Zhao Guangyi sat on the Long Shu desk, unfolded the so-called founding edict sent by the envoy of the Great Xia Kingdom, and read it carefully. Lu Duoxun, Zhang Ji, and Cao Bin had already read the edict and were interested in it.
He knew the content very well, and he was just observing Zhao Guangyi's expression carefully at the moment. The ministers became friends, and the lieutenant became the emperor. It is so treasonous, and it is strange that the Holy Emperor would agree to it.
There is an old saying: When the emperor is angry, millions of corpses will be laid down, and blood will bleed for thousands of miles. I am afraid that the emperor of the Song Dynasty will soon become furious and the situation will change.
"I am a commoner, I started in the late twenties. When the late emperor personally conquered the Han Dynasty, I was ordered to stand in front of the two armies. In times of crisis, I took 50,000 people with me, traveled thousands of miles, and stationed in the west of the Hemu River. The late emperor was cautious in knowing his ministers, so he sent me important news before his death.
, was given the post of Marshal of Longyou in Hexi Province. Since I was appointed, I have been lamenting all night long, fearing that the entrustment would not be effective and harm the late emperor's wisdom. Therefore, I revitalized Luzhou, attacked Yinzhou, drove away the rebellious soldiers of the Liao Kingdom, and made good friends with Yu Lin.
Mansion, Fuji in the Western Regions, began to make achievements.
Not long after, I attacked the Han Dynasty again, and I mobilized all the soldiers of Yinzhou to serve the king in the precarious situation. Unexpectedly, Li Guangrui, the governor of the Dingnan Army, despised the court and suddenly attacked me. I was worried and wanted to return like an arrow.
, and waited until the affairs of the Han Dynasty were over before returning to the army. Li Guangrui made his ministers honest but was actually the king, and he was a treacherous man. The ministers held military talismans to punish traitors and eliminate evil. After a fierce battle, they captured Xiazhou and completely defeated Li Guangrui's army. It was difficult to recover.
In the land of Zhouzhou, I accepted the mantle of my adoptive father and inherited the title of Lord of Difficulties, and then accepted the eight clans of Dangxiang under my command.
The difficulty was determined, the soldiers and armor were sufficient, and the loyalty of the ministers did not dare to weaken, so they launched an expedition to the west, penetrated into the barren area, exhausted the common people and the slaves, eliminated the traitors, and leveled the Hexi prefectures in one fell swoop. All tribes surrendered, and the troops pointed directly at Yumen Pass.
The northwest has been in decline for two hundred years, and today the Han Dynasty is restored. This minister is repaying the late emperor and loyal to His Majesty.
Unexpectedly, His Majesty was slandered by a maimed eunuch and slandered him, so he suddenly launched an attack and raised troops in Linfu to attack the loyal subjects of the ministers. At that time, the Western Regions in Khotan asked for help from the ministers. Those in Khotan regarded themselves as members of the Central Plains clan.
I was shocked to hear your majesty's actions. Isn't it as good as the mountains? However, the great righteousness has come, and I dare not go against it! I regard the world as the most important thing, and I dare not betray the kindness of the late emperor. Therefore, I adhere to the late emperor's legacy, take it as my duty to implement the world, and provide military support to the country.
Khotan, my kindness and help to Fuyuan, what I did was not intended to be an enemy of Your Majesty!
However, His Majesty's troops are marching westward, and the beacon fire is spreading. He insists on going his own way, and will be executed without teaching. He does not give his ministers a chance to judge themselves. If you teach your ministers to die, they have to die. Yang Hao has only one body, why should he be loyal to your majesty and execute him? What about Hexi?
The states are newly restored, but their foundations have not yet been established. Dangxiang, Tubo, Uighur, and Tuyuhun are all arrogant and unruly barbarians in the Western Regions. If Yang Hao dies and the smoke spreads, their people will disperse, and Hexi will fall again.
The tribes in the Hexi provinces only know that ministers are afraid of their ministers, respect their ministers and obey them. They are not happy when they are called ministers, but they obey them when they are called emperors. They are in a dilemma about their loyalty and righteousness, and they are at a loss to choose. They remember the late emperor and have sleepless nights. The late emperor was talented and had great strategies.
The late Emperor was kind and merciful and took it as his own duty to save the millions of Han people in Hexi. Since I was ordered by the late Emperor to do so, how dare I fail to fulfill my great loyalty and righteousness and commit an "unwarranted" crime for the sake of my own virtuous name? This is a great good thing.
