Li Liangzuo didn't think about the establishment of the prince, in fact, there was already a candidate in Li Liangzuo's heart, but Li Liangzuo didn't make up his mind for a long time, Li Liangzuo always wanted to wait for the world to be established as the prince; But these days are too long, and if the situation continues to develop like this, it will be very good for the Great Xia Empire to be able to go under the world together for another ten years.
But now, Li Liangzuo has also made a difficulty, and this pit was dug by Li Liangzuo himself; Now there are three people who have the most priority for the crown prince position of the Great Xia Empire; The first is Li Wu, the king of Qin, Li Wu is not only Li Liangzuo's imperial concubine, but also Li Liangzuo's favorite son.
The second is Li Bingchang, the king of Jin, Li Bingchang is the eldest son of Li Liangzuo, and Li Bingchang has many officials in the court; Although the Great Xia Empire has been assimilated for so many years, there is still a bloodline boundary in the ruling class, and those who support Li Bingchang are Han officials, these people are the cornerstone of the Great Xia Empire, and the power of the Liang family has expanded rapidly in recent years, and with the identity of Li Bingchang's eldest son, Li Bingchang is very advantageous as the crown prince. the third, is Li Qing, the king of Yan; Li Qing is Li Liangzuo's sixth son, and he can't be sent anyway; But among Li Liangzuo's princes, the priority of Li Qing, the king of Yan, was honestly played by himself; The Great Xia Empire can dominate the Central Plains today, Li Qing is the first merit, conquering Hebei, sailing overseas, and plundering Jiangnan, all of which are all miraculous achievements, and Li Qing's prestige in the Xia army is very high, especially among the Jizhou Army, the Andong Army and the Qinglong Water Division, these three armies have more than 500,000 troops according to the current calculation, accounting for nearly half of the total strength of the Xia army.
No matter who these three Li Liangzuo want to appoint as the crown prince, they must appease the other two forces, which is not an easy task, and it is easy to cause turmoil in a large empire if they don't make trouble; In fact, in addition to the three of them, Li De, the king of Liang, and Li Ke, the king of Qi, also have a chance, but they are just relatively slim.
Just when Li Liangzuo was worried about the establishment of the crown prince, a group of Hu people came to Jiangning Mansion, and they landed from Guangzhou Bay and went north to enjoy the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River in China, but when they reached the north of the Qiantang River, they had to be much more desolate first, after all, they had just experienced a war here.
A few days later, in the Great Song Palace of Jiangning Mansion.
"Your Majesty, Honglu Temple has something important to report."
An attendant came to Zhao Xu's side and said.
"Let him in," Zhao Xu said softly.
After Honglu Siqing came in, he saluted Zhao Xu and said, "Weichen see Your Majesty." ” "Aiqing, let's be flat, this is not a court, we don't need so many false courtesies."
Zhao Xu said calmly.
"Your Majesty" "I don't know what Aiqing is saying when she enters the palace today."
"Your Majesty, a group of Hu people have recently come to the capital, and they want to ask to see Your Majesty."
"A group of Hu people, a group of Hu people, if everyone wants to see me, if I meet them one by one, I won't be tired to death, then what do I want you ministers to do."
"Your Majesty is angry, they said that they were envoys who came secretly from the Seljuk Empire, so Weichen came to inform Your Majesty."
Zhao Xu frowned and said, "Seljuk Empire, what the hell is that place, Aiqing, do you know?"
"Wechen knows a little bit about it."
"Then you can tell me about it."
"The Seljuk Empire is the descendants of the Western Turks, after the Western Turks were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, a part of the Western Turks moved west to the west of the Western Regions, and after hundreds of years of development to re-establish the country, because its first sultan was named Seljuk, so the name of the country is the Seljuk Empire or the Seljuk Turkic Empire."
"What is this Sultan?"
"Your Majesty, the Sultan is the name of the religion, and when translated into Chinese, it means emperor."
"Then how big is this Seljuk Empire, and how does it compare to my Great Song Dynasty?"
"Your Majesty, the territory of the Seljuk Empire is very vast, and the national strength is strong."
Honglu Siqing continued: "Your Majesty, can you still remember that Emperor Li Liangzuo personally conducted a western expedition back then. ” "Of course I remember, could it be that it was this Seljuk Empire that Li Liangzuo went west to conquer back then."
"Yes, the Seljuk Sultan Malikshah led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the Black Khan Dynasty with the strength of the country, wanting to return to the Turkic land; The Black Khan Dynasty was defeated by the Seljuk army and most of the land fell, and the Great Khan of the Black Khan Dynasty asked the Xia Emperor for help; Emperor Xia had the ambition to annex the Western Regions, so he sent troops to the rescue, and the Seljuk Empire fought a big battle in the Western Regions, although the Seljuk Empire was defeated and injured, but the Xia army was also a miserable victory, and its elite lost five or six out of ten."
"Aiqing, according to your opinion, the envoy of the Seljuk Empire came to see me, what is the matter?"
"Wei Chen guessed that they probably wanted to join forces with our dynasty to attack the Xia Dynasty."
As soon as Honglu Siqing's words fell, Zhao Xu's eyes narrowed, and after a short period of thought, Zhao Xu said to Honglu Siqing: "Aiqing, you are so good to entertain them, I will summon them tomorrow morning." ” "Yes, Wechen Command" In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Xu summoned the envoys of the Seljuk Empire.
"Your Majesty has a decree to announce that the special envoys of the Seljuk Empire, Xue Qiaoe and Oryol, will meet you."
The envoy shouted.
After Xue Qiaoer and Orel came in, they bowed to Emperor Zhao Xu of the Song Dynasty and said, "Meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, long live, long live, long live." ” "The two envoys are exempt, and they will stand in the palace tonight to wash the dust for the two envoys."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, we have prepared a wonderful gift for you, please accept it with a smile."
"Okay, there's a Rao envoy" That night, after the banquet, Zhao Xu actually left Xue Qiaoer and Orel in the palace, and the three of them talked for a long time in the imperial study, and the two did not leave the palace until the afternoon of the next day; The news of the arrival of the Seljuk Empire's envoy to the Great Song Dynasty was sent to Chenzhou as soon as possible.
"Your Majesty, I just received a report that a group of Hu people came to Jiangning Mansion, saying that they were envoys of the Seljuk Empire, and Emperor Zhao Xu of the Song Dynasty also summoned them and talked secretly in the palace for a long time."
Xiao Zhuozi said to Li Liangzuo.
Li Liangzuo frowned and said, "Do you know the content of the conversation?"
"Your Majesty, because they are heavily guarded, our people have no way of knowing the details of the conversation."
"You don't have to think about it, you know, you must be trying to give me a two-sided attack."
Li Liangzuo sneered.
"Your Majesty, what should we do then" Xiao Zhuozi asked Li Liangzuo.
Li Liangzuo smiled and said: "Don't worry, it's okay in the past few years, the Great Song Dynasty has been disabled by us, and if they want to fight together, it will be at least five years later; By the way, do you have a detailed report of the Seljuk Empire?"
"Yes, but in the imperial capital, if Your Majesty wants to see it, the servants will order them to sort out a copy and send it over."
"Forget it, let them sort it out first, it is incomprehensible to have the most accurate information, especially about this mission, you have to keep an eye on me, I will return to Beijing in a few days, and I will report to me when the time comes."
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