"Great victory in Pingxia City! Zheng'er wins!"
In Fan Mansion, when Mrs. Ma heard the news, she was immediately overjoyed, and her heart, which had been in ups and downs, also fell to the ground.
"Young Master Xie Fang is invincible! Can't even Xixia withstand it?" Butler Fan said excitedly.
As the good news came, Kaifeng City had long spread the story of the battle of Pingxia City, and naturally knew that all the magic in Pingxia City was the work of the young master.
Ma snorted coldly and said: "What is an evil recipe? Anything that can defeat Xixia is a good recipe?"
Butler Fan slapped himself in the mouth and said quickly: "This servant made a mistake. The prescriptions prescribed by the young master are all good remedies for treating thousands of people. Now that Xixia has been defeated, I don't know how many people of the Song Dynasty have been saved."
Ma finally nodded with satisfaction.
"Quick! Send someone immediately to deliver the good news to the master!" Ma suddenly remembered Fan Chunli who was far away in Bozhou.
Don't look at him talking about breaking Nizi's legs all day long. Now that Fan Zheng is going to Pingxia City, I don't know how worried he is now.
"Yes! Madam!" Butler Fan responded.
"By the way, don't forget to give Miss Li a copy too!" Ma's thoughts changed.
Once upon a time, she was extremely dissatisfied with Li Qingzhao's life as a great man and his death as a ghost hero's poems, but that has long since disappeared.
But she still had a taste for it in her heart. Now the person who knew her son best was no longer her, but another woman.
"Madam, don't worry, I'll take care of it now!" Butler Fan immediately went down to prepare.
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Bozhou!
Nowadays, Bozhou is riding on the rapid expansion of traditional Chinese medicine hospitals, and it can be said that it is smooth sailing, and it has become the new medicine capital of the Song Dynasty. Everyone knows that Bozhou's prefecture official is promoted to one level, and it is only a matter of time.
However, Fan Chunli, the prefect of Bozhou, who seemed to have unlimited glory in the eyes of outsiders, looked sad.
Without him!
Just because he was promoted because of his unfaithful son, and now he is sad because of his unfaithful son.
"The traitor simply doesn't know the heights of the world and the dangers of military affairs! How can he, a doctor, get involved in this?" Fan Chunli said bitterly.
"Since ancient times, no one has ever died, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history."
This rebellious son put it lightly. Five hundred thousand Xixia troops besieged Pingxia City, which could be said to have a narrow escape. Fan Zheng was the only son of the third brother of the Fan family. If he died for his country unfortunately, wouldn't the third brother be the last to succeed?
What's more, not all those who can be written into the history books are successful. Back then, Xu Xi insisted on building Yongle City, which resulted in the death of 200,000 soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty. I am afraid that it will also be written into the history books and be infamy for thousands of years.
"There are no civil and military officials in the Song Dynasty, so my Fan family is not as good as the weakest son to go to the battlefield?" Fan Chunli said angrily.
"just in case……."
Fan Chunli felt excited in his heart. If Fan Zheng made the same mistake as Xu Xi, he might not only be ruined, but also the Fan family's lifelong reputation.
"However, although this treacherous son is rebellious, he is also somewhat quick-witted. He is not without hope of protecting himself." Only then did Fan Chunli remember the name of the treasonous evil doctor. He also loved to come up with evil prescriptions and could do unbelievable things every time. Since he dared Going to the front line must be somewhat certain.
Fan Chunli was worried about gains and losses and waited anxiously.
"Your Majesty, a letter from Bianjing!" Suddenly a government servant came in a hurry and handed over an envelope.
Looking at the familiar fire paint of Fan Mansion, Fan Chunli's heart sank. Counting the days, I'm afraid there should be news about the battle in Pingxia City.
At that moment, Fan Chunli took a deep breath, opened the envelope solemnly, looked down, and was stunned.
"Great victory in Pingxia City! Counterattack and kill 50,000 Xia troops!"
Fan Chunli looked at the good news in his hand in disbelief. If it hadn't come from Fan Mansion, he would have thought it was a rumor.
Compared with Xu Xi's willfulness, which almost dragged the Song Dynasty into the abyss, Fan Zheng's victory in Pingxia City was simply a shocking joy.
"This traitor! When I return to Beijing, I will definitely break the dog's legs!"
After a long time, Fan Chunli gritted his teeth, but could not hide the smile on his face.
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Yangzhou!
Li Qingzhao is leading the Yizhuang volunteer organization to raise money to fight against Xixia.
Yangzhou is a canal hub. Although the harvest is not as good as Kaifeng and Luoyang, it is still a lot of money. In addition, there are many wealthy places in the south of the Yangtze River. The accumulation of a small amount is still very impressive.
