Let us also say that Zhao Guan's family set out westward on the fifth day of the first lunar month. Although they were traveling along what was probably the smoothest road in ancient China, even though there were military stations along the way due to the confrontation over the Yellow River, and even though less than half of the accompanying troops were cavalry, they were still in Shangyuan.
He arrived in Chang'an after the festival, and then sat in Chang'an waiting for news from all parties.
Among them, the Jurchens' response concentrated in the second half of January, while the Xixia people made a decision that was almost helpless for a small country at the end of January.
By the time Xixia Prime Minister Xue Yuanli and Goryeo envoy Zheng Zhichang arrived in Chang'an, it was already mid-February. Once the Xixia envoys arrived, they only hurriedly handed over the gifts and were quickly left idle.
Of course, their basic personal freedoms within the city are not restricted.
And Xue Yuanli went to see him several times and asked relevant officials several times. The information he got was either that Zhao Guan's family went on an outing outside the city, or that the emperor went to the Yan'an County Prince's Mansion to see his son-in-law and daughter-in-law, or to visit some places of interest.
In this regard, the Xixia people themselves were not anxious but overjoyed.
The reason is very simple. The Zhao Song official family is so relaxed and the atmosphere in Chang'an City is so casual, which further proves that the actions of the Zhao Song official family this time are probably a war blackmail, and the imagined Three Kingdoms War cannot be fought at all.
In fact, as the Xixia people continued to inquire inside the city, more and more information came out that verified Xue Yuanli's conjecture.
For example, not only did the reinforcements of the Song Dynasty stop taking action after they stationed in Weinan, but Wu Jie also retreated slightly to Fangzhou after retaking the security forces on the front line, and Han Shizhong and Hu Yin also returned to Chang'an one after another... Seeing this, it seems that even
The Jurchens were scolding and hesitating, thinking about whether to withdraw from the Hezhong Prefecture area, so the Xixia people were naturally relieved.
Not only that, Xue Yuanli also found a very convincing reason to further verify that the Zhao Song official family had no intention of provoking a war at this time, that is, the young Emperor Zhao Song nearly three years after the death of his only heir,
Finally, they had another serious heir - everyone in Chang'an City knew that Concubine Wu and Concubine Pan, who were far away in Tokyo, gave birth to two sons for the Emperor of Zhao and Song Dynasty.
The prince named Yuanzuo was born to Concubine Wu Guifei and was born on the third day of February; the prince named Dezuo was born to Concubine Pan Guifei and was born on the seventh day of February.
In other words, it should be the news of the birth of these two princes that stopped the Emperor of Zhao and Song from provoking a war... After all, everyone knew that this emperor had given birth to a lot of daughters before, but he had not yet raised his only son.
If you are old, you may not dare to think that you are a son when you enter the customs. And since you have a son, given the extremely low survival rate of babies these days and the experience of the previous emperor's heir, you will naturally have various concerns.
Doesn’t it mean that this emperor also worships Buddhism? Isn’t he afraid of retribution?
"Is this Chang Ling?"
On February 19th, the weather was fine. Thirty-five miles north of Chang'an City, on the north bank of the Weishui River, Zhao Jiu was standing in front of two huge hills in deep thought. "To the west is the tomb of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, and to the east is the tomb of Empress Lu?"
"
"yes."
When the emperor went out, Yu Wenxuzhong, who had the status of Prime Minister, had to stay in Chang'an. Naturally, Han Shizhong was the leader of the accompanying civil and military officials, but Han Shizhong could not understand this. The person who spoke was Hu Yin, the five-way transfer envoy to Guanxi.
"What are there so many buildings in the middle?" Zhao Jiu was still curious.
"He is buried with the hero."
"oh?"
"Starting from the westernmost end of the cemetery and going fourteen miles east to the Jinghe River, there are the tombs of the founding heroes of the Han Dynasty." Hu Yin answered slowly, expressionless. "Xiao He, Cao Shen, Zhou Bo, Zhou Yafu, Wang Ling, Ji
Xin, Zhang Er, Tian Ran, Tian Sheng, etc. are all here..."
"No Zhang Liang?" Han Shizhong, who had been reading for a few days recently, suddenly interrupted and asked curiously.
