The Xixia officials secretly speculated, and Zhao Hong continued.
"Everyone, life is short and fleeting. The people of Daxia have been devastated by war, and there are not many left, and the people are in dire straits. You and I should do something good while we are still alive, so that the lives of these remaining people in Daxia can get better as soon as possible. Bar!"
Zhao Hong's words echoed in the main hall, and all the generals and ministers bowed and saluted together, everyone was solemn.
"I will obey His Majesty's teachings!"
In terms of treating the people of Xixia, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was indeed extremely benevolent and righteous.
Li Weiming looked at Zhao Hong, who was smiling, and frowned slightly.
If it weren't for Zhao Hong, I don't know what kind of suffering the people of Xixia would have suffered? Don’t you know what kind of torture you will experience?
But will her country of Great Xia ever see the light of day again? Since Zhao Hong was determined to accept the Xingling Land, why was he unwilling to help Daxia Cunguo?
Li Weiming's heart was heavy and filled with sadness unconsciously.
Her eyes turned to Li Sui, who was in the front row of the palace. The brother and sister looked at each other briefly, and Li Sui shook his head gently.
Li Weiming's face was gloomy, his brows were furrowed, and he withdrew his gaze.
"Your Majesty, I would like to resign from my post as Xixia Road Comfort Envoy and go to live in Jinling City. Please give me your permission!"
"Your Majesty, please resign from the post of magistrate of Lingzhou and go to live in Lin'an or Jinling. Please give me your permission!"
Li Sui and Li Deren came out one after another and bowed solemnly to Zhao Hong on the throne.
Will the scene of a sit-in and petition at the gate of the palace make Zhao Hong angry and settle the score?
Zhao Hong remained calm while Li Weiming covered his face with his sleeves and coughed lightly.
"Emperor of the Song Dynasty, I have something that I am unhappy with. I wonder if I can tell it to His Majesty in the main hall?"
Weiming Linggong immediately came out and bowed respectfully.
"Old Lord, please speak frankly!"
Zhao Hong nodded gently with a soft voice.
Emperor of the Song Dynasty?
Weiming Linggong, this important minister of Xixia, must not be willing to leave Daxia to the country.
"The Emperor of the Song Dynasty, the Song, Xia, Qin and Jin Dynasties are so good, Princess Anguo gave birth to a prince for your majesty. One day, if the Song Dynasty repels the Tatar army and Guanhe is peaceful, can your majesty, for the sake of the princess and the prince, let me Xia Fuguo? I would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty for your eternal service!"
After Weiming Linggong finished speaking, he knelt in the main hall and kowtowed.
"Emperor of the Song Dynasty, please help me restore the country of Daxia. Long live your majesty!"
Another Xixia censor, Gao Zhiyao, knelt in the palace and fell to the ground.
All the Xixia ministers in the palace were silent, and many of the Song ministers were furious. Xixia has surrendered to the Song Dynasty. What are the intentions of these evil actions today?
If we had known today, why bother in the beginning?
"You two, today is Daxia's surrender to the Song Dynasty. It is not the Song Dynasty that forces Daxia to surrender. What is your intention in saying this? Are you trying to embarrass me, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty?"
"You two, those who respect others will always respect them. If a country is capricious, it can only bring disgrace to itself!"
Prime Minister Xue Ji and Xixia Road Commander Cao Youwen spoke one after another, both with ugly faces.
"Wei Minglinggong, Gao Zhiyao, you are so bold! Don't back down yet!"
Li Sui scolded sternly and glanced at Zhao Hong and Li Weiming beside him unnaturally.
"Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Princess Anguo, and Concubine Xian, please, please save Daxia!"
Weiming Linggong was unmoved, knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Emperor of the Song Dynasty, the Kingdom of Daxia is willing to regard the Song Dynasty as its suzerain state and guard the land of Xingling for the Song Dynasty forever. I beg your majesty to decree and show mercy!"
Censor Gao Zhiyao also kowtowed to the ground, making a "bang bang" sound.
The whole hall was silent, and everyone in the hall looked at Zhao Hong and Li Weiming.
"Your Majesty, please give Daxia's old minister a reply."
Li Weiming said softly, turning his eyes to Zhao Hong.
Zhao Hong looked at Li Weiming with stubborn eyes, and the surprise in his eyes disappeared.
"My lords, the Tatar army is about to move south. It is too early to talk about the restoration of Daxia. Let the future decide where Daxia will go."
Zhao Hong was understated and noncommittal.
