Xia Emperor Li Qianshun made up his mind to live and die with the Xingqing Mansion, and the civil and military officials in the palace no longer dared to persuade him to move the capital or to patrol the north or the west.

Li Qianshun asked all civil and military officials to perform their duties and be ready to face the enemy at any time.

If the Song army comes to attack Xingqing Mansion, and if the Xia army on the front line suffers heavy casualties, the men in the city between the ages of ten and sixty will be forced to join the army immediately to defend the city...

Before Li Qianshun dismissed the court, in order to boost the morale of civil and military officials and stabilize people's hearts, he forced a smile, pretended to be confident, and smiled confidently:

"My dear friends, don't worry. I have a plan to defeat the enemy."

"My dear friends, don't look at the soldiers and horses led by Zhao Ji, the dog emperor of the Song Dynasty, who is personally marching. There are more soldiers and horses than the Xia army in our capital. However, the Song army came from a long distance to invade our country of Daxia, and its front line was too long. .”

"Every time the Song Army attacks a city, it must dedicate part of its troops to defend the city. In this case, how many Song troops can the Dog Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji, send to attack our Xingqing Mansion?"

Naturally, many of the civil and military officials in the hall were accustomed to flattering and praising Emperor Xia.

"Your Majesty is wise! After your Majesty clarified the doubts, the humble minister suddenly became enlightened! The Song army that can attack my capital is only 20,000 to 30,000 men!"

"From Wei Chen's point of view, the Song army that can attack my capital is only ten to twenty thousand!"

"Since I have admired Han Confucianism and hundreds of schools of learning, I have asked all my beloved ministers to read more Han classics and historical books and strategies."

"My dear friends, don't panic! Even if the Song army sends tens of thousands of troops to attack my capital, they will definitely be defeated and return!"

"My dear friends, have you not seen the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Chibi, and the Battle of Feishui in the Central Plains Dynasty? "Isn't it true that the weak defeated the strong, and the defensive defeated the offensive?"

Many civil and military ministers in the hall nodded in agreement, while the few Dangxiang generals who had not read the history books and military strategies of the Han Dynasty looked confused.

Several ministers who were good at catering to the holy will came out one after another and praised:

"After His Majesty clarified my doubts, I have doubled my confidence!"

"Your Majesty is wise, we will win this battle to defend the capital of Great Xia!"

"Your Majesty is far-sighted and our Xia army will be able to annihilate all the Song enemies who invade Xingqing Mansion!"

"..."

"Hahaha..." Li Qianshun laughed deliberately. As a wise and heroic leader, he could naturally see that many ministers said the above words to please and flatter him, the Emperor of Great Xia.

However, Li Qianshun was also happy that all civil and military officials had the confidence to defeat the Song army and win the battle to defend Xingqing Mansion.

In order to boost the morale of the civil and military officials, he loudly said:

"I have calculated that the number of capable troops sent by the Song Army to attack Xingqing Mansion, my capital city, is only 60,000 at most."

"And I have already sent General Li Liangfu to lead the troops and carry the cyclone cannon 'Poxi' to the eastern suburbs of the capital to defend the banks of the Yellow River."

"If the Song army comes down the river to attack Xingqing Mansion, Li Liangfu's troops will be able to catch the Song army by surprise, and many Song soldiers will be killed by the roaring Yellow River!"

"If Zhao Ji, the dog emperor of the Song Dynasty, dares to come in person by boat, my tiger general Li Liangfu will definitely use a cyclone cannon to sink the dragon boat he is riding in, and Zhao Ji will be buried in the belly of a fish!"

All the civil and military officials in the main hall also admired Emperor Xia's words for making them come true.

"Your Majesty is wise and mighty..."

"Your Majesty is wise and mighty..."

"Long live my emperor..."

Li Qianshun smiled slightly and said again:

"My favorite general Li Liangfu led his troops to guard the Yellow River in the eastern suburbs of the capital, which was the first line of defense of the capital. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the capital guarded the outer city of Xingqing Prefecture, which was the second line of defense. It was so impregnable that the Song Army could not survive for a year and a half. It can't be broken even if it's set!"

"If we wait until dozens of teams of messengers and imperial envoys sent by me arrive at the military divisions in various parts of Daxia Kingdom and call in King Qin's army, the Song army led by Zhao Ji, the dog emperor of the Song Dynasty who is personally conducting the expedition, will be attacked by our army from front to back. !”

"Therefore, I dare to assert that the Song army that goes deep into our Xia territory alone will be defeated, and our army will win!"

Before that, the civil and military officials in the main hall still didn't believe that Emperor Xia could defend Xingqing Mansion in the capital.

