Chapter 39 Wei Yuan Escorts Xixia Envoys

After the court was dismissed, Emperor Jiayou left Han Zhang, Zhang Fu, Cao Yaoheng and other central ministers to discuss the matter of sending envoys from Xixia.

Han Zhang spoke first: "Xixia is sure that we will not start a war after the war with Liao, so we want to send envoys at this time."

Zhang Fu said: "Xixia's border city Xiazhou is the closest to my capital. They did not enter the pass from Xiazhou, but chose to enter from Daizhou. I suspect that they want to explore my periphery defense."

Yan Da, the commander of the Imperial City Department, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, since the beginning of spring, Xixia and Liao have sent a large number of spies to Daizhou."

"Last month alone, our people captured nearly a hundred spies from the two countries."

Nearly a hundred?

Hearing this number, all the ministers changed their faces.

Even in wartime, it was just like this.

What are the two countries going to do?

Emperor Jiayou glanced at Zhang Fu and asked:

"If you were the commander of the Xixia or Liao army, and the two countries formed an alliance to attack our Great Zhou, where would you join forces to enter the pass?"

Zhang Fu said without hesitation: "Daizhou!"

Emperor Jiayou frowned slightly, "Tell me what you think."

"Yes." Zhang Fu bowed solemnly,

"Your Majesty, if Xixia attacks alone, invading Fenzhou from Xiazhou, or invading Lanzhou and Qingzhou from Xiping and Xiliang, both are the best strategies."

"After all, Xixia's main military The troops are all gathered in the Xingqing Prefecture area, which is close to Xiping and Xiliang Prefectures. "

"But if we form an alliance with the Liao Kingdom to attack, we will not adopt the strategy of dividing and attacking as we did in the past. The defeat of the two countries in the past has taught them a lesson, and they will never repeat the same mistake."

"If we form an alliance with the Liao Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom will not risk passing through Xixia to attack Lanzhou and Qingzhou in our Great Zhou, and Daizhou is also adjacent to Xixia!"

"Therefore, when the two countries form an alliance, they should first fight Daizhou."

When Emperor Jiayou just ascended the throne, he was young and the imperial power was unstable.

At that time, Xixia and Liao Kingdom had formed an alliance to form an alliance.

Xixia took Lanzhou, and Liao Kingdom went to Daizhou.

As a result, the Liao army failed to capture Daizhou for a long time, and Xixia's army went deep into the country alone and was defeated one by one by the Great Zhou army.

If we want to form an alliance to attack again, we can't adopt the previous method.

Therefore, whether from a geographical point of view or from a strategic point of view, it is beneficial for both countries to first attack Daizhou.

After listening to Zhang Fu's words, Han Zhang and others couldn't help but look serious.

If the Xixia envoys entered the pass from Daizhou to explore the strength of Daizhou, they had to be on guard.

However, Han Zhang was worried about another thing,

"Last year, we fought with the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom used the fact that several of their merchants died in Daizhou as an excuse to attack."

"If the two countries really attack, they will definitely find a suitable reason."

"Your Majesty, I think about it, and there is no more appropriate reason than to attack because the envoy died in Daizhou for no reason."

During the reign of the previous emperor Zhenzong of Zhou, an alliance was signed with the Liao Kingdom, known as the Chanyuan Alliance in history.

The Great Zhou thought that it could maintain a hundred years of peace with the Liao Kingdom by relying on this alliance.

Unfortunately, they thought too much. After the death of the previous emperor, Renzong ascended the throne, and the Liao Kingdom found a reason to tear up the alliance.

In the Song Dynasty in Wei Yuan's previous life, the Chanyuan Alliance did maintain a long period of peace.

At this moment, Emperor Jiayou suddenly said with a worried look: "You mean, the Xixia envoy came to our Great Zhou with the intention of dying?"

Han Zhang said: "Go back to your majesty, I am worried about this."

