When Wang Qinruo thought of this, he couldn't help but feel that now was a great opportunity to send troops to attack.
Li Qingxia glanced at Wang Qinruo and said with a smile: "From what the Prime Minister said, it seems that His Majesty the Emperor has no intention of sending troops?" Wang Qinruo sighed, "It's not that there is no intention of sending troops at all, it's just that there are too many treacherous officials around the Emperor. The emperor was bewitched and worried."
Li Qingxia nodded, "I heard that one of King Yan's concubines is named Chai Yonghui, and the descendants of the Chai family of your country are the brothers of the Eight Wise Kings. I wonder if this is the case?"
Wang Qinruo nodded, "But there is such a thing!"
Li Qingxia smiled and said: "This makes me confused. Since Yanyun is the enemy of the Song Dynasty, why did Princess Yanyun's brother hold an important position in your court?" Wang Qinruo sighed repeatedly, looking worried. .
Li Qingxia said: "It is understandable that Your Majesty has some scruples, but the current situation is different from the past, and Yan Yun will undoubtedly lose. In fact, for us, it doesn't matter whether Song State joins or not. It would be better if Song State can join Some, it won't affect anything if you don't join." Wang Qinruo heard the other party's words and didn't care about the state of the Song Dynasty at all, and couldn't help but feel a little anxious, "Well, Yan Yun is a traitor and traitor to our Song Dynasty, and our Song Dynasty has the responsibility to clean up the family! "Li Qingxia smiled and glanced at Qin Hui, "Song Dynasty is willing to take responsibility, that's good!"
Wang Qinruo said in embarrassment: "It's just that I alone may not be able to convince your majesty." He glanced at Li Qingxia and said, "If your highness the princess can go with me, maybe I can convince your majesty!"
Li Qingxia thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll go see the Emperor of the Song Dynasty."
Wang Qinruo stood up quickly, "In that case, let's go into the palace without further delay."
Soon after, Wang Qinruo introduced Li Qingxia to the emperor in the emperor's study room. Li Qingxia took a step forward and nodded slightly: "The envoy from Daxia has met His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!" The emperor looked at Li Qingxia and saw that she was noble, generous and graceful, and had a straightforward temperament that no woman from the Central Plains had. Liang, smiled and said: "Princess, you don't have to be polite!"
Li Qingxia raised her head and took a look at the Emperor of the Song Dynasty in front of her. She saw that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty looked weak and elegant, with dull eyes and a pale complexion. It was obviously a symptom of excessive drinking. Li Qingxia I had already looked down upon the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, but now that I saw him looking like a pustule, I despised him even more.
Wang Qinruo cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the Liao Kingdom and the Daxia Kingdom are now attacking Yanyun with their troops. Yanyun is in a disadvantageous situation. It is a great opportunity for us to go north to the Central Plains to eradicate the traitors!"
Zhao Heng frowned, "My dear, I have already said this, and I have already decided, so why do I still bring it up?"
Wang Qinruo said quickly: "It is because the current situation is completely different from our original expectations. Yanyun's defeat is imminent. We, the Song Dynasty, must not miss this great opportunity!"
Li Qingxia smiled and said: "If the emperor is unwilling to send troops, that's okay. The purpose of my trip is not to ask the Song Dynasty to send troops. I was sent to the Song Dynasty on the order of my father. In fact, I just wanted to inform the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty. After Yan Yun is defeated by Da Xia and Da Liao, the Central Plains will be divided equally between our two families, and Da Song must not have any objections!"
Zhao Heng was taken aback and asked in disbelief: "Are your country and the Liao Kingdom already guaranteed victory?"
Li Qingxia smiled proudly, "Of course! Now Yanyun lacks food and grass, and it is difficult to mobilize among the armies. However, the only main mobile force is suppressed at Yanmen Pass, struggling to resist the Khitan attack; our army has no enemy in front. There are many, Yinzhou is flat and not conducive to defense. It can be said that it is easy for our 300,000 elites of Daxia to capture Yinzhou. Once Yinzhou is conquered, the door of Shanxi will be wide open. At that time, won't we let our elites of Daxia run freely? In addition, Tubo has also sent troops, and an army of 400,000 has invaded Qinfeng Road! Now that the Three Kingdoms have joined forces to attack Yanyun, how can Yanyun be invincible?"
Zhao Heng couldn't help but feel a little excited and a little anxious, but he was still a little worried. He was already frightened by Yan Yun and it was difficult for him to make up his mind to fight with Yan Yun.
