Zhongxing Mansion, the capital of Xixia. Originally Huaiyuan County, the county was abandoned as a town in the early Northern Song Dynasty and became one of the six towns outside Hewai. At the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, Li Deming, the leader of the Dangxiang tribe and King of Xiping, built the capital as the capital and renamed it Xingzhou because the land was surrounded by Helan Mountain in the northwest, the Yellow River flowed around it in the southeast, and Xiping Prefecture (Lingzhou) served as a southern barrier. The situation was favorable. Li Yuanhao succeeded to the throne and was promoted to Xingqing Mansion, becoming the political, economic and cultural center of Xixia.
In the twelfth year of the Western Xia Dynasty (1205), the Mongolian lord Temujin attacked Xixia. After his troops retreated, Xia Huanzong ordered the castle to be repaired, an amnesty was granted to the territory, and the Xingqing Prefecture was renamed Zhongxing Prefecture.
Unfortunately, things went against expectations. Under repeated attacks by the Mongolian cavalry, Xixia did not revive, but was on the verge of subjugation.
Xixia, which had two to three hundred thousand people, two cities, and thirty or forty thousand soldiers, was nothing more than a state, a prefecture, or even a large county of the Song Dynasty.
When the news came out that Xixia had surrendered to the Song Dynasty, Li Sui, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, was named the King of Xia. He was the pacifier of Xixia Road and the prefect of Zhongxing Prefecture. Xixia was changed to Xixia Road, and after Hexi Road, it became the 19th Road of the Song Dynasty and was placed under the rule of the Song Dynasty court.
The Xixia government and the public were shocked, and the people were in an uproar, but order remained as before, apparently accepting this reality.
On the other hand, some party nobles and some Confucian scholars knelt and cried in front of the Xixia Palace every day. Some even committed suicide, sat on hunger strikes, etc., but they were just a slight ripple in the stagnant water, not even a small wave.
Xixia's energy seems to have been exhausted.
Recently, news came that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty came to Zhongxing Mansion in person, and everyone in Zhongxing Mansion was in high spirits. In order to welcome the visit of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhongxing Mansion even squeezed out limited money to repair roads, houses, city walls, and even clean the city every day to keep the city environment clean.
Li Sui, who was named King of Xia, also moved out of the Zhongxing Mansion Palace as a sign of submission and left it for the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to move in.
In the south of Zhongxing City, on the bank of the Yellow River, in a five-mile long pavilion, a group of Xixia monarchs and ministers were standing or sitting. Some had sad faces, some were calm, and some were whispering, laughing and laughing. They were all different.
The pavilion is decorated with brocade, and the floor is covered with tapestry, but it still cannot hide the ruins of the walls and the luxuriant weeds between the sky and the earth. Xixia has already perished. Even if it is to welcome the Emperor of Song Dynasty, the monarchs and ministers of Xixia can hardly cheer up and are too lazy to do these window-dressing things.
Among the Xixia monarchs and ministers, they were headed by Xixia Emperor Li Sui and Li Deren, the former deposed prince of Xixia. Both of them looked solemn and remained silent.
Li Deren was originally the guard general of Lingzhou, but as the Song Dynasty border army entered the Xingling land, he returned to Zhongxing Mansion. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty came very quickly, because he was appointed as the magistrate of Lingzhou, and he was reluctantly pulled to greet the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
"Uncle, are Wei Zhong okay?"
The uncle and nephew were all embarrassed when facing each other, and Li Sui finally spoke.
Li Weizhong is Li Deren's son and Li Sui's cousin. He is ten years old this year.
"He's fine. He went out of the city to meet Emperor Song. He insisted on coming with me. I was afraid that he would act up, so I refused."
Li Deren replied softly. He looked at Li Sui, who had lost a lot of weight and had black circles under his eyes, with profound meaning.
"Your Majesty, how are you doing lately? You need to take care of yourself!"
Daxia was about to return to the rule of the Song Dynasty, and there would be no Daxia Kingdom in the world. Li Sui indulged in wine and sex all day long to anesthetize himself. Why bother?
"Uncle, don't call me Your Majesty anymore. Daxia no longer exists, and there is no Emperor Xia."
Li Sui's tone was filled with helplessness and his eyes were blank.
When Song Emperor Zhao Hong arrived, Daxia, which had been founded for 190 years, officially came to an end.
"Your Majesty, my summer is over and it has nothing to do with you. You have done a good job and there is no need to blame yourself."
Li Deren felt uncomfortable and tried his best to comfort the young emperor's nephew.
Xixia's country was destroyed, three parts were foreign enemies, and seven parts were man-made disasters. If the previous generations of emperors had not tried their best to act like monsters, they would not have fallen into the current situation of national subjugation.
"Uncle, there is no need to persuade me. As of now, I have calmed down and won't force it anymore. Uncle, please take it seriously. If you have time, let's go hunting in Helan Mountain together."
Li Sui forced a smile, and Li Deren looked distressed. He was about to speak, but was stopped by the noise of the ministers.
"Luo Shichang, you old man, please make it clear. What benefits did you gain from the Song Emperor? Why do you insist that I, Daxia, be destroyed?"
One person poked his finger and yelled angrily. Uncle Li Sui and nephew were both shocked. When they looked closely, they turned out to be Duke Wei Ming with an angry look on his face.
"Xianggong Luo, Xianggong Li, you two tell everyone. Why is Emperor Song unwilling to save Daxia, and why does he insist on destroying Daxia?"
Another young official was equally indignant. To put it bluntly, he was Gao Zhiyao, the grandson of the late Xixia prime minister Gao Lianghui and the censor Gao Zhiyao.
"Ms. Luo, why did Emperor Song help Daxia? Please tell me to wait for you!"
