"The public memorial service for Mr. Dongpo has ended, and an auspicious date has been set for his coffin to be buried in the Sage Garden in Baoji Gang in the west of the city, with Mr. Zhifu in his company." Liu Zhengfu, the Minister of Rites, reported.
"Mr. Dongpo's time limit for playing in the human world has come to an end. God will naturally call him to return to heaven and return to his immortal throne." Zhao Si said somewhat secretly, "On the dancing pavilion and singing platform, the wind and rain will always blow it away."
He sighed and glanced at the faces of Zhang Dun and others.
Each generation has its own mission. The generation of Su Shi and Zhang Dun are gradually getting older. Their historical mission has been completed. What is left is to lead the new generation to continue to complete it.
Zhao Si took a deep breath, cheered up and said, "Is there any important national affairs?"
Liu Zhengfu looked at Zhang Dun, and when he saw him nodding lightly, he reported: "The Xixia envoy Zhang Yuanqing suddenly told the Lifan Bureau today that the Xixia monarchs and ministers intend to surrender and surrender, and only want to continue to protect the throne.
The earth lives on its own."
"Surrender? Really, or is he just talking nonsense?"
"Your Majesty, Zhang Yuanqing presents a letter from Lord Xia, please read it."
Liu Zhengfu forwarded a letter from Li Fang to Zhao Si's desk.
The letter was written very humbly. Li Qianshun, the leader of Xia, meant that he was willing to give up his imperial title and join the Song Kingdom as a foreign official of the King of Tibet. He only asked the Song Kingdom to make him the king of Xia, and regard Lingwu, Henan and other places as the Xia Kingdom, and separatist rule.
"It's a beautiful thought. I just want to go to the emperor's palace and say a few nice words humbly. Then I will continue to be his king and continue to separate Lingwu and other places." Zhao Si sneered a few times.
"Your Majesty, the Xia Kingdom has always been tough. Why are you so groveling all of a sudden? There may be a hidden reason." Zhang Dun said unceremoniously, "In the past two years of my reign, I have worked hard to become stronger, and my national strength has been growing day by day. On the other hand, in the past two years of my reign, the Xia Kingdom has been constantly improving.
Under the strategy, the country's power declined and people's hearts were scattered. The situation was rising and falling. The monarchs and ministers of the Xia Kingdom must have seen this situation, so they resorted to this delaying strategy."
"A delaying strategy? It does have some meaning. I think they want to test the true attitude of our Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers towards the Xia Kingdom. If we accept this submission with joy, it means that we have not yet thought about destroying his country."
Having said this, Zhao Si paused and said, "If we refuse, they will understand. I will never give up until the Song Dynasty destroys Xixia."
The ministers looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
"Your Majesty, what should we do?" Zhang Dun asked.
Zhao Si sat behind the royal table, silent, thinking about something. Everyone did not dare to make a sound, sitting in their respective seats and waiting silently.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Sining finally looked away from somewhere.
"Zhang Xiang, this is your third year as Dazai?"
"Yes."
"I promised you that during your term of office, you will be the first of a hundred officials to accept the prisoners for the destruction of the Xixia Kingdom outside Xuande Gate. It's time to take action."
Zhang Dun straightened his face, hesitated for a while, and replied: "Guan family, the weather in the country has been good in the past two years, and the grain production in various places has been bumper. In addition, we have purchased a large amount of grain from various places in the South China Sea, so we have no worries about food and grass. It's just that the local area is still a bit unstable.
..."
"Zhang Xiang, in the past two years, I have allowed those repeated villains to emerge on their own, killing and exiled. Now, there are people everywhere who are willing to follow my new policy. In other words, are there still people who dare to come out and cause trouble?
?”
Zhang Dun was silent and asked hesitantly: "Are we going to use troops against Xixia now?"
"Use troops now! Don't let others snore on the side of the bed! Xixia has been attached to the back of my Song Dynasty, like a blood-sucking leech, sucking the flesh and blood of my Song Dynasty for hundreds of years. It's time to settle the general ledger. My companion, go and tell the Privy Council Xu
Sir, Mr. Sun from the Military Counselor Office, Mr. Zhongyan from the Military Affairs Office, and Mr. Zhong from the Munitions Office are invited to come."
"Here!"
"Your Majesty, what is the reply from the Xixia envoy?" Liu Zhengfu asked.
"Accept it gladly, and then publicize it with great fanfare. The most tabooed person in the world is the Western Xia Kingdom surrendering to our dynasty, and it is the Northern Liao Dynasty. If the news is spread, the Northern Liao Dynasty will cause trouble for the Western Xia monarchs and ministers." Zhao Si said without hesitation.
replied.
"The reason why Xixia has been able to survive until now is mostly due to the military might of Bei Liao. Bei Liao asked, fearing that Xi Xia will retreat. When the time comes, there may be trouble if the troops are unknown." Lu Huiqing said carefully.
