Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 116 No money? Use women as compensation
  A few hours ago, Liu Ling asked Ma Kuo to help him go to Xingqing Mansion to visit the capital of Xixia and try to persuade him to surrender.

Ma Kuo said he wanted a great victory, but the Xia people hesitated to kill him.

A few hours later, Liu Ling used Xia Ren's body as a carpet and stepped on it all the way back, and said calmly,

I got the victory, here it is for you.

Ma Kuo's reaction was also very indifferent, but it was not that he thought the result was normal, but that his mind was so frightened that he was a little stupid at the moment.

He thought he was used to seeing big scenes, but he had never seen this scene before.

The Xia people hastily mobilized tens of thousands of troops to meet the enemy at home, which fully shows their ability to recruit soldiers. But because the enemy suddenly appeared not far from the capital, more Xia nobles and soldiers fled in panic.

And as the results of this battle were spread, it was said that hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed in Xingqing Mansion and Huaizhou. At this time, there was probably not much fighting spirit left.

From their perspective,
  The Zhenyuan Army defeated tens of thousands of their own soldiers in the first battle. God knows how many of the Zhenyuan Army entered the country.

Where is the emperor?
  Where are the garrison troops everywhere?
  Save it!

That night, the Zhenyuan army camped next to the Xia people's Jingguan.

The army needed to be repaired. After the war, civil servants began to count the casualties. However, to Liu Ling's surprise, the number of casualties on his side was actually not many. The majority were wounded soldiers. All the food, grass and baggage of the tens of thousands of Xia troops were also returned. Liu Ling ordered a reward on the spot.

As for the captured drinks, they were given directly to the Xia Jun in the Chaoshun Army Division on the right side. The latter was so happy that he sent someone to deliver a hundred sets of Xixia armor and weapons.

Most of the soldiers at the bottom of the Xia people were unarmored, but the armies of the leader's cronies, including the leader themselves, wore quite sophisticated armor. The supervisor sent out a hundred sets of armor at once, which was quite impressive. Sincerity.

Liu Kai and Ma Kuo have left overnight. The envoy who oversees the army will take them to Xingqing Mansion to meet Queen Yelu. The latter is very aware of what she is experiencing at this moment. Liu Ling added fuel to the fire in his letter, saying that Prince Li Renai died in Shenwu County because Xia took the initiative.

Therefore, Queen Yelu has completely lost her affection for her husband who is leading the army away.

She was willing to believe Liu Ling, or in other words, she had to find enough reasons for her behavior at this time.

Alcohol is prohibited in the army, but meat and meat are not allowed. Liu Ling even ordered dozens of oil pans to be set up in the camp to make fried meatballs for rice.

While eating, I don't know who started, and the sound of folk songs from Yan gradually floated up. Many soldiers put down their rice bowls and sang along loudly. Liu Ling listened silently, and Zhao Heshou walked up to him and gave him a salute.

"Commander, there are two fine women who will be with you later."

"Find two meritorious generals and reward them." Liu Ling said lightly. Zhao Heshou scratched his head and sat down in front of him.

"Commander, it's not good to hold it in."

Liu Ling thought to himself, Zhao Heshou, a man, you persuade me to do that?

Zhao Heshou looked at him, he looked at Zhao Heshou,
  The wind seemed to be suddenly noisier tonight.

After a moment of silence, Liu Ling said coldly: "How about you come?"

Zhao Heshou: "."

Only then did he realize that he had said the wrong thing and smiled sheepishly. Liu Ling shook his head and asked, "How are your mother-in-law and children?"

Zhao Heshou lowered his head and stirred the bonfire with his left hand. After being silent for a while, he replied: "Two years ago when the Golden Dog went south, my wife was kidnapped and my two children died in my hometown. When I went there, my neighbors had already helped to bury them. ”

"Have you never thought of sending someone to look for it?"

"The war is in chaos, who can find her? I just wish she was alive now, or in other words, dead is better than alive." Zhao Heshou coughed and forced a smile: "Commander, this time the Xia people really know how to do it. Will you surrender?"

"Will do."

"But I heard that there are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses surrounding their capital."

Liu Ling pointed outside. In the dark night, the towering tower seemed to have countless malicious eyes looking at him.

"Most of those who dare to resist are already here."

"But if there is more"

"Then continue killing." Liu Ling said calmly.

His image in Yandi and Yunzhong is extremely well-known, and among the people of the Song Dynasty, his image of "loyalty and bravery" is slowly being spread.

But for Xixia, Liu Ling is still beyond his reach and has no actual control. It is purely accidental to fight all the way to Xingqing Mansion, so he only needs to let the Xia people learn to fear from the bottom of their bones.

The four words hatred between the country and the family are the easiest truth to say, but it is also the easiest to be deliberately ignored. Han Shizhong put his arms around the woman and asked her to teach him Xixia dialect. The woman, who clearly looked like a foreigner from the Western Regions, blushed and did not resist. She whispered to him in a low voice.

