Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan.

Chapter 243: Divorce plan, please be knighted

At the end of May in the sixth year of Jiayou's reign, Li Ningling, the crown prince of Xixia, failed to attack Weizhou and returned with no success, so he withdrew his troops from Liupan Mountain.

The Zhong army broke through the Helan Mountains and marched northward, approaching Yanzhou.

Yang Huairen led an army of 10,000 to harass Kangle City, echoing the Zhong family's army.

Gu Tingye led an army of 20,000 men to pursue and intercept Li Ning Lingge's army through the retreat, and the reputation of the Gu family's guns reappeared.

In early June, Li Ning's brother was defeated and fled to Xixia.

Previously, Wei Yuan ordered that the Zhou army was not allowed to harm Brother Li Ning in the slightest.

No matter in the temple or in the frontier army, everyone was puzzled by this general order.

Even when Han Zhang personally intervened, the explanation given by Wei Yuan was very simple. Li Ningling, who was alive, was more likely to cause trouble to Xixia.

First of all, there was the fight between Li Liangzuo and Li Ningling's brother for the title of heir, and then there was suspicion between father and son. Li Ningling's brother suffered another defeat. If he escaped back to Xixia, he would definitely face punishment.

Ming Lan, who was sitting next to her, said nothing, just stared at Zhang Guifen's big belly and kept giggling.

Wei Yuan then left.

After all, the child in Zhang Guifen's belly is the future of the Zhongyong Hou Mansion.

As soon as the servant finished speaking, Zhang Guifen's originally cheerful expression suddenly couldn't conceal her disappointment.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a servant from the Hou Mansion walking over in a hurry.
"Master Marquis, just now the general from the Palace Front Division sent news that Li Liangzuo, the Xia envoy, has come to the capital."

Zhang Guifen covered her mouth and smiled, "It's hard or not. Outsiders may not know how much they envy my little sister."

I originally thought I would have this opportunity today, but who would have thought
Wei Yuan just noticed something was wrong with Zhang Guifen, gently held her hand and said:
"I will try my best to go home as early as possible today and let my eldest sister and the others stay with you first."

Zhang Guifen responded with a smile: "Sister, don't worry, my mother has already made arrangements. The imperial doctor and the women in the palace who will take care of the birth are all waiting at the house."

Before Wei Yuan said anything, Zhang Guifen touched her belly and defended him:

"The last two months are particularly important. It is important to prepare everything needed by mothers, doctors and midwives at home."

Wei Yuan had not sat down and talked with her for a long time because he was busy with state affairs.

June sixteenth.

"Guifen, you must rest more. Leave the family matters to Nanny Zhang for now, so don't worry about it."

As soon as Wei Yuan left, Minglan dared to reach out and touch his belly, murmuring:

After all, the war in Yanbian had just ended, and many things were complicated for Wei Yuan to deal with, and it was difficult to stay with her for a long time.

At the end of the same month, the Zhou army was stationed in Yanbian and continued to confront Xixia. Wei Yuan asked Zhong E and Yang Huairen to return to Beijing to receive congratulations from the officials.

"Auntie, I feel like he is kicking you."

Also because she was about to give birth, in recent days, Wei Shuyi and others would come to the Hou Mansion to accompany Zhang Guifen whenever they were free.

In order not to embarrass Wei Yuan, Zhang Guifen forced out a smile and said:
"Official, go quickly, business is important, and I have nothing important here."

Today, Zhang Guifen is about eight months pregnant. Her belly is getting bigger and she needs help even when walking.

By then, if civil strife breaks out in Xixia, they will naturally have no intention of continuing the war with Zhou Dynasty.

"The matters in the imperial court are related to the country, the country, and the country. Brother Wei has nothing to do about it. Eldest sister, please don't talk about her."

Although it is still less than a month old, Wei Shuyi has experienced the hardship of giving birth, and premature births also happen among the people, so we must be careful.

