Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 380 Suspicion
"Your Excellency's words are wrong!"

Zeng Gongliang stepped out and said, "Xia State sent troops to the plateau, and the plateau is connected to the Shu area of ​​the Song Dynasty. Isn't it also close to the bed of the Song Dynasty? Xia State sent troops to the plateau without informing the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty did not send anyone to ask Xia State to withdraw its troops."

"What's more, the Song Dynasty sent troops this time only in response to the request of the Hehuang Tubo, and had no intention of occupying Hehuang."

"Hehuang Tubo pays tribute to the Song Dynasty every year. They are its vassal states. The Song Dynasty is a country of etiquette. How can we attack a vassal state of the Song Dynasty? The concerns of the Xia Kingdom are a bit groundless."

Zhao Xing, who was at the top, felt a little embarrassed when he heard Zeng Gongliang's serious nonsense.

Tubo was divided into many tribes. The Hehuang area alone was divided into several tribes. It was not even a country, let alone a vassal state.

In fact, the largest Tibetan tribe in Hehuang did send people to pay tribute, but the Song Dynasty did not accept it.

Although the Song Dynasty was bullied by the Liao Kingdom and the Western Xia and looked very weak, it was actually full of pride in its bones.

For example, the Dali Kingdom had repeatedly petitioned to become a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, but the Song Dynasty was initially unwilling to agree.

Finally, he could not resist the repeated requests of the Dali Kingdom and agreed.

How could it be possible to accept Hehuang Tubo?

However, there is no way to confirm such things. If Xixia asks Hehuang Tubo, Hehuang Tubo will probably be happy to admit it.

"May I know who this person is?" Liang Yimai asked while bowing to Zeng Gongliang.

"I am the Privy Councilor of the Great Song Dynasty!" Zeng Gongliang said calmly.

"So you are Envoy Zeng. Nice to meet you."

Liang Yimei naturally knew about such a big event as the replacement of the Privy Councilor of the Song Dynasty.

After complimenting him, he said, "Mr. Zeng does have a point, but I heard that the Song Dynasty has already sent reinforcements to Hehuang. The border between the Song Dynasty and Hehuang is not far from the border between us and Daxia. The Song Dynasty has sent so many troops to Qinzhou, and we in Daxia are worried. I believe that Envoy Zeng and the Emperor of Song can understand!"

"I can certainly understand!"

Zhao Xing nodded and said, "But this is not a reason for you to ask me to withdraw my troops. You can tell Emperor Xia that I will withdraw my troops when the situation in Hehuang is stabilized. Don't worry!"

"..."

By the time the situation in Hehuang is stabilized, Hehuang will probably have become the Hehuang of the Song Dynasty.

However, Liang Yimai did not insist for some reason, but bowed and said: "Foreign ministers cannot make the decision on this matter. We can only convey the intention of the Song Dynasty back to Xia State and let Your Majesty make the decision. Therefore, I am afraid that we will have to stay in the Song Dynasty for some time."

"It doesn't matter."

Although Zhao Xing didn't know what Liang Yi was planning, he was happy to see it drag on, and immediately ordered the Minister of the Ministry of Rites to treat him well.

"When the emperor heard that the eldest princess had given birth to a prince, he specially asked me to bring some supplements. He also ordered me to deliver them to the eldest princess personally. Therefore, I would like to meet the eldest princess. I hope Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song will agree!" Liang Yimai said.

"This is a small matter. I will ask someone to arrange it." Zhao Xing nodded.

"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty!" Liang Yimai bowed and expressed his gratitude.

After the Western Xia envoys left, Zhao Xing announced the end of the court.

Then he sent someone to find Han Zhang.

"What do you think, sir, is Xixia's plan?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Western Xia's goal should be to force the Song Dynasty to withdraw its troops, but it is hard to say whether this is Liang Yimai's goal," said Han Zhang.

"My Lord, do you mean that Liang Yimai has other purposes?"

