Chapter 219 The situation in Xixia
When Zhao Xing was enjoying his concubines and was happy, the Xixia envoys also returned to Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xixia.
Li Yunchu returned to the palace and went to find the Emperor of Xixia.
No one knew what the two said, but the people watching outside heard quarrels coming from inside.
Finally, Li Yunchu covered his face and cried away.
Then the Emperor of Xixia ordered that the eldest princess was not allowed to leave the palace.
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In the study on the east side of the Xixia Palace, a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old and a middle-aged man sat opposite each other and were talking to each other.
The young man is none other than Li Liangzuo, the current Emperor of Xixia, and opposite him is Liang Guangchuan, the father of the current Queen of Xixia and the current Prime Minister of Xixia.
Li Liangzuo was able to successfully seize power, and Liang Guangchuan and his daughter were indispensable. The Liang family also received generous rewards. Their daughter became the queen, and he became the prime minister.
"Your Majesty, is something bothering you?" Liang Guangchuan asked with a pause.
Li Liangzuo looked at the chessboard, put the chess pieces in his hands into the box, and said, "I lost."
"Your Majesty has not lost. There are many solutions to the chess game now." Liang Guangchuan said.
“This game of Go is profound and difficult to understand. I have only just learned it. How can I be my opponent?” Li Liangzuo shook his head.
"Your Majesty, you still need to learn more. The culture of the Central Plains is profound and profound. Although Go is just for entertainment, it also has hidden mysteries." Liang Guangchuan said with a smile.
"I understand, and I will learn more in the future." Li Liangzuo nodded and said, "Sister Huang is unwilling to go to the Song Dynasty to get married."
"Your Majesty hesitated?" Liang Guangchuan asked.
"Sister Huang is very kind to me, and I don't want to force her." Li Liangzuo said.
He became the emperor of Xixia when he was an infant and didn't understand anything.
My mother's private life was chaotic and she didn't care about him. She and her uncle controlled the government affairs.
Only Li Yunchu treated him sincerely and made him feel the warmth of his relatives.
"Your Majesty, you must not be benevolent to women. Although your Majesty has now taken charge of the power, the country has been in chaos by the uncle in recent years. Except for those in Kyoto, the other generals who hold military power are Everyone has the heart to support the army. If your Majesty takes back the military power, there will be turmoil in the country. If the Song and Liao invade at this time, the consequences will be disastrous.
In fact, the chance of the Song Dynasty sending troops is very small, but the Liao Kingdom will. Not necessarily. Making peace with the Song Dynasty can make the Liao Kingdom fearful, so that internal instability can be safely eliminated." Liang Guangchuan said.
"I understand what the abbot said, but the imperial sister doesn't want to, and I can't bear it either." Li Liangzuo said.
He is only fourteen years old now. Even though he is smart, his heart is not that cruel.
"Your Majesty, as a princess, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess enjoys wealth and honor, and she should sacrifice some for the court and Daxia. As long as Daxia becomes stronger and stronger, the Song Dynasty will not dare to treat the Eldest Princess poorly." Liang Guangchuan said.
Li Liangzuo closed his eyes and opened them after a long time. The hesitation in his eyes disappeared and he said, "The abbot is right, the marriage is settled like this."
Li Liangzuo Zuo was also a decisive person. After making a decision, he did not hesitate and asked: "When the state leader contacted the generals, what did they say?"
"Only a few people are willing to hand over military power, and the rest are vague. Resign." Liang Guangchuan said.
"Humph, the opportunity has been given to them. In this case, don't blame me." Li Liangzuo said coldly.
"Your Majesty, I have a plan that may allow us to take back military power without any bloodshed." Liang Guangchuan said with a smile.
Li Liangzuo was a little unhappy when he heard this. After he took power, Liang Guangchuan suggested following the example of the Song Dynasty and establishing six departments.
Liang Guangchuan is a Han Chinese. Although his ancestors had already ruled Xixia during the Tang Dynasty, he was always guarded by the Dangxiang clan.
Li Liangzuo did not treat Han people differently. On the contrary, he also recognized Han culture.
Otherwise, his ancestors would not have taken refuge with the Han people.
Approval is approval, but there is one thing he really hates.
Han people always like to be mysterious when they speak.
Just like now, Liang Guangchuan can tell the solution directly, but he has to keep it secret.
Although he was not happy, Li Liangzuo still asked patiently: "What method?"
"Your Majesty, Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty once used a trick to release his military power with a glass of wine. Your Majesty can follow suit. "The eldest princess is about to get married to the Song Dynasty. Your Majesty is reluctant to give up and will hold a big banquet to see her off. Then you can call the generals back to the capital," Liang Guangchuan said.
Li Liangzuo frowned and said: "Will they come back? I have tried various reasons before, and they all found various reasons to shirk."
"Yes, I have contacted some people and they are willing Hand over military power, as long as someone takes the lead, the rest will definitely come back, unless they have the courage to rebel," Liang Guangchuan said confidently.
Although Li Liangzuo only controls the troops and horses in the capital, it is close to half.
Including some people who are willing to hand over military power, the remaining people only control one-third of Xixia's troops.
And these soldiers and horses are still scattered in the hands of several people, and they have no courage to rebel.
"Okay, then let's give it a try. Sister Huang is going to get married. I really want to see her off grandly." Li Liangzuo nodded.
After discussing for a while, Li Liangzuo asked Liang Guangchuan to go back.
