Western Xia turning point
Fight to Chang'an City? It was the capital of the powerful Han and prosperous Tang Dynasty! Is it going to divide the territory of the Song Dynasty? For a moment, people were panicked, not only the local people, but also the superstructure of the Song Dynasty was even more afraid. The Secretariat, the Privy Council, and especially the Prime Minister Lu Yijian, this man was so scared that he exclaimed. History recorded his 9-word original text of the exclamation, but it was immortal. "A battle is worse than a battle, and it is terrifying."
Li Yuanhao achieved his goal, and he really scared the people who could make the decision in the Song Dynasty. So retreat... At this time, Song gave him a blow to Jingtai and completely woke him up! Jingtai suddenly attacked and killed more than 1,000 people in Xixia. This was really nothing to Li Yuanhao, but the greatest emperor in history, the Dangxiang people withdrew their troops and returned to their country...
The battle of Dingchuan Village is over, and a review is taken after the war. Summarizing the experience and lessons is the first step, and more importantly, re-arrange the defense. Let’s talk about the summary lessons first, and the official authoritative person gave the following: the former top scholar, current Hanlin bachelor, and future prime minister Wang Yaochen proposed four reasons for defeat: 1. If you don’t stay in Wating, you will run to Wugukou; 2. If you leave the north of the Fort, you will not enter the Zhenrong Army, and move to the southwest to station in Yangmacheng; 3. From Yangmacheng, you will cross the Great Wall Mound to Dingchuan Village; 4. If you flee in Dingchuan Village, you will not die there (Dingchuan will not die all the thieves, which is the four losses).
To sum up, Wang Dazhao is really talented! In fact, why bother to divide one, two, three, and four? He has given every step and every marching route of General Ge - all wrong!
Let’s talk about the transfer of positions. On October 9, Wang Xin was promoted to the deployment of Fuyan Road, Di Qing was promoted to the governor of Jingyuan Road, and Jingtai was promoted to the jurisdiction of Jingyuan Road. Three days later, Wang Xin and Di Qing also served as deputy envoys of the road's strategic pacification. On the 13th, 16 generals under Ge Huaimin were all posthumously awarded. On the 14th, Wang Yaochen was appointed as the pacification envoy of Jingyuan Road. On the 27th, the unlucky one, Wang Yan, the former pacification envoy of Jingyuan Road, was demoted to the governor of Guozhou.
The war alarm was not lifted. At that time, who dared to say that the Battle of Dingchuanzhai was the last battle in the Song and Xia war? At this time, Jingyuan Road had been broken through. How to rebuild and thicken it? The Song Dynasty decided to send the ace to: transfer Fan Zhongyan to Jingyuan Road, and he would face Li Yuanhao head-on!
But Fan Zhongyan disagreed. He put forward four suggestions and divided the entire Northwest situation in all aspects.
1. In the four years of war, Jingyuan Road was the most important battlefield. I was responsible for my own responsibility, and I was afraid that my strength would be insufficient. I hope to send Han Qi and I to manage it together and stationed in Jingzhou. I also manage Huanqing Road and Han Qi also manage Qinfeng Road; 2. If there is an alarm on Jingyuan Road, Huanqing and Qinfeng will mobilize the army and horses to help each other. If Huanqing and Qinfeng Road were attacked, Han Qi and I would also react on Jingyuan Road. This avoided the disadvantages of fighting alone with Xixia in the past; 3. With Huanqing and Qinfeng Road personnel and material assistance, the Jingyuan Road will be restored to its vitality as quickly as possible; 4. Han Qi and I discuss with each other every day, select generals to train troops, and the goal is to regain the Hengshan bordering Xixia. Recovering it first is equivalent to cutting off Li Yuanhao's right arm. According to my calculations, it will be achieved in a few years!
To achieve these goals, Fan Zhongyan gave a list of officials' transfers. This was originally a temporary transfer in wartime, but its significance was very far-reaching and directly affected the reform that died soon...
On November 12, Wen Yanbo deployed for Qinfeng Road Capital, and was the governor of Qinzhou. Teng Zongliang deployed for Huanqing Road Capital, the governor of Jingyuan Road Capital, the governor of Weizhou. Zhang Kang deployed for Jingyuan Road Capital, the governor of Weizhou... A new official position was established, which was super large. It was deployed by Shaanxi's four routes, and was the governor of border recruitment. It was equal to the highest chief of Shaanxi, unified command of everything and completely changed the situation where the four routes were in charge of their own affairs...
This is a good thing. At that time, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and Pang Ji jointly held it. This hidden the shortcomings of this official position. Because no one can cover up the sky and act arbitrarily. But later, there was a big problem. This is a later story...
