On the other side, the Zhao Guan family certainly had no intention of paying attention to Lu Benzhong's worries. He was overjoyed when he realized what he was doing, but he didn't show much on his face. He just nodded slightly and made a joke with a straight face:

"If the first gift is a human head, could the second gift be a map?"

Renduo Baozhong was startled for a moment. He obviously didn't understand Zhao Guanjia's cheap jokes. Not only that, he was a little uneasy because Zhao Guanjia didn't show any joy. He just said seriously: "Report to Guanjia, the second gift is not... It's not a map, but a city..."

This time it was Zhao Jiu's turn to be startled, but only for a moment before he blurted out: "Is it Lingzhou? I remember that Wu Jie had a military report saying that your nephew Renduo Shitai was the guard general of Yanzhou. This time the first Brother Cha was sent to Lingzhou, so he asked Yang Zheng, who is familiar with your nephew, to pursue him."

"The official said it all." Baozhong became more and more respectful. "I have an appointment with Shitai... When Brother Cha entered Lingzhou, he did everything in his power. It was a dead end in the art of war. He didn't even dare to drag it, but only If he can cross the river in a hurry and fight, I asked him to contact the rest of the army, and then communicate with Wu Dutong and Yue Dutong. He must capture Lingzhou City for the officials and put an end to Cha Ge's thoughts."

"Brother Cha, won't you suspect your nephew?" Lu Benzhong finally couldn't hold himself back and asked. "You must know that you, the old general, were dismissed because you planned to return to the Imperial Song Dynasty."

"So that Shangguan will know." Baozhong turned around and said, "Although Xiaguan is recognized as a rebellious minister of Xixia, Xiaguan's younger brother, Shitai's biological father, died under the sword of Huangsong, so Brother Cha will not be suspicious.

he."

Lu Benzhong was stunned for a moment, apparently unable to change his thinking and style of behavior of this kind of border tribe.

Zhao Jiu, however, remained unhurried: "Then let me ask you, did you communicate with your nephew before or after Brother Cha went west?"

Baozhong hesitated for a moment and then prostrated himself on the ground: "After that...it was also the decision made by Wei Ming Heda after he was expelled to fight Xiao Ju."

Zhao Jiu sat still, just nodded slightly, causing the two hard wings on his head to shake slightly: "Then I ask you again, do you know what your behavior is in the eyes of the world?"

"I don't understand many truths, but I can probably understand them. I am a repeating villain... Because my actions are just like taking advantage of the situation and taking advantage of the situation." Baozhong's beard and hair were stuck to the ground, showing a tight face.

There was no hesitation in his words. "If your Majesty kills me at this time, people in the world will only say that I brought it upon myself."

"Based on your behavior in the Xixia Dynasty that day, it's almost like a hawk watching a wolf." Zhao Jiu's expression remained unchanged. "If I really kill you, I'll kill you...Renqing, I have some vague plans for the party members."

, specifically we have to wait until the war is over and discuss it with the prime minister and envoys."

"Yes." Renduo Baozhong didn't seem to notice that his last name was called wrong by the Zhao Guan family.

"Not to mention other places, the seven states in Hengshan are too cramped. I am planning to merge them into two states, or two states and one army. The details will depend on the subsequent situation."

"yes."

"For Dangxiang people, I can only express some definite thoughts to avoid breaking your trust... First, I will not move inland, but I will change my surname to Yisu. After the matter is settled, all Dangxiang departments must have a Han

As for the surname, as for Li Yuanhao, whether he keeps his head or not, or whether he keeps his hair or not, the reverse here is that he keeps his hair but not his head, and abandons his hair and his head... The reason for the Xixia rebellion for a hundred years is that the party cannot return to the Han Dynasty. I don't want to see it in the future.

When the Dangxiang people regarded themselves as ethnic groups, they separated the Tibetan and Han people."

"yes."

"The local people are good at fighting, and they are half herders and half farmers. Most of them are good at riding, so I will definitely use the party troops... Firstly, it is to expand the imperial cavalry. Those selected to join the cavalry are the same as the regular soldiers of the imperial camp. Each department

The leader cannot stop the warriors from doing their own thing; secondly, we do need some auxiliary soldiers who know how to take care of camels and horses... But the so-called leader is the Han system and the Tibetan system. I only recognize the Han system and the official position.