Li Liangzuo looked at Liang Guangchuan's leaving figure, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes. He was able to seize power, and Liang Guangchuan and his daughter were indeed indispensable.
But when he calmed down afterwards, he felt that he had been calculated.
In order to better control him, his uncle married his daughter to him and became his queen.
Liang is the daughter-in-law of his uncle and the sister-in-law of his former queen.
Later, Mrs. Liang often went to the palace to talk to her sister-in-law, and the two came into contact.
Li Liangzuo hated his uncle for treating him as a puppet, and Liang took the initiative to seduce him. With a desire for revenge, the two had a relationship.
Since then, Liang visited the palace more and more frequently, and he also used Liang to find out some information about his uncle.
At the beginning of this year, Liang suddenly told him that their adulterous affair seemed to have been discovered.
Li Liangzuo will definitely not die if he commits adultery with his cousin, but when his uncle finds out, he will definitely be very sad in the future.
And Liang is bound to die.
For a while, the two of them became grasshoppers on a rope.
Liang told him that the Liang family could help him get rid of his uncle's family and allow him to truly take power.
Naturally, Li Liangzuo didn't want to be a puppet all the time. After some planning with the Liang family, he got rid of his uncle's family.
The whole process went extremely smoothly.
With the help of the Liang family, he quickly calmed down the storm and officially took control of the power.
After thinking about it carefully, it was so smooth at that time. Many officials in the court who had taken refuge with his uncle were secretly attracted by Liang Guangchuan.
Perhaps his affair with the Liang family was not discovered at all, and it was just a plan of the Liang family.
He now needs the Liang family to help him stabilize the situation, and he doesn't dare to explore it at all.
Otherwise the Liang family would be in trouble if they noticed it.
However, this time to seize military power, the Liang family cannot interfere too much.
Liang Guangchuan said that he had won over some people who were willing to give up military power. Who knows whether those people were because of Liang Guangchuan or because of him.
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Zhao Xing didn't know about Xixia's affairs and was not in the mood to pay attention.
At the end of July, Li Ge came to Bianjing again, and under the leadership of Sheng Changsong, he came to the East Palace.
“Meet His Highness the Crown Prince!” Li Ge saluted.
Zhao Xing waved his hand and said: "Why did you come to see Gu this time?"
"Back to Your Highness, I am here for the secret recipe of perfume. My master is willing to pay 10,000 yuan A stallion and a hundred Khitan beauties in exchange for the secret recipe for perfume," Li Ge said.
"Ha." Zhao Xing sneered: "A few days ago, one of Gu's uncles, Wang, once poisoned Gu with perfume and wanted to murder Gu. King Qin deliberately wanted to get the secret recipe of perfume. Wasn't it to murder someone? Gu. But I heard that the Emperor of Liao was assassinated when he was out on inspection some time ago."
Li Ge's expression changed slightly and he said, "Your Highness is overly worried. My master wants the secret recipe just to make money."
"Is it true?" Although Zhao Xing was asking, his face almost didn't say I didn't believe it.
"Your Highness, this villain is also a Han. Let's not talk about whether your Highness's guess is true or false. Even if it is true, it is not a bad thing for the Song Dynasty. Why should Your Highness investigate further." Li Ge said.
"That's what you said." Zhao Xing nodded slightly and said, "So you are in the Cao camp and your heart is in the Han Dynasty?"
"The villain is Han, so naturally he is oriented towards the Han people. But the villain's ancestors have always been in the Liao Kingdom, and many of his relatives are under surveillance, otherwise the villain would have returned to the Song Dynasty long ago." Li Ge said with a smile.
"It doesn't matter, just have this intention. Gu also knows your difficulties. Although you can't come back, you can still serve the Song Dynasty. In the future, you will provide Gu with some information about the Liao Kingdom. If the Liao Kingdom is destroyed in the future, I will grant you a title,” Zhao Xing said seductively.
"This..." Li Ge hesitated upon hearing this.
"Why, you don't want to?" Zhao Xing pretended to be unhappy and said: "You just said that you were interested in the Song Dynasty, and you are not willing to provide any information. Are you trying to be lonely?"
"The villain dare not!"
Li Ge smiled apologetically and said: "The villain is just afraid of being discovered and worried about the safety of his relatives. However, His Highness values the villain so much that a man will die for his confidant. The villain is willing to serve His Highness!"
"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded with satisfaction and said: "In that case, then tell me, what is the purpose of King Qin asking for the secret recipe of perfume?" The king takes care of some business, and there are many people under the command of King Qin like Xiaoren. Because he is a Han, Xiaoren has never been reused. In the past few years, his status has improved a bit. But we have. After all, these people are just business people. No matter how high their status is, they can't get much higher. How could the King of Qin tell this to a villain?" Li Ge said with a bitter smile.
"What do I need from you?" Zhao Xing said displeased.
"Your Highness, after I go back, I can find a way to find out. If I can bring back the secret recipe of perfume, I will have done a great service. My status will also be improved a lot, and I may be able to access these secrets. " Li Ge said.
"Hmph!" Zhao Xing sneered: "Do you think Gu is a fool? You said you wanted to take refuge with Gu, but in the end you didn't get any useful information, but you asked Gu to give you the secret recipe for perfume, and you used all the tricks of the White Wolf on Gu. "Oh, do you think you are King Qin's son, so I don't dare to do anything to you?"
"Your Highness, please calm down!" Li Ge looked flustered and said in an aggrieved tone: "I also want to inform Your Highness?" , but the villain really doesn’t know.”
(End of this chapter)