As soon as he left, Wei Shuyi shook his head and smiled, saying:
"There's nothing you can do about being busy with government affairs. It's just a pain for you."

Wei Yuan looked at Wei Shuyi and said, "Sister, I'd like you and Ming Yatou to accompany Guifen."

Wei Shu said, "You can go ahead."

Zhang Guifen nodded, "Just leave the officials, there is no need to worry about my family or me."

Wei Yuan was chatting and joking with Zhang Guifen, Wei Shuyi, Minglan and others.

Zhongyong Hou Mansion.

This person had a lot of dealings with Da Zhou, so it was understandable that Li Yuanhao sent him here.

Wei Yuan said: "Sister is right. If I can finish this busy period, I will stay with Guifen and not go anywhere."

This time, the person responsible for negotiating with Ambassador Xia was still Wei Yuan.

She has always been very sensible, but being so sensible made Wei Yuan feel a little guilty.
"I'll go back quickly."

For women like Wei Shuyi, there is nothing more important in the world than giving birth to a child.

Wei Yuan had long known that the envoy sent by Xixia to sue for peace was still Li Liangzuo.

"If there are not many affairs in the court, I will spend more time with Guifen. At this time, Guifen will be unable to leave people around."

Although he knew Wei Yuan was very busy, he still couldn't help but give him a few more words of advice.

In a pavilion, Wei Shu spoke seriously.

In mid-June, Xixia was overwhelmed and sent envoys to ask for peace from Zhou.

In any case, the two of them had a quarrel in Xixia, which was a shameful matter and certainly worthy of celebration from both the government and the public.

Whether it was the Zhang family or Wei Shuyi and others, they felt indescribable joy in their hearts when they looked at Zhang Guifen's growing belly.

He put his ear on her belly and said, "Little brother, please be born soon. Don't make your mother work too hard."

Wei Shu knocked her on the head, "It's not enough months yet, so you're talking nonsense."

Minglan said with a smile: "What my mother said is, good brother, listen to your aunt and come out as soon as the month is up. Don't make your mother miserable."

Hearing this, Zhang Guifen and Wei Shuyi both looked at each other and smiled.
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Wei Yuan went to Guanyi in person to see Li Liangzuo.

It had been less than half a year since the two last met.

That time, Li Liangzuo had lost face in the capital. This time, as an envoy from a defeated country, he came to sue for peace, and it would be difficult to save his face.

Wei Yuan originally thought that Li Liangzuo would treat him coldly. After all, this man became famous at a young age, and his reputation in the country was higher than that of Li Ningling. As the envoy of a defeated country, how could he easily let go of Wei Yuan? A proud man?
However, what surprised Wei Yuan was that when he saw Li Liangzuo this time, he actually lowered his posture and bowed deeply:
"Brother Wei, I haven't seen you in half a year, but you still look charming."

Wei Yuan looked at him. There were a few strands of white hair in his hair. The young man had white hair. He might have experienced a great change.

"I heard that when Brother Li Ningling went deep into the hinterland of the Great Zhou Dynasty alone, you wrote to your father, asking Brother Li Ningling to withdraw his troops quickly, but your father refused?"

Hearing Wei Yuan's question, Li Liangzuo's expression did not change much. He just nodded calmly and smiled bitterly.
"My brother can't command the army, but he still wants to take the initiative."

"From the moment he led his troops to resist your Zhou army, I have anticipated today's situation."

Wei Yuan frowned slightly and said, "In that case, you know that there will be no benefit in coming, so why do you still come?"

Li Liangzuo sighed, "If possible, who would be willing to come?"

There was a pause.

Li Liangzuo ordered someone to bring several plates of side dishes and drinks, sat opposite Wei Yuan, and said seriously:

"Let's talk about the conditions."

Wei Yuan nodded, "You sold 30,000 pairs of iron kite armor to the Liao Kingdom. The same number will also be given to me, Da Zhou. The Helan Mountain area will belong to me, Da Zhou."