Fan Zhongyan selflessly missed the great opportunity to take control of the northwest alone and took the initiative to pull Han Qi up. He allowed him to reach the same position as himself, and thus he also had the same power position as him. At that time, this was absolutely good to the country and very consistent with his usual broad mind. But one thing: in life, you must not be kind to others casually. Giving roses to others will have fragrance in your hands, granting others authority, and be careful of your own suffering!
The Song Dynasty was ready to fight, waiting for the next round of danger to come. But no more... After that, those who knew a little history knew that Song Xia had made an offer. But who opened the talk first? What channel did he go through? What kind of disputes did he go through?
On December 5, Yelu Chongyuan's son Nelugu was named Prince Anding County. When Yelu Zongzhen saw Nelugu's face, he was shocked and said, "This son is in a rebellious way." But the emperor, who was loyal to Buddhism and deeply respected human relations, did not take any measures. On the contrary, his prince's father and son became better and better... 20 years later, he, who had been buried in Qingling, might be so angry that he crawled out of the coffin for this spoiling...
The turning point of Xixia's prosperity and decline finally happened in December. Things started with Zhong Shiheng and Monk Guangxin. As mentioned earlier, Guangxin disappeared after being beaten by Zhong Shiheng n times, and he defected to Xixia. Of course, this was premeditated and went straight to Li Yuanhao's key! But one thing is that neither Li Yuanhao himself nor Li Yuanhao's confidant could easily be contacted. Guangxin needs an opportunity.
When Li Jiqian raised an army to rebel against the Song Dynasty, his main ally was the Wei Mu family. Li Yuanhao's mother was born into the Wei Mu family. However, when Wei Mushan liked to rebel, Li Yuanhao destroyed the Wei Mu family, including his biological mother. His main ally was the Yeli family. The Yeli family's power was second only to the royal family Tuoba family and Weiming family in the Western Xia Dynasty. The Yeli family of this generation was Ding Xingwang, with three outstanding brothers: Yeli Renrong, who created the Western Xia script, and Yeli Wangrong, the soul of the Western Xia army, and Yeli Yuqi. Their niece Yeli is Li Yuanhao's current queen, and he has three sons: the eldest son Ning Ming is the crown prince, the second son Ning Lingge, and the son Xue Ma who died early in the morning (by the way: Yeli Yuqi's wife Wuzang is the biological mother of Li Liangzuo, the future second emperor of the Western Xia Dynasty)
Zhong Shiheng and Guangxin directly targeted the second-ranked figure in the Western Xia Kingdom - Yeli Wangrong. It shouldn't be absolutely necessary. Yeli Wangrong tricked Zhong Shiheng. Before the Battle of Dingchuan Village, he sent three people to Qingjian City to meet Zhong Shiheng: Waves, beg for beg, Mei Niang, men and women, they are all nobles of the Yeli clan. It is very tempting: Let's surrender. Note that it means Yeli Wangrong surrendering to the Song Dynasty. The reason is nothing more than years of war and the days are impossible to pass.
After thinking about it, Zhong Shiheng actually gave an order: Give them an official, be more powerful, just do tax work. As for the treatment, everything is based on the standards of the Yeli tribe in the Western Xia Kingdom, only high and not low! So these three Yeli went in and out in Qingjian City, showing their might and blessings, and lived happily. Finally, someone really couldn't stand it and ran to ask Zhong Shiheng what was going on? Zhong Shiheng replied: Instead of killing him, why not use it?
So, Monk Guangxin finally had the opportunity to approach the top figure in Xixia. He took Zhong Shiheng's handwritten letter and walked into Yeli Wangrong's home as a secret envoy: The Song Dynasty replied to you, and I admire you very much for abandoning the darkness and turning to the light. I will immediately give you the title of Xiazhou Jiedushi, with a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan! Now the official seal has been engraved for you, just waiting for your actions.
Yeli Wangrong's whole body was trembling, not excited, but frightened. Now that he was in a bad mood, the Song Dynasty took it seriously. Such a big living person, with such a big bald head in his home, and the title of Xiazhou Jiedushi, with a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan, Li Yuanhao could know in a blink of an eye!
Yeli Wangrong chose to surrender. Li Yuanhao listened to the whole process calmly, and did not get angry. He asked Yeli Wangrong to rest, and then chatted with Guangxin alone. Monk Guangxin was questioned and beaten suddenly. However, the results of the special training came out, and Guangxin would not say anything!
Li Yuanhao didn't beat him to death, but just locked him up. He sent another messenger named Li Wengui who pretended to be Yeli Wangrong to meet Zhong Shiheng: I really want to surrender, but your letter is very vague. Let's talk about it carefully... Zhong Shiheng first cursed Li Yuanhao and then praised Yeli Wangrong for abandoning the darkness and turning to the light. In a blink of an eye, he became the real saint of Zhongxing Dangxiang. Then he turned his favor to Li Wengui himself: I want to reward you more! Stay here and play for a few more days, take a good look at the happy life of the Song Dynasty, and let's tell you Yeli boss... Li Wengui was detained in Qingjian City like this, but the news flew back to Xixia in an instant. How to do it? Don't forget to bury the waves, reward beggars, and Mei Niang.
