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Chapter 396: King of Jin? King of Japan?
Xiping Prefecture was originally the capital of Western Xia. Later, the capital was moved to Xingqing Prefecture (Yinchuan), and Xiping Prefecture has always served as a secondary capital.

Its loss is of great significance.

When Yang Chang conquered Xiping Prefecture, he also captured a large number of Xixia officials, so it took a long time for rest and resettlement.

When Li Renzhong came here before, he always walked in and out of the hall with great bearing. But this time, he was not only scared to death, but also had to crawl out. He hated himself for not having a few more legs, and was afraid that he would be left behind if he ran too slowly.

Yang Chang’s words are still ringing in my ears: Western Xia must perish, even the Lord cannot stop it!

Why is he so crazy?

Why is he so good at fighting?
What enemy have we provoked?
It feels like stealing vegetables from your neighbor's house, and then the neighbor comes to your door and wants to kill your entire family. This request is simply unreasonable, but the other party said it anyway.

Li Renzhong fled back to Xingqing in panic. Emperor Li Qianshun, regardless of the presence of outsiders, sat on the ground in despair.

The Grand Tutor Weiming Anhui was nearby, and hurriedly helped him up and comforted him softly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, things may not be that bad."

"The country is about to be destroyed, why am I not anxious? Yang Chang wants to chop off my head, isn't that bad?"

Li Qianshun didn't want to lose his temper, but he could no longer control his emotions.

Weiming Anhui was not angry, but continued to comfort him, saying: "Whether Xixia will be destroyed or not, how can we let Yang Chang decide it with just one sentence? His threat to kill you is just a tactic of intimidation. Your Majesty should cheer up. The King of Jin still has tens of thousands of imperial guards. As long as you can hold on for half a month, 200,000 reinforcements from Guanzhong will arrive, and then Yang Chang will die!"

"Prince Jin, can you stop it?"

Seeing Li Qianshun staring at him, Brother Richard swallowed his saliva and replied: "From the previous battle report, Yang Chang's troops are invincible, and no city can hold out for half a day, but I will do my best to stop them!"

"Try your best? That means you're not sure."

Li Qianshun turned his gaze to Li Renzhong again and asked in a deep voice: "Yang Chang said that he killed Wu Qimai. Do you think he is trying to scare me?"

"At the time, he spoke with conviction, and the generals around him were all murderous. I think even if it is not true, the combat effectiveness of Yang Chang's army should not be underestimated. Even the Jin army suffered losses repeatedly."

After Li Renzhong finished speaking, he lowered his head again.

Li Qianshun looked at Weiming Anhui and said sternly, "Father, the ministers are unsure, and I am unsure too. If we cannot win, what can we do?"

"Yang Chang boasted that he could take Jingzhou tomorrow, so why did the King of Jin send a large number of troops to defend it? Even if they could only hold it off for one day, Yang Chang's boast immediately contradicted himself, and the soldiers' confidence was also lost."

"Grandmaster, no!"

Brother Richard interrupted sharply and reminded: "This is most likely Yang Chang's plan. If he pretends to attack Jingzhou, I will transfer heavy troops to defend it, and he will attack Shunzhou or Huaizhou. Where will the soldiers get their confidence? I can only give 10,000 troops to each city, and the rest of the army must stay in Xingqing."

"Ten thousand is ten thousand. I heard that Commander Yang only has fifteen thousand. It is impossible to break the city with such a small force. If the Prince of Jin goes to supervise the battle in person, it will surely inspire the fighting spirit of the soldiers."

"I can go and supervise the battle, but Commander Yang is so powerful that he can defeat all enemies with ease. I'm afraid he has some special means."

"It's better than this."

Weiming Anhui changed the subject, frowned, stroked his beard, and said seriously: "We will send another envoy to discuss the matter of the country's destruction."

"What did you say?"

