Party members are also investigating the actions of the Song Dynasty. Li Yuanhao's spies may not be able to detect the secrets of the Song Dynasty, but they are well aware of what happened in the court. There is no way, the court of the Song Dynasty is almost invisible in the eyes of interested people.
Fortified, the court's newspapers could often be seen by the common people, and literati could comment on state affairs. This was the drawback brought about by the liberalization of the Song Dynasty's culture.
So when Li Yuanhao learned that the Song Dynasty court had begun to be wary of Dang Xiang, and both the court and the public began to talk about Dang Xiang's "wolf ambition", he immediately sent envoys to the Song Dynasty to beg for peace.
He originally thought that he sent envoys to Mount Wutai to offer offerings to Buddha, and the Emperor of the Song Dynasty also rewarded him with scriptures. In this way, the people of Song Dynasty would definitely take Dangxiang lightly. Unexpectedly, they secretly began to strengthen their defense against Dangxiang.
This was due to Ye An's continuous elaboration. Although the contents of the memorials were similar, the court could not tolerate his "nonsense"!
When others were discussing the national economy and people's livelihood, Ye An reported that he should be wary of party items; when others were discussing the summer and autumn taxes, Ye An reported party items that were ready to make a move; when others were discussing the party's unity and opposition in the court, he still reported party matters, as if Ye An had nothing to say if he left the party items.
generally.
Lu Yijian, Li Di and others are not fools. Likewise, Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi and others also understand in their hearts that Wang Deyong, as the privy envoy, rarely stands up to support Ye An. Everyone in the court actually knows that he will not go to court repeatedly for no reason.
Don't talk about party matters.
Zhao Zhen was also worried about the safety of the northwest, so he pinched his nose and admitted it, and ordered the northwest border states to be extremely defensive. At this time, Pang Ji, who was far away in Shaanxi and served as the pacification envoy, wrote "Ten Strategies on Planning".
The first one is: teach powerful crossbows as a surprise weapon; the second one is to restrain the Qiang people as a barrier; the third one is to order Jialesai and his son to work together to defeat the thieves; the fourth one is: the terrain is difficult and difficult to navigate, there are many fences, the soldiers are brave and timid, and
Increase or decrease the garrison troops; the fifth said: The roads are ordered to support each other; the sixth said: Recruit native soldiers, named Shenhu, Baojie, one or two thousand people from each state to replace the eastern troops; the seventh said: increase the number of archers, strong men, and hunters
To prepare for the city defense; Eighth said: Beside the small stronghold, do not accumulate grain; if the thieves are in danger, abandon the small stronghold and go to protect the big stronghold with all the troops;
, one catty of copper is equivalent to five measures of millet, to support the border; the tenth said: Lose the border and redundant troops, redundant officers and reduce the cavalry to ease the supply and transportation."
This "Ten Strategies" was immediately praised by everyone in the court, but no one knew that this was a collusion between Ye An and Pang Ji. Only in this way could the court and Zhao Zhen take it seriously.
The actions of the Song Dynasty made Li Yuanhao emboldened. He did not expect that the people of Song Dynasty would see through his hidden ambitions so well. Seeing that the Song Dynasty was about to set up border defenses, he no longer needed to cover up and sent envoys.
Head to Da Song Showdown.
Dangxiang's mission was large in scale, and his official position was the same as that of the Song Dynasty. Guo Quan, the magistrate of Yanzhou, and his adjutant Li Wei were shocked when they found out, especially when they heard that the official name of Dangxiang was actually a high-ranking official of the country, they immediately reprimanded him.
However, the Dangxiang envoy was fearless and informed them of their intention to continue eastward. Guo Quan and Li Wei planned to force them to stay, but they also knew that forcing them to stay would probably anger Dangxiang.
At the moment, the two of them are in a difficult situation. On the one hand, they cannot allow these so-called party envoys to go to Tokyo City to offend Tianwei, and at the same time, they are blocking the decision.
Dang Xiang was even more aggressive and barged in. The envoy shouted: "Who dares to stop our Dang Xiang delegation from entering Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit?!"
This left Guo Quan and others helpless. The current Dangxiang was still subordinate to the Song Dynasty due to etiquette and law, and Li Yuanhao was still the Xiping King of the Song Dynasty. At this time, it was inconsistent with reason and law to prevent his envoy from going to Beijing to meet the saint.
