The Marshal's Mansion of Qizhou City.
Xiao Yuanshan took his son Xiao Feng to greet Li Ke, the king of Qi, in front of the Marshal's Mansion, and after Li Ke arrived, Xiao Yuanshan said very politely: "Your Highness has worked hard all the way from afar. ” "Xiao Dashuai is polite, and this king is also his duty."
Li Ke said with a smile.
"It's cold outside, Your Highness, please."
"Xiao Dashuai, please" In the lobby of Marshal Xiao's mansion, after several hosts and guests were seated, Xiao Yuanshan asked Li Ke: "I don't know why His Highness came from afar."
"In the name of my father, I came to ask Xiao Dashuai to give up the land."
Li Ke said very politely.
Xiao Yuanshan said angrily: "My Xiao family and the Great Xia Empire have always been well water and do not interfere with river water, how can this make the earth say, Your Highness should not deceive people too much." ” "Xiao Dashuai, don't be angry."
Li Ke took out a letter from his body and said: "This is a letter of state from my father, Xiao Dashuai, you heard clearly that this is a letter of state, my father has given you enough face, you had better not be ignorant, otherwise the million iron horsemen of my Great Xia Empire are not vegetarians." ” Xiao Yuanshan took the national letter with a blushing face and said after reading it: "Emperor Xia really came to the city of Qizhou. ” "That's nature."
Li Ke said very arrogantly: "Compared to Xiao Dashuai, I also know what my father means, not long ago, my father just promoted this king to the king of Qi, this Qi land is naturally the fief of this king, if you don't leave, I'm afraid you won't be able to pass this level alone." ” "Your Highness is so aggressive, you are not afraid that I will leave you in Qizhou City and detain you along with Emperor Xia outside the city."
Xiao Yuanshan slapped the table angrily.
"Hey, this king is so afraid, this king can't wait to be detained by you now, it's a big deal, we will negotiate peace with the Great Song Dynasty, and send troops to destroy you first, this king thinks that Zhao Yu will probably be willing to be optimistic about its success."
In the face of Li Ke's aggressiveness, Xiao Yuanshan did not have the slightest strength to resist, and immediately continued: "My father and the emperor will discuss matters with Xiao Dashuai outside the city tomorrow, Xiao Dashuai is fighting or peace, please think about it clearly, this king has resigned." ” "I don't send it" After Li Ke left, Xiao Feng asked Xiao Yuanshan: "Father, what should we do?"
"Hey," Xiao Yuanshan said with a sigh; "Actually, it doesn't matter how the father is handsome, the father is already half a person who has been in the ground, and it is you who makes the father feel at ease."
After saying this, Xiao Yuanshan left with his hands behind his back, looking at his father's distant back, Xiao Feng felt as if his father had suddenly aged ten years old; In this troubled era, it is not easy for Xiao Yuanshan to lead tens of thousands of remnants to develop into an army of more than 100,000 after many years, and to lay a large foundation for the Xiao family, so that Xiao Yuanshan just gave up, how could he be willing, and once he lost his military power, the Xiao family would become a fish and meat to be slaughtered, and he would not even have the ability to resist at all.
The next morning, Li Liangzuo had already sent people to set up a big tent five miles outside the city of Qizhou, and there were only more than 100 Xia army soldiers around the big tent to guard, at this time Xia Emperor Li Liangzuo was sitting in the big tent and drinking tea in the Xia army camp not far away, Qi King Li Ke led five thousand elite cavalry to wait, once there was any movement, five thousand cavalry could be killed in a stick of incense, in Li Ke's opinion, his father did not need to take such a big risk, just kill it.
The reason why Xia Emperor Li Liangzuo is willing to take such a big risk actually has his own considerations, hundreds of thousands of Song troops are enough to give the Xia army a headache, if you add Xiao Yuanshan's 100,000 Khitan cavalry, then there is basically no way to fight this battle, looking at the Xia army has a million lions, but there are not many troops that can really be used; Moreover, the army of surrender without a fight is the highest level of the art of war, if this can be done, the Xia army can temporarily remove a strong enemy.
