The three kingdoms of Song, Xia, and Liao were adjacent to each other, and they were constantly at war with each other. There were spies in each country to pass news.
What's more, Li Qianshun did not hide at all, but carried out drastic reforms.
Soon, news of Xixia Emperor Li Qianshun's reform spread throughout Song and Liao.
"Xixia also wants to reform?"
In Chuigong Hall, when he received the news from Xizuo of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Xu suddenly stood up and exclaimed.
He was the leader of the Song Dynasty's reforms. Naturally, he understood that the Song Dynasty became stronger because of the reforms. But now that Xixia wanted to reform, Zhao Xu couldn't help but be cautious.
Fan Zheng couldn't help but sigh when he heard this: "Sail against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat. The same is true for people, and the same is true for the fate of the country. Now Xixia has finally embarked on the path of reform. The Emperor of Xixia, Li Qianshun, is indeed a wise master."
"As a result, the great detour strategy to the north may cause waves out of thin air." Zhao Xu said impatiently. Xixia's reforms made the original situation even more confusing.
You must know that Xixia is the first step in the Song Dynasty's roundabout strategy to the north. Only by destroying Xixia can the Song Dynasty fight to the death with the Liao Kingdom without any distractions, and finally unify the world and complete the super unification.
The Song Dynasty did not have much chance of winning against the Liao Kingdom. With a powerful Xixia around, I am afraid that the situation of the Song Dynasty would be even more worrying.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry! Wei Chen believes that the Xixia Reform was not a bad thing for the Song Dynasty." Fan Zheng suddenly said something shocking.
"It's not a bad thing?" Zhao Xu looked at Fan Zheng puzzled.
Fan Zheng nodded and said: "Do the officials know that when Xixia was founded, Li Yuanhao dominated the world and was invincible, all thanks to the brutal force of the Dangxiang clan?"
Zhao Xu nodded solemnly. At that time, Li Yuanhao was not only a god in using troops, but his cavalry was also brave and good at fighting. The Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty were defeated in his hands one after another.
Fan Zhenglang said: "Although Dangxiang is brave, he is also wild and untamed. After Li Yuanhao's death, it will cause decades of turmoil in Xixia. If you want to end the turmoil in Xixia, you need to sinicize Xixia. Once Xixia implements sinicization, it will suddenly Allowing Li Qianshun to centralize imperial power would also weaken his bravery. Perhaps this was the Song Dynasty's opportunity."
“Wild and Chinese!”
Zhao Xu calmed down after hearing Fan Zheng's analysis. If Xixia was Sinicized, it would certainly be able to stabilize the Xixia imperial power, but its military force would be reduced, which was not a bad thing for the Song Dynasty.
"Even if you take a step back, Xixia's reform was successful and its national power increased. However, its territory was only one-tenth of the Song Dynasty, and its population was only four million. The strength of the Song Dynasty was still higher than that of Xixia. If the Song Dynasty was defeated by Xixia By my own hand, that can only mean that I, the Song Dynasty, am incompetent and cannot blame others." Fan Zheng laughed at himself.
When Zhao Xu heard this, his eyes were firm and he said: "I believe that with the help of you and my monarchs and ministers, the Song Dynasty will be unified in the end."
At this moment, he is young and powerful, the Song Dynasty's reform is in the ascendant, and he has powerful weapons such as thunder. As Fan Zheng said, if the Song Dynasty loses, it can only be because the Song Dynasty is incompetent and cannot blame others, and he will never let this happen. situation occurs.
However, Zhao Xu didn't know that Fan Zheng looked at him with a flash of worry. In later generations, Zhao Xu also changed his ways to become stronger and defeated Xixia one after another. However, just when the situation improved, Zhao Xu died young. The great situation was ruined in one fell swoop, ultimately ruining the Song Dynasty's last chance.
Although Zhao Xu's health has improved greatly after his care and exercise plan, the emperor's body, which has seventy-two concubines in three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines in the three palaces and six courtyards, is destined to be weak. Even he couldn't guarantee that Zhao Xu wouldn't make the same mistake again.
