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Knowing that the Chinese army had gone down to Shaanxi in a war and had opened the door to Shu, Li Qianshun hurriedly brought Brother Richard and two members of the royal family who were proficient in the study of the Han Dynasty and had great knowledge, that is, Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, and Li Renli, the king of Shu, to discuss countermeasures - since the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang was poisoned by the Liao, the power of Western Xia was actually in the hands of the four of them.

Before discussing the foreign policy towards Dazhong, Li Qianshun first asked Richard to explain the specific process of the Sino-Song War to Li Renzhong and Li Renli.

Li Renli listened to it and said: "In this way, the reason why the Song army lost to the Chinese army is not only because the Chinese army has strong combat power, but also because the Song army has made a lot of mistakes? ”

Brother Richard said: "Even if Zhang Jun and others are not stupid, Shaanxi will definitely be captured by the Chinese army, the difference is just sooner or later, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is too strong, the military discipline is strict, the weapons are advanced, the generals are decisive and do not stick to the form, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Chinese army is the strongest army at that time." ”

Li Renzhong sighed for a long time, and then said: "The Song army originally relied on the advantages of Sichuan and Shaanxi to hold the Chinese army for a few years, but I didn't think that Zhang Jun was so stupid, not conducive to the advantage of land and land to fight a protracted war with the Chinese army, and even took the initiative to fight a decisive battle with the Chinese army, and was recovered by the great lieutenant general Shaanxi in the first battle, and was also opened by the Chinese army to the door of Shudi!" ”

Brother Richard then said: "Not only Sichuan-Shaanxi, according to the news I heard, it seems that Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, has also been broken by the Chinese army, and the Song lord Zhao Gou was captured and sent to Bianliang, Tokyo, and his son Zhao Yang was scared to death by the rebels. ”

Except for Li Qianshun, who already knew about this, Li Renzhong and Li Renli all showed disbelief!

Li Renzhong hurriedly asked, "Isn't there anyone else in the Zhao clan who can support it?" ”

Li Renli took over the conversation and said: "The Zhao clan is divided into the Taizu Zhao Kuangyin line and the Taizong Zhao Kuangyi line, the latter, except for Zhao Gou's branch, was all taken away by the Jin people in the Battle of Jingkang, but the former, and some are scattered among the people, if any of them are found by local forces......"

Brother Richard shook his head and said, "It's useless, in this situation, even if Zhao Huan and Zhao Gou are reinstated, they can't save the Southern Song Dynasty." ”

Li Renzhong said: "It's good to be able to hold back some of Dazhong's footsteps, if Dazhong completely pacifies the Southern Song Dynasty, the Chinese army may soon come to attack our Daxia." ”

Li Renzhong's words made everyone's expressions, including Li Qianshun, condense!

This was what they were most worried about in Western Xia.

After opening the territory of Dazhong, it is not difficult to find that if Dazhong really completely digested the Southern Song Dynasty, then the next target to be attacked is either Dali in the south or Xixia in the west.

The former hinders the communication between the northern region of Dazhong and the Indochina Peninsula.

The latter blocked Dazhong's recovery of the Han and Tang dynasties, Dazhong's restoration of the Silk Road, and all Dazhong's thoughts on the Western Regions and the vast territory west of the Western Regions.

As far as Dazhong is concerned, compared with the Dali Kingdom in the south and the Western Xia in the west, the Jin Kingdom and the Mongol tribes in the north are not in a hurry to deal with it, because they are all blocked from the Great Wall, and the threat to Dazhong is very limited, and in addition, the land they occupy has always been disdainful of the Han people.

