This Xixia king's city corresponds to Yinchuan, Ningxia in later generations.
In terms of area and scale, it is naturally far smaller than Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo at that time. The city is rectangular, with a circumference of more than 18 miles, a moat ten feet wide, two gates in the north and south, and one gate in the east and west. The roads are in a grid shape and the streets are relatively small.
It is wide, with more than 20 neighborhoods, and ordinary residents are densely distributed in it, all living in low mud houses.
Looking at the imperial city, there are palace gardens and a palace city of a certain size, but the most important thing is the royal handicraft workshop, which is working overtime and constantly producing longbows.
Huang Shangfei was in mid-air, overlooking these places, his eyes flashing.
"Do you want to take action against Guanzao?"
The inventor and the Holy Master stood behind him and asked.
"You can, but it's not necessary."
Huang Shang leisurely said: "The weapons of the Song Dynasty have completely surpassed those of Xixia, why do you need to do such a thankless thing?"
In the early years of the Song Dynasty, when soldiers went into battle, they relied on bows and crossbows. When they went into battle, whether they were holding a spear or a sword or a shield, they always carried a bow or a crossbow.
This is understandable. After all, you only have one life. The casualty rate in melee combat is too high. Who would not hesitate to die?
However, Xixia has always attached great importance to bows and crossbows.
Due to technical reasons, Dangxiang's man-made crossbows cannot be made of high quality, but their longbows are extremely outstanding, especially the official ones made by Xingqing Prefecture, which can be said to be the best in the world.
This was true in history, but in this world, after Huang Shang had farmed for twenty years, the weapons of the Song Dynasty were far superior to those of other countries.
Not to mention anything else, the Divine Arm Bow can instantly kill the Xixia Longbow. These party craftsmen are working overtime one by one. Even if good luck comes, they can't even think of shortening the gap between the two.
That's why Xixia wanted to steal the drawings of the Song Dynasty. They had the ability to copy them on a large scale.
But so what?
If I pluck out a hair, it will be thicker than your waist!
Huang Shang glanced past the workshop and looked towards the Xixia Palace.
More than twenty years ago, his avatar passed the Sanyuan exam and passed the Guangxi expedition. Xixia was still the second emperor, and Li Yuanhao's youngest son Li Liangzuo was on the throne.
This Xixia emperor is very powerful.
Since Li Yuanhao was killed by another son, after a palace coup, he ascended the throne at the age of only one. Naturally, he was under the exclusive power of his mother's clan and was in vain.
Moreover, this person's mother was an extremely dissolute person. She had an affair with Li Yuanhao's bodyguard and did not shy away from it. The little emperor kept it secret. When he was twelve years old, he began to hook up with his sister-in-law, collect information through her, and eventually kill his mother's clan.
, to gain great power.
Shocked! A fifth-grade elementary school student hooked up with his sister-in-law! He drove a tiger to devour a wolf! He killed his mother and the whole family!
This is not a headline-grabber, this is really shocking.
By the time he reached the age of middle school, he had already taken over the political affairs, relinquished military power, balanced civil and military affairs internally, quoted Han scholars Jing Xun and others externally, constantly sent troops to invade the Song Dynasty, and skillfully dealt with the conflicts between the Liao and Tubo tribes.
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The only flaw of this man was that he died at an early age at the age of twenty-one.
After his death, the throne was succeeded by his seven-year-old son.
Yes, the son is seven years old, but the power has fallen into the hands of a woman.
Who is the hot woman?
She is the sister-in-law who was seduced by a primary school student before.
This woman is equally terrifying. She is a Han Chinese. She bet on a Dang Xiang child. She first destroyed her husband's family. Then, after the child's husband died, she became the Queen Mother, imprisoned her son and took control of the court.
For eighteen years.
A Han, or a woman, was in charge of a group of Party members, and of course there was a lot of resistance.
In order to resolve the conflict, she began to fight against the Song Dynasty crazily and launched a war. During this period, she won a decisive battle, causing the Song Dynasty to lose a total of 600,000 soldiers, severely damaged its vitality, and no longer had the power to enter into foreign affairs. Wang Anshi's reform failed.
, Song Shenzong died of depression.
Of course, that is historical. The current Xixia invasion has been firmly blocked by the Song Dynasty. Now it is trembling in the face of the six-pronged attack of the Song Dynasty.
However, the person in charge is still the Empress Dowager Liang.
"The Han people learned to speak nonsense, but they cursed the Han people on the city wall!"
Huang Shang sneered in his heart, but had an indifferent look on his face: "If I want to do something, I will do something big. Now that Empress Dowager Liang is in charge of Xixia, let's start with her!"
"Listening to this tone, someone who didn't know better would have thought you were Huang Shang!"
The Holy Master swallowed these words and asked: "When are you going to see the first-grade hall master and declare your surrender? By the way, the first-grade hall master is no longer the Helian Tieshu in the original work, but has been changed to Helan Tiehan.