"I hope history will never repeat itself!" Fan Zheng thought to himself.
Naturally, he could not persuade Zhao Xu not to expand the harem anymore. He could only use the general trend of the world to encourage Zhao Xu to work hard. As long as Zhao Xu still had ambitions, he would not be addicted to beauty and completely collapse his body.
The Song Dynasty was cautiously awaiting the Xixia Reform and was waiting to see what happened. However, when the news of Li Qianshun's reform reached the Liao Kingdom, there was an uproar.
"What, His Majesty is carrying out political reforms in the court and promoting Chineseization?"
When they arrived in the capital, Yelu Nanxian's face suddenly changed when she received the news of Li Qianshun's reform. She did not expect that not long after she arrived in Liao Kingdom, Li Qianshun would seize power behind her back.
Both Liao and Xixia were nomadic peoples who advocated riding and shooting, and Yelu Nanxian was naturally a staunch conservative. What's more, he was prepared to imitate the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang, so he naturally sided with the conservative Xixia nobles.
Now that Li Qianshun is promoting Chineseization, I am afraid that the first rule that is implemented is that the harem must not interfere with politics. The Liao Kingdom's intention to control Xixia may be shattered, and she is still in the Liao Kingdom and has no way to intervene in this situation. Wait for her Returning to Xixia, I'm afraid it's a done deal.
What makes Yelu Nanxian even more embarrassed is that she was arrogant in front of Yelu Nanyin by virtue of her status as the Queen of Xixia, and now this unfaithful man actually stabbed her in the back, making her a laughing stock.
"The imperial sister is guilty and has betrayed the great trust of the imperial brother!"
In the palace of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Nanxian was about to cry and apologized to Yelu Yanxi.
"What a good brother-in-law. Daliao allowed him Li Qianshun to take control of the imperial power, and married the princess of Liao to him, and he actually raised a white-eyed wolf." Yelu Yanxi said angrily when he heard this.
Yelu Yanxi carried out the reforms and promoted Chineseization. It was obvious that he agreed with the Song Dynasty in his heart. This made the Liao Kingdom, a nomadic dynasty, quite dissatisfied. Not to mention, Xixia reformed and seized power when Yelu Nanxian was on an envoy to the Liao Kingdom, which made the Liao Dynasty very dissatisfied. The country's intention to control Xixia was shattered, and the entire Liao Kingdom's plan could be said to be a piece of cake.
Not to mention, Xixia also wanted Liao to help him, which made Yelu Yanxi even more angry.
Yelu Nanxian suddenly felt cold. In Xixia, Li Qianshun promoted Chineseization to seize power, and in Liao Dynasty, Yelu Yanxi was dissatisfied with him. This made her two different people.
"Brother, please don't blame sister Nanxian. Sister Nanxian came to attend the funeral for the emperor's grandfather without knowing it. This matter is not sister Nanxian's fault." Unexpectedly, Yelu Nanyin on the side spoke up to defend Yelu Nanxian. .
"snort!"
Seeing her own sister comforting her, Yelu Yanxi's anger calmed down a little.
"Thank you sister Nanyin!"
Yelu Nanxian was dissatisfied, but he had to express his gratitude to Yelu Nanyin.
Yelu Nanyin looked at Yelu Yanxi and said, "The emperor's sister believes that the emperor's brother not only cannot blame Xixia, but will continue to aid Xixia."
"I want to continue to assist Xixia. Is the imperial sister joking?"
Yelu Yanxi looked at Yelu Nanyin in disbelief. He did not expect that his sister would even help Xixia.
Yelu Nanyin said solemnly: "If Li Qianshun is really cowardly, no matter how much assistance Daliao offers, it will be in vain. But now that he dares to reform and gain power, Daliao will look down upon him!"
"Can you say this?"
Yelu Yanxi couldn't help but be stunned and looked at Yelu Nanyin in confusion.