"If our dynasty refuses the Xixia envoy to come, it means that there is no intention of friendship, and Xixia and Liao can also use this as an excuse to invade."

"If the Xixia envoy dies in Daizhou or anywhere in our Great Zhou, it will be the same."

Emperor Jiayou asked: "Do you have a way to crack it?"

Han Zhang said seriously: "Yes, if the Xixia envoy dies in our Great Zhou, then give them an explanation, and use this to shut up the world's mouths."

To put it bluntly, if he died in Daizhou, then the officials in charge of Daizhou would suffer.

It is called a good name, giving Xixia a suitable explanation.

Wei Yuan is now serving as a militia commander in Daizhou.

Zhang Fu heard this, with this in mind, how could he remain calm? He immediately said:

"What a joke, Xixia came to cause trouble, it would be fine if they didn't think of resisting, but they found their own people to take the blame?"

"How do you want future generations to see my Great Zhou?"

"Your Majesty, there has never been such a rule in all dynasties, and such a thing has never been done. Once it is done, the backbone of our Great Zhou will be broken in half!"

Han Zhang frowned and said: "Your Majesty, I know this method is not feasible, but since your Majesty asked, I am just expressing my thoughts."

"Your Majesty, in fact, in my opinion, it is not important to say it or not. If They are determined to invade, and no matter how much you say, it will be useless. "

Emperor Jiayou waved his hand, "Say less, we will stop the enemy with our troops, and we will block the water with earth. Duke Ying is right. In my opinion, if we are blindly tolerant, it will only make them worse. "

"However, we still have to do what we should do. Since the Xixia envoy wants to enter the pass from Daizhou, let him enter."

"Draft an imperial decree to let Daizhou Governor Shi Xianzhi and Daizhou Tuanlian Envoy Wei Yuan to escort the Xixia envoy out of Daizhou safely without any mistakes."

In fact, Emperor Jiayou was not afraid of war during this period.

It was just that occasionally, whether he won or lost, he would give out huge sums of money to appease the Liao Kingdom or Xixia in order to show his benevolence and morality.

But those civil servants praised his merits with this.

However, fortunately, he has lost that kind of ambition in recent years, mainly because the court is short of money.

——

Mid-May, the second year of Jiayou.

Daizhou, Yanmen Pass, barracks.

A military competition organized by Wei Yuan has ended perfectly.

And he has selected some talents worth cultivating from various arms.

For example, Chen Aniu, Xiao Yuming, Guo Hao, Shen Qing, Xie Wu and others.

And these people have been taken in as his personal guards for the time being.

If the generals at all levels in the army were not full, Wei Yuan would have to arrange a position of a headman for them at least.

However, they are already happy enough to serve as Wei Yuan's personal guards.

Those are soldiers who can follow Wei Yuan closely!

In the future, as Wei Yuan is promoted, their origin as Wei Yuan's personal guards will be enough to make up for many.

Just selected a few available talents, and cultivate them carefully in the future.

Then, I saw Shi Xianzhi, the governor of Daizhou, hurried to the barracks.

Wei Yuan was still wondering, how could this governor have the leisure to come to the military camp when he didn't handle the affairs of Daizhou properly?

As a result, when he heard the decree from the court, even he felt a little depressed.

"Let us escort the Xixia envoy? If anything goes wrong, our Daizhou will be blamed."

Wei Yuan said the key.

Shi Xianzhi sighed and said, "Who said it wasn't? Brother Wei, now all the soldiers and horses in our Daizhou are under your rule. You need to pay more attention to this matter."

Wei Yuan smiled bitterly and glanced at Xu Changzhi beside him, muttering, "It's a blessing, not a disaster, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided."

Soon, at the end of May, the Xixia envoy Yang Shousu and the Xixia border general Yeli Wangrong went to Daizhou.

After all, it is a fictional history, not written according to the timeline and character line of the Song Dynasty