, I don’t recognize any tribal leader, so using this identity to explain to me is fine now, but after this battle, you will be seeking your own death.”

"...Here."

"But I also know that the two countries have had a blood feud for hundreds of years. Especially here in Hengshan, there has been a rebellion for more than 150 years. If you return to justice today, you will be somewhat uneasy if those people from the Western Army come to restrain you in the future."

Zhao Jiu finally responded with a sigh. "If the commotion breaks out again, it will just annoy people over and over again. I'm afraid that this corner of the country will cause the country's gold-mining plan to be disrupted...Renqing, you are leisurely in Hengshan."

Sit down, if you really have a heart, you should know that my heart is actually easy to figure out, that is, in a thousand words, I can endure anything in order to conquer the Jin Dynasty and unify it! For this matter, I endured the powerful ministers and the Confucian scholars,

I endured the bureaucrats, endured the vulgar customs in the army, endured the separation between the North and the South, endured the landlords, endured the monks and Taoists, endured the rich and powerful businessmen, endured the return of the Second Saint to the South, and was afraid I would have to endure the Yelu Dashi... That's natural.

I can bear with you a little bit!"

Renduo Baozhong kowtowed repeatedly: "The various ministries in Hengshan will never hinder the government's great cause of cutting gold! We also hope that the government will have some sympathy for the hardships of the people here!"

"Everyone has mercy." Zhao Jiu said disapprovingly. "Guanzhong is also suffering, and the Central Plains is also suffering. At least you have not experienced large-scale military disasters. As for taxes, Bashu, Jiangnan, Jingxiang are more miserable than the other... I am all

Remember! I can only promise to treat everyone equally!"

"That's enough!" Nendo Baozhong raised his head for a moment.

"But Renqing, you should also remember that, on the other hand, if someone really pulls something off and delays the gold mining business, I will never tolerate it...especially in these years, the situation has been slightly...

Well, after all, my temper has been getting worse day by day, and I am not as easy to talk to as I used to be." Zhao Jiu finally came to a conclusion slowly. "In the next few days, you can follow me and be a waiter at the door.

, specializes in the affairs of the Party Department... Do you know what the official position is, right?"

"I know." Nendo Baozhong, whose beard and hair were all white, was surprised, but he also became as awe-struck as Lu Benzhong, who was sitting aside and watching this scene.

As for the surrounding local bureaucrats, the leaders of the Tibetan tribes, including the accompanying imperial camp officers and ministers, most of them were dumbfounded by this.

Zhao Jiu accepted the two gifts and was too lazy to continue perfunctory here. He just drank another glass of wine and watched the sky getting dark, then went back to settle down in the temple next door.

But hundreds of miles away, as the sun set, chaos suddenly broke out inside and outside Lingzhou City.

Brother Wei Mingyun also chose to wait until dark, and then launched a raid into the city in order to rescue Wei Ming Renzhong, Wang Shu, and Cao Guozhang. However, the raid did not go smoothly, and many tribes failed to do their best.

, and the family that occupied the city, Nita Tokiyasubu, also quickly reacted after the initial confusion and fought with the men of Tama Yun brother Cheng Ye.

In the dark night, people's hearts were turbulent, their positions were different, and many people had hidden agendas. The raid quickly turned into a street fight, and the street fight turned into a melee and robbery... It didn't take long for the second largest city in Xixia to

Fire shot into the sky.

And this fire was like a signal, reminding Song troops everywhere.

On the other side of the river, Yue Fei saw the chaos on the other side with his own eyes. Knowing that it was not a lie, he immediately urged Qu Duan. Wang De led his troops to cross the river and seize the city. This was to wipe out the Xixia troops who were participating and control the situation.

On the other side, northeast of Lingzhou City, in a small stronghold next to the Great Wall, Yang Zhengyuan, the magistrate of Huanzhou, saw the fire and without hesitation, ordered the entire army to drop their baggage and attack Lingzhou.

