In Xingqing Mansion, in the Xixia Palace, Wang Fu, who has been awarded the title of bachelor, is talking.
It tells the story of the war between two countries that took place on Fuso Island far above the vast ocean. Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, was very excited when he heard this.
Wang Fu, a talented man from the Song Dynasty, not only had outstanding abilities, but also had extensive knowledge and memory.
These days, I just listen to him talk about the customs and customs that happened in the Song Dynasty, or the turmoil around the Song Dynasty.
This opened Li Qianshun's eyes, and he felt more and more that being able to get the help of this bachelor Wang was really a blessing for Daxia.
Wang Fu was naturally in high spirits and tried his best to show off his eloquence. These days, the young king Li Qianshun would summon him almost every two to three days.
From the beginning, I would only ask about some anecdotes, and I have already begun to discuss with myself some practical matters of governing the country.
This made Wang Fu also realize that Li Qianshun might have had the idea of reusing him.
Although I was very proud that my ability was indeed awesome, I felt sad at the same time.
After all, what if I really gained Li Qianshun's trust and reuse?
He had to obey the instructions of the Imperial City Secretary of the Song Dynasty honestly and secretly deliver news and intelligence to the Song Dynasty.
Otherwise, no one can be sure that one day his or her identity certificate will be presented in front of this young but ruthless leader of the Xixia Kingdom.
Just as Wang Fu continued to cheer up and talk, he heard rapid footsteps outside the palace, and then saw two Xixia warriors rushing into the palace holding a limp messenger.
"Your Majesty, the Xishou Baotai Army's commander-in-chief, Meledu, sent a messenger to ask for help. Tens of thousands of Song troops appeared outside Jingyuan Fort..."
"What?!" Li Qianshun's expression changed drastically and he jumped up.
"Tens of thousands of Song troops appeared outside Jingyuan Fort..."
Wang Fu's brows jumped. He never expected that not long after he arrived in Xixia, the Song Dynasty was already panicking and sending troops to attack...
"Instruct all ministers and workers to quickly enter the palace to discuss matters. Go quickly!"
Looking at the emergency report for help in his hand, Li Qianshun shouted with obvious anger.
Li Qinshun tilted his head and saw Wang Fu next to him who was hesitating whether to say goodbye or not. Li Qinshun forced a smile.
"Wang Qing, please stay here too. We'll discuss the matter later. If you have any good ideas, you can offer them to me."
After hearing this, Wang Fu quickly fell to the ground and said with tears of gratitude on his face.
"I thank Your Majesty for His grace..."
I finally took the difficult first step from an ordinary minister to a close minister.
However, after the first step, there will be a second step. As the saying goes, as long as you work hard, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle.
One day, Wang will definitely enter your heart...
Wang Fu looked straight at the young Xixia King. Fortunately, the greedy eyes disappeared in an instant, and were replaced by eyes of respect and gratitude.
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After a group of Xixia officials were summoned, they were shocked when they received the news that the Song Dynasty had sent troops to attack the Xishou Baotai Army.
Many people even loudly scolded the Song people for being despicable and shameless, and actually took advantage of the fact that Xixia was hit by a heavy snow disaster that was rare in decades.
Li Qianshun is also very upset. Now, the Heishan Weifu Army and Tiande Army located in the Hetao area, as well as the Baima Qiangshun Army and the Chaoshun Army in the right side of the river south are all because of the extremely serious snow disaster. Suffered a heavy setback.
Nowadays, it is still a severe winter, and it is quite difficult for various places to seek disaster relief.
Even as a last resort, a batch of grain was transferred from Xingqing Prefecture and Dingzhou, where the snow disaster was not so severe, to the north for disaster relief.
As a result, the soldiers and horses of the military divisions in the north were too busy saving their own homes to take care of themselves, and naturally could not mobilize southward rescue.
The four military divisions in the southeast face the Song Dynasty, and now the Song Dynasty has raised troops to invade the country.
No one can guarantee that there will be no Song army intrusion in the direction of the four military divisions. For the time being, they can only strengthen their defenses instead of drawing away their troops.
The situation of the Huaizhou, Jingzhou, Shunzhou and Xiangqing armies located on the flanks of Xingqing Mansion in the royal capital and dedicated to defending the royal capital was better.
After final discussion, Li Qianshun decided to pull out 10,000 soldiers and horses and 1,000 iron kites belonging directly to the king from the royal capital.
They also mobilized all the troops and horses from Huaizhou, Jingzhou, and Shunzhou to join the main force of Xiangqing's army, totaling 50,000 troops.
Li Liangfu, the inspector general who was good at military strategy, was ordered to be the commander. Within ten days, all the troops arrived, and they immediately rushed south along the bank of the Yellow River to aid the Xishou Baotai Army.
During this military discussion, Wang Fu had been standing aside in a low-key manner, keeping his mouth shut and only listening and watching without saying a word.
Silently, he kept the content of this high-level military meeting in Xixia firmly in his mind.
When the military meeting was over, Wang Fu also resigned to the tired Li Qianshun and left the palace.
After galloping all the way, in a short time, he arrived at the small private courtyard given to him by the Lord of Xixia.
After entering his own house, he saw the old servant housekeeper Jing Xun had given him coming towards him.
Wang Fu smiled and muttered a few words to the other party, then went straight to the study.
And here, there is a maid sweeping.
Wang Fu sat down at the desk and started practicing calligraphy as usual. After dinner, he went out for a walk as usual.
Xingqing Mansion, the capital of the Western Xia Dynasty, was far less prosperous than Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty.
But after all, it is also a royal capital, with all kinds of entertainment facilities that should be available.
Nighttime entertainment facilities like Goulan are naturally indispensable.
As a mature man who came to Xixia without a wife, it was not too much to go to such a place frequently.
Wang Fu would also come here for a walk once every three to five days, chatting with the young lady all night long, and not leaving until early the next morning.
Although a major event like the invasion of Song troops occurred in Xixia today, it did not affect the singing and dancing in Xingqingfu City at all.
Entering this Goulan restaurant that I have been to many times, someone will naturally come to guide me, especially a regular customer like Wang Fu.
A turtle slave, who looked ordinary but seemed to be very naughty, came quickly and led Wang Fu to find his old sweetheart.
After a while, Wang Fu entered the house. The turtle slave received Wang Fu's reward and naturally left happily...
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In an inconspicuous small house next to Duan's trading shop, a man dressed as a party member took a piece of paper and spread it out.
Then I saw the information on the note, which was less than a hundred words.
After watching carefully for a long time, the Imperial City Secretariat, who was dressed as a party man, finally showed an excited expression.
"Okay, okay, I didn't expect that the 'yellow fox' actually obtained such information."
"Yellow Fox" refers to the code name of Wang Fu, the powerful detective in the Imperial City of the Song Dynasty.
(End of chapter)