Need attention."
Huang Shang shook his head: "Don't worry about these details. Let's go directly to see Empress Dowager Liang. Time is tight and we don't have time to waste time in Xixia!"
The Holy Lord frowned: "Why is it that Empress Dowager Liang can see her whenever she wants?"
Samsaras are equivalent to rangers, and it is good to be respected by the First Grade Hall. In the eyes of the superiors who take care of everything, their status is actually very humble.
Let alone a mere surrenderer, even if you bring up the head of a key enemy figure, I'm afraid you'll only receive a reward but not a summons.
Huang Shang's so-called surrender is a waste of time and has no benefits. To be able to meet the first-grade hall master, he has to rely on the Holy Master and the Inventor, which is equivalent to the two of them using their previous achievements to vouch for him.
As for Empress Dowager Liang, don’t even think about it.
However, Huang Shang looked at the imperial city and smiled slightly: "The next step is to witness the miracle!"
Sure enough, soon behind the palace, there was a burst of excitement, and many maids came in and out, with panic and fear on their faces.
The three of them were condescending and could see clearly. The Holy Lord and the inventor were surprised and said: "What method are you using?"
Huang Shang smiled and let them figure it out.
Soon, the noise below became louder, almost the entire harem was alarmed, and anxious voices came out:
"The Queen Mother is sick again!"
"Where's the imperial doctor! How long will it take for the imperial doctor to arrive!"
"It's useless. The imperial doctor can't cure that strange disease at all! Here's the Song Dynasty's collection of questions. Get it over quickly. It's the only one that can suppress the Queen Mother's symptoms!"
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All this was as expected, but Huang Shang was startled by the title of palace maid.
Queen Mother?
That’s not right!
Whether based on age or historical prototype, Li Qiushui should be Li Liangzuo's mother, the Empress Wu Zang who had an affair with Li Yuanhao's bodyguard.
But now it’s the Queen Mother…
Is she the Queen Mother Liang?
"In the plot of Tianlongyuan, Li Qiushui was disfigured by the Tianshan Child Elder twenty years ago. Of course, Empress Dowager Liang has nothing to do with him and will never be seen again. In this world, after my changes, she was not disfigured, but transformed into Liang
Queen Mother?"
Huang Shang expressed his heartache.
Li Qiu Shui, Li Qiu Shui, the twelve-year-old young lady, you won’t let her go?
That's three years to start, and the maximum period is indefinite!
There are no cliffs, and there are layers of hats!
"As an elder who has always had a close relationship with Xiaoyaozi, I can't stand it anymore!"
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"Get out! Get out!"
"Bring me the question book, I'm going to do the questions!!!"
A figure flew out of the palace, fell to the ground, and vomited blood.
Hearing the roar in the palace, the maids and maids knelt on the ground and remained silent, not even daring to speak out.
Because the one who flew out was none other than Helan Tiehan, the first-grade hall master of Xixia.
When Yipintang was first established, the leader of the hall was Helian Tieshu, who personally led the first batch of masters to Kaifeng Mansion of the Song Dynasty to assassinate the crown prince Zhao Shu, in order to make the Song Dynasty have no successors, so that the Xixia army could take advantage of the situation to suppress the situation.
But it is a pity that Helian Tieshu died too quickly, and the Yipintang was also abandoned by the Xixia high-level officials. It was not until the Empress Dowager Liang came to power that she promoted another declining royal family, Helan Tiehan, and continued to attract masters from the world.
Only this time, Yipintang no longer dealt specifically with the Song Dynasty, but more with suppressing the dissatisfaction in Xixia.
Yipintang was a sharp knife in the hands of Empress Dowager Liang, similar to the Jin Yiwei of the Ming Dynasty in the future, supervising all officials. Anyone who dared to question her rule would strike first.
In view of this, Helan Tiehan, as her absolute confidant, was very respected. Now that he was beaten out, it can be seen that the one in the palace has almost gone crazy.
"Your Majesty, the Song Dynasty's collection of inscriptions cannot cure the root cause. I will definitely invite a skilled doctor!"
Helan Tiehan got up, shouted loudly, and walked backward out of the harem.
His tone was full of confidence, but it could be seen from the frown on his face that he had no confidence at all.
The Empress Dowager Liang had been ill for so many years, and her confidant Helan Tiehan also concluded a pattern: the Empress Dowager would become ill every three years during the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty.
It makes no sense, but it is the rule.
But this time, there were no imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty, and the Queen Mother became ill, and the attack was fierce and unprecedented.
"The Song army is pressing down on the country. If the Queen Mother is good or bad at this time, I know that the country is really in danger of overthrow!"
Helan Tiehan was anxious in his heart, and suddenly thought of the reincarnations who had joined the First Grade Hall in recent months, and ordered his surroundings: "Go and call those strangers over!"