He is not an ignorant king who can ignore the interests of the Song Dynasty for the sake of a woman.
National affairs are the most important thing! The Song Dynasty is his, and it is not his. The Song Dynasty belongs to tens of millions of people of the Song Dynasty. He could be ruined for the tens of millions of people of the Song Dynasty, not for Li Weiming alone.
Xixia is already in a state of decay. Is it possible to restore the country?
"Your Majesty, please calm down the wrath of Thunder. This is absolutely not my intention!"
Li Sui walked out and was about to kneel down, but was supported by Zhao Hong who came down hastily.
"Emperor Xia, there is no need to be so generous. I am already tired. Let's discuss it later."
Xixia has already been subjugated. There is no need to insult the people who have subjugated the country, and there is no need to waste words. Let's talk about it calmly.
Zhao Hong left, and Li Weiming and Song Chen followed, leaving the entire palace full of Xixia monarchs and ministers looking at each other.
"What are you going to do? Daxia is already dead!"
After a long time, Li Sui stamped his feet and sighed.
"Your Excellency Wei Ming, if you make such a fuss, the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty will become more suspicious of my monarchs and ministers of the Great Xia Dynasty. Our situation is even worse!"
Li Deren had a dark face and followed helplessly.
Back at the place where he stayed, Zhao Hong felt angry and restless.
What is this Li Weiming thinking? What are you doing? Why did he bring her to Xixia?
Go back on your word, Xixia subjects, are you humiliating him?
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian, it seems that she is in the Song Dynasty, but her heart is in the Xia Dynasty!"
Xuan Zhen couldn't help but said something cautiously.
"Your Majesty, the harem must not interfere with politics, otherwise there will be civil strife. People in Xixia are unpredictable, and your Majesty must take precautions."
Xue Ji said softly, his hair gray and his appearance showing signs of decline.
This trip to the west was tiring, but it was very tiring for him.
"The Xixia Kingdom is now ruled by me, the Song Dynasty. Don't worry, Your Majesty, if anyone dares to make a mistake, I will not be polite!"
Cao You heard the black face saying and was very angry.
In the land of Xingling, there are 50,000 to 60,000 Song Dynasty border troops gathered, and there are tens of thousands of Song Dynasty soldiers on duty in the city. Even if it is to capture the two cities of Xingling by force, I believe it will not be difficult.
He was too kind to Xixia.
"Your Majesty, the Concubine Xian went to the King of Xia's place. The brothers, sisters, monarchs and ministers hugged each other and cried, and all the ministers burst into tears. People in Xixia are unpredictable. Your Majesty has made plans in advance."
Dong Songchen observed his words and said carefully.
Zhao Hong nodded slightly, and most of the anger in his heart disappeared.
He could understand and respect the patriotism of Li Sui, Li Weiming's brother and sister, and the Xixia officials, but he could not allow the Song Dynasty to have a state within a state.
It is possible to have iron certificates in the alchemy book, and it is not difficult to be rich forever, but there seems to be no precedent for the unified dynasty of the past dynasties to be a "state within a state".
How can you allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the couch? Not to mention a country within a country?
"Wait a minute. Force cannot solve everything. Xixia has been destroyed. Maybe this is just an episode."
Zhao Hong said softly. He respects this kind of national sentiment. If it were him, he would be as reluctant to leave his homeland as Weiming Linggong.
"Your Majesty, the Keyimen Tatar army is invading!"
The sergeant came to report, which made Zhao Hong stunned.
Did the Mongolian army go south on a hot day?
"how many people?"
Cao Youwen asked immediately.
"About a thousand people!"
"About a thousand people? This is just harassment by the Tatar Rangers! I'm here to take revenge. Why don't you retreat quickly!"
Cao Youwen's expression changed, and the sergeant quickly retreated.
Zhao Hong couldn't help but feel happy. The thousand brave and diligent Mongolian cavalry were not looked down upon. Cao Youwen was indeed Cao Dangdang.
"Your Majesty, the Tatar cavalry has appeared at Keyi Gate. The Xixia monarchs and ministers may be unable to sit still again."
Xue Ji shook his head and sighed.
"What do they care about? Set up the soup pot, stew the mutton with carrots, prepare a few big watermelons, and relax!"
Zhao Hong smiled heartlessly.
Zhongxing Mansion is extremely hot during the day, but the temperature is just right at night. Mutton soup pot, life is short, it’s the right time.
There are tens of thousands of Song Dynasty border troops, so how can they be afraid of the Mongolian army?
