Chapter 294 I almost made a mistake
The Liang family wants to control Xixia, but Zhao Xing needs Xixia to be in chaos.
If the Liang family wants to control the power of Xixia, they must not only kill the current Xixia emperor, but also clean up the nobles of the Dangxiang clan within Xixia.
In this way, both parties have a basis for cooperation.
Even if the Liang family knew that Da Song was not well-intentioned, they would not refuse.
However, Liang Yimi is a junior after all, and may not know his father's plans, so he has to test it out.
In the evening, Zhao Xing held a banquet in the East Palace and invited Liang Yimi to come to the banquet.
Liang Yimi was sixteen or seventeen years old, and he felt quite young and frivolous. When he saw Zhao Xing bowing sharply, there was not much respect in his eyes.
Zhao Xing didn't care and asked him to sit down.
While the food and wine were being served, the music started to sound, and a group of dancers filed in and danced in the hall.
Liang Yimi did not enjoy the dance, but kept staring in the direction of Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing didn’t react at first, but he did so later.
This guy is looking at the big and small pairs behind him.
No wonder he always thinks his eyes are weird.
Zhao Xing was so angry that he wanted to have Liang Yimi pulled out and chopped.
How dare you miss his woman.
Zhao Xing is actually a very possessive person.
And his identity after time travel can also support his possessiveness.
Even if he has no feelings for the older couple and the younger couple, he feels very unhappy when others are thinking about his woman.
"Shilang Liang, come and have a drink with me." Zhao Xing raised his glass.
Liang Yimi reluctantly withdrew his gaze, raised his glass and said, "The foreign ministers respect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty!"
While speaking, his eyes couldn't help but drift to the big and small pairs beside Zhao Xing.
The Liang family's status in Xixia was not very high before. He could not get his hands on such beautiful beauties as Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang.
Although his status is different now, there are no such beautiful women around him.
Not to mention they are twins.
Zhao Xing became even more angry when he saw this scene. He drank the wine in the glass with a cold face and said, "I wonder why Emperor Xia sent Liang Shilang as an envoy to the Song Dynasty?"
"Now in Liao Dynasty, Chaos, my emperor wants to join forces with the Song Dynasty and jointly send troops to destroy the Liao Kingdom!" Liang Yimi said.
"Huh?" Zhao Xing was stunned when he heard this.
He thought about countless possibilities, but the only one he never thought about was this possibility.
Although the situation between Song, Liao and Xixia is somewhat similar to that of the Three Kingdoms period.
But there is still a big difference in essence.
Although there was a gap in strength between Shu and Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, the gap was not big.
Even so, the two countries Shu and Wu could only unite when the Wei army pressed on the border.
We usually say it is a union, but in fact there is a lot of stabbing at each other.
But no matter how secretly Shu Wu fought, they had no intention of uniting with Wei to destroy each other, because the two countries were at loggerheads.
Although the Song Dynasty and Xixia were not at odds with each other, joining forces to destroy the Liao Dynasty was definitely not what Xixia wanted to see.
Although the Song Dynasty lost in the previous battle between Song and Xia, in terms of war potential, Xixia could not compare with the Song Dynasty.
If the Liao Kingdom is really destroyed, the strength of the Song Dynasty will increase even more. Although Xixia can also benefit, it will not be able to compare with the Song Dynasty.
After all, Xixia only has a few million people, and all the people are soldiers, so they have hundreds of thousands of troops.
Destroying the Liao Kingdom, how much territory can Xixia take?
It’s not like occupying territory can be digested immediately.
To unite to destroy Liao is simply to help Song Dynasty make wedding clothes. How could Xixia be so stupid?
"We have an alliance between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom. If we join forces with the Xia Kingdom to send troops, wouldn't it be a breach of trust?" Zhao Xing shook his head and said.
"Why do you, Your Highness, deceive yourself and others?" Liang Yimi said sarcastically: "In the past, the Song Dynasty could still deceive itself and regard paying tribute to the Liao Kingdom as a gift of coins, but now it has been changed to payment."
"Shilang Liang!" Zhao Xing said coldly when he heard this: "Don't think that you can talk nonsense just because you are on behalf of Emperor Xia. Based on what you just said, even if I kill you alone, Emperor Xia will not say anything. ! ”
Yes, the Tan Yuan Alliance was indeed deceiving itself.
Obviously it is a tribute, but to save face, it is said to be a gift.
However, after the Song Dynasty was defeated in the Song-Xia war, the Liao army pressed the country and not only forced the Song Dynasty to increase the annual coins, but also changed them into donations.
Gift is a gift, but payment is a tribute.
One word makes a world of difference.
But due to the situation at that time, Da Song had no choice but to agree.
To be honest, Zhao Xing was also very dissatisfied with this.
But it was his grandfather who signed the Tan Yuan Alliance, and it was his father who agreed to change the gift to acceptance.
If a son doesn't talk about his father's fault, he can't say anything, let alone others.
“This book…”
Liang Yimi wanted to say that this was the truth, but in the face of Zhao Xing's eyes, he finally did not say it.
He could see from Zhao Xing's eyes that if he really dared to say it, he would really kill him.
Although he felt that Zhao Xing was bluffing, he still did not dare to gamble.
Liang Yimi stood up and bowed: "The foreign minister is too drunk. He drank too much and talked nonsense. Please forgive me, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
"In that case, then Minister Liang will go back. Rest.”
Zhao Xing glanced at Liang Yimi coldly, stood up and left the hall.
The wonderful banquet ended not long after it started.
"Bang!"
Zhao Xing returned to the back hall and was so angry that he kicked down the table.
"Your Highness, calm down!" Sanshui bowed. "Huh..."