"No." Hu Yin replied seriously. "There is no Zhang Liang, no Chen Ping, no Zhu Lu, and no Han Xin!"
Han Shizhong obviously didn't understand Hu Yin's joke, so he continued to ask: "Why not? With Zhang Liang's contribution..."
"Nine times out of ten, it was stolen!" The Zhao Guan family, who was watching the situation in Changling with their hands behind their backs, seemed to be displeased to see their beloved general and in-laws being teased, so they immediately interrupted. "What else can there be? Green forest and red eyebrows don't recognize the heroes of the Han family.
Just like the Jin army and the Heluo bandits in the early years of Jianyan, the army bandits did not recognize the imperial tombs of this dynasty. Of course, they had to search through them, collect their pearls and jade, and scatter their bones... Of the tombs more than ten miles away, only the present
There are so many, so it can be seen that most of them have been stolen and flattened."
Prime Minister Hu Yin responded: "I also think so. For example, although Zhang Liang said that there are many theories about tombs elsewhere, but only looking at Xiao He, it is correct that his tomb is in Changling. There are also various attachments in other places. It can be seen that many heroes should be buried in this place.
Here, only the disaster of Red Eyebrows and Green Forest, even Empress Lu’s body was exhumed, and the bones of most of the heroes were probably thrown away.”
After saying this, Hu Yin paused for a moment and finally showed a mocking look on his face: "Even if Han Xin ended up like that, there are actually big tombs and seals everywhere. Isn't it ridiculous?"
The ministers who accompanied him, whether they were Han Shizhong, Wang De, Li Shifu or other low-educated generals, or military generals with some knowledge such as Yue Fei, Qu Duan, Liu Qi, Yang Yizhong, Liu Yan, etc., all sighed.
"Do I have a mausoleum?" Zhao Jiu glanced at the appearance of this group of people, and suddenly remembered something while feeling complicated.
"No..." Hu Yin answered seriously. "But the Emperor Taishang Daojun has it. It has been repaired in front of Jingkang for decades. In Luoyang, because there is nothing, it has not been dug up."
This was true. Han Shizhong and others were fine, but several of the accompanying civil servants couldn't help but feel embarrassed... Because Hu Mingzhong almost asked Zhao Guan's family to rob the tomb of the Supreme Emperor. Anyway, looking at the current situation, the Supreme Daojun and the Emperor were eight out of ten.
Jiu Yao passed away in the Shaolin Temple, and there was no way a pagoda was given away for free.
However, Zhao Jiu thought about it for a moment, then looked at the two big mountains in front of him and shook his head: "Thinking about these is too far away. The tombs built on the mountain are no match for the descendants who will lose their family property a hundred years later. What will happen after death?"
Look at life, secondly look at the descendants after death, and thirdly look at fortune. The only thing we can control is what happened during our lifetime. And I don’t expect to be virtuous and meritorious during my lifetime. It would be more cost-effective to make some eternal achievements.
...Lingyan Pavilion collapsed, who can forget Emperor Taizong and the Twenty-Four Heroes? After the fall of the Later Han Dynasty, what about Han Guangwu and the Twenty-Eight Stars? The same is true for the former Han Dynasty, Xiao He's tomb is still there, and there are still tombs in other places; Zhang Liang
The tomb was nowhere to be found, and everyone was vying to raise it; even Han Xin was killed by the three Yi tribes, and there was no delay in finding his tomb elsewhere and sealing it... So, if I can restore the achievements of the Gaotang Sect of the Han Dynasty, I will die.
Then burn it to ashes and throw it into the sea. Do you dare to omit my name from the history books?"
Hu Yin still looked serious, but Han Shizhong and other military ministers nodded in agreement, looking harmonious.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Guanjia suddenly turned around to look at the people behind him, which shocked the group of generals behind him: "You guys should stop nodding... I am talking about myself.
If you have a concept, you will be tainted by the world, and you are destined to be unable to establish a moral character, so you can only seek merit, but being a minister is different... Isn't it a good idea to learn from Zhuge Wuhou to establish a moral character? Isn't the reputation of the Han ancestor Tang Zong
Is it better than Zhuge Wuhou or greater than Zhuge Wuhou?"
"In the official family, Marquis Zhuge Wu is the prime minister." Han Shizhong was shocked by Zhao Jiu's look, and he quickly stepped forward to make fun of him. "Of course this is where the ministers go. How can I learn from this? It's better to follow the official family and do what they do.