Xiao Yuanshan also came by himself and left Xiao Feng in the city; Before leaving, Xiao Yuanshan told Xiao Feng: "Feng'er, once your father encounters any accidents, you must remember not to fight with the Xia army, and immediately lead all the soldiers and horses in the city to the east, now the Xia army is busy fighting with the Song army and will not pursue eastward, my son can stay in Jiaodong temporarily and continue to expand the army." ” After Xiao Yuanshan entered the account, he bowed to Li Liangzuo and said, "Xiao Yuanshan, the foreign minister of the Great Liao, pays a visit to Emperor Xia. ” "Xiao Qing, please take a seat."
Li Liangzuo said with a smile; Xiao Yuanshan claimed to be a foreign minister of the Great Liao, instead of calling himself a Song minister, and in fact had already indicated to Li Liangzuo that he had drawn a clear line with the Great Song Dynasty.
After Xiao Yuanshan sat down, Li Liangzuo said: "Xiao Qing, you and I have been fighting for most of our lives, and now we are all half-cut people, it is time to enjoy our old age in peace."
"Why don't the ministers want to enjoy their old age in peace, but since Your Majesty destroyed Liao, the foreign ministers and more than 100,000 soldiers and hundreds of thousands of people have become lost dogs, and they can only be sent to the fence; And Your Majesty is chasing after you, how can you let the foreign ministers enjoy their old age in peace?"
"Xiao Qing, as long as you are willing to hand over the military power, I promise to make you king, and the Xiao family can enjoy the glory and wealth for generations to move to the imperial capital, as for the soldiers under your command, those who are willing to disarm and return to the field can return to their hometowns, and those who are willing to continue to serve in the army can join the Xia Army, this price is not low, I don't know what Xiao Qing wants."
Seeing Xiao Yuanshan's hesitation, Li Liangzuo continued: "You and I are both at this age, what else can we do; To put it bluntly, aren't these things all for future generations, I am adding an extra one to you, your Xiao family's throne can be hereditary, as long as you don't commit a capital crime, you can be spared death. ” Li Liangzuo's prescribing such conditions is already very generous, Xiao Yuanshan is also very tempted to listen to it, as long as Xiao Yuanshan says a word, he can get generations of glory, wealth and kingship, this is a height that ordinary people cannot reach for several generations, it can be said that as long as Xiao Yuanshan is willing to eat, drink and have fun for generations in the future; Although such conditions made Xiao Yuanshan very tempted, there was one thing that was not to hand over the military power.
In this troubled world, Xiao Yuanshan has a profound experience, without military power, all this is virtual, as long as Li Liangzuo is willing to take these things back at any time, the Xiao family is still fish and meat on the display board, Xiao Yuanshan and Xia Jun have been fighting for almost 30 years, and Li Liangzuo has not fought once or twice, it can be said that Xiao Yuanshan's hands are full of the blood of the soldiers of the Xia army, Xiao Yuanshan is really worried that after his surrender, Li Liangzuo will settle accounts after the autumn, and he will casually arrange a crime for himself to destroy the Xiao family.
Li Liangzuo also saw Xiao Yuanshan's worries, so he continued: "If Xiao Qing is still not at ease, I can once again give the Xiao family a gold medal for avoiding death, with this token, as long as the Xiao family does not commit the crime of rebellion and does not raise troops to rebel, any crime can be exempted from death." ” This is already the bottom line that Li Liangzuo can give, Li Liangzuo has been waiting for Xiao Yuanshan's reply, but Xiao Yuanshan is still sitting there in a daze; In order to alleviate the awkward atmosphere, Li Liangzuo said: "Xiao Qing can think about it slowly, let's drink tea first." ” Xiao Yuanshan thought about it for a while and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is very important, and the foreign ministers need to go back to discuss it with the generals, and ask Your Majesty for permission." ” "Okay, I'll wait for you, I'll be here tomorrow at this time, I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer."
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