King of Song

Chapter 670

Zhao Zhao stayed in Lanzhou for a few days and then returned to Chang'an. Jing Sili was involved in the Hexi front line, Shen Kuo was the logistics support, and he just sat in Chang'an to lead the overall situation.

As soon as he returned to Prince Qin's mansion, Li Cheng sent the latest information.

First of all, it was from Bianjing. The palace sent news that Zhao Xu's condition was getting worse, and maybe his death was not far away, which meant that there was not much time left for him.

Regarding the candidate for the reserve position, it has not yet been decided. Zhao Xu and Gao Taotao disagree.Gao Taotao wanted to support his second son, Zhao Hao, but Zhao Xu seemed interested in supporting his young son, Zhao Xu.

This is a good sign, but if their mother and child are of the same heart, it will be difficult to deal with.And there are signs that Zhao Xu may have left an imperial decree for Queen Xiang.

"Queen Xiang, we neglected it before!" Zhao Zhao suddenly realized that if Zhao Xu died from now on, Queen Xiang could also play a pivotal role.

Li Cheng nodded and said: "Yes, some negligence, the minister will immediately summon Di Gong and pay more attention to the queen."

"There is also the imperial edict in her hand, try to find out the content and related circumstances, and use it to make a fuss when necessary!" Zhao Zhao has plans, and the two sides will compete head-to-head.But some things in name are also very important, so any possible favorable factors must be explored.

"Yes!" Li Cheng bit the bullet and agreed. Although this matter is difficult, it is not impossible.

"Well, very good!" Zhao Zhao was very satisfied with Li Cheng's quick understanding of what he meant.

Then I saw that intelligence showed that Zhao Xu had summoned King Pu Zhao Zongcheng and sent him to work in the northwest.

well!Zhao Xu always likes to do these tricks, trying every means to install his own people in the northwest, always thinking about dealing with himself.This time, he even sent his own uncle.The last time I played tricks on this Zong Zhengqing in the Yong'an Imperial Tomb, I don't know what will happen this time...

Zhao Zhao sneered and said, "Hmph, Lao Jun? I'm afraid you are uneasy and kind!"

Li Chengdao: "Indeed, Mr. Di has closely monitored Zhao Zongsheng, and he went to a place that night!"

"where?"

"The Prince's Mansion of Yuhang County!"

Zhao Zhao frowned, his impression of this person was already very indifferent.After all, it has been several years, busy every day, with too many people and things in contact, how can I keep all the insignificant cats and dogs in my heart?

Li Cheng added in time: "Your Highness, this person is the perpetrator of the salt smuggling case you were investigating in Hangzhou, and has been confined by Zhao Xu in the backyard of the mansion for several years."

As King Qin's personal bodyguard and chief assistant, Ming Yuezong had tracked down these things clearly a long time ago, Li Chengquan knew it well, and was always available for King Qin's inquiries.

Zhao Zhao suddenly said: "It's him, I guess their whole family hates this king to death, why is Zhao Zongcheng looking for them?"

Li Chengdao: "We are already prepared to guard against possible tricks by Zhao Zongsheng."

"Prevention is certain. Wouldn't it be better if we could invite you into the urn?" Zhao Zhao said with a smile: "Zhao Zongcheng is the core figure of Zhao Yunrang's scholars. If we can catch him, maybe there will be unexpected results."

"Yes, I will prepare immediately!"

"En!" Zhao Zhao smiled lightly. In this game, most of the time, you don't need to take the initiative to attack, you just need to see the tricks and counterattacks.So it's probably the case for late strikers, and it's lucky to have such a wonderful opponent as Zhao Xu.

Zhao Zhao then picked up another piece of information from the Liao Kingdom. The Xixia envoys asked the Liao Kingdom for help, but the Liao Kingdom refused.

This result was a little unexpected. Did the Liao Kingdom just give up on Xixia?Reason told him that it was impossible.From this point of view, the Liao Kingdom may have a bigger conspiracy.This matter must be weighed, even if Xixia is completely wiped out, the strength of the Song Dynasty, especially in terms of military affairs, is still far behind that of the Liao Kingdom.

However, it may also be related to the power struggle between Yelu Jun and Yelu Yixin. In this matter, the two have great differences.Yelu Hongji seems to help his son more, I'm afraid Yelu Yixin will be very unhappy!Even if there was only one chance, Zhao Zhao knew that he was a restless person.

Calculated according to the time, the day when the two people are incompatible with each other is coming soon.Maybe it won't be long before there will be excitement in the Liao Kingdom!

There were also some news that seemed insignificant, but Ming Yuezong's spies were very cautious and recorded all of them, and Zhao Zhao also took a careful look at them.

Lord Yelu Hongji of the Liao Dynasty exclusively favors the noble concubine Xiao Tansi, an old cow eats tender grass, no matter where he is!Only in this way, the life of Empress Xiao Guanyin must be difficult.

Sure enough, Zhao Zhao saw the ten poems "Hui Xin Yuan" written by Xiao Guanyin.The deep palace is lonely, and the feeling of being neglected is revealed at the end of the pen.Back then in Liaodong, she had been in such a state, and now it is even more unbearable.

While Zhao Zhao was secretly feeling emotional, he was suddenly taken aback, "Hui Xin Yuan" came out, so will "Ten Fragrance Ci" be far behind?
That thing was Xiao Guanyin's death talisman, and the prince Yelu Jun also died because of it. It was a relatively serious turmoil in the Liao Kingdom when Yelu Hongji was in power.

