"How could I talk nonsense about such a big matter? How dare I talk nonsense!"
Ding Wei shouted sternly.
Among the civil servants, some spoke out to support Ding Wei.
"As Prime Minister Ding, who is a political advisor, how could he talk nonsense about this kind of thing? It must have been Li Zhaoliang's greed for credit that led to this defeat."
Cao Wei shouted with a dark face: "I don't believe it. I don't believe that Li Zhaoliang would be greedy for power and rush forward. I don't believe that Li Zhaoliang would be killed by the Liao people."
"The facts are before your eyes, you can't help but believe it."
"..."
In an instant, civil servants and Wu Xun were in a quarrel.
Kou Zhun saw that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were quarreling together. He patted Kou's bus and shouted: "That's enough. How can we be so noisy?"
Kou Zhun looked at Liu E, who was sitting beside him and was trembling slightly, and whispered: "What does the Queen Mother think of this matter?"
Liu E stared at Ding Wei and said in a trembling voice: "The Ai family caused such a disaster by not paying attention for a moment. The Ai family is at fault. The Ai family will never appear in Chuigong Hall again."
Leaving these words behind, Liu E left Chui Gong Hall with the support of Guo Huai.
All civil and military officials in the court were bewildered.
When did Liu E learn to admit her mistakes proactively?
Just when the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were stunned, Guo Huai left and returned. He said to Ding Wei: "Dong Gong, the Queen Mother invites you to go to Zishitang."
Ding Wei trembled all over, nodded, and followed Guo Huai out of Chui Gong Hall.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty didn't know what kind of trouble Ding Wei and Liu E were making.
Kou Zhun watched Ding Wei leave, staring at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and said: "Li Zhaoliang defeated Huaizhou, but he fought with the Liao people. Really..."
Kou Zhun was so angry that he was speechless.
Wang Qinruo came out and said loudly: "Li Zhaoliang defeated Huaizhou, killed 150,000 soldiers, and bullied the three tribes. Only in this way can we give an explanation to the people of the world."
Cao Wei cursed loudly: "You farted. The specific cause of this matter has not yet been found out. It is just a one-sided statement. How can it be counted?"
Other martial arts officers came forward one after another to support Cao Wei's words.
Wang Qinruo stared at Cao Wei and asked: "Don't Li Zhaoliang have to give an explanation to the people of the world for killing 150,000 soldiers?"
Cao Wei gritted his teeth and said, "It's hard to say whether those 150,000 soldiers were killed by Li Zhaoliang."
Wang Qinruo snorted coldly: "As a general, Li Zhaoliang holds 150,000 soldiers in his hands. If he hadn't been confused, how could he have lost 150,000 soldiers?"
I saw that the two people were still arguing.
Kou Zhun frowned and scolded: "That's enough! The top priority is to discuss how to deal with the current war situation, rather than bickering here."
Kou Zhun looked at Cao Wei and called by name: "Cao Wei, Cao Lili, you two have led troops for many years and know the military affairs well. How should we deal with the current war situation?"
Cao Wei pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Follow the Jinning Army to go north, assist the Linzhou soldiers and horses, and guard the Great Wall from Linzhou to Shizhou. Follow the Suide Army, the Security Army, and the Dingbian Army to go north, and join the Zhejia soldiers and horses.
, guarding Shizhou to
The Great Wall on the first line of Yanzhou. The troops and horses led by Zhong Shiheng, together with Huaide's army, guard Mingsha and should be in charge of the Great Wall on the first line. At the same time, the troops and horses led by Zhong Shiheng and the troops led by Zhe Weizhong must always be ready.
Rush to aid Yaode City.
Order the second army led by Gao Chugong to defend Yaode City."
Cao Lili, as well as the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, were shocked when they heard Cao Wei's words.
Wang Qinruo curled his lips and said: "Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, together to help defend? Wouldn't it be a bit of a mobilization of troops? It should be noted that hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are dispatched, and a lot of money and food are spent every moment.
The imperial court didn't have that much money and food to feed them.
Don't guard against the Xixia people and bring down the imperial court."
Cao Wei stared at Wang Qinruo and shouted: "Then are you afraid that the Xixia and Liao people will join forces to go south?"
Wang Qinruo was stunned and said calmly: "The Xixia and Liao people just had a fierce battle, how could they join forces and go south?"
Cao Wei said loudly: "Why can't we go south? The Xixia and Liao people have been fighting fiercely for more than half a year, and both sides have suffered a lot of damage. Why can't we go south to the Song Dynasty, have a big battle, and take the opportunity to capture the city and make up for their losses?
It should be noted that the Song Dynasty also intervened in the war between the Xixia people and the Liao people.
And not only did they fight the Xixia people, they also fought the Liao people.
If they use the Song Dynasty to provoke them both as an excuse to join forces and go south, can you persuade them to retreat?"
Wang Qinruo was speechless by Cao Wei.
He twitched his lips, and finally defended himself: "You are just alarmist."
Cao Wei glared at Wang Qinruo fiercely.
Kou Zhun frowned and said: "Just do as Cao Wei said, and immediately issue troop deployment documents to the Border Army, Huaide Army, Suide Army, Jinning Army and other troops, ordering them to go north immediately.