Military songs and folk songs were mixed together in various parts of the army. The atmosphere of bloody battles during the day gradually faded away. Not far away, there were several noble Xia people who came as guests. It seemed that when they entered the military camp, they did not see the building outside composed of their compatriots. Among the piled-up Jingguan, two of them even took the initiative to dance and have fun at this time.

Xingqing Mansion.

When the Xia people first learned Han rites, their hairstyle was very close to the hairstyles in Qing palace dramas of later generations, with their full foreheads exposed and their hair hanging loosely on both sides. The subsequent Xia masters probably felt that they were too ugly to describe, so they began to reshape their hairstyles. I restored my hair accessories and slowly changed my hairstyle.

Queen Yelu Nanxian restored her Liao costume today, and the palace maid helped her with her "hair style". Then the queen took a deep breath and ordered to see the envoy of the Zhenyuan Army.

The "ministers" are actually the powerful leaders of various tribes. Many of them don't really care about the country. Some of them even have interests that align with Queen Yelu's. They are also happy to see Li Qianshun die outside.

Liu Kai and Ma Kuo discussed in private that one person would serve as the envoy of the Song Dynasty and the other would act as the envoy of Liu Ling. In this way, when Empress Yelu saw them, she would need to give a state gift to greet them.

When their figures appeared outside, regardless of whether they were happy or not, the Xixia dignitaries and ministers had to bend down obediently to welcome the "envoys from the higher country".

They didn't know how many Zhenyuan troops had come, and coupled with the betrayal of Chaoshun Junsi in the right wing, the supervisor had made full use of his contacts and began to send people to various places to persuade them. As for why the other party is so willing to do his best.
  Because in addition to the prince, Li Qianshun actually has a younger son, who is only one or two years old this year and is very easy to control.

"Foreign ministers Liu Kai and Ma Kuo have met the Queen."

"Get up." Empress Yelu had no experience in court. Both of them raised their heads. Ma Zhan looked at her boldly and said loudly: "Emperor Qian Shun of Xia State abandoned the Liao Kingdom and rebelled against the Song Dynasty because he launched an army for no reason. The country, just for its own benefit, even poisoned the crown prince of Xia in the army, and put the blame on our army.

I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, sent 50,000 Zhenyuan troops out of the desert to the west, and sent troops to wait outside the capital. If there is no satisfactory answer today, then let's go to the battlefield and speak! "

There was a strong sense of arrogance in Ma Kuo's voice, but after his words fell, no one said anything for a moment.

When envoys from small countries go on missions, they usually try their best to show their intelligence. But the envoys of great powers are all uniformly arrogant.

If your own country is stronger than others, but you still have to curry favor with a weaker country, wouldn't that be mean?

Queen Yelu didn't seem to hear Ma Kuo's threat, and said calmly: "What are the demands of the Angel of the Song Dynasty and the military envoy of the commander of the Zhenyuan Army?"

She is deliberately cooperating and playing the role of admiration.

In fact, today is just a show. Most people who can stand here have actually acquiesced to the terms.

Of course, there are some hard-nosed ones, but most of them have become part of the Beijing scenery on the banks of the Yellow River.

Ma Kuo looked around and finally said what he had always wanted to say but never dared to say when he was on an envoy before, and slapped Xia Ren in the face.

"In your country, you should abolish Qian Shun, establish a young emperor, and use the queen as the queen mother to supervise the government. The remaining money, food and troop dispatch terms will be discussed later.

You guys, today there are only yes and no,
  If not, then let’s come to the battlefield to argue! "

Ma Kuo's loud voice echoed in the hall. Liu Kai stood behind him, feeling envious and jealous in his heart.

There is no doubt that what happened today will be recorded by historians.

Almost a moment later, a Xia official bowed to Empress Yelu and said, "I agree with what the Song envoy said, please ask the Queen to provide guidance on politics."

"I second the proposal."

"Seconded."

Queen Yelu saw that the courtiers below agreed almost unanimously, and she couldn't help but feel relieved, and said softly: "The amount of money and food is really too big, and it may not be possible to raise it for a while."

Xia people are poor.

Liu Kai took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "If you don't have enough money and food, then my commander-in-chief has said that you can use treasures, war horses, and women to pay off the debt."

"A beautiful commoner woman can be worth five dan of grain. The more beautiful she is, the more she can worth." He added.

Queen Yelu suddenly felt as if she had been slapped hard, and her face became hot. Even she felt ashamed at this time. However, after the Xia ministers around looked at each other, they actually bowed and saluted again, their voices rising and falling.

"Please give me your permission, Queen Mother!"

"The Zhenyuan Army is outside. Our army has lost tens of thousands of troops. All our soldiers have been killed or injured. We are no longer able to fight anymore!"

"I second the proposal!"

(End of this chapter)