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are all right..."
Due to the order, the other military ministers couldn't say much... they could only agree one after another.
There is no way, who made Han Shizhong the county king?
Who makes people unparalleled in the world?
Mrs. Liang gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, who were also called Unparalleled in the World, because this was the only family with dual in-laws from the Tian family, and there was no other semicolon! Yue Pengju could only have one in-law.
Therefore, Qu Duan, who has been whipped by Han, is honest, and Wang De, who is convinced that Han's words ruined the future of the capital, is also honest. He has long since worshiped Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in his youth.
Yue Fei is more honest during this stage... There is no way, everyone knows what Han is doing when he comes back this time, just to prevent Yue Peng from stealing the coach this time. He is the target of the Yan'an County King this time.
Zhao Jiu, who was dressed in plain casual clothes, glanced at Han Shizhong's face again, but finally laughed, then turned around again, paced forward with his hands behind his back, and civil and military officials rushed up behind him, and more imperial guards were guarding him.
Go down and chase forward.
Zhao Jiu kept moving forward along the middle line of the same land enclosed by the two mountains, and he kept walking and stopping. It was obvious that he was looking for something... In fact, many followers also realized the goal of Zhao Guan's family. He seemed to want to find Han Gaozu and Lu
The central connection point of the rear sealing soil.
But it is a pity that the two seals seem to be the same, but in fact there is still a slight difference. After all, the seal of Empress Lu is smaller. At the same time, the seal of Empress Lu's tomb has probably been damaged, and its shape is somewhat incomplete.
Zhao Guan's house walked around, but still couldn't find a perfect symmetry point.
The civil and military people behind him seemed to have noticed something, and there was no extra sound. Only Han Shizhong walked forward and backward with a relaxed pace.
In the end, seeing the sun turning to the west and reaching the afternoon, Zhao Jiu finally gave up and found a random building in the cemetery. It was the sacrificial room in front of the tombs of Zhou Bo, Zhou Yafu and his son, so he could sit down here.
"Hu Yin."
Zhao Jiu came to the front of the house, found a stone bench and sat down, and then called someone over Han Shizhong to face him seriously. "You have been in Guanxi for many years, and you are probably familiar with military affairs. I ask you, if you want to follow the rules of Chang'an before?"
Are there any key points you would like to point out to me regarding the strategy for conquering Xia?"
From Han Shizhong on down, many handsome ministers were stunned, but none of them could interrupt.
"Yes." Hu Yin still had a serious look on his face, and he immediately raised his hands in front of the sacrificial house.
"Tell me."
"The foundation of conquering Xia is not the troops and horses, not before and not this time, but the logistics."
"That's good!" Zhao Jiu was pleasantly surprised.
"In order to ensure proper logistics, there must be a proper marching route. Looking at the past progress, there are three proper routes, one is slow, one is medium and one is urgent. The slow is in Hexi, capture Hehuang, occupy Hexi, and cut off the arm of Xixia; the middle is in Hengshan, attack
Loot the city and fortress, proceed calmly and aggressively. Once you successfully invade Hongzhou, Xiazhou, and Xixia, the door will be opened wide and the key points will be exposed. The urgent task is to leave Pingxia City, follow the Hulu River, go straight to the hinterland of Xingling, and win in one fell swoop..."
"In short, you can't go to the vast sea under any circumstances, right?"
"right!"
When Han Shizhong heard this, he wanted to praise his old friend Hu Caosi for what he said was pertinent and no longer looked like a cute Nanyang child in the past.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Guanjia just continued to urge without giving Han Shizhong a chance to speak: "What else?"
"The other thing is to have cavalry!" Hu Yin continued to answer seriously. "And there must be a large number of cavalry! And the cavalry has two uses. One is that the hinterland of Xixia is blocked by mountains, deserts, and rivers. After entering the hinterland of Xixia,
The terrain is completely unfamiliar, so it is necessary to have enough cavalry scattered around to act as scouts and detect the terrain; the other is that as we all know, Xixia has many cavalry, not only the six thousand iron kites, but also many tribal cavalry, so since they invade
In the hinterland, we must beware of the Xixia cavalry who came to support us when we garrisoned under the city. If we want to deal with this situation, we must have enough cavalry to stop the Xixia cavalry, or simply use the cavalry to force the Xixia people to fight with me in the field."