"That's right!" Han Zhang nodded and said, "Xixia sent envoys from afar, so they should have thought that the Song Dynasty would not easily agree, so they should have argued with reason. But Liang Yimai not only did not argue with reason, but seemed to be actively cooperating with the Song Dynasty to delay time. I guess this person should ask to see Your Majesty alone, and then we will be able to tell what his purpose is."

Zhao Xing was silent for a while after hearing this, then nodded slightly and said, "Your Excellency's words make sense, but I don't like being led by the nose. I would like to trouble you to go there in person and talk to him alone."

Han Zhang was silent for a while after hearing this, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise, I will go now!"

Zhao Xing saw that Han Zhang understood what he meant, and smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, my lord!"

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"Minister Liang, why didn't you continue to fight for it just now in the hall?"

After returning to the Honglu Temple, the deputy envoy Lu Shanchang questioned.

When Li Liangzuo sent Liang Yimei as an envoy, he would naturally arrange for his confidants to accompany him.

Deputy Envoy Lu Shanchang was Li Liangzuo's confidant.

Although his surname is Lu, he is a member of the Dangxiang tribe, not a Han Chinese.

The Dangxiang people were dependent on DTZ during the Sui and Tang dynasties.

In the early Tang Dynasty, DTZ took advantage of the internal instability caused by Li Shimin's Xuanwu Gate Incident and fought all the way to Chang'an, forcing Li Shimin to sign the Weishui Alliance.

As a result, it was destroyed by the vengeful Li Shimin within a few years.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Dangxiang tribe immediately surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and their tribal leader was given the surname Li.

The Dangxiang people at that time were very honest, and everyone in the tribe was proud to have Chinese names.

Although the Dangxiang people have established their own country, the Dangxiang people who use Chinese surnames have not given them up.

Because in the early Tang Dynasty, only the nobles among the Dangxiang tribe were qualified to use Chinese surnames, and ordinary Dangxiang people did not have that qualification.

The Dangxiang people who still use Chinese surnames today prove that their ancestors were all Dangxiang nobles.

Han surnames have become a symbol and honor of their aristocratic status.

"Didn't you see that the Song Dynasty has been arguing about our Great Xia attacking Gaoyuan? Gaoyuan is indeed adjacent to the Shu area of ​​the Song Dynasty. How do you want me to refute it?" Liang Yimai asked back.

"But you shouldn't give up so easily. His Majesty sent us here to stop the Song Dynasty from sending reinforcements to Hehuang. However, the Song Dynasty has already ordered reinforcements. If we cannot stop it, how can we explain to His Majesty?" Lu Shanchang said.

"You also said that the Song Dynasty has already ordered reinforcements. We Han people have a saying that goes, 'Words are golden, words are jade'. The Song Emperor has already issued an order and it is impossible for him to change it overnight. We are late and there is no way to stop it. We can only ask your Majesty for instructions. Instead of questioning me, you might as well write a letter back to Daxia and ask your Majesty to make the decision." Liang Yimai said calmly.

"Minister Liang keeps calling himself a Han Chinese. Could it be that his heart is with the Song Dynasty? I remember there is an allusion among the Han people that goes 'I am in Cao's camp, but my heart is with Han'. Could it be that Minister Liang is in Xia's camp, but his heart is with Song?" Lu Shanchang said sarcastically.

After Li Liangzuo came to power, he relied heavily on Han people led by Liang Guangchuan, which already caused dissatisfaction among the Dangxiang people of Western Xia.

In the eyes of the Dangxiang people, the Han people were nothing more than slaves.

As a result, a Han Chinese became the prime minister of Western Xia, holding a high position of power, more powerful than many Tangut nobles.

Liang Yimei was just a dandy boy, but he was able to serve as the chief envoy.

However, he was a descendant of the nobles of the Dangxiang tribe, but he could only be inferior to them. Naturally, he was very unhappy with Liang Yimai.

"If you doubt me, why didn't you speak just now? You had no choice, so you didn't speak, but now you use this excuse to attack me. If you have the ability to persuade the Song Dynasty not to increase its troops, I will resign from my post when I return to Xia Kingdom and will not join the officialdom. If you don't have this ability, just shut up!" Liang Yimai said indifferently.

(End of this chapter)