Song Yi

Chapter 462 Raiders
Wei Ma asked with a bitter face, "What does Zai Zhi think?"

Du Wenhao waved his hand, and said simply: "Time is precious, and I don't want to haggle slowly. We don't want to lease so much land. The passage to be ceded should be wider. Don't be like noodles. How about it, from the mountain The 50-mile-wide channel from the Dan Racecourse to the border of Tubo and then to our border was ceded to us together with the Shandan Racecourse, and the rest of Ganzhou and Liangzhou were leased to us. The lease period... , just [-] Happy New Year! The rent will be paid twice as much as the old coins. The previously agreed old coins will not be paid separately. In addition, the soldiers and civilians captured by both sides will not be returned. According to the old rules, the Great Song Dynasty canonized you Emperor Huizong as the King Xia, if you pay tribute, we will reward you, reopen Heshi, and increase the number of Heshi ports according to the situation. ——It’s fine if you do it, and you can’t pull it down!”

The reason why Du Wenhao set 50 years was because he thought that 50 years would be enough for the Song Dynasty to rectify the army. In history, after more than 40 years, the Kingdom of Jin had risen and destroyed the Song Dynasty. The rest of the Song Dynasty The time has been less than 50 years, and we must become strong within 50 years, otherwise, it will be useless to set more time.

Wei Ma thought about it. Although Liangzhou and Ganzhou are located in the Hetao Plain, many of them are undeveloped wastelands. In addition, they are close to the border between Song and Xia. After repeated wars, the border residents were either plundered by the Song army or fled. Many fertile lands have been abandoned. , the value of the properties in these two places is less than half of the old currency. Now it can be leased to Da Song at twice the rent, and it will be recovered after 50 years. It is equivalent to letting Da Song help in the development. The sparsely populated Xixia is also very cost-effective.

Wei Ma nodded and said: "Okay! Then it's settled! I will go back and report to the emperor, write a secret decree with my own hand, and stamp it with the seal of the jade seal for you as evidence. After you help our emperor regain the imperial power, the two parties will formally sign an agreement .”

"Okay! It's a deal. Now that Queen Mother Liang is dead, what else do you need us to do?"

"Originally, the Empress Dowager Liang and her younger brother Liang Yibu had exclusive power. Liang Yibu had died a few months ago. After the Empress Dowager Liang became seriously ill, Liang Yibu, the son of Liang Yibu, took control of the military and political power. Liang Yibu is more powerful than Liang Yibu. It's also arrogant and very difficult to deal with, we need you to help us get rid of Liang Yibu."

"Such a simple matter, wouldn't it be over if you send a killer to kill him?"

Wei Ma smiled wryly: "If only it were that simple. Liang Yibu has the military power, and there are so many guards around him that no one else can get close to him! Besides, there is no one around the emperor who can take on this important task. Moreover, the Queen Mother Liang's family There are also a bunch of party members, you have to help us cut them out, and at the same time announce that the emperor canonize me as the king of Xixia, with the support of Song Dynasty, the emperor can smoothly take over the military and political power."

The Empress Dowager Gao Taotao had already agreed to the canonization of the Xixia King, and she directly declared that there was no problem. It is not impossible to use her own identity to kill Liang Yibu by surprise. The most important thing is to cut out Liang Yibu's party feathers. You can't scare the snake away, if you want to find a way to catch them all, you have to think carefully and make a plan.

Du Wenhao said: "I understand, it's easier to just kill Liang Yibu. But it's a little troublesome to eradicate his followers. Can you think of a way to gather them in the palace so that it's easier to do it."

Surprised and delighted, Wei Ma asked in a low voice, "Have you sent someone here?"

"You don't need to worry about this. What you need to do is to gather Liang Yibu and his cronies together and tell me the situation. By the way, tell me the security situation in your imperial city in detail."

"Okay! I'll go back and report to the emperor. After the arrangements are made, I'll come back and bring the warning map."

After the two discussed it, Wei Ma dressed up as a woman again and followed Cai Tou out.

In the evening, Du Wenhao was anxiously waiting for the news that Wei Ma finally came back.Tell Du Wenhao that Emperor Xia Hui has already discussed with Liang Yibu, and tomorrow the memorial service ceremony will be held in the Fushou Palace of the Empress Dowager Liang.Liang Yibu and his henchmen, as well as the ministers of the DPRK and China must participate.Liang Yibu has agreed to let Du Wenhao participate in the memorial ceremony on behalf of Song Dynasty.In order to keep it secret, the emperor did not tell those close ministers, and relied on Du Wenhao and the others to deal with it.

Wei Ma took out the map of the imperial palace again, on which the positions of the Ouchi guards and the Imperial Forest Army in the capital were marked.This is much more detailed than that marked by the officials of the Ministry of Rites in the Song Dynasty.With this map, Du Wenhao was determined.

A coup in the palace is just a power struggle within the royal family. For the officials and the army, who is the emperor has little to do with them. When encountering such a coup, they often just want to protect themselves and will not intervene in it.Therefore, the number of troops to launch a palace coup should not be large but precise, and they must be able to quickly control political opponents and control the situation in a very short period of time.This map will be of great help to Du Wenhao to achieve this.

After sending Wei Ma away, Du Wenhao called Li Pu and Xu Huaqiang together to discuss the battle plan.

