Following Wang Zhi's order, the army set off again.
Although the old, young, women and children of the Xixia royal family were in the middle of the army, Wang Zhi did not interfere much with them. There were women who wanted to go for convenience on the way, but no one followed them, giving them enough freedom and respect.
Just like Wang Erlang said, they are just guards.
The army stopped and went until the afternoon of the third day when they arrived at Pingxia City. However, the army did not stop and walked straight past. Only Wang Zhi stopped and spoke to the confidants who came to greet them.
"Uncle Xiang, we won't go into the city. After all, the Chamber of Commerce will not be able to face the people of the Li family. If you are troubled, the Chamber of Commerce will be left to you during my absence."
Before Wang Zhi left for Xingqing Mansion this time, he held a secret meeting with various elder members. The content was to completely ban the Xixia court. The meeting passed the proposal without any accident.
Of course, the merchants of the Chamber of Commerce knew that the approval of the Great Song Dynasty Hall was required for the opening of trade routes. The prerequisite for the Great Song Dynasty Hall's approval was that everyone was one family.
They had no way out. Even if they left the Chamber of Commerce, they would not be able to return to the embrace of the Xixia court.
Therefore, the moment the Chamber of Commerce contract was renewed, it meant that they gave up their party, Tuoba Clan, and completely supported the Chamber of Commerce.
But the Li family of Dangxiang was their original master after all, and no one wanted to wear the label of treachery, so they did not come out to greet the army, and Wang Zhi did not intend to enter the city to save face for them.
Wang Xiang naturally understood, nodded and said: "Second Young Master, please rest assured, I will take care of the Chamber of Commerce."
"Uh-huh."
Wang Zhi patted Zhong Yanchong on the shoulder again, "My cousin is also affected, so I'll leave the escort to you."
"Cousin, don't worry, I'll keep them when you come back." Zhong Yanchong said with a wink and a smile, "I can't go to the evening ceremony between you and my cousin, remember to bring it to me when you come back. Wedding candy."
Zhong Yanchong is only one year younger than Wang Zhi. He is somewhat similar to his father Zhong Hao, but their personalities are completely different. His father is cold and cold-faced and has a straight face towards everyone, while he is extremely enthusiastic, naturally restless and easy to socialize with. My friend, I just came to Pingxia City for a few days and I became close with everyone.
His father usually has little brains, and like Wang Erlang, he cares about the beginning and the end. He is smart and smart, and often overfulfills the tasks assigned by Wang Zhi.
Maybe it’s because he grew up under the supervision of his grandfather in Luoyang.
For this simple matter, his cousin Wang Zhi, who was quick to do things, liked him from the bottom of his heart, so when he first came to join him, Wang Erlang gave him the important task of infiltrating Xixia.
Zhong Yanchong lived up to expectations. In just over two years, the whole of Xixia was thinking about the Chamber of Commerce. It can be said that Wang Zhi was able to enter Xingqing Mansion without any hindrance. It can be said that it was mostly due to him.
Wang Erlang laughed and agreed.
When Wang Erlang looked at the other person, he suddenly frowned, "Old Wei, why did you come here empty-handed, where is the package?"
"Package?" Wei Guozhong was a little confused, "What package?"
"Luggage." Wang Erlang pretended to be serious, "Don't you always want to leave Pingxia City and go back to Bianjing? Come on, pack your things quickly, I'll wait for you."
"Go to hell!"
Wei Guozhong raised his fist to strike, but Wang Erlang knocked him down again.
The two quarreled for a while, and Wang Zhi said seriously: "If you really don't leave, I have a favor to ask you."
Of course Wei Guozhong will not leave. Is there any place in the world that is more comfortable than Pingxia City? The sky is high here and the emperor is far away. As the leader of a city, he can do whatever he wants, except...
He dusted off his clothes, and a mean smile appeared on his face that was three points more handsome than Wang Erlang.
Although he didn't speak, Wang Erlang didn't understand. "Okay, okay, here you go."
"Uncle Xiang, please go back and ask the dance troupe to move to the government office." Wang Zhi turned around and ordered. After Wang Xiang nodded, he looked at Wei Guozhong, "Are you satisfied now?"
"Oh, brother, what are you talking about? You and I, brother, your business is my business."
He said with a big wave of his hand, "Tell me, what's the matter? My brother will definitely take care of it for you."
Wang Zhi looked at the city not far away and said: "Pingxia City is still a bit small. I want to expand it and build an outer city..."
"No problem. I'll give you a big city before you come back next time. I'll leave it to my brother."
Before Wang Zhi finished speaking, Wei Guozhong responded in one breath, holding his head high and patting his chest with awe-inspiring loyalty.
Wang Zhi nodded, "Well, it must be tall and big, otherwise it will be impossible to guard against the Jurchens."
"What?"
"Jurchen?"
Hearing the words 'Jurchen', Wei Guozhong's face and voice were distorted. He turned around and left without hesitation, reaching back and saying, "Goodbye, friend!"
Wang Zhi shouted, "Brother, don't you want a girl group?"
Sure enough, after hearing the word 'women's group', he couldn't walk anymore and turned back to confirm, "When will the Jurchens come?"
"It may not come, so be fully prepared."
Wang Zhi said it casually, but his face was condensed, and anyone who looked at it would know the seriousness of the matter.