"Your Majesty, don't be anxious. What I mean by discussion is to buy time for the reinforcements from Guanzhong. Since Yang Chang is the King of Jin of the Song Dynasty, he cannot bypass the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and directly decide our life or death. We can promise to be vassal of the Song Dynasty, even if the conditions are a bit excessive, but we must go to Bianliang to ask for the emperor's will. Will it be done soon?"

"Although Yang Chang is the King of Jin of the Song Dynasty, he has been separatist in Hedong for a long time. I am afraid that even the Emperor of the Song Dynasty cannot control him."

Li Qianshun's tone remained pessimistic.

Weiming Anhui continued to comfort him, "It doesn't matter if we can't control him. He has been separatist for many years and has not established his own regime. This shows that he is committed to the Song Dynasty and has other purposes. If he refuses us, how is it different from rebelling against the Song Dynasty?"

"Now it seems that this is the only way."

Li Qianshun then told Li Renzhong: "Then you can take a rest for half a day and go to Xiping tomorrow."

"Your Majesty, Yang Chang will attack Jingzhou tomorrow"

"Then you go with the King of Jin and try to stop Yang Chang from leaving Jingzhou, or even persuade him to return to Xiping."

"Yes"

Although Li Renzhong didn't want to go again, he had to go for the sake of the country.

After the end of the dynasty.

Li Qianshun summoned Li Renzhong's younger brother Li Renli, promoted him to the position of Prince Junior Tutor, and ordered him to consult with the censor Ning Ke Ren and take the Crown Prince Li Renxiao to Guanzhong secretly.

Although Weiming Anhui's analysis was very logical, the threat posed by Yang Chang was too terrifying, and Li Qianshun was really worried that Western Xia would perish in his hands.

The Western Xia army had taken over Guanzhong of the Song Dynasty, but now they wanted to submit to Zhao Huan's Western Court. Could they fool the shrewd King of Jin, Yang Chang?

As the saying goes, learn from history, Li Qianshun thought of the Song Dynasty.

At that time, the Jin army went straight for Bianliang. If they had finally captured the capital, the Zhao Song Dynasty would not have been wiped out in one fell swoop. After all, King Kang Zhao Gou was commanding troops outside, and in the end he could have commanded the world and ascended the throne in Yingtian to become emperor again.

The territory of Western Xia was smaller than that of the Song Dynasty. Li Qianshun thought that if he could not defend his kingdom, he would let his son restore the country in Guanzhong.

Yang Chang’s base is in Hedong, he can’t not go back, right?

As long as he didn't stay in Western Xia, Li Renli would be able to come back with his son. Even if he was like Zhao Ji, it would be worth it to suffer a little as long as he could protect the ancestral temple and the country.

After Li Qianshun used this trick, he could not think of a better way and could only sit in the palace and wait for news.

Of course, if Brother Richard could hold back Yang Chang, as long as he could delay the arrival of 200,000 troops to support, the crisis of Western Xia would be resolved, and Li Qianshun would not have to become the king of a fallen country.

Brother Richard also wants to win.

He really wanted to point at Yang Changbi and say that there could only be one King of Jin in the world, and that was King Richard of Jin of Western Xia.

It's a pity that the idea is beautiful, but the ending is cruel.

The next morning, Richard brought Li Renzhong to Jingzhou to supervise the battle. As soon as they entered the city, they were captured by Yang Zhi and Xuan Zan, and then taken to see Yang Chang with a dazed look on their faces.

On the way to being escorted, Brother Richard questioned Li Renzhong in a stern voice: "Is this the information you brought back? Didn't Commander Yang send out troops yesterday and bring them to the city today? Why was Jingzhou lost now?"

"How should I know? I'm a prisoner too!"

"Prince Jin, it must be Prince Jin who lied to me!"

"what are you saying?"

Brother Richard was about to question when he was suddenly slapped in the face.

Before he could react, he saw Xuan Zan pointing his finger at his nose and cursing, "How dare you call yourself the King of Jin? There can only be one King of Jin in the world! Are you worthy of that?"

"Uh?"

Brother Richard was stunned at first, and the two strands of long hair beside his ears swept away, which was exactly in line with Xuan Zan's previous evaluation.