Once a conflict breaks out, the result will be something that a small governor of Yanzhou cannot bear.
In desperation, Guo Guan had no choice but to release the person to Tokyo City, but as soon as he was released, something big happened...
In the second year of Baoyuan, on the eighth day of May, the Dangxiang delegation arrived in Tokyo City of the Song Dynasty, and just over twenty days later it was the Qianyuan Festival, the Christmas day of Emperor Zhao Zhen of the Song Dynasty!
Originally, everyone thought that the party envoy came to congratulate the officials, but it turned out to be exactly the opposite.
During the congratulations at the Daqing Hall, the envoy Wu Zangjialuo said in front of all the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty: "My ancestors are the ancestors of the Wei Emperor Helian's old country, and the legacy of Tuoba. The distant ancestor Sigong, when the Tang Dynasty
Ji led the troops to rescue the disaster, and was granted a title. His ancestors moved, raised a banner of righteousness, and surrendered all the tribes. They collected five towns in the river and seven states along the border. His father Deming, his successor Shiji, reluctantly obeyed the orders of the court.
Occasionally, I used Kuang Fei to make Xiaobo characters, change the clothes and hats of Han Dynasty, change the five tones of leather music into one note, and change the nine bows in tailoring rituals to three. With the clothes and hats in place, the characters in line, the rituals and music, and the utensils and utensils ready, Tubo,
In Dazhen, Zhangye, and Jiaohe, everyone obeyed. The army and the people repeatedly petitioned for the establishment of a state, so he was crowned emperor. Your Majesty promised to take the land in the western suburbs and be crowned the king of Shunde. He dared to eliminate the mediocre and foolish, and was always happy and happy.
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After the envoy finished speaking, there was silence in the main hall. It seemed that Li Yuanhao still called himself a minister, but in fact he had tampered with this petition. This was not a petition to declare himself a minister, but a show of respect for the majesty of the Song Dynasty.
The public challenge was to blackmail Song Renzong into recognizing his status as monarch.
With Dangxiang's strength, what if the Song Dynasty does not recognize his throne? He can definitely send his troops southward and keep the war in the border states of the Song Dynasty endless. His current intention is very clear. Tubo, Dazhen, Zhangye, Jiaohe, etc. will all follow.
In fact, he was warning the Song Dynasty that he could temporarily let go of the tribes in Xizhou and turn around to use troops against the Song Dynasty.
The strength between the two sides can be said to be well understood. The Song Dynasty knew Dangxiang's military strength, and Dangxiang also knew the Song Dynasty's border defense. The two sides tested each other just to find out the other side's bottom line.
Nowadays, the Dangxiang people are desperate. It depends on how the Song Dynasty can resist.
After half a quarter of an hour of silence, an angry shout finally broke out in the court hall: "Dangxiang vassal, Yuanhao son, are you going to bully me, the Song Dynasty, by not using thunder?!"
A figure galloped out from the ranks of generals and kicked Mu Zangjia Luo away with such force that even the party members who were helping him staggered.
Cao Yi stood angrily in the palace and pointed at the messenger. The right-angled futou on his head was broken due to excessive force. His hair and mustache were spread out like a beast.
Civil servants and military generals are all jealous of enemies, but angry eyes cannot kill people. Bu Zangjia Luo does not have much fear. Before coming, the king told him that even if the people of Song Dynasty were extremely angry, they would not dare to kill him. Biting dogs do not bark.
Beware of those who hold back their anger.
Looking around, there were only a few people who did not show any anger, especially the young man standing in the horizontal row, who was dressed in crimson and was very eye-catching. He was the famous Yunzhong Commandery Marquis.
Musang Jialuo stared at him closely, his heart full of ominous premonitions. This young man was different from everyone else in the Song Dynasty. There was no anger in the eyes he looked at him, but only a trace of curiosity and... a strange smile.
"Come here! Take the memorial from King Xiping and reward him!"
Zhao Zhen calmed down after a brief moment of anger. He knew what he should do, not only to accept Li Yuanhao's memorial, but also to receive a reward. This was the emperor's demeanor he should have, and it was also a delaying strategy!
As for what happens next, it will be revenge from the king...