The Southern Song Dynasty began with the apprenticeship of Huang Shang

Chapter 254
At some point beside the carriage, I saw a man in his mid-century, with a stern face and a beard like a steel needle, standing beside the carriage.

Behind the man are four strong men in black armor with iron chains on their backs and gloomy faces.

Five people stood beside the carriage, firmly guarding the carriage in the middle.

The middle-aged man cupped his hands towards the carriage and said, "Qiu Qianren has seen the prince!"

"Ok!"

In the carriage, Wanyan Honglie said in a deep voice: "Guard Qiu came just in time, thank you for your hard work!"

Qiu Qianren said neither humble nor overbearing: "It should be, how to deal with these bandits?"

Wanyan Honglie said indifferently: "It's just ants, let's get rid of them!"

After hearing Wanyan Honglie's words, Qiu Qianren waved his hand and ordered: "Do it!"

As soon as Qiu Qianren finished speaking, the four armored men moved like ghosts, beheading all the remaining bandits including Ling Bantian in an instant.

"Keep going!"

After killing the bandits, Wanyan Honglie gave Qiu Qianren an order.

After receiving Wanyan Honglie's order, Qiu Qianren didn't answer, got into the carriage, and drove away at a high speed.

The four strong men all got on their horses and followed closely behind the carriage.

Xixia is a feudal dynasty established by the Dangxiang clan in Northwest China in Chinese history.

In 1038 A.D., Li Yuanhao founded the country in the Hexi Corridor and its northern regions, with the country name "Great Xia" and its capital Xingqing (now Yinchuan, Ningxia).

Because of its geographical location in the west of the Central Plains, it was called "Xixia" in history.

During Xia Yizong's period, Xixia consolidated its rule internally and confronted Song and Liao externally.

During Xia Huizong's period, the Song Dynasty strengthened its national power due to Wang Anshi's reform, and occupied Xihe Road in the Battle of Xihe in 1071, posing a threat to the right side of Xixia.

During Xia Chongzong's period, the Song court implemented the policy of "Shaoxing and blooming borders", and Tong Guan led six Song armies to attack Xia. Chongzong surrendered to Song, and the country's power gradually declined.

In 1115 A.D., the rise of the Jin Dynasty destroyed the three kingdoms of Liao, Song and Xixia.

The Liao Kingdom and the Northern Song Dynasty were successively destroyed by the Jin Dynasty, and the Xixia economy was in turn controlled by the Jin Dynasty.

Since then, the Mongol Empire has risen and invaded Xixia six times to break up the Golden Xia Alliance.

There were many regicides and civil strife within Xixia, and the economy tended to collapse. In 1227 AD, Xixia was destroyed by Mongolian Temujin.

At this time, Xixia was confronted with the Kingdom of Jin and the Southern Song Dynasty, and Xixia was attached to the Kingdom of Jin, so every time the Kingdom of Jin fought with the Southern Song Dynasty, Xixia would definitely send troops.

For a long time, Wanyan Honglie fell into Bao Xiruo's gentle hometown, was disliked by the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, and was gradually replaced by Wanyan Jinshuo, so it was Wanyan Jinshuo who contacted Xixia.

Wanyan Jinshuo had great ambitions, trying to unite with Xixia to attack Xiangyang, an important town in the Southern Song Dynasty, while the south colluded with the Fusang people in Dongying to threaten the Southern Song Dynasty's sea area, in an attempt to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty in one fell swoop.

But things backfired. The army attacking Xiangyang was defeated by the martial arts master Wang Chongyang, the founder of Quanzhen Sect, and the Dongying Fusang people were destroyed by Yang Chengye. Wanyan Jinshuo's wishful thinking finally failed. Yan Honglie.

The purpose of Wanyan Honglie's mission to Xixia this time is to re-establish a good relationship with Xixia and let them completely obey his orders.

Under the protection of Qiu Qianren and four black armored guards, Wanyan Honglie successfully entered Xingqing City, the capital of Xixia.

Xingqing City is the capital of the Xixia Kingdom and also the political, economic and cultural center of the Xixia Kingdom.