The situation was destroyed in one moment, causing the people of Hexi to wreak havoc on the army, causing the late Emperor's soul to have no peace in heaven, and making His Majesty infamy for eternity?
I hold the Qian Fu in my hand and hold the palm of my hand in the Western Region. Great achievements are gathered in one body, and the mountains and rivers are prosperous for a while. When the righteous flag arrives, the five prefectures are in trouble, and the eight Dangxiang clans return one after another. Under the order, the fifteen prefectures in Hexi, Tubo, Uighur,
Tuyuhun and others all follow the ambush, and only after they have thought about this can they make a decision. I am willing to use the land of Gai to reform the old and make a new one, to follow the destiny of the scenery, to transform the family into a country, to destroy the virtues, to shock the whole region, and to make the Western Regions full of wild beasts.
, inherited our Han people's clothes, learned our Han people's culture and education, and built a state of ten thousand chariots. So on the 15th day of the tenth month, a ceremony was prepared at the suburban altar, and the Great Xia Kingdom Text Wuxingfa Jianli Emperor Renshi was given the reign title Tianyi.
I look forward to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, a dear and virtuous minister, a distant man, a wise man, a man of wisdom and kindness, and I promise to take the land in the western suburbs and make him the king of the south. He dares to eradicate the foolish and mediocre, and is always happy. Fishes and geese come and go.
, let the news of neighboring countries spread; as time goes by, we will always guard against dangers on the border. We are sincere and willing, and we will wait for the emperor's instructions."
This founding edict was written in a very polite and respectful tone. Until the last paragraph, it still said that ministers were busy with their affairs. But if you look carefully at the words, you will find that there are hidden needles. According to what Yang Hao said, the crusade against Lin Mansion
In Erzhou, troops marched into Hexi. This was because the emperor was bewitched by the eunuch Wang Jien, and he was forced to proclaim himself emperor because he always remembered the last wish of the late emperor.
In this edict, Yang Hao expressed his grievances, stated his ambitions, and upheld the legacy of the late emperor. Especially when he said that he knew that the imperial army was approaching the city, he still divided his troops to assist Khotan. He even said that he was righteous and selfless, putting himself at the extreme of grievances.
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Since the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains has lost its sovereignty over the Western Regions. The Tang Dynasty cannot continue to rule Hexi. The Liang, Jin, Han and Zhou Dynasties also failed to do so. Now Yang Hao has done it for the Song Dynasty, but what have the officials done?
? Just like that Li Guangrui, he actually found an excuse to attack loyal ministers. What was he doing, what was the Song Dynasty doing? Justice is in the heart of the people! This big slap in the ear...
To put it bluntly, everything he did was for the good of the Song Dynasty and because he accepted the late emperor's last wish. He rebelled against the Song Dynasty precisely because he was loyal to the Song Dynasty. However, he was loyal to Zhao Kuangyin's Song Dynasty, and he was against him.
Zhao Guangyi's Song Dynasty had no choice but to do what he did today. He was forced to do so. That Jiong thing in Zhao Jiong's heart...
After reading a eloquent edict with more than a thousand words, Zhao Jiong threw the edict on Long's desk and slowly raised his head. Lu Duoxun and the other three subconsciously bowed and raised their shoulders, waiting for Zhao Guangyi to roar.
Feng Lei, I didn't expect that Zhao Guangyi didn't make a sound.
The three of them were surprised. They quietly raised their heads and looked up. They saw Zhao Guangyi holding the case with both hands. After a long while, he suddenly burst into laughter: "Since I came to the throne, I have been working hard at night and day to work on the affairs of the country. I have practiced martial arts to govern the world, and the world is peaceful.
My political achievements are not inferior to those of the late Emperor. The only regret is that I destroyed the Tang and Han Dynasties, conquered Wu and Yue, and unified the three kingdoms. In the end, I was not as good as the late Emperor's military exploits in conquering the four kingdoms of Jinghu, Shu and Han. This Yang Hao is indeed loyal. He wants to give me a chance to pursue the late Emperor.
, how can I not accept his bold loyalty?"
Zhao Guangyi suddenly stood up, looked sharply, and said solemnly: "Call the two offices, the first hospital, the third division, the sixth department, and the nine ministers to come to the Zichen Palace to discuss matters!"
In the Yuehua Palace in Shangjing of the Liao Dynasty, it was getting late at night and the lights were like daylight.