Zhao Jiu nodded repeatedly: "Is there more?"
"Yes." Hu Yin said calmly under the slightly nervous gazes of the military ministers. "You must choose a commander who knows how to advance and retreat, calculates food and fodder, and has better logistics control, and who is not arrogant in victory or discouraged in defeat."
…Compared with this, outstanding bravery and outstanding strategy are not worthy of the Dao.”
Zhao Jiu finally raised his palms and smiled: "We should treat each other with admiration after three days of separation. In the past, Hu Zhongcheng also knew the enemy."
"I still don't know how to fight." Hu Yin proudly handed over his hand. "What I said is just a summary of the past hundred years of conquering Xixia... In the past hundred years, the Song Dynasty's war against Xia has never stopped, and the discussion of conquering Xia has never stopped.
, I will pick out the actions that have made progress over the past century and find what they have in common. I will also pick out the actions that have failed completely over the past century and look for their common points. Naturally, I can find some explanations... But after all, it is just talk on paper!"
"It's good to be able to talk about military affairs on paper." Zhao Jiu continued to smile. "You just said commander-in-chief, did you seem to mean something?"
"Yes." Hu Yin suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Han Shizhong beside him, but his expression remained unchanged. "In the official family, I just wanted to dance with Xiang Zhuang with his sword and aim at Pei Gong. In his words, he was actually sarcastically admonishing the official family and attacking him.
Commander Xia, the Prince of Yan'an County may act in name only, but you cannot entrust him with the real critical blow, otherwise this battle will be lost!"
Han Shizhong was stunned and was about to have a seizure. When he saw Hu Mingzhong standing upright in front of him, he looked exactly like Zhu Gaozhen in Huaishang.
"How do you say that?" Zhao Guanjia, who looked curious, couldn't ask further.
"So that the officials will know that Han Shizhong has always been arrogant and arrogant. It is due to his temperament. He will be complacent after a little achievement and regard the world as nothing. Not once or twice. It is just because of the indulgence of the officials that he can achieve his current status.
That's all." Hu Yin didn't even look at the dumbfounded Han Shizhong, nor did he look at the many generals below Yue Fei. He just spoke sternly to Zhao Guan's family. "And since he rescued him from Yaoshan and became the king of Yan'an, he has naturally been the same.
His old illness relapsed, and the officials who came to Guanzhong this time allowed him a double marriage and gave him a commanding banner, which made him domineering to the point of forgetfulness..."
"Isn't it..." Han Shizhong finally couldn't bear it any longer and hurriedly spoke to Zhao Jiu.
But as soon as he opened his mouth and met Zhao Guanjia's half-smiling expression, his heart felt cold and he immediately shut up.
"Why are you forgetful?" After looking at Han Shizhong, Zhao Jiu changed his posture on the stone bench, put one leg on another stone bench in front of him, and started pressing on the spot.
"I only want to say one thing. It is clear that the officials have already made arrangements for this Xixia incident. The troops, horses, commanders, and deputy commanders have all been arranged. As a minister, he actually wants to force the position of commander, which is extremely treasonous!"
"I don't know!" Han Shizhong looked pale and knelt down directly in front of the sacrificial house. "I don't know..."
"Get up." Zhao Jiu said immediately, but the smile on his face disappeared at all.
Han Shizhong stood up immediately, even more shocked. While the others were waiting, Yue Fei was speechless and expressionless. Qu Duan couldn't help but turned around and smiled, but quickly looked up to the sky to control his expression. Wang De didn't know what was going on.
Suddenly he gasped for breath; as for Liu Xi, Li Shifu, Yang Yizhong and others, they just bowed their heads.
"Go on." Zhao Jiu raised his hand to signal, but he gestured to Hu Yin.
"Yes." Hu Mingzhong raised his hand and said again. "I believe that the officials have made precise preparations for this westward journey. It is obvious that Yue Jiedu will be the commander-in-chief, Qu Dutong will be the deputy, and Deputy Wang Dutong will be the deputy to carry out the final blow.
But the prince of Yan'an County knew the military plan, but still used the excuse of dispatching the cavalry back to Chang'an to invite him back to the city to ask for the position of commander. This is one of them!"