"The army is out of nowhere? How can we, the Song Dynasty, send troops out of nowhere?" Zhao Si asked with a smile, "Now that Song is strong and Xia is weak, on the thousands-mile border, I don't know how many Xia soldiers and civilians have been secretly bribed by our government. We have surrendered to Xia's intention.
The news was spread widely. Xuanming, remember to publish the humiliating letter from Lord Xia in the newspaper."
Sun Moli, the Secretary and Provincial Attendant, immediately responded, "Here!"
"Create an atmosphere of joy and joy again. It is certainly worth being happy to surrender without fighting. And if Xixia was conquered without killing people or spending money, the soldiers and civilians will naturally be happy. When the time comes, the Xia Kingdom will be forced by the Northern Liao Dynasty to repent.
He revoked his act of surrendering to our country. In order to clear up the relationship, he also secretly sent soldiers and civilians in border states to attack the border towns of our country, causing heavy casualties to the soldiers and civilians of our country."
As he said this, Zhao Si's tone became extremely sharp, "Under such circumstances, how can our army and the people of the DPRK not be so angry? Does our army have a reputation for attacking like this?"
The ministers looked at each other in confusion, but Zhang Dun remained silent. He was also eager to destroy the Xia Kingdom as soon as possible.
It is true that there has been unrest in the local area in the past two years, but the officials are right. These hidden dangers have been eliminated, and now there are not many people in the local area who are dissident and capable of causing trouble.
In this way, when carrying out the war of annihilation against Xixia, there is no need to worry about internal unrest. Some people, the more critical the moment, the more they want to threaten the court and obtain enough benefits for themselves and their families. In the past two years, people in various places have
After a thorough cleaning, the dormant remnants must have been hard to support.
Maybe, it really is a good time.
The rest of the people, Lu Huiqing, Huang Fu, An Tao and others couldn't believe it.
The officials and the Prime Minister were determined to destroy Xixia and completely eliminate the danger on this flank for a long time. However, they never expected that it would be brought up so unexpectedly, which they could not accept.
How many times had the war to destroy the country been fought since the founding of the Song Dynasty? Was it brought up so rashly?
"Your Majesty, the war to destroy the country involves a wide range of things. Isn't it a bit rash to raise it so hastily?" An Tao asked carefully.
"An Gong, it is precisely because the battle to annihilate the country is of great importance that we must be cautious. It is proposed this year, and it may not be fully launched until the second half of the year, or next year. Many preparations need to be carried out in advance. And you all know in your heart that the Song Dynasty will destroy Xixia.
, it is imperative!”
Speaking of this, Zhao Si smiled and said, "Perhaps since the great victory in Liangzhou in the third year of Yuanfu, our army has not taken any major actions against Xixia. In the past three years, we have been fully committed to the domestic implementation of the New Deal and rectification.
Officials should govern and the place should be straightened out. Now that I have brought it up so suddenly, you really can’t believe it.”
"I said during the great victory in Liangzhou that there will be no new major battle against Xixia within five years. But today's request for surrender by the Xixia envoys is a reminder. The decline of Xixia's national power is worse than we imagined.
Much faster.”
Yes, Xixia's repeated achievements in the past in the northwest have led the world to mistakenly think that it is a powerful country. But when you open the map and understand its true situation, you will find that its strength is based on the cowardice and incompetence of the Song Dynasty.
.
Except for the old land of Lingwu, which could barely be considered wealthy, the rest of the land occupied by Xixia was bitter and barren. And it was a country with slavery as its core, the Dangxiang tribe. How advanced was its productivity?
After the Xining Reform, the Song Dynasty changed its strategy of fighting against Xia. It mainly focused on positional warfare with strong walls and clear fields, and quickly brought out the true national strength of Xixia. During the Shaosheng Yuanfu period, in order to cope with the war with the Song Dynasty, Xixia
Nine out of ten are drawn, and even all the strong men are dispatched to the front line.
If you can win a few battles, get a lot of loot, and regain some blood.
However, they were defeated repeatedly in battles, resulting in heavy losses and injuries.
In the second year of Yuanfu, Zhao Si personally went into battle and won several great victories. It can be said that Xixia's cloak of strength in the name of strength was completely torn away, but it was actually weakness.
Liangzhou, the main financial and taxation place, Hehuang, Xiutuze, and Juyanhai, the important sources of war horses, were lost one by one. Henan, the important grain producing area, was completely exposed to the front of the Song army, causing an avalanche.
chain reaction.
Zhao Si looked at the ministers and asked word by word: "More importantly, Xia Guoyou proposed a surrender request to our court, didn't he ask Beiliao?"
This sentence made everyone's expressions change. Yes, it is indeed possible. Thinking about it this way, Beiliao would be more likely to accept Xixia's request. By then, it would really become a big trouble.
Li Fang shouted at the gate of the palace: "Your Majesty, I have the same knowledge as the Privy Councilor General Xu, the same signature as the Privy Council Secretary and Military Counselor Sun Lu, the same signature as the Privy Council Secretary and the military commander Liu Kai, the same signature as the Privy Council Secretary and Military Supplies Capital Administrator"
Send Mr. Zhong to arrive."
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