Usurpation of Mongolia: My father-in-law is Genghis Khan

Chapter 71: A Humiliating Treaty

After a long time, Grand Tutor Ren Duoling Pang stood up tremblingly and said: "Your Majesty, why not... why not move the capital..."

“Move the capital?”

Li Chunyou sneered, "Where to move to? Helan Mountain? Or even further to Xiping Prefecture? Our Xixia is such a small place, how far do you have to move to stop the Mongolian army for me!"

"His Majesty!"

Li Zunxu, the Prince of Qi and a member of the Xixia royal family, stood up and said loudly: "I am willing to lead the royal guards to defend Zhongxing Prefecture and protect Your Majesty to the death!"

"What a big joke!"

The Privy Councilor Yeli Zuorong sneered, "It doesn't matter if you, the King of Qi, are not afraid of death. Do you want Your Majesty to live and die with the capital?"

"With less than 30,000 guards, can you really protect His Majesty?" Tuoba Yongnian, the Third Secretary, said disapprovingly, "Are you going to have His Majesty buried with the King of Qi?"

"That's better than some people who are afraid of death!" Li Zunxu glared at the two of them, "At least I am willing to shed my last drop of blood for Daxia!"

Yeli Zuorong said slowly, "Whether he is willing to shed his last drop of blood for Daxia or seize the opportunity to seize military power, it is hard to say."

"You... you old bastard who judges others by your own standards!"

"You are a traitor who pretends to be loyal!"

……

Well, Li Zunxu and Yeli Zuorong quarreled and almost came to blows.

"Enough!" Li Chunyou shouted, "I called you here to discuss countermeasures, not to listen to your quarrel!"

In fact, he was not there to listen to the ministers' quarrels, but to shift the blame to others, to listen to the ministers saying "negotiate peace". Then, he would send whoever said "negotiate peace" as an envoy, to agree to the most humiliating conditions of the Mongols, and to take the biggest blame.

Unexpectedly, each of the ministers was more cunning than the other, and no one of them dared to utter the word "peace talks".

Li Chunyou had no choice but to personally take the field and said, "I have made up my mind. I will immediately send an envoy to the Mongolian camp to ask for peace from Genghis Khan. You must compromise and make concessions to preserve the country and the tombs of our ancestors. My dear ministers..."

He glanced at the ministers, but saw that they all lowered their heads and avoided his sight.

In the end, he had no choice but to take the initiative and said, "Prime Minister Li Anquan, everything is in your hands!"

"I……"

Li Anquan felt a surge of annoyance. Hadn't they agreed that after the fall of Keyi Gate, he would no longer be responsible for negotiating peace? How had he finally gotten to this point where he was facing this hot potato again?

But then again, the emperor has said this, and he is the prime minister of Western Xia, so if he doesn't go, who will?
Li Anquan had no choice but to bow and say, "Your humble servant... obeys your command."

Three days later, Li Anquan set out on the journey to Keyimen to seek peace, carrying generous gifts.

This time, not only did Temujin not meet him again, even Zhao Shuo and Hu Nan were too lazy to talk to him.

"Sign it!"

Zhao Shuo and Hu Nan took out three documents, one in Xixia, one in Chinese, and one in Mongolian created by Tatatong'a. The contents were clear and concise.

"This...this...this..."

Li Anquan looked at the contents of the contract, his expression changing from gloomy to bright.

He knew the latest contract was very humiliating, but he never expected it to be this humiliating?!
First, the original requirement was to sever diplomatic ties with the Jin Dynasty and submit to Mongolia, but now it has gone further, requiring not only submission but also the dispatch of troops to aid Genghis Khan at his command.

Secondly, the Mongols originally only wanted the city of Wuluohai, but now they wanted to take Keyimen as well. This meant that even if a peace agreement was reached, the Mongols could still march on Zhongxing Prefecture at any time and threaten the Western Xia Kingdom!
Third, the original annual supply was 10,000 taels of gold, 50,000 taels of silver, and 10,000 pieces of silk, but now it has doubled to 20,000 taels of gold, 100,000 taels of silver, and 100,000 pieces of silk.