After saying these words, Han Shizhong's heart became colder when he saw Zhao Guanjia slightly nodding, but Yue Fei and others also took a breath.
"Since the officials had made a decision long ago, they never made a direct announcement. It seemed that they were thinking about the dignity of the Yan'an prince and the country's most famous general. As a result, he actually became blinded by his sharpness and only regarded the dignity given to him by the officials as indulgence. He kept pestering him for half a month...
..." Hu Yin continued to shout loudly, but turned to Han Shizhong midway. "Han Liangchen, I just ask you, you have been working in Chang'an for half a month. If the officials want you to be a commander, they have announced it long ago, but they have not expressed it for a long time.
Do you really don’t understand or do you pretend you don’t understand?! It’s the official family, the other two!”
Han Shizhong opened his mouth to speak, but was speechless and gradually started to sweat.
"As of today, the patience of the officials is running out, and the ministers can't stand it any longer. First, the ministers mocked Han Xin, and then the officials persuaded him to be virtuous. Then they spent a long time until they arrived at the tombs of Zhou Bo and Zhou Yafu, but he
I still don’t understand..." At this point, Hu Yin couldn't bear it for the second time, and then turned to face Han Shizhong for the second time. "Prince Yan'an, let me ask you again... Do you really not know about Han Xin and Zhou Bo and his son?"
Han Shizhong must have wanted to understand what was going on at this time. His face immediately turned pale and he asked Zhao Guanjia for an explanation.
But at the same time, Hu Mingzhong kept scolding him one after another:
"For an ordinary emperor, it would be nonsense to kill you based on your arrogance today. But today at the dinner, I didn't give you chopsticks. How should you handle yourself?"
"The officials asked you to study and cultivate virtue. What did you study and cultivate?!"
"It's been like this since Huaishang, and it's still like this today! Do you really think that our civil servants are deliberately suppressing your military ministers in this world? That day, Mr. Zhao was almost shot to death by your subordinates. You really have no responsibility at all? Zhu Gao was arrogant and wantonly killed the generals.
, who are you showing off your prestige to? Master, Meng'er, who are you talking to?!"
"Have you ever made a mistake when the official Jingouzhen promised you the position of king? What an honor and favor it is to give you a flag with a jade belt? A pair of children have only been a few months old and may not have been raised, so they directly promised the eldest son of the emperor to marry your eldest daughter. Princess Yiyou will marry you.
Eldest son... This is basically to smooth out the worries of your death for you, but you are still entangled here. Those who know will naturally know that you have such a temperament, and the world will get used to it! If you don’t know, why not?
Are you worried that you will plot rebellion in the future?!"
"You are arrogant because you are favored! You are arrogant and slow to advance!" Hu Yin said recently, almost gnashing his teeth. Not only Han Shizhong, but also the other military officials present were all horrified. "If it weren't for the officials to protect you, you would still have to do it now.
The overall situation is the most important thing. How can I be impeached in this wilderness? In Chang'an City, I have already thrown my crown into the ground and fought for the Guanxi Fifth Route Transport Envoy. I will also blow you people down in public!
Han Liangchen!"
"I'm calling you!" Zhao Jiu suddenly interrupted.
"Yes." Han Shizhong responded in a panic, and then bravely raised his hand to Hu Yin. "Brother Hu... Hu Caosi!"
"If you continue like this." Hu Yin waved his sleeves and looked at each other, almost hating the iron. "No matter how hard the officials try to protect you, it will be useless... because Han Xin is simply seeking his own death! Zhou Bo also deserves to know what the jailer is doing.
Expensive! Read it carefully!"
"Definitely, definitely, brother Hu, don't be angry." Han Shizhong quickly replied, then turned to Zhao Jiu. "The officials should not be angry either, I am really out of my mind."
"I'm not angry." Zhao Jiu sneered, then stood up. "If I were really angry, would I let Hu Qing come and talk to you?"
Han Shizhong took a long breath and turned back to look at the other handsome ministers who were pinned down by him. He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"Don't feel embarrassed." Zhao Jiu, who seemed to have sensed Han Shizhong's intentions, bowed his head and took a few steps, suddenly turned back and pinched the opponent's hand, and responded easily. "The war is about to begin, between kings and ministers, between handsome ministers, between civil and military officials.