Li Qingxia saw Zhao Heng's thoughts and said: "When the time comes when our Three Kingdoms divide the Central Plains, I hope the Song Dynasty will not act rashly, otherwise our Three Kingdoms troops will inevitably turn on the Song Dynasty. That will not be good." It's gone!" Li Qingxia's words didn't give people the impression that they were here to urge the Song Dynasty to send troops. It was clear that the three countries were going to carve up the Central Plains, and they came specifically to warn the Song Dynasty, telling the Song Dynasty to stay calm and not to act rashly, otherwise Do it at your own risk.
Zhao Heng became even more anxious, but still couldn't make up his mind. Wang Qinruo said anxiously, "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, opportunities cannot be lost and never come back. We can't stay away and miss the opportunity! The Liao, Daxia, and Tubo countries attacked Yanyun with their troops. How could Yanyun be spared?" We should send troops as soon as possible to participate in this grand event!!" The words were beautiful, but they were just trying to get a share of the pie. Zhao Gou was very moved.
Li Qingxia frowned and said: "If the Song Dynasty wants to send troops, I'm afraid there will be some difficulties!"
Zhao Heng was anxious, "Princess, what you said is wrong. Yan Yun is a rebellious minister and traitor of our Song Dynasty. It is our duty to eradicate this scourge! After all, I should be the one thanking you for sending troops to help me eradicate this rebellion!"
Li Qingxia smiled coldly, "Let's make it clear. The Song Dynasty wants to send troops. If we don't stop it, we can't stop it! But after Yan Yun is destroyed, how will the land be divided?" Zhao Heng and Wang Qinruo looked at each other. Wang Qinruo Asked: "I wonder what the princess thinks?" Li Qingxia said: "The south of the Huaihe River and Henan belong to the Song Dynasty. The rest of the country will be left alone by the Song Dynasty!" Her tone was arrogant, as if there was no room for negotiation.
Zhao Heng felt something was wrong, but he was afraid of angering the other party and did not dare to raise any objection. He just looked at Wang Qinruo. Wang Qinruo whispered: "Your Majesty, without the help of the three countries, we will not be able to regain an inch of land. Besides, if we recover Henan, we can explain it to our ancestors, so your Majesty will agree."
Zhao Heng felt that what Wang Qinruo said was reasonable, nodded, and then said to Li Qingxia: "Just follow what Her Royal Highness the Princess wants!"
Li Qingxia was overjoyed, but she didn't show a trace of regret on her face. Seeing this, Zhao Heng said hurriedly: "The princess represents Daxia, so we can't go back on our word!" Li Qingxia sighed helplessly, "That's fine." She glanced at Zhao Heng, who was full of joy, and said seriously: "But Your Majesty must formally issue a decree to abandon Huaibei and all the land except Henan!"
Zhao Heng nodded without hesitation: "Okay, this is no problem!" He then wrote an imperial edict, stamped it with a jade seal, read it again, and handed it over. Wang Qinruo accepted the imperial decree and handed it over to Li Qingxia. Li Qingxia took the imperial edict, unfolded it, and read it again. She was secretly happy when she saw that the Song Dynasty's imperial edict publicly recognized that the Central Plains of Huaibei belonged to the Three Kingdoms. He nodded, closed the imperial edict, and said to Zhao Heng: "Since Your Majesty and Song Dynasty are so sincere, we will naturally keep our promise!" Then he said: "If Your Majesty has nothing else to do, I will leave!"
Zhao Heng said hurriedly: "It is rare for the princess to come to Bianjing. I will hold a banquet for the princess tonight at Chunfeng Pavilion. I hope the princess will not postpone it!"
Li Qingxia wanted to rush back to China as soon as possible, but she felt it was inconvenient to refuse Zhao Heng's warm invitation, so she nodded and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will definitely be there." Zhao Heng laughed, "Okay, okay, our Bianjing night scenery , the princess will definitely like it!" Li Qingxia smiled slightly, nodded and said: "I'll take my leave first." Zhao Heng nodded, "Princess, go slowly." Li Qingxia left the imperial study.
Wang Qinruo said to Zhao Heng with a face of joy: "Your Majesty, with the help of these three countries, Yang Peng is dead this time! We can finally solve this serious problem once and for all!" Zhao Heng nodded with the same feeling, his face full of excitement, Then he said harshly: "If I catch him, I will cut him into pieces as a warning to others!" Wang Qinruo nodded with deep understanding: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true!" Then he reminded: "Your Majesty, It's best to keep the Eighth Prince and others a secret about the imperial court's dispatch of troops, lest the news leak out and Yan Yun's side be prepared!" The emperor frowned and nodded.
