What Li Yong asked for was related to the Zhe family in Fuzhou. Speaking of which, the Zhe family was not well-known in later generations, and even in this world, their reputation was not as good as that of the Cao family. However, in the northwest, the Zhe family had a deep foundation, which also made them one of the most famous people in the Northern Song Dynasty.
The special status of "listening to the tune but not the propaganda". During the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, the ancestor of the Zhe family, Zhe Deyi, took the initiative to defect to the Song Dynasty and received Zhao Kuangyin's promise.
"Afterwards, the descendants will become magistrates and state affairs. They can use their tribes and live on their rents." So Fugu was established as a prefecture in 218, and fourteen people from seven generations of the Fuzhou family were re-elected as the magistrate of Fuzhou.
There is actually a reason for this, because the Northern Song Dynasty did not unify the northwest. Here there were not only Dangxiang, but also Tubo, Uighur and other ethnic groups. One of the reasons why the Song court and the Zhe family had such favorable treatment was that they relied on Fuzhou to come. Serves as the gateway to the northwest defense.
Obviously, the Zhe family stood firm in Fuzhou like a stubborn stone, which allowed the Song Dynasty, which was not enterprising, to maintain its foothold in the northwest. Otherwise, the Xixia could easily drive straight into the Central Plains.
The current magistrate of Fuzhou is Zhe Weichang. He is the son of Zhe Yuqing, the famous founding general of the Northern Song Dynasty. He has achieved good results in the battle against Dangxiang. Compared with the Song army, which suffered more defeats and fewer wins against Xixia, whether it is Zhe Weichang Or Zhejia, it can be said to be a fig leaf.
As for whether the Song Dynasty finally destroyed Xixia, how could Xixia at that time be compared with the Xia Kingdom that is now forging ahead?
In fact, if you make a comparison, you will know that when the Song army is at least on the defensive, it can compete with the Liao army. When they face Xixia, they still lose more than they win.
Later, the Liao Kingdom declined. As a result, the Song Dynasty at that time annihilated Xixia, but still couldn't defeat the Liao Kingdom. This shows how powerful the growth and decline between them was.
Similarly, it goes without saying how powerful the Zhe family's army was that was able to stop and defeat Xixia again and again. In addition to their own abilities, this also had something to do with the fact that the Zhe family had enough local support.
When Li Yong seeks out the Zhe family, he naturally needs their cooperation. In the northwest area, Song Ting's control was very weak, otherwise he would not have allowed the Zhe family to obey the orders but not the announcement.
If Li Yong and the people from the Imperial City Division want to take action here, especially if they want to know the whereabouts of Li Jiqian so that they can plan and take action, the help of the Zhe family is absolutely indispensable.
Of course, Li Yong thinks it is possible whether the Zhe family has the idea of respecting themselves as a bandit. But if it can be done once and for all, they may not refuse.
After all, the Zhe family actually sacrificed their lives for several generations to fight against Xixia, which is still incomparable to Li Chengliang's situation later.
Of course, Li Yong will not put all his hopes in their hands. If he doesn't do it, he will definitely not take it seriously and just come here to assassinate him. This is really useful. In fact, it is still a combination of vertical and horizontal alliances. After all, the northwest area is really responsible for Chi Qian's bastards. The forces of all parties are intertwined, and the alien races also have a relationship of checks and balances.
Historically, Li Jiqian was ultimately defeated in the hands of Tubo. Of course, the Tubo of today is definitely incomparable with the Tubo of the Tang Dynasty, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. In fact, Tubo is still much stronger than the Xia Kingdom now. , but in the northwest area, Tubo, Dangxiang, and Uighurs fought with each other, forming a certain check and balance. There were even Song troops watching from the side, so no one could win a complete victory.
In addition to the Zhejia, Li Yong's second contact target was of course Tubo, and this also required the Zhejia's help in pulling the strings.
Although the risks are high, the returns are high, and for Li Yong, there is another advantage, that is, he has the opportunity to carve out his own territory and power in this area.
...In fact, not only was Li Jiqian not invincible, on the contrary, he had lost countless battles in his life. But this person is someone who can both take things and let them go, and he never cares about the so-called face. To put it bluntly, he is despicable and shameless.
Let’s just say that he had repeatedly jumped between the Liao and Song Dynasties two or three times before. Now, while maintaining relations with the Liao Kingdom, he accepted rewards from the Song Dynasty, and then continued to plunder the northwest border of the Song Dynasty. He was really shameless. This word is taken to an extreme.
However, due to various reasons, the Song army really had nothing to do with him, and Zhejia could only defend, but it was difficult to attack directly.
In fact, even if Li Jiqian is killed, it will not be a once and for all matter. Not to mention that Li Jiqian's son is also Emperor Taizong of Western Xia, Li Deming, who can succeed him at any time. This person's ability is not inferior to Li Jiqian. It is said that there are other people in the Dangxiang tribe, and Li Jiqian has been eliminated. , there are also the problems of Tibet and Uighurs, and the northwest is still a big trouble.
In fact, Song Ting was probably based on this consideration, so his original intention was to let these three forces restrain each other, but he did not expect that he would allow Xixia to eventually grow bigger, and instead put himself in a more difficult situation.
But when there are so many powerful neighbors at his side, he is too cowardly to give up his martial arts skills. Really, I don’t know what to say.
When Li Yong arrived at the place, he first contacted the Zhejia and showed the imperial edict, which included Zhao Heng's order asking the Zhejia to cooperate with Li Yong's Imperial City Division in all actions in the northwest.
Although the Zhe family came from the northwest of the Song Dynasty,
"Emperor of the earth", but he still has to obey the holy orders, but only on the premise that it does not affect himself.
Naturally, Li Yong would not tell them all about his plan, but only asked them to help contact Tubo.
Although these families in the northwest are fighting for life and death, they are intertwined with each other and naturally have channels of communication with each other. This also leaves a way out for each other.
It's like although Li Jiqian repeatedly angered the Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty, every time he asked for peace, he still found a way to spread the news to both sides.
No one knows what Li Yong talked about with Tubo. They only know that when the Zhe family invited Li Jiqian to talk, Tubo suddenly attacked the main force of Xia from behind. Then Li Jiqian was ambushed and assassinated during the return process.
After that, the Xia Kingdom quickly shrank in Li Mingde's hands, and at the same time, it began to be wary of Tubo and the Song Dynasty.
But the sudden death of Li Jiqian brought the most important thing to the Xia Kingdom at this time, which was the division of their tribe.
Not everyone was convinced by Li Mingde, not to mention that the Tubo side had just completed a sneak attack, and the Zhe family over there was also chasing the remaining soldiers. In the end, both families gained something, and only the Dangxiang people were injured.
Of course, Li Yong's identity was naturally exposed at this time. Although part of his goal was achieved, it would not be a good thing for him to reveal his identity at this time.
But this kind of thing is obviously beyond human control, so Li Yong can only change his plan and choose to muddy the water so that he can fish in troubled waters.
Therefore, the Uighurs, who had always been bystanders, were suddenly attacked by Tibet one night and were also drawn into this complicated battle group.
Nowadays, a situation of joint checks and balances between Tubo and the Song Army, and the Uighurs and Dangxiang has initially formed. However, one of the latter's strengths has been significantly weakened by a major blow, while the other is already weak and can only serve as a horn to help each other.
However, Tubo and the Song army were relatively far away from each other, and they had their own agendas, so it was not a true alliance. In short, the entire northwest was in chaos at this time. There was a small fight every three days and a big fight every five days, and there was no time to stop.