, should not intensify conflicts...but these discords are destined to be inevitable. Speaking out is not necessarily a bad thing, it is better than going to the battlefield with resentment!"
"I have absolutely no resentment." Han Shizhong quickly expressed his stance. "Hu Caosi taught you the right lesson today. I do not know how to advance or retreat..."
Zhao Jiu held the opponent's hand and smiled, then walked forward. After walking a few steps, he seemed to remember something, and gave a brief instruction to Yang Yizhong who had been silent: "Today we have a dinner at the mouth of the Jinghe River, cook that dish."
Come, let Liu Yan bring the Xixia envoys and give them a last meal."
Yang Yizhong handed over his hand and left, but Yue Fei beside him suddenly realized: "I dare to ask the officials, but there is something to say in the west?"
"That's right." Zhao Jiu continued to hold Han Shizhong's hands and nodded frankly. "Shilang Hu has already persuaded Yelu Dashi. The Khitans brought Shilang Hu from Hexi in the name of an envoy. When they arrived at Zhuoluo City in the north of Lanzhou, they could go directly
But Hu Shilang thought that there was a condition for us to attract troops first when we came to Yelu Dashi. He wanted to urge the Khitan people to go back there to report the news and send troops; secondly, he also wanted to go to Xingling area to familiarize himself with the terrain.
, to spy on the arrangements... so I only asked people to come back and report, but I continued to go to Xingqing Mansion with the Khitan people."
Yue Fei paused heavily, and the others immediately realized why they came out to see Changling today... Besides, it was helpless for Zhao Jiu to be so leisurely in Chang'an, because they had to wait for the news from Yelu Dashi before they could carry out their next activities.
, this was forced...and Han Shizhong was even more embarrassed, because it showed that the officials tolerated him until the last moment.
Without further ado, just like that, the Zhao family used Hu Yin to severely dampen Han Shizhong's arrogance, decided on Yue Fei's strategy of making a crucial blow, and then went with a group of civil and military officials to the mouth of the Jinghe River more than ten miles away. And in the Xixia City
Xue Yuanli and his party could not help but be in a hurry. Fortunately, these Xixia people and civil servants were also used to riding horses. However, they galloped and arrived at the mouth of the Jinghe River, which was a full forty or fifty miles away from Chang'an City, and Zhao Guan's family was indeed here.
The picnic is ready.
Of course, I also gave chopsticks to everyone including the Prince of Yan'an County in advance to save anyone from misunderstanding.
As for Xue Yuanli and other Xixia envoys, they were half happy, half worried, half surprised, and half expecting... to be summoned suddenly, who knows what they would say? I hope they are just here to enjoy the scenery.
The difference between Jing and Wei is clear!
"Xue Qing, please look, the Jing and Wei are clearly distinct!" A moment later, under the setting sun, Xue Yuanli, who saw Zhao Song's family for the first time, was a little dazed when he was grabbed by the hands of the extremely enthusiastic Zhao Guan's family, and then he was dragged directly to the river embankment.
To be honest, if it weren't for the red robe and turban on the other party's head, he almost thought he was in a dream... Did he really just come to enjoy the scenery?
"Sure enough, Jing and Wei are clearly distinct!" Xue Yuanli tried his best to speak in extremely standard Kansai Chinese, but he was extremely alert in his heart.
What does this mean? Does it imply that the Song Dynasty and the Great White Kingdom are at odds with each other?
You know, the upper reaches of the Jinghe River are called Baima River, and the end of Baima River is basically within the territory of Dabaigao Kingdom.
Unexpectedly, the Zhao Guan family just held Xue Yuanli's hand and looked at the water of the Jingwei River, then let go and went back to the river embankment to sit down.
The emperor of the Song Dynasty, Xue Yuanli, did not dare to neglect, and neither did the others. Wu came from Han Shizhong, Wen came from Hu Yin, and the foreign ministers from Xue Yuanli took their seats one after another.
However, after sitting down, the dishes were not served and the drinks were not served, but Zhao Guanjia suddenly looked confused: "Was it Jing Zhi Zhi Wei Qing just now?"
"Yes." Hu Yin cupped his hands and faced each other. "It's both turbid and clear..."