The emperor was young, and now the empress dowager was in charge of the affairs of the country. The empress dowager's Yuehua Palace had become a place to discuss military matters. At this moment, the Liao Kingdom was full of civil and military officials, discussing a major event that had just happened in the northwest.
Although the Liao Kingdom had already been established, the pace of Chineseization was gradually accelerating after the Sixteen States of Youyun were acquired. The official structure of the court was mostly imitated in the Central Plains. However, except for the days when they formally came to court, the civil and military officials were relatively casual in front of the emperor. These ministers were
There was a seat in front of the Queen Mother, and she talked and laughed without too many scruples. It was far less majestic and solemn than the Song Dynasty court hall.
The commander of the palace guards, Yelu Ha, stroked his beard and said with a gloating smile: "Okay, in the past few years, we in Daliao have had several rebellions and civil strife. The Song Kingdom saw the joke and took advantage.
I took advantage of the opportunity when the Liao Dynasty had no time to take care of other things and destroyed the Han State in one fell swoop. Hehe, the retribution in this world came quickly. Now Yang Hao of the Song State has also rebelled. There are two to three million people in the Nineteen Prefectures of Hexi Province. The Song State is going to take this opportunity.
I have too much time to take care of myself.”
Xiao Chuo sat upright, glanced at him, and said: "My dear friends, let's get back to the topic. Yang Hao unified Hexi and founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty was so angry that he would definitely send another army to attack the northwest. Yang Hao's great summer
It is still open to question whether the emperor of our country can sit on the throne. Now, Yang Hao, as the emperor of Daxia, has sent an envoy to the DPRK, hoping to establish diplomatic relations with our country, and hopes that our DPRK can help. What do you think, dear friends?
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Brother Yelvxiu stood up and said: "Queen Mother, if Hexi becomes independent, it will be very beneficial to Daliao. However, if Yang Hao becomes independent, he will also be at odds with the Southern Dynasty. If the Southern Dynasty has an excuse, it will inevitably use a large number of troops against Hexi. Hexi must not fall into the trap."
Otherwise, it will be very detrimental to us in Daliao. I believe that we should help Yang Hao as much as possible."
Xiao Chuo was very happy after hearing this. Brother Yelvxiu was her favorite general and was highly trusted by her. Of course she hoped that Brother Yelvxiu would serve the public good. Now Brother Yelvxiu can put aside his past grudges and consider the court wholeheartedly. He did not do anything because of Luo Donger's
Now that Yang Hao's personal likes and dislikes had been judged, she was naturally happy from the bottom of her heart.
Unexpectedly, Brother Yeluxiu changed his tone and continued: "However, although it is very beneficial to help the Xia State and our Liao State, we cannot help each other for no reason and lose our Liao soldiers in vain. I thought that it was just the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
It is not enough. The Xia Kingdom should follow the example of the Han Kingdom, form a father-son kingdom with Daliao, be willing to be a vassal of Daliao, and obey the orders of the Emperor of Daliao..."
Xiao Chuo was startled and lost his voice: "A country of father and son?"
Brother Yelvxiu said: "That's right! Since Yang Hao has proclaimed himself emperor, his biggest fear must be the army of the Song Dynasty. The only one he can rely on the most is the tigers and wolves of the Liao Kingdom. Hey, how can there be such a cheap thing in this world? It's all for nothing.
Send troops to help him? If you exchange the title of emperor for a throne, I'm afraid he won't refuse."
He turned to the civil and military officials, with a slightly mocking look in his eyes, and said with a smile: "My lords, the enemy of our enemy is our friend. We still want to help this Xia Kingdom. At least this Xia Kingdom is more beneficial to us than
There are many countries in the Han Dynasty, but he has to pay some price, right? If he, the emperor of Daxia, calls our three-year-old little emperor father, then we, the Liao Dynasty, will be proud and proud, don't you think?"
The civil and military officials in the palace laughed loudly after hearing this, and shouted: "Yes, yes, if he wants to borrow troops from Daliao, he must call our emperor father."
"Father?"
They are willing, but Xiao Chuo is not willing. Although the relationship between father and son cannot be clearly defined after all, they are the real father and son after all. Do you want me to call my son "Father"? Even if she is willing to let Yang Hao go,
Reluctant to part with his son. If a father and son go against their will, they will be struck by thunder from heaven.
Xiao Chuo sighed: "Brother Xiu, when a new country and a new emperor are established, you call a three-year-old baby of another country the emperor? Do you think that everyone in the world is as powerful as Shi Jingtang?"