Xixia not only created its own characters, but also issued its own currency, which can be regarded as a complete regime.

Entering Xingqing City, Wanyan Honglie and Ouyang Feng went straight to the post of the Kingdom of Jin in Xixia under the protection of Qiu Qianren and four strong men.

The post officer is a shrewd middle-aged man. Although he is a Jin man, he is dressed like a Xixia man.

The name of the post officer was Li Guishui, who was sent to Xixia by the Kingdom of Jin in the early years. He took a Xixia name for the convenience of walking, and married a wife and had children.

The arrival of Wanyan Honglie made Li Guishui terrified. He was very familiar with Wanyan Honglie. Although he had never seen a real person, he had seen a portrait, so he recognized Wanyan Honglie, the sixth prince of the Kingdom of Jin, at a glance.

Li Guishui hastily bowed to Wanyan Honglie and said: "The post officer Li Guishui has seen King Zhao!"

King Zhao is the title of Wanyan Honglie, and people in the Kingdom of Jin refer to Wanyan Honglie as King Zhao.

"Ok!"

Wanyan Honglie nodded slightly, and said, "You are the post officer?"

Li Guishui hastily responded, "The young one is Li Guishui, the postman."

Wanyan Honglie said: "Go and tidy up a few guest rooms, the king is going to rest!"

Li Guishui said with a smile: "My lord, the guest rooms are all ready-made, and they will be cleaned every day."

"My lord, please come with me!"

After Li Guishui finished speaking, he led Wanyan Honglie's seven people into seven guest rooms respectively, but the four strong men did not enter the room, but guarded the door of Wanyan Honglie's room in groups of two, motionless like door gods.

After everyone settled down, Wanyan Honglie called Li Guishui into the room.

"Li Guishui, you have been in a foreign country all these years, I have suffered for you!"

Wanyan Honglie gently sipped his tea and said.

Hearing that Wanyan Honglie cared so much about him and knew the little guy, Li Guishui was immediately inexplicably grateful.

"Thank you, my lord, for your concern. I was born in the Kingdom of Jin, and I dare not slack off for a moment. I have been collecting information about the Xixia Kingdom. I will report to you first,..."

Wanyan Honglie waved his hand and said, "We'll talk about this later, let's talk about the current situation of Xixia Kingdom first."

Li Guishui organized some words in secret, and said after a while: "My lord, you came at a really bad time. A few days ago, there was a sudden rebellion in Xixia Kingdom. The number one master of Yipintang, Zong Zongyan, suddenly rioted, contacted some masters, rushed into to the palace."

"Zong Zongyan was brutal and looted the entire palace. Numerous harem concubines were rewarded by Zong Yan to his generals, and they stayed in the palace every day, as if they had become the lords of Western Xia."

After listening to Li Guishui's report, Wanyan Honglie's eyebrows frowned immediately, and after a while he said in a deep voice: "So if you want to form an alliance with Xixia, you have to talk to Xi Zongyan?"

Hearing this, Li Guishui hurriedly said: "Your Majesty must not!"

Wanyan Honglie looked at Li Guishui and asked, "Why?"

Li Guishui replied: "Your Majesty doesn't know something. Xi Zongyan has always regarded himself very highly, and has always been very hostile to our Dajin Kingdom, so going to talk to Xi Zongyan is like going into a tiger's mouth, and there is no return!"

After listening to Li Guishui's words, Wanyan Honglie said: "So, it is hopeless for us to form an alliance with Xixia?"

Li Guishui smiled mysteriously, and said, "My lord, we can't discuss with Xie Zongyan, we can only ask Xu Qingfeng to come out."

"Xu Qingfeng?"

Wanyan Honglie asked: "Who is he? Why are you looking for him?"

Li Guishui explained: "This Xu Qingfeng is the current owner of the Vulture Palace, the grandson of the Xixia consort of the previous generation, and can also be regarded as the Xixia royal family."

"Xi Zongyan's rebellion, the news is blocked, and the Vulture Palace doesn't know yet. If we disclose this news to the Vulture Palace, then there is hope for the Western Xia royal family to recover. We can negotiate with it at that time, and maybe we can succeed."

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