Xue Yuanli also wanted to intervene, preparing to talk about some classical poetry and the like.
But Zhao Jiu shook his head directly, no longer pretending, but directly lamented: "The turbidity and clearness are all Xixia's fault!"
Everyone was stunned, not to mention Hu Yin and Zheng Zhichang, even Han Shizhong, Qu Duan, Wang De, Liu Qi, Li Shifu and other generals from Guanzhong were shocked, and even Yue Fei was shocked.
"Your Majesty!"
"Of course it's none of your business!" Zhao Jiu responded solemnly. "The purity and turbidity of the water are all due to the sediment in it. How much sediment enters the river depends entirely on the lush vegetation in the river basin... The lush vegetation can retain the sand.
If the sand and soil do not enter the water, and the sand and soil in the upper reaches do not enter the water, the river water will naturally be clear. On the contrary, the river water will naturally be turbid... The fundamental reason why the Jing River is so turbid now is that you Xixia people have carried out large-scale construction and reclamation in the upper reaches to clear up wasteland, causing water and soil erosion into the river.
"
This statement seemed to make some sense... Everyone was in a daze for a moment.
And Zhao Guanjia also continued to talk about his fallacy: "As for the harm of turbid water, everyone knows that there is more sediment in the water, and there is more siltation. When there is too much siltation, the river bed lifts, and floods are prone to occur..."
"Your Majesty!"
Is it on us?"
"The Jinghe River in the Tang Dynasty must not be as chaotic as it is now!" Zhao Jiu insisted. "I am not just talking about the Jinghe River. The biggest sin of you Xixia people is actually the Yellow River!"
"yellow……?"
"You control the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and the water of the Yellow River has become increasingly turbid since the founding of the Xixia Kingdom. The lower reaches have been hit by disasters many times, all because you have reclaimed land and built cities in the upper reaches!"
"Your Majesty!" Xue Yuanli was almost sad and angry.
"If you think about it carefully, the decline of the Tang Dynasty may have something to do with the Li Yuanhao clan establishing a foothold in Hetao and then carrying out large-scale construction projects." Zhao Jiu became more and more emotional. "It was your ancestors' large-scale construction projects that caused the shortage of food in Guanzhong. If it weren't for the shortage of food in Guanzhong,
, How did the Tang Dynasty decline? Hu Qing (Hu Yin) and Zhao Qing (Zhao Kai) told me before that since the large-scale renovation of Zheng Bai Canal during the Daguan Period, Guanzhong is no longer too short of food... But according to my opinion,
This kind of water conservancy project only treats the symptoms but not the root cause. If Xixia cannot be wiped out and the water and soil in the upper reaches can be restored, the people in Guanzhong will not live a good life after all, and the lower reaches of the Yellow River will flood again and again!"
Hearing the word "annihilation", Xue Yuanli completely lost confidence in maintaining peace. He finally knew what it meant to be called this time, but he simply waved his sleeves at the table:
"Your Majesty! How is your statement different from calling a deer a horse?! The water is clear and the water is turbid. You actually blame me, Dabai Gaoguo?!"
"Be bold!"
"Absurd!"
"Thief!"
In the general's banquet room opposite, many people stood up in an instant.
"Every word I speak comes from the bottom of my heart!" Zhao Jiu told his generals not to be pretentious, but at the same time his face was calm and his heart was not beating. He looked calm, as if he was really speaking from the bottom of his heart. "As for Xue Qing, he is just like the head of your family.
He has little talent and little knowledge, and does not know the truth and justice, so I am too lazy to care."
Let’s say that Xue Yuanli’s words of ‘calling a deer a horse’ that he just risked his own life can be considered as fulfilling the duties of a minister, but after all, he is the prime minister of a country and is still very graceful, so he is still doing his best:
"Why is Your Majesty so provocative and bluntly saying that Yan'an is not good? It's just that Your Majesty, the foreign minister has told Prime Minister Yu Wen many times before, and I will say it again today. We understand that the Gao Kingdom really has no intention of taking Yan'an from the Jin people... Only
Now that the three kingdoms are fighting, your majesty’s move is tantamount to pushing the 200,000 soldiers of Dabai Gao to the side of the Jin people!”