He had no time to refute his hairstyle and hurriedly explained his identity: "General, I am the King of Jin of Xixia."

"King of Jin in Xixia? Why does Xixia have a King of Jin? Does Xixia own the land of Jin?"

"We follow the example of the Han people. This is just an ordinary title."

"I don't care. When you meet the King of Jin later, you are not allowed to call yourself the King of Jin, or I will slap you in the face!"

Xuan Zan spoke so powerfully that Richard felt humiliated and said angrily, "My title was given by Your Majesty. If you forcibly deprive me of my title, you might as well kill me."

"Do you think I dare not kill you? Xixia is about to be destroyed, and you still dare to put on airs in front of me?"

"General, calm down."

Seeing Xuan Zan getting angry, Li Renzhong quickly took over the conversation to smooth things over, "I will persuade him well and will never compete with the King of Jin for fame."

"You're smart. Xixia is about to fall. If he still wants to talk nonsense, I'll change your number for you." "You?"

Richard's eyes were red as he was about to resist, but Li Renzhong quickly grabbed him and said with a smile: "General, please give me a title."

"Since you were once the King of Jin, I will remove the first character of Jin from your name to leave you with something to remember."

"King RiRi?"

"Western Xia may not have Jin territory, but it can't be without the sun. Just be happy and take it away!"

Xuan Zan laughed and walked to the front of the team. Yang Zhi immediately stepped forward and asked softly, "Brother, how dare you interfere in other people's affairs and give them titles at random? Aren't you afraid that the king will be angry?"

"I'm just joking. Xixia is about to perish. Don't you think it's funny? Besides, the King of Jin has always been generous and won't care about these things."

"The Song Dynasty and Western Xia have been fighting for decades, but there is no clear winner. Your Majesty has been sending troops for less than a month, and Western Xia is on the verge of destruction. Fighting with Your Majesty is really exciting."

Yang Zhi couldn't help but sigh.

Xuan Zan suddenly leaned over, patted his shoulder and smiled evilly: "Don't you want a noble lady as your wife? We will break into Xingqing Prefecture in a few days. There must be a beauty in the Xixia royal family. Remember to run into the palace quickly to grab her, and then ask the King of Jin to grant you a marriage."

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"hiss"

Yang Zhi swallowed his saliva and said, "This is not something you can talk about."

"Don't deny it. Are you envious of Zhang Qing? But Princess Kang just gave birth, so they should wait until next year to get married. Maybe my brother can be one step ahead of him."

"Don't say anything. Don't keep the king waiting."

"It's saved, it's saved"

After Xuan Zan finished speaking, he turned around again and just saw the two people whispering, but he just smiled coldly and continued to move forward with Yang Zhi.

Li Renzhong grabbed Richard's arm and reminded him in a deep voice: "The Japanese king is the Japanese king, you must not anger Yang Chang later. For the sake of the country, we must be patient and stabilize him. We have to wait until the reinforcements from Guanzhong arrive, and then we can think about it!"

"All right."

After a while, the two were brought before Yang Chang.

Richard called himself the Sun King of Western Xia, while Li Renzhong humbly called himself his subordinate. Yang Chang was stunned when he heard this. He asked and found out that it was Xuan Zan who gave him the title, but he just smiled.

"Li Renzhong, Jingzhou said that he would take us down today, so I have the final say, right?"

"I heard that at midnight last night"

"After midnight, isn't it today? Did you convey my words? Li Qianshun doesn't have many days left."

"I have brought it. I have brought it."

Li Renzhong bowed hastily and explained: "My lord is willing to submit to the Song Dynasty. He has already written a detailed letter and sent it to Bian Jing. The King of Jin does not need to resort to war anymore."

"You don't need to send it to Bianjing, just send it to me."

"But."

"No buts."

Yang Chang interrupted with a domineering tone, saying sternly: "Go back and ask Li Qian to bring the surrender letter and lead the civil and military officials to Xingqing to welcome us, and I will naturally not use force again!"