Xixia has paid tribute and surrendered to the Jin Kingdom, so it is considered a subject of the Jin Kingdom. Now that he has destroyed Xixia and forced the leader of the Xixia Kingdom to death, the Jin Kingdom will come to trouble him both emotionally and rationally.
What's more, today's Xixia is like a naked and defenseless woman. Although the Xixia Chamber of Commerce has replaced the Xixia court, each clan has different ideas. No one knows whether they will follow the Chamber of Commerce's orders to send troops to resist the Jurchen invasion. The Chamber of Commerce Nowadays, these 30,000 guards are the only ones who can control them like an arm.
As long as the Jurchens are not stupid, they will come to eat this piece of fat sooner or later.
Wang Zhi didn't know how to expect the 30,000 bodyguards to resist the wolf-like Jurchens, even with the military sage Yue Fei.
Seeing Wang Erlang with such an expression, Wei Guozhong also stopped joking and said seriously: "Well, I understand, you can go without any worries."
"You're such a jerk."
When Wang Zhi saw whether he was serious or not, he felt that he was not serious, so regardless of whether he was serious or not, he just gave him a good beating first.
The two parted in this unique etiquette. Wang Erlang once again mounted the tall white horse, said goodbye to everyone, and rode towards the escort army.
The Chamber of Commerce has Wang Xiang, the escort has Zhong Yanchong, and Pingxia City has Wei Guozhong, so he has nothing to worry about.
Because when he was there, he basically couldn't get involved.
When the escort army arrived at Zhenrong Army, it was already dark.
Zhong Hao personally greeted him. This was the second time since Wang Erlang came to Bianguan that his uncle was so enthusiastic.
The first time was three years ago, when the uncle and nephew first met. After that, they were basically either beaten or scolded. They would not give compliments, and at most they would just say "hmm".
"Well, it's done?"
Zhong Hao pretended to be calm, but his eyes were fixed on the carriage in the army.
Wang Erlang blinked, dismounted, hugged his uncle, and made an OK gesture.
After getting along with this kid for so long, Zhong Hao naturally knew what this gesture meant, and he couldn't help but show excitement and joy on his face, "Let them all go into the city, I won't contact them, come to my bedroom after arrangements are made, today Let’s have a nice drink, uncle and nephew.”
It is not a good thing for a border guard to have private contact with the enemy's royal family.
"Okay!"
Wang Zhi took the order and went into his uncle's bedroom at night. Zhong Hao had already prepared wine and food waiting for his arrival.
"Uncle, I'm here."
"Well, sit down."
There were no outsiders, only his uncle and nephew. Wang Zhi sat down and filled the bowl with his uncle first, then the two of them raised it together and drank it all in one gulp.
Zhong Hao squinted his eyes and savored the aroma of the wine, as if he was savoring the ups and downs of life.
Wang Zhi didn't bother him. He knew how much pressure his uncle had endured in the past three years.
The family, the court, the border, Xixia... I can rush forward regardless of everything, all because someone is bearing the burden for me.
The Zhong family is no better than the Langya Wang family. Even if the incident fails, the court will only dare to hold Wang Zhi accountable, and will not involve the entire Wang family. The consequences will be too great and the court cannot afford it.
But the Zhong family was different. After losing the Western Army in the Northern Expedition, the Zhong family was actually nothing.
It wouldn't be too difficult for the imperial court to take action against the Zhong family.
It is foreseeable that if the plan fails, he will die, and the entire family will die.
Wang Zhi knew that his uncle could agree to his plan before. That was when he learned that the Western Army was defeated in the north and his grandfather was not sure whether he was alive or dead. He gritted his teeth and persisted.
The pressure can be imagined.
Thinking about it, Wang Zhiye was extremely scared. If the plan really failed, how would he face his uncle's family under Jiuquan...
The uncle and nephew, who were not paying attention to the end, had another drink with each other, and then Zhong Hao said, "Tell me about this trip."
Wang Zhi immediately told his uncle in detail everything from his trip to Xingqing Mansion to today over the wine and food.
"Li Qianshun is a responsible emperor." Zhong Hao sighed after hearing this, "What a pity."
"Who says otherwise? If I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, were so responsible, I would not recruit others and then kill them."
Wang Erlang muttered, and Zhong Hao naturally knew who he was talking about.
Zhang Jue!
The Pingzhou Jiedu envoy who raised three states to surrender to the Song Dynasty but was beheaded by the Song Dynasty and sent to the Jin people to apologize was personally sealed by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
Zhong Hao was irritated and took a sip of a cup. "This is a disaster, and you will suffer from it in the future."
Wang Zhi filled up his uncle's glass again, "Uncle, do you think so too? Then we should have a good drink."
Zhong Hao glanced at him sideways and said, "I think the imperial court will suffer, but I don't think the Song Dynasty will die."
Wang Erlang chuckled and touched the table with his finger, "This is the introduction to the demise of the Song Dynasty."
"Why do you always think that the Song Dynasty is going to die?"
"Now that the Liao Kingdom has been destroyed, there is no war in the Song and Jin Dynasties, Xixia has been taken over by you again, and the civil strife has been put down. Our dynasty has the largest territory since the founding of the country. How can it be destroyed?"
Zhong Hao asked Wang Erlang seriously. He couldn't help but take his nephew seriously who had captured Xixia without spending a single soldier.
And this nephew's catchphrase is "The Song Dynasty is about to perish", whether it was when he first arrived three years ago or today three years later.