It stands to reason that if Yelujun died, there would only be benefits and no harm to the Song Dynasty.But what about Xiao Guanyin?As soon as this woman was involved, Zhao Zhao felt that he could not stay out of it.

In any case, there was a one-night dewy love back then, so there was some affection there.One day husband and wife, although a hundred days have passed, but the "graciousness" has not been broken, and there is always a trace of a different kind of thought.How can you just watch the confidante suffer disaster?This matter must be intervened.

"Li Cheng, tell you something..." Zhao Xu then whispered a few words.

"Yes!" When Li Cheng took the order, there was also a little suspicion in his eyes. Could it be... His Royal Highness King Qin is really amazing!
"By the way, is the safe passage secure?" Zhao Zhao suddenly remembered this and asked solemnly.

Li Chengdao: "It's done, the princess and prince can definitely be transferred safely!"

Zhao Zhao heaved a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "It must be done properly, and there must be no omissions. Start preparing now, maybe...it may be used at any time!"

"Yes!" Mentioning this matter, Li Cheng felt inexplicably excited, and finally wanted to do it.

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Zhao Zhao originally focused on the situation in Bianjing and was planning major events, but he didn't expect that there would be an unexpected situation in Xixia.

Because of the appearance of a person, Xixia, which was already in danger, became turbulent again.

Lingxiadeng's territory on the southeast bank of the Yellow River was lost, leaving only a corner of Xixia's living space. All this was caused when the Queen Mother Liang and Liang Yibu were in power, and they were naturally responsible!

The party aristocrats were very dissatisfied with this and complained a lot.Before, due to some exchange of interests and mutual checks and balances, a temporary balance was able to be maintained.

But as the Song Army's offensive in Hexi became more and more fierce, and the Liao Kingdom refused to send troops to aid, Xixia's situation became worse and worse.People are panicked and turbulent, and the temporary balance in Xixia's country has also been broken.

The party nobles were very dissatisfied, and the reaction became more and more intense.Under the crisis, Liang Yibu did not have an effective appeasement measure in a short period of time, so he could only brutally suppress it.

This kind of thing is like a spring, or it will be completely overwhelmed by Mount Tai, so that it cannot turn over, but it is a pity that Liang Yibu did not do it.

As a result, the more he suppressed, the stronger the resistance of the party aristocrats.Finally one day, the delicate balance was broken, and because of the appearance of a person, the situation worsened.

This person is named Wei Langyu, he is Li Yuanhao's younger brother, Li Bingchang's grandfather, and is the great-grandfather of the current Xixia king.There is no doubt that this person is of high status and high morals.Especially in the era of Li Liangzuo, he once presided over government affairs in the court and had a high prestige.

But after Li Liangzuo's death, Liang's family took power, and Liang Yi buried in order to control the court.Wei Minglangyu is upright and unwilling to flatter the Liang family. As Li Yuanhao's younger brother, he will not easily lower his noble head.The Liang family was naturally dissatisfied, so they tried their best to suppress Wei Minglangyu, and finally drove him out of the Xixia court.

Wei Minglangyu has been unknown for many years since then, until last year, when Xixia suffered an unprecedented defeat, Wei Minglangyu finally couldn't sit still and came out to speak.But then Li Bingchang died, and the internal power struggle in Xixia was fierce. Under Liang Yibu's strong suppression, Wei Minglang was defeated and retreated, and he couldn't afford to fall ill in Xiping Mansion.It is said that it was a stroke, he could not speak, he was terminally ill, and there was a possibility of death at any time.

Liang Yibu didn't care, he was busy with other things.However, there was an accident recently. The old man recovered from his illness and became the leader of the party aristocrats to fight against the power of foreign relatives led by Liang Yibu.Xixia, which was already lingering on its last breath, intensified its internal strife and became more and more fragmented.

The Liang family controlled Xingqing Mansion in the capital city, while Wei Minglangyu controlled Xiping Mansion, and the party aristocrats and foreign relatives confronted each other.Wei Minglangyu is capable and extraordinary in government affairs and military affairs. The party members are deeply impressed, and now they all follow his lead.Even the party members in the Xingqing mansion began to move around.

Opportunity is definitely an opportunity for Da Song.

Zhao Zhao originally thought that he would take a defensive position first, and finally deal with Xixia after stabilizing the overall situation in Bianjing, but he did not expect such an unexpected opportunity to appear.

In particular, Wei Minglangyu took the initiative to contact Song Jun, which meant cooperation.If this is the case, get rid of Xixia first, and the Northwest will completely become your stable rear, and then you can wholeheartedly seek the throne.

Zhao Zhao made a decisive decision, left Chang'an again, rushed to Mingsha, and got in touch with Wei Minglangyu.The Northwest Army has also begun to fully mobilize, and the final battle against Xixia is about to begin.

Not long after Zhao Zhao left, King Pu Zhao Zongcheng came.It's a pity that Zhao Zongcheng didn't return immediately, but stayed in Chang'an instead of King Qin's absence.

If King Qin really destroys Xixia, rewards are even more necessary.What's more, the official account has not been completed yet, so how can he just go home?Let's just wait, anyway, there is plenty of time, Chang'an is much safer than Bianjing.

(End of this chapter)