Now, after they heard Xia Emperor Li Qianshun's well-founded analysis, most of the civil and military ministers were convinced.

They sincerely admired the current Xia Emperor Li Qianshun, and they all said that the current Xia Emperor had great talents and strategies since he was a child!

In Daxia, in the first year of Tiananli Ding, Xia Huizong Li Bingchang died young, and Li Qianshun, who was only three years old, came to the throne, and his mother party Liang's family ruled under the dictatorship. At that time, during the rule of the later party Liang, Daxia was politically corrupt and its army was weak. The Song Dynasty took the opportunity to attack, but the Xia army was defeated repeatedly...

Twenty-two years ago, in the second year of Yong'an in the Great Xia Dynasty, the sixteen-year-old current Xia Emperor Li Qianshun exterminated the Houdang Liang family and took charge of the government. After taking office, he rectified the official administration, strengthened the centralization of monarchy, and ended the previous Great Xia Dynasty. The situation of dictatorship by relatives and aristocrats always appeared in the country.

Under the diligent rule of the current Xia Emperor Li Qianshun, Daxia became strong, politically clear, socioeconomically developed, and its military strength strengthened. Three years ago, the Xia army defeated the invasion of the Song army. Jin King Richard led his troops to capture the famous Song army generals. Liu Fa’s head...

The civil and military officials of Xia Kingdom thought of this, and combined with the encouragement of Emperor Xia, they seemed to have taken a reassurance, and they all shouted:

"Your Majesty is wise, our army will win!"

"Your Majesty is so powerful that the enemies of the Song Dynasty will be defeated!"

"Long live my emperor..."

When Li Qianshun saw that the ministers were no longer as panicked as when he first came to court, he felt a lot more at ease. He was confident that he was 60 to 70 percent sure of winning the battle to defend Xia's capital. He said loudly:

"If you, my dear friends, do not have this memorial, please retreat from the court! I see the current situation and will not allow you to slack off. After you retire from the court, you must each perform your duties! Be ready to obey my orders at any time."

"Long live my emperor..."

Li Qianshun watched the ministers exiting the main hall one after another, but he saw the thirty-five-year-old imperial censor Mou Ning Keren, kneeling in the main hall, but he still did not get up to withdraw from the court.

Li Qianshun asked doubtfully: "Ai Qing, why don't you withdraw from the court?"

Mou Ning Keren kowtowed and said: "I have something confidential to report, so I can only explain it to Your Majesty after all the officials have left the main hall."

Li Qianshun glanced at the door of the hall again. All other civil and military officials had exited, and he said:

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Now, there is no other beloved in this hall. If you have any confidential matters, please come to me quickly."

Mou Ning Ke Ren bowed again and said:

"Your Majesty, do you remember twenty years ago, in the first year of Zhenguan in the Great Xia Dynasty, the censor Xue Yuanli's letter suggested emphasizing sinology?"

Li Qianshun frowned slightly, feeling a little displeased. Didn't he think that the confidential matter that Mou Ning Keren wanted to reveal was such a waste of time?

However, he still said coldly: "Of course I remember! I was eighteen years old at that time, and it was the second year after I took office. Because I admired Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty for his martial arts and martial arts, I also longed for the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty. Governance! Therefore, the year name 'Yong'an' was changed to 'Zhenguan'."

"I also followed the example of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and accepted advice with an open mind and solicited wise words from all over the world."

"At that time, Xue Yuanli, the chief censor, wrote a letter recommending the promotion of Sinology."

"I still remember what Xue Yuanli said in his letter:

‘The conduct of a scholar is nothing greater than filial piety and integrity; the model of governing the country is nothing more important than Confucianism.’

'In the past, when the Yuan Dynasty, Wei Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty succeeded to the throne, they all respected Confucianism and admired "Poems" and "Books". This is the legacy of the northwest and cannot be established as a religion.'

"Jingzong established his name with Shenwu, made the Fan characters into Chengwen, and established the Fan school to create talents. Because the time was right for talents, he put his talents to use."

'Now that peace has been going on for a long time, but scholars are not prosperous, good culture and education are not clear, and Chinese studies are not important, then the people are greedy and stubborn, and the scholars have no desire to forge ahead. Dong Zi said, 'If you don't cultivate scholars and want to be virtuous, it is like not carving jade. And if you seek literary talent, can you get it?"

"At that time, my general Xue Yuanli's suggestion that we should pay attention to Sinology was circulated in the court meeting and received the support of the vast majority of civil servants and military generals."

