Jiangning Mansion Song Dynasty Palace above the court.
Emperor Zhao Mao of the Song Dynasty threw a stack of pieces to the ground and roared loudly: "Defeat is all defeat; Since the war with the Xia State, except for some good news at the beginning, the rest are defeats, the several states recovered by Huaibei have been lost, and Shouchun, Haozhou, Sizhou, and Chuzhou in the north of Huainan have also been lost, and the Xia army will fight to the Yangtze River, and now the Xia army's forward is only more than 100 miles away from Jiangning, and I want to ask how you fought this battle."
"Your Majesty is angry, although our army has lost several states in the north of Huainan, but although our dynasty has lost four states in the north of Huainan, it has also dealt a heavy blow to the Xia army, and now the Xia army is no longer able to continue to advance south; Moreover, now that the Xia Kingdom is in turmoil, I believe that it will not be long before Li Qing, the king of Yan, will return to Beijing to compete for the throne, and then our army can take the opportunity to go on the Northern Expedition to regain the lost territory," Prime Minister Li Gang said to Emperor Zhao Mao of the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Mao sat on the dragon chair angrily and said, "If it is really as Aiqing said, then God will really bless my Great Song." ” "Your Majesty, even if the Xia State falls into civil strife, but Zhongjiu will be unified again, since the Xia State occupied the Central Plains, the original shortcomings of food shortage in its country no longer exist, although the Central Plains is not as rich as Jiangnan, but self-sufficiency is enough; In addition to the fact that our dynasty has now lost Sichuan and Shu, Weichen thought that he should take this opportunity to continue the southern expedition, destroy Dali first, and then occupy Zhenla and other places, and my Great Song Dynasty will have a place to settle down," Vice Minister Chen Dong suggested to Emperor Zhao Mao of the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Mao waved his hand impatiently and said: "Let's discuss this matter in the future, what is the situation in Sichuan and Shu now, doesn't it mean that Wu Lan is still holding the Jianmen Pass, and ordered him to gather troops to recover Sichuan and Shu as soon as possible." ” "The ministers obey His Majesty the Emperor's Shengyu" Emperor Zhao Mao of the Song Dynasty wants to recover Sichuan Shu, no one can stop him, if he dares to oppose at this time, he will not hit the muzzle of the gun, Sichuan Shu is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and now the Great Xia Empire can really completely control Sichuan and Shu, then the time for the destruction of the Great Song Dynasty will be even faster, and the Xia army and sailors will only need to go down the river at that time, and they will be like a bamboo, and at that time the Great Song Dynasty may not be able to resist it for a long time In the camp of the Xia army north of Chuzhou, in this more than half a month, since Li Qing successfully won Shouchun, the Xia army can be said to have made rapid progress, the Xia army on the north road occupied the four states along the Huai River, and the peak of the army pointed directly to Chuzhou, the base camp of the Song army in Huainan, and the East Route Army also marched eastward under the leadership of Li De, the king of Liang, opened up Guangzhou, occupied Luzhou, Shucheng, Shenxian and other places, and threatened the security of Chuzhou from the east.
In the camp of the Xia army in Chuzhou, Li Qing, the king of Yan, Li De, the king of Liang, Li Ke, the king of Qi, Yan Shu, and Zhao Ge gathered together, and all the Xia troops in the east of the entire Kunshan Mountain controlled by these five people were headed by Li Qing, the king of Yan, either Li Qing's subordinates or brothers who were good friends with Li Qing, and at the same time, they were all senior officials of the Central Plains Patrol Embassy, and any decision they made could change the future direction of the Great Xia Empire.
"Sixth, I just received the news that the boss can come back from the Western Regions, 30,000 iron horsemen have been running wild for a month, and now his army has arrived in Liangzhou, but because he returned to Beijing without permission, he has been blocked out of Liangzhou."
Li De said to Li Qing; "In addition, Li Chahan's Anbei army has arrived at Xiao Pass, with a total of 150,000 troops, but for some reason it has not entered the pass, this is our last chance, if we continue to attack the Song Dynasty here, it will be in vain to miss this God-given opportunity."