The biggest trouble was the long journey and the long journey, but when he thought of being able to help his loved ones, Li Qingzhao immediately gritted his teeth and persisted.
Within one month, he traveled to twenty cities continuously to raise funds, and it was said that his feet never touched the ground.
"Miss! There is a letter from the Fan family. My uncle has won and will return safely soon." Li Qingzhao had just returned from collecting donations, and Lian'er took the letter from the Fan family and said excitedly.
Li Qingzhao took the letter.
Smile confidently.
She had never doubted whether Fan Zheng could return safely, because Fan Zheng had never let him down.
"Miss, since my uncle has won a great victory and the battle between Song and Xia is about to end, why don't we return to Beijing as well!" Lian'er said impatiently.
Li Qingzhao shook his head and said: "No! Taking advantage of the great victory in Pingxia City, we must speed up fundraising and set up charity villages in various places. If the world changes in the future, the charity villages only need to stand up and call out, and use the world's donations to help. Only one place can reduce suffering in the world."
Li Qingzhao did not forget the original purpose of Yizhuang's establishment. After the Battle of Song and Xia, she saw the great role of Yizhuang.
Taking advantage of the queen's name and the great victory in Pingxia City, Dongfeng spread Yizhuang throughout the cities of the Song Dynasty, and it will surely play a decisive role in the future.
Sure enough, who would have thought that the Di newspaper published it all over the world, and Pingxia City was victorious, which immediately caused a nationwide sensation.
It is not that the Song Dynasty failed to defeat Xixia, but such a victory with suspended strength was unprecedented. More importantly, the Song Dynasty finally found a way to resist Xixia.
Later, more news came. Song general Yao Xiong led his troops to pursue the Xia army and achieved great success. After the formation was cut off, the Xia army captured 3,000 soldiers and captured tens of thousands! "
Yanyan Road announced that Jinming Village will be rebuilt to resemble Pingxia City! Other factions in the Song Dynasty also took advantage of Xixia's defeat to build fortresses in dangerous places to resist Xixia.
The offensive and defensive dynamics of Song and Xia were also different.
"Bastion! Divine Arm Crossbow! Thunder!"
More and more news about the Battle of Pingxia City spread, making people all over the world full of praise.
"What a bastion that will never fall!" Countless people who know the military are full of praise for the special structure of the bastion. Many fortresses are built in dangerous places, but the bastion uses special structures to artificially create dangerous places on the plains. The land, coupled with the divine arm crossbow and thunder, can be said to be murderous.
"It just so happens that there is no danger to defend the border between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom. Once the fortress is out, the Song Dynasty will definitely have no fear of the Liao Kingdom." A scholar changed his mind.
The emergence of the bastion can be said to have solved the urgent need of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty has always been at war with Xia. Once the Song army gained the upper hand, the Liao Kingdom threatened to mediate, and the Song Dynasty had to surrender. It was not that the Song Dynasty lost the Yanyun Ten The six states lost the natural protection of the Great Wall. Once the Liao army moved south in a large scale, the Song Dynasty would be devastated.
Now with the danger of the fortress, although the Song Dynasty did not defeat the Liao Kingdom, it finally had the power to protect itself.
The entire Song Dynasty rejoiced!
But Xixia was in an uproar.
"Xixia was defeated!"
Xixia was in panic.
Song and Xia had been at war for many years, and Xixia was not without defeats, but it had never been so hopelessly defeated this time.
An army of 500,000 troops besieged Pingxia City. Not only did they fail to achieve any success, but they lost 50,000 soldiers. When the army retreated, the Song army seized the opportunity to sneak attack. It was a shame to lose troops and generals again.
Xingqing Mansion, the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Liang Yibu's face was solemn. Even when he returned to Xingqing Mansion, waves of roaring sounds could not help but appear in his mind.
"Da Song Firearms!"
Liang Yibu firmly believed that there were not many firearms in Pingxia City. As long as the Xia army made another attack, they would be able to capture Pingxia City.
However, Liang Yibu immediately succumbed. As Weiming Awu said, if he wanted to conquer Pingxia City, he would probably have to exhaust the Song army's thunder, which could only be filled with the lives of Xixia soldiers.
"Your Majesty, there is a Song businessman asking to see him, saying he has information about the Song Dynasty's firearms!" said a servant of the Liang Mansion.
"May I invite you soon?" Liang Yibu was shocked and asked hurriedly.
Soon, an ordinary-looking businessman from the Song Dynasty entered the Liang Mansion. When he saw Liang Yibu, he said respectfully: "The businessman from the Song Dynasty, Lu Dong, has met the Prime Minister."
Liang Yibu looked at Song Shang carefully and said suspiciously: "You really know the information about Song Dynasty's firearms!"
Song Shang Lu Dong nodded and said: "Yes, the Song Dynasty firearm is called Zhentian Lei. It was created by the evil doctor Fan Zheng based on the explosion in a folk gunpowder workshop. It has gunpowder inside and an iron shell outside. After detonating, it makes a sound like thunder and iron. A piece can break through heavy armor!"
Liang Yibu nodded slightly. The thunder that Song Shang mentioned was indeed exactly the same as the Song military weapons under Pingxia City.
"In addition, the construction drawings of Pingxia City were also made by the evil doctor Fan Zheng. They are called Bastion. They can maximize the lethality of the God's Arm Crossbow. Together with the thunder, it is enough to create a city that will never fall. city." Song Shang Lu Dong said.
"Impossible! There is no city in this world that cannot be conquered!" Liang Yibu retorted proudly.
Lu Dong nodded and said: "What the Prime Minister said is true. There is indeed no city in the world that cannot be conquered. However, the original design of Pingxia City was to kill 100,000 enemy troops to exhaust the thunder, and Xixia can afford it." The loss of 100,000 soldiers?”
Liang Yibu was immediately horrified. A city required the death of one hundred thousand soldiers before it could be conquered. Xixia could not afford such a heavy price in any case.
"Who are you and why do you know so clearly!" Liang Yibu looked at Lu Dong with sharp eyes.
Lu Dong avoided answering and looked around.
Liang Yibu understood and immediately waved the people around him to retreat, leaving only his close friends and dead men.
"Because Lu is a member of Lord Lu, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty." Lu Dong said bluntly:
"Mr. Lu's people?"
Liang Yibu was suddenly shocked. He was naturally concerned about the affairs of the Song Dynasty, and naturally knew about Lu Dafang being the prime minister. He did not expect that Lu Xianggong would actually send someone to truthfully tell him the secrets of the Song Dynasty.
"You are a Song spy. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you for the truth?" Liang Yibu threatened.
However, Lu Dong was happy and not afraid: "Lv came to see the Prime Minister and was prepared to be loyal to the country. Before coming, Lv thought that the Xixia Prime Minister was a man with great ambitions. Now it seems that he is short-sighted and killed the little boy." Man, the Liang family is just waiting to be exterminated!"
Liang Yibu heard this! He sneered and said: "Liang is the Prime Minister of the country, and my sister is the Queen Mother of the current dynasty. Who dares to touch my Liang family?"
Lu Dong chuckled and said, "Back then, the power of the Wu Zang family was even greater than that of the Liang family, but what about now?"
Liang Yibu's expression suddenly changed. The Liang family was also involved in the elimination of the Wu Zang family. Naturally, he knew that the Wu Zang family was in almost the same situation as the Liang family. The Liang family probably faced only one threat, and that was his nephew - Li Qianshun.
"Ten years ago, the Liang family escaped disaster. When the young emperor comes to take charge, the Liang family will still be so lucky. I am afraid that the Liang family will not be able to escape intact." Lu Dong asked rhetorically.
Liang Yibu suddenly looked embarrassed. Ten years ago, the Liang family took the initiative and imprisoned Xia Huizong, which was a royal taboo. Will the Liang family really trust the Liang family in the future when his nephew is in charge?
Even with the Queen Mother and sister here, the best result for the Liang family is to take the initiative to delegate power. Is this really what he wants? "
"Does the Prime Minister not want to follow the path of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty? The Song Dynasty can help the Prime Minister." Lu Dong said bewilderedly.
"Would the Song Dynasty be so kind?" Liang Yibu sneered.
Lu Dong said bluntly: "The officials of the Song Dynasty intend to end the years of war between Song and Xia. As long as the husband agrees that after the Liang family takes over the Xia Dynasty, the two countries of Song and Liang will always be friends. The Song Dynasty can help the Liang family when necessary."
Liang Yibu snorted coldly. He naturally knew that the Song Dynasty had no good intentions. However, as Lu Dong said, the Liang family had no way out, and actively delegating power could not guarantee their lives. Now the Liang family had only one way to go - the Liang family generation summer.
"No! Maybe there is still a way for the Liang family to go!" Liang Yibu's heart moved. Why not follow his father's example and marry his sister to Li Qianshun. In this way, wouldn't it be possible to continue? The Liang family is wealthy.
"Come here! Take this man to the dungeon and keep him under strict guard." Liang Yibu shouted coldly.
Immediately, a group of dead soldiers swarmed in and imprisoned Lu Dong.
