At the moment when Li Liangzuo was wantonly winning the hearts of the people in Bianliang City, Yelu Nelugu had already led his army to flee to the distance, Yelu Nerugu first fled south to Chenliu, and then fled west to Zhengzhou; Zhengzhou is located between Bianliang City in Tokyo and Luoyang City in Xijing; Yelu Nerugu fled to Zhengzhou, which made Song Shenzong suddenly nervous, because Zhengzhou was too close to Luoyang, and if Yelu Nerugu suddenly attacked Luoyang on a whim, it would be fun. \ Yelu Nelugu led the army to Zhengzhou to make Song Shenzong very nervous, and Song Shenzong hurriedly sent the veteran Wang Shao and the junior general Chongshi Dao to lead 50,000 Song troops into Xingyang, and this army of soldiers and horses was the one that was led by the original Tue Shidao to break through from Fengqiu; However, it is clear that such a fun thing did not happen, Yelu Nerugu led his soldiers and horses to cross the Bianliang River, crossed the Yellow River by boat in Heyin and returned to the area north of the Yellow River, Yelu Nerugu led his army to escape, and it was obvious that Li Liangzuo was deliberately letting the tiger return to the mountain.
Besides, after Li Liangzuo crossed the river and fled north in Yelu Nerugu, Li Liangzuo's other 40,000 soldiers and horses also arrived in Bianliang City, and now the surrounding Bianliang City has been completely controlled by the Xia army, and the north of Yucheng, Fengqiu, Suzao, Yangwu, Dongming, and Zhongmu, Chenliu, Yongqiu, Kaocheng, and Xianping in the south all fell into the hands of Li Liangzuo's Xia army; After Yelu Nerugu led his army away, Zhengzhou was recovered by the Song army led by Wang Shao.
The Song army looked at Bianliang from afar in Zhengzhou, although the two countries of Song and Xia were allies, but the Song army was very vigilant, for fear that Li Liangzuo would suddenly attack, after all, Li Liangzuo's greed was known to the world; In the Bianliang Palace, Li Liangzuo enjoyed it very much at this time, and at the same time, Li Liangzuo ordered all the things that could be taken away in Bianliang, and all the treasury in the entire Bianliang City was looted by the Xia army.
In the Chongzheng Palace, Li Liangzuo sat on the dragon chair to meet with Lu Gongzhu who came from Luoyang, the purpose of Lu Gongzuo's second visit was very simple, he wanted to return to Bianliang and its surrounding cities from Li Liangzuo's hands, and saw Li Liangzuo sitting on the throne that originally belonged to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, Lu Gongzuo's heart was very uncomfortable, which was a shame for Lu Gongzhu and the entire Great Song Dynasty, a country's army could not protect its own capital, and even relied on allies to recover the national capital, which was simply a national shame, But for Lu Gongshu, the most important thing now is to recover Bianliang City.
"Foreign Minister Lu Gong's writings, see Lord Xia."
Lu Gong bowed to Li Liangzuo and saluted.
Li Liangzuo smiled and said to Lu Gongzhu: "Lord Lu, don't come unharmed, I didn't expect us to meet so soon, and we are still in the palace of Bianliang City." ” Li Liangzuo's words inevitably had some ironic flavor, but Lu Gongshu still smiled and said: "The strength of the Xia army of the lord of the country is so strong that the foreign ministers admire it, and now that Yelu Nerugu has been expelled from Bianliang, should the lord of the country withdraw from Bianliang according to our prior agreement and return Bianliang and its surrounding cities to the Great Song Dynasty." ” Li Liangzuo touched his nose and said: "Of course I am willing to return Bianliang to the Great Song Dynasty, but the conditions I put forward at the beginning" Lu Gongzhu had been prepared for what Li Liangzuo said, and Lu Gongzhu took out a national letter and sent it to Li Liangzuo and said: "Lord Xia, this is the national letter given to you by His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. ” The so-called letter of state is just a condition put forward by Li Liangzuo last time, after the letter of state was sent to Li Liangzuo's audience, Li Liangzuo looked at it and saw that the name of Song Shenzong was signed in the lower right corner of the letter of state, and a jade seal was stamped on it; Li Liangzuo put aside the letter of state and said to Lu Gongshu: "Since the Song Emperor has agreed to these conditions, I will also withdraw as promised, but before I retreat, I will meet with the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and I really hope that the emperors of the Xia and Song dynasties can hold an alliance in Bianliang to show the friendship between the two countries, not just sign this alliance." ” Although the two countries of Song and Xia have signed an alliance and the two countries have become nominal allies, the two countries have not held an alliance in the real sense, and Lu Gongzuo also heard another meaning from Li Liangzuo's words, Li Liangzuo said that the emperors of the Song and Xia countries held an alliance; Its implicit meaning also shows that if the Song Emperor was invited to hold an alliance, it would be equivalent to the Great Song Dynasty recognizing the legitimate status of Emperor Li Liangzuo.
