Chapter 74: Lu Zhuanxi Bridge Suddenly Disappeared (2)
After working hard for more than ten days, Li Qingluan accomplished nothing. Zhang Yuanqing did not get any useful information. This made Li Qingluan very anxious.
"Princess, it should be a good thing if nothing happens." Zhang Yuanqing advised.
"No, it's okay. It means this matter is very important and has been sealed tightly, so we can't get any news at all."
Li Qingluan's complexion became even worse. After taking off her pink makeup, her originally fair and rosy face took on the color of gray iron. There was a small dark red on each cheek, as if the bruise was dissipating.
"Is there any news from Li Furen and Zhang Guangshun?"
"On the surface, Li Furen was just an ordinary merchant in the Song Dynasty and did not have many channels. In order to find out the news, he took the risk of a trip to Chenliu in the name of purchasing goods to see if there was any abnormality in the military supplies of the Song Army. Unfortunately, the Song Dynasty The army's military supplies are in such large quantities every day, and there is no abnormality at all for one or two days."
Li Qingluan coughed a few times, causing his face to turn an unhealthy gray-red color.
She waved her hands hard, "Starting from the third year of Yuanfu, the Song Dynasty built huge warehouses in Xi'an, Xianyang, Weizhou, Lanzhou, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou, and kept transporting grain, grass, soldiers, and armor into them day and night. Ordnance. I don’t know how much baggage has been transported in it over the past two years. I went to Chenliu at this time and couldn’t find anything.”
Zhang Yuanqing looked at her face and continued: "Zhang Guangshun also asked around and didn't hear anything unusual. The mobilization of troops and horses is just routine."
Li Qingluan was silent for a while, and then suddenly asked: "Has Xuanhuiyuan gone to inquire about it?"
"I found a way to inquire about it. I just received rewards as usual, as well as orders to appoint and remove prosecutors and judges for thousands of households."
Zhang Yuanqing replied carefully.
Li Qingluan leaned back in his seat, with a look of deep worry on his face: "What happened? Zhao Shisan hid it so deeply and concealed it so tightly. What's the conspiracy?"
Zhang Yuanqing tried to say: "Princess, are we too worried and sensitive?"
"No, past lessons tell us that when we wake up, we will suffer big losses..."
There was a sudden noise outside the inn, as if countless people were crowding around, and their tone was very angry. After a while, a follower ran in in a panic.
"Oh no, Princess, Governor! Something big has happened!"
"What happened?"
"The "Tokyo Times" just published a special edition, saying that our Xia army attacked the passes of the Song Dynasty, killed the guards, burned outposts, and penetrated deep into the Song Dynasty... The report was harsh, saying that this was Xixia's renewed war against the Song Dynasty. !”
Li Qingluan snatched the crumpled newspaper and unfolded it to read ten lines.
"On the night of March 29th, the Western Xia Jingsai Army Division attacked Qingyuan Pass, killed 79 Song soldiers guarding the pass, and set fire to the pass... Then they went 20 miles deep into the Song Dynasty and attacked Wujiazhuang and Jia Villages and other places were burned, killed, and looted, and 637 corpses were recovered afterwards, mostly women and children. The tragedy was unbearable to witness..."
"Since the peace agreement between Song and Xia in the third year of Yuanfu, the Song State has abided by the agreement, lived in peace with the Xia State, opened up trade routes, and had constant exchanges... However, some people in the Xia State who were dissatisfied with surrendering to the Song Dynasty were frantic. It is unbearable to send out troops rashly and harm our soldiers and civilians. We, the people of the Song Dynasty, all cry out in unison, imploring the emperor to declare war on the despicable Xia Kingdom and avenge the victims!"
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"Pfft!" Li Qingluan spit out a mouthful of blood on the newspaper, and her whole body went limp to the ground. The maids quickly stepped forward, supported her, and then sent her to the bed in the inner room.
Zhang Yuanqing repeatedly ordered: "Go and call a doctor quickly! Don't call the official doctor from Huimin Medical Center, call the private doctor, Dr. Zhang from Xinglin Hall!"
Li Qingluan woke up leisurely and saw the maids gathered around the bed. They were all crying and sad. When they saw him waking up, they were overjoyed.
"Where is Mr. Zhang?" Li Qingluan asked weakly.
"Waiting outside the house." the maid replied.
"Invite him in quickly."
When the maid went to invite Zhang Yuanqing, she heard angry curses coming from outside.