When Li Qingxia came out of the palace, a confidant immediately came up to her, "Princess, how is the situation?" Li Qingxia smiled coldly, "With these trash in the Song Dynasty court, there is no match for this princess. She will give in in a few seconds." They fell into a trap!" The confidant asked in surprise: "Have they agreed to send troops?" Li Qingxia nodded. The confidants were extremely excited: "In this case, Yan Yun will definitely be defeated!" Li Qingxia said: "Go back to the post house first, and come to the banquet tonight!" "Yes!"
That night, when the lanterns came on, Li Qingxia, dressed as a Han lady, appeared in the Royal Spring Wind Pavilion. She was immediately stunned. The concubines surrounded by flowers seemed to have lost their color. In fact, it was not that Li Qingxia was really better than the emperor. There were so many beautiful concubines, but Li Qingxia's confident and high-spirited temperament was beyond the reach of those concubines. It was very eye-catching, and all the concubines seemed eclipsed in front of her.
Zhao Heng said happily: "Princess is here, please take a seat!"
Li Qingxia nodded slightly, then walked to the left seat and sat down. Glancing at the scene, I saw that apart from the concubines sitting next to the emperor, only Wang Qinruo was sitting there. Zhao Heng picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "This glass of wine wishes the princess eternal youth and beauty!" Li Qingxia smiled lightly, picked up the wine glass, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Then she raised her head and drank it, looking very bold. Zhao Heng's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but feel itchy. He just felt that such a woman was so attractive! With a smile, he also drained the cup.
Wang Qinruo had no other skills, but no one could guess what he wanted. As soon as he saw the emperor's expression, he understood what the emperor meant. He smiled and said to Li Qingxia: "If Her Royal Highness can become the noble concubine of our Song Dynasty, Daxia and The Song Dynasty has become a land of in-laws, which is of great benefit to both parties!"
After hearing Wang Qinruo's words, Zhao Heng was immediately elated and said to himself: "Wang Qinruo is indeed my confidant. He can always understand my thoughts!" 'Looking at Li Qingxia, I wanted to see what she meant. Li Qingxia looked coldly and said to herself: "You are such a waste, you actually want to be my husband!" My husband must be a hero who conquers the world. People like you are not worthy of carrying my husband's shoes! ' I was thinking this in my heart, but I said: "Qingxia does not have this blessing, Qingxia is already engaged to someone else!"
Zhao Heng was greatly disappointed, but he did not give up and thought to himself: 'As long as Princess Qingxia falls in love with me, the rest of the matter will not be difficult to deal with! ' As soon as I thought about this, I wanted to show off in front of Li Qingxia, so I said: "I recently wrote a seven-line article, and I asked the princess to comment on it!" Li Qingxia is very proficient in Chinese poetry, and when she heard this, she showed curiosity color.
Zhao Heng was very excited when he saw Li Qingxia's expression, and was determined to show off his skills in front of the beautiful lady so that the beautiful lady could admire his talent. After clearing up his thoughts, he read aloud: "Wu Gorge is long in late spring in March, and the bright clouds float in the sun. The thunder suddenly sends thousands of peaks to rain, and the flowers are as thick as the fragrance of a hundred flowers. The orioles turn back after crossing the water, and the swallows don't care if the mud is wet." In the flying pavilion rolling curtain picture, nothingness can only face Xiaoxiang." Wang Qinruo and the concubines immediately marveled, not entirely because of flattery, but mostly because they admired Zhao Heng's talent. Zhao Heng was elated, and looked at Li Qingxia. Seeing that Li Qingxia looked thoughtful and didn't seem to care too much, he couldn't help but become nervous and asked hurriedly: "Princess, do you think there is anything bad about my seven-rhythm poem?"
Li Qingxia raised her head, smiled and shook her head, "Your Majesty's Seven Rhymes is indeed a masterpiece..." When Zhao Heng heard this, he smiled widely. Wang Qinruo took the opportunity to flatter him and said, "Your Majesty is amazingly talented. Each of his poems is naturally a masterpiece that can be passed down through the ages!"
Zhao Heng laughed loudly, waved his hand and said: "Prime Minister, you have given me a reward, you have given me a reward!"