"And now that our army is insufficient, the battle line is long, and the army is in urgent need of rest, it is better to take this opportunity to return to Guanzhong."
Li Ke, the king of Qi, also said to Li Qing: "Our army has 100,000 troops in Luoyang, and with Li Hu'er's more than 100,000 troops, it is not a problem to take the imperial capital at all. ” "That's right, Lord Wang, this is an excellent almost, if you miss it, you won't have it."
Yan Shu also said to Li Qing: "If the prince is not worried about Huainan, the last general is willing to stay and guard, so that there will be no delay." ” "It's too late, my lord."
Zhao Ge also said to Li Qing.
Li Qing looked at the map of the Great Xia Empire next to him with his hands behind his back and said: "This king has already transferred 50,000 iron horsemen from Andong to aid Luoyang, and it is estimated that this time should be almost there, since you have decided to return to Beijing, you must take the entire imperial capital with the power of thunder, and minimize the damage to the imperial capital."
Li Qing also served as the protector of the Anton Metropolitan Protectorate, after Yang Shousu returned to office.
"Yes, follow the orders of King Yan," the four of them ordered together.
"That's it, Yan Shu will stay and lead all the Huainan troops, the third brother, the fourth brother, and Zhao Ge, we will leave for Luoyang tomorrow, and order Li Hu'er to send 50,000 troops to force Wuguan," Li Qing, the king of Yan, decisively issued a military order.
After Li Qing's series of military orders were issued, all the armies under the command of Li Qing, the king of Yan, immediately took action, and the soldiers of Li Qing's army pointed directly at Guanzhong, and the whole world held its breath, the civil war of the Great Xia Empire has reached the point of breaking out, and once the war starts, Li Liangzuo's hard work for many years may be completely destroyed.
The imperial capital of Great Xia, in the palace of parliament.
The queen did not hide Feixue and said very calmly: "The palace has received the exact news, Li Qing, the king of Yan, raised an army to rebel, and now the army has arrived outside the Hangu Pass, and Li Hu'er, the son of the king of Chu, is also involved, what do you think of the king of Chu?"
Li Xiaoren, the king of Chu, knelt on the ground and prayed: "Queen Mother, this battle must not be fought, once the war starts, Your Majesty's years of hard work will be ruined, please think twice." ” "No war, they are going to rebel."
Didn't hide Feixue said angrily; "Now that His Majesty has not woken up, they can't wait to seek the throne, or which Li Bingchang, since he is so dissatisfied, dares to lead the troops back to the dynasty privately, and pass on the will of the palace to deprive Li Bingchang, Li Qing, Li De, Li Ke, and Li Yue of the throne, and deprive all official positions and demote them to commoners; Originally, the palace also planned to wait for His Majesty to wake up before establishing the prince, but now the situation is critical, the Great Xia Empire has reached the time of life and death, the palace decided to set up the Qin King Li Zhe as the emperor's grandson, if His Majesty does not wake up within seven days, in order to protect the peace of my Great Xia Empire, the imperial grandson will ascend the throne seven days later; Do you have any objections?"
Not long after being made a prisoner, Li Zhe was made the king of Qin.
The ministers looked at each other and said in unison: "The ministers have no objections, and they will obey the queen's mother, Shengyu." ” Only Li Xiaoren, the king of Chu, walked away directly, and looked at Li Xiaoren who was leaving, but he didn't dare to attack without hiding Feixue, first, Li Hu'er was in charge of the most elite firearms troops in Great Xia, and secondly, Li Xiaoren's prestige in the Great Xia Empire was too high, if Li Xiaoren was really moved, I am afraid that if he didn't hide Feixue, he would lose the heart of this court official.
The next day, outside Xiao Pass, inside the camp of the Anbei Army.
Li Siqi came to Li Chahan with a letter and said: "Father, I just got the news that the queen mother has made Li Zhe the emperor's grandson, and at the same time, the army of King Yan has approached Hangu Pass and Wuguan, and the queen mother ordered my father to immediately lead the army to Hangu Pass to garrison. ” Today's overtime, even later, please forgive me: