A simple meal made Zihe Changlin willing to work for the Song Dynasty. What could be more cost-effective than this?
Especially after learning that Fan Yong came with the official position granted by Liu E this time, Zihe Changlin recognized the rule of the Song Dynasty even more. In his opinion, this was a serious official position. Once he obtained the official position,
Even if the Zihe tribe has official family members, it is completely different from other tribes that have submitted to it.
So Liu E changed from a saint to "the empress dowager of Yingyuan Chongde, Renshou and Merciful Saint". Even Ye An did not expect that Zihe Changlin directly called Liu E by his honorific title.
The titles of Queen Mother, Emperor, and Empress were given by ministers for important matters when they were alive. They were mostly complimentary words, but in fact no one took them seriously.
But from Zihe Changlin's attitude, it can be seen that he sincerely wanted to join the Song Dynasty. The old man drank some wine and his tongue started to wander, but what he said was from the bottom of his heart.
"Yehou doesn't know something. My son is a tribe. No, most of our Western Qiang people live in tribes. Qinggang Gorge is just a part of it. There are also some in Ganzhou and Liangzhou! Although they are all under the rule of the country, they are still
Foreigners! They are like mountain people. They don’t belong to kings. They have no way out. They can’t get what they need in exchange, and they can’t sell what they want to sell. It’s all because of this status!”
Ye An nodded slightly. Of course he knew why. After all, the Xiqiang people who surrendered to the Song Dynasty had no sense of identity and could not get their due status. Naturally, they would be bullied by the Han people.
"This time, there is Longtuge waiting for you to be in charge. Fan Yongfan, the governor of Xiangzhou, is in charge of the administration. He is an important minister of our Song Dynasty and will definitely give you the status that the Western Qiang people deserve."
Mentioning Fan Yong, Zihe Changlin immediately stood in awe and sighed slightly: "I heard about Fan Gong a lot when he was the transfer envoy to Shaanxi. I never thought that he would even come to my Huanzhou. Zihe's troops would respect his orders and dare not do anything."
Second-rate!"
Ye An shook his head slightly: "It's not enough for you to unite the tribes. You also need to persuade the Xiqiang tribes to unite to fight against the harm of the party! Only in this way can you show your virtue, and it is also printed with the sentence "If you achieve great things, you can benefit the world."
"ah!"
Zihechanglin trembled slightly and said in a slightly excited tone: "As long as Duke Fan can make the decision and the country treats us and the Western Qiang people as ordinary people, Zihechanglin will die for it!"
Until now, Ye An is still thinking about winning people's hearts. Zhou Wenzhi said a little puzzled: "Marquis Ye, the Dangxiang people are about to kill them. Even if the Xiqiang people join us in the Song Dynasty, it will not help!"
Ye An raised his eyebrows: "The Dangxiang people will come as soon as they come, but we have to do what we should do. The number of soldiers in our hands is equal to that of the Dangxiang people. We have to fight. We occupy the terrain, so we can
We have sent troops to make peace, but if the right time, place and people are all in our hands, how can we be defeated?"
"The Xiqiang people are Ye Houxun's people?" Zhou Wenzhi suddenly realized. He finally knew why Ye An had been talking to his son He Changlin here for so long.
If these local Xiqiang people could deal with the Bubazi who climbed mountains and waded through rivers, the pressure on the Song army would be greatly reduced.
There are many ways to win people's hearts, and spiritual identity is undoubtedly the best. The conditions given by Ye An are what the Xiqiang people dream of, but they are also afraid of Dang Xiang and Li Deming.
Ye An persuaded his son Hechang Lin to give them a step up. In fact, Ye An could lead the army and leave. Qinggang Gorge is not far from Xiamo Village, but in order to hook the prey, in addition to the temptation,
In addition to the "bait", you also need anger and even hatred!
"The methods and cruelty of the Dangxiang people are in front of us. There is no way to find a way out through compromise. We, the Xiqiang people, have been used once by the Dangxiang people to encourage us to provoke the Song Dynasty. Now it is the method of the Song people. You can all
See clearly?!"