As night fell, Zhao Hong was having a feast with the officials of the Song Dynasty, and Emperor Li Sui of the Western Xia Dynasty asked to see him outside.
Zhao Hong smiled slightly, wiped his hands and mouth, rinsed his mouth with tea, and walked out. In the courtyard, Wei Minglinggong and Gao Zhiyao were kneeling on the ground, with their upper bodies bare and their hands tied, and several branches sticking out from behind their heads. , seems to be asking for forgiveness.
"Your Majesty, I sincerely submit to the Song Dynasty, otherwise I would not have sent envoys to the Song Dynasty to serve as a leader. Wei Ming ordered the two men to disturb the court, and I tied them up and came to plead guilty on a bush. Please forgive me."
Li Sui was about to kneel down, but Zhao Hong held him up again.
"King Xia, you must not do this. It is not necessary! I believe in you."
Zhao Hong walked away, came behind Wei Mingling and Duke Wei, personally untied them and threw away the symbolic branches.
"Master Wei Ming, you two have done nothing wrong. I can also see that you two are loyal and righteous people. I sincerely admit that from my perspective, a country within a country has never existed in the past dynasties, and the Song Dynasty will not allow it to exist. . Otherwise, I will not be able to explain to the people of the Song Dynasty. If I want to use the whole country to deal with the Tatar army, I may have to abandon the land of Xingling."
Zhao Hong spoke softly, Wei Mingling and Gong two remained silent and bowed their heads in silence.
"Did you hear what His Majesty said? Are you deaf? You haven't accepted the order to thank me!"
Li Sui went over and cursed Wei Mingling and Gong with black faces.
"Shameless! Why don't you quickly accept the order and thank me?"
Li Deren's face was gloomy and he yelled angrily.
The Xixia building has collapsed, and these actions will only make the Xixia monarchs and ministers more embarrassed.
"I accept the decree and thank you for your kindness!"
"I accept the order and thank you!"
Weiming and Linggong finally spoke, their hearts filled with bitterness.
"Both of you, get up and go back to rest."
After persuading the two to leave, Zhao Hong cordially held Li Sui and Li Deren's uncle and nephew.
"King Xia, Duke Xia, let's go in and have a few drinks together."
"Your Majesty, please resign from the post of Xixia Road Comfort Envoy and go to live in Jinling City. Please give me your permission!"
"Your Majesty, please resign from the post of magistrate of Lingzhou and live in Lin'an or Jinling. Please give me your permission!"
Li Sui and Li Deren, uncle and nephew, brought up old matters again and bowed solemnly again.
"Your Majesty, Princess Anguo is young, reckless and ignorant of worldly affairs. I hope your Majesty will not be as knowledgeable as her."
Li Deren observed his words and said another sentence.
"How can I care about this family? You two, let's get drunk and solve all your worries!"
Zhao Hong pulled the two of them and stepped into the house.
At the end of the banquet, Li Deren's uncle and nephew left with deep thoughts. Zhao Hong frowned slightly, seeming to be thinking about something.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
Cao Youwen asked confusedly.
"What should I do? Liangzao! Be your commander in chief of Xixia Road. If the Tatar army breaks through your defenses, beware of my ten tortures!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry! The general will definitely guard the Xingling Land and prevent the Tatar army from making a sudden advance!"
Cao Youwen looked solemn and replied solemnly.
It seems that the emperor's tough attitude towards the return of Xixia to Song Dynasty has never changed.
"Xue Qing, draft a decree to transfer Hexi Road Wuwei County Governor Shi Songzhi to the Zhongxing Mansion and serve as the pacifier of Xixia Road, and transfer Xihe Prefecture General Judge Jia Zikun to be the Lingzhou Magistrate. He will take office soon, without delay!"
The land of Xingling was in ruins, and Shi Songzhi was appointed as an official. It was the right time to transfer him to Xixia Road to appease the people and restore people's livelihood.
As for the restoration of Xixia, let's go ahead and dream of their Spring and Autumn Dream!
Arriving outside Li Weiming's room, the room was dark. Zhao Hong stopped Dong Songchen and stepped forward to knock on the door gently.
"Princess, are you resting? Let's talk."
"Your Majesty, I have gone to bed. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it tomorrow."
Li Weiming's voice was soft, without any emotion.
Zhao Hong shook his head slightly, turned and left.
In the current state of affairs, there is no room for indecisiveness and no room for any kindness from women. As long as he was still the emperor of the Song Dynasty, Xixia could not be a country within a country, and no one could influence his will, including his virtuous concubine Li Weiming.