Regarding the handling of Li Zhaoliang and others, we will wait until the matter is thoroughly investigated before making a decision.
Write a letter to Li Di and tell him that you will report on the war in Xixia every day."
"Retreat!"
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty left Chui Gong Hall with their own thoughts.
Harem.
The main hall of the palace where Liu E lived.
Liu E sat on the chair in the main hall with a gloomy face.
Ding Wei entered the main hall with his head hanging down. When he saw Liu E, he knelt on the ground with a thud and howled loudly: "Empress, save me!"
Liu E couldn't hide it anymore. She stood up suddenly and cursed loudly: "Ding Wei, you idiot, you ruined the big things of the Ai family. The Ai family has seen many people, but for someone as stupid as you, the Ai family is still the first
See you once."
Ding Wei stared at Liu E blankly and said in shock: "Your Majesty, you already know?"
Liu E angrily shouted: "The attack strategy formulated by the Aijia and Cao Liang did not even mention the attack on Huaizhou. With you by Li Zhaoliang's side and supervising the battle, how dare Li Zhaoliang disobey the Aijia?"
What else is said about Li Zhaoliang being greedy for power and rashly advancing?
It was clearly you, Ding Wei, who was greedy for credit and wanted to gain greater credit, so you secretly changed your marching strategy and coerced Li Zhaoliang to attack Huaizhou.
Is Ai Jia right?"
Ding Wei lowered his head and cried: "I didn't expect to run into the Liao army outside Huaizhou City. I watched the battle between Xixia King Li Deming and Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu. Although they won, the Xixia troops and horses were lost.
Quite a few, most of the Xixia elite were killed or injured.
This is a rare opportunity. If we can take the opportunity to capture the entire Xixia.
From then on, the Queen Mother's position in the court was as stable as Mount Tai.
I also think about the Queen Mother, so I don’t want to miss this opportunity.
But Chen didn't expect that those damn Liao people would actually appear outside Huaizhou City.
I never expected that when Li Zhaoliang saw the Liao people, instead of retreating, he went to greet them."
Liu E's cold gaze fell on Ding Wei. Ding Wei trembled all over and said quickly: "It's me... I saw that Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao suffered a loss at the hands of the Xixia people. I saw him personally leading the troops.
When Ma attacked Huaizhou City, he set out to defeat the Liao people and capture the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, so as to regain the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun from the Liao people and make immortal contributions to the empress."
"Ding said, the Ai family wants to have you imprisoned!"
Liu E stared at Ding Wei and roared loudly.
Ding Wei was so frightened that he trembled all over. He cried and cried: "My Majesty, your Majesty, I did all this for your Majesty's sake. I really can't bear to see that old thief Kou Zhun bullying you and forcing you to leave Chui Gong Hall."
That’s why I want to help you gain more credit, so that you can reappear in the Chui Gong Hall, so that your majesty can surpass Kou Zhun’s.
Everything I have done is for you, my empress!"
Liu E was extremely angry and laughed back, "So, the Ai family still has to reward you well?"
Ding Wei said dryly: "Don't dare, don't dare... Madam, you must protect me. If Kou Zhun and others find out the truth of the matter, I will not be able to stay in Bianjing any longer."
Without me, you will lose a lot of help around you."
Liu E stared at Ding Wei, gritted her teeth and said, "The Ai family would rather not have help like you."
When Ding Wei heard Liu E's words, he hurriedly said: "Mother, we are just grasshoppers tied to a rope. It is your idea to ask me to send troops. If I have any bad intentions, Kou Zhun and those people will not let him go."
It’s yours.”
Liu E stared and said coldly: "Are you threatening the Ai family?"
Ding Wei hurriedly shook his head and said: "I am not threatening your Majesty, I am just telling your Majesty that I and your Majesty will both prosper and suffer. If I have any good or bad intentions, I am afraid that your position will not be secure."
Ding Wei said he was softening, but the threat in his words was clearly revealed.
The reason why Liu E took the initiative to take a step back and left the Chui Gong Hall just now was because she was worried that Ding Wei would talk nonsense in the Chui Gong Hall and involve her in it, making it difficult for her to escape.
Now it seems that she was right.
If she was really in Chui Gong Hall, forcing Ding Wei to tell the truth.
Ding said he would probably bite her.
At that time, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty would not care how much responsibility Ding Wei had in this matter.
They will only think that all the responsibilities belong to Liu E.
Once the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty blamed her for the defeat.
Then she, the Queen Mother, would sit there forever.
Although she has an invincible golden body, it does not mean that her invincible golden body is unbreakable.
Kou Zhun is the diamond that breaks her golden body.
Liu E stared at Ding Wei and gritted her teeth and said: "You are smart, you know how to blame everything on a dead man. Now that Li Zhaoliang is dead, and there is no evidence of his death, the Ai family can still use this to protect you.
For the next few days, you should stay at home and don't move around, don't go out, and don't entertain guests casually.
Wait until this matter is revealed before you come out again."
When Ding Wei heard this, he was happy at first, then hesitated and whispered: "I don't know whether Li Zhaoliang is dead..."