"Therefore, in the first year of Zhenguan, I issued a decree: In addition to the Tibetan studies, a special Sinology study was established. Each period had three hundred Sinology disciples, and the sages were raised and fed on the farm."

Li Qianshun pointed out Ning Keren and said: "I still remember that in the first year of Zhenguan 20 years ago, when the Han College was first established, Aiqing was only fifteen years old and was the best among the three hundred disciples of Dangxiang in the Han College. Who!"

"What your Majesty said is absolutely true," Mouning Keren said worriedly.

"Alas!" Li Qianshun sighed: "Although my veteran Xue Yuanli has died of illness several years ago, I have often read his memorials over the years."

"I still remember what Xue Zhongcheng said: We must pay attention to Han Confucianism. Therefore, Han Confucianism has been implemented in our country of Daxia to this day, and has cultivated many officials who are proficient in Han Confucianism, which is beneficial to the country and the people! I love you, too. Those who benefit from it!”

Mouning Keren said:

"Today, there are three things that I will report secretly."

"The first is that the monarch, ministers, soldiers and people of our country in Great Xia were all influenced by the theory of 'exclusively respecting Han Confucianism' advocated by the Han Xue Yuanli. The poison was very profound!"

Li Qianshun looked unhappy when he heard this, but he still held back his anger and listened to Mou Ning Keren continue to talk.

"Nine years ago, in the twelfth year of Zhenguan in the Great Xia Dynasty, Your Majesty ordered us and other court officials to fully explain the successes and failures of the government. The ministers once wrote a letter to express their opinions:

‘The key to governing the law is military punishment, and the way to enrich a country is nothing more than food. In the great Xia Dynasty, when the country was founded in the western frontier, hunting was the main task. Nowadays, in the country, virtuous people are valued and learning is emphasized, and military administration is gradually relaxed.’”

"At that time, the Wei minister also gave a direct advice to Your Majesty: 'Since you have promoted civil affairs, you should especially cultivate military equipment. Don't just admire the false reputation of a good scholar and forget the actual practice of guarding the border.' However, the advice of the Wei minister was not accepted by Your Majesty. "

Li Qianshun said: "I know that when Xue Yuanli promoted Confucianism to me and advocated governing the country with culture, the essence was to let my officials, historians, soldiers and civilians of Daxia learn the system of the Han and Song dynasties, which would be conducive to the stability of our country."

"In the twelfth year of Zhenguan, Ai Qing wrote a letter of remonstrance, advocating that our country of Great Xia should resume its military-based rule and adhere to its nomadic tradition. However, if this is the case, I am extremely worried that the same situation as that of the middle and late Tang Dynasty will occur in our country of Great Xia. The vassal towns in various places were divided into separate regimes."

"Therefore, although I know that I love you and be loyal to your country, I cannot adopt your advice of 'building a country with force'."

"However, I am well aware of Aiqing's talent and virtuousness. Therefore, within these nine years, I promoted Aiqing from Censor, first to Censor Zhongcheng, and then to Censor Dafu."

Mouning Keren felt very relieved when he saw Emperor Xia Li Qianshun speaking his mind, so he continued to speak impassionedly:

"Your Majesty, in this battle between Song and Xia, our army suffered successive defeats and cities fell one after another. The crimes were not caused by war, but were actually caused by the weakness of the army."

"As for the main reason for the weak military strength, after more than ten years of investigation by Wei Chen, it was discovered that with the prevalence of Han Confucianism in our country, many young children of our party's noble and powerful families have abandoned martial arts and literature in an attempt to imitate heroes. If a Confucian scholar enters the Han College, he will not have to go to the battlefield to fight and make meritorious deeds, but he will be able to enter an official career."

"Even among the children of our clan who are pursuing both civil and martial arts, after they come into contact with Han Confucianism and poetry, they will inevitably spend a lot of time and effort on it, and then get deeply involved in it, and enjoy the pursuit of pen and ink; thus, The practice of riding and archery skills was neglected."

"What's more, Wei Chen discovered that many of our party's generals from the Xiang clan also pride themselves on pursuing the study of Han Confucianism and their poetry and songs!"

Li Qianshun frowned and pondered as he listened to Mou Ning Keren's advice.

He knew that what Mouning Keren said was true. In the past twenty years, with the promotion of Han Confucianism in the Xia Kingdom, there were indeed many young people from party aristocrats and powerful families who had slacked off in practicing martial arts, bowing, horse riding, and archery.

However, he understood that the introduction of Han Confucianism could make the Dangxiang officials, soldiers and civilians who were originally barbaric and warlike and not very obedient to governance, become honest, obedient, loyal and patriotic, which was very beneficial to his centralized monarchy.
To be continued...