Before Xiao Chuo finished speaking, Brother Yelvxiu smiled and said: "Queen Mother, since he has asked for something from us, no matter how much he asks for, he will always have to pay the price."
Xiao Chuo shook his head and said: "Brother Xiu, what you said is wrong. You must know that Yang Hao was originally from the Song Dynasty. In the founding edict, he kept saying that he would still uphold the legacy of the late emperor of the Southern Dynasties and had no choice but to stand on his own due to the oppression of today. If he calls us Daliao,
Doesn't calling him the "Emperor" bring disgrace to the truth? He has many civil and military officials under his command, including many former officials of the Han Dynasty. When Liu Jiyuan called me "Emperor" of the Liao Dynasty, these officials were already angry but did not dare to speak out. Now..."
Brother Yelvxiu wanted to humiliate Yang Hao. Hearing this, he immediately said: "Even if he refuses, we can use this to dampen his spirit and then put forward other conditions. The Queen Mother will not agree to them all as soon as his envoys arrive." Him?"
Xiao Chuo didn't answer, but turned to the Prime Minister of the Beifu, Tongzhengshimen Pingzhang's Office Fang, and asked: "What do you think, Ai Qing?"
Shi Fang said calmly: "I think that whether we are a country of brothers or a country of fathers and sons is just a false name and it doesn't matter."
Although Guo Xi held a high position and was highly valued by the Queen Mother, he did not want to offend Brother Yelvxiu. After saying this, he smiled apologetically at him and said: "Of course, as Brother Xiu has discussed, what is the difference between Yang and me?" The prestige of the Liao Kingdom and the ambition of the Liao Dynasty are actually very helpful. But what the Queen Mother said is true. Yang Hao will never agree to this condition. Now he wants to win over the people's morale and get an excuse to found a country. He will never hold his own tongue and claim vassalage to our Liao Kingdom. Now they have sent envoys to ask for something from me. This is to recognize the status of our Liao Kingdom as a great power. If we propose something that he will never agree to. If we make concessions based on the conditions, wouldn’t it mean that we are accommodating to him?
What's more, the Song Dynasty has strong national power and military force, and is the most powerful opponent of the Liao Dynasty. In the past few years, due to the civil strife in the Liao Dynasty, the vitality of the Liao Dynasty has been greatly damaged. Seeing that Hexi is gradually in the hands of the Southern Dynasty, but unable to fight with it head-on, we The opportunity has been lost. Now that Yang Hao has taken control of Hexi and broke with the Southern Dynasty, this is great news from the sky for Daliao. We might as well show the grace and magnanimity of a big country and don't argue with it on these minutiae. The two sides have established an alliance, which is a good thing that will greatly benefit our Liao Kingdom and severely defeat the Southern Dynasties. Wouldn't it be the icing on the cake to gain some substantial benefits through this?"
He turned to Xiao Chuo and bowed again: "Queen Mother, since the Xia Kingdom has asked for something, it must be given. What specific conditions did they put forward?"
Xiao Chuo said: "One: the two countries have established diplomatic relations and will not invade each other. City gods are not allowed to be built or heavy troops are stationed along the border cities; the other is: the cultural and educational communication between the two sides does not hinder each other. Any thieves and fugitives who cross the border are not allowed to hide in each other. They can extradite each other; third, the two sides will set up forays on the border to trade with each other; fourth: Xia is willing to provide Liao with 60,000 stones of salt, 1,000 stones of tea, 100,000 pieces of silk, 20,000 pieces of ironware, and pottery every year. Porcelain is traded at the normal price in the Central Plains, without heavy taxes."
Shi Fang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows after hearing this. Among these conditions, except for the last one, they are all mutually beneficial and completely equal conditions for diplomatic relations. Only the last one can be regarded as a reward for Yang Hao's initiative to seek Liao's acceptance and help. Already.
At that time, the Song State was implementing economic oppression against the Liao State. Although the two sides had several trading houses, the items that could be traded were limited. The Liao State did not transport horses to the Song State, and the Song State did not transport iron tools to the Liao State. Even daily necessities such as cloth, tea, salt, ceramics, etc. are subject to very high taxes to limit the scale of their exports.
Iron tools, such as iron pots, hoes, sickles, plowshares and other daily necessities are also necessary for production. The Liao country was so poor that many families used iron pots as very expensive dowry items when they married girls. A good iron pot is a very honorable thing for the mother's family, and you can imagine how expensive it is. Another example is hoes, sickles, and plowshares. There are still a large number of wooden and stone products used in places. Its productivity has therefore been greatly affected.