Lu Dong did not resist, but took the initiative to cooperate. Song Dynasty had naturally analyzed Liang Yibu's various choices thoroughly, and naturally knew that Liang Yibu still had a way to get married. However, this road had already been blocked by Fan Zheng's evil methods. .
Kissing one another is tantamount to incest. This news has probably spread all over the world.
In the Xixia Palace,
Liang Yibu revealed the information he had obtained one by one, and all officials in Xixia suddenly took a breath of cold air.
"Bastion, divine arm crossbow, sky-shaking thunder!"
Empress Dowager Xiaoliang suddenly looked embarrassed. She had personally witnessed the power of the combination of the three in Pingxia City. If she hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, I'm afraid the Xixia army would have suffered heavy losses.
"My lords, how should this battle end?" Empress Dowager Xiao Liang asked as she looked around the ministers.
Liang Yibu said without hesitation: "Now the envoys of the Liao Kingdom are in Bianjing. If not we also send envoys to sue for peace and cooperate with the Liao Kingdom to intimidate the Song Dynasty, as long as the Song Dynasty restores the previous currency, Xixia and the Song Dynasty can cease the war." .”
Empress Dowager Xiaoliang nodded. This was Xixia's usual operation. After winning a robbery, she asked for peace with the Song Dynasty and received another yearly coin. Under the mediation of the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty just held its nose. You have to recognize it too.
"Until we find a way to crack Pingxia City, this is the only way." Wei Ming A Wu said helplessly. The appearance of Zhentian Lei greatly increased the power of the Song Dynasty to defend the city. The Xixia Kingdom was weak and had few people, and could not withstand such consumption. , this strategy of the Song Dynasty hit the fate of Xixia.
When Liang Yibu saw that everyone had finished discussing, he came out again and said: "To the Queen Mother, your Majesty is now ten years old. According to Xixia customs, it is time for your noble daughter to be engaged, and she can get married when she comes of age."
"Yeah! It's true!"
Queen Mother Xiaoliang nodded.
Liang Yibu laughed and said: "The Queen Mother naturally knows that your little niece is smart and well-educated. Why not let your little niece get engaged to His Majesty? You and I, my brother and sister, will just get married. Isn't it a good deal?"
Empress Dowager Xiao Liang couldn't help but feel moved. She had naturally met her little niece many times and was quite close to her. It would be great if she could get engaged to Qian'er, as it could also continue the prosperity of the Liang family.
Weiming Awu's expression changed. The Liang family had already had two queens in a row, and they all listened to politics from behind the curtain. If there was a third queen, would Xixia still have the surname Li?
At that moment, Wei Ming A Wu's heart moved, and he thought of a rumor: "Qi is reporting to the Queen Mother, but the ministers are against it!"
In an instant, Liang Yibu and Queen Mother Xiaoliang frowned and stared at Weiming Awu displeased.
Weiming Ah Wu felt a chill in his heart, and quickly explained: "It's not that the lower official is dissatisfied with the noble daughter of the Liang family, but according to the medical skills passed down from the Song Dynasty, it is very regrettable to get married, and it is easy to develop symptoms of disability and dementia."
"Is this happening?" Empress Dowager Xiaoliang suddenly asked in surprise.
Liang Yibu sneered and said, "It's just the evil prescription of the evil doctor Fan Zheng!"
Weiming Awu smiled bitterly and said: "Although the evil doctor Fan Zheng is the mortal enemy of Xixia, his medical skills are universally recognized, and he is the leader of doctors in the Song Dynasty. Your Majesty will not be careless in the future in relation to Zuo of Daxia."
Empress Dowager Xiaoliang immediately fell into hesitation. Emotionally, she naturally hoped that her son would marry the Liang family. However, rationally, she knew that if there were any sequelae, it would be regrettable.
In the end, Empress Dowager Xiaoliang still respected her mother's instinct and decided immediately: "Since getting married has consequences, let's let this marriage go!"
"Queen Mother!" Liang Yibu suddenly felt anxious.
Empress Dowager Xiaoliang said flatly: "There is no need to mention this matter again. I have already made a decision about Gan'er's marriage. I am ready to ask the Liao Kingdom for a marriage."
Compared with the Liao and Song Dynasties, the Xixia Kingdom was small and weak. Now that the Song Dynasty had artifacts such as the Thunderbolt, if they wanted to force the Song Dynasty to surrender, the only way to win over the Liao Kingdom was to make peace with them.
"The Queen Mother is wise!" Weiming Awu and other party ministers cheered.
But Liang Yibu felt cold in his heart. The water thrown by his married daughter, Empress Dowager Xiaoliang's move was indeed beneficial to Xixia, but it was a disaster for the Liang family.
(End of chapter)