Li Qianshun said: "If Dazhong completely digests the Southern Song Dynasty, the next part should be to invade Dali and the central and southern regions, not our Daxia." ”

Li Renli said: "I agree with Your Majesty's opinion, the reason why the Han and Tang Dynasty expanded westward was because of the threat of the Turks, and they had to control the Hexi Corridor in order not to be threatened by the Turks, and almost exhausted their national strength to go to war with the Xiongnu, and then occupy the Western Regions, and because the Silk Road could bring huge economic benefits to the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Han and Tang Dynasties maintained their rule over the Western Regions. The central and southern regions are precisely the key to Dazhong's maritime international trade, so Dazhong should not be in a hurry to start with our Daxia. ”

Li Renzhong retorted: "But in the eyes of Dazhong, our Daxia has taken the place of the Turks and become the border trouble of their Dazhong Dynasty, if there is no male lord in Dazhong, it will be fine, now the lord of Dazhong, eloquent and ambitious, has established a huge Dazhong Empire in just over ten years, if he frees up his hands, how can he let our Daxia sleep soundly on the side of his couch?" ”

Li Renli said: "I didn't say that Dazhong will not attack our Great Xia, I just said that as long as our Great Xia does not provoke Daxia, Dazhong should not attack our Great Xia in a short period of time, we here and the Western Regions, there are no resources, and the human feelings and nationalities are extremely complicated, the key is that we are far away from the hinterland of the Central Plains here, and it is very difficult to control it, so Dazhong should not easily attack our Great Xia, at least not in the short term." ”

Because the western region is far away from the hinterland of the Central Plains, it still has to transfer troops from the Central Plains in the event of a major military operation.

The army is a long way to go, and if there is no advanced means of transportation, it may take several years to come and go once.

In addition, the first thing that the army needs to solve when it goes out on an expedition is the food problem, so not only a huge grain reserve is needed, but also a large labor force is needed to transport the grain.

Therefore, Li Qianshun and Li Renli concluded that if Western Xia did not provoke Dazhong, Dazhong would not attack Western Xia in a short time.

Brother Richard said: "This Sino-Song war has also caused a lot of grudges that cannot be resolved, therefore, there are many people who are interested in investing in my Great Xia, like the Song Western Army's command of Murong Wei and thousands of men and horses under him, like the original Song Dynasty Xi'an Prefecture Tong Judge Ren Dejing, these people will not be accepted by us?" ”

Without waiting for Li Renli and Li Renzhong to speak, Li Qianshun said: "No, not only must we accept all these people, but we also have to establish diplomatic relations with Dajin and the Mongolian tribes. ”

Brother Richard, Li Renli, and Li Renzhong were all stunned when they heard this!

Brother Richard said: "Isn't this provoking the Lord? ”

Li Qianshun shook his head and said: "Blindly begging, you will not get real peace, we have to let Dazhong know that we are not without the strength to resist at all, nor are we without the determination to resist, in short, we can't let Dazhong despise our Daxia." ”

Brother Richard, Li Renli, and Li Renzhong thought about what Li Qianshun said, and finally Brother Richard was the first to say: "Your Majesty's words are good, we can't let Dazhong feel that our Daxia can be destroyed easily, so that Dazhong's ambitions can be suppressed to a certain extent." ”

Li Renli thought for a while and said, "But you must not blindly show strength. ”

Li Renzhong thought for a while and said, "Why don't you send more gifts to congratulate the Lord on destroying the Southern Song Dynasty while accepting Murong Wei, Ren Dejing and others and establishing diplomatic relations with Dajin and the Mongolian tribes?" ”

Li Qianshun shook his head and said, "We can't congratulate the Chinese Lord on destroying the Southern Song Dynasty, we have to show that we don't support Dazhong's foreign expansion." ”

Brother Richard thought for a while and said, "Qinglu wrote back a few days ago to say that she gave birth to a son for the Lord, otherwise let's congratulate the Lord?" ”

Li Renli said: "This reason is good. ”

Li Renzhong added: "The gift must be heavy, and it must show our Great Xia's respect for the Chinese Lord, so that it is possible to offset the disgust caused by our acceptance of Murong Wei, Ren Dejing and others, and the establishment of diplomatic relations with Dajin and the Mongolian tribes." ”

Li Renli said again: "The lord likes beauties, we can start from this aspect, by the way, we can send some beauties from the Western Regions to the lord." ”

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Li Qianshun and others discussed all night before they made a preliminary decision on their foreign policy toward Dazhong......

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ps: I had something to do today, and I was busy for most of the day, so I couldn't write two chapters, so that's all there is to it today, sorry!