Hearing this, Li Liangzuo looked troubled, "Master Wei, General Wei, can you?"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Wei Yuan shaking his head, "This is already the minimum requirement, not too much."

"This year, your Xixia tribute can be reduced or reduced a bit, so that your people can have a good New Year."

If Xixia is really pushed into a hurry and the people cannot eat, they will have no choice but to invade Dazhou.

No one wants the war to continue.

Li Liangzuo said seriously: "Ten thousand pairs of iron kite armors, Helan Mountain, Changcheng Ridge, and Shilijing are all yours, Dazhou."

The three places he mentioned were originally the borders of Xixia. They have little practical significance, but they are better than nothing.

Losing the natural barrier of the Helan Mountains is definitely not an easy thing for Xixia.

"Brother Wei, you Zhou Dynasty did not suffer much losses. If this war continues, it will be detrimental to both you and me."

"Don't forget that there is a Liao Kingdom in the north that is eyeing us."

"If there is really going to be a national war, the only winner in the end will be Beiliao!" Li Liang Zuo said this and looked at Wei Yuan quietly.

I do not know how long it has been.

Wei Yuan stood up, walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and said seriously:

"It's not easy for you."

Li Liangzuo sighed again.

Xixia is suffering from internal and external troubles. Not only is the disaster situation severe, but there is also a wild profiteer who has turned against a beggar.

As long as the fighting continues, once Yeli Yuqi rebels, it will definitely be a fatal blow to Li Yuanhao's regime.

"Just do as you say."

"Li Liangzuo, I'm looking forward to fighting you now, but I don't know if you still have this chance."

Wei Yuan stood with his hands behind his back.

Li Liangzuo frowned and blurted out: "What do you mean?"

Wei Yuan said seriously: "I will order people to spread the news about Xixia's compensation for 30,000 pairs of armor, but it does not include the territory around Helan Mountain."

"At the same time, I will also disclose to the public the reduced armor compensation after having a good chat with you and your initiative to cede the territory of Helan Mountain."

"Furthermore, there will be rumors that you feel that there is no hope of seizing the legitimate son, and intend to surrender to me, Da Zhou."

"Of course, you can also refuse the compensation that I, Da Zhou, ask for, but the price of doing so is the continuation of the war, and your father will hate you for not living up to expectations."

"It's hard for you to take this opportunity to trample your brother Li Ningling to death."

"After thinking about it, it seems that you have no choice."

After saying that, Li Liangzuo wanted to stand up suddenly, but Wei Yuan held his shoulders tightly.

"Don't worry, it's just a rumor, and rumors stop with the wise."

"But what a coincidence, both the advance route and the retreat route of Brother Li Ning were known to me, the Great Zhou Dynasty. Do you think there is a spy in Xixia?"

"Or is that mole all you?"

As soon as these words came out, Li Liangzuo's face suddenly turned gloomy.
"Master Wei, you are too despicable!"

The reason why Zhou Jun was able to control Li Ningling's marching route was because the Imperial City Division paid a huge price.

Even the commander Gu Qianfan was seriously injured.

It can be seen that the Imperial City Division has indeed put a lot of effort into spying on the battle reports.

When Wei Yuan went to the Imperial City Division to meet Yanda, he asked the Imperial City Division to spare no effort to spy on the military situation. In fact, he also thought of paving the way for this step.

But what he didn't expect was that the envoy coming to Zhou Dynasty was Li Liangzuo.

"Go back early."

"Otherwise, if the rumor reaches Xixia before you do, do you think that after the defeat, Li Ningling will jump over the wall and start fighting with his roommates?"

Wei Yuan said this and strode away from the inn.

Li Liangzuo was devastated, and the sadness in his brows could not be dispelled.

Now that he has arrived in Dazhou, he has thought about the consequences a lot.

But I never expected that Wei Yuan could be so poisonous.