"Xianggong Luo and Xianggong Li, did you two betray the country and seek glory so that the people of Song Dynasty could get what they wanted?"
Several ministers shouted questions one after another, impassionedly, and attacked in groups.
Li Sui saw it clearly and couldn't help but stayed for a moment.
Daxia is dead, but many loyal ministers and righteous men still have Daxia in their hearts. Unfortunately, this all came too late.
Li Deren complained secretly. If we continue to make trouble like this, if someone from Song Dynasty sees it, we will be asking for trouble.
Now that we've reached this point and we're already old, can't we save some worry?
"Ming Ling Gong Wei, you are such a dishonest thief, you are simply shameless! We are joining the Song Dynasty because this is the decree of the Emperor of Great Xia. What does it have to do with us?"
Luo Shichang had gray hair and a face full of sorrow. Li Zhonge was furious and spoke first. He faced the crowd with a livid complexion and raised his voice.
"Colleagues, three of us entered the Song Dynasty. Before meeting Emperor Song, we discussed with Princess Anguo to see if we could persuade Emperor Song to ensure the continuity of Daxia. The officials of the Song Dynasty were unwilling to accept the dilapidated Daxia. We have already Try your best, the sky will shine brightly, this heart can be like the sun and the moon!"
They came west together with Emperor Song, and Emperor Song Zhao Hong went to Hexi. They went their separate ways and went to Zhongxing Mansion first to make preparations.
"Comrades, what Xianggong Li said is true! The Tatar army is about to move south. Do you think that at this moment, Emperor Song is willing to take over the dilapidated Xingling Land?"
Zhang Gongfu followed up the angry Li Zhonge and said with emotion.
People in the Song Dynasty sneered at Xingling Land. Do they really think it was a coveted piece of cake?
"Everyone, please stop arguing. I promise you that after the Song people come and our monarchs, ministers and people of Great Xia can be properly settled, I will immediately retire and return to my hometown, and I will never serve as a minister in two palaces. Please bear witness!" "
Luo Shichang cupped his hands with a sad look in his eyes, expressing his feelings to everyone and the emperor.
Li Zhong'e and Zhang Gongfu spoke one after another, and Luo Shichang poured out his heart. All the ministers were silent, including Wei Minglinggong, who was silent.
"My Daxia, my Daxia, are you going to die like this?"
A minister suddenly looked up to the sky and sighed, hoarse, with a lot of runny nose and tears.
"Emperor Taizu, Emperor Taizong, save your Daxia, save your subjects!"
Another minister fell to his knees on the ground, kowtowed and touched his head repeatedly, crying bitterly, not caring about soiling his robes.
Li Sui felt sad and tears rolled down his face unconsciously.
On the most hasty day of farewell to the temple, the temple still played a farewell song and cried to the palace maid.
Where in the world is there Daxia? There is no Daxia in the world!
"Why are you howling! Do you still have the nerve to howl like this?"
Li Deren came over with a livid face and cold eyes.
"Normally, high-ranking officials are rich and well-paid, but they only know how to indulge in life and debauchery. They neither care about the people nor worry about the people. They only think about getting promoted and getting rich, and using power for personal gain! Daxia has been ruined in the hands of you group of rats, and it still has the face. This ghost is crying like a wolf! Get out of here! Don't be embarrassed here!"
Under the avalanche, not a single snowflake is innocent. For Daxia to be where it is today, these officials and scholar-bureaucrats are indispensable.
The guards on the side were still in a daze, and Li Deren roared angrily.
"What are you still doing? Drag all these trash away!"
The guards did not dare to neglect, so they went over one after another and dragged away several dejected officials.
"Ling Gong Weiming, Gao Zhiyao, and the rest of you, if anyone dares to cause trouble today, he will be the enemy of the Daxia royal family! Please, please leave some for the Daxia royal family! Give the people of Daxia a way to survive!"
Li Deren took the matter seriously and seemed to be begging, but in fact he was warning Wei Minglinggong and other Xixia ministers not to cause trouble.
In fact, few of these ministers could not let go of Xixia's collapse. The Daxia royal family has given up, why should they bother?
What on earth are these guys like Weiming Linggong still messing around with?
Weiming Linggong and others stopped talking. Li Deren helped Li Sui to the side, waved his hand, and the palace servants quickly brought up the basin.
"Your Majesty, wash your face. Don't let Emperor Song see it. I have hundreds of thousands of subjects in Great Xia, and we still have to count on Great Song."
Daxia has reached this point. It is the best outcome if the country is not destroyed and the species is exterminated.
Several horses rode from south to north and did not dismount until they reached the pavilion. The knights on the horse dismounted one after another, knelt down on one knee, and saluted Li Sui and others.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, the emperor of the Song Dynasty is three miles away from here and will be arriving soon!"
The Imperial Guards of the Song Dynasty were respectful and polite, which made Li Sui feel better. Li Deren quickly replied from the side:
"Thank you, general. Please go back and report to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. All the monarchs and ministers of the Great Xia Dynasty are here and are here to await the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!"
The imperial troops rode away, and Li Deren looked at them with complicated eyes.
These good horses for the Forbidden Army seem to be good horses from the Hequ Horse Farm in Hexi.
It seems that the people of Song Dynasty managed Hexi well and the horse farm has been restored. The Song Army seemed to have an extra chance of winning when facing the Mongolian cavalry.
"Everyone, get ready to welcome us!"
Li Deren spoke loudly on behalf of Li Sui, who was somewhat distracted.
He also wanted to see if the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the son-in-law of the Xia Dynasty was as magical as the legend said?
All the Xixia monarchs and ministers cheered up and stood outside the pavilion. They looked towards the south, and some even looked forward to it.
What did the legendary omnipotent Emperor Song look like?
And what kind of settlement will these people get?