Yeli Wangrong died, Li Yuanhao's trust in Yeli was greatly reduced, and his relationship with Queen Yeli, who had been with him for 20 years became cold... But the matter was not over yet. Prince Ning Ming was smart, knowledgeable and studious, but kind by nature. He died in grief and anger after witnessing this tragedy. Ning Lingge was made the prince... Four years later, when the prince's wedding was married, a bigger fool, and a bigger tragedy finally happened: Yeli was killed, Queen Yeli was deposed, Yeli was exterminated, the prince's concubine was taken away by the old emperor Li Yuanhao, the wife of the beggar, the father-son relationship between the prince and the emperor was destroyed because of his mother's family and his wife was taken away, which eventually buried the tragic death of Li Yuanhao. After Xixia, three emperors had 51 years of dictatorship of the mother's party, and the foreshadowing of the decline...
These two deceptions are classic! The complexity and difficulty of operation are truly amazing to future generations! The old-age husband is so magical that it makes people unable to believe...
After presiding and supporting Zhong Shiheng's actions, Pang Ji, the chief of the Fuyan Road, made a bolder move. Taishi Pang is really afraid to do anything. Others are waiting for peace and yearning for peace, and he dares to create peace out of thin air. For this purpose, he can not only fool Li Yuanhao, but also dare to play tricks on his emperor.
He wrote a memorial saying that the Xixia people reached the critical point of collapse. I got the exact news that Li Yuanhao was worried about external troubles inside and was defeated by various tribes in the west, and the largest Yeli clan inside was also betrayed. There were drought in the country, and countless yellow mice appeared, eating up all the food... In a word, they were almost unable to survive! They really wanted to surrender...
This is simply a lie! The various tribes in the Western Regions can only refer to the Uighurs and Tubo. They were all taken into obedience before Li Yuanhao became emperor. As for the Yeli clan, until both brothers were killed and Queen Yeli was deposed, no one dared to rebel. The only possibility is the yellow rat, which is said to be full of grasslands...
But Emperor Renzong, who was not out of the deep palace, was very happy, but before that, he still solicited someone's opinions: Fan Zhongyan, according to your opinion, can you make an agreement with Xixia?
Fan Zhongyan replied: When I was the governor of Yuezhou, the local tax was 300,000 yuan, which was enough to save Xixia. "It was a person who spent a county, but it was a disadvantage of the world."
Only by using taxes from one state can we calm the disputes in the world! Why not do it? As for the loss of power and humiliation of the country, we completely ignore it! This is the Song Dynasty, not the Han and Tang Dynasties, nor is it tough and stubborn to persevere, internal and external troubles, poor and arrogant, and finally died from civil strife first, and then annexed by foreign tribes. The collapse was extremely ugly, and it was also the Ming Dynasty that I hated the most!
Fan Zhongyan said this because he fully understood the answer that the Song Dynasty made.
Zhao Zhen decided to make up his mind, and he replied to Pang Ji: If Li Yuanhao surrendered, it wouldn't matter if he still called the emperor. If he could downgrade and call him Shanyu, it would be better. As for material requirements, he could fully restore his pre-war state, and if there was a small increase, he could also discuss...
In this way, the olive branch of peace was first shaken by the Song Dynasty. Pang Ji brought Li Wengui out of Qingjiancheng and cursed, "Do you know how stupid you are? You have led the kind Li Yuanhao to make him unable to inherit his father's fine style! Now the people of both countries are suffering, it is your fault! Don't look at how many battles you have won now, it is because our Song Dynasty has been peaceful for too long and forgot to train. Now we have begun to adapt, can you always win? Our country is rich and has a vast territory. It doesn't matter if you lose once or twice. If you lose once, there will be danger of destruction! Now you go back to Li Yuanhao and say to him: If you surrender, the court will treat him better than before."
The last sentence made Li Yuanhao feel relieved. The goal was finally reached! The battle in Dingchuan Village is a step. It is rare that the Song Dynasty has handed it over to him on his own initiative and must be caught!
Li Yuanhao immediately released Monk Guangxin from the prison and received it with a VIP gift. Then he asked him to accompany Li Wengui back to the Song Dynasty and brought a letter. Of course, the content of the letter continued to be unruly - I was like the sun, and I could only travel west along the heavens, how could I go east against the heavens? I would never surrender!
Very majestic? But it's just a gesture, used to bargain...
This is the outside. There is another major event that excited Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi and others suddenly came: the cancer that had been more than ten years ago was removed in one go!
Chapter completed!