Just like that, just at the second watch, the infantry of Wang De's imperial camp poured in from the west of the city where there was no resistance. Qu Duan then led the cavalry to sweep the main streets, capture the party rebels who looted, killed and raped, and drove them away

The surrendered Tibetan soldiers carried water to put out the fire.

In the chaos, after learning that the Song army had entered the city, they guarded the official office of Xixia Prime Minister Wang Shu. Dozens of Han officials below Cao Guozhang sacrificed their lives. Pu Wang Weiming Renzhong, who was also at the official office, stayed at the end to make sure that everyone died.

Later, he directly ignited the firewood and debris that he had ordered his subordinates to pile up outside the official office during the daytime mutiny. He burned the official office to the ground and also burned himself.

When the fire started, Brother Wei Mingyun could not say whether he was sad or relieved, but after all, there was no reason to sit in the city and wait for death, so he fled out of the city with the remaining thousands of people, and then he did not dare to go north along the river, so he could only turn to the desert

.

In the dark night, perhaps because there were too few troops, Brother Yun and his party escaped without meeting Yang Zheng.

However, after finally stopping for a rest in the desert, and looking back at the Lingzhou City where the fire was fading, he was shocked to hear the news - the most senior figure in the team, Shu Wangwei, who had saved his life twice. Ming Renli had already killed himself on the camel with a dagger.

Apparently, he probably chose to commit suicide not long after leaving the city.

Brother Yun said nothing and sat down next to Renli's body. He didn't shed any tears, but felt confused and frightened.

The sky was getting brighter, and smoke lingered in Lingzhou City. What greeted the city was an execution - the imperial cavalry all sat upright on iron elephants, standing in front of the ruins of the official office of the state city. On the left, Wang De stood on horseback and sneered. On the right, Yang Zheng, the magistrate of Huanzhou, did not dare to ride a horse at all. He just stood in front of his old boss's horse, looking solemn. Those who didn't know it thought he was a guard leading the horse.

On the street ahead, a hundred party leaders and officers on the left and right were either burned by fire, injured, or covered in dew. They were in complete embarrassment, but they could only stand serenely on both sides of the street, bowing their heads. At the far end of the street, thousands of Party and Fan soldiers were tied up tightly. Thirty of them in a round were escorted to the street among these leaders by Song Army soldiers, and then beheaded in public.

These are the criminals who took advantage of the chaos last night to rob, kill, set fire to, and rape. They are famous for their killings.

In this way, they continued to fight until the morning. As the heads of thousands of rebel soldiers fell to the ground, Zhao Guan's family in Yuzhou finally received his second gift.

"People from Lushe."

Just as Lingzhou City was crowded with people, Ren Duo...the new chief minister who had been officially renamed Ren Baozhong couldn't wait to meet the only person in the industry who was considered his superior.

Lu Benzhong, who was drinking millet porridge, looked up in surprise. He didn't know if it was an illusion. He always felt that Ren Baozhong was much younger, and even his scalp was much tighter... This man was obviously much older than his father, okay?

"Benevolence...sacrifice others." After all, Lu Benzhong was from a well-known family, and he still had some self-cultivation, so although he was wary of this, he immediately stood up and held hands in front of each other, using the honorific title "You can give me some advice?"

"Yes." Ren Baozhong cupped his hands. "Actually, I want to give another gift to the official family... If this gift is given, the peace of people in Xixia will be improved by three points, but at this time, the people of Lu She will have to make the decision. "

"Oh?" Lu Benzhong immediately became interested. "With such a generous gift, why didn't you give it to me yesterday?"

"I only found out today," said Ren Baozhong, full of energy. "It turns out that the official family has been traveling westward for half a year, and they didn't even bring any concubines with them! And after asking, I found out that the official family actually only had two concubines. But having heirs is enough... Do you think... is this a good thing both publicly and privately?"

Lu Benzhong instantly realized what the other party meant. Out of some instinct, he immediately wanted to open his mouth to refute, but for some reason, when the words reached his lips, he was speechless. On the contrary, after thinking a lot about it, Lu She People's hearts are actually pounding.
Chapter completed!