"Ah? Then King Jin Ri will come with me?"

"What do you say?"

"I just asked a question and I will go back and pass it on immediately."

Watching Li Renzhong prostrating himself and disappearing outside the hall, Richard knew he couldn't delay any longer, so he stared at Yang Chang angrily and asked, "I wonder how the King of Jin is going to deal with me?"

"You are Li Qianshun's half-brother, so naturally you should go to Hedong to retire. But I heard that you are in charge of the Xixia Imperial Army? So before you go to Hedong, how about helping me pacify several surrounding counties first?"

"it is good!"

Brother Richard agreed on the surface, but he was gritting his teeth in his heart. However, Yang Chang could not hide his emotional fluctuations at all.

That afternoon, Yang Chang left Wu Song and others to guard Jingzhou, while he, Dong Ping and Zhang Qing selected 3,000 infantry and cavalry, and took Richard to persuade Shunzhou in the west to surrender.

When Brother Richard arrived at the city, instead of persuading the defenders to surrender, he broke free from the guards and ran forward, shouting loudly to defend the city.

Dong Ping, under the instruction of Yang Chang, chased after Richard and shot him dead.

Brother Richard wanted to inspire the fighting spirit of the defenders in the city with his own death, hoping to delay the enemy's capture of the city and buy time for the reinforcements from Guanzhong to arrive.

However, he overestimated the impact of his own death and underestimated Yang Chang's suppressive power.

This guy used to break into cities at night, but on that day he flew onto the city wall during the day and defeated the defenders by himself and opened the city. Dong Ping and Zhang Qing led their troops into the city to fight, and Shunzhou was thus broken.

After the battle, Yang Chang ordered the surrendered soldiers to send Richard back to Xingqing, and he led his troops to attack Huaizhou the next day, completely eliminating the three cities guarding Xingqing.

The sixth year of Jing Kang in the reign of Zhao Huan, the fourth year of Yan in the reign of Zhao Gou, and the fifth year of Zheng De in the reign of Western Xia.

early december.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Li Qianshun led all civil and military officials out of the city to surrender.

Yang Chang immediately led his troops into Xingqing Prefecture, and on behalf of Zhao Huan, he conferred the title of Anle Duke on Li Qianshun. He also ordered General Yang Zhi and the surrendered officials of Western Xia to count the members of the Western Xia royal family and prepare to relocate them to Hedong in batches.

After half a day of checking, Yang Zhi hurriedly came to report, "Reporting to the king, except for the crown prince Li Renxiao, Shu Wang Li Renli, and the clan generals who are in Guanzhong, the remaining more than a hundred people of the Xixia royal family are all here."

"The eight-year-old prince is not at home?"

Seeing Yang Chang talking to himself, Yang Zhi immediately reminded him and added: "I heard that he was still there a few days ago, but suddenly disappeared. The same thing happened to Shu Wang Li Renli."

"So strange? Ask Lord Anle to come see me!"

"Yes."

Yang Zhi didn't leave immediately after he finished speaking, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Yang Changxin was curious, so he asked, "Do you have anything else to do?"

"My lord, do you still remember Zhang Qing?"

"Just tell me, who do you like? I'm fulfilling my promise by asking you to count the royal family members!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yang Zhi was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately asked tentatively, "I wonder if Anle Gong's virtuous concubine Cao is okay?"

"Why not pick someone younger? There's no unmarried princess from the royal family?"

"Li Qianshun does have a daughter, but she is only twelve years old now, which is too young."

"You are a very honest person."

Yang Chang smiled and asked, "How old is Cao? If she is too old, I won't wrong you."

"Not very old, not very old." Yang Zhizhi waved his hands, "She is only twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. Oh, she is the biological mother of the missing prince."

"Since you are interested, go and ask Lord Anle to come."

Yang Chang had guessed where the prince had gone, and thought to himself, Li Qianshun dared to play tricks on me? Don't blame me for finding a new father for your son.

(End of this chapter)