Li Qingxia looked at Zhao Heng and said to herself: "Such a poem shows that you don't have any ambitions. The talent of an emperor should be something else!" 'When I thought about this, I couldn't help but think of another song that had been spread to Xixia, and I couldn't help but murmured: "Wolf smoke rises, the mountains and rivers look north. The dragon curls up, the horse neighs, the sword energy is like frost. The heart is like the water of the Yellow River. In the vast world, who can resist in twenty years? I am so mad with hatred that my long sword is directed at me. How many loyal souls of my brothers and sisters have bought their bones and bought their bones in a foreign land. Why would I die to protect my family and country? I can endure sighs and be speechless with blood and tears in my eyes. I am willing to defend the land and reopen the frontier. , the great China wants to send congratulations from all over the world."
As soon as Zhao Heng and others heard Li Qingxia reciting the song "Looking Northward", they all stopped talking. Gradually, various thoughts came to mind. Some were ashamed, some were angry, and some were worshipful. For a moment, the scene was extremely quiet. You can almost hear the drop of a needle.
After Li Qingxia finished reading the song "Looking North to the Country", she said to Zhao Heng: "This song "Looking North to the Country" has been circulated in our country for a long time, but I don't know who the author is. Does your Majesty know?"
Zhao Heng was depressed and hemmed and hawed and couldn't explain why. Wang Qinruo wanted to please the emperor, so he said seriously: "This song "Looking North to the Country" is the masterpiece of His Majesty the Emperor!" The emperor coughed, nodded and said: "Yes, it was indeed written by me. I didn't expect that the princess also heard about it. !”
Li Qingxia was amused in her heart: "These Song people like to play clever tricks, but they are actually stupider than pigs. Since the poems have been passed down, how could the author not be passed down?" Even if the author has not spread it, this kind of lie is very easy to expose. If you are an impostor now, how can you step down in the future? Humph, the Song State is such a monarch and its ministers. In the future, after I, Daxia, occupy the Central Plains, I can go south and seize the power of the Song State! '
These thoughts were time-consuming, but in fact they only flashed in Li Qingxia's mind, and then she smiled and said: "I didn't expect it to be your Majesty's masterpiece. I admire it, I admire it!" Zhao Heng couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the beauty's praise, and then he thought of this After all, the song "Looking Northward" is not my own work, and I can't help but worry.
In order to please Li Qingxia, Zhao Heng said: "Princess, I have already ordered the army to assemble. I believe that within three days, the army will be able to launch an attack on Jiangbei!" Li Qingxia was secretly happy in her heart, but her face showed no emotion, and she only nodded lightly. .
Wang Qinruo said: "When Yang Peng is destroyed, please invite the princess to come to Bianliang to celebrate the victory!" Li Qingxia nodded, "When Yanyun is destroyed, I will definitely go to Bianliang to attend the banquet!" Then she raised her wine glass to the emperor. He said: "Congratulations to your majesty on regaining the old capital!" Zhao Heng laughed loudly and picked up the wine glass. "When the time comes, I will go to the countryside to welcome the princess!" As soon as these words came out, all the concubines were filled with jealousy and madness. They all thought: How on earth is that foreign girl better than me? His Majesty actually looks at her with such special eyes! ?
Li Qingxia smiled slightly and drank the wine. Zhao Heng quickly drank the wine in his glass and looked at Li Qingxia with infinite longing. He planned in his heart that when the smoke and clouds were completely extinguished, he would send someone to formally propose marriage to Xixia.
An eunuch rushed up quickly and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Sun of the Privy Council has urgent military information and wants to see your Majesty!" Zhao Heng frowned and said displeased: "Why is Sun Jin so ignorant? If there is something wrong, he will not come back tomorrow. Are you going to present it?" Wang Qinruo said with a smile: "I guess good news has come from the north, so your majesty will announce him to come up." This afternoon, Wang Qinruo went to the Privy Council and explained to Sun Jin, asking him to have any News about the war situation between Yanyun, Liao and Xixia was reported immediately, so Sun Jin hurried over after receiving the urgent military report, before he even had time to take a look.
Zhao Heng also wanted to know the situation of the battle in the north, so he said to the eunuch: "Xuan!" The eunuch responded and ran down. After a while, he led a middle-aged minister in a wide robe and slow belt to run up. Sun Jin held an unopened urgent report in his hand and bowed to report: "Urgent military intelligence report from Shanxi!"
Wang Qinruo said with a smile: "The Yan Yun army must be fleeing for their lives in a hurry!" The emperor laughed loudly, and all the concubines also laughed and agreed with Wang Qinruo's words. Li Qingxia also smiled, but she was a little nervous in her heart.
The emperor said to Sun Jin: "Read it for all of us to hear!"