"Where did you get the 200,000 soldiers?" Zhao Jiu sneered. "The Iron Kites are only six thousand, and the Poxi Army is only two hundred... But when it comes to this matter, in any case, Xue Qing came to see me this time. In terms of etiquette,
They are all appropriate. Fifty camels and a hundred good horses are the greatest courtesy you Xixia people can show... I will send all these things to Qu Dutong for the use of the imperial cavalry.
"
After hearing this, Qu Duan instinctively wanted to get up and go to tease the Xixia people, but he unexpectedly saw that apart from the official family, the two eldest people in the audience, Hu Yin and Han Shizhong, were looking at him, but their expressions were stiff, and they didn't know what to do.
Dare to move.
"Your Majesty, you can do whatever you want!"
"Of course." Zhao Jiu responded with a smile. "But I haven't finished yet... I also like that white parrot."
"As long as your Majesty likes it..."
"You must know that in Tokyo that day, there was an alchemist from Shaoxing who told me an allusion, saying that there is Chang'e in the middle of the moon, and she is the wife of Hou Yi, just because in Hou Yi's house he could only eat crow noodles every day.
, so he stole Hou Yi's elixir and fled to the moon." Zhao Jiu smiled at the ministers and Xue Yuanli. The ministers didn't know the reason and could only apologize. Xue Yuanli's expression was cold and unchanged. "Later, I will tell you what the elixir in the story is.
I forgot all about it, only remembering the Crow Zhajiang Noodles... I haven’t eaten the Crow Zhajiang Noodles today, but since Xue Qing is returning home, I happened to ask Xue Qing to have a bowl of Parrot Zhajiang Noodles first.”
Zhao Guanjia said slowly, and Yang Yizhong waved his hand, and as expected, a fully armed imperial guard brought a bowl of noodles with shredded pork and sauce, and placed it directly in front of Xue Yuanli... Everyone became more and more excited
They were dumbfounded, not to mention the Xixia people, but even the handsome ministers felt a little chilly in their hearts.
"Your Majesty is determined to start a war?" Xue Yuanli endured the discomfort, tried to avoid the bowl of noodles in front of him, looked up to the sky and closed his eyes for a moment, then reluctantly opened his eyes and asked.
"I have just been in Changling. I have appointed Han Shizhong, Prince of Yan'an County, as the Commander-in-Chief, Hu Yin as the Logistics Governor, Yue Fei, Qu Duan, and Wu Jie as the Deputy, and we will send all the troops to capture Hengshan!" Zhao Jiu pointed out casually. "My soldiers.
Less, only a few hundred thousand!"
Hearing this, Han Shizhong, who had just sat down, immediately stood up and, together with Yue Fei and Qu Duan, casually raised their hands towards Xue Yuanli from a distance.
Xue Yuanli's face turned red, he lowered his head and forcefully took a bite of noodles on the table, then stood up and left, while Zhao Jiu showed no reaction and just let him go. Unexpectedly, the Xixia Zai couldn't carry out more than a few steps, so he covered him up on the spot.
He couldn't hold his tongue, so he just held the hand of the accompanying Xixia official and forced himself down the river embankment. Then he retched for a while...but in the end he hurried away without looking back.
People left for a long time, and the banquet was quiet for a long time. Han Shizhong and others started to speak but stopped talking several times.
Hu Yin, on the other hand, frowned a little, and then asked directly: "The officials killed the gifts given by others, and then let the envoys eat them?"
Zhao Jiu finally spread his hands: "How could I do such a thing? That parrot is so cute, I sent it to Tokyo to the Queen Mother a long time ago, just to anger the Xixia people, and I didn't force him to eat it, he
I ate it myself…”
Everyone felt a little relieved along with Hu Yin... This was the familiar Zhao Guan family.
However, Zhao Guan's family also sighed for a moment: "There is no way. I spoke from the bottom of my heart and was determined to conquer Xia Ming. He didn't believe it at all. I tried to coax him with a bowl of noodles, but he reacted like this. I can only say that this person is willing to believe me in his heart."
He is a cruel person... But, Zhengfu, what kind of meat is this?"
Everyone went to see Yang Yizhong again.
Yang Yizhong had no choice but to tell the truth: "The official's order was urgent, and I was worried at the moment. It was me who temporarily led someone to shoot a few crows from Changling."
Zhao Guanjia's heart was pounding.
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