In the palace, Li Deming's eyes were red, and he looked up to the sky and screamed. He hated the Tubo of Liugu tribe!
Just now, his beloved son Li Yuanhao passed away due to infection after injury.
Li Yuanhao is not only his eldest son, but also his favorite son. At the same time, he is also the heir to the Li throne of Xiazhou!
Not long ago, Li Deming was planning to propose marriage to Daliao, hoping to marry a Liao princess for his son.
As a result, his son died before the marriage was concluded.
There was a feud between the Xiazhou Li family and the Liugu tribe Tubo. Now, with the new hatred added to the old hatred, he wanted to eat his flesh, drink his blood, cramp his tendons, and then crush Tuduo's bones with his own hands!
On the other side, Li Yuanhao's mother, Wei Mushi, was crying until she almost fainted.
I still remember how high-spirited Yuan Hao was on the day of the expedition. He even made bold promises in front of her.
Although Wei Mu gave birth to several boys, all of them died in infancy except Li Yuanhao.
Needless to say, there is no need to talk about the emotional pain of losing my beloved son.
Without the love between mother and son, Wei Mushi also lost her future.
Originally, if nothing unexpected happened, her son would most likely inherit the throne. Once Li Yuanhao succeeded to the throne, Wei Mu's status would also rise accordingly.
but now?
All is lost.
The throne would either fall on the second son or the youngest son. Anyway, all of this has nothing to do with the Wei Mushi family.
After a while, Mrs. Wei Mushi put away her grief, turned her eyes, and looked at her husband with overwhelming hatred.
"Your Majesty, this revenge must be avenged!"
However, to Wei Mushi's disappointment, Li Deming did not give her the response she wanted. Li Deming just stood there with a look of grief on his face.
In fact, Wei Mushi's words just awakened the furious Li Deming.
In other words, even without Wei Mushi's intervention, Li Deming would eventually wake up.
Of course he wanted to take revenge.
But from the perspective of the Xiazhou Li family, revenge is not the most urgent thing right now.
The battle of Mingsha not only destroyed tens of thousands of troops, but also caused the Xia people to lose the important pass - Xiao Pass!
Compared with the former, the latter made Li Deming even more distressed.
After Xiao Guan was lost, the Xiazhou Li family completely lost their offensive and defensive initiative.
Why did the Xiazhou Li family dare to attack Liangzhou and Ganzhou frequently before?
Even after repeated defeats and battles, the Xiazhou Li family remains determined?
Because only by winning Liangzhou and Ganzhou can the Li family of Xiazhou completely establish itself in the northwest!
At that time, Xiaoguan was still under the control of the Xia people, so the Li family had the capital to continuously attack, attack, and attack again.
But now, times have changed.
In the future, the Xiazhou Li family will have to look at Song Ting's face!
so!
For the future of the Li family in Xiazhou, Xiaoguan must be recaptured.
But how to win it?
The territory of Xiazhou is not monolithic, although the Li clan of Xiazhou is the largest tribe and is also the recognized leader of other tribes.
But in terms of the degree of control, it is to the point where people are willing to die.
We have just experienced a great war, and each tribe has suffered considerable losses. Now let other tribes send troops to attack Xiaoguan.
I'm afraid it's impossible.
At least you need to rest and recuperate for a while.
It was impossible for Song Ting not to take advantage of this period of time. In the coming year, it would be more difficult to attack Xiao Pass.
Li Deming had a deep understanding of how powerful the people of the Song Dynasty were in building cities and fortresses.
After thinking about it, Li Deming felt that he needed to make two preparations, no, it should be three preparations.
On the one hand, he paid tribute to the Song Dynasty, bowed his head, and eliminated the "year coins" in the Jingde peace negotiation.
Then, I tried to bargain to see if I could redeem Xiao Guan.
Although the chance is very small, it never hurts to give it a try. What if it succeeds?
Didn’t the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty respect etiquette?
(PS: During the Jingde period, the peace agreement signed between the Northern Song Dynasty and Xixia included an article in which the Song Dynasty ‘gifted’ Xiazhou Dangxiang 10,000 taels of silver, 10,000 pieces of silk, 20,000 guan of money, and 20,000 jins of tea every year.
Although the money is not much, and it is given in the name of reward, the meaning is completely different.
In the eyes of the Song people, it is a reward, but in the eyes of the Xia people, it is nothing more than a yearly coin. They are given every year. What is it called if it is not called a yearly coin?
In addition, the Song Dynasty lifted the ban on green and white salt and opened sales shops in the border areas.
In short, the Jingde Peace Treaty was a completely humiliating contract, but in the eyes of the Song Dynasty's monarchs and ministers, it was a staged victory. With only a little money every year, peace on the border was achieved.
But, is there really peace?
Did Song Ting dare to reduce the garrison troops?
Don't dare!
When Song Zhenzong was dismantling his army, he did not dare to move the border areas at all. He cut a little to the east and a little to the west, and then nothing happened, because Song Zhenzong focused all his attention on sealing the east and offering sacrifices to the west.)
Secondly, the Liao Kingdom had to continue to pay tribute. After all, the Xiazhou Li family was nominally a vassal of the Liao Kingdom.
When beating a dog, it depends on the owner!
Li Deming did not want the Liao Kingdom to send troops, but his dog was beaten. It is always right for the owner to seek justice for the dog, right?
The last step is, of course, to rely on yourself.
The food given to you by others is not as reliable as the food you make yourself.
The Liao Kingdom is nominally the suzerain state, but the real relationship between Xia and Liao is known to both Xia and Liao, but they are just using each other.
The Li family of Xiazhou used the name of the Liao State to intimidate the Song Ting, while the Liao State used the Li family of Xiazhou to involve the Song Ting's military strength.
Now, although the Xiazhou Li family has suffered a defeat, it has not been completely defeated. The Xiazhou Li family still has value.
Therefore, Li Deming was sure that the Liao Kingdom would not stand by and watch, but he did not know how strong the Liao Kingdom's support would be.
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Zhongjing.
Seeing the latest information coming from Tokyo, Yelu Longxu couldn't help but slam the table.
"Zhao Zhen, how dare you bully me!"
At this moment, the information in Yelu Longxu's hands was exactly the content of Xue Kui's successor's edict to know the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion.
Xue Kui had just returned from Daliao and became the top leader of Kaifeng Mansion!
What does this mean?
This shows that Zhao Zhen'er definitely recognized Xue Kui's contribution!
In what name did Xue Kui visit Khitan?
In the name of congratulating Queen Xiao on her birthday!
If it was really just a birthday celebration, and this was a completely routine mission, how could it be possible to promote Xue Kui to the top of the Kaifeng Mansion based on this merit alone?
Although Yelu Longxu had long known that Xue Kui's mission had an ulterior motive, Song Ting also knew it well.
But I knew that the Song Dynasty should not reuse Xue Kui so straightforwardly.
What kind of behavior is this?
This is a slap in the face of the Liao Kingdom!
How could Yelu Longxu endure it?
Go south!
Must go south!
He wanted to educate the little emperor of Zhao Song that there were some things that were not done like this!
Since you slapped me in the face and made me lose face, then he will find other ways to regain face!
Even if the Chanyuan Covenant is broken, he will not hesitate!
Of course, Yelu Longxu still has some sense in his heart and breaking the covenant would be the worst case scenario.
Try to be scared first!
If Song Ting relents, the rest of the matter will not be negotiable.