Zihe Changlin became Ye An's most powerful lobbyist. He traveled among various ministries. He did not have so many sweet words, but only the simplest explanation of interests.
A group of leaders and elders didn't know what to say. What Zihe Changlin said was undoubtedly the truth, but someone finally stood up and questioned his words: "If you surrender to the people of Song Dynasty, you will end up well? Why don't we just sit back and watch the dispute between Song Dynasty and Dangxiang?"
"madness!"
Zihe Changlin loudly scolded the new leader of the Shanlao Department: "Since I have chosen to join the Song Dynasty, if I don't stand with the Song Dynasty, the Song people will win in the end, and what benefits will it bring to us, the Western Qiang people? I will only think that I, the Western Qiang people, will
The Qiang people are untrustworthy people with both heads and rats! We Xiqiang have no room for such people, let alone Hu of the Song Dynasty?! If the Dangxiang people win, what will happen to us next? Do you really think that Dangxiang
Can people treat us kindly? Don’t forget that we are still in Huanzhou, and this is Huanzhou of the Song Dynasty! If the Dangxiang people are satisfied and get what they need and retreat, what should we do? Abandon our homeland and leave with the Dangxiang people?!"
It has to be said that Zi Hechanglin's lobbying was extremely inflammatory, with clear logic and an analysis of the pros and cons so clearly that almost no one could refute his words.
In just one night, the various tribes of the Xiqiang people returned to the embrace of the Song Dynasty, and the leaders of each tribe rushed to Ye An's handsome tent one after another, asking Ye An to protect them.
This scene was something that even Zhou Wenzhi did not expect. Ye An did not feel resentful because of the Xiqiang people's repeated behavior, but generously forgave them for their previous behavior.
"Since you all are petitioning, I will naturally not ignore the people of the Song Dynasty. As for how to save you and others, I have a solid plan! But all ministries must follow the instructions carefully, and there must be no shirk and shirk, let alone defiance!"
The heads of the tribes looked at each other and bowed in unison: "We will obey Ye Hou's instructions!"
Li Mingdebi did not let the army attack immediately. Looking at the deep canyon in front of him, his sensitivity on the battlefield made him smell the danger. He was waiting for the arrival of the infantry. The speed of the infantry was much slower than that of the cavalry, but they just
It is the force that is best at attacking Qinggang Gorge.
Li Deming even believed that the arrival of Dangxiang's army had frightened the Song army. Dangxiang was not a Xiqiang. Although he had not yet founded a country on the surface, he had already won the title of King of Great Xia enfeoffed by the Liao Dynasty.
The Song people would not easily offend Dangxiang, and they were unwilling to compete with them in terms of soldiers and armor. Now that five thousand Dangxiang elites are waiting in Qinggang Gorge, don't the Song troops inside know what they are facing?
The horse slowly approached Hulukou. Li Deming saw the city wall built by Ye An's people, and he felt angry in his heart. This was building a city! It was also an oath to himself that the Xiqiang people belonged to them!
Li Deming never thought that the Xiqiang people would really submit to the Song Dynasty. Even if they did, they should submit to himself! In his opinion, the Song people exploited the Xiqiang people, but he had not yet exploited them!
Besides, the Western Qiang people belong to the same lineage. If the Western Qiang people in Qinggang Gorge join the Song Dynasty, what about the Western Qiang people in Ganliang and Ganzhou? Will they also serve the Song Dynasty loyally? That is what he least wants to see.
The scene that arrived.
"Send someone to tell the Song army that our party has led troops here only to attack the Western Qiang and is not an enemy of the Song Dynasty!"
Li Deming suddenly had a plan and turned around to give an order to Wei Mingshan Yu, who was sizing up the Song army's defense. If the Song army withdraws, then the Xiqiang people and the Song state will definitely be at odds. If the Song army sticks to it, then Dangxiang will have a reason to send troops...