Liang Yimi said angrily: "Your Excellency, you don't seem to realize that the lives of the 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Dashun City are in the hands of the Lord of Daxia."
"If you have the ability, just attack the city." Chen Ke smiled nonchalantly and said, "The second son of Fan Wenzheng is guarding the city. Let's see if Xu Xiao's son can avenge his shame."
"Hmph..." Liang Yimi sneered: "Sir, please stop bluffing. If you are not worried about Dashun City, why did you come here in such a hurry?"
"My empire has its own rules for doing things," Chen Ke said with a loud laugh: "It is disrespectful to fight without telling anyone. I was sent to give you an ultimatum."
"Ultimatum?" Liang Yi said with his eyes twitching.
"That's right." Chen Ke said in a deep voice: "I am here to inform Xixia that our Shaanxi Fourth Army has gathered in Qingzhou one after another. If the leader of Xixia is stubborn and refuses to withdraw within three days, the Qingli Alliance will be invalidated.
, the gifts of the year will never be extinguished, the forum for negotiation will be closed forever, and the two countries can only have a war. Don’t say that I, the Song Dynasty, did not predict what I said!”
"Sir...are you kidding me?" The gap between reality and ideals was so huge that it was really hard for Liang Yimi to accept it.
"I am the imperial envoy of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Every word he speaks represents me, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty." Chen Ke pointed to the brocade box on the table and said coldly: "This is the gift given by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to the Lord of Xixia.
You may wish to listen carefully to the imperial edict later and see if there is any difference between what I told you?"
Liang Yimi finally realized the unprecedented tough attitude of the Song Dynasty, and he did not dare to say a harsh word. Then why did everyone betray their relatives and leave without hiding their favor? Isn't it just because the business field was destroyed? The people in the country were in dire straits, and the interests of the nobles were seriously damaged.
This caused many princes who originally didn't care who was in power to stand on the opposite side of the Muzo clan.
If the market, which had just been reopened for a few days, was shut down again, it is conceivable that it would definitely cause an uproar again. At that time, the little emperor would probably use him as a scapegoat in order to appease the public anger.
After several years of abuse, corruption, and major natural disasters, Xixia's country has reached a point where the people are in dire straits, and their dependence on trade has increased to the point where it is crucial to the national destiny.
Therefore, threatening to close the market is tantamount to holding Xixia's egg. This is what Chen Ke relies on to dare to go to the enemy camp alone... But even if he has a trump card in his hand, he still has to pay attention to the degree of relaxation, in case the Xixia people commit a crime.
Even if they had to fight a battle, Chen Ke would have to sit out the battle. Because the legendary four-pronged army was completely imaginary. Although there were 80,000 garrison troops in the direction of Qingzhou, they did not dare to go out of the city to support them.
Because Xixia has 50,000 iron kites alone. Although it is not good at attacking cities, it is almost invincible in field battles. If the 80,000 Song army dares to come, they will basically be cut down...
Therefore, Chen Ke was afraid of going too far, and watching Liang Yimi's expression changing, he waved his hands, indicating to the left and right to retreat.
In the blink of an eye, everyone left. Only the two of them were left in the big tent.
Liang Yimi knew that the other party had something to say, so he calmed down and looked at Chen Ke, waiting for him to speak.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty should listen to you," Chen Ke said in a way that made Liang Yimi proud.
"My lord is wise and wise," Liang Yimi warned: "No one can control him."
"But this expedition was instigated by you, right?" Chen Ke's tone was calm, but to Liang Yimi's ears, it sounded like thunder.
"No." Liang Yimi shook his head decisively and said: "I am only the Lord's steward, how can I interfere in military and state affairs."
"Haha..." Chen Keming knew that he was clarifying, but he didn't say anything: "I heard that your lord once promised to make your sister his queen, but later he failed to fulfill it because your lord wanted to marry a big man.
The princess of Song Dynasty."
"It's purely a rumor." Liang Yimi said still stubbornly.
"It seems that I am just guessing." Chen Ke said with a half-smile but not a smile: "I thought you knew the Song Dynasty very well. You know that the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty are soft-spoken and not tough-minded. Now your Majesty has done this.
, even if the hope of marrying the princess is completely lost. Otherwise, people all over the world will think that the Song Dynasty is afraid of Xixia and is forced to give up the princess to restore peace."
"I don't know much about the Celestial Dynasty..." Liang Yi's face was expressionless, but he couldn't resist the waves of heart palpitations. Because his thoughts were all told by this man named Chen.
There is no doubt that Liang Yimi and his sister Liang share weal and woe, and it is his inevitable pursuit to make Liang the Queen of Xixia. He understands Li Liangzuo's psychology very well. He just wants to regret it because he sees that Liang has no use value.
, and instead wanted to marry a noble and glamorous princess of the Song Dynasty.
However, as the emperor's family minister, the first rule is to be absolutely obedient. The little emperor is so smart and sensitive. Not only does he not dare to dissuade him, he also has to make suggestions for the little emperor.
Liang Yi thought about it and found that he could only turn around and marry his sister by coming up with bad ideas and disrupting Li Liangzuo's proposal. So he tried his best to persuade Li Liangzuo to send troops to punish the Song Dynasty people and force the Song Dynasty people to
Hand over the princess.
No matter how smart Li Liangzuo was, he was only seventeen years old. After killing the Wu Zang clan, he would inevitably inflate his ego. He also thought that provoking a border war would show off to the people of the Song Dynasty and force them to hand over the princess, which would not only strengthen his own
His status also made the Liao and Tubo people dare not look down upon him.
So the hot-headed little emperor, under the ulterior motives of his family, led the army to the gates of Dashun City, but ended up being unable to dismount...
It is conceivable that if Li Liangzuo heard that he was being plotted, given the ferocious nature of the Li family, they would chop him into eight pieces even if there was no evidence.
So when he heard that the Song Dynasty was going to close down the market, Liang Yimi could still remain calm, but after his little plan was revealed, he couldn't hold back at all. He forced out a smile and said: "Everything is easy to discuss..."
"That's what I mean." Chen Ke smiled warmly, walked to sit down next to Liang Yimi, and said warmly: "Actually, who wants to fight and kill, how good is it to live in peace and harmony? Let your family leader retreat. Once he retreats,
, how can he still have the nerve to clamor to marry the Princess of the Song Dynasty? Can't you and your sister get what you want? "
Liang Yi buried his head deeply and said with difficulty: "If you work like this to no avail, where will the Lord's face go?"
"Face is earned by oneself and lost by oneself, and cannot be attributed to others." Chen Ke's voice turned cold and said: "If you hesitate any longer, you will lose your face too."
The so-called lizi, of course, refers to the Sui gift and the market. The former is related to Li Liangzuo's pocketbook, and the latter is the livelihood of the whole country. They cannot be thrown away. Originally, as long as the people of Song Dynasty can be frightened, these two things will naturally not be lost.
, the annual gift still needs to be increased. But now the Song Dynasty people are surprisingly tough, and the Xixia people made a wrong calculation. If they don't have the determination to fight decisively, they can only pay the price for their mistakes.
"That's the truth." Liang Yimi almost begged: "But my master is so strong-blooded, how can I swallow this breath?"
"Just think of it as growing pains." Chen Ke said calmly: "What's more, the benevolence of the Song Dynasty is rare in the world. As long as you withdraw your troops and apologize, the land and the yearly gifts will be retained. In the past,
The classics, rituals and music that you requested will be given to you as expected. Which is more important or less important can be weighed by your master... (To be continued) m
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