Zhao Xing took a deep breath, calmed down a little, and said, "Let me clean it up."
After saying that, he entered the palace.
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In the hot tub, Zhao Xing leaned against the tub with his eyes closed.
The big and small pairs were dressed in obscene clothes and were cleaned by Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing calmed down now and noticed something was wrong.
Even if Liang Yimi was really a playboy, there was no way he could be so stupid and anger him so much.
Liang Yimi seemed not to want him to agree to jointly send troops to destroy Liao.
Or maybe his father Liang Guangchuan didn't want him to agree.
So, it is the Emperor of Xixia who wants to unite to destroy Liao?
The more Zhao Xing thought about it, the more likely he felt that this was a possibility. He almost misjudged Liang Yi because he looked at the older pair and the younger ones with squinting eyes, mistaking him for a playboy.
But there was no room for him to take advantage of this matter.
He couldn't deliberately reveal this matter to the Xixia Emperor.
After all, it is in the interests of the Song Dynasty that the Liang family seizes power.
Not only can he not do this, he also has to cooperate with the Liang family.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xing felt very unhappy.
Although Liang Yimian's performance was pretending, he really missed the big pair and the small pair.
I am also a man, and that kind of lustful and possessive look cannot be faked.
“Damn it, when Xixia is destroyed in the future, Liang Yi’s sister must be captured alive!”
It is impossible for Empress Liang to marry the eldest son of a powerful official of Xixia and then hook up with the young emperor of Xixia without her beauty.
Liang Yimi dared to miss his woman, and Zhao Xing wanted to take revenge on his sister for this anger.
As for the woman Liang Yi buried, Zhao Xing still looked down upon her.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xing took the hand that was cleaning him.
As for whether it was a big double or a small double, Zhao Xing couldn't tell and was too lazy to tell.
"You guys come in and take a bath with me."
"Yes."
The big pair and the little pair responded and got into the tub.
After a while, the sound of rushing water sounded in the house.
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The next day, Zhao Xing formally summoned Liang Yimi, and Liang Yimi proposed to unite with the Song Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty.
No need for Zhao Xing to refuse, many civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty stood up to oppose it.
Zhao Xing stopped the ministers, looked at Liang Yimi and said calmly: "You have also seen that the Song Dynasty cannot agree to Emperor Xia's proposal. When you go back, tell Emperor Xia that the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom have an alliance. , and there is an alliance with the Xia Kingdom. The Song Dynasty has always liked peace, and will not take the initiative to provoke a war, let alone break the alliance!”
“I dare to ask Your Majesty, since the Song Dynasty has no intention of sending troops, why did it send more troops to the north? Soldiers?" Liang Yimi said.
Li Liangzuo wanted to unite with the Song Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty in order to regain the territory robbed by the Liao Kingdom more than ten years ago.
Although Li Liangzuo was firm at first, he wavered a little after Liang Guangchuan's repeated persuasion.
But the Song Dynasty sent more troops to the north, which made Li Liangzuo mistakenly think that the Song Dynasty wanted to take advantage of the situation.
However, the Song Dynasty increased its troops by 100,000, and including the original garrison at the border, it was only more than 200,000.
Except for the soldiers and horses left behind, there are only a few hundred thousand that can really be used.
This small number of soldiers and horses cannot put too much pressure on the Liao Kingdom.
Therefore, Li Liangzuo once again had the idea of uniting with the Song Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty.
But unlike before, this time he wanted to use the alliance to reassure Song Dynasty and send more troops.
At this time, the Liao Dynasty was in civil strife. If the Song Dynasty could put great pressure on the Liao Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom would probably deploy some troops to defend Xixia.
At that time, Xixia will be able to send troops to sneak attacks and regain the territory they lost back then.
Under the internal and external troubles of the Liao Dynasty, as long as he stopped his troops after retaking the territory, the Liao Kingdom would not be able to provoke him.
But Liang Guangchuan didn't think so.
Li Liangzuo’s idea is good, but no one can guarantee whether it can develop as he thinks.
And even if it succeeds, how can we stop after the civil strife in Liao has subsided?
In Liang Guangchuan's view, among the three countries, Xixia's national power is the weakest, and it should first expand its strength as much as possible.
If it can swallow up the plateau, the Western Regions and the Hehuang land, then Xixia will have the confidence to truly confront the Liao and Song Dynasties.
Nowadays, the Liao Dynasty is in civil war, and Xixia has just married the Song Dynasty. It is a good time for Xixia to expand.
Most of the land occupied by the Liao Kingdom was grassland, vast and sparsely populated. Even if it was recaptured, it would not increase Xixia's strength much.
However, Li Liangzuo refused to listen and was bent on regaining the territory he lost back then.
After Liang Guangchuan tried to persuade him to no avail, he could only try to send his people.
However, the ones he could really trust were not high enough in official positions now, so he allowed his son to come after much deliberation.
Liang Yimi got advice from Liang Guangchuan before leaving, and he really wanted to anger Zhao Xing last night.
Now the Song Dynasty’s reaction is very much in line with Liang Guangchuan’s thoughts.
But it’s hard to explain when I go back to Li Liangzuo like this.
After all, if the Song Dynasty had no intention of sending troops, why did it send more troops to the north?
Liang Yimi asked this now because he wanted a reasonable explanation.
"Why, do we still need to report to the Xia Kingdom for the mobilization of soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty?" Zhao Xing said lightly.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has misunderstood, but sending troops is a matter of mutual benefit for both countries. The Song Dynasty..."
"That's enough!" Zhao Xing said lightly: "I said it. , the Song Dynasty has no intention of sending troops. As for the increase of troops, it is also worried that bandits will flee to the Song Dynasty to plunder due to civil strife in Liao Dynasty."
(End of this chapter)