"As an emperor, the emperor's brother must know the emperor's style. If the emperor's brother were in the position of his brother-in-law, he would definitely concentrate his power on reform. After all, the Song Dynasty has successfully reformed. It is natural for the brother-in-law to imitate the evil doctor Fan Zheng's evil method to reform. .”
Yelu Nanyin explained.
"What the imperial sister said is true!"
Yelu Nanxian quickly agreed. Now that she has married to Xixia, Xixia is her backer no matter what, and she can only help Xixia as much as possible.
"But Xixia is promoting Chineseization?" Yelu Yanxi said angrily.
"Promoting Chineseization does not mean surrendering to the Song Dynasty. Song and Xia are mortal enemies, and it is impossible to coexist peacefully. Not to mention, the stronger Xixia is, the more it can contain the Song Dynasty. This is more valuable than a weak Xixia!" Yelu Nanyin calmly said analyze.
Yelu Yanxi was slightly convinced. The Song Dynasty and Xixia had been attacking each other for many years, and it was impossible to turn their hostilities into friendship. After two major defeats, Xixia's country was already in danger. Only through reforms and becoming stronger could it pose a threat to the Song Dynasty.
"What kind of aid does the Liao Kingdom prepare to provide to Xixia?" Yelu Nanxian asked cautiously.
"Isn't Li Qianshun reforming to become stronger? What kind of assistance does he need from the Liao Kingdom?" Yelu Yanxi snorted coldly.
Yelu Nanxian suddenly looked embarrassed. Her power in Xixia had been taken away. If she could no longer bring aid from the Liao Kingdom, her status would be even lower in the future.
Yelu Nanyin quickly persuaded: "Don't worry, don't worry about this, I will persuade the emperor brother, no matter what, my sister will provide you with the share of the Silk Road."
Yelu Nanyin controlled the Silk Road and controlled countless wealth. If he missed a little share, Xixia would be ecstatic.
"Thank you, Princess Royal!" Yelu Nanxian said with great joy.
Seeing Yelu Nanxian leaving happily, Yelu Yanxi looked at Yelu Nanyin dissatisfied and said: "Why did the emperor help her so much? Don't you know that she doesn't get along with you?"
Yelu Nanyin said disapprovingly: "Of course the imperial sister knows, but so what if we don't get along. Nanxian has already married Xixia, so what can she do to me."
"Then you still try your best to help her?" Yelu Yanxi looked at her sister in confusion.
Yelu Nanyin is her biological sister, but Yelu Nanxian is a side branch, and Yelu Yanxi is not happy with her at all.
Yelu Nanyin shook his head and said: "The imperial sister is not here to help her, but for the Liao Kingdom. Now the Song Dynasty is too strong, and now Xixia is too weak, and it cannot pose a threat to the Song Dynasty. What's more, the Song Dynasty can easily By then, the Song Dynasty will have obtained a large number of war horses from Xixia, and its strength will be greatly increased. Compared with this small amount of money, it can keep the Liao Dynasty safe and sound, which is worth it in terms of business."
The aid provided by the Liao Kingdom to Xixia was not equivalent to spending money to buy peace, but rather a kind of charity, and more of a use of Xixia.
"The imperial sister is really talented as a minister and assistant!" Yelu Yanxi said with a heartbroken smile.
"Now that the world is undergoing reforms, the imperial sister also wants to see the results of Xixia's implementation of Chineseization. After all, Xixia and Liao have similar national conditions. They are both farmers and herders living together, and both have a large number of Han people. Liao can make gains and losses based on Xixia's reforms, and will reform Liao in the future. The country will make the Liao Kingdom stronger." Yelu Nanyin said wisely.
However, Yelu Yanxi sneered and said: "Reform, why reform? The reason why Song and Xia reformed was because their national power declined. Our Liao Kingdom is now at its peak, so why do we need to reform?"
"Brother, think twice!" Yelu Nanyin advised.
Yelu Yanxi sneered and said: "Promoting sinicization will only make Daliao abolish its martial arts. Instead of promoting sinicization, I will continue to carry forward the tradition of cavalry and archery of Daliao to make Daliao soldiers strong and strong, so that they can use force to unify the world in the future."