In fact, although the Western Xia has been called the emperor since the beginning of Li Yuanhao of Xia Jingzong, it was not recognized by the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State at that time, during the Liaoxia War, Li Liangzuo defeated the Liao State, and in the Fengyi Peace Treaty signed by the two sides, Li Liangzuo made the Liao State recognize the legitimacy of his throne, and the two countries were commensurate with brothers; And this time, Li Liangzuo's statue was recognized by the Great Song Dynasty as his own Western Xia Emperor, so that the Western Xia could be on an equal footing with the Great Song Dynasty, rather than being a dwarf in name.
After listening to Li Liangzuo's words, Lu Gongzhu understood what Li Liangzuo meant, in fact, Lu Gongzhu understood in his heart that today's Western Xia is no longer the Western Xia of the past, after the Western Xia annexed the Hehuang Valley, the land of Xizhou and the grasslands of Monan and Mobei, its land area has greatly increased several times than before, in terms of territory, the Western Xia has been on par with the Great Song Dynasty, and its military strength is strong, Li Liangzuo has become a veritable emperor, but to recognize the legitimate status of the Great Song Dynasty Emperor Li Liangzuo, Lu Gongzuo is still not a taste in his heart.
Lu Gongshu said to Li Liangzuo: "Lord Xia, this matter is very important, and the foreign ministers dare not make decisions without authorization, so they need to inform His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty." ” Li Liangzuo smiled and said to Lu Gongzhu: "I also know that this matter is very important, Lord Lu, please report it as soon as possible, I am waiting for Lord Lu's news in Bianliang." ” "The minister understands."
Lu Gongzhu said to Li Liangzuo; Although Li Liangzuo said that he was waiting for news in Bianliang, he was actually telling Lu Gongzhu that if Song Shenzong did not agree, he Li Liangzuo would live in Bianliang City; To put it more ruthlessly, if you don't agree, we will go to war, and your nest has been occupied by me, so you can choose whether you want your nest or want to go to war.
In fact, if Li Liangzuo chose to attack the Great Song Dynasty at this time, the Great Song Dynasty would not have any ability to resist at all, and the Xia army had an absolute advantage, and it could be said that it would be easy to defeat the Great Song Dynasty; But when it comes to the destruction of the Great Song Dynasty, Li Liangzuo has no bottom in his heart, after all, the Great Song Dynasty has a vast territory, a vast land, and a large number of people, and it is impossible to annex the Great Song Dynasty in a short time, and now the Mo Nan and Mo North grasslands occupied by the Western Xia have not been fully digested, and the Xia army is still in a bitter battle in the territory of Liao, and it is not wise to start a war with the Great Song Dynasty at this time; Therefore, what Li Liangzuo said to Lu Gongshu was more of a threat, but if he really started a war, Li Liangzuo might not dare to.
But despite this, Li Liangzuo's meaning still made Lu Gong's heart tremble, and now the Great Song army has almost lost everything, although the Great Song Dynasty court is recruiting soldiers and horses on a large scale from Luoyang, Guanzhong, Sichuan Shu, Huguang, Jianghuai and other places, but these are after all new soldiers who have just put down their hoes, and they can't even use bows and arrows, let alone fight against the Xia army; Lu Gongzhu got up and returned to Luoyang on the same day and reported Li Liangzuo's intention to Song Shenzong
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