"Back then, Yelu Xin first said that if I join forces with him, we might be able to deal with Wei Yuan, but I don't think so."

"I didn't expect that he was right."

"Wei Yuan, when I quell the internal troubles and ascend the throne as emperor, I will definitely fight you in an upright manner!"
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Li Liangzuo did not stay in Bianjing for too long. As Wei Yuan said, if the rumors arrived in Xixia before him, he would be completely passive.

After he left, Zhao Zhen summoned Wei Yuan in the Xuanzheng Hall.

After listening to his thoughts, Zhao Zhen nodded and said:

"If it can trigger a fight for the throne in Xixia, that will be the biggest gain for our dynasty from this battle."

Then, he handed a secret report to Wei Yuan,

"When Li Ning was defeated, Li Yuanhao vomited blood and fainted. His body is probably going to die."

Zhao Zhen has been fighting with Li Yuanhao all his life. Now his body is incurable, but Li Yuanhao is also the same, how can he be unhappy?
The old rival must go with him, and let the descendants of the future generation fight for it again!

The Great Zhou Dynasty is full of talents, but in Xixia, both military and political circles are full of talents. How can they fight against the Great Zhou Dynasty?

In fact, if Li Yuanhao was not so suspicious and often killed ministers, it would not have reached the point where no one would dare to sacrifice their lives for him.

Li Yuanhao likes wives, and Cao Cao also likes wives. Li Yuanhao is suspicious by nature, and Cao Cao is also suspicious by nature.

Li Yuanhao liked to steal the wives of important ministers, and Cao Cao was always very respectful to the wives of important ministers.

Li Yuanhao likes to kill his right-hand man, and Cao Cao likes to pamper his right-hand man.

Li Yuanhao was defeated and was so angry that he vomited blood. Cao Cao was defeated and said with a smile that he would come back one day.

From this point of view, there is a qualitative difference between the two.

"Wei Qing, among Li Yuanhao's sons, are you most worried about Li Liangzuo taking over?"

Hear the words.

Wei Yuan nodded without breaking the rules and said: "Li Liangzuo is a young eagle. In time, he will become a nuisance to my inner circle."

Zhao Zhen looked a little excited, "Can I kill him with this divorce plan?"

Wei Yuan thought about this question seriously, but in the end the answer he got was no.

"Please rest assured, officials, I will definitely kill him as long as there is a chance."

Late June.

Yang Huairen and Zhong E went to Beijing.

Wei Yuan personally greeted him outside the city.

This is the first time Zhong E and Wei Yuan meet.

The former was so surprised that he even became stunned.

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "General Zhong, why did you lose your mind when you saw this prince?"

Hearing this, Zhong E came back to his senses and bowed quickly: "I have long heard that Marquis Zhongyong is young, but I never thought that you are actually so young."

"In front of you, how dare a junior general be called a great general?"

Wei Yuan laughed loudly and said, "How can you not say that?"

"As long as you serve the country well, you will be the general of our dynasty."

After saying that, he grabbed Zhong E and Yang Huairen by the wrist and got into the chariot together.
"Let's go, follow me into the palace to meet the Holy Spirit."

"Tonight, the official family is hosting a banquet for all the officials in the capital at the Daqing Palace. We will not return until we are drunk!"

not far away.

Above the city.

Wang Anshi put one hand behind his back, stroked his beard with the other, and asked the person behind him,

"Do you think Zhong E and Yang Huairen will be given titles by the officials?"

The man responded respectfully: "The official's holy will, students don't dare to speculate on it."

Wang Anshi said with a smile: "Your uncle has already entered Zhazi and would like to ask the officials to grant the two of them titles."

Sheng Changbai responded: "Uncle has always valued our generals very highly."

Wang Anshi added: "When your uncle came to greet these two people, I told the officials that there are enough hereditary nobles in the Zhou Dynasty, and the situation is more serious than redundant officials."

Sheng Changbai was silent.

(End of this chapter)