After hearing this, Liu E wanted to strangle Ding Wei to death.
She stared at Ding Wei and asked angrily: "As a supervisor, you are with Li Zhaoliang. You don't even know whether Li Zhaoliang is dead?"
Ding Wei said with an embarrassed expression: "When Li Zhaoliang fought with Yelu Longxu, I fled as soon as I showed my defeat. After I fled to Shizhou, I heard that Li Zhaoliang died in battle and his head was cut off by Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao Dynasty.
…”
"roll!"
"Empress?"
"Get out!"
Under Liu E's scolding, Ding Wei rolled out of Liu E's palace.
Liu E's face was so gloomy that she could bleed.
She didn't expect that Ding Wei would not only be greedy for power and rush forward, leading to the defeat of the army, but also cause her so much trouble.
"Damn it!"
If she hadn't been too deeply involved in this matter, she would have really wanted to tear Ding Wei into pieces.
"Guo Huai?!"
"The slave is here!"
"Tell the people in the equipment supervision department to send someone to Xixia. The Ai family doesn't want to see Li Zhaoliang appear again."
"..."
Liu E was very worried about Ding Wei, but she had to help him wipe his ass.
…
At the Kou Mansion.
The grandfather and grandson returned to the house gloomily.
Kou Zhun cursed loudly as soon as he entered the door, "It was a good war, but it was messed up by a group of idiots. If it weren't for the overall situation, I would like to take off their heads with my own hands."
Kou Ji pondered: "Grandpa, do you believe what Ding Wei said today?"
Kou Zhun scolded: "Believe it or not, there is not a word of truth in Ding Wei's mouth. I have secretly sent people to Huaizhou to investigate the matter. Once it is verified that the matter is related to Ding Wei, I will not accept it even if I try to avoid it."
I want to take off Ding Wei’s head and use it as a chamber pot.”
Ding said that what he said in the court today was full of flaws.
Kou Ji felt that the defeat of Huaizhou was probably related to Ding Wei.
Ding said that there must be something wrong if he kept putting all the blame on a dead man.
Based on the temperament of the civil servants of the Song Dynasty, if the defeat of Huaizhou had nothing to do with Ding Wei, Ding Wei would definitely return to Bianjing with a loud voice and openly attack all the military heroes in the court.
Instead of thinking like this, looking pitiful.
Not only does it look disgusting, it also feels hypocritical.
Originally, Kou Ji thought that Kou Zhun had not seen through the matter and was ready to give him a warning.
He was also afraid that Kou Zhun would follow some advice, saying that he would not be punished as a doctor, and that he would not die if he spared Ding.
Now that he heard that Kou Zhun was willing to fight for his position and kill Ding Wei, he was relieved.
The grandfather and grandson did not waste any more time talking about Ding Wei's matter, and the two of them began to talk about the military affairs of Xixia.
After chatting for a long time, we came to multiple conclusions, none of which were very optimistic.
Time flies and it’s May.
One bad news after another, like snowflakes, drifted into Bianjing City.
The war between Xixia and Liao came to an end.
The two parties made peace and decided to ease their relationship through marriage.
After the two parties signed a ceasefire covenant and an intermarriage covenant.
The Liao soldiers and horses withdrew from Xixia.
Li Deming, king of Xixia, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Xingzhou.
His move brought the founding of Xixia several decades ahead of schedule.
He changed Xingzhou into Xingqing Prefecture, established his capital here, and named his country Daxia.
And on the day he proclaimed himself emperor, he issued a payment document to the Song Dynasty.
It is said that he was originally a vassal of the Song Dynasty and had always been loyal to the Song Dynasty. However, he did not expect that when the Song Dynasty was in crisis in Xixia, he not only refused to help, but also stabbed him in the back.
What the Song Dynasty did had violated the principle of a suzerain state treating its vassals.
Therefore, he was not prepared to rely on the Song Dynasty, but at the same time he chose to establish a country and start to fight against the Song Dynasty.
To put it simply, Li Deming told everyone in the Song Dynasty that he did not want to be emperor, and that he was now on the road to becoming emperor because of the Song Dynasty.
Now he not only wants to proclaim himself emperor, but also wants to fight to the death with the Song Dynasty.
Of course, this is not the original intention.
Li Deming had long wanted to become emperor and had been making plans for it.
The reason why he has been unwilling to delay proclaiming the emperor is because he chose to attach himself to the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty, and he could frequently obtain huge benefits from the two countries, thereby making Xixia become more powerful step by step.
He originally planned to wait until Xixia was strong enough to become the hegemon together with the Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty before proclaiming himself emperor.
But now he had a fierce battle with the Liao Kingdom, and then faced off with the Song Dynasty on the banks of the Lingzhou River.
The three parties have already broken up with each other, so there is no need for him to continue pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
Although Li Deming proclaimed himself emperor, he also decided to have a war with the Song Dynasty.
But what he did after he became emperor was far less drastic than what Li Yuanhao did after he became emperor.
He neither changed their surnames nor asked those Xixia people who had been Hanized for many years to put on the costumes of Dangxiang people again.