"What's going on?" Li Qingluan asked.
The maids looked at each other and did not dare to answer.
Li Qingluan slapped the bed board and asked, "What on earth is going on?"
"The princess is a commoner in Kaifeng City. After reading the report in the "Tokyo Times", she was so angry that she ran to the post house where our Xia delegation was staying. There were thousands of people, and they surrounded the place. At the beginning
Some people threw stones in, and some people carried ladders to climb over the courtyard wall and break in."
Zhang Yuanqing replied as he walked in.
"Is that okay?" Li Qingluan struggled to get up.
"It's okay. Kaifeng Mansion has sent patrol police here, and there is also a team of security police guarding the outside to prevent the angry people from breaking in."
The maid Xiao Qing was crying anxiously on the side, "Zhang Guanren, Doctor Zhang from Xinglin Hall, and doctors from other medical clinics heard that they are going to treat our princess, but they all refused to come. What should we do?"
Zhang Yuanqing was also speechless. It seemed that there wasn't much he could do.
With the help of the maid, Li Qingluan sat up straight and leaned on a pile of pillows.
"I'm not in the way. Now that the news is like this, these doctors still want to stay in Kaifeng City. They don't dare to do anything that will damage their reputation. I understand. I understand. You all can go down. I have something to discuss with Duke Zhang in this county."
When the maids all left, Li Qingluan burst into tears, leaving Zhang Yuanqing at a loss.
"Princess Princess, what are you...what's wrong with you?"
Li Qingluan wiped the tears from his face.
"Mr. Zhang, I'm so sorry. Why did I come up with such a superfluous plan in a moment of confusion? No, it should be a clumsy plan to frighten the mountain. Now I understand, Zhao Shisan has indeed been eyeing me Daxia for the past two years and has been waiting.
An opportunity. I asked Your Majesty to submit a letter of surrender to the Song Dynasty to test the reaction and true intentions of the Song Dynasty's monarchs and ministers..."
"But I don't want Zhao Shisan to seize the key point all at once... I, the king and ministers of the Xia Kingdom, are already extremely guilty, so they use this trick to test. Since we are guilty, the situation in the country must have been extremely corrupted. So Zhao Shisan will use his plan.
, first stabilize us, and then secretly and quickly send orders to the border gates to create war."
Zhang Yuanqing was shocked, "Princess, you are saying that the Qingyuan Pass incident was done by the Song Army."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yuanqing realized that he had asked one more question.
Who could have done it if it wasn't Song Jun?
Xia Jun? They wouldn't even dare to borrow ten of their courage. In the third year of Yuanfu, during the peace talks between Song and Xia, there were many border conflicts. Xia Jun still followed his previous habits and secretly attacked the Song Dynasty in order to gain some advantages.
As a result, the Song army was completely different from before. Your Xia army killed ten of my soldiers and civilians, and you had to kill a hundred Xia soldiers before you gave up.
The violent ones were afraid of being stunned, and the stunned ones were afraid of being fatal. After the formal peace talks between Song and Xia, the Xia army never dared to carry out such attacks again.
It is possible that the Liao army deliberately caused trouble in order to prevent Xixia from surrendering to the Song Dynasty. But the time was too short, and the Liao army did not have such a fast reaction speed.
Then only the Song Army was left.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but feel discouraged, "I didn't expect that we helped the Zhao Guan family make up their mind."
Suddenly, huge cheers erupted outside, with thousands of people shouting in unison, like the sound of sea waves at high tide, overwhelming and unstoppable.
Li Qingluan and Zhang Yuanqing's expressions changed. Something had happened. It was probably not good.
A follower cried and reported at the door: "The latest issue of "Donghua Chao Bao" has come out. It contains the declaration of war from the Zhao Guan family of the Song Dynasty. He announced a formal declaration of war against our Xia Kingdom."
Zhang Yuanqing stood up violently, his whole body trembling slightly, and he couldn't control himself with nervousness and fear.
Li Qingluan firmly grasped the thin silk quilt covering his body and twisted it around, almost breaking it.
Another person sent in a secret letter and handed it to Zhang Yuanqing.
After reading it, he was surprised and happy, "Princess, there is a letter from Zhang Guangshun, asking us to meet urgently."
Li Qingluan lifted the quilt and jumped out of bed. He held on to the bed frame and shook a few times before he stood still.
"Xiaoqing, help me dress up and choose a men's suit. I want to meet Zhang Guangshun in person." This chapter has been completed!