As the prime minister, Shi Fang was very aware of these difficulties. If he could buy these goods from Xia State at a favorable price, it would certainly be a great thing for Liao State. However, Yang Hao had just founded the country and needed a strong ally. He really
Only one benefit is given. Strictly speaking, it is not even a benefit. It is just that because the two countries are not in a hostile state, they do not deliberately engage in normal trade with high taxes and heavy taxes.
With such little benefits, the Emperor of Xia was really stingy.
Shi Fang couldn't help but shook his head and smiled, and said calmly: "The Emperor of Xia is really impoverished, or he has no intention of asking for help from Liao. The conditions for establishing diplomatic relations are indeed weak."
Brother Yelvxiu sneered and said: "Master Shi Fang, do you think something is wrong? Hey! This is the sincerity of the Emperor of Xia State in making friends with Liao State. In my opinion, we must not agree to him easily. Yes,
We are very concerned about the ownership of Hexi, but now that Yang Hao has rebelled against the Song Dynasty and established his own country, he will pay more attention to Hexi than us.
Queen Mother, in my opinion, we might as well hold off for a while and refuse to answer, or we might as well acknowledge the existence of the Xia Kingdom and agree to establish diplomatic relations with it, but withhold any substantive help for the time being. Since he dares to proclaim himself emperor,
We must have expected that the emperor of the Southern Dynasty would be furious. In the short term, Hexi will be safe. When he can no longer support us, we will make some more demands. He will have to agree even if he doesn't want to. Our Daliao's request to the Xia Kingdom
The control will be stronger.”
Xiao Chuo hesitated for a moment, and then looked at Privy Councilor Guo Xi. These three people were the leaders of her three carriages, one civil, one military, and one royal. He said that she was the Queen Mother. Even if she was the emperor, these three people were very important in the court.
The opinions of the ministers cannot be ignored.
Guo Xi pondered for a moment and said: "Given the current situation of our Liao Kingdom, it is not appropriate to have a major war with the Southern Dynasty. Yang Hao became a minister of the Song Dynasty and established himself, which is beyond the tolerance of human kings. It is still unknown how the emperor of the Southern Dynasty will react now, if he does not care about the interests.
, at all costs..., in order to prevent our dynasty from being too involved, I think we should be cautious, and we can first agree to have diplomatic relations with the Xia Kingdom to see what the Southern Dynasty will do, and whether he, the Xia Kingdom, has the strength. If he can't help him,
It’s such a farce, so I, Daliao, don’t have to go through this troubled waters.”
The mountains are the peaks of the eyebrows, and the water is the waves in the eyes. Empress Dowager Xiao's eyebrows are lightly furrowed, and the autumn water is filled with sadness. She secretly sighed: "You didn't discuss it with me beforehand, but you came to ask me to do this or that afterwards. Do you owe me anything? Risk it."
What kind of emperor should you carelessly call yourself? It’s better to call yourself king than emperor. Aren’t you forcing Zhao Jiong to fight to the death with you, without even giving up any room for maneuver? I have my country, my people, every move
How can you make a rash decision? You must be regretting it now, and you are so worried that you have trouble sleeping and eating, right?"
Xiao Chuo thought that he should be regretting it at this time. Emperor Yang Hao of the Great Xia Kingdom, who was having trouble sleeping and eating, was swaying and pacing happily at this moment: "Well..., Zhao Guan's family in Bianliang must be nostrils now."
There is smoke, and Empress Dowager Xiao who went to Beijing is probably in a dilemma. Speaking of which, now I am the only one who is the instigator, and the clouds are calm and the wind is calm, and I am calm and relaxed. Haha, the only thing I have to do now is to block the way with soldiers and to stop the water from coming.
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Thinking of the happy place, Yang Hao smiled slightly and stopped leisurely in front of a small building with carved railings and painted buildings. He raised his hand and knocked on the door. A baby's charming voice came from inside: "Who is it?"
Yang Hao smiled narrowly and said: "My beloved concubine, I am here to bless you."
"Yeah!" There was a soft cry immediately in the room. Yang Hao's ears were so sensitive. He listened attentively, and there were all kinds of sounds in the room. The movement was quite strange, as if he was hiding something in a hurry. Listening carefully, there were actually two people.
With the sound of rapid breathing, Yang Hao suddenly became suspicious: "I...I'm fucked. My crown that I haven't made yet...isn't it going to be dyed green?"