According to the information provided by Wei Ma, there are nearly 2000 guards in front of the Xixia Palace, and there are tens of thousands of imperial guards stationed in the capital.However, Du Wenhao brought only 500 special forces members, and there was a great disparity between the number and the number. If you want to win, you can only use surprise soldiers!

Fortunately, having obtained the military deployment map of the imperial palace and the capital, Emperor Huizong of Xixia summoned a group of officials including Liang Yibu and his henchmen to pay homage, and the personnel were relatively concentrated.The most important thing is that the Xixia people don't know that their hearts have sneaked into an elite team.

At this time, any details involve success or failure and must be carefully considered.

The three of them deliberated over and over again and formulated a battle plan. Du Wenhao had already made preparations for how to distribute the weapons hidden in the gift box to the special forces members who had entered the city. The goods in the cart came to Xingqing Mansion together, and they went to the Royal Inn first, with the purpose of stealing the beams and changing posts, replacing the weapons with Caitou's goods, and then sending them out of the Royal Inn.There is no inspection of goods leaving the Royal Inn.

The most difficult part of the battle plan is how to sneak into the palace. This is not easy to handle, because after the death of the Empress Dowager Liang, Liang Yibu was regent and moved into the palace, and the inside and outside of the palace were heavily guarded. It is too difficult to conceal hundreds of people into the palace.

After much deliberation, the final choice can only be to hide the special forces team members in the big dowry box and sneak into the palace. This is very risky, and the three of them pondered how to deal with it if they are discovered when they enter the palace. .

When the three of them were racking their brains to formulate a battle plan, the Regent Liang Yibu sent someone to invite Du Wenhao to discuss the marriage.

Du Wenhao was stunned immediately. When he entered the palace at this time, the special forces hadn't had time to hide in the gift box, and the weapons in the gift box hadn't had time to get out of the royal inn and distribute them to the special forces.But it cannot be postponed, lest the other party become suspicious.Avoiding any suspicion from Liang Yibu is the key to the success of this battle!

After a brief discussion between the three, they could only play by ear.Li Pu was in charge of preparing the special forces team, and when the memorial service began tomorrow morning, the special forces members would be hidden in a large gift box and sent to the palace.If it is discovered by the inspection, it can only be forced to fight desperately.

Du Wenhao asked the Xixia officials who came to invite to wait a moment, and he wanted to bring his wives and concubines with him, saying that this was the empress dowager's intention, and let them see how the Xixia princess is, and meet first.The official even said it should be done.

Du Wenhao called Wang Runxue and Lin Qingdai, briefly explained the whole incident and the battle plan, and told the two daughters that this time they will enter the palace to respond internally.Only then did the two understand that they were not here for sightseeing, but to perform a special mission, and what greeted them would be a fierce battle.However, the so-called skilled people are bold, and the two daughters have practiced martial arts since childhood. Although they are in the enemy's hinterland, they are not afraid.

Du Wenhao knew that Lin Qingdai had the habit of carrying a knife, so he asked Lin Qingdai to keep the short blade with her and not carry it on her body, so as not to be searched when entering the palace, and if it was exposed, it would arouse the other party's vigilance.

Du Wenhao came out with his two daughters, brought Xu Huaqiang and other guards to meet the Xixia official, the official shook his head and said: "My lord, Mr. Liang lives in the palace, we will enter the palace later, your safety is absolutely guaranteed, so After a while, the guards can only wait outside the palace gate and cannot enter the palace. Please forgive me."

Du Wenhao nodded in agreement.Tell the official, the Empress Dowager, to prepare some gifts for welcoming the relatives, and they will be sent to the palace when the sky is about to dawn.Then, with the two daughters and ten guards, they followed the Xixia officials to the outside of the palace.The guards were left behind, and only the second daughter was brought into the palace.

Both daughters followed the example of Xixia women, covered their faces with scarves, and followed Du Wenhao into the palace.

When they came inside, the soldiers in charge of security and the ladies of the palace inspected the three of them respectively, and the inspection was very strict.

Seeing this scene, Du Wenhao was even more worried, waiting for a while how the special forces team would sneak into the palace.

Xixia Imperial Palace is smaller than Kaifeng Bianliang. At the moment, there are layers of checkpoints inside, which are more heavily guarded than originally imagined.It is simply impossible to get in.

Du Wenhao and the second daughter followed the official to the Hall of Renzheng next to Fushou Palace.This is the place where the regent Liang Yibu lived temporarily.After careful inspection again, the three entered the hall.

In the main hall, a fat man with big ears was sitting in the center, and beside him was a young man with a sad face. Beside him was a woman with a dignified appearance. indefinite.

On both sides of the main hall, there are two rows of Ouchi guards with swords.

From the looks of it, the one in the middle should be Liang Yibu.Du Wenhao felt a chill in his heart, this Liang Yibu was too cunning, he had already guarded against someone taking advantage of the chaos to seize power, so even the main hall was guarded.I'm afraid this battle will be difficult to fight.

A leading officer beside him made an introduction, and sure enough, the one in the center was Liang Yibu, the regent of Xixia, and the frowning young man next to him was Emperor Huizong of Xixia who sent envoys to ally with him, and the woman next to him was his queen, Also surnamed Liang.

Du Wenhao clasped his hands and said, "Envoy Du Wenhao, with his wives and concubines, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Lin, here's the ceremony!"

Liang Yibu sneered: "You guys are really rude. When you saw the emperor, you actually stood upright and didn't kneel. You also called us barbarians. I think you really don't understand etiquette!"

(End of this chapter)