What is this concept?
During the Chanyuan Treaty between Song and Liao, the annual tribute paid by Song to Liao was similar. But how could the wealthy Song be compared to the impoverished Western Xia?
Once this agreement was signed, although Western Xia did not perish, most of its national strength was swallowed up by Mongolia!
"May I ask Your Majesty the Prince Consort and General Hu Nan, can this peace agreement... be discussed again?" Li Anquan asked cautiously.

Hu Nan shook his head without hesitation, "Not a single word can be changed. Xixia has the sole right to sign or not. There is no room for bargaining." Li Anquan gritted his teeth and asked tentatively, "Those two... can they control Genghis Khan?"

"Hmm?" Hu Nan frowned, his tone filled with displeasure, "What do you mean by that?"

Li Anquan quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand me, the two of you. What I mean is that if peace is reached, Western Xia will become a vassal state of Mongolia. No matter who becomes the emperor of Western Xia, Mongolia will guarantee its safety, correct?"

"Ha ha……"

Zhao Shuo and Hu Nan looked at each other and roughly guessed what Li Anquan was thinking.

Zhao Shuo said sternly, "After you sign this peace agreement, you must use the imperial seal of the Western Xia Emperor when you return to validate it. Whoever can best guarantee the implementation of this agreement will be recognized as the emperor of Western Xia."

Li Anquan's eyes lit up and he said, "Okay, I'll sign!"

When Li Anquan brought this humiliating agreement back to Zhongxing Prefecture, it caused a huge uproar. Li Chunyou stripped Li Anquan of all his duties and confined him to reflect on his mistakes, accusing him of "disregarding the emperor's grace and insulting the national dignity."

Li Chunyou's idea was sound; the agreement must be carried out. However, there was no need to use the seal immediately. First, Li Anquan should be dealt with, giving the Xixia people an outlet for their anger.

Then, after everyone's mood gradually calmed down, he stamped his imperial seal on the peace agreement on the grounds that "the traitor Li Anquan has already signed it, and there is nothing I can do."

But what was unexpected was that Li Anquan was not a man who would sit still and wait for death. He entered the palace that night and secretly met with his old lover, Empress Dowager Luo.

Late the next night, Empress Dowager Luo transferred the main force of the guards in the palace, and Li Anquan led the private soldiers of Prince Yue's mansion and directly attacked Li Chunyou's bedroom.

"Li Anquan, you...what on earth do you want to do?"

"Huh, what? Of course I'm going to kill you." Li Anquan sneered, "If you had listened to my advice earlier, my Xixia wouldn't have fallen into this state! If you had listened to my advice earlier, my son Li Chengzhen wouldn't have died tragically at Keyi Gate! You should have died long ago! The throne of Xixia should have been taken by someone else long ago!"

Ding Ding Ding-

He took a few quick steps forward and stabbed Li Chunyou's heart with his sword!
"Your Majesty, no, Your Majesty... Your Majesty, why did you kill Li Chunyou?" Li Anquan's confidant Gao Lianghui panicked and asked, "Didn't you promise the Queen Mother that you would only dethrone Li Chunyou and leave him unharmed? How are we going to explain this to the Queen Mother now?"

Li Anquan snorted coldly and said, "Empress Dowager? Li Chunyou is dead, how can she still be called an Empress Dowager? If she wants to be respectable herself, I will give her respect. If she doesn't want respectability, I will help her be respectable!"

On the second day, Empress Dowager Luo issued an edict: "The late Emperor Li Chunyou, suffering from a serious illness, died suddenly last night. King Li Anquan of Yue, a man of extraordinary talent, is highly regarded by the military and civilians of Western Xia and is worthy of inheriting the throne."

Li Anquan ascended the throne as the emperor of Western Xia that day. He could not wait to stamp the peace agreement with the Mongols with his imperial seal, and then hurriedly emptied the Western Xia treasury to complete the various financial supplies needed for the peace agreement.

Fifty thousand taels of gold!

One hundred thousand taels of silver!

One hundred thousand pieces of silk!

Twenty thousand camels!
Five hundred beauties!
One thousand craftsmen of all kinds!

Fifty thousand shi of grain!
……

These were not future annual tributes, but a reward for the Mongolian army to withdraw.

Half a month later, the Mongols returned triumphantly, driving 20,000 camels presented by the Xixia people, carrying countless gold, silver, cloth and other spoils.

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