Yelu Nanyin couldn't help but be silent. She didn't know whether Yelu Yanxi's method was correct. Carrying forward the tradition of riding and shooting in Daliao would indeed give Daliao an advantage in military force.
However, everything is not smooth sailing within the Liao Kingdom. Liao and Han do not live in harmony, and the grasslands are also full of tribes. Now that the Liao Kingdom is strong and can suppress it, once the Liao army is defeated, the entire Liao Kingdom may be in danger of falling apart.
"Imperial sister, there is no need to worry. If you want to unify the world, you must have strong force. The promotion of riding and archery is the foundation of the Liao Kingdom. When Xixia implements sinicization and loses its nomadic bravery, then, after the Liao Dynasty destroys the Song Kingdom, it will follow the trend." Lose Xixia and completely dominate the world." Yelu Yanxi said ambitiously.
"Brother Huang is wise!" Seeing that Yelu Yanxi could not be persuaded, Yelu Nanyin had no choice but to say.
Yelu Yanxi laughed and said, "Don't be impatient, my dear sister. When I destroy the Song Dynasty, I will definitely capture the evil doctor Fan Zheng and make him your consort."
How could Yelu Yanxi not know what the emperor's sister was thinking? Both he and the emperor's grandfather found several consorts for her, but none of them were satisfied with the results. It was obvious that they still fell in love with the evil doctor Fan Zheng.
Yelu Nanyin, who is a strong woman, was immediately ashamed when she heard this and said: "Brother, don't talk nonsense, the emperor has voluntarily never married, and she will definitely dedicate her life to Daliao."
Seeing Yelu Nanyin running away, Yelu Yanxi couldn't help but smile. How could he not know his sister's little thoughts.
For the happiness of his own sister, he also wanted to destroy the Song Dynasty and complete the unification.
Looking at the information about Xixia's promotion of Sinicization, Yelu Yanxi couldn't help but sneer. This time, he was going to do the opposite. If he wanted to ensure the strong combat power of the Liao army, he must carry forward the bravery of the grassland, and the bravery of the grassland is Came for hunting.
"Come here, tell me my decree. I am going to Changbai Mountain for hunting, and let the leaders of the Jurchen tribes accompany me!" Yelu Yanxi immediately ordered.
"What? Your Majesty is going hunting?"
Xiao Wuna, the prime minister of the Liao Kingdom, was shocked when he heard this. Who would have thought that Yelu Yanxi would go hunting just after he came to the throne? How could this be the behavior of a wise king?
At that moment, Xiao Wuna immediately wrote a letter to remonstrate.
However, he was disliked by Yelu Yanxi. Hunting was a method he planned to inspire the Liao Kingdom to be brave, so naturally he would not tolerate anyone stopping him.
Moreover, there is a famous saying in the Song Dynasty that one must first settle the internal affairs in order to fight against the outside world. If the Liao Kingdom wanted to unify the world, it needed both money and hidden dangers. The Jurchen tribes not only had ginseng, a natural and earthly treasure, but also a hidden danger for the Liao Dynasty. .
In this hunt, he wanted to completely conquer the Jurchens, and he wanted to clear the way for the Liao Kingdom.
At that moment, Yelu Yanxi led the cavalry of the guards and the famous Tielin Army of the Liao Kingdom and headed straight for Changbai Mountain.
So far, the three kingdoms of Song, Xia and Liao have all embarked on the path of reform, but they are three completely different paths.
The Song Dynasty was naturally completely Sinicized, and although Xixia learned from the Song Dynasty and implemented Sinicization, its founding was mainly based on the Dangxiang people, so it was inevitable that the customs of the nomadic people would be retained, and it could take care of both Han and Yi people.
The Liao Kingdom, on the other hand, retreated if it did not advance, directly returning the Liao Kingdom to the bravery of the barbarian tribes. The contemporary emperor personally promoted hunting to boost the country's prestige.
However, no one can say that their own is right and others' methods are wrong. After all, no one can tell the winner until the last moment. (End of chapter)