Sun Jin responded, quickly broke the seal, opened it, and read: "A few days ago, King Yang Peng of Yan personally commanded the main force of Yan Yun to go out from Yanmen Pass to defeat the main force of Yeqihu City, and chased them hundreds of miles north. Yeqihu City led the remaining troops Retreat to Hongzhou!..." Everyone was smiling at first, but after hearing the news, their smiles immediately disappeared and replaced with very frightened expressions. Sun Jin himself also looked horrified, and no one else Expecting such news, the scene suddenly became very quiet and the atmosphere was very awkward.
Li Qingxia asked nervously: "What's the situation over there in northern Shaanxi?" The emperor also asked: "Can the Xixia army win?"
Sun Jin continued to read, "Also, in the direction of northern Shaanxi. Xixia Right Wing General Li Cunxiao led his Xueshan Army to attack Changcheng Ridge." When Li Qingxia heard this, her face showed a look of joy, and then she listened to Sun Jin read again. "However, almost at the same time, Yang Yanzhao led the main force of Yanyun in northern Shaanxi to set up an ambush in Shenduiyi, dozens of miles northwest of Yinzhou, and ambushed Li Zongdao's 300,000-strong army. Most of the Xixia army was lost and returned to Xia. Prefecture, and then the Yanyun Army recaptured Changcheng Ridge, Li Cunxiao voluntarily gave up Changcheng Ridge and withdrew to Hongzhou!" Li Qingxia was dizzy and felt unbelievable. She really couldn't believe that her own side and the Liao Kingdom had such a huge advantage. Yan Yun changed the situation in an instant! ? The action that I carefully planned to besiege Yanyun actually fell apart like this! ? But at this time, Zhao Heng had another thought in his mind: 'My dear, it's a good thing that I haven't sent out troops yet, otherwise I would be in big trouble! This Yan Yunjun is really someone you can't afford to offend! '
Looking at Li Qingxia, he saw her frowning and sitting there in a daze, so he comforted her: "Princess, don't worry too much. Victory or defeat is a common thing for soldiers! If you lose this time, you will win next time!"
Li Qingxia was no longer in the mood to stay here any longer. She stood up and said to the emperor: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I feel a little uncomfortable, so I'm going to leave now!" She said so and left without waiting for the emperor's reply.
The emperor was a little resentful, but he had no intention of blaming Li Qingxia. He turned to Wang Qinruo and said: "Immediately order all armies to stop gathering and return to their original positions!" Wang Qinruo nodded blankly. He had not yet reacted to the drastic change in the situation, and felt vaguely extremely afraid of Yan Yun in his heart.
Li Qingxia hurriedly returned to the guest house, summoned all her confidants, frowned and said: "The Song Dynasty has just received an emergency military report, and the situation in the north seems to be bad." She raised her head and glanced at a confidant: "You rush back to the country immediately to understand the situation. Then pay back!" The henchman responded and ran down. Li Qingxia said to other confidants: "Pack it up, we will rush back there early tomorrow morning!" Everyone agreed together, and everyone was full of curiosity and worry. However, seeing the princess's stern expression, no one dared to ask questions.
At the same time, the emperor returned to Liu Guifei's palace and couldn't help but sigh: "Yan Yun is really invincible! Hey, this time I almost did something stupid again!" Liu Guifei did not participate in the banquet just now and asked in confusion He said: "Your Majesty has always been wise, why do you say this?"
The emperor sat down and sighed again, "Recently, the Liao and Xixia companies attacked Yanyun. My beloved concubine must know about it, right?" Liu Guifei nodded and frowned: "I heard that Yanyun is in a disadvantageous situation!"
The emperor shook his head, "Yes at first, but after receiving an urgent military report, Yang Peng actually defeated the more than 600,000 troops of Yeqihu City at Yanmen Pass with more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, annihilating most of them. Yeqihu City He has led the remaining defeated troops back to Hongzhou!..." Concubine Liu was overjoyed when she heard the news, and her hanging heart finally dropped. The emperor continued: "In addition, Yang Yanzhao led hundreds of thousands of Yanyun troops to defeat the Xixia army in the northwest of Yinzhou. Li Zongdao has retreated to Xiazhou! Both the Khitans and Xixia people were defeated. I am afraid that the Tubo people will also attack It’s not easy! Fortunately, we haven’t used troops against Hebei yet, otherwise it would have been terrible!”
Concubine Liu frowned and said, "Those who advised Your Majesty to use troops against Yan Yun are all traitors and have no regard for Your Majesty's safety and the safety of the country!" The Emperor also felt this way, nodded, waved his hand and said, "Stop talking about these boring things! "
After all, what happened next will be explained later.
